Romance Is Coming In Romania

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/romanians-coming-who-alexandros-finomenos?_mSplash=1&midToken=AQFGTBkk8hSJtQ&trk=eml-b2_content_ecosystem_digest-recommended_articles-200-null&fromEmail=fromEmail&ut=3K2fMhw-M5pCE1

Emotional Quotient: EQ

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-tools/sb-how-to/are-you-emotionally-intelligent-heres-how-to-know-for-sure/article23148898/

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2nh221/:2I$z_p3x:PZk4qde6/www.entrepreneur.com/article/242881

Upgradation Of Railways

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=upgradation

Dedicated T0 Wives

http://www.amarujala.com/news/multiplex/time-pass/jokes/husband-wife-joke-hindi-jn-1/

Or, 

https://www.facebook.com/sabke.jokes/posts/755207144491595

(content above is in Hindi language)

Additional reading: 
https://m.facebook.com/BJandJamieFans/photos/a.120030198048940.16209.119792248072735/837004133018206/?type=1&refid=7&_ft_=qid.6119998493791668990%3Amf_story_key.-4357155355402115045&__tn__=E

Capital Gains

http://www.livemint.com/Money/7wuOLyuOV3KEZg9zlcI0KM/Best-ways-to-use-the-capital-gains-scheme.html

On Probate Of Wills: http://www.livemint.com/Money/ycXsQsl1XFdXhvV2W974vI/Probate-establishes-conclusively-a-persons-legal-character.html

Sex And Indian Women

http://m.timesofindia.com/life-style/relationships/man-woman/What-good-sex-means-to-Indian-women/articleshow/12579400.cms

Margaret Thatcher - The Iron Woman

https://m.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-h.ak/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-0/1509078_10205769314413667_6866270737732894637_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoiYiJ9&oh=512fa4b60da11fb254b9cf519eb69898&oe=5580DAD0&__gda__=1434587520_7a0a5aedee1770eda865ddcdcb79dc6d

Articles on IIT And State Boards And CBSE Marks

• http://dsanghi.blogspot.in/2012/10/12th-class-performance-of-incoming.html
• http://dsanghi.blogspot.in/2012/07/performance-of-droppers-in-iit-kanpur.html

Additional reading:

http://dsanghi.blogspot.in/2011/05/my-2011-list-of-recommended-csit.html

Knowledge

From https://www.valueresearchonline.com/story/h2_storyview.asp?str=27168

'Knowledge is subtractive, not additive - what we subtract (reduction by what does not work, what not to do), not what we add (what to do).'

Indian Man Beaten Up In US

I hate the fact that an elderly Indian was beaten up by a policeman in US last week. A man expects that he should be treated fairly by the people in the place he resides. The south (of US) is still kinda racist. Why do we have to go to a place where we don't seem to belong? 

But then I think how is it any different in India? 

A woman in Delhi (or in many other places in India) expects that she has a right not to be molested. But it does not happen and cannot be controlled, 

Probably we expect US to hold itself to higher standards than we set for India and Indians. I have seen in movies where the villain tells the policeman that the latter cannot just shoot and kill the former as policemen are accountable (implying that villains aren't). 

What a crappy bunch we have become.

Product Companies In India

http://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/et-commentary/india-must-break-its-cocoon-of-being-a-services-nation-to-be-world-beaters/

Additional reading:

• http://vbala99.blogspot.com/2012/09/importance-of-knowledge.html

Emotional Intelligence Vs Intuition

http://blog.omegazadvisors.com/series/emotional-intelligence-vs-intuition/

• http://omegazadvisors.com/2012/09/10/emotional-intelligence-vs-intuition-pt-3-problem-solving/ (read parts 1-6, this post is part 3.)

Additional reading:

• http://iveybusinessjournal.com/publication/the-effective-leader-understanding-and-applying-emotional-intelligence/

• "Our minds seek comfort. Our hearts seek truth"

• http://blog.omegazadvisors.com/series/feelings-emotions-intuition-difference/
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/19/the-habits-of-highly-intu_n_4958778.html?ir=India
• Intuitive Vs Rational: http://www.olamoller.com/intuitive-vs-rational/

Heart And Love

40 Rules: https://thevisionweekly.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/shams-of-tabrizs-40-rules-of-love/

Subscribing To Office 365

http://m.timesofindia.com/tech/computing/Microsoft-Office-365-Heres-why-you-should-or-shouldnt-subscribe/articleshow/46209135.cms

On Love

http://m.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/love-old-school/article6891350.ece/

http://m.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-anatomy-of-love/article6891489.ece/

Church Or Government? K OR CA?

Nice judgment and a step in the right direction: http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/right-to-religion-not-above-public-morality-sc/article6876039.ece/

Another step elsewhere in the right(?) direction: http://m.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/anna-varsity-to-revise-exam-pattern/article6876453.ece/

Excellent trend. Both of them.

Blouses For Thai Masam

An article on blouses here and the author's website on accessories here. The article describes how to mix and match blouses. A wrist length blouse is a must for those with sturdy biceps.

Best Inexpensive Laptops

If you are looking for inexpensive laptops in India, this is the place.

You need to decide whether you want Windows as OS. Chromebooks could be an option. There are links, at the end of the post, on Chromebooks which take you through features and prices. Processors come in different sizes and shapes. There is a link below that compares different processors and another on extended warranty.

Then you need to decide whether you need MS Office only or whether you want to consider other alternatives like Libre Office, Google docs. Even in MS office there are options (Office 2013, Office 365 etc). Links under Office Software section below provide info that could help you decide.

