About Me
It is my first time to say hello and do some self introduction to everybody here online. My name is Ashis.P.Donthi, male, 27, from Bangalore, India. I like reading, and do some collections in my spare time.
About Me
It is my first time to say hello and do some self introduction to everybody here online. My name is Ashis.P.Donthi, male, 27, from Bangalore, India. I like reading, and do some collections in my spare time.
About Me
It is my first time to say hello and do some self introduction to everybody here online. My name is Ashis.P.Donthi, male, 27, from Bangalore, India. I like reading, and do some collections in my spare time.
About Me
It is my first time to say hello and do some self introduction to everybody here online. My name is Ashis.P.Donthi, male, 27, from Bangalore, India. I like reading, and do some collections in my spare time.
About Me
It is my first time to say hello and do some self introduction to everybody here online. My name is Ashis.P.Donthi, male, 27, from Bangalore, India. I like reading, and do some collections in my spare time.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
Toggle Buttons
While they look similar, toggle buttons differentiate themselves from regular buttons when you click on them. When you click on a regular button, the button processes your click and returns back to its default state. Toggle buttons on the other hand, stick when you click on them for the first time.
When you click on the toggle button again, they unstick and go back to looking like a regular button:
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Morning Stotra - Ganesh Pancharatnam
Mudakaraatha Modakam Sada Vimukti Saadhakam
Kalaadharaavatamsakam Vilasiloka Rakshakam
Anaaya Kaika Naayakam Vinasitebha Daityakam
Nataasubhasu Naashakam Namaami Tham Vinaayakam.
Natetaraati Bheekaram Navoditaarka Bhaasvaram
Namat Suraari Nirjanam Nataadhi Kaapa Duddharam
Suresvaram Nidheesvaram Gajesvaram Ganeshvaram
Mahesvaram Samaasraye Paraatparam Nirantaram.
Samasta Loka Samkaram Nirasta Daitya Kunjaram
Daredarodaram Varam Vare Bhavaktra Maksharam
Krupaakaram Kshamaakaram Mudaakaram Yasaskaram
Manaskaram Namaskrutaam Namaskaromi Bhaasvaram.
Akimchanaarti Marjanam Chirantanokti Bhaajanam
Puraari Poorva Nandanam Suraari Garva Charvanam
Prapancha Naasha Bheeshanam Dhananjayaadi Bhushanam
Kapola Daana Vaaranam Bhajaey Puraana Vaaranam.
Nitaantikaanta Dantakaanti Mantakaanta Kaatmajam
Achintya Rupa Mantaheena Mantaraaya Krintanam
Hrudantarey Nirantaram Vasantameva Yoginam
Tameka Danta Meva Tam Vichintayaami Santatam.
Phalasruthi:
Maha Ganesa Pancha Rathna Maadharena Yo Anvaham,
Prajalpathi Prabhathake Hrudhi Smaran Ganeswaram,
Arogadhamadhosadham Susahitheem Suputhratham,
Samahithayurshta Bhoothi Mapyupaithi Sochiraath.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies.
Google began in January 1996 as a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were both PhD students at Stanford University in California.
Originally, Google ran under the Stanford University website, with the domain google.stanford.edu.
The domain name for Google was registered on September 15, 1997, and the company was incorporated on September 4, 1998.
Google has had several logos since its renaming from BackRub. The current official Google logo was designed by Ruth Kedar, and is a wordmark based on the Catull typeface.
In 1998 Sergey Brin created a computerized version of the Google letters using the free graphics program GIMP.
"There were a lot of different color iterations", says Ruth Kedar, the graphic designer who developed the now-famous logo. "We ended up with the primary colors, but instead of having the pattern go in order, we put a secondary color on the L, which brought back the idea that Google doesn't follow the rules."
The Google logo font is Catull BQ, and it was created for Berthold in 1982 by German designer Gustav Jaeger.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Ganesha - God of Glamour.
Friday, September 09, 2011
Taj Mahal - Was it a temple? - Edition One
1. An aerial view of the Taj Mahal alias Tejo Mahalaya, ancient Hindu temple complex in Agra. For the last 300 years the world has been fooled to believe that this stupendous edifice was built by the 5th generation Mogul emperor Shahjahan to commemorate one of his dead wives--Mumtaz. The two flanking buildings although identical, only the one in the rear is known as a mosque.
