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Learn new technology: Web 2.0
Web 2.0 is the next age of websites.. Just like robots were to normal machines and super computers were for computers.
Web 1.0 can be known as Web-as-information source. These websites cannot be altered and content in it could be modified and updated by the website owner only.
Web 2.0 is Web-as-interaction source. These websites offer users of the websites to update, modify cotent in it, thus making the websites more interactive.
As you can see, most of the networking sites like orkut, flickr, facebook are all web2.0.
For that matter, even wikipedia,imdb.com are also web2.0.
Its as good as having a room discussion online. thats Web 2.0 for you.
It has many many many internal components. I am still learning on this. My suggestion for you is to go thru the education videos of youtube on web2.0. You will understand what I spoke of.
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Patriotism!!!
I use to browse across youtube weekly once. This week i found some amazing footages emphasizing patriotism and unity. I loved it a lot, so i am posting it too.It can touch your soul too..have a look at it..
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Mistaken Identity!
Itz hard time that people recognize me in different ways.. I don’t remember correctly, but it might be the first week of september. It was during an international christian federation (ICF) meeting, its like a small gathering where you can meet new people..esp. a lot of americans. I met an american, he is also a student. We introduced ourselves and started to speak about trivial matters (as usual 
),.. its the best way to start any nice relationship. Suddenly he started to speak about his previous year visit to colombo. He narrated about the beauty of the city and some names of places in and around colombo(which still I couldn remember 
). I was amazed to learn a lot about the city, which was near to my native. But he went on speaking about sri lanka for more than 30 mintues. I was bit bored. I was trying to change topics in the middle .. He went on for an hour. But at the end only i came to know that he mistook me as a srilankan ( since my name ends with muthiah & my face is similar to a srilankan ..this is the explanation he gave me).. I clarified him that I am a pure Indian ..and my forefathers were also Indians but they got settled in srilanka during british imperialistic days and they migrated to India in 1960’s before the ethnic war started. (Then he started to narrate about his visit to chennai.. athu separate story ).
I have another experience too. But it is very bad when compared with the previous one. An Indian friend mistook me in this case and that too a tamilian.. He mistook me as a gujarati (they call it as gujju here). We were speaking in english during each of our conversation . We dont know the fact that the other one is a tamilian. Eventually we were laughing like something when we came to know that
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Discover the 90/10 Principle.
It will change your life (at least the way you react to situations). What is this principle? 10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react. What does this mean? We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us. We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane will be late arriving, which throws our whole schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic. We have no control over this 10%. The other 90% is different. You determine the other 90%. How? ……….By your reaction. You cannot control a red light. but you can control your reaction. Don’t let people fool you; YOU can control how you react. Let’s use an example. You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just happened. What happens next will be determined by how you react. You curse. You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over. She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus. Your spouse must leave immediately for work. You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. Because you are late, you drive 40 miles an hour in a 30 mph speed limit. After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at school. Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye. After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home. When you arrive home, you find small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter. Why? …. Because of how you reacted in the morning. Why did you have a bad day? A) Did the coffee cause it? B) Did your daughter cause it? C) Did the policeman cause it? D) Did you cause it? The answer is “D”. You had no control over what happened with the coffee. How you reacted in those 5 seconds is what caused your bad day. Here is what could have and should have happened. Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, “Its ok honey, you just need to be more careful next time”. Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come back down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good the day you are having. Notice the difference? Two different scenarios. Both started the same. Both ended different. Why? Because of how you REACTED. You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90% was determined by your reaction. Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle. If someone says something negative about you, don’t be a sponge. Let the attack roll off like water on glass. You don’t have to let the negative comment affect you! React properly and it will not ruin your day. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend, being fired, getting stressed out etc. How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic? Do you lose your temper? Pound on the steering wheel? A friend of mine had the steering wheel fall off) Do you curse? Does your blood pressure skyrocket? Do you try and bump them? WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work? Why let the cars ruin your drive? Remember the 90/10 principle, and do not worry about it. You are told you lost your job. Why lose sleep and get irritated? It will work out. Use your worrying energy and time into finding another job. The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day. Why take outpour frustration on the flight attendant? She has no control over what is going on. Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger. Why get stressed out? It will just make things worse. Now you know the 90-10 principle. Apply it and you will be amazed at the results. You will lose nothing if you try it. The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and apply this principle. The result? Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and heartache. We all must understand and apply the 90/10 principle. It CAN change your life!!!
