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On the land of miracles,
Took place a miracle,
Missile man of our country was born.
People's president he was known,
APJ Abdul kalam was his identity.
Paving a path for young generation,
In the field of science and technology.
He inspired young minds.
He is no more on this earth,
But his soul hasn't left his motherland.
Freedom, strength and development
Were his dreams.
The day he was born,
He dedicated the day to learners.
The spark in his eyes,
The smile on his face,
And the confidence in his attitude,
Inspires me and every indian.
I am proud to be an indian.
Copyright © AHALYA NAIR | Year Posted 2016
I Am Mortal Man, Made Of Mere Flesh And Bone
Sad and lost soul walked in his old worn shoes,
dark clouds covered his bowed and forlorn head.
Life had beat him hard, made him pay heavy dues,
cast jagged stones into his every night's bed.
He looking back at all his dear family now gone,
his broken soul cried- God release me please.
I am mortal man, made of mere flesh and bone,
my every path hard, nothing comes with gentle ease
Yet the spirit was strong and his heart held dreams,
hope that another day would great blessings bring.
Each night's prayer he found new flowing streams,
such that morn's new light made his joy sing
As each day brought its bricks and falling stones,
Hope, his greatest shield, prevented any broken bones.
Robert J. Lindley, 4-15-2016
Dedicated to all my friends here that give me hope each day.
Hope that life will give future blessings and my family will
be well and safe when I am gone.
Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2016
While you sleep I tell you all of the things I keep inside throughout day.
Now that you can hear but not listen I find them much easier to say.
My hopes, my dreams, my fears, and everything in between
Your subconscious hears so keen, or so it seems.
My tongue is soft; I speak so sweetly
Knowing your reaction will never greet me.
Tonight will be different in what I want you to know.
It has everything to do with what I can't help but show.
I hold no claim to any religion but you've given me a place for my faith.
Somewhere it will never stale or lose its lavish taste.
You've shown me something I can see, touch, and feel,
And so before it I choose to kneel.
I know I don't say it but I miss you every day.
Sitting, thinking of the perfect words to be my choice,
Yet when you call I can't find any of the right words to say.
I'm just happy to finally hear your voice.
Even just a moment is enough to sooth my heavy heart;
Fearing the ends of conversations knowing we'll have to part.
I'll never be too far from you, always within arm's reach,
And in your days of darkness I'll be the light that you will seek.
I'll never let you leave too far from me, I'll stay close behind you in this world;
Secretly protecting what is mine, you will always be my girl.
I only want the best for you so the best of me I will employ.
Faithfully yours, I will always be your boy.
I close my eyes and kiss your soft sweet lips
And see the very best of you in loving bliss.
I see past the physical which makes you attractive
And focus on the things I can't see in which I'm attracted.
Your thoughts I'd love to hear them all.
Of the things you speak disinterest never makes its call.
My day will come, I know someday I'll be the only one.
And you I will pursue viciously,
Because I've given you the greatest gift I can give, to love unconditionally.
Yes our day will come, I know someday we'll be as one.
And you I will pursue viciously,
Because I've given you the greatest gift I can give… to love unconditionally.
Copyright © Kristopher Higgs | Year Posted 2012
People make me smile the way
their eyes shine when they talk
about something they love
when they feed me food. Or tell
me how much they love me
when I look into someone's
eyes and see it I see that look
in their eyes I see love in them
When I see someone laugh and
have fun in what they do
The way they cry for there lost
When they give me a smile and
tell me how beautiful I am
People are beautiful well some
are and I wish someday I can
find someone who will look at
me and say "you have that look
in your eye" what look?
I want to find someone so
beautiful in the inside I can't
stay away they amaze me with
what they say an do how they
will dance in the rain and know
every detail about me
Will bring me Starbucks on a
rainy day and just talk about
the stars
I want someone beautiful
Copyright © brittney lopez | Year Posted 2013
Bob had been a lonely man ever since
His wife of fifty years had passed.
"Lord, let me join her." he would pray.
"Let this day be my last."
Each day, he went to the cemetery,
Just a short walk down the street.
After their talk, he would water her flowers
And hear passers-by whisper, "How sweet."
One gray and misty morning,
He had hoped for sunnier skies
To plant fall bloomers at her graveside;
But there, to his surprise…
Stood an old dog beside her stone;
Thin and dirty, but he struck a handsome pose.
He whined as Bob approached, as if to say,
"I could use a friend, you know."
He sat calmly as Bob planted flowers,
Carefully sniffing each one Bob put in place.
After the last one was planted, he sniffed it;
Then turned and licked Bob's face.
Bob smiled. "I had a dog when I was young…
Pal…he was a mighty good one too.
So, if you don't mind old fella,
That's what I'll call you."
Pal may have been an old dog,
But he was smart and handsome in his way;
So they made a deal, Bob would give him a meal
And a bath, if he decided to stay.
Pal loved his bath, then rolled in the grass.
He slept on a blanket in the den.
In the night, he dragged it next to Bob's bed.
He intended to be Bob's best friend.
Pal was such a good dog, housebroken too;
Never made a mess or got in trouble.
He knew about newspapers, slippers and Frisbees;
And when Bob called, he'd come on the double.
Yes, Pal gave Bob's life new purpose.
A special bond of friendship was cast.
And never again did Bob pray,
"Lord, let this day be my last."
For twelve years, the very best of friends,
Together night and day;
And so it was, until one evening,
Pal quietly passed away.
Bob held Pal in his arms and wept.
"Oh, Pal…my best friend…you saved my life."
He caressed Pal as he reminisced;
Then, sometime in the night, Bob joined his wife.
The next morning, an old woman,
Tears welling in her sad and lonely eyes,
Brought fresh flowers to her husband's grave;
But there, to her surprise….
Stood an old dog beside the stone,
Thin an dirty, but he struck a handsome pose.
He whined as she approached, as if to say,
"I could use a friend, you know."
He sat calmly as she took old flowers
And put fresh ones in their place.
He carefully sniffed the fresh ones,
Then, turned and licked her face.
She smiled through her tears.
"I had a dog when I was young...
A good one too. His name was Pal."
Copyright © Robert Candler | Year Posted 2014
Oh mother, dear mother, come make my bed,
for the sun grows tired and has lost its shine;
come bless the place where I will lay my head,
surround it with angels, all that's divine.
Oh mother, dear mother, come bar the door,
count the slow clock's chime as shadows descend.
Eve's breeze is now listless, birds sings no more,
all the land lays in silence , till night ends.
Oh mother, dear mother, sing me to sleep,
drown the foul voice of fears infestation;
let us join strength, to one another keep,
safe here in your care, and consolation.
