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ROBOT movie 2010

2010-08-10T21:02:00.003+05:30

The movie ROBOT is the upcoming movie of RAJNIKANTH and AISHWARYA RAI which is directed by famous director S. Shanker. The music is the main role for this movie and which is composed by A.R.REHMAN. This movie is produced by KALANIDHI MARAN. And this movie is currently the highest budget film in Indian cinema i.e 190 crores. This would impress all the people of the world to see rajni back.This movie is in 3 languagesi.e Hindi(Robot),Telugu(Yanthram),Tamil(Endhiran).The audio has already released on 31 July 2010 in Putrajaya International Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur ,malaysia.The movie is expected to be released world wide on 24 september 2010.The movie almost took 2 long years to complete.

This movie had great background as this movie was first sighned by bollywood badshaw Mr shahrukh khan in july 2007 for the hindi project but later in oct 2007 the project was called of by director shanker.later there were many romours that Aamir khan was ready for the Robot project to handle the hindi male role. But this didnt last long soon shanker had sighned rajnikanth as the role leader in all the languages. Mumbai actress Aishwarya was already and was comfortable to act opposite to Super star RajniKanth.
Even Rajnikanth has given statement that there is no one in the world who is beautiful as AISHWARYA RAi.
So people of MUMBAI lets wait and see, what could be the result and see how would shanker demonstrate his movie on wide screen.The movie is going to be launched or released world wide on 24 september 2010.

AUDI R8 IN INDIA

2010-07-08T10:23:00.008+05:30

Audi unveiled the R8 -- its first ever mid-engine sports cars -- for the 2008 model year and beyond. Sales began in the first half of 2007 for the United States and Europe.
The car has a 420 horsepower high-revving V8 engine and all-wheel-drive. It uses the mid-engine Lamborghini Gallardo platform and costs $114,200, positioning it squarely against the BMW M6, Porsche 911, and Aston Martin Vantage.
The car features a choice of LED or Xenon headlamps surrounded by LED running lights and indicators. LEDs are also used in the engine bay to make the impressive V8 visible even at night.
Both a standard manual and an automated manual transmission are offered. Claimed zero to 62 mph time is 4.6 seconds, though this number is likely conservative.
Interior
The interior has a driver-oriented cockpit architecture, integrating the driver between the dashboard and the high centre console. The instrument panel above the console is angled slightly towards the driver. The flat-bottomed steering wheel is a typical feature of the sportiest Audi models, and also enables comfortable sports car entry and exit.
The sports seats are trimmed as standard in a Leather/Alcantara combination, or optionally in full leather. Alternatively, the R8 can also be fitted with bucket seats, specially developed by quattro GmbH. There is plenty of room for the two occupants, with comfort levels well beyond the norm of high-performance sports cars. There is space behind the seats to stow large bags, or even two golf bags. The luggage compartment at the front has a capacity of 100 litres.
With numerous trim variants and applications in Piano finish or Carbon sigma, there are few limits to the range of customisation options for the interior.
The drivetrain
At 7,800 rpm the 4.2-litre engine delivers 309 kW (420 bhp) of power output. Peak torque is 430 Newton-metres from 4.500 to 6,000 rpm. And no less than 90 per cent of this maximum torque is maintained consistently throughout a wide engine speed range from 3,500 all the way to 7,600 rpm. As a result of these qualities, the eight-cylinder power unit provides ample thrust in most driving situation.
The engine is a high-revving unit. The maximum engine speed is 8,250 rpm. Two transmissions are available: a manual 6-speed gearbox or optionally the Audi R tronic sequential-shift gearbox, with a joystick gear-shift on the centre console and, most especially, the paddles mounted on the steering wheel. 'Shift by wire' technology provides for very fast gear-shifting and an outstanding power-to-weight ratio, allied to compact gearbox dimensions. The Sport mode, with its fast shifting, guarantees the absolute maximum in terms of driving fun. An automatic mode can also be selected.
The car is fitted with permanent four-wheel drive, which distributes the power variably to the front and rear axles by way of a viscous clutch. On the Audi R8 the legendary quattro system is adapted to the axle load distribution typical of mid-engined cars.
The chassis
The chassis features forged aluminium double wishbones at the front and rear. At the front they are triangulated, while at the rear the top one is triangulated and the bottom one is a triangulated wishbone with a track rod. This provides for optimum wheel control, and is a geometry which has proved itself to be the ideal solution in delivering agility, maximum steering precision and precisely defined self-steering characteristics.
Direct, hydraulic rack-and-pinion steering provides optimum feedback to assist the driver.
The spring and damper set-up is stiff in order to deliver maximum driving dynamics, while still providing a quite astonishing level of ride comfort. This is particularly true when the 'Audi magnetic ride' adaptive damper system is chosen as an alternative to the standard gas-filled shock absorbers.
Instead of the conventional damper fluid, a magnetorheological fluid is used -- in other words, a fluid whose viscosity can be influenced by an electromagnetic field. This effect enables the damping characteristic to be influenced electronically at will and instantaneously, by applying a voltage to the electromagnets.
Audi magnetic ride uses this property to deliver the correct damping forces in every driving situation. A computer determines the prevailing driving situation in a matter of milliseconds. Drivers can choose from two driving programs depending on whether they want to drive in a highly sporty style -- with the magnetorheological fluid adjusted to a low viscosity -- or with the emphasis more on ride comfort.
The Audi R8 is fitted with 6-arm 18-inch wheels as standard, and can optionally be ordered with 19-inch wheels. The 235/40 size tyres at the front and up to 285/35 at the rear provide the necessary road-holding. The mid-engined sports car's long wheelbase and extremely low centre of gravity ensure that it always retains maximum stability.
Equipment and trim
Xenon plus lights, LED rear lights and daytime running lights, 18-inch aluminium wheels, an audio system with 7-inch monitor, an anti-theft alarm and Leather/Alcantara interior trim are just some of the items on the extensive list of standard features.
The range of optional extras includes a Bang & Olufsen sound system, featuring an output of 465 watts and 12 specially designed speakers. A microphone-based vehicle noise compensation system adjusts audio levels to changing road conditions and speeds.
The acoustic parking system and a rear-view camera help the driver to manoeuvre into even the tightest of spaces. The radio/navigation system plus, featuring a large-format colour monitor and MMI keypad, combines extensive functionality with extreme user-friendliness.
A total of eight exterior colours are available, from Ibis White to Phantom Black, pearl effect.
Craftsmanship
The Audi R8 is being built on a small-lot production line in a specially constructed new block at the Audi plant in Neckarsulm. The entire production process -- from the bodyshell construction to final assembly -- is organized in the same way as a craft workshop. Small teams of specialists accompany every step of production, ensuring that every one of the maximum of 15 cars per day built is up to quality standards.

FEATURES:-
MECHANICAL
4.2L DOHC FSI 32-valve V8 engine
Dry sump lubrication
6-speed manual transmission
quattro permanent all-wheel drive system
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
Front/rear 4-link suspension
Audi magnetic ride adaptive damping system
Servotronic electromechanical pwr steering w/speed-dependent pwr assistance
4-wheel vented disc brakes
Dual twin exhaust
Tool kit
EXTERIOR
19" 5-arm double spoke alloy wheels w/locking wheel bolts -inc: P235/35R19 front & P295/30R19 rear summer performance tires
Tire mobility system -inc: sealant & 12V compressor
Audi space frame (ASF)
"Tone-on-tone" sideblades
Automatically extending rear spoiler w/manual operation feature
Aluminum fuel filler door & door sills
Single-frame high gloss black grille
Bi-xenon headlights w/light sensor
LED brakelights
Pwr heated mirrors
Wipers w/rain sensor
INTERIOR
Leather/Alcantara seat trim
10-way pwr heated sport seats -inc: 4-way pwr lumbar, headrests
Center console -inc: (2) cupholders, storage
Floor mats
3-spoke flat-bottom tilt/telescopic leather-wrapped multi-function sport steering wheel w/audio controls
Backlit instrument cluster w/auto brightness control
Driver info system w/on-board computer
Pwr locks
Pwr windows
Remote keyless entry
Cruise control
Anti-theft alarm w/engine immobilizer
Valet key
HomeLink garage door opener
Automatic air conditioning
Rear window defogger w/timed shut off
Auto-dimming rearview mirror w/compass
Illuminated glove box -inc: sunglasses holder, aux pwr outlet
Ashtray & lighter
LED interior lighting -inc: engine compartment LED
Micro metallic gray trim w/aluminum accents
Storage compartments in doors
Dual illuminated visor vanity mirrors
Leather-wrapped parking brake
Aux pwr outlet in trunk
Safety
4-wheel anti-lock braking system (ABS) w/electronic rear brake pressure distribution (EBD)
Electronic stabilization program -inc: sport & disable settings, anti-slip regulation (ASR)
Side intrusion door beams
LED daytime running lights
Dual front airbags w/dual-threshold deployment
Dual seat-mounted side-impact head & chest airbags
Dual front knee airbags
3-point seat belts -inc: belt tensioners, force limiters
Tire pressure monitoring system
Crash sensor -inc: fuel supply shut off, battery disconnect, doors unlock

