April 2007 Archives

Apr 24, 2007

Song Review – Ore Oru Piravai (Peralagan)

Posted by Anandhan Subbiah in Music No comments

Yuvan Shankar Raja is the music director of this song from the movie Peralagan. Hariharan has soulfully rendered the song. I like it for both the tune and the lyrics. The song captures the plight of a handicapped man having to struggle more than a normal person to get what he wants. You can download the song [...]

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Apr 23, 2007

Song Review – Idhu Enna Mayam (Oram Po)

Posted by Anandhan Subbiah in Music 5 comments

This song is from the movie Oram Po. G.V Prakash is the music director . Shankar Mahadevan and Alka Yagnik share the vocal honors . The piano piece in the beginning kick starts the song in the right direction. Shankar rarely gets a chance to render a melodious and slow song (in Tamil) and he [...]

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Apr 23, 2007

Why do I like Michael Jackson ? – The Lyrics of Heal the World.

Posted by Anandhan Subbiah in Personal No comments

I like him because he was able to write this
Theres a place in
Your heart
And I know that it is love
And this place could
Be much
Brighter than tomorrow
And if you really try
Youll find theres no need
To cry
In this place youll feel
Theres no hurt or sorrow
There are ways
To get there
If you care enough
For the living
Make a little space
Make [...]

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Apr 11, 2007

What is PETA ?

Posted by Anandhan Subbiah in Animal Cruelty 5 comments

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), a nonprofit interest group whose goal is to end all animal exploitation, is the largest animal rights organization in the world. Founded in 1980, PETA has more than a million members and an annual budget of $25 million.

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Apr 9, 2007

Issues with Dry foods as well

Posted by Anandhan Subbiah in Animal Cruelty No comments

As calls continue to come in from distraught and angry animal guardians who believe that their animals died after eating dry foods that have not yet been recalled, PETA is calling for criminal investigations into Iams, Menu Foods, and other companies to determine if there were delays that may have caused more suffering and deaths [...]

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Apr 9, 2007

Norton 360 – Issues [maybe 300 :) but not 360 ]

Posted by Anandhan Subbiah in Cool Products, Technical Articles 3 comments

You would think only Microsoft can overlook important issues like disabling network search in vista when it was possible in XP but Norton is not far behind.
I am a big fan of the Norton Password manager ( bundled with Norton Systemworks) . I read great reviews of Norton 360 and anyway I had to get [...]

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Apr 4, 2007

A Cool Site – Ziddio.com

Posted by Anandhan Subbiah in Cool Products, Technical Articles 1 comment

      
Ziddio  is the very latest in user-generated video sharing. People like you create videos and upload them to Ziddio.com for the world to see, laugh, question, mock, and even enjoy. The best thing about this web site is that you get paid for the videos you upload . Ziddio allows you to upload videos [...]

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Apr 4, 2007

Why Animal Rights ?

Posted by Anandhan Subbiah in Animal Cruelty No comments

Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. Many of us bought our beloved “pets” at pet shops, had guinea pigs, and kept beautiful birds in cages. We wore wool and silk, ate McDonald’s burgers, and fished. We never considered the impact of these actions on the [...]

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Apr 3, 2007

Support Brands That Do Not Test on Animals

Posted by Anandhan Subbiah in Animal Cruelty No comments

PETA has contacted hundreds of companion-animal food companies, asking if they conduct laboratory tests on animals. Numerous companies responded to let us know that they do not. We have compiled a list of those companies below. View the first letter, follow-up letter, and survey sent to companion-animal food companies.
Companies that are not on this list [...]

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Apr 2, 2007

What is RSS – Really Simple Syndication ?

Posted by Anandhan Subbiah in Technical Articles No comments

An RSS feed (also known as a RSS channel or XML feed) is a type of file format that lets websites syndicate their content.It is basically a standardized xml document containing basic information about a web site and its most recent content.
Most web logs allow their content to be available via RSS as they want [...]

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