Blogs posted on 2007 Jan
an introduction to Linux shell scripting for DBAs
1 year agoYesterday when I was reading oracle magazine issue Jan-Feb 2007 There was some interesting topic called “greatest hits” of 2006 Where I found “an introduction to Linux shell scripting for DBAs” by Casimir Saternos. Then I saw it complete on oracle w
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Whats the point?
2 yrs agoPoor Zaheer Khan. He hasn't yet figured out that Indian pace bowlers that get dramatic early breakthroughs condemn their side to defeat. Srinath took two wickets in the first over of the World Cup semi-final in 1996 (gee, we know what happened therea
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Two results
2 yrs agoTwo results. One inevitable, one surprising. The PCB lifts its ban on Shoaib and Asif (come on, did you really think the ban was going to last? This blogger was skeptical about it lasting and it didn't). And England lose the second test to Australia
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The beat of a different drum
2 yrs agoIn the midst of the opprobrium being heaped on England's head, let me strike a slightly different note (not discordant, just different). Australia deserve to be 2-0 up, but they are vulnerable. They deserve to be 2-0 up because they have played bette
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Back up the talk?
2 yrs agoAn interesting little nugget at the end of this report on the Indian win over the Rest of South Africa:[Rudolph] wasn't quite so kind though when asked about the various on-field incidents, which had seen parts of the game played in a heated atmosphe
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Might as well
2 yrs agoAh, what the heck, I'll have a go. Here is my Indian XI for the first test:Jaffer, Sehwag, Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman, Ganguly, Dhoni, Pathan, Kumble, Zaheer and VRV Singh. Dodgy points: why no space for Sreesanth? Why not Harbhajan? For the first, Si
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G'bye Marto
2 yrs agoDamien Martyn was a very elegant batsman with a mixed career, and its only fitting that the bunch of memories he leaves behind for me are a suitably mixed lot. The first time I saw him was in the 1994/95 season as Australia and Austrlia 'A' clashed i
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Home for the holidays
2 yrs agoI've accused Cricinfo of being England-centric in the past. Dear reader, read this piece on gifts for the holidays, and tell me if you agree.
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Can you hang in there for a bit?
2 yrs agoIndia are in desperate trouble over at the Wanderers. The openers have gone again. Poor Jaffer, he must be wondering what he has to do in order to stay in for more than a few deliveries each time. The less said about Sehwag the better. But at the cre
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All about No
2 yrs agoAny parenting book or website worth its salt will tell you that you should avoid saying the word ‘No’ to your toddler too often. And like a lot of optimistic advice that these books offer, it is virtually impossible to follow.Will someone please tell
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