Find what is the time anywhere in the world

Find what is the time anywhere in the world

Nice site. Has the current time for places around the world.

E.g. The time for India is:

New Delhi

And the time for Los Angeles, CA is:

Los Angeles

Link: Free Analog Web Clock for your website or blog

Top Ten Accidental Discoveries

The top 10 accidental discoveries of the 20th century. You can argue about some of the items on the list (popsicles?), but others are pretty much spot on.



Link: EXN.ca | Discovery

Feel like going on a roller coaster ride?

The Amazing Eejanaika Roller
Coaster

Fuji-Q Highland
(Fujiyoshida, Shizuoka Japan)



Number
of Inversions 14 times (Guinness World Record)

Maximum Speed 126 km/h

Lift
Height 76 m

Angle of Descent 89 degrees

Track Length 1,153
m

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kMARGNfHfU

World Record skydiving parachute formation!

World Record skydiving parachute formation!

After almost a week of training a group of dedicated skydivers put together the largest parachute formation ever built. It consists of 81 skydivers in the formation and several video people flying around. It took place over Lake Wales Florida USA just before sunset and has some incredible shots by some incredible video fliers, and a picture-perfect "starburst" break-away.


Link: World-record skydiving parachute formation! (funzu.com)

Joke: W.C.

Joke: W.C.

It seems that a little old English lady was looking for some rooms in Switzerland. She asked the local village schoolmaster to help her.

A place that suited her was finally found, and the lady returned to London for her luggage. She remembered then that she had not noticed a bathroom, or as they called it in England, a "water closet." She wrote to the school master.

He was puzzled by the initials "W.C.", never dreaming of course that she was asking about a bathroom. He finally asked the help of the parish priest, who decided that W.C. stood for Wesleyan Church. This was the reply:

Dear Madam,

The W.C. is situated nine miles from the house in the center of a beautiful grove of trees. It is capable of holding 350 people at a time, and is open on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday each week.

A large number of folks attend during the summer months, so it is suggested that you go early, although there is plenty of standing room.

Some folks like to take their lunch and make a day of it, especially on Thursdays when there is organ accompaniment. The acoustics are very good and everyone can hear the slightest sound. All join in to sing.

A sheet of paper is distributed at the entrance, but if there is not enough to go around, you can always borrow your neighbours'. The paper must be returned upon leaving, to be used again within a month’s time.

It may be of interest to you to know that my daughter was married in W.C., and it was there that she met her husband. We hope you will be there in time for our bazaar to be held very soon. The proceeds will go towards the purchase of plush seats, which the folks agree are a long-felt need, as the present seats all have holes in them.

My wife is rather delicate, therefore she can not attend regularly. It has been six months since the time she last went. Naturally, it pains her very much not to be able to go more often.

I shall close now with the desire to accommodate you in every way possible, and I will be happy to save you a seat down front or near the door, whichever you prefer.

--Schoolmaster

Joke: Marriage and wives

Marriage and wives...

I recently read that love is entirely a matter of chemistry.

That must be why my wife treats me like toxic waste.

David Bissonette





When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.

Sacha Guitry



After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can't face each other, but still they stay together.

Hemant Joshi



By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. Socrates



Woman inspires us to great things, and prevents us from achieving them.

Dumas



The great question... which I have not been able to answer... is, "What does a woman want?

Sigmund Freud



I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me.

Anonymous



"Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays."

Henny Youngman



"I don't worry about terrorism. I was married for two years."

Sam Kinison



"There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called marriage."

James Holt McGavran



"I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me, and the second one didn't."

Patrick Murray



Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming

1. Whenever you're wrong, admit it,

2. Whenever you're right, shut up.

Nash



The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once...

Anonymous



You know what I did before I married? Anything I wanted to.

Henny Youngman



My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.

Rodney Dangerfield



A good wife always forgives her husband when she's wrong.

Milton Berle



Marriage is the only war where one sleeps with the enemy.

Anonymous



A man inserted an 'ad' in the classifieds: "Wife wanted". Next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: "You can have mine."

Anonymous



First Guy (proudly): "My wife's an angel!"

Second Guy: "You're lucky, mine's still alive."

Poem: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (Robert Frost)

One more poem by Robert Frost



Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening



Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village, though;

He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow.



My little horse must think it queer

To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake

The darkest evening of the year.



He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake.

The only other sound's the sweep

Of easy wind and downy flake.





The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

Poem: The Road Not Taken (Robert Frost)

Poem: The Road Not Taken (Robert Frost)

A poem that I like ...

The Road Not Taken --> Robert Frost

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;	5
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,	10
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.	15
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.	20

Funny Poem: My Boss and I

Funny Poem: My Boss and I

My Boss and I

When I Take a long time, I am slow,
When my boss takes a long time, he is thorough,

When I don't do it, I am lazy,
When my boss does not do it, he is busy,

When I do something without being told, I am trying to be smart,
When my boss does the same, he takes the initiative,

When I please my boss, I am apple polishing,
When my boss pleases his boss, he is cooperating,

When I make a mistake, you're an idiot.
When my boss makes a mistake, he's only human.

