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चलो पानिपत ! चलो पानिपत !! चलो पानिपत !!!: पानिपत रणसंग्राम अभिवादन दुचाकी ( Bike ) मोहीम

2011-12-07T22:51:00.000-08:00

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Deccan Gymkhana, PUNE 411004 Maharashtra India

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How the net began - A beautiful story

2011-11-23T23:40:00.001-08:00

..in case you ever wondered:

HOW THE INTERNET BEGAN.
In ancient Israel , it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot.

And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she was often called Amazon Dot Com.

And she said unto Abraham, her husband: "Why dost thou travel so far from town to town with thy goods when thou can trade without ever leaving thy tent?"

And Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of a camel load, but simply said: "How, dear?"

And Dot replied: "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between to send messages saying what you have for sale, and they will reply telling you who hath the best price. And the sale can be made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)."

Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums. And the drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods he had at the top price, without ever having to move from his tent.

To prevent neighboring countries from overhearing what the drums were saying, Dot devised a system that only she and the drummers knew.
It was called Must Send Drum Over Sound (MSDOS), and she also developed a language to transmit ideas and pictures - Hebrew To The People (HTTP)

But this success did arouse envy. A man named Maccabia did secrete himself inside Abraham's drum and began to siphon off some of Abraham's business. But he was soon discovered, arrested and prosecuted - for insider trading.

And the young men did take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to camel dung. They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Sybarites, or NERDS.

And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums that no one noticed that the real riches were going to that enterprising drum dealer, Brother William of Gates, who bought off every drum maker in the land. And indeed did insist on drums to be made that would work only with Brother Gates' drumheads and drumsticks.

And Dot did say: "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others."

And Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel , or eBay as it came to be known. He said: "We need a name that reflects what we are."

And Dot replied: "Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators."

"YAHOO," said Abraham. And because it was Dot's idea, they named it YAHOO Dot Com.

Abraham's cousin, Joshua, being the young Gregarious Energetic Educated Kid (GEEK) that he was, soon started using Dot's drums to locate things around the countryside.

It soon became known as God's Own Official Guide to Locating Everything (GOOGLE)

And that is how it all began.

With every good wish

Follow Rediff Deal ho jaye! to get exciting offers in your city everyday.

Fwd: Touchy story!!!

2011-11-23T23:35:00.001-08:00

Thanks To Ojus Kulkarni

Fun : !!! > a , b , c , d ... < !!!

2011-11-22T22:38:00.001-08:00

A fun fact about letters 'a', 'ࢧ, 'c' & 'd 'ம.. REALLY AWESOME
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(Letter 'a' comes for the first time in Thousand)༯font>

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Thanks To Prashant Athale

Fwd: What a coincidence !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-11-14T06:49:00.000-08:00

India now ruled by..

Amma in South

Didi in East

Bhenji in North

Aunty in the Capital

Madam in Center

Nani on top (the president)

&

And yet people say.. It's a Man's World?

Thanks to Makarand Kajrekar

सकाळ प्रकाशन : निमंत्रण : मेडिक्लेम आणि हेल्थ इंशुरंस पुस्तकाचे प्रकाशन : लेखक : प्रा. क्षितीज पाटुकले

2011-10-12T03:13:00.001-07:00

आपण या कार्यक्रमाला यावे हे आग्रहाचे निमंत्रण.

सोबत डिसकाउंट कुपन जोडले आहे.

कळावे
आपलाच,
प्रा. क्षितीज पाटुकले

Positive Living

2011-05-18T00:11:00.000-07:00

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.

Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk He drank it so slowly, and then asked, How much do I owe you?"

You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness."

He said ... "Then I thank you from my heart."

As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit

Many year's later that same young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease.

Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes.

Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.

Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once.

He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to her case.

After a long struggle, the battle was won

Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words ...

"Paid in full with one glass of milk"

(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You, God, that Your love has spread broad through human hearts and hands."

There's a saying which goes something like this: Bread cast on the waters comes back to you. The good deed you do today may benefit you or someone you love at the least expected time. If you never see the deed again at least you will have made the world a better place - And, after all, isn't that what life is all about?

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FW: Facebook profile of A Raja

2011-02-21T04:22:00.001-08:00

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मी गर्दीत वाट हुडकतोय .................

2011-01-03T22:12:00.001-08:00

रोज सकाळ होते , मी जागा होतो , पूर्वीही सकाळ व्हायची मी जागा व्हायचो . उठून शाळेत जायचो , गर्दीत सामील व्हायचो , बे एके बे पासून १० वि पर्यंत मी गर्दीत चालत राहिलो , लोक वक्तृतव स्पर्धेत भाग घेतात म्हणून मी ही घेत राहिलो , आणि अमुक एक क्लास चांगला आहे म्हणून मी पण जात राहिलो . शाळा झाली , सगळे ११ वी / १२ वी करतात म्हणून मी ही केली , सगळे जण ढीग भरून फॉर्म भरतात म्हणून मी ही भरत राहिलो .

शेवटी काय मी पण गर्दीत चालत राहिलो . ........................

