I hope many of us are seeing /hearing many things in internet about this Dec 21st ,2012 doomsday i.e some unknown planet X or Nibiru going to hit earth or come near ,pole shift going to happen and there is going to be more life loss due to rapid climate change .Adding fuel to the fire there was a movie also about this 2012 with superb special effects but according to NASA scientist Mr David Morrison nothing to happen .
Watch his video.Enjoy cracking jokes and keep laughing.
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Thanks a tonne in sharing this ,last time Pattie was talking about this Genius but this time Genius Pranav himself explained his clear thought process and how he wants to bring it to the common people.
Please find attached this genius CV
Sampath
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The Essence Of Destiny Watch your thoughts, for they become words Choose your words, for they become actions Understand your actions, for they become habits Study your habits, for they will become your character
Develop your character, for it becomes your destiny
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Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away
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There was this General-in-training, and his superiors were asking him questions
"What happened on June 6, 1944?"
"We stormed the beach at Normandy, which later became known as D-Day, sir!"
"What was the turning point of world war 2?"
"Battle of the bulge, sir!"
"What's is the importance of May 12" The Man thought and thought
"I don't know, sir!"
The superior then said "Well, I'll tell your wife that you forgot her birthday"
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Having just moved into his new office, a pompous, new colonel was sitting at his desk when an airman knocked on the door.
Conscious of his new position, the colonel quickly picked up the phone, told the airman to enter, then said into the phone,
"Yes, General, I'll be seeing him this afternoon and I'll pass along your message.
In the meantime, thank you for your good wishes, sir."
Feeling as though he had sufficiently impressed the young enlisted man, he asked, "What do you want?"
"Nothing important, sir," the airman replied, "I'm just here to hook up your telephone."
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Time
On some air bases the Air Force is on one side of the field and civilian aircraft use the other side of the field, with the
control tower in the middle.
One day the tower received a call from an aircraft asking, "What time is it?"
The tower responded, "Who is calling?"
The aircraft replied, "What difference does it make?"
The tower replied "It makes a lot of difference.
If it is an American Airlines flight, it is 3 o'clock.
If it is an Air Force plane, it is 1500 hours.
If it is a Navy aircraft, it is 6 bells.
If it is an Army aircraft, the big hand is on the 12 and the little hand is on the 3.
If it is a Marine Corps aircraft, it's Thursday afternoon and
120 minutes to "Happy Hour."
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கணப்பொழுது கூட கவனம் சிதறாமல் கருமமே கண்ணாய், கண்ணிமைக்காமல், கணினியையே கண்டு கொண்டிருக்கும் காதலிக்கு,
காதல் என்றால் கிலோபயிட் என்ன விலை? என்று தான் நானுமிருந்தேன்,உன்னை பார்க்கும்வரை. என்று உன்னைக் கண்டேனோ அன்று தொலைந்து போன என் மனதை கூகில் செர்ச்சில் தேடியும் கிடைக்கவில்லை. எப்போதும் மானிட்டரையே பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருப்பவளே,என்னை போன்ற மானிடர்களைப் பார்க்க மாட்டாயா?
உன் நுனிவிரல் நடனமாடும் கீ-போர்டில் ஒரு கீயாக நான் மாறக்கூடாதா? உன் உள்ளங்கை தொட்டதால் மவுசுக்கு மவுசு ஏறிப்போனதடி.
உன் கணினியில் தோன்ற்ம் மவுஸ் பாய்ண்டர், என் நெஞ்சில் ஈட்டியாக பாய்கிறது. மைக்ரோசாப்ட் விண்டோ சைப் பார்பதை விட்டு என் மனமெனும் விண்டோ வுக்குள் உன் முகம் தெரிவதை எட்டிப் பார்.
பிரிண்டர் ரிப்பனைப் பார்க்கும் போதெல்லாம் ரிப்பன் வைத்தௌன் கூந்தல் ஞாபகம். அவர் கிளாஸ் காணும் போது உன் உடல்வாகு ஞாபகம். எத்தனை முறை ரீசடார்ட் செய்தாலும் ஹாங் ஆகிப் போகிறது மனது.
இண்டலிஜென்ட் என்று பெயரெடுத்த நான், இப்போது உன்னால் ஆர்டிபிஸியல் இண்டலிஜென்ஸ் கூட இல்லாத ஜடமாகி போனேனடி. உன் கணினியில் உள்ள வைரசை ஆண்டிவைரஸ் கொண்டு கீளீன் செய்கிராயே, என் மனதை பாதித்த காதல் வைரசுக்கு உன் மனமென்னும் ஆண்டிவைரஸ் தருவயா?
உன் கணினிக்கு மின்தடை பாதிக்கா வண்ணம் யு.பி.எஸ். பேக்அப் வைத்திருக்கிறாய். நீ இல்லையென்றால் எனக்கு பேக்அப் என்று யாரும் இல்லையடி. உன்னை அழைத்துக் கொண்டு எங்கு வேண்டுமானாலும் டிரைவ் பண்ண நான் காத்திருக்க, எப்பொதும் சீடி டிரைவ், ப்ளாப்பி டிரைவ் என வாழ்வது சரியா?
ஜேபேக் பார்மட்டில் உன் படங்கள், எம்பேக் பார்மட்டில் உன் அசைவுகள், எம்பி3யில் உன் குரல் என சேமித்து என் மன ஹார்ட்டிஸ்கை நிரப்பிவிட்டேன்.
