Even impossible says i am possible

Smoking Ban up in smoke?

2008-10-02T09:24:00.000-07:00

On Oct 2, 2008 the world’s biggest public smoking ban came into effect in India. With 1 million people losing their life every year due to smoking, the ban was implemented to prevent smoking in public places like stations, government offices, airports, amusement hubs (theatres, malls etc), and hotels among others.

India is the third largest market for cigarettes, with up to 250 million smokers and around 102 billion cigarettes sold every year. Though it is too soon to know whether the ban would be a success or not, it did fail on the first day as the authorities were ignorant about the new law. Further, ITC along with Indian Hotel Association is planning to go to the Supreme Court in November to challenge the ban. Higher taxes, pictorial warnings and now a ban are likely to come as a big blow for India’s largest cigarette manufacturer, ITC. The company earns around 60% of its revenues from the cigarette division.

Some facts on grids!!!

2008-09-30T09:37:00.000-07:00

A cluster is a type of parallel and distributed system, which consists of a collection of inter-connected stand-alone computers working together as a single integrated computing resource.

A Grid is a type of parallel and distributed system that enables the sharing, selection, and aggregation of geographically distributed ‘autonomous’ resources dynamically at runtime depending on their availability, capability, performance, cost, and users' quality-of-service requirements.

A Cloud is a type of parallel and distributed system consisting of a collection of inter-connected and virtualized computers that are dynamically provisioned and presented as one or more unified computing resources based on service-level agreements established through negotiation between the service provider and consumers.

At a cursory glance, Clouds appear to be a combination of clusters and Grids. However, this is not the case.

Clouds are clearly next-generation data centers with nodes “virtualized” through hyper visor technologies such as VMs, dynamically “provisioned” on demand as a personalized resource collection to meet a specific service-level agreement, which is established through a “negotiation” and accessible as a composable service via Web Service technologies such as SOAP and REST.

Buffett’s first and last biography

2008-09-30T09:20:00.000-07:00

For a tribe that calls itself ‘Value Investors’, this is nothing but an investing world equivalent of ‘Harry Potter’. Infact, on second thoughts, this could be even bigger because while the wand wielding child wizard had more than a few tomes dedicated to his histrionics, this is probably the first and the last authorized biography of arguably the biggest financial wizard of our times.

We are referring to one Mr. Warren Buffett and his first authorised biography (The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life) that hit the stands yesterday. And like with most of his other endeavors, especially of the investing types, the timing could not have been more impeccable here as well. With the US financial industry roiled in one of the worst crises in decades and with reputation of quite a few firms in complete tatters, the book about a man whose investment techniques are widely believed to be the gold standard has indeed come as a breath of fresh air.

Japanese Banks in the lime Light

2008-09-25T09:33:00.000-07:00

While the US and European banks are barely managing to stay afloat, Japanese banks are beginning to flaunt their might. This has been amply demonstrated in the past few weeks when Mitsubishi bought a 20% stake in Morgan Stanley and Nomura acquired Lehman’s assets in Asia.

Ironically, while the excesses of the 1980s made the Japanese banks flounder, consequently taking them considerable time to recover from the same, it is this very fact that has more or less insulated them from the subprime malaise which has badly afflicted US and European banks. During the boom, Japan received a lot of flak for making acquisitions in the US at inflated prices, which over a period of time the Japanese banks found difficult to digest.

But the US financial system at that time was robust. The scenario has reversed now. While the credit crisis has helped Japanese banks acquire stakes in US banks at attractive prices, the health of the US financial sector is now in question. Therefore, how the Japanese banks will integrate these acquisitions assumes considerable importance given that cultures in both the countries are like chalk and cheese and the fact that the financial sector in Japan is just beginning to witness signs of revival.

TARP falls into a trap

2008-09-20T09:24:00.000-07:00

The US House of Representatives (Lower House of Parliament) has rejected TARP or 'Troubled Assets Relief Program' of the US government to bail out financial institutions. The US$ 700 bn plan that would have allowed the US Treasury Department to rescue the financial system got a thumbs down yesterday by a vote of 228 to 205. This sent the US stock markets in a tizzy, as the benchmark Dow Jones Industrial index declined by a massive 777 points (7%), its biggest single day decline ever.

Warren Buffett had recently proclaimed that the financial crisis in the US was 'everybody's problem' and not just that of Wall Street. He had in fact warned policymakers that the US might face its 'biggest financial meltdown' if they did not do something to secure the financial system. Now with the bailout plan turning turtle, experts are predicting the financial system and the economy to be in dire straits. Although another version of the bailout plan will likely go before the US Congress for a vote, concerns remain that the passage of the bill could be a more drawn-out process.

Halloween

2008-09-15T01:30:00.000-07:00

Halloween is traditionally celebrated on October 31st. Its roots lie in the Celtic tradition of celebrating the harvest and trying to ward of the dangers of the impending winter. The evil spirits, it was feared, would disease the crops and the cattle and harm the ability of people to survive winter.

To ward of the evil spirits, it was tradition to keep a hollowed out pumpkin with a candle inside. The evil spirits, it was believed, would stay away from this lighted pumpkin. In modern days in modern homes the children go around the neighbourhood dressed to scare and say, “Boo - Trick or Treat?”
Well, Halloween has come early this year.
The evil spirits of greed and excess have made some pretty loud “Boo!” sounds and the global financial markets are in a complete state of panic.
Bear Stearns had to be rescued.
Lehman has filed a USD 631 billion bankruptcy protection.
Freddie and Fannie – owners of 30% of the total home loans in USA – had to be rescued by the US government.

AIG – the world’s largest insurance company – has just been given a rescue package by the US government which now owns 80% of AIG. Central banks around the world are lending money to these financial giants – who were hailed as geniuses by all the media – to keep them alive. Announcements of losses of hundreds of millions of dollars and rescue packages of tens of billions of dollars seem like daily occurrences.

September 11

2008-09-11T02:52:00.000-07:00

Today, seven years ago to this date, is the day when the terrorists brought their war on American soil.

As the TV cameras telecast the visuals of the World Trade Center collapsing, there were many people celebrating in some parts of the world.

It was, they argued, appropriate to celebrate: The Great Satan had been inflicted a body blow. It serves them right, said the sympathizers of the Taliban, as they danced in the streets. The Yankees have caused enough harm in many parts of the world and it is time that they were taught a lesson. The Yankees must leave the Middle East and its oil to the locals and not the Zionists or the favoured few families that control the oil wealth in the deserts.

One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.

An eye for an eye, said the great Mahatma, will merely make the whole world blind.

American policy has indeed been harmful in many instances. Many of us in India are upset at the support given to Pakistan - which most Indians regard as, to use an Americanism, "a terrorist state". The 9/11 attacks were seen by some Indians as an opportunity for the US to work closer with India. The world’s two largest - and self-styled greatest - democracies working together in a new world order.

Well, there is a new world order now.
For decades we had a "uni-polar" world. America was the Empire. To some it was Evil, to some it was great, but it was an "Empire".

It may not have been a fair "umpire" though. US foreign policy was driven by a combination of what the "Zionists" wanted (the Israel policy); what the multinationals wanted (engage China so that its labour markets are opened for building the world’s low-cost factory); and what the local Americans wanted (cheap goods, cheap oil, and cheap money). Somewhere in this equitation were many other important players each with their own angle of ensuring that business interest drove foreign and economic policy.

The Great Indian Growth Story

2008-09-07T02:48:00.000-07:00

India has achieved amazing economic growth in the recent years.

Better jobs and increased salaries have improved the standard of living of people and changed the way they view things.

And the transformation is there for everybody to see..

Computers are penetrating the middle class Indian population at an astonishing rate and PC sales are at an all-time high. Air-conditioners are now considered a necessity rather than luxury.

There are large malls everywhere ...consisting of restaurants offering international cuisines, multistoried bookstores, showrooms for expensive furniture, whole shops for electronic gadgets, jewels, high-end clothing apparel, sports goods and what not.

The number of people owning cars and houses has also gone up dramatically in the last 3 years.

Nowadays, if people feel that spending money on something will make their lives more enjoyable, they do it without having second thoughts. They have extra money to spend at their discretion now!

And how has this new economic environment benefited Indian companies?

Obviously yes, that over the last 10 years, the sales and profits of BSE-30 companies has grown by about 8 times.

It is a remarkable achievement indeed.

But There Is Also A Downside To This Growth...

While the recent economic growth has been great for India on one hand, it has also caused unprecedented problems on the other.

Sure, economic development has generated more jobs and transformed the lives of millions.

But to meet the demands of the ever-expanding population and sustain this growth in the long run, India needs some basic amenities - starting with simple requirements like POWER.

And this is where the problem lies.

Look...

Any person would be satisfied if he has enough power to light a bulb for reading, cooking some hot food, keeping his home cool in summer and doing other small things that electricity can do.

But even this is not happening in India right now.

What is happening actually is...

