Today’s teachers:
• Spend an average of 50 hours per week on all teaching duties, including non-compensated school-related activities such as grading papers, bus duty and club advising.
• Teach an average of 21 pupils (elementary). Secondary schoolteachers have an average class size of 28 pupils.
• Spend an average of $443 per year of their own money to meet the needs of their students. Elementary teachers spend about $498 per year. Secondary teachers spend about $386. Teachers of color spend about $470 per year, more than the $434 spent by white teachers.
• Make an average starting salary of $31,704 per year, not including supplemental pay for extra duties.
• Enter the teaching profession to help shape the next generation. Nearly three out of four (73%) enter teaching because of their desire to work with young people. And nearly seven out of 10 teachers (68%) cite it as the reason for remaining in the profession.
• Nearly half of all public schoolteachers (49%) have been in the classroom 15 years or longer; more than one-third (38%) have 20 or more years of classroom experience.
• More than half (57%) hold at least a master’s degree. The percentage of teachers with a master’s degree has more than doubled since 1961. Less than half (43%) of public schoolteachers hold only a bachelor’s degree-the smallest percentage in 40 years.
• Nine out of 10 teachers (90%) say they spend no time teaching grades or subjects outside their licensed subject area.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
# The average human brain has about 100 billion nerve cells.
# Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles (274 km) per hour.
# The thyroid cartilage is more commonly known as the adams apple.
# The only jointless bone in your body is the hyoid bone in your throat
# It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
# Your stomach needs to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it would digest itself.
# It takes the interaction of 72 different muscles to produce human speech.
# The average life of a taste bud is 10 days.
# The average cough comes out of your mouth at 60 miles (96.5 km) per hour.
# Relative to size, the strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
# Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
# When you sneeze, all your bodily functions stop even your heart.
# Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age.
# Children grow faster in the springtime.
# It takes the stomach an hour to break down cow milk.
# Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
# Blondes have more hair than dark-haired people do.
# There are 10 human body parts that are only 3 letters long (eye hip arm leg ear toe jaw rib lip gum).
# If you go blind in one eye you only lose about one fifth of your vision but all your sense of depth.
# The average human head weighs about 8 pounds.
# Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
# In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.
# An average human scalp has 100,000 hairs.
# The length of the finger dictates how fast the fingernail grows. Therefore, the nail on your middle finger grows the fastest, and on average, your toenails grow twice as slow as your fingernails.
# The average human blinks their eyes 6,205,000 times each year.
# The entire length of all the eyelashes shed by a human in their life is over 98 feet (30 m).
# Your skull is made up of 29 different bones.
# Your ears and nose continue to grow throughout your entire life.
# After you die, your body starts to dry out creating the illusion that your hair and nails are still growing after death.
# Hair is made from the same substance as fingernails.
# The average surface of the human intestine is 656 square feet (200 m).
# A healthy adult can draw in about 200 to 300 cubic inches (3.3 to 4.9 liters) of air at a single breath, but at rest only about 5% of this volume is used.
# The surface of the human skin is 6.5 square feet (2m).
15 million blood cells are destroyed in the human body every second.
# The pancreas produces Insulin.
# The most sensitive cluster of nerves is at the base of the spine.
# The human body is comprised of 80% water.
# The average human will shed 40 pounds of skin in a lifetime.
# Every year about 98% of the atoms in your body are replaced.
# The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet (9 m).
# You were born with 300 bones. When you get to be an adult, you have 206.
# Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.
# Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
# There are 45 miles (72 km) of nerves in the skin of a human being.
# The average human heart will beat 3,000 million times in its lifetime and pump 48 million gallons of blood.
# Each square inch (2.5 cm) of human skin consists of 20 feet (6 m) of blood vessels.
# During a 24-hour period, the average human will breathe 23,040 times.
# Human blood travels 60,000 miles (96,540 km) per day on its journey through the body.
# Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles (274 km) per hour.
