Tuesday, 31 July 2007

Entry for August 01, 2007

I am very sad today…. I can’t tell more than this now…. I will tell when I will feel little better. Posting a song, which is one of my favorites. Hope to see you soon. Till then take care you all.

O DUNIYA KAY RAKHWALAY..................

FILM --- BAIJU BAWRA: 1952
Year :1952
Singer(s) :Mohd Rafi
Lyricist: :Shakeel Badayuni
Musician(s): :Naushad

bhagwaan bhagwaan bhagwaan
O LORD O LORD O LORD

o duniya ke rakhwaale
OH THE MAINTAINER OF THIS UNIVERSE
sun dard bhare mere naale
LISTEN TO MY PAINFILLED PLEA
sun dard bhare mere naale
LISTEN TO MY PAINFILLED PLEA

aash niraash ke do rango se duniya toone sajaayi
YOU CREATED THIS WORLD WITH HOPE AND DESPAIR
naiya sang toofaan banaya milan ke saath judaayi
YOU ALSO CREATED A STORM OF MEETING WITH SEPARATION
ja dekh liya harjaayi
I SAW YOUR WICKEDNESS
ho loot gayi mere pyaar ki nagari ab to neer baha le
MY VILLAGE OF LOVE HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY, SHED A TEAR
ab to neer baha le
SHED A TEAR
ho ab to neer baha le
NOW SHED A TEAR

o duniya ke rakhwaale
OH MAINTAINER OF THIS UNIVERSE
sun dard bhare mere naale
LISTEN TO MY PAINFILLED PLEA
sun dard bhare mere naale
LISTEN TO MY PAINFILLED PLEA

aag bani saawan ki barkha phool bane angaare
FIRE HAS BECOME THE RAIN AND THE FLOWERS SPARKS LIKE BURNT COAL
naagan ban gayi raat suhaani patthar ban gaye taare
THIS LOVELY NIGHT HAS BECOME LIKE A POISONOUS SNAKE
sab toot chuke hain sahaare
ALL SUPPORT HAS BEEN CRUMBLED
ho jeevan apna waapas le le jeevan dene waale
TAKE THIS LIFE BACK FROM ME O LIFEGIVER
o duniya ke rakhwaale
O MAINTAINER OF THIS UNIVERSE

chand ko dhoondhe paagal sooraj shaam ko dhoondhe savera
THE CRAZY SUN IS SEEKING THE MOON, NIGHT IS SEARCHIG FOR THE MORN,
main bhi dhoondhoon uss preetam ko ho na sakaa jo mera
I’M ALSO LOOKING FOR THAT BELOVED ONE WHO DID NOT BECOME MINE
bhagwaan bhala ho tera
MAY GOD BLESS YOU,
ho kismat footi aas na tooti paanv mein pad gaye chhaale
MY DESTINY IS SHATTERED AND THERE IS NO HOPE
o duniya ke rakhwaale
O MAINTAINER OF THE UNIVERSE

mahal udaas aur galiyaa suni chup chup hain deewaare
THE PALACE IS DEJECTED, THE STREETS ARE EMPTY, THE WALLS ARE SILENT
dil kya ujada duniya ujadi, ruth gayi hain bahaare
AS THE HEART BROKE THE WORLD GOT SHATTERED
hum jeevan kaise gujaare
HOW CAN WE LIVE THIS LIFE?
ho mandir girtaa fir ban jata dil ko kaun sambhaale
TEMPLE CRASHES DOWN,IT CAN BE REBUILT, WHO CAN TAKE CARE OF THIS HEART
o duniya ke rakhwaale
O MAINTAINER OF THIS UNIVERSE
sun dard bhare mere naale
LISTEN TO MY PAINFILLED PLEA
sun dard bhare mere naale
LISTEN TO MY PAINFILLED PLEA

o duniya ke rakhwaale, rakhwaale, rakhwaale, rakhwaale, rakhwaale
O maintainer of the world! Maintainer! Maintainer! Maintainer! Maintainer!

*rakhwaale* = Protector or Maintainer = GOD

Monday, 30 July 2007

Entry for July 31, 2007

TECHNOLOGY TUESDAY

Hypertension (high blood pressure) is the most common form of cardiovascular disease in the world, affecting nearly one in three adults.

High blood pressure is a threat because it makes the heart work harder, increasing its oxygen demands and contributing to angina (chest pain related to heart disease). Unchecked, high blood pressure increases the risk of heart attacks, stroke and kidney disease.