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தமிழுக்கு அமுதென்று பேர் - இன்பத் தமிழ் எங்கள் உயிருக்கு நேர்
இன்று சற்று வித்யாசமாக தமிழில் குறிப்பெடு எழுதலாம் என்று ஆசை கொண்டேன் ..:)
இன்று நான் அறிந்த தகவலை பகிர்ந்து கொள்ள விரும்புகிறேன் .தமிழ் நாட்டில் இருக்கும் தமிழர்கள் தமிழின் பெருமையை முழுவதும் உணர்வதில்லை .
இங்கு வந்த பிறகு தான் என்னாலும் உணர முடிந்தது. .உலக அரங்கில் மற்ற இந்திய மொழிகளை விட தமிழ் தனித்து விளங்கு கிறது.மற்ற மொழியர்கள் தமிழின் பெருமையை நன்கு அறிந்து உள்ளனர்.
சில தகவல்கள்:
தமிழ் இந்திய மாநிலமான தமிழ்நாட்டின் ஆட்சி மொழியாகும். அத்துடன் இந்திய அரசியலமைப்பின் கீழ் தேசிய மொழிகளாக அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள 22 மொழிகளுள் ஒன்றாகவும் உள்ளது. இலங்கையில் மூன்று ஆட்சி மொழிகளுள் தமிழும் ஒன்று. இந்தியாவில்தமிழ்நாடு மாநிலத்திலும் அந்தமான் நிக்கோபார் தீவுகள், பாண்டிச்சேரி ஆகிய ஒன்றியப் பகுதிகளிலும் தமிழ் அரச அலுவல் மொழியாக இருக்கிறது. சிங்கப்பூர் நாட்டிலும் தேசிய மொழிகளுள் ஒன்றாகத் தமிழ் இடம் பெற்றுள்ளது. தென்னாபிரிக்காவிலும் தமிழுக்குஅரசியலமைப்பு அங்கீகாரம் உள்ளது. மலேசியாவிலும் முதல் நான்கு முகமை மொழிகளில் தமிழும் இடம்பெற்றுள்ளது. மலேசியாவில் தொடக்க இடைநிலைப்பள்ளிகளில் தமிழ் கற்பிக்கப்படுகிறது. நாடு முழுவதும் 525 தமிழ்த் தொடக்கப்பள்ளிகள் அரசுப் பள்ளிகளாக இயங்குகின்றன.
இந்தியாவிலும் வெளி நாடுகளிலும் உள்ள பல தமிழ் அமைப்புக்களினதும், அறிஞர்களினதும் நீண்ட கால முயற்சிகளைத் தொடர்ந்து [6] இந்திய அரசினால் தமிழ் ஒரு செம்மொழியாக அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இவ்வாறு அங்கீகாரம் பெற்றுள்ள முதல் இந்திய மொழி தமிழாகும். இந்திய நாடாளுமன்றத்தின் இரு அவைகளினதும் கூட்டுக் கூட்டமொன்றின்போது, 2004 ஆம் ஆண்டு ஜூன் 6 ஆம் நாள் இந்திய குடியரசுத் தலைவர் டாக்டர் அப்துல் கலாம் அவர்களால் இவ்வறிவிப்பு வெளியிடப்பட்டது.[7]
இப்படிப்பட்ட ஒரு இனிமையான மொழியை தாய் மொழியாக கொண்டதில் பெருமையும் மகிழ்ச்சியும் அடைகிறேன் ..வாழ்க தமிழ்!! வளர்க தமிழ் !!
நன்றி
விக்கிப்பெடிய( தகவல்) மற்றும் க்வில்ப்யாட்(தமிழ் எழுத்துகள் உபயோகிப்பதற்கு)..
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Its awesome at Dallas!!!
I have reached Dallas a fortnight before…Now, i have settled down well in this place.. This is the first time i came in Business class..WOW..as a student its great to travel with a hi-fi status (PS: thanks to my brother again)..hmmm..then to say anything about Dallas..its hot & hot & hot during summer..you can’t tolerate 120* F levels… But you have air conditioners everywhere…you can’t feel the temperature outside..:)
Everyone has a car here..no bikes, no auto rickshaws, not much traffic..no one walks on the road except Indian and chinese students .. I use to commute by DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) bus or shuttle..I have registered for three courses for this semester: compiler construction, database design and distributed computing..My classes have started..Faculties are very nice.. My classes are just for one and half hours a day ..Its pretty crazy..ha
Then regarding America, it is a costlier country to live in… atleast when compared with India..I bought 12 eggs for $2.65 and a gallon of milk (nearly 3.68 ltrs) for 3.5$.In addition to that, they do have 8.25% tax…pchh..I didn wish to convert it to Indian currency..If I do,I can’t live here for a single day…
But most of the people living here are so kind..the christian missionaries, my seniors, .. every one helps us in some way or the other:)..They do advise us a lot..they do take us to shopping centers, many gatherings and hell a lot of places..
hmmm.. I went for a movie “the happening” previous weekend with some of my American friends here…Its of my choice actually..:)..but the film didn look pretty good..M.N.shyamalan failed to impress in this film..:( ..
