I HATE......................

I hate you when i go to sleep, for,

In my dreams your face does peep,

I hate you when i get up too, for,

Tof you stick on like glue,

I hate you most when having food,

For, after your thoughts, nothing tastes good,

I hate you when i read a book,

I'm still missing my heart you took,

I hate you so, all ways, always,

But whats this feeling full of craze?

Like burning blazes warm the toast,

I love the one i hate the most!!!!!!

A Dream Again !!!

unconscious were my thoughts
the feelings fell numb.
i keep gazing at the sky..
for a second to return from one of those moments.

what have you done to my world...?
how am i supposed to know...?
you were the one who painted me red
yes!!...and now..there you go...

is there a place where i am not alone..
there is my heart you said..
i would be scared my dear one..
how would you like my heart beat to let you know?

what would you tell me when i asked...
i would say i love you..you said.
and i wake up and look around...
damn!! its a dream again

WALKING THE EARTH ALL ALONE

Walking the Earth all alone,
Falling apart bone for bone,
All I wanted was company,
But ended up all lonely.

Sadness threatening to consume my mind,
As I think of all people I left behind,
If I only could reverse time,
I’d take a different road,
And I’d make sure to make you mine.
Walking the Earth all alone,
Might as well get myself a tombstone.

Cancer

Waves that push the salty mud

Into holes in sands

Realize not that these are homes

Built by cancer hands

Cancer life's no cake-walk, see?

Constant floods, landslide

The predators' might and rivals' fights

Just one place to hide...

Where are palace and huts in holes

which disappear in waves?

All they need's a place their size

There's no master, slave

If men were crabs and cancers, men

Will cavities fill the beach?

Concrete buildings won't rise up

As tall as they can reach....

Its human mind thats eaten up

By everything cancerous

The name's given to crabs though, who'll

Think it preposterous!!!

Logically illogical !!!!!!

You may think that knowing someone
Takes ages, not minutes or days
You may think that just a glance
Can bring put one in haze

You may think its crazy to laugh
When there's nothing to jest
You may think its foolish to take,
For unknown goal, bizarrest quest!


Who knows... The quest you undertake
May not fetch victory -
Even if there's no fruits above
You still want to climb the tree!


If you think that all these things
Are crazy, abnormal, mad
You haven't had had then,
What makes me at same time, both happy and sad!


No logic explains the crazy deeds,
You do when you are in love,
In mighty storms who stand erect,
To gentle breeze do bow! :)

My favourite videos

Save Brand India

This issue was sent to me by my friend as a link.its about the reservation issue.i thought everyone must read this.few lines from it :IBM to slash workforce in India .... Reuters, 12th April 2010

IBM on Tuesday announced that it will slash workforce in India by half over a period of two years and will stop hiring in India with immediate effect. Without citing the reasons behind this sudden move, IBM India director, Sunil Mathur, reflected that this move is not entirely out of blue but was impending for quite some time. This decision will effect in loss of 20,000 jobs in India both in tech sector and in the BPO division. When asked if this decision is a result of Morgan Stanley's recent survey titled "lack of talent in office", Mr. Mathur chose to stay mum. In retrospect, IBM might be the first in the wave of foreign companies to shut shop in India since ex-PM Manmohan Singh introduced legislation regarding job quotas in private sector as well as national institutes few years ago...

Can not Aamir support?

This is with regards to recent issue of bollywood star aamir khan supporting NBA and its leader Medha Patkar and even bhopal-gas-tragedy-victims compensation matter which drew wide protest from political parties.i want to know whether aamir committed any heinous crime or harm to people.he just voiced his support to NBA and medha...this saw wide protests which resulted in burning of his effigy and cancelling his movie shows at theatres.
So far noone (i mean no political party)has supported the cause of narmada dam issue for which one good hearted soul like medha patkar was striving for.some exception where few intellectuals like arundhathi roy has always stood beside medha and NBA.when there is a cause,people should and will support.this is what aamir has done.there's is no harm in this and it is his wish to support.Now the damage is done by parties like BJP.when will these people do somehting useful or let others do useful deeds to the country?