Some people can lower and control their blood pressure with healthy lifestyle measures - losing weight if necessary (even a 10 percent weight loss might do the trick), quitting smoking if that's an issue, limiting intake of caffeine (in coffee, tea and sodas) and alcohol, all of which can contribute to the problem, as well as cutting back on salt (processed foods are the biggest sources of sodium in today's Western diet) and practicing relaxation methods.

The last of these may be the most important, yet doctors often fail to emphasize the importance of learning how to relax the involuntary nervous system, which controls the tone of blood vessels. Meditation, yoga, breathing exercises, and biofeedback training can all help. There is a simple device called “RESPeRATE” (www.resperate.com) that teaches you to lower your blood pressure by changing your breathing patterns.

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If you have high blood pressure and have made and are maintaining these lifestyle changes, you might then try to cut down on your blood pressure medication. Do so gradually, and be sure to monitor your pressure at home - at least 2-3 times a day, both when you are calm and when you are not -to make sure that it doesn't start to rise. If it does, you'll have to return to the usual dosage of your medication. It would be best to make these changes under the supervision of your physician so you will not be alone in your efforts.

If you have a family history of hypertension, lifestyle measures may not be enough to keep your blood pressure under control - you probably will need some medication. But no one should depend on drugs alone. A healthy lifestyle, including relaxation practice, is also a key to keeping blood pressure in the safe range.

Sunday, 29 July 2007

Entry for July 30, 2007

SHARING SUNDAY

What if your favourite paintings, such as the Mona Lisa or The Last Supper, came alive and their subjects started talking to you via animated feature films? Or what if your favourite comic book characters Tintin, Calvin and Hobbes or Dilbert jumped out of print and into a world of animation? Auryn Inc, a US-based animation studio, is set to do just that. The studio is planning to convert the works of world-renowned painters such as Picasso, Leonardo Da Vinci, Degas and Monet into animated feature films.

YES, Today I want to share something different. I don't know how many of you know about this but an Indian American Umesh Shukla a founder of " Auryn" who started this company "Auryn" in 2004 in Los Angeles.

Auryn ( pronounced ôrin) develops and deploys emerging animation technologies to its own brand of unique content. Auryn was founded by seasoned animation and special effects industry veterans along with some great minds from academia. Some of the films that Auryn's core team was involved with include Titanic, Shark tale, Stuart Little, Spiderman and The Polar Express.

Above picture is sample of their work --- two animation films --

"In Winter Still" -- ( A Claude Monet Story)

When Monet's selfish gardener bans the children from playing in the gardens at Giverny, spring refuses to come and a harsh frost prevails, leaving Monet depressed. It will take the courage of a mysterious little boy to restore Monet and his garden.

"Almond Blossoms" -- ( Vincent Van Gogh Story)

Young Marguerite Gachet turns to the friendship and paintings of struggling artist Vincent van Gogh to help cope with her mother's life threatening sickness. In turn, van Gogh is inspired to create his greatest masterpiece: a magical painting to help save Marguerite's mother.

These both the stories are also available in one pack called "Painted Tales. Best gift to give children.

http://www.auryn.com/plays.php?file=pre&productid=1

http://www.auryn.com/plays.php?file=pre&productid=2

So just imagine all paintings of renown painters from all over the world will now start telling the stories of old times....which we can watch as Animated films.

So ARUYN company's website says --- "Painted Tales is a launch pad for creative thinking and art appreciation applauded by kids, parents & art teachers alike. Each imaginative tale stars a painter set within some of their most recognizable masterpieces. Our cutting-edge animation technology breathes new life and motion into a classical art form."

Till today I (we ) used to say how live are the colors and characters in the painting....but I will be more excited to see them alive on the screen!!!! LOL. Aryun has started their Indian office recently in Pune. :)
NOTE : Information of the blog is taken from internet after reading about this in our local newspaper.



Entry for July 30, 2007

MUSIC MONDAY

I hardly go to movie hall to watch movies. I think I have not visited any multiplex or theature since one or two years. This doesn't mean I don't love movies, I love movies & music so much but I don't get time on week days & on weekend, I am too lazy to go out! LOL But I am planning to see this movie called "Partner" ( which has beed released on 20th July I think.) I love to see light comedy. I love both the heros called Salman, a very handsome actor, who is sitting in the car & singing this song FIRST & Govinda ( for comedy & dances) plus I love the girlfriend of Salman (in real life) called Katrina Kaif who is dancing here with GOVINDA & NOT with Salman. She is so beautiful.... She is NRI. i.e. she is Indian from UK. Both Salman & Katrina looks great with each other that anybody can get jealous of them... See above picture ! This picture is NOT from Partner movie. ( but I am NOT jealous about this pair ! Though I have little crush for Salman but I would love if they get marry soon seriously.) The Actress who is dancing with Salman is EX-MISS UNIVERSE LARA DUTTA. Though she is very good human being ( I have read that she is good hearted woman) but I don't like her lookwise...I love Katrina lookwise.

