Wishing everyone a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2006. Let this year bring enlightment and peace to everyone in the world.
An excerpt from Bhavagad Gita:
As a person acts, so he becomes in life.
Those who do good become good; those who do harm become bad.
Good deeds make one pure; bad deeds make one impure.
So we are said to be what our desire is.
As our desire is, so is our will.
As our will is, so are our acts.
As we act, so we become.
-Bhagavad Gita 2:42-44
Friday, December 30, 2005
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Chimpanzees at Pre-School
Check this article in New York Times - Chimpanzees Vs Childrens
"Humans are hard-wired to learn by imitation, even when that is clearly not the best way to learn"
Chimpanzees Vs Childrens
"Humans are hard-wired to learn by imitation, even when that is clearly not the best way to learn"
Chimpanzees Vs Childrens
Friday, November 25, 2005
Honda Accord - Costliest Advertisement
See this amazingly amazing ad...................
The world's costliest Ad, Honda Accord. Perfection doesn't get better than this....
This is the world's costliest Advertisement and the winner of this year's best Ad of the world.
Everything is real with no graphics used costing some 6.2 million US Dollars and 606 takes and retakes.
Team members of this Ad were facilitated with lots of rewards. Just click....
http://www.steelcitysfinest.com/HondaAccordAd.htm
The world's costliest Ad, Honda Accord. Perfection doesn't get better than this....
This is the world's costliest Advertisement and the winner of this year's best Ad of the world.
Everything is real with no graphics used costing some 6.2 million US Dollars and 606 takes and retakes.
Team members of this Ad were facilitated with lots of rewards. Just click....
http://www.steelcitysfinest.com/HondaAccordAd.htm
Bacteria Can Take Pictures of Themselves
Check out this latest advancement in Synthentic Biology.....
SAN FRANCISCO - The notorious E. coli bug made its film debut Wednesday. That's when researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Texas announced in the journal Nature that they had created photographs of themselves by programming the bacteria — best known for outbreaks of food poisoning — to make pictures in much the same way Kodak film produces images.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051123/ap_on_sc/bacterial_film-
SAN FRANCISCO - The notorious E. coli bug made its film debut Wednesday. That's when researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Texas announced in the journal Nature that they had created photographs of themselves by programming the bacteria — best known for outbreaks of food poisoning — to make pictures in much the same way Kodak film produces images.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051123/ap_on_sc/bacterial_film-
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Biotic Machines
An Article from Today's Times of India.....
Biotic Machines
By MUKUL SHARMA
SPECULATIVE fiction often talks about a time when our bodies will routinely be reinforced by non-organic materials technology so that physiological processes can be aided or controlled by electromechanical or electronic devices. Neural implants and electrodes are mentioned for heightening sensory reflexes, as are prosthetic and performance enhancing add-ons for amplified motor activity. As a result we tend to imagine the future belongs to a class of beings of which our biological bodies will only be part of, with the other part(s) being machine-like, computer controlled and silicon dominated. In fact, the reverse may come to pass sooner, when things like microprocessor circuitry will possess components that are organic in nature. One reason for this is, as electronic devices keep getting ever smaller, there may be a limit to what demands can be made on silicon. Therefore, researchers are now thinking of trying to move computing beyond silicon, using biology. Some are utilising DNA or proteins built by viruses to form the basis of electronic parts. Others are trying to compute with DNA itself and applying molecular biology techniques for making materials like semiconductors. Actually, organic living systems have at least three advantages that inanimate matter doesn’t. Firstly, they’re incredibly complex — both in structure and function — which allows them to be hybridised into existing technologies with a fair degree of ease. For example, German scientists in 2001 were able to grow a network of brain cells from a snail onto a semiconductor chip and electricity was then successfully made to travel through the neuron net and back out again. Secondly, they’re already configured to perform tasks that could augment predefined parameters. Researchers have been able to isolate photosynthetic reaction centres from living plants that change their state when exposed to light, and such states can be measured. Thirdly, they’re capable of growth; meaning biology can be directed towards self-assembly of circuits, metals and other materials. A fourth added advantage is, of course, truly futuristic: living things evolve — and that too, spontaneously. It’s not discussed too openly right now but some people think that system upgradations could in future be automatic if living components are allowed to evolve as they perform.
