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જો તમે નાણા ઉધાર આપો છો તો કાં તો નાણા ગુમાવો છો અથવા નવો શત્રુ મેળવો છો.–  આલ્બેનીયા
તમે જે નિહાળો છો તેમાંથી અડધું જ સાચું માનો, અને જે સાંભળો છો તેમાંથી કશુંય સાચું ન માનો. –  ક્યુબા
ગરીબી દરવાજે આવે છે ત્યારે પ્રેમ બારીમાંથી ભાગી જાય છે. – ઇંગ્લેન્ડ
જે રસ્તો સૌથી વધું ઘસાયેલો હશે એ સૌથી વધુ સલામત હશે. – ચેકોસ્લોવાકીયા
અવારનવાર માણસને પોતાનુ દુર્ભાગ્ય એ જ રસ્તે મળી જાય છે જે રસ્તો જેણે દુર્ભાગ્યથી પીછો છોડાવવા
પસંદ કર્યો હોય છે. –  ફ્રાન્સ –
જ્યારે પૈસો બોલે છે ત્યારે સત્ય ચૂપ થઇ જાય છે. –  રશિયા  –
જે પુસ્તક ક્યારેય વાંચવા માટે ખોલવામાં નથી આવતું એ માત્ર કાગળનો ઢગલો જ હોય છે. –  પોલેન્ડ
ધીરજ આનંદની ચાવી છે. અને ઉતાવળ શોકની ચાવી છે. –  આર્બેનીયા
સંપતિ જેટલા સુખો આપે છે. તેથી વધુ એ વસૂલ કરે છે. – ચીન
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હવે એ.ટી.એમ. માંથી રૂપીયા ઉપાડવાનો ચાર્જ લાગશે.

આર.બી.આઇ. ની નવી ગાઈડલાઈન્સ પ્રમાણે હવેથી પાંચ વખત ટ્રાન્જેક્શન પુરું થયા પછી રુપીયા ઉપાડવાનો ચાર્જ લાગશે. પહેલા કોઈ પણ બેંકના એ.ટી.એમ માંથી ગમે તેટલી વખત રુપીયા ઉપાડવામાં આવે તો પણ કોઇ ચાર્જ લાગતો ન હતો, પણ ઇન્ડીયન બેંકર્સ એસોસીએશન અને આર.બી.આઈ. વચ્ચે થયેલી સમજુતી પ્રમાણે બીજી બેંક ના એ.ટી.એમ. માથી એક મહિના દરમ્યાન વધુમાં વધુ પાંચ વખત અને દરેક વખતે દસ હજારથી વધારે નહી આ શરતે જ બીજી બેંક ના એ.ટી.એમ. માથી રુપીયા ઉપાડી શકાશે, અને તે પછી ના ટ્રાન્જેક્શન નો ચાર્જ ગ્રાહકે ભરવો પડશે.

