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Only Pakistani Cricketers Are Not Involved in Ball Tampering

In the sport of cricket, ball tampering is an action in which a fielder illegally alters the condition of the ball. Under Law 42, subsection 3 of the Laws of Cricket, the ball may be polished without the use of an artificial substance, may be dried with a towel if it is wet, and have mud removed from it under supervision; all other actions which alter the condition of the ball are illegal. These are usually taken to include rubbing the ball on the ground, scuffing with a fingernail or other sharp object, or tampering with the seam of the ball.

 

 

From past few months , controversies are going on against Pakistani cricketers and its being portrayed as only Pakistani cricketers are involved in this act .

Following are some snaps which shows the real picture that cricketers from all over the world are involved in ball tampering .

 

 

 

E-Tech

Gateway ID49C08u – Automatic switching graphics

Gateway ID49C08u is an incredibly thin and light notebook with a really slim design. The screen is 14 inches big with resolution of 1,366×768 pixels. This resolution is now ubiquitous in 11-16 inch laptops. But you get better in more expensive laptops like HP Envy 14. The sharpness and brightness are average and at maximum brightness, the images looked a bit washed. The quality of images fades at wide viewing angles. I have seen better laptop screens in this price range.

The speakers are located above the keyboard. The volume level and audio quality is quite good for watching movies but it is nothing spectacular. It has a Dolby Home Theater sticker on the notebook’s exterior but you won’t get much audio effects from these tiny speakers. The Webcam’s light sensitivity is below average and contrast too could have been better. My faced looked grainy and washed out on this Web cam.

There is not a lot of space for ports on the Gateway ID49C08U but you do get four USB jacks on the sides. I expected just three here since it is a slim and light notebook. HDMI port too is there which lets you connect this laptop to a large HDTV. I was disappointed to see that there was no Bluetooth for this price.

On the bright side, the Gateway ID49C08u has a good CPU/GPU combination. You get plenty of processing power and the gaming performance too is quite good. This laptop is powered by Intel Core i5 M450 processor; it is the same as many mainstream notebooks out there. The speed in single and multitasking applications is significantly more as compared to Core i3 chip.

Gateway ID49C08u has Nvidia GeForce GT 330M chip which gave me really good gaming performance. I played few rounds of Unreal Tournament III at 1,280×960 pixels resolution and got 80.4 frames per second. I also played Transformers: War for Cybertron and the results were much better than other laptops having the step down GeForce 310M GPU. The graphic card is equipped with Nvidia Optimus technology which switches off the graphic card automatically when not needed for saving power. The best about this technology is that the switching is automatic and hence you don’t need to do anything.

In my battery tests, the Gateway ID49C08u lasted for two hours and fifteen minutes. I mostly played videos during this period. I previously tested the Gateway ID49C07U with integrated graphics and Core i3 chip; it lasted a little less than three hours. I won’t recommend this laptop if you travel a lot. But if you are buying it anyways, keep the power adapter close.

Gateway ID49C07U comes with a one year warranty. You can get in touch with the tech representatives through e-mail or chat. There is also a 24-7 phone line but the Website doesn’t mention the number. It is 800-846-2301. On the bright side, you can easily find driver downloads and online knowledge base on the website.

To sum it up, I would say that the Gateway ID49C07U gives speedy performance through the Core i5 processor and the discrete graphics card with automatic switching makes it a good choice for gamers.

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Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR – EXR mode for better quality photos

This is a very nice looking compact megazoom camera with nice set of features. You get a 27 mm wide angle lens, 10x zoom, three inch LCD, and 12 megapixel super CCD EXR sensor which should guarantee better quality photos than a standard point and shoot camera. It is designed to improve dynamic range and low light performance.

On the top of the camera, there is a power button, shutter release, and zoom ring. Remaining controls are located on the back, right next to the LCD. The functions of the camera are easy enough to learn and even a newbie will get going in no time. However, you might get frustrated by the menu system of the camera. There are two of them, one is located under the menu button and one beneath the F button. On the top, there is a mode dial which includes scene and automatic shooting modes. This dial also contains full and automatic shooting mode along with the full manual option and a 720p HD movie mode.

