<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888</id><updated>2011-10-02T20:12:33.224-07:00</updated><category term='westinghouse'/><category term='Home Theatre'/><category term='Bush&apos;s comment'/><category term='alternate thoughts'/><category term='Gandhi Jayanthi'/><category term='world cinema'/><category term='heros'/><category term='gadgets'/><category term='food crisis'/><category term='mileage'/><category term='man of the year'/><category term='immigration'/><category term='Millinials'/><category term='new york commute'/><category term='che'/><category term='ramblings'/><category term='UAT'/><category term='Grand Central'/><category 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networking'/><category term='iphone 3g'/><category term='airtrain'/><category term='Indian IT Industry'/><category term='green card'/><category term='legal immigration'/><category term='Amudirta Grandhachintaamani'/><category term='Black Monday'/><category term='gulabi movie'/><category term='administrative reforms'/><category term='Denon'/><category term='name change'/><category term='peace rally'/><category term='sub-prime crisis'/><category term='high tech workers'/><category term='executive compensation'/><category term='daddy'/><category term='Mirage'/><category term='twitter'/><category term='Web Call Me'/><category term='Wall Street'/><category term='Liferay'/><category term='JFK'/><category term='toyota'/><category term='Oct 2'/><category term='money'/><title type='text'>Surreal Images, served fresh</title><subtitle type='html'>Enterprise Architecture, Project Management, Immigration, INDY Racing, Cooking, Photography and Life...in my own frame of reference.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>100</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-7062954989090538353</id><published>2011-10-02T18:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-02T18:52:10.303-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='value'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='iphone'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='apple'/><title type='text'>How much AT&amp;T made on my iphone</title><summary type='text'>
While I am thinking how much is the impact of iphone and carrier subsidization in the mobile industry, my own spend came into picture. Here is the math

I got my first iphone 3G in July 2008 and then upgraded to an iphone 4 in Aug 2010. Cost $200 each which is $400 straight to Apple.

Now if I consider the data plan - till now I paid $1080 to AT&amp;T. If I consider that I have to own the phone at </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/7062954989090538353/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=7062954989090538353' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/7062954989090538353'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/7062954989090538353'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2011/10/while-i-am-thinking-how-much-is-impact.html' title='How much AT&amp;T made on my iphone'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-8897813333191319931</id><published>2011-06-21T22:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-21T22:33:22.523-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='motivation'/><title type='text'>Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening - Robert Frost</title><summary type='text'>Whose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village, though;He will not see me stopping hereTo watch his woods fill up with snow.My little horse must think it queerTo stop without a farmhouse nearBetween the woods and frozen lakeThe darkest evening of the year.He gives his harness bells a shakeTo ask if there is some mistake.The only other sound's the sweepOf easy wind and downy </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/8897813333191319931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=8897813333191319931' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/8897813333191319931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/8897813333191319931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2011/06/stopping-by-woods-on-snowy-evening.html' title='Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening - Robert Frost'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-2622521099300929242</id><published>2009-11-01T08:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-01T08:59:19.473-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='strong teams'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='insourcing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='outsourcing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='offshoring'/><title type='text'>A Few Good Men - whatever be the model</title><summary type='text'>Recently I had a discussion with couple of my project colleagues on Outsourcing and Offshoring, the two most misunderstood (and controversial) words in American business. The context was if we are better off with insourcing and that the trend is more towards insourcing. Again those who are having this debate with are not affected by outsourcing rather they are masters in managing the business </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/2622521099300929242/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=2622521099300929242' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2622521099300929242'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2622521099300929242'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2009/11/few-good-men-whatever-be-model.html' title='A Few Good Men - whatever be the model'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-4156482358921189462</id><published>2009-08-08T06:48:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-08T07:54:50.421-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ramblings'/><title type='text'>Are we ready for sheikra drop?</title><summary type='text'>Sheikra is one of the best thrill rides at Busch Gardens, Tampa, FL.  While not the scariest ride, it has it's own movements. The highlight of that ride is a free fall 90 degrees from 200 feet height.  The euphoria of the wall street makes me feel that we are ready for similar all. While all trends and charts, market data looks like the worst times are over, I do not see the optimism in the main </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/4156482358921189462/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=4156482358921189462' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/4156482358921189462'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/4156482358921189462'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2009/08/are-we-ready-for-sheikra-drop.html' title='Are we ready for sheikra drop?'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-3672452574639376790</id><published>2009-04-09T09:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-09T09:21:45.995-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gulabi movie'/><title type='text'>ye rojaithe choosano ninnu (the day I saw you)</title><summary type='text'>ye rojaithe choosano ninnuaaroje nuvvaipoyaa nenukaalam kaadannaae dooram addunnanee oopiroinayi ne jeevisthunnanoonee sparse ee veeche gaalullonee roope naa veche gundelloninnati nee smrutile  nannu nadipisthoo unteaaa nee needayi vasthaanu etu vayipunnnaanee kashtam lo nenoo unnannoookarige nee kanneravuthaa nenoochampallo jaari nee gundello cherinee ekantham lo odaarpavuthaanookaalam edo </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/3672452574639376790/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=3672452574639376790' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/3672452574639376790'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/3672452574639376790'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2009/04/ye-rojaithe-choosano-ninnu-day-i-saw.html' title='ye rojaithe choosano ninnu (the day I saw you)'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-4557386573374313026</id><published>2009-01-20T18:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-21T06:05:47.465-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='satyam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='journalism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='media'/><title type='text'>Media Responsibility</title><summary type='text'>Everybody knows about the Satyam-gate scandal. Many bloggers like Priya blogged their views and thoughts on this. I am not going to say anything about that scandal at all.My concern is electronic media in AP and their irresponsible heckling of Satyam employees. I heard that there are bunch of channel crew waiting around the block from Satyam offices and keep pestering the employees to say </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/4557386573374313026/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=4557386573374313026' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/4557386573374313026'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/4557386573374313026'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2009/01/media-responsibility.html' title='Media Responsibility'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-17281885472705100</id><published>2009-01-02T11:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-02T11:58:12.452-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='alternate thoughts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='niel bohr'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='innovation'/><title type='text'>Height of a building</title><summary type='text'>Sukumar tweeted about this article today which made me think if we our thought process was suppressed in our school system or not.  Here are my experiences...All through my education from my 4th standard until my PG I never did home work. Never means really never. I never believed in writing the same stuff from one book (we used to call classwork notebook) to another book (homework book) </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/17281885472705100/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=17281885472705100' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/17281885472705100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/17281885472705100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2009/01/height-of-building.html' title='Height of a building'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-765769991959770438</id><published>2009-01-01T16:15:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-01T16:16:39.277-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='theme'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='green'/><title type='text'>New Template - please give your feedback</title><summary type='text'>Since Green is the way to go, to support all Green initiatives, I changed the theme of my blog to this. Let me know if you like it.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/765769991959770438/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=765769991959770438' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/765769991959770438'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/765769991959770438'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-template-please-give-your-feedback.html' title='New Template - please give your feedback'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-1911018596485563724</id><published>2008-12-29T05:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-30T12:34:53.818-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gear'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2008 recap'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gadgets'/><title type='text'>2008 Gadget Recap</title><summary type='text'>I am not a big gadget lover. At least that is what I used to think of myself. But my friends think otherwise. Sometimes I even get few calls from friend's friends who want me to give a piece of advice on how a particular camcorder model works. While admitting I never bought a camcorder in my life till recently, I still do lot of research skimming through 100s of forum posts, reviews, blogs and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/1911018596485563724/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=1911018596485563724' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/1911018596485563724'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/1911018596485563724'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/12/2008-gadget-recap.html' title='2008 Gadget Recap'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-3260173546440647377</id><published>2008-10-29T18:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-13T13:45:53.853-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='che'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='movie review'/><title type='text'>My Movie  - The Motorcycle Diaries</title><summary type='text'>First, the movie is a straight forward one. No heroism, no guns, no SFX, no thread fights, no sex. It is a bland yet brilliantly honest presentation of life of Ernesto "Che" Guevara during his early 20s. The film itself is an adaptation of the book with the same name. Che goes on an motorbike tour with his friend, Alberto. The locales are original, the San Pablo leper colony scene is also </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/3260173546440647377/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=3260173546440647377' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/3260173546440647377'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/3260173546440647377'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-movie-motorcycle-diaries.html' title='My