Yours Truly!: Down the memories!!

Yours Truly!: Down the memories!!: This blog is dedicated to the place where I was born and raised, have spent 17 years of my precious life here. A small township with broad ...

When Monotony Strikes

When monotony strikes, I look at the sky

I search for my star, which leads my fate,

It looks so bright, makes me shine,

Since birth to mourn,they say it's mine,

Guiding my destiny , making me fly,

When I want something ,it makes me Sigh,

I crave for it,  I pray to my God,

To give me strength, make me bold,

When the days are bright, the Sun is high,

I walk down the road, I see them crawl,

I hope for the best, filled with zest,

The light gets down, the sky gets dark,

I look at the sky, I search for my star,

Which leads my fate,every now and then,

I wait for the dawn, I make a new start,

I walk down the road, I see them crawl.

When monotony strikes, I look at the sky...

The Uncertainty Principle

The evolution of the Universe is still not certain so as the evolution of life on the Earth. Life is full of uncertainty, you think of something, you get something, you want to do something and you end up doing some different things. All the great inventions and discoveries have also been part of this Uncertainty dilemma. Columbus was on a voyage to the India and he ended up discovering the America.

The uncertainty principle holds true in all the spheres of human life;be it your exams,career, health, relations and blah blah. Even the great mathematicians can not provide the solutions sometimes and end up having "uncertain" results. It's an illusion if you think you have total control over your life and you can predict the outcome with the kind of deeds you are doing.Life is all about uncertainty and surprises;the more you try to predict the instances, the more uncertain results will surprise you. 

I like exploring life in the "uncertain" way, when the results are not predictable and you always have an excitement quoting" what next" ? 

"You can not be certain about certainty"

Romanticism - The ever lasting form of Love..

Heard it somewhere "Love is like an itching in the heart which can not be scratched" . For me love has always been the purest feeling and like any other girl I always wanted to feel it. Had been through few short lived flings and faced the consequences too;but always used to wonder how would I get to know,when I would meet the right person, how would I know that he is the ONE.

When I see my parents,I wonder what made their marriage to be so successful and happy. Theirs was an arranged marriage and they had actually discovered each other after marriage. The chemistry that they share, the respect for each other is divine. But technically whatever has evolved in due course of time, its death is certain,but does it hold true for LOVE; it's just like any other emotion, like anger or depression; LOVE is just a hormonal change. Does it mean that my Flings were the result of my hormonal changes?Well that is something which I still don't know but whatever,the feeling was out of the world.
For some people Love is about "Emotional Security" that you give and get from your partner.It encompasses a wealth of different feelings, from passionate intimacy of romantic love to the emotional closeness of platonic love. For me Love has always been about Companionship and Romance,it's about accepting each other with their imperfections and flaws without complaining.,it's about holding each others hands through thick and thin;it's about growing old with each other.

I've always been a big time fan of romantic movies and novels;I live by them and it wouldn't be too much if I say that at time I literally fantasize myself completely lost in them.I feel "Romanticism" to be the evergreen and most passionate form of love which never dies irrespective of at what gear level your hormones are running.It is the state of being romantic,when the world around you is all flowery and rosy, you live in a fairy tale,you feel butterflies in your stomach, when you think you are the most beautiful person on the Earth; when you love YOURSELF and it isn't age specific; you can feel it at any age and through out your life. Being romantic varies from person to person but at it's core, romance involves doing something to express love and affection in a meaningful yet unexpected way, be it about doing silly things for each other or having a classy affair.

The perfect recipe for "Romanticism" is to keep the spark of love alive.

About 214 (204 in 2012) countries (approx.) participated.
The 2012 Summer Olympics was held in London, Great Britain which lasted from July 27 until August 8, 2012 which was about 17 days.

