Funny Emails, Funny Cell Phone Forwards, Funny SMS, Funny Quotes, Funny Poems
Funny Emails, Funny Cell Phone Forwards, Funny SMS, Funny Quotes, Funny Poems

One person was killed in seven blasts that rocked Bengaluru and its outskirts on Friday afternoon. While four low-intensity blasts went off at Nayandahalli, Madivala, Adugodi areas on the outskirts, blasts also rocked the tony areas of Mallya hospital, Langford Road and Richmond Circle in Bengaluru city. Two blasts were reported in Madivala.

One woman was killed and several have been injured.

The blasts took place at 1.30 pm in Nayandahalli, 1.50 pm in Madivala (2 blasts) and 2.10 pm in Adugodi.

Gelatin sticks appear to have been used in the blasts.

aaj sunani hai tumhe apni kahani…

khud ki hi jubani….

tumpe mar-mita hoon mai,

par tumhe toh khabar hi nahi,

kya geela mai tumse karu,

tumhe toh kuch pata hi nahi,

bewafa bhi toh nahi kah sakta tumhe,

kyunki jo kaha maine, woh tumne suna hi nahi….

bas yeh hai meri kahani,

tanhaiyon  ki jubani,

sannata yeh mujhse kehta hai,

kyun bewajah tadapta hai,

kante har pal yaadon ke daman se chunta hoon,

tumse milne ki aas liye ladkhadate kadmo par khada hoon….

shayad mai hi aashiq nirarthak hoon,

jo kuch bhi apne pyaar ke liye nahi kar pa raha hoon,

tumne toh samjhaya bhi hai isharon se,

shayad mai hi samajh nahi pa raha hoon….

khair jakhm apne khud hi kuredta hoon,

apni kahani khud ko hi sunata hoon…

dukh hi toh jeevan ki katha rahi,

kya kahun aaj jo nahi kahi…

pyaar ke ish path par mere karya sakal,

hokar rah gaye poori tarah bifal….

phir bhi jaane kyun mai zinda hoon…?

shayad apni kahani tumhe sunane ko mai zinda hoon,

dil gam ke kaanto se lathpath pada hai,

phir bhi sannato me tumhari aawaze sunne mai zinda hoon,

aankh har pal lahoo nichod rahi hai,

phir bhi tumhe dekhne ki aas liye mai zinda hoon…

haan mai zinda hoon,

par ab aur nahi saha jata …

aakar tham lo yeh haath mera.

kyunki mai bhi nahi janta hoon,

ki mai kab tak zinda hoon…………!!!

Standing on the shore of life,

I am no longer an angry young person,

I have learnt how to be calm.

Fought I have many battles of life,

Scraped through each, but scarred;

Many times I was without a weapon,

Very often I fumbled, even with a sword.

Days have gone down the by lanes,

I may have died a million times

But every time, I had a new birth.

The warm breeze touched my face,

Made me feel at home, but moved on;

I incessantly requested her to stay back,

….But I was late, she was gone.

As I stand here with the world behind

I know I have people watching me,

But I want to cross the shore,

As someone is waiting for me on the other side of the sea..!!!

The next time you greet a person, make sure you avoid shaking hands. Instead give a peck on his or her cheek – it’s healthier for you.

A team of international researchers has carried out a study and found that people who greet each other with handshakes are much more likely to pass on germs, such as flu and stomach bugs, than those who settle for a kiss.

According to lead researcher Prof Sally Bloomfield of the London School of Hygiene, “The hands are critical in the chain of infection as they transmit infections from surfaces to people and between people.

“Shaking hands is the main form of physical contact with each other but you don’t know what the other person has been touching before you greet them. People avoid kissing each other when they have a cold, but in fact they are more likely to pass on an infection by shaking someone’s hand.”

In fact, the researchers, whose study has been funded by the International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene, came to the conclusion after analysing the effects of handshakes and kisses on a group of people, according to media reports.

According to co-researcher Carol O’Boyle of the School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, “Hand hygiene is just as important when we are outside the home – on public transport, in the office, in the supermarket, or in a restaurant. Quite often it is not possible to wash our hands in these situations, but carrying an alcohol-based hand sanitiser means we can make our hands hygienic whenever and wherever the need arises.”

However, the study has pointed out that good hygiene is about more than just washing our hands.

Although the hands are the main superhighway for the spread of germs – as they are the “last line of defence”, surfaces from which the hands become contaminated, such as food contact surfaces, door handles, tap handles and toilet seats.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Kiss_on_cheek_healthier_than_handshake/articleshow/2697308.cms

Myth: We use only 10 percent of our brains.

