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Chennai and Rain - Perennial Problem

Chennai  , formerly known as Madras, is the fourth  largest metropolitan area of India and the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, Chennai had a population of 4.2 million in the 2001 census within its municipal corporation. The urban agglomeration of Chennai has an estimated population over 8 million, making it one of the largest urban agglomerations in India. Chennai's soil is mostly clay, shale and sandstone. Sandy areas are found along the river banks and coasts. Chennai lies on the thermal equator and is also coastal, which prevents extreme variation in seasonal temperature. For most of the year, the weather is hot and humid.  The average annual rainfall is about 1,300 mm (51 inches). The city gets most of its seasonal rainfall from the north-east monsoon winds, from mid-September to mid-December. Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal sometimes hit the city.  Chennai has the  Marina Beach  (second longest beach

Discover the 90/10 Principle

What is this principle? 10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react. What does this mean? We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us. We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane will be late arriving, which throws our whole schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic. We have no control over this 10%. The other 90% is different. You determine the other 90%. How? ……….By your reaction. You cannot control a red light. but you can control your reaction. Don't let people fool you; YOU can control how you react. Let's use an example. You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just happened. What happens next will be determined by how you react. You curse. You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over. She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her for placing the cu

Beauty of Math

1 x 8 + 1 = 9 12 x 8 + 2 = 98 123 x 8 + 3 = 987 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765 123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654 1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543 12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432 123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321 0 x 9 + 1 = 1 1 x 9 + 2 = 11 12 x 9 + 3 = 111 123 x 9 + 4 = 1111 1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111 12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111 123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111 1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111 12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111 123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111 9 x 9 + 7 = 88 98 x 9 + 6 = 888 987 x 9 + 5 = 8888 9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888 98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888 987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888 9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888 98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888 And look at this symmetry: 1 x 1 = 1 11 x 11 = 121 111 x 111 = 12321 1111 x 1111 = 1234321 11111 x 11111 = 123454321 111111 x 111111 = 12345654321 1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321 11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321 111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321 Now, take a look at this... 101% From a strictly mathematical viewpoint: What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE

Humour For You

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. (Hardly seems worth it.) If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. (Now that's more like it!) The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet . (O.M.G.!) A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes. (In my next life, I want to be a pig.) A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death. (Creepy.) (I'm still not over the pig.) Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories a hour (Don't try this at home, maybe at work) The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off. (Honey, I'm home. What the...?!) The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It's like a human jumping the length of a football field. (30 minutes..lucky p

On Being Coogee

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I am in a pretty darn good mood this morning. But then, we Rat Terrier dogs are addicted to good moods anyway. The fact is, though, I am about to be put down in 10 minutes and wanted to share some final doggie thoughts, if I may. It was a brain tumor that has put me down. So right now I'm at the wonderful Banfield vets here in the PetSmart store in Saratoga. We are preparing to bring an end to a life I lived so completely that I am now ready to go. I just heard my owner and our beloved vet, Dr Akawi, talking quietly as I slowly walk blindly in small circles around the room. I interrupted my tumor-driven ritual just long enough to ask if I could use the computer on the desk nearby to dash off a few lines to you while they went over the process and procedures for sending me off. Heck, it's truly no big deal to me. My Sugar Daddy, Charlie, however, has been crying and crying and ... well, we discussed my dying at length last night as we lay in bed.I did most of the talking as I

Life is a CAKE

This is about the best thing I've ever read as an explanation.  We all wonder many many many times over WHY?  Sometimes we wonder, "What did I do to deserve this?" or "Why did God have to do this to me?" Here is a wonderful explanation! A daughter is telling her Mother how everything is going wrong, she's failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away. Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, "Absolutely Mom, I love your cake." "Here, have some cooking oil," her Mother offers. "Yuck" says her daughter. "How about a couple raw eggs?" "Gross, Mom!" "Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?" "Mom, those are all yucky!" To which the mother replies: "Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully

Daily Rules

1. Wake Up Decide to have a good day. ' Today is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. ' Psalms 118:24 2. Dress Up The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. ' The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at outward appearance; but the Lord looks at the heart. ' I Samuel 16:7 3. Shut Up Say nice things and learn to listen. God gave us two ears and one mouth, so He must have meant for us to do twice as much listening as talking. ' He who guards his lips guards his soul. ' Proverbs 13:3 4. Stand Up For what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything.. ' Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good ' Galatians 6:9-10 5. Look Up To the Lord. ' I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me. ' Phillippians 4:13 6. Reach

Water intake keeps disease away

With the summer fast approaching, let us be prepared to fight the heat with a bottle of pure drinking water. Most people drink water only after the throat becomes parched and tongue turns dry. But by then, dehydration has already set in and it does not help if one consumes sugary beverages, say doctors. These beverages do not provide the nutrients the body needs at that time. Our body is made of 70 per cent of water. It is needed to digest food, and for smooth functioning of muscles, nerves and joints. Water flushes out toxins through the kidney and keeps the skin supple and soft. You should make it a habit to drink two-and-a-half glasses of water after brushing your teeth in the morning and 200 ml of water before going to bed at night. Drinking a glass of water every two hours activates the gut. Anybody over the age of 20 years needs 10 glasses of water. That is about 2.5 to 3 litres. Without water the skin loses its elasticity and blood becomes thicker. Cells require w

Things my mother taught me

My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE . 'If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.' My mother taught me RELIGION . 'You better pray that will come out of the carpet.' My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL . 'If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!' My mother taught me LOGIC . ' Because I said so, that's why.' My mother taught me MORE LOGIC . 'If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me.' My mother taught me FORESIGHT . 'Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident.' My mother taught me IRONY . 'Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about.' My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS . 'Shut your mouth and eat your supper.' My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM . 'Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!' My