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2010-03-20T07:29:00.000-07:00

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Rajya Sabha passes Women's Reservation Bill

2010-03-09T08:05:00.000-08:00

A day after the International Women's Day was celebrated across the globe, the historic Women's Reservation Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha.

The Bill ensures 33% reservation to women in Parliament and state legislative bodies, thus seeking 181 of the 543 seats reserved for women in the Lok Sabha and 1,370 out of a total of 4,109 seats in the 28 State Assemblies.

Of the votes polled, 186 were in favour of the bill and only one was against.

The first attempt to get the Women's Reservation Bill passed in the Parliament was made in 1996 .

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2010-02-02T11:11:00.000-08:00

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Cidco Navi Mumbai Festival -Marathon 2010 -Palm Beach Road Vashi - Video

2010-01-25T08:50:00.000-08:00

CIDCO NAVI MUMBAI FESTIVAL-Marathon-2010 Images

2010-01-24T03:50:00.000-08:00

Navi Mumbai Marathon -2010
Palm Beach Ro ad
24th Jan. 2010

The Participants ....

The Winners ....

Women

Senior Citizen

Men

The Fun ....

Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2010

2010-01-18T08:43:00.000-08:00

On the foggy Sunday morning, I went to witness the razzle dazzle of the 7th Edition of Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2010. I have never visited this event earlier. The razzle dazzle of this event prompted me to skip my usual Sunday morning laze.

The eternal flame brought from Marathon in Greece and the inclusion of about 5.6 kms stretch of the architectural marvel - the Bandra Worli Sea Link were the main highlights of this year's edition.

This year's Marathon had more runners, but what I heard from others, the Dream Run was a bit less carnival compared to the previous editions. This came as a surprise to me since I found it quite entertaining. Might be, the previous editions would have been more extravagant.

Though the Bandra-Worli Sea Link was the highlight of the race, it turned out to be quite a killer. The race officials did a major blunder. There wasn't a single water station on the 5.6 kms stretch of Bandra Worli Sea Link leaving the runners thirsty. It definitely affected their run. Because of the direct sun falling on them, it was hot and humid and there was no wind. "It was like running in a desert," said actor Milind Soman. And now there is some news - the sea link toll agency plans to claim Rs. 5 lakh from the state for losses during the closure period.

The 27 year old Kenyan farmer Denis Ndiso clinched the men's event clocking 2:12:34. Bizunesh Mohammed (2:13:09) won the women's title. Amongst Indian Men, it was Binning Lyngkhoi (2:20:12) and Shastri Devi (3:10:03) won amongst Indian Women.

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2010-01-08T08:58:00.000-08:00

Know Your Income-Tax PAN

2009-10-03T08:06:00.000-07:00

Know Your Income-Tax PAN

If you do know the Permanent Account Number (PAN) allotted by Income Tax Department of India or If you have applied for PAN at UTITSL or NSDL, follow these links -

Know Your Income-Tax PAN - If You Do Not Remember Your PAN.;

Track Your PAN Card Status - Applied Through UTI

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Frequently Asked Questions & Answers About PAN

Influence Of Television On Children

2009-09-29T07:16:00.000-07:00

INFLUENCE OF TELEVISION ON CHILDREN

April 2008, Kolhapur, India : A grandmother of a youth had moved into his family's house. The youth was asked to vacate his room to accommodate his grandmother and shift to another room. This angered him as he was denied his daily staple or porn and horror films of which he had a habit of watching them on his computer. His grandmother had also scolded him in front of guests. The youth murdered his grandmother.

There may be innumerable instances of this kind.

The characters depicted on the television, especially the violent ones, have great impact on the children's behaviour.

Use of abusive words, committing violent acts and being aggressive are the reactions of the cartoons on children.

Dr. Aric Sigman, an associate fellow of British Psychological Society, said spending hours in front of the small screen was "the greatest unacknowledged health threat of our time".

According to him, excess television view can cause following health hazards-

1. Increased risk of obesity and heart disease from higher cholesterol, which is caused by the lack of exercise. Children can be vulnerable to type 2 diabetes from eating high-calorie food while watching television.

2. It can upset sleep patterns.

3. The light from the television set can suppress the key hormone melatonin, raising the risk of cell DNA mutations, which can lead to cancer.

4. Because of lower melatonin levels linked to TV exposure, girls are reaching puberty much earlier (premature puberty).

5. Poor concentration.

6. Watching television at a stretch may damage your eyes and cause several focal problems.

7. Poor educational achievement.

A study published in the May 2007 issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine says that frequent TV viewing during adolescence could increase the risk of attention and learning difficulties.

