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2011-11-25T22:12:00.001+05:30

Black Friday 2011: iPhone, Smartphone Apps That Find Best Deals

2011-11-19T20:37:00.001+05:30

Black Friday apps that monitor the breaking deals have been released on the smartphone market, as customers are now only one week away – even less for some retailers opening on Thanksgiving night – from the biggest shopping event of the year. ...

Best Buy Black Friday 2011 Ad Leaked; Huge Electronics Deals Revealed

2011-11-13T22:02:00.001+05:30

Target, Walmart and Staples are preparing for a mass flood of shoppers the day after Thanksgiving. However, Best Buy has stood out among many consumers due to the expectation of personal electronics and house appliances to be included in the sales.

The ad detailing Black Friday offers finally leaked via a website featuring holiday listings from multiple retailers. ...

Black Friday 2011: Shopping Website Leaks Hot Black Friday Sales

2011-10-27T23:03:00.001+05:30

Gottadeal.com, one of the oldest Black Friday websites, has leaked the first Black Friday ads for the upcoming holiday shopping season just last week. With Black Friday 2011 approaching in just a few weeks, consumers are undoubtedly scouring the Web for the best deals and price mark-downs of the season. The website, founded in 2003, opens every year from September to December. Gottadeal.com helps consumers find exactly what they are looking for by obtaining leaked copies of sale advertisements and publishing them for users to browse, and attracts millions of visitors each year. ...

Preparing for Black Friday 2011

2011-10-26T18:02:00.001+05:30

Upcoming Black Friday 2011, the day after Thanksgiving, is the biggest shopping day in the US. Many stores are offering deep discounts on their items, even bigger than their normal clearance sales. Big ticket items such as computer, laptops, cellphones, flat screen TVs and gaming consoles are up for grabs at fantastic prices. However, the competition can be just as big as the discounts. If you want to catch a particular deal or item, you’ll have to prepare for it. With a little bit of preparation, you can snag that item you truly want....

Note: Cross posted from Black Friday Deals - The Official Black Friday 2011.

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Walmart -- A Christmas Price Guarantee

2011-10-26T05:38:00.001+05:30

“The greatest gift we can give our customers this holiday is great low prices on the things they want most,” explained Duncan Mac Naughton, chief merchandising officer, Walmart U.S. “Walmart is easing shopping stress this Christmas by allowing customers to shop when and how they want, all while guaranteeing low prices through the entire holiday season.”

Walmart’s Christmas Price Guarantee is valid on purchases made Nov. 1 through Dec. 25 on identical items (the same brand, size, color, quantity, grade and model number) that are currently available at competitor’s stores located within the same local market as a particular Walmart storeⁱ. To apply for the Christmas Price Guarantee, customers need to simply bring in their original Walmart cash register receipt and the local competitor’s current printed ad to Walmart’s Customer Service desk through Dec. 25. Once validated, a gift card for the difference will be issued. Items placed on layaway will also be eligible for the Christmas Price Guarantee.

“We’re confident Walmart will have fantastic prices on a wide assortment of gifts from electronics to toys, so customers can shop early and spend the holiday enjoying time with their families,” continued Mac Naughton.

Walmart’s Christmas Price Guarantee, combined with our additional holiday offerings, is aimed at helping our customers beat the holiday’s economic Grinch and ensure no Christmas is stolen:

Holiday Credit Offer: Shoppers can receive no interest if paid in full within six months on every purchase, every day in November and December 2011, in store or on Walmart.com with your Walmart® Credit Card.ⁱⁱ With no minimum dollar amount required, customers can buy the gifts they want from any department on any product in the store or at Walmart.com.

Fast, Faster, Fastest; Ship the Way You Want for Free: Customers can now ship the way they want for free. Nearly 95% of Walmart.com products – including hundreds of thousands of electronics, home furnishings, apparel, beauty products, diapers, sporting goods and more – are now eligible for free shipping via Site to Store, Pick Up Today, FedEx Site to Store and Home Free shipping programs. With Home Free, customers can ship any apparel and consumables order over $45 for free direct to their home. More information is available at www.walmart.com/freeshipping.
Bite-size Paymentsⁱⁱⁱ: Walmart’s Christmas Layaway program enables customers to make payments on purchases in varying amounts when they want through Dec. 16. Toys and electronic gifts with a retail price of $15 or more are eligible, including dozens of toys on Rollback to $15, such as Leapfrog Scribble and Write, Disney Princess Toddler Dolls, Transformers 3 Mechtech and select Lego playsets. Other great gifts included in the Christmas layaway program are bicycles, HDTVs and video games. For more information, shoppers can visit www.walmart.com/Layaway.
Save Money on Gas^iv: The Gas Rollback program has been extended through Dec. 24, and is available at participating Murphy stations at more than 1,000 Supercenters and 10 Walmart stations. This program gives customers a $0.10 discount on each gallon of gas or diesel fuel purchased at participating Murphy USA or Walmart stations.

Walmart will also help guarantee Christmas for local nonprofits and the families they serve. With help from the Walmart Foundation, Walmart stores across the U.S. will donate more than $10 million to community organizations this holiday season.

About Walmart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) serves customers and members more than 200 million times per week at over 9,700 retail units under 69 different banners in 28 countries. With fiscal year 2011 sales of $419 billion, Walmart employs 2.1 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting http://walmartstores.com and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/walmart. Online merchandise sales are available at http://www.walmart.com and http://www.samsclub.com.

ⁱ*Offer excludes: Black Friday ads, expired ads, offers with Gift Cards, internet pricing, limited time or quantity offers (i.e. 6 hour sales), percentage off ads, bundles, trade-in offers, offers that require a purchase or gift provided with purchase, clearance or ads with typographical errors. The Christmas Price Guarantee does not apply to grocery items, non-branded items (i.e. live plants), tobacco, firearms, gasoline, tires, prescription drugs, optical, or wireless products that require a service agreement.

ⁱⁱInterest will be charged to a cardholder’s account from the purchase date if the promotional balance is not paid in full within 6 months. Minimum monthly payments required and may pay off purchase(s) before end of promo period. Gas purchases excluded. Offer subject to credit approval and cannot be combined with any other offer. Promotional purchase and related optional credit insurance/debt cancellation charges must be paid in full within 6 months. If not, interest charges will be assessed on the promotional balance from the date of purchase. For new accounts: variable purchase APRs as of 10/1/2011 are 16.90%, 19.90% or 22.90% and will vary with the market based on the prime rate. Minimum interest charge is $1.00. Certificate required in-store for first purchase only.

ⁱⁱⁱIn order to participate, each item must have a price of $15 or more, customers must have a total minimum layaway purchase of $50, make a 10% down payment on the total purchase, and pay a one-time non-refundable $5 service fee. Items put on layaway must be paid in full and picked up on or before Dec. 16. There is a $10 cancellation fee for any orders not picked up by that date or cancelled by the customer. Cancellation fees and service fees may vary by state. Contract wireless phones are not eligible for the layaway program.

^ivDiscounts will also be honored for those using Walmart Gift Cards, Walmart Prepaid, Walmart Discover, Walmart Credit Card and the Associate Paycard. Murphy cards, cash or any other form of payment, will not receive the discount. Murphy USA and Walmart fuel stations in Oklahoma and Minnesota will not participate in this program. Stores in Alabama will remain on their current program with the following change: the current $0.05 per gallon Discover and Walmart GE credit card rebate is being raised to $0.10 per gallon. This change is effective June 30. No other portions of the current Alabama program are changing. Stores in Florida will have the following changes: the current $0.05 per gallon rollback at the pump for Discover and Walmart GE credit card purchases, will change to a $0.10 per gallon rebate on the customer’s credit card statement. The $0.03 per gallon rollback at the pump for Gift Card purchases has been increased to $0.05 per gallon. The $0.03 rollback at the pump for MoneyCard purchases has been increased to $0.05 per gallon. And the Associate Paycard will have a $0.05 per gallon rollback at the pump. These changes are effective June 30. Stores that are located on site with a Sam’s Club station will not participate in the increased discount program.

It’s a Christmas nightmare for shoppers: They buy a present or something nice for their family and three weeks later find it on sale somewhere else. Bah, humbug!

This year, Walmart turns that nightmare into a holiday dream with the Christmas Price Guarantee. Here’s how it works: If a customer buys an eligible product at Walmart anytime between Nov. 1 and Dec. 25, and then finds that same product advertised for less at another store, Walmart will give the customer a gift card for the difference through Dec. 25. Guaranteed.

Note: Cross posted from Black Friday Deals - The Official Black Friday 2011.

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Black Friday Deals: Smart Phone Buying Guide

2011-10-24T06:28:00.001+05:30

While some are hesitant to cross over to the darkside and giving up their freedom with a smartphone, there’s no denying that they’re becoming the norm for most cell phone users. Unfortunately, when it comes time to choosing one, the choices can be pretty overwhelming.

Carrier

Many phones are carrier specific. This means certain phone models are bound to one cell service provider. In the past, this has caused quite a stir, particularly with the iPhone, as it was once bound solely to AT&T. It has since been made available on the Verizon network, though there are significant differences in the two phones. If you live in an area that has bad AT&T coverage, you may want to look into getting a phone on Verizon or T-Mobile. You can do a search online for cell phone coverage by provider in your city to help you make your decision.

Operating System

Smart phones are essentially mini-computers, and thus each comes with its own unique operating system. Currently there are about seven operating systems available: Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone 7, Blackberry, Symbian, and webOS.

Android: Available on a wide variety of phones across multiple carriers, Android is Google’s operating system and currently the most popular smartphone platform in the world. It syncs with your Gmail account, which is required to use the OS, and features a number of Google features such as Google Maps.

iOS: Native only to Apple mobile devices such as the iPhone and the iPad, iOS is based on the Mac OS X operating system, and thus an ideal platform for those already familiar with the nuances of Apple’s operating system.

Windows Mobile: Windows Mobile was an operating system developed by Microsoft, but with the introduction of Windows 7 smartphones, Windows Mobile has fell into disuse and is rarely found on newer phones.

Windows Phone 7: The Successor to Windows Mobile, Windows Phone 7 is a brand new interface that places a focus on total integration. Early reviews have been positive, though some have complained about its lack of certain ”deal-breaking” functions, such as multitasking.

Blackberry: The BlackBerry OS, designed by Research in Motion, is available only on BlackBerry devices. While popular among some, it is found primarily in corporate settings due to its support for corporate email and synchronization with popular pieces of software such as Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise.

Symbian: Symbian is a proprietary operating system designed for use on Nokia smartphones. Like Windows Mobile, Nokia will be migrating to Windows Phone 7. As such, most new consumer phones won’t have Symbian installed.

webOS: Developed by Palm and acquired by Hewlett-Packard, webOS is a Linux-based operating system found on a small set of smartphones and the HP TouchPad. On August 18, 2011, however, it was announced that production on all webOS devices and software would be stopped.

With most new pieces of software, the best thing to do is ”try before you buy.” Spend some time in the store playing with each time of phone available to see what operating system suits your needs. Most carriers allow a grace period where you can return or exchange the phone if you don’t like it.

Speed

Most smartphones are pretty fast, with many of the newer models containing processors that clock in at around 1 GHz or more. Most new smartphones that use Android, such as those made by Samsung and HTC, are some of the fastest on the market. While faster is clearly better, the performance of a smartphone is often less dependent on the speed of its processor than the number of programs running in the background.

Storage

Smartphones come with varying storage sizes, with some clocking in as high as 32GB (iPhone) and others as low as 512MB. On most smartphones, however, storage expansion in the form of microSD cards and other memory formats, are available. If you’re a fan of watching movies or storing music on your phone (as a substitute MP3 player), then you would want to go with one with lots of storage.

Size

Most smartphones are small enough to fit in the front pocket of your jeans, with some of the larger ones, such as the Droid X, are slim enough to compensate for the added size. The average smartphone screen size is around 3.7”, with the low end clocking in at around 3.2” and the high at 4.3”

Features

Smartphone features are often dependent on the brand of the phone and the operating system. Do you prefer a physical or a virtual keyboard? A good camera? Tethering ability (sharing an internet connection on a phone with other Wi-Fi enabled devices)? Bluetooth? FM Radio? The options are endless, and while every phone comes with a wide variety of features, each one should be researched fully before making a final decision.

Applications

One of the deciding factors for many smartphone buyers are the availability of applications. Currently the Apple App Store and the Android Market are the two most popular, with over 500,000 and 200,000 apps available, respectively. Many websites offer applications to take their website ”on the go,” though these are often limited to certain operating systems, primarily Android, iOS, and Blackberry.

Battery Life

With most smartphones, the battery life is typically dependent on your settings and how many applications you have running at any given moment. Over time the amount of power the battery can hold will diminish. Many new smartphones have faced criticism over their supposed lackluster battery life, with many claiming they can’t hold a charge beyond a single day’s use.

Bottom Line

Smartphones can be a tricky beast, though if you’re inclined to stay caught up with the latest gadgets and technologies while taking advantage of the many options available, then stick with an iPhone or an Android-based phone. While the iPhone remains pretty much the same each year, new Android phones by various companies (Motorola, Samsung, etc) are being released every year, so make sure you do your research. What was the best three months ago might not be the case today.

Note: Cross posted from Black Friday Deals - The Official Black Friday 2011.

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49ers Win One Battle, Then Start Another

2011-10-17T07:28:00.001+05:30

There was a time — last season, for instance — when a game between the Detroit Lions and the San Francisco 49ers would have meant so little that it would have elicited a shrug and a snooze. That was then, when the teams started the season a combined 1-9.

This is now, when a melee breaks out after the game because the coaches — the head coaches — nearly come to blows. The 49ers’ 25-19 victory over the Lions on Sunday gave the Lions (5-1) their first loss and solidified the 49ers (5-1) as one of the biggest surprises of the season. It was messy (21 penalties) and it was physical (seven sacks).

And that was before the postgame handshake, which required a tale of the tape.

Jim Harbaugh, San Francisco’s coach, and Jim Schwartz, Detroit’s coach, briefly crossed paths much earlier in their careers when both were with the Baltimore Ravens — Harbaugh as a quarterback, Schwartz as a defensive assistant. Now they are widely respected young coaches leading teams on the rise. Their shared experience apparently did not ensure that they could get through the most rudimentary part of the game without incident.

Harbaugh, who also had a handshake kerfuffle with Seattle’s Pete Carroll when both were college coaches, was gleeful about his team’s victory as he approached Schwartz. That was when he wound up for a big, roundhouse hand slap, a haymaker of a handshake.

“It was totally on me — too hard a handshake,” Harbaugh said. “It was a strong kind of slap kind of handshake.”

Schwartz, looking a little stunned, apparently did not appreciate Harbaugh’s enthusiasm because as Harbaugh turned to run off the field, Schwartz gave chase and jostled with him.

“Didn’t expect an obscenity at that point, so it was a surprise to me at the end of the game,” Schwartz said. “Obviously, you win a game like that, you’re excited and things like that, but I think there’s a protocol that goes with this league.”

The new protocol could include having a buffer zone between coaches. As players from both teams headed for the tunnel to the locker rooms, the crowd — and the anger — grew. Finally, the 49ers public-relations official Bob Lange positioned himself between the two coaches and moved Harbaugh away while a 49ers player shoved Schwartz aside.

Harbaugh said that when he saw Schwartz in the tunnel, he told him that he shook his hand too hard and that the moment was his fault. He did not apologize. The N.F.L. said it would review the incident.

Harbaugh, who had been sought after by college and professional teams alike before leaving Stanford after last season to coach the 49ers, has transformed them in his own image, infusing them with a confidence and commitment that his quarterback, Alex Smith, said he had never seen in the N.F.L. They are in prime position to win the N.F.C. West, which was won last season by Carroll’s Seahawks with a losing record as the 49ers finished 6-10.

“A year ago, games like this we lost,” said tight end Delanie Walker, who caught a 6-yard touchdown pass on fourth down with 1 minute 51 seconds to play that gave San Francisco the lead in the fourth quarter. “That’s the turnaround. All of it comes from the coach. The way he acts. He was sure fired up. Jim Harbaugh is one of those guys who is always fired up.”

Harbaugh had plenty to be fired up about. The 49ers sacked Matthew Stafford five times and forced him into off-kilter, off-target throws throughout the game. They neutralized receiver Calvin Johnson, who had entered the game with nine touchdown catches but was kept out of the end zone Sunday.

The 49ers also had a balanced offense that included 203 rushing yards — exposing the Lions’ biggest weakness. And Harbaugh got a rocket of a touchdown pass from Smith to Walker. That reaffirmed Harbaugh’s decision to place the team in the hands of Smith, a former No. 1 overall draft pick, even though his career had been largely left for dead by previous San Francisco coaches.

It all came together to give the 49ers their third fourth-quarter comeback victory on the road this season, prompting Harbaugh to say he feels “something special is brewing here.”

Perhaps so. This victory was a significant one for the 49ers — probably more important to them than it would have been to the Lions, who have already been accepted as legitimate contenders.

But it will be overshadowed, at least for a few days, by Harbaugh’s actions. Harbaugh was asked if his emotions might eventually undermine his coaching. A wide smile spread across his face.

“We’ll see; I don’t think I’m that emotional,” he started, before pausing. “I will say I was very emotional about our team. When you’re with a group of guys and you’re trying to do something special, to see your guys play that way — yeah, it fires you up. It fires me up. I don’t apologize for that. If that offends you or anybody else, so be it.”

NFL Scores Week 6: 49ers Come Back, Win 25-19 Thriller Against Lions

2011-10-17T04:41:00.001+05:30

San Francisco came back to beat Detroit behind Alex Smith. But Jim Harbaugh's demonstrative celebration didn't sit well with Jim Schwartz.

Oct 16, 2011 - Alex Smith's finest moment as the 49ers' franchise quarterback may have come in San Francisco's 25-19 win over Detroit on Sunday. But chances are that Jim Schwartz' postgame altercation with Jim Harbaugh will be the talk of the NFL pundit class for the next few days.

Smith threw for just 125 yards, but led the Niners down the field late and found Delanie Walker for the game-winning touchdown pass with less than two minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Frank Gore helped the Niners, too, with 141 rushing yards and a touchdown.

But Schwartz took exception to what he saw as Harbaugh's excessive celebration, and went after the first-year San Francisco coach after a brusque postgame handshake. Schwartz and Harbaugh had to be separated, but it appeared that Schwartz was the aggressor throughout.

With the win, the Niners move to 5-1 for the first time since 1998, while the Lions fall from the ranks of the unbeatens, dropping to 5-1 with the loss and leaving NFC North rival Green Bay as the only team with a blemish-free record.

Matthew Stafford threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns in the losing effort, and Calvin Johnson, who had seven catches for 113 yards, failed to catch a touchdown pass for the first time in the 2011 season. The Lions didn't score after Stafford found Nate Burleson for a go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter.

England Tour of India 2011 Schedule

2011-10-16T20:16:00.001+05:30

England team who performed exceptionally well against India in the test and one day series on their backyard will travel to India for five match ODI series and one off twenty20 internationals.

England tour will start with two tour games on 8^th and 11^th of October 2011. They will play first ODI at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad on October 14^th 2011. While 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th and final ODI’s will be played on 17th, 20^th, 23^rd and 25^th of October 2011 at Delhi, Mohali, Mumbai and Kolkata.

Kolkata will also host only twenty20 internationals to be played between India and England on October 29^th 2011.

India v England complete Fixtures Series 2011 Fixtures (All timings are mentioned in GMT+05:30)

Timing	Teams	Venue	Results
Sat 8 Oct 09:30 AM	Tour Game - TBC v England	Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad
Tue 11 Oct 09:30 AM	Tour Game - TBC v England	Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad
Fri 14 Oct (D/N) 14:30 PM	1^st ODI - India v England	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Mon 17 Oct (D/N) 14:30 PM	2^nd ODI - India v England	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Thu 20 Oct (D/N) 14:30 PM	3^rd ODI - India v England	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sun 23 Oct (D/N) 14:30 PM	4^th ODI - India v England	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Tue 25 Oct (D/N) 14:30 PM	5^th ODI - India v England	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sat 29 Oct (D/N) 20:00 PM	T20I - India v England	Eden Gardens, Kolkata

India aim to torment England with spin: Kohli

2011-10-16T20:08:00.001+05:30

India batsman Virat Kohli said on Sunday the team is hoping to make the most of their spin attack against England after taking a 1-0 lead in the ongoing five-game one-day series.

"We will try to exploit our spin strength and hope the spinners help us capitalize in the middle overs," Kohli said ahead of the second game in New Delhi on Monday. "The win in the first game at Hyderabad was a big confidence booster for us, especially because it was by a convincing margin."

India won at Hyderabad by 126 runs, with spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin bagging three wickets each after captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed an unbeaten 87 to help reach an imposing total of 300/7.

A depleted Indian side is hoping to beat England in home conditions after a disastrous recent tour of England when they failed to win a single game.

Kohli, who has played 65 ODIs and was a member of this year's World Cup winning squad, said it was good to see the team win despite the absence of key players like Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh.

"It is very exciting to see a lot of youngsters perform well. Performing well against a top side like England can give them a lot of confidence," said Kohli, who felt the 3-0 scoreline in the five-game one-day series in England was not an accurate reflection of the series.

"We played well in the one-day series in England too, it was only a question of crossing the line. We've always kept our heads high, we've been in that calm and collected space and that is why we are able to do well," he said.

Kohli said it would take time to adjust to new rules which include the use of a new ball from each end and a stipulation that batting and bowling powerplays be exhausted between the 16th and 40th overs.

"The rules seem to be a good change but are confusing as of now. It will take time to get used to them but matches can be exciting," he said.

Kohli, who struck 37 in the Hyderabad game, also felt the dew factor at the Ferozeshah Kotla in New Delhi could give a slight advantage to the team batting second because it may make the ball difficult to grip under lights.

England pace bowler Jade Dernbach said the tourists still have much time to catch up in the series.

"We are disappointed after the result (at Hyderabad) but we have four more games to rectify the situation. We don't think spin is the only factor, we've to get better in every facet," he said.

Dernbach, who has taken 16 wickets in 11 one-dayers, said it was a matter of coping with varying conditions.

"We have to adapt and find a way of winning because pitch conditions play a big part. We have to be flexible and adapt to the conditions. We don't have particular plans and feel every individual gets different styles into the game," he said.

About his own bowling, Dernbach said he was hoping to make use of variations in pace on the slow pitches in India.

"I've got two, three variations and they can be of use here," he added.

The remaining games of the series will be played in Mohali, Mumbai and Kolkata. The tour will wind up with a Twenty20 game in Kolkata on Oct. 29.

Liverpool v Manchester United - as it happened

2011-10-15T22:11:00.001+05:30

"I have always considered Manchester United versus Liverpool to be the game of the season in English football," says Sir Alex Ferguson. "We are talking about the two most successful clubs in England historically, and a rivalry that goes back to how industry changed when they opened the Manchester Ship Canal."

You can't really argue with him - the fixtures between the two teams are always huge - but that's not going to stop the gloriously stubborn Kenny Dalglish trying. "If that is what he thinks then fine. That is up to Fergie. For me, I've always said the most important game is the next one. It's Manchester United this time and next week it will be Norwich City."

Kick off in the big Liverpool v Norwich City clash: 5.30pm, Saturday 22 October.

In the meantime: United are at Anfield today, match starting at 12.45pm.

Now, despite United starting the season strongly, and Liverpool stuttering a wee bit, the home side will fancy their chances today. They've won their last three home league games against United, their best run since a streak of nine in a row between 1970/71 and 1979/80. The last time the teams met, Dirk Kuyt scored a hat-trick in this fixture last season, a game in which Luis Suarez was sensational. But United are due one against Liverpool at Anfield, where they've not won since December 2007, Carlos Tevez scoring the winner. And here's a different way to analyse the recent form in this fixture: John O'Shea scored a last-minute winner the season before that, so suddenly United's record at the home of their bitter rivals is two wins from five matches, which doesn't look bad at all.

While we're waiting, you'll do well to read this piece on Steven Gerrard by the magnificent Barney Ronay: Steven Gerrard is a period piece out of kilter with modern mores. And what a headline. Only in the Guardian, eh.

Steven Gerrard starts his first match for Liverpool since this corresponding fixture last season: Reina, Kelly, Carragher, Skrtel, Jose Enrique, Kuyt, Lucas, Adam, Downing, Gerrard, Suarez.
Subs: Doni, Agger, Carroll, Henderson, Spearing, Bellamy, Robinson.

Wayne Rooney on the bench for Manchester United, with Phil Jones in midfield: De Gea, Smalling, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Young, Jones, Fletcher, Park, Giggs, Welbeck.
Subs: Lindegaard, Anderson, Rooney, Hernandez, Carrick, Nani, Valencia.

The omens are good for a United win, you'd have to say, because doubts are being raised regarding Ferguson's slightly idiosyncratic selection, and we all know how these scenarios usually pan out for British football's most prolific trophy gatherer. "Massive, massive gamble by Sir Alex," writes Dr Manoj Joseph. "Looks like we are aiming for a draw here what with Rooney, Nani and Hernandez all on the bench. It'll be a proper miracle if we manage a win with that first team. And what's with the subs bench? Not one defender in that lot." Meanwhile Owen Cameron splutters: "Evans and a recovering Ferdinand in central defence? If you don't have money on Suarez to score, you've got a philosophical objection to gambling."

Shameless plug / charity appeal. "I was wondering if I could be really cheeky and ask for a plug for my new book, which is out on Monday?" asks Benjamin Hendy. Floor's yours, sir. "It's called How To Fill A Black Hole and it's a children's sci-fi adventure for 9-12 year olds (though I've found plenty of adults who've enjoyed it too). If people head over to my publisher's website, www.milliwaysbooks.com, they can download the first three chapters for free and if they order a copy from there, £1 of their purchase price will go to Southampton Hospital Charity's Children's Services Funds. So not only would they be getting a rip-roaring read, they'd be helping out sick children too. What's not to love?"

The teams are out! Liverpool take to the pitch in their trademark all-red strip, United are playing in a blue-and-black hooped affair. Both teams ticking aesthetic boxes in my book. As you'd imagine, there's a belter of an atmosphere at Anfield. Let's hope we get a game to match. Come along, now, everyone, play nicely.

And we're off! United set the ball rolling, and will be kicking towards the Kop in the first half. That suggests Steven Gerrard won the toss, as that's just how Liverpool like it. Incidentally, our man in Manchester, Danny Taylor, reports that Sir Alex Ferguson confirms he's taken Rooney out because 'he's devastated by his suspension'.

2 min: It's all nervous passes, hoofs, and aimless headers at the moment. Biggest fixture in the best league in the world! Still, plenty of time to get this baby moving on an upward curve. "As a fan of the Glorious Glasgow Rangers," begins - who else? - Ryan Dunne, "I was delighted when Fergie said yesterday that the Old Firm Rammy is superior to el Clasico! Do the boys in the press box agree?" I'm sure they will now Fergie's told them what to think. Mind you, they'd be right to do so, of course. Here's what the United manager said: "Are you saying [the Liverpool and United fixture] is not as good as Barcelona-Real Madrid? You know the difference? Barcelona is one end of the country, Madrid the other, and the fans don't travel. The only rivalry you could compare the Liverpool game to is Rangers-Celtic."

3 min: Downing sprays a tasty ball out right to Gerrard, who nearly breaks past Evra. His efforts look like winning a corner, but Evra slides in and kicks the ball off Gerrard's beak - a proper comedy basic, perfectly executed, it could only be bettered with the honk of a horn - and out for a goal kick.

4 min: A long ball down the middle by United. Welbeck flicks on, and so nearly finds Young, on the edge of the area, but Reina comes out to collect. It's very sunny at Anfield today, the keeper squinting into the distance.

6 min: Lucas breaks into acres of space in the United half, Adam having won the ball well in midfield. It's classic nosebleed stuff from Lucas, though, who freezes as he nears the area and opts to lay off to Kuyt, who wastes possession. That was a chance to at least get a shot on target, but nothing came of it.

8 min: Smalling slips down the Liverpool left to allow Jose Enrique to reach the byline. The resulting cross goes nowhere. "I hope Benjamin Hendy put more effort into his book than he did into his cheeky requests for a plug, as that's word-for-word what appeared in yesterday's OBO," writes Allan Hobbs. "Lazy. (What are the rules on plagiarising one's own work, I wonder?)" I have no idea, but I've just recycled exactly the same nose-honking riff I trotted out in this morning's rugby MBM, something that wasn't even worth using in the first place, never mind copying, so you'll not hear me picking up Mr Hendy about it.