Frequent power outages are bringing people's lives to a complete standstill.
People can hardly plan work, meetings or any other activity anymore.
Dinner parties are completely ruled out, so even their social life has also been affected severely.
Students can't study after they come from school due to lack of power.
Shopkeepers are forced to close shop early because of the late evening power cuts.

And these are just a few.

Imagine the plight of industries and factories which are totally dependent on electricity for their functioning.

To be frank, the problem is so bad I could go on with this forever.

You and I may live in a city where the problem is not so severe. That doesn't mean the problem does not exist.

This problem does exist and it's as real as it can get.

Earn attractive returns from stocks without taking big risks

2008-09-05T02:44:00.000-07:00

Are you the kind of person who loves to earn attractive returns from stocks without taking big risks?

If yes, then you’ll definitely want to hear what I’ve got to say.

You see, I recently identified a remarkable investment opportunity in the Power sector - one that could deliver returns in excess of 100% over the next few years.

There’s huge demand in this sector, and it’s literally growing up by the day. So it’s a great opportunity for you to make money.

Additionally, the stock prices of companies best placed to benefit from this demand have crashed. So if you act quickly, you can also get these "Blue-chip" stocks for dirt-cheap.

Millions of Indians across India have learnt to live with power shortages day in and day out. But there's something they still don't realize.

This is only the beginning. The worst is yet to come.

You see, India is and has always been short of power supply. Power cuts have been a part and parcel of people's lives. And now, factors like growth in household and commercial consumption, electrification of rural areas and manufacturing growing faster are aggravating the problem even further.

According to a report, India's demand for power will soar to a whopping 315,000 MW by 2017 - more than double the current installed capacity.

Meeting this demand will require a huge investment...which means this is a great opportunity for you to make money.

Yes! A lot of money is going to be spent in this sector in the coming years.

To begin with, a spending of a couple hundred billion dollars has been proposed to improve the infrastructure in the power sector, in areas ranging from setting up power plants to delivering this power to the people properly.

There are only a handful of companies that are big enough to take on this kind of work and benefit directly from the increase in spending.

These are all well-managed companies which have been doing well... and in my view will continue to do well over the long-term.

When shares of such companies are available at attractive prices, why take unnecessary risks to earn extraordinary returns?

Buy these stocks and earn attractive returns easily without taking big risks. So try to grab them at the earliest.

Rupee ?

2008-09-03T11:10:00.000-07:00

Influenced by the rising strength of the dollar, the Indian rupee has been on a depreciating trend since the start of the year. Infact, the rupee fell to 44.88 a dollar, the lowest level in almost 21 months on speculation that oil importers were buying dollars as crude fell toward US$ 100 a barrel. Also contributing to the Indian currency’s decline has been the weakness in the stock market, as foreign investors choose to exit from the same on concerns of a global meltdown. India’s worsening current account position has also played a rose in the rupee’s fall. India imports around 70% of the oil that it consumes and hence the import of oil plays a dominant role in determining the current account position. According to Bloomberg, India's average oil import costs increased to US$ 8.2 bn a month this year, from US$ $5.5 bn in 2007.

Interestingly, as per reports in a leading business daily, exporters who were trying to sell dollars at 40/US$ have chosen to stay on the sidelines when the rupee is just a hair’s breadth away from breaching the 45/US$ mark. The RBI, which actively intervenes in the forex market, has been subdued so far. Unless the fundamentals, which have led to a weakening rupee, drastically change, the RBI is unlikely to favour a stronger rupee.

Java Tips

2008-09-01T10:45:00.000-07:00

Why we can not declare constructor as final?

The keyword final when dealing with methods means the method cannot be overridden. Because constructors are never inherited and so will never have the opportunity to be overridden, final would have no meaning to a constructor.

What’s the difference between AWT and Swing?

There are no big architectural differences; the class hierarchy is almost the same. The reason is that Swing is built upon AWT. The most significant difference is how the components are drawn to the screen. AWT is so called heavyweight components and have their own viewport which sends the output to the screen. Swing is lightweight components and does not write itself to the screen, but redirect it to the component it builds on. Heavyweight components also have their own z-ordering. This is the reason why you can't combine AWT and Swing in the same container. If you do, AWT will always be drawn on top of the Swing components. You can combine AWT and Swing, just don't do it in the same container (e.g. panel, groupbox, etc.) and don't put a heavyweight component inside a lightweight. Another difference is that Swing is pure Java, and therefore platform independent. Swing looks identically on all platforms, while AWT looks different on different platforms.

Difference between Java beans and EJB?

Javabeans are much smaller than EJBs. You can use Javabeans to assemble larger components or to build entire applications. Javabeans, however are development components and are not deployable components. You typically do not deploy a Javabean rather, Javabeans help you construct larger software that is deployable. And because they cannot be deployed, Javabeans do not need to live in a runtime environment. Since Javabeans are just java classes they do not need an application server to instantiate them, to destroy them, and to provide other services to them. The application itself is made up of Javabeans.

Is it possible to change delays that affect appearing, keeping and disappearing of tooltip?

The ToolTipManager is a service class that maintains a shared instance registered with AppContext. We can access the ToolTipManager directly by calling its static sharedInstance() method:
ToolTipManager toolTipManager = ToolTipManager.sharedInstance();

Internally this class uses three non-repeating Timers with delay times defaulting to 750, 500, and 4000. ToolTipManager uses these Timer’s in coordination with mouse listeners to determine if and when to display a JToolTip with a component’s specified tooltip text. When the mouse enters a components bounds ToolTipManager will detect this and wait 750ms until displaying a JToolTip for that component. This is referred to as the initial delay time.

A JToolTip will stay visible for 4000ms or until we move the mouse outside of that component’s bounds, whichever comes first. This is referred to as the dismiss delay time. The 500ms Timer represents the reshow delay time which specifies how soon the JToolTip we have just seen will appear again when this component is re-entered.

Each of these delay times can be set using ToolTipManager’s setDismissDelay(), setInitialDelay(), and setReshowDelay() methods.

ToolTipManager is a very nice service to have implemented for us, but it does have significant limitations. When we construct our polygonal buttons we will find that it is not robust enough to support non-rectangular components.

Is it possible to stop an object from being created during construction?

Yes, if the constructor throws an exception. Formally, an object will be created (since the constructor is a method invoked after the actual method creation), but nothing useful will be returned to the program, and the dead object will be later reclaimed by Garbage Collector.

The other way is when you leave calls to the constructor to a static factory method which can check the parameters and return null when needed.

Note that a constructor - or any method in general - throwing an exception will not "return null", but will leave the "assign target" as it was.

COMMUNICATION

2008-08-30T10:34:00.000-07:00

Topics of concern

Concepts: What we mean by Communication, and what elements are necessary to maximize our effectiveness as communicators

Skills: The skills and behavior which improve communication, and how they can be developed

Structure: The approach, style and construction of communication for personal and corporate uses.

ELEMENTS IN COMMUNICATION

SENDER – Originator of the Communication

MESSAGE AND CODING – Code Content and Treatment; The Language and manner of Presentation

MEDIUM AND CHANNEL – Written, Oral, Combination of Written and Oral

DECODING AND FILTER OF PERCEPTION – Interpretation of the Message

RECEIVER – To whom the message is communicated

FEEDBACK – Response of the Receiver to the Sender, Completes the Communication Loop

COMMUNICATION VEHICLES

Outwardly directed

SPEECH- Face to Face
Telephone

WRITING- Formal – Long reports, Short Letters
Informal – Memos

VISUAL / GRAPHICS- Diagram

Picture

PERSONAL SIGNALS- Facial expression

(Non-verbal) ‘Body Language’

Incoming

LISTENING- Active Listening (Not just hearing)

READING- Active Reading (Not just seeing the words)

WATCHING- Active Watching (Not just looking)

PROBLEM AREAS IN COMMUNICATION

Selective Attention

Inattention, Distrust of communication, Absence of interest

Receiver ignores the information that conflicts with what he already knows

Receiver hears what he expects to hear

Inappropriate time of communication

Selective Perception

Sender and Receiver have different background / experience

Receiver hears what he expects to hear

Fear or failure to communicate

Prohibitive nature of organizational structure

Selective Retention

Badly expressed message

Faulty translations

Distortion or loss in transmission

BUILDING SENDER SKILLS

Create atmosphere for free flow of communication

Communicate in the receiver’s background and interest

Face to face communication

Be clear and to the point

Use simple, non-technical and direct language

Use human interest words and personal references

Economize on adjectives

Use active verbs

Use suitable tone of communication

Put emphasis on the communication

Time element

Never initiate unnecessary communication

Reduce length of communication channel

BUILDING RECEIVER SKILLS

1. Questions

Open
Begin with What, When, How, Which, Where, Why, Who
Requires explanation / description in the answer

Closed
Lead to a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer
- Will you be speaking to Harish this week?
- Have you started on the new assignment yet?
Elicits only the answer to that specific question

