Saturday, February 7, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
How to download Music?
Getting music from a digital source and into your computer is pretty easy if you know your options. It is, however, complicated business when you consider copyright, quality and computer security issues. Here's an overview of your choices with these concerns in mind.
Steps
Create a folder for your music. Most computers have a folder already designated for this purpose. Make sure this folder isn't shared (unless you want it to be). See Warnings below.
Record what you hear. If you listen to Internet radio stations or any other kind of music playing on the Internet, you can use a program to record what you hear. The drawback is that the resulting music will be low-quality in comparison to what you can get from a CD or paid download. Look for promotional downloads. Check artists' websites--sometimes there are downloads available for free. Conduct an Internet search for "promo" and "download" and a specific artist's name, or a certain kind of music.
Purchase MP3/electronic albums. There are several sites which sell digital albums and singles, such as iTunes and Amazon.
If you have a portable MP3 player, make sure that it is compatible with the download site. In most cases, it's possible to overcome this, but it can be a complicated process that you might want to avoid.
You can also burn songs onto CDs--in this case, format isn't as critical.
Pricing schemes vary. Some sites requires a subscription, others don't. There can also be different prices for listening to a song and actually downloading it. Some sites offer a free trial period.
Investigate peer-to-peer (P2P) downloading programs (like Limewire and Kazaa). These programs involve sharing files with people you don't know, and this form of sharing is riddled with controversy over copyright restrictions. In addition, the quality of music you download may be inconsistent, and there's always the possibility of viruses. Torrent file sharing has similar issues, although the way in which the music is downloaded is slightly different, with the download broken up into pieces coming from several different sources rather than just one.
Tips
MP3 is the predominant digital music format, but WMA and AAC files are beginning to gain ground.
Warnings
Sharing your downloaded music with any other individual, whether you make any money off it or not, is considered to violate copyright law under most jurisdictions.
Steps
Create a folder for your music. Most computers have a folder already designated for this purpose. Make sure this folder isn't shared (unless you want it to be). See Warnings below.
Record what you hear. If you listen to Internet radio stations or any other kind of music playing on the Internet, you can use a program to record what you hear. The drawback is that the resulting music will be low-quality in comparison to what you can get from a CD or paid download. Look for promotional downloads. Check artists' websites--sometimes there are downloads available for free. Conduct an Internet search for "promo" and "download" and a specific artist's name, or a certain kind of music.
Purchase MP3/electronic albums. There are several sites which sell digital albums and singles, such as iTunes and Amazon.
If you have a portable MP3 player, make sure that it is compatible with the download site. In most cases, it's possible to overcome this, but it can be a complicated process that you might want to avoid.
You can also burn songs onto CDs--in this case, format isn't as critical.
Pricing schemes vary. Some sites requires a subscription, others don't. There can also be different prices for listening to a song and actually downloading it. Some sites offer a free trial period.
Investigate peer-to-peer (P2P) downloading programs (like Limewire and Kazaa). These programs involve sharing files with people you don't know, and this form of sharing is riddled with controversy over copyright restrictions. In addition, the quality of music you download may be inconsistent, and there's always the possibility of viruses. Torrent file sharing has similar issues, although the way in which the music is downloaded is slightly different, with the download broken up into pieces coming from several different sources rather than just one.
Tips
MP3 is the predominant digital music format, but WMA and AAC files are beginning to gain ground.
Warnings
Sharing your downloaded music with any other individual, whether you make any money off it or not, is considered to violate copyright law under most jurisdictions.
How to tie a tie?
Have you tried to tie a tie, only to end up with a tangled mess in your hands? Starting with these step-by-step instructions for a simple, four-in-hand knot; a sharp-looking tie; a mirror; and some patience, you can become proficient at tying your tie for maximum class, professionalism, and style.
Steps
Stand in front of the mirror with your collar up, your shirt buttoned all the way to the top, and the tie around your neck. The thick end of the tie should be on the side of your dominant hand. So if you're right-handed, the wider end should be hanging on your right side.
Spot the seamLook for a seam on the front of the narrow end of the tie.
Crossed at the seamMove the thick end over the narrow end so they cross each other on the seam.
Pull the thick end behind the narrow end, bring it around, and lay it over the narrow end again.
