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proverb

2007-05-19T08:55:00.000-07:00

1. Better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to burn us.
2. Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
3. Better an open enemy than a false friend.
4. Better be alone than in bad company.
5. Better be born lucky than rich.
6. Better be envied than pitied.
7. Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
8. Better deny at once than promise long.
9. Better die standing than live kneeling.
10. Better early than late.

This is your time

2007-05-18T07:50:00.001-07:00

Take These Important Steps of Salvation to Discover These Vital Answers

The Bible declares: "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly" (John 10:10).Giving you abundant life required the supreme sacrifice: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16).God desires fellowship and companionship with you. What a wonderful gift the Father has given, yet if God gave His own Son to provide an abundant and everlasting life, why don’t more people have what He has designed for us to receive? It is a question answered by this sobering realization.

There is a gap between God and mankind. He has provided a way for us to receive an abundant and eternal life, but people throughout the ages have made selfish choices to disobey God Almighty. These choices continue to cause separation from the Father.God’s Word shows us that the result of sin is death. He says in His Word: "There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death" (Proverbs 14:12). And God also said, "But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear" ( Isaiah 59:2). Paul the apostle states in Romans 3:23, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."And in Romans 6:23 we read: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."Every human was created with the ability and need to know God and fellowship with Him. Augustine, a minister who lived during the fourth and fifth centuries, called this longing in each of us "that God-shaped vacuum."Every day we hear of people who are rich, famous, achievers, star athletes—people who seem to have the best life can offer—yet they try to fill that empty void in their lives with "things." They even try good works, morality, and religion. Yet they remain empty, for only God, through His Son, can fill that emptiness.

Jesus Christ, His Son, is the only way to God. Only He can reconcile us to God the Father. Mankind may seek other solutions and worship other gods, but Jesus Christ, alone, died on the Cross for our sins and rose in triumph over the grave and eternal death. He paid the penalty for our sin and bridged the gap between God and mankind.The Bible explains: "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). We are also told, "For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God" (1 Peter 3:18).There is only one way provided: "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" ( 1 Timothy 2:5).For in John 14:6 we read, "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."God Almighty has provided the only way. Jesus Christ paid the penalty for our sin and rebellion against God by dying on the cross, shedding His blood, and rising from the dead to justify and reconcile you back to God the Father.

You can be brought back to God, and your relationship with Him can be restored by trusting in Christ alone to save your life from destruction. What an incredible exchange: Your worst for God’s best! This step happens by asking Jesus Christ to take away your sin and to come into your heart to be your Lord and Savior.God’s Word is very clear: "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20).And the Bible tells us, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved" (Romans 10:9). Are you willing to let go of your burdens and sins? Are you willing to turn away and repent from your sins?Are you willing to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior now?

At this moment you can pray the most important prayer of your life by simply saying:
Dear Lord Jesus,
I believe You are the Son of God. I believe You came to earth 2,000 years ago. I believe you died for me on the cross and shed Your blood for my salvation. I believe you rose from the dead and ascended on high. I believe You are coming back again to earth. Dear Jesus, I am a sinner. Forgive my sin. Cleanse me now with Your precious blood. Come into my heart. Save my soul right now. I give you my life. I receive You now as my Savior, my Lord, and my God. I am Yours forever, and I will serve You and follow You the rest of my days. From this moment on, I belong to You only. I no longer belong to this world, nor to the enemy of my soul. I belong to You, and I am born again.
Amen!
By praying this prayer, confessing your sins, and receiving Jesus Christ into your heart, God has given you the right to become His forgiven child. The Bible gives you this assurance: "But as many as received him, to them he gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them who believe on his name" (John 1:12).

proverb

2007-05-16T07:19:00.000-07:00

1. All lay load on the willing horse.
2. All men can't be first.
3. All men can't be masters.
4. All promises are either broken or kept.
5. All roads lead to Rome .
6. All sugar and honey.
7. All that glitters is not gold.
8. All things are difficult before they are easy.
9. All truths are not to be told.
10. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Best quotations for Mother's day !!!!

2007-05-13T02:55:00.000-07:00

Jewish proverb:

God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.

Mildred B. Vermont:

Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is pure love.

Chinese Proverb:

There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.

T. DeWitt Talmage:

Mother – that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries.

Oscar Wilde:

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.

William Ross Wallace:

The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.

Abraham Lincoln:

All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother.

Will S. Adkin:

"Don't aim to be an earthly saint, with eyes fixed on a star, Just try to be the fellow that your Mother thinks you are."

Jill Bennett:

Never marry a man who hates his mother, because he'll end up hating you.

Leon Blum:

"When a woman is twenty, a child deforms her; when she is thirty, he preserves her; and when forty, he makes her young again."

Pearl S. Buck:

"Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same - and most mothers kiss and scold together."

2007-05-12T09:29:00.000-07:00

Horoscope Test
If you are honest this tells the truth - it's pretty good

Write your answers on a piece of paper. No cheating !!

The answers are at the bottom of this page.

1. Write the name of a person of the opposite sex.

2. Which is your favorite color out of red, black, blue, green, yellow?

3. Your first initial?

4. Your month of birth?

5. Which color do you like more, black or white?

6. Name of a person of the same sex as yours.

7... Your favorite number?

8. Do you like Sydney or Brisbane more?

9. Do you like a lake or the ocean more?

10. Write down a wish (a realistic one).

When you're done, scroll down. (Don't cheat)

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1. You are completely in love with this person.

2. If you choose:

Red - You are alert and your life is full of love. Black - you are conservative and aggressive. Green - your soul is relaxed and you are laid back Blue - you are spontaneous and love kisses and affection from the ones you love. Yellow- you are a very happy person and give good advice to those who are down.

3. If your initial is:

A-K You have a lot of love to give in friendships in your life.

