Corruption exists not because people ask for bribes but because people are ready to give bribes.
Bribery, a form of pecuniary corruption, is an act implying money or gift given that alters the behavior of the recipient.Bribery is,according to the Black’s Law Dictionary, a Criminal act.
Why did this start?Or rather,when did this start?
Lets say,hypothetically,that a person in some centuries ago,required a favour from another.what would he have done?
He would have asked for the favour,promising-on his own will-to give something to the person who helps him.
So,when the next person comes asking for help,the person who gives help will automatically start expecting something.Thus,a custom originates.
The second case:Bribes are given for special treatment.When two people are given equal treatment,all is fair.However,this equal treatment is pushed offby bribing,then the special treatment is unfair.
This bribing has been in the fabric of the lives of the world for many a millennia.How can we trace back?
We could say that its to the blame of the giver for originating it so long ago,or we could blame the taker for demanding it for every single issue in today’s world.Its a circle with no end and no beginning.That is the only rational answer to this in my opinion.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
GIVE LOVE AND GET LOVE
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To understand this phrase, we need to understand the true meaning of the four lettered word: LOVE.
What is Love?
Love is any of a number of emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong affection[1] and attachment. The word love can refer to a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes, ranging from generic pleasure ("I loved that meal") to affection ("I love my dad"). This complexity in its uses and feelings, makes love difficult to define.
Whatever given is taken:
We get what we give.This is applied to everything. Even in the case of non living things. Everything forms a cycle.Water is given from earth and comes back to it. Help is given and taken.Respect is given and taken.Like a sound from the cliff of a mountain that comes back as an echo,even love is given and taken.
Only on giving love,love comes to us.Only when we share a few smiles of gratitude,a few “Thankyou’s” and “Sorry’s” and kindess in thoughts and action does it come back to us.
This is Love.
Hate:
Now,Let us see the case where Love is not present.What is the opposite of “Love”?
This is another four lettered word,however unlike “love” this is not something people would usually like to have upon them.This is “Hate”
What does one do when he hates another? He shows it in action and thoughts.He shows it as violence.
Haven’t we heard of the phrase “Violence begets Violence”
Thus,Hate brings back hate.
Love in true sense:
Love is abstract.Love comes out as kindness in thought and action towards all whom we love.When we do a Random act of kindness,it comes back.Even a small act of help like lending a pen to one who need’s it,will help you back when you need it.However,whenever we help someone,we must do it without doing it for self gain. Thirukkural-the well known tamil poetry, says the one who gives love(in this case-helps) is the happiest person on earth and will be praised before the cleverest person on earth.
The helping hand must forget the help it did to the other,while the hand that took it must remember it forever.
Love is to lie etched on stone while hate is to lie written on sand. However, this is easier said than done. It is easier forgetting what the ones that love you did for you than remembering them and easier remembering something bad that someone did to you. This isn’t our fault. This is Human Mechanism.
When we overpower such thoughts, we become equal to The Ultimate.
Love begets Love:
Let me state an example from the hearts of our Epic “The Mahabharata”.
When The Pandavas spend their night in one of the forests of Hastinapura, after all Kith and Kin had believed them to be dead, Bheema is challenged by a hungry demon .On killing him, he finds that the Raksha’s sister has fallen in love with Bheema.He turns with menacing looks to give the same end to her as to her brother.However Kunti stops him.“Ghatotkacha” is born to Bheema and the Raksha’s sister.This son,born of kindness from Kunti,saves Arjuna by inatking the Mighty “Shakthi” weapon of Karna in the battle of Kurukshetra.
An act of love from Kunti helps and saves her love towards Arjuna.
Another act of kindness from Arjuna gives us further clarification on this: ARjuna when helping Agni bahavaan(God) to consume the Khandava forest,saves the Vikshavarma of Demons,from the wrath of
Let us stray away from the Epics,where the people were more disciplined and get to today’s twenty first century.Though thousands of years have passed,we have the same phenomenon reflecting,though in smaller ways in everyday lives.
You have to treat other people with respect to get their love. So if you give love you get love.Because people are human they want to have a meaning to love. So if you bend down and give a hand to someone who fell, you gave that person love so they would give it back like maybe a nice smile? If you open the door for someone with a smile you do them a favor which means your giving love, so they might smile back giving you love! So there are many other examples, but they all have one main point! If you give love you get love.
Conclusion:
Whatever the time be,wherever the place might be,whoever the person is,When we give love,we help a person,which goes deep down the heart of the person whom we are helping and coems back to us as acts of kindness from them.
Thus “We give LOVE and take LOVE”.
Give Love And Get Love
To understand this phrase, we need to understand the true meaning of the four lettered word: LOVE.
What is Love?