Project Documentation Over

Appaadaa!Today's my document submission day.me and friends finally made 5 reports and got it signed from the guide and hod.u know doing a project means we have to prove how stupid we are before high intellectuals in our college.this happens in each and every phase of our progress and it can be felt when they throw us intelligent questions which make us feel we are real dumbs before the qualified staffs(he he he he...).Today is a dream day for us after all the sweat-out-project-days.we 3 spent around 600 for documenting our project which is really hitting me everytime like "its so much money".the saddest part is that when our rough copy was ready,only 1-2 changes were suggested by my guide.then we made a fair printout copy of it.this thing made the staffs to pound on my document and suggest so many changes.i felt like "hey guys,i spent so much for one fair copy and u dumb people are playing with it rather than the rough copy".it hit us like anything.Ok now everything's ready.i am waiting for my final univ. review."all that's well must end well"-this is what i am thinking of now.

April Fooled My Friend

Today my plans worked wonderfully i.e i successfully fooled my friend.it was my month old plan to fool her.as april 1st was a holiday,today i got the opportunity to do it.i was describing this plan to my friend appu who helped me in implementing this plan.now ill tell u about how i fooled my friend.i wanted to call her moblie in the name of her special person.luckily i had her mobile with me.wat appu did was she added her(appu) mobile no. in the details of the special person's name.we then had a mock trial.appu gave a call from her own mobile and the caller name turned out to be the special person's name.then we went on for the real implementation.again appu gave a call.then with asattu sirippu i ran to my friend saying she has an important call.and she with great entu picked up the call only to find appu at the other end speaking and she realised it was an april fool.i was watching this whole scene laughing at my friend.my friend got kind of embarassed and romba chellama engala thittina.thus we friends had real fun today afternoon with my april fool plan.

Sonia The Shameless Devil

Many of you would have witnessed this week a mere political drama made by "innum naasamaa pogaatha" sonia gandhi.this is just an election/political stunt form the "political stunt expert" sonia.had she not resigned her posts,she would have been stripped of her posts by the president or the govt.but the govt. is always leniant on her that allowed this bitch to quit the posts herself and shamelessly address media people about her resignation.i imagine all her fervent supporters who protested before her residence against her quitting from the MP and NAC president posts.this is why india is not improving.india has never had a black period in her history.but the same history will be rewritten that the tenure of congress leaderhsip is the black period in indian history.

I never get impressed by all her actions and i can easily understand her motives behind them.its very clear that congress is a famliy party and it always benefits nehru and his family.still people vote for it.the thought of sonia leading the puppet govt really sucks.above all,its very irritating to hear "vazhuka thala" karunanidhi and "saakadayil vizhundha panni" ramadoss praising sonia for her actions.Sonia has now resigned from her MP posts and NAC president posts which will agitate her followers for the benefit of none.then she says she is not interested in power.following this she says she'll contest from rae bareilly again.and the shameless people will again vote for her and make her an MP proving they are all larger than stupids.now what can u call sonia for the above?

Listenening to this bitch's election campaign forDMK shoots up my pressure.she campaigned telling people to vote for DMK to live in a modest society lead by honests people.who is talking of honesty and modesty?she herself is one %$@%%#@%& supporting some @*%$#*#.atleast now people have to wake up and realise the truth and make sure not to allow our india to be ruled by people with no morals like sonia and her family.this is the same case with dravidians down the south.

Happy news for Bloggers

This one is gonna be a happy news for bloggers.two days back in The Hindu paper,there was a debate on the topic "Blog:is a boon or a bane?".believe me,i saw all the replies supporting us bloggers and blogging.those replied have said its one's way of expressing ideas. many agreed its our freedom of expression,some said blogs can be a knowledge gaining area,u speak ur mind,etc..sounds great right.we can talk anything in blogs,post anything in blog(except obscenity).but if we talk the samething in public,people oppose it and build a controversy.can't understand them.these type of ppl must respect other's freedom of expression though they may not agree with their views.

Does the effectiveness of control measures depend on the influenza pandemic profile?

Although strategies to contain influenza pandemics are well studied, the characterization and the implications of different geographical and temporal diffusion patterns of the pandemic have been given less attention.