SPECIFICATIONS:-
Vehicle
EPA Classification Compact
Engine
Engine Type Gas V8
Displacement 4.2L/254
Fuel System FSI Direct
SAE Net Horsepower @ RPM 430 @ 7800
SAE Net Torque @ RPM 317 @ 4500-6000
Transmission
Drivetrain All-Wheel Drive
Trans Type 6
Trans Description Cont. Manual
First Gear Ratio (:1) 4.37
Second Gear Ratio (:1) 2.71
Third Gear Ratio (:1) 1.88
Fourth Gear Ratio (:1) 1.41
Fifth Gear Ratio (:1) 1.13
Sixth Gear Ratio (:1) 0.93
Reverse Ratio (:1) 3.71
Final Drive Axle Ratio (:1) 3.46
Mileage
EPA Fuel Economy Est - City (MPG) 12
EPA Fuel Economy Est - Hwy (MPG) 19
Electrical
Cold Cranking Amps @ 0° F (Primary) 520
Maximum Alternator Capacity (amps) 190
Cooling System
Total Cooling System Capacity (qts) 24.3
Weight Information
Base Curb Weight (lbs) 3605
Trailering
Suspension
Suspension Type - Front 4-Link
Suspension Type - Rear 4-Link
Shock Absorber Diameter - Front (mm) - TBD -
Shock Absorber Diameter - Rear (mm) - TBD -
Stabilizer Bar Diameter - Front (in) - TBD -
Stabilizer Bar Diameter - Rear (in) - TBD -
Brakes
Brake Type Pwr
Brake ABS System 4-wheel
Disc - Front (Yes or ) Yes
Disc - Rear (Yes or ) Yes
Front Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) - TBD -
Rear Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) - TBD -
Tires
Front Tire Size P235/35R19
Rear Tire Size P295/30R19
Rear Tire Size P305/30R19
Wheels
Front Wheel Size (in) 19 x 8.5
Rear Wheel Size (in) 19 x 11.0
Front Wheel Material Aluminum
Rear Wheel Material Aluminum
Steering
Steering Type Pwr Rack & Pinion
Steering Ratio (:1), Overall 17.3
Lock to Lock Turns (Steering) - TBD -
Turning Diameter - Curb to Curb (ft) 38.7
Turning Diameter - Wall to Wall (ft) - TBD -
Fuel Tank
Fuel Tank Capacity, Approx (gal) 23.8
Exterior Dimensions
Wheelbase (in) 104.3
Length, Overall (in) 174.5
Width, Max w/o mirrors (in) 75.0
Height, Overall (in) 49.3
Track Width, Front (in) 64.3
Track Width, Rear (in) 62.8
Min Ground Clearance (in) - TBD -
Liftover Height (in) 31.1
Cargo Area Dimensions
Trunk Volume (ft³) 3.5
Interior Dimensions
Passenger Capacity 2
Passenger Volume (ft³) - TBD -
Front Head Room (in) 37.7
Front Leg Room (in) - TBD -
Front Shoulder Room (in) 52.4
Front Hip Room (in) - TBD -
Summary
Vehicle Name R8
Body Style 2 Door Coupe

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PRICE IN INDIA:-
Rs 1,17,00,000* - Rs 1,17,00,000* Exshowroom Price in DELHI

EAMCET RESULTS 2010

2010-06-16T10:20:00.006+05:30

Eamcet results are declared on sites:-

http://www.apeamcet.org/

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 EVENTS

2010-06-07T21:11:00.007+05:30

THIS IS THE FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 TROPHY .

THESE IS MAP OF STADIUMS AND THERE VENUES IN SOUTHAFRICA :-

THESE are the stadiums where the FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 will be held..... These are the IMAGES.

South Africa FIFA 2010

2010-06-07T20:54:00.004+05:30

C RONALDO is busy in practice session in southafrica. They are very much eager to win this FIFA world cup 2010.

Worlds longest tongue of an women

2010-04-04T07:43:00.002+05:30

This - Heidi Hamilton, the mistress phenomenally long tongue: 11 cm You just imagine the average length of human language does not exceed 5-6 cm When Heidi begins to show it, it becomes a bit zhutkovato

Worlds largest bull

2010-04-04T07:31:00.001+05:30

Worlds biggest coin of 1 million dollar

2010-04-04T07:24:00.002+05:30

The only coin which is one million dollers and is in canada..

MUMBAISPIDER.COM

2010-02-20T11:12:00.006+05:30

ABOUT MUMBAI SPIDER

The site mumbaispider.com was founded by TONY JOHN SIR inorder to provide the update information on MUMBAI.In this site we can find various information about mumbai and we can also contribute valid information upon mumbai.

Tony John is the founder of DotNetSpider.com, SilverlightClub.com, AspSpider.com, IndiaStudyChannel.com, AndhraSpider.com, IndiaReviewChannel.com, MyBengaluru.com and many other popular websites with a collective traffic of over 10 million per month.

ADMINISTRATION PANEL

WEBMASTERS

There are 3 webmasters in administration and they are
1)Tony John Sir
2)Dr. Sanjeev (Sandy)
3)Dr. Apurva Tamhane

These are the 3 members who really work hard inorder to help out all memebers of MSR.

EDITORS

There is one editor who handle and edits the whole information whihc is submitted by the members of MSR.
1)Mahesh Borse

SPECIFICATIONS

The site is involved in providing many programs for the members who have joined and they are as follows
1)QUICK INFO:- This is where the information of site,Rules and regulations and procedure of posting is specified.
2)FORUM:-It is the place where members can write there doubts and by reply webmasters will answer to there doubts and clear it.
3)RESOURCES:-it is where members can write about any resource related to MUMBAI.
4)EVENTS:-Here we can update latest events whihc are going to be held in MUMBAI.
5)BUSINESS DIRECTORY:-Here we can write the details of the business held in MUMBAI with all details of it.
6)CLASSIFIEDS:-Here members can write about the differents classified i.e about Hostels and accommodation,Buy/Sell used books & Computers etc.
7)JOBS:-Here members can mention about jobs and can seek for a job i.e in MUMBAI.
8)PICTURES:-we can post pictures related to mumbai.
9)VIDEOS:-we can also post videos related to mumbai.
10)COMMUNITIES:-We can make communities related to mumbai.

Here in this site members have got good oppurtunity to earn there pocket money.Here in this site if you submit any valid information you will earn points and as well as you can also earn money but there are some rules specified for that:-

>>The information or content should not be copied from other sites.

>>The content should be written inorder to the rules and regulations.

>>There should not be any abused content in the matter .

>>The pictures or videos should be free from copyrights,if they have then the picture or videos doesnt count and will be deleted.

AMAZING MOMENTS

:-
There will be 5 levels depending upon the points.
Bronze: Up to 100 Points
Silver: 101 to 1,000 Points
Gold: 1,001 to 5,000 Points
Diamond: 5,001 to 25,000 Points and minimum 5,000 points earned in previous 365 days.
Platinum: Above 25,000 Points and minimum 10,000 points earned in previous 365 days.

EXTRA PROFIT

:-
We can also earn from google adsense,here when we submit some information ther will be ads created related to that and if some one clicks that ads you will earn money from google.
The 90%share will be of members and another 10%will be to the site holders.

SO please members join and earn money from MSR.HAPPY EARNINGS .
Please join
http://www.MumbaiSpider.com?ref=sanam1203

SUZUKI GSXR 750

2010-02-19T09:38:00.002+05:30

EAMCET 2010

2010-02-02T12:32:00.001+05:30

Engineering Agriculture and Medicine Common Entrance Test (EAMCET) is an entrance examination for admission in a number of professional courses like engineering, medical, pharmacy, biotechnology, veterinary etc in private/government colleges in Andhra Pradesh. EAMCET is conducted by the JawaharLal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) on behalf of Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher education(APSCHE).

For all the B.Tech/B.E. courses (except B.Tech(Biotechnology)), B.Pharma(MPC) & B.Sc (Commercial Agricultrure& Business Management (CA&BM). there is a common entrance exam consisting of questions from Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics. A large number of students from across the state of Andhra Pradesh appear for EAMCET every year and the competition is quite tough.

Eligibility Criteria:

A candidate should have cleared class 12th exams with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. For engineering & Pharmacy courses candidates should be atleast 16 years of age. For other courses candidates should be between 17-25 years of age on 31st December, 2010. EAMCET is only open for the candidates belonging to Andhra Pradesh.

Application Forms for EAMCET:

Candidates can apply for EAMCET either online/offline. Offline forms will be available at designated centers as mentioned in notification. Candidates can also apply online through the website www.apeamcet.org.

Important Dates(Tentative):

• Availability of Application Form: Mid February-March End, 2010
• Last Date of Submission of completed application form: March 3rd week, 2010
• Date of EAMCET Examination: Mid May, 2010

Please note that the dates are only tentative and are not final. The post will be updated as soon as the dates are officially released.

Syllabus of Examination:

The entrance test will consist of Multiple Choice Questions from Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics. There will be 4 options to each question. The syllabus for the exam can be downloaded through the following link: Syllabus for EAMCET Engineering.

