Removing Blogger Banner in Your Blog

I just found that blogger banner in my blog kinda unwanted stuff and hence searched for the solution.. this is wat i got.. that is very simple step and found that interesting and useful enof to share with u ppl.. That really worked.. U can see this blog as an example... 
To hide the Blogger Navbar :
1- Log in to blogger
 2- On your Dashboard, select  Layout. This will take you to the Template tab. Click Edit HTML. Under the Edit Template section you will see you blog's HTML code. ( don't worry that u have to mess with the code.. its so simple )... 
3- copy this code first..  
 #navbar-iframe {
display: none !important;
}
4- find for this section of the code in that html code.. that will be in the beginning itself..
-----------------------------------------------
Blogger Template Style
Name: Minima Stretch
Designer: Douglas Bowman / Darren Delaye
URL: www.stopdesign.com
Date: 26 Feb 2004
----------------------------------------------- */
5- Paste our two line code just after this section of the code.
6- Now save the changes and view your blog without the banner.. 
For those who cant understand my English, you can see the process visually.. :D

Beautiful and Powerful Truths of Life

Some of the most powerful lessons(truths) of our life..

1. Often those who aren’t the easiest to love are the ones who need it the most.
2. Seeing children play can make even the bluest day brighter.
3. Money is not the root of all evil, fear is.
4. The secret to happiness is the acceptance of yourself.
5. Happiness is not based on external status, it is an internal state.
6. Money can’t make me happy, but self-sufficiency gives me the freedom to share myself creatively, without worrying about how I’m going to pay the bills.
7. Every man has a right to choose his own destiny.
8. The hardest is found in the easiest.
9. Heaven and hell exist here and now, within your own mind.
10. Life is the largest stage.
11. Music is one of the most supreme expressions of life. It is art in it’s most transitory form. It is gone within an instant, and therefore, extremely precious.
12. Follow your gut, you’ll thank yourself later.
13. Remember what your mother taught you, it came from the most sacred place of love that exists.
14. Never let an argument last, never hold a grudge, it will make your heart heavy.
15. Forgive those that have yet to do you wrong, and you won’t have to worry about it should the time come.
16. Be grateful for this moment, it is all there is.
17. The source of most of your frustrations and anxiety are the result of living in the future, or the past.
18. Spend time alone with yourself every day.
19. Always go with yourself, never against yourself.
20. You have to be your own best friend.
21. If you don’t like what someone else says to you, you can walk away. But if you don’t like what you say to yourself, you can’t walk away. Therefore, if you’re going to be with yourself all the time, you might as well be nice to yourself.
22. The truth shall indeed set you free.
23. Lies only exist if we believe in them.
24. Even the most fundamental beliefs about reality are not true in themselves. Our thinking makes them true in our experience.
25. Your thoughts create reality.
26. The biggest lie is the lie of your imperfection.
27. Being kind is more important than being right.
28. Your heart is your best compass.
29. Cherish those that you love, you never know if you’ll see them again.
30. Your beliefs are a filter for your reality.
31. Love is the supreme expression of life, it is the essence and ground of all creation.
32. Believing in yourself is the greatest gift you can give yourself.
33. Your friends can be an elevator, or a cage.
34. The best investment you can make, is in yourself.
35. Suffering is the result of unfulfilled expectations.
36. Intentions are like seeds in our consciousness, with water and nurture, they will flower into existence. What thoughts, what seeds, are you nurturing?
37. What you feel is always right, however, the root of those feelings may be based on lies.
38. The meaning of life is not found in something other than life.
39. Your level of happiness is largely related to your level of intimacy with nature.
40. Life is dreaming with the brain awake.
41. Creatively expressing yourself is like making love to the universe.
42. Everything is a game, or a dance, life is the ultimate game, the ultimate dance.
43. Time is a real illusion.
44. When beauty is seen as beauty, there is ugliness.
45. When the mind is clear, a dark room has its blue sky.
46. Sometimes the best answer is silence.
47. We are not our bodies, we identify ourselves with our bodies, but in reality, we are the energy that moves through them.
48. When tired, sleep, when hungry, eat.
49. Division is only found in the mind, it is not present in reality.
50. Love and compassion can heal the deepest wounds.
51. An eye for an eye makes us all blind.
52. The greatest gift you can give someone is your time.
53. Practice makes the master, we are creatures of habit.
54. If you want to receive, give.
55. In life we have control over two things, what we think, and what we say.
56. Your perception of others is a reflection of your own reality.
57. If you believe you can, you can, if you believe you cannot, you cannot.
58. When you are true to yourself in all your actions, your life takes on a whole new level of joy you never thought possible.
59. Devotion is the supreme symbol of love.
60. Life’s worth is not defined by external success, but by your collection of experiences.
61. Everyone is an divine artist, writing their own story each day, choose to write your story with love.
62. The meaning of life is found in the present, it is found now.
63. Sometimes your joy comes from your smile.
64. Imagine how our lives could change if wid every action v simply askd ourselves “is this what I want?”

