During these games what we need to have is positive attitude like mascot Shera that represents the modern Indian. He is an achiever with a positive attitude, a global citizen but justifiably proud of his nation's ancient heritage…….
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The tournament, to be held in South Africa will feature 10 teams who'll play 23 matches across 4 venues. Scheduled to start on 10th September 2010, the Airtel Champions League T20 will bring together domestic leagues from seven nations as they vie for the top spot with the winner taking home close to USD 2.5 million dollars.
While this isn't the first time Bollywood blends with cricket (anyone following the IPL is sure to know this), it surely is the first time for Big B, the 67 year old Bollywood veteran actor. On a recent post in his blog, Amitabh announces his deal with ESPN and talks about the "rush and the speed" with which the shooting for his endorsement commenced.
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The mascot, an elephant, has been named 'Stumpy' after an online selection process that drew proposals from thousands of cricket fans around the world, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said. The lucky winner is to receive a cricket bat signed by the all-star quartet of Dhoni, Tendulkar, Sangakkara and Jayawardena. Stumpy was represented by a real life elephant at the launch in Colombo.
ICC CWC 2011 Tournament Director Prof Shetty who was in Colombo for the launch has said that, with 200 days to go before the opening match, plans in all three host countries, Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh were on track. "The preparations for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 are on course and I'm happy with the progress we have been making," he has said. At the launch Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has said that winning the Cricket World Cup was his childhood dream.
"The World Cup means everything to us. It is the one point of the cricketing calendar everyone looks forward to and wants to win it. We just have to make sure that we understand how privileged we are to be in that position and carry the hopes and aspirations of so many people," Sangakkara has said. Sri Lanka is scheduled to hold 12 matches including a semi final at three venues.
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I-PILL, LAUNCHED by Cipla in August, 2007 is a ‘ray of hope’ for all those women who’ve had unprotected sex, but do not wish to conceive and go through the trauma of abortion.
According to estimated figures, every year there are five million unsafe abortions, and 78 percent of pregnancies are unexpected.
Abortion (both oral and surgical) can cause grave damages to the reproductive system. This can cause various complications like not being able to conceive again, frequent miscarriage, premature delivery, etc. Surgical abortion can also cause bladder and bowel injury.
With Cipla i-pill, one can now prevent an unplanned pregnancy after unprotected sex.
How do I use i-pill?
i-pill is an oral tablet. It should be swallowed with some water within 72 hours of unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy. It is available at chemists over the counter (OTC) without any prescription.
The sooner i-pill is taken, the better the results. i-pill is 95 per cent effective within 24 hours of unprotected sex, 85 per cent between 25 - 48 hours and 58 per cent if taken between 49-72 hours.
It is advisable to take i-pill after meals to prevent vomiting. If you vomit within three hours of taking i-pill, you should take another i-pill as soon as possible.
i-pill should not be used if you are already pregnant because it is only a backup or emergency method of contraception. It is not as effective as other regular birth control methods.
How does i-pill work?
i-pill works in three different ways: It prevents the ovaries from releasing an egg, may prevent the sperm from fertilising the egg, and may prevent the fertilised egg from being implanted on the uterine wall. Pregnancy is established only after the fertilised egg attaches itself to the womb. This process can take 2 to 4 days. One needs to act within this time frame to avoid the risk of pregnancy.
If i-pill is consumed post-pregnancy, it will have no effect.
It should be understood that i-pill does not offer protection from any sexually transmitted disease. It is a common misconception that i-pill is a birth control pill; rather, it is an emergency contraceptive pill.
THE MINISTRY of Women and Child Development is examining the issue of ‘surrogate motherhood’ in India for bringing up a comprehensive legislation. But surrogate motherhood - as an arrangement, in which a woman carries and bears a child for another person or persons, but takes no ownership of the child born - has also raised moral, ethical and social and legal questions about both - the woman and the ‘commissioned baby’.
To understand the issues involved, let us see the case of Surekha. She is seven-months pregnant like any other expecting mothers, except that the child she is carrying isn’t her own. When Surekha gives birth to this child in India, the newborn will be immediately be handed over to its biological parents, Non Resident Indians (NRIs) who live in Canada and who have been unable to bear a child on their own. In return for renting her womb, Surekha will be paid one lakh rupees.
