Friday, October 10, 2008
Harley-Davidson Out there in IC Engines Lab
PROS: Quality, Modern liquid cooled engine, performance, frame, looks.
CONS: Cornering lean angle, gas tank (fill up every 60 to 80 miles), rear-brake noise, hard clutch-pull, front brake lever travel
Engine: Liquid cooled, fuel injected, low vibration high tech state of the art combined with outstanding attention to detail and craftsmanship. Engine is very smooth and but does not give up the traditional HD feel.
Transmission: shifts excellent. Very positive with short space between gears just like a typical japans bike. This is a welcome departure from HD’s past cave-man transmissions.
Suspension: excellent, compliant but not mushy, very progressive but bike is a little firm overall – leaning towards a little more towards sport and away from plush cruiser.
Ground clearance / cornering: This is the most serious problem and is a safety issue. This bike has the worst ground clearance
See The Pics.........
our js dinesh with the bike..........
different Views of the bike............
i wish he gave his 10% of height 2 me
Robert Wadlow - Enna Height idhu .................
well guys he is the world's tallest man.no other introductions necessary......
Robert Pershing Wadlow is the tallest person in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence.Wadlow reached 8 feet 11.1 inches (OH MY GOD !!!!!!)in height and weighed 490 pounds (220 kg) at his death. His great size and his continued growth in adulthood was due to hypertrophy of his pituitary gland which results in an abnormally high level of human growth hormone. He showed no indication of an end to his growth even at the time of his death.
take a look at the photos........
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Murdeshwara Temple
We all need a break from a day to day schedule and so I make it a point to take a break from work every year. I normally do this in May as I love to travel and May is the best month for doing so.One place you can accompany your parents on a trip is to Coastal Karnataka. I was there for a week.
The serene, beautiful state of Karnataka offers more than a perpetual holiday and more. It brings you close to nature and yourself. The place is beautiful sorrounded by lots of greenery, mountains, dense forest and not to forget the picturesque Falls..
But one thing that I can never forget was my two day stay at Murdeshwar.
Situated between Honavar and Bhatkal is the scenic holy place. The place is believed to have been sanctified by a piece of the Pranalinga of Gokarna’s Mahabaleshwara thrown by the demon Ravana. The world’s tallest idol of Lord Shiva is set at Murudeshwar, already famous for its ancient temple on the seashore. The idol of Neelakanta is 123 feet tall and has taken nearly two years to build.The Shiva statue, which has been built out of a single stone found right there in the sea! The statue looks to be at least 100 feet high but carved with so much attention to detail - the long shapely fingers, intricately knotted hair, the serpent coiled around its neck and the tiger skin he's seated on. Then we realise, there are more of these life-size statues and demons around this central statue. There was also a beautiful chariot being driven by a hero of one of the epics. It was Krishna driving Arjun to do battle with his cousins, the Kauravas. This was a scene from the Mahabharat.
What's astounding is that this complex winds up from the beach and climbs up a steep incline, on the very edge of which is the Shiva statue. Towards the seaward side, a railing cordons off visitors from pitching into the sea below. Work is still in progress here, as stone masons are busy at work, carving the many stories that our culture abounds in, into the walls of the hillock on which the Shiva statue is seated. Tourists are still allowed to go around and take a look, free of cost. This is one beach with attractions of a different kind!
This review would not make any sense if the history of this place is not known and I can assure you it is worth reading and knowing. It is NICE TO KNOW.
Ravana, the all-accomplished and all powerful decided to get the ’Atmalinga’ from Shiva so that he also could become immortal by worshipping it. With this great ambition he went to Kailasa and performed the rites. Lord Shiva was soon impressed by Ravana’s devotion and appeared flanked by Goddess Parvathi on his left.He then said passionately to the king of Lanka that he was much pleased with his devotion and that he would bestow any kind of boon he would ask. Ravana’s happiness found no bounds and got up and asked Shiva to grant him the ’Atmalinga’. Though Shiva was worried at Ravana’s wish he did not like to go back on his promise and therefore gave him the ’Atmalinga’.As Shiva gave the linga to Ravana, the former told the latter that he should carry it home by walk, that he should never place it on the earth even for a short while failing which the linga would get eternally embedded at the place were he broke his commands. By saying this Lord Shiva disappeared and Ravana soon set out southwards carrying the linga in his hands with great care. The Gods learnt this and were disturbed at the prospect of Ravana’s becoming all powerful and capable by possessing and worshipping the ’Atmalinga’. They devised a plan to install the linga somewhere and knew that Sri MahaGanapathi was alone capable of doing it. Vinayaka as was planned earlier came to the presence of Ravana in the guise of a Brahmin boy, Ravana was happy to see him. He called him near and asked him to hold the linga in his hand till he came back after finishing the rites.
Ganapathi agreed to hold the linga on one condition that he would do so till he would be able to bear its weight and that thereafter he would call Ravana three times and if failed to come to him by then he would place the linga on the earth. But before Ravana could complete the rites and come back Ganapathi placed the idol on the earth at a very auspicious moment. Ravana got furious and came to the entrenched linga and tried to uproot it but the idol did not budge a little.
