Why Mani Shankar Aiyar is against common wealth game success ?

The Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar is having a different point of view he said that he will be unhappy if common wealth games will be a success in India . When the whole India pray for its success he has boldly pointed out that the budget which has been used for common wealth planning can be utilized in providing trainings to Indian children and by spending Rs.35,000 crore on training India would have won medals in every international sporting event.

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar stated that outside Rajya Sabha in front of reporters that  he would be “unhappy” if the Games were a success. ”Personally, I will be unhappy if the Commonwealth Games are successful.

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Madden NFL 11 demo hits Xbox LIVE

The demo for Madden NFL 11 has gone live on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace today. The demo pits the Jets against the Colts in a clear skies match in the Jets Stadium. Full five minute quarters are playable. It’ll also give you the chance to unlock the “Master Strategist” achievement, which will activate when you purchase the full game.

PlayStation 3 users: the demo should be on the PlayStation Store later today, as well. The trophy should be unlockable in this demo, as well.

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Make your own Impossible Triangle

This photo has not been edited one bit. This is a picture of the penrose impossible triangle that is sitting in front of me on my desk. If I look at it from the right angle, it appears exactly as it does in the picture above. Many people think it can't be done. But it is actually possible! And now, you can build your own "impossible triangle" in less than 5 minutes!

How did I do it? First, I studied the triangle, look at all the angles. Next, I whipped out my trusty scissors and started cutting away. It was a blur of strips of paper flying in the air and hitting the floor. And when I finished with some very pretty snowflakes... I got to work on doing the impossible. The impossible triangle, that is.

Many other sources said it couldn't be built, but I knew I had remembered seeing some pictures of it...

Honestly, after many hours of trial and error, I have come up with what I believe to be the best (and easiest) way to make your own. To make this incredibly easy, just download and print the PDF.

You could even color it in or shade it with pencil if you like. Or you can play around with the dimensions if you would like, but if you just follow the instructions, you'll have a perfect impossible triangle in less than 10 minutes. I urge you to print this out and try it! It's a lot of fun! And ... for now anyway... I'm making this printable penrose triangle PDF available for free.

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Asin banned: FETNA(Federation of Tamil Associations of North America)

Asin is being in the news for wrong reasons since her visit to Srilanka for shooting with Salman Kahan for her upcoming Hindi film ‘Ready’. Despite the ban threats from South Indian Artistes Association(SIAA), the actress went to Srilanka and also visited the war-torn places with the Presidents wife on note of a eye camp organised by the government. 

While Nadigar Sangam had reported that the decision would be taken by joint consultative committee soon, the Federation of Tamil Associations of North America (FETNA), an umbrella body  36 Tamil organisations across the United States and Canada, said on Monday that it would boycott films starring Asin because of her visit to Sri Lanka. 

Palani Sundaram, the chief of FETNA said, “The Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America will boycott films of Asin because of her visit to Sri Lanka despite a ban by the Tamil film industry.” 

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Starcraft II Reviews: 2.8 of 5, Wings of Liberty surfaces

Starcraft II Reviews: 2.8 of 5, Wings of Liberty surfaces. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty surfaces with hopes to be super hit in market 

Blizzard Entertainment, developer of famous video game World of Warcraft rolls out a sequel to its StarCraft on July 27. The new sci-fi strategy game is called StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. The game’s Macintosh and Windows versions are available for purchase from 27 for $60.

In 1998, Blizzard’s StarCraft appeared to be a game changer in particular genre of video game. StarCraft that attracted massive response from gamers was sold nine million copies. Today with StarCraft II, the video game world will be witnessing another turning point. 

“It almost seems a different era of gaming,” Blizzard Entertainment’s Rob Pardo said. “The special effects are really over the top. It is just a very stunning game in comparison to the previous one,” Pedro expressed hopes.

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SL v IND, 2nd Test: Day 2 Stats

Following are the statistical highlights of day two of the second Test between India and Sri Lanka: 

# Kumar Sangakkara, with seven double centuries, has set a record for most innings of 200-plus for Sri Lanka, eclipsing the previous record of six held by Mahela Jayawardene and Marvan Atapattu. 

# Sangakkara's tally of seven double hundreds is bettered only by Australia's Donald Bradman (12) and West Indian Brian Lara (9). 

# For the first time, the top five players - No 1 to 5 - have made fifty-plus in an innings for Sri Lanka. 

# Sangakkara became the seventh skipper in the history of Test cricket to register a double hundred against India, joining England's Graham Gooch (333), West Indian Clive Lloyd (242 not out), New Zealand's Graham Dowling (239), West Indian Carl Hooper (233), Australia's Greg Chappell (204) and Don Bradman (201). 

# Virender Sehwag has recorded his 22nd fifty in Tests - his third against Sri Lanka. 

# Sehwag and Murali Vijay have amassed 530 in only four innings in partnerships at an average of 176.66, including two stands of 100-plus and two 90-plus. 

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Aamer and Asif are best in the world - Butt

Salman Butt, the Pakistan captain, has praised his new-ball pair, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer, as the best opening duo the world ahead of the Test series against England following their performances which earned a 1-1 draw with Australia.

Although Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, South Africa's quick bowlers, can lay their own claim to be the leading strike force in the game, Pakistan's combination have certainly made a huge impression in recent weeks and will be a major threat when they take on England at Trent Bridge. Asif and Aamer shared 22 wickets in the two-Test series against Australia and were both outstanding during Pakistan's three-wicket victory at Headingley, their first win against Australia for 15 years.

Aamer has gained praise from former great fast bowlers including Wasim Akram, while Asif has shown tremendous skill in controlling the swing even though he has lost pace in recent years. They have enjoyed bowling in overcast conditions, but are also capable of extracting reverse swing which could play a part against England.

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