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« on: December 15, 2011, 06:19:53 PM »
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« on: December 15, 2011, 06:18:52 PM »
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« on: December 15, 2011, 06:06:11 PM »
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar today warned that the US would be responsible if Pakistan failed in the war on terrorism, a remark that comes in the backdrop of a move by American lawmakers to freeze aid worth USD 700 million to Islamabad. The US would be responsible if Pakistan failed in the war on terrorism or if there were problems, Khar was quoted as saying by TV news channels here. She made the remarks while briefing the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, which met to discuss the issue of reviewing Pak-US ties. Khar said Pakistan's relations with the US were "on hold" and would move forward if Parliament allows it. She provided details to the parliamentary panel of two formal agreements with the US regarding NATO supply routes and defence cooperation. The entire gamut of political, intelligence and military cooperation with the US is being reviewed, she told the panel. The US House of Representatives yesterday passed a legislation to freeze aid to Pakistan worth USD 700 million and the Senate is expected to vote on the measure this week. The Bill will freeze the aid pending assurances that Pakistan has taken steps to thwart militants who use improvised explosive devices against US-led forces in Afghanistan. Following a cross-border NATO air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last month, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said Pakistan intends to frame "new terms of engagement" for relations with the US and NATO. Pakistan responded angrily to the attack by closing all NATO supply routes and forcing the US to vacate Shamsi airbase, which was reportedly used by CIA-operated drones. A meeting of Pakistani envoys in key world capitals held this week drew up recommendations for recasting ties with the US. Gilani has asked the Parliamentary Committee on National Security to also submit recommendations which will be debated during a joint session of both houses of parliament that will give shape to future ties with the US. Raza Rabbani, the head of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, told reporters that the Defence Ministry had signed about nine agreements with the US, NATO and International Security Assistance Force. All these agreements were concluded by the previous military regime and he had sought details of the pacts, he said. The parliamentary panel will meet again on December 24 to review recommendations made by the envoys' conference and then suggest new terms of engagement that will be taken up at the joint session of the National Assembly and Senate, he said.
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« on: December 15, 2011, 06:04:03 PM »
Stepping up pressure, Anna Hazare today announced a new agitation of filling up jails (jail bharo) from January 1 if Parliament does not pass a strong Lokpal law, amid indications that it is unlikely to be done before the scheduled conclusion of the current winter session. The agitation is in addition to the indefinite fast Hazare has already announced from December 27 unless a strong Lokpal bill is not not adopted by Parliament. Racing against time the Department of Personnel has begun drafting the Lokpal legislation taking into account the views of the Parliamentary Standing Committee and those of various political parties as articulated at yesterday’s all-party meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. What appears to be certain now now is that the Lokpal Bill would be introduced before December 22 when both Houses of Parliament are scheduled to adjourn sine die. However, the government has the option of extending the session into early January and taking a year-end break to enable members be with their families for Christmas and the New Year. Both Houses could reconvene in the first week of January to consider the Lokpal law. The draft legislation is expected to be considered by the Union Cabinet early next week, either on Sunday or Monday, after the Prime Minister returns from Moscow on Saturday. It could then be introduced in Parliament on December 20 or 21.
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« on: December 15, 2011, 06:01:44 PM »
Gold today recorded its steepest fall in over two months and lost Rs 800 to Rs 28,140 per 10 grams, on frantic selling by stockists on weak global trend and sluggish domestic demand. Gold had plunged by Rs 835 on October 5. Traders said selling pressure gathered momentum, as the metal in overseas markets dipped below $1,600 an ounce on deepening euro-zone debt crisis and boosting the dollar. In addition, reduced offtake on the domestic front due to the end of the marriage season also weighed on the yellow metal's prices here. On similar lines, silver tumbled by Rs 3,200 to Rs 52,600 per kg, on fall in demand from industrial units and silver coin manufacturers. Gold in global markets, which normally sets the price trend on the domestic front here, tumbled by $54.40 to $1,576.50 an ounce and silver by 6.10 per cent to $28.96 an ounce in New York last night. On the domestic front, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity took a plunge of Rs 800 each to Rs 28,140 and Rs 28,000 per 10 grams, respectively. Sovereigns followed suit and traded lower by Rs 100 to Rs 23,200 per piece of eight grams. In line with a general weakening trend, silver ready nosedived by Rs 3,200 to Rs 52,600 per kg and weekly-based delivery by Rs 3,215 to Rs 53,200 per kg. Silver coins also dropped by Rs 3,000 to Rs 59,000 for buying and Rs 60,000 for selling of 100 pieces.
