Thanks to google i finally have my home page in the internet. Here we go...........
Swami's Home
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
The Carpenter's House
Here is a short story....
The Carpenter's House
Author Unknown
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family.
He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.
When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said, "my gift to you.
"What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.
So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that we would have done it differently.
Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity. The plaque on the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project." Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.
The Carpenter's House
Author Unknown
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family.
He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.
When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said, "my gift to you.
"What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.
So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that we would have done it differently.
Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity. The plaque on the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project." Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.
Warrior of the Light
Find more Inspirations at : www.inspirationpeak.com and get inspired.....
"Every Warrior of the Light
has felt afraid of going into battle.
Every Warrior of the Light
has, at some time in the past, lied or betrayed someone.
Every Warrior of the Light
has trodden a path that was not his.
Every Warrior of the Light
has suffered for the most trivial of reasons.
Every Warrior of the Light
has, at least once, believed he was not a Warrior of the Light.
Every Warrior of the Light
has failed in his spiritual duties.
Every Warrior of the Light
has said 'yes' when he wanted to say 'no.'
Every Warrior of the Light
has hurt someone he loved.
That is why he is a Warrior of the Light, Because he has been through all this and yet has never lost hope of being better than he is."
- Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Author From his book: 'Warrior Of The Light'
"Every Warrior of the Light
has felt afraid of going into battle.
Every Warrior of the Light
has, at some time in the past, lied or betrayed someone.
Every Warrior of the Light
has trodden a path that was not his.
Every Warrior of the Light
has suffered for the most trivial of reasons.
Every Warrior of the Light
has, at least once, believed he was not a Warrior of the Light.
Every Warrior of the Light
has failed in his spiritual duties.
Every Warrior of the Light
has said 'yes' when he wanted to say 'no.'
Every Warrior of the Light
has hurt someone he loved.
That is why he is a Warrior of the Light, Because he has been through all this and yet has never lost hope of being better than he is."
- Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Author From his book: 'Warrior Of The Light'
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Touching story - We all need help
A forwarded touching story. Here it goes....
I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car.
I had just come from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work.Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum. From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. There are times when you feel generous but there are other times that you just don't want to be bothered. This was one of those "don't want to be bothered times."
"I hope he doesn't ask me for any money," I thought. He didn't. He came and sat on the curb in front of the bus stop but he didn't look like he could have enough money to even ride the bus.
After a few minutes he spoke. "That's a very pretty car," he said. He was ragged but he had an air of dignity around him. His scraggly blond beard keep more than his face warm.
I said, "thanks," and continued wiping off my car.
He sat there quietly as I worked. The expected plea for money never came.As the silence between us widened something inside said, "ask him if he needs any help." I was sure that he would say "yes" but I held true to the inner voice.
"Do you need any help?" I asked. He answered in three simple but profound words that I shall never forget.
We often look for wisdom in great men and women. We expect it from those of higher learning and accomplishments. I expected nothing but an outstretched grimy hand. He spoke the three words that shook me. "Don't we all?" he said.
I was feeling high and mighty, successful and important, above a bum in the street, until those three words hit me like a twelve gauge shotgun.
Don't we all?
I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day. Those three little words still ring true. No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have accomplished, you need help too. No matter how little you have, no matter how loaded you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can give help.
Even if it's just a compliment, you can give that. You never know when you may see someone that appears to have it all. They are waiting on you to give them what they don't have. A different perspective on life, a glimpse at something beautiful, a respite from daily chaos, that only you through a torn world can see.
Maybe the man was just a homeless stranger wandering the streets. Maybe he was more than that. Maybe he was sent by a power that is great and wise, to minister to a soul too comfortable in themselves.
Maybe God looked down, called an Angel, dressed him like a bum, then said, "go minister to that man cleaning the car, that man needs help."
Don't we all?
I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car.
I had just come from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work.Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum. From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. There are times when you feel generous but there are other times that you just don't want to be bothered. This was one of those "don't want to be bothered times."
"I hope he doesn't ask me for any money," I thought. He didn't. He came and sat on the curb in front of the bus stop but he didn't look like he could have enough money to even ride the bus.
After a few minutes he spoke. "That's a very pretty car," he said. He was ragged but he had an air of dignity around him. His scraggly blond beard keep more than his face warm.
I said, "thanks," and continued wiping off my car.
He sat there quietly as I worked. The expected plea for money never came.As the silence between us widened something inside said, "ask him if he needs any help." I was sure that he would say "yes" but I held true to the inner voice.
"Do you need any help?" I asked. He answered in three simple but profound words that I shall never forget.
We often look for wisdom in great men and women. We expect it from those of higher learning and accomplishments. I expected nothing but an outstretched grimy hand. He spoke the three words that shook me. "Don't we all?" he said.
I was feeling high and mighty, successful and important, above a bum in the street, until those three words hit me like a twelve gauge shotgun.
Don't we all?
I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day. Those three little words still ring true. No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have accomplished, you need help too. No matter how little you have, no matter how loaded you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can give help.
Even if it's just a compliment, you can give that. You never know when you may see someone that appears to have it all. They are waiting on you to give them what they don't have. A different perspective on life, a glimpse at something beautiful, a respite from daily chaos, that only you through a torn world can see.
Maybe the man was just a homeless stranger wandering the streets. Maybe he was more than that. Maybe he was sent by a power that is great and wise, to minister to a soul too comfortable in themselves.
Maybe God looked down, called an Angel, dressed him like a bum, then said, "go minister to that man cleaning the car, that man needs help."
Don't we all?
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Ozone Hole and its Recovery
Check out this Nasa's Earth Observatory website about Ozone Hole and its recovery.
An excerpt:
Ozone is a highly reactive colorless gas that contains three oxygen atoms. Near the surface of the Earth, ozone is hazardous to human health, causing problems like lung irritation, but high in the atmosphere, ozone acts as a crucial shield that absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17116
An excerpt:
Ozone is a highly reactive colorless gas that contains three oxygen atoms. Near the surface of the Earth, ozone is hazardous to human health, causing problems like lung irritation, but high in the atmosphere, ozone acts as a crucial shield that absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17116
Friday, December 30, 2005
New Year 2006
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
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
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.
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