Europe supported the 2022 World Cup held in the winter

European countries support the proposal to move the 2022 World Cup schedule for winter . This attitude conveyed from British FIFA vice- president Jim Boyce , on the sidelines of the meeting of 54 members of UEFA in Dubrovnik , Croatia , on Thursday ( 19 / 09 ) .

"The agreement is a meeting of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar could not be held in the summer , " said Boyce . "Everybody agrees with that view , " he said . Boyce adds that need to be addressed now is whether the World Cup schedule , which is usually held in June and July , should be shifted to January 2022 or November and December 2022 . A substantial number of British football associations had previously rejected the proposal because it would disrupt the schedule shift domestic competition schedule .

The desire to protect domestic competition remains voiced , with the hope of the league schedule at the end of the year will not be deleted while UEFA wants 2022 World Cup was held in January so it does not disrupt the Champions League schedule .threats compensation Boyce said that while agrees with the shift schedule , UEFA asked FIFA not to rush to a decision. "There's still nine years and we want FIFA to meet with all parties involved, so that later decisions have minimal impact on the football calendar , " explained Boyce .

FIFA is scheduled to discuss the schedule for the 2022 World Cup at a meeting in Zurich on 3rd October. The world football body is believed likely to hold the 2022 World Cup in November and December so as not to collide with the Winter Olympics . In Qatar at the height of summer the temperature can reach 50 degrees Celsius and many critics say these conditions could endanger the health of the players . Australia , one of the running for the 2022 World Cup host , ask for compensation if FIFA threatens to change the implementation schedule . But FIFA insists there will be no compensation either to host or sponsor a candidate , when the 2022 World Cup eventually shifted into winter .

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Released "Quote of The Day" feature in our Motivational Website

We are taking lot of steps to improve our Motivational Quotes Website TheQuotes.net.
Recently we had added Facebook Cover application and released a Book "Motivation from TheQuotes.net"

And, our Team is working on adding lot of new Quotes and attractive Facebook Cover images.

Today, we have released "Quote of The Day" feature.

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India celebrates 64th Republic Day

Today (26th January, 2012) India celebrates 64th Republic Day.



The Republic Day in India is celebrated as the day India's own constitution came into effect on 26th January 1950.

Read below the President's message for the 64th republic Day.

My Fellow Citizens:

On the eve of our 64th Republic Day, I extend warm greetings to all of you in India and abroad. I convey my special greetings to members of our armed forces, paramilitary forces and internal security forces.

India has changed more in last six decades than in six previous centuries. This is neither accidental nor providential; history shifts its pace when touched by vision. The great dream of raising a new India from the ashes of colonialism reached a historic denouement in 1947; more important, independence became a turning point for an equally dramatic narrative, nation-building. The foundations were laid through our Constitution, adopted on 26 January 1950, which we celebrate each year as Republic Day. Its driving principle was a compact between state and citizen, a powerful public-private partnership nourished by justice, liberty and equality.

India did not win freedom from the British in order to deny freedom to Indians. The Constitution represented a second liberation, this time from the stranglehold of traditional inequity in gender, caste, community, along with other fetters that had chained us for too long.

This inspired a Cultural Evolution which put Indian society on the track to modernity: society changed in a gradual evolution, for violent revolution is not the Indian way. Change across the knotted weaves of the social fabric remains a work in progress, impelled by periodic reform in law and the momentum of popular will.

In the last six decades there is much that we can be proud of. Our economic growth rate has more than tripled. The literacy rate has increased by over four times. After having attained self sufficiency, now we are net exporters of food-grain. Significant reduction in the incidence of poverty has been achieved. Among our other major achievements is the drive towards gender equality.

No one suggested this would be easy. The difficulties that accompanied the first quantum leap, the Hindu code bill, enacted in 1955 tell their own story. It needed the unflinching commitment of leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru and Babasaheb Ambedkar to push through this remarkable legislation. Jawaharlal Nehru would later describe this as perhaps the most important achievement of his life. The time has now come to ensure gender equality for every Indian woman. We can neither evade nor abandon this national commitment, for the price of neglect will be high. Vested interests do not surrender easily. The civil society and the government must work together to fulfill this national goal.

Fellow Citizens:

I speak to you when a grave tragedy has shattered complacency. The brutal rape and murder of a young woman, a woman who was symbol of all that new India strives to be, has left our hearts empty and our minds in turmoil. We lost more than a valuable life; we lost a dream. If today young Indians feel outraged, can we blame our youth?

There is a law of the land. But there is also a higher law. The sanctity of a woman is a directive principle of that larger edifice called Indian civilization. The Vedas say that there is more than one kind of mother: birth mother, a guru's wife, a king's wife, a priest's wife, she who nurses us, and our motherland. Mother is our protection from evil and oppression, our symbol of life and prosperity. When we brutalise a woman, we wound the soul of our civilization.

It is time for the nation to reset its moral compass. Nothing should be allowed to spur cynicism, as cynicism is blind to morality. We must look deep into our conscience and find out where we have faltered. The solutions to problems have to be found through discussion and conciliation of views. People must believe that governance is an instrument for good and for that, we must ensure good governance.