When I take a stand, I am being bull-headed.
When my boss does it, he's being firm.

When I overlooked a rule of ettiquette, I am being rude.
When my boss skips a few rules, he's being original.

When I am out of the office, I am wandering around.
When my boss is out of the office, he's on business.

When I have one too many drinks at a social, I am a drunken bum.
When my boss does the same, he appreciated women.

When I am on a day off sick, I am always sick.
When my boss is a day off sick, he must be very ill.

When I apply for leave, I must be going for an interview.
When my boss applies for leave, it's because he's overworked

When I do good, my boss never remembers,
When I do wrong, he never forgets.

Nice tool - Copernic Desktop Search

Fast, accurate search of your hard drive. Find emails, files, music, pictures, etc. in a jiffy.



I use this and I am very happy with it. It is free !!



Link: Copernic Desktop Search - The Search Engine for Your PC

Happy New Year 2007!!

A new year. A chance to begin anew. May we take this opportunity and make the world a better place.

The history of Orkut

1. Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkut
2. Home page of Mr. Orkut Buyukkokten: http://www.stanford.edu/~orkut/
3. Orkut page of Mr. Orkut: http://www.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?uid=325082930226142255

Poem: Recipe for Kindness

Recipe for Kindness

Fold two hands together

And express a dash of sorrow

Marinate it overnight

And work on it tomorrow.

Chop one grudge in tiny pieces

Add several cups of love

Dredge with a large sized smile

Mix with the ingredients above.

Dissolve the hate within you,

By doing a good deed,

Cut in and help your friend

If he should be in need.

Stir in laughter, love and kindness

From the heart it has to come,

Toss with genuine forgiveness

And give your neighbour some.

The amount of people served

Will depend on you,

It can serve the whole wide world,

If you really want it to.

Author Unknown

Blogger for Word

Blog from inside Microsoft Word. A plugin that is really easy to use. Recommended.



Note: For some reason, it does not work when Microsoft Outlook is running AND Outlook has Word configured as the default editor. So you have to either

1. Close Outlook when you want to blog from within Word. OR
   
   
2. Choose another editor other than Word as default for Outlook.

Other than this problem, it works great.





Link: Blogger: Download Blogger for Word

Expanding tables

Fletcher Capstan tables (Expanding tables)

Fantastic tables that expand when rotated to double its original seating capacity, but still remains circular. Made out of wood.



Existing tables can seat six persons when small, and twelve or more when expanded, but there are other design possibilities.



Go see it: DB Fletcher Furniture Design

Does Hospitality Have to Be So Wasteful?

Does Hospitality Have to Be So Wasteful?

A thought provoking article in NYT.

Link: Does Hospitality Have to Be So Wasteful? - New York Times

You have problems?

You have problems?

Got this email ... very nice!!

Don't worry if you have problems! Which is easy to say until you are in the midst of a really big one, I know. But the only people I am aware of who don't have troubles are gathered in little neighbourhoods. Most cities and villages have at least one. We call them cemeteries. If you're breathing, you have difficulties. It's the way of life. And believe it or not, most of your problems may actually be good for you!

Let me explain.

Maybe you have seen the Great Barrier Reef , stretching some 1,800 miles from New Guinea to Australia . Tour guides regularly take visitors to view the reef. On one tour, the guide was asked an interesting question. "I notice that the lagoon side of the reef looks pale and lifeless, while the ocean side is vibrant and colourful," a traveller observed. "Why is this?"

The guide gave an interesting answer: "The coral around the lagoon side is in still water, with no challenge for its survival. It dies early. The coral on the ocean side is constantly being tested by wind, waves, and storms -- surges of power. It has to fight for survival every day of its life. As it is challenged and tested it changes and adapts. It grows healthy. It grows strong. And it reproduces."

Then he added this telling note: "That's the way it is with every living organism." That's how it is with people. Challenged and tested, we come alive! Like coral pounded by the sea, we grow. Physical demands can cause us to grow stronger. Mental and emotional stress can produce tough-mindedness and resiliency. Spiritual testing can produce strength of character and faithfulness.

So, you have problems -- no problem! Just tell yourself, "There I grow again; stronger and powerful!"

China's white dolphin called extinct after 20 million years

Man's shameless behavior on this planet claims yet another victim.

A species that survived for 20 million years has died. Guess who is responsible?



Link: China's white dolphin called extinct after 20 million years - CNN.com

Nuckin' Futs – Awesome JibJab video

A H I L A R I O U S video from JibJab !! Go see it ..



Link: Nuckin' Futs – A JibJab Year in Review - 2006

Mars Rover video

Amazing!! No words can describe it. Go see..



Link: dailyvideo - Mars Rover