HEAD NEWS: June 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

IIM Kozhikode inducts 35 per cent women students in Post Graduate Programme|Education

Kochi: Continuing on its path of gender diversity for the second consecutive year, Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode (IIM-K) has taken in large number of women students, about 35 per cent, for its flagship Post Graduate Programme (PGP) for the 2011-13 batch.

Of the total 341 students for the PGP, 121 are women, IIM-K said in a press release here. This is against last year's intake of 30 per cent.

Out of the women admitted, 84 have Common Admission Test percentile between 90 and 100.

Institute Director Debashis Chatterjee says 'giving prominence to girl students has become a trend in IIM-Kozhikode.

Last year also IIM-K had the maximum number of women students among all IIMs. Girls have always performed better than boys. Even in summer placements, they have been placed in better companies, he said, adding. this was all on merit.

'The female students have brought greater diversity both in the learning environment as well as in their academic and social profiles. It is truly a transformation process at IIM-K whereby students whose parental income is less than a lakh per year end up with top jobs around the world', he said.

IIM-K has been the trendsetter for business schools in the country with its consistent gender diversity drive, which is now emulated by others, the release said.

IIMK had implemented the Government norms on reservations to the backward and the economically weaker sections, the release said.

Out of 121 women students, 91 have engineering background, while 15 are either commerce or economics graduate. Three women are doctors and one is a law graduate. A male student is from medical background.

Chatterjee says there has been a change in income profile of parents of students coming to the institute. Though this could be a trend among all IIMs, in Kozhikode 7.94 per cent students have parents whose income is less than Rs one lakh per annum, 25 per cent students have parents earning Rs 10 lakh and above. Rest of the students have parents earning Rs 4-5 lakh per annum (12.70 per cent) and Rs 5-6 lakh per annum (8.73 per cent).

In IIM-Kozhikode, a majority of students -- 63.97 per cent have parents working either in government, PSUs or NGOs. Only 9.72 per cent students are children of professionals or private sector executives, the release said. Children of businessmen comprise 13.77 per cent of total students in the Institute.

Maximum students (12.65 per cent) are from Delhi followed by 12.05per cent from Maharashtra. Students from Uttar Pradesh have fared very well and comprise 9.71 per cent of its total strength.

Source: PTI

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Toyota launches Liva at Rs 3.99 lakh & 5.99 lakh|Autos

Japanese carmaker Toyota launched the petrol variant of its much anticipated small car Liva in India, priced between Rs 3.99 lakh and Rs 5.99 lakh (ex- showroom, Delhi).

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The auto major has also invested Rs 3,200 crore to set up its second manufacturing facility in Bangalore.

"The company, which is present in India through a joint venture with the Kirloskar Group, has invested Rs 3,200 crore to set up its second manufacturing facility in Bangalore with an initial installed capacity of 70,000 units per annum.

"With Liva we will now be a complete manufacturer in India, offering a full range of products including the luxury SUV Prado... Liva is a very useful stylish and dynamic car,"

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Managing Director Hiroshi Nakagawa said.

The company had last year launched Etios, the sedan version of Liva in the country.

"We will increase the production of the second plant from 70,000 units to 1,20,000 units to shorten the waiting period for Etios and meet future demand of Liva," Nakagawa said

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Top 10 Best all-purpose laptops|Hardware

These general-purpose laptops are built to go and can do it all, making a great choice for most notebook users

It's amazing what you can get for $1,500 these days, or even less than $1,000. These laptops are built for comfort, both at work and play, with fast CPUs and graphics processors, good battery life, and enough room to type comfortably and watch a video without squinting. Audio, video, and screen quality are not always created equal, and some of the units put utility ahead of multimedia. But you'll find most of these units to be affordable, portable, usable, and up to the task.

Apple 15-inch MacBook Pro/2.8GHz

ASUS UL80Vt-A1

Dell Inspiron 14z

Dell Studio XPS 16

HP EliteBook 8440w

HP Envy 13

Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 (2847-22U)

Lenovo ThinkPad T400s

Toshiba Satellite U505-S2940

Toshiba Satellite U505-S2980

Top 10 Best Board Games (For Ruining Friendships) 2011

Nowadays, nobody plays board games unless they’re out of alcohol and the Xbox is broken—those simple diversions of paper and plastic just can’t hold our attention in a modern world full of entertainment that’s flashy and action packed. Also, all board games are seemingly designed to produce nothing but anger, misery and broken relationships. Here are the ten worst offenders.

1. Diplomacy

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Risk may lead to your friends stabbing you in the back, but Diplomacy actually encourages it. It’s impossible to win without betraying someone—and the larger the web of lies you can spin, the more successful you’ll be.

