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ABSOLUTE ASTRONOMY

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HUNGER

--->Hunger remains the No.1 cause of death in the world. Aids, Cancer etc.

--->There are 820 million chronically hungry people in the world.

--->1/3rd of the world's hungry live in India.

--->836 million Indians survive on less than Rs. 20 (less than half-a-dollar) a day.

--->Over 20 crore Indians will sleep hungry tonight.

--->10 million people die every year of chronic hunger and hunger-related diseases. Only eight

percent are the victims of hunger caused by high-profile earthquakes, floods, droughts and wars.

--->India has 212 million undernourished people – only marginally below the 215 million estimated for 1990–92.

--->99% of the 1000 Adivasi households from 40 villages in the two states, who comprised the total sample, experienced chronic hunger (unable to get two square meals, or at least one square meal and one poor/partial meal, on even one day in the week prior to the survey). Almost as many (24.1 per cent) had lived in conditions of semi-starvation during the previous month.

--->Over 7000 Indians die of hunger every day.

--->Over 25 lakh Indians die of hunger every year.

--->Despite substantial improvement in health since independence and a growth rate of 8 percent in recent years, under-nutrition remains a silent emergency in India, with almost 50 percent of Indian children underweight and more than 70 percent of the women and children with serious nutritional deficiencies as anemia.

--->The 1998 – 99 Indian survey shows 57 percent of the children aged 0 – 3 years to be either severely or moderately stunted and/or underweight.

--->During 2006 – 2007, malnutrition contributed to seven million Indian children dying, nearly two million before the age of one.

--->30% of newborn are of low birth weight, 56% of married women are anaemic and 79% of children age 6-35 months are anaemic.

--->The number of hungry people in India is always more than the number of people below official poverty line (while around 37% of rural households were below the poverty line in 1993-94, 80% of households suffered under nutrition).

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LIPSTICK

--->Most lipsticks contain fish scales.

--->Lipstick has been around since ancient times. Even the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra used it to make her lips bright red and supposedly sexy.

--->It is thought that this lipstick was made from henna which is used today as hair dye. The Egyptians also used a plant dye called fucus to get a purplish color of lipstick, but what they didn't know was that it contained mercury which is poisonous. That certainly gives a new meaning to the phrase, 'a kiss of death'.

--->Lips colored with henna remained bright for several days.

--->According the April issue of 'Ladies' Home Journal,' 65% of women use lipstick daily & 25% won't leave house without it. We're not sure where they got these stats, but they seem reasonable.

--->women began to apply lipstick in primeval times. Colored clay or berry juice served the very first lipstick at that time. But nobody knows why primitive women applied lipstick at all, either to attract or to scare men away.

--->In old times, noble Japanese women were not allowed to appear in public without intensive makeup.

--->It is astonishing but today beeswax is still one of the basic lipstick components.
80% of American women regularly wear lipstick.

--->Clinique's world-wide retail operation is reputed to sell one lipstick every second.

--->The first recorded evidence of lipstick use dates back to the Sumerian city of Ur, 2000 B.C.
Ancient Eygptians wore lip gloss.

--->The first modern lipstick with metal "bullet" case was produced in Waterbury, Connecticut, in 1915 by the Scovil Manufacturing company.

--->32% of women surveyed during a 1998 poll claimed that they owned more than 20 lipsticks.

--->The most important ingredient which creates a shiny film after drying that does not smear easily is the caster oil.

--->To protect your lips from the weather condition and keep your mouths soft and moist, a number of lipsticks contain aloe vera, vitamin E ,collagen, amino acids, moisturizers and sunscreen.

--->Use one sheet of two-ply tissue to blot the excess color then reapply and blot it again to absorb the excess color is the way to make your lipstick smudge resistant and matte.

--->Mature women should avoid matte lipsticks. You can make your lips look softer by applying little gloss and keep the lipstick from melting by using lip liner.

--->The best product for everyday use is a clear lip balm

--->Red lipstick or a very light film of pink offers you something which every woman desire that is the look of cheerful beauty.

--->The manufactures of lipsticks often use beeswax oils and fats such as castor oil, cocoa butter, lanolin, mineral oil, olive oil and petrolatum.

TSUNAMI

--->A tsunami (pronounced soo-nah-mee) is a series of waves that is very long and occurs over a long period of time.

--->Tsunami are often caused by earthquakes orunder water landslides. The word ‘tsunami’ is a Japaneseword that means ‘harbour wave’.

--->A tsunami can travel great distances - 17,000km or more - a tsunami can be more than 100km in length. It can also travel very fast, atabout 400 km an hour in some cases.

--->Everything about the tsunami is big, fast andwide. Tsunami are not normal waves and are not tidalwaves either; they are giant waves that move separatelyfrom the tides. Tsunami can occur at any time, day ornight.

--->An earthquake began in the ocean. Two parts of the earth moved and ground against each other. This caused part of the earth to drop down and all the water dropped as well. The movement caused a big wave to start. The wave as so-o-o-o big that it traveled thousands of kilometers and got bigger and bigger and wider and wider until it began to hit countries and coastlines.

--->There is usually more than one wave in a tsunami. Sometimes after the first wave has hit, people think it is allover and head back to the beach; this is a dangerous thing to do. More waves will keep on a coming for a few hours.

--->All low lying coastal areas can be affected by tsunami.

--->A tsunami is recorded on average in Australia every two years but they are usually too small to be noticed by people.

--->Tsunamis occur frequently in Japan and over the centuries, many thousands of Japanese have been killed by them. Tsunamis are sometimes incorrectly called tidal waves but have nothing to do with tides.

--->A tsunami can also be generated by an enormous meteor impact with the ocean. Scientists have found traces of an asteroid-collision event that they say would have created a giant tsunami that swept around the Earth several times, inundating everything except the mountains 3.5 billion years ago. The coastline of the continents was changed drastically and almost all life on land was exterminated.