Contact Details:

CONVENER, EAMCET – 2008
SIT BUILDING, CELLAR PORTION, JNT UNIVERSITY
KUKATPALLY, HYDERABAD – 500 085.
ANDHRA PRADESH
Website: www.apeamcet.org

SACHIN tendulkar

2010-02-01T16:48:00.002+05:30

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Full name Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Born 24 April 1973 (1973-04-24) (age 36)
Mumbai, India
Nickname Little Master, Tendlya, Master Blaster, The Master, The Little Champion
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm leg spin / Right-arm off spin
Role Batsman

International information
National side India
Test debut (cap 187) 15 November 1989 v Pakistan
Last Test 24 January 2010 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 74) 18 December 1989 v Pakistan
Last ODI 13 January 2010 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no. 10

Domestic team information
Years Team
1988–present Mumbai
2008-present Mumbai Indians (Indian Premier League)
1992 Yorkshire

Tendulkar was born in Bombay (now Mumbai). His father, Ramesh Tendulkar, a Marathi novelist, named Tendulkar after his favourite music director, Sachin Dev Burman. Tendulkar's elder brother Ajit encouraged him to play cricket. Tendulkar has two other siblings: a brother Nitin, and sister Savitai.

Tendulkar attended Sharadashram Vidyamandir (High School), where he began his cricketing career under the guidance of his coach and mentor, Ramakant Achrekar. During his school days he attended the MRF Pace Foundation to train as a fast bowler, but Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee, who took a world record 355 Test wickets, was unimpressed, suggesting that Tendulkar focus on his batting instead.

When he was young, Tendulkar would practice for hours on end in the nets. If he became exhausted, Achrekar would put a one-Rupee-coin on the top of the stumps, and the bowler who dismissed Tendulkar would get the coin. If Tendulkar passed the whole session without getting dismissed, the coach would give him the coin. Tendulkar now considers the 13 coins he won then as some of his most prized possessions

While at school, he developed a reputation as a child prodigy. He had become a common conversation point in Mumbai circles, where there were suggestions already that he would become one of the greats. His season in 1988 was extraordinary, with Tendulkar scoring a century in every innings he played. He was involved in an unbroken 664-run partnership in a Lord Harris Shield inter-school game in 1988 with friend and team mate Vinod Kambli, who would also go on to represent India. The destructive pair reduced one bowler to tears and made the rest of the opposition unwilling to continue the game. Tendulkar scored 326* in this innings and scored over a thousand runs in the tournament. This was a record partnership in any form of cricket until 2006, when it was broken by two under-13 batsmen in a match held at Hyderabad in India.

When he was 14, Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar gave him a pair of his own ultra light pads. "It was the greatest source of encouragement for me," he said nearly 20 years later after surpassing Gavaskar's top world record of 34 Test centuries. In 1995, Sachin Tendulkar married Anjali (born November 10, 1967), a paediatrician and daughter of Gujarati industrialist Anand Mehta. They have two children, Sara (born October 12, 1997), and Arjun (born September 24, 1999).

Tendulkar sponsors 200 underprivileged children every year through Apnalaya, a Mumbai-based NGO associated with his mother-in-law, Annaben Mehta.

Indian Premier League
Tendulkar was made the icon player and captain for his home side, the Mumbai Indians in the inaugural Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition in 2008. As an icon player, he was signed for a sum of US$1,121,250, 15% more than the second-highest paid player in the team, Sanath Jayasuriya.

THE NEW APPLE-iPad

2010-01-29T12:49:00.013+05:30

THE FEATURES OF THE APPLE-ipad:-
SAFARI:-

The large Multi-Touch screen on iPad lets you see web pages as they were meant to be seen — one page at a time. With vibrant color and sharp text. So whether you’re looking at a page in portrait or landscape, you can see everything at a size that’s actually readable. And with iPad, navigating the web has never been easier or more intuitive. Because you use the most natural pointing device there is: your finger. Scroll through a page just by flicking your finger up or down on the screen. Or pinch to zoom in or out on a photo. There’s also a thumbnail view that shows all your open pages in a grid, to let you quickly move from one page to the next.

Mail
See and touch your email in ways you never could before. In landscape, you get a split-screen view showing both an opened email and the messages in your inbox. To see the opened email by itself, turn iPad to portrait, and the email automatically rotates and fills the screen. No matter which orientation you use, you can scroll through your mail, compose a new email using the large, onscreen keyboard, or delete messages with nothing more than a tap and a flick. If someone emails you a photo, you can see it right in the message. You can also save the photos in an email directly to the built-in Photos app. And iPad works with all the most popular email providers, including MobileMe, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Hotmail, and AOL.

Photos
With its crisp, vibrant display and unique software features, iPad is an extraordinary way to enjoy and share your photos. For example, the Photos app displays the photos in an album as though they were in a stack. Just tap the stack, and the whole album opens up. From there, you can flip through your pictures, zoom in or out, or watch a slideshow. You can even use your iPad as a beautiful digital photo frame while it’s is docked or charging. And there are lots of ways to import photos: You can sync them from your computer, download them from an email, or import them directly from your camera using the optional Camera Connection Kit.

VIDEO
THE large and high resoultion screens makes ipad perfect for watching any kind of video: from HD movies and TV shows to podcasts and music videos. Switch between widescreen and full screen with a double-tap. Because iPad is essentially one big screen, with no distracting keypad or buttons, you feel completely immersed in whatever you’re watching.

YOU TUBE
The YouTube app organizes videos so they’re easy to see and navigate. To watch one, just tap it. When you’re watching in landscape, the video automatically plays in full screen. And with its high-resolution display, iPad makes the latest HD YouTube videos look positively amazing.

iPod
With the iPod app, all your music is literally at your fingertips. Browse by album, song, artist, or genre with a simple flick. To play a song, just tap it. iPad even displays album art at full size. Listen to your music with the powerful built-in speaker or with wired or Bluetooth wireless headphones.

i-Tunes
A tap of the iTunes store icon lets you browse and buy music, TV shows, and podcasts — or buy and rent movies — wirelessly, right from your iPad. Choose from thousands of movies and TV shows (in both standard and high definition), along with thousands of podcasts and millions of songs. Preview songs before you buy them. Or just sync iPad with the content you already have in your iTunes library on your Mac or PC.

App Store
iPad runs almost 140,000 apps from the App Store. Everything from games to business apps and more. And new apps designed specially for iPad are highlighted, so you can easily find the ones that take full advantage of its features. Just tap the App Store icon on the screen to browse, buy, and download apps wirelessly, right to the iPad.

iBooks
The iBooks app is a great new way to read and buy books.Download the free app from the App Store and buy everything from classics to best sellers from the built-in iBookstore. Once you’ve bought a book, it’s displayed on your Bookshelf. Just tap it to start reading. The high-resolution, LED-backlit screen displays everything in sharp, rich color, so it’s easy to read, even in low light.

Maps
See more of the world with high-resolution satellite and street view images. Even see topography with the new terrain view. You can also search for a nearby business type (“Restaurant,” for example), then tap the business to see the route and directions from your current location.

Notes
With its expansive display and large, onscreen keyboard, iPad makes jotting down notes easy. In landscape view, you see not only a note-taking page but a list of all your notes. iPad even circles the current note in red, so you can see where you are at a glance.

Calendar
iPad makes it easy to stay on schedule by displaying day, week, month, or list views of your calendar. You can see an overview of a whole month or the details of a single day. iPad even shows multiple calendars at once, so you can manage work and family schedules at the same time.

Contacts
The Contacts app on iPad makes finding names, numbers, and other important information quicker and easier than ever before. A new view lets you see both your complete contacts list and a single contact simultaneously. Need directions? Tap an address inside a contact and iPad automatically opens Maps.

Home Screen
The Home Screen gives you one-tap access to everything on iPad. You can customize your Home Screen by adding your favorite apps and websites or using your own photos as the background. And you can move apps around to arrange them in any order you want.

Spotlight Search
Spotlight Search allows you to search across iPad and all of its built-in apps, including Mail, Contacts, Calendar, iPod, and Notes. It even searches apps you’ve downloaded from the App Store. So no matter what you’re looking for, it’s never more than a few taps away.

