Harvard's exam question
This is the question from Year 2001 Harvard's Science Research
Use of calculator is prohibited (only brain power is allowed)
The question is....
If
1 = 5
2 = 25
3= 125
4 = 625
5 =?
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Answer is =1
Have you forgotten? 1=5
(Like you thought it would be 625 X 5)
Got it wrong? No wonder you did not get into Harvard
Sent by Prakash Bhartia
Monday, October 10, 2011
Peter and Becky of Australia have mastered the art of Tree Shaping.
Pooktre, as they have called it, has perfected a gadual shaping method, which is the shaping of tree as they grow along the predetermined design.
Designing and setting up the supporting framework are fundamental to the success of a tree. Some are intended for harvest to be high quality. Indoor furniture and others will remain living art.
Sent by Prakash Bhartia
Pooktre, as they have called it, has perfected a gadual shaping method, which is the shaping of tree as they grow along the predetermined design.
Designing and setting up the supporting framework are fundamental to the success of a tree. Some are intended for harvest to be high quality. Indoor furniture and others will remain living art.
Sent by Prakash Bhartia
Sunday, October 9, 2011
School minister ‘cheats’ - Probe alleges politician sent proxy to write his exam
G.C. SHEKHAR
Chennai, Oct. 8: An education minister taking his Class X board exam is surprising enough. But now the minister faces a police case for allegedly not writing the exam himself but sending a proxy.
Eyebrows had been raised when P.M.L. Kalyanasundaram was handed the education portfolio in Puducherry after this year’s Assembly polls. The 34-year-old had failed his Class X exams in the early 1990s before quitting studies and joining politics.
However, the young minister decided to make amends by appearing in this year’s supplementary board exam to clear his two pending Class X papers.
Since Puducherry doesn’t have a school board, the Union territory’s students sit for the board exams in Tamil Nadu. Kalyanasundaram’s exam centre was the Tagore Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Jayapuram, Tindivanam, 140km from Chennai.
An inquiry by Tamil Nadu educational officials, however, charged the minister with sending another person to write his science paper on September 29. Today, the Tamil Nadu police registered a case of criminal conspiracy, cheating and impersonation against him and the alleged proxy, who is yet to be named.
The Puducherry Opposition had been accusing the minister of cheating and demanding he be sacked by chief minister N. Rangasamy, whose All India NR Congress — a breakaway Congress faction — had come to power by allying with the AIADMK.
Tamil Nadu’s AIADMK government is pursuing the case vigorously since Rangasamy had dumped the ally after the elections, not giving it a single ministry berth.
Kalyanasundaram claims he appeared in the science exam on September 29 in person but could not sit for the social science paper the following day as he had to attend a meeting in Puducherry. He denies sending a proxy.
His exam hall ticket, however, contains the Tindivanam address of a local schoolteacher, P. Aadhavan, and not the minister’s address in Puducherry. Aadhavan has been made an accused in the case along with M. Rajnikanth, the exam hall supervisor who says the person who wrote the exam resembled the photograph on the hall ticket.
“The proxy will be charged once he is identified. Our preliminary inquiry has proved that the minister did not write the exam,” Tamil Nadu school education minister C.V. Shanmugam said.
Kalyanasundaram has alleged the Opposition is targeting him because he has emerged as the number two in the Puducherry government, and insists that the police investigation would clear him.
“I am doing BA in history under the open university system of Madras University, and I thought it was only appropriate that I clear the Class X and XII exams before that,” he said.
Former Puducherry chief minister V. Vaithilingam had earlier led a team of Congress MLAs to Lt Governor Iqbal Singh, demanding Kalyanasundaram be sacked for setting a bad example before students.
“It’s a shame that an education minister has so brazenly committed a fraud on the exam system,” Vaithilingam said.
How ironic?
Shows the standards of our politicians.
The Education Minister of a state caught cheating in a class X exam.
What can you expect from the children who are under this education minister?
Chennai, Oct. 8: An education minister taking his Class X board exam is surprising enough. But now the minister faces a police case for allegedly not writing the exam himself but sending a proxy.
Eyebrows had been raised when P.M.L. Kalyanasundaram was handed the education portfolio in Puducherry after this year’s Assembly polls. The 34-year-old had failed his Class X exams in the early 1990s before quitting studies and joining politics.
However, the young minister decided to make amends by appearing in this year’s supplementary board exam to clear his two pending Class X papers.
Since Puducherry doesn’t have a school board, the Union territory’s students sit for the board exams in Tamil Nadu. Kalyanasundaram’s exam centre was the Tagore Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Jayapuram, Tindivanam, 140km from Chennai.