Love is any of a number of emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong affection[1] and attachment. The word love can refer to a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes, ranging from generic pleasure ("I loved that meal") to affection ("I love my dad"). This complexity in its uses and feelings, makes love difficult to define.
Whatever given is taken:
We get what we give.This is applied to everything. Even in the case of non living things. Everything forms a cycle.Water is given from earth and comes back to it. Help is given and taken.Respect is given and taken.Like a sound from the cliff of a mountain that comes back as an echo,even love is given and taken.
Only on giving love,love comes to us.Only when we share a few smiles of gratitude,a few “Thankyou’s” and “Sorry’s” and kindess in thoughts and action does it come back to us.
This is Love.
Hate:
Now,Let us see the case where Love is not present.What is the opposite of “Love”?
This is another four lettered word,however unlike “love” this is not something people would usually like to have upon them.This is “Hate”
What does one do when he hates another? He shows it in action and thoughts.He shows it as violence.
Haven’t we heard of the phrase “Violence begets Violence”
Thus,Hate brings back hate.
Love in true sense:
Love is abstract.Love comes out as kindness in thought and action towards all whom we love.When we do a Random act of kindness,it comes back.Even a small act of help like lending a pen to one who need’s it,will help you back when you need it.However,whenever we help someone,we must do it without doing it for self gain. Thirukkural-the well known tamil poetry, says the one who gives love(in this case-helps) is the happiest person on earth and will be praised before the cleverest person on earth.
The helping hand must forget the help it did to the other,while the hand that took it must remember it forever.
Love is to lie etched on stone while hate is to lie written on sand. However, this is easier said than done. It is easier forgetting what the ones that love you did for you than remembering them and easier remembering something bad that someone did to you. This isn’t our fault. This is Human Mechanism.
When we overpower such thoughts, we become equal to The Ultimate.
Love begets Love:
Let me state an example from the hearts of our Epic “The Mahabharata”.
When The Pandavas spend their night in one of the forests of Hastinapura, after all Kith and Kin had believed them to be dead, Bheema is challenged by a hungry demon .On killing him, he finds that the Raksha’s sister has fallen in love with Bheema.He turns with menacing looks to give the same end to her as to her brother.However Kunti stops him.“Ghatotkacha” is born to Bheema and the Raksha’s sister.This son,born of kindness from Kunti,saves Arjuna by inatking the Mighty “Shakthi” weapon of Karna in the battle of Kurukshetra.
An act of love from Kunti helps and saves her love towards Arjuna.
Another act of kindness from Arjuna gives us further clarification on this: ARjuna when helping Agni bahavaan(God) to consume the Khandava forest,saves the Vikshavarma of Demons,from the wrath of Krishna and Agni.On return,he built the magnificent hall of Indraprasta for Yudishtra.Agni too,gives ARjuna and Krishna mighty weapons for helping him to consume the forest.
Let us stray away from the Epics,where the people were more disciplined and get to today’s twenty first century.Though thousands of years have passed,we have the same phenomenon reflecting,though in smaller ways in everyday lives.
You have to treat other people with respect to get their love. So if you give love you get love.Because people are human they want to have a meaning to love. So if you bend down and give a hand to someone who fell, you gave that person love so they would give it back like maybe a nice smile? If you open the door for someone with a smile you do them a favor which means your giving love, so they might smile back giving you love! So there are many other examples, but they all have one main point! If you give love you get love.
Conclusion:
Whatever the time be,wherever the place might be,whoever the person is,When we give love,we help a person,which goes deep down the heart of the person whom we are helping and coems back to us as acts of kindness from them.
Thus “We give LOVE and take LOVE”.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
BORED
How many times have you found yourself telling I'm bored to someone else?
What is this Boredom?
I figured out that it was just an emotion.
Is it like,Sadness?Joy?Excitement?
Boredom is a mental thought.
Its what we feel.
When we are lonely.
So,where does this loneliness come?
A small survey proved that Boredom comes when you have nothing to do.When do we have nothing to do?Is loneliness the only cause of boredom?I have felt Bored with my friends.
So,Boredom is a empty feeling in the brain when one is not able to think about anything.
Thus boredom is some kind of mental Trouble.
Thus,Next time you feel bored,Try thinking about how BOREDOM comes and you won't feel bored.
What is this Boredom?
I figured out that it was just an emotion.
Is it like,Sadness?Joy?Excitement?
Boredom is a mental thought.
Its what we feel.
When we are lonely.
So,where does this loneliness come?
A small survey proved that Boredom comes when you have nothing to do.When do we have nothing to do?Is loneliness the only cause of boredom?I have felt Bored with my friends.
So,Boredom is a empty feeling in the brain when one is not able to think about anything.
Thus boredom is some kind of mental Trouble.
Thus,Next time you feel bored,Try thinking about how BOREDOM comes and you won't feel bored.
