IPL Schedule 2009 - South Africa

April 18 - Rajasthan vs Bangalore - Cape Town - 4 PM
April 18 - Mumbai vs Chennai - Cape Town - 8 PM
April 19 - Kolkata vs Hyderabad - Cape Town - 4 PM
April 19 - Delhi vs Punjab - Cape Town - 8 PM
April 20 - Bangalore vs Chennai - Port Elizabeth - 8 PM
April 21 - Rajasthan vs Mumbai - Durban - 4 PM
April 21 - Kolkata vs Punjab - Durban - 8 PM
April 22 - Delhi vs Chennai - Durban - 4 PM
April 22 - Banglore vs Hyderabad - Cape Town - 8 PM
April 23 - Kolkata vs Rajasthan - Port Elizabeth - 4 PM
April 24 - Punjab vs Banglore - Johannesburg - 4 PM
April 25 - Kolkata vs Chennai - Cape Town - 4 PM
April 25 - Hyderabad vs Mumbai - Durban - 8 PM
April 26 - Rajasthan vs Punjab - Cape Town - 4 PM
April 26 - Banglore vs Delhi - Port Elizabeth - 8 PM
April 27 - Kolkata vs Mumbai - Cape Town - 4 PM
April 27 - Chennai vs Hyderabad - Durban - 8 PM
April 28 - Delhi vs Rajasthan - Pretoria - 4 PM
April 29 - Mumbai vs Punjab - Durban - 4 PM
April 29 - Kolkata vs Banglore - Durban - 8 PM
April 30 - Delhi vs Hyderabad - Pretoria - 4 PM
April 30 - Rajasthan vs Chennai - Pretoria - 8 PM
May 1 - Banglore vs Punjab - East London - 4 PM
May 1 - Mumbai vs Kolkata - Durban - 8 PM
May 2 - Rajasthan vs Hyderabad - Johannesburg - 4 PM
May 2 - Chennai vs Delhi - Port Elizabeth - 8 PM
May 3 - Mumbai vs Banglore - Durban - 4 PM
May 3 - Punjab vs Kolkata - East London - 8 PM
May 4 - Hyderabad vs Chennai - Port Elizabeth - 4 PM
May 5 - Delhi vs Kolkata - Durban - 4 PM
May 5 - Punjab vs Rajasthan - Durban - 8 PM
May 6 - Mumbai vs Hyderabad - Pretoria - 4 PM
May 7 - Punjab vs Chennai - Pretoria - 4 PM
May 7 - Banglore vs Rajasthan - Pretoria - 8 PM
May 8 - Delhi vs Mumbai - East London - 4 PM
May 9 - Hyderabad vs Punjab - Port Elizabeth - 4 PM
May 9 - Chennai vs Rajasthan - Port Elizabeth - 8 PM
May 10 - Kolkata vs Delhi - East London - 4 PM
May 10 - Banglore vs Mumbai - Johannesburg - 8 PM
May 11 - Hyderabad vs Rajasthan - Bloemfontein - 4 PM
May 12 - Banglore vs Kolkata - Pretoria - 4 PM
May 12 - Punjab vs Mumbai - Pretoria - 8 PM
May 13 - Hyderabad vs Delhi - Durban - 4 PM
May 14 - Mumbai vs Rajasthan - Durban - 4 PM
May 14 - Chennai vs Banglore - Durban - 8 PM
May 15 - Punjab vs Delhi - Kimberley - 4 PM
May 16 - Chennai vs Mumbai - Johannesburg - 4 PM
May 16 - Hyderabad vs Kolkata - Port Elizabeth - 8 PM
May 17 - Rajasthan vs Delhi - Kimberley - 4 PM
May 17 - Punjab vs Hyderabad - Johannesburg - 8 PM
May 18 - Chennai vs Kolkata - Pretoria - 4 PM
May 19 - Delhi vs Banglore - Johannesburg - 4 PM
May 20 - Chennai vs Punjab - Durban - 4 PM
May 20 - Rajasthan vs Kolkata - Durban - 8 PM
May 21 - Hyderabad vs Banglore - Pretoria - 4 PM
May 21 - Mumbai vs Delhi - Pretoria - 8 PM
May 22 - SeMumbai-final 1 - Pretoria - 4 PM
May 23 - SeMumbai-final 2 - Johannesburg - 4 PM
May 24 - FINAL - Johannesburg -8 PM

Free ATM Cash Withdrawal !

Good News for ATM Card Holders !!!
Customers will now be able to withdraw money from any automated teller machine (ATM) free of charge from April 1, 2009. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued the guidelines for usage of ATMs. International experience indicates that in countries such as the UK, Germany and France, bank customers have access to all ATMs in the country, free of charge except when cash is withdrawn from white label ATMs or from ATMs managed by non-bank entities. It is, therefore, essential to ensure greater transparency.

http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/NotificationUser.aspx?Mode=0&Id=4076

http://news.in.msn.com/business/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1284105

Difference between http:// and https://

Many people are unaware of the main difference between http:// and https://. It's all about keeping you secure.

