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 14:02 | 1/Sep/2008
Are we paying the price for environmenta...
Are we paying the price for environmental abuse? Look at the following recent News: ·          Bihar is flooded badly, Around 40 Lacs people in great danger. (Continues)·          Hurricane in America… 10 lacs people in great danger. (Continues)·          Earthquake and Flood in China. (01st Sep 2008)·          Strong Earthquake in Nepal. (26th Aug... more...
 19:32 | 28/Aug/2008
Our Childs and Our Beautiful Earth Needs...
Take a look of the following news:Rising sea buries village in Ghana (TOI 26.08.2008)The old shore road to Totope is now under the sea. Developers began carving out another road, but it was washed away so often they abandoned it. Now the road to this village is just a track across the sand. On this southern coast of Ghana, the Atlantic Ocean is ris... more...
 19:04 | 28/Aug/2008
Rising sea buries village in Ghana (TOI 26.08.2008)The old shore road to Totope is now under the sea. Now the road to this village is just a track across the sand. On this southern coast of Ghana, the Atlantic Ocean is rising. Every few years, residents of a string of villages leave their homes and build new ones farther back. It is squeezed betwee... more...
 11:17 | 7/Aug/2008
Petrol Price Hike Actual Scenario
Petrol Price ComparisionRs.Percentage over One Liter Petrol PriceIf Percentage is reduced by half over one liter of Petrol Price of Crude Oil per Barrel$ 130    5,850    One Liter Petrol Price Without Tax     21.93                       21.93  Excise Duty       14.35 65.44%                      7.13 32.50%Education Tax         0.43 1.96%           ... more...
 18:07 | 1/Jul/2008
10 Ways To Save Money & Environment..
Top 10 Things We can Do To Save Ourselves (Environmentally & Monetarily both).Burning fossil fuels such as natural gas, coal, oil and gasoline raises the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and carbon dioxide is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect and global warming. We can help to reduce the demand for fossil fuels, which in turn r... more...
 18:20 | 23/Jun/2008
WARNING BELL HAS STARTED
WARNING BELL HAS STARTED  Yesterday ’22-06-2008’, I was watching news on NDTV and AajTak. There were two bulletins regarding the Global Warming on each channel. The base line of the first bulletin on NDTV was about rising Sea Level. Ice at North Pole is melting and sea level is rising dangerously, which is becoming the great threat to the costal ci... more...
 14:24 | 21/Jun/2008
Global Warming : Oil Price Hike
There is a big relation between worldwide oil price hike and global warming. The reason of oil price hike is the limited oil resources inside the earth. We have extracted maximum gallons of oil from earth and now the resource is very low, which leads to oil price hike and inflation.If we think from the aspect of global warming : we have burnt maxim... more...
 11:08 | 21/Jun/2008
Global Warming : Start Saving Energy Fro...
                               SAVE ENERGY IN YOUR HOME Why do we need to save energy? There are three main reasons why we should all do our best to reduce the amount of energy we consume in our day-to-day lives: 1.         Nearly all of electrical power, and our gas supplies, come from fossil fuels - coal and oil - which have to be imported.  Once... more...
 11:02 | 21/Jun/2008
Global Warming: Best Practices to Save o...
Best Practices to Save our Planet Earth  ·        Save Electric Consumption: turn off light/Fan/TV/AC, if leaving room.·        Use fans instead of air conditioners.·        If feeling cold in winter, wear a sweater or take help of blanket instead of turning on your room heater or thermostat.·        Unplug electric application not in use.·        ... more...
 12:05 | 20/Jun/2008
SAVE EARTH SAVE YOURSELF
OUR PLANET EARTH IS IN GREAT DANGER Global warming is a brutal and urgent reality; it is the greatest threat hanging over the future of mankind. Its effects and causes have been on the rise and we need to do something about it before the problem gets any worse. Global warming is an increase in the earth's temperature, which is caused by the use of ... more...
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 anjan | 17:13 | 31/Aug/2008
Friends: (49)  | City: Srinagar  | Interests: poetry,chatting a...
" FORAY'S SUPPORT"
            In     Awful   Journey UR   My Guide At    Every   Moment   UR My Pride I    Always Want To Take UR Side Be    Mine    Forever    Never    Hide One Moment With U Seems So Wide No One   Cut   U   from   My   Heart I Am Sea And You Are My Tide B. Strange  more...
 cubicile blues | 16:54 | 31/Aug/2008
Friends: (169)  | City: Pune  | Interests: When I told my fr...
