Difference between Heaven and Hell

"One's got better lighting and other better friends"

-- Chee Malabar & Friends in the song 'All I Got Remix'

Jingle Bombs -- Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays :o)

Who are those Mumbai Terrorists?

Trumpet for the current economy

source: boingboing.net

The Matrix runs on Windows

Acrobatic Helicopter or Porsche?

What a Mess?!!

Linear Causes of the Credit Crisis Explained
| Fundamental Analysis |

So far the best article I read that cleared my doubts about this whole Credit Crisis mess!!

Microsoft finally strikes back

Microsoft had to do this...maybe even a little earlier...after hugely successful Apple Ad's...with a huge list of celebrities like Vera Wang, Kevin Spacey, Bill Gates, Tony Parker, Eva Longoria... ending with Deepak Chopra saying "I'm a PC and a human being, not a human doing, not a human thinking, a human being"

busy

Cruise Night 2008

The 15th Annual Cruise Night was held on Saturday, July 19 on Brand Boulevard in Glendale - feature over 400 classic cars and trucks on display. Event concluded with rock show by Herman's Hermits (from England)



Herman's Hermits - mini clip

Music and Art

Music is for the ear






Art is for the eye





-- old saying

Time Left v/s Things to do!

source: readers digest

10 golden parenting rules

Many sociologists believe the disintegration of the family as we recognized it only a generation ago is inevitable as we shift towards a capitalist culture.


"Parenting has never been more demanding than now when technology has invaded our homes to an unprecedented level. This new technology, whether it is the computer or internet or mobile phones, requires more parental supervision, not less."


Here are 10 golden parenting rules that counsellors/therapists came up with that can help bring the glow back into your home.

• Allow time and room for communication. Quality time does not mean blowing up money on a weekend trip out of town, and then shutting yourself up before the computer or in front of the TV. In fact, watching TV together is valuable family time. So is playing a game or going for a walk with your child. And sitting down to at least one meal together as a family. A family that eats together usually stays together, say experts.
• Listen to the child with an open mind. Don't be overcritical and judgemental. All children make mistakes so don't dismiss your child's initial efforts. Boost his confidence and allow him to keep trying. Don't use labels like 'idiot', 'good for nothing', 'irresponsible'.
• Praise instead of punish. Don't use the rod, corporal punishment doesn't help, never mind the old adage. Encourage desirable behaviour by praising, hugging, reinforcing with a reward. Recognise and praise when he sticks to your rules. Don't ignore good behaviour and notice and highlight only bad behaviour.
• Set clear rules of conduct. Don't give confusing and contradictory messages. Don't keep changing the rules: some things like what is right and wrong are not negotiable. Don't contradict each other in front of your children or fight before them. Sit down and agree on what constitutes desirable behaviour before you set the rules. And above all, don't undercut each other and use your child as a pawn in your power struggles.
• Don't overprotect your child. Encourage independent behaviour when there is no danger involved. Don't end up doing things for him/her always. Instil confidence in your child to try out and venture out on his/her own, of course with your guidance and support.
• Don't overindulge your child. Expensive gifts will not make up for not spending time with him/her. Teach them the value of money and living within your means. And make sure that dangerous behaviour is a no-no, and not negotiable. You are a better judge of what can harm your children than they are. Encourage him to socialise, to meet and bring his friends home.
• Make time to deal with unpleasantness. It's easy to sweep unpleasant subjects under the carpet, but buying peace will prove costly in the long run.
• Learn to communicate. Allow your child to express emotions freely. Listen to his problems objectively and unemotionally. Try to give rational explanations whenever necessary to correct behaviour. Give examples from your own life and past experiences. Use stories to illustrate and teach. Role-play comes in handy to solve problems.
• Don't preach, be a role model. Instil good values like honesty, integrity, tolerance, optimism, cooperation etc by personal example. Remember your child is a true mirror of your own behaviour. Make sure your behaviour is not the opposite of how you want your child to behave.
• Make time for yourself. Get a life for yourself outside the family. Make time also for playing a game or exchanging impersonal information with your spouse. Hobbies and pastimes are useful for creating bonds within a family. Teach your child by example that the family is not a dumping ground for his bad moods.

source: outlookindia.com

Never Retreat!

Paul Varghese - Live at Gotham

Paul Varghese
Comedy Central


source: sajaforum.org

Ever read news papers?

John Leguizamo (Berger):"..Ever read papers?"
Martin Lawrence (Kevin): "Used to...but they kept changing"


-- from movie What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)

Walk this way!... I dare you!!

Place: Caminito del Rey (Spain)
No, you cant walk this way ;) ...entering this way may be fined today with 6000€

source: vowe.net

My favourite clip of Danny Kaye

... from his movie The Inspector General

21 Accents

source: boingboing.net

Where is the secret of Life?

source: vowe.net , blaugh.com

TODAY!

List of Foods -- Healthy Weight "GO"

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Break-fast - Muesli (Low fat, No Sugar)
Milk - only 1% fat or Fat free
Eggs - no yellow [-Grrr!-]
Breads - Whole Wheat - Breads, Pita, Multi-grain
Rice - Basmati, Brown, Wild (*Avoid* white, fried spanish)
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Proteins

• Baked, Broiled, Grilled, Steamed
• *Avoid* breaded, fried,deep fried or sauteed foods.

