Beqarar Karke Hamein

Zindagi ke raaste ajeeb hai
Inmein is tarah chala na kijiye
Khair hai isimein aap ki huzoor
Apna koi saathi dhoond lijiye

Sunke dil ki baat yun na muskuraiye
Aapko hamari kasam laut aaiye...

Waiting

Sunday afternoon sun ablaze
Bored and lazy I sit lifeless
Thinking about the path I tread
Life's weird ways not smooth made

Is it what to come that I fear
Or it is the past which is not near
Lone and lame to embrace either
I let myself shamefully wither

What makes me I, I cannot portray
Nobody to listen what I have to say
Waiting in vain for myself being in abyss
Not living in now yearning life I miss

Give me o life guts to be
What I am to myself and ME.

EXCLUSIVELY FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS

Ques: Prove that 2/10=2

Ans : Normal college students insist Question is "OUT of Syllabus" or incorrect.

but

Engineering Students never knows what is correct answer, he/she always think, we are Engineering student and so we should think differently and invent new miracles

So engineering student will solve this example as below
2=two,
10=ten.

therefore Two/Ten = Two/Ten = wo/en.

w=23,
o=15,
e=5,
n=14.

therefore

w+o=23+15=38
&
e+n=5+14=19

Therefore wo/en=38/19= 2.

Hence Proved

FOR, Engineers " It doesn't matter ans kya hai, they say ans kya lana he."

Brilliant Sardar

A Sardar and an American are seated next to each other on a flight from Los Angeles to New York. The American asks if he would like to play a fun-game.
The Sardar, tired, just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks.
The American persists and explains that the game is easy and a lot of fun.
He says, “I ask you a question, and if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5, and vice versa.”
Again, the Sardar declines and tries to get some sleep.
The American, now worked up, says, “Okay, if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5, and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $500.”
This gets the sardar’s attention and, figuring there will be no end to this! torment, agrees to the game.
The American asks the first question, “What’s the distance from the earth to the moon?”
The Sardar doesn’t say a word, reaches into his wallet, pulls out a $5 bill and hands it to the American.
“Okay,” says the American, “Your turn.”
So the Sardar asks, “What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four legs?”
The American thinks about it. No answer. Puzzled, he takes out his laptop computer and searches all his references. No answer!
He taps into the air-phone with his modem and searches the Internet and the Library of Congress. No answer.
Frustrated, he sends e-mails to all his friends and co-workers.
Checks the input. All to no avail!
Finally, a long time later, he wakes the Sardar and hands him $500.
The Sardar thanks him and turns back to get his sleep.
The American, more than a little miffed, stirs the Sardar and asks,
“Well,
what’s the answer?”
Without a word, the Sardar reaches into his purse, hands the American $5, and
goes back to sleep!

English

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.

As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as ‘Euro-English' .

In the first year, 's' will replace the soft 'c'. Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard 'c' will be dropped in favour of 'k'. This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter.

There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome 'ph' will be replaced with 'f'. This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter.

In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where! more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent 'e' in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away.

By the 4th yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing 'th' with 'z' and 'w' with 'v'.

During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary 'o' kan be dropd from vords kontaining 'ou' and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensi bl riten styl.

Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru.


Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas.

Ganga Behti Ho Kyu - Dr. Bhupen Hazarika
Ol Man River - Paul Robeson

Thought provoking and mesmerising

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Bisterno varorey, afankhya janore, hahakar sunio nisabdth nirovey,
Bhural hui tumhi, bhural hui bura ki aur..........

Vistar hai apar, praza dono par, kare hahakar ni sabdth sada,
Oh ganga tum, oh ganga behti ho kyun?.................
Vistar hai apar, praza dono par, kare hahakar ni sabdth sada,
Oh ganga tum, ganga behti ho kyun?.................

Naitikta nashth hui, manavta bharashth hui, nirlagg bhav se behti ho kyun?........
Itihas ki pukar, kare hunkar, oh ganga ki dhar, nirbal jan ko, sabalsangrami, samagrogrami, banati nahi ho kyun?................

Vistar hai apar, praza dono par, kare hahakar ni sabdth sada,
Oh ganga tum, oh ganga behti ho kyun?.................

Anparjan, aksharheen, anginjan, khadyoviheen, neatravhiheen, dikshmon ho kyun?.......
Itihas ki pukar, kare hunkar, oh ganga ki dhar, nirbal jan ko, sabalsangrami, samagrogrami, banati nahi ho kyun?................