10 min: United ping a few triangles together down the inside-right channel. Welbeck eventually gets a shot away, but it's weak, and deflected, and gathered by Reina. A little opening there for a minute, though. "Liverpool had an unbeaten streak of nine in a row between 1970/71 and 1979/80, but seven wins in a row from 72/73 to 79/80," corrects Mac Millings. "Sorry, but I have nothing better to do. Well, I suppose I could act like a competent parent by breaking up my children's current round of combat, but, well, y'know."

12 min: Ferdinand needlessly brings down Suarez under a high ball, 25 yards out, just to the left of goal. Gerrard floats a free kick into the area, but it's easily headed clear by Evra. This is a bright opening by both teams, without either keeper having to make a save.

13 min: Downing versus Evra down the right could become interesting. Downing nearly zips past his man into acres, but opts to go to ground instead, looking for a free kick. Evra is beside himself with rage, and demands the referee show the Liverpool winger a yellow card for diving. Now now, everyone, play nicely.

14 min: Kelly is penalised for, well, not very much down the United left. Level with the edge of the area, Young whips a dangerous ball towards the far post; Reina, peering cautiously into the sun, claims well. That was clever play by Young, fishing for a mistake, as Reina appears to be struggling to see what's going on at the moment.

16 min: Brilliance from Evra, who zips down the left after a ball he should never have a hope in hell of reaching. But reach it he does, whipping a cross to the far post for Jones, who heads into the side netting. Liverpool were all over the shop at the back there, ripped asunder by Evra and the increasingly impressive Jones, who set the whole move off in the first place.

18 min: Anfield has gone quiet, with United slowly gaining the ascendency. A lovely bit of crowd despair slipped through the net on Sky Sports; a terribly desperate Scouse cry of "this is shite". "Is it always the work experience who sets up the pitchside microphones for Sky?" asks Ronan Leonard. "Or some scamp who just loves people getting to swear on air? Bet he loved Black Grape on TFI Friday'."

21 min: Downing finally gets the crowd going, taking a shot from the edge of the area. It's deflected out of play, to the left of the goal, for a corner. Adam takes it quickly, allowing Gerrard to whip a delightful ball right through the United six-yard box. De Gea having been attracted to his near post, the goal is unguarded and gaping, but Suarez and Kuyt are, respectively, nowhere near the ball and facing the wrong way, and the ball flies out on the right.

24 min: It's very quiet at Anfield now. Unsurprising, really, as nothing much is going on. But United will be happy enough with this.

25 min: Suarez has a dig from the halfway line, but his shot curls wide right and high. De Gea wasn't in prime position there, so it wasn't too daft a thing to do.

27 min: A couple of decent crosses into the United area, first by Kelly down the right, then by Jose Enrique down the left. Both times, Ferdinand heads clear strongly. Decent play all round. "So in Rooney and Carroll, you've got two strikers on the bench with a combined total value of over £60m," notes Mark Scott. "That is of course of course if like me, you value Rooney at £55m and Carroll at £5m."

28 min: A booking for Liverpool. I'm not sure who it's to: either for Skrtel on Welbeck, or Lucas on Park. I'll get back to you about that, perhaps when one of them gets sent off. One thing I will say; neither challenge was particularly meaty, late and clumsy clips but nothing else.

30 min: Suarez turns Ferdinand inside and out like an old sock. He wins a corner down the left. Liverpool load the United box for the corner, but it's scrambled clear. United break upfield through Giggs, who sends a long ball up to Welbeck, the United striker nearly breaking free down the right. He's eventually relieved of the ball by Lucas. After a quiet few minutes, the pace of the game is picking up a wee bit again.

31 min: The booking was for Lucas. He'll miss Dalglish's game of the season against Norwich next week.

32 min: Gerrard is found in acres of space down the right, but as he shapes to cross, he slips, and balloons the ball into the Anfield Road end. "That's why I have missed Gerrard," writes Graeme Neill. "Those aimless, chance squandering shanks into Row Z. Welcome back Stevie!"

35 min: The first real chance of the match falls to Liverpool. Adam takes a shot, which deflects off Evans and breaks to Suarez on the edge of the area. He drops a shoulder, sending Evans sliding out of the way, but can't squeeze the ball into the bottom-right corner past De Gea, who clears with his shins. A real chance, hit straight at the keeper (who nevertheless did very well indeed).

37 min: Lucas gives the ball away in midfield. Young bombs forward, eventually finding Welbeck. The ball's fed out to Giggs on the left, then back inside to Jones, who slips an inviting pass down the inside-right channel for Fletcher. The Scotland captain takes a shot, but it squirms well wide left of the target.

40 min: Skrtel turns into Frnz Bcknbr for a minute, rampaging all the way up the field and into the United box. He's ushered out of play on the left by Ferdinand. Wonderful play all round.

41 min: Park robs Adam down the right and hares off down the pitch, cutting inside, then launching a shot wide left of goal. Fantastic play from the United midfielder. "Does anyone know what compels a manager to wear a suit for one match and then a tracksuit for the next?" wonders Owen Coyle Patrick Armitage. "This is a big match, Kenny. Try and class it up a bit."

43 min: Young is booked for upending Gerrard down the right as the Liverpool captain tries to nip between the United man and his team-mate Evra. A dangerous free kick for Liverpool, just to the right of the United area. Adam whips it in; De Gea punches it out.

44 min: A clash of heads between Jones and Lucas, both men requiring treatment. It was accidental, the Manchester United player coming off worse, falling to the ground immediately. Lucas took a while before hitting the turf, but hit it he did, perhaps worried that he'd pick up a second yellow.

45 min: Jones is still off the pitch getting treatment, though not for the clash of heads; he's got a bit of knee knack. There will be two minutes of injury time at the end of this half.

HALF TIME: Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United. Jones comes back on the pitch to complete the half, but he's moving around very gingerly. United will want a good look at him during the half-time break. And that's that for the half. Not much to report there, to be honest, De Gea making the only save from Suarez. "Kenny's probably saving the suit for the Norwich game," suggests Sophie Pearson.

And we're off again! Liverpool set the ball rolling, launching it long, and losing it almost immediately. Jones is fit to continue for United, at least for the moment. Meanwhile we might be on our way to the first MBM divorce. "Bloody hell, this is Sophie Pearson's husband who thought of that brilliant bit of humour about Kenny's suit, but sent it from the wifey's iPad," writes Matt Pearson. "Credit where credit's due etc etc." Make sure you tell us when the decree absolute arrives, now.

47 min: Young has a thrash from distance, but his shot is dragged miles wide left. "This break-away-from-the-TV-deal plan of Liverpool's must be taking a further blow today," writes Oliver Lewis. "Why would Liverpool and Man U deserve more TV money after this? Norwich next week of course would be in for a windfall."

48 min: A free kick for United, 25 yards out, just to the left. Reina parries Young's effort, but lets the ball clatter off his shins. He's very fortunate that the ball rolls past the nearby Welbeck, instead of to the striker's feet, allowing the keeper to scamper after it and claim.

50 min: To the left of the United goal, Suarez twists through 360 degrees to flummox Smalling. He's momentarily clear, but the ball's eventually bundled out of play. From the corner on the left, Kuyt heads goalwards from the penalty spot, the ball striking Evans on the top of his left arm. Seen them given, and all that, but that would have been extremely harsh.

51 min: Down the right, Young cuts inside and unleashes a low shot that crosses the face of goal and flies out to the left. The referee decides Reina fingertipped the ball out of play. Not sure about that. The corner's given, nevertheless, but nothing comes of it, so there'll be no controversy here.

53 min: Ferdinand is booked for coming through the back of Suarez. There hasn't been much in any of these bookings, you know. It's not been that sort of game, played in a good spirit so far. The resulting free kick, from out on the left, nearly finds Suarez in the area, but the striker can't time his leap, bustled out of it by a couple of determined United challenges.

56 min: Gerrard bombs down the left. He has a shot from a tight angle, but it's easily claimed by De Gea. Here's Jonathan Holland on Sir Alex's comment about the Manchester Ship Canal: "You can bet that if they'd called it the Liverpool Ship Canal, he wouldn't have mentioned it."

57 min: A change for Liverpool: Lucas off, Jordan Henderson on. "Am I hearing things or does someone have an old fashioned footie rattle at the game?" wonders Simon McMahon. You could be right, you know. "Well done. I hope they're wearing a flat cap too."

58 min: Corner for Liverpool, down the left. It's swung to the far post, where Skrtel contests, but Smllng clears. Suarez and Evra tussle down the right. Suarez catches Evra on the knee as the two battle for the ball at high pace. Evra twists and turns in agony, winning a free kick. No punishment for Suarez - correctly - but Evra doesn't see it that way. He's got that look in his eye, suggesting this isn't over.

60 min: Suarez has a shot from 35 yards. It nearly clears the Kop. "Rio Ferdinand has the air of Brian Glover in Kes," writes Gary Naylor. "He's full of bluster and a sense of entitlement, but he's too old and too slow."

63 min: Suarez pickpockets Fletcher on the edge of the area. He really is a bustling menace. He skitters into the area and takes a shot that's deflected wide left. Corner. Which is coming in a minute, as play stops awhile for Suarez and Evra to get on each other's nerves in the box. The referee has a word. As the pair walk off from their lecture, Suarez pats Evra on the head, ostensibly in a friendly manner, sending the United full back into a blistering rage. The corner is dealt with by United, but Evra begins a new argument with Kuyt, and picks up a preposterous booking. He was played there, totally grifted.

66 min: Adam sashays, as much as Adam can sashay, down the inside right channel. His little toe is clipped by Ferdinand as he goes past; free kick. No booking, though, which is something of an escape for the defender, and for United, as he's already been booked.

68 min: GOAL!!! Liverpool 1-0 Manchester United. Not that much of an escape, though. Gerrard takes the free kick, just to the right of the D. He hits the ball straight at the wall - but Giggs peels away from Welbeck, allowing the ball to sail through and fly into the right-hand side of De Gea's unguarded net. That almost qualifies as an assist for Giggs, so elementary was the mistake.

69 min: An immediate double change for United: Nani and Wayne Rooney come on for Young and Park. Meanwhile the tumult in the Pearson household continues apace. "Actually I thought of it but my parents are trying to grab all the glory," writes Zak Pearson (age 11.5). Eleven point five?

71 min: The tempo's suddenly super-high, the atmosphere buzzing. Balls are flung into the area at each end of the pitch; all pretty aimless, though. "Evra does get a good righteous funk on, doesn't he?" observes Joe Pearson. "He kissed his badge at the Anfield crowd, telling them perhaps to 'funk off'. As far as I know, I'm not related to Matt and Sophie."

73 min: Liverpool are suddenly sitting back a bit, which might not be such a good idea against free-scoring United, especially now Rooney and Nani are on. Ferdinand sends a beautiful raking ball down the right; Smalling lets the ball go under his foot, just as it looked like he would break into space.

75 min: Adam tenaciously wins the ball down the left, but his chipped ball forward to release Suarez is too strong, and De Gea is out to claim.

76 min: Nani spins in a central position, 25 yards out centrally, and earns himself a shooting opportunity. He hoicks it miles over the bar, though.

77 min: A final change for United, who you suspect will be in Kitchen Sink mode for the next quarter of an hour or so. Hernandez comes on for Jones. Since the goal, United have enjoyed 70% of possession.

79 min: Nani and Evans struggle to get the ball under control down the United right, just inside the Liverpool area. Jose Enrique comes in to clear, although the ball hits the top of his arm, then clanks off his hand, while he does so. Similar to the Evans incident earlier, in that the ball was played off him at such close range, it would have been a very harsh decision. But again, they've been given.

81 min: GOAL!!! Liverpool 1-1 Manchester United. A corner for United down the left. It's zipped towards the near post, where Welbeck glances a header on. Welbeck's intervention has Liverpool's back line all over the shop, and Hernandez zips in to hammer a header home from close range. That's a magnificently worked corner.

82 min: What a save by De Gea! Downing curls in a low cross from the left. Kuyt sticks a leg up at the far post, directing the ball towards the bottom-right corner. But the keeper is across to parry out for a corner. Wonderful goalkeeping. From the resulting set piece, there's a scramble at the far post after a not-so-wonderful flap from De Gea, but neither Downing nor Kuyt can get a shot away. United clear.

84 min: Both teams are going for the winner. United press Liverpool back awhile, but can't find a pass in the final third. Downing goes at Smalling down the left, but the United full back keeps tight to his man. There's some tension within Anfield now.

85 min: For a second, it looks like Suarez is clear down the inside-right channel, but he fails to control, and he's offside anyway. This is pelting along at some pace now. If only the whole game had been like this.

87 min: Kelly and Giggs collide down the right. Both men stay on their feet, and keep running. Neither look for a free kick. That's the first time that has happened in the Premier League since 1997.

88 min: Cutting in from the left, Downing looks for the top-right corner from 25 yards. His rising screamer isn't too far off, but clears the bar and sails into the Kop. A decent attempt from a player yet to open his account for his new club.

89 min: Fletcher upends Suarez, who had controlled a long ball down the inside-right channel, 30 yards out. Gerrard dinks the most aimless free kick you'll ever see into the United area; it's cleared with ease.

90 min: Henderson races after a ball bouncing down the inside-right channel. He loops a first-time effort towards the top-left. It's heading in, but De Gea scampers back to claw the ball out for a corner. Magnificent play all round. From the corner, another corner. And from that, Suarez and Rooney compete for a header six yards out; Rooney wins the battle, and Skrtel slashes a wild shot into the Kop.

90 min +2: In the second of three minutes of injury time, Henderson heads a cross from the left over the bar from eight yards. That was a magnificent chance to win this game.

FULL TIME: Liverpool 1-1 Manchester United. And that's that. United end their losing streak here; Liverpool extend their unbeaten run. Henderson had chances at the end to win the game, but a draw is a fair result. No controversies, unless you're spoiling for a fight, which is nice. Warm handshakes all round, the game having been played in a fine spirit for once. There's nice.

Rugby World Cup 2011: How the Jackals can have their day

2011-10-14T05:40:00.001+05:30

Wales are going up in the world. No doubt about it. Thursday night's team meal ahead of Saturday's semi-final was at the top of the Sky Tower – a kind of Post Office Tower with knobs on, which dominates the Auckland skyline. You feel like you're 1,000 feet in the air. And the food's not bad either. If this is the price you pay for success I could get used to it.

Who would have thought you could dine out on defence? But that's the way this tournament is going with attention increasingly on the Jackals – the Richie McCaws, David Pococks and Sam Warburtons of the World Cup, who are proving you don't have to have all the ball to win games. I know; the first time you say it, it's a bit like telling someone that water can flow up hill. But I'm prepared to give examples.

In 2004 Wasps beat Toulouse and won the Heineken Cup when it seemed as though we only had about 30% of possession. Then in the 2007 World Cup quarter-final in Cardiff, France beat New Zealand by making something like 200 tackles – pretty much a record for those like me who store such stats – but then last weekend Australia beat South Africa without hardly touching the ball the day after Wales blunted Ireland's attack.

So far in this tournament, Wales have conceded an average of eight points a game. Repeat that against France on Saturday – a big ask, as they say down here – and I'm told we will be the finalists with the lowest average in the 24 years of the cup.

More relevantly, you need to understand why rugby union is different. In the sport that I played most – rugby league – there is no way a side with 30% possession could come out on top in a game between two otherwise evenly matched sides. But in union it can be harder, more exhausting having the ball and keeping it than trying to win it.

Consider the breakdown: the attacking side frequently has to use more resources keeping the ball. There's the ball carrier, probably three guys supporting him and clearing out the ruck, plus a scrum-half to distribute the ball and keep the move going. Five players, as opposed to the defence, which may commit only the one man.

The All Blacks are a perfect example, frequently seeming not to bother at the breakdown, sending just the one or two men. Then, when they sense something's on, they pile in, rip the ball and are in perfect shape, with a broken field ahead, to launch an attack.

But then again, there are differing kinds of defence and teams have defensive strategies, just as they have planned attacking moves.

Four years ago France beat the All Blacks by double-tackling the ball carrier. They wanted to stop the Blacks' offloading game, so one man went low while the other went high, pinning the ball carrier's arms. They frustrated a big part of the All Black game and we all know what happened. It's become part of New Zealand folklore.

We play to our strengths which is a back row – Warburton, Dan Lydiate and Toby Faletau – all of whom are ball winners, plus a couple of extra Jackals from the front row in Gethin Jenkins and Huw Bennett, who are better than most when it comes to ripping and winning the ball. In effect we have five back-rowers in the pack and a few more knocking around in midfield, so we tailor our game to suit them.Against Ireland we brushed up on our leg tackling, concentrating on getting their big men to the ground quickly so the Jackals could get at them while on attack we worked on frustrating the Irish defence plan.

Ireland have had considerable success with their particular style of defence which involves keeping the ball carrier off the ground, denying the attacking side the benefits of the ruck. They are quite vocal in letting the ref know what's going on, shouting: "It's a maul, it's a maul," just in case he thought otherwise.

Our idea was to frustrate the Irish by making sure we made a decent dent in their defence while at the same time guaranteeing our guys got to ground when tackled and we used an idea which is more often seen when sides are battering away at the try line. Teams like Italy frequently get another big man to "latch on" to the ball carrier, creating a 34-stone plus unit trying to break the line and pop the ball down.

We did something similar, but in other areas of the field, ensuring there was no way the Irish could stop our guys going to ground where the tacklers had to release. Then we were playing on our terms.

It's hardly rocket science, just another part of winning games. But what worked against Ireland might not be what's planned for France. It'll be worth getting up early to find out.

Remembering Matthew Shepard: 13 Years Later

2011-10-13T04:32:00.001+05:30

October is LGBT History Month. It's also the month that we remember the life and tragic death of a young man that brought hate crimes into sharp focus for a nation that, at the time, didn't want to talk about the subject. Thirteen years ago, on Oct. 12, 21-year-old Matthew Shepard died after a brutal attack in Laramie, Wyo. In the words of his parents, who started the Matthew Shepard Foundation in his memory:

The story of Matthew Shepard began on December 1, 1976 when he was born to Judy and Dennis Shepard in Casper, Wyoming. He went to public school in Casper until his junior year of high school when he moved with his family to Saudi Arabia. Matt had to finish his high school education at The American School in Switzerland because there were no American high schools in Saudi Arabia at the time. In both high schools, he was elected by his peers to be a peer counselor. He was easy to talk to, made friends easily and actively fought for the acceptance of all people. Matt had a great passion for equality. His experiences abroad fueled his love for travel and gave him the chance to make many new friends from around the world. Matt's college career eventually took him back to Wyoming where he studied political science, foreign relations and languages at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.

The horrific events that took place shortly after midnight on October 7, 1998 went against everything that Matt embodied. Two men, Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, led him to a remote area east of Laramie, Wyoming. He was tied to a split-rail fence where the two men severely assaulted him. He was beaten and left to die in the cold of the night. Almost 18 hours later, he was found by a bicyclist who initially mistook him for a scarecrow. Matt died on October 12 at 12:53 a.m. at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado with his family by his side. His memorial service was attended by friends and family from around the world and garnered immense media attention that brought Matt's story to the forefront of the fight against bigotry and hate. The life and death of Matthew Shepard changed the way we talk about, and deal with, hate in America. Since his death, Matt's legacy has challenged and inspired millions of individuals to erase hate in all its forms. Although Matt's life was short, his story continues to have a great impact on young and old alike. His legacy lives on in thousands of people like you who actively fight to replace hate with understanding, compassion and acceptance.

The violent death of this young man catapulted LGBT-based hate crimes into the national dialogue and international spotlight. For the first time, many in our country and around the world saw the very real danger gay people faced from bias-motivated crimes. The public also got its first good look at odious organizations like Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church, who protested Matthew Shepard's funeral and the trial. The horrific reactions and protestations of people like Phelps put a public and televised face on pure hatred and bigotry, which really changed the dialogue around LGBT people. They saw what pure anti-gay hatred looked like, and it changed the debate about hate crimes and gay rights forever.

But the response against the brutal murder was also history-making. Hours after the death of Matthew Shepard, President Bill Clinton went onto the White House lawn to tell reporters: "In our shock and grief one thing must remain clear: hate and prejudice are not American values."

The senseless murder of a young man, combined with unprecedented media attention and an energized LGBT community, truly changed the course of the equality movement. The nation had a face to put on the nameless numbers and statistics about LGBT-based hate crimes and also had the opposition, and their incendiary rhetoric, thrust into their face on the nightly news and in newspapers around the country. It led to more attention to LGBT issues, including media attention to other hate crimes like the murder of Gwen Araujo for being transgender, or the shooting of 15-year-old Lawrence King for his sexual orientation and gender expression.

The effect of Shepard's life and his family's activism came into sharp focus on Oct. 22, 2009, when the United States Congress passed The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, adding gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability to existing hate crimes laws. On Oct. 28, 2009, President Obama signed the act, the first ever piece of pro-LGBT federal legislation, into law.

On a personal note, the murder of Matthew Shepard was a defining moment for many LGBT people of my generation. As a young gay man, I looked at the pictures of his face and could see my own. His life and death inspired me, as I'm sure it did many others, to become involved in the fight against hate, bigotry and inequality.

It is important that we as a movement and as a society look back at our history, even dark times like the murder of Matthew Shepard. Learning from our past, seeing how keeping a memory alive can effect such dramatic change, and how a life can inspire generations are important moments for reflection.

What To Buy For Coming Black Friday And Holiday Seasonal Bargain

2011-10-10T07:37:00.001+05:30

Slow economy cannot slow down the shopping season's coming, having covered Black Friday extensively for the past three years, the bargain finders at theblackfridaybargain.com are in a better position than anyone else to offer shopping previews for Black Friday 2011...

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Online Black Friday Shopping Tips

2011-10-08T07:04:00.001+05:30

Shopping online has become successful over these highly crowded . Whether it is an Xbox games console, newly released Amazon Kindle, or Apple iPad, one will discover anything at good prices on Black Friday. Butyou have to be very careful, due to the fact “Everything that glittersisn’t gold”. So, below are great tips and Ideas for Online Black Friday Shopping.

List Research:

Make a list for those items for which you would like to purchase. Then, just put important items at the top of list.And then, list-up famous online retailers like Amazon and Macy’s where those listeditems are available. As a result your online shopping simpler and less time-consuming.

Examine Costs:

Compare costs of items with the help of various price comparison sites like Bizrate and PriceGrabber. This can be one of the better advantages of shopping online – one has not to rush in the crowd or on stores to evaluate prices of a item.

Weekly Ads:

Continue to keep a watch at weekly advertising or online catalogs. Many online stores provide good discounts on some hand-picked products displayedinside their catalogs.

Online Coupon codes:

Online codes act as a cherry on cake on Black Friday. During christmas season manyonline retailers provide discount rates in order to attract as many customers as is possible. Using these special discount codes and promotional coupons,it’s possible to save more money on already discounted deals. Online codes have always been an awesome method for saving big during any season and event of the season.

Find Consumer Consideration:

Customer service may be the utmost importantsection of internet shopping just because it solves your concerns in a moment. Don’t be afraid to call at customer servicewhen you have any queries about the product or payment policies. It is usually a much better choice tomake your queries answered beforeputting in an order, rather than leaving all at God.

UseBank Cards:

Some stores provide unique cost savings while doing paymentsusing a particular visa or mastercard like American Express or Master Card.Wish to use one credit card while doing online shopping, so that you may know which credit card was used for doing payments for the online stores.

Some other notable findings about Black Friday deal-seeking include:

The number of visitors to coupon sites on Black Friday grew 4 percent versus year ago to 3.6 million visitors, while the total number of visits to the category increased 16 percent to 7.4 million.
BlackFriday.info was the most visited coupon site on Black Friday with 630,000 unique visitors, followed by CouponCabin.com (543,000), RetailMeNot.com (332,000 visitors) and Groupon.com (332,000).
ShopLocal.com ranked as the most visited comparison shopping site on Black Friday with 2.1 million visitors, up 45 percent versus year ago.

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USA Today to Rebrand its Super Bowl Ad Meter with Facebook

2011-10-03T00:02:00.001+05:30

USA Today and Facebook will join forces in 2012 to launch the 24th annual Super Bowl Ad Meter. For the first time, consumers everywhere can help in deciding the winner for the Ad Meter.

USA Today first created the Super Bowl Ad Meter in 1989 after noticing an increasing trend in consumer interest in Super Bowl ads. The Ad Meter tracks the second-by-second responses of a panel of viewers to ads during the Super Bowl and ranks them from best to worst. Ad Meter results have long been the industry-leading tool used to measure public opinion surrounding Super Bowl ads.

Stressing their role for the Ad Meter, Mike Hoefflinger, director of global business marketing at Facebook, said:

“The creation of the USA Today – Facebook Super Bowl Ad Meter is going to give millions of people the ability to not only interact with the various Super Bowl commercials, but to rate the ads and share with their friends on Facebook. Making the Ad Meter social brings it to an entirely new level and we’re proud to be a part of it.”

David Payne, senior vice president and chief digital officer of Gannett Co., Inc., said about the Ad Meter:

“The impact and influence of Ad Meter over the years has been astounding. Through this partnership with Facebook we’re giving consumers a voice with the opportunity to rate and share the ads with their friends. Social media is changing the face of consumer engagement and this partnership more than ever, puts the consumer at the center of the conversation around advertising’s biggest annual event.”

So, starting next year, the Ad Meter will be rebranded as USA Today – Facebook Super Bowl Ad Meter. Rating the ads will also take place through an app that will be hosted on Facebook and USAToday.com. The app will allow consumers to view the ads both online and via mobile, rate the ads and share them with their friends.

With Facebook’s involvement, it would be safe to say that the Ad Meter will be truly representative of a wider audience’s sentiment. Read More >> http://www.inquisitr.com

dealnews Unveils its 2011 Black Friday Predictions Report

2011-09-24T18:02:00.001+05:30

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sep 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With only 65 days left until Black Friday, dealnews.com, the premier year-round resource for the best deals on consumer electronics, gadgets, computers, apparel, and more, today released its 2011 Black Friday Predictions report, which is intended to help consumers get the deal of a lifetime by shopping online this holiday season. High-end products such as tablets, HDTVs, laptops, eBook readers and select Apple products can be purchased for less than $250, while many more desirable items, such as Blu-ray players, tech accessories and apparel are expected to be priced up to 50 percent off.

"This year's holiday shopping season is a buyers' market, as technology innovation and growing competition among product manufacturers and retailers alike will drive Black Friday prices down to historic lows," said Daniel de Grandpre, editor in chief, dealnews.

These findings and more are part of dealnews' annual Black Friday Predictions report, an invaluable resource that outlines anticipated deals for a wide variety of the season's hottest consumer electronics and more. To date, the report has successfully projected the price for eight out of every 10 predictions made for many of the holiday's most popular product categories. Some of the findings from this year's report include the following:

Apple Products

-- For the fourth consecutive year, Apple's rumored Black Friday sale will generate significant media hype, but will disappoint shoppers with actual discounts reaching only five to 10 percent off.

-- Consumers wanting to purchase iPads, MacBooks and iPhones should avoid Apple stores, both physical and online. Instead, shopping online through authorized resellers like Amazon, MacConnection and MacMall will offer discounts that are up to two times better.

Tablets

-- Consumers can expect to see all-time low prices on popular tablet brands, even new models.

-- Tablets such as the Motorola XOOM and the 7" Samsung Galaxy Tab are predicted to cost $319 and $239, respectively. What's more, generic Android tablets are likely to fall to $75 this holiday season.

HDTVs

-- Retailers are predicted to slash prices for various sizes of 1080p LCD HDTVs, some as much as 50 percent off compared to sales offered during Black Friday 2010.

-- Shoppers in search of smaller HDTVs to furnish bedrooms, game rooms or dens will be in luck--prices for 32" 1080p LCD models are expected to fall to $199. Those looking for larger displays can also save hundreds of dollars, as 60" 1080p LCD sets may drop to just $699.

eBook Readers

-- This holiday season, eBook readers will be discounted more heavily than in years past. Shoppers will be able to take advantage of bundle deals offered by retailers, such as $25 book credits.

-- The Kindle 3 WiFi Reader is expected to drop to just $99 on Black Friday, while the NOOK Color Reader will be offered for as low as $179.

Laptops

-- While laptops may appear to be overshadowed by the high market demand for tablets, they remain one of the most popular gifts and will be offered at historically low prices this holiday season.

-- 16" dual-core processor systems, with basic features and functionality for the average consumer, will be on sale for just $189.