--->A tsunami is not a single wave but a series of waves, also known as a wave train. The first wave in a tsunami is not necessarily the most destructive.

--->When the ocean is deep tsunamis can travel unnoticed on the surface at speeds up to 500 miles per hour (800 kilometers per hour), crossing the entire ocean in a day or less. Scientists are able to calculate arrival times of tsunamis in different parts of the world based on their knowledge of when the event that generated them occurred, water depths, and distances.
Flooding can extend inland by a thousand feet (300 meters) or more. The enormous energy of a tsunami can lift giant boulders, flip vehicles, and demolish houses.

--->While a tsunami cannot be prevented; it can be anticipated by being wary about the signs.

--->Earthquakes are the main cause of this surge, so if you are near a body of water and a strong earthquake has occurred, chances are a tsunami is already building up.

--->It is a common occurrence that if a tsunami does occur, a trough, or a draw back occurs first, then a dramatic receding of the water happens in the shoreline exposing even those parts not normally seen during low tides. After this event expect a dramatic surge in the form of fast climbing of the tides to maximum heights, this is the main wave and the best way to avoid it is, to get to a higher ground.

--->Today, tsunami warning devices are already in use and are constantly worked on, for improvement. The most common device in use now is the bottom pressure sensors. These are attached to buoys and measure the pressure of the water. This is an accurate device that conveys if a tsunami is really on the way or if the earthquake did not do any shift in the water to produce a tsunami.

--->A number of national and international organizations cooperate to provide tsunami information and early warnings of tsunamis, including the United Nations and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.

--->Many communities on the Pacific Coast of the United States participate in early warning systems like the West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii.

MICREOSOFT NATURAL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

--->Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)

--->Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)

--->Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)

--->Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)

--->Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)

--->Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)

--->Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)

--->CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)

--->Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)

--->Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)

--->Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)

--->Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)

REAL BUT INTERESTING FACTS

--->There is no tipping at restaurants in Japan.

--->The streets of Victor, Colorado, once a gold rush town, are paved with low-grade gold.

--->Most tropical marine fish could survive in a tank filled with human blood.

--->A hardboiled egg will spin. An uncooked or softboiled egg will not.

--->Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.

--->There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.

--->Sheryl Crow's two front teeth are fake.

--->85% of movie actors earn less than $5,000 a year from acting!

--->The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

10 Motivational Quotes

1. “If it was easy, everyone would be doing it!”

2. “Are you going to succeed or are you going to make excuses?”

3. “Tough times don’t last but tough people do.” - A.C. Green

4. “Man imposes his own limitations, don’t set any.” - Anthony Bailey

5. “Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired.” - George S. Patton, U.S. Army General, 1912 Olympian

6. “Anybody can do just about anything with himself that he really wants to and makes his mind to do. We are capable of greater than we realize.” - Norman Vincent Peale, author

7. “Every human being is the author of his own disease.” - Buddha

8. “The greatest wealth is health.” - Virgil

9. “You don’t need a lot of time to get in shape. You only need consistency.”

10. “Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness. ” - Edward Stanley

iPHONE

--->The iPhone was announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs during the keynote address at the Macworld Conference & Expo on 9 January 2007. It's an an Internet-enabled mobile phone that is expected to revolutionize the mobile industry.

--->The iPhone's features include those of a camera phone, an MP3 and video player, mobile phone, and Internet services like e-mail, text messaging, web browsing, Visual Voicemail and wireless connectivity. The iPhone user input is accomplished via touchscreen with virtual keyboard and buttons.

--->The iPhone was released in the United States on June 29, 2007 and made available from the Apple Store and from AT&T Mobility, formerly Cingular Wireless, with the original price of US$499 for the 4 GB model and US$599 for the 8 GB model, based on a two-year service contract. Apple intends to make the phone available in Europe in Q4 2007 and in Asia in 2008.

--->Apple iPhone will retail for $499 (4 GB) or $599 (8 GB) with a two-year AT&T contract. A steep price tag for many, but compared to other ground-breaking phones in recent years, it's not that bad.

--->The iPhone's most important feature is a 3.5-inch, 320 x 480 pixels touch screen display, easily beating other multimedia smartphones currently on the market. Its recent surface upgrade from plastic to optical-quality glass, also makes it pretty much scratch-proof.

--->The iPhone's second most important feature is its Mac OS X user interface, which obviously can't be easily replicated by competitors. Apple will not open for third party developers though, which are left in the dark with Widgets only to develop. Combined with EDGE-only connectivity when being on the road, your Mac OS X themed travel application will load slowly, if it loads at all.

--->The iPhone features a built-in battery that is not intended to be user-replaceable (”we knew that,” you cry), similar to existing iPods. The battery is capable of providing five hours of video, web browsing, or talk time. HOWEVER - the battery life for music playing is 16 hours. It is unknown how long the batteries will last in sleep mode.

--->The fact that underneath all the gloss and music and video, it is a cell phone, here’s hoping that the sleep mode battery life will be at least 48 hours. Most cell phones can be left on in sleep mode for a few days.

--->There will be new headphones which are similar to those of current iPods, but which incorporate a microphone.

--->If you thought you had to hold the iPhone right up to your mouth to talk, and worry that you’ll drop it, worry no longer. Also, if it’s illegal to hold a cell phone and drive at the same time where you are, out of the box this will not be a problem for you with this corded solution.

--->The loudspeaker is used both for handsfree operations and media playback.
Storage: 4 or 8 GB Flash memory, storing files (music, video, contacts, photos) and operating system.

--->Unlike current iPods, the iPhone will use flash memory, not a hard-drive based memory storage. This is good news for a cell phone, which will more than likely get tossed around more than an mp3 player. A hard bump and you might get the sad iPod icon on an HDD based iPod, but flash memory is solid with no moving parts like the USB thumb drive sticking out the back of your computer right now.

--->Apple has announced that the slimmed-down version of OS X running on the iPhone will take up “considerably less” than 500MB.

