*** A girl and guy were speeding over 100 mph on a motorcycle***
Girl: Slow down. Im scared.
Guy: No this is fun.
Girl: No its not. Please, its too scary!
Guy: Then tell me you love me.
Girl: Fine, I love you. Slow down!
Guy: Now give me a BIG hug.
(Girl hugs him)
Guy: Can you take my helmet off and put it on? Its bugging me.
In the paper the next day: A motorcycle had crashed into a buildingbecauseof break failure. Two people were on the motorcycle, but only onesurvived.The truth was that halfway down the road, the guy realized that his breaksbroke, but he didn't want to let the girl know. Instead, he had her saysheloved him, felt her hug one last time, then had her wear his helmet so shewould live even though it meant he would die.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Collection of famous quotes by Navjot Singh Siddhu
1. That ball went so high it could have got an air hostess down with it.
2. There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it’s that of an incoming train which will run them over.
3. Experience is like a comb that life gives you when you are bald.
4. This quote was made after Ganguly called Dravid for a run and midway sent him back and Dravid was run out in the third test against the West Indies at Barbados.“Ganguly has thrown a drowning man both ends of the rope.”
5. Sri Lankan score is running like an Indian taximeter.
6. Statistics are like miniskirts, they reveal more than what they hide.
7. Wickets are like wives - you never know which way they will turn!
8. He is like Indian three-wheeler which will suck a lot of diesel but cannot go beyond 30!
9. The Indians are going to beat the Kiwis! Let me tell you, my friend, that the Kiwi is the only bird in the whole world which does not have wings!
10. As uncomfortable as a bum on a porcupine.
11. The ball whizzes past like a bumble bee and the Indians are in the sea.
12. The Indians are finding the gaps like a pinn a haystack.
13.The pitch is as dead as a dodo.
14. The way Indian wickets are falling reminds of the cycle stand at Rajendra Talkies in Patiala, one falls and everything else falls!
15. You cannot make Omlets without breaking the eggs.
16. Deep Dasgupta is not a Wicket Keeper, he is a goal keeper. He must be given a free transfer to Manchester United.
17. He will fight a rattlesnake and give it the first two bites too.
18. One, who doesn’t throw the dice, can never expect to score a six.
19. This quote was made after Eddie Nichols, the third umpire; ruled Shivnarine Chanderpaul ‘NOT OUT’ in the second test at Port of Spain T&T. “Eddie Nichols is a man who cannot find his own buttocks with his two hands.”
20. Anybody can pilot a ship when the sea is calm.
21. Nobody travels on the road to success without a puncture or two.
22. You got to choose between tightening your belt or losing your pants.
23. The cat with gloves catches no mice.
24. Age has been perfect fire extinguisher for flaming youth.
25. You may have a heart of gold, but so does a hard-boiled egg.
26. He is like a one-legged man in a bum kicking competition.
27. The third umpires should be changed as often as nappies and for the same reason.
28. Kumble’s bowling at the moment is flat as a Dosa.
2. There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it’s that of an incoming train which will run them over.
3. Experience is like a comb that life gives you when you are bald.
4. This quote was made after Ganguly called Dravid for a run and midway sent him back and Dravid was run out in the third test against the West Indies at Barbados.“Ganguly has thrown a drowning man both ends of the rope.”
5. Sri Lankan score is running like an Indian taximeter.
6. Statistics are like miniskirts, they reveal more than what they hide.
7. Wickets are like wives - you never know which way they will turn!
8. He is like Indian three-wheeler which will suck a lot of diesel but cannot go beyond 30!
9. The Indians are going to beat the Kiwis! Let me tell you, my friend, that the Kiwi is the only bird in the whole world which does not have wings!
10. As uncomfortable as a bum on a porcupine.
11. The ball whizzes past like a bumble bee and the Indians are in the sea.
12. The Indians are finding the gaps like a pinn a haystack.
13.The pitch is as dead as a dodo.
14. The way Indian wickets are falling reminds of the cycle stand at Rajendra Talkies in Patiala, one falls and everything else falls!
15. You cannot make Omlets without breaking the eggs.
16. Deep Dasgupta is not a Wicket Keeper, he is a goal keeper. He must be given a free transfer to Manchester United.
17. He will fight a rattlesnake and give it the first two bites too.
18. One, who doesn’t throw the dice, can never expect to score a six.
19. This quote was made after Eddie Nichols, the third umpire; ruled Shivnarine Chanderpaul ‘NOT OUT’ in the second test at Port of Spain T&T. “Eddie Nichols is a man who cannot find his own buttocks with his two hands.”
20. Anybody can pilot a ship when the sea is calm.
21. Nobody travels on the road to success without a puncture or two.
22. You got to choose between tightening your belt or losing your pants.
23. The cat with gloves catches no mice.
24. Age has been perfect fire extinguisher for flaming youth.
25. You may have a heart of gold, but so does a hard-boiled egg.
26. He is like a one-legged man in a bum kicking competition.
27. The third umpires should be changed as often as nappies and for the same reason.
28. Kumble’s bowling at the moment is flat as a Dosa.
One Liners from My Desk
oN0 God is real, unless declared integer
o Two wrongs don’t make a right, but three rights make a left.
o Do you have trouble making up your mind? Well, yes or no?
o Home is where the television is.
o Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need more.
o Death is hereditary.
o Many things can be preserved in alcohol. Dignity is not one of them.
o Never argue with a fool. People might not know the difference.
o When you’re right, no one remembers. When you’re wrong, no one forgets.
o Cheer up, the worst is yet to come.
o Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else..
o Experience is what a comb gives you after you lose your hair.
o Everyone makes mistakes. The trick is to make them when nobody is looking.
o Nobody has ever died of hardwork, but why take the chance.
o Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back.
o You’re not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on.
o I like work. It fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.
o If you can’t see the bright side of life, polish the dull side.
o Pessimist: A person that looks both ways when crossing a one way street.
o The light at the end of the tunnel is the headlamp of an approaching train.
o Where there’s a will there are five hundred relatives.
o I have a drinking problem - I can’t afford it.
o Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.
o Everyone should have a spouse, because there are a number of things that go wrong that one can’t blame on the government.
o The evening news is where they begin with ‘Good evening’, and then proceed to tell you why it isn’t.
o There are three sides to every argument: your side, my side and the right side.
o An expert is someone who takes a subject you understand and makes it sound confusing.
o Who says nothing is impossible. Most of us have been doing nothing all these years.
o Light at the end of the tunnel has been switched off as a part of cost cutting!
o There are some things that money can’t buy. For everything else, my salary isn’t sufficient !!
o “Remember there’s no I in team” … (but there is a M and an E)
o Corporate Motto: READY - FIRE - AIM !!!
o I always try to go the extra mile at work, but my boss always finds me and brings me back.
o I don’t mind the rat race but I could do with a little more cheese.
o They can’t fire me, slaves have to be sold.
o It might look like I’m doing nothing, but at the cellular level I’m really quite busy.
o You cannot have everything! Where would you put it?
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Some of the Best Moments in Life
-To fall in love.
-To find mails by the thousands when you return from a vacation.
-To listen to your favorite song in the radio.
-To leave the shower and find that the towel is warm.
- To clear your last exam.
- To receive a call from someone, you don’t see a lot, but you want to.
- A good conversation with a sweet person.
- To find money in a pant that you haven’t used since last year .
- To laugh at yourself looking at mirror, making faces.
- Calls at midnight that last for hours.
- To laugh without a reason.
- To accidentally hear somebody say something good about you.
- To wake up and realize it is still possible to sleep for a couple of hours.
- To hear a song that makes you remember a special person.
- To be part of a team.
- The first kiss.
- To make new friends.
- To feel butterflies! in the stomach every time that you see that person.
- To pass time with your best friends.
- To see people that you like, feeling happy.
- To use a sweater of the person that you like and find that it still smells of their perfume.
- See an old friend again and to feel that the things have not changed.
- To take an evening walk along the beach.
- To have somebody tell you that he/she loves you.
- To laugh …….laugh……..and laugh …… remembering stupid things done with stupid friends.
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These are the best moments of life….
Let us learn to cherish them….
A B-Tech IT student’s Prayer
The lord is my programmer; I shall not crash.
He installed his software on the hard disk of my heart; all of his commands are user-friendly.
His directory guides me to the right choices for his name’s sake.
Even though I scroll through the problems of life, I will fear no bugs, for He is my backup.
His password protects me.
He prepares a menu before me in the presence of my enemies.
His help is only a keystroke away.
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life,and my file will be merged with his and saved forever.
Amen and Amen, Creator
He installed his software on the hard disk of my heart; all of his commands are user-friendly.
His directory guides me to the right choices for his name’s sake.
Even though I scroll through the problems of life, I will fear no bugs, for He is my backup.
His password protects me.
He prepares a menu before me in the presence of my enemies.
His help is only a keystroke away.
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life,and my file will be merged with his and saved forever.
Amen and Amen, Creator
Monday, August 11, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
The Engineers Special….
Engineers Anthem
Hum hoge all clear Ek din, Mann me hai vishwas,pura hai vishwas, hum hoge all clear ek din
Exams
exams ke 4 din pehle syllabus dekha to yaad aayaKUCH TO HUA HAI KUCH HO GAYA HAI,exams ke din paper dekh kar yaad aayaSAB KUCH ALAG HAI SAB KUCH NAYA HAI.
Engineers’ Shayari
Woh Padosi hi kya Jiski khoobsurat Kuwari beti na ho!!Woh Engineering hi kya Jisme K.T. na ho!!!
Top two Engineering Rumours
‘Did you hear the results are being put up today at 5:30pm’
‘Did you hear the exams are postponed by two weeks, its been put up at Govt. college ,I got the timetable for this exams’
The most dreaded acronym for Engineers
ATKT ( After Trying Keep Trying)( Aaj Thoda Kal Thoda)
The most important criteria while selecting an engineering college
Girl to Boy ratio ( if more than 0.025% than that college is engineers dream come true)
Engineers at work
Assignments solved by one and then carrying out mass transfer operations throughout the class
The most important machine for Engineers
Xerox Machine ( Without which assignment completion wouldn’t be possible)
The most important table in an Engineers House
The glass table ( to carry out GT operations all night long)
The only que an Engineer is familiar with
Submission Que
An Engineers favourite watch
Bird Watch !
