REVIVING THE ROCK ...!!!

DEAR XELLOS,,,,

I was siting down the porch of my house...hearing the slow rhythm of raindrop on the veranda...suddenly i came through voice of AXL singing "sweet child of mine "...i ran down the living room and i was transfixed to see...guitar solo by SLASH ...damn i got goosebumps..seeing how he played those awesome riffs ...it jus struck me to write something on rock ...ROCK ....gosh thrs so much to write btw ..whr to start ...ohk ...it all started with SWING MUSIC....ROCK in its earlist time can be described as blues wid electric guitars..rocabilly emrged in 1950 wid mixture of rock and roll..jazz...blues...etc..!!...and the major pioneers were ELVIS PRESLY (yeah the man wid goggles who like to swing his leg all through the song ....)..and BILL HALEY ..

Then in 1960's ...came BEATLE one of the influential rock bands.....after beatlemania ..thr came PHYCHEDELIC ROCK .....such as PINK FLOYD..JIMMI HENDRIX...ROLLING STONES...wid drug influened and hypnotic lyrics....( specially talkin abt this 1..."come here boy now have a cigar u wanna go high...."..lol...thts rock humor..)..ohk sorry ..i knw i hav no sense of humor....lol..then came PROGRESSIVE ROCK ...characterized by experimentation ..on electrric guitar ,..bass...etc...it ws made popular by pink floyd .and many othr such bands...

amidst all this another band BLACK SABBATH ..(YEAH ...OZZY OSBORNE...).....popularized '.....METAL...ROCK(thick and highly amplified form of rock ) "..world jus started to realize power of rock it had on society ..!!

In 1970's after vietnam war thr came a band...LED ZAPPELIN became popular ....thr perfect blend of hard rock and blues made them one of the best hard rock group of all time ..!!....( i stilll litsen to thr songs like stairways to heaven ..i mean ...JIMMY PAGE is a guitar god ..truly ..)..some other successful bands were THE EAGLES...DAVID BOWIE AND THE QUEEN ....later world saw emergence of PUNK ROCK ..its founding father was THE RAMONES...it was a biriyani of anarchism ...teenage rage and rock and roll ....CLASH was another such punk band..

1980's was a golden period for worls rock scene in my opinion.. .cuz its gave us hell of bands......with big hair... .and tight pants ..some of them are AC/DC...( HIGHWAY TO HELL .....:))...).,..GUNS AND ROSES ..(SLASH ....:))..).,,.AEROSMITH.,,..IRON MAIDEN..,,.MEGADEATH ..,,.METALLICA.,,,VAN HALEN AND BONJOVI ..they created superb ballads..with resplendent guitar solos.....

INDIE/ALTERNATIVE ROCK began to emerge in late 1980's...wid bands like U2....R.E.M....THE CURE....SMITHS AND SONIC YOUTH ..

in 1990'S CAME ERA OF GRUNGE and alternative rock. GRUNGE originated in seatle (usa)....mainly described with ...strong guitar riffs with distortion..and feedback ...which enlightened teenage angst ..!!...NIRVANA ws the most popular band of this genre ..others were ..!...PEARLS JAM...ALICE IN CHAINS..DOORS...AND..JANE'S ADDICTION ..!!

Since the year 2000 many rock sub genre has evolved..such as emo rock .(sub genre of punk rock ..)..which has emotional lyrics wid hardcore guitar overtone ....TAKING BACK SUNDAY...SENSES FALL AND DASHBOARD ARE SOME EMO BANDS..

METAL has reached its new exteme..with new sub genre as DEATH METAL ...THRASH METAL ..AND BLACK METAL ..which is more loud aggressive and fast ...with some awesome bands like ..SLIPKNOT...KORN...AS I LAY DYING ..CANNIBAL CORPSE..AND LAMB OF GOD ..!!

ALTERNATIVE ROCK ..(OR INDIE ROCK )..reached its heights wid bans like RED HOT CHILI PEPERS..INCUBUS...FOO FIGHTERS ..COLDPLAY..... CHEVELLE

The most latest genre of metal is NU METAL ..with same basic metal grounds they hav rap and sampling added down the songs with new progressive tempos the nu metal gnere is often refered as new generaration of rock ...LINKIN PARK ..DEFTONES..LIMP BIZKIT ..are some famous bands...

I can go on explaining intricacies of rock and bands but i stop here ..(overdose ho gaya na,,,,:D)..

rock in itself means freadom ..lassaize fair...democracy in itself ..u havn't hav to be punk or weirdo to listen rock ...feel it and keep rocking on ....

( mail me at apzerogravity@gmail.com...i will give u my infinite playlist ..)...DO COMMENTS UR FAVORITE BAND WID THE SONG ..:d

REGARDS,

AAKASH

(WANNABE SINGER ..LOL..)

I AM BACK FINALLY !!!!

DEAR ALL,

First of all HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY TO ALL OF U ....!!!..GOD HAIL INDIA ! ...its been 60 years of india as a republic and 60 days last tym i hav posted sumthing on the blog !!! awwww...my bad..As if there are so less readers on my blog ...if there are actually i am really very sorry i havn't written regularly these days !

