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10 - Ten
100 - Hundred
1000 - Thousand
10,000 - Ten Thousand

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10,00,000 - 10 Lac [ 1 Million ]

1,00,00,000 - 1 Crore
10,000,000 [ 10 Million ] (1 crore and 10 Millions are same)

300 Million is just hundred Million

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Free Kidney Dialysis !

CHENNAI : The Tamil Nadu Kidney Research Foundation (TANKER) will offer a free dialysis a day for underprivileged patients this year, as part of a project funded by the Madras West Round Table 10 and Madras Ladies Circle 2.

Actor Suriya, goodwill ambassador for TANKER, launched the project on Tuesday. He said that he would sponsor one more dialysis per day as his personal contribution for the project.

"There is a lot more awareness and financial support needed to help poor patients with kidney problems. Many of them can't afford the dialysis costs," said Suriya.

He sported a white T-shirt with the slogan `I support TANKER' for the occasion. Latha A. Kumaraswami, Managing Director of TANKER, said that Suriya's fundraising support over the last year had helped them set up a dialysis unit in Madurai.

The `Dialysis A Day' project will be carried out at TANKER's Ambattur unit. Aloke Mimani, Chairman of Madras West Round Table 10, said that more than one dialysis would be sponsored depending on the funds raised.

The target is to offer three dialysis procedures free of cost per day. Giridhar Raj, Round Table Area Chairman, said he would urge other branches across Tamil Nadu to support dialysis costs for the poor.

One dialysis procedure costs TANKER Rs. 700. The organisation offers subsidised treatment at Rs. 450 per procedure in its units at Kilpauk, Ambattur and Palanganatham in Madurai, said TANKER's Founder-Trustee Georgi Abraham. About 150 free dialysis procedures every month are offered to the poor through sponsorship. TANKER can be reached at 2827 3407.

Round Table's upcoming fundraiser for the dialysis project is an evening of theatre. `Double Deal', a play directed by Mahesh Dattani and starring Mahesh Manjrekar and Sandhya Mridhul, will be performed at Park Sheraton on February 23.

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The Hindu

A car that runs on air, in India soon

A car that runs on air could soon be a reality for Indians.

Tata Motors has signed an agreement with Moteur Development International of France to develop a car that runs on compressed air, thus making it very economical to run and be almost totally pollution free.

Although there is no official word on when the car will be commercially manufactured for India, reports say that it will be sooner than later.

The car -- MiniCAT -- could cost around Rs 350,000 in India and would have a range of around 300 km between refuels. The cost of a refill would be about Rs 90.

An overview of the air car

The technology that MDI vehicles use is not really new. Compressed air technology allows for engines that are both non-polluting and economical.

After ten years of research and development, MDI is prepared to introduce its clean vehicles onto the market. Unlike electric or hydrogen powered vehicles, MDI vehicles are not expensive and do not have a limited driving range. MDI cars are affordable and have a performance rate that stands up to current standards. To sum it up, they are non-expensive cars that do not pollute and are easy to get around cities in.

Two technologies have been developed to meet different needs:

• Single energy compressed air engines.
• Dual energy compressed air plus fuel engines.

The single energy engines will be available in both MiniCATs and CityCATs. These engines have been conceived for city use, where the maximum speed is 50 km/h and where MDI believes polluting will soon be prohibited.

The duel energy engine, on the other hand, has been conceived as much for the city as the open road and will be available in all MDI vehicles. The engines will work exclusively with compressed air while it is running under 50 km/h in urban areas. But when the car is used outside urban areas at speeds over 50 km/h, the engines will switch to fuel mode. The engine will be able to use gasoline, gas oil, bio diesel, gas, liquidized gas, ecological fuel, alcohol, etc.

Both engines will be available with 2, 4 and 6 cylinders, When the air tanks are empty the driver will be able to switch to fuel mode, thanks to the car's on board computer.

How does it work?