METHODOLOGY/MAIN FINDINGS: Using a well-documented metapopulation model incorporating air travel between 52 major world cities, we identified potential influenza pandemic diffusion profiles and examined how the impact of interventions might be affected by this heterogeneity. Clustering methods applied to a set of pandemic simulations, characterized by seven parameters related to the conditions of emergence that were varied following Latin hypercube sampling, were used to identify six pandemic profiles exhibiting different characteristics notably in terms of global burden (from 415 to >160 million of cases) and duration (from 26 to 360 days). A multivariate sensitivity analysis showed that the transmission rate and proportion of susceptibles have a strong impact on the pandemic diffusion. The correlation between interventions and pandemic outcomes were analyzed for two specific profiles: a fast, massive pandemic and a slow building, long-lasting one. In both cases, the date of introduction for five control measures (masks, isolation, prophylactic or therapeutic use of antivirals, vaccination) correlated strongly with pandemic outcomes. Conversely, the coverage and efficacy of these interventions only moderately correlated with pandemic outcomes in the case of a massive pandemic. Pre-pandemic vaccination influenced pandemic outcomes in both profiles, while travel restriction was the only measure without any measurable effect in either.

CONCLUSIONS: OUR STUDY HIGHLIGHTS: (i) the great heterogeneity in possible profiles of a future influenza pandemic; (ii) the value of being well prepared in every country since a pandemic may have heavy consequences wherever and whenever it starts; (iii) the need to quickly implement control measures and even to anticipate pandemic emergence through pre-pandemic vaccination; and (iv) the value of combining all available control measures except perhaps travel restrictions.

Really Surprising

The following facts and events which happened and are happening in india is really a surprise and a wonder to many.i am happy about the good things that are about to happen in various fields.

1)Lok Paritrana

This is the new political party founded by 3 passed out students from india.The party president is an ex-IITian.they have registered their party with EC this feb 24 and are now ready to contest in the 2006 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu,Pondy and Kerala.many people like us have registered to join the party as members.this is going to be a new beginning for indian politics.finally youths have stepped into politics especially at the right time.so we must all stand by them and give them chance and hope.

2)Alliance in TNMDMK has joined AIADMK following DPI's unite.

This is a serious blow to DMK .previously i used to wonder how could vaiko stay with the DMK led alliance,him being a man of principles(thats wat my dad says and i feel it too).but atleast now he has relinquished the DMK alliance.but this doesnt mean i am supporting AIADMK.

3)Surrogate mothers

Anand in gujarat(the place famous for AMUL industries) saw around 20 women becoming surrogate mothers.Surrogacy is a state where a woman carries a baby in her womb for another woman who is not capable of conceiving.me and my friends are really taken back by this and felt good things like these do happen here.these women, their husbands and their family really deserve accolades as they allow such events.though they make money out of surrogacy is secondary,lending their womb for the childless people is the primary concept.feels really good.this is one good progress among women.

4)Rained In Chennai

This week chennai faced little showers during the start of summer.few say climactic changes because of global warming is the cause behind.moreover we'll be experiencing extreme climate changes in the near future.its hard to believe

Justice atlast

Ooooooooofff!Justice received atlast which i was expecting .verdict regarding Common Entrance Test was delivered by madras high court saying CET for prof. courses (B.E/B.Tech,Medicine)must be conducted as normal as before and the state govt. has no power to intervene with it.this is a slap on the govt's face.without CET,these courses will never be professional.taking stupid decisions in education is always a piece of cake for all our govts.i was very worried abt the previous decision made by governor who insisted in scraping of cet.but once for all,an ultimate decision has come form the court proving few good minds occupying few good posts still lives in this contry.(i meant the judges).

Stupid rules

My college has gone crazy, i mean the principal has proved he's one big dumb fellow after passing out some really stupid "onnuthukkum udhavaadha" (i.e useless)rules.Implication:
One thing has led to another is really an apt saying for my college princi.the ugly rules brought by Anna univ. VC vishwanathan ,a real stupid occupying such a stature had some implications on my coll. princi.for those who dont know the rules,here they are:VC has banned the use of cell phones on campuses,no cine songs for college culturals and now no formation of student unions.
With these many more rules are now enforced in my college campus.they are:


1.we must compulsarily wear id cards.a great rule to identify students as if my college is a hot spot and as if many people and personalities everyday throng my college for getting a glimpse of the edifice,an awe inspiring structure and the surrounding garden( and cattle fields too).

