AKON and IPL

Johannesburg: From Mahatma Gandhi's favourite bhajan to Akon's smash hits, the closing ceremony of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the New Wanderers in Johannesburg on Sunday night showcased the diverse cultures of South Africa and India.

From Mahatma Gandhi's favourite bhajan to Akon's smash hits, the closing ceremony of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the New Wanderers here Sunday night showcased the diverse cultures of South Africa and India.




In Image: Bollywood star Katrina Kaif, center, performs with dancers during the closing ceremony of the 2009 Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket championship at the Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday May 24, 2009.



Senegalese-born American singer Akon sang his popular number 'Smack That', while the fusion of the 'Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram' bhajan with African drums created a magical aura at the Bulls Ring at the New Wanderers.

In Image: Indian Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif (left) performs with US singer Akon during a closing ceremony.

Bollywood glam girl Katrina Kaif danced to the English version of 'Jai Ho' of 'Slumdog Millionaire' fame sung by the Pussycat Dolls, while the winner of Miss IPL Bollywood Dune Kossatz matched steps with Akon.

In Image: Bollywood star Katrina Kaif, center, performs with dancers during the closing ceremony. (Via http://sify.com)

Senegalese-born American singer Akon sang his popular number Smack That, while the fusion of the Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram bhajan with African drums created a magical aura at the Bulls Ring at the New Wanderers.

It was Brand India all over at 40,000 capacity stadium, where the Deccan Chargers lifting the IPL crown after a heart-stopping final against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

From Jai Ho to Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram and Vande Mataram, the IPL closing ceremony gave South Africans a taste of Indian culture. The ceremony was better planned as compared to the inaugural, which was put together in a short span of time after the tournament was moved from India to South Africa.

Bollywood glam girl Katrina Kaif danced to the English version of Jai Ho of Slumdog Millionaire fame sung by the Pussycat Dolls, while the winner of Miss IPL Bollywood Dune Kossatz matched steps with Akon.

Jugglers took the centrestage and put on a jaw dropping performance as they literally juggled with fire, while a group of drummers rocked the New Wanderers with fire on their drum sticks.

British reggae musician Eddie Grant kept everyone on their toes with his popular tracks. Grant performed his anti-apartheid hit Gimme Hope Jo'anna and also Walking on Sunshine to bring down the curtain on the 37-day IPL extravaganza that has greatly strengthened ties between South Africa and India.

50 Interesting Facts...

50 Interesting Facts...

( Amazing Info Must Read)

1. The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
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2. Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.
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3. Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!
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4. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
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6. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
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7. In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child
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8. A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!
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9. Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
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10. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath
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11. There is a city called Rome on every continent.
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12. It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!
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13. Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
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14. Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.
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15. The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London
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16. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people
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17. Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!
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18. The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
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19. One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!
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20. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!
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21. The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man
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22. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails! Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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23. The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
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24. A Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
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25. Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.
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26. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
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27. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
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28. Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren't added to it.
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29. On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.
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30. More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
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31. The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
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32. More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.
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33. Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
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34. The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!
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35. The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
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36. Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
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37. It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.
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38. You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.
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39. Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!
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40. Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
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41. It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
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42. The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!
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43. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds
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44. Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not.
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45. Slugs have 4 noses.
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46. Owls are the only birds who can see the color blue.
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47. A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!
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48. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
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49. The average person laughs 10 times a day!
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50. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
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New Moon Trailer Premiere from MTV

New Moon Trailer Premiere from MTV Movie Awards

Here it is! The first trailer for New Moon, as just seen on the 2009 MTV Movie Awards!!

10 Most Amazing Temples in the World

Tiger's Nest Monastery, perched precariously on the edge of a 3,000-feet-high cliff in Paro Valley, is one of the holiest places in Bhutan




Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Mai, Thailand is unlike any Buddhist temples in the world.




Prambanan is a Hindu temple in Central Java, Indonesia. The temple was built in 850 CE, and is composed of 8 main shrines and 250 surrounding smaller ones



No one knows exactly when the Shwedagon Paya [wiki] (or Pagoda) in Myanmar was built - legend has it that it is 2,500 years old though archaeologists estimate that it was built between the 6th and 10th century.




Temple of Heaven is a Taoist temple in Beijing, the capital of China. The temple was constructed in 14th century by Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty





Chion-in Temple [wiki] was built in 1234 CE to honor the founder of Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhism, a priest named Honen, who fasted to death in the very spot.





In the 19th century, Dutch occupiers of Indonesia found a massive ancient ruin deep in the jungles of Java. What they discovered was the complex of Borobudur, a gigantic structure built with nearly 2 million cubic feet (55,000 m³) of stones. The temple has nearly 2,700 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.




The Harmandir Sahib (meaning The Abode of God) or simply the Golden Temple [wiki] in Punjab, India is the most sacred shrine of Sikhism.




The Temple of Srirangam (Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple [wiki]), in the Indian city of Tiruchirapalli (or Trichy), is the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world (Ankor Wat is the largest of all temple, but it is currently non-functioning as a temple - see below).





Last but definitely not least is the largest temple in history and the inspiration to countless novels and action movies of Hollywood: Ankor Wat.

