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For all you movie buffs out there, you might not be aware but now there are many Indian online DVD Rental companies. They offer not only free delivery but also free pick up. There are many plans to choose from. The important thing to remember about them is that not all of these companies offer top-notch service and sometimes they might caught a lot of distress with their bad support / quality.

Below is a speech given by CA M.R.Venkatesh titled "Global Imbalance - An imminent Dollar Crisis" . The interesting part is that this speech was given by the economist long back before the current financial crisis in the USA. This is a must watch for everyone as it gives insight into some of the reasons for the current state USA is in.

Any idea on how much your wallet (+mobile) could be worth (generally speaking) keeping apart the liquid cash? - 60 k (credit card) + 25 k (debit card) + 5 k (calls using mobile SIM) = Rs.80000. So if someone gets hold of it and you don't become aware of it immediately, you could be robbed upto 80 K in a single day. Here are some neat tricks on minimizing the loss due to stolen debit/credit cards:

For me the most difficult question to answer during an interview is - "Where do you see yourself five years down the line?". At last, I think I have found the answer. This is where I see myself five years later.

As I grow older and as I see things happening in my society, I've begun to realize that "People Love To Hate". Anything goes wrong and they take out all their hatred and anger against someone. I cannot take a better example for this than the recent Mumbai blasts. Something has gone terribly wrong and what do people do? They curse the politicians and blame the Indian Intelligence Agencies. They see Ram Gopal Varma at the blast site the next day and they begin to call him names.

Owing to privacy concerns, access to Gallery has now been restricted. Kindly contact me using the Contact Me page for username and password to view my photo gallery if you are interested.

After almost three months of my birthday, I am now uploading the photos :). Part of it was because these snaps were taken by my friend's camera and it took time for me to get hold of them and part of it was because I couldn't take out the time (read as bad at time management) to publish them. Anyway, you can now access them at http://rahul.amaram.name/v/26-bday/ .

And a special note of thanks to my friend Veena for accompanying me throughout the day. My day wouldn't have been so much fun without her :).

A mail I had sent to one of my friends who said that she did not like giving dowry but was helpless as everyone in her caste expected it.

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From: Rahul Amaram
To: xxxxxxxxxxx

Subject: think about this

Ever seen those little pesky things come out at night from nowhere? Do you wish they were not there? Do you feel like getting rid of all of them or smashing them? Well, think again. These are no ordinary insects. They have evolved over millions of years to become one of the hardiest insects on this earth. Here are some interesting facts about cockroaches:

• Cockroaches can survive without water for about a month and without food for about three months.

The biggest blunder I believe I had done while purchasing my Llenovo Thinkpad T61 last year was to have it shipped with Vista rather than XP. Because Vista sucks big time!! But there was one wise choice which I had made then unknowingly. I paid a few extra bucks and went in for Vista Business rather than Home Edition. This proved to be a boon because Microsoft offers a valid downgrade from Windows Vista Business / Ultimate Edition to Windows XP Professional. For further details visit http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/VSTA-DWNGRD.html.