The Man!
“Would you jump on to the subway track facing a speeding train to rescue another of the species who happened to fall over there due to a siezure?”
Probably, you’d think twice, especially if you have two kids cuddled with you at that time!
But, Wesley Autrey, a 50-year-old construction worker and Navy veteran of Big Apple did it!
Now over to the New York Times story:
Mr. Autrey was waiting for the downtown local at 137th Street and Broadway in Manhattan around 12:45 p.m. He was taking his two daughters, Syshe, 4, and Shuqui, 6, home before work.
Nearby, a 20-year old man collapsed and fell to the tracks, between the two rails.
The headlights of the No. 1 train appeared. “I had to make a split decision,†Mr. Autrey said.
So he made one, and leapt.
Mr. Autrey lay on Mr. Hollopeter, his heart pounding, pressing him down in a space roughly a foot deep. The train’s brakes screeched, but it could not stop in time.
Five cars rolled overhead before the train stopped, the cars passing inches from his head, smudging his blue knit cap with grease. Mr. Autrey heard onlookers’ screams. “We’re O.K. down here,†he yelled, “but I’ve got two daughters up there. Let them know their father’s O.K.†He heard cries of wonder, and applause.
Power was cut, and workers got them out. Mr. Hollopeter, a student at the New York Film Academy, was taken to St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center. He had only bumps and bruises, said his grandfather, Jeff Friedman. The police said it appeared that Mr. Hollopeter had suffered a seizure.
Mr. Autrey refused medical help, because, he said, nothing was wrong. He did visit Mr. Hollopeter in the hospital before heading to his night shift. “I don’t feel like I did something spectacular; I just saw someone who needed help,†Mr. Autrey said. “I did what I felt was right.â€
YouTube - Watch - The man who risked his life to save another
Church of Google!
Google has turned God! Yes, almost!
The folk who swear by 
stoutly believe that Google has a strong claim for the title of God!
We at the Church of Google believe the search engine Google is the closest humankind has ever come to directly experiencing an actual God (as typically defined). We believe there is much more evidence in favour of Google’s divinity than there is for the divinity of other more traditional gods.
We reject supernatural gods on the notion they are not scientifically provable. Thus, Googlists believe Google should rightfully be given the title of “God”, as She exhibits a great many of the characteristics traditionally associated with such Deities in a scientifically provable manner.
We have compiled a list of nine proofs which we believe definitively prove Google’s title as God.
Visit 
and read the Commandments, prayers and proof!!
Do brahmins still belong to an upper caste?
YouTube - Watch - The pathetic condition of Brahmins
It is ironical that Indians who happen to be born to Brahmin parents are treated as second class citizens by being classified as belonging to an “Upper Caste” or a “forward caste”, thus denying them quality education and jobs in Government service. And on top of it, they have become the object of ridicule and hatred in the society.
The video contains several parts of audio in Hindi. I’ll try and get them translated into English soon.
Bill Gates’ Last day!
Who said the great Bill doesn’t have a sense of humor! He can take a dig at himself, for a change! Yoohoo, Bill-baiters! You are summarily disarmed!
Give Bill his due, guys. You can’t beat Bill, so long he is in the midst of bill$!
YouTube - Watch - Bill Gates in CES
Web 2.0 for Dummies!
The machine is Us/ing Us!
YouTube - Watch - Kansas State University Video
Britain shuns Vista
According to an InfoWorld report, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA) has instructed that British schools should not upgrade to Microsoft’s Vista operating system and Office 2007 productivity suite. It also supported use of the international standard ODF (Open Document Format) for storing files, specifically avoiding Microsoft’s OOXML (Office Open XML) document format because of concerns about compatibility between different applications.
The BECTA report has made the following observation which is very significant:
We have not had sight of any evidence to support the argument that the costs of upgrading to Vista in educational establishments would be offset by appropriate benefit,
Let us wait and see as to how many countries will take the cue and see reason!
Hail Ubuntu!!
Good news for Blogsloths!
Pundits always advocate writing unique, original and creative content on your blog to be magnetic. But isn’t it a lot of work? Plus you have to rack your brains to dish out some bytes that are readable! Why bother when there is a better alternative!
Lazy bloggers of the world have a saviour in Wayne Liew who has come up with a novel list of “5 advantages of blogging about what others are blogging about” in his blog. Vote for him if he stands for US president’s office or buy him a cup of decaf (or, at least post a comment on his blog. Good man, this Wayne!). We netsloths have very few champions to our cause!
Now to the real advantages:
- Free yourself from pressure
Unique contents need time, effort and also your own flair in writing to make the whole articles up. But just quoting some catchy content of other blogs (like what I am doing right now!) saves time and energy, which can be more gainfully wasted! - Pitching traffic from source articles
Linking with others’ blogs will have a cascading effect of pingback and backlink thus enabling your blog, which lies at the blogosphere’s dark corners, have a few eyeballs at last! - You have different base of readers
Regular readers of Wayne Liew may have the exposure to the world’s best blog, that is mine. This is an example of what kind immense contribution you can make to the blog universe by quoting from others’ blogs. - Your opinion is precious
Ha, look at this. You can enhance the original blog entry by supplementing it with your own original thoughts. Two heads are better than one!
Wayne adds: Some readers are your fans. (Izzt!) They don’t listen to others and they only want your opinion on certain doubts. This is why even you blog about something hot, people will not leave. You have your own opinions on that particular matter and only even your writing style is the one wanted by your readers. - Networking with fellow bloggers
This is the pièce de résistance!You enter into a discussion or flame war (whichever is your wont!) and create more visitors who join the chorus, both for and against. By the law of averages you are sure to end up with more virtual acquaintances, thus enhancing your network! Clever, eh!
Read more in the original blog entry. Look, I am not plagiarizing, nor usurping all the credit for this highly innovative blogging tip. How noble of me!!
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