Ambimama - India

I loved the sprint of Ben Johnson. I loved him even though he was proved positive for Drug (Anabolic Steroids).

I feel the same way with Shoaib Akhtar. I love him, his aggression, speed and his reaction style (like an aero plane flying).

I really enjoy the aggressive ‘Pindi Express’ and would love to see him bowl in the World Cup 2007. Just as the Pakistanis enjoy Tendulkar, my favorites are Shoiab Akhtar and Glen McGrath. Shoiab for speed and Glen for his accuracy. Once Boycott commented “You put a hankie any where in the pitch. And McGrath will hit the hankie 100 out of 100 times.”

Sure something is fishy and Shoaib has said he is innocent.

Sportsmen have always tried to excel and to achieve that, they fall a prey to latest inventions in science to improve stamina, aggression and win. Winning is important for them. Really I feel pity for them. Medical Science is the cause. Sure Gladiators would have used some form of dope.

According to New Indian Express today (October 17th, 2006) Box item on the front page Shoiab had written in his website column that he had been advised by Pervez Musharaff to refrain from commenting on the issue of ‘test of dope being proved positive’.

PCB has always been in trouble under the true dictatorship of their President.

Despite the turbulent history of Pakistan cricket, this latest scandal has rocked the cricket establishment to its core and may well signal the end of Shoaib’s career, a player many observers and critics regard as a flawed genius.

“He has had a lot of talent, but has always been a difficult person to deal with,” former test captain Javed Miandad told Reuters.

And Javed is notorious for his monkey action.

Miandad was in the team that went to the West Indies in 1993 and in Grenada, four players — Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Mushtaq Ahmed and Aaqib Javed– were arrested for possessing marijuana.

The PCB let them off with a minimum fine and a warning.

Miandad and Wasim have both also been victims of internal revolts against their captaincy.

Worse was to follow in early October, when Inzamam’s deputy Younis Khan stepped down as captain for the Champions Trophy saying he could not be a “dummy captain”.

One day later, PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan resigned and Younis was convinced by the new chief to take back the captaincy.

The board itself has never been stable.

Run on the direct orders of the President on an ad-hoc basis since the 1999 World Cup, it has had five chairmen in the last seven years, appointed ten different captains and ten coaches in the last decade.

Full coverage of drugs testing (Courtesy: Please visit www.cricinfo.com )

October 17, 2006
Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, Pakistan’s fast bowlers, failed drug tests conducted by the Pakistan Cricket Board a day before their Champions Trophy opener against Sri Lanka.
Nandrolone, a banned substance which aids in muscle building, was detected in the players’ A sample. The B sample is still to be tested.

What exactly is Nandrolone?
Like Testosterone and Creatine, the amino acid that Juventus’s football team were alleged to use regularly in the 1990s, Nandrolone too increases muscle mass. It can also produce the same side-effects, like overly aggressive behaviour, as testosterone.

Clinical experiments have been conducted in the past to see its efficacy in the treatment of HIV-affected men and also for other diseases that cause muscle wastage.
(Courtesy: Dileep Premachandran a features editor of www.cricinfo.com)

Also View ‘The New Indian Express Front Page article today (October 17, 2006)
http://www.newindpress.com/newsHome.asp?page=s&

Whatever the papers, websites and reporters say, I still want see “Rawal Pindi Express” bowl in the World Cup 2007 and I do not like any one interfering in that. (Rawal Pindi was once the capital pf Pakistan and then came Islamabad like Delhi and New Delhi). Not Islam Bad as in in the book by Pervez ‘The Lion of Fire’.

This Diwali apart from enjoying the colours from Rockets, Flowerpots and Parachutes, I am going to build a Kaleidoscope.

Kaleidoscope is wonderful piece that science and creativity of man has given to this world.

In my childhood days I used to watch the designs for hours. But I could not save them. OK there are enough computer programs to generate billions patterns – 2D and 3D, but the sure they cannot match the handheld simple kaleidoscope.

And I used to collect all kinds of material to put inside – pieces of glass bangle, cut broom stick, shirt buttons, mustard, wheat, coloured card board, small nails, staple pins, artificial pearls, colored beads, mirror pieces and well the list is endless.

So this Diwali I decided to build a kaleidoscope and see more colours, which does not harm my health and eyes. Flowers pots, Rockets, Parachutes are good but some how I feel and enjoy the designs unlimited with almost no effort.

So how do I build one?
I have already collected some items and know the basics.
And I browsed for some innovative ideas. The number of sites on kaleidoscope surprised me!

