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Canada is a huge country that borders on three oceans, the partially frozen Arctic Ocean, the Pacific and the Atlantic. On its southern end, it borders on the United States. It has maritime climates on the west and east sides, but a pronounced continental climate in-between.
Most of this huge and beautiful country is ice or snow-covered in winter. Storms frequently transit the country's southern border. When air is allowed to sit under clear skies over the large, flat snow-covered areas east of the Canadian Rockies or over the ice and snow of the Canadian Arctic, it cools rapidly in the long Canadian winter nights. Pressures rise as the temperatures drop and the density of the air increases. These regions are source regions for these frigid air masses. These polar or arctic high pressure systems bring blasts of winter to the southern parts of Canada and the United States.
The only real exception to cold and snowy picture in winter is the western-most areas bordering in the Pacific. Coastal British Columbia has a climate very much like the British Isles. The prevailing westerly winds bring milder pacific air ashore. Powerful pacific storms bring heavy precipitation. It usually falls as rain right on the coast but heavy snow in the mountains. Even between storms, the moist pacific air brings clouds and drizzle to the lower elevations and snow showers to the mountains. In the mountains, the snow can pile up through the spring. Some years, the snow does not entirely melt in the relatively short summers.
In the central Prairie Provinces, winters are cold and snowy with frigid winds and dangerous wind chills. Snows are usually light but can be blown around in the winds into deep drifts. Blowing snows can also reduce visibility and make driving even more of a challenge. Behind disturbances, temperatures often dip into the double-digit negative degree range at night and barely budge during the short winter days.
In the populous St. Lawrence Valley and Great Lakes region of southern Canada, winters are similar to nearby United States cities. Very cold weather can alternate with milder weather. Heavy snow is common especially downwind of the Great Lakes. Deep snowpacks are common with snowcover usually steady from mid-December through much of March and many years well into April.
On the Atlantic coast of Canada, temperatures are less severe than the interior, in part due to some modification and moisture from the Atlantic. But the moisture means even more precipitation. The Atlantic nor'easters often bring very heavy snows, sometimes accompanied by sleet and even coastal rain in the Maritime Provinces. Gale or stronger winds often accompany the storms producing blizzard conditions. This region is among the stormiest regions in the hemisphere as storms crossing North America often converge on southeast Canada on their way out to sea.
Winters are long in Canada. Snow cover often lingers into April. Ice covers Hudson Bay 9 months of the year and is found in the arctic coast all year round. But during the late spring as the days grow rapidly longer, conditions do finally rapidly warm nicely in the interior. There is almost no spring here as conditions go quickly from winter to summer.
It can get surprisingly warm, even far to the north during the all-too-brief summer. The western coast summers belie the region's reputation for being cloudy and wet all the time. Summers are actually very pleasant here with abundant sunshine, little rain and pleasant temperatures. Heavy showers and, sometimes, severe thunderstorms can develop in the central areas of Canada as an extension of the U.S. severe weather belt. Temperatures in this region are subject to great day-to-day fluctuations, especially early and late in the season.
In the far north, in the land of perpetual snow or ice, a few warm days occur but sub-freezing temperatures and snow can occur in any month.
In the eastern part of Canada, the Atlantic helps keep temperatures more comfortable in summer than the interior. The cold Labrador Current is also responsible for low clouds and fog that persists offshore and occasionally blows inland. Icebergs can drift south in the current and provide a further hazard to ships. The region offshore is among the foggiest regions on earth.
Summer fades quickly as nights grow rapidly longer in the fall. Snow and cold come early to the north. The Pacific storms begin their onslaught with monthly rain doubling monthly along the coast during the autumn. Inland that falls as snow which builds quickly in the mountains. In the eastern part of Canada, tropical storms often brush the region while being transformed into extra-tropical North Atlantic lows. They can bring gales and heavy rains.
The influence of the Atlantic Ocean modifies the climate of this part of Canada. It keeps winter temperature slightly higher and summer temperatures slightly cooler than the interior.
Many of the storms that affect North America exit the continent in this region. Their passage results in frequent day-to-day changes of weather in virtually every month. These storms cause precipitation to be evenly distributed throughout the year. In the winter, much of this falls as snow. In winter, coastal storms can produce heavy snows and gale force winds. In summer, rain and showers may be accompanied occasionally by thunder. In the late summer and fall, tropical storms may end their life making landfall in the maritimes (especially Nova Scotia) as extra-tropical lows that bring strong winds and heavy rains.
All of these storms tend to make this region one of the least sunny region of Canada. Sea fog is a persistent feature of the weather in the coastal region during the summer months thanks to the cold water of the Labrador Current, which causes moisture in the air to condense. HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
This region is the most densely populated and warmest areas of this vast country. The relative warmth is due to the warming by the Great Lakes and the simple fact it is the most southerly part of the country.
The winter temperatures in regions downwind from the Great Lakes (Toronto on the shore of Lake Ontario for example) have measurably higher winter temperatures. But the downwind areas pay the price for this with lake enhanced snowfall. Summers are quite warm and occasionally very humid. The summers are also often relatively sunny.
Precipitation is rather uniform through the year, with a tendency for slightly more in summer months. Much of the precipitation in winter is in the form of snow. This region is actually one of the snowiest regions in North America, outside of the mountains with 8 to 10 feet of snow in an average winter. This is because the region lies on the cold side of most of the many storms that cross the continent in winter. The snow depth is held back by an occasional rain storm and periodic thaws.
This region has a distinctly continental climate with long, harsh winters and short warm summers. It is one of the driest (and sunniest) regions of Canada. Winter snows are relatively light and often blown around by the winds, which blow unimpeded over the flat terrain. Summer precipitation may fall in heavy showers or thunderstorms.
Temperatures in winter may fall to well below zero and stay at extreme levels for days. In summer, temperatures can occasionally reach over 100°F.
Close to the Rockies, a foehn wind (called the Chinook) can blow downslope in winter bringing sudden rises in temperatures. This warm wind has a reputation as a "snow-eater" as the warmer temperatures, very dry air and strong wind literally can cause a snowpack to rapidly vanish.
This region is characterized by ever changing terrain and a highly varied climate. The coast has the mildest winters of any part of Canada thanks to the modifying effects of the Pacific Ocean. The climate here is actually comparable to the British Isles. The winters are very wet and stormy with occasional strong Pacific storms, which in some years arrive in rapid fire succession. Vancouver averages over 8 inches of rain in 3 successive months (November, December and January).
Just inland, winters are much more severe. In the Coast Mountains, much of the heavy winter precipitation falls as snows. Precipitation increases again further inland over the Rockies. In between the Coast Mountains and the Rockies, is a region of deep valleys and high plateaus. This region can be very cold in winter but tends to be much drier as the much of the moisture in the pacific air has been removed in the condensation process in the climb over the coastal mountain range.
The region has a very pleasant summer climate, often avoiding the extreme heat of the Central Provinces while enjoying plenty of sunshine.VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
This sparsely populated region has a harsh climate not unlike like that of Siberia and eastern Russia. Temperatures in winter often reach extreme levels with dangerous wind chills. Summers are short though in southern parts of these provinces can result in surprisingly warm temperatures.
Precipitation is limited in the dry continental polar air. The heaviest precipitation tends to occur in late summer. Snow can fall in any month in northern areas and can cover the ground for 8 or 9 months of the year.NORMAN WELLS, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES


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That winds up things for the first game. Hope you enjoyed it. The next game is just about to start and we will have all the action from that. Just hop tabs to follow all the action...
Maxwell: 'I'm right-handed, don't worry about that (when asked whether he was right-handed or left-handed). I try to manipulate the field as much as I can, it worked out today. Chennai are an amazing team, it was nice to chase it down. Hopefully we will keep up the form.'
Maxwell is the Man of the Match for his 43-ball 95. The knock included 15 fours and 2 sixes.
Bailey: 'You got to be positive. 206 I thought was okay, we pulled it back reasonably well. Maxi was extra-ordinary, it won't happen too often, but we hope it does happen.'
MS Dhoni : "It was a fantastic wicket. It remained same throughout the innings. They batted well. We could have done better with the ball. Bravo was not to fit to bowl in the innings anyway. We played him as a batsman. They took the risks and it was fruitful for them. We have to bowl in the right areas. Even if you miss the target by an inch, you will go for runs. There was not much spin. It was tough for the bowlers. It was up to the batsmen. We scored 200. They played better and scored 206."
Though he fell 5 short of a well-deserved ton, Bailey and Miller completed the job. A smashing chase from Punjab and Chennai have to rethink their bowling strategy for their upcoming games. Do stay tuned for the post-match presentation...
