Here are pictures of some rare flowers, enjoy!
Beauriful RARE FLOWERS !!!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Rare Flowers
How to Have a Great Conversation with Anyone
The art of conversation takes practice, and is not as hard as you might think. It will take some knowledge, practice, and patience, and you can learn to relax and enjoy a great conversation.
With these tips you will be well on your way to having a good, meaningful and entertaining conversation with anyone!
1. Make a good first impression. Smile, ask questions that require more than a yes/no answer, and really listen. Maintain eye contact and keep as friendly and polite as possible.
2. Listen. This is the most important part of any conversation. You might think a conversation is all about talking, but it will not go anywhere if the listener is too busy thinking of something to say next. Pay attention to what is being said. When you talk to the other person, injecting a thought or two, they will often not realize that it was they who did most of the talking, and you get the credit for being a good conversationalist – which of course, you are!
3. Find out what the other person is interested in. You can even do some research in advance when you know you will have an opportunity to talk with a specific person. Complimenting them is a great place to start. Everyone likes sincere compliments, and that can be a great ice-breaker.
4. Ask questions. What do they like to do? What sort of things have they done in their life? What is happening to them now? What did they do today or last weekend? Identify things about them that you might be interested in hearing about, and politely ask questions. Remember, there was a reason that you wanted to talk to them, so obviously there was something about them that you found interesting.
5. Forget yourself. Dale Carnegie once said, “It’s much easier to become interested in others than it is to convince them to be interested in you.” If you are too busy thinking about yourself, what you look like, or what the other person might be thinking, you will never be able to relax. Introduce yourself, shake hands, then forget yourself and focus on them instead.
6. Practice active listening skills. Part of listening is letting the other person know that you are listening. Make eye contact. Nod. Say “Yes,” “I see,” “That’s interesting,” or something similar to give them clues that you are paying attention and not thinking about something else – such as what you are going to say next.
7. Ask clarifying questions. If the topic seems to be one they are interested in, ask them to clarify what they think or feel about it. If they are talking about an occupation or activity you do not understand, take the opportunity to learn from them. Everyone loves having a chance to teach another willing and interested person about their hobby or subject of expertise.
8. Paraphrase back what you have heard, using your own words. This seems like an easy skill to learn, but takes some practice to master. Conversation happens in turns, each person taking a turn to listen and a turn to speak or to respond. It shows respect for the other person when you use your “speaking turn” to show you have been listening and not just to say something new. They then have a chance to correct your understanding, affirm it, or embellish on it.
9. Consider your response before disagreeing. If the point was not important, ignore it rather than risk appearing argumentative. If you consider it important then politely point out your difference of opinion. Do not disagree merely to set yourself apart, but remember these points:
* It is the differences in people–and their conversation–that make them interesting.
* Agreeing with everything can kill a conversation just as easily as disagreeing with everything.
* A person is interesting when they are different from you; a person is obnoxious when they can not agree with anything you say, or if they use the point to make themselves appear superior.
* Try to omit the word “but” from your conversation when disagreeing as this word often puts people on the defensive. Instead, try substituting the word “a
Monday, January 17, 2011
ICC World Cup,2011 Schedule
Icc World Cup 2011 is going to be collectively held by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from february 19. It consists of 14 teams, 2 less than the earlier one, in two groups.
Group A:
Australia, Newzealand, Zimbabwe,Pakistan, Srilanka, Canada, Kenya
Group B:
India, South Africa, West Indies, England, Bangladesh,Netherlands And Ireland.
The teams to miss out from the previous events are Scotland and Bermuda.
The previous event was held in West Indies and the following one to be held in Australia and New Zealand.
