IF MICROSOFT BUILD CARS,

Top Ten ways things would be different if Microsoft built cars

1. A Particular model year of car wouldn't be available until AFTER that year, instead of before.

2. Every time they repainted the lines on the road, you'd have to buy a new car.

3. Occassionally your car would just die for no reason and you'd have to restart it. For some strange reason, you would just accept this.

4. You could only have one person at a time in your car, unless you bought a car '95 or a car NT, but then you would have to buy more seats.

5. You would be constantly pressured to upgrade your car. Wait a second, it's that way NOW!

6. Sun Microsystems would make a car that was solar powered, twice as reliable, 5 times as fast, but only ran on 5% of the roads.

7. The oil, alternator, gas, and engine warning lights would be replaced with a single "General Car Fault" warning light.

8. People would get excited about thew new features in Microsoft cars, forgetting completely that they had been available in other brands for years.

9. We'd all have to switch to Microsoft Gas (tm)

10. Ford, General Motors, and Chrylser would all be complaining because Microsoft was putting radios in all its models.

CHENNAI OLD PICTURES

Chennai Egmore

Chennai Ambulance

Chennai Harbour

Marina Beach

 

Mount Road

Chennai Presidency College

                                       Chennai Spencers

COMPUTER & EYE

அதிக நேரம் கணிப்பொறிக்கு முன்னால் கண் விழித்திருப்பவர்களை பல விதமான நோய்கள் பிடிக்கின்றன. அதில் முக்கியமான ஒன்று கண் உலர்தல். இமைக்கக் கூடச் செய்யாமல் கணினியே கதியெனக் கிடைக்கும் மக்களை, இந்த நோயை விரும்பி அழைப்பவர்கள் பட்டியலில், சேர்த்துக் கொள்ளலாம்.

கணிப்பொறிக்கு முன்னால் அமர்ந்து நீண்ட நேரம் வேலை செய்பவர்களின் கண்கள் அதிக அழுத்தத்தைச் சந்திக்கின்றன. இத்தகைய சூழலில் வேலை செய்யும் கண்களுக்கு டிரை ஐ சிண்ட்ரோம் எனப்படும் கண் உலர்தல் நோய் விரைவிலேயே வந்து விடுகிறது.

அதன் விளைவுகளாக கண் எரிச்சல், கண் அரிப்பு, வலி போன்ற இணைப்புகள் கூடவே வந்து விடும். என்கின்றனர் மருத்துவர்கள்.

கண்ணில் இருக்கும் ஈரப்பதம் குறைந்து போவது தான் டிரை ஐ சிண்ட்ரோம் அல்லது கண் உலர்தல் நோயின் ஒரு வரி விளக்கம். இது எளிதான நோய் எனக் கருதி விட்டு விட்டால் இரும்பை துரும்பு அரித்து தீர்ப்பது போல இந்த நோய் நிரந்தரமாகவே கண் பார்வையைப் பறித்துக் கொள்ளும் அபாயம் உண்டு.

கண் எரிச்சல், கண் அரிப்பு, கண் வலி, கண் சிவத்தல் போன்ற அறிகுறிகள் இருந்தால் உங்களுக்கு இந்த நோய் இருக்கும் வாய்ப்புகள் இருக்கின்றன என்பதை உணர்ந்து கொள்ளுங்கள். எச்சரிக்கையாய் இருத்தல் பெரும் இன்னலைத் தீர்க்கும்.

பெருநகரங்களில் வாழும் மக்கள் தான் இந்த கண் உலர்தல் நோயினால் அதிகம் பாதிப்படைவதாக மருத்துவர்கள் தெரிவிக்கின்றனர். காரணம் அவர்கள் தான் அடிக்கடி கணினியே கதியெனக் கிடைக்கிறார்கள்.

கணினியில் குளிரூட்டப்பட்ட அறையில் இருக்கும் போது குளிர்க்காற்று படும் இடத்தில் நேரம் இருப்பது கூட கண் உலர்தலுக்குக் காரணமாகி விடுமாம். கண் உலர்தலிலிருந்து தப்பிக்கும் சுலப வழிகள் கண்ணை அடிக்கடி இமைத்துக் கொண்டே இருப்பதும், தொடர்ந்து கணினியைப் பார்க்காமல் இருப்பதும் தான்.

கணினி பயன்படுத்தும் போது அடிக்கடி கண்ணை இமைத்துக் கொண்டே இருப்பது கண்ணின் ஈரப்பதத்தைப் பாதுகாக்கும். குளிர் கண்ணாடிகளை அணிந்து பயணம் செய்வதும் கண்ணைப் பாதுகாக்கும்.

