“The IPL is back,” boomed Ravi Shastri on March 12, at the opening ceremony, as he promised a spectacular show to spectators at the DY Patil stadium in Mumbai that was almost 40 per cent occupied when the show started. With the start of the IPL season, Shah Rukh Khan has reason to smile. But, along the way, the promise was lost in translation as a host of artistes lip-synched the crowd to boredom. The opening match was between Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers. Shah Rukh Khan’s IPL team Knight Riders won the match in style.
British band UB40 kicked off the evening with their classic hit, I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You. Their performance was followed by ABBA Revival, which was dull. Not even Deepika Padukone and her Bollywood hits could get the crowd going.
Deepika Padukone
In a scene that looked straight out of a sci-fi movie, children swarmed the field and it seemed like they were lighting up like bulbs every few seconds. If that sounds like an engaging sight to you, then kudos to you. But, to the rest of us, it looked like a function that was without a purpose and theme.
The eight captains trooped onto the field to affirm their commitment to the spirit of the game. Adam Gilchrist, captain of the defending champions, was the first to sign the banner there. Sourav Ganguly was next in line and despite his smile, it looked like he had his mind on something else.
Check out more news and pictures at IPL Reports.
Kim Kardashian features in a sultry photoshoot in lad’s mag FHM this month. Her male fans will be pleased to see her back in a bikini. Recently she has been devoting much of her time to her TV project, Keeping Up With The Kardashians. But, as she explains, it’s a labour of love.
Once again showcases the curves which brought her fame, Kim Kardashian spoke of the joys of being a reality TV star. ’I get paid to get up and live my normal life.’
Kim Kardashian
She did enjoy taking time out, however, to shoot these pictures in South Africa for the FHM team, despite the temperature.
Kim said: ‘It was magical!
‘But it was freezing! I’d love to go back to South Africa when it was sunny.’
And she was also happy to discuss her relatively new body shape.
‘I love my curves,’ she said. ‘Being super skinny just isn’t attractive to me.’
But the star also admits she works hard to keep her body in shape: ‘I do spend a lot of time in the gym and I love doing squats.
‘I take a chair into my bedroom and squat until my bum hits it.
‘And when it does, I know that’s as low as I need to go.’
Kim Kardashian Bikini
Traffic is essential for every website, weather it is your one page personnal website or your company’s corporate web site. How to increase the web site traffic. Let examine different factors , that increase website traffic.
1. Submit to web directories. Submitting to web site directories is one of the best ways to increase the traffic. Search engines finds the links to your site this will essentially act as a vote for yoyur site. You will find a list of directories at the end of this article.
2. Submit to articles sites. This helps in two ways, as your articles will be picked and reposted by others.
3. Submitt comments to other articles with back links, as this comments will increase your website visibility.
List of usefull directories
Public has reason to concerned about growing number of Fraud Swamis. Recently, Swami Nithyananda’s Scandal Video with a Famous Tamil Actress Shown on Sun News Live. A video of Swamy Nithyananda’ having sex with a top tamil actress was broadcasted on Sun news live and has shocked people across India.
In Nithyananda’s scandal video, he can be seen getting intimate with an actress whose name happened to start with “R” leading to speculation if it is Ragasudha or Ranjita.
The video was broadcasted on the famous tamil channel called SUN TV and the Tamil actress’ face was masked in the video. People have now called Nithyananda a fraud for making people believe that he is a Swami.
Nithyananda is supposed to be a Swami (spiritual person) and this shocking video of him in bed with an actress has only shown how some people take the common person’s faith for granted.
It still has to be verified if this is the truth or a scam. The Nithyananda Mission ashram released a statement branding the video “a mix of conspiracy, graphics and rumours”.
Swami Nithyananda’s Scandal Video
LONDON — 507 Carat diamond sold for $35millions. Diamond supplier Petra Diamonds Ltd. said it sold a 507-carat diamond for $35.3 million (euro25.8 million), breaking the record for the highest price ever paid for a rough diamond.
507 Carat Diamond
The 507 diamond stone – as big as a chicken egg and weighing just over 100 grams (3.53 ounces) – was estimated as among the world’s top 20 high-quality rough diamonds. It was discovered in September at South Africa’s Cullinan mine.
