Obama's rise predicted as far back as 3 yrs ago

Barack Obama's astonishing rise to prominence as the first black presidential nominee of any major American party was predicted as far back as three years ago when the senator from Illinois with the self-confessed "funny name" was virtually a non-entity and no one could have believed he would oust Hillary Clinton as Democratic candidate.

Back in October 2005, a left-leaning British magazine listed Obama at the head of a 10-member rundown of "people who could change the world". The list, which included Sania Mirza and was sub-titled "revolutionising the future: from tennis to teleportation", pointed out that Obama was the only "out-and-out politician" it chose.

The prescience of the New Statesman, a substantially well-written if a trifle staid magazine originally established by the famous Fabians Sidney and Beatrice Webb, is now seen as nothing short of miraculous.

In India, it is astrologers who tell political fortunes. In the west, it is that other soothsayer - the media. In Obama's case, it appears to have come true.

Obama's proud place in the magazine's list of people who could change the world came barely 10 months after he became a senator and learnt to read a teleprompter. The New Statesman based its forecast that Obama would rise and rise and go on to do great, world-changing things, on his "political rock star attributes" and self-deprecating refusal to take himself too seriously.

The magazine admitted Obama "seems a little too primed for political superstardom" and acknowledged Washington's "habit of hailing new political celebrities, chewing them over and then spitting them out".

But it insisted the new senator appeared to have "come to DC prepared to shoulder the burdens of high expectations" and that its list was all about "being bold...our ten world-changers... reflect the ways that power and influence operate in our complex, interconnected world ...(the list) is intended to offer hope. Given that the present is characterised by relentless violence and carnage, man-made or otherwise..."

Scientology fever on Digg

Digg will give IT Admins of these scientology-based websites a hard time...

Ron Paul Letter Writing Campaign

Ron Paul Letter Writing Campaign

Contribute as much as you can. If you can not be in Iowa, you could still do the needful by writing letters to voters urging them to know more about Dr Paul. He is still not getting enough media coverage, even though he has crossed the much awaited 12 mil mark!

Go Dr Paul!!

McCain has lost touch with reality

CNN: Military Sources Respond To McCain's Escalation Remark With 'Laughter Down The Line'
Yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told radio host Bill Bennett that President Bush's escalation is working. "There are neighborhoods in Baghdad where you and I could walk through those neighborhoods, today," he said. Today, when CNN's Wolf Blitzer asked McCain why Americans still aren't able to safely leave the Green Zone in Iraq, the senator replied that Blitzer was giving three-month-old talking points:

General Petraeus goes out there almost every day in an unarmed humvee. I think you oughta catch up. You are giving the old line of three months ago. I understand it. We certainly don't get it through the filter of some of the media.

But according to CNN reporter Michael Ware, who has been in Iraq for four years, McCain is "way off base." He stated, "To suggest that there's any neighborhood in this city where an American can walk freely is beyond ludicrous. I'd love Sen. McCain to tell me where that neighborhood is and he and I can go for a stroll."

Ware also rebutted McCain's assertion that Petaeus travels in an unarmed humvee: "[I]n the hour since Sen. McCain's said this, I've spoken to military sources and there was laughter down the line. I mean, certainly the general travels in a humvee. There's multiple humvees around it, heavily armed."



Source: LiveLeak.com

Behind The Scenes Media Censoring Ron Paul?

MACKINAC REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE: September 22, 2007

Fox News Folks trying their best to keep the Ron Paul support close to zero...

Yep; that's what comes to my mind when I think of 'Fair and Balanced'

FOX News: A Ron Paul fan gets extreme

A fan of Ron Paul covers his entire Hyundai in Ron Paul stickers. Interesting to find this on FOX News!

McCain: I don't care if it's a banana

McCain says what he really thinks about a poll showing that 60% of military families don't believe the war in Iraq justifies the cost.

Why doesnt this lady give up!? John McCain doesn't believe in facts. The Bush government doesnt believe in facts. The facts are for stupids.

Beware of Invisibility

You never know when invisibility is going to strike. Or is this message too deep? Will surely make people stop and think.