**HTTP stands for HyperText Transport Protocol, which is just a fancy way of saying it's a protocol (a language, in a manner of speaking) for information to be passed back and forth between web servers and clients.The important thing is the letter S which makes the difference between HTTP and HTTPS.

The S (big surprise) stands for "Secure". If you visit a website or webpage, and look at the address in the web browser, it will likely begin with the following: http://. This means that the website is talking to your browser using the regular 'unsecure' language. In other words, it is possible for someone to "eavesdrop" on your computer's conversation with the website. If you fill out a form on the website, someone might see the information you send to that site. This is why you never ever enter your credit card number in an http website!

But if the web address begins with https://, that basically means your computer is talking to the website in a secure code that no one can eavesdrop on. If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information, you should automatically look to see if the web address begins with https://. If it doesn't, there's no way you're going to enter sensitive information like a credit card number.

Hope u understood why this is so important, right?

India's Toy Bank

The only banks we are perhaps familiar with are the ones where we deposit some money and withdraw it again with some interest. But here is a new kind of bank. "The Toy Bank".  

The Toy Bank, a philanthropic effort, as the name suggests houses toys. Toys, which are old and discarded. The Toy Bank collects these toys from you, restores them and then issues them to children, much like books in a library against a membership card. In short, the mission statement of The Toy Bank "Recycling toys - recycling smiles!" sums up its scope of activities and objective to recycle toys and in turn, bring smiles to the faces of children who otherwise would never have toys to play with. 

You can read more about the Toy Bank at http://toybank.in/html/home.htm

If your child's toys are no longer in use and you wish to donate them for this worthy cause you may do so at any of the collection centres listed at http://toybank.in/html/collection.htm.

The head office is at

74 Babar Road,

Bengali Market,

Delhi - 110001

(Ph: 011-23722020/23722626).

Your contributions will be duly acknowledged with a certificate from the Toy Bank.

Byk Show

Cellphone

Don't make Cellphone a HELLPHONE. 

So use it wisely or better don't use it.

Pas. John Thomas R - The Pentecostal Mission

Insurance Advisors

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Qualification:

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Delicious South Indian Food

Delicious South Indian Food

LOVE YOU DAD

While a man was polishing his new car, his 4 year old son picked a stone & scratched lines on the side of the car.

In anger, the man took the child's hand & hit it many times, not realizing he was using an iron wrench.

At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures.

When the child saw his father.... with painful eyes he asked 'Dad when will my fingers grow back?'

The man was very hurt and speechless; he went back to car and kicked it a lot of times.

Devastated by his own actions...... sitting in front of that car he looked at the scratches........... The child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'.

The next day that man committed suicide....

Anger and Love have NO LIMIT - choose the latter to have a beautiful & lovely life....

THINGS are meant to be USED and PEOPLE are to be LOVED,..

but the problem of today's world is that... People are used & Things are loved!!!

Tweety bird turns 60 this week !

He Finally Did It!

God must be Crazy...!

"God was so happy and crazy of King David that He went to the extent of naming His Throne as David's Throne, including City of David, Son of David etc etc.....GOD was crazy about David. Is GOD crazy about you today?"

- Pastor Manase, The Pentecostal Mission

God's Postal Address...!

"Heaven is nothing but a heart filled with the character of God. Hence God's postal address is our heart."

- Pastor Manase, The Pentecostal Mission

CPU in a Car

Good initiatives from Tamil Nadu (TN) Govt

Hi Friends,
Good initiatives from Tamil Nadu (TN) Govt…
Pls pass on this information to your friends / neighbours... whose children are studying in the Stateboards.
I think sometimes we are indirectly helping to someone like this.
Now the TN State board books are online in PDF and downloadable.
From Std 1 to Std 12. All subjects...
Any GOOD heart person can print this material & handover to some Poor people.

http://www.textbooksonline.tn.nic.in/

'' Oh Podu '' - Social Awareness

“O PODU’ means “cast the vote”. Voting is both the right and duty of the people. Another objective of the movement is to make people aware of their constitutional right to cast their vote under section 49 ‘O’.

On an average, in every election, nearly 45 percent of the eligible voters don’t vote at all. Therefore even if a winning candidate bags 30 percent of the polled votes, it amounts to getting the support of only about 16 percent of the total electorate. If more and more non voters begin to exercise their vote, the result of many elections would drastically change.

Why are many people not voting at all?

One of the usual reasons cited is that they are unable to accept any candidate and don’t want to vote for anyone of the available candidates. It is a unique feature of our Indian constitution that it has provided the legal right to the voter to reject all the candidates.