ENgg. Definitions:
Engineering College : Place where you’re punished for getting good HSC marks.
Senior : guys who got ragged as juniors and wanna get some payback…
Fresher : Guy who has to ask where the canteen is…
Really Dumb Fresher : Guy who asks a senior where the canteen is.
Really Really Dumb fresher : guy who follows the senior to the canteen.
Ragging : the unfortunate fate of the previous idiot.
Babe : After two years in Engineering, anything remotely female qualifies that title.
Beautiful: 99.99% of the girls are beautiful,rest 0.01% are in my college.
Couple:Rich/Handsome/Intelligent Guys(But everyone pity on them…."Poor Guys") and Girls(Not beautiful strictly…..Coz they are not meant for Engg.) going together.
Female:Anything Female.
KT : makes you suicidal..
Year Drop : makes dad homicidal.
Reevaluation : Cruel joke taking its own time to make you cry… (results of revaluation come after you give the KT exam).
Principal : Biggest idiot on campus. Unfortunately also the most powerful idiot on campus.
Fear : what you feel when the prof who’s signature you forged on the journal hesitates to turn the page…
Irony : The guy who copied your entire paper passes and you flunk.
Critical Calculation : Summing up the marks you attempted in the exam…
Sleep : Huh! What the heck’s that? .
Night outs:A Compulsary substituite of Sleeps.
Lecturars:The biggest Devils in Human,with basic characteristic of torturing students.
HOD:The Don of Devils who’s to be worshipped as GOD.
Marks:Unexpected figures we get after exams.
Term Work:Nothing to do with the work in term.
Oral: Where two people sit and only one person speaks……………………………..the other is student.
Submission work:The work which is to be completed during the submission going on.
Submission:Mission impossible made possible……….somehow
Common Engineering Dialogues after a paper.
‘What is this pal, more than 60% of the paper was out of the syllabus’
‘This was the worst paper set in the entire engineering history’
‘I am failing’ !
‘I got screwed royally’
‘This was never asked before’
‘Time nahi mila’
(ironically most of those make such comments get 1st class and those who think they will survive somehow get K.T.)
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago welcome speech
Sisters and Brothers of America,
It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given us. I thank you in the name of the most ancient order of monks in the world; I thank you in the name of the mother of religions, and I thank you in the name of millions and millions of Hindu people of all classes and sects.
My thanks, also, to some of the speakers on this platform who, referring to the delegates from the Orient, have told you that these men from far-off nations may well claim the honor of bearing to different lands the idea of toleration. I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth. I am proud to tell you that we have gathered in our bosom the purest remnant of the Israelites, who came to Southern India and took refuge with us in the very year in which their holy temple was shattered to pieces by Roman tyranny. I am proud to belong to the religion which has sheltered and is still fostering the remnant of the grand Zoroastrian nation. I will quote to you, brethren, a few lines from a hymn which I remember to have repeated from my earliest boyhood, which is every day repeated by millions of human beings: "As the different streams having their sources in different paths which men take through different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to Thee."
The present convention, which is one of the most august assemblies ever held, is in itself a vindication, a declaration to the world of the wonderful doctrine preached in the Gita: "Whosoever comes to Me, through whatsoever form, I reach him; all men are struggling through paths which in the end lead to me." Sectarianism, bigotry, and its horrible descendant, fanaticism, have long possessed this beautiful earth. They have filled the earth with violence, drenched it often and often with human blood, destroyed civilization and sent whole nations to despair. Had it not been for these horrible demons, human society would be far more advanced than it is now. But their time is come; and I fervently hope that the bell that tolled this morning in honor of this convention may be the death-knell of all fanaticism, of all persecutions with the sword or with the pen, and of all uncharitable feelings between persons wending their way to the same goal.
The World’s Parliament of Religions has become an accomplished fact, and the merciful Father has helped those who laboured to bring it into existence, and crowned with success their most unselfish labour.
My thanks to those noble souls whose large hearts and love of truth first dreamed this wonderful dream and then realized it. My thanks to the shower of liberal sentiments that has overflowed this platform. My thanks to this enlightened audience for their uniform kindness to me and for their appreciation of every thought that tends to smooth the friction of religions. A few jarring notes were heard from time to time in this harmony. My special thanks to them, for they have, by their striking contrast, made general harmony the sweeter.
Much has been said of the common ground of religious unity. I am not going just now to venture my own theory. But if any one here hopes that this unity will come by the triumph of any one of the religions and the destruction of the others, to him I say, "Brother, yours is an impossible hope." Do I wish that the Christian would become Hindu? God forbid. Do I wish that the Hindu or Buddhist would become Christian? God forbid.
The seed is put in the ground, and earth and air and water are placed around it. Does the seed become the earth, or the air, or the water? No. It becomes a plant. It develops after the law of its own growth, assimilates the air, the earth, and the water, converts them into plant substance, and grows into a plant.
Similar is the case with religion. The Christian is not to become a Hindu or a Buddhist, nor a Hindu or a Buddhist to become a Christian. But each must assimilate the spirit of the others and yet preserve his individuality and grow according to his own law of growth.
If the Parliament of Religions has shown anything to the world, it is this: It has proved to the world that holiness, purity and charity are not the exclusive possessions of any church in the world, and that every system has produced men and women of the most exalted character. In the face of this evidence, if anybody dreams of the exclusive survival of his own religion and the destruction of the others, I pity him from the bottom of my heart, and point out to him that upon the banner of every religion will soon be written in spite of resistance: "Help and not fight," "Assimilation and not Destruction," "Harmony and Peace and not Dissension."
It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given us. I thank you in the name of the most ancient order of monks in the world; I thank you in the name of the mother of religions, and I thank you in the name of millions and millions of Hindu people of all classes and sects.
My thanks, also, to some of the speakers on this platform who, referring to the delegates from the Orient, have told you that these men from far-off nations may well claim the honor of bearing to different lands the idea of toleration. I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth. I am proud to tell you that we have gathered in our bosom the purest remnant of the Israelites, who came to Southern India and took refuge with us in the very year in which their holy temple was shattered to pieces by Roman tyranny. I am proud to belong to the religion which has sheltered and is still fostering the remnant of the grand Zoroastrian nation. I will quote to you, brethren, a few lines from a hymn which I remember to have repeated from my earliest boyhood, which is every day repeated by millions of human beings: "As the different streams having their sources in different paths which men take through different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to Thee."
The present convention, which is one of the most august assemblies ever held, is in itself a vindication, a declaration to the world of the wonderful doctrine preached in the Gita: "Whosoever comes to Me, through whatsoever form, I reach him; all men are struggling through paths which in the end lead to me." Sectarianism, bigotry, and its horrible descendant, fanaticism, have long possessed this beautiful earth. They have filled the earth with violence, drenched it often and often with human blood, destroyed civilization and sent whole nations to despair. Had it not been for these horrible demons, human society would be far more advanced than it is now. But their time is come; and I fervently hope that the bell that tolled this morning in honor of this convention may be the death-knell of all fanaticism, of all persecutions with the sword or with the pen, and of all uncharitable feelings between persons wending their way to the same goal.
The World’s Parliament of Religions has become an accomplished fact, and the merciful Father has helped those who laboured to bring it into existence, and crowned with success their most unselfish labour.
My thanks to those noble souls whose large hearts and love of truth first dreamed this wonderful dream and then realized it. My thanks to the shower of liberal sentiments that has overflowed this platform. My thanks to this enlightened audience for their uniform kindness to me and for their appreciation of every thought that tends to smooth the friction of religions. A few jarring notes were heard from time to time in this harmony. My special thanks to them, for they have, by their striking contrast, made general harmony the sweeter.
Much has been said of the common ground of religious unity. I am not going just now to venture my own theory. But if any one here hopes that this unity will come by the triumph of any one of the religions and the destruction of the others, to him I say, "Brother, yours is an impossible hope." Do I wish that the Christian would become Hindu? God forbid. Do I wish that the Hindu or Buddhist would become Christian? God forbid.
The seed is put in the ground, and earth and air and water are placed around it. Does the seed become the earth, or the air, or the water? No. It becomes a plant. It develops after the law of its own growth, assimilates the air, the earth, and the water, converts them into plant substance, and grows into a plant.
Similar is the case with religion. The Christian is not to become a Hindu or a Buddhist, nor a Hindu or a Buddhist to become a Christian. But each must assimilate the spirit of the others and yet preserve his individuality and grow according to his own law of growth.
If the Parliament of Religions has shown anything to the world, it is this: It has proved to the world that holiness, purity and charity are not the exclusive possessions of any church in the world, and that every system has produced men and women of the most exalted character. In the face of this evidence, if anybody dreams of the exclusive survival of his own religion and the destruction of the others, I pity him from the bottom of my heart, and point out to him that upon the banner of every religion will soon be written in spite of resistance: "Help and not fight," "Assimilation and not Destruction," "Harmony and Peace and not Dissension."
VALUE
A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?"
Hands started going up.
He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this." He proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up.
He then asked, "Who still wants it?"
Still the hands were up in the air.
"Well," he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.
He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty. "Now who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.
"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way.
We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. You are special - Don’t ever forget it!
Hands started going up.
He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this." He proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up.
He then asked, "Who still wants it?"
Still the hands were up in the air.
"Well," he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.
He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty. "Now who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.
"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way.
We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. You are special - Don’t ever forget it!
Friday, July 18, 2008
What Is Life
Life, you can’t subdue me because I refuse to take your discipline too seriously. When you try to hurt me, I laugh-and the laughter knows no pain. I appreciate your joys wherever I find them; your sorrows neither frighten nor discourage me, for there is laughter in my soul.
Temporary defeat does not make me sad. I simply set music to the words of defeat and turn it into a song. Your tears are not for me, for I like laughter much better, and because I like it, I use it as a substitute for grief and sorrow and pain and disappointment.