Ok if you think it is difficult to make one you can buy from:

http://www.kaleidoscopesusa.com/

The same site mentioned above also gives Free Tips on making Kalidoscope at

http://www.kaleidoscopesusa.com/Direct02.html

And enjoy Diwali!!

Sure I will send information on the materials I used and How I made the kaleidoscope, when I complete making My Kaleidoscope.

Many of friends insisted that I should see STALIN, the Telugu movie for its message. I see a movie only after review or know before hand if it’s made from a famous novel – Tamil or English. For example Sujatha’s novel, ‘Karaiyellam Shenbagha Poo’ was a rare novel and the movie was good. And in ENglish ‘Day of the Jackal’, ‘Guns of Navarone’ to ‘The Da Vinci Code’

And I read the reviews of STALIN.

Good message is the success of STALIN. The message touches millions of hearts

The concept and the thread of ‘Each person helping three others and the three others helping three others and so on’ to form a huge humanitarian chain is wonderful

A Physically handicapped woman with crippled hands begs everyone to help her write her exam as she dictates but no one comes forward to help her. She then commits suicide for which our (Chiranjeevi) Chiru reacts hard way towards this irresponsible society.
Running race for the physically handicapped children is really heart touching.
Children initially run their heart out to win the race but knowing that one of their mate is down everyone get backs to him helps him to win the race making everyone stand on their feet and clap. The theater was full of silence during the scene and suddenly claps from every corner at the end.

Scene with Prakash Raj when he warns him “Oka amma ki oka abba ki puttina vadayithey…..” The scene is real heroic and remains the best scene for the audiance to enjoy with whistles.
A small idea can bring in a big revolution and show a new society.

The film is made on this simple idea that needs ample words to describe. The film squeezes the hearts and recalls the responsibility of every human living on this planet. The film has universal appeal and can be remade into any language in any corner of the world.

In a few scenes, it’s inevitable to wet eyes with tears and guilt. In a scene, every healthy human being feels like a handicapped one, by looking at the non-verbal message given by disabled children. That has to be experienced through screen.

The flawless acting of the megastar under the brilliant direction of Murugadoss keeps you engrossed with a story that has great social relevance.

Murugadoss is not a fluke. He justifies his belief that a strong story and imaginative direction will result in a hit.

Khusboo is the elder sister of Stalin who marries a Punjabi against her mother’s wishes. Trisha is the neighbor of Khusboo and loves teasing khusboo’s son. This brings Stalin and Trisha together.

Sure I will see the film. But no tickets available. Will try tomorrow.

Are anti-social and anti-Indian forces using Google as a means to spread hatred against India ?
Google ends up getting court notice.

A tri-color picture burning with an anti-India message by a community called ‘We Hate India’ has been on Google’s social network service ‘Orkut’ ( orkut.com). ‘We hate India’ site has been created on it.

In response to this Public Interest Litigation was filed by an Advocate Yugant. Following this the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad branch) directed the Maharashtra Government to issue notice to Google for spreading hatred against India. The next hearing is scheduled in six weeks - reports the Indian Express.

Sure there must be slip. Google sure wants to hire ‘talented’ Indians according to a news release in October 12th edition. Or is it that Google assumes it get away with rubbing shoulders with Indian sentiments? Wait until politicians jump in to gain political mileage out of this issue. Google will get the real ‘Taste of India’

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s much-discussed book “In the Line of Fire” is full of typos with the Pakistani capital spelt as “Islam Bad” and the Indian prime minister as “Manmo Ham Singh”.

The publishers have not spared the Pakistan prime minister either. Shaukat Aziz has been spelt variously as “Shuakat” and “Shaukut”, published twice on the cover jacket. Nor for that matter Pakistan’s great friend and neighbour China, that is spelt with a small “c” in the caption that shows the visiting Chinese head of the state taking the salute.

Right under Musharraf’s signature, the capital from where he rules Pakistan has been spelt “Islam Bad”. This may end up reinforcing the “Western conspiracy” theory among the conservatives in Pakistan.

The Indian prime minister has his name Manmohan Singh turned into Manmo “Ham” (whatever that means) in the captions of his pictures published in the book while his name is correctly written in the text pages. Likewise in the pictures section, Pakistan’s great friend Prince Karim Aga Khan has been renamed Prince Kasim Aga Khan, says a report from Washington in The News International.

Grammatical mistakes and loose expressions also abound in the book. On page 32 while the definite article is missing before “most muscular physique”, on page 285 the phrase “the world holds its breath at our every confrontation” or on page 336 the line “The Drug trade is an international ill”, or on page 337 the words “international comity of nations” do not make good reading. There is an international community or a comity of nations.

Reported by MSN Musharraf’s book full of typos, factual errors