Jokes

..:: Jokes ::..

A Sardarji went to US and had a meeting with Bill Clinton.

Bill: I want to show you the USadvancement. Come with me.

He takes him to a forest.

Bill: Dig the ground. Sardarji did it.

Bill: more...more. ..more... Sardarji went up to 100 feet.

Bill: So now, try to search something.

Sardarji: I got a wire.

Bill : you know, it shows that even 100 years ago we used to have
telephones.

Sardarji became frustrated. He invited Bill to India. Next year Bill was in
India

Sardarji : I want to show you our advancement. The same...he takes Bill to
a forest.

Sardarji : Dig it. Bill does.

Sardarji : more...more. ..m.?l. Bill goes up to almost 400 feet..

Sardarji : try to find something. Bill tries.

Sardarji : Did you get anything?

Bill : No, there is nothing here.

Sardarji : you know, it shows that even 400 years ago we used to have
WIRELESS!!

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Six Tips for Happiness

..:: Six Tips for Happiness ::..

Give yourself permission to be human. When we accept emotions -- such as fear, sadness, or anxiety -- as natural, we are more likely to overcome them. Rejecting our emotions, positive or negative, leads to frustration and unhappiness.

Happiness lies at the intersection between Pleasure and Meaning. Whether at work or at home, the goal is to engage in activities that are both personally significant and enjoyable. When this is not feasible, make sure you have happiness boosters, moments throughout the week that provide you with both pleasure and meaning.

Keep in Mind that hapiness is mostly dependent on our state of mind, not on our status or the state of our bank account. Barring extreme circumstances, our level of well being is determined by what we choose to focus on (the full or the empty part of the glass) and by our interpretation of external events. For example, do we view failure as catastrophic, or do we see it as a learning opportunity?

Simplify! We are, generally, too busy, trying to squeeze in more and more activities into less and less time. Quantity influences quality, and we compromise on our happiness by trying to do too much.

Remember the mind-body connection. What we do -- or don't do -- with our bodies influences our mind. Regular exercise, Adequate sleep, and healthy eating habits lead to both physical and mental health.

Express Gratitude, whenever possible. We too often take our lives for granted. Learn to appreciate and savor the wonderful things in life, from people to food, from nature to a smile.

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Believe It Or Not

..:: Believe It Or Not ::..

• A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
  

• A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
  

• A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
  

• A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
  

• A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

• A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
  

• A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
  

• A snail can sleep for three years.
  

• Al Capo NE's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
  

• All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
  

• Almonds are a member of the peach family.
  

• An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
  

• Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
  

• Butterflies taste with their feet.
  

• Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.
  

• "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "MT".
  

• February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
  

• In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
  

• If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.

• It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
  

• Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
  

• Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
  

• Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
  

• Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
  

• "Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right.

• The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
  

• The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of die! Sel that it burns.
  

• The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

• The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the l! Azy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet.

• The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.

• The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes) .

• There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

• There are more chickens than people in the world.

• There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

• There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious."

• There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewables Vitamins.

• Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

• TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.

• Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.

• Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

• Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks; otherwise it will digest itself.
  

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Interesting Profile of Indian PM Dr. Manmohan Singh

..:: DR. Manmohan Singh - Prime Minister of India ::..

ACADEMIC RECORD

1962
D. Phil., Nuffield College, University of Oxford. Topic: India’s Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth. [Published by Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1964]

1957
Economic Tripos [First Class honours], University of Cambridge

1954
M.A. Economics, Panjab University – First Class with first position in the University

1952

B.A. Economics(Hons. ), Panjab University – Second Class with first position in the University

1950
Intermediate Panjab University – First Class with first position in the University

1948
Matriculation, Panjab University – First class

PRIZES AND AWARDS

2000
Conferred Annasaheb Chirmule Award by the W.LG. alias Annasaheb Chirmule Trust setup by United Western Bank Limited, Satara, Maharashtra

1999
Received H.H. Kanchi Sri Paramacharya Award for Excellence from Shri R. Venkataraman, former President of India and Patron, The Centenarian Trust

1999
Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi.

1997
Conferred Lokmanya Tilak Award by the Tilak Smarak Trust, Pune

1997
Received Justice K.S. Hegde Foundation Award for the year 1996

1997
Awarded Nikkei Asia prize for Regional Growth by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc. (NIKKEI), publisher of Japan’s leading business daily

1996
Honorary Professor, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi

1995
Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award of the Indian Science Congress Association for 1994-95

