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A freaky no-ball, and need for spikes

When Irfan Pathan clubbed Mohammad Asif to long-off in the 18th over of Punjab's chase, something caught his eye as he set off for a run. After a few seconds the umpire I Shivram signaled a no-ball. Asif clearly hadn't overstepped, neither did he deliver the ball above Pathan's waist. Apparently, Pathan spotted only three fielders within the 30-yard circle - instead of the customary four - and gestured to the umpires after setting off for the run. Shivram duly deemed that an illegal delivery and an alert Pathan got his wish. The TV commentators couldn't resist taking Shivram's case and jokingly suggested that he take his shades off, that too under the floodlights.

Gartner Reveals Top 10 Technologies For Next Four Years

Dr. Jim writes "The good folks over at the Gartner Group have revealed the top 10 technologies that they believe will change the world over the next four years. The usual suspects including multi-core chips, virtualization, and cloud computing are on the list. Multicore servers and virtualization will mean that firms will need fewer boxes, and apps can be easily moved from box to box (and right out the door to an outsourced data center). Workplace social networks and cloud computing means that the need for a centralized IT department will go away. Firms will no longer need to own/maintain the boxes that they use to run their firm's apps. With no need to touch a box, there will be no need to have the IT staff co-located with the boxes."

No Scent, No Sex For The Japanese Beetle

No scent. No sex. If a male Japanese beetle is unable to detect the sex pheromone released by a female, he won’t be able to locate her and reproduce.

No sales, no charge ecommerce software.

Transact is Shopcreator’s new entry level ecommerce product that’s advertised on a no sales, no charge basis.

Fears of a Recession Not Hurting Google, Which Reigns Supreme on Universum IDEAL(TM) Employer Survey for MBA Students

PRNewswire/ -- For the second year in a row, MBA students chose Google as the No. 1 IDEAL(TM) Employer (23.65 percent of respondents), after it trumped powerhouse consulting firm McKinsey & Company's (15.84 percent) 12-year reign as No. 1. Goldman Sachs (14.98 percent) maintains its status at No. 3; Apple (13.68 percent) jumped to No. 4, and The Boston Consulting Group (12.12 percent) came in at No. 5 in the Universum Survey.

Amazon.com Tops BusinessWeek's 10th Annual InfoTech 100

PRNewswire/ -- For the second consecutive year, Amazon.com tops BusinessWeek's annual InfoTech 100 ranking of tech's top performing companies. In 2007, Amazon.com vaulted from No.23 to No.1, and the company retains the top spot this year, beating out Apple (No.2), Nintendo (No.4), and Google (No.11).

Amazon.com Tops BusinessWeek's 10th Annual InfoTech 100

NEW YORK -- For the second consecutive year, Amazon.com tops BusinessWeek's annual InfoTech 100 ranking of tech's top performing companies. In 2007, Amazon.com vaulted from No.23 to No.1, and the company retains the top spot this year, beating out Apple (No.2), Nintendo (No.4), and Google (No.11).

Amazon.com Tops BusinessWeek's 10th Annual InfoTech 100

NEW YORK, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second consecutive year, Amazon.com tops BusinessWeek's annual InfoTech 100 ranking of tech's top performing companies. In 2007, Amazon.com vaulted from No.23 to No.1, and the company retains the top spot this year, beating out Apple (No.2), Nintendo (No.4), and Google (No.11).

Amazon.com Tops BusinessWeek's 10th Annual InfoTech 100

NEW YORK, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second consecutive year, Amazon.com tops BusinessWeek's annual InfoTech 100 ranking of tech's top performing companies. In 2007, Amazon.com vaulted from No.23 to No.1, and the company retains the top spot this year, beating out Apple (No.2), Nintendo (No.4), and Google (No.11).

Now, Get Naked And Have A Ball

The man behind the camera had three requests for his subjects: no sunglasses, no smiling, and no underwear.

Search Engine Promotion: No Strategy. No Success.

Whether you’re planning the launch of your first site, or wondering why your site counter is actually moving backward, stop. You need a strategy to promote your site to search engines and to visitors. A plan of action based on five key factors, all of which should be weighed carefully before you take another step. Here are the five, most important considerations in the development of any search engine promotion.

Pocket Tunes released, syncs with iTunes and plays Apple formats - no need to buy iPod anymore!

Pocket Tunes player that includes Pocket Tunes Sync with synchronization possibility with iTunes (yes, you do not need Apple iPod to listen to iTunes content!) was previously available for longer time for Palm OS but now it is available also for Windows Mobile!