(பி.கு.) உன் பதில் காதல் ஈ-மெயிலை பழக்கதோஷத்தில் சிசி போட்டு அனுப்பிவிடாதே.
During Obama's visit to China earlier this week, one of the media member accompanying him asked one of the Chinese official the following question.
Do you have any advise to Mr.Obama on how to improve the future of his country. The official replied, "he should make his 2 children learn Mandarin".
A few years back the Chinese premier commented to an European journalist the following about the where China is heading"
Once we used to be afraid of the wolf
Then we danced with the wolf
Now we want to be the wolf.
China wants to take the spot as the world leader from the US in the next 10 years.
Guru
-----Original Message----- From: NJTamilHumorClub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NJTamilHumorClub@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kavitha... Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:11 AM To: njtamil humour Subject: [NJTamilHumorClub] TANJOOBERRYMUTTS...
This may have come before... but it's funny and laughable!
Kavitha...
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By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND "TANJOOBERRYMUTTS" ...and be ready for China .
In order to continue getting-by in China , we need to learn English the way it is spoken...... ......... ........
Practice by reading the following conversation until you are able to understand the term "TANJOOBERRYMUTTS" .
With a little patience, you'll be able to fit right in.
Now, here goes...
The following is a telephonic exchange between maybe you as a hotel guest and room-service today......
Room Service : "Morrin. Roon sirbees."
Guest : "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service. "
Guest: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry.. Scrambled, please."
Room Service: "Ow ulai dee bayken ? Creepse?"
Guest: "Crisp will be fine."
Room Service: "Hokay. An sahn toes?"
Guest: "What?"
Room Service: "An toes. ulai sahn toes?"
Guest: "I.... Don't think so.."
RoomService: "No? Udo wan sahn toes???"
Guest: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'udo wan sahn toes' means."
RoomService: "Toes! Toes!...Why Uoo don wan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we botter?"
Guest: "Oh, English muffin! !! I've got it! You were saying 'toast'... Fine...Yes, an English muffin will be fine."
RoomService: "We botter?"
Guest: "No, just put the botter on the side."
RoomService: "Wad?!?"
Guest: "I mean butter... Just put the butter on the side."
RoomService: "Copy?"
Guest: "Excuse me?"
RoomService: "Copy...tea. . meel?"
Guest: "Yes. Coffee, please... And that's everything."
RoomService: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, creepse bayken , Anglish moppin, we botter on sigh and copy ... Rye ??"
Guest: "Whatever you say."
RoomService: "Tanjooberrymutts. "
Guest: "You're welcome"
Remember I said "By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND 'TANJOOBERRYMUTTS' ......and you do, don't you! :-) :-)
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Guest: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry.. Scrambled, please."
Room Service: "Ow ulai dee bayken ? Creepse?"
Guest: "Crisp will be fine."
Room Service: "Hokay. An sahn toes?"
Guest: "What?"
Room Service: "An toes. ulai sahn toes?"
Guest: "I.... Don't think so.."
RoomService: "No? Udo wan sahn toes???"
Guest: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'udo wan sahn toes' means."
RoomService: "Toes! Toes!...Why Uoo don wan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we botter?"
Guest: "Oh, English muffin! !! I've got it! You were saying 'toast'... Fine...Yes, an English muffin will be fine."
RoomService: "We botter?"
Guest: "No, just put the botter on the side."
RoomService: "Wad?!?"
Guest: "I mean butter... Just put the butter on the side."
RoomService: "Copy?"
Guest: "Excuse me?"
RoomService: "Copy...tea. . meel?"
Guest: "Yes. Coffee, please... And that's everything."
RoomService: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, creepse bayken , Anglish moppin, we botter on sigh and copy ... Rye ??"
Guest: "Whatever you say."
RoomService: "Tanjooberrymutts. "
Guest: "You're welcome"
Remember I said "By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND 'TANJOOBERRYMUTTS' ......and you do, don't you! :-) :-)
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On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Mohan <mohan_63@...> wrote:
A man and his wife were seeking a divorce at a local court. But the custody of their child posed a problem.
The man also wanted custody of his child. The judge asked for his side of the story too
After a long moment of silence, the man rose from his chair and argued,Your Honour, when I put a dollar in a vending machine and a Pepsi comes out, does the Pepsi belong to me or to the machine?
Mohan
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John was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn't find
a parking place. Looking up toward heaven, he said "Lord, take pity on me. If you find me a parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of my life and give up tequila."
A man and his wife were seeking a divorce at a local court. But the custody of their child posed a
problem.
The man also wanted custody of his child. The judge asked for his side of the story too
After a long moment of silence, the man rose from his chair and argued,˜Your Honour, when I put a dollar in a vending machine and a Pepsi comes out, does the Pepsi belong to me or to the machine?
The Essence Of Destiny Watch your thoughts, for they become words Choose your words, for they become actions Understand your actions, for they become habits Study your habits, for they will become your character Develop your character, for it becomes your destiny
ஜீனியஸ் கோயிந்து: பச்சை கலர் மாத்திரை ஒரே கசப்பு. சிவப்பு கலர் டியூப் மாத்திரை சப்புனு இருக்கு. டானிக் நல்லா இனிக்குது.
டாக்டர்: இதை ஏங்க என்கிட்ட வந்து சொல்றீங்க?
ஜீனியஸ்: நீங்க தானே மருந்து சாப்பிட்டு எப்படி இருக்குன்னு வந்து சொல்ல சொன்னீங்க...அதான்! --------------------------------------------------------------------
வீட்டு ஓனர் : காலிங்பெல் ரிப்பேர் பார்க்க பலமுறை சொல்லியும் ஏன் வரல?