Movie  - The Motorcycle Diaries'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-2096233835490889749</id><published>2008-10-08T07:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-08T07:40:03.626-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='my IT training'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aptech'/><title type='text'>Thanks APTECH</title><summary type='text'>When I look back in my career, there are certain decisions which I felt were bad after I took in short outlook, but they proved to be great in long run.This story goes back to 1994, when I did not get a seat in Engineering (BE/BTech). Well if you know the charged atmosphere in 1994, it seemed to be a bad bad thing. Then one of my good friends Sameer told me that he is writing an aptitude test at </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/2096233835490889749/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=2096233835490889749' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2096233835490889749'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2096233835490889749'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/10/thanks-aptech.html' title='Thanks APTECH'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-8397632561802998531</id><published>2008-10-08T06:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-08T06:17:48.632-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new blogger'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='daddy'/><title type='text'>My dad joined blogosphere</title><summary type='text'>It needed a little pursuance and around 15 minutes of explaining terms and creating the Blogger account, my Daddy finally decided to blog. For an avid reader of different books and a classic movie freak, I am eager to follow his blogs.And thanks to Sukumar's appa for the motivation.Check this out http://nellorian.blogspot.com/</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/8397632561802998531/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=8397632561802998531' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/8397632561802998531'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/8397632561802998531'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-dad-joined-blogosphere.html' title='My dad joined blogosphere'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-7833100285926848027</id><published>2008-10-05T20:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-05T20:52:22.457-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='social networking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Busy week'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Liferay'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='UAT'/><title type='text'>Big UAT coming up</title><summary type='text'>We created a new and pretty portal for one of our clients. What is unique about this is it is all about social networking. Employees of my client can use this site to blog, subscribe to RSS feeds, add friends to their network, personalize their home page etc. After gruel system testing, we will launch it into UAT mode next week. Pre UAT tasks include SSO enabling, Search integration with Endeca </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/7833100285926848027/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=7833100285926848027' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/7833100285926848027'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/7833100285926848027'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/10/big-uat-coming-up.html' title='Big UAT coming up'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-2107631331486591994</id><published>2008-10-01T15:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-01T15:59:07.143-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oct 2'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gandhi Jayanthi'/><title type='text'>Truth and Love, once an year</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/2107631331486591994/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=2107631331486591994' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2107631331486591994'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2107631331486591994'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/10/truth-and-love-once-year.html' title='Truth and Love, once an year'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-4925456217307161015</id><published>2008-09-19T06:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-19T06:44:49.459-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='executive compensation'/><title type='text'>Executive Compensation</title><summary type='text'>I think if the executive compensation (variable component like bonuses and stock option exercising is spread over long term (around 4 years rather than annual), there may be incentive for these people to think strategically and not gamble with investments. But well..I dont know if free market economy champions agree to such things.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/4925456217307161015/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=4925456217307161015' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/4925456217307161015'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/4925456217307161015'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/09/executive-compensation.html' title='Executive Compensation'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-1048112016946205266</id><published>2008-09-18T07:48:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-18T09:21:16.276-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sub-prime crisis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='money'/><title type='text'>Money is somewhere</title><summary type='text'>Who benefited from Sub-prime Mortgage Crisis? Whatever way I think, it seemed the biggest beneficiaries are realtors, mortgage brokers, builders and building industry? They must have got their cut long back? (and might have lost if they had pumped all their income into the market again).Home owners - Lost their fortune. Their equity sometimes became negative.Primary lenders - sold off their loans</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/1048112016946205266/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=1048112016946205266' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/1048112016946205266'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/1048112016946205266'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/09/money-is-somewhere.html' title='Money is somewhere'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-4265194075086013994</id><published>2008-09-15T19:53:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-15T20:10:51.379-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wall Street'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Black Monday'/><title type='text'>Black Monday</title><summary type='text'>It happened as expected. After a querter of uncertainty, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy. What it means is that their assets are less valued than their liabilities and that they will not get fresh infusion of funding from its creditors(other Wall Street Banks). Now the next steps will be Court appointing an examiner, credit board, filing of all assets and liabilities and plan for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/4265194075086013994/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=4265194075086013994' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/4265194075086013994'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/4265194075086013994'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/09/black-monday.html' title='Black Monday'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-4967546922360737426</id><published>2008-09-07T00:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-07T00:13:51.214-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='current wars'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='westinghouse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='edison'/><title type='text'>Format Wars</title><summary type='text'>Very interesting read about current wars DC versus AC. I wonder how people will feel about Betamax versus VHS or HDDVD vesus Blueray format wars 100 years from now.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/4967546922360737426/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=4967546922360737426' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/4967546922360737426'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/4967546922360737426'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/09/war-of-currents.html' title='Format Wars'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-8305742373030411323</id><published>2008-09-05T13:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-05T13:49:18.982-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='apple store'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gadgets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='iphone 3g'/><title type='text'>My iphone 3g story</title><summary type='text'>I went to window shopping iPhone and ended up buying one. First I used it for 10 minutes. I felt it very userfriendly compared to my T-Mobile Dash. It's internet browsing experience on wi-fi is second to none. 3-g speed on AT&amp;T is OK. YouTube videos are great. I also found App Store with 100s of free apps very cool. When I called T-Mobile to check if my wife's contract is over, they told that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/8305742373030411323/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=8305742373030411323' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/8305742373030411323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/8305742373030411323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-iphone-3g-story.html' title='My iphone 3g story'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-2093989721270830422</id><published>2008-09-04T22:23:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-04T22:30:42.201-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blogs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chrome'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='google'/><title type='text'>What is the hype around Google Chrome</title><summary type='text'>Yes it is an important milestone for Google. For a company that makes almost all it's revenue out of Web naturally wants to build a web browser. I liked the reason why they started this project. Being a Google fan, I liked the clean L&amp;F as well as making the tab, a first class entity.But what is it for the Internet as a whole? Did this release really revolutionalize the Web? It is making an </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/2093989721270830422/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=2093989721270830422' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2093989721270830422'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2093989721270830422'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-is-hype-around-google-chrome.html' title='What is the hype around Google Chrome'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-2712666062443047075</id><published>2008-07-28T16:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-28T16:14:07.157-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wildlife and Conservation Photographic Expedition'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Kalyan Varma'/><title type='text'>Wildlife and Conservation Photographic Expedition</title><summary type='text'>One of the things I always wanted to do is a photography workshop. First I thought of trying Ken Rockwell's Rt 66 Tour. I almost booked for 2008 tour but my wife's situation did not allow that.I came across Kalyan Varma's, a wildlife photographer's site through Indira's blog. He also conducts this workshop. Though bio-diversity is better in USA in large national parks, I might participate in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/2712666062443047075/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=2712666062443047075' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2712666062443047075'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2712666062443047075'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/07/wildlife-and-conservation-photographic.html' title='Wildlife and Conservation Photographic Expedition'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-4580418751729369661</id><published>2008-07-28T14:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-28T14:42:18.660-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Naresh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='heros'/><title type='text'>Smile at the problems</title><summary type='text'>I just came across this wonderful story of Naresh Karutura, who has an amazing attitude and smile that is inspiring. Despite the poverty and losing his legs in an accident (due to lack of proper treatment), he went to study B.Tech (CS) at IITM and joined Google Labs.Naresh may be physically handicapped, but in his heart and mind, he has two strong legs that will take him wherever he wants to go </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/4580418751729369661/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=4580418751729369661' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/4580418751729369661'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/4580418751729369661'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/07/smile-at-problems.html' title='Smile