Fellow Citizens:

We are on the cusp of another generational change; the youth of India spread across villages and towns, are in the vanguard of change. The future belongs to them. They are today troubled by a range of existential doubts. Does the system offer due reward for merit? Have the powerful lost their Dharma in pursuit of greed? Has corruption overtaken morality in public life? Does our legislature reflect emerging India or does it need radical reforms? These doubts have to be set at rest. Elected representatives must win back the confidence of the people. The anxiety and restlessness of youth has to be channelized towards change with speed, dignity and order.

The young cannot dream on an empty stomach. They must have jobs capable of serving their own as well as the nation's ambitions. It is true that we have come a long way from 1947, when our first Budget had a revenue of just over Rs.171 crore. The resource base of the Union government today is an ocean compared to that drop. But we must ensure that the fruits of economic growth do not become the monopoly of the privileged at the peak of a pyramid. The primary purpose of wealth creation must be to drive out the evil of hunger, deprivation and marginal subsistence from the base of our expanding population.

Fellow Citizens:

Last year has been a testing time for us all. As we move ahead on the path of economic reforms, we must remain alive to the persisting problems of market-dependent economies. Many rich nations are now trapped by a culture of entitlement without social obligations; we must avoid this trap. The results of our policies should be seen in our villages, farms and factories, schools and hospitals.

Figures mean nothing to those who do not benefit from them. We must act immediately, otherwise the current pockets of conflict, often described as "Naxalite" violence, could acquire far more dangerous dimensions.

Fellow Citizens:

In the recent past, we have seen serious atrocities on the Line of Control on our troops. Neighbours may have disagreements; tension can be a subtext of frontiers. But sponsorship of terrorism through non-state actors is a matter of deep concern to the entire nation. We believe in peace on the border and are always ready to offer a hand in the hope of friendship. But this hand should not be taken for granted.

Fellow Citizens:

India's most impregnable asset is self-belief. Each challenge becomes an opportunity to strengthen our resolve to achieve unprecedented economic growth and social stability. Such resolve must be nourished by an avalanche of investment, particularly in better and greater education. Education is the ladder that can help those at the bottom to rise to the pinnacles of professional and social status. Education is the mantra that can transform our economic fortunes and eliminate the gaps that have made our society unequal. So far education has not reached, to the extent desired, to those most in need of this ladder. India can double its growth rate by turning today's disadvantaged into multiple engines of economic development.

On our 64th Republic Day, there may be some reason for concern, but none for despair. If India has changed more in six decades than six previous centuries, then I promise you that it will change more in the next ten years than in the previous sixty. India’s enduring vitality is at work.

Even the British sensed that they were leaving a land which was very different from the one they had occupied. At the base of the Jaipur Column in Rashtrapati Bhavan there is an inscription:
"In thought faith…
In word wisdom…
In deed courage…
In life service…
So may India be great”

The spirit of India is written in stone.
JAI HIND!

India has invited King of Bhutan as chief guest at Republic Day celebrations.

Chief Guest Bhutan King with India Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and President Pranab Muherji.

Chief guest Butan King

Watch below the the Great Indian Republic Day Parade happening at New Delhi.

Google showed a Doodle for marking the Republic Day.

Google Doodle for India Republic Day

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Free Download of Quora's all-time Best Answers

The famous Question & Answer website Quora has released a free ebook by collecting all-time best Quora Answers.


This e-book covers more than hundred best Quora responses, covering various categories, such as food, education, international, law, life advice, literature, music, et. The PDF file is having 442 pages.

We can download it now as a PDF.

This ebook includes best answer for the below questions. I have gone thro' some of the answers and they are very interesting and useful. So, I am writing this post to share this with our blog readers.

