GEOGRAPHY FACTS!!!

Hi,

        Here are some interesting "GEOGRAPHY FACTS".. We should learn something new every day. Unfortunately, many of us are at that age where what we learn today, we forget tomorrow.

       Give it a shot anyway.
 
1. Amazon:

         The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.The Amazon River pushes so much water into the Atlantic Ocean that, more than one hundred miles at sea off the mouth of the river, one can dip fresh water out of the ocean.  The volume of water in the Amazon river is greater than the next eight largest rivers in the world combined and three times the flow of all rivers in the United States ...

2. Canada:

         Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. Canada is an Indian word meaning ' Big Village ...'

3. New York City:

        The term 'The Big Apple' was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930's who used the slang expression 'apple' for any town or city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time - The Big Apple.

        There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin , Ireland ; more Italians in New York City than in Rome, Italy ; and more Jews in New York City than in Tel Aviv, Israel .

4. Sahara Desert:

       In the Sahara Desert , there is a town named Tidikelt , Algeria , which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years.

       Technically though, the driest place on Earth is in the valleys of the Antarctic near Ross Island .. There has been no rainfall there for two million years.
 

5. Russia:

        The deepest hole ever drilled by man is the Kola Superdeep Borehole, in Russia . It reached a depth of 12,261 meters (about 40,226 feet or 7.62 miles). It was drilled for scientific research and gave up some unexpected discoveries, one of which was a huge deposit of hydrogen - so massive that the mud coming from the hole was "boiling", with it.

Never Be Late!!!

Hi,

          Lets see a short story which even happens in our life when we are late in a main conference and we might be in a situation where we have to face certain consequences. 

           Read this sample story and you will come to know the Consequences..

         A Priest was being honoured at his retirement dinner after 25 years in the parish. A leading local politician and member of the congregation was chosen to make the presentation and to give a little speech at the dinner.

         However, he was delayed, so the Priest was asked to say a few words in the meanwhile. Not being prepared to speak then, he wondered for a minute and then decided to share his experience on the first day in the parish to highlight how one should not rush to conclusions.

        'I got my first impression of the parish from the first confession I heard here. I thought I had been assigned to a terrible place. The very first person who entered my confessional told me :
    
   1. He had stolen a television set and, when questioned by the police, was able to lie his way out of it.
   2. He had stolen money from his parents,
   3. Embezzled from his employer
   4. Had an affair with his boss's wife,
   5. Taken illegal drugs, and gave VD to his neighbour.
    
     I was appalled said the Priest.

    But as the days went on, I learned that my people were not all like that and I had, indeed, come to a fine Parish full of good and loving people.'....

    Just as the Priest finished his talk, the Politician arrived full of apologies at being late.
    
    He immediately began to make the presentation and gave his talk: 'I'll never forget the first day our parish Priest arrived,' said the politician.
    
    'In fact, I had the honour of being the first person to go to him for confession.'

DID YOU EVER THINK LIKE THIS!!!

Hi friends,

       I have an very important information to share with you.

Do you know?
 
    A human body can bear only upto 45 Del (unit) of pain.

   But at the time of giving birth, a woman feels upto 57 Del of Pain.

  This is similar to 20 bones getting fractured at a time!!!!

                 LOVE UR MOM...

              
      God couldn't be everywhere and therefore he made Mothers...

    
                THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PERSON ON THIS EARTH…

                      OUR BEST CRITIC …

                 YET OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTER…

                               "MOTHER"
 

Honorable MEN!!!

Hi,

    Here is an short story to know about man..

            "One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river, his axe fell into the river. When he cried out, the Lord appeared and asked, "Why are you crying?"

            The woodcutter replied that his axe has fallen into water, and he needed the axe to make his living.The Lord went down into the water and reappeared with a golden axe. "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked.

          The woodcutter replied, "No."

         The Lord again went down and came up with a silver Axe. "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked.

        Again, the woodcutter replied, "No."

       The Lord went down again and came up with an iron Axe. "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked.

         The woodcutter replied, "Yes."

         The Lord was pleased with the man's honesty and gave him all three axes to keep, and the woodcutter went home happy.

        Some time later the woodcutter was walking with his wife along the riverbank, and his wife fell into the river. When he cried out, the Lord again appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"

        "Oh Lord, my wife has fallen into the water!"

      The Lord went down into the water and came up with ANGELINA JOLIE ."Is this your wife?" the Lord asked..

       "Yes," cried the woodcutter.

       The Lord was furious. "You lied! That is an untruth!"