Leading
- You are going to that meeting, aren’t you?
- You haven’t got to rush off this evening, have you?
Indicates the desired / expected response

2. Cues

Reflecting / Restatement
Encourages expansion of the point, for example
- Well, it’s far too complex; it won’t work
Restate
- You feel we’re likely to have problems

Request
Specifies what expansion you need
- Tell me more about…
- Give me an example of that

Probing
- I expect some aspects which will be easier than others. You probably have a fair idea what they are
- I expect you are experienced in this area
- Your views are important; I’d really like to know what you think
- That’s often a problem area, I hear

3. Listening characteristics

POOR LISTENERS	GOOD LISTENERS
Interrupt	Use eye contact
Change the subject	Look attentive but relaxed
Yes, but… style	Give cues and prompts
Use negative body language	Take time to listen
Are easily distracted	Ask open questions
Are impatient	Don’t interrupt
Appear not to listen	Use positive body language
Take over the conversation	Concentrate
Ask few questions	Do not appear to judge
Ask closed questions	Ask for opinions, views and feelings
Insist on having the last word	Are patient
Clearly want to talk, not listen	Show they have identified key points

Medical image processing

2008-08-28T23:21:00.000-07:00

Image processing defines algorithms to process 2D and 3D digital images for meaningful interpretation of image content. Modern medical science has seen unprecedented growth in the use of imaging technology. Medical domain specific sensors are generating a wide variety of signals, which are visualized as digital images – either as a static image frame or as a video. Therefore, it’s becoming imperative that more and more image processing algorithms are necessary to process these images.

The overall objective of these imaging applications is to use it as diagnosis-aiding tool helping medical practitioners. There are now a number of surgical procedures where the doctors have to completely depend on the imaging process. Overall medical image processing is a sunrise sector both for imaging and bio-medical experts.

INTERNET GOVERNANCE

2008-08-26T23:19:00.000-07:00

The Internet has grown to its present form since its beginning without too much regulation except defining protocols and standards to ensure the interoperability of heterogeneous systems. But as soon as the commercial activities started taking place on the internet the need of having regulations was realized. Standards and routine administration, encryption, digital signature, ISP licensing, IPR, tariff, cyber crimes etc. were the questions raised as soon as the commercial activities came to the forefront. The debate is now live because the key issue is “What kind of regulations?” rules by government or self-regulations by business and users?

On one hand where the impact of Internet on education, health, government and other areas of activity has been realized world over, at the same time cyber crimes, such as fraud, gambling, pornography, and ID theft misuse and abuse in the form of malicious code and spam has brought the growing awareness of the social, economic, and political impact of the Internet Governance into sharper focus.

Internet Governance is needed to:

Maintain Compatibility and Interoperability
Safeguard the rights and define the responsibilities of the various stake holders
Protect all the end users from misuse and abuse
Encourage further development
Prevent or at least minimize, the risk of fragmentation of the internet.

WEB PORTALS

2008-08-24T23:16:00.000-07:00

A web portal is a single point of access to information which is linked from various logically related internet based applications and of interest to various types of users. Portals present information from various diverse sources in a unified way They are an excellent way for enterprises to provide a consistent look and feel with access control and procedures for multiple applications. A wide range of technologies supports the creation and maintenance of web portals.

A web portal is a special web site designed to act as a gateway to other related sites. Web portals are designed to retain their users who must return to them frequently .They provide a useful means of making content readily available to authorized users in a convenient form.

Businesses are rapidly turning to portals to foster more integrated, web based user experiences for employees, customers, and vendors. By providing collaborative, personalized and adaptive workspaces, portals are facilitating effective ways to acquire, serve and retain customers. Web portals enable effective management of production and sales. It is proving to be a cost effective solution to empower staff with instant access to vital information.

Web portals are found in many domains of specialization. The consumer portals offer a wide range of customization options and functionality including: Internet search and navigation, email, news, weather, sports and horoscopes.

Madras Week Celebrations are on ...

2008-08-22T11:26:00.000-07:00

The founding day of Madras is considered to be 22nd August 1639. So the Chennai city deserves to celebrate its birthday on 22nd August . The city stands high for a variety of reasons. Its development is awesome in the fields of IT, Health care, Education, Industries of all sectors and Entertainment. To enhance the participation of the public the Madras day has been extended to create the Madras week. And this week is termed as the Madras week (August 17th to 24th) every year and it celebrates the city.

The Madras day mainly focuses on the city and its history. The volunteers who love the city motivate the communities and groups to conduct numerous events and celebrate the city. Usually events like heritage talks, walks, bullet bike rides around the city, various contests like poetry ,music and quiz, rallies, food fests, exhibitions and more will be conducted all around felicitating the Chennai city.

Golden Icons of Chennai

First row: Rajaji, C V Raman, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Second row: Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, M S Subbulakshmi, Rukmini Devi Arundale, Jayakanthan
Third row: R K Narayan, Subramania Bharathi, Ramaswamy Venkataraman

The 2008 Madras Week celebrations are going on throughout the city daily. Various events are scheduled everyday. Heritage talks about the city are conducted almost daily. People from various countries who have settled in madras share their views about the city. Heritage walk is also organized by volunteers all around the city. Exhibitions and contests are also being organized. The timings and venue of all the events are found in the link below.
http://sriramv.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/madras-week-2008-event-schedule/

Some of the other events conducted this year are:

Book release: "Historic Residences of Chennai" and "Release of Dr. K.V. Raman’s The Early History of the Madras Region"
Live presentation contest for city schools
Spoken word/poetry reading sessions
Live demo of food, clothes, lifestyle, dance, music and lots more at the Asan Memorial School
Stories on Madras for children aged between 6 -12
Session on Wildlife in Chennai to create awareness and depict the importance of natural heritage in Chennai
Quiz Contest on Chennai conducted at the Rotary Club of Madras
Documentary Film Festival

I request all the chennaites to participate in the events and celebrate the city.Lets Rock around the city !!!!!

Online Medical Assistant Training Program

2008-08-21T12:43:00.000-07:00

Are u looking for a new career ? This is what you have waited for so long.

St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants help you to achieve your goal. They offer online training with their nationally accredited and certified Medical Assistant Training Program. This program will help you to study at your convenience where you can finish the course in 6-8 weeks or however long you desire based on your own daily commitments. They are very flexible and affordable with easy payment methods. Their team comprises of experts in the field of health care . All the classes are online and they have virtual labs and qualified professionals to review the program to provide you with best results. I assure that you can earn your certificate in the most convenient and efficient way possible. You have all time online support to resolve your queries and problems with personal attention.

Some of the other programs they offer for you:

Ø Medical assistant courses

Ø Nursing assistant programs

Ø Nursing Aide programs

Ø Home health care courses

Ø Pharmacy Technician Program

Ø Dental Assistant Program

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Amazing World Records!!!!!

2008-08-17T11:12:00.000-07:00

This Beijing Olympics 2008 has to its credit many world records to cherish its memories. There has been 23 world records set since the start of the competition.It will definitely be a euphoric moment for China to top the list with 35 Gold as of now.Today the games offered 37 golds and this is the maximum of any day in Olympics.

Some of the amazing records this Olympics has brought about:

Michael Phelps took a record-breaking eighth gold in single Olympics games, winning the men's 4x100 meters medley relay today in Beijing to beat fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz's seven in the year 1972.He has totally 14 career golds to his credit at the age of 23 and that's really fantastic.

Usain Bolt who won the men's 100 meters Olympic gold in dazzling style ,in 9.69 seconds effacing his own world record.Actually when he crossed 50 metres , he observed that no one were so near him too.Had he not wasted time in that he would have finished in 9.65 seconds itself.Awesome record isn't it.....?

He kissed his shoes after winning .It was his day and he had reached his aim of winning.

Britain's Rebecca Adlington breaks Janet Evans world record in 800 free style.She was six months old when Evans set the record in 8:16.22.Rebecca swam the race in 8 minutes 14.10 seconds to break her record.

How can i leave without the special mention of our champion Abhinav Bindra,the shooter, who won India's first ever individual Olympic gold in the 10m Air Rifle event at the Olympics.
A proud moment for all the Indians.I hope this would encourage all the young chaps of our country.This would make our Government realise their mistake of dumping all the funds for cricket.This emphatically would have an impact on all the sportsmen of our country and I dream better future prospects for India.

A Grand Alumni Celebration

2008-08-15T22:02:00.000-07:00

Easwari Engineering College in chennai , organised a grand alumni meet on 15th August between 6 to 9pm in Radha Regent Hotel in Vadapalani. Our Principal, Director, Hod and Lectures had come to grace the occasion. Last four years' passed out students (2005-2008) had come for the meet.
The agenda was how to improve our college standards in terms of best facilities in all aspects. Students who are employees of many esteemed companies shared their views. They also came forward in providing job opportunities for all the students who have not been placed yet. All the dignitaries were happy with the suggestions and sponsors the alumnae were ready to afford. They were extremely delighted with the support which they got from the passed out students.
The representatives from every department shared their views regarding the meet. They expressed their joy in meeting all their friends back again . They thanked the organisation for having provided an opportunity to meet all of them under one roof after their college life. All the students were provided a delicious dinner after the session . With the hip hip hurray and the usual enthusiasm we had a grand finale.