Technical Specifications:-

Size and weight
Height:9.56 inches (242.8 mm)
Width:7.47 inches (189.7 mm)
Depth:0.5 inch (13.4 mm)
Weight:1.5 pounds (0.68 kg) Wi-Fi model;
1.6 pounds (0.73 kg) Wi-Fi + 3G model

Display
9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

CAPACITY
16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive

Battery and power
Built-in 25 Whr rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

PROCESSOR
1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip

Sensors
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor

Input and output
Dock connector
3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
Built-in speakers
Microphone
SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only)

Audio playback
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit

Wireless and cellular
Wi-Fi model
Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology
Wi-Fi + 3G model
UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Data only
Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology

TV and video
Support for 1024 by 768 pixels with Dock Connector to VGA Adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite Cable
H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Location
Wi-Fi
Digital compass
Assisted GPS (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
Cellular (Wi-Fi + 3G model)

Mac system requirements
Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
iTunes 9.0 or later
iTunes Store account
Internet access

Mail attachment support
Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)

In the box
iPad
Dock Connector to USB Cable
10W USB Power Adapter
Documentation

Languages
Language support for English, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Russian
Keyboard support for English (U.S.) English (UK), French (France, Canada), German, Japanese (QWERTY), Dutch, Flemish, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese (Handwriting and Pinyin), Russian
Dictionary support for English (U.S.), English (UK), French, French (Canadian), French (Swiss), German, Japanese, Dutch, Flemish, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese (Handwriting and Pinyin), Russian

Windows system requirements
PC with USB 2.0 port
Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
iTunes 9.0 or later
iTunes Store account
Internet access

Environmental requirements
Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Accessibility
Support for playback of closed-captioned content
VoiceOver screen reader
Full-screen zoom magnification
White on black display
Mono audio

iPad Accessories:-

iPad Keyboard Dock

The Keyboard Dock combines a dock for charging your iPad with a full-size keyboard. The dock has a rear 30-pin connector, which lets you connect to an electrical outlet using the USB Power Adapter, sync to your computer, and use accessories like the Camera Connection Kit. An audio jack lets you connect to a stereo or powered speakers.

iPad Case
The iPad Case not only protects the iPad, it can be used in various positions. So it’s easy to type, look at photos and slideshows, or watch movies.

iPad Dock
The iPad Dock lets you dock and charge iPad. The rear 30-pin connector lets you connect the iPad Dock to an electrical outlet using the USB Power Adapter, sync to your computer, and use accessories like the Camera Connection Kit. An audio jack lets you connect to a stereo or powered speakers.

iPad Camera Connection Kit
The Camera Connection Kit gives you two ways to import photos and videos from a digital camera. The Camera Connector lets you import your photos and videos to iPad using the camera’s USB cable. Or you can use the SD Card Reader to import photos and videos directly from the camera’s SD card.

iPad 10W USB Power Adapter
The 10W USB Power Adapter lets you charge your iPad directly through an electrical outlet. And the 6-foot-long power cable allows you to charge it from an even greater distance.

THE PRICING OF APPLE-iPAD:-

Wi-Fi (16GB-$499) (32GB-$599) (64GB-$699)
Wi-Fi+3G (16GB-$629) (32GB-$729) (64GB-$829)
THIS PRICES ARE AS PER US AND FOR US region.
NOTE: the international prices will be quoted soonly.

PIC OF DECCAN CHARGERS FULL TEAM

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DECCAN CHARGERS TEAM

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NEW LOGO OF DECCAN CHARGERS

Adam Gilchrist
Age : 38 years 12 weeks
Playing Role : Captain/WicketKeeper
Batting : Left-hand bat
Bowling : Right-arm off break

Abhinav Kumar
Age : 25 years 12 weeks
Playing Role : Batsman
Batting : Right-hand bat

Andrew Symonds
Age : 34 years 34 weeks
Playing Role : All-rounder
Batting : Right-hand bat
Bowling : Right-arm medium/offbreak

Arjun Yadav
Age : 28 years 6 weeks
Playing Role : Batsman
Batting : Right-hand bat
Bowling : Right-arm offbreak

Azhar Anjum Bilakhia
Age : 23 years 35 weeks
Batting : Right Handed
Bowling : Right Arm medium

Chamara Silva
Age : 30 years 7 weeks
Playing Role : Batsman
Batting : Right-hand bat
Bowling : Right-arm Legbreak

Chaminda Vaas
Age : 36 years 1 week
Playing Role : Bowler
Batting : Left-hand bat
Bowling : Left-arm fast medium

D Kalyan Krishna
Age : 26 years 7 weeks
Playing Role : Bowler
Batting : Right-hand bat
Bowling : Right-arm medium-fast

Dwaraka Ravi Teja
Age : 22 years 21 weeks
Playing Role : Batsman
Batting : Right-hand bat
Bowling : Legbreak googly

Dwayne Smith
Age : 26 years 42 weeks
Playing Role : All-rounder
Batting : Right-hand bat
Bowling : Right-arm medium

Fidel Edwards
Age : 27 years 51 weeks
Playing Role : Bowler
Batting : Right-hand bat
Bowling : Right-arm fast

Halhadar Das
Age : 23 years 7 weeks
Playing Role : Wicketkeeper
Batting : Right-hand bat

Harmeet Singh
Age : 22 years 16 weeks
Playing Role : Bowler
Batting : Right-hand bat
Bowling : Right-arm medium

Herschelle Gibbs
Age : 35 years 49 weeks
Playing Role : Batsman
Batting : Right-hand bat
Bowling : Right-arm bowler

Jaskaran Deep Singh
Age : 20 years 21 weeks
Playing Role : All-rounder
Batting : Right Handed
Bowling : Right Arm Medium

Laxman VVS
Age : 35 years 13 weeks
Playing Role : Batsman
Batting : Right-hand bat
Bowling : Right-arm offbreak

Manvinder Bisla
Age : 25 years 5 weeks
Playing Role : Wicketkeeper
Batting : Right-hand bat

P Vijaykumar
Age : 23 years 15 weeks
Playing Role : Bowler
Batting : Right-hand bat
Bowling : Right-arm medium-fast

PM Sarvesh Kumar
Age : 20 years 40 weeks
Playing Role : Bowler
Batting : Right-hand bat
Bowling : Right-arm medium

Pragyan Ojha
Age : 23 years 21 weeks
Playing Role : Bowler
Batting : Left-hand bat
Bowling : Left-arm slow

Rohit Sharma
Age : 22 years 39 weeks
Playing Role : All-rounder
Batting : Right-hand bat
Bowling : Right-arm offbreak

Rudra Pratap Singh
Age : 24 years 8 weeks
Playing Role : Bowler
Batting : Right-hand bat
Bowling : Left-arm fast-medium

Ryan Harris
Age : 30 years 16 weeks
Playing Role : All-rounder
Batting : Right-hand bat
Bowling : Right-arm medium

Scott Styris
Age : 34 years 30 weeks
Playing Role : All-rounder
Batting : Right-hand bat
Bowling : Right-arm fast medium

Syed Mohammed Shoaib Muqsusi
Age : 22 years 10 weeks
Batting : Right Handed
Bowling : Right Arm Fast Medium

Tirumalasetti Suman
Age : 26 years 7 weeks
Playing Role : All-rounder
Batting : Right Handed

Venugopal Rao
Age : 27 years 49 weeks
Playing Role : Batsman
Batting : Right-hand bat
Bowling : Right-arm offbreak Gallery

ABOUT CHENNAI SUPER KINGS

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The India Cements has been promoting sports activities for over Four Decades not only as a part of its contribution to society or corporate image building, but also because of the keen interest of the promoters of The India Cements Limited in promoting and developing Indian sports.

The Company and management are involved in the development of Cricket and have been actively promoting and popularizing the game. Mr.K.S.Viswanathan and Dr.G.Natarajan our employees have been elected as Secretary and Joint Secretary respectively of The Tamilnadu Cricket Association (TNCA). Several senior officers have volunteered themselves to assist TNCA in various capacities like Finance, Legal, Umpires to name a few.

The India Cements is promoting Cricket, Squash, Chess, Triathlon and Golf across India to produce talented sportsman of international class.

Cricket

Cricket in particular is an all time favorite of the top management of The India Cements. We have taken immense efforts to promote cricket in all districts of Tamilnadu for the past 3 to 4 decades, which resulted in a strong representation of high quality district cricketers at Ranji level. In order to take cricket to the rural population, The India cements have invested in setting up pitches and stadiums comparable with city level facilities.

Our Commitment to the game

To provide opportunities and facilities to upcoming young talent
To create champions of the future
To maintain the spirit of the game and provide entertainment to the general public

Commitment to Cricket

India Cement's contribution towards cricket is immense especially in the last 5 years even though it has been a pioneer in the support of the game for nearly 4 decades.

The India Cements Limited has a rich history of successful management of Cricket Clubs, sponsorship of various cricket tournaments, contribution to deserving cricketing causes, encouragement of young cricketing talent and fierce commitment to improving the quality and standard of Cricket in our country.

Another commendable initiative is the participation of District Players in the City League. Around 100-150 promising players from the districts inducted into the City Clubs get an opportunity to hone their cricketing skills by playing a higher level of cricket.

Our Participation

India Cements has been an extremely active participant in the TNCA League Championship, one of the most professionally run championships in the country. The extent of its involvement can be gauged from the fact that it has sponsored 12 Cricket Clubs spread over all the five divisions of the TNCA League.

India Cements has also made its presence felt in some of the popular Tamil Nadu Cricket tournaments like the Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy instituted in 1910 and the Hindu Trophy which was inaugurated in 1950. The teams sponsored by India Cements have triumphed in the Buchi Babu Tournament 3 times and have emerged victorious in the Hindu Trophy 11 times.

