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Chennai Vs Bangalore, this time not for Water but for Cricket!!!!

2010-09-24T05:43:00Z

The Champions league has reached the business end of the tournament and the semifinalists were decided last night. The two IPL teams are going to clash against each other on Friday evening. Bangalore, which has strong mixture of youth and experience, is ready to take on the exuberant Chennai Super Kings.

Earlier, it was not an easy game against warriors last night. The batting collapse left Chennai in the dark proving why cricket is considered to be the funniest game!! Chennai was not able to capitalize on the last few overs and eventually they finished at 136 for 6 in 20 overs. This was not a competitive score and Chennai must win this game to find a place in semi-finals. We all know Chennai always comes back strong when pushed to the wall and they did it again last night. They defended this score with some spectacular catches and sharp fielding and bowling efforts.

Not very often we would see a cricket match where both teams are happy about the result unless it is a tie. Warriors had to score 109 runs to qualify for semifinals even if they don’t win the match. Chennai Super Kings must win the match to qualify. Both these happened last night and as a result Victoria Bushrangers were shown the way out!!! The bowling effort of Chennai, especially the spinners, was splendid last night. The last over by Murali showed the world the justification for wearing the 800 number t-shirt (The world knows it anyway and it does not need justification from the genius).

One more interesting thing which happened last night was the frustration Murali showed when Badrinath was not passing the ball quickly to him for a run out chance. That was a difficult chance but there was an opportunity. Badri tried his best but was not up to the mark on that occasion. The reason I mentioned this incident is not often we can see frustration or anger in Murali’s face in the cricket field. This clearly indicates what that match meant for Chennai Super Kings.

Dhoni once again impressed the world with his shrewd captaincy by including one more spinner in the line up for that pitch. He was frank enough to accept that there were some week links in batting and bowling department which need to be corrected.

Cannot wait to witness the IPL Clash in Champions League !!!

Do all relationships come with the past? Soch Lo!

2010-08-02T04:42:00Z

Soch Lo, the movie which is about to hit the screens soon, comes up with an interesting concept which is nothing but the title of this article. This title is more complex than it appears to be. The answer to the question posted can be YES or NO. But the best part is we will not be having an acceptable evidence to support any of those answers!! That is where the complexity of this topic builds upon. Making a film with this kind of concept where you will have to convince the multitude of audience, who will have their own opinion irrespective of the evidence, is like taking a bunch of people through the darkness without even a clue about the way. If a person can convince and take those people home even through that darkness, he is the leader. Such is the complexity involved in this topic and that is why I am very excited to see how the complexity is handled!!

Everybody has their own opinion and that is why the caption of the movie says "SOMETIMES relationship comes with the past ". I like that approach personally because the movie is not trying to establish a conclusion but trying to find a way to interpret. Believe me, that is how one can convince people. My opinion to this beautiful question would be that most of the times relationships do not come with the past. I basically believe in this because the actions which are happening in our lives are just coincidence. Meeting a person accidentally is categorized as a coincidence according to me rather than a past relationship. A person likes the other person when the latter is the incarnation of what former wanted to do but not able to. That is where the opposite's attraction comes into play and that might even be the why South Pole is attracted to North Pole!!

When I go to watch this movie, this is going to be my opinion!! Is this movie going to convince me?? Or does this movie have something other than this in the store?? .. Excitement began already!!

A Half-baked Media!!

2010-07-10T06:06:00Z

"Pen is mightier than sword" is the famous maxim which clearly explains the power of journalist and the divinity of that profession. I personally admire journalism as it is one of the top rated professions. Why is this profession so powerful?? What distinguishes journalists from engineers, doctors and many more ?? The only reason that makes them powerful is their ability to make or break the nation. This is because their profession is to inform people about everything under the sun. Information is more powerful than nuclear missiles. That is the reason I said that Journalists have the power to make or break the nation.

Is our Indian media performing this divine job at least with the least amount of divinity?? If you ask me to answer this question, I can give a straight forward "No". I am very confidant about this answer than the answers which I had given in the past years during my schooling !! The reason for blaming the media to be half-baked now days is because of the type of info the media is providing to the people. Daily, there are hundreds of flights taking off and landing successfully. Have any of us seen a headline reading "123 Flights landed successfully and all passengers enjoyed the ride " . I can bet all my wealth if you can show me a headline like this.

Instead, what the flash news would be reading is "Plane crashed into the sea and more than 300 feared dead" with clear, high resolution pictures depicting exactly where they got hurt and which part of the body they lost and many more. If you want to see how best a photographic skill can be, then watch these Indian Media headlines. They should have provided this information without hurting the mindsets of other people. People should not think that air travel itself is dangerous but that is how they would think if headlines read like this. What should have been the least spotted is occupying the headlines!!

When twin towers were shattered by some ill-thinking gentlemen, one of the leading televisions showed exactly what happened by using caricatures. They won award for this creativity. They used toy air plane and exactly replicated what happened while others where taking high resolution photographs of the dead!! That would not terrify even a 3 year old child. Hats off to that kind of journalism!!

While giving lecture to a group of students, a 14-year old girl asked Abdul Kalam for his autograph. He asked what her goal in life was. She replied, "I want to live in a DEVELOPED INDIA ". Abdul kalam appealed to the nation, "For her, you and I will have to build that DEVELOPED INDIA". Great words from the greatest man!! We can never visualize our Developed India unless the pillar of the nation, Media, starts doing justice to what is called one of the most respected professions in the world.

Please don't spoil my nation just for TRPs (Television Rating Points) .

Netherlands and Uruguay square the circle, as FIFA 2010 gets even more Unpredictable!!!

2010-07-06T03:58:00Z

World's most watched sport got underway few weeks back and the exuberance kept on increasing day after day. Upsets have been the feature of world cup events whether it may be cricket or football and FIFA is no exception either. The clash of top 8 teams in the quarter finals was a treat to watch. The most demanding game in the world was at its very best. Netherlands played the game of their life to show the exit door to Brazil. Brazil looked ordinary or may be they were made to. The clash between Uruguay and Ghana was the match of the tournament. Who would not want a match to be decided in the penality shoot out ??

Apart from the sports that is played on the field, I personally loved the energy off the field. We feel as if we are involved in the match even though we watch it through television. I always wonder what is present in this game which makes the world crazy about it. Now I realized that it is not the game which is making people crazy about it, but the way it is played and the passion with which it is played makes people dance to its tune. Every one's face is filled with determination to do something for his country and they run continuously for 90 minutes in search of the minute which will make them find the ball in their goal post. Believe me, it is not easy to run continuously for 90 minutes keeping yourself ready to catch hold of the opportunity even at the 90th minute.

What a game!! What a passion!! Really a game to watch especially when upsets take over !!