I am sharing with you some of the pictures which we took in the Radha regent hotel .

Jaane Tu ...ya jaane na

2008-08-13T06:34:00.000-07:00

I happened to watch this movie with all my friends recently. I liked the movie so much, its awe-inspiring. The way jay and aditi's friends' narrate the story in the airport is extremely pleasing. A person with no interest in listening to stories will also enjoy it as shown in the movie.

Their gang is full of romantic confusions as Jay's mom would describe sarcastically.Amar Singh Rathore has lived in the movie being dead. The conversations between him and jay's mom are so comical.

Their nick names jiggy,meow,rats,rotu,pappu remind us of our friends.Jay and Aditi are too good in the movie. The movie has everything for the young chap.Parties,day outs,dance music,sentiment,romance,comedy,surprises and more. The game they play "Whats this" is also enjoyable.

There are three conditions in the Rathore family which a guy should satisfy to qualify to be a man. First is riding a horse ,next beating someone and the last is going to jail. Jay will satisfy all the three in the climax.

Genelia is so cute in the movie except for the last scene because that hair style doesn't suit her. We even disliked Jay when he moves so close with nena and avoids Aditi .

The movie's storyline goes like this.Relations are so precious and maintaining them is very crucial.Equal importance to friends and lover is necessary to avoid misunderstandings among friends.

The airport scene where he proposes Aditi singing that song is so funny. On the whole its an entertainment movie or i would say a time pass movie if you are too bored. It changes your mood which is the credit to the movie. If i have to rate the movie on a 10 point scale i would give 8. Dont miss the movie buddies.I hope u like it too.

Terror came in Project semester

2008-08-12T11:45:00.000-07:00

Our fun and merriment was ruined by one single person who came to our college during our project Semester.He is a PhD holder in the Field of Adhoc networks.Unfortunately he was the person who reviewed all our projects.Our Department students had a tough time with him.Most of our projects were rejected before we could even commence working on it.

Our reviews were so comical and amusing.He would deviate us from our topic of concern so wide that we would forget our stream.He would stop us at our title slide and go on and on and on.At the end when we realise that we havent told the objective of our project, our review would be over.

He will want us to tell all the numerical values properly .For instance if we specify the word bandwidth immediately he will raise the question , whats the bandwidth.I guess he is the fan of Vijaykanth having too much of a attachment for numbers.

We all call him "terror".

One big advantage is that we need not prepare much for any reviews as we wont talk much on it.Our reviews are basically nothing but technical chitchats.Among the team of lecturers and project guides he will be the only person to ask queries.He wont refrain from his motto of confusing the students even if he has no idea regarding that topic of discussion.Thats his greatest talent that we need to really appreciate.

Somehow we passed all the reviews with terror and completed our project succeccfully.

Our 7th semester rocks!!

2008-08-12T10:36:00.000-07:00

A gang of nine girls screwed up the entire class.That's none other than our gang popularly called the navagraham gang.
Let me first introduce them one by one.

Aarthi
She appears to be silent but speaks out promptly whenever required.She is an introvert and you got to pull the words from her mouth if you are new to her.

Gayatri
She is very jovial and garrulous.She sings very well and has learnt carnatic music for more than ten years.She is smart as a whip.

Dhivya Raghuraman
We call her Lorry.Sure she will scold me for revealing this.She is sensitive, caring and benign.She is also gabby and a brainy damsel.

V.Divya
We call her genius ,padips and all adjectives related to brilliant.She is the topper of our Computer science department.

S.Durgalakshmi
Darga as we irritate her is jovial and fun to be with.

Charanya
Little mouse of our gang.But never judge her by her appearance and don't even have a thought that she eats less.

Deepa
She is a chatter box and has good dressing sense.

Archana
She is never serious.Always laughing and cracking jokes.I bet you cant listen to lectures if u r beside her.

Its me Divya adding to the list .

There are no bounds to our enjoyment in the classes.The most remarkable ones are during our 7th semester.We spent the entire semester playing cards especially UNO cards.From morning 8.45 till 4.30 it goes on.We wont even know what lecture hour is that and wont care to know too.

Apart from UNO we play Hollywood.Its a word game.You have to guess the word in 9 chances (equivalent to the number of letters in the word Hollywood).Then adding on to these we play puzzles ,number games and lots.Chitchats and gossips are incessant during lectures.

Our break time is our lunch time as we finish and relish all the dishes in no time.It would take just a minute or two to finish a tiffin box.Imagine so many hands in one .

As a spark our hustle and bustle had spread to the whole class and all of us started playing.We are proud that we screwed up the entire class .

India has won a gold medal in olympics!!!!!!!!!

2008-08-11T22:31:00.000-07:00

India's Abhinav Bindra has won a gold in the air rifle event in Beijing. Bindra shot 104.5 to his total to 700.5 in the final. Bindra handled all the rounds carefully to reserve the berth.This is the first ever gold medal for India for an individual event .China and Finland won Silver and Bronze medals respectively.
We are happy that India has won a gold in Olympics but our duty doesn't end here.Just congratulating them on winning is not important.Whats utmost important is our constant support for them.

What our government has done to encourage them.Apart from cricket which has got the fullest recognition what other games are being promoted or sponsored.

Beside practice and hard work its only our support and encouragement that make the contestants win.Hope the concerned are aware of this and bring light to their future.

Congratulations Mrs.RAJI

2008-08-11T03:27:00.000-07:00

All of us are tired , waiting for the Date of joining from most of the corporates. My friend Raji too is not an exception from that. The happiest part is that she got the DOJ from WIPRO but the pathetic moment is that its in the month of march. The fact adding salt to the injury is that her parents have started looking for a bridegroom as they cant tolerate her any longer.

All of us had gone to her house to console her but to our surprise she was in cloud nine . All set ready for a married life. We told her that we would take care of everything and arrange for the felicitations without any delay. So this is a personal invite to all her pals to be present for the occasion and make it a memorable one. She felt shy in disclosing this to everyone and thats y i am doing it.

Saina Nehwal progresses to quarter finals

2008-08-11T00:32:00.000-07:00

India's Saina Nehwal and Anup Sridhar played authoritatively to progress in the badminton event on Sunday.Saina started slowly, gauging her opponent. She allowed six points in a row to her opponent to trail 10-13, but stepped up her game to win next five points to regain the momentum for a 15-13 lead.She picked up her momentum to eventually outplay her opponent in the second game.Lets keep our fingers crossed for their victory.

India struggling to save series against Sri Lanka

2008-08-11T00:00:00.000-07:00

India will have to play out of their skin to save the third cricket Test as Sri Lanka reduced them to 161 for five in their second innings on the third day of the final cricket Test.

With the series squared at 1-1, the Sri Lankans gained a first innings lead of 147 and were comfortably on the safer side after running through India's top order at close of third day's play. India have a lead of just 14 runs and it is now up to the experienced pair of Rahul Dravid - and V.V.S Laxman - to pull India out of the rut.

The duo has forged many match-winning partnerships before and needs to come up with one such effort.

Dravid dropped at one end while Laxman, struggling with an ankle injury was on and has scored 50 from 135 balls.Laxman fighting to save the match despite ankle injury.Our Salute to him.

Corporates make us wait

2008-08-10T10:48:00.000-07:00

After placements we all are happy to get into a software company.We are greatly relaxed for we have the job in hand.But after we have completed our course all the corporates make us sit at home for months awaiting call letters.
In this time span decisions change.We may also have a thought of searching for some other job.Higher studies dreams come before us when we are idle.These days make us lazy and less inquisitive.
The best option is to make the best use of the time we have either in refreshing what we studied these four years or in learning something new so that we can be more productive.
As the saying goes "An evil mind is the Devils' workshop", so never be idle in these days.Never switch to wrong options.
Try to equip yourself in the best way so that you can be utmost productive for the software company in which you have been recruited.

High School Memories

2008-08-10T00:02:00.000-07:00

I am here to share some remarkable memories of my school days.I have wondered what a transformation in myself from school to college life.I have never talked to any guy in my school apart from passing on some information. We enjoy among ourselves.All school day celebrations went on the same way.Even in our farewell we were the same.Only now i got the opportunity to talk with many guys who were my school mates.Only now i realise how we had dragged the school days missing their friendship.Even now i wonder how those days passed by.Last year of my school was so hectic with a strict time-table.Early morning maths tuition classes.Then school and then Arul Institute classes for Physics and chemistry.Evening daily lessons,record work ,preparation for class tests and so on.We never rest even in the weekends.TNPCEE classes in the week ends.I wonder whether it was me who strained so much.
I really feel i have missed the enjoyment with my school mates during school days.Now i have contacts with many of my school mates.It would be great if those school days come back now.Childish plays and talks are something very special.