London-listed Petra said the gem was purchased by Hong Kong-based private jewelry retailer Chow Tai Food Jewelry Co. Ltd.
The price reflected “the incredible rarity of the diamond, which combines its remarkable size with exceptional color and clarity, and at 507.5 carats it is the 19th largest gem diamond ever discovered,” Petra CEO Johan Dippenaar said in a statement.
“It has the potential to produce one of the world’s most important polished gems,” he added.
507 Carat Diamond of Petra Diamonds
The Cullinan mine, located east of Pretoria, South Africa, was sold by De Beers SA to a consortium led by Petra in 2007 for 1 billion rand ($148 million).
The mine has turned out some of the world’s largest gems, including the 3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond that was cut to form the 530-carat Great Star of Africa and the 317-carat Lesser Star of Africa set in the Crown Jewels of Britain.
Full story can be seen at Petra’s Diamond Fetches Record Price of $35.3 Million.
A plant-based viagra is likely to roll out from India. This is being developed at Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI ), Kerala, India. According to the director, research is going on this for the last two years. Viagra is a drug used to treat erectile dysfunctioning in men.
TBGRI director A. Subramonian, principal investigator of the project undertaken for the past three years, said they were in the process of applying for a patent for plant-based viagra.
“In another three weeks, we will file the patent and then only I can give you the exact details because if I say the name of the study, then the name of the plant would be known,” said Subramonian.
He said the plant on which the drug would be based was seen commonly in several parts of Kerala, India. Kerala is a tiny state in the southern part of India.
“Once we get the patent, there would be a discussion with doctors and if they suggest there should be animal trials, it will be done. So far what we have concluded is that this can directly go for human trials. Within two years, the product will be available in the market, as things stand now,” added Subramonian.
Situated at Palode near here, TBGRI is an autonomous institute established by the government of Kerala in 1979 and functions for inventory, conservation and sustainable utilisation of plant wealth through R&D efforts.
The basis of this new study is the PhD thesis of a student. The project was subsequently funded by the Department of Science and Technology.
Now there is goining to be Desi-Viagra soon to treat erectile dysfunction!
World economy suffered in year 2008. The economy slightly recovered in year 2009 and in the begining of 2010. The US economy is yeat to recover to the full swing after the recession. There had been many legislation during this period against H1B program. H1B program help US with required high tech manpower when needed. Traditionaly, these Visas are highly sought after. However 2009 saw a different face.
Many companies were also disqualified from applying for H-1B visas. A company faces debarment over what is seen as an H-1B abuse under US laws. The penalty of debarment means that a company is disqualified from obtaining approvals of employment-based, permanent and temporary petitions. This disqualification includes all H-1B, L-1, O-1, and P non-immigrant petitions, as well as all I-140 immigrant petitions, as part of the permanent residence process. H1B Disqualified Employers will have tough time in getting the H1B Visas approved in the future.
Here’s over to the top 15 companies disqualified (starting November 30 2009).
| Company Name |
Debarment period |
Employer location |
| 4MY2C, Inc |
6/1/2009 to 5/31/2011 |
Santa Fe Springs, CA |
| AGA John, Inc |
6/1/2008 to 5/31/2010 |
8687 Melrose Ave. Suite B-130 West Hollywood, CA 90069 |
| Amtech Electrocircuits |
3/1/2008 to 2/28/2010 |
701 Minnesota Drive Troy, MI 48083 |
| API Accounting & Computer Consulting |
4/1/2008 to 3/31/2010 |
17870 Castleton St. Suite 116 City of Industry, CA 91748 |
| Assured Horizons, LLC |
8/1/2008 to 7/31/2010 |
18607 Brookhurst Street, Suite 359 Fountain Valley, CA 92708 |
| Bradley Consulting Services, Inc |
6/1/2009 to 5/31/2011 |
3357 Pitcher Plant Circle Pensacola, FL 32506 |
| Assured Horizons, LLC |
8/1/2008 to 7/31/2010 |
18607 Brookhurst Street, Suite 359 Fountain Valley, CA 92708 |
| Calpension, Inc |
6/1/2009 to 5/31/2010 |