"Instead of battling long lines, rowdy crowds and sleep deprivation to get in-store deals, we're encouraging consumers to start new Black Friday traditions," de Grandpre continued. "Shopping online from home will result in discounts that match, if not exceed, in-store reductions, plus the ability to compare prices before buying. Our Black Friday Predictions essentially puts the retailers' playbook in shoppers hands, giving them the foresight needed to determine what and when to buy online to stretch their shopping budgets."

The dealnews 2011 Black Friday Predictions report also includes buying advice, shopping tips and other projected deals on Blu-ray players, gaming consoles, external hard drives, solid state drives (SSDs), apparel, and other must-have items to help consumers save money.

Methodology

For its Black Friday predictions, dealnews uses up to three years of historical data based on deals listed on dealnews.com. Using that data, dealnews extrapolates expected sales for Black Friday by applying current trends to historical Black Friday price drops. In so doing, the company corrects for anomalies such as outliers, floor effects, and disruptive new technologies that influence pricing trends.

SOURCE: dealnews.com, Inc

US Open 2011: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic progress to second round

2011-08-31T15:02:00.001+05:30

Rafael Nadal's serve was broken six times during his victory against Kazakhstan's Andrei Glubev. Photograph: Mehdi Taamallah/PA

Rafael Nadal overcame a spirited challenge from Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev to reach the second round of the US Open with a 6-3, 7-6, 7-5 victory in the night session on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

A player ranked 98th in the world who recently ended an 18-match losing streak on the ATP World Tour did not sound like the most testing of opponents for the world No2, but that was doing the Kazakh a disservice.

Nadal has had a shaky time since losing the Wimbledon final to Novak Djokovic and he was broken in only the fifth game. But that merely fired the Spaniard up and he promptly reeled off four games in a row to clinch the set. It was Golubev who was dictating play, though, and he put himself in a winning position in the second set as he moved into a 5-2 lead.

He should have levelled the match but he blew a 40-0 lead and five set points in all in the same game as Nadal broke back, and the Kazakh then missed another two chances on his opponent's serve. The Spaniard made it four games in a row with another break as Golubev got involved in an argument with the umpire and, even though the outsider forced a tie-break, he rather fell apart to allow Nadal to move two sets up.

Golubev continued to mix thumping winners with wild shots but there were enough of the former to put him two breaks ahead in the third set.

It looked as though this time it would be enough, but Golubev could not find the big shots when the crunch moments came and Nadal sealed victory with a trademark forehand winner down the line, setting up a second-round clash with Frenchman Nicolas Mahut.

Nadal's serve was broken six times, once more than in seven matches when he won the title 12 months ago, but the Spaniard was content with his start against a difficult opponent. "I was practising very well all week," he said. "For sure I was nervous. That's normal. It's normal to start the tournament like this with some nerves.

"And what happened today, he didn't help because he played very fast all the time. All the shots, he was trying to hit a winner on almost every shot. So it was difficult for me to find the rhythm. But it's a positive start winning in straight sets, even if it was unbelievable that I won in straight sets. But it is a victory in straight sets.

"I'm happy for the victory. I'm happy to come back to New York. I think I didn't play that bad. But the mental part was positive tonight. The tennis for sure can improve. I have to play a little bit more inside the court. But I am confident I can do it."

Roger Federer and Nadal are seemingly not the only ones sick of the sight of Djokovic and his domination of men's tennis. Ireland's Conor Niland threw up then gave up during his first-round match with the world No1.

Niland lasted only 44 minutes before he tossed in the towel against Djokovic. He was trailing 6-0, 5-1 and already looking as green as the fluffy balls he was frantically trying to retrieve. The first Irishman to play at the US Open, he did at least have a valid excuse. He was suffering food poisoning after eating a meal of pork and salad at a fancy Manhattan restaurant.

"I thought I could bluff my way through but you can't do that against the No1 in the world, I just found out," Niland said.

It was not a fair contest anyway. Djokovic, his appetite for more grand slam titles still driving him, was in a ruthless mood and showing little charity to his ailing opponent. He showed no ill effects of the shoulder injury that forced him to quit last week's Cincinnati final against Andy Murray but was glad to get an early mark on a hot and sunny afternoon at Flushing Meadows.

"I really don't mind that I spend less time on the court," Djokovic said. The Serbian has lost just two matches this year, claiming the Wimbledon and Australian Open titles along the way, but his intentions for the next two weeks are clear and his main rivals have been put on notice. "Now, more than ever, I know that I can actually perform equally well on any surface," he said.

Enjoy the NFL Experience at Super Bowl XLVI

2011-08-31T13:09:00.001+05:30

The National Football League will produce the 20th NFL Experience at the Indiana Convention Center, beginning Jan. 27, 2012. The NFL Experience is the most exciting continuous event surrounding Super Bowl XLVI -- pro football's interactive theme park offering participatory games, displays, entertainment attractions, kids' football clinics, free autograph sessions and the largest football memorabilia show ever.

The NFL Experience ticket includes all games and attractions. $25 for adults and $20 for children under 12. Tickets are available by calling (866) TIX-4NFL (849-4635), visiting Ticketmaster.com beginning Dec. 7 or visiting the NFL Experience box office at the Indiana Convention Center. Tickets will go on sale one hour before opening daily.

NFL Experience dates*

Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 --
3 p.m.-10 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 --
10 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012 --
11 a.m.-8 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 --
3 p.m.-10 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 -- 12 p.m.-10 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 -- 3 p.m.-10 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 -- 3 p.m.-10 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 -- 3 p.m.-10 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 -- 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
* All times Eastern

NFL Charities donates a $1 million Super Bowl Legacy Grant to benefit youth in the local community from proceeds from ticket sales to NFL Experience each year. These funds are used to establish enrichment centers for under-served youth in diverse communities. In 2012, the Indianapolis Youth Education Town will open its doors on the Near East Side as a result of proceeds generated by NFL Experience at Super Bowl XLVI.

For a list of player appearances, please call 1-888-NFL-CARD (635-2273) beginning January 23. Due to potential scheduling changes, player appearances will be announced the night before they are scheduled to appear at the NFL Experience.

ATTRACTIONS:

» Free autograph sessions with more than 50 NFL superstars -- 10,000 free autographs!

» Kids, learn the skills of the game in the Play 60 Youth Football Clinics! Get in line early! First-come, first-served basis.

» Super Bowl XLVI Memorabilia Show Presented by Panini America & Topps

» Live television programming from the NFL Network!

» Visit the NFL SHOP for official Super Bowl XLVI merchandise!

» See the Vince Lombardi Trophy up close!

» Visit the NFL Rush Zone for scaled down versions of the adult games!

SPECIAL EVENTS DESCRIPTIONS:

NFL Experience Autograph Stage Presented by Panini America & Topps: Get free autographs from past and present NFL stars. For a schedule of appearances, call 1-888-NFL-CARD (635-2273) toll free. All appearances are subject to change.

National Football League

Children participate in a flag football game.

NFL FLAG Clinics: These clinics are open to any participants between the ages of 6 and 12. Kids will learn the basics of NFL FLAG Football through small scrimmages focusing on skills such as flag pulling, catching, passing and agility.

Coaches Chat: NFL Coaches will discuss their coaching experiences and take your questions, located in the Locker Room.

Football 101 Clinics: NFL Players host seminars on the fundamentals of football, located in the Locker Room.

NFL Draft Set: Visit the official Draft Set and take your spot behind the podium.

Wilson Football Factory: See how official NFL game balls are individually produced. Authentic Super Bowl XLV Game Balls will be manufactured and sold on site.

Super Bowl Rings: See the collection of all 45 Super Bowl rings up close.

NFL Network Theatre: Take a seat and relax in the NFL Network Theater to watch "America's Game".

NFL Locker Room: Visit a replica of an NFL locker room as it appears on game day and experience the sights and sounds of the NFL behind the scenes.

Pro Football Hall of Fame: Relive pro football's glorious past with rare mementos on display from the Pro Football Hall of Fame including the 2011 Class' bronze busts.

Walter Payton Man of the Year: Celebrate the NFL Man of the Year, the NFL player who best exhibited charity and community service for the 2011 season.

NFLRUSH Zone for Kids: The smallest all-pros can enjoy America's favorite game with scaled-down versions of the popular interactive football activities.

Look Like A Pro: Step inside a uniformed body-cast mold bearing the insignia of your favorite NFL team and have a friend snap your photo.

National Football League

Fans take an opportunity to show off their speed.

Measure Up to the Pros: Compare your physical dimensions and athletic abilities to those of the biggest stars in the game.

NFL Command Center: Visit the NFL Control Room to learn how NFL officials are graded with a collection of plays from the 2011 NFL season.

NFL EXPERIENCE FAQ:

How much are tickets to the NFL Experience?

Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for children under 12. Children under 2 years of age are admitted free of charge.

Is there a senior citizen discount?

No, all adult tickets are $25 each.

Are there any discounts for group tickets?

Yes, if you purchase 25 or more tickets, the ticket price is reduced to $20 for adults and $15 for children under 12. To receive the group order form, email: nflexperience@nfl.com.

Can I purchase tickets prior to the event?

You can purchase tickets at the NFL Experience Box Office beginning one hour before the gates open every day the NFL Experience is open. You can also purchase tickets online at Ticketmaster or by calling 1-866-TIX-4NFL (849-4635). To avoid lengthy lines at the Box Office, it is strongly encouraged you purchase tickets prior to coming to the NFL Experience as our dedicated NFL fans come out in large numbers.

Is there a will-call window at the box office?

Yes, you can leave purchased tickets at the will call window at the box office.

If I purchase tickets via Ticketmaster for a specific time period, will my ticket be honored if I come earlier or later?

Yes, your ticket will be honored if you attend on the same date as printed on your ticket however, those ticketholders who come to the NFL Experience at the time printed on their ticket will be given priority. Therefore, please make every attempt to arrive at the time printed on your ticket.

Is it safe to buy tickets online?

The only authorized seller for NFL Experience tickets online is Ticketmaster. The NFL is not affiliated with any other vendor for the purchase of NFL Experience tickets.

Is my ticket good for only 1 day?

Yes, once your ticket is scanned you will not be allowed to re-enter the NFL Experience with the same ticket under any circumstances due to security considerations.

I lost my ticket. Can it be replaced?

Individual tickets purchased at the box office or through Ticketmaster outlets will not be replaced. New tickets can be purchased at the box office at their face value.

What NFL players will be signing autographs at the NFL Experience?

To get the scheduled list of players signing autographs, please call 1-888-NFL- CARD (635-2273) beginning in January. Please note, all player appearances are subject to change without notice.

How many items will NFL players sign? Can I bring my own memorabilia?

One item per person per player is allowed and you can bring your own item for the player to sign.

Are there age limits on the elements at the NFL Experience?

Yes, the football clinics conducted on the Gatorade Clinic Field are for boys & girls ages 6-12 only. The various passing, running, kicking & receiving games are for fans of all ages after waivers have been signed by an adult or guardian age 18 or over.

Is there an ADA entrance to the NFL Experience?

Yes, the NFL Experience is ADA-approved. Please look for the NFL staff wearing "ADA" jackets for assistance on-site.

Can I bring in any outside food or beverages?

No, food and beverages will be available for purchase within the Experience concession area.

Film Review: Bodyguard

2011-08-31T12:48:00.001+05:30

Yet another South Indian-inspired masala film, but this one crashes fast.

Just when we were beginning to admire the progress in narratives, style and technique in recent Hindi cinema, there comes along a sucker punch like Bodyguard to push us backwards several steps. South Indian director Siddique holds the distinction of making the same film four times. When his original Malayali film of the same name became a massive hit, Siddique then decided to remake it in Tamil as Kaavalan, in Hindi as Bodyguard, and the upcoming Telugu version titled Ganga. While the Malayalam and Tamil versions garnered significant box office and critical success, the Hindi remake – starring Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor – is an exercise in redundancy. Bodyguard tries to build on the current resurgence of the full on masala film that has been doing surprisingly well lately. But it ends up simply as an exhausting experience, offering painfully little by way of entertainment, plot or performances. Or anything else you might expect from a film.

For a film that has the biggest of India’s film factories clamoring for remake rights, you would naturally go in expecting some sort of novel experience and plot. But the story is predictable from the start and resorts to every possible stereotype and plot device that has been used umpteen times. There’s a fearless (and feared) one-man juggernaut, Lovely Singh (Salman Khan), who beats up evil goons for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Then there’s an omnipotent wealthy man Sartaj Rana (Raj Babbar) whose daughter Divya (Kareena Kapoor) faces some sort of vague danger. We are never told why. But this seems enough for the scared father to call in the brawny nice guy to look after his little girl as she moves to college.

In a bid to loosen up the robotically loyal bodyguard, Divya begins prank-calling him pretending to be a long lost girlfriend. Surely enough, the prank backfires and Divya falls for her bodyguard, while he falls for the non-existent girlfriend he’s been speaking to on the phone. And a gimmicky move to use Karisma Kapoor’s voice for Divya’s alter-ego on the phone oddly results in the older Kapoor sister having more interesting speaking parts than the actual female lead in the film, Kareena.

Such seemingly hasty moves define Bodyguard as it unravels, one dud slapstick joke after another. The film also checks off every cringeworthy stereotype in what becomes a desperate move to evoke laughter. At any cost. There’s an obese sidekick named Tsunami Singh who grunts, makes weird noises and is a bumbling, overacting fool. A dwarf character is thrown in just so Lovely Singh can make some flat jokes about a “half human” who needs to drink Complan. And when a flamboyantly gay man (wearing all pink) flirts with the hero, he gets scared and avoids any sort of contact as if a mere touch would bring on the “gay disease.”

To his credit, Siddique employs some of the requisite elements of a masala film. Khan’s introduction – grand song sequence, silly-cool dance moves and an afterthought appearance by Katrina Kaif – is engineered for mass appeal. The fight sequences are creative, to say the least, and the anticipated climax scene where Khan must inevitably lose his shirt as he readies for one last smack down is actually funny in its outlandishness. However, the film suffers overall from bad dialogues, a sorely punctured script, and half-hearted performances.

Khan tries hard to revisit his Chulbul Pandey of Dabanng but fails to do much in Bodyguard. His expressions and dialogue delivery both remain monotone throughout. There are a few moments when he successfully moves beyond his usual range of histrionics; for example, the scene where he is nervous about meeting his telephonic girlfriend in person is suitably executed. But for the most part, Khan hardly moves his lips to mouth the dialogues and then resorts to overacting when a scene demands some level of intensity.

Kapoor, while she looks radiant, offers shockingly little in terms of substance. Perhaps more at fault is the writing, which makes her an incredibly mundane character that could have been played by absolutely anyone. Yes, a masala film heroine is usually a mere trophy, but even Sonakshi Sinha had depth in Dabanng. Here, the be all and end all of the Divya character is Lovely Singh. She is first angry with him, then she teases him, then plays a prank, then falls in love with him. She has no other purpose in her life besides doing something related to Lovely.

The villains – special appearances by Mahesh Manjrekar and Aditya Pancholi – seem unnecessary since we never know exactly what they want or what their motives are. The songs aren’t exciting enough and are forcefully inserted without much regard to the plot or visual themes.

With Bodyguard, Khan hopes to continue his winning streak at delivering successful masala films after Wanted, Dabanng and Ready. However, this film by Siddique goes wrong in numerous places, most of all in the script. The best dramatic point in the film only comes at the end, which is when the film finally begins to get interesting. If only the same innovative dramatic streaks ran throughout the film, Bodyguard would have veered away from becoming the bumbling, unfunny and bland film that it is. This bodyguard won’t save anyone!

Champions League Twenty20 2011

2011-08-18T11:00:00.000+05:30

Champions League Twenty20 2011 will begin on Friday, September 23, 2011 in India as per cricket schedule announced. Champions League T20 2011 is an international tournament to be organized by India. Champions League Twenty20 2011 will consist of 23 Twenty20 Matches to be hosted by India in Sep-Oct 2011. The Champions League Twenty20 2011 tournament is a part of Future Tour Programs prepared by International Cricket Council (ICC). India will host this tournament, beginning on September 23, 2011. In Champions League Twenty20 2011 bilateral series, first T20 match would be between Royal Challengers Bangalore-Chevrolet Warriors on Sep 23, 2011 at 20:00 local time to be played at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.

The Champions League T20 2011 will be third edition of the Champions League Twenty20 is thought to be played in India between September 23 to October 9, 2011. Champions League Twenty20 is an international T20 cricket tournament jointly administrated by cricket boards of BCCI, CA and CSA. The chairman of the CLT20 is Shashank Manohar who is also Chairman of IPL.

Domestic Twenty20 teams of India, Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies are confirmed to participation in Airtel Champions League Twenty20. Before CLT20 tournament is played, there would be qualifying round between 6 teams, of which 3 will enter in tournament with other 7 teams which are already confirmed.

Qualifier : Kolkata Knight Riders (IPL), Trinidad and Tobago (West Indies), Auckland Aces (New Zealand), Sri Lanka (TBC), England 1 (TBC) and England 2 (TBC)

GROUP STAGE

GROUP A		GROUP B
A1	Chennai Super Kings (India)	B1	Royal Challengers Bangalore (India)
A2	Cape Cobras (South Africa)	B2	Warriors (South Africa)
A3	NSW Blues (Australia)	B3	South Australian Redbacks (Australia)
A4	Mumbai Indians (India)	B4	Q1
A5	Q2	B5	Q3

Download Champions League Twenty20 2011 Fixtures in PDF Format.

Date	Local	GMT	Match Details	Venue
Sep 19, 2011	16:00	10:30	Qualifier : Trinidad and Tobago vs Ruhuna Rhinos, 1st T20	Hyderabad
Sep 19, 2011	20:00	14:30	Qualifier : Kolkata Knight Riders vs Auckland Aces, 2nd T20	Hyderabad
Sep 20, 2011	16:00	10:30	Qualifier : Trinidad and Tobago vs ECB1, 3rd T20	Hyderabad
Sep 20, 2011	20:00	14:30	Qualifier : ECB2 vs Auckland Aces, 4th T20	Hyderabad
Sep 21, 2011	16:00	10:30	Qualifier : ECB1 vs Ruhuna Rhinos, 5th T20	Hyderabad
Sep 21, 2011	20:00	14:30	Qualifier : Kolkata Knight Riders vs ECB2, 6th T20	Hyderabad
Sep 23, 2011	20:00	14:30	Group B : Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chevrolet Warriors, 1st T20	Bangalore
Sep 24, 2011	16:00	10:30	Group A : Cape Cobras vs New South Wales Blues, 2nd T20	Chennai
Sep 24, 2011	20:00	14:30	Group A : Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, 3rd T20	Chennai
Sep 25, 2011	16:00	10:30	Group B : Chevrolet Warriors vs South Australian Redbacks, 4th T20	Kolkata
Sep 25, 2011	20:00	14:30	Group B : TBC vs TBC, 5th T20	Kolkata
Sep 26, 2011	20:00	14:30	Group A : Mumbai Indians vs TBC, 6th T20	Bangalore
Sep 27, 2011	20:00	14:30	Group B : TBC vs South Australian Redbacks, 7th T20	Kolkata
Sep 28, 2011	16:00	10:30	Group A : New South Wales Blues vs TBC, 8th T20	Chennai
Sep 28, 2011	20:00	14:30	Group A : Chennai Super Kings vs Cape Cobras, 9th T20	Chennai
Sep 29, 2011	20:00	14:30	Group B : TBC vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 10th T20	Kolkata
Sep 30, 2011	20:00	14:30	Group A : Mumbai Indians vs Cape Cobras, 11th T20	Bangalore
Oct 1, 2011	16:00	10:30	Group B : South Australian Redbacks vs TBC, 12th T20	Kolkata
Oct 1, 2011	20:00	14:30	Group B : TBC vs Chevrolet Warriors, 13th T20	Kolkata
Oct 2, 2011	16:00	10:30	Group A : Mumbai Indians vs New South Wales Blues, 14th T20	Chennai
Oct 2, 2011	20:00	14:30	Group A : Chennai Super Kings vs TBC, 15th T20	Chennai
Oct 3, 2011	20:00	14:30	Group B : Royal Challengers Bangalore vs TBC, 16th T20	Bangalore
Oct 4, 2011	16:00	10:30	Group A : Cape Cobras vs TBC, 17th T20	Chennai
Oct 4, 2011	20:00	14:30	Group A : Chennai Super Kings vs New South Wales Blues, 18th T20	Chennai
Oct 5, 2011	16:00	10:30	Group B : Chevrolet Warriors vs TBC, 19th T20	Bangalore
Oct 5, 2011	20:00	14:30	Group B : Royal Challengers Bangalore vs South Australian Redbacks, 20th T20	Bangalore
Oct 7, 2011	20:00	14:30	TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi Final T20	Bangalore
Oct 8, 2011	20:00	14:30	TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi Final T20	Chennai
Oct 9, 2011	20:00	14:30	TBC vs TBC, Final T20	Chennai

ICC Goes Back to 14 Teams for 2015 World Cup

2011-06-29T16:53:00.001+05:30

The International Cricket Council has reversed its decision to cut the number of teams in the 2015 World Cup, throwing a lifeline to the so-called minnows who were fast heading down the international sporting plughole.

Associated Press

ICC President Sharad Pawar

"In Hong Kong today, the ICC Executive Board opted to retain the 14-team format that was used at the highly successful and universally acclaimed ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka with the 10 Full Members being joined by four Associate or Affiliate qualifiers," the ICC said in a statement Tuesday.

The ICC, however, stuck to its guns on the 2019 Cricket World Cup, confirming that it would be a 10-team event with the top eight-ranked teams automatically assured of a place and the remaining two positions decided through a qualifying process.

Last October, the ICC said only the 10 full members—countries with Test cricket status—would be eligible for the 2015 World Cup, to be held in Australia and New Zealand.

That decision was aimed at reducing the number of mismatches in the quadrennial tournament, which has seen the likes of India lining up against the Netherlands and Australia taking on Zimbabwe.

But the ICC's plan to cut the number of teams left it open to charges of failing to expand cricket globally. Critics charged the "international" council's main aim should be developing the sport world-wide and that lesser nations suffer if they never get to play the top teams.

Ireland has provided a consistent ray of hope that cricket could expand beyond its traditional heartlands, as seen during the 2011 World Cup when the Men in Green beat England.

"The initial reaction is probably just one of relief to be honest with you, relief that we now have the opportunity to qualify for the World Cup and relief that we can now devote our energy to actually trying to qualify for it,'' Cricket Ireland Chief Executive Warren Deutrom told Reuters.

Other "minnows" didn't perform quite so well during this year's World Cup but Ireland's efforts were enough to force a rethink. Soon after the World Cup finished, ICC President Sharad Pawar provided a glimmer of hope when he said he had asked the ICC executive board to revisit its decision to cut the number of teams in the 2015 edition.

It appears the ICC board listened to Mr. Pawar, who is also India's agriculture minister and one of the country's most powerful and richest politicians.

The ICC's reversal was welcomed by Irish cricket fans, though some were perhaps a little over-optimistic about their team's chances in 2015. One supporter, called James Bohan, took to Twitter to write, "Now let's go and win it!!" Another, calling himself Rick O'Shea, opted for a more balanced approach: "It's the right, decent, smart decision for all concerned and opens the sport up here even further. Great news."

The ICC also announced Tuesday that it had decided against expanding the 2012 and 2014 World Twenty20 tournaments to 16 teams, and would instead maintain the 12-team format that has prevailed since the event's inception in 2007.

The 2012 World T20 will be held in Sri Lanka, while Bangladesh will host the 2014 installment.

DU First Cut Off List 2011 | Delhi University First Cut-Off List 2011

2011-06-15T09:36:00.001+05:30

The University of Delhi has published the First Cut-off list marks (percentage) for Science and Arts & Commerce declared on 15th June 2011. The Cut off list helps to determine admissions to various undergraduate courses and programs at Delhi University (DU) and affiliated colleges.

The First Cut-off percentage eligible candidates are advised to complete admission formalities in the college concerned from 16th June to 20th June 2011 (except on SUnday) within the stipulated time. The First Cut-off list of SC/ST candidates is to be notified on 15th June 2011 at 2:00 PM.

DU First Cut Off List 2011:

http://www.du.ac.in/index.php?id=634&back=single&uid=79

FIRST CUT OFF - 2011

Science cut off

Arts & Commerce cut off

France Rugby Team Squad RWC 2011 World Cup

2011-06-09T15:56:00.001+05:30

France Team Squad Rugby World Cup 2011

When it comes to Rugby and the World Cups France are a very very strong side and they have been performing well in all the World Cups they have played so far, and their performences have been nothing short of examplary but only thing which is lacking at the moment is that they just cant win the World Cup. They have qualified for the every World Cup and they have been playing at top of their game in every competiton, infect they never failed to reach the knock outs in the World Cups. So they do have some big history and pedigree behind them.

France have been playing in the 6 nations against the likes of Italy, England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland and they have been winner on 6 occasions, they hosted the World Cup 2007 last time while they also finished runner ups in 2003. This time though they would like to go all the way and get their hands on the trophy. We will have the detailed team news as the teams are announced for the World Cup.

India beat West Indies by 7 wickets

2011-06-09T10:06:00.001+05:30

PORT OF SPAIN (TRINIDADD): Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel scored half centuries after leg spinner Amit Misra took his career best figures to guide India to a seven-wicket victory over West Indies in a rain-marred second ODI here Wednesday.

Kohli (81) and Patel (56) stitched a 120-run second wicket stand as India chased a revised target of 183 from 37 overs due to rain with 20 balls to spare at the Queen's Park Oval.

The West Indies had scored 240/9 in their 50 overs with Lendl Simmons (53) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (56) scoring fifties before Misra trigerred a middle-order collapse with his 4-31.

India, playing their first ODI series after their World Cup triumph, now lead the five-match series 2-0 despite the absence of captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and star batsman Sachin Tendulkar.

The tourist, however, had an early setback when they lost opener Shikher Dhawan (3) early in the third over but man of the match Kohli smashed six fours and a six in his 103 balls and Patel played a blistering knock off 64 deliveries to put India back on track.

Patel was caught behind off leg-spinner Anthony Martin in the 27th over, and Kohli was caught at long-off off leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo four overs later.

Rain halted India's march for 80 minutes but the visitors were never in a spot of bother with skipper Suresh Raina (26 not out) hitting the winning runs for India.

Put to bat, the West Indies had looked set for a 250 plus total when they were 192 for three at the end of the 41st over and a set Ramesh Sarwan at the crease.

But that was when the script went awry as four batsmen, including Sarwan, fell within five runs and the home team was left struggling at 197/7 with 38 balls remaining.

Mishra did the maximum damage for India, Captain Darren Sammy (22), along with Ravi Rampaul (14), added 31 valuable runs towards the end and lent respectability to the final score.

The hosts were off to a solid start with Simmons and Kirk Edwards (25) forging a 57-run opening stand. After Edwards was caught behind off Mishra, Simmons and Sarwan added another 67 runs.

West Indies v India, 2nd ODI, Trinidad : Mature Kohli makes all the right moves

2011-06-09T09:50:00.001+05:30

Virat Kohli comes to meet the press in a sleeveless shirt. An image of a Japanese samurai warrior with a sword raised screams out in a tattoo on his left shoulder. He looks relaxed; the musk he is wearing is called confidence. He was once brash but he was always ambitious. For a while he was living on the edge, struggling to come to terms with early fame, but his ambition has roped him in.

It was during an inane tri-series in Bangladesh in January 2010 that he first showed signs of maturity in public. It made you sit up and notice then. These days he wears it lightly. The clarity of thought is striking. He seems to be at peace with himself. It's no coincidence that his cricket too is flourishing. Today's knock was yet another one from the stable of Kohli. He seemed always under control. The bowling wasn't too testing, the pitch had eased up and he rarely let the opposition into the game. Later, he said the right things. These days he always says the right things with a smile. The confidence hits you. The once brash brat is now almost likeable. Times they are changing.

"I was always determined to do well," Kohli said. "Probably what I was doing off the field was not on at that time. I probably got carried away. Someone or other always tell you that this has been spoken about you at this place. I decided to change. I decided myself. No one can force myself to change. I had to do it. It was time to change.

"I have been given a chance to play for India, which is not a small thing because you have 20 others with same talent are waiting for that kind of a chance. So why waste the opportunity given to me. I got the odd game here and there in 2009. I was a replacement player then. I was very determined to do well at each opportunity."

In the early days, the lack of consistent runs devalued the swagger that he always seemed to have. It made him look arrogant. Brash. Wild. Unlikeable. And even made you forget that he was just a young boy, learning to deal with things that not many at his age are forced to deal with. The bad press accumulated. The bad karma continued. Kohli was living in the headlines for the wrong reasons. A talent was on the verge of self-destruction. Then something happened.

