வெற்றிவேல் வீரவேல்!!!

குஜராத் மாநிலத்தில் நடந்த தேர்தலில் நரேந்திர மோடியின் பிஜேபி மீண்டும் பெரும்பான்மையில் வெற்றி பெற்று உள்ளது. பிஜேபி ஆட்சியில் இந்தியா விரைந்து ஒரு வல்லரசாக உருவாக நிறைய வாய்ப்புகள் இருப்பதாக நான் கருதுகிறேன்.
தற்போதைய காங்கிரஸ் ஆட்சியில் உலக போலிஸ், சர்வதிர்காரி அமெரிக்காவின் கை(தலையீடு) ஓங்குகிறது. அமெரிக்காவின் பக்கம் சாய்ந்தால் என்ன ஆகும் என்பதை ஈராக்,ஆப்கனிஸ்தான் மற்றும் பாகிஸ்தானை பார்த்தால் தெரியும். இந்தியா முன்பு போல ரஷ்யாவின் பக்கம் இருப்பது மிக்க நல்லது. இன்னும் பதினைந்து ஆண்டுகளில் இந்தியா மற்றும் சீனா ஆகிய நாடுகள் புதிய உலக வல்லரசுவாக கண்டிப்பாக உருவாகும். இப்போதைக்கு இந்தியா சீனா தேசத்துடன் நட்புறவரை கொண்டிருப்பது மிகவும் நல்லது. ராஜா ராஜா சோழன், சந்திர குப்த மௌரியர், அசோகர், ஹஸ்வர்த்தனர் ஆண்ட இந்த பாரத தேசம் வெகு விரைவில் அதன் பழைய பெருமையை அடையும் நாள் வெகு தூரம் இல்லை. ஜெய் ஹிந்த்.. வெற்றிவேல் வீரவேல்!!!

இனிய கிறிஸ்மஸ் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்!

அனைத்து கிறிஸ்துவ இணைய மக்களுக்கும் எனது இனிய கிறிஸ்மஸ் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்!!

இன்பமே சூழ்க; எல்லோரும் வாழ்க..

"சோழ நிலா" - நான் படித்த நாவல் இது

தஞ்சாவூர் கோவில்

கடந்த இரு வாரமாக நான் படித்த "சோழ நிலா" என்ற வரலாற்று நாவலை படிக்கும் வாய்ப்பு கிடைத்தது. இந்திய@பாரத நாட்டின் வரலாறு சம்பந்தப்பட்ட நாவல் பிரியர்களுக்கு இந்த நாவல் ஒரு வரப்பிரசாதம். "சிவகாமியின் சபதம்" என்ற வரலாறு சம்பந்தப்பட்ட நாவலுக்கு பிறகு என்னை கவர்ந்த நூல் இது. இந்த நாவலில் ஒரு கவிதை இப்படி வருகிறது:

அன்புக்கு வானம் - இந்த
அழகியின் நெஞ்சமெல்லாம்
அன்பர்க்கு தானம் - ஆகா
அணி செய்யும் முகத்தில் நாணம்!
பண்புக்கு மேடை - இந்தப்
பாவையின் உள்ளமெல்லாம்
பளிங்கு நீர் ஓடை! - முத்துப்
பதித்திட்ட தங்க கூடை!

சோழ நிலா என்ற நாவலில் மு.மேத்தா அவர்கள் எழுதிய கவிதை இது. இளவரசன் விக்கிரமன் தனது காதலி சோழ இளவரசி தியாகவல்லியை பார்த்து பாடுவதாக எழுதப்பட்டது.

Chola's influence at the height of its power (c. 1050)

Official Language: Tamil
Capitals Early Cholas: Poompuhar, Urayur,Medieval Cholas: Pazhaiyaarai, Thanjavur, Gangaikonda Cholapuram

Map and other details above taken from Wikipedia

பில்லா 2007 @ Billa 2007

பில்லா நமது தல நடித்து திரைக்கு வந்த புத்தம் புது திரைப்படம். இந்த பில்லா ஒரு பயங்கர மபியா குழு தலைவன். இவன் பயத்துக்கே பயம் உண்டு பண்ணுபவன், மனித உயிரை பற்றி கவலைப்படதவான். போலிஸ்சுடன் ஏற்படும் சண்டையில் இறந்து போகிறான். மபியா குழுவின் பெரிய மீனை பிடிக்க போலிஸ் வேறோர் இடத்தில் வேலுவாக இருக்கும் இரண்டாவது தல அஜித்தை மபியா குழுவுக்குள் அனுப்புகிறது. மொத்த மபியா குழுவும் போலிஸ்சிடம் எப்படி அகப்படுகிறது அல்லது சாகிறது என்பதுதான் மீதக்கதை.


தல மபியா குழுவின் தலையாக ஒரு கலக்கு கலக்குகிறார், நயந்தாராவின் உடல் வனப்பில் நமீதாவின் கவர்ச்சி எடுபடவில்லை. விஷ்ணுவர்த்தனின் இயக்கத்தில் படம் விறுவிறுப்பாக நகர்கிறது. ஸ்டண்ட் காட்சிகள் மிக நன்றாக எடுக்கப்பட்டு உள்ளது. 'என் பேரு பில்லா' ரீமிக்ஸ்சும் 'சேவல் கொடி', 'வெத்தலைய போட்டேன்டி' பாட்டும் நன்றாக இருக்கிறது. தலைக்கு இந்த படம் கண்டிப்பா ஒரு பிரேக் கொடுக்கும்.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans colony on moon, to send robots for recce

By Bibhu Ranjan Mishra / Bangalore December 18, 2007

In what may well be the first step towards establishing the first “human colony” on the moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is examining the possibility of establishing a robotic set-up or unmanned mission on the moon.

Called Chandrayaan I and II, the basic objective of the project is to examine whether a robotic set-up can function as a stopover to refuel reusable spacecraft for various planetary missions and, eventually, create a self-sustaining environment to support a human colony on the moon.

