PARTICLE OF BOREDOM

Benefits Of Life Insurance

2009-02-01T09:16:00.000-08:00

All of us are having a family and will need to be insured at some point of time. Life insurance has become an important and necessary part of life. Everyone should take responsibility to insure their life and that of their family, so that it saves the purpose of security and saving together. You can feel secured that your family would still be safe, in spite of your absence in future. I just recently got a life insurance for myself and i feel that it is a must for everyone. It is really a plan which is worth investing in so that your life later would be of less worries and responsibilities. Though its hard to pay those premium amounts every month, if a few years of hard work is done, it can reap as good as a fruit and be of a big help later in life when you are in need of money.

When availing for life insurance, you should also be confident about the place where you are investing. The company has to be reliable and have a lot of reputation in the society. It is best to go for those companies which has good reviews and a lot of schemes in them. It is highly recommended that you talk to them in detail to know more about their history and customer satisfaction levels before investing your money with them. Since this is a big step in your life, move with caution. But i'm sure there are tons of life insurance companies in the world.

DANGER !

2008-07-22T07:44:00.000-07:00

A 26-year old person decided to have a cup of coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something that he had done numerous times before). I am not sure how long he set the timer for. When the timer shut the oven off, he removed the cup from the oven. As he looked into the cup, he noted that the water was not boiling, but instantly the water in the cup "blew up" into his face. The cup remained intact until he threw it out of his hand but all the water had flown out into his face due to the build up of energy. His whole face is blistered and he has 1st and 2nd degree burns to his face which may leave scarring. He also may have lost partial sight in his left eye. While at the hospital, the doctor who was attending to him stated that this is fairly common occurrence and water (alone) should never be heated in a microwave oven. If water is heated in this
manner, something should be placed in the cup to diffuse the energy such as: a wooden stir stick, tea bag, etc. It is however a much safer choice to boil the water in a tea kettle.

General Electric's response:

Thanks for contacting us. I will be happy to assist you. The e-mail that you received is correct. Microwaved water and other liquids do not always bubble when they reach the boiling point. They can actually get superheated and not bubble at all. The superheated liquid will bubble up out of the cup when it is moved or when something like a spoon or tea bag is put into it. To prevent this from happening and causing injury, do not heat any liquid for more than two minutes per cup. After heating, let the cup stand in the microwave for thirty seconds before moving it or adding anything into it.

ADVENTURE ADVOCATES

2008-07-19T22:19:00.000-07:00

Adventure Advocates is a non-profit organization which protects its members all throught the year. It is distributed world wide. At anytime in our life there is always a bit of risk hidden in our shadow. No one knows what's next ?

Protection is not all that they offer. There are various other benefits like discounts on sporting goods and few travel offers as well for your holidays. This program works as a good alternative for people who are not interested in the traditional Health Insurance.

ACCIDENT INSURANCE PROTECTION

3 membership plans that offer 24 hour, worldwide accident insurance – Covers accidents of any kind (Subject to certain exclusions and limitations)
- 1. Gold plan – Covers accident related medical expenses up to $25,000 per incident with a $500 deductible for $30/month for individuals or $37/month for families
- 2. Silver Plan - Covers accident related medical expenses up to $10,000 per incident with a $250 deductible for $25/month for individuals or $31/month for families
- 3. Bronze Plan - Covers accident related medical expenses up to $2,500 per incident with a $100 deductible for $20/month for individuals or $24/month for families
Death and Dismemberment – up to $25,000 accidental death and dismemberment benefit (coverage varies by membership plan)
Emergency Helicopter Rescue

A THOUGHT IN MY MIND

2008-07-19T04:50:00.000-07:00

A gentleman once visited a temple under construction where he saw a
sculptor making an idol of God. Suddenly he noticed a similar idol lying
nearby.

Surprised he asked the sculptor, "Do you need two statues of the same
idol?"

No," said the sculptor without looking up, "We need only one, but the
first one got damaged at the last stage."

The gentleman examined the idol and found no apparent damage. "Where is
the damage?" asked the gentleman.

"There is a scratch on the nose of the
idol."said the sculptor, still busy with his work.

"Where are you going to install the idol?"

The sculptor replied that it would be installed on a pillar twenty feet
high.

"If the idol is that far, who is going to know that there is a scratch
on the nose?" the gentleman asked.

The sculptor stopped his work, looked up at the gentleman, smiled and
said, "I know it and God knows it!"