The 100 Best Websites List

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Website
Summary
1
Yahoo is your Online Free Treasure Room! An outstanding search engine (especially for “official” websites), it also provides a cornucopia of free services: free email, maps, Yellow Pages, games, shopping, news, finance, sports, live chat — the list just goes on and on and on! By far (in our opinion), Yahoo is the best site on the Web!
2
We believe Google is simply the best tool on the Web for finding just about anything (except possibly “official” websites). It is screamingly fast, sleek, streamlined, and as comprehensive as a search tool can be.
3
Amazon is nothing less than a revolution in how the world shops. It is a huge step forward in the achievement of an ideal competitive market. It is user-friendly, vast, and reliable.
4
About.com breaks up the Web into major subject areas with a volunteer human host for each of them. It helps you sift out the wheat from the chaff on an enormous range of subjects.
5
Much of the greatest literature in the history of humankind will be found in full text form (and free of charge) at this amazing site. In addition, many useful reference tools are here (also free!)
6
Formerly “DejaNews”, Google Groups is a glorious experiment in free speech! This oceanic database of over 800 million posted “Usenet” messages from people all over the globe constitutes the largest bulletin board in the history of the world! It’s fully searchable, and you can post your own messages free of charge. (Tip: don’t use your primary email address in your posts! To avoid spam, use a temporary email address.)
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A bold endeavor in online journalism, Google News provides you hundreds of news sources (typically) for each of the major stories of the day. Just find the story that interests you on the main page, and you will see something like “227 related” or “535 related” just beneath it. Click this to see the extensive range of news sources available for the story you are after! (Its database of past news is also searchable.)
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For fast-breaking news and responsible journalism, it’s hard to beat CNN. And the text content at this site is mostly free!
9
Ebay is the world’s biggest, longest-running garage sale, as well as its most extensive auction house. Buy, sell, browse, bid, and be amazed at what you find at this wonderful site!
10
If you love software treasure-hunting, Download.com is the site for you! This massive and well-rounded collection of shareware (try-before-you-buy) and freeware (totally free software) is fully searchable and sortable. And there’s no wait for a package in the mail: download it NOW, install it, and take it for a test drive!
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Craigslist.org is a daring bulletin board system directed toward the major cities in the US, Canada, the UK, and (soon) other countries. The magical distinction of Craigslist is its use of anonymous email forwarding: your email address is invisible to the public. A pointer (which expires after several days) forwards all responses to you. Visit Craigslist if you want to sell or buy something, if you want to meet new people (romantically or otherwise), if you want to look for a job, or if you want to share your ideas. Almost all of its features are totally free, except job listings for employers.
12
Your inner-librarian will be delighted! Here you will find (free of charge) Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Almanacs, Atlases, and an assortment of other helpful resources.
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One of the most remarkable online encyclopedias on the Web! All the content is free, in the public domain, and quotable. Wikipedia is maintained by an army of volunteers. Even so, its content remains of very high quality. Wikipedia is a good example of how the Web can function at is best! Be sure to visit whenever you have any question that an encyclopedia might help you answer. You might be surprised how often Wikipedia will come through for you!
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Beliefnet.com is an online community for people who practice spirituality in just about any tradition in the world. The emphasis here is on mutual respect and tolerance. Free inquiry and exchange of ideas is invited. Secular (non-religious) philosophies and ideas are also welcome. Also, sacred texts from the world’s great religions will be found referenced at this site.
15
Anywho is a great online phone book and people-finder sponsored by AT&T. Use the Yellow Pages for businesses, the White Pages for people, and the Reverse Lookup if all you have is a phone number.
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Enter your Zip Code and see the weather predictions for the next ten days (scroll down), courtesy of The Weather Channel. It’s easy and it’s free!
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Search.com is an outstanding example of a “metasearch engine”: a web search tool that employs over 1,000 search engines running in parallel to help you find what you are looking for.
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MSN’s Hotmail.com provides you with totally free email, pure and simple!
19
The National Institutes of Health of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has created this clearinghouse of information on all matters related to your physical well-being. You’ll find drug information (MEDLINEplus), disease & symptom documentation, health recommendations, summaries on every major system of the human body, and much more at this excellent site.
20
CNET.com (the parent site of Download.com) is a technophile’s oasis! If you are looking for desktop computers, laptops, printers, peripherals, software cell phones, cameras, or just about any other kind of gadgetry, be sure to take advantage of CNET’s reviews and price comparison features. This free site can save you hundred or thousands of dollars, depending on your needs
21
The London Review of Books is a respected journal for those who enjoy reading the best books in the world! At times, the reviews themselves rise to the level of great literature.
22
You could spend tens and tens of hours browsing the huge catalogue of useful websites at Refdesk.com. You’ll find newspapers, photo databases, reference tools, trivia, quotes, self-help advice, search engines, and much, much more at this virtual goldmine of the Web.
23
Simply put, the Mayo Clinic is one of the greatest hospitals and medical research centers on Planet Earth. In that tradition, the Mayo Clinic provides this excellent website devoted to the promotion of human health.
24
If you give some of your time, money, and energy to help the disadvantaged of the world, you would probably like to know that your contributions are put to good use. GuideStar.org provides extensive information on nearly all major charitable organizations. It will help you “heal the world” responsibly.
25
The official portal of the Federal Government of the United States, FirstGov.gov puts you in touch with your elected officials and the agencies and people they govern. Lots of good information here.
26
The BBC has long been the standard for international journalism. At this site, you can watch, listen, and read live and recorded content from the BBC. (Be sure to catch the hourly World News Update!) But don’t stop with the news! Be sure to browse the History, Science, Society, and other categories to find rich content of unusually high quality. You could browse this site for many weeks without exhausting its abundant resources!
27
The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) is a movie-lover’s paradise! Discover every movie your favorite actor/actress has been in, discover every actress/actor in your favorite movie! All the facts about all the films will be found here.
28
Expedia.com makes travel very easy and about as cheap as it can be. Your one stop shop for low-cost air travel, hotels, rental cars, and tour packages!
29
MSN’s Slate is one of the premier online magazines. You’ll find news, ideas, reviews, and much more here.
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Nutrition.gov provides authoritative information about health and nutrition. You will also find the USDA’s National Nutrient Database here, which will allow you to evaluate your diet with more knowledge than ever before!
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Alternative medicine has found its voice on the web at Altmedicine.com! Having received praise from many sources (including the prestigious medical journal “The Lancet”), Altmedicine.com explores the best information from many sources on alternative approaches to human health.
32
When you need to get to know a city fast, Citysearch.com should be your first stop! You’ll find information and reviews of restaurants, hotels, places to see, shopping, services, and much more about major American (and some international) cities at this site.
33
Need a job? Visit Monster.com, an enormous database & job listing site for employers and employees to be!
34
Enter your Zip Code and find links to your Congresspersons, your President, and your state representatives! Project Vote Smart will help you become an informed and effective voter.
35
The online manifestaton of Scientific American magazine, Sciam.com presents clear, intelligent writing on the most important scientific discoveries, initiatives, and controversies of our time. Much of the content is free. And you can search past issues!
36
If you love sports, sports history, or sports statistics, ESPN.com is the site for you!
37
MSN’s online encyclopedia Encarta gives you fast, free access to an amazing range of facts. Much of the content is free, but some requires membership.
38
Findlaw.com provides a fantastic set of tools for anyone interested in American Law. Widely used by legal professionals, it can also be used profitably by laymen. Learn the facts about the laws that govern you from this excellent site!
39
One of the world’s premier scientific journals, Nature, provides much of its content online (and much of it free!) Check out subject areas on Chemistry, Physics, Microbiology, Medicine and much more at this fantastic site!
40
Though it’s not quite a substitute for your favorite local paper, USA Today’s “States” news will give you a summary of the major events in all 50 states of the Union.
41
Who would have thought that one of the best selections of fine art prints online would be available at a poster shop?! Allposters.com is almost like an online museum: but a museum at which you can buy what you see (at reasonable prices). Not only fine art, but movie and concert posters and many other things framable will be found here!
42
Time magazine is one most respected news magazines on earth. And much of its content is available free here!
43
Get clear, printable maps, driving directions, addresses of businesses, and much more at Mapquest.com
44
Find your favorite old or out-of-print books at this wonderful site!
45