This practice of renting a womb and getting a child is like outsourcing pregnancy. The business volume of this trade is estimated to be around $ 500 million and the numbers of cases of surrogacy are believed to be increasing at galloping rate.
The exact extent of this practice in India is not known, but inquiries revealed that this practice has doubled in last few years and normally women from small towns are selected for this kind of outsourcing pregnancy.
Surekha’s husband Madan (name changed) says his meagre income of Rs 2,000 per month as a casual worker is not enough to run the family and educate children. He says that the extra money will allow him to invest in his children’s education and to buy a new home.
The medical opinion is divided on this kind of outsourced pregnancy. Dr Gupta reminds that, “This is not like donating a kidney. Bearing a child is an emotional issue. It is hard to force nine-month-pregnancy on any woman.” She cites dozens of cases of couples that have spent a small fortune on failed in-vitro fertilisations or experienced repeated miscarriages and have had no option but to turn to surrogacy.
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THIS WEEK Sarah Palin’s (The Republican VP nominee for the 2008 USA Election) teenage daughter gave birth to a baby boy. The new born has bought cheers to the family, and to the Republicans.
Teenage pregnancy is harmful for the health of mother and to the health of to-be-born baby (I assume that I need not specify figures & facts in support of this claim as this is an undisputed issue, if any reader disputes it, I can provide figure and facts). We have seen campaigns by “social activists” & “human rights organizations” to root out such evils from our world. But irony is that, though such evils are getting condemned in underdeveloped world (thanks to the effort of social reformers), such evils are getting celebrated in developed world.
The conservative groups in the USA have praised Palin’s daughter for upholding traditional values by deciding to have the baby instead of having an abortion. The Republican leadership, who faced a crashing defeat in 2008 Presidential elections, is also happier as it hopes to strengthen its base amongst the conservatives. The USA government has continued to distance itself from controversial topic, as always.
I am just wondering, if the western world would have reacted in the same way, if this event would have happened in some other part of the world. What if this “teenage pregnancy” would have been witnessed by the daughter of an Asian, African or Middle-Eastern national leader? What if the celebrated teenage mother was either Hindu or Muslim instead of being a Christian. Would the reaction of western society have been the same? I think that this same section which has termed the incidence as “act of upholding the traditional values” would have pounced upon “with allegations of violating the basic human rights and not protecting the women health”.
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RHYTHM METHOD for birth control is getting popular in recent times. Growing number of teen says they use rhythm method for birth control. About 17 percent of sexually experienced teen girls say they had used the rhythm method — timing their sex to avoid fertile days to prevent getting pregnant. That's up from 11 percent in 2002.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey released on Wednesday says overall, teenage use of birth control and teen attitudes toward pregnancy have remained about the same since 2002. Most importantly survey reveals more teens think it is OK for an unmarried female to have a baby.
The survey was conducted at a time of some highly publicized pregnancies of unmarried teens, including Bristol Palin, the daughter of former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, and Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney's kid sister.
According to experts, this increase is worrisome because the rhythm method does not work about 25 percent of the time.
The CDC survey, based on face-to face interview with nearly 2,800 teens ages girls, found that about 42 percent of never married teens had had sex at least once in their life.
The survey results were based on face-to-face interviews with nearly 2,800 teens ages 15 through 19 at their homes in the years 2006 through 2008. Trained female interviewers asked the questions. Of those teens, 98 percent said they'd used birth control at least once, with condoms being the most common choice.
Recent trends of increase in teen birth rate somehow correlate with increased use of rhythm method. The teen birth rate declined steadily from 1991 through 2005, but rose in 2005 -2007. It dropped again in 2008, by 2 percent, to about 10 percent of all births.
Teen attitudes may be big part of it. Nearly 64 percent of teen boys said it's OK for an unmarried female to have a child, up from 50 percent in 2002. More than 70 percent of teen girls agreed, up from 65 percent, though the female increase was not statistically significant.
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