IPL 4 2011: Chennai Super Kings Vs Pune Warriors India

It has just been a few days since both these teams met and Chennai registered an emphatic wins by defending a low score. It was Pune who gave away the match after starting very well were criticized for losing badly. Chennai will surely be hoping for some Ashwin magic in today’s match. Let’s have a look at both the teams and how they fair against each other:

Chennai Super Kings

Chennai is amongst the most dangerous sides in the competition. The defending champions have much to prove this year as they haven’t lived up to their name. Losing a couple of matches before defeating Pune Warriors in the last match have left them stranded amidst the struggling teams.

But the win in the last match against Warriors must have given them the confidence to start their campaign all over again. MS Dhoni and his boys will be hoping to repeat the recent win against Warriors and make it count twice. Their strength lies in Murali Vijay and Michael Hussey who have been fantastic in opening the batting. But the main are of worry is the middle order which looks fragile despite having players like Albie Morkel, MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina.  CSK will certainly be hoping that Raina returns to his original form which made him such a dangerous batsmen. On the bowling front the side looks pretty balanced as Doug Bollinger has added the fire power. But it will be interesting to see how Ashwin’s game is picked up after the fantastic performance in the last match.

Pune Warriors India

Pune Warriors India made a great start to the competition by beating Kings XI Punjab and Kochi Tuskers. But after losing to Delhi Daredevils they have looked out of colour and have lost 3 games on the trot. Pune certainly have no shortage of quality players as Jesse Ryder and Yuvraj Singh are two of the key players. With the return of Manish Pandey the batting looks even better. The middle order again is a worry as Robin Uthappa is not in blistering form. Another area of worry for Warriors is Graeme Smith, who looks out of color, but it is just a matter of one innings till a player of his class gets out of the shell.

Pune will surely be hoping that their star players make a mark while Chennai will try to keep their winning form. Nonetheless it will be a game of character and whosoever manages to hold their nerve will come out victorious.

Pune Warriors vs Chennai Super Kings IPL 2011 Live Scorecard

YUVRAJ SINGH-LED Pune Warriors has a great chance to take revenge from MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings of its defeat. Two days back Chennai Super Kings defeated Pune Warriors by 25 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Warriors' defeat to Super Kings is its third out of five contested in the IPL 4.

In the last match that took place less than 48 hours back visitors Pune restricted Chennai to 142, but Dhoni's men showed their winning instinct, and with the help of extra ordinary fielding and catching won the match by 25 runs.

Chennai Super Kings has won all their home games against Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Pune Warriors - but lost away games against Kings XI Punjab and Kochi Tuskers Kerala.

Pune Warriors won first two matches of its IPL against Kings XI Punjab and Kochi Tuskers Kerala, but in the next three matches it lost against Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.

Just like Pune's captain Yuvraj Singh, other cricketers will also have to show consistency in batting, bowling and fielding departments. Pune has some good cricketers such as Jesse Ryder, Graeme Smith, Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Callum Ferguson, Nathan McCullum, Tim Paine, Wayne Parnell, who can score or can take wickets for the team.

Super Kings star batsman Michael Hussey is in great form. He is getting runs in every matche. Subramaniam Badrinath and Murali Vijay are also playing good cricket. In bowling, Albie Morkel is leading from the front. R Ashwin is also not allowing batsmen to score runs easily.

Here are the teams of Pune Warriors and Chennai Super Kings:

Pune Warriors: Yuvraj Singh (capt.), Robin Uthappa (wk), Murali Kartik, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Deeraj Jadhav, Eklavya Dwivedi, Ganesh Gaikwad, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Harshad Khadiwale, Kamran Khan, Mithun Manhas, Mohnish Mishra, Rahul Sharma, Sachin Rana, Shrikant Wagh, Shrikant Mundhe, Imtiyaz Ahmed, Jesse Ryder, Graeme Smith, Wayne Parnell, Alphonso Thomas. Tim Paine, Callum Ferguson, Mitchell Marsh, Jerome Taylor, James Faulkner.
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt.), M Vijay, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, R Ashwin, S Anirudha, Shadab Jakati, Michael Hussey, Albie Morkel, D Bollinger, G Bailey, T Southee, F du Plessis, Suraj Randiv, Nuwan Kulasekara, Joginder Sharma, Yo Mahesh, A Mukund, W Saha, Scott Styris, Sudeep Tyagi, K Vasudevadas, G Vignesh.

Mothers Day Gift Sales: Barnes & Noble, Borders and Amazon.com Duke it Out

It is fun to watch a fight over Mother’s Day. Particular when it is you or at least your Mothers Day Gift money they are going to the mat about. Barnes & Noble, Borders and Amazon.com are going all out for the marketing edge this holiday.

Barnes & Noble needs to make a statement now that they have forced their primary brick and mortar competitor to withdraw to the comfort of Chapter 11 and sell off some prime real estate and yield up some residential retail market share in several cities.

Borders is hanging tough and sacrificing to the bone just to say to not give up on us yet. Borders wants you to know that you can still find great gifts, bargains and rewards by shopping with them.

Amazon.com is well the tax free alternative to going to the mall to shop for Mom this week.

Barnes & Noble is all over the sales ring. They open with a flurry of promotions like their up to 50% off Mothers Day Gift Guide. They follow with an upper cut Great Books for Mom buy one online and get the 2nd at ½ price. Featured books are mom pleasing favorite authors like Mary Higgins Clark. Books like Water for Elephants, The Uncoupling and The Help are offered.

B & N says that if you can’t decide to let Mom decide. Sometimes Mom knows best. Get her a Barnes & Noble gift card that says For Mom. She can use it online or in the store. If you buy two items they will throw in a Mom’s Tote for just $4.95.

Way cool is the Mothers Day Book for Mom and Grandma that the kids create themselves online. And surprise mom with the Nook color. B & N is the only one that has it.