2.girls are not allowed to come with free hair or not even a clip.it is we girls who are really concerned about our hair as we take a muddy route to enter the college campus.i want to know how this is going to bring a change.

3.canteen are locked during class hours and are open only during break and after 3.30pm.but only if we are hungry we take food.this is against basic human need.so many people end up starving for sometime.

4.compulsary working saturdays for all years this sem.just for 2 papers i am going to sweat out attending 6 days of colleges in a week amidst of all waste assignments.
the management thinks these are some disciplinary actions but its an utter blunder.so far there is no harm to the discipline in our college and there wont be any.rules are meant to reflect ones mind.thus you can all know abt my college with these rules.i feel pity for my juniors and
to-be juniors who still have many years to complete their courses.i dont know where this is going to end.stupid people and their damn-sure-waste so called rules.

No matter if u r Black or White

"Are u black or white?if u r black what r u waiting for?rush to shop and buy our fair & lovely,fairever,etc... and become fair and beautiful.now we have fairness creams and potions for men.so all u guys out there try fair & handsome and look beautiful".This is what all cosmetic companies in and around india is projecting.this is a very inhuman act that the cosmetic giants indulge in to raise their profits.their crores of turnover mainly depends upon all fairness items.i neednt say that the 200 yrs of british rule in india led to fascination of their white complexion for many indians and this was particularly seen among many women.this thus served as a source of income and now crores of profits to the cosmetic companies. initially their targets were women alone of any age.this even went to the extent of many 5 or 7 yr old girls using them.this is really astounding.many fairness cream ads portray a normal woman as useless and once they become fair they can attain success,stardom,money,fame,etc.inspite of protests from women's group,these kind of ads survive.neednt say that nowadays mostly actresses were brought in for these ads to influence their crazy fans.they have made this a mantra kind of stuff.now the focus has slightly deviated towards their new targets i.e. men and some newspaper suggests that more men go for whitening treatments at parlour.

where will all these going to end?complexion is decided by nature and not by the creator too.why should we change a natural quality within or outside us?it is this kind of stinging attitude people must change.theres no point in boasting of innovative technologies if people are still barbaric in their attitudes and thoughts.this complexion oriented stuff has influenced many minds.this hurts women especially and more during their marriage time.nowadays people prefer the bride or the bridegroom to be fair or white because their son or daughter is white.people even expect to be born babies to be fair complexioned.this complexion matter has now become a complex in people's minds.moreover there's a misconception with people that whites are good looking ones.was this a result of any Ph.D or research done by these idiots to draw a conclusion?

all are beautiful in their own ways and looks and when they remain in their natural complexion they will be beautiful throughout.more than this they would not lose their individuality.i have many people around me for whom still complexion matters.this thought is instilled into many minds nowadays.this is an issue and will not see any end.we must be heading towards a fairer and better india and world but need not with fair coloured people.why should people lose themselves to such petty matters?but this is no more a petty matter because of growing misleading thoughts among the minds.this complexion stuff is of no importance or value to me and many people like me.no matter if you are black or white i accept people.if u want to change something in u then change ur attitude if it stings or is bad.dont go behind such thoughts as this will lead us to real hell.change ur mind and make world a better place to live.this is for all people in this world.i request u people to never encourage such acts.just be yourself and dont underestimate yourself or others by looks.

U.S for nuclear deal with India

US president bush is abt to visit india next month to discuss on nuclear energy issues.the discussion is on a proposal by india on the separation of our civilian and military nuclear facilities.why the hell shud we reveal our strength to rivals like US?do u think we can watch their nuclear activities or learn abt it?definitely not.it is said that US is so happy abt our energy security.y then US is not happy abt the energy concerns of iran?if we or iran is to run out of energy, then will US supply us or iran with energy?its clear that US is playing double game for their benefits.


from india bush will visit pakistan and learn their nuclear secrets and few months later he might try to impose sanctions on indian nuclear strengths saying we r in possession of excess power.this will happen to every nation in the world as US holds the key to UN.bcos of pressure from US govt.,the stupid indian govt voted against iran .in the future i think we'll have to act accordingly to US for any baseless issues.i feel congress is running a puppet govt.
when Abraham Lincoln was serving as a lawyer,he set free a pig trapped in a fence.when asked y he did so,he said he could not see anything that is not free.thats y he chose to be lawyer,to free good people from trouble.but see whats happening in US.any president of US wud like to capture other nations and their wealth.