Behind the narrow end...
...and over
Repeat. Wrap the thick end around the narrow end once more, just as described in the previous step.
Behind the knot, through the loopPull the thick end of the tie all the way through the loop around your neck.
Pull the thick end down through the knot.
Tighten the knot by sliding it up the narrow end. Make sure your tie is straight and the length is appropriate.
Steps
Stand in front of the mirror with your collar up, your shirt buttoned all the way to the top, and the tie around your neck. The thick end of the tie should be on the side of your dominant hand. So if you're right-handed, the wider end should be hanging on your right side.
Spot the seamLook for a seam on the front of the narrow end of the tie.
Crossed at the seamMove the thick end over the narrow end so they cross each other on the seam.
Pull the thick end behind the narrow end, bring it around, and lay it over the narrow end again.
Behind the narrow end...
...and over
Repeat. Wrap the thick end around the narrow end once more, just as described in the previous step.
Behind the knot, through the loopPull the thick end of the tie all the way through the loop around your neck.
Pull the thick end down through the knot.
Tighten the knot by sliding it up the narrow end. Make sure your tie is straight and the length is appropriate.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
The Cricket All Rounders
Having tackled the openers and the middle-order kings, here are the terrific ten who most definitely ‘can bat, can bowl’ – the Hall of Fame all-rounders.
Richie BenaudTests: Highest Rating 532 (1959), Highest Ranking 1st (1957-1960). 53 matches at number 1He may best be known as the doyen of television commentators, but in his time he was a fantastic captain, not to mention a superb all-rounder. His bowling was good enough to give him the Australian Test record for wickets when he retired, as well as a brief week-long stay on top of the bowling tree in 1959. With the bat in his hand he smashed a 78-minute Test century at Kingston in 1955 and peaked at number 13 four years later.
Ian BothamTests: Highest Rating 646 (1980), Highest Ranking 1st (1978-1984). 120 matches at number 1ODIs: Highest Rating 469 (1983), Highest Ranking 1st (1980). 4 matches at number 1For a five-year period from 1978 to 1983 he truly dominated the world game, spending a large proportion of that time on top of the Bowling charts as well as the all-rounder list. His batting wasn’t bad either, peaking at 811 batting points after his double-century against India at the Oval in 1982, which put him third behind only Viv Richards and Allan Border. He was less effective in One-day cricket, but still managed to muscle Greg Chappell out of top spot for a six-month period in 1980.
Kapil Dev Tests: Highest Rating 433 (1981), Highest Ranking 1st (1992-1994). 73 matches at number 1ODIs: Highest Rating 632 (1985), Highest Ranking 1st (1983-1994). 655 matches at number 1No-one has come close to Kapil’s 655 matches on top of the ODI all-rounder list – his nearest challenger is Jacques Kallis some two hundred matches behind him. In addition, his 632 points has never been bettered – indeed no-one else has reached higher than 569. He was the leading Test wicket-taker on his retirement and managed a lengthy spell on top in the longer form of the game late in his career, despite his home pitches rarely giving him the same help they gave his spinning colleagues.
WG Grace Tests: Highest Rating 207 (1890), Highest Ranking 3rd (1892)He was a true colossus of the game, and is so even now nearly a century after his death. The scorer of England’s first Test century spent two matches on top of the batting world way back in 1880, and for most of his career he was one of the most recognisable faces in the country. However, his bowling was little-used in his Test career and he ended with only nine wickets in his twenty-two Tests. His career record of 54,896 runs and 2,876 first-class wickets over the course of 44 seasons has stood the test of time and the combination of both have not been threatened by any all-rounder since his day,
Richard HadleeTests: Highest Rating 483 (1987), Highest Ranking 1st (1984-1989). 133 matches at number 1ODIs: Highest Rating 471 (1986), Highest Ranking 1st (1983). 10 matches at number 1Hadlee’s career ended in such a peak of form that in his last 39 Tests, his bowling Rating never dropped below 862. Without the presence of Malcolm Marshall at exactly the same time, he surely would have spent more than his 127 matches as the top Test bowler. His bowling was his stronger suit but he did manage to reach the top ten in the ODI batting charts early in his career, before reaching the top spot in the bowling table in 1983 and not moving far from there until his retirement seven years later.