• Chicken - skin less (Avoid fried and/or with skin [--Grrr!--])
• Crab
• Fish
• Lamb (lean)
• Shrimp

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Vegetables

• Enjoy baked, boiled,broiled, raw, or steamed
• *Avoid* breaded, fried,deep fried or sauteed foods.

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Healthy Weight "NO" – *Avoid List*

• Avacado
• Beets
• Corn
• Carrots (cooked)
• Dates
• Coconut
• Raisin
• Dried Fruit
• Pancakes
• Chips
• Muffins
• Pita bread
• Rolls
• Waffles
• Noodles
• Soups (except Veg broth)
• Pasta
• Frozen Yogurt
• Milk (2%. whole)
• Fruit Juices [-Grrr!-]
• Potatoes [-Grrr!-]
• Bananas [-Grrr!-]
• Buscuits [-Grrr!-]
• Mozzarella (except fat free) [-Grrr!-]
• Honey [-Grrr!-]
• Alcohol (beer, wine, mixed drinks) [-Grrr!-]

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Google Me

Google makes it into music industry.. via Teyana Taylor :o)

If Rupert Murdoch hadn't been born...

Hilarious take by Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie about a world without Rupert Murdoch...

Tennis - How to Practice 'Drop Volley'

Brent Abel suggests a simple way to get the feel for Drop Volley
...which is tricky to master!

David Archuleta - Long and Winding Road

David Archuleta sings Beatles song 'Long and Winding Road' on American Idol
...and I should add...sings it very well!

Definitely 'An idea worth spreading'

Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.




source: vowe.net

What is Spontaneity?

Biogas Digester

Sintex Industries, a plastics and textiles manufacturer in Gujarat, India, is betting it can find profit in human waste. Its new biogas digester turns human excrement, cow dung, or kitchen garbage into fuel that can be used for cooking or generating electricity, simultaneously addressing two of India's major needs: energy and sanitation.

Sintex's digester uses bacteria to break down waste into sludge, much like a septic tank. In the process, the bacteria emit gases, mostly methane. But instead of being vented into the air, they are piped into a storage canister.

A one-cubic-meter digester, primed with cow dung to provide bacteria, can convert the waste generated by a four-person family into enough gas to cook all its meals and provide sludge for fertilizer


A model this size costs about $425 but will pay for itself in energy savings in less than two years

source: http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/26/news/international/kahn_biogas.fortune/index.htm

Star Wars explanied....hilarious!

Star Wars according to a 3 year old...very cute...her dad says she was not coached too...

la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la...

What a beautiful voice Yael Naim has...




Props to Apple for using this nice song for Macbook Air

Mind-body medicine -- rebellious alternative?

Mind-body medicine is a patchwork of ideas about the way in which we think that our minds make us sick, and might make us well. The big ideas influence how we think about disease, how we seek out different care for ourselves, even how we experience our bodies in health and illness.

Mainstream medicine says leave your mind out of it, you've got a bodily disorder, and we're going to cure it with some kind of physical intervention. And mainstream medicine is often pretty good at this. So as long as it's doing its job very well, a lot of us are very happy to embrace it.

Read the article Minding our health - interview with Medical historian Anne Harrington

• Power of suggestion - ex: placebo effect
• Power of our own positive thinking
• Certain personality types get particular diseases
• Type A - risk of heart attack
• Stress is really a modern invention
• Difference between Stress and Exhaustion
• Advanced practice of meditation might be able to sculpt the brain (also see Buddha on the Brain)

source: salon.com

Few quotes from the King

• We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
• We must use time creatively.
• The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
• A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus
• The time is always right to do what is right.

Profound

source: dharma rain

Fantastic victory by India over Australia!!

Few amazing facts about the victory -

• India become the first side to beat Australia in Australia for over four years, since their win in Adelaide in 2003.
• And the first to beat Australia in Perth for ten years which was 'tailor-made' for Australian pace attack (boasting of the worlds lethal/fastest bowler)
• It was just India's fifth win in over 60 years of touring Australia
• It was victory against all odds after losing a highly controversial Sydney test and being written off by pundits and media

Images: cricinfo.com

Our MIND!

Our mind (whose physiological counterpart is Brain ) is consist of two parts-
left and right mind (brain).

Both these two left and right parts give rise to different creative urges in us.



The left Brain takes care of logic, theology, philosophy, math and science etc. All the thought process happens in this left Brain.

Where as the right mind give rise to music, art, painting, love & other emotions. The right mind immensely facilitates the process of meditation. Right mind do not think. It is deeply related to the source of infinite creativity. Here thoughts does not arise as a thinking process, rather anything happens as an instant flash of creativity. This part does not think. This part feels.


Source: www.meditationiseasy.com/mCorner/techniques/zen_meditation.htm
Image: wired.com

Meet 1 to 100

People in Order's Age film assembles the people of Britain in a given order.
In just 3 minutes, we meet 100 different people who are arranged according to their age, starting from age 1
Film is part of www.portablefilmfestival.com

The Impossible Quiz