MDI explains that 90m3 of compressed air is stored in fibre tanks. The engine is powered by compressed air, stored in a carbon-fiber tank at 30 MPa (4500 psi). The tank is made of carbon-fiber in order to reduce its weight. The engine has injection similar to normal engines, but uses special crankshafts and pistons, which remain at top dead center for about 70 degrees of the crankshaft's cycle; this allows more power to be developed in the engine.

The expansion of this air pushes the pistons and creates movement. The atmospheric temperature is used to re-heat the engine and increase the road coverage. The air conditioning system makes use of the expelled cold air. Due to the absence of combustion and the fact there is no pollution, the oil change is only necessary every 50 000 km.

The car

• The end product is a light weigh vehicle that can reach speeds up to 220 kmph.
• MDI's vehicle's have fibreglass bodies which makes them light, silent urban car. The car's body is tubular, light weight, and is held together using aerospace technology.
• The vehicles do not have normal speed gauges. Instead, they will have a small computer screen that shows the speed and engine revolutions. The system allows for infinite possibilities such as GSM telephone systems, GPS satellite tracking systems, programs for delivery people, emergency systems, internet connections, voice recognitions, map presentation, traffic information, etc.
• The seatbelt system is different from what we know. One part of the belt is anchored to the floor of the car, like traditional cars. The other part of the belt, in stead of being attached to the side of the car, is also anchored to the floor of the vehicle. This helps to secure the bodies of the driver and passengers in the case of a collision.
• The vehicle's electric system is also revolutionary. MDI has bought a patent that is bound to reduce the important of electrical systems in all cars. The trick consists in using a small radio signal. The system makes the car 20 kilos lighter and considerably quieter.
• There are no keys - just an access card that can be read by the car from your pocket.
• In the single energy mode MDI cars consume around Rs 45 every 100 km.
• When there is no combustion, there is no pollution. The vehicle's driving range is close to twice that of the most advanced electric cars (from 200 to 300 km or 8 hours of circulation).
• The recharging of the car will be done at gas stations, once the market is developed. To fill the tanks it will take about to 2 to 3 minutes at a price of Rs 90. After refilling the car will be ready to driver 200 kms.
• The car also has a small compressor that can be connected to an electrical network (220V or 380V) and will recharged the tanks completely in 3 or 4 hours.
• Because the engine does not burn any fuel the car's oil (a litre of vegetable) only needs to be changed every 50,000 km.
• The temperature of the clean air expulsed form the exhaust pipe is between 0 and 15 degrees below zero and can be subsequently channelled and used for air conditioning in the interior of the car.

MiniCAT

The smallest and most innovative: three seats, minimal dimensions with the boot of a saloon: a great challenge for such a small car which runs on compressed air. The MiniCAT is the city car of the future.

Specifications:

• Airbag, air conditioning, ABS, 3 seats, 1.5 m3.
• Dimensions: 2.65m, 1.62m, 1.64m
• Weight: 750 kg
• Maximum speed: 110 kmh
• Mileage: 200 - 300 km
• Maximum load: 270 Kg
• Recharging time: 4 hours (Mains connector)
• Recarge: 3 minutes (Air station)

CityCAT

A spacious car with seats which can face different directions। The vehicle’s design is based on the needs of a typical family

Characteristics:

• Airbag, air conditioning, 6 seats.
• Dimensions: 3.84m, 1.72m, 1.75m
• Weight: 750 kg
• Maximum speed: 110 kmh
• Mileage: 200 - 300 km
• Max load: 500 Kg
• Recharge time: 4 hours (Mains connector)
• Recharge time: 3 minutes (Air station)

The MDI Group

The MDI Group is headed by Guy Negre, a former Formula One engineer. MDI is a small, family-controlled company, founded in Luxembourg but now located at Carros, near Nice (southern France) where Guy and Cyril Negre, together with their technical team, have developed a new engine technology with the purpose of economising energy and respect severe ecological requirements -- at competitive costs

REDIFF

No Indian fit to coach India: Ex-BCCI Prez

"There is nothing wrong in having a foreign coach and Greg will be my first choice if he is available," he said.

Dungarpur said that should the former Australian captain decline to renew his contract with the Indian team, he would prefer Wright, although the New Zealander lacked Chappell's stature, as the coach.

