Computer : Male or Female?

Once a Spanish teacher was explaining to the class that in Spanish, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine, unlike English.

'House' for instance, is feminine: 'la casa.' 

'Pencil,' however, is masculine: 'el lapiz.' 

A student asked, "What gender is a 'computer' then?"

Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether a 'computer' should be a masculine or a feminine noun. Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation. 

The men's group decided that 'computer' should definitely be of the feminine gender ('la computadora'), because: 

1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic; 

2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else;  
3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval; and  

4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it. 

The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be Masculine ('el computador'), because: 

1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on; 

2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves; 

3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they are the problem; and  

4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model. 

Needless to say, the women won!

Special Note: What better way than to end the year on a humorous note. ;) So i guess i'll see you all in 2011, a very crucial year for me! Wish you all a very happy & idyllic 2011!

As I walk through the rain........

I thought to write on some romantic topic so i chose Rain but couldn't make it romantic as i went through a different aspect of it. What if GOD were crying and I am walking "through" the rain. Instead reading this prologue, it will be better to go through this one and tell how it was?

Why are YOU crying GOD?
It'll all be okay.
Sad things happen,
Almost every single day.

We'll wake up tomorrow,
And we'll have to live on.
No matter the danger,
Our lives will go on.

I'll look at the sky,
As the sun disappears.
knowing You're looking down,
While I'm wondering why I'm here.

The rain hits my face,
But I wont turn away.
Knowing You're here,
Makes me want to stay.

But I'll just keep walking,
As the rain hits my face.
Making me uncomfortable,
Instead of feeling YOUR embrace.

Are YOU even there GOD?
  I wish that YOU would just stay.
Just to show me a sign,
And to make everything okay.

Are YOU there GOD?
As i go through my day.
Looking out this window,
Alone with nothing else to say.

Just show me a sign,
Just show me the way.
I'll follow YOU any day,
As i walk through the rain.

Speak up for every child's right to education

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Team Work

Got this image in the buzz from my friend. Found this post really interesting so just re-shared it here. It just give a pretty message about team work.[:)]

Terror strikes Varanasi

Pic of Holy Aarti of Ganga at famous Dashashwamedh Ghar

"Terrorism should be outlawed universally.
We should have true international co-operation to combat terrorism."
(French President Nicolas Sarkozy - Press conference in Mumbai Dec. 7, 2010)
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Last evening (Tuesday) a bomb hidden in a milk container exploded at Sheetla Ghat killing a two year old little girl and left many people wounded among the thousands of devotees and tourists who came to celebrate Ganga aarti.
The ceremony is a daily ritual in Varanasi (Benaras), the holiest city in the Hindu religion, during which priests and others light oil lamps, ring bells and chant prayers to worship the Ganges.
The force of the explosion ripped away a metal railing and damaged stones up to 60 metres away.
The Police said they defused two more bombs in the city.
The terror group Indian Mujahedeen allegedly claimed responsibility for the blast in an email to several media outlets.
This attack clearly meant to coincide with the anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition a day earlier. 

It was the fourth bomb attack in Varanasi in the past five years but no one here seems to be panicking.
Life has to carry on, showing those terrorists that they are nothing but cowards, away from God.
I decided not to show any image of the place where this tragedy happened but to upload this picture  with happy children smiling.
Those smiles are our future and the best weapon in order to answer this ignominy

 

No Pain No Gain

I received an e-mail from on of my schoolmate few days ago. This was too inspiring and meaningful. Finally this had a message for everyone of us applicable in our normal life.

Accept the Pain, Future will be Fruitful… 

Don't feel the work you are doing is pain, because there will be always a 
reason for that pain or work. 

So face the pain, for the pain you face, there will be definitely happiness ahead.

Just view the complete slideshow below having a story in the form of 13 images.

Dev Deepawali : Welcoming Gods

This time I am 12 days late to tell a story of an enlightened festival Dev Deepawali(Ganga Snaan). But now after 12 days here I am with some views and pics of my holy city Benaras.
By the way this is my b'day on this occasion [:)] according to Hindu Panchaang. That feels blessed [:)].

Dev Diwali is observed on the full moon day (Purnima) in the month of Kartik in a traditional Hindu calendar and is the Diwali of the Devas or Gods.

Dev Diwali, or Dev Deepawali, as the name indicates is the Diwali celebration of the Devas.It is believed that Lord Vishnu returned to Vaikuntha, his abode on this day after the Vamana incarnation and visiting King Bali.Another legend has it that Lord Shiva killed the three demons, who were killing the Devas and humans, and destroyed the three cities built by them on this day.
  