Life, you are a fickle trickster-don’t deny it. You slipped the emotion of love into my heart so that you might use it as a thorn with which to prick my soul-but I learned to dodge your trap with laughter. You tried to lure me with the desire for gold, but I have fooled you by following the trail which leads to knowledge instead. You induced me to build beautiful friendships-then converted my friends to enemies so you may harden my heart, but I sidestepped your figure on this by laughing off your attempts and selecting new friends in my own way.
You caused men to cheat me at trade so I will become distrustful, but I won again because I possess one precious asset which no man can steal-it is the power to think my own thoughts and to be myself. You threaten me with death, but to me death is nothing worse than a long peaceful sleep, and sleep is the sweetest of human experiences-excepting laughter. You build a fire of hope in my heart, then sprinkle water on the flames, but I can go you one better by rekindling the fire-and I laugh at you once more.
You have nothing that can lure me away from laughter, and you are powerless to scare me into submission. To a life of laughter, then, I raise my cup of cheer!
Temporary defeat does not make me sad. I simply set music to the words of defeat and turn it into a song. Your tears are not for me, for I like laughter much better, and because I like it, I use it as a substitute for grief and sorrow and pain and disappointment.
Life, you are a fickle trickster-don’t deny it. You slipped the emotion of love into my heart so that you might use it as a thorn with which to prick my soul-but I learned to dodge your trap with laughter. You tried to lure me with the desire for gold, but I have fooled you by following the trail which leads to knowledge instead. You induced me to build beautiful friendships-then converted my friends to enemies so you may harden my heart, but I sidestepped your figure on this by laughing off your attempts and selecting new friends in my own way.
You caused men to cheat me at trade so I will become distrustful, but I won again because I possess one precious asset which no man can steal-it is the power to think my own thoughts and to be myself. You threaten me with death, but to me death is nothing worse than a long peaceful sleep, and sleep is the sweetest of human experiences-excepting laughter. You build a fire of hope in my heart, then sprinkle water on the flames, but I can go you one better by rekindling the fire-and I laugh at you once more.
You have nothing that can lure me away from laughter, and you are powerless to scare me into submission. To a life of laughter, then, I raise my cup of cheer!
LOVE
Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are.Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident.
- Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
- Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
A True Story of an Indian Software Engineer
As the dream of most parents I had acquired a degree in software Engineer and joined a company based in USA the land of braves and opportunity.
When I arrived in the USA, it was as if a dream had come true. Here at last I was in the place where I want to be. I decided I would be staying in this country for about Five years in which time I would have earned enough money to settle down in India.
My father was a government employee and after his retirement, the only asset he could acquire was a decent one bedroom flat. I wanted to do some thing more than him. I started feeling home sick and lonely as the time passed. I used to call home and speak to my parents every week using cheap international phone cards. Two years passed, two years of Burgers at McDonald’s and pizzas and discos and 2 years watching the foreign exchange rate getting happy whenever the Rupee value went down.
Finally I decided to get married.
Told my parents that I have only 10 days of holidays and everything must be done within these 10 days. I got my ticket booked in the cheapest flight. Was jubilant and was actually enjoying shopping for gifts for all my friends back home. If I miss anyone then there will be talks. After reaching home I spent home one week going through all the photographs of girls and as the time was getting shorter I was forced to select one candidate.In-laws told me, to my surprise, that I would have to get married in 2-3 days, as I will not get anymore holidays. After the marriage, it was time to return to USA, after giving some money to my parents and telling the neighbors to look after them, we returned to USA.
My wife enjoyed this country for about two months and then she started feeling lonely.The frequency of calling India increased to twice in a week sometimes 3 times a week. Our savings started diminishing. After two more years we started to have kids. Two lovely kids, a boy and a girl, were gifted to us by the almighty. Every time I spoke to my parents, they asked me to come to India so that they can see their grand-children.Every year I decide to go to India. But part work part monetary conditions prevented it.
Years went by and visiting India was a distant dream. Then suddenly one day I got a message that my parents were seriously sick. I tried but I couldn’t get any holidays and thus could not go to India. The next message I got was my parents were passed away and as there was no one to do the last rights the society members had done whatever they could. I was depressed. My parents were passed away without seeing their grand children.
After couple more years passed away, much to my children’s dislike and my wife’s joy we returned to India to settle down. I started to look for a suitable property, but to my dismay my savings were short and the property prices had gone up during all these years. I had to return to the USA. My wife refused to come back with me and my children refused to stay in India. My 2 children and myself returned to USA after promising my wife I would be back for good after two years.
Time passed by, My daughter decided to get married to a American and my son was happy living in USA. I decided that I had enough and wound-up every thing and returned to India. I had just enough money to buy a decent two bed room flat in a well developed locality.
Now I am 60 years old and the only time I go out of the flat is for the routine visit to the nearby temple. My faithful wife has also left me and gone to the holy abode. Sometimes I wondered was it worth all this?My father, even after staying in India, had a house to his name and I too have the same nothing more.I lost my parents and children for just ONE EXTRA BEDROOM.
Looking out from the window I see a lot of children dancing.This damned cable TV has spoiled our new generation and these children are losing their values and culture because of it. I get occasional cards from my children asking I am alright. Well at least they remember me. Now perhaps after I die it will be the neighbors again who will be performing my last rights, God bless them.
But the question still remains ‘Was all this worth it ?’ I am still searching for an answer.
When I arrived in the USA, it was as if a dream had come true. Here at last I was in the place where I want to be. I decided I would be staying in this country for about Five years in which time I would have earned enough money to settle down in India.
My father was a government employee and after his retirement, the only asset he could acquire was a decent one bedroom flat. I wanted to do some thing more than him. I started feeling home sick and lonely as the time passed. I used to call home and speak to my parents every week using cheap international phone cards. Two years passed, two years of Burgers at McDonald’s and pizzas and discos and 2 years watching the foreign exchange rate getting happy whenever the Rupee value went down.
Finally I decided to get married.
Told my parents that I have only 10 days of holidays and everything must be done within these 10 days. I got my ticket booked in the cheapest flight. Was jubilant and was actually enjoying shopping for gifts for all my friends back home. If I miss anyone then there will be talks. After reaching home I spent home one week going through all the photographs of girls and as the time was getting shorter I was forced to select one candidate.In-laws told me, to my surprise, that I would have to get married in 2-3 days, as I will not get anymore holidays. After the marriage, it was time to return to USA, after giving some money to my parents and telling the neighbors to look after them, we returned to USA.
My wife enjoyed this country for about two months and then she started feeling lonely.The frequency of calling India increased to twice in a week sometimes 3 times a week. Our savings started diminishing. After two more years we started to have kids. Two lovely kids, a boy and a girl, were gifted to us by the almighty. Every time I spoke to my parents, they asked me to come to India so that they can see their grand-children.Every year I decide to go to India. But part work part monetary conditions prevented it.
Years went by and visiting India was a distant dream. Then suddenly one day I got a message that my parents were seriously sick. I tried but I couldn’t get any holidays and thus could not go to India. The next message I got was my parents were passed away and as there was no one to do the last rights the society members had done whatever they could. I was depressed. My parents were passed away without seeing their grand children.
After couple more years passed away, much to my children’s dislike and my wife’s joy we returned to India to settle down. I started to look for a suitable property, but to my dismay my savings were short and the property prices had gone up during all these years. I had to return to the USA. My wife refused to come back with me and my children refused to stay in India. My 2 children and myself returned to USA after promising my wife I would be back for good after two years.
Time passed by, My daughter decided to get married to a American and my son was happy living in USA. I decided that I had enough and wound-up every thing and returned to India. I had just enough money to buy a decent two bed room flat in a well developed locality.
Now I am 60 years old and the only time I go out of the flat is for the routine visit to the nearby temple. My faithful wife has also left me and gone to the holy abode. Sometimes I wondered was it worth all this?My father, even after staying in India, had a house to his name and I too have the same nothing more.I lost my parents and children for just ONE EXTRA BEDROOM.
Looking out from the window I see a lot of children dancing.This damned cable TV has spoiled our new generation and these children are losing their values and culture because of it. I get occasional cards from my children asking I am alright. Well at least they remember me. Now perhaps after I die it will be the neighbors again who will be performing my last rights, God bless them.
But the question still remains ‘Was all this worth it ?’ I am still searching for an answer.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
JAVA:Calling a Stored Function using CallableStatement
/* Program to call a function using callable statement. Make sure stored function GETEMPCOUNT is already created in Oracle database before you run this program.
*/
import java.sql.*;
public class EmpCount {
public static void main(String args[]) {
if ( args.length < 1 )
{
System.out.println("EmpCount deptno");
System.exit(1);
}
try { // load oracle thin driver
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:mine", "scott","tiger"); // create a callable statement
CallableStatement cs = con.prepareCall("{?=call GetEmpCount(?)}"); // specify the return type
cs.registerOutParameter(1,Types.INTEGER);
cs.setInt(2, Integer.parseInt( args[0])); // execute EMPCOUNT function
cs.execute(); // display the return value of the function
System.out.println("No.of Employees : " + cs.getInt(1));
cs.close();
con.close();
}
catch(Exception ex)
{ System.out.println("Error : " + ex);
}
} // end of main
} // end of TestConnection
*/
import java.sql.*;
public class EmpCount {
public static void main(String args[]) {
if ( args.length < 1 )
{
System.out.println("EmpCount deptno");
System.exit(1);
}
try { // load oracle thin driver
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:mine", "scott","tiger"); // create a callable statement
CallableStatement cs = con.prepareCall("{?=call GetEmpCount(?)}"); // specify the return type
cs.registerOutParameter(1,Types.INTEGER);
cs.setInt(2, Integer.parseInt( args[0])); // execute EMPCOUNT function
cs.execute(); // display the return value of the function
System.out.println("No.of Employees : " + cs.getInt(1));
cs.close();
con.close();
}
catch(Exception ex)
{ System.out.println("Error : " + ex);
}
} // end of main
} // end of TestConnection
FQAs Regarding Projects
What is a project?
A project is a requirement. When a college wants to computerize its library, it is a requirement and hence a project. The ultimate goal of the project is to full fill the requirement in the best possible manner.
What is a Live Project?