# The thyroid cartilage is more commonly known as the adams apple.
# The only jointless bone in your body is the hyoid bone in your throat
# It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
# Your stomach needs to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it would digest itself.
# It takes the interaction of 72 different muscles to produce human speech.
# The average life of a taste bud is 10 days.
# The average cough comes out of your mouth at 60 miles (96.5 km) per hour.
# Relative to size, the strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
# Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
# When you sneeze, all your bodily functions stop even your heart.
# Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age.
# Children grow faster in the springtime.
# It takes the stomach an hour to break down cow milk.
# Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
# Blondes have more hair than dark-haired people do.
# There are 10 human body parts that are only 3 letters long (eye hip arm leg ear toe jaw rib lip gum).
# If you go blind in one eye you only lose about one fifth of your vision but all your sense of depth.
# The average human head weighs about 8 pounds.
# Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
# In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.
# An average human scalp has 100,000 hairs.
# The length of the finger dictates how fast the fingernail grows. Therefore, the nail on your middle finger grows the fastest, and on average, your toenails grow twice as slow as your fingernails.
# The average human blinks their eyes 6,205,000 times each year.
# The entire length of all the eyelashes shed by a human in their life is over 98 feet (30 m).
# Your skull is made up of 29 different bones.
# Your ears and nose continue to grow throughout your entire life.
# After you die, your body starts to dry out creating the illusion that your hair and nails are still growing after death.
# Hair is made from the same substance as fingernails.
# The average surface of the human intestine is 656 square feet (200 m).
# A healthy adult can draw in about 200 to 300 cubic inches (3.3 to 4.9 liters) of air at a single breath, but at rest only about 5% of this volume is used.
# The surface of the human skin is 6.5 square feet (2m).
15 million blood cells are destroyed in the human body every second.
# The pancreas produces Insulin.
# The most sensitive cluster of nerves is at the base of the spine.
# The human body is comprised of 80% water.
# The average human will shed 40 pounds of skin in a lifetime.
# Every year about 98% of the atoms in your body are replaced.
# The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet (9 m).
# You were born with 300 bones. When you get to be an adult, you have 206.
# Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.
# Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
# There are 45 miles (72 km) of nerves in the skin of a human being.
# The average human heart will beat 3,000 million times in its lifetime and pump 48 million gallons of blood.
# Each square inch (2.5 cm) of human skin consists of 20 feet (6 m) of blood vessels.
# During a 24-hour period, the average human will breathe 23,040 times.
# Human blood travels 60,000 miles (96,540 km) per day on its journey through the body.
GLOBAL WARMING.......
Yes. Earth is already showing many signs of worldwide climate change.
• Average temperatures have climbed 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit (0.8 degree Celsius) around the world since 1880, much of this in recent decades, according to NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
• The rate of warming is increasing. The 20th century's last two decades were the hottest in 400 years and possibly the warmest for several millennia, according to a number of climate studies. And the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports that 11 of the past 12 years are among the dozen warmest since 1850.
• The Arctic is feeling the effects the most. Average temperatures in Alaska, western Canada, and eastern Russia have risen at twice the global average, according to the multinational Arctic Climate Impact Assessment report compiled between 2000 and 2004.
• Arctic ice is rapidly disappearing, and the region may have its first completely ice-free summer by 2040 or earlier. Polar bears and indigenous cultures are already suffering from the sea-ice loss.
• Glaciers and mountain snows are rapidly melting—for example, Montana's Glacier National Park now has only 27 glaciers, versus 150 in 1910. In the Northern Hemisphere, thaws also come a week earlier in spring and freezes begin a week later.
• Coral reefs, which are highly sensitive to small changes in water temperature, suffered the worst bleaching—or die-off in response to stress—ever recorded in 1998, with some areas seeing bleach rates of 70 percent. Experts expect these sorts of events to increase in frequency and intensity in the next 50 years as sea temperatures rise.
• An upsurge in the amount of extreme weather events, such as wildfires, heat waves, and strong tropical storms, is also attributed in part to climate change by some experts.
SAVE EARTH
SAVE US..
