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 06:43 | 31/May/2008
Are U tensed?????
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 12:08 | 28/May/2008
Employee Psychology
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 11:04 | 28/May/2008
WaterBridge, Germany
Water Bridge in Germany.... What a feat! Six years,  500 million euros, 918 meters long....... now this is engineering!!! This is a channel-bridge over the River Elbe and joins the former East and West Germany,  as part of the unification project. It is located in the city of Magdeburg, near Berlin. The photo was taken on the day of inauguration. more...
 10:52 | 28/May/2008
Icebergfrom top to bottom
EVER SEE AN ICEBERG FROM TOP TO BOTTOM? This is awesome!  This came from a Rig Manager for Global Marine Drilling in St. Johns, Newfoundland .   They actually have to divert the path of these things away from the rig by towing them with ships!  In this particular case the water was calm, & the sun was almostdirectly overhead so th... more...
 10:18 | 27/May/2008
Child Helpline!!!
This is a forwarded msg. hope worth sharing with you all...If you have a function/party at your home and if there is excess foodavailable at the end, don"t hesitate to call 1098 (only in India) - child helpline. They will come and collect the food. Please circulate this message which can help feed many children. PLEASE, DON"T BREAK THIS CHAIN, "Hel... more...
 15:07 | 26/May/2008
Carrot for Health
Carrots r good for health as follows...........................1.They r the rich source of Carotenoids which is useful for production of Vit.A in the body.2.Carrots r Fibrous in nature n helps to bowels movements n cleaning action.3.They r Anti-oxidant in nature n helps to fight against free radicals n protects it from Cancers,tumors n few diseases... more...
 05:39 | 23/May/2008
Tamilnadu KidneyResearch Foundation
There is a foundation called TANKER(TamilNadu Kidney Research Foundation) where they treat all Kidney related problems FREE OF COSTThey even do dialysis FREE OF COSTPl forward this message and let people make use of this oopertunity. It may help people who are in need.For furthur details contact  044-28273407 and 28241635 ==========================... more...
 13:36 | 5/May/2008
New Horizons
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 11:39 | 30/Apr/2008
Socrates & Gossip
The Greek Philosopher Socrates was widely respected for his wisdom. One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance that ran up to him excitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students called Plato?" Wait a moment," Socrates replied."Before you tell me I"d like you to pass a little test.It"s called the... more...
 13:53 | 29/Apr/2008
Husband Store
A store that sells husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the stores operates.  You may visit the store ONLY ONCE!There are six floors and the attributes of the men increase as the shopper ascends the flights. There is, however, a catch….you... more...
LATEST FROM MY FRIENDS
 daniel ribero | 01:18 | 30/May/2008
Friends: (504)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Business Networki...
Top 10 Ideas To Revive a Fizzling Relati...
Love is exciting, and when a relationship is new, almost everything you do together is fresh and alive, and keeps you enthralled. Then time begins to pass, and while the love is still there, the relationship may have lost some of its sparkle, whether it's because you now have a family or not. Here are some of the top 10 ideas to revive a fizzling ...  more...
 KSSHIVAKUMAR... | 18:29 | 6/Mar/2008
Friends: (18)  | City: DUBAI  | Interests: netsurfing, meeti...
GOD is GREAT and here n near n hear
GOD is GREAT and here n near n hear us...everyday,everytimeA  man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed.As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation.They talked about so many things and various subjects.When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said:"I don't believe that God exi...  more...
 D B | 02:02 | 29/May/2008
Friends: (763)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: music, making fri...
          Hi all out there...hope all of u r doin well....It seems that many of my ilander friends hv a real strong interest in photograpy...as a learner of this i m posting one of my favourite pic (of course..as per me only). I took this one couple of months ago during my visit to sunderban. Specifications are given below.. Focal Length :6 mmApert...  more...
 deepak kumar | 21:45 | 22/May/2008
Friends: (85)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Writing,photograp...
NUMBER 2
Number 2 belongs to the moon.The people who born on 2,11,29 fall in this catagory.They  are  full of emotion & have strong sentiments.Actually they are emotoinal people.They have imaginory power too.Their mood change time to time.They are caring persons.They love to talk about their future plans in details.Some of them love to tame pet animals.Rest...  more...
 agshaya | 11:11 | 29/Mar/2008
Friends: (57)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: reading,photograp...
Our Destiny???