The Taj Mahal has seven stories. Five of them lie sealed and barred concealing rich evidence. The marble building in the centre is flanked by two symmetrical ones. The one in the foreground is the eastern one. The one in the background is being represented as a mosque because it is to the west. They should not have been identical if only one was to be a mosque. In the courtyard at the foot of the eastern building is inlaid a full scale replica of the trident pinnacle [found at the top of the dome]. The tiny tower at the left near the western building, encloses a huge octagonal multi-storied well.
2. This is the massive octagonal well with palatial apartments along its seven stories. A royal staircase descends right down to the water level indicated by the tiny white patch showing the sun's reflection.
This was the traditional treasury well of the Hindu temple palace. Treasure chests used to be stacked in the lower stories. Accountants, cashiers and treasurers sat in the upper stories. Cheques called handies used to be issued from here. On being besieged, if the building had to be surrendered to the enemy, the treasure used to be pushed into the water for salvage later after recapture. For real research, water should be pumped out of this well to reveal the evidence that lies at the bottom. This well is inside a tower near the so-called mosque to the west of the marble Taj. Had the Taj been a mausoleum this octagonal multistoried well would have been superfluous.
3. A frontal view of the Taj Mahal alias Tejo Mahalaya in Agra. It is octagonal because the Hindus believe in 10 directions. The pinnacle pointing to the heaven and the foundation to the nether world, plus the eight surface directions make the 10 directions. Divinity and royalty are believed to hold sway in all those 10 directions. Hence in Hindu tradition, buildings connected with royalty and divinity must have some octagonal features or the buildings themselves should be octagonal. The two flanking cupolas (two others to the rear are not seen in this photo) are also identical.
The towers at the four plinth corners served as watch towers during the day, and to hold lights at night. Hindu wedding altars and Satyanarayan worship altars invariably have such towers at corners. [Many other Hindu temples, such as those at Khajurao, also can be found to have four towers or temples, one at each corner of the temple foundation.]
The lotus flower cap on the head of the dome is a Hindu feature. Muslim domes are bald. This marble edifice has four stories. Inside the dome is an 83 ft. high hall. The Taj has a double dome. The dome one sees from inside ends like an inverted pan on the terrace. The dome seen from outside is a cover on the inner dome. Therefore, in between them is an 83 ft. hall. This may be considered as one storey. Underneath may be seen the first storey arches and the ground floor rooms. In the basement, visitors are shown one room. All these constitute the four storeys in the marble edifice. Below the marble structure are two stories in red stone reaching down to the river level. The 7th storey must be below the river level because every ancient Hindu historic building did have a basement. Thus, the Taj is a seven-storied structure.
4. The dome of the Taj Mahal bearing a trident pinnacle made of a non-rusting eight-metal Hindu alloy. The pinnacle served as a lightning deflector too.
This pinnacle has been blindly assumed by many to be an Islamic crescent and star, or a lightning conductor installed by the British. This is a measure of the careless manner in which Indian history has been studied till now. Visually identifiable things like this pinnacle too have been misinterpreted with impunity. The flower top of the dome, below the pinnacle, is an unmistakable Hindu sign. A full scale figure of this pinnacle is inlaid in the eastern courtyard.
5. A close up of the upper portion of the pinnacle of the Taj Mahal, photographed from the parapet beneath the dome. The Hindu horizontal crescent and the coconut top together look like a trident from the garden level. Islamic crescents are always oblique. Moreover they are almost always complete circles leaving a little opening for a star. This Hindu pinnacle had all these centuries been misinterpreted as an Islamic crescent and star or a lightning conductor installed by the British. The word "Allah" etched here by Shahjahan is absent in the courtyard replica. The coconut, the bent mango leaves under it and the supporting Kalash (water pot) are exclusive Hindu motifs.
6. The full scale figure of the pinnacle on the dome has been inlaid on the red stone courtyard of the Taj Mahal. One may see it to the east at the foot of the riverside arch of the flanking building wrongly dubbed as Jamiat Khana (community hall) by Muslim usurpers. Such floor sketches in courtyards are a common Hindu trait. In Fatehpur Sikri it is the backgammon board which is sketched on a central courtyard. The coconut top and the bent mango leaves underneath, resting on a kalash (i.e. a water pot) is a sacred Hindu motif. Hindu shrines in the Himalayan foothills have identical pinnacles [especially noticed at Kedarnath, a prominent Shiva temple]. The eastern location of the sketch is also typically Hindu. The length measures almost 32 ft.
7. The apex of the lofty entrance arch on all four sides of the Taj Mahal bears this red lotus and white trident--indicating that the building originated as a Hindu temple. The Koranic lettering forming the middle strip was grafted after Shahjahan seized the building from Jaipur state's Hindu ruler.
