EPL 07-08 Schedule ..

Premier League fixtures 2007-08 - English Premier League Schedule and Fixtures

(All Fixtures Subject Change)

Saturday, 11 August 2007
Arsenal v Fulham
Aston Villa v Liverpool
Bolton v Newcastle
Chelsea v Birmingham
Derby v Portsmouth
Everton v Wigan
Man Utd v Reading
Middlesbrough v Blackburn
Sunderland v Tottenham
West Ham v Man City

Tuesday, 14 August 2007
Birmingham v Sunderland
Portsmouth v Man Utd
Reading v Chelsea
Tottenham v Everton
Wigan v Middlesbrough

Wednesday, 15 August 2007
Blackburn v Aston Villa
Fulham v Bolton
Liverpool v West Ham
Man City v Derby
Newcastle v Arsenal

Saturday, 18 August 2007
Birmingham v West Ham
Blackburn v Arsenal
Fulham v Middlesbrough
Liverpool v Chelsea
Man City v Man Utd
Newcastle v Aston Villa
Portsmouth v Bolton
Reading v Everton
Tottenham v Derby
Wigan v Sunderland

Saturday, 25 August 2007
Arsenal v Man City
Aston Villa v Fulham
Bolton v Reading
Chelsea v Portsmouth
Derby v Birmingham
Everton v Blackburn
Man Utd v Tottenham
Middlesbrough v Newcastle
Sunderland v Liverpool
West Ham v Wigan

Saturday, 1 September 2007
Arsenal v Portsmouth
Aston Villa v Chelsea
Blackburn v Man City
Bolton v Everton
Fulham v Tottenham
Liverpool v Derby
Man Utd v Sunderland
Middlesbrough v Birmingham
Newcastle v Wigan
Reading v West Ham

Saturday, 15 September 2007
Birmingham v Bolton
Chelsea v Blackburn
Derby v Newcastle
Everton v Man Utd
Man City v Aston Villa
Portsmouth v Liverpool
Sunderland v Reading
Tottenham v Arsenal
West Ham v Middlesbrough
Wigan v Fulham

Saturday, 22 September 2007
Arsenal v Derby
Aston Villa v Everton
Blackburn v Portsmouth
Bolton v Tottenham
Fulham v Man City
Liverpool v Birmingham
Man Utd v Chelsea
Middlesbrough v Sunderland
Newcastle v West Ham
Reading v Wigan

Saturday, 29 September 2007
Birmingham v Man Utd
Chelsea v Fulham
Derby v Bolton
Everton v Newcastle
Man City v Middlesbrough
Portsmouth v Reading
Sunderland v Blackburn
Tottenham v Aston Villa
West Ham v Arsenal
Wigan v Liverpool

Saturday, 6 October 2007
Arsenal v Sunderland
Aston Villa v West Ham
Blackburn v Birmingham
Bolton v Chelsea
Fulham v Portsmouth
Liverpool v Tottenham
Man Utd v Wigan
Middlesbrough v Everton
Newcastle v Man City
Reading v Derby

Saturday, 20 October 2007
Arsenal v Bolton
Aston Villa v Man Utd
Blackburn v Reading
Everton v Liverpool
Fulham v Derby
Man City v Birmingham
Middlesbrough v Chelsea
Newcastle v Tottenham
West Ham v Sunderland
Wigan v Portsmouth

Saturday, 27 October 2007
Birmingham v Wigan
Bolton v Aston Villa
Chelsea v Man City
Derby v Everton
Liverpool v Arsenal
Man Utd v Middlesbrough
Portsmouth v West Ham
Reading v Newcastle
Sunderland v Fulham
Tottenham v Blackburn

Saturday, 3 November 2007
Arsenal v Man Utd
Aston Villa v Derby
Blackburn v Liverpool
Everton v Birmingham
Fulham v Reading
Man City v Sunderland
Middlesbrough v Tottenham
Newcastle v Portsmouth
West Ham v Bolton
Wigan v Chelsea


Saturday, 10 November 2007
Birmingham v Aston Villa
Bolton v Middlesbrough
Chelsea v Everton
Derby v West Ham
Liverpool v Fulham
Man Utd v Blackburn
Portsmouth v Man City
Reading v Arsenal
Sunderland v Newcastle
Tottenham v Wigan

Saturday, 24 November 2007
Arsenal v Wigan
Birmingham v Portsmouth
Bolton v Man Utd
Derby v Chelsea
Everton v Sunderland
Fulham v Blackburn
Man City v Reading
Middlesbrough v Aston Villa
Newcastle v Liverpool
West Ham v Tottenham

Saturday, 1 December 2007
Aston Villa v Arsenal
Blackburn v Newcastle
Chelsea v West Ham
Liverpool v Bolton
Man Utd v Fulham
Portsmouth v Everton
Reading v Middlesbrough
Sunderland v Derby
Tottenham v Birmingham
Wigan v Man City

Saturday, 8 December 2007
Aston Villa v Portsmouth
Blackburn v West Ham
Bolton v Wigan
Chelsea v Sunderland
Everton v Fulham
Man Utd v Derby
Middlesbrough v Arsenal
Newcastle v Birmingham
Reading v Liverpool
Tottenham v Man City

Saturday, 15 December 2007
Arsenal v Chelsea
Birmingham v Reading
Derby v Middlesbrough
Fulham v Newcastle
Liverpool v Man Utd
Man City v Bolton
Portsmouth v Tottenham
Sunderland v Aston Villa
West Ham v Everton
Wigan v Blackburn

Saturday, 22 December 2007
Arsenal v Tottenham
Aston Villa v Man City
Blackburn v Chelsea
Bolton v Birmingham
Fulham v Wigan
Liverpool v Portsmouth
Man Utd v Everton
Middlesbrough v West Ham
Newcastle v Derby
Reading v Sunderland

Wednesday, 26 December 2007
Birmingham v Middlesbrough
Chelsea v Aston Villa
Derby v Liverpool
Everton v Bolton
Man City v Blackburn
Portsmouth v Arsenal
Sunderland v Man Utd
Tottenham v Fulham
West Ham v Reading
Wigan v Newcastle

Saturday, 29 December 2007
Birmingham v Fulham
Chelsea v Newcastle
Derby v Blackburn
Everton v Arsenal
Man City v Liverpool
Portsmouth v Middlesbrough
Sunderland v Bolton
Tottenham v Reading
West Ham v Man Utd
Wigan v Aston Villa

Tuesday, 1 January 2008
Arsenal v West Ham
Aston Villa v Tottenham
Blackburn v Sunderland
Bolton v Derby
Fulham v Chelsea
Liverpool v Wigan
Man Utd v Birmingham
Middlesbrough v Man City
Newcastle v Everton
Reading v Portsmouth

Saturday, 12 January 2008
Arsenal v Birmingham
Aston Villa v Reading
Bolton v Blackburn
Chelsea v Tottenham
Derby v Wigan
Everton v Man City
Man Utd v Newcastle
Middlesbrough v Liverpool
Sunderland v Portsmouth
West Ham v Fulham

Saturday, 19 January 2008
Birmingham v Chelsea
Blackburn v Middlesbrough
Fulham v Arsenal
Liverpool v Aston Villa
Man City v West Ham
Newcastle v Bolton
Portsmouth v Derby
Reading v Man Utd
Tottenham v Sunderland
Wigan v Everton

Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Arsenal v Newcastle
Bolton v Fulham
Derby v Man City
Middlesbrough v Wigan
Sunderland v Birmingham
West Ham v Liverpool

Wednesday, 30 January 2008
Aston Villa v Blackburn
Chelsea v Reading
Everton v Tottenham
Man Utd v Portsmouth

Saturday, 2 February 2008
Birmingham v Derby
Blackburn v Everton
Fulham v Aston Villa
Liverpool v Sunderland
Man City v Arsenal
Newcastle v Middlesbrough
Portsmouth v Chelsea
Reading v Bolton
Tottenham v Man Utd
Wigan v West Ham



Saturday, 9 February 2008
Arsenal v Blackburn
Aston Villa v Newcastle
Bolton v Portsmouth
Chelsea v Liverpool
Derby v Tottenham
Everton v Reading
Man Utd v Man City
Middlesbrough v Fulham
Sunderland v Wigan
West Ham v Birmingham

Saturday, 23 February 2008
Birmingham v Arsenal
Blackburn v Bolton
Fulham v West Ham
Liverpool v Middlesbrough
Man City v Everton
Newcastle v Man Utd
Portsmouth v Sunderland
Reading v Aston Villa
Tottenham v Chelsea
Wigan v Derby

Saturday, 1 March 2008
Arsenal v Aston Villa
Birmingham v Tottenham
Bolton v Liverpool
Derby v Sunderland
Everton v Portsmouth
Fulham v Man Utd
Man City v Wigan
Middlesbrough v Reading
Newcastle v Blackburn
West Ham v Chelsea

