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Feb 26, 2009
New International Airport in Tiruchirappali (Trichy, India)
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Posted by
Krishna
Scheduled Email - Lettermelater
LetterMeLater.com allows you to send emails to anyone you wish, with the ability to have them sent at any future date and time you choose.
A feature missing from every email service is the ability to schedule when an email gets sent - you must click the "send" button at the exact moment of delivery.
With this service, you can write emails with your existing email address, and they will get sent at the exact date, or dates that you specify - down to the minute.
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A feature missing from every email service is the ability to schedule when an email gets sent - you must click the "send" button at the exact moment of delivery.
With this service, you can write emails with your existing email address, and they will get sent at the exact date, or dates that you specify - down to the minute.
Feb 24, 2009
Yahoo Briefcase Service Closing
"30 MB of storage space was enough for anyone" .. thats what Yahoo Briefcase started with. But, at that point of time, it really was a very useful bit of storage.
Now they are closing. On the 30th of March, Yahoo will be closing down its briefcase service and will delete all its files. The mail from Yahoo says:
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Feb 20, 2009
Top Rates Social Networking Site in India
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Articles
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Keysonic
Comscore results on Top Social Networking Site in India. Orkut reigned as the most visited social networking site in December 2008 with more than 12.8 million visitors, an increase of 81 percent from the previous year. Orkut’s audience was three times the size of its nearest competitor in the category. Facebook.com captured the #2 position with 4 million visitors, up 150 percent versus year ago, followed by local social networking site Bharatstudent.com with 3.3 million visitors (up 88 percent) and hi5.com with 2 million visitors (up 182
Top Social Networking Sites in India by Unique Visitors
December 2008 vs. December 2007
Total India – Age 15+, Home/Work Locations*
Source: comScore World Metrix
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Top Social Networking Sites in India by Unique Visitors
December 2008 vs. December 2007
Total India – Age 15+, Home/Work Locations*
Source: comScore World Metrix
Feb 14, 2009
RAVA KESARI (SOJJI)
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Recipes
Posted by
Sukanya
February 14th is Valentines Day and this dish goes out to my 5 year old daughter who is the biggest fan of this dish
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RAVA KESARI (SOJJI)
Rava Kesari also known as Sojji in Tamilnadu. Sojji is a simple, easy to make and very enjoyable sweet. "Easy to make" is an under statement, as; if the proportion of the ingredients is not correct; the Kesari will come out either too pasty or too dry. If the flame is too strong the sojji wont come out well. So, here’s the recipe for a perfect kesari (sojji). I had earlier blogged in the recipe of Strawberry kesari /sheera in my blog, Sukanya's Musings (Click on the link to check it out.) 
Here I would like to mention the Sheera made by the Maharashtrian Brahmins for Prasad for the Satyanarayan Pooja ceremony. It will always be so perfect wherever you go, whichever Satyanarayana Pooja you go to, not so pasty, separate and rich and exotic with loads of ghee. When we had the Satyanarayana pooja at home, I asked the Brahmin who made it how we does and he said that we take 1 ¼ cup of Semolina, ghee and sugar. I did want to try it but when it came to pouring the ghee I didn’t have the heart to pour so much, thinking of the calories and how many kilometers I will have to walk to burn it. So I sacrificed on the ghee and the result was a disaster.
Since my daughter is a huge Sojji / Kesari / Sheera fan, I searched and searched for the perfect recipe that would make my daughter compliment me and tell me that I make the best Kesari. She always compliments my downstairs neighbor’s Kesari and come what may she says I can’t match up to it. I asked Anita(my downstairs neighbor) for the recipe, even got it done from her, she makes fantastic Kesari, but, the same problem, oodles of ghee (Fat!!!! Calories!!! Weight!!!!) and my knees would turn to jelly. Every person I asked said, “Kesari wouldn’t be Kesari if there is no ghee”. But this recipe doesn’t have as much ghee and still tastes good. Here is a no-fail recipe, if followed properly as per the measurements given here and the procedure followed here. Make this Kesari and enjoy the compliments.