Biotic Machines
By MUKUL SHARMA
SPECULATIVE fiction often talks about a time when our bodies will routinely be reinforced by non-organic materials technology so that physiological processes can be aided or controlled by electromechanical or electronic devices. Neural implants and electrodes are mentioned for heightening sensory reflexes, as are prosthetic and performance enhancing add-ons for amplified motor activity. As a result we tend to imagine the future belongs to a class of beings of which our biological bodies will only be part of, with the other part(s) being machine-like, computer controlled and silicon dominated. In fact, the reverse may come to pass sooner, when things like microprocessor circuitry will possess components that are organic in nature. One reason for this is, as electronic devices keep getting ever smaller, there may be a limit to what demands can be made on silicon. Therefore, researchers are now thinking of trying to move computing beyond silicon, using biology. Some are utilising DNA or proteins built by viruses to form the basis of electronic parts. Others are trying to compute with DNA itself and applying molecular biology techniques for making materials like semiconductors. Actually, organic living systems have at least three advantages that inanimate matter doesn’t. Firstly, they’re incredibly complex — both in structure and function — which allows them to be hybridised into existing technologies with a fair degree of ease. For example, German scientists in 2001 were able to grow a network of brain cells from a snail onto a semiconductor chip and electricity was then successfully made to travel through the neuron net and back out again. Secondly, they’re already configured to perform tasks that could augment predefined parameters. Researchers have been able to isolate photosynthetic reaction centres from living plants that change their state when exposed to light, and such states can be measured. Thirdly, they’re capable of growth; meaning biology can be directed towards self-assembly of circuits, metals and other materials. A fourth added advantage is, of course, truly futuristic: living things evolve — and that too, spontaneously. It’s not discussed too openly right now but some people think that system upgradations could in future be automatic if living components are allowed to evolve as they perform.
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Inject Sea Water to Raise Venice
Check out this news!
People in Italy are trying their best to save Venice.
How good it would be if the Indian governments takes some action to save major cities in India(Mumbai,Chennai etc) from floods?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051121/ap_on_re_eu/italy_sinking_venice
People in Italy are trying their best to save Venice.
How good it would be if the Indian governments takes some action to save major cities in India(Mumbai,Chennai etc) from floods?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051121/ap_on_re_eu/italy_sinking_venice
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Liquid Sculptures
Liquid Sculpture is the process of creating shapes by dropping and splashing water, or other liquids. These sculptures are then photographed, since they last only a few thousandths of a second. Creating and capturing these engaging forms requires careful manipulation of the materials and precise control of the lighting and timing.
Few samples here:
Few samples here:
Check out more about this excellent photography in www.liquidsculpture.com under galleries section (or) click on http://www.liquidsculpture.com/galleries.htm
Monday, November 14, 2005
Dancing in the Rain
Good Thought. An article from today's Times of India.
Future Father's think over!....
Dancing in the rain
One often hears of the high prevalence of child labour in our country. Of the many reports I have read, perhaps the most disturbing was a report on the condition of children employed by zari factories in Delhi, Mumbai and other parts of India. It grieves me to imagine children exposed to such inhumanity.
Robbing children of their childhood is a criminal act, and our society must weed this malaise out from the root. But where does the root lie? Before you attempt an answer, let me give you an anecdote from the other end of the social spectrum.
A colleague in Wipro has a child studying in Standard IX in a reputed school in Bangalore. This child wakes up at 5 a.m. and studies for an hour before going to school. She returns from school at 4 p.m. and rushes for her IIT entrance exam coaching class. At 6 p.m., she has tuitions for two hours. After dinner, she spends an hour or more on homework. I asked her when she gets time to play. She replied that she did not play. She gets half an hour of free time each day, which she spends watching her favourite serial on television. She also added that board exams and entrance exams are very important, and that you only get one chance.
