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Bangladesh cricket team for cricket World cup,2007

The Bangladesh cricket team has often flattered to deceive in the cricket matches leading up to the cricket World cup. The Bangladesh cricket team has even beaten the Australian cricket team in the past, and has of course has great potential

In order to get to the Super Eights, the Bangladesh cricket team needs to beat the Indian cricket team or the Sri Lankan cricket team in the Group matches. Since the West Indies pitches are expected to aid the slow bowlers, Bangladesh can hope that their left arm spinners can work wonders in the slow West Indies cricket pitches.

If the Bangladesh cricket team manages to win against the Indian cricket team or the Sri Lankan cricket team in the cricket World cup in the West Indies, it will be a great boost to cricket in Bangladesh.

Ashraful and Rafique are the

Habibul Bashar, Shahriar Nafees Ahmed, Khaled Mashud, Mohammad Rafique, Mashrafe bin Mortaza, Javed Omar, Mohammad Ashraful, Aftab Ahmed, Rajin Saleh, Shahadat Hossain, Tushar Imran, Alok Kapali, Tapash Baisya, Abdur Razzak, Manzural Islam Rana, Syed Rasel, Mushfiqur Rahim, Enamul Haque jr, Nazmul Hossain, Farhad Reza, Sakib Al Hasan, Mehrab Hossain jr, Nadif Chowdhury, Nazmus Sadat, Junaed Siddiquee, Mohammad Sharif, Dollar Mahmud, Shahagir Hossain Pavel, Marshal Ayub, Tamim Iqbal Khan


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Sachin Tendulkar should never be dropped

Sachin Tendulkar should never be dropped from the Indian cricket team. It hurts and pains me to hear about Sachin Tendulkar being summarily dropped from the Indian cricket team.


The most common complaint about Sachin Tendulkar nowadays is that he is not a crunch match cricket player and tends to succumb under pressure.But, that argument about Sachin Tendulkar is really flawed

The perception about Sachin Tendulkar's so-called failures for the Indian cricket team is influenced by two factors- Our large expectations from Sachin Tendulkar and his batting position

Since Sachin Tendulkar opens the Indian team's cricket innings or bats at number four,any good innings by Sachin Tendulkar is not noticed and taken as part of the course and nothing extraordinary.

Have you ever wondered what would happened if Sachin Tendulkar had failed in those cricket innings when he scores centuries?


Sachin Tendulkar is now in a non-enviable lose-lose scenario in Indian cricket.If Sachin Tendulkar had scored against the Bangladesh cricket team and if the Indian cricket team had scored a facile win, the Indian cricket media would have taken potshots at Sachin saying he picked an opportunity to score against a minnow cricket team

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30+ Social Giving Sites that Connect People to Causes and Nonprofits

Posted By WebAdvantage.net on Mar 4th, 2011

With so many social media sites, tools, and technologies on the internet, we have more access to causes and nonprofits than ever before. The convergence of social media and activism has given rise to a new wave of “social giving” sites that are helping people discover, engage with, and support the causes and nonprofit organizations they care about.

From the lone activist to large nonprofits, social giving sites present organizations of any size with an opportunity to discover new, exciting ways to expand their online presence, increase awareness, mobilize volunteers, and garner support and donations from multiple fronts.

Here’s a look at more than 30 social giving sites that are revolutionizing the way people and nonprofits connect:

(in alphabetical order)

