I am a Virgo

My Sunsign is Virgo. So let me tell you what virgos are like...

Virgo as a woman

You are bashful, but you have all the necessary wiles and weapons, including a determination to pursue happiness. You seek romance, and commitment is an integral part of it. If you are in love, you go to any lengths to make sure it works. On the flip side, if you are in an unhappy relationship, you will snap the cords with ease.

You can be deadly practical and divinely romantic at the same time. You are a perfectionist, but not perfect yourself. You have your negative traits. You can be sickeningly prompt, and think that you are the best critic in the world.

Your easygoing nature makes you a reliable and steady sort. Your devotion also signals that you will work very hard to take any relationship far. You strive for the perfect relationship. You feel truly rewarded when the one you love is willing to give you time in the relationship. You are independent, and may seem cold on the outside, but your potent charms will merit a truly deserving partner.

You probably must be tired of hearing how beautiful you look. You wonder if something fishy is going on. Relax, it is just your diligent beauty regimen doing the trick. Your attention to detail is what keeps you looking smashing. One look at your cabinet, and you have a product for every feature there is! Good brands would probably name you customer of the year! You are brand loyal, and this is the secret of your appearance! Quality is your watchword, and you know exactly what you want.

You prefer light, feminine scents and soft, muted earth tones. Your greatest asset is your practical attitude and your self-assuredness. Now that is indeed a lethal combination!

About me...

Let me introduce myself, I am Sheetal thakur a hindu Punjabi girl. I love my tradition and culture. Punjabis are known for their zinda dil attitude and lively personalities. I live in Mumbai, a zinda dil city.

Recently I attended my cousin’s weddings, which was fantabulous, just like a wedding in Yash Chopra’s movies. I think now-a-days all the bollywood movies have to have a Punjabi wedding in it. So let me tell u about the Punjabi wedding. Here we go….

Punjabi weddings characterize the exuberant enthusiastic approach to life that most Punjabis have. The ceremonies begin shagun, an engagement ceremony where rings are exchanged and gifts are given by the bride's parents to members of the groom's family.

There are many similarities in the initial stages of a Sikh wedding and a Hindu wedding. It is only during the actual wedding ceremony that their respective traditions and beliefs are highlighted.

On the day of the wedding an important ritual connected with the bride is the bangles ceremony, where the maternal uncle and aunt of the bride put white and red bangles on the bride's wrists. Light ornaments of beaten silver and gold, called kalira, and are tied to the bangles.

The bridegroom's entourage, the barat, has its own customs to observe - more singing and dancing, decking up the bridegroom, tying the sehra (a sort of ornamental veil) over his face, leading him in procession, often on ghodi (horseback), to the marriage venue to the accompaniment of a brass band.

The actual ceremony for the Hindus is conducted in front of the ceremonial fire with both parents seated on either side of the bride and groom. They are deemed to be married only after they have gone around the sacred fire seven times - called the lawan phere.

The Sikh couple will sit before the holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, while prayers are said and the granthi instructs them on the duties of marriage. Finally they walk around the Guru Granth Sahib. Most Sikh weddings are conducted in the morning within the precincts of a gurdwara.

The concluding ceremony is the doli where an emotional farewell is given to the bride as she is taken to her new home in an elaborately decorated car.

Just like a bollywood movie.

New Look Of Yahoo

.mobi domain opens for business

The race for securing a slice of the "mobile internet" kicked off today with companies given their first opportunity to register for a new ".mobi" internet domain.

From today, trademark holders from within the mobile industry have the chance to register their trademarks as .mobi domains. From 12 June to 22 August, all trademark holders will be given the opportunity to get their hands on a .mobi domain before the whole thing is thrown open to the world and its dog on 28 August.

The idea behind .mobi is that it will funnel users to sites and services specially designed for mobile devices. According to the experts, it should appeal to phone operators, content providers, service providers, and handset manufacturers.

