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 10:47 | 26/Oct/2007
The Real Shopping-Cart Revolution
Five hundred years of progress packed into a sack of flour.By J. Bradford DeLong, Wired MagHere's some food for thought.A smart shopper can buy a 5-pound bag of Gold Medal flour for 69 cents. That's enough to feed three people for a day - 7,500 easy-to-digest, relatively nutritious, and potentially tasty calories. All for less than 0.7 percent of a... more...
 13:48 | 23/Sep/2007
Exotic French Cuisine
Ratatouille French pronunciation: [ʁata'tuj] is a traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish, originating in County of Nice. The full name of the dish is ratatouille niçoise.Ratatouille is a 2007 animated feature film produced by Pixar and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It tells the story of Rémy, a rat living in Paris who wants ... more...
 16:05 | 23/Jul/2007
Banking: Have You Been Cheated?
Banking Ombudsman SchemeThe modern use of the term began in Sweden, with the Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman instituted in 1809, to safeguard the rights of citizens by establishing a supervisory agency independent of the executive branch. For Banking complaints and related help please contact The Reserve Bank of India:http://www.bankingombudsman.rb... more...
 12:20 | 16/Jul/2007
Socrates 470-399 BC
Socrates born May 20th 470–399 BC was an ancient Greek philosopher who is widely credited for laying the foundation for Western philosophy.Perhaps his most important contribution to Western thought is his dialectic method of inquiry, known as the Socratic Method or method of elenchos, which he largely applied to the examination of key moral concept... more...
 14:18 | 22/Jun/2007
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates 1991
The two were together on the cover of Fortune Magazine in August 1991, as seen here in a copy on display in the Microsoft Visitor Center museum. Credits: Ina Fried, CNET more...
 14:42 | 15/Jun/2007
The Star-Spangled Banner
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the U.S.A., with lyrics written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key. Key, a 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, wrote them as a poem after seeing the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, by British ships in Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812.The poem, titled "Defence of Fort McHenry,"... more...
 17:40 | 2/Jun/2007
A Quote by Frank Outlaw
"Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." more...
 13:20 | 31/May/2007
From euphony to a noise
Commentary by Fuzail Jafferey, 1997There is nothing new about the controversy over the use of microphones for giving the azaan, or the Muslims's call to prayer. Time and again, people in different parts of India, have objected to the use of microphones for azaan. But most state governments have evaded taking a stand on the issue, not wanting to dis... more...
 16:26 | 21/May/2007
Management by Design
Richard FarsonWhy designers need to become leaders, and leaders need to become designers.Have you ever noticed the difference between a meeting held at a long rectangular table and one held at a round table? The time spent, the agenda, and the participants may be exactly the same, but the meetings are completely different. The discussion at the rou... more...
 17:06 | 7/May/2007
China has moved 20 km into India
CNN-IBNNew Delhi: The Home Ministry was cautious about reports of Chinese intrusions into Arunachal Pradesh.[Photo on the left]: Chinese were occupying grazing lands used by villagers in Arunachal.The denial came in the wake of statements by a BJP MP from Arunachal claiming China has moved 20 km into India. The MP said the areas occupied were the S... more...
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 vira | 11:41 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (211)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: music,photography...
some useful for love
 Funny situations between boys & girls.........BOY : I can't leave you ... GIRL : Do you love me so much?? BOY : It's not that. You're standing on my foot. BOY : May I hold your hand??GIRL : No thanks, it isn't heavy.GIRL : Did you miss me while I was away?? BOY : Were you away?? GIRL : Who was that girl I saw you kissing last night? BOY : What tim...  more...
 Nitin Nawar | 14:00 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (41)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Loves to travel.....
A Letter to mommy...
 Dear Mommy and (Papa),I am in Heaven now, sitting on God' lap. He loves me and cries with me; for my heart has been broken. I so wanted to be your little girl. I don't quite understand what has happened. I was so excited when I began realizing my existence. I was in a dark, yet comfortable place. I saw I had fingers and toes. I was pretty far alon...  more...
 Mona Suan | 18:17 | 25/Nov/2007
Friends: (301)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: dating
Indian movie actress photos and vedios
 http://www.yellowpagesindia.info/forum/forum_topics.as p?FID=26http://www.yellowpagesindia.info/forum/forum_po sts.asp?TID=350http://www.yellowpagesindia.info/forum/f orum_posts.asp?TID=313http://www.yellowpagesindia.info/ forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=234http://www.yellowpagesindi a.info/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=281&PID=1637#1637telug u, sexy, clippings, ...  more...