Chandrayaan I, which is scheduled for launch in April 9, 2009, will examine the possibility of processing Helium-3 to produce energy, said M Annadurai, Project Director, Chandrayaan, Isro.

Chandrayaan II is being planned sometimes between 2013 and 2014 .

Helium-3 is considered a very good source of energy unlike thorium, plutonium or uranium that have radiation effects.

“The robotic set-up can also find the existence of water, from which we can get hydrogen and oxygen to use as propellants,” Annadurai added.

The concept of having an outpost is driven by the fact that any spacecraft being launched from the moon will require one-sixth the amount of propellant it would need on earth.

“Basically we can escape the earth’s gravity,” explained Annadurai.

Isro has added a new 32-metre indigenous antenna in the Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) at Byalalu, Bangalore, to track Chandrayaan-I.

Chandrayaan II is scheduled for December 2010. This will be in partnership with Russia, an agreement for which was signed during the last visit of the Indian Prime Minister to Russia.

The estimated cost of the Chandrayaan missions is approximately Rs 386 crore each.

During Chandrayaan II, Isro is also planning to land robots near the polar region of the moon to drill the polar ice cap and study the availability of water.

“If water is available, we will be able to collect helium and with hydrogen as the base, it is possible to feed the whole robotic base there," said Annadurai, adding that a human colony can eventually be established in the long run if the system becomes self-sustainable.

Life as a secret Christian convert

By Linda Pressly BBC Radio 4's Crossing Continents

Abandoning Islam for Christianity is such a sensitive issue in Malaysia that many converts find themselves leading a secret, double life.

Malay-Muslims make up 60% of the country's population

"If people know that I've converted to Christianity, they might take the law into their own hands. If they are not broadminded, they might take a stone and throw it at me."

Maria - not her real name - is a young Malaysian woman who has lived a secret and sometimes fearful life since she converted from Islam to Christianity.

Apostasy, as it is known, has become one of the most controversial issues in Malaysia today.

Maria became a Christian over a decade ago when she was 18. She says no-one forced her to convert, that she made the decision after studying different religious texts.

If my family find out I am no longer a Muslim they will completely cut me off Maria Listen to the programme

Conversion is deemed so sensitive in Malaysia that even the priest who baptised her refused to give her a baptismal certificate.

And, even now, the church she attends asked her to sign a declaration stating the church is not responsible for her conversion.

"My church says if the authorities come, they are not going to stand up for me. I have to stand up for myself," she said.

Not even Maria's family know she has converted.

"If my family find out I am no longer a Muslim they will completely cut me off. That means my name in the family will be erased.

"I could migrate, but the problem is I want to stay in Malaysia, because this is my country. And I love my family. I just want to live peacefully."

Heated debate

Malay-Muslims make up 60% of Malaysia's population. The rest are mostly Christians, Hindus and Buddhists.

But many Malaysian Muslims believe that people like Maria pose a threat to Islam.

And the debate between those who say Maria should have the right to officially convert, and those who are against apostasy has become so heated that the prime minister has asked both sides not to discuss sensitive religious questions in public.

If the authorities find out, I will be in big trouble Maria Send us your comments Programme information

Fearful of what could happen, Maria would only talk to us on the phone from the privacy of her car.

She is very aware of the possible consequences of her decision to become a Christian if she is discovered.

"If the authorities find out, I will be in big trouble. They will create hell between me and my family, and hell in my life so that I will no longer get any privileges or employment."

Her fears are not unfounded. Another convert - Lina Joy - has been forced to go into hiding since her case went to court.

And at least one of the lawyers involved in that case has had a death threat against him.

Apostasy order

An apostasy order has to be granted for docmentation to change

Both Lina Joy and Maria want to make their conversion legal.

That means changing the identity cards that state they are Muslim.

Until now, the state has refused to do this until an apostasy order is granted from the Sharia court.

But both women claim they are no longer Muslim, so why should they go to the Sharia court?

For Maria there is a lot at stake. She has a boyfriend who is also a Christian and knows she is too.

The couple want to get married. But while Maria is still officially a Muslim, the only way they could wed in Malaysia would be if he converted to Islam.

And Maria's family - unhappy with her choice of partner - are pressuring him to do just that.

Crucial time

Maria is tired of living a double life.

"It's very frustrating," she tells us tearfully. "It means I have to limit my scope with friends.

"I have to be able to completely trust someone before I dare to reveal myself.

"I know some other secret converts, but I never keep in touch with them.

"I can't let my network widen, because you don't always know who you are dealing with."

I feel that I am all alone in this struggle Maria

Only a tiny number of people have converted from Islam in Malaysia.

But the coming months will be crucial for them because a decision is expected in the case of Lina Joy.

The outcome of that case may well determine whether Maria will be able to live the life she dreams of - to be married to her boyfriend and live openly as a Christian.

Right now she can't imagine it.

"I feel that I am all alone in this struggle," she says, "and I am frightened because I am alone against the odds."

Crossing Continents was broadcast on Thursday, 16 November 2006, at 1102 GMT.

The programme will be repeated on Monday, 20 November 2006 at 2030 GMT.

Putin Says He'll Be Prime Minister

"If the citizens of Russia elected Dmitry Medvedev, I would be ready to continue our joint work as prime minister, without changing the distribution of authority" between the positions, Putin said.
Monday's announcement came a few days after Putin led a delegation to the neighboring Belarus, to discuss long-stalled plans for a merger of Russia and the former Soviet republic. Those talks apparently made little headway.

Putin's acceptance of Medvedev's offer came amid reports of internal fighting between different factions in the Kremlin, led by rival figures tied to Russian intelligence and security agencies.

I agreed to some analysts view that Putin is the only figure in Russia capable of preventing the government from fracturing into rival camps of these powerful figures.Putin is able to stop current World Police USA form exploiting weaker governments around the world for its self centered activities.Some analysts say Putin plans to accept the prime minister's post only as a temporary measure. If Medvedev were to step down, Putin could — under the constitution — run again.

But by remaining in a prominent position, Putin could continue to exert his enormous influence and personal popularity to direct Russian affairs.

