Yusuf And Kamran Steal Rajasthan A Thriller

Yusuf Pathan broke the IPL's first tie and with it Kolkata Knight Riders' hearts through clean hitting in the Super Over, to chase down 16 runs in four deliveries. It was intense drama at Newlands with the match swinging either way - from the moment Rajasthan Royals lost two wickets in the first three overs till Sourav Ganguly's dismissal with two runs required and one ball to go - as the excitement spilled over into the Super Over, the solution to a Twenty20 tie.

It was Yusuf who helped Rajasthan recover from their second bad start in the tournament, at 14 for 2 in 2.2 overs this time. He plundered 42 off 21 balls, hitting six boundaries and two sixes. He then bowled the first over for Rajasthan, with fast, bouncy offbreaks to keep Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum from getting off to a quick start. His first three overs bowled inside the Powerplays, to two of the most destructive batsmen in world cricket went for just 12.

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Needs Of The Indian Men

Blackberrys the lifestyle brand was born in 1991 with the philosophy of quality first. Identifying a need for branded, structured clothing for the changing needs of the Indian male. Blackberrys established itself as the manufacturer of impeccably designed trousers, suites & jackets.

With a recorded growth rate of 28.6% (which is over and above the industry average), Blackberrys over the years has established itself as a renowned fashion label with a strong brand presence. Their collections have been associated with innovations in fashion and a strong image of 'Sharp Edged Clothing'.

The brand has a high recall value and is perceived as a premium-clothing abode. Documented in various trade surveys as 'the best FIT' and even communicated the 'Young Power Dresser' image to the TA. The tag line 'Sharp smooth and sure' is the irresistible calling for all, further smitten by the sharp cuts, smooth feel and surety of power dressing.

The Blackberrys wardrobe includes Dress Line Trousers, Khakis, and Shirts, Women's Wear, Suits & Jackets and the newly launched B&B collection (Premium shirts & trousers for men). It has a total capacity of making/sourcing 3000 trousers and 400 blazers & jackets daily. A strong sourcing network both domestic and international backs Blackberrys.

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George To Contest As Independent

Veteran JD(U) leader George Fernandes has finally decided to part ways with the party he nurtured and contest as an Independent from home turf Muzaffarpur.

The Mangalorean, who made Bihar his home after he first won the Muzaffarpur seat in 1977, on Thursday said in front of the camera: “Main chunav ladunga (I will contest election)”. Fernandes is expected to file his nomination papers on April 1.

Shocked at the patriarch’s decision, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said: “I have nothing to say. But one thing is clear, that an RJD leader had been by George’s side for last two days at Muzaffarpur”. He was referring to former RJD MLA Dinesh Yadav. Ramjivan Singh, who quit JD(U) on Wednesday, was also seen with Fernandes.

At the socialist leader’s press meet on Thursday, his supporters did most of the talking, often explaining and repeating questions to Fernandes. George was critical of his wife Leila Kabir, who justified the JD(U) decision not to field him. Fernandes asked: “Who is she to decide on my political career?” He did not spare even Nitish Kumar and Sharad Yadav, calling them “despots”. The JD(U), however, has made it clear that there would be no rethink on ticket distribution.

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Mercedes Benz Launched Its M-Class Car In India

On Monday Mercedes Benz launched its M-Class car in India for approximately for Rs 54 lakh. Mercedes M-Class is top of the order sports utility vehicle from one of the top producers of finest cars in the world.

The new 2006 M-Class has both sturdy and beautiful looks. The car has sweeping front fenders, dramatic shoulder lines and a sharply angled windshield.

Beneath its sleek exterior is an all-new unit body platform as well as a newly-developed suspension, double-wishbone up front and four-link at the rear. New, useful technology includes a standard seven-speed automatic transmission, an even more effective full-time four- wheel-drive system and optional features such as a height-adjustable air suspension.

When the Mercedes-Benz M-Class first arrived around ten years ago, the new sport utility vehicle started a trend that inspired the entire industry to shift toward more car-like SUVs. Virtually the only sport utility at the time with four-wheel independent suspension, the original M-Class was one of the first to be designed from the ground up, rather than being based on an existing truck platform. The first-generation M-Class also won an impressive number of awards, including the prestigious North American Truck of the Year.

While launching the car Mercedes-Benz India's CEO and Managing Director, Wilfried Aulbur said, “The new M-Class offers best of both the worlds—the highest levels of luxury, comfort and on-road refinement combined with excellent off-road capabilities and best-in- class safety standards”.

The Mercedes-Benz M-Class is a mid-size sport utility vehicle (SUV) with light off-road capability, first offered in 1997 as a 1998 model, and built by the German automaker Mercedes-Benz. It marked a shift at Mercedes-Benz in becoming a global player; while it had plants outside Germany before, they merely built German models. Gradually, the M-Class became a sales success in the United States and Mexico. In size, it is slotted below the GL-Class. For a short time, between the years 1999 to 2002, the M class was built by Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria, for the European market, until it moved to part of the U.S. market.

