Dr. James Levine walks on a treadmill while using his computer. Levine does this five days a week up to eight hours a day, which is equivalent to about eight miles of walking. He is among a group of Mayo Clinic researchers who believe that everyday pacing, fidgeting and restlessness may play a bigger role in whether someone is fat or thin rather than trips to a gym.
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Looking for that dream job of yours and at the same time parents are forcing you to get married??
Are you unemployed, but wish to get married?? OR Want to settle in life first and then get married??
Now, get married first and then find a job!!
Interesting?? Read on ....
Question : What is the truest definition of Globalization?
Answer : Princess Diana's death.
Question : How come?
Answer : An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French tunnel, driving a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian who was drunk on Scottish whisky, followed closely by Italian Paparazzi, on Japanese motorcycles; treated by an American doctor, using Brazilian medicines.
This is sent to you by an American, using Bill Gates's technology, and you're probably reading this on your computer, that use Taiwanese chips, and a Korean monitor, assembled by Bangladeshi workers in a Singapore plant, transported by Indian lorry-drivers, hijacked by Indonesians, unloaded by Sicilian longshoremen, and trucked to you by Mexican illegals.
Bangalore seems to be slowly turning into a hub of alternative vehicle technology. After the Reva electric car comes the Cosmic electric scooter, devised by the city-based Eko-Cosmic. The battery-operated two-wheeler, Eko claims, can run 50 kms on a single charge, the cost of which is a mere Rs 3. Priced at Rs 25,000, the scooterette runs on a gel battery that requires no maintenance (but needs replacement every four years). The vehicle comes with a charger that plugs into domestic points and does the job in four hours. Armed with tax breaks from the local government, Eko plans to make Cosmic a popular city vehicle. Also in the pipeline: a Maruti Omni-like electric car for Rs 1.5 lakh and an electric three-wheeler.
One of our RAW agents recently was able to smuggle a Pakistani question paper used for "IAS Exams" in Pakistan!!
Instructions
i) Students found copying will be shot on the spot.
ii) Any student coming late after 10 minutes after the exam starts will be forced to join Al Qayda Group .
iii) Ak 47 -s and Grenades are not allowed in the exam hall.
Students may keep their daggers,Revolvers and pack of anthrax bombs only for self defense.
All questions are compulsory.
1. Abdul was sent to jail for murder .He has 7 wifes in his house. Abdul distributed money to his wives in such a proportion that the youngest and most recent wife receives maximum and oldest wife gets minimum, and each wife gets double of her former competitor. Abdul Has 1700 Rupaye left in his house. Abdul's oldest wife needs atleast 25 rupaye per month. Find out the time when Abdul will have to break Jail to come out and earn money so that his wives do not starve.
2. Karim is a Drug seller. P
Planning to buy your dream house??
Got a good deal for a new luxury sedan??
Well, if you are planning to buy these in EMIs, here's some tips to avoid loan fraud!!
Courtesy: KTJ
The US can be pretty sure that no Indian was part of the conspiracy behind 09/11 attack. Here's why:
1. We are always late, we would have missed all 4 flights.
2. Pretty girls on the plane would distract us.
3. We would talk loudly and bring attention to ourselves.
4. With food and drinks on the plane, we would forget why we're there.
5. We talk with our hands, therefore we would have to put our weapons down.
6. We would ALL want to fly the plane.
7. We would argue and start a fight in the plane.
8. We can't keep a secret, we would have told everyone a week before doing it. AND
9. We would have put our country's flag on the windshield.
and last but not least..
10. We would have all lined up to get our photograph taken
Mother: "Why are you home from school so early?"
Son: "I was the only one who could answer a question."
Mother: "Oh, really? What was the question?"
Son: "Who threw the eraser at the principal?"
The folks at Google just keep churning out new applications. Yesterday it was Google Video , which allows users to search the Internet for content of a number of television shows by using the show's closed-captioning information. "What Google did for the Web, Google Video aims to do for television." - Says Larry Paige.
To say that this service is in beta mode might be an understatement -- even for the company with the understated, plain-white-background home page. For the moment, the number of TV providers the company currently indexes is limited -- PBS, the NBA, Fox News, and C-SPAN.
Among the highlights the company listed: program previews using still images, information about upcoming airings, and keyword searches within specific programs. This all has the potential to be of great interest to paying broadcasters who are looking for new ways to raise awareness of their programming.