Putin elected as the world’s fifth most attractive politician in a Japan recently.

Human rights in Malaysia talked widely after 25/12/2007 Hindraf Protest

Pictures tells more accurately than words,sentences..
Pictures Source: http://www.jeffooi.com/2007/11/

More Hindraf leaders are likely to be arrested

14/12: More Hindraf leaders are likely to be arrested

Category: News

Posted by: raja petra
Source: Malaysia Today

(ANI) - The Malaysia Police has said that more Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders could be arrested after it detained five Hindraf leaders under the Internal Security Act (ISA).

The detained leaders are P. Uthayakumar, M. Manoharan, R. Kengadharan, V. Ganabatirau and K. Vasantha Kumar.

Bukit Aman police officers picked them up between 12.30 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. on Thursday.

Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said they were picked up under Section 8(1) of the ISA after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi signed their detention orders.

The IGP said that all five have been sent to the Kamunting Detention Centre.

The group came into the spotlight on November 25 when it organised a mass protest that saw thousands of Indians gathering at various locations in the city to support Hindraf's plan to submit a petition with 100,000 signatures to the British High Commission.

The petition was to ask Queen Elizabeth II to appoint a Queen's Counsel to represent the Indian community in a class-action suit against the British Government for bringing in Indians as indentured labourers to the then Malaya and exploiting them.

P. Waythamoorthy, who is another Hindraf leaders, is currently overseas, the Star Online reported.

Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Johari Baharum said that the authorities were monitoring the situation and movement of Hindraf to ensure there was no link to terrorism.

"We will take necessary action according to the situation and information received," he added.

Hindraf makes Malaysian Indians thinking their future...

Cartoon posted in the Kumudam magazine regarding the Malaysian Indian protest in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia on 25 November. Tamil Nadu CM Karunanithi raised his concern about Malaysian Indian difficulties but Malaysian ruling UMNO led goverment slammed, denied the accusations. Info:(No.1 Weekly Tamil magazine in Tamilnadu,India.

Suasana semakin kusut dan kalut

Artikel membincangkan betapa pincangnya pegawai kerajaan yang mengkucar kacirkan pentabdiran negara.

Siapa yang tidak bimbang jika melihat perkembangan yang tersingkap di depan mata kepala kita sejak kebelakangan ini? 50 tahun Merdeka dan kini kita sedang dipertontonkan dengan beberapa perkembangan yang tidak pernah terbayang boleh berlaku dibenak kepala kita selama ini.

Saya yakin kita tidak pernah selama ini melihat seorang pegawai kanan polis memanggil sidang akhbar lengkap dengan pakaian seragam dan dikelilingi oula oleh para pegawainya, mempertahankan dirinya dan menyerang sebuah agensi kerajaan yang lain. Dalam waktu yang sama beliau juga mendakwa yang pasukan (PDRM) tidak mempertahankan beliau dan para pegawai beliau dalam menjalankan tugas mereka.

Mungkin senario seperti ini biasa terjadi di Filipina, dimana jeneral sesama jeneral boleh berbalah secara terbuka, tetapi di Malaysia, ini sejarah!

Pegawai Kanan Polis itu juga dengan penuh yakin menyatakan beliau melakukan tugasnya menyiasat seorang Raja Ah Long, dan kemudian menahannya atas arahan Timbalan Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri. Ini juga sesuatu yang baru bagi saya. Biasanya pegawai kanan polis, dari mana jabatan sekalipun, kalau pun menyebut menerima arahan, maka nama yang akan disebut adalah pegawai tertingginya iaitu Ketua atau Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara. Mengapa dalam hal ini pegawai ini tidak berbuat demikian sebaliknya menyebut nama seorang Timbalan Menteri. Sejak bilakah seorang Pengarah Jabatan Polis menerima arahan terus dari orang politik dan bukan pegawai atasan atau tertingginya?

Saya tidak berhasrat mengulas pendedahan pegawai kanan itu semalam serta keserabutan kes ini yang mana, pegawai yang dikatakan bernilai RM27 juta itu difahamkan akan diseret ke mahkamah oleh pihak BPR hari ini. Saya lebih berminat menunjukkan betapa, satu demi satu perkembangan mutakhir ini yang membuktikan betapa kroniknya keadaan pentadbiran dan pengurusan negara hari ini, kebetulan tepat 4 tahun pentadbiran PM Dollah Badawi!

Semalam juga Menteri di JPM Nazri Aziz yang juga merupakan suatu lagi karektor yang banyak menyumbang ke arah kusut-masainya pentadbiran negara kita, menasihatkan pegawai kanan polis itu agar jangan melepaskan geramnya melalui sidang akhbar tetapi sebaliknya mempertahankan dirinya di mahkamah. Sedangkan Timbalan Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri pula berkata, apa yang dibangkitkan oleh pegawai itu perlu diteliti dan disiasat.

Sementara itu hari ini, dalam NST seorang Menteri Pusat melanyak pula seorang MB dari parti kerajaan secara terbuka. Menteri Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri Radzi Sheikh Ahmad mendedahkan bahawa rungutan MB Perlis, Shahidan Kasim (yang senegeri dengan beliau) berkenaan kononnya lambakkan pekerja asing di Perlis itu tidak berasas. Sebelum ini MB Perlis dilaporkan telah berkata bahawa Perlis tidak memerlukan pekerja asing dan sebaliknya akan mengatasi masalah itu dengan mengunakan tenaga tempatan sepenuhnya.

Kata Radzi , Shahidan seorang MB yang tidak tahu apa yang berlaku dalam negerinya sendiri! Menurut Radzi, Perlis hari ini menggunakan 5,480 orang pekerja asing dengan sebahagian besarnya bekerja di ladang-ladang tebu negeri tersebut. Beliau bersedia membatalkan kesemua permit pekerja asing di Perlis jika benar Shahidan boleh mendatangkan tenaga tempatan.

Dan kata Radzi lagi mengapa Shahidan sendiri menggajikan 5 orang pekerja asing sebagai orang gajinya sedangkan ramai ibu tunggal di Perlis boleh diambil bekerja!