Borders comes back with the popular Every Day is Mothers Day by Hilary Mantel. Normally sells at $14 you get it for $8.40 a 40% savings. Or to get the kids into the mood and swing of things mom can buy her own book to read to them called Famous Nancy’s Mothers Day Brunch by Jane O’Connor. It sells for $6.95 and ships in less than 24 hours. These are just a sampling. Borders has over 200 Mothers Day themed books for prevue.

Borders features the Kobo Wireless ereader as their answer to Barnes & Nobles Nook and Amazon’s Kindle. It sells for just under a $100. Check out the Borders Get Published section at $49 where the shopper can create their own eBook and then into a paperback of their own. Imagine Mom’s surprise and delight.

Amazon.com for any holiday is Amazing.com. Particular for this Mothers Day is an intriguing line of jewelry items. One item for $14 is a 14 carat gold plated heart pendant on an 18” chain that has engraved the words A Mother holds a Childs Hand for a Short While but their Heart Forever. Their list of Mothers day gifts is over 130,000 items. The original ereader is the Kindle which sells with additional contracts at $114.00 which is less than half of the cost of the Color Nook.

Easter, Administrative Professionals Day and Mother’s Day are in Alignment in 2011

What on Earth does it Mean? Are you Ready?

Spring holidays are confusing with varying days and dates of celebrations, differing views on historical facts and even disagreements on what they should be called.

For 2011, Easter, Administrative Professionals Day and Mother’s Day fall within a two week span.  Shoppers and Retailers alike hope this isn’t a marketing dooms day scenario.

They can’t say they didn’t have time to prepare for Easter this year.  This is the latest that it can occur.  It is the most significant day on the Christian calendar.  The date has been set for the major Christian denominations since A.D. 325 when the Council of Nicaea came up with a formula.  They decreed its celebration of the day of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ to be on Sunday following the paschal full moon or the full moon just after the Spring equinox.  Even that is a judgment call.  It is the same moon but the time zones around the globe differ.  So an approximation is used.  In fact the date is tied to the Jewish Calendar because of the association with the Passover.  The Last Supper was on Holy Thursday just prior to Good Friday and then finally the Resurrection on the Lord’s Day, Sunday.

Even that isn’t the same all over the world.  Western Christians use the Gregorian calendar that hangs on your refrigerator. Eastern Orthodox Christian like say in Greece or Russia never changed from the Julian calendar.

At least good old Administrative Professionals Day is celebrated on the same day.  That is unless you call it Secretary’s day as it was first called on the day of its birth in 1952.  Or you may also call it Executive Admins Day. For still others it is Administrative Assistants Day.  But a rose by any other name is still an apple. Right.  At least it is always celebrated smack dab in the middle of National Secretaries Week or whatever you call it.  Retailers like it because employers are supposed to buy large supplies of flowers, cards, gift certificates, cashable gift cards and take the APs, EPs or the plain old secretary out to lunch as some already are anyway.

Just two weeks after Easter this year in the United States we will celebrate Mother’s Day- Another major holiday worshipped by retailers around the globe.  Talk about confusion as to names and dates.  Dear old Mom’s Day is officially celebrated in 53 different nations under different titles and on days scattered from February 13 in Norway to December 22nd in Indonesia.

Among the countries of the British Empire, it is known as Mothering Day.  A larger number have followed the American model and will be celebrating on May 8th as God intended it.

Regardless of what you are celebrating or why the Retailers of the World have one message for you.  Save the world.  Get out there and buy those gifts now before it is too late and the capitalistic world as we know it comes to an end and drifts into chaos as if it hasn’t already.

Administrative Professionals Week is April 24-30 & Administrative Professionals Day is Wednesday April 27, 2011: Honor, Give, Be Sincere

Today is the first day for Administrative Professionals week with the primary observance day being Administrative Professionals Day on Wednesday, April 27th. Hopefully you have had your ‘people’ put it on your calendar for you so that as a supervisor, boss, director, manager, lead, member of management, part of the upper echelon can bask in the glory you want to pour over their heads and in the gifts you will emerge from the inner office, corner power suite, board room, executive dining room to bestow.

One of the more difficult tasks of businesses, organizations and government agencies is to define titles and roles. One source, The Effective Admin™ made it simple by defining who isn’t on the list. EA divided it basically into three parts.

Group one is comprised of those you can just ignore. Don’t honor these, gift them or bother with shedding glory upon them. It will be a waste of resources and time. These include the outsiders like consultants, trainers and speakers who are independent. Recently unemployed AAs might think of themselves as worthy but don’t lend credence to the suit they are ready to file, students who are simply want-a-bes and you shouldn’t get their hopes up, retirees who have had their 15 minutes of office fame and have become the contemporary examples of how things used to be done around here. This group is important this year because of the austerity measures recently implemented to pull out of the recession. To overdo will trigger expectations that flamboyant excess is back and salary increases are ahead for those the company truly wants to honor.

Group two consists of anyone who can truthfully say to herself, the company or organization has given me a person at my disposal to direct, manage and motivate. I have been rescued from the category of dubious honors and pointed separation. I am a bestower of favors. With a little creative thinking, you know who you are. Should you get left out of the gift giving, honor bestowing, effusive appreciation this year just figure that someone has considered you worthy of this category.

Group three is a list of the worthy and here is where it gets complicated. When you go to www.admin-ezine.com and look for administrative job titles you will be struck by the varieties of titles listed from a survey they conducted in 2007 before the recession. 250 different titles are listed for the organizational support titles category. Though by far the greatest number are titled administrative assistants at 120 of those responding there seems to be a hierarchy of titles with some being called executive assistants and others senior administrative assistants. Some are still called administrative secretaries.

Some of the more colorful titles on the list are Admin Assistant level IV (no word on weather this person is at the top of the bottom of the pecking order), Secretary to the administrative assistant, Administrative secretary blue ribbon support, Assistant to the Chair (talk about low even the furniture is higher), Bingo Admin Assistant (lots of applicants for this one but doubt the pay is much), Digital Closeout Admin Assistant (they even have someone assigned to turn off the computers), ET support IV (the extra terrestrials have a backup), Freelance Executive Assistant (seems to be pretty independent), Relationship manager (apparently you don’t have to do it on your own), Sr Project associate for administration and member services (now this is the guy who buys all of the gifts).

