Obama Wins!
The change is in!
A great step forward for America.
Merit has won. Hard work has won. New vision has won. Change has won.
The world’s biggest democracy is watching…a country where a woman was the PM for a huge amount of time…where once the Prime Minister, President, Leader of Majority party were all belonging to minority….
Congratulations to Obama. All the best. More hard work ahead as you have set up lots of expectations! But let us celebrate the victory today!
Cheers!
Anil Kumble announced his retirement on Sunday. A sad day, but this day had to come.
I have special admiration for Anil Kumble. He is the man of character. He is the man of values. He is the man with competitive spirit. He is the man of courage.
He is a great role model for everyone – across sports, across countries. A perfect gentleman.
I remember his bowling in Antigua against West Indies with a broken jaw. That is commitment.
I remember his bowling in Kotla against Pakistan where he got perfect 10 wickets. That is excellence.
He was never involved in any ego-clash, controversies in 19 long years. That is character.
Kumble. A special era has ended with you. It was privilege watching you. It will take time and class to reach to your standards.
Related Link:
Article by Harsha Bhogle : So long, Mr Courage, Dignity, Integrity
Magnet Technologies is hiring ! To ensure that we continue our scorching pace, Magnet is hiring for various positions in Sales and Software Development Roles. The positions are based in Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
The positions are as under:
Sales Manager – 1
Sales Executive – 2
Business Analyst – 1
Project Manager (PHP) – 1
Senior Web Designer – 1
Senior PHP Developer – 3
PHP Developer – 2
Junior Linux Admin – 1
Hardware Executive – 1
Freshers – 3
Please visit the Magnet Career Page and Current Openings page for more details.
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Cheers!
Time flies!
Aditya is one month old! 30 days of miracle of life!
The clock is ticking and these days will never be back again. But there are more joyous moments to look forward to!
Cheers!
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| Adi – First Month |
Hi!
Pratik has recently posted a wonderful discussion with a Fire Brigade Officer. It has wonderful insights and tips. I got lot of knowledge and you will also benefit from it. Read It Here – Chat With Fire Brigade Officer
Excerpts:
Talking about safety at our homes he cited the example of most Mumbaikars whose houses are not designed from a fire safety perspective. Most of the houses have the hall, followed by the kitchen and bedrooms behind or adjacent to it. If there is fire in the kitchen, people in the bedroom are stucked. Above all 90% of the people do not have fire exits in their bedroom and whatever window they have are mounted with fixed grills.
He also talked about lack of planning in police encounters. He said that when police plans for a raid or encounter they do not take a ambulance along with them to foresee any unfortunate incident. He talked about the case of Mr. MC Sharma who sucummbed to the bullets fired at him at the recent terrorist encounter in Delhi.
More Tips:
a) One or two members from every house should undertake fire marshall training. It is a one day course but prepares you to tackle fire emergencies
b) If possible keep smoke detectors and Fire sprinklers at your home/office. They are like your neighbours who will help you first and foremost
c) Know your escape routes in the event of fire. In an office environment it is must to have fire drill periodically. why only office even buildings and complexes should have them
d) Cooking area-Never leave cooking unattended. Keep kids away from it
e) Conceal all your electrical wirings..they are the most dangerous
I have recorded lots of videos of my son, Aditya. However, in some of the videos, the background sound was too loud. I tried a few software on Macintosh but I was not happy. Either the file became very heavy or the result was not satisfactory.
I tried YouTube and was very happy to note that I could replace background disturbance and add some cool music. And guess what, no copyright issues no sound track chosen!
Then, I saw other new features. The most important feature I noticed was the Video Annotation. It allowed you to pause. It allowed you to make a bubble note. Very important and very handy for explaining things or making pitches.
YouTube also has added other features like InSight where you can track the popularity of the video. You have option to allow people to embed the video etc.
All in all, Youtube’s cool features allow amateurs to do more. It meets the needs of common user very effectively.
The following is the result of my experiments.
Tarun Patel an educator from Vallabh Vidyanagar has launched GujaratiBloggers.com, a blogging community focused on the Bloggers from Gujarat. On GujaratiBloggers, Tarun posts the profiles of bloggers who are from Gujarat. Also he has started building a list of blogs maintained by Gujarati people.