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food
13 Why is it safe to eat the mold in bleu cheese?
16 How do supermarkets dispose of expired food?
19 If there were ten commandments in cooking what would they
be?
20 Why do American winemakers produce mostly varietals, while
French winemakers produce blends?
21 Why are the chocolate chips in chocolate chip ice cream generally
“chocolate-flavored chips”?
education
25 What is one thing that you regret learning in medical school?
27 How does a star engineering high school student choose
amongst MIT, Caltech, Stanford, and Harvard?
29 Are general requirements in college a waste of time?
international
33 Is Iraq a safer place now compared to what it was like during
Saddam Hussein's regime?
36 Is Islam misogynistic?
39 Do the Chinese people currently consider Mao Zedong to be
evil or a hero?
40 Why do so many Chinese learners seem to hate Dashan (Mark
Rowswell)?
49 How do Indians feel when they go back to live in India after
living in US for 5+ years?
55 Is it safe for a single American woman to travel in India?
58 If developing countries are growing faster than developed
countries, why wouldn't you invest most of your money there?
60 What is it like to visit North Korea?
65 What are some common stereotypes about Irish people that
are largely untrue?
70 Do Irish immigrants to the Bay Area feel guilty for living in
such an amazing place?
law
75 How valid is the implied legal advice in Jay-Z's “99 Problems”?
77 In the movie Iron Man, could investors sue Tony Stark for acting
against the interest of the shareholders?
80 Is it true that in China, you can hire someone to serve your
prison sentence?
82 Why are lawyers so expensive even with the excess supply of
lawyers?
life advice
91 What are some stupid things that smart people do?
94 What are the disadvantages of dating highly intelligent men?
95 How do you know if you've found “the one”?
97 How do I convince my girlfriend (possibly future wife) that a
diamond engagement ring is a waste of money?
100 How do boys feel about girls who don't expend much effort on
appearances (e.g., clothes, makeup)?
102 What should you do if you suspect a car has been following
you?
104 What is some advice every new mother should know?
106 My kids have started learning chess. Is it a good idea to let
them beat me sometimes to encourage them?
107 How would you explain to a five-year-old that higher taxes on
the rich don't fix everything?
109 When should someone be finished grieving?
112 How can you overcome your envy of people who are your age
but are far more successful than you?
literature
115 What book should I read to make girls think I'm smart in a
hot way?
117 Which Jane Austen heroine most embodies feminist principles?
122 What is so great about Jane Austen?
124 Toward the end of Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix, why
don't the kids just gang up on and overpower Umbridge?
126 Is The Hunger Games a pro-girl / pro-woman story, the way
Brave is?
131 Does race or ethnicity play a role in The Hunger Games series?
If so, how?
music
139 What is so great about Jay-Z?
143 Is it possible at this stage of human culture to create a new
genre of music?
147 Why don't cell phones work at music festivals?
151 How do you know when to switch positions on the violin?
154 Why is U2 so popular?
professions & careers
159 What is it like to be a sniper?
161 What have you learned as a police officer about life and society
that most people don't know or underestimate?
163 What's the best way to escape the police in a high-speed car
chase?
167 What is it like to earn a living through poker?
172 Why does it seem most doctors are not compassionate?
173 What is it like to be the commanding officer of an Aircraft
Carrier?
178 How do good hotels always feel so clean and fresh?
182 What is the worst part of being a VC?
186 What are some things that airline pilots won't tell you?
188 What's it like to be a drug dealer?
science
199 If you injure a bug, should you kill it or let it live and not die?
200 What does it feel like to be bitten by a black widow spider?
203 How does a spider decide where to put up its web?
205 If I want to look smart, what do I need to know about the
Higgs Boson discovery?
208 How has our understanding of the universe changed in the last
100 years?
210 Would a lone adult wolf be able to take down an athletic adult
human?
214 Does bouncing your leg improve cognition?
217 What is the neurological basis of curiosity?
220 Why do living things die?
222 What are the economics of lying?
225 What is it like to have an understanding of very advanced
mathematics?
movies
237 Given our current technology and with the proper training,
would it be possible for someone to become Batman?
241 In The Dark Knight, how did the Joker really get his scars?
242 How do actors' spouses feel about love scenes in film and TV?
246 Did Pixar accidentally delete Toy Story 2 during production?
249 How do directors conceive and think through monster and action
scenes?
250 Why does one of the goons trying to kill Frank Pentangelli in
the bar say, “Michael Corleone says, ‘Hello’”?
251 What is it like to be a contestant on Jeopardy! ?
255 How do screenwriters feel about bad reviews, in particular
claims of formulaic writing?
258 What determines whether an actor is cast in a part in Hollywood?
politics
261 How early do politicians and presidential political campaigns
begin quietly promising/planning cabinet seats and vice president
positions?
264 What's it like to fly on Air Force One?
267 What if Richard Nixon had won the 1960 Presidential election?
How would history have been different?
270 Should highly skilled international students (including Bachelors,
Masters, Doctorate) be given Green Cards?
272 What are the chances of a debt crisis on the scale of Greece
hitting the United States?
prison life
275 What does it feel like to murder someone?
277 Do inmates in San Quentin have access to computers and the
Internet? What kind of access?
278 What does the first day of a 5+ year prison sentence feel like?
280 What did it feel like when the gavel dropped in court with the
verdict and how have you changed your life behind bars since
then?
sports
285 What is it like to be an Olympic athlete after winning (or not
winning) the Olympics?
287 Do Olympic or competitive swimmers ever pee in the pool?
288 Why is Jeremy Lin so turnover-prone and how can he fix this?
289 What's it like to play on the same basketball team as Jeremy
Lin?
291 What makes the Spanish national football team so dominant
right now?
293 How effective would sumo wrestlers be as NFL linemen?
298 Is wrestling fake?
technology
305 What does it feel like to be the CEO of a start-up?
308 What factors led to the bursting of the Internet bubble of the
late 1990s?
310 What was the genesis of Instagram?
312 Am I missing out by not playing any video or console games?
314 Why did Steve Jobs choose not to effectively treat his cancer?
319 What are the best stories about people randomly meeting
Steve Jobs?
322 Which of the Hogwarts Houses does each of the Gang of Four
companies correspond to?
women
327 What does it feel like to be an unattractive woman?
330 Why are women so negative about the “picking up women”
school of thought?
333 As a young woman, how can I shake the feeling that being
good-looking is the primary thing that males will acknowledge
and praise my existence for?
338 What is it like to be a woman working in the tech industry?
344 What advice would seasoned women in tech give to younger
girls deciding to make a tech career for themselves?
the united states
347 What did it feel like to be inside the World Trade Center at
the time of the 9/11 attacks?
350 What does it mean to be Asian American?
353 Why is NYC so great?
356 What are good tips for hailing a taxi in Manhattan?
358 How likely would Abraham Lincoln be to survive his wounds
today?
360 How could the sinking of the Titanic have been prevented?
363 What do hipsters know that I don't know?
365 What facts about Burning Man do virgin burners not believe
until they go?
366 Why does the USA insist on doing things differently than the
majority of other developed nations?
work advice
373 What do recruiters look for in a resume at first glance?
378 What distinguishes the top 1% of product managers from the
top 10%?
380 How can you increase your productivity on your side projects
at the end of the day when you’re tired from work/college?
381 How do you fire an employee that just isn't good enough?
383 What are telltale signs that you’re working at a “sinking ship”
company?
387 How do you know when it’s time to leave your current company
and move on?
personal experience
393 What is it like to be in a train crash?
396 What is it like to leave the Church of Scientology?
397 What is it like to be kidnapped?
399 What does it feel like to be addicted to drugs?
406 What is it like to be an alcoholic?
409 What does it feel like to have Asperger's Syndrome?
412 What is it like to be in a relationship with someone who has
Asperger's?
418 What does it feel like to have your sibling die?
421 What's it like to come from a billion-dollar family?
422 What does it feel like to be stupid?
424 What does it feel like to be both very physically beautiful and
very academically intelligent?
430 What does it feel like to be unattractive and desired by none?
432 What's it like to pay for sex on a regular basis?
434 What does it feel like to cancel your wedding?
437 What is the most heroic thing you have ever done?

