Can you Smell it? Smells like Tradition

Folks, I always get really excited around this time of the year due to a couple of things (great weather, summer time) but mainly cause of one thing: Wimbledon!

One of the most time honored and oldest tennis tournaments which embodies a true sense of tradition with culture resulting in Champions that often carry themselves with the highest of standards demanded by this Tournaments. The tournament always seems to crown the players which have polished games to tackle the speed and power required to play on this surface of grass.

It has made legends out of great players; Roger Federer, Pete Sampras and Bjorn Borg to name a few that come to mind.

All of whom have at least five, that’s right FIVE Wimbledon titles each. With Sampras leading the way with Seven, and Federer closing in with Five and counting (Aiming for a Sixth this year)!! Wimbeldon this year  represents more challenges to Federer then before. These challenges come in the form of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and maybe even a refreshed and rested Andy Roddick.

As many of you know this is the first time in two years Federer has started out NOT winning a Grand slam event before Wimbeldon. Thus people are starting to question his abilities after the routing that Nadal gave him at the french. I for one feel as though it will be the hardest Federer will have to work to beat Djokovic and Nadal. These players are not afraid of Federer and have showcased they can and will beat Federer if the opportunity is there or make it so it presents it self. Thoughts?Comments please do tell

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What is up with new trends ??!!!

Sometimes  you hear about a trend that just makes you what the HECK were they thinking? I mean could this really be a valuable method to attain these goals? Then as you read more about it and realize this could just be people just trying to obtain their goal with no holds bar. The trend I am referring to is the use of Preparation H in clubs !!! Prepareation H is a cream that is intended purpose is to shrink the swollen tissues of hemorrhoids.  This entire trend was brought into my view by my friend who linked me to this ABC article covering this new phenomenon, and its quiet shocking due to it how it works:

Preparation H contains a medication called phenylephrine HCL that — when used for the drug’s intended purpose — will shrink the swollen tissues of hemorrhoids. It works by constricting the nearby blood vessels that feed blood and fluid to the area.

Not only does this possess health risky but it may make a person just look weird by shrinking them!! Not only are the long term risks unknown, but the manufacture is not taking any responsibility due to this type of application of the product:

“Applying it to one’s chest is an off-label use of Preparation H,” said Milicent Brooks, a representative of Wyeth Consumer Healthcare. “We don’t approve or endorse any off-label uses.”

Just reading this article makes me wonder to what length we as a society will go to achieve results and our own selfish goals (which in this case has to do with getting an attractive women’s attention at all costs). Then it dawned upon me that sometimes we need instances like this to make use realize how stupid and vain people can be!! Any comments or responses? All are welcome

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Hello world! or I have found a new home ?

SO  this is another try at creating a blog which i can put time and effort into. I decided to give it an honest appraoch and go with WordPress and actually force my self to update and blog on a regular basis. And try to get my thoughts and views out. Maybe even get people to argue with me? Its see how this venture goes.

The world as we know it

There are many ways to describe the state of our present world, we can state things that have occurred or are in the process of occurring. Things we feel may result in change and things that we feel may result in nothing significant. Up on this entire middle ground, one has to realize we hear about all the changes that need to occur, but for some reason nothing results. The reason i speak of this is because look at where our world is in terms of technological advancement?
First example:
The Size of one Gigabyte in 1987 Vs. One Gigabyte in present sizes
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Now how about something with correlation with specifics events in the world(particularly US):
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/21/car.nooses/index.html?=cnn

Two arrested in noose incident near Jena, Louisiana

Summary:
A Louisiana city that hosted many of the “Jena 6″ protesters Thursday became the site of a racially charged incident of its own.

A photo taken by I-Reporter Casanova Love shows a noose hanging from a pickup in Alexandria, Louisiana

Authorities in Alexandria, less than 40 miles southwest of Jena, arrested two people who were driving a red pickup Thursday night with two nooses hanging off the back, repeatedly passing groups of demonstrators who were waiting for buses back to their home states.

I mean when you read both these articles or view the pictures, you have to ask yourself how can one race be so intelligent and robust yet be so backward as to base a persons worth and respect on ones skin color and not intelligence and merit even in 2007. Think about it.

Aditya Vempaty