Monday, May 31, 2010

The world will end in 2012


The world will end in 2012, say experts 
Several experts from across the globe are predicting that the earth is likely to end by the year 2012. The reason could be a human effect or natural disaster. From Chinese theories to scientific predictions the most likely date is the year 2012


SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS from around the world are predicting that five years from now, all life on Earth could well come to an end. Some are saying it’ll be humans that would set it off. Others believe that a natural phenomenon will be the cause. And the religious folks are saying it’ll be God himself who would press the stop button. The following are some likely arguments as to why the world would end by the year 2012.

Reason one: Mayan calendar
 
The first to predict 2012 as the end of the world were the Mayans, a bloodthirsty race that were good at two things -- building highly accurate astrological equipment out of stone and sacrificing virgins.
 
Thousands of years ago they managed to calculate the length of the lunar moon as 329.53020 days, only 34 seconds out. The Mayan calendar predicts that the earth will end on December 21,2012. Given that they were pretty close to the mark with the lunar cycle, it’s likely they’ve got the end of the world right as well.


Reason two: Sun storms
 
Solar experts from around the world monitoring the sun have made a startling discovery. Our sun is in a bit of strife. The energy output of the sun is, like most things in nature, cyclic and it’s supposed to be in the middle of a period of relative stability. However, recent solar storms have been bombarding the earth with lot of radiation energy. It’s been knocking out power grids and destroying satellites. This activity is predicted to get worse and calculations suggest it’ll reach its deadly peak sometime in 2012.

Reason three: The atom smasher
 
Scientists in Europe have been building the world’s largest particle accelerator. Basically, its a 27 km tunnel designed to smash atoms together to find out what makes the universe tick. However, the mega-gadget has caused serious concern, with some scientists suggesting that it’s properly even a bad idea to turn it on in the first place. They’re predicting all manner of deadly results, including mini black holes. So when this machine is fired up for its first serious experiment in 2012, the world could be crushed into a super-dense blob the size of a basketball.
 
Reason four: The Bible says it
 
If having scientists warning us about the end of the world isn’t bad enough, religious folks are getting in on the act as well. Interpretations of the Christian Bible reveal that the date for Armageddon, the final battle between good an evil, has been set for 2012. The I Ching, also known as the Chinese Book of Changes, says the same thing, as do various sections of the Hindu teachings.
 
Reason five: Super volcano
 
Yellowstone National Park in United States is famous for its thermal springs and old faithful geyser. The reason for this is simple -- it’s sitting on top of the world’s biggest volcano and geological experts are beginning to get nervous sweats. The Yellowstone volcano has a pattern of erupting every 650,000 years or so, and we’re many years overdue for an explosion that will fill the atmosphere with ash, blocking the sun and plunging the earth into a frozen winter that could last up to 15,000 years. The pressure under the Yellowstone is building steadily, and geologists have set2012 as a likely date for the big bang.
 

Reason six: The physicists
 
This one’s case of bog -- simple maths mathematics. Physicists at Berkely University have been crunching the numbers. They’ve determined that the earth is well overdue for a major catastrophic event. Even worse, they’re claiming that their calculations prove that we’re all going to die, very soon. They are also saying that their prediction comes with a certainty of 99 per cent; and 2012just happens to be the best guess as to when it occurs.
 
Reason seven: Earth’s magnetic field
 
We all know the Earth is surrounded by a magnetic field that shields us from most of the sun’s radiation. What you might not know is that the magnetic poles we call North and South have a nasty habit of swapping places every 750,000 years or so -- and right now we’re about 30,000 years overdue. Scientists have noted that the poles are drifting apart roughly 20-30 kms each year, much faster than ever before, which points to a pole-shift being right around the corner. While the pole shift is under way, the magnetic field is disrupted and will eventually disappear, sometimes for up to 100 years. The result is enough UV outdoors to crisp your skin in seconds, killing everything it touches.


Saturday, May 22, 2010

Pakistan blocks 800 web pages over youtube,facebook.,et cetra.