Section 49 ‘O’ of the Election rules 1961, has empowered the voter with this right. This section has conferred the right to the voter to inform the booth officer, after the indelible ink mark has been marked, that the voter does not want to vote for any of the candidates. The section requires the booth officer to record the voter’s choice of 49 ‘O’.

“O PODU” movement will campaign for the following demands:

1. Every voter should cast the vote. Failure to cast the vote only prevents enhancement of the standards of politics.

2. If the voter feels all the candidates are unworthy, the best way to communicate this view to the political parties is not through abstinence. The best method is to record this view through 49 ‘O’.

3. Secrecy of ballot is a right conferred on the voter by the Constitution. But the election commission’s procedure of not keeping 49 ‘O’ voting as secretive, amounts to a violation of this right. Therefore the Election commission should rectify this anomaly by introducing a separate button for 49 ‘O’ in the electronic voting machines, for the forthcoming Election.

4. It is the duty of the Election commission to educate the booth officers about the availability of 49 ‘O while conducting classes to them on polling procedures.

The present practice of booth officers expressing ignorance about 49 ‘O’ and refusing a vote to record under 49 ‘O’ should be totally eliminated.’

http://www.ohpodu.org/

E mail: fortynineohpodu@yahoo.com.

Spread this news to your friends and discuss about it.

TAX STRUCTURE IN INDIA

1) Qus. : What are you doing?
Ans.: Business.
Tax: PAY PROFESSIONAL TAX!

2) Qus. : What are you doing in Business?
Ans.: Selling the Goods.
Tax: PAY SALES TAX!!

3) Qus. : From where are you getting Goods?
Ans.: From other State/Abroad
Tax: PAY CENTRAL SALES TAX, CUSTOM DUTY

4) Qus. : What are you getting in Selling Goods?
Ans.: Profit.
Tax: PAY INCOME TAX!

5) Qus. : Where you Manufacturing the Goods?
Ans.: Factory.
Tax: PAY EXCISE DUTY!

6) Qus. : Do you have Office / Warehouse/ Factory?
Ans.: Yes
Tax: PAY MUNICIPAL & FIRE TAX!

7) Qus. : Do you have Staff?
Ans.: Yes
Tax: PAY STAFF PROFESSIONAL TAX!

8) Qus. : Doing business in Millions?
Ans.: Yes
Tax: PAY TURNOVER TAX!

9) Qus. : Are you taking out over 25,000 Cash from Bank?
Ans.: Yes, for Salary.
Tax: PAY CASH HANDLING TAX!

10) Qus. : Where are you taking your client for Lunch & Dinner?
Ans.: Hotel
Tax: PAY FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT TAX!

11) Qus. : Are you going Out of Station for Business?
Ans.: Yes
Tax: PAY FRINGE BENEFIT TAX!

12) Qus. : Have you taken or given any Service/s?
Ans.: Yes
Tax : PAY SERVICE TAX!

13) Qus. : How come you got such a Big Amount?
Ans.: Gift on birthday.
Tax: PAY GIFT TAX!

14) Qus. : Do you have any Wealth?
Ans.: Yes
Tax: PAY WEALTH TAX!

15) Qus. : To reduce Tension, for entertainment, where are you going?
Ans.: Cinema or Resort.
Tax: PAY ENTERTAINMENT TAX!

16) Qus. : Have you purchased House?
Ans.: Yes
Tax : PAY STAMP DUTY & REGISTRATION FEE !

17) Qus. : How you Travel?
Ans.: Bus
Tax: PAY SURCHARGE!

18) Qus. : Any Additional Tax?
Ans.: Yes
Tax: PAY EDUCATIONAL, ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL & SURCHARGE ON ALL THE CENTRAL GOVT.'s TAX !!!

19) Qus. : Delayed any time Paying Any Tax?
Ans.: Yes
Tax: PAY INTEREST & PENALTY

20) Qus. : Are you a Politician?
Ans.: Yes
Tax: Enjoy the above collected money.

Stock Market Operation

It was a cold winter! It was autumn, and the Red Indians asked their New Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was a Red Indian chief in a modern society, he couldn't tell what the weather was going to be. Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he replied to his Tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect wood to be prepared.

But also being a practical leader, after several days he got an idea. He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked 'Is the coming winter going to be cold?. ''It looks like this winter is Going to be quite cold indeed,' the weather man Responded. So the Chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more Wood.

A week later, he called the National Weather Service again. 'Is it going to be a very cold winter? ''Yes,' the man at National Weather Service again replied, 'It's definitely going to be a very cold winter. 'The Chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of wood they could find.

Two weeks later, he called the National Weather Service again. 'Are you absolutely sure that the winteris going to be very cold?' 'Absolutely,' The Man replied. 'It's going to be one of the coldest winters ever.''How can you be so sure?' the Chief asked.The weatherman replied, 'The Red Indians are collecting wood like Crazy.'

