Thursday, November 6, 2008
Jurassic Park Author Michael Crichton dies
Michael Crichton, 66, a writer and filmmaker whose enormously popular and entertaining novels such as "Jurassic Park" and "The Andromeda Strain" explored the limits and consequences of science, and who also created the long-running television medical drama "E.R.," died of cancer Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Diwali Accident
Festive Season of Diwali often sees an increase in the number of injuries, and this time around it was me who got injured. On 20th Oct'08, a week before Diwali, I was in my local market. Someone beside the road lighted a diwali firecracker rocket which came zooming towards me and hit me on my left ear. I rushed to the hospital to get all banded up and was giving 5 stitches to stop the bleeding area.
Three days have now passed, I still have the buzzing sound in my ear, doctor says this will remain for another month. I have a small hole in my inner ear membrane and also the nerves behind it are damaged because of the shock.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Stock Market Crash Story Oct'08
Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for Rs10.
The villagers seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and started catching them.
The man bought thousands at Rs10 and as supply started to diminish, the villagers stopped their effort. He further announced that he would now buy at Rs20. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again.
Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The offer rate increased to Rs25 and the supply of monkeys became so little that it was an effort to even see a monkey, let alone catch it!
The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at Rs50! However, since he had to go to the city on some business, his assistant would now buy on behalf of him.
In the absence of the man, the assistant told the villagers. Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has collected. I will sell them to you at Rs35 and when the man returns from the city, you can sell it to him for Rs50.'
The villagers squeezed up with all their savings and bought all the monkeys.
Then they never saw the man nor his assistant, only monkeys everywhere!! !
Welcome to the 'Stock' Market!!!!! (Sensex Stands today on loss of 801 points (7%) since yesterday at 10,528)
(by BHARAT T PUNJABI on Oct 10, 2008 07:17 PM (Rediff))
The villagers seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and started catching them.
The man bought thousands at Rs10 and as supply started to diminish, the villagers stopped their effort. He further announced that he would now buy at Rs20. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again.
Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The offer rate increased to Rs25 and the supply of monkeys became so little that it was an effort to even see a monkey, let alone catch it!
The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at Rs50! However, since he had to go to the city on some business, his assistant would now buy on behalf of him.
In the absence of the man, the assistant told the villagers. Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has collected. I will sell them to you at Rs35 and when the man returns from the city, you can sell it to him for Rs50.'
The villagers squeezed up with all their savings and bought all the monkeys.
Then they never saw the man nor his assistant, only monkeys everywhere!! !
Welcome to the 'Stock' Market!!!!! (Sensex Stands today on loss of 801 points (7%) since yesterday at 10,528)
(by BHARAT T PUNJABI on Oct 10, 2008 07:17 PM (Rediff))
Friday, October 3, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Google Page rank 4, wow!
We have been working hard for our travel guide to India, and it was an amazing feeling to see that google has given it a page rank 4. Very unexpected, but pays well for the hard work put into creating it. The site has everything from details on India and its states, to its tourist locations, to detailed road maps with distance calculator, live weather and climate conditions, hotel bookings with amazing discounts, etc.
Some might say, PR is no longer a sure shot tool for google rankings, but I don't care for now. I am way too happy to get the rank 4.
Some might say, PR is no longer a sure shot tool for google rankings, but I don't care for now. I am way too happy to get the rank 4.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Can Plecos, cat fish live in saltwater marine aquariums
No.
They can only tolerate a very small amount of salt in their water. If you put it in saltwater tanks, it will die within a couple of hours. The salt content in the marine water aquariums, it will slowly burn its gills and dehydrate it by preventing their normal osmotic drinking behavior.
They can only tolerate a very small amount of salt in their water. If you put it in saltwater tanks, it will die within a couple of hours. The salt content in the marine water aquariums, it will slowly burn its gills and dehydrate it by preventing their normal osmotic drinking behavior.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Ramayan on NDtv Imagine & Mahabharat on 9X
I am really amazed at how bad the two epics, Ramayan & Mahabharat look on Ndtv and 9X, resp. The acting is mediocre, the characters all wooden, background music is awful, and the sets are so unreal. There was so much that could have been done with these serials as we now have technology and digital effects to use. If done properly, these serials have the story to surpass any big Hollywood movie or ABC serial as well. The old serials were so good and genuine masterpieces, and if the new one's had taken even half of it, it'd have been worth watching them.
The only thing common in the two serials coming on 9X and Ndtv Imagine is that they have both been made equally pathetic.
The only thing common in the two serials coming on 9X and Ndtv Imagine is that they have both been made equally pathetic.
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