Any tourist spot will have a rich history to cherish.
The people who are enthusiasts to seek for adventure or travel around will definitely want to get more information about the places they visit.
I guess this novel idea has stuck upon the creators of storytrail. They have worked upon to get as much intricate details to know about in and around places of Chennai.
Also for the enthusiasts who dont want to spend much bucks but to know the new places or myths behind them the blog site will be of some help. Blog
Showing posts with label Do u know this. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Do u know this. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Monday, May 05, 2008
New Planet named after an Indian!
Cheer up Indians! for the rare honour of Indian being named after a planet. It really proves that India is shining!
Check this link.
Pattazhi
Check this link.
Pattazhi
A different Blog!
Ever wonder a famous tycoon of Indian cinema will start a blog site to reach the millions of fans. I was caught by a surprise when I came to know about this from a newspaper. It mattered to me most since I want to know the percentage of addiction he has on the world of Web. I'm keeping your fingers crossed right. Ok I shall give few questionairre, make a guess.
1. He is the famous cine star of Indian cinema.
2. He had setup a production house with the starting letters of English alphabets.
3. His child married to one of the beautiful damsels in the world.
4. He anchored the famous quiz show in television which got the highest TRP rating in those times.
Still wondering who that guy is, It is none other than Mr. BIG B of Indian Cinema. Amitabh Bachan. Check out his cool web site to know more details.
AB
1. He is the famous cine star of Indian cinema.
2. He had setup a production house with the starting letters of English alphabets.
3. His child married to one of the beautiful damsels in the world.
4. He anchored the famous quiz show in television which got the highest TRP rating in those times.
Still wondering who that guy is, It is none other than Mr. BIG B of Indian Cinema. Amitabh Bachan. Check out his cool web site to know more details.
AB
Friday, April 18, 2008
First draft of Darwin's Origin of Species goes online
Most Comprehensive work of Darwin "Origin of Species" has been published online. So if you are a person who is interested in biology, then here you go
Darwin Online
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
:-)
Its been claimed that its 25 years since :-) was used for the first time. It is believed that twenty five years ago, a Carnegie Mellon professor Scott E. Fahlman was the first to use the three keystrokes (":", "-", ")") to represent a smiley in a message.
Since then the messaging industry has added so many emoticons, that it seems almost impossible to send a computer message without using an emoticons.
The creator of the original ASCII emoticons :-) and :-(, with a specific suggestion that they be used to express emotion, was Scott Fahlman; the text of his original proposal, posted to the Carnegie Mellon University computer science general board on 19 September 1982 (11:44), was considered lost for a long time. It was however recovered twenty years later by Jeff Baird, from old backup tapes.
19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman :-)
From: Scott E Fahlman
I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers:
:-)
Read it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economical to mark
things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use
:-(
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Mozilla Firefox Vs IE...
Recent studies conducted by Netherlands based onestat.com has found that the Mozilla firefox is gainin popularity over the Microsoft based Internet explorer. Eventhough the % composition currently is 20:80 the fact is that in a month's time the % declined is 6%. So check out you might also start using mozilla firefox in the forthcoming years...
I was wondering why all of a sudden Internet explorer got tabs to visit different sites like Mozilla. may be this could be the reason. Survival of the fittest.. Anyways Microsoft is a biggie company so they definitely start working on the flaws available in their system and try to rectify the same. If that cannot be done then they definitely buy it.. wat say??
I was wondering why all of a sudden Internet explorer got tabs to visit different sites like Mozilla. may be this could be the reason. Survival of the fittest.. Anyways Microsoft is a biggie company so they definitely start working on the flaws available in their system and try to rectify the same. If that cannot be done then they definitely buy it.. wat say??
Cannavaro : Ball boy to captain....
Do you know who this guy is.. he is captain of Italian football team which has won the FIFA world cup 2006. Do you actually this guy was actually a ball boy when Italy was playing against Argentina at Naples durin the World Cup 1990. He was 16 at that time.
See how much transition has happened in the life of this guy.. Currently he has capped around 100 games next to Paolo maldini (126 caps) and Dino Zoff (112) for Italy..
Would he ever had imagined that this is goin to happen.. Becoming a captain of a football team and winning the world cup finals against the strong and intelligent team France.
Hard work always pays... He deserved for that.. and i feel he has reached his final destination..
See how much transition has happened in the life of this guy.. Currently he has capped around 100 games next to Paolo maldini (126 caps) and Dino Zoff (112) for Italy..
