Saturday, July 25, 2009

நியூஜெர்ஸியில் ஒரு இலக்கிய சந்திப்பு

சத்யராஜ்குமார் அவர்களின் ஒரு கதையை ரசித்து படித்தேன். மிகவும் நன்று. அதுவும் நான் அமேரிக்காவில் வாழ்ந்ததால் இன்னும் ஒரு படி மேலே ரசித்தேன்... நடக்கும் டிரைவிங் குளறுபடிகள் அருமையா படம் பிடிச்சிருக்கார்!

நியூஜெர்ஸியில் ஒரு இலக்கிய சந்திப்பு

அருமையாக இருந்தது.

//நான் அமெரிக்கா வந்து ஆறு மாதம் கூட ஆகவில்லை. நாலு தடவை பெயிலாகி போன மாசம்தான் ஒரு வழியாய் கார் ஓட்ட லைசென்ஸ் வாங்கினேன். // எந்த ஸ்டேட்?

//ராஜேஷ்குமாரையும், சுஜாதாவையும் தவிர வேற யாரையுமே தெரியாது// பாலகுமாரனை விட்டுடீங்க!

//க்ரவுட் இல்லைன்னா வேந்தன் மனசொடிஞ்சுடுவார். ப்ளீஸ், உன் ப்ரெண்ட்ஸை கூட்டிட்டு வந்துருடா// நிறைய கூட்டங்கள் பில்லியில் அப்படிதான்! (தமிழ் சினிமா தவிர! :-))

//நயன்தாரா என்றால் வருவேன் என்றார்கள்.// அட்சரம்.... (ஆசான் சுஜாதா...)

//அஜாக்ஸ் படித்தால் // :-) இப்போ க்லவுட் கம்புடிங்...

//இண்டியன் ஸ்டோர்ஸ் எலுமிச்சம்பழத்தை டயருக்கடியில் நசுக்கி// வெல் டன்.

//'நார்த்லதான் இருந்தேன். எப்ப திசை மாறினேன்னு தெரியலைடா கோபி.''// ரொம்பவே கஷ்டம்!

Friday, July 24, 2009

கரண்ட்டும் சண்டையும்

அபார்ட்மென்டில் அமளி
அசோசியேசன் நடத்துபவர்கள் கேட்டது
அதிகம் மாதம் இருநூற்றிஎன்பது
கர்நாடகாவில் கரண்ட் கட்!

ட்ரான்ஸ்பார்மர்கள் செயல் இல்லை
இடம் மாற்றம் சப்பைக்கட்டுகள்
வாரம் இரண்டு நாள்
எட்டு மணி நேரம் கரண்ட் கட்!

மூக்கால் அழுது பணம் கட்ட
மாதம் எட்டு நாளுக்கு கரண்ட்
இல்லாக்கொடுமை இல்லை ஜெனரேடர் ஓட்டம்
மாத இறுதியில் கரண்ட் பில் முன்னூறு குறைவு!

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Regards
Vijayashankar

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Swine Flu details

What is swine flu?
Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses. Outbreaks of swine flu happen regularly in pigs. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do happen. Most commonly, human cases of swine flu happen in people who are around pigs but it's possible for swine flu viruses to spread from person to person also.

Are there human infections with swine flu in the U.S.?
In late March and early April 2009, cases of human infection with swine influenza A (H1N1) viruses were first reported in Southern California and near San Antonio, Texas. CDC and local and state health agencies are working together to investigate this situation.

Is this swine flu virus contagious?
CDC has determined that this virus is contagious and is spreading from human to human. However, at this time, it not known how easily the virus spreads between people.

What are the signs and symptoms of swine flu in people?
The symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people have reported diarrhea and vomiting associated with swine flu. In the past, severe illness (pneumonia and respiratory failure) and deaths have been reported with swine flu infection in people. Like seasonal flu, swine flu may cause a worsening of underlying chronic medical conditions.

