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johan-lorbeer-still-life-performance

2008-09-15T02:56:00.001-07:00

Lesser known Johan Lorbeer is a German performance artist who became famous of his 'Still-Life' performances which took place in public areas. For hours he would remain as a living work of art where he elevates to the state of a sculpture. These performances seemed really impossible as they involve illusions to the audience that makes him look like he is defying the laws of gravity.

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Gorilla slaughter sparks campaign

2008-09-15T02:54:00.001-07:00

If the people of Congo save the mountain gorilla, might the gorilla return the favour?

That is the hope of environmental activists, who realise that wildlife conservation and tourism could be the key to survival for people as well as animals in a part of Africa where conflict has been the norm.

Mountain gorillas are gentle giants that range across the borders of Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa. These primates are considered extremely endangered, with fewer than 720 in existence.

After a decade of relative calm for these animals - the same cannot be said of the humans around them - wildlife officials report at least 10 have been killed this year.

Photographs documenting the slaughter are heartbreaking, mostly because of the peaceful, human-like expressions the dead gorillas wear.

These pictures are part of the tool kit brought to the United States by Arthur Mugisha, a former game warden in Uganda and now manager of the International Gorilla Conservation Programme.

Mugisha acknowledged that the people of Congo can well survive without the mountain gorilla, even though they might not survive the continuing conflict between government forces and rebels in the Virunga National Forest.

But he said the plight of the gorillas was one way to focus attention on the plight of the humans.

"If we were not talking about gorillas ... the story would be very different," Mugisha said. "It would be another group of people who are suffering and dying, and the world continues."

No one really knows why mountain gorillas are being killed now, though jealousy might play a role, said Craig Sholley of the African Wildlife Foundation.

In this area of rich biodiversity, Uganda and Rwanda have been able to capitalise on gorilla tourism, Sholley said, with tourist permits alone accounting for about $15 million in annual revenue.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's unstable Government has been unable to do the same.

"Folks in Congo are taking a look at the successful situation in Rwanda and Uganda, which have revitalised over the last several years, and they're jealous," Sholley said. "A degree of jealousy has led to a degree of institutional breakdown that is causing problems in terms of enforcement on the ground."

Personal animosity might also be a factor, Mugisha said, with gorilla killings becoming a way to settle scores against those charged with protecting the creatures.

What is clear is that fighting between Congolese military and rebels in the park has left gorillas unprotected as park rangers and civilians flee from violence.

"They live hour by hour, not even day by day, because any time they can die," Mugisha said of the people living in the area.

"These are communities that are looking for livelihood, but they are not sure if they will be able to see tomorrow, so it's a very frustrating and empty life that they are living."

The possibility for change might lie in saving the gorillas and their environment, Mugisha said. His program works to make sure that, through the gunfire, wildlife professionals are still able to go into the gorilla areas to do their jobs.

The program also encourages such activities as bee-keeping and mushroom cultivation that individual families can do in and around their homes and that can bring in money.

A trans-boundary strategy to protect mountain gorillas has been supported by the political powers in Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Rwanda, he said. It lets wildlife organisations such as Mugisha's take a neutral stance to warfare while trying to preserve gorilla populations.

It also aims to save the forests where the gorillas live, rather than clearing the trees for cropland.

For those whose fields lie just outside the forest, the gorillas can be a nuisance. So Mugisha and others have set up Human Gorilla Conflict Organisations - like neighborhood watch groups, except, instead of keeping the area clear of crime, they aim to keep it clear of crop-raiding mountain gorillas.

"These gorillas are intelligent and they know they are crop-raiding," Mugisha said. "So when there is an organised group that comes, we can actually chase them without harming them."

Though they can appear threatening and are

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Boy Bags Wild Hog Bigger Than 'Hogzilla'

2008-09-15T02:49:00.001-07:00

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Hogzilla is being made into a horror movie. But the sequel may be even bigger: Meet Monster Pig. An 11-year-old Alabama boy used a pistol to kill a wild hog his father says weighed a staggering 1,051 pounds and measured 9-feet-4 from the tip of its snout to the base of its tail. Think hams as big as car tires.

If the claims are accurate, Jamison Stone's trophy boar would be bigger than Hogzilla, the famed wild hog that grew to seemingly mythical proportions after being killed in south Georgia in 2004.

Hogzilla originally was thought to weigh 1,000 pounds and measure 12 feet in length. National Geographic experts who unearthed its remains believe the animal actually weighed about 800 pounds and was 8 feet long.

Regardless of the comparison, Jamison is reveling in the attention over his pig, which has a Web site put up by his father—http://www.monsterpig.com —that is generating Internet buzz.

"It feels really good," Jamison, of Pickensville, said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "It's a good accomplishment. I probably won't ever kill anything else that big."

Jamison, who killed his first deer at age 5, was hunting with father Mike Stone and two guides in east Alabama on May 3 when he bagged Hogzilla II. He said he shot the huge animal eight times with a .50- caliber revolver and chased it for three hours through hilly woods before finishing it off with a point-blank shot.

Through it all there was the fear that the animal would turn and charge them, as wild boars have a reputation of doing.

"I was a little bit scared, a little bit excited," said Jamison, who just finished the sixth grade on the honor roll at Christian Heritage Academy, a small, private school.

His father said that, just to be extra safe, he and the guides had high-powered rifles aimed and ready to fire in case the beast with 5- inch tusks decided to charge.

With the pig finally dead in a creek bed on the 2,500-acre Lost Creek Plantation, a commercial hunting preserve in Delta, trees had to be cut down and a backhoe brought in to bring Jamison's prize out of the woods.

It was hauled on a truck to the Clay County Farmers Exchange in Lineville, where Jeff Kinder said they used his scale, which was recently calibrated, to weigh the hog.

Kinder, who didn't witness the weigh-in, said he was baffled to hear the reported weight of 1,051 pounds because his scale—an old, manual style with sliding weights—only measures to the nearest 10.

"I didn't quite understand that," he said.

Mike Stone said the scale balanced one notch past the 1,050-pound mark, and he thought it meant a weight of 1,051 pounds.

"It probably weighed 1,060 pounds. We were just afraid to change it once the story was out," he said.

The hog's head is now being mounted on an extra-large foam form by Jerry Cunningham of Jerry's Taxidermy in Oxford. Cunningham said the animal measured 54 inches around the head, 74 inches around the shoulders and 11 inches from the eyes to the end of its snout.

"It's huge," he said. "It's just the biggest thing I've ever seen."

Mike Stone is having sausage made from the rest of the animal. "We'll probably get 500 to 700 pounds," he said.

Jamison, meanwhile, has been offered a small part in "The Legend of Hogzilla," a small-time horror flick based on the tale of the Georgia boar. The movie is holding casting calls with plans to begin filming in Georgia.

Jamison is enjoying the newfound celebrity generated by the hog hunt, but he said he prefers hunting pheasants to monster pigs.

"They are a little less dangerous."

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College girls go nude before camera for eternal beauty

2008-09-15T02:43:00.001-07:00

They are young, they are energetic, and now for an eternal memory, they go nude -- in the studio.

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A young girl, nude, turns her back to the camera in a picture taken in the Xi'an photo studio. [sohu]

They are college girls in Xi'an, an ancient city in landlocked Shaanxi Province, which served as the capital city of some 13 dynasties in the Chinese history, including the world-renowned Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907).

Now over 1,000 years later, Xi'an girls have really made a giant leap forward -- revealing their bodies, compared with their Tang Dynasty sisters' off-the-shoulder-top vogue. They take snapshots, nude.

Along the bustling Chang'an South Street, south outskirts of the city, there are 5 universities. Some girl students rush to take nude pictures at an avant-garde photo studio by the side of their campus.

A set of nude photos costs 1,000 to 5,800 yuan (about US$120-600). This cost is obviously a considerable amount in the ancient city whose residents on average earn 800 yuan (about US$100) per month. Whereas the high price never drives the girls, mainly living on parents -- away.

"I think it's worth the money. I can leave my most beautiful time eternally on the negative and photos," a 20-year-old girl with a nearby university said, on condition of anonymity,

However, most parents of those girls know nothing about it, while footing the bills unconsciously. Do parents support their daughters to keep eternal their prime beauty in nude snapshots?

The girl said: "As an adult, I know what I am doing and of course have the freedom to do this, if I like."

"As for the money, I didn't ask a penny from my parents to cover the photo expense," the girl said, proudly. "I've got a part-time job as a tutor and saved the money for this."

She is not the only one. Many girls, most from the five universities in the vicinity, visit the photo studio to make their artistic photo album, all in nudity.

"We take orders for nude photos almost everyday and sometimes customers have to book a photo session a week beforehand," said the studio owner, a young man in his twenties.

"Nowadays many college students have completely different attitude towards the photographic art of human body, which had, for a long time, been considered a taboo in China. They now appreciate nudity and consider it an art. And when taking photos for nude girls I feel a kind of sanctitude as I am witnessing glamour of human body," the owner said.

He said all cameramen working in the studio are young men. "They are highly professional and can always very well cooperate with their customers during the photo session."

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6-year-old boy did 10000 pushups in hours

2008-09-15T02:42:00.001-07:00

Lu Di, 6, does pushups as other young kungfu students watch at a kungfu school in Central China's Henan Province July 26, 2006. According to school president Shi Yongdi, Lu did 10,000 pushups in three hours and twenty minutes four days ago. Since he shows so much promise, Shi says the school will waive his tuition for ten years. [Xinhua]

Lu Di, 6, flexes his muscles as other young kungfu students watch at a kungfu school in Central China's Henan Province July 26, 2006. According to school president Shi Yongdi, Lu did 10,000 pushups in three hours and twenty minutes four days ago. Since he shows so much promise, Shi says the school will waive his tuition for ten years. [Xinhua]

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creative-photos-by-chema-madoz

2008-09-15T02:40:00.001-07:00

A massive collection of creative photographs by Chema Madoz. Some of these are truly mind bloggling since all of these photographs are made from ordinary household objects seen from a perspective that we don't usually look at.