         The woodcutter replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord. It is a misunderstanding. You see, if I had said 'no' to ANGELINA JOLIE , You would have come up with CAMERON DIAZ . Then if I said 'no' to her, you would have come up with my wife . Had I then said 'yes,' you would have given me all three. Lord, I am a poor man, and am not able to take care
of all three wives, so THAT'S why I said yes to ANGELINA JOLIE ."

        The moral of this story is: Whenever a man lies, it is for a good and honorable reason, and for the benefit of others.

       That's our story, and we're sticking to it! - " HONORABLE MEN!!!!!!"   

'3rd degree'

Hi,

How to Answer 5 Common Teacher Interview Questions!!

Hello friends,


                  When you get a call from a school administrator inviting you to interview for a teaching job, how do you feel? 
                  Happy? Elated? Excited? Nervous? Scared stiff?
 
               Preparing for a teaching interview is a lot like studying for a test. You can review commonly asked questions, think about what you’ll say beforehand, and go in to do your best. If you prepare beforehand, the interview questions will seem routine and familiar. You’ll have answers on the tip of your tongue, ready-to-go.

1. Tell us about yourself.

         This will be the first question at almost every interview. Just give a brief background in about three sentences. Tell them what colleges you graduated from, what you’re certified to teach, what your teaching & working experiences are, and why you’d love the job.

2. How do you teach to the state standards?

          School administrators love to talk about state, local, or national standards! Reassure your interviewer that everything you do ties into standards. Be sure the lesson plans in your portfolio have the state standards typed right on them. When they ask about them, pull out your lesson and show them the close ties between your teaching and the standards.

3. How will you prepare students for standardized assessments?

        There are standardized assessments at almost every grade level. Be sure you know the names of the tests. Talk about your experiences preparing students. You’ll get bonus points if you know and describe the format of the test because that will prove your familiarity.

4. Describe your discipline philosophy.

           You use lots of positive reinforcement. You are firm, but you don’t yell. You have appropriate consequences for inappropriate behavior. You have your classroom rules posted clearly on the walls. You set common routines that students follow. 
           You adhere to the school’s discipline guidelines. Also, emphasize that you suspect discipline problems will be minimal because your lessons are very interesting and engaging to students. Don’t tell the interviewer that you “send kids to the principal’s office” whenever there is a problem. You should be able to handle most discipline problems on your own. Only students who have committed very serious behavior problems should be sent to the office.

5. How do you communicate with parents?

         This question will come up at almost every elementary school interview. It’s fairly common in the middle school and high school as well. You might have a weekly parent newsletter that you send home each week. For grades 3 and up, you may require students to have an assignment book that has to be signed each night. This way, parents know what assignments are given and when projects are due. When there are discipline problems you call home and talk to parents. It’s important to have an open-door policy and invite parents to share their concerns at any time.

Windows 8 As "Windows.Next" !!!

Hi,

          With Windows 7, Microsoft appears to finally have hit the sweet spot in terms of public reception. Now that it has put the painful Vista years behind it and found a formula that works, you would think it would stick to the newly proven formula that’s earning it boatloads of cash. And yet Microsoft is hungry for more and willing to take more risks.

         Lets see how revolutionary Windows 8 will be. It is very simple – Windows.next. This is definitely not the official version.The themes that have been floated truly reflect what people have been looking for years and it will change the way people think about PCs and the way they use them. It is the future of PCs…”

        Doing something “completely different” with the next version of Windows would be a bold move for the world’s largest software firm. Set to air in 2012, according to recently leaked roadmaps, Microsoft may be planning a whopper of a surprise for the public. Microsoft has previously stated that in July it will be turning its focus onwards from Windows 7 on to designing and refining the next version of Windows.

    However and whenever Windows 8 approaches the market, we certainly hope that Microsoft continues with one of the key programs that made Windows 7 such a huge success .

Women love mobiles more than men!!!

Hi,


   Now let me discuss with you an interesting topic.. 

                           "Why Women love mobiles more than men"?

               Many girls are more interested in their mobile phones than their men as a survey revealed. In a survey of 4,000 women, four in every 10 women said they would be lost without their mobiles, but would happily go without a man in their life.


             The study claims that besides mother and mobile, women treasured their friends more than their men. Majority of the women surveyed consider their mothers to be their most prized possession followed closely by their photographs and then their mobile phone.

               Other items which made it to the list of most treasured items in a woman's life were diamond rings, pets, laptops and hair straighteners. As part of the survey, when the women were asked whether they would dump their boyfriends for money, a large chunk said they would consider doing so if offered more than $1 million in cash.

Coworker Wants Me to Keep a Secret!!

