Its an Amazing World of Creations...!

Daniel F.Gerhartz ~ Paintings

2009-11-05T19:34:00.000-08:00

Daniel Gerhartz

Daniel Gerhartz was born in 1965 in Kewaskum, Wisconsin where he now lives with his wife Jennifer and their three young children. His interest in art piqued at an early age when a teenage friend suggested they spend one dreary afternoon drawing. It was at that moment he discovered his lifework. Gerhartz' compelling paintings resonate an honesty, integrity and a directness immediately evident to the viewer. The artist's skillful and technically adept work celebtrates the created world, human form, personal relationships and a connection with landscapes and environments of special importance. Gerhartz chooses subjects that allow him to explore and capture the artistic challenges of color, light, mood and emotion. Many of his figures are dressed in dramatic clothing which he often invents for its aesthetic appeal and lyrical quality.

Beautiful Women Paintings by Daniel F. Gerhartz (Latest).

Clark Little ~ Awesome Photography

2009-11-05T18:41:00.000-08:00

Clark Little.

These incredible images of waves were taken by the number 1 photographer of surf: Clark Little. He has dedicated his life to photographing the waves and has published a selection of the best images of his career. He captures magical moments inside the "tube", as surfers say.

Sun ... glints off wave

Sand ... in surf

Tubular ... shining

Beach ... surf crashes down

Molten ... liquid gold

White ... tumultuous water

Splash ... stunning shot

Red ... mysterious shot

Break ... wave crashes down

Confusing Art

2009-11-01T09:55:00.001-08:00

Cool art that will mess with your head..

How many horses in this picture? Should find 7

Find some Deers..

Look at the middle column.Where does it end?

DO YOU SEE FOUR PEOPLE?

Who is the tallest..?

A face? ... Or, the word 'liar' ?

What do you see here? Do you see the word "LIFT"? Or, a bunch of black splotches ?

FIND THE FACES...

GHOST

2009-11-01T09:39:00.000-08:00

Do Ghosts Really Exist....?

The guy in the photo went to the Sundarbans with his friends and he asked 1 of his friends to take his picture in that very place. While his friend was taking the picture he screamed and fainted, 2 days later he died in the medical college. Doctors said he died because of heart attack. When the photos were exposed, in the last photo there was a lady standing right beside him though friends claim that he was standing alone. Many people said it is a rumor and the picture is the result of the blessings of latest technology. However, the photo itself is very scary and I'm sure you'll also feel the same way I've felt. Here you go with the photo...!!!

HANUMAN CHALISA WITH MEANING

2009-10-29T11:43:00.000-07:00

"JAI HANUMAN GYAN GUN SAGAR

JAI KAPISH TUHI LOK UJAGAR"

Shree Guru Charan Saroj Raj, Nij Man Mukar Sudhari,

Barnau Raghuvar Bimal Jasu, Jo dayaku Phal Chari

With the dust of Guru's Lotus feet, I clean the mirror of my mind and then narrate the sacred glory of Sri Ram Chandra, The Supereme among the Raghu dynasty. The giver of the four attainments of life.

Budhi heen Tanu Janike, Sumirow, Pavan Kumar,

Bal Buddhi Vidya Dehu Mohi, Harahu Kalesh Bikaar

Knowing myself to be ignorent, I urge you, O Hanuman, The son of Pavan! O Lord! kindly Bestow on me strength, wisdom and knowledge, removing all my miseries and blemishes.

Jai Hanuman Gyan Guna Sagar Jai Kipis Tihun Lok Ujgaar

Victory of Thee, O Hanuman, Ocean of wisdom and virtue, victory to the Lord of monkeys who is well known in all the three worlds

Ramdoot Atulit Bal Dhamaa,

Anjani Putra Pavansut naamaa.

You, the Divine messager of Ram and repository of immeasurable strength, are also known as Anjaniputra and known as the son of the wind - Pavanputra.

Mahebeer Bikram Bajrangi,

Kumati Nivaar Sumati Ke Sangi.

Oh Hanumanji! You are valiant and brave, with a body like lightening. You are the dispeller of darkness of evil thoughts and companion of good sense and wisdom.

Kanchan Baran Biraaj Subesaa,

Kanan kundal kunchit kesa.

Shri Hanumanji's physique is golden coloured. His dress is pretty, wearing 'Kundals' ear-rings and his hairs are long and curly.

Hath Bajra Aur Dhvaja Birjai,

Kandhe Moonj Janeu saage.

Shri Hanumanji is holding in one hand a lighting bolt and in the other a banner with sacred thread across his shoulder.

Shankar Suvna Kesari Nandan,

Tej Pratap Maha Jag Vandan.

Oh Hanumanji! You are the emanation of 'SHIVA' and you delight Shri Keshri. Being ever effulgent, you and hold vast sway over the universe. The entire world proptiates. You are adorable of all.

Vidyavaan Guni Ati Chatur,

Ram Kaj Karibe Ko Atur

Oh! Shri Hanumanji! You are the repository learning, virtuous, very wise and highly keen to do the work of Shri Ram,

Prabhu Charittra Sunibe Ko Rasiya,

Ram Lakhan Sita man basyia.

You are intensely greedy for listening to the naration of Lord Ram's lifestory and revel on its enjoyment.. You ever dwell in the hearts of Shri Ram-Sita and Shri Lakshman.

Sukshma roop Dhari Siyahi Dikhwana,

Bikat roop Dhari Lank Jarawa

You appeared beofre Sita in a diminutive form and spoke to her, while you assumed an awesome form and struck terror by setting Lanka on fire.

Bhim roop Dhari Asur Sanhare,

Ramchandra Ke kaaj Savare.

He, with his terrible form, killed demons in Lanka and performed all acts of Shri Ram.

Laye Sajivan Lakhan Jiyaye,

Shri Raghubir harashi ur laye.

When Hanumanji made Lakshman alive after bringing 'Sanjivni herb' Shri Ram took him in his deep embrace, his heart full of joy.

Raghupati Kinhi Bahut Badaai,

Tum Mama Priya Bharat Sam Bahi.

Shri Ram lustily extolled Hanumanji's excellence and remarked, "you are as dear to me as my own brother Bharat"

Sahastra Badan Tumharo Jas Gaave,

Asa kahi Shripati Kanth Laagave.

Ram embraced Hanumanji saying: "Let the thousand - tongued sheshnaag sing your glories"

Sankadik Brahmadi Muneesa,

Narad Sarad Sahit Aheesa

Sanak and the sages, saints. Lord Brahma, the great hermits Narad and Goddess Saraswati along with Sheshnag the cosmic serpent, fail to sing the glories of Hanumanji exactly

Jam Kuber Digpal Jahan Te,

Kabi Kabid Kahin Sake Kahan Te

What to talk of denizens of the earth like poets and scholars ones etc even Gods like Yamraj, Kuber, and Digpal fail to narrate Hanman's greatness in toto.

Tum Upkar Sugrivahi Keenha,

Ram Miali Rajpad Deenha

Hanumanji! You rendered a great service for Sugriva, It were you who united him with SHRI RAM and installed him on the Royal Throne.

Tumharo Mantro Bibhishan Maana,

Lankeshwar Bhaye Sab Jag Jaana.

By heeding your advice. Vibhushan became Lord of Lanka, which is known all over the universe.

Juug Sahastra Jojan Par Bhaanu,

Leelyo Taahi Madhur Phal Jaanu

Hanumanji gulped, the SUN at distance of sixteen thousand miles considering it to be a sweet fruit.

Prabhu Mudrika Meli Mukha Maaheen,

Jaladhi Langhi Gaye Acharaj Naheen.

Carrying the Lord's ring in his mouth, he went across the ocean. There is no wonder in that.

Durgam Kaaj Jagat Ke Jeete,

Sugam Anugrah Tumhre Te Te.

Oh Hanumanji! all the difficult tasks in the world are rendered easiest by your grace

Ram Duware Tum Rakhavare,

Hot Na Aagya Bin Paisare.

Oh Hanumanji! You are the sentinel at the door of Ram's mercy mansion or His divine abode. No one may enter without your permission.

Sab Sukh Lahen Tumhari Sarna,

Tum Rakshak Kaahu Ko Darnaa..

By your grace one can enjoy all happiness and one need not have any fear under your protection.

Aapan Tej Samharo Aapei,

Tanau Lok Hank Te Kanpei

When you roar all the three worlds tremble and only you can control your might.

Bhoot Pisaach Nikat Nahi Avei,

Mahabir Jab Naam Sunavei.

Great Brave on. Hanumanji's name keeps all the Ghosts, Demons & evils spirits away from his devotees.

Nasei Rog Hare Sab Peera,

Japat Niranter Hanumant Beera

On reciting Hanumanji's holy name regularly all the maladies perish the entire pain disappears.

Sankat Te Hanuman Chhudavei,

Man Kram Bachan Dhyan Jo Lavei.

Those who rembember Hanumanji in thought, word and deed are well guarded against their odds in life.

Sub Par Ram Tapasvee Raaja,

Tinke Kaaj Sakal Tum Saaja

Oh Hanumanji! You are the caretaker of even Lord Rama, who has been hailed as the Supreme Lord and the Monarch of all those devoted in penances.

Aur Manorath Jo Koi Lave,

Soi Amit Jivan Phal Pave.

Oh Hanumanji! You fulfill the desires of those who come to you and bestow the eternal nectar the highest fruit of life.

Charo Juung Partap Tumhara,

Hai Parsiddha Jagat Ujiyara.

Oh Hanumanji! You magnificent glory is acclaimed far and wide all through the four ages and your fame is radianlty noted all over the cosmos.