Ray of hope to prevent OXIdative Stress!!

2010-06-27T05:48:00Z

Oxidative stress is the word I have been hearing quite a lot nowadays. First I thought it would be yet another kind of stress and left as it is. But later when I started to hear this word as a reason for most of the diseases, my curiosity did not leave to leave it alone again. When I started to dig it, I found that while breathing highly reactive molecules called free radicals will be produced and this could cause damage to the cells. Our body is capable of producing anti oxidants to tackle this activity but the production is not enough. If these anti oxidants are not limited it could lead to oxidative stress which inturn may lead to cancer, alzheimer's disease, parkinson's disease and many more.

Oxidative stress is a very serious deficiency considering the impact it can lead to. Although fruits contain anti oxidants, it is not sufficient enough to limit the free radicals. When searched web for a solution, I found that a company has come up with a concept of Ergotheoneine. This Ergotheoneine is an amino acid , naturally occurring anti-oxidant, found in microbes and mushrooms. The company has found a way to extract and supply this world wide. The ERGO can conserve and maitain levels of other anti-oxidants such as vitamin E, vitamin C and glutothione. The anti ageing consumer product attracted me the most and there are numerous natural consumer products available in that company. Investors can definitely target this company for penny stocks as it is growing very fast in the vital field of oxidative stress.

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Raavan – The Perspective!!

2010-06-23T06:08:00Z

What if you fall in love with a woman whom you tried to kill?

What if Sita comes to know the reason behind her kidnapping?

What if Sita’s mind oscillates towards Raavan after knowing the reason?

What if peace talks lead to a war?

What if Ram creates a decoy with Sita to kill Raavan ?

What if emotions and success correlate with each other with one man taking former and the other taking latter?

What if justice dies and injustice rules?

What if sides change bringing us to a place where the right becomes wrong and vice versa?

Our understanding really changes when we look from opponent’s perspective even if the opponent is a criminal (according to police records). The above questions arouse in my mind after watching the movie. Especially when Aishwarya Rai pleads God, “Show me the bad people as bad people”, we come to a conclusion of who are bad people and who are not. And in the end, Raavan sees his own life in Sita but Ram uses Sita only to take Raavan’s life.

Bogus thoughts!!

2010-06-18T04:38:00Z

Getting an idea to write something is really tedious. Thoughts come to me when I never think anything. But in a compulsion if I squeeze my brain and activate every cell to think something, all I get are bogus thoughts. I call them bogus as I never know if they have any meaning in them and in the end my face gives ugly look thinking, “Why did I think like this?” Most of these thoughts would be about relationships, human tendencies, and some of my funny behaviors.

One such thought that I keep pondering is the mystery behind life. Life originated from a single cell, if that is the case, amoeba should be our forefathers. God created Adam and Eve and from them entire world and its human race took birth. If this is the case then how can the children of Adam and Eve marry each other (I think they should be called brothers and sisters)? If those siblings created further offspring then why should we have this much restrictions in relationships? If these things are true then every one of us should be related in some way and the entire world should be fraternal. Then why should we fight for caste, creed, language, community? In the end what I feel is, everything is meaningless if we really think of the things we consider meaningful! If you are confused by the above statement, please don’t think much as it is also meaningless.

These thoughts make me feel abnormal. And according to many, abnormality is a disease! And my final question is, “Are these thoughts bogus?”

Showcase dolls!!

2010-06-10T04:17:00Z

Dolls are arrested behind the bars and spectators watch them from outside in a normal showcase. Dolls do not react and cannot too. But the spectators comment on those dumb dolls. This is the normal scene in any house or bungalow or exhibition. The topic that I am going to deal now is people inside A/C bus. They can see others and comment on them but others can never get a hint of the person sitting inside the bus. Labeled as high class these people prefer to travel in such a bus to add some more pride to their status.

When watching beggars from the bus they give an ugly look on them (Thank God! Those beggars cannot see that look!). They feel the country’s economy is at the bottom but they are also gratified that they are not one among the downtrodden. Most of the passengers read books or magazines just to avoid speaking to neighbors and maintain the status quo. They can have visuals like an overloaded auto, overcrowded vestibule buses, trembling movement of motor bikes, old ladies striving to cross the road etc. The complete economy of the country comes in front of you when travelling in an A/C bus but again the passengers close their eyes and have a deep sleep for that one hour too.

What a pity?? Instead of getting instigated to do something to uplift the nation, most of them show mere indifference. Even these showcase dolls are dumb!!!!

Parents or Pay-Rents??

2010-05-23T14:13:00Z

If you ask me whether I have felt God anytime in my life, I would say that I am living with God who is there in my home in the name of Parents. Everyone who wishes good for you from the bottom of his/her heart is God. I can bet you that no one other than our parents can bless us from the bottom of their heart because only parents don't have jealousness over our growth even after we ditch them in old age homes. The last three words before the previous full stop is what this article is about. It is painful even to write about that but some people send their parents to old age homes and pay rents. The worst part is not paying rents but they have the sense of satisfaction that they have done their duty for the parents. What an inanimate person he should be?? Will we bear this if our children treat us like this?? They surely will because a goat's kid cannot be a lion. We can only reap what we sowed. That is the universal truth.

Statistics says old age homes are increasing day by day. Does that mean there is a decline of humane and humanity??Surely yes. He who cannot show respect and love to the one who suffered years to bring him up to the position he is in, can never qualify himself to be called as a person having sense at all, leave alone 6th sense. Your parents would rather be with you starving for a square meal rather than being aloof somewhere without you. That's why parents are the most precious people on earth and God resides in them.

Just take a moment off and recollect what and all they have done for us. They would have starved for a square meal those days but had they ever made us starve even on one occasion?? They would not have got proper education but hadn't they given us the richest education even though they earned pittance?? They encouraged us when we falter and they motivated us when we got defeated. They were the one who felt excited when we started walking. They were the one who were ecstatic when we started talking. They were there to give us their shoulders when we wanted a support. They cooked the delicious food for us but they starved. They sculptured this life of us.

Any human who have the slightest amount of wetness present in his heart would not send those beautiful creatures of God to Old age homes. I would not say serving our parents is humanity. It is the foremost duty of every human. Failing this duty would never make you successful even though you get opportunity to get Nobel Prize.

If the above happens, then it must be the first time wherein Nobel Prize is given to an ignoble creature!!

When we are there to take care of our parents, who are these old age home guys??

Inhuman beings please excuse!!

Guest Post :: Doesn’t True Love command Respect??

2010-05-15T07:03:00Z

Love is the best feeling that one can experience in this world. For those who are and who were in love, the period of time for which they felt this ‘true’ love and care would be the best period of their life.

