Steve Jobs has resigned as Apple CEO "effective immediately"

In a surprise announcement Wednesday evening, Apple's Board of Directors announced that Steve Jobs is resigning as CEO of the company. Apple's Chief Operating Officer, Tim Cook, has been named Jobs' successor and plans to begin taking over as CEO effective immediately.

"Steve’s extraordinary vision and leadership saved Apple and guided it to its position as the world’s most innovative and valuable technology company," Apple Board member and Genetech chairman Art Levinson said in a statement. "Steve has made countless contributions to Apple’s success, and he has attracted and inspired Apple’s immensely creative employees and world class executive team. In his new role as Chairman of the Board, Steve will continue to serve Apple with his unique insights, creativity and inspiration."

In 2004, Jobs underwent a complicated but successful surgery to remove a tumor in his pancreas, and was back at work within a few months. While the procedure is highly successful for the form of pancreatic cancer that Jobs had, it also removes much of the pancreas and some of the digestive tract. This can lead to further complications, such as the dramatic and visible weight loss Jobs' suffered in 2008.

In 2009, Jobs went on a six-month medical leave again; it was later revealed that Jobs had received a liver transplant. All seemed well after his return until January of 2011 when Jobs announced once again that he was going on medical leave—this time, Apple fans had a feeling he might not be back.

Below is the text of Jobs' letter addressed to the Board and the Apple Community that was distributed on Wednesday evening:

To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.

I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.

As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.

I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.

I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.
Steve

India’s largest carmaker Maruti ended the production Swift,

India’s largest carmaker Maruti has ended the production of its highly selling premium hatchback Swift, to make way for the next generation Swift, which will be launched in late August or early September.

Dealers have started accepting bookings for the new Swift. Maruti has codenamed the new Swift as YP8 and its trial runs are on in the Manesar plant, reports Economic Times.

According to a report in Business Standard, The car will come with 1.2-litre petrol and 1.3-litre diesel variants. It was reported that the new model, built on a slightly longer yet new platform, will be little extra roomy, lighter and return better mileage than the current generation Swift. Besides, engineers have also achieved a substantial reduction in the overall weight of the car by replacing the metal fuel tank with a plastic tank. This will improve its fuel efficiency by a little over 13 per cent. This will be the first major face-lift for the Swift since it was launched six years ago. Pricing details of the new car has not been shared by the company.
It was also reported that the new Swift will be produced at the company’s Manesar facility in Haryana, which has recently seen labour unrest. The petrol variant will return a mileage of around 20 km a litre, as compared to 17.9 km per litre certified by the Automotive Research Association of India. Similarly, the diesel model will deliver around 23.8 km per litre, as against the existing 21 km a litre.
The report stated that for installing the plastic fuel tanks, Maruti Suzuki India has tied up with France’s Plastic Omnium, the world’s largest manufacturer of plastic fuel tanks as it was mentioned that plastic fuel tanks are usually 25-35 per cent lighter than the conventional metal tanks. Besides, these are corrosion-free, durable, non-explosive and easily recyclable. Maruti Suzuki India has entered into a tripartite joint venture with Suzuki Motor Corporation and Plastic Omnium to manufacture fuel tanks at the Manesar facility. The new plastic tank manufacturing facility, Inergy Automotive Systems Manufacturing India Private Ltd, was inaugurated in Manesar on Monday.
According to the report, Maruti may also offer a four-speed automatic transmission option in the petrol version, besides the regular five-speed manual. The Swift which is available now in petrol, diesel and CNG versions and priced between Rs 3.9-5.5 lakh, sells close to 12,000 units every month. It recorded a growth of 21 per cent last year selling over 140,000 units as against 116,000 units sold in the previous year. The Swift accounts for about 25 per cent of the hatchback segment, and competes with Hyundai i20, Volkswagen Polo, Skoda Fabia, Nissan Micra, Fiat Punto and Toyota Liva. It was also mentioned that Maruti is also preparing to launch a new Swift Dzire, which will be cheaper and will probably hit the market by early 2012.

1 lakh crore hidden treasure recovered from kerela hindu temple in india

Call it the mother of all treasure hunts. The stock-taking by a panel of experts at the Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple has catapulted the shrine located here to the country's richest, with reports claiming that the value of recoveries may have touched close to Rs 1 lakh crore, more than Kerala public debt of Rs 70,969 crore.