A live project, in the strict sense, is a project developed and used in real-world. If a library management project is developed and used to run library of your college, then we call it a live project.
There are many challenges that you come across during development and deployment of the project. Only when client- company or the person who is in need of the project - uses the project in his/her day-to-day operations we call it as live project.
What is a dummy project?
Any project that is not used by some in real-world for actual operation is a dummy project. For example, you developed a library management system for your college. But if college doesn't use it for library management then we call it as dummy project.
Make no mistake, the requirement may be real-world requirement but what makes a project live or dummy is its ultimate usage.
The difference between dummy and live is like mock exam and real exam. Mock exam also has real questions, but the result doesn't matter whereas in real exam the result matters. Nobody bothers about the result of mock exam (same with dummy project) and everybody bothers about real exam (like live project).
I heard that some software companies give live projects. What are they?
Yes. Some software companies give live projects. They generally choose people based on MERIT and make them do the project in their premises. The selected candidates are also provided with some assistance and guidance by seniors. If selected candidates are good, it is an advantage to companies as companies can use them in project development (or a module at least) as well as absorb them as full-time employees later.
True software development companies DO NOT take any money from students for this. Some instead pay as well. Because their motto is not to make money from students requirement, but instead developing software.
I heard that some other companies give live projects. What are they?
Yes. Some non-it companies give projects. They expect a team of students to develop the software for them.
To be honest, most of this is just eye-wash and formality. Neither students complete projects nor companies are serious about it. Most of the projects given by public sector are of this kind.
Is there any use in doing a dummy project?
Yes. There is a lot if you sincerely and seriously do it on your own. Remember, the idea behind making a project part of academic curriculum is to make students know how to apply what they learnt.
In nutshell, doing a project on your own will teach you a lot than buying a project.
Buying projects and submitting somebody else's project etc. are self-deceiving and will not help anyone anyway.
A project is a requirement. When a college wants to computerize its library, it is a requirement and hence a project. The ultimate goal of the project is to full fill the requirement in the best possible manner.
What is a Live Project?
A live project, in the strict sense, is a project developed and used in real-world. If a library management project is developed and used to run library of your college, then we call it a live project.
There are many challenges that you come across during development and deployment of the project. Only when client- company or the person who is in need of the project - uses the project in his/her day-to-day operations we call it as live project.
What is a dummy project?
Any project that is not used by some in real-world for actual operation is a dummy project. For example, you developed a library management system for your college. But if college doesn't use it for library management then we call it as dummy project.
Make no mistake, the requirement may be real-world requirement but what makes a project live or dummy is its ultimate usage.
The difference between dummy and live is like mock exam and real exam. Mock exam also has real questions, but the result doesn't matter whereas in real exam the result matters. Nobody bothers about the result of mock exam (same with dummy project) and everybody bothers about real exam (like live project).
I heard that some software companies give live projects. What are they?
Yes. Some software companies give live projects. They generally choose people based on MERIT and make them do the project in their premises. The selected candidates are also provided with some assistance and guidance by seniors. If selected candidates are good, it is an advantage to companies as companies can use them in project development (or a module at least) as well as absorb them as full-time employees later.
True software development companies DO NOT take any money from students for this. Some instead pay as well. Because their motto is not to make money from students requirement, but instead developing software.
I heard that some other companies give live projects. What are they?
Yes. Some non-it companies give projects. They expect a team of students to develop the software for them.
To be honest, most of this is just eye-wash and formality. Neither students complete projects nor companies are serious about it. Most of the projects given by public sector are of this kind.
Is there any use in doing a dummy project?
Yes. There is a lot if you sincerely and seriously do it on your own. Remember, the idea behind making a project part of academic curriculum is to make students know how to apply what they learnt.
In nutshell, doing a project on your own will teach you a lot than buying a project.
Buying projects and submitting somebody else's project etc. are self-deceiving and will not help anyone anyway.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Dragon's Triangle::Alien's Home on Earth
We are all familiar with the Bermuda Triangle, but didyou know that another triangle of terror exists just southeast of Japan? Less known, the Dragon's Triangle is located between Japan and the Bonin Islands and has a reputation far worse than that of the infamous Bermuda Triangle."For over a thousand years, possibly longer, the Japanese and their neighbors have recorded strange occurrences and disappearances. Ancient records tell of restless dragons surfacing from the depths, and taking unfortunate mariners back to their underground lairs. Legends dating back to c.1000Bc tell of underwater palaces inhabited by dragons and of a great slumbering dragon which lived in the cavern beneath the sea." Ade Dimmick - MysteryMag.Hence the name: Dragon's Triangle The disappearance of aircraft, large maritime vessels, and fishing boats was occurring at such a high rate that Japanese authorities officially declared it a 'shipping danger zone' in 1950. In 1952, the Japanese government sent out a research ship called the Kaio Maru No. 5 to find answers to the mystery surrounding this area. Unfortunately, the crew of this ship suffered the same mysterious fate they set out to find answers to. Twenty-two crewmen and nine scientist were gone forever adding to the several hundred other lives that have been lost in the Dragon's Triangle.Like the Bermuda Triangle, the Dragon's Triangle is the subject of great controversy. The area is known to have volatile sudden weather changes along with undersea volcanoes which are abundant in the region. Many believe these naturally occurring environmental changes are the cause and no other explanation needs to be given. Others are convinced that UFO's and USO's (unidentified submerged object's) are the cause.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Idle Computers Offer Hope To Solve Cancer's Mysteries Through Grid Computing Project
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technology that uses "microjets" to deposit liquid into tiny channels and remove five times more heat than other experimental high-performance chip-cooling methods for computers and electronics.
Muhammad Zaman, assistant professor in biomedical engineering, recently introduced Cellular Environment in Living Systems @Home or CELS@Home for short. The program already has more than 1,000 computer users worldwide contributing to the project. And the numbers keep growing.
The idea is based on what is called grid computing. Instead of using local computing resources, which are almost always limited, grid computing allows Internet users worldwide to contribute their idle computer time, creating a "virtual" supercomputer to solve a difficult problem. In this case, the grid computing program is calculating cellular interactions in different environments to help understand the principles of cell migration and cancer cell metastasis, or the spread of cancer from the original tumor to other parts of the body.
"We have launched a global effort to recreate the in vivo (live) environment of cancer cells in a computer model. This allows us to perform virtual experiments and study processes that are too costly or technically very difficult to study," says Zaman, who also directs the Laboratory for Molecular and Cellular Dynamics. "By recreating this whole 'system of processes inside a cancer cell' we will be in a position to fully comprehend the problem and hopefully identify targets that will one day translate into anti-cancer drugs."
He says only a background program (or screensaver) needs to be downloaded—at no cost to the user—to contribute to the CELS@Home effort. A computational program then runs whenever the screensaver is activated, requiring no effort on the part of the user to run the program or report the computations.
"It's a completely passive approach," Zaman says. "There are no viruses or no spam that can compromise the performance of their machines."
Among the approximate 1,000 users, there have been no instances of computer problems, he says. Users are from countries such as: Argentina, Australia, China, Denmark, France, Israel, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and Venezuela.
Zaman emphasizes the project also will stress dialogue and communication with the worldwide users, which he hopes will number 100,000 people someday.
"We'll soon have forums where contributors from all over the world will be able to provide feedback to us about what are some of the most challenging problems in cancer that they would like to study," he says. "Thus, we are making a global effort to solve a global problem."
Already, the program has yielded enough information in just two months for two journal articles.
"What took months can be done now in days or weeks," Zaman says. "It's amazing."
He says CELS@Home goes beyond traditional grid computing to incorporate a multi-scale systems biology approach.
"Instead of studying one molecule or one gene, it is studying a host of problems in cancer," Zaman says. "Cancer, as we know, is not a disease of a single gene or a single cell, but in fact it is a problem that involves thousands of genes, signals and molecular components. Understanding cancer requires understanding the system in its proper context, not just a tiny bit of the problem."
He says computations may take one day, one week or a month to complete, depending on the user's amount of idle time and computer speed. Any amount of idle time is beneficial, Zaman says. Once a computation is completed, the user will receive another computation, and so on. The user can opt out of the program at any time.
The idea is based on what is called grid computing. Instead of using local computing resources, which are almost always limited, grid computing allows Internet users worldwide to contribute their idle computer time, creating a "virtual" supercomputer to solve a difficult problem. In this case, the grid computing program is calculating cellular interactions in different environments to help understand the principles of cell migration and cancer cell metastasis, or the spread of cancer from the original tumor to other parts of the body.
"We have launched a global effort to recreate the in vivo (live) environment of cancer cells in a computer model. This allows us to perform virtual experiments and study processes that are too costly or technically very difficult to study," says Zaman, who also directs the Laboratory for Molecular and Cellular Dynamics. "By recreating this whole 'system of processes inside a cancer cell' we will be in a position to fully comprehend the problem and hopefully identify targets that will one day translate into anti-cancer drugs."
He says only a background program (or screensaver) needs to be downloaded—at no cost to the user—to contribute to the CELS@Home effort. A computational program then runs whenever the screensaver is activated, requiring no effort on the part of the user to run the program or report the computations.
"It's a completely passive approach," Zaman says. "There are no viruses or no spam that can compromise the performance of their machines."
Among the approximate 1,000 users, there have been no instances of computer problems, he says. Users are from countries such as: Argentina, Australia, China, Denmark, France, Israel, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and Venezuela.
Zaman emphasizes the project also will stress dialogue and communication with the worldwide users, which he hopes will number 100,000 people someday.
"We'll soon have forums where contributors from all over the world will be able to provide feedback to us about what are some of the most challenging problems in cancer that they would like to study," he says. "Thus, we are making a global effort to solve a global problem."
Already, the program has yielded enough information in just two months for two journal articles.
"What took months can be done now in days or weeks," Zaman says. "It's amazing."
He says CELS@Home goes beyond traditional grid computing to incorporate a multi-scale systems biology approach.
"Instead of studying one molecule or one gene, it is studying a host of problems in cancer," Zaman says. "Cancer, as we know, is not a disease of a single gene or a single cell, but in fact it is a problem that involves thousands of genes, signals and molecular components. Understanding cancer requires understanding the system in its proper context, not just a tiny bit of the problem."
