Mr. Jayakanthan about foreign life

நான் வெளி நாடுகளுக்குப் போனதில்லை. அன்னியர் வீட்டில் நுழைந்து பார்த்து, "அங்கே அது இருக்கிறது; இது இருக்கிறது, நம்மிடம் அதெல்லாம் இல்லையே...' என்று, தம் வீட்டோடு ஒப்பிட்டு ஏங்கி, அங்கலாய்க்கும், அலையும் குணமே, வெளிநாடு சுற்றிப் பார்க்கும் பலரிடமும் நிறைந்திருப்பதாக, எனக்குத் தோன்றுகிறது.
வேடிக்கை பார்ப்பதற்காகச் சிலர் செல்கின்றனர். எனக்கோ, நம் வீதிகளில் நடக்கும் வேடிக்கைகளே, இன்னும் பார்த்துத் தீரவில்லை. புதுமைகளை ரசிப்பது எனில், என்னைத் தேடி வரும் ஒவ்வொன்றுமே, புதுமையாக இருக்கின்றன. கற்றுக் கொள்வதற்காக எனில், என்னைச் சுற்றி இருக்கும் மிகக் குறுகிய வட்டத்தில் கூட, நான் காணவும், கற்கவும், ஏராளமான விஷயங்கள் இன்னும் இருக்கின்றன.
ரஷ்ய எழுத்தாளர்களான கோகோல், புஷ்கின், தாஸ்தியேவ்ஸ்கி, டால்ஸ்டாய், துர்க்கனீவ் ஆகியோரின் படைப்புகளைப் படித்திருக்கிறேன். அவர்கள் நேசித்த ருஷ்ய ஆத்மா மிக உயர்வாக இருந்தது. அதன் காரணமாகவே, ரஷ்யாவை காண, நான் ஒருமுறை இசைந்தேன்.
நம் பெருமையை உலகு அறிவதற்காக, அதனால், உலகு பயன் உறுவதற்காக - ஒரு விவேகானந்தர் போல் நம்மால் போக முடியுமா?
அல்லாமல், லண்டனில் இட்லி - சாம்பார், கும்பகோணம் வெற்றிலை - சீவல் கிடைப்பதைப் பற்றி, கதை அளந்து, ஜப்பானிய, "கீய்ஷா' பெண்களைப் பார்த்து, "அப்பப்பா... அச்சச்சோ!' என்று வாய் பிளந்து, ஆச்சரியப் படுவதற்கும் தானா போக வேண்டும்!
சுங்க இலாகா சோதனை, வருமான வரி சர்ட்டிபிகேட், பாஸ்போர்ட், விசா, அறிமுகக் கடிதங்கள், இத்யாதி சங்கடங்களைத் தாங்கிக் கொண்டு, ஒரு சர்வதேச கைதி போல, இந்தச் சடங்குகளைச் சுமந்துகொண்டு, ஒவ்வொரு நாட்டிலும் ஏறியும், இறங்கியும், நான் சாதிக்கப் போவது ஏதுமில்லை என்று எனக்குத் தெரியும். நான் இருக்குமிடத்தில் தான், எனக்குச் சிறப்பு.
எங்கும், எல்லாரும் சுதந்திரமாகத் திரியும் காலம் வரும். அப்போது, எல்லாருக்கும் இந்த மோகம் குறையும். எனக்கு, இப்போது இந்த மோகம் இல்லை
— ஜெயகாந்தன் ஒரு கட்டுரையில்.

I like this... Vivekananda also came here, i am also living here... but what a himalayan difference.

Dime, cent, Pennie and Nickel

In US coins

a dime  = 10 cents (10 ¢)
a quarter  = 25 cents (25 ¢)
a pennie  = 1 cent  (1¢)
a nickel  = 5 cents (5¢)

http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/11.asp

 

The disk is write protected usb

If you still get the error after the external switch is off, try this registry hack!!!!

1.Run Registry Editor (regedit).
2.Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
3.Create a New Key named as StorageDevicePolicies.
4.Highlight StorageDevicePolicies, and then create a New DWORD (32-bit) Value named as WriteProtect.
5.Double click on WriteProtect, and set its value data to 1.
6. If WriteProtect Value is set to 0, it's not writeProtected.
Enjoy!!!!!

Where all do we need to update the new address when we move.