Begitulah nasib yang menimpa negara kita hari ini. Pegawai sesama pegawai bertelagah, Timbalan Menteri dan Menteri dan kini Menteri dengan Menteri Besar. Bagi saya ini membuktikan betapa longgar dan lemahnya pentadbiran negara, dan jika tidak dikawal ianya bakal mengundang akibat buruk kepada rakyat dan negara.

Rupanya tidak cukup dengan yang Melayu, yang bukan Melayu pun bertikam-tikam lidah dan bermusuhan. Semalam Timbalan Menteri di JPM yang juga Presiden PPP, M Kayveas telah menyelar Presiden MIC Samy Vellu kerana menggelar partinya sebagai parti nyamuk. Kata Kayveas, Samy menyangka yang semua rakyat keturunan India adalah nyamuk sedangkan beliau tidak sedar yang beliau seekor ular sawa yang menelan apa sahaja di hadapannya dan kini mahu menelan PPP.

Pernahkah anda melihat kecelaruan antara pemimpin dan para pegawai sebegini sebelum ini secara terbuka? Almarhum Tunku dahulu selain menghadapi ancaman kominis selepas Merdeka, berhadapan juga dengan krisis dengan Filipina di bawah Marcos dan Indonesia di bawah Sukarno. Tetapi pentadbirannya kemas dan berwibawa. Demikian juga Allahyarham Tun Razak yang bangkit dari runtuhan 13 Mei sehingga mampu terbit dengan gelaran Bapa Pembangunan. Hari ini kita tiada ancaman diperingkat antarabangsa mahupun dalaman, namun suasanaya sungguh tegang dan tidak meyakinkan.

Kemanakah kita selepas ini?

Posted by: "Kadet Pencen" kadetpencen@yahoo.com kadetpencen
Thu Nov 1, 2007 7:30 am (PST)
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Maxim Cover Girl - Malaika Arora Khan

“Black Velvet” titled by Maxim magazine this month cover girl is “Oh so Hot mamma,” – Malaika Arora Khan. I don’t have words to express these jaw-dropping sexy pictures I saw. I will not lie, I am a bit of jealous of her, she is giving complex to all the mothers in and outside of Bollywood, but same time she is a hot item girl and a very dignified lady. I mean we have never ever heard any gossip or any dirty rumours about her. She always has maintained her personal and professional life very well. I think both Arbaaz and Malaika are made for eachother.

Russia PM-designate Zubkov says military a priority

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister-designate Viktor Zubkov pledged on Friday to press ahead with President Vladimir Putin's policies and said bringing about a recovery in the once-mighty military-industrial complex was a top priority.

"Our strategic goal is to help lift the defense industry complex," Zubkov told deputies in the State Duma (parliament) in a confirmation speech prior to a vote which was widely expected to approve his nomination.

Under Putin, Russia's defense budget has been growing by around 30 percent a year and the armed forces have started to test new weapons, including improved long-range missiles and a powerful vacuum bomb.

Zubkov began by making clear that, as expected, he would stick to Putin's established policies, including further reducing inflation, preventing sharp fluctuations in the value of the rouble and reducing taxes.

"I believe our priorities should be the strategic targets and programs of concrete actions set out in the president's state of the nation addresses in the past few years," the premier-designate said.

"I think the government must find room to further reduce taxes".

Zubkov, speaking less than three months before nationwide parliamentary elections, also suggested that Russia's key natural resources sector ought to bring in more cash.

"Russian oil and gas, forest, fish and other natural riches should bring more revenue", he said.

Zubkov, whose nomination was widely seen here as a way for Putin to guarantee the continuity of his policies after he steps down from the presidency next year, did not announce new policies in his initial speech.

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL1444618120070914

Your Smile..Tanisha

Unimaginable to queens and doves
I was caught between soft gasps of delight
and the privileged serenity
of taking in your smile

That solicitous smile
delivered hope to my soul
when soft swept words carried
dusk into nocturnal magic

Then a trickle of light nestled your hair
and I waited for the wind
and tiny bells to ring
the anticipating sound of surrender.

White House for Dasavatharam

Kamal Haasan's Dasavatharam has been generating lot of news since Kamal Haasan is playing 10 different roles in the movie.

The movie also features Mallika Sherawat and Asin in the cast. Recently a grand set replicating White House was put up at the Film City. The White House is the official residence of US President.

US Consul General in Chennai David T Hopper was invited to the set and he went around the White House set. He expressed his awe and admiration for the huge set.

Kamal Haasan's Dasavatharam is one of the costliest films made in India. Bollywood's sought-after music composer Himesh Reshmaiyya is scoring the music for the movie, which is directed by K S Ravikumar and produced by Oscar Ravichandran.

Jeeva’s sudden demise

Young director-cinematographer Jeeva’s sudden demise this week has come as a shock to the entire film industry. Ace cameraman and director Jeeva (44 years) passed away in St.Petersberg, Russia, following cardiac arrest.Director Jeeva was shooting for a Tamil film “Dham Dhoom” with ‘Jayem’ Ravi as the lead hero.

An acclaimed cinematographer - turned - director Jeeva had worked in over 40 films including Shankar's Gentleman, Kadhalan and Indian. He ventured to Bollywood and cranked the camera for several blockbusters including films directed by Priyadharshan. Some of his Hindi movies include Hulchul, Yeh Tera Ghar Yeh Mera Ghar, Run, Kushi, Bhagam Bhag, Hera Pheri among others. Jeeva ventured to direction with Tamil movie 12B.

Jeeva's next was Ullam Ketkumae which featured a host of actresses. Popular stars like Arya, Asin and Pooja made their debut with the movie. Jeeva followed it up with Unnale Unnale and he introduced a Bangalore model Vinay in the lead role. Featuring Sada and Kajol's sister Tanisha, Unnale Unnale was a run away hit.

