Most Memorable Centuries of Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin has made enough records and milestones in the cricket that he hardly left anything to achieve, form the total score of 17000 runs in one day international cricket and 15000 runs in test matches all looks like unbeatable. Here are the most memorable centuries.

India vs Bangladesh, ODI 2012

After 33 innings and over a year, Tendulkar finally got to the elusive ton against Bangladesh in an Asia Cup league match at a packed Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Mirpur. It took him 138 deliveries, one of the most arduous one-day efforts by the 38-year-old right-hander, to get to the 100 that had become as much a talking point as the team's fortunes in the past 365 days.

India vs South Africa, ODI-2010

Sachin scored the first double century in one day international cricket which made the history. He scored 200 (not out) in 147 balls with 25 boundaries and three sixes against South Africa on February 24, 2010 in Gwalior. India won this match by 153 runs.

India vs England, Test Match-2008

This match is one among the memorable movements which happened just after two weeks of Mumbai terrorist attack on hotel Taj. Sachin scored 103 (not out) chasing the highest run of 387 and also the first time were Sachin scored a century in a successful fourth-innings chase.

India vs Australia, Test Match-1998

This test match was one of the remarkable one where India trailed by 71 runs in the first innings and Sachin’s brilliant unbeaten 155 runs to set Australia a target of 348 runs and India won the match by 179 runs. In this match Tendulkar scored 155 not out, with 14 boundaries and four sixes.

England v India, Test match-1990

This test match is the first step for Sachin’s milestone. He scored his first test century against England in August 1990. Sachin was just 17 year old, struggled batting when India was at 109/4 after being set 408 runs to win. He challenged the England holding wickets for almost six hours and derived the team to a draw.

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Top 10 Property Destinations of INDIA

1) Mumbai:

Mumbai, the financial hub of India is one of the hottest property destinations in Indian real estate market. The city promises major infrastructure growth and development which has led to the real estate development in residential and commercial segment.

Moreover, the city is witnessing residential and commercial growth in suburban areas. For instance, the Vasai-Virar region in western suburb of the city is famous for budget housing, the area near Panvel, where the developers have launched integrated township projects as the region is close proximity to infrastructure like upcoming international airport, the Trans-Harbour Link, railway station and mono rail, according to ET Bureau.

Also, developers are looking forward to boost the lifestyle in Mumbai, which is now flourishing in residential sector. Therefore, developers are introducing more integrated township projects and luxury housing projects in the city considering buyers’ need, which has shifted from traditional to quality lifestyle. These are the factors driving the growth of real estate in Mumbai making it one of the top real estate destination in India.

2) Delhi-NCR:

National capital region (NCR) is another top property destination in India, when it comes to real estate.  The NCR is renowned for business, politics and fast growing infrastructure, which are driving the real estate growth in residential and commercial segment.  

Today high-tech townships are the new buzz word among real estate developers and NCR  boasts of having such townships like Wave city and Sushant Megapolis, which is in close proximity to Ghaziabad and Greater Noida.

Moreover, developers are coming up with more luxury housing projects in NCR region. Today, buyers are also making their shift from normal apartment to luxury apartments where they can experience premium facilities to boost their lifestyle. For instance, leading developers like DLF and Wave Infratech are investing huge amounts in luxury housing projects in the NCR region of Noida and Gurgaon. DLF has already sold 350 flats in luxury housing projects in a price bracket of about 500 crore, at Gurgaon and Wave Infratech is likely to invest 4000 crore to develop integrated township project in Noida.

Apart from luxury housing projects and integrated township projects, Noida in NCR region is also witnessing soaring demand for studio apartments. Therefore developers and realtors are investing in studio apartment segment to obtain good return on interest. These are the factors driving the growth of real estate development in Delhi-NCR region.

3) Bangalore:

Bangalore, the silicon valley of India, is one of the most attractive property destinations in India. The city’s real estate sector experiened stable market situation even during the economic crises that occurred in 2009. The city has huge potential considering the economy and infrastructure, as it is an IT hub and hence, investors are capable enough to make high investment on property, which has transformed Bangalore into robust real estate market of the country.