Dear father, please protect us through the night,
save us from all harm, till dawn brings us light
Copyright © T.Nicole Williams | Year Posted 2014
Ignorant to passing time
Reality strikes its deafening chime
Unspoken words pass between
I and you, my darling queen
Lay your weary head to rest
With your arms across your chest
Now it's time to close your eyes
Whisper your final goodbyes
Let me go, we'll both be free
Cross the wasteland, past the sea
Find the path to heaven's light
Break away from endless night
Embracing tears of bitter pain
Falling lightly with the rain
Out of reach, I hear your song
Alone again, I sing along
Let me go, we'll both be free
Cross the wasteland, past the sea
Find the path to heaven's light
Break away from endless night
From the night. . .
I watched your velvet wings take flight
I never saw you so alive
So alive
I watched your velvet wings take flight
I'll never ever say goodbye
Never say goodbye
Life has ended, you have won
Death befriended, pain is gone
Fly away into the light
Crystal clear and shining bright
Close your eyes for final rest
Meeting among the blessed
Let me go, we'll both be free
Cross the wasteland, past the sea
Find the path to heaven's light
Break away from endless night
From the night. . .
I watched your velvet wings take flight
I never saw you so alive
So alive
I watched your velvet wings take flight
I'll never ever say goodbye
Never say goodbye
I let you go so you'll be free
Cross the path of darkened sea
I watched your velvet wings take flight
I can never say goodbye
Never say goodbye
Collaboration with Rebecca Larkin <3
A song, and lyrics
Copyright © Laura Breidenthal | Year Posted 2013
Water rushing through the brook
leaving drowned out laughter
and a blooming lilypad
A mother with a weary look
as she wades through, feet clad
It's her children she's looking after
Hair threatens to fall in her distant eyes
She remembers when she hadn't worried
stealing kisses under barnyard roofs
She begins to chastise
"Children put on your boots"
She raised the voice, and they scurried
But inside she was grinning ear to ear
Thinking of sweet-smelling memories
and grass-stained linen
As her children crawled near
She said, "Now listen,
I must share some stories…"
Copyright © Mckenzie Boyer | Year Posted 2015
Flying on forever
I'm flying on the edge forever,
Searching for a brighter future.
I can see the picture of an angel inside my mind
And now I have to find a way to meet her.
Burning out, fading away; love must come to save the day.
Shooting stars only crash into their own grave.
I will build her a house we can live in and age;
If only I could take her to it, then maybe things would change.
Some of us lie, some of us fly;
Some of us are living on borrowed time.
The future is not certain to be there when we arrive,
But the past is firmly in the past where it belongs,
So please just let me get on with my life.
We are in search of a forever love, forever more!
Fallen love angels who scorn are left behind;
Forever alone in fields of thorns, left alone to mourn.
There is a dust storm up ahead, so I must look my best,
Because when I do finally meet her, my love I will confess.
Eventually she will see me appearing through the mist;
I cannot allow this chance of true happiness to be missed.
(C)2016 Aa Harvey. All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © Aa Harvey | Year Posted 2016
Fake Words – Zamreen Zarook
God have given us mouth,
Not to speak to north and south,
Tongue is given under an oath,
So it's our duty to protect them both.
Girls chat fake with boys,
Having a notion that the boys are toys,
They often make varied noise,
Thinking to keep a trap on handsome guys.
Boys are also human being,
So it's not possible being clean,
Things varies in the way they are seen,
So positive thinking will make you keen.
Boys' minds are pure,
As it is pure bio,
So don't try to pour vino,
Which will take decades to get cure.
Copyright © Zamreen Zarook | Year Posted 2013
Pretty princesses
Dancing all around
Frolicking through fields
Very beautiful
Just like you!
Copyright © Smail Poems | Year Posted 2013
My knees were the things that
kept me up and my skin is my
cutting board my eyes are the
rain clouds to the fire running
down my arms and my heart is
the fire place that keeps me
burning so calm
Who's that staring through my window walls, with eyes as old as time
the clock has not yet moved and the wind outside has died
no breath for me to find nor the strength to check the time
unless the minute hand is lying theirs a chance i may have died
I wish this all a dream but the eyes i see dont lie, they have told me with their watching that all men do really cry
yet in vain is all my wishing but perhaps this is delusion of a sedimentary man with his mind ripe for losing
Come at me then red devil, I shout within my mind yet the tension I had hoped for was delayed and rather dry
no ravishingly velvet flame encircled this such room, nor were the furniture and ottoman thrown like an old shoe
marvelous the time in which a demon throwns your home and his only one intent is to stare right through your soul
to that i bid goodnight to you, to do as you wish, regardless of the manner I am nothing more then fish. to be shot out of a barrel for a fellow such as this
If you do deem it fit that I wake another morning all i ask is that the clocks all please return to working order
Copyright © chriss todd | Year Posted 2013
I live where angels fear to walk
Don't ask questions, no one's gonna talk
Another kid's innocence is being take
Their thirst for blood will never slacken
Love is something only found in a fairytale
But those don't comfort, when home is spelled H E L L
Left alone for days on end
Nothing else to do but play pretend
Trying to get lost in a dream
But when that doesn't help, all you can do is scream
I've called the devil by his first name
His eyes are cold, mine are the same
I live where angels fear to tread
By the time you find me, I'll probably be dead
Copyright © Grace Faolian | Year Posted 2013
Tomorrow holds more blessing
I shall live a blissful coloured life
When I leave the four corners of
This boredom of a place called school
The world shall be at my finger tips
My pen Shall rest once still I shall
Come back to it when I have fallen
Into the world and see what is made of.
I shall explore my potential
Live life at very best to me.
Nothing shall be impossible to
Achieve only with hard work.
I shall starve my distractions
But feed my determination to the core
For with her shall I rise to stardom
The death of my focuse is never born.
I shall conquer with hope and Drive
Shall not be split like a milk in a plate
I will rise like god and rule my world
The world is Waiting to hear my voice
Copyright © john chizoba vincent | Year Posted 2015
You send bolts through my skin
something I was never to
accomplish with you, when I
saw you it's like my heart sank
to my stomach and I was in
shock my body still my body
heavy felt like when I moved I
was about to fall to my knees
you make me want to get
inside my brain pick you up and
take you out pick you one by
one like a flower because I do
love you and love you not.
Why do I wait?
I'm so breakable, and fragile
But it's ok to cry
I wish they would stay
They let me go
Why do I wait?
I'm not pretty, I say
Maybe that's why they go away
But it's ok to cry
What can I do, what can I say?
I want to be held
Why do I wait?
When I think they love me, they break me
Alone everyday
But it's ok to cry
Maybe I should run away
Always alone
Why do I wait?
But it's ok to cry
Copyright © Courtney Vinch | Year Posted 2014
A very rich old man, still handsome in his way,
Was in New York's most exclusive jewelry store,
Paying over nine thousand dollars for a gem-encrusted necklace.