With one more "secret" vault yet to be opened, the figure in all likelihood will go up further. But sources said the figures could only be speculation as it wasn't possible to determine the antique value of the precious gems and jewellery. "These are antique pieces and it's not possible to determine their prices," said historian and former director of Indian Council of Historical Research M G S Narayanan. In other words, the worth of the treasure could be intimidatingly higher.

The Supreme Court-appointed committee on Sunday refused to confirm reports about the value of the recoveries, saying that its mandate is limited to making an inventory of the assets.

Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy said the treasure would remain with the temple. "The wealth belonged to the temple and it will be preserved where it was found. There is religious and historical significance to the findings. The state will ensure its security," Chandy told reporters on Sunday.

Chandy said the police would patrol the shrine 24X7 and a control room had already started functioning. "Permanent security arrangements will be put in place only after consultations with the chief priest of the temple and the Travancore king who is the caretaker of the shrine," the CM said.

A source said the seven-member panel was stunned by what it found in the secret vault marked `A' during its inspection on Thursday. There were close to 1,000 kg of gold coins, some of these from the East India Company era and Napolean's period, about one tonne of gold in the form of rice trinkets, sack full of diamonds said to be from Burma and Sri Lanka, a rope made of gold and thousands of pieces of rare 'sarappoli' necklaces.

The stock-taking continued next day as only 30% of the assets could be counted on Thursday. Again there were surprises in the form of a three-and-a-half feet tall idol of Lord Vishnu studded with diamonds, emeralds and rubies, an 18-feet-long ornament used to adorn the deity and weighing 35 kg and 1 feet tall human figurines weighing 1 kg each. There were coins marked 1772 indicating they were from the era of former Travancore ruler Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma better known as `Dharma Raja' for his strict adherence to the rules of 'dharma'.

Entry was strictly forbidden for the media and public to the site. There are six vaults marked A to F in the shrine. The A and B cellars have never been opened after 1872. The panel had set out on the job on June 27 and opened three vaults marked C, D and F till Wednesday.

The observers, retired Kerala high court judge Justice M N Krishnan and Justice C S Rajan, said it was difficult give an exact date when the stock-taking would be completed. The B and E vaults remain to be opened.

Narayanan said there were specific documents called 'Mathilakam records' which speak about the history of the shrine and about how the assets came into it. "The temple has been known since the 9th Century and figures in the writings of that time. Native ruler of Travancore (then pricely state) Marthanda Varma had given away all the wealth to the deity and ruled the kingdom as the Lord's agent."

"Travancore was a very prosperous state and with its port facilities, traded in spices, sandalwood and ivory. The foreign currency recovered from the vaults may have come in through the trade route," he added.

See Our Old Currency

Victoria Portrait Series

The first set of British India notes were the 'Victoria Portrait' Series issued in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, 1000. These were unifaced, carried two language panels and were printed on hand-moulded paper manufactured at the Laverstock Paper Mills (Portals). The security features incorporated the watermark (GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, RUPEES, two signatures and wavy lines), the printed signature and the registration of the notes.
   
Rupees Ten                                                    Rupees Hundered  
British India Notes facilitated inter-spatial transfer of funds. As a security precaution, notes were cut in half. One set was sent by post. On confirmation of receipt, the other half was despatched by post.

Half note  
This series remained largely unchanged till the introduction of the 'King's Portrait' series which commenced in 1923.




Green Underprint - Rupees Five Hundred  



Green Underprint - Rupees Five  


Red Underprint - Rupees Fifty  
Small Denomination Notes  

The introduction of small denomination notes in India was essentially in the realm of the exigent. Compulsions of the first World War led to the introduction of paper currency of small denominations. Rupee One was introduced on 30th November, 1917 followed by the exotic Rupees Two and Annas Eight. The issuance of these notes was discontinued on 1st January, 1926 on cost benefit considerations. These notes first carried the portrait of King George V and were the precursors of the 'King's Portrait' Series which were to follow.


Rupee One - Obverse


Rupee One -Reverse


Rupees Two and Annas Eight - Obverse
King's Portrait Series  

Regular issues of this Series carrying the portrait of George V were introduced in May, 1923 on a Ten Rupee Note. The King's Portrait Motif continued as an integral feature of all Paper Money issues of British India. Government of India continued to issue currency notes till 1935 when the Reserve Bank of India took over the functions of the Controller of Currency. These notes were issued in denominations of Rs 5, 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 10,000.