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« on: December 15, 2011, 06:00:04 PM »
A new research has investigated the potency of Indian wild plants against bacterial and fungal infections in the mouths of oral cancer patients. Researchers from Rohtak, India, tested extracts from several plants used in traditional or folk medicine against microbials found in the mouths of oral cancer patients. Of the 40 patients involved in the study, 35 had compromised immune systems with severely reduced neutrophil counts. Eight of the plants tested were able to significantly affect the growth of organisms collected by oral swab, and pure cultures of bacteria and fungi grown in the lab. This included wild asparagus, desert date, false daisy, curry tree, caster oil plant and fenugreek. "Natural medicines are increasingly important in treating disease and traditional knowledge provides a starting point in the search for plant-based medicines. Importantly we found that the extraction process had a huge effect on both the specificity and efficacy of the plant extracts against microbes," said Dr Jaya Parkash Yadav. "Nevertheless several of the plants tested were broad spectrum antibiotics able to combat bacteria including E. coli, S. aureus and the fungi Candida and Aspergillus. Both desert date and caster oil plant were especially able to target bacteria, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which are known to be difficult to treat with conventional antibiotics," Yadav added. "Although the plants tested had a lower potency than conventional antibiotics they offer hope against resistant species. These results are a starting point for further testing in the lab and clinic," added Yadav. The study has been published by BioMed Central`s open access journal Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials.
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« on: December 15, 2011, 05:57:32 PM »
State-run oil companies may hike petrol prices by Rs 0.65 paise in their scheduled meeting on Thursday. While a fall in the rupee to an all-time low of Rs 53.75 per US dollar has resulted in an increase in the cost of oil imports, international rates of gasoline -- against which domestic petrol prices are benchmarked -- have also increased, a top source at a state-run oil firm has said. "The under-recovery on petrol is Rs 0.55-0.56 per litre. After adding local sales tax, the desired increase in Delhi comes to Rs 0.65-0.66 a litre," he said, adding that the oil companies will review prices on Thursday and any change will be effective from December 16. State-owned oil firms have cut petrol prices on two occasions in the past one month after international oil rates eased. The companies reduced petrol prices by Rs 2.22 per litre, or 3.2 percent, from November 16 and followed this with a Rs 0.78 per litre cut from December 1. The source, however, could not say if oil companies will go ahead with increasing prices on Thursday, in line with the practice of changing rates every fortnight. "The actual loss to us is only 50-55 paise. We can tolerate it for another fortnight if need be," he said. Public sector oil firms, which revise petrol prices on the 1st and 16th of every month based on the average international rates of the previous fortnight, may informally consult the parent Petroleum Ministry before taking a decision. Parliament is in session and an increase in petrol prices may lead to protests by Opposition parties. The price of gasoline has averaged USD 111.11 per barrel in Singapore this month, up from USD 108.25 a barrel in the previous fortnight.
