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Friday, December 28, 2007
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Eye Videos
Eyemaginations is a company that charges a whopper for flash video that can be used as patient education. They do have great graphics, I must admit. On the AOA website these videos are available to embed. Here is o...
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Grand Central
One of the very best services I have ever used! (besides Gmail of course). Rings, multiple phones, allows to listen in on voice mail, stores data online, visual voiceamail like in iphone, map features, groups. I can go on and on... Fantastic. I have been giving this number as my business phone. My only concern is that they should not change it...
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Jaxtr
i have a couple of folks from India who have given me their Jaxtr number. So, I decided to place this box online...Get jaxtr | Login...
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Smart Humor
Cyrus Broacha has some very intelligent humor on CNN-IBN. All the episodes are available to view here...IBNLive.com > The Week That Wasn't Liven up your weekends with pun-a-minute motormouth Cyrus Broacha. He will surely bust your brain with 100 per cent nonsen...
Monday, October 08, 2007
Google Phone?
I have waited to get the iphone. Think this has been a good idea...For Google, Advertising and Phones Go Together - New York Times Google declined to comment on any specifics of its mobile phone initiative. But its chief executive, Eric E. Schmidt, has said several times that the cellphone market presented the largest growth opportunity for Google. “We have a large investment in mobile phones and mobile phone platform applications,” Mr. Schmidt said in an interview this ye...
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
pAndurangAshtakam
For a change, I'm publishing a document called pAndurangAshtakam. This was published in a journal called Dharmaprakash from Chennai, India. Unfortunately, its no longer in publication.I managed to salvage a few bound editions and used to read at least one article a day from this......
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Friday, September 21, 2007
Jo Jo paramananda
Phew! It has been a few weeks since I posted a devara nAma. Feels good to do so today...
Hmm... Over the last few weeks I have had trouble with Ecto to publish @ Blogger. I also used a GTD tool called Journler and this does not support the new Blogger too!The good folks @ Download Squad pointed me to Qumana @ the right time. This is an app that lets you post to and manage your blog from the desktop rather than with a web-based interface.Even here, I have had error messages and its been frustrating...Hopefully I'll find a solution for this so...
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
New Blogging tool
I have just started using Ecto as my new desktop blogging tool. Have read some really nice reviews and the one that convinced me to give it a try was from ApplemattersHere is a screenshot from my de...
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
Madhavan's Promo about Sankara Nethralaya
I went to study here, oh! over 20 yrs ago...The education I received there was phenomenal. I have always admired the staff there. Sometimes, my young and rebellious attitude did land me in hot water, but I always tried to learn from experience.Today, I'm going to be a proud clinician based on the solid footing these folks gave me.As far as Madhavan and his promo goes - I feel that he is not natural.... but who cares....
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Recent downtime
My mac had to have its super-drive replaced. Sent it off to Apple for a few days. Felt like my arms were cut off and we are back this week.I plan to visit the new BAPS temple outside of Atlanta this weekend. I'll be posting some pictures of this place so...
Ananda Mayage
A new media site. Not nearly as quick ijigg. The files are uploaded, then a confirmation email sent. Clicking the link leads to the post. A bit longwinded. I hope this works well ...
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Monday, August 06, 2007
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Monday, July 23, 2007
Hindu Camps for Summer
The Hindu center in Charlotte had a 2 day summer camp that my 5 year old enjoyed thoroughly! Apparently Chinmaya Mission runs a month long camp in Annandale, VA...Camp Joins Summer Fun With Teaching Hindu Faith - New York Ti...
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
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Wednesday, July 04, 2007
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Palise Yenna Sri Mahalakshmi
The most popular singer in kannada devotional is Sri Vidyabhushana. Here a 2 renditions of the same song. Hope you like it...And here is the second version...
Monday, June 11, 2007
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
A facial for Taj Mahal
In India, a Jaundiced Pearl - washingtonpost.com Trained restoration artists would methodically apply the clay to every inch of the Taj, with the monument kept open during the treatment, said D.K. Burman, joint director of tourism for Ag...
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Singapore = N. Korea?
Singapore has been accused of acting like an"authoritarian state" after refusing to allow European Parliamentmembers to speak during a visit.BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Europe MPs 'gagged' by SingaporeWho would have thought that Singapore would be compared to N. Kor...
Monday, May 14, 2007
Friday, May 11, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Friday, May 04, 2007
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Monday, April 30, 2007
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Thursday, April 26, 2007
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Monday, April 16, 2007
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Blonde Joke an Optometrist would like...
