Scapegrace

All About You

by Arifuzzaman

Nothing gonna change my world. You tried a lot, but u know better it was worthless trying...You left me..I couldn't tell you what was going on my heart, on my mind. May be i wasn't what you had wanted..the days i missed u much...But now i believe she is not a girl, who doesn't miss. But darling do u know mind is the most mysterious object? Everything is worthless trying against mind...For why still every-days every moments i miss you..i don't know what is the rite reason to miss u..i still can't find it. When u appear in my mind, i just close my eyes, take a sad song and made it better..losing u i just realized love is all you need...............

Happy new Year

by Arifuzzaman

Receive my simple gift of LOVE
Wrapped with SINCERITY
Tied with CARE &
Sealed with BLESSINGS
2 Keep u HAPPY & SAFE all the life long.
HAPPY NEW YEAR….

IPL FIXTURE

by Arifuzzaman

IPL FIXTURE :

20:00 IST 1st match - Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Sat Mar 13 2nd match - Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals
Venue TBC

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

Sun Mar 14 4th match - Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Sun Mar 14 5th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Mon Mar 15
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 6th match - Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

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

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

Wed Mar 17
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 9th match - Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Thu Mar 18
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 10th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Fri Mar 19
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 11th match - Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab
Andhra Cricket Association-Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Stadium, Visakhapatnam

Sat Mar 20 12th match - Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Sat Mar 20 13th match - Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Venue TBC

Sun Mar 21 14th match - Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Sun Mar 21 15th match - Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Mon Mar 22
14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 16th match - Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue TBC

Tue Mar 23
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 17th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Wed Mar 24
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 19th match - Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Thu Mar 25
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 18th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Fri Mar 26 20th match - Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

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

Sat Mar 27 22nd match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Sat Mar 27 23rd match - Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

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

Sun Mar 28 25th match - Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians
Andhra Cricket Association-Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Stadium, Visakhapatnam

Mon Mar 29
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 26th match - Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Tue Mar 30 27th match - Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab
Venue TBC

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

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

Thu Apr 1
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 30th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Fri Apr 2
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 31st match - Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

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

Sat Apr 3 33rd match - Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers
Venue TBC

Sun Apr 4 34th match - Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Sun Apr 4 35th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Mon Apr 5
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 36th match - Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Tue Apr 6
14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 37th match - Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings
Venue TBC

Wed Apr 7
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 38th match - Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Thu Apr 8 39th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Thu Apr 8 40th match - Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Fri Apr 9
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 41st match - Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Sat Apr 10 42nd match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Sat Apr 10 43rd match - Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Sun Apr 11 44th match - Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Sun Apr 11 45th match - Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Mon Apr 12
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 46th match - Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Tue Apr 13
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 47th match - Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Wed Apr 14
14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 48th match - Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils
Venue TBC

Thu Apr 15 49th match - Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Thu Apr 15
16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
16:00 IST 50th match - Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

Fri Apr 16
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 51st match - Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

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

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

Sun Apr 18 54th match - Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Sun Apr 18
16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
16:00 IST 55th match - Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

Mon Apr 19
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 56th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Wed Apr 21
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Thu Apr 22
20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
20:00 IST Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Sat Apr 24
14:30 GMT
20:00 IST 3rd Place Play-off - TBC v TBC
Venue TBC

Sun Apr 25
14:30 GMT
20:00 IST Final - TBC v TBC
Venue TBC

IPL Pakistan is Back

by Arifuzzaman

Indian Premier League 2010
Pakistan players close to IPL return
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The prospect of Pakistan players once again participating in the IPL is nearing reality, as the Pakistan board and the league clear the paperwork required for players to return after a one-year gap.
Pakistan's players were absent from the second IPL, held earlier this year in South Africa, after their government did not allow them to travel to India - where the tournament was originally to be held - for security reasons. The decision came in the wake of the Mumbai attacks last year, after which relations between India and Pakistan deteriorated considerably. Eleven players from Pakistan had taken part in the first IPL, though after the Mumbai attacks, only four were retained by their franchises, though their contracts were suspended until further resolution.
The PCB has been keen on getting their players involved once again after Ijaz Butt, board chairman, raised the matter on a trip to India last month and said after that the relevant government authorities had also cleared Pakistan's players to play. The IPL said on Monday, after an internal meeting, that they required NOCs from the PCB as well having their visas in order by November 20.
The NOCs, according to Wasim Bari, COO, PCB, have already been sent to the IPL and now the board has asked the IPL to send letters of invitation to Pakistan players to initiate the visa process. An IPL official told Cricinfo that the league will help to facilitate return of Pakistan's players.
"The NOCs have already been sent a week ago," Bari told Cricinfo. "The normal procedure with visa requirements, for India or even England for playing county cricket, is that letters of invitations are sent and then the visa process begins from there."
As well as the four players who already have contracts - Kamran Akmal and Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan Royals), Umar Gul (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Misbah-ul-Haq (Royal Challengers Bangalore) - a number of others are likely to be in demand as the third season approaches. Pakistan won the World Twenty20 earlier this year and are arguably the top side in the format, having won their last seven games and reached the final of the inaugural World Twenty20 in 2007.
And other players who formed the basis of Pakistan's win in June, such as Shahid Afridi who has already had an unsuccessful stint with the Deccan Chargers, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Aamer and Abdul Razzaq, are likely to attract the attention of franchises.
"From our point of view, Umar Gul is a great bowler and we would definitely want him for the next IPL," Joy Bhattarcharya, team director of Kolkata Knight Riders, told Cricinfo. "However, whether he will be able to join depends on the understanding between the IPL/BCCI, the PCB and both the governments."