Since the launch of this community Tarun has posted more than 40 Blogger profiles. My profile is also available on GujaratiBloggers, you can have a look: Ashok on GujaratiBloggers
With GujaratiBloggers community Tarun wants to build the biggest network of Bloggers from the land of Gandhi and Sardar.
“This community will give a common platform to the bloggers who have been trying to keep alive the Gujarati culture online”, says Tarun.
If you have a blog and want your profile to be featured on GujaratiBloggers community, send answers to the following questions at tarunpatel@gujaratibloggers.com
1. Please write 5-8 lines about you, your education and your hobbies.
2. When did you start your first blog?
3. Why do you write blogs?
4. How does blogging benefits you?
5. Which is your most successful blog?
6. Which is your most favorite blog? Why?
7. Can Tarun share your email id so that people can write to you? Y / N
You can send your answers along with your photograph to Tarun at tarunpatel@gujaratibloggers.com
Also you can submit your blog details to GujaratiBloggers.com by filling a form here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pj1Kko-Z4epOJBdCXs_u_eg
Looking forward to have you on GujaratiBloggers.com 🙂
The entire GL Team is elated with the overwhelming response to the new look of GujaratiLexicon.com. We thank you for your support and feedback.
Let me give a brief overview of the new features on GujaratiLexicon.
1. Easy and Quick Search:
Now, searching for words is easier and quicker than ever! Directly, enter the word in text box on the GujaratiLexicon.com home page itself and get the results.
Happy Searching…!
2. New GujaratiLexicon.com Interface:
The new and improved user interface of GujaratiLexicon site is designed to improve the user experience. All the relevant information is categorized together. The new interface is quick with easy navigation and allows users to search words, play online quiz, read best of Gujarati literature and lot more! Experience it to believe it!
3. Automatic Gujarati Phonetic Keyboard:
The new GujaratiLexicon site comes with default Gujarati phonetic keyboard for input. Thus the user can directly start writing in Gujarati without changing language support on his computer.
4. Web Keyboard:
Gujaratilexicon offers Web Keyboard to help you get the right word. Even if your computer does not have Gujarati support, you can use new GujaratiLexicon.
The user can type the text in the Web Keyboard by clicking the mouse and get the desired text on screen. This text can be than used in the search box.
5. Word of the Day:
You love GujaratiLexicon. Do you want to get ‘GL Word Of The Day’ in email? The new Gujaratilexicon allows you to get this wonderful feature. Just subscribe and you will get ‘GL Word Of The Day’ in your mailbox.
6. One Click Download
Fewer Clicks. More Action.
Download all the GujaratiLexicon Language Resources free at a single click. You can download GL installer and run the installer to setup GL on your PC. Download Saras Spellchecker, Fonts, and Keyboard Layouts etc from GL Download Section.
7. Online Gujarati Literatures:
The leading Gujarati Literature is available freely on GujaratiLexicon site. Fans of Sunday eMahefil, Opinion, Matrubhasha can relish on their favourite articles online. Even Media Room has literary gems like Dhirubahen Patel’s Speech.
8. Attractive Interface for Online Quiz:
Quick Quiz is a favorite with young and elders alike. The Online Version of Quick Quiz is more powerful with an attractive user-friendly interface.
Play Quick Quiz Online, test your knowledge and improve your Gujarati vocabulary!
9. Integrate GL on Site / Blog:
Everyone loves GujaratiLexicon. Want to integrate GujaratiLexicon on your own site or blog? Want to promote GujaratiLexicon? Well, things are very easy now. You can integrate GujaratiLexicon API to your site in Developers Section.
10. Dynamic Content on Homepage:
Lovers of GujaratiLexicon can view the dynamic content on GL home page for Opposite Words, Idioms, Thesaurus and Word of The Day, thereby increasing your Gujarati language knowledge.
11. Online Help Videos :
Do you face any problem using GujaratiLexicon? And you hate reading manuals and long instructions? Do not worry!
The new GujaratiLexicon site had Online Videos and Demos for learning GujaratLexicon – How to use application, How to write words using different conjunct characters, How to use GL site.
Happy Browsing!
