The 22-year old 6 ft. 5 inches tall Jamaican smashes world record by 0.11 seconds In one of the most highly anticipated events at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the gold medal in the men's 100-meters on Sunday. It took Bolt just 9.58 seconds to assume the title of... Continue Reading →
Most Useless Graphs
Self explanatory :)Self explanatory :)Self explanatory :)The horizontal line indicates the percentage of people falling asleep, running to 100%. The vertical line indicates useless words being spoken.~ Kaustubh
United Colors of Benetton
United Colors of Benetton (UCB) is known for its highly impactful (and many times controversial) advertisements.During MBA, our Marketing professor had arranged a separate discussion session on ad campaigns; and had picked UCB as a case study. Many of the UCB ads used racism, color, gender and social issues/ differences to advertise their products -... Continue Reading →
ह्यावर एकदा जोरदार टाळ्या झाल्या पाहिजेत
नुकतीच सा रे ग म प ची मेगाफायनल झाली - ह्या वेळच्या पर्वाबाबत निर्णयाची उत्सुकता मला कमी होती...कारण सगळेच professional singers होते. ह्या वेळच्या पर्वाचे मुख्य आकर्षण हे स्पर्धक नसून परिक्षक होते...पण एकूणच त्यांचे ’विवेचन’ आणि ’प्रवचन’ आणि सल्ले ऐकल्यावर त्यापेक्षा देवकी पंडीत बरी असे वाटायला लागले...गाण्यापेक्षा सुरेश वाडकर आणि ह्रुदयनाथ मंगेशकर यांचा mutual admiration... Continue Reading →
Dying with your boots on by Jeremy Silman
A well narrated article... IM (International Master) Jeremy Silman (born 1954) is a chess professional who has won the American Open, the National Open, and the U.S. Open; only a few other players have ever won all three of these prestigious events. -------------------------------------------- Dying with your boots on by Jeremy SilmanTo me, dying in battle... Continue Reading →
My life and work by Henry Ford and ‘Bailout’ packages
Just finished Henry Ford’s autobiography – My life and work…an excellent book! It surpassed all my expectations by miles. This is not a typical autobiography of a successful person/ businessman – where you get to know about his childhood, upbringing, what made him great etc. In fact there is almost nothing about ‘My life’ in... Continue Reading →
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