Saturday, 8 March 2008
Aston Villa v Middlesbrough
Blackburn v Fulham
Chelsea v Derby
Liverpool v Newcastle
Man Utd v Bolton
Portsmouth v Birmingham
Reading v Man City
Sunderland v Everton
Tottenham v West Ham
Wigan v Arsenal

Saturday, 15 March 2008
Arsenal v Middlesbrough
Birmingham v Newcastle
Derby v Man Utd
Fulham v Everton
Liverpool v Reading
Man City v Tottenham
Portsmouth v Aston Villa
Sunderland v Chelsea
West Ham v Blackburn
Wigan v Bolton

Saturday, 22 March 2008
Aston Villa v Sunderland
Blackburn v Wigan
Bolton v Man City
Chelsea v Arsenal
Everton v West Ham
Man Utd v Liverpool
>Middlesbrough v Derby
Newcastle v Fulham
Reading v Birmingham
Tottenham v Portsmouth

Saturday, 29 March 2008
Birmingham v Man City
Bolton v Arsenal
Chelsea v Middlesbrough
Derby v Fulham
Liverpool v Everton
Man Utd v Aston Villa
Portsmouth v Wigan
Reading v Blackburn
Sunderland v West Ham
Tottenham v Newcastle

Saturday, 5 April 2008
Arsenal v Liverpool
Aston Villa v Bolton
Blackburn v Tottenham
Everton v Derby
Fulham v Sunderland
Man City v Chelsea
Middlesbrough v Man Utd
Newcastle v Reading
West Ham v Portsmouth
Wigan v Birmingham

Saturday, 12 April 2008
Birmingham v Everton
Bolton v West Ham
Chelsea v Wigan
Derby v Aston Villa
Liverpool v Blackburn
Man Utd v Arsenal
Portsmouth v Newcastle
Reading v Fulham
Sunderland v Man City
Tottenham v Middlesbrough

Saturday, 19 April 2008
Arsenal v Reading
Aston Villa v Birmingham
Blackburn v Man Utd
Everton v Chelsea
Fulham v Liverpool
Man City v Portsmouth
Middlesbrough v Bolton
Newcastle v Sunderland
West Ham v Derby
Wigan v Tottenham

Saturday, 26 April 2008
Birmingham v Liverpool
Chelsea v Man Utd
Derby v Arsenal
Everton v Aston Villa
Man City v Fulham
Portsmouth v Blackburn
Sunderland v Middlesbrough
Tottenham v Bolton
West Ham v Newcastle
Wigan v Reading

Saturday, 3 May 2008
Arsenal v Everton
Aston Villa v Wigan
Blackburn v Derby
Bolton v Sunderland
Fulham v Birmingham
Liverpool v Man City
Man Utd v West Ham
Middlesbrough v Portsmouth
Newcastle v Chelsea
Reading v Tottenham

Sunday, 11 May 2008
Birmingham v Blackburn
Chelsea v Bolton
Derby v Reading
Everton v Middlesbrough
Man City v Newcastle
Portsmouth v Fulham
Sunderland v Arsenal
Tottenham v Liverpool
West Ham v Aston Villa
Wigan v Man Utd

What people say in court..

Taken from a little book called "Disorder in the Court."
They're things people actually said in court, word for word.



Q: What is your date of birth?

A: July fifteen.

Q: What year?

A: Every year.

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Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?

A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.

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Q: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?

A: Yes.

Q: And in what ways does it affect your memory?

A: I forget.

Q: You forget. Can you give us an example of something that you've forgotten?

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Q: How old is your son, the one living with you?

A: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.

Q: How long has he lived with you?

A: Forty-five years.

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Q: What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke that morning?

A: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"

Q: And why did that upset you?

A: My name is Susan.

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Q: And where was the location of the accident?

A: Approximately milepost 499.

Q: And where is milepost 499?

A: Probably between milepost 498 and 500.

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Q: Sir, what is your IQ?

A: Well, I can see pretty well, I think.

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Q: Did you blow your horn or anything?

A: After the accident?

Q: Before the accident.

A: Sure, I played for ten years. I even went to school for it.

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Q: Trooper, when you stopped the defendant, were your red and blue lights flashing?

A: Yes.

Q: Did the defendant say anything when she got out of her car?

A: Yes, sir.

Q: What did she say?

A: What disco am I at?

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Q: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about
it until the next morning?

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Q: The youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is he?

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Q: Were you present when your picture was taken?

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Q: Was it you or your younger brother who was killed in the war?

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Q: Did he kill you?

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Q: How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision?

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Q: You were there until the time you left, is that true?

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Q: How many times have you committed suicide?

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Q: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?

A: Yes.

Q: And what were you doing at that time?

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Q: She had three children, right?

A: Yes.

Q: How many were boys?

A: None.

Q: Were there any girls?

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Q: You say the stairs went down to the basement?

A: Yes.

Q: And these stairs, did they go up also?

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Q: Mr. Slatery, you went on a rather elaborate honeymoon, didn't you?

A: I went to Europe, Sir.

Q: And you took your new wife?

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Q: How was your first marriage terminated?

A: By death.

Q: And by whose death was it terminated?

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Q: Can you describe the individual?

A: He was about medium height and had a beard.

Q: Was this a male, or a female?

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Q: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice
which I sent to your attorney?

A: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.

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Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?

A: All my autopsies are performed on dead people.

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Q: All your responses must be oral, OK? What school did you go to?

A: Oral.

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Q: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?

A: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.

Q: And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time?

A: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an
autopsy.

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Q: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?

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Q: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?

A: No.

Q: Did you check for blood pressure?

A: No.

Q: Did you check for breathing?

A: No.

Q: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began
the autopsy?

A: No.

Q: How can you be so sure, Doctor?

A: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.

Q: But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?

A: It is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere.

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Q: You were not shot in the fracas?

A: No, I was shot midway between the fracas and the navel.

Funny Exam Answers..

Curry n Rice Girl..Really Funny..

Pirates of the American Constitution..

Harry Potter n the order of the phoenix..

Well i was sitting at home watching pirates 3 on dvd when a friend of mine called and checked whether i would like to go for a movie the movie being harry potter and the order of the phoenix.I said sure man tht shud be gud fun (considering the fact that am a decent enough harry potter fan n i have read all the 6 installments and am now waiting for the release of the 7th and final installment..)

So within 15 mins i was on my way to PVR Saket checking for the availability of tickets..To our dismay all the shows were SOLD OUT (not only for Harry Potter but for other silly movies like Grudge 2 , Wild hogs , Epic Movie , Naqaab n all aswell..)..We then decided to rush to PVR Priya where we got the tickets easily (i kept on checking the tickets just to ensure whther everything was right or not with em..But they were perfect..)..N then the roller coaster ride began (i mean the movie at the 7:30 in the evnin..)


The Review
Less flash, more grit, The Order of the Phoenix is definitely the most introspective of the Harry Potter movies. If you’re expecting fast-paced wizardry action at every turn, however, you might be disappointed.

Story
As the fifth year at Hogwarts begins, most of the wizardry world is having a hard time believing Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) has returned, further propagated by the Ministry of Magic, who refuses to recognize anything evil is brewing and blames all the hullabaloo on Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and Dumbledore (Michael Gambon). The Ministry even interferes with Hogwarts business by making Ministry employee Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton) the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, whose outwardly sweet demeanor hides a sadistic streak a mile wide. She thinks the children should only learn about the Dark Arts “theoretically” and tortures all those who disagree. But the Voldemort threat is a reality, and Dumbledore has re-formed the Order of the Phoenix, a group of witches and wizards that prepares to battle the Dark Lord. Harry is unfortunately being kept in the dark, for his protection, of course, even as his connection to Voldemort grows stronger, and he’s royally peeved at being ignored. Urged on by Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint), he forms his own order of Hogwarts students called Dumbledore’s Army to teach them what defenses against the Dark Arts he has already learned. Oh, yeah, Harry also shares his first kiss but make no bones about it—love is the furthest thing on Harry’s mind when the crap hits the fan. War is imminent.