Vistar hai apar, praza dono par, kare hahakar ni sabdth sada,
Oh ganga tum, ganga behti ho kyun?.................

vayakti rahey, vayakshti nirvighn, sakalsamaj, vayakshtitva rahit, nishpran samaj, upbhoktina kyun?...........
Itihas ki pukar, kare hunkar, oh ganga ki dhar, nirbal jan ko, sabalsangrami, samagrogrami, banati nahi ho kyun?................

Vistar hai apar, praza dono par, kare hahakar ni sabdth sada,
Oh ganga tum, ganga behti ho kyun?.................

Tejasvini, kyun na rahin, tum nishchay, chintan nahin, prano mey prerna deti na kyun?...............
Tum madhyavami, kurushetra grami, gangey janani, navbharat mey, bhismarupi sutsamrajey, janati nahi ho kyun?.............

Vistar hai apar, praza dono par, kare hahakar ni sabdth sada,
Oh ganga tum, ganga behti ho kyun?.................
Vistar hai apar, praza dono par, kare hahakar ni sabdth sada,
Oh ganga tum, ganga behti ho kyun?.................
Vistar hai apar, praza dono par, kare hahakar ni sabdth sada,
Oh ganga tum, ganga tum, ganga tum, oh ganga tum, ganga tum, ganga behti ho kyun?.................

Ganga behti ho kyun?................................... ..

Agile Feedback Loops

Agile Tip of the Month : By Tom Stiehm, Coveros, Inc.

Agile practices are built around establishing and maintaining tight feedback loops so that the need to correct software and process issues can be detected as soon as possible. The ability to quickly identify and implement software changes keeps the cost of change to a minimum. It also helps projects stay on course and deliver value with each release. Here are some feedback loops to monitor that will ensure you are developing high quality software:

Test First Development - designing your tests as a precursor to writing code. Creating tests that are the first client of your code helps you develop more useable, reliable and robust code. If you have trouble writing code that can be unit tested, this feedback loop is telling you to change your code to improve its usability and quality.

Continuous Integration (CI) - automating your software builds, tests and deployments. If your code doesn't successfully integrate, build and pass regression tests, this feedback loop is telling you to pay more attention to software interfaces when building your software.

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) - testing of your software by real users. UAT is a time to gather feedback from not only the business stakeholders but also the people that will be using the system in production. This feedback loop will tell you how easy the application is to use, what features are missing and what does and doesn't make sense to a user.

Retrospectives - sharing lessons learned and thinking about how to make the process better. Retrospectives are a time for the team to reflect on not only how the project is going but also how the process is working. This feedback loop can help the team recognize where the process is breaking down and how to fix it going forward.

American Beauty

I had always heard your entire life flashes in front of your eyes the second before you die. First of all, that one second isn't a second at all, it stretches on forever, like an ocean of time... For me, it was lying on my back at Boy Scout camp, watching falling stars... And yellow leaves, from the maple trees, that lined my street... Or my grandmother's hands, and the way her skin seemed like paper... And the first time I saw my cousin Tony's brand new Firebird... And Janie... And Janie... And... Carolyn. I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me... but it's hard to stay mad, when there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst... And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life... You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry... you will someday.

Testers from Another Planet...By Danny R. Faught

If you work in the high-tech industry, you have probably encountered many people who fit the classic profile of a "computer nerd"—for example, advanced knowledge in a few specific areas, socially awkward, having trouble with dating, likely to be a loner, and clumsy. I fit that profile myself. But I have come to realize that the "nerd" label isn't sufficient to describe how I think and act. I have Asperger's syndrome.

What is Asperger's?

Asperger's syndrome (AS) is a neurological condition that affects more men than women. Most experts believe that AS is a mild form of autism. Though it is incurable, people with AS develop coping skills to various degrees that allow them to function among the "neurotypical" population (people who aren't on the autism spectrum).

I have a diagnosis from a psychologist, but many people with AS are self-diagnosed. Like any syndrome, AS has a cluster of characteristics, and each affected person has a different mix of these characteristics and is affected to different degrees. Here are some of the most common characteristics that I've observed in people with AS:

• Difficulty with non-verbal communication, such as looking people in the eye, and conveying the intended meaning with facial expressions
• Difficulty in forming friendships
• Difficulty recognizing social cues and conventions
• Maintains a small number of intense special interests—topics they want to learn as much as possible about, which tend to shift occasionally, and can interfere with priority-setting
• Difficulty expressing emotions
• Tending to be pedantic and literal, with some difficulty understanding humor
• Clumsy
• Difficulty adapting to change and external demands
• Hypersensitive to some kinds of sensory input, like loud sound, scratchy clothes, bright light, or certain smells and flavors
• Normal or above-average intelligence

Again, everyone with AS has a different mix of these conditions. And as we get older, we develop more advanced coping skills that make some of these characteristics more difficult to notice. Still, people with AS can get so frustrated trying to understand the behavior of the people around them that they feel like they are aliens transplanted from another planet.