'Thank you so much, Mr. Didwell. Will there be anything more?"
Beside the old man was an ethereal young beauty,
A body made for sin and a most angelic face.
Her sweet giggle was a lilting song of innocence.
Only such a necklace could match her natural grace.
"Oh Pookie, you're just too, too sweet."
She kissed his cheek. "You're just so good to me."
Then she purred, "And I want to be good to you.
Just you wait 'til we get home…you'll see."
The old man winked at the salesman,
Knowing that he knew the "score."
"Oh Sweet Thing, you're already good to this old man.
You're worth all I give and so much more."
She danced on air as they left the store.
They crawled into his limo, and as it pulled away,
The old man turned to his young beauty and said,
"Sweet Thing, there's something I must ask today.
If I lost everything, if I wasn't rich any more,
Would you still love me as I love you?"
"Oh Pookie, you know I would;
And I would miss you too."
Red envelope
Bursting with luck
Dragons dancing in the street
I wrapped all my tears, to see you smile.
you are the best, always by my side.
I tell you my feelings will get you crying,
you must think I'm out of my mind.
You don't know, what I know,
all the angels let me go.
We were born to teethe and die,
you will grow to be so fine.
Fall in love, feel your softer side,
Remember me when life is kind.
When you go, let me know,
don't walk away like the world and go.
Life is rough and the world unkind,
fight them down and you will be fine.
The truth of live is a brutal sight,
make no mistakes, you can learn from mine.
You have a strong heart, you are unique
I treasure times when you smile at me.
Live the life, I could not find,
be there for me, when I say goodbye.
Copyright © Karan Patade | Year Posted 2013
A poem wrote by me, based on Person who is a deserving icon but still struggling hard with his career life and addressed as disturbed creature.
DISTURBED CREATURE--> Am I ?? BY Mrs.Madhavi Suyog Pagare
Am I so insane, Am I so mad,
Dramatic mood of mine is so die hard.
Destroyed my peace, Shattering my dreams,
People call me as disturbed creature.
As like mounting the pain, attenuating the drain!!
Digesting my feelings lying inside me,
Strangely nobody cared, call me sick.
Teasing me lavishly and my heart is pricked,
Hurted me like hell when addressed me as stupid.
As like showering rain, missing on the lane!!
Time lapse in journey of life,
Can hamper anybody on its path.
When I see innate reflex of mine,
I always use to brightly shine.
Though possessing every job attributes of mine,
I never thought the authorities will ditch and hamper my career line.
Falsely acting bloody swine, making my image as fade as wine.
As like affecting harmonious divine, my soul was, as is transparently pristine!!
Destroying me and testing my patience, Never wanna give up.
Transformed deviations, wanna rightly screw up.
I wanna raise up, I wanna shake up.
I wanna wake up, Tranquilize my mind.
Unzip the professional life compressed by the culprits.
Wanna explore myself, driving the motivated heights of journey.
Lastly waiting for the optimistic opportunity.
Cuffing the suspect ,I wanna rejoice by my pattern of life!!
with Suyog Pagare
Copyright © Madhavi Sarjare pagare | Year Posted 2013
Reflections of imperfections
have shown me a way
that I can move mountains
through my power of faith
even though I can't see him
I know he is real
through the power of prayer
and a Love that I feel
It's growing inside me
like a flower in bloom
shall I reveal my powers
or is it too soon
I am reading the signs
through my darkness I find
a reason for belief in
the light of mankind
that I know shall overcome
the greatest of odds
the Love I seek amazes me
especially through the flaws
because now I am inspired
through the hero's that bring
my throne through the darkness
on which I return on as your King.
Copyright © Bj Fard | Year Posted 2013
Shana Aubrey Harris –
whose existence begat by dada and da mama; aye
revel your bursting at figurative seams viz maturation, and know by
chatting over telephone, your aura, charisma,
and persona finds me blinking back tear ducts
ready to loose water works i.e. cry
at how fate gifted this papa, whose existence
would be devoid without you, and
purposefulness undermined if loss of such a daughter as thee
(one young lady more valuable than words can spell),
a reason to live shipwrecked
with psyche marooned to die
emotional devastation,
never quashed even mouthed or uttered fee fie
Foe fum – jack (of Beanstalk storybook fame) would also lack will to live,
(yes as would the giant), thence,
this grunting, groveling, and grieving guy
forced to traverse firmament like a zombie – hi
King over boulevard of broken dreams, cuz I
(re: this humdrum Harris heir), his soul asylum inconsolably reign
if irrevocably punctured akin to mortally wounded crane
willpower to defeat death, could not be staved, stanched, nor stopped,
tis fool hardy to allow
darksome, irksome, or unwholesome thoughts, whence best for brain
to rejoice your awesome, lithesome and winsome transformation
into a beauty, a non-biased commentary I cannot resist to exclaim
an angelic, beloved charming progeny frolicking thru
the meandering time stream, perhaps stopping at brooks edge
where flora and fauna frame
thee, (infinitesimal instant doth camera cap cha) if game
to pose as a gamine hipster inspiring a jazzy mosaic – type meme
before resuming dipping back
into waters of life, whereby experiential arcade
beheld like courtly table
adorned with a fancyfeast to BuzzFeed,
the sights and smells before yar senses appear as a charade
boot upon scrutiny, ye exhibit hesitancy
to inch closer; comfort food beckons so ye haint a frayed
to take steps into ever glade
puzzled at cornucopia cob bulled together and laid
without presence of maid
in America, this pastiche of quality eats,
and thoughts circulate sans who paid
for resplendent sustenance,
whence Edenic garden ye strayed
until, a life size topiary chain saw creation
(a hedgerow carved in likeness of – Shana Aubrey Harris)
all of a sudden burst of doting, and fawning family and friends
salute touching vote wondrous young lady
no amount of riches would anybody trade
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, a shout rings out
glory and scale of your worthiness no mass out weighed!
Copyright © matthew harris | Year Posted 2017
Blessed me as a Girl, why god?why me?
Its me or my weak soul?
Somebody can be so cruel, I didn't understand the semantics of life?
I couldn't resist strength to collide with them.
Was Woefully screaming but nobody could hear me!
Beyond imagination I went through the obscured mystery,
Don't know why I faced and made a worst history.
Demolished my dreams and gambled my life,
I didn't elude with them in a baffling way with knife.
Escaping from them I darted into dock yard,
Merciless act of them traumatized me into ward.
Presbyopicaly they captured though was far away,
Vulgarismically commented, bestrided pain on my heart walking on my way.
Fuddling up all night with narco drinks, stenching badly.
Ridiculously unwrapped me, laughing at my situation, abusing me madly.
Raped me horribly turn by turn,
Fearlessly dared to touch my soul, don't know what did they earn?