--->The iPhone has three switches on its sides: sleep/wake, volume up/down, ringer on/off. All other multimedia and phone operations are done via the touch screen.

--->The iPhone will have support for IMAP, POP3, and Yahoo Push mail. It will also automatically recognize and detect phone numbers in email messages, and gives the option for a one-click access to dialing them. The iPhone does not support Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), so you will not be able to attach pictures or videos to text messages. It will not let you “chat” with friends directly via instant messaging (IM).

--->Videos will pause automatically when a call comes in, and then resumes when the call ends.

--->The iPhone does not have Global Positioning System (GPS).

--->There is no such thing as an iPhone SDK. Third-party applications will be allowed only as web-based applications loaded the Internet via the iPhone’s Safari web browser.

--->You must either setup or have an existing iTunes account in order to use the iPhone, even if you do not intend to make purchases. This is an additional requirement on top of the 2-year service agreement with AT&T.

--->Synchronization is automatic when the iPhone is plugged into a Mac or PC for email, contacts, calendar, and photos.

--->The mobile version of OS X or whatever it is the iPhone runs takes up 700MB of the device’s capacity.

--->There’s no way to cut, copy, or paste text! WHOA! Big, big mistake.

--->No A2DP support. That, friends, is such a huge bummer right there.

--->Music can’t be used as a ringtone — even if it’s just a raw MP3. No additional ringtones will be sold at launch

--->On a PC the iPhone syncs with Outlook for calendars AND addresses! Noice.

--->No MMS. And sorry, no voice dialing, either.

--->The prototype iPhone had a plastic screen similar most of its cell competitors. Earlier this month, Apple announced a last-minute shift to glass. This was probably the company’s way of avoiding the Nano fiasco of 2005, when customers sued Apple over that iPod model’s highly scratchable screen.

--->The iPhone is limited to AT&T’s EDGE system, which is a second generation cell-phone network. The fastest system is 3G, or third generation. It isn’t clear why Apple chose the slower system, but probably the iPhone’s sophisticated equipment was easier to implement on the older network. Jobs has promised that future iPhones will use 3G.

--->LG’s new Prada Phone, the iPhone’s closest rival, also uses advanced touchscreen technology, but it doesn’t have Apple’s patented two-finger touching. The iPhone is the only device that allows you to stretch, shrink, and move items with your index finger and thumb.

--->According to experts, the Apple touchscreen recognizes only human skin. Curious cats, slobbery dogs, or even people using a stylus won’t be detected by the iPhone. Finicky users afraid of getting the glass screen dirty are out of luck.

--->The iPhone surfs the Web and plays iTunes videos, but its limited Flash animation capability means that the video on most websites, including the New York Times and Billboard, isn’t watchable. But at least YouTube changed its format last month to ensure compatibility with the iPhone.

--->Google Maps works beautifully on the iPhone, but you still need to enter a starting address—the phone’s not equipped with G.P.S., which could pinpoint your location automatically.

--->The next generation of iPhones is expected to correct this mistake.

--->For months, journalists, analysts, and evildoers were trying to figure out what would fill the blank menu square shown in early iPhone screen shots. Turns out, it’s up to you. Apple allows you to customize the menu with downloadable options that can be used to track stocks, check weather, or, likely in the future, give airport flight data.

--->Apple claims that the iPhone can import your current digital Rolodex from a computer, but it hasn’t mentioned whether the contacts in your iPhone can be transferred back to your machine—or to the next phone you purchase. Apple also hasn’t said if the SIM card, the little chip that retains cell-phone data, will be removable.

KNOWLEDGE IS WEALTH

1. Coca-Cola was originally green.
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2. The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
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3. The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they start with.
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4. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
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5. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States .
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6. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the lettersonly on one row of the keyboard.
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7. Women blink nearly twice as much as men!
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8. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
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9. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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10. People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when youSneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
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11. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
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12. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be thetoughest tongue twister in the English language.
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13. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try toSuppress a sneeze; you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neckand die.
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14. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king fromHistory. "Spades" - King David; "Clubs" - Alexander the Great;" Hearts" - Charlemagne; "Diamonds" - Julius Caesar.
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15. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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16. If a statue of a warrior on a horse has both front legsin the air, the person died in battle. If thehorse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle.If the horse has a all four legs on the ground, the person died of naturalcauses.
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17 What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?Ans. - All invented by women.
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18. Honey - This is the only food that doesn't spoil.
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19. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
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20. A snail can sleep for three years.
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21. All polar bears are left handed.
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22. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olivefrom each salad served in first-class.
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23. Butterflies taste with their feet.
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24. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
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25. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
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26. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
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27. Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'.
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28. Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
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29. The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
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30. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
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31. The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to thebody to squirt blood 30 feet.
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32. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have overmillion descendants.
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33. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria inyour ear by 700 times.
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34. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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35. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
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36.. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different
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THE STORY OF VIJAYA

This is the story of Vijaya… she is a girl who was under full control of her parents. She did everything which was told to her by her dad and mom since she was a child.Her parents inculcated in her that she must study hard and hard and reach higher studies and, highest position in tertiary education.
Vijaya was brought up in that way since childhood, and had to achieve her goal… her father was a clerical assistant in the state departments of the country and it was his dreams that he wanted to see being realised by his daughter.

He was not able to reach higher studies and wished to see Vijaya do what he did not.He got married at the age of 21 while his wife (Vijaya’s mother) was only 17 at that time. It was a love marriage as he had seen her when he was travelling by bus to go to work those days and had a weakness for her and anyhow he was able to get their parents convinced to get them married.Now when Vijaya was growing up, her dad inculcated this also in her mind that she must NEVER take love into consideration, not to let any boy approach her and not to be influenced in anyway by love as that will cause disturbance in achieving her goal. He put in into her mind that love is something trivial and never good for the well being of the future in life. Yet he, himself was in love madly with his wife when he was in his youth….

