Here is a link to find the nakshatram/ naalu for any given day:
http://www.indianhindunames.com/nakshatra-calculator-find-birth-star.html
There are many more useful and interesting articles at this site.
Hope it will be useful to the readers.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Facts of Life ( a must see presentation)
Click here to download and watch a beautiful powerpoint presentation on lovely quotes with excellent background pictures which constitute the Facts of Life !
You will really find it worthy to keep.
You will really find it worthy to keep.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Know your True Value! (Submitted by: Girish K Warrier)
Know your True Value!
A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a 500 $ note.
In the room of 200 Peoples,He asked, "Who would like this 500 $ note?"
Hands started going up.
He said, "I am going to give this note to one of you but first let me do this.
"He proceeded to crumple the note up.
He then asked, "Who still wants it?"Still the hands were up in the air.
"Well," he replied, "What if I do this?"And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty.
"Now who still wants it?"Still the hands went into the air.
"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson.No matter what I did to the money.You still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth 500 $/-.
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless.
But no matter what has happened or what will happen.
Never lose your value.You are special. Don't ever forget it!
Never let yesterday's disappointments overshadow tomorrow's dreams.
"VALUE HAS A VALUE ONLY IF ITS VALUE IS VALUED"
Always look for simple solutions. (Nice read)
Case # 1 : When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that the pens would not work at zero gravity (ink will not flow down to the writing surface).
Solution # 1 : To solve this problem, it took them one decade and $12 million. They developed a pen that worked at zero gravity, upside down, underwater, in practically any surface including crystal and in atemperature range from below freezing to over 300 degrees C.
Solution # 2 : And what did the Russians do...?? They used a pencil.
Case # 2 : One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the case of the empty soapbox, which happened in one of Japan 's biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soapbox that was empty.Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly Line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one soapbox went through the assembly line empty.Management asked its engineers to solve the problem.
Solution # 1 : Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soapboxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent a whoopee amount to do so.
Solution # 2 : But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the same problem, he did not get into complications of X-rays,etc., but instead came out with another solution.He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soapbox passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.
Moral
Always look for simple solutions.
Devise the simplest possible solution that solves the problems.
Always focus on solutions & not on problems.
Solution # 1 : To solve this problem, it took them one decade and $12 million. They developed a pen that worked at zero gravity, upside down, underwater, in practically any surface including crystal and in atemperature range from below freezing to over 300 degrees C.
Solution # 2 : And what did the Russians do...?? They used a pencil.
Case # 2 : One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the case of the empty soapbox, which happened in one of Japan 's biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soapbox that was empty.Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly Line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one soapbox went through the assembly line empty.Management asked its engineers to solve the problem.
Solution # 1 : Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soapboxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent a whoopee amount to do so.
Solution # 2 : But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the same problem, he did not get into complications of X-rays,etc., but instead came out with another solution.He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soapbox passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.
Moral
Always look for simple solutions.
Devise the simplest possible solution that solves the problems.
Always focus on solutions & not on problems.
50 Facts Each Of You To Know... ( Submitted by : Sudhir Warrier )
50 Facts Each Of You To Know... ( AMAZING INFO MUST READ )
1 The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
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2 Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.
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3 Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!
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5 "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
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6 "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
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7 In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child
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8 A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!
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9 Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
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10 You can't kill yourself by holding your breath
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11 There is a city called Rome on every continent.
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12 It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!
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13 Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
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14 Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.
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15 The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London
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16 Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people
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17 Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!
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18 The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
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19 One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!
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20 Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!
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21 The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man
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22 Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails! Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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23 The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
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24 A Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
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25 Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.
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26 Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
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27 Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
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28 Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren't added to it.
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29 On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.
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30 More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
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31 The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
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32More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.
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33Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
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34 The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!
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35The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
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36 Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
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37 It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.
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38 You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.
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39 Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!
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40 Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
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41 It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
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42 The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!
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43 The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds
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44 Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not
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45 Slugs have 4 noses.
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46 Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.
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47 A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!
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48 A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
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49 The average person laughs 10 times a day!
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50 An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain
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1 The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
************ *
2 Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.
************ *
3 Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!
************ *
5 "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
************ *
6 "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
************ *
7 In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child
************ *
8 A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!
************ *
9 Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
************ *
10 You can't kill yourself by holding your breath
************ *
11 There is a city called Rome on every continent.
************ *
12 It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!
************ *
13 Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
************ *
14 Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.
************ *
15 The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London
************ *
16 Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people
************ *
17 Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!
************ *
18 The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
************ *
19 One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!
************ *
20 Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!
************ *
21 The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man
************ *
22 Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails! Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
************ *
23 The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
************ *
24 A Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
************ *
25 Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.
************ *
26 Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
************ *
27 Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
************ *
28 Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren't added to it.
************ *
29 On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.
************ *
30 More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
************ *
31 The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
************ *
32More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.
************ *
33Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
************ *
34 The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!
************ *
35The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
************ *
36 Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
************ *
37 It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.
************ *
38 You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.
************ *
39 Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!
************ *
40 Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
************ *
41 It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
************ *
42 The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!
************ *
43 The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds
************ *
44 Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not
************ *
45 Slugs have 4 noses.
************ *
46 Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.
************ *
47 A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!
************ *
48 A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
************ *
49 The average person laughs 10 times a day!
************ *
50 An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain
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Vanitha July 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
India to view longest solar eclipse on July 22
India to view longest solar eclipse on July 22
India will view 21st century's longest solar eclipse on July 22 which will provide a life time opportunity to scientists and sky gazers to study this grand spectacle of nature.The total eclipse is expected to last 6 minutes and 44 seconds, making it the longest eclipse till 2132.
India will view 21st century's longest solar eclipse on July 22 which will provide a life time opportunity to scientists and sky gazers to study this grand spectacle of nature.The total eclipse is expected to last 6 minutes and 44 seconds, making it the longest eclipse till 2132.
"The eclipse begins at 5.28 a.m. (IST) when the shadow of the moon touches the earth at local sunrise point in the Arabian Sea, close to the western coast of India. The eclipse ends at 10.42 a.m. (IST) when the moon's shadow finally leaves the earth at local sunset point in the South Pacific Ocean," said an official at the Ministry of Science and Technology here on Tuesday.N. Rathnasree, Director, Nehru Planetarium said: "This eclipse is of special interest for the scientists and general public of India as its path of totality passes through thickly populated regions of west, central, east and north-east India.
"People in parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and northeastern States will be able to watch the total eclipse while other parts of the country will witness a partial eclipse.The next solar eclipse will occur on Jan 15, 2010.
Source: IANS
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