ActiveCause — ActiveCause, The Social Giving Network™ brings together nonprofits, corporations and individuals to form vibrant, self-activating communities. Has a host of innovative features and tools to empower philanthropists to spark change where it’s most needed.Amazee — A platform that empowers individuals and organizations to initiate and promote their ideas and plans in groups, to find like-minded people and raise funds.Betterplace.org — Large online donation platform connecting organizations in need of support with people who want to help, one-to-one, worldwide.Bring Light — Connects donors and charities to create a way for more informed and effective online fundraising. On Bring Light, approved Charities describe specific fundraising needs. Donors can then make donations via credit card or they can establish a Donor Account.Causecast — Gives nonprofit organizations an effective and aesthetically-pleasing forum to promote their ideas, raise money and increase awareness on the internet. Has slowly evolved into an inspired community of leaders and individuals, news and media, and tools used to take action like donating, volunteering, petition-signing and creating original content.Causes — Positions itself as the world’s largest platform for activism and philanthropy. Empowers individuals to create grassroots communities called “causes” that take action on behalf of a specific issue or nonprofit organization. Since 2007, Causes has brought together 140M users, raised $30M for over 25,000 nonprofits, and helps 500,000 user-created causes.Change.org — Start, join, and win campaigns for social change. Campaigns can be about anything, from supporting curbside recycling programs to fighting wrongful deportation. Change.org members start campaigns around thousands of different issues.Changents — Connecting the people that help the world (change agents) to the people that help them.ChangingThePresent — Connects people to more than 1500 meaningful charitable gifts offered by nonprofits worldwide. Lets you browse by cause or nonprofit name; members can also create charitable gift wishlists.Citizen Effect — Gives “Citizen Philanthropists” the ability to choose a project, leverage their social networks, and communicate directly with a partner community. Partners actively manage projects so they can seamlessly share information with Citizen Philanthropists and directly report on the impact projects are having on the ground.Crowdrise — Crowdrise, a unique blend of crowdsourcing, social networking, and other incentives, is all about online fundraising, event fundraising, volunteering and having the most fun in the world while doing it.DeliverGood — Builds efficiencies into the charitable giving process by connecting charities and non-profits who need stuff with people and companies who have stuff to give.DoSomething.org — One of the largest organizations in the US connecting young people to the causes they care about by creating a culture of volunteerism through web, TV, mobile and social media.FirstGiving — Partners with nonprofits to allow them to plan, execute, and measure successful online fundraising campaigns with FirstGiving’s fundraising software. For individual fundraisers, makes raising money online easy, effective, and fun.Getinvolved — Matches you to volunteer opportunities that are right for you based on your interests, causes you care about, and the skill sets you have to offer.Givealittle — A New Zealand based site, Givealittle exists to make good things happen. Part of a wave of online ventures worldwide figuring out ways to use the web to create a real difference offline. Members can donate to hundreds of online charities, and nonprofits can create member pages to increase awareness and collect donations online.GiveMeaning — An online fundraising site emphasizing creative fundraising ideas and other unique forms of charity donation.Givology — Partners with leading grassroots nonprofit organizations, local communities, and schools to sponsor education grants and innovative community-based education projects.GlobalGiving — Connects you to over 1,000 pre-screened grassroots charity projects around the world. Project Leaders post their causes and details about what they need, giving donors an inside look at the project’s unique needs and work being done.idealist.org — Users can search for volunteer opportunities, events, and other concrete ways to get involved. Organizations can create profile pages to advertise their presence and recruit people to the cause by connecting with volunteers, donors, and supporters.Jumo — A social network connecting individuals and organizations who want to change the world. Leveraging connection technologies, Jumo enables people to find, follow and support those working toward solutions on the ground in their community and in regions across the globe.Network for Good — Secure, convenient donation system that makes it possible to give to any charity, anywhere, anytime online. Processes donations for over 1.2 million charities via DonateNow.Philanthroper — A giving site with an interesting twist: think “Groupon”, except donating instead of buying. Every day, Philanthroper features a different nonprofit/charity on its ad-supported site and invites visitors to donate just a single dollar. Philanthroper takes no cut from donations.Pifworld — An online charity platform where your donation goes directly to personally selected projects. Via video updates, you can see the change made possible. On the website you can donate to projects you like and act to make a change.Piryx — Makes fundraising easy by connecting people with the causes they care about online; charges a small transaction fee to cover donation processing.Razoo — Search for and donate to nearly 1 million officially registered nonprofit organizations; set up a fundraiser for a charity of your choice in minutes; your donation or fundraiser can be shared with millions who believe in you and your cause.SixDegrees.org — Support your favorite charities by donating or creating fundraising badges — as well as check out the favorite causes of other people, including celebrities. You can also pay it forward with “Good Cards” – gift cards for charity that can be redeemed as a donation to more than 1 million charities.Small Change Fund — Empowers you to make big change with small change. Discover, share, connect with, and support grassroots projects in communities across the country – projects that need just a small amount of money to make a real and significant impact in the world.Social Actions — Connects you to the issues and causes you care about via subscription alerts to “action packs” grouped around popular causes, such as health care, human rights, and the green movement.VolunteerMatch — Makes it easy for good people and good causes to connect. Offers a variety of online services to support a community of nonprofit, volunteer and business leaders committed to civic engagement. Welcomes millions of visitors a year and is a preferred internet recruiting tool for more than 76,000 nonprofit organizations.YourCause — Uses personalized web pages to leverage member’s voices, networks, and spheres of influence to improve the lives of others and connects their causes to relevant charities. Offers more than 25 nonprofit categories and boasts over 1.2 million registered nonprofits.

Do you know of any other great social giving sites?  Tell us about them in the comments below and we’ll consider adding them to our list!