Sadho Sant Ke Tum Rakhvare,

Asur Nikandan Ram Dulare.

Oh Hanumanji! You are the saviour and the guardian angel of saints and sages and destroy all the Demons, you are the seraphic darling of Shri Ram.

Ashta Siddhi Nau Nidhi Ke Data,

Asa Bar Din Janki Mata.

Hanumanji has been blessed with mother Janki to grant to any one any YOGIC power of eight Sidhis and Nava Nidhis as per choice.

Ram Rasayan Tumhare Pasa,

Sadaa Raho Raghupati Ke Dasa.

Oh Hanumanji! You hold the essence of devotion to RAM, always remaining His Servant.

Tumhare Bhajan Ramko Pavei.

Janam Janam Ke Dukh Bisravei.

Oh Hanumanji! through devotion to you, one comes to RAM and becames free from suffering of several lives.

Anta Kaal Raghubar Pur Jai,

Jahan Janma Hari Bhakta Kahai.

After death he enters the eternal abode of Sri Ram and remains a devotee of him, whenever, taking new birth on earth.

Aur Devata Chitt Na Dharai,

Hanumant Sei Sarva Sukh Karai

You need not hold any other demigod in mind. Hanumanji alone will give all happiness.

Sankat Kate Mitey Sab Peera,

Jo Sumirei Hanumant Balbeera

Oh Powerful Hanumanji! You end the sufferings and remove all the pain from those who remember you.

Jai Jai Jai Hanuman Gosai Kripa Karahu Gurudev Ki Naiee

Hail-Hail-Hail-Lord Hanumanji! I beseech you Honour to bless me in the capacity of my supreme 'GURU' (teacher).

Jo Sat Baar Paath Kar Koi,

Chhutahi Bandi Maha Sukh Hoi.

One who recites this Hanuman Chalisa one hundred times daily for one hundred days becames free from the bondage of life and death and ejoys the highest bliss at last....

Jo Yah Padhe Hanuman Chalisa,

Hoy Siddhi Sakhi Gaurisa

As Lord Shankar witnesses, all those who recite Hanuman Chalisa regularly are sure to be benedicted

Tulsidas Sada Hari Chera,

Keeje Nath Hriday Mah Dera.

Tulsidas always the servant of Lord prays. "Oh my Lord! You enshrine within my heart.!

Chopai

Pavan Tanay Sankat Haran , Mangal Murti Roop.

Ram Lakhan Sita Sahit, Hriday Basahu Sur Bhoop.

O Shri Hanuman, The Son of Pavan, Saviour The Embodiment of blessings, reside in my heart together with Shri Ram, Laxman and Sita

JAI SHREE RAM....

WhAt yOuR EyE BRoWS sAY

2009-10-29T11:12:00.000-07:00

EyE bRoWs..

Arched Brow
The brow of beauty. You're born to the good things in life. Indicates harmony in relationships.

Upswept Brow
A positive, optimistic brow. The sign of an activist brow.

Downswept
Brow Seductive. But could signal weakness to others.

Short Brow
Gives the appearance of youth..and can be an asset. Shows independence and ambition.

Level Brow
The brow of a career woman who also enjoys sports and the outdoor.

Angular Brow
Indicates a dramatic personality... creative, brilliant in financial matters.

Rounded Brow
The brow of a businesswoman or perhaps an entertainer.

AWESOME

2009-10-29T09:48:00.000-07:00

INDIAN NATIONAL BIRD

Its really AWESOME...

Man Made Creations..!

These are some of the Oldest Trees.

Miracle Rock

2009-10-29T09:29:00.000-07:00

See this miracle...!

It's unbelievable.. !!!

Surprising Rock

A huge rock in a village of Al-Hassa region, SAUDI ARABIA raises 11 cms from the ground level once in a year during the month of April and stays elevated for about 30 minutes !!!

They say that 17 years ago, one terrorist was shot dead behind this rock as he was hidden there. This encounter happened in the month of April 1989. You can see the fresh blood stains on the rock. Most surprisingly, when the rock raises from the ground, these stains become darker, fresher and wet. Local residents tried to wipe off the stains several times, but after some time it appears again on the rock automatically.....

Isn't it astounding ?

Have a look....

The Millau Viaduct

2009-10-24T13:44:00.000-07:00

The World's Biggest Bridge

The Millau Viaduct (French: le Viaduc de Millau) is a cable stayed road bridge that spans the valley of the River Tarn near Millau in southern France. It was formally opened on 14 December 2004 and opened to traffic on 16 December 2004. Designed by British master-architect Lord Foster in collaboration with French bridge engineer Michel Virlogeux, it is the tallest vehicular bridge in the world, with one piers summit at 1,118 ft (341 metres), slightly higher than the Eiffel Tower and only 132 ft (40 m) shorter than the Empire State Building.
The Millau Viaduct consists of an eight-span steel roadway supported by seven concrete piers. The roadway weighs 36,000 metric tons and is 2,460 m (8,071 ft) long, measuring 32 m (105 ft) wide by 4.2 m (13.8 ft) deep. The six central spans each measure 342 m (1,122 ft) with the two outer spans measuring 204 m (670 ft). The roadway has a slight slope of 3% descending from south to north, and curves in plan section on a 20 km (12.4 mile) radius to give drivers better visibility. It carries two lanes of traffic in each direction.

This Cable-Stayed Bridge Project is on schedule to be completed January 2005. (39 month construction contract). This project is being financed privately. This project has the highest bridge piers in world. Thus the title of the Highest Bridge in the World. The tallest will be 240 meters high. Overall height an outstanding 336.4 meters. This project will consist of seven separate cable-stays.

Bridges are often considered to belong to the engineer's realm rather than the architect's. But the architecture of infrastructure has a powerful impact on the environment. The Millau Viaduct, designed in collaboration with engineers, illustrates how the architect can play an integral role in bridge design.

Located in southern France, the bridge will connect the motorway from Paris to Barcelona at the point where it is interrupted by the River Tarn, which runs through a wide gorge between two plateaus. A reading of the topography suggested two possible approaches: to cross the river, the geological generator of the landscape; or there was the challenge of spanning the 2.5 kilometers from one plateau to the other in the most economical manner.

The structural solution follows from the latter philosophical standpoint. The bridge has the optimum span between cable-stayed columns. It is delicate, transparent, and uses the minimum material, which makes it less costly to construct. Each of its sections spans 350 meters and its columns range in height from 75 meters to 235 meters - higher than the Eiffel Tower - with the masts rising a further 90 meters above the road deck. To accommodate the expansion and contraction of the concrete deck, each column splits into two thinner, more flexible columns below the roadway, forming an A-frame above deck level. This structure creates a dramatic silhouette - and crucially it makes the minimum intervention in the landscape.

Electrical installations
The electrical installations of the viaduct are impressive, in proportion to the immensity of the bridge. There are 30 km (19 mi) of high-current cables, 20 km (12 mi) of fibre optics, 10 km (6.2 mi) of low-current cables and 357 telephone sockets allowing maintenance teams to communicate with each other and with the command post. These are situated on the deck, on the pylons and on the masts.
As far as instrumentation is concerned, the viaduct is state of the art. The pylons, deck, masts and stays are equipped with a multitude of sensors. These are designed to detect the slightest movement in the viaduct and measure its resistance to wear-and-tear over time. Anemometers, accelerometers, inclinometers, temperature sensors are all used for the instrumentation network.
Twelve fibre optic extensometers were installed in the base of pylon P2. Being the tallest of all, it is therefore under the most intense stress. These sensors detect movements on the order of a micrometre. Other extensometers — electrical this time — are distributed on top of P2 and P7. This apparatus is capable of taking up to 100 readings per second. In high winds, they continuously monitor the reactions of the viaduct to extreme conditions.

Accelerometers placed strategically on the deck monitor the oscillations that can affect the metal structure. Displacements of the deck on the abutment level are measured to the nearest millimetre. The stays are also instrumented, and their ageing meticulously analysed. Additionally, two piezoelectric sensors gather traffic data: weight of vehicles, average speed, density of the flow of traffic, etc. This system can distinguish between fourteen different types of vehicle.
The data is transmitted by an Ethernet network to a computer in the IT room at the management building situated near the toll plaza.

Description

The Millau Viaduct consists of an eight-span steel roadway supported by seven concrete pylons. The roadway weighs 36,000 tonnes and is 2,460 m (8,100 ft) long, measuring 32 m (100 ft) wide by 4.2 m (14 ft) deep, making it the world's longest cable-stayed deck. The six central spans each measure 342 m (1,120 ft) with the two outer spans measuring 204 m (670 ft). The roadway has a slope of 3% descending from south to north, and curves in a plane section with a 20 km (12 mi) radius to give drivers better visibility. The pylons range in height from 77 m (250 ft) to 246 m (810 ft), and taper in their longitudinal section from 24.5 m (80 ft) at the base to 11 m (36 ft) at the deck. Each pylon is composed of 16 framework sections, each weighing 2,230 tons. These sections were assembled on site from pieces of 60 tons, 4 m (13 ft) wide and 17 m (56 ft) long, made in factories in Lauterbourg and Fos-sur-Mer by Eiffage. The pylons each support 97 m (320 ft) tall masts.
The pylons were assembled first, together with some intermediate temporary pylons which were in themselves a substantial construction project.
The entire length of deck surface (that is to say, the bridge itself, the roadway) was slid out across the pylons from both sides by hydraulic rams that moved the deck 600 mm every 4 minutes. Then the masts were erected on top of the pylons, connected to the deck and the temporary pylons removed.
Construction began on 10 October 2001 and was intended to take three years, but weather conditions put work on the bridge behind schedule. A revised schedule aimed for the bridge to be opened in January 2005. The viaduct was inaugurated by President Chirac on 14 December 2004 to open for traffic on 16 December, several weeks ahead of the revised schedule.
The construction of the bridge was depicted in an episode of the National Geographic Channel MegaStructures series, as well as Discovery Channel's Extreme Engineering.