Fact: Physicians and comedians alike, including Jerry Seinfeld, love to cite this one. It’s sometimes erroneously credited to Albert Einstein. But MRI scans, PET scans and other imaging studies show no dormant areas of the brain, and even viewing individual neurons or cells reveals no inactive areas, the new paper points out. Metabolic studies of how brain cells process chemicals show no nonfunctioning areas. The myth probably originated with self-improvement hucksters in the early 1900s who wanted to convince people that they had yet not reached their full potential, Carroll figures. It also doesn’t jibe with the fact that our other organs run at full tilt.

Myth: You should drink at least eight glasses of water a day.

Fact: “There is no medical evidence to suggest that you need that much water,” said Dr. Rachel Vreeman, a pediatrics research fellow at the university and co-author of the journal article. Vreeman thinks this myth can be traced back to a 1945 recommendation from the Nutrition Council that a person consume the equivalent of 8 glasses (64 ounces) of fluid a day. Over the years, “fluid” turned to water. But fruits and vegetables, plus coffee and other liquids, count.

Myth: Fingernails and hair grow after death.

Fact: Most physicians queried on this one initially thought it was true. Upon further reflection, they realized it’s impossible. Here’s what happens: “As the body’s skin is drying out, soft tissue, especially skin, is retracting,” Vreeman said. “The nails appear much more prominent as the skin dries out. The same is true, but less obvious, with hair. As the skin is shrinking back, the hair looks more prominent or sticks up a bit.”

Myth: Shaved hair grows back faster, coarser and darker.

Fact: A 1928 clinical trial compared hair growth in shaved patches to growth in non-shaved patches. The hair which replaced the shaved hair was no darker or thicker, and did not grow in faster. More recent studies have confirmed that one. Here’s the deal: When hair first comes in after being shaved, it grows with a blunt edge on top, Carroll and Vreeman explain. Over time, the blunt edge gets worn so it may seem thicker than it actually is. Hair that’s just emerging can be darker too, because it hasn’t been bleached by the sun.

Myth: Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight.

Fact: The researchers found no evidence that reading in dim light causes permanent eye damage. It can cause eye strain and temporarily decreased acuity, which subsides after rest.

Myth: Eating turkey makes you drowsy.

Fact: Even Carroll and Vreeman believed this one until they researched it. The thing is, a chemical in turkey called tryptophan is known to cause drowsiness. But turkey doesn’t contain any more of it than does chicken or beef. This myth is fueled by the fact that turkey is often eaten with a colossal holiday meal, often accompanied by alcohol — both things that will make you sleepy.

Myth: Mobile phones are dangerous in hospitals.

Fact: There are no known cases of death related to this one. Cases of less-serious interference with hospital devices seem to be largely anecdotal, the researchers found. In one real study, mobile phones were found to interfere with 4 percent of devices, but only when the phone was within 3 feet of the device. A more recent study, this year, found no interference in 300 tests in 75 treatment rooms. To the contrary, when doctors use mobile phones, the improved communication means they make fewer mistakes.

There is a powerful and mysterious force in human nature that is capable of bringing about dramatic improvement in our lives.  It is a kind of mental engineering that works best when supported by a strong religious faith.  It’s not difficult to practice; anyone can do it.  Recently it has caught the attention of doctors, psychologists, and thinkers every where, and a new word has been coined to described it.  That word is imaging, derived from imagination.

Imaging, the forming of mental pictures or images, is based on the principle that there is a deep tendency in human nature to ultimately become precisely like that which we imagine or image ourselves as being.  An image formed and held tenaciously in the conscious mind will pass presently, by a process of mental osmosis, into the unconscious mind.  And when it is accepted firmly in the unconscious, the individual will strongly tend to have it, for then it has you.  So powerful is the imaging effect on thought and performance that a long-held visualization of an objective or goal can become determinative.

Imaging is positive thinking carried one step further.  In imaging, one does not merely think about a hoped-for-goal; one “sees” or visualizes it with tremendous intensity, reinforced by prayer.  Imaging is a kind of laser beam of the imagination, a shaft of mental energy in which the desired goal or outcome is pictured vividly by the conscious mind that the unconscious mind accepts it and is activated by it.  This releases powerful internal forces that can bring about astonishing changes in the life of the person who is doing the imaging.