With one move, Google has sent a warning shot across the bow of Gemstar-TV Gu
In the past, western publications described fast-growing Asian economies as the "Asian tigers," and India as the "caged tiger." What they were referring to was the fact that steel-hard barriers of regulations and controls fettered Indian businesses and the economy and prevented them from achieving their full potential. These days, though, following years of deregulation and economic liberalization, India increasingly is viewed as a fast-growing economy that is being transformed by globalization, much like China, into a powerhouse. In other words, the Indian tiger has finally escaped its cage and is on the prowl for new opportunities.
In this special section on India, lets focus on three key sectors.
1. India is now one of the world's largest producers of generic drugs and vaccines. Companies like Ranbaxy and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories are becoming well known around the world. But interest is growing in the health care industry's domestic agenda.
For those of us who have been following the Sankararaman murder case very closely since last November, the filing of chargesheet by the police against Kanchi Acharya came as no surprise.
Now it is left to the Judiciary to say whether Acharya is guilty or not, although a section of people demand a CBI probe. Let's wait and watch as the law takes its own course.
Here's a link where you can read the whole chargesheet filed by the police. An interesting read!
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by.
The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go & asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career.
When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to inspect the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said, "This is your house... my gift to you."
The carpenter was shocked!
What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.
So it is with us. We build our lives, a day a
In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea. It just could not be done. It was not practical. It had never been done before.
Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. He thought about it all the time and he knew deep in his heart that it could be done. He just had to share the dream with someone else. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up and coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built.
Working together for the first time, the father and son developed concepts of how it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome. With great excitement and inspiration, and the headiness of a wild challenge before them, they hired their crew and began to build t
Burglars struck at a bungalow owned by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalitha at Mammalapuram on Monday.
The burglars stole an air-conditioner, a TV, a fridge and some electronic items.
There was only one watchman at the bungalow, which was purchased by Jayalalitha and her friend Sasikala Natrajan a few years back, police said.
A Romanian tabloid said on Monday it had fired a reporter for making up a story about a couple who named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitude for meeting over the Internet.
Bucharest daily Libertatea published a story this month saying two Romanians had named their baby for the popular Web site and printed a picture of his birth certificate. The news was published internationally, including by Reuters.
"It was the reporter's child's birth certificate, which he modified," said Simona Ionescu, Libertatea's deputy editor-in-chief. "We fired him." She said Ion Garnod, who had worked for the paper for several years, had admitted inventing the story to look good.
Courtesy: MSK
Laloo Prasad Yadav talks to his son
Laloo: I want you to marry a girl of my choice
Son: "I want to choose my own bride".
Laloo: "But the girl is Ambani's daughter."
Son: "Well, in that case..."
Next Laloo approaches Mukesh Ambani
Laloo: "I have a husband for your daughter."
Ambani: "But my daughter is too young to marry."
Laloo: "But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank."
Ambani: "Ah, in that case..."
Finally Laloo goes to see the president of the World Bank.
Laloo: "I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president."
President: "But I already have more vice-presidents than I need."
Laloo: "But this young man is Ambani's son-in-law."
President: "Ah, in that case....."
This is how business is done !!
According to the story, after every Quantas Airlines flight the pilots complete a 'gripe sheet' report, which conveys to the ground crew engineers any mechanical problems on the aircraft during the flight. The engineer reads the form, corrects the problem, then writes details of action taken on the lower section of the form for the pilot to review before the next flight. It is clear from the examples below that ground crew engineers have a keen sense of humor - these are supposedly real extracts from gripe forms completed by pilots with the solution responses by the engineers. Incidentally, Quantas has the best safety record of all the world's major airlines.
(1 = Problem logged by pilot.) (2 = The solution and action taken by the mechanics.)
1. Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
2. Almost replaced left inside main tire.
1. Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
2. Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
1. Something loose in cockpit
This is a true story, which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, and hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as punishment.
When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital. Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands.
When the boy woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, " Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going to grow back?"
The father went home & committed suicide.
T hink about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or u wish to take revenge. Think first before u lose your patience with someone u love. Trucks can be repaired. Broken bones & hurt feelings of
The organizers of Pond's Miss India 2005 has announced that they have started receiving applications for this year's contest. They are looking for an individual who has the right blend of beauty, talent, and personality in India's most prestigious beauty pageant.
The event will be held on March 26th and the last date for receiving entries is Feb. 05.