Toll plaza

Toll StationAn 18-lane toll station 6km north of the Millau Viaduct is housed under a structure made of a special concrete patented by the group Eiffage. The toll plaza includes a CCTV connection to the viaduct and the highway. It also accommodates technical and administrative services.
The Gare de péage (toll plaza)
The only toll plaza on the A75 autoroute, the bridge toll booths and the buildings for the commercial and technical management teams are situated 4 km (2.5 mi) north of the viaduct. The toll plaza is protected by a canopy in the shape of a leaf (formed from tendrilled concrete, using the ceracem process). Consisting of 53 elements (voussoirs), the canopy is 100 m (330 ft) long and 28 m (92 ft) wide. It weighs around 2,500 metric tons (2,800 short tons).
The toll plaza can accommodate sixteen lanes of traffic, eight in each direction. At times of low traffic volume, the central booth is capable of servicing vehicles in both directions. A car park and viewing station, equipped with public toilets, is situated each side of the toll plaza. The total cost was €20 million.

Service area
The Visitor Centre and Farm, Aire de Viaduc de Millau
In 2005 temporary provision had been made to access the viewing point from junction 45. By 2006, there were separate exits from both carriageways of the A75, to Aire de Viaduc de Millau. Here there are three separated car parks for northbound, southbound and non-motorway traffic so cross over is not possible. There is an exhibition centre, and the existing buildings of the Farm of Brocuejouls are being restored.

Statistics

2,460 m (8,071 ft): total length of the roadway
7: number of piers
77 m (253 ft): height of Pier 7, the shortest
343 m (1,125 ft): height of Pier 2, the tallest (245 m/804 ft at the roadway's level)
87 m (285 ft): height of a mast
154: number of shrouds
270 m (886 ft): average height of the roadway
4.20 m (13 ft 9 in): thickness of the roadway
32.05 m (105 ft 2 in): width of the roadway
85,000 m3 (111,000 cu yd): total volume of concrete used
290,000 metric tons (320,000 short tons): total weight of the bridge
10,000–25,000 vehicles: estimated daily traffic
€5.40–7.00: typical automobile toll, as of July 2007
20 km (12 mi): horizontal radius of curvature of the road deck

The Visitor Centre and Farm, Aire de Viaduc de Millau
In 2005 temporary provision had been made to access the viewing point from junction 45. By 2006, there were separate exits from both carriageways of the A75, to Aire de Viaduc de Millau. Here there are three separated car parks for northbound, southbound and non-motorway traffic so cross over is not possible. Each mast of the viaduct is equipped with a monoaxial layer of eleven pairs of stays laid face to face. Depending on their length, the stays were made of 55 to 91 high tensile steel cables, or strands, themselves formed of seven strands of steel (a central strand with six intertwined strands). Each strand has triple protection against corrosion (galvanisation, a coating of petroleum wax and an extruded polyethylene sheath). The exterior envelope of the stays is itself coated along its entire length with a double helical weatherstrip. The idea is to avoid running water which, in high winds, could cause vibration in the stays and compromise the stability of the viaduct.
The stays were installed by the Freyssinet company.

Surface

To allow for deformations of the metal deck under traffic, a special surface of modified bitumen was installed by research teams from Appia.

The surface is somewhat flexible to adapt to deformations in the steel deck without cracking, but it must nevertheless have sufficient strength to withstand motorway conditions (fatigue, density, texture, adherence, anti-rutting, etc.). The "ideal formula" was found only after ten years of research.

Choice of technical design

Simultaneously, a school of international experts representing a wide spectrum of expertise (technical, architectural and landscape), chaired by Jean-François Coste, was established to clarify the choices which had to be made. In February 1995, on the basis of proposals of the architects and structural engineers, and with support of the school of experts, five general designs were identified.
The competition was relaunched: five combinations of architects and structural engineers, drawn from the best candidates of the first phase, were formed to each conduct in-depth studies of one of the general designs. On 15 July 1996, Bernard Pons, minister of Public Works, announced the decision of the jury constituted of elected artists and experts and chaired by the director of highways, Christian Leyrit at the time. The solution of a cable-stayed bridge, presented by the structural engineering group Sogelerg, Europe Etudes Gecti and Serf and the architects Foster + Partners was declared the best.
Detailed studies were carried out by the successful consortium, steered by the highways authority until mid-1998. After wind tunnel tests, the shape of the road deck was altered and detailed corrections were made to the design of the pylons. When the details were eventually finalised, the whole design was approved in late 1998.

TIPS

2009-10-24T12:01:00.001-07:00

Tips To Keep Your Mind & Body Fit

Greeting you a good day.

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 in 2007.

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 algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

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. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

28. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

29. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

30. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

31. The best is yet to come.

32. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

33. Do the right thing!

34. Call your family often.

35. Your inner most is always happy. So be happy.

36. Each day give something good to others.

37. Don't over do. Keep your limits.

" IF ONE CAN DO IT U TOO CAN DO IT, IF NONE CAN DO IT THEN U MUST DO IT "

A Letter to Every Indian - Dr. APJ Abdul kalam

2009-10-24T11:30:00.000-07:00

The President of India DR. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 's Speech in Hyderabad .

Why is the media here so negative?
Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our achievements?
We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?
We are the first in milk production.
We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.
We are the second largest producer of wheat.
We are the second largest producer of rice.
Look at Dr. Sudarshan , he has transferred the tribal village into a self-sustaining, self-driving unit. There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and failures and disasters.
I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a granary. It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.. Why are we so NEGATIVE? Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? We want foreign T.Vs, we want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology.

Why this obsession with everything imported. Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture, when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is. She replied: I want to live in a developed India . For her, you and I will have to build this developed India . You must proclaim. India is not an under-developed nation; it is a highly developed nation.
Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance.

Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is yours.
YOU say that our government is inefficient.
YOU say that our laws are too old.
YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.
YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke. The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.
YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.

YOU say, say and say. What do YOU do about it?

Take a person on his way to Singapore. Give him a name - 'YOURS'. Give him a face - 'YOURS'. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best. In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores. YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are. You pay $5 (approx. Rs. 60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity… In Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU? YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai . YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah.
YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds (Rs.650) a month to, 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.'YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop, 'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.' YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand .
Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo? Why don't YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston??? We are still talking of the same YOU. YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India?

Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal commissioner of Bombay, Mr. Tinaikar, had a point to make. 'Rich people's dogs are walked on the streets to leave their affluent droppings all over the place,' he said. 'And then the same people turn around to criticize and blame the authorities for inefficiency and dirty pavements. What do they expect the officers to do? Go down with a broom every time their dog feels the pressure in his bowels?
In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job. Same in Japan.
Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He's right. We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility.
We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative.. We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick a up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin. We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms.
We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.
This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the public.

When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child! and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse? 'It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forego my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the system?
What does a system consist of? Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbours, other households, other cities, other communities and the government. But definitely not me and YOU. When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away.
Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England . When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country.. Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money..

Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great deal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too…. I am echoing J. F. Kennedy's words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians…..

'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY'

Lets do what India needs from us.

Thank you,

Dr. Abdul Kalam

I humbly request you to forward this to every Indian……

AIDS (HIV) ALERT

2009-10-24T11:17:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

A few weeks ago, in a movie theatre, a person felt
something poking from her seat.
When she got up to see what it was, she found a
needle sticking out of the seat with a note attached saying

'You have just been infected by
HIV'.

The Disease Control Center (in Paris ) reports many similar
events in many other cities recently. All tested needles were HI V Positive.

The Center also reports that needles have been found in cash dispensers at public banking machines. We ask everyone to use extreme caution when faced with
this kind of situation. All public chairs/seats should be inspected with vigilance and caution before use. A careful visual inspection should be enough. In addition, they ask that each of you pass this message along to all members of your family and your friends of the potential danger.

Recently, one doctor has narrated a somewhat similar instance that hppened to one of his patients at the Priya Cinema in Delhi ... A young girl, engaged and about to be married in a couple of months, was pricked while the movie
was going on. The tag with the needle had the message

'Welcome to the World of HIV family'.

Though the doctors told her family that it takes about 6 months before the virus grows strong enough to start damaging the system and a healthy victim could survive about 5-6 years, the girl died in 4 months, perhaps more because of the 'Shock thought'.
We all have to be careful at public places, rest God help! Just think about saving a life by forwarding this message. Please, take a few seconds of your time to pass along.

BEAUTIFUL MEANS..

2009-10-24T11:08:00.000-07:00

The most beautiful house in the world
ÇSituated in Barcelona, Spain

Owned by the famous footballer, Ronaldhino

The most beautiful city in the world
Vancouver, Canada

TThe most beautiful girl in the world
Held in France and her name is Fatima from Morrocco

The most beautiful eyes in the world
from Afghanistan ãÇÔÇÁ Çááå

The most beautiful waterfall in the world

Niagra Falls in U.S. & Canada

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The most beautiful bridge in the world

JAPAN

The most beautiful horse in the world

Arabian

The most beautiful plant in the world

It is shaped like a water bubble.. ÓÈÍÇä Çááå

Feelings of Girls

2009-10-15T15:10:00.001-07:00

30 Real Feelings of Girls

1. When a girl says she's sad, but she isn't crying, it means she's crying in her heart.

2. When she ignores you after you've done something wrong, it's best to give her some time to cool down before touching her heart with an apology.