Friday, July 10, 2009
A Proud PSBBIAN
THE GENESIS AND THE EVOLUTION
Chronology(Click Here)
A new star in the firmament of education blazed across the horizon in 1958, when the PSBB School in Nungambakkam was established by an enterprising group of housewives under the auspices of the Nungambakkam Ladies Recreation Club. The historic first step on the journey towards excellence was taken with 13 students in a thatched shed on the terrace of the residence of the Dean & Director of the school, Dr. (Mrs.) Y.G. Parthasarathy. Today the school has three branches with more than 8000 students and around 500 staff members.
One year after its inception in 1959, the school was fortunate enough to have a campus of its own and was shifted to the present premises in Nungambakkam following the Madras Matriculation System a prestigious unit of the hoary Madras University. As the school grew in strength, the need to extend its branches arose and thus emerged the T.P.Road Junior School in 1971, as an annexe to the school in Nungambakkam. In 1978, this school was affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi.
In 1976 another branch of the PSBB School, affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education was started in a residential area of K.K.Nagar. The sprawling, sylvan 5-acre surroundings of this school created the ideal ambiance for learning. The K.K.Nagar Branch initially had four sections of every class from Pre-KG to Std. X. Today it has a total strength exceeding 5123 students with ten sections in each of these classes. Standards XI and XII have four sections each.
PSBB was compelled to adopt the shift system in the history of the school, in the '70s and the '80s, to satisfy the growing demands of the residents of the city. It goes to show that all constraints are converted into successes owing to the administrative acumen and the Grace of God.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Facebook's Fame
Facebook is a free-access social networking website that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc.[1] Users can join networks organized by city, workplace, school, and region to connect and interact with other people. People can also add friends and send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves. The website's name stems from the colloquial name of a book given to incoming students at Zuckerberg's high school alma mater, Phillips Exeter Academy. The book shows the faces and names of the school's students and faculty.
Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook with fellow computer science major students and his roommates Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes while he was a student at Harvard University.[4] Website membership was initially limited to Harvard students, but was expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy League, and Stanford University. It later expanded further to include any university student, then high school students, and, finally, to anyone aged 13 and over. The website currently has more than 200 million active users worldwide.[5]
Facebook has met with some controversy over the past few years. It has been blocked intermittently in several countries including Syria[6] and Iran,[7] although Iran later unblocked Facebook in 2009.[8] It has also been banned at many places of work to discourage employees from wasting time using the service.[9] Privacy has also been an issue, and it has been compromised several times. Facebook is also facing several lawsuits from a number of Zuckerberg's former classmates, who claim that Facebook had stolen their source code and other intellectual property.
A February 2009 Compete.com study has ranked Facebook as the most used social network by worldwide monthly active users, followed by MySpace.[10]
Monday, July 6, 2009
Roger Federer on top of the world
London: Like Keats’ rainbow, most so-called great sporting moments soon become part of “the dull catalogue of common things” in this screen-and-scream age of ours.
But not this one: as Andy Roddick’s mis-hit forehand sailed over the baseline, Roger Federer jumped like a child that has just been handed its favourite toy. After four hours and 16 minutes on the centre court at Wimbledon, a time when play often soared to regal heights even as the sun dipped, the great man finally became the most successful Grand Slam champion of all time.
The 5-7, 7-6(6), 7-6(5), 3-6, 16-14 victory in the men’s singles final of the 123rd championships on Sunday saw Federer ease past the greatest Wimbledon champion of modern times. Pete Sampras stood up, along with Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg, to applaud not only a deserving winner but one of the most valiant losers seen in these parts.
“Defeat has a dignity that noisy victory does not have,” wrote the Argentine poet Jose Luis Borges.
No final defeat in this great championship might have had quite as much dignity as Roddick’s and if he hadn’t tightened up a bit when leading 6-2 in the second set tiebreak, this might well have been his day. He had it in him to stop history on its tracks.
Destiny’s childBut then, Federer is very much destiny’s child, always the chosen one. Nobody but the Swiss genius could have found a way past Roddick on this day.
A little later, as he lifted the Challenge Cup, on its shiny surface the six-time champion might have seen the reflection of his only real challenger from now on — himself.
Federer has always believed that his greatest motivation came from within, that he enjoyed challenging himself to go where nobody has. Functioning as he often does, in a perfectionist’s vacuum, who knows how much more he can accomplish.
No.1 againHis sixth Wimbledon title saw Federer move back to the No.1 spot ahead of Rafael Nadal for the first time since August 2008 when the Spaniard eased past him. It was also a record 20th Grand Slam final for the man who had held the No.1 ranking for 237 consecutive weeks.
After receiving the Cup, Federer turned to the Royal Box and said, “Pete, thanks very much for coming. I know it is a long way. This is a great record to have.”