Water ON Moon

by Arifuzzaman

Water on Moon

A "significant amount" of frozen water has been found on the moon, the US space agency said Friday heralding a giant leap forward in space exploration and boosting hopes of a permanent lunar base.
Preliminary data from a dramatic experiment on the moon "indicates the mission successfully uncovered water in a permanently shadowed lunar crater," NASA said in a statement.
"The discovery opens a new chapter in our understanding of the moon," it added, as ecstatic scientists celebrated the landmark discovery.
"Yes indeed we found water and we did not find only a little bit but a significant amount," said Anthony Colaprete, project scientist and principal investigator for the 79-million-dollar LCROSS mission.
The data was found after NASA sent two spacecraft crashing into the lunar surface last month in a dramatic experiment to probe Earth's nearest neighbor for water.
One rocket slammed into the Cabeus crater, near the lunar southern pole, at around 5,600 miles (9,000 kilometers) per hour.
Moon holds key to solar system's secrets
The rocket was followed four minutes later by a spacecraft equipped with cameras to record the impact which sent a huge plume of material billowing up from the bottom of the crater, untouched by sunlight for billions of years.
"In the 20 to 30 meter crater we found maybe about a dozen, at least, two-gallon buckets of water. This is an initial result," Colaprete told reporters.
"We are ecstatic," he added in a statement.
"Multiple lines of evidence show water was present in both the high angle vapor plume and the ejecta curtain created by the LCROSS Centaur impact.
"The concentration and distribution of water and other substances requires further analysis, but it is safe to say Cabeus holds water," Colaprete said.
Scientists had previously theorized that, except for the possibility of ice at the bottom of craters, the moon was totally dry.
Finding water on Earth's natural satellite is a major breakthrough in space exploration.
"It's very exciting, it is painting a new image of the moon," said Gregory Deloy, from the University of California hailing it as "an extraordinary discovery."
He theorized that "one of the possible source of water is a comet."
"We're unlocking the mysteries of our nearest neighbor and, by extension, the solar system," said Michael Wargo, chief lunar scientist at NASA headquarters in Washington.
"The full understanding of the LCROSS data may take some time. The data is that rich," Colaprete cautioned.
"Along with the water in Cabeus, there are hints of other intriguing substances. The permanently shadowed regions of the moon are truly cold traps, collecting and preserving material over billions of years."
Only 12 men, all Americans, have ever walked on the moon, and the last to set foot there were in 1972, at the end of the Apollo missions.
But NASA's ambitious plans to put US astronauts back on the moon by 2020 to establish manned lunar bases for further exploration to Mars under the Constellation project are increasingly in doubt.
NASA's budget is currently too small to pay for Constellation's Orion capsule, a more advanced and spacious version of the Apollo lunar module, as well as the Ares I and Ares V launchers needed to put the craft in orbit.
A key review panel appointed by President Barack Obama said existing budgets are not large enough to fund a return mission before 2020.

Worlds Great person

by Arifuzzaman

I Love you In Different Language

by Arifuzzaman

English - I love you
Afrikaans - Ek het jou lief
Albanian - Te dua
Arabic - Ana behibak (to male)
Arabic - Ana behibek (to female)
Armenian - Yes kez sirumem
Bambara - M'bi fe
Bengali - Ami tomake bhalobashi (pronounced: Amee toe-ma-kee bhalo-bashee)
Belarusian - Ya tabe kahayu
Bisaya - Nahigugma ako kanimo
Bulgarian - Obicham te
Cambodian - Soro lahn nhee ah
Catalan - T'estimo
Cherokee - Tsi ge yu i
Cheyenne - Ne mohotatse
Chichewa - Ndimakukonda
Chinese
Cantonese - Ngo oiy ney a
Mandarin - Wo ai ni
Comanche - U kamakutu nu
(pronounced oo----ka-ma-koo-too-----nu) -- Thx Tony
Corsican - Ti tengu caru (to male)
Cree - Kisakihitin
Creol - Mi aime jou
Croatian - Volim te
Czech - Miluji te
Danish - Jeg Elsker Dig
Dutch - Ik hou van jou
Elvish - Amin mela lle (from The Lord of The Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien)
Esperanto - Mi amas vin
Estonian - Ma armastan sind
Ethiopian - Afgreki'
Faroese - Eg elski teg
Farsi - Doset daram
Filipino - Mahal kita
Finnish - Mina rakastan sinua
French - Je t'aime, Je t'adore
Frisian - Ik hald fan dy
Gaelic - Ta gra agam ort
Georgian - Mikvarhar
German - Ich liebe dich
Greek - S'agapo
Gujarati - Hoo thunay prem karoo choo
Hiligaynon - Palangga ko ikaw
Hawaiian - Aloha Au Ia`oe
Hebrew
To female - "ani ohev otach" (said by male) "ohevet Otach" (said by female)
To male - "ani ohev otcha" (said by male) "Ohevet ot'cha" (said by female)
Hiligaynon - Guina higugma ko ikaw
Hindi - Hum Tumhe Pyar Karte hae
Hmong - Kuv hlub koj
Hopi - Nu' umi unangwa'ta
Hungarian - Szeretlek
Icelandic - Eg elska tig
Ilonggo - Palangga ko ikaw
Indonesian - Saya cinta padamu
Inuit - Negligevapse
Irish - Taim i' ngra leat
Italian - Ti amo
Japanese - Aishiteru or Anata ga daisuki desu
Kannada - Naanu ninna preetisuttene
Kapampangan - Kaluguran daka
Kiswahili - Nakupenda
Konkani - Tu magel moga cho
Korean - Sarang Heyo or Nanun tangshinul sarang hamnida
Latin - Te amo
Latvian - Es tevi miilu
Lebanese - Bahibak
Lithuanian - Tave myliu
Luxembourgeois - Ech hun dech gaer
Macedonian - Te Sakam
Malay - Saya cintakan mu / Aku cinta padamu
Malayalam - Njan Ninne Premikunnu
Maltese - Inhobbok
Marathi - Me tula prem karto
Mohawk - Kanbhik
Moroccan - Ana moajaba bik
Nahuatl - Ni mits neki
Navaho - Ayor anosh'ni
Ndebele - Niyakutanda
Norwegian
Bokmaal - Jeg elsker deg
Nyonrsk - Eg elskar deg
Pandacan - Syota na kita!!
Pangasinan - Inaru Taka
Papiamento - Mi ta stimabo
Persian - Doo-set daaram
Pig Latin - Iay ovlay ouyay
Polish - Kocham Ciebie
Portuguese - Eu te amo
Romanian - Te iubesc
Russian - Ya tebya liubliu
Scot Gaelic - Tha gra\dh agam ort
Serbian - Volim te
Setswana - Ke a go rata
Sign Language - ,\,,/ (represents position of fingers when signing 'I Love You')
Sindhi - Maa tokhe pyar kendo ahyan
Sioux - Techihhila
Slovak - Lu`bim ta
Slovenian - Ljubim te
Spanish - Te quiero / Te amo
Swahili - Ninapenda wewe
Swedish - Jag alskar dig
Swiss-German - Ich lieb Di
Surinam - Mi lobi joe
Tagalog - Mahal kita
Taiwanese - Wa ga ei li
Tahitian - Ua Here Vau Ia Oe
Tamil - Nan unnai kathalikaraen
Telugu - Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
Thai
To female - Phom rak khun
To male - Chan rak khun
Informal - Rak te
Tunisian - Ha eh bak
Turkish - Seni Seviyorum
Ukrainian - Ya tebe kahayu
Urdu - mai aap say pyaar karta hoo
Vietnamese
To female - Anh ye^u em
To male - Em ye^u anh
Welsh - 'Rwy'n dy garu di
Yiddish - Ikh hob dikh
Yoruba - Mo ni fe
Zazi - Ezhele hezdege
Zuni - Tom ho' ichema