Mentally harassed me, Physically damaged my body.
Fragmentized my mortality into pieces,
My body aching painfully.
Shattering stargazes, They spoiled my life!
If l would have survived, nobody would have married me,
Molested persona, nobody would have accepted me.
Characterized by obscenity, choked my aims.
****ing porcine's, You Wasted my life, fumbled my soul!
I was someone's daughter, someone's sister,
Implemented life's worst atrociously brutal twister.
Stealed my eyes interacting with my parents even,
Felt ashamed, I could not fulfill their wish.
Asswholer's, You forced me to suspend my life!
Without privileges, How you act like a devil?
Aggravating Crime indulged into your bloody job.
Tainted my image, left tears in my eyes,
Everybody afflicted with the last breathe of mine, waited for new rise.
With broken heart, fear petrified in me.
Intense mourning plagued entire nation.
Signs presaged bad news towards society, resulting into tension.
Lousy creatures, your Scuzzy brain should be smashed!
What did You culprits got out of it?
You drastically twirled my nerves.
You stated me as flaming hot,But I wasn't a fire.
You crisped my breathe,Unlawfully ruined the virginity.
I curse you all those who still thinks that we are just your toys to play.
Don't think that you had any right to hold our strings of life.
Ocean of dreams with bursting tears.
I ditched to withstand with devils and daemons.
But now, Stop spreading the Epidemic disease from the root.
For the sake of humanity, Save & sanctify my beautiful sisters.
Jolt down in unity, before the matter cease
& den only I will be resting in peace.
Abundance of life
Home to extinction
Hope and faith for The masses
Recreation of. Liberty and freedom
Long life and prosperity in future
Smiling birds with songs of Praises
Clothed children with Assured future.
Freedom of the Press as a watchdog
Freedom of speech and freedom after speech
Freedom of movement to recreate and renew
Freedom among the poor and The voiceless
Freedom of choice and peace for all
Power supply And good atmosphere
Table for all, love and unity
Unity in cultural Diversity
World class citizen, world class Nation
Faithfulness among the leaders
Drive to maintain harmony
To satisfy the masses of their quest for goodness
Humbleness not as crafty as the fox.
There we climb Above the ground
To recreate excellent spirit of the tradition.
Love is a wonder
shared by one another
it's the only reason
I'm not six feet under
Love in which I believe
in a will to sustain
I give back to life, now
in dormant states of pain
The power of Love
may not alone be enough
locked inside my dreams
escape only from above
higher than any human being
has ever gone before
I must have evolved
rise above hate, great once more
My Father taught me wisdom
I am imprisoned no longer
now an beast not of burden
I am no lion, I am stronger
on my shoulder sits twin dragons
long awaiting the day
evil forces come forth to
take what Love is left, away
A Hero of Love light
are what the world needs
angels, not demons
exist where ever you believe
follow your heart's direction
and you shall achieve
objects of affection
rid of materialistic greed
My bright energy
has awakened to a fire
never consuming the source
as the flames just grow higher
that is the desire
of a product we call Love
Fear, the counterpart
what I was once made of
I am slowly learning
how to win when my peace
is harder to sharpen
so I have given my pen leave
the sword has its uses
I must say I believe
to vanquish the evil
in the minds too diseased
to serve any purpose
except their own selfish ones
tomorrow a new day
in the clarity of the sun
where we two are now one
and one done now does
bring about a great change
lit by the righteousness of Love.
Angels of pure innocents
gave us sheer elegance
bright, pretty, smart, kind, committed to excellence
from the vestiges of youthful delights
onto the challenges of the bright
passing from the secure culture of youth
to a culture of wisdom of truth
oh we pray for wisdom of humility
may angels and doves protect
with love of our Father smiling above.
Copyright © Edward Snyder | Year Posted 2016
I remembered.......................
When he confronted me to express his feelings
I looked down on him,I think he is not capable because I don't have any feelings
For him, when I first wanted to give my heart
I was afraid, because I don't want to get hurt
For I have never been in love
For I heard many people say there is no true love
The preamble to our love
I said in my mind what will be the outcome of his love
Days and months passed by, I start to feel the same for him
He made me know what is love
He taught me true love still exist
He is one in a million
Copyright © Afolabi Muideen | Year Posted 2015
A series of hello's, and only that;
We are each other's familiar stranger.
Those glances queer yet unsuspecting,
My soul begins to wonder-
My thoughts, they dance and wander.
A careful denial to a careless disregard;
Surrounded by a wall t'was built amiss.
A trap in a non-existent black hole
A suffocating sorrow-
A melancholic hollow.
Your deep-set eyes and glimmering iris
Don't miss the warm facade
Of a beautiful countenance
But a sombrous ghost I long to know-
My curious and subtle soul.
Your perfect golden smile,
And then, presto, it's gone.
The mystery of your avoidance
And the dreaded war of silence-
The war that's non-existent.
Oblivion is no excuse to ignore each other's presence
But still confined for decades
Behind the walls we put up
For our souls to only converse in silence
As we are a series of hello's and only that.
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Once alongside I met our agent Salim Jadwett and his nephew Ashraf that was the "action man". Well, we started tackling the publicans and first were the Custom officials, lists were filed and stamped then whisky was given for lubrication of the process. After Customs we had the Immigration, same thing there, after them it was the Coast Guards turn. Once all was clear it was already 2pm.
Port Officials & me
After this we started contacting our contractors, the centre engine and wing engines needed attention as well as the AE exhaust and our A/C plant and Bow thruster. The Cummins workers were refused entry as they came without ID's to the port so they had to travel back to their homes to get ID's, when they tried again gate security refused them due to that they did not have Company ID's. Needless to say they did not work the 1st day. At least we managed to get started on other jobs. In the evening I went out with Vivek, Sunil, Richard and Jyothi and had dinner at the Lighthouse. Nice food but a restaurant with no ambience, seemed recently painted, except at the wall below A/C unit, that looked rotten.
M/v Harsha Vardhana, the Islanders mainland contact
Ashraf, me and Salim Jadwet, our agents
8th Dec was as unsuccessful with Cummins people, Vivek was calling them every 30mins but they still had problems with their ID's, finally they came late in the afternoon. Centre engine was opened up and it was discovered the turbo charger was totally gone with heat plate melted and vane wings broken. There was no spare turbo on the Island so the hunt for a new turbo started and a service kit was ordered.
Haddo wharf where we were alongside, all ISPS ready
I did the last official visit and went with Ashraf to the Harbour Masters office to present documents. He was not in but instead I met the Chief Port Administrator, Mr. Anantha Chandra Bose . He was sitting behind a "U" shape table in the middle of a huge wood paneled office well cooled down to an arctic temperature by A/C. We had a nice cup of tea and chat about Port Blair, its history, tribes, 2004 Tsunami and current affairs (Mumbai 26/11).
