If you are anything like me you will have friends using all sorts of differnt IM. I use gaim (gaim.sourceforge.net) to keep my in touch with all my IM friends. I just figured out how to use gaim with Google Talk
Here it Goes

1. Open Gaim.
2. Click “Accounts” at the bottom of the login page.
3. Click “Add” after the “Accounts” window opens.
4. Enter the following information in the “Add Account” window:
• Protocol: Jabber
• Screen Name: enter your full Gmail username (everything before “@gmail.com”)
• Server: gmail.com
• Password:  enter your Gmail password
• Alias: leave this field blank
• Remember password: check the box if you’d like Gaim to remember your password
  
• Auto-login: check the box if you’d like to connect to the Google Talk service each time you use Gaim
5. Click the “+” next to “Show more options.”
6. Enter the following information in the section that appears:
   • Jabber Options: Check the box next to “Use TLS if available” and leave the other boxes unchecked.
   • Port: 5222
   • Connect server: talk.google.com
   • Proxy type: Use Global Proxy Settings
7. Click “Save.”

Was reading an article in  Fast Company’s website,  written by Tom Peters entitled as "The Brand Called You". Its an excellent example of the wealth of information you, as a musician/artist, can pull from articles found in business publications. Information that is not being talked about in Guitar Player or Modern Drummer. The article is chock FULL of stuff that will make you think, re-think, and take action.

He tries to impland the the concept of  You, Inc.) by making you think about the following

• Find out what makes you Unique?

• How are you different from your collegues
• What did you do in the last week/month to make you stand out
• What would your co-workers/clients/employers say is your greatest strenth
• Do a feature-benufit analysis. What feature you offer, what benufit does it provide
• What Can i brag about ? What can I take credit for ?

• Market Brand You!
  
• Moonlight/work on an extra project to showcase your skills
• Teach in community class or in your own company
• Write articles - community newspaper,  and develop a repo-
• If you excell in talking then get try to get on a pannel discussion and eventually make the speech.
• Use word of mouth marketing for achieving the personal brand

• Build the Real Power -Make a significant contribution in the area of expertize, build bragability. Use projects to advertize Me Inc. Instead of a resume build a marketing brochure brings to life the skills you've mastered, the projects you've delivered, the braggables you can take credit for

• Build Loyalty - It's not the blind loalty to the company people had in bygone era, but loyalty to the team and project which really counts.

• Building a future - A career growth path is not necessarly up (manager) it can go  sideways, forward, slide on the diagonal, even go backward when needed

For more information read the article - "The Brand Called You" in Fast Company

Dussehra is  a Hindu festival, which is celebrated to mark the defeat of Ravana by Lord Rama. In certain parts of india Dussehra (Vijay-dashmi)  also symbolises the triumph of warrior Goddess Durga over the buffalo demon, Mahishasura. 

Dussehra can also be interpreted as “Dasa-Hara“, which means the cutting of the ten heads of Ravana. On the day of Dussehra, Ram, killed the great demon Ravan, who had abducted Ram’s wife Sita to his kingdom of Lanka. Ram, along with his brother Lakshman and devoted follower Hanuman, and an army of monkeys fought a great battle to rescue his lovely wife Sita. The war against Ravan lasted for ten days. Sita had been returned to her husband Ram and they now make their way to Ayodhya in triumph and glory. Dussera is the tenth day after Navratri. It marks the end of the nine days of Navratri. 

The festival of Dussehra is celebrated by buring the Effigy of Ravana and his brothers Meghnath &  Kumbhkaran

Here is the Video of the celebrations from New Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi

Tulsi Kadha (Herbal Tea)

Take 10 leaves of tulsi, 2-3 black pepper balls (crushed) and a small piece of ginger and boil in 200ml Of water for 5 min. Strain and add honey to taste. This decoction acts like a medicine in cold, cough, bronchitis and improves digestion.

Ajwain

Take half a teaspoon of Ajwain for 5 days in the evening with a glass of lukewarm water to clear the lung congestion. Ajwain is also good for digestive problems