Moral - The desire to excel should be exclusive of the fact whether
someone appreciates it or not. Excellence is a drive from inside, not
outside.

Excel at a task today - not necessarily for someone else to notice but for
your own satisfaction.

123 AGRREMENT

2008-07-19T04:44:00.000-07:00

Nuclear Agreement between India - USA :MUST READ BY EVERY INDIAN

There are lot of talks about 1 2 3 Agreement between India & USA and it
almost led to the topple of Central Government. In this mail I am trying
to explain the commercial & technical aspects relating to this Agreement
which I have read and sharing with you.

What is 123 Agreement?

This is called 123 Agreement because this comes under USA's Atomic Power
Act Section 123.
Let's see how India's (Indians?) Sovereinty & Independence are
pledged...

(1) After this Agreement USA will supply all fuel, machinery / equipment
& technology to India for producing Nuclear Power.

(2) All these days from about 22 Nuclear Power Plants, India is
producing power as well as Atom. It's a high security / secret that
from where which is produced, how much is produced, where it is
supplied, what research is being done with that, etc. to anybody. But
if we sign this Agreement, we have to disclose these secrets and also
agree to 14 of our Nuclear Power Plants to be under the scanner of
International Atomic Power Organisation.

(3) The fuel utilised to produce Atomic Power can be recycled for reuse
and this plant will be under direct supervision of IAPO.

If India does nuclear test, this agreement gets cancelled. But

(1) USA will take back all the machinery / equipments / technology
supplied to India thus far.

(2) Those 14 plants will continue to be under scanner irrespective of
the status of the agreement.

On the other hand, if any of the commitments given by USA is breached by
them, then there is no clause for cancelling this agreement.

The agreement is apparently like this... USA can either hug India or
slap India. India will not ask why are we hugged or why are we slapped.
On the other hand, India cannot hug or slap USA for breach of agreement.

This is only capsule so that easy to read and digest.

Subject: India Pledged.... Part 2

Requirement of Power

The most important requirement for India's Economic Growth in the coming
years will be the power & infrastructure. The argument put forth
favouring the 123 Agreement says that we need Nuclear Power Production
to be increased to meet the demand.

Power Production in India

Presently following are the figures:

Thermal Power 66%

Hydel Power - 26%

Solar & Wind Power- 5% - Presently Rs.600 Crores are spent for producing
this power.

Nuclear Power - 3% - If this is to be increased to 6%, it
requires additional Rs.50,000 Crores.

Naturally it will be wise to increase other 3 modes of power production
rather than the expensive & dangerous Nuclear Power. Isn't??

URANIUM

We used to import Uranium from various other countries. After the
Pokran Test, we are not getting it. To augment the supply, we need to
sign the 123 Agreement to get Uranium from USA. But we will have to
declare to USA from which power plant India takes raw material for
producing Atom Bomb. Why should we disclose our internal secrets to
those rascals ? Will any one allow an outsider to continuously monitor
what's happening in your Hall & Kitchen of your house? Other study
reveals that Uranium is available in India aplenty. Only hurdle is the
acquisition of land. To produce Atomic Power & Bomb in the next 40
years, the requirement of Uranium is 25,000 MT whereas the availability
is 78,000 MT across India.

PLUTONIUM

Presently 35% of Plutonium is used to produce Atomic Bombs. After
signing the Agreement, we will be allowed to use only 10%. Who are those
rascals to restrict the usage of our natural resource ? That is though
you are capable of cooking & eating 10 idlis as your breakfast, you are
allowed only 3 idlis henceforth. How can it be? Why should we accept
this?

THORIUM

As told by Dr.APJ, we have abundant Thorium. In fact we are the 2nd
largest producer of Thorium next only to Australia. India has to
explore this further for producing power. For your information, in
South India - particularly around Kanyakumari, the availability of
Thorium is abundant.

INDIA-IRAN-CHINA

USA does not like the amicable relationship between India-Iran and also
India-China. If India-China relationship gets stronger, then both these
can rule the Eastern Part of the Globe which USA wants to break as per
their divide & rule.

By signing this agreement, USA wants India to depend on it for producing
power which is going to be a crucial factor in future. There is a talk
of bringing Natural Gas from Iran to India with a big pipeline project.
USA doesn't like this proposal.

