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Monday, 9 December 2013

Middle order not performing to potential: MS Dhoni


Middle order not performing to potential: MS Dhoni


Middle order not performing to potential: MS Dhoni
Dhoni said he was surprised that Indian batsmen could not take advantage of a flat track. 

DURBAN: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhonisays an under-performing middle order was one of the main reasons for his team's pathetic show against South Africa, where the home fast bowlers have ruled the roost. 

After being reduced to 34/4, India were bowled out for 146 in 35.1 overs, chasing 281 runs in the second one-dayer. No batsman crossed the 40-run mark. 

"In the last few series our middle order, to some extent, was a bit of a bother. In this series we lost the top three quite early and our middle order was exposed. So if you assess, then that's maybe why we haven't been able to perform to our potential," he said. 

Dhoni said he was surprised that Indian batsmen could not take advantage of a flat track. 

"The wicket was on the flatter side and there wasn't much for the fast bowlers in it, so I am disappointed with the batting. The kind of shots we played, well, few of them were on. But the shot execution was not great to some extent, as they went to the fielders," he said. 

Dhoni though expressed his pleasure about the bowlers' performance. 

"Compared to the last game, our bowling did a fantastic job especially in the middle orders. Spinners bowled well and so did the fast bowlers when they came back on, in the latter stages of the South African innings. I am happy with the bowlers' performance because 280 runs on this pitch was a decent score." 

South Africa were put into bat by Dhoni and while his bowlers eventually finished on top, early on they were once again defied by Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla, with the opening duo putting up 194 runs for the first wicket and smacking a hundred each in doing so. 

"They have done really well for South Africa. They did so in the last series as well (versusPakistan). The way they were batting in the first 20 overs, I thought this may be another 300-plus run chase but we came back into the game. 

Dhoni said South Africa have good combination in both batting and bowling and that has played a major role in their continuing success. 

"In both matches in this series so far, they have done well and given a really good start, but in this game we were able to get to the middle order to some extent because they were not able to score 300-plus runs. At the moment, South Africa have the right kind of bowlers and the right batsmen." 

To counter them, Dhoni had deployed spinners as early as the 11th over, and brought on Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli as well. This turned out to be a ploy in the end, as he was able to use his bowling attack more effectively in the later stages of the South African innings. 

"The wicket was slowing a bit. So, using the part-timers gives me a few more overs of specialist bowlers a bit later on," said the skipper, explaining his move. 

"It seemed at that time that the batsmen were not really looking for the big strokes and I thought I can get a few overs off the part timers and then look to attack with the spinners. Or use the pace bowlers, if the pacers go for runs." 

"To some extent I didn't need them (spinners) in the last few overs because fast bowlers did well apart from the couple of overs that went for runs. So, overall as a bowling unit I think we bowled well," he added. 

Standing apart from the bowling unit, and indeed the entire team, was Mohammad Shami. He took 3 for 48 here at Durban, to go along with 3 for 68 in the first ODI. And Dhoni deemed him the one big positive of the tour so far. 

"He bowls with the seam upright and he bowls the right line and length. Even today (Sunday) when there was a bit of reverse swing he bowled the right length, and that's something very crucial. I think he has adapted very well. And the more he is playing the better he is getting, so that's a big positive for us," said the skipper. 

While the bowling may have worked on this day, owing to a slower pitch than in Johannesburg, it cannot be denied that 281 was a gettable target. 

Even so, Dhoni looked to defend his batsmen and said that team India will be looking to 'continue playing their best XI' in the third ODI at Centurion on Wednesday, rather than experiment or give other squad members a chance in the dead encounter. 

"When we travel outside India, people talk about short bowling because in the subcontinent we are not used to that kind of bowling. So what we have seen is that sometimes you play a few shots and it pays off, then the opposition has to think where they need to bowl. 

"This is what happens in the Champions Trophy. At other times, you play those big shots and end up losing wickets. It is a part and parcel of the cricket and we will have to accept it," he opined. 

