Sri Lanka Vs India Live Stream Link among dozen of bogus links

If you are trying to get a hold of the live stream of the game online, you might find you search results ended up in bogus web blogs that leads no where. It is absolutely ridiculous how people have used their blogs giving a link for live stream which doesnt even have anything. Most of these blogs have disabled the otherwise filled with bad reviews comments section such as this one http://cricketlivesite.blogspot.com/2009/01/watch-india-vs-sri-lanka-2nd-odi-live_30.html And there are a ton of these sites if you are one of the viewers that are trying desperate to get to the action before the game is over.

Best way to do this is use sopcast player http://www.sopcast.com/download/ and try surfing the channels since its india's involved in the game, would not be that hard to find a sopcast link unlike a website link.

or try this blog, I had some luck but doesnt mean you can always look on them.

http://cricketlivestreamingcom.blogspot.com/2009/01/server-1.html

On the other hand if you are searching for highlights of the games, here is a one useful blog I found out of the bunch that appear to advertise such events.
http://blog.cricket-highlights.com/

ashPresentom Transition to version 4.0

ashPresentom is currently working on transferring to a new template design and we apologize for the inconvenience in the meantime.

Desktop/iPhone Wallpaper: Top Secret of US Intelligence

Today's post will be featuring a desktop and iPhone wallpaper inspired by the novel "Stone Cold" by David Baldacci. An action thriller with suspense through out the novel, if you can get a hold of it, its a book recommended for reading pleasure.
In the meantime please enjoy the wall papers.

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Fake cashiers checks, travelers checks received through FedEx mail: Scam

Hello guys, today I want to draw your attention to a widely spread scam that has been going all around the country and has deceived countless number of people because of their lack of knowledge about this scam. I went deep down into this to investigate the truth and the story behind this, so you can read this post and not be one of them to get fooled. Talk about Bernie Madoff's $50 million scam, in a small scale with the same degree of intensity this scam can be classified on top along with those.

It all start with an email saying work-from-home opportunity, sooner of later you will receive a fedex overnight package or a UPS, inside which you find travelers checks or cashiers checks addressed to your name. What's all requested by this group or an individual is to keep 10% of the money and send out 90% through Western Union, untraceable. But why would someone send you a check and ask you to cash it and send 90%, and why would someone want to pay you for that? That will take you to the deep truth behind the scene, the money you received are in counterfeit documents, so masterfully made that it would be extremely difficult to differentiate to an authenticate document.

Because most people find it hard to identify as fake, not a teller will have that much skills either. Therefore once its deposited, your bank account will be credited. After seeing the positive balance in your account, convinced of account balance you will go ahead and return the favor in sending this person the 90% through Western Union. But once the bank try to send the check to its predecessors for funds will they find out it is a fake check. At this point, you will be questioned as to fraudulent transactions along with a fee.

Now you lost 90% of the money which you will not be able to retrieve from Western Union and a fee from the bank. And at this moment you will regret what you have done which you shouldnt have if it wasnt for the crave for money, and for an idea seemed feasible.

So dont let this happen to you and lets hope those bastards get served with the true justice. And as always this is ashPresentom, the educational consortium!



Sources: http://www.topix.com/forum/city/manchester-tn/TN1T68LRQD3KM3476 (voices of people who got cheated with this scam.)

Floral caligraphy by the pencil artist

Hello there guys, today's post will be of one of the sketched I drew during the weekend...



This art piece I drew using pencil which was later scanned and further processed with Photoshop. Now, that shouldnt to get you confused or ease your respect for the masterpiece. Photoshop in here, I used only to add the colorized effect and to darken the pencil lines which were gray colored from the original paper and had lost some texture in the scanning process.

What it also tells you is how old artist's pencil sketches can now be modified and perfected with the use of digital technology... Enjoy my work and be sure to use the comments section to show delight...

44th President of United States: Desktop Wallpaper

To honor the man - the man who achieved his highest goal which never seemed a destiny at one point of his life. For those who admire his mission and that believe he will bring the change, ashPresentom will show our respect and courtesy with a desktop wallpaper. May he be able to take the nation out of its misery, 8 years of agony caused by bushism, and bring the Change!

