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Hey friends, here are the seven funniest quotes:

You can study and get any certificates, But you cannot get your death certificate!

You may have AIRTEL or BSNL connection but when You sneeze You’ll say HUTCH!

You can become an Engineer if You study in an engineering college. You cannot become a president if You studies in Presidency College!

You can expect a BUS from a BUS stop. But You cannot expect a FULL from FULL stop!

A mechanical engineer can become a mechanic but a software engineer cannot become a software!

You can find tea in tea cup. But cannot find world in world cup!

You can find keys in Keyboard. But You cannot find mother in motherboard!

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Gone are the days when mobiles were a luxury. In today’s fast paced world, they have become a household commodity. They have made our lives so comfortable that we easily overlook the danger these phones or their towers pose to us and all living beings. These transmission towers are being erected in every nook and corner of the country. With more and more competition amongst the telecommunication players, more and more damage is being done without us being aware of it.

These towers emit Invisible Electro Magnetic Radiations (EMR) which can prove fatal for our health. The major health problems which are related to over exposure to EMR are:

• Abnormal cell growth promotion
• DNA damage
• Reduced immune system competence
• Sleeplessness, irritability, anxiety, depression
• Weakened blood-brain barrier
• Childhood and adult leukemia
• Eye cancer
• Infertility and miscarriage
• Attention span deficit and general memory loss
• Sleep disturbance and chronic fatigue
• Brain tumors
• Cardiac problems

It is very dangerous for pregnant ladies and their unborn babies. Sperm count in men is known to decrease by constant exposure to these radiations. Recent studies done in Europe show that tumors can be induced in rats, which were exposed to the same power levels and distances that normal cell phone users are exposed to from the phone’s antenna. These towers are a deathbed not only for human beings but also for birds. They also avoid these towers.

The tragedy is more and more towers are being installed in close proximity around us. This is subjecting us to more and more radiations every day. I had even read about some ignorant people leasing out their terraces to telecommunication companies in allurement of a lot of money. They don’t realize that ultimately the money they are earning through this would be wasted in treating their own selves against the radiations being emitted from right on top of them.

The telecom companies continue to install towers, which have a radiation power level of 7260 microwatt/m2, despite the specified level being just 600 microwatt/m2. None of the mobile companies follows the standards fixed by the international commission of non-iodized radiation.

Over exposure to these radiations can cause us our lives and it’s time we bring about this awareness in everyone around us.

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The recent Forbes report awarded the tag of world’s most powerful woman of the year 2008 to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. It is the third straight year when Merkel topped the Forbes magazine list of top 100 women based on their career, economic impact and media coverage.

Sheila Bair, who chairs the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corp that insures bank deposits, debuts at No. 2 due to her increased prominence amid a stumbling US economy. The other ladies in top 10 included the chief executives of PepsiCo, WellPoint, Anglo American, Kraft Foods, Temasek Holdings, Areva, Xerox and Condoleezza Rice.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi is ranked No. 21 while Democratic US senator and former presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton dropped three spots to No. 28 but gained the most media attention of any woman on the list this year.

“Certainly she had been the Democratic nominee that probably would have catapulted her higher. She’s still an incredibly powerful force, she’s way more powerful than any other female senator.” said Forbes’ associate editor Chana Schoenberger.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is the only other government official in the top 10, although she dropped three spots from last year to No. 7 as the Bush administration prepares to leave office in January after the US election in November.

According to Forbes report, 45 per cent of the women are based outside the United States.

There are 54 business executives and 23 politicians on the list, with media personalities and heads of non-profit organizations rounding out the top 100.

Gail Kelly, head of Australian bank Westpac, lands at No. 11 as Westpac is making a $15.6 billion takeover of St George Bank in Australia’s biggest-ever bank deal.

French Minister for Economy, Finance and Employment Christine Lagarde is at No. 14

While talking about the enlisted women in the interview, Chana Schoenberger said, “It’s inspiring to look at what some of these women have done and to listen to some of their life stories.”

One third of the women are new to the list, including Argentina’s first popularly elected president Cristina Fernandez and Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, chief executive of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. While the women who drop off the list this year included Zoe Cruz, former president of Morgan Stanley, Patricia Russo, former head of Alcatel Lucent and Meg Whitman, who stepped down as eBay’s chief executive.

