3rd National Paralympic Wheelchair Tennis Championship-2013 to be held in Bangalore

3rd National Paralympic Wheelchair Tennis Championship-2013 to be held in Bangalore

Karnataka Wheelchair Tennis Association (KWTA) is organizing 3rd National Paralympic Wheelchair Tennis Championship-2013 from 8th to 11th November at KSLTA, Bangalore. This event is organized in association with the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI)) & Paralympic Wheelchair Tennis Federation of India (PWTFI) a National body to promote sports among differently abled people in India.  We are expecting about 80 players from 15 states for this event. This includes players holding National & International ranking.
The main objective of this event is to promote sports among differently abled people and create a platform to showcase the abilities of differently abled. The Four (4) days of event is bound to attract India’s top players who would eventually move on to play in the international tournaments. This event also provides platform for upcoming players to improve their ability from experienced players. We believe that this event would also inspire many more young differently abled people to take up Tennis as a hobby and hopefully a champion in the coming days.
This Championship is supported by Government of Karnataka, DYSS, Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) & Karnataka Sports Association for Physically Challenged. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to KSLTA for providing the venue and all the technical support for this Championship.
This initiative by KWTA is still at a fledgling state.  We request your esteemed media to support this event by providing extensive coverage and encourage this event and players. Your support will go a long way in empowering differently abled through sports.

               Program for Nationals:

Arrival of the players              : 08th November 2013 & Report at 2PM
Date of Competition              : 9th & 10th November 2013
Departure of the Team          : 11th November 2013

Speaking on the occasion, President of KWTA Mr. B.A. Naniappa said “It is a proud moment for us at KWTA to host this event for the first time. We have made a humble beginning by getting about 30 wheelchair players who practice at KSLTA during weekends and now by hosting this event. We hope to grow with help of Government of Karnataka and sponsors to in future have more youngsters taking up this sport. Our aim is to provide opportunity and produce players who could make an entry to ITF circuit and make India proud in Asian Games and Olympics.”

About Karnataka Wheelchair Tennis Association: 
Karnataka Wheelchair Tennis Association (KWTA) established in 2012 is a state Body for the Physically Challenged Tennis players in Karnataka. We are affiliated to Paralympic Wheelchair Tennis federation of India, who are the apex body for Paralympics sports in our country and is recognized by Government of India and International Paralympic committee. Wheelchair Tennis is one form of Paralympic Sport where the Wheelchair Tennis the ball is allowed to bounce twice - the first bounce must be within the bounds of the court and size of courts, balls, and rackets remain same as Regular Lawn Tennis. However, the players here use specially designed wheelchair to move around the court.
The unique initiative aims at assisting the wheelchair Tennis players across the country to rediscover the game within them and encourage them to build up the spirit of game. This also provides a platform for these players to improve their game and bring laurels to the country at State, National and International Levels. Currently KWTA is coaching to about 30 differently abled people in Wheelchair Tennis. Coaching camps conducted every weekend at KSLTA, Cubbon Park. We are also networking with other sports association across Karnataka to provide coaching and create awareness about the sport.

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Yemen mass wedding believed to be largest in the world

4,000 brides and grooms gathered for nuptials in Yemen

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• Yemeni men hold fireworks during a mass wedding ceremony in Sanaa, Yemen, 31 October 2013.

Manama: A mass wedding in Yemen for 4,000 brides and grooms is believed to be the largest in the world.

The event organised by the Orphans’ Development Foundation to assist orphaned Yemenis who were not able to afford a ceremony reportedly cost $2.5 million (Dh9.4 million) and was funded by Qatar’s former Emir Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani.

“The ceremony was for the parentless community because they are often in need of support, particularly given the current economic situation,” the foundation said, quoted by Yemen Times.

“To date, several mass weddings have been held, but this is the biggest one for orphans worldwide,” Khattab Al Hemyari, the foundation’s public relations officer, said.

Grooms on Thursday said that they were happy with their dreams, long challenged by financial hardships and living difficulties, coming true.

A 28-year-old groom told the Yemeni daily that he did not have a reliable source of income because he worked in the construction sector and received a low daily wage.