But even worse is when the other players openly agree to wipe you from the map, and no amount of scheming, cajoling or begging can persuade them otherwise. You never know just how heartless your friends are until they’re putting aside their differences to destroy you with cold, calculated efficiency.

There’s zero random chance in Diplomacy, so if your friends decide you need to be eliminated there’s not a damn thing you can do about it. And while you hate them for it, you know you would have done the exact same thing to them. At that moment comes the realization that, deep down, you were never really friends at all.

2. Risk

Risk is a game of luck disguised as a game of strategy, which means you can’t help but feel like an idiot every time you lose to your dumb friends, even though all they managed to do was roll higher numbers than you.

The only real tactical element comes from the negotiating, which always ends in tragedy. Alliances disappear faster than heterosexuality at a Lady Gaga concert; the second someone can exchange a set of Risk cards for some armies they’re going to turn around and crush you like the bug you are.

If you manage to survive the assault you’ll trade in some cards of your own and return the favor, and the two of you will go back and forth in a bitterly personal conflict until the guy who spent the entire game holed up in Australia sweeps the board in a single turn. You and your friend will blame each other for the fact that you both lost, and your fractured relationship will teach you lessons that apply to both Risk and life: never let a conflict get personal, and never trust anyone from Australia.

3. Monopoly

If you didn’t expect Monopoly to show up on this list, you haven’t played Monopoly. The game’s winner is always determined in the opening minutes, but their victory is stretched out over the following 12 hours. And they are never, ever magnanimous. They’ll savoir every last one of your fake dollars, and mortgaged properties are like an aphrodisiac to them.

Even your sad attempts to steal from the bank won’t save you when you land on your friend’s Boardwalk hotel and they cackle with unhinged glee. As you haggle with them to stave off your inevitable bankruptcy, it becomes obvious that they’re a sadist who revels in your pain. You and his other victims will offer to surrender so you can stop playing Monopoly and go do something productive with your lives, but he’ll refuse. Why? Because he wants to see you suffer.

When the game finally ends, your friendship has morphed into the bond between a torturer and his victim. You’ll never be able to look him in the eye again, nor will you ever want to.

4. The Settlers of Catan

Leave it to the Germans to create a game based entirely around screwing other people out of natural resources. Sure, on the surface Catan is about developing a settlement—but in reality the primary goal is to make your friends beg for your precious sheep.

Catan is all about resource management, and being the only person with a supply of a certain resource is like being given carte blanche to act like a douchebag. “What’s that? You want some wheat? Give me all your wood, and get me a beer from the kitchen.”

It only gets worse as the game goes on and players become just a select few resources away from victory. “What do I want in exchange for my stone? I want you to cut yourself.”

Ostensibly, the key to winning Catan is to plan ahead and negotiate shrewdly. But in reality, it all comes down to who can get away with being the biggest dick to their friends. And in that game, there are no winners.

5. Mastermind

Mastermind combines the action packed thrills of code breaking with the ability to make your friends feel retarded for not being able to figure out your devious code of “red red red red.” The Enigma machine had nothing on that!

The mere suggestion of playing Mastermind should be enough to ruin a friendship (the game is less exciting than doing your taxes while listening to a Gore Vidal audiobook), but the real problem is that it’s a two player that one person always takes much more seriously than their opponent. One player will spend an agonizing amount of time analyzing every move, while the other just guesses at random until they run out of turns. And they’ll each win half the time.

One person gets bored, the other gets frustrated, and nobody ends up a “mastermind.” By the time the game is over, you’ll both remember that the only reason you even own Mastermind is so you can hide your copy of Sexopoly behind it when your parents visit.

6. Pictionary

Pictionary is a great game for kids—it encourages them to be artistic and creative, and you can excuse their crappy drawing skills because they’re young. But when adults play there’s no mercy, and the game quickly descends into a competition to see who’s the best at mocking their opponent’s artwork. At first, it’s all in good fun. But then somebody crosses a line, and the insults get ruthlessly personal. “Oh, that was supposed to be a bottle of pop? I just assumed it was beer. I mean, you do have that ‘thing’ with alcohol. Oops, sorry, I ‘forgot’ that was a secret!”

Sooner or later someone will decide to draw nothing but penises, and it all goes downhill from there. By the end of the game there’s a tacit agreement to never speak of it again, and the players will be just a little more distant for the rest of their lives.

7. Parcheesi

The “race to move your dinky plastic pieces around a stupid board” genre is bad enough already, but Parcheesi is the only game that allows you to bring your opponent’s progress to a screeching halt. If a player puts two of their pieces on the same square then no piece behind them can advance, regardless of the number of turns, profanities or threats of violence that go by.

If your timing is lucky, your barricade will make it impossible for your friends to do anything except sit and glare at you. Sure, once you’re out of other moves you’ll be forced to abandon your blockade, but by that point you’ll be so far ahead of everyone else that the game is all but over anyway. And beyond the ability to screw your friends the game is pure luck, which means Parcheesi is basically Candy Land for sociopaths.