at the problems'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-2735366734865014432</id><published>2008-07-22T09:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-22T09:49:23.728-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dr. Manmohan Singh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Indian Politics'/><title type='text'>Dr. Manmohan Singh won No-Confidence Vote</title><summary type='text'>Who says that he is not a politician??? He is as good (or as bad) as anyone out there. Next election, he should pick a good constituency in Punjab and become a LS Member</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/2735366734865014432/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=2735366734865014432' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2735366734865014432'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2735366734865014432'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/07/dr-manmohan-singh-won-no-confidence.html' title='Dr. Manmohan Singh won No-Confidence Vote'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-1616205944052240389</id><published>2008-07-21T11:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-21T12:29:50.671-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='metro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new york commute'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JFK'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='airtrain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='subway'/><title type='text'>JFK Airtrain</title><summary type='text'>Just a tribute to this cool service. I wish all indian airports are as connected to their respective cities as JFK is. I usually fly into JFK even though La Guardia is closer to midtown.From the gate to air train - 8 minutes walkWait for Airtrain - 5 minutes averageAirtrain ride to Jamaica Station - 12 minutesJamaica Station to Subway station - 6 minutesSubway Train E to 50th Street 8th Ave - 40 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/1616205944052240389/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=1616205944052240389' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/1616205944052240389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/1616205944052240389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/07/jfk-airtrain.html' title='JFK Airtrain'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_SB8JUbxZQRQ/SITP-qWlydI/AAAAAAAAA6I/rZfFfSBty24/s72-c/IMAGE_010-745722.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-9203414526019754066</id><published>2008-07-19T18:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-19T18:38:12.434-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='world cinema'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='man of the year'/><title type='text'>Homem do Ano, O (2003)</title><summary type='text'>I watched this movie on Sundance Channel today. It is an interesting crime movie with a macbethian style. The casting is brilliant so is the music and editing. I did not like the underage sex. If you enjoyed Cidade De Deus (City Of God) and Godfather series or Tarenteno movies then this may appeal to your taste.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/9203414526019754066/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=9203414526019754066' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/9203414526019754066'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/9203414526019754066'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/07/homem-do-ano-o-2003.html' title='Homem do Ano, O (2003)'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-6167151212954745484</id><published>2008-07-19T06:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-19T06:40:21.581-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='baby products'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='prices'/><title type='text'>Discount Baby Products</title><summary type='text'>2 weeks back my wife delivered a baby boy. So far so good. After the initial euphoria is over, I just did some number crunching... Boy.. babies are expensive.Diapers - they like to wet them. Sometimes, as frequently as 3 in an hour.Formula - a fine dining restaurant equivalentFurniture - cribs, swings, bouncers, sheets, socks....everything costs more than you think they should costDoctor visits -</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/6167151212954745484/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=6167151212954745484' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/6167151212954745484'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/6167151212954745484'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/07/discount-baby-products.html' title='Discount Baby Products'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-48777448824114317</id><published>2008-07-06T15:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-06T15:22:50.943-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='DRM'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rhapsody'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mp3 downloads'/><title type='text'>Why I like Rhapsody?</title><summary type='text'>Few days back I saw a teaser deal from Rhapsody music service by Real Networks. A $9.99 value of downloads free for first 100K new registrants on their eShop. I promptly did that and started learning about their service. It is a cool site which doesn't slap DRM on the users. We can move our songs in the ubiquitous MP3 format, to any number of devices.  In the iTunes Store, we can preview any song</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/48777448824114317/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=48777448824114317' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/48777448824114317'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/48777448824114317'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/07/why-i-like-rhapsody.html' title='Why I like Rhapsody?'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-1825776392222793191</id><published>2008-07-06T10:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-06T10:34:09.184-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='columbian hostage freedon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='FARC'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bollywood'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='aamir movie'/><title type='text'>Aamir -  the movie,  FARC - the fools</title><summary type='text'>Last evening I watched the movie Aamir. While the story seemed familiar, I liked Rajeev Khanelwal's performance. He emoted very well in a controlled manner. I thought the climax was a bit draggy. The big villain seemed to be prompting the hero to become a noble person. If that fellow has so much network to cause havoc, I dont understand why he cant get someone to plan the bomb. He doesnt need an </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/1825776392222793191/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=1825776392222793191' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/1825776392222793191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/1825776392222793191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/07/amir-movie-farc-fools.html' title='Aamir -  the movie,  FARC - the fools'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-353264780149551687</id><published>2008-07-02T11:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-02T12:17:43.170-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Generation Y'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IT Services Companies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Millinials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Indian IT Industry'/><title type='text'>Millinials - The Whiz Kids of Indian IT Industry</title><summary type='text'>I accidentally came across a bit older Gartner podcast interviewing Van Baker, VP (Research) Media Advisory Services about Millinials, the Generation Y population group. Some interesting details about them is in this wikipedia link.I am very impressed because I got an opportunity to come across such groups in my job on day to day basis. Being in an IT services company with Global Delivery Model, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/353264780149551687/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=353264780149551687' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/353264780149551687'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/353264780149551687'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/07/millinials-gen-y-demographic.html' title='Millinials - The Whiz Kids of Indian IT Industry'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-501865506820999290</id><published>2008-06-28T13:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-28T13:31:38.234-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='india'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='feticide'/><title type='text'>Dont kill'em</title><summary type='text'>I heard of an incident which made me deeply saddened and frustrated over the state of social affairs in India.The girl has two baby girls. Her husband wants to go for another pregnancy for the having a 'boy'. Before 3rd month they went for ultrasound scanning. They found that the baby is boy. Everything is great. Right!!!.No... It is not. If it is not a boy their Plan-B is to go for an abortion!!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/501865506820999290/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=501865506820999290' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/501865506820999290'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/501865506820999290'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/06/dont-killem.html' title='Dont kill&apos;em'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-4469641503451698929</id><published>2008-05-06T14:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-06T14:42:43.924-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bush&apos;s comment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food crisis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rice prices'/><title type='text'>Eat at your will</title><summary type='text'>Usually I keep away from blogging political stuff. But the comment made by President Bush made me blog this.Before i came US, my diet used to beBreakfast - 2 idlies in Hotel Krishna Prasad Udipi on Mount Road, ChennaiLunch - Company subsidized lunch. Still I could never manage to eat more than 2 uthappams (yes that used to be served as lunch)/ 2 chapathis, 1/2 cup rice with rasam, little porial,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/4469641503451698929/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=4469641503451698929' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/4469641503451698929'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/4469641503451698929'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/05/eat-at-your-will.html' title='Eat at your will'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-2613522214857271008</id><published>2008-04-28T14:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-28T14:43:45.175-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Web Call Me'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Grand Central'/><title type='text'>One phone number forever</title><summary type='text'>One of my friends referred me to a service called GrandCentralYou can reserve a phone number and it will be your phone number forever.  Once registered, if anybody calls on that number ALL phones you registered with that will get a simul-ring. I found it very useful.Apart from all the great features of this service, what I am impressed about most is it's superb account management page. It is a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/2613522214857271008/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=2613522214857271008' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2613522214857271008'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2613522214857271008'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/04/one-phone-number-forever.html' title='One phone number forever'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-1908188324642692858</id><published>2008-04-26T08:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-26T09:04:14.652-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='social networking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web 2.0'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='twitter'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='responsible browsing'/><title type='text'>Twitter</title><summary type='text'>This is an amazing story of how powerful the social networking is and how social communities help in real life.On the side note, I would like to warn that privacy is a never ending debate. I see orkut for sure is abused by many folks. The scrap messages range from sharing phone numbers, addresses to much more personal details. Some even proposing, dating on scraps. Either the implications are not</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/1908188324642692858/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=1908188324642692858' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/1908188324642692858'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/1908188324642692858'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/04/twitter.html' title='Twitter'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-5687174290438176358</id><published>2008-04-24T22:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-24T22:36:23.234-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Nub'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Iraq War'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Marine'/><title type='text'>The Marine and the Nub</title><summary type='text'>Last night, while returning from New York at the Tampa International Airport, I noticed few ABC Action News reporter along with camera crew outside the airport luggage belts.  