song

You've Got a Friend by Carole King

quote

Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.
--Robert G. Ingersoll

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
-- Erin Majors

intangible cultural heritage

form hindu-
Rajasthan's wealth of intellectual capital

"As far as the tangible cultural heritage of the State is concerned, commendable work is being done in various parts, at different levels, to protect, revive, conserve and preserve these monuments. But in this age of globalisation and fast moving technology, geographical barriers are fast melting. Traditions and cultures no more remain hidden or guarded by strict geographical boundaries. Thus protection of one's intangible heritage also assumes huge significance. Since this State is rich in both tangible and intangible heritage, the former being taken adequate care of, conservation and protection of its intangible cultural heritage requires immediate attention. "

"one stark reality that hits us is that Rajasthan — the State with probably the greatest wealth of GIs — has not procured even a single Geographical Indication so far. "

"As against most other forms of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), which are basically individual oriented, the Geographical Indications have the advantage of benefiting the entire community of producers"

thought

some things will never be the same...

universe in a computer

a very intresting article from hindu:
A universe in a computer

"In the last few years, they have been able to determine that all the stars, galaxies, black holes and their radiation add up to a trifling five per cent of the universe. Around a quarter of creation is mysterious stuff called cold dark matter. The other 70 per cent is now known to be the even more baffling "dark energy," a kind of anti-gravity that is pushing the universe apart.
Prof. Frenk said: "We programmed the biggest computer in Europe with these ingredients and the laws of physics and we just let it compute a universe. We let it churn away — in fact we shut down all science in Germany, we excluded all German science for a month while this very large machine ground away — and at the end we got this beautiful universe, which for all intents and purposes looks like the real thing."

thought

its the little things that people do for you, that makes the big differnce.

you look worried what is the matter?
so is that problem fixed?
take a day off or two if you want.
i will send an email and check.
i will take you.
let me page him.
let us try once more.
if it works out fine if it does not fine too.
so what happened?
i am listening.
kya hua... how come no reply to my mail?
this can be worked out
i am happy for you.
i understand.
i will get it for u.
go ahead and get it done.
let me walk this over for you.
so finally done?

some things were said by friends and others by complete strangers... thanx, a little concern goes a long way.

geekiness gene????

few days ago i was reading on autism and now this.
both the articles are extremely intresting...

The Geek Syndrome

Would you have allowed Bill Gates to be born?

really blogging :)

Cambodia's ex-king has computer, will blog

thought

what do you do when your mind works in different realms on conflicting ideas and gives equally convincing reasons?

tsunami disaster continues

form indian express
Help, they treat us like animals: tsunami victims

not the first one that i have read since then and i am not surprised by it either. brings back the same questions...

thought

Threads of life

Some weak and few strong.
Some with knots and few smooth.
Few to help you hang in there,
and some to hang you by.
Few you gave color to,
and some have painted you.
Some you hold on to,
and few you have to let go...
and wish the rest are strong, smooth and colorful.
Each strand weaves itself in the mesh of life,
and its mark known only when the mesh is complete.

quote

To respect people for what they individually think, rather than respect groups for what they were collectively brought up to believe.
--Richard Dawkins

thought

there are times when life dishes out things to us and we just keep fighting it. but one day it all seems to fall in place when we stop and think, set our priorities straight, decide what we want to achieve in life, what matters to us.
we make mistakes and we have to still get on with life and learn from them, correct them, get past them. give life the best and it will somehow show the way to us. sometimes the path might be difficult seem to be leading nowhere but endurance will get us the answers that we want.

and now the answers are beginning to take shape.

dawkins on genetic engineering...

Where do the real dangers of genetic engineering lie?

this is an old article on genetic engineering by dawkins but the issues it address are still the same that are faced by "scientific" community and the law makers.

parts of his article
"Part of what we have to fear from genetic engineering is a paradox - it is too good at what it does. As ever, science's formidable power makes correspond-ingly formidable demands on society's wisdom. The more powerful the science, the greater the potential for evil as well as good. And the more important it is that we make the right choices over how we use it. A major difficulty is political - deciding who is the "we" in that sentence. If decisions over genetic engineering are left to the marketplace alone, the long-term interests of the environment are unlikely to be well served. But that is true about so many aspects of life."

will "we" ever be ready to use science's formidable powers only for good?

this is unbelievable... n funny

http://www.heavenlymedicine.com/index.html

i found this really hilarious...

"find hope courage meaning strength purpose refuge for $24.95 + S&H"