Be an Expert on Anything

Extremely interesting! I'll just list the points. Read the entire article to know more:

1. Pick a field that can't be verified.
   
2. Choose a subject that's actually secret.
3. Get your own entry in an encyclopedia.
4. Use the word "Zeitgeist" as often as possible.
5. Be sure to use lots of abbreviations and acronyms.
6. Speak from the balls, not from the diaphragm.
7. Don't be afraid to make things up.
8. Don't limit yourself to current knowledge.
9. Get an honorary PhD. (Reminds me of someone :) )
10. Make a habit of name-dropping.

Wish I Were A Meter!

As the bikini turns 60, it's entering the electronic age with a new model featuring a built-in alarm to warn wearers to get out of the sun -- and ease concerns that the scanty swimsuits damage the health.

The American Cancer Society advises that the best way to lower the risk of skin cancer, the most common form of the disease in humans, is to avoid too much exposure to the sun and other sources of ultraviolet light.

So Canadian company Solestrom has come up with a new bikini that goes on sale next month with a UV meter built into its belt and an alarm that beeps to tell wearers when to head to the shade.

"There's so much concern about sun exposure and skin cancer that we saw the demand and designed something to be safe for the wearer," Solestrom spokeswoman Emily Garassa said.

Garassa said the meter on the $190 bikini displays a level of UV intensity on a scale from 0 to 20. A person's sensitivity to UV depends mainly on skin type, but generally three to five would be considered moderate strength, 8-10 very high and anything above 11 extreme.

Garassa said the company was already seeing high demand from Australia and South Africa, which have the world's highest skin cancer rates. The United States has about 1 million new skin cancer cases each year.

Despite increasing awareness of the sun's dangers, sales remain strong for the bikini, which celebrated its 60th anniversary this month.

A new survey by U.S.-based market research company NPD Group found the number of the suits sold in the United States rose 18.8 percent to 33.6 million in the year ended in April 2006, with sales worth a total of $811 million.

The two-piece suit was officially named the bikini in July 1946 by French automotive engineer Louis Reard who persuaded nude dancer Micheline Bernardini to appear in his design at a Paris beauty contest.

Reard named the design after Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, where the United States tested an atomic bomb, because he thought the excitement over it would be like an explosion.

Here's the source of information.

IIT Bombay to set up campus in Gujarat

Please read the referred post.

Yeh haath mujhe dede thakur

Apple’s products are now undoubtedly distinct among all other products, and this has turned into a great asset for Steve Jobs’ company. He can now rely on a huge community of Mac users who would rather cut a hand than give up their good ol` Macintosh…

Reminded me of the famous dialogue from one of the biggest Bollywood movies ever.

All jobs PASS

Job <307595> is submitted to default queue <normal>.
<<Waiting for dispatch...>>
Job <307596> is submitted to default queue <normal>.
<<Waiting for dispatch...>>
<<Job is finished>>
<<Job is finished>>
All jobs PASS.

That's what I had been waiting for for almost 2 weeks now, my first success!
:)

Bypassing The "blogspot" Ban in India

Inspired by Kaushik's post, here's mine.
Go through the link in this post and you'll find a handful of ways to show the finger to the stupid people who took this decision!

If none of this works, try creting an account on bloglines.com and subscribe to your most widely read blogs there. This is how I have been reading the blogs I follow.

Have a nice time blogging and reading!

Paying homage to Mumbai blasts victims

I am filled with sorrow and emotions. I feel sorry for all those who lost their near and dear ones.
Do take a look at the photos on the link in this post.

Free Linux DVDs

No, not just Ubuntu! They are shipping Fedora, Mandriva, OpenSuse, Debian, Gentoo and a few more distros.
Order them here.

Use Linux, Fall in love!