This is how stock markets work!!!

Mumbai Airport Modernization

Dear Friends,

Please keep an extra 600 Rs with you when you travel from 1st April at Mumbai Airport . Please forward to all your relatives & friends so that they don't face any problems at the airport....

Passengers to pay for Mumbai airport modernisation. Mumbai airport on Friday became the fourth airport in the country to be allowed to levy a development fee from passengers to bridge the shortfall in funds for modernising the facility.

The government approved collection of Rs 100 from outbound domestic passengers and Rs 600 from international passengers from April 1. The fee would be in force for four years, but be reviewed after six months.

The Mumbai airport modernisation project cost is pegged at Rs 9,802 crore and the Mumbai International Airport Ltd has been allowed to raise up to Rs 1,543 crore through the development fee. However, if the project cost escalates beyond Rs 9,802 crore, MIAL would have to tap other fund sources.

New airports in Hyderabad and Bangalore have been charging a development and DIAL, which manages the New Delhi airport, too was allowed to charge the development fee, although the move has come in for criticism from global airlines' body IATA.

Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Thursday said such fees could be imposed even at airports being modernised by the state-owned Airports Authority of India. The massive aviation infrastructure required in India "cannot be made on such a scale without the contribution from passengers and other stakeholders, " he had said.

Difficult Questions & Smart Answer

Q.How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
A.Concrete floors are very hard to crack!

Q.If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?
A. No time at all it is already built.

Q.If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?
A. Very large hands.

Q. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
A. It is not a problem, since you will never find an elephant with one hand.

Q. How can a man go eight days without sleep?
A. No Problem, He sleeps at night.

Q. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
A. It will Wet or Sink as simple as that.

Q. What looks like half apple ?
A : The other half.

Q. What can you never eat for breakfast?
A : Dinner.

Q. What happened when wheel was invented?
A : It caused a revolution.

Q. Bay of Bengal is in which state?
A: Liquid.

Q. How many buckets of water does Pacific Ocean contains?
A : It depends on the size of the bucket.

Interviewer said 'I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one really difficult question. Think well before you make up your mind!' The boy thought for a while and said, 'my choice is one really difficult question.'
'Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice! Now tell me this.. 'What comes first, Day or Night?'
The boy was jolted into reality as his admission depends on his answer, but he thought for a while and said, 'It's the DAY sir!'
'How' the interviewer asked.
'Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question!'

SUPER CV

PERSONAL DETAILS
Name : Jesus Christ
Address: Ephesians 1:20

Phone: Romans 10:13

Website: The Bible.

Keywords: Christ, Lord, Savior and Jesus

Hello. My name is Jesus -The Christ. Many call me Lord! I've sent you my CV because I'm seeking the top management position in your heart. Please consider my accomplishments as set forth in my resume.

QUALIFICATIONS:
I founded the earth and established the heavens (Proverbs 3:19).

I formed man from the dust of the ground (Genesis 2:7).

I breathed into man the breath of life (Genesis 2:7).

I redeemed man from the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13).

The blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant comes upon your life through me (Galatians 3:14).

OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND:

I've only had one employer (Luke 2:49).

I've never been tardy, absent, disobedient, slothful or disrespectful. My employer has nothing but rave reviews for me (Matthew 3:15-17).

SKILLS AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

Some of my skills and work experiences include:

Empowering the poor to be poor no more, healing the broken hearted, setting the captives free, healing the sick, restoring sight to the blind and setting at liberty them that are bruised (Luke 4:18 ).

I am a Wonderful Counselor (Isaiah 9:6).

People who listen to me shall dwell safely and shall not fear evil (Proverbs 1:33 ).

Most importantly, I have the authority, abilityand power to cleanse you of your sins (I John 1:7-9).

Educational Background:

I encompass the entire breadth and length ofknowledge, wisdom and understanding (See Proverbs 2:6).

In me are hid all of the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Colossians 2:3).

My Word is so powerful; it has been described as being a lamp unto your feet and a lamp unto your path (Psalms 119:105).

I can even tell you all of the secrets of your heart (Psalms 44:21).

Major Accomplishments:

I laid down my life so that you may live (Corinthians 5:15).

I defeated the archenemy of God and mankind and made a show of them openly (Colossians 2:15 ).

I've miraculously fed the poor, healed the sickand raised the dead! There are many more major accomplishments, too many to mention here. You can read them on my website,which is located at: www dot - the BIBLE. You don't need an Internet connection or computer to access my website.

REFEREES:
Believers and followers worldwide will testify to my divine healings, salvation, deliverance, miracles, restoration and super natural guidance.

IN CONCLUSION:

Now that you've read my CV, I'm confident that I'm the only candidate uniquely qualified to fill this vital position in your heart.

In summation, I will properly direct your paths (Proverbs 3:5-6), and lead you into everlasting life (John 6:47 ).