Olympics 2008

2008-08-09T13:25:00.000-07:00

A dazzling first day at Beijing 2008 got off to a storming start.Athletes' long march begins in Beijing's bird's nest.

Dancers perform on a giant illuminated globe.
Fireworks explode over China's National Stadium also known as the "Bird's Nest."
It was a great start to Beijing Olympics, the fireworks that decorated the sky made every one to wonder and its the best sky works that ever made on history of Olympics. Many world leaders congratulated China for its fantastic opening of 2008 Olympics.
Performers light up their drums during the Opening Ceremony.

My holiday trip

2008-08-09T01:47:00.000-07:00

Not a big gang .Not a great tourist spot.But the enjoyment we 3(myself, Dhivya Raghuraman and Aarthi) had in the trip was incomparable even with a big gang or a great spot.On 15th july we started to tenkasi to aarthi's place where we had a royal treatment .Morning tiffin was like we were in a marriage .Even to the next street we went in their new car.After a heavy breakfast we saw Dasavatharam movie and started to the Cutralam falls .

We had so much fun there.For contiously 30 minutes we had permission to enjoy in the falls.
The next day too we went to five falls and old cutralam.Then aarthi had a huge farm full of cocconut, mango,gooseberry trees.We took snaps and had coconut water and roamed there the whole day.
We tried climbing over a mango branch and it was utter comedy.Then we all went to theatre and saw Subramaniapuram movie.
Aarthi's house was so beautiful and spacious.We never wanted to come back from her place actually.Its a duplex apartment with beautiful garden .

Fantastic outings ,movie,superb house,delicious food and ofcourse being with her was so enjoyable .We decided to plan more trips like this in the days to come.

College friends

2008-08-07T00:52:00.000-07:00

I have to say i am so lucky to get precious friends in my college life.From first year till the last we have all enjoyed and had great fun together.Elliots beach outings ,movie,T.Nagar shopping and visit to Mansukh's restaurant,chatting at home in the name of combine studies,getting ODs for other college symposium for cutting classes,10 hands in one tiffin box,playing UNO during class lectures,playing word games and number games unnoticed,movie discussions,rumours,and lots more.
During exams we always study together and finish it off soon and start our usual job of chatting.Even during lab sessions we never do any sort of programming.Its only one girls' job and we all copy paste it.
All of us always eat together and enjoy.I really miss those days now.There is an alumni meet conducted by our college and i am looking forward to meet all of my friends again and refresh all memories.

first day in college

2008-08-06T00:25:00.000-07:00

School days will be most enjoyable and memorable for many.But for me its the other way round.I enjoyed my college life from day one.There were no one from my school in Easwari engineering college and i was so much worried the first day. Thoughts about ragging and stuff was still more scary.
First day so tensed waiting in chromepet bus stop for Route no 1 .To add to the situation i was waiting at the wrong place.When the bus crossed me was baffled and somehow stopped the bus and got in it.All their eyes were on me.Even now my friends make fun of me with that incident.Then after sometime i was cool and looking at everyone wondering who were my seniors .
We had the function and touring on the campus for the first day.The Auditorium was full of first year students.Lukily whom i saw in the bus were sitting with me.I interacted with everyone and we had so much fun the whole day.By the end of the day we bacame good friends.I was very happy i had got so many friends the first day itself.But the next day the first years were separated into 8 sections and none of my friends were in my section.
I enjoyed looking back at these memories and sharing it here with everyone.

Nearly 150 die in stampede at Indian temple

2008-08-03T11:44:00.000-07:00

Nearly 150 pilgrims, many of them children, were trampled to death on a hillside in northern India on Sunday morning, after rumors of a landslide fueled a stampede.
How cruel isnt it?

whats special abt 08/08/08?

2008-08-01T11:38:00.000-07:00

The august month is always considered to be auspecious.But this year the demand has been more.This catchy date indeed is yet to come. And u know wats special reg this date 8th august ?Just a week more and the applications for marriage on that date are piling up in thousands in America.People run crazy after the date of their marriage rather than the concerned person. Interesting isnt it?

Info for 2008 candidates placed in TCS

2008-08-01T11:13:00.000-07:00

We heard that once health check up and address verification is done by TCS for their employees,they send a be ready mail.Colleges which have received that mail can expect their call soon.There is a Toll free number specified in the offer letter provided to the candidates.Candidates can call that number for enquiry regarding when they will be called and for mail updates.Hope this information is not a rumour.Just conveying the information which i received.
Thanks all.

Do you know the new shape of the solar cells? Read on...

2008-07-29T01:28:00.000-07:00

A solar cell is any device that directly converts the energy in light into electrical energy through the process of photovoltaics.The newly invented solar cells are leaf and flower shaped.

Japan’s Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has developed leaf and flower shaped organic solar cells. An AIST employee displays a prototype model at a solar power exhibition.

This team have created this crazy artificial houseplant with high-efficiency organic thin-film solar cells as leaves. It's got about 58 square centimetres of power-generating area, and each flexible leaf has a complex structure protected by a thin plastic layer. This makes them durable, and the team foresees uses as eco-friendly power generators embedded into buildings, clothes, leisure goods and toys.

England to name new captain

2008-07-26T12:38:00.000-07:00

England will name a new captain on Monday after Michael Vaughan decided to step down following his team's series loss to South Africa on Saturday.

Vaughan, 33, England's most successful captain with 26 victories in 51 tests, resigned on Sunday after South Africa took an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the four-match series.

His announcement was followed immediately by the news that one-day captain Paul Collingwood had also decided to quit.

England national selector Geoff Miller will announce who is to captain the England team for the final test at The Oval starting on Thursday and the subsequent one-day series.

Are u addicted to eating rice ? Its for u..Read on..

2008-07-26T01:34:00.000-07:00

The human body was never meant to consume rice! You see, our genes have hardly changed in more than 30,000 years. However, our food choices and lifestyle have changed dramatically. The caveman would hardly recognise our food or way of life.Caveman food was never cooked as fire was not yet tamed. Thus, he ate only those foods that you can eat without treatment with or by fire. He ate fruits, vegetables, fish , eggs, nuts and meat.

However, rice, like wheat and corn, cannot be eaten raw. It must be cooked. Even if you were starving in the desert, you cannot eat rice in the raw form. This is because we do not have the system of enzymes to break rice down. You were never meant to eat rice. To make matters worse, you not only eat rice, but also make it the bulk of your food.

U know Rice becomes sugar if consumed in lots!

This is a fact that no nutritionist can deny: rice is chemically no different from sugar. One bowl of cooked rice is the caloric equal of 10 teaspoons of sugar. This does not matter whether it is white, brown or herbal rice. Brown rice is richer in fibre, some B vitamins and minerals but it is still the caloric equal of 10 teaspoons of sugar.

Rice is digested to become sugar.

Rice cannot be digested before it is thoroughly cooked. However, when thoroughly cooked, it becomes sugar and spikes circulating blood sugar within half an hour.

Rice has no fibre. Only the fibre bulks and fills up your stomach. Since white rice has no fibre, you end up eating lots of ‘calorie dense’ food before you get filled up.

Rice is always the main part of the meal. While sugar may fill your dessert or sweeten your coffee, it will never be the main part of any meal. You could eat may be two to three teaspoons of sugar at one meal. However, you could easily eat the equal value of two to three bowls (20-30 teaspoons) of sugar in one meal. I am always amused when I see someone eat sometimes five bowls of rice (equals 50 teaspoons of sugar)

There is no real ‘built in’ mechanism for us to prevent overeating of rice:

In one seating, you cannot take lots of chicken, fish or cucumber, but you can take lots of rice. Eating rice causes you to eat more salt.

As rice is tasteless, you tend to consume more salt-another villain when it comes to high blood pressure. You tend to take more curry that has salt to help flavor rice. We also tend to consume more ketchup and soy sauce which are also rich in salt.

Eating rice causes you to drink less water. The more rice you eat, the less water you will drink as there is no mechanism to prevent the overeating of rice. Rice, wheat and corn come hidden in our daily food. As rice is tasteless, it tends to end up in other foods that substitute rice like rice flour, noodles and bread. We tend to eat the hidden forms which still get digested into sugar. Rice, even when cooked, is difficult to digest.

Can’t eat raw rice? Try eating rice half cooked. Contrary to popular belief, rice is very difficult to digest. It is ‘heavy stuff’. If you have problems with digestion, try skipping rice for a few days. You will be amazed at how the problem will just go away.

Rice prevents the absorption of several vitamins and minerals. Rice when taken in bulk will reduce the absorption of vital nutrients like zinc, iron and the B vitamins..

Are you a rice addict? Here are some strategies that you can pursue in your quest to eat less rice:

Eat less rice-cut your rice by half.