     Gone are the days when ten rupees is good enough to have a decent food outside.Today, Money is gradually losing its value.Economists cite it as an Inflationary trend.Thanks God, for it's far better than countries like Zimbabwe.      "India is Shining" and this feel good factor is certainly there.Asian Market is emerging with China and India as...  more...
 Richard | 21:16 | 7/May/2008
Friends: (406)  | City: Johannesburg  | Interests: Charity Travellin...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ZANELE MAGWAZA MSIBI I had to interview this phenomenal individual and part of the interview is contained herein. The interview is very wide ranging and covered matters relating to Economics, Ideology, Military, Education, Health, HIV/AIDS, Unemployment, Housing, Crime, Elections, Religion, Public Representatives, Appointed...  more...
 lonely | 00:00 | 26/May/2008
Friends: (274)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: sharing,observing...
I Miss YOU
Every day when I step into the office my looks goes at her desk, I know she is not there, but a lil hope that pushes me to do that. It’s almost 15 days since last time I saw her. I don’t know whether she is on leave or she’s gone to some other company but even I can’t bare that imagination…. First time I saw her the day when i joined in this compan...  more...
 Gloria Aurora | 15:04 | 27/May/2008
Friends: (557)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: In almost everyth...
Height of...........
HEIGHT OF MY FRIENDSHIP  I always mail, u don't . HEIGHT OF ISOLATION: Two persons sitting side-by-side using emails to communicate with each other. HEIGHT OF COWARDICE: Two persons fighting through emails.HEIGHT OF HELPLESSNESS: Receiving no emails for a week. HEIGHT OF FRUSTRATION: The email server being down.HEIGHT OF CARELESSNESS: Writing a lov...  more...
 Srinivasan P... | 21:00 | 1/May/2008
Friends: (96)  | City: Trichy  | Interests: Human Resource De...
CORRUPT SYSTEM and SLUGGISH CITIZENS
Great leaders like Mahathma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel fought for independance of India from the British Rulers. Had they been alive now they would have asked Britain to take over the country once again. The independance has been ushurped by local Goondas who have no patriotic values and rob this country unmindful of the millions of ...  more...
 chaitali rai | 22:18 | 25/Apr/2008
Friends: (611)  | City: in my sweet little world  | Interests: films,astrology,y...
                       Modern Panchtantra Story [ IT HUMOR ]             Once upon a time , there was a software engineer who used to develop programs on his             Pentium machine, sitting under a tree on the banks of a river. He  used to earn his bread by selling those programs in the Sunday  market.             One day, while he was working...  more...
 Guruprasad P... | 13:34 | 22/Apr/2008
Friends: (55)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Chating, Music, C...
6 Ways to Prevent AIDS
6 Promising Routes to HIV Prevention The report, released here at the XVI International AIDS Conference, surveyed the state of research on six promising approaches for the prevention of HIV: male circumcision; cervical barriers such as diaphragms; HIV "prevention pills"; suppression of herpes, which raises the risk of contracting HIV threefold; top...  more...
 sunil deshpande | 00:02 | 31/May/2008
Friends: (119)  | City: Aurangabad  | Interests: success is the ab...
APANE APANE HAATH
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 ruma sen | 14:57 | 28/May/2008
Friends: (70)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: travelling music ...
GIRL CHILD
A girl’s parents play a big role in the establishment of her mental attitude towards boys being the superior sex. It is time they instil in her veins her real potential and supremacy over boys. After all, parents are her very first teachers. It is, I repeat, it is the ‘weaker sex’ attitude our Indian parents keep towards their female children that ...  more...
 medha N | 19:29 | 23/Apr/2008
Friends: (196)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Love music, paint...
I, Me, Mine! Why?
My dad always told-"there is just a hairline difference between a genius and a mad" and both of them actually never realized that they were one of these. The best part is that all others out their thought themselves either to be a genius or a mad. Now if they really realize that they are either of these then I bet they are actually nothing.I am wri...  more...
 Amiya Lahiri | 11:52 | 30/May/2008
Friends: (296)  | City: Pune  | Interests: reading,surfing n...
HONOUR AND AWARDS
  HIGHEST AWARDSI was glancing through the list of Nobel Peace Prize winner during last 40 years or so. There are many illustrious personalities like Mother Teresa, Dalai Lama, Nelson Madale, Mohommad Yunus and host of others. It also included names of politicians of powerful nations who cannot be designated as ‘Dove of Peace’. The only conclusion ...  more...
 sumitkumar soni | 01:50 | 21/Mar/2008
Friends: (2)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: music,reading,cha...
car pooling
I am planing  to by a second hand car from the day i came to bangalore although its almost 5 month now. still i am searching car & its seems that i would have to wait for another two month . My man motive to get a car to save my self fom rainy . As no one can pedict whaen rain starts specially in bangalore. Given that autos are trying to empty your...  more...
