ICC World Cup winners.

year	winner	runner-up
1975	West Indies	Australia
1979	West Indies	Australia
1983	India	West Indies
1987	Australia	England
1992	Pakistan	England
1996	Sri Lanka	Australia
1999	Australia	Pakistan
2003	Australia	India
2007	Australia	Sri Lanka
2011

Unsolved Mystery..The Bermuda Triangle

Bermuda Triangle

Here is another intriguing wonder to the world. The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's triangle, is a triangular area of the Atlantic Ocean (305,000 km2) where the disappearances of ships, airplanes, and boats has led to the belief that "supernatural" forces inhabit this area of the sea. Many planes, ships, and boats are believed to have disappeared in this triangle without a trace. This includes the disappearance of over 1,000 seamen and airmen. In most of these disappearances, it is the fact that no distress signal was ever received from the disappearing ships or planes that enhances the cloud of mystery that surrounds them. Although violent storms and downward air currents frequently occur in the area, scientists have not revealed anything extremely peculiar. Boundaries of the Bermuda Triangle are formed by drawing an imaginary line from Melbourne, Florida, to Bermuda, to Puerto Rico, and back to Florida. Could there truly be an unnatural force at work in this geographical triangle or are these disappearances merely coincidence? Either way, numerous people remain unwilling to step over the boundary line into the Devil's Triangle.

A Miracle Baby Indeed.

Meet India's miracle baby

By: Alifiya Khan   Date:  2011-02-18   Place: Pune

Now 4-month-old and 2.4 kg, baby weighing 495 grams at birth is smallest surviving infant in India, say docs Survivor: The baby weighed 495 kg at birth In what is being termed as a scientific miracle, a pre-term baby girl weighing just 495 grams at birth ” probably the smallest in the country ” was presented to the world by the Oyster and Pearl Tulip Hospital after three-and-half months of care. On an average, a baby weighs 2.5-3 kg at birth. The infant, said to be the baby with the lowest birth weight to survive in the country, was born premature at 27 weeks of pregnancy on October 2. She had to be kept in neo-natal care for 90 days. Doctors waited until the baby reached a "safe survival period" and reported the incident only after it had attained a weight of 2.4 kg. A team of senior hospital doctors led by Dr Avinash Phadnis, director of obstetrics and gynaecology, and neo-natologist Dr Tushar Parikh have been involved in taking care of the baby so far. Doctors said the girl, who is yet to be named, was born to Narayangaon resident Shaila Pawar (36), who had a bad obstetric history. This was Pawar's 14th pregnancy. The previous 13 pregnancies were unsuccessful, with three abortions and three intra-uterine deaths. "She went to a doctor couple in Narayangaon, who realised that she might have hypertension related complications and referred her case to us when she was six months pregnant. She was put under the care of Dr Avinash Phadnis and put on anti-hypertensive pills to keep the blood pressure in control," said senior obstretician Dr Neena Sathe. A few days later Pawar had sudden elevation in blood pressure at home and she was rushed to Oyster and Pearl Tulip by her gynaecologist, where doctors decided to do an emergency caesarean after looking at her condition. "Pawar's baby was born premature, weighing just 495 grams at birth. The baby required artificial breathing support to regularise her breathing and then she was quickly transferred to the neo-natal ICU," said Dr Tushar Parikh. "To salvage the life of such a small baby was challenging as there were no reports of a baby weighing so little surviving in India." The doctor said the last reported smallest survival was a baby weighing 540 grams. According to doctors, babies born this small have extremely poor function of all body organs, including the lungs, heart, brain, kidneys, intestine, skin and adrenals. All of these organs need support for the survival of the child. The baby stayed in the neo-natal ICU for almost 90 days and when discharged, its weight was close to 1,400 grams. "We could have reported this case much earlier, but we wanted to ensure that the baby continues to grow normally and remains healthy after discharge. Now the baby is four-month-old and her weight is 2.4 kg,"

HOMONYMS, HOMOPHONES AND HOMOGRAPHS.

Basic Definitions

When we start talking about words with multiple meanings, there are some basic definitions that we need to discuss first. Those defintions are the ones attached to homonyms, homophones, and homographs.

• Homonyms are words which have the same spelling and pronounciation, but have different meanings.
• Homophones are words which have the same pronounication, but different spellings and meanings.
• Homographs are words that are spelt the same, but have different pronounications and meanings.

Since the topic of words with multiple meanings is so broad, we will cover examples from each of these three unique areas. What follows are lists of homonyms, homophones, and homographs, and an explanation as to why each word belongs in that category if it is not apparent from the spellings.

Homonyms

• crane: That bird is a crane./They had to use a crane to lift the object./She had to crane her neck to see the movie.
• date: Her favorite fruit to eat is a date./Joe took Alexandria out on a date.
• engaged: They got engaged on March 7th./The students were very engaged in the presentation.
• foil: Please wrap the sandwich in foil./They learned about the role of a dramatic foil in English class.
• leaves: The children love to play in the leaves./They do not like when their father leaves for work.
• net: What was your net gain for the year?/Crabbing is easier if you bring a net along.
• point: The pencil has a sharp point./It is not polite to point at people.
• right: You were right./Make a right turn at the light.
• rose: My favorite flower is a rose./He quickly rose from his seat.-
•  type: He can type over 100 words per minute./That dress is really not her type.