 Noanee Kapadia | 12:56 | 12/Dec/2007
Friends: (643)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: mountains,art and...
my paintings of Himalaya
Photos: my paintings of Himalaya      more...
 gizmer boy | 03:42 | 11/Sep/2007
Friends: (11)  | City: Vellore  | Interests: look for gizmos a...
skype worms
Skype users are comng for some bad times from a new worm which spreads through the peer-to-peer Internet phone application's chat feature. This attack starts when the user receives an instant msg having a link from someone in their contact list or some unknown Skype user  more...
 Alok Ranjan ... | 17:13 | 30/Sep/2007
Friends: (326)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: News Reporting,Ma...
HILLQUEEN SHIMLA !
HILLQUEEN SHIMLA :For a change , I visited Shimla lastweek (21-27 SEPT'07 ). It was my fourth visit to Shimla in the last 5 years.There is not  much change out there. It's the beginning of winter there now. Mornings and evenings are cooler. But one change that I made this time was the travel by train from Shimla to Kalka while returning to Delhi . ...  more...
 ARUN JOSHI | 11:21 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (199)  | City: KOTA  | Interests: Reading,watching ...
HONESTY IS STILL THE BEST POLICY
HONESTY IS STILL THE BEST POLICYOnce a general manager wanted to test his people who had come from all over India, about their values of life. He announced that in their seminar folder, there is PVC pouch and in it there is a seed. When they return, they must put it in a good soil in a pot and look after it very well. He would hold a competition in...  more...
 siddhartha m... | 16:38 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (539)  | City: OUTER SPACE  | Interests: travelling into t...
A JOURNEY COMES TO AN END IN LIFE
Dear friends,Time has now come to say goodbye to you all. My spaceship from my planet has arrived.Like every good thing in life,this stint was also temporary in nature.I knew all along that I will have to go one day but it was difficult to reconcile in mind.But what to do?Our life is like that.When I first joined this I land ,I was not knowing much...  more...
 Pramathesh G... | 14:14 | 27/Sep/2007
Friends: (105)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music~~Movies~~Na...
Clever Lady
A woman and a man are involved ina car accident. It's a bad one. Both oftheir cars are totally demolished butamazingly neither of them are hurt.After they crawl out of their cars, the woman says, "So you're a man,that's interesting. I'm a woman. Wow, just look at our cars! There'snothing left but fortunately we are unhurt. This must be a sign fromG...  more...
 Ramesh Singh | 14:03 | 11/Nov/2007
Friends: (174)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: Writing, Music, M...
Honesty does Pay
A lady tells her husband to go to the store to buysome cigarettes.  He walks down to the store only tofind it closed.  So he goes into a nearby bar to usethe vending machine. At the bar he sees a  beautifulwoman and starts talking to her. They have a couple ofbeers and one thing leads to another and they end upin her apartmentAfter they've had thei...  more...
 DrHarmeet Singh | 20:29 | 11/Dec/2007
Friends: (1227)  | City: Birmingham  | Interests: Having a good laugh
Very Hot
A Zen master visiting London City goes up to a hot dog vendor (Indian of course) and says, "Make me one with everything."The hot dog vendor fixes a hot dog and hands it to the Zen master, who pays with a €20 note.The vendor puts the bill in the cashbox and closes it. "Excuse me, but where’s my change?" asks the Zen master.The vendor responds, "Chan...  more...
 Somnath Das | 19:30 | 9/Dec/2007
Friends: (264)  | City: Ranaghat  | Interests: TEACHING, READING...
JUST 4 ALL
NEW BABY BORN . PLS. DO VISIT .  YOU WILL FOUND  ON/OFF LINE WORKs/JOBs, FREE GIFT, GAMES... ANYTHING & EVERYTHING  YOU WANT. LINK : http://just4all.50webs.com  more...
 Current Boll... | 19:48 | 20/Oct/2007
Friends: (419)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: blogging,making f...
Aaja Nachle Title Track EXCLUSIVE
Hey guys this is the exclusive song from the movie AAJA NACHLE This movie marks the comeback of great actress MADHURI DIXIT So this song is for all her fans desperately waiting for the release of her movie ENJOY !!!!    more...
 Abhiroop Bha... | 20:39 | 10/Dec/2007
Friends: (194)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: computer,internet...
RODEO DRIVE PLASTIC SURGERY
Are you looking for plastic surgery in Los Angeles forslimming waistlines or trimming over sized breasts. Are they undermining yourconfidence? It may be due to pregnancy, illness or simply ageing. The fataccumulation in some part of body; changes the shape, make you overweight. Thisinvites many other complicacies too. Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery ce...  more...
 Make Money | 12:15 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (312) 
FREE Online Data Entry Jobs
Youmay have seen the ads promoting work at home data entry programs. Many of theseprograms are scams and simply ask for your money and provide you with anoutdated list of companies that don't really need your services. Othercompanies provide you with a blueprint that involves data entry, but not in thetraditional sense. The following report will he...  more...