ஜீனியஸ் கோயிந்து : நான் பலமுறை வந்து காலிங்பெல் அடிச்சும் நீங்க கதவு திறக்கலயே சார்!!
To all of you approaching 50 or have REACHED 50 and past, this email is especially for you......... ....
SENIOR CITIZENS ARE THE NATION'S LEADING CARRIERS OF AIDS!
HEARING AIDS
BAND AIDS
ROLL AIDS
WALKING AIDS
MEDICAL AIDS
GOVERNMENT AIDS
MOST OF ALL,
MONETARY AID TO THEIR KIDS! Not forgetting HIV (Hair is Vanishing)
I'm only sending this to my "over 50" friends. I love to see you smile. Give me the grace to see a joke, To get some humor out of life, And pass it on to other
folk.
Quite a jolt .. and another reminder on the importance of adequate sleep.
What killed Ranjan Das and Lessons for Corporate India
A month ago, many of us heard about the sad demise of Ranjan Das from Bandra, Mumbai. Ranjan, just 42 years of age, was the CEO of SAP-Indian Subcontinent, the youngest CEO of an MNC in India. He was very active in sports, was a fitness freak and a marathon runner. It was common to see him run on Bandra's Carter Road. Just after Diwali, on 21st Oct, he returned home from his gym after a workout, collapsed with a massive heart attack and died. He is survived by his wife and two very young kids.
It was certainly a wake-up call for corporate India. However, it was even more disastrous for runners amongst us. Since Ranjan was anavid marathoner(in Feb 09, he ran Chennai Marathon at the same time some of us were running Pondicherry Marathon 180 km away), the question came as to why an exceptionally active, athletic person succumb to heart attack at 42 years of age.
Was it the stress?
A couple of you called me asking about the reasons. While Ranjan had mentioned that he faced a lot of stress, that is a common element in most of our lives. We used to think that by being fit, one can conquer the bad effects of stress. So I doubted if the cause was stress.
The Real Reason
However, everyone missed out a small line in the reports that Ranjan used to make do with 4-5 hours of sleep. This is an earlier interview of Ranjan on NDTV in the program 'Boss' Day Out':
Here he himself admits that he would love to get more sleep (and that he was not proud of his ability to manage without sleep, contrary to what others extolled).
The Evidence
Last week, I was working with a well-known cardiologist on the subject of ‘Heart Disease caused by Lack of Sleep’. While I cannot share the video nor the slides because of confidentiality reasons, I have distilled the key points below in the hope it will save some of our lives.
Some Excerpts:
·Short sleep duration (<5 or 5-6 hours) increased risk for high BP by 350% to 500%compared to those who slept longer than 6 hours per night. Paper published in 2009.
As you know, high BP kills.
·Young people (25-49 years of age) aretwice as likely to get high BPif they sleep less. Paper published in 2006.
·Individuals who sleptless than 5 hours a night had a 3-fold increased risk of heart attacks. Paper published in 1999.
·Complete and partial lack of sleep increased the blood concentrations ofHigh sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-cRP),the strongest predictor of heart attacks.Even after getting adequate sleep later, the levels stayed high!!
·Justone night of sleep lossincreases very toxic substances in body such as Interleukin- 6 (IL-6), Tumour Necrosis Factor-Alpha (TNF-alpha) and C-reactive protein (cRP). They increase risks of many medical conditions, includingcancer, arthritisandheart disease. Paper published in 2004.
·Sleeping for<=5 hours per night leads to 39% increasein heart disease. Sleeping for<=6 hours per night leads to 18% increasein heart disease. Paper published in 2006.
Ideal Sleep
For lack of space, I cannot explain here the ideal sleep architecture. But in brief, sleep is composed of two stages: REM (Rapid Eye Movement) and non-REM. The former helps inmental consolidationwhile the latter helps inphysical repair and rebuilding. During the night, you alternate between REM and non-REM stages 4-5 times.
The earlier part of sleep is mostly non-REM. During that period, your pituitary gland releases growth hormones that repair your body. The latter part of sleep is more and more REM type.
For you to be mentally alert during the day, the latter part of sleep is more important. No wonder when you wake up with an alarm clockafter 5-6 hours of sleep, you are mentally irritable throughout the day (lack of REM sleep). And if you have slept forless than 5 hours, your body is in a complete physical mess (lack of non-REM sleep),you are tired throughout the day, moving like a zombie and your immunity is way down (I’ve been there, done thatL)
Finally, as long-distance runners, you need an hour of extra sleep to repair the running related damage.
If you want to know if you are gettingadequate sleep, take Epworth Sleepiness Test below.
Interpretation: Score of 0-9 is considered normal while 10 and above abnormal. Many a times, I have clocked 21 out the maximum possible 24, the only saving grace being the last situation, since I don’t like to drive (maybe, I should ask my driver to answer that lineJ)
In conclusion:
Barring stress control, Ranjan Das did everything right: eating proper food, exercising (marathoning! ), maintaining proper weight. But he missed getting proper and adequate sleep, minimum 7 hours. In my opinion, that killed him.
If you are not getting enough sleep (7 hours), you are playing with fire, even if you have low stress.