When he leaves the game, it will of course become the greatest record to have for the future generation of champions. Who knows how high that mark would be?
“Sorry Pete, I tried,” said Roddick. “It was a pleasure to play here today in front of so many great champions.”
It was a great match. To say anything else would mean stripping it of its dignity. Challenging each other over every inch of the turf, Federer and Roddick dished out a final that was invariably special and occasionally alluring.
Both men served with great power and depth, unfurled strokes of transcendental majesty and it was a question of who would blink first in the decider.
Neither did before the American’s resistance finally came to an end rather tamely, considering everything that had gone on before.
“Great players make it happen. Average players don’t,” the remarkably candid golfer Kenny Penny had said after he made two bogies on the last two holes to lose the Augusta Masters championship.
On this day, making it happen took some doing for Federer. Through irresistible passages of play, it was Roddick who looked the better player. He not only took more risks, but his ground-strokes seemed have greater penetration and he covered the court with tremendous speed.
Huge missAfter he broke Federer’s serve in the 12th game with a forehand winner to take the first set, the momentum was very much with Roddick but he blew a great chance to go up two sets, losing the second set tiebreak after being 6-2 up.
You don’t offer such gifts to Federer, especially on an occasion such as this and soon the Swiss maestro had the second set in his pocket.
But Roddick did well to play himself back into the contest as he broke Federer’s serve in the fourth game of the fourth set with a backhand pass.
What is more, he had a great opportunity to serve for the championship as Federer went down 15-40 on serve in the 17th game.
But, staring down the barrel, the great man found the answers with big serves.
Federer - The New ICON
How hard was that compared to other finals you've played here?
ROGER FEDERER: It was difficult, because I thought Andy played great. You know, I mean, I'm obviously ‑‑ I know how it is to play a Wimbledon final. I know how it is to play a fifth set in the final, in a Wimbledon final.
But it felt different. It was so different to what I experienced the last few years with Rafa, you know, where it was a baseline game. Today it was a serve and return game, which is more classical for grass.
You know, I mean, it's frustrating at times because I couldn't break Andy till the very, very end. So satisfaction is maybe bigger this time around to come through, because I couldn't control the match at all.
Q. What went through your head when you finally won the second set?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I mean, I thought the second set was obviously key to what came after. Maybe being down two sets to love, the way Andy was serving, would have always been a very difficult situation to be in, you know.
Even then down two sets to love it's still possible, but it definitely increased my chances of winning.
Q. What are your feelings for Andy now?
ROGER FEDERER: It's hard. Sports or tennis is cruel sometimes. We know it. I went through some five‑setters in Grand Slam finals, too and ended up losing. It's hard, you know.
But I think he did great, you know. He's not going to let his head hang down. I think he's gonna come back strong and play great in the States. I think it's one of the best matches we played against each other. Of course, conditions were very quick today.
But he played well. You know, I really thought I had to play my very, very best to come through.
Q. You said that as a boy you couldn't have dreamed of this. Was there a point as a boy where the game captured you, inspired you, and you said, That's what I want to be?
ROGER FEDERER: Sure. I mean, I wanted to be a tennis player or a soccer player from a very young age.
Q. Was there a final or something?
ROGER FEDERER: I think the Becker/Edberg final. I don't remember which year because they played a few times. Sitting at home in the living room, watching them play, thinking hopefully one day I can be like them, you know.
That's I guess where idols and inspirations are good. They push you forward. Then along the way you joke around and say it's coming closer. You know, when you win a practice match, you know, you just fake like you've just won Wimbledon, you know. All of a sudden it's really happening, you know.
But it's so surreal to think that far ahead, that it's amazing coming through in the end like this today.
Q. A lot of players go through their entire career never winning one Grand Slam. What's it like to win 15?
ROGER FEDERER: That's a good question. I like it. Makes me happy (smiling).
I don't know. I mean, it's staggering, you know, that I've been able to play so well for, you know, so many years now and stay injury‑free. Happy what I'm doing.
You know, I mean, of course there is a certain routine that's started to happen the last few years since I sort of became No. 1 in the world. I knew what it took to win the big ones. That's obviously, you know, a lot of experience that comes with it, you know, being there and giving myself chances.
Yeah, you know, so it's ‑‑ yeah, it's crazy that I've been able to win so many in such a short period of time, I think.
Q. Your first Grand Slam title was Wimbledon. Now your 15th is Wimbledon. Both titles are memorable. Do you feel destiny or anything?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I mean, I'm happy I broke the record here in some ways, you know, because this is always the tournament that's meant the most to me because of what we spoke about with my heroes and idols being so successful here.
