India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Wednesday defended the inclusion of Piyush Chawla in the World Cup squad saying the leg-spinner’s experience of playing consistently in the domestic circuit would help the team in the tournament. Chawla, 22, was one of the surprise inclusions in the 15-member squad as he had been out of the team [...]
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Dhoni backs Chawla to perform in World Cup
February 2nd, 2011 |
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The team can perform under pressure: Dhoni
February 2nd, 2011 |
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Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday said the team has always performed under pressure and it will be no different in the upcoming World Cup at home starting Feb 19. Dhoni’s boys would be looking to win the coveted trophy for a second time and repeat the feat of 1983 in front of home [...]
Team chief: We want permanent peace
January 30th, 2011 |
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Serbia does not want the issue of Kosovo to block its EU path, we want to provide permanent peace, says Head of the Serbian negotiating team Borko Stefanović.
He told daily Blic that Belgrade wanted to harmonize its national interest and what Brussels saw as possible solutions through direct negotiations with Priština.
Government appoints head of negotiating team
January 21st, 2011 |
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The Serbian government today officially appointed Borko Stefanović to head Belgrade’s team in the Kosovo talks. Stefanović is currently political director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Three new ministers in Manmohan team
January 19th, 2011 |
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday inducted three new faces in his team of ministers. They are Beni Prasad Verma, who has been made minister of state for steel (Independent Charge); K.C. Venugopal, minister of state for power; and Ashwani Kumar, who has been made minister of state for planning and parliamentary affairs and science and [...]
Apple hover sensor patent app, Dev Team waits for public iOS 4.2.5 & 4.3 before offering unlock, Verizon never in running for original iPhone
January 14th, 2011 |
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A new Apple patent application has surfaced that shows a new sensor that may come to future iPhones that can sense when people hover over the device. The sensor would apparently be on the back and what exactly it would be used for is unknown, perhaps hover navigation using a finger? The Dev Team has [...]
Great to be a part of home team, says Sreesanth
January 8th, 2011 |
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India’s temperamental fast bowler Shantakumaran Sreesanth was happy to be a part of his home team as the Kochi franchise bought him for $900,000 during the players’ auction for Indian Premier League (IPL) season four here Saturday. “Thanks a lot for ur support and wishes..gr8 to be in home team..kochi,” Sreesanth tweeted. Sreesanth had a [...]
Russian paper to team up with WikiLeaks
December 23rd, 2010 |
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Russian weekly Novaya Gazeta says it is joining forces with whistle-blower site WikiLeaks to expose corruption in Russia, RFE/RL reports. The Moscow weekly, which is controlled by billionaire Aleksandr Lebedev, said on its website that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has material about Russia that haven’t been published yet.
Paris Hilton Motorcycle Team Launched
December 21st, 2010 |
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Paris Hilton has launched her own motorcycle racing team, which will compete in next year’s world championships. Um, what? Hilton is revving up the expansion of her business empire as she heads into 2011. The scandal-prone socialite, 29, has agreed to front the Supermartxe VIP by Paris Hilton team, which launched in Madrid over the [...]
OKS athlete of year award ceremony
December 18th, 2010 |
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The Olympic Committee of Serbia (OKS) has named Serbia’s top tennis player Novak Äoković and sport shooter Zorana Arunović athletes of the year.
The Serbian women’s national volleyball team was named the 2010 top women’s team, whereas among men’s teams, the best one is the men’s national volleyball team.
Dhoni says Kirsten â€the best thing ever†for Indian squad
December 15th, 2010 |
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Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that having South African Gary Kirsten as his team’s coach, has been a blessing and a wonderful experience. Describing Kirsten as the “the best thing ever†to have happened to the Indian squad ahead of the first Test against South Africa, Dhoni warned the host cricket team not [...]
Nat & Kat First All-Girl Team To Win “The Amazing Race!â€
December 13th, 2010 |
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Hip hip hooray for Girl Power. Dr. Nat Strand, 31, and Dr. Kat Chang, 35, crossed the finish line on the Season 17 finale of The Amazing Race Sunday night, becoming the first all-female team to win the globe-trotting reality competition. Collecting their final clue from Newlywed Game show host Bob Eubanks, Nat and Kat [...]