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« on: December 15, 2011, 05:54:37 PM »
America's contentious and costly war in Iraq officially ended Thursday with an understated ceremony in Baghdad that contrasted sharply with its thundering start almost nine years ago. U.S. troops lowered the flag of command that flew over the Iraqi capital, carefully rolled it and cased it in camouflage in accordance with Army tradition. The quiet ceremony, under a bright Iraqi sun, was the opposite of the nighttime "shock and awe" bombardment of Baghdad that launched the war against Saddam Hussein in March 2003. Justified by President George W. Bush on the grounds that Hussein was seeking weapons of mass destruction that he could share with terrorists such as al Qaeda, the invasion cased deep divisions in America and around the world.After that, men and women from Maine to Hawaii began crossing the border into Iraq -- and began dying or coming home with lifelong injuries. Hussein's regime proved easy to topple, but no weapons of mass destruction were found, and the United States and its allies were left occupying a country where they were not greeted as liberators, despite the prediction of Bush's vice president, Dick Cheney. Iraq erupted into sectarian violence, leaving U.S. troops to try to contain what threatened to become a civil war. Improvised explosive device became a household term, traumatic brain injuries a signature wound of the war. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who flew into Baghdad for Thursday's flag-lowering ceremony, recalled that when he visited in 2006 as a member of Bush's Iraq Study Group, "sectarian violence was skyrocketing, and it seemed as if nothing was working." But, he said, "After a lot of blood spilled by Iraqis and Americans, the mission of an Iraq that could govern and secure itself has become real." On Thursday, the Iraq war officially ended as President Barack Obama described it: not with a final battle but with a final march home for U.S. troops. In all, the United States spent more than $800 billion in Iraq. Panetta reflected on a greater cost. He said the United States was "deeply indebted" to all Americans in uniform. Nearly 4,500 of them were killed in this war, more than 30,000 wounded. In their own words: Eight lives changed by the Iraq war And he hailed the advances made in Iraq since Hussein was ousted. "This is a time for Iraq to look forward," he said. "This is an opportunity for Iraq to forge ahead on a path to security and prosperity. We owe it to all of the lives that were sacrificed in this war not to fail." No one knows how many Iraqis have been killed since March 2003, but the independent public database Iraq Body Count has compiled reports of more than 150,000 between the invasion and October 2010, with four out of five dead being civilians. Thousands of other Iraqis struggle to cope with lives marred by war. For them, the battle goes on as the Americans leave behind a fragile nation struggling to establish democracy, struggling to establish stability. Violence still claims innocent lives in Iraq. People are frustrated with the lack of electricity. Baghdad is awash in trash. No one can predict Iraq's future without the presence of Americans. "As long as there are assassinations and explosions from time to time in this country, then of course I have fears," said ministry of transportation employee Abu Hadeel. "When I walk in a crowded street, I have concern of any sudden explosion. There are no guarantees." Student Moutazz Sami said Iraq was not prepared militarily or politically to handle challenges. But businessman Ethar Mohammed said "every beginning has an end." "The political divisions are huge and no one knows what will happen after December 31," the date by which American troops must leave, said Iraqi journalist Mina al-Oraibi, assistant editor-in-chief of Asharq Alawsat newspaper in London. Fareed Zakaria on Iraq's oil potential All U.S. troops must be out of Iraq by the end of this month after Washington and Baghdad failed to agree on terms under which they could remain. At the height of the war in 2007, when Bush ordered a so-called surge, more than 170,000 American troops were stationed in Iraq, living on more than 500 bases and outposts across the nation. As of Tuesday, only 5,500 American troops remained. A senior defense official traveling with Panetta said that some troops -- perhaps 3,000 to 4,000 -- will remain in Kuwait for a certain period of time but said the details have not been worked out with the Kuwaitis. Only half of Americans think their nation achieved its goals in Iraq, according to a CNN/ORC International poll conducted last month. Still, 61% favored the withdrawal of all troops by the end of the year. And 68% said they opposed the war in Iraq. Opinion: I'm grateful my husband served in Afghanistan, not Iraq Iraqis, on the other hand, are worried that the United States wants to disengage from their country entirely, al-Oraibi said, pointing out that Obama came to office partly on the strength of his opposition to the war and sent Vice President Joe Biden to visit recently rather than coming himself. But Brett McGurk, a former adviser to three U.S. ambassadors, pointed out that U.S. disengagement has been a process, rather than a sudden action. Iraq, he said, has been in charge of its own security since 2009. "It's not like we were controlling Iraq's security situation last week, and now we're suddenly leaving," he said. "We haven't had troops in Baghdad for over two years." Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, explained in practical terms what the end of the U.S. military mission meant. Departing from his prepared text, he said he had been able to fly into Iraq on this occasion simply because he wanted to do so. "The next time I come here, I'm going to have to be invited by the Iraqi government, and I kind of like that," Dempsey said before concluding his speech with thanks and a blessing in Arabic. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States will help the people "realize their own ambitions for a free and sovereign Iraq." It also will work closely with the Iraqi government to ensure the safety of U.S. civilians staying in the country, she said. "I think it's understood this is one of the most challenging missions that the State Department has ever led, but we've had a great deal of thought given to what needs to be accomplished," Clinton said in Washington. Back home, many of those Americans who sacrificed in Iraq harbor mixed feelings about the war. But if Iraq can emerge as a free and democratic nation, every American soldier should feel proud, said retired Army Gen. Mark Kimmitt. "If that's the case, then these soldiers can say, yes, indeed, they won," he said. "Every soldier and their families should walk away extremely satisfied and proud of what they accomplished and what they left behind. I just hope it can remain that way." Obama laid out that same message as he welcomed home returning troops Wednesday at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. "Because of you, because you sacrificed so much for a people that you had never met, Iraqis have a chance to forge their own destiny," Obama said. "That's part of what makes us special as Americans. Unlike the empires of old, we did so not for territory or for resources. We do it because it's right. Obama said there was no fuller expression of U.S. support for self-determination than its withdrawal from Iraq. That, he said, speaks volumes for the American people.
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« on: December 15, 2011, 05:46:39 PM »
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« on: December 15, 2011, 04:07:38 PM »
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« on: December 14, 2011, 12:01:28 PM »
Punitive duties will be as high as 12.9 percent for autos from General Motors Co. (GM) and 8.8 percent for Chrysler Group LLC, China’s commerce ministry said today on its website. The U.S. units of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) and Daimler AG (DAI) will face duties of 2 percent and 2.7 percent respectively, it said.
“The move shows that China is always capable of intervening politically in its markets,” said Juergen Pieper, a Frankfurt-based analyst with Bankhaus Metzler. “The automobile industry is very dependent on China for growth, and there’s doubts about the pace of future expansion.”
Auto sales in China are rising at the slowest pace in 13 years, putting pressure on local Chinese producers to consolidate as GM and other foreign carmakers post gains. Automakers declined on concern higher duties may soften demand in the world’s largest car market.
Fiat SpA, which controls Chrysler, declined 21 cents, or 5.5 percent, to 3.55 euros in Milan trading. BMW fell 2.70 euros, or 5.1 percent, to 50.25 euros, while Daimler dropped 1 euro, or 3.1 percent, to 31.66 euros in Frankfurt. GM was down 54 cents, or 2.7 percent, to $19.57 in New York.
The move to increase import levies comes three months after the World Trade Organization rejected China’s appeal of a ruling backing U.S. duties on tire imports.
Larger Engines The taxes announced today affect vehicles with engines that are above 2.5 liters in size, according to the ministry’s website. Honda Motor Co. (7267)’s U.S. operations and other automakers the ministry didn’t specify will also be subject to the tax. China currently imposes tariffs of 25 percent on imported cars.
The WTO in September rejected China’s appeal of a ruling by WTO judges last December that found tariffs on $1.8 billion of car and light-truck tires from China were legal. President Barack Obama imposed the duties of as much as 35 percent in September 2009 under a so-called safeguard provision designed to protect U.S. producers from a surge in imports.