So it definitely feels like it's come full circle for me, you know, starting it here and ending it here. Of course, my career is far from over. But it's also nice to think especially so many legends were sitting there today. You know, especially Pete, you know, who I had a great time with in Asia a short while ago.
I know how much the record meant to him and he knows how much the record means to me. In a way, I still feel like we share it, you know, just because he was such a wonderful champion. He still has one up against me here at Wimbledon. It's nice, you know, that he shows appreciation for what I'm doing, and it's just great seeing so many, you know, legends coming out and enjoying my tennis or our tennis today.
I don't know how to say. I used to get nervous when a friend would come watch me play as a kid, and then it was my parents, and then it was legends and people I really ‑‑ who meant something. Today it's okay. Today anybody can come and watch me play. I don't get nervous anymore. Today with Pete it was a bit special, you know. When he walked in and I saw him for the first time, I did get more nervous actually.
Q. He got here late actually.
ROGER FEDERER: I said hello to him, too, which is unusual. But I thought, I don't want to be rude, you know (laughter).
Q. When did you actually find out he was coming? It was a will he, won't he, will he, won't he for the last couple of days. Were you given notice he was going to be there?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, confirmation I only got it yesterday during the day, but he promised me long time ago that he would. So I always knew he would keep his word, you know.
Yeah, he hoped it was maybe going to be in New York so it's closest to him. He said maybe not Australia, if possible. But I think this works for everyone.
Q. You've reclaimed the tennis throne, winning the French, here, No. 1 spot, without facing Rafael Nadal. Does that take anything out of it in any way?
ROGER FEDERER: No, I don't think it should. Just because tennis, that's the way it goes, you know. Everybody expected Murray to be in the finals. He wasn't there. It's not the mistake of the one who wins at the end.
Of course, I would have loved to play him again. But, then again, I've also played Andy now in three great Wimbledon finals, you know, and I think he deserves the credit, too, for playing so well.
You never know how he would have played, but it's sad he couldn't even give it a fair chance, Rafa. He had the injury. Tennis moves very quickly, you know.
I'm happy at least that I became No. 1 in the world by winning the tournament, not just by him not playing at all, or me playing decent or someone else playing decent and getting to No. 1. That's not the way it's supposed to be.
It's supposed to be that you win big matches, big tournaments. That's how you get back to it.
Q. What is going to be your next priorities?
ROGER FEDERER: The next priorities?
Q. From here.
ROGER FEDERER: What do you think? Not tennis.
Q. Do you feel like you're the happiest person right now?
ROGER FEDERER: I don't know. I mean, I'm very happy. I don't know if I'm the happiest person in the world. I don't think so. I think there's many happy people out there. Tennis doesn't make you ‑‑ tennis doesn't do it all for me. There's more to life than just tennis. But I feel great.
Q. Up till this point of your career, do you still have some regrets in your personal life and professional life?
ROGER FEDERER: No. I mean, I think in my tennis life I think I tried as hard as I could. Maybe some regrets when I was a junior. But I think it's important to go through that period of time where you don't know what it takes, so you try all sort of different things. And then you're not professional at times because you're not supposed to be because you're young, you're a junior, you're enjoying tennis.
On a personal level, I'm very happy. I'm together with a lovely wife for almost 10 years. It's great, you know. I'm happy it's the way it is really.
Q. 15 slams is such an incredible accomplishment over a long period of time. What qualities are you most proud of that you brought to this achievement?
ROGER FEDERER: To the sport?
Q. No, that you brought to achieving the record of 15 slams.
ROGER FEDERER: Uhm, just the fight, you know, because I'm famous for, you know, being all casual and relaxed out there, not showing much. But, you know, we all know how different it was, you know.
So for me to come get the player I am today, I mean, I'm surprised, you know. Just because I didn't expect it first of all. I never thought I could be this consistent, that great of a player with so many qualities, you know. Because I know I have qualities everywhere in the game. I know I have also some deficit, you know, which is normal, too.
Unfortunately, you can't practice everything in tennis. We play too many tournaments. So we don't have the chance, you know, to work on our games enough. That would be interesting to see if we had six months off, you know, how could you evolve as a player.
But there is a certain calendar, and we got to work with it, you know, trying to play well for the short period of time we can, and then also try to work on the game but also have enough breaks.
So it's quite interesting how a career goes. But I think I've handled many things the right way, you know, including the media, my personal life. I'm happy where my life has sort of improved, I would say, because it's so much fun on the tour right now.
I love traveling. I always kept things happy. I think that's key, you know, to a long career.
Q. What does it say on your T‑shirt?
ROGER FEDERER: "There is no finish line. Far from done."
Q. How do you feel about being a legend, except feeling good?
ROGER FEDERER: I don't know if you're a legend as long as you're still playing the sport. So let's wait and see.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
The Sis's Rivalry On Court
Serena captures third Wimbledon title
The victory added to her 2002 and 2003 wins at the All England Club and shattered Venus's hopes of a hat-trick of titles and sixth overall which would have taken her level with Billie Jean King.