I always took pride in my ability to work 50 hours at a stretch whenever the situation warranted. But I was so spooked after seeing the scientific evidence last week that since Saturday night, I ensure I do not even set the alarm clock under 7 hours. Now, that is a nice excuse to get some more sleep.J
Unfortunately, Ranjan Das is not alone when it comes to missing sleep. Many of us are doing exactly the same, perhaps out of ignorance. Please share this to your colleagues, especially those who might be short-changing their sleep.
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Men want 3 qualities in wives: Economistin kitchen, artist in home& devilin bed.
But they get artist in kitchen, devil in home& economist in Bed.
A recent study showed that the average husband only actually speaks to hiswife about thirty-seven minutes each week. Well, yeah, I can believe that, I mean just how long does it take to say"Uh-huh" or "Yes dear" or "I'm sorry" ?
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Men want 3 qualities in wives: Economistin kitchen, artist in home& devilin bed.
But they get artist in kitchen, devil in home& economist in Bed.
Q.What is the difference between men and pigs? A.Pigs don't turn into men when they drink.
Q: What's the difference between a good lawyer and a great lawyer? A: A good lawyer knows the law. A great lawyer knows the judge.
Mother: So, you want to become my son-in-law? Boy: Not really, but I don't see any other way to marry your daughter
There is a sign in the toilet of the Sex Change Clinic. It reads "We maynever piss this way again."
Q: Why dogs don't marry? A: Because they are already leading a dog's life!
Q: What's the diff between mother & wife? A: One woman brings into the world crying & the other ensures youcontinue to do so.
Boss: I'll give you 3000 per month and in three months, I'll raise it to6000. So when would you like to start? Santa: In 3 months.
A recent study showed that the average husband only actually speaks to hiswife about thirty-seven minutes each week.
Well, yeah, I can believe that, I mean just how long does it take to say"Uh-huh" or "Yes dear" or "I'm sorry" ?
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On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Mohan <mohan_63@...> wrote:
Quite a jolt .. and another reminder on the importance of adequate sleep.
What killed Ranjan Das and Lessons for Corporate India
A month ago, many of us heard about the sad demise of Ranjan Das from Bandra, Mumbai. Ranjan, just 42 years of age, was the CEO of SAP-Indian Subcontinent, the youngest CEO of an MNC in India. He was very active in sports, was a fitness freak anda marathon runner. It was common to see him run on Bandra's Carter Road. Just after Diwali, on 21st Oct, he returned home from his gym after a workout, collapsed with a massive heart attack and died. He is survived by his wife and two very young kids.
It was certainly a wake-up call for corporate India. However, it was even more disastrous for runners amongst us. Since Ranjan was anavid marathoner(in Feb 09, he ran Chennai Marathon at the same time some of us were running Pondicherry Marathon 180 km away), the question came as to why an exceptionally active, athletic person succumb to heart attack at 42 years of age.
Was it the stress?
A couple of you called me asking about the reasons. While Ranjan had mentioned that he faced a lot of stress, that is a common element in most of our lives. We used to think that by being fit, one can conquer the bad effects of stress. So I doubted if the cause was stress.
The Real Reason
However, everyone missed out a small line in the reports that Ranjan used to make do with 4-5 hours of sleep. This is an earlier interview of Ranjan on NDTV in the program 'Boss' Day Out':
Here he himself admits that he would love to get more sleep (and that he was not proud of his ability to manage without sleep, contrary to what others extolled).
The Evidence
Last week, I was working with a well-known cardiologist on the subject of Heart Disease caused by Lack of Sleep. While I cannot share the video nor the slides because of confidentiality reasons, I have distilled the key points below in the hope it will save some of our lives.
Some Excerpts:
Short sleep duration (<5 or 5-6 hours) increased risk for high BP by 350% to 500%compared to those who slept longer than 6 hours per night. Paper published in 2009.
As you know, high BP kills.
Young people (25-49 years of age) aretwice as likely to get high BPif they sleep less. Paper published in 2006.
Individuals who sleptless than 5 hours a night had a 3-fold increased risk of heart attacks. Paper published in 1999.
Complete and partial lack of sleep increased the blood concentrations ofHigh sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-cRP),the strongest predictor of heart attacks.Even after getting adequate sleep later, the levels stayed high!!
Justone night of sleep lossincreases very toxic substances in body such as Interleukin- 6 (IL-6), Tumour Necrosis Factor-Alpha (TNF-alpha) and C-reactive protein (cRP). They increase risks of many medical conditions, includingcancer, arthritisandheart disease. Paper published in 2004.
Sleeping for<=5 hours per night leads to 39% increasein heart disease. Sleeping for<=6 hours per night leads to 18% increasein heart disease. Paper published in 2006.
Ideal Sleep
For lack of space, I cannot explain here the ideal sleep architecture. But in brief, sleep is composed of two stages: REM (Rapid Eye Movement) and non-REM. The former helps inmental consolidationwhile the latter helps inphysical repair and rebuilding. During the night, you alternate between REM and non-REM stages 4-5 times.
The earlier part of sleep is mostly non-REM. During that period, your pituitary gland releases growth hormones that repair your body. The latter part of sleep is more and more REM type.
For you to be mentally alert during the day, the latter part of sleep is more important. No wonder when you wake up with an alarm clockafter 5-6 hours of sleep, you are mentally irritable throughout the day (lack of REM sleep). And if you have slept forless than 5 hours, your body is in a complete physical mess (lack of non-REM sleep),you are tired throughout the day, moving like a zombie and your immunity is way down (Ive been there, done thatL)
Finally, as long-distance runners, you need an hour of extra sleep to repair the running related damage.