The crestfallen Ravana was deeply agitated and in anger he threw the case, the lid, the cloth in which the linga was wrapped,the thread that had bound the linga in 5 different directions which has now taken five forms and are treated as five holy places. One of which is Murdeshwar.
The gigantic statue of Lord Shiva overlooking Murudeshwar entices tourists. I just could not stop looking at it. The sea surrounds the temple on three sides.
So if ever you get a chance To visit this place Dont Miss It.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
LINKIN PARK - " in the end "
the best song of all times...........
if u have not listened 2 it ....do it RITE now.............
Good Points
Easy listen, catchy lyrics brilliant.
Great vocals this song is one of the best songs of all time.
Linkin Park really show their talent
I have been listening to this song for ages and still can't find any down points to it.
Maybe its because its perfect
Linkin Park are an amazing group of people and the song In The End is just as good as them. Brilliant. It is worth every penny you spend for (if you buy music). The genre is alternative/post grunge and not quite hip hop. If you love Linkin Park (like myself) you will see that this song is one of the greatest songs in the World!!!! If I was to pick a song to listen to over and over again then no doubt it would be this one.!!!
just see the video.....
the Aam Admi ka Mobile
a typical coll campus...........
first benchers: nokia 1600 with no fm
second benchers:mobile with fm but no mp3
third benchers:mobile with fm n mp3 but no cam
4th benchers:mobile with fm ,mp3 ,cam but vga.......
the list goes on....
in the midst of this there will be one or two odd ones like me having a mobile called as "1650".well nowadays i think every student enjoys the feeling of having a cool mobile....but just think before u buy any costly handset....
i will give u some anecdotes 4rm my life before i review ma "1650"........
even though in mit cell phones r allowed if u get caught in the class 4r no mistake of u only then u will realize the "aapu" after it...n that too if u r an pt-ian u will be screwed up..thats happened to me..i was sitting in the first bench n putting ma head down...that silly staff asked me "enna kanna panre ....(i don wan 2 mention her name.......she takes evs 4r us.....that was just the small clue i can give u.........) take the cell 4rm ur bag n give me...she read all the sms in the inbox..n then asked that shall i give it to ur f.a. " i got the shock of ma life..but then since she has already caught some folks in our class 4r the same reason n by the looks of ma cell..she thought not 2 waste time n left me.......................only that time i thought that having such a cell u can break it any time in front of her n say it is not mine ...coz it is just 1500 n u r not a fool 2 pay 10000 as fine 4r it..........
The good:
the battery BL 5C (which is usually used in high-end Nokia sets and was in Nokia 1100 too) which really lasts u very looooooooooooongggggggggg! I recharged on 17th of previous month and it lasted me till 23rd with below average usage....
2. Its got FM, torch, call timer (similar to the one in Nokia 1200/1208).
3. Its got NUMBER SCREENING (similar to the one in Nokia 1200/1208). Lets say u have
a very pesky annoying girlfriend whos callin u all the time and sending obscene msgs
What do u do? Just put her number on the Screened numbers list. Now whenever she messages
you, ALL her messages will BYPASS the Inbox and land in the Screened Messages folder and you
won’t even know it until u check your Screened Messages folder!! Thats bcoz your phone will NOT give u ANY indication that a new msg has arrived....her msg will quietly and secretly just land in the Screened msgs folder. Cool na? And if she calls u, again u will not get ANY alerts...no ringing, no vibration, no lights either......but u’ll just see "GF calling" on the screen, which will be visible to u only when theres light and not in darkness as the screen won’t light up at all.....
4.the keypad costs u Rs 10 only..................
5.finally it is the cell which u can carry wherever u go n even if u lose it u needn't worry
The bad:
1. Again, similar to Nokia 1200/1208, this phone’s speaker volume is not too loud but its just OK. And u can listen to FM only when the headset is attached to it.
2. Torch light is much LESS brighter and illuminates less area than the one in Nokia 1200.
3. After a few weeks of usin the phone, I’m havin a STRANGE problem....I’m jhearing a very high-pitched "teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnn" kind of noise whenever I’m calling someone. On researching on the Net, I found that a few Nokia N95 and high-end sets also have this problem. Now I don’t know what to do?
the "godfather" of all actors : Marlon Brando
he is one of world's finest actors........
whenever it comes to acting no one can forget this name.his is one of ma favourite.his dialogue delivery,body language,charisma everything redefined the word "acting"...he simply revolutionized the whole world by his extraordianary acting.............all remember him 4r godfather ....but he has numerous scintillating performances under his belt.......he is known 4r many other roles other than godfather...my personal favourite is "The street car named desire"...it was so bold a film b made with controversial dialogues n scenes....but it was a huge blockbuster n rocketed brando to fame....whenever i c a movie which is ccritically acclaimed i tend to compare the role of the main protoganist with brando sir...that is the mistake i make truly he is the one who is incomparable.............