As i have titled my pic ...WAY BACK HOME its really like a homecoming for me to write on the blog again it fells like home .. Today i am wide open ...out of 140 words maze on twitterati.....or facebook ( seriously facebook is like hotel california ...u can check out any time u like but you can never leave ).....hmmm,

I am really bad in making excuses so i will not try to make one on my absense but try to compensate for that ..by blogging regularly ...

Enough of my chit chat ( u can call me a chatterbox i dun mind :)...gosh i am sending people emails ...inviting to my blog ...if u r one of them don't be surprised act one if u want to !!!...take a deep breath imagine a good riddance of annoyance...AND PLZZ DO VISIT BLOG AGAIN...m not a film star ..nor a tht popular nor good looking ( ouuch tht one hurts)....but feel lyk visiting and commenting and sharing !!

ok i ma gonna finish my unsuccessful advertisement of my blog and gaonna say HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY TO YOU ALL AGAIN

REGARDS,

AAKASH :)

FOLDING@HOME

Dear all,

If i tell you ...do you wanna cure cancer , Parkinson or Alzheimer?...what would be your answer ?........i guess a emphatic YES and if i tell you that .....i could possibly tell you the way by which you can help ..finding a cure... Surprised..Well not be.While i was surfing net i came across FOLDING@HOME . Basically protein fold in our body ..if the folding goes wrong we come accross numerous diseases,,, STANFORD UNIVERSITY has created software to connect many computers to one mega Super Computer through internet ...so that by distributed computing ..they could simulate protein folding...to see what actually goes wrong.

Now.. how can u help ?do ..u have a PC,PS3 Or a MAC ?( literally i ask too many questions ..lol)

you just need to download the software from HERE ...and run it so that you can connect to the bandwidth in which millions of people are working now ....all types of PC'S and MAC'S can process different kinds of information very well , especially gaming rigs with high end GRAPHIC CARDS / and those with dual core and quad core processors ....ufff i sounded very mechanical...but for a noble cause where you all can contribute ...NOW WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU ?..( hmm read my mind and quickly download the software..lol)

REGARDS,

AAKASH

(E-Member)

HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY

Dear Xellos ,

Since blogger’s who are younger than me, don’t seem to exist(put your hands up if you are one) , as a handsome young thing, I want a gift from all my reader’s. Just remember to cross check and make sure you don’t get me the same thing as someone else(you are welcome to discuss the gift in my comment section)

And well all you adults out there(for 24 hrs I am kid), Don’t worry you are still a child, or at least your mom will tell you so. If not you’re a child at heart, you can start crying when someone scolds you. So Happy Children’s Day.

And well it’s supposed to be Nehru’s birthday let’s not forget. So is the CongressGovernment going to give gifts and hold a party for the entire nation? Why not? Make sweets for the entire nation, maybe for once we all can eat sweets, when there is no food? See you give sweets today and when the kids grow up they will vote for you. That is effective bribing or one for the future.

Quite crude, I guess. But don’t worry, once Rahul become’s our CM, we will have a Teenagers’ day. Yay! Not the one where we can’t sing our national song but play some hard grunge sort of judas preist (really bad bad me). But let us not be mistaken, we should have a common language by then. I am planning to invent one.

Goooo goo gaaa giii – that’s happy children’s day. Gaa? Giigeek?

Hmm..What is that a free domain for 100 years?

I thought the world was supposed to end by 2012. Don’t make people richer unnecessarily. And well I am too bugged of working on spell bee for a week ...i am tired now.....

HAPPY CHILDREN’S DAY EVERYONE Get yourself a big rose, on my behalf(after you have sent me my gift ).

REGARDS,

AAKASH :)

YouTube Monetizing Over A Billion Video Views A Week

DEAR XELLOS,

First of all HAPPY DIWALI TO ALL THE READERS ENJOY THE DAY TO THE FULLEST

Sorry i was not making posts kinda buzy , now i am back .......i opened you tube today in morning and found its making 1 billion hits a week ...so heres a post for tht :))))

YouTube is on the path to profitability in the “not-too-distant future,” Google reiterated today during its third quarter earnings call. And while that may sounds all well and good, they actually had some more specific impressive numbers to back it up.

One is that YouTube is now monetizing over a billion video views a week. Last week, YouTube announced that it was serving over 1 billion video views a day, so if you do the math there, it means that YouTube is monetizing one every seven video views.

The company also noted that 90% of the top 50 advertisers according to AdAge have now run ads on YouTube. And of its homepage ad inventory, 90% of it sold out for the quarter in the U.S., with lower, but still impressive sale rates for the rest of the world. Google also noted that YouTube was just starting to unleash its pre-roll inventory and let its salesforce have a go at selling that to advertisers, which should bring in more money.