From Beethoven to the Beatles and beyond, you’ll find Allmusic.com a treasure-trove of musical knowledge.
46
The National Institutes of Health maintains MedlinePlus for those interested in reliable information on prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Even so, you’ll find many other valuable health-related resources here.
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As modest as it appears, the Open Directory is a true powerhouse in web-searching! It provides search data to many of the most widely-used search engines, and it itself is a first rate directory of the best of the Web.
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The Library of Congress is gradually making more and more of its collosal store of resources available on the web. Its website should afford you many happy hours of browsing.
49
Online Radio is here, and MSN’s Windows Media is one of the finest sites available devoted to it!
50
Your favorite comics may be online, and they may be here! The latest contributions from Garfield, Calvin & Hobbes, Doonesbury, Cathy, Ziggy, and many others will be found at this easy-to-use site.
51
A first-rate online almanac, atlas, dictionary, & encylcopedia, all rolled into one!
52
What’s good is not always popular, and what’s popular is not always good, but on the Internet, popularity and quality go are found together often enough. Alexa.com helps you find the most frequently visited sites in many categories.
53
When you’re too busy to visit museums in person, you can visit them online! This fantastic guide to online museums is a great place to start.
54
The homepage of the United Nations presents a rich collection of information about the state of humankind on Planet Earth. Practical strategies for making this world a better place are laid out in substantial detail here.
55
The Internet Sacred Text Archive presents the scriptures of the world’s great spiritual traditions. You’ll find sacred writings from Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Taoism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Confucianism, and many others here (along with a few curious entries!)
56
Artforum is one of the world’s most widely read journals devoted to the fine arts. Be sure to check out there “Museum Finder” when you visit!
57
Get sound medical information and tips on a healthy lifestyle from this respected site.
58
The WWW Virtual Library relies on a consortium of experts around the world to present the richest content available on the Web in a broad range of subject areas.
59
MSN’s MoneyCentral will help you make intelligent decisions about investing, taxes, loans, retirement, and all things financial.
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Wouldn’t you love to track down some of your old school friends? Or maybe a favorite teacher who made a difference in your life? This is the place to start. Basic access is free, premium access is modestly priced.
61
The Hompage of the European Union is home to a vast collection of information about all aspects of European government. The EU’s goals and strategies for achieving them are discussed in detail.
62
Nowhere is it easier to start your own discussion group or bulletin board about just about anything! Within minutes and with no cost, you can have your special subject humming with lively (and often scrappy) discussion. Free speech rules!
63
This foremost literary journal is surprisingly generous with its content: access the full content of each edition online. Remarkable.
64
Not only will you find jokes in abundance here, but each joke has a running rating from site visitors! Be forewarned, not all these jokes are in good taste!
65
Name the price you’re willing to pay for airline tickets, hotels, rental cars, vacations, or cruises. There’s no guarantee your offer will be accepted, but if it is, you will save some serious money!
66
Which movie should you see this weekend? Rottentomatoes.com lets you read the opinions of over 100 critics (for most movies) to help you decide. The “Cream of the Crop” critics list may include your favorite critic. The popular “TomatoMeter” gives you a running average of the critics ratings for each film.
67
The Internet Public Library, based at the University of Michigan, may be the next best thing to having a University library attached to your house! In some ways, it may be even better.
68
We all know we should exercise, but what exercises are best for us? The American Council on Exercise describes exercises that are safe and effective for those wishing to stay in shape.
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The home of Quicken financial software, this site also provides free tools to help you plan and manage your assets.
70
This celebrated classical music magazine is available online, much of the content free. Paying members will enjoy an extensive collection of additional resources.
71
What does the latest research say about vitamins, minerals, nutritional supplements, and other nutrients? The Micronutrient Information Center of the Linus Pauling Institute provides detailed and well-documented information on all these. (Incidentally, Linus Pauling was the only person in history to win two Nobel Prizes!)
72
PC Magazine has long been a favorite read of computer and technology enthusiasts. For hardware and software reviews, as well as tips for improving your computing experience, be sure to visit this site!
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Yes, you have to subscribe for access, but it’s worth it to read the Times of London online.
74
The FedWorld Federal Job Search engine might land you in a new job quicker than you had thought possible! It’s free to use, and user-friendly.
75
One of the world’s finest newspapers, the International Herald Tribune is also one of the few online newspapers that doesn’t require registration to read, free or otherwise! (Let’s hope it stays that way!)
76
Over 20,000 free books on the Web, many of them classics! Search by author, title, subject, century, or just browse for fun.
77
Play Chess, Checkers, card games, or work Crosswords online at Pogo.com, a free website maintained by Electronic Arts!
78
BizRate.com may be “the largest, fastest, and most accurate shopping search engine on the Web”. Save money and find top quality at this site.
79
Billboard Magazine has chronicled the world of popular music and entertainment since its founding in 1894! (Yes, that’s 1894, not 1994!) Much of the information at this site is free.
80
Translate the content of an entire website from one language to another simply by entering the site’s web address! Or enter a block of text and translate it from one language to another! To be sure, the translation is not perfect, but it may be good enough for what you need. AltaVista’s Babel Fish Translations site has been serving up automatic translations for years, and it’s free! (To see Babel Fish in action, why not translate and display THIS website in any one of 10 languages with a single click of the mouse — click here to see our “Translation Bar”!
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Most of us would like to donate money, time, energy, or ideas to help the least advantaged people of the world. But it is a challenge to ensure that our donations are used effectively and responsibly. Give.org, a service of the Better Business Bureau, evaluates major charities and provides reports on how responsibly they do their work.
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“The Web’s most extensive mathematics resource” will help you remember all the algebra, geometry, trig, statistics, calculus, and diffie-Q that you left behind years ago! And you’ll probably learn a lot you never knew along the way.
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Webrings are like pearl necklaces of websites on related topics. Webring.org helps you find the webring that you’d like to browse or insert your own website into.
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CareerBuilder.com employs its network of more than 130 local newspapers to help employ YOU! If you’re looking for work, do stop by!
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411.com is a combined online Yellow Pages, White Pages, People Finder, and more!
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This site exists to help people make intelligent buying decisions. It is a compendium of reviews from thousands of people on thousands of different products. A good site to visit before any major purchase.
87
The Religious Studies Web Guide is an enormous collection of links to major journals in theology and spiritual philosophy.
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Arts & Letters Daily is a favorite stop for those who love thinking, literature, and dazzling ideas. It’s always fresh and always relevant.
89
The homepage of Nolo Press, the pioneers of do-it-yourself law, is also a rich source of free legal information.
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Classical music lovers of all different levels of experience and sublety will love this site devoted to the history and ideas of great western music.
91
Create your own “blog” to express your ideas to the world and invite responses. This service is high quality, and it’s free!
92
The New York Times online does require (free) registration, but it is well worth that small investment of time. Keep up on events that shape the world by visiting often.
93
Live online cameras are all over the world in fascinating and often unlikely places. Look through many windows on the world LIVE at Earthcam.com!
94
The Better Business Bureau is online and ready to help in the continuing struggle against shoddy business practices.
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Harvard Medical School’s respository of consumer health information will be found at this excellent site, along with many user-friendly articles on health, disease, drugs, and the human body.
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Keep a journal online about anything at all! And browse the journals of others. Livejournal.com is one of the most popular “blogging” sites, and with very good reason.
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The “Religion & Ethics” site of the BBC sets the world’s great spiritual traditions side by side and provides extensive information on each of them.
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This “daily digest of arts, culture, and ideas” is sure to provide stimulation for aesthetes and intellectuals.
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The purpose of ticketmaster.com is simple: get the tickets you want easily, in advance, and at a reasonable cost.
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Project Gutenberg presents a collection of over 15,000 electronic books (“ebooks”) available for free download! Most are older literary works in the public domain, many of the considered classics. An amazing and useful monument to the volunteer labor of thousands of participants!
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http://www.saferindia.com/index.html