विक्रम सम्वत् २०६७, फाल्गुण ७
Sat Feb 19
08:30 GMT | 14:45 NPT 1st Match, Group B - India v Bangladesh
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
विक्रम सम्वत् २०६७, फाल्गुण ८
Sun Feb 20
04:00 GMT | 09:45 NPT 2nd Match, Group A - Kenya v New Zealand
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
विक्रम सम्वत् २०६७, फाल्गुण ८
Sun Feb 20
08:30 GMT | 14:45 NPT 3rd Match, Group A - Sri Lanka v Canada
Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambanthota
विक्रम सम्वत् २०६७, फाल्गुण ९
Mon Feb 21
08:30 GMT | 14:45 NPT 4th Match, Group A - Australia v Zimbabwe
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
विक्रम सम्वत् २०६७, फाल्गुण १0
Tue Feb 22
08:30 GMT | 14:45 NPT 5th Match, Group B - England v Netherlands
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
विक्रम सम्वत् २०६७, फाल्गुण ११
Wed Feb 23
08:30 GMT | 14:45 NPT 6th Match, Group A - Kenya v Pakistan
Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambanthota
विक्रम सम्वत् २०६७, फाल्गुण १२
Thu Feb 24
08:30 GMT | 14:45 NPT 7th Match, Group B - South Africa v West Indies
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
विक्रम सम्वत् २०६७, फाल्गुण १३
Fri Feb 25
03:30 GMT | 09:45 NPT 8th Match, Group B - Bangladesh v Ireland
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
विक्रम सम्वत् २०६७, फाल्गुण १३
Fri Feb 25
08:30 GMT | 14:45 NPT 9th Match, Group A - Australia v New Zealand
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
विक्रम सम्वत् २०६७, फाल्गुण १४
Sat Feb 26
08:30 GMT | 14:45 NPT 10th Match, Group A - Sri Lanka v Pakistan
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
विक्रम सम्वत् २०६७, फाल्गुण १५
Sun Feb 27
08:30 GMT | 14:45 NPT
11th Match, Group B - India v England
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
विक्रम सम्वत् २०६७, फाल्गुण १६
Mon Feb 28
04:00 GMT | 09:45 NPT 12th Match, Group A - Canada v Zimbabwe
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
विक्रम सम्वत् २०६७, फाल्गुण १६
Mon Feb 28
08:30 GMT | 14:45 NPT 13th Match, Group B - Netherlands v West Indies
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
विक्रम सम्वत् २०६७,फाल्गुण १७
Tue Mar 1
09:00 GMT | 14:45 NPT 14th Match, Group A - Sri Lanka v Kenya
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
विक्रम सम्वत् २०६७, फाल्गुण १८
Wed Mar 2
09:00 GMT | 14:45 NPT 15th Match, Group B - England v Ireland
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
विक्रम सम्वत् २०६७, फाल्गुण १९
Thu Mar 3
04:00 GMT | 09:45 NPT 16th Match, Group B - Netherlands v South Africa
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
विक्रम सम्वत् २०६७, फाल्गुण १९
Thu Mar 3
09:00 GMT | 14:45 NPT 17th Match, Group A - Canada v Pakistan
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
विक्रम सम्वत् २०६७, फाल्गुण २०
Fri Mar 4
04:00 GMT | 09:45 NPT 18th Match, Group A - New Zealand v Zimbabwe
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera,
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Former Microsoft India MD Rajan Anandan to head Google India
Rajan Anandan, the former Managing Director of Microsoft, has joined search giant Google as the Vice President (Sales and Operations) and Head of India region.
Google, which reported a global revenues of USD 23.65 billion in 2009, has close to 2,000 people in India.
"India is an important growth country for Google. With Internet users growing at 50 per
cent year-on-year, a strong leadership team will ensure that Google captures this tremendous opportunity," Google President (Japan and Asia-Pacific Operations) Daniel Alegre said in a statement.
Shailesh Rao has been covering two roles -- as Japan and Asia-Pacific Managing Director (Media and Platform Sales) as well as MD and Head of Sales for Google India.
"Rao will remain in Gurgaon, but will now focus full time on media and platform sales business for Google. He has been instrumental in getting India off the ground from a start-up to a scaled-up and successful business operation, with revenues and headcount growing substantially," Alegre said.
Previously, Anandan was associated with Microsoft India and was responsible for all aspects of Microsoft's software, OEM and services business in India. Prior to joining Microsoft, he served as the Vice President and Country General Manager of Dell India and Partner with McKinsey & Company in Chicago.
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
State plans to develop airstrips of erstwhile royals Read more: State plans to develop airstrips of erstwhile royals - The Times of India
AHMEDABAD: In order to promote intra-state aviation, the state government is planning to develop unused airfields set up by erstwhile princely states during the pre-independence era.