L-R You try to enjoy your life to the maximum and your love life is soon to blossom.

S-Z You like to help others and your future love life looks very good.

4. If you were born in: Jan-Mar: The year will go very well for you and you will discover that you fall in love with someone totally unexpected.

April-June: You will have a strong love relationship that will last long and the memories will last forever.

July-Sep: You will have a great year and will experience a major life-changing experience for the good.

Oct-Dec: Your love life will not be too great, but eventually you will find your soul mate.

5. If you chose..... Black: Your life will take on a different direction, it will be the best thing for you, and you will be glad for the change.

White: You will have a friend who completely confides in you and would do anything for you, but you may not realize it.

6. This person is your best friend.

7. This is how many close friends you have in your lifetime.

8. If you chose: Sydney : You like adventure. Brisbane : You are a laid back person.

9. If you chose:

Lake : You are loyal to your friends and your lover and are very reserved.

Ocean: You are spontaneous and like to please people.

10. This wish will come true only if you send this to five people in one hour. Send it to ten people, and it will come true before your next birthday!

Love Quotes (11-05-2007)

2007-05-11T07:40:00.000-07:00

Love Quotes
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To love means to communicate to the other, that you will never fail him or let him down when he needs you, but that you will always be standing by with all the necessary encouragements. It is something one can communicate to another only if one has it.
Ashley Montagu
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What is Love?

Love,as defined by the dictionary, is strong affection and warm attachment for something. From this definition, one may stop and ask, "Does this truly define love?" In my opinion, it doesn't define it at all. No one can truly define love without using actions, but in this essay I intend to define it as closely as possible.

So, what really is love? It's a feeling from the deepest reaches of the soul, and from the most vast expressions of the heart. It symbolizes unselfishness, willingness, devotion, and understanding. It's trusting someone and questioning them before believing lies from others. It's the contentness of waking up every day, knowing that life is so wonderful because of that special someone. Love is the most thoughtful and most understanding feeling of all, because it involves an undying trust in someone. It's thinking about someone all day, not being able to get them off your mind, yet it is not an obsession. Love is what keeps two people so close, when they are yet so far away. I could write hundreds of "definitions" for love, but none would ever explain the reality of it and how it affects mankind.

Although I have not clearly defined love, I have arrived at a simple conclusion - Love is God. (Vice versa). It can neither be understood nor defined by mankind because of its deepness and purity. "True love is like ghosts, something everybody talks about but only few have seen."

Deanna's World

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What love is, if thou wouldst be taught, Thy heart must teach alone--
- Two souls with but a single thought, Two hearts that beat as one.
Friedrich Halm
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LOVE. . . the golden key that opens the palace of eternity.
John Milton
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Love is friendship caught on fire.
Anonymous
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A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the
giver.

Thomas Kempis

I am WalkinG AwaY Troubles

In my Life

I am WalkinG Away

Find a Better Day..!!!

Eistien Quotes::::

2007-05-10T08:21:00.000-07:00

MULTIPLE CHOISE

2007-05-09T07:24:00.000-07:00

Sachin's Interview - Blaster Ka Blast ( EXCLUSIVE )

2007-05-08T01:02:00.000-07:00

Sachin Tendulkar has hit out at the comments attributed to coach Greg Chappell on the attitude of some of the senior players after India suffered a first round exit from the World Cup, saying "I'm shattered beyond words".
"I've given my heart and my soul for 17 years. No coach had mentioned even in passing that my attitude was not correct. Cricket has been my life for all these years and will always be," Tendulkar was quoted as saying by local daily on Wednesday.
"I am shattered beyond words and I feel helpless. I've never felt so bad in my entire career." he added.
The media has said that Chappell will raise the issue of the attitude of the senior players of the team at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) meeting later this week.
Chappell himself has not publicly spoken on the issue but comments have appeared in the media attributed to "sources close to Chappell".
"Tell me, the world has gone on talking about all this (our defeat and exit) but has anybody spared a thought for us? Did they try to find out what we have been going through?" Tendulkar said in the interview that was the lead story in the paper.
India crashed out of the World Cup in the first round after losing two of the three group matches to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
"No matter how many Tests or one-day series you win, nothing else even comes close to a World Cup triumph. The World Cup was our passion, our collective goal, our dream and that has been shattered. And we all are terribly disappointed over it," he said.
"Again, it's not that we are defending ourselves. We do realise that we played badly and, as a team, we take full responsibility for that. But what hurt us most is if the coach has questioned our attitude."
Some of the seniors are, in fact, so upset with the personal attacks that they are hoping to meet BCCI president Sharad Pawar on Thursday to present their side of the story.
The Indian cricket board has already called for a high-powered two-day review meeting starting on Friday to chart out the future course of action for Indian cricket.

I'm not the best

but I'm not like the rest

And now, the obesity gene

2007-05-07T07:59:00.000-07:00

And now, the obesity gene
If hours of workout and dozens of diets haven't
made you lose that flab, perhaps
you need to blame your genes.
A recent study has,
for the first time,
found a genetic link to obesity.

According to the study carried out at the University,
one copy of the gene leads to a 1.2 kg weight increase,
while those who had two copies of the gene were 3 kg heavier.
The study that was reported in the journal Science
says half of the populations studied so far
had one copy of the FTO gene,
while 16 per cent have two copies.
It also said that those who had two copies were 67 per cent
more likely to be obese as compared to the others.
The gene that is responsible for the production of
hormone insulin can also be passed on from father to child
another study in Paris has suggested.
It found that children who had inherited a variant of the gene,
called Type I, were more likely to be obese.
Insulin helps in the processing of fats in the body.
If this process slows down,
it can lead to obesity.