For me, AS manifests most prominently in my personal relationships. Even though I'm only mildly affected, AS was a major factor in the breakup of my marriage, and I sometimes have difficulty communicating with my children. I have very few close friends, though I have a large number of acquaintances. I have become fairly outgoing, which is unusual for someone with AS.

Asperger's at Work

At work, the effects are harder to spot, at least with me. Some people with AS have great difficulty acquiring and holding on to a good job—even interviewing can be a big challenge. But others, like me, are able to do what we love, using coping skills to get past the rough spots. I like doing work that gives me a wide degree of freedom to produce creative solutions. But some people with AS prefer a highly structured work environment that gives them clear rules to help them make judgments.

Ironically, my efforts to work around my difficulties with communication have given me the ability to help clients get past their own communication problems. This is because I have to consciously think about parts of the communication process that most people do unconsciously. So, I can often identify barriers to communication more effectively.

There are some challenges I have at work, such as identifying issues with my own communication in real-time. Sometimes an important subtlety in an interaction will dawn on me later. Though I love public speaking, there have been embarrassing occasions where my filters have failed and I said inappropriate things. I used to have a rigid approach to quality assurance, but with age I have mellowed into a much more balanced and cooperative mindset.

Many people with AS are handy with computers and are well-suited for doing software testing. Computers and testing are a few of my "special interests." I think AS helps me to have the intuition to find bugs and gives me the laser focus to reproduce them and isolate them with great precision. I can identify small but important details—the bugs seem to jump off the screen and introduce themselves to me. I can quickly identify patterns of software behavior, so I can develop hypotheses about the nature of a bug. There is one fascinating company I ran across—Specialisterne in Denmark—that offers software testing services provided primarily by people on the autism spectrum, which helps to support the idea that people with AS and related conditions are well-suited for doing testing.

Should You Tell Them?

You may work with someone who shows several symptoms of AS, who is struggling to be successful and frequently has trouble communicating with people but doesn't seem to know why he struggles so much. Should you tell him about AS? This can be a difficult decision.

I have talked to a number of people who know someone who they think might have AS. They wrestle with the decision of whether to tell them. I think in most cases, someone who has AS welcomes the opportunity to learn why they have the difficulties that they do and to be able seek out other people with the same issues who can help them cope. When I realized I might have AS, I went to great lengths to seek a diagnosis (professionals familiar with AS in adults can be very difficult to find). Getting a diagnosis was a great relief.

Some people, however, don't welcome the news. They may not like knowing that they have an incurable disorder. Some think they are unique in their talents and idiosyncrasies and are disappointed to find that they have a syndrome like many others, even though there is a great degree of variation in symptoms among people with AS.

When the person is a coworker, there are additional complications. Many experts advise people diagnosed with AS not to tell their managers or potential employers about their condition because this could limit their career options, so they may not be comfortable having work contacts know about their AS.

Here's the best advice I can offer. If you are fairly close to a coworker whom you want to tell about AS, you may choose to tactfully suggest that he explores whether learning more about it could help him succeed. Or you may find a way to inform him about AS without directly suggesting that he might have it. If you don't have a close relationship with him, it would be better to have someone who is close to him either share the information or to decide if it's best not to interfere. I would not recommend approaching your colleague's family without your colleague's knowledge. Once a coworker has been informed about AS, you should not expect to find out if he does get diagnosed, unless he is comfortable sharing that information with some of his work contacts.

Whatever you choose to do, you can learn more about the issues that people with AS face at work, including verbal and nonverbal communication problems and overstimulation from sound, light, smell, etc. You can help them deal with specific issues without ever needing to give them an overall label for their difficulties.

Do We All Have Asperger's?

One of my friends with whom I was in contact as I was seeking a diagnosis remarked that practically everyone he knows in the high-tech field had some of the characteristics of AS. Surely we don't all have AS? I don't think we all do. I suppose it's a matter of degree. Many people have a few of the traits but otherwise are quite normal. It is easy for these people to discount the concerns of someone who complains about the same problems, even if the life of the person with AS can be severely disrupted by the magnitude of the issues.

