Captain fantastic’s most Difficult Springbok Tour: "

John Smit is the most experienced and one of the most successful captains in test rugby but even he admits it has been a challenge to raise spirits in the weakened Springbok touring squad this week.

Without the 21 frontline players left at home to recuperate, the 33-year-old led the South Africans to a 39-20 battering by the Wallabies in Sydney last weekend and will captain his country for the 78th time against the All Blacks on Saturday.

Smit, who has led South Africa to two Tri-Nations titles, a series victory over the British and Irish Lions and, of course, the 2007 World Cup triumph, said the inexperience of the squad had made this a very tough tour.

“It’s been quite a difficult trip … this time round the challenges have been far larger,” Smit told reporters on Friday.

“I think my biggest job has just to try and get the guys to keep renewing their own self-belief in what they can do and what got them here, against the continual struggle of people telling them they don’t have that ability.

“It’s difficult to keep a young side understanding what has got them to this level, the fact that they have been chosen to put a green and gold jersey over their heads when it doesn’t go well,” he added.

“So we had to be really hard on Monday but keep building on these guys because they are going to be playing test rugby for some time after this World Cup, they are going to be the future of rugby in our country.

“It’s important for them not to think that every time they get into this environment, the whole world’s hating them.”

One of the brightest young talents in South African rugby is Patrick Lambie, who will make his first Springboks start at fullback against the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday.

“He’s an amazing young man,” said Smit, who plays with Lambie in Super rugby with the Sharks. “If you had a daughter of 18-years-old, he’s about the only rugby player you’d allow her to walk out with.

“An absolute gentleman, really intelligent, he really commands his position even as a 20-year-old. He’s got all-round skills and the composure that’s not the norm with a guy his age. I do think he’ll be around for a long time.”

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IAEA : Nuclear power use to grow despite Fukushima: "

The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog said Tuesday that nuclear power will keep growing in the world despite the crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant, which he visited the previous day. Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was speaking after meeting Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who has advocated a phase-out of nuclear power in the quake-prone nation.

“It is certain that the number of nuclear reactors will increase, even if not as quickly as before,” Amano, a Japanese former senior diplomat, said after his meeting Kan in Tokyo.

“Some countries, including Germany, have reviewed their nuclear energy policy, but many other countries believe they need nuclear reactors to tackle problems such as global warming,” he told reporters. “Therefore, securing safety is more important than anything.”

Amano, who visited the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant on Monday, said he affirmed to Kan that the international nuclear body will help the disaster-hit country bring the atomic power plant under control.

The Fukushima plant was battered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, suffered meltdowns and explosions in the days that followed, and continues to release radioactive material into the environment.

“I told the prime minister that the IAEA can help Japan because we have knowledge and experience on decontamination and the management of melted or spent nuclear fuel,” he said.

Japan and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) are trying to bring the plant’s reactors to stable “cold shutdown” by January.

Kan has also announced “stress tests,” modeled on a similar program in the European Union, for all nuclear reactors in Japan. The majority of the nation’s 54 reactors are currently offline for safety checks.

“I think it’s very good that countries check the safety of nuclear generation after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant,” said Amano. “It would be good if the IAEA could review such safety inspections internationally.”

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Bank of Baroda Clerk Exam Result 2011 Declared: "
Bank of Baroda, India’s International Bank, with a network of more than 3200 branches in India enjoys the unique distinction of overseas presence in 26 countries. The global business of the Bank is over Rs. 4,60,000 crores.
Bank of Baroda had announce the clerical vacancies and the written examination was held on 17th April 2011.
Bank of Baroda Clerk Result 2011 has been announced on 29th july 2011.



Candidates can check their Roll Numbers in the issued list. These eligible candidates are invited for interview. BOB Clerks Interviews are scheduled to be held from 22nd Aug 2011 onwards.
Visit the link given below to get your result:
http://www.tcyonline.com/exam-notifications-bank-of-baroda-recruitment-2011-clerk-result/100241-163
http://www.bankofbaroda.com/download/WrittenTestStaffProject2011.pdf
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Susie Sanchez: Raiders Newest Cheerleader A Grandmother: "

Grandma’ and ‘cheerleader’ are not two words that you often hear go together, but perhaps that will change as a result of who the Oakland Raiders announced will be the newest addition to their squad in 2011.

According to The Pinnacle, the Raiderettes hired Susie Sanchez, a 37-year-old mother of three and grandmother of one.

“It’s life changing at that moment,” she said after hearing the big news.

Click HERE for photos of the newest Raiders cheerleader.