The Triple Filter Test

In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, "Do you know what I just heard about your friend?"

"Hold on a minute," Socrates replied..

"Before telling me anything, I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."

"Triple filter?"

"That's right," Socrates continued.

"Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test."

"The first filter is TRUTH. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"

"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and..."

"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of GOODNESS. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?"

"No, on the contrary...."

"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left: the filter of USEFULNESS. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?"

"No, not really."

"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?"

Think over this point.. it might help u a lot.. It just says avoid wasting ur time over unwanted things. Well ladies.. think of the triple filter test once b4 letting ur ears to such things...! :D

Why is that we love.?? Here is a Scietific Explanation.

There are lots of reasons why we fall in love. Some of them are cultural – we look for people who like what we like, people who have a similar intelligence level to us. But you could also walk into a room full of people who meet these criteria – and you won’t fall in love with all of them obviously. It’s about chemistry from that point.

Well, it’s not just humans who fall in love. Animals do it, too. Animals will always choose a mate, even at the height of their fertility, when they should really just be mating with anyone! Animals become devoted, just like we do. We differ from animals because we show attachment – we’re monogamous (or, most of us are). We’re able to build long-term attachments.

And how does that work?

Principally, there are four personality types: builders, negotiators, explorers, and directors. Builders are very social, good at managing people, cautious and calm. Negotiators are intuitive, they see the big picture, and they’re imaginative, philanthropic and compassionate. Bill Clinton is a good example. Explorers are spontaneous, creative, generous and curious – like Barack Obama. And directors are analytical, tough, direct and good at sciences. Explorers tend to partner with other explorers. Builders fall in love with other builders. Negotiators and directors are a good match.

Cupid’s arrow at first sight?

We hear about this all the time, don’t we? So much of our popular culture and literature is about falling in love at first sight…but there’s also proof to suggest people really do fall in love at once. In a study, ten per cent of people said they fell in love the first time they met their partner. I think men are guiltier of this than women – they’re far more visual than we are.

Are men and women attracted to different things?

This is an appealing question, because answer often offends people! But the traits that we’re attracted to have a lot to do with evolution. Men will seek mates based on youth and vitality – because they’re going to be able to rear children. Women look for partners with resources, because they’re able to provide for them.