On the sides, the Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR has a microHDMI port for connecting directly to an HDTV. For the shooting features, the EXR mode is something that makes the camera special. You get options for high resolution, dynamic range, high ISO and low noise priority modes as well as an auto EXR mode. The latter is scene recognition which also recognizes which EXR priority option to use.

I found that the EXR mode was effective and reliable. I would recommend you to use it as long as you are comfortable with the reduced six megapixel resolution of the dynamic range and high low noise priority modes. This might be jargon especially if you haven’t used a camera before. So to put it in simple terms, I would say that the Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR has one of the best put-it-there-and-leave-it-there auto modes I have ever tested.

Image quality of the Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR is very good but I won’t recommend it to professional photographers. You will love the quality as long as you are not a pixel peeper and don’t intend to do a lot of heavy cropping or enlarging. The photo quality is close to that of a typical point-and-shoot camera. The sensor helps but don’t expect miracles from it.

The price of the Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR is $229 and according to me, this if good value for money looking at the features that it has to offer.

The shooting performance of the Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR is quite decent. It takes just two seconds for the camera to wake up and start shooting. After that, the camera needs 1.4 seconds between the shots which is really fast. If you turn on the flash, the shot-to-shot time extends to four seconds. The shutter lag of the camera is quite acceptable at 0.5 second. In low light conditions, it extends to 0.7 second. The full resolution burst of the camera is limited to just five shots, the speed is very impressive at 1.6 fps or frames per second.

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Review Of The LG Crystal GD900 Cell Phone

Thumbs up:Insane transparent touchpad, good voice clarity, luxurious and dainty appearance, high sound quality, S-CLASS 3D interface.

Thumbs down:Bad camera quality,Limited DivX/Xvid playback features,The S-CLASS 3D interface is sluggish when opening certain menus.

Inside the trunk:
Band / mode: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900 ; Talk time: 360 min ; Combined with: With two digital cameras / digital player / FM radio

THE WHIZ KID SPEAKS:LG has always already come up with LG ARENA KM900 and the Viewty Smart CG900, which include the S-CLASS 3D interface. The Crystal is the third one in the list. What we gotta see is ,whether this one is better than the other two like its true in most of the fairy tales… the third son is always best, lets go ahead with the review to see if this comes out to be true for the Crystal as well.

Razzle-Dazzle: The designing of the Crystal is insane to say the least. The brilliant transparent touchpad just blew me off ma chair. Killer looks is something LG always comes up with, but with this one… I have to say they have come up with a masterpiece atleast as far as the designing is concerned. It’s a slider with 3-inch display  which is also touch sensitive and allows you to control the other functions of the phone as well. Also the display is equally fascinating with a support for 16 mln colours it comes up with awesomely amazing animated images.

The phone looks strikingly stunning when the transparent touch keypad is opened. It’s a nice relief from the conventional riggety keypad, innovation at its best I must add. The only drawback of the transparent touch pad being that it loves fingerprints. Its got edgy lights on the sides which just add to the plethora of colours.

The back cover off the Crystal though made up of plastic has a classy feel to it, plus it ain’t solid.

Inside dope:

The crystal touchpad supports many astounding features like multitouch and gesture control. Thanks to the brilliant sensitivity of the touchpad even the handwriting recognition feature works well as compared to its counterparts. The S-CLASS 3D interface is pretty much enticing to say the least. It’s execution is bloody brilliant.

The accelerometer didn’t impress me much though, it does accurately well most of the times but displays some lag at times.

The messaging menu is really simple and is kind of similar to that of the iPhone. Probably even a kid can get easily accustomed too the messaging system of the phone. Also the email settings are quite simple and more so if you use dominant email providers like gmail, yahoo because the settings are already preloaded.

There are certain changes in the phone browser in this one as compared to its other two siblings. The browsing app does display some amount of lag and needs too be worked on. Though browsing with the Crystal touchpad is an experience nothing else can match. Bluetooth 2.1 provides local connectivity and supports the following profiles – HSP, HFP, DUN, FTP, OPP, GAP, SPP, SDAP, SDP, BPP, GAVDP, A2DP, AVRCP, SAP, AVDTP, AVCTP and PBAP. Aside from it, you can simply connect the device to your computer with USB 2.0 cable.