If you want to know if you are gettingadequate sleep, take Epworth Sleepiness Test below.
Interpretation: Score of 0-9 is considered normal while 10 and above abnormal. Many a times, I have clocked 21 out the maximum possible 24, the only saving grace being the last situation, since I dont like to drive (maybe, I should ask my driver to answer that lineJ)
In conclusion:
Barring stress control, Ranjan Das did everything right: eating proper food, exercising (marathoning! ), maintaining proper weight. But he missed getting proper and adequate sleep, minimum 7 hours. In my opinion, that killed him.
If you are not getting enough sleep (7 hours), you are playing with fire, even if you have low stress.
I always took pride in my ability to work 50 hours at a stretch whenever the situation warranted. But I was so spooked after seeing the scientific evidence last week that since Saturday night, I ensure I do not even set the alarm clock under 7 hours. Now, that is a nice excuse to get some more sleep.J
Unfortunately, Ranjan Das is not alone when it comes to missing sleep. Many of us are doing exactly the same, perhaps out of ignorance. Please share this to your colleagues, especially those who might be short-changing their sleep.
Warm Regards
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Besides the humor, lets take some time... i thought of sharing this for quiet sometime and Mohan's email triggered me
Please watch this documentary movie in YouTube and it takes 1.5 hrs but worth watching it .It tells how human beings has destructed the whole mother earth and how we are affecting the whole eco system just for our convenience.Human beings are there in this earth for just 10000 years ,earth formed some millions years ago and there are many species from that time but in the past 10000 years only especially in the past 100 years earth is very badly polluted and human made many species to extinction.
Its high time for us (not only this small group) but everyone of us to start think about the environment otherwise we are going to leave land like mars for our sons and grandsons.
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Mohan <mohan_63@...> wrote:
Besides the humor, lets take the time to sign this..
This is cruelty to animals, what a shame.. can you believe they all from civilized countries, "NO" they are barbarians..
Disclaimer: These pictures are graphic in nature and gory.. if you dont want to see, their is a button "DELETE" please press that.
Regards
Mohan
am sorry to mail this to all of you, but it is such a shame to see these images in a ‘civilised’ world. am not sure how this chain helps, but felt it was the least that I can do. I still cant believe that such a ritual can actually exist… - but the pictures are definitely not digitally altered….
prashanth
Denmark is a big shameThe sea is stained in red and in the mean while it’s not because of the climate effects of nature.
It's because of the cruelty that the human beings (civilised human) kill hundreds of the famous and intelligent Calderon dolphins.
This happens every year in Feroe iland in Denmark . In this slaughter the main participants are young teens. WHY? To show that they are adults and mature.... BULLLLsh
In this big celebration, nothing is missing for the fun. Everyone is participating in one way or the other, killing or looking at the cruelty “supporting like a spectator”
Is it necessary to mention that the dolphin calderon, like all the other species of dolphins, it’s near instinction and they get near men to play and interact. In a way of PURE friendship
They don’t die instantly; they are cut 1, 2 or 3 times with thick hocks. And at that time the dolphins produce a grim extremely compatible with the cry of a new born child.
But he suffers and there’s no compassion till this sweet being slowly dies in its own blood
Its enough! We will send this mail until this email arrives in any association defending the animals, we won’t only read. That would make us accomplices, viewers.
Take care of the world, it is your home!
Assine contra essa crueldade: Sign Against this cruelty:
1.- Ana kARINA Rivas (m) Mexico DF 2.- Carlos Enrique Bulle-Goyri. DF 3.- Alejandra Nabarro ( Mexico Cuernavaca ) 4.- Esteban criz mejia. Mexico DF 5.-ANDREA GONZALEZ ALVAREZ ( MEXICO )
6.-González Alvarez Victor Rodrigo 7.-Ines Garcia Perez (México) 8.-Stella Morales (México) 9.-lgarcia (México) 10.-Leticia Cuéllar (México) 11.-Salma Urbina Aguilar (Quintana Roo, México) 12.-DIANA LUCELLY POOT PUC (quintana roo, mexico )
