The Instrument

A very nice short film on Euthanasia.

Bulkr - Download Flickr photos in bulk

Bulkr is an Adobe Air desktop application in Beta for downloading photos from Flickr in bulk. Easily download/backup your photostream, all of your sets, your favorites or photos from Flickr search.




The are lots of features. The best ones are:
1.Ability to resume download if disconnected.
2. You can preview images before downloading.
Note that it is still in beta version. I am sure the developer will add more exciting features in the following versions. This is an ideal tool for image hunters and power users.

Bit about this APP developer
Prakaz is an avid photographer and Flex/Flash developer. He is called as a Flash geek among his circles. I am sure you will be stunned by his photography.
Click here if you are interested in reading the Bulkr story.

Adobe Browser Lab

Adobe BrowserLab is an online tool that allows you to view how different browsers (in different operating systems) renders your web pages. Just enter your web page URL, press Enter, and it will create a screen capture of the web page in the browsers you selected.

Note: You should have a Adobe Login Id to access this feature.

High Quality video with soothing music

Sofia's People: Canon 5dmk2 24p

Sofia's People: Canon 5dmk2 24p from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

என் அண்ணன் (சரவணன் கலியபெருமாள் ) தன் மகளுக்கு எழுதிய கவிதை....

விண்ணிலிருந்து வந்த தேவதையோ....
பார்க்கடலிலிருந்து வந்த முத்து பவழமோ...
மண்ணில் மலர்ந்த தங்க மலரோ...

ஏய் பெண்ணே..
என் உயிர் கண்ணே...
உன் முகம் பார்த்த வேளை
என் முகம் மலர்ந்ததடி...
உன் பிஞ்சு விரல்கள் தொட்ட பொழுது...
என் உயிர் ஒரு கணம் நின்றதடி..
ஈரேழு உலகம் சென்று வந்தாலும்...
உன் போல் தேவதை உண்டோ?
உன் போல் செல்வம் உண்டோ?

ஏய் பெண்ணே...
என் அருமை உயிரே...
நீ எந்தன் கைகளில் இருக்கையில்...
உன்னை கண்ணின் இமைப்போல் காப்பேன்...
உடலின் உயிர்ப்போல் காப்பேன்...

விண்ணிலிருந்து வந்த தேவதையே
பார்க் கடலிலிருந்து வந்த முத்து பவழமே
மண்ணில் மலர்ந்த தங்க மலரே

என் அருமை மகளே... நித்யா வேதா கலியபெருமாள்

அன்புடன்,
அப்பா

Amazing & Inspirational Videos

Recently, I watched couple of videos on net which are beautiful and touching. Some of them are great lesson to humanity & compassion. Some of those videos below...





HISTORIA DE UN LETRERO (THE STORY OF A SIGN)

Bala's Bull Ride (Funny though)

Hwdy!

Last weekend, I had been with friends to a place called Stockyard at Fortworth Texas. Once upon a time (I guess it was in early 1920's), this place was ranked first in Mule and Horse trading market. This place reflects the true essence of Wild-west, the cowboy's lifestyle.

I was nice to witness the 19th century western lifestyle (esp cowboys)... people dressed as cowboys, the gun shooting road show, a ride on the 1896 Steam Engine train, Cowboys Hall of fame museum, the taste of Buffalo wings, the BIG TEXAS BOSS BURGER (yummy, yummy...),the human maze and lastly my favourite: a ride on the mechanical bull. For the record, I managed to cling on to this bull for about 41 secs :) here is the video...



I could have held on to the bull for somemore time, if I had not had the groin pain, the calf muscle cramp or the burise in the ankle :):) :)

Unfortunately we missed the real Rodeo, the west-wild show,the night pubs: the real essence of cowboys life.

We are planning to visit this place again. May be this time we'll be spending the entire night enjoying this amizing atmosphere.

Aircraft Phootshoot at Alliance Airport

Few days ago, I got a golden opportunity to be part of Aircraft Photoshoot team. We had been to Alliance airport, Fortworth, TX for the photoshoot. We went to one of the hangars and had a great time for the whole day.

It was an amazing experience for me to touch an aircraft(G200), to sit at the co-pilot's seat and to have a look at all the controls, panels and other stuffs. I am really grateful to my Supervisor Rob Rhoades for providing me this opportunity.

Here are some snaps from the photoshoot.

http://picasaweb.google.com/balak81/Photos_From_a_Aircraft_hangar

My Trip to Irving, Dallas, TX - 01

Sometimes it's nice to be away from home for a while! :) I have come to Dallas to receive training on development of Courseware products! It is basically to create training materials for Pilot Ground Schools. My company, CAE, has sponsored this travel and would be for a period of 3 months.

I had reached Dallas on 8th June and it has been almost 2 weeks now! It's totally a new experience and exciting too. My colleagues are well experienced in aviation domain (minimum of 15 yrs)and are surprisingly helpful and friendly (contrary to what I have heard from others).

I believe, I'll have a great time here. I'll keep this entry updated soon.

In the meantime, some photos from last weekend trip to Dallas, Downtown. :)

US Trip

Pilobolus: A performance merging dance and biology

This an amazing art/dance/human expression.... and many more. Some might feel this video is a explicit content. But it's just awesome and probably sensual!!!

A BIG salute to the artistes Otis Cook and Jennifer Macavinta for performing this woderful sensuous duet "Symbiosis." Click here to know more about the dance company and the artistes.