We start with laptops:

1. Searches
1. Laptops on Amazon: a
2. PCadvisor: a
3. TimesOfIndia: a, b
4. Snapdeal: a
5. Techradar: a
6. Laptops on OLX: http://olx.in/chennai/q-laptop-windows/
7. Create your own configuration
8. Dell: a
2. Specific models
1. LENOVO G5080 CORE I5 5TH GEN 12GB RAM 500GB HDD WINDOWS 8.1 1YR WARRANTY
2. Asus: X200LA: 
3. HP  15-ac101TU Notebook (Core i3 5th Gen/ 4GB/ 1TB/ 15.6"/ Win10) with Opical drive (N4G35PA): Rs 30,500 
4. Lenovo Flex
5. DELL INSPIRON 15 N3542 CORE I3 4TH GEN 4GB RAM 1TB HDD WINDOWS 8.1 WARRANTY (No MS Office) Rs 27,999 
6. ASUS X552CL-SX019H 15.6-inch Laptop (Core i3-3217U/4GB/500GB/Win 8/2GB Graphics), ASUS customer service:1, 2, Rs 31,000
7. Dell Celeron 2955U, 500GB, 2GB RAM: Rs26,000
8. Asus T100, 2 (also read this, this. Buy THIS on Ebay: Rs 25,000 with Windows 8.1 and MS Office and Snapdeal (32GB, Rs24,000).  One of the Asus models has 32GB SDD and 500GB HDD. 
9. HP 13-C019TU Stream (Notebook) (4th CDC/ 2GB/ 32GB EMMC/ Win8): Rs 17,400
10. http://olx.in/item/new-dell-inspiron-n3542-core-i3-4gb-1tb-windows-8-1-rs-28-999-IDZ6y3B.html#1221eca324 Rs29,000
3. Comparison of Intel atom processor with other cpu's: Core I3, Intel Celeron 2955U, Intel Pentium T4200. (Read about SSD and HDD here). (Sony Vaio: T4200 Dual core)
4. Extended Warranty: http://www.snapdeal.com/products/computers-warranty-insurance?sort=plrty&q=DeviceType_s%3ALaptop%7C

Office Software: 

Note that Microsoft's Office Online, Google Spreadsheet, Libre Calc seem to have some common problems if you are planning to migrate from Excel.

• If the original file size is large (even 3-4MB), the options mentioned above have performance problems. They will be much slowed than Excel.
• If the excel file is password protected, the alternatives don't work. You have to remove the password first.
• If you use the alternatives and download / save the large spreadsheet as .xlsx and then open in Excel, you may get a message saying that the file is get corrupted and then a popup saying which xml's got fixed etc. After that you may not trust the data in the xlsx file. 
• Libre seems to have a nice ability to use functions and procedures. It needs a JRE (Java Run Time) engine to be installed.

With these in mind, here are the links about various options:

• http://download.cnet.com/blog/download-blog/microsoft-office-2016-buy-vs-subscribe
• http://www.flipkart.com/microsoft-office-home-student-2013/p/itmczy2f7ptsn9yh?pid=OFFDJTJGV8Z2QYW6&ref=L%3A-8015954782474385579&srno=p_1&query=MS+office+windows+license+&otracker=from-search
• Office 2013 and Office 365 and other Office Equivalents:
• http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/office-2013-license-limited-to-just-one-computer/
• http://readwrite.com/2013/02/14/microsoft-buy-office-365-not-office-2013
• http://www.wsj.com/articles/do-you-really-need-microsoft-office-anymore-1407873198
• https://products.office.com/en-us/office-365-personal
• Libre Office
• Differences between Libre Calc and Excel
• Functions and procedures
• https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/d/dc/CG3407-FormulasAndFunctions.pdf
• http://blog.louic.nl/?p=594
• https://help.libreoffice.org/Calc/User-Defined_Functions
• https://help.libreoffice.org/Basic/Using_Procedures_and_Functions
• Function to calculate factorial
• Function to calculate discount in Excel

On Chromebooks:

• FAQ: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Playing FLV files: 1 and 2
• MS Office: 1 (read about limitations), 2, 3, 4
• Microsoft Online or Webapp Excel: 1, Word etc: 1
• Password protect a Google doc: 1 or 2
• Winzip: 1, 2
• External (hard and DVD) drives: 1, 2, 3
• Skype: 1
• Yahoo Messenger: 1, 2
• Some models: 1, 2, Dell Chromebook 11

Additional reading:

1. Ultrabooks: http://www.in.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/laptops/Best-Ultrabook-the-top-thin-and-light-laptops-in-the-US/articleshow/38481270.cms
2. http://Calmisc.blogspot.com/2015/06/i3-i5-i7-processors-what-are-they.html

STBA

STBA: Imagine a door went shopping for fruits and not having any hands to carry the fruits, wore the grapes in the front and the jackfruit in the back.

A friend also used the phrase "bright taillights" to partially explain this.

TA Rajalakshmi

TA Rajalakshmi, "one of the best devadasis of Tiruvidaimarudoor" as per Wiki, lived in Kolkata and had been the guru of Chitra Visveswaran and Vani Ganapathy.

And what is it that many of the senior teachers of Bharatnatyam dance in those years seemed to be Pillais? Here is one more dance and Pillai combination: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sripriya

See the image (you need to zoom plenty): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanjavur_Quartet

Read about Vazhuvoor Ramiah Pillai (and see the list of his disciples, maybe it's exaggerated?)

About TA Rajalakshmi by Chitra Visveswaran: http://www.abhai.org.in/e-patrika/yaaro-ivar-yaaro-august-2013.html and http://bharathanatyam.in/about-her-guru.

TAR herself apparently was a disciple of  Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai as per http://www.bhavalaya.com/art%20and%20culture/famous_bharatanatyam_dancers.html

Modern Times

Movie has a nice song and a great skating performance blindfolded by Charlie Chaplin.