Thus censorship on the content of these shows is very much essential.

Give your children your time and attention. Be with them. Presence is more than just being there. Communication with your children is very important. Let your children understand what is correct and what is wrong; what is good and what is evil.

The parents definitely need to keep the remote in control.

Good Money Habits in Children

2009-09-27T08:49:00.000-07:00

There are some things money can't buy, but there are many other things we need to buy and we need money to buy it. Money may not be everything, but money is something really important.

Teaching children good money habits have life-long benefits and it’s worth the effort.

Where do most parents go wrong?

Most working parents find difficult to spend much needed time with them. To compensate for this, they shower their children with gifts. Providing whatever and whenever they demand does affect the children’s lacking the importance of value of money.

Children should not be pampered to the extent of being spoiled. When children grow up without hearing “no” for their demand, one cannot expect to understand the value of money when they are in teens and start to rebel.

Parents are children's role model -

Children learn about money from observing their parents. Parents are children's role model and they study their every move including the way they spend money. Parents should set the right example as children interpret your financial actions.

Value of Money -

It is important that kids learn the value of money. They should know that money is product of struggle. They have to work really hard to earn money. Parents should inculcate the value of money and let them know how it is used in everyday life.

If the kids really want something, ask them to do some jobs around the house and reward them with the pocket money to buy it. This will help them to understand the value of money.

Parents should make them understand the importance of saving for its use in future. Saving money in "piggy" or coin banks can help children learn how to plan and also develop their patience.

“The art is not in making money, but in keeping it."

A Dream

2009-08-26T10:49:00.000-07:00

It was an early morning dream

A train travel I had seen.

My three year old was along with me

Proud and happy - he seemed to be.

Until Chembur passed and came Tilak Nagar

The young one shouted not happy but in anger.

"Chembud Aaya, Chembud Aaya ..." yelled he;

"Chembur's gone," I said "Kurla has come, see".

Still repeating his "Chembud Aaya" words

He seemed to tell he was right and I was a nerd.

Fed up now, I put on deaf ears

Only to see he was in tears.

Shaking me as vigorously as he can

He woke me up from my sleeping den.

I now realised what his nose had

"Naak mein Chembud Aaya - Nikaalo Naa" when he said.

2008-12-29T23:06:00.000-08:00

I came across following quote by Og Mandino, which I would like to share -

This is what I tell myself :

If you feel depressed, sing.

If you feel sad, laugh.

If you feel ill, double your labour.

If you feel fear, plunge ahead.

If you feel inferior, wear new garments.

If you feel uncertain, raise your voice.

If you feel poverty, think of wealth to come.

If you feel incompetent, think of past success.

If you feel insignificant, remember your goals.

Today be the master of your emotions.

Click at http://penwords.blogspot.com/2008/12/famous-thoughts.html and explore some other very good ones.

Islamic Names

2008-12-21T02:56:00.000-08:00

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Holy Words

2008-12-21T02:52:00.000-08:00

HOLY WORDS

In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds,
The Beneficent, the Merciful,
Owner of the Day of Judgement.
Thee alone we worship;
Thee alone we ask for help.
Show us the straight path:
The path of those whom Thou hast favoured;
nor of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray.
Qur'an 1, The Fatihah.

If all the trees in the earth were pens, and the sea, with seven more seas to help it (were ink), the words of Allah could not be exhausted. Lo! Allah is mighty, wise.
Qur'an, XXXI.27

And verily, We shall try you until We know those of you who really strive and are steadfast, and until We test your record.
Qur'an 47.31

When the prayer is finished, scatter in the land and seek God's bounty and remember God frequently, that you may prosper.
Qur'an

O mankind! We created you from a single soul, male and female and made you into nations and tribes, so that you may come to know one another.
Qur'an

Bread feeds the body, indeed, but flowers feed the souls.
Qur'an

Anyone who kills a believer intentionally will have his reward in hell, to remain there. God will be angry with him and curse him, and prepare awful torment for him.
Qur'an

God changes not what is in people, until they change what is in themselves.
Qur'an 13.11

Whoever suppresses his anger, when he has it in his power to show it God will give him a great reward.
Prophet Muhammad

Whoever has in his heart even so much as a rice grain of pride, cannot enter into paradise.
Prophet Muhammad

Fear your tongue; it is an arrow that misses the mark. The tongue is a savage beast: leave it free, and it will wound you.
Ali

God's Messenger said, "Do you know the thing which most commonly brings people into Paradise? It is fear to God and good character. Do you know what most commonly brings people into hell? It is the two hollow things: the mouth and the private parts."
Hadith of Tirmidhi
and
Ibn Majah

Abu Huraira reported God's Messenger as saying, "God does not look at your forms and your possessions, but He looks at your hearts and your deeds."
Hadith

Women & War

2008-12-21T02:49:00.000-08:00

The participation of women during wars, their heroic deeds, and atrocities committed against them.