I have registered for a number of on-campus jobs..one at the activity center as a personal trainer in chess club,other at bookstore, then at comet cafe and everywhere i go ..you can earn 8$ an hour and 640$ a month, if you get an oncampus job..Its enough for a student to live-in here ..
hmmm..I am enjoying my life now only ..In my point of view, if someone wishes or wants to enjoy their life, then its sure.. there is no better destination than america ..
But anyway, america is not better than India..:)..america hides its poor people from the eyes of the world..here money is the unofficial language everywhere..you didn have freedom to throw off a single bit of paper down,you can’t bargain anywhere, you can’t get spicy & tasty food stuffs, no frequent buses, taxi’s are costlier, you can’t dance while you are taking bath (in a bath tub you can’t even try ) and a lot more..
So its for all the time…I wish to say…”I LOVE INDIA “
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Today, a remarkable day in my history…i attended the visa interview in American consulate at chennai..My appointment time is 9.15 A.M…
To say it was really fortunate for me i finished the interview and all those stuff within two hours..i came out at 10.30 A.M itself
The interview lasted only for 45 seconds..
Excerpts:
[At first, the interviewer received my documents and verified those stuff patiently...Actually that guy had rejected four persons who went before me..so much stubborn..although it frightened me, i was confident with my stuff...]
me:good morning sir (with a smile )
vo:good morning (he smiled)
vo: first class or second class
me: first class with distinction
vo:you are going to sponsor yourself?
me: no sir..my father is the main sponsor..moreover i have got a sanction for educational loan
vo:whats your father?
me:he is a government employee..
vo:ok ..i am satisfied with your details .. get the passport and other documents tomorrow..
me:nice to hear from you..thank you sir..
vo:best of luck ( he smiled)
me:thanks again ( with fervent smile)
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[i was in cloud nine then ]
Since my academic records and financial stuff are good…i passed through that interview very easily…its a nice experience for me..But, i will say the main reason for their acceptance is that pleasant smile from me at that appropriate time.. The situation and the circumstance pressurized me a lot..somewhat it ruined my mental stamina…but i had a smile even then (to hide my fears and express my passion towards them) ..
Finally, i learnt that its better to have a pleasant smile always..
“A smile worths nothing but it brings you everything…“
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My dear blog, i am looking at you after several weeks…
Do you know,this is a special day for me..yeah its “MY BIRTH DAY”…i am 21 now…
There is another special thing to mention here..Today, i got lot many wishes from my friends and relatives…
Here’s a list of few of my friends who were very close to me….starting with…
gomathi sankar,balaji srinivas,hari madhavan,kali ,mari subbu raj,karthik,arunachalam,hari sankar,karthikeyan,chennappan,venkatesh,isai selvan,balachander,suresh,manoj,muthukrishnan,kishore,thiruvengadam,vinodh kumar,kasiraja, sai ram…
and it extends…..
Actually, i am feeling very happy about having a lot of lovable friends …
this day i will remember for ever…
Then, i have finalized my decision to pursue M.S at University of Texas at Dallas..People say that its dare to live in Texas..
pchh…hmmm…Let me have some big challenge in life..:)
i have my visa interview on june 3o th…morning 9.15 A.M..
So preparing things for that…will meet you soon … keep in my thoughts..bye…
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It’s a memorable day!!!!
I am at the end of my undergraduate studies!!! Today, its a farewell day for my batch (2004-08).. Really, i have never enjoyed a day like this in the past four years..Usually, its very dry out here at my college..A lot of restrictions and controls..etc…etc..I felt very happy about leaving this college but at the same time i also worried about leaving all those nice friends out here…We took photo’s today…we wore set shirts..At the end we nicely spoiled all those shirts by signing (each-other) on them..All my lovely friends signed on my shirt..(It’s A Lovely Remembrance )..At that time, so many people in my college watched us differently(as though we have landed from heaven) ..they might have thought it as a nasty piece of work..But we people only know its significance…
Later at night, my close friend Balaji Srinivas made us(all my class guys) out for a dinner at aarathy drive-inn…Really, we have to thank him for extending our happiness to excess..Thanks buddy!!!
One more good news i have…errr..I have also got an admit from university of Texas(Dallas) ..One of the favourite destination for Indian students in America..(Still results from 6 more colleges need to come)..Its my time now, to think on..and on..to decide the best suited university for me…
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