Is the condition of this child different from the child in the zari factory?
When I look at children, I wonder whether they have time to play with friends, to meet interesting people, to explore the world, and follow their curiosity. When the first monsoon showers begin, I would think that the streets would be full of children rushing headlong into the rain, dancing and playing. However, I think today, the rains fall on empty streets.
This, my friends, is the new Indian reality in our villages, slums and metropolitan high-rises. Whatever the reasons — poverty, societal aspiration, apathetic individuals and organisations, or just the burden of circumstances — the reality is that our children are straitjacketed.
The final indicator of a country’s independence is the way its children live. Are children free from the malaise of poverty and hunger? Are they free from the burden of parental aspiration? Are they free from social conditioning? Are we ensuring the curiosity of our children continues to burn and is not stamped out? Are they free to realise their unique potential, and thereby, help discover the true potential of the society itself ?
Gandhiji said that the greatest lessons in life are learnt from children, not from learned men. A child will fearlessly try before giving up. As adults, fearing failure, we give up before we try.
A child is inherently curious about the world, about relationships, about wanting to understand how things work. As adults, our blinkered and conditioned self prevents us from truly exploring without prejudice. For a child, what she does is meaningful in its own right. As an adult, we usually link every action to an external reward of money or recognition.
I did not learn how to be a father from manuals. Whatever little I learnt about being a parent, I learnt by observing my children and letting them teach me. Similarly, I think our teachers could grow enormously by learning from their students.
We will then refrain from pushing our knowledge down their young minds, and begin the democratic process of being joint learners as we discover and understand our world. I believe a powerful force for empowerment is to have motivated teachers who are learners first, teachers second. Only then will we stop trying to mould children into our “adult” likeness. Only then will we let them blossom.
If India has to develop economically, socially, intellectually, and culturally, we must empower those most vulnerable to social diktat: Our children. Let us resolve to give our children the freedom of childhood; let us change our schools from being textbook prisons to laboratories of exploration; let us change homes from being tuition centres to playgrounds of art and sport.
India will be radiant when our children are free to dance in the rain.
By AZIM H PREMJI, chairman, Wipro Ltd.
Future Father's think over!....
Dancing in the rain
One often hears of the high prevalence of child labour in our country. Of the many reports I have read, perhaps the most disturbing was a report on the condition of children employed by zari factories in Delhi, Mumbai and other parts of India. It grieves me to imagine children exposed to such inhumanity.
Robbing children of their childhood is a criminal act, and our society must weed this malaise out from the root. But where does the root lie? Before you attempt an answer, let me give you an anecdote from the other end of the social spectrum.
A colleague in Wipro has a child studying in Standard IX in a reputed school in Bangalore. This child wakes up at 5 a.m. and studies for an hour before going to school. She returns from school at 4 p.m. and rushes for her IIT entrance exam coaching class. At 6 p.m., she has tuitions for two hours. After dinner, she spends an hour or more on homework. I asked her when she gets time to play. She replied that she did not play. She gets half an hour of free time each day, which she spends watching her favourite serial on television. She also added that board exams and entrance exams are very important, and that you only get one chance.
Is the condition of this child different from the child in the zari factory?
When I look at children, I wonder whether they have time to play with friends, to meet interesting people, to explore the world, and follow their curiosity. When the first monsoon showers begin, I would think that the streets would be full of children rushing headlong into the rain, dancing and playing. However, I think today, the rains fall on empty streets.
This, my friends, is the new Indian reality in our villages, slums and metropolitan high-rises. Whatever the reasons — poverty, societal aspiration, apathetic individuals and organisations, or just the burden of circumstances — the reality is that our children are straitjacketed.
The final indicator of a country’s independence is the way its children live. Are children free from the malaise of poverty and hunger? Are they free from the burden of parental aspiration? Are they free from social conditioning? Are we ensuring the curiosity of our children continues to burn and is not stamped out? Are they free to realise their unique potential, and thereby, help discover the true potential of the society itself ?