“War is the science of destruction.”- John Abbott

Different wars at different times have projected women's participation. They have been often the targets of conflict. Also their participation during post-war reconstruction cannot be sidelined.

Women are devoted to peace and fighting battles with the enemy is generally the duty of the men.

In the legendary account of Indian history, before the start of war, women participated by providing supplies, outfitting their husbands for battle, singing in their support and sending the warriors off with prayers for a safe return. Participation of women during wars meant bringing water for the soldiers and tending the wounded. When the victorious war party returned from the battlefield, women danced during the celebration.

In some cases, girls were encouraged to develop their riding and fighting skills. In some exceptional cases stronger willed women actually became outstanding warriors. Tribal legends give accounts of brave women who were cunning in strategy and skilled in archery and horsemanship.

Many ancient histories speak of the women who took part in the wars.
Indian history has highlighted many women's role during wars. The woman that deserves a mention is Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi. She died fighting British troops during the uprising of 1857.

During World War II, woman wrote letters to their husbands, brothers and friends and boosted their morale.

There are many other names of women who have showed their courage and bravery during wars. Some others may have missed their mention in the books of history.
Though there may be several accounts of heroic deeds of women during war, many women were subject to atrocities.

Rape was always regarded as a by-product of war. Even small girls and infants were not spared.
Atrocities during World War - II against women reached its new peak. Both before and during World War II, thousands of female sex slaves were forced to deliver sexual services. These women were called “comfort women” or “military sex slaves”. Abducted females, as young as eleven years old, were imprisoned in military camps known as "comfort stations" and raped. These “comfort women” were forced to service as many as fifty soldiers a day. They were often beaten and starved. They were simply discarded when they got too sick to be of any use.

Most of these comfort women could not bear children or tell their loves ones of their forced prostitution in the comfort stations. One woman's husband did find out about her past and told her - “Better to have a left over dog, then a left over person.” He then left for another woman.
The testimonies of ex-soldiers explained how they were encouraged to go to comfort stations. One exclaimed, “We were told we could do what we want to do, so we raped in the battlefield in enemy zone.” Another ex-soldier stated a story of raping a woman who had smeared feces to deter him of rape. He raped her nonetheless.

There are other innumerable instances of violence against women all around the globe - both during and post-war.

Violence against women is now no longer tolerated. United Nations has set up international law that considers violence against women a crime against humanity. However, the law alone will not stop the violence. Internationally and locally, we all must demand peace as our right.
Women are the most sufferers of the atrocities resulting due to war. Indeed, War is the science of destruction.

“Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.”- John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

Mistakes Parents Often Make

2008-12-19T03:49:00.000-08:00

Here are the most common mistakes parents make while handling their children.

Giving up to demands of children -
Bonding with children is an important aspect. To enhance bonding, parents try to give their best for them. They do not want to upset their children. They shower their children with gifts. This is more common amongst working parents. Working parents feel the guilt of not spending much time with their kids and easily succumb to their unreasonable demands so as to compensate for the time not spared with them. But by doing so, they do more harm than good. Such children turn self-centered and selfish. Parents realize their mistake when the demands made do not fit their budget and they are unable to fulfill them.
It is important to say "no" and be firm.
Children should learn the value of money. Let them know that money is a product of struggle and hard work.

Giving decisive powers -
Though opinion of children should be asked and respected, it should not cross a limit. If you disagree with their particular choice or opinion, then say it is not good for them. Do not try to reason or enter into a debate.

Abusing or criticizing -
Some parents often criticize their children.
Never tease children. Never call them with names such as "ugly", "stupid", "lazy".
Criticism is more dangerous when done in front of others. It makes child feel ridiculed and hence affects his or her confidence.
It is important to point out the bad behaviour in children. But this behaviour should be reprimanded, not children.
Children should be allowed to grow and learn through mistakes.

Expectations -
Most parents are not satisfied with their children's accomplishments.
It is important for parents to keep their egoistic expectations aside. These expectations are destructive not only to the parents but their kids as well.
Children should be encouraged to succeed. But if encouragement turns to pressure, they become anxious and start under-performing. It may also lower their confidence.
Parents must not burden children with unrealistic aspirations. Children should have their own dreams and parents should help fulfill them.

Defending when reprimanded -
It is also very commonly seen that parents defend their children who have been reprimanded. When reprimanded, their ego is hurt. Instead of correcting their children, they are angered and challenge the person who has pointed their mistake.

