Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Jesus Lived and Died in INDIA [click me]

Did Jesus Christ come to India and die in Kashmir? No way, most would say. But a ‘yes’ is now being heard from a not so insignificant section.

Jesus had travelled to India after crucifixion, along with Mother Mary, studied Hinduism and Buddhism, and died in Kashmir where he was entombed

Bryan-adams....Everything i do

Look into my eyes - you will see
What you mean to me
Search your heart - search your soul
And when you find me there you'll search no more
Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for
You can't tell me it's not worth dyin' for
You know it's true
Everything I do - I do it for you

Look into my heart - you will find
There's nothin' there to hide
Take me as I am - take my life
I would give it all I would sacrifice
Don't tell me it's not worth fightin' for
I can't help it there's nothin' I want more
Ya know it's trueEverything I do - I do it for you

There's no love - like your love
And no other - could give more love
There's nowhere - unless you're there
All the time - all the way

Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for
I can't help it there's nothin' I want more
I would fight for you - I'd lie for you
Walk the wire for you - Ya I'd die for you
Ya know it's true
Everything I do - I do it for you

Saturday, September 24, 2005

Rockstar will release movie


SOFTWARE outfit Rockstar Games, the people who bought you Grand Theft Auto series, is working on a movie.

The movie "Sunday Driver" is a documentary about the struggles of a lowrider car club in Los Angeles. It will make its debut on Sony's PlayStation Portable.

It is the first film to its premiere on the proprietary UMD format the size of a postage stamp.
According to Rockstar Games President Sam Houser the documentary is "an evolution of the Rockstar brand into film".

Does this mean that there will be hidden adult scenes if you play the film backwards?

Monday, September 12, 2005

NAND memory to replace hard drives

So says the man from Samsung

THE CEO OF Samsung Electronics has claimed that NAND flash memory is set to displace all other forms of storage.

Chang-Gyu Hwang claimed that developments in NAND flash is creating "an irreversible shift" in the design of products for data in virtually any portable form, he said.

He made the comments as Samsung announced it has developed a 16 gigabit NAND chip using a 50 nanometre process. The chips, he claimed, will expand NAND flash not only for phones and PDAs, but also as an alternative to mini hard drives and laptop hard drives.

Densities of NAND devices will allow the creation of memory cards of up to 32GB using 16 of the devices.

Samsung said that the cell size of the flash memory has been reduced by 25 per cent to 0.00625 square microns per bit, with the 16Gbit device holding 16.4 billion functional transistors.

Mass production of these devices will start in the second half of next year, said Hwang.

Health Tips

Secret of reducing STRESS.
1. Purity of Body
2. Purity of Mind
3. Purity of Speech
4. Purity of Actions
5. Purity of Heart

Healthy Living Tips:
1.Sound Sleep
2.Nutritious Food
3.Answering the call of Nature
4.Physical Exercise.

[M.R.Rai]

Saturday, September 10, 2005

On The Occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganesha — the elephant-deity riding a mouse — has become one of the commonest mnemonics for anything associated with Hinduism. This not only suggests the importance of Ganesha, but also shows how popular and pervasive this deity is in the minds of the masses.


The Lord of SuccessThe son of Shiva and Parvati, Ganesha has an elephantine countenance with a curved trunk and big ears, and a huge pot-bellied body of a human being. He is the Lord of success and destroyer of evils and obstacles. He is also worshipped as the god of education, knowledge, wisdom and wealth. In fact, Ganesha is one of the five prime Hindu deities (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and Durga being the other four) whose idolatry is glorified as the panchayatana puja.
Ganesh ChaturthiThe devotees of Ganesha are known as 'Ganapatyas', and the festival to celebrate and glorify him is called Ganesh Chaturthi


Significance of the Ganesha FormGanesha's head symbolizes the Atman or the soul, which is the ultimate supreme reality of human existence, and his human body signifies Maya or the earthly existence of human beings. The elephant head denotes wisdom and its trunk represents Om, the sound symbol of cosmic reality. In his upper right hand Ganesha holds a goad, which helps him propel mankind forward on the eternal path and remove obstacles from the way. The noose in Ganesha's left hand is a gentle implement to capture all difficulties

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The broken tusk that Ganesha holds like a pen in his lower right hand is a symbol of sacrifice, which he broke for writing the Mahabharata. The rosary in his other hand suggests that the pursuit of knowledge should be continuous. The laddoo (sweet) he holds in his trunk indicates that one must discover the sweetness of the Atman. His fan-like ears convey that he is all ears to our petition. The snake that runs round his waist represents energy in all forms. And he is humble enough to ride the lowest of creatures, a mouse


How Ganesha Got His HeadThe story of the birth of this zoomorphic deity, as depicted in the Shiva Purana, goes like this: Once goddess Parvati, while bathing, created a boy out of the dirt of her body and assigned him the task of guarding the entrance to her bathroom. When Shiva, her husband returned, he was surprised to find a stranger denying him access, and struck off the boy's head in rage. Parvati broke down in utter grief and to soothe her, Shiva sent out his squad (gana) to fetch the head of any sleeping being who was facing the north. The company found a sleeping elephant and brought back its severed head, which was then attached to the body of the boy. Shiva restored its life and made him the leader (pati) of his troops. Hence his name 'Ganapati'. Shiva also bestowed a boon that people would worship him and invoke his name before undertaking any venture


However, there's another less popular story of his origin, found in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana: Shiva asked Parvati to observe the punyaka vrata for a year to appease Vishnu in order to have a son. When a son was born to her, all the gods and goddesses assembled to rejoice on its birth. Lord Shani, the son of Surya (Sun-God), was also present but he refused to look at the infant. Perturbed at this behaviour, Parvati asked him the reason, and Shani replied that his looking at baby would harm the newborn. However, on Parvati's insistence when Shani eyed the baby, the child's head was severed instantly. All the gods started to bemoan, whereupon Vishnu hurried to the bank of river Pushpabhadra and brought back the head of a young elephant, and joined it to the baby's body, thus reviving it.

