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 16:58 | 1/Jul/2008
MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES
Remember the old saying "MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES".  How many times in our life have we used the above saying? :-) Imagine a human planning series of things to happen for the next two days. He keeps on thinking and doing things only on assumptions and hi-fi expectations, which are not always true. There is always a deviation on the practical thin... more...
 14:41 | 15/Apr/2008
Jokes
There are three kinds of mathematicians:those who can count and those who can't.There are two groups of people in the world;those who believe that the world can bedivided into two groups of people,and those who don't.There are two groups of people in the world:Those who can be categorized into one of twogroups of people, and those who can't.*******... more...
 14:14 | 15/Apr/2008
Awesome Ads
These are actual advertisements that have appeared in papers across different countries.Lost: small apricot poodle. Reward. Neutered. Like one of the family.A superb and inexpensive restaurant. Fine food expertly served by waitresses in appetizing forms.Dinner Special -- Turkey $2.35; Chicken or Beef $2.25; Children $2.00.For sale: an antique desk ... more...
 14:36 | 13/Mar/2008
Soft skills - Part 2
Have you been wondering how to put together an impressively-phrased Powerpoint presentation?Have you been wondering how to compose an e-mail that captures your strategies and goals effectively?It is time you did something about it. As a young professional in today"s global business world, it is imperative that you are competent in both oral as well... more...
 14:33 | 13/Mar/2008
Soft skills - Part 3
One of the greatest challenges when making a presentation is to prepare for it. Most of us sit down, pick up a sheet of paper, and our minds go blank. We don"t know where to start. Or we may have so many ideas that we don"t know how to organise them. Or we don"t have enough information to choose a format or decide on the points to be covered.And th... more...
 14:16 | 13/Mar/2008
Soft skills - Part 1
A reputed software company in India is all geared up for a client visit.The clients have indicated that, after inspecting the progress of the project they have outsourced, they would like to meet the team members working on it.Why? To select one team member for a stint onsite -- something almost every software engineer aspires for.Ravi has been one... more...
 14:12 | 13/Mar/2008
Witty one-liners
our class teacher once said :" pick up the paper and fall in the dustbin!!!" ******************************************* once our hindi teacher said...."i'm going out of the world to america.."....lol...*********************************** ********"..DON'T TRY TO TALK IN FRONT OF MY BACK.."*******************************************dont. .laugh at the ... more...
 19:32 | 17/Dec/2007
Dattaraya Ramchandra Kaprekar
Dattaraya Ramchandra Kaprekar (1905-01-17 - 1986) was an Indian mathematician who discovered many interesting properties in number theory. Having never received any formal postgraduate training, for his entire career (1930-1962) he was a schoolteacher in the small town of Devlali in Maharashtra, India. Yet he became well known in recreational mathe... more...
 17:03 | 17/Dec/2007
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (19 Oct 1910 - 21 Aug 1995) was known throughout his life as Chandra. Chandra wanted to be a scientist and his mother encouraged him to follow this route. He had a role model in his paternal uncle Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman who went on to win the Nobel prize in 1930 for his 1928 discovery of Raman scattering and the... more...
 16:30 | 16/Dec/2007
Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan
Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan (22 Dec 1887 - 26 April 1920) was one of India's greatest mathematical geniuses. He was born in Erode, Tamil Nadu state, India. He made substantial contributions to the analytical theory of numbers and worked on elliptic functions, continued fractions, and infinite series. In 1900 he began to work on his own on mathemat... more...
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 Seena Vincent | 21:26 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (940)  | Interests: Internet Money
Dating Sites and Matrimonial Sites a Com...
The dating sites are yet to get popular in India.But still reports are there several metropolitan youngsters areregistering with dating sites and other matrimonial sites. Their mainintention is to make good friendships with other parts of the world. Inspite of several unhealthy reports and fraudulent behaviors thisservice is getting more and more p...  more...
 Vish Iyer | 09:28 | 5/Jun/2008
Friends: (203)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading, Sports, ...
11 things you won't learn in school
Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school.  He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it! Rule 2: The world...  more...
 Richard | 13:47 | 3/Jun/2008
Friends: (414)  | City: Johannesburg  | Interests: Charity Travellin...
VIOLENCE
Thye violent situation that swept many areas of South Africa has been covered by many news channels in both print and audio visual. The tragedy is that many peope lost their lives and others were displaced.  The hype of xenophobia hass been echoed by many people including many in government, the media, and ordinary people. The upper and  middle cla...  more...
 simplytigerl... | 17:14 | 3/Dec/2007
Friends: (30)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: movies,painting,r...
 for you...Traffic lights shining in my eyesThrough the pouring rainWe had a terrible fight tonightAnd I can't stand the painI've been searching for hours and hoursup and down these lonely streetsI feel scared and alone and so incompleteI wouldn't be here if I didn't love youI wouldn't be here if I didn't careI wouldn't waste your time or my time i...  more...
 vira | 14:06 | 8/Jul/2008
Friends: (1644)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: music,photography...
  Ready for taxing timesBaljit BainsTHE north-western region is all set to benefit from the rich and varied experience of an Indian Revenue Service woman officer. The lady in question is the highly competent Mrs Baljit Bains. She has taken over as the new Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, North-West region, at Chandigarh. Mrs Bains is not new to th...  more...
 ramnath rajaram | 13:24 | 8/Jul/2008
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Sai Inspires
Sai InspiresLife is like a flight of steps towards the Godhead. You have your foot on the first step when you are born; each day is a step that must be climbed; so, be steady, watchful and earnest. Do not count the steps ahead or exult over the steps behind. One step at a time and that well climbed, is enough success to be satisfied with and to giv...  more...