(1280x 1024 px Desktop Wallpaper) ©ashPresentom Production

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FATCOW.com webhosting service reviewed

You ever heard the saying some people learn things the hard way? Or, to learn somethings you have to do it for yourself? Well under those categories, do we classify the fatcow webhosting company. As most of the times, sales people are the trickiest and mind boggling folks that try to eat you up and take what ever they can, and give you the least they can. Signing up for a webhosting company, one thing to keep in mind is read the god damn terms, so you know what are the hidden charges. Thats the sales trick, show only the bright-side of the plate but hide the evil charges, that will hunt you down once you did something that was not shown in the bright side.

Interesting case, fatcow.com ranked top in most webhosting sites and for low rates per month, its the place to go, at least thats what you thought. They have a recent special promotion, $5.50/month and 30 day money back which comes with a free domain name. What are they hiding in this abnormally astounding offer? the hidden fees, which you would never find out regardless if you took that extra step to read their never ending terms and conditions. The catch here is, if you buy the hosting package and register a domain name, and even if it was after an hour you found out their hidden, but crappy shopping cart and decided to cancel the account, you will still not get the full refund that was mentioned in the bright side of the plate. If you register the domain name, no matter if you request the cancellation within 30 days they will still charge you $15, for what you may say? for using domain credits to register the FREE domain. May the truth be unleashed!

Bottom line here is the butterfly is only colorful so long till you start pouring water on its feathers, the wild dog is only calmed till you feed the bone before it bites your hand on your next move. Be sure to read the terms and conditions and ask specific questions before you purchase a product, will only save you the hassle in most cases.

The Bitter part of the Coldness

As the midwest winter unveil at the coldest level during January February period, as usual with every year nothing was expected to be changed this year. Only noticeable difference is compared to last year, the coldness is at its extreme level. Chicago as the biggest city in Midwest, is -10F at 9pm on January 15th, with an equally devastating wind chill of -28F. A temperate that would freeze the tears that would slide down your eyes with the frustration of continuous cold weather in seconds...

Personal Finance : Filing for Taxes year 2008

This is the second episode of the personal finance series which is devoted to educate you continuously for the futures to come. Today the main focus of this post is laid on taxes as we are getting closer to the tax filing period. You should be receiving your W-2 forms to your mail box if not they can be accessed online by your green employee.
Filing for taxes as an individual or as a family as soon as you received the W-2 forms, will allow you to receive your withheld funds returned to you sooner. Most individuals are used to filing taxes by old fashioned paper based method. The fact is that paper based filing of taxes takes longer to reach the IRS and the same with your state. Wouldn’t you want to see your money which was first derived from your paycheck and withheld by the IRS, be sent to you as soon as possible and perhaps you could use that money is this tough economic times? The trick is to file for taxes as soon as you can.
Filing for taxes online is another way you could speed up the refund process. Most of the time your state might have their own website set up for state and county tax filing. That is something worth looking into if you are in desperate need for that tax money. IRS on the other hand, do not have an online base filing system directly in association with them, although there are other private companies out there doing this function. More information about this can be found at http://www.irs.gov/efile/index.html. Given the fact that these separate private organizations striving to provide an online Federal tax filing services, I myself try to stay out it and use the old fashioned paper and mailing which still seem to refund my money faster.
Another faster way to get your returns is having the money deposited directly to your bank checking account. Intuitively sending a check in mail is time consuming in comparison to a direct deposit, and that should make sense to you.
Some of the forms that you might need for your tax filing purposes can be found as pdf format at http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/lists/0,,id=97817,00.html and your public library should have copies of required tax documents. I hope this episode of the personal finance entrenched you to be more knowledgeable about your own finances.

One of the great speeches from the Apple CEO

Steve Jobs, suffering from health problems, yet had great moments in his life. A speech that encourage any individual who is desperately waiting to see the bright light at the end of the tunnel. A video that reminds everyone that in their life time they will have a moment when they will fall apart, and that you can come out of the drop with courage and a dedicated motivation. Enjoy the video. It has been around quite a while but I still find this video as extremely motivational material.

Photographics - blending the background

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In this photograph, if your attention is directed closely at the background you should experience the subtle blend. The overlayed Gaussian blur has created an enchanting eye sight of what is behind the main focus. This smeared background, is so that it will relentlessly divert your attention to the main object of the picture which is sitting closer to the bottom half. Focus and blur effect is one of the most powerful features used today in photography to capture audience attention directly to the object while creating a surreal background as in this photograph. Be sure to delight me of your thoughts in the comments section as usual...

