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How Heaven screens its Applicants . . .
A man and his dog died together, and after death, were walking along a road.
He wondered where the road was leading them.
After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road.
It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch
that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it, he saw a magnificent
gate in the arch that looked like mother of pearl, and the street that led to the
gate looked like pure gold.
He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a
desk to one side. When he was close enough, he called out, "Excuse me, where
are we?" "This is heaven, sir," the man answered.
"Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man asked. "Of course, sir.
Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up." The man gestured,
and the gate began to open. "Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come in,
too?" the traveler asked.
"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets." The man thought a moment and then
turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going.
After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road
which led through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was
no fence. As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree
and reading a book.
"Excuse me!" he called to the reader. "Do you have any water?"
"Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there" The man pointed to a place that couldn't be
seen from outside the gate. "Come on in."
"How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to the dog.
"There should be a bowl by the pump." They went through the gate, and sure enough,
there was an old fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it. The traveler filled the bowl
and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. When they were full, he and
the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree waiting for them.
"What do you call this place?" the traveler asked. "This is heaven," was the answer.
"Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man down the road said that was heaven, too."
"Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell."
"Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?"
"No. I can see how you might think so, but we're just happy that they screen out the
folks who'll leave their best friends behind".
Warren Buffet - Interesting informations about him
Second Richest Man in the world
There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second
richest man who has donated $31 billion (85% of his fortune) to charity.
Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:
1) He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started
too late!
2) He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering
newspapers.
3) He still lives in the same small 3 bedroom house in mid-town Omaha,
that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has
everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a
fence.
4) He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security
people around him.
5) He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest
private jet company.
6) His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one
letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the
year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis.
7) He has given his CEO's only two rules.
Rule number 1: Do not lose any of your share holder's money.
Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.
8) He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after
he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch television.
9) Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 5
years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren
Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates
met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee
of Warren Buffet.
10) Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his
desk.
11) His advice to young people: Stay away from credit cards and invest in
yourself.
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Chennai gets its first INOX multiplex
Chennai gets its first INOX multiplex
Lights.... Camera.... Action!
Chennai's moviegoers will have a new and exciting location to view the latest blockbuster hits with the opening of INOX at Chennai Citi Center, Radhakrishnan Salai on 19th January 2007. INOX is the first national multiplex chain to open in Chennai and will house 4 screens and 909 seats. INOX Chennai will be the 13th multiplex in the INOX chain and promises to revolutionize the movie going experience in the city.
The programming mix at INOX will include a mix of Hindi, English and Tamil films.
In addition, INOX Chennai is equipped with a fully automated box office with computerized ticketing.
For easy & convenient ticket booking INOX also offers SMS booking on 75757, home delivery on 42658888 and online booking of tickets on www.inoxmovies.com.
Offering greater variety in theatre food, INOX has introduced its own 'concessions' (food) counter REFUEL, which is a self-managed unit with themed menus offering a range of flavored popcorns, combo meals, finger food and beverages.
INOX Chennai
INOX Leisure Ltd.
3rd Floor, Chennai Citi Centre,
Commercial Complex, Plot No. 11, Mylapore
Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Near Kalyani Hospital
Chennai – 600 004
Telebooking: 044 - 42658888
Email: chennai@inox.co.in
Backwaters and Houseboats - Kerala
Hello All,
I have recently visited Kerala as a trip with my family members, to Kumarakom. They are having a very interesting business on the waters.The water is not simply like an lake or pond or a river.They are known as Backwaters which cannot be found in all states wherever we have beaches.
Backwaters are a network of lakes,canals and estuaries and deltas of forty-four rivers that drain into the Arabian sea. The backwaters of Kerala are a self supporting eco-system teeming with aquatic life. The canals connect the villages together and are still used for local transport.
The largest backwater stretch in Kerala is the Vembanad Lake which flows through three districts and opens out into the sea at the Kochi Port. The Ashtamudi lake, literally having eight arms, which covers a major portion of Kollam district in the south, is the second largest and is considered the gateway to the backwaters.
Will upload few photos of the interesting houseboats at those backwaters.
Please enjoy them and give a feedback to me.
I have recently visited Kerala as a trip with my family members, to Kumarakom. They are having a very interesting business on the waters.The water is not simply like an lake or pond or a river.They are known as Backwaters which cannot be found in all states wherever we have beaches.
Backwaters are a network of lakes,canals and estuaries and deltas of forty-four rivers that drain into the Arabian sea. The backwaters of Kerala are a self supporting eco-system teeming with aquatic life. The canals connect the villages together and are still used for local transport.
The largest backwater stretch in Kerala is the Vembanad Lake which flows through three districts and opens out into the sea at the Kochi Port. The Ashtamudi lake, literally having eight arms, which covers a major portion of Kollam district in the south, is the second largest and is considered the gateway to the backwaters.
Will upload few photos of the interesting houseboats at those backwaters.
Please enjoy them and give a feedback to me.
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