The Men in Blue may have won in England back in the summer, but it will quickly become a distant memory if the tour continues to go this way. Yet, Dhoni sounded confident that this ODI series is a 'one-off contest' and there is much to learn ahead. 

"You win a few and you lose a few. What's important is that you keep learning. The bowlers learnt from the first game and bowled better in this game. As a batting unit also, we need to learn quite a few things and keep going onto the field," he signed off
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Saturday, 7 December 2013

Add an invisible keyboard to Android devices 4.0 and up

Add an invisible keyboard to Android devices 4.0 and up

Looking for some extra screen real estate? Or maybe you just want to show off by typing on an invisible keyboard? Check out Flesky for free.
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Flesky just came out of private beta, and now it's available on the Google Play store for everyone to try it out. It has its own classic-style keyboard layout, a compact mode, and better yet -- invisible mode. You're probably wondering why you might want to use a keyboard you can't actually see. Well, three reasons come to mind:
Extra screen real estate -- Whether you're using a device with a small screen, or something the size of a Galaxy Note, you'll see more of your apps when using this keyboard.
Impressive auto-correction -- This keyboard offers some pretty solid auto-correction, as it should, since you can't really see the letters you're tapping. Additionally, the gestures for choosing or rejecting suggestions are top-notch.
Novelty -- Remember how cool Swype's tracing method was when you first saw it? Typing on a screen that shows no keyboard is a pretty neat trick to share with your friends and family.
Ready to give it a try? Let's get started:
Install a copy of Flesky on your Android 4.0+ device. The app is free for 30 days ($3.99 after), so if you decide it isn't for you, there's not much to lose.
After installing, you'll need to enable the keyboard and set it as the default choice. You can do this through the Settings > Language & input menu, or just open the app and it will guide you through the process.
Flesky tutorial.
When your keyboard is configured, the tutorial will start. You'll learn the gestures used for auto-correction, spacing, punctuation, and other tips.
The Look & Feel menu in Flesky.
After you finish learning how it works, you can make some other adjustments in the app menu, such as color theme, typing sounds (toggle and volume adjustment), and haptic feedback. Then, just head into any app and start using the new keyboard. To switch layouts, swipe down with two fingers to use the small version, and then again to use the invisible mode. When you need to type a password, it's very likely you'll need to switch back to a visible layout.
What do you think? Is this a keyboard you can see yourself using on a daily basis? If not, name your favorite in the comments.







































































































































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Here's the truth about belly fat


Here's the truth about belly fat


Here's the truth about belly fat
The truth about belly fat (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images)

You may be a peaceful person, but your fight with belly fat is constant. Belly fat makes a common appearance during festival time, wedding celebrations and vacationing. 


Today we dissect belly fat to examine the what, why and how. If you are trying to get rid of this perpetual problem then this post will help to nip the problem in the bud.

What is belly fat?
Belly Fat goes by many names - beer belly, pot belly, abdominal fat, organ fat, intra - abdominal fat or simply fat. But how is this fat different from the fat that is found in other areas of the body?

'Visceral fat, ...is located inside the peritoneal cavity, packed in between internal organs and torso, as opposed to subcutaneous fat, which is found underneath the skin, and intramuscular fat, which is found interspersed in skeletal muscle...An excess of visceral fat is known as central obesity, the "pot belly" or "beer belly" effect, in which the abdomen protrudes excessively.' - As mentioned in Wikipedia, Abdominal obesity.

Causes of stomach fat
Excess calories and hormonal changes are the reasons for stomach fat. Sedentary lifestyle and lack of exercise too can cause belly fat.

Waist to hip ratio
The common misconception, that only visibly over-weight and obese people have belly fat, needs to be debunked. Belly fat can attack anyone, whether skinny or fat. What does this mean? As mentioned earlier, visceral fat is the real belly fat we are discussing here, and the real belly fat that puts you at risk of many diseases. This is due to the inflammatory properties of visceral fat as it constricts important body-regulating hormones in your abdominal region.