"It's about realising that every opportunity is as important as the next one or previous one," he said. "Not everyone gets an opportunity to play for India. It's a big honour for me. I have realised that massively in the last one and half years. I want to give 100% and make use of every opportunity. Initially, in my ODI career, I have made rash mistakes with my rush of blood at important times. If you keep doing it, you are not going to get the opportunity. I enjoy my batting these days. Especially during a chase I know what I have to do, rotate the strike."

Questions about his attitude have dogged him for a while. Has he got bored now? "I think I have answered that too much," he said with a smile. "But I have enjoyed answering that question every time. I feel good with myself for having changed what people did not like initially and then transform into that performances. I feel good about it but it's not something I want to be too proud of and get relaxed. I don't want to get complacent. The whole point in changing from that kind of attitude to this current attitude to perform consistently. I want to keep going."

It's not going to be easy. It will take a constant vigil over oneself. The danger of relapse is going to be there. But Kohli continues to not only say but also do the right things. Sample this answer to a question about whether he strives to ape a Tendulkar or a Sehwag. In his own mind, he has translated that question to mean whether he is striving to be as famous as them.

"It was never in my mind that I had to be at the level of them in fame or whatever. Those guys have been there, done that. It has taken a lot of time to reach where they are. There is no point in comparing oneself to them. Everyone has their own style of batting. I have realised that in the last one and half years. I admire them but there is no use batting like them. Take the first match of the World Cup. If I had tried to bat like Viru bhai, I would have perhaps ended up scoring 40. They have a special ability that has made them legends of the game. There is no point in doing what is not my strength."

The answers were perfect. The cynics will say they were too perfect. His fans will say they come from a man who is in a hurry to mature. He won't say it publicly but one gets the impression that he thinks he can become India's captain one day. Kohli has always struck you more ambitious than a Rohit or even Raina for that matter. A scribe put it to him that he has a wonderful ability to talk and express, and asked if he works on that skill.

"I don't think I work on that ability (to express myself)," Kohli said. "It's about being honest."

Does he think it's a leadership quality?

"I can't say anything about it being (leadership quality). I am honest in whatever question is thrown at me at every press conference. I don't really work on it."

Virat got up and left the room. Ambition floated in the air.

Special One Hour Episode To Air Post Superbowl 2012!

2011-06-08T16:49:00.001+05:30

“The Voice,” NBC’s new singing competition which stars Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green, and Adam Levine as coaches, has scored the coveted post-Super Bowl spot in 2012. This show has nowhere to go but UP UP UP in ratings!!!

NBC’s Bob Greenblatt said, “There is no better showcase on television than to follow the Super Bowl, and we believe “The Voice’ is deserving of such high-profile exposure. The attention-grabbing blind audition phase of The Voice has mass appeal and will fittingly team up with the biggest sporting event of the year.”

“The Voice” hosted by Carson Daly, debuted on April 26 and has been a ratings hit since then. Starting next week, the show will have their singing competition live after the coaches had chosen four contestants each. Due to consistent high viewership, the show was picked up last month for a second season.

Fox hosted the Super Bowl this year and gave the coveted spot to its breakout hit “Glee,” which became the top scripted telecast in three years. The Voice is expected to accomplish the same or even better.

One advice to NBC execs though. Don’t let Christina sing the national anthem again next year. She might mess up the lyrics again. Remember the lyrics fumble last year?

CBSE Class 10 results today

2011-05-31T07:06:00.001+05:30

Putting an end to much hearsay, the CBSE board officially announced on Monday night that Class 10 results would be declared after 10am on Tuesday. Students, so far buoyed along by news report that suggested a different date, are relieved to know that results will finally be out on Tuesday.

“It was so annoying to keep waiting and hearing all these different dates,” said Harsha Khara, 15, a Class 10 student. “Now it’s finally coming out and I’m waiting to know how I’ve performed.” Khara is among the first batch of students for whom the Class 10 board exam was optional. He was one of the nearly 16,000 students in the state to have opted to take the board exam, with nearly 6,000 students preferring to take the school-based exam instead.

Either way, all 21,000-odd students in the state will receive the same report cards and be graded along the same pattern when they find out how they have done. “I’m looking forward to the new report card they had spoken about,” said Khara.

This year’s report cards will include information on students’ curricular and extra-curricular performances. “There will be a lot of information in the new report cards which will be good for parents to know,” Vineet Joshi, the board’s chairperson had earlier said.

The board will only release the results for the Chennai region, which includes Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Daman and Diu. The board has not specified when the Class 10 results for the country’s other regions will be announced.

Memorial Day means remembrance of those who died

2011-05-30T17:00:00.001+05:30

In May of 1868, General John Logan proclaimed Decoration Day as a day of reflection and remembrance for the sacrifices of military service members by having flowers placed on the graves of both Union and Confederate soldiers. Decoration Day was unofficially changed to Memorial Day in 1882 and in 2011 we continue to acknowledge the valued service of our military by reflecting on the same sacrifices: duty, honor, country.

As a veteran I feel it is my duty to remind Alaskans of the true meaning of Memorial Day, a day that sometimes gets distorted, lost in commercialism or drowned in forgetful indulgence. The true meaning of Memorial Day becomes at times distant or vague and there is a failure to recognize the magnitude of the deeds and sacrifice of our servicemen and women.

Since the first colonial soldiers took up arms in 1775 in their fight for independence, more than a million service members have made the ultimate sacrifice in defending this great nation. My generation lost over 58,000 and the sacrifice given by "teammates" on a fateful day in September 1970, will forever set on my soul. Memorial Day just amplifies the pain.

World War I veteran Frank Buckles served his country and his generation lost over 400,000. He reflected during a 2010 Memorial Day ceremony, as the last living veteran of his generation, on the sacrifice of his "brothers in arms." Frank Buckles died this past February at 110 years old and was buried with honors at Arlington. A generation of soldiers is now gone. We are losing members of our "Greatest Generation" from World War II at a rate of over 1,000 per day and the next generation may well witness the passing of another generation of soldiers, and so the sacrifice continues. Let us not forget.

Today's generation fighting the War on Terror continues the sacrifice in the name of freedom, still another generation who hold true to the notion that evil and tyranny must not prevail regardless of the cost. This generation of warriors, as generations of warriors past, carries in their heart the words of Edmund Burke, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

In 2008 I traveled across America with a retired first sergeant, visiting the grave sites and respective families of soldiers who he lost in Iraq the previous year. It was a painful journey. Though a generation apart I shared his loss, as he felt mine of some 38 years past... "different mud, same blood." We have a shared reflection and remembrance and respect for one another and as veterans we will gather to honor our fallen comrades collectively on this day. For some of us our time together may have been brief, but bonds were formed and our brotherhood intensified through sharing of our tears, our laughter.

Memorial Day needs to be valued as a reminder to honor those who have served. If nothing else, we should all take a minute of our lives on this day to reflect on the sacrifice and service of those that protect the freedom we so cherish and give a moment of remembrance and respect.

"It is the Soldier, not the reporter, who has given us Freedom of the Press. It is the Soldier, not the poet, who has given us Freedom of Speech. It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the Freedom to demonstrate. It is the Soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial; and it is the Soldier who salutes the flag, who serves the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag who allows the protester to burn the flag."

Indianapolis 500 Ticket Prices Didn't Keep Fans Away

2011-05-30T09:17:00.001+05:30

Higher ticket prices and lingering concerns about the economy couldn't keep Indianapolis 500 fans away from this year's race.

General admission prices rose this year from $20 to $30, but Indianapolis Motor Speedway spokesman Tom Surber says advance ticket sales heading into Sunday's race were up about 10 percent from 2010.

Track officials don't disclose attendance figures, but the stands had fewer empty seats than in recent years. The 500 draws an estimated 250,000 to 275,000 fans annually.

David Humphrey manages Team Penske's trackside mobile vending unit. He says sales were up over last year but that many fans were still hesitant to buy a T-shirt that cost more than $25.

Some fans still worried about the economy said they couldn't resist souvenirs but found other ways to economize.

Memorial Day Quotes, SMS

2011-05-29T10:09:00.001+05:30

On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation! ~Thomas William Parsons

Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor engraved stone bear record of their deeds, yet will their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored. ~Daniel Webster

With the tears a Land hath shed
Their graves should ever be green.
~Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Are they dead that yet speak louder than we can speak, and a more universal language? Are they dead that yet act? Are they dead that yet move upon society and inspire the people with nobler motives and more heroic patriotism? ~Henry Ward Beecher

Green sods are all their monuments; and yet it tells
A nobler history than pillared piles,
Or the eternal pyramids.
~James Gates Percival

Is't death to fall for Freedom's right?
He's dead alone who lacks her light!
~Thomas Campbell

For love of country they accepted death... ~James A. Garfield

They fell, but o'er their glorious grave
Floats free the banner of the cause they died to save.
~Francis Marion Crawford

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. ~From a headstone in Ireland

Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead!
There's none of these so lonely and poor of old,
But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
~Rupert Brooke

The brave die never, though they sleep in dust:
Their courage nerves a thousand living men.
~Minot J. Savage

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example. ~Benjamin Disraeli

And I'm proud to be an American,
where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
~Lee Greenwood

They are dead; but they live in each Patriot's breast,
And their names are engraven on honor's bright crest.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Peace to each manly soul that sleepeth;
Rest to each faithful eye that weepeth...
~Thomas Moore

But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for,
Is their monument to-day, and for aye.
~Thomas Dunn English

And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier's tomb, and beauty weeps the brave. ~Joseph Drake

Perform, then, this one act of remembrance before this Day passes - Remember there is an army of defense and advance that never dies and never surrenders, but is increasingly recruited from the eternal sources of the American spirit and from the generations of American youth. ~W.J. Cameron

How sleep the brave, who sink to rest,
By all their country's wishes blest!
When Spring, with dewy fingers cold,
Returns to deck their hallow'd mould,
She there shall dress a sweeter sod
Than Fancy's feet have ever trod.
By fairy hands their knell is rung,
There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray,
To bless the turf that wraps their clay;
And Freedom shall awhile repair,
To dwell, a weeping hermit, there.
~William Collins

The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree. ~Thomas Campbell

Decoration Day is the most beautiful of our national holidays.... The grim cannon have turned into palm branches, and the shell and shrapnel into peach blossoms. ~Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Better than honor and glory, and History's iron pen,
Was the thought of duty done and the love of his fellow-men.
~Richard Watson Gilder

We who are left how shall we look again
Happily on the sun or feel the rain
Without remembering how they who went
Ungrudgingly and spent
Their lives for us loved, too, the sun and rain?
~Wilfred Wilson Gibson

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. ~Joseph Campbell

Who kept the faith and fought the fight;
The glory theirs, the duty ours.
~Wallace Bruce

I have never been able to think of the day as one of mourning; I have never quite been able to feel that half-masted flags were appropriate on Decoration Day. I have rather felt that the flag should be at the peak, because those whose dying we commemorate rejoiced in seeing it where their valor placed it. We honor them in a joyous, thankful, triumphant commemoration of what they did. ~Benjamin Harrison

Cover them over with beautiful flowers,
Deck them with garlands, those brothers of ours,
Lying so silent by night and by day
Sleeping the years of their manhood away.
Give them the meed they have won in the past;
Give them the honors their future forcast;
Give them the chaplets they won in the strife;
Give them the laurels they lost with their life.
~Will Carleton

Life hangs as nothing in the scale against dear Liberty! ~Lucy Larcom

All we have of freedom, all we use or know -
This our fathers bought for us long and long ago.
~Rudyard Kipling, The Old Issue, 1899

Our battle-fields, safe in the keeping
Of Nature's kind, fostering care,
Are blooming, - our heroes are sleeping, -
And peace broods perennial there.
~John H. Jewett

These heroes are dead. They died for liberty - they died for us. They are at rest. They sleep in the land they made free, under the flag they rendered stainless, under the solemn pines, the sad hemlocks, the tearful willows, and the embracing vines. They sleep beneath the shadows of the clouds, careless alike of sunshine or of storm, each in the windowless Place of Rest. Earth may run red with other wars - they are at peace. In the midst of battle, in the roar of conflict, they found the serenity of death. I have one sentiment for soldiers living and dead: cheers for the living; tears for the dead. ~Robert G. Ingersoll

Their silent wounds have speech
More eloquent than men;
Their tones can deeper reach
Than human voice or pen.
~William Woodman

Their own souls rose and cried
Alarum when they heard the sudden wail
Of stricken freedom and along the gale
Saw her eternal banner quivering wide.
~John LeGay Brereton

The dead soldier's silence sings our national anthem. ~Aaron Kilbourn

Our cheer goes back to them, the valiant dead!
Laurels and roses on their graves to-day,
Lilies and laurels over them we lay,
And violets o'er each unforgotten head.
~Richard Hovey

But fame is theirs - and future days
On pillar'd brass shall tell their praise;
Shall tell - when cold neglect is dead -
"These for their country fought and bled."
~Philip Freneau

Let no vandalism of avarice or neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations, that we have forgotten, as a people, the cost of a free and undivided Republic. ~John A. Logan

Your silent tents of green
We deck with fragrant flowers;
Yours has the suffering been,
The memory shall be ours.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The story of America's quest for freedom is inscribed on her history in the blood of her patriots. ~Randy Vader

Spirit, that made those heroes dare
To die, and leave their children free,
Bid Time and Nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to them and thee.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Alas, how can we help but mourn
When hero bosoms yield their breath!
A century itself may bear
But once the flower of such a death.
~S. Weir Mitchell

They hover as a cloud of witnesses above this Nation. ~Henry Ward Beecher

These martyrs of patriotism gave their lives for an idea. ~Schuyler Colfax

They saw their injured country's woe;
The flaming town, the wasted field;
Then rushed to meet the insulting foe;
They took the spear, - but left the shield.
~Philip Freneau

For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity. ~William Penn

Ah! never shall the land forget
How gushed the life-blood of her brave -
~William Cullen Bryant

"Dead upon the field of glory,"
Hero fit for song and story.
~John Randolph Thompason

Knights of the spirit; warriors in the cause
Of justice absolute 'twixt man and man.
~Richard Watson Gilder

Fold him in his country's stars.
Roll the drum and fire the volley!
What to him are all our wars,
What but death bemocking folly?
~George Henry Boker

The Flag still floats unblotted with defeat!
But ah the blood that keeps its ripples red,
The starry lives that keep its field alight.
~Rupert Hughes

The hero dead cannot expire:
The dead still play their part.
~Charles Sangster

We come, not to mourn our dead soldiers, but to praise them. ~Francis A. Walker

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! ~Maya Angelou

Manchester United vs. Barcelona Champion League 2011 final: Preview

2011-05-28T15:58:00.001+05:30

IT IS now one day to go before the final of the UEFA Champions League 2011. On Saturday, May 28, the final game will be played between the Spanish team FC Barcelona and the English team Manchester United FC at Wembley Stadium in London. Barcelona and United are both seeking a fourth European Champion Cup.
Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United, famous as the Red Devils, won the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League against Schalke by 2-0 and 4-1 in the first and second leg. Whereas, Josep Guardiola's Barcelona won against arch rival Real Madrid by 2-0 in the first leg semi-final and in the second leg semi-final of the Champions League game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Manchester United and Barcelona, two of club football's greatest teams, had faced each other in the UEFA Champions League last time in 2009 in Rome, where Barcelona overpowered Red Devils by 2-0 and crowned the kings of Europe.
Manchester United, who won the European crown in 2008 over Chelsea with a penalty shoot-out victory, has not lost even a single game in the last ten occasions. The Red Devils have star footballers such as forwards Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez and midfielders Anderson, who have scored maximum goals for their side in the current league.
Barcelona star footballer Lionel Messi has so far scored 11 goals in this season of the Champions League. He needs one more goal to equal the record of Ruud van Nistelrooy of 12 goals in a season of Champions League. Barcelona has many star footballers such as David Villa, Xavi Hernandez, Pedro Rodriguez. Barcelona's coach Pep Guardiola has lost just four of the 36 matches in the Champions League.
Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United is likely to play with the straight 4-4-1-1 formation, whereas Pep Guardiola's Barcelona will play with 4-3-3.
FC Barcelona and Manchester United FC UEFA Champions League 2011 final game will start at 20:45 local time.

London Olympics 2012 test event tickets available now

2011-05-28T15:50:00.001+05:30

THE LONDON Olympic games organisers have announced the sale of tickets for the public of its four test events, which are going to be held from July 31 to August 21. The London Olympics games organisers LOCOG has branded the test events as "London Prepares" series.

Four LOCOG ticketed test events include Mountain Bike, Beach Volleyball, Basketball and BMX.

The Mountain Bike event will be held on July 31 at Hadleigh Farm, Essex, and some of the world’s best men and women’s mountain bikers will be participating in the event. Beach Volleyball will be taking place at Horse Guards Parade from August 9-14, and a total of 54 matches will be played.

The basketball test events will be taking place at Basketball Arena, Olympic Park from August 16-21. In this event six top men’s teams from around the world will compete. In the BMX test event, that is scheduled between August 19-20 at BMX Track, Olympic Park, and 130 men and 40 women riders will show their skills.

Tickets for the four test events are being sold on a first come first served basis. Price of the tickets is from £5 and £35. For children under 16 and under and adults aged 60 and over, tickets will be available on special price. According to LOCOG, 250 tickets will be donated to schools.

The London Olympics Games 2012 are scheduled to be organised from July 27 to August 12, whereas Paralympic Games are scheduled from August 29 to September 9, 2012.

Big screens, DJs, funky food to set mood for IPL final

2011-05-28T15:42:00.001+05:30

Restaurants to offer discounts, free services

Pune may not have made it to the IPL finals, but that hasn’t dampened the spirits of residents for the final encounter of the fourth edition of the tournament. Restaurants and pubs have made special arrangements- big screens, cheerleaders, discounts- to woo fans.

At Arc Asia in ABC Farms, Kingfisher cheerleaders will accompany visitors. A DJ and live commentary on the match, which will be shown on a 15 X 15 ft screen, and IPL quizzes have been arranged. “We will get two cheerleaders for the day and will have a person delivering funny ball-by-ball commentary. Depending on how the match unfolds, we may bring in other offers,” said Imran Inamdar, manager of Arc Asia.

Koregaon Park’s Oakwood Premier Hotel will use the occasion to raise funds for India at 2047, an NGO that works for underprivileged children. “The invitees at the parties will be served complimentary starters. The match will be shown on a big screen in hotel lawns. We will put up a drop box at the venue in support of the NGO. There will be a DJ too,” said event coordinator Pranay.

IPL 2011 Final - Live RCB Vs CSK | Bangalore Vs Chennai

2011-05-28T15:39:00.001+05:30

So after 73 T20 matches played in IPL, the teams for the finals was decided and they will play the final on Saturay. Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will play for the trophy in MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.

RCB Vs CSK
Final - IPL 2011
May 28 Saturday
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Starts 20:00 local

These two teams earlier also met in the 1st qualifier where Chennai came over Bangalore in very tight match. After that win, CSK directly qualified for the finals whereas RCB had to play 2nd qualifier against MI. On friday, RCB defeated Mumbai in this ground to secure their spot in the finals. It was all the Gayle factor which had made the difference for RCB in this whole IPL.

Watch Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Chennai Super Kings Live in IPL 2011 Finals of IPL 2011 in Chennai
Watch Live in Internet. ipl.Indiatimes.com broadcasts the IPL live matches. All the 73 matches were Live and final match will also be shown there.Youtube.com/ipl will also show the matches live. Live scores and updates are also available. Click here for more details.

On TV : Setmax will broadcast the matches in India. Here are the list of TV Channels broadcasting IPL 2011 Live - RCB vs CSK.

Bihar Board Intermediate Results 2011 to be announced soon

2011-05-28T15:37:00.001+05:30

The Bihar Secondary School Examination (Class X) 2011 results have been declared on Wednesday. The Intermediate (Class XII) examination results will be declared later this month.

The Bihar Board matric result 2011 were declared by the Bihar School Education Board (BSEB) at 5.30 PM.

The BSEB result 2011 is available at the official website http://biharboard.bih.nic.in.

Due to to the heavy load of traffic, currently the websites are not accessible.

Altogether, about 20 lakh students appeared for the Class X (Matric) and Class XII (Higher secondary) examinations.

In 2010, a total of 9,74,340 students had appeared for the matric examination out of which 6,86,109 students cleared the exams.

The pass percentage in 2010 was 70.90 per cent. The pass percentage stood at 68.27 per cent in 2009.

NDA & Naval Academy Exam (II), 2010 Result Announced

2011-05-28T15:28:00.001+05:30

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the final results of National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Exam (II) 2010 on the basis of the results of written examination held by UPSC in August 2010 and the interviews held by the Services Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence. The examination was held for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force Wings of National Defence Academy for the 126^th Course and Naval Academy for the 88^th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from June 30, 2011.

The list contains names of 742 candidates. There are some common candidates in the three lists for Army/Navy, Air Force and Naval Academy. The number of vacancies as intimated by the Government of India is 335 (195 for the Army, 039 for the Navy, 066 for the Air Force and 035 for the Naval Academy for the 88^th (INAC).

The result of Medical Examination of candidates has not been taken into account in preparing the merit list. The candidature of all the candidates is provisional.

Candidates may obtain any information/clarification during working hours in person or over telephone No.011-23385271, 011-23381125 and 011-23098543 . The result is available on PIB website i.e

www.pib.nic.in

and also on the UPSC website i.e.

www.upsc.gov.in

. However, marks of the candidates will be available on the website after 30 days from the date of declaration of final results.

