Monday, October 17, 2011

Of Mathematica Vedica



By one more than the one before

Ekadhikena Purvecha is Sanskrit for " One more than the previous one". This
sutra can be used for multiplying or dividing algorithms.

You can use this formula to compute the squares of numbers.

For example.

35×35 = ((3×3)+3),25 = 12,25 and 125×125 = ((12×12)+12),25 = 156,25

By the sūtra, multiply "by one more than the previous one."

35×35 = ((3×4),25 = 12,25 and 125×125 = ((12×13),25 = 156,25

Kohli's century destroys England




A superb century by Kohil, 112 and a brilliant 84 by Gambhir helped India
win the second one dayer against England. England were bowled out for 237
and India won effortlessly.

Dhoni said he is impressed by the effort of the youngsters.

"I'm glad we're the winning side, it's really good. Well, of course, the
series in England wasn't a good one for us, but the team showed character
not to lose temper and still be sociable on the field."

Dhoni said the pitch was placid, not giving help to the spinners. "The
pitch was a bit too placid, I'd prefer a bit more turn. I think a turning
wicket is a sporting track in India. But this was a good ODI wicket."

Asked whether India will win 5-0, , Dhoni said, "For us, it's all about
winning one game at a time, improving ourselves as cricketers, especially
with youngsters in the side. We needed a good start, Vinay (Kumar) and
Praveen (Kumar) gave us that with early wickets. We never let them get a
partnership together."

Dhoni praised Gautam and Virat Kohli for their performance. "I think Gautam
played brilliantly, and Virat, we all know, is a strokeplayer once he sets
in. Gautam's innings at No. 3 was crucial; the ball was still moving a bit
when he got in."

Cook said England have to improve a lot. "We would like to do everything
differently. We got a lot of 30s and 40s (today) but we know that doesn't
win a game. We prepared well in the practice games, but we haven't
translated that to the main games. We need to score more runs, and our
fielding wasn't quite to standard. Virat and Gambhir showed us how it's
done. Credit to the way they played."

Kohli, who got the Man of the Match Award, said he is happy to perform well
before his home crowd.

"It's especially satisfying playing at my home ground. I was really keen to
perform at my home ground, really happy with the way I batted." said the
master batsman. About the track, he said "The pitch did a bit early and the
English bowlers were getting some bounce early on, but it was coming on to
the bat beautifully.On this kind of wicket if you play good cricket shots,
you can get boundaries. I'm definitely hungry for more, you never know when
you can hit a bad patch. I want to continue my form as much as I can, but
stay humble in the process."

Cook was a bit dejected after the match.

"After two heavy defeats, there is bound to be some questions asked about the
team. We have the self-belief and there is no reason why we can't do it
here. The conditions here are different, and it played a big role in today's game. It was hard to stop (Virat) Kohli and (Gautam) Gambhir once they got going. They really played well to take the game away from us." Cook said that his team has prepared well for the series by coming to India well in advance but the players have not been able to carry their recent form into these games. We do have the players to do well
in these conditions. There are no major changes in the team. It is just that
we are not being able to deliver."

Cook admitted that there should be some changes in the team. "There will be
questions. We have got the skills. We were a little short on the basics in
the first two matches and we paid a price"In today's game, we did not start
well after winning the toss. We just could not recover. We have to face it
that we did not play well enough."

Cook praised Vinay Kumar for his excellent bowling. "Vinay bowled really
well. He bowled in the right areas and it worked. He kept it simple, that's
it".

Admitting that the Mohali match on Oct 20 will be a do or die match, he said
"It will be a challenge to make sure that everyone is in the right frame of
mind. We have to do well in Mohali."

Vinay took 4 wickets and destroyed England. England started horribly losing
both openers for 0. Umesh Yadav removed KP and that was more or the
less the finis !

Kohli's century destroys England




A superb century by Kohil, 112 and a brilliant 84 by Gambhir helped India
win the second one dayer against England. England were bowled out for 237
and India won effortlessly.

Dhoni said he is impressed by the effort of the youngsters.