१२ वी नंतर सगळे कंप्यूटर क्षेत्रात जातात म्हणून मी पण गेलो . अमुक यांचा तो आणि तमुक यांची ती सध्या एमनसी कंपनीमधे असते , इतके हजार पगार मिळतो हे ऐकत राहिलो , मी पण त्यांच्यातलाच व्हायच्या तयारीला लागलो . अरे तो यूएस ला गेला , हा यूके हून आला , तो युरोप मधे सेट्ल झला हे ऐकत मी पण इंजिनियर होत गेलो . सगळे कॅम्पस मधे जातात तसा मी पण गेलो आणि पुन्हा एकदा त्याच गर्दीत एक दिवस सॉफ्टवेर इंडस्ट्री मधे उभा राहिलो .

शेवटी काय मी पण गर्दीत चालत राहिलो ............................

लहान पणापासून गर्दीचा संस्कार झालेला मी असाच आयुष्यात वाहत गेलो . माझेही इंडक्षन झाले , काम झाले , कष्ट झाले , अप्रेज़ल झाले , मॅनेजर ला शिव्या देणे झाले , ३ / ४ स्विच झले , पॅकेज वाढले . मी एक पक्का सॉफ्टवेर इंजिनियर झालो . मी पुर्वी पंकज द्वारकानाथ मोहोटकर मधला " पन्या / पंक्या " होतो आता " पी . एम ." झालो आहे . आता सगळ्या गोष्टी पैश्यात मोजू लागलो आहे . एक दिवस लक्ष्यात आले की मी गर्दीत आहे खरा , पण मला कोणी जवळचा नाही , वीकेंडला रस्त्यात कुठे भेटेल तिथे उभे राहून माझ्याबरोबर ३ / ४ तास गप्पा मारणारा मित्र नाही . मी पण आता अगदी मित्रच नसले तरी पण कलीग बरोबर रिकामा वेळ घालवतो , वीकेंड ला फालतू गप्पा आणि लंच / डिनरसाठी तडफडतो .

घरात पण मी नसतो कारण रोज १२ / १३ तास गर्दीत असतो , २ दिवस मिळतात म्हणून घरातले वीकेंड ला मला “ जाउ दे त्याला निवांत ” महणून सोडून देतात . असा मी आज काल गर्दीत असलो तरी एकटाच असतो . आज काल मी टिपिकल सॉफ्टवेरवाला झालो आहे , माझी कंपनी , माझे पॅकेज , माझे डेसिग्नेशन , माझा वेरियबल , माझा बुक केलेला फ्लॅट , त्याचे प्रोग्रेस मधील फोटो , माझी यूके वारी त्याचे तेच ते पकाव पीकासा वरचे आल्बम , माझी कार ……….. सगळ्याना दाखवत बसतो …. पण का काही कळत नाही कुठे तरी मनात कुरकुरतो , …....

मला ढीग भरून स्क्रॅप येतात , ऑरकूट / फेसबुक वर शेकडो फ्रेंड्स भेटतात , सगळे स्क्रॅप शेवटी केरात जातात आणि फ्रेंड्स हे फक्त फ्रेंड्स राहतात . त्यातलाच कोणी काय भावा कुठे असतोस ये की चा मारू हे बोलत नाही , आणि आज काल आई-आप्पा कुठं तुझ्याकड की गावाकड असले प्रश्न पण विचारत नाही . कोणी फोन करून लेका गावाकड ये कि एकदा , किंवा यंदा तरी जत्रेला ये कि भावा असे पण म्हणत नाही , मला कोणीच ऑरकूट वरचा ये की मर्दा घराकड एकदा जेवाय असे पण म्हणत नाही , आम्ही ढीग आउटिंग / पार्ट्या करतो पण त्याची मजा यात नाही . गावाकडे आहेत काही मित्र , पण मी तिकडे जात नाही , आज कुठे तरी हुरहूर वाटते आहे की मी माझे पक्के दोस्त गमावल्याचे , ते गावाकडचे असले म्हणून काय झाले त्या हाकेसारखी आर्तता इथल्या फ्रेंड्सच्या इंवीटेशन मध्ये जाणवत नाही . लोकही माझे मेल / स्क्रॅप / पीकासा आल्बम पाहतात आणि ते पण ; “ च्यायला हा ऑनसाइट जाऊन आला वाटते ” असे म्हणत फोटो न बघता लॉग ऑफ मारतात , त्याना फार आवड नसते बघायची , एखादा कॉमेंट टाकून बस गर्दीचा नियम पाळत असतात .

गर्दीत राहून पण मी आज एकटा आहे ……… नावाला फक्त लोक गर्दीत उभे आहेत , आयुष्यात एक वेळी अशी येते की ही गर्दी कामात येत नाही , कलीग म्हणणारे तुमचे जवळचे तुमच्या सुखात नक्की एन्जॉय करायला येतील , पण दुखा : च्या वेळची ग्यारेंटी नाही . पण तुम्ही सुधा दु : खी व्हाल , त्या वेळेला कलीग , डिलीवरेबल्स , मीटिंग्समधे व्यस्त असतील आणि वीकेंड ऑलरेडी प्लान झाला रे .... सॉरी ... असे म्हणत कलटी टाकतील . सॉफ्टवेर वाला झाला म्हणून काय ? दु : ख कधी तरी येतेच त्याला तुम्ही इंस्टालमेंट अमाउंट देऊन टाळू शकत नाही . प्रत्येक अडचण पैश्याने सोडवता येत नहीं . अश्या वेळी लागतात ते फक्त मित्रच , जे बिचारे कधी कलीग नसतात अणि ते कुठल्याच गोष्टी पैश्यात मोजत नसतात .