Ashraf Jadwet and CPA Anantha Bose
After the final red tape sorted I visited the anthropological museum that displayed the various artifacts and characteristics of the inhabitants of Andaman's & Nicobar Islands (A&N), earlier and later settlers. In general it is stated that Andaman's was originally inhabited (and still is) by people of Negrito pygmy descent and the Nicobarese with Mongoloid descent. Today 6 tribes (Shompen, Onge, Nicobarese, Sentinelese, Jarawa and Greater Andamanese) still exist.
A police Royal Enfield
Many has been very largely introduced into the main stream "civilization", only one tribe, the Sentinelese, still remains reclusive and hostile to the outer world and refuses any contact. After the 1st settlers a multitude of people was introduced to the Islands when it became a penal colony for the British Raj, these are generally referred as the 2nd settlers or nowadays just "local born". They became the 1st casteless group of people in India as intermarriage was done between convicts that were incarcerated on the Island.
Gandhi statue in Port Blair
Port Blair "Kali-Peeli" taxi
Spice trader in Port Blair
9th onwards went bickering and pushing the Cummins people as in 4 days the effective work effort was about 12hrs in total. We strongly suspected that they had earlier worked at the Wavemaster shipyard in Langkawi. The BT was repaired, in the end it proved to be a bit dusty contactors that had failed due to moisture and corrosion. Also FCU motors were renewed where they had given up earlier. The A/C plant was re-filled with gas and we could sleep cool again. The AE exhaust silencer had a large hole in it due to corrosion (after 2yrs use) and it was taken out and welded.
Farewell party for Rusiel
Then it turned out that the contractors repairing the silencer had been sitting on it 1 day after completion of repairs and again we had to keep calling them to bring it onboard. The centre engine was still pending and turbo was not forth coming. Vivek looked into how to run the engine without a turbo and finally they came up with a solution that would take us on the road again. It was not until 13th though when the engine was boxed up and assembled and then it was interrupted by a broken torque wrench.
The cellular jail Port Blair
Cellular jail Port Blair
On the 9th I had dinner with Vivek and Saini at the New Lighthouse, nice view and airy atmosphere that was unfortunately disturbed by a very smelly toilet down stairs and mediocre but pricey food. I would not recommend it to anybody.
On the 12th we had a farewell party for Rusiel, she had completed one year onboard and went home as her Indian single entry visa had been used up. It was a great dinner at Hotel Driftwood.

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You'll need about 3 cups of kale for these bad boys. Start by cutting the kale into 3-4 inch pieces and then spread them evenly onto a lightly oil-sprayed baking pan. Sprinkle some cheddar cheese, paprika, and cayenne pepper on the leaves. Top them off by drizzling some olive oil over all of them. Pop the little green machines into the oven for about 12-15 minutes or until the chips are crispy. Keep a close eye on and remove them immediately while they bake to avoid overcooking and turning them into kale ashes.
I like to make these early in the week to have on hand for a healthy snack throughout the rest of the week. They make for an easy, healthy, and tasty snack so you can keep it healthy while you're on the run. How do you feel about swapping kale chips out for your average potato chips? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
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lol...After almost 3 months of silence, I could suddenly see some clicks and some money in my konterra account. I had long time back thought that it doesn't work at all. I don't know if it worked from hubpages (coz I never see any konterra enabled fields or ads here in my hubs, or in other hubs). It might be from my personal blog. Still, just wanted to share it here!!
My 100 or so hubs make between $15 and $25 a month from Kontera. I don't enable them on some hubs because I reckon they drive people crazy. On the other hand, money is money.
You will only see the kontera adverts if you sign out from hubpages and go to one of your hubs I guess its one of their failsafe devices to prevent click fraud. It is reccomended you only use kontera if you are earning $50 or more a month from google adsense, because if you do not meet their payout threshold within 30 days they keep the money.
Oh! In that case, whatever I've earned might go to "Konterra charity" !! I don't see any way to make that payout in 30 days!!
Kontera pay out is thirty days after you reach the minimum payment which is $100. You don't need to make $100 a month. Having said that I'm just reporting what is commonly reported in blogs etc. I am close to $100 but haven't quite reached it yet.
I have seen no loss on the adsense front since enabling Kontera. I might disable it for a while just to see if I can see a difference. Problem is, the Kontera income is very slow to begin with and builds - I reckon they have some way of optimizing ads served over time.
Congrats on making money from any means... Kontera is not receiving getting too much HubLove lately however, you might want to check out this forum post before switching all your hubs over to Kontera ....
Jonathan from Kontera here. Just wanted to update you guys that the minimum payout threshold on Kontera has just been lowered from $100 to $50, across all payout methods.
Additionally, if you can't make the (now) $50 threshold within 30 days, Kontera does NOT keep your money, it'll just roll over into the next month until you do meet the minimum payout.
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Discussion in 'Sprint' started by FreakyLocz14, Oct 13, 2010.
What would you like to see?
Would love to see something like the Dell Streak...doubt it will happen though LOL.
Don't care so much about specs - they'll take care of themselves. I just want to see Sprint stick with the unlimited plans and offer a LTE + Wimax + 3G phone with a 4.3" touchscreen. Pretty much just an upgrade to the Evo with LTE compatibility.
I honestly cant think of much to change on the EVO. As long as the screen stays 4.3 inches on the next ANDROID phone, I'll be happy. Mostly just updated and refinements are all that need to be done. (as Rigmaster said) The specs will take care of themselves.
Like you said...Not much to change on the Evo.
Next one should be smaller form factor. I love the look of the Nexus one. Something like that would be great; but replace the trackball.
I would want physical button to wake the device. Don't like having to hit top of the phone to turn it on.
Edit: Add Gingerbread, 4" screen, Super Amoled, No keyboard, Second Gen Snapdragon or dual core, and out before Christmas.
Perhaps a Nexus Two with a physical QWERTY and a screen that rivals Super AMOLED. Also would like pixel density to match the iPhone 4's.
How about 4.3", and New HTC Sense? Plus a DTV chip/antenna. Oh, and a dedicated camera button?
BTW, get widget locker, and use your volume keys to wake the phone instead of that damn top button.
Im looking at my Evo and I can't see how they would be able to make a 4.3" without it being tad too big for me. I like the feel of the Vibrant and think 4" could be the perfect sweetspot. However I could be happy with less also. I just think Sprint needs a little more variety. Hopefully that will happen soon.
Thx for the widget locker idea. I will test it out. Of coarse now that I hold the phone I wish the volume was on the other side to wake it up.
Hardware wise - The EVO suites my needs fine. A bigger battery that didn't require a ugly back would be nice. I'd even accept a slightly thicker phone overall to accomplish this.
