Basics of Life

How to Stay Happy and Young ?

2010-10-20T03:46:00.000-07:00

1. Throw out nonessential numbers.
    This includes age, weight, and height.
     Let the doctors worry about them.. That is why you pay them.

2. Keep only cheerful friends.
    The grouches pull you down.
    (Keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches!)

3. Keep learning:
    Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever.
    Never let the brain get idle.
   'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.'
    And the devil's name is Alzheimer's!

4. Enjoy the simple things ................
    Do not complicate your life with too much burden in your mind
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
    And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with him or her!

6. The tears happen:
     Endure, grieve, and move on.
     The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourself.
     LIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love:
    Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever.
    Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health:
    If it is good, preserve it.
    If it is unstable, improve it.
    If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips.
    Take a trip to the mall, even to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

Republic Day of India - 26 January

2010-01-26T10:30:00.000-08:00

1. The idea of a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution for India was first mooted by which Party?

* Swaraj Party

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2. Who acted as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

* Dr. BR Ambedkar

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3. The Constitution of India was adopted on which date?

* 26 January 1949

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4. January 26 was chosen as the date for the inauguration of the Constitution because:

* The Congress had observed it as the Independence Day in 1930

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5. Which of the following is not treated as the part of the Constitution?

* Fundamental Duties

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6. The words 'socialist secular' and 'unity and integrity of the nation' were added to the Constitution by which Ammendment?

* 42nd

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7. The two persons involved in the Integration of the Princely States at the time of Independence were:

* Sardar Patel and VP Menon

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8. After the States were reorganised on linguistic basis in 1956, which state attained the distinction of being the first linguistic state of India?

* Andhra Pradesh

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9. Which among the following was a Union Territory before it was accorded the status of a full-fledged state?

* Manipur

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10. What is the minimum duration of stay essential before a person can apply for Indian Citizenship?

* 5

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11.Way of electing the President of India:

* Elected through an electoral college consisting of the elected members of Parliament and state Legislative Assemblies

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12. The final authority to interpret the Constitution rests with:

* The Supreme Court of India

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13. In 2006, the then President Abdul Kalam sent back a bill passed by Parliament for reconsideration. The bill was realted to:

* Offices of Profit

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14. India is called a 'Republic' because:

* The head of state in India is an elected head

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15. The Constitution of India declares Hindi as:

* The official language of the Union

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16. Which of the following states of the Indian Union has two Capitals?

* Jammu and Kashmir

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17. The minimum age at which a person can become be appointed the Prime Minister of India is:

* 25

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18. The Prime minster plays a major role in running the matters of the country.He is:

* Head of the government

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19. Who is the Supreme Commander of Armed Forces in India?

* The President

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20. The members of Rajya Sabha are elected for?

* Term of 6 years

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Energy Saving Tips for Computer users

2009-12-12T06:26:00.000-08:00

1. Buy energy efficient products

Considering energy efficient products is a good way to save energy in the first place. Look for logos like the Energy Star to buy computer hardware that offers a good energy efficiency. Another good idea is to look for a 80+ power supply unit which is more energy efficient as well.

2. Use build in power saving features

Most operating systems come with power saving features that put hardware like hard drives or the computer monitor into idle mode or turn it off for the time it is not being used. Idle mode consumes between 20 to 50 times less energy. Windows users find the power saving settings in the Control Panel. It might be necessary to tweak the values for turning off the computer monitor, hard drives and setting a system standby time to suit the individual needs. A lower time will save more energy but is also likelier to affect work.

This also includes the possibility to underclock hardware. A high end video card is only needed with its full power when playing the latest computer games. It is definitely not needed in most other situations. Underclocking the video card will save energy

3. Turn down the brightness

Turning down the brightness of the computer monitor, or any other monitor actually, saves energy. This is actually a good tip for users with laptops and other mobile devices including cell phones. It can also be helpful on desktop systems.

4. Turn off the monitor instead of using a screensaver

Screensavers do not save energy. Their function these days is reduced to visuals only. Turning off the computer monitor instead of running screensavers saves lots of energy.

5. Disable devices that are not needed

Laptops come with all sorts of devices that a user might not need. Each of the devices – if enabled – consumes energy. A laptop user that uses the build in network adapter and a cable to connect to the Internet probably does not need Wi-fi, the built-in modem, Bluetooth or infrared. The same might be valid for other devices like the DVD drive or sound card.