I've never talked to anyone with AS who wants to be cured. While AS comes with challenges, it also comes with unique gifts, and if we didn't have AS, we wouldn't be who we are.

About the Author

Danny R. Faught uses his talents to help software organizations manage the quality of their software. He is proprietor of Tejas Software Consulting. He thanks Matt Heusser, Mark Wiley, Thorkil Sonne, and Dr. Robert Mandell for their feedback on this article. Danny is not a mental health professional, and he recommends that you seek qualified professional help where appropriate.

LOLITA...

This film remains my all-time favorite. It's a delicious, adult meditation on youth, obsession and sex. While not entirely faithful to the novel, it captures the book's spirit and is nonetheless a masterpiece on its own terms. To fully appreciate what Kubrick has done, compare this version to Adrian Lyne's anemic remake.

Kubrick chose his cast wisely for the most part. James Mason conveys both the tormented inner soul and the outwardly polite gentleman with such charm that you simply can't despise him for his treachery. Shelley Winters was never better as the shrill, man-hungry shrew. Sue Lyon is enormously credible in a complex role - physically attractive, childish at times in her behavior, but quietly calculating and manipulative. The weakest link is Peter Sellers, who Kubrick found amusing enough to let him run on too long. Sellers was a brilliant performer, but just not right for this film. As Quilty, he's fine. When masquerading as others, he's mostly intrusive and tends to alter the tone of what's going on.

The need to tread carefully around the censors in 1962 actually works in the film's favor. There's a sophisticated subtlety that counterbalances the lurid subject matter. In fact, I even prefer the edited-for-television version of the scene in which Humbert and Lolita first have sex. Here she merely whispers in his ear before a suggestive fade-out. In the complete version of the film, the scene continues with them discussing a silly game played at summer camp. The less said, the better.

"Lolita" has aged remarkably well. Its topic is relevant today, and the careful craftsmanship that went into this production holds up beautifully. I think it's Kubrick's best film - they tended to get more self-indulgent as time went on. This one's a gem. Not to be overlooked are the aptly provocative title sequence and Nelson Riddle's luscious piano score.

Well, I would leave "Nishabd" at your scrutiny...I cannot comment on Mr. Bacchan or Ms. Zia Khan.

Ahmedabad...Meri Jaan

My hometown, my birthplace and my Livin La Vida Loca...

A glimpse into this terrific and absolutely fantastic city of mine...

Cricket is a Religion...Sardar Patel Motera Stadium.

A busy evening at Vastrapur Lake

Uttarayan - The Festival of Kites

Swaminarayan Mandir - Temple in Kalupur

A busy street in Lal Darwaja - Palica Bazaar in background with Hamara Bajaj Auto Rickshaws

Panorama from Nehru Bridge and Ellis Bridge

Navratri - The world's longest dance festival for continuous nine nights

Law Garden - A street famous for its Traditional Dress Offerings...Couple's paradise :)

Sidi Saiyed's Mosque - The intricate carvings in stone are an identity of Ahmedabad

Naginawadi in Kankaria - The lake garden in the polygonal paradisic lake Kankaria

Jumma Masjid...Indo Persian architecture at its best

Modern Ahmedabad - Jodhpur Chokdi...Mega Malls in Mega City

Inside R-Mart, S G Highway

The 3D IMax Theater at Science City

World's premier management institute, Indian Institute of Management

Heavenly Abodes...Havelis in Pol of old Ahmedabad

Hungry Kya...Gujarati Thali for all taste buds of yours ;-)

Premier Educational Campus - Gujarat University

An Icon of Peace...Mahatma Gandhi Ashram, Vadaj, Ahmedabad

Scenic Ahmedabad at Dusk...

Adalaj Step Wells...Dada Hari ni Vaav

Isn't my city simply Amazing.

Chow...

Life and Lifeless...Happy Banking...

A 98 year old woman wrote this to her bank. The bank manager thought it amusing enough to have it published in the Times.

Dear Sir,

I am writing to thank you for bouncing my cheque with which I endeavoured to pay my plumber last month. By my calculations, 3 'nanoseconds' must have elapsed between his presenting the cheque and the arrival in my account of the funds needed to honour it. I refer, of course, to the automatic monthly deposit of my Pension, an arrangement which, I admit, has been in place for only eight years. You are to be commended for seizing that brief window of opportunity, and also for debiting my account £30 by way of penalty for the inconvenience caused to your bank.