Life would seem to be all new and exciting like never before when love blossoms. Life would be smooth and enjoyable when that love matures. Slow winds of friction leaves scratches on hearts as love passes few months. A ‘true’ love will heal these scratches and will proceed forward but other kinds fail pathetically.

Are we notfeeling that there is a new trend that is slowly spreading everywhere? Is true love vanishing slowly? Yes. People have started losing their patience. They aretrying to ignore their problems instead of solving them. When a small misunderstanding arises with their loved ones, people have started to thinkabout a break up immediately. They just forget the good old days and they look forward for the future. The relationship break ups are on the increase everyday.If this continues there won’t be true relationships, for which we are known for, our culture is known for.

The reasons forthese relationship breaks are mainly due to poor planning and non-futuristic thinking. In a rush of hormones, love starts and moves ahead. But when the future stands in front of their eyes -status, career, parents’ happiness and acceptance, character, frequency,wavelength, past and current relationships and what not – everything comes into consideration. If these things are taken care initially and when they makematured decisions, life and love will be hassle free without break ups. Do not love a person, if you think you will not be successful in the end. There are no complaints on a mutual break up but people often turn extremely selfish that they do not even think about the counterpart - when one wants to hold on with the relationship and the other wants to break, the former’s heart breaks intopieces.

Life would seemto be over for a true lover when his love comes to an end. Stop breakinghearts, respect true relationships – life in this world will be beautiful.

Tidbits :: Thanks to Karthikeyan for this wonderful Guest Post. We welcome quality guest posts.

Keep It Sweet and Simple!!

2010-05-06T05:11:00Z

I can understand the question of uncertainty about what this article is going to deal with, but that uncertainty will no longer exist if you can pick the capital letters of the title and make a word out of it!! It made your lips extend and present that gorgeous smile right?? Yes, such is the beauty of kiss. The very existence of human is justified only by the love he/she showers towards his/her fellow beings. Kiss is one of the most powerful weapons to make someone feel that you really care for them and you wanna be with them for ever.

But, this beautiful word which made you smile at the start, is viewed as sign of limitless lust now-a-days. I don't understand the reason behind it. I used the word limitless lust in the line previous to the one before because according to me there is nothing wrong in being lustful. If a person is standing on the road side and a beautiful girl employs her cat walk and crosses him. He doesn't want to admire that just because he doesn't want to be lustful. Is it not so?? According to me, what is the difference between him and the tree when both are standing tall on the road side and showing no reaction?? There is nothing wrong to be lustful but it is only the limitless lust which will ditch us.

Hug and Kiss are two ecstatic feelings which will make the other person return those again to you immediately. For those statisticians, research says that human spend 2 - 3 days of his entire life time in kissing. A human, who has an average life time of 60 years, spend just 3 days in kissing. Doesn't that show the lack of love in the world?? According to me, maximum of those 3 days would have been the early part of his childhood and the first few months after marriage. This is the ultimate reason for stress and eventually heart attack.

We didn't protect our beautiful heart with love and hence it was attacked. You give a crore to me on one hand and a lovely girl, who can be with me through life and shower her love every second of my life, on the other hand and you ask me to select one. I would ditch that one crore only to hug the sweet heart of my life because she worths a crore each second for me!!

Indian Politics League -- Won't this be the correct abbreviation for IPL??

2010-04-25T07:26:00Z

IPL is certainly one of the exciting tournaments in the world. It is exciting not only because of the titillation it brings on the field but also the googlies off the field!! It is top-rated not only because of the money involved but also the ecstasy it brings to the sport. But, is that sport played in a sportive manner?? Are we spoiling sport by mixing it with distasteful ingredients??

The amalgamation has to be perfect in order to ripe a better result. The sport was already spoiled by bringing in glamour in the name of cheer girls. Now, the entering of politics and power into the sport would not make cricket a Fair Play!! Yes, statistics says the amount of people who watch cricket has increased with the advent of IPL. That is great news if it is not for controversies they watch cricket. I believe that is true in most cases. I believe most of us would not have been aware of sweat equity before IPL 2010!! Why I say this is such is the domination of dramas off the field when compared to the action happening on those 22 yards.

How many film makers and actors and actresses use this IPL as a promoting strategy?? We can start counting and I am sure we will not end up finishing!! Just because Indians are passionate about this sport, people are over exploiting them. Politicians slog their way into cricket just to use this stage to assert their poly tricks.

They are in the process of serious exploitation of this beautiful game. Unless, they stop bringing politics into this, we can never watch a glorious cover drive without a match fix!!

Splits Villa – A Reality BEEP Show!!

2010-04-20T06:39:00Z

Reality shows in reality capture most of the busy hours in television. One such show telecasted in M TV is this ‘Splits Villa’. On an aimless graze of channels my eyes and hands halted on this particular programme. And the fortunate thing is that it was the grand finale of that show. And before the finale there were some other auxiliaries like the losers interrogating the two pairs of finalists (to increase the TRP rating).

From the one hour I watched I came to know that singles (I meant the marital status) are invited and allowed to pick their pair. These couples should prove their “so called love” by winning some worthless challenges arranged by the Splits villa team. Now coming back to the losers’ questions to winners! Most of the questions asked would definitely deserve more than “A” certification. I was able to hear only long beeps for each word of the questions and duration of beeps of the answers were even longer – beep beep beep (I recommend you to replace those beeps with any 4-letter word which can express profanity at its best. Did you notice that even beep is a 4-letter word!! What a coincidence!!).

After a long serious observation (believe me I have never observed anything like this even during my lectures) the words I was able to hear amidst the beeps were “I would never ever ask such a question on a national television (But such a question was telecasted on the national television!!). Here comes the grand finale! The finalists can win only if they show faith and trust in their partner. To show these qualities what was the adventure arranged? The guy should hang upside down with hands stretched and the girl should catch both of his hands from a distance by a long jump. Great test for love! At last they are justifying the humbug slogan, “Love is a game”. Such reality shows make the youth believe, “Start with friendship, go for a date and if possible love (the so called love)”.

Splits Villa - Beep Beep Beep! (Again replace this beep with the same or word of any length of profanity. This beep can hold any word this time).

Ever heard of Sour Grapes??

2010-04-12T07:01:00Z

This article is not going to instruct you about what types of grapes you need to eat or give you some diet tips!! English, as every one of us knows, is such a beautiful language. The reason we say it is beautiful because of the Idioms and phrases it has got. Will you believe if I say each and every phrase has a story behind it!! One such phrase which is used widely when talking about the attitudes of people is Sour Grapes.

What does it mean and how it refers attitude?? Sour grapes refer to an attitude of pretending to despise something because we can't have it ourselves. In other words, an attitude of hating something just because we can't get it. That is quite interesting isn't it?? How many sour grapes have we seen in the passage of our life?? Don't bother counting, leave it to mathematicians!!

