How to fight against corruption in India?

Did you come across the corrupted system/people?
Are you suffering with that now? Do you have proofs for it?
If you have worry for our next generation or for our future then try to get proofs and inform Central Vigilance Commission @ http://www.cvc.nic.in/
or SMS with proofs @ 9223174440

Anarchy Game Arena ( Computer Gaming Center / Snooker Pool )

Are you in Hyd?
Do you play computer games & snooker?
Do you know the best place for playing computer games, snooker for best price?

Here is the address -
Anarchy Game Arena
Municipal no 20220310/66c, Western hills Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500072, Andhra Pradesh
Bus: JNTU Bus Stop
Open Daily 10:30am-10pm
ph: 9949754548

LAN & Online Gaming. (Counter Strike WarCraft III - DOTA FarCry NFS Quake and lots more). Fully Air-conditioned with 2Hrs Power Backup. Check below link for photos ...
http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=8537474590379042277&q=anarchy+game+arena+hyderabad

Lunar Golf - Nice place for kids + Kids B'day Parties

Recently I've been to Lunar Golf in Milpitas, CA for my Cousin's son b'day party and I felt its very nice place for kids to play Golf under/in-between glowing items. This place is available in many cities. Access below link for more details ...
http://glowminigolf.com/index.htm

Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero!

Gates unveils his vision for the world's energy future, describing the need for "miracles" to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he's backing a dramatically different type of nuclear reactor. The necessary goal? Zero carbon emissions globally by 2050

Refer http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/bill_gates.html for full video

San Francisco - Places to visit

Yesterday I had visited few places in San Francisco but before that I spent sometime on exploring the visiting places. I found the following places and thought of sharing it here for new visitors ...

1. Ghirardelli Chocolate Shop - http://www.yelp.com/biz/ghirardelli-chocolate-san-francisco-2
2. Fisherman's wharf
3. China Town
4. Pier 39 - Bay Cruise (Takes you under Golden Gate Bride and around Alcatraz)
5. Pier 39 - Aquarium of the Bay
6. Museums - Exploratorium, De Young Museum, SF Museum of Modern Art
7. Golden Gate Bridge & Presidio Park - Vista Point North/South
8. Alcatraz

Buy San Franscisco CityPass (http://www.citypass.com/) to visit most of the above mentioned places with unlimited Muni (Bus) & Cable Car acess to roam around the city for 7 days.
or
You can use Open top sightseeing bus tour - http://www.opentopsightseeing.com/index.php (21 stops covers all famous spots)

Parking is expensive(I paid 7$s per hour @ Pier 39 public parking), so better use BART or Cal Train to reach SF and then buy City Pass for roaming around all corners.

Mobile users can use http://www.wheretraveler.com/ to quickly find all spots near you in around 11 famous cities.

Telugu Books, Telugu Kathalu - Links

http://www.andhramania.com
http://www.greatertelugu.com

Fight Against Corruption

I wanted to draw your attention to this important petition that I recently signed:

"National Campaign Against Corruption - Petition to the Prime Minister of India"
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/killcorruption/

I really think this is an important cause, and I'd like to encourage you to add your signature, too. It's free and takes just a few seconds of your time.

H4 to F1 Visa Conversion Procedure

This post is very useful for those who are in US and who want to convert to F1 visa from H4. You need to plan for it atleast 3 to 6 months before applying for F1 as you need financial statement/bank balance or properties in India to support your education.

Following are the main documents that you have to work on as you have to get these documents from outside exclusively for this process ...

1. Maintain and get bank balance required by the university and get the official bank statement for 3 to 6 months from bank
2. Get the Sevis form from your college
3. Pay SEVIS fee 200$s @ https://www.fmjfee.com/i901fee/ and get the receipt
4. Get the check or Money Order for 300$s on "U.S. Department of Homeland Security"
5. Fill form I-539 online and have a print out of it and sign on it
6. Get your Spouse's employment letter

There are few other documents required for this process and I guess everybody will have those by default.

Final list of documents from your side ...

