Bar talks meaning

So occasionally you go to the neighborhood bar or pub and hang out. Did you ever really think about what all of the conversation going on around you actually mean, what people are actually "saying"?

"I'll get this one, next one is on you." = Happy hour is about to end....now drafts are a dollar, but by the next round they'll be $4.50 a pop.

"You get this one, next round is on me." = We won't be here long enough to get another round.

"I haven't seen you around here for a long time." = You stuck up little twit, too good for your old friends??

"Hey, where is that friend of yours?" = I have no interest in talking to you except as a way to get your attractive friend into a compromising position.

"I don't feel well, let's go home." (female) = You are paying more attention to your friends than me.

"I don't feel well, lets go home." (male) = I'm horny.

"What do you have on tap?" = What's cheap?

"I've had like 10 beers already." = I've only had 3 but need an excuse to behave this way.

"Excuse Me." (male to male) = Get the fuck out of the way.

"Excuse Me." (male to female) = I am going to grope you now.

"Excuse Me." (female to male) = Don't even think about groping me, just get the fuck out of the way.

"Excuse Me." (female to female) = Move your fat ass. Who do you think you are anyway? You are not all that, missy, and don't think for one minute that you are. And get your eyes off of my man.

"I don't have my ID on me." (female) = I'm 17.

"I don't have my ID on me." (male) = I am actually 45, but the 22 year old girl I brought thinks I am 30.

Budget reflects, Sensex gets biggest gain in single day

It was a bouyant day for the stock markets, with the Sensex registering its biggest single-day gain of 623 points at 18,477 in 21-months. Nearly two years back, the Sensex had registered it's biggest single-day gain ever on May 18, 2009, when the BSE benchmark closed up 2,111 points after the UPA 2 was re-elected to power.

The Nifty today shut shop at 5,522 up 189 points.

Yesterday's Budget allayed fears of a persistent volatile market environment, owing to geo-political reasons in West Asia, and the markets closed positively after choppiness marked trade since the eruption of civil turmoil in Libya.

After a strong opening this morning, following a fairly satisfactory Budget yesterday, and positive response from industry, the bourses clocked in gains, with the Auto index leading the gains, mostly. A firm uptrend continued to mark the late session of trades, as the Sensex traded at its intra-day high post 1500 hours, when it touched 18,479.
The Budget proved a relief rally for most investors, as the government doled out proposals to counter rising inflation, and further economic growth. For the next fiscal, the government increased the IT exemption limit for individuals from Rs 1.6 lakh to Rs 1.8 lakh.

Top gainers on the Sensex were auto major Mahindra & Mahindra at Rs 665 up up by a whopping 8%, followed by Maruti Suzuki at Rs 1,293 and Jaiprakash Associates at Rs 83 both up 7%.

NTPC at Rs 181, Hindalco Industries at Rs 212 and ICICI Bank at Rs 1,026 were the other significant gainers, all up 6%.

In the broader markets, the Mid-cap and Small-cap indices under-performed the benchmark; the Mid-cap index was up 3% at 6,577, while the Small-cap was at 8,003 up 2.4%.

Amongst the sectoral indices, the Auto index held ground for most part of the day today, after last week's dismal performance amidst fears of a hike in excise duty.

A concessional excise duty of 10% on fuel cell vehicles has been extended to hydrogen cell technology-based vehicles, and a further concessional rate of 5% excise duty has been prescribed to incentivise their domestic production.

All in all, the auto sector saw a lot of positive new flow from the Budgetary proposals.

With the government keeping the excise duty intact, auto stocks rallied, and the index was seen trading at a premium of 6% at 8,718.

Major gainers in this space were Asok Leyland at Rs 52, which leaped 11%, Bharat Forge at Rs 333 up 9% and M&M at Rs 665 up 8%. Apollo Tyres and Maruti Suzuki were other gainers up 7% each.

Banking stocks also performed robustly as the Budget propsed for a Bill to be tabled in the Parliament in order to sanction banking licences to non-banking players in the country.

The Bankex was up a little more than 4% at 12,355. Top gainers in this sector were IndusInd Bank at Rs 233, Yes Bank at Rs 272 and ICICI Bank at Rs 1,026, all up 6%.

With the Budget's provisions to allow for the creation of debt funds, and the extension of a tax benefit for infra bonds, realty stocks picked up during the latter part of the day.