The most amazing part of this phrase is the story behind it. The source is the tale of the fox and the grapes, one of the famous fables of Aesop, a Greek storyteller of the 6th century BC. The story goes like this. The fox tries to reach a bunch of juicy grapes hanging from a vine high above its head. After making several attempts, it gives up and stalks off, saying "I am sure the grapes are sour anyway"

Nevertheless, that fox is good at consoling himself. Isn't it??

Recycling at its very best!!

2010-04-09T04:16:00Z

We are in a situation where the demand exceeds the supply. So, reusing and recycling plays a critical role in todays arena.We are looking for every possible means of alternative energy and converting waste to energy. Recently, I came across the initiatives of N-Viro International Corporation which licences its technology to municipalities and private companies. The baseline of this corporation is to convert waste water sludge and other bio organic wastes into bio mineral agricultural and soil enrichment products with rich market value. This is by far the best method considering the huge increase in population everyday and the depletion of resources day by day. This technology treats the bio solids which are nothing but the residual solids left over after the treatment of municipal wastewater. The sales has gone in excess of 40 million dollars and this initiative is worth to be considered in the modern era

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Beware of Monkeying around folks, there are bizarre laws to catch you!!

2010-04-06T04:22:00Z

There are lots of exciting things present around the world. Every region has its own special features and some bizarre features as well. The laws are no exception and it is interesting to skim through some of the laws around the country. I thought of listing some bizarre laws around the world and I am sure this will your lips extended!!

In France, it is forbidden to call a pig Napoleon. In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth!! If this is interesting, how about the one which follows?? In Singapore, chewing gum is illegal. Beware folks, you can be penalized heavily for that!!

In an era of globalization, how about the law which follows?? In Burma, it is against the law to access the Internet. Anyone violating it faces prison. It looks bizarre and interesting for us, but are we loosing some of the best brains because of this is the question which needs a spare of thought. I am sure criminals would be happy to be prisoned in Denmark because in Denmark, it is not against the law to escape from prison!!

If you are in Providence, Rhode Island, better get your tooth paste and tooth brush before Sunday because selling tooth paste and tooth brush to the same customer on Sunday is illegal there!!

How about this for a finishing touch?? In Eureka, Nevada, if you have moustache, it is against the law for you to kiss a women!!

Yet another Universal Truth!!

2010-03-29T13:47:00Z

The universal truth to be uttered for the present day is "BE UNIVERSAL". But the immediate question to this statement would be "What or when do you consider a thing universal?

A multinational concern concerns the Womens' day as a festival with cultural activities. The word "multinational" comprises cultural diversties and diverse departments. Such a function should be organised so as to reach the masses in a massive way. And the function was a grand success as it accomplished this motive. How can this be possible without universal minds?? In fact, most of the songs were from albums which were hardly heard. The spectators were not dumb but participated fanatically in the program through.

The unanswered question in the first paragraph is nearing an answer now. A mind is universal if it reacts to something which pierces its heart and energizes all its cells. And a thing is universal if it makes most of the masses react.

The universal truth again is "NOTHING IS UNIVERSAL WITHOUT A UNIVERSAL MIND"

Are we going belly up as IT Professionals??

2010-03-11T04:27:00Z

The answer for the question posted as a title of this article has to be "Yes" irrespective of whether we take the literal meaning of "Go Belly Up" ( which is the ballooning of our abdomen!!) or we take the phrasal meaning of "Go Belly Up" ( which is undergoing total financial failure!!). It is not a financial failure but a failure which can hardly be compensated with the help of finance. What failure are we talking about?? Or by earning lakhs of rupees per month, are we failing in any way?? By now, questions like these would have taken its incarnation in your beautiful mind. The answer for all such questions is "Yes". It is hard to accept but difficult to ignore either.

We miss to enjoy the most beautiful things in this even more beautiful world. We live a life of darkness and why I say so? We get up before sunrise and go to office and get locked in a tiny cubicle and switch on the computer and keep our eyes busy seeing that for hours!! We are too busy to take a break even which further restricts our exposure to the outside world. We return home after the sunset (sometimes in midnight!!) and sleep and the process continues like a chain reaction but the difference is this is even more dangerous than a chain reaction!! We are never exposed to any things (leave alone sunlight) other than the processor in front of us. Aren't we living in darkness??

We search for money which is not bad, but why do we search for it always?? We don't have to pay for enjoying some of the most beautiful moments. How many of us have gone for a walk early morning and enjoyed the sunrise?? Had diabetes not been there, we will not find many people walking!! How many of us allowed ourselves to mesmerize in music?? "Mozart's symphony was one of the secrets of my success. Every time I hear that beautiful piece of music, I get a new idea", Einstein said. Such is the power of music and we don't have to pay for hearing it. We don't have to pay for spending time with our family, and we will not be charged much for reading good books!!

But we work all day, chase money all day and we lose a wonderful day in the process although we would have gained lakhs on that particular day. I got a message two days back which summarizes everything:

"Life was much simpler when Apple and Blackberry were just fruits"

Has Spirituality become a tool for Perverts??

2010-03-05T16:37:00Z

The hot news at least for the past two days was the exhibition of perversion from a man who masqueraded himself as one of the spiritual leaders in India. He has centers virtually at all places and he has many serious disciples all over the world which is even more shocking. The name of the man is "Nithyananda". For some of the people who don't know about this news, this man Nithyananda was alleged to have wrong relationship with an actress and his pervert feelings towards her was shown in a famous News Channel all over the world. This is not the first time this is happening and this will not be the last.

This incident certainly raises some serious doubts in my mind and one of those is given as the title of this article. Yes. Has Spirituality become a tool for Perverts?? It is one of the easiest ways of performing crime because once they become well established as a spiritual person, people stay behind them as their strength which hides all the illegal activities they perform. Only few exploit the spirituality as the way I mentioned above. But what happens as a result is it affects the whole community.

Who is the root cause for it?? Certainly us. We believe everything without questioning it. If someone says he has got enormous powers and he can rectify all our problems, we believe that. We don't reason why and how and the problem starts there. As they say, common sense is the most uncommon thing in the world. We encourage these least rated fellows and at the end of the day we are blaming him for cheating us.

Think about it. Who cheated us?? Is it he? or we ourselves?

Stand up and Salute the Batting Genius!!

2010-02-26T05:12:00Z

February 24th might not have been celebrated for any special occasion till now, but from now on it would not be an exaggeration to celebrate that day as an "Exhibition of Batting Skills". I have written couple of posts about the artistry involved in the beautiful game of Cricket or for any game for that matter. Cover drive is considered to be the most gorgeous stroke in Cricket. We all can play cover drive but how many of us can play this gorgeous stroke even when all 9 fielders are there inside the circle on the off side. Such is the artistry involved in this game.

