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Words to avoid at work

2010-05-06T05:54:00.000-07:00

There are a few words/phrases many working professionals use today to buy time to escape from the work commitment. If you are one among them then throw them out of your mind and never use it again at your work.

Try:
I'll try to do this
We'll try to compelete this work
or Simply, we'll our best.
Yoda, at star wars advices to luke skywalker: Do or Do Not - There is NO TRY.

Whatever:

This word is a real verbal slap on the face of the other party. It means that you are avoiding or ignoring the other person's ideas or any communication.

May be & I do not Know:
There is nothing like I don't know or may be at work. Get to know about things that matters to your work or responsibility. Don't simply say that "may be this could happen" "I don't know how to do this"

I'll get back to you:

If someone says that they'll get back to you, then it means that they will never get back to you or simply, they don't have an intention to complete your proposed work. If you come across a person at your office says so, then clarify when will they get back and ask for time, date, day.

If:

One person's output in another person's input. If people say that "If you do this work, then
i can complete my work". It is more like putting the blam/pressure on the other person and
not get blamed for not finising the task.

Yes, But:

When you take any solution to your team mate or boss or anybody at office and if they "Yes, but..." it means that they don't want take your solution.

I Guess:

Don't guess anything at your work. Businesses are not run by guesstimate.

We'll See:

This is again to buy time instead of saying a big NO. Example: If you are proposing something to start or doing something useful for the organization then always go with the data/real information that can help take decision.

The Real Sixth Sense Technology

2010-04-28T11:50:00.000-07:00

We all know that technology has changed this world drastically, but we never know or thought to what extent it has got changed. There is so much advancement and achievements in the technology that is beyond our expectations.

Recently, I came across this video “Sixth Sense Technology” and just went speechless after watching it. Guys, we really need to thank these super cool minds for creating such a stupendous digital product that claims to carry our digital world with us where ever we go.

Watch, Enjoy and Share some love as well…

How to Prepare Mushroom Masala

2010-04-26T10:32:00.000-07:00

First of all, Many thanks to Rehana Khamdaty for telling us how to prepare mushroom masala. It takes only 15-20 minutes to prepare this tasty yummy mushroom masala.

What you need?
1/2 kg - boiled mushrooms
25 g - onions
250 g - tomatoes
1 tsp - ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp - chilli powder
1 tsp - salt
1/2 tsp - haldi (turmeric powder)
1 tsp - coriander powder (dhania)
1 tsp - garam masala
100g - oil
A small quantity of ginger
2 tbsp - tomato ketchup

How to?

Heat oil in a kadai (pan) and add onions.
Saute onions till they become pink and add tomatoes and mushrooms and all spices except garam masala.
Cook till the juice of tomato dries up.
Then add tomato ketchup and mix thoroughly.
Also add green coriander, chillies, garam masala.
Mix it well...

Its Ready. Please serve it and invite me to eat :-)

Secrets for a Lean Body

2010-04-24T19:21:00.000-07:00

So you want to have a lean body. I understand that you have a flabby and out of shape the body and would like to get rid of it as quickly as possible. But remember one thing, "there is no gain without pain" you have to strive hard to have a lean & healthy body.

I recently came across a wonderful article, which stresses much up on training and nutritional diets are the real secrets and work wonders for getting a lean body.

Thanks to the author for writing and publishing great tips, ideas and secret strategies on staying healthy and fit.

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A New Book on Gandhi

2010-04-23T07:01:00.000-07:00

I really doubt the authenticity of this news. MK Gandhi was known for this spiritual thoughts and doings, and now he’s been put under the terrible limelight of sexual experiments. Well, take a look at this article that was published in Sify. I am just reproducing this article without doing any change.

A new book on Mahatma Gandhi has delved into the intimate life of the Indian icon whose famous vow of chastity did not prevent him sleeping with naked women and conducting bizarre sex "experiments".

"Gandhi: Naked Ambition" by British historian Jad Adams sheds new light on the spiritual leader and independence hero whose spartan existence and resistance to earthly pleasures are an integral part of his popular image.