3. A girl can't find anything to hate about the guy she loves (which is why it is so hard for her to 'get over him' after the relationship's over.)

4. If a girl loves a guy, he will always be on her mind every minute of the day, even though she flirts with other guys.

5. When the guy she likes smiles and stares deep into her eyes, she will melt.

6. A girl likes to hear compliments, but usually not sure how to react to them.

7. When a particular guy flirts with a girl very often, a girl would start thinking the guy likes her. So if you treat a girl just as a friend, go easy on the smiles and stare ok?

8. If you don't like a girl who likes you, break it to her gently.

9. If a girl starts avoiding you after you reject her, leave her alone for a while. If you still treat her as a friend, talk to her.

10. Girls enjoy talking about what they feel. Music, poetry, drawings and writing are ways of expressing themselves (which explains why most girls like writing journals).

11. Never tell a girl that she is useless in anyway.

12. Being too serious can turn a girl off.

13. When the guy she likes calls her for the first time, the girl may act uninterested during the call. But as soon as the phone is back on the hook, she will whoop with joy and immediately start telephoning her friends to spread the news.

14. A smile means a lot to a girl.

15. If you like a girl, try making friends with her first. Let her get to know you.

16. If a girl says she can't go out with you because she has to study, leave.

17. But if she still calls you or expect a call from you, stay.

18. Don't try to guess a girl's feelings. Ask her.....

19. Hearing the words "I love you" is a great reassurance to a girl that she is beautiful.

20. After a girl falls in love with a guy, she'll wonder why she never noticed him before.

21. If you need tips on how to flirt with a girl, read romance stories.

22. When class pictures come out, a girl would first check who is standing next to her crush before actually looking at herself.

23. A girl's ex-crush will always be in her memory, but the guy she loves now stays in her heart.

24. Girls love having fun!

25..... A simple 'Hi' can brighten a girl's day.

26. A girl's best friends usually know best what she is feeling and going through.

27. Girls hate it when a guy pays attention to them just to get close to their 'prettier' friend.

28. Love means devotion, caring and happiness to a girl, in that order.

29. Some girls care about looks, some care about brains, but ALL girls want a guy who will love and care for them.

30. Girls want nothing more than to feel loved.

Animals Do Have Feelings

2009-10-15T12:36:00.000-07:00

Swallows

Here his wife is injured and the condition is fatal. She was hit by a car as she swooped low across the road

Here he brought her food and attended to her with love and compassion. He brought her food again but was shocked to find her dead. He tried to move her....a rarely-seen effort for swallows!

Aware that his sweetheart is dead and will never come back to him again, he cries with adoring love.

He stood beside her, saddened of her death.

Finally aware that she would never return to him, he stood beside her body with sadness and sorrow..

Millions of people cried after watching this picture. It is said that the photographer sold these pictures for a nominal fee to the most famous newspaper in France . All copies of that newspaper were sold out on the day these pictures were published.

Do you still think animals don't have a brain or feelings...

Expensive & Exclusive Bikes

2009-10-15T12:31:00.000-07:00

BIKES... BIKES... BIKES...

BIKE..

SUPERBIKES..

Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death." - Hunter Thompson

They owe the fastest machine, the sleekest body and the highest price. Dodge Tomahawk Concept Motorcycle is the world's most expensive bike. Y2K Turbine Superbike stands on the second in the list. Read to know what makes them unique in their concept, drive and style.

Dodge Tomahawk Concept Motorcycle
MSRP $250,000

Dodge Tomahawk is an erotica machine for the power freak The Dodge is carved into an unusual design, featuring the 500 hp (373 kW) 8.3 L V10 engine from the Dodge Viper. It has two front wheels (separated by a few inches) and two rear wheels to help in turning and stabalising the machine at the highest rate of speed. Some of its unique features that titles it outstanding are,

Turb0-cylinder 90-degree V-type, liquid-cooled, 8275 cc
356-T6 aluminum alloy block with cast-iron liners, aluminum alloy cylinder heads
Bore x Stroke: 4.03 by 3.96 in (102 x 101 mm)
Sequential, multi-port electronic fuel injection with individual runners
Compression Ratio: 9.6:1
Its dimension include: Length- 102 inches, Width- 27.7 inches, Height- 36.9 inches, Wheelbase- 76 inches, Seat Height- 29 inches, Weight- 1,500 lbs., Track, Front- 8.75 in, Track, Rear- 10 in, Weight Dist-49F/51R, Ground Clearance- 3 in, Fuel- 3.25 gallons.
Recent reports states it tops the speed of 676 km/h, however the speed estimated do not account for wind resistance. They are just the gearing estimates only. It is very unlikely that anyone will ever test the ride due to safety concerns. This motorcycle cannot be legally driven on public roads, it is just meant to be a rolling sculpture.
All that power won't come cheap. Nine replicas of Dodge Tomahawk was sold through Neiman Marcus (retail department store), for up to $555,000 each. Dodge Tomahawk was shown on 'Ride with Funkmaster Flex '(a TV show) in the New York Auto Show.

Y2K Turbine SUPERBIKE or MTT Turbine SUPERBIKE MTT Turbine SuperBikeMSRP $150,000

"It's like the hand of God pushing you in the back," Jay Leno

proud owner of the first production MTT (Marine Turbine Technologies), Turbine SUPERBIKE.

Y2K Turbine, is the modern marvel. It is the world's first turbine-powered motorcycle, recognized by Guinness World Records as the "Most powerful production motorcycle" and the "Most expensive production motorcycle". The bike features SmartStart ignition, full-color flat screen digital dash and forward- and rear-seeking radar detector with laser scrambler, Some of its features include.

Rolls Royce Allison 250 gas turbine engine.
Power 320 HP @52,000 rpm (286 HP @ rear wheel)
Compressor Speed: 54,000 rpm
Rear Mirrors: rear mounted camera with LCD color display plus rear view mirrors
Aluminum alloy frame
Rake- 27 degrees,
Weight- 500 lbs, Seat Height- 31.5 in,Wheel Base- 68 in, Wheels:-17" carbon fiber, Dymag.
Brakes- 3x320 mm floating system- 4 piston calipers, Brembo
Fuel Capacity: 8.5 gallons (34 liters)
ded top speed till date -227 mph (365 km/h),
Y2K Turbine was sold with a price tag of US $150,000 (US$185,000 in 2004). It has made appearances in various shows, including "Liars & Legends", "Torque", and "The Greatest Ever Motorcycle".

Next on our list is the MTT Turbine Superbike costing $150,000 (111,000 Euros). Not only is this motorcycle expensive, its also extremely fast. The Superbike is the Guinness World Record holder for the “Most Powerful Motorcycle Ever to Enter Series Production”. The turbine engine in this one is made by Rolls Royce and is capable of over 300hp. The motorcycle also boasts carbon fiber fairings, a rear mounted camera with LCD color display, forward-and rear-looking radar detector with laser scrambler, one touch “Smart Start” ignition, and many other cool gadgets. This bike seams to be pretty popular in Hollywood. It starred in the movie “Torque” and even Jay Leno owns one!

Speed is the most addicted drug which many macho men wear as a tag on their brave hearts would love to try these bikes. However, it's just the start! As the years roll by we will soon be seeing bikes that fly double the speed. The only thing what these men have to do now, is to fill their castle with dollars.

Motorcycles have had mass appeal to the general public for roughly a century and a half. An American named Sylvester Howard Roper designed one of the first motorcycles in the 1860s. The motorcycle was displayed at fairs and circuses around the eastern U.S.. Europeans also had their hand in popularizing motorcycles and during the World Wars, motorcycles functioned as a quick means of transportation.

As the motorcycle progressed, the engines and frames became bigger, sleeker, faster and more powerful, resulting in the high-tech and expensive motorcycles of today. If you can afford one, a custom motorcycle built to your exact specifications is within reach.

The most expensive motorcycles in production are fetching in between $100,000 and $200,000 US. While researching expensive motorcycles, we found 4 bikes that dominate all others in performance, appearance…and cost.

The fourth most expensive motorcycle we found is the new MV Agusta F4 CC created by Claudio Castiglioni, the motorcycle company’s director. He wanted to create a spectacular motorcycle that met strategic marketing needs while also being something truly special and unique. The expensive motorcycle bearing his very own initials “CC” has a top speed of 315 kph (195 mph), 1078 cc’s and a 198 hp engine. Each bike will boast a platinum plate located near the top of the steering column showing the model number from 1 to 100, making this motorcycle all the more special to its owners. This Italian dream costs 100,000 Euros ($133,745US).

MV Agusta F4 CC

MSRP $17,999

The Aprilia Factory RSV makes the MV look as insanely expensive as it actually is, but at 18K, that’s still a fair chunk of change compared to the competition – you can buy a GSXR-1000 and still have enough money left over to appease the spouse. The RSV has an extremely impressive spec sheet and pedigree, but in this class, it’s just too cheap. Fully adjustable front and rear Ohlins suspension, Ohlins steering damper, Brembo radial mount brakes and forged magnesium wheels make this a serious performance animal. Maybe if they gold plated it or something? It’s a nice looking bike though and universally acclaimed as a good ride.

Macchia Nera concept bike
MSRP $201,000

The Macchia Nera Concept Bike is near the top of the list of most expensive motorcycles at 150,000 Euros ($201,000). Built around a Ducati 998RS engine, its Italian designers and engineers set out to create an extremely high tech and expensive motorcycle that would be thought of as “the ultimate track bike” that is “simply beautiful and beautifully simple”. The Testastretta engine is fitted with lightweight metals and alloys like titanium and aluminum making it very lightweight. The view from the side of the Macchia Nera shows exposed belts and engine components, giving its design a minimalist feel while still being aesthetically pleasing. We should add that this bike is a one of a kind and not in produced for retail at this point, but if you have an extra 150,000 Euros ($201,000) laying around for an expensive toy, your dream might come true.