Jeeva was one of the shining talents in Tamil Cinema.I am one of thousands of the Jeeva admirers. His movies 12B, Ullam Ketkume and Unnale Unnale were simply great. Everybody looked beautiful in it. The feeling that I wont get to see those frames in other Tamil movies kills me..Don't know if someone else is capable of filling this vaccum and a big loss for tamil as well as Indian cine industry.Jeeva was one of the shining talents in Tamil Cinema. The Visuals he produced in his films were mindlblowing. We have lost a dynamic director who could have contributed much more for Indian cinema. May his soul rest in peace.

Sivaji review

First of all i do not hate Rajini. I have enjoyed many of Rajini movies including some of his older offbeat ones like Johny, Arilurunthu Arabathu Varai, Mullum Malarum and new one Padaiyappa and Chandramuki.I am a big fan of Shankar. There are a lot questions running in my brain when people saying the they said "Sivaji" is the best movie in Tamil and indian cinema. I have to force myself to express my comments @ thoughts about this movie.

I felt that I should buy a dvd in later days to watch "Sivaji" rather than get a ticket for the premier show. I was getting bored and totally disappointed after watched the movie. "Sivaji"should be made for two hours not dragging it for three hours. I did not expect this kind of movie from Shankar and Rajini. Sivaji could be the worst movie ever directed by Shankar!I was amazed that Shankar who has given us better films like Indian and Mudalvan directs a total crap of a movie. Don’t get me wrong. Mu humble request to Shankar sir...pls do direct the movies according your own thoughts not to follow actor's preference.

Comedy track is at best mediocre. I would come out of theater early if there no vivek comedies. Story is nothing new.Only saving grace is some decent songs (Sahana, Vaaji) though awkwardly placed in the movie- definitely not ARR’s best work though. New York Nagaram from Sillrendru Oru Kadhal is a far more better song.

There are many questions circling in my head. I found this article from a website that commented by a fan named Sivenesh.

WHY I HATE SIVAJI MOVIE BY RAJINI AND SHANKAR

1. The story was good but stupidly directed.
2. Why Rajini family acted as lunatic with Sherya family when he is rich and can ask properly?
3. He wanted true tamil gal but can gave sexy video clip with her?
4. Sherya don’t know how to act but know how to shake the ass and show the boops..oh my god!!! It’s certified U in Malaysia!!!
5. Why the police and suman believe its sivaji when they can run DNA test on new rajini?
6. How rajini or any human can remain death and came alive after with no pulse more then 10minutes or more till raguvaran help him? I don’t know how he manages to find him at no where!!!!
7. How rajini can guess the total amount of money as black money by simply click to net?
8. Why the government didn’t aware huge money converted to dollar from rupees?
9. No experts to unlock simple voice lock in laptop..plz la
10. How a car can hit and throw other cars by crashing both at same time and few of the cars and jump in to screen and landed safely and came home with 1 piece? The fron lights also fine!!!!
11. Rajini can jump and fight like Spiderman and superman?
12. How so many people and ministers gave up all the money and agree with rajini after few toughs beat them?
13. How any one can meet a minister with toughs and knife and no guards to stop rajini and his friends when he stabs the minister?
14. Why suman or any 1 try kill rajini and let him freely walk and do all he want?
15. Rajini can freely escape 30 40 toughs who holding knifes and beat them easily?
16. The students who doing medic can stand and walk over suman to death and didn’t realize a human being at their foot steps? What a medic students!!
17. Its like watchng TR rajentiran or vijayakanth acting
18. vivek doing most of the rajini styles and dialogs
19. I don’t see any use of money in the movie other then song scenes
20. Sherya only showing boops in all songs and even when stopping the train, so fast the train can stop and when its so near to rajini

I believe there is no reason to show hatred towards rajini because he was confused after box office hit of "Chandramuki". For the tamilans whose are celebrating sivaji as the best movie and encourage all kinds of nonsense please think using your brain. You are people whom encouraging Rajini the talented actor to do more nonsense of the same.You guys are not just fools, super fools! You are the people degrading the indian cinema movie quality.

Please watch Veyyil,Mozhli,Autograph,Potkalam,Nayagan,Guru..the other indian movies especially hindi movies such as Ranguthe Basaanthi and Laagan.

Aiyooda..enn kadavule..endru thirunthum tamilar samoothayam/thesam!

Should Hindus Break Coconuts In Big Numbers?

By Ravindran Duraisamy

MENTAKAB, March 9 (Bernama) -- Thaipusam is celebrated grandly every year at Lord Murugan's temples in Batu Caves, Ipoh, Penang and other locations around the country.

Apart from kavadis and chariot procession that Malaysians are familiar with, another act synonymous with the celebration is the breaking of coconuts by Hindus.

The Hindus believe it is one of the ways to invoke the blessings of Lord Murugan and this is why some go to the extent of breaking hundreds or even more than a thousand coconuts.

But sadly the immediate result is an unsightly trail of coconut fragments on the roads and temple grounds and this had prompted many parties including Hindus to reconsider this practice.

Please read full article at Bernama.com

"Semua Orang Salah Kecuali Kementerian Kesihatan", Kata Samy Vellu

SEREMBAN, 6 Mac (Bernama) -- "Lebih baik saya jangan cakap apa-apa. Kasi dia orang cakap...kita salahlah.

"Kita (Kementerian Kerja Raya) salah, kontraktor salah, subkontraktor salah, orang yang bagi tanah itu pun salah. Kementerian Kesihatan sahaja yang betul. Terima kasih," kata Menteri Kerja Raya Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, di sini Selasa.

Beliau mengulas kenyataan Menteri Kesihatan Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek yang menafikan kelewatan pembinaan Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah (HSB) di Alor Star, berpunca daripada kementerian itu yang sering menukar skop kerja.

Samy Vellu berkata demikian selepas pelancaran produk Eubiq dan Grounding Sentry System (GSS), satu Revolusi Saluran Keluar Tenaga, di sini hari ini.

Dr Chua dipetik sebagai berkata tuduhan bahawa projek ini tidak dapat disiapkan mengikut jadual kerana kementerian itu sering menukar skop, sebagai tidak benar.