Moreover, the garden city is witnessing huge growth in luxury housing segment as most of the city buyers are eager to invest in luxury properties rather than usual apartments. Considering the fact of high demand, developers are launching new projects with luxury amenities to satisfy buyer’s need. Also, the city’s real estate segment is one favorite destination for foreign investors and developers are planning their projects accordingly, to meet global living standards to lure buyers.

The demand for housing has also led to the growth of new residential hubs in suburban areas of Bangalore. For instance, the suburban areas which are growing in residential projects at a fast pace are like Bellary Road, Doddaballapur, Hebbal, Yelahanka and also in the surrounding areas of NH-7, among others. However, most of the residential projects are coming under luxury housing categories and some are based on eco-friendly theme as well.

4) Ahmedabad:

Ahmedabad, one of India’s fastest growing cities is now probing to be an ideal city for real estate investments due to good infrastructure and high- income individuals. The city has got huge potential due to strong economy, developers and investors are on the wheels to park their excess funds in the real estate sector.

Good infrastructures are motivating the developers to launch new residential projects in Ahmedabad. For example, most of the developers have launched their residential projects in the city after the development on SG Highway.  These developers are attracting investors by providing good deals and offering affordable property.

The city is receiving integrated township and low-cost housing, as Tata Housing Development Company along with Arvind Group are about to launch 1600 crore integrated township project and 8-12 lakh low-cost housing in the city. According to Tata Housing MD and Chief Executive Officer Brotin Banerjee, "We have partnered with Arvind Real Estate (an Arvind textile group company) to develop 135-acre integrated township in Ahmedabad."

5) Hyderabad:

Hyderabad, the city of Pearls, has been one of the major hubs for IT/ITeS industry, and has observed massive growth in this sector over the past decade. The city’s real estate sector is gaining popularity and developers are launching increasing number of new residential projects and luxury housing projects, which has made this city as one of the favorable realty destination in India.

The city is witnessing huge growth and development due to increased job opportunities. The reason behind the development is because of ongoing infrastructure projects and the advanced facilities which have made Hyderabad the most sought out area of the city for accommodation. Some of the posh residential areas include Alwal, Kapra, L.B. Nagar, Patancheru, Uppal Kalan, Ramachandrapuram, Rajendranagar, Serlingampally, Malkajgiri, and Qutubullapur.

However, the city is observing more real estate activities as the areas have the benefit of being strategically located near IT corridors, good connectivity of roads and availability of space at affordable prices, are the key features that are attracting developers to construct new projects under residential, commercial and retail.

6) Pune:

IT/ITeS companies and luxury housing are driving the growth of Pune real estate market. Pune has become one favorable real estate destination in India as increasing number of residential projects are coming up. Developers are launching new residential projects and luxury housing projects in Pune. The drastic change has come within buyers, who are opting for quality lifestyle and prefer luxury housing.

Furthermore, Pune suburban areas are also witnessing growth in real estate movements where developers are offering affordable housing as well as coming up with luxury residential projects along with quality amenities and add-ons features.

7) Kochi:

Kochi is known for the commercial hub of Kerala is one of the best real estate destinations in India. The realty market has boost up because of growing IT/ITeS Companies and related services.  Commercial properties are in huge demand with the increase of hotels, retail outlets and the growth in IT services that leads to the demand for office spaces.

According to Anuj Nangpal, Director of Investment Advisory of DTZ India, Kochi’s real estate market is mainly dominated by non-resident Indians (NRIs). The city’s realty market is likely to see a major growth in under-development facilities like Vallarpadam international (shipping) container terminal and technology parks become operational.

8) Coimbatore:

The second largest city of Tamil Nadu is mainly flourished due to commercial industries. Coimbatore is mainly driven by the textile industry followed by software services, education and healthcare that leads to the growth in real estate market.

The growth pattern of the city is likely to change because of several planned infrastructure and commercial projects. Nangpal of DTZ cited that “The region currently has two operational SEZs. Five more are expected to become operational over the next three years. The new SEZs will generate employment and bring migrant population. This is expected to boost real estate growth in the city”, reports Business Today.