Vijaya was 12 years old when her dad started brainwashing negatively about LOVE.So she was brought up in that way and was always keeping away with boys. She was never giving any chance for a boy to approach her. She had only girls in her circle of friends.Days went on Vijaya started going to college which was only for girls. She had no contact with any boys…. When she was in her teens the desire for love took the birth in her heart and she had a friend named Farzana who was in love with a boy and she was relating everything about her meeting and courtship with her boyfriend….

And Vijaya considered that to be a very BAD thing as she was taught by her dad and mom that the way of love is the worst….. but even though she was around 18 years old at that time and her heartbeats was going against what her parents had taught her…. She had a wish to have a boyfriend who would touch her, who would tell her in whispers that he loves her, who would meet her secretly, with whom she will elapse some intimate moments in his arms…. She desired to be loved and a fire within her was burning for love…..She curbed that desire to please her parents… she told herself that love will come in her life after she terminates her studies. She was comforting herself by telling that the boy she loves lives in her dream within herself and she would talk to him whenever she was alone in her room….

In fact she needed to be loved and dearly wished to have someone for herself to share her love. But she knew her parents will never agree and there will be lots of problems.When she was 20, a boy anyhow came to know her as she was going to the same university. That boy named Ajay was madly in love with her and proposed her that he will do anything for her if only she accepted his love….

But Vijaya, despite that she found in Ajay the person she wanted to have, categorically refused him, telling him if he will persist she will report him of misbehaviour to the dean. For two years Ajay was around her on all especial occasion at the university yet she gave no way for him to get into her life…. Ajay truly loved her and the whole campus was aware for his love for Vijaya and they all knew that Vijaya will never accept….

Many friends talked on behalf of Ajay but to no avail.The father of Vijaya monitored almost all her activities. He always went to drop her at the university and went to take her back and even when she had to do some shopping her parents were with her…. Her dad watched that no boy ever turns around her….Vijaya had hardened herself so as not to let love dominate her life but instead she also like her parents aimed for higher studies, big certificates a big job with big salary.

And that happened when she was 27 years old.She soon got a job in a very big firm and was appointed the general manager and was earning 40,000 bucks monthly. She got a private car. Her parents were very happy. And her dad was the happiest man in the world…. She started getting marriage proposals… her dad was still reluctant… her mother talked to her in private telling her that if she will get married how will she repay her father for all he had done for her financially?... then Vijaya decided to work for the next three years to help her dad repay the loans he had taken for her studies.

By then she got a sort of scholarship from the company she works for to follow a certain course abroad…. She went to UK FOR TWO YEARS…again studies!!When she was back she was 32 years old!!!..... and now not even a marriage proposal?!.... She was so much involved in her works that she did not pay heed either she gets married or not.She met her friend Farzana who was now a mother of two cute kids. She got married to the same boy she was in love in her teens. They were both very happy and leading a pleasant life.And now Vijaya was earning over 50,000 bucks per month! Big money, car, luxuries of life and all that…. materially she had everything… but what was she missing in her life? She said she lacked nothing and was very happy as she was.Now her dad wanted to see his grandchildren!!

He was growing old and now it was his age to play with grandchildren!!...so it was at this moment that they talked marriage with her… and the proposals were no longer available!! The parents now started looking for an ideal pair!! Now they were aiming for a son in law who will be earning over the 50,000 than the daughter!!... the perfect match was it there??They got boys over the age of 45 for a girl who was reaching her 35!!!....

Did they think that there will be a boy in the twenties who will be waiting for Vijaya??VIJAYA HAD HARDENED HERSELF SO MUCH THAT SHE TOLD HERSELF SHE WILL NEVER GET MARRIED NOW AS SHE WAS HAPPY WITH WHAT SHE HAD!!Who is to be blamed for all this? Why now Vijaya was not interested to get married?.....One proposal was from a widower with two kids!.... other proposals were from men nearing the fifties!!... Who would accept now???And after two months the father of Vijaya died!!...

BEFORE HE EXPIRED HE ASKED TO BE FORGIVEN BY VIJAYA AS HE FELT GUILTY FOR HER FATE!!! Vijaya said no words at all!!! She was not talking so much lately….she was often found enclosed in her room not having any conversation with anyone, neither at work nor at home!She was living alone with her mother now, who was nearing her seventies and was becoming very difficult to adapt as the old woman was by then very eccentric…..Days went by, years moved ahead and Vijaya was soon 50 years old!!..

HER MOTHER WAS STILL HERE BUT WAS KEEPING THE BED SINCE THE LAST SIX MONTHS!!

And one day ViJAYA WAS INVITED TO ATTEND THE WEDDING OF HER FRIEND FARZANA’S DAUGHTER!!

After reading the invitation card she closed herself into her room and burst into a cry!!She talked to herself:…. “today I could have been a mother as well, I would be marrying my daughter as well, I would have had kids who would have called me mama!! I would have a husband who would have cared for me, who would LOVE me…I would have known LOVE… I don’t need all the money I have I don’t want the cars I don’t need the luxuries of life I need only love, affection and caring!...i have no one to love me, I am old yet unmarried, all this because of my greedy parents!! They snatched love out of my life. Today I am lonely and will die lonely. What the use of earning so much money? Who will inherit all my riches? What’s the use of having studies that much? I have no family. I am a poor orphan!”She cried her woes to herself….

Her mother heard and tried hard to walk to Vijaya’s room and on seeing her in that state, she cried as well and asked forgiveness…. But Vijaya was so nervous that she shouted to her asking her to get out of her sight!! She blamed her mother to be greedy of fame and money like her dad! She told her to be his accomplice!Vijaya went to attend the wedding of Farzana’s daughter and she met all the friends of her teens days… they were all there and ALL WERE MOTHERS AND SOME WERE EVEN GRANDMOTHERS!!....

She cried her fate a lot with all of her friends, and she cursed herself for having listened to her dad and for having curbed her desire the days love was taking birth within her! How much she wished to be loved and to have a boy in her life those days but because of her dad’s wish she had turned down those feelings!If at that time she had listened to her heart she would be inviting others for the wedding of her children or would be playing with her grand children!!!!