I have been privileged to witness some great batting from Brian Lara when he scored 400, Mathew Hayden when he scored 380 and Hashim Amla when he displayed the power of concentration against India not so long ago. If we miss to concentrate even for a single ball, we can only find our stumps going for a toss and that is the beauty of this beautiful game. Why I say all these?? Because, the Master Blaster Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar batted throughout the innings and remained not out at 200 on the wonderful evening of February 24th. I have not seen him giving any chances what so ever during his innings. Concentrating continuously for three and half hours and score runs even after completing 20 years of International Cricket, he has to be the man whom we can look upon and say "Oh, this is how Passionate I should be in whatever I do and it is certain that I will break the record at some point of time"

I was taken by surprise when he crossed 200, not because he has made yet another record, but how can he be so greedy even after breaking so many records. But then I realized, even Greediness is good when it is mixed with Hard work and Passion!!

AIDS remains a mystery as the new vaccine effects wear off!!

2010-02-21T05:53:00Z

Out of the hundreds of mysteries surrounding and surmounting us, AIDS is certainly one among the top 5 if not the first.AIDS was identified in the 1980s and since then it has killed roughly around 25 million people. The amount of people who are getting infected by this deadly virus is increasing day by day. Last September, Dr. Nelson Michael, a colonel at the Walter Reed Army Research institute in Maryland, surprised the world with an experimental vaccine, which can cut the infection of the disease by 31 percent over 3 years.

This gave a new hope to researchers who can build on it and find out a permanent cure for this killer virus. But the effects of this new vaccine have started to ebb and this has struck another nail in researcher's coffin. When speaking about this in conference, Dr. Nelson Michael has said that the 16,000 Thailand volunteers who tested the vaccine were not at the high risk of infection. But the researchers have kept their hopes alive as this has resulted in yet another dimension in this field of research.

As they say, every problem born with a solution. Some solutions can be arrived quicker, but some will take longer than usual. But certainly, the solution is there!! That has evaded from us for the past 3 decades, but not anymore. We are on our way to attain that. Hats off to researchers for giving out everything to achieve that coveted secret!!

When Nobody is watching!!

2010-02-12T04:20:00Z

The topic is very ambiguous and it was intentionally kept so. Not the traditional meaning of ambiguous, which is unclear, will suit here. But it is unclear because the topic makes one to think in multiple directions. The subject which I am going to deal in this tiny little article is "What we do when nobody is watching"?? According to me, the character one displays when no body is watching is his personification. Let me quote an example here. What would be better example than the traffic signal? We all rush through the traffic and at the time we near the stop line we would encounter the red signal, which signifies that we should wait. We will have to wait for another 60 seconds to get green signal. How many of us will wait for those 60 seconds when traffic police is not there?? Answer it to yourself, because nobody knows about you better than yourself.

The reason why I quoted this example is does not that signify the integrity of the individual. This may be very simple but believe me some of the complex things are not clear to us just because we are not aware of simple fundamentals. We present ourselves in motley number of ways at various times which in turn make us lose our individuality in the process.

Be the same to everyone. Let it be arrogance or kindness. Be kind even to the most arrogant person at all time or be arrogant even to the humblest person. We are already acting in the stage of world as Shakespeare said; please don't act once again just because we should appear pleasing to other fellow men!!

2009- The hottest year in Indian History!!

2010-02-03T04:50:00Z

Every Indian would have felt the peak of heat in 2009 and here is the evidence which says that 2009 is the hottest year in Indian history. The average temperature of the year was around 25.55 degree Celsius, which was 0.913 degrees higher than the long term average 24.64 degree Celsius(Courtesy Times of India). Discussions are going on around the world about the climatic change and the effect of it. This is yet another evidence which clearly suggests that some serious thought have to be put on before it gets out of our clutches.

As the technology grows more quickly than ever, it posts yet another challenge even before we start reacting to already posted challenges. By the time we realize that we have to act we would have already lost most of the gifts of nature. Globe is not warming nowadays, it is boiling!! If at all we need to preserve ourselves from extinction, we need to react to this climate change faster than ever.

Human Extinction is on the cards if we react late!! It is already late but we let's hope it is not too late.

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2010-02-01T13:04:00Z

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Is Partitioning a Solution??

2010-01-28T05:15:00Z

Most fancied word of the year 2009 and may be 2010 will be "Partition". It all started in 1969 when this huge crisis started to lift its heads up. Telengana is one of the three primary regions into which the state AndraPradesh was divided after independence. After 60 years of independence, this region is alleged to be underdeveloped even now. Sources say that the main reason behind this is the government is not taking much care about this region and it has not taken any steps for its development compared to the other parts of Andra. This agitated the people of telengana to demand for a new state and thereby hoping to get their region developed.

Although the reason behind the furiousness of the people of telengana is acceptable, the solution that they want for their struggle is worth pondering about. It is not the partition that matters for them, but the development. I can only see politics mixed up in this whole agitation. Some politicians make use of people's strength and unity to achieve power. Even if the people of telengana get their own state, if the politicians are not good, they are going to end up getting a horrible government again. What this partition (if happens), will do is to induce people all over India to demand a separate state for their own region and it will not be good for the country as well.

The ideal solution for this is to give preference to the people of telengana in various fields to improve their standard of living. Fix an agenda of the action items which are to be carried out by the government in the coming year and the expected development in this region. After all they need actions from government not excuses!!

Waiting list – A virtual confusion!!

2010-01-25T04:48:00Z

Even if we have reserved a ticket two or three weeks back, we would get only a ticket under waiting list. Daily we would check the status of the ticket noticing only a no change. After a great frustration, we would try other ways out to make the ticket confirmed. A list of our railway friends and relations would come to our mind and a dilemma occurs as to whom to approach.

Somehow, we would decide a person and start contacting them. By the time the waiting list would automatically decrease but you would start moving the tickets through the same person (as we always aim for a peaceful journey). Periodic checking of the ticket status only increases the network congestion unnecessarily as the status remains the same (or with some minor changes).

Is not waiting list a virtual confusion??

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2010-01-20T14:34:00Z

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True Love - Is it a Paradox in the modern world??

2010-01-17T06:50:00Z

The epitome of this particular article is obvious from the title. This article is about the two contradictory words (or made to look contradictory rather) TRUE and LOVE which are used together in the modern era. Love is one of the very few feelings which is common among all creatures in the world. If someone asks me to list the top five words in any language, I will certainly keep Love at the top. We have seen some fabulous love stories in the past and through the writings of Shakespeare. I have always admired those, not because it was written by Shakespeare, but because it delivers one of the most beautiful feelings within us whenever we read it.