Source: Chema Madoz

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year-2007-in-photos

2008-09-15T02:34:00.001-07:00

As we come towards the end of the year 2007, here's a look back of the events in photos that happened during this year.

36 more photos of events in the year 2007 after the jump.

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awesome-aerial-photography

2008-09-15T02:33:00.001-07:00

A set of aerial photographs that would set anyone in awe for its diversity and enchanting aerial views. Some of the lovely sights include Maelifell in Iceland, deforestation in Amazon, fields of tulips and many other never seen before places. For higher resolution check out the source the see the set in greater detail.

25 more pics of beautiful aerial photographs after the jump.

Source: Kave Fish

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icelandic-aurora-photography-by-ovar-atli

2008-09-15T02:32:00.001-07:00

These are Aurora photos taken by Ovar Atli during the winter in Iceland where he had been out at night enduring in freezing cold and often windy nights to take these fascinating shots. Auroras are also called the northern polar lights as it is only visible in the north sky from the northern hemisphere.

More of the Icelandic Aurora photos by Ovar Atli with 19 more pics after the jump.

Source: Pbase

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michael kenna photography

2008-09-15T02:30:00.001-07:00

Michael Kenna's photography focuses on unusual landscapes with ethereal light which is achieved by photographing at dawn or at night with exposures of up to 10 hours. His work has been shown in galleries and museum exhibitions around the world and are included in the collections of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Patrimoine photographique in Paris, the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

More of Michael Kenna photography with 18 more pics after the jump.

Source: Trinixy

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Fools craziest and stupidest accidents

2008-09-15T02:24:00.001-07:00

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Stupid Signs

2008-09-15T02:22:00.001-07:00

Here is a set of stupid signs. Well some does have credit for being creative. 12 more pics after the jump.

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Indian homes among dirtiest

2008-09-15T01:32:00.001-07:00

NEW DELHI: Ever dreamt of a squeaky clean home with gleaming floors and glittering lampshades? Where germs and microbes are wiped out with a vengeance? You won't get it in India, according to a seven-country survey by the Hygiene Council, a global initiative that brings together experts in microbiology, virology, infectious diseases, immunology, and public health.

Indian homes are the dirtiest in the world, except for Malaysia, the survey said. The cleanest are to be found in Saudi Arabia, said the Council, headed by Dr John Oxford, virology professor at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry. The survey was conducted in UK, US, Germany, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and India.

The results were computed on the basis of swabs taken from eight frequently-touched surfaces in the home — the bathtub, kitchen sink, taps in the bathroom and kitchen, a child's plastic toy, fridge-handle, a dishcloth and kitchen worktop. One-hundred and forty samples were taken from families across the income spectrum.

The Hygiene Council's annual study, found 40% of these surfaces had unsatisfactorily high levels of contamination. India definitely didn't emerge with a spotless record. Kitchen surfaces in Indian homes were found to be even more unhygienic than bathrooms. The dishcloth in an Indian kitchen was 100% contaminated. Most Indian kitchen sinks had E. coli and looked dirty.

Dr Sandip Ray, one of the Hygiene Council's experts and professor of community medicine at Gulbarga's Khaja Bandanawaj Institute of Medical Sciences, explains that "Awareness is low in India, be it the government or people. Basic and cheap precautions like washing hands before eating, not picking up food from the floor, etc, are given the go by. Health workers are not too educated either."

Ditto for Malaysia. It is at the top of the dirty league table, lending itself to the jokey aside that there's always something more than food being cooked in the Malaysian kitchen! It may be brewing infection.

Almost 70% of the Malaysian samples were found to be highly contaminated, with 60% of its plastic toys riddled with E. coli, an indicator of faecal contamination and 25% with S. aureus, an organism found on skin, sores, noses and throats. The showed that people hadn't washed their hands properly, especially after going to the toilet.

The Hygiene Council believes such a survey is important because "in 1900, micro-organisms were the number one killer of man worldwide. In 2006, this remains a significant threat." The good clean stuff from the survey showed that Saudi Arabia could boast 37% spotless surfaces and the US 32%. Fridge-handles were found to be the cleanest sample in almost every country, right after plastic toys. Half the Saudi bathtubs were found spotless.

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Condom vending machines to be installed in call centres

2008-09-15T01:30:00.001-07:00

HYDERABAD: With the HIV/AIDS threat rising to IT companies and call centres, the Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society (APSACS) plans to install condom vending machines in their campuses.

The authorities have begun approaching call centres and BPO companies to persuade them to install condom vending machines.

"This is under process. The machines will be installed soon," APSACS project director Chandravadan said in response to a query at a news conference here.

He, however, declined to share the details and said IT companies would not want their names to be made public as this could bring them a bad name.

Experts have warned that the AIDS threat was rising at call centers, where young employees are increasingly having unprotected sex with multiple partners in affairs developed during nights shifts.

Hyderabad, one of the key IT hubs in the country, has numerous call centres and BPO companies that employ over 100,000 people.

APSACS has also sought permission from the government to install a condom vending machine at state secretariat as part of its efforts to encourage use of condoms.

In another move, the authorities decided to introduce an adolscene education programme in schools and colleges from Sep 15.

Chandravadan said the programme would be introduced in classes 9 and 10 in 16,000 schools and 850 junior, medical and engineering colleges. The programme will cover two million students every year.

The programme, a joint initiative of ministry of human resource development and the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), aims to equip every child between 10 and 19 years of age with scientific information, knowledge and life skills to protect them from HIV infection and manage their reproductive and sexual health.

"The programme includes issues related to the growing up process, myths and misconceptions about sexuality, adolscent reproductive and sexual health concerns, physical and mental health, HIV and AIDS and skills to face life's challenges," Chandravadan said.

Under the programme, there will be lessons for 16 hours every academic year. Two teachers from each school will be trained to take classes under the programme.

APSACS, with the help of the Satyam Foundation of Satyam Computer Services Limited, has developed a toolkit for the programme.

The authorities have also decided to hold meetings with parents, religious leaders, political parties and educational institutions to take them into confidence in view of their reservations about the programme.

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Dollar rate up but IT cos' currency woes see no end

2008-09-15T01:29:00.001-07:00

MUMBAI: The rupee depreciation may have brought some cheer to IT companies but their currency woes are far from over. The dollar has appreciated against other currencies, including the euro and the pound that account for more than 20% of revenues for top-tier IT exporters. This has stoked fears that dollar revenues may be lower than the guidance projected by IT bellweather Infosys Technologies, and other firms in the sector.

Dealers said a note by brokerage CLSA warning that Infosys may not be able to meet its dollar guidance for the second quarter and the full fiscal, sparked the sell-off in IT stocks on Friday , sending the BSE IT index tumbling 5%.

"Infosys is most likely to miss its US dollar revenue guidance for both the September quarter and the full year FY2009. About 28% of invoices are denominated in GBP (pound), euro and A$ (Australian dollar ). The adverse movement of these currencies against the US$ is creating a 'cross-currency' headwind," the note by the brokerage said. The steep fall shaved Rs 15,000 crore off the constituents of the BSE IT index.

"Prima facie that (what is mentioned in the note) appears to be the reason for the fall. It is frightening that one note can spark off such a collapse ," said one Mumbai-based IT analyst . According to the note, Infosys will need to revise its FY09 revenue growth guidance from 19-21 % to 17-19 % because of this.

The company had given a 6% sequential growth guidance for the September 2008 quarter and the CLSA note said Infosys was most likely to miss this as well.

"There has been double-digit dollar appreciation against the pound and Euro. This will obviously lead to lower dollar realisation and the dollar guidance could be missed. In rupee terms, this will be offset because of the double digit rupee depreciaton," said Harit Shah, analyst with Angel Broking, adding that this was a currency issue and not related to any further drop in demand for IT.

"The street has been expecting that the rupee fall from Rs 42 to Rs 45 (against the dollar) will be very good for IT firms. But what the street has not seen is that rupee has appreciated against the euro and pound, and so has the dollar appreciated against these currencies," said Gaurav Dua, head of research at ShareKhan.

Marketmen also attributed the fall partly to standing of CLSA in the market. "We believe that sentiment is upbeat for the IT stocks. Company's 72% of the revenue is dollar denominated and therefore this will be revenue neutral," said Deepak Sawhney, head-research , Networth Stock Broking.

Ironically, while Infosys was the biggest loser among IT stocks on Friday , CLSA's strongly worded note said that it had no 'buy' ratings among the Indian tech stocks under its coverage, except on Infosys, which it continued to rate as 'outperform' because of its credible financial discipline.

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Infosys expects weaker revenue due to economic slowdown

2008-09-15T01:28:00.001-07:00

NEW YORK: Software services major Infosys Technologies expects a weaker revenue growth in the current financial year amid global economic slowdown, a US media report said.

"Economic uncertainties are weighing on customers' information technology spending in the US and Europe as the malaise of weakening growth spreads," Infosys Chief Executive S Gopalakrishnan was quoted as saying.

That uncertainty is being reflected in [customers'] ability to increase their spending....Even when budgets are released they're not sure if they'll get the returns...so they are not able to kick off projects", Gopalakrishnan said.