Parental fights -
Disagreements are common in marriage. But children should not be made spectators to parental quarrels and arguments. They are exposed to your aggressive behaviour. Quarreling in front of children lowers self-esteem and they feel insecure.

Mistakes are bound to happen in life. But if you learn from mistakes, it will help you be a better person.

Loving Your Kids

2008-12-19T03:42:00.000-08:00

This article deals with the ways and means of enhancing bonding with your kids.
“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”

This quote by Donald Laird is truer while handling kids. Handling kids by bestowing love helps in developing a good relationship between parents and their kids. Everyone loves his or her child. No one can deny this. It is but natural.

Even a person, who brings a pet at home, after spending a few hours, develops a relationship with the animal and treats it as just as another member of the family. Then this is his child - his own child.

Love is a two-way process. You shower love on your kids and you receive love in return from them and also earn respect.

Bonding with your child is one of the important means to show you love your kid. Proper bonding develops a positive relationship between parent and a child.
It is important to stay bonded with your child right from their childhood till later.

This bonding can be enhanced by-

Communication:
Communication with your child is vital. Have open communications with him. Allow him to ask questions.
“He who asks a question may be a fool for five minutes, but he who never asks a question, remains a fool forever.”
Tom Connelly

Answer questions honestly. When you talk, speak only what you know. When in doubt, say - “that is a good question. It has to be confirmed or looked into.” Learn about what you don't know. Try to answer unanswered queries by involving the child.

Spare Time:
When your child needs you, give him time. Children want your attention. Take time out of your work to be with them. Presence is more than just being there. It helps in letting your child know that you love him.

Affection:
Show your affection by hugging them and kissing them.

Faith and beliefs:
Teach your kids your faith and beliefs. Let them understand what is correct and what is wrong; what is good and what is evil.

Teach them manners. Teach them to respect elders and love their juniors.

Value their opinion:
Ask for their opinion. For example, while shopping, ask them their choice and try to accept it. It will definitely help a child to know you value his or her opinion. If you disagree, then say it is not good for them. Do not try to reason or enter into a debate. Be brief in your explanation.

Have meals together

Never abuse your child

Bed time stories:
The practice of telling or reading a story during bedtime will be remembered by them for a long time.

These are the few suggestions to enhance bonding.

Let your kids feel they are more important to you than anything else. Let your kid know that to the world, he or she may be just one person, but to you they are your world.

10 Most Difficult Questions

2008-12-19T03:32:00.000-08:00

Here’s a list of questions that are difficult to answer or probably may have no answers at all.

Questions, questions and more questions.
Everyday you come across many questions. Some of them are easy to answer. But there are certain instances when questions crop up that are difficult to answer. Probably, some of these questions may have no answers at all. You wonder - why this particular thing happens.
Here goes the list -

Why is it that the queue in which you are standing always moves slower than the other queue besides you? You change the queue. Now the queue in which you were standing earlier moves faster. Why?
You are always punctual at your office. You come in time. Your boss is always late. The day you come late, your boss comes early. Why?
Boss accepts gifts from customers and clients. It is complimentary. You accept the same, you are corrupt. Why?
“You are appreciated for your sincerity in work. You are promoted. You get a good raise.” Somebody wakes you up from your slumber. “Oh No!” you say. “That was a dream.” Why?
Why is it the electronic gadget that is beyond your budget is “LATEST” and the one that you can own is “OUTDATED”?
Why is that when you are unwell, your self-medication does not work? But if you go to the doctor, pay his fees, spend on medical tests and take the same medicines you had taken earlier by yourself, you feel better. Why?
Wealth does not bring happiness. Even then, everybody is running after it. Why?
Mom loves you. You love your Mom. Your wife says - “You are Momma's boy.” Why? Your wife loves you. You love your wife. Your mom says - “You are your wife's tail.” Why?
Before marriage, man speaks, wife listen. After marriage, wife speaks, man listen. After children, children speak, parents listen. Later, the whole family speaks (screams) and your entire neighborhood listens. You know all this before marriage about a married life. But you still marry. Why?
When your wife admires another woman's beauty, she is appreciating. You admire another woman; you are infidel, dishonest, mistrustful, etc. etc. Why?

Humor - Quantity Not Sufficient

2008-12-19T03:29:00.000-08:00

My personal experience while having treatment for a neck ache that surely turned into a headache.

Many years back, I had some problem with my neck bone. Hence, Dad took me to a bone specialist.