How serious is swine flu infection?
Like seasonal flu, swine flu in humans can vary in severity from mild to severe. Between 2005 until January 2009, 12 human cases of swine flu were detected in the U.S. with no deaths occurring. However, swine flu infection can be serious. In September 1988, a previously healthy 32-year-old pregnant woman in Wisconsin was hospitalized for pneumonia after being infected with swine flu and died 8 days later. A swine flu outbreak in Fort Dix, New Jersey occurred in 1976 that caused more than 200 cases with serious illness in several people and one death.

How do you catch swine flu?
Spread of swine flu can occur in two ways:

* Through contact with infected pigs or environments contaminated with swine flu viruses.
* Through contact with a person with swine flu. Human-to-human spread of swine flu has been documented also and is thought to occur in the same way as seasonal flu. Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.

Are there medicines to treat swine flu?
Yes. CDC recommends the use of oseltamivir or zanamivir for the treatment and/or prevention of infection with these swine influenza viruses. Antiviral drugs are prescription medicines (pills, liquid or an inhaler) that fight against the flu by keeping flu viruses from reproducing in your body. If you get sick, antiviral drugs can make your illness milder and make you feel better faster. They may also prevent serious flu complications. For treatment, antiviral drugs work best if started soon after getting sick (within 2 days of symptoms).

How long can an infected person spread swine flu to others?
People with swine influenza virus infection should be considered potentially contagious as long as they are symptomatic and possible for up to 7 days following illness onset. Children, especially younger children, might potentially be contagious for longer periods.

What can I do to protect myself from getting sick?
There is no vaccine available right now to protect against swine flu. There are everyday actions that can help prevent the spread of germs that cause respiratory illnesses like influenza. Take these everyday steps to protect your health:

* Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
* Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are
also effective.
* Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
* If you get sick with influenza, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread
this way.

What should I do if I get sick?
If you live in San Diego County or Imperial County California or Guadalupe County, Texas and become ill with influenza-like symptoms, including fever, body aches, runny nose, sore throat, nausea, or vomiting or diarrhea, you may want to contact their health care provider, particularly if you are worried about your symptoms. Your health care provider will determine whether influenza testing or treatment is needed.

If you are sick, you should stay home and avoid contact with other people as much as possible to keep from spreading your illness to others.

If you become ill and experience any of the following warning signs, seek emergency medical care.

In children emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

* Fast breathing or trouble breathing
* Bluish skin color
* Not drinking enough fluids
* Not waking up or not interacting
* Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
* Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
* Fever with a rash

In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

* Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
* Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
* Sudden dizziness
* Confusion
* Severe or persistent vomiting

Can I get swine influenza from eating or preparing pork?
No. Swine influenza viruses are not spread by food. You cannot get swine influenza from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork products is safe.

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Regards
Vijayashankar

Some Fun Definitions

School: A place where Papa pays and Son plays.

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Life Insurance:
A contract that keeps you poor all your life so that you can die Rich.
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Nurse:
A person who wakes u up to give you sleeping pills.
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Marriage:
It's an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degree and a woman gains her masters.

Tears:
The hydraulic force by which masculine willpower is defeated by feminine waterpower.
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Lecture:
An art of transferring information from the notes of the Lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through "the minds of either"
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Conference:
The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.
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Compromise:
The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.
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Dictionary:
A place where success comes before work.
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Conference Room:
A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on.
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Father:
A banker provided by nature.  
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Boss:
Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.
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Politician:
One who shakes your hand before elections and your Confidence after.
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Doctor:
A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you by bills.

Classic:
Books, which people praise, but do not read.
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Smile:
A curve that can set a lot of things straight.

Office:
A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.

Yawn:
The only time some married men ever get to open their mouth.

Etc.:
A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.
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Committee:
Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.
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Experience:
The name men give to their mistakes.
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Atom Bomb:
An invention to end all inventions.


Philosopher:
A fool who torments himself during life, to be wise after death 

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Regards
Vijayashankar