She was very depressive when she was back home on that day after attending the wedding…..And the next morning she was found dead on her bed!This was the story of Vijaya.

Moral:
1.Never turn away love when it knocks at your heart’s door.
2. Parents must never force kids to do things against their will
3. Greed for money, fame, luxuries leads to nowhere.

HOW MUCH DOES A MIRACLE COST?

A little girl wentto her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet.She poured the change out on the floor and counted it carefully.
Threetimes, even. The total had to be exactly perfect. No chance here for mistakes.
Carefully placing the coins back in the jar and twisting on the cap, sheslipped out the back door and made her way 6 blocks to Rexall's Drug Store withthe big red Indian Chief sign above the door
.She waited patiently forthe pharmacist to give her some attention, but he was too busy at this moment.Tess twisted her feet to make a scuffing noise. Nothing.
She cleared her throatwith the most disgusting sound she could muster. No good Finally she took aquarter from her jar and banged it on the glass counter. That did it!'And what do you want?' the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone ofvoice.
I'm talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven't seen in ages,' hesaid without waiting for a reply to his question.'Well, I want to talkto you about my brother,' Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone.
'He'sreally, really sick...and I want to buy a miracle.''I beg your pardon?'said the pharmacist.'His name is Andrew and he has something badgrowing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now
So howmuch does a miracle cost?
'We don't sell miracles here, little girl.I'm sorry but I can't help you,' the pharmacist said, softening a little.'
Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn't enough, I will getthe rest.
Just tell me ho w much it costs.'The pharmacist's brother wasa well dressed man.
He stooped down and asked the little girl, 'What kind of amiracle does your brother need?''
I don't know,' Tess replied with hereyes welling up.
I just know he's really sick and Mommy says he needs anoperation. But my Daddy can't pay for it, so I want to use my money.''How much do you have?' asked the man from Chicago'One dollarand eleven cents,' Tess answered barely audibly.'And it's all the moneyI have, but I can get some more if I need to.
''Well, what acoincidence,' smiled the man. 'A dollar and eleven cents---the exact price of amiracle for little brothers. 'He took her money in one hand and withthe other hand he grasped her mitten and said 'Take me to where you live.
I wantto see your brother and meet your parents. Let's see if I have the miracle youneed.'That well dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon,specializing in neuro-surgery.
The operation was completed free of charge and itwasn't long until Andrew was home again and doing well.Mom and Dad werehappily talking about the chain of events that had led them to this place.'That surgery,' her Mom whispered. 'was a real miracle. I wonder howmuch it would have cost?'Tess smiled.
She knew exactly how much amiracle cost..one dollar and eleven cents....plus the faith of a little child.In our lives, we never know how many miracles we will need.Amiracle is not the suspension of natural law, but the operation of a higher law.
I know you'll keep the ball moving!Here it goes. Throw it back tosomeone who means something to you!A ball is a circle, no beginning, noend.
It keeps us together like our Circle of Friends.
But the treasure insidefor you to see is the treasure of friendship you've granted to me.TodayI pass the friendship ball to you.Pass it on to someone who is a friendto you.
MY OATH TO YOU...
When you are sad....
I will dry yourtears.When you are scared.....
I will comfort your fears.
Whenyou are worried....
I will give you hope.When you are confused.....
Iwill help you cope.And when you are lost....
And can't see the light, Ishall be your beacon....
Shining ever so bright.This is my oath.....
Ipledge till the end.Why you may ask?....
Because you're my friend

THE EIGHT LIES

1.The story began when I was a child;I was born as a son of a poor family.Even for eating, we often got lack of food.Whenever the time for eating, mother often gave me her portion of rice.While she was removing her rice into my bowl,she would say "Eat this rice, son. I'm not hungry".That was Mother's First Lie

2.When I was getting to grow up,the persevering mother gave her spare time for fishing in a river near our house,she hoped that from the fishes she got,she could gave me a little bit nutritious food for my growth.After fishing, she would cook the fishes to be a fresh fish soup,which raised my appetite. While I was eating the soup,mother would sit beside me and eat the rest meat of fish,which was still on the bone of the fish I ate.My heart was touched when I saw it.I then used my chopstick and gave the other fish to her.But she immediately refused it and said "Eat this fish, son.I don't really like fish."That was Mother's Second Lie.

3.Then, when I was in Junior High School,to fund my study,mother went to an economic enterprise to bring some used-matches boxes that would be stuck in.It gave her some money for covering our needs.As the winter came,I woke up from my sleep and looked at my mother who was still awoke,supported by a little candlelight and within her perseverance she continuedthe work of sticking some used-matches box.I said, "Mother, go to sleep, it's late,tomorrow morning you still have to go for work." Mother smiled and said "Go to sleep,dear. I'm not tired."That was Mother's Third Lie.

4.At the time of final term,mother asked for a leave from her work in order to accompany me.While the daytime was coming and the heat of the sun was starting to shine,the strong and persevering motherwaited for me under the heat of the sun's shine for several hours.As the bell rang, which indicated that the final exam had finished,mother immediately welcomed me and poured me a glass of teathat she had prepared before in a cold bottle.The very thick tea was not as thick as my mother's love,which was much thicker. Seeing my mother covering with perspiration,I at once gave her my glass and asked her to drink too.Mother said "Drink, son. I'm not thirsty!".That was Mother's Fourth Lie.

5.After the death of my father because of illness,my poor mother had to play her role as a single parent.By held on her former job, she had to fund our needs alone.Our family's life was more complicated. No days without sufferance.Seeing our family's condition that was getting worse,there was a nice uncle who lived near my house came to help us,either in a big problem and a small problem.Our other neighbors who lived next to us saw that our family's life was so unfortunate,they often advised my mother to marry again. But mother,who was stubborn, didn't care to their advice,she said "I don't need love."That was Mother's Fifth Lie.