Sanchez isn’t the first Raiders cheerleader to come from slightly unusual circumstances–Tony LaRussa’s daughter Bianca Tai was also given a spot on the squad. Read More

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Debt Ceiling Battle: Harry Reid’s Plan May Benefit Smartphone Users: "

The debt ceiling battle could produce an unlikely winner: smartphone users.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s current plan would direct the Federal Communications Commission to auction off highly valuable radio spectrum to wireless carriers desperate for more airwaves. Companies such as AT&T and T-Mobile USA say they need more capacity to keep up as their customers increasingly use iPhones, tablets and other portable devices to handle mobile applications, online video and other bandwidth-hungry services.

The plan could generate critical revenue for a government spending beyond its means. Congressional budget officials estimate the auctions would raise $13.1 billion for deficit reduction.

Reid’s proposal would also deliver a big victory to public safety officials: It would set aside airwaves and money for the construction of a nationwide wireless broadband network that would let police officers, firefighters and emergency medical workers communicate with each other across agencies and jurisdictions.

“Spectrum auctions are a win-win-win,” said Tim Doyle, a spokesman for the Consumers Electronics Association.

But the proposal still faces significant hurdles. For one thing, a competing debt ceiling plan from House Speaker John Boehner, which will be voted on Thursday, contains nothing on wireless spectrum auctions. Boehner’s focus is on spending cuts, not finding new sources of revenue. What’s more, Reid’s proposal has run into major opposition from television broadcasters, which are under pressure to give up spectrum that would be sold to wireless carriers.

The haggling over wireless spectrum auctions comes as Congress rushes to try to agree on a plan to stave off an unprecedented U.S. default on its debt, which could have catastrophic consequences for the global economy. The Treasury Department has warned that the government will run out of money to pay its bills after Aug. 2 if Congress does not raise the debt ceiling. Reid and Boehner are pushing competing proposals to lift the debt limit and slash spending.

No matter how the current fight plays out, many in Washington see spectrum auctions as an attractive way to chip away at the federal deficit.

Stifel Nicolaus analyst David Kaut, for one, says spectrum auction legislation has a good shot of passage in Congress – whether it is part of the current debt ceiling package, a deficit reduction measure down the road or even a stand-alone bill.

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WWE Diva Maryse Gets Restraining Order Against Alleged Stalker Lee Silber: "

WWE Diva Maryse, who real name is Maryse Ouellet, has a crazy stalker sending her scary messages. These have become so creepy that she fears for her life so today she got a restraining order against her alleged delusional stalker identified as Lee Silber. Keep reading to know the details about this story plus some of Maryse’s awesome photos and a great video after the jump.

Maryse

The 27 year-old Canadian WWE Diva Maryse is used to getting letters and messages from her fans, telling her they love her and how incredibly stunning she is, but when a certain fan becomes obsessive and starts to frighten that certain celebrity, he or she becomes their stalker. Poor Maryse is facing that scary moment as you and I talk.

This is how our friends at TMZ brought us the news. 61 year-old Lee Silber started to send letters to Maryse offering to give her money, and by money I mean ridiculously amounts of green bills, diamonds and properties. At first she thought it was some crazy guy with a twisted sense of humor but as time went by his messages started to get worse, to the point that he got her cell pone number and left her voice mails (tons of them). In one of them he allegedly told her he was coming to Los Angeles to get her. Fearing for her life and safety and hoping to continue with her life without fear, she made the decision to go to the L.A. County Superior Court and file a restraining order against Lee Silber, she will be back in court next week.

Some of Lee Silber’s creepy messages were posted via Facebook (first posted on September 2010), here are some…

Maryse my name is Mr. Silber my cell # is 305-xxx-xxxx, If you become my friend I can give you $450,000,000 as I own TX oil and skyscraper development properties for you!!!…

September 25, 2010

Maryse this is your friend Mr. Silber. Please call me at (phone deleated) I will give you outright: horses, cattle, if you can help me sell,lease my 20 acres of TX oil, mineral, skyscraper development properties in Hudspeth County,TX on the Wolfcreek Ranch for $500,000,000 with your international contacts I will have my attorneys guarantee you the $500,000,000 or you can have your attorneys guarantee you the $500,000,000

April 9th

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उस जानिब से जब उतरोगे तुम !!: "वो कौन सा लम्हा है जो तब्दील करता है आदमी को एक दूसरे आदमी में !वो कौन सी शै है जो धो देती है पिछले दागो को ...जाने क्या ऊँडेलती है
भीतर के बाहर सब कुछ छना-छना सा निकलता है ... .त"आरुफ़ कराती है नए
मानो से जो कहते है पिछला जो जिया ....सब" रफ -वर्क" था .
.क्या लोहे के बने थे सुकरात - या बुद्द ...या बायस होकर कोई जुदा रूह धकेली थी खुदा ने कबीर में ...! दुःख क्या अलार्म क्लोक"