‘Little Thor' channels 'Little Darth' from The Super Bowl

Want a built-in audience? Channel an instant classic that has snagged roughly 36 million YouTube hits. Based on that model, Marvel has parodied Volkswagen's Super Bowl commercial "The Force" to promote their upcoming film "Thor."

In the iconic spot, a little boy in a Darth Vader outfit wandered his home in an attempt to use "The Force" on bunch of different items to no avail. After growing frustrated with each failed try, his dad eventually came home from work. As little Darth scurried past his dad, he tried his powers on the family's 2012 VW Passat. Little did he know that his dad was watching from inside and starts the car via remote. Instantly stupefied, the boy believed he channeled The Force.

The Thor commercial is pretty much the same shot-by-shot -- except for a surprise ending that hints what kind of powers 'The Mighty Thor' beholds.

Another superhero film based in the Marvel Comics universe, "Thor" stars Chris Hemsworth as a powerful and arrogant Norse warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. When he is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment, he learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world invades Earth.

It also stars Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Jaimie Alexander, and Anthony Hopkins with Kenneth Branagh directing.

It opens May 6.

Check out the videos below.

London Olympic Stadium – Unique Design

London Olympic Stadium Construction – Architectural Marvel

With the London 2012 Olympics promising to be one of the most spectacular events ever, the organizers are planning to build a Olympic stadium which would be one of the most unique, modern and large stadiums in the world.  In fact, the Olympic stadium promises to be one of the major attractions of the London 2012 Olympics.  The stadium is proposed to be built at the Lower Lea Valley in Stratford.  The location chosen at Stratford is Marshgate Lane.

You would be amazed to note that the capacity of the Olympic Stadium would be a massive eighty thousand.  This would also make it the third largest and one of the most modern in Britain.  As already known, the Wembley stadium is the largest in Britain.  What is most unique about the Olympics Stadium design is that the huge capacity of eighty thousand can be greatly and easily reduced to twenty five thousand after the Olympic Games are over.  This is definitely an architectural marvel.

Although, the Olympic Stadium is made up of layers, many of them are temporary.  The method of constructing the Olympic Stadium has been formulated intelligently based on the principle of cut and fill.  Under this approach, the land is dug deep till it assumes the shape of a bowl, which would be easily able to accommodate twenty five thousand permanent seats.  In other words, this bowl structure forms the permanent part of the Olympic Stadium.  The architects have also planned to build a temporary structure above the permanent structure which would accommodate a good fifty five thousand individuals.

You should also note that the track and field part of the Olympic Stadium is being laid around the permanent structure.  This has been done mainly by excavating the soft clay from the earth.  The whole job is being done by using rakers made of concrete.  The ground over there has got a natural slope and the architects have taken full advantage of this aspect to incorporate this in to the Olympic Stadium design.  The changing rooms and warm-up areas are also being planned to be built in the basement region.  The upper temporary structure is made of lightweight steel and concrete which is demountable, in order to accommodate fifty five thousand spectators.  This work is going on at a brisk pace.

It has been decided that the temporary structure of the Olympic Stadium would be made using fabric which is lightweight.  The entire roof of the Olympic Stadium is going to be made out of fabric and would be based on the principles of engineering, governing a bicycle wheel.  The roof, although made from fabric would be strong enough to hold all the lights installed for the various sporting events and ceremonies.

The Olympic stadium is being built using state of the art technology since it is going to play host to millions of fans watching the sports events on their television, thousands of spectators who would be attending the games, the press from the world over, the various heads of states and some of the world’s greatest sportsmen.  The key feature of this wonderful modern stadium is that once the Olympic Games are over, this stadium can be used for local and domestic purpose.  This is one of the main objectives behind the unique spectacular design of the Olympic Stadium.

Read More>> 2012 London Olympics, London 2012 Olympics

Target Has a Deal on 3DS Games and $50 Gift Card with Kinect

We got a look at the electronics section of this week's Target ad and they've got some pretty good deals for gamers. One deal gives anyone buying a new Kinect system a free $50 gift card. Who can't use some extra cash for games? They've also got some Nintendo 3DS deals on game bundles. Target customers can save even more by using the Electronics Trade-In service, exclusively offered in over 850 Target stores that include Target Mobile centers. Seems like everyone has a trade-in deal now. What has Game Stop started? You can now trade-in used iPhones, iPads, iPods, Nintendo DS, cell phones and video games and receive credit good for any Target purchase.

Experience 3D gaming without the glasses

• The Nintendo 3DS system, available for $249.99, combines next-generation portable gaming with the eye-popping 3D visuals. Guests will save 5 percent when they use a Target REDcard.
• Save $10 when you buy any two 3DS games. Choose from 20 3DS games including Super Street Fighter, Lego Star Wars, Pilotwings and Rabbids Travel in Time!
• Grab Hasbro’s MY3D viewer for your iPhone and iPod touch and enjoy incredible 3D apps for gaming, videos and 360° entertainment, available exclusively at Target for $34.99.

Get Kinect and Get Moving

• Receive a free $50 Target GiftCard with the purchase a 4GB Xbox 360 Kinect Bundle which includes Kinect Adventures game, Xbox 360 game system, Kinect sensor and one wireless controller.
• Pick up Michael Jackson The Experience for Xbox Kinect, PS3 Move (available Tuesday, April 12) and Wii (available now) for $49.99. Save $15 when you buy both the Michael Jackson - MICHAEL CD and video game.

Online Shopping Offers Consumers Information and Convenience

Who cares if the weather outside is frightful? Shopping online can be delightful!

Holiday shoppers can sit snugly at home, sipping eggnog, while their Christmas list gets filled with the click of a mouse!

According to Nielsen//NetRatings, which published its fifth annual Holiday eCommerce Index on Tuesday, this year's online holiday-shopping season started the second week in November - 2 weeks earlier than "Black Friday," the day after Thanksgiving, which traditionally kicks off the holiday shopping season for offline retailers.