Ecosse Moto Works’ Limited Edition Titanium
MSRP $275,000

Last, but by no means least is the first ever Titanium motorcycle. With handcrafted, clear coated carbon fiber bodywork, hand painted tank and get this – a fuel injected, supercharged, intercooled 2,150cc billet motor, clear coated carbon fiber wheels and a hand made titanium exhaust system. This bike weights 440 lbs and puts out “more than,” 200 hp – at the rear wheel, and produces “more than,” 210 ft/lbs of torque. This is a little like the old expression from Rolls Royce when they were asked how much power their car engines produced – enough. Available exclusively from Robb Report.com Oh, and you get a free watch. I should bloody well hope so for over a quarter million dollars. Unlike the Dodge and Macchia, this one is actually in production - 10 have been built.

Taj Mahal--Hidden Truth

2009-10-15T12:15:00.000-07:00

BC says about Taj Mahal---Hidden Truth - Never say it is a Tomb

Aerial view of the Taj Mahal

The interior water well

Frontal view of the Taj Mahal and dome

Close up of the dome with pinnacle

Close up of the pinnacle

Inlaid pinnacle pattern in courtyard

Red lotus at apex of the entrance

Rear view of the Taj & 22 apartments

View of sealed doors & windows in back

Typical Vedic style corridors

The Music House--a contradiction

A locked room on upper floor

A marble apartment on ground floor

The OM in the flowers on the walls

Staircase that leads to the lower levels

300 foot long corridor inside apartments

One of the 22 rooms in the secret lower level

Interior of one of the 22 secret rooms

Interior of another of the locked rooms

Vedic design on ceiling of a locked room

Huge ventilator sealed shut with bricks

Secret walled door that leads to other rooms

Secret bricked door that hides more evidence

Palace in Barhanpur where Mumtaz died

Pavilion where Mumtaz is said to be buried

NOW READ THIS.......

No one has ever challenged it except Prof. P. N. Oak, who believes the whole world has been duped. In his book Taj Mahal: The True Story, Oak says the Taj Mahal is not Queen Mumtaz's tomb but an ancient Hindu temple palace of Lord Shiva (then known as Tejo Mahalaya ) . In the course of his research Oak discovered that the Shiva temple palace was usurped by Shah Jahan from then Maharaja of Jaipur, Jai Singh. In his own court ch ronicle,Badshahnama,Shah Jahan admits that an exceptionally beautiful grand mansion in Agra was taken from Jai SIngh for Mumtaz's burial .The ex-Maharaja of Jaipur still retains in his secret collection two orders from Shah Jahan for surrendering the Taj building. Using captured temples and mansions, as a burial place for dead courtiers and royalty was a common practice among Muslim rulers.For example,Humayun,Akbar, Etmud-ud-Daula and Safdarjung are all buried in such mansions. Oak's inquiries began with the name of Taj Mahal. He says the term " Mahal " has never been used for a building in any Muslim countries from Afghanisthan to Algeria . "The unusual explanation that the term Taj Mahal derives from Mumtaz Mahal was illogical in atleast two respects.

Firstly, her name was never Mumtaz Mahal but Mumtaz-ul-Zamani ," he writes.Secondly,one cannot omit the first three letters 'Mum' from a woman's name to erive the remainder as the name for the building."Taj Mahal, he laims, is a corrupt version of Tejo Mahalaya, or Lord Shiva's Palace.Oak so says

the love story of Mumtaz and Shah Jahan is a fairy tale cre ated by court sycophants,lundering historians and sloppy archaeologists Not a single royal chronicle of Shah Jahan's time corroborates the love story.

Furthermore, Oak cites several documents suggesting the Taj Mahal predates Shah Jahan's era, and was a temple dedicated to Shiva, worshipped by Rajputs of Agra city. For example, Prof. Marvin Miller of New York took a few samples from the riverside doorway of the Taj. Carbon dating tests revealed that the door was 300 years older than Shah Jahan. European traveler Johan Albert Mandelslo,who visited Agra in 1638 (only seven years after Mumtaz's death), describes the life of the cit y in his memoirs.But he makes no reference to the Taj Mahal being built. The writings of Peter Mundy, and

English visitor Agra within a year of Mumtaz's death, also suggest the Taj was a noteworthy building well before Shah Jahan's time.

Prof. Oak points out a number of design and architectural inconsistencies that support the belief of the Taj Mahal being a typical Hindu temple rathe than a mausoleum. Many rooms in the Taj ! Mahal have remained sealed since Shah Jahan's time and are still inaccessible to the public . Oak asserts they contain a headless statue of Lord Shiva and other objects commonly used for worship rituals in Hindu temples.

Fearing political backlash, Indira Gandhi's government t ried to have Prof.Oak's book
withdrawn from the bookstores, and threatened the Indian publisher of the first edition dire consequences .There is only one way to discredit or validate Oak's research.

POEM

2009-10-09T15:33:00.000-07:00

WRITTEN BY A CANCER DYING GIRL..
(This is a poem written by a teenager with cancer in a New York hospital)
It was sent by a medical doctor -
Make sure to read what is in the closing statement AFTER THE
POEM.

SLOW DANCE

Have you ever
watched
kids

On a merry-go-round?
Or listened to
the
rain
Slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a
butterfly's erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the
fading
night?

You better slow down.
Don't
dance so
fast.

Time is short.

The music
won't
last.

Do you run through each day
On
the
fly?

When you ask How are you?
Do
you hear
the
reply?

When the day is done
Do you lie
in your
bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through
your head?

You'd better
slow down
Don't dance so
fast.

Time is
short.
The music won't
last.

Ever told your
child,
We'll do it
tomorrow?

And in your
haste,
Not see
his
sorrow?

Ever lost
touch,

Let a good
friendship die
Cause you
never had time
To call
and say, 'Hi'

You'd
better slow down.

Don't dance
so fast.
Time
is short.
The music won't
last.

When you run
so fast to get somewhere
You
miss half the fun of getting
there.

When you worry and hurry
through your
day,
It is like an unopened
gift....
Thrown
away.

Life is not a
race....
Do take it
slower

Hear the
music
Before the song is
over.

This young girl dying wish was, she wanted to send a letter telling everyone to live their life to the fullest, since she never will.She'll
never make it to prom, graduate from high school, or get married and have a family of her own.

JOKES

2009-10-09T15:23:00.001-07:00

Why Bill Gates decides to Sell OFF Microsoft?

LETTER FROM SARDARJI TO Mr. BILL GATES OF MICROSOFT

Subject: Problems with my new computer

Dear Mr. Bill Gates,

We have bought a computer for our home and we have found some problems, which I want to bring to your notice.
1. There is a button 'start' but there is no 'stop' button. We request you to check this.
2. We find there is 'Run' in the menu. One of my friends clicked 'run' he ran up to Amritsar ! So, we request you to change that to 'sit', so that we can click that by sitting.
3. One doubt is whether any 're-scooter' is available in system? I find only 're-cycle', but I own a scooter at my home.
4. There is 'Find' button but it is not working properly. My wife lost the door key and we tried a lot trace the key with this 'find' button, but was unable to trace. Please rectify this problem.
5. My child learnt 'Microsoft word' now he wants to learn 'Microsoft sentence', so when you will provide that?
6. I bought computer, CPU, mo us e and keyboard, but there is only one icon which shows 'MY Computer': when you will provide the remaining items?
7. It is surprising that windows says 'MY Pictures' but there is not even a single photo of mine. So when will you keep my photo in that.
8. There is 'MICROSOFT OFFICE' what about 'MICROSOFT HOME' since I us e the PC at home only.
9. You provided 'My Recent Documents'. When you will provide 'My Past Documents'?
10. You provide 'My Network Places'. For God sake please do not provide 'My Secret Places'. I do not want to let my wife know where I go after my office hours.

Regards,

SARDARJI

Last one to Mr. Bill Gates :

Sir, how is it that your name is Gates but u are selling WINDOWS?

Kandovan ~ 700 year Oldest Village

2009-10-09T02:57:00.000-07:00

Troglodytic Village in the Shadow of Kuh-e Sahand

The peaks of Kuh-e (Mount) Sahand. Image credit: Ali Parsa
Tucked away in the northwest corner of Iran is the quaint and mysterious thirteenth century village of Kandovan. Located in Iran's East Azerbaijan Province, Kandovan is 60 km south of the provincial capital Tabriz in Osku county. The 60 km drive to Kandovan south from Tabriz passes through Khosrowshahr and ascends the slopes of the hills at the base of Kuh-e (Mount) Sahand through the Osku Chai valley. Chai or Chay is a Turkic word for river. The village of Kandovan is also part of the Lake Urmia region (also spelt Urmiyeh or Urmiya), the region where the predecessors of the Persians and the Medes first entered recorded history in a 844 BCE Assyrian inscription, and the region that is central to the start of the second phase of Zoroastrian history. What makes Kandovan village so unique is that many of its homes have been made in caves located in cone-shaped, naturally formed compressed volcanic ash formations that make the landscape look like a gigantic termite colony. This method of dwelling makes the residents modern-age cave dwellers or troglodytes. (Troglodyte means cave dweller: somebody living in a cave, especially somebody who belonged to a prehistoric cave-dwelling community. Troglodyte also means somebody living in seclusion.)

Kandovan Village from across the valley in June 2005.