Instead, increase your fruits and vegetables.

Take more lean meats and fish.

You can even take more eggs and nuts.

Have ‘riceless’ meals. Take no rice or wheat at say, breakfast. Go for eggs instead

Avoid the salt shaker or ketchup. You will automatically eat less rice.

Eat fruits first before meals.The fibre rich fruits will ‘bulk up’ in your stomach. Thus, you will eat less rice and more fruits.

It’s your life. Decide what you want to eat!

Anti-Virus rating

2008-07-20T13:20:00.000-07:00

The Internet today is a breeding ground for criminal activity. Home users, small and medium businesses and big corporates all suffer from the threat of constant attacks from viruses, worms, Trojans and other malicious code.The only solution ANTIVIRUS softwares.But several antivirus softwares are available and we are baffled which is the best for us.
Some of the qualities on how the antivirus softwares are rated are:

Ease of use
Effectiveness
Easy updation
Feature set
Ease of installation
Help/support

The first three under gold ,silver and bronze categories are

BitDefender
Kaspersky
ESETNod 32

The next in the ratings are:

AVG Anti-Virus
F-Secure Anti-Virus
Trend Micro
Mc Afee
Norton
CA
Norman

Heat harvested!!!!

2008-07-20T01:09:00.000-07:00

You know nearly 60 per cent of the energy produced by a gasoline engine is lost as waste heat.

Researchers have invented a new material that will make cars even more efficient, by converting heat wasted through engine exhaust into electricity.

Such materials are called as thermoelectric and they rate the materials’ efficiency based on how much heat they can convert into electricity at a given temperature.

The most efficient material used commercially in thermoelectric power generators was an alloy called sodium-doped lead telluride, which had a rating of 0.71. The new material, thallium-doped lead telluride, has a rating of 1.5.

What’s more important is that the new material is most effective between 450 and 950 degrees Fahrenheit — a typical temperature range for power systems.

Only about 25 percent of the energy produced by a typical gasoline engine is used to move a car or power its accessories, and nearly 60 percent is lost as waste heat which escapes in engine exhaust.

A thermoelectric (TE) device can capture some of that waste heat and the material takes care of all the work.

It produces electrical power just like conventional heat engines like steam engines that are coupled to electrical generators.

Such a device is of immense use in our country and the automobile exhaust can be used to produce sufficient watts of electricity.

cruel affair

2008-07-18T12:10:00.000-07:00

12-year-old with HIV to open world AIDS conference
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Keren Dunaway was 5 when her parents used drawings to explain to her that they both had the HIV virus - and so did she.

Construction material using chicken feathers

2008-07-17T00:12:00.000-07:00

Can you believe this guys. Instead of wasting all the Chicken feathers construction materials are being made. This makes disposal of large quantities of chicken feathers easy and useful too.

Conventional waste disposal methods cannot be applied to chicken feathers, referring to problems such as burning, burial or recycling the feathers for use in low-quality animal feeds.

Incineration releases greenhouse gases and the chicken feathers take up a lot of space in landfills and take a long time to decay because of the keratin protein that make up the feathers.

There is also the fear of bird flu, which makes converting chicken feathers into animal feeds undesirable. Thus a solution for all this is using the chicken feathers for making construction materials. By this way they are not wasted and disposed in a safe and useful manner.

A Filipino scientist says that he has created a new composite building board made of chicken feathers that could be a major breakthrough for the construction industry.

Experimental boards are made of a mixture of waste chicken feathers and cement . The material, resistant to the region’s termites, is a way to dispose of millions of kg of waste feathers.

The material made of compressed cement and chicken feathers, could be widely used for housing. Boards now made with wood chips, are easily ruined by hungry insects.The composite boards are resistant to insect infestation such as termites because the feathers are inedible.

They are also not as flammable or combustible as conventional cement and wood-fibre composite boards.

Feather boards could be used for paneling, ceilings and as insulation but not for weight-bearing building components like walls or pillars.

My view on Stock Markets

2008-07-12T12:01:00.000-07:00

The Wimbledon final between 5-time winner Roger Federer and challenger Rafael Nadal was, in all aspects, a clash of the titans.
For four hours and forty eight minutes the two champions clashed on the fabled grass courts. It was the longest men’s final in the history of Wimbledon.
In the end there was no loser.

But only one person could lift the trophy - and this time it was Rafael Nadal.
And the other winner was the sport of tennis: thousands of children will be inspired to become tennis players.

Two gentlemen traded hard shots for hours - and each applauded the other.

You might be wondering why i started with example.Just read on and you will know why i quoted that example.

"But not all fights are between champions."

"Not all battles are for honour."

"Not all battles are for any justifiable cause."

In the fight between "good" and "evil" one can hardly consider "evil" to be a "champion".

In the stock markets, there is the constant fight over "bulls" and "bears". There is nothing honourable or uplifting about this fight - much if it is driven by money and the desire for returns. Neither are, in the Federer-Nadal sense, "champions". Yet, unfortunately, the money from these financial games has inspired millions to be involved in the financial sector. Most unproductive use of powerful minds.

"Multiple clashes, no champions." Got it now.This is Stock Market.

Vitamin B17 prevents Cancer

2008-07-05T03:11:00.000-07:00

Imagine the world without cancer. It has been proven that cancer is a deficiency disease caused by the lack of Vitamin B17 (Laetrile). Vitamin B12 works with folic acid in many body processes including synthesis of DNA, red blood cells and the insulation sheath (the myelin sheath).Today there are more people making money from cancer than dying from it. That is the one of the main reasons why Vitamin B17 is disapproved by FDA and cancer associations. Pharmaceuticals companies pushed FDA to disallow sales of raw apricot seeds in the United States. Raw apricot seeds are known to have abundance of B17 vitamin. There is lots of money to make from patented drugs and if we all start eating raw apricot seeds then there will be no profit. This information is not a new breaking research, but only trying to spread the truth about Vitamin B17 through the Internet.

Dont reply to Spam messages

2008-07-02T10:11:00.000-07:00

Spam is unsolicited e-mail on the Internet. Spam is the email equivalent of junk email or nuisance phone calls. Spam can simply be defined as all unsolicited electronic mail sent out in bulk to individuals/organisations that have not consented to receive it.

From the sender's point-of-view, it's a form of bulk mail, often to a list culled from subscribers to a Usenet discussion group or obtained by companies that specialize in creating e-mail .

Spam is any activity designed to trick the search engines into giving a site a higher ranking. Common tactics include hiding keywords as white text on a white page background, submitting a web page to a search engine daily, and building doorway pages.
Have you people replied for any spam messages.Or had a thought about it? Then i need to tell u this important information.I came across this fact so thought of sharing it with everyone.Replying more than 100 times to the same piece of spam e-mail will overwhelm the sender's system and interfere with their ability to send any more spam.
So be careful friends.

Conserve power

2008-06-30T09:51:00.000-07:00

We cant imagine todays world without power.But do we have the awareness regarding the conservation of electricity.Only because of the wastage and unwanted usage in many business and other sectors we are facing a power shortage .The frequent power power cuts which is taking place recently everywhere has only made people realise this and to give a thought for conservation.

But apart from all this there is an interesting fact .

"The increased electricity used by modern appliances is causing a shift in the Earth's magnetic field. By the year 2327, the North Pole will be located in mid-Kansas, while the South Pole will be just off the coast of East Africa."
This fact is really mind blowing !!!

Building Spins 360 Degrees!!

2008-06-26T04:13:00.000-07:00

An unbelievable fact of a building which spins 360 degrees. A Company in Brazil constructed a building in which each floor can rotate 360 degrees. Each building has 11 apartments and each apartment can spin individually in any direction.One rotation takes a full hour, but apartment owner can set rotation speed through apartment control panel.

What an intelligent plan of the building. Facades are made of three different types of glass which give wonderful effects when building spins during the sunset.After i have told all this, you people might be wondering, regarding the cost of the building right. The Cost of each apartment is $US 300,000.00.Thats the small picture of the building.
I wish atleast i get an opportunity to see the building in person.

Ananasblau

2008-06-25T00:10:00.000-07:00

Ananasblau is a new site for listing neologisms, which is just a fancy way of saying new words (or new uses for existing words). In a way, it's a lot like Word Spy, but instead of dealing with words that have entered the language via trusted sources, anyone can add a new word to the site. It's very new and hasn't been used much (though a few spammers seem to have located it). Appropriately, the name of the site itself is a neologism, apparently meaning "a funny color between blue, yellow and green," according to the site.

