7 reasons not to mess with a child

One day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head. She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, "Why are some of your hairs white, Mom?" Her mother replied, "Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white."

The little girl thought about this revelation for a while and then said, "Momma, how come ALL of grandma's hairs are white?"

A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small. The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible. The little girl said, "When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah".

The teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?" The little girl replied, "Then you ask him".

A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's work.

As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was. The girl replied, "I'm drawing God." The teacher paused and said, "But no one knows what God looks like." Without missing a beat, or loo king up from her drawing, the girl replied, "They will in a minute."

The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture. "Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, 'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's a doctor.' A small voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's the teacher, She's dead."

A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, "Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face.. ""Yes," the class said. "Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?" A little fellow shouted, "Cause your feet ain't empty."

The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray: "Take only ONE. God is watching." Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chipcookies. A child had written a note, "Take all you want. God is watching the apples".

Anna Nicole Smith hospitalised

Anna Nicole Smith was admitted to hospital yesterday (31.10.06) with pneumonia.

The former Playboy Playmate was taken into hospital in the Bahamas as a precautionary measure as she recently gave birth to a child.

Her new attorney, Wayne Munroe, said: "She has a slight case of pneumonia. We've had a sudden change of weather here due to a cold snap."

Before she was taken ill Anna Nicole smith, 38, spoke out for the first time about the death of her son Daniel, who passed away at her bedside in September shortly after the birth of her new daughter Dannielynn.

The former model says she would have died in order that her 20-year-old son could live. Anna Nicole told TV show 'Entertainment Tonight': "I don't understand why God took him and didn't take me." She added her new daughter reminds her of her son, saying: "She looks like Daniel. If I didn't have Howard, or my baby, I wouldn't be here."

The blonde actress is currently in a paternity dispute over her new daughter. She has named her lawyer and lover Howard K. Stern as the father, but photographer Larry Birkhead insists he is the biological father and is demanding a paternity test.

Birkhead has even suggested that Anna Nicole has dyed Dannielynn's hair to disguise her resemblance to him.

Wonder why should ICC Bother about our teams performance

WONDER WHY SHUD ICC BOTHER ABOUT OUR TEAMS PERFORMANCE

Money alone can't buy success, says Speed

'We're not interested in debates through the media or in litigating matters in the media' © Getty Images

The war of words between the International Cricket Council and the Board of Control for Cricket in India has intensified further with Malcolm Speed, the ICC chief executive, suggesting that India could not aspire to become a cricketing force without putting its own house in order.

While refusing to be drawn into the specifics of the criticism leveled at ICC by Lalit Modi, the vocal vice-president of the BCCI, on several occasions, most recently in a comprehensive discussion on Cricinfo's Round Table, Speed said money power alone could not make India a formidable force in world cricket.

"I have an old-fashioned view," said Speed when asked if the BCCI were using their superior monetary position to flex their muscle. "I judge sports organisations on the basis of three things: 1. How the team performs. 2. How the board looks after its stake-holders in terms of facilities on the grounds, and 3. How well they use resources like population to produce great cricketers."

The population aspect had been highlighted by Modi in his Round Table discussion to explain how it both brought in huge revenues, in terms of a captive audience, and also spurred the Indian board to greater efforts. Speed, however, chose to focus on a different aspect of the same issue.

"Let us look at New Zealand. They are in the semi-final of the Champions Trophy with a population of four million. They don't have a lot of money, but they are consistent. India last won a [ICC] cricketing event in 1983. I am very sure in 2007 it will be great if India win. It would mean that the power that India has, the population and booming economy, is being reflected in the performance of India. It helps to have money to do that, but it is not always necessary."

Both Speed's and Modi's comments were the latest in the BCCI's long-running skirmish with the ICC on several issues revolving around marketing rights, including the Members Participation Agreement (MPA), which deals with advertising during ICC events. The BCCI has refused to sign the MPA, saying it impinged on the rights of the players and the board in its present form.

Speed refused to react to Modi's recent allegations against the ICC and clearly stated that their silence on the matter was a deliberate move. "The ICC has said very little," he continued. "We see long articles, long letters to newspapers. We're accused of being the East India Company and lots of suggestions of inappropriate behaviour. We've deliberately not said anything. We're not interested in debates through the media or not interested in litigating matters in the media."

He reiterated his thoughts on Modi, the same ones he'd outlined a few weeks back, asserting that he hadn't been to a single ICC meeting and was just shooting off opinions instead of sticking to facts.

Modi, however, had asserted that there was an underlying 'attitude' problem to the whole standoff. "I will tell you what the problem is," he had said on Round Table. "The ICC wants a 'Yes' man. That is the actual problem. They want somebody that they can deal with and who is going to listen to them. In our case he has to deal with the whole committee - the decision-making process which was one person is not there anymore."

On his part, Percy Sonn, the president of the ICC, echoed his views but added that he was optimistic about the future. "I've had discussions with Sharad Pawar, the BCCI president, and even had a half an hour discussion with the prime minister [Sonn met the prime minister two days back] of the country," he stated. "Whatever has happened in the past, the future is rosy. We cannot respond to allegations in newspapers. We cannot stoop to the level to involve 96 other countries to get involved in comments of an official who doesn't represent his country in ICC."

Source: A Forum members comment

Shoaib Akhtar, Mohd Asif banned for doping.