To participate, contestants need to send in 3 professionally clicked photographs (one close-up, one mid-shot & one full length) along with name, address, telephone no., email ID, date of birth as on 31st January 2005, proof of age (driving license/passport copy/PAN card), height (5'6” & above), weight & vital statistics to:
The Director, Pond's Femina Miss India, 360 Degrees, Matulya Centre, 'A' Wing, 4th Floor, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (W), Mumbai 400 013.
1. My WIFE and I divorced over religious differences. She thought she was God and I didn't.
2. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.
3. I Work Hard Because Millions On Welfare Depend on Me!
4. Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.
5. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
6. Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.
7. You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me
8. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
9. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
10. I'm not a complete idiot -- Some parts are missing.
11. I am Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.
12. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine.
13. God must love stupid people; He made so many.
14. The gene pool could use a little chlorine
They say that "everything happens for one's own good" and here's an article that portrays how India, in an hour of national disaster, pulled up its socks and showed the world that it's not a country of snake charmers of beggars anymore.
India was bold enough to say no to any International aid, especially from the US, and said that it can take care of itself. Not only did India denied international support, but it also helped other countries in this process like Sri Lanka and Maldives.
Pope John Paul got a flame red Ferrari from the Italian world championship racing team on Monday -- a model of one, that is --for having what they said was the inside track on the roads of humanity.
Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher and the rest of the Ferrari team met the Pope in the Vatican's frescoed Clementina Hall to give him the 1:5 scale model of the car that won both the championship and constructor titles in 2004.
Superstar Rajni's next venture Chandramukhi is on the sets now!! Rajni is looking much younger in these rare pics that were released to the media a few days ago. This movie stars Prabhu, Jyothika, and mallu actress Nayan Tara. This movie is believed to be a highly adopted version of the hit malayalam movie "Manichtirathazhu" starring Mohanlal.
Click here for more Chandramukhi pics....
A BIG Thanks for my e-mail memories of 2004
Thanks to all my friends who sent me such important
emails in 2004!
It's so wonderful that you included me in your quest to inform!
Because of all of you I stopped drinking Coca-Cola after I
found out from you that it's good for removing toilet stains.
I stopped going to the movies for fear of sitting on a needle infected with a disease.
I smell awful, but thank goodness I stopped using deodorant because you said it causes cancer.
I don't leave my car in any parking lot even though I sometimes have to walk about seven blocks, because you said that someone might drug me with a perfume sample and then try to rob me.
I also stopped answering the phone because you said that they will ask me to dial a stupid number and then I get a high phone bill with calls to Uganda, Singapore, Tokyo and maybe the Mars Rover.
I stopped eating chicken and hamburgers because you told me they are nothing more than horrible m
Will India be a superpower in 2020?? Will Mr. Kalam's dream of a developed India in 2020 come true??
Well, if we are going by a CIA report which was recently declassified, Indian and China will overtake America by 2020, thus becoming the powerhouse for the world!!
Read the complete report here . A must read for any Indian!!
Lakshmi Mittal, the wealthiest Asian in Britain, is at it again!! This time he has agreed to buy 37.71% of a listed Chinese steelmaker for $314m, giving his company a production foothold in the fastest-growing steel market.
He recently bought an old US steelmaker for nearly $1.4b, making him the Steel Czar of the world. This made his company the third largest producer of Steel.
Wall Street Journal describes him as "Andrew Carnegie of a brave new world in the global steel industry"
He recently told that 'Being Indian is a real advantage . . . you learn a lot about bridging differences and reaching compromises when you grow up in a country with over 300 languages and ethnic groups.'
1) MANAGING BY WALKING FASTER THAN THE EMPLOYEES These kind of managers you will always see in the corridor, ten steps away. "We'll have to talk" you can hear them say, just as they have disappeared around the corner.
2) MANAGING BY FORGETTING PROMISES
If you remind them to one of their promises, the priority of that promise is to low to remember.
3) MANAGING BY USING BUZZ WORDS
These managers like to bluff your head off with hip, nearly undefined, terms.
4) MANAGING BY SMILING AND WEARING NICE SUITS
If you drink beer with them, lunch with them, smile to them and also wear nice suits, nothing can stop your career anymore.
5) MANAGING BY KNOWING NOTHING
These managers don't really know anything at all. They let YOU give answers. Meanwhile they fill the time with nice anecdotes of irrelevant cases.
6) MANAGING BY CONCEPTUAL THINKING These people try to explain the present from a theoretical view of the far future. The idea that this never will wor
Dear,
How are u?