13.-Josue Acero Gonzalez ( Quintana Roo , Mexico ) 14.-Micaela Medina ( Argentina ) 15.-sofia bidondo( Argentina ) 16.- Ma. Marta Soruco ( Argentina ) 17.- Cyntia Mariela Roitman ( Argentina ) 18.-Aldana Martínez ( Argentina )
19.- Adriana Salomon ( Argentina ) 20.-fernando valussi( argentina ) 21.-MARIANELA SANCHEZ( ARGENTINA ) 22.- Leyes Alberto Fabian ( Argentina ).- 23.- Augusto Patricio Mateos ( Argentina - Chaco ) 24.- Maria Alejandra Bury ( Argentina - Chaco )
25.- Claudio Alexis Agnesio ( Argentina - Chaco ) 26.- Cesar Abel Falcon(Argentina- Chaco) 27-MARIANA GOMEZ MARTINEZ 28-SILVIA CLAUDIA GIMENEZ 29-NELIDA BEATRIZ MARTINEZ 30-MARIA ESTHER URSU 31- NATHIA JUDKEVICH ( Argentina )
32-MARINA JUDKEVICH ( Argentina ) 33-MARIANA JUDKEVICH (Aregentina) 34- Bogado Espinoza, Lorena Abi ( Argentina ) 35- Ortiz, Natalia Muriel ( Argentina ) 36- Marcelo Rodrigues de Rezende (Sorocaba-Brasil)
37- Thais Chenchi Santana (Sorocaba-Brasil) 38- Lilian Yoshie Kato ( Sorocaba - Brasil) 39 - DIOGO CRISTO ( Sorocaba - Pindorama - Gaya ) 40 - DANILO GOMES ( Sorocaba - Cidade de Mentiras)
41- Tiago Holtz Guerreiro (Sorocaba- Brasil) 42 - Laura Nunes Garcia Vieira ( Sorocaba - Brasil) 43 - Anderson Schmitt Junkes (Jandira - Brasil) 44 - Eronides Santos Filho (Jandira - Brasil) 45 - Suzana Lopes Ribeiro ( Jandira - Brasil )
46 - Paulo Henrique Ferreira (Cotia/SP Brasil) 47 - André Luiz da Fonseca Roberto ( Carapicuiba/ Brasil ) 48 - Jean Paulo Camargo Costa (CARAPICUIBA/ BRASIL) 49 - Rodrigo de Jesus Ferreira (Jandira - Brasil) 50- Bárbara Tabain Seslija de Sá (Jandira - SP - Brasil)
51 - Ana paula Morina Ferreira (Barueri - SP - Brasil) 52-Bárbara Louise (São Paulo-SP-Brasil) 53-Diego Lima (Carapicuíba- SP-Brasil) 54 – Wanda leila de Oliveira marra ( Osasco – SP –Brasil )
55 – Joilva Duarte (Osasco-Brasil) 56 - Patricia M. Dias ( São Paulo - Brasil)
57- Eduardo M. Dias (São Paulo - Brasil) 58 – Wagner R. Franco (São Paulo – Brasil)
59- Ruth Cristina Serafim (São Paulo - Brasil) 60- Thiago Silva (São Paulo - Brasil) 61 - Cristiano S. de Moraes (Rio de Janeiro - Brasil)
62 - Kelly Lopes Dias (São Paulo - Brasil) 63 - Fábio Ferreira / São Paulo - Brasil 64- Fábio Araujo / São paulo - Brasil
65- Marcia Stevaux/ São Paulo - Brasil 66 - Débora Gisele Ferraz - Brasil 67- Andrea Alexandre de Carvalho 68 - Adilson dos Santos Pinto (Cruzeiro SP) 69 - Francisco ReZende (Lorena-SP) 70- Mislane Souza Prates( São Paulo-Brasil)
71 - Janderson Dutra (Rio de Janeiro-RJ - Brasil) 72 - CECÍLIA SANTOS (SÃO PAULO) – BRASIL 73- KÁTIA I. SANTOS ( SÃO PAULO ) - BRASIL
74- Maria L Lima - (Rolândia - Brasil) 75 – Marilise G.Z. Solle (Rolândia-Brasil) 76- Luis Fernando Silva de Almeida (Rolândia Pr- Brasil) 77- Adriana Amaral de Souza (Rolândia Pr - Brasil)
78 – Carlos Alberto Ferreira do Amaral (Rolãndia PR – Brasil) 79 - Lilian Carla de Souza Gonzalez ( Londrina - Pr. - Brasil) 80 – Ailton Valdivino da Silva - (Uberlândia – MG - Brasil)
81 - Heliza Piosiadlo(Uberlândia - MG – Brasil
82 - Patrícia Cordeiro ( Joaçaba-SC-Brasil) 83 - Danielle Argenton (Herval D' Oeste - SC - Brasil) 84 - Valdirene Soares ( Joaçaba - SC - BRASIL )
85 - Luiz Sérgio Belló - Joaçaba SC Brasil 86- Eduardo Wieser -SC- Brasil 87-Julio Pancera ( Navegantes , SC - Brasil)
88- Fredi Goede ( Pomerode , SC Brasil) 89 – Mario L.Fanton 90 - Valério Littig ( Curitiba - Brasil ) 100-cassia cavalheiro
101 - Paulo Terumitsu Ishii [ Curitiba - Paraná - Brasil] 102- Caroline Niro ( Curitiba - Paraná - Brasil 103-Alexandre Batista(Londres- Inlaterra) 104-udson bergues de almeida 105 - Inês Calazans, Alemanha
106 - Anabela Martins - Portugal 107 - Luisa Sequeira - Silves / PORTUGAL 108 - Alzira Rodrigues - Silves / Portugal 109 - Cremilde Ribeiro - A. de Pêra / Portugal 110 - Augusto Miguens - Elvas / Portugal 111 - Natália miguens - Elvas / Portugal
112 - Manuela Santos - Carcavelos / Portugal 113 - Carla Santos - Oeiras / Portugal 114 - Maria Carlos Barreto de Carvalho - Carcavelos / Portugal 115 - Eliete Mendes - Lisboa / Portugal 116 - Conceição Oliveira - Lisboa / Portugal
117 - Mariana Domingues - Portugal 118 - Joana Murtinha - Portugal 119 - Filipa Almeida - Portugal 120 - Iolanda Fontes - South Africa 121 - Kalen Viljoen - South Africa 122 – Wendy Golding – South Africa 123 – Inge Strugnell – Botswana 124 – Philippa Lee - Botswana 125 - Ilse Swart 126 - Miche de beer 127 - Celeste Smit 128 – Jeneane Fourie 129. Stefnie de Beer (SA) Human beings ? How can we call ourselves that ! 130 Corné van Staden 131 Anna-Marié van Staden 132. Sheralee Scott ( South Africa ) 133 Bev Hindmarch ( South Africa ) 134. Ian Pardy (SA) 135. Dominic Porter (SA) 136. Carl Bennett (SA) Sick Bastards!! 137 Dieter Rossler South Africa uncivilised idiots