8. Battleship

Here’s how a typical game of Battleship plays out:

1. You spend an eternity planning the perfect placement for your armada, while your friend plunks his down in five seconds.

2. All of your friend’s stupid random guesses hit your ships, while each and every one of your carefully calculated shots misses. And while you have no proof, you just know your friend is lying.

3. Your entire fleet is sunk, and only after admitting defeat do you look at your friend’s board and realize you were hitting all along; he was just too dumb to read the grid properly.

4. Tempers flare, and, inevitably, someone gets a patrol boat in the eye.

5. The game gets shoved back into the closet.

6. Five years later, you find your copy of Battleship behind a stack of magazines and, forgetting how much you hate it, you invite your friend to play.

7. Repeat.

9. Twister

The only game that comes with a risk of a sexual harassment suit every time you play, Twister is the perfect diversion for hormone riddled teenagers and the most socially awkward one imaginable for everyone else.

We all think the guy who suggests a game of Twister is being a creep—the best case scenario is that you accidentally see down some girl’s shirt and get slapped, and it’s only worse if you’re having a guy’s night out and your friend fools no one by saying “we’ll only play it ironically.” But since we’re too polite to point it out we go through the motions, desperately hoping the next call won’t be “right hand—green, your face—Steve’s crotch.”

Games are supposed to bring friends closer together, but they’re not supposed to do that literally—it doesn’t count as quality time if the time is spent discovering the scent of your pal’s deodorant. Come on people, we already have a way to do something with your friends that will embarrass and shame you forever: it’s called binge drinking.

10. Scrabble

Despite what the commercials claim, Scrabble is nothing more than a game about being silently judged by your friends—and their verdict will not be kind.

As you stare at your tiles, racking your mind for a decent word, you’re all too aware that with every passing second the other players are readjusting their opinion of your intelligence. The pressure only grows as the minutes drag on; the longer your friends are forced to wait, the higher their expectations will be. Expectations that you and your four Os can’t possibly meet.

Finally, after half an hour, you play “dog,” feeling a deep sense of shame with each tile you place. As you sheepishly tally your six points, somebody else flashes a smug grin and plays “quixotic,” scoring 119 in the process. “Don’t feel bad,” they’ll say, with a voice that suggests you should feel as bad as possible, “I was just lucky.”

Your next friend will look up some stupid two letter word on his iPhone, and the one after that take the spot you wanted to use next. When it’s your turn again, all you’ll want is to draw an F and U so that you can send your friends a message. But instead you’ll get another two Os, and the cycle of shame will begin anew.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Chinese auto major JAC eyes India entry |Business News

Willing to partner existing players; to begin with commercial vehicle launch.

The battle in the Indian automobile industry is set to intensify with Chinese auto maker Jianghuai Automobile Company (JAC) planning to launch commercial vehicles as well as passenger cars.

“India would be one of the key markets for JAC. To begin with, we are looking at introducing commercial vehicles, but eventually we’ll launch passenger cars as well,” said a spokesperson. He did not specify a timeline for an entry but indicated it was open to collaborations to sell products.

“We will probably make an independent entry in India, but may co-operate with existing players, depending on the situation,” he said.

JAC, founded in 1964, is the eighth-largest automobile company in China. The company sold 460,000 units to clock revenue of $2 billion last year. It aims at recording growth of 30 per cent this year to sell 600,000 vehicles. The volumes are comparable with what India’s second-largest car maker, Hyundai Motor India Ltd, targets to sell this financial year.

JAC has a comprehensive line-up of vehicles in China, which includes light, medium and heavy duty trucks, buses, multi-purpose vehicles and sedans. JAC also manufactures gearboxes, engines, auto components and engineering products. The company recently launched an electric vehicle, Tong Yue, in the Chinese market.

With India slated to become the fourth largest automobile market globally over the next five years, Chinese companies such as Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) and Beiqi Foton have all been evincing interest in commencing operations in the country.

“A lot of cross-pollination will take place between the automobile industries in India and China. SAIC has already made an entry and manufacturers such as JAC and Beiqi Foton are working out the modalities of starting operations. These companies have products that are a strategic fit for the Indian market. Some of them have already made enquiries regarding the vendor base available for starting operations here,”said an industry source.

SAIC, present through a partnership with General Motors, is working on introducing five new models in the country by 2013. While two light commercial vehicles from the SAIC portfolio are slated to hit the Indian roads by the end of this year, another three passenger cars are proposed from the GM-SAIC alliance at a later date.

