New Scientist magazine reports that Stuart Brody, a psychologist at the University of Paisley, found having sex can help keep stress at bay. And it helps ones performance in public speaking. But there is a caveat - not all types of sex will work - only Penetrative Sex is the way to good Public Speaking! Read more
The current vicious religious atmosphere has made some commenters say that it is time that sane people from all faiths came together to "bridge the gap" between different religious denominations. How can this strife be eliminated. There are no clear-cut and easy answers! But this is my attempt to understand the problem in a way that I feel most comfortable with! The common denominator to salvation - whether you sincerely and seriously listen to Jesus, Hafiz, Sultan Bahu (sufis), Vasishtha, or Guru Nanak Dev - is elimination of EGO.. the "I" that created the artificial "veil" between the ONE, Universal whole! Read more
Here is the news this morning on the latest in the Cartoon Controversy:The United Nations evacuated staff and NATO peacekeepers rushed reinforcements to a northwest Afghan town after deadly fighting erupted during a protest against cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, officials said.linkAll I can say at all this stuff is this:"Operationally, God is beginning to resemble not a ruler but the last fading smile of a cosmic Cheshire cat."- Sir Julian Huxley Read more
Here is Mr. Gates at it again 🙂 he is targetting the rural India to imprint the MSFT products so deeply that transition to another product may be downright tough for the ill-educated masses. Is it good or bad? I dont know. Its good in that he will help create infrastructure and a culture that will align itself with technologies like internet better and leverage its awesome power! Later this very infrastructure could be used to grow further. Bad, because it will start costing after a while. But then if such an infrastructure is created then parallel experiments using Linux and other Open Source software may not be so tough! Read more
The next business revolution in India after IT maybe quietly but surely creeping in! The second largest manufacturer of child vaccines in the world, India is poised to become the major fountainhead of custom R&D and biotech services.According to India Biotechnology Handbook, the biotech industry is slated to grow to over USD 9 billion (yes, I looked at that again .. it IS billions) by 2007-08!Those figures may have to change if the news about Reliance's new possible foray is any indication. Read more
The current controversy on the Prophet cartoons ceases to stop. And as it grows on around the world - more property and lives are lost. The debate on the range and intensity of response takes on a life of its own in all fora. I have been to at least two group blogs desicritics and Intentblog. There are several types of commentators on this issue:1. Folks who consider any attempt to hurt wrong2. Non-muslims who are "liberal" and the way to show their "solidarity" to the Muslims is self-deprecation and ridicule of the other non-muslims. Of course, their "hearts" do beat for "freedom of speech"3. Muslims who are aghast at the cartoons but just cannot like the west.4. Muslims who feel bad at the cartoons but feel the reaction is unjustified.5. Non-muslims who stand up for Freedom of Speech and say reaction is completely unjustified. Read more
SInce I am on this topic, here is what the US is urging the Muslims - which I totally agree with!! Something that the quote in my last post also conveyed but in an Indian context. "We would also urge people who are criticizing these cartoons to speak out forcefully against all forms of hate speech, including cartoons and articles throughout parts of the Arab world, which frequently espouse anti-Semitic and anti-Christian views," McClellan told reporters. Read more
Got this from this comments from Divya at Intentblog.. was so apt that I had to post it: "The monotheist reaches the limit of the ludicrous when he struts around as an iconoclast or a butshikan, saying that the false Gods of the infidels could not save themselves from his sword and fire. Read more
This is what Yahoo reported on the violence on the cartoons. Now, I just dont get this - what the HECK has India and Indians to do with the cartoons?? So why should an ordinary Delhi-ite or Kashmiri be subjected to mindless trouble??! The main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir came to a standstill as shops, businesses and schools shut down for a day to protest the caricatures. Dozens of Muslim protesters torched Danish flags, burned tires, shouted slogans and hurled rocks at passing cars in several parts of Srinagar. In the Indian capital of New Delhi, riot police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of students from Jamia University, who chanted slogans and burned a Danish flag. Read more
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