What a chase by Punjab. They have done it with still 7 balls remaining. It didn't look like they would do it if you looked at the score after the first 6 overs. But they have a man called Maxwell in their ranks - he completely changed the course of the game with a power-packed innings. He set the tone first ball, by reverse-sweeping Ashwin to the fence. Once he got his unorthodox strokes going, there was no stopping him. Pretty poor bowling from Chennai helped him largely, they were guilty of bowling a very leg-stump line, which helped his hitting in his strong area.18.5
Mohit Sharma to Bailey, FOUR, Punjab have done it! Zinta is jumping up and down in delight. Short delivery and Bailey pulls it handsomely to the deep midwicket fence. One bounce and over. Bailey and D Miller exchange a hug and the smiles follow.18.4
Mohit Sharma to Bailey, FOUR, Mohit Sharma missed the yorker and Bailey thumps it over wide long-on, one bounce over the ropes and that will do for Punjab, just a hit away from winning this18.3
Mohit Sharma to Bailey, 2 runs, mistimes the slog wide of Ash, who ambles after it like a snail and they spot that chance to come back for the 2nd18.2
Mohit Sharma to D Miller, 1 run, low full toss outside off, Miller toe-ends the slice to third man, who is back18.1
Mohit Sharma to Bailey, 1 run, slower delivery outside off, Bailey flat-bats it to long-off. Only a single
Mohit Sharma [2.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack17.6
Nehra to D Miller, no run, Nehra has his hands on his head. That flicked the pad and didn't miss leg stump by much. Bit of tail on that delivery too. Miller had shuffled across to clip and missed17.5
Nehra to Bailey, 1 run, yorker length on off, Bailey squirts it out to long-on. Baz fumbles, but they settle for a single17.4
Nehra to Bailey, no run, angled in from round the wicket, it was on the pads, Bailey missed the heave to leg. Wanted a leg-bye, but D Miller sends him back17.3
Nehra to D Miller, 1 run, low full toss outside off, Miller toe-ends the slice to sweeper cover17.2
Nehra to Bailey, 1 run, dabs it wide of backward point and runs, easily done17.1
Nehra to D Miller, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, flicked to deep midwicket
Ashish Nehra [2.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack16.6
Ravindra Jadeja to D Miller, 1 run, plays it to deep midwicket, and takes the single to retain strike - 18 off that over and now it's Punjab's game to lose from here on in16.5
Ravindra Jadeja to D Miller, 2 runs, nudged off the pads to deep square leg, placed in the gap, a couple of runs16.4
Ravindra Jadeja to D Miller, SIX, just over Dwayne Smith at long-off. Off the toe-end of the bat as D Miller gave the charge, it looked like Smith will haul it back in, but it eluded his right-hand as he stretched back to take it16.3
Ravindra Jadeja to D Miller, SIX, now D Miller is doing it. A couple of steps out and then hammered way over long-on. Struck it really cleanly and that will further pressurise Chennai16.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Bailey, 1 run, a bit of an inside edge, but a single to short fine16.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Bailey, 2 runs, down leg, pulled wide of fine leg. Dhoni could be heard shouting 'na na' to Ravindra Jadeja after he bowled the delivery
Ravindra Jadeja [3.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack15.6
Dwayne Smith to D Miller, FOUR, superbly done. Waited on it till the last second and opened the face of the bat to get it wide of short third. Dwayne Smith is down on his knees. 16 came off that over - another big one for Punjab15.5
Dwayne Smith to Bailey, 1 run, gets off the mark with a single on the off-side
George Bailey, right handed bat, comes to the crease
What an innings from Maxwell. He certainly has set his side on the way to registering a win. Nothing wrong to get out to such a fine delivery. A big fist pump from the big Barbadian after he got Maxi out.15.4
Dwayne Smith to Maxwell, out Bowled!! Dwayne Smith bowls out Maxwell. That was a wicket-taking delivery. Deserved a wicket too. Brilliant yorker, tailed in late and though Maxwell tried to jam his bat down, the ball crept underneath to knock out leg stump. Maxwell b Dwayne Smith 95(43) [4s-15 6s-2]
Dwayne Smith to Maxwell, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!15.3
Dwayne Smith to Maxwell, FOUR, bad bowling and Dwayne Smith pays the price. With short fine inside the ring, he bowls one on the pads, Maxwell flicks over that man and moves to 95. Just a hit away from a 10015.2
Dwayne Smith to Maxwell, SIX, Preity Zinta is cheerful and that means only one thing - Punjab are doing well. Length ball on off, Maxwell stands and smashes it flat over long-on. That travelled a long way15.1
Dwayne Smith to D Miller, 1 run, full on the stumps, flicked to deep midwicket14.6
Ashwin to Maxwell, no run, takes a couple of steps down the wicket, flicks to midwicket, straight to the fielder, so a dot14.5
Ashwin to Maxwell, no run, Maxwell tries to be too cute and nearly gets out to a full toss. It was a fast delivery on the stumps, Maxwell reverse sweep finds point. Not at all off the middle of the bat. Ashwin has his hands on his head14.4
Ashwin to D Miller, 1 run, charges down the wicket and slogs, but doesn't get all of it. Down to deep midwicket14.3
Ashwin to Maxwell, 1 run, pulled to backward square leg, straight to the fielder and there is no 2nd this time
Dhoni comes up to Ashwin and has a word. Meanwhile the batsmen have a chat. A delay in play, not sure why.14.3
Ashwin to Maxwell, wide, down leg and Maxwell tried to play a powerful sweep, but doesn't connect14.2
Ashwin to Maxwell, 2 runs, sensibly tucks it through midwicket and takes the two runs on offer14.1
Ashwin to Maxwell, FOUR, Maxwell is turning it on. Makes room and goes over mid-off, who was inside the ring. He is ruining the day for Chennai
Ravichandran Ashwin [3.0-0-32-2] is back into the attack13.6
Dwayne Smith to D Miller, no run, short and wide outside off, D Miller cuts hard and finds point13.5
Dwayne Smith to D Miller, 2 runs, the pressure is getting to Chennai. A misfield from the fielder at long-on and surprisingly it is Raina who is the culprit. They come back for the 2nd13.4
Dwayne Smith to Maxwell, 1 run, Badree has dropped Maxwell. It was pulled low to his left, he got there, but couldn't hang on. It was dying on him, but once he got there, he should've taken that. Dwayne Smith isn't pleased13.3
Dwayne Smith to Maxwell, FOUR, bad delivery and that has been put away. Loopy full toss outside off, Maxwell reverse scoops it over short third inside the ring. Maxwell is doing it for Punjab13.2
Dwayne Smith to D Miller, 1 run, yorker length on the stumps, D Miller digs it out to long-on13.1
Dwayne Smith to Maxwell, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Maxwell gets forward and drives it through cover. A single for the taking and they take it
Dwayne Smith, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Negi to D Miller, 2 runs, driven on the up, wide of cover. They take a couple of runs. 22 off that Negi over.12.5
Negi to Maxwell, 1 run, a hint of a leading edge as Maxwell closes the face of the bat too early, the ball goes wide of cover12.4
Negi to Maxwell, FOUR, oh that's a fine shot. Didn't try to over-hit it, just drove the flighted delivery off the front foot to deep extra-cover and beat the man in the deep quite easily12.4
Negi to Maxwell, wide, way outside off stump, he's under pressure Negi12.3
Negi to Maxwell, FOUR, and another one, this time he splits deep mid-wicket and deep square leg to perfection. The slog-sweep goes flat and on the bounce to the fence12.2
Negi to Maxwell, SIX, oh this time he's connected that alright! Flatter delivery on the stumps, Maxwell rocks back and pulls powerfully over deep mid-wicket12.1
Negi to Maxwell, FOUR, another slog high in the air, not connected properly, goes over mid-wicket, Smith runs to his left, he tries to push it back in play before he touches the rope, but his foot was in contact with the boundary
Pawan Negi [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack11.6
Ravindra Jadeja to D Miller, FOUR, oh Miller gets lucky with the outside edge, third man is inside the ring and Punjab end the over on a high. 12 runs came off that over11.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Maxwell, leg byes, 1 run, huge shout for LBW, that looked OUT. I thought there was an inside-edge, otherwise he was a goner. Maxwell missed the slog-sweep and was hit in line with middle11.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Maxwell, 2 runs, on the leg stump, Maxwell mistimes the slog to deep mid-wicket11.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Maxwell, FOUR, brings up his maiden Indian T20 League fifty in style. Quicker delivery on the leg stump, Maxwell gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps it behind square on the on-side11.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Maxwell, no run, saw Maxwell give the charge and absolutely fired it, in the end, the batsman manages to fend it awkwardly11.1
Ravindra Jadeja to D Miller, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Miller drives it to sweeper cover
Bravo is going off the field with an ice-pack on his left shoulder.10.6
Ashwin to Maxwell, FOUR, air-borne again but the ball just evades Bravo's athletic effort at sweeper cover. He is in some pain. Has he landed badly? Flighted delivery from Ashwin, Maxwell goes for the switch-hit, doesn't bother to keep it down, the man in the deep was very square and that allowed the ball to go past the fielder10.5
Ashwin to Maxwell, 2 runs, in the air but it falls short of deep mid-wicket. Maxwell is looking to go big here10.4
Ashwin to D Miller, 1 run, on the pads again, worked away to square leg10.3
Ashwin to Maxwell, 1 run, down the leg side, swept away to backward square leg10.2
Ashwin to Maxwell, 2 runs, swings really hard at this carrom-ball but mistimes it completely, the ball rolls to backward square leg, Maxwell charges back for the second and makes his ground comfortably before the fielder fired a direct hit10.1
Ashwin to D Miller, 1 run, advances and inside-edges a slog to square leg
Ravichandran Ashwin [2.0-0-21-2] is back into the attack9.6
Ravindra Jadeja to D Miller, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, cut square of the wicket on the off-side9.5
Ravindra Jadeja to D Miller, no run, oh du Plessis almost pulls off a stunner at cover. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Miller looks to smash it out of the ground, hits it hard but doesn't get the elevation, the fielder at cover dives to his right, gets both hands to it, but the ball pops out as he was in the air, he tried to grab it on the second attempt but the ball escapes9.4