6. Turn off the computer

This might be an obvious tip but there are a few myths surrounding this. Some users think that turning off a computer will reduce its lifetime. Others believe that it will cost more power to turn the computer off and on again than to put it to hibernate mode.

It might not make sense to turn off a computer system when going on a 5 minute break but it definitely make sense for longer breaks, e.g. lunch or meetings.

7. Share hardware where appropriate

Hardware like printers, scanners or routers that are connected to a computer system are also using power. A way to save energy is to share these devices where possible. This does require some computer knowledge though.

Energy Saving Verdict: It is possible to save lots of energy by turning off devices when they are not needed. Buying energy efficient hardware and using power saving settings are the two other helpful options.

Three Parots

2009-03-01T23:22:00.000-08:00

The shop owner points to three identical-looking parrots on a perch and says, "The parrot on the left costs $500."

"Why does the parrot cost so much?" asks the customer.

The owner says "Well, the parrot knows how to do legal research."

The customer then asks about the next parrot, to be told that this one costs $1,000 because it can do everything the other parrot can do plus it knows how to write a brief that will win any case.

Naturally, the increasingly startled customer asks about the third parrot, to be told that it costs $4,000.

Needless to say, this begs the question, "What can it do?" To which the owner replies, "To be honest, I've never seen her do a thing, but the other two call her Senior Partner

What is Love?

2009-02-16T21:04:00.000-08:00

By Swami Vivekananda

I once had a friend who grew to be very close to me.

Once when we were sitting at the edge of a swimming pool, she filled the palm of her hand with some water and held it before me, and said this: "You see this water carefully contained on my hand? It symbolizes Love."

This was how I saw it: As long as you keep your hand caringly open and allow it to remain there, it will always be there.

However, if you attempt to close your fingers round it and try to posses it, it will spill through the first cracks it finds.

This is the greatest mistake that people do when they meet love...they try to posses it, they demand, they expect... And just like the water spilling out of your hand, love will retrieve from you .

For love is meant to be free, you cannot change its nature. If there are people you love, allow them to be free beings.

Give and don't expect.Advise, but don't order.Ask, but never demand.

It might sound simple, but it is a lesson that may take a lifetime to truly practice.

It is the secret to true love. To truly practice it, you must sincerely feel no expectations from those who you love, and yet an unconditional caring."

Passing thought... Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take; but by the moments that take our breath away.....

IPL Season 2 Cricket 2009 Schedule

2009-01-15T05:25:00.000-08:00

IPL (Indian Premier League) announced second season of IPL Twenty-Twenty cup.

As per first season of IPL league we expected more fun and excitement of a game which represent spirit of indian
Cricket.

Below are the complete schedule and time table of IPL season 2.

So enjoy the game. One more thing as per previous season 59 matches will be played.

IPL 2009 Schedule

1. Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Date : April 18, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Bangalore

2. Kings XI Punjab Vs Chennai Super Kings Date : April 19, 2009 Time:5:00 PM Ground: Mohali

3. Delhi Daredevils Vs Rajasthan Royals Date : April 19, 2009 Time: 8:30 PM Ground: Delhi

4. Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Deccan Chargers Date : April 20, 2009 Time: 4:00 PM Ground: Kolkata

5. Mumbai Indians Vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Date : April 20, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Mumbai

6. Rajasthan Royals Vs Kings XI Punjab Date : April 21, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Jaipur

7. Deccan Chargers Vs Delhi Daredevils Date : April 22, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Hyderabad

8. Chennai Super Kings Vs Mumbai Indians Date : April 23, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Chennai

9. Deccan Chargers Vs Rajasthan Royals Date : April 24, 2009 Time: 8:00 PM Ground: Hyderabad

10. Kings XI Punjab Vs Mumbai Indians Date : April 25, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Mohali

11. Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Rajasthan Royals Date : April 26, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Bangalore

12. Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Date : April 26, 2009 Time: 4:00 PM Ground:Chennai

13. Mumbai Indians Vs Deccan Chargers Date : April 27, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Mumbai

14. Kings XI Punjab Vs Delhi Daredevils Date : April 27, 2009 Time:4:00 PM Ground: Mohali

15. Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Chennai Super Kings Date : April 28, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Bangalore

16. Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Mumbai Indians Date : April 29, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Kolkata

17. Delhi Daredevils Vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Date : April 30, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Delhi

18. Deccan Chargers Vs Kings XI Punjab Date : May 1, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Hyderabad

19. Rajasthan Royals Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Date : May 1, 2009 Time: 4:00 PM Ground: Jaipur

20. Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils Date : May 2, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Chennai

21. Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Deccan Chargers Date : May 3, 2009 Time:4:00 PM Ground: Bangalore

22. Kings XI Punjab Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Date : May 3, 2009 Time: 8:00 PM Ground: Mohali

23. Mumbai Indians Vs Delhi Daredevils Date : May 4, 2009 Time:4:00 PM Ground: Mumbai

24. Rajasthan Royals Vs Chennai Super Kings Date : May 4, 2009 Time: 8:00 PM Ground: Jaipur

25. Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Kings XI Punjab Date : May 5, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Bangalore

26. Chennai Super Kings Vs Deccan Chargers Date : May 6, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Chennai

27. Mumbai Indians Vs Rajasthan Royals Date : May 7, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Mumbai

28. Delhi Daredevils Vs Chennai Super Kings Date : May 8, 2009 Time:4:00 PM Ground: Delhi

29. Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Date : May 8, 2009 Time: 8:00 PM Ground: Kolkata

30. Rajasthan Royals Vs Deccan Chargers Date : May 9, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Jaipur

31. Chennai Super Kings Vs Kings XI Punjab Date : May 10, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Chennai

32. Deccan Chargers Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Date : May 11, 2009 Time:4:00 PM Ground: Hyderabad

33. Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils Date : May 11, 2009 Time: 8:00 PM Ground: Jaipur

34. Kings XI Punjab Vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Date : May 12, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Mohali

35. Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Delhi Daredevils Date : May 13, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Kolkata

36. Mumbai Indians Vs Chennai Super Kings Date : May 14, 2009 Time: 8:00 PM Ground: Mumbai

37. Delhi Daredevils Vs Deccan Chargers Date : May 15, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Delhi

38. Mumbai Indians Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Date : May 16, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Mumbai

39. Delhi Daredevils Vs Kings XI Punjab Date : May 17, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Delhi

40. Rajasthan Royals Vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Date : May 17, 2009 Time: 4:00 PM Ground: Jaipur

41. Deccan Chargers Vs Mumbai Indians Date : May 18, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Hyderabad

42. Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Chennai Super Kings Date : May 18, 2009 Time: 4:00 PM Ground: Kolkata

43. Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Delhi Daredevils Date : May 19, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Bangalore

44. Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals Date : May 20, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Kolkata

45. Mumbai Indians Vs Kings XI Punjab Date : May 21, 2009 Time:4:00 PM Ground: Mumbai

46. Chennai Super Kings Vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Date : May 21, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Chennai

47. Delhi Daredevils Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Date : May 22, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Delhi

48. Kings XI Punjab Vs Deccan Chargers Date : May 23, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Mohali

49. Delhi Daredevils Vs Mumbai Indians Date : May 24, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Delhi

50. Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals Date : May 24, 2009 Time: 4:00 PM Ground: Chennai

51. Deccan Chargers Vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Date : May 25, 2009 Time:4:00 PM Ground: Hyderabad

52. Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Kings XI Punjab Date : May 25, 2009 Time: 8:00 PM Ground: Kolkata

53. Rajasthan Royals Vs Mumbai Indians Date : May 26, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Jaipur

54. Deccan Chargers Vs Chennai Super Kings Date : May 27, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Hyderabad

55. Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Mumbai Indians Date : May 28, 2009 Time: 4:00 PM Ground: Bangalore

56. Kings XI Punjab Vs Rajasthan Royals Date : May 28, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Mohali

First semi-final Date : May 30, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Mumbai

Second semi-final Date : May 31, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Mumbai

Final Date : June 1, 2009 Time:8:00 PM Ground: Mumbai

I hope you will enjoy this IPL.

How to take leave from office.............

2008-12-13T21:25:00.000-08:00

A guy urgently needed a few days off work, but he knew the Boss would not
allow me totake a leave.

He thought that maybe if I acted "CRAZY" then he would tell me to take a few days off.

So, I hung upside down on the ceiling and made funnynoises.

My co-worker asked him what he was doing..?

He told her that he was pretending to be a light bulb so that the Boss would think he was "CRAZY" and give him a few days off.

A few minutes later the Boss came into the office and asked him, "What are you doing?"

He told him he was a light bulb.

He said, "You are clearly stressed out. Go home and recuperate for a couple ofdays."

He jumped down and walked out of the office.

When his co-worker followed him, the Boss asked her, "And where do you think you're going?"

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

She said, "I'm going home too, I can't work in the dark." :p

Bride of 21st Century

2008-11-19T21:31:00.000-08:00

A newly wed girl was being welcomed at the husband's home in a traditional manner. She was asked to give a little speech.

