Apr 9, 2011
My Rant:: "Occupy"
Maybe I should get out that old Army uniform (fitting might be a problem) and get that shotgun plus some shells. Then go and occupy that U.S. Congress. These egotistic career politicians from both parties just do not get a darn about this country or it's people.
I would hold these premises till we can get some real fresh blood into these positions. Maybe everyday people with some common sense.
Care to join me???????
Whatever happened to that government by the people for the people?
It seems to have vanished........
We now have a Cashrarocy, instead of a Democracy in this country.
The best government that the moneyed can buy!!
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Freedom...
A woman awoke during the night to find that her husband Bill was not in bed. She put on her robe and went downstairs.
Bill was sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of him. He appeared to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She saw Bill wipe a tear from his eye and take a sip of his coffee.
"What's the matter dear? Why are you down here at this time of night?" she asked.
"Do you remember twenty years ago when we were dating, and you were only 16?" Bill asked.
"Yes, I do," she replied.
"Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car making love?"
"Yes, I remember."
"Do you remember when he shoved that shotgun in my face and said, 'Either you marry my daughter, or spend twenty years in jail'"
"Yes, I do," she said.
Bill wiped another tear from his cheek and said, "You know... I would have gotten out today."
Anna Hazare and his fight for the Jan Lokpal Bill
Please forward as much as you can............
1. Who is Anna Hazare?
An ex-army man. Fought 1965 Indo-Pak War
2. What's so special about him?
He built a village Ralegaon Siddhi in Ahamad Nagar district, Maharashtra
3. So what?
This village is a self-sustained model village. Energy is produced in the village itself from solar power, biofuel and wind mills.
In 1975, it used to be a poverty clad village. Now it is one of the richest village in India. It has become a model for self-sustained, eco-friendly & harmonic village.
4. Ok,...?
This guy, Anna Hazare was awarded Padma Bhushan and is a known figure for his social activities.
5. Really, what is he fighting for?
He is supporting a cause, the amendment of a law to curb corruption in India.
6. How that can be possible?
He is advocating for a Bil, The Jan Lok Pal Bill (The Citizen Ombudsman Bill), that will form an autonomous authority who will make politicians (ministers), beurocrats (IAS/IPS) accountable for their deeds.
8. It's an entirely new thing right..?
In 1972, the bill was proposed by then Law minister Mr. Shanti Bhushan. Since then it has been neglected by the politicians and some are trying to change the bill to suit thier theft (corruption).
7. Oh.. He is going on a hunger strike for that whole thing of passing a Bill ! How can that be possible in such a short span of time?
The first thing he is asking for is: the government should come forward and announce that the bill is going to be passed.
Next, they make a joint committee to DRAFT the LOK PAL BILL. 50% goverment participation and 50% public participation. Because you cant trust the government entirely for making such a bill which does not suit them.
8. Fine, What will happen when this bill is passed?
A LokPal will be appointed at the centre. He will have an autonomous charge, say like the Election Commission of India. In each and every state, Lokayukta will be appointed. The job is to bring all alleged party to trial in case of corruptions within 1 year. Within 2 years, the guilty will be punished. Not like, Bofors scam or Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, that has been going for last 25 years without any result.
9. Is he alone? Whoelse is there in the fight with Anna Hazare?
Baba Ramdev, Ex. IPS Kiran Bedi, Social Activist Swami Agnivesh, RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal and many more.
Prominent personalities like Aamir Khan is supporting his cause.
10. Ok, got it. What can I do?
At least we can spread the message. How?
Putting status message, links, video, changing profile pics.
At least we can support Anna Hazare and the cause for uprooting corruption from India.
At least we can hope that his Hunger Strike does not go in vain.
At least we can pray for his good health.
I am sending this out to all my contacts. My humble request to all is to do the same and spread the word.
Cleaning Poem
Cleaning Poem I asked the Lord to tell me
Why my house is such a mess
He asked if I'd been 'computering',
And I had to answer 'yes.' He told me to get off my butt,
And tidy up the house.
And so I started cleaning up....
The smudges off my mouse. I wiped and shined the topside.
That really did the trick...
I was just admiring my good work. I didn't mean to 'click.' But click, I did, and oops - I found
A real absorbing site
That I got SO way into it -
I was into it all night.
So nothing's changed except my mouse.
It's as shiny as the sun.
I guess my house will stay a mess.....
While I sit here on my bum..
The meaning of dreams...
After she woke up, a woman told her husband,
"I just had a dream that you gave me the most beautiful diamond necklace. What do you think it means?"
"You'll know tonight." he said with a smile.
The woman could hardly think of anything else all day and she couldn't wait for her husband to return home.
