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If you are given descriptions of 3 people and choose who should rule this world, whom would you select (elect) ?

lets see ! Here are the descriptions :

Person 1 :

…..has friendship with corrupt politicians, consults astrologers twice a day ,has two wives,chain smoker , drinks 8 to 10 martinis (cocktail made with gin and vermouth.) a day .

Person 2 :

….was fired from job twice ,sleeps till noon, addicted to opium while in college, drinks liqour in evening.

Person 3 :

…a war-hero, a vegetarian , does not smoke, drinks beer occasionally ,  was loyal to his wife.

Have you chosen  Person 3 !!!!!!

Then lets see whom you have elected :

Person 1 is : Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Person 2 is : Winston Churchill

Person 3 is : Adolf Hitler

There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity. Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:

1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!

2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.

3. He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha , that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence.

4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.

5. He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world’s largest private jet company.

6. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. He has given his CEO’s only two rules. Rule number 1: do not lose any of your share holder’s money. Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.

7. He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch Television.

8. Bill Gates, the world’s richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet.

9. Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk.

His advice to young people: “Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself and Remember:

A. Money doesn’t create man but it is the man who created money.

D. Don’t go on brand name; just wear those things in which you feel comfortable.

E. Don’t waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on things that you really need.

If you have been in IT industry too long these are your symptoms:

1.) U use phrases like “No issues” and “Value addition” in everyday parlance. For e.g. When talking about your doodhwalla, U say, “His milk does zero value addition to my health but he is the only guy around so no issues”

2.) Ur prime source of entertainment is the forwards send to U by friends whose faces U cant remember.

3.) U drink more tea or coffee than water.

4.) U keep trying to shut down ur home computer by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del (used to lock office comps)

5.) When ur mobile rings at home, U rush outside to receive thecall.

6.) When U make calls at home, U accidentally dial “0″to get an outside line.

7.) U haven’t played Solitaire with real cards in years.

8.) Ur last crush was a girl in HR, ur current crush is the new girl in HR and all ur crushes in the future willbe girls in HR.

9.) U spend the entire day reading forwards, smoking cigarettes, drinking tea/coffee and playing T.T. and then complain about the late working hours.

10.) Ur important ‘meetings’ usually comprise two or three people max, including yourself.

11)  U secretly prepare for CAT only to find ur PL sitting behind you at the exam.

13.) U keep pressing Ctrl+Enter wondering why your gmail is not going.

14.) U email ur mate who works at the desk next to U.

15.) As U read this list, U r thinking of sending it to ur friends who are also in IT.

16.)U r too busy to notice there was no line no. 12

17.)U r not sure so u scroll back check it .

18.)And now u r smiling!!!!

Hope you have confirmed the changes in you.?

22. Use Nope for No and Yep for Yes.

21. Tries to use credit card in road side hotel.

20. Drinks and carries mineral water and always speaks of health conscious.

19. Sprays deo such so that he doesn’t need to take bath.

18. Sneezes and says ‘Excuse me’.

17. Says “Hey” instead of “Hi“.
Says “Yogurt” instead says “Curds“.
Says “Cab” instead of “Taxi“.
Says “Candy” instead of “Chocolate“.
Says “Cookie” instead of “Biscuit“.
Says ” Free Way ” instead of “Highway“.
Says “got to go” instead of “Have to go“.
Says “Oh” instead of “Zero“, (for 704, says Seven Oh Four Instead of Seven Zero Four)

16. Doesn’t forget to crib about air pollution. Keeps cribbing every time he steps out.

15. Says all the distances in Miles (Not in Kilo Meters), and counts in Millions. (Not in Lakhs)

14. Tries to figure all the prices in Dollars as far as possible (but deep down the heart multiplies by 43 times).

13. Tries to see the % of fat on the cover of a milk pocket.

12. When need to say Z (zed), never says Z (Zed), repeats “Zee” several times, if the other person unable to get, then says X, Y Zee(but never says Zed).

