Happy Birthday, Barbie!

Today night barbie , the popular fashion toy doll turns 50 yrs of age. She has been launched on 9th march 1959. In this 50yrs she’s kept busy , with 108 careers & and counting. She’s been an Olympic athlete, a Marine Corps sergeant, a dentist, an aerobics instructor, an astronaut and a rock star. This week, Barbie will have her first show during New York Fashion Week and her 50th birthday will be officially celebrated March 9, 2009.
Barbie was manufactured by Mattel, Inc. American businesswoman Ruth Handler (1916-2002) is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration.
Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for nearly fifty years, and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits, often involving parody of the doll and her lifestyle. In recent years, Barbie has faced increasing competition from the Bratz range of dolls.

IPL 2 fixture for 2009/ ipl 2 schedule

Friday, 10-Apr-09
Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils, Jaipur

Saturday, 11-Apr-09
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers, Kolkata
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers, Chennai

Sunday, 12-Apr-09
Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab, Delhi
Mumbai Indians Vs Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai

Monday, 13-Apr-09
Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings, Hyderabad

Tuesday, 14-Apr-09
Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Bangalore

Wednesday, 15-Apr-09
Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, Mohali

Thursday, 16-Apr-09
Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils, Hyderabad
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Chennai

Friday, 17-Apr-09
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers, Mumbai

Saturday, 18-Apr-09
Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers, Mohali
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Darevils, Kolkata

Sunday, 19-Apr-09
Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals, Bangalore
Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai

Monday, 20-Apr-09
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata

Tuesday, 21-Apr-09
Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians, Delhi

Wednesday, 22-Apr-09
Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers, Jaipur

Thursday, 23-Apr-09
Royal Challengers vs Kings XI Punjab, Bangalore

Friday, 24-Apr-09
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai

Saturday, 25-Apr-09
Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab, Chennai
Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers, Delhi

Sunday, 26-Apr-09
Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians, Vizag
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Jaipur

Monday, 27-Apr-09
Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers, Mohali

Tuesday, 28-Apr-09
Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai

Wednesday, 29-Apr-09
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai
Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals, Mohali

Thursday, 30-Apr-09
Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers, Vizag

Friday, 1-May-09
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils, Chennai

Saturday, 2-May-09
Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers, Mumbai
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata

Sunday, 3-May-09
Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils, Bangalore
Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings, Mohali

Monday, 4-May-09
Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals, Hyderabad

Tuesday, 5-May-09
Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings, Delhi

Wednesday, 6-May-09
Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab, Jaipur
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, Kolkata

Thursday, 7-May-09
Royal Challengers vs Deccan Chargers, Bangalore

Friday, 8-May-09
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata

Saturday, 9-May-09
Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils, Mohali
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, Jaipur

Sunday, 10-May-09
Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Hyderabad

Monday, 11-May-09
Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals, Delhi

Tuesday, 12-May-09
Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai
Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers, Chennai

Wednesday, 13-May-09
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers, Kolkata

Thursday, 14-May-09
Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, Jaipur
Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers, Delhi

Friday, 15-May-09
Royal Challengers vs Mumbai Indians, Bangalore

Saturday, 16-May-09
Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi
Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab, Hyderabad

Sunday, 17-May-09
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers, Jaipur
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, Chennai

Monday, 18-May-09
Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Mohali

Tuesday, 19-May-09
Royal Challengers vs Chennai Super Kings, Bangalore

Thursday, 21-May-09
Semi Final 1, Chennai

Friday, 22-May-09
Semi Final 2, Chennai

Sunday, 24-May-09
FINALS, Mumbai

Sri Lankan cricket team attacked in Pakistan

LAHORE, Pakistan – A dozen masked gunmen armed with rifles and rocket launchers attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team as it traveled to a match in Pakistan on Tuesday, wounding several players and killing five police officers, officials said.

The assailants ambushed the team's convoy at a traffic circle close to the main sports stadium in the eastern city of Lahore ahead of a match against Pakistan's national team, triggering a 15-minute gunbattle with police guarding the vehicles.

None of the attackers were killed or captured at the scene, said city police chief Haji Habibur Rehman said. Authorities did not speculate on the identities of the attackers or their motives.

TV footage showed gunmen with backpacks — apparently the attackers — firing at the convoy as they retreated from the scene, with several damaged vehicles and a lone, unexploded grenade lying on the ground.

Pakistan is battling a ferocious insurgency by Islamist militants with links to al-Qaida who have staged high-profile attacks on civilian targets before. Authorities will also be looking possible links to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger separatist rebels who are being badly hit in a military offensive at home.

The attack took place three months after the Mumbai terror attacks, which were allegedly carried out by Pakistan militants. In the past, nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India have blamed each other for attacks in their territories. Any allegations like that would worsen the already dangerously high tensions between the countries.

A Sri Lankan foreign ministry official said two players — Thilan Samaraweera and Tharanga Paranavitana — were hospitalized. He said three more players were slightly injured and that the head coach, Australian Trevor Bayliss, also sustained minor injuries. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

Squad member Kumar Sangakkara told Sri Lankan radio station Yes-FM that "all the players are completely out of danger."

"Luckily there's nothing serious and everyone is fine," he said.

Police chief Haji Habibur Rehman said five policemen died in the attack by 12 masked gunmen.

Authorities cancelled the test match and the Lahore governor said the team was flying home.

The attack will surely mean the end of international cricket in Pakistan for months, if not years. Even before, most teams refused to tour the country because of security concerns. It will also have implications on the game's future in South Asia, its most lucrative market.