In May, Beiqi Foton had announced an investment of Rs 1,676 crore to set up a facility in western Maharashtra. The company is exploring options to sell light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles here. Foton Motor, a subsidiary of Beijing Automobile Group Co Ltd, is the world’s second-largest commercial vehicle manufacturer after Daimler. The company sold 682,800 vehicles in 2010.

Recent times have witnessed a buzz in the Indian commercial vehicle segment, which clocked sales of 6,76,408 units last financial year, with the entry of global players like Navistar and Marcopolo, among others. While the commercial vehicle segment recorded growth of 27 per cent last year, passenger vehicle sales grew 29 per cent to 2.52 million units.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Top 10 Best Differences Between Apple iPad 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1|Review&Price

The Tablet war continues and has taken another very interesting turn after the launch of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Well we all knows that Apple iPad 2 is currently leading the market because of its power packed features and most importantly the Apple tag, which is known as the pinnacle of technology. But other leading companies are also not accepting the second position as you can see that Samsung has launched its brand new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and it has been placed in the direct competition with Apple iPad 2. Many companies in the past have tried to grab the 1st position but Apple has remained on the top. But this move by Samsung has raised many questions in the mind of Apple lovers. Because Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has somehow managed to compete with Apple iPad 2 with its extremely mind-blowing features and inclusions of the latest technology called android honeycomb 3.0. So why not figure out the difference between these two Devices and decide which is better and which device deserves the 1st position. Let’s See iPad 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

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1. Display Size

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Apple iPad 2 weighs same which is 1.3 pounds, but Samsung Galaxy Tab has a 10.1 inch display and Apple iPad 2 has a 9.7 inch display. Talking about depth, Apple iPad 2 measures approximately 0.34 inches depth wise, whereas Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 measures 0.43 inches.

2. Operating System

The clear difference can be found between Apple iPad 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in their operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 runs the much popular Android 3.0 also known as Honeycomb which makes this device powerful and effortless in multitasking and widgets customization. On the other hand Apple iPad 2 runs iOS 4.3, which means that a user can enjoy faster browsing and programming.

3. Storage Options

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is beaten by Apple iPad 2 in this department as Apple iPad 2 offers an options for 16GB, 32GB and 6GB memory options and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 only offers two type of memory options, 16GB and 32GB.

4. Battery Timing

All those guys who have used Apple iPad 2 knows that iPad 2 has a strong battery life that runs for complete 10 hours. But here is another fact that the Android based devices have so far beaten all the products in the market when it comes to battery timing and with just three days have passed since the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has released, it is yet to be revealed that how much battery life does this device bear. But as we all know that it is a Android based device, Galaxy Tab 10.1 will surely have a minimum battery life of atleast 9 to 10 hours.

5. Camera Result

Apple iPad 2 comes with dual camera but Apple has not yet revealed the specification of their cameras in their devices.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 also has a dual camera with 8Mp rear camera and 2MP front camera. The main differences between these two devices is that Samsung is offering 1080p video capturing recording in Galaxy Tab 10.1

6. Screen Resolution

Although Apple has captured most of the market, but Samsung Galaxy Tab has once again taken the 1st position in this department. The screen resolution of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes with 1280×800, whereas the Apple iPad 2 comes with 1024×720 resolutions.

7. CPU

Appl iPad 2 is powered by 1 GHz Dual Core ARM Cortex A9 Processor, PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 features 1 GHz dual-core Tegra 2 Chipset Processor. So the speed is same but there is a difference between the types of the processor

.8. Memory

There is a clear difference memory sizes between these two power packed devices. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has a 1GB Ram and on the other hand Apple iPad 2 has 512MB DDR2 Ram.

9. Apps and Software

The clear issue which Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is facing now days is with Google android market which has nothing to tell you about that that app you are downloading is for Tab or Honeycomb 3.0 like in Apple market they have categorized the apps for iPad and iPhone. Samsung will introduced the Touchwiz UX interface which will consist of L!ve Panel, Mini Apps Tray, Social Hub, Media Hub, Readers Hub and Music Hub. Well it’s a completely new interface and this is also the main reason why Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 differs from Apple iPad 2.

10. Price

After looking in the above differences, it is completely understandable that these two devices will also differ in prices. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 which is an Android based device costs $829 with 32GB 3G and Wi-Fi model and its 32GB model costs around $599 whereas Apple iPad 2 is priced at $599 for simple 32GB Wi-Fi version and its 32 GB Wi-Fi and 3G version is priced at $729.

Cricket News Sachin is number one Indian batsman: Walsh

Kingston: There seems no end to the list of Sachin Tendulkar admirers and the latest to laud the Indian batting icon is West Indian fast bowling great Courtney Walsh.

"For me, Sachin has been the number one Indian batsman. Sometimes he has challenged me and at other times I have done so and we were very competitive. When we catch up there is respect from both sides," stated Walsh, who took 519 wickets in 132 Tests, making him the fifth greatest wicket-taker of all time.