Acting
Everyone steps up their game in Order of the Phoenix. Radcliffe, Watson and Grint have shed their adolescent whininess and aw-shucks goofiness to give their characters the greatest depth so far. They are forced to grow up pretty quickly in Order, with little time for any playfulness, and the three actors handle the seriousness with aplomb. Of course, both Radcliffe and Grint have already ventured out of the Potter world—Radcliffe shed more than just adolescence on stage in a production of Equus, while Grint lost his virginity in the indie Driving Lessons--and their extra experience shows in Order. Also good are Matthew Lewis as the usually clumsy Neville Longbottom, who shows his mettle in more ways than one, and newcomer Evanna Lynch as the slightly off-kilter Luna Lovegood, who proves to be a loyal member of Dumbledore’s Army. But the kids have to keep up with the talented adult cast, especially Oscar-nominated Staunton (Vera Drake) as Umbridge. The veteran actress’ interpretation of one of J.K. Rowling’s nastiest characters so far in the Potter lore is spot-on, down to the pink wool suits and irritating twitter “ahem” she uses when she wants your undivided attention. Helena Bonham Carter also makes an impression, however over the top it is, as the evil Voldemort follower Bellatrix Lestrange. Does she ever want to look pretty onscreen? Then there’s the laundry list of Brits whose time onscreen may be short but is nonetheless memorable, including Alan Rickman as the sneering Prof. Snape; Gambon as the wise but flawed Dumbledore; Gary Oldman as the kindly Sirius Black, Harry’s only real family; and of course, Fiennes as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. His late-in-the-game appearance once again throws you for a loop.

Direction
It stands to reason that at five movies in, moviegoers would have a favorite Harry Potter flick by now. Those who love those Triwizard Tournament special effects might feel The Goblet of Fire was the best; or Prisoner of Azkaban for its time-bending action. Yet, The Order of the Phoenix may be the one movie that speaks directly to the fans of the books. Without as much wide-eyed wonderment or wizardry flash, the story is still chockfull of compelling details that are absolutely pivotal to the continuing Harry Potter saga. Screenwriter Michael Goldenberg (Peter Pan) and director David Yates (HBO’s The Girl in the Café;) manage to wade through this volume of information and cut successfully to the chase with great effect. Yates, who has signed on to do the sixth movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, even shows an affinity for action in the final, dramatic confrontation between good witches and wizards and bad ones. But overall, Order of the Phoenix may leave audiences not as well-versed in the novels a little itchy for some good old-fashioned wand-waving and Disney special effects. Thing is, it’s just going to keep getting darker and darker for Harry and his crew. The days of happy, fun playtime are over..



All in all a must watch movie for everyone..Potter fan or not..People who haven't read the book can still enjoy it..Although its rated PG-13 in the US so please excercise caution if you are taking your lil kids along with you (Althou there's practically nothin there)..Enjoy..

Break Dancin Baby..(Amazin..)

Took this un frm my fren's collection of vids

Smile.. :)

Indian team selected for th Tour of Bangaladesh..

In the plush conference room at the Indian cricket board's headquarters in Mumbai on Friday, nearly 15 television cameras stood at one end of the room, like bowling machines. At the other end were Dilip Vengsarkar, the selection chairman, and Niranjan Shah, the cricket Board secretary. The two announced India's Test and one-day team for the Bangladesh tour. Then the bouncers began.

The tone of quite a few questions was one of disbelief, even mild outrage. It was triggered by some of the curious decisions taken on the day and the working committee's Big Brother attitude. Their directive to the selectors to pick young players for the tour found few supporters.

Vengsarkar and Shah did not flinch as they faced the barrage, but they weren't always convincing either.

Shah announced the one-day squad first. Bengal's Manoj Tiwary is the new face in it courtesy his stellar performances in the domestic season. While Tiwary's was an expected, even popular inclusion, Dinesh Mongia's was a curious one. It was contradictory to the Board's desire to have young players in the squad. The Punjab left-hander is already 30. But he's a left-hander. That went in his favour.

"Bangladesh have three left-arm spinners and we thought we should have a left-handed batsman in the team," Vengsarkar said. "This is a tour we could experiment with a bit. That is why we have tried out a few things."

If that was the case, why not rest an out of form player like Virender Sehwag and give more new cricketers a chance? "At the end of the day we have to win the series too," Vengsarkar said.

In the Test squad, the interesting choice is Dinesh Karthik, who will play as specialist opener with Wasim Jaffer. Karthik played at that position in the first innings of the Cape Town Test against South Africa and scored 63. "Karthik was preferred over (Gautam) Gambhir for the Cape Town Test and he delivered," Vengsarkar said. As Karthik is not a specialist opener (he does not open for Tamil Nadu), what lies ahead for England then?

In an expected move, Harbhajan Singh, Ajit Agarkar and Irfan Pathan find no place in either team for performance reasons. "Harbhajan has not been bowling too well," said Vengsarkar. "Agarkar was not up to the mark in the World Cup."

There was also disappointment for Mumbai's Rohit Sharma. It was felt that the youngster would be in the team, but he didn't make it. He was discussed, as were opener Aakash Chopra ("unlucky") and Mohammad Kaif ("needs to score more in domestic cricket"). "Ultimately there are only 15 places," said Vengsarkar.

England hope for Bose

Lack of space was not the reason why Bengal pace bowler Ranadeb Bose, the highest wicket-taker of the last domestic season, did not find a spot on the bus to Bangladesh. It was felt that the pitches there would not be suitable for him. But Vengsarkar hinted that Bose would be in contention for the tour to England in June.

"He would do better in those conditions than in Bangladesh," Vengsarkar said. "Besides, there would be tour games in England. There are no practice matches in Bangladesh."

Bose, however, will be a part of the group of bowlers who have been asked to aid the team's preparation camp in Kolkata from May 2. The others are Pankaj Singh (Rajasthan), Yo Mahesh (Tamil Nadu), Ishant Sharma (Delhi) and Pragyan Ojha (Hyderabad).

ODI squad:
Rahul Dravid (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Manoj Tiwary, S Sreesanth, Munaf Patel, Zaheer Khan, Rudra Pratap Singh, Piyush Chawla, Ramesh Powar and Dinesh Mongia.

Test squad:
Rahul Dravid (capt), Wasim Jaffer, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Karthik, S Sreesanth, Zaheer Khan, Vikram Raj Vir Singh, Munaf Patel, Anil Kumble, Ramesh Powar and Rajesh Pawar

Itinerary
May 10: 1st ODI, Mirpur
May 12: 2nd ODI, Mirpur
May 15: 3rd ODI, Chittagong
May 18-22: 1st Test, Chittagong
May 25-29: 2nd Test, Mirpur

Lionel Messi vs Getafe (Great Goal..) like Maradona against England..

WHAT A GGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLL !!!!!

American Idol : Adios , Sanjaya ...

Sanjaya ends his run at seventh position.

It was an American Idol night of highs and lows but someone has to go.My tribute to the guy whom some people love to dislike.

SANJAYA, thanks for the memories. High school student and Indian hopeful Sanjaya Malakar has finally ended his run in the American Idol Season 6. Certainly, he was one of the most controversial contestants as well as one of the most watched.

I guess it was only in the past few weeks that Sanjaya realised that he had generated such a massive following across Asia. It was as if “one of our boys” had suddenly became a serious contender.

When Sanjaya strutted on to centre stage and belted out Let’s Give Them Something To Talk About, it quickly became fairly obvious to all that country music wasn’t his thing.

Nevertheless, it was vintage Sanjaya with a red scarf wrapped around his head as he tried his best to have a good time. Not everybody can slip smoothly into a music genre that is unfamiliar to them.
If Sanjaya was uncomfortable with country music, he didn’t show it. But Randy laid it all out: “Honestly, it wasn’t good at all.” Paula threw in her verdict with “we are watching someone who loves adversity (or was it controversy?).

Simon Cowell put the final nail in the Idol coffin with “utterly horrendous”. I wouldn’t put Sanjaya in the same category as William Hung but I know his future will look pretty bright from now on.

The American Idol has just given Sanjaya the fame that will stay with him for a long time. I like Sanjaya because he was fun to watch and he was hugely entertaining. He doesn’t need good luck because he’s basically talented to have gotten so far.

There were three outstanding contestants on Wednesday evening. Without further ado, they were Phil Stacey, Jordin Sparks and Melinda Doolittle (but frankly we don care about them or do we..).

But as with the past three weeks, many of us were preoccupied with the thought of who would be going out. On the night when the remaining seven performed, those who didn’t seem to make the cut were Chris Richardson, Lakisha and Sanjaya.

Chris had exhibited some weaknesses in his repertoire lately. His overall performance in the past two weeks has earned him at least one yellow card.

When Chris sang May Berry, those of us who watched him didn’t feel the quickening of pulse as a winning performance would surely generate. Randy Jackson was quick off the mark to say “I didn’t feel a sense of a connection from that song.”

Paula followed suit with “the joy and love didn’t come through”. And Simon slammed it painfully home “I heard a very nondescript, nasally twang. Honestly, it was very insignificant.”

Phil Stacey who looked pretty shaky last week, made a dramatic comeback with Where The Black Top Ends. Martina McBride, this week’s mentor, was pleased with Phil. So was I. Good for you, Phil. Namesake, you know.

Actually, I was taken aback with his excellent delivery. I honestly didn’t know he had it in him to squeeze so much goodness out of that number. I have to agree with Randy when he said: “You are going to have a career in country music.”

The best comment came from Simon. He said: “This is the only time since we met and in a long, long time when you have picked the right song.”

