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The way Umar Akmal got out it gave the impression that he was in a half-conscious state or in a trance.

“I look up to the people who keep on dancing even after the music has stopped, because those are the people who will keep on trying even after all hope is lost.”

— Author Unknown

~ Bill Gates ~

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about
eleven (11) things they did not and will not learn in school.

He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings
created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and
how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Rule 1 : Life is not fair – get used to it!

Rule 2 : The world doesn’t care about your self-esteem.
The world will expect you to accomplish something
BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school.
You won’t be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.
Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping:
They called it opportunity.

Rule 6 : If you mess up, it’s not your parents’ fault,
so don’t whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren’t as boring
as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills,
cleaning your clothes and listening to you
talk about how cool you thought you were:
So before you save the rain forest
from the parasites of your parent’s generation,
try delousing the closet in your own room..

Rule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers,
but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades
and they’ll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer.

*This doesn’t bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters.
You don’t get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF.
*Do that on your own time.

Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life.
In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds.
Chances are you’ll end up working for one..

May be Suhail Tanvir is playing the last ODI match of his career?

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948);
Indian political and spiritual leader

Can someone explain the logic of not playing Junaid Khan in all the three ODI’s against the Proteas?

“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.”

— Andy Rooney

How to Manage Someone You Don’t Like

If you’re like most leaders, you probably gravitate towards direct reports who act nice and don’t deliver bad news. But it’s often those who provoke or challenge you—the people you like less—who prompt new insights and help propel the group to success. When you dislike an employee you might—consciously or not—mismanage him, treat him unfairly, or fail to see the real benefit he can deliver. To get the most out of someone you don’t like:
Learn how to handle your frustration. Don’t let your distaste show. Everyone wants their boss to like them, and your employee might presume that any disapproval has to do with his performance. Remain fair, impartial, and composed.
Check your bias. If you’re having trouble being fair, seek counsel from another manager who is familiar with the employee’s work. Ask whether your evaluation matches the outsider’s.
Keep an open mind. It might help to spend more time with the problem employee, perhaps by collaborating on a difficult task. Remember that perspectives change, and your favorite employee today might become your least favorite tomorrow.

Adapted by HBR from “How to Manage Someone You Don’t Like,” by Amy Gallo.

“Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.”

Albert Einstein (1879-1955);
theoretical physicist, philosopher, Nobel Prize winner

My letter published by the daily “Dawn” today on 5 November, 2013.

Link:- http://dawn.com/news/1054254/cricket-rules-some-questions

Cricket rules: some questions

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2013-11-05 07:51:35

THE question before everyone, particularly the International Cricket Council (ICC) and match referee David Boon, is that whether the umpires changed the ball and granted five penalty runs to the Pakistani team, under the latest ICC Test match playing conditions coming into effect from Oct, 1, rule 42.1.1 or 42.1.2?

If rule 42.1.1 (quoted as below) was applied, then why didn’t the umpires allow the batsman at the wicket to choose the ball as per clearly specified law (a) and did the bowler’s-end umpire inform formally the captain of the batting side of what did occur as per (d) below?

a) Change the ball forthwith. The batsman at the wicket shall choose the replacement ball from a selection of six other balls of various degrees of usage (including a new ball) and of the same brand as the ball in use prior to the contravention.

Additionally, the bowler’s end umpire shall:

b) Award five penalty runs to the batting side.

c) Inform the captain of the fielding side of the reason for the action taken.

d) Inform the captain of the batting side as soon as practicable of what has occurred.

e) Together with the other umpire report the incident to the ICC match referee who shall take action as is appropriate against the player(s) responsible for the conduct under the ICC Code of Conduct.

However, if rule 42.1.2, quoted as follows, was applied:

If it is not possible to identify the player(s) responsible: a) change the ball forthwith. The umpires shall choose the replacement ball for one of similar wear and of the same brand as the ball in use prior to the contravention.

(b) The bowler’s end umpire shall issue the captain with a first and final warning, and (c) advise him that should there be any further incident by that team during the remainder of the match, steps 42.1.1 a to e above will be adopted, with the captain deemed under e) to be the player responsible.Why did the bowler’s end umpire not issue first and final warning as per 42.1.2 (b) to G.C Smith? And if the warning was issued to the South Africa captain, then why after the match AB de Villiers said the following on record, as reported by ESPN cricinfo, quoted as below:

“De Villiers said there was uncertainty as to what they were being penalised for: ‘I don’t even know where the message came from. There were no warnings, no talk of it. I still don’t know the facts’.”

As such, all the above mentioned facts must be cleared by the ICC and the match referee. It should also be explained that whether De Villiers was speaking a white lie, or did the elite ICC umpires, miserably failed in the performance of their duties as per law and gave undue advantages to the South African team at the expense of the Pakistani team?

S. NAYYAR UDDIN AHMAD
Lahore