Internet Addiction!! watch out

2008-06-15T04:23:00.000-07:00

Are you addicted to your online connection?
Are you one of those crazy folks that can’t wait to read the email with your morning coffee?
Doctors are calling it serious addiction combined with: Cybersexual Addiction, Computer Addiction and Cyber-Relational Addiction.
They even managed to stamp the cool names for it, like Internet Addictive Disorder (IAD) or the Internet Overuse Syndrome (IOS).
Internet addiction should not be labeled as addiction like gambling or drug addiction. There should be a strict line that distances other addictions from the “internet addiction”.
Staying in touch with your friends or watching funny YouTube videos is not a destructive behavior which usually characterizes major addictions. If you gamble on the internet then you are not addicted to the internet, but online gambling. Internet is a wonderful tool, but like everything else in this Universe there is the sunny side and the dark side of the pyramid of life. Stay Positive buddies!

Speed of light

2008-06-15T03:42:00.000-07:00

The speed of light was broken by two physicists, Gunter Nimtz and Alfons Stahlhofen, in Germany from the University of Koblenz. This seriously questions Einstein's theory that no object or information can move faster than the speed of light in a vacuum. An example of what could happen with this is time travel, but not like you imagine: If you went for a car trip faster than the speed of light, you'd arrive at your destination before you'd even leave, theoretically, of course. As Dr Guenter Nimtz said: "The effect cannot be used to go back in time, only to reduce the time between cause and effect a little bit."Amazing right!

Goats that climb Trees

2008-06-10T04:08:00.000-07:00

Goats can climb trees! Isn't this quite interesting buddies!
In Morocco goats climb Argan trees to consume delicious berries which are similar to the olives. Local farmers follow these goats because fruit of the Argan tree has the nut inside which is used to make delicious cooking oil.

Besides the climbing goats the most amazing thing is that Morocco goats spit or excrete these nuts, which then farmers use to make the Argan oil. However, Argan trees are close to extinction now because of the tree wood harvesting. Some organizations are trying to promote Argan oil to became marketing success in order to preserve these weird trees. We all hope that these goats will continue their climbing adventures! LOL

Interview Tips..Read on..

2008-06-10T02:27:00.000-07:00

**Through preparation should leave you feeling calm and ready for your job interview. Here are some tips to see you through the interview.

1.Don’t be late - reduce your stress levels and get there early.

2.Make eye contact - look at the person who is talking to you and when answering questions, be sure to make eye contact with
all people in the room.

3.Listen - don’t interrupt and if you don’t understand the question, ask the interviewer to repeat it by saying “PARDON”.

4.Be friendly and smile - but don’t be too casual and relaxed - you still want to be seen as professional and courteous.

5.Give short answers - get straight to the point and don’t waffle, but don’t give basic ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers either.

6.Frame negative things in a positive way - never say bad things about former or current employers.

**What do employers look for?

Employers look for the following traits in people they interview:-

• Honesty and integrity - don’t lie about your experience or achievements
• Good communicatio - be clear in your responses
• A good fit - they want to work with someone who can do the job and fit in with their culture

**What questions will they ask?

You’ll receive a range of questions, each designed to determine your suitability to the job and the company. It’s a good idea to
think about how you would answer these questions before you get into the interview.Here are some common questions.

• Why do you want to work here?
• Why are you leaving your current job?
• What are your long term goals?
• Why do you think you’re suited to this role?
• What are your strengths?
• What are your weaknesses?
• Can you tell me about a difficult situation you’ve faced?
• What do you like to do in your free time?

**What questions should I ask?

You will most likely have the opportunity to ask the interviewer questions. Even if they’ve covered everything you want to know
about the role, it’s still worth asking questions as it shows you have carefully considered the job. Ask any of the following (but
not if they’ve already been answered):

• How would you describe the workplace culture?
• What long-term career opportunities are available?
• What are the key challenges of this role?
• What’s the company’s view on training?

I hope with my tips, people who read this will succeed in their interviews.Good luck!!!

Yawning makes dogs yawn too

2008-06-09T00:01:00.000-07:00

A Dog Yawning

Hey do you know this interesting fact that we can simulate yawning in our pets.
According to research published recently, a yawn is likely to set off pets as well. Psychologists found that dogs were far more likely to break into a yawn if they witnessed humans simulating the action.

If you yawn near your dog, chances are it will yawn too.

Dogs find human yawns contagious, suggesting they have a rudimentary capacity for empathythey found.

Although yawning is widespread in many animals, contagious yawning - a yawn triggered by seeing others yawning - has previously only been shown to occur in humans and chimpanzees.

It turns out, however, that man's best friend is highly sensitive to catching human yawns, with 72 per cent of 29 dogs tested yawning after observing a person doing so.

Do u know about these in olympics?

2008-06-06T10:00:00.000-07:00

Olympic motto
In 1921, Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games, borrowed a Latin phrase from his friend for the Olympic motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius ("Swifter, Higher, Stronger").

Olympic oath
"In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules that govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honor of our teams."

The Olympic Flame
The Olympic flame is a practice continued from the ancient Olympic Games. In Olympia (Greece), a flame was ignited by the sun and then kept burning until the closing of the Olympic Games. The flame first appeared in the modern Olympics at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. The flame itself represents a number of things, including purity and the endeavor for perfection. The Olympic Torch is then passed from runner to runner from the ancient site of Olympia to the Olympic stadium in the hosting city. The flame is then kept alight until the Games have concluded. The Olympic Torch relay represents a continuation from the ancient Olympic Games to the modern Olympics.

The Olympic Hymn
The Olympic Hymn, played when the Olympic Flag is raised, was composed by Spyros Samaras and the words added by Kostis Palamas. The Olympic Hymn was first played at the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens but wasn't declared the official hymn by the IOC until 1957.

Dogs Head Lives Without Body

2008-06-06T03:55:00.000-07:00

An amazing fact people. In 1940 U.S.S.R conducted research where he experimented with dogs and proved that dogs head can live without its body for three days. I wondered how this is possible.

Special artificial conditions were created to power the head with arterial and venous pumps. Dog's isolated head reacted to all basic external stimulants: light, sound, pain and taste.Its not possible with humans.

This disturbing Russian experiment helped scientist around the world to create artificial organs that are used by many medical institutes. More recently a monkey's head was transplanted onto another monkey's body.Just imagine how come these experiments are done!

Awaiting 2012!!

2008-05-30T04:27:00.000-07:00

2012 is expected to be year of great positive change. It is not the end of the world! Back in 1899 something was identified called Schumann Cavity Resonance. It is the heart beat or frequency of the Earth. Since its discovery till 1986 this heart beat frequency was constant 7.8 Hertz per second. From 1986 it started to raise dramatically and in 1998 it was reported to be 10 hertz per second. On other hand magnetics of the earth are dropping dramatically and it is expected they will reach zero point in 2012. Maya calendar and other calendars end in 2012, but it is not the end of the world just beginning of the new one since every 26000 years Earth goes through grand cycle of evolution.

WORD SPY

2008-05-25T00:12:00.000-07:00

WORD SPY is a site devoted to "lexpionage," or "the sleuthing of new words and phrases." Word Spy only lists words that have appeared in multiple reliable sources -- newspapers, magazines, web sites -- and cites those sources. One recent new word is "mobisode" meaning, "A short program, or the edited highlights from a longer program, designed to be watched on a small, mobile screen such as a digital media player or a mobile phone," which has appeared in well-respected publications like The Toronto Sun and The New York Times. Word Spy is a very useful site for getting the skinny on new words that have entered the English vernacular via popular media. On more than one occasion I've turned to Word Spy for a definition of a word I'd never heard before.

30 Tips For A Better Life

2008-05-23T02:20:00.000-07:00

1. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk,
smile.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day..
3. Sleep for 7 hours.
4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
5. Play more games.
6. Read more books than you did .
7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer. They
provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under
the age of 6.
9. Dream more while you are awake.
10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat
less food that is manufactured in plants.
11. Drink plenty of water.
12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
13. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
14. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your
partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
15. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot
control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
16. Realize that life is a school and you are here to
learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like
17. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and
dinner like a beggar.
18. Smile and laugh more.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
Don’t hate others.
20. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to
disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the
present.
23. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no
idea what their journey is all about. Don’t compare your partner with others.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
25. Forgive everyone for everything.
26. What other people think of you is none of your
business.
27. GOD heals everything.
28. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
29. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick.
Your friends will.
Stay in touch.
30. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or
joyful.

All about Resume

2008-05-16T02:59:00.000-07:00

How to write a resume

A resume - sometimes called a ‘Curriculum Vitae’ or ‘CV’ - is a summary of your skills, education and work experience. A good resume demonstrates how your skills and abilities match up with the requirements of a job.

Resumes give you the opportunity to sell yourself to a potential employer. A resume is not an exhaustive list - if it’s too long it probably won’t get read at all. The best resumes are usually no longer than one or two pages.

You should change your resume with every job application so that it lists the skills and experiences you have that are most relevant to the job you’re applying for.

Things to include on a resume?