More than the weighing scale, a better measure of how much belly fat an individual has, is the waist to hip ratio. You'll be surprised to know that several, seemingly thin people have a poor waist to hip ratio, which puts them at risk of the same heart diseases and other ailments usually associated with obesity. So what's a good waist to hip ratio? Here's a table:

How to measure: Divide your waist measurement at its narrowest point by your hip measurement at its widest point.

Male Female Health Risk Based Solely on WHR
0.95 or below 0.80 or below Low risk
0.96 to 1.0 0.81 to 0.85 Moderate risk
1.0+ 0.85+ High risk

Why is belly fat worse than fat stored in any other part of the body?
This brings us to the difference between visceral and subcutaneous fat. Subcutaneous fat helps in the supply of oxygen. It acts like a cushioning effect if you fall or experience impact. It also serves as a store house of energy. Excess subcutaneous fat will give you the flabby arms, thighs etc and is easily burned off with exercise rather than diet.

Visceral fat only increases your waist line, choking and tightening your internal organs. As you will see later visceral fat is linked to cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

Thin individuals too have visceral fat; if you can't see it, doesn't mean it's not there. If you plan to lose weight based only on a diet rather than exercise you have a higher deposit of internal fat around internal organs. Hence even thin people are prone to diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

Link between visceral fat and cardiovascular diseases
Visceral fat is responsible for inflammation in the body, which in turn is linked to heart diseases. 'Excess VAT is accompanied by elevated triglycerides, reduced high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, elevated blood pressure, and/or elevated fasting plasma glucose.' (Source)

These high levels are an indicator of cardiovascular diseases, but physical activity and diet can help you control the risk of heart diseases.

Link between visceral fat and cancer
Since visceral fat leads to the inflammation of the body, it is linked to cancer too, especially colon cancer. Visceral fat contains an immune cell macrophages, which produces a hormone Cytokines that causes cancer.

This hormone 'can increase oxidative stress and boost free radical production and they can disturb insulin function.' (Source) High levels of insulin can cause cancer.

Prevention of visceral fat
- Losing weight the healthy way.

- De-stressing by meditation and breathing exercises.

- Drinking plenty of water to flush out salt from the tissues so as to feel lighter and not bloated.

- Eating a proper diet by including anti-inflammatory foods like oats, wheat bran, brown rice, green vegetables, fruits, green tea, nuts, fish etc and avoid inflammatory foods like refined cereals, sweets, fried foods etc.

- Liposuction removes subcutaneous fat and not the visceral fat because it is too close to the internal organs, which would make it unsafe.

Fitness: Ways to a flat stomach
The simple science behind six pack abs is that they exist in everybody. It's just when you start putting on more body fat that these abs disappear. A combination of two major muscles transversus abdominis and rectus abdominis muscles make up what we consider to be our 'abs' zone.

These muscles are buried under the front and side of torso mucles and exist around your midsection like a girdle. Now, if you ate a healthy diet comprising of lean proteins, balanced carbs and less, yet good, fats, you would enter a zone with minimal superficial body fat, and your muscles would become visible, resulting in six pack abs.

Diet: Ways to a flat stomach
Protein: When you regularly eat healthy sources of lean proteins such as chicken, beans, fish, and soy, you find yourself losing body fat and at the same time giving shape to your body.

Stay hydrated: When we are well hydrated the basal metabolic rate of our body goes up; this would mean that our body is able to digest the food we eat in a proper manner, the food is used to burn sufficient calories required by the body and thus you end up with a nice flat belly to improve your figure.

Fiber: The main function of fiber is to clean our system deep within, help propel our bowel movements and thus form the basis of detoxification of our body. Most astonishing is the fact that when we consume fiber, our body burns ample calories in the digestion process of fiber.