Fearless rulers have been an intrisic part of Tamil History. The reign of the Chera, Chola Pandya and Pallava dynasties represented the Golden era of Tamil Culture. The kings from their dynasties, fearless warriors in their own right have fought long and hard to establish the supremacy of Tamil rule and expand the Tamil kingdom within the subcontinent and abroad. It is from this rich heritage, that the name Chennai Super Kings draws inspiration. It is only natural that the modern day warriors in the sporting arena would try and replicate the exploits of their ancestors. The addition of the word Super gives the name a young and contemporary feel, which is in keeping with the game format. The 20 twenty as a cricketing format is all about enhanced drama and speed. The format has no scope for half measures, or anything less than a full-spirited war. In a similar fashion, given the mind space that the word "Super" occupies in the Tamil imagination, it enhances the qualities of the word it is prefixed to. Super Kings then is not just about royalty, but about absolute monarchy.

The Logo
The logo is inspired by popular folk-lore which holds that the lion is the king of the jungle. It is therefore a logical extension to use the same for the lords of the pitch as well!. The illustration of the lion using a minimalist style offers a sense of youth and vibrancy. This is complemented by the heavier lettering for Chennai Super Kings representing solid and sturdy performance orientation. The team colours are yellow and blue. Yellow stands for the firey spirit that burns in the team's belly. The constant urge to keep the fire of Tamil spirt burning. Blue represents infinity, as one of the oldest cultures in the world and yet, is also one of the most forward looking. The team will only have to seek within to reach dizzying heights of success.

BRAND AMBASSADOR:-
Krish Srikkanth

OFFICIAL SPONSORS:
The India Cements Ltd. , Coromandel Infotech India Ltd. , Coromandel KING ,AIRCEL, Cloud 9, NIVARAN 90 ,Reebok ,7up, BAND-AID ,PETER ENGLAND, NIVEA ,Lays ,Orbit ,Boomer .

COMMERCIAL PARTNERS:-
Star Vijay , Hello fm ,BIG BAZAAR .

OUR SUPPORT TEAM:-
MINDSCAPES, NOWPOS ,Show Space,SALT

Chennai Super Kings

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Chennai Super Kings - Captain

Mahendra Singh Dhoni
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BATSMEN:-

Matthew Hayden

Suresh Raina

Michael Hussey

Anirudha Srikkanth

Subramaniam Badrinath

George Bailey

Arun Karthik

Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan

Abhinav Mukund

Murali Vijay
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Chennai Super Kings - Wicket-keeper / All-rounders :-

Andrew Flintoff

Jacob Oram

Albie Morkel

Parthiv Patel

Shadab Jakati

Viraj Kadbe

Suresh Kumar

Napolean Einstein
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Chennai Super Kings - Bowlers:-

Muralitharan

Joginder Sharma

Makhaya Ntini

Thilan Thushara

Ravichandran Aswhin

Manpreet Gony

Laxmipathy Balaji

Palani Amarnath

Sudeep Tyagi
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Stephen Fleming - Coach

Venkatesh Prasad - Bowling Coach

Gregory King - Trainer

INDIAN PREMIER LEGUE 2010 SCHEDULE (SEASON 3)

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The schedule for the IPL Season 3, was unveiled by IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi

1st match Fri Mar 12 - Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

2nd match Sat Mar 13 - Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

3rd match Sat Mar 13 - Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

4th match Sun Mar 14- Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

5th match Sun Mar 14- Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

6th match Mon Mar 15 - Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

7th match Tue Mar 16- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

8th match Tue Mar 16- Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

9th match Wed Mar 17 - Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

10th match Thu Mar 18 - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

11th match Fri Mar 19 - Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

12th match Fri Mar 19 - Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab
Andhra Cricket Association-Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Stadium, Visakhapatnam

13th match Sat Mar 20 - Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

14th match Sat Mar 20 - Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

15th match Sun Mar 21 - Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils
Andhra Cricket Association-Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Stadium, Visakhapatnam

16th match Sun Mar 21 - Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

17th match Mon Mar 22 - Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

18th match Tue Mar 23- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

19th match Wed Mar 24 - Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

20th match Thu Mar 25- Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

21st match Fri Mar 26- Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

22nd match Sat Mar 27- Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

23rd match Sat Mar 27- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

24th match Sun Mar 28- Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

25th match Sun Mar 28- Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

26th match Mon Mar 29 - Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

27th match Tue Mar 30 - Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

28th match Wed Mar 31- Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

29th match Wed Mar 31- Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

30th match Thu Apr 1 - Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

31st match Fri Apr 2 - Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

32nd match Sat Apr 3 - Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

33rd match Sat Apr 3 - Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

34th match Sun Apr 4 - Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

35th match Sun Apr 4 - Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

36th match Mon Apr 5- Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

37th match Mon Apr 6- Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

38th match Mon Apr 7- Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

39th match Mon Apr 7-Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

40th match Thu Apr 8- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

41st match Thu Apr 9 -Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

42nd match Thu Apr 10-Dccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

43rd match Sat Apr 10 - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

44th match Sat Apr 11- Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

45th match Sat Apr 11 - Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

46th match Sat Apr 12 - Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

47th match Tue Apr 13 - Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

48th match Tue Apr 13 - Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

49th match Wed Apr 14- Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

50th match Wed Apr 15- Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

51st match Wed Apr 16- Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

52nd match Wed Apr 17- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

53rd match -Wed Apr 17 Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

54th match Wed Apr 18- Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

55th match Wed Apr 18- Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

56th match Wed Apr 19- Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Semi-Final Wed Apr 21- TBC v TBC
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Semi-Final Wed Apr 22- TBC v TBC
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

3rd Place Play-off Wed Apr 24- TBC v TBC
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Final Wed Apr 21- TBC v TBC
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

ICC Rankings

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ICC TEST RANKINGS

RANK TEAMS MATCHES POINTS RATINGS

1 - India 32 3957 124
2 - South Africa 30 3672 122
3 - Australia 31 3600 116
4 - Sri Lanka 31 3574 115
5 - England 39 4102 105
6 - Pakistan 17 1424 84
7 - New Zealand 25 2001 80
8 - West Indies 25 1910 76
9 - Bangladesh 19 255 13

ICC ODI RANKING
1 - Australia 39 5080 130
2 - India 46 5581 121
3 - South Africa 26 3085 119
4 - New Zealand 25 2789 112
5 - England 33 3606 109
6 - Sri Lanka 40 4336 108
7 - Pakistan 28 3012 108
8 - West Indies 21 1589 76
9 - Bangladesh 32 1727 54
10 Zimbabwe 32 823 26
11 Ireland 6 152 25
12 Kenya 14 28 2

IPL-III to begin on March 12

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The third edition of the Indian Premier League will begin on March 12 in Hyderabad, the BCCI announced on Thursday.

The final will be held at the D Y Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on April 25.

"The matches are going to kickoff in Hyderabad on March 12. The third place match will be held at D Y Patil stadium on April 24, while the final will also be held at the D Y Patil stadium on April 25," IPL Chairman and Commissioner Lalit Modi said after the IPL Governing Council's meeting.

The semi-finals will be held at Bangalore, he added.

Modi said two new franchisees will be added to the current tally of eight teams from the fourth season of the IPL in 2011.

"There will be two new franchisees with a minimum bid price of USD 225 million. They will come into operation in 2011. We will follow the same process for the new teams as during the first auction," he said.

Modi announced that the auction for the fourth IPL would be held between the third and fourth quarter next year.

"The auction for 2011 onwards for the teams will take place sometime between the third and fourth quarter of 2010 after season three of the IPL and probably after the 2010 edition of the Champions League because we don't want too many changes in the teams during the Champions League," he said.

"The current franchisees will be able to keep a certain number of players. The modalities are being worked out and we will announce that shortly," he added.

Modi said the IPL governing council has decided to remove the rule that restricted a franchisee from having more than two Australian players in their ranks.

"There was a restriction being imposed on having two Australian players in a team. The governing council has removed those restrictions," he said.

Modi indicated that few players had been traded by the franchisees in the ongoing trading period.

"As you know trading is to finish day after tomorrow. Few trades have taken place. We will announce that as soon as the trading is finished," he said.

On the participation of Pakistani players in the next season of IPL, Modi said, "Unfortunately the trading window began, they could not participate in it. There is auction window coming up and the Pakistani players will be put up at the auction."

The auction has been announced on January 19, with the upper limit being decided at USD 7,50,000 by the governing council, he said.

Modi will remain IPL Chairman till 2012

Scotching speculations that a move is afoot to oust IPL Chairman Lalit Modi from the post, the BCCI has said he is doing an excellent job as the IPL chief and will continue till 2012.

"Somebody's fertile brain came up with the idea that Modi is being removed as the IPL Chairman and a conspiracy is being hatched among myself, my secretary and treasurer and Farooq Abdullah," BCCI President Shashank Manohar said after the IPL Governing Council's meeting.

"I am very sorry to say that the picture being painted by the media people in their news reports and in their channels are absolutely baseless and false.

"Lalit Modi is doing an excellent job as the IPL Chairman and Commissioner. He is appointed by the general body till 2012 and there is no reason or power or authority in either of us to remove Modi," he said.

"There has to be some continuity and I want to make it clear that Modi will remain in the post till 2012 and nobody can remove him from that," Manohar added.

Modi's future as the Chairman-cum-Commissioner of the IPL looked uncertain after reports surfaced that key BCCI officials, including secretary N Srinivasan, were plotting to oust him from the management of the Twenty20 extravaganza which is considered his brainchild.