Anyways there are more songs in this film & they are good too...but as you know, being very romantic myself, I have to choose this song from the film "PARTNER" for this Monday Music. I am sorry here BOTH the videos have some problem & song is not so clear but I am sure still you will enjoy this....

Thursday, 26 July 2007

Entry for July 27, 2007

Hello friends, though I am very happy-go-lucky type but sometimes, yes I am little moody person! Sometimes I need to talk with all & love to be in the company of friends but sometimes I prefer to be alone & enjoy my loneliness too! (May be it is sounding weird but it's true.) I thought a lot & deicided OK, though I have named whole week blogging in my way but I can't be so predictable! I am NOT!!! LOL ( this is the proof...hehehe) I love freedom & I myself also can't take that freedom from me... So here is my different blog.... a test from Tickle!!! Many of you know, I am test crazy, blogthing addict etc etc... So this is one more test :)

Pink , your mood swings between Calm & Happy

At any given moment during the day, you're likely to feel contented, calm and peaceful. Given your positive outlook on life and your steady demeanor, you don't all of life's difficulties to rile you up. You experience about 7 times as many positive moods as you do negative moods. You feel passive about 1 times as often as you feel active.

Your moods are infinitely varied and complex. They can range from happy to sad to energetic to passive with just about everything in between. In the following section of the test, we'll break down your moods into eight states. Understanding these eight states is the first step to monitoring and managing your mood swings.

Mood Highs & Lows
In addition to your top moods, and your predominant mood swings, you are likely to feel as many as eight different mood states throughout the day. They are:
  • Calm
  • Happy
  • Energetic
  • Enthusiastic
  • Passive
  • Uneasy
  • Exhausted
  • Sad
Your mood swings are what you are most likely to notice, but it is the frequency of each of these eight mood states that will have the greatest impact on how you handle and perceive situations every day.. In fact, your moods set the tone for all of your day-to-day experiences—they are the filter through which you experience the good, the bad, the highs and the lows of your day.

Let's see how your moods measure up on each of the eight individual mood scales.

Calm

You scored 10 out of 10.


When a person feels calm, he or she feels positive about life but generally has a lower level of energy. This lower level of energy can be beneficial insofar as it offers the individual time to think, reflect on and enjoy their feelings of optimism.

Happy

You scored 10 out of 10.


Happy individuals are generally filled with satisfaction and contentment. Happiness is a purely emotional state—it is not attached to a particular level of energy. It is quite possible for happy individuals to feel extremely satisfied and content with life, but to lack the desire to expend energy on making the situation even better.

Energetic

You scored 7 out of 10.


When a person feels energetic, it is usually experienced as a flurry of activity. Feeling energetic is neither positive nor negative. It's a neutral emotion that simply denotes a highly active state-most likely the result of channeling all feelings, both positive and negative, into actions.

Enthusiastic

You scored 7 out of 10.


A highly enthusiastic individual will experience positive feelings and high energy levels since enthusiasm is both a heightened emotional and heightened physical state.

Passive

You scored 6 out of 10.


Passivity is usually experienced as a stillness in mind and body. In fact, feeling passive is not indicative of happiness or sadness, rather it is a neutral state. The primary emphasis is on quietude, with little attention paid to a positive or negative mood.

Uneasy

You scored 3 out of 10.


When a person feels uneasy, he or she feels negative about life and invests high energy in their negative emotions. They often appear actively upset about the events in their life. Uneasiness is a complicated state because the two components—sadness and obsession over that sadness—feed off one another making situations seem worse than they really are.

Exhausted

You scored 2 out of 10.


When a person feels exhausted, he or she experiences negative feelings about life and exceptionally low levels of energy. An exhausted individual might feel depressed, yet be unable to muster the energy to make changes that would take their life in a new or positive direction. This is a particularly difficult mood to navigate since low levels of energy and sadness serve up a double whammy.

Sad

You scored 2 out of 10.


As you know, when a person feels sad, he or she is filled with a sense of dissatisfaction and has a negative outlook on life. Sadness is not attached to a level of energy. In fact, it simply denotes a highly charged negative emotion. A person can feel sad without experiencing fatigue or heightened states of nervous energy.

The Big Picture

You have now learned about the frequency of your eight mood states; but how do these moods affect one another? And more importantly, how do they affect you? Are your moods taking you on an emotional rollercoaster ride or is it pretty smooth-sailing?