While things like your academic record and work experience are typical ways to show how suited you are to a particular job, these are not the only things you should include. There are other ways to demonstrate that you are the right person for the job, including your:

* Personal traits - you’re an honest worker, you enjoy being part of a big team
* Strengths - things you’re good at or enjoy
* Experiences - volunteering or extracurricular activities
* Key responsibilities and achievements - any awards or recognition that you’ve received

Resume structure?

The structure of your resume will vary depending on your work experience and education and training background.
A resume usually sets out information in a reverse order. Your most recent work experience and study details should be first on the list.

A typical resume includes:

* Personal details - Full name and contact details including address, telephone number(s) and email address.
* Education and training - A summary of your education and training history, starting with your most recent studies, making
sure you include all training that’s relevant to the job you’re applying for.
* Employment history - Start with your most recent work history and work backwards chronologically, listing the name of the
employer, your job title, the dates you worked there, and your responsibilities, tasks and achievements. Make sure you
include everything that’s relevant to the job.
* Skills and abilities - A list of the things you’re good at. These can be general skills or skills specific to a particular job. List
them under broad headings such as “Communication” and “Teamwork”.
* Career objective - (optional) Tell the employer what type of job you want end up with; this shows that you’ve given thought
to your future career.
* Interests - (optional) A list of your hobbies and interests; this gives employers more information about you and also shows
other areas of your life where you’ve gained experiences such as teamwork and committment
* Referees - List people who can talk about how good a worker you are. Make sure you get their permission before including
them on your resume. List their name, company name occupation, and contact details.

Resume checklist

After you’ve written your resume, and before sending it, go through this checklist:

* Proofread it - Make sure there aren’t any spelling mistakes, typos or grammatical errors.
* Is it tailored? - Make sure everything you mention shows how well-suited you are for the job you’re applying for.
* Presentation - Make sure the resume is well laid out, easy to read and printed on clean, white paper in a standard font (like
Times New Roman, Arial or Verdana) and at a standard size (10 or 12 point).
* Is there enough detail? - Make sure you’ve provided specific examples of your achievements and how you’ve used the skills
you have.

Do a good resume so the interviewer will be confident on you and your capability.Good luck!!!

Blind man bowls a perfect game

2008-05-15T11:43:00.000-07:00

A 78-year-old man nicknamed “The Hammer” has bowled a perfect game. Dale Davis nailed 12 consecutive strikes and reached 300 on Saturday night during league play. What's more astonishing is that Davis is also legally blind! Davis has suffered from macular degeneration, a chronic eye disease, for the past decade. He can’t see out of his left eye and has limited peripheral vision in his right eye.

Davis’ perfect game came at a roll-off to conclude the league season at a four-lane alley in the small northwest Iowa community of about 1,800 people. Century Lanes owner Clem Ledoux said Davis’ game didn’t draw much attention until he reached 10 strikes. That’s when folks poured out of the bar to watch his final two shots.

Davis, who stands 5-foot-8 and just 115 pounds, threw a “Brooklyn,” where a right-hander strikes the left side of the head pin, for his final strike. The feat brought wild cheers from Davis’ fellow bowlers and onlookers. “It went down there and somebody hollered ‘Brooklyn!’ It was just a solid sound in the pocket,” said Davis, whose average score is 180. Its really fabulous.

In the past, he had come close before, once throwing 11 strikes before pulling the 12th ball and settling for a 299. But that was many years ago. Before he had half his stomach removed because of a tumor. Before he had a bypass done on his left leg to improve his circulation. And before he had lost his vision in 1997.

Davis sister encouraged him to start bowling again. "I told her, 'I can't see,'" Davis said. "'What makes you think I can bowl?' But she convinced me and, for the second time in my life, I was hooked." Davis now bowls twice a week, and his fellow bowlers help him with pin placement and in making sure he picks up the right ball.

World's smallest park

2008-05-14T10:30:00.000-07:00

Read this its really amazing!!!!!!!!!!
Mill Ends Park is the smallest park in the world located in the middle of Front Avenue, one of the busiest streets in Portland. Unbelievably, the park only measured 452 square inches, barely two feet across.

Fagan wrote a popular column called Mill Ends (rough, irregular pieces of lumber left over at lumber mills). He used this column to describe the park and the various "events" that occurred there. Fagan billed the space as the "World's Smallest Park." The park was dedicated on St. Patrick's Day in 1948 . He continued to write about activities in the park until he died in 1969.

The Guinness Book of Records granted it the title of "world's smallest park" in 1971. After Mill Ends officially became a city park on St. Patrick’s Day in 1976, the park continued to be the site of St. Patrick's Day festivities. Over the years, contributions have been made to the park, such as the small swimming pool and diving board for butterflies, many statues, a miniature Ferris wheel (which was brought in by a normal-sized crane), and the occasional flying saucer. The events held here include concerts by Clan Macleay Pipe Band, picnics, and rose plantings by the Junior Rose Festival Court.

Federer wins

2008-05-11T23:32:00.000-07:00

Roger Federer won in his first match at the Cincinnati Masters.He was very happy that he could turn it around with a one match winning streak.

Ginepri was 0-4 against the top-ranked Swiss going into the match, but pressured him through two sets until Federer wore him down and Ginepri began missing with his first serve.

This is Federer's second tournament since having his Wimbledon title streak , broken by second-ranked Nadal. A week ago, Federer was ousted from the Toronto Masters in the second round, and his No. 1 ranking would have been in danger if that had happened again this week.

Nadal could still overtake Federer if the Spaniard wins the Cincinnati title and the Swiss star loses before the semifinals.

Popular Web Browser- Mozilla Firefox

2008-05-10T02:56:00.000-07:00

Firefox 3 Beta is a developer preview release of Mozilla’s next generation Firefox browser and is being made available for testing purposes only. Firefox 3 Beta 1 is based on the new Gecko 1.9 Web rendering platform, which has been under development for the past 27 months and includes nearly 2 million lines of code changes, fixing more than 11,000 issues. Gecko 1.9 includes some major re-architecting for performance, stability, correctness, and code simplification and sustainability. Firefox 3 has been built on top of this new platform resulting in a more secure, easier to use, more personal product with a lot under the hood to offer website and Firefox add-on developers. The latest version, 3 beta 1, adds one-click security info, improved malware protection, easier password management, a new star button for easier bookmarking, and a variety of other new features.

Beta 2 includes a wide range of improvements including fixes for stability, security, performance, memory usage, platform enhancements and user interface improvements.

Beta or prerelease software is not intended for inexperienced users, as the software may contain bugs or may potentially damage your system. We strongly recommend that users exercise caution and save all mission-critical data before installing or using this software.

Tesla

2008-05-08T03:48:00.000-07:00

Nikola Tesla (Serbian scientist) the greatest genius since Leonardo daVinci. Few people even know that man who invented the 20 th century even existed. His ideas and inventions were credited by others. His inventions include X-rays (credited to Roentgen), radio (credited to Marconi), the microwave oven, speedometer, automobile ignition system, basics behind radar, fluorescent bulb, electron microscope, neon lights and on top of all Tesla designed the first hydro-electric power plant in Niagara Falls (invented alternating currents).On his credit we have the unit tesla .

Tesla had biggest competitor Thomas Edison, who did everything to prove Tesla wrong and to erase him from history books. Tesla's ideas were so extreme that scientist community thought he was lunatic. He believed that both voice and image could be transmitted through the air (in the late 1800's), which of course was true since we have wireless Internet today. But he was not recognised as Edison.

Windows Vista the Best!!

2008-05-03T01:22:00.000-07:00

I'm so glad that my laptop comes with Windows Vista. I heard a lot of good things about it and heard bad things also about Windows Vista. But a friend of mine always told me that windows vista works so great on his and he loves it though quite a few people sees it in a different way. And since i trust my friend words, i try to see that my laptop comes with vista software.

It don't take me that long to familiarize the features of Vista, the features is really good . Windows Vista has Small Business Assurance Program started by Microsoft that aims to provide free support, compatibility assistance and one-on-one coaching from Microsoft to keep your experience with Windows Vista smooth and hassle-free. It has free customer support that you can avail anytime you need it. With Windows Vista it comes along with Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player where you can play all your favorite music. If you love music like me, vista is the best for you. If i will going to choose between XP and Vista, of course i will prepare to have Vista, No matter what other says, Windows Vista is the Best for Me!

Failed rocket launch disappoints experts

2008-05-02T12:26:00.000-07:00

HAWTHORNE -- The founder of a privately funded space transportation company in California says he is disappointed by its third consecutive failed rocket launch.

The Wall Street Journal said the failure has prompted concerns about how space officials will handle the possibility they may not be able to rely on inexpensive Falcon launchers from Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Musk said it was "a big disappointment not to reach orbit" Saturday, adding that an unfortunate "problem occurred with stage separation, causing the stages to be held together."

Musk said the company was investigating what went wrong with the Falcon 1 launch, which took place at the Kwajalein Atoll in the western Pacific Ocean.

The newspaper said two previous Falcon 1 launches, in 2006 and 2007, also were unsuccessful.