Manohar's clarification, however, puts an end to all those surmises and makes it clear that Modi's job is safe till 2012

Telangana Forum threatens IPL

2010-01-27T21:09:00.002+05:30

The Telangana Research Scholars' Forum threatened to disrupt the IPL matches in Hyderabad.

The Telangana Research Scholars' Forum alleged that the mega-event during March and April would divert attention from the movement for a separate state.

"The people of Telangana are agitated about the separate state demand. The IPL tournament would divert attention from the ongoing agitation.

IPL opener shifted to Mumbai

"Moreover, Telangana players are not encouraged in cricket though the Hyderabad Cricket Association was founded several decades ago. Only the children of business people are being promoted. We protest this," R Rudra Reddy, a member of the Forum, said.

Betting on cricket matches is also taking place which is nothing but looting of the money of Telangana people, he alleged. Rudra Reddy said they can disrupt the matches in Hyderabad to register their protest.

The inaugural function of the IPL-III was planned to be held at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium but was shifted to Mumbai after Telangana supporters had disrupted a Twenty20 match.

Representatives of the IPL team Deccan Chargers have met TRS leaders and all-party Joint Action Committee (JAC),spearheading the Telangana movement, to seek their cooperation for conducting the IPL matches in Hyderabad and they have assured that there would not be any trouble from their side.

TRS assures Chargers of smooth run

2010-01-27T21:06:00.002+05:30

The Deccan Chargers have sought the cooperation of regional outfit TRS for the smooth conduct of the IPL in Hyderabad.

The IPL franchise is concerned that the ongoing Telangana agitation might disturb the third edition of the Indian Premier League.

"We have assured them all help from our side in conducting the event," sources in the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) said.

TRS would also ask the all-party Joint Action Committee (JAC), formed to spearhead the Telangana agitation, to assure its help to the organisers of IPL-III, they said.

A Twenty20 cricket match being organised at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad was cancelled on January 21 after Telangana supporters forced their way into the ground. The match was part of the Deccan T20 Cup, organised by the Deccan Chronicle, owners of Deccan Chargers, and the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).

A day after the incident, IPL shifted the first match and the opening ceremony to Mumbai from Hyderabad.

"It remains a Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders match but instead of Hyderabad, it would be held in Mumbai.

"The opening game, the opening ceremony and the opening gala dinner (on March 11) are very important for us.

People from all over the world are coming and we are going to make sure that everything is in order. We don't want to take any chances," IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi said on January 22.

The IPL opener is scheduled on March 12.

Later, the IPL representatives met JAC Convener Prof C Kodandaram over the matter.

"I have told them that there will not be any problem from our side," Kodandaram told PTI.

"I have also told them that an international conference on paediatrics was held recently in Hyderabad without any problem," he said.

Meanwhile, the JAC Convener has called for hoisting Telangana flags at the JAC camps in the region on the occasion of Republic Day to symbolically express their demand for a separate state.

Kings XI Punjab appoints new GM

2010-01-27T21:03:00.002+05:30

Indian Premier League franchise outfit Kings XI Punjab has roped in Chandrabhan Tiwari as its new General Manager (Marketing).

Tiwari has joined the IPL franchise from Silvol India, where he was Vice-president of sales and marketing, a media release said on Wednesday.

At KXIP he will be responsible for planning and execution of all the marketing activities and promotions at a regional, national and international level, it said.

"I really look forward to grow and cement Kings XI Punjab's leadership in the cricket domain and build a huge fan base of KXIP loyalists through various innovative promotions and initiatives intended for cricket lovers in India," Tiwari said about his new assignment.

The franchise is owned by a consortium that includes industrialists Mohit Burman and Ness Wadia and leading Bollywood actor Preity Zinta.

Not interested in the IPL says AFRIDI

2010-01-27T20:59:00.001+05:30

In a virtual u-turn, flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi made it clear that he was "not interested" in taking part in the IPL.

And he also added that mere apologies could not compensate the humiliation the Pakistani cricketers faced in the auction.

A day after a website had quoted Afridi as saying he has gotten over the anger at being "snubbed" in the Indian Premier League auction and was open to play in the Twenty20 event in future, the star cricketer on Wednesday took a different and more strident stand on his availability.

Afridi ready to 'forget' IPL auction

"I am not at all interested in taking part in the IPL. These issues of Pakistani cricketers should have been sorted out before the auction," Afridi told PTI-Bhasha.

"I have forgotten what happened in the IPL auction in Mumbai. But everybody in Pakistan is very disappointed and angry with the insult. So good luck to Modi and his IPL," Afridi said.

All the 11 Pakistani players in the 67-strong pool went unsold in the glitzy auction in Mumbai on January 19, prompting angry reactions from Pakistan.

"Mere apology can't compensate the humiliation Pakistan cricketers faced in the auction, where the cricketers were called," Afridi said.

Afridi was also of the view that Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan and Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram's statements have only vindicated Pakistan's claim that their players were insulted.

"The statements of Shah Rukh Khan and Chidambaram have confirmed that the Pakistani cricketers were not treated properly in the auction," he said.

SRK: Wanted to recruit Pak players

"I am not talking about myself only, but I think, all were left insulted after the incident. The IPL franchises must have had something in their minds," he added.

Asked whether politics had played any role in the non-selection of the Pakistani cricketers, Afridi said, "There is lot of politics in sports in both the countries."

"When the bilateral relation between the two countries are not good, how do you expect sports to flourish?" he asked.

Afridi had only on Tuesday told a website that if an opportunity came his way, he would like to play in India in the Champions League or IPL in future provided he gets the government's go ahead.

The all-rounder had said he was guided by the teachings of Holy Prophet and willing to forget and forgive what happened in the IPL.

"After the IPL auction I was deeply hurt and angry, the way Pakistani players were treated was disrespectful and in my view wrong. Whose fault it was..I don't know," he had said.

Jackson, Lisa Marie marriage certificate sold for $70,800

2010-01-27T20:45:00.003+05:30

Pop star Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley's marriage certificate has been sold for $70,800 at an auction.

The document, which boasts both stars' signatures, was issued to the couple following a 15-minute ceremony on May 26 in 1994 in the Dominican Republic, reported contactmusic.com.

It went under the hammer on Saturday with an opening price of $27,000 and quickly sparked a bidding war as two collectors vied for the item, racking up 20 offers between them.

'My wife and I have been collecting autographs and memorabilia since 1973. Several years ago, we were outbid on the marriage certificate signed by Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller and I did not want to miss the chance to own this one. We were very excited,' the anonymous winner said.

The King of Pop's highly-publicised marriage with Elvis Presley's daughter lasted for two years.

Priyanka,Ranbir to meet Sylvester Stallone

2010-01-27T20:41:00.002+05:30
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Priyanka Chopra and Ranbir Kapoor, who are shooting for 'Anjaana Anjaani', are set to meet Rocky-Rambo superstar Sylvester Stallone.

In fact, one of the temptations for them to do Sajid Nadiadwala's 'Anjaana Anjaani' was that the producer was a friend of Stallone who featured in his last film 'Kambakkht Ishq'.

'Ranbir and Priyanka definitely want to meet him. I'm flying down to Las Vegas to join them on January 27. We'll be meeting Stallone on the 4th or 5th of February,' Nadiadwala told IANS.

Earlier, Nadiadwala had taken Saif Ali Khan to meet Stallone in Los Angeles.

Sajid and his son Subhaan were supposed to meet Stallone during the New Year. But the actor injured his neck and the appointment was cancelled. Now a new date is being worked out.

And Priyanka and Ranbir insist on accompanying their producer for the meeting.

'I think Ranbir and Priyanka will kill me if I go without them to see Sly. We'll all be driving down from Las Vegas, where Ranbir and Priyanka are shooting, to Los Angeles to meet Stallone. It's a two-three hour drive,' said Sajid.

Ranbir, a big Stallone fan, owns a series of Rocky teeshirts. He intends to get a couple of them signed by the star.

Anurag Basu Looks For a Heroine for Hrithik

2010-01-27T20:39:00.001+05:30

Director Anurag Basu, who will be directing Hrithik Roshan in an action-romance, is looking for a new leading lady for his film. This will make it the actor's first female debutante co-star after Kaho Na Pyaar Hai, where he made his debit along with Amisha Patel seven years ago.

According to Basu, the theme is such that they need a fresh face. Only if they do not find a suitable debutante will they opt for an established actress. The film will be produced by Rakesh Roshan. The father and son duo apparently saw Metro and like the film a lot and decided to approach Basu to direct a film for them. Basu really shot to fame with his film, Gangster, which saw leading lady Kangana Ranaut making her debut. Basu concedes that he may not be so lucky a second time round in finding a new leading lady but remains hopeful. But he extremely happy working with Hrithik and Rakesh, who he says, are absolutely non-interfering. The added bonus for Basu is that he will also be working with music director Rajesh Roshan as well for this yet-untitled film. Basu is a great fan of the composer and is thrilled about this opportunity. The director who has not had any release since Metro, feels it is now time to get back to wielding the megaphone. The Hrithik starrer should hit the floors by the middle of this year. The director is also scripting a film for UTV., has for now decided to keep the sequel to Metro on the back-burner.