Ditanya mengenai kenyataan Timbalan Menteri Kesihatan Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad yang mengaku kementerian berkenaan membuat beberapa pindaan dalam perkara itu, Samy Vellu berkata mereka boleh bercakap apa yang mereka suka.

Source: Bernama

Early history of Hinduism by BBC

Hiye frens,

Interesting article to read which make you re-think about source of Hinduism.

Regards, Thanabalan.

Dr M nominated for Nobel Prize

Four non-governmental organisations in Bosnia and Herzegovina have nominated Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for the Nobel Peace Prize 2007.

They are the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, the Congress of Bosnik Intellectuals and two Christian organisations – the Serb Civic Council from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croat National Council.

Re: Thaipusam - Why must they behave like hooligans.

A Thaipusam 2007 visitor sharing his bad experience..read on..

Source: Click here!

Posted by: "jigy03" jigy03@yahoo.co.uk jigy03 Fri Feb 2, 2007 1:12 am (PST)

Dear Friends,

I'm sharing my experience here on Thaipusam yest; one of my
colleague who is a French was very excited about what he read &
heard about Thaipusam & was very eager to go with his female French
partner. As a Hindu myself, I was very proud to talk about it;
explaining the meaning of it to them. To my French friends, this was
a lifetime opportunity to see for themselves of what they have been
hearing about.

After parking my car about 200 meters away, we were walking towards
the temple. There was a group of indian guys (late teen & early 20s
in age i guess) standing by the side of the road. While we walked
passing them, one of the guys started to scream 'Welcome to
Malaysia' like a hysterian patient while walking towards my friend's
female partner with his both hands high in the sky as if he was
about to hug her!!!

To be honest, I'm sure it was GOD that gave me that much patiency
where I had to tell my friends to just ignore them. They said that
it was abit over-friendly way of being nice to a stranger/foreiner &
I got the meaning of what he was trying to say.

When we were leaving home, there was another group walking beside
us. There was this thin tall guy in this group who was walking
beside me while hitting his shoulder onto my shoulder, consistantly.
Lucky him that he did not realise that he is already jumping on my
nerves but again I reacted wiser by slowing down my walk by letting
him go 1st. Surprisingly, he did the same. My mind told me that he
is actually asking for it & this time I had to look straight into
his eyes, then in split seconds, the whole group disappeared. ...gosh.

We carried on walking to my car & again passing by they 1st group.
First, I thought they were parking attendees, but realised they were
standing there just to do their disgusting stuff to whoever passes
by. Right at that moment, my friend told me to cross the road walk
to the other side of the road, which I got his message again...

To be honest, given a choice from my family members &
friends/colleagues from overseas, I'd rather go to BC on a normal
non-festive day but again as a Hindu, I do feel its an obligation
too for atleast once a year attending this auspicious day....but am
I prepared for another incident like this one??? The tough question
that I ask myself every year when its Thaipusam...

Its was just the start of understanding our Hindu cultural &
religious matters for my French friends but turned out to be a
complete embarassment for myself & our community.

'One or two bad apples does screws up most or all around it'

Kind Regards,

A. Kalai

Altantunya : Siasatan penuh bagi hentikan spekulasi

Altantunya..Altantunya..Altantunya..

Hampir semua rakyat yang ada sikap membaca surat khabar mesti melalui nama "Altantunya" ini. Saya tidak tahu secara mendalam tentang karenah orang membuat "brutal murder". Sebagai rakyat biasa, saya ada dua kemusykilan..

1.) Kenapa pembunuhan ini berlaku?
2.) C4 adalah bahan letupan yang digunakan oleh pihak berkuasa and pengganas sahaja. Macam mana caranya dua polis UTK ini dapat C4?

Ketiga-tiga orang disabitkan salah di mahkamah adalah bukan orang sebarangan. Dua polis adalah body guard TPM yang sedang bertugas..bukan retired..

Source of the news:
http://malaysia-today.net/blog2006/beritankom.php?itemid=1819

Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi sepatutnya mengarahkan siasatan penuh dan dipercayai bagi membersihkan implikasi terhadap mana-mana pemimpin kerajaan dalam pembunuhan warga Mongolia Altantunya Sharribuu.

Spekulasi dan laporan sedang berlegar mengenai terdapat penglibatan pimpinan tertinggi kerajaan dalam kes pembunuhan Altantunya. Abdullah perlu hentikan perkara tersebut dengan mengadakan siasatan menyeluruh dan bebas agar segala spekulasi dapat dihentikan.

Bekas Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim berkata kelmarin bahawa daripada pengalamannya, Unit Tugas Khas (UTK) dipertanggungjawabkan menjaga TPM dan mereka bekerja dibawah arahannya.

Melihat kepada tugas yang khusus tersebut, dan dakwaan ke atas dua pegawai UTK berhubung kes pembunuhan di atas, Najib tidak boleh terus berdiam diri – lebih-lebih lagi yang dituduh ialah penasihat peribadinya Razak Baginda.

Banyak persoalan telah dibangkitkan berkaitan pembunuhan Altantunya. Pertama, peranannya dalam pembelian kapal selam bernilai RM4.1 bilion dan kedua, bayaran komisyen sebanyak US$100 juta, perlu disiasat. Siasatan perlulah dilakukan oleh badan yang bebas dan asing daripada perbicaraan jenayah bunuh di atas.

Rakyat Malaysia mahu tahu apakah komen Najib mengenai penglibatan pegawai-pegawai UTK dan penasihat peribadinya Razak Baginda dalam pembunuhan Altantunya melibatkan letupan C4.

Posted by: Raja Petra

Malaysia Today

Dasavatharam the movie..

Kamal pushing the limits for Dasavatharam movie. When he sets out to do something he sees to it that it does not fall short of perfection. That is what made ‘just’ Kamal Hassan into Padmasree Dr. Kalaignaani Kamal Hassan, the Universal Hero.