11. Writes date as MM/DD/YYYY, on watching traditional DD/MM/YYYY, says “Oh! British Style!!!!”

10. Makes fun of Indian Standard Time and Indian Road Conditions.

9. Even after 2 months, complaints about “Jet Lag”.

8. Avoids eating more chili (hot) stuff.

7. Tries to drink “Diet Coke”, instead of Normal Coke.

6. Tries to complain about any thing in India as if he is experiencing it for the first time.

5. Pronounces “schedule” as “skejule”, and “module” as “mojule”.

4. Looks suspiciously towards Hotel/Dhaba food.

Few more important

3. From the luggage bag, does not remove the stickers of Airways by which he traveled back to India , even after 4 months of arrival.

2. Takes the cabin luggage bag to short visits in India, tries to roll the bag on Indian Roads.

Ultimate one:
1. Tries to begin conversation with “In US ….” or “When I was in US…”

“HIV is the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Until now, HIV has no cure and has led to the deaths of over 25 million people. However, a possible cure has appeared. Dr. Gero Hutter, a brilliant physician in Germany, replaced the bone marrow of an HIV patient with the bone marrow of a donor who has natural immunity to HIV. The new bone marrow in the patient then produced immune-system cells that are immune to HIV. Being unable to hijack any immune cell, the HIV has simply disappeared. The patient has been free of HIV for about 2 years. Some physicians at UCLA have developed a similar therapy and plan to commercialize it.”

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 US president-elect Barack Obama’s speech in Chicago after winning the presidential election:

OBAMA: Hello, Chicago. If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.

It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled.. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and always will be, the United States of America.

It’s the answer that led those who’ve been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.

It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has come to America.

A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Senator McCain. Senator McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he’s fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.

I congratulate him; I congratulate Governor Palin for all that they’ve achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead.

I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton … and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.

And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years …. the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation’s next first lady … Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia … I love you both more than you can imagine. And you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us …to the new White House.

And while she’s no longer with us, I know my grandmother’ s watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight. I know that my debt to them is beyond measure.

To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all the support that you’ve given me. I am grateful to them.

And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe … the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best _ the best political campaign, I think, in the history of the United States of America.

To my chief strategist David Axelrod … who’s been a partner with me every step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics … you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you’ve sacrificed to get it done..

But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you.

I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.

It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation’s apathy … who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this Earth. This is your victory.

“I know you didn’t do this just to win an election and I know you didn’t do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime, two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.

“Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they’ll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor’s bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.

The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you, we as a people will get there.

AUDIENCE: Yes we can! Yes we can! Yes we can!

OBAMA : There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can’t solve every problem.. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it’s been done in America for 221 years _ block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It can’t happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice.

So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.

Let us remember that, if this financial crisis taught us anything, it’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers. In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people. Let’s resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.

Let’s remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity. Those are values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.

As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.

And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too.

And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.

To those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.

For that’s the true genius of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What we’ve already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.

This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that’s on my mind tonight’s about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She’s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.

She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn’t vote for two reasons _ because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.

And tonight, I think about all that she’s seen throughout her century in America _ the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can’t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.

At a time when women’s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot.. Yes we can.

When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.

AUDIENCE : Yes we can.

OBAMA: When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.

AUDIENCE: Yes we can.

OBAMA: She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that We Shall Overcome. Yes we can.

AUDIENCE: Yes we can.

OBAMA: A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.

AUDIENCE: Yes we can.

OBAMA : America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves _ if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?

This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.

Thank you. God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.

Michael Dell built a successful computer business.What will take it to remain on top?