2,000 places visited by Gandhiji to sport new look

The book has been released in Britain and will be available soon in India where it is bound to make waves in a country where Gandhi's image is fiercely protected and a source of national pride.

That his attitudes to sex were censorious and unusual is well known. He wrote of his disgust at himself for having intercourse with his wife Kasturba, aged 15, when his father died in 1885.

In later life, having fathered four children, he forbade even married couples in his ashram retreats from having sex and lectured men on the need to take a cold bath when they felt lustful.

More than 60 years after Gandhi's death, Adams has gone through hundreds of pages of his writings and eyewitness accounts to build a behind-closed-doors picture of a man considered both a saint and the father of the nation in India.

"One of things you find about Gandhi is how much he wrote about sex," Adams told AFP by telephone from his home in London.

"When we look at his sexuality, what happens is that he has a perfectly normal sex life for the first part of his life, one that would be recognisable to almost anyone in the world.

"He gets married and has a family of four. But what interested me was that he made a decision that it would be a good idea to be chaste (in 1900). Six years later, he makes a vow and puts it into practice."

But contrary to the image of the abstemious Hindu ascetic, in later life Gandhi frequently bathed with nubile young women, had nude massages and often shared a bed with one or more of his followers, Adams' book said.

The couple whom Gandhiji blessed!

Adams says he has no evidence that Gandhi broke his vow of chastity with any of the women, though he was defining the idea in a rather limited way.

"He's talking about penetration. However he's defining sex so narrowly that he's ignoring a lot of activities that many people would consider sensual, if not actively sexual. "My interpretation is that he was expecting these women to try to stimulate him sexually in order that he could demonstrate his resistance."

The sister of Gandhi's secretary, Sushila Nayar, was one of the women who took part, as was his 18-year-old grandniece, Manu.

In other cases, the wives of men in his ashram were called upon to share his bed, even though they were forbidden to sleep with their husbands, leading to complaints from some of his most devoted male followers. Adams believes the "experiments" were like a game of striptease in which there was non-contact sexual activity. "He wanted to see if sex could be controlled because he felt it was such a powerful force," he said.

Gandhi's views and activities -- he also believed in conserving his semen, which he saw as a source of spiritual energy --- did not endear him to fellow independence leader and India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.

Paris has a restaurant named 'Gandhiji'!

"Nehru considered them abnormal and completely distanced himself from Gandhi's behaviour," Adams said. And what of Gandhi's long-suffering wife Kasturba, whom he married when he was 13? As with his long absences abroad, his sometimes indifferent treatment of his children and frequent extreme fasts, she appears to have gone along with the chastity and sex experiments, albeit reluctantly.

"She didn't give much credit to the restrictions on eating or seemingly any of the things that he did, but she went along with them because she was a devoted and devout Hindu wife," said Adams. The author says that Gandhi's practices were commonly discussed when he was alive but after his assassination in 1948 the details were glossed over in his elevation to the stature of national icon.

"I don't think that an understanding of any individual's sexuality necessarily casts them in a poor light. To suggest it does implies a negative view of sex, which I don't have," he said. Adams is a visiting research fellow at London University and has previously written biographies of British politician Tony Benn, pioneering British feminist Emmeline Pankhurst and India's Nehru dynasty.

Found on: Sify

Dead Sea – What should you know about it?

2010-01-10T08:21:00.001-08:00

You might be aware that it is not so easier to float in a swimming pool that in a sea. The reason for this is because the water in a sea is salty and therefore more dense, which makes more afloat.

There is a lake connecting Israel and Jordan called as “Dead Sea” is very saline (salty), containing 6 ounces (265 grams) of salt per liter. This makes people float on the surface without having to swim.

The Dead Sea is also called as “Salt Lake”.

It is 378m and the world’s deepest hyper saline lake.It is almost 8.6 times saltier than Ocean.

You cannot use this water as a support to life except for bacteria due to its rich in saline characteristic.

What excatly is color blindness?

2010-01-10T06:06:00.000-08:00

Color blindness is a kind of blindness where people can see object that exist in the world but cannot identify the difference between the color of any object. For instance, the color red, green and yellow are seen as different shades of gray.