Phil truly deserved the remark “and America has voted, you are safe!”

Jordin Sparks came in as the second singer of the evening and raised the benchmark several notches higher. She belted out Broken Wing, originally sang by Martina McBride. At the end of her session with the country singer, I could almost read Martina’s thoughts: “This girl sings that song even better than me”.

Indeed, Jordin did just that. Her performance was nothing short of sensational. Judging from this week’s show alone, I can see Jordin making it to the last three.

Randy was obviously impressed: “This is one of the most difficult songs. You did it and it was a blast!” From Paula’s lips: “You did a fantastic job.” Simon gave the most telling opinion: “This is the first time since we met, based on that performance, I think you could win the American Idol title.”

In fact, Jordin did so well that even before the song ended, applause and a crescending roar of approval could be heard from the audience.

If you were to compare Lakisha Jones and Melinda Doolittle this week, Doolittle would have scored a technical knockout.

Lakisha bravely took on Jesus, Take The Wheel. It was last year’s Idol champion Carrie Underwood’s award winning song. I admit that Lakisha has the vocal range to carry the number but it just happens to be that kind of tune that demands a certain country passion to make it believable. Underwood has it, Lakisha didn’t, as simple as that.

The three judges were not complimentary with their remarks. Simon said it was like eating hamburger for breakfast. But then, he’s a Brit and the English breakfast, as we know, is quite different from what they have in America.

Doolittle came up with a relatively unknown song entitled “Trouble Is A Woman. From the expression on McBride’s face, one could tell that the country singer was completely sold on that song.

The way Doolittle performed it, it sounded and felt feet-tapping, body-moving hot. It reminded me of the time when I heard The Devil Went Down To Georgia by Charlie Daniels Band in that 1980 movie Urban Cowboy.

Boy, that was one rip-roaring country tune. Doolittle’s number had the same effect. Randy, Paula and Simon were unanimous in their opinions. It was a fantastic performance.

Randy acknowledged that it was “another solid performance from our resident pro.” You won’t get an argument out of me on that.

Blake Lewis was the last one on stage. He sang When The Stars Go Blue. At the risk of sounding just like Randy, it was just okay for me. Frankly, Chris and Blake sounded like also-rans on a night where two or three singers were several aural levels higher than them.

So it ended with six contestants racing to the Idol finishing line. Most of them must be thinking that next week could be their last. If anyone of them has a premonition, he or she is keeping it very personal.

The contestants are putting on their Sunday best every week, polishing up their vocals and diligently learning some vital moves to spice up their act.

The Sword of Damocles swings ever so close. This is no time to make any silly mistakes. Another five or six weeks, and it will be all over except for the one who will wear the crown. Stick around..

Althou its all over for Sanjaya Malakar..Adios..

Man U vs Sheffield United 2-0 (Goals Only)..

Manchester United on a Roll..

Man U crush lil Watford..4-1..FA CUP Semifinal..

The Goals Only..Really Gud..

Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix.. (Sneak Peak)..

The Cast:
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Gary Oldman, Michael Gambon, Imelda Staunton, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane, David Bradley, Ralph Fiennes, Fiona Shaw, Julie Walters, Jason Isaacs, Mark Williams, David Thewlis, Jim Tavare, Timothy Spall

Director:
David Yates

Writers:
Michael Goldenberg

The Plot:
In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community is in denial about the teenager's recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort, preferring to turn a blind eye to the news that Voldemort has returned. Fearing that Hogwarts' venerable Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, is lying about Voldemort's return in order to undermine his power and take his job, the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, appoints a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher to keep watch over Dumbledore and the Hogwarts students. But Professor Dolores Umbridge's Ministry-approved course of defensive magic leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves against the dark forces threatening them and the entire wizarding community, so at the prompting of his friends Hermione and Ron, Harry takes matters into his own hands. Meeting secretly with a small group of students who name themselves "Dumbledore's Army," Harry teaches them how to defend themselves against the Dark Arts, preparing the courageous young wizards for the extraordinary battle that lies ahead.

Spidey 3 - (Sneak Peak)

The Cast:
Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Bryce Dallas Howard, Topher Grace, Thomas Haden Church, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, James Cromwell, Daniel Gillies, Theresa Russell, Elizabeth Banks, Ted Raimi, Tim De Zarn, Dylan Baker, Bruce Campbell, Adrian Lester

Director:
Sam Raimi

Writers:
Alvin Sargent

The Plot :
In "Spider-Man 3," based on the legendary Marvel Comics series, Peter Parker has finally managed to strike a balance between his devotion to M.J. and his duties as a superhero. But there is a storm brewing on the horizon. When his suit suddenly changes, turning jet-black and enhancing his powers, it transforms Peter as well, bringing out the dark, vengeful side of his personality that he is struggling to control. Under the influence of the suit, Peter becomes overconfident and starts to neglect the people who care about him most. Forced to choose between the seductive power of the new suit and the compassionate hero he used to be, Peter must overcome his personal demons as two of the most-feared villains yet, Sandman and Venom, gather unparalleled power and a thirst for retribution to threaten Peter and everyone he loves.

Sanjaya in the last 7 ..

Indian American teen wonder Sanjaya Malakar comfortably survived another elimination round on the hit US show American Idol after singing a Latino number.

His performance was such that even the judge Simon Cowell, so far hostile to him, said it "wasn't horrible."

Malakar, who in the words of The Washington Post's TV columnist has “completely taken over” the American Idol singing competition, was among the five declared "safe" in Wednesday night's results round that left seven in the fray.

Even before he sang on Tuesday night, Malakar, the focus of YouTube parodies and the site Votefortheworst.com, got a rave review from megastar Jennifer Lopez and then a rare, if reluctant, compliment from judge Simon Cowell.

Sprouting Marc Anthonyesque facial hair in honour of J Lo's appearance as guest "mentor," he left her utterly smitten. "He chose a beautiful Spanish song and I have to tell you, he really impressed me," said Jennifer Lopez.

J Lo gushed to the camera after rehearsing Besame Mucho with Sanjaya. "I love Sanjaya," she giggled, adding, "I think Simon might be impressed."

"I have to tell you he really, really impressed me," said Lopez as his ballad, sung in Spanish, hushed the excited crowd.

"I couldn't understand a word of it, you sang like a 14-year-old and, I'm going to hate myself for this, it wasn't horrible," said the judge Cowell, who is usually very harsh on Sanjaya's singing aspirations.

"You are one of the smartest contestants we've ever had," a mesmerised Randy Jackson told Sanjaya, who has an Indian father and an Italian mother. "Smooth. It was nice – very, very nice," said another judge Paula Abdul.

Manchester United thrash AS Roma 7-1

Glory Glory Man United..


Manchester United produced one of the finest performances in 50 years of European competition to destroy AS Roma 7-1 on Tuesday and reach the semifinals of the Champions League for the first time since 2002.

United, trailing 2-1 from the first meeting in Rome, had never previously overturned a first leg deficit in five attempts in the competition but did so in astonishing style to win the tie 8-3 on aggregate.

It was the biggest victory in a quarterfinal match in either the European Cup or Champions League since Real Madrid beat Sevilla 8-0 in 1957/1958, clocking up a 10-2 aggregate victory.

It was also the biggest winning margin in a Champions League knockout round game, Roma's heaviest defeat in Europe and United's biggest win in Europe since a 7-1 victory over Waterford of Ireland in the first round of the European Cup in 1968/1969 when they were the defending champions.

Three goals in a scintillating eight-minute burst early in the first half by Michael Carrick, Alan Smith and Wayne Rooney had United in command and Roma, second in Serie A, shell-shocked.

Cristiano Ronaldo then scored either side of the break, Carrick netted a spectacular second and, after Daniele De Rossi pulled one back, Patrice Evra capped a night to remember with the seventh.

The remarkable result, coming three days after defeat at Portsmouth in the league, took United into a last-four meeting with either Bayern Munich or AC Milan and sustained their hopes of repeating their 1999 European and domestic treble -- clinched when they beat Bayern Munich in the Champions League final in Barcelona.

Manager Alex Ferguson described the result as the best of his 21 years at Old Trafford.

"It was absolutely superb," he told ITV. "It was a fantastic performance. We showed great confidence after two defeats in the last week. All great teams get over these mishaps and we did that tonight."

Ferguson sprung a tactical surprise by playing Rooney, Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs as a three-man attacking midfield unit to support Smith, recalled for only his fourth start of the season, as the lone striker.

The idea worked like a dream as the trio ran Roma ragged in a blistering opening quarter that settled the tie.

Quickfire shot
Carrick got things moving in the 11th minute when his quickfire shot from outside the box left goalkeeper Doni rooted as the ball flew past him.

That alone would have been enough to send United through on the away goals rule but they were in no mood to settle.

In the 17th minute Rooney combined with Giggs to send Smith through and the striker seemed to put every moment of suffering from a year of injury hell into his unstoppable finish.