Homophones

• pale/pail
• ate/eight
• alter/altar
• band/banned
• buy/bye/by
• red/read
• blew/blue
• boar/bore
• canon/cannon
• coarse/course
• fair/fare
• genes/jeans
• foul/fowl
• grate/great
• in/inn
• hour/our
• knight/night
• no/know
• nose/knows
• maize/maze
• meddle/metal
• rain/reign
• sea/see
• role/roll
• their/there/theyre
• veil/vale

Homographs

• bass: They caught a bass./His voice belongs in the bass section.
• read: She is going to read the book later./He read the book last night.
• bow: She put a bow in her daughter's hair./Please bow down to the emperor.
• minute: That is only a minute problem./Wait a minute!
• learned: The class learned that information last week./He is a very learned individual.
• sewer: The rats crept through the sewer./She is a fine sewer.
• wound: They wound up the toy as soon as they got it./She received a wound from the punch.
• does: He does his homework every night./There were many does in the forest.
• wind: The wind swept up the leaves./Wind the clock up before you go to bed.
• sow: A sow is a female pig./Please sow the hole in your pants before the party.

WHY ARE THEY CALLED 'HOT DOGS'

The name hot dog dates back to the 17th century when a sausage maker referred to his sausage as a "little dachshunds" or little dogs. The name evolved from there. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, people commonly believed that the thin sausages contained actual dog meat!!!.

Madme Marie Curie...Mobel Prize winner in Physics and Chemistry.

ARIE SKLODOWSKA CURIE opened up the science of radioactivity. She is best known as the discoverer of the radioactive elements polonium and radium and as the first person to win two Nobel prizes. For scientists and the public, her radium was a key to a basic change in our understanding of matter and energy. Her work not only influenced the development of fundamental science but also ushered in a new era in medical research and treatment.

Valentine's Day History and things

There are varying opinions as to the origin of Valentine's Day. Some experts state that it originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14, 269 A.D., the same day that had been devoted to love lotteries. Legend also says that St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer's daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it "From Your Valentine". Other aspects of the story say that Saint Valentine served as a priest at the temple during the reign of Emperor Claudius. Claudius then had Valentine jailed for defying him. In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honour St. Valentine.

Over time, February 14 has become the date for exchanging love messages and a celebration of St. Valentine, the patron saint of lovers. The date is marked by sending poems and simple gifts, such as flowers, to loved ones and secret loves. By far, Valentine's Day Flowers are the most popular gift today.

History of the Internet

Self Confidence..The key to success.

 

The business executive was deep in debt and could see no way out.  Creditors were closing in on him. Suppliers were demanding payment. He sat on the park bench, head in hands, wondering if anything could save his company from bankruptcy.

Suddenly an old man appeared before him. "I can see that something is troubling you," he said.  After listening to the executive's woes, the old man said, "I believe I can help you."

He asked the man his name, wrote out a check, and pushed it into his hand saying, "Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time." Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had come.

 

The business executive saw in his hand a check for $500,000, signed by John D. Rockefeller, then one of the richest men in the world!  "I can erase my money worries in an instant!" he realized. But instead, the executive decided to put the uncashed check in his safe. Just knowing it was there might give him the strength to work out a way to save his business, he thought.  With renewed optimism, he negotiated better deals and extended terms of payment. He closed several big sales. Within a few months, he was out of debt and making money once again.  

 

Exactly one year later, he returned to the park with the uncashed check. At the agreed-upon time, the old man appeared. But just as the executive was about to hand back the check and share his success story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man.  "I'm so glad I caught him!" she cried. "I hope he hasn't been bothering you. He's always escaping from the rest home and telling people he's John D. Rockefeller." And she led the old man away by the arm.

 

The astonished executive just stood there, stunned. All year long he'd been wheeling and dealing, buying and selling, convinced he had half a million dollars behind him.
Suddenly, he realized that it wasn't the money, real or imagined, that had turned his life around. It was his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after!

 

Joke of the Day!

 

A trainee in a big multinational companay, dialed C.E.O. by mistake and said: “hey send a hot cofee in accounts deptt, in 2 mins”.
C.E.O. shouted: “Do U know with whom U are talking to?”
Trainee : “No.”
C.E.O: “I am C.E.O. of the company”.
Trainee in the same tone: “Do U know with whom U are talking ?”
C.E.O : “No.”
Trainee said: “Thank God”& disconnected the phone!

Good Deeds are rewarded by God...Churchill and Fleming.

Sir Alexander Fleming

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the boy. There mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death. The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.

‘I want to repay you,’ said the nobleman… ‘You saved my son’s life.’

Lord Randolph Churchill

‘No, I can’t accept payment for what I did,’ the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer’s own son came to the door of the family hovel.

‘Is that your son?’ the nobleman asked.
‘Yes,’ the farmer replied proudly.

‘I’ll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy If the lad is anything like his father, he’ll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of.’ And that he did.

Farmer Fleming’s son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.

Years afterward, the same nobleman’s son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia.

What saved his life this time? Penicillin.

The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill .. His son’s name?

Sir Winston Churchill.

Sir Winston Churchill.

Someone once said: 

What goes around comes around. 

Work like you don’t need the money.

Money earning is just for living

Love like you've never been hurt. 

Dance like nobody’s watching. 

Sing like nobody’s listening. 

Live like it’s Heaven on Earth.