Rupees Fifty  


Rupees One Thousand


Rupees Ten Thousand  


the Bank's issues to January 1938 when the first Five Rupee note was issued bearing the portrait of George VI.


Rupees Five - First Note issued by Reserve Bank of India


This was followed by Rs 10 in February, Rs 100 in March and Rs 1,000 and Rs 10,000 in June 1938.

Rupees One Hundred


Rupees One Thousand  


Rupees Ten Thousand  


In August 1940, the one-rupee note was reintroduced, once again as a war time measure, as a Government note with the status of a rupee coin,


Rupee One Obverse


Rupee One Reverse


Rupees Two  


As an added security feature, the security thread was introduced for the first time in India.

George VI Profile  



George VI Frontal

The George VI series continued till 1947 and thereafter as a frozen series till 1950 when post independence notes were issued.

IPAD2 - the complete tablet-pc revealed by steve jobs

Finally its the day when Apple has launched the new iPad 2 at Yerba Buena Center on 2nd March 2011. This was most anticipated after the first generation iPad and we have detailed information on the specifications, features and pricing.

With Sales of around 15 Million units in the month of December 2010, its expected that the new iPad would be beating its own records not just because of the higher configuration but because of the features.

First of all the new iPad ie the iPad 2 has got a new design and a faster performing processor which is the A5 chip and a Dual Core CPU which means that the processing speed is 2 times faster and upto 9 times more graphically faster.
Next the iPad 2 is going to have dual cameras just like the Apple iPhone 4 and also a gyroscope. In terms of the size its more thinner at around 8.8mm from the previous 13.4mm and also it has lost a bit of its weight from 1.5 pounds to 1.3 pounds which is not a real big change again.
The new iPad is going to be available in two colors ie White and Black with both being shipped from day one. Regarding the pricing you need to check out the following tables.

* iPad 2 16GB WiFi version – $499
* iPad 2 32GB WiFi version – $599
* iPad 2 64GB WiFi version – $699
* iPad 2 16GB WiFi +3G version – $629
* iPad 2 32GB WiFi +3G version – $729
* iPad 2 64GB WiFi +3G version – $829

Also the new tablet is going to get a HDMI video out with the help of the cable provided along with which you can also charge the unit. You dont have to setup or perform any configuration for this HDMI mirrored video output and it would cost you $39 extra.
Also Apple introduces ‘Smart Covers’ which allows you to easily put the device in sleep mode and conserve battery while you can also use it as a stand to watch movies or perform easy typing on the device which is normally hard when you type on a flat based unit. The Smart Covers are available in a series of colors.

Now lets discuss about the software part. The new iPad2 would be released with iOS 4.3 which comes with increased safari browser performance. Not only thing you can also use the new iPad 2 as a personal hotspot for the iPhone 4 mobile.

Photo-booth is also available for the iPad now because of the dual-cameras , hence you can use the software to edit and share them. Just make a few touch gestures and manipulate images instantly with different effects.

2011 Oscar Nominations

The final countdown to the Oscars has begun with  announcement of the nominees. Soon we’ll know which are the best movies of the year (that aren’t horrors or comedies, that were released in the last 6 months, that had a studio awards push behind them, and that consider a decade-long bias toward British actors playing monarchs). Here are the contenders in the main categories.

Best Picture
“The Social Network”
“The King’s Speech”
“Black Swan”
“The Fighter”
“True Grit”
“127 Hours”
“Inception”
“Toy Story 3”
“Winter’s Bone”
“The Kids Are All Right”

Directing
“The King’s Speech” Tom Hooper
“The Social Network” David Fincher
“Black Swan” Darren Aronofsky
“The Fighter” David O. Russell
“True Grit” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”
James Franco in “127 Hours”

Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone”
Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech”

Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone”
Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”

Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech”
Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”

Animated Feature Film
“How to Train Your Dragon” Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
“The Illusionist” Sylvain Chomet
“Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich

Cinematography
“Black Swan” Matthew Libatique
“Inception” Wally Pfister
“The King’s Speech” Danny Cohen
“The Social Network” Jeff Cronenweth
“True Grit” Roger Deakins