Saturday's final was the fourth all-Williams title match-up at Wimbledon and eighth in all Grand Slams with the win giving Serena the edge in head-to-head meetings at 11-10.
Of the eight major finals the sisters have faced each other in, Serena has won six.
"It feels so amazing. I'm so blessed. I feel like I shouldn't really be holding the trophy, Venus should be holding it, she always wins," said Serena who currently holds three of the four Grand Slam titles.
"I can't believe I have won 11 majors. It's a real honour."
Venus, 29, admitted Serena had been the better player of the two.
"She was just too good today. She had an answer for everything and played the best tennis," said Venus after a final fittingly staged on US Independence Day.
"I don't think the loss has set in yet, that's why I'm still smiling. But I have had some great times here and I'm looking forward to coming back next year."
Serve dominated the first set with 27-year-old Serena fighting off the only two break points in the eighth game and it was the younger of the two sisters who seized control of the tiebreak.
Serena went to three set points by forcing Venus to scramble from side to side before putting away a powerful crosscourt forehand.
Venus saved the first set point but was powerless when a pinpoint lob from her sister left her stranded at the net.
It was the first set Venus had dropped at Wimbledon since the third round in 2007, a run of 34 consecutive winning sets.
Serena, who had saved match point in her marathon semi-final win over Elena Dementieva, carved out her first set point when Venus double-faulted to hand her a 4-2 lead and revenge for last year's final defeat to her sister looked likely.
Second seed Serena held to love, backed-up by her 12th ace of the match, to lead 5-2.
She then wasted three match points in the eighth game but clinched the title when Venus netted with a forehand.
The victory added to her 2002 and 2003 wins at the All England Club and shattered Venus's hopes of a hat-trick of titles and sixth overall which would have taken her level with Billie Jean King.
Saturday's final was the fourth all-Williams title match-up at Wimbledon and eighth in all Grand Slams with the win giving Serena the edge in head-to-head meetings at 11-10.
Of the eight major finals the sisters have faced each other in, Serena has won six.
"It feels so amazing. I'm so blessed. I feel like I shouldn't really be holding the trophy, Venus should be holding it, she always wins," said Serena who currently holds three of the four Grand Slam titles.
"I can't believe I have won 11 majors. It's a real honour."
Venus, 29, admitted Serena had been the better player of the two.
"She was just too good today. She had an answer for everything and played the best tennis," said Venus after a final fittingly staged on US Independence Day.
"I don't think the loss has set in yet, that's why I'm still smiling. But I have had some great times here and I'm looking forward to coming back next year."
Serve dominated the first set with 27-year-old Serena fighting off the only two break points in the eighth game and it was the younger of the two sisters who seized control of the tiebreak.
Serena went to three set points by forcing Venus to scramble from side to side before putting away a powerful crosscourt forehand.
Venus saved the first set point but was powerless when a pinpoint lob from her sister left her stranded at the net.
It was the first set Venus had dropped at Wimbledon since the third round in 2007, a run of 34 consecutive winning sets.
Serena, who had saved match point in her marathon semi-final win over Elena Dementieva, carved out her first set point when Venus double-faulted to hand her a 4-2 lead and revenge for last year's final defeat to her sister looked likely.
Second seed Serena held to love, backed-up by her 12th ace of the match, to lead 5-2.
She then wasted three match points in the eighth game but clinched the title when Venus netted with a forehand.
Federer Saga
LONDON: Roger Federer will attempt to win a record 15th Grand Slam title when he faces Andy Roddick for the Wimbledon title on Sunday. Here is the list of Federer's 14 Grand Slam victories:
2003 Wimbledon (bt Mark Philippoussis (AUS) 7-6 (7/5), 6-2, 7-6 (7/3)
Federer, 21, wins first Grand Slam title to turn potential into silverware. His victory, five years after winning the junior title, also ended all doubts about his nerve on the big stage.
2004 Australian Open (bt Marat Safin (RUS) 7-6 (7/3), 6-4, 6-2)
Federer, who had replaced Juan Carlos Ferrero as the new world number one by reaching the final, celebrated in style by beating Safin, who had been in fine form in Melbourne seeing off Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick.
The SISTER'S SURVIVAL
Williams sisters win Wimbledon doubles title
WIMBLEDON, England — Venus and Serena Williams have won their fourth women’s doubles title at Wimbledon by beating Rennae Stubbs and Samantha Stosur of Australia 7-6 (4), 6-4.
The doubles final began a few hours after Serena beat Venus for the singles championship Saturday. It’s the Williams sisters’ second consecutive doubles title at the All England Club and their ninth Grand Slam doubles title as a pair.