Summer Olympic Games
1) 1896 Athens, Greece - The first Olympics
2) 1900 Paris, France
3) 1904 St Louis (Missouri), United States of America
*) Intercalated 1906 Athens, Greece
4) 1908 London, Great Britain
5) 1912 Stockholm, Sweden
6) 1916 Berlin, Germany (cancelled because of WW 1)
7) 1920 Antwerp, Belgium
8) 1924 Paris, France
9) 1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands
10) 1932 Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
11) 1936 Berlin, Germany
12) 1940 Tokyo, Japan and Helsinki, Finland (cancelled because of WW2)
13) 1944 London, Great Britain (cancelled because of WW2)
14) 1948 London, Great Britain
15) 1952 Helsinki, Finland
16) 1956 Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden
17) 1960 Rome, Italy
18) 1964 Tokyo, Japan
19) 1968 Mexico City, Mexico
20) 1972 Munich, West Germany
21) 1976 Montreal, Canada
22) 1980 Moscow, Soviet Union
23) 1984 Los Angeles, United States of America
24) 1988 Seoul, South Korea
25) 1992 Barcelona, Spain
26) 1996 Atlanta, GA, United States of America
27) 2000 Sydney, Australia
28) 2004 Athens, Greece
29) 2008 Beijing, China
30) 2012 London, Great Britain
29) 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Afghanistan AFG

Albania ALB
Algeria ALG
American Samoa ASA
Andorra AND
Angola ANG
Antigua and Barbuda ANT
Argentina ARG
Armenia ARM
Aruba ARU
Australia AUS
Austria AUT
Azerbaijan AZE
Bahamas BAH
Bahrain BRN
Bangladesh BAN
Barbados BAR
Belarus BLR
Belgium BEL
Belize BIZ
Benin BEN
Bermuda BER
Bhutan BHU
Bohemia BOH
Bolivia BOL
Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH
Botswana BOT
Brazil BRA
British Virgin Islands IVB
Brunei BRU
Bulgaria BUL
Burkina Faso BUR
Burundi BDI
Cambodia CAM
Cameroon CMR
Canada CAN
Cape Verde CPV
Cayman Islands CAY
Central African Republic CAF
Chad CHA
Chile CHI
China CHN
Chinese Taipei TPE
Colombia COL
Comoros COM
Congo CGO
DR Congo COD
Cook Islands COK
Costa Rica CRC
Côte d'Ivoire CIV
Croatia CRO
Cuba CUB
Cyprus CYP
Czech Republic CZE
Czechoslovakia TCH
Denmark DEN
Djibouti DJI
Dominica DMA
Dominican Republic DOM
Ecuador ECU
Egypt EGY
El Salvador ESA
Equatorial Guinea GEQ
Eritrea ERI
Estonia EST
Ethiopia ETH
Fiji FIJ
Finland FIN
France FRA
Gabon GAB
Gambia GAM
Georgia GEO
Germany GER
East Germany GDR
West Germany FRG
Ghana GHA
Great Britain GBR
Greece GRE
Grenada GRN
Guam GUM
Guatemala GUA
Guinea GUI
Guinea-Bissau GBS
Guyana GUY
Nation Code
Haiti HAI
Honduras HON
Hong Kong HKG
Hungary HUN
Iceland ISL
India IND
Indonesia INA
Iran IRI
Iraq IRQ
Ireland IRL
Israel ISR
Italy ITA
Jamaica JAM
Japan JPN
Jordan JOR
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kenya KEN
Kiribati KIR
North Korea PRK
South Korea KOR
Kuwait KUW
Kyrgyzstan KGZ
Laos LAO
Latvia LAT
Lebanon LIB
Lesotho LES
Liberia LBR
Libya LBA
Liechtenstein LIE
Lithuania LTU
Luxembourg LUX
FYR Macedonia MKD
Madagascar MAD
Malawi MAW
Malaysia MAS
Maldives MDV
Mali MLI
Malta MLT
Mauritania MTN
Mauritius MRI
Mexico MEX
Micronesia FSM
Moldova MDA
Monaco MON
Mongolia MGL
Montenegro MNE
Morocco MAR
Mozambique MOZ
Myanmar MYA
Namibia NAM
Nauru NRU
Nepal NEP
Netherlands NED
Netherlands Antilles AHO
New Zealand NZL
Nicaragua NCA
Niger NIG
Nigeria NGR
Norway NOR
Oman OMA
Pakistan PAK
Palau PLW
Palestine PLE
Panama PAN
Papua New Guinea PNG
Paraguay PAR
Peru PER
Philippines PHI
Poland POL
Portugal POR
Puerto Rico PUR
Qatar QAT
Romania ROU
Russia RUS
Rwanda RWA
Saar SAA
Saint Kitts And Nevis SKN
Saint Lucia LCA
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines VIN
Samoa SAM
San Marino SMR
São Tomé And Príncipe STP
Saudi Arabia KSA
Senegal SEN
Serbia SRB
Seychelles SEY
Sierra Leone SLE
Singapore SIN
Slovakia SVK
Slovenia SLO
Solomon Islands SOL
Somalia SOM
South Africa RSA
Soviet Union URS
Spain ESP
Sri Lanka SRI
Sudan SUD
Suriname SUR
Swaziland SWZ
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SUI
Syria SYR
Tajikistan TJK
Tanzania TAN
Thailand THA
Timor-Leste TLS
Togo TOG
Tonga TGA
Trinidad And Tobago TRI
Tunisia TUN
Turkey TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uganda UGA
Ukraine UKR
United Arab Emirates UAE
United States Of America USA
USA
UK
United Kingdom
Uruguay URU
Uzbekistan UZB
Vanuatu VAN
Venezuela VEN
Vietnam VIE
Virgin Islands ISV
Yemen YEM
Yugoslavia YUG
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM

Source(s):

Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games

The United States has the most gold medals of all countries with 929 gold medals.
Germany (247)
Great Britain (207)
France and Italy (191)
etc.
http://sportige.com/2012-10-nations-with-the-most-summer-olympics-gold-medals-ever/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_medal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-time_Olympic_Games_medal_table

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/opening-ceremony-mysteries-solved-000005744--oly.html

Olympic Torch:
"The Olympic Torch today is ignited several months before the opening ceremony of theOlympic Games at the site of the ancient Olympic in Olympia, Greece. Eleven women, representing the Vestal Virgins,^{[notes 1]} perform a ceremony in which the torch is kindled by the light of the Sun, its rays concentrated by a parabolic mirror. The torch briefly travels around Greece via short relay, and is then transferred to the host city at a ceremony in the Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens.^[3] The Olympic Torch Relay ends on the day of the opening ceremony in the central stadium of the Games. The final carrier is often kept unannounced until the last moment, and is usually a sports celebrity of the host country. The final bearer of the torch runs towards the cauldron, often placed at the top of a grand staircase, and then uses the torch to start the flame in the stadium. It is considered a great honor to be asked to light the Olympic Flame. After being lit, the flame continues to burn throughout the Games, and is extinguished on the day of the closing ceremony."


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Flame


Olympic Rings:
"The emblem chosen to illustrate and represent the world Congress of 1914...: five intertwined rings in different colours - blue, yellow, black, green, and red - are placed on the white field of the paper. These five rings represent the five parts of the world which now are won over to Olympism and willing to accept healthy competition. Blue stands for Europe, black for Africa, Red for Americas, Yellow for Asia and, green for Oceania."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_symbols

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Hastinapur, the city of wisdom, in Argentina

Hastinapur has a total area of twelve acres. Its population consists of a dozen Indian gods and an equal number of Argentine human beings. Some of the Indian gods reside in authentic temples filled with the scent of Indian agarbatties while others stay outdoor enjoying the fragrance of the flowers from the garden. Some are sitting or standing on the pedestals and others hang on the sides of walls and pillars. The gods who have their own temples include Ganesh, Krishna, Surya, Narayana and Siva. Since it is Hastinapur there is a temple for Pandavas too. Hastinapur is clearly a place fit for the gods ...who should be pleased with the cleanliness of the place, the serene surroundings and the green garden with Rosewood trees. The only noise comes from the hundreds of birds nesting in the trees. Then there is the soft music of the devotees who sing Bhajans. It is indeed a divine place which inspires sacred thoughts and holy spirit.


The dozen Argentines who live there look after the gods and the place. During weekend, the human population increases to over one hundred. The Argentines do not go there seeking favours as many Indians do in Tirupathi. They go there for wisdom. This is why Hastinapur is called as the City of Wisdom (ciudad de la sabiduria). Saraswati, the Goddess of Learning blesses the students through the sculptures all around the compound. The Argentines learn philosophy, read in the library, practise yoga and meditation and sing Bhajans. On the other side of the fence, there are cows grazing and occasionally staring at the Indian gods. The cows are relaxed and free from fear because they know that they will not become food at the dining table in Hastinapur, which is a vegetarian place. The inmates cook vegetarian food and share it with the children from poor families in the neighbourhood.