"It's significant but it only means
that some people may have to exercise more than the others,

" The prescription for good health is still a balanced lifestyle. "

Obesity is due to many causes,
genetics is only one of them.
Only a minority, say 1 per cent of the entire
obese population has this genetic mutation.
In the case of the remaining 80 per cent,
diet is the biggest factor,"Sometimes obesity can be the effect of five
or six such genes combined with a bad diet
and lack of exercise.
"If you look at the lifestyle of most people today,
one can see that they eat more and
don't get the time to exercise,"

The message for all:
Don't blame your genes and give up on your workout.
Instead, adopt a low-carb and low-fat diet.
"All your energy should come from fruits and vegetables.
Have salads, sprouts, and avoid fried food.
Lots of water and liquids are a must.
However, fruit juices should be avoided
and replaced by fruits high in fibre,"

Friendship Qoutes

2007-05-04T04:20:00.000-07:00

Life.......

2007-05-03T02:53:00.000-07:00

Life is just a fun

It passes like none

Life we pass is just a game

It finishes like a flame.

Life in this world is mortal,

Every one should die,its formal.

life may be passed or made,

Like may be happy or sad.

life is knife for sad people

It is a pretty world for mad people.

Life can be good or bad

From hardships we should not afraid.

Life is given once by God

Dont waste it and work hard

Life can be returned, never

We'll not live here forever.

conquerors of world we would

If we serve others and do good.

Differences between Real and Fake Friends!

2007-05-02T07:28:00.000-07:00

Differences between Real and Fake Friends!

FAKE FRIENDS: Never ask for food.
REAL FRIENDS: are the reason you have no food.

FAKE FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr/Mrs
REAL FRIENDS: Call your parents DAD/MOM

FAKE FRIENDS: bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was
wrong.

REAL FRIENDS: Would sit next to you sayin "Damn ... we fucked up ...
but that shit was fun!"

FAKE FRIENDS: never seen you cry.
REAL FRIENDS: cry with you

FAKE FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.
REAL FRIENDS: keep your shit so long they forget its yours.

FAKE FRIENDS: know a few things about you.
REAL FRIENDS: Could write a book about you with direct quotes from you.

FAKE FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that is what the crowd is
doing.
REAL FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds ass that left you.

FAKE FRIENDS: Would knock on your front door.
REAL FRIENDS: Walk right in and say "I'M HOME!"

FAKE FRIENDS: Are for awhile.
REAL FRIENDS: Are for life.

FAKE FRIENDS: Will take your drink away when they think you've had
enough.
REAL FRIENDS: Will look at you stumbling all over the place and say
"Bitch drink the rest of that you know we don't waste."

FAKE FRIENDS: will talk shit to the person who talks shit about you.
REAL FRIENDS: Will knock them the fuck out!

FAKE FRIENDS: Would ignore this
REAL FRIENDS: Will send this to all there real friends even the one who
sent it to them.

PROVERB OF THE DAY

2007-05-01T10:31:00.000-07:00

PROVERB OF THE DAY

1. An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told.

2. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

3. An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

4. An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.

5. An oak is not felled at one stroke.

6. An old dog barks not in vain.

7. An open door may tempt a saint.

8. An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of learning.

9. An ox is taken by the horns, and a man by the tongue.

10. An unfortunate man would be drowned in a teacup.

original vs new

2007-04-30T06:08:00.000-07:00

If you love someone.... Original vs New

ORIGINAL QUOTE

If you love someone,
Set him free...
If he comes back, he's yours,
If he doesn't, he never was....

THE NEW VERSIONS.... .

Pessimist:
If you love someone,
Set him free...
If he ever comes back, he's yours,
If he doesn't, as expected, he never was.

Optimist:
If you love someone,
Set hom free...
Don't worry, he will come back.

Suspicious:
If you love someone,
Set him free...
If he ever comes back, ask him why.

Impatient:
If you love someone,
Set him free...
If he doesn't come back within some time
forget him.

Patient:
If you love someone,
Set him free...
If he doesn't come back, continue to wait.
until he comes back...

Playful:
If you love someone,
Set him free ...
*If he comes back,
and if you love him still,
set him free again, repeat*

Animal-Rights Activist:
If you love someone,
Set him free,
In fact, all living creatures deserve to be free!!

Lawyers:
If you love someone,
Set him free,
Clause 1a of Paragraph 13a-1 in the Second
Amendment of the Matrimonial Freedom Act
clearly states that...

Bill Gates :
If you love someone,
Set him free,
If he comes back,
I think we can charge him for re-installation fees
but tell him that he's also going to get an upgrade.

Biologist :
If you love someone,
Set him free,
He'll evolve.

Statisticians :
If you love someone,
Set him free,
If he loves you,
the probability of him coming back is high
If he doesn't, your relation was improbable anyway.

Schwarzenegger' s fans:
If you love someone,
Set him free,
HE'LL BE BACK!

Over possessive person:
If you love someone
don't set him free.

HR specialist:
If you love someone
set him free by
Offering him VRS and other benefits
Then outsource him!!!

The horror that is India

2007-04-29T03:25:00.000-07:00

The horror that is India

Students and future citizens of our country
are fighting against reservation.
The government institutes and supports reservation.
And I can understand
why the government supports reservation.
It is not just as vote bank.
It is more than that.
It is to assuage the guilt for doing so little.
Like buying a child chocolates
when you know you should have spent the evening with him.

How can the backward be uplifted?

When was the last time officials visited
a government rural or low end
school and not be shocked by it?

The dirt is appalling.
There are no floors to speak of;
classes under the trees are better
– at least there is light.
The classrooms are bare
– children sit on the floor and write.
The walls are dirty –
not lined with charts or lovely posters.
There is rarely clean drinking water;
and there are never any toilets.