Would he ever had imagined that this is goin to happen.. Becoming a captain of a football team and winning the world cup finals against the strong and intelligent team France.
Hard work always pays... He deserved for that.. and i feel he has reached his final destination..
Nostradamus : World war III predictions revealed!!! - Book watch
Imagine knowing the secrets Nostradamus never intended humanity to decipher.
In May 2004, members of the Italian National Library in Rome made an amazing discovery. Buried in their archives was an unknown manuscript written by the famed prophet Michel de Notradame, or Nostradamus (1503-1566). This manuscript was handed down to his son and later donated to Pope Urban VIII. It did not surface again until now, almost four hundred years later.
Due to the pressure and scrutiny of the Inquisition, Nostradamus was forced to scramble both the meaning and the order of his quatrains. He made sure humanity would not be able to use them until we had become sophisticated enough to decode them. That time has finally arrived.
Using cutting-edge data mining techniques, Dr. Michael Rathford sifted this complex word puzzle searching for significant patterns and relationships. Almost immediately, he came up with the predictive model known as The Nostradamus Code.
When the prophecies-within-prophecies are deciphered, the timeline of World War III is revealed. You will read about Osama Bin Laden, the next major terrorist attack on the US, a confrontation between the US and Iran/North Korea, and great detail on the timing and course of World War III.
Want to know more details go to Nostradamus
In May 2004, members of the Italian National Library in Rome made an amazing discovery. Buried in their archives was an unknown manuscript written by the famed prophet Michel de Notradame, or Nostradamus (1503-1566). This manuscript was handed down to his son and later donated to Pope Urban VIII. It did not surface again until now, almost four hundred years later.
Due to the pressure and scrutiny of the Inquisition, Nostradamus was forced to scramble both the meaning and the order of his quatrains. He made sure humanity would not be able to use them until we had become sophisticated enough to decode them. That time has finally arrived.
Using cutting-edge data mining techniques, Dr. Michael Rathford sifted this complex word puzzle searching for significant patterns and relationships. Almost immediately, he came up with the predictive model known as The Nostradamus Code.
When the prophecies-within-prophecies are deciphered, the timeline of World War III is revealed. You will read about Osama Bin Laden, the next major terrorist attack on the US, a confrontation between the US and Iran/North Korea, and great detail on the timing and course of World War III.
Want to know more details go to Nostradamus
Twenty Twenty World Cup.....
After much contemplation, deliberation and initial non-compliance, India has agreed to play the Twenty20 World Cup next year. Sure, it would not have been a financial success without India in the fray, but is that the only reason India has agreed to be part of this event? For one, India has not played many matches of this version and has no real base to create a team from. At the outset, it does seem like a pocket version of the one-day game, but closer only scrutiny shall reveal the real requirements. So from the current crop, who will be fit enough (technically, mentally, skill-wise) to fit in the Indian team for a Twenty20 game?
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Sachin Tendulkar is a name that springs to mind. He can bat (well, yeah!), bowl a bit, field well. Check!
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M S Dhoni is another name that seems a certainty. He can bat with some rather imposing results; well suited to this format and he also solves the problem of a ‘keeper. Double check!
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Mohd. Kaif is a certainty more for his fielding and energy than batting. But he can bat too. And after the series he had in the West Indies, this is perhaps the only playing XI he will be making it to.
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Yuvraj Singh is another certainty. He can bat, bowl and is an exceptional fielder. Perhaps there also may be a case of trying him out as captain in the version… a litmus test of sorts for bigger things to come.
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Virender Sehwag is someone who may feel this game is tailored for his approach. And if he and Dhoni are sent to open, who knows what score may show up after 20 overs!