Three blondes were all applying for thelast available position on the Texas Highway Patrol. The detectiveconducting the interview looked at the three of them and said, “Soy’all want to be cops, huh?”The blondes all nodded.The detective got up, opened a file drawer and pulled out a folder. Sitting back down, he opened it, pulled out a picture, and said, “To bea police officer, you have to be able to detect. You must be able tonotice things such as distinguishing features and oddities such asscars and so forth.”So saying, he stuck the photo in the face of the first blonde andwithdrew it after about two seconds. “Now,” he said, “did you noticeany distinguishing features about this man?”The blonde immediately said, “Yes, I did. He has only one eye!”The detective shook his head and...
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Free Online Books
Home | Scribd Scribd is a free online library where anyone can upload. Use our embeddablePDF player to publish and view documents right in your web browser. I came upon this site today. No need to sign up too!I have uploaded a couple of docs myself. It seems too good to be real. Very very fast. Easy on the eyes and it even allows documents to be downloaded as MP3 files.I'm sure they will be torn down for copyright violations very soon. But while it lasts, its a great site...En...
Yahoo's our City
Yahoo! OurCity - Chennai News, Events, Blogs, Photos & a lot more Our City is a dynamic representation of content created by you and everyone else. This started a couple of months back with just Bangalore and now has expanded to 16 cities. I love the new maps feature, where I can zoom into street level!The other thing I find very useful is the local time on the top Right. Reminds me not to call @ odd hours!The last time I left for India, I used to ask my siblings about local events - like carnatic music concerts - now I can find them listed right here.Lovely.......
Monday, April 09, 2007
A Charlotte Wedding
Over the weekend, we attended a wedding. It was my first cousin's son. Amazingly, I have not seen or heard from my cousin for the last 15 yrs, who lives in Washigton DC... Anyways, I was very happy to be a part of this wonderful celebration. Manu and Archana are the couple and I wish them the very be...
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Mangalathmka - Nambu Narayanana - Vidyabhushana
Every time I hear this, my hair stands on end... what a beautiful rendition...I hope you enjoy it as much as I...
Friday, March 23, 2007
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
My Business!
Well, In the last few weeks, I have taken the easy road of cutting and pasting some code to get my Daily Dose of DevaranAma. I have added little else because, I have been busy trying to put together a business plan/proposal. This is to have my own optometry practice. So, my days have been spent meeting with realtor's /builders/bankers/attorneys/design staff/architect... you get the point.It is amazing how quickly the $ add up! of course, everyone wants to make money, as I do too.One of the challenges has been to figure what to call the new practice... any ideas, please e-mail me.Here is the layout that I like best: Get your own Box.net widget and share anywhere!I should know how big my loan is going to be in the next few weeks. And once we set the ball rolling, there is no turning back.This...
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Friday, March 16, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Friday, March 09, 2007
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Karuniso Ranga - Vidyabhushana
P: karuniSO rangA karuNisOA: iruLu hagalu ninna smaraNeyittu enna OR alternately sung as:iruLu hagalu ninna smaraNe mareyadanteC1: rukumAngadanaMte vrata mADalariyenOSukamuniyaMte stutisalariyebakavairiyaMte dhyAnava mADalariyedEvakiyaMte etti muddisalariye2: garuDanaMte pottu tirugalariye nAnuvara kapiyaMte sEvisalariyesuramuniyaMte pADalariye nAnu[karirAjanaMte kareyalariye]siriyaMte neredu mOhisalariye3: baliyaMte dAnava koDalariyeno- bhaktichalavanariye prahlAdanaMteolisalArenu arjunanaMte sakhanAgisalahO dEvadEva purandaraviTT...
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Kandena Govindana - Ratnamala Prakash
kaNDEnA gOvindanA ----rIkAkSana pANDava pakSana(kaNDEnA)anupallavikEshava nArAyaNa shrI krSnana vAsudEva accutAnandanasAsira nAmada shrI hriSIkeshana sESa shayana namma vvasudEva sutana(kaNDEnA)caraNampuruSOttama narahari shrI krSnana sharaNAgata rakSakanAkaruNAkara namma purandara viThalanA nerenambidanO bELUra sannigana(kaNDE...
Monday, March 05, 2007
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Hoova Taruvara - Vidyabhushana
Sometimes, the lyrics may not match the song you hear. That's because artists sometimes choose to skip or re-arrange verses. I'm trying to find lyrics over the net and post em... so bear with me.Hoova taruvara manege hulla taruvaAva lakumi ramana ivagilla garuvaaOndu dala shree tulasi bindu gangodakavaIndiraaramanagey arpita yenutaaOndey mansinali indishayana yeneYendendu vasipanu mandiradolageyPandavara maneolagey kuduregala taa toleduPundarikaakshataa hullanoo tiniseeAndaja vaahana namma purandara vitalaTondarige tondanagi sancharisuti...