Gandhiji said that the greatest lessons in life are learnt from children, not from learned men. A child will fearlessly try before giving up. As adults, fearing failure, we give up before we try.
A child is inherently curious about the world, about relationships, about wanting to understand how things work. As adults, our blinkered and conditioned self prevents us from truly exploring without prejudice. For a child, what she does is meaningful in its own right. As an adult, we usually link every action to an external reward of money or recognition.
I did not learn how to be a father from manuals. Whatever little I learnt about being a parent, I learnt by observing my children and letting them teach me. Similarly, I think our teachers could grow enormously by learning from their students.
We will then refrain from pushing our knowledge down their young minds, and begin the democratic process of being joint learners as we discover and understand our world. I believe a powerful force for empowerment is to have motivated teachers who are learners first, teachers second. Only then will we stop trying to mould children into our “adult” likeness. Only then will we let them blossom.
If India has to develop economically, socially, intellectually, and culturally, we must empower those most vulnerable to social diktat: Our children. Let us resolve to give our children the freedom of childhood; let us change our schools from being textbook prisons to laboratories of exploration; let us change homes from being tuition centres to playgrounds of art and sport.
India will be radiant when our children are free to dance in the rain.
By AZIM H PREMJI, chairman, Wipro Ltd.
Sunday, November 13, 2005
How your brain sleeps
Scientists out there are researching how our brain sleeps (without sleep).
Check this out....
http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050929_brain_sleep.html
Check this out....
http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050929_brain_sleep.html
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Country Studies
Check this Country study page from Library of Congress website to learn about a country before visiting.
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Friday, September 30, 2005
Latest News Flash
LATEST NEWS FLASH.....
According to news agencies, the whole Zimbabwean team is going to resign at the end of the current series. No international cricket will be played by or in Zimbabwe after the current test series is over. The Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) will also be dissolved. Zimbabwean cricket captain Tatenda Taibu and senior member Heath Streak were unable for comment when contacted by Reuters. President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe described the decision to dissolve ZCU as "a sad day for Zimbabwe cricket". When asked about the reason for the action, President Mugabe said "It is a great loss for the country of Zimbabwe. Not only the cricket team, but the entire nation is demoralized. We could have easily continued playing cricket after losing to any country in the world, but the shock of watching India's captain Sourav Ganguly make a hundred against us was too much to bear. That is all I have to say."
.. a very sad day indeed.
According to news agencies, the whole Zimbabwean team is going to resign at the end of the current series. No international cricket will be played by or in Zimbabwe after the current test series is over. The Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) will also be dissolved. Zimbabwean cricket captain Tatenda Taibu and senior member Heath Streak were unable for comment when contacted by Reuters. President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe described the decision to dissolve ZCU as "a sad day for Zimbabwe cricket". When asked about the reason for the action, President Mugabe said "It is a great loss for the country of Zimbabwe. Not only the cricket team, but the entire nation is demoralized. We could have easily continued playing cricket after losing to any country in the world, but the shock of watching India's captain Sourav Ganguly make a hundred against us was too much to bear. That is all I have to say."
.. a very sad day indeed.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Zoom In : Universe to Electrons
The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida has put up a very interesting Java applet on their site. It begins as a view of the Milky Way Galaxy viewed from a distance of 10 million light years and then zooms into towards Earth in powers of ten of distance. 10 million, to one million, to 100,000 light years and so on and then when it finally reaches a large Oak tree leaf.
But that is not all it zooms into the leaf until it reaches to the level of the quarks viewed at 100 attometers.
Click on the link below to view this:
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html
This is a fantastic representation of how magnificent the Universe is and how vastly infinite it is both in the macroscopic and the
microscopic level.
But that is not all it zooms into the leaf until it reaches to the level of the quarks viewed at 100 attometers.