Less than two minutes later Old Trafford was in raptures as Giggs was given time and space to cross low from the right for Rooney to touch in the third.

The Italians' usually parsimonious defence was being run ragged and their only worthwhile attacking effort was a well-struck free kick by Francesco Totti that Edwin van der Sar saved well.

Ronaldo's 20th
It was United who again finished on the offensive as Ronaldo was offered the channel he loves down the right and duly accepted before driving in the fourth.

It had been an incredible half and it took only two minutes of the second period for United to extend their lead. Again Giggs was the provider as his perfectly-measured low cross was turned in by Ronaldo for the Portuguese winger's 20th goal of a sparkling season.

Carrick then drove home a superlative sixth from 25m on the hour as joy turned to disbelief in the near-75 000 crowd.

Roma got on the scoresheet with a lovely volley on the turn by De Rossi but United restored their stunning six-goal margin when substitute defender Evra scored again with a low shot from the edge of the box nine minutes from time.

"This points the way ahead," said Ferguson. "Two years ago against AC Milan [in the same competition] Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo were young boys but they showed they've grown up tonight." - Reuters

Sanjaya Malakar - A Mini Biography ..

Age: 17
Hometown: Federal Way, WA
Audition City: Seattle
American Idol Season 6

Sanjaya Malakar Biography:

At 17, Sanjaya Malakar is the youngest of the twelve male semifinalists in American Idol, season 6. He is from Federal Way, Washington, but stayed in Hawaii for four years in order to perform with the Hawaii Children’s Theater. He auditioned in Seattle with his older sister, and although both of them got golden tickets, only Sanjaya made it to the Top 24. His greatest struggle has been overcoming his shyness. Apart from singing, Sanjaya has also dabbled in the culinary arts. Because of Simon’s brutal honesty, Sanjaya has taken a liking to the British American Idol Judge. His musical inspirations are Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Susan Tedeschi and Lauryn Hill.

Go Sanjaya Go..Indians on a Roll..After Shilpa Shetty won Big Brother its now now this dude's turn to win American Idol...

Irrate Pirate..

St.Wayne - A Controversial pic of this gr8 striker..

For April Fool's Day - TOP 10 Worst April Fool's Day Hoaxes Ever..

April Fool's Day Atrocities
The Top 10 Worst April Fool's Day Hoaxes Ever

#1: Hijinks of Hussein and Son

Saddam Hussein and his sons may have been ruthless, power-hungry dictators, but that didn't stop them from trying to give the people of Iraq a good chuckle every April Fool's Day. On April 1, 1998 the Babil newspaper, owned by Hussein's son Uday, informed its readers that President Clinton had decided to lift sanctions against Iraq, only to admit later that it was just joking. One can imagine the knee-slapping guffaws when readers realized how they'd been taken for a ride. The laughs continued in 1999 when Uday mischeviously announced that the monthly food rations would be supplemented to include bananas, Pepsi, and chocolate. Again, just a joke. At this point, the Husseins appear to have run out of material, because in 2000 they recycled the sanction-lifting gag, and in 2001 trotted out the ration-supplement crowd-pleaser one more time. The merciless quality with which the same joke was repeated year after year had an almost surreal quality to it. In fact, it almost makes one sympathize with Saudi Arabia's chief cleric, the Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Al al-Sheikh, who in 2001 decreed that the celebration of April Fool's Day should be banned altogether. It's not known if the Sheikh had his neighbor's hijinks in mind when he issued the ban.

#2: Releasing The Prisoners

Imagine reading that your husband or brother who has been held in a squalid Romanian prison for years is finally going to be released. You make the long journey to the prison and stand outside the prison gates, waiting desperately for the moment you'll be reunited with your loved one, only to hear... 'April Fools! No one's being released!' This experience happened to sixty people in April 2000 who read in the Opinia newspaper that their loved ones were going to be released from the Baia Mare prison in Romania. They made the long journey to the prison, only to learn that the paper had played an April Fool's joke on them. The Opinia later published an apology.

#3: The Phony Deadline

Glenn Howlett's colleagues at London city hall thought they had dreamed up a great gag. They sent him a memo informing him that the really big report he was working on was going to be due early, in just two weeks. The tip-off was that the memo was dated April 1st. Ha Ha. Except Howlett didn't realize it was a joke. He received the memo while on vacation and immediately cut his vacation short and phoned the office to tell everyone to start getting busy. But as he contemplated the new deadline he worked himself up into an increasing state of panic, until soon he began to experience heart palpitations. Finally he collapsed from the stress and had to take leave from work. As he was recovering he realized it just wasn't worth risking his health to finish the report, so he filed for early retirement. At which point someone told him the early deadline was just a joke. He responded by suing for damages. As a consequence of his lawsuit, city hall banned employees from pulling any more pranks.

#4: The Dead Dog

The film National Lampoon's Vacation includes a scene in which Chevy Chase ties a dog to the bumper of his car, then forgets the dog is there and drives away. Inspired by this scene, Paul Goobie tied a dead chihuahua to the bumper of his co-worker's car. His co-worker, Kevin Meloy, got in the car and drove off, unaware that the chihuahua was there. Obviously passing motorists were horrified. But what made the situation even worse was that Meloy was deaf, so he couldn't hear the other motorists frantically honking at him. Happily he drove on for miles until finally someone was able to get his attention. Police charged Goobie with unlawful disposal of a dead animal.

#5: A Fake Hanging

Randy Wood's marriage was over, but apparently he was still a little bitter about the divorce. So he decided to play a prank on his ex-wife. He called her up and asked her to come over, telling her that he had something to show her. Obligingly she drove over, only to find him hanging by a noose from a tree in his front yard. Terrifed, she immediately dialed 911. Emergency services, including firefighters, policemen, and paramedics, soon showed up. But when they went to cut Wood down they discovered he wasn't dead. He wasn't even hurt. He had strung himself up as a prank to scare his ex-wife, using a lineman's harness similar to those used by utility crews. The authorities warned that he would face a fine of up to $1,000 and a year in jail for his prank.

#6: A Fake Robbery

Sitra Walker was an employee at a clothing store in Columbus, Ohio. She had only been working there for two weeks, but already she felt that she knew the manager well enough to joke around with him. So on April 1, 2003 she called him up at his home and told him that armed men were robbing the store. The manager immediately called the police, who promptly dispatched four cruisers. Minutes later Walker phoned the manager again and screamed 'April Fools'. Too late. When the police arrived moments later they weren't amused and charged her with inducing a panic. Walker's manager fired her.

#7: Revival of the Warsaw Pact

In 1996 the Russian news agency Itar-Tass reported that the Russian parliament was debating whether to revive the Warsaw Pact. The startling report was immediately repeated by news agencies in the Czech Republic and Bulgaria, causing widespread panic. A few hours later Itar-Tass admitted that it had just been joking, and apologized for any confusion it might have caused.

#8: Fake Death Report

In 1986 Israel Radio broadcast that Nabih Berri, leader of the Shi'ite Amal movement, had been assassinated. The news caused an immediate flare-up of tensions in the region. However, Israeli officials quickly denounced the report as a hoax. The false report was traced back to an army intelligence officer who had planted the news item in the broadcasts of the Israeli Army's intelligence monitoring unit, from which it had been picked up by Israel Radio. Apparently the officer had meant it as an April Fool's joke (because hey, nothing says funny like stirring up tension in the Middle-East). Israel's Defence Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, announced that the unnamed officer would be court-martialed. "Berri Berri funny," one foreign correspondent wryly commented.

In the category of 'really bad fake death reports' one must also note the time in 1998 when Boston DJ's Opie and Anthony announced that the mayor of Boston, Tom Menino, had died in a car crash. Because City Hall couldn't immediately reach the Mayor to confirm that he was actually alive, many believed the report, including members of the Mayor's family. The next day Opie and Anthony were suspended without pay.

#9: Fake Disaster Warnings

In 1999 DJs at Oregon radio station KSJJ announced that the Ochoco dam had burst, threatening downstream areas with massive flooding. What made the warning believable was that hundreds of houses in these areas had been damaged the previous year when the Ochoco Creek had flooded, so terrified homeowners who heard the news quickly prepared to flee. Later the DJs informed their listeners that it was all a joke. They had just been 'having a little fun'. The homeowners were not amused.

In the same genre of non-funny disaster warnings, there's also WNOR's 1992 April 1st report in which it warned that a large build-up of methane gas was about to cause a fiery explosion at Mount Trashmore, a landfill near Virginia Beach. Residents were warned to evacuate the area, causing the local 911 to be flooded with calls. The DJs responsible for the prank were suspended without pay for two weeks.