1. Cover letter
2. Original International Technological University SEVIS Form
3. Photocopy of I-901 SEVIS fee payment
4. Photocopy of Form I-94
5. Photocopy of current immigration status documents, visa stamp, and passport ID pages
6. Bank statements indicating that you have enough funds (as stated by the university) to complete the courses
7. Photocopy of Driver’s license (optional)
8. Photocopy of Health Insurance
9. Copy of marriage certificate
10. A completed Form I-539 (Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status)
11. A check made out to "DHS" for $300

Photocopy of following spouse's documents

1. Current immigration status document I-797A
2. Form I-94
3. Visa stamp
4. Passport ID pages
5. Paystubs of last 3 months
6. Employment letter stating current salary and job position

Colleges for Dependant (H4) Visa People

Most colleges will ask for GRE, TOEFL scores, some may ask only TOEFL.

Some colleges will not ask in case the dependant person completes 1 year in US.

In California community colleges will treat outsiders as residents after staying 1 year in California. You need to show proof for 1 year completion in California like Utility bill, State ID ... etc. As state resident you will get concession in fee.

Following colleges are some CA based private colleges located in Bayarea for MS ...
http://itu.edu/
http://www.svuca.edu/
http://www.npu.edu/

There are many good state Universities in case if you want to take your MS/MBA in good Universites.

Sites - Telugu - TV Channels, Cooking, News

http://desicable.net/index.html
http://kunkalamarru.net/
http://www.123andhrawala.com/ (Good in Google Chrome)
http://telugustudio.net/ (Good in Google Chrome)
http://videomasti.net/ (Good in Google Chrome)
http://telugunagar.com/
http://www.gayatrivantillu.com/
http://www.vahrehvah.com/
http://www.telugulivetv.tk/

Fremont - Hindu Temple

Fremont Hindu Temple - http://www.fremonttemple.org/

Milpitas - Sri Shiridi Sai Baba Temple

Milpitas - Sri Shiridi Sai Baba Temple - http://www.shradhasaburi.org/

Livermore - Shiva Vishnu Temple

Livermore - Shiva Vishnu Temple - http://livermoretemple.org

Montebello - Sri Shiridi Sai Baba Temple

Montebello - Sri Shiridi Sai Baba Temple - http://www.shirdisaila.org/shirdisaila/index.html

Malibu - Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple

Malibu - Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malibu_Hindu_Temple

Milpitas - Sri Satya Narayana Swamy Temple

Anybody looking for Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam, visit following link for more information.

http://www.siliconvalleytemple.net/

You can also contact them directly in case if you are interested in donating money for Satyanarayana Swamy temple construction.

Thanks Giving Sale - Link(s)

http://www.black-friday.net/

Credit Score in US

New in US, then you should know about Credit Score and how it will make your life easy in US ...

21 Things You Should Never Buy New

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/21-Things-You-Should-Never-usnews-2356162080.html?x=0

Very Good Quotes

1. A winner is not one who never fails, but one who never quits!

2. The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.

Reference:
http://www.onlymessages.com/good-morning.html

Interesting Facts - Links

India Driving Skills

Message from Abdul Kalam

Interesting Facts - Must Read

HOW A SON THINKS OF HIS DADDY AT DIFFERENT AGES:

At 4 Years

My daddy is great.

At 6 Years

My daddy knows everybody.

At 10 Years

My daddy is good but is short tempered

At 12 Years

My daddy was very nice to me when I was young.

At 14 Years

My daddy is getting fastidious.

At 16 Years

My daddy is not in line with the current times.

At 18 Years

My daddy is becoming increasingly cranky.

At 20 Years

Oh! Its becoming difficult to tolerate daddy. Wonder how Mother puts up

With him.

At 25 Years

Daddy is objecting to everything.

At 30 Years

It's becoming difficult to manage my son. I was so scared of my father

When I was young.

At 40 Years

Daddy brought me up with so much discipline. Even I should do the same.

At 45 Years

I am baffled as to how my daddy brought us up.