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India celebrates 150th Birthday of Swami Vivekananda

Today (Saturday, January 12,2012), India is celebrating 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda who is the inspiration for the Millions of Young Indians



India President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the Swami Vivekananda anniversary celebrations at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi and release a set of commemorative coins and stamps. And, various states in India also celebrate birthday anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she read books by Swami Vivekananda in times of self-doubt to gather strength.

Swami Vivekananda teaches importance of Strength particularly Mental strength to the people.

Swami Vivekananda's famous saying "Arise,Awake,Stop not until your goal is achieved" had inspired lot of people to move forward towards their goal. We can read lot of Swami Vivekananda Quotes here.

Watch below the Swami Vivekananda's famous Chicago Speech which made him very popular globally.

I am NOT sure whether the audio in this video is the actual voice of Swami Vivekananda. If you know the fact, you can mention thro' comments.

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Free Printable Custom Calendar for the New Year 2013 (With Motivational Quotes and Inspiring Pictures)

We have updated our Motivational Quotes site TheQuotes.Net with new feature for printing Monthly Calendar for the New Year 2013. The Calendar will be having Motivational Quotes with Inspiring Pictures.

And, we are working on to add more features like Daily Calendar and Yearly Calendar.

You can start using this free application at http://thequotes.net/quotes/calendar/

On loading this Page, you will see many Motivational Quotes images. If you want to have different set of images, you can click the "Change the Image" till you get desired set of Images. (I believe this approach is easy and enough to choose desired set of Images. Let me know if you want to have an option to choose the desired images by individually selecting each image)

And, if you want to have your own name or your own company name, you can replace the default text "TheQuotes.Net" with your name.

By default it will include the U.S Holidays. If you want to include India Holidays to can choose India option.

Click "Preview" button to see the preview of the each of 12 monthly sheets.

Then Click the "Print" button take print out of this Motivational Calendar.

The Holiday Dates will be marked with different color and the detailed list of Holidays will be printed as last sheet.

You can use this free feature to create inspiring Monthly Calendars with your Company Name so that you can give this Motivational Calendar as New Year gift to your Customers and Friends.

Let me know if you find any difficulty in using this Printable Calendar, and share your suggestions to make it better next year.

You can use this free Greetings Cards sending application for sharing your new year greetings with your friends and customers.


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Improved TheQuotes.Net Greetings Cards to minimize the Spaming.

Few days back we had released Greetings Cards Sending application in our motivational Quotes website TheQuotes.Net.

Many people started using it within this short time, so I am expecting huge usage of this application . But we have some limitations in sending emails from our hosting.

So, today we had done some updates to our Greetings Cards application so that the Spam-like usage of this application can be prevented. Anyway, we have taken care of the flexibility and simplicity for the Genuine users.

I don't want to share the details about what are the things we had done to prevent the spam usage. Anyway, I want to make sure that it didn't affect the Genuine users.

So, let me know if you find any difficulty in using our Greetings Cards.

If you are looking for sending Christmas Greetings cards, start using here.

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Year in Review : Top 10 popular pages of TheQuotes.Net in the year 2012.

TheQuotes.Net website was launched last year, and lot of motivational quotes, inspiring stories, inspiration videos and inspirational pictures are getting added to this motivational website regularly.
Since this site is relatively new, there is no significant traffic from search engines. Most of the visitors are coming from Social Media.

And therefore, we can say that TheQuotes.Net pages which got more visits will  be liked by lot of other people too.
So, I am listing the most visited pages of TheQuotes.Net in 2012 based on Google Analytics Reports.

It seems most of the people are showing lot of interest to be Happy. So,40 Secrets for Happy life got the Top place in the list only after the Home page.

Find below the complete list of Top 10 popular pages of TheQuotes.Net in the year 2012.