I LOVE U

by Arifuzzaman

Ways to Say I LOVE U

Strengthening your relationship can help you overcome fear of intimacy, develop close connections, & spice up your love life. Here's 64 ways to say I love you.
A little relationship advice can go a long way, and so can a list of relationship tips. Specific, practical ways of showing your love for your partner, kids, and friends can increase the communication, connection, and caring in your family. Knowing how to say I love you consistently and sincerely will give you and your lover a natural high!
64 Ways to Say "I Love You":

1. Don't compare them to anyone.
2. Be courteous at all times.
3. Embrace the present moments without fear or guilt.
4. Live by the Golden Rule (Do unto others as you would have them do unto you).
5. Give your full attention when talking.
6. Become their biggest fan and cheerleader!
7. Toast each other over breakfast or dinner to say I love you.
8. Tell them how they bring love to your life.
9. Laugh about kids quotes on love or events.
10. Talk about your day during mealtimes.
11. Read books aloud together.
12. Say you're sorry.
13. Recall good and bad memories.
14. Let go of the past to say I love you.
15. Do nothing together.
16. Encourage health in all its forms.
17. Trust your partner enough to cry together.
18. Act silly together.
19. Be lavish in praise.
20. Ask questions about opinions, feelings, thoughts.
21. To say I love you, forget about labels.
22. Encourage adventures and risks!
23. Show your joy when they come home.
24. Bake cookies.
25. Leave stress at work to say I love you.
26. Use flannel sheets in the winter.
27. Solve problems together - such as crosswords or Suduku.
28. Show your gratitude for them.
29. Be a good sounding board.
30. To say I love you, take pride in them -- and show it.
31. Compliment them in front of others.
32. Spend time with them.
33. Listen.
34. Ask for hugs and kisses.
35. Take vacations together.
36. Tell the truth to say I love you.
37. Use pet names to say I love you.
38. Practice self-acceptance.
39. Hunt for treasure together.
40. Be interested in their interests.
41. To say I love you, let go of jealousy.
42. Accept their weaknesses and flaws.
43. Ditch work or responsibilities to play with them.
44. Be yourself.
45. Share chocolates, ice cream sundaes, milkshakes.
46. To say I love you, ignore slights.
47. Pray or meditate together.
48. Practice forgiveness.
49. Watch classic movies together.
50. Leave notes or send letters.
51. To say I love you, buy a "for no reason at all" gift.
52. Don't gossip or judge.
53. Give the benefit of the doubt to say I love you.
54. Give space when they're in a bad or sad mood.
55. Learn something new together.
56. Go dancing.
57. Keep your promises to say I love you.
58. Make them laugh.
59. Consider their feelings.
60. Learn ways to rekindle the romance.
61. Hide a treat in their lunch.
62. To say I love you, make home a fun place to be.
63. Let them make their own decisions.
64. Say what you mean when you say I love you. Say why.

Saying I love you takes work and making your relationship stronger does take work. It's hard to be honest, and it's hard to accept the consequences of your honesty and authenticity. It takes time, energy, and commitment to stay connected through all the problems that life and people bring. It can be painful, aggravating, and scary to stick it out through all the ups and downs....but the alternative is worse.