After checking my neck by turning it sideways, upward and downward (and everywhere my neck could move), the doctor advised me to take a sample of early morning urine for testing. “Oh!” thought I, “what the neck bone problem had to do with urine. Strange!” But since it was a doctor's advice, I had to obey.
Next day morning, I took a sample of urine to the pathological laboratory. Like an anxious student, I waited impatiently for the result of the test, which was expected in the evening. On getting the report, I glanced through it. There were some figures and percentages, but I could not make out what they meant.

I took the report to the doctor. “Oh no!” said the doctor. Terrified, I asked him if anything was serious. “No, no” replied the doctor, but continued, “I wanted the Specific Gravity, but the quantity was insufficient.” He showed the “Q.N.S.” typed on the report alongside the column of Specific Gravity explaining that it meant “Quantity Not Sufficient”. “You have to do it again,” said the doctor. “Remember to drink more water before going to bed” he advised.

I did exactly what the doctor had said and went to bed keeping a washed bottle ready for the next day replay.

Next day morning, I took the urine sample (much more in quantity than I had taken the previous day) to the lab. In the evening, I browsed the report. “Oh no, not again” I murmured. The three letters “Q.N.S.” were again there. “How much quantity does it require for getting this “Specific Gravity”, I fumed.

The doctor said “Drink more” as if he was promoting a commercial. “Drink at least three to four glasses of water after dinner and a glass of milk before bed” he further advised. Now the problem of neck ache had turned to headache. A cricket Twenty-Twenty match turned into a Test-match. So I decided that now it will be the last time. If these three letters appear again on the report, then either the doctor will change or there will be no treatment itself.

Before going to bed, I gulped down as much water as I could. A glass of milk was now too heavy for me but I still managed to pass it through my throat down to already filled stomach. I felt myself as a camel that has to store water in his stomach and be ready for a long journey. But my real journey was supposed to end after the results of the report.

Now, there was no bottle left except for a very bigger one - a one-liter soft drink bottle. No other option. I had to use it. I went to bed hoping for "quantity sufficient".

Around midnight, my stomach woke me up. It was very difficult to control. “Oof” I said and rushed to the bathroom. Hurriedly I took the bottle. “Ah, what a relief!” The bottle was completely filled - rather the size of the bottle was insufficient now.

Next morning, Mom woke me up and reminded me to do my routine. I replied it was already done at midnight. “Where is it?” - she asked. I pointed my finger. She doubted and said “So much. You must have surely mixed water.” “No Mom, this is 100%”, I said as I tried to prove its authenticity.

I went to the lab (now third time) with “sufficient” sample and hoped it was really sufficient. I was now a known face at the lab. I told the lady staff my “insufficient quantity problem”. I told her that now I would not pay any fees as I had done the tests earlier twice and the only thing I wanted was the Specific Gravity. Humbly, she agreed. She asked if I had brought a good quantity now. “Yes,” I replied and taking out the bottle from my bag kept it on the table. Eyes wide open she gazed at the bottle, as it was something from the other planet. “Is that urine?” - she asked. I smiled and murmured, “No, a new flavor from the soft drink company!!”

How To Boost Your Computer's Performance

2008-12-19T03:24:00.000-08:00

Initially, a brand new machine responds quickly. However, within a short period of time, with regular usage and storage of data, the speed of computer slows down.
Here are few ways to boost your computer's performance.

Free Up Hard Disk Drive By Removing Temporary Files:

Every time a program is started, some temporary files are placed in the folder C:WINDOWSTEMP. However some files stay and multiply due to conflicting programs. These files have to be removed manually.

Junk Data: Computers save listings, temporary internet files and cookies to document their past Internet contacts. Delete this information within the browser program. Not only it clears up hard drive space, but also protects data security, as other people cannot use your Internet security.

Multiple copies of program: Users should check whether there are multiple copies of a same program and delete them.

A Disk Cleanup Utility program of Windows OS identifies and eliminates non-essential files.

Creating Partition

Computers sometimes breakup files and save them in different parts of the hard drive. Over a period of time, as the hard drive gets more and more filled with data, the information gets further scattered across the disk, resulting in fragmentation. It means while accessing a particular file, the computer has to compile the file from all the bits spread across the disk, thus slowing the process.
Partitioning the hard disk is the best solution for minimizing fragmentation. It is recommended to install Operating System and programs in one partition and on the other part of the disk store data created or saved. Thus, the partition of the drive, where you have saved files will be highly fragmented and the other partition where Operating System and other programs are installed will not be affected. Thus your Operating System will continue to run smoothly. In this way, fragmentation of one partition will not affect the performance of another.

