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Does anyone know a good place on the internet to get a graphics card?

Also, there's a trade fair in Birmingham - anyone got any details abt it? I heard it was at the NIA, but thats the only info I have.

Damn, I need a new hard drive as well - suggestions anyone?

Cheers

One problem though, he gets hundreds of emails a day. I think I might just keep sending mine to him again and again.

My message:

to info@johnkerry.com

cc

bcc

subject Terrorism

memo The following is a link of a video made by John Kerry:

rtsp://video.c-span.org/project/c04/c04020104_kerry.rm

Around 31 mins 50 seconds Mr Kerry outlines his views on terrorism and makes references to certain terrorist groups. Among these groups he names the Sikhs in India. I would like to take this oppurtunity to inform you that as a Sikh I am not a terrorist, nor do I have any desire to be a terrorist. I can only imagine that Mr Kerry is making a reference to the disturbances of 1984 where thousands of innocent Sikhs (many women and children, see Amnesty International) were killed. The disturbances were caused by the Indian government wanting to dispose of a certain individual (Sant Jarnail Singh Bindrawale).

Whether this indiviual was a terrorist or not is irrelevant, the important issue here is that a man who wants to run for government does not have the intelligence to distinguish between an individual and the eighth largest religious group in the world. Example: the IRA are terrorists - does that mean that every Roman Catholic is a terrorist?

What about Osama Bin Laden and his group? Just because they are terrorists does not mean that all Muslims are terrorists.

And finally what about the USA? Just because they are determined to hang on to their world domination does not mean that every Christian (or even Jewish) person is a terrorist does it?

I suggest that Mr Kerry actually tries to learn about the Sikh faith and it tenets before attacking it. The link below to the BBC website provides a useful introduction to Sikhi:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/index.shtml

I look forward to your reply,

the wanker.

Just emailed them coz i was so pissed off.

Sorry abt the language

muscle increases punching power

Yep, you're right there. But excess muscle (like a WWE superstar) slows you down immensely. The picture contains a Singh without any fat on him. In wars thats a big disadvantage. Remember, fat is good (acts as an energy store) but excess fat is bad.

In my opinion its better to be toned then bulky - physically and mentally. But thats just my opinion.

For once I have a hairier chest than someone else, even if it is a drawing.

Where's my post? I don't remember being drunk when I wrote it.

Control Panel > System > Advanced Tab > Performance Settings > Advancd Tab > Virtual Memory Change

Mine is 1152 (Min) and 2304 (Max)

Can anyone suggest a good graphics card? Nothing too expensive, but should have some power.

I broke my old one. Just goes to show - never give a Jat a screwdriver.

Anyways, I did a search on Google. Is the "Asus - V9560 Video Suite" any good? Its around £100 - £130.

as far as i know:

1. yes

2. 9 yrs old

3. Not sure, but think so.

She was responsible for someone's death some years later (when she was 19 i think). Not sure whose, but he was important.

I was at a talk at a Sikhi camp a couple of yrs ago in Chigwell. A Singh was telling us abt a Muslim organisation who had come to a college to give a lecture and basically convert ppl (they were probably Wha'habis). He asked these ppl on the stage in front of every1 to justify a marriage to a 6yr old that was then consumated 3 yrs later. They deliberated for a few minutes, came back and said girls were more physically 'mature' then.

this might be completely irrelevant, but there is a tendency for things in nature to move anti-clockwise. eg the Earth revolves anti-clockwise around the Sun.

For some reason every1 always thinks that clockwise is the best way to go.

In fact, I was wondering today what would happen if someoone (ie me!) went anti-clockwise around Guru Maharaj when getting married. People would be dazzled :? !

Also, in India, don't we walk anti-clockwise around the Gurdware before entering (its been a long time since I went)?

But like I said, this might be totally irrelevant.

i try not to read too much into these sort of figures. Just remember that saying, it has been statistically proven that statistics don't prove anything. : )

Hypothetical Situation:

Is there any fact's book that tells the number of Sikhs in the UK in the 1950s and in the 1970s? The number of Sikhs in the UK would have increased by many fold during this period. And, for example, if we were the BNP (right wing group) studying these figures we could hypothesise that the predicted number of Sikhs in the UK in the year (eg) 2015 would be 70% of the total population. Wishful thinking, but how likely is it to happen?

Holland also has a growing problem, of the 20 million inhabitants, 8 million (a conservative estimate) of them are Muslim. It's safe to assume that Holland will be 99% Muslim by 2044 if they are left unchecked.

Denmark isn't faring to well either, there are 1 million Muslims and 5 million Danes. Within forty years 1 out of every 3 Danes will be Muslim if things continue as they are.

Basically, anyone whose done statistics at college/university level will be able to explain why this assumption is wrong. (I'm no good coz I did mechanics! ).

Also on a political note, Denmark (or Sweden if I'm wrong) has tightened up its immigration policy immensely.

that was really good...............is there an english translation pls? :?

oh yeah, its american football, not football (which is the real game played by the rest of the world)

Just thought I'd share this with everyone. Shows that there's a science behind why people will stick to their views in the face of all contradictory evidence.

"Biased Views Could All Be A Bad Case Of Cognitive Dissonance" by Robert Matthews, a Visiting Reader in Science at Aston University, Birmingham, UK.

Have you ever suffered from an attack of cognitive dissonance? Don't worry, lots of people have - me included. It's perfectly okay to talk about it; indeed, its something everyone should look out for.

An attack can strike at any moment. One distinguished profeesor came down with it recently just as I was talking with him on the phone. The symptoms were all there: copious use of bad language and an inability to hear what the other person is saying.

First identified almost 50 years ago by the Stanford University psychologist Leon Festinger, cognitive dissonance strikes when people are told something that really challenges their view of reality. And the key words here are 'their view', for people are quite capable of suffering an attack of CD when faced with evidence that most other people would cheerfully accept.