"I'm glad we're the winning side, it's really good. Well, of course, the
series in England wasn't a good one for us, but the team showed character
not to lose temper and still be sociable on the field."

Dhoni said the pitch was placid, not giving help to the spinners. "The
pitch was a bit too placid, I'd prefer a bit more turn. I think a turning
wicket is a sporting track in India. But this was a good ODI wicket."

Asked whether India will win 5-0, , Dhoni said, "For us, it's all about
winning one game at a time, improving ourselves as cricketers, especially
with youngsters in the side. We needed a good start, Vinay (Kumar) and
Praveen (Kumar) gave us that with early wickets. We never let them get a
partnership together."

Dhoni praised Gautam and Virat Kohli for their performance. "I think Gautam
played brilliantly, and Virat, we all know, is a strokeplayer once he sets
in. Gautam's innings at No. 3 was crucial; the ball was still moving a bit
when he got in."

Cook said England have to improve a lot. "We would like to do everything
differently. We got a lot of 30s and 40s (today) but we know that doesn't
win a game. We prepared well in the practice games, but we haven't
translated that to the main games. We need to score more runs, and our
fielding wasn't quite to standard. Virat and Gambhir showed us how it's
done. Credit to the way they played."

Kohli, who got the Man of the Match Award, said he is happy to perform well
before his home crowd.

"It's especially satisfying playing at my home ground. I was really keen to
perform at my home ground, really happy with the way I batted." said the
master batsman. About the track, he said "The pitch did a bit early and the
English bowlers were getting some bounce early on, but it was coming on to
the bat beautifully.On this kind of wicket if you play good cricket shots,
you can get boundaries. I'm definitely hungry for more, you never know when
you can hit a bad patch. I want to continue my form as much as I can, but
stay humble in the process."

Cook was a bit dejected after the match.

"After two heavy defeats, there is bound to be some questions asked about the
team. We have the self-belief and there is no reason why we can't do it
here. The conditions here are different, and it played a big role in today's game. It was hard to stop (Virat) Kohli and (Gautam) Gambhir once they got going. They really played well to take the game away from us." Cook said that his team has prepared well for the series by coming to India well in advance but the players have not been able to carry their recent form into these games. We do have the players to do well
in these conditions. There are no major changes in the team. It is just that
we are not being able to deliver."

Cook admitted that there should be some changes in the team. "There will be
questions. We have got the skills. We were a little short on the basics in
the first two matches and we paid a price"In today's game, we did not start
well after winning the toss. We just could not recover. We have to face it
that we did not play well enough."

Cook praised Vinay Kumar for his excellent bowling. "Vinay bowled really
well. He bowled in the right areas and it worked. He kept it simple, that's
it".

Admitting that the Mohali match on Oct 20 will be a do or die match, he said
"It will be a challenge to make sure that everyone is in the right frame of
mind. We have to do well in Mohali."

Vinay took 4 wickets and destroyed England. England started horribly losing
both openers for 0. Umesh Yadav removed KP and that was more or the
less the finis !

Sunday, October 16, 2011

SA crush Kangaroos in thriller !




This is snatching victory from the jaws off defeat ! Rusty Theron and Parnell put on 64 runs for the eighth wicket off just 27 balls to snatch an improbable win over young Australia.

The young Kangaoos pushed Australia to the edge of victory, but their inexperience cost them the match.

"It's a bitter pill to swallow," Cameroon White admitted. "We didn't execute our skills very well at the end but we're a very young side. There were some really encouraging performances from some individuals and the experience of feeling the heat and pressure of Twenty20 international cricket will be invaluable."

Theron on the contrary was ecstatic.,

"We never got ahead of ourselves," he said. "We tried to take it as deep as we could, give ourselves a chance and see how close we could get."

Teenager Mitchell Marsh hit four sixes in the last two overs to give the Australian innings a late boost, taking their score to a respectable 147/8. Fast bowler Pat Cummins started a SA collapse, taking two for three and it seemed that Australia was in the driver's seat. Pattinson kept the pressure on, taking two for 17 off four overs.

SA were reeling at 84/7 with only 32 balls remaining, when Theron joined Parnell.