मी विचार करतो की मी या गर्दीत का चालत राहिलो ? सगळे करतात तेच बरोबर असेल , जे काय व्हायचे ते सगळयांचे होईल , या गर्दीच्या फुटकळ तत्वावर विश्वास ठेवत राहिलो . काय असते ही गर्दी ? इयत्ता १ ली ते ….. इंटरव्यू राउंड पर्यंत काय करते ही गर्दी ? कोण ठरवतो यांची दिशा ? या गर्दीत कोणच कुणाला ओळखत नाही ...... पुढचा चालतो म्हणून मागचे चालतात . .. आणि मागे खूप लोक आहेत म्हणून पुढचा चालत राहतो . आपण जगत नाही आहोत आपण आपल्याला जगवत आहोत , कशासाठी ते कुणालाच माहीत नाही , मी माझे वैयक्तिक आयुष्य विसरत चाललो आहे का ? मला पक्के मित्र मिळत नाहीत का ? का मीच त्या वाटेला जात नाही . विचार करून डोके दुखु लागले , उपाय म्हणून कायतर मशीन ची हॉट कॉफी मारुन पार्किंग मधे कलीगला घेऊन चक्कर मारुन आलो . पण आता ठरवले आहे …… काही तरी केले पाहिजे , जुन्या आयुष्यात परत गेले पाहिजे , का मी जाउ शकत नाही ? माझे डेसिग्नेशन मला आडवे येते का ? कोण मला अडवणार ? का नाही मी सुखी एवढे पैसे मिळवून , का नाही मला कोण अगदी जवळचा इतके सगळे कलीग असून ? बरेच काही हरवलय ........ बरेच काही गमावलय ............. नक्की कुठे वाट चुकली हे पण कळत नाहीए ........ गर्दी कुठे तरी जाते म्हणून मी माझे स्वत : चे असे सगळे सोडून गर्दीतला दर्दि झालो .......... गर्दी करते ते सगळे नियम पाळायला लागलोय .

कधी तरी या कळपातून वेगळा रस्ता काढून बाहेर जायचे आहे . बसस्स ....... आता ... ठरवले आहे … आणि सुरुवातही केलेली आहे , कलीग म्हणतात हा आज काल वीकेंड ला येत नाही बरोबर , हा थोडा वेगळाच वाटतो आहे , लास्ट वीक म्हणे तेच्या गावी गेला होता तिथे सुट्टी टाकून त्या लोकांबरोबर राहिला . आज काल म्हणे पुन्हा आळंदीला ज्ञानेश्वरांच्या मंदिरात जातो , ए हा असा का करतो ? या वेळी वारीला सासवडपर्यंत पायी गेला होता म्हणे , अजुन काय तर या वेळी म्हणे पुन्हा " घुमाई देवी " च्या यात्रेला गावी जाणार आहे , हे हा खरेच असे करणार आहे ? मी थोडा वेगळा झालो आहे , गर्दीत आत्ता थोडी कुर्बुर आहे , अगदी मान खाली घालूनच चालत आहे .......... लोक वाट चुकलेला का म्हणेना मला …… पण मी मान खाली घालून माझी वाट शोधत आहे . एकदा विचार करा मित्रांनो या सगळ्या गडबडीत आउटकम काय ?? समाजात फक्त आपण आपल्या नावावर काही “ स्क्वेरफूट ” घेण्यासाठी धडपडत आहोत काय ?? का उगाच फ्रेंड्स ग्रुप वरचे फ्रेंड्स काउंट दाखवून स्वत : चे समाधान करत आहोत काय ?

आपलाच ... गर्दीत हरवलेला एक मित्र ,

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स्वातंत्र्यवीर विनायक दामोदर सावरकर (२८ मे, १८८३:भगूर - २६ फेब्रुवारी, १९६६) हे भारतीय स्वातंत्र्यसैनिक, मराठी भाषेतील कवी, लेखक होते. भारतीय स्वातंत्र्यलढ्यातील एका क्रांतिकारक चळवळीचे धुरीण, स्वातंत्र्यपूर्व आणि स्वातंत्र्योत्तर भारतीय राजकारणातील एक महत्त्वाचे राजकारणी, हिंदुसंघटक आणि हिंदुत्वाचे एक विशिष्ट तत्त्वज्ञान मांडणारे तत्त्वज्ञ, विज्ञानाचा पुरस्कार आणि जातिभेदाचा तिरस्कार करणारे समाजसुधारक, भाषाशुद्धी आणि लिपिशुद्धी ह्या चळवळींचे प्रणेते, प्रतिभावंत साहित्यिक आणि प्रचारक असे अनेक पैलू सावरकरांच्या व्यक्तिमत्त्वाला होते.

त्यांना स्वातंत्र्यवीर अशी उपाधी प्रसिद्ध मराठी लेखक, पत्रकार, शिक्षक, चित्रपट दिग्दर्शक/निर्माते आचार्य प्रह्लाद केशव अत्रे यांनी दिली. आज स्वातंत्र्यवीरांची जयंती म्हणून त्यांच्या गाजलेल्या आणि आपल्या सर्वांच्या आवडत्या "सागरा, प्राण तळमळला" कवितेच रसग्रहण

सागरा प्राण तळमळला

ने मजसी ने परत मातृभूमीला, सागरा, प्राण तळमळला

भूमातेच्या चरणतला तुज धूता, मी नित्य पाहीला होता
मज वदलासी अन्य देशी चल जाऊ, सृष्टिची विविधता पाहू
तइं जननीहृद् विराहशंकीताही झाले, परि तुवां वचन तिज दिधले
मार्गज्ञ स्वये मीच पृष्ठि वाहीन, त्वरि तया परत आणीन
विश्वसलो या तव वचनी मी, जगद्नुभवयोगे बनुनी मी
तव अधिक शक्त उद्धरणी मी, येईन त्वरे, कथुन सोडीले तिजला
सागरा, प्राण तळमळला ...