It is our understanding that the unusual cone formations were formed from volcanic ash and debris spewed during an eruption of Mount Sahand being hardened and shaped by the elements over thousands of years. The formation of volcanic ash cones is local to Kandovan. Elsewhere, the ash blanketed the land. The existence of a high volume of ash and pumice far from Sahand's crater indicates that Mount Sahand erupted with a gigantic explosion in the distant past. Sahand's rock is about a million years old and the last eruption of Mount Sahand is thought to have occurred within the Holocene epoch, that is within the last 11,000 years. Today, Mount Sahand is an dormant volcano consisting of a crater lake encircled by twelve peaks, the tallest of which rises to a height of 3707 m. or 12,162 feet.

Natural Beauty in the Sahand Region

While Mount Sahand itself is somewhat stark, the surrounding country abounds in a natural beauty that is today but a shadow of a legendary past. Some believe that legendary past beauty is preserved in the biblical story of the Garden of Eden. Ancient Persian gardens, also called baghs, where renowned for their spectacular beauty. Their name pairidaeza became the English word paradise. The baghs were a paradise on earth. Nature's gifts in Kandovan extend to the healing properties of its natural spring water. In particular, the waters have traditionally been used to help dissolve kidney and bladder stones. Some of the area's wild plants as also reputed to have healing and vitality-giving properties. The combination of Kandovan's unique natural landscape, beauty, and the manner in which its inhabitants have adapted to the environment, has made Kandovan a popular destination for visitors. About 300,000 people visit the village each year (the resident population is only 670) and a cave hotel with ten rooms (see photographs at the bottom of this page) was opened in 2007 to accommodate visitors who wish to stay over a night or more. Before the opening of the hotel, visitors to Kandovan were obliged to make a day trip from Tabriz 60 km to the north. It is only a matter of time before the local population begins to rely on tourism as a major source of income, thereby supplanting their traditional pastoral and agricultural way of life.

Use of Caves as Human Dwellings

As we have noted previously, in the area of Kandovan, Sahand's volcanic ash and debris was compressed and shaped by natural forces into cone-shaped pillars containing pockets that became caves. The hardened material of the pillars is strong enough to function as walls and floors of a house while permiting a further shaping of the caves. The material is also an efficient insulator and the troglodyte's homes have the reputation of being very energy efficient, remaining cool in summer and warm in winter. The cave homes require minimal supplemental heat during the long cold season, making for comfortable year round habitation. Most of the cave houses are two to four storeys in height. In a typical four storey house, the ground or first floor is used as an animal shelter, the next two floors are used as living areas, and the top floor is used for storage. There are reports of tunnels connecting towers owned by a person or family.

Meaning of Kandovan

The houses are known as karan in the local dialect. One interpretation has the word Kandovan being a plural form of kando, a bee's hive. Another interpretation says that Kandovan means Land of Unknown Carvers. The use of 'van' to indicate the plural is found in the Avesta: cf. ashavan. Nowadays, residents speak a Turkic dialect but have traditional Iranian family names, names such as Kayani. The mountains and rivers in the region have both Persian and Turkic - and perhaps even Assyrian - names.

Kandovan's Age
Winter in Kandovan. It is unusual for Muslims to have dogs as petsImage credit: Fabian Dany at Flickr
The present residents say that their village is around 700 years old, and was formed by people fleeing from an advancing Mongol army and who used the caves as a refugee and a place of hiding. Even after the Mongol occupation of the country came to an end, many of the refugees decided to continue living in the caves and gradually expanded their cave homes to form permanent multi-storey houses. Another legend states that eight hundred years ago a body of soldiers hid in the caves during a military campaign. However, there are indications that the present cave dwellers are successors of earlier 1600-3000 years ago cave dwellers which would have made them contemporaneous to the first known presence of Zoroastrians in the region.

Jamshedi / Aryan Varas?

Sahand in winterImage credit: Ali1364 at Flickr
While we must await systematic archaeological and anthropological studies of Kandovan to confirm any direct connection to early Zoroastrians, the style of the Kandovan settlement has some parallels to a form of settlement mentioned in Zoroastrian scriptures, the Avesta. The first mention and description of a planned Aryan township in the Avesta is the Jamshidi Vara (also see Pamiri houses). If, as some have done, the word vara is translated as 'cave', then Kandovan becomes a candidate for a Jamshidi style vara even though the body of references to the location of the early Aryan homeland is more towards Central Asia and the Pamirs than towards the Middle East. The climate of Kandovan also coincides with the Avesta's description of a weather change that instigated the creation of varas, namely, a greater number of cool months than warm months in a year accompanied by the onset of severe winters. While the weather in the region has likely changed over the past ten thousand years, Kandovan still receives a fair amount of winter snow. In addition, the number of cool months in Kandovan exceeds the number of warm months.

Zagros Mountain Cave Dwellings

South from Kandovan are reports of other cave dwellers and their choice of living style. In 317 BCE, the Macedonian commander Antigonus Monophthalmus is quoted as saying that he encountered Kossaeans (Kassites), calling them cavemen. In Nomads and the Outside World, p.103, Anatoly Michailovich Khazanov states "Curtius Rufus (1st century CE) describes how the Mardeans (one of the nomadic Persian people according to Herodotus) dug caves in the mountains and hid in them with their wives and children (V.6.17)...". Khazanov adds as a footnote, "It is curious that the habit of using caves as winter shelters for livestock continues has been preserved up to the present day by semi-nomadic Kurds and Lurs..."

Cappadocia Cave Dwellings

Some translations of the word vara as a cave add an underground feature to the caves. To find the closest examples of a settlement based in a network of underground caves, we need to look to the ancient land of Cappadocia presently in Central Turkey. Cappadocia was mentioned by the historian Strabo as having a fire temple. The cave settlements in Turkey are similar to the cave settlement of Kandovan. They have also been the subject of archaeological examination. As a result, we may be able to glean some concept of the antiquity of Kandovan's cave dwellings from the study of the Turkish cave dwellings, where, even though the recent phase of habitation dates from the 5th to 6th century CE, murals and monuments indicate pre-Turkic habitation in the (Indo-Iranian) Hittite period (18th to 12th century BCE). Certain cave-based settlements in Turkey have evidence of habitation since 4000 BCE.

True & real love story..

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Hi.......... ....... Trust the fact???????? ??

This is a real story of a young college girl who passed away last month in Chandigarh.

Her name was Priya. She was hit by a truck.
She is working in a call centre.

She has a boy friend named Shankar .Both of them are true lovers. They always hang on thephone.

You can never see her without her handphone.

In fact she also changed her phone from Airtel to Hutch, so both of them can be on thesame network, and save on the cost.

She spends half of the day talking with shankar .Priya's family knows about their relationship. Shankaris very close with Priya's family. (just imagine their love) . Before she passed away shealways told herfriends "If I pass away please burn me with myhandphone" she also said the same thing to her parents.

After her death, people cudnt carry her body, I was there. A lot of them tried to do so but still cant , everybodyincluding me, had tried to carry the body, the resultis still the same. Eventually, they called a person who know to one of their neighbours, who can speak with the soul of dead person, who is a friend of her father.He took a stick and started speaking to himself slowly.After a few minutes, he said "this girl missing something here." Then her friends told that person about her intentions to burnher with her phone..He then opened the grave box and place her phone and sim card inside the casket...

After that they tried to carry the body. It could be moved and they carried it into the van easily.All of us were shocked.

Priya's parents did not informShankar that Priya had passed away.After 2 weeks Shankar called Priya's mom.....

Shankar :...."Aunty, I'm coming home today. Cooksomething nice for me.Dont tell Priya that I'm coming home today, I wannasurprise her."Her mother replied..... "You come home first, I wanna tell yousomething very important."After he came, they told him the truth about Priya.

Shankar thinks that they were playing a fool. He was laughing and
said "dont try to fool me - tell Priya to come out, i have a gift for her. Please stop this nonsense".Then they show him the original death certificate to him.

They gave him proof to make him believe. (Shankar started to sweat) Hesaid... "Its not true. We spoke yesterday. She still calls me.

Shankar was shaking.Suddenly, Shankar's phone rang. "see this is from Priya, see this....

"he showed the phone to priya's family. all of them told him to answer. he talked using the loudspeaker mode...

All of them heard his conversation.Loud and clear, no cross lines, no humming. It is the actual voice of Priya & there is no way others could use her sim card since it is nailed Inside the grave box, they were so shocked and asked for the same person's(who can speak with the soul of deal perosns) help again.

He brought his master to solve this matter.

He & his master worked for 5 hours.Then they discovered one thing which really shocked them...

Hutch has the best coverage....
Where ever you go....

Hutch network follows....!!!

Don't shout on me...

Enjoyed...... HAHAHAhahahaha...!

Expensive & Exclusive Paintings

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The Top Ten Expensive Paintings Of The World....!

10. $78,100,000. Pierre-August Renoir – Le Moulin de la Galette.

At the time of its sale in 1990, it was the second most expensive painting ever sold. This masterpiece even went to the same person that bought number one at the time, Daishowa Paper Manufacturing Co. chairman Ryoei Saito. Again, he wanted this one cremated with him as well, but his companies ran into problems with loans and debt so it had to be sold on as collateral.

9. $80,000,000. Jasper Johns – False Start. Another painting formerly owned by Geffen and allegedly sold to CEO of the Citadel Investment Group, Kenneth C. Griffin, making it the most expensive painting to be sold by a living artist, the iconic Jasper Johns.

8. $82,500,000. Vincent van Gogh – Portrait of Dr. Gachet.

Up for auction in 1990 and purchased by Japanese businessman Ryoei Saito, this was – at the time- the most expensive painting in the world.