6.After I had finished my study and then got a job,it was the time for my old mother to retire.But she didn't want to; she was sincere to go to the marketplace every morning,just to sell some vegetable for fulfilling her needs.I, who worked in the other city, often sent her some money to help her in fulfilling her needs,but she was stubborn for not accepting the money.She even sent the money back to me.She said "I have enough money."That was Mother's Sixth Lie.

7.After graduated from Bachelor Degree,I then continued my study to Master Degree.I took the degree, which was funded by a company through a scholarship program,from a famous University in America .I finally worked in the company. Within a quite high salary,I intended to take my mother to enjoy her life in America .But my lovely mother didn't want to bother her son,she said to me "I'm not used to."That was Mother's Seventh Lie.

8.After entering her old age,mother got a flank cancer and had to be hospitalized.I, who lived in miles away and across the ocean,directly went home to visit my dearest mother.She lied down in weakness on her bed after having an operation.Mother, who looked so old, was staring at me in deep yearn.She tried to spread her smile on her face;even it looked so stiff because of the disease she held out.It was clear enough to see how the disease broke my mother's body,thus she looked so weak and thin.I stared at my mother within tears flowing on my face.My heart was hurt, so hurt, seeing my mother on that condition.But mother, with her strength, said "Don't cry, my dear.I'm not in pain."That was Mother's Eight Lie.

WANT TO READ NEWS PAPERS FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF WORLD?

NEWSEUM:641 front pages from 62 countries. See how papers all over the place are covering a story. Interesting. The Newseum displays these daily newspaper front pages in their original, unedited form. Some front pages may contain material that is objectionable to some visitors. Viewer discretion is advised.

NEED TO ADD GOOD WIDGETS?

LAB PIXIES: is a free online directory for web gadgets (also known as "Widgets"). Add cool and useful gadgets to your home page, or embed them to enrich your blog or website. Simply click the "add to" button of your favorite gadget and start personalizing your online experience!

FREE ONLINE PRESENTATION SOFTWARE

EMPRESSR:Empressr was developed by Fusebox, an award winning creative and technology firm that creates rich Internet applications (RIAs), and advertising and marketing programs for global 1000 companies. Empressr was developed in response to what we saw as the limitations of existing presentation applications. If streaming video and Flash are more dynamic ways to present important information, then why shouldn't everyone have access to this medium? So our creative and technology experts teamed up to develop a way for anyone to create rich media presentations, easily. The result is the first-of-its-kind visual story telling and presentation application that is revolutionizing the industry.

WANT TO REPAIR ANY HOUSEHOLD ITEM?

FIX IT CLUB: In order to help you discover the fun and the function of fixing things around your home -- from air conditioners to zippers! We offer Ten Good Reasons to fix or recycle things that break. Then we give you 175+ Fix-It Guides with illustrated steps to guide you in troubleshooting and repairing or recycling anything around your home and household. Here's how you can get started right now. FIX IT

WANT TO CONVERT FILES FROM ONE FORMAT TO ANOTHER?

MEDIACONVERT is an online tool which helps to convert any file(audio,video,data etc…) from one format to the other format online on the internet without even downloading any software.The best part is we dont even have to registerfor that website….its all free……

NEED TO KNOW WETHER YOUR E-MAIL IS DELIVERED OR NOT?

SPYPIG is a Free email tracking system that lets you know when the email you sent has been read by recipient. It works with virtually all modern email programs: Outlook, Eudora, Yahoo Email, Gmail, Hotmail, AOL Email and many others. Cool tool and it’s free!

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CONTACTIFY:

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right here, right now.

Just one link.

People click on it, they can send you a message.

And YOU, never reveal your email address.

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Keeps you contactable.

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TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR AROUND THE WORLD

AROUNDER: Take a virtual tour of Europe,America etc. AROUNDER gives travelers a vivid sense of what a city has to offer: historical cathedrals and works of art, museums featuring famous artists, local cafes and stores, breathtaking mountain-top views, quiet parks and gardens.Now you can take virtual tours of 30 European cities including Rome, Paris, Berlin, and Amsterdam and a sense of what a city has to offer like museums,mountains,stores etc.

AROUNDER gives travelers a vivid sense of what a city has to offer: historical cathedrals and works of art, museums featuring famous artists, local cafes and stores, breathtaking mountain-top views, quiet parks and gardens. Each issue contains a series of panoramas in a selection of formats - QuickTime Full Screen, QuickTime Medium and Java - so that both dial-up and high-speed Internet users can participate. Navigation is easy with Google maps of the city and surrounding area. Every issue also links to local merchants with virtual tours of hotels, restaurants, spas and stores.

NEED SOME PROFFESIONAL DOCUMENTS?

DOCSTOCK is a user generated community where you can find and share professional documents. Find free legal documents and free business documents. Upload your documents for all the world to share.

WANT TO FILL PDF FORMS ONLINE?

PDF FORM FILLER ONLINE:

PDFfiller lets you fill PDF Forms on-line:

1.Upload your Form, or specify the URL.

2.Click any place and start typing.

3.Print, Email, Fax, or Export your Form.

NEED DIFF TYPE OF SOUNDS?

FINDSOUNDS: Findsounds is a free site where you can search the Web for sound effects and musical instrument samples.you can get any sounds in any format…..for example sounds of musical instruments,sounds of animals,movies,actors etc…….

GOING TO BUY A NEW MOBILE?

TRYPHONE: Are you shopping for a new cell phone, but feel completely overwhelmed by the variety of devices out there? Or wish you hadn't felt so pressured to make an on-spot purchasing decision with a don't-ask-me-anything salesperson breathing down your neck? Or recently bought a phone and have no clue how to use all its cool features? You are not alone.

TryPhone gives you the ability to try before you buy. Use our fully interactive online virtual handsets to test-drive mobile devices, applications, content and services, as well as watch demos - right from the comfort and convenience of your own computer. No pressure, no salespeople, no product uncertainty and no features you don't understand. Try it, then go buy it... on your terms

WANT TO KNOW WHENIS YOUR DEATH?