“Glee†Dianna Agron Fires Management Team
December 11th, 2010 |
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It’ll be anything but a “Gleeful” holiday season of a team of managers and agents previously employed by small screen stunner Dianna Agron. Agron, who plays head cheerleader Quinn Fabray on FOX’s musical hit Glee, has fired the management team that helped her land a coveted role alongside showbiz icon Cher and pop powerhouse Christina [...]
Chip Shot: Chinese Biodiesel Team Wins Entrepreneurship People’s Choice
December 7th, 2010 |
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Congratulations to Bio-Oil from Tsinghua University in China for winning the Intel+UC Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge (IBTEC) People’s Choice Awards! IBTEC rewards business plans that have great potential for improving our world. After the judges voted, we hosted our own contest on Inspire so you could vote for your favorites. See the full results and learn more about the teams of entrepreneurs and their game changing innovations.
Wasim urges Pak cricket fans, media to ‘back national team to win World Cup 2011’
December 7th, 2010 |
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Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram has urged players, fans and the media to move on from the recent problems plaguing Pakistan cricket, and back the country to win the World Cup 2011, though he tipped India as favourites to win the mega event. “Let”s forget what problems we”ve been going through recently and with [...]
Brand was ‘abnormally happy’ when his football team won, says Perry
December 6th, 2010 |
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Singer Katy Perry has revealed that her hubby Russell Brand was abnormally happy when West Ham United Football Club won. Brand, 35, could not contain his excitement after West Ham stuck four unanswered goals past Manchester United in the League Cup last week. “For some reason Russell has been abnormally happy this week,†the Sun [...]
“Unity Serbian team’s best quality”
December 6th, 2010 |
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Serbia’s freshly crowned Davis Cup team say – sporting also freshly shaved heads – that it was unity that brought them victory over France. Captain of the men’s national tennis team Bogdan Obradović told reporters on Sunday evening that unity is the main quality of the Serbian team, which, for the first time in history, won the Davis Cup final.
‘Not 100 per cent satisfied with Pak team’s World Cup preparations’: Afridi
December 4th, 2010 |
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Pakistan’s One-day International captain Shahid Afridi has said that he is not fully satisfied with his team’s preparations for the World Cup 2011, which is to be co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. “I am not 100 per cent satisfied with the team’s preparations for the World Cup,†the Daily Times quoted Afridi, as [...]
Nuclear power: Team France in disarray
December 2nd, 2010 |
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Unhappy attempts to revive a national industry
WHAT solar panels are to Germany and wind turbines are to Denmark, nuclear reactors are to France: not just a power source but a pitch for global leadership in a field that is green and sexily high-tech. Electricite de France (EDF), a giant state utility, runs all 59 of the country’s nuclear plants and more than anyone else in the world. Together with Areva and Alstom, two firms involved in many aspects of nuclear-power production, EDF is trying to compete for business overseas. But Team France is ailing.
Its main product is the European Pressurised Water Reactor (EPR), vaunted as the most sophisticated, plane-crash-proof and efficient in the world. But just two are under construction, and only one is being built outside France. An EPR in Finland has been dogged by quality and regulatory problems, causing cost overruns of about €2.7 billion ($3.5 billion). The fiasco led Siemens of Germany to end a joint venture with Areva, the lead contractor, reducing the chances of Franco-German co-operation on further EPRs. …
Compellent, VMware Team for Automated Cloud System Disaster Recovery
November 30th, 2010 |
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The new package automates the process of moving, protecting and recovering data involved in virtually any type of disaster, Compellent Vice President Bruce Kornfeld said. – Automated storage provider Compellent Technologies and virtualization
kingpin VMware on Nov. 30 announced an extension of their partnership that
creates a new disaster
recovery option for cloud systems using Compellent’s storage capabilities
with vCenter Site Recovery Manager.
The new package a…