!!! Lighter side !!! laugh your heart out !!! # 6

This is one good ad.

One would never want to be in such a situation...

Anyways, this is my post of the days lighter side :)

Courtesy : Internet

Unnai Pol Oruvan

Well, this is a post that I should have put yesterday.

But, with hopes that I could showcase my exams as an excuse… here goes. The review of the movie I watched with my family last evening.

Unnai Pol Oruvan (Someone Like You), directed by Chakri Toleti is one of the quintessential Kamal movies. It touches on subjects that any one else would cringe about.

Star-casts: Kamal Haasan, Mohan Lal, Santhanabharathi, Anuja Iyer, Ganesh Venkatram and others.

It is a movie with a well cast crew, something that has played a major role in pacing the movie in a good way. Of course, it also happens to be the remake of the Hindi classic A Wednesday which gave a new dimension to mainstream Hindi films

The movie is definitely a very good one, considering the fact that it is a remake of a Hindi movie, and the hypes it had to handle.

The term “common man” has been to good use.

It’s delightful to watch the way the bureaucracy works, or at least the way it’s supposed to work, when the going gets tough.

It all starts with a bright new day. An ordinary man goes around planting bags of explosives at various parts of the city. He proceeds to call up the commissioner, informing him that unless several terrorists involved in several blasts are released, he’ll wreak havoc and the city of Chennai will no more be a same.

And spurs the movie…

Both kamal and Mohan lal have done their parts to its best. Actually speaking,

the whole cast seems to be a perfect fit.

One Phone call,

One MAN – A Common Man.

One day.

And the mark was made.

By

A “common man” – “Someone like you”.

Unnai Pol Oruvan .

This movie is definitely worth a watch, for its beautiful flow, lack of any unnecessary fights and songs, and Kamal’s well distributed refreshers.

Is MARS really rusted ???

???WATER ON MARS <> MARS NO WATER???

Now which of these is true and what was it that your school taught you?

An article that I consider, a must share one :)

Should Mars really be more the colour of the image on the right?

The widespread idea that Mars is red due to rocks being rusted by the water that once flooded the red planet may be wrong. Recent laboratory studies show that the red dust may be formed by ongoing grinding of surface rocks and liquid water need not have played any significant role in the red dust formation process. These findings, which open up the debate about the history of water on Mars and whether it has ever been habitable, have been presented at the European Planetary Science Congress by Dr Jonathan Merrison

"Mars should really look black, between its white polar caps, because most of the rocks at mid-latitudes are basalt. For decades we assumed that the reddish regions on Mars are related to the water-rich early history of the planet and that, at least in some areas, water-bearing heavily oxidized iron minerals are present,” said Dr. Merrison, of the Aarhus Mars Simulation Laboratory, Denmark

Accurate knowledge of the composition and mineralogy of the planet is vital in understanding the structure and evolution of the near-surface environment and its interaction with the atmosphere, as well as in searching for potential habitats on Mars. Fine red dust covers Mars’s surface and is even present in Mars’s atmosphere, dominating the weather and sometimes becoming so thick that it plunges the planet into darkness. Even though dust is ubiquitous, we do not fully understand its physical, chemical and geological properties.

Figure (left) photograph of two sample flasks exposed to tumbling for a short time (around 2 months for the flask on the left) and a longer time (around 7 months for the flask to the right). Mars Simluation Laboratory, Univ. Aarhus.

In their recent laboratory study, scientists at the Mars Simulation Laboratory have pioneered a novel technique to simulate the sand transport on Mars. They hermetically sealed sand (quartz) t samples in glass flasks and mechanically “tumbled” them for several months, turning each flask ten million times. After gently tumbling pure quartz sand for seven months, almost 10% of the sand had been reduced to dust. When scientists added powdered magnetite, an iron oxide present in Martian basalt, to the flasks they were surprised to see it getting redder as the flasks were tumbled.

“Reddish-orange material deposits, which resemble mineral mantles known as desert varnish, started appearing on the tumbled flasks. Subsequent analysis of the flask material and dust has shown that the magnetite was transformed into the red mineral hematite, through a completely mechanical process without the presence of water at any stage of this process,” said Dr. Merrison.

The scientists suspect that, as the quartz sand grains are tumbled around they get quickly eroded and an alteration of minerals through contact ensues. How exactly this happens need to be further investigated through more experimental and analytical work. What is clear though is that the first experiments show that this process occurs not only in air but also in a dried carbon dioxide atmosphere, that is, in conditions that perfectly resemble those occurring on Mars. It may also imply that the reddish Martian dust is geologically recent.

Scientists worldwide, aided by new missions and improved instrumentation reaching the planet, will continue developing new improved computer models and Earth-bound simulators to try to pierce through the red planet’s mysteries.