Saito (then 75) caused controversy at the time, stating that when he died, he’d have the painting cremated along with him. This was later cleared up as he claimed that he was only using the expression to show his intense affection for it.

7. $86,300,000. Francis Bacon – Triptych, 1976.

Breaking the previous sale record of his work ($52.68 million), Bacon’s 3-piece masterpiece was sold to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, smashing the previous estimate of $70 million.

6. $87,900,000. Gustav Klimt – Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II. The only model to be painted twice by Klimt and sold a few months after the first version, this portrait of Bloch-Bauer was part of a lot in 2006 of four Klimt paintings that went on to fetch a total of $192 million. Buyer unknown. Click Here and go compare other paintings by Gustav Klimt.

5. $95,200,000. Pablo Picasso – Dora Maar au Chat.

Another Picasso, the second highest price ever fetched at auction, and another anonymous buyer.

Auctioned in 2006, a mysterious Russian bidder took this home (along with a Monet and a Chagall, spending over $100 million) and no one has since found out who he was. The ownership of the painting has still not been made public.

4. $104,200,000. Pablo Picasso – Garçon à la pipe.

So far the highest price a painting has ever fetched at auction (as the others were all sold privately), and

was the first painting to break the $100 million barrier (it was sold in 2004, whilst 1-3 were all in 2006). The strange thing is that it was never made public as to who expressed such an interest in Picasso’s portrait of a smoking Parisian.

3. $135,000,000. Gustav Klimt – Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I.

This was sold by Maria Altmann, who – after a lengthy and complicated court battle – was deemed rightful owner of this Klimt and several others.

Altmann was named as an inheritor of the painting in the will of by the widowed husband of the model herself, despite the efforts of the Austrian State, as Adele Bloch-Bauer had originally left the painting to the State Gallery in her own will. The painting was bought by Ronald Lauder for his Neue Galerie in New York, to be the centerpiece of a collection of Jewish-owned art rescued from the Nazi looting that took place in the Second World War.

2. $137,500,000. Willem de Kooning – Woman III.

Another painting sold by Geffen in 2006, but this time bought by billionaire Steven A. Cohen.

It is part of a series of 6 painted by de Kooning in the period of 1951-53, which revolved around the theme of a woman, and is allegedly the only Woman still in private hands.

1. $140,000,000. Jackson Pollock – No.5, 1948.

It is claimed by the New York Times that this painting was sold by David Geffen (of Geffen Records), to David Martinez (managing partner of Fintech Advisory).

However, a press release issued on behalf of Martinez states that he didn’t actually purchase the painting. So the truth is shrouded in mystery, and it can only be rumored to have sold for a record-breaking $140 million. Although by looking at it, it’s not something I’d be reaching for my tesco

These are some more expensive paintings of the world...!

Bal Au Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir ($78,000,000)

Bal au moulin de la Galette, Montmartre was painted by French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1876. On May 17, 1990, it was sold for $ 78,000,000 at Sotheby's in New York City to Ryoei Saito, who bought it together with the Portrait of Dr Gachet (see above).

Massacre of the Innocents by Peter Paul Rubens ($76,700,000)

This painting by Peter Paul Rubens, painted in 1611, is the only painting in this list which was not painted in the 19th or 20th century. It was sold to Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet for $ 76,700,000 at a 2002 Sotheby's auction.

Portrait de l'Artiste sans Barbe by Vincent van Gogh ($71,500,000)

Portrait de l'artiste sans barbe ("Self-portrait without beard") is one of many self-portraits by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. He painted this one in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France in September 1889. The painting is a oil painting on canvas and is 40 cm x 31 cm (16" x 13").
This is an uncommon painting since his other self-portraits show him with a beard. The self-portrait became one of the most expensive paintings of all time when it was sold for $71.5 million in 1998 in New York.

Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier by Paul Cézanne ($60,500,000)

This painting by Paul Cézanne, painted in ca. 1893-1894, sold for $60,500,000 at Sotheby's New York on May 10, 1999 to "The Whitneys". Whitney, born into one of America's wealthiest families, was a venture capitalist, publisher, Broadway show and Hollywood film producer, and philanthropist.

Femme aux Bras Croisés by Pablo Picasso ($55,000,000)

This work, painted in 1901, was a part of Picasso's famous Blue Period, a dark, sad time in the artist's life. The beautiful & various tones of blue are typical. The painting depicts a woman with her arms crossed staring at the endless nothing.
Femme aux Bras Croisés was sold for $55,000,000 November 8, 2000, at Christie's Rockefeller in New York City.

Irises by Vincent Van Gogh ($53,900,000)

Vincent van Gogh painted this at Saint Paul-de-Mausole in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France in 1889, only one year before his death. In 1987, it became the most expensive painting to date. It was sold for $ 54,000,000 to Alan Bond and later resold to the Getty Museum.

World's Youngest Web Designer

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Superkidzzz of India..!

Sreelakshmi Suresh..

She designed 12 websites…!

Sreelakshmi Suresh - Profile
Name : Sreelakshmi Suresh
Year of Birth : 1998
Father : Adv. Suresh Menon
Mother : Mrs. Viju Suresh
Address : 28/539, Kavu Nagar, Chevayoor PO ,

Kozhikode 673 017 Kerala India.
School :Presentation Higher Secondary School, Kozhikode
Class :VI
Titles :
Youngest Girl Web Designer in the World
Youngest CEO in the World
CCWP - Cambridge Certified Web Publisher
Member - American Association of Webmasters
Brand Ambassador :InfoGroup Group of Companies
CEO : eDesign Technologies
Mg. Partner : Online Pixel Traders
Director : YGlobes Technologies
First Website : http://www.presentationhss.com/
Highest Honour :National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement 2008
Own Company : eDesign Technologies
Associated with : Cybrosys Techno Solutions (Pvt) Ltd

She has won more than 40 national and International awards.

some of them are.....

◊ Global Internet Directories Gold Award (USA)

◊ American Association of Webmasters Merit Award

◊ American Association of Webmasters Membership

◊ Art Space's World Web Award of Excellence 2006-07 (USA)

◊ Webmasters Ink Web Award (USA)

◊ Golden Web Award (USA)

◊ AIHC Platinum Award (USA)

◊ WM8C Stamp of Excellence Award (USA)

◊ Majon Web Select Seal of Excellence Award (USA)

◊ Sixty Plus Education Award of Excellence (Canada)

◊ Penmarric Bronze Award (Canada)

◊ Feeblemind's Award of Excellence (UK)

◊ La Luna Niche Best of the Web Award (UK)

◊ Poetic Soul Award (Brazil)

◊ Planeta Foto Silver Award (Brazil)

◊ 37th Texa's Web Award (USA)

◊ Moms Global Award for inspirational Website 2006-07 (UK)

◊ The Webuilders TS Gold Award (UK)

◊ Stormkeeper Award of Excellence (UK)

◊ Alloha Award for Excellent Website (Hawaii)

◊ Thomas Sims Greves Award of Excellence (UK)

◊ ProFish-N-Sea Charters World Class Website Award (Brazil)

◊ Swadeshi Science Movement Excellence Award 2007 (India)

◊ Thapasya Excellence Award 2007 (India)

◊ Lions Clubs Big Achiever Award 2007 (India)

◊ VARNAM 2007 Puraskaaram (India)

◊ Lions Clubs Big Achiever Award 2008 (India)

◊ National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement 2008

Sreekutty says about her different sites…plz go thru this….

http://www.presentationhss.com/ - My school website designed when i was 8 years old

http://www.lionscalicutmetro.com/ website of Lions Club

http://www.mabrookmedicare.com/ - website of a travel agency

http://www.edesign.co.in/ - edesign is my own web designing company

http://www.e-sandesh.com/ - first website in malayalam for kids

http://www.sreekutty.com/ - my personal website

http://www.tinylogo.com/ - my dream project, a logo based seach engine

http://www.kozhikodedeaf.org/ - site for deaf's

http://www.barcouncilkerala.com/ - site for bar council of kerala, inauguration on 20-06-2009

http://www.maruthonkara.com/ - site for maruthonkara people by MASS QATAR

http://www.crickettvonline.com/ - site for online cricket news

http://www.stateofkerala.in/ -my own site, want to make it an encyclopedia of Kerala.

AJAY PURI..

Ajay at 5 years of age Ajay has passed MOUS Microsoft Office User Specialist certification exam with 98% marks to become the Youngest Microsoft Certified Office User Specialist. Bill Gates the software giant Microsoft Chairman has given him the website http://www.microsoftkid.com/. You can read more about him there.
Ajay started using computer since age of one & a half years. Ajay can use with ease Microsoft products like Word 2000 , Excel 2000 , Powerpoint 2000 , Outlook Express , Internet Explorer , FrontPage 2000 , Access Database . Ajay can himself send out emails with attachments. Ajay even scan pictures , record video mails and email or talk live on Internet. Microsoft Thailand had gifted Ajay with FrontPage 2000 for making web site which he has already mastered. The site that you are seeing right now is made by Ajay himself using FrontPage 2000.
Ajay can create web site with all hyper links, thumb nails, background music, frames , DHTML , Forms etc using FrontPage 2000 . Ajay can insert pictures, type out documents with all formatting, create graphs, sort out data list, create sub-totals, create a power point presentation with all animations and sound .
Ajay can also perform routine maintenance of the computer. In Access Database Ajay can create fields , make forms for entering data , Enter data , Create SQL queries and make reports based on required data. Ajay has also mastered Macromedia FLASH 5.0 .Ajay can use Gif Animator for creating Gif images. Ajay has started learning Visual Basic.