Atomic Power Technology

Whether power is produced or Bomb is produced, using Atomic power
without spoiling the infrastructure and without allowing the radiation
is always under threat. Moreover preserving the wastes coming out of
Atomic Power Plants is expensive & unsafe.

There was an accident in Three Miles Island in USA. To close this plant
nearly USD 200 Crores spent with tons & tons of concrete but yet to be
fully closed.

In an another accident at Soviet Union's Serbia Plant, even the next
generation child are affected due to the radiation.

It will be very very expensive to defuse & close down an Atomic Power
Plant than its construction cost.

France

France has got 56 Nuclear Power stations producing 73% of the country's
total power requirement. They are catching up the problem of
eliminating the wastes / emissions from out of those plants at the same
time increase the power production capacity. Government of France is
now thinking how to reduce the power consumption in the country.

Conclusion

In view of the above danger, rather than signing the agreement and
pledging India to USA, it will be prudent to increase the Solar & Wind
Energy and more importantly Hyder Power Production can be increased by
linking all rivers across India and by constructing DAMS. (Ofcourse Dam
construction projects can be given to L&T's B&F Sector:-)

The whole process of this Agreement started in the year 2005 when
Manmohan visited USA. In a span of just 2 years a major decision of
signing this agreement has taken place with political motive. On the
contrary, neither this Government nor any other earlier Central
Government could not amend the Constitution thereby nationalise the
rivers across the country thereby effectively utilise the water
resources for both Agriculture purpose and producing Hydel Power. What
an irony?

Whenever someone is helping the needy, you can't expect the TERMS AND
CONDITIONS BETWEEN THE needy and the helper to be EQUAL??? BUT

(1) the helper's ulterior motive should be seen with broad eye because
he is capable of digging a grave behind you and

(2) better to be self-sufficient and explore new avenues with available
resources.

Wanna experience Zero Gravity ?

2008-07-19T02:36:00.000-07:00

Your childhood dream to fly like superman can be achieved now. G-FORCE ONE® is the aircraft to make your dream come true. You can experience Zero Gravity without going to space only here. Book a seat in any of the regular flights conveniently based in Las Vegas, Nevada and at the Kennedy Space Center, near Orlando, Florida. Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G) is a privately held space entertainment and tourism company.

How?

Weightless Flight (also known as Parabolic Flight) is achieved aboard ZERO-G's Boeing 727 aircraft named G-FORCE ONE. Weightlessness is achieved by flying G-FORCE ONE through a parabolic flight maneuver. Specially trained pilots fly these maneuvers between approximately 24,000 and 34,000 feet altitude.The maneuver is somewhat like a roller coaster in that the plane is initially pulled up to approximately 45 degrees 'nose high'. Next the plane is 'pushed over' the top to reach the zero-gravity segment of the parabolas. For the next 25 - 30 seconds everything in the plane is weightless. At approximately 30 degrees 'nose low' a gentle pull-out is started which allows the Flyers to stabilize on the aircraft floor. Finally, the g-force is increased smoothly to about 1.8 g's until the aircraft reaches a flight altitude of 24,000 feet. The maneuver is then repeated.

Cost ?

The ZERO-G Experience, which includes training led by a professional astronaut, a flight of 15 parabolas, flight suit, complimentary merchandise, awards, a post-event party, photos, and a DVD of the flight, is offered at a price of $3,950 per seat. They provide photos of everyone taken by a professional.

Interested ?

www.GoZeroG.com

RAVI - MULTI LINGO KID

2008-07-19T01:40:00.000-07:00

The little boy you see to your right is Ravi. He sells peacock fans near the Ferozeshah Mehta Gardens which is more popularly known as hanging gardens in Mumbai ,India. He has just entered his teenage and he can speak a lot of languages. He never went to school or any tutor for learning them. It was just by talking to the tourist people who come to the spot. Just for the sake of selling he started learning various languages and now he has acquired a great talent. He is fluent in the following languages -

Spanish
Chinese
Japanese
Russian
German
French
Italian
Arabic
Iranian
Israeli
English
Hindi

I feel that he deserves a better job for his talent. What do you guys feel ?

Check out the video to see it live..

Video which was taken 3 years back - CLICK HERE
Video which was taken recently - CLICK HERE

OBAMA Vs. LITTLE RICHARD

2008-07-19T00:17:00.000-07:00

At at a recent rural elementary school assembly in East Texas,
Obama asked the youthful audience for total quiet for a moment.