“By simulating the conditions and developing accurate analogues of the Martian environment, we will certainly gain a deeper understanding of its dusty nature. In particular, developing better analogues of the Martian surface and atmosphere is vital in interpreting observations made on Mars by landers as well as pioneering the next generation of experiments to be flown,” said Dr Merrison.

Guess a lot is going to change in the school textbooks of the future.

Courtesy : Internet-European Planetary Science Congress

Lehman Brothers - 1 year later

The world has grown a year older, though slow, true for sure.

But, have the brothers???

One year after the fall of Lehman Brothers.

This is what Michael Ehrlich(NJIT) had to say, about the decision of

that infamous day .

Video Courtesy : Internet

Tirupati laddu - A global patented prasadam !!!

Here's some sweet news. The famed Tirupati laddu -- the most sought-after prasadam for lakhs of pilgrims who throng Tirumala--too joins the ranks of Darjeeling tea, Madhubani paintings and Goa feni after it was granted the Geographical Indication (GI) patent rights. This bars others from naming or marketing the sweetmeat preparation under the same name.

Temple sources said the Tirupati laddu got the patent rights under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act on Tuesday. The TTD, which manages the Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala, had applied for GI with Chennai-based Geographical Indication Registry in March last year to avoid its blackmarketing by hawkers and middlemen.

"The laddu is now protected under law and nobody can copy it,'' G L Verma, assistant registrar of trademarks and GI, said. Under GI, the right to market a product is tied to a definite geographical territory and the manufactured goods should be produced or processed or prepared in that territory. P H Kurian, controller-general of patents designs and trademarks, also confirmed granting of GI status to the Tirupati laddu.

The Tirupati laddu is the popular name for Srivari laddu, which is offered as prasadam to the devotees after they worship the Lord. "The laddus are not produced anywhere in the world and are very unique in terms of quality, reputation and other characteristics which go into its making,'' a TTD official said.

"The laddu prasadam came into being in the early 1920s, though some temple priests claim that it existed even before the 17th century,'' a former official said. One 175 gm laddu costs Rs 25 now.

Around 1.5 lakh laddus are made daily and the annual revenue from sales is a whopping Rs 2 crore. Potu (kitchen) workers said 5,000 kg of besan flour, over 10,000 kg sugar, 1,000 kg cashewnuts, 350 kg cardamom, about 500 kg ghee, 500 kg sugar candy and 750 kg of raisins go into the preparation of laddus everyday.

Primarily there are two types of laddus -- small and big. A small laddu weighs 175 grams whereas the big one weighs 700 grams. The big one comes with a Rs 1,000 kalyanam puja.

Popular items that have been granted GI tag world over include champagne and tequilla. The procedure helps in preventing others from surreptitiously exploiting a brand name that has evolved over a period of time. Sources said the GI status also provides legal protection and facilitates for action in case of infringement.

Courtesy : TOI, Internet

Embracing Imperfection

This is one beautiful story that I came accross. Please take time to read this...

"When I was a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage, and extremely burned toast in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his toast, smile at my mom, and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that toast and eat every bite!

When I got Up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad For burning the toast. And I'll never forget what he said: 'Baby, I love burned toast.'

Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if He really liked his toast burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, 'Debbie, your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides-a little burnt toast never hurt anyone!'

You know, life is full of imperfect things.....and imperfect people. I'm not the best housekeeper or cook.

What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate each other's differences - is the one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.

And that's my prayer for you today that you will learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life. We could extend this to any relationship in fact - as understanding is the base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!! "

"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket."

The day's Toast ;)

My day was good !!!

Had a good nights sleep and woke up late...

It started off smooth and good.

Guess what. I grabbed two Giorgio Armani pants this afternoon.

One in black and another in brown. They fit so good on me.

I love that brand. Well, most of them will surely do.

Now that I'm talking about that big brand, I'd also like to throw light

on the following.

The Armani line is always accompanied by a Certificato Di Autenticita.

It is in Italian in all US retail stores including Armani Exchange.

The embossed Giorgio Armani name can be seen when tilting the label.

Note the absence of this label on the fake pair (quite obvious).

After which I had to attend my CAT prep class.

It went pretty good, and the evening turned out to be a joyful one

too..

Google - overgrown ???

If you use Google for your Web searching and are noticing that the text now appears a tad larger than usual, you’re not seeing things.The search giant recently supersized its search box to make finding that latest viral video even easier. Both the search box itself and the accompanying text and search suggestions located below the box have received the treatment. Needless to say, for those of us who glare at monitors for the majority of the day (not to mention those of us getting up there in age), the additional pixels are a most-welcome addition.

But I simply dont like it. It looks too big and seems to be needless for an user how sits right in front of the monitor. “SMALL is beautiful,” wrote the economist E. F. Schumacher almost 35 years ago. Now google is doing to its bay, everthing the other way. Is this gonna work ???