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Harbhajan Singh may be a good bowler, but his style of bowling may just be marauded. To be honest, that’s the plan for any style of bowling, but spin will suffer more! Still, he would be a handy fellow to have in the XI.These guys apart, one does feel that Rahul Dravid, Wasim Jaffer and some of the more ‘technically sound’ players may not make the cut. And although Dravid himself has advocated a place for this version on the domestic stage, he may not stay in the team beyond a few token games. But coming back to the original question as to why the Indian board did a volte-face on this issue and suddenly decided to align with the interests of the ICC (International Cricket Council) on the Twenty20 game, the only reason that comes to mind is money. So in an already packed international calendar, don’t be surprised to find a few of Twenty20 games tucked away somewhere. And one hopes this does not become the norm for playing at neutral venues, much like ODIs currently are. This format, however, will be a huge success with television audiences since the games would almost always be played to suit primetime viewing (watch out saas-bahu soaps!) and the ad revenues that are generated could just skyrocket. But in all this, aren’t we forgetting something? What happens to the real deal? Test Cricket. With already eroding techniques and temperaments thanks to ODIs, the quality of Test Cricket has suffered. Sure there are more results and result-oriented play, but at the cost of technique and planning. And with a second World Cup in place already (Twenty20 and the ODI), what significance does the current ranking system of the ICC hold? Every two years, the top-ranked team is handed the Test Championship trophy but unfortunately, this is not a spectacle since the result is often a foregone conclusion. So perhaps there is also reason to re-look at the ICC’s Future Tours programme. Maybe there is scope to spin off a 10-12 team World Test League mixing players from various countries for a 2-year period and then having a Test Match World Cup (of countries) at multiple venues over 4 or 6 months. Both events, mind you, would not be connected. At least then, it would be an event. Otherwise, it won’t be too long before the viewer can no longer bear the “long-drawn” 5-day affair and decides to give it a miss. The point is to give all these Tests and ODIs a purpose. More than just Twenty20 Cricket, perhaps there is also need for Twenty20 vision from local boards and more importantly, the ICC.
•
Sachin Tendulkar is a name that springs to mind. He can bat (well, yeah!), bowl a bit, field well. Check!
•
M S Dhoni is another name that seems a certainty. He can bat with some rather imposing results; well suited to this format and he also solves the problem of a ‘keeper. Double check!
•
Mohd. Kaif is a certainty more for his fielding and energy than batting. But he can bat too. And after the series he had in the West Indies, this is perhaps the only playing XI he will be making it to.
•
Yuvraj Singh is another certainty. He can bat, bowl and is an exceptional fielder. Perhaps there also may be a case of trying him out as captain in the version… a litmus test of sorts for bigger things to come.
•
Virender Sehwag is someone who may feel this game is tailored for his approach. And if he and Dhoni are sent to open, who knows what score may show up after 20 overs!
•
Harbhajan Singh may be a good bowler, but his style of bowling may just be marauded. To be honest, that’s the plan for any style of bowling, but spin will suffer more! Still, he would be a handy fellow to have in the XI.These guys apart, one does feel that Rahul Dravid, Wasim Jaffer and some of the more ‘technically sound’ players may not make the cut. And although Dravid himself has advocated a place for this version on the domestic stage, he may not stay in the team beyond a few token games. But coming back to the original question as to why the Indian board did a volte-face on this issue and suddenly decided to align with the interests of the ICC (International Cricket Council) on the Twenty20 game, the only reason that comes to mind is money. So in an already packed international calendar, don’t be surprised to find a few of Twenty20 games tucked away somewhere. And one hopes this does not become the norm for playing at neutral venues, much like ODIs currently are. This format, however, will be a huge success with television audiences since the games would almost always be played to suit primetime viewing (watch out saas-bahu soaps!) and the ad revenues that are generated could just skyrocket. But in all this, aren’t we forgetting something? What happens to the real deal? Test Cricket. With already eroding techniques and temperaments thanks to ODIs, the quality of Test Cricket has suffered. Sure there are more results and result-oriented play, but at the cost of technique and planning. And with a second World Cup in place already (Twenty20 and the ODI), what significance does the current ranking system of the ICC hold? Every two years, the top-ranked team is handed the Test Championship trophy but unfortunately, this is not a spectacle since the result is often a foregone conclusion. So perhaps there is also reason to re-look at the ICC’s Future Tours programme. Maybe there is scope to spin off a 10-12 team World Test League mixing players from various countries for a 2-year period and then having a Test Match World Cup (of countries) at multiple venues over 4 or 6 months. Both events, mind you, would not be connected. At least then, it would be an event. Otherwise, it won’t be too long before the viewer can no longer bear the “long-drawn” 5-day affair and decides to give it a miss. The point is to give all these Tests and ODIs a purpose. More than just Twenty20 Cricket, perhaps there is also need for Twenty20 vision from local boards and more importantly, the ICC.
A controversial survey on India!!!!
India has been judged the sixth most dangerous country for children — even more dangerous than Afghanistan, the Palestinian Territories, Myanmar, and Chechnya!
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