This is very important information about a web site called as http://www.saferindia.com/index.html

This is a site of an NGO started by Ms Kiran Bedi; you can go to this site and log your complaint regarding any crime if the police at your place is not accepting your complaint. Then this NGO will mail your complaint to the DGP of your area. You can also use this mail as the legal document in case of filing a case in the court of judgment.

This is to be noted that this site is directly administered by Ms Kiran Bedi so all your mails directly goes to her.

Friends Plz spread this information in your network so that any one in such need can go to this site and launch his/her complaint.

“http://www.saferindia.com/index.html”, If you think you can’t remember this web adress for long time because this is long URL.

You can access this web site from below adresses, which can be remember easily…Try it  !!!

☞ http://3.ly/kiranbedi

☞ http://3.ly/kiran

☞ http://3.ly/bedi

http://3.ly/complaint

☞ http://3.ly/complain

Email from the boss

Mail sent by Narayan Murthy to all Infosys staff:

It’s half past 8 in the office but the lights are still on…
PCs still running, coffee machines still buzzing…
And who’s at work? Most of them ??? Take a closer look…

All or most specimens are ??
Something male species of the human race…

Look closer… again all or most of them are bachelors…

And why are they sitting late? Working hard? No way!!!
Any guesses???
Let’s ask one of them…
Here’s what he says… “What’s there 2 do after going home…Here we get to surf, AC, phone, food, coffee that is why I am working late…Importantly no bossssssss!!!!!!!!!!!”