Defragmentation

Defragmentation program makes sure the files are saved in one piece, i.e. the data of each file is stored in continuous sectors.
The Utility program - Disk Defragmenter locates and eliminates unnecessary fragments and rearranges files and unused disk space. In this way, it optimizes operations and speeds up the computer. It is recommended to run defragmentation program once a month to improve the performance of your PC.

Digital Camera - What You Should Look For

2008-12-19T03:20:00.000-08:00

When buying a Digital Camera, here's what you should look for.

Budget
Your budget to purchase a digital camera should depend on its need. For a holiday photographer, an entry-level model is just fine. They can be from 4-6 megapixel, without any complications, easy to use and that can be easily held. Spending a fortune for a high-end prosumer or digital SLR camera, in such a case, will be waist of money.

Zoom
Digital zoom is just as zooming your picture on a PC. It is just going deeper into a photograph, which leads to pixellations and loss in sharpness.
Go in for an optical zoom. Comparatively, a bit costlier than the digital zoom, it provides a true magnification.
Some digital cameras come with Total Zoom or Combined Zoom that has a combination of both i.e. - digital zoom and optical zoom. Total zoom of a camera is calculated by multiplying optical and digital zoom levels. Read the brochure carefully.

Pixels
Pixels are picture elements that form an image. A high megapixel digital camera is needed only when you have to enlarge a picture. A standard 6 megapixel digital camera is the best option for quality pictures. Even a 4 megapixel camera gives you a good print.

Magnificence
The most common advantage of a digital camera over a film camera is that through LCD, you can preview the photos you took before you print them. A digital camera should have a large LCD preview as well as magnified preview modes.

Sound and Special Modes
A digital camera with a movie mode and built-in microphone is a good option. Digital Cameras come with different special modes to click pictures in various situations. For example, a night mode allows you to click better in a low-lit condition.

Trial & Research
A hands-on trial is important before you go in for a digital camera. The menus should be user-friendly. Study the online reviews of the camera you ought to purchase. Also search for the best prices for digital cameras and their accessories as they do differ.

How to Boost Your Computer's Performance

2008-12-19T03:09:00.000-08:00

Famous Thoughts

2008-12-18T08:46:00.000-08:00

ABILITY & BELIEF

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.
.. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Never stand begging for what you have the power to earn.
.. Miguel de Cervantes
Every great and commanding moment in the annals of the world, is the triumph of some enthusiasm.
.. Ralph Waldo Emerson
If I have the belief that I can do it, I will surely acquire the capacity to do it, even if I may not have it at the beginning.
.. Mahatma Gandhi
Tough times never last, but tough people do.
.. Robert Schuller
Saying something helps you believe in it. Doing something helps others believe in you.
.. Robert Schuller

ADVERSITY

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
.. William A. Ward

ARROGANCE

Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.
.. Sydney Harris

ART & CREATIVITY
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
.. Scott Adams

BEAUTY
Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.
.. David Hume

CHARACTER

Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open.
.. Elmer G. Letterman

CLEVERNESS

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.
.. Samuel Butler

CONFIDENCE

The greatest pleasure in life is to do what people say you cannot do.
.. Walter Bagehot
A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure.
.. Lee Segall
Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.
.. Jack Lemmon

CONSCIENCE
The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.
.. Harper Lee

DETERMINATION

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination.
.. Tommy Lasorda
Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. You must be able to sustain yourself against staggering blows. There is no code of conduct to help the beginners. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.
.. Sophia Loren

DEMOCRACY

The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid.
.. Art Spander

DESTINY

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
.. William Jennings Bryan

DIFFICULTIES & OBSTACLES
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage.
.. William Ellery Channing
The difficult I can do today. The impossible will take a little longer.
.. Billie Holiday
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
.. Henry Ford
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
.. Albert Einstein
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life, as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.
.. Booker T. Washington

EFFORTS
The impossible is often the untried.
.. Jim Goodwin
The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.
.. Oliver Wendell Holmes
If your ship does not come in, swim out to it.
.. Jonathan Winters
Nothing will work unless you do.
.. Maya Angelou
When people keep telling you that you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try it.
.. Margaret Chase Smith
If people never did silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done.
.. Ludwig Wittgenstein
The man who can drive himself further, even when the effort gets painful, is the man who will win.

EXPERIENCE

There is nothing so easy to learn as experience and nothing so hard to apply.
.. Josh Billings
If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we would all be millionaires.
.. Abigail V. Buren
Champions train, losers complain.