DEATH CLOCK: For those of you who are interested in knowing your date of death can visit this site……..the person just has to fill in few details about their date of birth and others,then u will be shown your date of death…….just a fun website which according to me calculates the date of death by adding the average life expectancy rate to the given date of birth…….also after giving your date of birth details.it displays your time left to live in seconds which makes it a little bit scary to see your time dropping down…….

WANT TO SEARCH FOR ANY KIND OF FILES?

5ILES: This is an amazing website for all the people who download various warez,movies,tv shows etc…..you can search for all your download links directly using this website.you just have to type the movie name or your required file name and click on search.Also here you have the advantage of 1)selecting from various uploaders like rapidshare, megashare, megaupload, file factory etc.2)This website also checks the links so that no dead links will be displayed to you.This website then searches various forums and gives the best results.definitely worth a try…….

SEARCHING FOR NEW TYPE OF FONTS?

DAFONT:This website is for all the font lovers……there are over hundreds of fonts available for download in this website.The fonts presented on this website are their authors’ property, and are either freeware, shareware, demo versions or public domain. The licence mentioned above the download button is just an indication. Please look at the readme-files in the zips or check the indicated author’s website for details, and contact him if in doubt. If no author/licence is indicated that’s because we don’t have information, that doesn’t mean it’s free.

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SUKRAVATHANEE.ORG: Provides you the various collection of tamil and hindi all time mp3 songs. Just register yuorself and start downloading soon. Try to help them if u can upload songs of good collections.

FM's OF HYDERABAD

VOICE VIBES: This website is for all those telugu people of india who wants to listen to various hyderabad telugu FM radio channels online.All of the hyderabadis living outside hyderabad can now stop missing their city as now they can now stay informed about their city info all the time using this website.presently this website contains all the FM radio channels of hyderabad like the 98.3FM radiomirchi,93.5FM Sfm,101.9 FM Rainbow and Radiocity 91.1FM.

I-DOSE

THE PERFECT BINAURAL BEATS : Experience!Binaural Beats, affects our brainwaves directly, and can simulate various states, such as altering moods, behavior and consciousness. Sounds crazy? We thought like that too. But guess what? we tried it, and it works! You can now choose the state you wish to simulate, and to go to a unique journey.

What should I do to try this out?

1. Sit or lay down in a comfortable place.

2. Wear your headphones.

3. Choose your desired state from the following list.

4. Close your eyes, and enjoy the ride.

SONIC SHACK

Create your own custom t-shirts: online in minutes. Also check out the pre-designed tshirts in the website.Personalize your apparel with our easy to use t-shirt designer. Make tee shirts with your own photos and much more.You can send your designs to your friends through email or you can even buy them from that website.

SEARCHING FOR ROOMS?

INDIAN ROOMMATES :

Indian room mates is Complete Solution for Rent of Room, either You can Rent your Room or You can look for a Room.This is a best website for all the indian students who are planning to study in other countries as they can find rooms and accomodation without even going there and searching.The student just has to select the country and the city in which he wants the accomodation,results are then displayed on the screen and also the contact numbers of the owners are given so that you can directly speak to him and decide about the rent and other things.Most of the owners in the website are indian students who are willing to share their room or apartment.

FOOD RECIPES

FOOD RECIPES: all the food recipes that u can ever make and u can ever think are here…………just a perfect website for all food lovers and food cooks………..

MASK PHTOS FUNNY

ZINGFU: Create a dumb face of your enemy or frenz and post it to them.
just paste the face of your victim to any one one of the available funny photos…..its very simple to create……

HUNGER SITE

Feed the poor ones:The Hunger Site was founded to focus the power of the Internet on a specific humanitarian need: the eradication of world hunger. Since its launch in June 1999, the site has established itself as a leader in online activism, helping to feed the world’s hungry. On average, over 220,000 individuals from around the world visit the site each day to click the yellow “Click Here to Give - it’s FREE” button. To date, more than 300 million visitors have given more than 500 million cups of staple food.

DRAW ANYBODY'S FACE

DRAW FACES OF UYOUR OWN IMAGINATION: make anybody’s face using this website…it is really cool. Good time pass :)

REMOVING SHORTCUT ICON ARROWS

1.Open RegEdit
2.Open the Key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
3.Open the Key LNKFILE
4.Delete the value IsShortcut
5.Open the next Key PIFFILE
6.Delete the value IsShortcut
7.Restart the Windows

MS OFFICE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

CTRL and A Selects all in the current document.

CTRL and B Bold text.

CTRL and C Copies the item or text to the Clipboard and can
be pasted using CTRL and V.

CTRL and D Displays the Font dialogue box.

CTRL and E Centre Alignment.

CTRL and F Displays the Find dialog box, to search the
current document.

CTRL and G Displays the Go to dialog box, to go to a specific
location in the current document.

CTRL and H Displays the Replace dialogue box.

CTRL and I Italic text.

CTRL and J Full Justification.

CTRL and K Create Hyperlink

CTRL and L Left Alignment

CTRL and M Tab

CTRL and N Creates a new document.

CTRL and O Displays the Open File dialogue box.

CTRL and P Displays the Print dialog box.

CTRL and R Right Alignment.

CTRL and S Displays the Save dialog box.

CTRL and U Underline text

CTRL and V Pastes the copied item or text from the Clipboard
into the current position in the document.

CTRL and X Cuts the item or text selected to the Clipboard.

CTRL and Y Redo the last undone action.

CTRL and Z Undoes the last action.

CTRL and ENTER Insert Page Break.

CTRL and F2 Show Print preview.

CTRL and F4 Closes the active document window.

CTRL and F6 Opens the next document window.

F1 key Get help or use the Office assistant.

SHIFT and F1 Key Context sensitive help.

F2 Key Move text or image.