At 50 Years

My daddy faced so many hardships to bring us up. I am unable to manage

A Single son.

At 55 Years

My daddy was so far sighted and planned so many things for us. He is

One Of his kind and unique.

At 60 Years

My daddy is great.

Thus, it took 56 years to complete the cycle and come back to the 1st. Stage. Realize the true value of your parents before its too late.

Health:

1. Drink plenty of water

2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar

3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in

plants

4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy

5. Make time to pray

6. Play more games

7. Read more books than you did in 2009

8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day

9. Sleep for 7 hours

10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, SMILE

Personality:

11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about

12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment

13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.

14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.

16. Dream more while you are awake

17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..

18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.

19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.

20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.

21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

23. Smile and laugh more.

24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...

Society:

25. Call your family often.

26. Each day give something good to others.

27. Forgive everyone for everything..

28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6..

29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

30. What other people think of you is none of your business.

31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:

32. Do the right thing!

33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

34.. GOD heals everything.

35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change..

36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

37. The best is yet to come..

38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.

39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be HAPPY ALWAYS

A PENCIL MAKER TOLD THE PENCIL 5 IMPORTANT LESSONS

1. EVERYTHING YOU DO WILL ALWAYS LEAVE A MARK.

2. YOU CAN ALWAYS CORRECT THE MISTAKES YOU MAKE.

3. WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS WHAT IS INSIDE OF YOU.

4. IN LIFE , YOU WILL UNDERGO PAINFUL SHARPENINGS,

WHICH WILL MAKE YOU A BETTER PERSON.

5. TO BE THE BEST PENCIL, YOU MUST ALLOW YOURSELF

TO BE HELD AND GUIDED BY THE HAND THAT HOLDS YOU

The Time to Act by Jim Rohn

Engaging in genuine discipline requires that you develop the ability to take action. You don’t need to be hasty if it isn’t required, but you don’t want to lose much time, either. Here’s the time to act: when the idea is hot and the emotion is strong.

Let’s say you would like to build your library. If that is a strong desire for you, what you’ve got to do is get the first book. Then get the second book. Take action as soon as possible, before the feeling passes and before the idea dims. If you don’t, here’s what happens:

YOU FALL PREY TO THE LAW OF DIMINISHING INTENT.

We intend to take action when the idea strikes us. We intend to do something when the emotion is high. But if we don’t translate that intention into action fairly soon, the urgency starts to diminish. A month from now, the passion is cold. A year from now, it can’t be found.

So take action. Set up a discipline when the emotions are high and the idea is strong, clear and powerful. If somebody talks about good health and you’re motivated by it, you need to get a book on nutrition. Get the book before the idea passes, before the emotion gets cold. Begin the process. Fall on the floor and do some push-ups. You’ve got to take action; otherwise, the wisdom is wasted. The emotion soon passes unless you apply it to a disciplined activity. Discipline enables you to capture the emotion and the wisdom and translate them into action. The key is to increase your motivation by quickly setting up the disciplines. By doing so, you’ve started a whole-new life process.

Here is the greatest value of discipline: self-worth, also known as self-esteem. Many people who are teaching self-esteem these days don’t connect it to discipline. But once we sense the least lack of discipline within ourselves, it starts to erode our psyche. One of the greatest temptations is to just ease up a little bit. Instead of doing your best, you allow yourself to do just a little less than your best. Sure enough, you’ve started in the slightest way to decrease your sense of self-worth.

There is a problem with even a little bit of neglect. Neglect starts as an infection. If you don’t take care of it, it becomes a disease. And one neglect leads to another. Worst of all, when neglect starts, it diminishes our self-worth.

Once this has happened, how can you regain your self-respect? All you have to do is act now! Start with the smallest discipline that corresponds to your own philosophy. Make the commitment: “I will discipline myself to achieve my goals so that in the years ahead I can celebrate my successes.”