And with Warner Music Group back in the mix, they now have the four major music labels playing ball again. As a one-stop shop for many music videos, YouTube will also be able to sell ads against those, as well as make some money off of affiliate sales from iTunes and Amazon’s MP3 store.

Earlier this month, CNET uncovered that Google CEO Eric Schmidt admitted under oath that the company paid a $1 billion premium when it bought YouTube in 2006 (for $1.65 billion). The thought was always that the site was growing so quickly that they would scoop it up and figure out how to monetize it later. It would appear that they’re getting close to doing just that — albeit three years later.

REGARDS,

AAKASH

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140th Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi falls today

DEAR XELLOS ,

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated – Mahatma Gandhi

An in-depth study of Gandhi will clearly show that he was the only statesman to stand for a higher human relationship. He was a rare national leader who forcefully and convincingly demonstrated the power of spirit over material things, in the struggles against the Britishers whom he fought passionately.

His greatness was that he kept his hands clean. Gandhi fought without malice, falsehood or hate. To put it in a nut- shell, Gandhi was the conscience of all mankind. He loved not only men, women and children but also animals. He was a compassionate, kind-hearted gentleman.

Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, 140 years ago..............................

When i opened Google this morning i saw an image of Mahatma Gandhi along with Google’s logo. As today is 2nd october and today is Gandhi Jayanti,i.e Gandhi’s Birthday.

Obama joins India in celebrating ‘great soul’ Mahatma Gandhi

here is some extract from his speech :

“The America of today has its roots in the India of Mahatma Gandhi,” US President Barack Obama said Friday while expressing appreciation for the life and lessons of the global peace icon on his 140th birth anniversary.

“This is an important moment to reflect on his message of non-violence, which continues to inspire people and political movements across the globe,” Obama said in a statement released by the White House.

“We join the people of India in celebrating this great soul who lived a life dedicated to the cause of advancing justice, showing tolerance to all, and creating change through non-violent resistance.”

To read rest of the article plzz visit : TIMES OF INDIA

HERE IS A VEDIO ON MAHATMA GANDHI -----

REGARDS,

AAKASH

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SIGNS OF WATER FOUND ON MOON - CHANDRAYAN DISCOVERY !!!

Various: New data and images from flybys of the Moon by the Cassini, the US Deep Impactspacecraft, and a NASA instrument on India's Chandrayaan-1 orbiter provide compelling evidence of traces of water on the Moon. The results were published in Science magazine.

Tentative clues for the existence of water ice on the Moon have existed for sometime. Faith Vilas, director of the Multiple Mirror Telescope in Arizona saw phyllosilicates—minerals formed through heat and water—back in 1999 when the Galileo spacecraft flew by the Moon, but until recently could not get her research accepted for publication.

Both the Clementine and Lunar Prospector spacecrafts saw some hints of hydrogen molecules some years ago. But it was new data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, (LRO) which wasdiscussed at a conference last week that gave hints that conditions would be ripe for water ice.

The LRO's Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment, which measured the temperature of the lunar surface, discovered that some of the polar craters contain some of the lowest temperatures in the solar system, even colder than the surface of Pluto. These measurement were proof that the Moon has permanently dark and extremely cold places said science team member Ashwin Vasavadafrom NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California at the conference.

Data from the LRO's Lunar Exploration Neutron Detectordidn't show many neutrons inside the craters but surprisingly showed evidence of ice outside of the craters says University of Arizona astronomer William Boynton. "It actually could be better (for exploration) because getting down inside those craters is very difficult," he adds.

According to the results published in Science, concentrations in sunlit soil might average about one liter per ton of lunar material. That water doesn’t remain on the Moon, but comes and goes each lunar day.

In contrast, water molecules bound to phosphate minerals within volcanic rocks—material that formed well beneath the lunar surface—date back several billion years, says Francis McCubbin of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington DC A fourth, unpublished study led by McCubbin finds a surprisingly high abundance of this interior water, which may shed new light on how the Moon formed.

"It’s so startling because it’s so pervasive," said Lawrence A. Taylor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a co-author of one of the papers that analyzed data from a NASA instrument aboard India’s Chandrayyaan-1 satellite. "It’s like somebody painted the globe," he told the New York Times.

Carle Pieters, of Brown University, who led the Chandrayaan-1 observation team, said: "When we say ‘water on the moon’, we are not talking about lakes, oceans or even puddles. Water on the moon means molecules of water and hydroxyl that interact with molecules of rock and dust specifically in the top millimeters of the moon’s surface," she told the London Times.

The discovery of more evidence for water on the Moon is spurring excitement over its implications for future space exploration says space.com's Leonard David.

"If ice is found we have to further explore it with landers, rovers, coring drills to assess its distribution and composition," explained Bernard Foing, the European Space Agency (ESA) project scientist for the now defunct ESA SMART-1 lunar orbiter. He is also the director of theInternational Lunar Exploration Working Group (ILEWG).

Following that appraisal, Foing said that the next task is to organize how ice could be partly exploited on the spot in some areas to ease the next steps of human exploration towards an international lunar base.

REGARDS,

AAKASH

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