FEELINGS

The best feelings are those that have no words to describe them.
.. Michelle Hammersley

FOOLISHNESS

Any fool can criticise, condemn, and complain - and most fools do.
.. Dale Carnegie
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.
.. Albert Einstein
Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark or the man afraid of the light ?
.. Maurice Freehill

FRIENDSHIP

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
.. Walter Winchell
A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.
.. Arnold H. Glasow
When it hurts to look back, and you're scared to look ahead, you can look beside you and your best friend will be there.
.. Anonymous

FUTURE

The future is not an inheritance, it is an opportunity and an obligation.
.. Bill Clinton

HAPPINESS

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.
.. Denis Waitley
Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
.. Robert Frost
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes their way.
.. Lily Tomlin
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
.. Abraham Lincoln

HISTORY

Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.
.. Leo Tolstoy
While we read history we make history.
.. George William Curtis

INSPIRATION

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it.
.. Jack London

INTEREST
What we love to do, we find time to do.
.. John L. Spalding

LEARNING & EDUCATION
Education has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
.. G. M. Trevelyan
To learn something new, take the path you took yesterday.
.. John Burroughs
Talent does what it can; genius does what it must.
.. Edward George
Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.
.. B. F. Skinner

LIBERTY
If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.
.. George Orwell

LIFE
The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever.
.. Anatole France
The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this : Decide what you want.
.. Ben Stein
We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.
.. Tim McGraw
Our truest life is when we are in our dreams awake.
.. Henry David Thoreau
While we are postponing, life speeds by.
.. Seneca
For all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.
.. Pedro Calderon de la Barca
If you love life, life will love you back.
.. Norman Vincent Peale
Life can be one satisfaction after another if we let it.
.. John Schindler
Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.
.. John W. Gardner
Life is'nt a matter of milestones but of moments.
.. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think.
.. La Bruyere

LOVE

To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.
.. Anne Sophie Swetchine
There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.
.. Friedrich Nietzsche
Love is like a mountain, hard to climb, but once you get to the top the view is beautiful.
.. Daniel Monroe Tuttle
Looking back, I have this to regret, that too often when I loved, I did not say so.
.. David Grayson
People are beautiful if you love them.
.. John Anouilh
A fool in love makes no sense to me. I only think you are a fool if you do not love.
.. Sigmund Freud
The best part of loving is not hoping that a person loves you so much as you do, but in knowing that you love her far more than you can.
.. Albert Einsten
The Eskimo has 52 names for snow because it is important to them; there ought to be as many for love.
.. Margaret Atwood
There is more hunger for love in this world than for bread.
.. Mother Teresa
Don't touch me! Don't question me! Don't speak to me! Stay with me!
.. Samuel Beckett
At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.
.. Plato
Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
.. H. L. Mencken
Love is the history of a woman's life, it is an episode in man's.
.. Germaine De Stael

OPPORTUNITIES

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
.. Demosthenes

OPTIMIST

The Optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, the pessimist fears this is true.
.. James Branch Cabell
A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.
.. Oscar Wilde

PEOPLE
A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognised.
.. Fred Allen
A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing.
.. Oscar Wilde
An expert is a man who has stopped thinking he knows.
.. Frank Lloyd Wright
The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a fool.
.. George Santayana

PERSEVERANCE
Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.
.. Samuel Johnson

PERSONALITY
It's beauty that captures your attention; personality which captures your heart.
.. Anonymous

RIGHT & WRONG
Doing what's right is not the problem. It is knowing what is right.
.. Lyndon B. Johnson

ROMANCE
Romance is the fuel that keeps love burning hot.
.. Rusty Silvey
He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at all to weep about.
.. Oscar Wilde
In real love you want the other person's good. In romantic love you want the other person.
.. Margaret Anderson
Marriage - a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose.
.. Beverly Nichols

SILENCE
There are some times when silence has the loudest voice.
.. Anonymous
Three can keep a secret if two of them are dead.
.. Benjamin Franklin

SPEED
If everything seems under control, you are just not going fast enough.
.. John Kenneth Galbraith
We run fastest and farthest when we run from ourselves.
.. Erif Hoffer

STRENGTH & COURAGE
Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have the strength.
.. Napoleon Bonaparte
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.
.. Mother Teresa

SUCCESS

Many of life's failures are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up.
.. Thomas Edison
Sucess is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.
.. Winston Churchill
You always pass failure on the way to success.
.. Mickey Rooney

SUFFERING
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming of it.
.. Hellen Keller

SUPPORT
The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.
.. Anon

TRUTH

Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.
.. Andre Gide

UNITY
Teamwork is that fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.

WORK
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.
.. Henry J Kaiser

WORRY

Worry never robs tomorrow of it sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.
.. Leo Buscaglia

Useful Websites

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Following is the list of some very useful websites.

http://www.dailyblogtips.com/
This site contains tips and tricks on how to get more hits on your blog.