Personal Finance; Tracking your income

Have you ever wondered what happen to the 60 dollars of cash you withdrew from bank two days ago. Where did all that money go? If you are careless about how much money you spend and 60 dollars is a drop in your paycheck then you probably don’t care about where those 60 dollars went. But for most Americans in this recession times, it is very important to save every penny you can and for them 60 dollars is a lot of money. As most research consumer report suggested, Americans are becoming more eager at saving money today and waiting for that big deal. The 70% off coupon for JC Pennys…

For an average American it is always a great thing to keep track of you spendings not only during troubled economies but all time. Take the initiative to balance your check books and stay on top of your money spendings. The key in learning personal finance is once you have a good track on expenditure, you can see in front of you what exactly caused the expense. Not only that, having the knowledge of expense will alert you where you need to cut down on spendings and where you need to control yourself. For example if you have a big portion of your spending allocated to eating out or paying for fast food restaurants and you want to reduce your spendings, this knowing of your spendings at fast food places will provide you the urge to avoid yourself from eating out and finding other alternatives such as cooking.

Analyzing the behavior of humans in finance, people tend to spend more and more on ‘not-necessary for survival’ items assuming they still have large portion of money left in their bank account. The fact that you still have lot of money left after you spend on that item is the motivation that kept humans from spending on such items. Remember you are assuming you will have more money left after you spend, but sooner or later people realize they were wrong. And the surprising discovery of very smaller amount of money left than they expected. Keeping track of personal spending will allow you to know your bank balances all time, and will tell you when to stop spending and when you need to stop spending.

To stay on top of your personal finance it is a must to keep track of your personal finances and organize your spending habits and have a good understanding of your finances. There are several personal finance products out there to assist you. Top of the list is quicken which is selling for $39.99 and up. Such programs are targeted at individuals new to personal finance and in a very generic program format to fit all. After reviewing quicken and finding out the rigid format and lack of customizable features, I have designed an excel based 100% customizable account balance spread sheet. I am planning on introducing my version of personal finance excel edition in the future along with next articles of personal finance educational blog posts. I hope you enjoyed todays insight of personal finance, please look forward to the next educational blog post.

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Famous Quotes by infamous bush

• "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." — September 2000, explaining his energy policies at an event in Michigan.
• "Rarely is the question asked, is our children learning?" — January 2000, during a campaign event in South Carolina.
• "They misunderestimated the compassion of our country. I think they misunderestimated the will and determination of the commander in chief, too." — Sept. 26, 2001, in Langley, Va. Bush was referring to the terrorists who carried out the Sept. 11 attacks.
• "There's no doubt in my mind, not one doubt in my mind, that we will fail." — Oct. 4, 2001, in Washington. Bush was remarking on a back-to-work plan after the terrorist attacks.
• "It would be a mistake for the United States Senate to allow any kind of human cloning to come out of that chamber." — April 10, 2002, at the White House, as Bush urged Senate passage of a broad ban on cloning.
• "I want to thank the dozens of welfare-to-work stories, the actual examples of people who made the firm and solemn commitment to work hard to embetter themselves." — April 18, 2002, at the White House.
• "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." — Sept. 17, 2002, in Nashville, Tenn.
• "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." — Aug. 5, 2004, at the signing ceremony for a defense spending bill.
• "Too many good docs are getting out of business. Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." — Sept. 6, 2004, at a rally in Poplar Bluff, Mo.
• "Our most abundant energy source is coal. We have enough coal to last for 250 years, yet coal also prevents an environmental challenge." — April 20, 2005, in Washington.
• "We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job." — Sept. 20, 2005, in Gulfport, Miss.
• "I can't wait to join you in the joy of welcoming neighbors back into neighborhoods, and small businesses up and running, and cutting those ribbons that somebody is creating new jobs." — Sept. 5, 2005, when Bush met with residents of Poplarville, Miss., in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
• "It was not always a given that the United States and America would have a close relationship. After all, 60 years we were at war 60 years ago we were at war." — June 29, 2006, at the White House, where Bush met with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
• "Make no mistake about it, I understand how tough it is, sir. I talk to families who die." — Dec. 7, 2006, in a joint appearance with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
• "These are big achievements for this country, and the people of Bulgaria ought to be proud of the achievements that they have achieved." — June 11, 2007, in Sofia, Bulgaria.
• "Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for your introduction. Thank you for being such a fine host for the OPEC summit." — September 2007, in Sydney, Australia, where Bush was attending an APEC summit.
• "Thank you, Your Holiness. Awesome speech." April 16, 2008, at a ceremony welcoming Pope Benedict XVI to the White House.
• "The fact that they purchased the machine meant somebody had to make the machine. And when somebody makes a machine, it means there's jobs at the machine-making place." — May 27, 2008, in Mesa, Ariz.
• "And they have no disregard for human life." — July 15, 2008, at the White House. Bush was referring to enemy fighters in Afghanistan.
• "I remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the North Koreans right here in the Oval Office." — June 26, 2008, during a Rose Garden news briefing.
• "Throughout our history, the words of the Declaration have inspired immigrants from around the world to set sail to our shores. These immigrants have helped transform 13 small colonies into a great and growing nation of more than 300 people." — July 4, 2008 in Virginia.
• "The people in Louisiana must know that all across our country there's a lot of prayer — prayer for those whose lives have been turned upside down. And I'm one of them. It's good to come down here." — Sept. 3, 2008, at an emergency operations center in Baton Rouge, La., after Hurricane Gustav hit the Gulf Coast.
• "This thaw — took a while to thaw, it's going to take a while to unthaw." Oct. 20, 2008, in Alexandria, La., as he discussed the economy and frozen credit markets.