Last year, Infosys posted revenue of Rs 167 billion, reporting a 20 per cent year-over-year rise. The report said that another IT major Tata Consultancy Services had also stated similar concerns earlier.

However, he said that Infosys isn't seeing any rise in cancellations or demands for price cuts from its clients. The company is maintaining its margin guidance for the fiscal year.

Besides, the report also quoted Gopalakrishnan saying that the company's 407.1 million pound offer for UK-based enterprise-software consulting company Axon Group PLC is a "fair valuation of the company" and that the offer had Axon management's support.

He further added that it is possible that a rival bid may arise, but did not mention that whether Infosys would raise its offer if new bidder emerges.

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Satyam Computers to axe 4,500 employees

2008-09-15T01:26:00.001-07:00

HYDERABAD: Satyam Computers, which has just started giving pink slips to its employees, could potentially downsize its workforce by a whopping 4,500 employees.

This translates to a little less than 9% of the 51,000 employees that the company employs. Company sources say 1,500 employees have been put under the performance improvement plan (PIP), euphemism for employees put on watch list and asked to shape up or ship out.

Apart from this, 3,000 others have not been given any increment in the last appraisal cycle, thereby indicating that their services are dispensable.

"This 1,500 plus 3,000 equals 4,500, which indicates the total number of persons who could be eased out of the company," the source said.

On Friday, all employees received an e-mail from the company chief Ramalinga Raju warning them, especially the ones on the bench, to not bunk office and be in their best dress code, failing which they may face strict disciplinary action.
Last week, some 400 employees from across different locations were given the pink slip.

Sources also indicated that after getting the message many among the 3,000 have also started leaving jobs. But an estimate of the employees who have left is not known.

A Satyam spokesperson said: "The bottom 5% of those who have got a bad appraisal are put under PIP and given dummy projects to prove themselves. If they fail they will be shown the door. But some of them marked for PIP said they have been given very little time to come up as winners."

However, even as it downsizes, Satyam continues to hire new employees in thousands. Over 40% of them are fresh blood just passing out of college.

The spectre of retrenchment is creating panic among employees of the company. "Of the 12 people working in my project, five were suddenly asked to resign, failing which, the company warned, it would fire us. Everything came without warning," said a techie pleading anonymity.

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Cell phones as harmful as alcohol when mixed with driving

2008-09-15T01:23:00.003-07:00

TORONTO: We've always been told not to talk on cell phones while driving, now Ontario's doctors are the latest to advise the same, insisting that the cell phones can be as fatal as alcohol when mixed with driving.

The experts from Ontario Medical Association compiled studies from around the world, pointing to the dangers in a bid to get action from the Ontario government.

They say that mobile phone use affects a driver's cognitive function, visual concentration, speed of processing information, and reaction time.

The study found that using a cell phone while driving could pose nearly the same risks as driving while at the legal limit for alcohol.

It showed that cell phones could put drivers at significantly higher risk of collision, regardless of the use of a hands-free or hand-held phone.

The deadly combo has significantly increased the risk of accidents.

"Whether they have a publicity program or whether they go the legislative route and enact laws, that would be their decision," Globeandmail.com quoted Dr Ken Arnold, the President of the association, as saying.

"There certainly have been figures that show that people have used their cellphones in a time frame before their accidents," Arnold said.

"There have been studies that show when cellphones are banned that accident rates decrease.

"Certainly we've recognized long ago the dangers of alcohol and driving, so I think it's time to look at the risks that cellphone brings to our driving," he added.

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Postgraduates, graduates apply for sweepers' jobs

2008-09-15T01:23:00.001-07:00

GREATER NOIDA (UTTAR PRADESH): Such is the high level of unemployment that graduates and even postgraduates - including an MSc in agriculture - are queuing up to apply for jobs as sweepers in in this satellite town of the national capital - and even wielding the broom to clean dirty roads and drains as part of the practical test.

Following an advertisement for 397 sweeper posts by the district administration of Gautam Budh Nagar, 1,076 applications were received. Among the applicants are more than a dozen postgraduates and graduates. Those selected would get jobs as sweepers in the villages of Gautam Budh Nagar.

Though the district administration is surprised with such applications, they maintain that no preference would be given to those who are more qualified for a job whose minimum requirement is to have passed class 5.

"We have received 1,076 applications for the 397 vacancies of sweepers. There are several applications from graduates and postgraduates," Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Gautam Budh Nagar, Shivakant Dwivedi, told IANS.

The selection process that started Aug 25 ended Aug 30.

"The selection process includes document verification, practical test on cleaning and then an interview," said an administration official.

A list of the candidates selected will be issued soon.

The practical test is to ensure that those selected don't shy away from cleaning work once they get the job.

"We understand that job security must have driven these highly qualified people to apply for jobs as sweepers, but we conduct practical tests too and those who can sweep properly and don't shy away from cleaning even sewers would be selected," an official added.

One postgraduate applicant, Satish Sharma, 33, is an MSc in agriculture. "Don't we do the cleaning work at home; I am not shy of working as a sweeper. Also this job provides me with job security," Sharma told IANS.

Sharma, a resident of Dadri in Uttar Pradesh, is married and has two daughters. He works as a helper in a pathology lab.

Another graduate candidate, Anita Nagar, 20, said: "I don't have any problems in working as a sweeper."

ADM Dwivedi said: "All those with any kind of experience in such kind of work would be given preference over others."

The administration believes the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission in December is a major factor in getting so many applications from overqualified candidates.

"Currently the total salary of a sweeper is nearly Rs.5,500, but after implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission, it would touch around Rs.10,000.

"Probably they thought it is better to work as a sweeper than to remain unemployed," an official added.

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Longest Bus

2008-09-11T00:27:00.001-07:00

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Get your car Insured

2008-09-11T00:26:00.001-07:00

Get your car Insured

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Road Train

2008-09-11T00:25:00.001-07:00

Road Train

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Luxury Bus

2008-09-11T00:24:00.001-07:00

Luxury Bus

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Most expensive pen

2008-09-11T00:21:00.001-07:00

Most expensive pen

Swiss company Caran d'Ache made 'La Modernista Diamonds' a pen that was sold in Harrods, London, for $265,000.

Created in memory of architect Antonio Gaudi, the rhodium-coated solid silver pen has an 18-karat gold pen point and is pave-set with 5,072 diamonds and 96 half-cut rubies .

Most famous Buildings

Fuji Sankei Building in Tokyo

"Dancing House"

Here's a building that should really get your attention when walking pass it. The Dancing House is considered as one of the more real controversial buildings in Prague. The DH was actually designed by a great architect from California, which only proves that he had done some type of hallucinogen while designing it.

"Robot Building"

The Bank of Asia is a very famous building in Bangkok. It was made way back in 1985, and it's robotic appearance is just a symbol of the modernization of banking. It also has the ability to transform into a mega-robot. So, if Godzilla ever decided to show his green face in the land of Bangkok, they would have to fight!

"Ripley's Building"

If you saw this picture for the first time, you'd probably thought that it was hit by a massive earthquake. But it wasn't. In true fashion of the Ripley Legacy, it was built to reflect the odd 1812 earthquake that measured 8.0 on the rick. The building has now become one of the most photographed in the world because of it.

"The Wilson Hall"

This somewhat modernize building was actually built between 1971 and 1974. It's unique design gives the Wilson Hall a great sense of structure, and a prominent landmark for the skyline. The building provides big laboratories, offices, and supports space for over 1500 scientists. And it houses all kinds of strange experiments.

"135 Degree Angle"

This bizarre house really doesn't have an official name, but it does have a 135 degree angle. So that's what we're going to call it. Unfortunately, the only info we have about this house is that it was built in China or Japan. And that it has a silly pink roof. And if you look real close, you'll notice that it's on a 135 degree damn angle.

"Hotel Sofitel"

Hotel's unique design was directly inspired by the traditional temples in Japan. The Tokyo Sofitel has over 72 rooms, and 11 suites with 3 non-smoking floors. And 5 meeting rooms that includes high-tech boardrooms. Please realize that you have to sell your soul in order to step foot inside this amazing hotel.

"Triangle Building"

We wonder what type of work goes on inside this kind of a building. The unofficial Triangle Building is just a wonder to look at and to ponder over. But, can this be one of the evil headquarters for Scientology or Starbucks? Does this building have triangle bathrooms? There's so many damn questions!

"The Astra Haus"

The strange building is actually a brewery in Hamburg, Germany. The floors can move up or down on it's skinny column core. As of now, the unique building has been destroyed. One of it's more famous beer brands was recently bought by a big refreshment corporation. And that beer brand was called Astra.

"Upside Downer"

Take a journey into the unknown with a building called Wonder Works. It's central Florida's only upside down attraction. And an amusement park for your mind, and your stoner friends. This odd building has over 100 wacky interactive exhibits for your entire family to experience. But make sure you free your weed before coming.

"Crooked House"

You know that your looking at a real building right? The Crooked House was built in 2004 as an addition at a popular shopping center, and is a major tourist attraction in Sopot, Poland. We just wonder what happens when someone who's under a controlled substance sees this building for the first time in their life.

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Most expensive pen

2008-09-11T00:20:00.003-07:00

Most expensive pen

Swiss company Caran d'Ache made 'La Modernista Diamonds' a pen that was sold in Harrods, London, for $265,000.

Created in memory of architect Antonio Gaudi, the rhodium-coated solid silver pen has an 18-karat gold pen point and is pave-set with 5,072 diamonds and 96 half-cut rubies .