Hi friends,

             My friend was working at a company for 1 year. It’s a small company with a very emotional owner. She was hired to replace a sales representative who had worked with her for 10 years. They had become close friends, but the manager fired her unexpectedly at the end of 2008 and never talked to her again.

              The ex-employee is now working for another company. The owner of my company used to be good friends with the owners of the company she works for. For some reason, he no longer talks to these people either.

             One of my friend's coworkers and the ex-employee are very good friends. The ex-employee has been invited to attend a trade show where we will be staffing our company’s booth. However, her new employers cannot pay for her hotel costs. My friend's coworker offered to let her stay at our hotel, sharing her room. They have asked me to keep it a secret from my employer.

            They made it clear that my friend can say no to this if she is uncomfortable, but she do feel pressure to say that she will not tell her employer.

          She know that she do not want to stay at this company for long, but it still seems wrong to do this. Unfortunately, it’s a small company and she travel with this one coworker 5 times a year. She do feel disappointed if she don’t go along.

           In general, there’s nothing inherently wrong with offering to let someone stay in your company-paid hotel room.

          There appears to be bad blood between your boss and the former employee, and between your boss and the employee’s new company. Offering your boss’s enemies a resource that your boss paid for to assist them isn’t the smartest move, nor is it ethical. (Enemy may be too strong a word, but the concept stands.) It’s true that allowing her to share the room won’t cost your boss additional money, but it comes across as disloyal — and when you throw secrecy in on top of that, it forms a pretty toxic combination.

You’d be better off doing one of two things:

1. Remove the secrecy and say it’s fine with you as long as the boss knows. If the boss hasn’t shown open hostility to this ex-employee, why not just say, “Hey, she asked if she can room with us at the trade show. Any reason we should say no?”

or

2. Just tell your coworker you’re not comfortable with it. Explain that you wouldn’t feel right keeping a secret from your boss, that you can’t be in that position, and that you hope she understands.

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CEO's Speech-VERY SHORT, MOST EFFECTIVE AND TRUE!!

Hi friends,

        Here is a  30 second Speech by Bryan Dyson (CEO of Coca Cola)

              "Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them - Work, Family, Health, Friends and Spirit and you're keeping all of these in the Air.


         You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back.

              But the other four Balls - Family, Health, Friends and Spirit - are made of glass. If you drop one of these; they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for it."

          WORK thoughtfully DURING OFFICE HOURS. Always LEAVE ON TIME(Also come on Time).

         Spend Quality Fun TIME with FAMILY & FRIENDS.

         HAVE Proper REST, Eat Healthy Food and always Eat Wisely and on time.

                   There is nothing more important than Great health.

                               Live Wisely. Live Thoughtfully.

No financial crisis in Kerala???

Hi friends,


      See the picture below and im sure that you too will definitely agree with me saying.."IS THERE REALLY NO FINANCIAL CRISIS IN KERELA???"

Survey on salary expectations!!

Hi friends,

        Please spare a few minutes and take this survey on your salary expectations for 2010.

    Click on the link below and do your survey..   

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2B5KPJ3

Can you Beat this Resume ...........!

Hi,


      After reading this article, you will come to know exactly what is RESUME actually mean..


EDUCATION /Qualification:

1950: Stood first in BA (Hons), Economics, Punjab University, Chandigarh ,
1952; Stood first in MA (Economics), Punjab University , Chandigarh ,
1954; Wright's Prize for distinguished performance at St John's College, Cambridge,
1955 and 1957; Wrenbury scholar, University of Cambridge ,
1957; DPhil ( Oxford ), DLitt (Honoris Causa); PhD thesis on India 's export competitiveness

OCCUPATION /Teaching Experience :

Professor (Senior lecturer, Economics, 1957-59;
Reader, Economics, 1959-63;
Professor, Economics, Punjab University , Chandigarh , 1963-65;
Professor,International Trade, Delhi School of Economics,University of Delhi,1969-71
Honorary professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University ,New Delhi,1976 and Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi ,1996 and Civil Servant

Working Experience/ POSITIONS :

1971-72: Economic advisor, ministry of foreign trade
1972-76: Chief economic advisor, ministry of finance
1976-80: Director, Reserve Bank of India ;
Director, Industrial Development Bank of India;
Alternate governor for India, Board of governors, Asian Development Bank;
Alternate governor for India, Board of governors, IBRD