Funny - Njoy

Before marriage Vs After marriage

Before marriage ...
He: Yes. At last. It was so hard to wait.
She: Do you want me to leave?
He: No! Don't even think about it.
She: Do you love me?
He: Of course! Over and over!
She: Have you ever cheated on me?
He: No! Why are you even asking?
She: Will you kiss me?
He: Every chance I get.
She: Will you hit me?
He: Are you crazy! I'm not that kind of person!
She: Can I trust you?
He: Yes.
She: Darling!

After marriage ...
Simply read from bottom to top

Interesting Info - Do you know?

www.justdial.com

It's a world class local search service You can find info on any company, product, or service in over 240 cities in India.

You can also call them up 24x7, on phone (69999999), a local call in 240 Indian cities.

Ask for anything, you'll get the info on the phone and/or by SMS within 30 secs, and this service is absolutely FREE!

Track Mobile - If u lose your mobile in India , you can get it back

Nowadays each one of us carries Hi Fi Mobile devices and always fears that it may be stolen.

Each mobile carries a unique IMEI i.e. International Mobile Identity No which can be used to track your mobile anywhere in the world.

This is how it works!!!!!!

1. Dial *#06# from your mobile.

2. Your mobile shows a unique 15 digit.

3. Note down this no anywhere but except your mobile as this is the No. which will help trace your mobile in case of a theft.

4. Once stolen you just have to mail this 15 digit IMEI No. to cop@vsnl.net

5. No need to go to police.

6. Your Mobile will be traced within next 24 hrs via a complex system of GPRS and internet.

7. You will find where your hand set is being operated even in case your No. is being changed.

PASS ON THIS VERY IMP MESSAGE TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES.

If u lose your mobile, send an e-mail to cop@vsnl.net with the following Info:

Your name:

Address:

Phone model:

Make:

Last used No.:

E-mail for communication:

Missed date:

IMEI No.:

H1Bs

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a new memorandum to determine the existence of the required employer-employee relationship when adjudicating H1B petitions.

Top Visa Sponsor List

Murthy Law Firm is a nice site to look for immigration related matters.

Communication - Word(s) for the day?

Install free dictionary from here

02/16/10

1.Inexorable - Unyielding; Relentiess.

02/10/10

1.Tarradiddle - A fib; also , pretentious nonsense.

02/09/10

1.Vitiate - To make faulty or Imperfect.

Ex -

Mac Nelly is one of the few contemporary political cartoonists who can use humor to accentuate,not vitiate , his points.

02/02/10

1. Gelid - Extremely cold ;icy.

Ex -

The house was silent,filled with a Gelid,wintery hush even as lilac and dogwood leaves brushed darkly against the windowpanes.

01/29/10

1.Verboten - Forbidden;Prohibited.
Ex -

I'd observed several people taking photographs of these with their camera -phones,although a sign on a tripod just inside the door announced that all photography was verboten.

01/28/10

1.Machination- A crafty scheme intended to accomplish some usually evil end.

Ex-

Alongside the various representations of sincere tears, then, are a series of representations of insincerity and emotional machination.

01/27/10
1. Panjandrum - An important or self-important official.
Ex -
I have appointed myself the chairman,high panjandrum,Grand inquisitor --and sole member - - of a grievance committee of my own making.

01/26/10
1. Evince- To show in a clear manner.

Ex -
Those who supported the war in vietnam evinced no such fears and no reluctance about new adventures abroad.

01/25/10
1. Plenipotentiary - It refers to the person who has "full powers"

Ex-
An ambassador plenipotentiary or minister plenipotentiary has full power or authority to represent their country

01/23/10
1. Frangible -Capble of being broken .

Ex -
A frangible light pole base is designed to break away when a vehicle strikes it. This lessens the risk of injury to occupants of the vehicle.

01/22/10
2. Prevaricate - avoid giving a direct answer or making a firm decision.

Ex -
A. British ministers continued to prevaricate
B. The leadership's perennial obsession with secrecy led it to prevaricate about the extent of the disease in the capital for five months.

1. Nudge - To push gently
Ex -
A. I nudged Stan and pointed again.
B. This is an existing issue, but seems like it needs a good nudge.