Barbara Mori is Hrithik's leading lady in KITES

2010-01-27T20:36:00.002+05:30

Rakesh Roshan signs the top Latin actress Barbara Mori as the leading lady of his upcoming film KITES opposite Hrithik Roshan.

The film also stars Kangana Ranaut and is set to be directed by Anurag Basu along with the amazing musical composition by Rajesh Roshan. The remaining cast and credits are currently being finalized. The casting is taking place in Bombay and Los Angeles.

KITES is to be shot in New Mexico, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. The film is yet another Film Kraft Production's presentation and is scheduled to go into production by the end of July 2008.

Hrithik Roshan impresses Barbara Mori!

2010-01-27T20:34:00.001+05:30

Though Hrithik Roshan's latest heroine, the Mexican beauty Barbara Mori, is yet to meet the superhero, Hrithik Roshan, his work has already impressed her. Barbara has seen a number of his films and finds Hrithik a very good actor.
As per Hrithik's dad, producer-director Rakesh Roshan, he had met Barbara Mori in America last month. During a three day period Roshan Sr., accompanied by director Anurag Basu, had a series of meetings with Barbara. He narrated the story of his proposed film (tentatively titled KITES) and also told her in detail about the Hindi film industry and its functioning.

As maybe recalled, Rakesh Roshan has recently signed international actress Barbara Mori, opposite his son Hrithik Roshan, for a project to be directed by the talented director Anurag Basu, who has given successful and well made films like MURDER, GANGSTER and METRO. This is for the first time that Anurag Basu will direct a film under the Filmkraft banner and the project is already in the news for its unique pairing of Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori.

KITES SPECIAL

2010-01-27T20:31:00.002+05:30

It seems Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori are more than just co-stars. Now, it's known that the Spanish speaking beauty was literally handicapped during the shoot of KITES for not being able grasp her directors English and finally it was her co-star Hrithik Roshan who bailed her out of the difficulty.
It's learnt that Barbara Mori could not understand Anurag Basu's diction while explaining any particular scene and the actress would finally depend on her co-stars interpretation instead.

Well, we wonder if Hrithik actually enjoyed this additional responsibility on the sets besides playing the main lead.

Guzaarish TOPICS

2010-01-27T20:29:00.001+05:30

Very verrrrry sorry… about Mori, that's exactly what Hrithik Roshan is reported to have told his spouse Suzanne. But insiders squeal that wifey dearest is not taking any chances after Roshan Jr's alleged amorous link with Barbara Mori was splashed all over tabloids.

The increased personal scrutiny over her husband has been tightened. And those in the know say that Mrs Roshan is kept abreast of every single move of her celeb hubby. The sharp gaze, though, is taking it's toll on Hrithik who feels like he's under a scanner 24 x7.

Reportedly, he's taken to smoking some more ciggies and gulping down a little booze to spur his spirits. Pity…. Suzanne isn't feeling the cheer of his beer.

Relax the stronghold, Suzanne. Just our 'Guzaarish'.

World's safest banks

2009-09-07T11:09:00.000+05:30
According to New York-based Global Finance's latest rankings of the world's top 50 safest banks, Germany's KfW Bankengruppe is at the first place, followed by France's Caisse des Depots et Consignations (CDC) and Netherlands' Bank Nederlands Gemeenten (BNG). The "World's 50 Safest Banks" are selected annually through a comparison of long-term credit ratings and total assets of the 500 largest banks around the world. This time, the 18th annual ranking compares the 500 largest banks around the world. Credit ratings from Moody's, Standard and Poor's and Fitch were used for this compilation. The magazine also published a mid-year update for the first time in March this year, due to the global financial crisis. All the major banks of Canada earned a spot on the list. Among them the Royal Bank of Canada earned the highest safety score, taking 10th place among the international banks. The only major Canadian bank not present in the list was the National Bank of Canada.

Lloyds Banking Group (now 43% owned by the government) and the Royal Bank of Scotland dropped out of the list and the only UK bank to maintain a rating in the top 50 is HSBC at number 18. The Nationwide Building Society joined the list at number 46. It was Lloyds' decision to merge with the HBOS that led to its catastrophic fall from an esteemed spot as one of the safest banks in the world. In 2008, before the deal, Lloyds was the sixth-safest bank worldwide.

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), the largest bank in the state of Kuwait, is the only Arab financial institution to be ranked twice among the world's top 50 safest banks. NBK moved up six places to 38th rank, surpassing the likes of JP Morgan, UBS, Soceiete Generale and Credit Suisse. The bank reported strong performance in the first half of 2009 as net profits came in at $439 million (KD126 million) and consolidated assets reached $42.2 billion as of June 30, 2009. In the Asian region, all three Singaporean banks consecutively made it to the list with DBS BankÂ—Singapore's largest lenderÂ—being the world's 24th safest bank. All the three banks have moved up in their rankings and have reported better-than-expected results in the latest earnings reporting.

The top-ranked US bank is the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, which came in at 32nd spot. In all, five banks from the US made the list. Astonishingly, no US bank appeared among the top 10. Wells Fargo and Co, which was at the ninth place in 2008, is at the 42nd place this time.

According to the magazine, after two tumultuous years that saw many of the world's most respected banks drop out of the top 50 safest banks list, the dust appears to be settling. Those banks that kept an iron grip on their risk exposure before the financial crisis blew up have consistently topped the table and maintain their standing among the top echelon in this year's ranking. At the same time, the big name banks that lost their safest bank ranking during the credit crunch are still absent from the list as they struggle to rebuild their credit standing. Also, as pointed out by the publisher, "More than ever customers all around the world are viewing long-term creditworthiness as the key feature of the banks with which they do business."

2009-09-05T12:02:00.001+05:30

Top-10 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars In the world -2009

2009-08-30T00:51:00.000+05:30
Toyota Prius

Base MSRP: $22,000

Gas Mileage: 46 mpg (45 city, 48 highway)

Horsepower: 76 gas, 67 electric

Volkswagen Jetta TDI

Base MSRP: $17,340

Gas Mileage: 34 mpg (30 city, 41 highway)

Horsepower: 140

Hyundai Elantra

Base MSRP: $15,120

Gas Mileage: 28 (25 city, 33 highway)

Horsepower: 138

Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec Base MSRP: $55,075

Gas Mileage: 26 mpg (23 city, 32 highway)

Horsepower: 210

Chevrolet HHR LS FWD

MSRP: $18,720

Gas Mileage: 26 mpg (22 city / 32 highway)

Horsepower: 155

Audi TT Coupe (Sports Car)

Base MSRP: $35,200

Gas Mileage: 26 mpg (23 city, 31 highway)

Horsepower: 200

Audi A4

Base MSRP: $30,700

Gas Mileage: 25 mpg

Horsepower: 211

Acura TSX (Upscale Sedan) Base MSRP: $28,960

Gas Mileage: 25 mpg (21 city, 30 highway)

Horsepower: 201

Audi A4 Cabriolet (Convertible)

Base MSRP: $40,750

Gas Mileage: 25 mpg (23 city, 30 highway)

Horsepower: 200

Chevrolet Impala LS (Large Sedan) Base MSRP: $23,790

Gas Mileage: 23 mpg (18 city, 29 highway)

Horsepower: 211

Vintage cars in Auto expo 2009 in hyd

2009-08-15T14:45:00.002+05:30

Bidvirtiser

2009-08-13T01:24:00.000+05:30

Top 10 Password Crackers

2009-08-11T16:56:00.000+05:30

After the tremendously successful 2000 and 2003 security tools surveys, Insecure.Org is delighted to release this 2006 survey. I (Fyodor) asked users from the nmap-hackers mailing list to share their favorite tools, and 3,243 people responded. This allowed me to expand the list to 100 tools, and even subdivide them into categories. This is the category page for password crackers -- the full network security list isavailable here. Anyone in the security field would be well advised to go over the list and investigate tools they are unfamiliar with. I discovered several powerful new tools this way. I also point newbies to this site whenever they write me saying “I don't know where to start”.
Respondents were allowed to list open source or commercial tools on any platform. Commercial tools are noted as such in the list below. No votes for the Nmap Security Scanner were counted because the survey was taken on a Nmap mailing list. This audience also biases the list slightly toward “attack” hacking tools rather than defensive ones.
Each tool is described by one ore more attributes:
Did not appear on the 2003 list
Generally costs money. A free limited/demo/trial version may be available.
Works natively on Linux
Works natively on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Solaris, and/or other UNIX variants
Works natively on Apple Mac OS X
Works natively on Microsoft Windows
Features a command-line interface
Offers a GUI (point and click) interface
Source code available for inspection.
Please send updates and suggestions (or better tool logos) to Fyodor. If your tool is featured or you think your site visitors might enjoy this list, you are welcome to use our link banners. Here is the list, starting with the most popular:

#1

Cain and Abel : The top password recovery tool for Windows
UNIX users often smugly assert that the best free security tools support their platform first, and Windows ports are often an afterthought. They are usually right, but Cain & Abel is a glaring exception. This Windows-only password recovery tool handles an enormous variety of tasks. It can recover passwords by sniffing the network, cracking encrypted passwords using Dictionary, Brute-Force and Cryptanalysis attacks, recording VoIP conversations, decoding scrambled passwords, revealing password boxes, uncovering cached passwords and analyzing routing protocols. It is also well documented.
Also categorized as: packet sniffers
#2

John the Ripper : A powerful, flexible, and fast multi-platform password hash cracker
John the Ripper is a fast password cracker, currently available for many flavors of Unix (11 are officially supported, not counting different architectures), DOS, Win32, BeOS, and OpenVMS. Its primary purpose is to detect weak Unix passwords. It supports several crypt(3) password hash types which are most commonly found on various Unix flavors, as well as Kerberos AFS and Windows NT/2000/XP LM hashes. Several other hash types are added with contributed patches. You will want to start with some wordlists, which you can find here, here, or here.
#3

THC Hydra : A Fast network authentication cracker which supports many different services
When you need to brute force crack a remote authentication service, Hydra is often the tool of choice. It can perform rapid dictionary attacks against more then 30 protocols, including telnet, ftp, http, https, smb, several databases, and much more. Like THC Amap this release is from the fine folks at THC.
#4

Aircrack : The fastest available WEP/WPA cracking tool
Aircrack is a suite of tools for 802.11a/b/g WEP and WPA cracking. It can recover a 40 through 512-bit WEP key once enough encrypted packets have been gathered. It can also attack WPA 1 or 2 networks using advanced cryptographic methods or by brute force. The suite includes airodump (an 802.11 packet capture program), aireplay (an 802.11 packet injection program), aircrack (static WEP and WPA-PSK cracking), and airdecap (decrypts WEP/WPA capture files).
Also categorized as: wireless tools
#5

L0phtcrack : Windows password auditing and recovery application
L0phtCrack attempts to crack Windows passwords from hashes which it can obtain (given proper access) from stand-alone Windows workstations, networked servers, primary domain controllers, or Active Directory. In some cases it can sniff the hashes off the wire. It also has numerous methods of generating password guesses (dictionary, brute force, etc). LC5 was discontinued by Symantec in 2006, then re-acquired by the original L0pht guys and reborn as LC6 in 2009. For free alternatives, consider Ophcrack, Cain and Abel, or John the Ripper.
#6

Airsnort : 802.11 WEP Encryption Cracking Tool
AirSnort is a wireless LAN (WLAN) tool that recovers encryption keys. It was developed by the Shmoo Group and operates by passively monitoring transmissions, computing the encryption key when enough packets have been gathered. You may also be interested in the similar Aircrack.
Also categorized as: wireless tools
#7

SolarWinds : A plethora of network discovery/monitoring/attack tools
SolarWinds has created and sells dozens of special-purpose tools targeted at systems administrators. Security-related tools include many network discovery scanners, an SNMP brute-force cracker, router password decryption, a TCP connection reset program, one of the fastest and easiest router config download/upload applications available and more.
Also categorized as: traffic monitoring tools
#8

Pwdump : A window password recovery tool
Pwdump is able to extract NTLM and LanMan hashes from a Windows target, regardless of whether Syskey is enabled. It is also capable of displaying password histories if they are available. It outputs the data in L0phtcrack-compatible form, and can write to an output file.
#9

RainbowCrack : An Innovative Password Hash Cracker
The RainbowCrack tool is a hash cracker that makes use of a large-scale time-memory trade-off. A traditional brute force cracker tries all possible plaintexts one by one, which can be time consuming for complex passwords. RainbowCrack uses a time-memory trade-off to do all the cracking-time computation in advance and store the results in so-called "rainbow tables". It does take a long time to precompute the tables but RainbowCrack can be hundreds of times faster than a brute force cracker once the precomputation is finished.
#10

Brutus : A network brute-force authentication cracker
This Windows-only cracker bangs against network services of remote systems trying to guess passwords by using a dictionary and permutations thereof. It supports HTTP, POP3, FTP, SMB, TELNET, IMAP, NTP, and more. No source code is available. UNIX users should take a look at THC Hydra.

The World's Fastest Passenger Jets

2009-07-30T11:10:00.000+05:30

Gulfstream G500
Mach 0.885
The G500 has a 50-foot-long, eight-passenger cabin and can fly for nearly 6,000 miles without stopping for gas. It reaches 673 miles per hour, and there's a master control for lighting, entertainment and cabin temperature, as well as two LCD monitors and dual shade electronic windows.

The World’s Fastest Train

2009-07-30T11:03:00.000+05:30

The World’s Fastest Train
France is known for many things, but one of its better-kept secrets is that it is a world leader in rail transport technology. (Railfans know this, but most of the general public does not.) The flagship of French rail technology is the TGV or Train à Grande Vitesse (“High-Speed Train”), the world’s fastest train. TGVs regularly run at 300 km/h in normal service on some lines. And even this high speed is well below the TGV’s limits: the TGV holds the world’s record for speed on rails of574.8 km/h (357.2 mph), or roughly half the speed of sound.
In this photograph, you see an example of the most recent TGV Duplex trainset. This trainset, which is part of the Paris Sud-Est portion of the TGV network that serves cities such as Lyons, was parked at the Gare de Lyon railway station in eastern Paris. This third-generation TGV, first built around 1998, differs from its predecessors in that it has two levels, substantially increasing capacity.
Behind the TGV Duplex, you can see a trainset of the first TGV generation, originally put into service around 1980.
Passenger train service is alive and well in Europe, and quite obviously in France. In this station and several other stations around Paris (there are six major railway stations), TGVs depart and arrive literally every few minutes, and they are often fully loaded. At Christmas, these stations are busier than many U.S. airports, with thousands of people per hour arriving and departing for family reunions.
There is nothing quite like a ride in a TGV, and every visitor to France should try to take at least a brief ride in one, if possible (and rides in TGVs tend to be brief!). This is the only train I have encountered that can accelerate so fast that you have to hold on if you aren’t seated. When leaving stations just off the main line, a departing TGV may already be flying along at 100 km/h by the time it clears the platform. This is no surprise when you consider that TGV trainsets with second sections (two complete trainsets coupled together—a common arrangement on French TGV lines) have a total of nearly 36,000 horsepower. In fact, the maximum speed of a TGV is about twice the speed of a 747 at takeoff—if the train had wings, it could fly.
TGVs are very comfortable, quiet, and smooth-running trains. At speeds below 100 km/h, it is often hard to tell that the train is moving at all from the inside, unless you look out a window. At cruising speed, scenery streaks past the windows so quickly that you cannot become bored. At points where the TGV line parallels major highways, it’s amusing to watch expensive sports cars moving at close to two hundred kilometres per hour backwards with respect to the train!
TGVs are the state of the art in rail transport, and the French are justifiably proud of them. Contrary to what you might think, getting a train to move at over 320 km/h is more than just putting in a bigger motor—the engineering problems are huge. Nevertheless, France has been doing exactly this for nearly two decades, and in fact, it first broke the 200-mph (320-km/h) barrier a half-century ago, setting a record that stood unbroken until France itself again broke the record with the TGV.
Of course, in France, TGVs are commonplace. Some people even live in Paris and commute to Lyons to work (or vice versa) each day by TGV; the distance of over 500 km can be covered in less than two hours (some people spend more time than that just driving in from the suburbs!). The TGV is faster, cheaper, and more practical than aircraft for distances of less than 1000 km (and that covers just about every destination in France). Unlike aircraft, TGVs travel from city center to city center, you can board them immediately, and they are always on time (to the second—I’ve verified this several times).
I recall arriving in a rush to board a TGV that was scheduled to depart at 5:05 PM. I had carefully set my watch, and I arrived at the platform with only about 30 seconds to spare. I scrambled aboard the train at 5:04:57 PM; exactly three seconds later, the buzzer sounded, the doors closed automatically, and the train rolled. By the time I found my seat and flopped into it, the train was already flashing past the Paris city limit (I noticed this by looking out a window—it’s hard to feel any movement inside a TGV). Try that in an airport!
I have photos of some other types of TGVs, if you’re a railfan, including the first-generation TGV Paris-Sud Est, the second-generation TGV Atlantique, the Eurostar, and the Thalys, which serves places like Brussels. I also have awallpaper image showing a classic “nose shot” of a TGV Atlantique at the Montparnasse station, if you’d like some desktop wallpaper.
Some people have objected that China's magnetic levitation train is faster in normal service (460 kph). That's true, but it's a novelty train that goes only between city and airport, whereas the TGV has been in nationwide service over thousands of miles of right-of-way for twenty-five years. And the TGV can still top 574 kph, even though it stays below that in regular service. When I see a maglev train providing similar regular service, then I'll be impressed, but the occasional small showcase line doesn't impress me, and it's really not in the same league as a day-to-day, nationwide commercial network.

	Did not appear on the 2003 list
	Generally costs money. A free limited/demo/trial version may be available.
	Works natively on Linux
	Works natively on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Solaris, and/or other UNIX variants
	Works natively on Apple Mac OS X
	Works natively on Microsoft Windows
	Features a command-line interface
	Offers a GUI (point and click) interface
	Source code available for inspection.