When can I start? Time is of the essence (Hebrews 3:15).

OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD !

Important Message from HDFC Bank

Dear Customers,

Falling prey to fraudsters online is common these days. This message from HDFC Bank is to inform and educate you on precautions you must take to ensure that you are not a victim of these fraudsters. .

Please carefully read through and adopt these safe banking practices.

Be careful when responding to emails:
You may get messages that seem like they are coming from HDFC Bank seeking confidential information. This activity is commonly known as ‘phishing’. Through such messages, you may be directed to websites appearing to be genuine, and asked to key-in your confidential information. Beware of such messages.

Please always bear in mind that:
· HDFC Bank will never ask for any confidential information such as password, customer ID and so on over an email.
· A phishing email will normally have a tone of urgency – like “Your account will be temporarily suspended” and therefore please “Login to keep your account active.”
Please remember the bank will NEVER send such emails to its customers.
· If you are doubtful about the credibility of the email, please DO NOT click on any link provided in the email. This may trigger malicious codes being installed on your PC.
· Before you share any information on a website in response to an email, always assure that the URL shown in the email matches the URL of the bank website. If it does not, you have valid reason to suspect there’s something fishy.
· Check for the security pad lock icon at the bottom right side of the webpage, when you are connected to the NetBanking site.

Ensure your Personal Computer is protected:
Fraudsters send genuine-looking emails that contain viruses and Trojans (A Trojan refers to a program that appears to be safe, but hidden inside, is usually something harmful, probably a virus). These viruses / Trojans, install a malicious code on your PC without your knowledge. They extract your confidential information that fraudsters use to access your bank account.

Here are a few important action points that you should bear in mind:
· Keep your PC updated with the latest anti-virus / anti-spyware software
· Install a personal firewall on your PC to protect your account
· Keep your PC updated with the latest security patches and, most importantly,
· Do not click on links or open attachments in unknown or unsolicited (spam) emails


DO NOT transfer funds to OR share your account details with, unknown / non-validated sources:
Many phishing fraudsters are located overseas. They need a Money Mule to route the money into their country of origin. A Money Mule is someone who receives the illegal funds into his account, withdraws it and sends it to the fraudster after keeping his commission. This may be easy money, but is illegal. Such requests could come to you through emails, advertisements on genuine recruitment web sites, instant messaging / SMS, and advertisements in newspapers and even on social networking websites.

Follow these Dos and Don’ts:
· Do not be conned by emails offering you a chance to make ‘easy money’’, especially if it is coming from overseas
· Check out the company making you a job offer if any fund transfer to them is involved. Check their contact details to find out if they are genuine
· NEVER share your bank details
· Beware of ads / notices seeking ‘UK Representatives’ or ‘Agents’ to act on their behalf for a period of time
· Should you get any suspicious email, IMMEDIATELY forward it to fake.email@hdfcbank.com

CAUTION: Remember, if you agree to participate in any such money transfer schemes for a commission, you are performing an ACT that is ILLEGAL.

Be aware, practice safe computing rules and protect your money.

Yours sincerely,

HDFC Bank

HERE SHE IS !!!

Here SHE is, the USS New York, made from the World Trade Centre ! 

USS New York

It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Centre .

It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.

Steel from the World Trade Centre was melted down in a foundry in Amite , LA to cast the ship's bow section. When it was poured into the moulds on Sept 9, 2003, 'those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence,' recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there. 'It was a spiritual moment for everybody there.'

Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade centre steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the 'hair on my neck stood up.' 'It had a big meaning to it for all of us,' he said. 'They knocked us down. They can't keep us down. We're going to be back.'

The ship's motto? 'Never Forget'
 

Little Boy's love

I was walking around in a Big Bazaar store making shopping, when I saw a Cashier talking to a boy couldn't have been more than 5 or 6 years old.

The Cashier said, 'I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll.

Then the little boy turned to me and asked: ''Bhaiya, are you sure I don't have enough money?

''I counted his cash and replied: ''You know that you don't have enoughmoney to buy the doll , my dear.''

The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand. Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to.'It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much.I wanted to Gift her for her BIRTHDAY. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there.' His eyes were so sad while saying this.

'My Sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.''

My heart nearly stopped. The little boy looked up at me and said:'I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall.' Then he showed me a very nice photo of him where he was laughing. He then told me 'I want mommy to take my picture with her So my sister won't forget me.' 'I love my mommy and I wish she doesn't have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister.'

Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes,very quietly. I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. 'Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll?'' 'OK' he said, 'I hope I do have enough.' I added some of my money to his with out him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money.

The little boy said: 'Thank you God for giving me enough money!' Then he looked at me and added, 'I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that mommy could give It to my sister. He heard me!'''I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy,but I didn't dare to ask God for too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose. My mommy loves white roses.'