 


In the evening under the full moon reflecting in the holy waters each ghat is performing Ganga Aarti with vedic hymns chanted by priests in order to please and welcome the Gods and the people of the city started lighting up the many candles for this special evening.

 






Dev Diwali marks the end of the fortnight of Diwali celebrations and a major event on the day is the lighting of Diyas (lamps) during night after the moon is sighted. These lamps are lit as a mark of welcome to the Gods as it is believed that they descend on earth on that special day.

 




 Dev Diwali, celebrated on the fifteenth day of Diwali, is a tribute to river Ganga by the people of Varanasi and is observed with fireworks, great fanfare and feasts at every ghat along the holy waters of the Ganges.

Spark

One of my friend sent a part of speech of Chetan Bhagat at Symbiosis via text message . Its just not a crap you hear every time in fair well functions by chief guests. Its truly inspirational and encouraging. Although this is a fraction of whole of speech but the most important ones.

Don’t just have career or academic goals. Set goals to give you a balanced, successful life. I use the word balanced before successful.

Balanced means ensuring your health, relationships, mental peace are all in good order.

There is no point of getting a promotion on the day of your breakup. There is no fun in driving a car if your back hurts. Shopping is not enjoyable if your mind is full of tensions.

Life is one of those races in nursery school, where you have to run with a marble in a spoon kept in your mouth. If the marble falls, there is no point coming first. Same with life, where health and

relationships are the marble. Your striving is only worth it if there is harmony in your life. Else, you may achieve the success, but this spark, this feeling of being excited and alive, will start to die.

One last thing about nurturing the spark – don’t take life seriously. Life is not to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary here. We are like a pre-paid card with limited validity. If we are lucky, we may last another 50 years.

And 50 years is just 2,500 weekends. Do we really need to get so worked up? It’s ok, bunk a few classes, goof up a few interviews, fall in love. We are people, not programmed devices.  

Engineer and Manager : They exactly know each other :)

A man was flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts, "Excuse me. Can you help me? I promised my friend I would meet him half an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The man below says, "Yes, you are in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 40 feet above this field. You are between 46 & 48 degrees N latitude and between 52 & 56 degrees W. longitude."
"You must be an engineer," says the balloonist.
"I am," replies the man. "How did you know?"
"Well," says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically correct but I have no idea what to make of your information and the fact is I am still lost."
The man below says, "You must be a Manager"
"I am," replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well," says the man below, "you don't know where you are or where you are going. You have made a promise which you have no idea how to keep and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met but now it is somehow my fault." 

P.S.- copied from a buzz of my friend

India's Cellphone Revolution

 

This is a picture of a sadhu shot along the holy waters of the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras).
India has a capacity of keeping its traditions while adjusting to modernity.
In the oldest living city in the world everything seems to stay still and some people might only see static images frozen in time however after giving a second glance it is easy to realize that even there things are in the midst of constant change.
Revolutions come slow but life changes fast and in the instant this holy man with a naked body, long matted hair and beard, appears wearing his mobile phone among religious symbols such as rudraksh beads necklaces.
The contrast says so much about today's India, a country that manages to live in several centuries at the same time.

India tax policies keep telecommunications costs low and therefore it is cheap for people to call on their cellphones.
This cellphone revolution is not only an economic transformation for the most affluent, but a change in the social classes allowing people who in the old days would not even have dreamed to have a land line number to stay connected..

So cute......dats love at first sight

Jumbos and ironhorses - a deadly conflict

India's elephants are its heritage animals. But on ‘B Line’ railway tracks passing through the Walayar forest in Palakkad they are in the path of more powerful beasts - trains. Many are struck and killed with ghastly regularity. These rare images provide a glimpse of the unwary animals ambling across the curved tracks.

DANGER ZONE: 
Many train drivers are unaware of the presence of jumbos in a particular area. The Elephant Task Force has recommended that such areas be identified with clear markings to help the drivers.


 BLISSFULLY UNAWARE: 
 A wild elephant crosses the railway track. This area near the Palakkad pass of the Western Ghats is a corridor for elephants.

IN HARM's WAY: 
A herd of elephants crosses the `B Line' railway track at Walayar forest in Palakkad. Numerous elephants die each year in train hits in different states.

FACE TO FACE:  
An elephant stands on the track. Often, the unhurried animals have no time to react when a train approaches fast.


