Year in Review 2011

My review of 2011

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The Daily Show review of 2011

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Most watched YouTube videos in 2011

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2011 seen from Space

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Top News Story of 2011: The Death of Osama Bin Laden

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GigaOm's Top 10 Green stories of 2011

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India 2011: The Year Gone By

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In Pictures: Cricket in 2011

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The Test and ODI Teams of 2011

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The 11 Funniest Late Night Moments Of 2011

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11 Best Books of 2011

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A Unique Review of 2011: The Year That Wasn't!

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National Geographic Photography Contest Winners: 2011

My Review of Year 2011

January 2011:  Challenger disaster remembered 25 years later and Steve Jobs medical absence tests Apple's bench strength. Some particularly sad news to me as Liverpool sells Fernando Torres to Chelsea for record £50 million and astronomers find a new star sign! I wasted 25 years of my life reading the wrong horoscope!!!

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February 2011:  Egyptian Revolution causes turmoil in the largest and most stable Arab state in the Middle East as the U.S. Congressional Republicans pander to the idiocy of Sarah Palin's and Glen Beck's doomsday rhetoric. King Danglish reigns supreme at Stamford Bridge as Liverpool fans quickly forget Torres. Elsewhere in the Premiership, Rooney hits the Goal of the Season, may be even year. Last but not the least, Sourav Ganguly retires and as during his playing days so in his retirement, no one divides cricket fans like Dada, The Magnificent Bastard.

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March 2011:  Cricket World Cup 2011 consumes India and the cricketing world and with a high-scoring tie & a thrilling upset, Chinnaswamy sets it up perfectly for the grand finale! On the more somber note, an 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit off the east coast of Japan creating unprecedented mayhem and the US Presidential Election 2012 kicks off. In the absurd, Charlie Sheen reveals his off the hook crazy life and India media goes crazy for mega-bucks wedding.

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April 2011:  India wins the Cricket World Cup 2011 and the Royal Wedding captures the imagination of the entire world!

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May 2011:  Navy Seals kill Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan as the Arab Spring gathers steam and spreads across the entire Middle East Region. In the tech world, Google launches Chromebook and Apple reveals iOS5 and iCloud.

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June 2011:  The Space Shuttle program retires and an absolute classic "KODAK" moment to capture it in time. As iPhone celebrates 4 years, Nokia is just about catching on the game with new hot N9.

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July 2011:  Last Potter movie releases and puts the Potter Mania in overdrive. London 2012 reveals the Olympic Stadium view shop and staggering riches are discovered hidden beneath South Indian temple.

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August 2011: India rejoices in success of Anna Hazare's hunger strike, London burns in the 2011 riots and Manhattan gets evacuated due to hurricane warning.

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September 2011:  Mansur Ali Khan, Tiger Pataudi, passes away and in a fitting tribute Rahul Dravid creates a lasting impression on his last tour of England playing for the Pautadi Trophy. New York and the world remembers the attacks of September 11th 2001 on it's 10th anniversary as the Occupy Wall Street movement takes over downtown Manhattan.

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October 2011: Steve Jobs, The Minister of Magic, and Jagit Singh, The Sultan of Ghazal, pass away! Elsewhere, Libyan rebels put down Muhammad Gadhafi and inaugural Indian Grand Prix is hailed has a huge success.

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November 2011: Republican Primary rolls on giving plenty of fodder to late-night shows & 7th Billionth person is born!

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December 2011:  The legendary Dev Anand passes away leaving an unparalleled legacy in Indian Cinema! Rahul Dravid gives a memorable speech at Bradman's oration and Virendar Sehwag breaks ODI 200 runs barrier and then some more. Finally, Lokpal Bill has a date with the Parliament and last US troops leave Iraq.

The Daily Show Review of Year 2011

Quick look back at 2011 through the eyes of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart

January 2011:  Seniors are having an alarming amount of unprotected sex, Egyptians are rioting for a new leader, and America shows China our military might..

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February 2011:  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's proposed education cuts elicit protests from teachers' unions, and no Republicans are interested in being president.

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March 2011:  A missing snake has a day on the town in New York, and Jon talks about Mormons with Matt Stone and Trey Parker.

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April 2011:  Jon does one last impression of Glenn Beck as he bids him farewell, Olivia Munn explores tiger moms, and John Oliver reports on the Royal Wedding.

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May 2011:  Jon hails the death of Osama bin Laden and explains the Anthony Weiner Twitter scandal, and Jason Jones visits the gayest city in America.

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June 2011:  Jon apologizes for his Weiner coverage, Kristen Schaal reacts to the rash of penis photos, and puppet John McCain accuses Mexicans of starting fires.

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July 2011:  Republicans don't want to raise taxes, Jerry Seinfeld gives advice on covering Marcus Bachmann, and Jon's interview with former President Pervez Musharraf gets awkward.

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August 2011:  Samantha Bee explores congressional approval ratings, Fox News is outraged at free birth control, and The Best F#@king News Team Ever covers the Ames straw poll.

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September 2011:  Kristen Schaal promotes her Michele Bachmann condoms, Jason Jones reports on the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, and Tony Bologna goes rogue.

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October 2011:  Jason Jones reports on the crisis in Mexico, Hugh Jackman talks robot boxing, and Herman Cain doesn't have facts to back anything up.