He says computations may take one day, one week or a month to complete, depending on the user's amount of idle time and computer speed. Any amount of idle time is beneficial, Zaman says. Once a computation is completed, the user will receive another computation, and so on. The user can opt out of the program at any time.
Discovering A New Earth 2.5 Trillion Miles Away
Astrophysicists analyzing infrared images captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope found indications of a dust cloud surrounding a relatively young star. The star is 10 to 16 million years old, and analysis of the dust cloud suggests that it may coalesce and become a rocky planet like earth. It is located at a distance from the star that it may build an atmosphere, collect liquid water, and perhaps, in millions and millions of years, support life.
It took billions of years and the perfect conditions for our Earth to grow and form. Now, those same conditions can be seen in space, shaping a similar planet. Ivanhoe explains this exciting space discovery.
Far, far away, something amazing is brewing in space. Swirling around a giant star similar to our sun, astrophysicists have spotted the very early stages of a planet taking shape.
"What we think we're seeing is the actual formation of a planet -- terrestrial planet -- a rocky planet like the Earth, around the star," Carey Lisse, Ph.D., a senior research scientist at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., told Ivanhoe.
The Earth-like planet is about 430 light years away or 2.5 trillion miles from Earth. It's inside a huge dust belt -- bigger than our asteroid belt -- with enough dusty material to build a planet. "The material is forming at just the same distance, or close to the same distance where the Earth formed from the sun," Dr. Lisse says.
To find the planet, astronomers used images captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope. It looks for infrared light or heat radiating from the dusty materials. The images also confirm the rocky fragments forming the new planet are similar to materials found in the Earth's crust and core.
"So, the body that's going to form -- the planet that's going to form -- isn't going to be this gas giant with incredibly thick atmosphere," explains Dr. Lisse. It's going to be a rocky planet like Mars or Venus or the Earth."
There's also an outer ice belt circling the young planet, making it more likely that water could reach the new planet's surface … and maybe even life; but don't wait around for signs of life. The planet still needs another 100 million years before it's completely formed.
Astronomers say the star the new planet is spinning around is between ten and 16 million years old, which is the perfect age for forming Earth-like planets.
Far, far away, something amazing is brewing in space. Swirling around a giant star similar to our sun, astrophysicists have spotted the very early stages of a planet taking shape.
"What we think we're seeing is the actual formation of a planet -- terrestrial planet -- a rocky planet like the Earth, around the star," Carey Lisse, Ph.D., a senior research scientist at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., told Ivanhoe.
The Earth-like planet is about 430 light years away or 2.5 trillion miles from Earth. It's inside a huge dust belt -- bigger than our asteroid belt -- with enough dusty material to build a planet. "The material is forming at just the same distance, or close to the same distance where the Earth formed from the sun," Dr. Lisse says.
To find the planet, astronomers used images captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope. It looks for infrared light or heat radiating from the dusty materials. The images also confirm the rocky fragments forming the new planet are similar to materials found in the Earth's crust and core.
"So, the body that's going to form -- the planet that's going to form -- isn't going to be this gas giant with incredibly thick atmosphere," explains Dr. Lisse. It's going to be a rocky planet like Mars or Venus or the Earth."
There's also an outer ice belt circling the young planet, making it more likely that water could reach the new planet's surface … and maybe even life; but don't wait around for signs of life. The planet still needs another 100 million years before it's completely formed.
Astronomers say the star the new planet is spinning around is between ten and 16 million years old, which is the perfect age for forming Earth-like planets.
The Man Who Turned into a Tree
A 35-year-old Indonesian man named Dede suffered a simple cut as a teenager and thereafter began growing tree-like wart all over his body. The warts soon worsened into mossy, branching growths, virtually incapacitating him. His wife left him, he was out of a job, and he was made the village freak. Doctors could never figure out what Dede’s condition was, and the growths worsened with each passing year. It wasn’t until an American dermatologist traveled to see Dede’s odd growths and cutaneous horns that the proper diagnosis was made: Dede was simply suffering from HPV, or human papilloma virus. HPV causes warts (frequently of the genital variety) and is quite common in humans. Unfortunately for Dede, he happens to have a rare genetic flaw that causes his immune system to be as weak as someone with AIDS. The chances of this genetic fault? Less than one in a million. Fortunately for Dede, proper treatment and several surgeries offer the promise of a normal life. The doctor is also trying to get more American support for this special patient. Good luck, Dede!
English Lyrics of "Ami Tomar Chokher Kalo Chai"
Here Comes the lyrics....
I need those blacks of your eyes
So I look at you all the time
you have'nt even staired at me
so the day turned out so gray
even those black roads lost the color
all the way
my soul speak words untold
and this night is yet to unfold
I am waiting alone in my bed
for my last breath
mind goes for sleepon your laps
again
I need those touches of your hand
I am shyless,i can understand
searches for your covers
you give me shivers
burning in you desire
my love do you care
my love I need your love and you too
so I love you,thats all i do
tell me,can you give me you heart out of this blue
my love I need your love and you too
so I love you,thats all I do
tell me,can you give me you heart out of this blue
can you give me your life
can you give me your soul
can you give me your all
I search for your body and soul
your trust and that you wont do atall
I search for your body and soul
your trust and that you wont do atall
dont know you by luck
can i call you nameless my love...
Thursday, July 3, 2008
I Got Gifts From Cognizant
Today I got my gifts from cognizant.
Actually I have taken part in cognizant quiz contest online.
And they make me feel happy,after all this is my first company yaar......
Regards ,
Swarup
Actually I have taken part in cognizant quiz contest online.
And they make me feel happy,after all this is my first company yaar......
Regards ,
Swarup
Monday, June 30, 2008
Fiction Collection
For those who love Fictions.......
These will be a good collection.
Password:reading4years
Personaly I simply hate reading story books n Novels but love them who like to read novels....
Regards,
Swarup
Friday, June 27, 2008
Memory Loss Linked To Common Sleep Disorder
For the first time, UCLA researchers have discovered that people with sleep apnea show tissue loss in brain regions that help store memory. Reported in the June 27 edition of the journal Neuroscience Letters, the findings emphasize the importance of early detection of the disorder, which afflicts an estimated 20 million Americans.
Sleep apnea occurs when a blocked airway repeatedly halts the sleeper's breathing, resulting in loud bursts of snoring and chronic daytime fatigue. Memory loss and difficulty focusing are also common complaints. Prior studies have linked the disorder to a higher risk of stroke, heart disease and diabetes.
"Our findings demonstrate that impaired breathing during sleep can lead to a serious brain injury that disrupts memory and thinking," said principal investigator Ronald Harper, a distinguished professor of neurobiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
The study focused on structures called mammillary bodies, so named because they resemble small breasts, on the underside of the brain.
The UCLA team scanned the brains of 43 sleep apnea patients, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to collect high-resolution images of the entire brain, including slices of the mammillary bodies.
The structures' small size and proximity to bone and fluid make them difficult to measure by conventional MRI. So the researchers manually traced the mammillary bodies from the high-resolution scans and calculated their volumes from the hand-drawn outlines.
When they compared the results to images of 66 control subjects matched for age and gender, the scientists discovered that the sleep apnea patients' mammillary bodies were nearly 20 percent smaller, particularly on the left side.
"The findings are important because patients suffering memory loss from other syndromes, such as alcoholism or Alzheimer disease, also show shrunken mammillary bodies," said lead author Rajesh Kumar, a UCLA assistant researcher in neurobiology.
"Physicians treat memory loss in alcoholic patients with massive amounts of thiamine, or vitamin B1," he added. "We suspect that the dose helps dying cells to recover, enabling the brain to use them again."
The scientists' next step is to determine how sleep apnea causes tissue loss in the mammillary bodies.
Harper hypothesizes that repeated drops in oxygen lead to the brain injury. During an apnea episode, the brain's blood vessels constrict, starving its tissue of oxygen and causing cellular death. The process also incites inflammation, which further damages the tissue.
"Our findings demonstrate that impaired breathing during sleep can lead to a serious brain injury that disrupts memory and thinking," said principal investigator Ronald Harper, a distinguished professor of neurobiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
The study focused on structures called mammillary bodies, so named because they resemble small breasts, on the underside of the brain.
The UCLA team scanned the brains of 43 sleep apnea patients, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to collect high-resolution images of the entire brain, including slices of the mammillary bodies.
The structures' small size and proximity to bone and fluid make them difficult to measure by conventional MRI. So the researchers manually traced the mammillary bodies from the high-resolution scans and calculated their volumes from the hand-drawn outlines.
When they compared the results to images of 66 control subjects matched for age and gender, the scientists discovered that the sleep apnea patients' mammillary bodies were nearly 20 percent smaller, particularly on the left side.
"The findings are important because patients suffering memory loss from other syndromes, such as alcoholism or Alzheimer disease, also show shrunken mammillary bodies," said lead author Rajesh Kumar, a UCLA assistant researcher in neurobiology.
"Physicians treat memory loss in alcoholic patients with massive amounts of thiamine, or vitamin B1," he added. "We suspect that the dose helps dying cells to recover, enabling the brain to use them again."
The scientists' next step is to determine how sleep apnea causes tissue loss in the mammillary bodies.
Harper hypothesizes that repeated drops in oxygen lead to the brain injury. During an apnea episode, the brain's blood vessels constrict, starving its tissue of oxygen and causing cellular death. The process also incites inflammation, which further damages the tissue.
New, Flexible Computers Use Displays With Any Shape
The shape of things to come in the computer world will be anything but flat, predicts Queen's University Computing professor Roel Vertegaal, who is now developing prototypes of these new "non-planar" devices in his Human Media Laboratory.
Not only will they take on flexible forms we've never imagined -- like pop cans with browsers displaying RSS feeds and movie trailers -- computers of the future will respond to our direct touch and even change their own shape to better accommodate data, for example, folding up like a piece of paper to be tucked into our pockets.
