History of Cricket World Cup

Before the first Cricket World Cup :

              The first ever international cricket match was played between Canada and the United States, on the 24 and 25 September 1844. However, the first credited Test match was played in 1877 between Australia and England, and the two teams competed regularly for The Ashes in subsequent years. South Africa was admitted to Test status in 1889. Representative cricket teams were selected to tour each other, resulting in bilateral competition. Cricket was also included as an Olympic sport at the 1900 Paris Games, where Great Britain defeated France to win the gold medal. This was the only appearance of cricket at the Summer Olympics.

The first multilateral competition at international level was the 1912 Triangular Tournament, a Test cricket tournament played in England between all three Test-playing nations at the time: England, Australia and South Africa. The event was not a success: the summer was exceptionally wet, making play difficult on damp uncovered pitches, and attendances were poor, attributed to a "surfeit of cricket". In subsequent years, international Test cricket has generally been organised as bilateral series: a multilateral Test tournament was not organised again until the quadrangular Asian Test Championship in 1999.

The number of nations playing Test cricket increased gradually over the years, with the addition of West Indies in 1928, New Zealand in 1930, India in 1932, and Pakistan in 1952, but international cricket continued to be played as bilateral Test matches over three, four or five days.

In the early 1960s, English county cricket teams began playing a shortened version of cricket which only lasted for one day. Starting in 1962 with a four-team knockout competition known as the Midlands Knock-Out Cup, and continuing with the inaugural Gillette Cup in 1963, one-day cricket grew in popularity in England. A national Sunday League was formed in 1969. The first One-Day International event was played on the fifth day of a rain-aborted Test match between England and Australia at Melbourne in 1971, to fill the time available and as compensation for the frustrated crowd. It was a forty over match with eight balls per over.

The success and popularity of the domestic one-day competitions in England and other parts of the world, as well as the early One-Day Internationals, prompted the ICC to consider organising a Cricket World Cup

Now Charge your Mobile Phone with your sweet voice

Scientists have come up with a way to harness the energy in sound waves to power electronic gadgets :

Early prototypes harnessing new phone-charging technology require users to scream into their cell phone in order to boost their batteries, but future designs should have a better balance between decibels and power. Photo: Mango Productions/CORBIS SEE ALL 38 PHOTOS

Normally, chatting aimlessly is a surefire way to wind up with a dead cellphone battery. But researchers at South Korea's Sungkyunkwan University have discovered a technique that could use the sound of your voice to charge your phone. Here, a brief guide:



Can you really power a cellphone by talking into it?
In theory, yes. Although for now you really have to shout to give your battery much of a boost. A prototype needed 100 decibels — the equivalent of noisy traffic or a jet passing overhead — to generate 50 millivolts of electricity. That's enough to give a smartphone battery a lift, but far from the 5 to 12 volts needed to properly charge the typical mobile device. So don't expect to find voice-charged phones in stores any time soon. But the lead researcher, Sang-Woo Kim of Sungkyunkwan University's nanotechnology institute, is confident that tinkering with the design will make this technology more practical.

How does it work?
The scientists trapped nano-scale strands of zinc oxide between two flexible electrodes. Incoming sound waves hit a sound-absorbing pad on top of the device, causing the tiny zinc wires to compress and release. The movement generates a tiny electrical current. And your voice isn't the only sound the nanogenerator can convert into power. Music or any background noise, such as the sound of traffic, will also work.

Would this only work with phones?
No, there are plenty of other possible applications. The same technology, once perfected, also could be used to recharge electric cars by tapping into the energy in traffic noise. Sound-insulating walls along highways also could trap and store the sound of passing vehicles, both reducing noise levels and capturing wasted energy.

Is sound the only untapped source of electricity out there?
Hardly. As the hunt for alternative energy intensifies, "energy scavenging" is becoming a hot pursuit. In two of Tokyo's busiest subway stations, scientists are using power-absorbing floor tiles that store energy generated every time a passenger steps on them. Researchers have also figured out how to use the human heartbeat to charge MP3 players. "Our nanogenerators are poised to change lives in the future," says Zhong Lin Wang of Georgia Institute of Technology, whose team harnessed the energy of the human heart using nanowires so small that 500 could fit in a human hair. "Their potential is only limited by one's imagination."