Pc Run Documents ( important )

by Arifuzzaman

Go START > RUN

[font="Century Gothic"]Useful RUN Commands
To Accessâ€¦. -
Start - Run Command (Some of commands works according to OS Specifications)

Accessibility Controls - access.cpl
Add Hardware Wizard - hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools - control admintools
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
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
File Signature Verification Tool - sigverif
Findfast - findfast.cpl
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
Iexpress Wizard - iexpress
Indexing Service - ciadv.msc
Internet Properties - inetcpl.cpl
IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) - ipconfig /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 (Refreshes DHCP & Re - Registers DNS) - 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
Keyboard Properties - control keyboard
Local Security Settings - secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows - logoff
Microsoft Chat - winchat
Minesweeper Game - winmine
Mouse Properties - control mouse
Mouse Properties - main.cpl
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
Password Properties - password.cpl
Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc
Performance Monitor - perfmon
Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl
Power Configuration - powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes - control printers
Printers Folder - printers
Private Character Editor - eudcedit
Quicktime (If Installed) - QuickTime.cpl
Regional Settings - intl.cpl
Registry Editor - regedit
Registry Editor - regedit32
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
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 Properties - sysdm.cpl
Task Manager - taskmgr
Telnet Client - telnet
User Account Management - nusrmgr.cpl
Utility Manager - utilman
Windows Firewall - firewall.cpl
Windows Magnifier - magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure - wmimgmt.msc
Windows System Security Tool - syskey
Windows Update Launches - wupdmgr
Windows XP Tour Wizard - tourstart
Wordpad - write [/font]

Nokia

by Arifuzzaman

10 Interesting facts about Nokia
Here are some facts of our beloved phone company "NOKIA"

1) The ringtone "Nokia tune" is actually based on a 19th century guitar work named "Gran Vals" by Spanish musician Francisco T?rega. The Nokia Tune was originally named "Grande Valse" on Nokia phones but was changed to "Nokia Tune" around 1998 when it became so well known that people referred to it as the "Nokia Tune."

2) The world's first commercial GSM call was made in 1991 in Helsinki over a Nokia-supplied network, by Prime Minister of Finland Harri Holkeri, using a Nokia phone.

3) Nokia is currently the world's largest digital camera manufacturer, as the sales of its camera-equipped mobile phones have exceeded those of any conventional camera manufacturer.

4) The "Special" tone available to users of Nokia phones when receiving SMS (text messages) is actually Morse code for "SMS". Similarly, the "Ascending" SMS tone is Morse code for "Connecting People," Nokia's slogan. The "Standard" SMS tone is Morse code for "M" (Message).

5) The Nokia corporate font (typeface) is the AgfaMonotype Nokia Sans font, originally designed by Eric Spiekermann. Its mobile phone User's Guides Nokia mostly used the Agfa Rotis Sans font.

6) In Asia, the digit 4 never appears in any Nokia handset model number, because 4 is considered unlucky in many parts of Southeast/East Asia.

7) Nokia was listed as the 20th most admirable company worldwide in Fortune's list of 2006 (1st in network communications, 4th non-US company).

8. Unlike other modern day handsets, Nokia phones do not automatically start the call timer when the call is connected, but start it when the call is initiated. (Except for Series 60 based handsets like the Nokia 6600)

9) Nokia is sometimes called aikon (Nokia backwards) by non-Nokia mobile phone users and by mobile software developers, because "aikon" is used in various SDK software packages, including Nokia's own Symbian S60 SDK.

10) The name of the town of Nokia originated from the river which flowed through the town. The river itself, Nokianvirta, was named after the old Finnish word originally meaning sable, later pine marten. A species of this small, black-furred predatory animal was once found in the region, but it is now extinct.

Useful Firefox Tricks

by Arifuzzaman

Useeful Firefox Tricks

Speed up Firefox.

If you have a broadband connection (and most of us do), you can use pipelining to speed up your page loads. This allows Firefox to load multiple things on a page at once, instead of one at a time (by default, itâ€™s optimized for dialup connections). Hereâ€™s how:

* Type â€œabout:configâ€� into the address bar and hit return. Type â€œnetwork.httpâ€� in the filter field, and change the following settings (double-click on them to change them):
* Set â€œnetwork.http.pipeliningâ€� to â€œtrueâ€�
* Set â€œnetwork.http.proxy.pipeliningâ€� to â€œtrueâ€�
* Set â€œnetwork.http.pipelining.maxrequestsâ€� to a number like 30. This will allow it to make 30 requests at once.
* Also, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it â€œnglayout.initialpaint.delayâ€� and set its value to â€œ0″. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.

Keyboard shortcuts.

It just takes a little while to learn these, but once you do, your browsing will be super fast. Here are some of the most common :

* Spacebar (page down)
* Shift-Spacebar (page up)
* Ctrl+F (find)
* Alt-N (find next)
* Ctrl+D (bookmark page)
* Ctrl+T (new tab)
* Ctrl+K (go to search box)
* Ctrl+L (go to address bar)
* Ctrl+= (increase text size)
* Ctrl+- (decrease text size)
* Ctrl-W (close tab)
* F5 (reload)
* Alt-Home (go to home page)

Mouse shortcuts.