They’ve also won the Australian Open together three times, including in January, along with the U.S. Open and the French Open once each.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
ILLUSIONS
And these are not Moving!!
These Lines are Parralel..Im not kidding..check it with a ruler if u want to!!!
Think
Manhole
Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones?Manhole
The diagonal of a square is root 2 times greater than the side of the square. Hence if one of the sides of the cover of a square manhole is kept vertically parallel to the diagonal of the manhole then the cover would fall into the drainage.Monday, June 8, 2009
FEDEX!!!
FEDERER's DONE IT AT LAST!!
Roger Federer ended his French Open jinx when he swept past Swede Robin Soderling 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 in the final to clinch his first Roland Garros title on Sunday.
The Swiss equalled Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam titles and became the sixth man to win all four major tournaments, sealing victory in just under two hours in cloudy conditions.
"It was really not easy to deal with my emotions," said the 27-year-old Federer, who lost to world number one Rafael Nadal in the three previous finals.
"It might be the greatest victory of my career."
The 23rd-seeded Soderling had ended Nadal's four-year reign on the Paris clay in the fourth round.
"To me, he is the best player in history," the Swede said.
Federer, the second man after Andre Agassi to win all four Grand Slam titles on four different surfaces, started the match confidently by racing into a 4-0 lead with two breaks.
Soderling held serve for 4-1 but Federer, who had never lost to Soderling in nine previous matches, kept up the pressure and clinched the first set on the Swede's serve with a crosscourt passing shot.
BRIEFLY INTERRUPTED
The match was briefly interrupted after a man came on to Centre Court with a red and blue flag during the fourth game of the second set.
The man jumped from the stand opposite the media box and approached Federer, touching him with the flag.
Leaping over the net towards Soderling, the man was tackled by Roland Garros security officers and carried away from the court.
Federer lost three points in a row after the incident as Soderling levelled for 2-2.
Both players held serve to a tiebreak which Federer cruised through 7-1 after serving four aces.
The Swiss broke in the first game of the third set when his opponent sent a forehand wide and he never found a solution to turn the situation around.
Federer ended his wait on the first match point when Soderling netted a service return, the Swiss falling on his knee in tears and triggering a deafening roar from the 15,000 crowd.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Five Funny Facts
- A crocodile can't stick it's tongue out.
- A shrimp's heart is in it's head.
- People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze,your heart stops for a mili-second.
- If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib.
- A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
Funky Finishers
Since Light travels faster than Sound --- people appear brighter before you hear them speak.
Never argue with a fool.People might not know the difference.
Do ten millipedes equal one centipede?
A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered drawer.
Heads you lose.Tails I win.
Im 98% always right.Who cares the crap about the other 3%?
I bet you I could stop gambling.
"Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle."
"I never think of the future - it comes soon enough."
"You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on."
"If you love your job, you haven't worked a day in your life."
"Ninety percent of the game is half mental."
"I'm in no condition to drive...wait! I shouldn't listen to myself, I'm drunk!" -Homer J. Simpson Short
"A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice."
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."
"I can resist everything except temptation."
"To cease smoking is the easiest thing. I ought to know. I've done it a thousand times."
"Love is grand; divorce is a hundred grand."
"If you can't fix it with duck tape you have'nt used enough."
"Operator! Give me the number for 911!"
"If you die in an elevator, be sure to push the Up button."
"When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room."
"The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall."
"Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film."
"Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes."
"There Are Three Kinds of People - Those Who Can Count and Those Who Can't"
Never argue with a fool.People might not know the difference.
Do ten millipedes equal one centipede?
A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered drawer.
Heads you lose.Tails I win.
Im 98% always right.Who cares the crap about the other 3%?
I bet you I could stop gambling.
"I never think of the future - it comes soon enough."
"You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on."
"If you love your job, you haven't worked a day in your life."
"Ninety percent of the game is half mental."
"I'm in no condition to drive...wait! I shouldn't listen to myself, I'm drunk!" -Homer J. Simpson Short
"A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice."
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."
"I can resist everything except temptation."
"To cease smoking is the easiest thing. I ought to know. I've done it a thousand times."
"Love is grand; divorce is a hundred grand."
"If you can't fix it with duck tape you have'nt used enough."
"Operator! Give me the number for 911!"
"If you die in an elevator, be sure to push the Up button."
"When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room."
"The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall."
"Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film."
"Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes."
