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Why did the chicken cross the road?

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Archive for July 2011

MOD Quiz

So Getting a great Experience Of My (So Called) First General quiz THE MOD QUIZ 2011 . The Story Starts Off By Seeing the Face Of Our Favorite Teacher Mrs Suman(Discipline Incharge) Scolding Mayank about his Shoes (And We All Could Not Stop Laughing in our minds)Then We Played Football In the Morning And I Scored  Two goals (Thinking I Was Having my Luck :P) Then We All Moved Into the Bus . The Bus Had A Great Questionnaire Round , Everyone There Was Discussing Questions (Though I Thought I knew Some Answers But My guesses Went Wrong) .

After Reaching the School  , We Walked Inside Their Auditorium . Seeing The Faces Of All The Participants made Me A Bit nervous .Then We All Were Dispersed . The Quiz Master Mr . Mukherjee (Known As The toughest Quiz Master ) Started Off With the Written prelims Of The General Quiz .We Made Our Best Attempt To the Questions And Were Thinking To Reach The Podium Atleast .Then We Started Of With the  MELAS Quiz . As per Our Thinking We Thought We Attempted better the MELAS Quiz But The Thing turned Out To Be Just The Opposite. The Bad Thing Was Out Of Four Teams Only 1 From our School Qualified that Was "V For Vaheguru" (And Guyz I really loved That Name ) This Team Consisted Of The Bestest Quizzers Of Our School Arnav , Shashwat bhayiya , Apratim And Roshan .

The Real Thing Started Off On the Podium I Was Gazing At Mr. Mukherjee  As He Was Framing Questions (Emphasising On the Words "WITH WHICH") . Visuals Were Cracked Well By our Team And They All Did A Great Work .At The End They Qualified For The Finals . We All Were happy For them .As They Made Our School Proud 

Next Day They Just Went in Made A Superbly Amazing Performance and Won the First Position And Gain "RESPECT" .

At The End I Must Summarize THE HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF :D 

NEW ERA DID IT AGAIN !!



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Janakpuri Momos – A must try



 After a long and hectic day, I decided to go to Janakpuri C-4/E market for having my evening snack, MOMOS. Dim Sum as many people call it, I hate this name. This place has a lot of eating joints ranging from Chicken kebabs, Mutton kebabs, Paneer tikka and the very own Shawrma. They all look mouthwatering, but, this market is majorly famous for its Momos made by a Nepali guy over there. Evenings are usually very happening in this market. People come here to shop daily groceries, books, magazines, music etc. But this MOMOS man has got the highest clientele compared to any other shop owner. These momos cost Rs.40 for 8 pieces over here. The spicy hot red colored mush has got its own taste. The taste and flavor of these momos are amazing. They are much bigger and rounder in size than the usual momos we get at any shop. Filled with thick pieces of chicken they look very tempting. The first bite of these hot and piping momos with this Red mush makes even more delighted. Even the Nimbu Lemon guy next to this momos vendor has a great deal to offer. His nimbu lemon has very distinctive taste. Sipping up nimbu lemon with hot and spicy Chicken Momos gives a contentment of investing in a scrumptious meal.

                                                                           Big Fat Momos and a glass of nimbu lemon are the finest snack to have if you don’t feel like having your dinner. You will surely burp after having them! You won’t even snub the Chuski wala making Kala khattas over here. Shredded Ice dipped in sugary Deep Red syrup makes the experience even more astounding. These kinds of vendors might be there in every corner of Delhi, but Janakpuri lives the most. Even better, guys you will find beautiful women strolling in this market. So grab yourself, and hit the road to have this evening snack.

Tips For Natural Glowing Skin!

Diet plays an important role in preserving and maintaining the human body. All parts of the body require a healthy, balanced diet to perform their functions normally. Any change in eating habits or an imbalance in the diet can cause illness and then a human body weak and malnourished.

Ayurveda principal stress for a healthy life focuses on a balanced diet, ecological and vegetarian lifestyle with adequate exercise. A healthy body will have a healthy and natural glowing skin, and vice versa.

The skin is the outer lining of the body comes into direct contact with the environment. Many environmental factors affect the skin adversely as a skin exposure to these factors is much more frequent and prolonged. There are several internal and external factors that damage the skin beauty care.

The unhealthy eating habits damage the skin. A balanced diet is essential not only for the vital organs of the body, it is equally important to other parts of the body including the skin.

In Ayurveda, it is always advised to have no fat, spicy and junk food as it is touted as the main causes for acne, cinnamon and black points, which are large dark spots on facial beauty.

