Sunday, October 27, 2013

Science Reporter- October 2013

DEPARTMENTS
REACTIONS ...................................… 6
EDITORIAL ....................................… 7
SPECTRUM ...................................… 8 
BOOK REVIEW ...............................29
POINT-COUNTERPOINT .............… 38
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ...............42
PUZZLE CORNER ........................… 50
INVENTIONS ...............................… 53
WILD HAVEN ................................ 54
INDIAN SCIENTISTS ....................… 56
FUN QUIZ ..................................... 58
WHAT'S NEW................................. 60
CROSSWORD ................................. 6

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Sportstar VOL.36 :: NO.43 :: Oct. 26, 2013




Cover Story
SRT… a total surrender to cricket!
We must consider ourselves fortunate that SRT lived his cricketing greatness during our times — we saw him grow from a seedling to a giant oak in a matter of just less than a quarter of a century, writes Bishan Singh Bedi.

APPRECIATION
‘He never thought that he was bigger than the game’
“I salute Sachin, a truly outstanding cricketer, a great ambassador for the sport itself and a terrific human being above all,” says V. V. S. Laxman.

‘He is part of every household in India’
“The other day, I was watching him play the Champions League and I was startled by the enthusiasm that he still showed for the game,” says Venkatesh Prasad.

‘I wish he finishes on a high’
“Sachin Tendulkar is a great player, a great ambassador for cricket and he has inspired many in the younger generation to pick up the sport,” says Anil Kumble.

Ending on a high
N. Sudarshan looks at some of the legends who quit the arena at the peak of their careers. 

Cricket
INTERVIEW
Rich in pitch nous
“I know the importance of a good cricketing pitch. It is essential to have good pitches in order to get good cricketers,” Sanjay Jagdale tells Vijay Lokapally.

1ST ODI: INDIA-AUSTRALIA
Indian bowling a big downer
Once Australia capitalised on George Bailey’s correct call at the toss and posted a formidable 304, the writing was on the wall for India, which fell short by a good 72 runs. By G. Viswanath.

T20: INDIA-AUSTRALIA
Yuvraj’s swagger is back
Not even the exacting run-rate of close to 11 could stop the flamboyant left-hander from riding roughshod over the Aussie bowling attack, writes G. Viswanath. 

On The Ball
W.V. RAMAN COLUMN
How old is old?
Success is not always about stats but about making something out of nothing. In that respect, Pravin Tambe will feel proud that he has achieved something when he hangs up his boots. 

London Calling
The Ashes: Looking ahead
England is set to keep the Ashes, even in the Australian heat, even against the brain of coach Darren Lehmann, even if England are not sure who will bat at No. 6, even if there are question marks against the wicket-keeping skills of Matt Prior, writes Ted Corbett. 

Badminton
COMMENT
Court comes to Jwala’s rescue
Jwala Gutta thoroughly exposed the Badminton Association of India which acted in a brazenly autocratic and arbitrary manner. By Rakesh Rao. 

Basketball
INTERVIEW/PEJA STOJAKOVIC
Shooting from the hip
“We have done such a good job in the NBA that the teams are now more confident about looking at players from all over the world and assembling the best of talent,” says the former NBA star, Peja Stojakovic, who last played for Dallas Mavericks. By Nandakumar Marar. 

Football
Goalkeeping bloomers
Joe Hart’s disastrous night against Bayern Munich in a home European Cup game was only the latest in a sustained series of errors for both club, Manchester City, and country, England, writes Brian Glanville.

The timing was right
Christian Eriksen’s move to London comes off the back of winning three successive Dutch league titles during which time he made 161 appearances, scoring 32 goals, writes Andrew Lawton.

STARWATCH
Playing on a different level
After taking a while to adapt to life in the top flight, Adam Lallana has impressed for Saints this term, leading to suggestions he could follow Rickie Lambert into the England set-up, writes Simon Peach.

FRONTLINE - November 1, 2013

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Reader's Digest October- 2013

 

Reader's Digest October 2013

1.     How Honest Are We?
2.     WORLD AFFAIRS-Where the World Comes to Shop
3.     REAL LIFE DRAMA- Danger in the Deep Blue Sea
4.     Can You Eat Your Way to Dementia?
5.     Book Bonus - A Chef’s Life
6.     Laughter - the best medicine
7.     In My Opinion - E-readers will never
replace books.
8.     Word Power
9.     Life’s Like That
10.   My Story   - Mother gave ‘love thy
neighbour’ more meaning.
11.   Ask Laskas - Commonsense advice.
12.   @ Work - All in a day's work
13.   Outrageous!   - Millions of Indian kids at risk of preventable diseases.
14.   Look Twice- Forest office.
15.   Quotable Quotes
16.   Humour in Uniform
17.   Mednews


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