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MOST WANTED TOP 5  SERIAL KEYS

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Computer Tips

           Run Commands In Windows XP

You can access all these programs by going through START-->RUN or Simply Click Windows Key+R

SQL Client Configuration - cliconfg
System Configuration Editor - sysedit
System Configuration Utility - msconfig
System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)- sfc /scannow
System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)- sfc /scanonce
System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) - sfc /scanboot
System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)- sfc /revert
System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)- sfc /purgecache
System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)-sfc/cachesize=x
System Information - msinfo32.
Task Manager – taskmgr
System Properties - sysdm.cpl
Task Manager – taskmgr
TCP Tester - tcptest
Telnet Client - telnet
Tweak UI (if installed) - tweakui
User Account Management- nusrmgr.cpl
Utility Manager - utilman
Windows Address Book - wab
Windows Address Book Import Utility - wabmig
Windows Backup Utility (if installed)- ntbackup
Windows Explorer - explorer
Windows Firewall- firewall.cpl
Windows Magnifier- magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure - wmimgmt.msc
Windows Media Player - wmplayer
Windows Messenger - msmsgs
Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected)- wiaacmgr
Windows System Security Tool – syskey
Windows Update Launches - wupdmgr
Windows Version (to show which version of windows)- winver
Windows XP Tour Wizard - tourstart
Wordpad - write
Password Properties - password.cpl
Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc
Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl
Phone Dialer - dialer
Pinball Game - pinball
Power Configuration - powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes - control printers
Printers Folder – printers
Private Character Editor - eudcedit
Quicktime (If Installed)- QuickTime.cpl
Real Player (if installed)- realplay
Regional Settings - intl.cpl
Registry Editor - regedit
Registry Editor - regedit32
Remote Access Phonebook - rasphone
Remote Desktop - mstsc
Removable Storage - ntmsmgr.msc
Removable Storage Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc
Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) - rsop.msc
Scanners and Cameras - sticpl.cpl
Scheduled Tasks - control schedtasks
Security Center - wscui.cpl
Services - services.msc
Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc
Shuts Down Windows - shutdown
Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl
Spider Solitare Card Game - spider
Malicious Software Removal Tool - mrt
Microsoft Access (if installed) - access.cpl
Microsoft Chat - winchat
Microsoft Excel (if installed) - excel
Microsoft Frontpage (if installed)- frontpg
Microsoft Movie Maker - moviemk
Microsoft Paint - mspaint
Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed)- powerpnt
Microsoft Word (if installed)- winword
Microsoft Syncronization Tool - mobsync
Minesweeper Game - winmine
Mouse Properties - control mouse
Mouse Properties - main.cpl
Nero (if installed)- nero
Netmeeting - conf
Network Connections - control netconnections
Network Connections - ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl
Notepad - notepad
Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed)- nvtuicpl.cpl
Object Packager - packager
ODBC Data Source Administrator- odbccp32.cpl
On Screen Keyboard - osk
Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) - ac3filter.cpl
Outlook Express - msimn
Paint – pbrush
Keyboard Properties - control keyboard
IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) - ipconfi/all
IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)- ipconfig /displaydns
IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)- ipconfig /flushdns
IP Configuration (Release All Connections)- ipconfig /release
IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)- ipconfig /renew
IP Configuration(RefreshesDHCP&Re-RegistersDNS)-ipconfig/registerdns
IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)- ipconfig/showclassid
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)- ipconfig /setclassid
Java Control Panel (If Installed)- jpicpl32.cpl
Java Control Panel (If Installed)- javaws
Local Security Settings - secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows - logoff.....
Accessibility Controls - access.cpl
Accessibility Wizard - accwiz
Add Hardware - Wizardhdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools control - admintools
Adobe Acrobat (if installed) - acrobat
Adobe Designer (if installed)- acrodist
Adobe Distiller (if installed)- acrodist
Adobe ImageReady (if installed)- imageready
Adobe Photoshop (if installed)- photoshop
Automatic Updates - wuaucpl.cpl
Bluetooth Transfer Wizard – fsquirt
Calculator - calc
Certificate Manager - certmgr.msc
Character Map - charmap
Check Disk Utility - chkdsk
Clipboard Viewer - clipbrd
Command Prompt - cmd
Component Services - dcomcnfg
Computer Management - compmgmt.msc
Control Panel - control
Date and Time Properties - timedate.cpl
DDE Shares - ddeshare
Device Manager - devmgmt.msc
Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)- directx.cpl
Direct X Troubleshooter- dxdiag
Disk Cleanup Utility- cleanmgr
Disk Defragment- dfrg.msc
Disk Management- diskmgmt.msc
Disk Partition Manager- diskpart
Display Properties- control desktop
Display Properties- desk.cpl
Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)- control color
Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility- drwtsn32
Driver Verifier Utility- verifier
Event Viewer- eventvwr.msc
Files and Settings Transfer Tool- migwiz
File Signature Verification Tool- sigverif
Findfast- findfast.cpl
Firefox (if installed)- firefox
Folders Properties- control folders
Fonts- control fonts
Fonts Folder- fonts
Free Cell Card Game- freecell
Game Controllers- joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)- gpedit.msc
Hearts Card Game- mshearts
Help and Support- helpctr
HyperTerminal- hypertrm
Iexpress Wizard- iexpress
Indexing Service- ciadv.msc
Internet Connection Wizard- icwconn1
Internet Explorer- iexplore
Internet Setup Wizard- inetwiz
Internet Properties- inetcpl.cpl