This is the scene in most research centers and software companies and other off-shore offices.

Bachelors “Time-passing” during late hours in the office just bcoz they say they’ve nothing else to do…
Now what r the consequences…

“Working” (for the record only) late hours soon becomes part of the institute or company culture.

With bosses more than eager to provide support to those “working” late in the form of taxi vouchers, food vouchers and of course good feedback, (oh, he’s a hard worker… goes home only to change..!!).
They aren’t helping things too…

To hell with bosses who don’t understand the difference between “sitting” late and “working” late!!!

Very soon, the boss start expecting all employees to put in extra working hours.

So, My dear Bachelors let me tell you, life changes when u get married and start having a family… office is no longer a priority, family is… and
That’s when the problem starts… b’coz u start having commitments at home too.

For your boss, the earlier “hardworking” guy suddenly seems to become a “early leaver” even if u leave an hour after regular time… after doing the same amount of work.

People leaving on time after doing their tasks for the day are labeled as work-shirkers…

Girls who thankfully always (its changing nowadays… though) leave on time are labeled as “not up to it”. All the while, the bachelors pat their own backs and carry on “working” not realizing that they r spoiling the work culture at their own place and never realize that they wuld have to regret at one point of time.

So what’s the moral of the story??

* Very clear, LEAVE ON TIME!!!
* Never put in extra time ” unless really needed ”
* Don’t stay back un-necessarily and spoil your company work culture which will in turn cause inconvenience to you and your colleagues.

There are hundred other things to do in the evening..

Learn music…

Learn a foreign language…

Try a sport… TT, cricket………

Importantly,get a girl friend or boy friend, take him/her around town…

* And for heaven’s sake, net cafe rates have dropped to an all-time low (plus, no fire-walls) and try cooking for a change.

Take a tip from the Smirnoff ad: *”Life’s calling, where are you??”*

Please pass on this message to all those colleagues and please do it before leaving time, don’t stay back till midnight to forward this!!!

IT’S A TYPICAL INDIAN MENTALITY THAT WORKING FOR LONG HOURS MEANS VERY HARD WORKING & 100% COMMITMENT ETC.

PEOPLE WHO REGULARLY SIT LATE IN THE OFFICE DONT KNOW TO MANAGE THEIR TIME. SIMPLE !

Regards,
NARAYAN MURTHY.

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ATM HELP

If you are ever forced by a thief or someone to take money out of an ATM
machine, enter your pin number reversed.
So if your number is 1254 mark 4521.

The ATM machine will give you your money, but will automatically recognize
this as a plea for help and will alert the police unknown to the thief.

This option is in all ATM machines, but not many people know this.
Please pass this information on to others. No harm in keeping this in mind!!

9 great management lessons from Dhirubhai Ambani

Dhirubhaism No 1: Roll up your sleeves and help.

You and your team share the same DNA.

Reliance, during Vimal’s heady days had organized a fashion show at the Convention Hall, at Ashoka Hotel in New Delhi.

As usual, every seat in the hall was taken, and there were an equal number of impatient guests outside, waiting to be seated. I was of course completely besieged, trying to handle the ensuing confusion, chaos and protests, when to my amazement and relief, I saw Dhirubhai at the door trying to pacify the guests.

Dhirubhai at that time was already a name to reckon with and a VIP himself, but that did not stop him from rolling up his sleeves and diving in to rescue a situation that had gone out of control. Most bosses in his place would have driven up in their swank cars at the last moment and given the manager a piece of their minds. Not Dhirubhai.

When things went wrong, he was the first person to sense that the circumstances would have been beyond his team’s control, rather than it being a slip on their part, as he trusted their capabilities implicitly. His first instinct was always to join his men in putting out the fire and not crucifying them for it. Sounds too good a boss to be true, doesn’t he? But then, that was Dhirubhai.

Dhirubhaism No 2: Be a safety net for your team.

There used to be a time when our agency Mudra was the target of some extremely vicious propaganda by our peers, when on an almost daily basis my business ethics were put on trial. I, on my part, putting on a brave front, never raised this subject during any of my meetings with Dhirubhai.

But one day, during a particularly nasty spell, he gently asked me if I needed any help in combating it. That did it. That was all the help that I needed. Overwhelmed by his concern and compassion, I told him I could cope, but the knowledge that he knew and cared for what I was going through, and that he was there for me if I ever needed him, worked wonders for my confidence.

I went back a much taller man fully armed to face whatever came my way. By letting us know that he was always aware of the trials we underwent and that he was by our side through it all, he gave us the courage we never knew we had.

Dhirubhaism No 3: The silent benefactor.

This was another of his remarkable traits. When he helped someone, he never ever breathed a word about it to anyone else. There have been none among us who haven’t known his kindness, yet he never went around broadcasting it.