Software wise - I'd like to see Google take a look at all the questions and "how do I do this" post and take all those "we can't really do that, sorry" answers and make a fix for it. There are a few things lacking that other phones can do. Many of them are small and seem like they just got overlooked.
The current EVO is basically fine. But it needs a better battery and add a sim card for overseas capability. Make the next one a world phone and it will be perfect.
Just want to make it clear. LTE is about 5-9 years away. The current "lte" is only hspa+. To build in a hspa+ module would be pointless, as it would not be allowed on hspa+ network. No more then any sprint phone is allowed to use it currently. Hspa+ is a good technology. But it is very limited when it comes to a lot of people. If you want a lte/wimax phone, you are going to have to wait about 5-9 years to use it. Once again, lte is still years away from deployment. I want only one thing, wimax version 2 radio.
How is Verizon be building an LTE network if they use CDMA and not GSM? Only T-Mobile is using HSPA+ for their 4G network. HSPA and HSPA+ are GSM technologies.
Because cdma and gsm are NOT hspa+. Hspa+ needs a different radio then cdma. Att, tmobile, and verizon are going to use lte, which is why pre-lte is going to use hspa+. Please understand that hspa+, lte, wimax, pre-lte, gsm, and cdma are completely different. Att is using hspa+ interface and pre-lte is using hspa+ interface. Just like sprint and verizon both currently use cdma and att and tmobile use gsm.
In order for Verizon to use HSPA+, they would need to have SIM cards in their phones. Verizon phones don't have SIM cards. Maybe they are really using EVDO Rev. B or C as their Pre-LTE?
Their current phones don't have Sim cards. I remember reading somewhere that once they go LTE their phones will have Sim cards to take advantage of LTE.
Just one problem with that. If Verizon does use GSM HSPA+ for their 4G technology, then how will the phone be able to use 3G when not in a 4G market?
Well I am no phone maker but I am sure there is a way for it to work both ways.
Otherwise I couldn't imagine them going to LTE unless they did it in one fell swoop. Because its unlikely they are going to put out a phone to take advantage of LTE if it will only work on LTE. Just wouldn't happen from a company that touts how great their coverage is.
Edit: http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews/cell-phones/apple-iphone-4-for-verizon-wireless/11217.html
That mentions that there are chips in the works to handle both technologies. Gonna Google and read a bit more on it because I'm curious myself.
Not going to run around in circles. You do not have to have a sim card for gsm and you can have a sim card for cdma. (Siemens, Philips, and Samsung all produce cdma sim cards.) Same goes for evdo and hspa+. It is how the phone interacts with the tower, not the technology use in the phone. Evdo Rev. B or C is not hspa+ data, please stop guessing. LTE is going to use the same hspa+ interactions with the tower as tmobile does. It is also going to have the same limitations. This will require a new radio for all Verizon phones. Att and tmobile already start to use the radios, but verizon has not. LTE-A is a different system that requires a different radio. In the near future, you will not have sim cards. With lte-a you will never have sim cards. Wimax it is less clear. But the use of sim cards are not depend on the technology, but what the company chooses to use to track you.
Because it is a pass through technology, Simply but the phone will just use 3g, when no 4g is found, passing through the same tower. But it will never be 4g technology, no 3g with a boost when there is no traffic.
So if Verizon's LTE is just "3G with a boost", then it won't support voice and data sessions at the same time?
Yes it SHOULD support voice and data at the same time. It will not be the cdma radio. It will be a different radio. But of course cdma supports voice and data and no one uses that, so who knows.
a webOS phone on 4G
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Wow it looks like an EVO with a keyboard. I hope it has an OLED or Super LCD display.


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|Thursday, 01 December 2005 13:48
Construction of the permanent barrier to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes from the Illinois River is a year behind schedule. Officials face an additional problem -- no one knows who will pay to operate the electric structure when it's finally complete.
The $1 million annual operating cost was supposed to be included in the federal budget bill just completed. But the money wasn't added, and whether there'll be cash to put it online and upgrade a temporary barrier located nearby is in question.
"It didn't get in," said Mike Conlin, resource conservation director for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. "A lot of people were urging for that language to be added, but it didn't happen. ... We have to get that changed before next year."
Asian carp is a catch-all description of silver carp and bighead carp, species that were brought here from Asia to be raised for food. Unfortunately, their rearing ponds in the south were flooded and the fish escaped into the Mississippi River, where they thrived and began swimming upstream. They currently infest the Mississippi River to Minnesota and the Illinois River as far north as Starved Rock State Park. They are present in fewer numbers to within about 50 miles of Lake Michigan.
The fish grow to 100 pounds eating plankton, the foundation of the rivers' food chain. All young fish depend on plankton to survive.
Asian carp have grown in number in the southern portion of the Illinois River to the point they are beginning to crowd out sport fish, such as largemouth bass and white bass, Conlin said.
"They have definitely had an impact," he said.
Conlin fears the river's excellent sauger fishery, which brings tourism dollars to the Illinois River Valley, may face the same fate.
"That scares me," he said.
The carp also exhibit the strange and dangerous behavior of jumping into passing boats. Anglers have been injured. As evidence of carp's soaring numbers, local fishermen held the Redneck Asian Carp Tournament in the southern end of the river a few weeks ago. No rods or reels were allowed. Instead, the 30 boats merely traveled up and down the river letting fish jump inside. A total of 1,200 carp were kept in just two hours.
In April 2002, a temporary electric barrier was erected near Romeoville to stop the fish from reaching Lake Michigan and the rest of the Great Lakes, where they could cost the sport fishing industry billions of dollars each year. The permanent barrier is being built for $9 million raised from bordering states. The feds were supposed to pay the operating cost. Officials also hoped to upgrade the temporary barrier, which is at the end of its projected life span, to be a second permanent barrier.
Current operating contracts with the federal government run out in early May. Before that happens, Conlin hopes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will agree to pay the $1 million price tag to operate the barriers each year from money it receives routinely to operate the Illinois River waterway. If not, he hopes a separate bill will be introduced to pay operating costs of the new system.
In addition, the state of Illinois and the Department of Natural Resources are helping private investors investigate the feasibility of using the carp for a protein supplement in animal and human foods and as fertilizer. Illinois' total investment in the project is $150,000.
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Electronic Design, Test and Applications, IEEE International Workshop on (2002)
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K.K. Bondali , University of Arkansas
P.K. Lala , University of Arkansas
Biologically-inspired design may be a powerful and practical alternative to traditional approaches in designing digital systems. The term biologically-inspired encompasses a number of different approaches inspired by living organisms that are used to solve complex computation problems. This paper presents the basic concepts of living organisms that may be utilized to implement fault-tolerant digital systems. An FPGA architecture based on these concepts is proposed.
