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Is Diwali festival of lights or festival of noise & noise & noise & NOISE ! 2007-11-09 12:56:00 When I write this post, my ears are being subjected to 100db noise (I think more than that) emanating from crackers being lit in my locality. Its like US recapture of Fallujah; every now and then there is a large explosion, rockets flying here and there. Then there are these electric crackers (high db crackers) which are like machine guns going rat-at-tat and the rassi bombs (crackers given extra
Digicams (Digital cameras) for less than Rs. 10,000 in Mumbai 2007-11-06 08:47:00 Hello netizens, Happy Diwali to all!
Diwali (Deepawali), festival of lights is just 2 days away and my practical exams and orals(vivas), have just finished !
After a hectic, nerve wreaking week filled with Process Engineering drawing & PCT project submission followed by Practical exams and vivas; Diwali comes as a relief before the main month long theory exams begin. The time seems to be the Read more:Digital
, Mumbai
Serial blasts rock UP ! 2007-11-23 12:17:00 AGAIN!
Blasts have once again shook the nation. This time it was India's largest state, U.P.'s (Uttar-Pradesh) turn to bear the brunt of the unholy radical religious extremist's attack. The banned Islamic ultras, HuJI (HQ - Bangladesh) and Jaish-e-Mohammad are believed to have carried out these diabolical acts.
This is not the first time that militants have killed people or bombed or attacked Read more:Serial
One pic at Dona Paula! 2008-03-11 12:54:00 This is one pic that I had clicked at Dona Paula
in Goa which I liked very much. Though I had ideas like shooting the setting sun through a small aperture made with fingers and others; my camera's battery thought the other way. I wish I had little more of Power left for clicking photos at Dona Paula.
Goa Chemical Industrial Visit 2008-03-11 12:48:00 Here are the pics of industries visited or seen.
else click here Goa - Chemical Industry Visit
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Day 1 of industrial visit 2008-03-11 12:42:00 Check out the pics. I'll write soon with details of the trip!
else click here Goa industrial visit
day 1
Bombay To Goa 2008-03-07 22:59:00 After a long long time, a breather from daily routines was in sight. The Chemical Branch of our College had organised an Industrial Visit to Goa. It was a trip that promised us relaxation of mind, body and what not and yes, of course visit to industries!
Today, 2 days after the trip I have decided to post and share the pics I had clicked on the trip.
The trip managed by College IIChe Chapter
My Sony DSC W80 2008-02-21 08:00:00 Hi there! Check out some of the pics I have captured.
Your feedback is highly essential for an amateur like me!
Camera Model : Sony
Digital Still Camera(DSC) W80
for other photo and camera properties simply download and go through the exif data
(1) My Motorola SLVR L7's back
(2) A flower blooming in my small balcony
(3) The new 2 rupee coin
(4) A Mosquito positioning itself on the aluminum
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My tryst with L7 flashing 2008-02-20 08:54:00 Finally, after a long long wait I have managed to flash my mobile.
My phone Motorola SLVR L7 has got a new look, new interface and many functions unlocked!
I have used Flash and Backup (fb3.0) and a monster-pack. Monster pack contains Firmware, Flex, DSP Firmware, Language Pack,DRM Graphics) necessary for the mobile. First time flashers generally prefer flashing
the entire monster-pack than
My electrician's vision 2008-02-17 12:50:00 Finally, I have managed to bring the wonderful world of Internet back to my bedroom. After two tough months of internet blackout things seem to be settling back!
The culprit seems to have been EMI ! No, it's not related to Interest rates but refers to Electro-Magnetic Interference. Yes, the same EMI that is audible and even visible on TV or Computer Monitor when a mobile/walkie-talkie is close
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The grim reality of Chocolate and slavery! 2007-12-30 08:44:00 Yesterday, I happened to watch a documentary on slavery in Coco Cultivation in W.African States esp. Ivory Coast on BBC world channel. People especially children are forced to work in the coco fields day and night while there counterparts in Asia and America can enjoy chocolate! They are abused, tortured and face starvation. Many leaders in fact plead ignorance over this issue! The prices of
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, Chocolate
Benazir Bhutto assasinated ! 2007-12-27 11:52:00 Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan and leader of Pakistan Peoples Party (P.P.P.) who recently returned from exile to Pakistan was attacked for second time within a year . However this attack proved fatal. Reports suggest that two AK-47 bullets hit her and then assassin blew himself up close to her. It is still not clear whether the bullets or sharpnel or both proved fatal. She
My Moto ! 2007-12-26 15:31:00 Well, after a long time I decided to play with my mobile Motorola SLVR L7.
Here are some of the things i played around with.
Itunes Corelets
It comes bundled with L7e or i.
Yes, Itunes from Apple! Its a good music player corelet that unlike java midlets is loaded when mobile starts. Its functioning is similar to ipod. I simply liked it. In legal versions media files are uploaded using Itunes.
My stealth infra-red camera! 2007-12-20 12:21:00 So, finally out of hibernation!
The past month passed with lots of activity and curricular happenings leaving me with no time to spare.I happened to come across an interesting article in Chip India Magazine. It was on how to check whether a remote control's (working on Infra-Red) battery has drained out or not.
Their advice was to use a digital camera to check the front portion of the remote
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Serial blasts rock UP ! 2007-11-23 12:17:00 AGAIN!
Blasts have once again shook the nation. This time it was India's largest state, U.P.'s (Uttar-Pradesh) turn to bear the brunt of the unholy radical religious extremist's attack. The banned Islamic ultras, HuJI (HQ - Bangladesh) and Jaish-e-Mohammad are believed to have carried out these diabolical acts.
This is not the first time that militants have killed people or bombed or attacked
Read more:Serial
Indian Politicians - I am simply Speechless ! 2007-11-10 09:04:00 Has anyone heard of Ruling Party going on strike in its own state !