U.S. Postal Service: To Forward Your Mail

• Change your address online for a $1 fee if you have a credit card and valid e-mail address. You can also print the form and then mail or deliver it to your local post office to change your address for free. After changing your address, the U.S. Postal Service will forward your mail to your new address for up to one year.
https://moversguide.usps.com/

Other Federal Agencies

• Internal Revenue Service – Change your address with the IRS if you are expecting a tax refund or other mail.
• Social Security Administration – Change your address online if you receive Social Security disability, retirement, or survivors benefits.
• Social Security Administration: Supplemental Security Income Benefits – If you receive Supplemental Security Income benefits, you must call 1-800-772-1213 or visit a local office within 10 days after the month the change occurs.
• Department of Veterans Affairs – Learn how to change your address if you are a veteran who receives benefit payments or you wish to update your medical enrollment and/or records.
• U.S. Customs and Immigration Services – If you are a non-U.S. citizen who is required to register with USCIS, then you need to let them know if you move.

State Agencies
• Driver's License – Contact your state if you need to change your address on your driver's license or motor vehicle registration.
• Voter Registration – Contact your state's election office if you want to change your address on your voter registration record.
Other
•Your car insurance provider
•Family insurance provider

•Employer

 •notify your apartment rental office where you stay for any future communication.

•online accounts like googleadsense, ebay & Amazon etc.

Online HTML js css tool

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Minnesota Road Test Guidelines.

After passing the written test (it’s to test your English skill, the questions are easy, just use your common sense), call online and take an appointment for the road test. Else go directly to the center and check availability. Normally lot of free slots will be available.

During road test the officer will ask you the following, while seated in your car:
1. Adjustment of seat
2. Belt
3. Brake - emergency break
4. Lights - high and low beam
5. Deforesters - front and back
6. Fan control

once you are done, they will give you information about the road you will be driving.

Prior to your departure you will be parked in front of a one way road, there are slot 1,2,3 and 4. You will be told at the registration window which space you will be parking. Park carefully so that during your eventual departure you will have a good start to move and join the road.

The officer will ask you to take right or left. If you turn right just go right into the corner closest to the curb. If they tell you to turn left, then don't make the same mistake. Remember ,there will be no signs or markings! Once you see yellow lines treat it as a two way road.

Sometimes they will try to confuse the driver by asking to go opposite direction on a one way road. Politely say no. Even though the road is empty, pretend that there are lot of traffic to do more head checks and be alert on the singnal and one way.

Be alert on the No Turn On Red signal.

Lane change - make sure you look left, right and your back - just do lots of exaggerated observations and I mean exaggerated. don't forget to use your signals.

Parallel parking -  remember the first cut is the deepest. Don’t try to over adjust. They consider that your car is parked when in between, not too close to front or back poles and keep close to the curb. Sometimes the officer opens the doors and checks the distance. Remember to use signals, head check when you join the road after parallel parking.

90' parking - it's easy though, they will ask to move all the way until the front of the car is inline with the poles.

Up-Hill park - close to the curb and turn your wheels away from the curb, and make sure you put the gear to parking point- i.e at the P - position and pull your emergency brakes, don't forget though to push back your emergency brakes before you move. signal and then move on, while looking to the sides, SMOG in and SMOG out. Signal, Mirror, Over the shoulder and Go. The officer will open the door and see the distance between your car and curb.

Turnings - don't turn your wheel to left or right when making turns unless you wish to. You are committed according to them once you look all around you, left, right and back and then turn the wheel to the corner you are going into.

Generally be calm, I know it’s not allowed to drive and practice in that area, but I think it’s a good idea to have a walk in the driving place and see around.
STEERING: Steer smoothly whether you are driving straight ahead, turning or backing up.

ACCELERATION: Accelerate smoothly and moderately. Don't race the engine.

BRAKING: Bring the vehicle to a stop gently. Start braking well before your stopping position to avoid "jerky" stops. Make sure you stop your vehicle in the proper position of the lane.

I suggest a car wash before road test

For reservations and what documents to carry etc
http://www.mndriveinfo.org/

I was blessed to get the license in the first attempt at Arden Hills, MN. The lady officer was cool and strictly watching my actions. My Indian driving license gave me the boost. The officer was asking how many years I drove in India and when it expires etc.
I never felt any discrimination as somebody wrote in a blog.The officer was so cool & friendly.
My friend Michael Powell took a photograph too!.
What a memorable day on the snow roads !
All the best!!!