Thursday, September 08, 2005

Lets go national

*** Tamil Jokes:***
What is the opposite of Gopalakrishnan?
>> Comepalakrishnan

What is the opposite of Subramnium Swamy?
Subramanium Didn't See Me.

How do they start a road race in Tamil Nadu?
>>Ready....Steady.....PO

What do you call a really colourful Tamilian?
>>Rangamannar Rangarajan.

****Malayalee Jokes:****
What do you call an amazing Malayalee?
>> Pheno Menon.

What do you call a dashing Malayalee?
>> Debo Nair.

Why did the Malayalee cross the road?
>> To join the trade union on the other side.

***Sindhi Jokes:***
Why are a Sindhis nostrils big?>>>
>> Because air is free.

What do you call a god fearing Sindhi?
>>Bhagwandas Godwani.

A Sindhi painter?
>> Sadarangani.

A Sindhi chef?
>>Papadmull Kukreja.

A Sindhi electrician?
>> Voltram Bijlani.

A Sindhi milkman?
>> Gopal Dudeja.

A Sindhi pest control contractor?
>> Khatmull Marwani.

A Sindhi casanova?
>> Prem Kissinchandani.

A Sindhi fire-engine?
>> Bhambhani.

A Sindhi detergent?
>> Neelam Rin-dani.

A Sindhi postman?
>> Mailwani.

A communist>>>Sindhi?
>> Karl Lal-wani.

A fashionable Sindhi?
>> Jogio Armani or Primlani.

A heroic Sindhi soldier?
>> Hiroo Sipahimalani.

A forgetful Sindhi?
>> Bhulo Bhulchandani.

>>A fat Sindhi?
>>Hathiramani

Adowntrodden Sindhi?
>> Nichani.

A corrupt Sindhi?
>> Chaipani.

A Sindhi fly?
>>Makhija.

A Sindhi who falls from the 1st floor?
>>Thad-ani.

A Sindhi who falls from the 10th floor?
>> Kriplani.

A Sindhi who falls from the 25th floor?
>> Mar-jani.

Saturday, September 03, 2005

Healthy Note

HEALTH FACT
Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys.
When it killedthe turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back.
It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow coloring and sold it topeople to use in place of butter. How do you like it?
They have come out with some clever new flavorings.
DO YOU KNOW...the difference between margarine and butter? Read on.. very interesting!
Both have the same amount of calories.
Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared to 5grams.
Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% overeatingthe same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard MedicalStudy.
Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods.
Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years.
And now, for Margarine...Very high in trans fatty acids.
Triple risk of coronary heart disease.
Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)
Increases the risk of cancers up to five fold.
Lowers quality of breast milk.
Decreases immune response.
Decreases insulin response.
And here's the most disturbing fact.... HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING!
Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC!!
This fact alone is enough to have us avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen i! s added, changing the molecular structure of the substance).
You can try this yourself:Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your garage or shadedarea.Within a couple of days you will note a couple of things:
* No flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (thatshould tell you something)
* It does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritionalvalue; nothing will grow on it Even those teeny weeny microorganismswill not find a home to grow. Why? Because it is nearly plastic. Wouldyou melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?

Thursday, September 01, 2005

microsoft enter pc to pc call [click me]

As of August 30th 2005

Microsoft today announced it has acquired Teleo Inc., a provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) software and services that enable people to place phone calls from PCs to traditional phones while delivering this technology in unique ways through a variety of software and Web applications. Combining the technology and expertise of Teleo with Microsoft’s existing VoIP investments in MSN is expected to help advance efforts to connect people to the information and people that matter to them ultimately enhancing the integration of rich voice capabilities throughout MSN communication and information services, including MSN Messenger.

What is Teleo?

Founded in 2003, Teleo’s initial beta offering, also called Teleo, allowed customers to use their PC to make VoIP calls to cell phones, regular phone or PCs. Through its integration with Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer, the Teleo service also facilitated “click to call” dialling of any telephone number that appears on screen – such as within a Web site, search results or e-mail.

What has happened to the Teleo beta?

Teleo has discontinued its beta offer. If you were a Teleo beta customer and have questions relating to your account please click here

How will customer data collected by Teleo be used by Microsoft?

Customer data collected by Teleo will only be used for resolving billing and technical issues and will not be used for marketing purposes without the customer’s consent.

What does Microsoft plan to do with the Teleo service?

Microsoft plans to incorporate and expand upon Teleo’s technologies, integrating them into the MSN services infrastructure, with plans to ultimately deliver new VoIP consumer applications in future releases of MSN services, such as MSN Messenger.

If you would like to join the MSN beta program, please click here

Where can I use VoIP services now?

The new version of MSN Messenger allows users to talk to each other online, PC to PC, with no call charges. Additionally, if both users have a webcam installed they can also have a full screen video conversation – all this, and much more, completely free of charge!