Pharmacy spam disguised as Google+ invites... BEWARE OF THIS SPAM !!

Cock-like-a-rock July 4th specials spamvertised !!!

           Scammers have wasted little time in exploiting the launch of Google+ to mount a spam campaign ultimately designed to promote penis pills and other unlicensed pharmaceutical sales from dodgy websites.

Supposed Google+ invitations intercepted by net security firm Sophos last weekend actually point to online pharmacies. The messages look similar to genuine Google+ invites but clicking on the links leads to sites selling Viagra and Cialis rather than an opportunity to connect via Google's nascent social networking site.

Quite who would decide to buy Viagra from a random site in these circumstances is unclear but cybercrooks obviously reckon the ploy is worth a punt. The sites spamvertised are offering a special July 4 (US Independence Day) promotion.

Google+ opened its door on an invitation-only basis on June 28. Members were allowed to invite their friends to join the site for a short time around a day after the launch until Google suspended the feature, citing extreme demand. The suspension of the invitation feature may have contributed to increasing the potency of last weekend's spam campaign.

For More Info : http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/07/04/google_plus_pharmacy_spam/

Karnataka Radio Stations

102.9	All India Radio (AIR / Akashvani / Vividh Bharati)	Bangalore II
107.8	Radio Active (RA, Jain Group of Institutions)	Bengalaru [Bangalore]
107.2	Gyan Vani	Bengalaru [Bangalore]
98.3	Radio Mirchi	Bengaluru [Bangalore]
94.3	Radio One	Bengaluru [Bangalore]
93.5	South Asia FM (S FM)	Bengaluru [Bangalore]
92.7	Big 92.7 FM	Bengaluru [Bangalore]
91.9	Radio Indigo	Bengaluru [Bangalore]
91.1	Radio City	Bengaluru [Bangalore]
105.6	Gyan Vani	Bengaluru [Bangalore]
104	Fever 104 FM (HT Media Ltd / Virgin)	Bengaluru [Bangalore]
101.3	All India Radio (AIR FM Rainbow / Akashvani)	Bengaluru [Bangalore]
100.4	AIR Music Service	Bengaluru [Bangalore]
100.1	All India Radio (AIR Classical Music Channel / Akashvani / Amrutha Varshini)	Bengaluru [Bangalore]
101.8	All India Radio (AIR / Akashvani)	Bijapur
102.6	All India Radio (AIR / Akashvani)	Chitradurga
90.4	FM90.4 (Samudaya Banuli Kendra, University of Agricultural Sciences)	Dharwad
103	All India Radio (AIR / Akashvani)	Dharwad
93.5	Kal Radio Ltd (S FM)	Gulbarga
103.7	All India Radio (AIR / Akashvani / Vividh Bharati)	Gulbarga
102.2	All India Radio (AIR / Akashvani)	Hassan
100.5	All India Radio (AIR / Akashvani)	Hospet
102.3	All India Radio (AIR / Akashvani)	Karwar, Uttara Kannada District
103.1	All India Radio (AIR / Akashvani)	Madikeri, Kodagu District
98.3	Radio Mirchi	Mangalore
93.5	Kal Radio Ltd. (S FM)	Mangalore
92.7	Big 92.7 FM	Mangalore
100.3	All India Radio (AIR / Akashvani)	Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada District
93.5	Kal Radio Ltd. (S FM)	Mysore
92.7	Big 92.7 FM	Mysore
105.2	Gyan Vani	Mysore
100.6	All India Radio (AIR / Akashvani)	Mysore
102.1	All India Radio (AIR / Akashvani)	Raichur

Visit the wild life zoological garden in Bengaluru

             Bannerghatta National Park is about 22 km from Bangalore in Karnataka. It is a home to many endangered animal species. It is a natural forest and has one of the largest collections of carnivores in any bio-park in the state. This zoological garden is spread over area of about 25000 acres. It consists of dense forest and scrub land becoming home for wild animals like bison, leopard, wild boar as well as being an important corridor for elephants migrating between the eastern and western ghats.