Some people may see red as green. People who suffer from this blindness may not get the driving license due to failure in color idenfication. The color blindness was first studied by John Dalton, an English chemist, and that is why color blindness is also reffered as "Daltonism" in medical terms.

What is a Lazy Eye?

2010-01-10T06:03:00.000-08:00

Lazy eye is a weakness in eyes which causes one eye to move in a different direction from the other. It is also called as Squint. Some cases cab be corrected with glasses or special eye exercise can also be of help to those who suffer from squinting.

One kind of squinting called "Paralyzed squinting," causes the person to lose all sense of distance. This makes it difficult for those people to take part in some sports. It also means that it would be unsafe for them to drive car or any other vehicle.

Some Unknown Interesting Facts

2009-12-09T09:43:00.000-08:00

The first self propelled land vehicle was built in 1769 by Nicholas Cughot, a freshman. The first petrol powered car on the road designed by Gottlieh Daimler in 1887. He was a German.

Chess means 'King'. The word check mate is derived from Persian shah mat, meaning. 'The King is dead'. It is believed that chess was originated in India amongst Buddhists. They invented chess as a substitute of war because killing of one's fellow is forbidden in their religion.

Candles are very ancient. Romans bees wax candles from the earliest times. Until middle of 19th century candle making was considered an important duty of housekeeper. The procedure involved heating of a tallow, the fat of sheep or oxen, in a pot. A number of strands of twisted cotton yars, handing from a rod were dipped several times in the molen mass. They were hung up cool after each dip. When the suitable thickness of tallow covered the wick, candles were ready. Today we have candle factories. Homemade candles are also in use. The wick is still made of cotton strands. Paraffin and certain other fatty substances are used.

The word dictionary comes from Latin dictionaries meaning a collection of words. This word was first used by John Garland, an English scholar in 1225 as the title of the manuscript of Latin words to be learnt by heart. The first real English dictionary appeared in 1552. It was compiled by Richard Hulaet. Each word in this dictionary was given in English and then came the Latin translation. The book was titled Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Pro Tyrunculis – Contained 2000 words. Webster covered simpler spelling and because of this Americans write color for colour, Grapic for Graphic, etc…

We all know salt is essential in our daily food. In ancient times salt was used as part of offering when sacrifices were offered to Gods. Salt is basically a sea product. Salt was unknown to Americans and Indians until it was discovered by Europeans. The word salary comes from the word salt, because in Roman times a salarium or allowance of money for salt was given to the staff of the army.

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Picking toadstool Mushrooms is Dangerous

2009-12-06T08:22:00.000-08:00

Mushrooms belong to the fungus family of plants. Unlike most plants, they do not need light to grow; in fact some mushrooms spring up overnight.

The toadstool is also a kind of mushroom, but it is poisonous and can cause death or serious illness.

This is why we have to be very careful when we pick mushrooms. It is easier to buy them from a store. If you see something that looks like mushrooms growing in a field don't pick them unless you are with someone who knows difference between mushrooms and toadstools.

Image Courtesy: gardenseeker.com

How Do We Get Rubber From Trees?

2009-12-06T08:15:00.000-08:00

A tropical tree produces rubber. The juice of the rubber tree is called as "Latex", extracted through slanting cuts in the bark. The juice drips in to a container attached to the tree.It is then collected and made into rubber, which can be used for car tires, boots, etc.

Another juice extracted from trees is maple syrup. It comes from the maple tree which is grown in north america. The juice flows out of holes bored in to the wood of the tree. Maple syrup is popular in the U.S.A. and is used on pancakes and ice cream.

The Habit of Smoking Tobacco

2009-12-05T23:02:00.000-08:00

Tobacco was discovered in the 16th century by Europeans. Explorers, such as Christopher Columbus when visited North America they noticed that the American Indians, smoked tobacco.They thought that it could be a medical properties.

During those days, it was used in Indian ceremonies, such as smoking the pipe of peace. Jean Nicot, French ambassador to portugal, introduced it to his country, claiming that it could cure headaches. The tobacco plant was named nicotania after him, and the substance nicotine found in tobacco, also got name from him.