Pakistan Cricket Board drugs tribunal banned Shoaib Akhtar for two years and Mohd. Asif for one year after finding their samples turned positive in the dope test. During the Champions trophy they were found guilty for using the performance enhancing drugs prior to their opening match between Srilanka and Pakistan in jaipur.

The Pakistan tribunal statement said that Shoaib Akhtar and Mohd. Asif had been informed about the decision and both have right to appeal. These bans will be effective from october 15, which makes both Shoaib Akhtar and Mohd. Asif out of world cup.

The Tribunal met coach Bob woolmer, Physiotherapist Darren Lifsun and trainer Murray Stevenson on wednesday to hear about their views before maing a final decision on Shoaib Aktar and Mohd. Asif.

Last friday hearing revealed that both players took performance enhancing drugs and accepted their dope results and decided not to challenge the result of their positive test for Nandrolone, carried out in a World Anti-Doping Agency laboratory in Kuala Lumpur.

Shoaib Aktar famously called as Rawalpindi Express was into lots of controvercies previously but this is the first time he is into a Dopeing controversy. On the other hand Mohd. Asif who maintained a very good bowling and batting too haven't got into any controvercies previously.

Will this Ban ends their career? Comment us.

Secret wedding of Kareena Kapoor in love with Shahid Kapoor?

They are well known for their lip locked love. Rumor zone predicts on of these weekends the couple are planning to secretly marry and keep quiet about it.

"I don't think that I am ready for marriage now. I am very much career-centric at this point of my life. I know marriage is a commitment", Bebo says.

But the Internet gossip zone more information on the issue that Kareena will divulge. Which celebrety will risk exposing their marital status given the high demand she has.

Jyotika bids adieu to films

Surya and Jyothika made their first public appearance a day after their wedding to a rather hostile press. There was pandemonium at the venue when the couple, along with Surya's father, yesteryear actor Sivakumar, arrived to meet the media. The reason for the hostility: only a selected few media persons had been invited to the much awaited Surya-Jyothika wedding.

Sivakumar explained the reason -- he said they had to change the venue from a large hall in the city to a five star hotel when they learnt that busloads of Surya's fans from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh -- more than 50,000 of them -- were likely to descend on the city to attend the wedding.

The family also started getting frequent calls from a crazy Surya fan from Malaysia, asking them to cancel the wedding and the reception. Two months ago, the same fan had made hoax calls to the police claiming Surya's house was a hideout for terrorists.

"It was only due to security reasons that we decided to have the wedding at a smaller and safer place," Sivakumar said.

Then, Surya took over and announced his bride would not continue to act in films as they wanted to start a family soon. Surya also said he preferred staying with his family to living separately. A new room was being added to his father's house for the newly married couple.

Surya and Jyotika will be going to Europe for their honeymoon.

Jyothika thanked the media for their 'excellent coverage' of the wedding and confirmed what her husband had said.

"I have worked hard for 10 years. Now, I want to start a family and devote more time to my personal life," she said. "I am happy I got married into a good family like Surya's."

Jyotika has been acknowledged as a talented artiste and the Tamil film industry will definitely miss her presence. The feeling of loss was similar when Shalini, another extremely talented actress, bid goodbye to films after her marriage to star Ajith a few years ago.

Though Jyothika's last release with Kamal Haasan, Vettayadu Vilayadu, is doing extremely well, her latest release, Surya's home production Sillunu Oru Kathal, has been a disappointment at the box office.

Photographs: Sreeram Selvaraj from Rediff

India's IT capital, Bangalore to be renamed Bengaluru

Bangalore, India's information technology capital would be officially renamed Bengaluru on Wednesday, government officials and media reports said. We have specified this name change in our previous post which dealt with all the "fevers of India"

The renaming of Bangalore, the fourth largest city in India and capital of Karnataka state, follows the renaming of several key cities in India over the past decade.

Provincial authorities have attempted to shake off the British colonial past by replacing anglicized names of the cities with the traditional ones.

'English people could not pronounce it properly, we want to correct these things. On November 1 such orders will be given and hereafter, it will be known as Bengaluru,' Karnataka Home Minister M P Prakash told the CNN-IBN TV network. Bangalore is known as Bengaluru in Kannada, a Dravidian language spoken in the state.

State officials said the decision to revert to the city's traditional name was taken last year following a suggestion by prominent literateurs. 'But it was decided that the change of name would come into effect from November 1, 2006, the 50th anniversary of the formation of Karnataka state,' an official in the state information department said. Hundreds of IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) companies including multinationals have set up operations and research centres in Bangalore, which has come to be known as India's Silicon Valley in the recent years.

The Karnataka government also has plans to rename all nine major cities in the state, the Zee TV network reported. Apart from Bangalore, Gulbarga would be known as Kalburgi, Shimoga as Shivamogga, Chikmaglur as Chikka-magaluru and Mysore would be known as Mysooru.

A number of Indian cities have reverted to their traditional names over the last decade. In 1995, India's commercial capital, Bombay, was renamed Mumbai. India's southern metropolis of Madras was renamed Chennai a year later. In 2001, Calcutta, the biggest city in India's east, was renamed Kolkata.

The Indian capital has also seen renaming its major landmarks. In 1996, one of New Delhi's best known commercial addresses, Connaught Place, named after the Duke of Connaught, was renamed Rajiv Chowk, after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Source : news.google.com