55th national awards for Indian films

55th National Film Awards for 2007 were announced today. As per recommendations of the Jury, Kanchivaram (Tamil) was announced the Best Feature Film. Kanchivaram actor Sh.Prakash Raj was declared the Best Feature Film his sensible multi-layered portrayal of a weaver. Chak De India (Hindi) was adjudged the Best Feature Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Taare Zameen Par was adjudged the Best Feature Film Family Welfare. Taare Zameen Par also got award for Best Feature Film Singer and for Best Feature Film. Ms. Umashree was declared the Best Feature Film her role in Kannada Film Gulabi Talkies. Gulabi Talkies was also declared the Best Feature Film in Kannada. Master Sharad Goekar was adjudged the Best Feature Film for his role in Marathi Feature Film Tingya. Sh.Adoor Gopalakrishnan won the award for Best Feature Film the Malayalam feature film Naalu Pennungal. The film also won the Best Feature Film for Sh. B.Ajith Kumar. The Children’s Film Society, India produced Hindi Film Foto was adjudged the Best Feature Film’s Film. The Jury for the Feature Film was headed by Ms. Sai Paranjpye. Thirteen other members of the Jury were involved in judging the 92 entries for feature film categories for the 55th National Film Awards.

Hope Dies Last in War was adjudged the Best Feature Film. Sh. Jayaraj will be given the Award for Best Feature Film his Malayalam Non-Feature Film Vellapokathil. The Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata produced Bengali film Lal Juto by Director Shweta Merchant was the Best Feature Film film of a director. Films Division produced Hindi Film Antardhwani by Dr. Jabbar Patel was awarded under the Best Feature Film/Historical Reconstruction/compilation film. Ninety three entries for non-feature film section were viewed by six member jury headed by Sh. Ashoke Vishwanathan.

The Jury on Best Feature Film Cinema headed by Ms. Namita Gokhale viewed 27 entries to declare From Raj To Swaraj : The Non-Fiction Film in India, the Best Feature Film Cinema. The Best Feature Film was given to Sh. V.K.Joseph for his intellectual and aesthetic integrity in writing about regional, national and world cinema. Eighteen entries were received for Best Feature Film Category.

Full award details click here

Corporate Powerpoint Presentations

This is an article i read about making a perfect powerpoint presentation.. just wanted to share with you people... the entire credit goes to the author and not me...

10/20/30 rule of PowerPoint presentation..

I am trying to Promote the 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint. It’s quite simple: a PowerPoint presentation should have ten slides, last no more than twenty minutes, and contain no font smaller than thirty points. While I’m in the venture capital business, this rule is applicable for any presentation to reach agreement: for example, raising capital, making a sale, forming a partnership, etc.

Ten is the optimal number of slides in a PowerPoint presentation because a normal human being cannot comprehend more than ten concepts in a meeting—and venture capitalists are very normal. (The only difference between you and venture capitalist is that he is getting paid to gamble with someone else’s money). If you must use more than ten slides to explain your business, you probably don’t have a business. The ten topics that a venture capitalist cares about are:

1. Problem
2. Your solution
3. Business model
4. Underlying magic/technology
5. Marketing and sales
6. Competition
7. Team
8. Projections and milestones
9. Status and timeline
10. Summary and call to action

You should give your ten slides in twenty minutes. Sure, you have an hour time slot, but you’re using a Windows laptop, so it will take forty minutes to make it work with the projector. Even if setup goes perfectly, people will arrive late and have to leave early. In a perfect world, you give your pitch in twenty minutes, and you have forty minutes left for discussion.

The majority of the presentations that I see have text in a ten point font. As much text as possible is jammed into the slide, and then the presenter reads it. However, as soon as the audience figures out that you’re reading the text, it reads ahead of you because it can read faster than you can speak. The result is that you and the audience are out of synch.

The reason people use a small font is twofold: first, that they don’t know their material well enough; second, they think that more text is more convincing. Total bozosity. Force yourself to use no font smaller than thirty points. I guarantee it will make your presentations better because it requires you to find the most salient points and to know how to explain them well. If “thirty points,” is too dogmatic, the I offer you an algorithm: find out the age of the oldest person in your audience and divide it by two. That’s your optimal font size.

So please observe the 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint.

courtesy:

GuyKawasaki

Source:
http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2005/12/the_102030_rule.html#ixzz0QP2BEGTf