Only Muttiah Muralitharan (800 wickets), Shane Warne (708), Anil Kumble (619) and Glenn McGrath (563) have more wickets than Walsh in Test history.

Walsh was speaking on the occasion of a stand at Sabina Park being named after him on the opening day of the first Test on Monday.

Walsh sees a lot of good in modern-day cricket but feels most of them are not with West Indian cricket.

"Most changes are for good but in the West Indies team, consistency is not there, confidence is not there. There is potential and some are very good fast bowlers. We are working and I am sure we would be back soon," he said.

Even after playing for so long, Walsh believes he could have carried on a bit longer but wanted to make way for some promising fast bowlers

"I left a little early. West Indies was touring Zimbabwe and I though it was time to move on, give youngsters a break.

"But those youngsters didn't come through and so I could have carried on a little longer," he said.

Walsh and Curtly Ambrose set up a deadly attack for the West Indies in the '90s and were the last great Caribbean fast bowlers to emerge from the region.

"We never competed against each other; we complimented each other. Our styles were different. We tried to do what the team required.

"I never sledged for it was important to maintain the spirit of the game. For me the ball did the talking," he said. Walsh named Michael Holding, who also belongs to Jamaica, as his fast bowling idol.

"I watched him as a kid and later we together played for the same club, Jamaica and of course West Indies.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Top 10 Genius Presidents and Monarchy Leaders

Expectations are part of the measurement in gauging the political leader being appointed in any position in the country. Although there are many capacities that would technically define the capability and ability of each ruler, but in most cases, aside from the contribution that they had made, it is their mental alertness that rules out and gives the real identity that they possess. There are great examples and valor of domination, command, and authority that have actually exemplified the virtue of intelligence in the greatest sense of that word. Here are the world’s geniuses found in the presidential and monarchial seats, who have captured the hearts of their subordinates, followers, and great multitude of citizens, who trusted their ingenuity more than anything else trust, did.

1. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

The Prime Minister of Israel holds the pride and fame of being the top leader in the world who had an IQ level of 180. He spent most of his education in Jerusalem then he later on continued it in the United States when his family has decided to stay in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania. He later went back to the Holy Land where he finally changed his name for pronunciation purposes.

These are the leaders who have proven their worth, with the quality of their lives based on their critical analysis and high level of understanding in their chosen field and course. They are genius and brilliant leaders despite of their weaknesses, just like any other people.

2.The Smartest President of U.S.A., John Quincy Adams

The sixth President of the United States had been an advocate of education where he himself proved it because of his IQ level of 175, the highest level that has ever been recorded in the history of the United States when it comes to the presidential position. His travel with his father exposed him to speak European languages fluently. He graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors in 1788 at Harvard College then later practiced law professionally.

3.The Controversial Sven Olof Joachim Palme

The two-time prime minister of Sweden was the same sickly kid who had a strong passion to be part of the political world, which was his aspiration because of the travels that he had in third world countries. Nonetheless, despite of the private tutorials that he had due to his health condition, he was able to master two languages aside from his native tongue. He got the highest rating when he entered University of Stockholm when he was 17, also obtained his scholarship at Kenyon College, and finished his BA in less than a year. This 156 IQ holder was controversial because of his liberation movements in representation of third world countries.

4.The Ambitious Abraham Lincoln

He was not born with a golden spoon in his mouth but he possessed strong intelligence, passion, and determination to pursue his goal and elevate the life that he had, especially the crisis and difficulties that he underwent together with his family. He was very much acquainted with books. In fact, he only had 18 months of formal education where the rest of it was completed through his extensive passion in reading. He gained knowledge that he did not learn when he studied for a year and a half. Series of loses in the political arena motivated him to study law to become a lawyer. He taught himself by studying different law books until finally he became a full-pledged honorable lawyer that opened a path of opportunities for him in the political arena but in a higher position who earned an outstanding IQ rating of 150.

5. Napoleon Bonaparte, an Emperor, and King

A legendary military officer, who received full scholarship at age 14, did master French and became a distinguished student of math, geography, and history. He became the King of Italy and an emperor of the French colony; despite that, he was born and raised in Ajaccio, Corsica, which later became a part of France. He has an outstanding intelligence quotient of 145 among all other monarch leaders in the world.

6. The first spot for George Washington

Who would ever forget the name of the first president of the United States of America named President George Washington? He is part of the top five presidents that led one of the most powerful countries in the world. Although he did not receive formal education just like any other American presidents, he was a recipient of the six-star in the General Armies of Congress, which is the highest order that could be received in the military. Nonetheless, he has an estimated intelligence quotient of 140 despite of the difficulties that he underwent when he was a child.

