Ever Wondered?

Why the expression is as "fell in love"? While for other human emotions, the usage is different, like 'he got angry', etc..

Rupee's Fall Continues.

Rupee reached an all time low at 53.52 per US$ early in the day. But in afternoon it recovered somewhat at 53.28. The demand for dollar from banks and importers are getting strong and capital outflows from foreign funds are increasing. The euro has also weakened as the confidence in Europe staggers. The $ seems to be on a recovery ride. Rupee has been Asia's worst performing currency this year and the outlook still remains bearish. The trade deficit for Indian for the fiscal year ending March 2012 is expected to widen to $155-160 billion. The previous fiscal year the deficit was $104.4.This situation might further weaken the rupee.

webOS To Go Open Source

In a recent press release newly appointed CEO of HP Meg Whitman announced that webOS software will be made open source so as to leverage the interest of developers to improve the mobile operating system.

webOS, a mobile operating system based on Linux kernel seems to be loosing its allure. This move is an effort to reinvent webOS. webOS was developed by Palm and has featured on smartphones as well as Tablets. HP bought Palm for $1.2 billion in April 2010. Speculations are that the development of webOS will now be geared towards Tablets.

Total Lunar Eclipse

Total lunar eclipse happening today is the last total lunar eclipse to happen until 2014. It will be best visible from Australia, Asia and North America.

It will start at 11:33 GMT and end at 17:30 GMT. The total eclipse lasting 51 minutes and 8 seconds. This is the second total lunar eclipse this year, the first one had occurred in June.

Live streaming from Seikei Meteorological Observatory in Tokyo, Japan is available here.

We Should Be ASHAMED

The Kolkata Fire is horrific, tragic and shameful for all of us. This is how irresponsibility can claim lives. This is appalling. To read news

Superheroes Database

I found the superheroes database.  http://www.superherodb.com/ Here you can find many, really many superheroes and villains too, as well as you can compare them and know all about them, their history, origin, powers, and more. Yeah, i am quite a fan of superhero stuffs.

Radioactive Caesium found in Milk Powder in Japan

The much feared nuclear contamination issue in Japan gained further traction recently when Radioactive Caesium was found in milk powder made by Meiji Holdings Co. unit.

Yes, it is very horrifying news to hear. And it must be noted that Caesium levels of up to 31 becuerels per kilogram have been found in the milk by the Meiji Corporation. But it is still within limits because the government of Japan has set allowable limit to 200 becquerels per kilogram. But still this news should ring loud bells since babies are more susceptible to the harmful effects of radiation.

The company is recalling 400,00 cans of the affected products. The products were made at a factory in Saitama prefecture, 200 kilometers southwest of the Fukushima plant, between March 14 and March 20. The raw milk had been produced before March 11 disaster and the water used in the production process has no contamination. The Meiji Co. suspects that the hot air used in the drying process may have been contaminated with caesium by the meltdown at the Fukushima Nuclear Plant.

Worries about radiation contamination of food does not seem to subside and now it has become real. Cases of excessive radiation in vegetable, milk, seafood and water have stirred public debates despite the assurance by public officials that the contamination levels are not dangerous.

Either you can make it or you can break it.  It is all up to YOU.

On the Road

“[...] the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes 'Awww!' What did they call such young people in Goethe's Germany?”
― Jack Kerouac, On the Road

From Atop an Underwood

“The page is long, blank, and full of truth. When I am through with it, it shall probably be long, full, and empty with words.” 
― Jack Kerouac, Atop an Underwood: Early Stories and Other Writings

Classic Ad from Apple

( From 1997 ad from Apple )
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward. Maybe they have to be crazy. How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art? Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written? Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels? While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

AMR Corp files for Bankruptcy

The only Major US Airlines which had until now avoided the bankruptcy badge has also given in. American Airlines and its parent company AMR Corp filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in federal bankruptcy court on Tuesday.Other major US Airlines like Delta, United, Continental and US Airways have already gone through the Chapter 11 "reorganizations".