State Scores High On Mental Health Issues

he road to improvement sometimes begins with a dose of self-awareness, taking responsibility and reading the billboards along the way. And Connecticut's mental health system is stuck in "gridlock."

That admission by state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Commissioner Thomas A. Kirk Jr. garnered Connecticut a "B" Thursday on the National Alliance on Mental Illness' Grading the States 2009 report card.

The NAMI rankings, which rate the states on 65 criteria, come out once every three years. Only five other states -- Massachusetts, Maine, New York, Maryland and Oklahoma earned B's.

NAMI called Connecticut a "state of paradoxes," noting that on one hand "it strives to provide an excellent mental health care system and boasts many good conceptual ideas and interagency collaborations with the criminal justice system." Nevertheless, DMHAS' "uses the word 'gridlock' to describe its own system capacity failures," NAMI states in its report card on Connecticut. "Mental health gridlock leaves people stuck in places they do not need to be, which is expensive and disruptive."

Still, NAMI appears to be impressed with Connecticut's awareness of its systemic problems. It finds that even though Connecticut Valley Hospital had four suicides in four years, DMHAS had fired key staff involved, and introduced improvements in oversight and training that seem likely to lower the risk of future suicides.

NAMI acknowledged that the lawsuit the state faces over failing to provide the least restrictive and appropriate treatment for people with mental illnesses in nursing homes cost the state $7 million in lost "federal payments to nursing homes because many people with serious mental illnesses were being inappropriately warehoused there."

Kirk called NAMI a "tough grader."

The DMHAS commissioner said NAMI gave most states a "D" this year, as it had done in 2006 when it conducted its last review of states' performance. "Their goal in grading states is to achieve a high quality, welcoming mental health system that provides the best care possible for adults with serious mental health conditions and their families," Kirk said. "We share that goal."

The areas where Connecticut scored its highest marks were in the consumer/family empowerment measures.

"We received the highest possible scores in work-force development and our collaboration with the Judicial Branch and the [state] Department of Correction to implement jail diversion and community reintegration services for offenders."

Connecticut was the only state to receive an "A" in the "consumer/family empowerment" subcategory.

"This validates the strengths of the Connecticut mental health system and our commitment to improving the lives of those living with mental illness and their families," Gov. M. Jodi Rell said. "I commend Commissioner Kirk for his strong leadership at the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and for the effective teamwork that goes into delivering quality care and support."

March-Cancer Awareness Month

It’s a disease many of us are familiar with and is sometimes called the silent killer .
Colon Cancer affects the large intestine, the lower part of your digestive system.
It is the second leading cause of cancer death in America. If detected early, Colon Cancer is 90 percent preventable. While it’s awkward for you to talk about, it is important to think about.
March is national Colorectal Cancer month. Dr. Nicholas Costrini of Georgia Gastroenterology Group says it would be wise for men and women to know the symptoms.
“A change in bowel habits, previously having normal bowel activity and then for no apparent reason developing constipation, or for no apparent reason developing silent seen blood in the stool. Cramping abdominal pain following meals when you never had this before,“ says Dr. Costrini. It’s recommended that you have your first colonoscopy at age 50.

Researchers for HIV work

Even as Connecticut considers reducing funding for AIDS programs, state public health researchers are winning accolades for their work with those living with HIV.

A program developed at the University of Connecticut's Center for Health, Intervention and Prevention is among a group of eight intervention programs commended recently by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Under the program, known as "Options," clinicians are trained to counsel HIV-positive patients during routine medical appointments to avoid risky behavior, such as unprotected sex and drug use, developing a list of behavioral prescriptions for patients to follow as they live with the virus.

"Most interventions focus on people not infected with HIV and not likely to become infected," said Jeffrey D. Fisher, a social psychology professor at UConn and director of the intervention center. "But we also need to help people who have HIV to practice safer sex and drug use."

Such precautions are necessary not just to protect the health of those living with HIV or AIDS, which make patients substantially more susceptible to infection and disease, but also to ensure that continued risky behavior doesn't spread HIV to those with whom diagnosed people share needles or have sex.

Fisher developed the program in the late 1990s with his brother, Bill Fisher, a professor at the University of Western Ontario, and three other researchers from CHIP and Yale University.

The Options program was developed from current behavioral theory and a process of collaboration with those struggling with HIV diagnosis and problems with substance abuse or risky sex, Fisher said. The intervention plan asks clinical workers to work with patients to develop strategies for reducing risk, and to evaluate each patient's willingness to change.

The program was included this year in "The 2008 Compendium of Evidence-based HIV Prevention Interventions," which is compiled annually by the CDC, and recognizes programs that have proven successful at reducing HIV infection and behavior that can increase the chance of contracting sexually transmitted diseases.

The CDC estimates that 46,000 people were infected with HIV in the U.S. in 2006, the most recent year for which data was available.

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