For example, even back in Festinger's day, it became clear that smoking was linked to lung cancer....while 29 per cent of non-smokers were convinced by the medical evidence of the cancer link, only 7 per cent of heavy smokers were....this showed that the heavy smokers were in the grip of cognitive dissonance. They loved smoking, and so really didn't want to hear evidence that it was potentially lethal.

...

This, of course, is how scientists should deal with an attack of CD. They should demand hard scientific evidence, rather than just counterintuitive ideas out of hand.

...

[sometimes] visceral responses have sometimes held back scientific progress for decades. Continental drift, cancer viruses, antisepsis, comet impacts, even the existence of atoms - all were derided in tha past, but are now accepted wisdom.

...

Max Planck said: "A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventualy die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it"

Source: Focus #135 Feb 2004

I think its clearfor everyone to see how this can be related to Sikhi.

We all seem to fiercily argue our corner over certain issues; be they meat, cannabis, eggs, raag, khalistan, keski , etc., etc.

Correction: pendufied not pundufied.

Blame the pendufied school I went to

Just send him a nasty letter tellin him that this policy is in direct contravention to ur human rights and he can be sued for not allowing u to join. Hopefully that should get his attention.

I used to think that it was well sexist as well, until a friend told me abt another way of looking at it.

A girl born into a family does not belong to that family, when she is older she will go away to live with her husband. But for all the years up to her wedding she brings warmth and love (shaanti) to a household. In fact she is the very life and soul of the family. But then one day she will have to leave.

So when a girl is born we shud be sad that one day her family will have to give her away to someone else. In a sense she doesn't even belong to the family that she is born into, they are just looking after her until she leaves the household. And when she leaves there will be a massive void left from all the warmth and happiness she carried with her. And thats why (theoretically!) parents aren't as happy as when a boy is born.

Also, a boy being born means that in the future a girl will also join the family (unless the boy is gay, then u got problems :shock: ); hence more reason for happiness.

So remember girls, we are sad coz in the future we got to give u away to someone else. :cry:

Of course, this only works if u are pundufied. If u are a modern kurri then making the boy leave his house and come and live with u is always an option. I'm up 4 that, as long as the girl is fit and stinkin rich!! (that was a joke....sort of)

Ich heibe und samosa und Khalsa camp 2003?

(does that even mean anything? lol)

BBC website

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3387169.stm

Lust has been wrongly branded a vice and should be "reclaimed for humanity" as a life-affirming virtue, according to a top philsopher.

Professor Simon Blackburn of Cambridge University is trying to "rescue" lust, arguing it has been wrongly condemned for centuries, the Sunday Times says.

His campaign is part of an Oxford University Press project on the modern relevance of the seven deadly sins.

The list of sins was drawn up by Pope Gregory the Great in the 6th Century.

OUP has commissioned books on each of the sins - lust, anger, envy, gluttony, sloth, pride and greed.

Controlling lust

It says Prof Blackburn is aiming to save lust "from the denunciations of old men of the deserts, to deliver it from the pallid and envious confessor and the stocks and pillories of the Puritans, to drag it from the category of sin to that of virtue".

According to the Sunday Times, Prof Blackburn has defined lust as "the enthusiastic desire for sexual activity and its pleasures for its own sake".

The philosopher says that if reciprocated, lust leads to pleasure and "best flourishes when unencumbered by bad philosophy and ideology... which prevent its freedom of flow".

He points out that thirst is not criticised although it can lead to drunkenness and in the same way lust should not be condemned just because it can get out of hand, the paper says.

Professor Blackburn is quoted as saying: "The important thing is that generally anything that gives pleasure has a presumption in its favour.

"The question is how we control it."

I can be as divine as Lalleshvari!!

Basically by saying that we are the real Hindus we are completely destroying their (ie RSS) argument. We not only agree with their assumption that Sikhs are Hindus, but we go further and claim that they themselves are not Hindus!

Its a very good tactic when used in an argument. You seem to agree with the other person and before they have realised it you have already destroyed their argument.

Hang on, you were being sarcastic weren't you Ideal Singh?? Tut tut. Looks like I will have to re-evaluate my level of divineness.

I've re-evaluated it. I'm still as good as Lalleshvari.

ooh..damn, never realised there was so much too it! I did java a couple of yrs ago, apart from that i have no idea abt web design.

Think i shud just stick to standing in the shop

a lot of ebooks are available on kazaa.

Can anyone recommend any good ones for web design? I've decided to have a look at it. See wat all the fuss is abt

Also, when did it start?

Some people say that it was around at the times of our Gurus (Guru Hargobing I think), whilst some say it was started by a sect of Sikhi (can't rremember their name) in the 1800s.

Isn't it ritualistic? I've heard the explanation given for them (ie the union of 2 souls) but I'm still not convinced.

Keep this in mind, what I'm abt to tell u was most likely a rarity.

In Hereford (England/Wales border, home of the SAS) there lived a guy who was claiming disability allowance from the government.

During the day he used to drive up to Leeds, park his car and then walk some distance to the city centre. There he used to beg for money. Apparently he made around £500 a week. (This was most likely his allowance + begging combined, but I don't know).

He was either rumbled by someone from Hereford, or from someone who saw him in Leeds. Whoever it was contacted the Sun newspaper (UK) who ran a front page story on him. He never begged in Leeds again. This incident occured around 8 yrs ago. He drowned in a river abt 6 yrs ago. A lot of the locals in Hereford were happy he was dead.

There's no moral to this story, except that I wanted to kick the crap out of his younger brother but he was too fast for me (too much butter in my food).

Just to reiterate, this is most likely a unique case. You have to rate him for creativity though!!