Hastinapur does not have any godmen seeking fame and fortune and flaunting wealthy followers. It is an instituition to pursue pure wisdom, peace and divinity. Neither in the city nor in the website names of those who run the place are given. The founders and directors of the Hastinapura Foundation do not seek publicity. They are humble but devoted people. They have their professions as company managers, engineers or professors. They volunteer their time and talents for the foundation.Nor is Hastinapur the work of some overenthusiastic drum-beating Hare Krishna types or faith-lead Saibaba followers. Hastinapur respects all the religions and beliefs. Their ten temples include one for Buddha, one for Virgin Mary, one for the Greek god Demeter and another one called as the the Temple of All Faiths. Their library has books of all religions and schools of thought. Hastinapur seeks true wisdom, going beyond the boundaries of established religions. The City of Wisdom is not the ultimate destination. It does not prescribe wisdom doses. It simply helps people to seek, find and pursue their own path to wisdom. They give classes in yoga, meditation, philosophy, devotional singing and sacred drama. They organise workshops, seminars and retreats. They also provide community service. They celebrate festivals such as Ganesh Chathurthi and Baishaki. Their next project is to broadcast through radio. Hastinapur temples do not have priests or other middlemen between the gods and worshippers. There is no money collection, like in Tirupathi. Worshippers pray, recite mantras and sing devotional songs individually or in groups.

Hastinapur has a post graduate course in yoga which takes three years to complete. The classes are held in the weekends only. There are 2500 students studying yoga and philosophy in the Hastinapur centres. The students are being taught by 100 teachers on philosophy and 120 teachers on yoga.Many Argentines go to Hastinapur as a retreat from the hectic city of Buenos Aires which is just fifty kilometres away. They practise meditation in the quiet natural environment. They do yoga, read books from the library, discuss philosophy and join the singing of bhajans. Hastinapur is an authentic Ashram.

Hastinapur Foundation has published a number of books on Indian philosophy and translated Bhagwat Gita, Bhakti Sutras, Upanishads,Srimad Bhagwatam and Yoga Sutras. Their latest publication is Mahabharatha in Spanish. They have so far published three volumes and plan to do a total of twelve volumes in the coming years. Each volume is over 500 pages. The founder Alda Albrecht and other members of the Foundation have also written a number of books.

Hastinapura Foundation was established by Ada Albrecht in 1981. She introduced Indian philosophy and became a Guru for the Argentines seeking wisdom. She wrote a number of books such as ¨The Saints and teachings of India¨ and ¨The teachings of the monks from Himalayas¨. Gustavo Canzobre was one of her students, who is now the Director of the Hastinapur college of professors. He was seventeen years old when he became interested in Indian wisdom. During the Third Festival of India organised by the embassy in Buenos Aires in November 2010, he gave a talk on the temple architecture of South India. He has agreed to give a talk on Indian philosophy in the forthcoming Fourth Festival of India in December 2011. He is a manager in a local company for living and dedicates rest of his time to Hastinapura Foundation. He is knowledgeable about Indian vedas and upanishads and is going to India on his second visit in August this year.


The architectural and scuplting work of the Hastinapur complex has been done entirely by Argentines. The architects and sculptors have studied Indian temples and have done their work professionally and aesthetically. Even now they are constructing some more buildings with Indian sculptures and statues.


Hastinapura Foundation has sixteen centres in Buenos Aires and three more in the rest of Argentina. They have also established centres in Uruguay, Bolivia and Colombia. Information on the Foundation and its activities can be seen at their website.

Latin Americans are, of course, known for fun and fiesta. At the same time, there are thousands of Latin Americans who take Mahabharatha and Meditation more seriously than many Indians.

R. Viswanathan is the Ambassador of India to Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. This previously published article can be read at his blog (http://latinamericanaffairs.blogspot.com/)

Secret of Mona Lisa smile revealed

The famous smile of Mona Lisa, the magnum opus of Leonardo da Vinci, is no more a secret as scientists have decoded the technique how the Renaisance-era painter created a special effect to show the enigmatic expression.

According to the experts, the artist managed to achieve his trademark smoky effect, known as sfumato, on the painting by applying up to 40 layers of extremely thin glaze thought to have been smeared on with his fingers.

The glaze, mixed with subtly different pigments, creates the slight blurring and shadows around the mouth that give Mona Lisa her barely noticeable smile that seems to disappear when looked at directly.