"Companies need to act quickly to ensure they protect their brands and existing online presence from potential threats," said Jonathan Robinson, coo of domain registrar NetNames. "The new .mobi domain will help make mobile internet addresses easier to market and remember and increase the volume of consumers surfing the web on the move."

Source : The Register

Microsoft Introduces Pay-as-You-Go Computing

Microsoft Corporation today announced the industry's first pay-as-you-go personal computing offerings powered by Microsoft® FlexGo(TM) technology, enabling more-flexible Microsoft Windows®-based PC purchasing options for customers in emerging markets. Customers can get a full featured Windows-enabled PC with low entry costs that they can access using prepaid cards or through a monthly subscription.

How the platform works

Microsoft FlexGo has two key components. First, there are specially-built PCs powered by Microsoft FlexGo technology that enable pay-as-you-go computing. Second, Microsoft FlexGo includes a provisioning server system that enables payment systems to add usage time to each PC with unique provisioning data.

1. Metering-capable PCs (hardware and software):
Microsoft FlexGo PCs are standard PCs with modifications that make it possible to meter computer use time and allow customers to pay for their PC in increments over time. The PC's metering policy tracks computer usage and notifies the user when they need to add more time. It also limits access to the PC when there is no more time available or when the integrity of the PC has been compromised (for example, if the system CMOS clock has been set back in time).

These are some of the hardware and software changes that Microsoft, along with key industry partners, has made to create FlexGo metering-capable PCs:

Hardware

•	Computer Use Metering. System components within the hardware allow for tracking computer use time, based on minutes of use or a specific end-date, as defined in the provisioning data that is independent of the operating system.
•	Metering Policy Enforcement. When all of the available computer time has been used, access to the PC is limited until more time is added. Metering policy is also enforced when there are signs that the system has been tampered with.
•	Anti-tampering Measures: These include hardware security technologies that make it inconvenient or costly for an individual to tamper with the components that meter computer usage. These features reduce the risk to those financing the payments over time for the PC.

Software

•	Interfaces to the Provisioning Server System. New interfaces have been created to connect the operating system to the Microsoft FlexGo provisioning server system in a secured manner.
•	Local Provisioning System. An operating system component, called the Local Provisioning System, has been added to enable metered use of the computer and to provide mechanisms to apply metering rules.
•	User Interface and Notifications. Updates were made to the user interface to help users with the new tasks related to pay-as-you-go and subscription usage. These updates include an activation and "add time" wizard, notifications to keep track of the remaining time, and a "limited access mode" that allows users to add time even if they have used all of their available PC usage time.

2. Provisioning Server System
The provisioning server system, together with existing payment systems, delivers provisioning data to each PC to add time as part of a pay-as-you-go or subscription transaction. To interface with different types of payment systems, the provisioning server system exposes a set of Web services that enable flexible configuration of provisioning data to create various product offerings:

•	For pay-as-you-go models, the technology platform uses 12-character pay-as-you-go codes, in conjunction with Microsoft's provisioning system, to deliver hours of computer use time to customers.
•	For subscription models, the technology platform includes a Software Development Kit (SDK) that enables businesses to use their existing billing systems to manage Microsoft's provisioning system in order to offer end-date based computer use time to customers.

About Google Trends

About Google Trends

With Google Trends, you can compare the world's interest in your favorite topics. Enter up to five topics and see how often they've been searched for on Google over time. Google Trends also displays how frequently your topics have appeared in Google News stories, and which geographic regions have searched for them most often.

How does Google Trends work?

Google Trends analyzes a portion of Google web searches to compute how many searches have been done for the terms you enter relative to the total number of searches done on Google over time. We then show you a graph with the results -- our search-volume graph.

Located just beneath our search-volume graph is our news-reference-volume graph. This graph shows you the number of times your topic appeared in Google News stories. When Google Trends detects a spike in the volume of news stories for a particular term, it labels the graph and displays the headline of an automatically selected Google News story written near the time of that spike. Currently, only English-language headlines are displayed, but we hope to support non-English headlines in the future.

Below the search and news volume graphs, Google Trends displays the top cities, regions, and languages for the first term you entered.