Yes Love was the greatest in the past. But is it the situation in the modern world?? As centuries went by, we kept changing the definition of love according to our convenience and now we are in a situation where we really do not know what exactly Love means and how great is it to be loved by someone. To be frank, the modern day love has become like a T20 cricket. While T20 may last for 6 hours or so, this may last for a day as far as I know. I have not seen anything quicker than this yet!! We do not discipline our mind and that is the reason it always searches for the better even though we already got the best. I have also seen some people love for money. Believe me, which is the worst respect you can give to this FOUR LETTER MAGIC.

I do not attempt to correct this world through this article. If one person who reads this article can make a life long commitment towards his/her love, I have done my part pretty well.

That is why it is an attempt to mold things not people!!

Memories are indeed precious!!

2010-01-15T03:37:00Z

I have heard many people saying that it is nice to have a collection of good memories of our life which will make us feel good later on. I was not a great supporter of this idea at that point of time. I have seen some photo albums of my friends but it did not impress me to make one for me either. But the latest incident which has happened in a cafe, made me to rethink about the idea of having one.

I went to cafe with my next door uncle and his wife and their cute new born baby. While surfing, he wanted to show their family Digital Photo Albums to me. Although I was not a great supporter of maintaining albums, the word DIGITAL kindled my interest. He logged on to his account in a site and opened his Family Biography only to surprise me. I was astonished by the growth of technology which made people to maintain their memories online with at most clarity and can be accessible anywhere in the world.

He continued to show me the various photos which he had uploaded and also some of the precious moments of his life. I saw a divine enthusiasm in his face when he explained each and every photo to me. Certainly those are precious moments because which bring back the much covert smile in his face. This continued for two hours and it appeared like two minutes to me. Immediately I registered in the site to start capturing my Biography.

Memories are indeed beautiful!! I realized it for the first time.

After 45 years, Ring of Fire can be watched from India On Jan15!!

2010-01-11T04:30:00Z

The solar eclipse famously known as Ring of Fire can be seen from southern part of India on Jan 15. On November 23, 1965 the eclipse was viewed from India. After 45 years, this eclipse on Jan 15th can be seen from southern part of India in cities like Rameshwaram, Kanyakumari , Madurai, Tanjavur and also in some parts of Kerela.

The annular solar eclipse happens when the moon covers the nuclear part of the sun leaving the outer part exposed. This happens mainly because the earth will be comparatively closer to sun and hence the moon will not be covering the whole sun. As a result of this the central part of sun will be darkened and the edges will be shining like a ring of fire and hence the name. The eclipse which is about to happen on Jan 15th is comparatively the longest one which stays for about 10 minutes and 7 seconds. The time duration is between 1:17 pm and 1:25 pm says Birla planetarium director Debi Prosad Duari.

So, let's watch this beautiful event with care!!

Never outshine your master!!

2010-01-05T16:50:00Z

This is the first law from the book “48 laws of power” by Robert Greene. Why did this one occupy the first place among the other 47 laws? Everyone will have this question in mind and I had the same question in my mind too. But on a deep analysis this law seems to be the most important in a person’s life. A general thought – Acting smart and intelligent than the master can yield higher levels. Things are the other way around instead! It will create hatred in your master towards you and a possibility to search another person in substitute for you (who is not much wiser than your master).

The reason is simple. Will you like a person who is wiser than you to work for you. You will obviously get a second thought that he can easily take your place. When most of the husbands don’t like to have a wiser wife, how can a master have a wiser servant or a worker? But for this reason it is foolish to act foolish which again can create a thought that you are unfit for the job. Justify your work, do the thing which is only needed, praise your master at times – only these qualities can yield you the next level in your job or so.

Master your skills to become a master but don’t execute them when you are working under another master!!

A Resolute Resolution to start this New Year!!

2010-01-01T06:19:00Z

We stay awake to have a blast when both hands of the clock hug together!! We go to bed fully tired and wake up in the morning only to receive phone calls. We get messages from numerous people wishing us Happy New Year. We receive messages from a lot of unknown numbers and we ask who this is. When the reply comes, we realize those are the people whom we missed a lot for quite a while. Suddenly, an exchange of love through the wonderful invention called Mobile Phone. A meet, a date, a get together and a party. Wav!! That is what New Year is all about. That is why Jan 1st of every year is expected with at most curiosity.

Apart from partying, we do take resolutions during every New Year. No matter whether we follow it or not, everyone will take some resolutions or other. We get the first step right by taking a resolution, but we don't take the second step to follow it in spite of any tribulations. Have we ever thought why?? We know answer for a 100 billion dollar question when we watch the program on TV. But had we been in the same hot seat facing the same question, we would not have answered correctly. Have we ever though why?? FAITH is the answer. We don't believe ourselves hundred percent. We are ready to accept Albert Einstein as a genius and we are not at all ready to encourage the genius within us. Why because we don't believe ourselves.

We can start finding the root cause of any problem but I am sure the root is always same!! So, why can't we take a resolution to believe ourselves irrespective of any situation? Suggestion is mine and decision is all yours!!

Remember this famous quote from a poet "But soon or late the one who wins

Is the one WHO THINKS HE CAN"

Wish you a very happy and prosperous New Year ahead!!

Some interesting tidbits to feed your appetite!!

2009-12-30T18:09:00Z

Angelina Jolie, the evergreen beauty is named the Beauty icon of the Decade. The poll was conducted by Superdrug which is Britain's second largest health and beauty retailer. It was alleged that the survey included answers from 3000 people and Angelina Jolie's strong character, pout and thick hair were the primary reason for her winning the contest. Nevertheless, it is a great credit to be complimented as the Beauty icon of the Decade, isn't it??

The second tidbit in our agenda is rather funny and weird one. This tidbit is about an Israeli man who divorced his 11th wife recently. When asked whether he was unsatisfied with all those previous marriage relationships, he astounded everyone with his answer. He alleged to have said that his custom is to divorce his wives every two years and look for a new bride immediately thereafter. He was reported to have said "I throw out a hook and the fish come on its own".

I forgot to mention one more thing about this Israeli. He is 50-years old and he has already started his hunt for a new bride!!

World's Fastest Train started its journey from Saturday!!

2009-12-27T16:15:00Z

Japan has been more successful in manufacturing high speed trains over the past few years. These trains can travel at an average speed of 243 kilometer per hour. France has got its own high speed train which can travel at an average speed of 277 kilometer per hour. Amazing speeds for a train isn't it?? But keep yourself ready to amaze again. This time it's China who joined this club by manufacturing a train which can travel at an average speed of 350 kilometer per hour. This is the average speed of that train which means that the train can travel at a maximum speed of 394 kilometer per hour.