Tiger

             One of the main attractions here are the lion and tiger safari. Other attractions here are a butterfly park, crocodile farm, serpentarium. In addition, a portion of the park is used as a sanctuary for wild rescued animals from circuses.

             An elephant ride in the herbivore safari facilitates viewing of these animals in the natural habitat including the bison, spotted deer, black buck, barking deer etc.

The park is open for visitors between 9 AM to 5 PM . The park is closed on Tuesdays.

White Tiger

            Safari : The famous Safari has Carnivore Section and Herbivore section. In the Safari rides, visitors are taken around a mini bus through the enclosed and protected area of the aninmals to roam around freely. The Herbivores section comprises of few animals like deers, bears and a few monkeys etc. White Tigers, Bengal Tigers make up for the Tiger Safari, Lions Safari and Bear Safari  in the carnivores' section. Though the entire national park stretches across 104.27 sq km, only a small portion in the north has been carved out for tourism.

Butterfly

          Zoological garden and Trekking : You can find everything from avifauna to hyenas, panthers, neel gay, etc in the Bannerghatta National Park. The 25,000 acre park is home to panthers, lions, tigers and a large variety of birds. Wander through the Zoological Garden, with its canopy of shady and sturdy trees, find a quiet resting spot beside a pond and watch waterfowl frolic, also facilities to rest, pinic are also available in the park premises. The zoo boasts an amazing reptile collection, an encounter with the scaly, slithery creatures at the snake park. Uddigebande (3.5 km) a natural rock formation called Hajjamana Kallu (3 km) and Mirza Hill (1.5 km) are for the Trekking enthusiasts. There is also Jumbo ride for the visitors  beyond the parking slots organized by the Forest Department. One has to buy a ticket for this ride. The area spread of  Dry deciduous forests and thorny scrub, with patches of moist deciduous forests along the streams.

White Peacock

            Suvarnamukhi Stream and Temple : Covering an area of 104 sq km, including ten reserve forests of Anekal Range of the Bangalore Forest Division, the scenic hills are covered with many ancient temples.A stream named Suvarnamukhi flows through the park, originates in the Suvarnamukhi hills. These hills spread out to a huge rock, about a kilometre long.

The Champaka Dharna Swamy temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu and his consorts Sridevi and Bhoodevi is built in the Dravidian style of the Hoysala age, lies at the foot of the rock. There is also a Narasimha temple about two km away from the Suvarnamukhi pond. The waters of this pond are believed to have curative powers. For those of you who are nature and wildlife buffs, visiting Bangalore for few days, a trip to Bannerghata National Park will truly be an unforgettable experience.

You can visit the place year round. The weather is moderate in the range of 25 - 30 Degree C all through the year. Best time suited will be September to January. 

 Tourist Information :

• Day Visit : Indians: Rs. 325/- , Foreign citizens: US $15/-
• Tourists are accommodated in large well equipped vans managed by Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC).
• Bannerghatta Nature Camp,
  Bannerghatta,
  Tel : 080-25597021 - 25 (Corporate Office),
  Fax : 080-25586163 (Corporate Office),
  Email : junglelodges@vsnl.com.
  Tariff :
  Swiss Tent : Indians : Rs. 1000/- , Foreign citizens : US $30/-,
  Dormitory : Indians : Rs. 500/- , Foreign citizens : US $20/-
• The first week of October each year is celebrated as the Wildlife Week to spread public awareness about the need to save our precious flora and fauna. The Karnataka state forest department, in coordination with various nature clubs and organizations, arranges a wide range of programs for nature enthusiasts through out the week.

How to Reach :
By Road : 22kms from South of Bangalore on the Anekal Road.
Lodging : No accommodation available
Altitude : 740 to 1034 meters above sea level
Visiting hours : 9 am to 5 pm
Holiday : Closed every Tuesday
Best time : September to January.