According to a Practice ayurvedes have enough water, make sure the water is fresh and clean. Drink 2 to 3 liters of water per day will suffice and help in the release of toxins from the body.

Fresh fruits and vegetables should be an important part of the diet, providing antioxidants for the body the cancer fighting properties of the process.

A part of this car every day is essential as it helps cleanse the skin. An herbal soap is the best choice for a bathroom.

Wash your face twice daily with herbal and natural rub flour, powder the fenugreek, green chickpea flour, lentils, flour etc. can give excellent results.

Facial vegetables with fresh herbs and natural fruit works wonders. sandalwood paste, honey, saffron, cucumber, water melon would be your menu for a facial once a week.

A full body massage with sesame oil once a week is recommended in Ayurveda for perfect skin toned.

A glass of water with a spoon of honey drunk empty stomach is very valuable in Ayurveda for the whole body.

Yoga Pranayama for 15 minutes a day would be enough to keep healthy and happy. :)

Amidst the grandeur

Well well its late to talk about my vacations , but anyways I SIMPLY CANT stop myself .
A lil sneak peak at my trip:
I left Delhi on 28th and it was the beginning of some of the best days of my life. For the next five days, I visited Darjeeling , Gangtok and Pelling . Breathtaking beauty, the lush greenery , the sky bathed in hues of violet and blue and the gushing water left me *in a trance.*
In the tranquility of these mountains, I discovered a photographer’s passion. Dawning a hat , with simply the cell in my hand , I took off on a captivating journey, capturing nature in its grandest form ! Walking no longer tired me . Everything appeared beautifully different and exhilarating !
“ You’ve got to push yourself harder. You’ve got to start looking for pictures nobody else could take. You’ve got to take the tools you have and probe deeper”
William Albert Allard

The hesitant rays of the early morning sun paint these peaks in pale gold.











Pictures speak a thousand words, and I have clicked so many .. Have I spoken too much ??!!

Half Of Me!


Half Of Me!



I’ve been roaming in a family function all around,
Where again those faces I found,
Half of them, God! Their smile is so elastic!
The other half behaving so sarcastic!
Found kids not even half my age,
I’m so bored at this marriage!
Half a mile you won’t walk,
When relatives gather around to talk,
How could I find any of my friends?
They don’t even leave me for half a second!
Empty is my mind, empty is my soul-
Now, go and fill up salad half a bowl.
God! So much makeup can’t see half your face,
Wonder what I’m doing at this boring place!
There are people good enough,
About them mom knows a’ lot of stuff,
But I don’t even remember half a thing,
How can you expect my recognizing?
Can listen to music or can read half a book,
But only if for that I don’t get even half of those awkward looks!
Can’t see a person half a decent,
I wish I was still an infant,
Then I wouldn’t had to stay up late,
Oh this place I totally hate!
God! Why am I up to so under reacting,
Maybe ‘coz I can’t tolerate them over reacting,
This dullness has split up half of me,
Oh I wish I could be myself like always buzzing like a bee,
Wish everyone was like I want them to be,
Wish this place was just half of me!


                                   Thank you




'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' Review!


Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Release Date: July 15, 2011 ; Friday.
Director: Zoya Akhtar
Producer: Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar
Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol , Katrina Kaif ,Kalki Koechlin.

Rating:
Jokes about teachers. Fights over girlfriends. Silly word games. Bare chests. Rippling muscles. Streaked hair. Sigh. Glossy looking and beautifully written. I must confess by the time I finished watching Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara I was convinced that no one can make a bromance as beautifully as a woman.
The film is gentle, taking time out to look at horses running in the meadows, feel the wind the air, swim with the fish underwater. All that male beauty may be a little manipulative and the plot is a little contrived--three adventure sports to test your courage--but the story keeps you engaged.
A meditative take on growing up, becoming a man, taking responsibility for one's actions, it has the courage to go for long periods with no dialogue. A scene where Hrithik Roshan does a Finding Nemo and another where the boys discover the joys of sky diving is all about just being. Seizing the moment. Living for the day. Yes, yes, cliches all, but shot with such sisterly care that the boys flourish in the female gaze.
Naturally the trip to Spain is not just a trip. It is a journey of the soul. There's Kabir whose family runs a contruction company. There's Imran, a copywriter who is a poet in his spare time (and fortunately writes Javed Akhtar style poems). And there's Arjun, a stockbroker who lives in London and has trouble with commitment. So that's Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar and Hrithik Roshan. And naturally the love of a free spirited good woman Katrina Kaif will cure Hrithik of his permanent state of melancholy.
Lots of manly tears. Even more bare chests on the beach. And many more scenes of drinking wine and tossing back shots (where the women give as good as the men get). It's all very glamorous. And very seductive. Yet the film pulls you in, partly because of the frank, unvarnished performances by its leads. Hrithik is lovely as Arjun, shorn of the pretence that his recent performances have shown. Farhan is sensitive, soulful and perfectly capable of reading out his father's poetry. And Abhay for a change is playing the rich brat who is virtually pressganged into marrying his family friend Kalki Koechlin, giving a perfectly posed performance as a spolit little madam.
My favourite moment of the film? Not the showy moment when Hrithik discovers the meaning of life with one deep sea dive with Katrina Kaif. Or when Farhan confronts his pot smoking ageing painter dad-can't tell you who he is, but it's a lovely piece of casting. Or even when Abhay decides he has to run with the bulls.
It's when the three boys are sitting together on their last day, drinking, singing the Doordarshan theme song.
Lovely. A bromance that has more style and heat than most rubish romcoms. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara? It's a film you will want to watch dobara. :)