Online holiday sales from Thanksgiving to Christmas will grow by 42 percent over last year to $12.2 billion, predicts research from Forrester. And the average consumer plans to spend $671.89 this holiday season, up from 2002 when consumers spent an average of $648.85, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF) 2003 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey released in October.

The Internet is great not only for finishing your holiday shopping, you can also conduct product research, comparison shop, look up government recalls, and find locations and hours of retail stores – should you care to venture outside.

What's Hot
Toys, Home & Garden and Consumer Electronics are hot categories this year. ToysRUs and KB Holdings led traffic gains since October, according to Nielsen//NetRatings. In the Home & Garden category, MarthaStewart.com and Sears saw significant growth, as did CircuitCity.com and RitzCamera.com in the Consumer Electronics category.

Hot toys include Barbie in Swan Lake and G.I. Joe 40th Anniversary, according to a "Hot Toys List" compiled by online auction site eBay in conjunction with toy expert Chris Byrne. Parents often turn to eBay when offline stores run out of popular toys, according to Geoff Donaker, Director of eBay Toys.

Big name retailers like Target and BestBuy hope consumers will shop online, but also use their online sites to give information about their offline locations for shoppers' convenience. Many have added in-store pick-up to give online shoppers more flexibility.

"Old-fashioned" ecommerce sites like eBay and Amazon offer unique gifts and good deals. A host of sites offer gifts for collectors, including online "antiques malls" like Tias.com, GoAntiques.com and RubyLane.com, or smaller auction sites like ePier.com and Bidville.com.

Looking for luxury items at rock-bottom prices? Consider a site like Bid4Assets.com, which offers high-end assets from government, non-profits and private industry in an online auction format.

Shoppers can also turn to catalog companies like Lands End, LL Bean and Harry and David. Consumers often feel comfortable ordering from these companies "sight unseen," and the companies are experts on delivering goods via mail.

And if you’re not sure what to get, gift cards are becoming increasingly popular with shoppers. Many retailers allow you to purchase gift cards online. For example, Macy's offers a Happy Holidays Crystal Snowflake Gift Card. Choose the denomination (from $25 to $500), and the recipient can use it to shop at macys.com or at any Macy’s store nationwide.

How to Find It
Shopping tools are a popular way to comparison shop and find items. "The persistent, always-on nature of broadband Internet connections means more consumers are conducting searches, doing comparison shopping and discovering more product- and merchant-related information. This also results in a noticeable offline impact - more informed buyers," said Robert Leathern, director and senior analyst, Nielsen//NetRatings.

Popular shopping search engines include Shopping.com, Yahoo Shopping and Froogle. Or go directly to an ecommerce site. If you’re unsure of the URL, do a search on Google or Yahoo for the store name.

You can also check online to make sure your product has not been recalled. Web site http://www.recalls.gov gives consumers easy access to information about the thousands of toys, appliances, cosmetics, medicines, foods, boats, automobiles and other products recalled every year by the six federal agencies that have such authority.

There are other tips to keep in mind when shopping online, such as making sure you calculate the total price, including taxes and shipping & handling charges. Also make sure you are dealing with a reputable company.

So curl up to your computer with some hot chocolate and shop in your bathrobe and slippers. We won't tell.

Visa delivers real-time discounts to mobile consumers when they shop

Visa is working with Gap to deliver real-time discounts and promotions to opt-in consumers via SMS. Interested customers sign-up for the service to be notified of money-saving deals in real-time while shopping. In other words, as a consumer you get to receive the mentioned special offers on your mobile device when qualifying transactions are made with an enrolled Visa account.

The new service is part of Visa’s larger strategy to “personalize the consumer shopping experience,” while at the same time delivering more value to merchants and financial institutions.

Gap started trialing the new Visa service in November 2010 to test the customer response. Customers enrolled via a secure website and were sent Gap offers when they made Visa transactions meeting certain pre-determined program criteria, such as shopping at a merchant within a specified zip code, a specific merchant category type, or spend on a specific day or during a specified time period. Special offers were redeemed by presenting the text message displayed on a mobile device at the Gap stores.

Obviously the pilot program with Gap was a success and now Visa plans to make the new service available to retailers nationwide. Love it!

5 tips for getting good shopping deals this summer

Summer is in full swing and whether you’re on vacation or staying home you can get some good deals on hijab friendly outfits just by following these simple tips.

1. Look online for coupons and discounts before heading to the outlet mall. Sometimes you can find really cool deals that aren’t available in store. Also check with the concierge or information desk for a coupon booklet once you get there. They may have additional promotions.

2. Never be afraid to bargain. If you see an item you like but it looks a little worn, or needs some TLC then bring it up to the manager. Often times you can get a significantly lower price on the item.

3. Don’t shop right before a big holiday like 4th of July or Labor Day etc. Wait until afterward and you’ll hit up more sales.

4. If you find something you like that you wear regularly like jeans or a skirt and it’s at a deep discount, buy at least 2.

5. Find out what days your local TJ Maxx/Marshall’s gets their new shipment in. You can grab the good stuff before it’s gone.

Good Friday 2011 SMS, messages, wishes & greetings share with loved ones.

Good Friday 2011 will be fall on April 22. This is a blessed occasion for the Christians as Christ was crucified on this day. Christians across the globe meet at the churches to grieve the death of Christ and hymn prayers.

Good Friday is also recognized as Great Friday or Holy Friday. The Easter is eminent 3 days after the Good Friday.

Here some beautiful and holy SMS, messages, wishes and greetings send to your loved ones:

May D blesssings
Of D Lord
Shine upon You
On dis Holy Day
And may he always
Keep in his loving care.

On dis Holy day
May His light guide ur path
May his luv grace ur heart
& may His sacrifice strengthen
Your Soul!
GOOD FRIDAY….!

Jesus Christ is d same yesterday and today forever

May u live in his abiding luv

May Jesus who was born in a manger be born again in Heart

Happy Good Friday 2011!