MOVING ON: 

Levelling the ground to remove steep embankments and enable smooth passage of elephants is another measure suggested by the Elephant Task Force  

courtsey:
Images are from daily news-paper : THE HINDU
Photos : P.S.Ashok

Because laughter is the best medicine

1) Long back, a person who sacrificed his sleep, forgot his family, forgot his food, Forgot laughter were called "Saints", But now they are called.. "IT professionals"

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2) An interesting line written at the back of a Biker's T Shirt : "If you are able to see this, please tell me that my girlfriend has fallen off" 

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3) Most Relationships fail not because of the absence of love..
Love is always present.. Its just that, One loves too much, And the other loves too many. 

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4) Employee: Boss, Now I have got married..! Please increase my salary!
BOSS: Factory is not responsible for accidents occurring outside the company! 

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5) Philosophy of life
At the beginning of married life, every gal treats her husband as GOD,
Later on somehow the alphabets got reversed..! 

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6) What is a Fear?
Fear is the Deep, Wrenching feeling in your stomach
When pages of your book still smell new and Just few hours left for your exams..! 

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7) Useful
Someone has rightly said, "A fool can ask More questions that a wise man cannot answer"
No Wonder why so many of us speechless when lecturers ask question..! 

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8) Girl: Do you have Cards with sentimental Love quotes?
Shopkeeper: Oh sure..@! How about this card, it says "To the only boy I ever loved.!"
Girl: That's good, Give me 12 of them..! 

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9) After reading the form filled by an applicant.. The employer said: " WE do have an... opening for you..! "
Applicant: What is it?
Interviewer: Its called the "door..!" 

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10) A Banner cum Sign Board In front of an IT company..
Drive Slowly, Don't kill our Employee..... Leave them to us.

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The coins we use daily..

Indian coins are mainly produced in 4 cities :

1. Delhi
2. Mumbai
3. Hyderabad
4. Kolkata

The production in city puts
an identification mark under the year of issue.
Coins produced in:

1. Delhi - have a dot
2. Mumbai - have a diamond
3. Hyderabad - have a star
4. Kolkata - Nothing beneath the year


Isn’t it amazing?

Most of us don’t know this........
Now put your hand inside your
pocket/ wallet/ purse and check out !!!!

Using your brain is strictly prohibited

Question- 
U r in a boat in the middle of river.U have 2 cigarettes & have to light any 1 cigarette. U don't have anything else with u in the boat. How will u do it ?



Answer 

Take 1 cigarette & throw it in the water.So the boat will become LIGHTER.... using this LIGHTER u can light the other Cigarette. 

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Another deadly ans,



U throw a cigarette up & catch it. Catches win Matches. Using this Matches u can light the cigarette.

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If that was not enough, 1 more deadly ans,


take water in your hand & drop it drop by drop(TIP-TIP)
"TIP TIP barsa Pani,Pani ne aag lagayee"us aag se hamne cigarette jalayee.

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If that was not enough even until now, 1 more deadly ans

start praising 1 cigarette, the other will get jealous & jalne lagegi.

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another answer :  

Lighting the Cigarette Rajnikanth way

Throw the cigarette so high into the sky that on it's way down 'cause of the earth's atmosphere , it catches fire . . .. :P :P

Kahaan gaye wo din......Kahaan gayi wo baaten

Today is children day.Just felt like to post something to re-earn those priceless memories.All those funny days with friends and all that.The days of joy, the days of school [:)]
Some days ago there was Alumni meet in my school but unfortunately i could not attend it.[:(]

But it feel really good when you meet your old mates after a long time..

Some lines are here just to summarize and visualize the past we had, the past we are missing a lot....

बचपन का ज़माना होता था,
ख़ुशियों का खज़ाना होता था ।
चाहत चाँद को पाने की,
दिल तितली का दीवाना होता था ।
खबर कुछ ना थी सुबह की,
ना शामों का ठिकाना होता था ।
थक हार कर आना स्कूल से,
फ़िर खेलने भी जाना होता था ।

दादी की कहानियाँ होती थी,
परियों का फ़साना होता था ।
बारिश में कागज़ की कश्ती थी,
हर मौसम सुहाना होता था ।
हर खेल में साथी होते थे,
हर रिश्ता निभाना होता था ।
पापा डाँटा करते गलती पर,
मम्मी का मनाना होता था ।

ग़म की ज़ुबाँ ना होती थी,
ना ज़ख्मों का पैमाना होता था ।
ना रोने की वज़ह होती थी,
ना हँसने का बहाना होता था ।
अब नहीं रही वो ज़िन्दगी...
जैसे बचपन का ज़माना होता था ।

Kahaan gaye wo din kahaan gayi wo baaten,

mujhe apna wo bachpan yaad aata hai...