138. Vigie Naidoo, Johannesburg South Africa (how far western man??)
139. Rodney Reddy S.A. --- lily-livered, sure they'l never dare try this with some tiger or bull sharks
140. Mira Naidoo, Johannesburg South Africa (shameful specimens called humans)
141. Rocco Steffannelli, Bari Italy (senseless killing)
142. Christian Hoffer, Mank Austria (Neanderthals! )?
143. Sarah Caine (SA)
144. Lorraine Caine (SA)
145. Elaine Caine (Sa)
146. Lorraine Isaac (SA)
147. Ronnie Isaac(SA)
148. Angelique Mason(SA)
149. Alysha Isaac (SA)
150. Mary Joe Emde (SA)
151. Nalisha Gangadien SA)
152. Charlene Gangadien (SA)
153. Cordelia Soobramoney
154. Nicholas Soobramoney
155. Gabriela Pillay
156. Sarah Pillay
157. Jaeden Chetty
158. Sam Chetty
159. Dean Prinsloo
160. Nicole Pillay
161. Janine Geldenhys
162. Noeleen Pillay
163. Vigie Naidoo, Johannesburg South Africa (Nordic barbarism!! - Climate Change?- go figure?)
164. Colette Boyd
165. Tanya Scheffel
166. Rob Armstrong
167. Megan Adriaanzen – Jhb S.A. This is the most appallingly, disgusting thing I have ever seen!!!
168. Gareth Adriaanzen
169. Aldorette Swanepoel
170. Steve Maree – Durban , South Africa
171. Karen Robjant – and they are supposed to come from a civilised country – very sick people
172- Johnny Roy, Durban , South Africa .
173 Ann Horne Flemington NJ USA
174 Desmond J Thompson S.Afrca/Ireland
175 Wendy Sharpley
176Kathryn Agnew - South Africa
177. Liesl Medeira - Kuwait
178. Elcid Mendoza – Kuwait/ Philippines
179. Norvelyn Tolentino Lico – Kuwait/ Philippines- Have Mercy please!!!!
180. Mini Jayasheelan – Kuwait/India – World is our home
181. Praveena Pratheesh - Kuwait
182.Pratheesh Kumar - Kuwait
183. Shijo Pillai – Kuwait
184. Nidheesh Nair - India.
185. Divya Haneesh – India/Kuwait
186. Anitha Santhosh - India
187. SAIJU GS - India
188. BANARJEE.RAJAN
189. Vaisakh D.S
190. Nikul. Raj - India
191. Dileep Divakaran, Kerala, India.
192.Valli Sevugan- Malaysia
193.Dr.S.Sevugan- Malaysia
194 Manjula Surya - Melbourne (Oh what a shame....mother earth needs protection and respect..)
195. dr. m.s. prashanth – bangalore, india ( I bow my head in shame being a fellow human being to these cruel ones)
196. Ar. J.Venkatesh - SHAME - SHAME - JUST PUT AND END TO THIS - IF HUMANS STOP
EATING THIS IT WILL ALSO JUST STOP - DO HUMANS HAVE TO KILL AND EAT????????? ??
197. Balu Sreenivasan -USA
198. Mohan Raman - USA - Please stop this.. Dolphins are friendly and playful, they are like your babies.. how could you ever kill them.. morons.
Men want 3 qualities in wives: Economist in kitchen, artist in home& devil in bed.
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Q.What is the difference between men and pigs?
A.Pigs don't turn into men when they drink.
Q: What's the difference between a good lawyer and a great lawyer? A: A good lawyer knows the law. A great lawyer knows the judge.
Mother: So, you want to become my son-in-law? Boy: Not really, but I don't see any other way to marry your daughter
There is a sign in the toilet of the Sex Change Clinic. It reads "We may never piss this way again."
Q: Why dogs don't marry? A: Because they are already leading a dog's life!
Q: What's the diff between mother & wife? A: One woman brings into the world crying & the other ensures you continue to do so.
Boss: I'll give you 3000 per month and in three months, I'll raise it to 6000. So when would you like to start? Santa: In 3 months.
A recent study showed that the average husband only actually speaks to his wife about thirty-seven minutes each week. Well, yeah, I can believe that, I mean just how long does it take to say "Uh-huh" or "Yes dear" or "I'm sorry" ?
Pilot asking permission to land said, "Guess who?" Controller switches the field lights off and replied, "Guess where!"
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"Winners make things happen, losers let things happen"
Quite a jolt .. and another reminder on the importance of adequate sleep.
What killed Ranjan Das and Lessons for Corporate India
A month ago, many of us heard about the sad demise of Ranjan Das from Bandra, Mumbai. Ranjan, just 42 years of age, was the CEO of SAP-Indian Subcontinent, the youngest CEO of an MNC in India. He was very active in sports, was a fitness freak and a marathon runner. It was common to see him run on Bandra's Carter Road. Just after Diwali, on 21st Oct, he returned home from his gym after a workout, collapsed with a massive heart attack and died. He is survived by his wife and two very young kids.
It was certainly a wake-up call for corporate India. However, it was even more disastrous for runners amongst us. Since Ranjan was anavid marathoner(in Feb 09, he ran Chennai Marathon at the same time some of us were running Pondicherry Marathon 180 km away), the question came as to why an exceptionally active, athletic person succumb to heart attack at 42 years of age.