Good Friday Quotes

The message of Good Friday is that the dictum of "an eye for an eye" cannot work. The way to conquer evil is through good. Similarly, violence can be overcome only by non-violence and hatred by love. Good Friday is a solemn day in the Christian calendar. As a part of Paschal Triduum, this holiday is observed on a day that, often, coincides with the Jewish observance of Passover. Such is the importance of the holiday that several quotes have been written on it, till date. Good Friday quotes are a form of message that is inspirational and motivating, while reminding people of the story behind Jesus’ crucifixion. Read on to explore some great quotations for Good Friday, including a few from the Bible.

Good Friday Holiday Quotes
The mob that hounded Christ from Jerusalem to "the place of a skull" has never been dispersed, but is augmenting yet, as many of the learned men of the world and great men of the world come out from their studies and their laboratories and their palaces, and cry, "Away with this man! Away with him!" The most bitter hostility which many of the learned men of this day exercise in any direction they exercise against Jesus Christ the Son of God, the Saviour of the world.
- Thomas De Witt Talmage

All His life long Christ was the light of the world, but the very noontide hour of His glory was that hour when the shadow of eclipse lay over all the land, and He hung on the Cross dying in the dark. At His eventide "it was light," and, "He Endured the Cross, despising the shame" and, lo! The shame flashed up into the very brightness of glory, and the very ignominy and the suffering were "the jewels of his crown.
- Author Unknown

We cannot have the heart that Christ had and not in the same degree have His suffering. We may be sound in our doctrinal position, fight doctrinal heresy as though it were an exhalation from the under-world, be instant in our attendance upon the means of grace, statedly participate in the service memorial of our Lord's dying love, but a loving heart is what makes out the major part of the whole Christian matter--a heart, therefore, that feels others' burdens and griefs as though they were its own; and one cannot have such a heart in the midst of this world and not have an aching heart. It is aside from the mark to say that that makes of the Christian religion a gloomy religion. The gloom is not in the religion, the gloom is in the world, and sorrow of spirit like that of our Lord is simply the way tender-heartedness like that of our Lord is certain to be affected when the shadow of the world's suffering falls upon it.
- Charles Henry Parkhurst

A more sympathetic consideration of the personal element in the sufferings of our Lord, the meditation upon the sorrows of the Messiah, would prove a source of spiritual quickening not only to those who are accustomed to live in the region of philosophic thought, but also to those who are in the midst of evangelistic work. The following of Christ down into the valley of humiliation and death, the study, day by day, of the last days of His earthly life, the reverent watch by the cross, the waiting for the resurrection--these are spiritual exercises which cannot fail to give warmth and reality to the Christian faith. The majority of Christian believers, without reference to sect, now observe Easter. By the "logic of events" no less than by spiritual sympathy, Passion week deserves its place in the calendar of the private Christian; and the more remote the thoughts which it suggests may be to his ordinary religious thinking, the more helpful they may be to the spirit of devotion.
- Author Unknown

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
- Bible, I Peter (ch. II, v. 24)

Ready-to-halt, poor Fearing, and thou, Mrs. Despondency, and Much-afraid, go often there [the empty tomb]; let it be your favourite haunt, there build a tabernacle, there abide. And often say to your heart, when you are in distress and sorrow, "Come, see the place where the Lord lay."
- Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone but in every leaf in springtime.
- Martin Luther

By the cross we, too, are crucified with Christ; but alive in Christ. We are no more rebels, but servants; no more servants, but sons! "Let it be counted folly," says Hooker, "or fury, or frenzy, or whatever else; it is our wisdom and our comfort. We care for no knowledge in the world but this, that man hath sinned, and that God hath suffered; that God has made Himself the Son of Man, and that men are made the righteousness of God."
- Frederic William Farrar

DDA housing scheme 2010 result on Monday, April 18

The Development Authority is all set to announce the results for draw of Housing Scheme 2010 on Monday, April 18, 2011.

DDA has received over 7 lakh applications for the draw. It would be a computarised draw. This would be the biggest draw in the history of DDA.

The draw for lots for DDA Housing Scheme 2010, will be held at the office of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) in Noida.

The results will be uploaded on the official site of DDA and will be published in the newspaper by Thursday, April 19.

The Housing Scheme was launched on November, 25, 2010.

We are giving below the link for the official site of DDA:
http://www.dda.org.in/

Black Friday Deals 2011 | 2011 Black Friday Deals

As we all know, the holiday shopping season comes earlier every year. As most people also know, one of the busiest shopping days is Black Friday (the day immediately following the American Thanksgiving). The main reason for this is that most businesses offer further discounts and incentives to attract shoppers to come out and shop for the coming holidays.

The past several seasons have seen a huge increase in online shopping and as such most businesses have incorporated offers for online customers only as part of their promotions…

That is where Online Black Friday Deal comes in. This site was created as a resource where you can find all the best Black Friday deals for the coming holiday in 2011, no matter what you are looking for. Please visit us often as we will be constantly adding new deals and discounts to all your favourite places as they come up!

IPL 2011 : Match No 17 : Kolkata crush Jaipur

IPL 2011: Match No 18: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals at Kolkata on 17.04.11: Kolkata won by eight wickets

Jaipur was dismissed for 81 runs in this game providing the tenth occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in IPL. Other nine occasions are – 58 by Jaipur vs Bangalore at Cape Town on 18.04.09 : 67 by Kolkata vs Mumbai at Mumbai on 16.05.00 : 82 by Hyderabad s Bangalore at Mumbai on 24.04.10 : 82 by Bangalore vs Kolkata at Bangalore on 18.04.08 : 87 by Delhi vs Jaipur at Mubai on 30.05.10 : 87 by Bangalore vs Chennai at Port Eliabeth on 20.04.09 : 92 by Jaipur vs Bangalore ot Bangalore on 18.03.10 : 95 by Deli vs Mumbai at Delhi on 10.04.01 and 95 by Kolkata vs Mumbai at Port Elizabeth on 27.04.09

Jaipur’s all out for 81 in this game provide the third occasion of its dismissal for a score less than 100 runs in IPL. The other two occasions are – Jaipur vs Bangalore at Cape Town on 18.04.09 and 92 by Jaipur vs Bangalore ot Bangalore on 18.03.10