The state civil aviation department has already identified eight such airfields and is in the process of acquiring land to re-develop abandoned aviation infrastructure. Erstwhile princely states, including Wankaner, Wadhvan, Radhanpur, Limdi and Dhangdhra, used to have operational airfields till 1950. The British officials frequently used airfields in Chaadbet and Khavda in Kutch as well as Khambhalia airstrip in Jamnagar.
"These airfields have been out of use for the past five decades. Though they are no longer in use, the state aviation department would not to go through lengthy procedures to get licences and other permissions including environment clearances. Besides, we will get a readymade base and can create infrastructure at much faster pace," said an official in the state aviation department.
"An airfield was prepared post Independence near Wadhvan, which is situated on Surendranagar-Rajkot highway," said Chaitanyadevsinh Jhala, 65, of Wadhvan's royal family. Jhala used to travel from Mumbai to Wadhvan at the age of five with his father.
"Regular flights used to come at Wankaner," recalls septuagenarian Digvijaysinh Jhala of Wankaner's royal family. "Ambica Airliner, a company was instrumental for connecting Saurashtra and Mumbai," said Jhala.
According to him, the airfield near Kutch highway was abandoned after independence and presently is under cultivation. Of the 17 airports in Gujarat, nine are managed by Airports Authority of India (AAI). The AAI airports include Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat, Porbander, Bhavnagar, Kandla, Keshod and Disha. Three airports including Amreli, Mahesana and Mandvi are controlled by Gujarat government. Jamnagar, Bhuj and Nalia airports are under Indian Air Force, while Mundra and Mithapur are own by private players — Adani Group and Tata Group respectively. Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited (GUJSAIL) is the nodal agency for development airfields like Palitana, Mandavi, Morbi, Rajkot, Ankleshwar, Parsoli, Rajpipala and Ambaji.
Read more: State plans to develop airstrips of erstwhile royals - The Times of India
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PM rejects NAC's recommendation on minimum pay
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has shot down the Sonia Gandhi-headed National Advisory Council's recommendation that the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) workers be paid the minimum wages set by states.
The prime minister, in his December 31 letter to the UPA chairperson, clarified that the wage rate fixed by the central government would be indexed to inflation but not linked to the Minimum Wage Act.
The PM's letter says that the consensual view that emerged after discussions with the ministries involved was that while NREGS wages should remain delinked from the Minimum Wage Act, the government will protect a real wage of Rs 100 per day by indexing the wage rate to the Consumer Price Index for agricultural labourers, from January 1, 2011 onwards.
The base will be reset every five years. A committee under the chairmanship of chief statistician Pronab Sen is working on an index for fixing NREGS wages in the future, the letter adds.
Members of the Rajasthan-based Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan whose pioneering efforts contributed to the passage of the Employment Guarantee Act termed the PM's decision as a violation of a Constitutional right. ''This represents a threat to the minimum wage structure which is the only buffer that the vulnerable have against inflation and arbitrary changes,'' Nikhil Dey of the MKSS told TOI. Inflation indexing, which is part of the Minimum Wage Act, will not by itself raise the wages of all NREGS workers to the minimum wage, he added.
Read more: PM rejects NAC's recommendation on minimum pay - The Times of India
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Monday, January 3, 2011
HTC launches new handset
Smartphone-maker HTC on Monday announced launch of ‘HTC 7 Mozart' handset in association with Tata Docomo. Priced at Rs.26,490, the new handset is powered by the new Microsoft Windows Phone 7 platform and seamlessly integrates the revolutionary new Windows Phone 7 experience with HTC's proven design and innovation capabilities.
Crafted from a single piece of brushed aluminium, the smartphone is equipped with advanced features like high-fidelity audio, 8 mega pixel camera with auto focus, Xenon flash and high definition video recording.
The HTC 7 Mozart comes with an exclusive offer for Tata Docomo users in India, wherein Tata Docomo subscribers will get special data offer on the handset, the company said in a statement.
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Sunday, January 2, 2011
bad year for Bollywood in 2010
It was a bad year for Bollywood in 2010 and industry analysts ended up blaming exorbitant movie budgets for scuppering the chances of many potential blockbusters.
With film budgets soaring to 800 million rupees and stars averse to pay cuts, high acquisition costs and massive marketing budgets have added to industry woes, leading to more turkeys at the box-office.
Text: Reuters
Images: Sify.com
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