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New Mining Dumper

2008-09-11T00:20:00.001-07:00

New Mining Dumper

On Bauma 2007 company " Liebherr " has shown the new mining dumper TI 274. With useful carrying capacity 290 ?. To provide the maximal productivity, the system Liebherr Drive has been equipped by the diesel engine capacity 2 237???/3 000?.?. On the basis of the newest impellent technology Tier 2 which, among other, allows a dumper TI 274 to develop the maximal speed of 64 km/h
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Animal Paintings

2008-09-11T00:19:00.001-07:00

Animal Paintings

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Keyboard Creativity

2008-09-11T00:18:00.001-07:00

Keyboard Creativity

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Amazing Pets

2008-09-11T00:17:00.001-07:00

Amazing Pets

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Milk Squirting

2008-09-11T00:16:00.001-07:00

Milk Squirting

THIS photo shows 30-year-old Judhisthir Rajbansi, demonstrating the unique skill of spraying milk from underneath his eyelids.

This photo shows Judhisthir Rajbansi, (30) demonstrating the skill of spraying milk from his eyelids at his house in Agarpara, some 40 kms north of Kolkata, August 2007.Rajbansi, a carpenter by profession, wishes to record his skill in the Guiness book of world records and take on other such challenges in the future.

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Super Bulls

2008-09-11T00:15:00.001-07:00

Super Bulls

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German Submarine U329

2008-09-11T00:14:00.003-07:00

German Submarine U329

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Animal & Attachment

2008-09-11T00:14:00.001-07:00

Animal & Attachment

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Amazing frienship

2008-09-10T23:42:00.001-07:00

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Giant Motorcycle

2008-09-10T23:41:00.001-07:00

Its founder, Clemens F. Leonhardt, has established on this vast object the old aviation engine in volume in 4.1 litre and the maximal capacity in 350 h.p. It is not simply huge, and the present motorcycle-giant under name GUNBUS.

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Double Seat Bicycle

2008-09-10T23:38:00.001-07:00

Top 7 reasons why I joined IT ...

2008-09-10T23:35:00.001-07:00

Top 7 reasons why I joined IT ...

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1) I hated sleep.

2) I had enjoyed my life enough.

3) I couldn't live without tension.

4) I wanted to pay for my sins.

5) I believed in the Bhagwad Geeta principle : karm karo , phal ki ichha na karo.

6) Everything in life has a reason; i wanted to prove it wrong.

7) I wanted to take revenge on myself.

I am Not Going Office today - Good One..

2008-09-10T23:33:00.001-07:00

Hi Friends,

Have a nice day forever………..

oh god.......my stomach is aching........i cant come to office.....

y u r not listening to me only.....i will not come to office.....

leave me...i wont come to office.....leave me.......

finally.....brought into office.....my life got spoiled....totally spoiled .....

this bug will not get fixed and this stupid boss will not leave me....

what a life is this........????????

ohoo.....how to fix these many bugs....how......????????

I can't come and fix these BUGS........

plz....plz leave me

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Feelings in Love - Very Touching Lines... Dont Miss.. Plzz Read..

2008-09-10T23:31:00.001-07:00

Feelings in Love

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Magical frog

2008-09-10T23:28:00.001-07:00

Magical frog

A Woman was out golfing one day when she hit the ball into the woods.

She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog in a trap.

The frog said to her, "If you release me from this trap, I will grant you three wishes."

The woman freed the frog, and the frog said, "Thank you,but I failed to mention that there was a condition to your wishes. Whatever you wish for, your husband will get times ten!"

The woman said, "That's okay." For her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world.

The frog warned her, "You do realize that this wish will also make Your husband the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis whom women will flock to. "

The woman replied, "That's okay, because I will be the most beautiful Woman and he will have eyes only for me." So, -she's the most beautiful woman in the world!

For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world.

The frog said, "That will make your husband the richest man in the world and he will be ten times richer than you." The woman said,

"That's okay, because what's mine is his and what's his is mine."

So, -she's the richest woman in the world!

The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered, "I'd like a mild heart attack."

Moral of the story: Women are clever. Don't mess with them.

Attention female readers: This is the end of the story for you. Stop here and continue feeling good.

Male readers: Please scroll down.

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The man had a heart attack ten times milder than his wife!!!

Moral of the story: Women are really dumb but think they're really smart.

Let them continue to think that way and just enjoy the show

PS: If you are a woman and are still reading this; it only goes to show that women never listen

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With Regards
sathya.B

OPEN IT, YOU WILL SMILE

2008-09-10T23:26:00.000-07:00

Nevada Shoe Tree

2008-09-10T23:17:00.000-07:00

Between the small towns of Fallon and Austin stands a tree on the side of the highway. Much like the gum tree in Ohio, it has become a living, breathing work of collective art - a piece which has an unwritten history and a fluid, unending future. It exists by the sheer will of its anonymous participants and the spirit of conspiracy. I present to you, in all its breathtaking majesty and glory, the Nevada shoe tree.

People amaze and amuse me. It is a wonderment that never ceases. Often times it can be appalling, the brutal and insensitive nature of humanity, but for the most part, I've always found it inspiring. Man is capable of the grandest achievements - philosophically, artistically, and mechincally - and yet, simultaneously, can be reduced to tearful, hysterical laughter by a really good fart joke. It is this duality of the human spirit that moves me; the sacred and the profane, the high-brow and the low-brow, the earnest endeavor and the flight of fancy.There is a tree at the Kings Island amusement park in Ohio. I forget which ride it is, one of the big water rides. The line you have to stand in winds through a forest to the attraction. There are many trees along the path, but one in particular was singled out by the throngs of hot, idle park-goers for a piece of impromptu collective art. I've always called it the gum tree. There, on the right-side of the path stands the small tree, it's trunk almost completely covered in globs of chewing gum of every color imaginable. It's not like base graffiti, an essentially one person show of artistry on a public canvas. Sure, graffiti when un-checked results in a collection of various artists in a localized area, but it's not a collective effort on a singular undertaking. Someone, most likely a group of someones, standing in that line decided to all stick their gum on that tree. Consequentially, over the years, more and more people added more gum to the tree, resulting in the myriad of color that exists today.I discovered a similar phenomena in central Nevada. Trees are rare here in the desert climate. One is generally hard pressed to spot a tree on the stark landscape. U.S. Highway 50 runs laterally through the center of the state, from Ely on its eastern border all the way to Lake Tahoe. It is a beautful drive, with long stretches of open country. Often times you can drive anywhere from 50 to 100 miles between towns with nary a house in site. Between the small towns of Fallon and Austin stands a tree on the side of the highway. Much like the gum tree in Ohio, it has become a living, breathing work of collective art - a piece which has an unwritten history and a fluid, unending future. It exists by the sheer will of its anonymous participants and the spirit of conspiracy. I present to you, in all its breathtaking majesty and glory, the Nevada shoe tree.

While I'm sure no one went barefoot to create this masterpiece, it is arguable that it has required a bit of sacrifice to create and forethought to maintain. Whoever began this must've had some extra shoes and just tossed them into the tree branches. Over the years, people travelling through the area have made their donation to the tree with pairs of unwanted shoes that happened to be in their RV's and trucks.
It is an amazing sight up close. The tree is filled with every type and size shoe imaginable. Children's sneakers and adult's atheletic shoes. Boots of all stripes: workboots, hiking boots, cowboy boots, and even a pair of rubber knee-high "hipwaders". Pumps, sandals, wing-tips, and loafers.
Which is what makes this project so astounding on a level that the gum tree cannot begin to approach. This tree, literally and figuratively, represents every walk of American life. What probably began as a prank or a joke, and is probably still fueled largely by mischeivous adolescents, has blossmed into a beautiful statement which an indivudal artist could never capture. The very essence of the art lies in the fact that it was created in cohort and by collusion to create an unintentional statement.
It is certainly one of the most amazing things I have seen in my great American escapade thus far. For me it captures perfectly that dual nature of humanity, particularly the American human. Sometimes it is easy to feel inconsequential, like one's contribution to life and society is of little import. In a grander scheme of things, this may be true, but in the realm of the trivial interactions of humans, sometimes all it takes to be part of something beautiful and infamous is tossing a pair of shoes into a tree.

LIVE with the best you can and enjoy life.

2008-09-10T23:15:00.001-07:00

CUTE PETS

2008-09-08T01:43:00.001-07:00

Beautiful Butterflies

2008-09-08T01:38:00.001-07:00

About FRIENDSHIP ........

2008-09-08T01:23:00.001-07:00

True Love - Really Cute

2008-09-08T01:19:00.001-07:00

Hi........... ....... Trust the fact???????? ??

This is a real story of a young college girl who passed away last month in Chandigarh . Her name was Priya. She was hit by a truck.

She is working in a call centre. She has a boy friend named Shankar. Both of them are true lovers. They always hang on the phone.You can never see her without her handphone. In fact she also changed her phone from Airtel to Hutch, so both of them can be on the same network, and save on the cost.

She spends half of the day talking with shankar . Priya's family knows about their relationship. Shankar

is very close with Priya's family. (just imagine their love) . Before she passed away shealways told her friends "If I pass away please burn me with my handphone" she also said the same thing to her parents.

After her death, people cudnt carry her body, I was there. A lot of them tried to do so but still cant , everybody including me, had tried to carry the body, the result is still the same. Eventually, they called a person who know to one of their neighbours, who can speak with the soul of dead person, who is a friend of her father.

He took a stick and started speaking to himself slowly.

After a few minutes, he said "this girl misses something here." Then her friends told that person about her intentions to burn
her with her phone...

