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Who Will Make the Last 8 in Group B in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011?

Is India sure of a last 8 berth in the ICC World Cup 2011? Contrary to belief it is possible for India to miss a Quarter Finals berth in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011! India just lost to SA by 3 wickets in a Group B match. The Group B table stands like this Group B Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR India 5 3 1 1 0 7 +0.768 West Indies 4 3 1 0 0 6 +2.206 South Africa 4 3 1 0 0 6 +1.352 England 5 2 2 1 0 5 +0.013 Bangladesh 4 2 2 0 0 4 -1.241 Ireland 4 1 3 0 0 2 -0.444 Netherlands 4 0 4 0 0 0 -2.728 This is how India can NOT go to the Quarter Finals. * Bangladesh Beats Netherlands on 14th March * SA beats Ireland on 15th March * England beats WI on 17th March * SA loses to Bangladesh on 19th March * India loses to WI on 20th March The points table will look like this Group B Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts ...

Google Crisis Response on Japan Earthquake

Google has created a crisis response page for the japan Earthquake. The page gives local emergency numbers to dial, missing person finder for the Japan Earthquake 2011, latest alarms and warnings on the earthquake, transportation status like latest flight status, public transportation status, electricity blackout status on the disaster affected areas. Please go the page for the latest information and update on the earthquake. The site has links to maps and videos on the earthquake and disaster message boards I eel more than the sharing of news, this a really beneficial way to harness the technology available to help the disaster affected regions in Japan. http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html