Ingredients
Cream of wheat (rava/ semolina) - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 - 1.5 cups
Clarified Butter (Ghee) - 3-4 tbsp
Cardamoms (de-skinned and crushed) - 3-4
Golden Raisins (kismis) - 8-10
Orange food color (kesari) -1tsp
Method:
Add 1 tbsp ghee in a wok with a thick bottom, when its hot add the raisins and de-skinned and crushed cardamoms, once the raisins become plump, Add the semolina and roast in the ghee along with the raisins and cardamom till the rava gets a faint pink color. Keep aside. Now in the same wok, add 3 cups of water, add the color and let it boil. When it comes to boiling point, add the semolina slowly, constantly stirring, and mix well. Allow the semolina to be cooked at medium heat. The trick is that the semolina has to cook well. Keep covered and cook for a while. When it is fully cooked, add the sugar and stir well. The sugar makes it watery, so stir well. When the sugar is fully dissolved, add the remaining ghee. Keep stirring until the semolina starts leaving the sides of the pan. Your Kesari/Sheera/Sojji is ready. Check the close up snap of the Kesari, it shows how moist and well cooked it is. Serve warm, dunk in with a spoon and enjoy it.
Feb 4, 2009
Railway Availability Calendar
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News
Posted by
Krishna
Cleartrip.com has introduced, I would call it innovated, a railway availability calendar, pulling data from the IRCTC website. This is a cool idea. Just enter your destinations and date range, and this system would tell you the availability across various trains over days. Try it here
Feb 2, 2009
Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu Movie Review
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Movies
Posted by
Siddhartha
If "Chennai 600028", "Subramaniyapuram" and "Poo" were a list of movies which hit the jackpot without following the conventional commercial plot, there is an addition to this list and that is "Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu".There is nothing new in the story line of this movie but the difference is pretty obvious in the way the screenplay has been drafted and executed on the adaptation of a real life incident and the director Susindharan has to be given special credit for the same.
"Vennila" is a struggling kabadi group which fails to win a single match at home and away. To maintain their self prestige they also try inviting their weak neighbours for a game but there too they are beaten fair and square.
Mari (Vishnu) shares a passion for the game along with his group of friends from a very small age and that passion kept continuing as they grew older in life. Vishnu unfortunately looses his dad to an accident at a very young age which forces him to abandon school and pushes him to the profession of farming.
Saranya Mohan (No name for her in the movie) then enters the scene with her charming smile and personna admires the genuineness in Mari and as time passes by falls in love with him. As luck would have it saranya a B.Sc student who had come to witness the temple function returns home to madurai promising mari a seventh standard drop-out that she will be back next year for the temple festival.
Mari and his friends decide to go to Madurai to participate in a competition for which they are not eligible but one of the participating team fails to turn up and that chance goes to the "Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu" who make a mockery of the opportunity at the beginning.
What happens after this mockery and whether Saranya and Mari get to unite at the end is the rest of the story. If you expect a normal cinematic type ending then you would be totally wrong as the director has created a dramatic twist in the climax.
Music by debutant Selvaganesh (Son of Ghatam Maestro Vikku Vinayagam) is very refreshing and special mention has to go to the "lesa" song.
On the whole a movie for the masses who are getting bored by the run-of-the-mill masala type movies.
"Vennila" is a struggling kabadi group which fails to win a single match at home and away. To maintain their self prestige they also try inviting their weak neighbours for a game but there too they are beaten fair and square.
Mari (Vishnu) shares a passion for the game along with his group of friends from a very small age and that passion kept continuing as they grew older in life. Vishnu unfortunately looses his dad to an accident at a very young age which forces him to abandon school and pushes him to the profession of farming.
Saranya Mohan (No name for her in the movie) then enters the scene with her charming smile and personna admires the genuineness in Mari and as time passes by falls in love with him. As luck would have it saranya a B.Sc student who had come to witness the temple function returns home to madurai promising mari a seventh standard drop-out that she will be back next year for the temple festival.
Mari and his friends decide to go to Madurai to participate in a competition for which they are not eligible but one of the participating team fails to turn up and that chance goes to the "Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu" who make a mockery of the opportunity at the beginning.
What happens after this mockery and whether Saranya and Mari get to unite at the end is the rest of the story. If you expect a normal cinematic type ending then you would be totally wrong as the director has created a dramatic twist in the climax.
Music by debutant Selvaganesh (Son of Ghatam Maestro Vikku Vinayagam) is very refreshing and special mention has to go to the "lesa" song.
On the whole a movie for the masses who are getting bored by the run-of-the-mill masala type movies.
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