I am determined to sleep.
Personally I love Sunday mornings. The calm atmosphere , the cool breeze, the serenity and the privilege of sleeping through whole morning. Actually I love any morning as long as I don’t have to report to work.Several people may vouch for the benefits of getting up early by saying, “Early to rise makes a man healthy , wealthy and wise” where as the...  more...
 vijayaram reddy | 17:41 | 23/Aug/2008
Friends: (850)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Music, Poetry, ma...
IIT
IIT-PATNAMost recently I went to Patna (Bihar) to join my friend’s son in IIT. We went to IIT Administration Office to complete the registration formalities. They told us to adjust for 2 or 3 days for mess facilities as it is a newly started IIT.  The facilities are naturally less when you compare with the existing IITs like Kanpur, Kharagpur, Bomb...  more...
 nt | 14:14 | 15/May/2008
Friends: (7)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: nature,philosophy...
Population Crisis in Asia . Especially India. With in 15 years India will import all foods from other countries, if it won't control its population at war footing.  Essential commodities prices will go to 50 times higher. Most the middle income group will become poorer and most the poorer will become below poverty line. If it won't take a stern fam...  more...
 Dr.Anil Verma | 18:33 | 21/Aug/2008
Friends: (830)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: wrighting, readin...
ADWANI KI AMARNATH YATRA KI TAYAARI
आडवाणì 8; जी की अमरनाê 1; यात्रì 6; की घोसणा RATH YATRA DECLAIRED BY ADWAANIजब लिया था राम नाम क...  more...
 subhash joshi | 09:00 | 2/Nov/2007
Friends: (12)  | City: Surat  | Interests: anything good
Diwali
Diwali or Deepavali means "the array of lights, it is a colorfulfestival that is celebrated by all Hindus worldwide. Diwali, which isalso known as the festival of lights. This festival usually fallsaround late October and November. One important practice that theHindus follow during the festival is to light oil lamps in their homeson Diw...  more...
 DIBYA | 13:11 | 28/Aug/2008
Friends: (509)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: MAKING NEW FRIENDS
FOR U!
WISH TO GIVE MY DEAR !COLLECT A COLOURED OYSTER,FROM THE BASE OF SEA ,AND MIXED THE LOVE OF ME ! PICKED THE BRIGHT SUNSHINE,AND MIXED MY LIGHT TO REFINE ,TO GIVE IT TO LOVE OF MINE ! KEPT A LAMP HIDING IN HEART,TO SHOW THE LIGHT IN DARK ,TO MY CRADLE -SOME IN EARTH ! RELIEVED TIRENESS BATHING IN STREAM,AND MADE THE LIFE AS CREAM ,SO MY LOVER CAN DR...  more...
 Ananta Khakh... | 19:26 | 13/Aug/2008
Friends: (256)  | City: Balacharah  | Interests: Football , Cricke...
Indenpendance Day pledge
My dear ilander , Greetings to you all on this day of national celebration of 61stanniversary of our independence. Let ussalute our beloved tricolor with special pride , patriotism and remember� the great sacrifice of our freedom fighters,whose undying love for India secured us our freedom. On this occasion please join me to bow our head in memor...  more...
 MUTHUSAMY R | 17:04 | 27/Aug/2008
Friends: (34)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Books, Current Af...
Surprise Your People with Home Made Pan ...
Surprise Your People with Home Made Pan Beeda (click)Paan (Hind), beeda (Tamil) is a type of chewing preparation, served after food to improve digestion, using shredded Areca nut (Areca catechu) betel nut (supari or adakka), Calcium or lime paste (chuna) and other spicy ingredients wrapped in a triangular package using Betel leaf (Piper betle) and ...  more...
 bharat jadav | 09:59 | 29/Jul/2008
Friends: (10)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Travelling , Maki...
The woman in your life
The woman in your life...very well expressed... Tomorrow you may get a working woman, but you should marry with these facts as well. Here is a girl, who is earning almost as much as you do; One, who has dreams and aspirations just as you have because she is as human as you are; One,who has never entered the kitchen in her life just like you or your...  more...
 Piyush Philip | 08:18 | 18/Aug/2008
Friends: (351)  | City: Thiruvananthapuram  | Interests: Country-Music, N...
Three Trees
Three TreesHi friends.Its been a long time since my last post.Now this one is a story i got in an email forward.Many of you may be familiar with this.But it is inspirational and the moral of this story is worth repeating if possible a hundred times...Read on. Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods. Theywere discussing their hopes and dr...  more...
 venmonybimal... | 14:34 | 30/Aug/2008
Friends: (216)  | City: Indonesia  | Interests: writing,painting,...