In its bankruptcy filing, AMR said its cost-cutting in recent years had been insufficient and that it could not continue without changing its "uncompetitive cost structure." American airlines has the industry's highest labor costs. The fuel prices are also rising and travel demand are on the descending trend.

Shares of AMR have plummeted 45 % since the end of September '11. And last week the shares hit their lowest since 2003.

source: www.nyse.com

i always thought that i am too obsessed with finding and creating the perfect wallpaper. The news is ..i am not alone. These guys organize full fledged conference about it. 
visit http://desktopography.net/

“We spend so much time on the whole world instead of on those who really need us, in a world where rumours are a trend and truth is an afterthought.” 
― Pandora Poikilos, Excuse Me, My Brains Have Stepped Out

I am doing an Assignment on Guerilla Marketing and I came across some amazing advertisements.

So all there is for adult life is you, following your nose, trying to figure out what brings you joy. Each time I see someone who has done that, in some little way, I feel relief and hope for myself.  ....  excerpt from an Article By Penelope Trunk

Amazing Words

"Wabi-Sabi"
Language:  Japanese 
Meaning:   “a way of living that focuses on finding beauty within the imperfections of life and accepting peacefully the natural cycle of growth and decay.”

Amazing Words

"Tartle"
Language: Scottish 
Meaning: The act of hesitating while introducing someone because you’ve forgotten their name.

Amazing Words

"Mamihlapinatapei"
Language: Yagan(indigenous language of Tierra del Fuego) 
meaning:  the wordless, yet meaningful look shared by two people who both desire to initiate something but are both reluctant to start.

Proposal for Abolition Of Exams by An Australian Professor

Abolition Of Exams as an Assessment Criteria (Read More)

The Way Of Karate

"Karate practice is for the whole life; while one breaths, one practices." 

step 1) Broken Heart,
step 2) Assignments,
step 3) Music,
step 4) Music Madness.
Lead to Salvation for the Day : )

“Every morning in Africa, a Gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a Lion or a Gazelle... when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.”

White Screen Of Death

My Cellphone (Nokia 2690) has gone awry. There is a consistent white screen on display. Perhaps it is a display problem, or a boot problem. So the Murphy's Law strikes me once again, and in quite a concerned juncture of time. I have lost most of my contacts. 

Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.
                      --W.H.Auden

Rupee Is Depreciating

To the dismay of most Indians citizens, Rupee keeps depreciating. It closed at 57.73 against the US Dollar, nearly 20% higher compared to the levels around 44 in early August 2011. Rupee has weakened by almost 16% in the last 4 months. Because of this depreciation, the imports have become costlier while exports cheaper. Others who feel its significant effect are the Indian Students studying in US. Their monetary load has increased.  Some students are planning to squeeze the credits in fewer semesters, in three semesters instead of four. The loans have also increased in burden. And personally I too am very much alarmed at this increased pressure on US bound students from India. The international fees in the US Universities are very high in the first place itself.
This depreciation is also having positive effects in some places like the IT Industry (which also seems as a kind of export, ain't it?).
Every Rs 1 increase in the rupee to dollar rate leads to an increase of around 3.5% in earnings for Infosys Ltd (a leading Indian IT Firm). But the increase in earnings are not so high in case of other firms like Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. I hope the Rupee returns back to its normal rate soon but that does not look very likely.

Sleep Phones

Listening to music while sleeping is very soothing, ain't it? But the headset doesn't always allow this comfortably. You can use earphones or in-ear headphones, but none of these would be as comfortable as 'the sleep-phones'.
Here you will find the perfect sleep phone?

http://www.sleepphones.com/

Ram Jam

Today i came across the music of an American Rock band of 1970's called "Ram Jam". They were best known for their 1977 Top 20 hit "Black Betty". The band comprised of Bill Barlett (guitar), Pete Charles (drums), Myke Scavone (lead singer), and Howie Arthur Blauvet (bass). 
"Black Betty" is typical 70's music. Enjoy 'the Rock'.
Listen on YouTube

Did You Know?