“A lot of the women who dropped off the list this year were for job-related reasons,” Schoenberger said.

Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the US House of Representatives, ranked at No. 35 while talk show host Oprah Winfrey nabbed No. 36. Yahoo President Susan Decker is No. 50 and Queen Rania of Jordan is No. 96.

For complete details visit www.Forbes.com/women.

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With the boom of animation and visual presentation in the corporate world, there is a change in format of resumes also. Gone are the days of simple textual black and white resumes. Employers are showing more interest in video resumes which gives clearer picture of the skills of the job seekers.

Here comes the entry of fancy resumes in the corporate world! Now onwards you can present your skills in a very appealing visual presentation to convince the employer that aptly suit the current trends and tastes. The innovative idea is only to create a resume in PowerPoint, with pictures, audio, and other such to prop up your qualifications and experience.

As you grow personally and professionally, you will need to re-write your resume or at least create new versions. Employees believe that the creative way to present their resume will set them apart from the masses.

This visual incorporation will definitely make the resume heavy which cannot be shared to the companies through CDs. But the company, authorSTREAM provides the solution. It is the company which that allows you to send your fancy resume easily through email. In fact, you can send files up to one GB within a minute without worrying about the Internet speed.

A step further, authorSTREAM even allows users to post presentations to video-sharing platforms, and view on Apple iPod as well as other hand held devices.

Umesh Sharma, product head of authorSTREAM said, “PowerPoint presentation has become the ultimate authoring tool, be it business communication or personal expression. Animated resumes are increasingly becoming the mode to express yourself better to your employer thereby increasing the chances of getting a job of your choice. We at authorSTREAM aim to provide a strong interface to the people to share their PowerPoint presentations effectively with the world.”

The completed resume drafted in PowerPoint can be uploaded on the site by simply log on to your account on authorSTREAM.

Once the upload is over, you are now ready to share/send the file to anybody across the world with in seconds. That’s how your resume/profile makes wonders pouring in the jobs you are searching for.

The idea is really unique in its own and can give a change to black and white and dull looking resumes. Resume/profile making is now an interesting and entertaining job.

Tags: Animation, Corporate, Presentation, Resume, Resumes, World

UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) reports from all over the globe are giving rise to a big debate across the world. Time to time there comes lots of news claiming a view of UFO or aliens by people. Do UFOs and Aliens really come on or around Earth?

From past a few months, there came lots of news of reporting UFOs and it seems that aliens have no work other than coming for a stroll on Earth!

Most of the reports were proved false as it was found that people declare any shining and flying objects in sky as UFO.

Lots of UFO reports were flooded from British countries this summer. If plotted on a map of Britain, the sightings can be seen to stretch from Liverpool to Dover and from Llanelli to Derby.

Experts don’t have any exact explanation behind this news but it was seen that the number of suspected flying saucers has hit unusual highs this summer.

Usually a ‘glowing’ disc spotted above the M5 motorway was seen by people as mysterious flying objects.

Different experts have different views over the subject. An expert, Malcolm Robinson said “Something very bizarre is happening in the skies over the UK.”

The founder member of Strange Phenomena Investigations, added, “There has been an unusual number of sightings recently.”

Some other experts suggested that it could be linked to global warming and craft from outer space are appearing because they are concerned about what man is doing to this planet.

People claim that they have seen UFO. However, there is no proof of their faith. Royal Navy aircraft engineer Michael Madden believes that he watched the UFO for three minutes before it ‘zoomed off’ near Weston-super-Mare in Somerset.

Earlier, in Basingstoke, witnesses claimed to have seen a fleet of 12 orange objects in the night sky for half an hour and in St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan a police helicopter crew gave chase to another UFO after it appeared to veer at speed towards their aircraft.

As soon as people reports about the UFOs or aliens, experts reach the spot to find the truth but many times it was found illusion. Even people sometimes saw moon and thinks it as a UFO. One such incident happened when a UFO spotter was left red-faced after his report of a mysterious flying saucer in South Wales turned out to be nothing more other-worldly than the moon.

Not only in British countries but UFOs were reported from other countries also. Still the debate is going on. Till now there is no solid evidence of any UFO on or around Earth but experts do believe that UFO comes to Earth and there is another world of Aliens.