He then opened the grave box and place her phone and sim card inside the casket. After that they tried to carry the body. It
could be moved and they carried it into the van easily.

All of us were shocked. Priya's parents did not inform Shankar that Priya had passed away.

After 2 weeks Shankar called Priya's mom.....

Shankar :...."Aunty, I'm coming home today. Cook something nice for me.
Dont tell Priya that I'm coming home today, I wanna surprise her."
Her mother replied..... "You come home first, I wanna tell you something very important."

After he came, they told him the truth about Priya. Shankar thinks that they were playing a fool. He was laughing and
said "dont try to fool me - tell Priya to come out, i have a gift for her. Please stop this nonsense".

Then they show him the original death certificate to him. They gave him proof to make him believe. (Shankar started to sweat) He said... "Its not true. We spoke yesterday. She still calls me.

Shankar was shaking.

Suddenly, Shankar's phone rang. "see this is from Priya, see this...." he showed the phone to priya's family. all of them
told him to answer. he talked using the loudspeaker mode.

All of them heard his conversation.

Loud and clear, no cross lines, no humming.

It is the actual voice of Priya & there is no way others could use her sim card since it is nailed.

Inside the grave box they were so shocked and asked for the same person's (who can speak with the soul of deal persons) help
again. He brought his master to solve this matter.

He & his master

worked for 5 hours.

Then they discovered one thing which really shocked them...

Hutch has the best coverage.

Where ever you go, our network follows!!!

Don't shout on me I am also looking for the person who has sent me this mail....so what you can do...you should also forward this mail to all your nears and dears...and enjoy...like i enjoyed. HAHAHAH

Top 10 Reasons To Exercise In The Morning! and Weight Loss Exercise

2008-09-08T01:02:00.001-07:00

Top 10 Reasons To Exercise In The Morning!

Greg Landry

If I had to pick a single factor that I thought was most important in a successful exercise or weight loss program, it would be to exercise first thing in the morning - every morning! Some mornings, you may just be able to fit in a 10 minute walk, but it's important to try to do something every morning.

So why mornings?...

1. Over 90% of people who exercise 'consistently', exercise in the morning. If you want to exercise consistently, odds are in your favor if you exercise first thing in the morning.

2. When you exercise early in the morning, it "jump starts" your metabolism and keeps it elevated for hours, sometimes up to 24 hours! That means you're burning more calories all day long just because you exercised in the morning!

3. When you exercise in the morning you'll be *energized* for the day! Personally, I feel dramatically different on days when I have and haven't exercised in the morning.

4. Many people find that morning exercise "regulates" their appetite for the day - that they aren't as hungry and that they make better food choices. Several people have told me that it puts them in a "healthy mindset."

5. If you exercise at about the same time every morning, and ideally wake-up at about the same time on a regular basis, your body's endocrine system and circadian rhythms adjust to that. Physiologically, some wonderful things begin to happen; A couple of hours *before* you awaken, your body begins to prepare for waking and exercise because it "knows" it's about to happen. Why? Because it "knows" you do the same thing just about everyday. You benefit from that in several ways..

a) It's MUCH easier to wake-up. When you wake-up at different times everyday, it confuses your body and thus it's never really "prepared" to awaken. b) Your metabolism and all the hormones involved in activity and exercise begin to elevate while you're sleeping. Thus, you feel more alert, energized, and ready to exercise when you do wake-up. c) Hormones prepare your body for exercise by regulating blood pressure, heart rate, blood flow to muscles, etc.

6. For many people, that appointed time every morning becomes something they look forward to. It's time they've set aside to do something good for themselves - to take care of their body, mind, and soul. Many find that it's a great time to think clearly, pray, plan their day, or just relax mentally.

7. Research has demonstrated that exercise increases mental acuity. On average it lasts four to ten hours after exercise! No sense in wasting that brain power while you're sleeping. :)

8. Exercise first thing in the morning is really the only way to assure that something else won't crowd exercise out of your schedule. When your days get hectic, exercise usually takes a back seat!

9. If finding time to exercise is difficult, anyone can get up 30 to 60 minutes earlier to exercise (if it's a priority in your life). If necessary, you can go to sleep a little earlier. Also, research has demonstrated that people who exercise on a regular basis have a higher quality of sleep and thus require less sleep!

10. You'll feel GREAT! DO IT!

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Weight Loss Exercise

The Secret to Burning Fat Up To 300% Faster

Tom Venuto

When is the best time of day to do your weight loss exercise? The answer is any time! The most important thing is that you just do it. Continuous cardiovascular exercise, such as walking, jogging, stairclimbing, or cycling, sustained for at least 30 minutes, will burn body fat no matter when you do it. However, if you want to get the maximum benefits possible from every minute of weight loss exercise, then you should consider getting up early and doing cardio before you eat your first meal - even if you're not a "morning person." Early morning aerobic exercise on an empty stomach has three major advantages over exercising later in the day:

Early in the morning before you eat, your levels of muscle and liver glycogen (stored carbohydrate) are low. If you eat dinner at 7 p.m and you eat breakfast at 7 a.m., that's 12 hours without food. During this 12-hour overnight fast, your levels of glycogen slowly decline to provide glucose for various bodily functions that go on even while you sleep. As a result, you wake up in the morning with depleted glycogen and lower blood sugar - the optimum environment for burning fat instead of carbohydrate. How much more fat you'll burn is uncertain, but some studies have suggested that up to 300% more fat is burned when cardio is done in a fasted, glycogen-depleted state.

So how exactly does this work? It's quite simple, really. Carbohydrate (glycogen) is your body's primary and preferred energy source. When your primary fuel source is in short supply, this forces your body to tap into its secondary or reserve energy source; body fat. If you do cardio immediately after eating a meal, you'll still burn fat, but you'll burn less of it because you'll be burning off the carbohydrates you ate first. You always burn a combination of fat and carbohydrate for fuel, but depending on when you exercise, you can burn a greater proportion of fat relative to carbohydrate. If doing cardio first thing in the morning is not an option for you, then the second best time to do it would be immediately after weight training. Lifting weights is anaerobic (carbohydrate-burning) by nature, and therefore depletes muscle glycogen. That's why a post lifting cardio session has a similar effect as morning cardio on an empty stomach.

The second benefit you'll get from early morning cardio sessions is what I call the "afterburn" effect. When you do a cardio session in the morning, you not only burn fat during the session, but you also continue to burn fat at an accelerated rate after the workout. Why? Because an intense session of cardiovascular exercise can keep your metabolism elevated for hours after the session is over. If you do cardio at night, you will still burn fat during the session, so you definitely benefit from it. However, nighttime cardio fails to take advantage of the "afterburn" effect because your metabolism drops like a ton of bricks as soon as you go to sleep. While you sleep, your metabolic rate is slower than any other time of the day.

Burning more fat isn't the only reason you should do your weight loss exercise early. The third benefit of morning workouts is the "rush" and feeling of accomplishment that stays with you all day long after an invigorating workout. Exercise can become a pleasant and enjoyable experience, but the more difficult or challenging it is for you, the more important it is to get it out of the way early. When you put off any task you consider unpleasant, it hangs over you all day long, leaving you with a feeling of guilt, stress and incompleteness (not to mention that you are more likely to "blow off" an evening workout if you are tired from a long day at work or if your pals try to persuade you to

join them at the pub for happy hour.)

You might find it hard to wake up early in the morning and get motivated to workout. But think back for a moment to a time in your life when you tackled a difficult task and you finished it. Didn't you feel great afterwards? Completing any task, especially a physically challenging one, gives you a "buzz." When the task is exercise, the buzz is physiological and psychological. Physiologically, exercise releases endorphins in your body. Endorphins are opiate-like hormones hundreds of times more powerful than the strongest morphine. Endorphins create a natural "high" that makes you feel positively euphoric! Endorphins reduce stress, improve your mood, increase circulation and relieve pain. The "high" is partly psychological too. Getting up early and successfully achieving a small goal kick starts your day and gives you feelings of completion, satisfaction and accomplishment. For the rest of the day you feel happy and you feel less stress knowing that the most difficult part of the day is behind you.

So, you say you're not a morning person? Take heart; neither am I. I can sleep in like you wouldn't believe! But I get up anyway because I know the effort is worth the results. When I have a bodybuilding goal that I am clearly focused on, such as reaching 4% or 5% body fat for a competition, I'm on my Stairmaster for 45 minutes every morning at the crack of dawn without fail. Sure it's a challenge at first, but you know what? After a few short weeks, It's no longer a chore and I'm "in the groove" - and you will be too. Just try it. Make a commitment to yourself to do it for just 21 days. Once those 21 days have gone by, you'll already be leaner and you'll be on your way to making morning workouts a habit that's as natural as brushing your teeth or taking a shower. Once you start getting used to feeling that buzz, you'll become "positively addicted" to it. The more you do it, the more you'll want to do it. Before you know it, early morning cardio will your new habit; you'll be leaner, your metabolism will be faster and you'll feel fantastic all day long!

All the Best

DR. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 's Speech - must read and think atleast..... ..

2008-09-08T01:01:00.001-07:00

Subject: DR. A. P.. J. Abdul Kalam 's Speech - must read and think atleast..... ..

* DR. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 's Speech. *

Why is the media here so negative?

Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our
own strengths, our achievements?
We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing
success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them.
Why?

We are the first in milk production.

We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.

We are the second largest producer of wheat.

We are the second largest producer of rice.