An inquiry by Tamil Nadu educational officials, however, charged the minister with sending another person to write his science paper on September 29. Today, the Tamil Nadu police registered a case of criminal conspiracy, cheating and impersonation against him and the alleged proxy, who is yet to be named.
The Puducherry Opposition had been accusing the minister of cheating and demanding he be sacked by chief minister N. Rangasamy, whose All India NR Congress — a breakaway Congress faction — had come to power by allying with the AIADMK.
Tamil Nadu’s AIADMK government is pursuing the case vigorously since Rangasamy had dumped the ally after the elections, not giving it a single ministry berth.
Kalyanasundaram claims he appeared in the science exam on September 29 in person but could not sit for the social science paper the following day as he had to attend a meeting in Puducherry. He denies sending a proxy.
His exam hall ticket, however, contains the Tindivanam address of a local schoolteacher, P. Aadhavan, and not the minister’s address in Puducherry. Aadhavan has been made an accused in the case along with M. Rajnikanth, the exam hall supervisor who says the person who wrote the exam resembled the photograph on the hall ticket.
“The proxy will be charged once he is identified. Our preliminary inquiry has proved that the minister did not write the exam,” Tamil Nadu school education minister C.V. Shanmugam said.
Kalyanasundaram has alleged the Opposition is targeting him because he has emerged as the number two in the Puducherry government, and insists that the police investigation would clear him.
“I am doing BA in history under the open university system of Madras University, and I thought it was only appropriate that I clear the Class X and XII exams before that,” he said.
Former Puducherry chief minister V. Vaithilingam had earlier led a team of Congress MLAs to Lt Governor Iqbal Singh, demanding Kalyanasundaram be sacked for setting a bad example before students.
“It’s a shame that an education minister has so brazenly committed a fraud on the exam system,” Vaithilingam said.
How ironic?
Shows the standards of our politicians.
The Education Minister of a state caught cheating in a class X exam.
What can you expect from the children who are under this education minister?
Proof That The World Is Nuts!
In Lebanon, men are legally allowed to have sex with animals, but the animals must be female. Having sexual relations with a male animal is punishable by death.
(Like THAT makes sense!)
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In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals, but is prohibited from looking directly at them during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror.
(Do they look different in reverse?)
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Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a corpse. This also applies to undertakers. The sex organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all times.
(A brick?)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation.
(Much worse than "going blind!")
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There are men in Guam whose full-time job is to travel the countryside anddeflower young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having sex for the first time.
Reason: under Guam law, it is expressly forbidden for virgins to marry.
(Let's just think for a minute; is there any job anywhere else in the world that even comes close to this?)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands.
No golf clubs....I hear a 3 iron works well.
The husband's illicit lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.
(Ah! Justice!)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England - but only in tropical fish stores.
(But of course!)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
In Cali, Colombia, a woman may only have sex with her husband, and the first time this happens, her mother must be in the room to witness the act.
(Makes one shudder at the thought!)
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In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time.
(I presume this was a big enough problem that they had to pass this law?)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
In Maryland, it is illegal to sell condoms from vending machines with one exception: Prophylactics may be dispensed from a vending machine only in places where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises.
(Is this a great country or what?)
(Well, not as great as Guam!)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
(Who volunteers for these tests?)
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The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
(From drinking little bottles of ???)
(Did our government pay for this research??)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Butterflies taste with their feet.
(Ah, geez.)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
(I know some people like that.)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Starfish don't have brains.
(I know some people like that, too.)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
*~*~ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
And, the best for last?
Turtles can breathe through their butts.
(And I thought I had bad breath in the morning!)
Thank you all for reading this.
If you need to reach me in the future, I will be in Guam!!
Sent by Prakash Bhartia
(Like THAT makes sense!)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals, but is prohibited from looking directly at them during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror.
(Do they look different in reverse?)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a corpse. This also applies to undertakers. The sex organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all times.
(A brick?)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation.
(Much worse than "going blind!")
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
There are men in Guam whose full-time job is to travel the countryside anddeflower young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having sex for the first time.
Reason: under Guam law, it is expressly forbidden for virgins to marry.
(Let's just think for a minute; is there any job anywhere else in the world that even comes close to this?)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands.
No golf clubs....I hear a 3 iron works well.
The husband's illicit lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.
(Ah! Justice!)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England - but only in tropical fish stores.
(But of course!)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
In Cali, Colombia, a woman may only have sex with her husband, and the first time this happens, her mother must be in the room to witness the act.
