Toshiba Science Museum in Kawasaki City

Toshiba is working closely with a number of municipalities to drive forward Smart Community solutions today.
These include energy, storage, and healthcare solutions for the Smart City of the future.
http://www.toshiba-smartcommunity.com/EN/Blog/bid/384071/toshiba-and-kawasaki-city-seeing-the-future-of-smart-community

Nexus to be replaced with Android Silver

LG and Motorola have been signed up as hardware partners for Android Silver, but there’s no word on involvement of Samsung, HTC and Sony, three other major Android manufacturers.

http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/google-to-replace-nexus-brand-with-high-end-android-silver-devices-report-222808.html

London-based Centre for Policy Studies Report on SuperEntrepeneurs

The London-based Centre for Policy Studies identified nearly 1,000 SuperEntrepreneurs from 53 countries by analyzing Forbes' list of the world’s richest people from 1996 to 2010.
To qualify as a SuperEntrepreneur, a business person had to have earned at least $1 billion. The report did not include those who had inherited their billions, or inherited a smaller fortune and had grown it into a billion-dollar sum.

Read more: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/233466##ixzz30RAUgJaP

http://www.businessinsider.com/where-are-self-made-billionaires-from-2014-4?IR=T

Rare Photos of Indian Elections

https://in.news.yahoo.com/lightbox/rare-photos-of-indian-elections-slideshow/

British Comedian’s Take On Indian Elections 2014

Indian who confronted mining industry, wins 'Green Nobel'

For a decade, Agrawal — who has no formal legal training — has been waging a one-man campaign to educate illiterate villagers about their rights in fighting pollution and land-grabbing by powerful mining and electricity companies. He's won three lawsuits against major corporations and has spearheaded seven more pending in courts.

https://in.news.yahoo.com/indian-man-confronts-mining-industry-wins-prize-105229745.html

IBM 3D Prints World's Smallest Magazine Cover

IBM and National Geographic Kids unveiled the cover, which is small enough to fit on a single grain of salt 2,000 times, at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., where The Guinness Book of World Records officially proclaimed it as the world's smallest magazine cover.

http://mashable.com/2014/04/25/ibm-world-smallest-magazine-cover/

Spoken Word Poetry : Nice video

Raspberry Pi : credit-card sized computer

The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It is a capable little computer which can be used in electronics projects, and for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video.

http://www.raspberrypi.org/help/faqs/#introWhatIs

Conspiracy Trial Underway: Apple Inc., Google Inc., Intel Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc Allegedly Conspired to Keep Wages Down of Experienced Employees

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/548935/20140422/apple-inc-google-intel-corp-adobe-systems.htm#.U1i0OlemKR7

National Train Enquiry System (NTES) app for Windows 8 desktop and Windows Phone

The ‘Train Schedule’ feature provides complete schedule of a train with all stoppages enroute and its scheduled arrival/departure at the station, distance and day count.

In “Trains between Stations” query, one can find out the list of all types of trains available between any two stations on railway network.

The mobile App also has “Cancelled Trains” option which displays all trains marked as cancelled. It displays trains which are cancelled through the entire route as well as trains which are cancelled on partial route.


Besides, it also provides features for query on rescheduled and diverted trains.

http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/indian-railways-brings-new-app-to-track-train-schedules-222354.html?utm_source=top_stories

How to spot a Liar : by author of Liespotting

In case you missed it on Television :)

Best Election Awareness song I have ever seen!

Koothandavar Festival of Koovagam, Tamil Nadu

https://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com/photos/koovagam-where-transgenders-gather-to-marry-and-repent-1397627237-slideshow/

Using recreation at a de-addiction center : Recreation in a true sense

Six days before he would treat a motley group of drug addicts to a spontaneous performance, Fareed Wani was an alcoholic who also abused cannabis and codeine (through cough syrups).
https://in.news.yahoo.com/high-and-dry-in-srinagar-085512823.html

Zuta Pocket Printer

The Zuta Portable Printer is a tiny, tear-shaped device that encapsulates the print head inside a motorised polycarbonate casing. When placed at the top left of the page, the device zips across the page from side to side, laying down ink on the page as it goes.

