How Big Is Planet Earth? A Relative Comparison.

Just compare the size of Earth with other giants in and outside the solar system.

Diameter of: Earth: 12,700 kms, Mercury: 4,900 kms, Venus: 12,100 kms, Mars: 6,800 kms, Pluto: 2,400 kms



Diameter of: Jupiter: 143,000 kms, Saturn: 120,000 kms, Uranus: 51,100 kms, Neptune: 49,500 kms

Diameter of Sun: 1.4 million kms.

Diameter of Sirius: 1.8 times the Sun's diameter, Pollux: 9 times that of Sun, Arcturus: 25 times that of Sun.

Aldebaran: 40 times that of Sun, Rigel: Has a diameter 70 times that of Sun, Betelgeuse: The star has a diameter 650 times that of Sun, Antares: has a diameter 700 times that of Sun,

Source: Unknown, via email

Mothers Day – 10 Things Your Mom Might Have Told You.

Mothers Day has arrived – I am sure you will agree that your mother told you all these things!

1. Work hard: She must have told you this umpteen times – There is no substitute to hard work. The harder you work the luckier you get.
   
2. You can do whatever you want: She told you to set goals and write them down so you that you stood a better chance of achieving your dreams. She told you that if you set your mind to something you can do it. Did she not tell you? Are you implementing it now? For creating wealth, for a better job…?
3. Don’t be late: Obviously she was referring to your school and to be there on time. Are you making it to work on time? Are you disciplined now? In how many realms of your life are you implementing it as a grown up?
   
4. Have a place for everything: Keep things in their place; so you will find them when you want. She asked you to be organized. How organized are you now in your work, in your finances..?
5. Don’t be afraid: She told you not to be scared and not to be self effacing. It won’t take you anywhere. Ask for help when required is what she told. There are situations in which you need others help. A lot of people miss out on a lot of things because they are not getting correct advice. Take advantage of the professional and the more learned and the more successful if you ant to succeed. Are you doing it?
6. Be what you are. Be yourself: She told you to be your own self and not ape others. She told you to say what you wanted to say. She asked you to think for yourself, coolly calmly even in the worst of situations. Try to take some time and listen to your own voice.
7. “Practice, Practice, and Practice”: Practice makes a man perfect. To maintain your high level of skills or to perfect skills and beat the others in this dog eat dog world you have to work hard and practice like a mad man. Mediocrity is not the prescription for success.
8. Take your time: Don’t be in a hurry: Take your time. Ponder over important matters. In money or in relationships it is easy to get fooled and get conned. Check your facts. Take a little time to make a decision. This usually comes with age but learning this early gives you an edge.
9. Have you done your homework?: Whether you are looking for the best mortgage rate in town, the best auto loan deal or an investment in stocks you are considering; doing your homework thoroughly makes you a superior individual. You are one up on others. It puts you in control. You get in control by doing research and educating yourself on the things that interest you and that require you to do so.
10. There’s a lot more to life than money: Your mom knew the importance of an extra dollar but she knew even better the importance of the other valuable things. Relationships and values are above money and above all else.
    

Now apply these to your day today life, to your finances and to all the other areas. You can only move forward I suppose…

Car Number Plate Auction in UAE Sets New World Record

An auction that took place yesterday in Abu Dhabi (capital of UAE) created a new world record for auction of a car number plate. The event was organized to raise money for people with special needs and accident victims.

The single digit number plate “5” beat the world record that was held in Yorkshire, Britain where the number plate M1 had fetched Dh2.39 million ($657,160) last year. The number 5 became the most expensive plate after it fetched Dh25.2 million ($6.85 million). The winning bidder was Mr. Talal Al Khoury an Abu Dhabi businessman. Mr. Khoury said “I offered the highest bid for a cause. All the money I have does not belong to me; it is given to me by God for a reason. I am giving back this money to those who need it”. Very lofty thoughts and a yeoman service indeed. When asked if the number 5 had any significance he said “No”.