I finished my shopping in a totally different state from when I started. I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind. Then I remembered a local news paper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in atruck, who hit a car occupied by a young woman and a little girl. The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state. The family had to decide whether to pull the plug on the life-sustaining machine, because the young woman would not be able to recover from the coma.

Was this the family of the little boy?

Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the newspaper that the young woman had passed away..

I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was exposed for people to see and make last wishes before her burial. She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest. I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed for ever.

The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister is still, to this day, hard to imagine. And in a fraction of a second, a drunk driver had taken all this away from him.

Please DO NOT DRINK & DRIVE.

Computer Commands (Tamil Version)

Save - வெச்சிக்கோ
Save as - ஐயே அப்டியே வெச்சிக்கோ
Save all -அல்லாத்தயும் வெச்சிக்கோ
Find - தேடு
Find again - இனொரு தபா தேடு
Move - ஜகா வாங்கு
Zoom - பெருசா காட்டு
Open - தொற நைனா
Replace - இத்த தூக்கி அப்டிகா போடு அத்த தூக்கி இப்டீகா போடு
Cut - வெட்டி கடாசு
Paste - ஒட்டு
Paste special - நல்லா எச்ச தொட்டு ஒட்டு
Drag & Hold - நல்லா இஸ்து புடி
Do u want to delete selected item? - மையாலுமே தூகிடவா?
Access denied - கை வெச்ச கீசிடுவேன்

Cash withdraw from an ATM

How a BOY withdraws cash from an ATM

1. Park the car
2. Go to ATM Machine
3. Insert card
4. Enter PIN
5. Take money out
6. Take ATM Card out
7. Drive away

How a GIRL withdraws cash from an ATM

1. Park the car

2. Check makeup

3. Turn off engine

4. Check makeup

5. Go to ATM

6. Hunt for ATM card in the purse

7. Insert card

8. Hit Cancel

9. Hunt in purse for chit with PIN written on it

10. Insert card

11. Enter PIN

12. Take cash

13. Go to car

14. Check makeup

15. Start car

16. Stop car

17. Run back to ATM

18. Take ATM card

19. Back to car

20. Check makeup

21. Start car

22. Check makeup

23. Drive for 1/2 mile

24. Release handbrake

25. Drive on.

Why do we shout in anger?

A saint asked his disciples, 'Why do we shout in anger? Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?'

Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm, we shout for that.

'But, why to shout when the other person is just next to you?' asked the saint. 'Isn't it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you shout at a person when you're angry?

Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the saint.

Finally he explained, 'When two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance.'

Then the saint asked, 'What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is very small...'

The saint continued, 'When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love.

Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that's all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.

MORAL: When you argue do not let your hearts get distant, do not say words that distance each other.

Laptop Battery Care

Laptop Battery Care

The bane of most laptop users is the lack of a really long battery life.
There are three main types of laptop batteries:

a.. Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd)
b.. Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH)
c.. Lithium Ion (Li-ion).


Nickel-Cadmium
This type of battery must be fully discharged and then fully recharged every few weeks. If you don't do this, it will quickly lose battery life due to what is known as the `memory effect'.

The memory effect means if you don't follow the above procedure, your battery will only charge up to the percentage of the last charge. For instance, if you discharge it to 30 per cent, it will only charge up the remaining 70 per cent. Do this repeatedly, and the 30 per cent will become unusable, giving you an effective 70 percent charge even though the indicator will still show a 100 per cent charge each time you charge it.

Nickel Metal Hydride
Ni-MH batteries are similar to Ni-Cd batteries, although they are less susceptible to the memory effect. They also have a higher capacity.

Lithium Ion
These are the latest type of batteries, and have no real problems as far as the memory effect is concerned. The problem with these is that they lose their effectiveness if overcharged or left for a long time with a full charge. Always discharge these batteries if you're going to be storing them away.

Keep Your Battery Healthy

a.. Before the first use, charge the batteries for 12 hours or the minimum charge time, as mentioned in the manual.

b.. For daily use, charge the battery to capacity, then run the laptop on battery power until it is completely drained (for Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteries, this prevents the memory effect) or almost drained. (For Li-ion batteries, this can help prevent overcharging).

c.. Don't leave your battery unused for long periods of time. Even if you use AC power most of the time, use the battery regularly to keep it in good condition. Switch off your AC adapter when the laptop is not in use. This prevents overcharging.

To extend battery life, you can try decreasing the LCD brightness while using your notebook. You can activate the `Standby' and `Hibernation' powersaving modes, too, for better battery life.

Replica of Noah's Ark

The Untold Story Behind India's First Test Tube Baby

The Creator of the Indian's first test-tube baby, Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay, who got his dues 27 years after his death.


Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay created history when he became the first physician in India (and second in the world after British physicians Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards) to perform the In vitro fertilization resulting in a test tube baby "Durga" (Kanupriya Agarwal) on October 3, 1978.