 I Am | 21:42 | 20/Apr/2008
Friends: (115)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Craft, Travel, Co...
A Second Life (Part 3)
Karan was a doctor & stayed alone at Nainital for his profession. He had been working in a huge private hospital & recently opened his own clinic. It was Wednesday; the day to visit St. Joseph school. Karan loved his work extremely. His parents weren’t happy with his decision of shifting all the way to Nainital. Initially, he thought he would come ...  more...
 Manu Nair | 07:33 | 27/May/2008
Friends: (463)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Writing,reading,s...
Inflation/Dependency
What's the main reason for the price-hike? Is it Inflation or are we depended on other countries like the USA? What can the Government do to control the frequent price-hike of the different commodities on hand?  more...
 Kundan Agarwal | 21:39 | 17/Mar/2008
Friends: (4)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Movies, Philosoph...
Virtues
Who understands the world is learned; Who understands the self is enlightened. Who conquers the world has strength; Who conquers the self has harmony; Who is determined has purpose. Who is contented has wealth; Who defends his home may long endure; Who surrenders his home may long survive it. - Lao Tsu  more...
 Elisabeth | 15:00 | 25/May/2008
Friends: (408)  | City: Amsterdam  | Interests: painting,drawing,...
DELTAWORKS PART 2
READ FIRST MY PRECIOUS BLOG ABOUT: WHAT ARE THE DELTAWORKS ?                             The significance of the deltaworksBesides shortening the total length of the dikes by 700 kilometres, the Deltaworks had many other advantages. 1- Firstly, the agricultural freshwater supply was improved. Because the border between freshwater and saltwater wa...  more...
 datanentrygo | 07:49 | 19/Mar/2008
Friends: (308)  | City: Ranchi  | Interests: computerjobs
Jobs of editorial proofreading.
Jobs of editorial proofreading. Editorial proofreaders they can also recommend changes in word choice or inappropriate punctuation. Jobs of editorial proofreading. http://jobcenter.webs.com/pr.htm  more...
 Putan Prasad | 13:52 | 10/Jan/2008
Friends: (153)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: singing, sharing ...
members lucknow
members of lucknow are invited to join us i am proper lko wasi male/femals  more...
 kishor Jagirdar | 03:15 | 6/May/2008
Friends: (125)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: adventure sports,...
Emerging global food crisis - A wake up ...
From the rice paddies of Asia to the wheat fields of Australia, the soaring price of food is breaking the budgets of the poor and raising the spectres of hunger and unrest, experts warn. A billion people in Asia are seriously affected by the surging costs of daily staples such as rice and bread, the director general of the Asian Development Bank, R...  more...
 K Nagesh | 22:33 | 28/Mar/2008
Friends: (387)  | City: BANGALORE  | Interests: Music (Karnatak),...
JEEVAN TARANG
A Deferred Annuity Plan  from Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) that offers youLife Insurance Coverage right from day 1 of commencementy till your 100 years of age,Bonus on the full insured amount for the full Premium Payment Term (PPT) you have chosen that could be 10 or 15 or 20 years,Tax-free Annuity (Annual Payment) @ 5.5 % of the sum i...  more...
 prasanna sri... | 21:49 | 1/Mar/2008
Friends: (526)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: in everything
Jokes
Stewed Tomatoes A guy isgoing on an ocean cruise, and he tells his doctor that he's worry about gettingseasick.The doctor suggests, ''Eat two pounds of stewedtomatoes before you leave the dock.''The guy replies, ''Would that keep me fromgetting sick, Doc?''The doctor says, ''No, but it'll look realpretty in the water.''Respectfully Cheating Jack an...  more...
 RAGHU IYER | 23:10 | 30/May/2008
Friends: (94)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: Time
Pearly thoughts
With the blessings of Prathamapoojith (the first prayed) Lord Ganesha, my Guru (Guide) and the God of wisdom and Knowledge Lord Hayagreeva, write this blog: Pearly thoughts 1chaand ho,aasmaan par,har thaara dekta haikyun tumhe ghoor ghoorkar!Jab bhi dikthe ho tho poonam,Pardhe mein amaavasya!!Chaand ho,Ya kavi ki muskaan? 2gehre neele aasmaan parak...  more...