Imran KhanTests: Highest Rating 518 (1983), Highest Ranking 1st (1983-1992). 104 matches at number 1ODIs: Highest Rating 480 (1983), Highest Ranking 1st (1990). 1 match at number 1Only two men have ever reached higher Test bowling Ratings than Imran’s 922 which he achieved after his forty wickets in the 1982/83 series with deadly rivals India. Having debuted in 1971 his bowling peaked once he had matured, but his highest Batting Rating was achieved the month before his retirement. Arguably most famous for captaining Pakistan to their World Cup win, his brief stay as the number one all-rounder in One Day Internationals lasted just two days.
Keith MillerTests: Highest Rating 573 (1952), Highest Ranking 1st (1947-1956). 134 matches at number 1Having been taught maths at school by former Australian captain Bill Woodfull, he was surely destined for greatness. Only two men have spent more matches rated as the number one Test all-rounder than Miller, and his all-round skills dominated the decade following the Second World War. His powerful hitting enabled him to reach the world’s top ten batsmen in 1952, and he actually topped the bowling chart for the two matches which immediately preceded ‘Laker’s match’ in the summer of 1956.
Wilfred RhodesTests: Highest Rating 309 (1913), Highest Ranking 2nd (1905).His slow left-arm spin took him to the top of the bowling pack early in his career after he took fifteen Australian wickets at Melbourne in early 1904. From then on it was his batting which took over and he shares England’s first-wicket Ashes record partnership with Jack Hobbs – also set at Melbourne. That innings helped him to reach number four in the world just before the outbreak of the First World War. He had a record 31-year Test career and his 4187 first-class wickets will never be beaten.
Garry SobersTests: Highest Rating 669 (1966), Highest Ranking 1st (1962-1974). 213 matches at number 1Once he took over from Alan Davidson in 1962 no-one managed to dislodge him from the number one spot for all-rounders until his final Test twelve years later. He spent a further 189 matches at the top of the batting tree and for the last decade of his career, he only spent one match outside the top ten bowlers. It is easy to understand why he was the dominant force in world cricket for so long and his peak all-rounder Rating of 669 is the best-ever.
Frank WoolleyTests: Highest Rating 349 (1913), Highest Ranking 1st (1930). 6 matches at number 1Only Jack Hobbs scored more first-class runs than Woolley, but the Kent left-hander also managed to take more than two thousand wickets and over a thousand catches. Both his batting and bowling were good enough on their own to take him into the top three for each skill at various points of his career. However, he finally reached the top spot for all-rounders at the age of 42 after taking nine wickets at Wellington during England’s tour of New Zealand in 1930.
Richie BenaudTests: Highest Rating 532 (1959), Highest Ranking 1st (1957-1960). 53 matches at number 1He may best be known as the doyen of television commentators, but in his time he was a fantastic captain, not to mention a superb all-rounder. His bowling was good enough to give him the Australian Test record for wickets when he retired, as well as a brief week-long stay on top of the bowling tree in 1959. With the bat in his hand he smashed a 78-minute Test century at Kingston in 1955 and peaked at number 13 four years later.
Ian BothamTests: Highest Rating 646 (1980), Highest Ranking 1st (1978-1984). 120 matches at number 1ODIs: Highest Rating 469 (1983), Highest Ranking 1st (1980). 4 matches at number 1For a five-year period from 1978 to 1983 he truly dominated the world game, spending a large proportion of that time on top of the Bowling charts as well as the all-rounder list. His batting wasn’t bad either, peaking at 811 batting points after his double-century against India at the Oval in 1982, which put him third behind only Viv Richards and Allan Border. He was less effective in One-day cricket, but still managed to muscle Greg Chappell out of top spot for a six-month period in 1980.
Kapil Dev Tests: Highest Rating 433 (1981), Highest Ranking 1st (1992-1994). 73 matches at number 1ODIs: Highest Rating 632 (1985), Highest Ranking 1st (1983-1994). 655 matches at number 1No-one has come close to Kapil’s 655 matches on top of the ODI all-rounder list – his nearest challenger is Jacques Kallis some two hundred matches behind him. In addition, his 632 points has never been bettered – indeed no-one else has reached higher than 569. He was the leading Test wicket-taker on his retirement and managed a lengthy spell on top in the longer form of the game late in his career, despite his home pitches rarely giving him the same help they gave his spinning colleagues.
