Mark Elliot Zuckerberg Facebook Founder
Age: 23 years old
Project: Facebook
Wealth: $700 million
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (born May 14, 1984) is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur. As a Harvard student, he created the online social website Facebook with fellow computer science major students and his roommates Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. Facebook is a social networking site popular worldwide. Zuckerberg serves as Facebook's CEO. He has been the subject of controversy for the origins of his business and his wealth.
Time Magazine added Zuckerberg as one of The World's Most Influential People of 2008. He fell under the Scientists & Thinkers category for his web phenomenon, Facebook, and ranked 52 out of 101 people.
The stressed collective staggers against the consenting body.
This blog is all about the day to day happenings in the world of sports like Tennis, Football, Golf, Cricket, Formula 1, Motor sports, NBA, NHL, etc...
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
World's Top 10 Youngest Millionaires
- Mark Zuckerberg
Founder: Facebook - Andrew Gower
Founder: Jagex Ltd - Chad Hurley
Founder: YouTube - Blake Ross and David Hyatt
Founder: Mozilla - Andrew Michael
Founder: Fast Hosts - Angelo Sotira
Founder: DeviantART - John Vechey
Founder: PopCap Games - Alexander Levin
Founder: ImageShack - Jake Nickell
Founder: Threadless - Greg Tseng and Johann Schleier-Smith
Founder: Tagged
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Playboy magazine
Playboy is America's best-selling men's magazine. Every month, this provocative and informative magazine provides stimulating articles, probing interviews, and eye-pleasing centerfolds. No other magazine entertains you with the quality, style and naked truth of Playboy. Every issue brings you the world's most beautiful women, uncensored advice about sex, revealing celebrity interviews, award-winning fiction and humor, the famous cartoons and jokes, stimulating articles and, of course, those sumptuous eye-pleasing centerfolds. Provocative and informative, Playboy is America's best-selling men's magazine.
Click here to download PLAYBOY October 09 Edition
Name Magazine: Playboy
Year: 2009
Issue: October
Country: US
Language: English
Format: PDF
Pages: 161 pages
Size: 63.6 Mb
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Fastest Car in the World
The SSC Aero is an American-built mid-engine sports car by Shelby Super Cars. Its higher-performance limited production version, the SSC Ultimate Aero TT, is currently the fastest production car in the world, with a fastest recorded speed of 413 km/h (257 mph).This speed was reportedly achieved during tests on September 13, 2007 in West Richland, Washington, United States and verified by Guinness World Records on October 9, 2007.
The Aero and the Shelby Super Cars company are the brainchildren of Jerod Shelby, who spent over seven years designing the car. The basic Aero model is no longer produced, while, as of 2008, the Ultimate Aero costs about 620,000 dollars
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
World's Top 12 Hotel's Pool
1. Crown Towers Hotel: Macau
2. Intercontinental Hotel: Hong Kong
3. Burj Al Arab: Dubai
4. Banyan Tree Hotel: Intendance Bay, Seychelles
5. Golden Nugget Las Vegas
6. Hugh Hefner Sky Villa, Palms Hotel Las Vegas
7. San Alfonso del Mar, Chile
8. Begawan Giri Hotel: Ubud, Bali
9. Blue Lagoon Geothermal Resort: GrindavĂk, Iceland
10. Le Meridien Hurghada: Makadi Bay, Egypt
11. Hotel Elan, Dallas
12. Hilton Hotel: Auckland New Zeland
The Bermuda Triangle
The 20th century saw dozens of ships and aircrafts fade into oblivion in Devil's Triangle a.k.a. the Bermuda Triangle, a.k.a. the Hoodoo Sea. Most disappeared without a trace, without even a distress call or any sign of debris left over. Vincent Gaddis put the triangle on the map in his 1964 Argosy feature. Sizes of the areas described ranged from 500,000 to 1.5 million square miles. They say size does not matter after all: some inexplicable force within it causes ships and planes to vanish.
Man's knowledge of magnetism is not as profound as it could be, making a conclusive analysis difficult. Others attribute this to extraterrestrial activity. Many blame it on human error. The absence of bodies might be explained by the fact that the waters are infested with sharks.