That evening, the man finally came home with a small package and gave it to his wife.
Delighted, she opened it excitedly to find a book entitled...
"The Meaning of Dreams"
ALWAYS
God will be with you today.
As you open your eyes to a new day,
he'll light up the sky with sunshine
to remind you how much
he loves you.
He'll be your strength through every hour.
He'll bring you many warm smiles
and unexpected pleasures throughout the day.
His love will keep you warm
and shelter you from all harm.
God will be with you tonight.
As you close your weary eyes in sleep,
he'll light up the sky with stars
to remind you that he's
always there for you.
He'll watch over you as you sleep,
touching your soul with a peace
that could only come from heaven,
and filling your dreams with a spark of hope
that will remain with you when you awake.
God will be with you tomorrow.
He'll be with you always.
And every day, he'll remind you,
in many different ways,
that he's your eternal light
The Brain-Wiring Test' to know yourself better to ....!!
The Brain-Wiring Test' to know yourself better to ....!!
Brain-wiring test to know masculinity/Femininity of your brain patterns
This test is designed to indicate the masculinity or femininity of your brain patterns. There are no right or wrong answers – the result is simply an indication of the probable level of male hormone your brain did, or did not, receive around six to eight weeks after your conception. This is reflected in your preference of values, behaviors, style, orientations and choices.
Circle the statement that is most likely to be true for you most of the time.
1. When it comes to reading a map or street directory you:
a. Have difficulty and often ask for help
b. Turn it round to face the direction you're going
c. Have no difficulty reading maps or street directions
2. You are cooking a complicated meal with the radio/TV playing and a friend phones. Do you:
a. Leave the radio/TV on and continue cooking while talking on the phone
b. Turn the Radio/TV off, talk and keep cooking
c. Say you will call them back as soon as you have finished cooking
3. Friends are coming to visit and ask for directions to your new house. Do you :
a. draw a map with clear directions and send it to them or get someone else to explain how to get there
b. Ask what landmarks they know then try to explain to them how to get there
c. Explain verbally how to get there with clear-cut directions
4. When explaining an idea or concept, are you more likely to :
a. Use a pencil, paper and body language gestures
b. Explain it verbally using body language and gestures
c. Explain it being clear and concise
5. When coming home from a great movie, you prefer to:
a. Picture scenes from the movie in your mind
b. Talk about scenes and what was said
c. Quote mainly what was said in the movie
6. In a cinema, you usually prefer to sit;
a. on the right side
b. anywhere
c. on the left side
7. A fiend has something mechanical that won't work. You would:
a. Sympathies, and discuss how they feel about it
b. Recommend someone reliable who can fix it
c. Figure out how it works and attempt to fix it for them
8. You're in an unfamiliar place and someone asks you where North is. You:
a. Confess you don't know
b. Guess where it is, after a bit of thought
c. Point towards North without difficulty
9. You've found a parking space but it's tight and you must reverse into it. You would:
a. Rather try to find another space
b. Carefully attempt to back into it
c. Reverse into it without any difficulty
10. You are watching TV when the telephone rings. You would:
a. Answer the phone with the TV on
b. Turn the TV down and then answer
c. Turn the TV off, tell others to be quiet and then answer
11. You've just heard anew song by your favourite artist. Usually you:
a. can sing some of the song afterwards without difficulty
b. can sing some of it afterwards if it's a really simple song
c. find it hard to remember how the song sounded but you might recall some of the words
12. You are best at predicting the outcomes by;
a. using intuition
b. making a decision based on both the available information and 'gut feeling'
c. using facts, statistics and data
13. You've misplaced your keys. Would you
a. do something else until the answer comes to you
b. do something else, but keep trying to remember where you put them
c. mentally retrace your steps until you remember where you left them
14. You're in a hotel room and you hear the distant sound of a siren. You:
a. couldn't identify where it is coming from
b. could probably point to it if you concentrate
c. could point straight to where it's coming from
15. You go to a social meeting and are introduced to 7 or 8 new people. Next day you;
a. can easily picture the faces
b. would remember a few of their faces
c. would be more likely to remember their names
16. You want to go to the country for your holiday but your partner wants to go to the beach resort. To convince them your idea is better, you:
a. tell them sweetly how you feel: you love the countryside and the kids and family always have the fun there
b. tell them if they go to the country you'll be gratefull and will be happy to go to the beach next time
c. use the facts: the country resort is closer, cheaper, and well-organised for spotting and leisure activities.