शुक पंजरी वा हिरण शिरावा पाशी, ही फसगत झाली तैसी
भूविरह कसा सतत साहू या पुढती, दश दिशा तमोमय होती
गुणसुमने मी वेचियली या भावे, की तिने सुगंधा घ्यावे
जरि उद्धरणी, व्यय न तिच्या हो साचा, हा व्यर्थ भार विद्येचा
ती आम्रवृक्षवत्सलता रे, नवकुसुमयुता त्या सुलता रे
तो बाल गुलाब ही आता रे, फुलबाग मला, हाय, पारखा झाला
सागरा, प्राण तळमळला ...

नभि नक्षत्रे बहुत, एक परी प्यारा मज भरत भूमिचा तारा
प्रसाद इथे भव्य, परी मज भारी आईची झोपडी प्यारी
तिजवीण नको राज्य, मज प्रियसाचा वनवास तिच्या जरि वनीचा
भुलविणे व्यर्थ हे आता रे, बहुजिवलग गमते चित्ता रे
तुज सरित्पते जी सरिता रे, तद्विरहाची शपथ घालितो तुजला
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या फेनमिषें हससि निर्दया कैसा, का वचन भंगिसी ऐसा
त्वत्स्वामित्वा सांप्रत जी मिरवीते, भिऊनी का आंग्ल भूमी ते
मन्मातेला अबल म्हणुनि फसवीसी, मज विवासना ते देती
तरि आंग्लभूमि भयभीता रे, अबला न माझी ही माता रे
कथिल हे अगस्तिस आता रे, जो आचमनी एक क्षणी तुज प्याला
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रसग्रहण

त्या सागरावर रागावलेला - रूसलेला हा मातृभूमीचा प्रियपुत्र म्हणतो - 'सागरा, तू खरं तर माझा भूमातेचे पाय धुणारा सेवक आहेस.
भूमातेच्या चरणतला तुज धूता ।
मी नित्य पाहिला होता

त्यावेळेला मी तिथे असताना तू मला मैत्रीने म्हणालास - मित्र मित्राला म्हणतो तसा - की चल जरा फिरायला जाऊ
दुस-या देशात-
मज वदलासी अन्य देशी चल जाऊ ।
सृष्टीची विविधता पाहू

त्याच वेळेला माझ्या आईच्या ह्रदयात माझा तिला विरह होईल की काय अशी शंका आली.
तअ जननी-ह्रद विरहशंकितहि झाले ।
परि तुवां वचन तिज दिधले

पण तू तिला वचन दिलंस, की मी मार्गज्ञ म्हणजे वाट माहित असणारा आहे, आणि मी याला अगदी पाठीवरून घेऊन जाईन - जहाज सागराच्या पृष्ठावरून म्हणजे पाठीवरूनच नेलं जातं. त्यानुसार
मार्गज्ञ स्वये मीच पृष्ठि वाहीन।
त्वरित या परत आणीन
विश्वसलो या तव वचनी । मी
जगदनुभव-योगे बनुनी । मी

तुझ्या वचनावर विश्वास ठेवला. तू जगभर सगळीकडे आहेस त्यामुळे जगाचा तुला अनुभव असाणार हा विश्वास आणि मलाही जगाचा सुंदर अनुभव यावा ही इच्छा या दोन्हीच्या योगे मी 'बनलो' तयार झालो आणि 'बनलो' म्हणजे फसलो.
तव अधिक शक्त उदधरणी । मी

पाणी कोणत्याही वस्तुला उत् म्हणजे वर धारण करतं वर ढकलंत त्याला उदधरण (buoyancy) म्हणतात. त्यामुळे वस्तूचं वजन पाण्यात कमी वाटतं. हा उदधरण. शक्तिचा शास्त्रीय अर्थ आणि 'उद् धार करणे' याचा प्रचलित अर्थ दोन्हींनी - तुझ्या उद् धरण शक्तीवर जास्त विश्वासलो. इथं अडकवून चांगला उद् धार केलास बरं !
'येईन त्वरे' कथुन सोडिले तिजला ।
सागरा प्राण तळमळला ।।१।।

लवकर येईन असं सांगून तिला सोडलं. (भारताचा किनारा सोडला) पण आता ते जमेल की नाही कुणास ठाऊक म्हणून प्राण तळमळतो आहे.
शुक पंजरि वा हरिण शिरावा पाशी ।
ही फसगत झाली तैशी

पोपट पिंज-यात किंवा हरिण पारध्याच्या पाशात सापडावा तसा फसलो.
भू विरह कसा सतत साहू या पुढती ।
दशदिशा तमोमय होती

तमोमय म्हणजे अंधःकारमय - मार्ग दिसत नाही असं झालंय.
गुणसुमने मी वेचियली या भावे ।
की तिने सुगंधा घ्यावे
जरि उद् धरणी व्यय न तिच्या हो साचा ।
हा व्यर्थ भार विद्येचा