Kehne ko to aage aa gaya hu main bahut,

sabkuch dikhta ab saral hi saral hai...

phir bhi na jane kyon kuch chhoota chhota sa lagta hai

wo kaise din the jab hum masti mein ghooma karte the

wo din the kaise jab hume chinta lesh matra na thi...

mujhe to bas apna  wo bachpan yad aata hai...

                                                       

रात गई बात गई.......हम भूलते बहुत जल्दी हैं ।

आज की ताजा खबर- एक और बड़ा घोटाला। लगाओ पुराने पर ताला। हर पुराने घोटाले पर एक नया घोटाला ऐसा ही ताला ठोंक रहा है। एक तरह से हर नया घोटाला पुराने को निपटाने की चाबी बनता जा रहा है। हर नए के साथ कुछ ऐसे शब्द जुड़ जाते हैं- अब तक का सबसे बड़ा घोटाला, देश को बेच डालने का इससे बड़ा उदाहरण दूसरा नही, इतना शर्मसार तो देश पहले कभी नहीं हुआ, इस खुलासे ने देश को कलंकित कर दिया। ऐसा लगता है मानो इसके पहले देश में अब तक जो घटा वो तो कुछ था ही नहीं। असल में ताले उन घोटालों पर नहीं हमारी याददाश्त, हमारी सोच हमारे सरोकारों पर लगते हैं। कुछ घंटो, दिनों या सप्ताह भर पहले तक हम जिस मुद्दे पर घंटों घर, दफ्तर, पान की दुकानों पर बहस करते नजर आते थे। राजनीतिक दल पुतला फूंक तमाशा, धरने, रैली, भाषण में व्यस्त थे। जनता की अदालत में ऐसा माहौल बन जाता था कि आवाज निकलने लगती थी कि ऐसे घोटाले बाज को सरेआम फांसी देनी चाहिए, चौराहे पर ‘सार्वजनिक अभिनंदन करना’ चाहिए। देशप्रेम से भरे हम मुट्ठी ताने, आंखों में खून उतर आने की हद तक बहस करते हैं। फिर अचानक एक नया मामला और पुराना गुस्सा, विरोध सब हम ऐसे याददाश्त से हटा देते हैं जैसे दिमागी कंप्यूटर के डिलीट का बटन दबा दिया गया हो। शायद हम भारतीय विरासत में मिली इन पंक्तियों को भी जीवन में आत्मसात कर चुके हैं- बीती ताहि बिसार दे।
अब घोटाले के बदलते रूप और उसके बढ़ते कद, घटती शर्म को देखते हैं। अभी कुछ सप्ताह पहले तक कॉमनवेल्थ खेलों के घपले पर पूरा देश शर्मिंदगी महसूस कर रहा था। मुख्य कर्ताधर्ता सुरेश कलमाडी खलनायक दिखाई दे रहे थे। खेल के उद्घाटन में भी उनकी जमकर हूटिंग हुई। पर वे पूरी शान से सूट-बूट डालकर जमे रहे। बार-बार कहा मैं बेदाग हूं, रहूंगा। ये आत्मविश्वास उनमें था, क्योंकि वे बड़े खिलाड़ी जमे, तपे राजनेता हैं। वे आम भारतीय नहीं हैं जो दरवाजे पर हवलदार की दस्तक से ही खाना-पीना छोड़ देता है। कलमाडी ने आने वाला कल देख लिया था। वे निश्चिंत रहे होंगे कि एक घोटाला आएगा और मेरे कु-कर्म सब भूल जाएंगे। हर विवादित आदमी किसी अन्य विवादित का भला ही करता है। जैसे आईपीएल के गवर्नर ललित मोदी को राहत दी कलमाडी ने और कलमाडी को पछाड़ कर सामने आए नए खलनायक महाराष्ट्र के मुख्यमंत्री अशोक चव्हाण। आदर्श हाउसिंग सोसायटी घोटाला लेकर। दुनिया में सारे रिकॉर्ड टूटने के लिए ही बनते हैं और कोई भी शिखर पर लंबे समय तक नहीं रह सकता। ऐसे में घोटाले के शिखर पुरुष भी बदलने ही हैं। आजकल तो होड़ लगी है। झारखंड से निपटो तो कर्नाटक का नाटक, वहां से निकले तो खेलगांव और अब महाराष्ट्र। अगले कुछ महीने, सप्ताह तक अशोक चव्हाण ‘आदर्श मेडल’ लेकर घूमते