Click on the link below to view this:
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html
This is a fantastic representation of how magnificent the Universe is and how vastly infinite it is both in the macroscopic and the
microscopic level.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Mathematical Calculation
ROMANCE MATHEMATICS
Smart man+ smart woman = romance
Smart man+dumb woman = affair
Dumb man+smart woman = marriage
Dumb man+ dumb woman = pregnancy
OFFICE ARITHMETIC
Smart boss+ smart employee = profit
Smart boss+dumb employee = production
Dumb boss+smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss+dumb employee = overtime
SHOPPING MATH
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need.
GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
HAPPINESS
To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.
To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.
LONGEVITY
Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more willing to die.
PROPENSITY TO CHANGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.
DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
Smart man+ smart woman = romance
Smart man+dumb woman = affair
Dumb man+smart woman = marriage
Dumb man+ dumb woman = pregnancy
OFFICE ARITHMETIC
Smart boss+ smart employee = profit
Smart boss+dumb employee = production
Dumb boss+smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss+dumb employee = overtime
SHOPPING MATH
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need.
GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
HAPPINESS
To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.
To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.
LONGEVITY
Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more willing to die.
PROPENSITY TO CHANGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.
DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Google Talk
Hi Guys,
Check out this Google Talk software from Google. More like Skype but looks good.
http://www.google.com/talk/
Lets GTalk.
- Swami's Back again after 3 weeks of hectic work schedule :-).
Check out this Google Talk software from Google. More like Skype but looks good.
http://www.google.com/talk/
Lets GTalk.
- Swami's Back again after 3 weeks of hectic work schedule :-).
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Article on MSN Messenger 7.0
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_zdpcm/is_200504/ai_n13602704
Looks good. Microsoft has come back again, in its competition with Google.
Lets wait for MSN Messenger 7.0.........
Looks good. Microsoft has come back again, in its competition with Google.
Lets wait for MSN Messenger 7.0.........
Find Articles
A good site to read any article online (magazines!)
Search millions of articles from leading academic, industry and general interest publications. This site gives you free access to information you can trust, from a collection you'll only find here.
Website: http://www.findarticles.com/
Search millions of articles from leading academic, industry and general interest publications. This site gives you free access to information you can trust, from a collection you'll only find here.
Website: http://www.findarticles.com/
Monday, August 08, 2005
Jokes Time
Teacher :What happened in 1869?
Student:Gandhi ji was born.
Teacher :What happened in 1873?
Student:Gandhiji was four years old.
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Question:What is the fullform of maths.
Anwser: Mentaly affected teachers harrasing students
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Teacher : Now children , if I saw a man beating adonkey and stopped him then what virtue would I beshowing ?
Student : BROTHERLY LOVE
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Teacher :Because of Gandhiji's hard work what do weget on 15th August.
Student:A holiday
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Teacher :Tomorrow there will be a lecture on Sun.Everyone must attend it.
Raju:No ma'm! I will not be able to attend it.
Teacher :Why? Raju:My mother will not allow me to go so far!!!
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Teacher:There is a frog,Ship is sinking, potatoes costRs 3/kg .Then,what is my age?
STUDENT:32 yrs.
Teacher:How do you know?
STUDENT:Well,my sister is 16 yrs old and she is halfmad.
Student:Gandhi ji was born.
Teacher :What happened in 1873?
Student:Gandhiji was four years old.
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Question:What is the fullform of maths.
Anwser: Mentaly affected teachers harrasing students
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Teacher : Now children , if I saw a man beating adonkey and stopped him then what virtue would I beshowing ?
Student : BROTHERLY LOVE
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Teacher :Because of Gandhiji's hard work what do weget on 15th August.
Student:A holiday
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Teacher :Tomorrow there will be a lecture on Sun.Everyone must attend it.
Raju:No ma'm! I will not be able to attend it.
Teacher :Why? Raju:My mother will not allow me to go so far!!!
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Teacher:There is a frog,Ship is sinking, potatoes costRs 3/kg .Then,what is my age?
STUDENT:32 yrs.
Teacher:How do you know?
STUDENT:Well,my sister is 16 yrs old and she is halfmad.
