Life, Dreams and Reality -- Sohel's Blog

This is one of the best songs I've heard recently. See the lyrics below: HEY HEY HEY (No Matter How Life Is Today) By Michael Franti It’s been a long time coming that I had to say When I wake up in the morning all I do is pray For some guidance and protection on the streets today And an answer to the questions I ask everyday So tell me why do the birds that used to fly here Tell me why do they come to die here And all the kids that used to run here Tell me why do they load their guns here I remember, in the days when, We were one heart no need to defend I just wrap my arms around Don’t give up this song is for you Hey, hey, hey, no matter how life is today There’s just one thing that I got to say I won’t let another moment slip away I say hey, hey, hey no matter how life is today There’s just one thing that I got to say I won’t let another moment slip away I hold on, I’m trying to hold on, I hold on, hold on, hold on, I hold on From the tops of the bu...

Found this satiric Bangla poem in Nawed's mobile upload. The sad events surrounding Dr. Yunus where a Nobel laureate from Bangladesh seems to be steamrolled by political butcheries.

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Freedom and speech in Gaddafi's Lybia: "A Libyan woman burst into a hotel housing foreign press and fought off security forces to tell how she had been raped and beaten by Qaddafi militia members." New York Times has a longer version of this video: http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/03/26/world/africa/100000000745659/libyan-woman-struggles-to-tell-her-story.html

"Everything we're learning now — from genetics, from linguistic data, from geological data, from archaeological data — suggests that the peopling process is infinitely more complicated than we might have imagined 50 years ago, or even 20 years ago". Link to full article: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/25/134832701/texas-find-turns-back-clock-on-settlers-in-america?sc=tw

Eat a Big Breakfast Macronutrient Timing Eat Protein at Every Meal Fiber at Every Meal Stop Drinking Your Calories Stop Eating Bread Drink More Water & Tea Supplement with Omega 3 Fish Oils Every Night Get Smart about Peri-Workout Nutrition Always Carry Healthy Snacks Link to full article: http://www.healthhabits.ca/2009/12/14/10-really-good-diet-hacks/

Special effects were great. Story seemed a bit stretched, almost hyperbolic, but still is an enjoyable movie.   Link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZJ0TP4nTaE&sns=fb

Link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lti0vfCPZns&sns=fb Watched it on DVD. 2010 movie. Good plot and direction.

Some of these future technologies that Michio Kaku predict are mind boggling, like today's smartphone and advancement in various gadgetry might have startled homo sapiens from 19th or 18th century, the same way the talks of increasing human lifespan manifolds than we can fathom at present, and the shape shifting materials, "Matrix" like virtual reality, the real Jurassic Park and Internet in contact lenses and even "teraforming" mars and other planets, teleportation, these all may become reality soon, sooner than we can predict.  "And while some of it seems far-fetched, he said to consider how our smartphones, laptops and space missions would have been viewed 100 years ago. "If they were to see you with all of your wizardry, they would consider you a sorcerer to be able to summon up images from all over the world," he said. "But if someone could come today from the 21st century, what will our grandchildren think of us? In the 21...

This is long overdue. Apologize and move on. Unlike other of his compatriots, Imran Khan seems to be a classy man, as he was in cricket field and now as an ethical politician. "Ex-Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan has demanded an official apology from the Government of Pakistan to the people of Bangladesh for the atrocities allegedly committed by the Pakistan Army in 1971. Imran Khan immediately agreed with Hamid Mir and said that previously he was also of the opinion that Army operation was a good thing because there was no independent media in Pakistan in 1971. Imran Khan said that when he went to England in 1971, his Bengali friends told him the reality of the Army operation. Imran Khan said that he experienced the love and affection of Bangladeshis during an exhibition match in Mirpur in 1989. He said that the Army operations always created hatred in Pakistan and we must apologise to Bangladeshis." Link to full article: http://thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetai...

"Four rules:   Reduce the time spent in bed.  Get up at the same time every day.  Don't go to bed until you feel sleepy.  Don't stay in bed if you're not sleeping" Link to full article: http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/23/simple-rules-for-better-sleep/

"Right now, this "behavioral tracking" is mainly for marketing purposes, to target the advertising you see online. But the potential for abuse is enormous, since this information can also be used by insurance companies, financial institutions, landlords and prospective employers." Link to the full article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42239031/ns/business-consumer_news/

" rapidly evolving 'hare' bacteria were eventually wiped out by their more sluggish rivals." Read the full article: http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110317/full/news.2011.166.html

" computers that can perform a billion billion computations per second, 1,000 times as fast as today's speediest systems." Link to full article: http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-03/how-it-works-light-driven-computer

"The attack on Libya is justified but by turning a blind eye to Yemen and Bahrain, the U.S. and others are sowing the seeds of future conflicts." Most likely it is double standard, but also from lack of universal international stance against all forms of repression. Money plays a major role, unfortunately, each cruise missile cost millions, and the operations of international coalition of this magnitude surely cost hefty. That still does not absolve the collective humanity from deadening indifference. Read the full article: http://www.thestar.com/article/959663

"The price of the gas at the pump fluctuates mainly with the price of crude oil, plus a time lag. The price of crude itself bounces around due to all sorts of influences, exaggerated if not caused by the huge amount of speculation in the oil market." Read the full article: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/03/the-effects-of-production-turmoil-what-we-pay-for-at-the-pump.html

"I would want to know if a banana in Bangladesh works the same way as a banana in Brazil," he said. "Chemistry is tricky. I would want to be damn confident of a method of analysis before jumping on an action plan." Read the full article: http://news.discovery.com/earth/banana-peels-water-purification-110323.html

Given the dire cicunstances and lack of seemingly peaceful alternatives to save the lives of civilians, unlike the mis-adventurous wars of the past, this intervention is a necessary and urgent one. Like before, democracynow provides critical analysis of this pressing issue that perhaps cannot be found in mainstream media. Read the full debate: http://www.democracynow.org/2011/3/23/debating_intervention_is_us_led_military

We're two-thirds water, after all. Our cells carry, "a concentration of that indescribably and liquid brew which is compounded in varying proportions of salt and sun and time." And so, like water, we flow. Or, let's try to imagine ourselves flowing. We may not realize it when we're in the flow,.... Read the full article: http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2011/03/22/134732644/water-rushing-through-cities-the-gentle-version?sc=tw

Omega 3 rocks! Go fish! Lean protein, perhaps many folds beneficial than red meat. Watch out for mercury level though. Few safe fish with low mercury are: salmon, tilapia and mahi mahi. Do google search on low mercury fish. Like red meat and poultry, fish provides the protein essential for maintaining healthy muscles and other tissues. Most of us get more than enough protein. What really makes fish worth eating are its omega-3 fatty acids. New research shows that these healthful fats may help prevent age-related macular degeneration, a disease that impairs vision. But their benefits extend far beyond that. Heart health. Omega-3 fatty acids , specifically eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), help prevent cardiovascular disease and sudden cardiac death. Penny Kris-Etherton , professor of nutrition at Penn State, says these healthful fats can reduce heart arrhythmia, the leading cause of sudden cardiac death. The effect can take hold mere week...