8. This is a riverside view of the Taj Mahal. The four storied marble structure above has under it these two stories reaching down to the river level. The 22 rooms shown in other photos are behind that line of arches seen in the middle. Each arch is flanked by Hindu lotus discs in white marble. Just above the ground level is the plinth. In the left corner of the plinth is a doorway indicating inside the plinth are many rooms sealed by Shahjahan. One could step out to the river bank from the door at the left. The 7th storey is surmised to be under the plinth below the ground because every ancient Hindu mansion had a basement. Excavation to reach the basement chamber should start under this door.
9. Most people content to see Mumtaz's grave inside the Taj fail to go to the rear riverside. This is the riverside view. From here one may notice that the four-storied marble structure on top has below it two more stories in red stone. Note the window aperture in the arch at the left. That indicates that there are rooms inside. Inside the row of arches in the upper part of the wall are 22 rooms. In addition to the four stories in marble, this one shows red stone arches in the 5th storey. The 6th storey lies in the plinth in the lower portion of the photo. In another photo a doorway would be seen in the left corner of the plinth, indicating the presence of apartments inside, from where one could emerge on the river for a bath.
10. These corridors at the approach of the Taj Mahal are typically Hindu. They may be seen in any ancient Hindu capital. Note the two octagonal tower cupolas at the right and left top. Only Hindus have special names for the eight directions and celestial guards assigned to each. Any octagonal feature in historic buildings should convince the visitor of their Hindu origin. Guards, palanquin bearers and other attendants resided in hundreds of rooms along numerous such corridors when the Taj Mahal was a Hindu temple palace. Thus the Taj was more magnificent and majestic before it was reduced to a sombre Islamic cemetery.
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
An Example of Corruption - Lets Fight.
1. TATAs took 100 years to become billionaire, Ambanis took 50 years(after utilizing all its resources), where as Robert Vadra took less than 10 years to become fastest multi billionaire...
2. All newspapers are scared to discuss the story of Robert Vadra because of severe threat from Sonia Gandhi and Congress govt.
3. After Robert Vadra got married with Priyanka Gandhi, Robert's father committed suicide under mysterious circumstances, his brother found dead in his delhi residence and his sister found dead in mysterious car accident. These reports were not published in any Indian media.
4. He is having stakes in Malls in premier locations of India, he is having stakes in DLF IPL, and DLF itself. He was involved in CWG corruption - DLF was responsible for development of Commonwealth games, and Kalmadi gave favoritism to DLS because of Robert Vadra's direct interest and business partnership with DLF.
5. Robert Vadra owns many Hilton Hotels including Hilton Gardens New Delhi.
6. Robert Vadra's association with Kolkata Knight Ryders has never been reported by Indian media.
7. He has 20% ownership in Unitech, Biggest beneficiary ownership of 2G Scam. Because of Robert's involvement in this scam, there are concerns that investigation would never reach decisive conclusion...
8. He owns prime property in India specially commercial hubs, and taxi business but for Air Taxi. He owns few private planes as well.
9. He has direct link with Italian businessman Quatrochi.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Blue Moon
A miracle in the sky happened on 31 Dec 2009. The blue moon brightened up more on that night for the excitement of all the people. Though it is mentioned as blue moon the moon was not in blue color. According to the Indians, if the occurrence of the full moon is happened second time in a month, it is called as the Blue Moon. Actually in a year the full moon appears for 12 times but sometimes, it appears 13 times for every 2 to 3 years. This incident happened on December 2nd and again this took place on 31st of this month. All this information is passed on by the Science Popularization Association of Communication and Educators which is one of the important organizations for the special researches. In general, the moon appears blue in color when the sky is covered with a lot of dust and snow. But this process is totally different from this idea of getting the blue moon when it is covered by dust or snow. According to the special research center, it takes nearly 29.53 days to form a full moon which in terms can be called as one month. By this we can say that for every one month one full moon appears. But the moon which is left for the whole year forms as a second moon after 2 to 3 years which is called as the Blue Moon. After this formation of the blue moon on 31st again it happens on November 21, 2010 and August 21, 2010. So it is going to be a great experience for the people on 31st to watch this wonder which happens after many years.
Blinking Star
Refraction
The term refraction is defined as the bending of light as it passes from one type of material into another. Because light travels at different speeds in the two materials, it changes its speed at the boundary of the two materials. If a beam of light hits this boundary at an angle, then light hitting the side first will be forced to slow down or speed up before light on the other side hits the new material. This causes the beam to bend, or refract, at the boundary.