Now, Tobacco is known to be harmful to the health and smoking is discouraged, especially among younger generations.

Did you know 4.0?

2009-12-05T22:31:00.000-08:00

We all know shift happens everywhere and without doubt it happens on media and technology. The latest version of DID YOU KNOW 4.0 (2009 version) has been released. Click Play to see what an incredible shift that has taken place and will take place in the near future. Stay updated, Enjoy!

Some Unknown Animal Facts

2009-12-04T23:42:00.001-08:00

Elephants have stronger memory than any other animal
Herons is the only bird that sleeps in one leg to keep the other leg out of the cold
Some species of Tortois lives for more than 150 years
Giant torotises weigh over 230 kilos and lives in the remote Galapagos islands
Some butterflies have more than one pair of eyes
Fishes are caught at any part of the day but Eels are caught only at night times
Kangaroos can leap forward as much as 9 meters
Piranha is considered to be the dangerous and fiercest predators of rivers and seas, but they are usually small - 8 inches
When faced danger ostrich hides its head under its wing

Wonderful Miracles of Human Brain

2009-12-04T23:26:00.000-08:00

Check out this wonderful miracles of human brain. I am sure you'll get stunned with every slide of this presentation. Do not forget to look at the last slide of this presentation you'll find it very very interesting and after looking at the last slide please do no forget to comment on whom did you see?

Why do astronauts float in the space?

2009-12-04T23:10:00.000-08:00

Every object exerts a force of attraction on other objects. This is called the force of gravity. Because the earth’s gravity is very strong it pulls things towards it like a magnet.

If you drop an object, it doesn’t just fall to the ground, it is pulled to the ground by this force. This is what gives everything weight and keeps it on the earth.

As we travel away from the earth, the earth’s gravity has less influence. This is my astronauts float inside a spaceship. They are so far from the earth that the earth’s gravity has little effect. So they become weightless.

The American Way of Romance

2009-11-17T21:53:00.000-08:00

I got this nice piece of interesting article through email. It is a conversation that was spotted on craigslist between a girl and an investment banker. In the first section of the conversation you'll find what is a girl up to and her demands, and in the next section you'll see how smartly an investment banker has responded her. Enjoy! THE AMERICAN WAY OF ROMANCE :-)

Human Bone Facts

2009-07-11T00:46:00.000-07:00

We all know how important is bone to our body. A human adult has approximately 208 bones. Here are few interesting facts about HUMAN BONES.

The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes bone, the one which is located in the ear.
The best exercise for maintaining healthy bones is Gardening
The hardest part in the human body is Enamel
Of 2000 babies born, at least 1 is born with a tooth
Toe nails grow 4 times slower than the finger nails
Concrete is not as strong as Human thighbone
The most interesting fact about human bone is that it is hard only from outside, they are light and soft inside because bones consist of 75% water.
In a human hand there are about 54 bones including the wrists
The human face is made of 14 bones
The chances of getting a cavity is much higher if candy is eater slowly compared to eating it all at once and then brushing your teeth.
If an identical twin grows up without having a certain tooth, the other twin will most likely also grow up with that tooth missing.

Singh is King

2009-07-03T23:52:00.000-07:00

Hi People, This singh is the real king... I got this picture as an email from one of my friends. I hope you'll enjoy it. I am not in the intention to hurt anyone, but just wanted to share this for the sake of entertainment. Hope this movie rocks each year not only in the parliament but also in the entire nation. Watch it and have fun :-)

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Email Phishing

2009-06-30T22:56:00.000-07:00

Dear Hbos Customer,

For your security, we have temporarily prevented access to your account.The Online Banking Team safeguards your account when there is a possibility that someone other than you is signing on. You may be getting this message because you are signing on from a different location or device.If this is the case, your access may be restored when you reactivate your account.Sign-in to your account below to continue to the verification process.

CLICK HERE TO LOGIN

(Do not visit. This site is marked as Website forgary)

Sincerely,
Online Security Team,
Halifax Bank Plc,

Halifax is a division of Bank of Scotland plc. Registered in Scotland No. SC327000. Registered Office: The Mound, Edinburgh, EH1 1YZ.