17. When planning your day's activities, you usually:
a. Write a list so you can see what needs to be done
b. Think of the things you need to do
c. Picture in your mind the people you will see, places you will visit and things you'll be doing
18. a friend has a personal problem and has come to discuss it with you. You:
a. Are sympathetic and understanding
b. Say that problems are never as bad as they seem and explain why
c. Give suggestions or rational advice on how to solve the problem
19. Two friends from different marriages are having a secret affair. How likely are you to spot it?
a. You could spot it very early
b. You pick up on it half the time
c. You'd probably miss it
20. What is life all about, as you see it ?
a. Having friends and living in harmony with those around you
b. Being friendly to others while maintaining personal independence
c. Achieving worthwhile goals, earning others respect and winning prestige and advancement
21. Given the choice, you would prefer to work:
a. In a team where people are compatible
b. Around others but maintaining your own space
c. By youself
22. The books you prefer to read are:
a. Novels and fiction
b. Magazines and newspapers
c. Non-fiction and autobiographies
23. When you go shopping you tend to:
a. Often buy on impulse, particularly the specials
b. Have a general plan but take it as it comes
c. Read the labels and compare costs
24. You prefer to go to bed, wake up and eat meals:
a. Whenever you feel like it
b. On a basic schedule but you are flexible
c. At about the same time each day
25. You've started a new job and met lots of new people on the staff. One of them phones you when you are at home. You would:
a. Find it easy to recognize their voice
b. Recognize it about half the time
c. Have difficulty identifying the voice
26. what upsets you most when arguing with someone?
a. Their silence or lack of response
b. When they won't see your point of view
c. Their probing or challenging questions and comments
27. In school how did you feel about spelling tests and writing essays?
a. You found them both fairly easy
b. You were generally OK with one but not the other
c. You weren't very good at either
28. When it comes to dancing or jazz routines, you:
a. Can feel the music once you've learnt the steps
b. Can do some exercises or dances, but get lost with others
c. Have difficulty keeping time or rhythm
29. How good are you at identifying and mimicking animal sounds?
a. Not very good
b. Reasonable
c. Very good
30. At the end of a long day, you usually prefer to:
a. talk to friends or family about your day
b. Listen to others talk about their day
c. Read a paper, watch TV and not talk
How to score the Test
First, add the no. of A, B and C responses and use the following table to arrive at your final result.
For Males:
No. of A's x 10 points =
No. of B's x 5 points =
No. of C's x -5 points=
For Females
No. of A's x 15 points=
No. of B's x 5 points=
No. of C's x -5 points=
Total Points =
( For any questions where the answers didn't accurately reflect your life or you left them blank, award yourself 5 points.
Most males will score between 0-180 point and most females, 150-300. Brains that are wired for mainly masculine thinking usually score below 150. The closer to '0'they are, the more masculine they are, and higher their testosterone level is likely to be. These people demonstrate strong logical, analytical and verbal skills and tend to be disciplined and well organized. The closer to '0' they score, the better they are at projecting costs and planning outcomes for statistical data, with their emotions hardly influencing them at all. Scores in –us range are high masculine scores.
Brains that are wired for mainly feminine thinking will score higher then 180. the higher the no., the more feminine the brain will be, and the more likely the person is to demonstrate significant creative, artistic and musical talents. They will make more of their decisions on intuition or gut feeling, and are good at recognizing problems using minimal data. They are also good at solving problems using creativity and insight.
Scores:
300 and above --------- High- Feminine brain
0-300 ---------------------Overlap ( masculine-feminine)
-us score (-10, -20.)---High masculine brain
KKR Lost To CSK in Opening Match of IPL-4
In a nail biting first match of IPL-4 Expected Chennai Super King defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by Two runs.
It was Manoj Tiwari who took KKR towards vicory and It was only Manoj Tiwary who could not kept his pace and got stumped at right time.
Chennai Super King Batsman Anirudha shared a 75-run stand with Suresh Raina (33) for the second wicket and then combined with his skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (29) to raise 49 runs to help Chennai cross the 150-run mark.
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings : Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, Albie Morkel, Shahdab Jakati, Tim Southee, Srikkanth Anirudha, S Badrinath, Scot Styris, Suraj Randiv.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (capt), Eoin Morgan, Yusuf Pathan, Manvinder Bisla, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Iqbal Abdulla, Rajat Bhatia, Laxmipathy Balaji, Sarabjit Ladda, Manoj Tiwary, Jacques Kallis
Chennai Super Kings : Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, Albie Morkel, Shahdab Jakati, Tim Southee, Srikkanth Anirudha, S Badrinath, Scot Styris, Suraj Randiv.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (capt), Eoin Morgan, Yusuf Pathan, Manvinder Bisla, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Iqbal Abdulla, Rajat Bhatia, Laxmipathy Balaji, Sarabjit Ladda, Manoj Tiwary, Jacques Kallis
Problems With Facebook’s SSL Secure Browsing?