मला काय आठवतं ? तर माझ्या देशातल्या आम्रवृक्षांची वत्सलता, त्या फुललेल्या सुदंर वेली आणि तिथला छोटा पण सुगंधी गुलाब. (इकडच्या मोठया गुलाबांना तो सुगंध नाही आणि इकडच्या माणसांना आमच्या कुटुंबातल्या माणसांप्रमाणे घरात ती आम्रवृक्षासारखी वत्सलता ही नाही. त्यांच्यावर पुढची पिढी नवलतांसारखी वाढते आणि तिच्या पुढच्या पिढीची फुलंही त्या वृक्षवेलींवर नांदतात. ही सुंदर कुटुंब वत्सलता - प्रेम इथे नाही.
ती आम्रवृक्षवत्सलता । रे
नवकुसुमयुता त्या सुलता । रे
तो बाल गुलाबही आता । रे
फुलबाग मला हाय पारखा झाला ।
सागरा प्राण तळमळला ।। २ ।।
नभि नक्षत्रें बहुत एक परि प्यारा ।
मज भरतभूमिचा तारा
प्रासाद इथे भव्य परी मज भारी ।
आईची झोपडी प्यारी
तिजवीण नको राज्य, मज प्रिय साचा ।
वनवास तिच्या जरि वनिंचा

राज्य तर नकोच आहे पण वनवास सुध्दा तिच्याच वनातला हवा आहे. तुरूंगात घातलं तरी भारतातल्या तुरूंगात यांनी घालावं पण एखादे वेळेस हे इथेच कुठेतरी डांबून ठेवतील, ते नको आहे.
भुलविणे व्यर्थ हे आता । रे
बहु जिवलग गमते चित्ता । रे
तुज सरित्पते, जी सरिता । रे

हे सरित्पते, म्हणजे सरितांचा पती - इथलं काव्य पाहण्यासारखं आहे. सरिता (नद्या) सागराला स्वतःचं सगळं समर्पित करतात. तो त्यांचा पती. सरितेला सागराची ओढ असते तशीच सागरालाही सरितेची ओढ असते. सागराला म्हणत आहेत -माझं जिच्यावर प्रेम आहे त्या भारतामातेचा मला विरह घडवशील तर हे सागरा तुझं ज्यांच्यावर प्रेम आहे त्या सरितांचा तुला विरह होईल अशी मी तुला शपथ घालतो. नद्या तुझ्याकडे आल्याच नाहीत तर - मग प्राण तळमळणं म्हणजे काय असतं हे तुलाही कळेल.
तद्विरहाची शपथ घालितो तुजला ।
सागरा, प्राण तळमळला ।। ३ ।।

यानंतर आता शेवटचं कडवं आहे त्यात सावरकरांची आर्त आहे ; पण ती दीनवाणी नाही तर ती आक्रमक आर्त आहे. एखादा संकटात सापडलेला गलितगात्र सुटकेची भीक मागतो तसं हे मागणं नसून अवघड परिस्थितीतल्या सिंहाची डरकाळी आहे. सागराला सरितांच्या विरहाची शपथ घालून झाल्यावर ते सागराकडे पाहत आहेत तर त्याच्या लाटा तशाच उसळून फुटून फेसाळत आहेत. तो फेस पाहून त्या प्रकारे तो निर्दय सागर हसतो आहे असं त्यांना वाटलं. वीर पुरूषाने आव्हान दिल्यावर खलपुरूष असेच हसतात. असं वाटून ते म्हणतात-
या फेन-मिषे हससि निर्दया कैसा ।
का वचन भंगिसी ऐसा ?

माझ्या भारतमातेला तू जे वचन दिलं होतंस, की मी याला परत आणीन, ते भंग करून असा हसतोयस कसा ? हे गुलाम असतात ना, ते ज्यावेळेला मालकाच्या ताब्यात असतात तेव्हा आपण सुरक्षित आहोत म्हणून जगाकडे पाहून ते हसतात; पण ते गुलामीवृत्तीचं हीन प्रदर्शन असतं. तुझं हसणं हे असंच आहे. तुझ्यावर स्वामित्व गाजवणा-या आंग्लभूमीचा तू खरं तर गुलाम. तिला भिऊन राहणा-या सागरा,
त्वत्स्वामित्वा सांप्रत जी मिरवीते ।
भिउनि का आंग्लभूमी ते ?
मन्मातेला अबल म्हणुनि फसविसी ।
मज विवासना ते देशी

विजनवास विदेशवास किंवा विवास - तू मला देतो आहेस पण अरे, आंग्लभूमीला भिणा-या भित्र्या खलपुरूषा, ऐक -
तरि आंम्लभूमी भयभीता । रे
अबला न माझिही माता । रे

माझी भारतभूमी ही अबला नाही आहे हे तुला एक दिवस कळेल. पूर्वीचा अगस्ति ऋषीचा प्रसंग तू विसरला आहेस.
कथिल हे अगस्तिस आता । रे
जो आचमनी एक क्षणी तुज प्याला
सागरा, प्राण तळमळला

आमच्यातला एक अगस्ति पू्र्वी तुझ्यावर क्रुध्द होऊन एकाच आचमनात तुझं सगळं पाणी पिऊन बसला. तुझी कुठे नाव निशाणीही राहिली नाही. सर्वांनी प्रार्थना केली म्हणून त्याने तुला सोडलं. एवढा रूबाब काय करतोयस गुलामा, अगस्तीचा वारसा लाभलेले आम्ही तुला पुन्हा धडा शिकवू.