She addressed as follows:

'My dear family members, I thank you for welcoming me in my new home and family',
she said 'Firstly, with my presence I would not want to create any inconveniences by my being here. I mean that I don't want you all to change your way of life, your routine.'

'What do you mean my child?' asked the patriarch of the family.

What I mean dad is:
Those who used to wash dishes must carry on washing them. Those who used to do the laundry must carry on doing it. Those who cooked shouldn't stop on my account.Those who used to clean should clean. As for me, I am here just to control your son!

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This is called bride of 21st Century!!!!

A nice love story..

2008-10-13T21:14:00.000-07:00

A nice, touching love story that happened in the
>
> Jammu & Kashmir(border) areas.
>
>
> The headman of a big tribe had a beautiful
> daughter,
>
> who fell in love with a boy who was an ordinary
> poor
>
>
>
> person. When the people of the tribe came to know
> about
>
>
>
> their love, they did not like it at all, and so
> began to protest
>
>
>
> about it. Now it happened that the two lovers left
> their
>
> homes for a happy future. The people of the tribe
> started searching
>
>
> for the two lovers but they could not find them. At
> last, they accepted
>
>
> their love and asked them in a newspaper to come
>
> back.The people said that if u both come back we
&g! t; will marry u, we
>
>
> accept that u loved each other truly. So in this way
> their love won and the age
>
>
> old attitude of the tribe took a beating. The couple
> went to the city for
>
> shopping for the wedding. He was wearing a white
> traditional dress, and was
>
>
>
> crossing the road when a car came and hit him and he
> died on the spot. The
>
> girl lost her senses. After a long time she
> recovered and accepted
>
>
> that her love has died. One night she was sleeping
> in her home with her
>
> family. Her mother had dream in which she saw a
> fairy. That fairy asked her
>
> mother to wash the blood spots of the guy from her
> daughter's clothes
>
>
> as soon as possible. But her mother ignored the
> dream. Next night the
>
>
> father saw the same drea! m, he also ignored it. Then
> when the girl had the
>
>
> same dream the next night, she woke up and told her
> mother about the dream.
>
>
>
> Her mother asked her to wash the clothes on which
> there were blood spots.
>
>
>
> She washed the spots but some remained. Next night
> she again had the
> same dream she
>
> again washed the spots but some still remained. Next
> night she again had
>
> the same dream and this time that fairy gave her
> last warning to wash the
>
> blood spots, else something terrible will happen.
> This time the girl
>
> tried her best to wash the spots, the clothes
> tore, but some spots still
>
> remained. In the evening on same day when she was
> alone,
>
> someone knocked the door, when she opened the door
> she saw the fairy at the
>
> door. She got very scared and fainted. The fairy
> woke her up..., and gave her
>
> an object, That awe-struck girl asked "what is
> this..? to which
>
> the fairy replied :
>
> ......"Washing Powder Nirma, Washing powder Nirma....
>
> Dhood si safedi.. nirma se ayye...
>
>Rangeen kapda bhi khil khil jaye.....
>
> washing powder Nirma..."
>
> I know what u are feeling now... But don't look
>

> for
>
> me... I'm searching
>
> for
>
> the person who mailed this to me...

To All Those who forward Chain Mails....

2008-09-21T19:59:00.000-07:00

Dear All Chain Mailers,

I want to thank all you my friends and other unknown people who have forwarded chain letters to me in 2008.

Because of your kindness:

I stopped drinking Coca-Cola after I found out that it's good only for removing toilet stains.

I stopped eating apples for fear that it might have been cut by a fruit-seller having an open wound on his hands & is suffering from AIDS.

I smell like a wet dog since I stopped using deodorants because they cause cancer.

I also stopped answering the phone for fear that they may ask me to dial a stupid number and then I get a phone bill from hell with calls to Uganda , Singapore and Tokyo .

I also stopped drinking water outside for fear that I will get sick from the rat shit and urine.

When I go to parties, I don't look at any girl, no matter how hot she is, for fear that she will take me to a hotel, drug me, then take my kidneys and leave me taking a nap in a bathtub full of ice.

I also donated all my savings to the Amy Bruce account. A sick girl that was about to die in the hospital about 7,000 times. (Poor girl! she's been 7 since 1993...)

My free Nokia phone never arrived and neither did the free passes for a paid vacation to Disneyland .

Made some Hundred wishes before forwarding those Dalai Lama, Ganesh Vandana, Tirupathi Balaji pics etc..

