Professor Katta Murthy of University of Michigan is one of the very few Indian Americans who immigrated to the United States in the 60s. He has not forgotten what it meant to be a Glute nor did he forget what defines a Telugu person. He wrote an essay on Teluguness or “తెలుగుదనాలు.” The essay is […]
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[Via – Consumer Reports] [Image from stock.xchng] Although quite chatty now, our daughter wasn’t an early talker. I clearly remember the worry I felt when her doctor expressed mild concern over her lack of words. As a parent, it’s hard not to obsess over such developmental milestones, and you do what you can to help […]
[Via – Lifehacker] [Image from stock.xchng] There’s an informal assumption that spinach and other leafy greens lose nutrients the longer they sit on grocery store shelves, and it’s actually backwards. A plant physiologist in Texas says supermarket lighting actually boosts the vitamin content in your salad fixings. Dr. Gene Lester was grocery shopping when he […]
[Via – Lifehacker] [image from stock.xchng] Dear Lifehacker, I get bad customer service from companies time and again over the phone, and I’d like to record these calls so I have proof. I’ve also heard this might be illegal—are there any legal problems associated with this? Signed, Worried Wiretapper Dear Worried, That’s actually a great […]
Andhra Pradesh’s power utility company, APTransco, purchased power worth Rs 6500 crores. This was about one year ago. Meaning, a year ago, APTransco was buying power worth Rs 18 crores per day. Today, APTransco is purchasing power worth less than Rs 1 crore per day. Last year, the gargantuan amount of money spent to purchase […]
How many of you have a Wii and love it (who doesn’t?). Did you ever regret that the graphics on the Wii are mediocre compared to PS3 ? You bought the Wii because its remote is cool compared to the PS3 controller. Right ? To spin things the other way, how many of you felt […]
TeluGlobe welcomes Suguna Narayan, a second generation Telugu-speaking American to the contributors’ roster. Suguna, about herself: I am the daughter of first-generation Indian immigrants from Andhra Pradesh. I was born and brought up in the United States, but my parents were persistent in teaching me about Telugu culture during my childhood. When I was in […]
TeluGlobe welcomes Sri Saradhi Motamarri as a contributor. Here is a short bio of Saradhi, in his own words: I am a Civil/ Transportation Systems Engineer by education, and have been in IT Industry since completing post graduation in 1985. As I look at holistically, I always find it hard to distinguish which is my […]
Mrutyunjaya Maha Mantram When a fruit is cut from a plant, a drop or two of the sap is released from the cut stem. However when a ripe fruit drops from the tree, there is no sap released, the fruit renders itself for others to enjoy itself and voluntarily detaches itself from the tree. This is the […]
This one comes to you via courtesy of Zero-Hedge: The Scamming Of Investors Continues, Courtesy Of The Rumormill Formerly Known As The Equity Market 1) Somebody (wink wink) spreads a rumor that shorting government-owned companies will be banned. Citi is one of these companies. 2) Rumor spreads, causing AIG, C, FNM and FRE to skyrocket. […]
[Via CNN] People come up to Aimee Mullins all the time and say, “you know, I have to tell you, you just don’t look disabled.” The record-setting athlete, actress and model says, “And it’s sweet because I know that they’re confused, and they’re telling me this because they know I’m missing both legs from the […]
Folks, before you spend the next 8 minutes watching this video, be considerate of the surroundings while you laugh out loud. I am warning you. You don’t need to do YOGA, this video can tighten your stomach muscles. Quirky Google choose the iPad video for sending their message to APPLE. Please read the below instructions […]
[Via – Re-Nest] Image from Stock.xchng I recently bought my first pair of “serious” jeans. The reason I know this is because as I was standing at the register about to pay A LOT of money for them, a cool dude who was standing next to me at the register said, “Oh, you’re going to […]
Folks don’t flame me here. I love all the phones. But this HTC HD2 is something of a Mercedes in the land of Toyotas (iPhones) and Hondas (Droids). The software is “Okay” compared to the iPhone. But the hardware is as solid as any German built car. Folks who know about HTC will attest my […]
While folks are salivating to buy the iPad, I patiently wait for the HP’s Slate. I love the form factor of iPad. But lack of true Flash Video support means I cannot watch videos from millions of sites. Forget Dora the explorer, you cannot watch the videos from BBC / CNN / … even Teluglobe.com […]