मातृभूमीला दुरावलेला आणि कायमचा दुरावला जाईल अशी शक्यता असलेला एक वीर पुरूष सागरावर रूसलेला आहे. वेदनेतून निर्माण झालेल्या ह्या अप्रतिम काव्यातून महापुरूषाचं मातृभूमीवरचं प्रेम आणि तिच्या भेटी आड येणा-या सागरावरचा रोष प्रकट झालाय. युवा केंद्राचं आगळेपण हे आहे की सागरावरचं हे तुफानी काव्य गात आहे सागरच !
विशेष आभार-www.savarkar.org

Rajshekhar Karlekar

My Friends

2010-04-28T07:59:00.001-07:00

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rFrom Mrs Arati Karlekar

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2010-04-23T07:33:00.001-07:00

A W E S O M E C A V E S

VOTED THE BEST EMAIL

2010-04-20T07:17:00.001-07:00

Thought Provoking...

Regards,

If you think you are unhappy, look at them

If you think your salary is low, how about her?

If you think you don't have many friends...

When you feel like giving up, think of this man

If you think you suffer in life, do you suffer as much as he does?

If you complain about your transport system, how about them?

If your society is unfair to you, how about her?

Enjoy life how it is and as it comes

Things are worse for others and is a lot better for us J

There are many things in your life that will catch your eye
but only a few will catch your heart....pursue those...
This email needs to circulate forever....:

VERY INTERESTING STUFF

2010-04-15T22:18:00.001-07:00

In the
1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed
to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.
Hence we have 'the rule
of thumb'
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Many years ago in
Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen
Only...Ladies Forbidden'...and thus, the word GOLF entered
into the English language.
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The first couple to
be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma
Flintstone.
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Every day more money
is printed for Monopoly than the U.S.
Treasury.
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Men can read smaller
print than women; women can hear better.
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Coca-Cola was
originally green.
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It is impossible to lick
your elbow.
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The State with the
highest percentage of people who walk to work:

Alaska

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The percentage of
Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get
this...)

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The percentage of
North America that is wilderness: 38%

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The cost of raising
a medium-size dog to the age of eleven:

$16,400
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The average number
of people airborne over the U.S. in any given
hour:

61,000
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Intelligent people
have more zinc and copper in their hair..
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The first novel ever
written on a typewriter, "Tom Sawyer".
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The San Francisco
cable cars are the only mobile National
Monuments.
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Each king in a deck
of playing cards represents a great king from history:

Spades - King David

Hearts - Charlemagne

Clubs -Alexander,
The Great

Diamonds - Julius
Caesar
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If a statue in the
park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air,
the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in
the air, the person died because of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died
of natural causes
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Only two people
signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, John Hancock
and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but
the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.

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Q. Half of all
Americans live within 50 miles of what?

A. Their birthplace

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Q. Most boat owners
name their boats. What is the most popular boat name
requested?

A.
Obsession

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Q.. If you were to
spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you
would find the letter 'A'?

A. One
thousand

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Q. What do
bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser
printers have in common?

A. All were invented
by women.

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Q. What is the only
food that doesn't spoil?

A.
Honey

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Q. Which day are
there more collect calls than any other day of the
year?

A. Father's
Day
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In Shakespeare's
time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened,
making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the
phrase...'Goodnight , sleep tight'
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It was the accepted
practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the
wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with
all the mead he could drink.. Mead is a honey beer and because
their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the
honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
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In English pubs, ale
is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England , when
customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind
your pints and quarts, and settle down.'

It's where we get
the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's'
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Many years ago in
England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or
handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill ,
they used the whistle to get some service. 'Wet your whistle'
is the phrase inspired by this practice.
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At least 75% of
people who read this will try to lick their
elbow!

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Don't delete this
just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read
it.

I cdnuolt blveiee
taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at
Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the
ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the
fsirt and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a
taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a porbelm. This
is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by
istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
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YOU
KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2010 when...

1. You accidentally
enter your PIN on the microwave..

2. You haven't
played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list
of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of
three.

4. You e-mail the
person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for
not staying in touch with friends and family is that they
don't have e-mail addresses.

6. You pull up in
your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is
home to help you carry in the groceries.

7. Every commercial
on television has a web -site at the bottom of the screen.

8. Leaving the house
without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the first
20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic
and you turn around to go and get it.