रहेंगे। देश के किसी कोने में, किसी दफ्तर में या किसी सदन में कोई नया घोटालेबाज अशोक चव्हाण को रिप्लेस करने के लिए दंड पेल ही रहा होगा। इंतजार करिए जल्द सामने होगा एक नया आदर्श। ऐसा कि आप भूल जाएंगे सारी पुरानी बातें। अब जरा उनको याद कर लें जो अपने-अपने वक्त में इस खेल के महानायक रह चुके हैं। आईपीएल के कर्ताधर्ता ललित मोदी पर एक साथ कई जांच कमेटियों ने नकेल कसने का दिखावा किया। बावजूद उसके उन्हें सेफ पैसेज दिया गया देश छोड़ने का। जब वे सात समंदर पार जाकर बैठ गए उनके खिलाफ इंटरनेशनल वारंट जारी कर दिया गया। अब ढूंढ़ते रहो। कोई आश्चर्य नहीं थोड़े दिन बाद मोदी किसी दूसरे देश में अपनी एक अलग क्रिकेट लीग चलाते नजर आएं। गुलशन कुमार हत्या के आरोपी नदीम भी लंदन में बैठे हैं। वे वहां से भारतीय फिल्मों में संगीत भी दे रहे हैं।
हर्षद मेहता को लोग भूल चुके हैं। बोफोर्स, बिहार का चारा, सत्यम के संस्थापक राजू, सांसद खरीदी और हत्या में उलझे शिबू सोरेन, सदन में सवाल पूछने के बदले पैसा लेने वाले सांसद सब धीरे-धीरे विस्मृत होते जा रहे हैं। फिल्म स्टार्स को देखिए, संजय दत्त, सलमान खान पर बड़े मामले चल रहे हैं। फिर भी दोनों जनता के लाडले बने हुए हैं। उन्हें फिर मौका मिल गया अकड़ कर दबंगई करने का। जिन्हें कहीं मौका नहीं मिलता उनके लिए बिगबॉस है ही।
दरअसल इस सबमें पब्लिक का भी ज्यादा दोष नहीं। कोई भी चीज लंबे समय तक टिकती ही नहीं। सत्तर के दशक में घोटाला बे्रकफास्ट की तरह था तो 80 में लंच की तरह स्वीकार्य हो गया। 90 में लंच डिनर दोनों हुआ तो 2000 के बाद यह आल इंडिया भंडारे की तरह हर कोने में आयोजित होने लगा। पहले चीजें टिकाऊ थीं, याद रहती थीं अब इतनी तेजी से बदलाव होता है कि क्या-क्या याद रखें। पहले वनस्पति घी यानी डालडा, घोटाला यानी बोफोर्स, रथयात्रा यानी आडवाणी, भाषण तो अटल बिहारी, फिल्म...शोले तो हीरो...अमिताभ बच्चन, क्रिकेटर... कपिलदेव! देश ने इनके साथ ही करीब बीस साल गुजार दिए। फिर ऐसा दौर आया, तरह तरह के वनस्पति घी, रिफाइंड तेल। हीरो हर दिन नया। घोटालों की लाइन लग गई। हर राजनेता यात्री बन बैठा। क्रिकेट में इतने मैच कि हर घंटे नया हीरो। हाल ही में आगरा के दीपक ने दस रन देकर आठ विकेट लेकर नया रिकॉर्ड बना दिया। फिल्में टिकती ही नहीं। 25 साल तक शोले नंबर वन रही फिर उसका रिकॉर्ड दिलवाले दुलहनिया ले जाएंगे ने तोड़ा। इसके बाद कोई रिकार्ड नहीं बचा, गजनी, थ्री इडियट और ताजा हिट रोबोट। अब बेचारा आदमी कितना याद रखे। कुल मिलाकर यह देश, जांच समितियां और जनता फिल्म गजनी की तरह शार्ट टर्म मेमोरी लॉस के शिकार हो गए हैं। वे उन्हीं चीजों को याद रखते हैं जो उन्हें सामने दिखाई देती है। जैसे गजनी में आमिर खान को अपनी याददाश्त बनाए रखने के लिए शरीर पर नाम, नंबर गुदवाकर रखने पड़ते थे। वह दर्पण के सामने खड़ा होकर उन्हें देखता था और फिर याददाश्त ताजा और दुश्मन का खेल खत्म।
जरूरत है गजनी की तरह पूरा देश अपने पास घोटालेबाजों के नाम, नंबर और तस्वीर रखे। उन्हें रोज देखता रहे ताकि वे बच न सके और देश की सही तस्वीर बन सके, नहीं तो यही कहते रहेंगे रात गई बात गई।