It comes along with a  8 megapxiel camera… whooaaa.. I was tempted to try it out, and lo behold now I really wish I hadn’t tried it out… the image quality isn’t all that great. The colours were kind of unsaturated and nothing like what is expected out of a 8 mp camera. Even the overall video quality isn’t that impressive. The music player is quite a relief from all the clones that we have seen of late. The loudspeaker is kind of tiny but it the sound quality is not bad. Its functionality takes a backseat when it comes to the DivX player which codes movies being played at a resolution of less than CIF (352×288 pixels), with less than 30 frames per second and bitrate lower than 1 Mbps.The battery life is outstandingly amazing and can provide about 300 hrs in a standby. Last but not the least the in-call quality was good enough with no static and no echo isssues.

Nitty- gritty: I got the answer to the question I framed  in the introduction. This one definitely stands out of the three and is the best amongst them. The fantabulous design adds a lot to its weight. The pretty face has a lot of brilliant features behind it. LG has hit it bang on with this astounding marvel that it has come up with. All in all, I would say just go ahead and give it a shot… definitely a head turner.

E-Tech

Review Of The LG LHB953 – Home Audio



Thumbs up:Built-in Blu-ray player; 5.1 home theater system; astounding sound & image quality; quick loading times ; slick pull-out iPod dock; Netflix, Pandora, YouTube, and CinemaNow streaming.

Thumbs down:Design is drab, the Samsung sounds better although the LG is cheaper, no video inputs, no wireless rear speaker option.

Inside the trunk:
Product type: Home theater system ; Components: Speaker system , Blu-Ray disc player / AV receiver ; Media Format: CD , DVD , CD-R , CD-RW , DVD+R , DVD-R , DVD+RW , DVD-RW;Surround System Class 5.1channel;Output Power / Total 1000 Watt ;Amplifier Output Details 155 Watt – 4 Ohm – THD 10 % – 5 channel(s) ( Surround ) , 225 Watt – 3 Ohm – THD 10 % – 1 channel(s) ( Subwoofer )

The Whiz-kid speaks:

The  LHB953 is one the best systems on the market  to handle streaming content options–Netflix, Pandora, YouTube, and CinemaNow augment its disc-playing capabilities with finesse. It also performs basic functions with great ease and comfort.

Razzle- Dazzle:The LG LHB953 packs a 5.1 speaker package consisting of four identical smallish speakers for the front/surround, a sizable center channel speaker and a subwoofer.

The face of the speakers has a slight bulge but the sideview shows off its curved design. The centre channel is huge and takes a lot of space. The subwoofer is an average size for an HTIB.

The LG LHB 953 has a boxy shape but when you took a closer look it has a mix & match theme: glossy black, red & blue.

Inside Dope:The LHB953 does, however make up in features though, the prominent volume knob was very ergonomic, the integrated iPod dock, which makes for less wire clutter than having a separate dock. The way it retracts is slick, too–just push it and it slides out automatically. The remote control is also well equipped & makes using the LHB953 a breeze to use.

The LG LHB953 offered a dynamic sound on music & movies. The satellite speakers & the subwoofer’s complimented each other beautifully.

The performance for the BLU-ray was exceptional, barely any resolution and pattern loss while the DVD performances were very impressive.

Nitty-gritty:The LG LHB953 has a lot to offer and is definitely worth your money. Good sound & video quality packed with astounding features, what more do you want? Go ahead give it a shot

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Across The Border

Atif Aslam Across The Border

Whilst the drama of lyrics & composition ownership continued in Pakistan, Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt called Atif Aslam to seek his consent to include "Woh Lamhey" in the soundtrack of his new motion picture, Zeher (2005). The song (especially the remix version) became a hit & dominated airplay on almost all major FM stations throughout India for a period of 6-8 months. This pattern of a slow playback song by Atif in the movie, supplemented by a remix version released for radio airplay was to become standard procedure with Atif’s songs on the Indian market.

He recorded a song for the movie Kalyug (2005), entitled Juda Hokey Bhi - a slight variation of the ever famous Aadat song. Like with “Wo Lamhey / Bheegi Yaadein”, a slow version became the theme for the movie and part of the official soundtrack, whilst a remixed version was released to hit the radio stations and desi clubs worldwide.

After recording for Kalyug, an Irani director in Hollywood contacted Atif and within very little time, Atif recorded three songs for that same director’s Hollywood movie, Man Push Cart and was rewarded with a small cameo role in the movie.

