Category: Hakuna matata

The question is – What should we do to free our planet from terrorism?

Yup, this is really the President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. I am totally surprised by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam using yahoo to ask question. Dr. Kalam is one of the most distinguished scientists of India, having received honorary doctorates from 30 universities and institutions. His focus is on igniting young minds for national development and transforming India into a developed nation by 2020. Can it get bigger and better than this?

You will also see answers from famous personalities including
=> Kiran Bedi

=> Akum Longchari

=> Leander Paes

=> Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

All of them providing their own thoughts on the subject.

You can also view the President’s video before you decide to answer his question.

You can also win some cool goodies by answering the question – The latest , fully loaded. Tablet PC with a high end webcam :D

The BBC news magazine has published list of 100 things we didn’t know last year.

Each week, the Magazine chronicles interesting and sometimes downright unexpected facts from the news, through its strand 10 things we didn’t know last week. Here, to round off the year, are some of the best from the past 12 months.

1. Pele has always hated his nickname, which he says sounds like “baby-talk in Portuguese”.

2. There are 200 million blogs which are no longer being updated, say technology analysts.

3. Urban birds have developed a short, fast “rap style” of singing, different from their rural counterparts.

4. Bristol is the least anti-social place in England, says the National Audit Office.

5. Standard-sized condoms are too big for most Indian men.

6. The late Alan “Fluff” Freeman, famous as a DJ, had trained as an opera singer.

7. The lion costume in the film Wizard of Oz was made from real lions.

8. There are 6.5 million sets of fingerprints on file in the UK.

9. Fathers tend to determine the height of their child, mothers their weight.

10. Panspermia is the idea that life on Earth originated on another planet.

Read the rest of list…

On which of these days in the month of Chaitra is Lord Rama’s birthday celebrated?
1. Purnima

2. Navami

3. Ashtami

4. Ekadashi

The correct answer is no # 2 Navmi

More information
=> Purnima – The Full Moon is the lunar phase that occurs when the Moon lies on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun. The older method of assigning names is based on seasons and quarters of the year. For example Buddha Purnima comes in May or Narali Purnima, comes in August.

=> Navami – This day is the birthday of Rama. Rama Navami falls on the ninth day i.e. Chaitra Masa Suklapaksha Navami

=> Ashtami – This is victory date for Durga killing Mahishasura.

=> Ekadashi – Ekadashi is fasting day. Ekadashi itself is a combination of ‘Eka’ (One) and ‘Dashi’ (Ten), meaning the eleventh day after the full or new moon.

This is a question # 8 (episode #8) of KBC3.

Joe Barbera was an American animator, cartoon artist, storyboard artist director, producer and co-founder, together with William Hanna, of Hanna-Barbera. The studio produced well-known cartoons such as
=> Tom and Jerry (my favorite cartoon show)
=> The Flintstones
=> Scooby-Doo etc

From the article:
Joe Barbera, half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team that produced such beloved cartoon characters as Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear and the Flintstones, died Monday, a Warner Bros. spokesman said. He was 95.

Barbera died of natural causes at his home with his wife Sheila at his side, Warner Bros. spokesman Gary Miereanu said.

With his longtime partner, Bill Hanna, Barbera first found success creating the highly successful Tom and Jerry cartoons. The antics of the battling cat and mouse went on to win seven Academy Awards, more than any other series with the same characters.

This is sad news. I grew up watching all these wonderful cartoons. Rest in peace, we will miss you.

These are 10 rules for building wealth

Fumbling when it comes to investing? Don’t panic. There are easy ways to get your money to work for you.

=> Start early
=> Use your 401(k)
=> Keep it simple
=> Don’t try to beat the market
=> Don’t chase trends
=> Make saving automatic
=> Go heavy on stocks
=> Hold down fees
=> Ditch credit card debt
=> Defer taxes

10 Rules for Building Wealth / FORTUNE

BBC World Service reports that – Richest 2% own ‘half the wealth’ and rest all of us fight in 50%. No wonder the people at the top of the tree are enjoying the best things in life.

“Wealth” has come to mean an abundance of items of economic value, or the state of controlling or possessing such items, and encompasses money, real estate and personal property. In many countries wealth is also measured by reference to access to essential services such as health care, or the possession of crops and livestock.

Report findings

=> The report, from the World Institute of Development Economics Research at the UN University, says

=> The poorer half of the world’s population own barely 1% of global wealth

=> The richest 2% of adults in the world own more than half of all household wealth(
Wealth is heavily concentrated in North America, Europe and some countries in the Asia Pacific region, such as Japan and Australia.

=> These countries account for 90% of household wealth.

Read rest of Richest 2% own ‘half the wealth’ report…

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They say Money can’t buy happiness, or so the saying goes. But it may not be true at all.

Ed Diener, a University of Illinois psychologist, said that the connection was complex but that very rich people rated substantially higher in satisfaction with life than very poor people did, even within wealthy nations.

“There is overwhelming evidence that money buys happiness” said Andrew Oswald, an economist with the University of Warwick, in England. The debate, he said, is how strong the effect is.

In any case, researchers say money’s effect is small. It’s much better advice, if you’re looking for happiness in life, to try to find the right husband or wife rather than trying to double your salary, Professor Oswald said.

If You’ve Got the Money, Honey, You May Be a Little Bit Happier [nytimes.com]