10. You get up in
the morning and go on-line before getting your
coffee

11. You start
tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12 You're reading
this and nodding and laughing.

13. Even worse, you
know exactly to whom you are going to forward this
message.

14. You are too busy
to notice there was no #9 on this list.

15. You actually
scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this
list

~~~~~~~~~~~AND
FINALLY~~~~~ ~~~~~~~

NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.

Go on, forward this to your friends. You know you want to! Go
lick your
elbow

From Dr Shivani Gavande

Slow Dance

2010-04-14T23:21:00.000-07:00

Slow
Dance

This
is a poem
written by a teenager with cancer.

She wants to
see how many
people get her poem.

It is quite the poem
Please pass it
on.

This

poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a
New York

Hospital.

It was sent
by

a medical doctor -
Make sure to read what is in the closing statement
AFTER THE
POEM.

SLOW DANCE

Have you ever
watched
kids

On a merry-go-round?

Or listened to
the
rain

Slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a

butterfly's erratic flight?

Or gazed at the sun into the
fading
night?

You better slow down.

Don't
dance so
fast.

Time is short.

The music
won't
last.

Do you run through each day

On
the
fly?

When you ask How are you?

Do you hear
the
reply?

When the day is done

Do you lie
in your
bed

With the next hundred chores

Running through
your head?

You'd better
slow down

Don't dance so
fast.

Time is
short.

The music won't
last.

Ever told your
child,

We'll do it
tomorrow?

And in your
haste,

Not see
his

sorrow?

Ever lost
touch,

Let a good
friendship die

Cause you
never had time

To call
and say,'Hi'

You'd
better slow down.

Don't dance
so fast.

Time
is short.

The music won't
last..

When you run
so fast to get somewhere

You
miss half the fun of getting
there.

When you worry and hurry
through your
day,

It is like an unopened
gift....

Thrown
away.

Life is not a
race.

Do take it
slower

Hear the
music

Before the song is
over.

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FORWARDED
E-MAILS ARE TRACKED TO OBTAIN THE TOTAL
COUNT.

Dear All:
PLEASE pass this mail on to everyone you know -
even to those you don't
know! It is the request of a special girl who will soon
leave this world
due to cancer.

This young girl has 6 months left
to live,
and as her dying wish, she wanted to send a letter telling everyone to

live their life to the fullest, since she never will.

She'll
never make it to prom, graduate from high school,
or get married and have a
family of her own.

By you sending
this to as many people as
possible, you can give her and her family a
little hope, because with every name
that this is sent to, The American
Cancer Society will donate 3 cents per name
to her treatment and recovery
plan. One guy sent this to 500 people! So I know
that we can at least send
it to 5 or 6. It's
not even your money, just
your
time!

PLEASE PASS ON AS A LAST REQUEST.

10461

From Dr Milind Khanolkar

Five (5) lessons

2010-04-12T00:27:00.001-07:00

About the way we treat people

1 First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor

Gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student And had breezed
through the questions until I read

The last one:

"What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"

Surely this was some kind of joke.. I had seen the

Cleaning woman several times. She was tall,

Dark-haired and in her 50's, but how would I know her name?

I handed in my paper, leaving the last question

Blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if

The last question would count toward our quiz grade.

"Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers,

You will meet many people. All are significant. They

Deserve your attention and care, even if all you do

Is smile and say "hello."

I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her

Name was Dorothy.

2. - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain

One night, at 11:30 p.m.., an older African American

Woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway

Trying to endure a lashing rain storm. Her car had

Broken down and she desperately needed a ride.

Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car.

A young white man stopped to help her, generally

Unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960's.. The man

Took her to safety, helped her get assistance and

Put her into a taxicab.

She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his

Address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a

Knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a

Giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A

Special note was attached.

It read:

"Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway

The other night. The rain drenched not only my

Clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along.

Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying

Husband's' bedside just before he passed away.... God

Bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving

Others."

Sincerely,

Mrs. Nat King Cole.

3 - Third Important Lesson - Always remember those

Who serve.

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less,

A 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and

Sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in

Front of him.

"How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked.

"Fifty cents," replied the waitress..

The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and

Studied the coins in it.

"Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired.

By now more people were waiting for a table and the

Waitress was growing impatient.

"Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied.

The little boy again counted his coins.

"I'll have the plain ice cream," he said.

The waitress brought the ice cream, put t he bill on

The table and walked away The boy finished the ice

Cream, paid the cashier and left.. When the waitress

Came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the

Table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish,

Were two nickels and five pennies..

You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had

To have enough left to leave her a tip.

4 - Fourth Important Lesson. - The obstacle in Our Path.

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a

Roadway.. Then he hid himself and watched to see if

Anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the

King's' wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by

And simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the

King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did

Anything about getting the stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of

Vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the

Peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the

Stone to the side of the road. After much pushing

And straining, he finally succeeded. After the

Peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed

A purse lying in the road where the boulder had

Been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note

From the King indicating that the gold was for the

Person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The

peasant learned what many of us never understand!

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve

Our condition.

5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it Counts..

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a

Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who

Was suffering from a rare & serious disease. Her only

Chance of recovery appeared to be a blood

Transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had

Miraculously survived the same disease and had

Developed the antibodies needed to combat the

Illness. The doctor explained the situation to her