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.  We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.  We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom and hate too often. We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life; we’ve added years to life, not life to years.  We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We’ve conquered outer space, but not inner space.

We’ve done larger things, but not better things. We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We’ve split the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less.  We plan more, but accomplish less. We’ve learned to rush, but not to wait.  We build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication.  These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, tall men, and short character; steep profits, and shallow relationships. These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure, but less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition. These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, throw-away morality, one-night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the show window and nothing in the stockroom; a time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.

1. The world’s smallest horse

Five-year-old “girl thumb” (Thumbelina) weighs just 27 kilograms, is 43 centimeters, is the world’s most small horse!This is Paul Gosling horses and Kaigeshilin couple’s masterpiece, they dwarf the specialized training and breeding stallion.In dwarf species of horse, “her thumb” print “differently than the rest”: she was of the view that this is a “pygmy.”

2. The world’s smallest dog

Charlton, Massachusetts, United States from the “Scientology” (Ducky) is known as the world’s smallest size of the dog.”Scientology” weighs just 0.63 kilograms, is 12 centimeters.

3. The world’s smallest fish

In January 2006, scientists in the swamp forests of Indonesia’s Sumatra island found that the fish won the world’s fish “title”, which only 7.9 mm in length.

4. The world’s smallest cat

The world’s smallest cat figure from the United States, it is called the “Peebles”, is 15.5 cm. (Guangzhou Daily Roundup).

Best of All

5. The worlds smallest car

Using the parts inside a single molecule, scientists have constructed the world’s smallest car. It has a chassis, axles and a pivoting suspension. The wheels are buckyballs, spheres of pure carbon containing 60 atoms apiece.

It’d be a real squeeze to take it for a spin, however.

The whole car is no more than 4 nanometers across. That’s slightly wider than a strand of DNA. A human hair is about 80,000 nanometers thick.

Other groups have made car-shaped nanoscale objects. But this is the first one that rolls “on four wheels in a direction perpendicular to its axles,” the researchers reported Thursday.

What’s the point? Nanotrucks, of course.

Eventually the researchers want to build tiny trucks that could carry atoms and molecules around in miniature factories.

“We’d eventually like to move objects and do work in a controlled fashion on the molecular scale, and these vehicles are great test beds for that,” said James Tour, a Rice University research who co-led the work. “They’re helping us learn the ground rules.”

The setup will be detailed in an upcoming issue of the journal Nano Letters.

The scientists had to use “scanning tunneling microscopy” to see the thing and prove that it rolls like a car.

“It’s fairly easy to build nanoscale objects that slide around on a surface,” said Tour’s colleague Kevin Kelly. “Proving that we were rolling – not slipping and sliding – was one of the most difficult parts of this project.”

So just how do you make a nanocar go?

At room temperature, strong electrical bonds hold the buckyball wheels tightly against the gold, but heating to about 200 degrees Celsius frees them to roll.

The breakthrough is one of many recent successes in the world of the very small:

• The World’s Smallest Motor
• The World’s Smallest Robot
• The World’s Smallest Refrigerator
• The World’s Smallest Fountain Pen

All cultures express themselves through music, but one people’s soulful melody may be another’s racket. (The bagpipes leap to mind.) Combine the tunes with a little booty shaking, though, and the sentiment is less likely to get lost in translation.

Dance is an avenue for unspoken (and unspeakable) thoughts, a way to broach taboos and explore forbidden desires. Want to understand another culture more fully? Time your trip to annual dance festivals, seek out a local dance teacher, or just hit the local dance scene to discover the wonderful nuances of the people and their beat. Your body will do the rest.

The dance: FLAMENCO

Where to see it: Jerez de la Frontera and Seville, Spain

Sexy factor: Like the last drops of a fiery rioja dripping on your tongue

The moves: Born of persecuted gypsies in Andalusia, flamenco is a mix of desire, struggle, and pain. From the curve-hugging skirts of the women to the toreador machismo of the men, it’s razor-sharp attitude and fierce yearning. Like jazz, flamenco is improvised ·you’ll never see it the same way twice. Just try not to drip sweat into your sangria at the sight of those pulsing hips.

The stage: Thousands of aficionados gather at the annual Festival de Jerez, in the historic town some 60 miles south of Seville. The rest of the year, make for the flamenco-loving city of Seville to catch the pros at the restaurant and performance space of El Arenal, on Calle Rod.

Do a little dance: You can take morning or afternoon classes in conjunction with Jerez’s festival. We suggest a glass of Jerez’s famous sherry before attempting the footwork.