No High Jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.

The Coolest Equations for Geeks

Here is a collection of 9 equations which I found to be awesome, on the  'wired.com'

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/11/equations-for-geeks/?mbid=ob_ppc_science&pid=2364&viewall=true

Elizabethtown

A nice movie. I watched 'Elizabeth Town (2005)' last night. It felt like I needed to watch this movie. It stars Orlando Bloom and Kristen Dunst. The direction by Cameron Crowe is fluid and realistic.

Its a drama movie which is worth watching. The music is also perfect. The protagonist Orlando Bloom as Drew Baylor has just failed a massive project at Shoe Company which results in loss to the tune of $972 billion . He is disappointed and really hapless. * Should i tell the story here? Won't it destroy all the fun? If you are reading this, I think you should watch this movie once if haven't watched it already. * Continuing and wrapping up the story i will just say that, not many things happen, BUT 'things do happen' which makes Drew realize 'what being lively is'. Yeah, he does meet 'the girl'. But the significance of the chemistry in this meeting is much more than just romance. Its about being
lively.

Google Music Launched

Google Music is opened for business last midnight.

It allows you store up to 20,000 of your tracks for free.
You can also purchase more from the music labels like Universal, EMI, Sony and more than thousands of Independent music labels . You can even share a full free play of any song or album purchased in the store with your circles on google plus.


:-|  Currently available only in the United States


Take A Tour Here. http://music.google.com/about/tour 

Soggy Bottom Boys

 I am Currently tuned to :
 Soggy Bottom Boys: I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow
                   listen on Youtube

Europe Vs Facebook

At least we should be aware that such a case exists

 http://www.europe-v-facebook.org/EN/en.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSqBL3qYl5w&list=UUuhLpTv-h9doM6OsFAmCA7g&feature=plcp

"It is weakness rather than wickedness which renders men unfit to be trusted with unlimited power."        -- John Adams, 1788

Logitech Drops Google TV

Perhaps now the Apple TV has increased chances of dominance.

On Friendship

                                            -------  Kahlil Gibran
Your friend is your needs answered.
He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.
And he is your board and your fireside.
For you come to him with your hunger, and you seek him for peace.


When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the "nay" in your own mind, nor do you withhold the "ay."
And when he is silent your heart ceases not to listen to his heart;
For without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born and shared, with joy that is unacclaimed.
When you part from your friend, you grieve not;
For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.
And let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.
For love that seeks aught but the disclosure of its own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught.


And let your best be for your friend.
If he must know the ebb of your tide, let him know its flood also.
For what is your friend that you should seek him with hours to kill?
Seek him always with hours to live.
For it is his to fill your need, but not your emptiness.
And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.
For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

Kahlil Gibran On Talking

Kahlil Gibran On Talking

The Perfect Chop Suey

Chop Suey is a stir-fried dish which can include a variety of meat and vegetables in a cornstarch thickened sauce. While allegedly from the Guangdong Province, chop suey is widely believed to have originated in the US during construction of the Transcontinental Railway. Whatever Chop Suey’s origin, it’s become synonymous with American Chinese food.
courtsey: www.gojee.com (more)

News

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resigns. Italy is struggling with debt. And Berlusconi with his flamboyant, over the top gaffes had become the least favourite of the Italians. Earlier this week the Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou had relinquished to make for the new coalition government headed by the a technocratic economist, Lucas Papademos. We all know that Greece is under a huge debt load.

 At the end of this week, Spain's ruling Socialist party is likely to be routed in an election. Some authors are comparing this domino effect in the European Union to the Arab uprisings in the Middle East which ousted leaders and was inflamed by revolts. But as for now, Europe is indeed in crisis, and the revolts do not seem a immediately useful here.