Jaipur earn the dubious distinction of being dismissed for a score less than 100 runs on most occasions – three – in IPL.  Bangalore, Delhi and Kolkata are the other teams which are dismissed for a total less than 100 runs on two occasions

Jaipur became the second team to be dismissed for a total less than 100 runs by Kolkata in IPL. Bangalore was dismissed for 82 runs at Bangalore on 18.04.08 in the inaugural game of IPL in the first edition. Thus Jaipur’s 81 represent the lowest total in a completed innings against Kolkata in IPL

JH Kallis’s duck in this game represent his fifth duck in IPL. He became the fourth batsman in IPL to score five or more zeroes. Others are – SK Warne {06} : PP Ojha {05} and PP Chawla {05}. SK Warne, PP Ojha and PP Chawla are predominantly bowlers, JH Kallis’s five ducks makes him the first predominant batsman to score five zeroes in IPL

JH Kallis became the first batsman to score five zeroes among the batsmen who have scored 1300 plus runs in IPL. He has scored 1319 runs. AC Gilchrist has scored four zeroes while he has an aggregate of 1301 runs in IPL.

G Gambhir’s aggregate of boundary fours stood at 150 at the end of this game. He became the second batsman to total 150 plus boundary fours in IPL. SR Tendulkar is the other batsman who has an aggregate of 173 boundary fours to his credit.

G Gambhir’s T20 run aggregate stood at 1984 at the end of this game. He requires 16 more runs for his 2000 T20 runs. He has an aggregate of 240 boundary fours in T20 games at the end of this game. He now occupies the ninth place in the list of batsmen who have scored most boundary fours in T20 games. Others are – BJ Hodge {375}: BB McCullum {288}: GC Smith {279}: DA Warner {274}: HH Gibbs {264}: MJ Lumb {260}: KC Sangakkara {254} and DPMD Jayawardene {245}

SK Warne with his lone wicket in this game has an aggregate of 49 wickets in IPL. He needs one more wicket for his 50 IPL wickets. RP Singh {51} and PP Ojha {50} are the two bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets in IPL.

SW Tait has an aggregate of 84 wickets in T20 games at the end of this game. Others to capture 84 and more than 84 wickets in T20 games are – DP Nannes {134}: JA Morkel {116}: AC Thomas {115}: Yasir Arafat {112}: AJ Hall {101}: Shahid Afridi {98}: M Muralitharan {96}: CK Langveldt {93}: SL Malinga {93}: T Hendersen {93}: Umar Gul {92}: Azhar Mahmood {91}: GR Napier {90}: KA Pollard {89}: Saeed Ajmal {86} and NM Carter {84}

Happy to register first win in IPL-4: Sehwag

Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sewhag was a happy man after his team registered its maiden win in the fourth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), beating Pune Warriors India at the DY Patil Sports Complex in Navi Mumbai on Sunday. Sehwag played a crucial role in the win as he scored a valuable 37 and along with openers David Warner (46) set the tone for the chase with their 75-run stand. Venugopal Rao (31) and Aaron Finch (25) added crucial 47 runs for the sixth wicket as Daredevils chased down the winning target of 188 with four balls to spare. Pune Warriors captain Yuvraj Singh's all-round performance of unbeaten 66 runs and four for 29 went in vain but he was adjudged the man of the match.

Sehwag had words of praise for Rao and Finch and felt his India team mate was unlucky.

"It's a happy moment for us, finally we have a win. We knew this ground is smaller and you can hit sixes here. We thought the wicket would help the fast bowlers and so we played four fast bowlers. Finch and Venu were brilliant. Yuvraj bowled and batted really well, but unfortunately it didn't help his team," said Sehwag.

Yuvraj said that it was the day for the Daredevils.

"You have to give it to Delhi; they played really well under pressure. We didn't take wickets in the first six and didn't bowl well in the end. Rao batted really well in the end after Sehwag and Warner gave good start," he said.

BCCI, SLC meet today over IPL 2011 row

Mahela Jayawardene said that his country's cricket board (SLC) and the BCCI are likely to meet on Monday for a "dialogue" over the return of the players taking part in the IPL midway in the Twenty20 league for a tour of England. Jayawardene said in the end the Sri Lankan players will have to abide by the decision of their board. "We are supposed to return to Sri Lanka by May 5. That is the direction we have been given. Dialogues are happening between the two boards. There is likely to be a meeting tomorrow," said Jayawardene. "Hopefully, I will get to stay longer. But, if I go there are quite good players to come in. I am sure they will put their hands up," he said.

After win, Gilchrist hits out at Chargers

Hyderabad: Kings XI Punjab and Adam Gilchrist has hit back at Deccan Chargers, his former franchise, for making "bad" comments about him ever since he left. "I had three wonderful years with Deccan Chargers and it was a particularly sweet victory today. Because I must admit that I had been a little bit disappointed with some comments I heard from one person within the franchise (Chargers)," he said. "It (comments) had been brought to my attention that someone had been saying a few things about me. I'm not going to elaborate on who or what it was. But everyone else in the franchise has been wonderful and it (comments) was disappointing to hear that," he added. Asked about Gilchrist's statements, Deccan Chargers coach Darren Lehmann said he was not aware of the issue.

Latest Update For DDA housing Scheme 2010 Results (Draw Results)

Your wait has come to an end if you applied for the DDA Housing Scheme 2010. This draw will fulfill the dreams of lucky 16,000 people out of 7,40,000 people. The names of lucky 16,000 will be uploaded on the DDA official website after the computerized draw on 18th April 2011 at Noida sector 62.

Result will be published on DDA Official Website and Newspapers on 19 April 2011

RESULT 2011 OF DDA Flats ALLOTMENT

• The result shall be displayed on the website of DDA with the address http://www.dda.org.in. The result will also be published in the leading National Newspapers.
• The allotment-cum-demand letters will be dispatched through Speed Post/Courier/Registered Post but it shall be the sole responsibility of the applicant to check the result of the draw if he/she does not get information despite the afore mentioned means.