And teachers?
Where are they?
And I am talking of teachers not
those who are mere apologies.
The government policies are such as to ensure that no intelligent,
bright or caring person becomes a teacher.

Who says India has entered the 21st century?

Not for those living so far from where anything happens.

What government policies are being implemented?
The Sarva Shiksha Abhyan scheme (SSA) has money
and the government has not a clue on how to use it.
They conduct meaningless training sessions;
the ones who undergo training come back to class empty-handed.
They have no teaching aids.

What teaching resources are they to use to
preserve the dying spark in the children?

There is a BRC – Block Resource Centre. Do not get excited.
There is no resource there worth mentioning.

The government knows all this and too well.
In what passes for action and redressal
it has come up with the reservation policies.
And yet, private schools are checked for building stability,
the toilet facilities, the games ground, the library,
the laboratory, the teachers, the teaching and so on.

What is this government and who has invested it
with power to check on something it cannot do properly?

In a larger truth, any child who comes from such schools
and even passes! is an exceptional student because
he has come up inspite of all the obstacles that
were placed for him to trip, fall and never rise.

Here is a story that sent my blood pressure soaring:
Recently, Tamil Nadu came up with a new teaching methodolgy
– it is called the Rishi Valley system.
It is the traditional system, more organised.
It is also child-friendly – in that children are expected
to participate and learning can take place.
The teachers went through a week's training.
I met some teachers.

They said they were confused and that when they had asked
the trainer their doubts they had been told,
'Don't worry.
In a few years, when you have worked,
using this method, it will become clear to you.'

What happens to the children in the meantime?

Does anyone care?

Let me talk of some organisations that are
doing what they can to redress the situation.
The Tamil Nadu Science Forum is one such organisation.
Balaji Sampat's story reads like a novel.
On how the Forum started and how it went through
stages to reach what it has now
– and mind you, these are young people who are from IIT and
other Ivy League institutions; some who made it
good in the States and have returned to 'work for India'.

The Forum started with volunteers who went
to schools to promote science;today they are into basic literacy too.
Making learning fun is their motto.
Another notable example is Vigyan Vahini in Maharashtra,
started by Dr Madhukar Deshpande and his wife, Pushpa.
Dr Deshpande was a mathematics professor in a university
in the US and after he retired, he settled in Pune and has for
the last 15 or more years been going around
from school to school in a mobile laboratory.
His action has inspired many more and my Trust
is one that also has a mobile lab.
We too go, with joy in our hearts and a bus-load of lab equipment,
a TV, video and of course a computer to show
those amazing educational CDs. We also have a generator
– for schools that do not have electrical connection.
The Ekalavya programme that caught a lot of flak
– they were doing something serious and experimental.

The Abacus Avehi,
Akakansha in Mumbai;
Sanghatti,
where Shanmuga leads (another Ivy League product) in Chennai,
Manish Jain in Udaipur (another swades character),
The Concerned for Working Children,
Ananya (Bangalore),
Arvind Gupta (Pune) are some
NGOs doing work overtime in education.

Students are fighting reservations.
They are not ambitious enough.
I want something more than that.
Education must be privatised.
Let those who know and can, do something.
Education must be separated from the State.
It is like religion, and just as personal and beautiful.
Let us take this agitation the full measure.
Let us fight for the right to good schoolrooms;
let us fight for the right to learned teachers;
let us fight for the right to well- equipped schools;
let us fight for the right to learn.
If every child is given the best opportunities to learn,
he will have no reason to use the dastardly reservation quota.

Let us look for business houses big and small and NGOs
that will take on our very 'sick' schools.
Let them run it like they run their business
– taking on the best workers;
offering the best services and facilities;
charging high, charging low or not at all depending
on where it is situated and on the demography of its
student body and its own inclination
We already have different types in
Wipro, Birla and Ambani.
Let the evaluation of a school
come from its students and parents.

Let the evaluation of a higher education institution come
from students, alumni and from their employers.
Let us rethink our education system.
Then it will not be the bother of the government to start a
'education cess' and end up making it a cesspool.
It will not be the realm of members of the Knowledge
Commission to declare the reservation scheme valid.
If our children should soar,
education must be set free from bondage.

I quote from the Youth for Equality blog:

''Why is the MIDDLE CLASS sleeping and not involved?
When it does affect children of ALL people
who may become victim to this reservation. '' ''We need to safegaurd
our society from
the evil designs of this government,
which is hell-bent upon dividing the society.'' The youth have given us a clarion call.
Let us arise.
Let us give all our children
– without reservations (pun intended) –
the future they deserve.

Beautiful Quotes from Mother Theresa

2007-04-28T10:41:00.000-07:00

Inspiring Quotes

2007-04-27T04:30:00.000-07:00

Some of the Inspiring Quotes which tell not to give up in life so you can learn something from these Quotes

1) Never expect things to happen..
struggle and make them happen.
never expect yourself to be given a good valuecreate a value of your own

2) If a drop of water falls in lake there is no identity.But if it falls on a leaf of lotus it shine like a pearl.so choose the best place where you would shine..

3) Falling down is not defeat...defeat is when your refuse to get up...

4) Ship is always safe at shore... but is is not built for it

5) When your successful your well wishers know who you are when you are unsuccessful you know who your well wishers are

6) It is great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him/her

7) "To the world you might be one person,
but to one person you just might be the world

8) "Even the word 'IMPOSSIBLE' says 'I M POSSIBLE' "

9) Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes all the difference.

God Bless You All,

Never take some one for granted,Hold every person Close to your Heart because you might wake up one day and realise that you have lost a diamond while you were too busy collecting stones." Remember this always in life.

Life...

2007-04-25T06:28:00.000-07:00

Life...

1.God is real, unless declared integer.