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Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi was finished explaining why his defenseman, Drew Doughty, is better than any of the other young defensemen on Neil Greenberg's annual list of the Top 25 players under 25.
Doughty is ranked No. 8 on the list this season, with four defensemen ahead of him: Erik Karlsson, P.K. Subban, Alex Pietrangelo and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Lombardi made a strong case for Doughty, which we'll get to in a second, and then wondered how the list was compiled.
When he found out it was determined by statistical analysis and not just a subjective Top 25, his interest perked up.
"That's good. That's interesting," he said during a chat on Monday evening. "It's the classic case between ... what I can see and what I can calculate."
Lombardi has an open mind when it comes to advanced statistics in hockey. In fact, he's good friends with a few baseball executives who are known for embracing stats. In his estimation, there is one advanced stat in hockey that has a strong correlation to success on the ice, but he's not going to divulge his secret.
"I'm not going to tell you," he said when asked what it was, pointing out that Billy Beane's willingness to share his process didn't exactly help him.
But in the case of Doughty, it's the things that can't be measured that make him great, and that's why he stands out as being too low on Greenberg's list during an audit. And it's not just the general manager who drafted him who thinks so.
When Greenberg's list was passed around among scouts and hockey execs, Doughty's name came up outside Los Angeles.
An Eastern Conference scout thought Subban was too high and Doughty too low. He would have placed Subban behind Ryan McDonagh at No. 10, and moved Doughty up the list. He wants to see a larger body of work from Subban before putting him in the Top 10. He's seen enough already from Doughty.
"Doughty has all the parts to be a factor whenever he is on the ice," the scout said. "The game seems to come quite natural to him. The more he pushes himself, the more of a factor he will be. He does a lot of little things that can go unnoticed because he makes them look so easy."
Doughty also was No. 8 on the list last season, and while players ahead of him like Jonathan Toews, Jordan Staal and Patrick Kane graduated from eligibility by turning a year older, Doughty's ranking didn't budge. In fact, he went from being the No. 1 defenseman on the list to No. 4.
With the Kings getting ready to try to wrest the Stanley Cup back from the Chicago Blackhawks, Lombardi believes Doughty is much better than he was when the Kings won the Stanley Cup in 2012.
Last season was a challenging one for the Kings' blue line. Willie Mitchell didn't play at all, which was a huge loss for Los Angeles. The Kings also got only five regular-season games from veteran Matt Greene, so that meant Doughty was thrust into every scenario.
"It was the first time [his ice time] was unabated," Lombardi noted.
Doughty's Relative Corsi Quality of Competition was 0.946 last season, while the next highest Kings defenseman (outside of Robyn Regehr, added at the trade deadline) was Rob Scuderi, who was at 0.690.
Like the scout, Lombardi said Doughty's subtleties are what put his game above some of his contemporaries.
"Just the way he gets his feet turned up the ice, changing speeds. Using the net, using the look-off -- sometimes I just shake my head. You see a guy go back for the puck and go, 'How is he going to get out of that one?' And then he's going full speed coming out of his own end."
Lombardi said Doughty's understanding of every angle defensively opens up passing lanes to get the puck to the forwards.
"That is a natural skill, it's a sixth sense," Lombardi said. "But is that going to end up on a highlight film?"
The injuries to the Kings' defensive corps last season may end up benefiting them in 2013-14. Lombardi saw growth not only in Doughty's game, but in Slava Voynov's as well. Voynov came in at No. 18 on Greenberg's list and could get even more of a boost with the surprising return of his former defensive partner, Willie Mitchell.
Voynov has been especially good in the playoffs, scoring six goals in 18 postseason games last spring.
"He's fearless," Lombardi said. "What I mean when I say fearless is the moment in the game doesn't cause him to pause. The bigger the moment, the more fearless he becomes."
Voynov still hasn't played a full 82-game regular season with the Kings, and his development could mean that a spot outside the Top 15 on this list could end up looking like a mistake.
Another California-based player was probably a little too low on this list. San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture saw his ranking drop from No. 3 last season down to No. 9. He's coming off the best postseason of his career, one in which he scored 11 points in 11 games, including five power-play goals. That power-play total led the NHL postseason.
He saw his regular-season goals per game increase from 0.39 two seasons ago to a career-best 0.44 in 2013. And he's growing into one of the game's best complete young players.
"If I'm a defenseman, I want to play with a guy like Logan. He never cheats. How he plays without the puck is one of the reasons why he's so good," Sharks GM Doug Wilson said during a recent conversation. "I'm not sure there's a better player in the league under 25 [years old] in all three zones than Logan."
Like Doughty, Couture has that elevated hockey sense that is hard to measure. Part of it comes from an insatiable desire to improve his game that comes from a lifetime lived around the sport.
"He's curious. He always wants to get better. He has a great aptitude and ability to process," Wilson said. "It's not by a textbook or a book. It's playing ball hockey. Playing outside. You learn it because this is what works or you take a different approach."
At the bottom of Greenberg's list was one name that caught the attention of the scout. Gabriel Landeskog saw his goal total drop from 22 goals his rookie season to nine goals in 2013, so statistically it would be hard to justify his being higher than proven players like Jeff Skinner and Jakub Voracek. But when this list is released ahead of the 2014-15 campaign, don't be surprised if Landeskog makes a leap closer to the top.
"Landeskog has all the parts to be a dominating force," said the scout, noting that the 20-year-old is one of the youngest players on the list and may have the most upside. "He will be able to compete physically against other top-two-line forwards, something not necessarily all the other players [in the 25] have the ability to do."


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Disappointed with the toe-curling jokes and miniature screwdrivers in your Christmas crackers this year? Here's what you could have had instead...
On January 7, 1915, an English soldier on the frontline wrote home to his family in Maryport, Cumbria:
'One of the fellows sharing my "buggy hut" had a parcel on the same day and we combined and invited four more pals, one of whom had a box of Tom Smith's Christmas crackers sent out, which we cracked, and it added to the fun immensely. Christmas in the trenches! What a time! "Peace on earth, goodwill toward men".'
Thanks to the familiar snap of the humble Christmas cracker, six soldiers gained a simple moment of joy in a time of utter devastation.
A century later, that marvellous 'crack' remains an essential component of our traditional festivities, one that's been enjoyed in British households since the early 1840s. Legend has it that confectioner Tom Smith was inspired to add a snap of silver fulminate to his sugared-almond parcels after a log crackled loudly as he threw it onto the fire. These 'bangs of expectation', as Mr Smith named them, were a hit and, by 1900, the company was selling 13 million crackers a year. It received its first Royal Warrant in 1906 and remains the official supplier of crackers to the Royal Household to this day.
Bad jokes aside, this is a serious business. And you can now get crackers that go far beyond the usual paper hats and plastic moustaches you get in everyday crackers.