#10: The Iraqi Ambassador's Final Joke

On April 1, 2003, as thousands of American-led coalition troops stormed across Iraq, the Iraqi ambassador to Russia, Abbas Khalaf Kunfuth, held a press conference in Moscow. Many were expecting him to announce that Iraq conceded defeat. Instead Kunfuth chose this moment to hold a gag press conference. Holding up a piece of paper that he identified as a news flash from Reuters, he read aloud from it: "The Americans have accidentally fired a nuclear missile into British forces, killing seven." Immediately the room full of reporters went silent with shock. Then Kunfuth grinned and shouted 'April Fools!' Only a few days after this unexpected moment of levity, the Iraqi government completely collapsed.


Happy April Fool's Day..

Anil Kumble retires from One-Day Cricket..

India's most successful bowler, Anil Kumble, announced his retirement from One Day Internationals in Bangalore on Friday.




The 36-year-old leg-spinning ace picked up 337 wickets in 271 ODIs at an average of 30.89. His economy rate was a creditable 4.30.

Kumble, who began his ODI career against Sri Lanka in Sharjah (1990), was not part of the Indian eleven for the two key Group `B' matches, against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, during the side's disastrous World Cup campaign in the Caribbean.

Ironically, Kumble was the county's most economical bowler during the ODI series in South Africa this season, conceding just 3.66 runs an over. He bowled with craft and precision.

"It has been a long journey since 1990," Kumble said on Friday. He thanked his parents, brother, wife and teammates for their support.

Kumble's accuracy, subtle variations, and bounce enabled him to contain and strike in the middle-overs. In his peak, the leg-spinner also operated in the end overs, mixing his pace and using the crease. He dented line-ups with his googly and the top-spinner, apart from the leg-break. Kumble's temperament — the intense bowler rarely succumbed to pressure — was perhaps his greatest ally in tense situations.

A man for the big occasion, Kumble's finest moment arrived against the West Indies in the Hero Cup final of 1993. The genial leg-spinner's six for 12 off 6.1 overs at the Eden Gardens was a tournament-winning spell. He adapted well to the pitches outside the sub-continent. Kumble's five for 33 against New Zealand in Wellington (1994) fetched victory for India.

Kumble's combativeness was evident in his aggressive approach. "He is a fast bowler in a spinner's body," his spin partner Harbhajan Singh once said. India coach Greg Chappell often highlighted the competitive streak in the leg-spinner, comparing Kumble with the legendary Aussie fast bowler Dennis Lillee.

Among India's foremost match-winners in Tests with 547 wickets in 113 Tests at 28.65, Kumble will continue to chase his dreams in the game's longer version..

Beating the Kids - Really Funny.

Maths can be Real Funny..

India's World Cup Dream shattered by Srilanka..

Sri Lanka continued their impressive form in the World Cup with a crushing 69-run win over an Indian side miserably low on confidence by virtually knocking the 1983 champions out of the World Cup at Trinidad on Friday.

Defending 254, Sri Lanka wasted little time in wreaking havoc, with the two crafty veterans, Chaminda Vaas(who was at his abusive best after he got the wicket of Robin Uthappa) and Muttiah Muralitharan (who fielded well aswell), ripping the heart out of a brittle batting order.

Virender Sehwag hit a few lusty blows in a 46-ball 48 and Rahul Dravid prolonged the inevitable with 60 (includes 4 fours in a Lasitha Malinga over), but found zero support and India collapsed for 185 in 43.3 overs.

Sri Lanka's bowlers used their characteristic drip technique to choke India, reducing them to 105 for 4 and pushing them close to World Cup elimination. Having posted 254, exactly the same score that they managed in the semi-final of the 1996 edition, they dismissed India's top four, including the dangerous Virender Sehwag for 48, and were clear favourites at the halfway mark.

Sehwag's second successive 50-plus score, after enduring a barren period before, was an innings reminiscent of the batsman at his best. He was solid against the faster men, working the percentages and waiting for the width to exploit.

India couldn't get their innings off to a flier, even though the fiery Robin Uthappa was in the middle. The first ten deliveries he faced were dots, with Vaas offering him no room to free his arms, and a number of ambitious strikes were mistimed.

Sourav Ganguly was Vaas's next victim, being nagged out by a drip-drip technique. He couldn't summon a boundary in his 23-ball stay and fell trying to launch him over mid-off.

Sachin Tendulkar let his first two deliveries go before being castled by the third - Fernando nipped a speedy ball in from outside off and Tendulkar could only inside edge it onto the stumps. It was a moment that prompted a question: will this be his last World Cup innings?

Dravid and the rest would want to ensure that it isn't.

The tension that had built up before the match simmered throughout the first innings and Sri Lanka moved along to a competitive 254 for 6.

After a scrappy session interspersed with edges, french-cuts, prodigious swing, canny cut and gorgeous fours, there was nothing to choose between the two sides.

Earlier in the day, India won the toss and decided to make first use of a virgin pitch at the Queen's Park Oval.

Their seamers landed it in the right areas and snared out the three big wickets early - Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene were frustrated out while Kumar Sangakkara was tempted into a loose loft.

But Upul Tharanga's responsible half-century, followed by a plucky partnership between Chamara Silva and Tillakaratne Dilshan restored the balance. Their 83-run stand, mainly singles with the occasionally hit four, was the highlight of the middle overs.

India's bowlers turned in an impressive performance, 27 extras notwithstanding.

Zaheer Khan started the game just like he'd begun the 2003 World Cup final, with a wide down the leg-side to a left-handed opener, but settled down into a fine rhythm soon after.

Ajit Agarkar and Munaf Patel were the best bowlers on view and would have ended with richer hauls with a dose of good fortune.

Sachin Tendulkar surprised with his banana inswing and Sourav Ganguly chipped in with an important wicket. All had moments of frustration but Sri Lanka chipped away gamely, eking out a handy total.

Upul Tharanaga impressed all with his approach Unlike Jayasuriya, there was no brutality in the strokeplay; unlike Sangakkara, there was no exaggerated follow-through and flourish; but the efficiency of his shot-making was a joyous sight.

His dismissal brought in a couple of hardworking batsmen - Silva was beaver-like in his approach, grinding out singles and improvising fours while Dilshan, always on the look-out for runs, provided support.

Silva's third consecutive 50-plus score formed the heart of the middle overs and his cheeky glides behind the wicket irritated the bowlers.

Dilshan was the more forceful, backing away and forcing the ball through the off side. Both fell in quick succession but Russel Arnold and Chaminda Vaas, adding 38 in 23 deliveries, boosted the total beyond the 250 mark.

Only twice have teams won chasing more than 250 on this ground. India should have been the 3rd one here but that was not to be.

So Sri Lanka's WIN over India knocks out India from this edition of the World Cup unless offcourse Bermuda pulls out a miracle WIN against Bangladesh (seems highly unlikely)..

Scorecard:

Sri Lanka Innings 254-6 (50 overs)

U Tharanga lbw b Tendulkar 64
S Jayasuriya c Agarkar b Zaheer Khan 6
M Jayawardene c Dhoni b Agarkar 7
K Sangakkara c Patel b Ganguly 15
C Silva c Dhoni b Zaheer Khan 59
T Dilshan c Dhoni b Patel 38
R Arnold not out 19
C Vaas not out 19
M Muralitharan
L Malinga
D Fernando
Extras: 27 ( b-0, lb-11, nb-2, w-14)

Total: 254-6 (50 overs)

Fall of wickets:
S Jayasuriya (33-1, 7), M Jayawardene (53-2, 12.4), K Sangakkara (92-3, 23.3), U Tharanga (133-4, 32.2), T Dilshan (216-5, 45.4), C Silva (216-6, 46.1)

India O M R W

Zaheer Khan 10 0 49 2
A Agarkar 8 1 33 1
M Patel 10 1 46 1
Harbhajan Singh 10 0 53 0
S Ganguly 4 0 22 1
S Tendulkar 8 0 40 1

India Innings 185-10 (43.3 overs)

R Uthappa c and b Vaas 18
S Ganguly c Muralitharan b Vaas 7
V Sehwag c Jayawardene b Muralitharan 48
S Tendulkar b Fernando 0
R Dravid c Muralitharan b Jayasuriya 60
Y Singh run out ( Arnold ) 6
MS Dhoni lbw b Muralitharan 0
A Agarkar c Arnold b Malinga 10
Harbhajan Singh not out 17
Zaheer Khan c Malinga b Muralitharan 1
M Patel c Vaas b Dilshan 10

Extras: 8 ( b-0, lb-1, nb-0, w-7)

Total: 185-10 (43.3 overs)

Fall of wickets:

R Uthappa (25-1, 6.5), S Ganguly (43-2, 10.5), S Tendulkar (44-3, 11.3), V Sehwag (98-4, 22.5), Y Singh (112-5, 27.4), MS Dhoni (112-6, 28.1), A Agarkar (136-7, 34.4), R Dravid (159-8, 37.3), Zaheer Khan (161-9, 39), M Patel (185-10, 43.3)

Sri Lanka O M R W

C Vaas 8 1 39 2
L Malinga 8 0 39 1
D Fernando 6.2 0 32 1
M Muralitharan 10 0 41 3
S Jayasuriya 9 0 31 1
T Dilshan 2.1 1 2 1

India's Win against Bermuda ..