7. The First Democrat President, Thomas Jefferson

He was the third president of the United States but the first democrat member who became president of the largest country in the world. He is known for his book “Declaration of Independence”. He just attended local school when he was in his primary years but was able to master French, Greek, and Latin, the most complex of languages, arts, and letters. He loved nature, classics, history, and science. He is well acquainted with books that measured his 138 level of IQ along with other US presidents who held the position

8. The 35^th President of USA, John F. Kennedy

He is the second youngest President ever elected in the United States. He completed and earned his Magna cum Laude title with his International Affairs degree at Harvard University. He was the author of the bestseller book, which he used as his thesis entitled Why England Slept. According to statistics, he has a 117 IQ score, where he is numbered, and included in the row of geniuses in the world

9. The Outstanding Lawyer, President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos

He was born and raised from a family of teachers, in Ilocos Norte, somewhere on the northern regions of Luzon in the Philippines. He was very competitive in all activities whether in sports or in school. He was the first recipient of the Gold Medal Award for General MacArthur for his superior proficiency level and University President Quezon’s Medal for the highest scholastic average recorded in his full years in college. Who would ever forget the highest bar exam result recorded when he took it while he was in jail with an average score of 98.01 and later retook the exam because of suspicions where he got the highest score recorded in bar exam of 100%. He could have been Magna cum Laude in 1939 from U.P. College of Law were it not for the jail history that he had

10. The 7^th President Dr. Ing. Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie

Who would have thought that the young man who had been an orphan at an early age of 14 would be the next President of Indonesia? He finished aerospace engineering where he received Germany’s first-degree certificate, which is equaled to a master’s degree in 1960 at RWTH Aachen University where he also earned his doctorate. He was well respected in this labor where he became a noted genius at age 32, when he made a probable solution when he proposed and explicitly detailed the Krack Habibie Progression that gave a distinct solution to avoid and lessen plane crashes. He had been acquainted in scientific studies and received various scholarships. He became the President of Indonesia in 1998 when Suharto stepped down from being President where he was the Vice President that time. Everything ended that same year when his accountability speech was rejected during the MPR General Session in October of 1998

Saturday, June 18, 2011

The Kings and queens of Wimbledon: Images - 16

On June 20, 125 years of tennis history will come alive. On the grass courts of SW 19 the usual tag of men and women will pave way for the more royal 'gentlemen' and 'ladies.' And so will the flashy outfits give away to the more nonindulgent white. Strawberries and cream would be fetched as talk would shift from Roger Federer to Rafael Nadal and from the William sisters to Andy Murray. In the lead up to one of the most traditional contests in the history of sport, MSN India takes a look at the players who made the hallowed portals of Wimbledon their own.

Fred Perry

Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1934, 1935, 1936
Mixed Doubles Champion 1935, 1936

Rod Laver

Tennis great Rod Laver, who suffered a stroke earlier this summer during the taping of a television program, smiles during a press conference after being released August 27 from UCLA Medical Center in Westwood.

Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1961, 1962, 1968, 1969
Doubles Champion 1959
Mixed Doubles Champion 1959, 1960

John Newcombe

Australian captain John Newcombe signals to fans that there are still two matches left in Davis Cup final tie after the Spanish pair of Alex Corretja and Joan Balcells defeated Australia's Mark Woodforde and Sandon Stolle in the doubles match in Barcelona December 9, 2000.

Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1967, 1970, 1971
Doubles Champion 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974

Bjorn Borg

Swedish tennis star Bjorn Borg in action during his first training at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Monaco on April 16, 1991.

Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980

John McEnroe

John McEnroe of the United States raises his arms after beating Sweden's Stefan Edberg in the Japanese Grand Prix Tennis Tournament in Tokyo April 17, 1988.

Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1981, 1983, 1984
Doubles Champion 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1992

Boris Becker

Boris becker of Germany (C) holds his trophy above his head as he poses with his family (From left to Right his mother Elvira, younger sister, Sabine and his Father Karl-Heinz) after defeating South African born Kevin Curren to become the youngest winner of the men's Wimbledon tennis championships, July 7, 1985 in London.

Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1985, 1986, 1989

Peter Sampras

Number one seed Pete Sampras of the US kisses the Challenge Cup after winning the Wimbledon Men's Final July 4.

Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

Roger Federer

Top seed Roger Federer of Switzerland holds the trophy after defeating second seed Andy Roddick of the U.S. in their men's singles final match on Centre Court at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 4, 2004.

Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009

Rafael Nadal

Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates defeating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in the men's singles final at the 2010 Wimbledon tennis championships in London.

Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 2008, 2010

Suzanne Lenglen

Spectators watch a match on the Suzanne Lenglen court during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 23, 2011. The centre court is named after the French legend who never lost a game at the All England Club.

Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925
Doubles Champion 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925
Mixed Doubles Champion 1920, 1922, 1925

Chris Evert

Former tennis great Chris Evert looks on as she is honored at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal, August 16, 2010.

Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1974, 1976, 1981
Doubles Champion 1976

Billie Jean King

The United States team captain Billie Jean King waves to the crowd after her team's victory over Spain during their Fed Cup finals match November 25, 2000 at the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas.

Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975
Doubles Champion 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1979
Mixed Doubles Champion 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974

Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova of the USA holds aloft the Wimbledon women's singles plate after beating Chris Lloyd also of the USA in the final 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in London July 6, 1985.

Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990
Doubles Champion 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986
Mixed Doubles Champion 1985, 1993, 1995, 2003

Steffi Graf

Germany's Steffi Graf holds the Venus Rosewater Dish, after defeating Spain's Arantxa-Sanchez - Vicario to win the Ladies Singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships July 6.

Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996
Doubles Champion 1988

Venus Williams

Venus Williams of the US is all smiles as she poses for photographers with the trophy after defeating Lindsay Davenport in the final, July 8.

Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008
Doubles Champion 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009

Serena Williams

Serena Williams of the U.S. reacts after defeating Venus Williams of the U.S. in their Ladies' Singles finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, July 4, 2009.

Wimbledon record
Singles Champion 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010
Doubles Champion 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009
Mixed Doubles Champion 1998

Gold, cash flow out of Baba's chambers 98kg Gold’ Cash 12 crore

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98 kg gold, Rs.12 crore cash found in Sathya Sai's chamber in Prashanti Nilayam

Hyderabad: Around Rs.12 crore in cash and nearly 100 kg of gold were found in the personal chamber of late spiritual guru Sathya Sai Baba at Prashanti Nilayam, his ashram in Puttaparthi in Anantapur district, a trust official said Friday.

A day after the Sathya Sai Central Trust opened the locks of the Baba's personal chamber, Yajur Mandir, his nephew and trust member R.J. Ratnakar Friday evening announced details of the cash and valuables found inside.

He told reporters at Puttaparthi that the trust members found Rs.11.56 crore, 98 kg gold and gold jewelery, 307 kg silver articles in the personal chamber where nobody was alloweed to enter. Ratnakar said the cash would be deposited with the State Bank of India (SBI).

Some bank officials and about 15 disciples of Baba, in the presence of trust members, have since Thursday counted the cash with the help of currency counting machines. The Yajur Mandir is an opulent residence built by Baba.

Ratnakar said Baba's residential quarter was opened in the presence of all five members of the trust. A former judge of the Supreme Court, A.P. Misra, and former Karanataka High Court judge Vaidyanathan were present as independent witnesses while an assessor approved by the Income Tax department was there to evaluate the gold, jewellery and silver.

Ratnakar claimed the idea behind the whole exercise was to make an inventory of all the items in a transparent manner.

The trust reportedly found gold statues of Hindu gods and diamonds.

Ratnakar, however, denied that they found any will of Baba. He also evaded queries if the trust found any documents about Baba's personal caregiver Satyajit. There are speculations that the spiritual guru wanted to make Satyajit his successor or a member of the powerful trust.

Yajur Mandir, also known as Yajurveda Mandir, had remained closed ever since Sathya Sai Baba was hospitalised March 28 with multi-organ dysfunction. He died April 24.

There were allegations by a section of devotees that large amounts of cash and gold jewelery were shipped out of the place when Baba was battling for life. The trust, however, has denied this.

Some devotees were also demanding that the locks of Baba's personal chamber be opened in their presence or at least in the presence of media persons.

The trust, which manages the huge spiritual empire led by Baba, owns assets in Puttaparthi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and other cities.

Meanwhile, the trust has decided to open Yajur Mandir for devotees on July 15. It also plans to open a museum at Prashanti Nilayam to showcase the personal belongings of the spiritual guru.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Top 10 Best Cotton Producing Countries in the World

This post is about top ten countries producing cotton.Cotton has been a fascinating item not only for the consumers but also for the countries,it has always been at the top of the lists of cash crop.Sub continental countries have always been at the top as far as the cotton production is concerned.Cotton has always been a great source of income for Pakistan, but recently economic slumps have really affected it badly.

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1 Afghanistan

The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul.It is famous in exporting fruits,wool.handwoven carpets,cotton,precious and semi precious gems and hides and pelts.Cotton is the most important cash crop.It completed with wheat for the use of irrigated land.The government set the price of the cotton and it was profitability varied in relation with wheat.The farming of cotton become wides spread of high cash value .Afghanistan is a favorable for cotton farming.

2 Angola:

Angola was one of the largest cotton producers from all the countries.It destroyed the landscape of Angolan during the 27 years long civil war.It destroyed the cotton growing industry as with most other agriculture industries .It produced cotton , oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products,fish and fish products,coffee,sisal,timber and gas.Luanda is the capital.