“I registered at the foundation two years ago and they requested proof that I had not been married before or that I did not have a family,” he said. “A month ago I was notified that the wedding was scheduled for October 31 and received YR150,000 (Dh2,564) as well as clothes from the foundation.”

10-year-old Boy Jumps To His Death From 30 Storey Building After His Teacher Ordered Him To!

10-year-old Boy Jumps To His Death From 30 Storey Building After His Teacher Ordered Him To!

The parents of ten-year-old Jun Jun who jumped to his death

 A ten-year-old boy in China has died after his teacher reportedly told him to jump from a 30-storey building.

According to HindustanTimes, the fifth-grade primary school boy, named Jun Jun, had made noise in class, so his teacher asked him to write a 1,000-character apology for talking in class.

When the young boy failed to write the apology, his teacher ordered him to jump off the building.

Chinese tradition demands strict discipline and respect to elders/superiors so kids are under pressure
to obey instructions.

'Teacher, I can't do it,' was found written in one of the young boy's textbooks as he hesitated jumping. 'I flinched several times when I tried to jump from the building.'

Eventually, he jumped and smashed into a parked car beneath the flat where his family lives.

The boy's school say that the child and some of his classmates had been ordered to write reviews of their behaviour after they disturbed a speaking competition, that he died 'by accident'.

His devastated parents have now launched a campaign against the extreme pressure put on Chinese students.

Jun Jun jumped from the 30th floor of a building and landed on this parked car

Photos: Kim Kardashian Shows Off Her Amazing Weight Loss in See-Through White Dress!

Photos: Kim Kardashian Shows Off Her Amazing Weight Loss in See-Through White Dress!

Kim Kardashian has been proudly flaunting her post baby figure lately, sending a very clear message to her 'haters', that her super hot bod is back!
Check out what Kim wore yesterday, Wednesday, Oct. 30, for her appearance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno -  a see-through white-lace dress over a black bra and matching hot pants.
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Speaking with Leno, Kim revealed she had taken all the bashing, criticisms by people that she was too fat during her pregnancy to heart, that it really hurt her soul.
And that the super-revealing photo of herself in a skimpy white bathing suit she one time posted on her Instagram page, was her "big middle finger' to the world picture.

Beheaded Brazilian Footballer Had Posted Photos Online Of Men Who 'Stole From His Shop' Days Before His Death

Beheaded Brazilian Footballer Had Posted Photos Online Of Men Who 'Stole From His Shop' Days Before His Death

Police investigating the brutal death of a Brazilian footballer believe he may have been killed by gangsters he had tried to catch by posting their photos on Facebook.

The mutilated head of Joao Rodrigo Silva Santos, 35 was delivered in a rucksack to his horrified wife Geiza Silva at their home in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday morning.

DailyMail reports that officers had originally suspected the grisly crime was the work of drug dealers from a slum where Ms Silva, 31, worked but it later emerged the former professional footballer, had recently published photos on the internet of three men he claimed had robbed his new business venture, a health food shop called Forga Natural.

The 20 photos, which were posted on his shop's Facebook page two weeks ago, showed images from the store's CCTV cameras of the street in front of the shop just before the armed robbery in August.

Mr Santos had written:

"Guys, help me put these shop thieves in jail, I was robbed by these criminals, 13/08/13. Whoever recognises on of them help me!

Witnesses claim a group of men snatched Mr Santos - who recently retired from football after a successful career playing for teams in Rio de Janeiro - as he was closing his shop late on Monday night.

 Ms Silva, a police social worker, found her husband's severed head - minus his eyes and tongue - after opening the rucksack which was dumped on the doorstep of the couple's home at around 5.30am the next morning.

Yesterday police said body parts, believed to belong to the footballer, had been discovered beside the Guandu river in Queimados, greater Rio de Janeiro.

Mr Santos' brother-in-law told Brazil's Globo G1 website that family members had positively identified the male torso because of a birth mark on Mr Santos' stomach.
He also told the website that the player's wife, Geisa Silva, 31, stayed up all night after her husband failed to arrive home.