I am completely obsessed by u, but i am afraid someone had already given "get job" before me. Don't give "close job" to me before going thru this once.
B'coz of u, i put 'bookmark" to all my current problems and "indiscernible" to all my future problems. But u have altogether put an "inaudible" for me.
Y don't u look @ my "overview" rather than my "financial data". If u have a Q/A Focus on my future prospects y don't u "dial-in".
While I am trying out an 8-K with you, you r going filing a "Chapter 11" on me. While I am opting for an "IPO" with u, u r suggesting a "buy back". While I am opting for a restructuring, you are suggesting a diversification.
My TAT around u has been considerably reduced, but hell, even then it doesn't help for a good Q-score. While I opted for an incentive plan, you are not even considering to give
Google Inc. announced a low-cost hardware and software package that small and medium-size organizations can use for searching their own Web sites and other information.
The Internet search company is selling the $4,995 Google Mini , which includes a computer server and software, exclusively through its online store. Organizations can use the Google Mini to let staff search for shared documents and information on internal Web sites and permit the public to search their external Web sites.
The Indian government, in a move to entice more foreign direct investment, effectively scrapped a rule requiring foreign companies to seek permission from local joint-venture partners before setting up a separate enterprise in the same sector.
The regulation, known as Press Note 18, has been a symbol of India's often ambivalent attitude toward foreign investment in its economy. In a statement yesterday, Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath said the rule won't be applied to joint ventures that are formed from now on by foreign and Indian companies.
PS: An excellent step Mr. Prime Minister!! You've proved again that you are far too clever not to realize the need for reforms going forward.
Warning: There maybe a "hartal" or "bandh" anytime in Kerala coz of this!! :-)
A British Airways flight with 239 passengers flying from London Heathrow Airport to New York was turned around in mid-flight Wednesday after a passenger flying on a French passport was found to be on the U.S. no-fly list.
U.S. government sources said the passenger was placed on the no-fly list in late December, but that British Airways did not have the latest no-fly list.
Yesterday morning when I reached home after work, as usual I found my mom working in the kitchen, preparing something tasty for me. She's been complaining lately that am too much busy with work and not helping her at all. So, as a good PR gesture, I decided to help her with cooking.
It's been a long cherished dream of mine to try my hand at cooking!! So I straight went to kitchen after browsing through the morning paper and coaxed mom saying that I too want to help her in cooking.
She was preparing sambhar and I asked how can I help her. She asked me to get some curry leaves from the plant in our backyard. I ran and came back in a jiffy with the curry leaves. Then she asked me to clean the leaves. After that was over, she asked me to put those leaves into the sambhar which was boiling.
I, with great panache and expertise, did that job beautifully and my mom patted on my back (with a grin on her face) and said that you will be a good cook one day.
PS: She was stil
The recently launched Brand Finale, by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has attracted over 150 nominations of various brands from more than 90 companies for the first of its kind, annual 'CII Brand of the Year award'.
Encouraging responses of entries from numerous Indian and International brands across diverse sectors from all parts of India assure a nail biting finish.
The countdown has already begun and the selection procedure enters the next phase wherein a premier research agency will voyage through the streets of India for a detailed qualitative analysis across 8 centers with different stakeholder groups. Vertebrand Management Services has been appointed by CII to execute an innovative 360-degree evaluation process. The winner will be announced during the Brand Summit in February 2005 at Chennai.
PS: Let's wait and see who gets this coveted award. My vote is for Hutch. They came up with that brilliant ad where a puppy follows a young boy wherever he
Apple Computer Inc. unveiled a stripped-down Mac priced below $500 (Rs. 21,000) and a $99 (Rs. 4,000) digital music player, as the niche computer maker moves to profit from the success of its iPod portable music player.
Apple unveiled two versions of the "Mac Mini" at its MacWorld trade show in San Francisco. These small machines, which are sold without monitor, keyboard or mouse, and weigh less than three pounds are just two inches tall.
The Cupertino, Calif., company also introduced a new music player dubbed the "iPod Shuffle." The device, which uses flash memory chips instead of tiny disk drives, is less expensive than existing iPods but holds far fewer songs.
2004 has been a record achieving and eventful quarter for us at KGiSL's EBM division!! We burn the midnight oil to keep track of the Earnings Season and hence its always good to know what our client thinks about us! Here's their feedback!!