1994
Asiamoney Award, Finance Minister of the Year

1994
Elected Distinguished Fellow, London School of Economics, Centre for Asia Economy, Politics and Society

1994
Elected Honorary Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K.

1994
Honorary Fellow, All India Management Association

1993
Euromoney Award, Finance Minister of the year

1993
Asiamoney Award, Finance Minister of the Year

1987
Padma Vibhushan Award by the President of India

1986
National Fellow, national Institute of Education, N.C.E.R.T.

1985
Elected President, Indian economic Association

1982
Elected Honorary Fellow, st. John’s College, Cambridge,

1982
Elected Honorary Fellow, Indian Institute of bankers

1976
Honorary Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

1957
Elected Wrenbury Scholar, University of Cambridge, U.K.

1955
Awarded Wright’s Prize for distinguished performance, &St. John’s college, Cambridge, U.K.

1956
Awarded Adam Smith Prize, University of Cambridge, U.K.

1954
Uttar Chand Kapur Medal, Panjab university, for standing first inM.A.(Economics) , panjab University, Chandigarh

1952
University Medal for standing First in B.A. Hon.(Economics) ,panjab University, Chandigarh
Recipient of Honorary Degrees of D.Litt. from :
- Panjab University, Chandigarh
- Guru Nanak University, Amritsar
- Delhi University, Delhi
- Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi
- University of Bologna, Italy
- University of Mysore, Mysore
- Chaudhary charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (D.Sc)
- Kurukshetra University
- Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, patiala (D.Sc)
- Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar
- Osmania University, Hyderabad
- University of Roorkee, Roorkee (Doctor of Social Sciences)
- Doctor of Laws by the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
- Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University (formerly Agra University) - Doctor Letters degree
- Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad (Deemed University) D.Sc. (Honoris Causa)
- Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur

WORK EXPERIENCE AND POSITIONS HELD


May 22, 2004 – till date: Prime Minister of India
March 21, 1998 – May 22,2004: Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha (Council of States) Parliament of India
June, 2001: Re-elected as member of Rajya Sabha for a Term of six years
August 1, 1996 - Dec 4, 1997: Chairman, Parliamentary StandingCommittee on Commerce, Rajya Sabha
June 21, 1991- May 15, 1996: Finance Minister of India
June, 1995: Re-elected Member of RajyaSabha for a term of six years
September, 1991: Elected Member of Rajya Sabha
March 1991-June 1991: Chairman, University Grants Commission
Dec 1990 – March 1991: Advisor to Prime Minister of India onEconomic Affairs
August 1987 – Nov 1990: Secretary General and Commissioner,South Commission
Jan 1985- July 1987: Dy. Chairman, Planning Commissionof India
Sept 1982 – Jan 1985: Governor, Reserve Bank of India
April 1980 – Sept 1982: Member-Secretary, PlanningCommission, India
Nov.1976 – April 1980: Secretary, Ministry of Finance Dept. of Economic Affairs, Government of India Member [Finance], Atomic Energy Commission, Govt. of IndiaMember [Finance], Space Commission, Govt. of India
1972 – 1976: Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry ofFinance, India
1971 – 1972: Economic Adviser, Ministry ofForeign Trade, India
1969 – 1971: Professor of International Trade, Delhi School of Economics,Delhi University,
1966 – 1969: UNCTAD, United Nations Secretariat,New York Chief, Financing for Trade Section1966 : Economic Affairs Officer
1957 – 1965 : Panjab University, Chandigarh 1963-65 : Professor of Economics 1959-63 : Reader in Economics 1957-59 : Senior Lecturer in economics

OTHER ASSIGNMENTS

- Leader of the Indian delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Cyprus (1993)
- Leader of the Indian delegation to the Human Rights World Conference, Vienna (1993)
- Governor of India on the Board of Governors of the IMF and the International Bank of Reconstruction & Development (1991-95)
- Appointed by Prime Minister of India as Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (1983-84)
- Chairman, India Committee of the Indo-japan ;Joint Study Committee (1980-83)
- Leader, Indian Delegation to :
Indo-Soviet Monitoring Group Meeting (1982)
Indo-Soviet Joint Planning Group Meeting (1980-82)
Aid India Consortium Meetings (1977-79)
- Member Indian Delegation to :
South-South Consultation, New Delhi (1982)
Cancun Summit on North-South Issues (1981)
Aid-India Consortium Meetings, Paris (1973-79)
Annual Meetings of IMF, IBRD & Commonwealth Finance Ministers (1972-79)
Third Session of UNCTAD, Santiago (April-May 1972)
Meetings of UNCTAD Trade & Development Board, Geneva (May 1971 – July 1972)
Ministerial Meeting of Group of 77, Lima (Oct.1971)
- Deputy for India on IMF Committee of Twenty on International Monetary Reform (1972 – 74)
- Associate, Meetings of IMF Interim Committee and Joint Fund-Bank Development Committee (1976-80, 1982-85)
- Alternate Governor for India, Board of Governors of IBRD (1976-80)
- Alternate Governor for India, Board of Governors of the IMF (1982-85)
- Alternate Governor for India, Board of Governors, Asian Development Bank, Manila (1976-80)
- Director, Reserve Bank of India (1976-80)
- Director, Industrial Development Bank of India (1976-80)
- Participated in Commonwealth Prime Ministers Meeting, Kingston (1975)
- Represented Secretary;-General UNCTAD at several inter-governmental meetings including :
Second Session of UNCTAD, 1968
Committee on Invisibles & Financing Related to Trade, Consultant to UNCTAD, ESCAP and Commonwealth Secretariat
- Member, International Organizations :
Appointed as Member by the Secretary-General, United Nations of a Group of Eminent Persons to advise him on Financing for Development (December, 2000)

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