Facing social bureaucratic negligence and insult instead of recognition from the West Bengal government and refusal of the Government of India to allow him to attend international conferences, he committed suicide in his Calcutta residence in 1981.

His feat has been given belated recognition as the Indian physician who in 1986 was "officially" regarded as being the first doctor to perform in-vitro fertilization in India.

In Getting Official Stamp : (from 1967 to 2008)

1967-1977 : Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay worked on methods of in-vitro Fertilisation (IVF) using innovative techniques.

1978, October : India's first test tube baby Durga (Kanupriya Agarwal) was born.

1978, December : An enquiry by the West Bengal govt denounced his claim.

1980 : Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay was denied passport to go to Kyoto to present his paper on IVF. He was then transfered to eye hospital, where he suffered a heart attack.

1981 : Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay Committed suicide on June 19.

1981 : His described methods of cryopreservation used in US by Howard Jones.

1996 : T.C. Anand Kumar, leader of the group which produced the first document test tube baby in country in Mumbai 1986, gains access to the notes of Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay.

1997 : T.C. Anand Kumar, takes a year to study them and writes first paper on Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay achivements.

2002 : Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) apoints a 12 member commitee to draft a bill on Assisted Reproductive Technique.

2003 : Commitee accepts Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay's claim and History is rewritten.

2004 : IVF specialist across the country challenge the document. A review follows among debates.

2005 : ICMR upholds the claim, honours India's first test tube baby Durga (Kanupriya Agarwal) in first public meeting in Bangalore.

April 2008 : Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay's achievement finds official stamp of approval.

Getting official stamp for Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay's made "Durga" (Kanupriya Agarwal) to reborn. She was brought to life by Dr Subhas Mukhopadhyay just 67 days after the world's first test-tube baby, Marie Louise Brown, was born.

"I certainly do not want to be a poster girl of the IVF industry, which undermined Dr Mukhopadhyay's achievement for 30 years," says Kanupriya, breaking her silence for the first time. "I am not a trophy but I am proud to be the living example of work of a genius."

Kanupriya says her parents suffered humiliation as she was growing up in Kolkata, her birthplace. But they never passed it on to her. "My parents did a wonderful job of keeping all the pressure away and helping me grow as a mature, reasonable individual," she says. "It was not easy for them, they were made to feel like accomplices of Dr Mukhopadhyay in his misdeed. There were insinuations of the worst kind"

An MBA from Symbiosis, Pune and working for a private firm, Kanupriya lives in Gurgaon. She says the recognition for Dr Mukhopadhyay came as a relief to her parents. Looking at the brighter side, she says: "I feel truth has prevailed."

Even though Dr Subhash Mukhopadhyay was belatedly honoured at a public meeting in Bangalore, it failed to bring any cheer to his wife. Namita Mukhopadhyay's has been paralysed and battling with ignominy and neglect ever since her husband committed suicide on June 19, 1981. Namita is confined to her bed now.

"We decided not to start a family as he (Subhas) wanted to complete his research. He was a very emotional person and dedicated himself to his work. But he never got any support either from the government or from his peers," says Namita.

S o M e F u N

ரிவர்ஸ் கியரும் சர்தார்ஜியும்
சர்தார்ஜி புதிதாக ஒரு மாருதி கார் வாங்கினார். அந்தக் காரில் தனது நண்பரைப் பார்க்க அமிர்தசரஸில் இருந்து ஜலந்தர் கிளம்பினார். சில மணி நேரங்களில் போய் சேர்ந்து விட்டதாக தனது அம்மாவுக்குத் தகவல் அனுப்பினார். ஆனால் மூன்று நாட்கள் கழித்துத்தான் திரும்பி வந்தார்.

அம்மா கேட்டார்: என்ன ஆச்சு? இவ்வளவு லேட்டா வர்றே?

சர்தார்ஜி: இந்த மாருதி கார் கம்பெனிக்காரங்களுக்கு கொஞ்சம்கூட விவரம் இல்லை. முன்னாடி போறதுக்கு 4 கியர் வச்சிருக்காங்க. அதனால் சீக்கிரம் போய் சேர்ந்துட்டேன். ஆனால் ஒரே ஒரு ரிவர்ஸ் கியர்தான் வச்சிருக்காங்க. அதுலே ஓட்டினா எப்படி சீக்கிரம் வரமுடியும்?

அப்பர் பெர்த்தில் சர்தார்ஜி
சர்தார்ஜி: "அப்பர் பெர்த்திலே வந்ததாலே இராத்திரி முழுக்க தூங்கவே முடியலை"

சர்தார்ஜியின் மனைவி: "லோயர் பெர்த்திலே இருந்தவங்க கிட்டே சொல்லி மாத்தியிருந்திருக்கலாமே?"

சர்தார்ஜி: "லோயர் பெர்த்துலேதான் யாரும் இல்லையே! எப்படி மாத்தியிருக்க முடியும்?"