Most likely the result for the DDA Housing Scheme 2010 will be out by in a day or two. So get ready with all your papers. As per the DDA policy if you get the Flat in the lucky draw then you have to submit few original documents at DDA office for verification like your bank passbook or bank statement, your residence proof etc.

Visit : http://www.dda.org.in/

DDA explains why draw of lots for flats in Noida

The Delhi Development Authority on Friday clarified its holding the draw of lots of " DDA Housing Scheme - 2010" in Noida because the CDAC office is located there and it has the expertise to handle an exercise of this magnitude.

In a press release, DDA claimed that the draw is being held in NOIDA "only due to the fact that the number of applicants of this particular scheme and also the number of flats being allotted under the scheme is high as compared to earlier schemes. CDAC has better wherewithal and expertise to conduct the draw of such a magnitude and as it is not possible to transport the requisite equipment from Noida to Vikas Sadan, the draw is being held at CDAC headquarters in Noida."

The authority claimed that there was no need for any applicant to have any apprehension since "the draw is totally computerized and is being held in a transparent manner in the presence of independent senior observers from diverse fields". It cited limited space in CDAC premises as a reason for not opening the draw to the public - there are 7.53 lakh applicants.

Draw of lots tomorrow for DDA housing scheme 2010

NEW DELHI: The wait to know whether you will be able to own a flat in Delhi ends in a couple of days as the DDA holds a draw of lots tomorrow for 16,000 flats offered under its latest housing scheme.

Some 7.53 lakh applicants are vying for the flats, located in areas like Vasant Kunj, Mukherjee Nagar , Motia Khan , Jasola , Dwarka, Rohini, Narela, Jaffarabad, Kondli and Gharoli. There are one, two and three bedroom flats with the prices ranging from Rs 9 lakh to Rs Rs 1.12 crore.

The results of the draw, the biggest ever in the history of DDA, will be uploaded on DDA website and published in newspapers by April 19. The allotment might be given by the end of the year.

The housing scheme was launched on November 25, 2010. Asked about the allegations of irregularities that had cropped up during the last draw of lots for its housing scheme, Delhi Development Authority officials said all necessary checks and balances are in place.

"The draw is being held in a transparent manner in the presence of independent senior observers from diverse fields," an official of the housing agency said.

For the first time, the draw will not be held in DDA headquarters but at the office of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) in Noida.

"The draw is being held in Noida only due to the fact that the number of applicants and the number of flats being allotted under the scheme is high as compared to earlier schemes. CDAC has better wherewithal and expertise to conduct the draw of such a magnitude and it is not possible to transport the equipments from there," the official said.

The DDA said that as there is limited space at the CDAC premises, it will be difficult to accommodate everyone wishing to witness the draw.

IPL 4 | DLF IPL 4 | IPL 4 Match Updates | IPL 4 2011 | IPL 4 Live

Watch here live updates of IPL 4 2011 for every matches played and details of next ipl 4 matches going to be played today.

This time ipl 4 is in news for a long time. It is so because this time there are two new teams added in the list of ipl teams. Auction of these teams takes a long time and that's why from last 3 months the ipl 4 is in news. Both teams are very costly and the amount paid to both team by the owners to the players is also very high. These two new teams are Sahara pune warriors and kochi ipl. Both the teams are very strong because most of players are international players and they are not from India.

There is a huge craze of ipl 4 this time. People are waiting very eagerly for ipl 4 2011 to watch their favorite cricket stars playing. They know that all the matches of ipl 4 2011 are going to be very interesting. So no one wants to miss ipl 4 20-20. Most tickets of ipl 4 20-20 is already sold. People plan the whole month schedule by seeing the ipl 4 cricket 2011. They start booking there tickets by seeing the schedule of ipl 4 cricket 2011. Ipl 4 cricket 2011 schedule is given on the official website of the ipl.

Ipl 4 is starting from the 08th of April 2011 and end on the 22nd of May 2011. So this season of ipl 4 is going to be very interesting. Daily two matches will be played in ipl 4 2011. The time is not given that at what time these match will but tentatively the time will be 1600 hours for first match and 2000 hours for second match. Very soon this time will get confirm by the ipl 4 2011 officials authorities. Ipl 4 20-20 this time will really come with the new things. The officials authorities said that don't miss the single match of the ipl 4 20-20. You can watch all the match of ipl 4 cricket 2011 on the website also. The ipl 4 cricket 2011 will show live on the official website of ipl 4.

IPL 2011: Lavazza partners with Rajasthan Royals for IPL season IV

Global coffee house Lavazza, which operates 'Barista Lavazza' cafes in India , on Friday said it has partnered with Rajasthan Royals for the fourth edition of the IPL T20 cricket league that starts tonight.

"We are very excited to partner with the Rajasthan Royals team as their official coffee partner. A host of exciting promotions and activities to engage with our consumers are being planned at the Barista Lavazza cafes," Lavazza Director South Asia R Shivashankar said in a statement.

As part of the partnership, the company said it has lined up various promotional activities at the Barista Lavazza cafes.

Consumers will also get a chance to meet Rajasthan Royals players and get signed merchandises such as bats and balls and other Barista Lavazza vouchers, the company added.

IPL 4: YouTube Now Offers IPL 2011 Live Streaming

Leading video sharing site, YouTube, has unveiled a page that features live streaming of various television programs and sports events.

And one of the sports to be featured, the 2011 Indian Premier League. Currently on its fourth season, cricket fans can now watch IPL 2011 live streaming online through YouTube Live which is powered by IndiaTimes YouTube channel.

So from April 8 until May 28, 2011 – Indian Premier League followers can watch IPL 2011 online through YouTube Live at www.youtube.com/live

YouTube started the initial rollout of its live streaming service Friday, which will add live video capabilities to the Google-owned site for the first time.

As weeks come, YouTube moreover states that they will gradually give their content partners with good standing a live streaming feature so they can broadcast their online shows in real time while having it automatically recorded and uploaded to the site for replay viewing.