Look at Dr. Sudarshan , he has transferred the tribal village into a

self-sustaining, self-driving unit. There are millions of
such achievements

but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and
failures and disasters. I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper.. It was the day
after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had
taken place. The
Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper
had the picture of a
Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his
desert into an orchid
and a granary. It was this inspiring picture that
everyone woke up to. The
gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were
inside in the
newspaper, buried among other news.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism,
crime. Why are we so
NEGATIVE? Another question: Why are we, as a nation
so obsessed with foreign
things? We want foreign T. Vs, we want foreign shirts.
We want foreign
technology.

Why this obsession with everything imported. Do we not
realize that
self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in
Hyderabad giving this
lecture,
when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I
asked her what her goal
in life is. She replied: I want to live in a developed
India . For her,
you and I will have to build this developed India . You
must proclaim. India
is not an under-developed nation; it is a highly developed
nation. Do you
have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a
vengeance.

Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read;
otherwise, choice is
yours.
YOU say that our government is inefficient.
YOU say that our laws are too old.
YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the
garbage.
YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a
joke,
The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach
their destination.
YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is
the absolute pits.

YOU say, say and say. What do YOU do about it?
Take a person on his way to Singapore . Give him a name -
YOURS. Give him a
face - YOURS. YOU walk out of the airport and you are
at your International
best.. In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on
the roads or eat in
the stores. YOU are as proud of their Underground links
as they are. You pay
$5 (approx. Rs. 60) to drive through Orchard Road
(equivalent of Mahim
Causeway or Pedder Road ) between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU
come back to the parking
lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in
a restaurant or
a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity... In
Singapore you
don't say anything, DO YOU? YOU wouldn't dare to eat
in public during
Ramadan, in Dubai . YOU would not dare to go out without
your head covered
in Jeddah . YOU would not dare to buy an employee of
the telephone exchange
in London at 10 pounds ( Rs.650) a month to, 'see to it
that my STD and ISD
calls are billed to someone else.'YOU would not dare to
speed beyond 55 mph
(88 km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop,
'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am
so and so's son.
Take your two bucks and get lost.' YOU wouldn't chuck
an empty coconut shell
anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in
Australia and New
Zealand .
Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo ? Why
don't YOU use
examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in
Boston ??? We are still
talking of the same YOU. YOU who can respect and
conform to a foreign system
in other countries but cannot in your own.. You who will
throw papers and
cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian
ground. If you can be an
involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why
cannot you be the
same here in India ?
Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal
commissioner of Bombay , Mr.
Tinaikar , had a point to make. 'Rich people's dogs are
walked on the
streets to leave their affluent droppings all over the
place,' he said. 'And
then the same people turn around to criticize and blame
the
authorities for inefficiency and dirty pavements. What do
they expect the
officers to do? Go down with a broom every time their
dog feels the pressure
in his bowels?
In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet
has done the job.
Same in Japan . Will the Indian citizen do that here?'
He's right. We go to
the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit
all responsibility.
We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the
government to do
everything for us whilst our contribution is totally
negative. We expect the
government to clean up but we are not going to stop
chucking garbage all
over the place nor are we going to stop to pick a up a
stray piece of paper
and throw it in the bin. We expect the railways to provide
clean bathrooms
but we are not going to learn the proper use of
bathrooms.
We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the
best of food and
toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the
least opportunity.
This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on
the service to
the public. When it comes to burning social issues like
those related to
women, dowry, girl child! and others, we make loud
drawing room
protestations and continue to do the reverse at home.
Our excuse? 'It's the
whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I
alone forego my
sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the
system?
What does a system consist of ? Very conveniently for us
it consists of our
neighbours, other households, other cities, other
communities and the
government. But definitely not me and YOU... When it
comes to us actually
making a positive contribution to the system we lock
ourselves along with
our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance
at countries far
away and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along & work
miracles for us with a
majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and
run away.
Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to
America to bask in their
glory and praise their system. When New York becomes
insecure we run to
England . When England experiences unemployment, we
take the next flight out
to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to
be rescued and
brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is
out to abuse and rape
the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our
conscience is
mortgaged to money.

Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls
for a great
deal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too.... I
am echoing J. F.
Kennedy 's words to his fellow Americans to relate to
Indians.....

'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA
AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA
WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES
ARE TODAY'

Lets do what India needs from us.

Forward this mail to each Indian for a change instead of sending Jokes or
junk mails.

Thank you,

Dr. Abdul Kalaam

Our Real Heroes.....!!!!

2008-09-08T00:54:00.001-07:00

OUR REAL HEROES.....!!!!

IF YOU WORSHIP YOUR BOLLY / KOLLY / TOLLY WOOD STAR OR YOUR CRICKETING IDOL OR POLITICAL HEROES….. THINK AGAIN… DO THEY DESERVE TO BE OUR TRUE HEROES WHO SHOWS SACRIFICES & EARN MONEY & FAME OR ARE THERE OTHER PEOPLE WHO DESERVE IT MUCH MORE THAN THEM WHO TRUELY SACRIFICES GIVING THEIR LIFE FOR OUR BETTER TOMORROW…….
READ THIS MAIL FULLY…. ESPECIALLY THE LETTER WRITTEN BY ONE OF THE JAWAANS TO HIS FAMILY …. SALUTE THEM FOR ALL THEIR SACRIFICE….
READ THE LETTER BELOW……………..

WE RECAPTURED OUR LAST HILL FROM PAKISTAN
BUT WE LOST OUR MOST VALUABLE, GREAT WARRIORS, BRAVE BROTHERS .TODAY IT'S TIME TO REMEMBER THEM...

A SALUTE TO INDIAN HEROES OF KARGIL WAR...!!!

KARGIL'S FIRST HERO

Lt. Saurabh Kalia

His UNIFORM as a MEMORY

Capt.Vikram Batra
Param Vir Chakra(Posthumous)

Grenedier. Yogendra Singh
Param Vir Chakra

RFN .Sanjay Kumar
(Param Vir Chakra)

Major Padmapani Acharya,
Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous)
Of the 2nd Battalion of The RAJPUTANA RIFLES

Lieutenant Balwan Singh,
Maha Vir Chakra
Of the 18th Battalion of GRENADIERS Regiment

Major M Saravanan,
VirChakra,
1 Bihar

Lieutenant Kanad Bhattacharya,
Sena Medal (Posthumous)(22 YEARS)

Captain Saju Cherian,
Sena Medal
307 Medium Regiment

Lieutenant Keishing Clifford Nangrum,
Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous)
Of the 12th Battalion of JAMMU AND KASHMIR Light Infantry

Captain R Jerry Prem Raj,
Vir Chakra (Posthumous),
158 Medium Regiment

Major Sonam Wangchuk,
Maha Vir Chakra
Of the LADAKH Scouts

Officers & Jawans from the 2nd Rajputana Rifles pray before going into battle, to get back Tololing Top. Behind the jawan in the foreground (with a 5.56mm INSAS rifle) is Captain Vijayant Thapar. His face is partly hidden and is seen sporting a beard. Lieutenant Thapar laid down his life, in the capture of Tololing Top and was awarded the Vir Chakra posthumously for his valour.

Major Padmapani Acharya, 2nd Rajputana Rifles, leads his men into battle after the successful capture of Tololing Top. The 2 Raj. Rifles' next assignment was to capture the Knoll mountain feature in the Black Rock area, which is in the Drass sub-sector. It was here, that Major Acharya laid down his life in the highest traditions of the Indian Army on 29 June 1999. He was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, posthumously .

Capt.Vijayant Thapar (Robin)
He Laid down for OUR BETTER TOMORROW
At the age of only 22

His Last Letter to his parents

AND AFTER THAT
HE CAME BACK HOME WITH TRI COLOR DRAPED

Jawans from the 2nd Rajputana Rifles, remember their 23 comrades who fell in the decisive battle for the Tololing Top. The battalion earned four Maha Vir Chakras, one of India's highest medals for gallantry, three of them being awarded posthumously.

Captain (Dr.) Rajshree Gupta, Army Medical Corps (AMC), salutes the tricolour-draped coffin of her husband, Major Vivek Gupta of the 2nd Rajputana Rifles, who died fighting the enemies.

I dont want u

2008-09-08T00:22:00.001-07:00

Be Careful when eating apples

2008-09-08T00:21:00.001-07:00

Be Careful when eating apples
Please don't eat the skin of the apple because it's coated with wax.
Check before you eat many of the fruits.
WAX is being used for preservation purposes and cold storage.
You might be surprised especially apples from USA and other parts are more than one year old, though it would look fresh. Becox wax is coated, preventing bacteria to enter. So it does not get dry.

Please Eat Apples after removing the wax as demonstrated below. Please follow this and let know others...... .....

Hope it will be of benefit to you & others.

Yoga vs Alcohol - :)

2008-09-08T00:16:00.001-07:00

Pic 1: it takes years of practice to do this asana.

Pic2: it takes only 8 pegs of whiskey to do the above asana.

"It Doesn't Matter How Hard You Hit
What Matters Is
How Hard You Get Hit
And Then You Keep Movin' On.."