Pakistan blocks 800 web pages over youtube,facebook.,et cetra:


Pakistan has blocked 800 web pages and URLs to limit access to "blasphemous" material, extending a crackdown that has already banned access to Facebook and YouTube, an official said Saturday.
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) banned access to Facebook, YouTube and other links, which included restricted access to Wikipedia, in view of what it called "growing sacrilegious content" this week.
"At least 800 individual web pages and URLs have been blocked since the government's orders to shut Facebook and YouTube," Wahaj us Siraj, a spokesman for the Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan told AFP.

Siraj's remarks came hours after the Facebook user who organised an "Everyone Draw Mohammed Day" competition to promote "freedom of expression" evidently took down the page along with a separate blog about the campaign.
The competition sparked angry protests in Pakistan, a conservative Muslim country of 170 million, although members of a well-educated, moderate elite expressed disappointment on the blanket ban on the wildly popular websites.
Islam strictly prohibits the depiction of any prophet as blasphemous and Muslims all over the world staged angry protests over the publication of satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in European newspapers in 2006.

Siraj said that any decision to restore Facebook and YouTube access would be taken by the PTA.
The offending Facebook page attracted 105,000 fans -- and five pages of crude manipulated pictures and caricatures. Pages denouncing the competition and calling for a boycott of the May 20 competition attracted far more fans.
PTA spokesman Khurram Mehran told AFP on Saturday that the authority would lift the ban only after receiving instructions from the government.
"We are just an implementing authority and we have to act on the orders from the government," Mehran said.
Pakistan also briefly banned YouTube in February 2008 in a similar protest against "blasphemous" cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Cricket Schedule 2010






India Cricket Schedule : Year 2010




JanuaryIndia in Bangladesh2 Test + TriseriesIndia in Bdesh 2010
February-MarchSouth Africa in India3 Test + 5 ODISA in Ind 2010
AprilT20 WC in West IndiesTwenty20 World CupWorld T20 2010
MayIndia in Zimbabwe3 ODI SeriesInd in Zim 2010
JuneAsia CupODI tournamentAsia cup 2010
JulyIndia in Sri LankaTriseriesInd v NZ v SL
OctoberAustralia in India7 ODI SeriesAus in Ind 2010
NovemberNew Zealand in India3 Test + 5 ODINZ in Ind 2010





England Cricket Schedule : Year 2010




MonthsVersusMatchesFixtures & Result
JanuaryEngland in South Africa4 tests + 5 ODI + T20Eng in SA 2010
February-MarchEngland in Bangladesh2 tests + 3 ODIsEng in Bdesh 2010
AprilT20 WC in West IndiesTwenty20 World cupWorld T20 2010
MayBangladesh in England2 Test + 3 ODIBdesh in Eng 2010
JuneAustralia in England5 ODI SeriesAus in Eng 2010
Aug-SeptPakistan in England4 test & 5 ODIPak in Eng 2010
Nov-DecEngland in AustraliaAshes 2011Ashes 2010-11



Australia Cricket Schedule : Year 2010


JanuaryPakistan in Australia3 Test + 5 ODI + T20Pak in Aus 2010
FebruaryWest Indies in Australia5 ODI + T20WI in Aus 2010
March-AprilAustralia in New Zealand3 Test + 5 ODI + 2 T20sAus in NZ 2010
AprilT20 World Cup in WITwenty20 World CupWorld T20 2010
JuneAustralia in England5 ODI SeriesAus in Eng 2010
JulyPak v Aus in Eng2 Test & 3 ODIPak v Aus 2010
AugustBangladesh in Australia2 Test & 3 ODIBdesh in Aus 2010
OctoberAustralia in India7 ODI seriesAus in Ind 2010
NovemberEngland in Australia5 Test SeriesAshes 2010-11

Pakistan Cricket Schedule : Year 2010


JanuaryPakistan in Australia3 Test + 5 ODI + T20Pak in Aus 2010
AprilT20 World cup in West IndiesTwenty20 World CupWorld T20 2010
JuneAsia CupODI tournamentAsia cup 2010
JulyPak v Aus in Eng2 Test & 3 ODIPak v Aus 2010
Aug-SeptPakistan v England4 test & 5 ODIPak in Eng 2010
OctoberBangladesh in Pakistan2 Test + 3 ODIBdesh in Pak 2010
NovemberSouth Africa in Pakistan3 Test + 5 ODISA in Pak 2010

