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Even draws can offer lively games
The percentage of draws at the Mater's level or what we call the Elo between 2500and 2800 is higher than in lower rated events. Albeit, quite a large chunk of draws are of the shorter variety, settled...
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The praise has been raining down on Spain from all quarters following their 4-0 destruction of Italy in Sunday's Euro 2012 final and the question on everyone's lips is "are they the best team ever to...
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A new breed of vampiresBlade II' airs on HBO at 9 pm on July 9. The bloodthirsty undead are at it again — a genetically modified race of super vampires, better known as Reapers, have emerged....
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A normal life for Aradhya The buzz surrounding Aradhya Bachchan has only been growing over the last few months. Starting with the speculation regarding her name to the frenzy to catch a glimpse of her...
View Article'We play a form of expression'
Sure, the blues won't pack Palace Grounds with ten thousand screaming people, but smoky bars with a few odd grinning faces and plenty of warm vibes — that it will do!" feels Vasudev Prabhu,...
View ArticleA tweak to those tunes
At one point, taking someone else's song, tweaking the music and distributing your new edition, would have been considered plagiarism. Now, however, with Boyce Avenue adding an acoustic hint to Bruno...
View ArticleBold and playful colours
Fashion is seasonal. At this time of the year, the maxim is to dress light to keep the heat at bay, literally. The idea is to be as light as possible. And Biba truly gives that feel in every sense in...
View ArticleI will miss Bangalore dearly'
Expatriates love Bangalore for its cosmopolitan lifestyle, salubrious environment, food and people. Laura, an expat from Germany, shares her experiences hereHaving landed in Bangalore from halfway...
View ArticleMasterpieces from the Olympics
When one thinks of starting a hobby, the first items that come to mind are invariably stamps and coins. This is exactly what happened to Jagannath Mani when he was a young boy. A childhood friend once...
View Article'I am waiting for the right role'
Jennifer Kotwal has been missing for quite sometime from the Sandalwood circuit. She hasn't signed any films in Kannada and isn't seen at any of the events in the City organised by the Sandalwood...
View ArticleA life-threatening addiction
Sometimes, the most dangerous drugs aren't the ones which are slid under counters or exchanged for petty cash — they're the ones which are commonly stocked in average first-aid kit and...
View Article'I don't believe in six-packs'
Karthi's latest film, Saguni, is one of the most hard-hitting performances he's done so far. There's nothing pretentious about his role and there are no extra frills or fittings either. The film opens...
View ArticleA kid too many!
Overloaded autorickshaws are a common sight in the City. Many parents send their children to school by auto — since they have no other choice — but despite repeatedawareness drives...
View ArticleGalaxy takes Samsung to a new profit orbit
While handset sales have doubled the company's profit growth, other businesses are battling weak prices. Soaring sales of the Galaxy smartphone drove record quarterly profit of $5.9 billion at Samsung...
View ArticleE-commerce biz burning cash too fast
It is extremely intriguing to note that companies incurring huge losses for years to gather customers, are selling products at discounted rates. Which is this industry that defies the basic logic of...
View ArticleLure of money takes oil discovery to unexpected places
No commercially exploitable oil had been discovered in Kenya until Tullow Oil began drilling this year in the blazing savanna of the Rift Valley, about 250 miles northwest of Nairobi.In May, the...
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Layered environsPerhaps considering the not so enthusiastic state of the art market, there have been several gallery exhibitions that, rather than venture into ambitious but uncertain projects, offer...
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Lilting melodyK Gayathri, who gave a vocal concert on Friday for the Bangalore Lalitha Kala Parishat, is a vocalist climbing the ladder of success, quickly and establishing herself as a talented...
View ArticleWhales, gas and climate: a grey tale
Grey whales are confusing animals. Go back just three years, and the accepted wisdom was that there were two populations in existence.The larger one lived on the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean with...
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Tracking the river
River ecosystems in the country are poorly understood. Vidyadhar Atkore treks through the Kudremukh region and explores the stream and river networks there, as part of his study on river biodiversity...
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