Read more: Zuta: the robot printer that moves across the page | News | PC Pro http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/388171/zuta-the-robot-printer-that-moves-across-the-page#ixzz2z7Y1AARG

Theseus's Paradox : Food for thought :)

The paradox is most notably recorded by Plutarch in Life of Theseus from the late 1st century. Plutarch asked whether a ship which was restored by replacing each and every one of its wooden parts, remained the same ship.

In the 1872 story "Dr. Ox's Experiment" by Jules Verne, there is a reference to Jeannot's knife apropos the Van Tricasse's family. In this family, since 1340, each time one of the spouses died the other remarried with someone younger, who took the family name. Thus the family can be said to have been a single marriage lasting through centuries, rather than a series of generations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

Pros and Cons of building a messaging app on iOS vs Android : Informational Read

http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/06/the-fallacy-of-android-first/?ncid=rss

It doesn't seem like a Life Insurance Advertisement anyhow ;)

https://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/why-every--nice-person--should-watch-this-short-film-052416984.html

Amazing study on Financial skills of Humans

Monkeys and humans make same dumb choices in similar situations. It's all linked to our evolution. :)
http://www.npr.org/2014/04/04/295349615/are-we-wired-to-be-bad-with-money?ft=1&f=1007

Interesting study on effects of money on human behavior

http://www.npr.org/2014/04/04/295360962/does-money-make-you-mean?ft=1&f=1007

Journey of faster stock markets and IEX: An interesting read, especially for lovers of stock-market

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/06/magazine/flash-boys-michael-lewis.html?_r=0

Why we have too few women leaders?: Must watch

It's not as much about you or your spouse or your siblings or your parents, as much it could be for your children!

NASA plans to open source its code in a searchable database

As a part of a federal order to make technology transfer faster, NASA is building a central location for the public to dig into more than 1,000 of its past projects.

http://gigaom.com/2014/04/03/nasa-plans-to-open-source-its-code-in-a-searchable-database/

Amazing story of perseverance, determination and courage

https://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com/blogs/itsaparentthing/everyone-told-this-father-to-give-his-severely-autistic-child-up--but-he-didn-t--and-something-amazing-happened--071259816.html

Need for women to be better financial planners

Women need to get more out of their money than men since they live longer and make less, especially if they take time out to care for children or aging parents. But it's also a given that they lack confidence when it comes to investing.

http://www.npr.org/2014/03/31/294853959/when-planning-for-the-future-women-have-been-hands-off?ft=1&f=1003

80 meters of shelf space: That would be wikipedia size, if printed

A German-based group called PediaPress is trying to raise enough money to make a print copy of all of Wikipedia. One thousand volumes, 1,200 pages each — more than one million pages in all — about 80 meters of shelf space. That's what it would take to make a printed version of Wikipedia.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/03/27/295262783/printing-wikipedia-would-take-1-million-pages-but-thats-sort-of-the-point?ft=1&f=1019

Thirst Quenching Trees for desert areas

https://in.news.yahoo.com/lightbox/thirst-quenching-trees-slideshow/thirst-quenching-trees-photo-1396425738790.html

Nobody wants children with special needs in China

https://in.news.yahoo.com/lightbox/china-s-unwanted-babies-now-mostly-sick-disabled-slideshow/

Medifund: A non-profit to help medical students complete education

Medifund, a crowdfunding platform for medical students, has relaunched as a non-profit.
Its mission is to increase the number of doctors in countries with a critical shortage by helping students cover the cost of their education.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/31/medifund-nonprofit/?ncid=rss 

TripAdvisor survey on in-room orders at hotels

Perhaps sales of cheap vodka are designed to drive higher overall spending: have a vodka, want peanuts, get thirsty, drink bottled water.
http://qz.com/194339/the-inexplicable-prices-in-hotel-minibars-around-the-world/#/h/58513,4/