SHIFT and F2 Key Copy Text.

F3 Key Insert an auto text entry.

SHIFT and F3 Key Change the case of the selected text.

F4 Key Perform last action again.

SHIFT and F4 Key Perform a Find or Go to action again.

F5 Key Displays the Go to dialogue box, from here you can
also Find and Replace.

SHIFT and F5 Key Move to a previous revision.

F6 Key Go to the next frame or pane.

SHIFT and F6 Key Go to the previous frame or pane.

F7 Key Launch the Spell checker.

SHIFT and F7 Key Launch the Thesaurus.

F8 Key Extend the current selection.

SHIFT and F8 Key Shrink the current selection.

F9 Key Update the selected fields.

SHIFT and F9 Key Switch between a field code and it's result.

F10 Key Activate the menu bar.

SHIFT and F10 Key Display a Shortcut Menu. Same as right clicking.

F11 Key Go to the next field.

SHIFT and F11 Key Go to the previous field.

F12 Key Save file As, equivalent to tools menu.

SHIFT and F12 Key Save document, equivalent to tools menu.

NOKIA SECRET CODES

Below we present secret codes of nokia mobile phones which are very useful for people who unlock phones and for amateurs of this topic. These special key sequences entered fromkeyboard of phone allow you to get some important information like IMEI number, release date, software version and much more. You can also choose default language, activatenetmonitor etc...

1610/1630
*#170602112302# (software version)

1610/1611
IMEI number: -*# 0 6 #Software version: -* # 1 7 0 6 0 2 1 1 2 3 9 2 #Simlock status: - # 9 2 7 0 2 6 8 9 #
2110
*#9999# (software version)
2110i/2110e
*#170602112302# or (depends on model)*#682371158412125# (software version)
NOKIA3110
*#06# -IMEI
*#3110# -Software version
##002# - allows to turn off voice mail.
*#7780# - restore factory settings
*#746025625#(or *#sim0clock#) - to check if clock of sim (SIM-Clock) can be stopped (SIM-Clock-stop is akind of standby mode which saces battery)
*#92702689# (or *#war0anty#) -"warranty code:"- you have to enter one of the following codes:
6232 (OK)displays month and year of production date (ie "0198")
7332 (OK) - displays date of last repair - if there is (ie. "DATE NOT SAVED")
7832 (OK) - displays date of purchase - if there is (ie. "DATE NOT SAVED")
9268 (OK) -displays serial number
37832 (OK) -sets purchase date in format MMYY (MM - month, YY - year)- attention: you can set it only once, so beware !
87267 (OK)-displays message "Confirm Transfer?" - meaning is unknown (?)
* # 9 2 7 0 2 6 8 9 # -Simlock info
*#31# (call) -sets if your phone no. will be hidden or not (works only in some networks)
*#76# (call) -sets if target phone number when you call should be displayed (works only in some networks)
*#77# (call) -(work s only in some networks)
*#33/35# (call -displays message "Service not active".
**31# (call) -your no. will not be showed to others when you make a call

3210
*#06# -IMEI
*#0000# -software version
*#92702689# (or *#war0anty#)- enters service mode.
*3370# -Turns on sound encoding system - Enhanced Full Rate.
#3370# -Turns off sound encoding system Enhanced Full Rate .
*4720# -Turns on battery save mode - saves about 30 % of energy.
#4720# -Turns off battery save mode.
xx# -Replace xx with desired phonebook entry - press # and you will see it on display.
51XX
*#06# -IMEI
*#0000# - Software version
*#92702689#( or *#war0anty#) Enter service mode.
*3370# -Turns on sound encoding system - Enhanced Full Rate.
#3370# -Turns off sound encoding system - Enhanced Full Rate.
*4720# -Turns on battery save mode - saves about 30 % of energy.
#4720# -Turns off battery save mode.
#pw+1234567890+1 -provider lock status
#pw+1234567890+2 -Network lock status
#pw+1234567890+3 -Provider lock status
#pw+1234567890+4 - SimCard lock status
NOKIA 61XX
*#06# -IMEI
*#0000# ;-*#99 99# (Nokia 6130)
*#92702689# (or *#war0anty#) Software versionEnter service mode.
*3370# -Turns on sound encoding system - Enhanced Full Rate.
#3370# -Turns off sound encoding system - Enhanced Full Rate.
*4720# -Turns on battery save mode - saves about 30 % of energy.
#4720# -Turns off battery save mode.
NOKIA8810
*#06# - IMEI
*#0000# -Software version
*#92702689# (or *#war0anty#) Enter service mode.
*3370# -Turns on sound encoding system - Enhanced Full Rate.
#3370# -Turns off sound encoding system - Enhanced Full Rate.
*4720# -Turns on battery save mode - saves about 30 % of energy
#4720# -Turns off battery save mode - saves about 30 % of energy

NOKIA99OO
*#06# -IMEI
*#682371158412125# -Software version
*#3283# -Displays week and year of manufacture, ie. 1497 means 14th week of 1997.

NOKIA 911O
*#06# IMEI
*#0000# SOFTWARE VERSION
*3370# Turns on sound encoding system - Enhanced Full Rate.
#3370# Turns off sound encoding system - Enhanced Full Rate.
*4720# Turns on battery save mode - saves about 30 % of energy.
#4720# Turns off battery save mode.

NOKIA 81XX
*#06# IMEI*#8110# Software versionxx# Replace xx with desired phonebook entry - press # and you will see it on display
*#92702689# (or *#warOanty#)
"Warranty code:" - you have to enter one of the following codes:
9268 (OK) displays IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identification)
6232 (OK) displays date of manufacture in format MMYY (MM - month, RR - year)
7832 (OK) displays date of purchase
7332 (OK) displays date of repair or upgrade
37832 (OK) sets date of purchase in format MMYY (MM - month, RR - year) - attention: you can set it only once, so beware !!!
87267 (OK) transmits user data/move data do service PC

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