1. Home page of TheQuotes.Net
2. 40 Secrets for the Happy Life
3. You have to dream before your dreams can come true. - Abdul Kalam
4. You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger - Buddha
5. Easter Quotes
6. Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
   
7. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Quotes
8. Earth Day Quotes
9. Temper control
10. Inspiring Motivational Quotes

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Grimm's Fairy Tales Google Doodle - Did you understand the Story?

Today Google is showing an amazing Doodle for celebrating 200th Anniversary of Brothers Grimm’s Fairy Tales.

 
 Did you understand the Story by slides shown on Google home page?

If you couldn't understand the Story, you can watch the below Video.

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Barack Obama is TIME's "Person of Year" in 2012.

Time magazine has named  U.S President Barack Obama its “Person of the Year" for this year 2012.


The short list included Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani education rights activist shot by the Taliban in October, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, and physicist Fabiola Gianotti.

 You can read the complete cover story of Time Magazine about Obama here  It praises Obama for his victory as U.S President second time.


You  can watch interesting videos of Barack Obama from this YouTube Playlist. Do you agree with TIME magazine's selection?

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YouTube Year In Review 2012 - Rewind YouTube Style 2012

Google's YouTube has released this below mash-up video as "Rewind YouTube Style 2012".

This mash-up is created with many youtube stars including PSY.

Can you spot all the references?

And, Watch most Trending YouTube videos in this year 2012 here, and if you want to see the Trending videos in India  click  here .


Top Trending YouTube Videos:  

1. PSY - GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일) M/V 
2. Somebody That I Used to Know - Walk off the Earth (Gotye - Cover) 
3. KONY 2012 
4. "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen - Feat. Justin Bieber, Selena, Ashley Tisdale & MORE! 
5. Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney. Epic Rap Battles Of History Season 2. 
6. A DRAMATIC SURPRISE ON A QUIET SQUARE 
7. WHY YOU ASKING ALL THEM QUESTIONS? .. #FCHW 
8. Dubstep Violin- Lindsey Stirling- Crystallize 
9. Facebook Parenting: For the troubled teen. 
10. Felix Baumgartner's supersonic freefall from 128k' - Mission Highlights 

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Zeitgeist 2012: Year In Review - Google reveals Top Search Terms in this year

Google had released the Top Search Terms in this year 2012 as "Zeitgeist 2012"


 2012 was a year of big moments, from global games to historical elections and everything in between.


Apart from releasing top search terms, Google has released list of trending searching in various categories such as Images, Athletes,  People, events, Feature Films, TV Shows, performing Artists, Airlines, Consumer Electronics, and Google+ Hash tags.


Find below search terms which were searched by most of the people in this year wordwide.

1. Whitney Houston
2. Gangnam Style
3. Hurricane Sandy
4. iPad 3
5. Diablo 3
6. Kate Middleton
7. Olympics 2012
8. Amanda Todd
9. Michael Clarke Duncan
10. BBB12

Google zeitgeist 2012 report gives details about 1.2 trillion searches in 146 languages.



Images

1.     One Direction
2.     Selena Gomez
3.     iPhone 5
4.     Megan Fox
5.     Rihanna
6.     Justin Bieber
7.     Harry Styles
8.     Minecraft
9.     Nicki Minaj
10.     Katy Perry

Athletes

1.     Jeremy Lin
2.     Michael Phelps
3.     Peyton Manning
4.     McKayla Maroney
5.     Junior Seau
6.     Sarah Burke
7.     Tom Daley
8.     Lance Armstrong
9.     Mario Balotelli
10.    Ryan Lochte

Events

1.     Hurricane Sandy
2.     Kate Middleton Pictures Released
3.     Olympics 2012
4.     SOPA Debate
5.     Costa Concordia crash
6.     Presidential Debate
7.     Stratosphere Jump
8.     Penn State Scandal
9.     Trayvon Martin shooting
10.     Pussy Riots

 People

1.     Whitney Houston
2.     Kate Middleton
3.     Amanda Todd
4.     Michael Clarke Duncan
5.     One Direction
6.     Felix Baumgartner
7.     Jeremy Lin
8.     Morgan Freeman
9.     Joseph Kony
10.     Donna Summer

 Feature Films

1.     The Hunger Games
2.     Skyfall
3.     Prometheus
4.     The Avengers
5.     Magic Mike
6.     John Carter
7.     Ek Tha Tiger
8.     Paranormal Activity 4
9.     Taken 2
10.     Dark Shadows

 TV Shows

1.     BBB12
2.     Avenida Brasil
3.     Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
4.     The Voice
5.     American Idol
6.     Game of Thrones
7.     Homeland
8.     Revenge
9.     Cheias de Charme
10.     Carrossel

Performing Artists

1.     Whitney Houston
2.     Michael Clarke Duncan
3.     One Direction
4.     Donna Summer
5.     Lana Del Ray
6.     Carolina Dieckmann
7.     Dirk Bach
8.     Carly Rae Jepsen
9.     Michel Telo
10.     LMFAO

Consumer Electronics

1.     iPad 3
2.     Samsung Galaxy S3
3.     iPad Mini
4.     Nexus 7
5.     Galaxy Note 2
6.     Play Station
7.     iPad 4
8.     Microsoft Surface
9.     Kindle Fire
10.     Nokia Lumia 920

 Airlines

1.     Southwest Airlines
2.     United Airlines
3.     American Airlines
4.     Delta Airlines
5.     Air France
6.     Lufthansa
7.     British Airways
8.     JetBlue
9.     Air Canada
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Doomsday 2012 Factsheet - Ignore the Scammers spreading rumours of Earth ending in 21 December 2012.