Ravindra Jadeja to D Miller, no run, shimmies down the track but can't hit the gap9.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Maxwell, 1 run, Nehra drops a sitter! Flighted delivery wide outside off stump, Maxwell mistimes the reverse sweep completely, the ball goes straight up in the air, short third man ran to his right but he didn't get to the ball in time. That should have been taken9.2
Ravindra Jadeja to D Miller, 1 run, picks the sweep from outside off and sends it to long leg9.1
Ravindra Jadeja to D Miller, no run, advances and flicks the flighted delivery to mid-wicket
Negi to D Miller, 1 run, punched down to long-off8.5
Negi to D Miller, no run, 3rd time in the over that Miller has found the midwicket fielder. Pushed from the crease to that man. 4 dots in a row - the pressure builds8.4
Negi to D Miller, no run, punched back to the bowler. Three dots in a row8.3
Negi to D Miller, no run, flat and fired in on the stumps, D Miller can only find midwicket with a punch8.2
Negi to D Miller, no run, punched to short midwicket8.1
Negi to D Miller, SIX, clean hit. Comes down the track and slams it over long-off. The Punjab contigent is happy with that hit7.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Maxwell, FOUR, delicately done. Kneels down and paddle-scoops it over the keeper's head. Was placed in the gap and that will be a boundary7.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Maxwell, no run, darted down leg, Maxwell misses the flick, off the pad and near his feet. Maxwell is disappointed that he missed out there7.4
Ravindra Jadeja to D Miller, 1 run, gets forward and drives past Ravindra Jadeja's left-hand7.3
Ravindra Jadeja to D Miller, FOUR, way too short and begging to be hit, Miller obliges as he rocks back to smash it to the sweeper cover fence. Not even Bravo with his speed could get to the ball7.2
Ravindra Jadeja to D Miller, no run, tries to drive through cover and inside-edges it to the on-side7.1
Ravindra Jadeja to D Miller, 2 runs, fraction short outside off, cut away to deep backward point, Dhoni could be heard saying 'na na' to Ravindra Jadeja after he delivered that
Ravindra Jadeja, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack6.6
Negi to Maxwell, 2 runs, slight inside edge on the whip, but it goes in the gap, so a couple of runs again for the third time in the over6.5
Negi to D Miller, 1 run, a leading edge and a diving stop from Ashwin at cover keeps it to a single. The ball died before Ashwin got to it, so it wasn't a catching opportunity6.4
Negi to D Miller, no run, punched back to the bowler6.3
Negi to Maxwell, 1 run, a leading edge and it tantalisingly lands in no-man's land even as fielders try to converge around it near mid-off. Maxwell was lucky as he advanced down the track to play across the line6.2
Negi to Maxwell, 2 runs, flat on off, Maxwell goes on the backfoot and whips it to deep midwicket, another couple6.1
Negi to Maxwell, 2 runs, gets forward and whips it powerfully to deep midwicket, a couple it is
Pawan Negi, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack5.6
Ashwin to Maxwell, 1 run, softly dabs the offspinner into the off-side and keeps the strike. End of the powerplay5.5
Ashwin to Maxwell, no run, tries to fetch it from outside off and bottom-edges the slog sweep onto the pad5.5
Ashwin to Maxwell, wide, and again. Ashwin is not getting his direction right5.5
Ashwin to Maxwell, wide, the carrom ball, but well down leg5.4
Ashwin to Maxwell, FOUR, backs away and lofts over cover. Not enough timing on that, but once it goes over the infield it will always be a boundary5.3
Ashwin to Maxwell, FOUR, Ashwin has a wry smile on his face after that bullet of a reverse sweep. Changed his grip and hammered it past point. How does he generate so much power with those unorthodox shots?5.2
Ashwin to D Miller, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it to long-on
David Miller, left handed bat, comes to the crease5.1
Ashwin to A Patel, out Lbw!! That is plumb. Skidder from Ashwin, Patel was caught on the backfoot trying to work to leg, missed and was hit on the back leg. That would've crashed into middle. A Patel lbw b Ashwin 2(3)
Ashwin to A Patel, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!4.6
Mohit Sharma to Maxwell, FOUR, length ball, coming back in, Maxwell stays leg-side and heaves it to the deep midwicket fence, beating the fielder. Back to back boundaries for Maxwell.4.5
Mohit Sharma to Maxwell, FOUR, pitched up on the stumps, Maxwell lofts it over mid-off, no timing on that shot, but still one bounce and over the ropes4.4
Mohit Sharma to Maxwell, no run, back of the hand slower delivery, Maxwell is flummoxed for a while, tries to adjust and pull, misses4.3
Mohit Sharma to Maxwell, no run, McCullum at cover makes a fine stop. Maxwell after coming down the track gave it everything, but he found Baz in the way. Crunching sound as the ball hit bat4.2
Mohit Sharma to Maxwell, no run, now comes the ugly slog after such a fine stroke last ball. Tries to pull and misses4.1
Mohit Sharma to Maxwell, FOUR, conventional off-drive and that is so good to see from Maxwell. Gets forward and drives, beating Bravo's dive at mid-off. He in fact dived slightly over the ball and let it go past him
Mohit Sharma [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack3.6
Ashwin to A Patel, 2 runs, sliding down and Patel flicks past short fine, two it is3.5
Ashwin to A Patel, no run, how is that not out? That seemed to be plumb as A Patel played across the line and missed. Would definitely have hit leg as well. No inside edge onto the pads too. But ump Shamsuddin decides to negate the appeal
Akshar Patel, left handed bat, comes to the crease3.4
Ashwin to Pujara, out Lbw!! Pujara seems to be shocked with that decision. Shamsuddin had his finger up in a jiffy. No tracker as well to confirm whether it pitched outside leg. Can't make out from the naked eye without the tracker to ascertain whether it pitched in line or not. Pujara went for the big sweep and missed. He is shaking his head as he walks back to the dug-out. Pujara lbw b Ashwin 13(10) [4s-2]
Ashwin to Pujara, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!3.3
Ashwin to Maxwell, 1 run, fired in on the stumps, Maxwell drives it to long-off3.3
Ashwin to Maxwell, wide, way outside leg3.2
Ashwin to Maxwell, FOUR, first ball he has faced and what has happened? Maxwell has reverse-swept that past cover. The ball was well outside leg, but that didn't matter to Maxwell who got it to the boundary3.1
Ashwin to Pujara, 1 run, Pujara comes down the track and pushes it airily to long-on
Ravichandran Ashwin, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Glenn Maxwell, right handed bat, comes to the crease2.6
Nehra to Sehwag, out Bowled!! Nehra has the last laugh. The leg-stump has gone for a toss. Nehra celebrates with gusto. It tailed in just the wee bit and went under the swing of Sehwag to knock back the stump. Sehwag stood there and tried to hoick it blindly, but missed. Sehwag b Nehra 19(10) [4s-4]
Nehra to Sehwag, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!2.5
Nehra to Sehwag, FOUR, over the wicket, round the wicket, nothing is working for Nehra. Full and outside off, Sehwag carves it over cover. Stand and deliver stuff2.4
Nehra to Sehwag, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Sehwag slashes hard and goes over point. Nehra looks at Dhoni who tells him to go back over the wicket2.3
Nehra to Pujara, 1 run, pitched up on off, driven to mid-off, quick single taken2.2
Nehra to Pujara, FOUR, short on the body and Pujara pulls over square leg. That's the second boundary in the over and Nehra looks a bit dumb-founded2.1
Nehra to Pujara, FOUR, fantastic shot. Walks across to off, comes down the track simultaneously and then uses the wrist to whip it wide of mid-on. Sublime wristwork from Pujara.1.6
Mohit Sharma to Sehwag, 2 runs, that was a chance. The question is whether Jadeja - running back from mid-on - got a hand to it. It was the leading edge and Jadeja couldn't cup it. They come back for the second. Once the replay comes in, will inform whether Jadeja got a hand to it.1.5
Mohit Sharma to Sehwag, no run, after the boundary comes the loose stroke. Tries to flay it through the off-side and misses1.4
Mohit Sharma to Sehwag, FOUR, poor delivery and Sehwag is still good enough (when was he not good enough?) to put it away to the fence. Down leg and he has flicked it past short fine inside the ring. Second boundary in the over for him1.3
Mohit Sharma to Sehwag, no run, more oomph in that Mohit Sharma delivery. Pacy length delivery outside off, Sehwag slashes and misses. Went too hard at that and missed1.2
Mohit Sharma to Sehwag, FOUR, typical Sehwag backfoot punch. Rocked back and punched it past the diving cover fielder. Once it beat the infield, it was a boundary all the way1.1
Mohit Sharma to Pujara, 1 run, a thick edge as Pujara goes hard on the slash, down to third man
Mohit Sharma, right-arm medium, comes into the attack0.6
Nehra to Sehwag, no run, a bit of a tennis forehand from Sehwag. It was flat-batted and the ball dies down in front of mid-off. Good opening over from Nehra - just the three off it.0.5
Nehra to Pujara, 1 run, a bit of a yes-no but easily done in the end. Tucked down to the midwicket area, in the gap and they take the single0.4
Nehra to Pujara, no run, aggression from Pujara, but he can only find cover as the shot was mistimed0.3
Nehra to Sehwag, 1 run, fraction short outside off, Sehwag is off the mark too with a cut shot to third man, it was in the air, but never looked like it was going to hand0.2
Nehra to Pujara, 1 run, good length outside off, Pujara opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man to get off the mark0.1
Nehra to Pujara, no run, gentle swing for Nehra first up, but Pujara sees it like a hawk and defends it back to the bowler. Bat and pad behind it as he blocks solidly
Pujara and Sehwag are at the crease. Pujara is on strike. Nehra will open the attack
Welcome back...
Suresh Raina: "It has been good. I am happy to play my 100th game. McCullum and Smith batted well. We have got great support from UAE as well. Smith has done very well for West Indies. We are glad to have both McCullum and Smith. The wicket looks good. Punjab have dangerous batsmen like Sehwag, Maxwell and Bailey. We have to bowl well."
205 seems to be a huge task for the Punjab batsmen to chase down. But in this game nothing can be predicted. Do join us soon for the chase...