• Average temperatures have climbed 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit (0.8 degree Celsius) around the world since 1880, much of this in recent decades, according to NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
• The rate of warming is increasing. The 20th century's last two decades were the hottest in 400 years and possibly the warmest for several millennia, according to a number of climate studies. And the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports that 11 of the past 12 years are among the dozen warmest since 1850.
• The Arctic is feeling the effects the most. Average temperatures in Alaska, western Canada, and eastern Russia have risen at twice the global average, according to the multinational Arctic Climate Impact Assessment report compiled between 2000 and 2004.
• Arctic ice is rapidly disappearing, and the region may have its first completely ice-free summer by 2040 or earlier. Polar bears and indigenous cultures are already suffering from the sea-ice loss.
• Glaciers and mountain snows are rapidly melting—for example, Montana's Glacier National Park now has only 27 glaciers, versus 150 in 1910. In the Northern Hemisphere, thaws also come a week earlier in spring and freezes begin a week later.
• Coral reefs, which are highly sensitive to small changes in water temperature, suffered the worst bleaching—or die-off in response to stress—ever recorded in 1998, with some areas seeing bleach rates of 70 percent. Experts expect these sorts of events to increase in frequency and intensity in the next 50 years as sea temperatures rise.
• An upsurge in the amount of extreme weather events, such as wildfires, heat waves, and strong tropical storms, is also attributed in part to climate change by some experts.
SAVE EARTH
SAVE US..
WATER
What is water?
One of the ‘Panch – Mahabhoota's, water is an important component of nature. Water in its pure form is tasteless, odourless substance that is essential to all known forms of life and is also known as the Universal Solvent. Without it, life would not exist. Two thirds of earth is covered with water.
Forms of water: -
Water is found in three different forms - liquid, solid or gas, depending on the temperature but it constantly changes from one form to another. Changes in temperature will determine which of these forms predominates in a particular area. [Top]
Some interesting facts about water
* 75% of the earth's surface is covered with water.
* More than 97% of the earth's water is in its oceans.
* The world's average rainfall is about 850 mm.
* Water regulates the Earth's temperature. It also regulates the temperature of the human body, carries nutrients and oxygen to cells, cushions joints, protects organs and tissues, and removes waste.
* Blood in animals and sap in plants is composed mainly of water.
* A dripping tap can waste up to 6 litres of water in a day.
* More than half the creatures on the Earth are found under water.
* Life on earth probably originated in water.
* In the summer our bodies require about 2 litres of water daily. Here is the water content of some foods (approximate) - 95% in tomato, 65% in mango, 95% in watermelon and 87% in pineapple.
THIN THAT HOW WATER IS USEFUL SO MY DEAR ONES PLEASE SAVE WATER..........
One of the ‘Panch – Mahabhoota's, water is an important component of nature. Water in its pure form is tasteless, odourless substance that is essential to all known forms of life and is also known as the Universal Solvent. Without it, life would not exist. Two thirds of earth is covered with water.
Forms of water: -
Water is found in three different forms - liquid, solid or gas, depending on the temperature but it constantly changes from one form to another. Changes in temperature will determine which of these forms predominates in a particular area. [Top]
Some interesting facts about water
* 75% of the earth's surface is covered with water.
* More than 97% of the earth's water is in its oceans.
* The world's average rainfall is about 850 mm.
* Water regulates the Earth's temperature. It also regulates the temperature of the human body, carries nutrients and oxygen to cells, cushions joints, protects organs and tissues, and removes waste.
* Blood in animals and sap in plants is composed mainly of water.
* A dripping tap can waste up to 6 litres of water in a day.
* More than half the creatures on the Earth are found under water.
* Life on earth probably originated in water.
* In the summer our bodies require about 2 litres of water daily. Here is the water content of some foods (approximate) - 95% in tomato, 65% in mango, 95% in watermelon and 87% in pineapple.
THIN THAT HOW WATER IS USEFUL SO MY DEAR ONES PLEASE SAVE WATER..........