2. Before borrowing money from a friend, decide whether you need more

3. Death is hereditary.

4. There are three sides to every argument: your side, my side and the right side.

5. An expert is someone who takes a subject you understand and makes it sound confusing.

6. Many things can be preserved in alcohol. Dignity is not one of them.

7. Never argue with a fool. People might not know the difference.

8. When you're right, no one remembers. When you're wrong, no one forgets.

9. Cheer up, the worst is yet to come.

10. Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.

11. Well done is better than well said.

12. Everyone makes mistakes. The trick is to make them when nobody is looking.

13. Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.

14. If you can't see the bright side of life, polish the dull side.

15. Where there's a will there are five hundred relatives.

16. Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.

Why quota for Muslims?

2007-04-23T01:10:00.000-07:00

Why quota for Muslims?

by Swapan Dasgupta

Those who have read William Dalrymple's The Last Mughal,
an evocative reconstruction of the final days of the Timurid dynasty,
would have noticed something odd about the rag-tag court of Bahadur Shah Zafar:
the near-total absence of Hindus.
It is not that the Delhi of early-1857 was a Muslim enclave;
Dalrymple mentions, somewhat apologetically,
that half the city was Hindu and the surrounding countryside almost entirely so.
Indeed, Hindus dominated the trade and commerce of the city.
It was the loans from Hindu bankers in Chandni Chowk
which subsidised the dissolute lifestyle and the intrigues
of the Mughal princes. And yet, Hindus barely got a peep
into the world spawned by the Mughal court.
India's majority community were the proverbial "extras"
in the official life of Mughal Delhi — they weren't actively
discriminated but they were definitely below stairs.

It is instructive to delve into this history to better understand
the orchestrated tear-jerking by the advance guard of
the Rajinder Sachar Committee studying the condition
of Indian Muslims. Based on Dalrymple's reconstruction,
two conclusions are in order.

First, that ghettoisation of the Muslim community
cannot be attributed to either the Gujarat riots of 2002
or the formation of the RSS a few decades before.
Like the British who naturally kept to their own Civil Lines,
the Muslims (the trading communities are an important
exception) have traditionally stuck to their community
enclaves for the sake of social comfort and solidarity.

Second, the status of Muslims as a disadvantaged community
is of relatively recent origin. For nearly 700 years,
until the British forged their Indian empire,
the Muslims perceived themselves as the rulers of Hindustan.
The Muslim elite dominated the "high" culture which set the tone for the others,
including some Hindus, to slavishly emulate.
The traditional Brahmanical culture and learning was effectively marginalised.
At the dawn of British rule in the beginning of the 19th century,
the Muslims were quite clearly a privileged cultural minority in much of India,
barring the deep South, Rajputana and areas
controlled by the Maratha confederacy.

That the Muslim elites didn't take to English education with the
same alacrity as upper-caste Hindus has been well documented
. The loss of political power proved quite traumatic for
Muslims and a substantial chunk of its elite retreated into a
sullen sulk — a mindset that nurtured the Wahabi
movement and other efforts at socio-religious exclusiveness.
The small but influential English-educated middle class
spawned by Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan and the Aligarh Movement
carried some these separatist impulses into the political arena.
Modernity and cultural separatism entered into an unlikely alliance.
The outcome, whether intended or otherwise, was Pakistan.

Most Indian Muslims did not make Pakistan their home,
but the overwhelming majority of the Muslim upper and middle classes did.
The exodus of educated Muslims from Delhi, Bhopal, Awadh and Hyderabad
— the citadels of the pre-British nawabi culture
— to Pakistan was particularly marked.

In 1947, the Indian Muslims sank into depression, having been deserted
by their traditional and emergent leadership.
Almost no worthwhile leader of the pre-1947 Muslim League,
barring Mohammed Ismail from Tamil Nadu, stayed behind in India.
A strategic tie-up with the Congress prevented this
disorientation and hopelessness from finding political
expression but it was always an awkward relationship born of desperation.
Leaders such as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Rafi Ahmed
Kidwai and Hafiz Mohammed Ibrahim who had little
support from Muslims prior to Independence suddenly
became the community's main interlocutors once
the Muslim Leaguers had departed.

Have five decades of Independence made a difference?
If the statistics released by the Sachar Committee are any guide,
Muslims are broadly on par with Dalits in terms of socio-economic status.
Considering that the traditional Brahmanical social order
reduced Dalits to sub-human status, the progress made
by the beneficiaries of reservations has been marked.
Of course, there is still a long way to go before the
cumulative effects of centuries of disdain are offset but it
would be fair to say that 56 years of political,
educational and job reservations has triggered
a movement for self-esteem among the Dalit communities.
It would also be fair to say that the once ritually-disadvanta ged
Backward Castes have been one of the great beneficiaries
of Independence. Even before the Mandal Commission
complicated matters by demanding 27 per cent
reservations at a national level, the OBCs had
complimented their clout in the rural economy with political
muscle in the states. Today, the OBC demand is for a greater role
in the modern sectors of the economy.

Since 1947, the Muslim progress has been tardy.
The community has enriched itself patchily —
in the Malabar spice trade and in the leather and carpet industries
— and used its exploding numbers to basically perfect the
art of tactical voting.
The Muslim leadership has leveraged
its ability to deliver en-bloc votes to preserve
what it calls a distinct Muslim identity.
In practice, this has meant governments being coerced
into a hands-off policy by the custodians of the vote banks.

In social terms, the Muslim community has been unwilling
to embrace modern and scientific education with the
same enthusiasm as others. Its record of women's
empowerment has been absolutely scandalous and
the country has even witnessed community resistance to the polio vaccine.
The Muslim leadership has successfully used the
appeal of religion and en-bloc voting to resist the encroachment
of progressive social legislation into the community.