My thankfulness springs from the manner in which this incident has caused me to rethink my errant financial ways. I noticed that whereas I personally attend to your telephone calls and letters, when I try to contact you, I am confronted by the impersonal, overcharging, pre-recorded, faceless entity which your bank has become.

From now on, I, like you, choose only to deal with a flesh-and-blood person. My mortgage and loan payments will therefore and hereafter no
longer be automatic, but will arrive at your bank by cheque, addressed
personally and confidentially to an employee at your bank whom you
must nominate. Be aware that it is an offense under the Postal Act for any other person to open such an envelope.

Please find attached an Application Contact Status which I require your chosen employee to complete. I am sorry it runs to eight pages, but in order that I know as much about him or her as your bank knows about me, there is no alternative. Please note that all copies of his or her medical history must be countersigned by a Solicitor, and the mandatory details of his/ her financial situation (income, debts, assets and liabilities) must be accompanied by documented proof.

In due course, I will issue your employee with a PIN number which he/she must quote in dealings with me. I regret that it cannot be shorter than 28
digits but, again, I have modelled it on the number of button presses required of me to access my account balance on your phone bank service. As they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Let me level the playing field even further. When you call me, press buttons as follows:

1-- To make an appointment to see me.
2-- To query a missing payment.
3-- To transfer the call to my living room in case I am there.
4-- To transfer the call to my bedroom in case I am sleeping.
5-- To transfer the call to my toilet in case I am attending to nature.
6-- To transfer the call to my mobile phone if I am not at home.
7-- To leave a message on my computer (a password to access my
computer is required. A password will be communicated to you at a
Later date to the Authorized Contact.)
8-- To return to the main menu and to listen to options 1 through 8
9-- To make a general complaint or inquiry, the contact will then be put on hold, pending the attention of my automated answering service.

While this may, on occasion, involve a lengthy wait, uplifting music will play for the duration of the call.

Regrettably, but again following your example, I must also levy an establishment fee to cover the setting up of this new arrangement. May I wish you a happy, if ever so slightly less prosperous, New Year.

Your Humble Client

The Surprise...by William Barnes

As there I left the road in May,
And took my way along a ground,
I found a glade with girls at play,
By leafy boughs close-hemmed around,
And there, with stores of harmless joys,
They plied their tongues, in merry noise:
Though little did they seem to fear
So queer a stranger might be near;
Teeh-hee! Look here! Hah! ha! Look there!
And oh! so playsome, oh! so fair.

And one would dance as one would spring,
Or bob or bow with leering smiles,
And one would swing, or sit and sing,
Or sew a stitch or two at whiles,
And one skipped on with downcast face,
All heedless, to my very place,
And there, in fright, with one foot out,
Made one dead step and turned about.
Heeh, hee, oh! oh! ooh! oo!—Look there!
And oh! so playsome, oh! so fair.

Away they scampered all, full speed,
By boughs that swung along their track,
As rabbits out of wood at feed,
At sight of men all scamper back.
And one pulled on behind her heel,
A thread of cotton, off her reel,
And oh! to follow that white clue,
I felt I fain could scamper too.
Teeh, hee, run here. Eeh! ee! Look there!
And oh! so playsome, oh! so fair.

Joining of Scattered Thoughts

I came across this interesting article about Self Management, titled "Managing Knowledge Means Managing Oneself", authored by Peter F. Drucker. Here are the excerpts.

Read it in full at http://www.pfdf.org/knowledgecenter/journal.aspx?ArticleID=26

In a few hundred years, when the history of our time will be written from a long-term perspective, it is likely that the most important event historians will see is not technology, not the Internet, not e-commerce. It is an unprecedented change in the human condition. For the first time -- literally -- substantial and rapidly growing numbers of people have choices. For the first time, they will have to manage themselves. And society is totally unprepared for it.

Throughout history, practically nobody had choices. Until about 1900, even in the most highly developed countries, the overwhelming majority followed their father's line of work -- if they were lucky. If your father was a peasant farmer, you were a peasant farmer. If he was a craftsman, you were a craftsman. There was only downward mobility; there was no upward mobility.

Now suddenly a large number of people have choices. What is more, they will have more than one career, because the working life span of people is now close to 60 years -- three times what it was in 1900. People in my executive management program (who are 45 years old on average and very successful) tell me, to a person, "I do not expect to end my career where I am working now."

The article discusses more in details on the following aspects:

• Abundance of Choices
• Knowing Yourself
• Building on Strengths
• Improving Productivity
• Role of the Social Sector