The Other SEX

i really love to write on certain issues that other might feel controversial or would not touch to write.but if i feel sth is right ill certainly fight for it.
today the topic is abt the transgendered or commonly called as 'eunuchs'.these are few people fighting for a new gender or a third gender after they were not allowed to be mentioned like other two sexes.but still they were not approved to be called a third gender.the fact is that they were not born as a third gender,but bcos of some hormonal changes their entire physique changes and they become one.some ppl adopt for a surgery bcos of hormonal effects to look like a woman as they dont want to look disfigured.as everyone gives importance to their appearance,these ppl also have the right to look their own way. they fought to be called as male or female.it was denied.now they want to be called as a third gender.

but noone looks upon them or considers them.what wud happen to the govt. if they declare them as a new gender?this is one of many serious issues everywhere.now they r denied moral or human rights.they cannot opt for education.they cant go for jobs as there is no quota for them,no job structure for them.they r given contemptuous treatment everywhere.many ppl consider it a shame to consider them of their sex.be it men or women,their ultimate reaction would be to laugh and tease wen they look at the transgendered.my view is that approve them as the third gender when not willing to give them equal status.this might not make a big difference to us but atleast to them.they are also humans,they too have their lives to be taken care of.stop giving them brand names like 'nine' or anything else.i am not asking for any reservation for them ,but just an approval for them.we dont have any reservations on sex.so this gender approval will not cause any chaos or unrest.do u agree with me?give ur views.

Pathetic situation

Most ppl in chennai know abt bus services and that too especially to Nanganallur. its not easy to get out of nanganallur via bus and moreover coming back to nanganallur via bus from ohter parts of the city is unimaginable.its bcos of improper bus service which persists for more than 3 decades and no complete improvisation is made about the bus services.

but it so happened to me that yesterday and today the moment i reached the bus stop,i got a bus to my destination.today evening while coming back home,i got a bus within 15mts of my wait.it really seems a miracle to me.but this is not the same always and not going to be the same for us neglected people.as time passes by,govt. comes and govt. goes without a change in our lives.still the foll. conditions prevails:the roads we have are the worst,if rated;improper bus services;drinking water supply is irregular;what more we ask for other than these basic facilities?what do the govt. expect?does it expect us to beg,cry,die?

the above conditions are common in most parts of india.despite, we vote but we get neglected.then why the hell democracy is defined as "for the people,by the people,of the people"?if not for us ppl,then whom do the govts. work for?whom are they trying to bring up?i want answers to these.nevertheless,i'll vote.then only i can question the govt.

This week in news

lets see wat happened this week world over :
dissolution of karnataka govt. after a section of JD(S) headed by krishnaswamy against the JD(S)-Congress coalition ....trouble no.1 from congress.
now JD(S) joins with BJP to form the new govt in k'taka.Yippee,i am happy to hear this and will watch this happening.
we had a peaceful Republic Day celebration all over India and sounds good.
bihar governor buta singh resigned amidst speculations and force from the central govt.,but only after him hoisting national flag...trouble no.2 from congress.
Aus. open which begins the grand slam year for tennis ends with mouresmo(women's) and federrer(men's) clinching the titles.federrer rocks again.yeah.
Conclusion:Congress is the no.1 trouble for india and indians.please vote against congress.i am dead against congress.

Kanda Naal Mudhal

Hey!finally i saw the movie "Kanda Naal Mudhal" which is a must see movie for all.its a lovely movie to watch and enjoy.Prasanna and Laila again proved their talent in this movie.Being a debutant,director Priya has done a praise-worthy job.this is the second movie next to "Ullam Ketkume" which has a neat story.i am really satisified after i spent time watching this movie.so watch the movie and have majaa!