With the help of X-rays, the researchers were able to see how the layers of glaze and paint had been built up to varying levels on the face, The Telegraph reported.

With the drying times for the glaze taking months, such effects would have taken years to achieve.

The findings also suggest that he used his fingers to apply the glaze as there are no brush marks or contours visible on the paintings.

The new discoveries have been made by scientists at Laboratoire du Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musees de France and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility.

Writing in the scientific journal Angewandle Chemie, Philippe Walter, who led the study, said: 'The perfection of Leonardo da Vinci's painting technique has always been fascinating.

'The gradation of tones or colours from light to dark is barely perceptible. Above all, the way the flesh is rendered gives rise to many comments because of its crucial role in the fascination exerted by Leonardo's portraits.

'Even today, Leonardo's realisation of such thin layers still remains an amazing feat,' Walter said.
The team also studied skin tones in six other of Leonardo's most famous paintings, including 'Virgin of the Rocks', 'Madonna of the Carnation', 'Saint John the Baptist' and the 'Virgin and the Child'.

Walter and his team believe that Leonardo experimented by creating different types of glaze and with different pigments to perfect the sfumato effect.

Professor Francis Ames-Lewis, vice-president of the Leonardo da Vinci Society, said: 'Leonardo da Vinci was concerned with producing smooth tonal gradients from light to dark without any perceptible change like we see in real life and sfumato was essential to this.

Isner finally triumphs in longest-ever match After 11 hours and five absorbing minutes on court, Isner finally triumphs in longest-ever match

After 11 hours and five absorbing minutes on court, John Isner wrote his name into the record books as the winner of the sport's longest ever battle when the giant American finally clinched the epic three-day, 183-game thriller 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-3), 70-68.

After the two men resumed on Thursday at 59-59 in the fifth set with exactly 10 hours on the clock, the conclusion came an hour and five minutes into the third day when Isner threaded a backhand pass up the line. The final shot of the match handed the 23rd seed what had proved an elusive break of serve that finally brought to an end an eight-hour, 11-minute final set.

The last break of serve had come two days earlier when Mahut had taken Isner's serve (to love!) in the second game of the second set early on Tuesday afternoon. That meant the two gladiators had held serve for an astounding 168 games before Isner collapsed to the turf after converting his fifth match point.

As the two men embraced after the final, 980th point of the match fans, media and players rose as one to applaud their heroic effort.

For the record, the match eclipsed the previous longest - a 2004 French Open duel between Frenchmen Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clement - by a massive four hours and 32 minutes. The combined ace tally stood at 215, with Isner hammering down 112, just nine more than his opponent on 103.

As the crowd waited for part three of this absorbing battle, there was a buzz of anticipation in the air. All those involved were ready. Swedish umpire Mohamed Lahyani was back refreshed, as were John McEnroe and Tracy Austin, both courtside to witness the drama. Even the scoreboard was in better shape, patched up and back in working order after conking out at 50-all on Wednesday night.

The first key moment came after only a couple of minutes as Isner delivered his 100th ace on his way to holding for 60-59. Fifteen minutes later Mahut matched the statistic as he held to bring the scores back to 62-62.

The match clock ticked over the 11-hour mark just as Isner made it 69-68, and in the next game the match was decided. A miscued drop shot from the Frenchman left him at 15-30, and although a brilliant serve and volley point made it30-all, the end was near.

An Isner forehand pass took him to 40-30 and his fifth match point, and a laser-like backhand that left the Frenchman rooted to the spot brought down the final curtain.

Isner's reward is a second round meeting with Dutchman Thiemo De Bakker, himself the winner of a marathon first match when he beat Colombia's Santiago Giraldo 16-14 in the deciding set. Perhaps they should be made to play best of three sets.

Vital statistics
Match duration: 11 hours, five minutes
Fifth set duration: Eight hours, 11 minutes
Total number of games: 183
Fifth set number of games: 138
Total number of points: 980
Isner aces: 112
Mahut aces: 103
Combined aces: 215
Isner winners: 246
Mahut winners: 244

Watch the Glimpse of some fantastic Ace shots by both the players & the winning moment of Isner:

Watch the Glimpse of some fantastic Ace shots by both the players & the winning moment of Isner:

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