The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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"Are you waiting for success to arrive, or are you going out to find where it is hiding?" ~Napoleon Hill
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"I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life. No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope." — Jerry Lewis
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And so it is to the printing press--to the recorder of man's deeds, the keeper of his conscience, the courier of his news--that we look for strength and assistance, confident that with your help man will be what he was born to be: free and independent. - John F. Kennedy
Resurgent global food prices, which averaged 10 per cent in many economies and posted record increases in the first two months of this year, may push nearly 30 million Indians and 64 million people in the Asian region into extreme poverty, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday.
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"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." » Martin Luther King
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"You are today where your thoughts
have brought you; you will be
tomorrow where your
thoughts take you."
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"Whenever something negative happens to you, there is a deep lesson concealed within it." ~Eckhart Tolle
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And the author, Kaushik Basu, modestly describes his contribution as “a small but novel idea.” And again, as “a small but fairly radical idea.”
The timing is radical. Something like a plan to make sailing less risky issued by the Chief Officer of the Titanic between the first and the second icebergs. (The Skipper being too busy trying to stay afloat in all that gushing floodwater from CWG, CVC, CAG, 2G, DB, Radia, cash-for-votes, WikiLeaks, illicit funds overseas, Supreme Court censures and more.) And with the country sick of corruption — a giant issue in the polls in States like Tamil Nadu.
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Says Osho, "going to a guru means I am fed up by my thinking. I cannot think by myself. I am troubled by my self and i have come to leave that self.
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"When you learn, teach. When you get, give." ~Maya Angelou
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The longer the fourth finger compared to the second, known as the 2D:4D ratio, is proportional to how attractive their face is considered, research showed. The ratio between the fingers is known to be linked to sex hormones, with a lower ratio – a longer ring finger than index finger – an indication of exposure to testosterone in the womb. This could in turn lead to more attractive and symmetrical features, it was claimed. more at telegraph
Yes, Anna Hazare is a naïve idealist, but then protests are seldom rational; they breed in the gut and the gully, they are visceral reactions to indigestible politics. Let us not forget that the French guillotined hundreds of oppressors before the delicate flowers of liberty, equality and fraternity could bloom. And closer home, surely Mahatma Gandhi’s ambition of felling the British Empire on the yogic principles of truth and non-violence were once considered puerile, if not downright absurd.
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On May 31, 1990, the first episode of Seinfeld aired on NBC. The show was originally turned down by FOX and, according to folklore, didn’t test well in focus groups either. But the sitcom based on Jerry Seinfeld’s stand-up comedy would go on to be one of the biggest TV hits of all time. If executives had evaluated the program simply by the numbers or the research results, the show would have been pulled off the air prematurely. So it begs the question: How do we measure value if numbers don't measure success in life?
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Some non-surgical methods for increasing the length of the male sex organ do in fact work, while others are likely to result only in soreness and disappointment, a review of medical literature has shown. Surgical procedures, however, can be dangerous and have an "unacceptably high rate of complications," according to the study, published this week in the Journal of the British Association of Urological Surgeons. more at AFP
Model Kanishtha Dhankar, who has bagged the Femina Miss India World 2011 title, has made people proud at her native village Kasni in Haryana, with family members hoping that her victory will encourage women's progress in Haryana.
Kanishtha's grandparents Matu Ram Dhankar and Chawli Devi, who have been living in the village here, are excited about the success of their grand daughter.
The 22-year-old beauty queen's father Raj Singh Dhankar is an officer in the Indian Navy while her grandfather is a retired Commander of the same.
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"WE MAY NOT HAVE ENDED UP WHERE WE INTENDED TO GO, BUT WE ENDED UP WHERE WE NEEDED TO BE." DOUGLAS ADAMS
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The 85-year-old business mogul has been dating women in their 20s for decades. It's funny how the women he dates never age, but he still does.
We've put together some lovely leading ladies close to his age.
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The NHL playoffs are upon us, and that means any little advantage can lead a team to the Stanley Cup. I know the games are played on the ice, but having a few good-looking women in your corner has to give you some confidence that could carry over into the games.
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Who would have thought the path to female empowerment would involve fishnet stockings, a chair and feather boas? Kaitlyn Regehr, the affable host of "Re-Vamped" on the Slice network the past couple of years, has been using burlesque to help heal the wounds and rebuild the confidence of jilted women from across the country. Unlike stripping, burlesque doesn't involve full nudity. The performer is required to wear something below the waist and if topless must use pasties, which are adhesive coverings applied to cover the nipple. more at canadianpress
"What the hell is that?" I laughed.
"It's my fox hat."
"Your fox hat?"
"Yeah, Pudge. My fox hat."
"Why are you wearing your fox hat?" I asked.
"Because no one can catch the motherfucking fox."
— John Green (Looking for Alaska)
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You're imagining things," I said. "Clearly, My stunning beauty has clouded your mind."
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On the eighth day of fasting in the Navratri, I am inspired to write to you early at 5 O’clock in the morning.
When you were sitting on fast in Delhi, same time, I too was fasting on the occasion of Navratri, the period that symbolizes the embodiment of Divine Shakti. Indeed, I was pleased that by the grace of Maa Jagadamba, I happened to be a co-traveller in your crusade albeit indirectly.