The Most Idiotic Theorems

Theorem 1. A sheet of writing paper is a lazy dog.
Proof: A sheet of paper is an ink-lined plane. An inclined plane is a slope up. A slow pup is a lazy dog. Therefore, a sheet of writing paper is a lazy dog.



Theorem 2. A peanut butter sandwich is better than eternal happiness.
Proof: A peanut butter sandwich is better than nothing. But nothing is better than eternal happiness. Therefore, a peanut butter sandwich is better than eternal happiness.



Theorem 3. A crocodile is longer than it is wide.
Proof: A crocodile is long on the top and the bottom, but it is green only on the top; consequently, a crocodile is longer than it is green. A crocodile is green along both its length and width, but it is wide only along its width; consequently, a crocodile is greener than it is wide. Therefore, a crocodile is longer than it is wide. Q.E.D.



Theorem 4. Every horse has an infinite number of legs.
Proof : Horses have an even number of legs. Behind they have two legs, and in front they have fore legs. This makes six legs, which is certainly an odd number of legs for a horse. But the only number that is both odd and even is infinity. Therefore, horses have an infinite number of legs.



Theorem 5. Napoleon was a poor general.
Proof: Most men have an even number of arias. Napoleon was warned that Wellington would meet him at Waterloo. To be forewarned is to be forearmed. But four arms is certainly an odd number of arms for a man. The only number that is both even and odd is infinity. Therefore, Napoleon had an infinite number of arms in his battle against Wellington. Since Napoleon still lost the battle, he must have been a very poor general indeed.



Theorem 6. If 1/0 = ¥ , then 1/¥ = 0.
Proof (by rotation). Given 1/0 = ¥ , rotate both sides 90° counterclockwise and obtain -10 = 8 . Subtract 8 from both sides: - 18 = 0. Finally, rotate both sides 90° in the reverse direction: 1/¥ = 0.



Theorem 7. Death comes to no man.
Proof. As is well known and celebrated in legend and song, when we approach death, our whole life flashes in front of us. This short review—if it is to be complete—must also include the moment we approached death and the flashback of our life. But this second flash must by the necessity of completeness include another flash of life. And that flashback must include still another and another, etc., etc. Hence, although we may approach death, all eternity is not enough time for us to reach it.



Theorem 8. All governments are unjust.
Proof: To establish the truth of this proposition we need only show it true for an arbitrary government. But by definition, a government that is arbitrary is unjust.



Theorem 9. Christmas = Halloween = Thanksgiving (at least for assembly language programmers).
Proof: By definition, Christmas = Dec. 25; Halloween = Aug. 31; Thanksgiving = Nov. 27, sometimes. Again by definition,
Dec 25 is 25 base 10 or (2 x 10) + (5 x 1) = 25.
Oct 31 is 31 base 8 or (3 x 8) + (1 x 1) = 25.
Nov 27 is 27 base 9 or (2 x 9) + (7 x 1) = 25

Optical Illusion - I

See the face of a soldier and a man that is bending over on the below eye illusion.

LIFE WITHOUT A GIRLFRIEND

HOW HAPPY IS LIFE WITHOUT A GIRLFRIEND

Reasons why LIFE without a Girl Friend is cool

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1. You can stare at any Girl.......

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2. You don't have to spend money on her.

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3. You won't get boring result in ur board papers.

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4. No girlfriend, no emotional blackmailing.

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5. If u don't have a girlfriend, she can't dump u.

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6. Having a girlfriend is hot, not having a girlfriend is automatically cool, and every one loves to be a cool guy.

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7. This can be more to life than just waiting for the bloody phone to ring.

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8. You won't have to tolerate someone else defining, "right" and "wrong" for u.

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9. Girlfriend can get so possessive that you can't do anything according ur wishes anymore.

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10. You can buy gifts for mom, dad, sis or grandpa instead of a girlfriend and have a happier family life.

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11. You won't have to waste paper writing love letters. No more endless waiting for ur date to arrive at some weird shop place.

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12. You can have more friends, as u will have more time for them.

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13. You wont have to see boring love stories instead of sports.

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14. You wont have to tell lie to anybody and, therefore, u'll sin less.

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15. You can have good night's sleep-no need to dream about her.

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16. You wont have to fight over having a 'special' friend with ur folks.

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17. No nonstop nonsense.

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18. You wont have drown in the pool of her tears.

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19. No tension.

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20. You can be "urself"

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21. You wont have to hide your telephone bills.....

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AC in CAR may Harmful

This article is based on true facts!
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Please do not turn on AC immediately as soon as you enter the car.
Open the windows after you enter your car and turn ON the air-conditioning
after a couple of minutes

According to a research done, the car dashboard, sofa, air freshener
emits Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin (carcinogen - take note of the
heated plastic Smell in your car). In addition to causing cancer, it poisons

your bones, causes anemia, and reduces white blood cells. Prolonged

exposure will cause Leukemia,increasing the risk of cancer. May also

cause miscarriage.

Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50 mg per sq. ft... A car parked
indoors with the windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene. If
parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F or

33 degree C, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the

acceptable level... & the people inside the car will inevitably inhale an

excess amount of the toxins.

It is recommended that you open the windows and door to give time for the

interior to air out before you enter. Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney

and liver, and is very difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.

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