Atif re-emerged in the subcontinent with a new track, “Tere Bin” (Without You) for the Bollywood Movie, Bas Ek Pal (2006). The song "Tere Bin", composed by upcoming music director Mithoon, who was also responsible for rearranging "Woh Lamhe" and "Aadat", became a hit in India and Pakistan.



"Doorie"

Album Cover of Doorie.In December 2006, Atif Aslam released his much anticipated album called "Doorie" along with the video of the title song "Doorie" in India and Pakistan. Some of the songs in the album include "Hum kis galli", "Maula", "O re piya". One of the most critically-acclaimed tracks was "Kuch Is Tarah", composed by past collaborator Mithoon.The album was produced in collaboration with Indian lyricists and composers. A month later the video of "Hum kis galli" was released. Like the video of "Doorie", it was shot in India. The album proved to be success. The videos of doorie (remix) and Ehsaas (included in both "jal pari" and "Doorie") were released one after another in the months of march/april.

"Hungaami Halaat"

The Bollywood style of music and videos in "Doorie" has diappointed many of Atif's fans in Pakistan who had been liking Atif for his "Jal Pari" style songs. About this Atif said "Touring internationally made me think that I should take my music global by releasing it worldwide. I collaborated with a lot of people and thought up a plan for a commercial album, which is not my type of music; which is not ATIF. I just wanted to explore that side of the music. When I composed and wrote these songs for Doorie, I kept in mind that this album has to be commercial". He also told that he would soon be releasing an album named Hangami Halaat which would be an original 'atif style' album. Regarding his videos he says "I think that was a requirement because the Indian audience can never accept my 'Mahi Vey' video or my 'Rangoun Mein' video. They have a different concept about a pop or a rock icon. He has to be a heart throb. Girls here can't sit on motor bikes, in India girls ride them. It's a different culture altogether. They (my Indian videos) are for an international audience

Controversies

Controversies began surrounding Atif from the beginning of his solo career. Many of Atif's critics accused him of stealing songs from former band mate Gohar Mumtaz. Both Atif and Gohar laid claim on songs like "Aadat", "Dil Harey", "Woh Lamhey" and "Zindagi". Still no one knows whose creations actually these songs are. Aadat was eventually released on both Atif's Jal Pari and on Jals album ironically named Aadat. Atif has been accused by many of his pakistani fans of spreading himself too thinly and due to the release of his commercial album (Doorie) which resulted in him releasing a the album Hungaami Halaat within a few months of Doories release.

Awards

Best song, Best Composition, Best Lyrics "Aadat"- 2nd Jazz Indus Music Awards (Pakistan)

Best playback singer, Best debut singer - Sahara Sangeet Awards (India)

Best Song, Best Lyricist, Best Composition - ARY Music Awards (Pakistan)

Most Wanted Male - The Musik Awards (Pakistan)

BEST POP STAR OF THE YEAR in FILMAZIA AWARDS (pakistan)

Discography

Albums

Jal Pari (July 2004)
Doorie (December 2006)
Hungami Halat (Leaked February 2007)

Atif Aslam Biography

Atif Aslam

Genre: Pop/Rock
Hometown: Pakistan

Atif Aslam (Urdu: عاطف اسلم) is a Pakistani musician. He was born in Wazirabad, Gujranwala on March 12, 1983 and was educated in Lahore and Rawalpindi.

Early life

Atif’s kindergarten started in Model town Lahore at Kimberley Hall School. His first stage manifestation was in a fancy dress show at his school when he was in grade 1 where he performed as Imran Khan, the former captain of Pakistan's national cricket team. Since then cricket was like a passion to him. He was never tired of playing cricket for hours in his car porch whether it is scorching sun outside or even raining. At that time he was not used to listen any kind of songs. At the age of 9 in 1991 he was shifted to Rawalpindi/Islamabad where he continued his studies in Saint Paul's School. He started playing Basketball and he use to lead his school team for various matches. Atif came back to Lahore in 1995 where he continued his studies in Divisional Public School Model Town. For his immense passion for cricket he was selected in his school team as a fast bowler. Atif cleared his 10th grade in 14 years of age with a distinctive edge that he has always been the youngest boy in the class because of his double promotions while he was in Kimberley Hall. Atif started his FSc in PAF College Lahore. He was in his college team as well where he presented his college in other cities. Beside his studies he was putting his maximum time in practicing for the professional cricket. During his college life he come across with some interest in music. He attended Punjab Institute of Computer Science (PICS) to do his Bachelors in Computer Science (BCS). Aslam's eldest brother owned a collection of more than 8,000 songs of almost all music genres, from which Atif absorbed a wide range of music at home. As a good learner he quickly grasped the control of voice, though at that time he was not interested in singing. Aslam's passion was still to enter the Pakistani cricket team as a fast bowler and he was right on track while practicing at the net at the Shapes Club Lahore where Imran Khan used to come and give tips to him for bowling.