Then, in the silence, he started to slowly clap his hands once every
few seconds, holding the audience in total silence.

Then he said into the microphone, "Children, every time I clap my
hands together, a child in America dies from some sort of gun violence."

Then, little Richard Earl, with a proud East Texas drawl, pierced the
quiet and said: ''Well, dumb-ass, stop clapping!'

FAV FACEBOOK APPS

2008-07-19T00:01:00.000-07:00

Here are a list of my favourite facebook applications.

Texas Hold'em Poker
Love Matcher
Kiss me
Friends For Sale
Top Friends
Zombies
I Have Never
Super Wall
Super Poke
Vampire
Girl On Bus

YAHOO ANSWERS - TWIN OF GOOGLE

2008-07-18T23:32:00.000-07:00

I'm sure everyone would have used this new service provided by Yahoo ! Yahoo answers has become more popular now a days with their custom categorized areas under which anyone can post their questions. The traditional yahoo answers was good and it has been enhanced ever more by adding innovative features like "Vote" and " Best answers". Every time you answer a question you earn points and reduced points for asking a question. This way users can climb the ladder from Level 1 to higher levels.It also has the feature of IM's so that users can connect with each other and form a network. There are also RSS feeds which the user can take advantage of. As far as I've known Yahoo answers has become another secret search engine by itself with its wide database of questions and answers. Any question you want to ask would already be asked and you will just have to search and read the answer infact the best answer would do. If you don't find the question atleast you would get some related question for your search result which would help us in some way. I feel that Yahoo ! Answers is becoming a twin page of google search where you can find anything under sky. Who knows we may soon even get things beyond scope of imagination through these pages !!

CLICK HERE to visit Yahoo ! Answers.

Everything About India

2008-07-18T03:00:00.000-07:00

Here are few facts about India , which i would like to share in my blog. Few of them were surprising to myself ! I hope you enjoy it :-)

HISTORICAL FACTS -

India has never invaded any country in her last 10,000 years of history.
Sanskrit is the mother of all European languages. It is the best suited language for computer software (Forbes magazine, July 1987).
Chess originated in India.

CURRENT FACTS -

Co-founder of Sun Microsystems - Vinod Khosla
Creator of Pentium Chip - Vinod Dahm
third richest man on the world - Aziz Premji, CEO of Wipro

There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5% of population). YET,

38% of doctors in USA are Indians.
12% scientists in USA are Indians.
36% of NASA scientists are Indians.
34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
28% of IBM employees are Indians.
17% of INTEL scientists are Indians.
13% of XEROX employees are Indians

We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made. - Albert Einstein

I'm proud to be an Indian ! :-)

ONE MORE PIC :-)

2008-07-17T20:22:00.000-07:00

With the compliments i got for the previous post, i am uploading one more which was made by me. Keep visiting :-)

Please click on the thumbnail below to see the pic :-)

Copyright Version ©

Heaven On Earth

2008-07-17T09:37:00.000-07:00

I'm sure everyone would have a dream place in their heart. A place were they wish to go or see atleast once in their life time. Below are some of the pics which have made me feel that the places are very special to me and close to my heart. May be some places are imaginary. But still i wish some day heaven would invade earth and i will go and see these places :-)

A SPECIAL POEM FOR SPECIAL PERSON

2008-07-15T11:20:00.000-07:00

Lets pretend that we were in a movie,
I'll be the hero and you'll be the young girl i fall in love with
In the end we'll be happy
holding hands in the mountain
dancing in the rain, watching the sunset,
singing that happy song , living each day with
the same kind of passion that has held us in this strong chain
the strong chain called love
and has given meaning to that four letter word
the four letter word that has made the world
the four letter word that contains the hopes and dreams of everyone
the four letter word called Life.

This is how i picture my life
my happiness, my sorrow, my fear, anger
my tears, my strength, my weakness
everything to circle around you

If all this is just fantasy then
well i dont mind being in this throughout my life

I want to live my life only with you
I Love you.

( PLEASE DONT COPY THE WORDS OR THE PICTURE )

MY FIRST JOB & SALARY !