Monday, August 01, 2005
Beautiful Island - Fiji
Beautiful island to live. Hope Tsunami would not be there.....
Fiji is a nation of islands. Many of them are low coral or limestone hideaways of palm trees, trade winds, and white sand.
Where: Near Turtle Island, Fiji
Photo taken on 1993
Fiji is a nation of islands. Many of them are low coral or limestone hideaways of palm trees, trade winds, and white sand.
Where: Near Turtle Island, Fiji
Photo taken on 1993
Why We Blink Without Noticing
Do we ever notice our own eyes blinking?. Here is a definition from one of the scientist (like me....).
Scientists have figured out why we rarely notice our own blinking. Our brains simply miss it, they say.
The quest for the new discovery began in the 1980s, when researchers found that visual sensitivity starts decreasing just before we blink. But what goes on in the brain remained a mystery.
In the new study, scientists put fiber-optic lights in the mouths of people. The lights were powerful enough to penetrate the roofs of their mouths and strike their retinas, where light is recorded. They wore goggles to block outside light.
When the test subjects blinked, the amount of light hitting their retinas didn't change. Activity in their brains was monitored by functional magnetic resonance imaging.
During blinking, brain activity was suppressed in areas that respond to visual input, the scientists report.
"Transiently suppressing these brain areas involved in visual awareness during blinks may be a neural mechanism for preventing the brain from becoming aware of the eyelid sweeping down over the pupil during a blink and the world going dark," said Christopher Frith at the University College London.
http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050725_blink.html
Scientists have figured out why we rarely notice our own blinking. Our brains simply miss it, they say.
The quest for the new discovery began in the 1980s, when researchers found that visual sensitivity starts decreasing just before we blink. But what goes on in the brain remained a mystery.
In the new study, scientists put fiber-optic lights in the mouths of people. The lights were powerful enough to penetrate the roofs of their mouths and strike their retinas, where light is recorded. They wore goggles to block outside light.
When the test subjects blinked, the amount of light hitting their retinas didn't change. Activity in their brains was monitored by functional magnetic resonance imaging.
During blinking, brain activity was suppressed in areas that respond to visual input, the scientists report.
"Transiently suppressing these brain areas involved in visual awareness during blinks may be a neural mechanism for preventing the brain from becoming aware of the eyelid sweeping down over the pupil during a blink and the world going dark," said Christopher Frith at the University College London.
http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050725_blink.html
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Real Life IAS
Real life IAS i.e. UPSC Exam 1998 Interview
Questions
Q.How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
A.Concrete floors are very hard to crack! (UPSC Topper)
Q.If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall,how long would it
take four men to build it?
A. No time at all it is already built. (UPSC 23 Rank Opted for IFS)
Q.If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four
apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?
A. Very large hands.(Good one) (UPSC 11 Rank Opted for IPS)
Q. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
A. It is not a problem, since you will never find an elephant with
one hand. (UPSC Rank 14 Opted for IES)
Q. How can a man go eight days without sleep?
A. No Probs , He sleeps at night. (UPSC IAS Rank 98)
Q. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
A. It will Wet or Sink as simple as that. (UPSC IAS Rank 2)
Q. What looks like half apple ?
A : The other half. (UPSC - IAS Topper )
Q. What can you never eat for breakfast ?
A : Dinner.
Q. What happened when wheel was invented ?
A : It caused a revolution.
Q. Bay of Bengal is in which state?
A : Liquid (UPSC 33Rank )
Questions
Q.How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
A.Concrete floors are very hard to crack! (UPSC Topper)
Q.If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall,how long would it
take four men to build it?
A. No time at all it is already built. (UPSC 23 Rank Opted for IFS)
Q.If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four
apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?