Cosmetic Breast Enlargement Surgery

Learn All You Can About Cosmetic Breast Enlargement Surgery (Ezine Ready)

By: Michelle Bery

In this world where plastic surgery has become something you can do on a weekend, more and more people are turning to surgeons to make their dreams of the perfect physique become reality. No plastic surgery is more commonplace for women than that of cosmetic breast enlargement surgery. Nothing gets at the heart of a woman's physical insecurity than not being able to fill out a shirt. There's something to be said for liking yourself the way you are. But when your breast size affects your whole perception of yourself - and there is a way to fix it through cosmetic breast enlargement surgery - you are more than likely going to consider this procedure.

Cosmetic breast enlargement surgery - like any surgery - has risks associated with it. But because cosmetic breast enlargement surgery is so common in cosmetic surgery offices across the country, the risks have been largely minimized. There are a multitude of highly skilled surgeons who are vastly experienced in cosmetic breast enlargement surgery; finding that doctor should be your first priority.

Research is crucial prior to surgery of any kind. Investigate the actually procedure of cosmetic breast enlargement surgery so that you understand what will happen to you in the operating room. Educate yourself on all the methods of cosmetic breast enlargement surgery so that you can decide what is important to you; some surgeons put the implant under the muscle, some do not; some make the incision under the breast and some make the incision around the nipple. Become a scholar of cosmetic breast enlargement surgery information so you can be well informed when interviewing surgeons.

That's right - interview surgeons. It's imperative that you find a surgeon who fits the bill when it comes to background, experience, and reputation. But it's just as important that you connect with the doctor on a personal level. If you feel rushed through a first meeting or feel that your questions were not thoroughly answered - or if you just simply feel uncomfortable - than this is probably not the doctor for you. This is your body; be sure that you find a doctor you absolutely trust to perform you cosmetic breast enlargement surgery.

Finally, it's helpful to speak with other women who have been through cosmetic breast enlargement surgery. Speaking with those who have undergone similar experiences can help you to prepare; knowing what to expect before, during, and after cosmetic breast enlargement surgery can make all the difference in a successful outcome.

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I Want To Catch Up On My Retirement Planning What Should I Do?

Good question and even better, you're thinking in the right direction about your future which is someday retiring. If you're one of those people who haven't saved any or very much money for your retirement, it's never too late for you to start now! It's important that you do start and soon. It doesn't take long for age to slip up on you fast if you know what I mean! So, just get started on your retirement planning now while you're thinking about it. You may want to consider some of these tips and information to get you started:

1) If the employer you are working for offers a 401K plan wherein you contribute a percentage of your earnings towards retirement, consider signing up for this plan! In most instances, the employer may match a percentage of the contributions you make to your 401K account. Your contributions can be made on a pre-tax basis which will help your money grow faster in your account.

2) You may want to consider taking a second job to add more income for your retirement. This will assist you in increasing the amount of money for your retirement fund. If you're able to fit a second job into your schedule, make sure this would be feasible for you and your family without causing problems.

3) Save more of your money by cutting back on some of your expenses. You may want to reduce the number of times you eat out, go to the movies, shop, and any other areas you can cut back on to save towards your retirement.

4) Consider saving your change! That's right, save your change. You would be surprised at the amount of money you can accumulate in a small amount of time by saving your change. Your change could be set aside for your retirement fund. So, start putting your coins away for your future!

5) Reduce or eliminate your spending on your credit cards. The less you pay on your credit cards, the more money you'll have to save towards your retirement. So, if you can pay cash for that item you need to purchase, do that instead of charging it to your credit card. You'll not only save yourself interest charges, but, you'll have extra money to put away for your retirement.

6) If you have a home and are using it as a cash machine or atm by taking out your home equity via loans or a credit line, stop what you're doing! Your home is one of your largest investments and will most likely be a retirement vehicle for you. You'll either want to have your home paid off prior to retirement or be in a position to sell your home to obtain the equity to use as retirement income. If you have your home equity tapped out, then you will not be in the position during your golden years to enjoy your retirement. You'll probably be still paying a mortgage that you may not be able to afford and will not have much money in your retirement fund.

It's better late than never when it comes to starting your retirement planning. So, go ahead, start working on catching up with your retirement planning today, you'll be glad you did!

By: Nocita Carter | Posted: 04-08-2006

Article Source:

http://www.articlesbase.com/advice-articles/i-want-to-catch-up-on-my-retirement-planning-what-should-i-do-45846.html

The Real Way to Lose Weight - and Keep it Off

If you’re tired of reading the same old articles about “quick and easy ways” to lose weight which lead to adding ten pounds to your old weight after you get off the diet, then this article may spark your interest. Everyone has seen all the advertisements on TV lately for diet products; it is becoming a bit excessive.

The best way to lose weight and keep it off is eating right and exercise.

You can read a million articles out there that will say “do something ridiculous to lose tons of weight!!” I’m not one to say these articles are wrong, because there is proof that some of these diets do work for people. The problem today is that people want quick results, when in fact they should be less worried about quick results and concentrate more on keeping the weight they do lose off.

The low-carb experiment

Let’s break down a low-carb fad diet. Whether it is Atkins, South Beach or any of the thousands of others out there, they all do basically the same thing; cut carbs way down if not out of your diet. But let’s not forget that carbs account for a lot of our daily intake, Pasta and Bread are not the only things that have carbs in them. Fruit, vegetables, and whole grain are just a few things that carbs are in and these carbs are healthy for you. So now you’ve cut all of them out of your diet, therefore starving your body of the natural carbs that it would take in on a daily basis. So overall cutting carbs out of your diet can help you lose weight, but also cut out the healthy carbs.

These diets DO work; they will get you down ten pounds in a short period of time if you follow it religiously, but let’s not forget what is going to happen over time. Now you’ve lost a let’s say 30 pounds in a 6-8 month period and now the key is to keep it off, but the problem is the majority of people who get off these diets go back to eating carbs, and reducing the amount of exercise that is required. Once you go back to carbs & stop exercising you go back to putting weight on.

The best route

Now that we have gotten that out of the way, let’s discuss what we should do to get the weight off and keep it off.