“It’s more of a tit for tat thing -- they’ve been slapping duties on each other for a while now,” said Namrita Chow, a senior analyst at IHS Automotive in Shanghai. “This is hardly going to flummox the buyer of a high-end car. They’re really not going to be bothered by a few percent here and there.”
BMW and Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz both build sport-utility vehicles at U.S. factories for global export. BMW is expanding its factory in South Carolina to produce as many as 300,000 X5, X6, and X3 SUVs next year from 270,000 in 2011.
‘Regrettable’ Dispute The Daimler unit plans to invest $2.4 billion between 2010 and 2014 at its plant in Alabama to add equipment for the assembly of the C-Class sedan. The company currently makes the M-Class and GL SUVs as well as the R-Class wagon at the site. The plant produced 125,400 vehicles in 2010.
BMW doesn’t expect the new import duties to have a significant impact on its sales in China, spokesman Mathias Schmidt said by phone, adding that the failure to resolve the trade dispute was “regrettable.” Daimler’s Mercedes is reviewing the potential impact from the duties, spokeswoman Bettina Singhartinger said.
Slowing Sales Chrysler sold 23,482 vehicles in China last year and aimed to increase deliveries to 40,000 this year, the company has said. The automaker declined to provide updated China sales results for 2011. Ariel Gavilan, a Chrysler spokesman, declined to comment on what affect the new duties may have on profit.
Klaus-Peter Martin, a GM spokesman, didn’t immediately return a telephone call about the matter.
China’s passenger-car sales rose at the slowest pace in six months in November, as monetary tightening and the removal of government incentives dented demand. Wholesale deliveries, including sport-utility vehicles and minivans, gained 0.3 percent to 1.34 million last month, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said Dec. 9.
That compares with the 0.5 percent median estimate of five analysts surveyed by Bloomberg and is the slowest pace since May, when sales dropped 0.1 percent to 1.04 million cars.
China’s vehicle sales have slowed this year from 2010’s record 32 percent expansion pace as inflation, higher interest rates and the end of a two-year stimulus plan deter purchases. Chinese deliveries may expand at a slower pace than U.S. light vehicle sales for the first time since at least 1998, according to the Chinese trade group.
Mercedes is discounting locally produced vehicles in China by 6 percent to 10 percent, while BMW is offering some “small discounts” on inventory that is more than six months old, Jose Asumendi, a Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc analyst, said in a note to investors today, citing dealer visits in the country.
Volkswagen AG is discounting imported vehicles by 5 percent, and offering limited or no discounts for locally produced cars, Asumendi said.
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« on: December 14, 2011, 11:59:50 AM »
Audi Sport has announced that the development of its next customer sport race car has been completed and will be delivered to the first customers by January 2012.
The new Audi R8 Grand-Am is based on the successful R8 LMS that has scored more than 110 victories and 13 titles. From this GT3 race car quattro GmbH developed a vehicle for the Grand Touring class of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series in the United States and subjected it to final testing at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida.
After track tests in Europe, the R8 Grand-Am, which features significant modifications compared with the GT3 race car, underwent its final test at Daytona. On two test days, driver Frank Stippler completed about 1,000 kilometres in the visually conspicuous test car, which sported a stars-and-stripes design. The Daytona circuit with its banked turns served to prepare for the Daytona 24 Hours during which private racing teams will compete with the R8 Grand-Am on Jan. 28 – 29, 2012. Audi says the R8 Grand-Am clearly differs from the GT3 and required a fundamentally new set-up. Downforce, for instance, is drastically lower. About 70% to 80% of aerodynamic grip is lost because the Grand-Am series regulations prescribe modified body components. For example, the new front splitter may only protrude from the front contours by 38 millimetres. The front underbody must have a flat design. The rear diffusor corresponds to the production car component, while the standardized rear wing is only 152 centimetres wide (260 mm slimmer than the rear wing of the R8 LMS). Audi R8 race car ready for North American series in January 2012 National Post Staff Dec 13, 2011 – 10:24 AM ET | Last Updated: Dec 13, 2011 10:38 AM ET
Handout Audi is preparing an R8 race car for customers to contest the 2012 Grand-Am sports car series in North America.