20 Powerful Tips For Career Growth

2008-09-08T00:13:00.001-07:00

If you want to advance in your career……follow this……
1. Do more than is expected of you. Prove that you're capable of handing more responsibility. Volunteer for special assignments.
2. Take initiative and do what needs to be done, before being asked.
3. Learn the skills you'll need to advance. Take advantage of on-the-job training, but don't rely exclusively on that. Consider taking (and paying for) skill-enhancing courses on your own.
4. Be loyal to your boss, your team, and your company. (Yes, you can be loyal without being a "brown-noser.")
5. Be patient and don't expect to be promoted without demonstrating your abilities over time.
6. View the big picture and understand your company's mission. Find ways to help them accomplish it.
7. Save money for your company by identifying ways to boost revenues, reduce expenses, or streamline processes.
8. Offer solutions to the problems you must take to your boss.
9. Show respect to everyone — superiors, peers, subordinates, and especially customers.
10. Don't be afraid to say "I don't know." If you don't know something, say so; don't try to fake it. Find the answers you need.
11. Take responsibility for your actions. If you're at fault, admit it and take the blame. If you're wrong, apologize.
12. Never gossip. Gossip can hurt the careers of two people: the person being talked about, and the person doing the talking.
13. Never say "That's not my job." Don't think you are above anything. Pitch in and set a good example, especially if the job is one that nobody else wants to do. Your willingness to do so will be noticed and appreciated!
14. Share the credit. People who share credit with others make a much better impression than those who take all the credit themselves.
15. Ask for help when you need it . Don't let a difficult task get out of hand. When you need help, ask for it — before things get worse.
16. Keep your dislike to yourself. If you don't like someone, don't let it show. Never burn bridges or offends others as you move ahead in your career.
17. Don't hold grudges. Life isn't always fair. If you were passed over for promotion, didn't get the project you wanted, etc., let it go. Be gracious and diplomatic, focus on the future and move on. Harbouring grudges won't advance your career.
18. Be humble. When you're right, don't gloat about it. Never say "I told you so!"
19. Make others feel important. Compliment others, emphasize their strengths and contributions, and help them whenever you can. They will enthusiastically help you in return.
20. Join associations and professional organizations (like this forum) related to your career. In addition to helping you learn more about your industry, this can provide invaluable networking opportunities. (Which might come in handy if your employer isn't promoting?) Hope you found this interesting. Let me know your comments…have a great day!!!

Funny Animations..!!!!!!1

2008-09-02T01:43:00.001-07:00

Moral stories

2008-09-01T03:44:00.001-07:00

A religious person dies & is awaiting his turn in line at the Heaven's Gates. Ahead of him is a guy, nattily dressed, in dark sun glasses, a loud shirt, Leather jacket & jeans.

God asks him: Please tell me who are you, so that I may know whether to admit you into the kingdom of Heaven or not? The guy replies: I am Johnny J., taxi driver from New York! God consults his ledger, smiles & says to Johnny J.: Please take this Silken robe & gold scarf & enter the Kingdom of Heaven.. Now it is the priest's turn. He stands erect and speaks out in a booming.

And when it came to the religious person, God consults his ledger & says to the him,"Please take this cotton robe & enter the Kingdom of Heaven.. 'Just a minute,' says the agonized religious person. 'How is it that a foul mouthed,rash driving Taxi Driver is given a Silken robe & a Golden scarf and me, a religious person who's spent his whole life preaching your Name & goodness, has to make do with a Cotton robe?' 'Results my friend, results,' shrugs God.

'While you preached, people SLEPT; but when he drove his taxi, people PRAYED.

Moral of the story: It's PERFORMANCE & not POSITION that ultimately Counts
--
With Regards
sathya.B

How to leverage on one’s strength and deliver the best – Questions to ask yourself

2008-09-01T03:42:00.001-07:00

1. What did I do right?

It's always best to build upon one's strengths. Know what your strengths are so you can leverage them into something even greater.

2. What could I have done differently?

In everything, there's always room for improvement. Look for the gaps between your vision and where you're at when you answer this question. Effective quality improvement balances the approach of living from our strengths along with the more critical perspective that includes looking for the improvement opportunities.

3. What lessons have I learned from this?

Asking this question on a routine basis is a key step towards taking responsibility for one's growth and development. In addition, answering this question forces you to put into words your learning experience and outcomes. Putting your learning into words creates clarity, commitment and a strong presence.

4. What would I do differently next time?

This question helps to strengthen one's strategizing muscle. Looking at situations from different perspectives is foundational for problem-solving, strategizing and quality improvement.

5. What do I want from this?

It's essential to know the outcomes you want. Knowing the outcomes you're striving for will guide you in your decision-making -- you'll know what you're willing to compromise on, and what you're not. You'll know your upper-most limits as well as your lowest.

6. What is my motivation?

Having self-understanding is key to knowledge and healthy/productive relationships. Having an understanding of yourself will help you to understand others, and in turn, will catapult outstanding results.

7. What do I have to gain?

Be careful about what you wish for! Don't give yourself to the pursuit of a goal for the heck of it; be absolutely sure of what you want and why you want it.

8. What personal value is being expressed?

Ultimately, we are at our best and are most fulfilled when we're expressing and living from our core strengths and values. Know what your core strengths and values are and let them guide your behavior for maximum fulfillment and success!

--
With Regards
sathya.B

Jungle Olympics ... !!!

2008-09-01T02:14:00.001-07:00

Big Cats

2008-09-01T02:10:00.001-07:00

Your work style...

2008-09-01T02:04:00.001-07:00

மானிட பதர்கள்............

* Fresh Fruits *

2008-09-01T02:02:00.001-07:00

All Black - Art Mix 8/26

2008-09-01T01:58:00.000-07:00

Only In Vietnam

2008-09-01T01:57:00.001-07:00

Olympics conclude

2008-09-01T01:53:00.001-07:00

Bike lovers

2008-09-01T01:50:00.001-07:00

111 rOmantic sms

2008-09-01T01:47:00.001-07:00

111 Romantic SMS

1. Lives are for living I live for you
Dreams are for dreaming I dream for you
Hearts are for beating mine beats for you
Angels are for keeping. Can I keep you?

2. You are like the sunshine so warm, you are like sugar, so sweet... you are like you... and that's the reason why I love you!

3. You must be a good runner because you are always running in my mind, you must be a good thief because you have stolen my heart, and i am always a bad shooter because I Miss You Always...

4. If I had a penny for everytime I thought of you, I'd still miss you, but at least I would be rich enough to come and see you..!!

5. If I die and go to heaven, I'll put your name on a golden star. So that all the angels can see, how much you mean to me.

6. I miss you so, here around me, so many people, but yet so alone. I miss your lips, your lovely smile, I miss you each day more and more!

7. Love is hard and will always be, but remember somebody loves you and that one is ME !

8. I wanted to send you all my love but the postman said it was too big !

9. If you live to be a hundred , I want to be a hundred minus one day , so I don't have to live a day without you.

10. There are a lot of birds wispering only about you, you should once listen to them, then you would know how much I love you.

11. When the night comes, look at the sky. If you see a falling star, don't wonder why, just make a wish. Trust me, it will come true, 'cause I did it and I found you!

12. I hope that you finally understand, that I will love you untill the end, because your not just my girl, you are also my best friend!

13. Kiss me and you will see stars ....Love me and I will give them to you.

14. My love, words however special ... could never even start, to tell you all the love I have for you within my heart!

15. The day that I'll die, when death replaces birth, I'll recognize angels' faces, 'cus I live with one on earth.

16. Loving you could take my life, but when I look into your eyes, I know you're worth that sacrafice!

17. If you were a tear I would never dare to cry. I might lose you!

18. If your heart was a prison, I would like to be sentenced for life.

19. If a big fat man creeps into your bedroom one night and stuffs you into a bag, Then do not worry 'cause I told Santa I wanted you for christmas!

20. If you are mad at me, you might just as well give me all my kisses back!

21. One day you will ask me: What is more important to you, me or your life? I will say: my life… You will walk away from me without knowing that YOU ARE MY LIFE!

22. I have seen angels in the sky, I have seen snowfall in july, I have seen things u only imAgine to see, But I haven't seen anything sweeter than you.

23.True love is hard to find. Special 1-1 of a kind. But the love inside of me is true. It appeared the day I met you!

24. I believe that God above created you for me to love. He picked you out from all the rest cause He knew i'd love you the best!

25. If I died or went somewhere far, I'd write your name on every star so everyone could look up and see you mean the world to me.

26.I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.

27. Who cares whether this is a poem or rhyme, I will love you until the end of time.

28. Last night I looked up at the stars and matched each one with a reason why I love you I was doing great, but then I ran out of stars.

29. If you live for 100 more days, then I want to live for 100 more days minus one so that I'd never have to live without you.

30. They say you only fall in love once, it can't be true. Everytime I look at you, I fall in love all over again.

31. I get the best feeling in the world when you say hi or even smile at me because I know, even if its just for a second, that I've crossed your mind.

32.Loved you yesterday, love you still, always have, always will.

33. If there ever comes a day when we can't be together, just know that you are in my heart. You'll be in there forever!

34.Do you believe in love at first sight? Or should I walk by again?

35.You can fall from the sky, you can fall from a tree, but the best way to fall is in love with me.

36. If I had a rose for everytime I thought about you Id be walking in a garden forever.

37.I wrote your name in the sand but the waves washed it away. I wrote your name on my hand but I washed it the next day. I wrote your name on a paper but I accidentally threw it away. I wrote your name in my heart and forever it will stay.

38.If I can only be with you in my dreams then I'll sleep for ever.

39.Sometimes the best things in life are worth waiting for. So wait for me, I'll be right back.

40. Why is it that I have to climb 1000 mountains to get to you and all you have to do is smile to get to me?

41. If I got a penny every time I thought of you I'd be a millionaire by tomorrow.

42. If you stood in front of a mirror and held up a dozen roses you would see the 13 most beautiful things in the world.

43.A day without you is like a day without light because you light up my life.