He never used charity as a platform to gain publicity. Sometimes, he would even go to the extent of not letting the recipient know who the donor was. Such was the extent of his generosity. “Expect the unexpected” just might have been coined for him.

Dhirubhaism No 4: Dream big, but dream with your eyes open.

His phenomenal achievement showed India that limitations were only in the mind. And that nothing was truly unattainable for those who dreamed big.

Whenever I tried to point out to him that a task seemed too big to be accomplished, he would reply: ” No is no answer!” Not only did he dream big, he taught all of us to do so too. His one-line brief to me when we began Mudra was: “Make Vimal’s advertising the benchmark for fashion advertising in the country.”

At that time, we were just a tiny, fledgling agency, tucked away in Ahmedabad, struggling to put a team in place. When we presented the seemingly insurmountable to him, his favourite response was always: “It’s difficult but not impossible!” And he was right. We did go on to achieve the impossible.

Both in its size and scope Vimal’s fashion shows were unprecedented in the country. Grand showroom openings, stunning experiments in print and poster work all combined to give the brand a truly benchmark image. But way back in 1980, no one would have believed it could have ever been possible. Except Dhirubhai.

But though he dreamed big, he was able to clearly distinguish between perception and reality and his favourite phrase “dream with your eyes open” underlined this.

He never let preset norms govern his vision, yet he worked night and day familiarizing himself with every little nitty-gritty that constituted his dreams constantly sifting the wheat from the chaff. This is how, as he put it, even though he dreamed, none of his dreams turned into nightmares. And this is what gave him the courage to move from one orbit to the next despite tremendous odds.

Dhirubhai was indeed a man of many parts, as is evident. I am sure there are many people who display some of the traits mentioned above, in their working styles as well, but Dhirubhai was one of those rare people who demonstrated all of them, all the time.

5. Dhirubhaism: Leave the professional alone!

Much as people would like to believe, most owners (even managers and clients), though eager to hire the best professionals in the field, do so and then use them as extensions of their own personality. Every time I come across this, which is much too often, I am reminded of how Dhirubhai’s management techniques used to be (and still remain) so refreshingly different.

For instance, way back in the late 1970s when we decided to open an agency of our own, he asked me to name it. I carried a short list of three names, two Westernised and one Indian. It was a very different world back then. Everything Anglicised was considered “upmarket.”

There were hardly any agencies with Indian names barring my own ex-agency Shilpi and a few others like Ulka and Sistas. He looked at the list and asked me what my choice was. I said “Mudra”: it was the only name that suited my personality. And the spirit of the agency that I was to head.

I was very Indian and an Anglicised name on my visiting card would seem pretentious and contrived. No further questions were asked. No suggestions offered, just a plain and simple “Go ahead and do it.” That was just the beginning.

He continued to give me total freedom — no supervision, no policing — in all my decisions thereafter. In fact, the only direction that he gave me, just once, was this: “Produce your best.”

His utter trust in me was what pushed me to never, ever let him down. I guess the simplest strategies are often the hardest to adopt. That was the secret of the Dhirubhai legend. It was not out of a book. It was a skillful blend of head and heart.

6. Dhirubhaism: Change your orbit, constantly!

To understand this statement, let me explain Dhirubhai’s “orbit theory.”

He would often explain that we are all born into an orbit. It is up to us to progress to the next. We could choose to live and die in the orbit that we are born in. But that would be a criminal waste of potential. When we push ourselves into the next orbit, we benefit not only ourselves but everyone connected with us.

Take India’s push for development. There was once a time our country’s growth rate was just 4 per cent, sarcastically referred to as the “Hindu growth rate.” Look at us today, galloping along at a healthy 7-8 per cent.

This is no miracle. It is the product of a handful of determined orbit changers like Dhirubhai, all of whose efforts have benefited a larger sphere in their respective fields.

In a small way, I too have experienced the thrill of changing orbits with Mudra. In the 1980s, we leapt from the orbit of a small Ahmedabad ad agency to become the country’s third largest ad agency — in just under a decade.

However, when you change orbits, you will create friction. The good news is that your enemies from your previous orbit will never be able to reach you in your new one. By the time resentment builds up in your new orbit, you should move to the next level. And so on.

Changing orbits is the key to our progress as a nation.

7. The arm-around-the- shoulder leader

I have never seen any other empire builder nor the CEO of any big organisation do this (why, I never adopted this myself!).

It was Dhirubhai’s very own signature style. Whenever I went to meet him and if on that day, all the time that he could spare me was a short walk up to his car, he would instantly put his arm around me and proceed to discuss the issues at hand as we walked.

With that one simple gesture, he managed to achieve many things. I was put at ease instantaneously. I was made to feel like an equal who was loved and important enough to be considered close to him. And I would walk away from that meeting feeling so good about myself and the work I was doing!

This tendency that he had, to draw people towards him, manifested itself in countless ways. This was just one of them. He would never, ever exude an air of aloofness and exclusivity. He was always inviting people into sharing their thoughts and ideas, rather than shutting them out.

On hindsight I think, it must have required phenomenal generosity of spirit to be that inclusive. Yes, this was one of the things that was uniquely Dhirubhai — that warm arm around my shoulder that did much more than words in letting me know that I belonged, that I had his trust, and that I had him on my side!