November 1976 - April 1980: Secretary, ministry of finance (Department of economic affairs); Member, finance, Atomic Energy Commission; Member,finance, Space Commission
April 1980 - September 15, 1982 : Member-secretary, Planning Commission
1980-83: Chairman , India Committee of the Indo-Japan joint study committee
September 16, 1982 - January 14, 1985 : Governor, Reserve Bank of India .
1982-85: Alternate Governor for India , Board of governors, International Monetary Fund
1983-84: Member, economic advisory council to the Prime Minister
1985: President, Indian Economic Association
January 15, 1985 - July 31, 1987 : Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
August 1, 1987 - November 10, 19! 90: Secretary-general and commissioner, south commission, Geneva
December 10, 1990 - March 14, 1991 : Advisor to the Prime Minister on economic affairs
March 15, 1991 - June 20, 1991 : Chairman, UGC
June 21, 1991 - May 15, 1996 : Union finance minister
October 1991: Elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam on Congress ticket
June 1995: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
1996 onwards: Member, Consultative Committee for the ministry of finance

August 1, 1996 - December 4, 1997: Chairman, Parliamentary standing committee on commerce

March 21, 1998 onwards: Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha
June 5, 1998 onwards: Member, committee on finance
August 13, 1998 onwards: Member, committee on rulesAug 1998-2001: Member, committee of privileges 2000 onwards: Member, executive committee, Indian parliamentary group
June 2001: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
Aug 2001 onwards: Member, general purposes committee

BOOKS:

India 's Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth -Clarendon Press, Oxford University , 1964; also published a large number of articles in various economic journals.

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Adam Smith Prize, University of Cambridge , 1956
Padma Vibhushan, 1987
Euro money Award, Finance Minister of the Year, 1993;
Asia money Award, Finance Minister of the Year for Asia, 1993 and 1994

INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:

1966: Economic Affairs Officer

1966-69: Chief, financing for trade section, UNCTAD

1972-74: Deputy for India in IMF Committee of Twenty on International Monetary Reform

1977-79: Indian delegation to Aid-India Consortium Meetings

1980-82: Indo-Soviet joint planning group meeting

1982: Indo-Soviet monitoring group meeting

1993: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Cyprus 1993: Human Rights World Conference, Vienna

RECREATION :

Gymkhana Club, New Delhi; Life Member, India International Centre, New Delhi

PERSONAL DETAIL:

Name: Dr Manmohan Singh

DOB: September 26, 1932

Place of Birth: Gah ( West Punjab )

Father: S. Gurmukh Singh

Mother: Mrs Amrit Kaur

Married on: September 14, 1958

Wife: Mrs Gursharan Kaur

Children: Three daughters

Our Prime Minister - the most qualified PM all over the world.

WHY DO WE NOT TOUCH PAPERS AND BOOKS WITH THE FEET?

Hi friends,

     
               Many things we might not know what will be the exact reason behind it?? Among this list, i have another question..


          "Why do we not touch papers, books with the feet?"

Here is an short explanation:

           To Indians, knowledge is sacred and divine. So it must be given respect at all times. Nowadays we separate subjects as sacred and secular. But in ancient India every subject – academic or spiritual – was considered divine and taught by the guru in the gurukula. 

          The custom of not stepping on educational tools is a frequent reminder of the high position accorded to knowledge in Indian culture. From an early age, this wisdom fosters in us a deep reverence for books and education. 

           This is also the reason why we worship books, vehicles and instruments once a year on Saraswathi Pooja or Ayudha Pooja day, dedicated to the Goddess of Learning. In fact, each day before starting our studies, we pray:

                          Saraswati namasthubhyam 
                          Varade kaama roopini 
                         Vidyaarambham karishyaami  
                          Sidhirbhavatu me sadaa
 
Meaning:

                         O Goddess Saraswati, the giver of
                         Boons and fulfiller of wishes,
                         I prostrate to You before starting my studies. 
                         May you always fulfill me? 

This is the meaning as why we not touch books with feet. Have an informative day!!

Web Developer Job!!

Hi,
 
              The Role of Web development is very important to us in our day to day life. Working as a Web developer is something like playing a sport with a continuously changing set of rules.

              Successful Web developers – at least, those who enjoy their work – thrive in this topsy-turvy environment, reveling in the ever-evolving nature of Web development. Web 2.0, mashups, Ajax, audio and video all provide ample fodder for active brains – even if it means difficult technical skills mastered over the years may be in-demand one moment, close-to-worthless the next.

              A Web developer is responsible for the behind-the-scenes code and programming of Web sites and Web-based services. While the edges are often blurred in Web positions, Web developers typically have a more technical orientation than Web designers , who focus on a site’s look and feel, and information architects, who focus on sites’ organization. Web developers’ projects vary widely, ranging from bare-bones active Web pages to complex, multilayered Web applications that might power an e-commerce site.