A big total from Chennai and the platform was set by the openers. Smith and McCullum started off very aggressively and no-one was spared. An early chance to run McCullum out was missed and from then it was leather-chasing for the Punjab fielders and bowlers. The 100-run stand was up in a jiffy. Punjab pegged things back slightly dismissing the openers, but the end overs again proved to be productive for Chennai as Raina and Dhoni got the big hits going.19.6
Balaji to Dhoni, out Caught by R Dhawan at long-off!! Balaji gets Dhoni off the last delivery. Low full toss, deserved to go into the stands, but Dhoni's loft finds Dhawan who flings the ball away in anger after taking the catch. Chennai end up on 205. Dhoni c R Dhawan b Balaji 26(11) [4s-3 6s-1]
Balaji to Dhoni, THATS OUT!! Caught!!19.5
Balaji to Dhoni, FOUR, a swat. After coming down the wicket. Picks the shortish bouncer and employs a strong bottom-handed shot that scurries across the turf, one bounce over the ropes, beating Maxwell's desperate dive19.4
Balaji to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, flicked to deep mid wicket, there was a chance of the 2nd, but Dhoni refused it. He wants to keep strike19.3
Balaji to Dwayne Bravo, SIX, that is a trademark Dwayne Bravo hit. Picks the low full toss and goes over point with a calypso whip off the wrists. All wrists and the ball sails over the fielder. That ball had unbelievable timing behind it19.2
Balaji to Dhoni, 1 run, full and outside off, Dhoni reaches out and slices it to sweeper cover. Only a single19.1
Balaji to Dhoni, SIX, that has gone into the Chennai dug-out. Or are those yellow-clad people Chennai fans? Could be the latter. Length outside off, pummelled way over long-on. The white ball soared and soared
Lakshmipathy Balaji [3.0-0-25-1] is back into the attack18.6
Awana to Dhoni, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Dhoni just eases it square of the wicket, and keeps the strike18.5
Awana to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, short of length outside off, Dwayne Bravo is on his haunches and punches it to third man
Dwayne Bravo, right handed bat, comes to the crease18.4
Awana to Raina, out Caught by Sehwag at short fine leg!! The intention was right to play the stroke, but the execution was wrong. He moved a bit slowly, was off-balance when he played the scoop and tamely played it to short fine's hands. Sehwag takes the catch and flaunts that trademark smile, which one hasn't seen on the cricket field for some time now. Raina c Sehwag b Awana 24(19) [4s-2]
Awana to Raina, THATS OUT!! Caught!!18.3
Awana to Raina, 2 runs, short of length on the stumps, Raina swings hard and mistimes the pull, wide of long-on, two it is again18.2
Awana to Dhoni, 1 run, reaches out and drills it to sweeper cover, hit straight to the fielder this time, so two is not on18.1
Awana to Dhoni, 2 runs, full outside off, Dhoni smashes it to sweeper cover, two is there for the taking and they take two
Parvinder Awana [2.0-0-28-0] is back into the attack17.6
Johnson to Raina, 2 runs, good bowling this - right in the blockhole and no room to work with, but Raina drags it wide of long-on for another couple of runs17.5
Johnson to Dhoni, 1 run, low full toss, Dhoni can only inside-edge it to midwicket
Now Johnson is coming from round the wicket17.4
Johnson to Raina, 1 run, Miller keeps it to one at long-off. Clean pick-up and a throw back to the bowler17.3
Johnson to Raina, no run, slower delivery outside off, Raina makes room and plays it to Pujara at point17.2
Johnson to Raina, 2 runs, slogs early, a bit of a thick edge and it runs away for a couple of runs to deep square leg17.1
Johnson to Raina, 2 runs, low full toss, swung wide of long-on, placed in the gap and it will be a couple of runs16.6
Balaji to Dhoni, FOUR, brilliant batting. Low full toss outside off again and Dhoni knows he has to get bat on it to beat Pujara inside the ring, does so and he has raced to 10 off 3 balls.16.5
Balaji to Dhoni, 2 runs, plays the full toss straight to the fielder at short third, who was Pujara, he shies unnecessarily and gives the extra run16.4
Balaji to Dhoni, FOUR, clever batting! Knows that it will be a low full toss outside off, stretches out and deliberately cue-ends the stroke, beating third man to the fence who was very square16.3
Balaji to Raina, 1 run, good bowling. Follows Raina who was backing away, the batsman adjusts and dabs it to deep backward point
MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease16.2
Balaji to Dwayne Smith, out Caught by Bailey at cover!! End of Dwayne Smith. Completely miscued the low full toss, wanted to go over midwicket, but sliced it to cover. Dwayne Smith c Bailey b Balaji 66(43) [4s-6 6s-3]
Balaji to Dwayne Smith, THATS OUT!! Caught!!16.1
Balaji to Dwayne Smith, no run, well done. Just inside the guideline as Balaji bowls the yorker outside off. Dwayne Smith can't squeeze it out.16.1
Balaji to Dwayne Smith, wide, way outside off, and that is a wide
Lakshmipathy Balaji [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack15.6
Johnson to Raina, no run, the free-hit is a dot. How many times do we see that? Quite often one must say recently. Low full toss on off, pushed back to the bowler who stops it and throws the ball to the keeper in anger
Raina is eyeing the field as he sets himself up to face the free-hit15.6
Johnson to Dwayne Smith, no ball, 1 run, oh dear! Johnson has overstepped. It will be a free-hit now. But it will be Raina on strike as Dwayne Smith takes the single to cover15.5
Johnson to Raina, 1 run, more like it from Johnson. Low full toss outside off, Raina squeezes it out square of the wicket15.4
Johnson to Raina, FOUR, trademark Raina blow. Clears his front leg and heaves it over midwicket. Length balls won't do at this stage15.3
Johnson to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, tries to repeat the stroke, but doesn't connect properly, dribbles away to long-on15.2
Johnson to Dwayne Smith, SIX, even the round the wicket angle isn't working for Johnson. Slower ball on off, Dwayne Smith stands and blasts it bang on the rope at long-on. That was a flat hit. Smith is teeing off15.1
Johnson to Raina, 1 run, very full and on off, Raina digs it out past the outstretched left-hand of Johnson
Mitchell Johnson [2.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack14.6
Maxwell to Dwayne Smith, SIX, if it is in the slot, Dwayne Smith will smash it all day. Well tossed up on off, Dwayne Smith plonks his foot and smashes it over long-on. That went a long way back into the stands14.5
Maxwell to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, 50 on his Chennai debut for Dwayne Smith. A cute little shot to get there as well. Knows it will be flat and outside off, gets the reverse sweep out and places it past short third14.4
Maxwell to Raina, 1 run, gets forward and flicks to deep midwicket14.3
Maxwell to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, horrid full toss, way outside off, Dwayne Smith could've hit that anywhere, but picks out sweeper cover14.2
Maxwell to Raina, 1 run, Raina comes down the track and hits hard inside out, a slight fumble from short extra and that will give the single14.1
Maxwell to Raina, no run, Raina gets forward and tries to drive, gets an inside edge onto the pads
Glenn Maxwell [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack13.6
R Dhawan to Raina, 1 run, nudged to deep midwicket to keep the strike13.5
R Dhawan to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, drilled low and flat towards Balaji at long-off, he did well to get his body behind the line and adjust to the bouncing ball in front of him. He didn't go for the catch, which might prove costly13.4
R Dhawan to Raina, 1 run, pulled without any timing to deep midwicket13.3
R Dhawan to Raina, no run, has Raina edged that? Yes he did. But very tough to call it a dropped chance. Raina backed away and got a healthy edge on the punch, the ball deflected into Saha's wrist. Those ones have to stick13.2
R Dhawan to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, full on middle, Dwayne Smith digs it out wide of long-on, the fielder did well to keep it to a single13.1
R Dhawan to Dwayne Smith, no run, good fielding on his followthrough, leapt high and stopped the punchy drive to keep it to a dot12.6
A Patel to Raina, FOUR, a boundary first ball in his 100th match. Flat and outside off, Raina uses the pace and opens the face of the bat to guide it past short third. Bala just guided the ball to the fence with a lazy chase12.5
A Patel to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, gets forward and drives the low full toss to long-off
Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease
The players have taken the timeout after that wicket12.4
A Patel to Brendon McCullum, out Caught by Maxwell at deep midwicket!! Excellent running catch gets rid of Brendon McCullum. McCullum mistimed the pull, any other fielder would've found it tough to get there, but Maxwell is like a terrier on the field, runs across and dives to complete a fine catch. Brendon McCullum c Maxwell b A Patel 67(45) [4s-4 6s-5]
A Patel to Brendon McCullum, THATS OUT!! Caught!!12.3
A Patel to Brendon McCullum, no run, makes room and slices it straight to the fielder at cover-point12.2
A Patel to Brendon McCullum, SIX, use of the feet and that is a fine stroke. Down the track and a clean strike that went flat over the long-off fielder who was leaping at full stretch12.1
A Patel to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, comes on the frontfoot and nudges it to midwicket
Akshar Patel [3.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack11.6
R Dhawan to Brendon McCullum, no run, slower delivery, but it was going down leg, Brendon McCullum slogs and misses11.5
R Dhawan to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, short of length outside off, Dwayne Smith gets forward and crunches it to sweeper cover11.4
R Dhawan to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, short of length outside off, Brendon McCullum toe-ends the flat-batted pull to long-on11.3
R Dhawan to Brendon McCullum, no run, sharp glovework from Saha. He is standing up and takes it cleanly, whips the bails off too in one motion. Superb to see11.2
R Dhawan to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, short of length on off, punched to long-off11.1
R Dhawan to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, heaved from a length to deep midwicket
Rishi Dhawan [1.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack10.6
Maxwell to Dwayne Smith, no run, cut straight to the fielder at ppoint. Dwayne Smith missed out there10.5
Maxwell to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, cut hard off the backfoot to sweeper cover10.4
Maxwell to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, low full toss, smashed to long-off10.3
Maxwell to Dwayne Smith, no run, goes on with the angle, Dwayne Smith slashes and misses. Saha has the bails off, but Smith was going nowhere10.2
Maxwell to Dwayne Smith, 2 runs, aggressive running now. Down to long-on and they put pressure on the fielder to come back10.1
Maxwell to Dwayne Smith, SIX, Maxwell has been greeted with a six. Tossed up from round the wicket, Dwayne Smith goes over long-on with a huge swipe of the bat
Glenn Maxwell, right-arm off break, comes into the attack9.6
Balaji to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, Dwayne Smith was eyeing the boundary on the on-side, tried for a big hit, but inside-edged it through midwicket9.5