A Virender Sehwag century steered India to a record World Cup total as debutants Bermuda were crushed by the biggest ever one-day victory margin of 257 runs on Monday.

India piled up 413 for five before Bermuda were skittled for 156 in the Group B encounter, allowing the 1983 champions to surpass Australia's previous record winning margin of 256, achieved against Namibia in 2003.

They also eclipsed Sri Lanka's previous Cup highest total of 398 for five made against Kenya in 1996.

The result will keep alive India's qualification hopes after their shock opening game defeat by Bangladesh on Saturday.

However, they still need to defeat a formidable Sri Lankan side convincingly in their third and final group game on Friday to be in contention if three teams tie on points.

Sehwag emerged from a prolonged slump in form to blaze an 87-ball 114 for his eighth one-day hundred. He set the tone in a 202-run second-wicket stand with Saurav Ganguly (89) after Bermuda put India into bat.

Yuvraj Singh (83 off 46 balls) and Sachin Tendulkar (57 not out off 29 balls) then tore into Bermuda's lightweight bowling to pile up 122 from just 63 balls for the fifth wicket.

India's win would have been even more emphatic had it not been for Glamorgan's David Hemp, whose defiant 76 not out put India's victory celebrations on hold until the 44th over.

Paceman Ajit Agarkar and leg spinner Anil Kumble took three wickets each.

CUT LOOSE

India grabbed a golden chance to show off after Bermuda asked their shaken rivals to take first strike at the Queen's Park Oval.

Sehwag, coming in at number three despite calls to drop him from the team, cut loose to stroke his first hundred since April 2005.

The 28-year-old had scored just one fifty in his last 14 innings.

Bermuda's 17-year-old paceman Malachi Jones struck with his first delivery to remove opener Robin Uthappa (3) in the second over when policeman Dwayne Leverock flung his 19-stone frame at slip to produce a stunning one-handed catch.

Sehwag quickly turned things around as he struck 17 fours and three sixes until he mistimed a heave off paceman Kevin Hurdle and holed out to Jones at deep mid-off in the 30th over.

Ganguly, 34, looked set for a Cup record fifth hundred until he was stumped off spinner Delyone Borden, who had dropped a stiff chance off Hurdle when he was on 14.

Yuvraj and Tendulkar added 136 runs in the last 10 overs with the latter hoisting seamer Hemp over square leg for six in the final over as India became the first team to cross the 400-mark barrier in the 32-year history of the tournament.

Many records were broken and many were made in this match.Some of them are listed below:

# India's 413 for 5 broke the record for the highest total in a World Cup match. The previous highest was Sri Lanka's 398 for 5 against Kenya at Kandy in 1996. India's previous best was 373 for 6 against Sri Lanka at Taunton in 1999. Click here for the list of highest totals in World Cups.

# India's margin of victory by 257 runs broke the record for the largest margin of victory in ODIs. The previous record was Australia's 256-run win against Namibia in the 2003 World Cup. Sri Lanka also beat Bermuda by 243 runs on March 15.

# India pillaged 203 runs in the last 20 overs and 136 in the last ten overs. Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh added 122 runs off 62 balls for the fifth wicket.

# Malachi Jones became the first bowler to take a wicket with his first delivery in a World Cup when he had Robin Uthappa caught by Dwayne Leverock at slip.

# Virender Sehwag's 114 off 87 balls was his first century in World Cups, beating his previous highest of 82 in the 2003 World Cup final against Australia. He took just 81 balls to reach 100, making it the third fastest in World Cups. It was also his first one-day hundred since April 2005.

# There were five ducks in the Bermuda innings, equaling the record for most ducks in a World Cup innings. The three other instances were; England v West Indies at Lord's in 1979, Canada v Sri Lanka at Paarl in 2003 and Sri Lanka v India at Johannesburg in 2003.

# When Sourav Ganguly hit his second six during his 89, he equalled Ricky Ponting's record of 25 sixes - the most in World Cups - though Ganguly has played ten matches less than Ponting.

# Before his 57 off 29 balls today, Tendulkar had batted at No 6 only thrice, with a highest score of 36. The last time Tendulkar batted at No 6 was against Zimbabwe at Indore in November 1993.

# For the third time in four days Ponting's record of eight sixes against India in the 2003 final was under threat. First Herschelle Gibbs and then Brad Hodge smashed seven each against Netherlands and today Yuvraj hit seven before holing out while attempting the eighth.

# India's tally of 18 sixes equalled South Africa's record for most sixes in an innings. South Africa set the benchmark during their match against Netherlands on March 16.

# Dwayne Leverock's spell of 10-0-96-1 was the second most expensive 10-over spell in World Cups. The two most expensive figures are Martin Snedden's 12-0-105-2 against England in 1979 and Ashantha de Mel's 10-0-97-1 against West Indies in 1987.

# The partnership of 202 between Sehwag and Ganguly was the eighth double-century partnership in World Cups. Incidentally, four of the eight 200-plus stands belong to India.

Now lets see how the Men In Blue fare against the Lankan lions.. :)

300..Movie Review..

'300' - The movie

If you've seen the trailer, you know that the movie looks full of obscenely ridiculous action sequences that would kick unholy amounts of arse. The movie is a two hour, R-rated version of that trailer. It inspires many an exagerrated obscene comment, but it's completely deserving in doing so. 300 is adapted from the graphic novel by Frank Miller.

It tells the story of the 300 Spartan warriors led by their bad ass King Leonidas (Gerard Butler), as they stand up against the tens of thousands of Persians awaiting to conquer and absorb Sparta into the empire. The Persians are lead by Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), who figures himself a god among men. And the movie is about their battle. Sure, there's a fair amount of political intrigue amongst the Queen (Lena Headey, who looks good aswell) and a traitor among the Sparta elite (Dominic West), but really the movie is about the battle, which is a technically accomplished series of fight scenes like I have yet to see before. Seriously. You'll want to compare them to scenes from Lord of the Rings or Gladiator, but you'd be wrong. Oh my, you will be wrong. One example would be the long, unbroken shot of Leonidas fighting in the first battle, the one that doesn't cut and keeps speeding up and slowing down, was quite invigorating, and a stand out among many great epic battle sequences.

Jaw dropping, and I might even be so inclined to say awe inspiring, battle sequences. The visuals themselves, even when not involving bloodshed or carnage, are a sight to behold. Much like the previous Miller adaptation Sin City, 300 was made with generous help from all digital environments. I don't know how faithful the film is to the graphic novel, but I can say that it looks damn fine, like the novel had come to life. Although what I viewed tonight was a workprint, most of the effects and digital rendering had been completed, and it never looked obnoxiously fake at all. It's a beautiful looking movie. The actors do well for their roles, with Gerard Butler as a very convincing badass leader, even though he doesn't need to keep shouting everything as if it were a grand statement. But you know what? It doesn't matter because I'd follow him into battle any day.

Mainly because I know that he could pretty much single-handedly take care of everyone for me, but he'd know I have his back. Zach Snyder, he of Dawn of the Dead ('04) fame, directs 300 with a sure hand, telling a rock solid tale of honor and valor and mostly about kicking ass. Looking back upon the film, I'm starting to pick up on some themes that are a little freaky if you stop to think about them. (Spartans discard imperfect babies, so as to keep their army full of the strongest. This leads one to realize that the Spartans are kind of creating their own master race. And when you think of creating a master race, Nazis also come to mind. And yet, we the viewer are supposed to identify and support these Nazis. These superior soldiers who, by the way, all kind of look like He-Man action figures, and made me feel inadequate about myself..I want a 6 pack body too now..)

There is a lot one can take away from this film. But purely on a knee-jerk visceral level, it's going to be very hard to top this movie. It's an adrenaline shot to your standard epic film. It packs a lot of testosterone into a two hour gap, but when compared to the bloated epics of late (Troy, Alexander, Kingdom of Heaven), it's quite refreshing. I don't know if I can keep lavishing praise on this film. I know this much, I can't wait to see it again. It's nice to see a movie that's not afraid to do new things while at the same time telling a solid story. A story of fighting. A lot of fighting. A hell of a lot of fighting, but done so well, and in such a damn good looking movie. It's a movie that makes you excited about movies again. Hell, it reduced me to obscene fan-boy gushing like I lost my virginity or solved the world's economic crises, full of hyperbole and nonsensical ramblings. That's what this movie does!!! 300 is one hell of a film.

Please visit : http://300themovie.warnerbros.com/

India's loss to Bangladesh sparks protests by angry fans..