New Zealand Cricket Schedule : Year 2010


FebruaryBangladesh in New Zealand1 Test, 3 ODI, 2 T20Bdesh in NZ 2010
March-AprilAustralia in New ZealandTest + ODI + T20Aus in NZ 2010
AprilT20 World cup in West IndiesTwenty20 World CupWC T20 2010
JulyNew Zealand in Sri LankaTriseriesInd v NZ v SL
OctoberNew Zealand in Bangladesh2 Test + 3 ODINZ in Bdesh 2010
NovemberNew Zealand in India3 Test + 5 ODINZ in Ind 2010

Sri Lanka Cricket Schedule : Year 2010


JanuarySrilanka in BangladeshTriseriesInd v SL v Bdesh
AprilT20 World cup in West IndiesTwenty20 World CupWC T20 2010
JuneAsia CupODI TournamentAsia Cup 2010
JulyIndia & New Zealand in Sri LankaTri SeriesInd v NZ v SL
Nov-DecWest Indies in Sri Lanka3 Test + 5 ODIWI in SL 2010

South Africa Cricket Schedule : Year 2010


JanuaryEngland in South Africa4 Test + 5 ODIEng in SA 2010
February-MarchSouth Africa in India3 Test + 5 ODISA in Ind 2010
AprilT20 World cup in WITwenty20 World CupWC T20 2010
May-JuneSouth Africa in West Indies4 Test + 5 ODISA in WI 2010
SeptemberZimbabwe in South AfricaODI SeriesZim in SA 2010
Oct-NovSouth Africa in Pakistan3 Test + 5 ODISA in Pak 2010

West Indies Cricket Schedule : Year 2010


FebruaryWest Indies in Australia5 ODI + T20WI in Aus 2010
MarchZimbabwe in West IndiesODI SeriesZim in WI 2010
AprilT20 World cup in West IndiesTwenty20 World CupWC T20 2010
May-JuneSouth Africa in West Indies4 Test + 5 ODISA in WI 2010
July - AugustWest Indies tour of England4 Test + 5 ODIWI in Eng 2010
Nov-DecWest Indies in Sri Lanka3 Test + 5 ODIWI in SL 2010

Bangladesh Cricket Schedule : Year 2010


JanuarySL & Ind in BdeshODI TriseriesInd v SL v Bdesh
JanuaryIndia in Bangladesh2 TestsInd in Bdesh 2010
FebruaryBangladesh tour New ZealandTest + ODI + T20Bdesh in NZ 2010
MarchEngland in BangladeshTest + ODIEng in Bdesh 2010
AprilT20 World cup in West IndiesTwenty20 World cupWorld T20 2010
MayBangladesh in England2 Test + 3 ODIBdesh in Eng 2010
JuneAsia CupODI TournamentAsia cup 2010
JulyBangladesh in Australia2 TestsBdesh in Aus 2010
AugustBangladesh in Pakistan2 Test + 3 ODIBdesh in Pak 2010
OctoberNew Zealand in Bangladesh2 Test + 3 ODINZ in Bdesh 2010

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

TRI-SERIES SCHEDULE AND FIXTURES MAY 2010


India, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka will play a tri-series in Zimbabwe from 28 May 2010. Indian team will be lead by Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli will be the vice captain in absence of most senior players. The series features 7 ODI matches. The series will be followed by 2 T20 matches between India and Zimbabwe. Here is the schedule of Zimbabwe tri-series:


DateMatch DetailsTimeVenue
GMTISTGroundCity
May 28 - FriZimbabwe v India, 1st Match07:3013:00Queens Sports ClubBulawayo
May 30 - SunIndia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Match07:3013:00Queens Sports ClubBulawayo
Jun 01 - TueZimbabwe v Sri Lanka, 3rd Match07:3013:00Queens Sports ClubBulawayo
Jun 03 - ThuZimbabwe v India, 4th Match07:3013:00Harare Sports ClubHarare
Jun 05 - SatIndia v Sri Lanka, 5th Match07:3013:00Harare Sports ClubHarare
Jun 07 - MonZimbabwe v Sri Lanka, 6th Match07:3013:00Harare Sports ClubHarare
Jun 09 - WedTBC v TBC, Final07:3013:00Harare Sports ClubHarare