A. Very large hands.(Good one) (UPSC 11 Rank Opted for IPS)
Q. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
A. It is not a problem, since you will never find an elephant with
one hand. (UPSC Rank 14 Opted for IES)
Q. How can a man go eight days without sleep?
A. No Probs , He sleeps at night. (UPSC IAS Rank 98)
Q. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
A. It will Wet or Sink as simple as that. (UPSC IAS Rank 2)
Q. What looks like half apple ?
A : The other half. (UPSC - IAS Topper )
Q. What can you never eat for breakfast ?
A : Dinner.
Q. What happened when wheel was invented ?
A : It caused a revolution.
Q. Bay of Bengal is in which state?
A : Liquid (UPSC 33Rank )
IT Consultant
a nice joke came as a forward. Enjoy.....
Once upon a time there was a shepherd sitting on the side of a deserted road. Suddenly a brand new Porsche screeches to a halt.The driver, a man dressed in an Armani suit, Cerutti shoes, Ray-Ban sunglasses, TAG-Heuer wrist-watch, and a Pierre Cardin tie, gets out and asks the Shepherd:
"If I can tell you how many sheep you have, will you give me one ofthem?"
The shepherd looks at the young man, and then looks at the large flock of grazing sheep and replies: "Okay."
The young man parks the car, connects his laptop to the mobile-fax, enters a NASA Webster, scans the ground using his GPS, opens a database and 60 Excel tables filled with logarithms and pivot tables, then prints out a 150 page report on his high-tech mini-printer. He turns to the shepherd and says, "You have exactly 1,586 sheep here."
The shepherd cheers," That's correct, you can have your sheep."
The young man makes his pick and puts it in the back of his Porsche.The shepherd looks at him and asks:"If I guess your profession, will you return my animal to me?" The young man answers, "Yes, why not".
The shepherd says, "You are an IT consultant. "
"How did you know?" asks the young man.
"Very simple," answers the shepherd. "First, you came here without being called. Second, you charged me a fee to tell me something I already knew,and third, you don't understand anything about my business...Now can I have my DOG back?"
Once upon a time there was a shepherd sitting on the side of a deserted road. Suddenly a brand new Porsche screeches to a halt.The driver, a man dressed in an Armani suit, Cerutti shoes, Ray-Ban sunglasses, TAG-Heuer wrist-watch, and a Pierre Cardin tie, gets out and asks the Shepherd:
"If I can tell you how many sheep you have, will you give me one ofthem?"
The shepherd looks at the young man, and then looks at the large flock of grazing sheep and replies: "Okay."
The young man parks the car, connects his laptop to the mobile-fax, enters a NASA Webster, scans the ground using his GPS, opens a database and 60 Excel tables filled with logarithms and pivot tables, then prints out a 150 page report on his high-tech mini-printer. He turns to the shepherd and says, "You have exactly 1,586 sheep here."
The shepherd cheers," That's correct, you can have your sheep."
The young man makes his pick and puts it in the back of his Porsche.The shepherd looks at him and asks:"If I guess your profession, will you return my animal to me?" The young man answers, "Yes, why not".
The shepherd says, "You are an IT consultant. "
"How did you know?" asks the young man.
"Very simple," answers the shepherd. "First, you came here without being called. Second, you charged me a fee to tell me something I already knew,and third, you don't understand anything about my business...Now can I have my DOG back?"
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Outlook on Life
Lets take into account all these things to make our life excellent & wonderful.
Excellence is something we can reach for. What do you feel??
Outlook on Life - Dalai Lama
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose don't lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon. I also know that dreams really do come true and you have my Best Wishes and my best efforts in those.
To get more words of wisdom, Visit www.Yuni.com
Excellence is something we can reach for. What do you feel??
Outlook on Life - Dalai Lama
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose don't lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon. I also know that dreams really do come true and you have my Best Wishes and my best efforts in those.
To get more words of wisdom, Visit www.Yuni.com
Sunday, July 10, 2005
Airport - Arthur Hailey
Airport - Great Novel from Arthur Hailey.
This is the first novel of Arthur Hailey i have read. Its really a good one to start with.
The story looks like boring in the starting but picks up very fast. The story is all about the happenings in the Airport in a emergency situation for about 5 hours.