.Comments Email Twitter inShare.0.Audi Sport has announced that the development of its next customer sport race car has been completed and will be delivered to the first customers by January 2012.
The new Audi R8 Grand-Am is based on the successful R8 LMS that has scored more than 110 victories and 13 titles. From this GT3 race car quattro GmbH developed a vehicle for the Grand Touring class of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series in the United States and subjected it to final testing at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida.
After track tests in Europe, the R8 Grand-Am, which features significant modifications compared with the GT3 race car, underwent its final test at Daytona. On two test days, driver Frank Stippler completed about 1,000 kilometres in the visually conspicuous test car, which sported a stars-and-stripes design. The Daytona circuit with its banked turns served to prepare for the Daytona 24 Hours during which private racing teams will compete with the R8 Grand-Am on Jan. 28 – 29, 2012. Audi says the R8 Grand-Am clearly differs from the GT3 and required a fundamentally new set-up. Downforce, for instance, is drastically lower. About 70% to 80% of aerodynamic grip is lost because the Grand-Am series regulations prescribe modified body components. For example, the new front splitter may only protrude from the front contours by 38 millimetres. The front underbody must have a flat design. The rear diffusor corresponds to the production car component, while the standardized rear wing is only 152 centimetres wide (260 mm slimmer than the rear wing of the R8 LMS).
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. The rating of the R8 Grand-Am is still an open issue, says Audi. By January, a balance of performance is to be achieved between the various vehicles in the GT class. Audi has made one of the 5.2-litre V10 FSI engines used in the R8 Grand-Am available to the series’ engineers for a precise performance analysis. The engine’s power output and homologation weight will only be defined once this rating is available.
One of the customer teams for the 2012 season has already been determined. APR Motorsport from Opelika, Ala. will be the first team to field the Audi R8 Grand-Am. The squad is planning to contest the Daytona 24 Hours and the remainder of the races. Negotiations with three other teams are in the closing stage, says Audi.
A maximum of four R8 Grand-Am cars will be delivered for the 2012 season to ensure individual support and coordinated logistics, Audi says.
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« on: December 14, 2011, 11:58:18 AM »
With closest rivals BMW and Daimler forming industry alliances to help further the development of batteries and other electrical energy storage technologies for use in cars, it appears Audi too is getting in on the action, today announcing a new joint-research project of its own.
Dubbed “eProduction”, the new project, which is being sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), is aimed at generating expertise in the assembly of batteries for use in electric cars.
“With eProduction we are taking the next important step on the road to electric mobility,” Audi board member Frank Dreves said at today’s announcement. “This will put us in a position to produce electrically powered cars in larger numbers--in a way that is efficient, safe, robust and sustainable.”
Key areas the initiative will be focusing on include battery performance and lifetime, as well as efficient arrangement of the battery cells themselves. Engineers will also examine related technologies such as high-voltage connections, electronic management systems, electromechanical components, and the housing, various sensors and actuators that round out the battery system.
Other members in the project include software experts Dassault Systèmes and engineering firm Fees Verzahnungstechnik. Seven universities and institutes are also involved. The German government will provide up to $15 million in research dollars as part of its own initiative to see one million electric cars on its nation’s roads by 2020.
Note, this is just the latest in a long string of initiatives from Audi aimed at the advancement of electric cars. In addition to the handful of e-tron prototypes and concepts, Audi has also launched several real-world trials and established new electric car development centers.
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« on: December 14, 2011, 11:54:38 AM »
sat sir akal janta, be ready on saturday night 10 pm i am going play the pj radio
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« on: December 14, 2011, 10:13:02 AM »
i like winter :smile:
i like all season
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« on: December 14, 2011, 10:07:50 AM »
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« on: December 14, 2011, 10:05:33 AM »
-- Boston Celtics stars Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce all voiced great displeasure Tuesday with a cram-session training camp cobbled together in the aftermath of the lockout in order to allow the NBA to engage in a condensed 66-game regular season starting on Christmas Day.