There were a total of 41 special auction plates and a total of Dh100 million ($27 million) was collected from the auction proceeds. More than 700 people attended the auction.

Desi Notes - Random Ramblings Of A Desi Baba!

Desinotes.com is a blog written by Sunny – A "Desi Baba" and a 20’s something student from Bangladesh based in USA. I stumbled upon his blog a few months ago and have become a daily visitor. In fact I have become a bit of an addict to his random musings on various topics.

Sunny’s first love seems to be “making money in the online world”. But I have seen that he blogs about anything that interests him. Sunny is continually tweaking and making adjustments to his blog theme. His blog has a simple and elegant look. He had recently changed the header to “Work at Home Blog” but again got back to more relevant wordings “Random musings of a Desi Baba - Entertainment, Work at Home, Technology, Personal Development, Saving Money, Real Estate” which I think summarizes his blog well. I would not agree with him if he says that his blog is only about making money online.

Well, what do I like about his blog? Although he sometimes shares writings of others that he comes across; his blog is generally a compilation of his original ideas and thoughts. He writes in simple words and shares his strategies and ideas for online success. He posts everyday. He blogs about what he learns in the online world. He has made his blog successful by his hard work. Currently his blog gets more than a 1,000 hits a day. As a blogger I know how difficult it is to get that kind of traffic. In less than a years time he has taken the blog to this level. This is fantastic achievement. Not only that he has monetized his blog successfully and makes some decent money every month. His visitor base is constantly increasing.

There are things on which he can improve and take his blog to greater heights. Firstly I would advise him to do more homework on the topics that he blogs. Some times his posts provide insufficient and little information. He needs to get deeper, get more facts and then submit a post. He can do this by reducing the frequency and number of posts. I find that he writes 2-3 articles a day. He can cut down to just one post a day and make it a high quality post like for example John Chow or Darren Rowse. Secondly he needs to work on the grammar part of his postings. Frequently there are spelling mistakes and grammar imperfections. Perhaps he is unaware of this. He has to do better proof reading and work on his English skills before he hits the “submit button”.

All in all his is a blog I like. The blog has great potential. Sunny has the potential to take it to greater heights; having reached this level. He is passionate about blogging. I am sure he will. Good luck Sunny in your blogging endeavors.

Use Joost To Watch Streaming TV On The Internet

Joost is a service that allows you to watch TV on the web. Joost created a lot of buzz recently when it went into full business. Joost works using peer to peer technology; similar to song sharing services like Napster, Kazaa etc. Joost is a venture of Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis founders of Skype and Kazaa. These guys received $2.6 billion when they sold Skype to ebay in 2005.

Joost is a new way of watching television. You can flip channels and watch hundreds of channels. Many channels are for worldwide viewing. Some are restricted only to US. The advantage of Joost is that you can watch whenever you want and as often as you like. No more schedules. Joost is supposed to deliver almost TV like resolutions and in some cases DVD like clarity.

Joost is still in beta and currently you need an invite from a user to sign up for the service. If you have friends using Joost you can ask for an invite. Once you sign up you can download the Joost software after which you can watch TV. Over 150 channels are available currently ranging from sports, to documentaries and cartoons. Many of the popular TV channels can be viewed on Joost. To check out the list of available channels click here

The clarity of the TV channels also depends on the number of people using the service. The more the number of people the better the user experience. Needless to say a broadband internet connection is necessary to get the full potential of this service. Also remember that you should not have restrictions on download from your service provider. Joost is a streaming video application, and so uses a relatively high amount of bandwidth per hour. In one hour of viewing, approximately 320Mb data will be downloaded and 105Mb uploaded, which means that it will exhaust a 1Gb cap in 10 hours.

The byword of Joost is “TV anywhere anytime”.

I have heard and read that the quality of the viewing is decent. I have still not tried Joost. Can any one send me an invite? I will sign up and try it out.

Video: Amazing And Funny Stunts!

Watch this video. I was kind of comparing him to "Rajnikant" the South Indian film star well known for such antics. This guy clearly outdoes him! Rajnikant needs training from this guy!