At 2,065, the Realty index closed up 4%, and the major gainers in this space were DB Realty at Rs 117 up 7%, Sunteck Realty at Rs 350 and HDIL at Rs 166, both up 5%.

Capital Goods stocks also witnessed heavy buying, which propelled the index to 12,861 to close up 4%, as the FM chalked out a parallel excise exemption for domestic suppliers to mega or ultra-mega power projects. Gammon India at Rs 127 up 10%, Havells India at Rs 345 up 9%, and Suzlon Energy up 7% at Rs 50 were the gaining stocks.

The Consumer Durables index was the sectoral laggard at 5,728 up nearly 2%.

Even the Asian markets saw a fairly positve day, with most of the major indices extending gains from their previous closes.

The Nikkei shut shop at 10,754 up 1.2%, while the Shanghai Composite closed up 0.5% at 2,920, comparitively lower than its peers, because of a drop in its month-on-month PMI numbers. The Hang Seng also closed up marginally in the positive at 23,396.

Singapore's Straits Times lodged gains of 2% at 3,068, and the Taiwan Weighted ended the day up 1.5% at 8,728. The Seoul Composite was the only Asian index to close in the red at 1,939 down 1.2%.

Major European indices, such as the DAX, CAC 40 and FTSE 100, were trading in positive terrain on strong cues from the US, where markets gained ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on the economy.

The DAX was up nearly a per cent at 7,324, while the CAC 40 and FTSE 100 were trading flat, albeit with a positive bias, at 4,127 and 6,013 respectively.

Birthday Gifts

Birthdays are great days when we can get really creative with our gifts. They are days when we can send our minds into the thinking spree, while we keep the birthday person in mind. For our tech-obsessed friends, gadgets are the best gifts that we can get them on their birthdays. However we are not always acquainted with the different kinds of gadgets available in the market. In this article we will talk the different kinds of gadgets that you can pick for your friends.

Mobile phones are the most useful gadgets used by all. The best part about them is that today you get more varieties of them, than you can even imagine. Smart phones are mobile phones that have the ability of a computer. Iphones are one of the most wonderful inventions by Apple. Slim and stylish looking, perfect touchscreen, video calling, multitasking, camera with a remarkable resolution, voice control, Internet, smart keyboard, voice memos, etc; the features that an I phone possesses are endless and never-the-less tempting. Ipad is yet another great invention by Apple. The features are similar to that of an I phone, but the only difference is that it is better. If your friend loves listening to music, an Ipod is the best buy you can get them. Today smart ipods are available. The features are its own DJ mixer, multi-touch, FM and more. If you have got a budget that is smaller, you can pick some really cool Bluetooth headsets for them. They not only look really stylish, but the clarity is par excellence. Laptops also are a great option for your friend who's traveling most of the time. For a person who loves taking pictures, a digital camera will make a great buy. Talking about cameras there are different kinds of cameras that you could choose from. You can even pick from button size pin-hole cameras that come in the form of pens or into bags. Other really amazing gadgets that are available in the market are, Mp3 sunglasses, electric shaver, Xbox, Playstation 3, ultra small agent HD video recording camera by Flip, GPS receivers, satellite radio, smart watches and so on. If you search online that are different types of gadgets that you wouldn't even think of.

If your friend is a person is is so obsessed about gadgets, get them any of the above and they will be thankful to you for quite a few days.

Aircel 3G services started in Kerala

Aircel on Tuesday launched its 3G services in Kerala, targeting 10 per cent of its customer base to switch over to the new system.

'We are targeting 10 per cent of customer base all India and Kerala to shift to 3G', Mr Vipul Saurabh, National Head-Operations and Customer Support, told reporters here.

The 3G services would be available in 10 towns in the State from today. The aim is to convert existing customers to 3G besides bringing in new subscribers, including students and youth, he said.

Aircel has over 5.5 crore customers all India, including 20 lakh subscribers from Kerala.

Aircel has presence in 23 circles. It would be completing launch of 3G in 13 circles by mid march.

Volkswagen buys Porsche sales unit for 3.3 billion euros

Europe's biggest carmaker, Volkswagen, said Tuesday that it has finalised the purchase of the automobile trading business of Porsche Holding Salzburg (PHS) for 3.3 billion euros ($4.55 billion).

The acquisition, part of a comprehensive agreement between the two companies, is the "next major step towards the creation of the integrated automotive group of Volkswagen and Porsche," a statement said.