The chart below shows your two most common moods Calm & Happy. It is the "distance" between these two moods that determines the type and intensity of your mood swings.

As you can see, your predominant daily moods are located near one another on the diagram. This indicates that you experience only the very slightest of mood swings and points to a regularity of mood causing you to be emotionally even-keeled. Of course, every now and again even your mood will swing which might surprise you!
Your Mood Swings: Causes and Culprits
Although you have a dominant mood, you are liable to experience any of eight mood states at some point. Depending on what's going on in your life, your moods can shift on a daily, monthly or even yearly basis. So what's the decisive factor? Well, it could be just about anything: Life events, both good and bad, your perception of those events, your physiological makeup, even your coping methods.

External Triggers

There's plenty of truth to the old saying: the only thing certain in life is change. Relationships fluctuate, world events—both tragic and joyful—take place without warning. Plain and simple: things happen, and these external influences trigger various mood states. Naturally, people have different responses these triggers.

For you, your mood tends to be most affected when you have a positive experience. You are particularly sensitive to the positive things that happen in everyday life and you have the ability to savor and celebrate even the smallest events. For you, finding a five-dollar bill on the ground would sooner raise your spirits than losing a five-dollar bill would lower your spirits.

Internal Perceptions

The way you perceive the events of your life can also play into the type and severity of the moods that you experience. Each of us has different internal beliefs about how life tends to unfold—whether you believe that it is dependent on your own actions or whether you think it is outside of your personal control. These internal perceptions can have a persistent and powerful affect on your mood state.

For you, your internal beliefs tend to emphasize your own behavior over external forces. You tend to blame yourself when things go poorly and take all the credit when things go well. Your particular thought pattern—which focuses on your own actions rather than on external events—has the tendency to stick you with a lot of responsibility for how situations in your life turn out.

If you believe your own accountability to the extreme, you will probably end up feeling a lot of self-inflicted pressure when it comes to your own success, with your mood suffering when you feel unaccomplished. Taking on too much personal blame when things go wrong can leave you feeling depressed, discouraged, and it can negatively affect your health. Conversely, affording yourself too much credit when things go well can leave you with an over-inflated sense of security, possibly setting you up for a big fall should anything outside of your control go wrong such as a natural disaster.

Most life events unfold as a result of both your actions and situational factors. By placing too much emphasis on either your own behavior or external forces, your worldview may become skewed in a way that is unhelpful in fostering your general well-being and happiness.

Mood Generalization

In many situations, people generalize their current mood to the rest of their life. They might feel that if one thing has gone wrong, everything has gone wrong or if something good happens, all of life is great. While this can sometimes take a positive form, by producing extensive feelings of optimism, it can also be an agent of gloom when carried into other areas of your life. The extent to which you consistently believe that you can generalize from your current experience to predict your future success will either negatively or positively affect your mood. In fact, the power of positive thought can often result in positive life events while the power of negative thoughts can result in negative life events.

For you, when things go wrong in your life, you tend to make sense of it by remembering that things haven't always been bad and that your situation will doubtless improve, especially if you are proactive in fixing the problem at hand. Instead of making negative generalizations about your life, you remain optimistic and try to change things for the better, if only by thinking positively. This kind of thinking keeps your mood upbeat even in adverse situations.

Physiological Factors

In addition to external forces and internal perceptions, physiological factors are often the culprits behind your mood swings. These might include hormone fluctuations, brain chemistry or diet.

Women who are in the premenstrual phase of their fertility cycle can have large hormone shifts that may affect their mood. For those women who don't menstruate, the onset of menopause, pregnancy or an insufficient body weight are all mood-altering factors and may entail hormonal changes of their own. Men are also prone to hormonal shifts, often experiencing a hormonal rollercoaster in adolescence, or later in life as postulated by the theory of "male menopause."

In addition, a person's brain chemistry can have an enormous effect on the moods they experience. In the most extreme case, "imbalanced" brain chemistry can lead to serious problems associated with mood such as depression, anxiety, and mania. The good news is that these imbalances can usually be treated with prescribed medications. If you feel that your mood swings sometimes get out of hand, you might want to seek professional advice.

Your diet and your intake of controlled substances can also have a significant effect on your mood. For example, eating sugary foods boosts your energy in the short term but ultimately results in a "crash" to a lower-level mood. Alcohol can have a similar effect, producing a brief "high" followed by a depressing "low."

As you can see, there are a variety of physiological factors that can affect your mood. While some are more manageable than others, it is important to take all of the above factors into account when figuring out the reasons behind your mood swings.