"Organic User Interface" -- the concept behind these next-generation computers -- is featured in the June issue of the Association of Computer Machinery's (ACM) flagship publication, Communications of ACM. The special edition is co-edited by Drs. Vertegaal and Ivan Poupyrev, of the Sony Interaction Laboratory in Tokyo, Japan "What we're talking about here is nothing short of a revolution for human-computer interaction," says Dr. Vertegaal. He compares our current use of flat, rectangular computers to the 19th-century satiric novel, Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, about people who live in only two dimensions and are narrow-minded as a result. "I think computers are very much like that today," Dr. Vertegaal suggests. "You are essentially looking at a tiny tunnel into a flat, on-line world, and that causes people to think in a two-dimensional way. 'Flatland' interfaces are incredibly limited compared to natural 3D ones."
Three recent developments in computer technology have allowed inventors to move beyond the rigid, rectangular design of current devices. Advances in touch input technologies now allow for any surface to sense two-handed, multi-finger touch. An example of this is smart fabric, such as the "tank top" user interface being tested in Dr. Vertegaal's laboratory this summer.
The second development, flexible displays, is found in flexible circuit boards with organic LEDs (light emitting diodes) used to make electronic paper. These "E-Ink" (electrophoretic ink) displays are formed from millions of tiny, polarized ink capsules, half black and half white. A computer switch sends out minus or plus voltages and the ink will either attract or repel to form a display. Once the display is "painted" the electricity can be switched off. The flexible base layer allows the display to be rolled up and put inside one's pocket, like regular paper.
Kinetic Organic Interface (KOI), the third development, enables the design of computers that adjust their shape according to some computational outcome, or through interactions with users. This is expected to yield "Claytronic" 3D displays capable of displaying not just pictures, but physical shapes in three dimensions.
"We want to reduce the computer's stranglehold on cognitive processing by imbedding it and making it work more and more like the natural environment," says Dr. Vertegaal. "It is too much of a technological device now, and we haven't had the technology to truly integrate a high-resolution display in artifacts that have organic shapes: curved, flexible and textile, like your coffee mug."
"Organic User Interface" -- the concept behind these next-generation computers -- is featured in the June issue of the Association of Computer Machinery's (ACM) flagship publication, Communications of ACM. The special edition is co-edited by Drs. Vertegaal and Ivan Poupyrev, of the Sony Interaction Laboratory in Tokyo, Japan "What we're talking about here is nothing short of a revolution for human-computer interaction," says Dr. Vertegaal. He compares our current use of flat, rectangular computers to the 19th-century satiric novel, Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, about people who live in only two dimensions and are narrow-minded as a result. "I think computers are very much like that today," Dr. Vertegaal suggests. "You are essentially looking at a tiny tunnel into a flat, on-line world, and that causes people to think in a two-dimensional way. 'Flatland' interfaces are incredibly limited compared to natural 3D ones."
Three recent developments in computer technology have allowed inventors to move beyond the rigid, rectangular design of current devices. Advances in touch input technologies now allow for any surface to sense two-handed, multi-finger touch. An example of this is smart fabric, such as the "tank top" user interface being tested in Dr. Vertegaal's laboratory this summer.
The second development, flexible displays, is found in flexible circuit boards with organic LEDs (light emitting diodes) used to make electronic paper. These "E-Ink" (electrophoretic ink) displays are formed from millions of tiny, polarized ink capsules, half black and half white. A computer switch sends out minus or plus voltages and the ink will either attract or repel to form a display. Once the display is "painted" the electricity can be switched off. The flexible base layer allows the display to be rolled up and put inside one's pocket, like regular paper.
Kinetic Organic Interface (KOI), the third development, enables the design of computers that adjust their shape according to some computational outcome, or through interactions with users. This is expected to yield "Claytronic" 3D displays capable of displaying not just pictures, but physical shapes in three dimensions.
"We want to reduce the computer's stranglehold on cognitive processing by imbedding it and making it work more and more like the natural environment," says Dr. Vertegaal. "It is too much of a technological device now, and we haven't had the technology to truly integrate a high-resolution display in artifacts that have organic shapes: curved, flexible and textile, like your coffee mug."
You can visit::::http://www.organicui.org/
Accidental Discovery Could Enable Development Of Faster Computers
Physicists at UC Riverside have made an accidental discovery in the lab that has potential to change how information in computers can be transported or stored. Dependent on the "spin" of electrons, a property electrons possess that makes them behave like tiny magnets, the discovery could help in the development of spin-based semiconductor technology such as ultrahigh-speed computers.
The researchers were experimenting with ferromagnet/semiconductor (FM/SC) structures, which are key building blocks for semiconductor spintronic devices (microelectronic devices that perform logic operations using the spin of electrons). The FM/SC structure is sandwich-like in appearance, with the ferromagnet and semiconductor serving as microscopically thin slices between which lies a thinner still insulator made of a few atomic layers of magnesium oxide (MgO).
The researchers found that by simply altering the thickness of the MgO interface they were able to control which kinds of electrons, identified by spin, traveled from the semiconductor, through the interface, to the ferromagnet.
The researchers found that by simply altering the thickness of the MgO interface they were able to control which kinds of electrons, identified by spin, traveled from the semiconductor, through the interface, to the ferromagnet.
Have A Cafe Coffee Day
A new large, prospective population-based study confirms an inverse relationship between coffee consumption and liver cancer risk. The study also found that higher levels of gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) in the blood were associated with an increased risk of developing the disease.
So what are you wating for? Go and get your cup of coffee now.
Live Life Happily.......
Regards,
Swarup
Martian Soil Points Toward Possibility Of Life ......
Scientists have discovered that Martian soil is rich in nutrients.
NASA researchers want to determine whether the planet could support, or ever has supported, life. The nutrients are among a few positive indicators they have gleaned since the Phoenix Mars Lander began collecting and testing soil samples last month. Early findings, including ice crystals and nutrients, point toward water -- the chemical basis for life.
Phoenix co-investigator William Boynton of the University of Arizona, lead TEGA scientist, called the data "spectacular."
Phoenix co-investigator William Boynton of the University of Arizona, lead TEGA scientist, called the data "spectacular."
"At this point, we can say that the soil has clearly interacted with water in the past," he said. "We don't know whether that interaction occurred in this particular area in the northern polar region, or whether it might have happened elsewhere and blown up to this area as dust."
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander began its first wet chemistry experiment on Martian soil this week. NASA said the experiment went "flawlessly" and produced data that, for Phoenix scientists, "was like winning the lottery." On Friday, some work remained before the first wet-chemical analysis was complete. This is the first such experiment done on any planet other than Earth would be complete, according to Phoenix co-investigator Sam Kounaves of Tufts University, who serves as the science lead for the wet chemistry research.
Kounaves said the soil appears similar to that found in Antarctica's dry upper valleys and the salts it contains are another indication of the presence of water.
"We also found a reasonable number of nutrients, or chemicals needed by life as we know it," Kounaves said. "Over time, I've come to the conclusion that the amazing thing about Mars is not that it's an alien world, but that in many aspects, like mineralogy, it's very much like Earth."
The soil about one-inch into the surface layer is alkaline, with a pH between eight and nine, and it appears to contain magnesium, sodium, potassium, and chloride, according to Kouvanes.
"We are awash in chemistry data," Michael Hecht, lead scientist for the Microscopy, Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer, or MECA, instrument on Phoenix, said. "We're trying to understand what is the chemistry of wet soil on Mars, what's dissolved in it, how acidic or alkaline it is. With the results we received from Phoenix yesterday, we could begin to tell what aspects of the soil might support life."
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander began its first wet chemistry experiment on Martian soil this week. NASA said the experiment went "flawlessly" and produced data that, for Phoenix scientists, "was like winning the lottery." On Friday, some work remained before the first wet-chemical analysis was complete. This is the first such experiment done on any planet other than Earth would be complete, according to Phoenix co-investigator Sam Kounaves of Tufts University, who serves as the science lead for the wet chemistry research.
Kounaves said the soil appears similar to that found in Antarctica's dry upper valleys and the salts it contains are another indication of the presence of water.
"We also found a reasonable number of nutrients, or chemicals needed by life as we know it," Kounaves said. "Over time, I've come to the conclusion that the amazing thing about Mars is not that it's an alien world, but that in many aspects, like mineralogy, it's very much like Earth."
The soil about one-inch into the surface layer is alkaline, with a pH between eight and nine, and it appears to contain magnesium, sodium, potassium, and chloride, according to Kouvanes.
"We are awash in chemistry data," Michael Hecht, lead scientist for the Microscopy, Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer, or MECA, instrument on Phoenix, said. "We're trying to understand what is the chemistry of wet soil on Mars, what's dissolved in it, how acidic or alkaline it is. With the results we received from Phoenix yesterday, we could begin to tell what aspects of the soil might support life."
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Is December 21,2012 End of EARTH???
Now I am giving you a scary news that many of you may be aware of......
The Earth is going to be destroyed on 21 December,2012.......
The following points indicates that.....
1.The Mayan Prophecy
2.Disasters & 2012
3.Solar System & 2012
4.Planet X, Nibiru
5.Religions & 2012
6.Bible Code & 2012
7.11:11 & 2012
8.Unexplainable 2012
9.The I Ching & 2012
10.Polar Shift & 2012
11.Hopi Indians & 2012
12.Wars, Politics 2012
13.EndTime Prophesies
14.2012 Predictions
15.Nostradamus & 2012
16.Einstein & 2012
17.Edgar Cayce & 2012
18.Merlin & 2012
Its impossible for me to write on all the above topic in a single post,so I better give you the website link where you will get all the relevent information regarding 21.12.2012....
website: http://www.december212012.com/
Now please write your thoughts on 21.12.2012.
Is it going to be END?????
or a new BEGINING?????
or remain unchanged?????
++++++ Planet X ++++++
To illustrate some of the amazing knowledge the Sumerians possessed 6,000 years ago, I will use a reference to something that to this day is still being taught by our education system. When the Earth was much older, we can determine the land mass was once a clumped together mass at one point in time. But due to the process known as "Continental Drift" or "Plate tectonics",the land clump was slowly pulled apart to where the current land masses are today.