Make a Life for Me
The street was empty when I was walking in the late night,The wintriness of road was mounting up the flesh, paining,The song of night darkness filled in the air and in my ears, and Stray dogs were barking at me, that echoed in my empty stomach. The long bed of laying street beggars were on the road side,Few were asleep - drunk ,abusing and shouting...  more...
 alpana | 21:33 | 31/Aug/2008
Friends: (298)  | City: delhi  | Interests: painting, reading...
theres a sweet fragrance in the airand the clouds in the sky are begining to cleari can see the stars playing peeka booi am thinking now of youi can hear a song being sung somewhereseems another language but its being sung somewhere near...there are far too many shadows and the nightlampskeep blinking off... the breeze is cool yet so sweeti can alm...  more...
 A S | 21:53 | 23/Jun/2008
Friends: (470)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Food, Books, Movi...
Am off to Bangalore
Well folks, i am off to Bangalore tomorrow.  I take off at the unearthly hour of 7.50 a.m. which means that i have to leave my house at 6.30, while all of you'll are busy snoozing!! :(I will be in Bangalore all of this week.  (Come back on sat morning) and though i already have way too many outstation friends a few more can not hurt. :) so anyone w...  more...
 Reshma Thakkar | 16:13 | 28/Jun/2008
Friends: (2383)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Enjoying life as ...
EMOTIONS
Emotions cause you pain and they actually dictate behaviour to you.In other words when you are emotional you are no longer in control.For example, when you are excited you might think excitement is good.You cant actually think clearly.The emotion of excitement takes over and leads you to act.Its not always the best action that is born from exciteme...  more...
 chandrakant ... | 10:40 | 1/Sep/2008
Friends: (176)  | Interests: film music &frien...
help bihar
all the ilander here by requested .join hand and help bihar flood effected people , they urgenly need , food . like channa, chuvada , ready to eat ,cause there is nothing to made food, medicine for malriya and diaheria, and cloths . please , collect it from our circle, and send it to bihar , start collecting, and as soon as i get address where to s...  more...
 Noanee Kapadia | 17:10 | 28/Aug/2008
Friends: (540)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Indian Army,Himal...
Ladakh ,Incredible India
Ladakh ,the Northen most tip of India is unique place . This is trans Himalayan region , it is high mountain desert . The mountainous lines of rocks ,with its pale colours and lines are fascinating , it is a beauty of different kind .one wonders at the creator of these mountains .the sand the ,uud the stones the rocks , and lines are nothing but ma...  more...
 Vaidehi | 16:51 | 19/Jul/2008
Friends: (0)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music, internet, ...
OOPS
Well, something shocking has happened!!!Apparently, someone hacked into my ILand blog and deleted all my friends list and blogs. Luckily, I managed to change my password pronto and did the damage control but i still lost my posts and my 400 odd friends. It's so funny and hilarious. I had heard abt security flaws on ILand but didnt expect anyone to ...  more...
 sareena nafe... | 10:26 | 15/Aug/2008
Friends: (143)  | City: kannur  | Interests: colours of life
FRANKLIN AZAD GANDHI
"We've to stand united against terrorism",spoke the president on the eve of Independence day.I sat listenung to the television news.In the regional news .....there was another message from a cybercafe to the DGP's office.....threat to kill the chief minister by a terrorist outfit.The DGP was answering anxious journalists,"as such the DGP's site wil...  more...
 vedula rs | 17:13 | 1/Sep/2008
Friends: (62)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: current affairs/S...
RAMADAN KAREEM
Ramadan celebrates the divine revelation of the Koran to Prophet Muhammad. It is the holy month of fasting from dawn to dusk and is the time for contemplation 'n rejoicing.  more...
 praveen sharma | 15:26 | 19/Aug/2008
Friends: (952)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: To love is to suf...
THE LOVE
"The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. The unnamable is the eternally real," . So, if you focus on the name, then you are likely to lose the actual substance and essence of it.Basically “LOVE” is a unique feeling that can’t be defined if we really live it. On the contrary it can be defined with all its technicalities for all other pur...  more...
 Syed Junaid | 18:45 | 20/Jun/2008
Friends: (9)  | City: uppala  | Interests: cricket
Ramu Ka Kartooth
Go Gift Ram Gopal Varma The DVD Pack of His Super flop three movies.  more...