Costume Design
“Alice in Wonderland” Colleen Atwood
“I Am Love” Antonella Cannarozzi
“The King’s Speech” Jenny Beavan
“The Tempest” Sandy Powell
“True Grit” Mary Zophres

Documentary (Feature)
“Exit through the Gift Shop” Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz
“Gasland” Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
“Inside Job” Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
“Restrepo” Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
“Waste Land” Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley

Film Editing
“Black Swan” Andrew Weisblum
“The Fighter” Pamela Martin
“The King’s Speech” Tariq Anwar
“127 Hours” Jon Harris
“The Social Network” Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

Foreign Language Film
“Biutiful” Mexico
“Dogtooth” Greece
“In a Better World” Denmark
“Incendies” Canada
“Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” Algeria

Makeup
“Barney’s Version” Adrien Morot
“The Way Back” Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
“The Wolfman” Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

Music (Original Score)
“How to Train Your Dragon” John Powell
“Inception” Hans Zimmer
“The King’s Speech” Alexandre Desplat
“127 Hours” A.R. Rahman
“The Social Network” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Music (Original Song)
“Coming Home” from “Country Strong” Music by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
“I See the Light” from “Tangled” Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
“If I Rise” from “127 Hours” Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
“We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3″ Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Visual Effects
“Alice in Wonderland”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
“Hereafter”
“Inception”
“Iron Man 2”

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
“127 Hours” Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
“The Social Network” Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
“Toy Story 3” Screenplay by Mike Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
“True Grit” Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“Winter’s Bone” Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Writing (Original Screenplay)
“Another Year” Written by Mike Leigh
“The Fighter” Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson;
“Inception” Written by Christopher Nolan
“The Kids Are All Right” Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
“The King’s Speech” Screenplay by David Seidler

So The Wolfman is Oscar nominated. The King’s Speech leads the nomination count with 12. Then it’s True Grit with 10. Inception and The Social Network have 8.

Award shows in recent months tell us that Colin Firth is a lock for best actor, Natalie Portman for best actress, Christian Bale for supporting actor. And, as is typical, best supporting actress is up in the air. The best director oscar will likely go to David Fincher, with The King’s Speech probably winning best picture.

The Oscars will be presented in Hollywood on February 27. The entire Movie-Moron team will be there in black-tie suits, as special guests of the academy. Probably. Or maybe none of us.

source: movie moron . com

UPSC Calendar For Examinations 2011

UPSC Calendar For
Examinations 2011 

(UPSC TIME TABLE 2011)

S.No	NAME OF EXAMINATION	DATE OF NOTIFICATION	LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS	DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF EXAM	DURATION OF EXAM.
1	COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES EXAM, 2011	11.09.2010	11.10.2010    (MONDAY)	16.01.2011 (SUNDAY)	1 DAY
2	C.D.S. EXAM.(I), 2011	25.09.2010	25.10.2010 (MONDAY)	13.02.2011        (SUNDAY)	1 DAY
3	N.D.A. & N.A. EXAM.(I), 2011	16.10.2010	15.11.2010  (MONDAY)	17.04.2011 (SUNDAY)	1 DAY
4	ENGINEERING SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2011	25.12.2010	24.1.2011 (MONDAY)	14.05.2011 (SATURDAY)	03 DAYS
5	CIVIL SERVICES (PREL) EXAM., 2011	19.02.2011	21.03.2011   (MONDAY)	12.06.2011 (SUNDAY)	1 DAY
6	INDIAN FOREST SERVICE    EXAM, 2011	12.03.2011	11.04.2011 (MONDAY)	09.07.2011 (SATURDAY)	10 DAYS
7	SCRA EXAM, 2011	19.03.2011	18.04.2011  (MONDAY)	31.07.2011 (SUNDAY)	1 DAY
8	N.D.A. & N.A. EXAM.(II), 2011	09.04.2011	09.05.2011   (MONDAY)	21.08.2011 (SUNDAY)	1 DAY
9	C.D.S. EXAM.(II), 2011	30.04.2011	30.05.2011   (MONDAY)	18.09.2011 (SUNDAY)	1 DAY
10	CENTRAL POLICE FORCES (AC) EXAM., 2011	28.05.2011	27.06.2011   (MONDAY)	09.10.2011 (SUNDAY)	1 DAY
11	CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAM., 2011			29.10.2011   (SATURDAY)	21 DAYS
12	I.E.S./I.S.S. EXAM., 2011	30.07.2011	29.08.2011   (MONDAY)	03.12.2011 (SATURDAY)	3 DAYS
13	GEOLOGISTS’ EXAM., 2011	13.08.2011	12.09.2011   (MONDAY)	03.12.2011 (SATURDAY)	3 DAYS
14	S.O./STENO (GD-B/GD-I) LTD. DEPTTL. COMPETITIVE EXAM.	23.07.2011	19.09.2011   (MONDAY)	17.12.2011  (SATURDAY)	4 DAYS
NOTE:- THE DATES OF NOTIFICATION AND COMMENCEMENT OF EXAMINATIONS/ We ARE LIABLE TO ALTERATION, IF THE CIRCUMSTANCES SO WARRANT.