N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
- 2 -
ARMY/NAVY
1 126564 SAKET KUMAR
2 124133 PRAVEEN KUMAR SINGH
3 124453 RAKESH SINGH
4 123173 SURYA PRAKASH
5 123973 SUNANDIT MAHAJAN
6 163340 RUDRANSH PANDE
7 171592 ANUJ YADAV
8 126563 ADITYA RAMAN
9 123013 SACHIN LAKHAWAT
10 124613 ABHILASH PATRA
11 125253 VIVEK YADAV
12 047093 NAVEEN JANU
13 134033 SACHIN KUMAR RAI
14 166645 VIKAS PARIHAR
15 094982 TH SHURAJIT SINGH
16 048722 MAYANK PUNETHA
17 125893 HIMANSHU THAPA
18 151030 AKSHAY J JONDHALE
19 144584 JAY SINGH SULODIA
20 066261 ABHISHEK PRABHAT
21 052490 GAURAV DWIVEDI
22 045673 ISHAN SHINGHAL
23 156425 ANIRUDH U
24 161740 JAIDEEP RAWAT
25 003470 SONU KUMAR
26 005119 RAVINDRA SINGH GURJAR
27 165740 AJITESH GOEL
28 121893 NAVNEET SUMAN
29 122053 ASHISH KAPOOR
30 162893 GAURAV
31 112316 SAGAR KUMAR
32 017847 PRATEEK TYAGI
33 147509 AMIT D KALE
34 162050 SUNIL KARMYOGI
35 041494 PAWAS RAJPUT
36 186515 VIBHAV PARIKH
37 087221 RAUNAQ IRFAAN
38 041997 ABHISHEK SINGH
39 117821 SHASHWAT SETH
40 003835 ALOK SARASWAT
41 004208 MOHIT MALIK
42 134461 AKASH DEEP
43 130833 PRAKHAR KUMAR
44 163435 DIWAKER SINGH SHAHI
45 060101 ROHIN JUDE ROCQUE
46 167915 SHIVANK PATHAK
47 148151 AADITYA UDUPA
48 035390 RAHUL SAGAR
49 168527 ANUJ RAJPUT
50 132701 HIMANSHU SHEKHAR
ARMY/NAVY
51 016770 AJAY KUMAR
52 126533 ANKUR RAWAT
N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
- 3 -
53 123459 NITIN GANJOO
54 167979 NAMITESH DIXIT
55 167179 ASHISH BADONI
56 126853 RAHUL KADIAN
57 167725 ABHISHEK YADAV
58 187312 ANKUR DWIVEDI
59 067445 ARJUN ARUN KUMAR
60 123333 ABHINAV ANAND
61 012657 VINAY DIXIT
62 125093 SHESHANK CHAUHAN
63 123818 SHAHBEG SINGH GILL
64 039056 ANISH AHMED
65 120287 ABHIJEET KUMAR
66 151513 AAYUSH KUMAR
67 123653 AVINASH KUMAR
68 161326 KAJALE VAIBHAV NITIN
69 124106 HIMANSHU KANWAR
70 045973 ANSHUL DALAL
71 031816 SACHIN AGRAWAL
72 089862 THANGMINGOU MATE
73 120448 PARWEJ ALAM
74 123497 VIVEK KUMAR
75 120206 ALLAMPALLI CHANDRA SEKHAR
76 133286 SAMEER SHEKHAR
77 126883 VARUN KUMAR RAI
78 123528 SUYASH BALYAN
79 089664 RAVI DESHWAL
80 044382 PRATEEK NIRMAL
81 167819 ALOK KUMAR GUPTA
82 128000 JALAJ SHARMA
83 160300 PARTH JUNEJA
84 165900 SHUBHAM THAKUR
85 043579 SHIVAM TIWARI
86 165647 KANISK MANN
87 050856 AKSHAT SINGH
88 162060 BHANU PRATAP SINGH
89 125576 LEONARD ARAMBAM
90 023647 RAHUL YADAV
91 195702 ANKIT SAURABH
92 005600 DEVESH SHARMA
93 090022 LALREMRUATA RALTE
94 124324 KAMAL SHARMA
95 063303 RITVIK ANIL NAUTIYAL
96 122827 ABHISHEK
97 171869 VIVEK TYAGI
98 131953 NIKHIL KUMAR VERMA
99 166579 ABHINAV BISHNOI
100 122213 PARTH VILAS INDALKAR
ARMY/NAVY
101 064707 DAMANBIR SINGH SEKHON
102 169161 ABHISHEK SINGH
103 163500 AKASH NEGI
104 111235 BUDDHA SHANMUKHA PHANEENDRA
105 158502 NITISH P NAIR
106 147191 GUNINDER DEEP SINGH SIDHU
107 027290 ANKIT PATIL
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108 021403 DEEPAK KUMAR
109 168743 SHIVAM MISHRA
110 033796 VARUN
111 159243 PRAKASH MISHRA
112 130033 HRISHIKESH KUMAR
113 009583 SHUBHAM SHANDILYA
114 027892 PRASHANT SHARMA
115 124814 ANAND KANTHI
116 014782 BIKASH RAI
117 148311 MYANG HANG KULUNG RAI
118 156905 THAVAMANI B
119 080954 HEMANSHU ROHILLA
120 125573 ABHIJIT BORUAH
121 083468 SHIVANK
122 150550 PRADEEP RAJPUT
123 128849 CHINMAYA S VAIDYA
124 083408 DEOSTHALE ANGAD VINAY
125 166475 SHAILENDRA SINGH KHAMPA
126 067290 MALLIDI KARTIK REDDY
127 172051 SATVIR SINGH GAHRHA
128 143095 SEHAJ VEER SINGH SIDHU
129 001969 YUDHVIR MAAN
130 089702 TH KHAOBVIIO WISDOM
131 124773 NITISH KUMAR JHA
132 085100 VIKRANT BENIWAL
133 107504 VINAY BHARDWAJ
134 102893 AKASH SINGH
135 047046 ANJULESH
136 154469 SAJAG KUNDU
137 118555 ABHISHEK SAPAHIA
138 008378 SUSHANT GARG
139 164940 ABESH CHAUHAN
140 043355 LAKSHYA PUNDIR
141 120644 VIBHANSHU KUMAR
142 002291 RAJINDER SINGH VIRK
143 077319 PARAG SHAROTRI
144 005561 NIEL DAVIS
145 121067 ASHISH KUMAR
146 012817 SACHIN DAHIYA
147 151022 KRISHAN SHARMA
148 009803 VIKASH KUMAR SONDLYA
149 035617 ANUJ KUMAR
150 125735 BHARAT KAUSHIK
ARMY/NAVY
151 125336 SARATH RAJENDRAN
152 124407 ASHISH SINGH BHADAURIA
153 086300 RAJAT VERMA
154 166928 AVINASH KUMAR BHARTI
155 185263 SHASHANK SHARMA
156 193795 SREERAG V MENON
157 167659 HRIKSHESH KANDPAL
158 082502 YASHASVI SHARMA
159 152885 M DANISH KHAN
160 067934 PREM SHANKAR MISHRA
161 033286 GAJANAN GANGADHAR PATTANSHETTI
162 101127 VAIBHAV
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163 048950 VIVEK SINGH BHANDARI
164 018168 LOKHANDE OMKAR GULABRAO
165 052265 ARJUN KRISHAN MOHAN
166 042779 DEEPANSHU SHEORAN
167 189237 YASH TRIVEDI
168 088102 S ANDY SINGH
169 119197 SHREY BARANWAL
170 186681 ATHUL K SHIBU
171 040551 RUSHIL DEV
172 103411 UMESH KUMAR
173 012260 ADARSH KUMAR
174 172189 TOSHAN DWIVEDI
175 153190 SANDEEP KUMAR
176 127965 K S KRANTHI KIRAN RAO
177 065408 ANUJ CHHETRI
178 088146 DARWIN VIGNESH M
179 065221 AMIT KUMAR DUTTA
180 090858 ASHISH KUMAR
181 131213 ROHAN JAIN
182 094822 RIZWAN MALIK
183 125107 LOKESH SINGH TANWAR
184 040066 LIMAYE NIKHIL VINAYAK
185 150229 SHUBHAM TUKARAM DESHMUKH
186 119820 RANJIT SINGH GHOTRA
187 109557 AISHWARY SHIVHARE
188 007772 ISHAN SINGH
189 160140 ABHISHEK KUMAR SINGH
190 022727 BALVAISHWER SINGH
191 147990 PRAVIN K MATHAPATI
192 093862 YUMLAM JOSE
193 036714 ANSHUMAAN GANGELE
194 104034 ROHIT SHAW
195 094662 SUSHRUJEN PANGEIJAM
196 073494 ANKIT NAIN
197 000024 VISHNU KUMAR SHUKLA
198 125934 PRITHISH R PATIL
199 172687 ARUN KUMAR
200 062009 HARISH SHARMA
ARMY/NAVY
201 039820 SUMIT KUMAR
202 030807 PUSHPESH CHAND MAHOVIYA
203 110595 MANPREET SINGH KLER
204 110887 ARPIT RAJANI
205 003226 ARVINDER SINGH
206 041022 DEBABRAT SAIKIA
207 092262 ANIRBAAN CHOWDHURY
208 149864 VIVEK RANA
209 071775 RAVINDER JARAL
210 068371 DEVASHISH
211 109634 K V S S S PRASAD
212 050869 ADHUN RAMESH
213 148264 YOGENDER MALIK
214 122047 ANKIT LAKRA
215 103238 NIKHIL KUMAR
216 134153 PRASHANT KUMAR
217 191316 ABHINANDAN SUBHASH
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218 122697 AASHISH KUMAR SINGH
219 084422 KRISHNENDRA SINGH
220 005734 RAKESH KUMAR SWAIN
221 089542 SHIMON DOKE
222 018567 NILESH BHASKAR
223 012966 KISHAN THAKUR
224 020967 AJAY KUMAR PATHAK
225 068715 AKASHDEEP ATTRI
226 103162 TEJESH H N
227 146664 ASHISH GOYAT
228 123978 JIGAR DHILLON
229 099577 VARDAAN SINGH
230 161580 ANKIT RAI
231 129873 PRABHAKAR KAJI
232 150024 BHUMIT MALIK
233 044436 RAHUL DAS S
234 136464 DEVENDER S SHEKHAWAT
235 097637 SHASHANK MISHRA
236 044095 VISHVENDRA KATARIA
237 057079 VISHAL SOLANKI
238 005921 VINAY YADAV
239 051862 KISHAN KUMAR GUPTA
240 067817 SHABIR HUSSAIN
241 124490 GAURAV TIWARI
242 017472 LOKESH KUMAR YADAV
243 031427 PRANAY RAWAT
244 074099 NIRBHAY JISHTU
245 070071 ANANT YADAV
246 022602 RAHUL SHARMA
247 042142 ARPAN KUMAR NATH
248 198884 DWIJARAJ BHATTACHARYA
249 026112 RISHABH KRISHAN
250 119541 SHRUTIMAAN SHUKLA
ARMY/NAVY
251 001484 ANSHUL DAHIYA
252 001433 VINOD KUMAR MISHRA
253 097982 MOHIT KAUSHIK
254 033278 MD FAZEEL KHAN
255 053704 RONNIT ROY BURMAN
256 060869 ANURAG SINGH
257 160606 SOUMALLYA PAL
258 022407 KARAMVIR SINGH
259 146062 RISHABH RAJ
260 067504 VINJAMURI STANLEY EMERALD
261 185506 RANVIJAY SINGH
262 075146 ANJILICKAL ANNEL JOY
263 085889 SUMIT KUMAR YADAV
264 107519 AKAGRA SRIVASTAV
265 127523 DHANJIT KUMAR SINGH
266 147989 PANKAJ SADASHIV JADHAV
267 008795 PRIYANK THAKUR
268 038501 AJATSHTRU RAMPAL
269 172447 AMBER SAXENA
270 131473 NAVEEN KUMAR
271 147669 JAYDEEP N JAGTAP
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272 161757 DEEPAK JOSHI
273 042611 BHUVAN UPADHYAY
274 066857 ARSHID HUSSAIN BHAT
275 067410 SREERAJ S RAJEEV
276 169065 AVNISH SHAH
277 049959 GAURAV YADAV
278 133661 RAVISH UJJWAL
279 122377 ANKIT VATSA
280 040917 SANDEEP SINGH
281 047481 MAYANK CHHABRA
282 111047 RITESH SEN
283 128701 ARJUN SABHARWAL
284 083970 SUDEEP S
285 169264 PRIYHERSH
286 169903 PARVESH KUMAR
287 014957 CHANDAN KUMAR ROY
288 124418 MANOJ KUMAR
289 133428 ADITYA BISHT
290 190868 ANIL KUMAR
291 108444 RAJAT DHOTRA
292 091219 SAWAN KUMAR
293 135626 TARIF SINGH
294 177391 YATENDRA SINGH
295 054859 RAVI KIRAN JAISWAL
296 020284 DIKO KUMAR DAS
297 086911 PANDEY ROHIT JAWAHARLAL
298 057616 AMRITESH KUMAR
299 158817 SAURABH WALIA
ARMY/NAVY
300 092739 RISHABH SHARMA
301 172349 VIPUL TIWARI
302 050240 MATHEWS RAJAN
303 018043 PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
304 075133 ABHISHEK AICH
305 132861 VIKAS KUMAR
306 120964 ANKUR KUMAR
307 123374 MANJUSWAMY BASAYYA HIREMATH
308 072463 ANUJ VERMA
309 160316 VISHNU SINGH
310 117787 CHIRAG PUROHIT
311 077596 ASHIRWAD MISHRA
312 144310 MAHESH I BIRAJDAR
313 061607 NITESH KUMAR SINGH
314 003514 SUNIL KUMAR BISHNOI
315 056242 DEVANSHU TYAGI
316 145224 VIKRAM KHARB
317 023871 AKSHAT DUBEY
318 194591 S VINAYAGASUNDARAM
319 175240 ROHAN CHAUDHARY
320 053865 GURDEEP SINGH WAZIR
321 054219 HIMANSHU MISHRA
322 139259 ASHISH KUMAR SAXENA
323 093702 HAGE KAPA
324 185740 ASHISH JUYAL
325 002796 SANKALP YADAV
326 074005 SHANTANU MISHRA
327 025511 ARPIT KAPOOR
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328 134893 LOKESH YADAV
329 088786 SIVAANAND B
330 056672 ABHISHEK RIKWAL
331 115626 RISHABH KUMAR
332 029270 AYUSH MALIK
333 069695 PAWAN SINGH DHAMI
334 065223 THOMAS KAMALA KUNNEL STANLY
335 073726 ADITYA MANRAL
336 007858 SANGRAM SINGH CHAUHAN
337 174832 KULDEEP TEWARI
338 122843 SONAM SINGH
339 150984 AMANDEEP SINGH
340 071719 ANKUR
341 059204 ANKUSH CHANYAL
342 050530 AMAN BHARGAVA
343 006325 ABHISHEK RANJAN
344 167149 SHIVJEET SINGH
345 112968 SUMIT KUMAR
346 131041 PIYUSH BHATT
347 127968 KARAN BIR SINGH
348 045985 DONDE PRATIK PRAKASH
349 059115 RAHUL SHARMA
350 030774 DHARMENDRA SINGH
ARMY/NAVY
351 168862 MANISH YADAV
352 100326 ROBIN SHARMA
353 091573 MIDHUN A S
354 161567 RAJAN BANYAL
355 001947 ABHEESHT DWIVEDI
356 124608 SWAPNIL SRIVASTAVA
357 174503 MANJEET KUMAR
358 098526 DEEPAK SHARMA
359 124802 APURVA CHATTERJEE
360 144748 SAHIL MADAAN
361 158377 ADITYA JAIN
362 089509 TANUJ PATHANIA
363 123726 ROHIT P NAIR
364 014440 AJIT SINGH
365 003792 VISHAL VERMA
366 149188 ATULBAL ANJANEY
367 069010 UNNI MOHAN
368 141385 RITESH KUMAR YADAV
369 062740 APRAJIT CHAUHAN
370 165648 DEVANSHU KATHAIT
371 110914 CHITTI ROHIT KUMAR
372 151510 VINAYAK S DESAI
373 141161 ARJUN SEHGAL
374 038512 PULKIT SINGH
375 136059 ARVINDO MAHARSHI SHAH
376 055819 SHROT SRIVASTAVA
377 094420 ANIT PUNIA
378 116069 DURGESH BHADURIYA
379 017305 RITURAJ MISHRA
380 154369 DIVYAK TIWARI
381 046625 PARKHE GAURISH NARAYAN
382 109830 BHAVESH SHARMA
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383 004799 LAXMAN SINGH FAUJDAR
384 042306 AKSHAY PRAMOD KAKADE
385 118449 ARIHARA SUDHAN A
386 133908 MANISH THAPLIYAL
387 021546 NAVEEN KUMAR
388 078565 SACHIN YADAV
389 098779 HIMANK TIWARI
390 125774 MAHANTESH BASAVARAJ BARAGALI
391 149384 PARVEEN KUMAR
392 127799 SHIV KUMAR YADAV
393 044066 MANDAR MILIND JOSHI
394 040386 AKASH SANJAY RODGE
395 172584 AJAY SANGWAN
396 053109 ABHIRAJ R
397 000953 HIMANSHU
398 113072 NAVEEL HAMDANI
399 122636 RAJIV KUMAR
400 093542 TAGE DUSUSOW
ARMY/NAVY
401 152000 SUBHRANSHU SHRESHTHA
402 099177 ALLAN JOY DANIEL
403 171111 SUBHAM MANDAL
404 131313 VINEET PALLAV
405 044215 AKHIL KUMAR SINGH
406 081911 MOHIT SONI
407 132113 ABHISHEK KUMAR
408 073257 SHANTANU SINGH
409 175983 NAGENDRA KUMAR
410 012823 VISHAL DEV
411 110433 SIGILIPALLI SATISH KUMAR
412 013967 TANUJ SHARMA
413 008643 DEVESH GUPTA
414 140557 SATYA PRAKASH TRIPATHI
415 172551 BIRENDER SINGH
416 174206 YASHVIR SINGH
417 150824 YUDHVIR YADAV
418 191028 RAHUL MALIK
419 104629 PRATEEK SINGH
420 053269 AJEESH CHANDRAN
421 085293 ANJANI KUMAR SINGH
422 183959 BALJIT SINGH
423 066537 WASIF MAJIED
424 011096 ROHIT SHARMA
425 088546 MITHUN M NAMBIAR
426 152593 ABBHISHAECK BORA
427 111781 ABHISHEK MISHRA
428 009263 AKSHAY PRASOON
429 003452 PRASHANT SINGH
430 121921 SAIYAD WAHIB HASHMY
431 189267 SHANDEEP BAL
432 088220 AJAY MARUTI PATIL
433 156105 AVINASH S N
434 153578 SUBHASH KUMAR
435 110328 SARATH KUMAR K
436 079620 DEEKSHITH CHAND D
437 175878 GIRIDHAR GOPAL SHARMA
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438 080115 PRATYUSH SINGH
439 109457 PRATEEK TOMAR
440 126554 ASHISH KUMAR
441 123054 VENKATESH NAGARAJ KERKALMATTI
442 068421 SHOAIB MOHAMMED ALI
443 042952 TUSHAR SINGH
444 126693 UTSAV SINGAL
445 070234 ARUN KUMAR
446 010938 MANUJ KAPOOR
447 122854 WAQUAR AHMED
448 143148 SUBODH BALYAN
449 138003 KUMAR SHUBHAM
450 117248 ABHIMANYU GURUNG
ARMY/NAVY
451 082257 FARAZ KHAN
452 015318 AMAL RAJ
453 125726 SOMBIR JAKHAR
454 122693 MOHIT KUMAR CHOUDHARY
455 126366 PARTEEK LAKRA
456 173007 DEEPAK KUMAR SUMAN
457 126847 MRIGANK MUGDH
458 001998 SAAHIL CHAUHAN
459 068492 JASJIT SINGH NATT
460 110915 POTHALA SANTHI GOPI KRISHNA
461 120447 ABHINANDAN CHATURVEDI
462 073584 ANKUR SHARMA
463 011924 KARTHIK U
464 125134 NITESH G SAMAGOND
465 031977 APOORV SHARMA
466 030250 SHOURABH KATOCH
467 073343 KRISHAN KUMAR SAINI
468 009844 VISHAL TIWARI
469 170641 SAURABH SHARMA
470 084770 B A SUHAS
471 005940 TEJVEER SINGH
472 145430 SOURABH SUNIL KALYANI
473 083087 ASHISH VITTHAL MORE
474 107454 ABHISHEK JOSHI
475 125921 LUCKY YADAV
476 113088 BHASKAR
477 099292 N DINESH ANAND
478 169212 ADITYA UPADHYAY
479 017087 RUPAK KUMAR
480 029731 AMIT KUMAR
481 000113 VISHVENDER
482 058222 GURSHARAN PREET SINGH
483 133284 ABHISHEK SORAN
484 125464 MOHITE VINAY VIJAYKUMAR
485 073152 AMANDEEP BHADWAL
486 045505 UZAIR AHMED KHUSRO
487 165062 SURESH KUMAR
488 135841 ANKIT GUPTA
489 011343 RUDRANIL GHOSH
490 111568 SANDEEP
491 146711 TONMOY BARUA
492 175246 PANKAJ KUMAR YADAV
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493 033126 CHANNAPPA SHIVANAND KONDAGULI
494 085951 LONKAR PRATHAMESH MANGESH
495 066945 MANOJ KUMAR
496 079280 SANDEEP KUMAR
497 148588 ABHISHEK DALAL
498 071453 NITISH DAS
499 124129 PRAVEEN KUMAR KUNTAL
500 171110 SHIKHAR TANDON
ARMY/NAVY
501 050219 BHRIGU DUTT
502 005133 DATTATRAYA RAMESH KHANDAGALE
503 003413 JAGDHANE NEIL VILAS
504 013924 TUSHAR BISHNOI
505 026502 ANKIT MISHRA
506 141528 BHONESH KANT VERMA
507 106768 HONEY KAUSHIK
508 072191 BEHERA HIMANSHU SEKHAR
509 186518 PARDIKAR SAUMITRA SANJAY
510 066400 SAURABH TIWARI
511 111396 SARFARAZ KHAN SOHAIL
512 110754 JUTTIGA SATYA SRINIVAS
513 142656 AKSHAT SHUKLA
514 089164 AMRISH DATTA
515 080951 GOPI P
516 133770 JESTIN MATHEW
517 160980 ARJUN SINGH
518 127167 NAVNEET KUMAR
519 117765 PRATEEK NARWAL
520 001632 SATYAM SINGH
521 107324 ADITYA GUPTA
522 161100 PRASHANT PADIYAR
523 148470 UDAYKUMAR DEEPAKRAO CHATAP
524 069675 MUKUND NARAYAN CHAUBEY
525 132696 GAURANG MEHTA
526 008277 AKARSH G
527 106373 ASHISH RANA
528 132237 PARTH BHARDWAJ
529 126298 RAKESH CHAHAR
530 109147 VISHAL PANDEY
531 113635 TARUN KUMAR
532 160339 AKHIL MISHRA
533 046124 VIVEK TIWARI
534 107553 TUMPALA VENKATA VARA PRASAD
535 126724 RAJEEV RANJAN
536 004501 PRAVEEN SARASWAT
537 095089 MRINAL SHARMA
538 190354 AMITABH MANRAL
539 074659 T LAWRENCE ALEX SYAM SUNDAR
540 046975 DURGESH KUMAR JHA
541 047249 ABHIJIT KUMAR SINHA
542 032028 AVINASH KUMAR
543 034404 VIKAS VAJRAKANT GIRISAGAR
544 024227 SANCHAY GARG
545 044385 YADAV VAIBHAV DADASAHEB
546 067968 VIVEK BENIWAL
547 040148 B PANKAJ BHASKAR
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548 173083 KARAN SACHDEVA
549 004222 GIRENDRA SINGH
550 135313 PUSHKAR KUMAR
ARMY/NAVY
551 088241 AJAY KUMAR YADAV
552 104563 ASOKAN D
553 120457 GAURAV SINGH
554 171453 AAKASH SRIVASTAVA
555 143029 PRANJAL AGGARWAL
556 149975 SANDEEP SINGH
557 007861 UMESH KUMAR YADAV
558 148789 TEJAS VASANT MHETRE
559 060203 SONU KUMAR SINGH
560 009483 SUBHASH DHAKA
561 101061 RAJAT GULERIA
562 146184 AJAY KUMAR
563 151849 KUMAR ANURAAG
564 188913 PRIYABRAT BHUTIA
565 128004 SUJIT V MATALE
566 023391 AJAY PRATAP SINGH
567 088188 ANKIT CHAWLA
568 017640 AAKASH PANDEY
569 112410 KETAN DEVAL
570 151942 SATPAL SINGH
571 006219 BHANU PRATAP SINGH
572 149429 ABHIJEET SADASHIV POWAR
573 129934 J P BHATOTIYA
574 127235 RAHUL SAINI
575 134833 SUMAN SAURABH
576 009226 HIMANSHU DAWRA
577 160931 HIMANSHU JARIYAL
578 031656 SARVESH KUMAR RATHORE
579 108100 SAWAN KUMAR RAWAT
580 121774 BASANAGOUDA M PATIL
581 007541 SUDHIR KUMAR
582 092037 LAKSHYA TOMAR
583 150344 DEEPAK ARORA
584 153934 ALOK KUMAR SINGH
585 122182 VISHAL RATHORE
586 032957 SHUBHAM SHARDA
587 082800 SUDIPTO BARUA
588 030121 RISHIKESH MEHRA
589 141769 LAXIT JOSHI
590 146439 UJJAWAL KUMAR GUPTA
591 133073 SURYA PRAKASH
592 015681 MRIDUL SHARMA
593 063700 R M RAKESH
594 002793 AGRIM YOG
595 077410 PARTH SAINI
596 117658 ANURAG PATEL
597 001394 ABHISHEK ANAND
598 112750 CHANDER KANT PARMAR
599 051578 HIMANSHU SHARMA
600 119164 KAUSHALENDER SINGH
ARMY/NAVY
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601 083741 HARDEEP SINGH
602 108033 PULUMATI SRI HARSHA
603 018687 ANKUR SINGH
604 081695 ABHISHEK SINGH GREWAL
605 097156 RAJAT TRIPATHI
606 070305 AMAN GUPTA
607 064679 SUNIL KUMAR
608 002991 ROHIT NAGAR
609 098562 PRANSHU UPADHAYA
610 094022 YUMLAM PULU
611 132704 DEEPAK TIWARI
612 077149 AJAY KUMAR
613 003159 AJIT YADAV
614 169706 LOKENDER
615 098257 ABHISHEK UPADHYAY
616 001171 AASHISH SHARMA
617 077824 ABHAY SINGH PUNIA
618 013189 SAHIL KHOZAN
619 112947 RAHUL YADAV
620 151509 KEDAR SUNIL DESHPANDE
621 001568 KIRIT NANUAN
622 091002 STHITA PRAJNYA SATPATHY
623 121602 ARPAN N PATEL
624 111715 KARANAM TARA CHAND
625 055019 GAURAV SINGH SENGAR
626 185308 TAKHELLAMBAM NILAKANTA SINGH
627 006587 YOGI MALHOTRA
628 153353 AAKASH SINGH JAADON
629 089721 GURVINDER SINGH
630 134604 RAMAN
631 082972 AYUSH GANDHRA
632 175269 AMANPREET SINGH
633 156564 ABHILASH A
634 121248 RAJESH KUMAR BASKEY
635 126680 SUMIT LOHAN
636 129831 SOURABH DHILLON
637 145381 BIRENDER SINGH
638 001069 NITIN SHARMA
639 070863 BANOTHU SRINU
640 005581 RAJESH SINGH
641 096899 NAVNEET KUMAR MALIK
642 099537 ANIKET UPADHYAY
643 015547 ANKUSH SINGH
644 010214 ASHISH NANDAN
645 124585 ROHIT KUMAR
646 170629 KAUSHAL SHARMA
647 021409 SANDEEP SINGH
648 011334 AMANJIT SINGH SAINI
649 185422 SHUBHAM SINGH
650 087684 KARANJEET SINGH CHADHA
ARMY/NAVY
651 153846 HIMANSHU KUMAR
652 148149 NIKHIL RAJENDRA PAWAR
653 047892 MANAV RAJPUT
654 075477 RAVI JAKHAR
655 028795 KUNAL GUPTA
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656 111613 PRAVIN SURYABHAN CHAUDHARI
657 065640 ASHUTOSH KUMAR
658 170631 PRATEEK MONDAN
659 172650 LOKENDRA SINGH
660 093222 LALHRIATPUIA
661 051179 GAURAV SINGH
662 082782 AMAN ABBHI
663 079451 ANKUSH SHARMA
664 042626 SABNIS KAUSHAL JAY
665 108159 NISHANT TOMER
666 033124 SHEETAL NIRMALKUMAR PATIL
667 156132 SAKAL DEEP
668 155005 KAPILAHARSHA P S
669 076291 NIKHIL BISHT
670 065111 AMAN GUPTA
671 157606 SAGAR GUPTA
672 028336 KARANBIR SINGH
673 043742 CHAW KONSENG BORPATRA GOHAIN
674 081358 JAIDEEP TOMER
675 012066 ABHISHEK SHEKHAWAT
676 146869 VIKAS YADAV
677 172711 ABHIJEET SINHA
678 011503 GANESH KUMAR PUN
679 095142 YANGLEM SIDARTH
680 017747 AMIT NAIN
681 146070 VIKRANT J DANDGE
682 148790 ABHIJIT NIPANIKAR
683 009902 DEEPAK RAWAT
684 113633 ASHISH YADAV
685 135749 SHUBHENDRA SINGH
686 002558 NISHANT JHOBTA
687 124174 CHETANKUMAR S ADDODAGI
688 189149 VIPUL KATOCH
689 151622 SHAKTI SHARMA
690 030046 SHIVAM PARASHAR
691 114825 ABHISHEK RAWAT
692 005729 LIHIL CK
693 014039 ABHISHEK
694 117323 PARVEEN KUMAR
695 018128 AKHIL TIWARI
696 016290 PRASHANT SAURABH
697 104668 RAMAN PANWAR
698 076566 MOHIT GOEL
699 005509 NEERAJ DUTTA
700 009838 ARUN MALIK
ARMY/NAVY
701 148309 AVINASH KUMAR
702 010863 SUBHRADEEP SINGHA
703 123573 SHUBHENDU SHEKHAR SINGH
704 126046 AMANDEEP DELU
705 102535 SAURABH PRASHAR
706 126865 SHUKARDEEP SINGH SAGRIA
707 017632 MAYA SHANKAR THAKUR
708 022056 VIKRANT KADYAN
709 111803 DEEPAK KUMAR
710 136592 KRISHNA PRATAP SINGH
N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
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- 15 -
711 172897 AASHISH SHUKLA
712 046785 KSHIRSAGAR AAKASH SATISH
713 120751 MANDEEP SINGH
714 046323 AJAY PUNDIR
715 061349 NITESH CHANDRA
716 087767 SAWANT ANAY SITARAM
717 152139 AWANEESH CHANDRA PANDEY
718 127522 HEMANT PANDEY
719 086453 ABHIMANYU KUMAR
720 173844 ANKIT NEGI
721 147510 BIPINCHANDRA PRADIP NIKAM
722 105815 DHRUV SINGH YADAV
723 127487 NISHANT KUMAR
724 046888 VISHAL CHAUDHARY
725 155210 BHANU PRATAP MISHRA
726 188451 VISHAK VISHWANATHAN
727 045025 PURKAR SARANG ANIL
728 086840 GANESH M S
729 159018 KUMAR CHANDAN SINHA
730 173767 ARVIND KUMAR
731 086701 SHUBHAM KUMAR SINGH
732 172204 ANMOL SHARMA
733 156108 ADESH MAVI
734 111710 SATYAVIR SINGH
735 127351 ANKIT CHANDRA
736 137405 VIVEK SINGH
737 117809 SANJEEV SAHITHYA G
738 074321 MANMOHAN SINGH CHAUHAN
739 131148 AKSHAT GUPTA
740 118609 JASMITRIYA MAHARANA
741 107025 RISHI SHARMA
742 053590 VINAY SUNDER
N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
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AIR FORCE
1 134033 SACHIN KUMAR RAI
2 126563 ADITYA RAMAN
3 171592 ANUJ YADAV
4 048722 MAYANK PUNETHA
5 166645 VIKAS PARIHAR
6 156425 ANIRUDH U
7 094982 TH SHURAJIT SINGH
8 017847 PRATEEK TYAGI
9 147509 AMIT D KALE
10 112316 SAGAR KUMAR
11 123459 NITIN GANJOO
12 161740 JAIDEEP RAWAT
13 151030 AKSHAY J JONDHALE
14 167915 SHIVANK PATHAK
15 005119 RAVINDRA SINGH GURJAR
16 123818 SHAHBEG SINGH GILL
17 171869 VIVEK TYAGI
18 003835 ALOK SARASWAT
19 162050 SUNIL KARMYOGI
20 162893 GAURAV
21 064707 DAMANBIR SINGH SEKHON
22 012657 VINAY DIXIT
23 167179 ASHISH BADONI
24 130833 PRAKHAR KUMAR
25 186515 VIBHAV PARIKH
26 154469 SAJAG KUNDU
27 086300 RAJAT VERMA
28 148311 MYANG HANG KULUNG RAI
29 189237 YASH TRIVEDI
30 167979 NAMITESH DIXIT
31 001969 YUDHVIR MAAN
32 124106 HIMANSHU KANWAR
33 107504 VINAY BHARDWAJ
34 033796 VARUN
35 067934 PREM SHANKAR MISHRA
36 159243 PRAKASH MISHRA
37 128849 CHINMAYA S VAIDYA
38 056007 ABHIJIT SHYAMAL
39 008378 SUSHANT GARG
40 014782 BIKASH RAI
41 111235 BUDDHA SHANMUKHA PHANEENDRA
42 165900 SHUBHAM THAKUR
43 043355 LAKSHYA PUNDIR
44 067290 MALLIDI KARTIK REDDY
45 150550 PRADEEP RAJPUT
46 143095 SEHAJ VEER SINGH SIDHU
47 163500 AKASH NEGI
48 083408 DEOSTHALE ANGAD VINAY
49 121067 ASHISH KUMAR
50 094822 RIZWAN MALIK
AIR FORCE
51 124407 ASHISH SINGH BHADAURIA
52 166928 AVINASH KUMAR BHARTI
53 089664 RAVI DESHWAL
N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
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- 17 -
54 048950 VIVEK SINGH BHANDARI
55 156905 THAVAMANI B
56 033278 MD FAZEEL KHAN
57 147191 GUNINDER DEEP SINGH SIDHU
58 133286 SAMEER SHEKHAR
59 018168 LOKHANDE OMKAR GULABRAO
60 085100 VIKRANT BENIWAL
61 005600 DEVESH SHARMA
62 005561 NIEL DAVIS
63 134153 PRASHANT KUMAR
64 083468 SHIVANK
65 053704 RONNIT ROY BURMAN
66 125735 BHARAT KAUSHIK
67 162060 BHANU PRATAP SINGH
68 047046 ANJULESH
69 070071 ANANT YADAV
70 150024 BHUMIT MALIK
71 150229 SHUBHAM TUKARAM DESHMUKH
72 068371 DEVASHISH
73 124814 ANAND KANTHI
74 167659 HRIKSHESH KANDPAL
75 160140 ABHISHEK KUMAR SINGH
76 089542 SHIMON DOKE
77 131213 ROHAN JAIN
78 119197 SHREY BARANWAL
79 097982 MOHIT KAUSHIK
80 186681 ATHUL K SHIBU
81 185506 RANVIJAY SINGH
82 053865 GURDEEP SINGH WAZIR
83 008795 PRIYANK THAKUR
84 144748 SAHIL MADAAN
85 123978 JIGAR DHILLON
86 085889 SUMIT KUMAR YADAV
87 068492 JASJIT SINGH NATT
88 077596 ASHIRWAD MISHRA
89 089702 TH KHAOBVIIO WISDOM
90 103411 UMESH KUMAR
91 128701 ARJUN SABHARWAL
92 136464 DEVENDER S SHEKHAWAT
93 103238 NIKHIL KUMAR
94 044095 VISHVENDRA KATARIA
95 014957 CHANDAN KUMAR ROY
96 056242 DEVANSHU TYAGI
97 109634 K V S S S PRASAD
98 029270 AYUSH MALIK
99 005921 VINAY YADAV
100 067504 VINJAMURI STANLEY EMERALD
AIR FORCE
101 150984 AMANDEEP SINGH
102 001484 ANSHUL DAHIYA
103 065408 ANUJ CHHETRI
104 149864 VIVEK RANA
105 169065 AVNISH SHAH
106 022727 BALVAISHWER SINGH
107 146664 ASHISH GOYAT
108 092739 RISHABH SHARMA
N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
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109 117787 CHIRAG PUROHIT
110 127799 SHIV KUMAR YADAV
111 082502 YASHASVI SHARMA
112 041022 DEBABRAT SAIKIA
113 125107 LOKESH SINGH TANWAR
114 104034 ROHIT SHAW
115 077319 PARAG SHAROTRI
116 040386 AKASH SANJAY RODGE
117 044215 AKHIL KUMAR SINGH
118 075133 ABHISHEK AICH
119 169264 PRIYHERSH
120 074099 NIRBHAY JISHTU
121 177391 YATENDRA SINGH
122 045985 DONDE PRATIK PRAKASH
123 139259 ASHISH KUMAR SAXENA
124 115626 RISHABH KUMAR
125 193795 SREERAG V MENON
126 049959 GAURAV YADAV
127 109830 BHAVESH SHARMA
128 185740 ASHISH JUYAL
129 103162 TEJESH H N
130 122843 SONAM SINGH
131 022602 RAHUL SHARMA
132 138003 KUMAR SHUBHAM
133 042142 ARPAN KUMAR NATH
134 044066 MANDAR MILIND JOSHI