We can see clear proof that the continents were all once connected by simply looking at a map of the Earth and seeing how the pieces fit. That would only mean that at one time, Earth was basically half a planet.
Where did the other half go? Why is Earth only half a planet? The diagrams shown here are descriptions from the Sumerians explaining how our Earth came to be... They state that the satellites of Planet X (Nibiru) as they called it, collided with our primitive Earth in the past. Creating the asteroid belt and forever becoming another member of our solar system in a comet like 3,600 year orbit around the sun
In February, 1971, the United States launched Pioneer 10. Pioneer 10 scientists attached to it an engraved aluminum plaque. It attempts to tell whoever might find the plaque that Mankind is male and female, etc., and that (Pioneer 10) is from the 3rd planet of this Sun. Our astronomy is geared to the notion that Earth is the 3rd planet, which indeed it is if one begins the count from the center of our system, the Sun. But to someone nearing our solar system from the outside, the 1st planet to be encountered would be Pluto, the 2nd Neptune, the 3rd Uranus, the 4th Saturn, the 5th Jupiter, the 6th Mars .. and the Earth would be 7th.
The (12th) Planet's periodic appearance and disappearance from Earth's view confirms the assumption of its permanence in solar orbit. In this it acts like many comets. If so, why are our astronomers not aware of the existence of this planet? The fact is that even an orbit half as long as the lower figure for (the comet) Kohoutek, (every 7,500 years), would take the 12th Planet about 6 times farther away from us than Pluto - a distance at which such a planet would not be visible from Earth. In fact, the known planets beyond Saturn were first discovered not visually but mathematically.
UPDATE - The Orpheous Theory is one of the latest theories released which explains that a "rogue planet" collided with our primitive earth, creating our moon. Almost exactly what the Sumerian describe 6,000 yrs ago...
Source:http://xfacts.com
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Microsoft's Touch Screen Windows
Chairman Bill Gates and Chief Executive Steve Ballmer showed off new Windows features based on software it calls "multi-touch" that will be part of Windows 7, the next version of Windows, which Ballmer said was due out in late 2009.
The ability to use touch to give users fingertip control of their screens could help revolutionize how computer desktops and mobile phones are controlled and would be an alternative to existing mice, keyboard and pen-based user controls.
During a joint interview that kicked off the Wall Street Journal's three-day D: All Things Digital conference, an annual gathering of the computer industry elite taking place north of San Diego, Ballmer said touch screen controls was one example of how Microsoft would improve on existing Windows software.
Microsoft is seeking to one-up Apple Inc, which made touch-screen software central to the success of its iPhone mobile device, which combines computer, phone and Web features and has sold around 6 million units in its first 11 months.
After more than a decade of slow development, Gates said new ways of interacting with computers other than keyboards and mice have matured to the point where they are ready to go mainstream.
"We are at an interesting juncture where almost all of the interaction is with the computer and mouse, today, and, over the years to come, the role of speech, vision, ink, all of those will become huge," Gates said.
He was referring to technologies that gives users the ability to control computers with voice commands, detect and sort different kinds of images and use electronic ink instead of typing for computer input.
The ability to use touch to give users fingertip control of their screens could help revolutionize how computer desktops and mobile phones are controlled and would be an alternative to existing mice, keyboard and pen-based user controls.
During a joint interview that kicked off the Wall Street Journal's three-day D: All Things Digital conference, an annual gathering of the computer industry elite taking place north of San Diego, Ballmer said touch screen controls was one example of how Microsoft would improve on existing Windows software.
Microsoft is seeking to one-up Apple Inc, which made touch-screen software central to the success of its iPhone mobile device, which combines computer, phone and Web features and has sold around 6 million units in its first 11 months.
After more than a decade of slow development, Gates said new ways of interacting with computers other than keyboards and mice have matured to the point where they are ready to go mainstream.
"We are at an interesting juncture where almost all of the interaction is with the computer and mouse, today, and, over the years to come, the role of speech, vision, ink, all of those will become huge," Gates said.
He was referring to technologies that gives users the ability to control computers with voice commands, detect and sort different kinds of images and use electronic ink instead of typing for computer input.
Cholo ek or version ko vi jhelna pare ga...............
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Kuch Paygam Apney Dosto Ke Naam.......
Kuch Dost aise hote hain ,
Jo dil main bas jate hain.
Jo zindagi ki rahon main ,
hum se bichar jate hain.
kuch dost aise hote hain ,
jo raat main yaad aate hain.
aur raaton ki tanhaai me rulaate hain ,
kuch dost aise hote hain ,
jo phoolon ki tarah hote hain.
jo khud to chale jate hain,
per apni mahek chor jate hain.
kuch dost aise hote hain ,
jo zindagi tor dete hain.
per zindagi ki raahon me tanha chor detey hain.
kuch dost aise hote hain,
jo chaand ki tarah hote hain ,
jo daag to bahut rakhte hain perkhubsurat nazar ate hain.
kuch dost aise hote hain ,
jo patthar ka dil rakhte hain .
Kiyuke,
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.......Par Tum Nehi Samjhogi.........(SRK)
Jo dil main bas jate hain.
Jo zindagi ki rahon main ,
hum se bichar jate hain.
kuch dost aise hote hain ,
jo raat main yaad aate hain.
aur raaton ki tanhaai me rulaate hain ,
kuch dost aise hote hain ,
jo phoolon ki tarah hote hain.
jo khud to chale jate hain,
per apni mahek chor jate hain.
kuch dost aise hote hain ,
jo zindagi tor dete hain.
per zindagi ki raahon me tanha chor detey hain.
kuch dost aise hote hain,
jo chaand ki tarah hote hain ,
jo daag to bahut rakhte hain perkhubsurat nazar ate hain.
kuch dost aise hote hain ,
jo patthar ka dil rakhte hain .
Kiyuke,
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.......Par Tum Nehi Samjhogi.........(SRK)
What is the meaning of two 'C' in Cognizant's Logo?
I have so far researched a great deal on the above topic but havent got a well defined answer.
I am sharing the answers with you guys....
1.Its a Hologram.
2.The C which stand straight represents firmness,reliability.The second C is symbolizes flexibility.
3.One C represents HORIZONTALS and the other one VERTICALS.
4.1st C for "CONFIDENCE"2nd C for "CONVERGENCE".
5.May be Cognizant was earlier called Cognizant Corp and thats why 2 Cs.
6.May be for Customer Centric.
7.The straight c stands for our employees(we're all treated equally) and the c at an angle symbolises we bending our backs for our customers.
8.The c keeps rotating in the logo.since it is an image they kept two C to symbolize its rotation.
Now people I want to know all of your thoughts on this topic,So plz post your comment if you love/like this company....
Comment option is just beneath the post.........So go for it..........
Your comments also can be seen by others on this Board,so what are you waiting for????
Monday, June 9, 2008
Could microbes on Phoenix survive on Mars?
The Phoenix lander may have been coated with dozens of species of bacteria when it left Earth – and some may be hardy enough to scrape by on Mars, two new studies suggest. But researchers say the parts of the lander that will contact water ice on Mars – which might provide a toehold for life – have been carefully sterilised, minimising the chances that terrestrial life could colonise the planet. NASA has long realised that spacecraft could potentially seed other planets with terrestrial life. To cut the chances of transporting microbes to space, probes such as Phoenix, which landed on the northern plains of Mars on 25 May, are now assembled in clean rooms ventilated with filtered air. NASA also swabs the craft to measure the levels of particularly hardy spore-forming bacteria, which can lay dormant for decades and withstand extreme temperatures. But the agency doesn't routinely check for less resilient bacteria or microbes that can't be cultured, since harsh ultraviolet radiation on Mars is thought to quickly kill most such organisms.
What you guys think....can one day people will leave on mars?
Imagine the mobile service........inter planet university..........the space ships.........traffic.......
inter planet marriages......etc
plz post your comments on this.
Till then bye.
Changing Port Number Of Http Server in Oracle10g XE
When you run Oracle10g along with Tomcat, you face a problem as both of them use port number 8080. If Oralce started, it uses port no. 8080 for its HttpServer. Any attempt to start Tomcat subsequently ( or any other server that uses port no. 8080) will not succede.
The remedy is two-fold. Either you change port number of Tomcat using server.xml file of Tomcat or change port number used by Http Server of Oracle10g.
The following steps change port number used by Oracle's HttpServer to 8888. Of course the port number can be anything you want.
1.Select Run SQL Command Line
2.Connect to Oracle10g using SYSTEM account. SQL>connect system/
Provide password that you gave at the time of installing Oracle10g.
3.Execute the following stored procedure to change Http port number to 8888. SQL>execute DBMS_XDB.SetHttpPort(8888); SetHttpPort is a procedure in DBMS_XDB pacakge. It is used to change port number used by Oracle for Http Server.
4.You can retrieve the port number just to confirm the change as follows.SQL>select dbms_xdb.GetHttpPort() from dual;
The remedy is two-fold. Either you change port number of Tomcat using server.xml file of Tomcat or change port number used by Http Server of Oracle10g.
The following steps change port number used by Oracle's HttpServer to 8888. Of course the port number can be anything you want.
1.Select Run SQL Command Line
2.Connect to Oracle10g using SYSTEM account. SQL>connect system/
Provide password that you gave at the time of installing Oracle10g.
3.Execute the following stored procedure to change Http port number to 8888. SQL>execute DBMS_XDB.SetHttpPort(8888); SetHttpPort is a procedure in DBMS_XDB pacakge. It is used to change port number used by Oracle for Http Server.
4.You can retrieve the port number just to confirm the change as follows.SQL>select dbms_xdb.GetHttpPort() from dual;
Happy Learning bye...
How Many Super Computer India HAS?
The number of super computers India has in the top 500 fastest computers has grown from 2 in June,2003 to 11 in june,2006. All 11 were acquired in the last 2 years. The fastest of these 11 super computers is a system from HP with 1400 microprocessors. And its ranking in the top 500 is 141. Other super computers in India are a little behind and last one from India in top 500 is at position 373, which has 730 microprocessors.
So, certainly India has gone much higher than what many of you think. I know many of you think that India still has only two super computers. Yes, that was true if you take figures of June,2003. But since then India has increased its count significantly.