 Insignifican... | 00:01 | 6/Dec/2007
Friends: (419)  | City: Chengdu  | Interests: We wish & aspire ...
SHE~~*~~The meaning of my Life
 She May be the face I can"t forget The trace of pleasure or regret May be my treasure or the price I have to pay She May be the song that summer sings May be the chill that autumn brings May be a hundred different things Within the measure of a dayShe May be the beauty or the beast May be the famine or the feast May turn each day into a heaven or ...  more...
 Dwaipayan Adhya | 17:15 | 19/Aug/2007
Friends: (84)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: Lend me your eyes...
ROI V
        ROI V: TramThe Exteriors: A slick rendition of the modern-day train fit for Indian roads. Full-metal body covering the two compartments. On the nose is a 60W lamp of headlight. Very airy and has low ground clearance.The Interiors: Passengers travel in retro-style is the theme of the interiors with moulded wooden seats, D.C. fans adorning th...  more...
 Lissome Lady | 18:24 | 12/Dec/2007
Friends: (199)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Life, people, lit...
THE RAVA IDLI SAGA
This was my first post on iland on 17 July 2007 at 10 am.. I am a few days away from being 5 months old on this blog. I feel I've been here forever. No time to write anything new... in a recklessly busy state now..so if you dont hear from me for a while you know I have succumbed to work pressure.. and gone to a valiant end. After all the theme thes...  more...
 Srikant Sree... | 09:34 | 27/Nov/2007
Friends: (14)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Technology, Scien...
Inbox 2.0
A lot of ink has been spilled over Web 2.0 but very little on Inbox 2.0 despite Email continuing to be the No. 1 killer application on the Internet. So this post is about a quick round-up of technologies and innovative companies that aim to usher in Inbox 2.0. On the client side, some Web mail providers support direct sending of Audio-video emails ...  more...
 Kumar Rahul | 13:37 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (387)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading and writing.
Propaganda of Retail
BusinessPropaganda of Retail A government ‘study’ has come up, proving that organised big retail is harming the unorganised small retail shops’ business. [Link] This survey (and they call it a study) was started on the directive of UPA chairperson. The survey involved around 1000 small retailers in four Indian cities, including 800 who were within ...  more...
 Arul Selvan | 09:17 | 8/Jul/2007
Friends: (56)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: news,photography,...
interacting
I want to share ideas with friends and thus improve knowledges.  more...
 amar snh | 09:40 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (1045)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: travelling, makin...
Hi Friends keeping little busy these days will write soon something on a topic close to my heart wish you all happy holiday season ahead   more...
 Mission Drea... | 00:43 | 8/Jul/2007
Friends: (111)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: http://dreamsindi...
President of India - Election by Public ...
A petition to the President of India , on reforms in Electoral Process and right to participate in Presidential Elections for the publicJai Hind Fellow Indians!As the nation is heading towards the next Presidential Elections, we all look forward to have A Great President we all could be proud of. Dreams India created an online petition for the curr...  more...
 greengrass | 10:29 | 11/Dec/2007
Friends: (473)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Swimming, Dance, ...
Technology has improved so much…aaah! ?!
From www.manakkudiyan.com :  All the technology advancement is only for people comforts. I remember my teacher told me once “The fellow who invented the TV remote must be very lazy. But his invention made work easy for others”.  When you have technology, you should use it. See How an IT professional uses the technology for his need.  I am sure, you...  more...
 tanmay bhargava | 13:12 | 24/Jun/2007
Friends: (46)  | City: Agra  | Interests: recently blogging
“______________________________________________________ _______________”This is how my mind works when I have to answer this question…Ive never figured out what the answer should be, even though this question has been hurled at me X no of times…but never while working out at the gym.  “ Why do you love me BD…tell me na baby??” she asked again..“Why…...  more...
 urja bari | 11:34 | 27/Jun/2007
Friends: (23)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Laptops. I am alw...
New technology has really helped me find...
I gonna make you all really jealous with my new PC. My quest for new technology has really helped me find my dream PC. It all started with need of new graphic card to enable me to play latest games and  for 3D animation work. I have done lot of research and always wanted to have latest and best technology. Then I  heard about water cooling system f...  more...
 Bad Angel | 13:30 | 13/Oct/2007
Friends: (0)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: :|
Words Fiesta - A compilation of my favou...
Words Fiesta! A compilation of my favourite poems on iLand. “Poetry is the journal of the sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in the air.  Poetry is a search for syllables to shoot at the barriers of the unknown and the unknowable.  Poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and why they go away.” - Carl Sandburg   To My LoveIf ...  more...