FACTS ABOUT EARTH

Human Population of the Earth: 6,820,000,000 (6.82 billion) as of May 2010

World Population Growth: 1.13% - 2009 estimate (this means at the current rate of growth, the earth's population will double in about 62 years)

Countries of the world: 195

Earth's Circumference at the Equator: 24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 km)

Earth's Circumference Between the North and South Poles: 24,859.82 miles (40,008 km)

Earth's Diameter at the Equator: 7,926.28 miles (12,756.1 km)

Earth's Diameter at the Poles: 7,899.80 miles (12,713.5 km)

Average Distance from the Earth to the Sun: 93,020,000 miles (149,669,180 km)

Average Distance from the Earth to the Moon: 238,857 miles (384,403.1 km)

Highest Elevation on Earth: Mt.Everest, Asia 29,035 feet (8850 m)

Tallest Mountain on Earth from Base to Peak: Mauna Kea, Hawaii 33,480 feet (rising to 13,796 feet above sea level) (10204 m; 4205 m)

 Deepest Point in the World: Challenger Deep, Mariana Trench, Western Pacific Ocean: 35,840 feet (10924 m)

Highest Temperature Recorded: 135.8°F - Al Aziziyah, Libya, September 13, 1922 (57.7°C)

Lowest Temperature Recorded: -128.5°F - Vostok, Antarctica, July 21, 1983 (-89.2°C)

Water vs. Land: 70.8% Water, 29.2% Land

Age of Earth: 4.5 to 4.6 billion years

Atmosphere Content: 77% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and traces of argon, carbon dioxide and water

Rotation on Axis: 23 hours and 56 minutes and 04.09053 seconds. But, it takes an additional four minutes for the earth to revolve to the same position as the day before relative to the sun (i.e. 24 hours).

Revolution around Sun: 365.2425 days

Chemical Composition of the Earth: 34.6% Iron, 29.5% Oxygen, 15.2% Silicon, 12.7% Magnesium, 2.4% Nickel, 1.9% Sulfur, and 0.05% Titanium

INDIAN RAILWAYS

First Passenger Train Ran On: 16th April 1853 (between Bombay to Thane)
First Railway Bridge: Dapoorie Viaduct on the Mumbai-Thane route
First Rail Tunnel: Parsik Tunnel
First Ghats Covered by Rail Lines: Thal and Bhore Ghats
First Underground Railway: Calcutta METRO
First Computerized Reservation System Started In: New Delhi (1986)
First Electric Train Ran On: 3rd Feb' 1925 (between Bombay VT and Kurla)
Toilets on Trains Introduced In: 1891 (1st Class) & 1907 (lower classes)
Shortest Station Name: Ib (Orissa)
Longest Station Name: Sri Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta (Tamil Nadu)
Busiest Railway Station: Lucknow (64 trains everyday)
Longest Run (Time): Himsagar Express (3751 km in 74 hrs and 55 min)
Shortest Run: Route between Nagpur and Ajni (3km)
Longest Run for Daily Train: Kerala Express (3054 km in 42.5 hrs)
Longest Non-Stop Run (Distance): Trivandrum Rajdhani (528 km in 6.5 hrs)
Longest Railway Platform in the World: Kharagpur (2,733 ft in length)
Longest Railway Bridge: Nehru Setu on Sone River (10044ft in length)
Longest Tunnel: Karbude Tunnel of the Konkan Railway (6.5 km)
Oldest Preserved Locomotive: Fairy Queen (1855), still in working order
Gauges of Track: 4 Gauges; BG (5'6"), MG (1 metre), NG (2)
IR Daily Runs: About 14,000 trains
IR Daily Carries: More than 11 million passengers & 1 million tonnes of freight
IR's Only Line with Rack & Pinion System: From Mettupalayam to Conoor
IR's Fastest Train: Bhopal-Shatabdi (runs at a speed up to 140 Km/ph)
Railway Station with all the Three Gauges: Siliguri Railway Station
Route Kilometers of Track: More than 62,000 kms
People Employed in IR: About 1.6 million people
Train with Maximum Number of Halts: Howrah-Amritsar Express (115 halts)
Trains without Commercial Halts: Sampoorna Kranti Express, Howrah Rajdhani, Bombay Rajdhani, Pragati Express and Pune Shatabdi
Stations across State Lines: Navapur (Maharashtra and Gujarat), Bhawani Mandi (Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan)
Classes of Travel on Indian Railway: Ist AC, 2nd AC, 3rd AC, AC Chair Car 2nd sleeper & 2nd ordinary

ACTORS REAL NAMES

TAMIL ACTORS REAL NAME:

Rajnikant-Sivaji Rao Gaekwad

Kamal Haasan-Alwarpettai Aandavar

Vijay-Joseph vijay

Surya-Saravanan
 

Vikram-Kennedy
 

dhanush-Venkat prabhu
 

Arya-Jamshad

Chiranjeevi-Siva sankara vara prasad

Nayantara-Diana Mariam Kurien
 

Mira Jasmine-Jasmine Mary Joseph

Gopika-Girlie Anto
 

Kavya Madhavan-Minnu
 

Navya Nair-Dhanya Nair
 

Revathy-Asha Kelunni
 

Nagma-Nandita Morarji
 

Sada-Sadhaaf Mohammed Syed
 

Sneha-shahasini rajaram

BOLLYWOOD ACTORS REAL NAME:

Aamir Khan - Aamir Hussain Khan
 

Ajay Devgan - Vishal Devgan

Akshay Kumar - Rajiv Bhatia

Amitabh Bachchan - Amit Srivastav

Bobby Deol - Vijay Singh Deol

Govinda - Govinda Arun Ahuja

Mallika Sherawat - Reema Lamba

John Abraham- Farhan Abraham

Rekha - Bhanurekha Ganesan

Salman Khan- Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan

Sunil Dutt - Balraj Dutt

FACTS ABOUT INDIA GATE

India Gate is one of the largest war memorials in India.
 

The monument was designed by Edwin Lutyens, the chief architect of New Delhi.
 

The foundation stone of India Gate was laid by the Duke of Connaught, on 10th February 1921.
 

It took approximately 10 years to complete the construction work on the monument, which came to an end in 1931.
 

The walls of India Gate have been inscribed with the names of the Indian soldiers who died in World War I and the Afghan Wars.
 

The monument rises to a height of 42 meters and has many important roads spreading out from it.
 

India Gate also bears some resemblance to the 'Arc de Triomphe', situated in Paris.
 

The arch of India Gate houses a shrine, inside which is the ever-burning Amar Jawan Jyoti.
 

Amar Jawan Jyoti was unveiled on January 26, 1972, by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
 

The flame of the Jyoti burns day and night, to remind the nation of soldiers who died in the Indo-Pakistan War of December 1971.
 

The shrine has a black marble cenotaph with a rifle placed on its barrel, crested by a soldier's helmet.
 

It is customary for the President and the Prime Minister, as well as visiting Guests of State, to pay homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti, on occasions of State ceremonies.
 

India Gate stands surrounded by lush, green gardens and is flanked by the clean waters of a lake.
 

The monument is one of the most popular picnic spots in Delhi, as a cool resort in summers and as a boating area in winters.
 

India Gate serves as the venue of the Republic Day parade, which takes place on 26th January every year.

FACTS ABOUT CRICKET

Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world and is played in over 130 countries.

Cricket was played in the US as early as 1700 in the Cheseapeake Area

Cricket was played in a primitive form beginning in 1200 CE

The official laws of cricket were first created in 1744, by the Marylebone Cricket Club in London, England

Cricket was the forerunner of the game rounders, of which developed townball, of which developed New York Baseball.

Cricket is America's first bat and ball sport and was quite popular all across the country during the 19th century.

Between 1834 and 1914 over 1000 cricket clubs were formed in 46 states.

19th century American cricket became primarily a middle/working class sport.

1859- US Cricket Team played the Canada Cricket Team in the FIRST International sporting event

Currently, US Cricket is governed by the USA Cricket Association and the USA Junior Cricket Association.

Cricket is being used not only in a sporting capacity, but also as a tool for character development in Los Angeles and Miami.

A.R.RAHMAN PICS

NOKIA CODES

On the main screen,Type
*#06# for checking the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity).

*#7780# reset to factory settings.

*#67705646# This will clear the LCD display(operator logo).

*#0000# To view software version.

*#2820# Bluetooth device address.

*#746025625# Sim clock allowed status.

#pw+1234567890+1# Shows if sim have restrictions.

*#92702689# - takes you to a secret menu where you may find some of the information below:
1. Displays Serial Number.
2. Displays the Month and Year of Manufacture
3. Displays (if there) the date where the phone was purchased (MMYY)
4. Displays the date of the last repair - if found (0000)
5. Shows life timer of phone (time passes since last start)

*#3370# - Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR) activation. Increase signal strength, better signal reception. It also help if u want to use GPRS and the service is not responding or too slow. Phone battery will drain faster though.

*#3370* - (EFR) deactivation. Phone will automatically restart. Increase battery life by 30% because phone receives less signal from network.

*#4720# - Half Rate Codec activation.

*#4720* - Half Rate Codec deactivation. The phone will automatically restart

If you forgot wallet code for Nokia S60 phone, use this code reset: *#7370925538#
Note, your data in the wallet will be erased. Phone will ask you the lock code. Default lock code is: 12345
Press *#3925538# to delete the contents and code of wallet.

Unlock service provider: Insert sim, turn phone on and press vol up(arrow keys) for 3 seconds, should say pin code. Press C,then press * message should flash, press * again and 04*pin*pin*pin# \

*#7328748263373738# resets security code (default security code is 12345).