Historically, man has explained odd incidents thanks to mythology, demons, monsters, or extraterrestrial invaders. When mankind is willing to set aside its preconceived notions, look at facts and draw up a conclusion, then answers will rise to the (water's) surface. But, before you think conspiracy, the area is notorious for unpredictable weather, so extreme, in fact, that it could annihilate any mass in the area
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
KISS - Interesting facts
- An act of kissing puts 29 facial muscles in motion. In other words, kissing can be used as an effective exercise to prevent the development of wrinkles.
- Lovers swap saliva containing various substances e.g. fats, mineral salts, proteins while kissing. According to latest studies, the exchange of the above substances can give a boost to the production of antibodies which are made specifically to deal with the antigens associated with different diseases as they are encountered.
- As a rule, 66 percent of people keep their eyes closed while kissing. The rest take pleasure in watching the emotions run the gamut on the faces of their partners.
- According to U.S. statistics, an American woman would kiss an average of 80 men before she gets married.
- A quick romantic kiss will burn about 2-3 calories, whereas French kiss (an open-mouthed kiss with tongue contact) will obliterate more than 5 calories.
- Sensitivity of the lips is 200 times higher than that of the fingers.
- It is thought that men who kiss their wives goodbye before going to work live five years longer than those who just slam the door. Men of the latter category are said to be more prone to traffic accidents.
- Smooching passionately for 90 seconds will elevate blood pressure and cause the pulse rate to go racing. It will also increase the level of hormones in the blood, thus reducing life by one minute.
- French kiss is called a “juncture of souls” in France . Not only the lips do the job, the tongues come into play too. The passionate French invented another variety of the soul kiss in which only the tongues are employed.
- Contrary to a popular belief, the Eskimos do not merely rub their noses against each other in a display of love and affection. The lips open up a bit once the olfactory organs of the kissing partners meet. Then the Eskimos take a deep breath and send the air out while holding their lips closed. After savoring the scent of each other, the partners press noses against each other's cheeks and freeze for a minute of two.
World's Heaviest Newborn Baby
An Indonesian woman has given birth to a 19.2-pound baby boy, the heaviest newborn ever recorded in the country.
The baby, who is 24.4 inches long, was born by cesarean section Monday at a public hospital in North Sumatra province, a gynecologist who took part in the operation told AFP.
"This heavy baby made the surgery really tough, especially the process of taking him out of his mum's womb. His legs were so big," Binsar Sitanggang said.
The boy initially was given oxygen to overcome breathing problems but is otherwise in healthy condition, the doctor said.
"He's got strong appetite, every minute, it's almost non-stop feeding," he said.
The baby was the fourth child for Ani, the 41-year-old mother.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Aish - Abi signs Rs.25 crore Ad
The News that is currently rocking the Bollywood is "Aish - Abi Rs.25 crore Ad Fee". The Bollywood's first hot couple will soon be seen in an ad for which they are being paid a whopping Rs.25 crore. The Biggest deal in the history of indian ad films, which has been kept under wraps, was finalised a few days ago. With the Global Economy in lite shift, the endorsement market has started booming right now.
Aishwarya usually gets paid Rs.2 crore for indian brands & Rs.4 crore for international brands. It will be the first time that Abhishek and Aishwarya will be seen together in a commercial. The duo had been in talks for a long time with the ad filmmakers, who were extremely keen to get the two together. They finally agreed to share the screen last week. The ad which will be shot abroad, is likely to be on screen, over the next few months.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Dhoni – Most Powerful Brand Ambassador
Indian Cricket Team skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has topped the list of celebrity brand endorsements.
The second round findings of CelebTrack, which is a joint effort of Percept Talent Management and Hansa Research, Dhoni has taken over Sachin Tendulkar, who had been leading the first round. The Little Master now hold the fifth position.
Dhoni has not only surpassed just the sportspersons, but also the Bollywood celebrities like 'Badshah of Bollywood' Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai, Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan, and Aamir Khan.
Shah Rukh Khan, who co-owns the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, holds the second place.
When the brand ambassadors from all the sports, minus cricket, are considered, the list is led by Indian tennis player Sania Mirza. Sachin holds the second place of the top-of-the-mind brand list, when only cricketers are considered.
Dhoni also leads the Forbes' list of world's 10 top earning cricketers followed by Tendulkar, Yuvraj, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly.