Suppose we were to place a coin in a glass of water. The light bouncing off the coin underwater, for instance, would have to first travel through the water and then the air to reach an observer's eye. At the boundary, it gets refracted and reaches the observer's eye, thus appearing to be slightly raised.
In the pencil case, the pencil is placed at a specific angle and looks bent at the point where it touches the water, because light coming from the submerged portion of the pencil gets refracted as it crosses the water-air boundary.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Watching TV in Dark
In this satellite century, more and more people are watching television for entertainment and subjective knowledge. But many people have doubts regarding the distance that should be maintained from television while watching, mode of watching and the effects of watching television in darkness, etc. Many people believe that the picture on the television can be seen much clearly in darkness. So they close down all the doors, windows, put off the lights and then watch the television. It may be true also. But by watching television in darkness, eyes get tired quickly. Visionary faults may occur. Actually one can watch the television in dim light also. Eyes would not get tired quickly by watching television with more illumination of light in that room. Also no visionary defects occur. It is good for health to watch television at a distance of two and half meters or seven feet from the television. When we sit for watching television, care should be taken such that the angle between the centre point of television screen and our eyes should be around 10 to 15 degrees so that neck muscles would not undergo unnecessary stress. That’s why it is better to follow guide lines while watching television. Extreme care should be taken in the case of children.
Blurred Vision
The images appear zig zag after the eyes are rubbed. If the eyes are rubbed normally this situation do not takes place. But if the eyes are rubbed with full force, the pressure is fallen on the muscles of the eyes, pupil, and connective tissue and on the eye lenses. This is called as the mechanical stress. This means, the balanced structure which is seen inside the parts of the eye will be damaged temporarily. At that stage, the light rays which passed in to the eyes, do not travel in their normal position. The eye ball does not concentrate totally on the image which is seen in the retina. For some time, the coherence on the vision will become imbalanced. So, the images appear as unclear and blurred. After some time, this problem will be solved. On the whole, it is not good to rub the eyes often which damage the vision of the eyes.
Tears
Reason for tears when we cut onions
There is correct reason for getting tears in the eyes while chopping the onions. There is a substance in onion which brings tears in the eyes and this is called as propenesulfenic. When we cut the onion, this substance mixes in the air and hits our eyes. And then eyes get irritated and we get tears. Science tells that the tears from the eyes are good because the dust in the eyes gets washed away.
Hiccups
When you hiccup, your diaphragm and nearby muscles convulse, causing you to briefly gulp air. Within 35 milliseconds, the glottis (the opening at the top of the air passage) slams shut, producing that familiar sound of the "hic."
Hiccups are usually a reaction to your stomach and digestive system getting wonky. This happens when you eat too much, drink bubbly drinks like soda, or swallow too much air. Some people get the hiccups for no reason at all. Other things that cause hiccups include skull fracture, epilepsy, tuberculosis and believe it or not, constipation (not being able to poop).
Unlike sneezing, farting, burping, etc., hiccups don't serve any purpose. They're just annoying and pointless! So how do you get rid of hiccups? Which remedy works best? Home remedies are usually based on the idea that you have to disrupt the hiccup cycle. Remedies include holding your breath, breathing into a bag, pulling your tongue, sudden fright, or eating sugar. Just drinking water, if done soon enough, might wash down a chunk of food in the throat that's pressing against a nerve.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Currencies of the World