135 186518 PARDIKAR SAUMITRA SANJAY
136 124608 SWAPNIL SRIVASTAVA
137 194591 S VINAYAGASUNDARAM
138 135626 TARIF SINGH
139 071719 ANKUR
140 042306 AKSHAY PRAMOD KAKADE
141 133908 MANISH THAPLIYAL
142 125134 NITESH G SAMAGOND
143 191028 RAHUL MALIK
144 132237 PARTH BHARDWAJ
145 154369 DIVYAK TIWARI
146 174503 MANJEET KUMAR
147 111781 ABHISHEK MISHRA
148 150824 YUDHVIR YADAV
149 042611 BHUVAN UPADHYAY
150 061607 NITESH KUMAR SINGH
AIR FORCE
151 183959 BALJIT SINGH
152 073584 ANKUR SHARMA
153 098779 HIMANK TIWARI
154 132861 VIKAS KUMAR
155 106768 HONEY KAUSHIK
156 133428 ADITYA BISHT
157 001998 SAAHIL CHAUHAN
158 004222 GIRENDRA SINGH
159 088546 MITHUN M NAMBIAR
160 084770 B A SUHAS
161 094420 ANIT PUNIA
162 100326 ROBIN SHARMA
163 111396 SARFARAZ KHAN SOHAIL
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164 011924 KARTHIK U
165 001433 VINOD KUMAR MISHRA
166 066857 ARSHID HUSSAIN BHAT
167 070863 BANOTHU SRINU
168 085951 LONKAR PRATHAMESH MANGESH
169 174206 YASHVIR SINGH
170 125464 MOHITE VINAY VIJAYKUMAR
171 189267 SHANDEEP BAL
172 007858 SANGRAM SINGH CHAUHAN
173 003792 VISHAL VERMA
174 136059 ARVINDO MAHARSHI SHAH
175 120447 ABHINANDAN CHATURVEDI
176 071453 NITISH DAS
177 073726 ADITYA MANRAL
178 126554 ASHISH KUMAR
179 088220 AJAY MARUTI PATIL
180 033126 CHANNAPPA SHIVANAND KONDAGULI
181 055819 SHROT SRIVASTAVA
182 092037 LAKSHYA TOMAR
183 167149 SHIVJEET SINGH
184 088241 AJAY KUMAR YADAV
185 126693 UTSAV SINGAL
186 067968 VIVEK BENIWAL
187 161100 PRASHANT PADIYAR
188 053109 ABHIRAJ R
189 104629 PRATEEK SINGH
190 093702 HAGE KAPA
191 013967 TANUJ SHARMA
192 079620 DEEKSHITH CHAND D
193 142656 AKSHAT SHUKLA
194 172584 AJAY SANGWAN
195 153934 ALOK KUMAR SINGH
196 112410 KETAN DEVAL
197 007541 SUDHIR KUMAR
198 165062 SURESH KUMAR
199 031977 APOORV SHARMA
200 169706 LOKENDER
AIR FORCE
201 132696 GAURANG MEHTA
202 084186 M AKASH
203 160339 AKHIL MISHRA
204 129831 SOURABH DHILLON
205 001632 SATYAM SINGH
206 089164 AMRISH DATTA
207 005581 RAJESH SINGH
208 081695 ABHISHEK SINGH GREWAL
209 151942 SATPAL SINGH
210 083087 ASHISH VITTHAL MORE
211 160931 HIMANSHU JARIYAL
212 098562 PRANSHU UPADHAYA
213 117765 PRATEEK NARWAL
214 110328 SARATH KUMAR K
215 082800 SUDIPTO BARUA
216 009483 SUBHASH DHAKA
217 173083 KARAN SACHDEVA
218 171110 SHIKHAR TANDON
N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
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219 085293 ANJANI KUMAR SINGH
220 133284 ABHISHEK SORAN
221 134833 SUMAN SAURABH
222 185422 SHUBHAM SINGH
223 017747 AMIT NAIN
224 095089 MRINAL SHARMA
225 077410 PARTH SAINI
226 043742 CHAW KONSENG BORPATRA GOHAIN
227 113635 TARUN KUMAR
228 083741 HARDEEP SINGH
229 160980 ARJUN SINGH
230 111715 KARANAM TARA CHAND
231 126865 SHUKARDEEP SINGH SAGRIA
232 126724 RAJEEV RANJAN
233 112947 RAHUL YADAV
234 190354 AMITABH MANRAL
235 089721 GURVINDER SINGH
236 126680 SUMIT LOHAN
237 065640 ASHUTOSH KUMAR
238 082782 AMAN ABBHI
239 040148 B PANKAJ BHASKAR
240 108159 NISHANT TOMER
241 077824 ABHAY SINGH PUNIA
242 018128 AKHIL TIWARI
243 098257 ABHISHEK UPADHYAY
244 028336 KARANBIR SINGH
245 126046 AMANDEEP DELU
246 120751 MANDEEP SINGH
247 153846 HIMANSHU KUMAR
248 082972 AYUSH GANDHRA
249 081358 JAIDEEP TOMER
250 053590 VINAY SUNDER
AIR FORCE
251 051179 GAURAV SINGH
252 002991 ROHIT NAGAR
253 146070 VIKRANT J DANDGE
254 157606 SAGAR GUPTA
255 171453 AAKASH SRIVASTAVA
256 086701 SHUBHAM KUMAR SINGH
257 189149 VIPUL KATOCH
258 009902 DEEPAK RAWAT
259 087767 SAWANT ANAY SITARAM
260 185308 TAKHELLAMBAM NILAKANTA SINGH
261 114825 ABHISHEK RAWAT
262 091002 STHITA PRAJNYA SATPATHY
263 013189 SAHIL KHOZAN
264 172650 LOKENDRA SINGH
265 117809 SANJEEV SAHITHYA G
266 151622 SHAKTI SHARMA
267 156132 SAKAL DEEP
268 148790 ABHIJIT NIPANIKAR
269 046785 KSHIRSAGAR AAKASH SATISH
270 156108 ADESH MAVI
271 002558 NISHANT JHOBTA
272 173844 ANKIT NEGI
273 046888 VISHAL CHAUDHARY
N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
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274 118609 JASMITRIYA MAHARANA
N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
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NAVAL ACADEMY
1 126564 SAKET KUMAR
2 124133 PRAVEEN KUMAR SINGH
3 124453 RAKESH SINGH
4 123173 SURYA PRAKASH
5 123973 SUNANDIT MAHAJAN
6 163340 RUDRANSH PANDE
7 171592 ANUJ YADAV
8 126563 ADITYA RAMAN
9 123013 SACHIN LAKHAWAT
10 124613 ABHILASH PATRA
11 125253 VIVEK YADAV
12 134033 SACHIN KUMAR RAI
13 166645 VIKAS PARIHAR
14 094982 TH SHURAJIT SINGH
15 048722 MAYANK PUNETHA
16 125893 HIMANSHU THAPA
17 151030 AKSHAY J JONDHALE
18 144584 JAY SINGH SULODIA
19 066261 ABHISHEK PRABHAT
20 052490 GAURAV DWIVEDI
21 045673 ISHAN SHINGHAL
22 156425 ANIRUDH U
23 161740 JAIDEEP RAWAT
24 003470 SONU KUMAR
25 005119 RAVINDRA SINGH GURJAR
26 165740 AJITESH GOEL
27 121893 NAVNEET SUMAN
28 122053 ASHISH KAPOOR
29 162893 GAURAV
30 112316 SAGAR KUMAR
31 017847 PRATEEK TYAGI
32 147509 AMIT D KALE
33 162050 SUNIL KARMYOGI
34 041494 PAWAS RAJPUT
35 186515 VIBHAV PARIKH
36 087221 RAUNAQ IRFAAN
37 041997 ABHISHEK SINGH
38 117821 SHASHWAT SETH
39 003835 ALOK SARASWAT
40 004208 MOHIT MALIK
41 134461 AKASH DEEP
42 130833 PRAKHAR KUMAR
43 163435 DIWAKER SINGH SHAHI
44 060101 ROHIN JUDE ROCQUE
45 167915 SHIVANK PATHAK
46 148151 AADITYA UDUPA
47 035390 RAHUL SAGAR
48 168527 ANUJ RAJPUT
49 132701 HIMANSHU SHEKHAR
50 016770 AJAY KUMAR
NAVAL ACADEMY
51 126533 ANKUR RAWAT
52 123459 NITIN GANJOO
53 167979 NAMITESH DIXIT
N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
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54 167179 ASHISH BADONI
55 126853 RAHUL KADIAN
56 167725 ABHISHEK YADAV
57 187312 ANKUR DWIVEDI
58 067445 ARJUN ARUN KUMAR
59 123333 ABHINAV ANAND
60 012657 VINAY DIXIT
61 125093 SHESHANK CHAUHAN
62 123818 SHAHBEG SINGH GILL
63 039056 ANISH AHMED
64 120287 ABHIJEET KUMAR
65 151513 AAYUSH KUMAR
66 123653 AVINASH KUMAR
67 161326 KAJALE VAIBHAV NITIN
68 124106 HIMANSHU KANWAR
69 045973 ANSHUL DALAL
70 031816 SACHIN AGRAWAL
71 089862 THANGMINGOU MATE
72 120448 PARWEJ ALAM
73 123497 VIVEK KUMAR
74 120206 ALLAMPALLI CHANDRA SEKHAR
75 133286 SAMEER SHEKHAR
76 126883 VARUN KUMAR RAI
77 123528 SUYASH BALYAN
78 089664 RAVI DESHWAL
79 044382 PRATEEK NIRMAL
80 167819 ALOK KUMAR GUPTA
81 128000 JALAJ SHARMA
82 160300 PARTH JUNEJA
83 165900 SHUBHAM THAKUR
84 043579 SHIVAM TIWARI
85 165647 KANISK MANN
86 050856 AKSHAT SINGH
87 162060 BHANU PRATAP SINGH
88 125576 LEONARD ARAMBAM
89 023647 RAHUL YADAV
90 195702 ANKIT SAURABH
91 005600 DEVESH SHARMA
92 090022 LALREMRUATA RALTE
93 124324 KAMAL SHARMA
94 063303 RITVIK ANIL NAUTIYAL
95 122827 ABHISHEK
96 171869 VIVEK TYAGI
97 131953 NIKHIL KUMAR VERMA
98 166579 ABHINAV BISHNOI
99 122213 PARTH VILAS INDALKAR
100 064707 DAMANBIR SINGH SEKHON
NAVAL ACADEMY
101 163500 AKASH NEGI
102 111235 BUDDHA SHANMUKHA PHANEENDRA
103 158502 NITISH P NAIR
104 147191 GUNINDER DEEP SINGH SIDHU
105 027290 ANKIT PATIL
106 021403 DEEPAK KUMAR
107 033796 VARUN
108 159243 PRAKASH MISHRA
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109 130033 HRISHIKESH KUMAR
110 009583 SHUBHAM SHANDILYA
111 027892 PRASHANT SHARMA
112 124814 ANAND KANTHI
113 014782 BIKASH RAI
114 148311 MYANG HANG KULUNG RAI
115 156905 THAVAMANI B
116 080954 HEMANSHU ROHILLA
117 125573 ABHIJIT BORUAH
118 083468 SHIVANK
119 150550 PRADEEP RAJPUT
120 128849 CHINMAYA S VAIDYA
121 083408 DEOSTHALE ANGAD VINAY
122 166475 SHAILENDRA SINGH KHAMPA
123 067290 MALLIDI KARTIK REDDY
124 172051 SATVIR SINGH GAHRHA
125 143095 SEHAJ VEER SINGH SIDHU
126 056007 ABHIJIT SHYAMAL
127 001969 YUDHVIR MAAN
128 089702 TH KHAOBVIIO WISDOM
129 124773 NITISH KUMAR JHA
130 085100 VIKRANT BENIWAL
131 107504 VINAY BHARDWAJ
132 102893 AKASH SINGH
133 047046 ANJULESH
134 154469 SAJAG KUNDU
135 118555 ABHISHEK SAPAHIA
136 008378 SUSHANT GARG
137 164940 ABESH CHAUHAN
138 043355 LAKSHYA PUNDIR
139 120644 VIBHANSHU KUMAR
140 002291 RAJINDER SINGH VIRK
141 005561 NIEL DAVIS
142 121067 ASHISH KUMAR
143 012817 SACHIN DAHIYA
144 151022 KRISHAN SHARMA
145 009803 VIKASH KUMAR SONDLYA
146 035617 ANUJ KUMAR
147 125735 BHARAT KAUSHIK
148 125336 SARATH RAJENDRAN
149 124407 ASHISH SINGH BHADAURIA
150 086300 RAJAT VERMA
NAVAL ACADEMY
151 166928 AVINASH KUMAR BHARTI
152 185263 SHASHANK SHARMA
153 193795 SREERAG V MENON
154 167659 HRIKSHESH KANDPAL
155 082502 YASHASVI SHARMA
156 152885 M DANISH KHAN
157 067934 PREM SHANKAR MISHRA
158 033286 GAJANAN GANGADHAR PATTANSHETTI
159 101127 VAIBHAV
160 048950 VIVEK SINGH BHANDARI
161 018168 LOKHANDE OMKAR GULABRAO
162 052265 ARJUN KRISHAN MOHAN
163 042779 DEEPANSHU SHEORAN
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164 189237 YASH TRIVEDI
165 088102 S ANDY SINGH
166 119197 SHREY BARANWAL
167 186681 ATHUL K SHIBU
168 040551 RUSHIL DEV
169 103411 UMESH KUMAR
170 012260 ADARSH KUMAR
171 172189 TOSHAN DWIVEDI
172 153190 SANDEEP KUMAR
173 127965 K S KRANTHI KIRAN RAO
174 065408 ANUJ CHHETRI
175 088146 DARWIN VIGNESH M
176 065221 AMIT KUMAR DUTTA
177 090858 ASHISH KUMAR
178 131213 ROHAN JAIN
179 094822 RIZWAN MALIK
180 125107 LOKESH SINGH TANWAR
181 040066 LIMAYE NIKHIL VINAYAK
182 150229 SHUBHAM TUKARAM DESHMUKH
183 119820 RANJIT SINGH GHOTRA
184 109557 AISHWARY SHIVHARE
185 007772 ISHAN SINGH
186 160140 ABHISHEK KUMAR SINGH
187 022727 BALVAISHWER SINGH
188 147990 PRAVIN K MATHAPATI
189 093862 YUMLAM JOSE
190 036714 ANSHUMAAN GANGELE
191 104034 ROHIT SHAW
192 094662 SUSHRUJEN PANGEIJAM
193 073494 ANKIT NAIN
194 000024 VISHNU KUMAR SHUKLA
195 125934 PRITHISH R PATIL
196 172687 ARUN KUMAR
197 062009 HARISH SHARMA
198 039820 SUMIT KUMAR
199 030807 PUSHPESH CHAND MAHOVIYA
200 110595 MANPREET SINGH KLER
NAVAL ACADEMY
201 110887 ARPIT RAJANI
202 003226 ARVINDER SINGH
203 041022 DEBABRAT SAIKIA
204 092262 ANIRBAAN CHOWDHURY
205 149864 VIVEK RANA
206 071775 RAVINDER JARAL
207 068371 DEVASHISH
208 109634 K V S S S PRASAD
209 050869 ADHUN RAMESH
210 148264 YOGENDER MALIK
211 122047 ANKIT LAKRA
212 103238 NIKHIL KUMAR
213 134153 PRASHANT KUMAR
214 191316 ABHINANDAN SUBHASH
215 122697 AASHISH KUMAR SINGH
216 084422 KRISHNENDRA SINGH
217 005734 RAKESH KUMAR SWAIN
218 089542 SHIMON DOKE
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219 018567 NILESH BHASKAR
220 012966 KISHAN THAKUR
221 020967 AJAY KUMAR PATHAK
222 068715 AKASHDEEP ATTRI
223 146664 ASHISH GOYAT
224 123978 JIGAR DHILLON
225 099577 VARDAAN SINGH
226 161580 ANKIT RAI
227 129873 PRABHAKAR KAJI
228 150024 BHUMIT MALIK
229 044436 RAHUL DAS S
230 136464 DEVENDER S SHEKHAWAT
231 097637 SHASHANK MISHRA
232 044095 VISHVENDRA KATARIA
233 057079 VISHAL SOLANKI
234 005921 VINAY YADAV
235 051862 KISHAN KUMAR GUPTA
236 067817 SHABIR HUSSAIN
237 124490 GAURAV TIWARI
238 017472 LOKESH KUMAR YADAV
239 031427 PRANAY RAWAT
240 074099 NIRBHAY JISHTU
241 070071 ANANT YADAV
242 022602 RAHUL SHARMA
243 042142 ARPAN KUMAR NATH
244 198884 DWIJARAJ BHATTACHARYA
245 026112 RISHABH KRISHAN
246 119541 SHRUTIMAAN SHUKLA
247 001484 ANSHUL DAHIYA
248 001433 VINOD KUMAR MISHRA
249 097982 MOHIT KAUSHIK
250 033278 MD FAZEEL KHAN
NAVAL ACADEMY
251 053704 RONNIT ROY BURMAN
252 060869 ANURAG SINGH
253 160606 SOUMALLYA PAL
254 022407 KARAMVIR SINGH
255 067504 VINJAMURI STANLEY EMERALD
256 185506 RANVIJAY SINGH
257 075146 ANJILICKAL ANNEL JOY
258 085889 SUMIT KUMAR YADAV
259 107519 AKAGRA SRIVASTAV
260 127523 DHANJIT KUMAR SINGH
261 147989 PANKAJ SADASHIV JADHAV
262 008795 PRIYANK THAKUR
263 038501 AJATSHTRU RAMPAL
264 172447 AMBER SAXENA
265 131473 NAVEEN KUMAR
266 147669 JAYDEEP N JAGTAP
267 161757 DEEPAK JOSHI
268 042611 BHUVAN UPADHYAY
269 066857 ARSHID HUSSAIN BHAT
270 067410 SREERAJ S RAJEEV
271 169065 AVNISH SHAH
272 049959 GAURAV YADAV
273 133661 RAVISH UJJWAL
N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
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274 122377 ANKIT VATSA
275 040917 SANDEEP SINGH
276 047481 MAYANK CHHABRA
277 111047 RITESH SEN
278 128701 ARJUN SABHARWAL
279 083970 SUDEEP S
280 169264 PRIYHERSH
281 169903 PARVESH KUMAR
282 014957 CHANDAN KUMAR ROY
283 124418 MANOJ KUMAR
284 133428 ADITYA BISHT
285 190868 ANIL KUMAR
286 108444 RAJAT DHOTRA
287 091219 SAWAN KUMAR
288 135626 TARIF SINGH
289 177391 YATENDRA SINGH
290 054859 RAVI KIRAN JAISWAL
291 020284 DIKO KUMAR DAS
292 086911 PANDEY ROHIT JAWAHARLAL
293 057616 AMRITESH KUMAR
294 158817 SAURABH WALIA
295 092739 RISHABH SHARMA
296 172349 VIPUL TIWARI
297 050240 MATHEWS RAJAN
298 018043 PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
299 075133 ABHISHEK AICH
300 132861 VIKAS KUMAR
NAVAL ACADEMY
301 120964 ANKUR KUMAR
302 123374 MANJUSWAMY BASAYYA HIREMATH
303 072463 ANUJ VERMA
304 160316 VISHNU SINGH
305 117787 CHIRAG PUROHIT
306 077596 ASHIRWAD MISHRA
307 144310 MAHESH I BIRAJDAR
308 061607 NITESH KUMAR SINGH
309 003514 SUNIL KUMAR BISHNOI
310 056242 DEVANSHU TYAGI
311 145224 VIKRAM KHARB
312 023871 AKSHAT DUBEY
313 194591 S VINAYAGASUNDARAM
314 175240 ROHAN CHAUDHARY
315 053865 GURDEEP SINGH WAZIR
316 054219 HIMANSHU MISHRA
317 139259 ASHISH KUMAR SAXENA
318 093702 HAGE KAPA
319 185740 ASHISH JUYAL
320 002796 SANKALP YADAV
321 074005 SHANTANU MISHRA
322 025511 ARPIT KAPOOR
323 134893 LOKESH YADAV
324 088786 SIVAANAND B
325 056672 ABHISHEK RIKWAL
326 115626 RISHABH KUMAR
327 029270 AYUSH MALIK
328 069695 PAWAN SINGH DHAMI
N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
- 28 -
329 065223 THOMAS KAMALA KUNNEL STANLY
330 073726 ADITYA MANRAL
331 007858 SANGRAM SINGH CHAUHAN
332 174832 KULDEEP TEWARI
333 122843 SONAM SINGH
334 150984 AMANDEEP SINGH
335 071719 ANKUR
336 059204 ANKUSH CHANYAL
337 050530 AMAN BHARGAVA
338 006325 ABHISHEK RANJAN
339 167149 SHIVJEET SINGH
340 112968 SUMIT KUMAR
341 131041 PIYUSH BHATT
342 127968 KARAN BIR SINGH
343 045985 DONDE PRATIK PRAKASH
344 059115 RAHUL SHARMA
345 030774 DHARMENDRA SINGH
346 168862 MANISH YADAV
347 100326 ROBIN SHARMA
348 091573 MIDHUN A S
349 161567 RAJAN BANYAL
350 001947 ABHEESHT DWIVEDI
NAVAL ACADEMY
351 124608 SWAPNIL SRIVASTAVA
352 174503 MANJEET KUMAR
353 098526 DEEPAK SHARMA
354 124802 APURVA CHATTERJEE
355 144748 SAHIL MADAAN
356 158377 ADITYA JAIN
357 089509 TANUJ PATHANIA
358 123726 ROHIT P NAIR
359 014440 AJIT SINGH
360 003792 VISHAL VERMA
361 149188 ATULBAL ANJANEY
362 069010 UNNI MOHAN
363 141385 RITESH KUMAR YADAV
364 062740 APRAJIT CHAUHAN
365 165648 DEVANSHU KATHAIT
366 110914 CHITTI ROHIT KUMAR
367 151510 VINAYAK S DESAI
368 141161 ARJUN SEHGAL
369 038512 PULKIT SINGH
370 136059 ARVINDO MAHARSHI SHAH
371 055819 SHROT SRIVASTAVA
372 116069 DURGESH BHADURIYA
373 017305 RITURAJ MISHRA
374 154369 DIVYAK TIWARI
375 046625 PARKHE GAURISH NARAYAN
376 109830 BHAVESH SHARMA
377 004799 LAXMAN SINGH FAUJDAR
378 042306 AKSHAY PRAMOD KAKADE
379 118449 ARIHARA SUDHAN A
380 133908 MANISH THAPLIYAL
381 021546 NAVEEN KUMAR
382 125774 MAHANTESH BASAVARAJ BARAGALI
383 149384 PARVEEN KUMAR
N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
- 29 -
384 127799 SHIV KUMAR YADAV
385 044066 MANDAR MILIND JOSHI
386 040386 AKASH SANJAY RODGE
387 172584 AJAY SANGWAN
388 053109 ABHIRAJ R
389 000953 HIMANSHU
390 122636 RAJIV KUMAR
391 093542 TAGE DUSUSOW
392 152000 SUBHRANSHU SHRESHTHA
393 099177 ALLAN JOY DANIEL
394 171111 SUBHAM MANDAL
395 131313 VINEET PALLAV
396 044215 AKHIL KUMAR SINGH
397 081911 MOHIT SONI
398 132113 ABHISHEK KUMAR
399 073257 SHANTANU SINGH
400 175983 NAGENDRA KUMAR
NAVAL ACADEMY
401 012823 VISHAL DEV
402 110433 SIGILIPALLI SATISH KUMAR
403 013967 TANUJ SHARMA
404 008643 DEVESH GUPTA
405 140557 SATYA PRAKASH TRIPATHI
406 172551 BIRENDER SINGH
407 174206 YASHVIR SINGH
408 150824 YUDHVIR YADAV
409 191028 RAHUL MALIK
410 104629 PRATEEK SINGH
411 053269 AJEESH CHANDRAN
412 085293 ANJANI KUMAR SINGH
413 183959 BALJIT SINGH
414 066537 WASIF MAJIED
415 011096 ROHIT SHARMA
416 088546 MITHUN M NAMBIAR
417 152593 ABBHISHAECK BORA
418 111781 ABHISHEK MISHRA
419 009263 AKSHAY PRASOON
420 003452 PRASHANT SINGH
421 121921 SAIYAD WAHIB HASHMY
422 189267 SHANDEEP BAL
423 088220 AJAY MARUTI PATIL
424 156105 AVINASH S N
425 153578 SUBHASH KUMAR
426 110328 SARATH KUMAR K
427 079620 DEEKSHITH CHAND D
428 175878 GIRIDHAR GOPAL SHARMA
429 080115 PRATYUSH SINGH
430 109457 PRATEEK TOMAR
431 126554 ASHISH KUMAR
432 123054 VENKATESH NAGARAJ KERKALMATTI
433 068421 SHOAIB MOHAMMED ALI
434 042952 TUSHAR SINGH
435 126693 UTSAV SINGAL
436 010938 MANUJ KAPOOR
437 122854 WAQUAR AHMED
438 143148 SUBODH BALYAN
N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
- 30 -
439 117248 ABHIMANYU GURUNG
440 082257 FARAZ KHAN
441 015318 AMAL RAJ
442 125726 SOMBIR JAKHAR
443 122693 MOHIT KUMAR CHOUDHARY
444 126366 PARTEEK LAKRA
445 173007 DEEPAK KUMAR SUMAN
446 126847 MRIGANK MUGDH
447 001998 SAAHIL CHAUHAN
448 068492 JASJIT SINGH NATT
449 110915 POTHALA SANTHI GOPI KRISHNA
450 120447 ABHINANDAN CHATURVEDI
NAVAL ACADEMY
451 073584 ANKUR SHARMA
452 011924 KARTHIK U
453 125134 NITESH G SAMAGOND
454 031977 APOORV SHARMA
455 030250 SHOURABH KATOCH
456 073343 KRISHAN KUMAR SAINI
457 009844 VISHAL TIWARI
458 170641 SAURABH SHARMA
459 084770 B A SUHAS
460 005940 TEJVEER SINGH
461 145430 SOURABH SUNIL KALYANI
462 083087 ASHISH VITTHAL MORE
463 107454 ABHISHEK JOSHI
464 125921 LUCKY YADAV
465 113088 BHASKAR
466 099292 N DINESH ANAND
467 169212 ADITYA UPADHYAY
468 017087 RUPAK KUMAR
469 029731 AMIT KUMAR
470 000113 VISHVENDER
471 058222 GURSHARAN PREET SINGH
472 133284 ABHISHEK SORAN
473 125464 MOHITE VINAY VIJAYKUMAR
474 073152 AMANDEEP BHADWAL
475 045505 UZAIR AHMED KHUSRO
476 165062 SURESH KUMAR
477 135841 ANKIT GUPTA
478 011343 RUDRANIL GHOSH
479 111568 SANDEEP
480 146711 TONMOY BARUA
481 175246 PANKAJ KUMAR YADAV
482 033126 CHANNAPPA SHIVANAND KONDAGULI
483 085951 LONKAR PRATHAMESH MANGESH
484 066945 MANOJ KUMAR
485 079280 SANDEEP KUMAR
486 148588 ABHISHEK DALAL
487 071453 NITISH DAS
488 124129 PRAVEEN KUMAR KUNTAL
489 171110 SHIKHAR TANDON
490 050219 BHRIGU DUTT
491 005133 DATTATRAYA RAMESH KHANDAGALE
492 003413 JAGDHANE NEIL VILAS
493 013924 TUSHAR BISHNOI
N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
- 31 -
494 026502 ANKIT MISHRA
495 141528 BHONESH KANT VERMA
496 072191 BEHERA HIMANSHU SEKHAR
497 186518 PARDIKAR SAUMITRA SANJAY
498 066400 SAURABH TIWARI
499 111396 SARFARAZ KHAN SOHAIL
500 110754 JUTTIGA SATYA SRINIVAS
NAVAL ACADEMY
501 142656 AKSHAT SHUKLA
502 089164 AMRISH DATTA
503 080951 GOPI P
504 133770 JESTIN MATHEW
505 160980 ARJUN SINGH
506 127167 NAVNEET KUMAR
507 001632 SATYAM SINGH
508 107324 ADITYA GUPTA
509 161100 PRASHANT PADIYAR
510 148470 UDAYKUMAR DEEPAKRAO CHATAP
511 069675 MUKUND NARAYAN CHAUBEY
512 132696 GAURANG MEHTA
513 008277 AKARSH G
514 106373 ASHISH RANA
515 132237 PARTH BHARDWAJ
516 126298 RAKESH CHAHAR
517 109147 VISHAL PANDEY
518 113635 TARUN KUMAR
519 160339 AKHIL MISHRA
520 046124 VIVEK TIWARI
521 107553 TUMPALA VENKATA VARA PRASAD
522 126724 RAJEEV RANJAN
523 004501 PRAVEEN SARASWAT
524 095089 MRINAL SHARMA
525 190354 AMITABH MANRAL
526 074659 T LAWRENCE ALEX SYAM SUNDAR
527 046975 DURGESH KUMAR JHA
528 047249 ABHIJIT KUMAR SINHA
529 034404 VIKAS VAJRAKANT GIRISAGAR
530 024227 SANCHAY GARG
531 044385 YADAV VAIBHAV DADASAHEB
532 067968 VIVEK BENIWAL
533 040148 B PANKAJ BHASKAR
534 173083 KARAN SACHDEVA
535 004222 GIRENDRA SINGH
536 135313 PUSHKAR KUMAR
537 088241 AJAY KUMAR YADAV
538 104563 ASOKAN D
539 120457 GAURAV SINGH
540 171453 AAKASH SRIVASTAVA
541 143029 PRANJAL AGGARWAL
542 007861 UMESH KUMAR YADAV
543 148789 TEJAS VASANT MHETRE
544 060203 SONU KUMAR SINGH
545 009483 SUBHASH DHAKA
546 101061 RAJAT GULERIA
547 146184 AJAY KUMAR
548 151849 KUMAR ANURAAG
N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
- 32 -
549 188913 PRIYABRAT BHUTIA
550 128004 SUJIT V MATALE
NAVAL ACADEMY
551 023391 AJAY PRATAP SINGH
552 088188 ANKIT CHAWLA
553 017640 AAKASH PANDEY
554 112410 KETAN DEVAL
555 151942 SATPAL SINGH
556 006219 BHANU PRATAP SINGH
557 149429 ABHIJEET SADASHIV POWAR
558 129934 J P BHATOTIYA
559 127235 RAHUL SAINI
560 134833 SUMAN SAURABH
561 160931 HIMANSHU JARIYAL
562 031656 SARVESH KUMAR RATHORE
563 108100 SAWAN KUMAR RAWAT
564 121774 BASANAGOUDA M PATIL
565 007541 SUDHIR KUMAR
566 092037 LAKSHYA TOMAR
567 150344 DEEPAK ARORA
568 153934 ALOK KUMAR SINGH
569 122182 VISHAL RATHORE
570 032957 SHUBHAM SHARDA
571 030121 RISHIKESH MEHRA
572 141769 LAXIT JOSHI
573 146439 UJJAWAL KUMAR GUPTA
574 133073 SURYA PRAKASH
575 015681 MRIDUL SHARMA
576 063700 R M RAKESH
577 002793 AGRIM YOG
578 077410 PARTH SAINI
579 117658 ANURAG PATEL
580 001394 ABHISHEK ANAND
581 112750 CHANDER KANT PARMAR
582 051578 HIMANSHU SHARMA
583 119164 KAUSHALENDER SINGH
584 083741 HARDEEP SINGH
585 108033 PULUMATI SRI HARSHA
586 018687 ANKUR SINGH
587 081695 ABHISHEK SINGH GREWAL
588 097156 RAJAT TRIPATHI
589 070305 AMAN GUPTA
590 064679 SUNIL KUMAR
591 002991 ROHIT NAGAR
592 098562 PRANSHU UPADHAYA
593 094022 YUMLAM PULU
594 132704 DEEPAK TIWARI
595 077149 AJAY KUMAR
596 003159 AJIT YADAV
597 169706 LOKENDER
598 098257 ABHISHEK UPADHYAY
599 001171 AASHISH SHARMA
600 077824 ABHAY SINGH PUNIA
NAVAL ACADEMY
601 013189 SAHIL KHOZAN
N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
- 33 -
602 112947 RAHUL YADAV
603 151509 KEDAR SUNIL DESHPANDE
604 001568 KIRIT NANUAN
605 091002 STHITA PRAJNYA SATPATHY
606 121602 ARPAN N PATEL
607 111715 KARANAM TARA CHAND
608 055019 GAURAV SINGH SENGAR
609 185308 TAKHELLAMBAM NILAKANTA SINGH
610 006587 YOGI MALHOTRA
611 153353 AAKASH SINGH JAADON
612 089721 GURVINDER SINGH
613 134604 RAMAN
614 082972 AYUSH GANDHRA
615 175269 AMANPREET SINGH
616 156564 ABHILASH A
617 121248 RAJESH KUMAR BASKEY
618 126680 SUMIT LOHAN
619 129831 SOURABH DHILLON
620 145381 BIRENDER SINGH
621 001069 NITIN SHARMA
622 070863 BANOTHU SRINU
623 005581 RAJESH SINGH
624 096899 NAVNEET KUMAR MALIK
625 099537 ANIKET UPADHYAY
626 015547 ANKUSH SINGH
627 010214 ASHISH NANDAN
628 124585 ROHIT KUMAR
629 170629 KAUSHAL SHARMA
630 021409 SANDEEP SINGH
631 011334 AMANJIT SINGH SAINI
632 153846 HIMANSHU KUMAR
633 148149 NIKHIL RAJENDRA PAWAR
634 047892 MANAV RAJPUT
635 075477 RAVI JAKHAR
636 028795 KUNAL GUPTA
637 111613 PRAVIN SURYABHAN CHAUDHARI
638 065640 ASHUTOSH KUMAR
639 170631 PRATEEK MONDAN
640 172650 LOKENDRA SINGH
641 093222 LALHRIATPUIA
642 051179 GAURAV SINGH
643 082782 AMAN ABBHI
644 079451 ANKUSH SHARMA
645 042626 SABNIS KAUSHAL JAY
646 108159 NISHANT TOMER
647 033124 SHEETAL NIRMALKUMAR PATIL
648 156132 SAKAL DEEP
649 155005 KAPILAHARSHA P S
650 076291 NIKHIL BISHT
NAVAL ACADEMY
651 065111 AMAN GUPTA
652 157606 SAGAR GUPTA
653 028336 KARANBIR SINGH
654 043742 CHAW KONSENG BORPATRA GOHAIN
655 081358 JAIDEEP TOMER
656 146869 VIKAS YADAV
N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
- 34 -
657 172711 ABHIJEET SINHA
658 011503 GANESH KUMAR PUN
659 095142 YANGLEM SIDARTH
660 017747 AMIT NAIN
661 146070 VIKRANT J DANDGE
662 148790 ABHIJIT NIPANIKAR
663 009902 DEEPAK RAWAT
664 135749 SHUBHENDRA SINGH
665 002558 NISHANT JHOBTA
666 124174 CHETANKUMAR S ADDODAGI
667 189149 VIPUL KATOCH
668 151622 SHAKTI SHARMA
669 030046 SHIVAM PARASHAR
670 114825 ABHISHEK RAWAT
671 005729 LIHIL CK
672 014039 ABHISHEK
673 117323 PARVEEN KUMAR
674 016290 PRASHANT SAURABH
675 104668 RAMAN PANWAR
676 076566 MOHIT GOEL
677 005509 NEERAJ DUTTA
678 009838 ARUN MALIK
679 148309 AVINASH KUMAR
680 010863 SUBHRADEEP SINGHA
681 123573 SHUBHENDU SHEKHAR SINGH
682 126046 AMANDEEP DELU
683 102535 SAURABH PRASHAR
684 126865 SHUKARDEEP SINGH SAGRIA
685 017632 MAYA SHANKAR THAKUR
686 022056 VIKRANT KADYAN
687 111803 DEEPAK KUMAR
688 046785 KSHIRSAGAR AAKASH SATISH
689 120751 MANDEEP SINGH
690 046323 AJAY PUNDIR
691 061349 NITESH CHANDRA
692 087767 SAWANT ANAY SITARAM
693 152139 AWANEESH CHANDRA PANDEY
694 127522 HEMANT PANDEY
695 086453 ABHIMANYU KUMAR
696 173844 ANKIT NEGI
697 147510 BIPINCHANDRA PRADIP NIKAM
698 105815 DHRUV SINGH YADAV
699 127487 NISHANT KUMAR
700 046888 VISHAL CHAUDHARY
NAVAL ACADEMY
701 155210 BHANU PRATAP MISHRA
702 188451 VISHAK VISHWANATHAN
703 045025 PURKAR SARANG ANIL
704 159018 KUMAR CHANDAN SINHA
705 173767 ARVIND KUMAR
706 086701 SHUBHAM KUMAR SINGH
707 172204 ANMOL SHARMA
708 156108 ADESH MAVI
709 111710 SATYAVIR SINGH
710 127351 ANKIT CHANDRA
711 137405 VIVEK SINGH
N.D.A. & N.A.(II) EXAMINATION,2010
S.NO. ROLL NO NAME
- 35 -
712 117809 SANJEEV SAHITHYA G
713 074321 MANMOHAN SINGH CHAUHAN
714 131148 AKSHAT GUPTA
715 118609 JASMITRIYA MAHARANA
716 107025 RISHI SHARMA
717 053590 VINAY SUNDER
CONCLUDED
UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
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NEW DELHI - 110 069 - 27Th May, 2011 / 6, Jyaistha Saka 1933.