"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?"
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat.
"I don’t much care where--" said Alice.
"Then it doesn’t matter which way you go," said the Cat.
"--so long as I get SOMEWHERE," Alice added as an explanation.
"Oh, you’re sure to do that," said the Cat, "if you only walk long enough."
(Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter 6) 

News Update

Russia to Join WTO

Today is Savagely Gardened Totally :)

Truly Madly Deeply

(Listen)

Yeah..The District B13 Guy !!

His name is David Belle. He is the guy we saw in the movie District B13 doing some awesome action, jumps and altogether parkour. And I found out just now that I shouldn't have been surprised. He is known as the FOUNDER OF PARKOUR. His gymnastic abilities are awesome. He had military training, gymnastic training and martial arts training.

David Belle was born and raised in Fécamp, France. He descends from a modest family in the suburbs of Paris. His grandfather, father, and brother have been highly skilled rescuers in the French military fire service. In 1990, at the age of 17, Belle left school and moved to Lisses, Paris to begin his national service . In this time he obtained his French national First Aid certificate and UFOLEP certificate of gymnastics leadership. He made close friends with a group of teenagers with a similar physical passion, who later became the Yamakasi (Yann Hnautra, Frédéric Hnautra, David Balgogne, Sébastien Foucan and Kazuma). After joining the fire brigade with aspirations of following in his father's and grandfather's footsteps, he was temporarily discharged due to a wrist injury and did not return for personal reasons.

He later joined the Troupes de marine in Vannes, where he received a promotion, a gymnastic agility certificate of honour, and champion records for Regimental rope-climbing (which his father had once held) and the Essonne obstacle course. He has however said that his taste and love for adventure and freedom did not go well with the regimented life of the military.

Upon completing his national service, he worked in various professions including a warehouse worker, security guard and furniture salesman. He then flew to India and obtained a Black Belt in Kung Fu. 

After his return he began promoting his discipline by filming footage of his capabilities. In 1997 the Stage 2 team (Francis Marroto, Pierre Sled and Pierre Salviac, Georges Kanellitsas) were shown a video and decided to create a film about Belle and parkour, in a series of his collaborations with 'the speed-air man', 'catmen', 'la Relève' and 'les traceurs'.

Belle was first introduced to his acting career in a meeting with Hubert Koundé (La Haine), in order to discuss the success of parkour on the big screen. He then began developing his acting ability with the play Pygmalion, and has since been successful in obtaining a number of roles mostly in French films and promotions.

 Belle has been featured in promotional videos for Tina Turner, and Iam. He has starred in "Les gens du voyages" and "Un monde meilleur", followed by "L'Engrenages" and "Femme Fatale", as well as "Les rivières pourpres 2", starring Jean Reno. After filming several more advertisements and promotions for the BBC, Nissan, Canon, and Nike, Belle was contacted by Luc Besson (director of Nikita, and The Fifth Element) regarding co-starring as lead actor with Cyril Raffaelli in the action movie District B13(more), followed by the sequel District 13: Ultimatum(more).

Watch his real life action here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x98jCBnWO8w

David Belle says ..."All these people here, they come and they want me to do big things, expect me to do big drops so they can sell pictures, put it on their websites, whatever. But what is my motivation then? I could do this jump once and maybe get hurt, but even if I don't get hurt what is the point right here, right now? To make these people happy? If my family was over there and needed me, I wouldn't even hesitate. I would do it for them and thats who I train and do these things for. I'm not a monkey, I can't be treated like one. I don't understand how people want to put themselves into great risk for money. I've trained so long and hard for myself, to save people, to protect my family... People get into Parkour now just train in order to do risks for media, I just can't understand why they would do so. That was never the goal of Parkour. Money changes people, but that money cannot change my goal, my motivation or why I do this. I'm on tour now for you, I'm here talking to you so you can help others and that's how things work, never think it's the other way around. I'm doing this for you guys, to inspire you, that's it"

"Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging of an uncompleted task"
                                                                                             --  William James

Boot 2 Gecko

Mozilla is coming up with a open source mobile operating system called Boot 2 Gecko (B2G).
It aims to emphasize on the standards based web technologies.