On Saturday, this newest child in the history of high speed trains was introduced and on its inaugural run, the train covered 1068 km between Wuhan in Central China and Guangzhou in the South China in 2 hours and 45 minutes!! This train is expected to reduce the travel time by at least 6 hours. The technology behind this high speed line was developed in cooperation with Siemens, Bombardier and Alstom.

What next to amaze us?? Let us keep our fingers crossed

Christmas - Serenity Personified!!

2009-12-23T16:27:00Z

Every festival has its own importance and specialty. Christmas is well known for its specialty and it is celebrated all over the world. Reasons behind festivals may be different but the purpose is to keep us energetic, enthusiastic, buoyant and let all the positive adjectives follow. Another important purpose of such festivals is to bind all of us together (which is becoming very difficult in this busy world). I was sitting in the cubicle adjacent to the cubicle of a person in a training program which lasted for a month. At the last day of the training, he accidentally saw me and asked me the below question only to shock me.

"Why have you joined the training now?? It is going to get over today"

Believe me, such is the trend of today's world. We always forget to notice what is happening around the world. We keep ourselves busy even though we are not. To relax and experience the sweetness of serenity at least for few days we celebrate festivals. Ask anybody whether they enjoy working or enjoy celebrating festivals. Most will prefer later because they enjoy doing it. What I like about Christmas, is the fun and the songs which will be sung in church. Those songs will be pleasant to hear and we can experience relaxed mind there. We are clearing all the unwanted thoughts from our mind there and listening to wonderful music. That is the meaning of calmness.

If we can experience this calmness daily in our life, we will never make our life complex. As the famous saying goes "It is not that we don't play because we grow old, we grow old because we don't play"

Let us start experiencing the serenity from this Christmas!! Merry Christmas

Tomato soups on streets during La Tomatina!!

2009-12-21T16:37:00Z

One of the interesting ways of using tomato can be found during La Tomatina. La Tomatina, a famous festival, is celebrated in Valencia(Spain) during last Wednesday of August. The specialty of this festival is it involves lot of tomatoes not for eating but for fighting!! Yes you read it right. Tomatoes for fighting. This is portrayed as one of the bizarre yet interesting festivals celebrated around the world.

The history of this La Tomatina is ambiguous and there was not single conclusive evidence which explains the reason of this festival, Nevertheless this festival is celebrated with tremendous enthusiasm in Spain. There will be a rocket firing on Wednesday to indicate the start of La Tomatina and the action starts from there. It goes on for another hour and again a rocket firing will mark the end of the festival. We can't spot a color other than red during this festival in Spain.

Had Spain been the only country in earth, Earth would have got the name RED PLANET ahead of Mars!!

Tete-a-Tete about Economics!!

2009-12-19T09:55:00Z

Economics is one of those terms which are widely used but least known. Knowingly or unknowingly we come across economics lot of times in our day to day life. We buy a product and its cost is based on economics and our salary hike which is also based on economics. This article is to throw some light on one of the key indicators of Economics.

GDP is one of the key indicators of economics which stands for Gross Domestic Product. GDP represents the market value of all goods and services provided by the country during the measured period. GDP calculation includes personal consumption, private inventories, government purchases, foreign trade. The amount of exports the country does will be added and the imports will be subtracted. The final value arrived after calculating this will be presented as a percentage growth compared to the previous year (mostly annualized basis).

The main advantage of GDP is if the GDP growth percentage is high, it means the country is doing well and there are lots of opportunities available for business. So the market will improve and the country will attract more investors. This will further increase the economy. But that is also dangerous as well.

If GDP goes too high, then the prices of all the products will be increasing and we will end up facing Inflation!! What about low GDP then?? If GDP goes negative for two quarters or if it stays still without improvement we will end up facing Recession!!

Striking the balance. This is the challenge every country faces every time!!

The Godfather – A perfect celluloid!!

2009-12-16T17:32:00Z

Mario Puzo’s “The Godfather” movie drags all other gangster and mafia movies aside and remains close to our hearts. This movie gives an illusion of reading a novel when watching on screen (in fact the movie is based on the novel “The Godfather”). Subtle emotions, powerful dialogues, and vibrant music make Godfather a real man!

Some dialogues from this movie delivered by the Godfather:

Only don’t tell me you are innocent because it insults my intelligence. Makes me very angry (This is the dialogue spoken by the Godfather when he knows that his brother in law betrayed but still acts to be innocent).
Keep your friends close but enemies closer.
Try to think as people around you think!
The soldiers are paid to fight but the rebels aren’t.
Never let anyone know what you are thinking.

What do you now think of this Godfather???

What a look??

2009-12-13T17:41:00Z

City bus, a place where one can witness many scenes not capsuled in cinemas. That too crowded bus adds to the flavor. This is one such scene visualized by me in such a crowded city bus. The crowd made me restless and the travel was too long. I was grumping for boarding that bus until she looked at me. It was the moment that re-energized and poised me.

She was very pretty and looked like an angel. A mole on her cheek is the aspect that attracted me a lot. I smiled, she sighed. I was staring at her for a long time when I noticed her feeling uneasy. Yes, she was afraid of her mother. So I started looking her at irregular intervals. Our eyes met four times and we had a great time. I had a meaningful travel! I tried to approach her many times but in vain. Alas! I had to leave the bus and her too. She was staying in my eyes the whole day even after the journey.

But one thing, she is the most wonderful 2-year old baby I have ever met!!

Mr.Squiggles in the Hot News for all the Wrong Reasons!!

2009-12-10T17:48:00Z

The Zhu Zhu toy hamster, famously called as Mr. Squiggles, is one of the hottest selling toys in the holiday season. Zhu Zhu toys are interactive toys which can respond to noise and touch and hence it is very popular among all the children. Recently, it has been reported that the antimony content present in this toy is very high. The excess amount of antimony content may cause severe damage to lungs and heart. It is particularly dangerous for children as they will get affected too easily.

Cepia LLC, the manufacturer of Zhu Zhu toys, says that the products manufactured by them are within the safety limits. They have said that the products are launched into the market after undergoing rigorous testing in different conditions. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is reviewing the product and is expected to release its results soon. Meanwhile, the consumer protection group GoodGuide, which has tested Mr.Squiggles reportedly said that their testing standards are different from European and American testing methodologies.

Will Mr.Squiggles survive amidst this controversy!! Let's watch the play

This happens at times of emergency!!!

2009-12-08T09:03:00Z

This happens at times of emergency!!!

Emergency can be anything –for example, when you have to attend a meeting.