Now, let me provide some details about where other countries and continents are. Out of 500, US itself has 299. Europe has 83. And Asia has overtaken Europe with 93, in which Japan has 29 and China has 28.
What about the fastest of all. What is its processing capacity?. The fastest of all is in US. It is installed in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory by DOE. It was created by IBM and DOE. It is called as Blue/Gene/L. It was installed in year 2005 with 1,13,072 microprocessors. Its speed is 280600 GFlops (fastest in India works at 3830.4 GFlops).
In terms of microprocessors market, Intel dominates the market with 301 systems out of 500. IBM is dominating in the manufacturing company segment with 48.6% of market share and HP enjoys 30.8% of share.
So, certainly India has gone much higher than what many of you think. I know many of you think that India still has only two super computers. Yes, that was true if you take figures of June,2003. But since then India has increased its count significantly.
Now, let me provide some details about where other countries and continents are. Out of 500, US itself has 299. Europe has 83. And Asia has overtaken Europe with 93, in which Japan has 29 and China has 28.
What about the fastest of all. What is its processing capacity?. The fastest of all is in US. It is installed in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory by DOE. It was created by IBM and DOE. It is called as Blue/Gene/L. It was installed in year 2005 with 1,13,072 microprocessors. Its speed is 280600 GFlops (fastest in India works at 3830.4 GFlops).
In terms of microprocessors market, Intel dominates the market with 301 systems out of 500. IBM is dominating in the manufacturing company segment with 48.6% of market share and HP enjoys 30.8% of share.
About My College
The College of Leather Technology, pioneer in the field of education and research on Leather Technology was set up in the year 1919 on the recommendation of Mutation Board immediately after the first World war with the aim of exploiting indigenous resources of hides, skins and tanning materials for the purpose of production of leather and leather goods and development of leather industry in the country.The main service provided by the college to the industry during its 81 years of experience was supply of technical manpower and technology development. Till 1999-2000, this college was a single faculty institution offering B.Tech. in Leather Technology. From 1999-2000 following the direction of Govt. of West Bengal the college started offering in addition to the former programme, 'B.Tech. in Information Technology' and again from 2000-2001 another more discipline 'B.Tech. in Computer Science & Technology' has started.
Besides being an academic engineering institute GCELT is a Public Funded Research Institute recognized by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research under the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. GCELT is also registered under section 35(1)/(ii) of Income Tax Act 1961 since 1.4.2006. Thereby an amount equal to one and one fourth of any sum paid for research will get exemption from Income Tax [Vide Notification No: 237/2007, F No: 203/35/2007/ITA-11]
My College is My Pride............
Source:www.gcelt.gov.in
Simulating anti anti-virus viruses----An Idea
Most viruses today have retro abillities, but I'm talking about a virus, that is specially coded to destroy anti-virus programs. It would turn off resident AV monitors, install troyans in anti-viruses (*.AVC and TBSCAN.DEF infection). It would also overwrite part of AV programs by installing itself in them and then simulate that the AV scans. There are several viruses that patched the "File system" status on TbScan's output to hide the fact that it suddenly used DOS services to read the disk. A SAAV virus would for example execute the graphics procedure to display message "Scanning for known viruses in memory" by F-Prot/DOS but then just wait for some time. It would use the necessary procedure to bring up the scanning window, display filenames and instead of checking infect them. Or for example display "Checking partition table" by ThunderByte Partition (created by TbUtil) and check nothing. It could be like the real AIDS, which doesn't kill, it just destroys the immunity system and makes the way free for other deseases. It doesn't take much code to do so, just some small patches. The problem is how the virus finds what to patch coz AV companies would change the inner structure of the program with every new version. At this moment the fact, that most AV programs don't let to encrypt/compress themselves (coz of the CRC check), comes real handy.
Some advertisement says, "An Idea can change ur life."
Regards swarup
Some advertisement says, "An Idea can change ur life."
Regards swarup
Destroying the PC-speaker----An Idea
As last a destructive payload from KUTT/TPT Gang. The idea is based on the fact that speakers may get damaged when the music is too loud. KUTT though that it would be interesting if a virus did that to PC-speaker: generate a high and loud sound and play it quite some time. It's probably technically impossible to realize, but who knows? An enhanced version of this idea is to damage the speakers that are connected to the sound card. This should actually be more realistic, coz usually the hardware of a sound card is capable of that and the speakers aren't made for this situation.
What my programmer friends thinking????
If you have some ideas regarding this you can fill up the comment field....
Till then Bye....
What my programmer friends thinking????
If you have some ideas regarding this you can fill up the comment field....
Till then Bye....
Sending Mail In ASP.NET 2.0 Using Gmail
I have written a program to send a mail from my Gmail account to Yahoo account. The program uses ASP.NET 2.0 and uses SMTP server of Gmail. We have to enable SSL and find out the port number of SMTP of GMAIL, which happens to be 587. But try 465 also. See what what port works for you.As it is a simple program to test a simple mail, i am not taking any input from user. I have used simple body and subject. I have run this and got a mail into my inbox of yahoo.
Just create a new ASP.NET page and place a button on it. Write code for click event of that button. To test it, just run the page and click on the button. If you see no errors, it means message is sent successfully.
using System;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Net.Mail;
using System.Net;
public partial class SendMail : System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MailMessage m = new MailMessage("get2swarup@gmail.com", "somebody@yahoo.com");
m.Body = "Testing Mail From Gmail.com";
m.IsBodyHtml = false;
m.Subject = "Testing";
m.Priority = MailPriority.High;
// SMPT settings
SmtpClient smtp = new SmtpClient("smtp.gmail.com", 587); // server name and port number
smtp.UseDefaultCredentials = false;
smtp.EnableSsl = true;
smtp.Credentials = new NetworkCredential ("get2swarup@gmail.com","password");
smtp.Send(m);
}
}
Regards Swarup.....
Just create a new ASP.NET page and place a button on it. Write code for click event of that button. To test it, just run the page and click on the button. If you see no errors, it means message is sent successfully.
using System;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Net.Mail;
using System.Net;
public partial class SendMail : System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MailMessage m = new MailMessage("get2swarup@gmail.com", "somebody@yahoo.com");
m.Body = "Testing Mail From Gmail.com";
m.IsBodyHtml = false;
m.Subject = "Testing";
m.Priority = MailPriority.High;
// SMPT settings
SmtpClient smtp = new SmtpClient("smtp.gmail.com", 587); // server name and port number
smtp.UseDefaultCredentials = false;
smtp.EnableSsl = true;
smtp.Credentials = new NetworkCredential ("get2swarup@gmail.com","password");
smtp.Send(m);
}
}
Regards Swarup.....
Opening MSWord Document From Java
In the recent release (Java 6.0), Java provides Desktop class. The purpose of the class is to open the application in your system that is associated with the given file. So, if you invoke open() method with a Word document (.doc) then it automatically invokes MS Word as that is the application associated with .doc files.
I have developed a small Swing program (though you can develop it as a console application) to take document number from user and invoke document into MSWord. The assumption is; documents are stored with filename consisting of>.doc.
Given below is the Java program that you can compile and run it as-it-is. Make sure you change DIR variable to the folder where .doc files are stored.
import java.io.File;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
public class WordDocument extends JFrame {
private JButton btnOpen;
private JLabel jLabel1;
private JTextField txtDocNumber;
private static String DIR ="c:\\worddocuments\\"; // folder where word documents are present.
public WordDocument() {
super("Open Word Document");
initComponents();
}
private void initComponents() {
jLabel1 = new JLabel();
txtDocNumber = new JTextField();
btnOpen = new JButton();
Container c = getContentPane();
c.setLayout(new java.awt.FlowLayout());
setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
jLabel1.setText("Enter Document Number : ");
c.add(jLabel1);
txtDocNumber.setColumns(5);
c.add(txtDocNumber);
btnOpen.setText("Open Document");
btnOpen.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { // anonymous inner class
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
Desktop desktop = Desktop.getDesktop();
try {
File f = new File( DIR + txtDocNumber.getText() + ".doc");
desktop.open(f); // opens application (MSWord) associated with .doc file
}
catch(Exception ex) {
// WordDocument.this is to refer to outer class's instance from inner class
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(WordDocument.this,ex.getMessage(),"Error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
}
});
c.add(btnOpen);
} // initCompnents()
public static void main(String args[]) {
WordDocument wd = new WordDocument();
wd.setSize(300,100);
wd.setVisible(true);
}
}
I have developed a small Swing program (though you can develop it as a console application) to take document number from user and invoke document into MSWord. The assumption is; documents are stored with filename consisting of
Given below is the Java program that you can compile and run it as-it-is. Make sure you change DIR variable to the folder where .doc files are stored.
import java.io.File;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
public class WordDocument extends JFrame {
private JButton btnOpen;
private JLabel jLabel1;
private JTextField txtDocNumber;
private static String DIR ="c:\\worddocuments\\"; // folder where word documents are present.
public WordDocument() {
super("Open Word Document");
initComponents();
}
private void initComponents() {
jLabel1 = new JLabel();
txtDocNumber = new JTextField();
btnOpen = new JButton();
Container c = getContentPane();
c.setLayout(new java.awt.FlowLayout());
setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
jLabel1.setText("Enter Document Number : ");
c.add(jLabel1);
txtDocNumber.setColumns(5);
c.add(txtDocNumber);
btnOpen.setText("Open Document");
btnOpen.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { // anonymous inner class
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
Desktop desktop = Desktop.getDesktop();
try {
File f = new File( DIR + txtDocNumber.getText() + ".doc");
desktop.open(f); // opens application (MSWord) associated with .doc file
}
catch(Exception ex) {
// WordDocument.this is to refer to outer class's instance from inner class
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(WordDocument.this,ex.getMessage(),"Error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
}
});
c.add(btnOpen);
} // initCompnents()
public static void main(String args[]) {
WordDocument wd = new WordDocument();
wd.setSize(300,100);
wd.setVisible(true);
}
}
Hope this will help you.......
Regards Swarup
Sunday, June 8, 2008
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I am Swarup Roy from India and IT Engineer by profession.
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