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Ivy League School Are The Best?

19 January, 2012 By Leave a Comment

This is something! I heard about how competitive it is in education and the job markets from my friends. Some stories that i hear sounds like a massive case of exaggeration but after speaking to close friends, they confirmed that it is the scene.

Heard of IIT (Indian institute of Technology) ? This is the boiling pot of education! Beat this, i was told that apparently to get into this Institute you need to score a moderate 100% at your entry exam. And this is not we want to see if you know some math’s and some english entry exam but one massive test. It’s so massive that some students find their stay in the uni a breeze because they the studying that happened during the entry exam .. WAS CRAZY!

You have to watch the video to believe it. Imagine this students that don’t make it into IIT, get scholarships into the IVY League schools.

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Best Companies To Work For – 2011

12 December, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The list of top companies to work for in the US for 2011 is out! Really didn’t expect some of the names that are on the list but its fantastic that more than the usual suspects are topping the charts which means, more options!

If you’re expecting to see some of the names you see in the picture above, think again :)

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Deadly Typhoon Strikes Philippines

27 September, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Manila residents waded through waist-deep floodwaters and dodged flying debris Tuesday as a powerful typhoon struck the Philippines, killing at least 12 people and sending waves as tall as palm trees crashing over seawalls

Most deaths occurred in metropolitan Manila, which already was soaked by heavy monsoon rains ahead of Typhoon Nesat’s arrival with more downpours and wind gusts of up to 150 km/h. Downtown areas along Manila Bay suffered their worst flooding in decades.

Its massive and its no joke! Imagine getting hit by something as powerful as a typhoon, watch the video below to under stand the magnitude of a typhoon. Typhoon Nesat is underway and there have been many evacuation orders that have been issued which will save lives. Hope everyone that potentially can get effected are in safe area’s!

Pray for those effected and if you can lend some support, please do! A good starting point would be the Red Cross Philippines

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Bhopal Disaster

22 September, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Imagine going to bed one day and getting up the next day to find that pretty much everyone is dead or almost dead due to the negligence of a Multi National who came to your town to run a dangerous business in the name of contributing or improving your local economy.Union Carbide did just that!

Bhopal disaster also known as Bhopal Gas Tragedy was one of the world’s worst industrial catastrophes. It occurred on the night of December 2–3, 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. A leak of methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals from the plant resulted in the exposure of hundreds of thousands of people. Estimates vary on the death toll. The official immediate death toll was 2,259 and the government of Madhya Pradesh has confirmed a total of 3,787 deaths related to the gas release. Others estimate 3,000 died within weeks and another 8,000 have since died from gas-related diseases. A government affidavit in 2006 stated the leak caused 558,125 injuries including 38,478 temporary partial and approximately 3,900 severely and permanently disabling injuries.

I was not aware of this tragedy till recently when one of my lecturer’s brought it to my attention. I had to find out more and it was shocking! Bet many of us don’t know about it and i think we should! Large multi national’s move their operations to small towns , miles away from their parent company to run these dangerous businesses. The un-suspecting residence of this town are the victims when they were effectively killed off their loved , their hopes and their chance of survival.

Chronology of Events :

Inside the Plant

  • 21:00 Water cleaning of pipes starts. Water enters tank 610, reaction starts.
  • 22:30 Gases are emitted from the vent gas scrubber tower.
  • 00:30 The large siren sounds and is turned off.
  • 00:50 The siren is heard within the plant area. The workers escape
Outside the plant 
  • 22:30 First sensations due to the gases are felt—suffocation, cough, burning eyes and vomiting.
  • 1:00 Police are alerted. Residents of the area evacuate. Union Carbide director denies any leak.
  • 2:00 The first people reached Hospital. Symptoms include visual impairment and blindness, respiratory difficulties, frothing at the mouth, and vomiting.
  • 2:10 The alarm is heard outside the plant.
  • 7:00 A police loudspeaker broadcasts: “Everything is normal”.
Estimates vary on the death toll. The official immediate death toll was 2,259 and the government of Madhya Pradesh has confirmed a total of 3,787 deaths related to the gas release. Other government agencies estimate 15,000 deaths Others estimate that 8,000 died within the first weeks and that another 8,000 have since died from gas-related diseases. A government affidavit filed in the Supreme Court in 2006 stated that of the 5,58,125 cases of injury resulting from the disaster, 5,16,406 (92.5%) were minor, 38,478 (6.8%) were temporary partial disablement while 0.7% (~3,900) were severely and permanently disabled. The government’s classification was criticized after the deaths people who were classed as having minor injuries.
To add salt to the deep wound, Some 25 years after the gas leak, 390 tons of toxic chemicals abandoned at the UCIL plant continue to leak and pollute the groundwater in the region and affect thousands of Bhopal residents who depend on it

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Miss Universe 2011 Winner : Leila Lopes of Angola

13 September, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Leila Lopes from Angola was crowned Miss Universe Monday night, smoothly handling an interview question about what physical trait she would change if she could by stating it was her inner beauty and principles that counted most.

The 25-year-old Lopes is Angola’s first winner. She beat out 88 other competitors to win the title during the 60th anniversary of the world’s biggest beauty pageant. She replaces last year’s winner, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico.

“Thank God I’m very satisfied with the way God created me and I wouldn’t change a thing,” Lopes said when asked her interview question. “I consider myself a woman endowed with inner beauty. I have acquired many wonderful principles from my family and I intend to follow these for the rest of my life.”

The first runner-up was 23-year-old Olesia Stefanko of Ukraine and the second runner-up was Priscila Machado of Brazil. The third was Miss Philippines and the fourth Miss China

Ms.Malaysia,Deborah Henry who many were tipping to do well this year did not make it to the top 16

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