सजा या मजा!
असल में हर घोटाले या लापरवाही पर सजा के नाम पर सिर्फ स्थान परिवर्तन होता है। यानी लाइन अटैच। देश पर हुए सबसे बड़े आतंकी हमले को भी हमने वैसे ही भुला दिया।
उस वक्त महाराष्ट्र के गृहमंत्री रहे आर आर पाटिल हटा दिए गए थे। आज वे फिर उसी महाराष्ट्र में गृहमंत्री हैं। मुख्यमंत्री पद से हटाए गए विलासराव देशमुख अब एक कदम आगे केंद्र में भारी मंत्री हैं। अशोक चव्हाण यदि राज्य से हटाए गए तो वे केंद्र में दिखेंगे। कलमाड़ी, संभव है ओलंपिक की तैयारी में लग जाएं और ललित मोदी विश्वकप क्रिकेट टूर्नामेंट में दिख जाएं।
कभी भारतीय टीम से मैच फिक्ंिसग के आरोप में बाहर धकेले गए खिलाड़ी आज पहले से बड़े मुकाम पर हैं। कोई सांसद बन गए तो कोई क्रिकेट एक्सपर्ट और काम भी ऐसा कि रोज टीवी पर दिखते हैं पूरी शान से। कल जो खलनायक थे ‘वक्त’ उन्हें फिर से नायक बना देता है।




स्कैम स्कैन
-जनवरी, 2009 में सत्यम कंप्यूटर घोटाला। सॉफ्टवेयर कंपनी सत्यम कंप्यूटर के चेयरमैन बी रामलिंगा राजू ने 7,000 करोड़ का घपला स्वीकारा।
-जनवरी, 2008 में प्रकाश में आए 2जी स्पैक्ट्रम लाइसेंस आवंटन के मामले में घोटाले की अनुमानित राशि 60 हजार करोड़ रुपये सामने आई।
-2001 में तहलका कांड में बड़े नेताओं, अधिकारियों को रिश्वत लेते दिखाया गया। खुलासा हुआ कि रक्षा सौदों में भी घोटाले हुए हैं।
-1995 में फर्जी स्टांप पेपर की आपूर्ति के मामलों में 30,000 करोड़ रु. का घोटाला सामने आया।
-1995 में ही बिहार में राजद सरकार के दौरान सामने आया 950 करोड़ रुपये का चारा घोटाला।




courtesy: 06/11/2010, Zindagi Live, Amar Ujala

The House That Built Me

"The House That Built Me"
Miranda Lambert

I know they say you cant go home again. 

I just had to come back one last time. 

Ma'am I know you don't know me from Adam. 

But these handprints on the front steps are mine. 

And up those stairs, in that little back bedroom 

is where I did my homework and I learned to play guitar. 

And I bet you didn't know under that live oak 

my favorite dog is buried in the yard. 

I thought if I could touch this place or feel it 

this brokenness inside me might start healing. 

Out here its like I'm someone else, 

I thought that maybe I could find myself 

if I could just come in I swear I'll leave. 

Won't take nothing but a memory 

from the house that built me. 

Mama cut out pictures of houses for years. 

From 'Better Homes and Garden' magazines. 

Plans were drawn, concrete poured, 

and nail by nail and board by board 

Daddy gave life to mama's dream. 

I thought if I could touch this place or feel it 

this brokenness inside me might start healing. 

Out here its like I'm someone else, 

I thought that maybe I could find myself. 

If I could just come in I swear I'll leave. 

Won't take nothing but a memory 

from the house that built me. 

You leave home, you move on and you do the best you can. 

I got lost in this whole world and forgot who I am. 

I thought if I could touch this place or feel it 

this brokenness inside me might start healing. 

Out here its like I'm someone else, 

I thought that maybe I could find myself. 

If I could walk around I swear I'll leave. 

Won't take nothing but a memory 

from the house that built me.

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