The problem of backwardness in India is not a simple
case of limited opportunities or institutionalised discrimination.
If that had been the case, the 50-year progress of Dalits
would have been negligible and the
country wouldn't have been agitated about a
"creamy layer" of the OBCs hogging the
benefits of extended reservations.

The real obstacle to Muslims making the most of resurgent
India is an inward-looking and regressive mindset.
The Sachar Committee can shed tears for the plight
of Muslims and there may be silly demands for
making caste and community the basis off the recruitment of India 's
spy agencies, but unless the community itself shows a
willingness to eschew the past and embrace modernity,
affirmative action will become the instrument
for the empowerment of medievalism.

The issue of Muslim reservations is not an isolated Indian problem
It is inextricably also linked to the community's aggressive
redefinition of its priorities at an international level.
Meekly succumbing to these impulses will tear India apart yet again.

A speech by Sardar Vallabbhai Patel
on August 28, 1947 to the Constituent Assembly,
opposing reserved seats for minorities,
may be instructive reading for our squeamish politicians:
"I once more appeal to you to forget the past…
You have got what you wanted.
You have got a separate state and remember,
you are the people who were responsible for it,
and not those who remain in Pakistan.
You led the agitation…
What is it that you want now?"

What Makes a Great Boy/Girl Friend . . . ?

2007-04-21T19:52:00.000-07:00

Peaches n' Cream Muffins

2007-04-21T03:49:00.000-07:00

Peaches n' Cream Muffins

While there is no "cream" in these muffins they are quite delicious
and rich with the low-fat ricotta and skim milk. They're a great
not-too-sweet, not-too-heavy snack for that morning fast-break or to
perk you up during that mid-afternoon slump.

ingredients:

1 cup quick cooking oats
½ cup light ricotta
½ cup skim milk
¼ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons cooking molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons honey
1 whole egg
1 ¼ cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup roughly chopped pecans
1 cup peaches, chopped into ½-inch dice

directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 F. Grease 6 custard cups or 12 smaller muffin
tins with butter or a small amount of vegetable oil and set aside.

2. Mix oats, ricotta and milk in a large mixing bowl. Add sugar,
vegetable oil, molasses, vanilla, honey and egg. Stir until well
combined.

3. Sift flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt together.
Add to wet ingredients and stir only until flour is moistened (lumps
are fine). Fold in nuts and peaches and divide evenly among custard
cups or muffin tins (they should be filled to slightly over-filled)

4. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until tops are starting to brown and a
tester inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove from cups and
cool on wire rack.

what's LoVe.......................

2007-04-20T06:09:00.000-07:00

Love is a thing shared by two
Love is what you feel for me and you
Love is precious when its shared
Love is danger when its dared

Love wanders and searches for the one
Love plays and just do it for fun
Love lets you hear love songs to emote
Love lets you make sweet poems & a quote

Love makes the world go around
Love makes us happy if the one we love
is finally found
Love turns the world upside down
Love cheers us never with a frown

Love makes you cry
Love sacrifices and says goodbye
Love has its own reason and time
Love can make someone you love "mine"

Love makes a person kiss
Love makes a person miss
Love is experienced by all
Love conquers when you fall.

A really different mail

2007-04-17T20:38:00.000-07:00

A really different mail

What do you do when the only person who can make you stop crying is the person who made you cry?

Don't cry over anyone who won't cry over you.

Love starts with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a tear.

NOBODY IS PERFECT UNTIL YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH THEM. (Isn't that the truth?)

Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

Everything is okay in the end. If it's not okay, then it's not the end.

Like the measles, love is most dangerous when it comes late in life.
-Lord Byron

Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense.
-Mark Overby

Love is like pi -- natural, irrational, and very important.
-Lisa Hoffman

It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes... just be an illusion.

PROVERB

2007-04-16T20:17:00.000-07:00

PROVERB

1 . With time and patience the leaf of the mulberry becomes satin.

2 . Words pay no debts.

3 . You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.

4 . You cannot eat your cake and have it.

5 . You cannot flay the same ox twice.

6 . You cannot judge a tree by it bark.

7 . You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.

8 . You cannot wash charcoal white.

9 . You made your bed, now lie in it.

10. Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.

Friendship Wallpapers

2007-04-16T04:44:00.000-07:00

Friendship Wallpapers

Hushed language

True friendship comes when silence between two people becomes a language.

Old wine

A new friend is new wine ; when it grows old , you will enjoy drinking it.

Caring deeply

Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ~ Anon

Purity of your attention

The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.

Single soul in two bodies

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Handling Friendships

Friendships are fragile thing, and require as much handling as any other fragile and precious thing.

Footprints

There will be many people who will walk in and out of your life but only true friends will leave footprints behind.

Never long road

The road to a friend's house is never long. ~ Danish Proverb

True friend touches your heart

A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.

Friendship ends when you stop Sharing

Life ends when you stop Dreaming, Hope ends when you stop Believing, Love ends when you stop Caring, Friendship ends when you stop Sharing.

Silence between two people

True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable.

Doubling of our joy

Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.