Turmeric Helps..

A study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) revealed that turmeric helps fight malaria too. Your Life does a round-up of 10 other health benefits

Heals wounds
Make sure to press a pinch of turmeric on a a cut or wound. It stops bleeding immediately. When used as a local applicant as part of emergency first aid, its antiseptic properties help wounds heal faster.

Reduces swelling
Because of its antiseptic qualities, turmeric, when applied, does not allow germs to thrive. It is effective against bacteria both, and viruses, thus controlling infection and swelling.

Prevents allergy
If you notice an allergic reaction on your body, apply turmeric on the area. It can stop a rash from spreading, or the incidence of any other allergic reaction. It also offers relief against itching.

Stops bleeding
Being haemostatic in nature, this condiment stops bleeding. Haldi helps blood clot faster, thus controlling its flow.

Purifies blood
It is believed that if you consume haldi-doodh, it’s a sure shot way to purify your blood. Since haldi is an anti-oxidant and warm in nature, it reduces free radicals in your blood, thereby purifying it.

Helps digestion
Food cooked with turmeric is digested easily since haldi helps improve the secretion of digestive juices.

Controls diabetes
The presence of turmeric helps control blood sugar levels, thereby preventing diabetes.

Throat infection
Add half a tsp of fresh turmeric powder to 30 ml of warm milk and consume once or twice daily in case of a sore throat. It’s a great antiseptic drink that will kill germs and prevent inflammation of the throat.

Cough and cold
Turmeric is considered one of the best remedies to treat common cold and cough. In case of a running nose, inhale the steam of burning turmeric for quick relief.

Skin care
Smearing turmeric paste on your skin is part of wedding customs in many Indian states. Its natural dye imparts a temporary glow to your skin. Adding a pinch of turmeric to sandalwood paste enhances the effect.

What does your sneeze say about you?

For the Achoo IQ study, Patti A. Wood combined a sneezing survey of 547 people with three months of “observational” analysis, and correlated people’s sneezing styles and behaviours with a personality test. Wood identifies four main types of sneezers:

The enthusiastic sneezer
This is a person whose sneeze you notice — like your grandfather whose sneezes terrify you, or your co-worker who always sneezes five times in a row. Big, lusty and powerful, this person is a charismatic leader and influencer. He/she is intuitive and can inspire and motivate others.

The nice sneezer
No showy histrionics or noise levels; nice sneezers hold it back so as not to offend. If you are a nice sneezer, you are warm, friendly and relaxed. Your relationship with others is the most important thing in life. You avoid conflicts and get along well with people. You are a good listener, though you feel interrupted sometimes.

The be-right sneezer
If you have a proper, dignified and moderate achoo, and cover your mouth with a tissue or hankie, you are a deep thinker. You always consider things before speaking, and notice mistakes that others miss. You have great insights and opinions, but don’t always get a chance to express them. You like to read books that make you think.

The get-it-done sneezer
Bang! Quick and hard. No nonsense. If that’s your style of sneezing, you are fast and decisive, efficient and uncomplicated. You don’t have to rely on others, are forceful and work to get things done quickly. You don’t like to be treated unfairly by others.

Your body is an OPEN book

5 ways to improve nonverbal communication

Make eye contact:
Eye contact helps regulate the flow of communication and signals interest in others. Eye contact with audiences increases the speaker’s credibility.

Smile more:
Smiling is a powerful cue that transmits happiness, friendliness, warmth, liking and affiliation. If you smile frequently, you will be perceived as more likeable, friendly, warm and approachable.

Use gestures:
If you fail to gesture while speaking, you may be perceived as boring, stiff and not animated.

Posture and body orientation Standing erect, but not rigid, and leaning slightly forward communicates that you are approachable, receptive and friendly. Avoid speaking with your back turned or looking at the floor or ceiling.

Be humorous:
Develop the ability to laugh at yourself. It fosters a friendly environment. To improve your nonverbal skills, record your speaking on videotape. Then ask a colleague in communications to suggest refinements