If you’re like us, you’ve been getting this pesky message while browsing Facebook: “Switch to regular connection (http)? Sorry! We can’t display this content while you’re viewing Facebook over a secure connection (https). Would you like to temporarily switch to a regular connection (http) to use this app? You will have a secure connection upon your next login.”
If you’ve seen that message, you probably also discovered that clicking “continue” or “cancel” gets you nowhere and doesn’t fix the problem. You probably also noticed that you lost the ability to view third-party applications.
That message is basically saying that you cannot view Facebook applications using a secure connection (https) and that you have to switch to an unsecure connection (http) to view them — not great news given how the social network added an option in January to run all sessions with https in order to protect people from prying on open networks.
Many Facebook developers noticed that there were serious weaknesses in the implementation. One explanation theorized by Rants, Raves, and Rhetoric v4:
…the reason why apps.facebook.com is not protected is because the https protocol does not allow for two parties on to provide items in some elements on the same page even if both are secure. This is because one party cannot ensure another is not doing something illegitimate.
After searching for a solution by copying and pasting the error message into Google, we found no answer to our dilemma, only articles discussing the message and speculating about why it was occurring. However, when we searched the Facebook developer’s blog, we found the solution! Disclaimer: Keep in mind this solution will make your Facebook account less secure and it seems it does not resolve the problem for certain games.
Go to account settings in the upper-right-hand corner of your Facebook screen. Within the account security section, click the “change” link, then uncheck ”secure browsing (https): Browse Facebook on a secure connection (https) whenever possible. Then click “save.”
Clicking “save” turns off the https, which means your connection is going to be less secure. So, you have three options:
- don’t use any apps and be more secure;
- use apps and be less secure, or
- switch back and forth.
Because of the work we do offering custom Facebook pages and working with applications — including iframes and networked blogs, we chose option two. And, so far so good!
So what do you think, readers? Would you risk the reduced security just to be free of the error messages and remain able to use third-party applications on Facebook?
Karen Mazza develops custom Facebook fan pages, and you can see her work athttp://www.charlotteswebservices.com.
5 Career-Killing Facebook Profile Photos
Anyone who can click a mouse can see your Facebook profile photo.
This means your mom, your local spiritual leader and even your boss can view, download or share whatever photo you choose as your personal Facebook icon. Common sense would dictate that such great exposure should inspire personal censorship; but alas, a good one third of all profile photos on Facebook feature images that simply make the photo’s owner look less than like-worthy.
So, before posting a new profile photo, heed our warning: Avoid the following Facebook profile photo sins.
1. Xeroxed Butt Photos
Sure, we understand your day at the office was boring. We get that you had to find something to occupy your time. It is one thing to photocopy your body parts for entertainment, but posting such pictures on your Facebook Profile brings your immaturity to a new level—not to mention your boss could easily see the picture and fire you for wasting company resources. Whether your derrière is clothed or not, this is a definite no-no.
2. I’m Too Sexy For My Shirt Photos
Unless you own a nudist colony or make your living as an adult film star, you should remain fully clothed in all profile pictures. Facebook’s audience includes people of all ages — even your grandmother. Granny is not likely to understand your quest for a mate requires dressing like a skank for Facebook pictures. Think about it: Do you really want to look like you belong on “The Jersey Shore?” Trust us: Put on a shirt before you snap the photo.
3. Fido and Fluffy Photos
You love your pets. They are like your children. They may even be cute, but we guarantee you no one finds your pets as cute as you do. Your profile photo is supposed to identify you in the Facebook community. If you choose to use adog’s photo instead of your own, you may be sending the wrong message about your personality!
4. Little Jimmy On The Big-Boy Potty Photos
Your children’s accomplishments are worth celebrating and sharing with all of your friends. Do this in a status update, not in your profile photo. Your main image needs to capture the essence of you, not your kids.
5. Party-Hardy Photos
These have caused more trouble than any other of the Facebook profile photo sins on this list. Pictures of yourself drinking, smoking and having a riotous time with friends sends the wrong message. Even if you only party once in a while, using this kind of image as your main one sends the message that you are an irresponsible person. Just ask Ashley Payne (pictured), the high school teacher fired over vacation photos where all she does is hold a glass of Guinness. According to CBS News, Payne still has yet to find full time employment thanks to this incident two years ago.
So, no matter what photo you choose to represent you in the Facebook community, make sure it’s not easily misinterpreted by the world at large. Choose something tasteful, that shows you at your best. Otherwise, you are sure to eventually face the consequences of your fun, but inappropriate, photos.
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