The dance: O’TE’A

Where to see it: French Polynesia and Oahu, Hawaii

Sexy factor: Like a model from a Gauguin canvas

The moves: In the 1800s, British missionaries banned all native dance in Tahiti. Thankfully, the O’te’a made a comeback in the early 20th century. Think of it as Hawaiian hula on speed: fast-paced drumming, elaborate headdress, and the Polynesian tamure, or hula, performed by alluring vahines. And yes, those are two strategically positioned coconuts. The guys wear even less, as they jump, lunge, and show off the pa’oti, or scissor dance, jerking their knees back and forth to the drumbeat.

The stage: July’s Heiva i Tahiti festival, with dance and singing competitions throughout the month. Also, don’t miss the outrigger canoe races, fire walking, javelin throwing, and the rigorous Mr. and Ms. Tahiti competition. A bit closer to home, Oahu’s Polynesian Cultural Center has a Tahitian village, where dancers do their thing year-round.

Do a little dance: Oahu’s Polynesian center is also the place to lift up your (grass) skirt; free classes and demonstrations are held every afternoon. Take it easy the first time· it’s tough to sit on a plane for 10 hours with a broken hip.

The dance: TANGO

Where to see it: Buenos Aires

Sexy factor: Like a pretty socialite gone very, very bad

The moves: Denounced by proper society and confined to brothels and bars, tango had inauspicious beginnings in the 19th century. Like most naughty things, though, it tempted good boys and girls· in this case replacing the respectable but timid waltz. With slithering walks, intertwining limbs, closely positioned hips, and seductive spontaneity, it’s not hard to see why a few decades later the entire country succumbed.

The stage: From the Juan Bautista Alberdi amphitheater to the warehouses in Barracas, every corner of the city holds a swaying couple during the Buenos Aires Tango Festival. Other times of the year, tango hot spots, called milongas, depend on the day of the week: Mondays, locals strut their skills at Salon Canning; Wednesdays through Sundays a younger Argentine crowd gathers at La Viruta in the Armenian Cultural Center; and on Sundays, older milongueros put the youngsters to shame at El Beso.

Do a little dance: Tango is like wine: easy to enjoy, difficult to master. Teacher Ana Mar ía Schapira takes the fear out of tango virgins at her famous academy in Buenos Aires. Put yourself in her knowledgeable hands. Don’t worry, she’ll be gentle.

The dance: BELLY DANCE

Where to see it: Egypt and Turkey

Sexy factor: Undulating hips and plunging necklines· if you’re into that kind of thing

The moves: In fact, Shakira did not invent belly dance. Her admittedly fine hips are amateurs compared to the erotic pelvic swivels and jaw-dropping stomach palpitations of true Middle Eastern practitioners. The first Westerners to see Raqs Sharqi (“dance from the East”) were Napoleon’s troops when they invaded Egypt in 1798. But Egyptians aren’t alone: Belly dancing is also big in Turkey, where skimpier costumes and more overt sexuality is allowed.

The stage: The annual Ahlan Wa Sahlan Festival held in Cairo’s Mena House Oberoi hotel . Thousands gather to see legends like 35-year dance veteran Khairiyya Mazin
perform the Ghawazee dances that enraptured the French. In Turkey, Istanbul’s Kervansaray Restaurant & Night Club has been serving dinner with a side of hip thrusts since 1949.

Do a little dance: After a few lessons at Raqia Hassan’s Cairo-based school, you too will rock the casbah. Or try a weeklong seminar on Turkey’s Aegean coast at the Gokpinar Music & Dance Center; it even includes accommodations and dining in a traditional Turkish village house.

The dance: WEST AFRICAN DANCE

Where to see it: Ghana and Senegal

Sexy factor: Like a drum beat pulsing under your skin

The moves: With just a skin drum and a whole lot of soul, the Ewe, Ashanti, Mandinka, and Wolof tribes of West Africa use dance to mark important hallmarks in members’ lives, such as reaching woman- and manhood. The atmosphere of whirling bodies and dripping sweat is electric.

The stage: The biennial Kaay Fecc festival in Dakar, Senegal. Pronounced “Ka ¢Ã¯ Fetch” and meaning “come and dance” in the Senegalese Wolof language, the festival invites companies from throughout Africa. Also, the National Festival of Arts and Culture brings Ghana’s ten regions together in the central city of Kumasi. The 2007 event coincides with the country’s 50th Anniversary Jubilee. Otherwise, you’ll find year-round performances in Ghana’s capital of Accra at the Dagara Music and
Arts Center.