Observing the Navratri fast and being busy in election campaign, I was fortunate to have the darshan of Mother Kamakhya in Assam. When you were fasting, naturally I did pray to Mother Kamakhya about your health and I’m sure that the divine power has been kind enough to bestow her blessings on you.
Today, I came back from Kerala campaign to Gandhinagar early morning at 2 a.m.
And it was yesterday that I got the encouraging news of your expressing kind words towards Gujarat and me.
I am fortunate and grateful to get your blessings.
Respected Annaji, my respect for you is decades old. Before I entered politics, I was full time RSS pracharak. At those time, national leaders of the RSS who came to attend our meetings invariably discussed your rural development activities so that it could be emulated. It has tremendous impact on me. In the past, I also had the good fortune of meeting you.
I and my state of Gujarat are indebted to you for the courage and conviction you showed in saying good words for me and my state. In this show of courage, you exhibited commitment to truth and a soldier-like conviction. And because of this, your opinion has been universally accepted.
I request you to also bless me that your praise shall not make me complacent and commit mistakes.
Your blessings have given me the strength to do what is right and it is good. At the same time, my responsibility has also gone high. Because of your statement, crores of youth would be having great expectations and therefore even a small mistake on my part will disappoint them. Therefore, I have to remain vigilant and seek your blessings for the same.
Respected Annaji, in this delicate moment, I must share with you that I come from a simple family and I am a common man too. In my family, no one is even distantly connected to politics or close to power; I do not have any illusion that I am a perfect human being. Like a common man, I too have my own limitations; good and bad qualities.
I pray that I am always blessed by Mother Jagadamba so that bad qualities do not take possession of me. Always thinking of doing good to Gujarat, I would devote myself to the progress of Gujarat and therefore like to wipe out the tears from the face of the poor. In doing this, I pray that I am never short of your blessings, and this is my humble request.
Respected Annaji, you are a Gandhian and a Soldier. Yesterday, during election campaign in Kerala when I heard about your blessings to me and my state, I feared that you will be subjected to vilification. A certain group inimical to -Gujarat will not miss this opportunity to malign your love, sacrifice, penance and commitment to truth. They will try to tarnish your name because you spoke well of me and my state.
As luck would have it, this has come true. Once again, these inimical forces have come to the fore. On the occasion of Navratri, I pray to Maa Jagadamba that no one sullies your fair name.
You will be aware that whosoever talks good of Gujarat, he or she will be subjected to the vilification campaign.
In the past, a senior Muslim parliamentarian from Canoor constituency hailing from the Communist Party Shri P. Abdulla Kutty was ostracized from the party following his praise of Gujarat’s development.
The superstar of this century, Shri Amitabh Bachchan when he promoted Gujarat Tourism, was also attacked by the same group of inimical forces. They spread falsehoods against Bachchan so as to snap his old ties with Gujarat. At a public function in Mumbai where he was invited, this group stopped him from entering to the venue.
Also, a campaign was let loose to malign the leading Gandhian of Gujarat Shri Gunavant Shah who is speaking for the atma-gaurav of Gujarat and development of Gujarat.
Maulana Ghulam Vastanavi of Gujarat who was elected as Head of the Darul Uloom of Deoband has also been subjected to vilification campaign when he praised the development of Gujarat. He had publicly said that Gujarat is surging ahead on the road of fast paced development, and without any religious discrimination everybody is reaping the fruits of this development. Soon, he has been silenced by constant harassment by the same forces.
Recently, Major General I. S. Singha of Golden Katara Division of Indian Army when he praised the development of Gujarat he too was subjected the same treatment by the same forces and there was even a demand for disciplinary action against the Major General.
These are only a few examples. But Gujarat’s real developmental journey is an anathema to this group bent upon heaping calumny on my state. Whenever the name of Gujarat is mentioned these forces immediately swing into action to spread canards and falsehoods.
Respected Annaji, Gujarat’s six crore people do not want that the same group should sadden you.
I am still afraid that, this group will put you in trouble. May God give you strength.
I humbly bow to the sacrifices and penances you have made for the country.
Let the Almighty bless you with supreme health and long life so that many like me would benefit from your guidance. This is my prayer to the God from core of my heart.
Jantar Mantar in New Delhi is a hot favourite of the average tourist in the summer season. As the temperatures soar this year, the monument is drawing even greater crowds, mainly to savour the electric atmosphere generated by a 72-year-old school drop-out from an indigent labour family of Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district. To say that Anna Hazare is a phenomenon is to state the obvious. The spot he has chosen in the heart of the national capital for his fast-unto-death action is not far from Parliament, which in his eyes stands wholly discredited. The numbers he has drawn till now have astonished the whole nation.
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Of course, there was legal battle between director K Balachander and Ramoji Rao over the story. But Chiranjeevi was not involved in the legal battle. Rudraveena, national award winning (1988) film also starring Sobhana, Gemini Ganesh was produced by Anjana Productions.
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The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention. Oscar Wilde
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After understandable national joy and jubilation over the World Cup, it is time to turn our attention to the harsh realities on the ground of which steadily mounting corruption — both in its shocking spread and staggering scale — is obviously the worst. Corruption is indeed eating into the country’s vitals by corroding the entire Indian system from top to bottom. The reprehensible process, in the words of experts on the subject, is both “systemic and systematic”.
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