23232 Peralta Dr. Suite 218 Laguna Hills, CA 92653 |
| Cambridge Resource Group, Inc |
6/1/2009 to 5/31/2011 |
Sri Reddy 18 Lyman Street Suite 207 Westborough, MA 01581 |
| Complete Systems Solutions, Inc |
6/1/2009 to 5/31/2011 |
560 Sutter Street #400 San Francisco, CA 94102 |
| Julian and Associates |
8/1/2008 to 7/31/2010 |
4641 North Ashland Avenue Chicago, IL 60640 |
| LNBJ Construction Company, Inc |
3/1/2008 to 2/28/2010 |
2642 Briarwood Drive Marietta, GA 30067 |
| Magnolia Pool Supply, Inc |
6/1/2009 to 5/31/2011 |
9571 Magnolia Ave. Riverside, CA 92503 |
| Morex Enterprises Inc |
3/1/2008 to 2/28/2010 |
1442 E. Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90021 |
| Netultimate.Com, Inc |
6/1/2009 to 5/31/2011 |
8116 Arlington Blvd. Apt. 121 Falls Church, VA 22042 |
| New Hope Solutions, Inc |
1/1/2009 to 12/31/2010 |
2731 Sawbury Blvd. Columbus, Ohio 43235 |
Liz Hurley found a new way for effective fund rising. May be a bright idea from her business man husband Arun Nair. A stunning Elizabeth Hurley with bare breasts donned in sheer Sari at Love Ball Fundraiser. is by Indian standards a definite no-no… and, by Western standards, definitely an eye-popper!
Hurley aka Liz Hurley, attended the gala with husband Indian-born millionaire Arun Nayar, whom she wed in March 2007 in Hindu wedding customs.
The Nayer-Hurley wedding was said to have been a fairy-tale event in India. Nayar is an Indian textile heir.
Liz Hurley with Arun Nair
Liz Hurley topless
Gone are the days of secret Banking in Switzerland. Swis banking practice is all set to change with new law coming to effect soon. In the backdrop of increased international pressure on its banking secrecy practices, Switzerland said it will prevent the flow of undeclared funds from foreign countries into the Swiss banks.
India is among many nations seeking details of their respective citizens who are alleged to have stashed away billions of dollars in secret accounts in Switzerland.
The Swiss Federal Council in a statement said that it is against attracting “undeclared funds from overseas”.
The government would draw up various solutions to prevent new, undeclared funds from coming to Switzerland.
“With the objective of achieving clarity and legal security, the Federal Council therefore wants to push ahead with the regularisation of undeclared assets whilst at the same time ensuring that privacy is safeguarded,” it noted.
Explaining its financial market strategy, Switzerland said it would continue to implement the OECD standards in tax issues and continue to cooperate with other countries in combating tax fraud and tax evasion in the future.
The Council has called for regularising undeclared assets.
Going by Swiss laws, tax fraud is considered as a criminal offence while tax evasion is punished with severe administrative fines and does not attract jail sentence.
“The Federal Council continues to reject the automatic exchange of information in terms of laying bare every detail of citizens’ lives,” the statement noted.
Seaworld whale trainer is killed by the killer whale. Incidently this is the third time, same whale was involved in human death one in 1991 and another 1999.
The veteran SeaWorld trainer was rubbing a killer whale from a poolside platform when the 12,000-pound creature reached up, grabbed her ponytail in its mouth and dragged her underwater. Despite workers rushing to help, the trainer was killed.
Horrified visitors who had stuck around after a noontime show watched the animal charge through the pool with the trainer in its jaws. Workers used nets as an alarm sounded, but it was too late. Dawn Brancheau had drowned. It marked the third time the animal had been involved in a human death.
The whale, named Tilikum, apparently grabbed Brancheau by her long ponytail, according to the head of animal training at all SeaWorld parks, Chuck Tompkins. He told ABC’s “Good Morning America” that her ponytail swung out in front of the whale.
“That’s when the trainer next to him (Tilikum) said that he grabbed the hair, pulled her under water. And of course, held her under water,” Tompkins said.
Dawn Brancheau with Whale
Its third location in San Antonio is not yet open for the season.
Brancheau’s interaction with the whale appeared leisurely and informal at first to audience member Eldon Skaggs. But then, the whale “pulled her under and started swimming around with her,” Skaggs told The Associated Press.