Balaji to Dwayne Smith, no run, yorker length delivery on off, Dwayne Smith digs it out to the off-side9.4
Balaji to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, Brendon McCullum charges and gets too close to the pitch of the ball, jams it out to long-off9.3
Balaji to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, 100 as a pair on debut for Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum. Both shake hands to mark the feat. A single taken to sweeper cover9.2
Balaji to Dwayne Smith, 2 runs, hammered to the left of long-off, who does well to slide quickly to keep it to two9.1
Balaji to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, slower delivery on off, driven to deep extra cover
Lakshmipathy Balaji [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack8.6
A Patel to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, calmly takes the single by tucking it off the pads8.5
A Patel to Brendon McCullum, no run, punched back to the left of the bowler, who makes the stop8.4
A Patel to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it to long-on8.3
A Patel to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, blasted straight back over the bowler. Got forward and drilled it back over the hand of the bowler8.2
A Patel to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, nudged off the pads to the on-side8.1
A Patel to Brendon McCullum, no run, flat and on off, Brendon McCullum gets forward and defends to short cover
Time for a break.7.6
R Dhawan to Dwayne Smith, no run, a wild stroke that. Short of a length and outside off, Dwayne Smith attempts a wild slash and doesn't connect7.5
R Dhawan to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, gently nudges the single to the on-side7.4
R Dhawan to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, 50 for Brendon McCullum. The dug-out is up and applauding the knock. A belligerent innings this has been. Gets there with a hard cut shot that beats sweeper cover to his fence. A raise of the bat and he is ready to go again7.3
R Dhawan to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, slower delivery on the stumps, Dwayne Smith gets forward and pushes it to long-on7.2
R Dhawan to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, good fielding by Johnson near the sweeper cover fence, moved quickly to his left and stopped the fierce slash. Just a single7.1
R Dhawan to Brendon McCullum, SIX, Brendon McCullum is now toying with the attack. Dhawan bowls it short and down leg, McCullum pulls and just about gets a maximum. A small six if it can be described that way
Rishi Dhawan, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack6.6
A Patel to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, comes back in with the arm, Brendon McCullum rocks back and cuts it to sweeper cover6.5
A Patel to Brendon McCullum, no run, that was mighty close. Umpire Shamsuddin though negates the appeal. It was flat and skidding on, pitched on middle and Brendon McCullum kneeling down missed the sweep. There was no inside edge onto the pads as well. Would've clipped leg at worst. Brendon McCullum is lucky to be still there6.5
A Patel to Brendon McCullum, wide, down leg6.4
A Patel to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, this time rocks back and whips it to the on-side6.3
A Patel to Dwayne Smith, no run, Dwayne Smith missed out there, was on his pads, he didn't get bat on it6.2
A Patel to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, gets forward and flicks it through midwicket6.1
A Patel to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, punched off the backfoot to midwicket6.1
A Patel to Dwayne Smith, wide, down leg
Akshar Patel [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack5.6
Johnson to Brendon McCullum, no run, well bowled. A near yorker on middle, Brendon McCullum digs it out back to Johnson, who didn't get a hand on it as the ball hits the stumps at the non-striker's end5.5
Johnson to Brendon McCullum, SIX, even Johnson has a wry smile after that hit. Nothing wrong with this stroke. It was short on the stumps, Brendon McCullum rocked back in a flash and hammered it hard over deep square leg. Went a long long way back into the crowd. That seems to have brough the crowd back to life5.4
Johnson to Brendon McCullum, no run, that is a crude, crude slog. Pre-meditates the slog and charges down the track, swings wildly and misses. That wasn't far from the leg stump5.3
Johnson to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, Brendon McCullum has hit that really well. Picks the slower delivery and then goes over mid-off, it was on off and he lofted it over the man, one bounce over the ropes5.2
Johnson to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, slower delivery outside off, Dwayne Smith opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man5.1
Johnson to Dwayne Smith, no run, flicks to short midwicket, straight to the fielder
Mitchell Johnson [1.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack4.6
Awana to Brendon McCullum, SIX, What a blow! Brendon McCullum comes down the track and gets to the pitch, has a clean swing of the bat and the ball goes miles over long-on. How much will the dropped catch cost Punjab? That was a clean clean strike4.5
Awana to Brendon McCullum, 2 runs, Dropped by Bailey at mid-on. Must say that should have been taken, once Bailey got there. Hit hard and it was going to the left of Bailey, who went with both hands, it hit the hands hard and eventually he palmed it over. He seems to be very disappointed4.5
Awana to Brendon McCullum, wide, way outside off and rightly a wide called4.4
Awana to Brendon McCullum, no run, good backing up from Miller as Mandeep threw at Dwayne Smith's end. Smith was in anyway4.3
Awana to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, slower delivery on the pads, turned off the hips and a single4.2
Awana to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, the bowlers aren't learning. They are simply bowling to the strengths of Dwayne Smith. Short outside off, carved over cover-point. Back to back boundaries for him4.1
Awana to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, short deliveries to Dwayne Smith isn't going to work. Just a swivel and pulled to the deep backward square leg fence
Parvinder Awana [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack3.6
Balaji to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, on the pads once again, an inside-edge onto the pads as Dwayne Smith looked to flick3.5
Balaji to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, fraction short outside off, Brendon McCullum cuts hard and finds sweeper cover3.4
Balaji to Brendon McCullum, no run, once again he is trying to hit the cover off the ball and in the end it's a horrible mistimed slog to midwicket3.3
Balaji to Dwayne Smith, leg byes, 1 run, slides down leg, Dwayne Smith misses the flick, off the pad and a leg-bye taken3.3
Balaji to Dwayne Smith, wide, marginal call. Balaji has a surprised expression on his face. It was inside the guideline as Balaji went outside off, but the umpire reckoned it was wide3.2
Balaji to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, short and way too short, Dwayne Smith isn't going to miss out, rocks back and though he is a bit early into the shot, manages to pull it away to the deep backward square leg fence3.1
Balaji to Dwayne Smith, no run, short of length on off, punched to mid-on
Lakshmipathy Balaji, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack2.6
Johnson to Brendon McCullum, SIX, nothing wrong with the timing that time. Short and just outside off, Brendon McCullum is on his toes and slashes it high and hard over point. Used the extra pace well and got a maximum for his efforts2.5
Johnson to Brendon McCullum, no run, Brendon McCullum is trying to hit them too hard, that's why he isn't getting any timing. Tries to smash the slower delivery too hard and bottom-edges it onto the pad2.4
Johnson to Brendon McCullum, 2 runs, Johnson is targetting the rib-cage of the batsmen. Another short delivery, down leg and Brendon McCullum on the swivel, gets a glove past Saha. Couple of runs it is2.3
Johnson to Dwayne Smith, leg byes, 1 run, short delivery, attacking the ribs, Dwayne Smith cops on the hand, leg-byes given2.2
Johnson to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, Bang! Just stood and smashed it on the up wide of mid-off. Didn't even move after he hit it - just stood there and admired the shot2.1
Johnson to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, nearly a wicket off his first ball. Well disguised slower delivery, Brendon McCullum was early into the shot, in the end he manages to chip it over cover. Tentative that time from Baz
Mitchell Johnson, comes into the attack1.6
Awana to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it to the left of mid-on, takes the single on offer1.5
Awana to Brendon McCullum, no run, now Rishi Dhawan makes a fab stop at short extra-cover, went to his left and cut off the hard stroke off the backfoot1.5
Awana to Brendon McCullum, wide, way down leg1.4
Awana to Brendon McCullum, no run, looks for the third boundary in a row and inside-edges the mow to short fine1.3
Awana to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, now top-edges the pull over the keeper's head. Went hard and though Saha was leaping he didn't even get a finger on it. Back to back boundaries for Brendon McCullum1.2
Awana to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, comes down the track and slashes hard, goes over the infield and it is a boundary. One bounce and over the ropes. Brendon McCullum isn't going to hang around1.1
Awana to Brendon McCullum, no run, fantastic stop by Miller at cover point, it was cut to his right and he put in a good dive to save four runs
Parvinder Awana, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack0.6
A Patel to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, a direct hit and that would've been interesting. It was tapped to the right of the bowler, Brendon McCullum decided to take the risky single, Patel picked up the ball and shied, but missed. Baz had to stretch to make it0.5
A Patel to Brendon McCullum, no run, gets forward to block0.4
A Patel to Brendon McCullum, no run, fraction short outside off, cut straight to the fielder at short third0.3
A Patel to Brendon McCullum, no run, punched to short cover, straight to the fielder0.3
A Patel to Brendon McCullum, 5 wides, horrid delivery down leg, the keeper had no chance and that is 5 extra runs0.2
A Patel to Brendon McCullum, 2 runs, Sehwag at short third went down in instalments, but managed to get a hand and saved a couple of runs. It was cut to his right and it took an age for him to get to the b all0.1
A Patel to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, floated on middle, Dwayne Smith gets his Chennai career underway with a flicked single to midwicket
Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum are at the crease. Dwayne Smith is on strike. A Patel will open the attack
The players and the umpires are out in the middle and we are all ready to go. Punjab have decided to open with spin. The countdown begins and we will have the first ball...
As Dhoni pointed out, today is a big day for both team Chennai and Raina - they are playing their 100th game in the competition. A staggering stat is that Suresh Raina hasn't missed a single game in all these years. A testimony to his tremendous fitness and work ethic.