Country | Currency | Sub Currency |
Afghanistan | afghani | 100 puls |
Algeria | dinar | 100 centimes |
Andorra | euro | 100 cents |
Argentina | austral | 100 centavos |
Australia | dollar | 100 cents |
Austria | euro | 100 cents |
Bahamas | dollar | 100 cents |
Bahrain | dinar | 1,000 fils |
Barbados | dollar | 100 cents |
Belgium | euro | 100 cents |
Belize | dollar | 100 cents |
Benin | franc | 100 centimes |
Bolivia | boliviano | 100 centavos |
Brazil | real | 100 centavos |
Brunei | dollar | 100 cents or sen |
Bulgaria | lev | 100 stotinki |
Cameroon | franc | 100 centimes |
Canada | dollar | 100 cents |
Cayman Islands | dollar | 100 cents |
Central African Rep. | franc | 100 centimes |
Chad | franc | 100 centimes |
Chile | peso | 100 centavos |
China | yuan | 10 fen |
Columbia | peso | 100 centavos |
Congo | franc | 100 centimes |
Costa Rica | colon | 100 centimos |
Cuba | peso | 100 centavos |
Cyprus (Greek) | euro | 100 cents |
Cyprus (Turkish) | lira | 100 kurus |
Czechoslovakia | koruna | 100 halers |
Denmark | krone | 100 ore |
Djibouti | franc | 100 centimes |
Dominican Rep. | peso | 100 centavos |
Ecuador | dollar | 100 cents |
Egypt | pound | 100 piastres |
El Salvador | colon | 100 centavos |
Ethiopia | birr | 100 cents |
Fiji | dollar | 100 cents |
Finland | euro | 100 cents |
France | euro | 100 cents |
Gabon | franc | 100 centimes |
Gambia | dalasi | 100 bututs |
Germany | euro | 100 cents |
Ghana | cedi | 100 pesewas |
Greece | euro | 100 cents |
Guatemala | quetzal | 100 centavos |
Guinea | franc | 100 centimes |
Guyana | dollar | 100 cents |
Haiti | gourde | 100 centimes |
Honduras | lempira | 100 centavos |
Hong Kong | dollar | 100 cents |
Hungary | forint | 100 filler |
Iceland | Krona | 100 aurar |
India | rupee | 100 paise |
Indonesia | rupiah | 100 sen |
Iraq | dinar | 1,000 fils |
Ireland | euro | 100 cents |
Israel | shekel | 100 agorot |
Italy | euro | 100 cents |
Ivory Coast | franc | 100 centimes |
Jamaica | dollar | 100 cents |
Japan | yen | 100 cen |
Jordan | dinar | 1,000 fils |
Kenya | shilling | 100 cents |
Kuwait | dinar | 1,000 fils |
Lebanon | pound | 100 piastres |
Luxembourg | euro | 100 cents |
Malawi | kwacha | 100 tambala |
Malaysia | ringgit | 100 sen |
Maldives | rufiyaa | 100 laari |
Malta | euro | 100 cents |
Mauritania | ouguiya | 5 khoums |
Mauritius | rupee | 100 cents |
Mexico | peso | 100 centavos |
Mongolia | tugrik | 100 mongo |
Montenegro | euro | 100 cents |
Morocco | dirham | 100 centimes |
Nepal | rupee | 100 paisa |
Netherlands | euro | 100 cents |
New Zealand | dollar | 100 cents |
Nicaragua | cordoba | 100 centavos |
Niger | franc | 100 centimes |
Norway | krone | 100 ore |
Oman | riyal-omani | 1,000 baiza |
Pakistan | rupee | 100 paisa |
Papua New Guinea | kina | 100 toea |
Paraguay | guarani | 100 centimos |
Peru | inti | 100 centimes |
Philippines | peso | 100 centavos |
Poland | zloty | 100 groszy |
Portugal | euro | 100 cents |
Qatar | riyal | 100 dirhams |
Romania | leu | 100 bani |
Saudi Arabia | riyal | 100 dirhams |
Senegal | franc | 100 centimes |
Serbia | dinar | 100 paras |
Seychelles | rupee | 100 cents |
Sierra Leone | leone | 100 cents |
Singapore | dollar | 100 cents |
Slovakia | koruna |
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Slovenia | euro | 100 cents |
Solomon Islands | dollar | 100 cents |
Somalia | shilling | 100 cents |
South Africa | rand | 100 cents |
South Korea | won | 100 chon |
Spain | euro | 100 cents |
Sri Lanka | rupee | 100 cents |
Sudan | dinar |
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Suriname | guilder | 100 cents |
Sweden | krona | 100 ore |
Switzerland | franc | 100 centimes |
Syria | pound | 100 piastres |
Taiwan | dollar | 100 cents |
Tanzania | shilling | 100 cents |
Thailand | baht | 100 satang |
Togo | franc | 100 centimes |
Trinidad & Tobago | dollar | 100 cents |
Tunisia | dinar | 1,000 millimes |
Turkey | lira | 100 kurus |
Uganda | shilling | 100 cents |
United Arab Emir. | dirham | 1,000 fils |
United Kingdom | pound | 100 pence |
United States | dollar | 100 cents |
Uruguay | peso | 100 centesimos |
Venezuela | bolivar | 100 centimos |
Vietnam | dong | 100 xu |
Western Samoa | tala | 100 sene |
Zambia | kwacha | 100 ngwee |
Zimbabwe | dollar | 100 cents |