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Panorama photography for beginners by ashPresentom

Panorama photography basics for beginners
Shooting for a panorama scene without a tripod using a point and shoot digital camera.
Skill level; beginner

Most of the time people tend to think merging process of pictures for a panorama scene is the difficult part. But nowadays you can find numerous softwares with the reputation for automatically generating panorama scenes using source images with more efficiency. But the tougher part of panorama photography is taking the individual pictures.

There are 3 types of panorama scenes you can generate, which are horizontal, vertical and tile, and there is also the 360 view which is a complete circle of horizontal panorama scene. And there is also the complete sphere.

Panorama scene production can be made easier with the use of a tripod device, although if you are one of the few that can not reach out to a tripod there is always other alternatives. In trying to shoot pictures for a panorama scene without a tripod, you will need to keep in mind that those individual pictures will not properly line up although this will not trouble the panorama scene, it will only reduce the height of a horizontal scene and the width of a vertical scene. Needless to say it will still be a great panorama scene.

Approach for the actual photo-shooting
To further explain the photo shooting process; let’s assume we are hoping to generate a horizontal panorama scene using an average point and shoot digital camera, without a tripod of course. Also to keep in mind, that a great understanding of visual location of your photo or the portion of the overall panorama scene displayed in the camera and its position as oppose to the overall panorama scene is very important. You need to start from one side of the horizontal panorama scene and work your way slowly across to the other side. Everytime you move to the next shot, make sure the current shot overlap with some parts of the scene with the previously taken picture. Most cameras will have a feature that will let you see a smaller thumbnail of the previously taken picture. For better panorama outcome it is always a good thing to make sure each individual shot overlaps a great amount with other shots. Another thing to keep in mind is hold your camera still as much as you can and everytime you rotate your camera, rotate your wrist as oppose to turning your body. Rotation of wrist works just as the rotation of a tripod with lesser stability.

A tougher version of the panorama scene creation is the tile view. If you are going out there to shoot for a tile panorama scene without a tripod it will be harder than vertical or horizontal panorama shooting. You will have to continue shooting in tiles like direction while having a good understanding of the location of the current section of the scene you see in the lcd screen as oppose to the overall tiled panorama scene.

Once all done the easy part; processing the pictures is the next step. As mentioned in the beginning there are numerous software developed to perform this type of photo functions. There is arcsoft panorama maker, and several others you can discover yourself with a single google search. Also adobe photoshop comes with a photomerge feature which is a very handy tool as well.

For those who are out there thinking of trying a new adventure with panorama pictures to try to capture a larger area of scenery for the first time, I hope this article provided you with some insight and basic knowledge.

Photomerge Function for the photography

If you can not capture the moment in a single shoot of the button, and there is more outside the camera frame that you want to capture to remind you how unforgettable the scene was, there is always panorama pictures.

panorama creation, basic and educational material coming soon



created using the 3 pictures below.