Crowdfunding Options for Entrepreneurs

http://www.slideshare.net/elmix/info-crowdfund-copy-32971430

Dubai Trip

These days the name of Dubai almost seems synonymous with Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world. And its a pretty interesting place to visit, especially when you start paying attention to the hospitality offered there. The observation deck at 124th floor here, better known as At The Top, actually provides an At The Top view of the surroundings as far as your vision goes. You actually feel At The Top unless you care to look above at the higher floors.

Burj Khalifa Logo	A view from Burj Khalifa - At The Top
A look above from At The Top - Burj Khalifa	Guiness World Record - Burj Khalifa
An Exhibit of Burj Khalifa	Burj Khalifa from Dubai Fountain

One of the walls at Burj Khalifa

Way to Exit - Burj Khalifa

Dubai Mall located at the ground floor of Burj Khalifa might be the most visited place in Burj Khalifa, since it also gives way to 'At The Top'. But it's a lavish place as malls in Dubai are expected to be and you might have a good time here if you love malls and shopping.

Outside the Dubai Mall

Dubai Fountain is located just outside Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall. There is a 5 minute show every half an hour in the evening starting at 6pm and it's good.

Dubai Fountain - before the magic begins

Dubai Museum is an interesting place to visit. The exhibits don't always look modeled. For a moment, they actually make you feel wonder if its real.

At the entrance to Dubai Museum 

An exhibit of Blacksmiths at work - Dubai Museum	An exhibit of Dubai Map at Dubai Museum
An exhibit at Dubai Museum	A mosque in Dubai

Burj Al Arab is another feather in Dubai's cap. The hotel that's rated as world's first seven-star hotel has an amazing architecture and the adjacent beach adds to its beauty.

Hotel opposite Burj Al Arab	Burj Al Arab
Beach adjacent to Burj Al Arab	A steamer heading to Burj Al Arab

The infrastructure in Dubai is pretty good and unless you pay close attention you might not even notice that your car is running on a Floating Bridge or in an underwater tunnel.

Dubai is divided into two parts - Deira Dubai and Bur Dubai by a creek. Deira Dubai is old Dubai where people traditionally lived and is house for conventional trades. Bur Dubai was the uninhabited Dubai earlier that now has been a ground for all modern and world-class developments in Dubai. The creek that flows between Dubai is home to many floating dinner cruise restaurants popularly known as Dhow Cruise. The food can be a big disappointment here but what made the evening was the cultural performances after dinner and of course, don't forget to look outside for the Lightened Dubai skyline makes for a beautiful view.

Palm Islands are well-known for their design and architecture. Standing on the crescent with Hotel Atlantis at your back and sea view in front is a good time.

Hotel Atlantis - Dubai

Sea view outside Hotel Atlantis - Dubai

Beach Parks in Dubai are alternately reserved for female only visitors on certain days of the week such as Palm Beach Park is reserved for Females on Wednesday & Friday.

Bur Dubai also has a large number of supermarkets and commercial centres for casual or day to day shopping like Day to Day and Carrefour for choclates, artificial jewellery, clothes, etc.

Eiffel Tower in the making : A Photo Gallery

https://in.news.yahoo.com/lightbox/125th-anniversary-of-the-eiffel-tower-1396329177-slideshow/

Car for solo drivers, No need for a four seater

Most Americans--about 93%--drive to work alone. So why use a car that’s big enough for four? A new vehicle that’s half-motorcycle and half-car is designed to replace sedans and SUVs on morning commutes and help save money and emissions in the process: The Elio costs $6,800 and gets 84 miles to the gallon. It’s possible to drive 672 miles on a single tank of gas. That's the distance from New York City to Detroit.

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3028363/this-three-wheeled-car-costs-just-6800-and-goes-672-miles-on-a-tank-of-gas#1