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Hanumana Matave - Vidyabhushana
hanumana matave. rAgA: janjUTi. Adi tALA.P: hanumana matave hariya matavO hariya matave hanumana matavOA: hanumanu olidare hari tAnolivanu hanumanu munidare hari munivaC1: hanumana nambida sugrIva gedda hanumanu nambada vAliyu bidda2: hanumanu olida vibhISaNa gedda hanumanu munidake rAvaNa bidda3: hanumanu purandara viTTalana dAsa purandara viTTanau hanumanoL v...
Monday, February 26, 2007
Hakkiya Hegaleri - Vidyabhushana
raaga : kannaDa kaaMbOdhi taaLa : Adihakkiya hegalEri baMdavage nODakka manasOte naanavage | pa | satraajitana magaLettida unmatta narakadoLu kaadidamatte keDahida avanaMgava satigittanu taa AliMganava | 1 | hadinaaru saavira naariyara sere mudadiMda biDisi manOharaaditiya kuMDala kaLisida hari vidhisuranRuparanu saluhida | 2 | uttama praagjOtiShapurava bhagadattage koTTa varaabhayavakarta kRuShNayyana naMbide shrImUrtiya paadava hoMdide | 3 | narakacaturdaSi parvada dina haruShadi prakaTaadanu dEvasharaNaagatajana vatsalaa raMga, parama bhaagavatara paripaala | 4 | hogaLi kRuShNayyana mahimeya mukti nagarada arasana kIrtiyaajagadISa prasanvEMkaTESanu bhaktaraghahaari ravikOTiprakaashanu | 5...
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
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Saturday, February 17, 2007
Puttur N. Nayak
I have a number of songs by Narasimha Nayak. I must admit that I have never been a fan of his. Most of his 'songs' sound like narration and almost always he has no idea how to finish the song besides repeating one line over and over again in a higher and higher pitch. But considering he has a lot of tapes released, he must be selling...So, here is today's po...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Inside Vidyapeetha
There is no photography allowed - of the deities - inside Vidyapeetha Bangalore.I did take this picture and love it...PICT0177 Hosted on Zoo...
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Amitabh as AlphaDog
I love the Colbert Report. Here is Amitabh as the Alpha Dog of the week.Here is the vid...
Encourgae Dating
Channelnewsasia.com Dating bootcamp gears Singaporean men up for Valentine's DaySingapore has one of the lowest birth rates in Asia. Folks are too busy building their career! The immigration department has tried to open its doors and this has not helped matters much! Here we have a governmental agency promoting dating...
Monday, February 12, 2007
Saturday, February 10, 2007
vittal swims
At the local YMCA, which is less than a mile from home, Vittal enjoys time in the pool. I have saved the movie from imovie in a 'compressed for web' format. So the pictures look a bit grainy. The next one will be @ much better quality....
Friday, February 09, 2007
Funny
One of the things I enjoy most on Sundays is reading the newspaper with a hot cuppa. Most of the comics are plain annoying. I just skim through them without as much as a smile. Doonesbury is an exception. This one is fantastic.Lately, my 5 yr old has joined me in reading. We both have loud (read fake) laughs at the comics...
Marethe Yeno Ranga
From the classic voice of Sri VidyabhUshana. Over 80% of Kannada devotional music has been rendered by him....
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
2 Songs today!
Missed posting yesterday! To make up, I'll post 2 songs.The first one is by Seshagiridas and the second by Mysore Ananthaswamy.-----------...
Monday, February 05, 2007
Sringaravagihudu - Madhu Balakrishnan
I so wish I could post lyrics along with the audio. So, I ask anyone with lyrics to send 'em over...Today's ent...
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Form Filler
I really like this Form Filler Add-On for Firefox called Sxipper! Easy to use, and quite versati...
Anu Raghavendra Stotra
Here is an alternate method to ijigg. Just in case. I'll try to mix the 2 services.Subscribe FreeAdd to my P...
Ambiga Ninna Nambide
An artist with a great voice, Ajay Variar. Not very popular currently, but I think great things awaits him. So, enj...
India Rising/Shining
In the mornings, I have been listening to NPR that broadcasts BBC International. The series India Rising has captivated me. The interview with Palaniappan Chidambaram and Amitabh were fascinating.You can take part by going here.Economist magazine does many country snapshots that one has to be a subscriber to get to. But here is a great way to represent key facts like economy and populati...
Friday, February 02, 2007
Go-dhAna (Offering of a cow)
I was browsing some pictures of my Zooomr account and found this one:It struck me as such a good idea. The couple who were donating the cow to the needy family were elderly and it was nice to see such respect to another life (both animal and huma...
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Snowed here!
I said cold snowy day in my last post. Here is video evidence of just thatWe stayed out for 15 mins until we got tired! it was nice to see some accumulation after 3 winters without a...
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
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Finding space for music
Since Audioblogger as been taken down by Google, finding space for your music files is a challenge. Here is a Digg like forum for music files, called jigg!Here is my first song there. Hopefully, it will be the last in my search...Enj...
