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Monday, November 06, 2006
Shoaib's lifestyle warranted harsh ban, says Alam
PTI, Islamabad, November 4, 2006
Former Test captain Intikhab Alam, who was a member of the Pakistan Cricket Board's Drug Tribunal, has justified the harsh two-year ban on fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, saying his fast lifestyle warranted such a punishment.
"If people read our statement they will understand. He drinks alcohol, has an active sex life and has been part of anti-doping awareness programmes," Alam said.
"He has been around for the last 10 years and the written statement that his spokesman gave about him taking dietary supplements and not consulting a doctor, shows he was negligent," he was quoted as saying in the media.
The 64-year-old former batsman said the three-member tribunal, headed by barrister Shahid Hamid, had no doubts about their decision announced on Wednesday.
"We did not have any doubts in our minds about what we have announced. The players were not able to convince us of their innocence. It was absolutely crystal clear," he said.
Shoaib has been banned for two years while young fast bowler Mohammad Asif for one for testing positive for banned steroid nandrolone in a dope test conducted by the PCB before the ongoing Champions Trophy.
Alam said "the players admitted themselves that they had been taking dietary supplements. They are both adults and players have to be responsible for their own actions. Somtimes you have to take these decisions. We have done a good job," he said.
"If people read our statement they will understand. He drinks alcohol, has an active sex life and has been part of anti-doping awareness programmes," Alam said.
"He has been around for the last 10 years and the written statement that his spokesman gave about him taking dietary supplements and not consulting a doctor, shows he was negligent," he was quoted as saying in the media.
The 64-year-old former batsman said the three-member tribunal, headed by barrister Shahid Hamid, had no doubts about their decision announced on Wednesday.
"We did not have any doubts in our minds about what we have announced. The players were not able to convince us of their innocence. It was absolutely crystal clear," he said.
Shoaib has been banned for two years while young fast bowler Mohammad Asif for one for testing positive for banned steroid nandrolone in a dope test conducted by the PCB before the ongoing Champions Trophy.
Alam said "the players admitted themselves that they had been taking dietary supplements. They are both adults and players have to be responsible for their own actions. Somtimes you have to take these decisions. We have done a good job," he said.
Wardrobe slip-ups rock Lakme Fashion Week!
HindustanTimes, New Delhi, November 4, 2006
One after another fashion faux pas and they don't seem to end either!! Wardrobe malfunctions have truly become the buzzword at fashion weeks. After much talked slip-up by Carol Gracias and Gauhar Khan at last year's Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, this time too there has been another slip-up (?) that has rocked the ramp.
First one happened during Mumbai-based designer Seema Khan's show on Day 4 of Mumbai Fashion Week. The model's strappy dress came off from one shoulder revealing her transparent plastic lingerie.
And another one took place during Lascelles Symons' show on last day of the Lakme Fashion Week when a model's nipple cover in sparkling white colour came out of the sultry green number making it look tacky!
A wardrobe error every now and then at fashion weeks makes us wonder if they are done for media attention or are they simple accidents??
Check out in this photo below and decide for yourself whether it really is an accident or a publicity stunt or it's just a fashion statement. Your take!
2008 Audi R8 Super Sports Car
Audi’s Lambo-based Aston-kicker is as spectacular as we’d hoped.
By Steve Silver, caranddriver.com
Audi has finally pulled the wraps off of the production version of its R8 supercar at the Paris motor show.
The R8, which will go on sale in the U.S. in the fall of 2007, will initially be powered by Audi's 420-hp, direct-injection, 4.2-liter V-8 found in the RS 4 sedan. About a year later, the 5.2-liter V-10 from the S6 and S8 will be available, with output nearing 500 hp. Audi says the all-wheel-drive R8 weighs in at just 3400 pounds, will rocket to 60 mph in less than 4.6 seconds, and can reach a top speed of 187 mph. Given that we were able to run the 0-to-60-mph sprint in 4.6 seconds in the like-engined RS 4 that weighs 17 percent more, Audi's claim seems quite conservative. We think a time of 4.3 seconds is a better guess. Both a traditional six-speed manual and a computer-controlled sequential manual (it's not a new DSG, but rather a version of Lamborghini's E-gear that Audi calls R tronic) will be available.
The R8 is derived from the Le Mans Quattro concept first seen at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2003. Audi's supercar has retained Le Mans Quattro’s signature Lamborghini Miura-esque front and rear grilles, quad taillights, bubble-shaped roof and, of course, Audi’s single-frame grille. The blade side element you see will be in a contrasting color but, for extra cost, can match.
