[Via – Huffington Post] We know eye witnesses aren’t always reliable, but police composite sketches almost never really look like the perpetrator. Remember the Unabomber? He looked nothing like the stylish, mustachioed, aviator-wearing hoodlum he was made out to be. All kidding aside, these are some of the worst police sketches we have ever seen. […]
Toyata in the midst of the recall mess announced their new minivan. I know most of us either love or hate the “minivan”. Some folks can’t stand it because of the family look. And others cannot live without the utilities it will provide. Minivans are the best automobiles for any parents with kids. You can […]
How can this be true? Give me an answer for this riddle?… ??… wrack your brains let’s see if anyone gets the answer to this one! Recently a professor in MIT has put a new theory on right-angled triangles that has challenged some accepted norms in Geometry. This theory, Prof. John Mentriffe says, will revolutionize […]
At the top. 43% of the Hindus make more than 100,000+. Check it out for yourself (Source: Good.is).
How does Sachin Tendulkar do it? How does Sachin Tendulkar do it? How does a 36-year-old cricketer stay at the top of the game for 20 years? How does he retain this incredible hunger for achievement after scoring more than 30,000 runs in the long (Test) and shorter (50 over) versions of the game? Cricket […]
The purpose of this post is two-fold. To give some background on my earlier blogging (or its predecessor: bulletin board life) on the subject of economy and financial markets; and To lead you into a phenomenal video produced by PBS Frontline on this subject as a sequel to this post. I have been educating myself […]
[Via – NY Times] In the first of many Congressional hearings into Toyota’s extensive recalls, a senior company executive told the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday that the repairs prescribed by the company might “not totally” solve the problem of unintended sudden acceleration in its vehicles. Since last fall, Toyota has recalled more […]
JP needs no introduction. On Feb 22, IBN live organized a chat session with JP with the public. The following are few questions and answers that caught my attention from this chat. Click here for the full chat script. gottimukkala raju:when do we think, we would find telangana a reality? what do u think are […]
Look this poor bird doing shoplifting. Surprisingly it wins.
During shivaratri day this year .. in dallas it was heavy snow .. One of my friend made this shiva lingam with the snow…in front of his house…
There is a valid place for the financial sector in the economy. But it should be the cart pulled by a horse called manufacturing economy. Not the other way round as it has been in the last 7 to 10 years. In other words, the economic activity has to be based on production and sale […]
Ignore Expiration Dates “Best by,” “Sell by,” and all those other labels mean very little. There’s a filet mignon in my fridge that expired four days ago, but it seems OK to me. I take a hesitant whiff and detect no putrid odor of rotting flesh, no oozing, fetid cow juice—just the full-bodied aroma of […]
Have you used Roomba ? I have been using one for the past two years. It took me about six years to buy one. I wasn’t convinced that this little machine will do the chores. Finally a guy I know at work who is a true consultant (travels a lot) , told me that he […]
[Via – ConsumerReports] At the same time that the Food and Drug Administration announced a significant shift in its view on the potential health risks posed by Bisphenol A, the Department of Health and Human Services said that it is investing $30 million in human and animal studies over the next two years to yield […]
[Via – ConsumerReports] Today the bulk of the consumer protections of the Credit Card Act of 2009 go into effect. They usher in some strong protections, but also leave some things undone. Some benefits: an end to overlimit fees, more advanced notice of changes to your account with the right to opt out, no fees […]
