Saturday, December 10, 2005

Miss World 2005 final today

CAN Conquer CANcer initiative



Will Miss India Sindhura Gadde be the new Miss World? Sindhura is making her last-minute preparations to put up a great show for the nation at the 2005 Miss World pageant. A total of 115 beauties represent their countries in Miss World 2005 being held in Sanya in China. With a record number of contestants, Miss World 2005 is expected to be the most lavish extravaganza in the pageant’s 54-year history.

Friday, December 09, 2005

Story: WHINING & DINING

Mosquito spotted Iguana basking near the pond. She flew up to him and said, Hey, Iguana, I just saw a farmer digging up potatoes that were as big as me!

Iguana was annoyed at being disturbed and snapped, What’s a mosquito compared t a potato? I’d rather be deaf than here such nonsense! And he stuck twigs in his ears and stomped off.

When Python saw Iguana pass be, he said a friendly Hello. Iguana seemed not to hear. Iguana is angry, thought Python. I better hide, and quickly slithered into Rabbit’s hole.

Rabbit was so startled she jumped out of her burrow and hared away. Crow saw her and cawed loudly in alarm. Monkey heard Crow and leaped from branch to branch, shrieking disaster.

Crack! A branch broke under Monkey’s weight. It fell into Owl’s nest, crushing one of her babies. When Owl returned, she was overcome by sorrow and stopped hooting. The Sun did not rise the next day as he depended on Owl’s wake up call.

Lion summoned all the animals. He asked Owl why she hadn’t woke the Sun.

Monkey killed my Owl, she said sadly. I am in no mood to awaken the Sun.

When Monkey was questioned the entire chain of events was revealed. It was iguana who had caused all the trouble! Iguana, of course, didn’t hear a thing because he still had twigs in his ears Lion pulled them out, chuckling.

Now, iguana, what ‘s all this? Python says you snubbed him this morning.

What! I never…I never even heard him! Stuttered Iguana. It was Mosquito! She narrated a tall tale that spoiled my whole morning!

When Owl heard they’d found the culprit, she let out a loud hoot. The Sun rose and the animals cheered.

That’s better! said Lion. But where is Mosquito? She must be punished! All the animals looked around eagerly. But Mosquito was nowhere to be found. She had been eavesdropping all the while and felt so wretched, she dared not show her face. To this day, she suffers a guilty conscience. She buzzes and whines in people’s ears, even as she dines on their blood: “Zeeee zeeee…. Is everyone still angry with me?”

And an irritated slap is all she gets for an answer!

- Adapted from an African folktale retold by Verna Aardema. This story was made into a 9-minute animation film in 1984 and is used in classroom project all over the USA.

Thursday, December 08, 2005

What happen on December?

Continue after 7th December read 1 to 7 here

December 8

America, England & Australia announced war on Japan in December 8, 1941.

December 9

Rajaji Birthday.
Poet Milton Birthday.
Chicago’s Richchartsun get rights for Roller Skating instrument on 1884.
50,000 people died for Earthquack in Armenia.

December 10

Famous Carnatic music singer M.S.Subulakshmi memory day.
Scotland Engineer Robert Thomson gets rights for Nemonitic tyer in 1845.
One of the Worlds biggest Dam Asvaan on Neil River opened in 1902.
Nobel Prizes was first given in Aaslo city, 1901.
U.S. President Roosevelt gets Nobel Prize for World peace in 1906.
Rupert Kip Link got Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907.
Mother Theresa get Nobel Prize for World Peace in 1979.

December 11

Famous Tamil Poet Barathiar Birthday.
World’s First Vehicle Museum held in Paris City, 1896.
Nightres oxide (smile gas) first used for pull teethes in 1844.
Italy comes out of leek countries in 1937.
U.N. Starts International Children’s Emergency UNISEF, in 1946.

December 12

Indian capital shifted to Delhi, from Calcutta in 1911.
Rajarathnam pilai Memory Day.
Marrkone Demonstrated the Radio in front of the public in London City, 1896.
Prince Albert Crown as Sixth George King in 1936.
World’s first Motel started in St.Loues Obispo in America, 1925.
Indian Cricket Player Agarkar Birthday.
The New York City Ban, Smoking, on Bars, Restaurants and office in 2002.

December 13

Thiruvannamalai Thebam (lamp).
Right Brothers first plane Hittehock fly in the sky, 1903.
Netherlands Malume Apal Tosman discovered New Zealand in 1642.
Jerusalem, capital tellave changed as Israel Capital.
London railway traffic changed to Electronic system in 1904.

December 14

World Ability (or energy) day.
Sixth George King Birthday, 1895.
Scotland saver Robin Hood died in 1247.
America’s First President, George Washington died in 1799.
Soviet Russia deleted from Leek Countries, 1939.
America sends Mariner-2 Spaceship to Venus in 1962.

(will continue... soon)

Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Aaru

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This is a Photoshop, photo

Saran, successful director has turned into a producer. Gemini Productions, launched by him has produced Aaru. Aaru has different meanings an abbreviation of Arumugam, which is another name for the god Subramaniam, a number, a river or a signal to cool down.

Suriya plays the role of Aaru, turbulent and angry young man like an overflowing wild river, who cares little for consequences, does what he pleases, as he likes, and who needs to cool down. Obviously and expectedly, the movie promises to be an action flick. My Favorite Trisha is the heroine, and she is upbeat and excited about her performance in this movie. Much of it has been shot in and around Chennai, unlike most of Hari’s earlier movies. Direction is by Hari, music by Devi Hari Prasad. The music is already hitting the top charts and will boost the movies image and popularity. I like the song Thottutae Thottutae...

In Ghajini, Suriya had the half-crazed look of a person with a short memory span, and he was covered with writing, tattoos, etc. In Aaru, Suriya’s hair-style was designed in London to provide the exact touch to his character in this movie. Since the super success of Ghajini, much is expected from Aaru.

Aaru is Releasing this Friday December 9th.

Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Memory day of Dr. Ambedkar

(Click to see big) Ambedkar was drawn by Jeevan


Men are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither and die. - Dr.Ambedkar.

Read his life history here