Then I saw a short guy come out of the door and I thought he is the celebrity. But surprisingly the cameras were aimed down towards a dog. I thought this is crazy. When I asked the reporter who that guy is, she gave me a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/5687174290438176358/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=5687174290438176358' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/5687174290438176358'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/5687174290438176358'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/04/marine-and-nub.html' title='The Marine and the Nub'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-1843469524708528815</id><published>2008-03-24T10:44:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-24T10:44:29.359-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Check out my Guestbook!</title><summary type='text'> </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/1843469524708528815/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=1843469524708528815' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/1843469524708528815'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/1843469524708528815'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/03/check-out-my-guestbook.html' title='Check out my Guestbook!'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-8957601274780447613</id><published>2008-03-06T12:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-03-06T21:26:34.096-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ubuntu'/><title type='text'>uuuuuuuuuuuuuubuntu</title><summary type='text'>I struggled trying to use Vista on my new Sony Vaio NR110E. When do these stupid companies learn that every user doesnt use all that preloaded software? It made my laptop slow. So slow that I took a decision to install Ubuntu with Dual boot on Vista.Everything started great.1) I shrinked the drive space on Vista.2) Downloaded and burned Ubuntu 7.103) Installed Ubuntu4) Started the OS5) Next </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/8957601274780447613/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=8957601274780447613' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/8957601274780447613'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/8957601274780447613'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/03/uuuuuuuuuuuuuubuntu.html' title='uuuuuuuuuuuuuubuntu'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-4867200011388662611</id><published>2008-02-28T09:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-28T09:33:58.612-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='name change'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nellore district'/><title type='text'>Mourning the name change</title><summary type='text'>One thing that infuriated me these days is change of my district name - Nellore as "Sriramulu District". Who the heck is this Sri Ramulu?  Why should my district name changed to his name. What if his ancestors are born here? Idiotic governments run by morons like YSR doesnt have any useful business to do or what? Why cant he change Kadapa district name to Sriramulu District .Why is this </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/4867200011388662611/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=4867200011388662611' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/4867200011388662611'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/4867200011388662611'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/02/mourning-name-change.html' title='Mourning the name change'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-3314386963463354244</id><published>2008-02-24T04:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-24T04:59:02.025-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='camry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='toyota'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hybrid'/><title type='text'>Toyota, Be my Valentine....</title><summary type='text'>I may be mistaken for a Republican if you just read the title. Please read on to get the complete context.Usually our cars give few miles less than EPA  mileage  because we do not always drive in ideal conditions. Recently I drove to Key West on Overseas Highway (US 1). When I casually checked the mileage, I went for a shock. My Toyota Camry Hybrid gave 47.3 miles per gallon (20.11 KM Per Liter) </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/3314386963463354244/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=3314386963463354244' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/3314386963463354244'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/3314386963463354244'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/02/toyota-be-my-valentine.html' title='Toyota, Be my Valentine....'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SB8JUbxZQRQ/R8FlTtQXFHI/AAAAAAAAAOY/zliEjHeuzNo/s72-c/DSC_9126.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-9215478336025560499</id><published>2008-01-21T06:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-21T06:58:37.349-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Amudirta Grandhachintaamani'/><title type='text'>Amudirta Grandhachintaamani</title><summary type='text'>Inspired by my friend Archana's  blog post about her grandfather, I too wanted to share some legacy I am proud about. Few months back my father had sent a new paper article on an old literary journal called "Amudirta Grandhachintaamani". In the 19th century, like in many languages, Telugu literature also had many revolutionary changes. New forms of poetry and prose evolved. This journal used to  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/9215478336025560499/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=9215478336025560499' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/9215478336025560499'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/9215478336025560499'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/01/amudirta-grandhachintaamani.html' title='Amudirta Grandhachintaamani'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SB8JUbxZQRQ/R5SxAiECTzI/AAAAAAAAALQ/-w0x7Q4V4Gs/s72-c/PaperNews.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-7917614000537700023</id><published>2008-01-13T10:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-13T10:50:08.700-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Infy - New Models</title><summary type='text'>S. Gopalakrishnan, Infosys CEO announced about a new pricing modelfor it's services. It is nothing new in the IT industry though it could be first to be offered as a service offering by Infosys.  I would be interested in how that could be adapted by the clients.Conventionally, the custom business software applications we developed as considered as IP of the clients. They drive the business </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/7917614000537700023/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=7917614000537700023' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/7917614000537700023'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/7917614000537700023'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/01/infy-new-models.html' title='Infy - New Models'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-372208351243320322</id><published>2008-01-11T10:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-11T10:42:24.214-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Immigration Voice'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='florida chapter'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='administrative reforms'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='legal immigration'/><title type='text'>Immigration Voice fights for Green Card Admin Reforms</title><summary type='text'>Immigration Voice, Florida Chapter, wishes you Happy New Year Wishes to you and your beloved families. Another year started with great hopes in all fronts. And that Green Card dreams seems to be sour grapes. But Immigration Voice is using all means at its disposal to make things better.If you are not already a member of Florida State Chapter of Immigration Voice, please take 5 minutes to become </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/372208351243320322/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=372208351243320322' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/372208351243320322'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/372208351243320322'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2008/01/immigration-voice-fights-for-green-card.html' title='Immigration Voice fights for Green Card Admin Reforms'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-2692829422931396546</id><published>2007-12-24T08:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-24T08:29:34.238-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mirage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Home Theatre'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Denon'/><title type='text'>Another HT combination - more expensive than earlier</title><summary type='text'>AV Receiver – Denon 2808CI – $829.00http://tinyurl.com/355chj Surround and Sub – Mirage NANOSAT Home Theater Speaker System - $599.00 http://tinyurl.com/3b7wau Central Channel - Mirage NANO CC - $199.00    http://tinyurl.com/38c4w2                 Total – $1627.00</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/2692829422931396546/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=2692829422931396546' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2692829422931396546'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2692829422931396546'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2007/12/another-ht-combination-more-expensive.html' title='Another HT combination - more expensive than earlier'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-2138862578885237437</id><published>2007-12-03T13:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-05T12:41:24.754-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Future'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Home Theatre'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gadgets'/><title type='text'>Home Theater Setup</title><summary type='text'>I am planning to buy a Home Theater System with these components. I will buy it next year. But these are my plans as of now1) AV Receiver - I found that Onkyo TX-SR605  gives more bang-for-the-buck. It has good audio and video processing power including much desired HD processing.Product -   http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Onkyo-TX-SR605-7-1-Channel-Home-Theater-Receiver-Black-TX-SR605/sem/rpsm/</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/2138862578885237437/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=2138862578885237437' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2138862578885237437'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2138862578885237437'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2007/12/home-theater-setup.html' title='Home Theater Setup'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SB8JUbxZQRQ/R1R7Fhs8lvI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/cWGgEPJuk38/s72-c/TXSR605.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-3220466565147908935</id><published>2007-11-05T11:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-05T11:50:21.569-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='green card'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='camry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mileage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='toyota'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hybrid'/><title type='text'>My new Toyota Camry Hybrid</title><summary type='text'>We bought a new Toyota Camry Hybrid 2008. It is loaded with Navigation, 17" Alloy Wheels, Bluetooth, Sun roof, leather, heated seats, power everything.I really liked the mileage..steady 37 MPG in the city. i already put behind 250 miles on it. It is also quite powerful..never felt like driving Hybrid car...It has ample power for whatever needs I have.. Over all fun car to drive without </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/3220466565147908935/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=3220466565147908935' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/3220466565147908935'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/3220466565147908935'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2007/11/my-new-toyota-camry-hybrid.html' title='My new Toyota Camry Hybrid'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SB8JUbxZQRQ/Ry9x0UcT55I/AAAAAAAAADc/eiy8Ok2Q1gA/s72-c/DSC_8757.