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November 2011:  Rick Perry says the oops heard 'round the world, and The Best F#@king News Team Ever discusses Herman Cain's blackness.

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December 2011:  Jon Hodgman edits "It's a Wonderful Life," Wyatt Cenac launches a campaign to save the post office, and Jon reminisces with Matt Damon about his beard.

Happy New Year

Here's wishing everyone a very Happy New Year. Hope the new year brings loads of success & happiness to you and your family. Have a healthy and wonderful 2012 !!!

In the spirit of holidays, here's the definition of "Merry" courtesy Seth Godin:

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You can't be merry by yourself.

Sure, you can be content, happy, possibly even delirious. But merriment requires a group, and that group is almost always a group you can see and touch, one that's sharing the same molecules of air, face to face.

The digital revolution continues to get deeper, wider and more important. But it has made no progress at all at increasing merriment. That's up to us!

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Cheers!

My Review of Year 2010

January 2010:  Sarah Palin starts at Fox News, Jay Leno replaces Conan O’Brien and Fareed Zakaria stands up for the coalition of reason. Meanwhile, 20% of Brits think Steve Jobs is a soccer player!!!

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February 2010:  Canada caps off a successful Winter Olympics at home with gold medal win over U.S. Men Hockey team, Avataar  & Hurt Locker rule Oscar nominations, FIA comes up with more aggressive point system for Formula One and Bill Gates explains energy innovation! As Thomas Friedman and Paul Krugman discuss the new future of America, Jon Stewart exposes Fox News propaganda on Bill O’ Reilly! In the absurd, a shark-filled aquarium leaks in Dubai Mall. What the .. ?!?

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March 2010:  The most exciting Formula One season in years kicks off, Indian Premier League debuts on YouTube and an Amazing Race for rest of us. In the sign of times, Vikram Pandit takes Citigroup overseas as American politicians continue to remain in denial and showcase their hypocrisy over GM recalls! A photograph in reminiscence of a simpler time and amazing shots of two cities that truly never sleep.

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April 2010:  Mumbai Oberoi reopens grander than before and Nokia keeps trying to re-capture the smartphone market with the launch of the N8 “Swiss Army Knife” handset.

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May 2010:  President Obama visits the Big House and urges Michigan Graduates to maintain ‘civility’ and NYT captures a “Moment in Time”.

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June 2010:  The entire world tunes in as FIFA World Cup 2010 gets underway (Go Espana!!!). As the oil continues to pour from BP’s Gulf of Mexico blowout, Goldman Sachs takes important lessons from the financial crisis.

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July 2010:  Spain wins the World Cup and controversy erupts over a planned Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero.

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August 2010:  Canon unveils the best point and shoot camera in the market, Jon Stewart connects Fox News to the "Ground Zero Mosque" and India & China in a show of might on the roof of the world! And in the very absurd, New York and New Jersey governors trade barbs over which state bears responsibility for the Snooki & other stars and antics on MTV’s “Jersey Shore. And FINALLY, India swoons over one of its most illustrious but yet most uncelebrated champion. He's definitely one of my top sporting heroes with Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid and Leander Paes. Go Vishy!

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September 2010:  India leads calls for action to stop Koran burning, Jon Stewart announces Rally to Restore Sanity and an innovative idea to see Manhattan (This is still due).

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October 2010:  The XIX Commonwealth Games begin in New Delhi, even some possible use of Karl Rove to help solar industry and calls to take it down a notch at the Rally to Restore Sanity!

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November 2010:  President Obama takes an expensive trip to India and the Decider returns.

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December 2010:  After 30 years, Times Square Rebirth is complete, WikiLeaks consume the world and President Obama gives an interview to Rolling Stone. The lame duck session of Congress turns out to be most productive with the passage of DADT, 9/11 responders bill and START treaty but only after some major push from the left as Republicans played politics and acted like freaking ingrates!

The Daily Show Review of Year 2010

Quick look back at 2010 through the eyes of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart

January 2010:  The underwear bomber strikes hard and long and the Supreme Court rules that corporations are people too.

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February 2010:  John McCain moves the goal posts on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and Tracy Morgan issues a challenge to all the men watching him.

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March 2010:  The healthcare debate heats up and Pope Benedict XVI responds to a prostitution scandal in the Vatican.

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April 2010:  Justice John Paul Stevens retires from the Supreme Court and Jon tells Fox News go f**k themselves.

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May 2010:  BP ruins the Gulf of Mexico and Glenn Beck uses more Nazi footage than the History Channel.

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June 2010:  Fox & Friends gets progressively dumber and John Oliver heads to South Africa for the World Cup.

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July 2010:  The economy hemorrhages jobs and controversy erupts over a planned Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero.

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August 2010:  Jon connects Fox News to the "Ground Zero Mosque" and reminisces about his date with Jennifer Aniston.

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September 2010:  Chelsea Clinton gets married in upstate New York and Jon announces the Rally to Restore Sanity.

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October 2010:  Rick Sanchez gets fired from CNN for his anti-Jon rant and Barack Obama stops by The Daily Show.

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November 2010:  President Obama takes an expensive trip to India and Jason Jones previews his new reality show.

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December 2010:  Joe Lieberman champions "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal and Ricky Gervais praises The Daily Show.