(Near Ngorongora Crater, Tanzania)

My Ass opens at 6am

OK. Don’t get any ideas. This has nothing to do with my sanitary habits. This is a McDonalds sign posted in Yass, Australia.

Osama's Latest Video

Osama Bin Laden's latest video.

Am not sure if this is the full video or it truncated towards the end... but this sure has given some 'job security' to our media - they have something to report about every few minutes..

Oh well -- your comments are welcome.

Spammers getting very creative

This website looks very authentic and I almost gave my info to them...



Please spread the word around - the below mentioned email looks very authentic and takes you to a very authentic looking website -- but look at the URL -- it takes you to user888183311.com domain. I have notified etrade of this but in the mean time, please do spread the word around.

Awesome Panaromic Views of Epcot

Amazing panaromic views of Epcot (Disney, Florida)

Vishesh Soochna

Agar aap bus, train, plane ya kahin se bhi aa jaa rahe hon aur kisi mahila/ladki ke hath mein phool, dhaaga, ya chamakti hue koi bhi vastu dekhein to turant wahan se bhag jaye. Ye vastu RAKHI ho sakti hai. Apki zara si laaparwahi aapko BHAI bana sakti hai.

~~~~~ Bharat Sarkar dwara purush hit me Jaari ~~~~~

Man has 21st child at the age of 90

After SuperDaad's news [link], heres another weird guy... he became dad at the age of 90 and has no plans to stop!!



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The world's oldest father has done it again, fathering a child for at least the 21st time, at the age of 90.

Indian farmer Nanu Ram Jogi, who is married to his fourth wife, boasts he does not want to stop, and plans to continue producing children until he is 100.

Mr Jogi admits he is not certain how many children his series of four wives have borne him - but counts at least 12 sons and nine daughters and 20 grandchildren.

Two-week-old daughter Girija Rajkumari is the latest addition to the proud father's family.

"I want to have more children. I can survive another few decades and want to have children till I am 100 - then maybe I will stop." Mr Jogi said.

Mr Jogi, who attributes his remarkable virility to daily walks and plenty of meat, said: "I eat all kinds of meat - rabbits, lamb, chicken and wild animals."

Mr Jogi fathered his eldest daughter, Sita Devi, in 1943. His latest wife, Saburi, who has given him seven children, was first married to his eldest son Shiv Lal, who died 10 years ago.

Speaking from the family home in a remote village in Rajasthan, she said:

"At first I didn't want to stay here after my husband died. But Nanu promised to look after me and now we have seven children."

Mr Jogi's children and grandchildren live in six houses attached to his two-storey family home.

He said: "I have a perfect life - with so many children and grandchildren all around me, it keeps me young."

Superdad - SUPERDAAD!

A one-legged father-of-78 is preparing for his next two marriages as he closes in on his target of having 100 children by 2015.

UAE national Daad Mohammed Murad Abdul Rahman, 60, has already had 15 brides, though he divorces wives to make way for new ones in order to stay within the legal limit of four. His youngest child, Tariq, is 20 days old and his oldest, Ayoob, is 36. And he has more babies on the way from two of his three current wives.

Daad Mohammed lost a leg in a road accident and plans to have an artificial limb fitted in Jaipur in India – and while there he hopes to find one of his new brides. One more has already been lined up in Baluchistan, Pakistan.

“In 2015 I will be 68 years old and will have 100 children,” he said. “After that I will stop marrying. I have to have at least three more marriages to hit the century.

“Two of my wives are pregnant and they will give birth within two months. Tariq was delivered by my wife Mariam. He is healthy and happy and will have two more brothers or sisters soon. And I am also happy because Allah is giving me more children.” The retired truck-driver, policeman and soldier has two other babies – fourmonth-old Alma and eightmonth-old Sara.

Two other children, Adnan and Sulaiman, are under two years old. His wives and ex wives include Bedouins from the UAE plus women from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran and Oman. They live in Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. Daad Mohammed, whose home is in Al Bustan, Ajman, spends time with each of them and has a family get together every Friday.

He is head of possibly the largest single UAE dynasty with 127 members, including 49 grandchildren, and has 15 houses. Two of his wives have died. Now he is going to have the same type of artificial limb – known as the Jaipur foot – that Indian dancer Sudha Chandran uses.