Garnett, who admitted he was "coming off emotional" and "being very, very, very up-front" with reporters, sounded off on NBA commissioner David Stern and a disjointed start to the new season.
"I think what you see, we're a rushed league right now," Garnett said. "Everybody is paying attention to the Chris Paul situation. But I don't know why everyone's shocked, because Stern has been pretty adamant about when he wants to do things and how he does things. "Timing is everything. Chemistry is something that you don't just throw in the frying pan and mix it up with another something, then throw it on top of something, then fry it up and put it in a tortilla and put in a microwave, heat it up and give it to you and expect it to taste good. You know? For those of you who can cook, y'all know what I'm talking about. If y'all can't cook, this doesn't concern you."
Awkward analogy aside, Garnett is clearly ruffled by the way things have played out in recent days. The Celtics practiced with less than 10 bodies each of the first three days of camp, only getting a full roster worth of players on Monday. Now there's a mere 12 days until the season tips off Christmas Day in New York against the Knicks.
For a Boston team that puts a heavy emphasis on chemistry, this is hardly an ideal path.
"I feel very rushed," Allen said. "I can't say that I've been particularly happy with the way things have transpired over the last two or three weeks, but I think everybody is in a situation where we just have to do the best with what we have. We have to adjust to the situation at hand, and it's a challenge for all of us. We're all going through it, so there's nothing more you can do about it but prepare yourself physically and mentally."
Echoed Pierce: "We talk about it. This is something that could have been avoided, especially when you see all the different trades falling through, the disorganization of rosters at this point. There probably should have been a period where you had a free-agent signing period and then training camp. Christmas Day was something that was really pushed amongst the players as a key day, and that's why we've rushed the way we've been rushing."
When it was noted that a simmering Garnett was choosing his words carefully, he stressed that he didn't want to come off as mad, simply professional.
"I'm going to use Doc Rivers' saying here, and I hate this saying, but 'You gotta get past mad,' " said Garnett. "Come in, do your job, understand what this is, and that's what everyone is doing."
While Rivers has noted his team is not in basketball shape yet, Allen suggested that players are generally in good physical shape and it appears most of the Celtics players were ready to return to basketball activities when the lockout ended.
"Everybody's coming in and showing that they've at least kept their mind on playing the game and being ready for whenever we got back at it," he said. "There were some guys back in '99 [after the lockout] that when you saw them, it was like, 'Holy cow, this guy was on vacation for the last three months and didn't do a thing, didn't pick up a basketball or a weight.' In this locker room, that's not the case. And we knew it, because we got too many strong-minded individuals in this locker room. For us, working out is a way of life, so we never have to worry about that with our team."
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« on: December 14, 2011, 10:02:54 AM »
what your favorite season Summer Spring Winter Fall
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« on: December 13, 2011, 07:16:28 PM »
SAt shri akal ji saareya nu !!! Lao ji eh ik sachi ghatna hai ...Parr k jara gaur nal
"sajj dhajj k main yaaraan naal c yaar di baraate aaya coat pant cho mehakaan uddan... mukhra c chammkaaya gall wich lammi tie paayi naale... juttiyaan nu lishkaaya taur meri c dekheyaan bann di... takk da harr koi aaya nawi nawi main boli paa k rajj rajj bhangra paaya sohni jehi ik naar ne aake menu phull faraaya main v ohda naam puchan nu bhora nai sharmaaya "aallo lai lo gobhi leh o " de hokke ne mere kann ch shor jeha paaya neend cho uth k main pittya te thoda c pashtaaya Rabb hi jaane ji ohne kithe mel rachaaaya
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« on: December 13, 2011, 07:03:51 PM »
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