 There were lot talk and discussion about Doomsday 2012. Many people are telling that World will end on 21st December 2012.

There are some things you need to know about the rumors of the "end of the world" or "Doomsday" in 2012.

The "2012 doomsday" is a hoax, a fraud, and an absolute con job. It is a cruel and disgusting lie being promoted by scam artists after money; First they scare people to death that something terrible is going to happen, then publish books and videos on "how to survive the apocalypse". Get the scam?! So, ignore these Rumours and spread the Facts.

 NASA has released Doomsday 2012 FactSheet. We can read below text of this Factsheet.



There is widespread and unnecessary fear of doomsday on December 21, 2012. Some people worry about a Maya prophesy of the end of the world, others fear a variety of astronomical threats such as collision with a rogue planet. Opinion polls suggest that one in ten Americans worry about whether they will survive past Dec 21 of this year, and middle-school teachers everywhere report that many of their students are fearful of a coming apocalypse. Following are brief facts that address these doomsday fears.


Mayan Calendar: The Maya calendar, which is made up different cycles of day counts, does not end this year. Rather, one cycle of 144,000 days (394 years) ends and the next cycle begins.

Mayan Prophecy: The ancient Maya did not predict the end of the world or any disaster in December 2012. Such doomsday predictions are a modern hoax.

Planet Nibiru: Nibiru is probably the minor name of a god found in ancient Mesopotamian writing. There is no planet named Nibiru, and the fictional books by economist Zecharia Sitchin about a civilization on this planet are a hoax.

Rogue Planet Headed for Earth: For the past decade there have been reports of a rogue object (Planet X, or Nibiru, or Hercubolus, or even Comet Elenin) that will collide with Earth in December 2012. These claims are not true. If such a threatening world existed, it would be one of the brightest objects in the sky, and astronomers would have been tracking it for years. If it existed, its gravity would be distorting the orbits of planets, especially Mars and Earth. Astronomers know that it does not exist.

Planet Alignments: There is no alignment of planets in Dec 2012. There is an approximate lining up of the Earth and Sun and the center of our Galaxy in late December, but this happens every year. In any case, planet alignments have no effect on the Earth.

Pole Shift: There is nothing strange this year about either the magnetic poles or the rotational poles of the Earth. The magnetic polarity changes every million years or so, but that is not happening now, and it probably takes thousands of years when it does happen. A sudden change in the rotational axis has never happened and is not possible. If there were any change in the Earth’s rotation, it would be instantly apparent by failure of our GPS systems.

Increasing Disasters: Our planet is behaving normally in 2012, although we see more and more news stories about natural disasters. There has been no increase in earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. There has been an increase in extreme weather, including both droughts and floods, which are partly attributable to global warming, but this has nothing to do with a 2012 doomsday.

Solar Outbursts: The Sun’s ongoing 11-year activity cycle is expected to peak in 2013, not 2012. Solar outbursts (flares and CMEs) can damage orbiting satellites but will not hurt us on the surface. The strength of the 2013 solar maximum is predicted to be lower than average, not higher.

Bunker Conspiracy: Accusations of a massive government cover-up are nonsense. No government could hide an incoming planet or silence hundreds of thousands of scientists. Rumors that huge bunkers have been built in the U.S. or elsewhere to shelter the elite are lies. Apparently a few people are building private shelters, but their fear of 2012 is misplaced and they are wasting their money.

Scaring Children: The group most vulnerable to doomsday claims is children. Teachers report that many of their students are frightened and some are even considering suicide. This is the most tragic consequence of the 2012 hoax.

The End of the World: The idea of the sudden end of the world by any cause is absurd. The Earth has been here for more than 4 billion years, and it will be several more billion years before the gradual brightening of the Sun makes our planet unlivable. Meanwhile there is no known astronomical or geological threat that could destroy the Earth.

Cosmophobia: Many young people write to me that they are scared of astronomy. When they read about some new discovery, the first thing they think is that it might hurt them, even if it is happening in a distant galaxy. There is no reason for such fears, which I call cosmophobia (fear of the universe). This rash of concern seems to be the result of too many conspiracy theories and sensational stories featured on the Internet and irresponsible news outlets. Astronomical objects are so distant that they cannot threaten the Earth. Please don’t be afraid of the Sun or the planets or comets or asteroids. The universe is not your enemy.

Source: NASA

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Some Facts about Ada Lovelace

Today Google is honoring Ada Lovelace by showing below Doodle.

Read below some facts about Ada Lovelace.

Ada Lovelace

-Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine.


- Ada Lovelace was the daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron.

- Ada Lovelace was the first Computer programmer in the world. And, she was known as Mother of Computer programming.

- She was also known as Augusta Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace; Ada King Lovelace.

- Ada Lovelace faced numerous illnesses throughout her life. As a child, she had bouts with both measles and scarlet fever. she was even paralyzed for a year.

-During a nine-month period in 1842-43, Lovelace translated Italian mathematician Luigi Menabrea's memoir on Babbage's newest proposed machine, the Analytical Engine.

