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Champions League T20 2010 - extragavanza maxima

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Its again the time for all cricket fans to rejuvenate their cricketing appetite. Its the time for Airtel Champions League T20. Starting from today, 10th Sept 2010 with the battle between local Lions and the mighty Mumbai, the tournament final will be on Sept 26.

The Airtel Champions League T20 2010 is the most exciting cricket tournament played by club teams of various countries. Domestic teams of India, Australia, South Africa, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies will once again compete for the title of T20 Champions this September. Started with 8 teams in 2008 (later cancelled), 12 teams in 2009, this year there are 10 teams divided in 2 groups clashing in round robin format from 10th to 26 September 2010. Top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals. There will be total 23 matches evenly distributed across four venues - Johannesburg, Centurion, Durban and Port Elizabeth. While the semi-finals will be played in Durban and Centurion, the Wanderers in Johannesburg will add another historical page of final in its cricket book.
Group A : Chennai Super Kings (Ind), Warriors (SA), Victoria Bushrangers (Aus), Wayamba Elevens (SL) and Central Stags (NZ).
Group B : Mumbai Indians (Ind), Highveld Lions (SA), South Australia RedBacks (Aus), Royal Challengers Bangalore (Ind), Guyana (WI).

Check here the complete fixture for the tournament.

With the opening match between Sachin Tendulkar's Mumbai Indians with Alviro Petersen's Highveld Lions, South Africa will prove their mettle once again hosting big and bigger sporting tournaments after the IPL 2009 and then the heavy weight FIFA World Cup 2010. The South African cricket fans are on new highs to catch the action at their home grounds. International stars like Sachin Tendulkar, Mark Boucher, M.S Dhoni, Jacques Kallis, Makhaya Ntini, Morkel, Hussey, Mills, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Kieron Pollard, Ross Taylor, Cameron White, Dwayne Bravo and others feature in the Champions League T20 2010 making it the second largest international cricket event after the world cups. Since the first world cup of T20, people are restless to catch the T20 actions live or on their Television sets.

I am supporting Sachin Tendulkar's Mumbai Indians but I wish may the best team win.



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[MyReview] Noor

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Just few days ago, came across to know about Noor through one of my friend. He recommended it and after hearing the music i thanked him back.

India, where a lots of music and movies releases everyday in numerous languages; the low profile albums somewhere rests behind to gain popularity. Anyways, this post is not a debate on this issue. I am writing this because I felt that i must share this mellifluous debut album titled "Noor" by Lokesh and Manan. Lokesh, 24, a physiotherapist by education but a singer by heart gave vocals of all the songs. The music, back vocals and all the post production tasks are accomplished by Manan Sharma and recorded and released by White Coffee Studios (NCR).

The album comprises four main songs along with three other scores. These are : Noor, Jal jaye jiya, Iltja (ft. Shevy), Jal jaye jiya (live), Bhuloon naa, Noor (indo-asian version), theme of Noor. All the songs are really musical and soulful, but there is only one ace and its the title track "Noor" for me. The tempo of the album is set by this track but you'll find varying resonance in the tracks. Shevy , a graduation student and an upcoming musician did a rap  in Iltja, which is another popular track of this album. Its highly recommendable to you guys and you can listen the teaser from the Facebook Fan Page of Noor . If you like it, go and buy it, its high form of Appreciation for an upcoming artist. Remember, "Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well."




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Operating System by GoI : BOSS

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The BOSS LogoBOSS, Bharat Operating System Solutions- the Operating System Developed by C-DAC in collaboration with NRCFOSS, Department of Information Technology, Government Of India. It is a GNU/linux based OS derived from Debian for promoting the use of Free/OpenSource Software through India. The other key features of BOSS are :
  • It supports both Intel and AMD x86/x86-64 architecture.
  • It can be used by home user and as Advanced Server as well.
  • It can be configured to function as a Web Server, Proxy Server, Database Server, Mail Server, Network Server, LDAP server etc.
  • It comes coupled with both GNOME and KDE Desktop Enviornments.
  • It supports almost all Indian languages including Assamese, Hindi, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Maithili, Manipuri etc.
  • This language support promotes non-English users to be computer literate.
  • It comes with pre-installed basic Softwares (known as packages) commonly used in Offices and for Internet purposes.
  • The Advanced Sever version is well comprised with administration tools such as PHP, myAdmin, PHP LDAP Admin etc.
Have a glance of the BOSS,

The BOSS Hindi DesktopThe BOSS Tamil Desktop
OpenOffice in BOSSSynaptic Package Manager
The BOSS KDECD/DVD Kreator of KDE

The BOSS in Cube formThe BOSS Multimedia Support
The BOSS XChat ClientThe BOSS KSirc


The integration of Indian Languages may promote BOSS to be used in Indian Govt. Offices and attracts you to use it at the prima facie. The NRCFOSS provides nation wide support, you can check here which one is closer to you. Though, the website of Boss itself could resist you to move forward with it as its very slow. I suggest you to have some patience while downloading the OS image and browsing the support/documentation pages, devote your weekend for this adventure.