XSL,XSLT,XSL-FO

The eXtensible Stylesheet Language(XSL) is divided into two sub-languages: eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) and eXtensible Stylesheet Language - Formatting Objects (XSL-FO).

XSLT documents are well-formed XML documents that describe how another XML document should be transformed. For XSLT to work, it needs an XML document to transform and an engine to make the transformation take place. In addition, parameters can be passed in to XSLTs providing further instructions on how to do the transformation.

1. XSLT - XSL Transformation
2. XPath - for selecting precise nodes
3. XSL-FO - XSL Formatting Objects

XSL-FO is more powerful. Normally for XML to XML or XML to HTML etc using templates XML or HTML format results are omitted. XSL-FO is used for generating WORD Documents, RTF Documents, PDF, txt, etc.

Commonly

Approved H1B Employers

The list may be little bit old, but good to know about your employer.

http://f1toh1.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/check-how-many-approved-h1bs-your-employer-got/

COM- Early binding and Late binding in Automation

Classic COM doesn't exist in a managed environment, because it executes as instructions native to Windows.COM objects can be brought into managed environment by using a wrapper (the runtime callable wrapper). Two methods can be used to access a COM object
-early bound access (types are known at compile time) -[tlbimp.exe or vs.net Add reference]
-late bound access (type discovery and method invocation are performed at runtime).
Which form of binding is best?
The answer to this question depends as much on the design of your project as anything else. Microsoft recommends early binding in almost all cases. However, there may be reasons for choosing late binding.
Early binding is the preferred method. It is the best performer because your application binds directly to the address of the function being called and there is no extra overhead in doing a run-time lookup. In terms of overall execution speed, it is at least twice as fast as late binding.
Early binding also provides type safety. When you have a reference set to the component's type library, Visual Basic provides IntelliSense support to help you code each function correctly. Visual Basic also warns you if the data type of a parameter or return value is incorrect, saving a lot of time when writing and debugging code.
Late binding is still useful in situations where the exact interface of an object is not known at design-time. If your application seeks to talk with multiple unknown servers or needs to invoke functions by name (using the Visual Basic 6.0 CallByName function for example) then you need to use late binding. Late binding is also useful to work around compatibility problems between multiple versions of a component that has improperly modified or adapted its interface between versions.
The advantages given to early binding make it the best choice whenever possible.
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Tips for designing a good web site

All the web designer works on their way to develop the fast loading site. These are the common observation while we do web page design
1. Minimize the use of images.
2. Optimize images for the web
3. Use Tables creatively
4. Cut down the use of animated gifs
5. Design simple icons
6. Use background images instead of big images whenever possible
7. Try out CSS Styles
8. Use Flash sparingly
9. Design most of site contents in HTML.
Keep checking your load time - Check its load time on NetMechanic. This site gives you a free analysis of your web site, which is extremely useful.


Asp.net Server Side coding tips

ASP.NET has been developed with lots of features, which makes developer life easy. Start from ViewState, PostBack, Server Controls , User Controls and etc. All of them can make your web development experience fun and easy, but improper use of them can cause your site performance slowdown.
1.Avoid unnecessary round trips to the server. Use IsPostBack property effectively.
2.Enabled ViewState only if needed.
3.Leave buffering on unless we have a specific reason to turn it off.
4.Use the Server.Transfer method from the Server object or cross-page posting to redirect between ASP.NET pages in the same application
5.Disable session state when you are not using it.( <%@ Page EnableSessionState=false%> ) When required choose the correct session-state provider depends on the design.
6.Use SQL Server and stored procedures for data access. Use the SQLClient class and SqlDataReader class for a fast forward-only data cursor.
7.Cache data and page output whenever possible.
8.Avoid using view state encryption unless necessary.
9.Run Web applications out-of-process on Internet Information Services 5.0.
10.Recycle processes periodically.
11.Adjust the number of threads per worker process for your application if necessary.
12.For applications that rely extensively on external resources, consider enabling Web gardening on multiprocessor computers.
13.Disable debug mode, deploy only Release version. Use Pre-compiling deployment.
14.Avoid single-threaded apartment (STA) COM components.( include the ASPCompat=true attribute in the @ Page directive in the .aspx)
15.Handle exceptions wisely.