Both the R8 and Le Mans names invoke Audi’s recent success in endurance racing, but in actuality, the production R8 is much more closely related to the Lamborghini Gallardo with which it shares its structural underpinnings.
Audi hasn't announced pricing for the R8 as yet, but it will undercut the Gallardo by a bunch. V-8 versions likely will cost about $100,000, which will pit the R8 squarely against the Porsche 911 Carrera. Ironically, Porsche owns a big chunk of Volkswagen, Audi's parent company. Audi plans to sell about 1000 R8s per year in the U.S.
By Steve Silver, caranddriver.com
Audi has finally pulled the wraps off of the production version of its R8 supercar at the Paris motor show.
The R8, which will go on sale in the U.S. in the fall of 2007, will initially be powered by Audi's 420-hp, direct-injection, 4.2-liter V-8 found in the RS 4 sedan. About a year later, the 5.2-liter V-10 from the S6 and S8 will be available, with output nearing 500 hp. Audi says the all-wheel-drive R8 weighs in at just 3400 pounds, will rocket to 60 mph in less than 4.6 seconds, and can reach a top speed of 187 mph. Given that we were able to run the 0-to-60-mph sprint in 4.6 seconds in the like-engined RS 4 that weighs 17 percent more, Audi's claim seems quite conservative. We think a time of 4.3 seconds is a better guess. Both a traditional six-speed manual and a computer-controlled sequential manual (it's not a new DSG, but rather a version of Lamborghini's E-gear that Audi calls R tronic) will be available.
The R8 is derived from the Le Mans Quattro concept first seen at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2003. Audi's supercar has retained Le Mans Quattro’s signature Lamborghini Miura-esque front and rear grilles, quad taillights, bubble-shaped roof and, of course, Audi’s single-frame grille. The blade side element you see will be in a contrasting color but, for extra cost, can match.
Both the R8 and Le Mans names invoke Audi’s recent success in endurance racing, but in actuality, the production R8 is much more closely related to the Lamborghini Gallardo with which it shares its structural underpinnings.
Audi hasn't announced pricing for the R8 as yet, but it will undercut the Gallardo by a bunch. V-8 versions likely will cost about $100,000, which will pit the R8 squarely against the Porsche 911 Carrera. Ironically, Porsche owns a big chunk of Volkswagen, Audi's parent company. Audi plans to sell about 1000 R8s per year in the U.S.
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Thursday, November 02, 2006
It's official: Bangalore is now Bengalooru
[ 2 Nov, 2006 0007hrs IST TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
BANGALORE: Even a cricket match would not attract the kind of crowd that the Chinnaswamy stadium saw here on Wednesday.
The 55,000-capacity stadium overflowed as people stood, cheered, clapped, whistled, hooted, sang and danced, marking Karnataka's 50th birthday to the dhamaka of crackers, lighting of thousands of lamps, patriotic songs and folk dancing.
The enthusiasm was boundless, despite jostling crowds, occasional crackers in the stands and pouring rain. Be it the 70-plus Ekikarna (unification award winners) or the young schoolchildren who had come to dance to the Kannada songs, the rain drenched everyone to the skin, but dimmed nothing of the occasion's exuberance or colour.
In line with the history and culture woven into the fabric of the event, chief minister H D Kumaraswamy quoted Kannada poets and leaders extensively, even as he made course-altering announcements for the state and the language:
Bengalooru: Using the platform, nearly a year after his predecessor N Dharam Singh said Bangalore would be renamed as Bengalooru, he said: "I am formally stating that 10 cities including Bangalore will use their Kannada names in English also. The process to make this official is on."
The 10 cities are: Bengalooru (Bangalore), Mysooru (Mysore), Mangalooru (Mangalore), Chikmagalooru (Chikmagalur), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Belagaavi (Belgaum), Kalburgi (Gulbarga), Hubballi (Hubli), Hosapete (Hospet) and Tumakooru (Tumkur).
Name change
It will take another 45 days for Bangalore to be called Bengalooru along with nine other cities. The Geological Survey of India has to be informed by the Union home ministry and all maps must change to the new names.
The revenue department sent a formal proposal to the Union home ministry on October 17 seeking to rename all these cities.
It will take another 45 days for Bangalore to be called Bengalooru along with nine other cities. The Geological Survey of India has to be informed by the Union home ministry and all maps must change to the new names.
The revenue department sent a formal proposal to the Union home ministry on October 17 seeking to rename all these cities.
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