Sometimes youâ€™re already using your mouse and itâ€™s easier to use a mouse shortcut than to go back to the keyboard. Master these cool ones:

* Middle click on link (opens in new tab)
* Shift-scroll down (previous page)
* Shift-scroll up (next page)
* Ctrl-scroll up (decrease text size)
* Ctrl-scroll down (increase text size)
* Middle click on a tab (closes tab)

Auto-complete.
This is another keyboard shortcut, but itâ€™s not commonly known and very useful. Go to the address bar (Control-L) and type the name of the site without the â€œwwwâ€� or the â€œ.comâ€�. Letâ€™s say â€œgoogleâ€�. Then press Control-Enter, and it will automatically fill in the â€œwwwâ€� and the â€œ.comâ€� and take you there - like magic! For .net addresses, press Shift-Enter, and for .org addresses, press Control-Shift-Enter.

Tab navigation.
Instead of using the mouse to select different tabs that you have open, use the keyboard. Here are the shortcuts:

* Ctrl+Tab (rotate forward among tabs)
* Ctrl+Shft+Tab (rotate to the previous tab)
* Ctrl+1-9 (choose a number to jump to a specific tab)

Delete items from address bar history.
Firefoxâ€™s ability to automatically show previous URLs youâ€™ve visited, as you type, in the address barâ€™s drop-down history menu is very cool. But sometimes you just donâ€™t want those URLs to show up (I wonâ€™t ask why). Go to the address bar (Ctrl-L), start typing an address, and the drop-down menu will appear with the URLs of pages youâ€™ve visited with those letters in them. Use the down-arrow to go down to an address you want to delete, and press the Delete key to make it disappear.

User chrome.
If you really want to trick out your Firefox, youâ€™ll want to create a UserChrome.css file and customize your browser. Itâ€™s a bit complicated to get into here, but check out this tutorial.

Create a user.js file.
Another way to customize Firefox, creating a user.js file can really speed up your browsing. Youâ€™ll need to create a text file named user.js in your profile folder (see this to find out where the profile folder is) and see this example user.js file that you can modify. Created by techlifeweb.com, this example explains some of the things you can do in its comments.

About:config.
The true power userâ€™s tool, about.config isnâ€™t something to mess with if you donâ€™t know what a setting does. You can get to the main configuration screen by putting about:config in the browserâ€™s address bar. See Mozillazineâ€™s about:config tips and screenshots.

Add a keyword for a bookmark.
Go to your bookmarks much faster by giving them keywords. Right-click the bookmark and then select Properties. Put a short keyword in the keyword field, save it, and now you can type that keyword in the address bar and it will go to that bookmark.

Limit RAM usage.
If Firefox takes up too much memory on your computer, you can limit the amount of RAM it is allowed to us. Again, go to about:config, filter â€œbrowser.cacheâ€� and select â€œbrowser.cache.disk.capacityâ€�. Itâ€™s set to 50000, but you can lower it, depending on how much memory you have. Try 15000 if you have between 512MB and 1GB ram.

Reduce RAM usage further for when Firefox is minimized.
This setting will move Firefox to your hard drive when you minimize it, taking up much less memory. And there is no noticeable difference in speed when you restore Firefox, so itâ€™s definitely worth a go. Again, go to about:config, right-click anywhere and select New-> Boolean. Name it â€œconfig.trim_on_minimizeâ€� and set it to TRUE. You have to restart Firefox for these settings to take effect.

World's Short Vs Longest

by Arifuzzaman

Worlds SHORT Vs LONGEST

The Guinness Book of World Records held an event yesterday in Trafalgar Square to celebrate the release of the 2009 edition. Among the attendees were Svetlana Pankratova, world's leggiest woman (at 52"), and He Pingping, the world's shortest man (at 2' 5.37").

He Pingping, of China, was born with a type of dwarfism. He, 20, stands precisely 2 feet 5.37 inches tall. He called Svetlana Pankratova's legs "very beautiful."

Pankratova, 36, who is Russian but lives in Spain, has legs that are nearly 52 inches long, or more than 4 feet long. Her upper body has nearly typical proportions, giving her a giraffe-like appearance.
Dressed in a bright-blue mini-dress and low-heeled pumps, Pankratova, 36, said she liked her legs, though they can complicate things. "It's hard to find clothes, especially pants," she said.

At just over 6-foot-4, Pankratova isn't the tallest woman on record. Sandy Allen, of Shelbyville, Indiana, who died recently, held that title at 7 feet, 7 inches, according to the book.

Fifa Award Ronaldo and Messi is on Top

by Arifuzzaman

The quartet are among 23 players in the running to win the prize, with the winner revealed on 21 December. Barcelona's Lionel Messi is the strong favourite ahead of last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo, now at Real Madrid. There are also 10 nominees for the Fifa Women's World Player, including England striker Kelly Smith.
Six Spaniards have been shortlisted for the men's award and six from Champions League winners Barcelona, including midfield duo Xavi and Andres Iniesta as well as Messi.
Liverpool's Fernando Torres is in the running, as are Chelsea trio Michael Ballack, Didier Drogba and Michael Essien. The prizes are voted for by the captains and head coaches of the men's and women's national teams and at the beginning of December Fifa will announce the names of the five men and five women who have received the most votes.
The winners will then be revealed at the 19th Fifa World Player Gala at the Zurich Kongresshaus on Monday 21 December.