Well this recently happened in Tamil Nadu. The ruling party DMK, proclaimed strike(bandh or hartal) to pressurize the Union and show strength. DMK is in favor of going ahead with Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project over Adam's Bridge or Ram Setu. I am neither for or against the project, but the need for bandh evades my
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, Speechless
Is Diwali festival of lights or festival of noise & noise & noise & NOISE ! 2007-11-09 12:56:00 When I write this post, my ears are being subjected to 100db noise (I think more than that) emanating from crackers being lit in my locality. Its like US recapture of Fallujah; every now and then there is a large explosion, rockets flying here and there. Then there are these electric crackers (high db crackers) which are like machine guns going rat-at-tat and the rassi bombs (crackers given extra
Digicams (Digital cameras) for less than Rs. 10,000 in Mumbai 2007-11-06 08:47:00 Hello netizens, Happy Diwali to all!
Diwali (Deepawali), festival of lights is just 2 days away and my practical exams and orals(vivas), have just finished !After a hectic, nerve wreaking week filled with Process Engineering drawing & PCT project submission followed by Practical exams and vivas; Diwali comes as a relief before the main month long theory exams begin. The time seems to be the best
Read more:Digital
, Mumbai
Religious Conversions 2007-09-03 14:32:00 This is to clarify my stand on the post Pastor Attacked
I do agree that conversions in Hinduism aint that high, but is still there. It aint just limited to converting back the tribal.
I can understand when its said that some religion asks for conversions and may be the driving force for them. However, what I feel is that, it’s a human interpretation of the religion and not the real motive of
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Honeymoon is over and Is Splitsville coming ? 2007-08-18 12:21:00 Hello netizens, What a Week it has been ! Assignments, writing notices, minutes, agendas, collecting data and creating guidelines for the projects! Wow, a really busy schedule! Also, 60th anniversary of Indian Independence passed away peacefully without much terror acts! But there was something still to come! The on paper secular coalition Government of India got a nasty shocker from its
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Taslima attacked - A blot on India and its secularism and liberalism 2007-08-16 13:01:00 On August 9, 2007 Taslima Nasreen(Nasrin), noted Bangladeshi writer was physically attacked and verbally abused by members of All India
Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen(MIM), a political Islamist party with its roots in the Nizam era and based in the old Hyderabad region; when she was in Hyderabad for the release of the Telugu translation of her novel Shodh. They were protesting against the
A new term and a new approach towards life 2007-08-16 07:14:00 So finally the 5th semester of Chemical Engineering has started!
For a student, this semester is special in many ways.
His vision is clear(for some it begins to get clear). He sees his aim in front of him.
He has become more career and indutry oriented.
He can be seen preparing himself for the Industry.
The attitude change can be felt and seen among the students.
Reading Newspaper especially
Rhain Davis-Future Face Of Manchester United and Football? 2007-08-04 12:24:00 Rhain Davis
has signed up by the prestigious ManU for its academy.
His grandpa send Rhain's DVD showcasing his talents to the academy and the Manchester United
Academy has prompltly signed him for an year.
His video has turned into a most sought after, on You-Tube turning him into star.
He appears to be the next Wayne Rooney and dribbles so aesthetically like C. Ronaldo. Check out his video
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, Football
, Manchester United
How to make an animated gif badge ! 2007-07-31 09:41:00 Hi there, I recently got the latest Adobe Creative Suite 3 (trial ware).
So I thought why not try make an animated
gif (badge) as ready made ones are hardly enough.I have provided pics links to make it easier.
So here goes!
Software I used: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended, Adobe Flash CS3 Professional
Knowledge reqd : Adobe Flash.( A little bit to create a small flash file)
OK! So Lets Begin!
(1)
On a Rainy Day 2007-07-29 10:22:00 So finally the dry spell seems to be over atleast for now. The dry spell following the torrential rains have been bad. The good news is that the rains are back to work.
Its raining a lot nowadays. I thought to share some of the pics I recently clicked from the Mumbai Local Train on an rainy day.
The Pics are clicked from a VGA Camera of my mobile in a moving shaking train. Hence clarity in some
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Sahib, Plz try our product ! 2007-07-22 13:03:00 He is a person in formal attire and oil slicked hair at our door-step. Oh, How can I forget his tie which neither suits him nor the hot n muggy Indian Climate. His language is also polished to the limit! He then speaks with utter most respect," Sahib, plz try this product. This is the best and the latest. This was researched in JAPAN. Sahib, plz buy it. Its the cheapest and of the best quality.
Remembering 7/11, Mumbai 2007-07-11 03:08:00 Today is July 11 or as we Mumbai
kars remember it as 7/11, a date that no Mumbaikar can easily forget. Previous year on this very date, Mumbai was struck and STRUCK where it hurts the most. The Life-Line, Local trains of Mumbai were bombed, that too during the evening rush hour in the elite First Class compartments. OK not elite, but meant for those with larger wallets and obeying the rule of 3
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Revisiting the metal beast called Mumbai's Life-Line 2007-07-07 09:40:00 So finally, after a lot of chaos, rioting, violence in the previous year,the quadrupling work between Virar and Borivali appears to be over. Posters warning of the new 'very high voltage' overhead cables have been put to warn the elite roof travellers to refrain from dare devil acts on train roofs. Our Union Railway Minister, flagged off the first train. My friend has captured some moments before
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Animal Instincts 2008-03-22 13:14:00 Photos :
1. Husband and Wife having a stand off!
2. It amuses me! Dogs in my compound like sleeping on boundary walls. Hope they dont fall off!
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Check this out 2008-03-22 13:07:00 Check out this blog,
He has visited many places and his travel manuscript is fantastic !
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