37 runs were needed in the last three overs when skipper White brought O Keefe to bowl. Parnell hit O Keefe for two sixes and a four in an over which cost 18 runs. Cummins gave 13 runs in the next over, conceding two wides.

Six was needed off the last over and White turned to David Hussey. Theron hit the first ball for six, thus registering an incredible victory for SA.

Friday, October 14, 2011

India win magnificently !




England at the moment are badly placed at 134/6, needing 301 to win.

Dhoni, Raina, Gambhir, Jadeja and Kohli powered India to 300. And England batsmen made heavy weather of the Indian attack.

The same pattern continues. England who thrashed Australia in Tests, were humiliated by the Kangaroos in the one dayers, 6-1.

A similar pattern is developing, with England not coming upto the mark in ODIs. The Indian batsmen were aggressive in posting 300, and English batsmen were short of aggression !

Ashwin took three and Jadeja three and England were all out for 174. Yadav clean bowled Swann and Patel ! A good performance by India.

One wonders about the selection of Parthiv Patel and Vinay Kumar. Shikhar Dhawan and Varun Aaron should have been there in their place.

Meanwhile, Cook admitted that England had been outplayed in all departments of the game.

"It was an important toss to win. We saw at the end that the ball kept low. But credit to India. They outplayed us in all departments today." said the English captain.

"We're going to learn from this, and that's the beauty of a five-match series."

Indian medium pacers, Kumar and Yadav bowled well while the spinners Ashwin and Jadeja sparkled in the slow conditions, sharing 9 wickets between them. Cook is of the view that tackling the slow bowlers in slow conditions will be a great challenge.

"We know that (playing spin) is an issue, and that's a skill thing. We're going to work hard on that in the next couple of days," he said.

Dhoni said revenge is a strong word. "For us, it is not about revenge. Revenge is a strong feeling, it is a strong word. What is important for us is to go out on the field and perform well."

"It is important to win the games because if you are not winning too many games, (it is) a bit of a problem in the sense you can't enjoy to the extent you do when you are winning. Winning and losing is part and parcel of the game. The losing streak was a bit too long," said the whirlwind wicket keeper.

Dhoni feels the absence of dew aided his bowlers.

"If you see the ODIs in England, all the players did very well. Because of rains, it was difficult for our spinners to bowl consistently. We did well in the second half of the England series. Today there was no dew. If the conditions are slightly in their favour, the bowlers can make us win games."

The timing of the series is uncertain, as you cant tell about the dew.

"If you are close to November or December, you know there will be dew and blindly you will opt to field after winning the toss so that bowlers get an upper hand. It is a bit tricky. It was good that in this game there was no dew. Spinners gripped the ball well, they bowled the right length. Fast bowlers got a bit of reverse swing also; outfield was very dry and the wicket was also dry."

Stating that his immediate target was 250-260 runs, he averred that "which we thought was good enough score provided there is no dew on the field in the second half".

His innings was invaluable for the team.

"It was a valuable inning like quite a few others I have played in my short career. It was a very calculated inning. Quite a few shots that I played, I generally don't play those shots. I have changed my game and adapted to number six position."

His ability to go over the top with helicopter shots brought home the bacon. "At time it pays off. It was a precious inning."

He said he is happy with the performance of his new bowlers, who with experience can be weapons both in India and abroad.

"It's a grooming period we are going through. We have few bowlers who are new to the scenario. I feel as a unit they have done very well in this game."

Dhoni's brutal 87 not out, which won him the Man of the Match Award, was reminiscent of his 91 not out in the World Cup Final. He and Jadeja crushed England in the death overs !

After 34 overs, India were struggling at 134/4 in 34 overs and 150/4 in 35 overs, when Dhoni, Raina and Jadeja scored another 161 in the next 16 overs to annihilate England. Raina and Jadeja hit two sixes each and Dhoni one, as English bowlers were hit to all corners of the field.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Commodities Astrology ?




Commodities Astrology ? Gold has risen to $1600, after touching $1921.