Sweet smell of success ;)

Yay!!!

I'm very happy to say that, I've won the SAE India's business

plan competition tier II level.

It sure feels good to be placed on the top spot. Yeah, we bagged

the first place when thus have qualified for the nationals, or do

I have to say, To Win the nationals ;)

That sure sounds good, and that's exactly what I need to do, with

my team.

The tier II event was conducted in MNM Jain College, Chennai.

The chief guest was a person with loads of credentials.

His experience and expertise were made good use of, by a good

lot of industries, including SAIL for the purpose of recruitment

in the selection panel.

At present, he is with UCOL as Vice President H.R.

We were told that the nationals is to be held on the first week

of October.

My mobile ran out of battery charge and I thus wasn't in a position

to share the happy news to my friends (immediately)...

The day turned out to be fruitful. :) :) :)

That's the way the days has been... really good ;) :)

Endangered Species- Heal the world

When a man wants to murder a tiger, he calls it sport.

when the tiger wants to murder him, he calls it ferocity.

The distinction between crime and justice is no greater.

-George Bernard Shaw

Common Name: Giant panda

Scientific Name: Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Location: Southwest China (Gansu, Shaanxi, and Sichuan Provinces)

to the east of the Tibetan plateau.

Population: Less than 2,500 mature in the wild.

The giant panda is the rarest member of the bear family and among the world’s most threatened animals. It is universally loved, and has a special significance for WWF as it has been the organization's logo since 1961, the year WWF was founded.

Today, the giant panda's future remains uncertain. As China's economy continues rapidly developing, this bamboo-eating member of the bear family faces a number of threats. Its forest habitat, in the mountainous areas of southwest China, is increasingly fragmented by roads and railroads. Habitat loss continues to occur outside of protected areas, while poaching remains an ever-present threat.

Great strides have been made in recent years to conserve the giant pandas. By 2005, the Chinese government had established over 50 panda reserves, protecting more than 2.5 million acres - over 45 percent of remaining giant panda habitat – protecting more than 60 percent of the population.

In 1984, the giant panda was transferred from Appendix III to Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) . Trade in the species or its products are subject to strict regulation by the ratifying parties, and trade for primarily commercial purposes is banned.

There are over 1000 endangered animal species worldwide.

They are disappearing due to habitat loss, poaching and the

introduction of non-native species.

Thousands of species could be gone forever...

All because of one species... We humans...

Has the whole of the humankind been kind to these wonderful

animals ???

Isn't it time we did something about it ???

Protect wildlife... Heal the world!!!

Stats - Courtesy - Internet

The day's Toast ;)

Lazy and boring start... yet a joyful close ;)

My day had a truly lazy start, lazy enough for me to have

almost missed my college bus. Well, from the positive out look

my start was fast enough for me to board my bus just in time.

Classes were decent enough and thus paced the day. Noon saw

the brightening and the responsive delight brimming me.

The evening was good. We came back in the college' Volvo

bus.

I reached home and snacked a lot, ;) just like any other day.

The evening was fully loaded with me roaming around,

meeting new people and stuff.

In short, the day turned out to be a good one ;) :) :)

The day's Toast ;)

I understand that it's been a very long time since I've blogged.

Been a lot busy and things had pushed me off my blogging

boundaries. I wonder how it all happened.

From the times which saw multiple posts a day to times when

i simply couldn't post anything.

To all my visitors who kept visiting my blog expected to see

a post or at least an update from me...

SORRY PALS !!!

Hoping, the pic says it all ;)

Well, that's that. and now that I've started blogging...

I just wanna say... I'm BACK!!!

I came across a few really good videos...

I felt that I should share it with you all. It is quite probable for

you to have seen it, considering the popularity of this video.

If not, watch it, enjoy it, and slip in your comments. :)

This weekend had been really productive.

My CAT prep class was very useful. Things seem to be getting

very effective by the day. With the ticking second playing its

good part on mine, I was happy to look turn around and say,

not bad, it indeed was a fruitful day ;)

I happen to meet a student of IIM-A :)

I now have someone with some real experience, to tell how life is

after graduating from of THE best b school of the country.

I must say, I did get to know a lot of people(new) in the last few

weeks :)

What else, tough times, crampy times, mistakes, blunders,

wonders, effectiveness, productive utility, new friends, new intros,

Bigger and wider friends network and on...

The past few weeks have been loaded with lots and lots of

interesting stuff.

I've got lots of things planned for the week ahead.

The SAE tier II business plan competition is fast approaching.

It's scheduled to be on 10th of this month. I need to get prepared

to register a win.

With lots of plans, I look forth for a brighter and fun filled day :) :) :)