The Queen's crackers: 'Humour, nostalgia, luxury'
Preparations at Tom Smith, the South Wales-based official supplier of crackers to the Royal Household, start more than 12 months in advance of the festive season, creating a never-ending Christmas countdown. 'We treat each cracker as a beautifully designed tableware item,' enthuses the company's Katie Brickle.
'They can deliver humour, evoke nostalgia and lend an element of luxury to each place setting.'
The late 1800s, when crackers were handcrafted and beautifully printed, were a real heyday for these festive staples—even a young Alfred J. Munnings produced designs featuring goblins, pixies, snow scenes and Christmas puddings for boxes of Christmas crackers produced by Caley, a company that later merged with Tom Smith.
Fortnum & Mason: The six-person cracker, with jokes by Stephen Fry
People in the world of crackers are working hard to re-establish the traditional dinner accompaniment as much more than a container of flimsy paper hats, terrible jokes and miniature sewing kits.
'Fortnum & Mason has long championed their cause,' points out Joe Guest, the department store's Hampers, Christmas, and stationery buyer.
He adds that the cracker department used to take up the entire space where the No. 45 Jermyn Street restaurant now stands. 'It was a really big affair, with hundreds of different varieties and styles offering weird and wacky designs. We're striving to get back to that. That's my job, so, no pressure,' he laughs.
If he's feeling the weight of expectation, he seems to be handling it rather well—Mr Guest and his team are launching a six-person cracker this year, an idea that arose when he discovered, through the Fortnum's archives, that the store used to stock such items.
'I was so keen to bring that back,' he discloses. 'It's taken 18 months working with the supplier and the head of product development, making sure it would work technically as well as aesthetically, and it was a real labour of love, but we got there in the end.'
For each festive period, the Fortnum's team begins designing the crackers from August of the previous year—'we've been working on 2017 for a few months now'—giving it the time to consider every single detail, from the patterns and the artwork to the different materials and finishes, right down to the adornment on the neck. 'It's a long process, but there are so many different elements that you might not consider,' Mr Guest explains.
Last year, Fortnum's collaborated with British artist Rory Dobner to produce an elegant print of the store's Piccadilly building for one range: 'We added gold foiling to the windows and it looked spectacular.' Spectacular is a more than appropriate word for the shop's range, where a box of six is priced from £10 up to £1,000. Those at the higher end of the scale in this year's collection are covered with velvet and presented in a bespoke wicker hamper.
Mr Guest is keen to stress that a cracker's contents are just as important as its appearance—Fortnum's gifts might include silk scarves, silver cufflinks, tea infusers and jewellery.
And you won't find just any old jokes secreted inside the new six-person cracker—Stephen Fry wrote them. 'We try to take everything to the next level, adding the touches that really make these crackers pop,' he promises.
Elton John's crackers: 'It's up to us to capture the magic'
Upper Crust Crackers knows all about going that extra mile. Each bespoke piece is handmade from start to finish by a small team based in a workshop in the Hampshire countryside. 'There are four of us in the office and then a few people who make them at home,' explains director Katy Dziedzic.
Their task is no easy one, considering the often-overwhelming size of orders. 'One client put in an order for 3,000 this year—we started making those in February. We give ourselves January off,' she adds.
The personal touch is very important to Miss Dziedzic and her team, inspiring ongoing loyalty in customers, from luxury global brands to individuals—including Harrods, Asprey and Sir Elton John—some of whom have placed an order every year since the company launched in 1987. Clients can choose their colour scheme, material, ribbon, decoration and whether or not they would like the crackers branded with a logo, before they begin the process of selecting the jokes and gifts.
'We can also follow a specific theme,' elaborates Miss Dziedzic. 'One batch we made for a London gunmaker included shooting jokes and, for my sister's wedding, we had a marriage theme.' Gift requests range from the unusual—'an underwear company wanted a pair of knickers in each cracker'—to the exceptional: 'We've been asked a few times to include engagement rings. That's always very special.'
Whether it reveals a paper hat that rips as soon as you plonk it on your head or a velvet crown that you can keep for years, the cracker is a festive favourite that's here to stay. 'Each family has its own memories and traditions, which are relived and remade each Christmas,' Miss Brickle concludes. 'It's up to us to capture that magic.'


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telugu: Patchimirapa / Pachchi Mirapakayalu
kannada: Hasi Menasinakai
hindi: Hara Mircha / Hari Mirch
Bengali: Kancha Lanka / Maricha
Gujarati: Marcha
Konkani: Jeevisaang / Tanrni Mirsang / Tanrni Miriyasang
Marathi: Pachchai Milagai
Oriya: Lila Marcha
Punjabi: Mirchan
English: Cilantro / Coriander Leaves
tamil: Kothamalli Ilai / Malli Ilai
malayalam: Kothamalli Ila / Malli Ila
telugu: Kothimeera / Kothamalli Kooraku
kannada: Kottambari Soppu
hindi: Hara Dhania Ke Patte / Dhania Patha
Bengali: Dhonay Patha
Gujarati: Kothmir / Dhana
Konkani: Kottambari Pallo
Marathi: Kothimbir
Oriya: Dhania Patra
Punjabi: Hara Dhania
English: Salt
tamil: Uppu
malayalam: Uppu
telugu: Uppu
kannada: Uppu
hindi: Namak
Bengali: Laban / Noone
Gujarati: Meethu
Konkani: Meet
Marathi: Mith
English: Curry Leaves
tamil: Kariveppilai / Karivempu
malayalam: Kariveppila
telugu: Karivepaku / Karepaku
kannada: Karibevu / Baisoppu / Karibevina Soppu
hindi: Kadi Patta / Kathnim / Mitha Neem / Curry Patta / Gandhela / Bareanga
Bengali: Curry Patta / Barsanga / Kariphulli
Gujarati: Mitho Limdo / Meetho Limbado / Goranimb / Kadhilimbdo
Konkani: Karbapathi / Beva Palo
Marathi: Kadhi Patta / Karhinimb / Poospala / Gandla / Jhirang / Pandheri Kunthi
Oriya: Bhrusanga Patra / Barsan / Basango / Bhuraunga
Punjabi: Kadipatti / Curry Patta
Tulu: Bevudirae
Remove the outer shell and heads from the prawns. Remove the intestinal tube on the dorsal side. Clean the prawns thoroughly and drain totally. Cut them into small pieces.
Except refined oil, add all the other ingredients into a wide bowl and mix thoroughly adding little water, if necessary.
Add the prawn pieces also and mix very well. Keep the mixture aside for marination.
Add refined oil to a deep bottomed frying pan and boil.
Reduce the flame to medium flame and add the dough mixture as pakodas to the boiling oil.
Fry the pakodas till golden brown and serve hot with hot and sweet tomato chilly sauce.
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