The "See More" Prank

People Have Found Out new ways to trouble people on Facebook.The Most popular now-a-days is the see more prank.People go to other people's walls and type something important and at the end they tag a page named "see more" which looks much similar to that of the see more button of Facebook.


When people click that "see more" They are re-directed to that page which was tagged as "see more".Making the other person annoyed totally!!

SO JUST DON'T CLICK ANY "SEE MORE" BUTTON IF YOU DONT WANNA GET FOOLED AGAIN!!

Moonsoon, foot frenzy!

Come monsoon season and everybody has to rake their brains as to what to put on and step out of the house. Be it clothes or footwear- everyone has to compromise in terms of dressing up not according to what looks best on them but as per the showers allow them.

Rainy season is not a good time for the fashion enthusiasts as it dampens their spirits of donning their best outfits and footwear. Footwear, especially, is taken much care of. It’s very essential as the right kind of footwear helps us to tread through those frustrating potholes and muddy puddles. Here are some apt must-have footwear’s which will help you through this dreaded season:

If you are sporting a knee-length skirt or a Capri then you can opt for flip-flops or flats.

Fashion lovers can go for slip-resistant sandals with heels but of not more than 2 inches with ankle straps to walk comfortably on slippery and uneven roads. Aside from the ever-popular ballet flats, Crocs has introduced several new models that even fashion-savvy girls will love, so you don’t have to squirm every time someone looks at your feet when you’re wearing them.

Option for men could be knee- high gumboots, sport sandals.

Shoes such as sports and canvas are a strict no-no for this season as there are chances of bacterial growth due to the moisture in the climate.

Do not wear much of leather footwear as they too have the tendency of sheltering bacteria and fungus. If it is necessary to wear leather footwear during rainy season, feet should not be slipped in and out of the shoes directly, and must be opened only by the laces. Socks are a must; even if they get wet as they act as a barrier between the skin and the leather

If possible, shell out a few more bucks and buy branded footwear such as Puma, Reebok, Nike, Adidas, Liberty which will not slip from your feet and are designed to endure such harsh weathers.
Even if it brings along infuriating moments with it, rainy season, on the other hand, is also the time when you are at the peak of emotions. If taken optimistically, one can thoroughly enjoy this pleasant weather by following a few guidelines as above and celebrate monsoons without any compromises. So, wipe out all those apprehensions from your minds, step out and enjoy the showers!

Why Did the Chicken cross the road ?

I know its an old joke,but its still awesome
and this time its with a scientific twist


Aristotle: It is the nature of chickens to cross roads.
Isaac Newton: Chickens at rest tend to stay at rest, chickens in motion tend to cross roads.
Albert Einstein: Whether the chicken crossed the road or the road moved beneath the chicken depends on your frame of reference.
Werner Heisenberg: We are not sure which side of the road the chicken was on, but it was moving very fast.
Wolfgang Pauli: There already was a chicken on this side of the road.
Erwin Schrödinger: The chicken crossed the road and didn’t cross the road simultaneously.

BlackBerry Launching Bold 4 Soon!


The BlackBerry Bold 9900 or Bold 4 (also known as Bold Touch) is a mobile phone developed by Research In Motion and is part of the 9000 device series. It takes design cues from both its predecessor, the BlackBerry Tour 9630, as well as its GSM variant, the BlackBerry Bold 9700. It is expected to hit retail shelves in Summer 2011. Additionally, the Blackberry Bold 9900 will be the first 4G capable Blackberry under T-Mobile.