The office (where there is a meeting) will be very far from the other place where you reside (around 10 kilometers or more).
The way to reach your office will have many complexes and obviously more crowd.
People around you will start to crawl and you will find no place to walk.
Signals will stay in red for more than 2 minutes and you will be stuck up in every signal in your travel either by your vehicle or by bus.
You will get lot of calls (especially crank calls) and most other calls will go in waiting. But the sad thing is you will not have enough balance to call them back!
You will have all sort of physical troubles like stomach pain, headache or so.
The person near you in bus will be a chatterbox when you try to have some peace.
You will come to a conclusion that you can never reach the spot in time taking in to account of all the sequences you met that day.

Inspite of all these hurdles, you will reach the destination in time but the meeting would have been cancelled!!!

Dating - A Definition Redefined!!

2009-12-03T15:09:00Z

It would be nice to start this article with Albert Einstein's famous quote "Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves." How about that for a romantic quote!!

If we look at this saying of Einstein in a deeper manner, we can taste the flavor rather than just smelling it!! It is not about driving or kiss, it is about the attention love deserves. It is GREAT to love and it is a TREAT when loved by someone. That is the reason Dating is a GREAT TREAT!!

Dating does not imply anything related to sensual feelings as fabricated by many if not most. A man feels more comfortable with woman and vice versa. This is how the human design works!! When two people who are comfortable with each other (may be wanted to be more comfortable) spend time together in a peaceful place, we call it dating. Is that not the inception of love which we lose in the process of money hunting?

Nothing is bad unless we think it is. But our thinking should be right!!

11-digit mobile numbers from January!!!

2009-12-02T10:26:00Z

The current 10-digit mobile number plan is likely to be changed to 11-digit from January 2010, says an internal note from the Directorate of Telecommunications (DoT). This current National Numbering plan was introduced in the year 2003 with the forecast of 50% teledensity by 2030. With over 10-14 million new mobile subscribers every month, the anticipated target has been reached a year before. The mobile subscribers have increased far than expected and so an additional digit is required to accommodate numbers for new customers.

This new numbering plan may be prefixing ‘9’ to the existing mobile number but those details are not yet revealed. This is not new to us as we have already got used to an additional digit (prefixing ‘2’, to be specific) to landline telephone numbers. So we will get used very soon to this if introduced.

Is 11 a lucky number for you???

A fire in today’s youth!!!

2009-12-01T09:18:00Z

Happy days, aimless wander, last time exam preparations, get together for no reason, job hunts, entry into an industry for living – this is the common notion of anyone about youth. And everyone thinks that the so called youth spell gets over after getting a job as they get settled after that. Here comes a full stop for this view. We (I am also under this youth spell) are not what you think. We have lateral views, social awareness, an urge to create an affluent society and many more good qualities. Many of my friends are so motivated that they want the society also to grow with them. They are trying to be professional in office but human in life. Most of us know that life is not office alone!!!

One of my friend said that he is going to learn sign language to help deaf and dumb people. Other friend of mine has an aim of studying political science after some years. Many of them in my circle started visiting orphanages and old age homes to celebrate their happiness which were hotels and restaurants before. Guys have started writing articles on social issues which haunt them and make people aware of that. This is just examples from my friends’ circle. Then imagine how many circles will have the same fire? We have a fire not to destroy but to enlighten our society.

Please do not notice only the chit chats and laughs– we do have a history within us.

Online CAT exams go offline!!!

2009-11-29T05:57:00Z

One of the toughest competitive examinations ever and the most prestigious one of the country is the Common Admission Test (CAT) examinations. Students undergo an Olympic preparation for months together with the aim of getting an admission in any of the IIMs (Indian Institute of Management). The education and coaching in IIM is hi-tech (I suppose so) but the exams were not till last year. It was in the usual paper-pencil mode and so IIM peeked into making CAT exam online from this year on November 28. The first attempt in history never speaks success. Such happened at yesterday’s CAT online examination when there was a server crash in many centers all over the country. Some students had a delay in the examination and for some others it was rescheduled.

Again today (Nov 29) there was a server down in some places. The tests for those candidates who were unable to take up the test have been rescheduled with in the next nine days. In a seminar yesterday, MBA exam experts have reacted sharply stating that the crisis was a result of under-preparedness of IIMs and its testing partner Prometric. They have also demanded IIM to give a public apology for the same and immediate corrective actions.

The preparation to avoid crisis should also be taken into account when organizing an examination. Did IIMs fail in that perspective?

Anti-Obesity Day – A report!!!

2009-11-25T17:53:00Z

It is usual human nature to notice the big things and leave the minute things unnoticed. Like starting for an examination with every material in hand but forgetting the hall ticket. This is a common phenomenon where the entire humankind falls. But a very rare case exists among us which is very large but still is unnoticed. It is obesity!!! People keep putting weight around us and we witness all those changes and sometimes feel jealous of them. The fact is obesity is not good all the time. Obesity may cause serious cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.

To reduce the hazards caused by this growing disease, anti-obesity campaigns are being launched and people are educated on this ground. But theory classes will not help as we are not ready for exams. Practically, reducing junk foods and other diet including hydrogenated and saturated fats alone can reduce the rate from now on. We expand our physique but shrink the brains in the name of urbanization. Eating junk foods and oily items cannot be termed urbanization.

Obesity in children less than 7 years of age raises the risk of heart diseases in the future. A recent survey shows that there are more than 1 billion overweight adults (Reports from World Health Organization) and another survey says that nearly four out of 10 adults in the USA will be obese within five years if people keep packing on pounds at the current rate. So obesity is really a problem to be controlled when it is in our hands. Let us start to educate people on this from Anti-obesity day on November 26.

We have a lot of problems in our society like population, pollution, nuclear deal, unemployment, recession, and many more. Should obesity fall in this list??

The real beauty!!!

2009-11-25T05:13:00Z

Dream is the place where we forget reality and one such place in that place (I meant the dream now!) is Ooty (Tamil Nadu, India). Even an aimless search will give the geographical location and other theories of this place and so only describing its beauty can add beauty to this article.Surrounded by mountains and clouds, this place is hardly visible in morning.But a morning walk in this place will give you the fragrance of eucalyptus and other oils which gets injected into every cell of our body. This is the exact location for writers (such a pleasant climate will make even the animals to sing and birds to dance, why can't it then kindle a mood in writers???). The maximum temperature in this place crosses only around 18 degree celsius in summer which is too low in equatorial regions. The sceneries in this place demand us to buy another 2 GB memory card!!! A family tour in Ooty is considered as a trip to heaven in our state.

Ooty is really abeauty!!!

Scratch card!!

2009-11-25T04:42:00Z

A new trend in today's technology right from activation of some cards to recharge is scratch cards. Such a scratch from yesterday's scratch card is this - M2G5RNARDCE8

Money!!!

2009-11-23T18:01:00Z

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