"John (Wright) is the best suited to our system. He is very methodical and clean, and not affected by anybody.

"But he has not got that sort of a high position like Greg. If he (Chappell) tells somebody, even Tendulkar or Rahul Dravid would agree with him," he said.

When it was pointed out that Chappell's tenure has not yielded better results than Wright, Dungarpur agreed, but said "we mostly played against softer teams under John."

"But still I do not want to take the credit away from him. I think Greg did his best. If he took three steps forward, the standard of Indian cricket and the approach of players took four steps backward. After all, it requires two to play a tango," he said.

On selection issues, Dungarpur said the zonal system was the way to do it but stressed on the need for a 'Cricket Committee'.

He also suggested that the Board must actively involve the former players and make them accountable.

"I strongly advocate setting up of a Cricket Committee.

Give the committee its due importance, and everyone in it should be made accountable," he said.

"Somebody who had been a captain or a good player, makes use of him. Let them talk cricket to the Board President and suggest that we should act this way and not that way," he said.

Dungarpur also felt that the importance of team manager's role on tours has not been realised.

"What is required is a strong willed manager. But you keep on changing managers like a pack of cards on a rummy table. If not permanent, give him couple of tours at least and then assess," he said.

"A manager is not only to handle the travel and schedule of the team members. He represents the Indian Board, particularly the Board President. He has to give a totally unbiased report about what is going on and what should be going on," he said.

Dungarpur said the concept of India 'A' tours must be reviewed.

"We should have an India 'A' team. It must not go to softer venues like Malaysia and Bangladesh. They should be going to Australia, the best team in the world.

"When they lose to Australia, they will learn। You do not learn cricket by playing softer options. I think the whole thing needs to be looked at afresh," he said.

PTI

Ian knows nothing about Indian cricket

Ian Chappell's retirement advisory to Sachin Tendulkar has drawn sharp criticism from veteran spinner and teammate Anil Kumble who says the Australian has nothing to do with Indian cricket and his comments should be ignored as a "personal opinion".

"Ian Chappell has got nothing to do with Indian cricket. Of course everybody is entitled to his opinion but Ian Chappell is not going to win matches for India, Sachin Tendulkar has been doing that for us and we should be supporting him," Kumble said.

"Chappell is a former cricketer and has the right to make statements about the game but he does not know Indian cricket," he said in an interview to a television news channel.

The veteran leg-spinner, who bid adieu to his ODI career last week after India's disastrous World Cup campaign, felt the former Australian captain's comments should have been ignored at best as a personal opinion.

Chappell advises Sachin to quit!!!

The Chappell brothers chaperone?
Or a quit Sachin Movement?

Ian Chappell advises

Sachin to quit!

In the aftermath of his declining form in recent years, Sachin Tendulkar was on Friday advised by former Australian cricket captain Ian Chappell to retire.

Chappell said Tendulkar had been a shadow of his former self in the last three or four years and has looked like a player trying to "eke out a career".

In his column for Mid-Day newspaper, Chappell said now that India was knocked out of the World Cup, one of the major decision would be about Tendulkar's fate and he suggested the batting icon to hang up his boots.

"At the moment he looks like a player trying to eke out a career; build on a glittering array of statistics.

"If he really is playing for that reason and not to help win as many matches as he can for India then he is wasting his time and should retire immediately," Chappell wrote.

Before anybody else determined his future, Tendulkar himself should decide what he was trying to achieve, he said.

Chappell drew a comparison with Brian Lara, who is almost four-year senior to the Indian, and felt both were "worlds apart" in effectiveness.

"Lara's quick-footed tip toe through a terrific innings against a good Australian bowling attack when the rest of the West Indies top order succumbed easily was in direct contrast to Tendulkar’s stumbling effort in the crucial Sri Lanka match," Chappell said।

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Mr Tendulkar, it is time for you to retire!!!!!!

so says Girish Rishi

I remember first hearing about a 14-year-old ace cricketer in my early days at the Podar College hostel in Bombay. Some members of the college cricket team often socialized in the hostel, guzzling London Pilsner (a local brew), after the day's practice at the nets. The conversation would quickly steer towards a critique of players on the Bombay circuit.