->With a 1.2 GHz processor and 8GB of expandable memory, the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900
smartphone is the very definition of high performance. It also features the best in Wi-Fi® technology – so you can quickly tap into Wi-Fi hotspots whenever you need to. And with an HD video recorder, you can even capture exceptional
moments in all their vivid detail.
->Sleek, high-end, and loaded with the ultimate tools, the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 smartphone is the thinnest, sleekest BlackBerry smartphone yet. Made
of high-quality brushed stainless steel, with sculpted surfaces and refined touches, it's got the looks to match its
power.
->Continuing to build on past success, the BlackBerry 7 OS has been powerfully
enhanced. Enjoy a fluid touch screen experience – swiping, zooming and scrolling around apps and websites with ease.
New operating system is integrated with BlackBerry® Maps, giving you immediate access to Location-Based Services such as the sights and amenities in your local area. Plus with NFC (Near Field Communications) you
have the opportunity to pay for travel, redeem coupons or even gain secure access to your office – all with just a swipe of your BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 smartphone.





















Availability by countrySeptember 15th 2011

Form Factor Candybar smartphone

Dimensions- 115 mm (4.5 in) (h)
66 mm (2.6 in) (w)
10.5 mm (0.41 in) (d)

Weight - 110 g (3.9 oz)

Operating system - BlackBerry OS 7

CPU - 1.2 GHz Qualcommprocessor

Storage:
Flash memory:
720 MB application memory
8 GB device memory
microSDHC slot: supports up to 32GB

Display: 2.8", 640 x 480 px, 3.25 in (83 mm), 287 ppi

Rear camera: 5 megapixel with HD video(720p) at 30 fps, flash, andautofocus

Connectivity Support : Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5 GHz a/n),Micro-USB, A-GPS, NFC

GSM version (9900) adds :Quad band GSMGPRS/EDGEand Tri bandUMTS/HSPA+

CDMA version (9930) adds:Dual bandCDMA2000/EV-DO Rev. A,Quad band GSMGPRS/EDGEand Dual bandUMTS/HSDPA




Facebook Launches Skype-Powered Video Calling



Confirming our report last week, Facebook has just announced a major new feature that it’s launching in tandem with Skype: video calling.
It’s a feature that’s been rumored for quite a while, and it’s one that Facebook is putting a lot of weight behind. Now, whenever you browse to a friend’s profile, you’ll see a new button nestled between the ‘Message’ and ‘Poke’ buttons that says ‘Call’. Click that, the other user will see a popup asking if they want to accept a call, and you’ll be immediately connected (you’ll need to install a small plugin the first time you use the service).
You’ll also see video calling integrated into Facebook’s Chat product. Really, you can’t miss it — Facebook is launching a new chat sidebar today that by default it takes the entire right side of the screen, and the first time you click on any user you’ll see a prompt asking if you’d like to make your first video call. If you try to initiate a video call and the other user doesn’t respond, you’ll be prompted to send them a video message.
So why is this a big deal? Facebook emphasized the fact that users will not have to create new Skype accounts to make calls, and that this will allow users to call their friends and family with a very minimal amount of setup (the flow for installing the applet only took a few seconds).
Of course, this comes just a week after the launch of Google+, which includes a video chat feature called ‘Hangouts’. Facebook’s video chat doesn’t support group chats yet, but when asked if Facebook will be rolling out group video calling, Zuckerberg said not to rule anything out. He added that one-to-one calling makes up the vast majority of video calling.
Skype CEO Tony Bates took the stage to make a few comments. One important thing he noted: Skype is talking with Facebook about having some paid products available through the web format.
Update: Facebook engineer Philip Su has just published some notes on how the team built the feature.
He writes that Facebook is using different techniques to install the Skype plugin depending on what browser you’re using to help streamline the experience:
Installation Flows for Each Browser and OS
To make installation as easy as possible, we specifically customized the installation flow for each OS and browser combination. For instance, on Mac browsers with Java enabled, the installer is hosted entirely within the browser so that no additional clicks are required. We use a small bootstrap EXE in Windows browsers to minimize the initial download time and to manage installation permissions as seamlessly as possible. We also put the entire installation flow inline with the feature itself, instead of requiring a separate download and installation page, so that your call automatically continues once installation completes.
Also very cool: Facebook users are using Skype’s service anonymously.
Protecting User Identity
To ensure that you can make a call without needing a separate Skype account, Facebook connects to Skype’s secure REST APIs using encrypted user IDs to set up the necessary credentials. This opens up the possibility of video calling to users who might never have used Skype before, and makes the overall calling experience much simpler for everyone. While it would have been easier to give user IDs directly to Skype, we instead went to great lengths to make sure users are protected and anonymous on Skype’s service.
So Try It NOW!
http://www.facebook.com/videocalling

Android The Best Smartphone Platform.