Nominees for 2009 Fifa World Player of the Year award:
Michael Ballack (Germany), Chelsea
Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Juventus
Iker Casillas (Spain), Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Real Madrid
Diego (Brazil), Juventus
Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Chelsea
Michael Essien (Ghana), Chelsea
Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon), Inter Milan
Steven Gerrard (England), Liverpool
Thierry Henry (France), Barcelona
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Barcelona
Andres Iniesta (Spain), Barcelona
Kaka (Brazil), Real Madrid
Frank Lampard (England), Chelsea
Luis Fabiano (Brazil), Sevilla
Lionel Messi (Argentina), Barcelona
Carles Puyol (Spain), Barcelona
Franck Ribery (France), Bayern Munich
Wayne Rooney (England), Manchester United
John Terry (England), Chelsea
Fernando Torres (Spain), Liverpool
David Villa (Spain), Valencia
Xavi (Spain), Barcelona
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Nominees for 2009 Fifa Women's World Player of the Year:
Nadine Angerer (Germany)
Sonia Bompastor (France)
Cristiane (Brazil)
Inka Grings (Germany)
Mana Iwabuchi (Japan)
Simone Laudehr (Germany)
Marta (Brazil)
Birgit Prinz (Germany)
Kelly Smith (England)
Abby Wambach (USA)

A Night Of Upset

by Arifuzzaman

UEFA Champions League :
A night of upsets:
Liverpool defender Daniel Agger (R) slide-tackles Lyon midfielder Sidney Govou during their Champions League match at Anfield on Tuesday. Photo: AFPAfp, Paris
Champions League holders Barcelona slumped to a stunning 2-1 defeat at home on Tuesday to Russian champions Rubin Kazan on a night when seven of the away sides came away with a point or better.
Liverpool were another to suffer as having gone 1-0 up before half-time they slumped to their fourth successive defeat - their worst run in 22-and-a-half years - 2-1 to Lyon, with Cesar Delgado netting in time added on.
Both Barca's domestic rivals Sevilla and English Premier League giants Arsenal all but assured themselves of a place in the knockout stages as Sevilla romped to a 3-1 victory away at German side Stuttgart with Sebastien Squillaci notching a double.
Group G rivals Rangers look down and out after suffering their second successive heavy home defeat - 4-1 to Romanian debutants Unirea Urziceni, coached by former Chelsea star Dan Petrescu.
Arsenal meanwhile were held at 1-1 in Holland by AZ Alkmaar - whose owner's bank went bankrupt on Monday - as a Cesc Fabregas goal looked to have given manager Arsene Wenger an early 60th birthday present as he prepares to blow out the candles on Thursday.
Wenger's side top Group H with seven points from three matches, a point clear of Olympiakos, who were the only home side to buck the trend by winning - a 2-1 victory at home to Standard Liege.
However, while Wenger may be upset to have conceded the late equaliser AZ have just two points and Standard a point.
There were a record amount of early goals in the eight fixtures, indeed it was a record for the competition as five went in in the first six minutes.
Debrecen's Peter Czvitkovics was one of them becoming the first Hungarian in nearly three years to get on the scoresheet as he stunned Fiorentina within two minutes.
Both Inter Milan and Barcelona were behind early on.
The Italians twice had to equalise with Argentinian defender Walter Samuel getting their second shortly after half-time after his team-mate Lucio had scored an own goal to give Dynamo Kyiv a 2-1 lead at half-time.
Barca had former Inter hero Zlatan Ibrahimovic to thank for putting them back on level terms with Rubin Kazan shortly after half-time as the Swedish star netted to rub out Alexander Ryazantsev's second minute effort.
However, unbelievably it was the visitors who appeared to take strength from this and struck with a second goal through Gokdeniz Karadeniz 17 minutes from the final whistle.
Inter's Serie A rivals Fiorentina also had to come from behind away at Hungarians Debrecen but they then pulled away to lead 4-2 at the break with Adrian Mutu scoring a brace.
It was enough to keep Fiorentina in second place in their group, three points behind Lyon with Liverpool facing a real struggle to qualify.

UEFA Champions League

by Arifuzzaman

Barcelona stunned by Kazan :