101 SIMPLE WAYS TO MAKE YOURSELF FEEL GOOD

2007-04-15T08:07:00.000-07:00

Call an old friend, just to say hi.
Hold a door open for a stranger.
Invite someone to lunch.
Compliment someone on his or her appearance.
Ask a coworker for their opinion on a project.
Bring cookies to work.
Let someone cut in during rush hour traffic.
Leave a waitress or waiter a big tip.
Tell a cashier to have a nice day.
Call your parents.
Let someone know you miss them.
Treat someone to a movie.
Let a person know you really appreciate them.
Visit a retirement center.
Take a child to the zoo.
Fill up your spouse's car with gas.
Surprise someone with a small gift.
Leave a thank-you note for the cleaning staff at work.
Write a letter to a distant relative.
Tell someone you thought about them the other day.
Put a dime in a stranger's parking meter before the time expires.
Bake a cake for a neighbor.
Send someone flowers to where they work.
Invite a friend to tea.
Recommend a good book to someone.
Donate clothing to a charity.
Offer an elderly person a ride to where they need to go.
Bag your own groceries at the checkout counter.
Give blood.
Offer free baby-sitting to a friend who's really busy or just needs a break.
Help your neighbor rake leaves or shovel snow.
Offer your seat to someone when there aren't any left.
Help someone with a heavy load.
Ask to see a store's manager and comment on the great service.
Give your place in line at the grocery store to someone who has only a few items.
Hug someone in your family for no reason.
Wave to a child in the car next to you.
Send a thank-you note to your doctor.
Repeat something nice you heard about someone else.
Leave a joke on someone's answering machine.
Be a mentor or coach to someone.
Forgive a loan.
Fill up the copier machine with paper after you're done using it.
Tell someone you believe in them.
Share your umbrella on a rainy day.
Welcome new neighbors with flowers or a plant.
Offer to watch a friend's home while they're away.
Ask someone if they need you to pick up anything while you're out shopping.
Ask a child to play a board game, and let them win.
Ask an elderly person to tell you about the good old days.
During bad weather, plan an indoor picnic with the family.
Buy someone a goldfish and bowl.
Compliment someone on their cooking and politely ask for a second helping.
Dance with someone who hasn't been asked.
Tell someone you mentioned them in your prayers.
Give children's clothes to another family when your kids outgrow them.
Deliver extra vegetables from your garden to the whole neighborhood.
Call your spouse just to say, I love you.
Call someone's attention to a rainbow or beautiful sunset.
Invite someone to go bowling.
Figure out someone's half-birthday by adding 182 days, and surprise them with a cake.
Ask someone about their children.
Tell someone which quality you like most about them.
Brush the snow off of the car next to yours.
Return your shopping cart to the front of the store.
Encourage someone's dream, no matter how big or small it is.
Pay for a stranger's cup of coffee without them knowing it.
Leave a love letter where your partner will find it.
Ask an older person for their advice.
Offer to take care of someone's pet while they're away.
Tell a child you're proud of them.
Visit a sick person, or send them a care package.
Join a Big Brother or Sister program.
Leave a piece of candy on a coworker's desk.
Bring your child to work with you for the afternoon.
Give someone a recording of their favorite music.
Email a friend some information about a topic they are especially interested in.
Give someone a homemade gift.
Write a poem for someone.
Bake some cookies for your local fire or police department.
Organize a neighborhood cleanup and have a barbecue afterwards.
Help a child build a birdhouse or similar project.
Check in on an old person, just to see if they're okay.
Ask for the recipe after you eat over at someone's house.
Personally welcome a new employee at work and offer to take them out for lunch.
While in a car, ask everyone to buckle up because they are important to you.
Let someone else eat the last slice of cake or pizza.
Stop and buy a drink from a kid's lemonade stand.
Forgive someone when they apologize.
Wave to someone looking for a parking space when you're about to leave a shopping enter.
Send a copy of an old photograph to a childhood friend.
Leave a pint of your spouse's favorite flavor of ice cream in the freezer with a bow on it.
Do a household chore that is usually done by someone else in the family.
Be especially happy for someone when they tell you their good news.
Compliment a coworker on their role in a successful project.
Give your spouse a spontaneous back rub at the end of the day.
Serve someone in your family breakfast in bed.
Ask someone if they've lost weight.
Make a donation to a charity in someone's honor.
Take a child to a ballgame.And last, but not least...
Forward this list to 10 of your favorite people!
WITH LOVE...JEF

Success quotes

2007-04-14T12:35:00.000-07:00

PROVERB

2007-04-11T01:45:00.000-07:00

PROVERB

1 . All are not merry that dance lightly.
2 . All are not saints that go to church.
3 . All asses wag their ears.
4 . All bread is not baked in one oven.
5 . All cats are grey in the dark (in the night).
6 . All covet, all lose.
7 . All doors open to courtesy.
8 . All is fish that comes to his net.
9 . All is not lost that is in peril.
10. All is well that ends well.

PROVERB

2007-04-11T01:43:00.000-07:00

PROVERB

1 . Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

2 . After a storm comes a calm.

3 . After dinner comes the reckoning.

4 . After dinner sit (sleep) a while, after supper walk a mile.

5 . After rain comes fair weather.

6 . After us the deluge.

7 . Agues come on horseback, but go away on foot.

8 . All are good lasses, but whence come the bad wives?

9 . All are not friends that speak us fair.

10. All are not hunters that blow the horn.

PROVERB

2007-04-10T01:48:00.000-07:00

PROVERB

1 . A tree is known by its fruit.
2 . A wager is a fool's argument.
3 . A watched pot never boils.
4 . A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will.
5 . A wolf in sheep's clothing.
6 . A wonder lasts but nine days.
7 . A word is enough to the wise.
8 . A word spoken is past recalling.
9 . Actions speak louder than words.
10. Adversity is a great schoolmaster.

proverb

2007-04-10T01:44:00.000-07:00

PROVERB

1 . A silent fool is counted wise.
2 . A small leak will sink a great ship.
3 . A soft answer turns away wrath.
4 . A sound mind in a sound body.
5 . A stitch in time saves nine.
6 . A storm in a teacup.
7 . A tattler is worse than a thief.
8 . A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf.
9 . A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich.
10. A threatened blow is seldom given.

PROVERB

2007-04-09T06:56:00.000-07:00

PROVERB

1 . A miserly father makes a prodigal son.

2 . A miss is as good as a mile.

3 . A new broom sweeps clean.

4 . A nod from a lord is a breakfast for a fool.

5 . A penny saved is a penny gained.

6 . A penny soul never came to twopence.