Web developers need to have broad-based knowledge, encompassing areas such as:

    * Usability and interface design.
    * Basic Web skills, such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
    * Web 2.0 skills, including Ajax.
    * Server-side technologies, such as ASP, PHP and Ruby on Rails.
    * Databases such as MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle or IBM’s DB2.
    * Online marketing and search engine optimization.

Important Ways to Increase Your EQ!!

Hi friends,

Let me discuss with you an important topic regarding "BEST  WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR IQ"..Here are 2 important Key:

1. Assertiveness: Being assertive helps you move the job opportunity forward without offending or frustrating the interviewer. Think of assertiveness as being located halfway between passivity and aggressiveness.
   
   For example, suppose you are trying to close on a job offer, but the interviewer is delaying the final decision. You can respond in one of three ways:
   
   Passive: “Could you give me a call when you’ve made a decision?”
   
   Aggressive: “If you don’t hire me right now, I’ll go work for your competitor.”
   
   Assertive: “Could you give me a specific time and date when you’ll make your final decision?” 
2. Self-Awareness: Identify your own feelings, and use them to cope effectively with the job-hunting process. Follow these steps:
   
   • Identify which emotions you’re feeling. Are you angry? Sad? Self-conscious? Confident?
   
   • Predict how your feelings will affect your performance during the job-hunting process.
   
   • Compensate for negative emotions that might hinder your effectiveness and expand positive ones that might help you get the job offer.
   
   For example, if you’re furious that your first interview was a no-show, take some time to calm down before you go on another interview.
   
    INCREASE YOUR IQ AND LEAD YOUR LIFE SUCCESSFUL!!

TOUGHEST JOB IS PRINCIPAL'S JOB IN SCHOOLS!!

 Hi,

         No job in education is easy. Every job worth doing right takes hard work and dedication. Though I think all careers in education are tough, the PRINCIPAL JOB  stand out as some of the toughest. Educators that stay with these jobs and strive to succeed are making a real difference in shaping our next generation.

         Some teachers may think the job of a principal is easier than being in the classroom. But if done right, the principal has one of the toughest jobs in a school. Not only is the principal in charge of the school’s mission, they also oversee the hiring, firing, transfer, and tenure of teachers as well as coordinating with bus drivers, janitorial staff and lunch workers. 

          In addition, they evaluate teachers, handle student discipline and play defense and offense when it comes to pleasing parents. It’s a year round job with a school reputation on the line. Some principals feel such pressure to help their students succeed that they step into the classroom and teach. 

         From a business perspective, they work with budgets, order supplies and curriculum, plan professional development and work to secure school donors. It’s one of the few education jobs that can impact a student’s day start to finish in every room of the building. 

Health Benefits of Kindness!!

Hi friends,


                Have a great day!! Today i have an interesting topic to share with you.

                 Numerous scientific studies show that acts of kindness result in significant health benefits, both physical and mental. Here are some key points:

    * Helping contributes to the maintenance of good health, and it can diminish the effect of diseases and disorders serious and minor, psychological and physical.

    * A rush of euphoria, followed by a longer period of calm, after performing a kind act is often referred to as a “helper’s high,” involving physical sensations and the release of the body’s natural painkillers, the endorphins. This initial rush is then followed by a longer-lasting period of improved emotional well-being.

    * Stress-related health problems improve after performing kind acts. Helping reverses feelings of depression, supplies social contact, and decreases feelings of hostility and isolation that can cause stress, overeating, ulcers, etc. A drop in stress may, for some people, decrease the constriction within the lungs that leads to asthma attacks.

    * Helping can enhance our feelings of joyfulness, emotional resilience, and vigor, and can reduce the unhealthy sense of isolation.

    * A decrease in both the intensity and the awareness of physical pain can occur.

    * The incidence of attitudes, such as chronic hostility, that negatively arouse and damage the body is reduced.

    * The health benefits and sense of well-being return for hours or even days whenever the helping act is remembered.

    * An increased sense of self-worth, greater happiness, and optimism, as well as a decrease in feelings of helplessness and depression, is achieved.

    * Once we establish an “affirmative connection” with someone – a relationship of friendship, love, or some sort of positive bonding – we feel emotions that can strengthen the immune system.

    * Adopting an altruistic lifestyle is a critical component of mental health.

    * The practice of caring for strangers translates to immense immune and healing benefits.

    * Regular club attendance, volunteering, entertaining, or faith group attendance is the happiness equivalent of getting a college degree or more than doubling your income.