2008-07-15T10:24:00.000-07:00

It feels like on top of the world to have those 2 capital letters behind my name. Yeah , earning the degree B.E was not that easy as i thought it would be. I had a really hard time in the middle of the course when all of a sudden i got a few cups. I had no luck like some guys in my class who would clear it in their revaluation or get 14-36 or 13-37 and touch the 50 mark border to pass. Anyhow i should say God had a wet heart and open eyes, ears to listen to my prayers that i turned all the cups up successfully at the right time. It was the seventh semester and i got placed successfully. My parents and family members where more than happy to know that i got a job. I was glad with that as well. It was the time for project and eighth semester which went on very smoothly like the first two semesters of the course. It was in the month of mid may that i got my results and earned the degree Bachelor Of Engineering.

I dint really have a lot of holidays or lot of time to step into the professional corporate world. Soon after exams i got my offer letter and i was asked to join. Luckily my job was placed in chennai itself and i atleast dont have to worry about going somewhere else. It was that day , June 2nd that i joined work, my first job. I was still inside the blanket of the campus life and i thought corporate world would be very different. Luckily again i found my company to be very friendly and i never had to unwrap the blanket much. I was very comfortable and i found friends there. Everything has been set now. I am having a fun time all again at workplace. Though i miss my college, my workplace is far better and fun than what i expected it to be. But still nothing like college life in our life. Those were golden moments.

Its been a month and i was eagerly waiting for my salary to be credited. It happened and i was on top of world for the n'th time in my life. But this time it was for a reason that i had never felt before. I had money in my hand which i earned by myself. I reached home and i gave my salary to my parents. I could see the happiness on my parents face. I was really waiting for such a moment in my life and it will always be a memory for life. My parents have always got me what i wished for. It was time for me to understand what they wanted and buy them. I remembered that my dad was interested in buying a pair of Nike shoes at a showroom for his morning walk. I decided that i should buy that for him. I also wanted to get mobile for my mom. I knew my parents were kind of waiting to buy what they both wanted. I decided to give them a surprise. This sunday, i said i had to go out and set out for shopping. Luckily i found the shoe which my dad wished for still there in that showroom. I got a mobile for my mom as well. Done with shopping i rushed back home to surprise my parents. I had packed them well and kept it on the hall and went to my room as if nothing happened. I was waiting for them to open. But they never noticed that some package was there in the sofa. I was like sweating and biting nails for them to see. Atlast it was after the dinner that my dad finally saw it. When he opened the box i saw his heart coming to mouth, his eyes filled with happiness and brain filled with surprise. He opened the other box and mom joined dad by this time to find that the mobile was for her. They were both really happy and i was pretending like i dint see what they were doing and was just having dinner. My mom came and hugged me. I spoke to dad that night and he told me that he felt happy like he has never been in his life so far. I went to bed with those words in my heart. The words which would remain in my heart forever and EVER ....

HAUNTED HOUSE INDEX - ( INDIA )

2008-07-11T08:35:00.001-07:00

Here are a list of places which is believed to be haunted by ghost. I came across this in some website and i really didn't believe. But then i saw a lot of comments which were more biased towards agreeing to these craps.

Bombay - Bombay Supreme Court - for over 30 years whenever a murder trial is conducted here a vengeful bilingual ghost makes itself known by cursing and terrorizing anyone brave (or foolish) enough to enter.

Delhi - Delhi cant. - Most of the times, people see a lady standing in white dress asking for lift. if you go thru she will run as fast as the car runs & people reported her sitting there.

Gujarat - Surat - Dumas - If you walk towards the ocean at night in Dumas then u will hear noises that will tell you go home don’t go forward and all scary things happen. Dogs will even start chasing you sometimes but they say that the dogs run because they are trying to get away from that place as well. This all happens because Hindus burn their bodies after they die over there and the ghosts in there body stay in the air.

Hyderabad - Ramoji Film City - It is a big film city in Hyderabad,(like universal studios) the hotels in Ramoji film city are haunted. They say that the film city is built on war grounds of the Nizam sultans. Witnesses report the lights kept on top keep falling off, the light men- who sit with the lights on top have been pushed so many times and many have had grievous injuries. The food left in rooms also gets scattered around the room and strange marks are left on the mirror, some script.... resembling Urdu...the language spoken by the sultans. Girls are the ghosts' favorite to haunt. They trouble the girls so much, they tear their clothes, knock on the bathroom doors while the outside doors are locked. They create havoc. Many preventive measures have been taken to prevent hauntings......but of no use...they keep coming back after sometime.

Lonawala - Maharashtra - Raj Kiran hotel - Reports of bedsheets being pulled off and continue to be pulled even after the guest is woken up. This room is in the corner and at the backside of the reception on the ground floor itself.