Coping Strategies

All of us have different ways of coping with the ups and downs of life. We develop these coping strategies through trial and error, determining what works best to improve a given situation. Effective coping skills can have a huge impact on mood management, allowing an individual to redirect their focus and turn a melancholy mood upside down.

When bad moods strike, you usually

The more tools and methods you have at your disposal, the more likely that you'll be able to solve any problem that comes your way. The Take Action! section below provides several alternative strategies for combating your negative moods.

Take Action!
There's no denying that when a bad mood hits, it's not fun. Still, not all negative moods are harmful—sometimes a negative mood can be a good indicator that things aren't going the way you'd like. A negative mood can be a call to action, even a blessing in disguise. However, when a negative mood spins out of control it can change from a helpful warning sign to a potentially harmful thought pattern that's extremely difficult to break.

Most of the time, a negative mood is caused by a loss or perceived failure. Major areas in our lives that are susceptible to these negative feelings include family life, romantic partnerships, work, career, and friendships. Sometimes a bad mood may seem to come from out of the blue, but more often than not, it can be related back to a very specific frustration whether in the past or present.

The next time you experience a negative mood, try the following steps:

Step 1: Focus on the event that is triggering your mood and...
  • change your behavior:
    • Simply stop doing anything that may be contributing to the problem
    • Make a list of things you could do to fix the problem
    • Make a plan to do things differently next time the problem arises
    • Remove yourself from harmful relationships or situations which are contributing to the negative mood
    • Seek advice from friends, family members, or other people that you trust—sometimes, another perspective is all you need to lift your mood
  • change the way you think about the event:
    • Have faith that things will turn out for the best. Hope, in and of itself, can be restorative
    • Make a list of the positive aspects of the situation—sometimes an important life lesson can come out of a seemingly bad event
    • Make a list of the things that are going well in your life and try to focus on those elements
    • Set aside a limited time to think about the negative aspects of the triggering event, then forbid yourself from thinking about it at other times of the day. For example, allow yourself 15 minutes each day to worry about the situation, and then stop
Step 2: Focus on the mood you are experiencing and...
  • actually do something to combat the mood:
    • Express your emotions through a creative outlet such as painting or singing. Creative activities can be extremely cathartic
    • Get some exercise—many studies have proven the benefit of exercise in alleviating depression or anxiety
    • Give yourself a little gift to lift your spirits
    • Keep yourself busy with things that are interesting or enjoyable to you— the more you busy yourself, the less time you will have to dwell on your negative thoughts
    • Offer your help to someone else—not only will this keep you busy, but it will also give you a feeling of accomplishment and self-worth
    • Spend some time with friends and family. Avoid isolating yourself, as loneliness may only feed your negative mood
    • Use relaxation techniques—from simple deep breathing to meditation
  • change the negative thought patterns that are produced by your mood or are contributing to your mood:
    • Allow yourself to imagine positive, seemingly unrealistic outcomes—this may trigger a fresh perspective or a new solution
    • Assess your feelings in an intellectual and rational manner—try to separate the actual facts from the emotion
    • Try to determine whether you are employing all-or-nothing or catastrophic thinking. If so, reframe your thinking in a more positive and realistic light
    • Gather strength and learning from your negative experience and then allow yourself to move on
    • Sometimes, denial is healthy and useful. Every now and again, force yourself to stop thinking about the situation actively try to forget or deny your negative emotions
Our list of strategies above demonstrates that, for the most part, behaviors, thoughts, and mood are highly interconnected. By adjusting one, you can affect the others. Accordingly, if you can find the power to assert control over one element in the equation, it can have a profound affect on improving your overall mood!
History Behind the Test
Tickle's Mood Swing test was created using the latest theories and measures from the psychology of mood and emotions. We conducted an extensive study with over 1,000 participants to ascertain and measure the major components of various mood states, the common causes of these moods, and effective coping strategies for altering moods.

As a major component of the Mood Swing test, Tickle recreated one of the most widely studied measures of subjective mood states, known in psychological literature as the Circumplex Model of Affect. This model was originally developed based on the work of psychologist Harold Schlosberg in 1941 as a structure for understanding conscious feelings and emotions. Many researchers have studied and elaborated on Schlosberg's original theory, most notably JA Russell in the 1980s. In Russell's Circumplex Model of Affect differing mood states are positioned on the circumference of a circle in an effort to visually represent the relative similarities and differences between moods. The further two moods are from each other on the circle, the more they contrast one another and the more dramatic the mood swing.

Using the Circumplex Model of Affect as a base, Tickle measured the top two moods that you experience on a daily basis to arrive at your most typical daily mood swing—that is, the distance between your top two daily moods.
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