Why i have posted this email here?

To make you understand that this is a kind of Phishing email.

These spammers pretend as if they are from legitimate source (your bank) and try to get sensitive information such as user name, passwords, credit card numbers, etc...

How to identify?

Check if you really have an account with that bank
Point your mouse over the URL and check at the bottom to see if it is taking to the right source
Check for the spellings and grammar (Example: HBSC)
Check the from address. If you are unsure then report it as SPAM.

A real Spammy Email

2009-06-30T22:23:00.000-07:00

My Comments written in RED

I have been getting lot of spam emails and this is one such email that is too unreal and clearly should be under trashbin.

Ave, my gentleman!

Love is the beginning of all the joy which nature has store for us. I am kind, romantic, open hearted lady(Common and boring words). I like to live and able to enjoy every moment(not only you everybody wants to enjoy). Life is given to us only once and we have to value it(I already value my life. but not for this). I do. For complete happiness I need only to love and to be loved. I am an adventurous girl and can’t spend a lot of time doing nothing useful(So writing these emails useful). I have a lot of interests as I like to observe our interesting world and develop new skills (Don't waste it by writing spammy emails). I am fond of nature and that’s why I can’t imagine my life without travelling and learning more and more about it. I am keen on camping and sleeping in a tent. It is so romantic! I also like dancing, listening to pleasant music, walking in a rainy weather, reading interesting and teaching books, spending time with my friends, swimming in the sea at night, looking at the stars, climbing mountains and cooking tasty dishes. I am fond of pets as these creatures are very loyal and also need our love and warmth. I wish to find a nice man to build a strong relationship. (Is she looking for pets or a man?)

Kisses
Name Undisclosed

I got the same email 5 times. And, one more interesting thing is the same email has been received by my friends too. ;-)

Top Billionaires in the World - 2009 List

2009-06-12T11:42:00.000-07:00

The world saw 1125 billionaires a year ago and now (2009) it is 793, a huge 28% drop since last year (2008).

The recession has truly affected you, me and rest of us including billionaires in the world.

I have collected the list of top 100 billionaires in the world for 2009 from forbes.com.

The world’s notable billionaire Bill Gates and Warren buffet too saw a turn down in their wealth, but still stays on the top list. Bill holds the No.1 position despite of meeting a loss of $18 billion.

Warren buffet is in the second position after seeing a decline of $25 billion in his fortune.

Quick Review:

World's Top 10(ten) Billionaires (2009)
Bill Gates
Warren Buffet
Carlos Slim Helu and family
Lawrence Ellison
Ingvar Kamprad & family
Karl Albrecht
Mukesh Ambani - Ranks 2 on The Top 100 Indian CEOs
Lakshmi Mittal
Theo Albrecht
Amancio Ortega

Billionaires Geographic Wise
Brazil – 3
Canada – 1
Chile – 2
Czech Republic – 1
France – 4
Germany – 6
Hong Kong – 4
India – 5
Italy – 2
Japan – 2
Kuwait – 1
Malaysia - 1
Mexico – 2
Monaco – 1
Russia – 5
Saudi Arabia – 5
Singapore – 1
South Africa – 1
Spain – 1
Sweden – 1
Switzerland – 6
UAE -1
United Kingdom – 3
United States – 40

Here’s the long list of 100 billionaires in the world (2009)

Quick facts about Sachin Tendulkar - The God of Cricket

2009-06-09T11:39:00.000-07:00

Whenever I think of cricket, one player who often pops-up in to my mind is S.R Tendulkar (Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar), an Indian Cricketer, who is also called as "The Master Blaster", "The Bombay Bomber", "The Little Champion", etc.

Here are few quick facts about Sachin tendulkar…

Sachin Tendulkar started his career at the age of 16.

Sachin Tendulkar's first debut match was with Pakistan at Karachi in the year 1989/90.

The man who contributed a lot to sachin Tendulkar's success is Mr. Ramakant Achrekar.

Virender Sehwag (also called as veeru) resembles sachin tendulkar's batting style.

Sachin Tendulkar along with this close friend Vinod Kambli scored a whopping score of 664 in 1
1988 .