3 Azerbaijan:

Cotton production in Azerbaijan has been success to the national economy accounting for approximately 25% of agricultural revenue .Cotton production has become expensive in the country from that operating expenses for its production in Azerbaijan are now about three times that in united States .Baku is the capital .It produced many things such like gas and oil 90%,foodstuff cotton and machinery.

4 Benin:

It produced Cashews,cotton,shea butter,palm products,textiles and seafood.The capital is Porto-Novo.It has faced two difficult cotton campaigns that have exposed the damaged of the sectors progress towards privatization.From the past two cotton campaigns have produced disappointing harvests felt throughout the economy and in the government.

5 Burkina Faso:

Burkina Faso has cotton double production over the past five years and the area under cultivation is now as big as mali.in the year of 2004 it cultivation under 550,000 over 575,000 tons of seed cotton.The importance of economic the cotton production has grown considerably. Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso.It usually export.Gold ,livestock and cotton.

6 Burundi:

The capital of Burundi is Bujumbura.It usually export sugar, tea, hides, cotton and coffee. Cotton production was 3,000 tons, and cotton fiber production after gaining it was about 1,000 tones in 1999.The government has been encouraging cotton and tea production in order to diversify export

7 Cameroon:

Yaounde is the capital of Cameroon and its produced petroleum products,crude oil,cotton,coffee,aluminum,lumber and cocoa beans. Cotton production in Cameroon has experienced a sharp decline over past four years. It was almost the worst for a country that was among the top five cotton producers.

8 Central African Republic:

It produced diamonds, cotton, tobacco, timber, coffee and etc.The capital of Central African Republic is Bangui. Cotton is the largest source of export receipts in several West and Central Africa countries.The cotton sector is also key to rural poverty reduction, with cotton – related activities accounting for a large share of rural employment.

9 Chad:

Cotton is an special crop of Southern Chad.The French colonial in 1910 administration organized market production on a limited scale under the direction of the military.N’Djamena is the capital of Chad .It export cotton,cattle,oil and gum Arabic

10 Cote d’ Lvoire:

Cote d’lvoire capital is Yamoussoukro.It produced coffee,cocoa,timber,cotton,bananas,pineapples,petroleum ,palm oil and fish.The main cotton growing association trimmed its 2010 to 2011 seasons production forecast to 215,000 tonnes from 220,000 tonnes.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

IIIT-A develops breast cancer diagnostic kit|Science

The kit is portable, cost-effective and gives out readings in under a minute!

Allahabad: An Indo-Russian scientific venture here claims to have come up with a new diagnostic kit for early detection of breast cancer at a much lower cost and without requiring highly-qualified medical professionals.

The new machine has been developed by experts at the state-owned Indian Institute for Information Technology, Allahabad (IIIT-A) in coordination with the Moscow-based Institute of Radio Engineering, which is a part of the Russian Academy of Sciences, IIIT-A Director M D Tiwari told PTI here.

"The new machine is different from the tools being used at present to detect breast cancer. While existing machines have voluminous structures and problems in portability and involve high cost, the latest kit can be carried in a briefcase and is free from technical complexities," he said.

The major component of the invention includes specially-developed software, programming language and sensors that help in identification of the breast cancer cells. "Unlike existing diagnostic kits, the new machine will not cause any damage to tissues and cells of the patient," Tiwari claimed.

The new machine weighs only 1.5 kg and is capable of making a "non-invasive diagnosis of breast cancer at a very low operating and maintenance cost," the IIIT-A director claimed. He said a single unit of the machine costs around Rs 12 lakh and just Rs 150 per patient for diagnosis.

"It can be easily attached to an ordinary laptop connected with the sensors and it will thereafter give its findings within 50 seconds," Tiwari said.

He said the software capable of deciphering the signals emanating through the sensor pads placed on the breast of the patient has been developed by the IIIT-A team while the hardware and mechanical and electronic components have been developed by Russian scientists.

"The clinical testing of the machine has already been undertaken at different locations across India and Russia and the result so far has been highly satisfactory," Tiwari said.

At present, the machine is functional at IIIT-A's health centres at the institute's main campus here and the extension campus at Amethi, he said.

The IIIT-A Director said efforts were on for securing a patent for the new machine and proper marketing and commercial distribution at the national as well as international levels.

He said the entire endeavour, right from the concept phase to the development of the software and the hardware, took around two-and-a-half years.

The effort was aimed at developing "a unique smart machine that could help even a layman identify breast cancer at an early stage, making treatment easier and more effective," he said.

"We are confident that due to its unique characteristics, the new machine would be of great help in rural areas where costly diagnostic options are often not feasible and trained professionals are not easily available," Tiwari said.