Was it the stress?
A couple of you called me asking about the reasons. While Ranjan had mentioned that he faced a lot of stress, that is a common element in most of our lives. We used to think that by being fit, one can conquer the bad effects of stress. So I doubted if the cause was stress.
The Real Reason
However, everyone missed out a small line in the reports that Ranjan used to make do with 4-5 hours of sleep. This is an earlier interview of Ranjan on NDTV in the program 'Boss' Day Out':
Here he himself admits that he would love to get more sleep (and that he was not proud of his ability to manage without sleep, contrary to what others extolled).
The Evidence
Last week, I was working with a well-known cardiologist on the subject of ‘Heart Disease caused by Lack of Sleep’. While I cannot share the video nor the slides because of confidentiality reasons, I have distilled the key points below in the hope it will save some of our lives.
Some Excerpts:
·Short sleep duration (<5 or 5-6 hours) increased risk for high BP by 350% to 500%compared to those who slept longer than 6 hours per night. Paper published in 2009.
As you know, high BP kills.
·Young people (25-49 years of age) aretwice as likely to get high BPif they sleep less. Paper published in 2006.
·Individuals who sleptless than 5 hours a night had a 3-fold increased risk of heart attacks. Paper published in 1999.
·Complete and partial lack of sleep increased the blood concentrations ofHigh sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-cRP),the strongest predictor of heart attacks.Even after getting adequate sleep later, the levels stayed high!!
·Justone night of sleep lossincreases very toxic substances in body such as Interleukin- 6 (IL-6), Tumour Necrosis Factor-Alpha (TNF-alpha) and C-reactive protein (cRP). They increase risks of many medical conditions, includingcancer, arthritisandheart disease. Paper published in 2004.
·Sleeping for<=5 hours per night leads to 39% increasein heart disease. Sleeping for<=6 hours per night leads to 18% increasein heart disease. Paper published in 2006.
Ideal Sleep
For lack of space, I cannot explain here the ideal sleep architecture. But in brief, sleep is composed of two stages: REM (Rapid Eye Movement) and non-REM. The former helps inmental consolidationwhile the latter helps inphysical repair and rebuilding. During the night, you alternate between REM and non-REM stages 4-5 times.
The earlier part of sleep is mostly non-REM. During that period, your pituitary gland releases growth hormones that repair your body. The latter part of sleep is more and more REM type.
For you to be mentally alert during the day, the latter part of sleep is more important. No wonder when you wake up with an alarm clockafter 5-6 hours of sleep, you are mentally irritable throughout the day (lack of REM sleep). And if you have slept forless than 5 hours, your body is in a complete physical mess (lack of non-REM sleep),you are tired throughout the day, moving like a zombie and your immunity is way down (I’ve been there, done thatL)
Finally, as long-distance runners, you need an hour of extra sleep to repair the running related damage.
If you want to know if you are gettingadequate sleep, take Epworth Sleepiness Test below.
Interpretation: Score of 0-9 is considered normal while 10 and above abnormal. Many a times, I have clocked 21 out the maximum possible 24, the only saving grace being the last situation, since I don’t like to drive (maybe, I should ask my driver to answer that lineJ)
In conclusion:
Barring stress control, Ranjan Das did everything right: eating proper food, exercising (marathoning! ), maintaining proper weight. But he missed getting proper and adequate sleep, minimum 7 hours. In my opinion, that killed him.
If you are not getting enough sleep (7 hours), you are playing with fire, even if you have low stress.
I always took pride in my ability to work 50 hours at a stretch whenever the situation warranted. But I was so spooked after seeing the scientific evidence last week that since Saturday night, I ensure I do not even set the alarm clock under 7 hours. Now, that is a nice excuse to get some more sleep.J
Unfortunately, Ranjan Das is not alone when it comes to missing sleep. Many of us are doing exactly the same, perhaps out of ignorance. Please share this to your colleagues, especially those who might be short-changing their sleep.
Warm Regards
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டாக்டர், ஒரே அரிப்பாயிருக்கு, சொரிஞ்சா பொரி பொரியா வருது.... அப்படியா? கொஞ்சம் அழுத்தி சொரிஞ்சு பாருங்க, அவல், பட்டாணி, கடலை வருதான்னு பார்ப்போம்.
டேய், தெரியாம "Sim Card"அ விழுங்கிட்டேன்..... அய்யயோ, சரி, விரலை விட்டு எடுக்க பாரேன்? try பன்னேன், ஆனால் "Not reachable" ன்னு வருது.
ஏண்டா, உன் தங்கைய வாழையிலை வியாபாரிக்கு கல்யாணம் செய்து கொடுத்தியே, எப்படி இருக்கா? அத ஏன் கேக்கர, இப்போ அவ வாழல.
நானும் என்ன என்னமோ சமைச்சு சாப்பிட்டு பார்கரேன், ஒடம்புல ஒன்னுமே ஒட்ட மாட்டேங்குது, ஒல்லியா தான் இருக்கேன். ஆமா, நீ சமையல் செய்யரது எல்லாம் "Non Stick" பாத்திரத்தில், அப்பபுறம், எப்படி ஒட்டும்?
ஏம்பா, நீ பஸ்ல இருந்து இறங்கியவுடன், ஏன் இப்படி கெட்ட வாடை அடிக்குது? ஓ, அதுவா, நான் பஸ் "Motion"ல இருக்கும் போது இறங்கிட்டேன்.