Near Field Communication

How Cool is that ??


just read it ...   http://mashable.com/2010/05/06/near-field-communication/

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.
                                                                                                      ---- Oscar Wilde

:(

The Final Rhodes Scholarship Interview is over. And it is confirm now that i was not selected for the final interview. The Preliminary interview was a disappointment.

"Chi trova un amico, trova un tesoro."
He who finds a friend finds a treasure

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Keep Your Heart in your Pocket

Keep your heart in your pocket

is what I learnt

after the umpteen trysts

and things I watched.

if you keep the heart in chest

it is untamable, unruly

& it throbs irregularly

at silly love interests.

If she once sits by your side

or just looks with the look you know what

the heart pounds hard

And knits fairy-tales around.

Know that, you can’t be careful enough

as your heart can’t be reasoned out.

So, I always say about

Keep your heart in your Pocket.

And its even not uncommon

for the heart to pop out

at her sweet simple potion

which she might brew sometime.

And when your heart is

in her hands.

Mind you, probably she will

drop it, being uncertain.

Uncertain, what to do with

your human heart,

She JUST wants to play around

And so uncertain about the byproduct she found.

That is why I will say

Keep your heart in your pocket.

Perhaps you are thinking about the mind

like ‘I’ll think with my brain.’

Let me say like this my friend,

your brain can’t handle the heart’s helm.

The heart runs its own course

Unaffected by brain or any such cold morose.

So don’t keep your heart in the brain

nor in hands, nor the chest

but keep your heart

Deep Inside Your Pocket.

gilnov jetlui

Chief Joseph -- The Great American Indian

In-mut-too-yah-lat-lat
Thunder coming up over the land from the water
March 3rd 1840 - September 21st 1904

"I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more." 

  ....Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph's Surrender Speech - October 5th, 1877

"Tell General Howard I know his heart. What he told me before, I have it in my heart. I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killed; Looking Glass is dead, Too-hul-hul-sote is dead. The old men are all dead. It is the young men who say yes or no. He who led on the young men is dead. It is cold, and we have no blankets; the little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are, perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children, and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."

"Whoever you are, there is some younger person who thinks you
are perfect. There is some work that will never be done if you
don't do it. There is someone who would miss you if you were
gone. There is a place that you alone can fill."

-- Jacob Braude

WikiLeaks Assange's Extradition Appeal Rejected By British High Court

image source: reuters

The British High Court ruled that Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks has to be extradited to Sweden to face the rape claims (two sexual assault cases). Eleven months ago Assange was arrested in London. Since the WikiLeaks started its publishing, it has been unmistakably the target of media and all major governments. Assange is claiming these sexual assaults charges to be a politically motivated one and he says that the sex was consensual.

The alleged misconduct was revealed as WikiLeaks was being condemned by the U.S authorities for posting thousands of classified diplomatic and military communications.

WikiLeaks is really facing the grunge music as its operations have been financially disabled. Visa Europe Ltd., Master Card Inc., American Express Co. and eBay Inc's PayPal have halted payments to the site.

Some people have a problem if you start caring about them. They want me to be a friend and they want me 'not to care about them'. i find that to be a dilemma. i can't do this. If i will be your friend, i WILL care about you and if i do not care about you, that is possible if and only if we have ceased to be real friends.

i watched "Midnight in Paris" last night. The movie is a treat, a real treat. 

One More

Ash as Jodha in Jodha-Akbar

Happy Birthday Ash

Some of my Favorite Pics of her (In my school days she was my favorite Actress)

                                                                                   

Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.

Alfred A. Montapert

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

Andre Gide (1869-1951, French Author)

Thailand Floods

Thailand is facing it worst floods since 1942. Bangkok's river Chao Phraya continues to swell to a record height as it swamps nearby tourist spots including the Grand Palace. Thousands of Bangkok residents are leaving the Capital. The Bank Of Thailand has lowered economic forecasts as floods increase the odds for rate cuts. The floods are adversely affecting the agricultural and industrial sectors. Exports, consumption and private investments are expected to slow down at least for now. Also Thailand being a manufacturing center for many Manufacturing Giants, the production of such organisations,like Samsung electronics and hard disk manufacturers like Seagate and Western Digital are affected.