Now most of those "Wishes" are already married (to someone else)! You can add your own notes based on your similar experience and send them to your friends.

If ORKUT deletes my account, it doesn't matter BUT PLEASE DON'T SEND me "Orkut is deleting accounts: Due to sudden rush..." Otherwise I'll delete my E-Mail account!

I have daily checked my ATM balance to see if Bill Gates has shared some of his fortune with me for sending those crap "BillGates is sharing his fortune'' emails but nothing happened...

No Thanks & No Regards whatsoever,
A Totally Frustrated Engineer.

Address proof card by Indian Post Office

2008-08-12T20:34:00.000-07:00

Many working peoples often shift their houses. For them, it is difficult to produce an address proof issued by Govt with latest address.

Our India post (post office) has come up with a solution. Now you can get an Address proof along with your photo from India post.

Since the ID proof is issued by India post which is a central government organization, it is similar to Govt ID cards like Driving license, Voters ID etc.

It can be used for opening bank accounts, for getting telephone/internet connections etc. The scheme is already in use.

In Tamil Nadu, this service is currently provided in Chennai and Coimbatore where number of industries are high. For other districts, you need to enquire in the head post office of corresponding district. The total cost for getting this ID card is Rs.250/ (Rs.10 for application and Rs..240/- processing fee).

For more details enquire in the nearest post office and also visit the following links.

The Hindu, Chennai: http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/04/stories/2008080457650100.htm

The Hindu, Coimbatore: http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/09/stories/2008120950480200.htm

PJ of the Day!!

2008-07-28T22:04:00.000-07:00

A tour bus driver is driving with a bus load of seniors down a highway when he is tapped on his shoulder by a little old lady.

She offers him a handful of peanuts, which he gratefully munches up. After about 15 minutes, she taps him on his shoulder again and she hands him another handful of peanuts.

She repeats this gesture about five more times.

When she is about to hand him another batch again he asks the little old lady, ' Why don`t you eat the peanuts yourself?'.

'We can't chew them because we've no teeth', she replied.

The puzzled driver asks, 'Why do you buy them then?'

The old lady replied, 'We just love the chocolate around them.'

Use your brain & live like a lion

2008-07-16T11:52:00.000-07:00

A little rabbit happily running through the forest stumbles upon a giraffe rolling a marijuana cigarette.

The rabbit looks at her and says, "Giraffe my friend, why do you do this? Think about your health. Come with me running through the forest, you'll see, you'll feel so much better!" The giraffe looks at him, looks at the joint, tosses it and goes off running with the rabbit.

Then they come across an elephant doing opium, so the rabbit again says, "Elephant my friend, why do you do this? Think about your health. Come running with us through the pretty forest, you'll see, you'll feel so good!" The elephant looks at them, looks at his razor, mirror and all, and then tosses them and starts running with the rabbit and giraffe.

The three animals then come across a lion about to take a heroin shot... The rabbit says "Lion my friend, why do you do this? Think about your health! Come running with us through the sunny forest, you will feel so good!"

The lion looks at him, puts down his needle, and starts to beat the hell out of the little rabbit.As the giraffe and elephant watch in horror, they look at him and ask, "Lion, why did you do this? He was merely trying to help us all!"

The lion answers..... ..... . . "That little devil makes me run around the forest like an idiot for hours every time he's high on cocaine!"

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Why Is India Still a Developing Country ?

2008-06-19T23:21:00.000-07:00

An Old Story:

The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter.

The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs dances plays the summer away.

Come winter, the Ant is warm and well fed. The Grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold.

New Indian Version:

The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter.

The Grasshopper thinks the Ant's a fool and laughs dances plays the summer away.

Come winter, the shivering Grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the Ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving.

NDTV, BBC, CNN show up to provide pictures of the shivering Grasshopper next to a video of the Ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food.

The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor Grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?

Arundhati Roy stages a demonstration in front of the Ant's house.

Medha Patkar goes on a fast along with other Grasshoppers demanding that Grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter .

Mayawati states this as `injustice' done on Minorities.

Amnesty International and Koffi Annan criticize the Indian Government for not upholding the fundamental rights of the Grasshopper.

The Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the Grasshopper (many promising Heaven and Everlasting Peace for prompt support as against the wrath of God for non-compliance) .

Opposition MPs stage a walkout. Left parties call for ' Bengal Bandh ' in West Bengal and Kerala demanding a Judicial Enquiry.

CPM in Kerala immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working hard in the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among Ants and Grasshoppers.