8. The Dhirubhai theory of Supply creating Demand

He was not an MBA. Nor an economist. But yet he took traditional market theory and stood it on its head. And succeeded.

Yes, at a time when everyone in India would build capacities only after a careful study of market expectations, he went full steam ahead and created giants of manufacturing plants with unbelievable capacites. (Initial cap of Reliance Patalganga was 10,000 tonnes of PFY way back in 1980, while the market in India for it was approx. 6000 tonnes).

No doubt his instinct was backed by years and years of reading, studying market trends, careful listening and his own honed capacity to forecast, but yet despite all this preparation, it required undeniable guts to pioneer such a revolutionary move.

The consequence was that the market blossomed to absorb supply, the consumer benefited with prices crashing down, the players increased and our economic landscape changed for the better. The Patalganga plant was in no time humming at maximum capacity and as a result of the plant’s economies of scale, Dhirubhai’s conversion cost of the yarn in 1994 came down to 18 cents per pound, as compared to Western Europe’s 34 cents, North America’s 29 cents and the Far East’s 23 cents and Reliance was exporting the yarn back to the US!

A more recent example was that of Mukesh Ambani taking this vision forward with Reliance Infocomm (which is now handled by Anil Ambani). In India’s mobile telephony timeline there will always be a very clear ‘before Infocomm and after Infocomm’ segmentation. The numbers say it all. In Jan 2003, the mobile subscriber base was 13 million, about 16 months later, shortly after the launch, it had reached 30 million.

In March 2006, it has touched 90 million ! Yes, this was yet another unusual skill of Dhirubhai’s — his uncanny knack of knowing exactly how the market is going to behave.

9. Money is not a product by itself, it is a by-product, so don’t chase it

This was a belief by which Dhirubhai lived all his life. For instance when he briefed me about setting up Mudra, his instruction was clear: ‘Produce the best textile advertising in the country,’ he said.

He did not breathe a word about profits, nor about becoming the richest ad agency in the country. Great advertising was the goal that he set for me. A by-product is something that you don’t set out to produce. It is the spin off when you create something larger.

When you turn logs into lumber, sawdust is your by-product and a pretty lucrative one it can be too! It is a very simple analogy but extremely effective in driving the point home. Work toward a goal beyond your bank balance.

Success in attaining that goal will eventually ring in the cash. For instance, if you work towards creating a name for yourself and earning a good reputation, then money is a logical outcome.

People will pay for your product or service if it is good. But if you get your priorities slightly mixed up, not only will the money you make remain just a quick buck it would in all likelihood blacklist you for good. Sounds too simplistic for belief? Well, look around you and you will know exactly how true it is.

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Nuclear Agreement between India – USA :MUST READ BY EVERY INDIAN

There are lot of talks about 1 2 3 Agreement between India & USA and it almost led to the topple of Central Government. In this mail I am trying  to explain the commercial & technical  spects relating to this Agreement which I have read and sharing with you.

What is 123 Agreement?

This is called 123 Agreement because this comes under USA ’s Atomic Power Act Section 123.

Let’s see how India ’s (Indians?) Sovereignty & Independence are pledged…

(1) After this Agreement USA will supply all fuel, machinery / equipment & technology to India for producing Nuclear Power.

(2) All these days from about 22 Nuclear Power Plants, India is producing power as well as Atom bombs.  It’s a high security / secret that  from where which is produced, how much is produced, where it is supplied, what research is being done with that, etc. to anybody.  But if we sign this Agreement, we have to disclose these secrets and also agree to 14 of our Nuclear Power Plants to be under the scanner of International Atomic Power Organization.

(3) The fuel utilized to produce Atomic Power can be recycled for reuse and this plant will be under direct supervision of IAPO.

If India does nuclear test, this agreement gets cancelled.

But

(1) USA will take back all the machinery / equipments / technology supplied to India thus far.

(2) Those 14 plants will continue to be under scanner irrespective of  the status of the agreement.

On the other hand, if any of the commitments given by USA s breached by them, then there is no clause for cancelling
this agreement.

The agreement is apparently like this… USA can either hug India or slap India .   India will not ask why are we hugged or why are we slapped.

On the other hand, India cannot hug or slap USA for breach of agreement.

This is only capsule so that easy to read and digest.

Subject: India Pledged…. Part 2

Requirement of Power

The most important requirement for India ’s Economic Growth in the coming years will be the power & infrastructure. The argument put forth favouring the 123

Agreement says that we need Nuclear Power Production to be increased to meet the demand.

Power Production in India

Presently following are the figures:

Thermal Power        66%
Hydel Power           26%

Solar & Wind Power  5% – Presently Rs.600 Crores are spent for producing this power.

Nuclear Power           3% – If this is to be increased to 6%, it requires additional Rs.50,000 Crores.

Naturally it will be wise to increase other 3 modes of power production rather than the expensive & dangerous
Nuclear Power. Isn’t??