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-203503877578641927</id><published>2007-10-15T12:07:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-15T12:07:56.439-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Days - A must watch film</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/203503877578641927/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=203503877578641927' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/203503877578641927'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/203503877578641927'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2007/10/happy-days-must-watch-film.html' title='Happy Days - A must watch film'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-2165518049900534499</id><published>2007-09-22T18:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-22T20:09:09.888-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Immigration Voice'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='USA'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IV'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='legal immigration'/><title type='text'>Legal Immigration - the entangled issue</title><summary type='text'>Last week, I was at Washington DC to participate in an Immigration rally organized by Immigration Voice (IV) . Apart from the rally, IV Core team also requested few volunteers to do active lobbying to create awareness of legal immigration issues to our state congressmen staffers. I will outline few things that can be kept on public domain (as you must be aware many strategic issues cannot be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/2165518049900534499/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=2165518049900534499' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2165518049900534499'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/2165518049900534499'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2007/09/legal-immigration-entangled-issue.html' title='Legal Immigration - the entangled issue'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-3197633939461167824</id><published>2007-09-19T21:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-22T15:06:33.660-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ramar Setu - Myth or History</title><summary type='text'>My uncle Dr.Mitra kindly allowed me to publish some of his articles on my blog. Many thanks to him. Please read on.The current hot debate and the political tug of war going on about Ramar Sethu issue, is being mishandled without clarity and direction. It is a total lack of understanding on the part of the UPA govt. and sheer opportunism on the part of the Hindutva brigade and DMK.Let us break it </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/3197633939461167824/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=3197633939461167824' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/3197633939461167824'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/3197633939461167824'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2007/09/ramar-setu-myth-or-history.html' title='Ramar Setu - Myth or History'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-476417505806958284</id><published>2007-09-13T04:34:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-13T04:35:36.709-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='immigration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='green card'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='peace rally'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='legal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='high tech workers'/><title type='text'>Excellent Video by Immigration Voice</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/476417505806958284/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=476417505806958284' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/476417505806958284'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/476417505806958284'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2007/09/excellent-video-by-immigration-voice.html' title='Excellent Video by Immigration Voice'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-3034741306612998408</id><published>2007-09-12T10:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-12T11:06:58.202-07:00</updated><title type='text'>To Do or Not To Do</title><summary type='text'>The economy is more global than ever. Businesses need multi-cultural diversity in order to be competitive. But more than these reasons, businesses across the globe needs talent pool, innovation and adaptability. What will be the fate of businesses in the world's largest economy when they are deprived of talented employees? That is the problem that United States is facing today. Green Cards, which</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/3034741306612998408/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=3034741306612998408' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/3034741306612998408'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/3034741306612998408'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2007/09/to-do-or-not-to-do.html' title='To Do or Not To Do'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-4912040720498305360</id><published>2007-09-06T08:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-06T08:47:08.845-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/4912040720498305360/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=4912040720498305360' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/4912040720498305360'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/4912040720498305360'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2007/09/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-3534245417941360294</id><published>2007-08-21T11:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-21T11:58:15.825-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Attend Immigration Voice Rally at DC</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/3534245417941360294/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=3534245417941360294' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/3534245417941360294'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/3534245417941360294'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2007/08/attend-immigration-voice-rally-at-dc.html' title='Attend Immigration Voice Rally at DC'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-8461607149439309541</id><published>2007-05-20T00:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-20T00:33:27.172-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Kabul Express - A different experience</title><summary type='text'>Two Indian Journalists, an American, an Afghan, a Pakistani Taliban meet under extraordinary circumstances and become hostages of each other in this journey. What I liked most in this movie is rawness of each character. There is certain degree of honesty and originality in every character of the movie. And the locales are original. Photography is breathtaking. Excellent music. A must watch.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/8461607149439309541/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=8461607149439309541' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/8461607149439309541'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/8461607149439309541'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2007/05/kabul-express-different-experience.html' title='Kabul Express - A different experience'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-7593984236062963509</id><published>2007-05-19T17:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-19T17:32:15.809-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Singara Chennai - Way to go</title><summary type='text'>Check this blog. I like the decision by Tamilnadu Government. Kudos.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/7593984236062963509/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=7593984236062963509' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/7593984236062963509'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/7593984236062963509'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2007/05/singara-chennai-way-to-go.html' title='Singara Chennai - Way to go'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-680197939434062995</id><published>2007-04-28T08:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-28T09:29:07.600-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Wild Pet</title><summary type='text'>Wild-Pet may sound like an oxymoron.  But I have seen one..This  is the picture of my brother with a hound dog at our uncle's farm near Gudur,  Nellore Dt, Andhra Pradesh. My younger brother, Kiran, worked in this farm few  years back developing a barren land into a plantation for medicinal plants.  Quite an illustrative career he has, worked in a media company as apprentice,  got fired before he</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/680197939434062995/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=680197939434062995' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/680197939434062995'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/680197939434062995'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2007/04/wild-pet.html' title='Wild Pet'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SB8JUbxZQRQ/RjN1eKyq9yI/AAAAAAAAAAw/p7sR7ozqR9Q/s72-c/Wild_Pet.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-5109598322678597456</id><published>2007-04-21T07:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-21T07:53:08.376-07:00</updated><title type='text'>USA and Violence</title><summary type='text'>I saw an interesting article in CNN that why Congress and Senate doesn't dare to pass any bill against 2nd Amendment - votes. Supporters of Anti-Gun laws do not vote. On the other hand supporters of 2nd amendment will vote. There is a belief that it is the primary reason why Democrats lost in 2000. Quite interesting. Whatever be the belief and rights of Americans, gun control alone will not solve</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/5109598322678597456/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=5109598322678597456' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/5109598322678597456'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/5109598322678597456'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2007/04/usa-and-violence.html' title='USA and Violence'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-7313762979638204133</id><published>2007-04-17T16:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-17T16:54:22.389-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='massacre'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='virginia tech'/><title type='text'>Virginia Tech...I mourn</title><summary type='text'>Words cannot express the shock and anguish I am feeling when I hear about this blot in the human history. Why should we allow criminals go around freely? How can we stop future killers? Why it happened in a place of learning? 33 families now lost their beloved. Yes 33 including the killer. He is a young chap just 23 years old. He might have become a scientist, professor, business man or anything </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/7313762979638204133/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=7313762979638204133' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/7313762979638204133'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/7313762979638204133'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2007/04/virginia-techi-mourn.html' title='Virginia Tech...I mourn'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-117597294003756277</id><published>2007-04-07T11:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-07T12:09:00.046-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Service Oriented Architecture</title><summary type='text'>When everybody are talking about SOA, I would like to put my perspective.  For me, this is a new way of building systems as well as wiring systems without hardwiring.  Here we have to carefully create topologies keeping basics in mind.I see enterprises with event-centric environment, where most of the interactions are fine grained events. For these, message driven systems with a reliable message </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/117597294003756277/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=117597294003756277' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/117597294003756277'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/117597294003756277'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2007/04/service-oriented-architecture.html' title='Service Oriented Architecture'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-116881975821428932</id><published>2007-01-14T16:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-14T16:09:18.286-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Extreme Drive Thru at McDonalds</title><summary type='text'> We were bored, so we decided to write a song and perform it through the drive thru at a local McDonald's. More coming soon. If you don't like this, you don't have a soul.                </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/116881975821428932/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=116881975821428932' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/116881975821428932'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/116881975821428932'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2007/01/extreme-drive-thru-at-mcdonalds.html' title='Extreme Drive Thru at McDonalds'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-115491375220392384</id><published>2006-08-06T17:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-06T18:22:32.210-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Boca Grande, big mouth port</title><summary type='text'> We went on a full tank tour  covering Anna Maria beach, Lido Key Beach, Sarasota, Boca Grande, Gasperella Islands and Fort Myers. This is Boca Grande picture  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/115491375220392384/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=115491375220392384' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115491375220392384'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115491375220392384'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/08/boca-grande-big-mouth-port.html' title='Boca Grande, big mouth port'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-115472099605679867</id><published>2006-08-04T12:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-04T12:49:56.056-07:00</updated><title type='text'>IBM's offshoring story</title><summary type='text'>Check this interview with Randy Walker, IBM's Outsourcing Head, Asia Pacific. I particularly likedhis reply "IBM does not only have an India outsourcing model, but rather a global delivery model that no one else can match." This is how companies should look into outsourcing. By spacing the delivery centers across different time zones and making them all work in a synergy is the biggest challenge </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/115472099605679867/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=115472099605679867' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115472099605679867'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115472099605679867'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/08/ibms-offshoring-story.html' title='IBM&apos;s offshoring story'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-115457312768701145</id><published>2006-08-02T19:33:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-02T19:45:27.703-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Colas, a healthy dose of toxins, guaranteed</title><summary type='text'>Check this report by CSE. Personally I believe in capitalism. But in the name of free economy and liberalization exploiting developing countries is highly deplorable. Will Coca Cola or Pepsi Co hide behind laws when they face such charges in US? The moment such news comes out their sales will be hit, followed by various consumer groups coming out suing them with multi-million dollar class-action </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/115457312768701145/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=115457312768701145' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115457312768701145'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115457312768701145'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/08/colas-healthy-dose-of-toxins_02.html' title='Colas, a healthy dose of toxins, guaranteed'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-115457293124142494</id><published>2006-08-02T19:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-02T19:42:11.310-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Colas, a healthy dose of toxins, guaranteed</title><summary type='text'>Check this report by CSE. Personally I believe in capitalism. But in the name of free economy and liberalization exploiting developing countries is highly deplorable. Will Coca Cola or Pepsi Co hide behind laws when they face such charges in US? The moment such news comes out their sales will be hit, followed by various consumer groups coming out suing them with multi-million dollar class-action </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/115457293124142494/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=115457293124142494' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115457293124142494'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115457293124142494'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/08/colas-healthy-dose-of-toxins.html' title='Colas, a healthy dose of toxins, guaranteed'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-115454184962217982</id><published>2006-08-02T10:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-02T11:23:02.113-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Train Derailment in Tampa, FL</title><summary type='text'>These are the pictures of a cargo train accident that happened few minutes before I  passed by. It was on  July 30th  2006 on Busch Blvd in Tampa. Myself, Ravi, Sreedevi and Sandhya were on our way to Busch Gardens theme park for summer nights event.  I got some kind of sadistic happiness when I saw a train accident that too in USA in the middle of the city. I though these are common only in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/115454184962217982/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=115454184962217982' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115454184962217982'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115454184962217982'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/08/train-derailment-in-tampa-fl.html' title='Train Derailment in Tampa, FL'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-115449029208762144</id><published>2006-08-01T20:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-01T20:44:52.093-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Closeup</title><summary type='text'> I tried this close-up shot with my new lens. I liked the vibrant colors and saturation...Should have used 70-300mm for much more magnification. Thanks for Ravi for making me capture this.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/115449029208762144/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=115449029208762144' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115449029208762144'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115449029208762144'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/08/closeup.html' title='Closeup'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-115426771854115684</id><published>2006-07-30T06:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-30T06:55:18.543-07:00</updated><title type='text'>One more</title><summary type='text'>  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/115426771854115684/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=115426771854115684' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115426771854115684'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115426771854115684'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/07/one-more.html' title='One more'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-115426749743752288</id><published>2006-07-30T06:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-30T06:51:37.443-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Evening at Florida</title><summary type='text'>  This is one the the 200 photos I took to test my new lens- a Nikkor 18-55mm DX. I managed to take all my earlier pictures using my film lens Nikkor 24-85mm AF-S on D70 body. But I choose to buy a new and light weight 18-55 for more flexibility and that little extra wide angle. This lens is very good, light and is one of the best SLR lens for such a low price ($154 + shipping).  It delivered </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/115426749743752288/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=115426749743752288' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115426749743752288'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115426749743752288'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/07/evening-at-florida.html' title='Evening at Florida'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-115350684031082023</id><published>2006-07-21T11:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-21T11:34:00.326-07:00</updated><title type='text'>IC-814 Hijack Episode - when India lost face</title><summary type='text'>Check this article in Rediff about Jaswant Singh's version of the Hijack episode.Nations are not made up of just cities,  villages, rivers and mountains. They are made up of values and importantly with how much conviction the majority of it's people have about their values. The way IC-814 hijack crisis handled by Indian Govt showed to the world that India is a nation with no spine. Lifes of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/115350684031082023/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=115350684031082023' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115350684031082023'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115350684031082023'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/07/ic-814-hijack-episode-when-india-lost.html' title='IC-814 Hijack Episode - when India lost face'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-115205284795379806</id><published>2006-07-04T15:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-09T08:53:17.983-07:00</updated><title type='text'>BBQ on July 4th</title><summary type='text'>  What is the best way to celebrate American Independence Day and World Cup 2006 - Germany  Vs Italy semi-finals? Our friends Harith and Madhuri invited us for the BBQ. We went there at 1:30 PM and assembled a new grill, lit the coal and started BBQ. Tobasco sauce and Smoky Chipotle sauces added the gist of flavor. Chicken, Pork, Vegetables, sweet corn...Like Sri Sri said "kaadedi Grill ki </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/115205284795379806/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=115205284795379806' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115205284795379806'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115205284795379806'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/07/bbq-on-july-4th.html' title='BBQ on July 4th'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-115201616428577366</id><published>2006-07-04T05:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-09T08:48:44.076-07:00</updated><title type='text'>JP, Lok Satta and Indian Politics</title><summary type='text'>I am an honest Indian. This doesnt mean that I never bribed anyone or never lied to anyone. But most of the time, for all day to day transactions I strive to be honest and feel guilty after I commit any mistake. I could be in the same level of self-consciousness of many other Indians. But, at the ground level, India is corrupted to the core. Nothing moves unless some lubrication is applied to the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/115201616428577366/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=115201616428577366' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115201616428577366'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115201616428577366'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/07/jp-lok-satta-and-indian-politics.html' title='JP, Lok Satta and Indian Politics'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-115095406260355044</id><published>2006-06-21T22:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-21T22:27:42.616-07:00</updated><title type='text'>www.freecreditreport.com rip-off</title><summary type='text'>I visited to freecreditreport.com and tried to pull a credit score 2 months back. Yesterday while verifying my credit card statement I found an entry for "CIC Triple Advantage - 12.xx USD". To my agony, I observed that FreeCreditReport.com (an Experian company) is charging me 12 dollars every month.When I double checked that on their homepage they clearly wrote that after 30 days they will charge</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/115095406260355044/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=115095406260355044' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115095406260355044'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/115095406260355044'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/06/wwwfreecreditreportcom-rip-off.html' title='www.freecreditreport.com rip-off'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114986550184667672</id><published>2006-06-09T08:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-09T08:05:01.856-07:00</updated><title type='text'>OBC Reservations - Column by an OBC IIT professor</title><summary type='text'>Dont miss this column by Prof M S Gopinathan, former IIT Faculty, himself being an OBC ridicules the reservations.It is below the dignity of OBCs and SC/STs to rely on these politicians. They need to get strong foundations and compete with everyone.