Little brother, and asked the little boy if he would

Be willing to give his blood to his sister.

I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a

Deep breath and saying, "Yes I'll do it if it will save

her." As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed

next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing

the color returning to her cheek.. Then his face

grew pale and his smile faded.

He looked up at the doctor and asked with a

Trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away".

Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the

Doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his

Sister all of his blood in order to save her..

This Message was sent by my Friend Mr.Prashant Sawal

Why Boys Need Parents: Enjoy IT

2010-04-10T00:48:00.000-07:00

If you don't send this to a few old friends, there will be fewer people laughing in the world.

Short Story with a Nice Moral

2010-04-06T19:54:00.000-07:00

Short Story with a Nice Moral

One day a fisherman got up very early in the morning.

There was not enough sunlight to get into the sea.

He saw a pack of stones to pass time.

He started throwing the stone into the sea.

While having the last stone in the hand, the sun came up then he saw
that the stone was a diamond and all the stones he threw were diamonds
as well.

He felt for his misfortune of throwing all of

Them into the sea...

Moral of the story: Below

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Do not get up early in the morning....

The Unfortunate Sex Life of the Banana

2010-04-04T23:55:00.000-07:00

Written by Matt Castle on 24 August 2009

The humble banana almost seems like a miracle of nature. Colourful, nutritious, and much cherished by children, monkeys and clowns, it has a favoured position in the planet’s fruitbowls. The banana is vitally important in many regions of the tropics, where different parts of the plant are used for clothing, paper and tableware, and where the fruit itself is an essential dietary staple. People across the globe appreciate the soft, nourishing flesh, the snack-sized portions, and the easy-peel covering that conveniently changes colour to indicate ripeness. Individual fruit—or fingers—sit comfortably in the human hand, readily detached from their close-packed companions. Indeed, the banana appears almost purpose-designed for efficient human consumption and distribution. It is difficult to conceive of a more fortuitous fruit.

The banana, however, is a freakish and fragile genetic mutant; one that has survived through the centuries due to the sustained application of selective breeding by diligent humans. Indeed, the “miraculous” banana is far from being a no-strings-attached gift from nature. Its cheerful appearance hides a fatal flaw— one that threatens its proud place in the grocery basket. The banana’s problem can be summed up in a single word: sex.
Read complete Story

2010-04-01T04:42:00.000-07:00

Cases of young women addicted to drugs and alcohol are on the rise in
Meghalaya and the addiction might often lead them to plunge into the sex
trade. This was revealed in a joint survey by UNODC and an NGO Manbha
Foundation carried out in various parts of the city.

"During the three-month-long survey in 2008, we came across around 50
female drug users," Dr Rica Lamar, Director Manbha Foundation said

There are 17,833 drug users in Meghalaya with Jaintia Hills topping the
list with 5398 followed by East Khasi Hills 5113 and Ri-Bhoi district
with 2397, according to Dr Lamar.

"Once a person gets into the habit, she has to find means to support it
and could therefore get into commercial sex, exposing themselves to the
risk of HIV-AIDS," she said.

Lamenting the absence of a State-owned counseling-cum-health centre, she
said female alcoholics and addicts are often denied treatment
facilities.

--
Shri. Prashant Mahamuni
Organising Secretary,
Seva Bharati Meghalaya
Phone : +91 364 2221120

[Fwd: Cases of young women addicted to drugs and alcohol are on the rise in Meghalaya]

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SMART Plannig

2009-01-30T06:43:00.000-08:00

If you want to achieve any task you must remember SMART.
SMART is simple
S stands for Specific. If u want to go to certain place you must know the exact address. Once you know the exact address you define your road to reach the place. You can take help of various atals, directory. If you want to create your own web page you must know exactly the web hosting articles which are important to complete. Also you must be familiar with the web hosting process. If you don't know this then see for any web hosting tutorial. You must submit the site you prepare to various directories and search engines to enhance the rating of the website you created.
M Stands for Mesurable- If you decided to do some task you must know exactly how much time it will take to accomplish and how much it will cost also you must know the time period it will take to accomplish. So in this respect it must be measurable.
A stands for Achievable:- The goal you decide must be achievable. Suppose you decide to earn Rs 1000000/- by FEB28 2009 and your current income is rs 500 day then its not achievable by the date you chose. But if you decided to achieve it by decide by end of dec 2009 then it may be quite achievable.
R stands for RoadMap
You must fix the road to head to your goal and then should not distract from the road.
T stand for time bound You must set the clear deadline to achieve goal. otherwise your goal will be a mere wish.
Try this simple method of planning to achieve goal.

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2009-01-24T06:07:00.000-08:00

  A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous
pasture in California when suddenly a brand-new BMW 7 Series advanced out
of a dust cloud towards him.

  The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, Cartier sunglasses
and YSL tie, leans out the window and asks the cowboy, 'If I tell you
exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd,
Will you give me a calf?'

Bud looks at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully
grazing herd and calmly answers, 'Sure, Why not?'

  The yuppie parks his car, whips out his HP notebook computer, connects
it to his Nokia N95 cell phone, and surfs to a NASA page on the
Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite to get an exact fix on his
location which he then feeds to another NASA satellite that scans the
area in an ultra-high-resoluti on photo.

The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop and
exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg , Germany ..

Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot that the image
has been processed and the data stored. He then accesses a MS-SQL
database through an ODBC connected Excel spreadsheet with email on his
Blackberry and, after a few minutes, receives a response.

Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-Tech
Miniaturized HP LaserJet printer and finally turns to the cowboy and
says, 'You have exactly 1,586 cows and calves.'

'That's right. Well, I guess you can take one of my calves,' says Bud.

He watches the young man select one of the animals and looks on amused as
the young man stuffs it into the trunk of his car.

Then the Bud says to the young man, 'Hey, if I can tell you exactly what
your business is, will you give me back my calf?'

The young man thinks about it for a second and then says,
'Okay, why not?'

'You're an IT Consultant', says Bud.
'Wow! That's correct,' says the yuppie, 'but how did you guess that?'

'No guessing required.' answered the cowboy. 'You showed up here even
though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer I already
knew,to a question I never asked. You tried to show me how much smarter
than me you are; and you don't know a thing about cows...this is a herd of
sheep. . .'

[I like reading the last statement again and again..]

''Now give me back my dog''.