 Aditya Chandok | 12:59 | 16/Nov/2007
Friends: (32)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Gaming
test
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 ajit balakri... | 08:30 | 14/Oct/2007
Friends: (44)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: People, history, ...
Are our IIMs Overly US-centric?
Twenty six of us were seated around a long U-shaped table. It was late in the afternoon. The room was semi-dark. Each of us had a plate of sweets and a bottle of mineral water in front. A third of the people seated here were CEO’s of large and famous Indian companies, some recently retired, others still very active in business.  Another third were ...  more...
 Tinky Toinkers | 21:49 | 25/Oct/2006
Friends: (74)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: I am Jack. All wo...
Colours and light, joy to the spirit, heart of life..  more...
 Zaki Ansari | 13:43 | 13/Sep/2005
Friends: (1)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: Jazz, Media, Scie...
Analogy is the key
People take a shot of midday coffee. Ashok takes a puzzle.A few days ago he called: “Zaki, if you are going to lock your documents in a box with a padlock and get a boy to take it to your lawyer, how will he open it if you never send the key?”The answer is quite interesting...The lawyer puts his own padlock on top of your padlock, retains his key, ...  more...
 blossom menezes | 15:58 | 6/Feb/2006
Friends: (33)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading
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 Uday Sodhi | 10:16 | 22/Nov/2007
Friends: (206)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Internet, Travel,...
Letter to Bill Gates
 Dear Mr. Bill Gatesa, This letter is from Banta Singh from Punjab. We have bought a computer forour home and we found problems, which I want to bring to your notice.1. After connecting to internet we planned to open e-mail account andwhenever we fill the form in Hotmail in the password column, only ******appears, but in the rest of the fields what...  more...
 Mahesh Patwa... | 18:37 | 10/Dec/2007
Friends: (219)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: film, photography...
Where have all the record stores gone?
The Web is full of "user generated nonsense" - is in a nutshell one of the conclusions of The Cult of the Amateur: How Today"s Internet is Killing Our Culture  by Andrew Keen. Also more conclusions are that the second coming of the Web will destroy our moral fibre, it will be the downfall of organized Man as we know it, and completely drive every r...  more...
 jeevanandan ... | 16:37 | 17/Aug/2006
Friends: (15)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Social computing,...
If hanuman, bali n sugreev start a production house what will they call it.... Va(r)ner Brothers  more...
 Rakshita Verma | 16:08 | 19/Sep/2007
Friends: (309)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: jokes, poetry, pu...
Ghazal
     Sab kuchh apne saath le aayi hunKuchh yun zindagi baant aayi hun Ek mutthi hansi, ek katra aansuEk naya chehra maang laayi hun Kuch tukde khayaalon ke samet keHar fikra se bekhayaal ho aayi hun  Rishton ke tokre se is baarPhir apna naam chhaant laayi hun Zameen se thokar kha ke mainAb ek parat aasmaan laayi hun Ek dibbi bhar ke khushi seGham k...  more...
 Amit Agrawal | 23:11 | 6/Dec/2007
Friends: (255)  | City: New Delhi  | Interests: hayaa aur hayaat
kahin koyi
kahin koyi manzil chhupi to hogikahin koyi aas dabi bhi hogikaise chudaoon apne haathon se lahoomere jurm ki panaah kahin to hogibaar baar hai beshumaar hai kehta hai dilhar baar dil ki sada tum tak pahunchi to hogidin guzar chuka hai raat bhi rawaan hogiis shabe gham ki bhi to koyi subah zaroor hogichalta jaaoonga jab talak na milegi mujhesaahil k...  more...
 ratna rajaiah | 10:51 | 9/Dec/2007
Friends: (269)  | Interests: reading, writing,...
Question of the Week - Richest Indian
Is there anything that Mukesh Ambani looks at and thinks to himself:"Aw gee - I wish I could afford to buy that..."  more...
 Salil Chandra | 16:27 | 15/Feb/2006
Friends: (11)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music, cars
MBA in the US
Coming to AmericaIf you’re reading this either you’re a fresh graduate looking to enhance your body of knowledge or a seasoned professional looking to enhance his prospects. Either way deciding to study abroad is a huge step. A step that requires strong mental, emotional and financial commitment.Studying Abroad:Where to begin?First make an honest a...  more...
 jasmeet singh | 11:29 | 5/Oct/2006
Friends: (37)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: swimming, wrting
The Hand behind...
I must have been three when I first sat on the handle bar of my dad's Hero cycle. He had installed a small seat so that my derriere would be cushioned against the unavoidable bumps on the road. I would sit wide eyed holding the front bar feeling the breeze hit my face as we would ride to Juhu beach every Sunday. This was our weekly ritual; a treat ...  more...