WATER
What is water?
One of the ‘Panch – Mahabhoota's, water is an important component of nature. Water in its pure form is tasteless, odourless substance that is essential to all known forms of life and is also known as the Universal Solvent. Without it, life would not exist. Two thirds of earth is covered with water.
Forms of water: -
Water is found in three different forms - liquid, solid or gas, depending on the temperature but it constantly changes from one form to another. Changes in temperature will determine which of these forms predominates in a particular area. [Top]
Some interesting facts about water
* 75% of the earth's surface is covered with water.
* More than 97% of the earth's water is in its oceans.
* The world's average rainfall is about 850 mm.
* Water regulates the Earth's temperature. It also regulates the temperature of the human body, carries nutrients and oxygen to cells, cushions joints, protects organs and tissues, and removes waste.
* Blood in animals and sap in plants is composed mainly of water.
* A dripping tap can waste up to 6 litres of water in a day.
* More than half the creatures on the Earth are found under water.
* Life on earth probably originated in water.
* In the summer our bodies require about 2 litres of water daily. Here is the water content of some foods (approximate) - 95% in tomato, 65% in mango, 95% in watermelon and 87% in pineapple.
THIN THAT HOW WATER IS USEFUL SO MY DEAR ONES PLEASE SAVE WATER..........
One of the ‘Panch – Mahabhoota's, water is an important component of nature. Water in its pure form is tasteless, odourless substance that is essential to all known forms of life and is also known as the Universal Solvent. Without it, life would not exist. Two thirds of earth is covered with water.
Forms of water: -
Water is found in three different forms - liquid, solid or gas, depending on the temperature but it constantly changes from one form to another. Changes in temperature will determine which of these forms predominates in a particular area. [Top]
Some interesting facts about water
* 75% of the earth's surface is covered with water.
* More than 97% of the earth's water is in its oceans.
* The world's average rainfall is about 850 mm.
* Water regulates the Earth's temperature. It also regulates the temperature of the human body, carries nutrients and oxygen to cells, cushions joints, protects organs and tissues, and removes waste.
* Blood in animals and sap in plants is composed mainly of water.
* A dripping tap can waste up to 6 litres of water in a day.
* More than half the creatures on the Earth are found under water.
* Life on earth probably originated in water.
* In the summer our bodies require about 2 litres of water daily. Here is the water content of some foods (approximate) - 95% in tomato, 65% in mango, 95% in watermelon and 87% in pineapple.
THIN THAT HOW WATER IS USEFUL SO MY DEAR ONES PLEASE SAVE WATER..........
ABOUT TAJ
Interesting Facts
* The construction of this monument took a time period of 22 years. A workforce of 20,000 laborers was brought from here and there for building the Taj Mahal.
* People say that Shah Jahan ordered that the hands of the craftsmen and architect be chopped off after building Taj Mahal, as he did not want them to build another grand monument as this one.
* It is said that Shah Jahan had planned to build another Taj Mahal in black marble as his own tomb.
* The Taj Mahal is considered to be the seventh wonder of the world.
* The walls and dome of Taj Mahal were covered with semi precious stones and gems that were later plundered in successive wars.
* Some European scholars claim that Taj Mahal was designed by an Italian architect by the name of Geronimo Veroneo. However, there is no hard evidence to prove this claim.
* The construction of this monument took a time period of 22 years. A workforce of 20,000 laborers was brought from here and there for building the Taj Mahal.
* People say that Shah Jahan ordered that the hands of the craftsmen and architect be chopped off after building Taj Mahal, as he did not want them to build another grand monument as this one.
* It is said that Shah Jahan had planned to build another Taj Mahal in black marble as his own tomb.
* The Taj Mahal is considered to be the seventh wonder of the world.
* The walls and dome of Taj Mahal were covered with semi precious stones and gems that were later plundered in successive wars.
* Some European scholars claim that Taj Mahal was designed by an Italian architect by the name of Geronimo Veroneo. However, there is no hard evidence to prove this claim.