Meerut - GP block - It has been always seen that 4 guys are sitting inside the house with a single candle lighted and drinking beers. It happens to be most common sight for people passing through that area but few person also added that even they have seen girls in red dress coming out of the house. The house is double stored and people have seen the scene happening on the roof top. People have left moving through that place now.

Mumbai - Mahim - Near Canossa primary there is a chawl named d'souza chawl, there is a local well from whwere people used to fill water and even wash clothes.This well did not have any boundary walls around it and once when a lady was filling water the whole thing collapsed.The lady too fell in that well and died.After this incident she is said to appear everyday near that well and many of the locals have even seen her. She does not harm anyone just strolls around the place and before morning hours she dissappears.

New Delhi - Sanjay Van (near Qutab Institutional Area) - Sanjay Van is a huge forest area spread over around 10 kms. There is a cremation ground also there, many people have reported having seen a lady dressed in a white saree appearing and disappearing suddenly.

Pune - Shaniwarwada Fort - When Peshwas ruled the western Indian province, Narayan the heir of the kingdom was assassinated on his uncle Madhavrao's wife's orders. Narayan was chased by his assassins across the entire fort. It was said that while running for his life he called "Uncle save me", and even today locals say that they hear his cries for help at midnights on new moon day.

Rajasthan - Alwar / Bhangarh-Ajabgarh - Bhangarh ruins - Bhangarh is a place on way from Jaipur to Alwar city in Rajasthan state of India. Today Bhangarh is known for it's ruins where nobody dares to stay after sunset. Going to history we find that this town was established by Madho Singh, younger brother of King Akbar’s General Man Singh, in 1631. But the city seems to have been abandoned in a hurry some centuries later. As per local folks, due to some curse the whole town was vacated overnight. According to this curse It was also said that if the town was ever rediscovered, the township would not be found, but only temples would show up. True to the story, only temples dot the landscape and even far up on the mountains only shrines can be seen. People say that nobody returned from there who stayed there after dark. The biggest thing is that as per Govt. of India rules there has to be an office of Archaeology Survey of India (ASI) beside every historical structure in India. But even Government authorities couldn’t dare to open an office there and they opened their office about one kilometer away from the ruins of Bhangarh. Also ASI has put a signboard at Bhangarh saying, "Staying after sunset is strictly prohibited in this area." People who visit this place out of tourist interest say that there is a strange feeling in the atmosphere of Bhangarh, which causes sort of anxiety and restlessness.

Thane - Vrindavan Society - Its said a Man had committed suicide in one of the Buildings in Vrindavan Society(Bldg. No.66 B).The security guard's patrolling the area around have come across weird happenings. Once a guard was slapped so hardly that he got up from his chair and hit the other guard who was near by him thinking he was the one who hit him.

West Bengal - Kurseong - Dow-Hill - The forests have an uncanny feeling. Its damp, cold and sometimes dark. People up here tend to be depressed and countless murders have taken place. On the stretch between Dow-Hill road and the Forest Office, wood cutters returning in the evenings have sited a young boy walking head-less for several yards and then walk away from the road into the woods. Other than this, footsteps are heard in the corridors of the Victoria Boys School when the school is closed for long holidays from December to March.

INDIAN BEGGAR AMASSES COIN FORTUNE

2008-07-10T11:42:00.000-07:00

Laxmi began begging near Hatibagan, a busy road junction in northern Calcutta, at the age of 16. Recently she handed over 91kg (200lb) of coins - the produce of 44 years of hard begging - enabling her to open an account and qualify for a credit card. Officials say she could have saved as much as 30,000 rupees ($692). She had saved the coins in iron buckets covered with jute bags at her home in a shanty town near the crossing. She was encouraged to deposit the money by police who feared it could have been stolen from her home. Bank officials are the total coins deposited by her for more than three days.Once her account is eventually opened, officials at the Central Bank of India will give her advice on how to use her money.The scam has caused an acute coin shortage in eastern India, forcing government mints to cut down on the amount of metal they now use to make the coins.

THIS IS SPARTAAA

2008-07-06T03:35:00.000-07:00

I'm sure everyone would have seen King Leonidas shout SPARTAA with such a terrifying voice. Here below are some of the pictures which might cause even more TERROR !

Are You laughing ??

INFLATION

2008-07-06T02:58:00.000-07:00

Law of Inflation : Whatever goes up will go up some more !

