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.”