Lalu Prasad allocates one free coach to Grasshoppers on all Indian Railway Trains, aptly named as the ' Grasshopper Rath '.

Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the ' Prevention of Terrorism Against Grasshoppers Act ' [POTAGA], with effect from the beginning of the winter.

Arjun Singh makes ' Special Reservation ' for Grasshoppers in Educational Institutions in Government Services.

The Ant is fined for failing to comply with POTAGA and having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes,it's home is confiscated by the Government and handed over to the Grasshopper in a ceremony covered by NDTV.

Arundhati Roy calls it ' A Triumph of Justice '.

Lalu calls it ' Socialistic Justice '.

CPM calls it the ' Revolutionary Resurgence of the Downtrodden '

Koffi Annan invites the Grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly.

Many years later...

The Ant has since migrated to the US and set up a multi-billion dollar company in Silicon Valley.

100s of Grasshoppers still die of starvation despite reservation somewhere in India ,

..AND As a result of losing lot of hard working Ants and feeding the grasshoppers, India is still a developing country...!! !

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So who we need Grasshoppers or Ants?
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I Vote Nobody 49-O !!!

2008-05-15T11:10:00.000-07:00

Did you know that there is a system in our constitution, as per the 1969 act, in section "49-O" that a person can go to the polling booth, confirm his identity, get his finger marked and convey the presiding election officer that he doesn't want to vote anyone!

Yes such a feature is available, but obviously these seemingly notorious leaders have never disclosed it. This is called "49-O".

Why should you go and say "I VOTE NOBODY"... because, in a ward, if a candidate wins, say by 123 votes, and that particular ward has received "49-O" votes more than 123, then that polling will be cancelled and will have to be re-polled.

Not only that, but the candidature of the contestants will be removed and they cannot contest the re-polling, since people had already expressed their decision on them. This would bring fear into parties and hence look for genuine candidates for their parties for election.

This would change the way, of our whole political system... it is seemingly surprising why the election commission has not revealed such a feature to the public....

Please spread this news to as many as you know... Seems to be a wonderful weapon against corrupt parties in India ... show your power, expressing your desire not to vote for anybody, is even more powerful than voting... so don't miss your chance.

So either vote, or vote not to vote (vote 49-O) and pass this info on...

Use your voting right for a better INDIA.

Loose Weight 5, 10, 20 kgs ....

2008-04-03T22:28:00.000-07:00

One guy - goes to a popular GYM in Bangalore sees an ad for a new gym guaranteeing to reduce anyone's weight by 5, 10 or 20 kilograms on the first day.

So he goes and tells them he wants to lose 5 kg. They lead him into a huge gym with all kinds of ropes and parallel bars and ladders and tell him to wait a minute.

He's standing there when on the far side of the gym a door opens and out steps a beautiful girl, with a sign saying ' If you catch me, I'm yours.'

He starts running, and just as he gets close, she starts picking up speed. Before he knows it, he's running all over the gym, up the ladders, down the ladders, across the parallel bars, here and there.

And just as he's about to catch the blonde, pop, she disappears through a door. In comes the management who lead him to the showers, and then weigh him. Sure enough, he lost exactly 5 kg.

He's back on the street and starts to think. 'God, I was so close to catching her. If I had a little more time...' So he races back to the gym and says, ' I want to lose 20 more kg.'

' No problem,' says the manager. Again he is led to the large gym.

This time he's standing by the door when it opens. Out comes a Gorilla with a sign.

' If I catch you, you're mine.'

Colours of India

2008-03-27T00:48:00.000-07:00

Sitting in a blue line bus of Delhi, I was looking outside the window. Suddenly I heard a shreik of a lady. The lady was around 70 years old. She almost fell down when breaks were applied. There was a sudden silence.

No, it was not just the fault of the driver instead it was because of passengers. All the seats were occupied. so the lady had to travel in standing position. Few people gave her a hand to help her stand up. Other ladies and some old gentlemen started blaming the "New Generation".

"This generation don't know how to respect elders. They are always in hurry." said one of the lady. Another lady said " How will they learn moral values ... This is all because of Kalyug !!! an age of evil, these people eat pijja and other foreign food, don't wear ethical clothes... argue with parents".

One of the them offered her his seat. She sat down and thanked the boy. The boy had a bright shine in his eyes. He was just 18 or 19. He quietly went near the door. He had a slight smile on his face.

His positive vibes were spreading everywhere. The old people were watching him, and said " Nice boy. Atleast there are some good people still living"