Inflation, is an economic concept. What the cause of inflation is, is not important to us . What is important to us is the effect of inflation! The effect of inflation is the prices of everything going up over the years.

A movie ticket was for a few paise in my dad’s time. Now it is worth Rs.50. My dads first salary for the month was Rs.400 and over he years it has now become Rs.75,000. This is what inflation is, the price of everything goes up. Because the price goes up, the salaries go up. If you really thing about it, inflation makes the worth of money reduce. What you could buy in my dad’s time for Rs.10, now a days you will not be able to buy for Rs.400 also. The worth of money has reduced! If this is still not clear consider this, when my father was a kid, he used to get 50paise pocket money. He used to use this money to go and watch a movie (At that time you could watch a movie for 50paise!).Now, just for the sake of understanding assume that my dad decided in his childhood to save 50paise thinking, that one day when he becomes big, he will go for a movie. Many years pass. The year now is 2006. My dad goes to the theater and asks for a ticket. He offers the ticket-booth-guy at the theater 50paise and asks for a ticket. The ticket booth guy says, “I am sorry sir, the ticket is worth Rs.50. You will not be able to even buy a “paan” with the 50paise!!”

With the growing rate of inflation every year it feels like we should invest on inflation itself, because that is the only thing which keeps going up all the time and will continue to be so.

COLLEGE DAYS !!

2008-07-05T10:18:00.000-07:00

Early alarms, gulping breakfast, wearing the so called formal dress and rushing towards the bus stop and finally reaching college. At the parking lot you give your hair a final look and set it right before you enter the campus and classroom with half hearted feelings to attend the sessions. Joking and gossiping from behind your book or playing some stupid game in the most boring lecture during which half the class is already snoring, were some of the methods adopted to kill time. By the end of the lecture, everyone is restless and keeps glancing at their watches, slamming books and dropping bags. The professor mercilessly continues teaching. The naughty smiles, the comments of friends, passing your critical opinion of those you envied and hated. The taste of tears when you lost your friends, the heartache when you were ditched and dumped. These are moments that can make emotions flow at any time in life.

There could be nothing more refreshing to you than going back to your college after a long time and thinking about the memories you made in your college life. The day when i got back to my college after i passed out i had a very strange feeling and emotion for leaving the place where i have been going for say 4 years. Looking at my classroom where once i was sitting or sleeping, the canteens where most of the assignments and record works were completed, the hostel rooms and what not. Every corner i go i get reminded of some good moment i lived in my college days.

I will never forget my college years, they have been the best years in my life till now. I have seen, learnt and experienced so much.I have found friends, some didn't care and drifted apart. I will always remember my favourite place in college, my professors, the canteen coffee, all my friends, those innocent and decent faces of people who turned out to be devils in disguise. All the twists in the kaleidoscope of life are experiences that have helped me mature. I will cherish them forever.

DEATH IS CERTAIN

2008-07-05T10:01:00.000-07:00

A really nice set of words explaining that death is certain for everyone who is born. Taken from the nasheed "Last Breath" by Ahmed Bukhatir

From those around I hear a Cry,
A muffled sob, a Hopeless sigh,
I hear their footsteps leaving slow,
And then I know my soul must Fly!
A chilly wind begins to blow,
Within my soul, from Head to Toe,
And then, Last Breath escapes my lips,
It's Time to leave. And I must Go!
So, it is True (But it's too Late)
They said: Each soul has its Given Date,
When it must leave its body's core,
And meet with its Eternal Fate.
Oh mark the words that I do say,
Who knows? Tomorrow could be your Day,
At last, it comes to Heaven or Hell
Decide which now, Do NOT delay!
Come on my brothers let us pray
Decide which now, Do NOT delay!
Oh God! Oh God! I cannot see!
My eyes are Blind! Am I still Me
Or has my soul been led astray,
And forced to pay a Priceless Fee
Alas to Dust we all return,
Some shall rejoice, while others burn,
If only I knew that before
The line grew short, and came my Turn!
And now, as beneath the sod
They lay me (with my record flawed),
They cry, not knowing I cry worse,
For, they go home, I face my God!
Oh mark the words that I do say,
Who knows, Tomorrow could be your Day,
At last, it comes to Heaven or Hell
Decide which now, Do NOT delay !
Come on my brothers let's pray
Decide which now, do not delay ...