-She danced often and was able to charm many people and was described by most people as being dainty.

- Ada Lovlace was the inspiration for many women to enter into Technology.


- Today (December 10) is Ada Lovelace's birthday, but Ada Lovelace Day is getting celebrated on mid October. Join this discussion to know the reason.

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NASA Releases Satellite Views of Earth at Night

NASA Scientists unveiled an unprecedented new look at our planet "Earth" at night.

A global composite image, constructed using cloud-free night images from a new NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite, shows the glow of natural and human-built phenomena across the planet in greater detail than ever before.

Many satellites are equipped to look at Earth during the day, when they can observe our planet fully illuminated by the sun. With a new sensor aboard the NASA-NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite launched last year, scientists now can observe Earth's atmosphere and surface during nighttime hours.

The new sensor, the day-night band of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), is sensitive enough to detect the nocturnal glow produced by Earth's atmosphere and the light from a single ship in the sea. Satellites in the U.S. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program have been making observations with low-light sensors for 40 years. But the VIIRS day-night band can better detect and resolve Earth's night lights.

The new, higher resolution composite image of Earth at night was released at a news conference at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco.

image of the continental United States at night

Composite map of the world assembled from Satellite Data

Credit: NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA NGDC
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/NPP/news/earth-at-night.html


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Nokia launches new 3.8-inch Lumia 620 Windows Phone 8 device. Price $249

Nokia announced its new Windows Phone 8 smartphone "Lumia 620" at LeWeb in Paris.


Lumia 620 will have a 3.8-inch display, 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, 512MB of RAM and a 5-megapixel camera.


It provides the feature Cinemagraph which adds motion to still images.

With Smart Shoot, one click of the camera takes a series of snaps so that we can take the best bits from each photo to create the perfect group shot.

Nokia has employed a new “dual-shot color technique” which adds a second layer of colored, transparent or translucent polycarbonate on top of a full color layer to offer “blend and depth effects.”

The Nokia Lumia 620 will be available in a range of colors including, lime green, orange, magenta, yellow, cyan, white and black.


The Nokia Lumia 620 will begin selling in January 2013 in Asia, followed closely by Europe and the Middle East before expanding further.

	Nokia Lumia 620
Operating System	Windows Phone 8
Display	3.8-inch TFT WVGA 800x480 ClearBlack
Battery	1300 mAh
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon(TM) S4 processor with 1 Ghz dual-core CPUs
Camera	Main: 5MP Autofocus, LED flash  Front-facing camera: VGA
Memory	512MB RAM 8GB mass memory (Micro SD support up to 64GB) 7GB free Microsoft SkyDrive storage

Read below the press release from Nokia about the Lumia 620.

Espoo, Finland and Paris, France - Nokia today introduced the Nokia Lumia 620, the third and most affordable in its range of Windows Phone 8 smartphones. Alongside the flagship Nokia Lumia 920 and mid-range Nokia Lumia 820, the Nokia Lumia 620 offers a more fun, youthful appeal, and compact design. 

The Nokia Lumia 620 uses a new dual-shot color technique to deliver a variety of striking color and texture effects. Dual-shot adds a second layer of colored, transparent or translucent polycarbonate on top of a base layer to produce secondary color blends and depth effects.  With seven different exchangeable shells to choose from, people can adapt the look of their Nokia Lumia 620 to their own personal taste and style.

"We continue to execute on our strategy to reach new audiences and new markets," said Jo Harlow, executive vice president, Nokia Smart Devices. "With its innovative design, the latest Windows Phone 8 software and signature experiences from Nokia, like Nokia lenses, Nokia Maps and Nokia Music, the Nokia Lumia 620 is a highly competitive smartphone at this price point." 

Among the features shared with the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 are exclusive camera lenses that transform the creative power of the Nokia Lumia 620's five megapixel main camera and VGA front-facing camera. The Cinemagraph lens adds simple animations to still photographs, while Smart Shoot creates a single, perfect shot from multiple images, even removing unwanted objects from the picture.

The Nokia Lumia 620 also provides access to the world's best maps and location experience, including Nokia Maps, Nokia Drive, Nokia Transport and the exclusive Nokia City Lens. Nokia City Lens displays information about local surroundings overlaid onto buildings as seen through the camera viewfinder.

Making it easy to discover and enjoy new music, Nokia Music provides free streaming of ad-free tracks without registration or subscription and the ability to download playlists for listening offline.

With NFC support, the Nokia Lumia 620 can easily pair with NFC-enabled accessories like the JBL PlayUp Portable Speaker for Nokia. Open and secure NFC-connectivity makes it possible to share and receive content by tapping with compatible devices, or make secure payments using the Wallet application in Windows Phone 8.

Powered by Windows Phone 8, the Nokia Lumia 620 delivers a more personal smartphone experience. Adjustable Live Tiles update direct to the Start Screen. People Hub pulls together contact information from multiple address books and social networks into a single location, making it easy to stay in touch with friends and set up contact Groups and private Rooms for sharing. From the Me Tile people can check in to their location, post an update, set chat status, see what's new and monitor notifications across Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.  Windows Phone 8 also includes Xbox Live, Microsoft Office, 7GB of online SkyDrive storage and faster, safer surfing with Internet Explorer 10.

