The author of this article on German site Spiegel.de asks this question below - is this an important one or a rhetorical one? A few caricatures in a Danish newspaper caused bloody riots in the Muslim world. But now an Afghan man has been sentenced to death for converting to Christianity. Afghanistan has told the West it should mind its own business. Come again? And then he goes on the context of the death sentence of the Afghan man who converted from Islam to Christianity. Read more
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Dr. Grammar - Frequently Asked Questions The Dr. Grammar Frequently Asked Questions page contains answers to questions previously asked of Dr. Grammar that may provide help with your grammar questions. The questions are listed alphabetically, so they can be searched quickly and easily. Browse th (tags: grammar writing reference) Read more
This was a small news article on this site - with GRAVE consequences for the future of Indian Industry and Education! By making 50% kids in this top institutes get in virtually of a standard that are nowhere near the rest - it is certain that the quality will decline tremendously! I wonder what Dr. Singh is thinking!!?? There are ways to boost the poorer and lower classes - but this aint one of them!! The Center today reserved 49.5 percent of the total seats in IITs, IIMs and Central Universities for OBCs, SCs and STs. Read more
This is the story of SAP. The kind of misses - really famous ones - that IBM has had in terms of BIG ideas and businesses that could have flourished from it - it is amazing that it is still thriving! Five former IBM employees establish Systemanalyse und Programmentwicklung (SAP) in Mannheim, Germany in April 1972. The organization's vision is to develop and market standard enterprise software to integrate all business processes. The idea comes to the group when they notice that client after client is developing the same, or very similar, enterprise computer programs.</blockquot Read more
Here are a list of quotes that are attributed to Albert Einstein... I will - when the time permits try to incorporate them in the Random Quotes page.. but for now - you can read all of these quotes from that genius right here on this page! * "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." * "Imagination is more important than knowledge." * "Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love." * "I want to know God's thoughts; the rest are details." Read more
This is a rather interesting news from MIT. This can essentially help many "brain-dead" victims who may not have been brain-dead really or those with Autism. Of course, such a device can be used by many other folks like: - FBI: to know what the terror suspect is thinking - Lover: to know what his beloved is thinking - Quiz Participants: To know the answer in the Quiz Master's mind.. etc. etc. Any more ideas? Three researchers at the MIT Media Lab have developed a device that "reads minds" and alerts wearers to the emotional state of the person they're conversing with. Read more
This is as crazy as it possibly gets in the Patents and Intellectual Property world! First it was the suit against Blackberry and now this one by Netflix! They have patented a "method" by which subscribers can select the movies and second for a method for subscribers to keep the movies as long as they wish without extra charge.. hmm so what is so patent about this thought?? Is strategic intent to be patented? Any combination of different actions? Where do we go next from here? Patenting how we sneeze? Unless some commonsensical guy comes up with some commonsensical legislation - the business environment in the world is going to become impossible for innovations to prosper! Read more
There are many gross practices in many religions - but this one called Ashurah takes the cake! You have to got to see the last picture in this post of a father putting a knife on his son's (not more than 2 yrs I am sure!) to bleed him - and with a feeling of evident pride - to see how brain-dead these folks are!! This is an article that you may read if you are ok with the gory pictures! Otherwise stay away! Read more
This is an interesting article - just look at the salary packages! The salaries in some cases are HIGHER than those offered to Wharton or Harvard grads - or at least in that league! And this MBA costs MUCH less - I just checked the ISB site and the total expenditure - including Tuition, course packs etc + Lodging + Food (taken on the higher side) comes to a ... whopping.. $36,000!! How is that for a deal? And this is just a one year program too!! The School was set up in collaboration with US schools like Kellogg etc. Read more
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