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Organization charts of famous companies

July 20, 2011. Tags: , , , ,  •  4 Comments

This is going to be quite interesting and hilarious too. Most of us are aware of the organization charts that exist in almost every company – no matter its size. In smaller companies, it might be relatively simple, but as the company grows, the org chart (as it is commonly referrer to as) becomes complex.

Now you must be wondering why the heck I am giving you gyaan about org charts! Hold on… What I am talking about is the organization …

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Yippy! We now have Zero Gravity Beer!!

March 22, 2011. Tags: , , , , , ,  •  5 Comments

Just imagine… You are launched into middle atmosphere (that’s correct: in the mid of the air); You take a good look back at our very own planet Earth; and all the while, you are sipping on a cold beer! That’s no joke by any means… IT IS A FACT (well, almost).

An Australian microbrewery was asked to design the perfect beer to sip on in outer space. As the concept of space tourism becomes more and more real (and of course …

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Our condolences are prayers are with the Japanese

March 17, 2011. Tags: ,  •  No Comments

I am disturbed to the bottom of my heart.

I am suddenly feeling so bad about all that is happening in the eastern part of the world…

I am too numb to even comment on the perils the Japanese must be going through…

All I can do right now is to offer my condolences to those who fell pray to the natural and human-caused calamity.

I am also praying for well-being of those who are alive and still struggling to make a living…

I would …

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Busy Moms get just 26 minutes for “Me Time”!

March 12, 2011. Tags: , ,  •  No Comments

This is definitely not good. I am pitying all the great women who try their best to balance work as well as their child/ children. This balancing act often takes a toll on the overall well-being of these busy moms. But this definitely highlights the important thing that the most critical element of the entire family system – MOTHER – is often being neglected.

According to the Telegraph of UK, busy British moms get just 26 minutes on average to themselves …

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Know more about magic called KINECT from Microsoft

January 30, 2011. Tags: ,  •  No Comments

I happened to bump into this nice article published on Popular Mechanics (PM) about how Microsoft managed to pull through this wonderful magic called KINECT… In an exclusive interview with Alex Kipman – one of the members of Microsoft’s XBox 360′s Project Natal team – which designed, developed, built, and eventually created the magic KINECT. Below I publish the snippets of what I liked in the interview. For detailed interview coverage, please visit the article published on PM’s site.

Q. The Kinect technology …

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