India's loss to Bangladesh sparks protests by angry fans

Cricket fans in several cities today gave vent to their anger at the Indian team's embarrassing loss to Bangladesh in the World Cup, burning posters and effigies of players and shouting slogans against their fallen heroes.

In wicketkeeper M S Dhoni's hometown Ranchi, about two dozen people gathered near a house being built on a plot of land given to him by the Jharkhand Governemnt and set alight an effigy to which the player's poster was pasted.

The jeering people shouted slogans and asked the government to take back the plot allotted to Dhoni, who was out for a nought in yesterday's game in the West Indies.

Following the protest, police stepped up vigil at the site and Dhoni's home at Mecon in Ranchi.

In Kanpur, cricket lovers assembled in Lal Bungalow and torched effigies of the out-of-form Virender Sehwag, Dhoni and others, while disappointed fans in Jalandhar held a protest march and burnt posters of several players, including local boy Harbhajan Singh, Sehwag, skipper Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar.

India suffered a shocking five-wicket loss to the minnows and Dravid's decision to bat first drew flak from protestors in many places.

"Such a poor performance by the Indian team in its first match, that too against a weak team like Bangladesh, has broken our hearts as we organised havans for the success of the team in the World Cup," said a fan in Jalandhar.

Protesters in Allahabad called for the re-inclusion of Mohammad Kaif in the team in place of Sehwag. Fans held protests in several parts of the city, lambasting the team for its "shameful defeat" at the hands of Bangladesh.

WC Squads

Australia's World Cup Squad

Ricky Ponting (C)
Nathan Bracken
Michael Clarke
Adam Gilchrist (Wk)
Brad Haddin (Wk)
Matthew Hayden
Brad Hodge
Brad Hogg
Michael Hussey
Brett Lee
Glenn McGrath
Andrew Symonds
Shaun Tait
Shane Watson
Mitchell Johnson

England's World Cup Squad

Michael Vaughan (C)
Ed Joyce
Ian Bell
Andrew Strauss
Kevin Pietersen
Paul Collingwood
Andrew Flintoff
Paul Nixon (Wk)
Ravinder Bopara
Jamie Dalrymple
Monty Panesar
Jon Lewis
James Anderson
Liam Plunkett
Sajid Mahmood

New Zealand's World Cup Squad

Stephen Fleming (C)
Shane Bond
James Franklin
Peter Fulton
Mark Gillespie
Michael Mason
Brendon McCullum (Wk)
Craig McMillan
Jacob Oram
Jeetan Patel
Scott Styris
Ross Taylor
Daryl Tuffey
Daniel Vettori
Lou Vincent

South Africa's World Cup Squad

Graeme Smith (C)
Jacques Kallis (VC)
Loots Bosman
Mark Boucher
AB de Villiers
Herschelle Gibbs
Andrew Hall
Justin Kemp
Charl Langeveldt
Andre Nel
Makhaya Ntini
Robin Peterson
Shaun Pollock
Ashwell Prince
Roger Telemachus

Sri Lanka's World Cup Squad

Mahela Jayawardene (C)
Kumar Sangakkara (Wk)
Sanath Jayasuriya
Upul Tharanga
Marvan Atapattu
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Russel Arnold
Chamara Silva
Chaminda Vaas
Farveez Maharoof
Lasith Malinga
Dilhara Fernando
Nuwan Kulasekara
Muttiah Muralitharan
Malinga Bandara

Pakistan's World Cup Squad

Inzamam ul-Haq (C)
Younis Khan (VC)
Mohammad Hafeez
Imran Nazir
Mohammad Yousuf
Shoaib Malik
Yasir Arafat
Shahid Afridi
Kamran Akmal (Wk)
Mohammad Sami
Azhar Mahmood
Umar Gul
Danish Kaneria
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan
Rao Iftikhar Anjum

India's World Cup Squad (Go India Go..)

Rahul Dravid (Captain)
Sachin Tendulkar (Vice Captain)
Sourav Ganguly
Virender Sehwag
Robin Uthappa
Yuvraj Singh
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Wk)
Dinesh Karthik (Wk)
Anil Kumble
Harbhajan Singh
Irfan Pathan
Zaheer Khan
Ajit Agarkar
Munaf Patel
S. Sreesanth

West Indies's World Cup Squad

Brian Lara (C)
Ian Bradshaw
Dwayne Bravo
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Corey Collymore
Chris Gayle
Daren Powell
Kieron Pollard
Denesh Ramdin
Marlon Samuels
Ramnaresh Sarwan
Lendl Simmons
Devon Smith
Dwayne Smith
Jerome Taylor

Zimbabwe's World Cup Squad

Prosper Utseya (C)
Gary Brent
Justice Chibhabha
Elton Chigumbura
Keith Dabengwa
Terry Duffin
Anthony Ireland
Friday Kasteni
Stuart Matsikenyeri
Christopher Mpofu
Tawanda Mupariwa
Edward Rainsford
Vusi Sibanda
Brendan Taylor
Sean Williams

ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Schedule

The link to the complete ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Schedule..

http://cricketworldcup.indya.com/pdfs/MatchSchedulePrinter.pdf

Oh Pinky ..Girls might not like it..

In the Jungle..

WHO - MAN ..

Who Man

You wake up so early
Who Man u look so girly..
Coz ur hair so curly
and ur body non burly..
You wear all pink and ur farts don stink
You mix rosewater in the water u drink
And u stare at the men and at the boys u wink..
Now its time to answer did u pee in the sink??

Who man who man where ya headed to man..
Goin to the gym or waitin in the loo man..
Who man who man what r ya gonna do man
Cry in ur room or beat me with ur shoe man..


Where r u from , eastside or westbrom
All ready for the prom goin with peter or with tom??
All ready who man ur lookin so great
ur dress is all hangin coz of ur backside's weight..
Is that ur ass or is that london gate..
Go now who man and don be late..

Who man who man who r you gonna sue man
Is it gonna be me or the guy who said no to you man..
Who man who man where's the rest of ur crew man..
Are they polishin their nails or r they cookin their stew man..


Valentine's day
and your too happy to be gay
You'll find a good lay
or thats what they say..
Is it john or Abhishek
Ur very own beefcake
y don u eat what u bake
And Leave them coz ur a fake..

Who man who man u cuddle winnie the pooh man..
Isn't that fr kids y don u go to the zoo man..
Who man who man u like playin nancy drew man..
U can't lie abt it all cz whts true is true man..

You visit the malls and niagra falls
But when it comes to *** y only viagra calls..
Admit it u don have it in between ur balls
Well then its settled u may go and sleep with the dolls..
You listen to elton and you listen 2 michael jackson
Thats coz u think they are the leaders of ur pack son..
What u don understan that both of them r whack son
There is smthin which both of them lack son..

Who man who man y r u feelin so blue man..
Is it coz of the beer or coz of drinkin that glue man..
Who man who man even sherlock holmes has no clue man
God must be confused and now he'll rue man..

You wear silky socks..
and u live like goldie locks..
And u giggle when u see the jocks..
and love visitin the docks..
U always seem game
when u kno he has a name
Althou its such a shame
He thinks ur so lame..

Who man who man u travel frm new york to zhangzhou man
Just to buy cheap cosmetics and feel that deja vu man..
Who man who man u have 1 what if u had 2 man..
Its all in ur mind i was talkin abt that screw man..

Who here who there who man is present every where..
On that chair,sittin in a pair,mafia layer..
Hockey player,Chicken slayer
Dark or fair..
Mixed or rare..
Richard or gere..
Tony or blair..
Daryll or hair..
Sole or spare..


DO WE CARE..
NAH
DON U DARE..

P.S (The contents of this rhyme shun be taken too personally by anyun coz the rhymemaster is a lil whack here and cud say anythin abt anyun as long as it rhymes..)

Hit Me..

Hit me..

1 punch,2 punch,3 punch,4
5 punch,6 punch,7 punch ..more..
Thts it ur out..thts all u had in store
But im lovin it all i think im a hardcore..
Beat me with a stick or beat me with a rod
Beat me with that iron fist and steal my ipod
If u need any help jus go and call my uncle todd
He'll teach you how to hit..
He'll teach u how to spit..
He'll even teach u how to ignore all the bullshit..
but as he has grown older he's lost all his might..
He can't even walk properly u talk abt a fight..
You two over there..ur future seems bright
Now u give me a left hook and u give me a right..
U there..Tyson..Do u wanna bite..
Im not holyfield but my ear is pretty white..
Oh so ur in retirement and ur also on a diet
But i heard some rumours that you still practice by the night..

Hit me black and hit me blue
Hit me like im sufferin from bird-flu
Hit me on the nose and hit me on my face
Keep on hittin me..Don slow down the pace..

When u see that blood flowin
Ur eyes start glowin
But u start feelin tired and its starts showin
The punches keep cumin but ur breath strts blowin..
U summon your inner strength and still keep on goin..
U Keep on flyin like that 747 boein..