When he was just 19,Micheal Dell started the company that would dominate the industry.The computer whiz had $1000 and a novel idea: to eliminate the retailer and sell directly to the consumer.
At the time ,IBM personal computers sold in stores for about $3000.After taking them apart and rebuiliding them ,Dell realized that the components could be purchased for 1/4th the price.Even with added memory,bigger monitors and faster modems,the PCs could still be sold at a handsome profit.Soon he was buying components in bulk to reduce the cost.A good business decision,nut it meant his room was starting to look like a mechanic’s workshop.
If Dell was a curious kid,he had his parents to thank.With his mother,a stockbroker,and his father ,an orthodontist,dinner conversation frequently turned from what micheal and his two brothers were doing in school to discussions of economy and business opportunities.”i was quite excited about the possibilities for personal computers and how they could change the society.Meanwhile,as a customer,i was disappointed that when i went to,the salespeople didn’t really know anything about computers.I had this idea to sell the products directly to the user over the phone .The Internet,he adds”was an unimaginable gift from heaven that came ten years later.”
College plans and his parents expectations intervened .But Micheal Dell was determined .He drove off to the university of Texas in August 1983 in a car he’d bought with earnings from selling newspaper subscriptions.He was surprised that his mother wasn’t suspicious about the 3 computers in the backseat .By November ,rumours reached his parents that he wasn’t attending classes .On a surprise visit ,they caught their son red -handed . Micheal’s father reprimanded him,then asked him what he wanted to do with his life.He told his dad that he wanted to compete with IBM.
Although Micheal agreed to focus his attention on his studies,the business possibilities were too compelling to ignore ,and the timing couldn’t have been better.The public was becoming more interested in computers and wanted more sophisticated models ,but no one was producing them .In early May,a week before his final exams ,Micheal started DELL computer corporation with $1000.He took his exams ,then dropped out of college at the end of his freshman year.It was time to try out his direct-to-customer business model.
Three years later,did a private placement,a stock offering to a samll group of investors .”By then,” Dell says”We had already acheived annual sales of about $150 milluion.I was 22 years old.”
Dell found out soon enough that neccesity is the mother of invention.”I learned by doing and making mistakes.And i got smart people to help,” he says.Today Dell is a $57 billion company,with the leading market share in united states.
In march 2004,at age 39,Dell stepped down as CEO(he reamined chairman) and continued to focus on research and technology.But soon there signs of trouble.
The company began losing market share because of competition from much more aggressive rivals such as Hewlett-Packard and Lenovo.Dell was also criticized for poor customer service.It’s now facing investigations into its accounting practices.
This past january ,the struggles forced Dell,now 42,to return to the company he founded,to tackle the issues head-on.In 48 hours,he’d put in a new management team.Of his marketting brain child-sell directly to the customer-Dell told employees in an email:”The direct model has been a revolution,but it is not a religion.”He intends to improve itand look for new manufacturing and distribution models.The goal is to give customers what they need and make the technology simpler and easier to use.
As a technology leader,Micheal Dell wants to use his position to solve society’s bigger problems like health care. “If you go to your grocery store,there is more technology there than at your doctor’s office.Imagine the last time you went to the doctor,you see all those files.What is all that about?That is nonsense.Try to take your medical information from doctor to another.It is a system that can be dramatically improved.Our industry has a big role to play.”
Dell is also looking beyond the US,specifically at the needs of the next billion PC users.”We have a number of new things goin on in emerging markets in India,Poland,Brazil,the former Soviet Republics and China.”
Most importantly,Dell says he will deliver the kind of support his customers expect,bith in tools and technology.One new tool,called DellConnect,enables the tech staff to connect to the customer’somputer and fix problems on the spot or show the customer how to do it.In February 2007,the company rolled out IdeaStorm,a forum for users to brainstorm what works,what doesn’t and what new features they liked to see.”We take the customer’s input and design the products and services,”says Dell.
As for how long the re-organization will take,Dell says,”It took us sometime to get into these challenges,and it will take us sometime to get out of them.I think 18 months.”
If Dell needs any remainders that he can take the company to new heights ,he can think back some 20 years earlier.”No one told me that we couldn’t do it,and if they ,i wasn’t listening.”Recently he challenged employees.If they are to be competitive,they will need to make significant changes and take “well thought-out risks”.Thats exactly what made Dell a success story.

Check out IdeaStorm,Dell’s interactive online community,at www.ideastorm.com .

For more on DellConnect,a remote diagnostics and repair tool,go to dell.com/dellconnect.

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