IPL 2011: 5 Best Commentators This Season

2011-05-28T15:05:00.001+05:30

Imagine watching a match without commentary, it will be dull and eventually you will lose interest within minutes. As with every sport, cricket commentary is also a vital part of the game.

Unlike the last season, this year's IPL has a trimmed down version of cricket commentators. The third version of the entertainment cricket saw as much as 17 commentators divided in three groups traveling in groups to cover matches.

The previous version also had a fair representation of different countries at the commentators’ box. As Pakistan cricket team is touring West Indies, commentators from both these nations are not part of the group in this IPL; nor are the Sri Lankans.

On the official Web site, the Sahara IPL awards was also a hit in 2010, this year, we are also missing that. Unlike cricketers, their performance is not based on form. So, I decided to rate the commentators when there are still many matches to come.

To make the list a bit more challenging and interesting I decided to select only one commentator from a country.

Read on my list doesn't feature Bradd Hogg in the number one position.

Honorary Mention: Navjot Singh Sidhu

He is a sensation on and off the field. Though, he is not in the group of commentators, instead, in regularity is part of the pre- and post-match show.

It is like when he talks others keep quiet. He does so by his humorous comments popularly known as Sidhuism.

One of my recent favorite Sidhuism, commenting on Kings Eleven Punjab's recent form, he said, "They are like the man who had a piles operation, all their problems are left behind."

Pommie Mbangwa

Interestingly, he is one of the youngest commentators to get in the box.

The former Zimbabwean fast bowler did not have much opportunity to play internationally because of the sorry state of affairs of Zimbabwe cricket.

His style of commentary is gentle, smooth and well-educated.

Robin Jackman

The former English cricketer who played only four test matches and 15 ODIs is also part of the group of commentators in IPL 4. He brings him with immense knowledge and thoughtful comments.

A commentator's job is to present the happenings on the field neutrally, he does just that.

Kepler Wessels

Kepler's comments are often critical and he separates himself with others by his constructive criticism. He understands the Indian conditions very well, perhaps his coaching assignment with Chennai Super Kings in 2008 has helped him.

On the field, he was the first person to have played ODIs for two countries, Australia and South Africa

Danny Morrison

He is an entertainer and, rightfully so, deserves the second place. Every time he is on-screen, there is a sense of liveliness, cheerfulness and happiness.

Danny's sense of humor is commendable. As all say, he is a character, he is definitely a character.

If T20 is for entertainment, Danny certainly scores on this aspect.

I think instead of commentating on Test matches, he would go and watch a Bollywood flick.

Ravi Shastri

Any list of best commentators is not complete if we do not mention a certain Ravi Shastri. But as I promised to include only one commentator from a country, Ravi Shashtri was the obvious choice.

Harsha Bhogle would have made the list if not for the condition.

Do you agree that Ravi Shastri is better than Harsha Bhogle in commentary?

Let us know through your comments.

Hotwire lists Aspen in Top 10 for Memorial Day deals

2011-05-27T13:03:00.001+05:30

Hotwire.com listed Aspen and Vail among its top 10 destinations where Memorial Day travelers can find the best combination of hotel discounts and summer fun.
Hotwire identified the top ten destinations based on their value and potential for vacation enjoyment. When compared to Memorial Day weekend in 2010, the following hotspots showed significant hotel price reductions in 2011:
Location ..................................................... Price Drop ..... Hotwire Price (per night)

1. Whistler, Canada .................................. - 27% ............... $77
2. Aruba .................................................... - 25% ............... $80
3. Hilton Head, S.C. .................................. - 20% ............... $93
4. Mount Rushmore, S.D. ........................ - 18% ................ $70
5. Napa, Calif. ........................................... - 17% ............... $133
6. Puerto Rico .......................................... - 15% ............... $100
7. Maui, Hawaii ........................................ - 15% ............... $147
8. Aspen, Colo. ........................................ - 13% ............... $102
9. Vail, Colo. ............................................. - 8% ................ $88
10. Orlando, Fla. ...................................... - 8% ................. $54

"A recovering market doesn't mean you have to endure higher prices or sacrifice the desirability of your destination over Memorial Day," said Clem Bason, president of the Hotwire Group. "Travelers can take advantage of price drops on a variety of trip types. Dream beach destinations before the dog days of summer set in, mountain resorts for hiking, water sports and other outdoor activities, and even some bucket-list trips can all be had for prices even lower than last year."

Here is the rest of the Hotwire press release:

Aspen's downtown
Troy Hooper

Those yearning for warmer weather should head to one of the four island options on the list. With airfare and gas prices up, hotels in places like Aruba and Puerto Rico have to discount costs on the ground in order to compete with other closer destinations in the Caribbean and Mexico. Hilton Head has seen some of its family tourists shift to nearby Myrtle Beach, so they're offering great deals to lure them back. Meanwhile in the Pacific, Maui is one of the only Hawaiian Islands to see rates drop this Memorial Day, as some of its larger resorts are discounting rooms significantly.

If staying active and enjoying some of the most beautiful vistas in the world are top of mind instead, Aspen, Vail and Whistler offer good deals and plenty of local activities beyond their winter peak seasons. Whistler added a slew of rooms for the Olympics, and now that the buzz has died down a bit, hotels are lowering rates to keep the flow of visitors coming to enjoy both the snow conditions on the peaks and the wealth of outdoor action on the ground. In a similar move, popular destinations in the Rockies have also lowered their rates to attract skiers to some of the best end-of-season snow conditions in decades. And don't forget those world-class spas.

Speaking of spas, a popular bucket-list destination that made the top ten is also well known for them. Napa-Sonoma wine-country resorts and tours have become a must-do for thousands of people. On the other side of the spectrum, one of our country's greatest national parks at Rapid City – Mt. Rushmore is also discounting heavily this year. So why not cross them off your list while prices are so low?

Lastly, Memorial Day in Orlando is always a busy time. It's a huge leisure destination with lots of flights, rooms and huge car rental fleets. The difference this year is that hotels are being more aggressive by opening up discounted deal availability earlier than normal. After previous down years, it's a better option than risking any unused capacity.

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More travel expected over Memorial Day

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More people will be on the move for the Memorial Day weekend than last year, the American Automobile Association is predicting.
AAA projects 34.9 million people across the country will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. That’s a slight increase, about 100,000 travelers, from the 34.8 million people who traveled one year ago. The Memorial Day holiday travel period is defined as Thursday through Monday.
Approximately 2.1 million New Yorkers will travel this holiday, up from 2.09 million last year. Of those traveling, 1.9 million will be driving, 166,672 will be flying to their destination and 47,402 will be traveling by other mode of transportation.
“Although higher fuel costs are a concern for motorists planning their summer travel vacations, it does not appear to impact the overall vacation decision since it is a relatively small part of the overall travel budget,” said Jim Lehman, an executive vice president, AAA East Central. “Some plan to compensate for the higher fuel costs by cutting other areas of their travel budget such as distance, types of accommodations or length of stay.”
About 30.9 million people plan to drive to their destination, a small decline from the 31 million who drove last year. In spite of gasoline prices more than a dollar per gallon higher than a year ago, automobile travel continues to be the dominant mode of transportation, AAA said.
Almost nine out of 10 holiday travelers (88 percent) will take to the nation’s roadways during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The national average price for regular gasoline is $3.90, compared to $2.85 during the same time last year.
In Niagara County gas was about $4 a gallon on average this week, up from $2.98 a gallon one year ago. The price of gas has continued to trickle downward as the week has gone on, with some area filling stations dipping below the $4 threshold.
Still, there should be little impact of gasoline prices on travel plans, AAA said.
“They may have changed in some ways, but more people will travel,” Bevi Powell, AAA spokesperson, said.
AAA’s survey of intended travelers found that six out of 10 people said rising gasoline prices would not impact their travel plans. Of the remaining four out of 10 travelers who said rising gas prices would impact their travel plans, 70 percent will economize in other areas and the rest will take a shorter trip or travel by an alternate mode of transportation.
Powell said AAA doesn’t believe the price of gas will go up for the holiday.
Across the country, nearly 2.93 million travelers (8 percent of holiday travelers) will fly during the holiday weekend, an 11.5 percent increase from last year’s 2.63 million air travelers.
AAA said the average distance traveled by Americans during the Memorial Day holiday weekend is expected to be 792 miles, which is 27 percent greater than last year’s average travel distance of 626 miles. Air travel is expected to gain a larger share of overall travel and is likely the cause of a substantial increase in the average travel distance compared to a year ago, AAA said. Median spending is expected to be $692, a decrease of 14 percent from $809 last year.
“That’s an unusual trend,” Powell said of the spending.

Memorial Day ceremonies

2011-05-27T12:12:00.001+05:30

Wisconsin

LA CROSSE: A parade begins at 9 a.m. Monday at Sixth and King streets. The parade is followed by services at: 10 a.m . at Oak Grove Cemetery, with ceremonies at 11 a.m.; 7:30 a.m. at Campbell Cemetery; 10:15 a.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery; 11 a.m. at French Island Cemetery;

11:15 a.m. at Gate of Heaven Cemetery; noon at Jewish Cemetery; 10:30 a.m. at Mormon Coulee Memorial Park; and 11:15 a.m. in Riverside Park.

Onalaska: Parade starts at 9:30 a.m. at the American Legion, Sand Lake Road, travels south on Sand Lake Road to the Onalaska Veterans Memorial in the Onalaska Cemetery. Ceremony at the memorial begins at 10 a.m. Coffee, juice and doughnuts will be served at the Legion prior to the parade and a lunch will be served after the service.

HOLMEN: Parade starts at

9:30 a.m. at the Legion grounds at Halfway Creek Park and travels north on Main Street to Holmen Middle School, where a service will be conducted.

BANGOR: Program begins at 9 a.m. at the high school and features retired Master Gunnery Sergeant Bradley Chandler as speaker. After the ceremony at the high school, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars will march to Fairview Cemetery. After a short program, the two organizations will split up to visit seven rural cemeteries. The Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion will travel to Gaylord Park in Rockland at 2 p.m. to dedicate the new Veterans Memorial built under the leadership of Boy Scout Aaron Manzella.

West Salem: Observances begin at 10 a.m. at the Village Park under the direction of American Legion Post 51 and will include a reading of the names of local veterans who have died from the Civil War to the present day. After a rifle salute, the American Legion will conduct brief ceremonies at Vets Park and the Lake Neshonoc campground.

Viroqua: A rifle salute by the Viroqua Unit of the Wisconsin National Guard and taps by Jennie Solverson at the Pioneer Cemetery on North Rock Avenue begins at 9:45 a.m. The parade starts at 10 a.m., with Keith Yahn of VFW Post 3032 serving a parade marshal. The program will be in the Viroqua Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. The main address will be given by Mike Callan, a third generation Marine who served during the Vietnam era. After the program, VFW Post 3032 will host its annual chicken barbecue dinner in the clubrooms.

Westby: Westby American Legion Post 155 and VFW Post 8021 will conduct ceremonies at the following cemeteries and locations: Our Savior's on Saugstad Road, 8:30 a.m.; Vang Lutheran on Vang Road and Hwy. 14/61, 8:45 a.m.; Skogdalen Lutheran, Timber Coulee, County Hwy. P, 9:10 a.m.; North Coon Prairie, Sunrise Road,

9:30 a.m.; Norseland Nursing Home, 9:45 a.m.; Westby Veterans Memorial, 9:55 a.m., where a short service will be held; Coon Prairie, Coon Prairie Road, 10:15 a.m.; United Methodist Church, East Ridge Road and Quarry Road, 10:45 a.m.; Bethesda Lutheran, East Ridge Road and Bethesda Road, 10:55 a.m.; Bloomingdale, at the intersection of Bloomingdale and Hwy. S, 11:15 a.m.; Sugar Grove, intersection of County Hwy. P and D, 11:30 a.m.; Dell, 11:50 a.m.

Coon Valley: Military rites will be performed by Coon Valley American Legion Post 116 on the following schedule:

Legionnaires report to the Coon Valley Legion Hall, 7 a.m.; Koethe Cemetery, 7:30 a.m.: Trinity United Church in Mormon Coulee Cemetery, 7:45 a.m.; St. Joseph Ridge Catholic Church Cemetery, 8:15 a.m.; North Ridge St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery, 8:30 a.m.; Esofea, Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery, 9:30 a.m.; Coon Valley Lutheran Church Cemetery, 10 a.m.

A parade will head down Central Avenue in Coon Valley beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the post office and ending at the Veterans Memorial.

The 11 a.m. Memorial Day program will be held at the Veterans Memorial in the village park. The guest speaker will be Howard Sherpe.

In case of inclement weather, the program will be at the Coon Valley Village Hall. After the program, there will be lunch served at the Legion Hall by the Auxiliary Unit 116.

Soldiers Grove: Soldiers Grove American Legion Post 220 will begin its annual Memorial Day observance with members meeting at Post 220 at 9 a.m. to proceed to Gays Mills for its parade at 10 a.m.

Immediately after the parade, Legionnaires will return to the Soldiers Grove American Legion Hall for the program at 11:15 a.m. Weather permitting, the program will be outside. The Memorial Day address will be given by Veterans Service Officer Laura Moore.

De Soto: De Soto VFW Post 8123 will conduct services at the following cemeteries on Memorial Day:

De Soto, 9:30 a.m.; Walnut Mound, Retreat, 10 a.m.; West Prairie, 10:30 a.m.; Rising Sun, 11 a.m.; Freeman Lutheran, 11:30 a.m.; Ferryville, noon.

In addition, the post will sponsor a free cookout for veterans and their families. The cookout, which includes live music, will be from 1 to 3 p.m. in the De Soto Community Center.

Readstown: The Readstown Area Historical Society will host the annual observance in Bliss Memorial Park at 9 a.m. If there is inclement weather, the program will be held at the Readstown Advancement Building. Speaker will be Bob Randall.

La Farge: La Farge VFW Post 9075 will host its annual program at 10 a.m. in La Farge High School.

Viola: The village's program will be held at 11 a.m. in the Viola Cemetery. In case of rain, the program will be held in the Kellogg Shelter or the community building.

Black River Falls: Services will begin at 10 a.m. in Riverside Cemetery.

Melrose/North Bend: Legionnaires muster at the Melrose Legion Hall at 8:45 a.m. and march to the Melrose Cemetery at 9 a.m. The program begins at 9:15 a.m.

Programs also will be held at the North Bend Cemetery at 10:20 a.m., South Beaver Creek Cemetery at 11 a.m. and Cataract Cemetery at 10:30 a.m.

Merrillan: The American Legion Auxiliary and VFW will hold services in Merrillan at 9 a.m. at Merrillan's Oakwood Cemetery. A representative from Fort McCoy will serve as guest speaker.

Millston: Millston will hold its services at 11 a.m. at Brookside Cemetery off Millston Road. A lunch will follow at the Millston Community Center.

Minnesota

La Crescent: La Crescent's Memorial Day schedule starts at 8:30 a.m. with cemetery services. A Memorial Day parade starts at 11:30 a.m. on Walnut Street, lining up in front of Heth Hardware by 11:25 a.m. Marching units include the American Legion color guard,

La Crescent High School and others marching to Veterans Park for an 11:45 a.m. program. After the program, a chickencue dinner will be served in the Legion clubroom.

La Crescent American Legion Post 595 will hold short memorial services conducted by its color guard and firing square at the following cemeteries:

Dresbach, 8:30 a.m.; Dakota Catholic 8:45 a.m.; Dakota Public 8:55 a.m.; Hiller at Nodine 9:15 a.m.; Nodine Lutheran 9:25 a.m.; Toledo Cemetery 9:45 a.m.; Prince of Peace Cemetery 10 a.m.; Pine Creek Catholic Cemetery 10:10 a.m.; Crucifixion Cemetery 10:25 a.m.; South Ridge Lutheran 10:40 a.m.; South Ridge Methodist 10:50 a.m.; and Prospect Cemetery 11:05 a.m.

Hokah: At 8:30 a.m., members of Hokah American Legion Post 498 lay a wreath in the Root River to honor those lost at sea. A Memorial Day parade begins at 9 a.m. starting at city hall. The parade proceeds to the city park, where a Memorial Day address will be given by James Sauer and several patriotic musical selections will be presented by the band. The program continues with graveside services at Mount Hope and Mount Calvary cemeteries.

Brownsville: A memorial service at Zion Evangelical Church Cemetery by the VFW Post and Auxiliary at 10 a.m.

followed by a program at the Brownsville Community Center at 10:45 a.m., where the Auxiliary will present readings and the Gettysburg Address will be recited. At 11:30 a.m. there will be a march to the river for a service at 11:45, followed by a noon potluck dinner at the community center. In case of inclement weather, the cemetery service and march to the river will be canceled. However, the community center service and dinner will be held as scheduled.