The best thing that you can do is to eat healthy; there is no way around this. You don’t need to do a fad diet like low-carb to lose weight; you can eat carbs and still drop the pounds.

What you will want to do is spend a little time thinking about what you eat in a day, and how much of it, and write this down so you have a clear idea of what you take in per day, you may even want to do it for a couple weeks to get an average of how many calories you’re taking in on a daily basis.

To find how many calories you should be taking in, you take your bodyweight * 10, so if you’re 120 pounds you would take in 1200 calories per day (this finds your BMR - Basal Metabolic Rate). But remember this is just an “about” since it doesn’t take into account exercise & your level of activity.

Now we need to talk about the amount of exercise you should be doing daily, here is a website to calculate the amount of calories you burn per amount of time you exercise:

http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc

Let’s put the fact out there that 3,500 calories is about 1 Pound. Say you take in around 250 calories a day less then your BMR and you burn 250 calories with exercise per day, over a week you will lose ~1 Pound.

Sure one pound is not the same as ten that you could lose with a low-carb in a two week period, but you have a much higher chance of keeping this weight off compared to low-carb.

Now you have a base of what you weigh, how many calories you take in currently, and BMR. The next step is to setup a diet that will fit your schedule; there are many factors that can alter this. In general a person has control over 2 out of 3 meals per day, while the other meal is decided by another person. On top of that you have to replace the old snacks between those meals with new, healthier snacks. I personally recommend baked potato chips, granola bars, and of course fruit & vegetables.

Here is a great resource that can show you foods that will help you get started on your road to success:

http://www.mypyramid.gov/

Recap

The key point is to eat healthy, and exercise, something that a lot of people procrastinate against. You don’t need a diet that will drop weight fast, then put it back on in a short period of time. Instead you need to eat healthy foods and get in 20-30 minutes of some form of intensive cardio (treadmill, elliptical, cycling, etc) and be active during the day. If you have some free time during the day go outside for a walk instead of watching TV or sitting around.

And remember -

You are what you eat. By: Daniel Lussier

Article source: http://www.articlesbase.com/weight-loss-articles/the-real-way-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-87748.html

Saddams Execution - Hanging Video

Saddam was tried and executed for murdering 120 Iraqi Civilians in 1982. Our modern day Hitler, ruler of a country for nearly 30 years, poisoning and executing his own people has finally gotten what was coming to him. Those in Iraq are celebrating today because now their fearsome dictator is no more. But..but..not all Iraqis celebrating this event because of the civil war they facing right now in Iraq. There is no peace in Iraq eventhough thousands of soldiers guarding every inch of land in Iraq. The Iraqis living in scare and facing death every day. Do you able to live in street waiting unknown person bombing you and your family anytime???

Thousands of Iraqi civilians died since the Civil War started after the US led war! This war started by Bush and Blair with reason to destroy bio-chemical weapons. None of these chemical weapons found yet in Iraq after 2 years. Bush declared victory after caught Saddam in Iraq. I am not sure the kind of victory he is believing by catch Saddam and his gang member. As a human I want to see peaceful Iraq without war,car bombings and etc. I may salute and respect Bush and Blair if there were achieve the victory in Iraq with priority given to the peace in ordinary Iraqis life.

I am not a cousin or fan of Saddam or supporting his actions during his life term in the world. But the point I'm making is when will Bush and Blair be held accountable for the atrocious loss of life in that country. As for killing his own civilians, it could be argued that Bush's domestic policies are doing their part there.

I am proud of the U.S's FORMER tradition of avoiding unnecessary foreign entanglements, and of realizing that the freedom of foreign individuals depends on their own volition. I am not proud that the U.S. is now viewed as the greatest threat in the world by people in other countries especially in Muslim nations.

This world would be better if everyone was ONE/United (no sides). That would include no racism, no politics, no war, no fights, etc. Unfortunately, that will never happen until the last date of world. The world will never be free and human kind will never be able to help one another. Now, the PEACE standing far out of the reach of human hands...

The great GOD is observing everything silently...may be the the punishment with big interest be given in a later date. :-)

Dictator Slays Millions In Last-Minute Push To Be Time's Man Of The Year

Dictator Slays Millions In Last-Minute Push To Be Time's Man Of The Year

RANGON, MYANMAR Although Than Shwe is considered a sadistic and merciless tyrant within the borders of Myanmar, his human-rights abuses have long been ignored in the international media.

Thousands More Dead In Continuing Iraq Victory

Thousands More Dead In Continuing Iraq Victory

President Bush said it was too early to call the continuing triumph in Iraq a "quagmire," even as the U.S. victory death-toll neared 3,000.

Happy New Year 2007

Wish you all Happy New Year 2007!

From, THaNaBaLaN
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Saddam’s execution a public murder, says Dr M

News source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/1/2/nation/16459167&sec=nation

KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has described the execution of deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein as barbaric, sadistic and a public murder.

In a statement yesterday, Dr Mahathir said the execution was sanctioned by US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, whom he labelled as war criminals.

He said the act of broadcasting the execution to the world on Saturday was a travesty of justice and meant to serve as a warning to peace-loving people that they must either bow to the dictates of the Bush administration or face the consequences of a public lynching.

Dr Mahathir, who is a member of International Committee for the Defence of Saddam, said the former Iraqi strongman’s trial process was a mockery of justice and no less a kangaroo court.

“Defence counsel were brutally murdered, witnesses threatened and judges removed for being impartial and replaced by puppet judges. Yet, we are told that Iraq was invaded to promote democracy, freedom and justice,” he said.

Dr Mahathir, a vocal opponent of the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 when he was prime minister, said what happened now was that a peaceful country had been turned into a war zone.

“If Saddam is guilty of war crimes, then the world must find Bush, Blair and (Australian prime minister) John Howard equally guilty, and the International Criminal Court (ICC) cannot but prosecute these war criminals,” he said.

He said the inaction by the ICC against the three leaders thus exposed its double standard, as it did not hesitate to prosecute war crimes committed in Darfur, Rwanda and Kosovo. – Bernama