Black

"Black" is the movie i really wanted to see and finally i watched it few days back.if there is a movie that one should not miss,then it is this Black.the movie was based on a real life incident of a specially-abled woman ,which has been successfully portrayed on the screen by rani mukerjee and the role of her mentor by amitabh bachchan is splendid.hats off to sanjay leela bhansali who has made a stunning job by giving life to the movie.rani has even done a good work in Paheli.i watched this movie alone and i was completely moved away.this movie will surely take ur heart away,so do watch it.bye bye.

Indians : What do we lack?

Attitude. It is pure and simple. We lack a winning attitude towards life. We want to be rich and call ourselves a developed nation, but we do not want to work hard for it! If tomorrow, say a $ 100 billion is poured into our system, will the standard of living increase in India?


I would rather say a skeptical no. I think, definitely there is a quality of living, which comes with increased infrastructure, better communication, faster cars and wider roads etc. Sure, these can be bought by money. And with the economy growing at 8%, I am sure the day is not far off, when we would have world-class facilities even in smaller towns. And then there is a quality of living which comes with having better citizens, who knows the value of being a law abiding citizen fulfilling his duties towards the society and the state, who appreciates his fellow citizens being a good Samaritan and encourages everyone else around to do their duty.


Now, that is what is lacking in our country. We Indians neither understand the value of being a good citizen nor appreciate or encourage fellow citizens trying to be law abiding and duty bound. I am not saying that we are criminals killing and looting around. But surely we lack the ethics that must be the building block of any developed society. Want to get a job done? Blame the red tape, pay the bribe and move on. Got late for office? No problem. Run over the traffic light. Of course, when most of us running over the traffic lights, there is a 50% chance that the cop wont stop you this time.


There is a shortcut for everything in India. As long as we do not have a majority of us who respects and abides by the rule of law in their day to day life, no amount of FIIs, sensex boom or 8% GDP growth will be able to improve the quality of living in India. And we have a million audience for our drama, who couldnt care less. They would say, " Sab Chalta Hai!" and continue to sip their tea.


This "chalta hai" attitude (couldnt care less) is destroying the very fabric of our development. This is the same attitude that is making people turn a blind eye towards all the evils and corruption that has permeated through the Indian society. Its not the wealth neither the lack of oil resources nor the years under colonial rule that is plaguing India, but it is this couldnt care less attitude among us.

In a democracy, bad governance and corruption is the price we pay for this attitude. And the worst part is, Indians become one of the most sincere and law abiding citizens when we leave our shores.

When are we going to learn to become law abiding and good citizens? And what can YOU do about it? May be start for office a little early, huh? May be.

Lord of the rings

Hey last year probably during october i watched the Lord of the rings sequel which is really amazing.so if u people get a chance to see it,watch it but it takes very long time to complete watching the trilogy.its like an epic story ,so u better watch it.

Reservation in private sector jobs

hey people i read an article in rediff that says indian govt. is trying to bring reservation for backward castes in private sector just because they want those people to improve.so the govt plans a major law change which will result in controversy.as we all know politicians are devoid of brain,they most of the times engage in stupid activities like these in the name of social reforms.and there will be usual stupid fan following for such devilish acts from all over india.private sec. so far remained untouched by govt.but this is really imoral and unethical.i think india is the only democracy in the world where the constitution says all are equal before the eyes of the law ,but it privileges only few people.this is a bloody policy.i strongly condemn this act and the to-be new rule.so i want all your support by commenting on this article in my blog.

Pongalo Pongal

Finally the Tamil calendar season has begun marked by the Thai Pongal festival.i wish everyone a happy pongal.have all varieties of pongal,eat sugarcane,go places,sleep well and have fun.

Swami Vivekananda

When i looked into my calendar,i found today i.e. jan 12th as Swami Vivekananda's birthday.Swami Vivekanada is one of the great inspiring personalities like Gandhiji,Bose,Shastri,etc. he was a charismatic and a simpe leader but had only few followers.this may be because our people lacked brains to be influenced by him,inspired by him.he offered his hands to our people to follow him but its awful that noone lent him.had they offered then India would have reached greater heights in social change.blame it on the people that we missed him.he had the power to ignite people's minds.but look at the present world.where the people go?whom they follow? what they do?whom they praise?it is that they go behind some Swami Bloody Shit or behind some rugged and screwed up politicians.its high time that our politicians should clean up their minds by following personalities like the above mentioned.hey all u politicians out there ,atleast by now stop showing off ur foolishness and as a respect to our country start following the words of present day visionaries like Narayanamurthy of Infosys,President Kalam though we lost the prophet Swami Vivekananda.i can write much more on him,but later.this is my token of love to him.

