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Do all phone deals include a free SIM card?

Your Subscriber Identity Module, otherwise known as your 'SIM', is used to identify you as the carrier of your phone. Everyone have their own SIM card, and this will carry their phone number, data plan, and other details within it. It can be treated as a digital identity card. As such, when you purchase a new package or a new phone, you can continue to use your same SIM card and data plan. 

Neat, functional and fashionable; the BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone

On older phone models, your SIM card carried your contacts and text messages as well. Nowadays, however, modern smartphones will carry these details on the actual device itself. The specific purpose of the SIM, therefore, is purely to link you to your data plan and phone number. When you use your specific SIM in different phones, you will still be able to access your pre-paid plan, or phone contract, without any trouble. 

However, you need to be aware that SIM cards come in different sizes. Different SIMs will fit into different types of phones and card modules. So, for example, if you have a BlackBerry, and you lose it, you will need to get a new SIM card if you start using a different type of phone as a replacement. This SIM will be 'programmed' to still carry your data, but will be specific to the type of phone it is used in.

While a simple T-shirt for men and women can look like a simple item of clothing, but there are many variations in styles and fabrics that will give you an infinite choice.  Summer heat and humidity can really cause discomfort. But, if one wisely chooses the fabric from the range of T-shirts for men and women available online and in stores, it can give you some relief from the sticky summer heat. Narrowing down on a certain fabric does not necessarily mean that you have to compromise with the styling.

With the holidays round the corner, people want to decorate their homes for Halloween and Christmas. LED Christmas lights are available in various shapes, colors and sizes which makes them suitable for every occasion. Here are some wonderful ideas on how can LED Christmas lights be used during the holidays, festivities and other occasions among family and friends.

Sahara Pune Warriors has made a decision to pull out of IPL and discontinue renewal of BCCI sponsorship. For the current year, Sahara Pune Warriors has not paid the franchisee fee in full. Due to this, the bank guarantee has been encashed by BCCI. Pune Warriors India was owned by Sahara India Parivar. Their sponsorship of the Indian cricket team will not be renewed now as per announcements made. In December 2013 the present contract is expected to expire. The BCCI did not agree to bring down the fee, after a demand was made by the firm based in Lucknow.

The full franchisee fee of the Pune Warriors team was not paid by Sahara resulting in the BCCI encashment of the bank guarantee. A representative of Sahara has stated that the decision of Sahara to withdraw from the IPL is a final and firm one. The plug has been pulled by Sahara the second time actually. Due to the same kind of reasons, they pulled the plug in 2012, however they put in efforts to have their differences with BCCI bridged thus returning to the fold. For ten years, a franchise was brought by Sahara for Rs.1702 crores in the year 2011. Even if the whole fee is waived, Sahara states, that it will not return back to the IPL. The group has also stated that there was a lot of temptation for withdrawing from the sponsorship of the Indian cricket team. However, in the interest of the Indian cricket players, it refrained to do so. Out of the sixteen matches played, Pune Warriors have won four matches. In this IPL – 6th season, the team has finished at the eighth position out of nine.

Rajiv Shukla, Vice President of BCCI was approached by the owners of Sahara Pune Warriors. If there is no reduction in the installment fee and if the board tries to get the bank guarantees encashed, then Sahara would pull out of the tournament, the Pune Warrior owners stated. Efforts were put in by BCCI to convince the franchise a resolution to the issue would be found amicably. It also seems that the BCCI wants the whole issue to be postponed till the end of the league only, Sahara sources say. Sahara had made a request to the BCCI that the bank guarantees should not be touched. In April it was clearly stated that they would be pulling out of the cricket tournament. They did not want to cause any jeopardy and hence decided to wait till they would complete their share of matches, a source from Sahara informs. Efforts were made to talk to the BCCI however, the bank was also threatened with dire legal action if there was no release of bank guarantees. For quite a long time, Sahara had stood by BCCI and when no one had come forward, they have given money, states a source. Sahara is just not able to believe the fact that just for a few crores, the BCCI could do this to them.

The IPL cricket matches are viewed by millions across the world. It is a great experience watching the cricketers not only playing a fantastic cricket game, but also optimizing their gaming experience with some of the best cricket sunglasses in the world. These sunglasses from brands like Ray Ban, Oakley, Serengeti, Bolle, Arnette, and others play a vital role as far coordinating with the game is concerned. The lens is of highest quality and does not cause any distortion of eyesight at all. These great looking sunglasses worn by celebs and cricketers, help in giving complete eye protection, providing comfort and improves light quality especially when the sun begins to fade!

Curly hair, whether it is done or natural, is pretty difficult to tame and to keep looking good all the time. To enjoy elegant curls and not worry about bad hair days, you need to learn the tricks on how to care for your curly hair.

Moisturize, Moisturize

If there is one thing you need to learn about curly hair, it is that it’s naturally dry. As such, it will always thirst for moisture – lots of it. You have to carefully choose your shampoo, making sure that it is sulphate free. Otherwise, you can drop the shampoo altogether and just use conditioner whenever you wet your curly hair. Clean it with water first before applying conditioner. After showering, apply a leave-on or any product that will help retain moisture within the strands so your curly hair falls naturally, nice and easy.

Combing Care

Curly hair will easily break if you use a brush or a narrow-toothed comb on it. Buy a wide toothed comb and use it for your curly hair. That will help avoid the frizz. It is also not advisable to rub your hair with a towel to dry it. Instead, blot it with a towel or for faster drying, use a blow dryer set on low. It is also important to keep in mind to brush or comb your hair as seldom as possible. Instead of brushing or combing, crunch your curls in between your fingers. You may get rid of tangles using your fingers as well.

Sreesanth, Ajit Chandelia and Ankeet Chavan have been recently arrested in the spot fixing in the IPL 2013 cricket matches. Fresh arrests of Vindoo Dara Singh, Bollywood actor, Alpesh Patel, a hawala operator and PremTaneja have also been confirmed by Himanshu Roy, Joint Commissioner of Police – Crime of the Mumbai Police. Vindoo has made confessions of being in touch with cricketers as well as bookies. Till May 24th, he will be remanded to police custody. Vindoo has been arrested under Section 120 B for criminal conspiracy and Section 420 for cheating as per the IPC. It has been reported that Vindoo has possibly acted as a conduit between Ramesh Vyas, also a bookie and cricket players. Vyas is supposed to be the connection between bookies in India with other bookies located in Pakistan and Dubai as well. He used to run an international telephone exchange at an office in Kalbadevi first, and now he does spot fixing from there.

Recovery of Rs. 1,28,00,00 has been made from Alpesh Patel, a bookie. Six bookies were arrested earlier by the police.
It has been found by the Delhi Police that in one single day, purchases of clothing to the extent of 1.95 lakhs have been made by Sreesanth. He has purchased clothing before the match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. Payment for the clothing has been made in cash, the police department has stated. A Blackberry Z10 which is a recent smartphone introduced in the market has also been purchased for a friend by Sreesanth, sources say. Now Sreesanth’s case will be added with another section under the Indian Penal Code. Under Section 409 he faces charges related to criminal breach of trust meanwhile.