The Politics of Nature's Fury

The cyclonic rainstorm that hit Kolkata is purported to have caused a handful of deaths. But an interesting offshoot has been how the storm has created a political stage for the state legislature to exploit, and that too with elections around the corner. The Trinamul Congress leader Mamata Bannerjee announced the cancellation of a trip to Delhi as a step needed in a hour of crisis. The political gameplay bears striking resemblance to the 1978 floods that had the then CPM Government utilize it for electoral gains.

Delving into the lack of disaster management infrastructure, the current state Government in Bengal, Mamata dug at previous ruling parties evidently forgetting her own stints, and lack of productive governance thereof. Just goes to show that when it comes to political motivation, even nature's fury is a prospective weak area to be tapped into.

Second Innings as PM

The top news of the day seems to be Manmohan Singh being sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. And he now holds of the honor of being only the second PM to have taken office twice in a row, after Nehru, and that too after having served one full term. The Congress-led coalition did take up the elections with a substantial win, but with the exit of the regional DMK in the south there is only a slight dent to its supprot. The Congress promises another term of social reforms and economic stability, but that remains to be seen!

Indeed two consecutive terms is quite a rarity in the Indian legislature. Typically the Indian parliament elections have always exhibited an anti-incumbent outlook, and it is not rare for the top political parties to alternate as the ruling government. This is quite unlike the US where the Democrats and the Republicans can expect terms back to back, of course assuming theit times in office were fairly successful. Only time will tell if this win for the Congress works in its favor, and whether it proves its merit.

Foot Ball Played at FULL

Jan 24/25 has the FA cup fourth round fixtures and again my personal favorites are in action in at Anfield . Liverpool takes on their harsh rival Everton. This is one of the most important draw according to me. Jan 24/25 will witness all major football Clubs in action. Hope Liverpool wins in this MercySide derby and also win FA cup this time.

FA Fourth Round Fixtures :

Liverpool v Everton
Southampton/United v Spurs
Hull/Newcastle v Millwall/Crewe
Sunderland v Blyth/Blackburn
Hartlepool v West Ham
Orient/Sheff Utd v Charlton/Norwich
Cardiff v Arsenal
P'mouth/Bristol C v Histon/Swansea
Chelsea/Southend v Ipswich Town
Cheltenham/Doncaster v Aston Villa
WBA/Peterborough v QPR/Burnley
Torquay v Coventry
Kettering Town v Fulham
Watford v Leicester/Crystal Palace
Derby County v Nottingham Forest
Birmingham/Wolves v Middlesbrough
(Home team First.)




He should lift it again and hope he does it...

Taylored Australia

Mark Taylor was such a masterful opening batsman, slip fielder and captain for Australia that he was looked upon as an allrounder. A heavily built left-hander who played classically late, Taylor made 839 Test runs on his first England tour (1989) and for most of his 104 Tests remained reassuringly solid. He was equally dependable at first slip, where he cradled most of his world-record 157 catches. After he inherited the captaincy from Allan Border in 1994-95 he began with a pair, but soon added such acute tactical vibrancy that the following year Australia toppled West Indies in the Caribbean to become unofficial world champions. Taylor's leadership and diplomacy marked him out as one of Australia's greatest captains.

Is This A Life Worth Living?

As the adage goes, "cursed are those who are born during the age of transition." This Chinese proverbial plight applies more so in the case of the struggling millions in the over-crowded metropolitan cities, belonging to the poor countries. With due regard to our President's vision relating to provision of urban amenities in rural areas, it is debatable whether urban amenities are conspicuous by their absence or mismanagement thanks to the unenviable capacity of the city administration to do so.

No doubt the quality of life in terms of material welfare has been enhanced for the average middle-income group given the globalised scenario. Yet what is being denied raises the issue whether it is all really worth the trouble in terms of the compromises that are made.

What is at stake is the ecological sensitivity of citizens. As a citizen, one has the fundamental right to enjoy a pollution free environment and decongested urban spaces for healthy and prosperous living.

"Open spaces" allow the weary citizens to steam off after a day's slogging, especially in a tropical climate. In fact, the sanity of city life is being preserved only in the open spaces. If overcrowding and spurt in vehicular traffic eat into the "open spaces" available to the common man, it would hamper his emotional and psychological well-being and is nothing short of a violation of human rights.

The problems relating to negative externalities due to overcrowding of public spaces affect both the rich and the poor alike. Yoga, transcendental meditation, gym, and other outlets are the available stress relievers to the higher income groups for recharging themselves. The low-income groups, lacking both in awareness and affordability, naturally look upon the open space as lubricating mechanism for their deprivation in private spaces. They invariably emerge from polluted and overcrowded slums and it is not only ethical but also sensible not to deprive them of open spaces lest there should be more crime and violence.

The new facet of-Advertising on blogs

We are living in a world entangled with information.Whatever be you requirement,name it ,you'll get it.One of the pivotal factor for this radical change is internet.From the day of its invention it has evolved from time to time and changes every second.One such interesting facet of internet is "Blogging".