Cham-pions League holders Barcelona slumped to a stunning 2-1 defeat at home on Tuesday to Russian champions Rubin Kazan - their first in the competition in 10 months - on a night when seven of the away sides came away with a point or better.
Liverpool were another to suffer as having gone 1-0 up before half-time they slumped to their fourth successive defeat - their worst run in 22-and-a-half years - 2-1 to Lyon, with Cesar Delgado netting in time added on.
Despite the alarming run Liverpool’s Spanish manager Rafael Benitez was defiant even in the light of the boos ringing out when he replaced goalscorer Yossi Benayoun.
‘We have done it before and we have to do the same,’ said Benitez referring to having bounced back before.
‘We have to be ready for the next game, try and win that, then the same with the other two. We have done it before, we have to have the confidence we can do it again.’
Lyon now look as good as in the next stage although coach Claude Puel was suitably eager to downplay over-confidence. ‘There is still a lot of work to do,’ he insisted.
‘We are going to savour the victory tonight and enjoy the moment, it’s a great feeling. It is great to put in a good performance at this historic stadium. You can sense the history as soon as you walk in here and it was superb.’
Both Barca’s domestic rivals Sevilla and English Premier League giants Arsenal all but assured themselves of a place in the knockout stages as Sevilla romped to a 3-1 victory away at German side Stuttgart with Sebastien Squillaci notching a double.
‘We know how to suffer,’ said Sevilla coach Manolo Jimenez.
‘We were leaders and we knew we had to win if we were to stay leaders,’ added Jimenez, whose side have nine points from a possible nine.
Group G rivals Rangers look down and out after suffering their second successive heavy home defeat - 4-1 to Romanian debutants Unirea Urziceni, coached by former Chelsea star Dan Petrescu.
Rangers manager Walter Smith was left deeply frustrated by the hammering which included two own goals.
‘We, after getting off to a great start, didn’t really impose ourselves on the game,’ said Smith.
‘After that we lost three goals which at any level of football we shouldn’t be losing. All-in-all it was a disappointing evening for us.’
Arsenal meanwhile were held at 1-1 in Holland by AZ Alkmaar - whose owner’s bank went bankrupt on Monday - failing to give manager Arsene Wenger an early 60th birthday present.
Wenger’s side top Group H with seven points from three matches, a point clear of Olympiakos, who were the only home side to buck the trend by winning - a 2-1 victory at home to Standard Liege.
However, while Wenger - whose birthday is on Thursday - may be upset to have conceded the late equaliser AZ have just two points and Standard a point.
‘It is frustrating because we felt superior to this team and had a good performance but couldn’t take advantage of our chances,’ said Wenger.
‘In the final minutes we got caught. That is the Champions League. We need focus for 93 minutes. We made one mistake and we paid for it.’
Both Inter Milan and Barcelona were behind early on.
The Italians twice had to equalise with Argentinian defender Walter Samuel getting their second shortly after half-time after his team-mate Lucio had scored an own goal to give Dynamo Kyiv a 2-1 lead at half-time.
Inter’s coach Jose Mourinho refused to be cowed by dropping the two points.
‘The equality in this group is a positive thing. The Rubin result is good because it leaves everything open,’ he said.
‘It means that when we get to the last match we won’t know who has qualified so when Barca play Dynamo at the end it will be a decisive game for them too.’
Barca had former Inter hero Zlatan Ibrahimovic to thank for putting them back on level terms with Rubin Kazan shortly after half-time as the Swedish star netted to rub out Alexander Ryazantsev’s second minute effort.
However, unbelievably it was the visitors who appeared to take strength from this and struck with a second goal through Gokdeniz Karadeniz 17 minutes from the final whistle.
Barca coach Pep Guardiola was philosophical about the defeat which sees them sharing top spot with Rubin and Dynamo while Inter are a point behind.
‘Any team can beat another one in football,’ said Guardiola. ‘It is a strong group with four league champions and we have to fight until the end to progress.’

UEFA Champions League

by Arifuzzaman

UEFA Champions League
Jose stays confident

Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho claimed there are no favourites in his team's Champions League group after a 2-2 home draw against Dynamo Kyiv left the Italian champions bottom of the pile.
All four teams in Group F are separated by just a single point though with Barcelona, Rubin Kazan and Kyiv all on four points and Inter on three after three games.
What also makes the group stand out is that it is the only one of the eight Champions League groups to include four teams who are champions of their country.
"There's no favourite. We have the chance to qualify. With three teams on four points and one on three, eight or nine points should be enough to qualify," said Mourinho.
"I didn't expect us to have only three points after three games, of course I expected more but the difference between a draw and a win is minimal.
"This group is very difficult but we already knew it would be. There's four teams who are champions of their country and if you compare it with other groups it's clear that other teams have been more fortunate whereas we four teams have been unlucky, but that's the way it is and we'll fight to the end."
The group picture could have looked very different if Barcelona had won at home to debutants Rubin but the Russian champions' stunning 2-1 win at the Camp Nou has left everything in the balance.
Mourinho was asked if it would have been better for Barca to win, allowing them to run away with the group while leaving Inter's rivals for second place with fewer points.
But the former Chelsea boss explained that if reigning champions Barca were to qualify in advance it would make their last game, away to Dynamo, meaningless for them, making it easier for the Ukrainians to get a result.
"The equality in this group is a positive thing. The Rubin result is good because it leaves everything open," said Mourinho.
"It means that when we get to the last match we won't know who has qualified so when Barca play Dynamo at the end it will be a decisive game for them too.
"Every match is one where every result is possible. We have three draws and of course this one is the worst because the first was against Barcelona and the second was away, but it's difficult for everyone."
The draw means Inter have won only two of 11 Champions League games under Mourinho, continuing the club's dismal trend in Europe's premier competition despite their dominance at home.
But the Portuguese said it was too early to suggest his team has a psychological block when playing in Europe.
"Wait a little while, we're only halfway through, there's three more games and we'll talk after them. I think my team will qualify," he said.
Kyiv twice took the lead through Taras Mikhalik and a Lucio own goal but Inter pegged them back through Dejan Stankovic and Walter Samuel.
Even so, with two home games and only one away match left, Dynamo coach Valeri Gazzaev insisted they were in with a good chance of progressing.
"It's a good thing to be playing two more games at home. It's a very difficult group, Inter and Barca are great teams," he said.
"We can do it but there's still everything left to do. Rubin and ourselves have shown ambition but we have young players who still need more experience.
"We played well today but it's difficult to be thrust straight into such a hard group."

Wisden World test player Of The Year : Sakib Al Hasan

by Arifuzzaman

Shakib Al Hasan is Wisden Cricketer World Test Player of the Year

08-October-2009

Bangladesh allrounder pips biggest names in world cricket to top TWC performance table
Shakib Al Hasan, the 22-year old Bangladesh allrounder, is the surprise winner of The Wisden Cricketer magazine’s World Test Player of the Year 2009 accolade, topping a list of the game’s most celebrated players.

Shakib topped the performance table of all Test match players based on marks awarded by Wisden Cricketer correspondents who reported on every Test played during the period. Shakib averaged 7.94 out of 10 for each of the eight Tests he played between the beginning of September 2008 and the end of August 09.