Ajay Puri Profile :

Name : Ajay Puri,
Date of Birth : 12-9-1996
Born in Hyderabad - India
Father : Ravi Puri (Working in Atherstone Capital (Thailand) Limited)
Mother : Mamta Puri
Grandfather : BN Puri
Grand Mother : Indira Puri
Brother : Adarsh Puri

Ajay is studying in Regent International school in Thailand.

Ajay started using computer since the age of one & a half years.

Ajay could then use with ease Microsoft products like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Access Database .

Ajay could himself send out emails with attachments. He can scan pictures , record video mails and email or talk live on internet. Microsoft Thailand had gifted Ajay with FrontPage for making web site which he has already mastered. He designed his own Web Page www.microsoftkid.com .

Ajay can create web site with all hyper links, thumb nails, background music, frames , DHTML , Forms etc using FrontPage. He can insert pictures, type out documents with all formatting, create graphs, sort out data list, create sub-totals, create a power point presentation with all animations and sound .

Ajay can also perform routine maintenance of the computer. In Access Database Ajay can create fields , make forms for entering data , Enter data , Create SQL queries and make reports based on required data.

Ajay has also mastered Adobe FLASH. Ajay can use Gif Animator for creating Gif images.

Ajay has started learning Visual Basic and Animation technology for movie -making.

Ajay has already appeared on CNN , BBC , CNBC , ZEE TV , Star Plus , Gemini TV , ETV and other leading TV channels of the world.

Ajay has appeared in almost all leading newspapers and magazines in India and abroad . Some of the International magazines include ASIAN BUSINESS , Business in Thailand , TIME etc.

Ajay spends about 15-20 minutes a day on the computer. His name has gone into the Book of Records .

Ajay has shown his skill in computer applications before software/hardware giant companies like Microsoft, IBM, INTEL and MAN Group ,Thailand.

Ajay met Chandrababu Naidu , the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh . It was a unique sight of the Hyderabadi computer wizard meeting and talking with the computer savvy chief minister of the State. The Chief Minister felt proud of Ajay and his achievements and blessed him. The present Chief Minister Dr Rajasekhar Reddy invited Ajay To Hyderabad and honored him in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and gifted him a laptop .

Ajay was invited to participate in the World Mathematician conference held in Lucknow last year by the Chairman of CMS School, Lucknow

Ajay gave a live demo in Administrative college of India, Hyderabad and State Bank of India Training college in Begumpet.

Ajay met the former Prime Minister of India, Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji on 14th March in Delhi. It was a unforgetful meeting in the sense that the “Youngest software kid” met “Biggest Executive” of India. Ajay had the honor of meeting President of India Mr K.R Narayanan and received his blessings. Mr Narayanan himself took Ajay around his Moghal Gardens.

Ajay also met and took the blessings of Mrs Sonia Gandhi. Ajay was a special guest during the visit of Mr Bill Clinton to Hyderabad where Mr Clinton and his daughter Chelsea spoke to Ajay and were very impressed by his talent and achievements. Ajay was the only kid selected to meet Bill Clinton in Hyderabad

On November 1st 2000 , Ajay was invited by Mr Chuan Leekpai , the then Prime Minister of Thailand.

Ajay was blessed and gifted a laptop computer by Chairman IBM ,Thailand Mr Wanarak Eckachai.

Ajay was congratulated by Princes of Thailand for his knowledge in computers at an early age.

Ajay is one rare kid of Indian origin who was given the honor of meeting the Royal family.

At 5 years of age Ajay passed MOUS Microsoft Office User Specialist certification exam with 98% marks to become the Youngest Microsoft Certified Office User Specialist in the world.

Ajay has also started his programming lessons on Visual Basic and can develop some small programs now .

Ajay had the honor of getting exclusive appointment with Microsoft Chief Bill Gates twice once in Hyderabad on 14th Novemver-2002 and the other one in Bangkok in 2005.

Ajay was invited by the TELUGU ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA to take part in their silver jubilee celebrations held in San Jose California on 3rd July to 5th July,2003. Ajay was felicitated by Gulf NRI’s in Hyderabad.

Ajay was invited by the President of India Mr A.P.J Kalam whom he met in New Delhi some time back and was with him for 45 minutes. Dr Kalam laid lot of emphasis on education and saw his skill on computer.

Ajay was invited to Qatar by the Chief Executive officer of Qatar Airways Mr Al Baker .

Ajay addressed a press conference before Mr Al Baker. Ajay also had the honor of meeting the Indian Ambassador to Qatar and the Chairman and Managing Director of Doha Bank. Ajay also gave a demo in World Trade center in Doha Ajay had the proud moment of being invited by the management of Birla Public School , Doha where Ajay got the honor and privilege of inaugurating the computer division in presence of no other than a person of the stature of Mr and Mrs B.K.Birla . They were very impressed by Ajay and blessed him for his future growth.
Ajay was invited by the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra Mr. Sushil Kumar Shinde whom he met in Mumbai.

Ajay was highly delighted when he met Amitabh Bachchan the Legendary Indian Film actor , Aamir khan m Salman khan and Sachin Tendulkar - The cricketing sensation during his short stay in Mumbai. Ajay had earlier met Bollywood actors Govinda, Kader Khan,Juhi Chawla, Tabu etc

Ajay gave a presentation on web designing in Reliance Corporate office in Mumbai where Anil Ambani and his family members were present. Shri Kumarmanglam Birla also invited Ajay to meet him in his corporate office in Mumbai and saw his demo for about an hour . He was so much impressed by Ajay that he instructed his official to arrange his demo in his dream school in Bangalore-“Sarala Birla Academy” .

Ajay interacted with the kids of that wonderful school and impressed the staff and students by his presentation.

Ajay on 20th Aug 2003 gave a live demo at a function held in Thailand by Indo Thai Business forum.

Ajay was invited to participate in 4th Pravasi Bhartya Dewas-2006 which was celebrated in Hyderabad from 7th jan, 2006 to 9th Jan, 2006 . Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh embraced him and blessed Ajay before the August gathering.

Mr Narayan Murthy Chairman of Infosys met Ajay in his visit to Bangkok and was amazed to see his skill in computer applications at this tender age.

Ajay has designed many web sites including one for Thailand Hindi Parishad.

Ajay gave a live demo on “Youngster’s Role in IT Sector” in UNO , Bangkok in 2007.

Ajay has been invited to attend Pio Manzu International conference being held in Rimini, Italy in

October 2007. The invitation has been extended by Mikhail Gorbachev, President International committee.

Ajay met Her Excellency Madame Latha Reddy, Indian Ambassador to Thailand , Who congratulated Ajay for being invited to Italy to participate in an international conference being held there in October-end.

Bharatanatyam ~ Traditional Indian Dance

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Bharatanatyam Dance

In ancient times it was performed as dasiattam by temple Devadasis in various parts of South India. Many of the ancient sculptures in Hindu temples are based on dance Karanas. In fact, it is the celestial dancers, apsaras, who are depicted in many scriptures dancing the heavenly version of what is known on earth as Bharatanatyam.

In the most essential sense, a Hindu deity is a revered royal guest in his temple/abode, to be offered a standard set of religious services called Sodasa Upacharas ("sixteen hospitalities") among which are music and dance, as outlined in Gandharva Veda. Thus, many Hindu temples traditionally maintained complements of trained musicians and dancers, as did Indian rulers.

Bharatanatyam as a dance form and carnatic music set to it are deeply grounded in Bhakti. The word 'Bharat' is made up of three Sanskrit terms: Bhaav meaning emotion, Raag meaning music, and Taal meaning rhythm. The word Natyam means drama. The two words together describe this dance form. Bharatanatyam, it is said, is the embodiment of music in visual form, a ceremony, and an act of devotion. Dance and music are inseparable forms; only with Sangeetam (words or syllables set to raga or melody) can dance be conceptualized..

Five Cancer-Causing Foods..!

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Live Life Without Limits....!

The Top Five Cancer-Causing Foods..!

1. Hot dogs Because they are high in nitrates, the Cancer Prevention Coalition advises that children eat no more than 12 hot dogs a month. If you can't live without hot dogs, buy those made without sodium nitrate.

2. Processed meats and bacon Also high in the same sodium nitrates found in hot dogs, bacon, and other processed meats raise the risk of heart disease. The saturated fat in bacon also contributes to cancer.

3. Doughnuts Doughnuts are cancer-causing double trouble. First, they are made with white flour, sugar, and hydrogenated oils, then fried at high temperatures. Doughnuts, says Adams , may be the worst food you can possibly eat to raise your risk of cancer.

4. French fries Like doughnuts, French fries are made with hydrogenated oils and then fried at high temperatures. They also contain cancer- causing acryl amides which occur during the frying process. They should be called cancer fries, not French fries, said Adams .

5. Chips, crackers, and cookies All are usually made with white flour and sugar. Even the ones whose labels claim to be free of trans-fats generally contain small amounts of trans-fats.

BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS...!

1. No Breakfast.
People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.

2. Overeating
It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.

3. Smoking
It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.

4. High Sugar consumption
Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.

5. Air Pollution
The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.

6. Sleep Deprivation
Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.

7. Head covered while sleeping
Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.

8. Working your brain during illness
Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.

9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts
Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.

10. Talking Rarely
Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain.

The main causes of liver damage..!

1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are main cause.

2. Not urinating in the morning.

3. Too much eating.

4. Skipping breakfast.

5. Consuming too much medication.

6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener.

7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.

8. Consuming raw (overly done) foods also add to the burden of liver.Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store.

We should prevent this without necessarily spending more. We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our bodies to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to 'schedule'.

DO TAKE CARE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH....!
AND PASS THIS MESSAGE TO ALL WHOM YOU LOVE & CARE FOR....!