7 . A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.

8 . A rolling stone gathers no moss.

9 . A round peg in a square hole.

10. A shy cat makes a proud mouse.

PROVERB

2007-04-09T06:52:00.000-07:00

PROVERB

1 . A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
2 . A lie begets a lie.
3 . A light purse is a heavy curse.
4 . A light purse makes a heavy heart.
5 . A little body often harbours a great soul.
6 . A little fire is quickly trodden out.
7 . A man can die but once.
8 . A man can do no more than he can.
9 . A man is known by the company he keeps.
10. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.

Quotes for Success

2007-04-08T03:13:00.000-07:00

Take Time:
Take time to think-
It is the source of all power.
Take time to read-
It is the fountain of wisdom.

Take time to play-
It is the source of perpetual youth.
Take time to be quiet-
It is the opportunity to seek God.

Take time to be aware-
It is the opportunity to help others.
Take time to love and be loved-
It is God’s greatest gift.

Take time to laugh-
It is the music of the soul.
Take time to be friendly-
It is the road to happiness.

Take time to dream-
It is what the future is made of.
Take time to pray-
It is the greatest power on earth.

Take time to give-
It is too short a day to be selfish.
Take time to work-
It is the price of success.

There is a time for everything.

New Mix Shayri

2007-04-08T02:18:00.000-07:00

No shadows to depress u, only joys to surround u, friends to luv u, and God himself to bless u. These r my wishes for today, tomorrow & everyday. Gud Morning

'Talking once with a genius is equal to the knowledge of reading books for one month' is a Chinese proverb. So feel free to contact me any time. Good Morning

A strong n positive attitude creates more miracles than any other thing because Life is 10% how u make it & 90% how u take it. Gud Morning

'Talking once with a genius is equal to the knowledge of reading books for one month' is a Chinese proverb. So feel free to contact me any time. Good Morning

arz kiya hai: main uske pyar me ban gaya baraf ka gola, main uske pyar me ban gaya barf ka gola, magar woh bewafa boli "thanda matlab coca-cola"

Yaad karte hai yaaron ko, yaadon se dil bhar aata hai, kabhi saath jiya karte the sab, aaj milne ko dil taras jaata hai.

har jis dil mein mumtaaz hai us dil ki chaahat ek taj hai, tere liye yeh sab bakwaas hai kyuki har din badalti teri mumtaaz hai ....

Shahjhan ne Taj Mahal ki har Deewar ko dekha, har meenar ko dekaha, har kaleena ko dekha, har khidki ko dekha, aur bola MAA KASAM MAZAK MAZAK mein baaut KHARCHA ho gaya

hum wo nahi jo tuje gum mein chod dege, hum wo nahi jo tujese naata tod denge, hum to tere wo dost hai, jo agar teri saase band ho to apni saase jod denge.

Tamam umar zindagi se door rahe, Teri khushi ke liye tujse door rahe Ab is se badkar wafa ki saza kya hogi Ki tere hokar bhi tujse door rahe.

PROVERB

2007-04-06T11:46:00.000-07:00

1 . A hard nut to crack.
2 . A heavy purse makes a light heart.
3 . A hedge between keeps friendship green.
4 . A honey tongue, a heart of gall.
5 . A hungry belly has no ears.
6 . A hungry man is an angry man.
7 . A Jack of all trades is master of none.
8 . A Joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend.
9 . A lawyer never goes to law himself.
10. A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.

PROVERB

2007-04-06T11:43:00.000-07:00

1 . A good Jack makes a good Jill.
2 . A good marksman may miss.
3 . A good name is better than riches.
4 . A good name is sooner lost than won.
5 . A good name keeps its lustre in the dark.
6 . A good wife makes a good husband.
7 . A great dowry is a bed full of brambles.
8 . A great fortune is a great slavery.
9 . A great ship asks deep waters.
10. A guilty conscience needs no accuser.

PROVERB

2007-04-05T10:34:00.000-07:00

1 . A friend is never known till needed.
2 . A friend to all is a friend to none.
3 . A friend's frown is better than a foe's smile.
4 . A good anvil does not fear the hammer.
5 . A good beginning is half the battle.
6 . A good beginning makes a good ending.
7 . A good deed is never lost.
8 . A good dog deserves a good bone.
9 . A good example is the best sermon.
10. A good face is a letter of recommendation.

PROVERB

2007-04-05T10:30:00.000-07:00

1 . A fool always rushes to the fore.
2 . A fool and his money are soon parted.
3 . A fool at forty is a fool indeed.
4 . A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.
5 . A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.
6 . A fool's tongue runs before his wit.
7 . A forced kindness deserves no thanks.
8 . A foul morn may turn to a fair day.
9 . A fox is not taken twice in the same snare.
10. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

proverb

2007-04-05T10:27:00.000-07:00

1 . A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.
2 . A cracked bell can never sound well.
3 . A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.
4 . A curst cow has short horns.
5 . A danger foreseen is half avoided.
6 . A drop in the bucket.
7 . A drowning man will catch at a straw.
8 . A fair face may hide a foul heart.
9 . A fault confessed is half redressed.
10. A fly in the ointment.

PROVERB

2007-04-04T10:57:00.000-07:00

PROVERB

1 . A broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound.
2 . A burden of one's own choice is not felt.
3 . A burnt child dreads the fire.
4 . A cat in gloves catches no mice.
5 . A city that parleys is half gotten.
6 . A civil denial is better than a rude grant.
7 . A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast.
8 . A clean hand wants no washing.
9 . A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.
10. A close mouth catches no flies.

proverb

2007-04-03T09:32:00.000-07:00

World is Stage,

Life is Drama,

We all are actor,

GOD is Director.

2007-04-03T09:31:00.001-07:00

world is tage