 Anil Goel | 13:50 | 8/May/2008
Friends: (764)  | Interests: Bollywood, Group ...
A code jock emails from USA in '99
I recently came across an email (A printed copy I had saved in an old diary :)) I had sent to Planetasia circa March 20, 1999 while cleaning out my cupboard at home this week. Two years into the IT industry, I was working as a code jock for TCS at a client in North America. I was allegedly already an expert in MSFT technologies and was working at a...  more...
 shrirang nar... | 20:25 | 12/May/2008
Friends: (49)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: music,travel,read...
Sab Kuch Bikta Hai
Indian Medical Association (IMA) has taken the decision to promote the ‘Tropicana’ packaged fresh fruit juice & ‘Quaker’ oats. Both products belong to PepsiCo. This is an unfortunate decision that places doctor as the salesman. IMA is a doctor’s organization on the national level, which established in 1928. Significantly it took initiative to form ...  more...
 Reshma Thakkar | 18:43 | 28/May/2008
Friends: (2180)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Enjoying life as ...
Scribbled Rubbish
  Today is gone Tomorrow comes Past gone...Future arrives No end to start No start to end Life continues Saddling on the reins of life Till one reaches where can you tell Confused Wavered But still galloping To an unknown place called destiny....    more...
 Namrata Sriv... | 14:41 | 23/May/2008
Friends: (254)  | City: Kanpur  | Interests: interested in alm...
No life without wife!
Last night my friend told me about the subdued treatment he gets in Middle East. He is very decent, an IITian, works in one of the biggest oil and gas companies inthe world and earns much more than what people in India can only dream to earn at his age. Yet, he feels that he is not cared for, in a desirable way by the natives of that country. He sa...  more...
 meena sundar | 17:40 | 26/Apr/2008
Friends: (598)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Life
illusion or real
         If we say, something is not thereThen there is nothing in thereBut if we constantly Hear there is something in thereThen someday We come to believeSomething must be thereWords and thoughtsAlways have some power If we continue to hear and talk about themThen the illusion, Looks real!It is fateThat, we humans are weak To eliminate all in the...  more...
 beena john | 12:36 | 22/May/2008
Friends: (390)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: MOVIES, MUSIC, SH...
WAYS TO REDUCE STRESS ...
 An Angel says, "Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice."   1. Pray   2. Go to bed on time.   3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.   4. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule or that ...  more...
 Sumit Arya | 14:36 | 2/Jan/2008
Friends: (257)  | City: Gurgaon  | Interests: Computes, Latest ...
New Year....
New Year is a time to unfold new horizons and dreams, make resolutions, rejoice and face new challenges... Wishing you a truly fulfilling 2008 !!  more...
 sunshine | 13:11 | 30/May/2008
Friends: (395)  | Interests: Whoosh! Boy its h...
A HOLE BEHIND ...
A man playing on a new golf course got confused as to what hole he was on. He saw a lady playing ahead of him. He walked up to her and asked if she knew what hole he was playing. She replied, “I’m on the 7th hole, and you âre a hole behind me, so you must be on the 6th hole.” He thanked her and went back to his golf.On the back nine, the same thing...  more...
 asheesh awasthi | 19:37 | 13/Feb/2008
Friends: (55)  | City: Kanpur  | Interests: sight seeing n "b...
my valentines day message
A VALENTINES DAY THOUGHT   I am a stupid who fondly L ikes someone who is the O bvious choice my heart V ery close to my soul and E ternal part of my thoughts and wishes all that resembles Y ou as you are the O nly person with such features i found in this mundane world U ltimately .             now add the letters in block...........................  more...
 Vijit Vivek | 13:57 | 17/Mar/2008
Friends: (567)  | City: Patna  | Interests: Bio Medical Engin...
You could save a life
STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters... S.T.R .  If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. STROKE IDENTIFICATION: During a party , a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. (they offered to call ambulance) They got her c...  more...
 ajay rana | 21:37 | 29/Jan/2008
Friends: (237)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: Reading, swimming...
Consciousness in the Single Neuron
Are the contents ofconscious perception tied to individual brain cells? Can we use singleneurons to determine someone’s subjective experience? A recent studiespublished in PNASsuggests otherwise: there are no specialized neuronsthat carry information about what enters awareness and what not. If oneholds the picture of a butterfly in front of one ey...  more...
 Sophia Roy | 00:22 | 6/Jul/2007