Moreover, it has been reported that Google plans to invest as much as $100 million in producing original content for visitors of the site. In the meantime, cricket fans should already enjoy watching their favorite Indian Premier League teams play their matches for the IPL 2011.

Download Cricket IPL 2011: Updates on Android Phone

Every Android phone-owning should download this Perfect Android app a feature-rich app to get IPL T20 live scores, schedules, cricket news, team and player stats on your Android phone.

This high-speed, trouble-free to use live IPL 2011 app also facilitate you to:

- Follow your favourite players on their twitter feeds.

- Set tailor-made notifications and reminders to never miss a match again.

- Stay updated with live matches, scores and news as they happen.

- Access our complete database of player, team and venue stats, records and trivia.

- Engage with the sport’s most renowned commentators with our live cricket commentary.

Features:

• Live ODI and IPL scores

• Live cricket commentary

• IPL tree

• Cricket players, teams and venue database

• IPL 2011 Twitter Feed

• Notifications for live cricket ODIs

• IPL points table

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Watch DLF IPL 4 T20 Cricket 2011 Matches Live On Indiatimes

The cricket fever is back in India. The most remarkable and memorable Cricket world cup just concluded with India lifting the champions cup after 28 years. And now we have the 4^th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 series knocking our doors. The Twenty 20 DLF IPL season 4 starts from April 8, 2011 (today) with 1o desi teams sporting many top player from across the globe competing against each other for the ultimate cup. IPL 4 also introduces two new teams namely Kerala Tuskers Kochi and Pune Warriors which would definitely increase the fun. With Kochi and Pune getting their own teams IPL across India is evenly poised now with teams from North down to South India.

In total there will be 74 matches spread across 51 days with the following 10 Twenty 20 (T20) teams playing against each other in different stages of the tournament- Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils, Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chargers, Pune Warriors, Kings XI Punjab, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore or Kolkata Knight Riders. For the DLF T20 IPL 4 schedule check this link here.

IPL committee in association with Indiatimes.com will be live streaming all matches. From the start of the IPL 4 Twenty 20 season till the finals on May 28, 2011 all matches can be viewed online on Indiatimes.com. Last time it was Google who provided live streaming option via YouTube. But the YouTube video quality was very poor last year and we seriously hope that Indiatimes will have something better to offer this time around. That said if you want to watch IPL4 T20 live on alternate high quality video services then here are the links where you need to be.

Here is a list of website through which you can live stream all IPL season 4 matches. This will be useful if you can’t bunk college or work on IPL match days and you can watch cricket from your workplace desktop computer.

List of websites live streaming DLF T20 IPL 4 live online :

1. Indiatimes.com- Official video streaming partner of DLF IPL 4.

2. Crictime.com- Website to stream IPL 4 Twenty 20 cricket matches.

3. Extracover.net- Another alternative to Indiatimes video stream for watching IPL 4.

Chennai Super Kings to play Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL4 opener

Defending Champion Chennai Super Kings will play Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening match of IPL 2011.

CSK and KKR will play IPL season four opener at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk in Chennai on Friday.

The MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk in Chennai will also host the final match of IPL 4 on May 28.

This year of T20 extravaganza will be played at 13 venues across the country and will last 51 days.

According to the BCCI sources, the IPL4 schedule is expected to reschedule for few matches due to assembly elections in the five states.

Meanwhile, the new Pune franchise has announced that the side will be called "Pune Warriors India instead of Sahara Pune Warriors."

London Attractions – Olympics 2012

London Tourist Attractions and 2012 Olympics

City of London has various attractions to offer the tourists.  Around 3.5 million tourists visit London every year.  Tower Bridge, Piccadilly Circus, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and St. Paul’s Cathedral are some of the top attractions in London.  London Eye – the 135 meter high observation giant wheel is also one of the biggest attractions of London.  It is the biggest giant wheel in the world situated on South Bank and on a clear day, it offers 25 miles of splendid view.  However, the newest tourist attraction in London is going to be the London Olympics 2012.

London is hosting international sports for past several years.  In 1948, London had hosted Olympic Games.  Amongst the most popular international games, London is hosting tennis tournaments every year at Wimbledon, a very spectacular village.  Game lovers enjoyed a lot of thrilling championship games like the game played between the Williams sisters, Serena and Venus.  London has given great players like, Wyne Rooney and football legend David Beckham.

London has a bright past record of managing big events, but talking about Olympics 2012, it is a big responsibility as the whole world is watching London.  That is why, this event means a lot to London.  Not only citizens of London but also the entire world population is expecting a lot. London Olympics Managing committee has a great responsibility of planning the event, building the structure, organizing all infrastructure development and completing the project in time.  They have worked hard to overcome the recession and you can see new face of London soon.  Huge amount of temporary jobs have been now available and the structure they are constructing can be reused or move to another desired place.  It all means that in the future there is an opportunity for more jobs and more scope for such events in London.

This event will boost London’s economy to the great extent.  This event will attract game lovers to London from all over the world.  Money spent on shopping, transportation, accommodation, and on restaurant by visitors is the other side of coin.  London city’s water sources are being rejuvenated for the event, and a huge parkland is being developed.  City of London is visitor’s paradise offering a lot to the visitors.  This Olympics event will surely provide a wonderful atmosphere to get London’s multicultural people together by maintaining a friendly rivalry.  Everyone will be easily united by a single language.  English is the native language of London and the prime language spoken in various countries.

Media and social sites will play a very important role in promotion of London Olympics.  Every one would like to tweet on twitter about games, while you can enjoy videos on You Tube.  Every one wants to know more about this event so you can get updated information on the official olympics website http://www.london-2012.co.uk.

8 million tickets are estimated for Olympic Games and 5 million tickets for the Paralympics. Tickets and entry passes would be available from year 2011, but game lovers have started to keeping track of latest updates on ticketing schedule.  In March 2011, tickets for London Olympics 2012 will be available for sale.  Therefore, there will be a huge fun and entertainment during London Olympic 2012. Olympics 2012 is surely going to be a major tourist attraction in London.