Courtesy: UPSC.GOV.IN

Indian Cricketers Twitter Accounts

Verified Accounts

1. Sachin Tendulkar – @sachin_rt
2. Virendhar Shewag – @sehwagvirende
3. Yuvaraj Singh – @yuvsingh09
4. Akash chopra – @cricketaakash

Other Accounts

5. Murali Karthink – @kartimurali
6. Ganguly – @DADAHere
7. Parthiv patel - @parthiv9
8. Robin Utthapa – @robbieu9
9. Anil Kumble – @Anilkumble
10. R.P Singh – @Rpsingh99
11. M.S Dhoni - @msdhonis
12. Rohit Sharma – @ImRo45
13. Ishanth Sharma – @imishant
14. Harbhajan singh – @harbhajan_singh
15. MS Dhoni – @Msdmahi
16. Gautam gambir – @gambhirgauti
17. Suresh Raina – @ImRaina
18. Sreeshanth - @imsreesanth
19. Zaheer khan – @ImZaheer
20. Md. Kaif – @mohammedkaif
21. Murali Vijay – @Mvijay260
22. Dinesh karthik – @Imdk19
23. Hemand Bhadani – @hemangb
24. Ajay jadeja - @Ajay jadeja
25. Virat kohli – @viratkohli
26. pragyanojha - @pragyanojha

Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal officially claimed the title of being the world's shortest man in the Guinness World Records

Khagendra Thapa Magar poses for a photo.

Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal officially turned 18 and by doing so has claimed the title of being the world's shortest man as he stands only 25.8 inch tall.

Khagendra Thapa Magar lives in central Nepal in his hometown of Pokhara and the folks from the Guinness World Records visited him there to measure him and declare him as the world's shortest. Unlike many other Thapa Magar is proud of his short height and had been campaigning for the record since the start of this year.
Mr. Magar may find a place in the Guinness World Records, but this is not enough. Our task is to take care of him so that he can live among us with dignity.

Car that drives ITSELF is just a few years away

Internet giant Google is secretly developing a car that can drive itself, using artificial intelligence, a report says.

Seven test cars have driven 1,000 miles without human intervention and more than 1,40,000 miles with only occasional human control, The New York Times reported.

The car project of Google uses artificial intelligence software that can sense anything near the car and mimics the decisions made by a human driver.

The device atop the car produces a detailed map of the environment which is used to navigate safely.

One test car drove itself down Lombard Street in San Francisco, one of the steepest and curviest streets in the United States.

Lone accident:The only accident, engineers said, was when one Google car was rear-ended while stopped at a traffic light.Autonomous cars are years from mass production, but technologists, who have long dreamed of them, believe that they can transform society as profoundly as the Internet has.

Robot drivers react faster than humans, have 360-degree perception and do not get distracted, sleepy or intoxicated, the engineers argue.They say the technology could double the capacity of roads by allowing cars to drive more safely while closer together. Because the robot cars would eventually be less likely to crash, they could be built lighter, reducing fuel consumption. The car can be programmed for different driving personalities.

The project is the brainchild of Sebastian Thrun, the 43-year-old director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, a Google engineer and the co-inventor of the Street View mapping service.

Google is using six Priuses and an Audi TT in the project.Google researchers said the company did not yet have a clear plan to create a business

FACTS THAT MAKE EVERY INDIAN PROUD

Who is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems?
Vinod Khosla

Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the today's computers run on it)?
Vinod Dahm


Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No.1 web based email program)?
Sabeer Bhatia

Who is the president of AT & T-Bell Labs (AT & T-Bell Labs is the creator of program languages such as C, C++, Unix to name a few)?
Arun Netravalli

Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard?
Rajiv Gupta

Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000, responsible to iron out all initial problems?
Sanjay Tejwrika

Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart?
Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.