"There Are Three Kinds of People - Those Who Can Count and Those Who Can't"
ICC T-20 Schedule
T20 World Cup Match Schedule
| Match No | Match | Day | Time | Venue |
| 1 | England v Netherlands | 5 June 09 | 17:30 | Lord’s |
| 2 | New Zealand v Scotland | 6 June 09 | 10:00 | The Oval |
| 3 | Australia v West Indies | 6 June 09 | 13:30 | The Oval |
| 4 | India v Bangladesh | 6 June 09 | 17:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 5 | South Africa v Scotland | 7 June 09 | 13;30 | The Oval |
| 6 | England v Pakistan | 7 June 09 | 17:30 | The Oval |
| 7 | Bangladesh v Ireland | 8 June 09 | 13:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 8 | Australia v Sri Lanka | 8 June 09 | 17:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 9 | Pakistan v Netherlands | 9 June 09 | 13:30 | Lord’s |
| 10 | New Zealand v South Africa | 9 June 09 | 17:30 | Lord’s |
| 11 | Sri Lanka v West Indies | 10 June 09 | 13:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 12 | India v Ireland | 10 June 09 | 17:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 13 | D1 v A2 | 11 June 09 | 13:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 14 | B2 v D2 | 11 June 09 | 17:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 15 | B1 v C2 | 12 June 09 | 13:30 | Lord’s |
| 16 | A1 v C1 | 12 June 09 | 17:30 | Lord’s |
| 17 | C1 v D2 | 13 June 09 | 13:30 | The Oval |
| 18 | D1 v B1 | 13 June 09 | 17:30 | The Oval |
| 19 | A2 v C2 | 14 June 09 | 13:30 | Lord’s |
| 20 | A1 v B2 | 14 June 09 | 17:30 | Lord’s |
| 21 | B1 v A2 | 15 June 09 | 13:30 | The Oval |
| 22 | B2 v C1 | 15 June 09 | 17:30 | The Oval |
| 23 | D1 v C2 | 16 June 09 | 13:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 24 | D2 v A1 | 16 June 09 | 17:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 25 | 1st Semi-Final | 18 June 09 | 17:30 | Trent Bridge |
| 26 | 2nd Semi-Final | 19 June 09 | 17:30 | The Oval |
| 27 | Final | 21 June 09 | 15:00 | Lord’s |
French Open-Analysis
FEDERER-The BEST!
Country Switzerland
Residence Bottmingen, Switzerland
Date of birth August 8, 1981 (1981-08-08) (age 27)
Place of birth Basel, Switzerland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 85.0 kg (187 lb; 13.39 st)[1]
Turned pro 1998
Plays Right-handed; one-handed backhand
Singles
Career record: 643–155 (80.6%)
Career titles: 59
Highest ranking: No. 1 (February 2, 2004)
Grand Slam results
Aus. Open W (2004, 2006, 2007)
French Open F (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 - ongoing)
Wimbledon W (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
US Open W (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Major tournaments
Tour Finals W (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007)
Olympic Games 4th place (2000)
Doubles
Career record: 112–72
Career titles: 8
Highest ranking: No. 24 (June 9, 2003)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Aus. Open 3R (2003)
French Open 1R (2000)
Wimbledon QF (2000)
US Open 3R (2002)
Major doubles tournaments
Olympic Games Gold Medal (2008)
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SODERLING
Country SwedenResidence Monte Carlo, Monaco
Date of birth 14 August 1984 (1984-08-14) (age 24)
Place of birth Tibro, Sweden
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 87 kg (190 lb)
Turned pro 2001
Plays Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Singles
Career record: 177–128
Career titles: 3
Highest ranking: . 15 (2 February 2009)
Grand Slam results
Aus. Open 2R (2004, 2009)
French Open F (2009 - ongoing)
Wimbledon 3R (2003, 2007)
US Open 3R (2005)
Doubles
Career record: 29–39
Career titles: 1
Highest ranking: No. 109 (11 May 2009)
Football Champs
The Red Devils have mastered it again!Its okay Manchester united..U always have a next match agnst BARCA..
| | Home | | Away | |||||||||||||
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man Utd (C) | 38 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 11 | +44 | 90 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 14 | +50 | 86 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 12 | +44 | 83 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 21 | +31 | 72 |
| 5 | Everton | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +18 | 63 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 27 | +6 | 62 |
| 7 | Fulham | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 18 | +5 | 53 |
| 8 | Tottenham | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 0 | 51 |
| 9 | West Ham Utd | 38 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -3 | 51 |
| 10 | Man City | 38 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 32 | +8 | 50 |
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 27 | -11 | 45 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 40 | -17 | 45 |
| 13 | Bolton | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 41 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 38 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -19 | 41 |
| 15 | Blackburn | 38 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 37 | -20 | 41 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 38 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 29 | -20 | 36 |
| 17 | Hull City | 38 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -25 | 35 |
| 18 | Newcastle (R) | 38 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 30 | -19 | 34 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough (R) | 38 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 37 | -29 | 32 |
| 20 | West Brom (R) | 38 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 34 | -32 | 32 |
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