Kings XI Punjab (Playing XI): Virender Sehwag, Cheteshwar Pujara, David Miller, Glenn Maxwell, George Bailey(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Mitchell Johnson, Akshar Patel, Rishi Dhawan, Parvinder Awana, Lakshmipathy Balaji
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Faf du Plessis, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina, Dwayne Smith, MS Dhoni(w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Pawan Negi, Ashish Nehra, Mohit Sharma
Bailey: 'This week has gone in trying to know the guys. We have had younger guys who haven't had experience of playing. Twenty-20 is all about consistency. If we play our best cricket, we can match any side in the competition. That's fine (when asked about the result of the toss), it looks a pretty good wicket, doesn't it? Hopefully Mitchell Johnson can fire up for us today.'
MS Dhoni: 'It's a special one (referring to Chennai and Raina playing their 100th game in the competition), we have played quite consistently over the years. Suresh has played 100 games, as well as the side. It's a special occasion. We have not played cricket over here, since I made my debut I haven't played much here. For the spectators to come in when the conditions are so hot and humid deserve special applause. We are looking to bat first, first game for us, it may get slower as the game goes on. It's a good move to have grass on the wicket, not too much, but enough to make the ball come on to the bat. Faf, Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith and Dwayne Bravo are our four foreigners. It is very difficult to remember all the names, that's what I can say.'
Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and have opted to bat
Toss, teams and much more heading your way in a while.
There is a significant Aussie flavor to the Punjab concoction with Bailey, Johnson and Maxwell expected to fire on all cylinders. The spin deparment though is shorn of resources with Murali Kartik being the lone established tweaker. Well, Chennai's strength is that they are Chennai. Unsurprisingly, they have retained the core group whilst adding Dwayne Smith and Baz to the roster to plug the gaping hole left behind by the departure of Mike Hussey and Murali Vijay. As coach Stephen Fleming himself admitted, the Men in Yellow have been bogged down by the off-field distractions. Can Chennai rise above the controversies? Or will the revamped Punjab unit emerge on top?
For years, Chennai vs Punjab has been the Topdog vs the Underdog contest. But times do change. Armed with new reinforcements for the seventh season of the Indian T20 League, Punjab claim a much stronger outlook, so much so that this clash has been rendered as the battle of equals.
Team Profiles:
Chennai have been in the news for all the wrong reasons in the recent past. Before the start of the season, there were chances of the most successful T20 League team being banned for malpractice. They have managed to overcome that for now and will be eager to get down to the cricket for that is what they would like to be known for.
One look at the records is enough to see that Chennai have easily been the most consistent team through the years. They are the only team to have reached the knockout stages in every edition of the tournament. They have reached the final in 5 of the 6 editions and have finished as champions twice. However, the new season will pose a lot of challenges with the auctions ensuring a shake-up of all squads. Chennai retained five players and they will form the core of the squad. They managed to buy back a few players from the previous seasons but there are plenty of new faces as well. Like it is for every other team, gelling and building a team will be one of their biggest challenges at the start.
Strengths: Traditionally, Chennai's strength has been the batting department. There does not seem a change in strategy this time around too. MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Bravo and Dwayne Smith are all imposing names and each one is capable of winning a match single-handedly. They will be banking heavily on these men to see them through in most of the games. Baba Aparajith and Mithun Manhas are proven domestic performers and could provide the ideal foil for the International stars. Likewise Chennai possess considerable strength in the spin department. Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Samuel Badree will pose a big challenge as the pitches get lower and slower.
Weaknesses: While the batting may be loaded with stars, the bowling department is conspicuous by the absence of any fast bowler of note. Ben Hilfenhaus is the lone name to have some International credentials but there is a certain rawness about the rest of the group. Mohit Sharma has been with Chennai for a couple of years now and he was a part of the India side as well but is not the kind to set a game on fire. Dhoni will be hard pressed to manage his fast bowling resources cleverly.
Opportunities: With much of the old guard gone, it provides an opportunity for the younger members of the squad to try and make a mark. Ishwar Pandey has done tremendously well in his last two domestic seasons but has lacked a big stage to showcase his skills. He was a part of the India squad for a few tours but did not get a game. Similarly, Baba Aparajith has become a name to reckon with in the domestic circuit. He has come through the ranks from the U-19 stages and has been marked out as a star due to his consistent performances. This season could well be the one to put show what he can do under the limelight. Samuel Badree too might get a chance to show why he's so highly rated in the International circuit.
Threats: Chennai will have to filter out all the off-field controversies and put the focus back on their cricket. The team will bear a new look right at the top in the absence of Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay and teams will be looking to capitalise on this and the fact that they do not have any threatening fast bowlers.
Right from the inception of the Indian T20 League, Punjab, have flown under the radar. Punjab are a team, who do not believe in solo prayers, they pray in unison. They prefer to perform in an ensemble and they have often punched above their weights, akin to New Zealand in the international circuit. With some marquee players added to the roster for the upcoming season, Kings XI now claim a much stronger outlook.
Strengths: Punjab's batting carries a heady mix of solidity and firepower. Manan Vohra and David Miller were retained by the think tank ahead of the auction. A boxer may dominate the bout but needs that killer finishing punch to seal it. 'Killer Miller' lends that finishing punch. Glenn Maxwell, another clean hitter of the ball, will be a crucial cog in the Punjab machinery. Articulate and astute, George Bailey will take over as captain following the departure of Adam Gilchrist. Meanwhile, Thisara Perera's heists lower down the order are well documented. The local batting contingent of Manan Vohra, Mandeep Singh and Gurkeerat Singh, offer solidarity, complementing the firepower of their more illustrious compatriots. Mitchell's Johnson's speedy recovery from a toe infection augurs well for the side, for he is the leader of the attack.
Weakness: Punjab may have a fine pace bowling attack comprising Mitch, Beuran Hendricks, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Parvinder Awana, Sandeep Sharma and Rishi Dhawan but their move of not picking a second specialist spinner to Murali Kartik might come back and bite them in the posterior as the tourney progresses. Oh wait, there is the Sehwag conundrum as well. Cast into the wilderness by the national selectors, Virender Sehwag is now just a pale imitation of his former self. While some key contributions can pave way for a re-entry to international cricket, a failure can effectively ring the death knell.
Opportunities: Punjab have stumbled in the past seasons, predominantly due to lack of resources. This time they have plenty of those with a bright opportunity to progress to the last four.
Threat: Fifth place with 14 points in 2009. Fifth place again with 14 points in 2011. 6th place with 16 points in 2012. 6th place again with 16 points in 2013. Punjab have not managed to escape from the strands of the mid-table congestion.
Chennai Super Kings (From): MS Dhoni(w/c), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Ashish Nehra, Mohit Sharma, Samuel Badree, Ben Hilfenhaus, Matt Henry, Baba Aparajith, Mithun Manhas, Ishwar Pandey, Pawan Negi, Vijay Shankar, Ronit More, John Hastings
Kings XI Punjab (From): George Bailey(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Manan Vohra, David Miller, Virender Sehwag, Mitchell Johnson, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shaun Marsh, Thisara Perera, Glenn Maxwell, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Parvinder Awana, Gurkeerat Singh, Mandeep Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Akshar Patel, Beuran Hendricks, Karanveer Singh, Murali Kartik, Shivam Sharma, Shardul Thakur

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Also this week the collaboration between New York brand Staple and Japanese retailer Kinetics has released. Next to a light grey 7 Eyelet Chukka Boot from Timberland, the two also present a matching canvas military cap. Both pieces feature special collaboration tags and remain otherwise very clean. We salute the choice of color and material on the boots, which came out beautiful. Both pieces are now available from Kinetics.
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Scientists track origins of domesticated dogs
Last Updated Fri, 22 Nov 2002 18:23:34
STOCKHOLM - Domestic dogs joined their two-legged masters in the New World 12,000 to 14,000 years ago, according to two new studies.
Swedish and Chinese researchers analyzed the DNA of 654 dogs from Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.
They also found almost all dogs shared a common gene pool. The finding suggests breeding rather than different genetic origins are responsible for the dramatic differences between a tiny chihuahua and a giant St. Bernard.
Peter Savolainen of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm led the study on Old World dogs, which concluded the animals were domesticated from wolves as recently as 15,000 years ago in East Asia.
The earliest jaw bone thought to be from a dog was found in Germany. Scientists estimate it's 14,000 years old.
A second study by researchers in the United States, Latin America and Sweden said dogs with DNA linked to Eurasian wolves were found in the New World before European explorers arrived in the 15th century.
Their findings suggest the first settlers to America brought domesticated dogs with them when they crossed the Bering Strait.
"We found that dogs originating in the Old World arrived to the New World with immigrating humans," said Carles Vilà of Uppsala University.
Vilà said the speed at which dogs multiplied and diversified suggests the four-legged companions did something important for humans, such as improve the quality of hunting.
The two studies disagreed on when people first started domesticating dogs from wolves. The Swedish-Chinese DNA analysis and archeological evidence points to 15,000 years ago. The other team concluded dogs and humans probably lived together in Asia long before settling in America, perhaps as long as 40,000 years ago.
A third study suggests the close interaction dogs have shared with humans has made them smarter than other animals. For example, dogs were better at using social cues from humans to find food hidden in containers, compared to wolves and chimpanzees.
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In other news, news of an impending Ougon tournament inspired me to try again.
I almost didn't share this because of all the embarassing control slips, but I figure a win is a win, I shouldn't be so picky xD
|2012-12-11, 14:18
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黄金の魔女 Golden Witch
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Natal-RN, Brazil
Age: 22
Now that's something else. Not only the team itself was uncommon, but you won with it. And "embarassing control slips"? Lol, I'm worse. When I try using a SP2, three out of five times I end up using 236C instead, and let's not even start with the Metasupers (especially Erika's). That's mostly why I play using PM instead of NM. I tried to play using NM some months ago but then gave up, since I'm already too used to Princess.
|2012-12-13, 08:47
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Germany
We are ready
So the survey is finally open.