Houston: A memorial service starts at 10 a.m. in Houston City Park, sponsored by American Legion Post 423. In case of rain, the service will be at Houston High School.

Memorial Day Pow-Wow

Ho-Chunk Nation: The Ho-Chunk Nation will hold its annual Memorial Day Pow-Wow May 28-30 in Black River Falls. Grand entries will take place at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 1 p.m. Monday. The event is free and open to the public. This year's event honors veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom.

5 Deals: Memorial Day Bargains and More

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1. Sinapi’s Pizzaria (1583 Route 22 Brewster, 845-278-9632) is a family-owned pizzeria serving real Italian dishes in a comfortable atmosphere for affordable prices.

Deal: Sinapi's "Family Special”includes two large pizzas, a dozen wings and a two-liter bottle of soda for $27.95, normally priced at $38.25.

Good through: Ongoing

2. A&P Fresh Market (1511 Route 22 Brewster, 845-278-5282) is celebrating Memorial Day with a holiday beverage blowout sale.

Deal: Four 12-packs of 12-ounce Pepsi cans or an eight-pack of 12-ounce bottles for $10.99; a 12-pack of 16-ounce bottles of Snapple for $6.99; and two Arizona iced tea gallons for $5.

Good through: Friday

3. Body Beautiful of New York (155 Main Street, Brewster, 845-278-6170) offers a variety of services from manicures, pedicures, waxing, tanning and haircuts.

Deal: On Tuesdays, get a free manicure with the purchase of a pedicure for $35; or buy a four-session spray tan package for $100 — normally $45 a session.

Good through: Nail special: Ongoing; Tan package: Friday

4. Appliance Sales Plus (3 Lovell Street Somers, 914-248-5810) is kicking off summer with sales on portable and charcoal grills.

Deal: Free side burner with the purchase of a DCS grill; free delivery and assembly with the purchase of any Weber grill priced at $499 and up

Good through: June 30

5. Schech’s Pool and Spa Center (61 Old Route 6, Brewster, 845-279-6400) carries a variety of products and services for your family's pool, spa and patio needs.

Deal: 10 percent off all patio furniture in stock.

Good through: Monday

7. Home Depot (80 Independence Way, Southeast, 845-279-9669) is offering discounted prices on a variety of home goods just in time for Memorial Day.

Deal: 10 percent off air conditioners priced at $397 or more; 20 percent off all Dyson vacuums; $5 off gallon cans of Behr paint and stains or $20 off five-gallon pails.

Good through: Monday

Bihar Board matric result 2011: BSEB Patna declares matric examination 2011 results, websites unresponsive

2011-05-26T09:53:00.001+05:30

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The Bihar Secondary School Examination (Class X) 2011 results have been declared on Wednesday. The Intermediate (Class XII) examination results will be declared later this month.

The Bihar Board matric result 2011 were declared by the Bihar School Education Board (BSEB) at 5.30 PM.

The BSEB result 2011 is available at the official website http://biharboard.bih.nic.in.

Due to to the heavy load of traffic, currently the websites are not accessible.

Altogether, about 20 lakh students appeared for the Class X (Matric) and Class XII (Higher secondary) examinations.

In 2010, a total of 9,74,340 students had appeared for the matric examination out of which 6,86,109 students cleared the exams.

The pass percentage in 2010 was 70.90 per cent. The pass percentage stood at 68.27 per cent in 2009.

CBSE class XII results today

2011-05-23T10:44:00.001+05:30

CHENNAI: Central Board of Secondary Education will announce the results of senior school certificate examination, class XII, on Monday at 10 am, a press release from CBSE said. The results for students will be sent to their email addresses from www.results.nic.in, www.cbseresults.nic.in, www.cbse.nic.in. Students should register at these sites to avail this facility.

Schools can also get their entire results by giving their school code and email id and registering themselves. The results will also be available through interactive voice response system at 30 paise per minute. Students can call 011-24357270/011-28127030. Mobile users will have to dial the numbers as per the respective service providers. Idea subscribers can call 55456068, BSNL 1255536, Aircel 5550099, Tata docomo 54321223, Airtel 54321202, and Vodafone 56735.

Students will also be able to access the results on the mobile by sending out an sms to specified numbers designated by different service providers. Students should sms cbse12 rollno' to 92123 57123 belonging to NIC to get their results by sms. They can also send sms in the same format to 52001 for MTNL, 57766 for BSNL, 5800002 for Aircel, 55456068 for Idea, 54321 for Tata Docomo, 54321202 for Airtel, 56735 for Vodafone.

CBSE will also provide post-result counseling to help students and parents beat stress and anxiety, from May 23 to June 6. Students can dial a toll-free number 1800 11 7002 from any part of the country. This will give centralized access to CBSE helpline. While the general queries will be answered by the operators, students will be connected to the principals or counselors in case of exam-related anxiety or stress, said the release. Counselling will also be provided through interactive voice response system for BSNL users on 1250102.

CBSE 12th board results out today!

2011-05-23T10:28:00.001+05:30

It's a big day for over 7 lakh students of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) as their results will be declared today.
The result of the class 12 examinations held by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be declared today across the country except in Patna.
According to the Board, the results in the capital of Bihar will be declared on May 27.
If you are a student awaiting your results you log on to www.results.nic.in, www.cbseresults.nic.in or www.cbse.nic.in and register your email on the website.
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Over 7.60 lakh students have appeared for the class 12 examinations held by the CBSE and will be waiting for their results today.
Results for class ten -- a little over 10.6 lakh students have appeared -- will be declared shortly.
The Board will host its results online with technical support from the National Informatics Centre, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Department of Information Technology.

Cricket World Cup: England vs South Africa – Poms bat first

2011-03-06T10:23:00.001+05:30

CHENNAI: In one of the crackers of the Group B matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, England are taking on South Africa at Chennai after a shock defeat against Ireland here Sunday.

England win toss against South Africa. Courtesy: Getty Images

English skipper Andrew Strauss has won the toss and elected to bat first. He made one change in the squad, bringing Ravi Bopara in place of an out-of-form and sorts Paul Collingwood.

Andrew Strauss. Courtesy: Getty Images

On the other hand, South African captain Graeme Smith has decided to go with an unchanged squad in a bid to keep the winning combination play in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

The England team consists of skipper Andrew Strauss, Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Matt Prior (wk), Tim Bresnan, Michael Yardy, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, and James Anderson.

South African squad includes captain Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers (wk), JP Duminy, Morne van Wyk, Francois du Plessis, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, and Imran Tahir.

Pizza Hut's launches Cricket World Cup promotion on Facebook

2011-03-06T10:21:00.001+05:30

As the cricket fever grips the entire nation, Pizza Hut, the world’s leading affordable casual dining restaurant in association with Pepsi – the official beverage partner of the ICC Cricket World Cup, is all set to met make the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup an unforgettable experience for its Facebook page fans.

As a part of this aggressive campaign 99 free Magic Times meals comprising of a Pan pizza, garlic bread and a Pepsi will be given out for free at all 120 Pizza Hut dine-in restaurants whenever a batsman crosses the first 99 runs of the day.

The campaign will be promoted on social media site Facebook, a platform where Pizza Hut continues to remain the biggest restaurant brand in the country. Pizza Hut has experienced an enormous growth of 300% in the fan base during the last 3 months and it is testimony of the brand’s popularity amongst the youth as well as growing association with its patrons.

To be a part of the World Cup fever & enjoy FREE Magic Times meal with Pizza Hut register on the “Pizza Hut Celebrations” page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pizzahutcelebrations and participate in the promotion on all match days before a batsman crossed 99 runs. Once a batsman crosses 99 runs in a single match, participants can print a voucher to avail a free meal in any Pizza Hut restaurant in the country.

Speaking about the special world cup promotion, Anup Jain, Director Marketing, Pizza Hut India said, “Cricket is like a religion in our country and no other sport attracts millions of Indian fans like cricket does. With the rising popularity of social media platform – Facebook across the country, we believe that the cricket world cup will give us a platform to connect with the youth of the country. We will invest an invest an estimated INR 3 cr in FREE meals for this campaign with 99 meals free every day, in every Pizza Hut, once a batsman crosses 99. We aim to grow our fan base to over 1 million during this campaign and continue to be the leading restaurant brand on Facebook!”

Pizza Hut fans on Facebook can also get live score updates on the “Pizza Hut Celebrations page”. The contest will run through the entire 2011 Cricket World Cup.

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2011-03-06T10:04:00.001+05:30

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ICC Cricket World Cup: Final And Semi-Final Tickets To Be Sold Through Ballot

2011-03-06T09:59:00.001+05:30

ICC Chief Executive Mr. Haroon Lorgat announced today that the tickets for the finale and semi-finals of the world cup will be distributed through a ballot system that shall be channelized through ICC’s official ticket partner www.kyazoonga.com.

Earlier when the ICC had decided to sell the 4000 odd tickets for each of the matches through kyazoonga .com the number of people wanting the tickets were so many that the site crashed in a matter of few minutes from the time the tickets started selling.

The semi-finals are going to be played on 29th in Colombo and on the 30th in Mohali, while the finals are going to be played in Wankhede on the 2nd of April. The ballot will start on the 28th February (Monday).

ICC Chief Executive Mr. Lorgat said: “It was most unfortunate and no blame should be directed at Kyazoonga, the ICC’s official ticketing partner, as no one could have anticipated that tens of millions people would be trying to access the site an hour before it went live. In truth Kyazoonga have been an innocent third party in all the issues we have had with ticketing.

“In conjunction with the hosts, we have now agreed that a ballot system is the best means of releasing any available tickets for the semis and final. The high demand clearly proves the massive attraction of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 and format of 50 overs cricket.”

In dismissing media perceptions about a letter addressed to ICC President Mr. Sharad Pawar, Mr. Lorgat added: “To help resolve our ticketing challenges we have also engaged the offices of the ICC President Mr. Pawar to assist us as he has done with several other issues related to World Cup planning.”

The tickets selling process can be summarized in six steps:

Step 1: You can apply for the ICC CWC Ticket Public Ballot from the 28th February to the 6th March. The public ballot application form is to be filled in at http://cwc2011ballot.kyazoonga.com. Only two tickets per applicant is allowed and only one application per person shall be considered. In case you do fill up another application the second application shall be automatically avoided.

Step 2: You will receive a Ballot Confirmation Number once you complete and submit your application form. No upfront payment is required at this stage.

Step 3: Try to follow all the instructions and rules myopically. If you break any of the rules then the tickets offered to you shall be immediately cancelled. All Ballot applications must be submitted no later than 6 March 2011.

Step 4: The draw will be made by computer on 10 March 2011 and successful applicants will be informed by email on 11 March 2011. If you have not heard from Kyazoonga by 12 March 2011, please assume that your application was not successful in the ballot.

Step 5: Successful applicants will be able to pay for their tickets through Kyazoonga’s secure payment processing website where they will be shown the transaction amount and asked to pay online using credit card/debit card/net-banking. If your transaction is not successful, your place in the draw will be offered to the next polled applicant from the draw.

Step 6: Upon successful payment completion, you will receive a confirmation page and email. Please print the page and keep the email. You will receive your tickets from the third week of March 2011.

England v South Africa - live!

2011-03-06T09:53:00.001+05:30

3rd over: England 8-2 (Trott 3, Bell 2) Trott is beaten by a brute from Peterson that turns appreciably off middle stump. The problem, as Nasser points out on Sky, is that some balls are turning and others aren't. It's close to a spinners' paradise, this, and that's a maiden from Peterson. "One of the cinema scenes which most upsets me – because I'm squeamish – is when they have to break the goalie's arm in Escape to Victory to allow Sylvester Stallone into the team," says James Wrout. "Despite my distaste, surely it's now time for Colly or Luke Wright to take one for the entire country so Eoin Morgan can be flown out as a replacement. But what -less squeam-inducing - injury? Maybe Wright would have a nasty scolding from the hot drinks he's carrying, or Colly could be diagnosed with a late-onset allergy to willow (he's certainly can't hold it for any length of time any more). Any thoughts?" I don't think England should do it, as it's blatantly against the spirit of the game, but it is so frustrating to have their best player at home watching Alex Jones and Steve Jones on BBC1 when he should be demonstrating his genius. It's a balls up that might come to be seen as indicative of a fuzzy-headed campaign. England look tired, almost as tired as Billy Bob in A Simple Plan. It's hard to be too critical of them.

2nd over: England 8-2 (Trott 3, Bell 2) So we don't get to see Steyn v Pietersen, which was one of the highlights of the World Twenty20, when Pietersen belaboured 23 from 8 balls. Instead Steyn has Trott in his sights. There is a bit of swing for Steyn, and Trott gets off the mark with a nice drive for two. "Looking forward to the OBO on Pietersen's hernia op," says Ian Copestake. "Should be a thriller." I wouldn't mind an expletive-by-expletive report of the England dressing room right now.

1st over: England 3-2 (Trott 0, Bell 0) Nasser Hussain says that Andrew Strauss "played a Bangalore shot". That pitch was a belter, but this is an old-fashioned Indian slow turner. "Ah," says Jonah Gadsby. "You're there. I've been here five hours now, waiting for this match to start." I would suggest going to bed.

WICKET! England 3-2 (Pietersen c Kallis b Peterson 2) Pietersen has gone as well! This is an astonishing start. Pietersen pushed forward at the last ball of Peterson's first over, which turned enough to take the edge on its way to Kallis at slip. Madon, what a start. South Africa are going mental. That was a nice catch, right by his left boot, and yet another left-arm spinner has dismissed Pietersen. They are his Kryptonite. I'm not sure who got Pietersen out there: Peterson or Pietersen. That was a nothing shot.

WICKET! England 1-1 (Strauss c de Villiers b Peterson 0) I don't believe it. For the second time in the tournament, South Africa open the bowling with a spinner and strike in the first over. Andrew Strauss came down the track to Robin Peterson and tried to drive him over mid on, but it turned a bit and he dragged the shot to deep midwicket, where AB de Villiers took an excellent tumbling catch. Johan Botha got Chris Gayle in the West Indies match and now Strauss has fallen to Peterson. That is a massive blow for England.

So what's a good score? After the Ireland game, England will probably want 700 to feel comfortable, or at least quietly confident.

"Morning Rob," says Andy Bull. "It is hot here in Chennai. Outrageously hot. So hot, as Ricky Roma put it, that grown men were walking up to cops on street corners begging them to shoot them. Not in our air-conditioned press box though, obviously. Bopara in for Collingwood, they say. Colly out doing throwdowns for KP, like the true team man he is."

Andrew Strauss said that the decision is partly down to form and partly down to injury, which was unusually woolly for him. Still, at least he didn't say it was by mutual consent.

England have won the toss and will bat first. That's a bit of a surprise. As is the inclusion of Ravi Bopara ahead of Paul Collingwood. That's England's only change; South Africa are unchanged. They look ominously comfortable in their own skin just now.

England Strauss (c), Pietersen, Trott, Bell, Prior (wk), Bopara, Yardy, Bresnan, Swann, Broad, Anderson.

South Africa Smith (c), Amla, Kallis, de Villiers, Duminy, du Plessis, van Wyk (wk), Peterson, Morkel, Steyn, Tahir.

When we think of England v South Africa at the World Cup, we inevitably think of 1992: 21 off one ball and that ostentatious England supporter with the fag on. Yet since then England have been the subject of three vicious beatings, each more emphatic than the last. Don't rule out another one today.

So, let's try that one again. England will certainly want to. They've had such a downright weird start to this tournament that they probably want to scrub the tape and start afresh. In a sense, they can: they just have to win six games in a row to win the tournament. Which is not unlike last year's World Twenty20 when, after a dodgy start, they won five in a row in increasingly emphatic style.

Actually, England don't necessarily need to win this match to qualify. Their three remaining group games are against South Africa, Bangladesh and West Indies; and, while they need to win all three to guarantee qualification, they could go through with just one win. It's all a little confusing, so it's bet to forget the permutations and start playing like cornered lions.

Live World Cup Cricket: South Africa v England

2011-03-06T09:44:00.001+05:30

In a few minutes South Africa and England go toe to toe in the 21st Cricket Match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. For England, facing South Africa at this juncture, simply has to seem seem an ominous task. England, fresh of a humiliating loss to neighboring Ireland, is up against a team that just demolished the Netherlands by 231 runs. Talk about two ships passing headed in opposite directions.

So far in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 has given England no breaks. Meanwhile South Africa is enjoying one of the best seam attacks in all World Cup play, a 5 game winning streak attests to this. And now it is do or die time for England, and it could not have come to this against a tougher opponent (we said that already). But seriously, if England is to keep any hope of a semi-final appearance alive, they simply must win this one – without a win today, England’s fate is on other team’s hands.
It Is What It Is – A Must Win for England

For this match, a whole lot of analysis is not really necessary. South Africa is on a roll, and their balance looks as good as anyone’s. As for England, everyone knows they can bring it to a big game like this – but frankly, they could not bowl their way out of a wet paper bag so far in the World Cup. I know that’s blunt, but it’s also true. England has given up 956 runs so far. 292 of those were allowed the Netherlands, another 338 to India (more like India took them), and 329 were spanked in by Ireland. Put it this way, Australia could not beat almost anyone giving over those kinds of numbers.

So, England is going to have to turn over a new leaf from the toss today. For those of you who have not hooked up with a good online feed to watch the game via, we have found a few streams, some of which are quite good (considering they are free). As for the match, we will update this article as the game unfolds. Despited our criticism of England, everyone really expects and exciting one from Chennai. The two squads for today’s match are listed below the feeds.
Live Feeds and Info

For our readers who are interested to watch the game live, we mention the following sites: ESPNstar.asia (live streaming available only in Asian countries), Crictime.com (site for live streaming, broadcasting on four different servers) and ESPN3.com (ideal for US viewers). Crictime.com and extracover.net are free to use, however ads powered, and the quality of the video is rather low. Our most recent feed came via a very nice mail from someone who created a good feed here called CricZero, you may want to check this one first.
England: AJ Strauss, JM Anderson, IR Bell, RS Bopara, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, PD Collingwood, KP Pietersen, MJ Prior, A Shahzad, GP Swann, JC Tredwell, IJL Trott, LJ Wright, MH Yardy

South Africa: GC Smith, HM Amla, J Botha, AB de Villiers†, JP Duminy, F du Plessis, Imran Tahir, CA Ingram, JH Kallis, M Morkel, WD Parnell, RJ Peterson, DW Steyn, LL Tsotsobe, MN van Wyk

We leave you with some highlights of the South Africa defeat of the Windies from the other day. More fuel for the bonfire under the England team I know, but they need hot feet today.

England v South Africa: Ravi Bopara to replace Paul Collingwood in Cricket World Cup Group B match

2011-03-06T09:32:00.001+05:30

Bopara’s strokeplay and medium pace is seen as the ideal replacement for Collingwood who has struggled for form throughout this winter.

Collingwood has also been troubled by knee problems this week as a winter on the road takes its toll on the England team. Collingwood remains an important member of the England squad but unless there are further injuries, or Bopara fails to take his chance, it is hard to see the 34-year-old forcing his way back into the team.

Collingwood announced his retirement from Test cricket at the end of the Ashes series but said he wanted to continue his career as a one day player.

He made a useful 30 not out against Holland in the opening match of the World Cup but was dismissed fifth ball against India and struggled to 16 in the match with Ireland as his patchy form continued. His medium pace off cutters have been expensive too and England have decided to act with their World Cup future on the line.

This has been a difficult tournament for England and yesterday there troubles increased with the news that Kevin Pietersen will play the rest of the World Cup nursing the pain from a hernia injury which will require an operation when he returns home from the tournament.

Surgery will rule Pietersen out of the Indian Premier League tournament, which is due to begin six days after the World Cup final on April 2, but he is expected to be fit in time for the first Test match of next summer against Sri Lanka in Cardiff on May 26.

The injury was diagnosed during the three day window between the players returning from Australia and departing for the World Cup. The problem has worsened in recent days and Pietersen spent a significant part of the Ireland innings on Wednesday receiving treatment.

The England management believe the hernia injury can be controlled during the rest of the tournament but any deterioration will be a major worry with Pietersen crucial to the side’s batting line-up following the loss of Eoin Morgan to a broken finger.

“The nature of the injury is such that it can be managed for the duration of the World Cup,” said Nick Peirce, the England team doctor.

“As the symptoms have been getting worse a decision has now been made that the appropriate course of action is for Kevin to undergo a routine operation upon his return to the UK after England's World Cup campaign.

"Kevin will continue to be managed throughout the World Cup and we would expect him to make a full recovery following a recuperation and rehabilitation period of approximately six weeks after the operation.”

Pietersen was the highest paid cricketer at last season’s IPL with a $1.5m contract with the Bangalore Royal Challengers but was bought by the Deccan Chargers for a cut price $600,000 when all the players were resold at an auction in January.

Pietersen will now miss out on his IPL fee but the England management will be secretly relieved he will be forced to rest before a busy summer of Test cricket against Sri Lanka and India, the world’s number one ranked team.

“I'm obviously extremely disappointed to have picked up this hernia injury but I've been able to manage it so far throughout the World Cup and will continue to do so under the guidance of the England team's medical staff,” said Pietersen. “It will no doubt impact my preparation but careful management should see me still play a significant role in the team's campaign.”

Pietersen has twice denied reports that he will retire from 50 over cricket at the end of this tournament but his latest injury will increase speculation that he will look to cut his workload. It is his second serious injury in two and half years following an Achilles problem which required surgery and ruled him out of the majority of the 2009 Ashes series.

England Vs South Africa Live Stream at espnstar.com/cwclive 6March 2011

2011-03-06T09:26:00.001+05:30

England will take on mighty South Africa in a match tomorrow which will be the 21st match of ICC Cricket world cup 2011 this year. Chennai 6 March 2011 Watch England vs South Africa Live Online ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 , Begin round of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 on the Internet, this Sunday March 6, 2011 you can not miss one of the most anticipated Cricket games this week in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in Asia . The match was played at the Chennai , of England .kickoff 6-3-2011. South Africa have looked very comfortable and settled units in the both matches they played in the tournament so far easily getting past their opponents, West Indies and Netherlands.

England batsmen, on the other hand, have batted magnificently but have looked ordinary with their bowler not able to contain opposition batsmen. Squad that will play today’s match will be among these. And this time also Stuart Broad will play in this match who ws rested for match against India. This match will be played under flood lights which would mean that team chasing will have some difficult time, and historicaly Chennai have been a high scoring ground and I can see another 300 runs match again. Only time will tell whether England have enough in their tank to make a comeback after a shambolik defeat in the hands of Ireland.

England team
AJ Strauss(c), JM Anderson, IR Bell, RS Bopara, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, PD Collingwood, KP Pietersen, MJ Prior(w), A Shahzad, GP Swann, JC Tredwell, IJL Trott, LJ Wright, MH Yardy

South Africa team
GC Smith(c), HM Amla, J Botha, AB de Villiers†, JP Duminy, F du Plessis, Imran Tahir, CA Ingram, JH Kallis, M Morkel, WD Parnell, RJ Peterson, DW Steyn, LL Tsotsobe, MN van Wyk(w)

ICC Cricket World Cup LIVE: ENG vs SA

2011-03-06T08:21:00.001+05:30

Both South Africa and England look anxious ahead of their ICC Cricket World Cup Group B tie on Sunday.

The past World Cup encounters between these two teams suggest little as to who is the favourite going into the match. Out of the five encounters, the Proteas have come out on top on three occasions while England have emerged victorious twice. The overall head-to-head also fails to give any definite answer. Out of the 44 ODIs, the South Africans have taken 23 games as opposed to England's 18.

The Proteas captain Graeme Smith said ahead of the match on Saturday that his side won't make the mistake of taking the English team lightly.

"In this tournament, England have not been at their best but that does not make them any less threatening. We have had some great encounters in the past, and in the last couple of years they have been a better team than us. So we cannot go into the match with complacency."

"It's true their bowlers have not been doing as well as you would expect them to do but they all are top-class bowlers and can hit back any time, so we have to be cautious tomorrow," he added.

Meanwhile, England captain Andrew Strauss, following embarrassing defeat to minnows Ireland earlier this week, admitted it was high time they did well in the bowling department.

"This has been the lesson for us in the last few days. If we do not bowl well we are going to lose," he said.

"James Anderson and Stuart Broad have been our best bowlers in recent times. They have not been impressive so far but we back them to do well on Sunday," he added.

The Chidambaram Stadium's pitch has no traces of grass and is hard and dry at the same time, leading many to believe that another run-fest is in prospect.

Undefeated in their first two matches, South Africa may again go in with three spinners, a strategy that has worked wonders for them so far. Their fast-bowling, spearheaded by Dale Steyn, too has been on the button.

However, it's a different story for England. They have won just once in their three encounters and the most worrying thing for them is that their bowling is at sixes and sevens right now. There cannot be a better time than this to change all that.

TEAMS

England (from): AJ Strauss (captain), KP Pietersen, IJL Trott, IR Bell, PD Collingwood, MJ Prior (wkt), MH Yardy, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, GP Swann, JM Anderson, RS Bopara, A Shahzad, LJ Wright, JC Tredwell

South Africa (from): GC Smith (captain), HM Amla, JH Kallis, AB de Villiers (wkt), JP Duminy, F du Plessis, RJ Peterson, J Botha, M Morkel, DW Steyn, I Tahir, MN van Wyk, WD Parnell, CA Ingram, LL Tsotsobe

Umpires: S Taufel (Aus) and A Saheba (Ind)

Third umpire: A de Silva (SL)

Match referee: J Crowe (NZ)

England vs South Africa in ODIs/World Cup

ODIs

South Africa have won 23 and lost 18 out of 44 played (NR 2 & Tied 1) against England - winning % 55.95. For England, the winning % is 44.04.

World Cup

South Africa have won three and lost two out of five played against England. Winning % for South Africa is 60.00.

The last three games have been won by South Africa - one each in 1996, 1999 and 2007.

Overall World Cup

South Africa have won 27 and lost 13 out of 42 contested (Tied 2) - winning % 66.66.

England have won 37 and lost 23 out of 62 contested (Tied 1 NR 1) - winning % 61.47.

Approaching milestones

- Abraham de Villiers, in case of a hundred against England, would create history in ODIs as well as World Cup.

- Having posted hundreds in his previous two innings in the present competition, he would be the first to register three centuries in successive innings in the world cup in case he registers another hundred.

- Cricket history would be created in case of his hundred. Having already accomplished the feat last year by scoring 114 not out against India at Gwalior on February 24, 102 not out against India at Ahmedabad on February 27 and 102 against West Indies at North Sound on May 22, he would be the first batsman to register three successive centuries twice in ODIs.

- Jacques Kallis (929 at an average of 46.45) needs 71 runs to become the second South African to complete 1,000 runs at the world cup. Herschelle Gibbs (1067) is the only South African to register 1,000 runs at the WC.

- Ian Bell (2959) needs 41 runs to complete his 3,000 runs in ODIs.

Big Game today of ICC World Cup 2011 Group B : England vs South Africa

2011-03-06T08:03:00.001+05:30

After Ireland’s heroics against England on Wednesday night, English team would be hoping to come over it when they meet strong South Africa who are on the top of their game and have just thrashed Netherlands to a 231 runs defeat.

England would be looking to gain the lost points against India and Ireland as West Indies have beaten Bangladesh by a huge margin which takes them on the second position in the Group B point tally with 4 points and impressive net run rate of +2.67 where England is sitting on the fourth position after playing 3 games.

On the other hand, Smith of the other hand is quite confident to get into the next round as his team performing upto the expectation, however he expressed his feelings after the Ireland win over England which was the biggest upset of the world cups so far. He said, “ I saw the game last night and didn’t sleep for an hour after that. We know Ireland can beat the big sides and it was good to see the spirit of the World Cup come alive,”

Leg-spinner Imran Tahir, who impressed in his debut against the West Indies, also put a good show against Netherlands would be looking to continue with his good form as he took three wickets for 19 against Dutch team with the tail-enders especially struggling to read his variations.

Amla and de Villiers are two of the best batsmen in the world and and batting very well. England bowlers would not want to work in bowling department as as South African batsmen are in top form which makes their team probably the strongest and most balanced side in the competition. De Villiers’s after his second successive hundred against Netherlands would be keen to cash in on his good form.

England team would require Kevin Pietersen to stay longer on the crease because if he stays for 40 overs mammoth score is guaranteed and along with that Strauss would be hoping their bowlers to get into the rhythm specially James Anderson and Stuart Broad.

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