Daily Dose of Dasa Songs
I have a ton of mp3 files that I have gathered over the years. I never get around to listening to many - they sit in my CD collection. I thought I might use this space to post one song a day using any available server.Here is my first Keshav%27s podcastGive it a listen!Enjoy! -- Keshav BhatClick here to get your own player.I hope you like this. I'll try to keep them coming on a regular ba...
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Photography Classes
Here is a great site with easy to understand instructions on photography. There are 10 lessons (in HTML) and a message board for you to ask questions and have them answered. Fantast...
Udupi Srikrishna Ratri Pooja
A short clip from udupi, a coastal city in Karnataka India.Krishna is Worshiped fourteen times a day by the swamiji. Of course The first ten take place in the forenoon and the remaining four are the evening services. Towards the end of the day, the Swamiji enters the sanctum sanctorum for the ratri pooja. After chanting the hundred and eight names of the Lord he offers naiveedya consisting of tamarind rice, pan cake, tender coconut, panchakajjaya and betal leaf and nut. He then waves aratis of different kinds. Coming out of the sanctum sanctorum the Swamiji offers worship to the idol of Madhvacharya at the entrance. The musicians known as bhagavatas sing devotional songs along with their disciples and dance according to the rythm. It provides a feast to the ey...
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Now this is more like it!
The last few weeks we had temps in the 70's! Not at all like January. No one was complaining though. Over the last couple of days, the numbers have plunged by 40 degrees. That's the view from my street...
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Funnies
I have friends who send me jokes by mail, most of which I delete - especially those that have Powerpoint presentation!I liked this list sent by my cousin in Thanjavur and enjoyed many of the definitions. here they are....1. Cigarette : A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end & afool at the other.2. Love affairs : Something like cricket where one-day internationals aremore ! popular than a five day test.3. Marriage : It's an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degreeanda woman gains her master4. Divo rce : Future tense of marriage5. Lecture : An art of transferring information from the notes of thelecturer to the notes of the students without passing through "the minds ofeither".6. Conference : The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.7. Compromise...
Friday, January 12, 2007
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Smoking Ban in US House Floor
Finally! Practically every state was banning smoking in public offices and its time the guys/gals who regulate every aspect of life here are subject to this.I have never smoked and am frankly disgusted by the smells. Not that I will ever be in the US Senate (ha!) but its always nice to see a move to leading a healthy life.Pelosi bans smoking near House floor - Yahoo! N...
Friday, January 05, 2007
Photo Gallery South India
When I left for India I was hoping to take many, many pictures. But when I got there, I was far too busy to take pictures, hailing an auto, holding on to my son or simply carrying those shopping bags!While waiting @ a doctors office, I saw this beautiful article in National Geographic.India: Southern India Photo Gallery @ National Geographic TravelerLove...
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Vittal in Bangalore
This is Gayathri - the latest addition to the Bhat Family. My Brothers darling (sorry Padmin...
BBC Person of the year
Time Magazine had 'YOU' as the person of the year. How boring and utterly unimaginative. I would have loved to see Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to head the speakership of the Senate in US history. But, I don't want to get too political here - my rantings shall remain off the blog pages.One of the first posts I put up on this blog was about Sir Richard Dawkins.Now, BBC has named him the Person of the Year.Dawkins talks with Bill Moyers (needs Real Player) about religion in America, evolution and its detractors and science as the best prism through which to understand the mysteries of the unive...
Monday, January 01, 2007
Latest from D40
Spent a few hours @ a nearby ski resort. The weather was lousy - raining! But my son had fun and I whipped out my new toy.Here are a few pictures from Zoomr - where I was lucky to get a Pro Accou...
Flying Chennai-Delhi in 22 hrs
I remember days whe I used to travel 22 hrs by Train from Chennai to Delhi. But I could not believe my eyes when I read this story!What should have been a two-and-a-half-hour flight from Chennai to Delhi turned into a 22-hour ordeal for passengers of an Air Deccan flight, thanks to a combination of ‘‘operational reasons’’ and the dreaded Delhi fog. powered by performancing fire...
A Birthday/New Year Gift to myself!
Over the holidays, I used a point and shoot digital camera that worked very well. Espeially because I could stick it in my pocket, carry my son if needed and go through security @ airports. A few days before we were to leave Singapore, my 5 year old wanted to take pictures of fish in a hotel lobby and dropped the camera. Not surprisingly, the lens got jammed and I was quite upset.I’ve been wanting to buy a prosumer camera for the longest time but I didn’t want to lug all that weight around.Came back home and researched.Here Here, Here, Here and HereFell in love with the Nikon D40. The replacement for the D50, it keeps the 6.1-megapixel sensor but boasts upgrades to the viewfinder, LCD, metering, processor speed, burst rate, noise suppression,...