Dennis Lille advised sachin to concentrate on batting when sachin attended The MRF pace foundation to try his luck as a fast bowler.

In 1992, Sachin became the youngest player to have reached one thousand (1000) runs in Test cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar was named as one of the Asian Heroes by Time magazine in November 2006

The government of India awarded Tendulkar with various awards like Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna, Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan

Sachin is one among the few Indian players who started their career in 1980s and still continuing playing international cricket.

In 1997, sachin was chosen for Wisden cricketer of the year

He has won the Man of the Match title for 11 times in test matches and 4 times the man of the series

Sachin hasn’t score a century in T20 international cricket matches

Mr. Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister recommended that sachin should be bestowed with “an honorary knighthood for his involvement and contribution to international cricket.

Fans of sachin tendulkar says “Cricket is my religion and Sachin is my God”

There could be more interesting facts about Sachin Tendulkar which i may update in the future. I welcome you to add more facts about Sachin.

Pics of Sachin Tendulkar

Videos of Sachin Tendulkar:

Sachin Tendulkars first Test match 100

Sachin Tendulkar at the Singapore Cricket Club 27th May 2009

Best Quotes on Sachin Tendulkar

Sites that talks about Sachin Tendulkar:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachin_Tendulkar
http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/35320.html
http://tendulkar.co.in/
www.sachintendulkar.in

The Truth behind ZOOZOO Vodafone Commercial

2009-05-27T11:28:00.000-07:00

When I saw Vodofone's zoozoo commercial advertisement for the first time I thought that it was some animated cartoon characters. It blew away my mind when I came to know that it's not unreal. Yes, there is a life inside Zoozoo. These big egghead weird looking things are not cartoon characters but are real humans. They are actually thin ladies from Mumbai theatres who were dressed up in such a manner.

The ZooZoo ad just rocked during Indian Premier League (IPL) season. In fact, there is an official partnership between DLF IPL and Vodafone. You may check this site to play quiz, download wallpapers, Ecards, and more.

The ZooZoo ad credit goes to Prakash Varma, the director of ZooZoo commercials and to those ladies who finely delivered the masculine and feminine body language filled with real life emotions.

Watch this all in one zoozoo ads. Enjoy!!!

Don't forget to tell your favorite Zoozoo ad.

Few Things are better than Sex. Guess What?

2009-05-19T17:59:00.000-07:00

First of all, Thanks to Bigoak for sharing this article through stumbleupon.com. I prefer giving a thumbs-up for this article and may be you too can give it if you have stumbleupon account. Let's get back to the article.

There are people who prefer few daily routines of their lives to sex. Can you guess what it would be? Well, i wasn't aware of this till i read this top 10 things that are considered to be better than sex.

10. House Cleaning: In one of the surveyes conducted, 30% of the women say that "Cleaning gives them more satisfaction"

9. Dating a Vampire: You probably cannot have sex with a vampire. He may kill in extreme passionate. But still dating a vampire is a cool thing. Why? Because he is charming, he'd drive you in an expensive car and so on...

8. Weight Loss: 26% of the mom preferred to lost weight than haveing more sex

7. Music: For some people music is life. 60% of 16-24 year-olds would rather go without sex than music for a week. This increases to 70% for 16-19 year-olds.”

6. In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): IVF is better than sex if you prefer to get pregnant

5. Sports: There are lot of reasons why sports get priority than sex.

4. Sleep: There are 10 reasons why sleep is far better than sex. Check it out

3. Food: People prefer to consume food rather than having sex. There are lots of recipes that claims to be better than sex. Check it.

2. Cell Phones:A survey conducted by Dial-a-Phone, a cell phone retailer in the UK, reported that “24 percent of women, but zero percent of men, would rather give up sex than their mobile phone for a month” That's crazy.

1. The Internet: I know people are crazy about internet. Ofcourse, there are reasons for it. You can stay in touch with your family and friends, Do shopping, better online services that could actually enable you to hold your personal activities.

I think preferences are human dependent. What ever it be, do it with passion you'll enjoy it. ;-) So, What's you preference? ;-)