These features and capabilities are enabled by Qualcomm's Snapdragon(TM) S4 Plus processors.

"People can do more of the things they love when they choose a mobile device that has a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor," said Enrico Salvatori, senior vice president and president of Qualcomm Europe. "The Snapdragon S4 Plus processor is the heart of the Nokia Lumia 620, making it possible to multi-task, stream in HD and share content at super-fast speeds."

The Nokia Lumia 620 will be available in a range of colors* including, lime green, orange, magenta, yellow, cyan, white and black. Estimated at USD 249, excluding taxes and subsidies, the Nokia Lumia 620 will begin selling in January 2013 in Asia, followed closely by Europe and the Middle East before expanding further.

* Availability of colored shells may vary by country.

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Iran 'Captures' US Drone In Its Airspace, and US refuses Iran's claim.

Iran's state TV says the country's Revolutionary Guard has captured a U.S. drone after it entered the Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf.

The Revolutionary Guards said they had brought down a ScanEagle aircraft - one of the smaller, less sophisticated drones employed by the Americans.

The ScanEagle drone is a low-cost, long-endurance aircraft built by Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing.

The Revolutionary Guards are an elite unit of the Iranian military which operate their own naval forces.

Iran claimed in 2011 it brought down a CIA spy drone after it entered Iranian airspace from its eastern borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan.


The Wall Street Journal alleges this week that the US has ramped-up its number of spy drone missions over the Bushehr nuclear reactor ever since fuel rods were unexpectedly discharged from the facility in October, just two months after the facility became fully operational.

Source: http://rt.com/usa/news/us-drone-iran-surveillance-165/

ScanEagle

Last month, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Mohammad Khazaee, wrote to Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to complain about repeated U.S. violations of Iranian airspace, describing them as "illegal and provocative acts".

The United States and Iran are locked in an ongoing dispute over Tehran's nuclear program. The U.S. and its allies believe Tehran is trying to develop an atomic bomb, while Iran says its program is purely peaceful.

Israel has threatened to bomb Iran's nuclear sites if diplomacy and sanctions fail to stop its nuclear activities.

In October, Israel shot down an Iranian-made drone launched into the Jewish state by Lebanese Islamist group Hezbollah.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/iran-captures-u-drone-over-airspace-media-074249067--finance.html


US Navy spokesman says no US drones missing in the Middle East after Iran claims it captured

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CCTV Footage showing scene inside Japan's collapsed Sasago Tunnel

Watch beow the CCTV Footage of inside scenes of the Tunnel which was collapsed on December 02nd (Sunday) at Sasago, Japan.

The Sasago tunnel passes through hills not far from Mount Fuji, it is one of the longest in Japan at 4.7-kilometres (three miles) long, and it sits on a major road connecting Tokyo with the centre and west of the country.

At least seven people were feared dead after this Tunnel Collapse, trapping them in their vehicles and starting a fire that filled the tunnel with thick, black smoke. Government officials said fear of an additional collapse had prevented rescuers from reaching the two trapped vehicles.

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We have added "Quotes Gallery" to our Motivational Quotes Site "TheQuotes.Net"

Few months back we have introduced a new Facebook page for TheQuotes.Net and Free SMS Quotes (For Indian Users Only)

Now TheQuotes.Net is added with a new feature called "Quotes Gallery". It contains lot of Motivational Quotes and it lets you to view the Motivational Posters as a slideshow and also it allows you to share your favorite images easily in the social media such as Twitter and Facebook.

Features of Quotes Gallery:

1. Thumbnail View - Initially all the images are shown as a thumbnail images so that the users can view all the image and choose the image according to their wish.

2. SlideShow - It allows you to view the images as a slideshow

3. Social Media Friendly - You can easily share your favorite image in social media

4. Embed code - It lets you to embed the Quotes Gallery in your website/blog



How to use Quotes Gallery:

1. Go to http://TheQuotes.Net

2. Then click "Quotes Gallery" link from right sidebar or else use the following link http://thequotes.net/quotes/gallery/index.html

3. Some images get displayed, use the "previous" and "next" to view all the images

4. Now click on any image to the start motivational Quotes slide show.

For more details, Read the Quotes Gallery Help file or watch the below video .

Now start using Quotes Gallery and write your comments.

If you have embedded this Quotes Gallery in your blog or website, let me know the URL so that I can include in below list.


List of websites/Blogs where this "Quotes Gallery" is embedded.

1. You Can Start

2. Inspiring Motivational Quote





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U.S President Barack Obama cries as he thanks his Campaign Staff

U.S president Barack Obama Cried while talking to his Campaign staff after he was re-elected as US president.




Obama visited his campaign headquarters before returning to Washington, the day after his re-election victory.




He told the assembled staff, most of whom were young people in their 20s and 30s, that their work organizing his vast ground operation reminded him of his time as a community organizer in Chicago when he was their age.



"What you guys have done, means the work that I am doing is important, I am really proud of that, I am really proud of all of you," Barack Obama said before pausing as tears welled up and dampened his cheek.




Watch below the video showing the Obama's speech with Tears.

It is very Rare scene. Because, normally Obama is a cool guy who won't show any emotion in public.

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