44. Is it true? Can it be? Are you the only one for me?

45. Tonight I ask the stars above. How I'll ever win your love. What do I do.What do I say. To turn your angel eyes my way?

46.The shortest word for me is "I"
The sweetest word for me is "love"
The only word for me is "you!"

47. The way you look into my eyes, It scares me
The way you say "I love you", It scares me
The way you know just what to say, It scares me
The ways you scare me, I love it

48. Good days come often, Bad days do too, But the best days only come when I'm with you.

49. You tripped me, so I fell for you.

50. I will love you until my heart stops beating.

51. If nothing lasts forever, will you be my nothing?

52. I wish I was your blanket, I wish I was your bed, I wish I was your pillow underneath your head, I want to be around you, I want to hold you tight, and be the lucky person who kisses you goodnight.

53.Each time I miss you a star falls from the sky, So if you look up at the night sky and find it dark with no stars, its all your fault, you made me miss you too much.

54. Words alone will never be able to express the depth of my love for you.
In case you didn't know, I'll be loving you always and forever!

55. Let these words not only touch your eyes, let them travel through your soul, and let them rest in your heart as you rest in mine…I love you.

56.Falling in love with you was the easiest thing I've done in my life.

57. Hand in hand and heart to heart my love for you shall never part.

58. Loving you makes my heart explode with happiness.

59. Rains fall, winds blow, the sun shines... it all comes naturally, just like loving you.

60. Bfseing with you is like having every single one of my wishes come true.

61. Loving you has been the best thing to ever happen to me!

62.Just had to let you know... you're the best! I love you!

63. You are the sun in my day, the wind in my sky, the waves in my ocean, and the beat in my heart.

64.I wish I was there to hold you tight instead of just send this loving, "Good Night."

65.Thank you for being the one who calms all my inner fears.

66. Just when I thought it couldn't get better, you prove me wrong! I love you!

67.I LOVE YOU 2-DAY
I LOVE YOU 2-MORROW
PUT IT TOGETHER
I LOVE YOU 4-EVER

68.How lucky I am to have known someone who was so hard to say goodbye to.
Love you dear.

69.I'm not the same since i met u, the days turned longer the nights turned colder and u will always have a special place in my heart just for you. I LOVE YOU

70. Without your LOVE, dayz are "Saddy, Moanday,Tearsday, Wasteday, Thirstday, Frightday, Shatterday".

71. Words however special... could never even start, to tell you all the love I have for you within my heart. xXx

72. I feel something in my heart, it's like a little flame, every time I see you, this flame lights up, this flame is special for you, because I LOVE YOU!....

73.It must have been a rainy day when you were born, but it wasn't really rain, the sky was crying because it lost its most beautifull angel...!

74. Sometimes words are hard to find, to form that perfect line to let you know you're always on my mind!

75. If i could give u 1 thing in life, i would give u the ability 2 c yourself through my eyes, only then would u realise how special u r 2 me!

76.Listed below are the things that I dont like about you:
1.2.3.4.5.6. 7.8.9.10. ..
What can I say? I LOVE everything about U!

77. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z
oops! i miss "U"

78. U have been called b4 cupids court 4 stealin my heart, tresspassin in my dreams and robin me of my senses, uv been sentenced 2 a lifetime with me, how do u plead?

79. Last night I sent an angel 2 watch over u while u were sleeping but it came back early! So I asked it why? It said that angels don't watch over other angels!

80. By following my heart I came to you, I only forgot to take something back with me. For my thoughts are still with you.

81. Roses of red grow in my heart and they will never wither... 'Cause they bloom every time I see your smile, hear your voice or just think of you!

82. You know what, in the whole world there is no such darling whom I love and I want the whole world to know that I will never forget you!

83.You are always in my heart, here and everywhere, There is no one in the whole world that makes me feel this way.

84. They learned me that one hours equals 60 minutes and that one minute equals 60 seconds, but they never told me that one second without you can last for ever!

85. I do not think much, i do not think often, but when I think, I think of you!

86.Tears in my eyes ......... Tears for you ...... Tears that realise how much I love you.

87. If a raindrop would mean ... I love you and you would ask me how much I love you, i bet you that it would …. rain all day !

88. I love you even more than when I started this sentence.

89. I'll love you till the end! And then some more.

90. A day without your love is a day without life.

91. U may be out of my sight, but not out of my heart. U may be out of my reach, but not out of my mind. I may mean

92. nothing to u, but u'll always be special to me.

93.Someday you'll 4get abt me, ...my name, ...my voice, who I am & who I am 2 you... But even if you 4get abt me, I just wan u to know... I'll never 4get you...

94. So many questions, but the answers are so few, all i really know, is, I MISS YOU !

95. I may seldom tell u how special u are, i may not be able to reach u coz we're both busy, but inspite of all, u know u are someone i really miss and care about.

96.I dont have the measels, i am not confined to bed, asperin wont help coz it aint my head, i dont have back ache or the flu, its more serious...i am missin u!

97. Ull always be mine 4 now & 4ever.Ull always be mine 4 u r my treasure.Ull always be mine please tell me its true.Please be mine 4ever ill always luv u.

98. Sweet as a rose bud bright as a star cute as a kitten thats what u are.bundles of joy sunshine and fun you are everything i luv all rolled into 1.

99. I have liked many but loved very few. yet no-one has been as sweet as u. I'd stand and wait in the worlds longest queue. just for the pleasure of a moment with u.

100. A special smile a special face.a special someone i cant replace.i luv u i always will.uve filled a space no one can fill!

101. I luv ur eyes i luv ur smile.i cherish ur ways i adore ur style. Wot can i say?ur 1of a kind & 24/7 ur on my mind!

102. As I lie awake in my bed. All sorts of thought run through my head, Like why do I love you as much as I do. Then I realise its because you are you!

103. I love so much my heart is sure. As time goes on I love you more. Your happy smile, Your loving face, No one will ever take your place.

104. I hide my tears when I say your name,
but the pain in my heart is stil the same.
Though I smile and seem carefree,
there's no one who misses you more than me!!

105. Is that love i see in your eyes, or merely a reflection of mine?

106. Curved high on a mountain covered in dew... I saw these 3 words... I LOVE YOU!

107. Fate has brought us together, to meet, to know and to part is the saddest thing in life... I £ove You...

108. A sMiLe tO pUt You On HiGh... A KisS To Set YoUr SouL ALriGhT... WouLd iT bE aLriGhT iF I spEnT ToNiTe BeiNg LovED bY YoU???

109. It is not being in love that makes me happy... but is being in love with YOU that makes me happy.

110. Being near is not the meaning of being dear,
I may be far from u but msgs are bridges
2 make u feel that I always REMEMBER YOU!

111. When all seems lost and lonely for you
And you dont really know what to do
Look inside your heart and see
There in a special place, I will be

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Funny Pic

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How china gets gold medals

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African Safari

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What is Friendship

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G REAT 6 MORALS

Do you know the Relationship between two eyes?

1) They blink together,

2) They move together,

3) They Cry together,

4) They see things together

5) They Sleep together

6) BUT They never see each other

THAT'S FRIEND SHIP

Storm in Sea.......

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Now see the intensity of a sea storm

Guess the state of mind of the person who took these pictures.......

Believe It!!! or Not!!!

johan-lorbeer-still-life-performance

Gorilla slaughter sparks campaign

Boy Bags Wild Hog Bigger Than 'Hogzilla'

College girls go nude before camera for eternal beauty

6-year-old boy did 10000 pushups in hours

creative-photos-by-chema-madoz

year-2007-in-photos

awesome-aerial-photography

icelandic-aurora-photography-by-ovar-atli

michael kenna photography

Fools craziest and stupidest accidents

Stupid Signs

Indian homes among dirtiest

Condom vending machines to be installed in call centres

Dollar rate up but IT cos' currency woes see no end

Infosys expects weaker revenue due to economic slowdown

Satyam Computers to axe 4,500 employees

Cell phones as harmful as alcohol when mixed with driving

Postgraduates, graduates apply for sweepers' jobs

Longest Bus

Get your car Insured

Get your car Insured

Road Train

Road Train

Luxury Bus

Luxury Bus

Most expensive pen

Most expensive pen

Most famous Buildings

Most expensive pen

Most expensive pen

New Mining Dumper

New Mining Dumper

Animal Paintings

Animal Paintings

Keyboard Creativity

Keyboard Creativity

Amazing Pets

Amazing Pets

Milk Squirting

Milk Squirting

Super Bulls

Super Bulls

German Submarine U329

German Submarine U329

Animal & Attachment

Animal & Attachment

Amazing frienship

Giant Motorcycle

Double Seat Bicycle

Top 7 reasons why I joined IT ...

I am Not Going Office today - Good One..

Feelings in Love - Very Touching Lines... Dont Miss.. Plzz Read..

Magical frog

OPEN IT, YOU WILL SMILE

Nevada Shoe Tree

LIVE with the best you can and enjoy life.

CUTE PETS

Beautiful Butterflies

About FRIENDSHIP ........

True Love - Really Cute

Top 10 Reasons To Exercise In The Morning! and Weight Loss Exercise

Weight Loss Exercise

DR. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 's Speech - must read and think atleast..... ..

Our Real Heroes.....!!!!

I dont want u

Be Careful when eating apples

Yoga vs Alcohol - :)

20 Powerful Tips For Career Growth

Funny Animations..!!!!!!1

Moral stories

How to leverage on one’s strength and deliver the best – Questions to ask yourself

Jungle Olympics ... !!!

Big Cats

Your work style...

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All Black - Art Mix 8/26

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Olympics conclude

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