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Each year on 5th June, World Environment Day, is celebrated to stimulate awareness of the environment and promote political actions on national environment issues.

The World Environment Day slogan for 2008 is “Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy” which highlights resources and initiatives that promote low-carbon economies and lifestyles. The measures under this subject can be improved energy efficiency, alternative energy sources, forest conservation, tree planting, and eco-friendly consumption.

Our concerned about the environment is all useless till we do not implement our concern in some meaningful actions. We are all educated and civilized and we do understand the hazards caused by little actions of our so called mod-life but we are doing very little to save the life giving environment.

Today the modern lifestyle has a major impact on the environment. It cannot be neglected. Cities and the industrial activities in the urban areas release a bulk amount of carbon in the air. This is a matter of concern of every nation as it is also being largely held responsible for the warming of the Earth.

Global warming has changed the climate conditions and the changing conditions are badly affecting the Earth and the living beings. A joint venture by all the nations is needed to resolve the issue. World Environment day is the the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environmental issues and enhances action to combat the problems.

Recognizing that climate change is becoming the defining issue of our era, UNEP is asking countries, companies and communities to focus on greenhouse gas emissions and how to reduce them.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said global warming was becoming the defining issue of the era and will hurt rich and poor alike.

“Our world is in the grip of a dangerous carbon habit,” Ban said in a statement to mark World Environment Day, which is being marked by events around the globe and hosted by the New Zealand city of Wellington.

“Addiction is a terrible thing. It consumes and controls us, makes us deny important truths and blinds us to the consequences of our actions,” he said in the speech to reinforce this year’s World Environment Day theme of “CO2 Kick the Habit”.

“Whether you are an individual, an organization, a business or a government, there are many steps you can take to reduce your carbon footprint. It is a message we all must take to heart,” he said.

The main international celebrations of World Environment Day 2008 will be held in New Zealand. UNEP is honored that the city of Wellington will be hosting this United Nations day.

Global carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels are rising quickly and scientists say the world faces rising seas, melting glaciers and more intense storms, droughts and floods as the planet warms.

A summit of G8 nations in Hokkaido, Japan, next month, is due to formalize a goal agreed a year ago that global carbon emissions should be reduced by 50 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.

The day marks global green issues and aims to give a human face to environmental problems and solutions. Many Asian cities, such as Bangalore and Mumbai, plan tree-planting campaigns, while the Indian town of Pune will open a “Temple of Environment” to help spread green awareness.

On this World Environment Day, let us think about carefully the actions which each of us must take, and then implement them in the right way.

To reduce the excess CO2 emission in the environment is the need of the hour which will ensure all nations and peoples enjoy a safer and more prosperous future.

Tags: Carbon, CO2, Environment Day, World

India is expected to secure its position in World top 10 richest place list by 2017 with its increasing number of millionaires. A report by banking giant Barclays revealed that emerging markets like India, China and Russia are fast catching up with the rich countries in terms of their wealth and India is projected to be in the 8th position among the world’s top 10 wealth centers in coming decade.

“Over the coming decade, the gap in wealth between the world’s most developed countries and the leading emerging markets will continue to narrow with many new millionaires being created in India, China, Russia and other countries which are undergoing rapid development,” says Barclays Wealth Report.

Barclays told that the four emerging markets - India, China, Brazil and Russia will house so many millionaires in the coming decade and will replace the more developed economies such as Australia, South Korea and Portugal from the list and the markets will no more be categorized as emerging markets.

In India, there would be 4, 11,000 households with wealth in excess of USD 1 million by 2017. The numbers of mass affluent, with wealth over $500,000, is expected to rise from a negligible figure in 2007 to 1.9 million by 2017, the report said.

The country’s financial assets stood at $1.8 trillion in 2006, more than double its GDP, a higher ratio than that in Latin America, Eastern Europe or Russia, it added.

Where the second fastest growing economy India is expected to come at position eight in the top 10 wealth centers, China is likely to move up to third rank from its present seventh place. Russia can move from 19th to 11th position while Brazil can swing to 12th from 15th.

Other developed countries are falling from their position. Australia’s ranking fell from 10th to 16th, while South Korea dipped to 12th from 15th and Portugal came down to 34th from 25th.

In 2007, G7 countries- Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US, contained more than one million millionaire households. By 2017, there would be 12 countries with one million USD millionaire households, the report said.