Some workers hustled the audience out of the stadium while the others tried to save Brancheau, 40.
A visitor, Victoria Biniak, told WKMG-TV the whale “took off really fast in the tank, and then he came back, shot up in the air, grabbed the trainer by the waist and started thrashing around, and one of her shoes flew off.”
Another Visitor Skaggs said he heard that during an earlier show the whale was not responding to directions. Others who attended the earlier show said the whale was behaving like an ornery child.
But Tompkins said the whale had performed well in the show and that Dawn was rubbing him down as a reward for doing a good job.
“There wasn’t anything to indicate to us that there was a problem,” Tompkins told the CBS “Early Show.”
Because of his size and the previous deaths, trainers were not supposed to get into the water with Tilikum, and only about a dozen of the park’s 29 trainers worked with him. Brancheau had more experience with the 30-year-old whale than most. She was one of the park’s most experienced trainers overall.
“We recognized he was different,” said Tompkins. He said no decision has been made yet about what will happen to Tilikum, such as transferring him to another facility. SeaWorld has also suspended the killer whale shows at all of its parks, which also include locations in San Diego and San Antonio, to review procedures.
A SeaWorld spokesman said Tilikum was one of three orcas blamed for killing a trainer in 1991 after the woman lost her balance and fell in the pool at Sealand of the Pacific near Victoria, British Columbia.
Steve Huxter, who was head of Sealand’s animal care and training department then, said Wednesday he’s surprised it happened again. He says Tilikum was a well-behaved, balanced animal.
Tilikum was also involved in a 1999 death, when the body of a man who had sneaked by SeaWorld security was found draped over him. The man either jumped, fell or was pulled into the frigid water and died of hypothermia, though he was also bruised and scratched by Tilikum.
Brancheau’s older sister, Diane Gross, said the trainer wouldn’t want anything done to the whale because she loved the animals like children. The trainer was married and didn’t have children.
“She loved the whales like her children, she loved all of them,” said Gross, of Schererville, Ind. “They all had personalities, good days and bad days.”
Gross said the family viewed her sister’s death as an unfortunate accident, adding: “It just hasn’t sunk in yet.”
Dawn was the youngest of six children who grew up near Cedar Lake, Indiana. Her passion for marine life began at the age of nine, Gross said, on a family trip to Sea World.
According to a profile of Brancheau in the Sentinel in 2006, she was one of SeaWorld Orlando’s leading trainers. Brancheau worked her way into a leadership role at Shamu Stadium during her career with SeaWorld, starting at the Sea Lion & Otter Stadium before spending 10 years working with killer whales, the newspaper said.
She also addressed the dangers of the job.
“You can’t put yourself in the water unless you trust them and they trust you,” Brancheau said.
Billy Hurley, chief animal officer at the Georgia Aquarium_ the world’s largest — said there are inherent dangers to working with orcas, just as there are with driving race cars or piloting jets.
“In the case of a killer whale, if they want your attention or if they’re frustrated by something or if they’re confused by something, there’s only a few ways of handling that,” he said. “If you’re right near pool’s edge and they decide they want a closer interaction during this, certainly they can grab you.”
And, he added: “At 12,000 pounds there’s not a lot of resisting you’re going to do.”
Mike Wald, a spokesman for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration office in Atlanta, said his agency had dispatched an investigator from Tampa.
Wednesday’s death was not the first attack on whale trainers at SeaWorld parks.
In November 2006, a trainer was bitten and held underwater several times by a killer whale during a show at SeaWorld’s San Diego park.
The trainer, Kenneth Peters, escaped with a broken foot. The 17-foot orca that attacked him was the dominant female of SeaWorld San Diego’s seven killer whales. She had attacked Peters two other times, in 1993 and 1999.
In 2004, another whale at the company’s San Antonio park tried to hit one of the trainers and attempted to bite him. He also escaped.
Wednesday’s attack was the second time in two months that an orca trainer was killed at a marine park. On Dec. 24, 29-year-old Alexis Martinez Hernandez fell from a whale and crushed his ribcage at Loro Parque on the Spanish island of Tenerife. Park communications director Patricia Delponti said the whale, a 14-year-old named Keto, came from SeaWorld but is not a son of Tilikum.