Himadri Mayank, Senior Manager, research and real estate intelligence service, Jones Lang LaSalle India said that, Coimbatore is known for its industries which have become one of the favorite hot spot for the IT industries.

9) Mohali:

The neighboring city to Chandigarh, Mohali, offers a good scope for real estate market in India. The real estate scenario of the city is optimistic. For instance, Greater Mohali is observing prominent residential development in Landra-Mohali Road area. Adding to it are the Pan India developers like Ansals, Emaar-MGF, DLF and Unitech, who have acquired land to change the look of this area by developing mega and multi-sector residential hubs. The area is in close proximity to places like upcoming international airport and 120-acre townships with IT SEZ, according to ET Bureau.

10) Jaipur:

Jaipur, the pink city, has surprisingly made it to the list; this city is not far behind when it comes to property investments. The city hosts some of the best planned and balanced real estate developments surpassing other Indian cities in residential, commercial and retail segment, according to ET Bureau.

Another contributing factor which has led to the boom of real estate in Jaipur is that the city offers plenty options of land availability on the outskirts to address the limited land availability issues within city limits. Moreover, close proximity to infrastructure and easy connectivity to the adjacent towns of Rajasthan has made Jaipur one of the favorable real estate destinations in India.

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Needed College Courses For Women

1. Silence, the final frontier: Where no woman has gone before.
2. The undiscovered side of Banking: How to make deposits.
3. Combating the Imelda Marcos Syndrome: You don't need new shoes everyday.
4. Learn how not to inflict your Diets on other people.
5. Nag Nag Nag - how to overcome your tendency to be a fish wife.
6. An invitation to a party does not mean that you have to have a new outfit.
7. Man Management: Discover how the garbage can wait until after the game.
8. Personal Space: Leaving at least enough space in the bathroom cupboard for your partner's toothbrush.
9. Valuation: Just because it's not important to you.
10. Communication Skills I: Tears as the last resort and not the first.
11. Communication Skills II: How to think before speaking.
12. What he really wants: Is buying the right razor blades so difficult.
13. Driving a car safely: A skill you can also acquire.
14. Real women drink their share at a party.
15. Telephones: How to hang up.
16. Parking: Beginners Course.
17. Parking (Advanced): Reversing into a parking space.
18. The Natural Habitat of the Towel: Why they prefer the floor.
19. Managing your weight: It�s not water retention - its fat.
20. Learning to cook I: Bran is not food.
21. Learning to cook II: Bringing back bacon and eggs.
22. Compliments: How to accept them gracefully.

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Semi-Productive Things to Do Online When trying to avoid Real Work

You don’t always have to work hard to be productive.  Productivity can simply be the side effect of doing the right things.
So here’s a list of 29 semi-productive things I do online when my mind is set on avoiding ‘real work.’