Start of Musical Career

The twist in the story comes when one day he was singing with his friends at the college canteen. His friends insisted him to participate in the singing on Independence Day celebrations at PAF College Lahore and Sargodha in 1998. He performed there and won the competition. After HSc, Atif Joined Punjab Institute of Computer Science Gulberg Campus. This time studies were much more demanding as compared to the previous ones. He was forced to sacrifice his time playing cricket in order to do well in school. However, his hobby of singing continued when he entered in the singing competition of his college, where there were a total of 8 participants. The media team entered Atif’s name in the competition at the eleventh hour and he won the competition singing a hit number of Pakistani band Strings' Duur.

Jal The Band

Aslam kept winning these competitions every semester. He found Goher Mumtaz, a talented guitarist, at this time. Together, they started doing mini concerts for their friends. Atif used to primarily sing songs from Junoon and Strings at these concerts. The size of the audiences kept on increasing. They performed concerts for their college, McDonalds and some other restaurants as well. Atif recorded the legendary song Aadat at Mekal Hassan’s Studio. Mekal injected his professionalism in the song to make it worth listening time after time. Goher formed the band and named the band as Jal, which means water, the essence of life. The song got popularity on the different musical websites on Pakistan. . The song was also played on such Pakistani radio stations. The music video for Aadat was shot one day in a warehouse in Karachi. Soon it came out to be a super hit, topping the Pakistani music charts. On the base of this one song, “Jal” began their tour of Pakistan—such was the strength of “Aadat”. However, Atif and Gohar conflicted upon some band management matters leading to a band breakup. Atif decided to launch his solo career while Gohar continued with Jal, seeking for new band mates.

Solo career

"Jal Pari"

Album Cover of Jal Pari.Atif Aslam, after leaving Jal, released a new solo album, Jal Pari (meaning "Mermaid") which was a big hit. Other than Aadat, 'Dil Harey', 'Woh Lamhey', 'Yakeen' became favourites of Pakistani music fans. Though his songs were liked by many, his first solo music video of 'Mahi ve' did not receive much praise. On the other hand Jal, with their album "Aadat" and hit music video "Woh Lamhay" emerged as one of the top bands of Pakistan. As both the Jal, “Aadat”, and Atif’s album, Jalpari, shared certain tracks (such as “Aadat”, “Wo Lamhey”, “Dil Harey”) an unofficial war over rights began which resulted in both sides claiming to possess hard proof to support their respective claims (that, they alone owned the concerned songs). The hype this feud gave to both Atif and the new Jal was extraordinary and split the music fans with the fans of each side backing their respective favourite.

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Pakistan match-fixing claims:

ECB has no option but to carry on in this new Salem

That doesn’t mean they are there and until there has been a thorough investigation into last Friday’s one-day international at the Oval, and hard evidence of misdeeds produced, those calling for the tour to be cancelled are doing cricket almost as much a disservice as the illegal bookmakers.

Without compelling proof, the England and Wales Cricket Board had little choice but to carry on despite criticism that it was putting profit before cricket’s increasingly battered reputation. If the game’s reputation is at risk, then the International Cricket Council must take the lead and cancel the tour, though it or the Pakistan Cricket Board must compensate the ECB.

If Giles Clarke had pulled the plug before the final two NatWest Series matches, it would have cost English cricket £4 million for having done nothing more than keeping extended their helping hand to Pakistan in the latter’s time of need. Whether that hand remains proffered now that Ijaz Butt, the chairman of PCB, has implicated England players after presumably having his puppet strings pulled from above, may become more apparent at Lord’s on Monday when the fourth ODI between the teams is played.