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Ricky Ponting lacks integrity in Sydney test match

Ricky Ponting surely lacks any semblance of integrity. The two appeals , one off Dhoni, where he claimed to have perfectly (!) taken the catch (see attached photo) and the catch by Clarke perfectly sum up his integrity or lack of it

As Prem Panicker writes in Rediff.com, Ricky Ponting should be banned until Ricky Ponting improves his behavior


Ricky Ponting said "There is no way I grounded the ball". What do you think, is Ricky Ponting grounding the ball or is the ground rising up to meet the ball ?


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Asia cup series 2004 cricket teams (India Vs SriLanka final)

Teams for the Asia cup cricket tournament

Sri Lanka team  for the Asia cup          Bangladesh team for the Asia cup

India team for the Asia cup                   UAE team for the Asia cup

Pakistan team for the Asia cup              Hong Kong team for the Asia cup

Established cricket teams for the Asia cup cricket tournament

The teams for the Asia cup cricket tournament includes the established teams of world cricket such as India ,Pakistan and Sri Lanka who will really be battling for the honours

The underdogs for the Asia cup cricket tournament

 The Asia cup cricket  series also includes the teams in Asia such as Bangladesh,UAE and Hong Kong. Bangladesh has of course started playing test and one day international cricket matches - but this should be a great outing for UAE and Hong Kong to show off their cricketing prowess.

Asia cup cricket series featuring India,Pakistan,Sri Lanka,Bangladesh,UAE,Hong Kong

Who will win the Asia cup?Discuss

Schedule for the Asia cup cricket series

Our successful past predictions- India Vs Pakistan series

Natwest cricket series


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After Cancellation Notice, Offshore SEO Company Threatens Negative Reputation Management Campaign

Ash Buckles

A company received a smear campaign threat from its outsourced SEO firm because the firm knows Google’s algorithm improperly ranks negative results, which Google claims helps to show an impartial view of the Web.

Reference this e-mail and tell me if you’d rather hire offshore to save a few dollars or go with a reputable SEO company that can provide you with skilled SEO link builders and an on-going professional relationship.

This is in response to a request to cancel services for a month-to-month service offering:

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The legal nature of these tactics is questionable in the United States, but hiring an offshore firm doesn’t provide you the same protection from a “Negative Reputation Campaign.”

It’s unbelievable that an SEO company would put its own reputation on the line with such an e-mail because a client has decided to go with another SEO firm. I’ve seen these tactics for more than a decade in both Web design/development and SEO, and its extremely unfortunate.

A couple weeks ago, Google tweaked their algorithm to penalize DecorMyEyes.com after the NY Times published an article discussing their alleged fraudulent business practices that resulted in supposed increased Google rankings.

Bottom line: Google took action! They need to continue that effort with sites like RipOffReport.com, ComplaintsBoard.com, Scam.com and other sites that obtain very high positions in the Google Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs) and seem to be favored by Google’s algorithm.

When searching for brand names, you often see negative complaints published on these URLs at the top of the SERPs. I would understand seeing these URLs with negative information showing up in the SERPs for searches like:

Brand name scamBrand name sucksBrand name complaintsBrand name problemsAnd other keyword combinations based around negative terms

But when a brand name is the sole keyword and a complaint site URL is showing up #2, there is most likely an imbalance of credibility with Google’s algorithm that gives the complaint site the advantage.

Keep in mind the backlink portfolio to the URLs listed do not warrant a #2 ranking, nor does Google agree that a similarly credible website should rank for every brand in the world with little more than a brand name displayed in a page title, header tag and content body. At least Google’s love affair with Wikipedia can be argued that Wikipedia’s deep pages obtain thousands of links individually and therefore deserve a top ranking.

What did I miss in this post and plea to Google to do the right thing? Please comment and share.

Tags: Offshore SEO Company, Online reputation, orm, Outsourced SEO, Reputation Management


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About cricket match games at GameCricket.com

about the GameCricket cricket match games

The free online cricket match games at GameCricket.com were written by me almost 10 years back, in an attempt to create a truly statistical cricket match game that can use match simulation and probabalistic analysis to generate a fun cricket match and also predict cricket match game results

The online cricket match game at GameCricket.com follows the ICC rules of international one-day cricket and Twenty20 cricket

In the GameCricket online cricket match game, if for example, you decide to play a fifty over match, each cricket team in this online cricket game has 50 overs to bat and each bowler has a maximum of 10 overs.The cricket game enforces power play for the first 15 overs and the corresponding last 10 overs of the cricket match


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