COMPOSE OF TAJ...
Built in: 1631
Built by: Fifth Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan
Time Period: 22 years (1631 - 1653)
Estimated Money Spent: 35 million rupees
Number of artisans involved: 20000 approximately
Location: Banks of River Yamuna in Agra, India
Timings: 6am to 7pm (closed on Fridays and public holidays)
Entry Fee: Free for children below 12 years of age
Non-Indians: 5 US$
Indians: From 8am to 4pm - Rs. 15
From 6am to 8am and 4pm to 7pm - Rs. 10
Chief Architect: Ustad Isa Khan
Built by: Fifth Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan
Time Period: 22 years (1631 - 1653)
Estimated Money Spent: 35 million rupees
Number of artisans involved: 20000 approximately
Location: Banks of River Yamuna in Agra, India
Timings: 6am to 7pm (closed on Fridays and public holidays)
Entry Fee: Free for children below 12 years of age
Non-Indians: 5 US$
Indians: From 8am to 4pm - Rs. 15
From 6am to 8am and 4pm to 7pm - Rs. 10
Chief Architect: Ustad Isa Khan
ABOUT INDIA......
1. India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization.
2. India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
3. India is the world's largest democracy.
4. Varanasi, also known as Benares, was called "the ancient city" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C.E, and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
5. India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
6. The World's first university was established in Takshashila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
7. Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987.
8. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago. Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our civilization.
9. Although modern images of India often show poverty and lack of development, India was the richest country on earth until the time of British invasion in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India's wealth.
10. The art of Navigation was bornin the river Sindhu 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from Sanskrit 'Nou'.
11. Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: (5th century) 365.258756484 days.
12. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century long before the European mathematicians.
13. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10**53(10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 BCE during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera 10**12(10 to the power of 12).
14. IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdish Bose and not Marconi.
15. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
16. According to Saka King Rudradaman I of 150 CE a beautiful lake called Sudarshana was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during Chandragupta Maurya's time.
17. Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
18. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like cesareans, cataract, artificial limbs, fractures, urinary stones and even plastic surgery and brain surgery. Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India. Over 125 surgical equipment were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.
19. When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization).
20. The four religions born in India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.
21. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.
22. India is one of the few countries in the World, which gained independence without violence.
23. India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World.
24. India is the largest English speaking nation in the world.
25. India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously.
Famous Quotes on India (by non-Indians)
* Albert Einstein said: We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.
* Mark Twain said: India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.
* French scholar Romain Rolland said: If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.
* Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA said: India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.
2. India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
3. India is the world's largest democracy.
4. Varanasi, also known as Benares, was called "the ancient city" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C.E, and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
5. India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
6. The World's first university was established in Takshashila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
7. Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software - a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987.
8. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago. Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our civilization.
9. Although modern images of India often show poverty and lack of development, India was the richest country on earth until the time of British invasion in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India's wealth.
10. The art of Navigation was bornin the river Sindhu 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from Sanskrit 'Nou'.
11. Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: (5th century) 365.258756484 days.
12. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century long before the European mathematicians.
13. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10**53(10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 BCE during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera 10**12(10 to the power of 12).
14. IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdish Bose and not Marconi.
15. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
16. According to Saka King Rudradaman I of 150 CE a beautiful lake called Sudarshana was constructed on the hills of Raivataka during Chandragupta Maurya's time.
17. Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
18. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like cesareans, cataract, artificial limbs, fractures, urinary stones and even plastic surgery and brain surgery. Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India. Over 125 surgical equipment were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.
19. When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization).
20. The four religions born in India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.
21. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.
22. India is one of the few countries in the World, which gained independence without violence.
23. India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World.
24. India is the largest English speaking nation in the world.
25. India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously.
Famous Quotes on India (by non-Indians)
* Albert Einstein said: We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.
* Mark Twain said: India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.
* French scholar Romain Rolland said: If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.
* Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA said: India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.