(Makes one shudder at the thought!)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time.
(I presume this was a big enough problem that they had to pass this law?)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
In Maryland, it is illegal to sell condoms from vending machines with one exception: Prophylactics may be dispensed from a vending machine only in places where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises.
(Is this a great country or what?)
(Well, not as great as Guam!)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
(Who volunteers for these tests?)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
(From drinking little bottles of ???)
(Did our government pay for this research??)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Butterflies taste with their feet.
(Ah, geez.)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
(I know some people like that.)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Starfish don't have brains.
(I know some people like that, too.)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
*~*~ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
And, the best for last?
Turtles can breathe through their butts.
(And I thought I had bad breath in the morning!)
Thank you all for reading this.
If you need to reach me in the future, I will be in Guam!!
Sent by Prakash Bhartia
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Former DMK minister's house raided
Chennai, Oct 8 (IANS) The residence and offices of former DMK tourism minister N. Suresh Rajan were raided in Tamil Nadu along with those of his relatives on charges of amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said Saturday. He is the fifth DMK minister to come under the vigilance scanner.
The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) conducted the raids at six premises belonging to Rajan and his relatives at Nagercoil, around 650 km from here.
Raids are also conducted at the steel plant belonging to Rajan in Tirunelvelli district, some 650 km from here.
According to officials, a case has been registered against Rajan under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Rajan is the fifth DMK minister to come under the DVAC scanner lately. Earlier, the agency raided the residences and office premises of K.N. Nehru, T.M. Anbarasan, K. Ponmudi and M.R.K.
If the government is truly anxious in attacking corruption, all the cases of these five ministers should be taken up by a fast track court and if found guilty, all their property should be confiscated.
The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) conducted the raids at six premises belonging to Rajan and his relatives at Nagercoil, around 650 km from here.
Raids are also conducted at the steel plant belonging to Rajan in Tirunelvelli district, some 650 km from here.
According to officials, a case has been registered against Rajan under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Rajan is the fifth DMK minister to come under the DVAC scanner lately. Earlier, the agency raided the residences and office premises of K.N. Nehru, T.M. Anbarasan, K. Ponmudi and M.R.K.
If the government is truly anxious in attacking corruption, all the cases of these five ministers should be taken up by a fast track court and if found guilty, all their property should be confiscated.
A Teenage Girl Calls For Help Via Facebook, dies!
Bangalore: The popular social networking site Facebook has now become a medium for last minute update for people dying or seeking for help. The news was brought out by "The Sun" which revealed the post of the 18 year old girl Siobhan Ullah on Facebook.
Being unable to shout for help the teenager texted her dad Yousuf Ullah downstairs " I can't breathe'. Via her Blackberry mobile.
The 45 year old Mr Yousuf Ullah rushed to his daughter's room and desperately tried to calm her down enough to use an inhaler.But Siobhan whispered: "I think I'm going to stop breathing. I think I'm going to die."After few minutes her face turned blue and she collapsed in the floor with a massive heart attack.
Before the arrival of an ambulance forklift truck driver Mr Yousuf , used CPR(Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) in a bid to revive her .However the doctors turned off her life support machine 24 hours later in front of her whole family which includes her 47 year old mom Naureassa, and three brothers Ryan, 25, Daniel, 24, and Sean, 22.
After the demise of Siobhan Ullah her dad Mr Yousuf said "She didn't have the lungs to shout for help, so she texted me. "Siobhan was diagnosed with asthma when she was five, but we never thought this would happen". "About 1,500 people die each year when asthma stops their hearts but it's rare for someone so young and so very full of life." Added Yousuf
The mourning family members of Siobhan wants to acquaint people with the fact that Asthma is a killing disease.
Her dad stated: "We don't want our beautiful daughter and sister to have died in vain." "People must go to their doctors for treatment " and need to know what to do if someone has an attack." He said
Siobhan was recently offered a seat at Bradford University in performing arts and had even recently met actress Anne Kirkbride while filming scenes from Coronation Street in the city.
Siobhan was described by her father as a "typical teenager", always texting friends and using Facebook on her BlackBerry.
He further stated: "It was her dream to become a star of the stage but she has always been our brightest star. We are so proud of her."
Many of her friends have posted messages on Facebook, with one asking: "Why'd this have to be your last status? love you so much."
The above case reminds me of a case which occurred about 15 years ago.
I had a colleague who had an academically brilliant son.
The son used to have attacks of asthma.
After appearing in the All India medical exams he was admitted into a medical college in Bangalore.