'ரயிலைப் பிடிக்கணும்'
வாடிக்கையாளர் ஒருவர் சர்தார்ஜியின் கடையில் "சீக்கிரம் ஒரு பேக் கொடுங்க. ரயிலைப் பிடிக்கணும்"

சர்தார்ஜி: "ஐயோ, அவ்வளவு பெரிய பேக் நம்மகிட்ட இல்லைங்க"

ஆறாவது மாசம்
இண்டர்வியூ எடுப்பவர்: வேலைக்கு சேரும்போது மாசம் 5000 ரூபாய் சம்பளம். ஆறாவது மாசத்திலிருந்து சம்பளம் 8000 ரூபாய்.

சர்தார்ஜி: அப்ப நான் ஆறாவது மாசமே வேலைக்கு சேர்ந்துக்கிறேன்.

சர்தார்ஜியும் சர்வரும்
நல்ல பசியில் ஓட்டலுக்கு சாப்பிடச் சென்றார் நமது சர்தார். சாப்பிட்ட பின் பில்லுக்கான தொகையையும் கட்டிவிட்டார்.

கிளம்பும் முன் சர்வரிடம் சொன்னார்: "வெள்ளரிக்காயை நறுக்கி கண்களில் வைத்துக்கொண்டால், நீ ரொம்ப அழகாயிருப்பே, அப்புறம், வெட்டி வேரில் நனைத்த தேங்காய் எண்ணெயை தலைக்கு தடவினால் உன் தலை முடியும் கருப்பாகி விடும்....." என்று சொல்ல,

குழம்பிப்போன சர்வர் கேட்டார்: "சார், இதெல்லாம் நீங்க ஏன் எங்கிட்ட சொல்றீங்க?"

நம் சர்தார்ஜி சொன்னார்: " மக்கு இன்னுமா புரியவில்லை, நான் உனக்கு டிப்ஸ் கொடுத்தேன்"

கண்ணாடிக் கடையில் சர்தார்ஜி
சர்தார்ஜி: ஒரு கண்ணாடி குடுங்க...

கடைக்காரர்: இந்த கண்ணாடியை வாங்குங்க சார். இதுல என்ன விசேஷம்னா, 100 அடி உயரத்தில இருந்து போட்டாலும், முதல் 99 அடி வரைக்கும் இந்த கண்ணாடி உடையவே உடையாது..

சர்தார்ஜி: சூப்பர். முதல்ல அதுக்கு பில் போடுங்க

கொசு மருந்துடன் சர்தார்ஜி
டாக்டர்: கொசு கடிக்காம இருக்க இந்த க்ரீமைத் தடவுங்க...!

சர்தார்ஜி: அதெப்படி டாக்டர், ஒவ்வொரு கொசுவையும் பிடிச்சி இந்தக் க்ரீமைத் தடவுறது?

ஹோட்டலில் சர்தார்ஜி
சர்தார்ஜி: ஒரு காபி எவ்வளவு?

ஹோட்டல் ஓனர்: 5 ரூபா

சர்தார்ஜி: எதிர்த்த கடையில ஒரு காபி 35 பைசான்னு போட்டிருக்கு...

ஹோட்டல் ஓனர்: யோவ்...! அது ஜெராக்ஸ் காபி.

மாடி பஸ்சில் சர்தார்ஜிகள்
சென்னைக்கு வந்த சாண்டா சிங்கும் பாண்டா சிங்கும் மாடி பஸ்சில் ஏறினார்கள். சாண்டா சிங் கீழ்த்தளத்தில் இருக்க, பாண்டா சிங் மேல் தளத்தில் இருந்தான். அரைமணி நேரம் கழித்து மேலே சென்ற சாண்டா சிங் தனது நண்பன் முகம் வெளிறி, மிகவும் பயந்திருப்பதைக் கண்டான்.

'ஏய் பாண்ட! என்ன ஆச்சு? ஏன் பயந்து போயிருக்கே? நான் கீழ்த்தளத்தில் ஜாலியாக மாடி பஸ் பயணத்தை ரசித்தேன்''

நீ ஏன் ரசிக்க மாட்டே! கீழ்த்தளத்தில் டிரைவர் இருக்கார். ஆனா இங்கே டிரைவர் இல்லாம வண்டி எங்கேயாவது போய் முட்டிக்கிடுமோன்னு பயந்து போயிருக்கேன்'

Malachi 3:3

Malachi 3:3 says: "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver."

This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study. That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refiningSilver. As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities.


The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she thought again about the verse that says: "He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver." She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined.


The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed. The woman was silent for a moment.


Then she asked the silversmith, "How do you know when the silver is fully refined?"


He smiled at her and answered, "Oh, that's easy -- when I see my image in it."



If today you are feeling the heat of the fire, remember that God has his eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you.

Rejoice in the LORD