“In long-term, India’s economic prospects look rosy, although there remain obstacles to growth, including poor infrastructure, trade barriers and a shortage of skilled labor” Barclays added.

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Several pacific cities including Chicago, Toronto and Dublin will take a dip in darkness for an hour today in the evening from 8 to 9 p.m but for good. The campaign is scheduled to make the people aware of global warming issues and to promote the energy conservation.

People in the cities will turn off all the equipments run by electricity and the hour named is ‘Earth Hour’- an hour kept safe for Earth. It is a global movement to create awareness towards global warming issues.

Earth Hour 2007 was a Sydney event on March 31. Over 2.2 million Sydney residents and over 2,100 businesses switched off, leading to a 10.2% energy reduction across the city. What began as one city taking a stand against global warming caught the attention of the world.

In 2008, today several cities will participate in the move inspired by Sydney. Founder of Earth Hour, Andy Ridley said that 371 cities will go to participate in the event from Australia, Canada to Fijee. The hour demands only turning off all the lights and electrical appliances which collectively make a difference.

Global warming is the greatest threat to our planet. Generating electricity from petroleum and coal leads to increasing pollution on Earth which further enhances the effect of Global warming. The movement can send a message across the world about the need for the action against the threat.

Charles Stevens from environment friendly organization WWF said that turning off lights and other electrical equipments would not help in getting a significant reduction in pollution but the event will be proved a big benefit towards the direction of change. People will get aware of saving environment by directly participating in the movement.

No city from India and China is participating in the Earth Hour this year. But according to Stevens, he hopes many countries to be the part of the movement by next year and will contribute to save Earth.

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India is ready to change the shape of Business world in coming 10 years along with China, Brazil and Russia. A study revealed that India will play an effective role in worldwide business by 2018.

A study by Chartered Management Institute of London includes business situations and prospects till 2018. It gives the view of work situation then and picture of management and how the organizations are ready to face that. According to study, countries like China, Brazil, Russia and India will put a heavy effect on the business. These countries will change the business sketch of the world. New business models are presented in response to these changes but there is a need of new talent likes to create an understanding of foreign culture and variety.

It is said that developing countries are growing economically hence migrants are willing to come back to their countries from west. This will lead to lack of man power in western countries. Study also said that Business structure and model will be changed n coming 10 years. Business based on group will replace global corporate. There will be a need of Technology blending with resources to hold success. Organizations will need to have more knowledge about global market. Many incidents which seem different of others can create some links to effect business.

Study also revealed that social protest among minority groups in China and India declines economy and violence in Iran, Pakistan etc. leads to move the business downward critically.

All the developing countries including India are successful in concealing loss in global economy and same is expected in future. A global firm Alliance Dresdner Economic Research linked with Germany’s Financial Services Information revealed this fact. According to the report, economical activities are sharp in India but there is no view of loss in America also. Russian economy has shown an increase by 8 per cent during 2007.

Export is decreased from America by these countries but there was export fro Europe and Euro become stronger than dollar. Overall there is no significant effect on export. There is an increase in prices of various commodities but developing countries have exporters of these commodities and they got profit also. Import is increasing compared to export and these countries have no problem because oh having sufficient foreign money and enough funds.

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After return of Kashmir Singh from Pakistan yesterday after 35 long years, there came some ray of hope for other such Indian prisoners to be released by Pak. But the plea of Sarabjeet Singh is rejected by Pakistan President Parvez Musharaff who is imprisoned in Pakistan jail for alleged involvement in 4 bomb blasts in Pakistan in 1990. The blast took away 14 lives. Pakistan government claims that he is a spy and the death warrant for him could be issued at any time.

Sarabjeet’s family insisted that he is innocent and accidentally strayed into Pakistani territory and for the same reasons a mercy petition had been sent by Sarabjeet to Musharaff seeking his release.

Two years ago, Musharraf had said he would take a decision about Sarabjit after looking into the legal aspects of his case. After thorough consideration it is rejected again. Earlier his petition is rejected during March 2006 by Supreme Court also.

Charges against him were found to be true and he was sentenced to death by the court. However his lawyer, Rana Abdul didn’t get any official information of rejection of the mercy petition.

Tags: India, Pakistan, Relationship, World