URANIUM – We used to import Uranium from various other countries.
After the Pokran Test, we are not getting it. To augment the supply, we need to sign the 123 Agreement to get Uranium from USA .  But we will have to declare to USA from which power plant India takes raw material for producing Atom Bomb.  Why should we disclose our internal secrets to those  rascals  ? Will any one allow an outsider to continuously monitor what’s happening in your Hall & Kitchen of your house?   Other study reveals that Uranium is available in India aplenty. Only hurdle is the acquisition of land. To produce Atomic Power & Bomb in the next 40 years, the requirement of Uranium is 25,000 MT whereas the availability is 78,000 MT across India .

PLUTONIUM

Presently 35% of Plutonium is used to produce Atomic Bombs.

After signing the Agreement, we will be allowed to use only 10%. Who are those rascals to restrict the usage of our
natural resource ?  That is though you are capable of cooking & eating 10 idlis as your breakfast, you are > allowed only 3 idlis henceforth. How can it be?  Why should we accept this?

THORIUM

As told by Dr.APJ, we have abundant Thorium. In fact we are the 2nd largest producer of Thorium next only to Australia .

India has to explore this further for producing power.  For your information, in South India – particularly around
Kanyakumari, the availability of Thorium is abundant.

INDIA-IRAN-CHINA
USA does not like the amicable relationship between India-Iran and also India-China.  If India-China relationship gets stronger, then both these can rule the Eastern Part of the Globe which USA wants to break as per their divide & rule.

By signing this agreement, USA wants India to depend on it for producing power which is going to be a crucial factor
in future. There is a talk of bringing Natural Gas from Iran to India with a big pipeline project. USA doesn’t like this proposal.

Atomic Power Technology

Whether power is produced or Bomb is produced, using Atomic power without spoiling the infrastructure and without allowing the radiation is always under threat. Moreover preserving the wastes coming out of Atomic Power Plants is expensive & unsafe.

There was an accident in Three Miles Island in USA . To close this plant nearly USD 200 Crores spent with tons & tons of concrete but yet to be fully closed. In an another accident at Soviet Union ’s Serbia Plant, even the next generation child are affected due to the radiation.

It will be very very expensive to defuse & close down an Atomic Power Plant than its construction cost.

France

France has got 56 Nuclear Power stations producing 73% of the country’s total power requirement.  They are catching up the problem of eliminating the wastes /  emissions from out of those plants at the same time increase the power production capacity.  Government of

France is now thinking how to reduce the power consumption in the country.

Conclusion

In view of the above danger, rather than signing the agreement and pledging India to USA , it will be prudent to increase the Solar & Wind Energy and more importantly Hydro Power Production can be increased by linking all rivers across India and by constructing DAMS.

The whole process of this Agreement started in the year 2005 when Manmohan visited USA . In a span of just 2 years a
major decision of signing this agreement has taken place with political motive.  On the contrary, neither this Government nor any other earlier Central Government could not amend the Constitution thereby nationalize the rivers across the country thereby effectively utilise the water resources for both Agriculture purpose and producing Hydro Power. What an irony?

Whenever someone is helping the needy, you can’t expect the TERMS AND CONDITIONS BETWEEN THE needy and the helper to
be EQUAL???  BUT

(1) the helper’s ulterior motive should be seen with broad eye because he is capable of digging a grave behind
you and
(2) better to be self-sufficient and explore new avenues with available resources.


INDIA-CHINA-USA

India is very rich in Culture, follow Religions, Value Ethics, Level of Education is Very Good.

China is also rich in Culture, follow Religion, better disciplined.

USA does not have Culture, does not have Ethics, only want power over others.  Particularly wants a firm footing in
South Asia .  Remember the introduction EURO by European Countries and it is stronger than Dollar? So their

“DAL” cannot be boiled at ” EUROPE “. They are trying in India as already Pakistan is in their clutches.

So as an INDIAN we need to know the fine details of such > agreement!!!!

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THIS IS HOW WE MISS OUT SOMETHING CALLED “LIFE”

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the gem of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen totally forgot the matter. The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its color and drank it all… It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages.. When the child collapsed the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband. When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just five words.

QUESTIONS :
1. What were the five words ?
2. What is the implication of this story?

ANSWER :
The husband just said I am with you Darling

The husband’s totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother.
Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No one is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.

If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. ” A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step “. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.

MORAL OF THE STORY:

This story is really worth reading. ….. Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know.
By this way we miss out something called L.I.F.E .



Life’s Great Enjoy it!!!!!!!!

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Beauty of Math

1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

Brilliant, isn’t it?

And look at this symmetry:

1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321

Now, take a look at this…

101%

From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:

What Equals 100%?
What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?

Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?

We have all been in situations where someone wants you to
GIVE OVER 100%.

How about ACHIEVING 101%?

What equals 100% in life?

Here’s a little mathematical formula that might help
answer these questions:

If:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Is represented as:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

If:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K

8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

And:

K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E

11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

But:

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E

1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

THEN, look how far the love of God will take you:

L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D

12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%

Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:

While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will
get you there, It’s the Love of God that will put you over the top!

It’s up to you if you share this with your friends & loved ones just
The way I did.

Have a nice day & God bless !!

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