What is Android?


Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. 
Android is the operating system for mobile phones based on Linux. 
Android also provides an open platform for developers to create their own applications for use on various mobile devices.



Who Developed Android ?


Android, Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California, United States in October, 2003 by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears and Chris White.
Android Inc was just a 22 month start-up when it was acquired by Google in July 2005.

OPEN HANDSET ALLIANCE:
The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) is a business alliance among 79 companies for developing Open Standards for mobile devices.Andorid was introduced in the Open Handset Alliance as their first project. Some of the companies included in this alliance are Google, HTC, Samsung, Dell, Intel,Texas Instruments, LG, T-Mobile.



Features :

Handset Layouts : The platform is adaptable to larger, VGA, 2D graphics library, 3D graphics library based on OpenGL ES 2.0 specifications, and traditional smartphone layouts.


Messaging 
Multiple Language Support
Connectivity - Android supports connectivity technologies including GSM/EDGE, IDEN, CDMA, EV-DO, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi. 
Web browser With a Java Support.
Media support - Android supports the following audio/video/still media formats: WebM, H.263, H.264,  MP3, MIDI, , FLAC, WAV, JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF(earlier versions do not support animated GIF)
Multi-touch
Bluetooth
Video calling
Multitasking
And Many Other.









Android  Version History?

Android Version 1.0 (Angel Cake)




Android 1.0 was released on 23rd September 2008.The first mobile to run Android 1.0 was HTC Dream (or) HTC G1.This mobile was officially marketed by Google. Android 1.1 was release on 9th February 2009 for Android Dev Phones (ADP).This update included some new features like ‘Search by Voice’ and ‘Paid Applications’ in Android Market


Android Version 1.1 (Battenberg)


On March 9, 2009, Google released the Android version 1.1. Android version is equipped with an aesthetic update to the application, alarm clock, voice search (search sound), sending messages to Gmail, and email notification.

Android Version 1.5 (CUPCAKE)



In mid-May 2009, Google released the cell phone using Android and the SDK (Software Development Kit) version 1.5 (Cupcake). There are several updates including the addition of several features in mobile version of this such as the ability to record and watch videos with the camera mode, upload video to Youtube and images to Picasa directly from the phone, A2DP Bluetooth support, the ability to automatically connect to a Bluetooth headset, screen animations, and on-screen keyboard that can be adjusted with system.




Android Version 1.6 (DONUT)




Donut (version 1.6) was released in September by displaying the search process better than before, using a battery indicator and VPN applet control. Another feature is the gallery that allows the user to select which photos will be deleted; cameras, camcorders and galleries are combined; CDMA / EVDO, 802.1x, VPN, Gestures, and Text-to-speech engine; ability to dial contacts; change text to speech technology (not available on all phones;) procurement VWGA resolution.




Android Version 2.0/2.1 (Eclair)





On December 3, 2009 they launched the Android phone with version 2.0/2.1 (Eclair), the changes was made for the optimization of hardware, upgrade to Google Maps 3.1.2, UI changes with the new browser and HTML5 support, a new contacts list, support for camera flash 3.2 MP, digital zoom, and Bluetooth 2.1.
To move quickly in the competition next-generation devices, Google held a competition to invest with the best mobile applications (killer apps – the best applications). The prize of competition is $ 25,000 for each selected application developers. The competition was held during the two stages where each stage is selected only for the best 50 applications.
With the expansion and increasing number of Android handsets, many third parties who wish to deliver their applications to the Android operating system. Many famous application is modified into the Android operating system like Shazam, Backgrounds, and WeatherBug. Android operating system in the Internet site was also considered important to create a native Android applications, for example by MySpace and Facebook.


Android Version 2.2 Froyo 


On May 20, 2010, the Android version 2.2 (Froyo) was launched. The changes are generally against the previous version include support for Adobe Flash 10.1, speed performance and make application 2 to 5 times faster, integration V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome to speed up rendering capabilities on the browser, the installation of applications in the SD Card, WiFi capability portable (hotspot), and the ability to auto update in the Android Market application.


Android Version 2.3 (Ginger Bread)


On December 6, 2010, the Android version 2.3 (Gingerbread) was launched. The changes generally obtained from the Android version upgrades include games (gaming), improved copy and paste function, the screen interface (UI) was redesigned, support and WebM VP8 video formats, the new audio effects (reverb, equalization, headphone virtualization, and bass boost), support the ability of Near Field Communication (NFC), and the support of more than one camera.


Android Version 3.0 (Honeycomb)




Released 2nd February 2011.