We are in the midst of a commodity bull market cycle, which started in
2000. We have been advocating buying gold, from $900 onwards. Silver
has gone upto $32 and lead and others are following suit. Increased
demand from China and India and the bearish nature of the stock market,
global cues all lead to this commodity bull market cycle.

Gold price is inversely proportional to the Dollex, the USDX. Jupiter rules gold. More info at Zodiac Astrology and Stock Market Astrology

It was observed that a Bull Market Cycle lasts for 18 years. In 1982, we had the stock market boom and the bust of 2000. Not only the stock market, but the dot com market also went bust. This started the commodities bull market cycle and experts say it will last till 2016/18. So the stock market is on a decline, along with Realty and dot com. On the contrary, commodities have gone up.

There are many reasons cited for the commodities boom. A falling US Dollar, the China Effect ( more than 700 million Chinese will be added to the consumer class by 2020), the India Effect ( more than 300 million Indians will be added to the consumer culture), tight supplies, demand more than supply and the interest rate cuts by the Fed.

Astrologically Jupiter in Aries, about to enter Taurus in May 2012, is responsible for the commodities boom. He rules Gold and other precious metals. ( Gurum Kanchana Sannibham ).

These are the Correspondence between Planets and Metals

Sun - Copper and gold.
Moon -Silver.
Mars - Copper.
Mercury - Brass.
Jupiter - Gold.
Venus - Silver & Aluminium.
Saturn - Iron, Minerals & Crude.


It has been observed that when the Stock Market is in Recession, commodities go up and vice verse. Hence these years will seem a boom in commodities.

Some of the reasons cited for the commodities boom

The Fed will lower interest rates
Supplies of oil, grains and metals are very low and the possibility of producing more in the next few years is low
The Dollex, the USDX, may decline furthur
As the standard of living rises in Chindia ( China and India ), more consumption will be the order of the day, leading to heavy demand.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Mumbai, world champions !




If world championship can be decided by CLT20, Mumbai are the world champions. This they achieved without stalwart Tendulkar, R Sharma and Davy Jacobs.

It was not a great batting display from the Mumbai Indians, but their bowling was great with Bajji taking three wickets & Chahal two.

It was Bajji who took the prize wicket of Kohli and Gayle. MI were skittled out for 139, as Bhatkal ( 3/29 ) and Vettori ( 2-30) ran riot. Mumbai, batting first, lost Blizzard early, due to an unfortunate run out.

Kanwar smashed the first six of the match, lofting Dilshan into the stands. Rayudu joined Kanwar and started well by lofting Aravind into the stands but Nannes put an end to his knock. Franklin hit a couple of sixes in his brief 29 ball knock and Suryakumar Yadav hit a six and two fours in his 17 ball innings before both were run out in consecutive overs. They did try to resurrec the Mumbai innings, adding 40 runs for the fourth wicket. Vettori tightened his reins as he forced Pollard to hit to Kohli at long off. He also trapped Bajji for a duck. Malinga showed his belligerence and hit Aravind for a glorious six over the sight screen. Satish hit Bhatkal for a six but got out next ball. Malinga followed with a quickfire 16.

Bangalore started losing wickets and Bajji ( 3/20 ) and Chahal ( 2/9) not only strangled the Bangalore batsmen but also picked up five prize wickets between them. Bangalore made heavy weather of the Mumbai attack and fell short by 31 runs. The failure of the inform Kohli and Gayle hepled Mumbai consolidate. Bangalore needed a good start and Dishan smashed Malinga for a four and then hit Ahmed for two consecutive fours to start the onslaught. But Malinga had the better of him, when he clean bowled him with a superb yorker. In the next over, Bajji trapped Gayle and the match was half won ! Chahal then struck dismissing Agarwal and in the 12th over, Kohli was dismissed by Bajji, giving a clear edge to Mumbai.

Chahal dismissed Arun Karthik. Bangalore wobbled under pressure, needing 65 runs off 45 balls. Tiwary and Kaif struggled against an accurate Mumbai attack. Pollard then swung the match in Mumbai's favour by dismissing Kaif for three and leaving the rest to Malinga to finish Bangalore.