When you are in an information vacuum, which most of us are when it comes to the murky world of illegal gambling on the subcontinent, the unthinkable suddenly becomes plausible as banalities grow heads.

So with every dismissal and dot ball taking on new meaning in the new Salem, what about the suggestion doing the rounds on Sunday that gamblers in India had taken a huge bet on the series being called off?

As one who played against international cricketers the thing I struggle to get my head around is how easy manipulating a scoreboard is being painted. If, as has been suggested, an illegal bookie offers a bet that 52 runs will be made in a 10-over period, with prospective punters waging whether it will be more or less, then it is obviously a huge advantage to know whether or not that target will be reached. But how can batsmen be certain of controlling that when a bowler like James Anderson is nibbling the new ball around in English conditions?

A deliberate no-ball is the conscious act of one man, but tailoring a score would be subject to many variables.

There simply cannot be a guarantee. Quick wickets could result, forcing consolidation, which is what happened at the Oval on Friday, while on another day unintended edges could result in boundaries. If the fix is more subtle and complex than that, then how do batsmen cope with the various outcomes cluttering their mind while facing a top notch bowler? It is certainly not a given, which means there must be a high failure rate.

Whether the cricket-loving public will continue to remain patient is another matter and these last two matches will be a good litmus test of their robustness, as well as that of the game. It is still something for them and England’s players to get their heads around the fact that Pakistan’s batsmen were allegedly underperforming, yet still managed to win the game.

To act decisively, bodies like the police or ICC need incontrovertible proof, preferably with joined-up paper trails from the bookie to the player, a forlorn hope in the betting underworld of Asia.

Essex police have charged Mervyn Westfield with conspiracy to defraud after he bowled poorly in a televised match between Essex and Durham last year, and most in cricket will be watching closely to see if guilt can be established. And yet there is the feeling, even if he is successfully prosecuted, that the big fish in all of this will always swim free.

World Guinness Records

Stretchiest Skin

WHO:

Garry Turner

WHAT:

15.8 cm (6.25 in)

WHERE:

Los Angeles, California, USA

WHEN:

October 29, 1999

Garry Turner, of Caistor, Lincolnshire, England, stretched the skin of his stomach to a distended length of 15.8 cm (6.25 in) on the set of Guinness World Records: Primetime in Los Angeles, California, USA, on October 29, 1999. Garry has a rare medical condition called Elhers-Danlos Syndrome, a disorder of the connective tissues affecting the skin, ligaments and internal organs. With this condition, the collagen that strengthens the skin and determines its elasticity becomes defective, resulting in, among other things, a loosening of the skin, and "hypermobility" of the joints. In more serious cases, it can cause the fatal collapse or rupturing of blood vessels.

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Longest Fingernails - Female

WHO:

Lee Redmond

WHAT:

8 m 65 cm (28 ft 4.5 in)

WHERE:

Lo show dei record, Madrid, Spain

WHEN:

As of 1979

Lee Redmond (USA), who has not cut her nails since 1979, has grown and carefully manicured them to reach a total length of 8.65 m (28 ft 4.5 in) as measured on the set of Lo show dei record in Madrid, Spain, on 23 February 2008.

                        The longest nail is the right thumb: 90 cm (2 ft 11 in).

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Most Fingers and Toes

Living Person

WHO:

Pranamya Menaria and Devendra Harne

WHAT:

25

WHERE:

India

There are two holders for this record: Pranamya Menaria (India; born August 10, 2005) has 25 in total (12 fingers and 13 toes). This is as a result of the condition Polydactyly and Syndactyly. Devendra Harne, pictured above, (India; born January 9, 1995) also has 25 in total (12 fingers and 13 toes) as a result of the condition polydactylism.

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Gurning World Championships

WHO:

Gordon Mattinson

WHAT:

10

WHERE:

Cumbria, UK

WHEN:

1967-72 and 1974-77 The Egremont Crab Apple Fair, Cumbria, is the venue of the World Gurning Championships (formerly known as the `Grinning for'bacca" contest). The competition is not limited to toothless old men, though they do make up a large proportion of the contestants. The only gurner to have won the World Championship ten times is Gordon Mattinson of Aspatria, Cumbria, from 1967-72 and 1974-77.