He stayed in a hostel on a twin sharing basis with another boy since single rooms were not available.
After a few months when a single room was available, he shifted to it.
Within two days of shifting, one night he had such a severe attack of asthma that he could not even open the door to seek help and he expired with the room door closed.
Asthma should never be taken lightly.
Besides taking normal doctor prescribed medicines, one should do the Anulomb Belom Pranayam for at least 15 minutes every morning on an empty stomach.
This is the only permanent cure for asthma.
One of the Causes of Unemployment in USA
THIS IS WALMART`S SHIP
The Emma Maersk, part of a Danish shipping line,
is shown in the photos below.
What a ship -- no wonder "Made in China ' is displacing North American made
goods big time. This monster transports goods across the Pacific in just 5 days!!
This is one of three ships presently in service, with another two ships commissioned
to be completed in 2012.
These ships were commissioned by Wal-Mart to get all their goods and stuff
from China . They hold an incredible 15,000 containers and have a 207 foot deck
beam!! The full crew is just 13 people on a ship longer than a US Aircraft Carrier
(which has a crew of 5,000)
With it's 207' beam, it is too big to fit through the Panama or Suez Canals .
It is strictly transpacific. Cruise speed: 31 knots.
The goods arrive 4 days before the typical container ship (18-20 knots) on a
China-to-California run. 91% of Wal-Mart products are made in China .
So this behemoth is hugely competitive even when carrying perishable goods.
The ship was built in five sections. The sections floated together and then welded.
The command bridge is higher than a 10-story building and has 11 cargo crane
rigs that can operate simultaneously unloading the entire ship in less than two
Additional info:
Country of Origin - Denmark
Length - 1,302 ft
Width - 207 ft
Net cargo - 123,200 tons
Engine - 14 cylinders in-line diesel engine (110,000 BHP)
Cruise Speed - 31 knots
Cargo capacity - 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 cubic feet)
Crew - 13 people
First Trip - Sept. 08, 2006
Construction cost - US $145,000,000+
Silicone painting applied to the ship bottom reduces water
resistance and saves 317,000 gallons of diesel per year.
A recent documentary in late March, 2010 on the History Channel noted that
all of these containers are shipped back to China , EMPTY!! Yep, that's right.
We send nothing back on these ships. What does that tell you about
the current financial state of this country? Just keep buying those imported
goods (mostly gadgets) until you run out of money.
Then you may wonder what the cause of unemployment
(maybe even your job)
in the U.S. and Canada might be??
'Nuff said??
Sent by Ralph Reeves
The Emma Maersk, part of a Danish shipping line,
is shown in the photos below.
What a ship -- no wonder "Made in China ' is displacing North American made
goods big time. This monster transports goods across the Pacific in just 5 days!!
This is one of three ships presently in service, with another two ships commissioned
to be completed in 2012.
These ships were commissioned by Wal-Mart to get all their goods and stuff
from China . They hold an incredible 15,000 containers and have a 207 foot deck
beam!! The full crew is just 13 people on a ship longer than a US Aircraft Carrier
(which has a crew of 5,000)
With it's 207' beam, it is too big to fit through the Panama or Suez Canals .
It is strictly transpacific. Cruise speed: 31 knots.
The goods arrive 4 days before the typical container ship (18-20 knots) on a
China-to-California run. 91% of Wal-Mart products are made in China .
So this behemoth is hugely competitive even when carrying perishable goods.
The ship was built in five sections. The sections floated together and then welded.
The command bridge is higher than a 10-story building and has 11 cargo crane
rigs that can operate simultaneously unloading the entire ship in less than two
Additional info:
Country of Origin - Denmark
Length - 1,302 ft
Width - 207 ft
Net cargo - 123,200 tons
Engine - 14 cylinders in-line diesel engine (110,000 BHP)
Cruise Speed - 31 knots
Cargo capacity - 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 cubic feet)
Crew - 13 people
First Trip - Sept. 08, 2006
Construction cost - US $145,000,000+
Silicone painting applied to the ship bottom reduces water
resistance and saves 317,000 gallons of diesel per year.
A recent documentary in late March, 2010 on the History Channel noted that
all of these containers are shipped back to China , EMPTY!! Yep, that's right.
We send nothing back on these ships. What does that tell you about
the current financial state of this country? Just keep buying those imported
goods (mostly gadgets) until you run out of money.
Then you may wonder what the cause of unemployment
(maybe even your job)
in the U.S. and Canada might be??
'Nuff said??
Sent by Ralph Reeves
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