Ganguly departs as Kolkata two down

Dinda then continued as Fleming scored a single off the first ball. Patel pulled the next ball for another single. Fleming then played out a dot ball. He then scored another quick single. Patel then played out a dot ball. He then ended the over with a single. Chennai were 47/0 after 7 overs.

Click to download: Online music festival footage isn't easy to come by

Last year, being a virtual festival-goer was almost as enjoyable as going to the events themselves; no £150 ticket fees, no travel palavers, no mud and no idiots in jester's hats obscuring your view; just the chance to sit in front of your computer with a nice cup of tea checking out all the best performances at your leisure. But if last weekend's big events are anything to go by, this year's online festival coverage isn't going to be nearly as much fun.

Hans Reiser Guilty of First Degree Murder

Anonymous Meoward writes "Today Hans Reiser was found guilty of first degree murder in Oakland, California. Quoting Wired: 'In a murder case with no body, no crime scene, no reliable eyewitness and virtually no physical evidence, the prosecution began the trial last November with a daunting task ahead... The turning point in the trial came when Reiser took the stand in his own defense March 3.' Whether he really did it or not, Hans basically just didn't know when to shut up."

EBay in Oz: Think of PayPal as your methadone

That’s an interesting little power play eBay is trying to pull in Australia, one U.S. sellers might want to keep an eye on. As of June 17, barring regulatory intervention, the auction giant will allow sellers to offer only two payment options — cash on delivery or PayPal, the eBay-owned online transaction service. No more direct bank deposits, no checks, no money orders. Uncharitable observers, and there are many, might suggest that eBay is abusing its dominant position in auctions to give its own payment unit a competitive advantage while happily collecting transaction fees. But no, says eBay, it’s all about the public interest — those other payment methods just aren’t safe.

No Xbox 360 spring update this year?

No Xbox 360 spring update this year? A week ago we reported about a list of features leaked to Kotaku that were supposedly part of an Xbox 360 Spring Dashboard Update. It turns out, however, that the leaked feature list is a fake as Microsoft just confirmed there’ll be no spring update for the console’s system software this year – or at least not in the form of any significant change to the dashboard. Though news will certainly come as a major disappointment to many Xbox 360 owners, Microsoft still has some modifications and general housekeeping planned for its console.

Ball Aerospace Supports NASA Astrophysics Mission Concepts

PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been selected to support seven NASA astrophysics strategic mission concept studies for its next generation of major space observatories. Ball Aerospace will support Principal Investigator (PI)-led studies representing a broad range of scientific objectives, from searching for and characterizing planets around nearby stars, to observing the formation and evolution of organic materials in space, to studying the formation and evolution of stars, black holes, galaxies and the structure of the universe.

Ball Aerospace Supports NASA Astrophysics Mission Concepts

BOULDER, Colo., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been selected to support seven NASA astrophysics strategic mission concept studies for its next generation of major space observatories. Ball Aerospace will support Principal Investigator (PI)-led studies representing a broad range of scientific objectives, from searching for and characterizing planets around nearby stars, to observing the formation and evolution of organic materials in space, to studying the formation and evolution of stars, black holes, galaxies and the structure of the universe.

Ball Aerospace Supports NASA Astrophysics Mission Concepts

BOULDER, Colo., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been selected to support seven NASA astrophysics strategic mission concept studies for its next generation of major space observatories. Ball Aerospace will support Principal Investigator (PI)-led studies representing a broad range of scientific objectives, from searching for and characterizing planets around nearby stars, to observing the formation and evolution of organic materials in space, to studying the formation and evolution of stars, black holes, galaxies and the structure of the universe.

Ball Aerospace Supports NASA Astrophysics Mission Concepts

BOULDER, Colo., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been selected to support seven NASA astrophysics strategic mission concept studies for its next generation of major space observatories. Ball Aerospace will support Principal Investigator (PI)-led studies representing a broad range of scientific objectives, from searching for and characterizing planets around nearby stars, to observing the formation and evolution of organic materials in space, to studying the formation and evolution of stars, black holes, galaxies and the structure of the universe.

No security threat from BlackBerry services: DoT

NEW DELHI: In a complete about turn from its earlier stance, the department of telecom (DoT) on Wednesday said that there was no threat from BlackBerry services and the government had no objection if an operator wanted to offer these services.

Nintendo: No price cuts on Wii and DS this year

Nintendo however has no such plans. Nintendo Wii and DS continue to sell in large numbers and the Japanese videogame console maker has said no price cuts are planned.

BSD Circular No. 13 of 2008 Statutory Liquidity Requirement (SLR)

Please refer to BSD Circular No. 11 dated May 22, 2008 and BSD Circular No. 04 dated February 02, 2008 on the captioned subject.

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