Being on the OpenSource platform, you can also contribute to make it more enticing. There are forums, IRC Channels and Online Chat too to help you in any situation while being on BOSS. If you are not comfortable with downloading it, just call 1800 4250 455 to request for a CD/DVD and any kind of help.

Though today, Open Source is fascinating the whole world and is not afresh, its a very good move to promote it in India. But CDAC & MCIT (Ministry of Communication and Information Technology) has a very long way to cover up and they must publicize it so as more and more people get aware about it. I am ending up here with a task for you apart from trying the BOSS: Catch the Advertisement of BOSS on TV channels which is rarely aired.



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Holi hai......

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Holi, one of the most popular, energetic n colorful festival of India. In Holi we all used to wish each other with Gulaals and other colors. From our youngers to olders, we play holi with all. But we enjoy the most with our friends.

Today, played Holi with friends and enjoyed it to the moment till it can extend. Being the last working day of my college before holi, played last Holi in college till the last moment we stayed there. Though this time, we missed the whole 'paani-keechad' as of last time but still enjoyed to the full. And yes, managed to put few in mud which they exhausted and then Gulaal and color was only means left.
This one was really memorable for us and we'll always miss these things in future for sure. In the zest of Holi, every one enjoyed their bit and forgot how we looking as still 3 days were left for Holi. I realised that when i was walking down to my home, everyone was staring n giggling. A kid said to other : 'Dekh, rang birange bhaiya ja rahe hai....'. This was also a fun part of holi and I was the happiest man of all of them. Because I was returning with an unforgettable memory which i'll keep forever.

P.S : Do share your moments of Holi through comments, anything which reminds you your friends.


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Sachin Tendulkar - Naam hi Kaafi hai !!!

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Don't be amazed if the number of the day, month, year or the decade will be awarded to 200 !! Yes, its the favorite number of we all, do i need to mention why ?? I guess, No.
The only record which was away from the little master was the highest individual score in ODI. He not even get that under his belt but moreover, gifted the first ever double ton of ODI history to his fans !! We love you Sachin !!

I felt so lucky that i got the chance to watch the man creating history. And yes you and we all are fortunate that Sachin is the batsman of our era. The media and internet soon after his century flooded with fan feelings that some of the major site slowed down or down for a while. For fans he is God, but Sachin himself and some others don't like to be called "Sachin → God". For me Sachin is not less than a reincarnation of God and perfectionism. I am incapable of explaining Sachin and his master innings, so just citing some of the expressions of his fans, utter fans !!!

Beneath the helmet, under that unruly curly hair, inside the cranium, there is something we don’t know, something beyond scientific measure. Something that allows him to soar, to roam a territory of sport that, forget us, even those who are gifted enough to play alongside him cannot even fathom. When he goes out to bat, people switch on their television sets and switch off their lives. - BBC

The Little Master is as bright at twilight as he was at noon. - TIME

Sachin, the man we all want to be - Andrew Symonds

I have seen God, he bats at No. 4 in tests for India. - Mathew Hayden

He is 99.5% Perfect...I'll pay to watch him play. - Viv Richards

The more I see him, the more I want to see him - Azhar

(Last but the most imp one,)
This player is playing much the same as I used to play. Now I can watch playing myself. - Sir Don Bradman



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Save Our Tigers : Only 1411 left

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He is a striped animal. He has a thick yellow coat of fur with dark stripes. The combination of grace, strength, agility and enormous power has earned him the pride of place as the National animal of India, Tigers. Yes, I am talking about tigers or Panthera Tigris. Out of the eight races of the species known, the Indian race, the Royal Bengal Tiger, is found throughout the country. There are around 30 tigers reserves have been established in the country. But in these reserves, only 1411 tigers are reserved now !!!
A big issue to worry about....Tigers which are our National Animal, loosing its existence. The above data of 1411 tigers is an average estimate by the NTCA, Govt. Of India in 2008. In 2008, we had 1411 tigers then till now, 2010 there may be less than 1400 tigers left. But why they are vanishing ?? We all know the reason, now its time to save them. But why to save them ?? Well, there are a lots of reason ranging from Biological imbalance to National Pride.

Yes, we all love our national animal, but how to save them ?? Recently as we all know, Aircel in collaboration with WWF-India has started a project "Save Our Tigers" which you may have come to know through different media as being circulated these days. M.S Dhoni and Baichung Bhutia are the brand ambassador for the same. Now what can I do....to save them. You are the key of this project. How ?? Read on...
Be Informed, know our tigers....Speak Up, whenever you get a chance to debate about it, at different forums. Donate to show your support. Spread the word, Popularize this with national and local daily, magazines etc. Volunteer for our tigers with different NGOs working out. Like to going out for holidays?? then Visit Tiger sanctuaries, reserves and national parks, discover wildlife. Know about your holidays and plan here. Just go to "Save Our Tigers" website and you can find all the information about these.
The best and easiest you could do is, go Online -- Roar Online. Watch and comment videos on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter etc...or simply write a post on your blog. I have joined the Roar, now its your turn, do your bit.... Join the Roar here and popularize this and Lets Save Our Tiger.