Stay away from fruit juices, alcohol and fruit punches for a flat belly
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Samsung patents 'transparent dual-side screen'


Samsung patents 'transparent dual-side screen'


Samsung patents 'transparent dual-side screen'
Samsung has reportedly patented a technology for a transparent touchscreen that would allow users to control the phone from both sides.
WASHINGTON: Samsung has reportedly patented a technology for a transparent touchscreen that would allow users to control the smartphone from both the sides.
This isn't the first time that techies have aimed at exploring the possibilities of having a transparent touch screen as seen recently with the introduction of Yotaphone that has a standard touchscreen on the front and e-paper display on the back.
However, Samsung's patent takes the technology to the next level as it explores the possibility of a transparent screen with front and rear visibility and touch controls.
The patent describes a phone that would have a single screen and look similar to today's phones, but the display would have a degree of transparency and users can control it without having to turn it over, Fox News reports.
Possible uses of the tech include tapping behind a folder of apps to open it up, and dragging icons around without the finger obscuring their positions or more secure ways of unlocking the phone and video controls being transferred to the rear of the movie, the report added.


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A Gmail tool to ‘unsend’ emails


A Gmail tool to ‘unsend’ emails


A Gmail tool to ‘unsend’ emails
Google's Gmail settings can help users from the potential embarrassment but they have to be swift to hit the button.
SYDNEY: A life-saver and a job-saver feature inGmail can let users undo the saucy email sent by error to an unintended recipient by a simple click on a button. 

Google's Gmail settings can help users from the potential embarrassment but they have to be swift to hit the button. 

According to news.com.au, to activate the feature, users can click on the cog icon in the top right corner, and select settings from the drop-down menu, followed by 'Labs' where the 'Undo Send' button can be enabled. 

After the option is enabled, each time a mail is sent, the status box that shows 'Your message has been sent', will also say 'Undo' that will appear for roughly 10 seconds.


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Google launches Samsung Chromebook in India

Google launches Samsung Chromebook in India


Google launches Samsung Chromebook in India
Google has announced the launch of Samsung Chromebooks in the country at Rs 26,990.

NEW DELHI: Google has announced the launch of Samsung Chromebooks in the country. ​Priced at Rs 26,990, Samsung Chromebook is the third Chromebook in the country after Acer C720 or HP Chromebook 14. ​

Chromebooks are light and portable laptops that are powered by Google's Chrome OS instead of Microsoft Windows. ​ These laptops cannot run programmes available for Windows computers.

The search giant Google announced the launch on its India blog, "Starting today, people in India have more hassle-free options with the launch of the Samsung Chromebook... In addition to giving you more Chromebook options, we're also announcing more store locations. The entire range of Chromebooks will now be available from select Reliance Digital and Croma stores in five more cities — Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Bangalore — in addition to Mumbai and Delhi."

Google has partnered with Tikona and Airtel to provide a range of cellular and broadband offers.

Samsung Chromebook features a 11.6-inch display with a resolution of 1366x768p and runs on 1.7GHz Exynos 5 dualcore processor. The Chromebook packs 2GB of RAM, 16GB of Solid State Drive (SSD), weighs 1.1kg and offers over six hours of battery life. Like all other Chromebooks, Samsung version too comes with 100GB of free Google Drive storage.

Acer C720 is powered by Intel Celeron 2955U processor based on Haswell architecture. It has a 11.6-inch screen and weighs 1.25kg. It has 2GB RAM and 16GB SSD for storage. The laptop claims to offer a battery life of over 8.5 hours.

HP Chromebook 14 is also powered by Intel Celeron 2955U. It has a 14-inch screen and weighs 1.85kg. It has 16GB SSD and 4GB RAM. Chromebook 14 claims a battery life of over 9.5 hours
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Let Sachin rest and refresh himself: Jayasuriya


Let Sachin rest and refresh himself: Jayasuriya


Let Sachin rest and refresh himself: Jayasuriya
"I feel that he (Sachin) should not rush into any decisions regarding what should be done next," Sanath Jayasuriya said. 