1. Check delicious popular tags like ‘useful,’ ‘tutorials,’ ‘tips,’ ‘howto,’ ‘advice,’ ‘entrepreneurship,’ etc. for interesting, educational articles to read.
2. Watch one of the thousands of educational videos streaming at TED.com, Academic Earth and Teacher Tube.
3. Read an online book list and find a new book to grab next time I’m at the library.  Here’s another list.  And another.  And another.
4. Read a classic book online for free at Project Gutenberg, Planet eBook, or the E-books Directory.
5. Research a new Do It Yourself project at DIY Network, Instructables, eHow, or WikiHow.
6. Add to, delete from, or just generally sort my ongoing to-do list at Remember The Milk.
7. Create a cool graphical mind map of some of my recent ideas at bubbl.us.
8. Email a close friend or family member I haven’t spoken to in awhile.
9. Backup my recent photos, documents, and other important files online using Microsoft’s free 25 gig SkyDrive.
10. Use Wikipedia’s random article function to pick a random article to read.
11. Touch up on my math and science skills over a the Khan Academy, MIT OpenCourseWare, or LearningScience.org.
12. Send a paper greeting card directly to a friend or relative at enGreet.
13. Start learning a new language online for free at BBC Languages or Livemocha.
14. Watch one of the insightful 6 minute and 40 second presentations at Ignite Show.
15. Use Memorize Now to memorize a cool joke, or poem, or whatever.
16. Use Media Convert to convert video files I have on my computer into a format I can view on my iPhone or iPod later on.
17. Listen to an educational podcast over at Odeo or via iTunes on iTunes U.
18. Read one of the academic journals at the Directory of Open Access Journals.
19. Share my favorite mp3s, photos, videos, etc. with friends and family using Dropbox.
20. Get a free college education online using this guide from Lifehacker (or read one of the other useful articles on Lifehacker).
21. Inspire and spark my creative mind by looking at a rolling slideshow of the highest rated photos on Flickr for the last 7 days.
22. Catch up on a short history lesson at HyperHistory or The Internet History Sourcebooks Project.  Or find out what happened today in history.
23. Take a fun, educational online quiz at Quizlet.
24. Play an educational online game at Lumosity, Sporcle, Games for the Brain, or Math Run.
25. Add a little gentle rain to my environment using RainyMood.com and then simply meditate and relax in my computer chair for 10 minutes.
26. Sell old stuff I no longer need on eBay and make a little extra cash.
27. Find a new musical artist to listen to based on music I like at Grooveshark, Pandora, last.fm, or Deezer.
28. Find out what’s happening in our world from quality international news sources like BBC News and Reuters.
29. Write a blog post like this one.

So what kind of semi-productive things do you do online in your off-time?  Please share them with us in the comments section below.

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7 Google Tricks listed Worth Knowing

Below I have compiled a list of 7 clever Google tricks that I believe everyone should be aware of.  Together I think they represent the apex of the grand possibilities associated with Google search manipulation tricks and hacks.  Although there are many others out there, these 7 tricks are my all-time favorite.

Enjoy yourself.

1.  Find the Face Behind the Result – This is a neat trick you can use on a Google Image search to filter the search results so that they include only images of people.  How is this useful?  Well, it could come in handy if you are looking for images of the prominent people behind popular products, companies, or geographic locations.  You can perform this search by appending the code &imgtype=face to the end of the URL address after you perform a standard Google Image search.

• Examples (notice the differences in each URL):
  • Image Search for Google vs. Faces Behind Google Image Search
  • Image Search for Digg vs. Faces Behind Digg Image Search
  • Image Search for California vs. Faces Behind California Image Search
  • More info.

2.  Google + Social Media Sites = Quality Free Stuff – If you are on the hunt for free desktop wallpaper, stock images, Wordpress templates or the like, using Google to search your favorite social media sites is your best bet.  The word “free” in any standard search query immediately attracts spam.  Why wade through potential spam in standard search results when numerous social media sites have an active community of users who have already ranked and reviewed the specific free items that interest you.  All you have to do is direct Google to search through each of these individual social media sites, and bingo… you find quality content ranked by hundreds of other people.

• Examples:
  • site:digg.com free “desktop wallpaper”
  • site:reddit.com free “wordpress templates”
  • site:del.icio.us free “stock images”
  • site:netscape.com free “ringtones”
  • site:stumbleupon.com free icons
  • More info.

3.  Find Free Anonymous Web Proxies – A free anonymous web proxy site allows any web browser to access other third-party websites by channeling the browser’s connection through the proxy.  The web proxy basically acts as a middleman between your web browser and the third-party website you are visiting.  Why would you want to do this?  There are two common reasons:

• You’re connecting to a public network at a coffee shop or internet café and you want privacy while you browse the web.  You don’t want the admin to know every site you visit.
• You want to bypass a web content filter or perhaps a server-side ban on your IP address.  Content filtering is common practice on college campus networks.  This trick will usually bypass those restrictions.

There are subscription services and applications available such as TOR and paid VPN servers that do the same thing.  However, this trick is free and easy to access from anywhere via Google.  All you have to do is look through the search results returned by the queries below, find a proxy that works, and enter in the URL of the site you want to browse anonymously.

• Examples:
  • inurl:”nph-proxy.cgi” “start using cgiproxy”
  • inurl:”nph-proxy.cgi” “Start browsing through this CGI-based proxy”
  • More info.