Clemenceau

I was really worried abt the arrival of the french ship called Clemenceau loaded with 500 tonnes of asbestos which is higly toxic at the gujarat port.this incident drew a wide protest in france from the Greenpeace activists and even in India by the same group.atleast now the govt acted with environmental concern.yesterday Supreme court has ordered that the ship must not enter India.Thank god, it is good to hear SC's order.if the ship will not enter indian waters,then where in the world will it dock to pollute?

Moya beaten!

Something in my heart said Moya will lose the finals this time and it so happened as Croat Ivan Ljubicic won the ATP Open mens final title at chennai.had moya won it,he would have made a hatrick of this atp title.ivan won the match 7-6,6-2 and this match really must have been a feast for the packed stadium.i am little disappointed as our boys Rohan and Prakash lost the doubles title on sunday,but they have made it really big this time.my wishes to all the players.Sania effect:One thing i was surprised and shocked to see was the stadium was housefull on both saturday(semi-finals) and sunday(finals)matches mainly due to advance booking and this has never happened before for this atp event.i was thinking of the reason and i suspect Sania Mirza to be solely responsible for this to happen.this is bcos, with her popularity tennis has become a super sport in India and i am really happy about this.my wishes to her too.

FAQ's on Bird Flu in BBC

A virulent strain of bird flu has been discovered in three mute swans found dead at a bird sanctuary in Dorset.
The virus can cause illness and death in humans, but the chances of being infected are extremely low.
Most of the people who have developed symptoms are poultry workers, mainly in south-east Asia, who have come into intimate contact with infected birds.

What is bird flu?

Like humans and other species, birds are susceptible to flu.
There are many types of bird, or avian, flu.
The most contagious strains, which are usually fatal in birds, are H5 and H7.
There are nine different types of H5. The nine all take different forms - some are highly pathogenic, while some are pretty harmless.

The type currently causing concern is the "highly pathogenic" Asian strain of the H5N1 virus.
Scientists have discovered four different subtypes of H5N1, and there could well be more. However, all are deadly to birds, and can cause disease - and death - in humans.
However, it is important to stress that H5N1 is overwhelmingly a disease that affects birds - and not humans.

It is true that humans have been infected, but almost all have been poultry workers who have come into intimate contact with birds. H5N1 cannot pass easily from human to human.
Migratory wildfowl, notably wild ducks, are natural carriers of the viruses, but are unlikely to actually develop an infection.
The risk is that they pass it on to domestic birds, who are much more susceptible to the virus.

How do humans catch bird flu?

Bird flu was thought only to infect birds until the first human cases were seen in Hong Kong in 1997.

Humans catch the disease through close contact with live infected birds.
Birds excrete the virus in their faeces, which dry and become pulverised, and are then inhaled.
Symptoms are similar to other types of flu - fever, malaise, sore throats and coughs. People can also develop conjunctivitis.
Researchers are now concerned because scientists studying a case in Vietnam found the virus can affect all parts of the body, not just the lungs.
This could mean that many illnesses, and even deaths, thought to have been caused by something else, may have been due to the bird flu virus.

Is it possible to stop bird flu coming into a country?

There is no failsafe way of preventing its spread.
Experts say proper poultry controls - such as preventing wild birds getting in to poultry houses - are vital.
In addition, they say monitoring of the migratory patterns of wild birds should provide early alerts of the arrival of infected flocks - meaning they could be targeted on arrival.

NOBODY'S PARADISE

What is life, but what began
In fruits of sin of tempted man,
If when he comes he starts to cry,
Why is he sad to say goodbye?

If due to sin, was Eden lost,
As life on earth, man pays the cost,
Why did just good survive by ark?
What's this between the light and dark?

With all man has on earth today,
Is a paradise garden of clay?
True rise began after man's fall,
What’s life in heaven with nothing at all?

Who should be thanked for earth? Do tell!!
The snake, which tempted, the king of hell
Lord the God is great, all right,But without darkness, what's a light?