With a glorious career in cricket complete with a World Cup and unique records, Sanath Jayasuriya is rated as one of the most talented players of his generation. The cricket genius was in India recently as part of a tournament. Excerpts from a quick chat. 

India is just getting used to Sachin's retirement, but the discussion on what he should do next has already started. What would you advise him? 

Sachin has had an amazing journey in the world of cricket and he is one of the best players I have seen. His passion for the game has beentremendous and opening with him for team Mumbai in the IPLawarded me some of the best moments in the game. Having said that, this is the time for him to unwind and relax. I feel that he should not rush into any decisions regarding what should be done next. 

You are also the minister of postal services in Sri Lanka and quite active as a politician. How easy or tough was it moving into a new turf? 

I played cricket for 20 years. Representing the country and winning laurels for it always felt great, though it was no cakewalk. Similarly, being a politician is tough, but I am slowly getting used to it. 

How supportive are you of the various evolving formats of cricket? Isn't the big money involved spoiling cricketers? 

Just like anything new, the changes bring in a whole lot of positives and negatives. The evolving formats open up a floodgate of opportunities to upcoming players. Making the best of it depends on their individual discretion. 

What do you think about the lifetime ban on Sreesanth

All I can say is that the incident has been quite unfortunate. As I said, players have to be extremely careful and should think about the future of their career when they face tempting situations
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Experts say Indian batsmen should learn to leave a few balls


Experts say Indian batsmen should learn to leave a few balls


Experts say Indian batsmen should learn to leave a few balls
Rohit Sharma, during the course of a 43-ball 18, kept struggling, getting beaten time and again outside the off-stump. (AP Photo)

JOHANNESBURG: The Indian bowling misery was out in the open at Wanderers on Thursday. But what's bound to make the Indian team management more worried is the way the much-vaunted top-order capitulated against the pace and bounce of the six-pronged pace attack. 

AB de Villiers, the South African captain, even didn't mind ringing the warning bell that he might keep a similar attack going if he feels the pitch is conducive to pace bowling. 

Rohit Sharma, during the course of a 43-ball 18, kept struggling, getting beaten time and again outside the off-stump. However, Kepler Wessels, former South African captain and opener, feels this experience may stand Rohit in good stead. "It can happen to a batsman who is playing on such a pitch against this kind of an attack. Probably, this longish stay in the middle will help him get into some form in the games to come," Wessels told TOI. 

The South African also felt that the Indian openers will have to learn how to leave the ball if they have to be successful on South African pitches. "Dropping your wrists at the last moment and leaving it outside the offstump is going to be crucial," Wessels said. 

It was meant as much for Rohit, as for Shikhar Dhawan, who seemed to be in a hurry and got out trying a hook shot off Morne Morkel. Indian skipper MS Dhoni, though defended his in-form opener. "That's how he plays his cricket...That ball jumped a little too much on him. I don't see reasons to be too worried about it at this stage of the series," Dhoni said. 

Peter Kirsten, former South African middle-order batsman and brother of Gary Kirsten, feels that the likes of Rohit, Dhawan and Raina have to look to buy time in the middle before going for their shots. "They can't go around playing the way they do in the subcontinent...It's crucial that they give themselves some more time in the middle," Kirsten said. 

Dhoni, on his part, felt that Rohit did look to give himself some time. "Don't you think he looked to grind? I am sure they will do better as the series progresses," Dhoni said. 

Durban may be easier 

The South African contingent feels that India might not struggle in Durban as much as they did in Wanderers. "The pitch there is a touch flatter and I think it will be to their liking," de Villiers said. He added that he expects India to mount a strong fightback. "If I know India, they won't take this lying down...we are expecting a tough game at Durban," AB said
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