“After Ramadan, I will go to Jaipur to get an artificial leg and marry a beautiful Rajasthani girl,” he told Emirates Today. “I have had seven Indian brides.

“At present I use a crutch to move around. I am told that the Jaipur foot works better than other artificial limbs.” Daad Mohammed said he received generous support from the Ajman Government, including houses and cash. He was paid a military pension of Dh24,000 a month by the Abu Dhabi Government.

“Even though my family is big, I don’t have any problem managing the budget,” he said. “If I buy fish for the entire family I have to spend a minimum of Dh500 per day. If the menu includes mutton at least Dh1,000 per day is required, and that’s just for the meat.” And despite having so many offspring he does not overlook the vital duty of any dad. He added: “I take care of their requirements – and pay pocket money to each and every child.”

Sholay Ke Thakur Ka Inteqam

Ramgadh ke vaasiyo -- Ab tumhe Gabbar se darne ki zarurat nahi. Thakur has a new weapon. Classic Sholay shot in new setting.. Thakur equipped with new tools.

Amazing Mother - Hats off to you

Ma Tujhe Salaam -- Hats Off to her courage, determination and her willpower.

This video just woke me up. We all think we have problems, but look at this lady. She has lost both of her arms, but she lives absolutely a normal life as everyone else. She looks after her baby, drive a car, and even run a business at home! Hats off to her.

A Very Rude No Parking Board: Hilarious

It would take guts to park here after all this is stated...

Accountability from Indian Railways? You must be kidding

This story is unbelievable but very welcome and appreciated... some hope in a bright future...

-Mg
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Source: DNAIndia.com

In Japan, if a train is late by more than a few minutes, it is said that the Railways pay the consumer some compensation, or at least refund them their fare for the journey. Most Indian consumers would laugh even at the thought of the Indian Railways offering them such a facility.

That is why the order of the Andhra Pradesh State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission in a recent matter (General Manager, South Central Railway vs. Vinod Sanghi & another) will come as a whiff of fresh air to the suffering Indian commuter.

Sanghi and a companion had booked tickets from Hyderabad to Delhi by Train No 2723, and had a further booking from Delhi to Haridwar, by a connecting train.

The Hyderabad-Delhi train was supposed to have reached Delhi by 8.40 am and the Delhi-Haridwar train was to leave some time shortly thereafter. Unfortunately, the train from Hyderabad was delayed by four hours, the passengers missed their onward connection and had to travel by another train for which the railways charged them an additional Rs500.

Sanghi protested against the unfair charge being levied on him. The railway refused to listen and Sanghi was forced to cough up the money. Sanghi then approached the District Forum at Hyderabad for the redressal. But the railways said the derailment of another train en route was the reason for the train to be delayed. They further stated that the consumers had thereafter cancelled their original tickets and bought fresh tickets for the other train.

After hearing both parties, the District Forum came to the conclusion that the delay in catching and/or missing the onward train was entirely the Railways fault and it would not be just to penalise the consumers for the same.

The District Forum held in the facts and circumstances of the case, the consumers should be paid a sum of Rs110, which they had lost on the cancelled tickets, refund of Rs500 that they paid in addition for the new tickets and a compensation of Rs500 for the harassment meted out to them.

The Railways went in appeal against the order, primarily on the ground that the claim should have been filed with the Railway Claims Tribunal and not in the Consumer Forum.

The State Commission negated this claim saying that the Consumer Protection Act was enacted specifically for relief to consumers. It said the District Forum was right in ordering the compensation to the aggrieved consumer and refused to interfere with the order of the lower court.

Google Maps take you into woods!

Link

I was trying to map directions to a place I need to go over the weekend and look what I found! Google Map recommends I spend some time in the woods! :)

On a serious note, looks like the image is a bit old and that the roads are newly built - a small phase lag. Hard to find such inconsistencies with Google products - for me at least. Interesting to see that the hybrid view shows the roads (map) in the woods.