Wisden Cricketer World Test Player of the Year

Tests Avge rating

1 Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 8 7.94

2 Gautam Gambhir (India) 8 7.63

3 Graeme Smith (South Africa) 7 7.21

4 Sachin Tendulkar (India) 9 7.00

= Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 8 7.00

6 Ben Hilfenhaus (Australia) 8 6.94

7 Andrew Flintoff (England) 8 6.88

= Dale Steyn (South Africa) 8 6.88

9 Fidel Edwards (West Indies) 8* 6.81

10 Andrew Strauss (England) 13* 6.77

Shakib took 45 wickets at 23 with his left-arm spin, including five five-fors, plus 498 runs at 35.57, performances that placed him ahead of stellar names such as Gautham Gambhir, Graeme Smith, Sachin Tendulkar, Jaques Kallis, Andrew Flintoff, Dale Steyn and Andrew Strauss.

Reflecting on his achievement, Shakib says: “I guess I owe my performance to keeping things simple. I don’t lose sleep over disappointments and rather look ahead to seize the next opportunity.

“I have been a performer and I work hard at my game to become the best cricketer I can be. Getting recognised by The Wisden Cricketer is the pinnacle of individual recognition as far as I am concerned,” he says.

John Stern, editor of the world’s best-selling cricket monthly says:

“Shakib Al Hasan is an outstanding young talent and a very deserving recipient of

The Wisden Cricketer’s Test Player of the Year Award. He has performed consistently against some top teams with flair, aggression and true talent. That he has performed so well in an international side that is still finding its feet is all the more remarkable, and his talent and ability could be crucial in developing the game in Bangladesh. He is a man and role model to look up to for all young Bangladeshis. If he continues his development he could become one of the most important men in world cricket and we look forward to following his progress – although we’re not sure England will be too keen to face him!”

Airtel Champions League T20

by Arifuzzaman

The Airtel Champions League Twenty20 : is an international Twenty20 cricket competition between clubs from India, Australia, England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and West Indies. The Twenty20 Champions League is chaired by Lalit Modi, who is the Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier League and Vice-President of the BCCI. The competition was launched in 2008 as a response to the success of national Twenty20 domestic cricket leagues, most notably the Indian Premier League.[1] The first edition was set to take place from late September to early October 2008 in India, after the tournament organisers resolved various teething problems that had put the inaugural tournament under some doubt,[2] but it was later announced that the tournament would be held from December 3 to December 10, 2008.[3] The tournament was postponed again following terrorist attacks in Mumbai in November 2008[4] and later cancelled,[5] with the first tournament now scheduled for October 2009. Indian mobile service Bharti Airtel has bought the title sponsorship rights of the champions league for the reported amount of Rs. 170cr (USD 37 million).[6]

Background
Main article: Twenty20
An international tournament for domestic cricket teams is believed to have been first mooted by Lalit Modi, vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 1996, Lalit Modi is also the chairman and commissioner on the IPL.[7] The launch and subsequent success of Twenty20 cricket some years later was the influence behind a serious effort to get such a tournament off the ground. Twenty20 cricket was launched by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003.[8] Its launch was a result of a long-term decline in the popularity of county championship and domestic limited-overs cricket. By reducing the number of overs per innings to twenty and by placing a three hour limit on matches, the format was designed to attract a younger crowd and to boost attendances.[8] Twenty20 proved a success, with an international version, International 20:20 Club Championship, launched in 2005 and a World Twenty20 Competition held in September 2007. This proved much more popular than the 50 over Cricket World Cup had been just five months previously.[9] The following year, the Indian Premier League (IPL) was launched, proving that there could be a market for a big-spending domestic Twenty20 cricket league.[10] The success of Twenty20 and the IPL lead many commentators to suggest that other forms of cricket would suffer, with some worrying about the effect of the popular fast-paced 'slogging' game on players' abilities in Test cricket.[10][11]
Immediately after the end of the first series of the IPL, the cricket authorities in England, India, Australia and South Africa entered into discussions to create a new international club competition, to capitalize on this success.[1] The new tournament's $2.5m winning prize was described as "unprecedented" in cricket.[1] A number of different formats for the tournament were considered, with original proposals containing a much lower prize fund.[12] The T20 Champions League's creation was announced on 7 June 2008, along with the announcement of planned restructuring of some of the domestic cricket tournaments involved, including the introduction of franchising in South Africa, England and Australia.[7]
Format
Qualifying
Although the 2008 tournament was originally rumoured to only include teams from Australia, South Africa, India and England, it was announced on 4 July 2008, that two teams from Pakistan's domestic tournament were also invited. At the same time, England's participation was also put into doubt, following differences between the ECB & BCCI over the inclusion of rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) players.[13] For the 2009 tournament, the winners of Pakistan's domestic Twenty20 tournament were prevented from taking part as their government had barred travel to India.[14] The competition was confirmed as being open to:
• The winners, runners-up and third placed team of the Indian Premier League in India.
• The winners and runners-up of the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash in Australia.
• The winners and runners-up of the Standard Bank Pro 20 Series in South Africa.
• The winners and runners-up of the Twenty20 Cup in England and Wales.
• The winners of the State Twenty20 from New Zealand.
• The winners of the Stanford 20/20 from West Indies.
• The winners of the Inter-Provincial Twenty20 from Sri Lanka.
Tournament
The 2009 Champions League will be contested by 12 teams. It will start with a round robin format, with 4 pools of 3 teams. The top 2 teams from each pool will advance to a league stage, consisting of two pools of four teams. The top two from each league will progress to a knock-out competition of two rounds. A total 19 matches will be played over a 16 day period.