PHS is responsible for the distribution and sale of Porsche sportscars and was described by VW chairman Martin Winterkorn as "one of the world's most efficient and profitable automobile trading companies."

VW sales director Christian Klingler said that "under the Volkswagen group umbrella, PHS will retain its status as an independent organisational unit and continue with its business model unchanged. All assets remain intact."

VW already owns 49.9 percent of Porsche's core manufacturing unit and plans to buy the rest, making it the group's 10th brand.

The long-awaited deal has hit a snag however, as prosecutors in Stuttgart, southern Germany, pursue a probe into former Porsche executives for suspected stock price manipulation in connection with a previous, failed attempt by Porsche to take over the much bigger VW.

Porsche accumulated huge debts trying to take over Volkswagen in 2009. Volkswagen eventually rescued its much smaller peer and plans to take full control.

Cut each 6 x 6 squares into 2 parts with a, b, c, d each

There are two 6 x 6 squares with 2 sets of a/A, b/B, c/C, d/D in them. Can you cut each square into 2 parts of equal size and shape, each of which must include a, b, c, d or A, B, C, D?

Fruits & Vegetable for Beauty

Highly effective face packs and lotions can be prepared from fruits and vegetables which will give your skin a soft, lovely radiance.

Astringent lotion - Blanch a small peach, remove its stone and grind and squeeze out its juice. Add to it one­ fourth teaspoon each of lime and tomato juice. Mix well and spread on your face and neck and leave on for 15 minutes.

Cucumber tonic - Grate and squeeze out juice from a small cucumber and mix in one-fourth teaspoon each of lime juice and rose water. Apply on face and leave on for 15 minutes. This tonic improves a dull and greasy complexion.

Cleansing lotion - To one-fourth teaspoon of lime juice stir in one teaspoon each of milk and cucumber juice. Apply on the face and neck and wash off after 14 minutes. This lotion cleanses and purifies the pores of the skin.

Cabbage mask - Grind a couple of cabbage leaves and extract juice. Dissolve one-fourth teaspoon of yeast in it and stir in one teaspoon of honey. Mix well and apply thickly over face and neck. Remove with cotton-wool soaked in water 15 minutes after application. This mask will Counteract any tendency towards wrinkles and dry­ ness and give your skin a flower-like bloom.

Orange tonic - Blanch and grind a couple of almonds to a paste and mix in two tablespoons of milk and one tablespoon each of carrot and orange juice. Apply thickly on face and neck and leave on for half an hour. Removes scars and blemishes from the face and makes it soft and smooth.

Tomato lotion - To one tablespoon of tomato juice add a couple of drops of lime juice. Apply on face and remove after 15 minutes. It is very effective for shrinking enlarged pores.

Watermelon lotion - Grate and squeeze out juice from a small piece of watermelon. Apply on face and neck and leave on for 15 minutes. This lotion freshens up the skin.

Whitening lotion - To one tablespoon of cucumber juice stir in a few drops of lime juice and a dash of turmeric powder. Apply on face and neck and wash off after half an hour. Makes an excellent whitener for all types of skins.

Potato tonic - Grind and squeeze juice of potatoes. Apply on face and neck and leave on whole night. Next morning, wash with water to which a little witch hazel has been added. This tonic whitens and brightens the skin.

Carrot lotion - To one-fourth teaspoon of carrot juice add one teaspoon of melted honey. Remove with cotton wool soaked in water to which a little soda bicarbonate has been added after 15 minutes. It removes roughness from the skin and makes it smooth as silk.

Tomato tonic - To two teaspoons of tomato juice add four tablespoons of buttermilk. Remove after half an hour. It is excellent for removing sunburns

Cucumber lotion - One tablespoon each of cucumber juice and milk and a few drops of rose water should be mixed together and applied on the face and neck and removed after 15 minutes. Makes excellent whitener for delicate skins.

Grape lotion - One tablespoon grape juice should be applied on the face and neck and left on for 15 minutes. Makes the skin soft and smooth, bright and fair.

Papaya cream - Apply one tablespoon finely ground raw papaya to the face and leave on for 15 minutes. Removes pimples and other embarrassing blemishes.

Apple tonic - Mix one tablespoon of apple juice with one-fourth teaspoon of lime juice. Leave on for 20 minutes. Makes excellent tonic for combating greasiness.

Coconut lotion - Water of coconut, if rubbed on the skin and left on for 15 minutes, lightens and brightens the skin.