Getting a very objective analysis of local or national cricket at Podar in the mid 1980s was natural. Many of India's cricketing greats claimed the college as their alma mater. Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri were alumni and Sanjay Manjrekar, still in college, was predicted to make it to the India X1 soon. In those days, it was normal to see Podar dominate the Bombay Ranji cricket team line-up.

Podar, a college in Bombay's middle class suburbs, filled with progeny of conservative families found its claim to Indian cricket of good snob-value against the high profiled, flamboyant colleges in "town" and in "Juhu" where the rich and famous from the world of business and bollywood sent their kids.

In that autumn almost 20 years ago, I found one string of conversations taking place in Podar Hostel noteworthy. Those gathered -- accomplished cricket players, self-proclaimed expert commentators and watchers were unanimous about this boy genius. They had no critique, no suggestions of how this boy could improve his stance or skill. Most other players got the brunt of their criticism -- that guy flirts off of off-stump, does not handle leg-spin well, will not do well on a grassy pitch, etc.

No such comments about this particular player. The group would talk about a Sachin Tendulkar, a kid still in school, as an accomplished player. In those discussions, he often got compared to Gavaskar. The conversation seemed over-hyped, exaggerated. This expert, informal group was in awe of Sachin and predicted that he would be the Indian side's future. Mind you, this was when Sachin was not even playing for the city, let alone the country.�

Raja, a top order batsman, who had migrated from Kolhapur to the big city to play cricket happened to tour England with Sachin. Upon his return, after representing India in the under-19 side, Raja talked about three things -- the century he himself made in the olde country, the bite of the cold weather in the summer months, and this boy wonder called Sachin.

We saw Sachin play at Matunga Gymkhana, the nondescript cricketing field across from Podar College, once a harvesting field for the country's selectors. In that part of the city, budding cricketers dreamt of following a hallowed path -- from the by-lanes of Hindu Colony in Dadar playing tennis-ball cricket to Matunga Gymkhana playing for Podar and then for the Ranji team and India at Wankhede Stadium -- was the road to fame and success.

No, Sachin never went to Podar. He did not need a college to bolster his cricketing career. Most is history about this great cricketer. From those early years in the modest suburbs, he went on to become the greatest name in world cricket.

Over the years, I lost touch with cricket, Podar and Bombay. After more than a decade, I saw Sachin play at Lord's in the summer of 2002. The Master batsman failed to put up a good innings in that Test match but did excel in the series with a terrific century at Headingley, his 30th, thus passing Sir Donald Bradman's record.

But that was the past. Sachin Tendulkar is past his prime now. He failed himself and the country in the Caribbean at the 2007 World Cup last week. A player like Sachin needed to come through last Friday against Sri Lanka and get India in to the next round. Earlier, he had also put on an unimpressive display against Bangladesh. The consistency we saw in past years has evaded Sachin for a while now.�

The Indian cricket team has disappointed all -- Indians and cricketing fans around the world. Sachin is the most accomplished, seasoned and high profiled player on the team. He needs to take responsibility.�

This was Sachin's last World Cup. It would be a perfect time to announce his retirement and make way for younger players. Besides, it would also take the pressure off of other players who will be tentative about returning home after their dismal performance.

I have a feeling that if the same group that used to gather at Podar hostel more than 20 years ago got together today, there would be a difference of opinion on Sachin's inclusion in the Indian side going forward. I am guessing that this group that once was unanimous about his future prospects would find him less confident of his own performance today.

So, Mr Tendulkar, it is time for you to retire. Your best cricketing days are behind you. You will be known for your records, great batting style, bringing unparalleled thrill to your fans over and over again -- and if you do it at the right time, people will also remember you for your graceful exit.

And while I am at it, let me ponder about those who play for Podar College today -- that once fertile ground for India's future cricketers. Recent years have not seen any Podar college player make it to the India XI. I hope that this is nothing but a rough patch for the college and its best cricketing years are still ahead of it.