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/
Contains lessons on variety of subjects such as how to write and market a novel, freelance writing, commonly-made mistakes in the language, grammar. Word of the Day section is useful for your everyday parlance. A must for those with a flair for the pen.

http://www.howjsay.com/
Its a dictionary with a twist. Simply key in your word. When your entry appears in pink, move your mouse over it to hear the right pronunciation.

http://www.fonttester.com/
A free font comparison tool. It allows you to preview and compare different fonts by placing them besides each other with various CSS font styles and colors applied to them.

http://www.logoease.com/
Lets you create custom logo in easy steps.

http://www.freegamepick.com/
This one is free and fully downloadable game site. It contains large collection of free games slotted into categories such as action, racing, shooting, puzzle, sports, etc.

http://www.filedropper.com/
This utility site allows to upload files with a size limit of about 5 GB. Upload your file and the site generates a unique link for the same. Simply copy-paste the link in your email and send it to your friends.

http://www.wooohoo.com/
Contains a list of the best free software on the Internet without any expiry limits.

http://www.funadvice.com/
Ask questions, get answers on topics including technology, politics, religion, health, etc. and also make friends.

http://www.pixalo.com/
Pixalo is a website on photography. Contains articles and tutorials on the art of photography, reviews on cameras and equipment.

http://www.startyourtube.com/
You can create your own video-sharing site for free, complete with a unique address and share it with your friends.

http://www.picbite.com/
Picbite spice up your photos by letting you add speech bubbles to your images.

http://www.yourorganiser.com.au/
This online planner site includes and hourly to-do list, a calendar, an address book and even a reminder option that will send alerts to you via email and SMS.

http://www.passwordbird.com/
This site is a password generator. Feed some information about yourself and it will generate a key that is both secure and memorable.

http://www.passwordmeter.com/
Another password utility site that lets you know how impregnable your password for your email is.

Amazing Facts - General

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"Tremendous", "Horrendous", "Stupendous" and "Hazardous" are the only four words in the English language which end in "dous".
"Go" is the shortest complete sentence in English language.
No word in English language rhymes with "month".
No piece of paper can be folded more than seven times.
The Eiffel Tower has 1,792 steps.
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
Wet sand weighs less than dry sand.
Earth is the only planet not named after a God.
China has more English speakers than the US.
Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren't added to it.
The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.

Amazing Facts - India

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India never invaded any country in her last 10,000 years of history.
The number system was invented by India. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
Takshila in the world's first university established in 700 BC.
Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. It is the most suitable language for computer software - a report in Forbes magazine (July 1987).
Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2,500 years ago.
India was the richest country on earth until the time of British invasion in the early 17th century.
Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. Time taken by earth to orbit the sun : (5th century) 365.258756484 days.
The value of "pi" was first calculated by Budhayana and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century long before the European mathematicians.
Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India.
According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world.
Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.

Amazing Facts - Human Body

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Every human blinks over 10,000,000 times a year.
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
A sneeze leaves your body at 40 miles per hour.
A human body has over 40 miles of nerves.
The average person can live 11 days without water.
About 10 per cent of the world's population is left-handed.
Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than the left-handed people.
The average human body contains enough : iron to make a three inch nail, sulphur to kill all fleas on a dog, potassium to fire a toy cannon, carbon to make 900 pencils, fat to make seven bars of soap, phosphorous to make 2,200 match heads, and water to fill a ten-gallon tank.

Amazing Facts - Food

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Honey is the only food that does not spoil.
Rice is the staple food of more than one-half of the world's population.
The oldest known vegetable is the pea.
1200 varieties of watermelon are grown in over 96 countries worldwide.
Coffee was first known in Europe as Arabian Wine.

Amazing Facts - Birds & Animals

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A Horse eats about seven times it's own weight each year.
Horses cannot vomit.
A little brown bat can catch 1200 mosquitoes-sized insects in just one hour.
A chameleon can move its eyes in two directions at the same time.
A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.
A cow gives nearly 2,00,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
A woodpecker can peck 20 times a second.
A duck's quack does not echo and no one knows why.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Bees must collect the nectar from two thousand flowers to make one tablespoonful of honey.
A crocodile cannot move its tongue and chew. Its digestive juices are so strong that it can digest a steel nail.
Flies jump backwards when they take off.
A Hippopotamus can run faster than a man can.
Hummingbirds are the only animals that can fly backwards.
Bats always turn left when existing a cave.
A giraffe and rat can go longer without water than a camel.
The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump.
The original name for the butterfly was flutterby.
No two zebras have stripes that are exactly alike.
Ants never sleep.
Bluebirds cannot see the colour blue.
Only female mosquitoes bite and drink blood.