“Thanks for your hard work. You’re a pleasure to work with. I look forward to strengthening our relationship even more.” Andrew Brunnock
Operations Manager Disclosure Analytics “Excellent, a joy to work with, professional group.” Marguerite Cail
Content Manager Disclosure Analytics
Info Courtesy: Hari!
A leader is an agent of change, and progress is about change. In the words of Robert F Kennedy, 'Progress is a nice word; but change is its motivator.'
Leadership is about raising the aspirations of followers and enthusing people with a desire to reach for the stars. For instance, Mahatma Gandhi created a vision for independence in India and raised the aspirations of our people.
Leadership is about making people say, 'I will walk on water for you.' It is about creating a worthy dream and helping people achieve it.
Robert Kennedy, summed up leadership best when he said, 'Others see things as they are and wonder why; I see them as they are not and say why not?'
Adversity
A leader has to raise the confidence of followers. He should make them understand that tough times are part of life and that they will come out better at the end of it. He has to sustain their hope, and their energy levels to handle the difficult days.
Never is strong lead
According to this report , one swami has said that Chennai beach will invade upto Chrompet in 3 years time!!
According to a news report, a certain private school in Ooty recently was faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints. Every night the maintenance man would remove them and the next day the girls would put them back.
Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man. She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night.
To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was required. He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it. Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirr
A stockbroker was cold calling about a penny stock and found Paddy a client. "I think this one will really move said the broker, it's only $1 a share now." he told Paddy
"OK buy me 1000 shares," said Paddy.
The next day the stock was at $2. Paddy called the broker and said, "you were right, give me 5000 more shares". The next day Paddy looked in the paper and the stock was at $4. He ran to the phone and called the broker, "get me 10,000 more shares"
"Great" said the broker.
The next day Paddy looked in the paper and the stock was at $9. Seeing what a great profit he had in just a few days, he phoned and told the broker, "Sell all my shares."
The broker said, "To whom? You were the only one buying that stock."
The biggest BPO sell-off in India's history is now official, since both General Atlantic and Oak Hill partners have taken over a majority stake in GECIS (GE's call center based in New Delhi).
And the reason why this is big is that GE has started looking for clients outside of its own turf, which may have a big tectonic shift in the way BPO is done in India.
Read the finer details of this deal here .
Ever heard of the word cake splashing?? If yes, well and good. For those of you who don't, Cake Splashing is a tradition at KGiSL, especially for the BPO operations where each and every colleagues birthday is celebrated by splashing a cake on his/her face, giving him a soft drink bath etc., etc.
And today, we've successfully completed one year of Cake Splashing operations by celebrating our very own operations manager's b'day, giving him a cherishable b'day splash.
Happy B'day Hari!!
And people whose b'days are nearing, get ready!!!
According to Kasparov "What separates a winner from a loser at the grand-master level is the willingness to do the unthinkable. A brilliant strategy is, certainly, a matter of intelligence, but intelligence without audaciousness is not enough. Given the opportunity, I must have the guts to explode the game, to upend my opponent's thinking and, in so doing, unnerve him.
So it is in business: One does not succeed by sticking to convention. When your opponent can easily anticipate every move you make, your strategy deteriorates and becomes commoditized. So, yes, a sort of courage is paramount. But that courage must be tempered by other less-glamorous qualities.
Read more on what Kasparov has to say on Business Strategy here .
Saritha Rai of the New York Times has written an article titled "India orders up a slice of the West" and she has written it quoting Coimbatore as an example and taking some real life examples from Coimbatore. A nice read, check it out !!
Spitzer charges former CEO of Federated Department Stores with perjury!!
Perjury: Criminal offence of making false statements under oath.
Read more
This is a VERY simple way to understand the tax laws. Read on -- it does make you think!!
Let's put tax cuts in terms everyone can understand. Suppose that every day, ten men go out for dinner. The bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:
The first four men — the poorest — would pay nothing; the fifth would pay $1, the sixth would pay $3, the seventh $7, the eighth $12, the ninth $18, and the tenth man — the richest — would pay $59.
That's what they decided to do. The ten men ate dinner in the restaurant every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement — until one day, the owner threw them a curve (in tax language a tax cut).
"Since you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily meal by $20." So now dinner for the ten only cost $80.00.
The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes. So the first fou
In this recent report , Fortune Magazine says that blogging has become such a powerful medium that no company or product can escape from it. It says that bloggers can either boost or destroy a product that's newly launched by any company. The case in hand is that of Microsoft who recently launched their own version of blogging called MSN Spaces. It's an interesting article worth a read.