What works for now:
-Message system
-Easy external IP lookup, when writing a message (please report if that works correctly)
-BattleBar (to see if someone is online, who wants to fight)
-Ranking (although at the moment not very useful^^)
The plan is, that after the survey ends (I don't know when exactly that will be) there will be a test tournament with a very small number of people, just for testing purposes. When that went well, the first real tournament will be held
So please share your opinion on how the tournament should be held in the survey. Thank you
Here I would now post the link to the site, but the forum rules are quite vague on that matter, so just check out my signature.
Also remember to give me feedback on what feature you would like to have, what you would change on the design, etc.
PS: I realize that the website has a footer that says there will be ads in the future. I assure you that it will be really subtle and is mainly for covering the expenses that already went into building the website. I also changed my webhost, since the free hoster from before did not turn out to be very helpful...
Edit: Ehh the signature thing did not really work. You probably need to visit my profile to view it? (in the 'About me' section)
Edit2: After carefully reviewing the forum rules again, I decided that it is ok to post the link.
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|2012-12-13, 11:22
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Canada, Quebec
Age: 24
I've tried registering, but my account was somehow deleted right after I made it.
Also, just nitpicking, but while registering, choosing your country is a bit difficult, it took me 5 mins to find the canada flag, lol. I suggest you make a drop down list instead.
|2012-12-13, 11:36
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Germany
Your account is set up correctly in the Database, after activation, it should work just fine?
I tried the thing with the dropdown list, but unfortunately pictures in Dropdownlists are just possible in Firefox..I'll think about that later :S
Edit: If any problems occur, feel free to PM me.
|2012-12-13, 11:47
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黄金の魔女 Golden Witch
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Natal-RN, Brazil
Age: 22
I have problems staying logged. I first logged after activating my account but when I clicked to go to another page I was logged out, then I tried logging in again five times but it keeps saying "Your login was not correct".
EDIT: I just discovered something: when I'm logged in and click on another link (more especifically, the survey), the address shown at the top of the page is meeeh.de/survey.php instead of rosalicious.net/survey.php, which keeps me logged out. Changing it manually to rosalicious.net solves the problem.
|2012-12-13, 11:55
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Canada, Quebec
Age: 24
|2012-12-13, 11:56
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Germany
Ahhhh, yeah that's my other URL that I bought first.
Since I moved to an other host yesterday, that jumbled some things up.
Sorry for the confusion :S
I'll fix it right away
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I don't know how practical it would be to implement, but something like a shout box so that people who see eachother in the battle box could communicate on the website itself would be super handy imo!
But aside from that little nittpick, it looks very nice, and I look forward to using it in the future
|2012-12-15, 17:24
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Join Date: Jan 2010
I'm trying to register, but everytime a message is given that one error occuried, but it doesn't say what error.
Also, how about, in register implement a "current sub-main team"? I, for example, have JesSha as team, but I'm practice with EriBb too.
|2012-12-15, 22:34
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Germany
Well, the registration was supposed to tell you, that I restricted usernames to use letters, numbers, underscores and minus signs...so the problem should be the space sign ..
I'll think about the sub-team...if more people want that I'll probably add it,
but it's not really that important which team is shown in your profile in my opinion :S
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So once again I decided to race the Downieville Classic this year, despite a generally reduced training regimen and a few extra pounds. Still, it's such a beautiful course, I just had to make the race. So I decided to use a strategy specific to my conditioning: Ride very easily uphill and make-up time on the downhill.
Mistake #1: I broke the golden rule of racing to one's strengths.
Everything is relative of course (I am a mid-pack, beginner, "veteran"), and by make-up time, I just mean relative to my own pace last year. In any event, I am not a very good technical descender. So picking-up time at Downieville going downhill probably wasn't the best thought for me, but it seemed so much better than suffer like a dog uphill. Part 1 of the plan worked beautifully; I felt really good at the end of the climb and started bombing down the fire road (Yeeeeehaaaaaaaaa type descending) and I even passed 2 or 3 riders. Then came the baby heads. First section was a little rough but I'm getting through, then the "Baby Heads" (what a misnomer that is) kind of turn into "Adult Heads". I had to dismount a couple of times quickly. That sucked, but I am still getting through. Arms getting a little tight, but I'll loosen up when I'm through... right. Soon after the "Baby Heads" I hit a section on Butcher (I believe that was the trail) with a quick switch-back before I ran directly into a tree root and 4" of travel wasn't nearly enough. I went ass-over-head over my bars and felt like a circus performer without a net. I landed face first onto a rock, which was fortunately of the flat variety. Quick body check, and everything was actually ok-- whew!. Problem is after that incident, what little confidence I had was shot, and I held my bars like my hands were vice grips for most of the rest of the race. Boy, was I sloooooooow.
Mistake 2: Emptying a bottle of water on my back. This actually happened near the top of the climb at the first water station. I grabbed a couple of waters, and just emptied one over my back. It felt great. Unfortunately, my electrolyte tablets were in my back pockets, and those little things have a way of disolving when they are wet. So, of course, I cramped up right at the start of the First Divide without any easily consumable salt available.
After the race, I am of course wasted. I go to the shuttle pick-up area to get my ride back to Sierra City, where my car is parked. All I want is a change of clothes and my a/c, and I want it now! "Sorry sir, you just missed the shuttle; the next one will leave at 3:00." What...it's only 1:30. I'm not waiting that long.
Mistake 3: I decided to ride the 12 miles back to my car after the race. Let's just say that may have been the longest hour in my life. I was hot, hallucinating, and weaving, but I finally made it. Drove to the local store, and the locals were staring at my like I was a zombie. Guy at the register: "So, did you crash." Me: "Yes." Register guy: "Did you have fun?" Me: "Good question."
After picking-up some cold water, ice, and a large package of Nutter Butters, I started feeling better. Then I jumped into the Yuba River, and that was great. Back to the car-- eat more Nutter Butters. Fresh clothes, and I'm am approaching normal again. As I am driving home next to the beautifly river front, I start thinking. How did I get worse at the downhill this year. I have been feeling so much better. I was sure I was going to descend better this year. Then it hit me.
Mistake -1: That's right, Mistake -1 actually occured before the race. Last year, I used the Gravity Dropper (which I broke and never replaced). With my bike's very steep 71 degree head angle, it's crucial to be able to stay low and get behind the seat. I was not using the right tool for the job. That's Mistake -1: "Use the appropriate tool for the job." Or as my old Taekwondo instructor would say, "Never bring a knife to a gun fight."
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 30th Jan 2013 23:14 UTC
So, just as Windows Phone 7.8 has finally started rolling out to devices, Microsoft and Google kiss and make up about the whole dropping of EAS thing. Google has extended its EAS support for Windows Phone users for six months, and Microsoft will add CardDAV and CalDAV support to Windows Phone (but not Windows 8/RT, so those users are still screwed by Microsoft's incompetence).
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fuck google and their products...
I moved to Live Domains a long time ago.
Hint: Do you think that google *deletes* all your data when you close your domain hosting with them?
The answer is NO. I know a case of a friend that went back to his old (over two years old) closed google domain, and he discovered old files on the app-sites.


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It's been kind of a long wait for the downright sexy Klipsch Mode M40 to show up at our review desk. Klipsch got them out the door to us in relatively short order, but nearly four months of anticipating giving these full-size, active noise-cancelling headphones a proper listen bordered on torturous. Our hands-on experience with the M40 at CEDIA 2011 was not unlike giving a freshman foodie their first taste of a well-executed risotto, then telling them they couldn't taste any more for several months. Can you imagine? The craving!
Finally, we've gotten our chance to spend some extensive one-on-one time with the Klipsch Mode M40, the company's first effort at an active noise-canceller which stands to challenge similar models from the likes of Bose, Audio-Technica and Sennheiser-all companies which are well-experienced in the field of noise-cancelling headphones. In our Klipsch Mode M40 review, we describe our experience with the cans, discuss their pros and cons and rank them against similarly priced and featured headphones.
Out of the box
Klipsch totally nails the out-of-box experience with the Mode M40. At a certain price point, we think you deserve to get a little something extra from your purchase, be it in the form of useful accessories, a nice case or perhaps just a premium presentation. Klipsch delivers all of that in a package that lends a real pride-of-ownership feeling to the de-boxing process.
Upon opening the M40's heavy gauge box we found what, at first glance, looks like a compact, brown leather shaving kit but is actually the case for the headphones, adorned with Klipsch's logo. Alongside the case is a hinged flap which, when pulled back, exposes black foam with custom compartments cut into it. The compartments held an airline adapter, a ¼" stereo adapter, a spare AAA-size battery, a cloth-covered standard headphone cable and a cloth-covered Apple 3-button controller cable.
Inside the brown leather case we found the M40 headphones folded up and sitting inside a thin silk sack with a drawstring for security and handling.
Features and design
The Mode M40 headphones are certainly head-turners. Our review sample fetched plenty of looks as we tested them away from the office and even beckoned a few people our way to learn more. The headphones' deep copper color with satin sheen plays nicely against the predominantly flat black ear-cup assembly. The headband covering, which looked a little translucent for our liking on the CEDIA show floor, seems to have been darkened up since then and the effect is pleasing. While we can still see the actual headband through the cover at a close distance, it isn't unattractive and, from further away, is virtually undetectable.
The ear-cups are well padded with a memory foam material which is covered with soft and supple black leather. That approach is not carried over to the headband, however. Instead a slightly slick black vinyl-like material is used. While fairly soft, it isn't spongy as you might expect; especially for a .78 lb. headphone
The battery that powers the M40's noise-cancelling circuitry lives in the left ear-cup. Pulling down on a small latch releases a spring clip door, exposing a single AAA battery. Klipsch says the lone battery will power the noise-cancelling circuit for up to 45 hours. That number may be true for active listening but we noticed that the battery is capable of lasting much longer than that, provided the headphones aren't actively reproducing an audio signal. For..ahem… testing purposes (totally not by accident!), we left the M40's noise-cancelling turned on overnight for two nights in a row and we still got several hours of listening in before killing the battery.