[Source : http://saveourtigers.com & http://india.gov.in]

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India : 60 yrs young or 60 yrs old......

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First of all, I wish you all a very Happy Republic Day, for which seen no enthusiasm from most of the people. After 60 yrs of being a republic country, Friendship and Valentines day is celebrated with more zeal than country's Republic Day. Well, there is no point blaming us, the 60 years of independence has changed several mindsets. Today, most....most are planning to spend the day with shopping, yeah every shop is awaiting you with huge discounts, or extending weekend may be for partying or another outing. There is something good, in all these but do we missing the real republic ?? Where are we today, after 60 years.....Is India today a tall 60 yrs young country or a 60 yrs old seeking an old age home.??

The dictionary says Republic "A state in which the Supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them." Yes, we are citizens of Republic of India as we choose our representatives for the progress of our country. But pragmatically, no one have faith in any of our representatives, our leaders. We are not sure of our growth, our policies, our security, our internal matters, external affairs, our system.

After 60 years, India Inc. is booming, no doubt we are on the path of becoming Super Power of World. But thats only a side of coin, the shinning side. With always in top charts in corruption, the rural India or the most of our population is below- below BPL. There is a line, along which its hard to make meals for living. Then what would be happening to those who are below below that poverty line. I remind, once at a busy Delhi Red light i asked a boy, may be 6-7yrs old selling Indian Flag (around 15th Aug), "What do we celebrate on 15th Aug.", he smiled and said "we got independence", and.....? he said "we make good money by selling flags these days" !!! Everyone has different view and motive of an event, this was his.

But overall of this, there are jawans who are standing still n strong at difficult conditions for us, they know what Republic day is....the kids who are participating in the Rday Parade, for them there is nothing good than this as they are representing their country. Till we have this outlook about our country and bearing the pride of being Indian, we'll be no short of celebrations.
Wishing all my Indian fellows, a very colorful n charming Republic Day !!
Celebration of being a proud Indian. Jai Hind !!!


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[KnowledgeBase] Open Source Software and GNU

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The concept of Open source Software and GNU started back in 1983, by Richard Stallman at MIT. He wanted to continue the sharing of software as was in earlier days of computing and in 1970s. But by the 1980s almost all software was proprietary , which means that it had owners who forbid and prevent cooperation by users. This made the foundation of GNU Project in 1984.

GNU Project is basically only the name of the project for the movement of free software and its usage and Mr. Stallman chose this name due to three reasons :
  • It was a recursive acronym for "GNU's Not Unix", and
  • It was a real world, and
  • It was fun to say/sing GNU (actually he likes to sing the song/poem Gnoo and then derived Gnu).
The idea or motivation behind the GNU project was to provide the people freedom of computing, let people use computer. The term "free" here does not mean with price, it pertains to "freedom". Freedom to
  1. Copy the program and give it away to your friends and co-workers.
  2. Change the program as you wish by having the full access to source code.
  3. Distribute an improved version and thus help build the community.
This Freedom led the GNU project to Open Source Software. The Open Source Software (OSS), sometimes loosely speaking as Open Source (the methodology behind OSS) refers to software in which the source code is freely available to all.

Officially or strictly OSS is defined by two bodies, one by the GNU Project and free software foundation and the other one by the Open Source Initiative.The main points of the OSS definition by the OSI are:
  • The software and the source code must be freely distributable.
  • All must be able to modify the source code and create derived works.
  • To maintain the integrity of the original author's work, the license may require that changes to the code be provided in patch form and must include the earlier authors name.
  • The license must be nondiscriminatory with respect to persons, groups, or fields of endeavor; it must be free of restrictions that can limit the license.
[The full Open Source Definition by the OSI can be viewed here.]

The definition of OSS or rather "free software" (term used by the GNU Project) is a four point theory which emphasizes on the "freedom", to understand the concept you should think of "free" as in "free speech". Moreover the freedom of these:
  • The software must be freely executable for any purpose.
  • The source code must be available so that others can study how it works.
  • The software must be freely redistributable.
  • All are free to modify the software.
[The official doc can be viewed here.]

The free software foundation, a group created to fund the GNU Project, started with a free Operating System because the base of a computer is an Operating system. The Operating System was targeted to be Unix based (compatible), being the advantage of portability.

By the 1990, all major components was either found or written except one- the Kernel. Then Linux, a Unix like kernel, was developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991 and made free software in 1992. Combining Linux with almost completed GNU system gave birth to(resulted in) a complete operating system: the GNU/Linux system. Apart from the core, the Kernel the system's basic components include the GNU Compiler Collection(GCC), the GNU binary Utilities (binutils), the bash shell, the GNU C Library (glibc), and GNU Core Utilities (coreutils).

As of now, there is a huge market of GNU/Linux and used not only by professionals but also by home or normal users as during the progress of OSS and GNU/Linux a wide range of free applications are available and continuing to be develop including the Graphical Desktop (GNOME). You can check yourself the huge Free Software Directory (or here). And yes, you will be no more pirate using these free software.

The world is Open !!!

[P.S : Leaving a comment or a simple thanks will always motivate one to work on Free/freedom, freedom of knowledge.]
 
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