WG Grace Tests: Highest Rating 207 (1890), Highest Ranking 3rd (1892)He was a true colossus of the game, and is so even now nearly a century after his death. The scorer of England’s first Test century spent two matches on top of the batting world way back in 1880, and for most of his career he was one of the most recognisable faces in the country. However, his bowling was little-used in his Test career and he ended with only nine wickets in his twenty-two Tests. His career record of 54,896 runs and 2,876 first-class wickets over the course of 44 seasons has stood the test of time and the combination of both have not been threatened by any all-rounder since his day,
Richard HadleeTests: Highest Rating 483 (1987), Highest Ranking 1st (1984-1989). 133 matches at number 1ODIs: Highest Rating 471 (1986), Highest Ranking 1st (1983). 10 matches at number 1Hadlee’s career ended in such a peak of form that in his last 39 Tests, his bowling Rating never dropped below 862. Without the presence of Malcolm Marshall at exactly the same time, he surely would have spent more than his 127 matches as the top Test bowler. His bowling was his stronger suit but he did manage to reach the top ten in the ODI batting charts early in his career, before reaching the top spot in the bowling table in 1983 and not moving far from there until his retirement seven years later.
Imran KhanTests: Highest Rating 518 (1983), Highest Ranking 1st (1983-1992). 104 matches at number 1ODIs: Highest Rating 480 (1983), Highest Ranking 1st (1990). 1 match at number 1Only two men have ever reached higher Test bowling Ratings than Imran’s 922 which he achieved after his forty wickets in the 1982/83 series with deadly rivals India. Having debuted in 1971 his bowling peaked once he had matured, but his highest Batting Rating was achieved the month before his retirement. Arguably most famous for captaining Pakistan to their World Cup win, his brief stay as the number one all-rounder in One Day Internationals lasted just two days.
Keith MillerTests: Highest Rating 573 (1952), Highest Ranking 1st (1947-1956). 134 matches at number 1Having been taught maths at school by former Australian captain Bill Woodfull, he was surely destined for greatness. Only two men have spent more matches rated as the number one Test all-rounder than Miller, and his all-round skills dominated the decade following the Second World War. His powerful hitting enabled him to reach the world’s top ten batsmen in 1952, and he actually topped the bowling chart for the two matches which immediately preceded ‘Laker’s match’ in the summer of 1956.
Wilfred RhodesTests: Highest Rating 309 (1913), Highest Ranking 2nd (1905).His slow left-arm spin took him to the top of the bowling pack early in his career after he took fifteen Australian wickets at Melbourne in early 1904. From then on it was his batting which took over and he shares England’s first-wicket Ashes record partnership with Jack Hobbs – also set at Melbourne. That innings helped him to reach number four in the world just before the outbreak of the First World War. He had a record 31-year Test career and his 4187 first-class wickets will never be beaten.
Garry SobersTests: Highest Rating 669 (1966), Highest Ranking 1st (1962-1974). 213 matches at number 1Once he took over from Alan Davidson in 1962 no-one managed to dislodge him from the number one spot for all-rounders until his final Test twelve years later. He spent a further 189 matches at the top of the batting tree and for the last decade of his career, he only spent one match outside the top ten bowlers. It is easy to understand why he was the dominant force in world cricket for so long and his peak all-rounder Rating of 669 is the best-ever.
Frank WoolleyTests: Highest Rating 349 (1913), Highest Ranking 1st (1930). 6 matches at number 1Only Jack Hobbs scored more first-class runs than Woolley, but the Kent left-hander also managed to take more than two thousand wickets and over a thousand catches. Both his batting and bowling were good enough on their own to take him into the top three for each skill at various points of his career. However, he finally reached the top spot for all-rounders at the age of 42 after taking nine wickets at Wellington during England’s tour of New Zealand in 1930.
Friday, January 30, 2009
My Couson Sister
My cousin sister's name is Kashvi. She is 3 years old. She is a very cute girl but very knotty. She is 8 years small from me but she always win the battle. Her nickname is Tanvi but I call her Tanvi Babu. She dances very well. She likes every fruit to eat. She likes to make funny faces.
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