Of course, killing the battery doesn't mean the end of music listening. Klipsch has wisely designed the M40 so that they function just fine without the noise cancelling turned on. You just have to remember to flip the switch (located on the right ear-cup) off, which was apparently difficult for us to get used to since we kept leaving it on all the time. We think this may have had something to do with the fact that the red LED sort of blends in with its dark copper background.
Inside each of the M40's ear-cups are two drivers, one 40mm driver (which is all you get in many full-size headphones) and a smaller 15mm driver to handle the upper mids and high frequencies. Klipsch uses a passive crossover network for the drivers, which are rated to cover a frequency response ranging from 20Hz – 20kHz. Impedance on these cans is 32 ohms (measured at 1kHz) and sensitivity is reported to be 97.5db @ 1mW for the 15mm driver.


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Little Boots wins BBC Sound of 2009 Poll
Joining the ranks alongside previous winners Adele, Mika and Corrine Bailey Rae. Little Boots, featured on issue 2 of Music Planet, has already been namechecked by HMV and music weekly NME as one of the brightest hopes for 2009. Find out more...
Little Boots: The brightest promise of 2009?
Electro-pop singer Little Boots has come top of the BBC's Sound of 2009 list, which aims to highlight the best new music talent for the new year. Little Boots is 24-year-old singer and keyboard player Victoria Hesketh from Blackpool, whose influences include David Bowie, Gary Numan and Kate Bush. Little Boots was already highlighted as a promising act on Dolphin Music's issue 2 of Music Planet magazine. Her original sound and creative setup includes a Yamaha Tenori-On, a Stylophone and a MicroKorg...mixed with a traditional piano.
The Sound of 2009 list is based on tips from 134 leading UK tastemakers, who named their favourite three new acts. Little Boots came up on top, ahead of strong competition such as White Lies and Florence and the Machine.
Last year, Adele came top, followed by Duffy, The Ting Tings and Glasvegas.
1. Little Boots
2. White Lies
3. Florence and the Machine
4. Empire of the Sun
5. La Roux
6. Lady GaGa
7. VV Brown
8. Kid Cudi
9. Passion Pit
10. Dan Black
This year, dark London rock trio White Lies came second, with spirited singer-songwriter Florence and the Machine in third and Australian fantasy pop duo Empire of the Sun at four.
The tastemakers were asked to pick their favourite three new acts for 2009, with the tips counted and compiled to create the list. The participants ranged from magazine editors and newspaper critics to DJs, radio and TV heads of music and influential bloggers.
Little Boots and her microKorg
Victoria Hesketh adopted the Little Boots name a year ago after splitting from indie trio Dead Disco, and settling out on a synthesiser pop sound. She was spotted by Joe Goddard of electronic darlings Hot Chip, who has championed her and produced some of her songs.
"It is amazing that so many people want to write about me and give me opportunities, and I'm so grateful for that," Hesketh said of her place at the top of the BBC Sound of 2009 list.
"For enough of those pundits to pick me as their favourite act is absolutely incredible and really mindblowing. I'm just so happy that it connects to those people.
"I hope it goes beyond that and translates and it isn't just some bubble.
"I really hope that for every one of those amazing people who writes about you or plays you on their radio show, that will reach 1,000 people. Because that is what is going to make me be able to keep doing what I love."
Peter Robinson, editor of Popjustice.com, which has supported Little Boots, described Hesketh as "the perfect pop star".
"She knocks out great tunes and takes her music seriously while celebrating the giddy heights of pop at its best," he said.
"As a result, she understands pop in a way that puts her miles ahead of her nearest rivals."
Alison Howe, producer of BBC Two's Later... With Jools Holland, put Little Boots on the show in November.
"Imagine if Debbie Harry had come from Blackpool and played the synthesiser," she said. "2009 looks set to be dominated by the sound of electro-pop and Ms Boots should be one if its stars with her wonderfully catchy pop songs."
The BBC Sound of... series is now in its seventh year. Mika, Corinne Bailey Rae and Keane are among the previous winners.
Watch: Little Boots guide to the Tenori-On
Little Boots shows how to use a Tenori-On (click on image to watch video)
For more iinfo on Little Boots: http://www.myspace.com/littlebootsmusic
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Dear John: I am a fairly avid reader of yours. I'm not from New York City; I'm from the other side of New York.
I'm of the other ideology. I'm pro-Obama, kinda. Obama is much more in the center than anyone realizes.
I wish you'd stop pretending he's making up jobs [numbers]. I'm not saying he's not. He's just not doing anything different than anyone else has since these statistics started from the Bureau [of Labor Statistics].
I don't like The Post in general for its ridiculous slant to the right. Anonymous Caller.
Dear Anonymous Caller: I just don't know where to start.
If you are a "fairly avid reader" of my column, you already understand that I've been following statistical misrepresentation for years. That includes during both Bush administrations, Clinton and Obama. Hell, if I were older, I would have given Truman, Ike, and Kennedy a shot or two. I would have enjoyed Nixon tremendously.
So there is no political slant in my column.
But you are correct in that politicians try to put the best spin on economic reports. They lie. They are scum.
But only Richard Nixon is said to have told the Bureau of Labor Statistics to outright change a jobs report he didn't like. The rest of the fabrication has been a lot more subtle and, once the changes are made, they carry over from administration to administration, party to party.
If a deception is good enough for the Democrats, then it will work just as well for the Republicans when they are in office.
Case in point: In 1993, the Clinton administration decided that people really weren't unemployed if they had stopped looking for work for a year. Are these "discouraged workers" still unemployed? Of course they are. But it was a convenient way to make a harmful fact disappear.
That helped Clinton because it made unemployment look lower when "it's the economy, stupid" was the theme.
But President Bush and now President Obama have also benefited from that change in definition.
And the Birth/Death Model — which assumes jobs are being created by newly formed companies when they might not be — goes back at least 30 years. Go through your list of presidents who are grateful for that sleight of hand.
Is it snowing yet in "the other side of New York"?
Dear John: Would you answer a question or two for a longtime reader? Does Goldman make its own monthly jobs guess? And where can one look up what the experts are expecting as far as growth is concerned? J.A.
Dear J.A.: Everyone has a projection for the monthly jobs report. I'm sure the shoeshine guy on my corner thinks he knows the number. And there's probably a psychic on Long Island who'll get her own show because someday she'll come within 10,000 of the actual figure.
So, yes, Goldman Sachs would have a guess — just like everyone else on Wall Street and in the media.
You've heard the phrase "intellectual property." Well, in this case nobody has any because there is nothing intelligent about any of these guesses. I rely on Yahoo when I need some uninformed estimates on all economic numbers. The address is biz.yahoo.com/c/e/html.
Send your questions to Dear John, The NY Post, 1211 Ave. of the Americas, NY, NY 10036, or email@example.com.


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Insane Clown Posse festival searches for new home site
ST. LOUIS – Organizers of an outdoor festival headlined by the rap-metal group Insane Clown Posse are finding new digs for the event after six years of staging it in southern Illinois, and the sheriff couldn't be happier.
A spokesman for suburban Detroit-based Psychopathic Records Inc., promoters of the annual Gathering of the Juggalos, confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday that the spectacle won't be held at the site near Cave-In-Rock, a Hardin County village along the Ohio River. But Jason Webber declined to elaborate, including about where the festival would be relocated or why the location was being changed.
"We should be announcing all that in the foreseeable future," Webber said.
The five-day concert, which each year has drawn tens of thousands of people, also has developed a reputation for unruliness marked by drug overdoses, fights, arrests and the deaths of some Juggalos, by which Insane Clown Posse fans are known.
In 2010, fans pelted reality TV actress Tila Tequila with stones, bottles and feces, and authorities said that event also involved one man stabbing another. One attendee drowned the following year while trying to swim in the Ohio River. And this year, a 24-year-old fan, Cory Collins of Harrisburg, Ill., was found dead on the festival's grounds, and dozens of attendees were arrested on drug-related and disorderly conduct charges.
The yearly gathering has been a recurring headache for Sheriff Jerry Fricker, given the overtime his department has been forced to shell out for deputies to help monitor and control the crowds.
Fricker said the event also has been a drain on the local ambulance service and the county's small hospital, where he said Juggalos taken there for treatment often aren't carrying identification or give the medical staff aliases so the patients couldn't be billed.
"With them being gone, it will take the worry and expense away from the county," Fricker told the AP by telephone, unable to immediately put a dollar figure on the county's tab. "I honestly don't have any idea."
After the latest gathering, vendors at the event complained publicly they were owed perhaps more than $300,000 by promoters of the event, in some cases claiming they had received bad checks from those publicizing the festival.
Fricker said at the time his department got a check from promoters as a donation for protective vests, stun guns and other equipment, but the sheriff said that check bounced.
Psychopathic Records, in a statement then to the AP, said the yearly event is a fully independent festival that has no corporate sponsorship, "and putting on a five-day music festival this ambitious is a very time consuming and expensive process."
"Unfortunately, in our attempt to provide the best possible event for our fans, expenses exceeded estimates and expectations, which we had not previously planned for," Psychopathic's statement read, saying plans were afoot to make good with the vendors. "We thank all of our vendors for their understanding."


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Third baseman Scott Rolen has declined the Cincinnati Reds' offer to attend spring training to compete for a reserve role.
The 37-year-old infielder informed the team on Tuesday that he's keeping his options open, but isn't ready to try to play right now.
The seven-time All-Star has been limited each of the last three seasons by a chronic shoulder problem and back spasms. He batted .245 in 92 games last season with eight homers and 39 RBIs.
General manager Walt Jocketty traded for Rolen in 2009, bringing in a veteran leader for a young team. The Reds won the NL Central two of the last three years. Rolen's contract was up, but the Reds offered a reserve role this season, with Todd Frazier taking over at third base.