Another major setback for Thai Economy is the effect on Tourism Sector.Tourism contributes to 7% of the country's GDP. Due to the floods, millions of tourists are cancelling their plans and the country may miss its target of 19 million tourist arrivals this year.

Types Of Microphones

1) Carbon Dust Based Microphones

These are the first kind of microphones. It uses Carbon Dust. The Carbon Dust has thin metal or plastic diaphragm on on its sides. As the sound waves compress the diaphragm, the carbon dust is pressed and the electrical resistance changes which in turn changes the current flowing across the carbon dust and thus the sound signal is encoded as electrical signal.


2) Dynamic Type Microphones

Herein the diaphragm is attached to a magnet or coil. As the sound waves moves the magnet/coil the electromagnetic field changes and thus the change in flux induces an electric current. And in this way the sound signal is converted to electrical signal


3) Ribbon Based Microphones 

Here the sound waves move the ribbon which is suspended in a magnetic field. So the current flowing through the ribbon changes and the sound signal is thus turned into variations in electric current flowing across the ribbon


4) Condenser Microphones

It is essentially a capacitor whose one plate is free to move in accordance with the (pressure from) the sound waves. This movement changes the capacitance of the capacitor which is further amplified to create a measurable electric signal.


5) Crystal Based Microphones

We know that the electrical property of crystal change a their shape changes. In these kind of microphones the diaphragm is attached to crystal whose shape changes with the variation in sound waves and thus the electrical property of the crystal varies as a function of sound signal, thus providing a method to convert acoustic signals into electric signal 

"People can be more forgiving than you imagine. 
 But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on."
                                                                                                 .....Bill Cosby

Expect nothing, live frugally on surprise                

                                                                                           ....Alice Walker

Shubh Dipawali ..........The Auspicious Indian Festival Of Light

Why Should we Use Typeface Georgia for Formal Writing?

1) Times New Roman, Times doesn’t read well on-screen and lacks typographic subtleties such as non-lining numbers. 

2) Because it’s available on virtually all computers and designed to be readable on on-screen, try Georgia instead.

Usage Survey

99.40%  of Windows have Georgia installed

97.48%  of Mac have Georgia installed

69.67%  of Linux have Georgia installed (if this doesnt seem good, see the results for other fonts, Times New Roman is found 69.92% which is also not considerably higher given the lower readability of Times New Roman)

(ref: http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/sampler-Serif.shtml)

3) Georgia has the flow of serif fonts and hence it is good for printed medium and also it is very good for onscreen reading (the yearning for onscreen clarity was the mother of its invention).

4) At the same point size, Georgia appears larger than Times New Roman, so you’ll want to set the font size a point or two smaller. Just don’t go below 9 points.

For those of you who think it is for Oldies

It was Designed in 1993 By Matthew Carter.

May 26, 2011 Matthew Carter(designer Of Georgia Typeface) received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in part for design of Georgia font.

The Child who Turned into a Sizzling Superstar: Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly as a child

Jennifer Connelly as a Steaming Woman

Deadly Earthquake 7.2 Strikes Turkey, 1000 feared dead

On Sunday, a 7.2 Scale Earthquake struck the Van province in Turkey. The seismological institute is estimating up to 1,000 people could lie dead under the rubble of dozens of collapsed buildings. 

Headphones while exercising can be dangerous!!

Listening to music through headphones while exercising can be dangerous. Blood may be diverted from the ears to the limbs leaving the inner ear more vulnerable to damage from loud sound.^[18] A Finnish study^[19] recommended that exercisers should set their headphone volumes to half of their normal loudness and only use them for a half hour.^[18]


Courtesy:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headphones

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