He said: 'Every time a car passed by she would go to see.

'She was getting ready to go to work at around 5.30am when she heard a noise, opened the front door and saw his rucksack. When she opened it she discovered it contained his head.

'I did not want to look but the people who saw it said they had gouged out his eyes and cut off his tongue,' said the horrified relative.

Neighbours living close to the crime scene reported hearing a woman screaming: 'My God, it's Joao! It’s Joao’s head.'

A police spokesman said other body parts had also been found in the area and were being DNA tested.

He said the murder bears the hallmarks of an execution by drug gangsters, but stressed that "every line of investigation" is still open.

The couple had been together for 11 years and were described as ‘lovely’ by neighbours.

'They were a happy, quiet couple,' said a neighbour, who asked not to be identified. 'But you never know what may have motivated a crime as stupid and as senseless as this.'

Mr Santos’ played as a professional footballer between 1996 and 2005 - during which he scored 33 goals in 103 matches as a striker. 

Nicknamed Humble Hero, he was signed to a number of second division teams.
 He also played abroad for Swedish Club Oster Vaxjo  and Olimpia in Honduras. 

A recent United Nations report into drug trafficking-related crime in Brazil found that more than half of the homicides, robberies and thefts have a direct or indirect link with this criminal activity

Over 25 Percent Mobile Users in India Not Satisfied with their Mobile Service Provider

More than 25 percent Mobile service users (one in three) in urban India are currently facing verius issues with their operator and almost not satisfied with the customer service, reveled in Ericsson ConsumerLab’s India study report.

However, on average, just under half of all problems are relayed back to the operator. The impact of a poor experience has 47% of consumers thinking of switching other mobile operators. One in three urban mobile users claim they do not find mobile plans (Voice, Data and Roaming) that best suit their usage patterns, and 85% rate quick activation of services as very important.

ConsumerLab’s India study, gives a detailed analysis of Mobile Service users of India expectations from their mobile operators. The study ranks 12 different service industries including mobile operators on nine performance attributes, including the ability to quickly solve problems, ease of making payments, and innovation.The benchmarking analysis in this report also revealed that airlines, online shopping, and fast food industries were ranked high by consumers on overall consumer experience offered due to transparency, punctuality, and innovation. While Mobile operators in India are comparatively behind on such service expectations.

The report highlights areas that operators can focus on to deliver a superior consumer experience. The ConsumerLab study found that mobile broadband consumers with a positive service experience are three times more loyal to their operator than a consumer with a dissatisfied customer service experience.

Mobile broadband (3G and EVDO) customer service needs more focus as smartphone users are twice as likely to face issues such as slow speeds and dropped data connections. Poor customer service, network or mobile internet performance accounts for half of the issues faced by mobile users who are looking to switch operators.

To retain smartphone users, operators must fulfill basic needs such as high accuracy in billing/charging, high quality network performance and delighters such as assured mobile internet speeds, rewards, and loyalty programs. All of these factors will increase satisfaction proportionately. Additionally, mobile operators must equip customer care executives with the tools needed to improve service delivery.

Highlighting the need for transformation in customer service, the study found that three out of five telecom customer care agents find it difficult to respond to the more complex queries presented by data intensive users. Over 77% indicated a need for a single unified view of the customer’s account.This will help them take decisions in the best interest of consumers while improving consumer experience. The long hold times experienced when calling mobile operators’ customer care centers is often because 40% of CC agents claim they have to switch between four screens to solve a single query. Ericsson India study was carried out in India between February-April 2013. Consumers owning mobile phones in the age group of 15-50 years were interviewed.

Nine group discussions and 4003 face to face interviews were conducted across 16 urban cities. Face to face interviews were also carried out with 200 customer care agents manning call centers for mobile operators across 8 Indian cities.

\Ericsson ConsumerLab also mined social media data and sifted over 250 million tweets and 1.8 million posts across Facebook, Twitter, blogs and complaint forums to identify 100,000 key conversations on mobile broadband experience among Indian online users starting June 2011-Jan 2013. The survey is representative of the views and opinions of 100 million urban mobile consumers.