The second round findings of CelebTrack, which is a joint effort of Percept Talent Management and Hansa Research, Dhoni has taken over Sachin Tendulkar, who had been leading the first round. The Little Master now hold the fifth position.
Dhoni has not only surpassed just the sportspersons, but also the Bollywood celebrities like 'Badshah of Bollywood' Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai, Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan, and Aamir Khan.
Shah Rukh Khan, who co-owns the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, holds the second place.
When the brand ambassadors from all the sports, minus cricket, are considered, the list is led by Indian tennis player Sania Mirza. Sachin holds the second place of the top-of-the-mind brand list, when only cricketers are considered.
Dhoni also leads the Forbes' list of world's 10 top earning cricketers followed by Tendulkar, Yuvraj, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Give a life! - Jaipur Foot Camp - Need your support
Dear Friends,
A camp is to be held in Chennai on 6th and 7th October , and from 10th to 14th October in Bangalore, to provide artificial limbs,crutches and calipers to the needy, FREE of cost. The limbs, crutches and calipers are provided by an organization called BMVSS. It is famously known as the "Jaipur Foot". The camp was successfully held last year in Chennai, Mumbai and Pune with over 1600 people benefiting in a course of 5 days. Till date, over a million people have benefited. The organization has been recognized by the UN and has been running successfully for over 30 years. Please refer to www.jaipurfoot.org for more details. What do I expect from you?
Thank you so much!!
A camp is to be held in Chennai on 6th and 7th October , and from 10th to 14th October in Bangalore, to provide artificial limbs,crutches and calipers to the needy, FREE of cost. The limbs, crutches and calipers are provided by an organization called BMVSS. It is famously known as the "Jaipur Foot". The camp was successfully held last year in Chennai, Mumbai and Pune with over 1600 people benefiting in a course of 5 days. Till date, over a million people have benefited. The organization has been recognized by the UN and has been running successfully for over 30 years. Please refer to www.jaipurfoot.org for more details. What do I expect from you?
- I have attached the pamphlet for the camp with this mail, which is in English as well as Tamil. Request you to forward it to your friends.
- If you personally know of someone who could benefit from the camp, please inform them to visit the camp. The Jaipur foot is provided free to everyone irrespective of gender, religion, location, age or financial status.
- If you can make a copy of the poster and put it up in your apartment, that would also be very helpful.
- If you personally recommend someone for the camp, please mail me the details and I will follow up with the person individually.
- NOT LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS. Though I know that many of you might want to come and help out, it is strictly not open for volunteers. Your support can be by helping to spread the word.
Thank you so much!!
Tough Time for Chocolate Lovers :(
Chocolate-lovers face paying more for their fix as the cocoa market endures its biggest shortage for 40 years.
The price of cocoa in London rose to £2 055 a ton this week, the highest since 1985.
The rise is the result of poor harvests on the Ivory Coast, which grows 40 per cent of the world's cocoa beans, as well as trouble with supplies from other major growers.
The El Nino weather phenomenon has hit supplies from Indonesia, the world's third largest producer, and Ecuador, the seventh largest.
This is on top of a three percent surge in demand, fuelled by a move towards western tastes in China and India.
Experts say this is likely to push up the cost of chocolate bars such as Mars Bars, Kit Kats and Dairy Milk.
Andrew Bonfield, of confectionery giant Cadbury, said that if cocoa prices stayed this high "there would be no choice but to increase the price of chocolate".
Experts worry that falling output on the Ivory Coast will leave a lasting global shortage of cocoa.
Farmers there, who are heavily taxed, have neither the funds nor incentives to buy fertiliser or replant to increase output.
Friday, October 2, 2009
America’s Most Expensive Restaurant - The French Laundry
The French Laundry is an American restaurant located in Yountville, California, in the Napa Valley. The chef and owner of the French Laundry is Thomas Keller. The restaurant is a perennial top five finisher in the annual Restaurant Magazine list of the Top 50 Restaurants of the World. It will cost you $240, plus tax, just for the privelege of taking a seat at a French Laundry table (service is included), but at least you get to "own" that cush chair for several hours. A simple meal in this restaurant will cost you around a $1000. But at least we can be sure that there are no genetically modified products.
Click here to view the Menu
The dishes are served in very small portions, to emphasize that their cuisine is "a work of art" and not just food.
Click here to visit the official site of this expensive restaurant for more details.
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