Do a little dance: It’s hard to watch West African dance and not want to get out there. Before you arrive, sign up for one of Kaay Fecc’s morning workshops, held at the Douta Seck House of Culture, in Dakar.

The dance: MODERN

Where to see it: San Francisco

Sexy factor: Like finding yourself backstage at Cirque du Soleil’s Zumanity

The moves: Before Isadora Duncan’s very dramatic exit (she died in 1927 when her long scarf got tangled in the open spokes of a convertible), the dancer tossed aside her torturous ballet pointe shoes and gave birth to contemporary American dance. Duncan angered moralists with her scandalous performances, on and off the stage, which included nudity and bisexuality. It seems appropriate that San Francisco, the city of Duncan’s birth, is the site of the Lines dance company, which embodies her innovative force and physical sensuality. Lines mixes traditional ballet with Asian, African, and even animalistic elements. Their costumes conceal little as the lithe dancers morph and intertwine from one impossible shape to another in choreographer Alonzo King’s seductive mélange.

The stage: The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Lines also has a full calendar of tour dates.

Do a little dance: San Francisco Dance Center studios are the company’s home, with lots of daily open classes for all levels and dance styles.

Theory of multiple intelligences is based on the premise that each individual’s intelligence is composed of multiple “intelligences,” each of which has its own independent operating system within the brain. These intelligences include: verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalist.

The verbal-linguistic intelligence is the use of both written and spoken language for the purpose of communication. Those possessing the verbal-linguistic intelligence are sensitive to the meanings, sounds, and rhythms of words. They love reading, poetry, tongue twisters, puns, humor, puzzles, and riddles.

The logical-mathematical intelligence is the use of abstract relationships presented in terms of either numbers or symbols. It also includes the use of logic and analysis in the sense of logically organizing an essay or analyzing poetry. Those possessing the logical-mathematical intelligence enjoy number games, problem solving, pattern games, and experimenting. They also do well with writing that involves exposition, argumentation, definition, classification, and analysis.

The spatial intelligence is the manipulation of objects within a given space, whether that space is the size of a piece of paper, a room, a building, or a town. Those possessing the spatial intelligence respond to visual cues and they like to invent and design.

The bodily-kinesthetic intelligence is the ability to use the body effectively to solve problems. Those possessing the bodily-kinesthetic intelligence enjoy dramatics, role-playing, dancing, and physical expression.

The musical intelligence is the ability to make use of the relationship between pitch, rhythm, and timbre. Those possessing the musical intelligence enjoy playing instruments, singing, and drumming, and they like the sounds of the human voice, environmental sounds, and instrumental sounds. It has been described as hearing patterns.

The interpersonal intelligence is the ability to understand the thoughts, beliefs, and intents of others and the ability to respond appropriately. Those possessing the interpersonal intelligence are social and are in tune with the feelings of others. They make excellent leaders, can help their peers, and work cooperatively with others.

The intrapersonal intelligence is a sense of self-awareness used to guide individual behavior. Those possessing the intrapersonal intelligence like to work independently. They are self-motivated and self-aware.

The naturalist intelligence is an understanding of the natural world and the ability to use that understanding productively. Those possessing the naturalist intelligence can recognize and classify elements from the natural world.

The exact combination of intelligences varies from person to person. For example, one person might be strong in the verbal-linguistic and interpersonal intelligences with secondary strengths in the intrapersonal, spatial, and musical intelligences and weaknesses in the logical-mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic, and naturalist intelligences. Another person could have an entirely different combination of intelligences.

Gardner’s criteria for selecting these particular abilities as intelligences include: independence from other intelligences (within the brain); having a central set of information-processing operations; having a distinct developmental history; having roots in evolutionary history; and having a cultural basis. When Gardner says that intelligences are independent, he is referring to separate sections of the brain that control each intelligence and have distinct methods of processing information.

Gardner’s research with brain-injured adults and with autistic children has indicated that the human brain has separate areas that control separate functions. For example, Gardner described a woman who suffered a brain injury and lost the ability to speak, yet she maintained her ability to sing. This example shows that the verbal-linguistic intelligence functions separately from the musical intelligence.

Gardner makes a distinction between the isolation of each intelligence within the structure of the human brain and the isolation of the intelligences when called upon to complete real-world operations. Intelligences do not work independently of one another in a real-world setting. The intelligences are separate entities which operate in conjunction with each other to create the whole of each individual’s ability.