Blog is a tool which enable one to voice his views for the world to see.The advertising world is longing to capitalize on this new phenomenon. B logger's who are fascinated about a product could review and write about the product.Of course they get paid for every world in their review.


So where to find the advertisers to write about their products? Simple PayingPost.com is a web site which enables potential b logger's to find suitable advertisers.Advertising on blogs is a scintillating experience with Paying Post.

PayingPost also helps beginners with various guidelines which are very useful.For instance to know how to reserve and complete a paid review just click on this hyperlink which takes you to PayingPost blog post titled the same.

There are many famous articles about blogging in sites such as wikipedia.com which would help us understand blogging and its potential in the future. Lets not get stagnated in old times,plunge into the world of blog advertising,visit PayingPost.com now and become a member like me and million others.

Same Tale with Different End

Gajini is the latest release of Aamir Khan after his super hit Tare Zameen Par. Tare Zameen Par had a good message for the society and it is one movie of its kind which exposed to a teacher, how best he/she can work.

Gajini is again the next product of Aamir, "the perfectionist"(Failed to show perfection at some places). The movie had the same plot as the original version of Gajini(Tamil) with a little twist towards the end. The change which was brought out to the movie towards its end was good.

Performance of Aamir and Asin is a real boost to the movie with music of ARR..... (insert what ever you feel is very good).

Blog on : Rock on

One of the most powerful advertising media as seen by business people, Organizations, advertisers and other sellers in olden days was Television network. This is one of the worlds largest advertising medium. But soon with computer revolution which took place the scenario totally changed.

With rapid increase in use of computer and internet, it has become the core place for placing and advertisement. The Blog which especially is the one which has almost a huge fan base towards it and also has a big reach.

Placing an information about a company, product and(or) Business in a blog is called as blog advertising. This is next generation advertisement. The blog will have links to some of the advertisers home page.

Blog advertisement is an healthy way of advertisement because it gives a global reach for the advertiser. A blog can be followed by any net users across the globe. Further followers of the blog will have a link to the blog which has this advertisement so this goes on and gives a huge base for the company. The reach is almost very quick since the blog followers follow the blog everyday. Many such blog marketing sites are available over the net which bloggers can use to find advertisers and advertisement.

The basic advantage of having advertisement in a blog is , its economical do so and also has the same advantage of having the advertisement in any mass media. People who never have time to check news paper will check his mail at least once a day. So this guarantees visit and reach for sure. The blog advertisement is cheap and also powerful mode of advertisement which has swallowed and has overridden the television advertisement. The presence of powerful tools animation also plays a pivotal role which gives the totality which the advertisement needs. Blogs are world of interconnections and interrelations which paves the way for global reach which the advertisement need.

Eye-Hand Coordination

One type of intelligence makes cricketers special which is the Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence. This is helpful to have a good hand eye coordination. The person whom have extraordinary intelligence in this type are called an adroit. They have the ability to control body movements and handle objects skilfully. They are good at decision making. They posses good sense of balance and are good in their hand eye coordination. They excel in dancing, sports,acting, and posses good body language.

Prevent Prevail and Peer Pressure!!!

WE HAVE heard it before, read it in the papers, our parents may have appealed to us, or our own weighing machines might have smiled at us disdainfully.

Yet, how often do we stop ourselves from picking up that cheesy slice of pizza, sipping that tingling cola, sinking into the sofa to watch the highly charged men in blue on the field, or venture out only to get that exhilarating puff?

How many of us know at least two others our own age who are overweight, who suffer from premature health problems, who enthusiastically await the weekend so they can drown themselves in a pitcher of beer and disappear behind the collective clouds of smoke generously produced in the name of "friendship," whose fingers are active on keyboard while the rest of their body switches off to slumber?

Some wonder at the prevalence of ill health habits despite the presence of awareness against them. A key issue that our present day youth need to address is prevention — of health problems and negative health behaviours, also called self-compromising health behaviours.

Prevention means taking measures to combat risk factors for illness before an illness ever has a chance to develop (Shelley Taylor).

There are always cures to help one recover from stress-induced headaches, from alcohol-related health problems, high blood pressure due to obesity. Why are there just as few measures to prevent these illnesses in the first place? The concept that we need not put our bodies through the trauma of pain and palliatives has not yet permeated our ways of thinking and behaving.

Our older generations might not have consciously emphasised preventive measures — perhaps they did not have to. Children back then, as your grandfather will fondly recollect, were fit and fine, enjoying outdoor activities and running about in glee; today's little ones have pot bellies and run about too, a little sluggishly.

A chief concern in the area of health psychology today is the prevention of ill health behaviours, such as smoking, alcoholism, over eating, etc., and their consequences.

Primary prevention involves instilling good health habits and changing poor ones. Several factors play a role here. Age for example explains how older adults are more health conscious than adolescents; value systems discriminate between families that emphasise good health behaviours such as exercise and diet and those that do not. Given how important peer relationships are to youngsters, we can use it to advantage by instilling these good habits among them.

Health habits are strongly influenced by early socialisation with parents; thus, it is essential that one's childhood is richly endowed with active lifestyles, correct sleeping habits and Popeye's herbivorous pursuits too!