The former chairman of Tata Group, credited with transforming the company into one of the world’s largest conglomerates, has passed away in Mumbai. Ratan Tata, the former chairman of India’s sprawling Tata Group conglomerate, died Wednesday at age 86, the Tata Group said in a statement. “It is with a profound sense of loss that we bid farewell to… Read More »
Bluetooth, technology standard used to enable short-range wireless communication between electronic devices. Bluetooth was developed in the late 1990s and soon achieved massive popularity in consumer devices. In 1998 Ericsson, the Swedish manufacturer of mobile telephones, assembled a consortium of computer and electronics companies to bring to the consumer market a technology they had been developing for several years that was aimed at freeing computers… Read More »
Scurvy is a disease that affects the blood vessels, skin, and the body’s healing process, resulting in anemia, hemorrhaging of the skin, and gum disease (gingivitis). Scurvy occurs when your diet is deficient in vitamin C. Scurvy is uncommon in the United States, and those most at risk are older adults and alcoholics suffering from malnutrition. Vitamin C,… Read More »
Your uvula is the fleshy piece of tissue hanging down over your tongue toward the back of your mouth. It’s part of the soft palate. The soft palate helps close your nasal passages when you swallow. The uvula helps push food toward your throat. Uvulitis is inflammation, including swelling, of the uvula. It can be irritating, but it’s usually temporary. However, if… Read More »
There’s basically a life hack for every possible everyday problem, but there are some things in life that we’re so used to, we never even thought they could be updated. Until someone showed us! Like, who could ever have thought that we need a vending machine equipped with fresh farm eggs, color-chart sticker on avocado ripeness, or an exit ramp… Read More »
3 years ago while in a chat room I met a guy. He was wonderful. Both him and I have a 5 year age difference, but that never became an issue. We immediately became best friends. I told him everything and in return he did the same. I loved the advice he gave me and I cherished every… Read More »
When Indian billionaire Ratan Tata was asked by the radio presenter in a telephone interview: Sir, what do you remember when you got the happiest in life? Ratanji Tata said: I have gone through four stages of happiness in life, and I finally understood the meaning of true happiness. The first stage was to accumulate wealth and resources.… Read More »
Over the last few weeks we celebrated the Jewish Holidays, which start with the Jewish New Year. Between the family gatherings and many (many) meals, I always like to take some time to reflect on the year that ended and what I would like the new year to bring. This year I couldn’t help but reflect on my… Read More »
Like most people, you probably learned the basic rules of grammar in school. And like many others, you’ve probably forgotten much of what you learned. Is it bad to end a sentence with a preposition? Are there hard and fast rules for when to use who, that, or which? Where do the comma and apostrophe go? All these questions and more can plague both amateur… Read More »
PESHAWAR: Despite a big difference in age, circumstances brought a man and his daughter together to receive their PhD degrees in a convocation ceremony of the University of Engineering Peshawar held here the other day. The Assistant Professor of Engineering University Peshawar Dr Masood Khan did his PhD in Mechatronics while his daughter, Dr Nadia Masood completed her… Read More »