DON'T FEAR
2012 Interesting Facts
2012 is expected to be year of great positive change. It is not the end of the world! Back in 1899 something was identified called Schumann Cavity Resonance. It is the heart beat or frequency of the Earth. Since its discovery till 1986 this heart beat frequency was constant 7.8 Hertz per second. From 1986 it started to raise dramatically and in 1998 it was reported to be 10 hertz per second. On other hand magnetics of the earth are dropping dramatically and it is expected they will reach zero point in 2012. Maya calendar and other calendars end in 2012, but it is not the end of the world just beginning of the new one since every 26000 years Earth goes through grand cycle of evolution.
vicky(JACK)
2012 is expected to be year of great positive change. It is not the end of the world! Back in 1899 something was identified called Schumann Cavity Resonance. It is the heart beat or frequency of the Earth. Since its discovery till 1986 this heart beat frequency was constant 7.8 Hertz per second. From 1986 it started to raise dramatically and in 1998 it was reported to be 10 hertz per second. On other hand magnetics of the earth are dropping dramatically and it is expected they will reach zero point in 2012. Maya calendar and other calendars end in 2012, but it is not the end of the world just beginning of the new one since every 26000 years Earth goes through grand cycle of evolution.
vicky(JACK)
fact of cricket
India were all out for 54 in October 2000, their lowest ever total in One Day Internationals against Sri Lanka.
England's John Jameson, who was born in India, made his highest Test score( 82 ) against India.
Only four test series have ended 0-0 with all five matches being drawn. India was involved in three of them, including two in a row against Pakistan.
Paul Strang is the only Zimbabwean batsmen to score 100 runs and take 5 wickets in an inings of a test match
No less than five batsmen were run out during the New Zealand innings v Sri Lanka at Sharjah in March 1988- only eight wickets fell in all.
Steve Waugh made 87 consecutive ODI appearances for Australia, and was then dropped, only to be replaced by his twin brother Mark Waugh.
Mike gatting had his nose broken by a ball from Malcolm Marshall while batting v West Indies at Kingston in 1986. The ball unfortunately dropped from his nose on to the wicket.
There were no less than six ducks- plus one not out batsman, in the Pakistani innings v West Indies, at Cape Town in 1993.
Two spectators were killed and several injured when a stand collapsed during the India v England game at Nagpur in January 1985.
25, 000 spectators turned up to watch England play its first ODI match at Chandigarh. Unfortunately a violent thunderstorm flooded the ground. In order to placate the crowd a 15 overs game was staged in unplayable conditions.
Mark Waugh was run out 4 times in five innings in One day International matches in 1992.
Desmond Haynes and Gordon Greenidge completed 15 century partnerships in ODI matches for West Indies.
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vicky.......
England's John Jameson, who was born in India, made his highest Test score( 82 ) against India.
Only four test series have ended 0-0 with all five matches being drawn. India was involved in three of them, including two in a row against Pakistan.
Paul Strang is the only Zimbabwean batsmen to score 100 runs and take 5 wickets in an inings of a test match
No less than five batsmen were run out during the New Zealand innings v Sri Lanka at Sharjah in March 1988- only eight wickets fell in all.
Steve Waugh made 87 consecutive ODI appearances for Australia, and was then dropped, only to be replaced by his twin brother Mark Waugh.
Mike gatting had his nose broken by a ball from Malcolm Marshall while batting v West Indies at Kingston in 1986. The ball unfortunately dropped from his nose on to the wicket.
There were no less than six ducks- plus one not out batsman, in the Pakistani innings v West Indies, at Cape Town in 1993.
Two spectators were killed and several injured when a stand collapsed during the India v England game at Nagpur in January 1985.
25, 000 spectators turned up to watch England play its first ODI match at Chandigarh. Unfortunately a violent thunderstorm flooded the ground. In order to placate the crowd a 15 overs game was staged in unplayable conditions.
Mark Waugh was run out 4 times in five innings in One day International matches in 1992.
Desmond Haynes and Gordon Greenidge completed 15 century partnerships in ODI matches for West Indies.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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