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Design Tutorial Blogs:

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Smashing Magazine

50 Beautiful CSS - Based Web Designs in 2006

45 Fresh, Clean and Impressive Designs

30 Dark Designs you Should’ve Seen

83 Beautiful WordPress Themes You (Probably) Haven’t Seen

TutorialBlog

30 Great Website Designs (Part 1)

30 Blue Websites

30 Red Websites

30 Green Websites

CSS Design Galleries:

I like to browse CSS design galleries, not only to see some excellent CSS, but to find some cool designs. These galleries provide you the best of the best as far as CSS. You can go through the perfect button style, creative headers, unique menus/navigation, and lots more. If you are thinking of starting a website, this is where you start.

Unmatched Style

CSS Beauty

CSS Mania

CSS Elite

CSS Import

CSS Remix

Stylecrunch

Screenalicious

Stylegala

CSS Zen Garden

CSS Drive

CSS Vault

CSS Tux

CSS Brain

Webcreme

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Mumbai Photo Marathon 2007 - Great Success

On last Friday when Nirav told me about Mumbai Photo Marathon 2007, I was excited and decided to participate in the Event. In my past I decided a lot but never implemented them because I never take any action on what I decide but this time decide to do it anyhow.

There are more than 16 participants in the Event. We have to meet at 6:15 AM at Juhu Beach on 22nd April ( Sunday), as my routine life I use to wake up at 9:30 AM on Sundays. But on that day i wake at 5:00 in the morning and than start my journey from Borivali Station. I reached Juhu at 6:15 Am and i saw Bharat (One of the Participants) taking snaps and I went to him and we introduced eachother during that time we saw Nirav and Nikita coming and than we all gathered there. We all introduced ourselves.

That was really great atmosphere on Juhu Beach at 6:15 AM. Cold wind was coming and in such a atmosphere Photography i never thought that I will do this in my life, thanks to Nirav for that.
After shooting at Juhu Beach we left for Bandra and reaching there we all had breakfast. During that time also we clicked lots of snaps. Than we left for Dadar where other guys has joined us and than the real fun has started. We went Haji ALi from Dadar and there i clicked some snaps as my Batteries discharged there. Yes in Haji Ali i buy one beutiful key-chain for my wife. Than we left for Churhgate where we had lunch, i had tasty PauvBhaji there. After lunch we all had one group photo there. Than we started walking and through collaba we reached Gate way of India taking snaps of whatever we feel beautiful in between. Reaching at Gate way of India every one was tired and I had a small nap in a garden in front of Taj Hotel.During our journey From Churchgate to Gate way of india we came across beautiful market in collaba. I went there lots of time but never went to that market which is really superb.

After reaching Gate way of India and having so much fun i gave up b'coz i was tired and i left the party and picked a return 6:20 PM train from Church gate and came around 8:00 PM at home, had bath with hot water.

This is very long, isn't it? but i am writing it first time and want to develope my writing skill.

That was really a great success and day of fun.

Mumbai Photo Marathon 2007 - ready to shoot?

We are ready to shoot! The first ever Mumbai Photo Marathon will happen this Sunday. We have a little different style of doing things compared to other Photo Marathons, considering this is the first time we are doing it! But we will have lots of fun, lots of great pictures and many new friends!

Rules of the game:

• Capture all themes. 12 Photographs to be submitted in total.
• Meet the rest of the participants at at least two spots during the day
• Be creative
• Have fun!

Themes

• Roadside Mumbai
• Mumbai Rush
• Tourists in Mumbai

Day Plan

• Juhu Beach, Vile Parle W - 6.15AM (meeting spot # 1)
• Bandra - on the way
• Dadar Station – 10AM
• Haji Ali – 12 Noon (meeting spot # 2)
• Crawford Market / CST Station / Flora fountain / Fashion Street - 2 PM to 5PM
• Gateway of India – 5 pm to 6pm (meeting spot # 3)
• Marine Drive Girgaum Chowpatty – Sunset time (around 6.45)

Participants so far

• Nirav Mehta
  
• Kapil Bhatia
  
• Nikita Bhansali
• Shabbir Leo Shiraj
• Mansi Bhayani
• Bharat Nijhawan
• Prakash Bhatt
• Sachin Goradia
• Ameya Pandit
• Sai Chitle
• Arun Bagul
• Dhara
• Deepa Netto
• Sid Mirchandani
• Prem Anandh
• Amyn Hooda
• Subir Bhattacharyya
• Chintan Shah

Ready for it?

Updates:

• This is a free event! There is no registration fee! You pay your own expenses though, so no sponsorship either.
• One problem we may face, as Ameya pointed out, is that we may need permission to shoot at some places. We are preparing some letters for this, but be ready to deal with such a situation if it arises. Same way, taking permissions on candid shots is advised!

Mega Blood Donation . . . .

The youth arm of Gayatri Pariwar Mumbai ( GPYGM ) alongwith State Blood Transfusion Council ( Govt. Of
Mahrashtr ) have organised a Mega one day Blood Donation Camp at various centers in Mumbai on 8th Sunday April 2007 .

GPYGM , had inivited other groups of Gayatri Pariwar across the country to observe blood donation camps on the same day to which Bangalore Meerut & Pune agreed thus triggering a nationwide program .

The blood camp was a success and around 500 units were collected cummutaviely. The unique feature of the camp was that along with blood donation certificates, books and magazines related to spirituality and awakening of youth were distributed free of cost as a token of appreciation Over 800 Tulsi saplings were distributed . Selected Guruji’s Sahitya were gifted to all invited dignitaries.

One of the prime objective of this camp was to inspire people to donate blood voluntarily . Create awareness among the people about the noble cause of Blood Donation. According to Dr Vivek Vijay of GPYG-M such camp can provide a platform where youths in Mumbai can share their experiences in voluntary blood donation and establish a regional network among youth donors for information sharing and capacity building.

Preparing for Disasters Gayatri Pariwar , with its current role in the National Blood Programme, will be in a better position to build a ready pool of blood donors in times of emergency or disasters. Regular blood donors could be called upon during such times, where there would be a great need for blood.