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114986550184667672/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114986550184667672' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114986550184667672'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114986550184667672'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/06/obc-reservations-column-by-obc-iit.html' title='OBC Reservations - Column by an OBC IIT professor'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114901177493809741</id><published>2006-05-30T10:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-30T10:56:14.963-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Reservations stir - a new turn</title><summary type='text'>I came across this article by Praful Bidwai. He wrote some nonsense about starting point of an upper caste individual versus that of a backward class individual. Perhaps Mr.Bidwai lives in 1950s where such things existed. But today in India, an OBCs starting point is much ahead. To quote  him -"S/he(upper class student) can always call 'Uncle' so-and-so in the civil service, judiciary or the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114901177493809741/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114901177493809741' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114901177493809741'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114901177493809741'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/05/reservations-stir-new-turn.html' title='Reservations stir - a new turn'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114892890133179580</id><published>2006-05-29T11:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-29T11:55:01.350-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Parasailing in Clearwater Beach, Florida is a wonderful experience. We wanted to do something different from ordinary on last Sunday. We hit the road that leads to the busy beach at 4 PM. After few minutes of haggling, we got a good deal 60 USD per person for 12 minutes in the air, with couple of dips. After we sailed into the choppy Gulf on a small but powerful parasail boat, we got into the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114892890133179580/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114892890133179580' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114892890133179580'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114892890133179580'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/05/parasailing-in-clearwater-beach.html' title=''/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114890948361284797</id><published>2006-05-29T06:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-29T08:26:04.833-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Youth For Equality</title><summary type='text'>Youth For Equality MovementThe student group fighting against increasing reservations in India. Based right in the capital New Delhi, this group has overwhelming suppory of millions of individuals, students and groups.I support this group whose fight is equality. Period.Also check the article by Subash Kak</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114890948361284797/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114890948361284797' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114890948361284797'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114890948361284797'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/05/youth-for-equality.html' title='Youth For Equality'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114882315302308484</id><published>2006-05-28T06:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-28T06:32:33.036-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Photo Practice - Ambient Light</title><summary type='text'> I am trying to practice how to make good pictures using ambient light after seeing great pictures taken by Ken Rockwell. Last monday, when I was returning back from workout I saw beautiful sky. I rushed in and took my camera out and started shooting. I could get mediocre results. Next time, I will try to time well. (and keep my tripod ready. I dont want the blurry shots anymore).  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114882315302308484/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114882315302308484' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114882315302308484'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114882315302308484'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/05/photo-practice-ambient-light.html' title='Photo Practice - Ambient Light'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114882110936552284</id><published>2006-05-28T05:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-28T05:59:42.860-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What I like about Ruby On the Rails?</title><summary type='text'>I came to know about Rails framework and Ruby language when Martin Fowler mentioned about Rake (sometime during Aug 2005)I was in a state of denial for more than 6 months because I felt that Java is good enough to do anything serious or silly on most of the platforms. But I could not resist to see what is there in RoR and why such a vibrant community is building up. I promptly downloaded </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114882110936552284/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114882110936552284' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114882110936552284'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114882110936552284'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/05/what-i-like-about-ruby-on-rails.html' title='What I like about Ruby On the Rails?'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114870323205474164</id><published>2006-05-26T20:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-27T06:37:26.773-07:00</updated><title type='text'>10 steps backwards....Kill Merit</title><summary type='text'>India was a castist society. Naturally some castes were socially downtrodden. Hinduism, particularly priest community (brahmins) and ruling classes like Kings, Reddys, Chowdaries did nothing special to reform the society as it served their vested interests.When India became independent in 1947, some polititians like Dr. B.R Ambedkar wanted a quick means to uplift the downtrodden and bring them to</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114870323205474164/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114870323205474164' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114870323205474164'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114870323205474164'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/05/10-steps-backwardskill-merit.html' title='10 steps backwards....Kill Merit'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114764625227521450</id><published>2006-05-14T15:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-14T15:37:32.286-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Minimalism</title><summary type='text'>I feel that most of the problems could be solved by adapting minimalism in our life style. It starts with simple things in life. Take for instance, cell phone. Why buy a phone with 120 features which we may never use in our day-to-day. I agree a cell phone should have a good phonebook, caller list, &gt; 1MB camera, bluetooth. But why that crappy currency controller.I see some of the projects picking</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114764625227521450/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114764625227521450' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114764625227521450'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114764625227521450'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/05/minimalism.html' title='Minimalism'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114675223486283217</id><published>2006-05-04T07:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-04T07:20:48.866-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My photography, gear etc</title><summary type='text'>I am an amateur photographer and I am a serious amateur. I love the art as well as technique. My trips exclusively for photography are    Yelagiri Hills (2003 Feb)   Moonar (2003 June)   Everglades (2003 Dec and 2004 May)   New York (Nov 2004)   Niagara Falls (Oct 2005)   Clearwater, Caladesi Island, Honeymoon Island, Fort De Soto Part etc   Numerous trails in and around TampaI was using film (</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114675223486283217/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114675223486283217' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114675223486283217'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114675223486283217'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/05/my-photography-gear-etc.html' title='My photography, gear etc'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114659337657826108</id><published>2006-05-02T11:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-02T11:09:36.590-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Air France New Commercial</title><summary type='text'>I really liked this new online commercial. Click this Air France</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114659337657826108/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114659337657826108' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114659337657826108'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114659337657826108'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/05/air-france-new-commercial.html' title='Air France New Commercial'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114658502203584778</id><published>2006-05-02T08:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-02T08:51:56.283-07:00</updated><title type='text'>JNTU Engineering College Anantapur</title><summary type='text'>I am an alumni of JNTU College of Engineering, Ananatapur, AP, India. When I joined MCA program in late 1996, the college was in pathos. Infrastructure was bad, library was pathetic, lecturers were average, students used to be divided into Reddy and Kamma commmunities. Scheduled castes used to live in a separate hostel block called Yellow Block (YB). There used to be caste associations amongst </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114658502203584778/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114658502203584778' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114658502203584778'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114658502203584778'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/05/jntu-engineering-college-anantapur.html' title='JNTU Engineering College Anantapur'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114640915864864918</id><published>2006-04-30T07:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T08:00:55.376-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Best Andhra Food Blog Site</title><summary type='text'>I accidentally encountered Indira's http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/ while googling for "uggani" or "buggani" one authentic Anantapur rural delicacy made of puffed rice. After that, I became a regular visitor of that site. The best part of that site is the photos. Amazing sharpnest and themed around color.I whole heartedly wish Indira to continue her hobby.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114640915864864918/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114640915864864918' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114640915864864918'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114640915864864918'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/04/best-andhra-food-blog-site.html' title='Best Andhra Food Blog Site'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114628448281223041</id><published>2006-04-28T21:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T07:43:01.236-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2</title><summary type='text'>Last night I downloaded IE 7 Beta and installed the same. I felt so excited about the multiple tab feature. The first thing I did was opened second tab and tried to enter an URL  address...BOOM IE crashed!! I tried multiple times and it did not recover. Rebooted my laptop, but no use,  Finally I decided to try their free  support  from Microsoft on Saturday morning. Will see whether they can </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114628448281223041/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114628448281223041' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114628448281223041'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114628448281223041'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/04/internet-explorer-7-beta-2.html' title='Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114464534935316622</id><published>2006-04-09T21:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-24T21:20:23.123-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Spring Evening, Tampa, FL</title><summary type='text'>  Spring evenings are great in Florida West Coast. When the sun is going down, cool breeze from the gulf soothes the souls. Picture taken when we went out for a stroll on a lazy Sunday evening. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114464534935316622/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114464534935316622' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114464534935316622'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114464534935316622'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/04/spring-evening-tampa-fl.html' title='Spring Evening, Tampa, FL'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114403610983251742</id><published>2006-04-02T20:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-02T20:48:29.840-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Scott Dixon's Machine</title><summary type='text'> Mechanics working on Scott Dixon's car on 04/01/2006.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114403610983251742/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114403610983251742' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114403610983251742'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114403610983251742'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/04/scott-dixons-machine.html' title='Scott Dixon&apos;s Machine'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114401213649763860</id><published>2006-04-02T14:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-02T20:43:11.676-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Honda GP of St Pete, FL</title><summary type='text'> Danica Patrick, the only woman driver in INDY Series, signing autographs at St. Petersburg, Fl. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114401213649763860/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114401213649763860' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114401213649763860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114401213649763860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/04/honda-gp-of-st-pete-fl.html' title='Honda GP of St Pete, FL'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114400853724156813</id><published>2006-04-02T13:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-02T20:44:18.406-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg, FL</title><summary type='text'> It is an exhillarating experience to race. May be a little lesser to watch but neverthless quite thrilling. It is our first live race. Set in our own backyard, streets of St. Petersburg, FL. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114400853724156813/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114400853724156813' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114400853724156813'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114400853724156813'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/04/honda-grand-prix-of-st-petersburg-fl.html' title='Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg, FL'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114238977428893447</id><published>2006-03-14T18:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-14T18:29:34.366-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Chillabration Cake from Dairy Queen for my princess Sandhya on her birthday. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114238977428893447/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114238977428893447' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114238977428893447'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114238977428893447'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/03/chillabration-cake-from-dairy-queen.html' title=''/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-114166445457150672</id><published>2006-03-06T08:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-06T09:03:11.133-08:00</updated><title type='text'>AJAX - Web Clustering</title><summary type='text'>1)       Our traditional web development is completely based on a request-response model. Even the post back model of Java Server Faces and ASP.NET is a request-response model where the entire page is rendered. Until 2003, if we want a portion of a web page to be rendered based on the user’s inputs, we designed with IFrames using div tags. Even that is a request-response model often with </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/114166445457150672/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=114166445457150672' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114166445457150672'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/114166445457150672'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/03/ajax-web-clustering.html' title='AJAX - Web Clustering'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-113695607140941019</id><published>2006-01-10T21:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-10T21:07:51.416-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Share a dream</title><summary type='text'>  Spectacular..We visited Disney parks last weekend. It's an amazing creation of work. Truly, the pride of Florida. So well maintained, friendly staff, wonderful food, great scenic photoops with classic parades. It's a once-in-a-life-time experience.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/113695607140941019/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=113695607140941019' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/113695607140941019'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/113695607140941019'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2006/01/share-dream.html' title='Share a dream'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-113484525302231089</id><published>2005-12-17T10:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-17T10:54:35.806-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Tampa Bay Downs, Race Track Road</title><summary type='text'> This is third time I visited Tampa Bay Downs. Nothing changed. Same races, same punters, people losing money, making fortunes, shouting their favourite horses names... But there is something about this sport if we keep the betting part aside. Horses, Jockeys, Trainers, Owners, Breeders taming these wild animals, training them to race against each other, year after year, paying tribute to this </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/113484525302231089/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=113484525302231089' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/113484525302231089'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/113484525302231089'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2005/12/tampa-bay-downs-race-track-road.html' title='Tampa Bay Downs, Race Track Road'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-113241637291837706</id><published>2005-11-19T07:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-19T08:06:12.926-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Majjiga Pulusu (Khadi)</title><summary type='text'>This is one of my favourite dishes. Last night, I observed Boodida Gummadikaayalu at the local Indian Grocery. I immly called my mummy and asked her for this recipe. And within an hour a very tasty dish is ready.Preparation Time : 30 minutesServes : 3 ( serves 4 with Parathas)Ingredients:For Masala Paste: 2 tbl spoons Dhania seeds2 tbl spoons Channa Dal1 tbl spoon poppy seeds (khus-khus)4 green </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/113241637291837706/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=113241637291837706' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/113241637291837706'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/113241637291837706'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2005/11/majjiga-pulusu-khadi.html' title='Majjiga Pulusu (Khadi)'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-113002392134316562</id><published>2005-10-22T16:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-22T16:32:01.350-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Honeymoon Island, Palm Harbor, Florida, United States </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/113002392134316562/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=113002392134316562' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/113002392134316562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/113002392134316562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2005/10/honeymoon-island-palm-harbor-florida.html' title=''/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-113002380800633064</id><published>2005-10-22T16:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-22T16:30:08.020-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Clearwater Beach, Florida, Unites States </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/113002380800633064/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=113002380800633064' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/113002380800633064'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/113002380800633064'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2005/10/clearwater-beach-florida-unites-states.html' title=''/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-113002350265343790</id><published>2005-10-22T16:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-22T16:25:02.660-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Enterprise Architect Journey</title><summary type='text'>There are always experiences in both career and life..some will be life changing.One year back, I read a book "To Kill A Mocking Bird". A scene when the character Atticus Finch kills a mad dog. That makes him a larger-than-life character in the eyes of his 9 year old daughter Scout. It's brilliant. It shook my notion of heroes amongst the characters... I became a fan of Harper LeeSomething like </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/113002350265343790/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=113002350265343790' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/113002350265343790'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/113002350265343790'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2005/10/enterprise-architect-journey.html' title='Enterprise Architect Journey'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-112676203865311159</id><published>2005-09-14T22:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-22T16:04:02.010-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Change or get doomed</title><summary type='text'>How fast can IT management respond to new methodologies?IT Services companies should continously strive to improve the SDLC process. Use modern paradigms like eXtreme Programming, Continous Integration etc.Evolve...dudes.....fastttt</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/112676203865311159/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=112676203865311159' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/112676203865311159'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/112676203865311159'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2005/09/change-or-get-doomed.html' title='Change or get doomed'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-111879983263315992</id><published>2005-06-14T18:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-14T18:43:52.636-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>me@moonar, kerala, India </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/111879983263315992/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=111879983263315992' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/111879983263315992'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/111879983263315992'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2005/06/memoonar-kerala-india.html' title=''/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-111879911057079737</id><published>2005-06-14T18:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-14T18:31:50.573-07:00</updated><title type='text'>JMeter rocks</title><summary type='text'>I wanted to do a small scale stress testing with a simulation of few hundreds of concurrent users. I tried JMeter and it is wonderful. It took just 2 hours for me to create 5 test cases with dynamic data picked from external file and run the tests. Now I expanded it for full scale stress testing.I recommend this if your requirement is simple and you want to do things fast.visit http://</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/111879911057079737/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=111879911057079737' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/111879911057079737'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/111879911057079737'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2005/06/jmeter-rocks.html' title='JMeter rocks'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-111863851141551982</id><published>2005-06-12T21:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-12T21:55:11.416-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sunday is Monday</title><summary type='text'>Being an application assembler and in-charge of SCM is a pain particularly if the software has 3000 files and release cycles every week. Neverthless, it is my job. So the whole Sunday I ran ant scripts, testing, deployment and CVS commits.Spoke with Raghu after so many days. He will be going India tomorrow.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/111863851141551982/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=111863851141551982' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/111863851141551982'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/111863851141551982'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2005/06/sunday-is-monday_12.html' title='Sunday is Monday'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13616888.post-111860245057662954</id><published>2005-06-11T11:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-12T11:54:10.580-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Farewell to Shanti</title><summary type='text'>Finally she left for India. When we met 2 months back both of us never imagined that we would be such good friends. And more than friends. She is my favorite sister now. With a protocol..that we support each others all the time....Then came back home and started work, sleep, then had a dinner with Manju and Archana.Later I watched 3 movies....Predator 2, The Great Train Robbery and The Desert Fox</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/feeds/111860245057662954/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13616888&amp;postID=111860245057662954' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/111860245057662954'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13616888/posts/default/111860245057662954'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surrealimage.blogspot.com/2005/06/farewell-to-shanti.html' title='Farewell to Shanti'/><author><name>Vamsi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09808145650882552342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