We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America, even faring better than the whites and the natives. There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5% of population). YET,

38% of doctors in USA are Indians.
12% scientists in USA are Indians.
36% of NASA scientists are Indians.
34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
28% of IBM employees are Indians.
17% of INTEL scientists are Indians.
13% of XEROX employees are Indians.

You may know some of the following facts. These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY facts ABOUT INDIA.

01. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.

02. India invented the Number system. Aryabhatta invented 'zero.'

03. The world's first University was established in Takshila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.

04. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software.

05. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.

06. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.

07. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word 'Navigation'is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.

08. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now known as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan's works dates to the 6th Century, which is long before the European mathematicians.

09. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th Century; the largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as big as 1053.

10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds to the world.

11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless communication was Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.

12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.

13. Chess was invented in India.

14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient India.

15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilisation).

16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.


Quotes about India.

We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.
Albert Einstein.

India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grand mother of tradition.
Mark Twain.

If there is one place on the face of earth where all dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.
French scholar Romain Rolland.

India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.
Hu Shih.
(Former Chinese ambassador to USA)


ALL OF THE ABOVE IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, THE LIST COULD BE ENDLESS. BUT,

if we don't see even a glimpse of that great India in the India that we see today, it clearly means that we are not working up to our potential; and that if we do, we could once again be an ever shining and inspiring country setting a bright path for rest of the world to follow. I hope you enjoyed it and work towards the welfare of INDIA.

Say proudly, I AM AN INDIAN'

Some More things You Would Love To Know...

One-third of the world population has never made a phone call.

Computer performance increased by about a factor of a million between 1950 and 1990

There are 6,000 new computer virus's released every month.

The "save" icon on Microsoft Word shows a floppy disk, with the shutter on backwards.

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the first Apple computers from parts they got for free from their
employers. They originally approached their employers with their idea for a 'personal computer', but they
were rebuffed. They were actually encouraged to scrounge spare parts from work and complete their project
in their spare time

Thomas Watson, founder of IBM, is sometimes quoted as asserting that the world would probably never
need more than 5 computers. He was referring, of course, to main frame computers, which his company
built.

The recording density for data ( aka capacity) has increased 60,000,000-fold in 50 years.

A picture may be worth a thousand words but it uses up a thousand times more memory...

The Richest People in America: Forbes 2010 List

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Rank	Name	Net Worth	Age	Residence	Source
1	Bill Gates	$54 B	54	Medina, WA	Microsoft
2	Warren Buffett	$45 B	80	Omaha, NE	Berkshire Hathaway
3	Larry Ellison	$27 B	66	Woodside, CA	Oracle
4	Christy Walton	$24 B	55	Jackson, WY	Walmart
5	Charles Koch	$21.5 B	74	Wichita, KS	manufacturing, energy
5	David Koch	$21.5 B	70	New York, NY	manufacturing, energy
7	Jim Walton	$20.1 B	62	Bentonville, AR	Walmart
8	Alice Walton	$20 B	61	Fort Worth, TX	Walmart
9	S. Robson Walton	$19.7 B	66	Bentonville, AR	Walmart
10	Michael Bloomberg	$18 B	68	New York, NY	Bloomberg
11	Larry Page	$15 B	37	Palo Alto, CA	Google
11	Sergey Brin	$15 B	37	San Francisco, CA	Google
13	Sheldon Adelson	$14.7 B	77	Las Vegas, NV	casinos, hotels
14	George Soros	$14.2 B	80	Westchester, NY	hedge funds
15	Michael Dell	$14 B	45	Austin, TX	Dell
16	Steve Ballmer	$13.1 B	54	Seattle, WA	Microsoft
17	Paul Allen	$12.7 B	57	Mercer Island, WA	Microsoft, investments
18	Jeff Bezos	$12.6 B	46	Seattle, WA	Amazon
19	Anne Cox Chambers	$12.5 B	90	Atlanta, GA	Cox Enterprises
20	John Paulson	$12.4 B	54	New York, NY	hedge funds

via forbes.com