4.  Google for Music, Videos, and Ebooks - Google can be used to conduct a search for almost any file type, including Mp3s, PDFs, and videos.  Open web directories are one of the easiest places to quickly find an endless quantity of freely downloadable files.  This is an oldie, but it’s a goodie!  Why thousands of webmasters incessantly fail to secure their web severs will continue to boggle our minds.

• Examples:
  • Find Music: -inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(wma|mp3) “Counting Crows”
  • Find Videos: -inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(mpg|wmv) “chapelle”
  • Find Ebooks: -inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(pdf|doc) “george orwell 1984″
  • More info.

5.  Browse Open Webcams Worldwide – Take a randomized streaming video tour of the world by searching Google for live open access video webcams.  This may not be the most productive Google trick ever, but it sure is fun!  (Note: you may be prompted to install an ActiveX control or the Java runtime environment which allows your browser to view certain video stream formats.)

• Examples:
  • Axis Webcams: inurl:/view.shtml or inurl:view/index.shtml
  • Cannon Webcams: sample/LvAppl/
  • MOBOTIX Webcams: control/userimage.html
  • FlexWatch Webcams: /app/idxas.html
  • JVC Webcams: intitle: intitle:”V.Networks [Motion Picture(Java)]”
  • More info. - More info.

6.  Judge a Site by its Image – Find out what a site is all about by looking at a random selection of the images hosted on its web pages.  Even if you are somewhat familiar with the target site’s content, this can be an entertaining little exercise.  You will almost surely find something you didn’t expect to see.  All you have to do is use Google’s site: operator to target a domain in an image search.

• Examples:
  • Digg in Images
  • Wired in Images
  • Reddit in Images
  • More info.

7.  Results Based on Third-Party Opinion - Sometimes you can get a better idea of the content located within a website by reading how other websites refer to that site’s content.  The allinanchor: Google search operator can save you large quantities of time when a normal textual based search query fails to fetch the information you desire.  It conducts a search based on keywords used strictly in the anchor text, or linking text, of third party sites that link to the web pages returned by the search query.  In other words, this operator filters your search results in a way such that Google ignores the title and content of the returned web pages, but instead bases the search relevance on the keywords that other sites use to reference the results.  It can add a whole new dimension of variety to your search results.

• Examples (notice the added variety between search results):
• allinanchor:”google hacks” vs. basic search for Google hacks
• allinanchor:”wordpress exploits” vs. basic  search for Wordpress exploits 
• More info.

Bonus Material:
Here is a list of my favorite Google advanced search operators, operator combinations, and related uses:

• link:URL = lists other pages that link to the URL.
• related:URL = lists other pages that are related to the URL.
• site:domain.com “search term = restricts search results to the given domain.
• allinurl:WORDS = shows only pages with all search terms in the url.
• inurl:WORD = like allinurl: but filters the URL based on the first term only.
• allintitle:WORD = shows only results with terms in title.
• intitle:WORD = similar to allintitle, but only for the next word.
• cache:URL = will show the Google cached version of the URL.
• info:URL = will show a page containing links to related searches, backlinks, and pages containing the url. This is the same as typing the url into the search box. 
• filetype:SOMEFILETYPE = will restrict searches to that filetype
• -filetype:SOMEFILETYPE = will remove that file type from the search.
• site:www.somesite.net “+www.somesite.net” = shows you how many pages of your site are indexed by google
• allintext: = searches only within text of pages, but not in the links or page title
• allinlinks: = searches only within links, not text or title
• WordA OR WordB = search for either the word A or B
• “Word” OR “Phrase” = search exact word or phrase
• WordA -WordB = find word A but filter results that include word B
• WordA +WordB = results much contain both Word A and Word B
• ~WORD = looks up the word and its synonyms
• ~WORD -WORD = looks up only the synonyms to the word 
• More info.

Want more info on Google Hacking?  These 3 books are must reads:

• Google Hacks: Tips & Tools for Finding and Using the World’s Information
• Google: The Missing Manual
• Google Hacking for Penetration Testers

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