The author gives a coverage of the things that happen Behind the scenes in a Airport. Each and Every character is this story is unique in their own way.
Arthur Hailey, along with great thrilling story, has given a lot of his thoughts, ideas about the Civilization and how important is that we respect each and every individual in this world.
Oh man, its really great to understand how difficult is the job of a AirPilot and Air Traffic controller and how they are mentally stressed at work. I hope the trends now has changed with the advancement of technology and the stress is handled properly now days (The novels dates to 1968).
Wish to read more novels from Arthur Hailey - Hotel, Wheels, The Final Diagnonsis etc...
This is the first novel of Arthur Hailey i have read. Its really a good one to start with.
The story looks like boring in the starting but picks up very fast. The story is all about the happenings in the Airport in a emergency situation for about 5 hours.
The author gives a coverage of the things that happen Behind the scenes in a Airport. Each and Every character is this story is unique in their own way.
Arthur Hailey, along with great thrilling story, has given a lot of his thoughts, ideas about the Civilization and how important is that we respect each and every individual in this world.
Oh man, its really great to understand how difficult is the job of a AirPilot and Air Traffic controller and how they are mentally stressed at work. I hope the trends now has changed with the advancement of technology and the stress is handled properly now days (The novels dates to 1968).
Wish to read more novels from Arthur Hailey - Hotel, Wheels, The Final Diagnonsis etc...
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Join Indian Politics
Join in Politics (Salary & Govt. Concessions for a Member of Parliament (MP)
Monthly Salary : Rs.12,000
Expense for Constitution per month : Rs.10,000
Office expenditure per month : Rs.14,000
Traveling concession (Rs. 8 per km) : Rs.48,000 (For a visit to Delhi & return: 6000 km)
Daily BETA during parliament meets : Rs.500
Charge for 1 class (A/C) in train : Free (For any number of times)(All over India )
Charge for Business Class in flights : Free for 40 trips / year(With wife or P.A.)
Rent for MP hostel at Delhi : Free
Electricity costs at home : Free up to 50,000 units
Local phone call charge : Free up to 1,70,000 calls.
TOTAL expense for a MP per year : Rs.32,00,000
TOTAL expense for 5 years : Rs.1,60,00,000
For 534 MPs, the expense for 5 years : Rs.8,54,40,00,000 (nearly Rs.855 cores)
And they are elected by THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, by the largest democratic process in the world, not intruded into the parliament on their own or by any qualification.
This is how all our tax money is been swallowed and price hike on our regular commodities.......Think of the great democracy we have.............
Monthly Salary : Rs.12,000
Expense for Constitution per month : Rs.10,000
Office expenditure per month : Rs.14,000
Traveling concession (Rs. 8 per km) : Rs.48,000 (For a visit to Delhi & return: 6000 km)
Daily BETA during parliament meets : Rs.500
Charge for 1 class (A/C) in train : Free (For any number of times)(All over India )
Charge for Business Class in flights : Free for 40 trips / year(With wife or P.A.)
Rent for MP hostel at Delhi : Free
Electricity costs at home : Free up to 50,000 units
Local phone call charge : Free up to 1,70,000 calls.
TOTAL expense for a MP per year : Rs.32,00,000
TOTAL expense for 5 years : Rs.1,60,00,000
For 534 MPs, the expense for 5 years : Rs.8,54,40,00,000 (nearly Rs.855 cores)
And they are elected by THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, by the largest democratic process in the world, not intruded into the parliament on their own or by any qualification.
This is how all our tax money is been swallowed and price hike on our regular commodities.......Think of the great democracy we have.............
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Answers for you
Here is a good website for people looking for answers. You can get answers for almost all of your questions.
http://www.answers.com
More or less like "How Stuff Works" Website.
Keep learning.....
http://www.answers.com
More or less like "How Stuff Works" Website.
Keep learning.....
My First Blog
This looks cool.
Great way to share my thoughts and experiences with the world.
Lets get started....
Great way to share my thoughts and experiences with the world.
Lets get started....
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