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Hewlett-Packard
Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company
they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett.
Yahoo!
The word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book Gulliver's
Travels. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and action
and is barely human. Yahoo! Founders Jerry Yang and David Filo selected
the name because they considered themselves yahoos.
Xerox
The Greek root "xer" means dry. The inventor, Chestor Carlson, named his
Product Xerox as it was dry copying, markedly different from the then
prevailing
Wet copying.
Sun Microsystems
Founded by four Stanford University buddies, Sun is the acronym for
Stanford University Network.
Sony
From the Latin word 'sonus' meaning sound, and 'sonny' a slang used by
Americans to refer to a bright youngster.
SAP
Company founder Marc Ewing was given the Cornell lacrosse team cap
(with red and white stripes) while at college by his grandfather. He lost it
and
Had to search for it desperately. The manual of the beta version of Red Hat
Linux had an appeal to readers to return his Red Hat if found by anyone!
Oracle
Larry Ellison and Bob Oats were working on a consulting project for the
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The code name for the project was
called Oracle (the
CIA saw this as the system to give answers to all questions or something
such).
Motorola
Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company started
manufacturing radios for cars. The popular radio company at the time was
Called Victrola.
Microsoft
It was coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to
MICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the '-' was
Lotus
Mitch Kapor got the name for his company from the lotus position or
'padmasana.' Kapor used to be a teacher of Transcendental Meditation of
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Intel
Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company 'Moore
Noyce' but that was already trademarked by a hotel chain, so they had to
settle for an acronym of INTegrated ELectronics.
Hotmail
Founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing email via the web from a
computer anywhere in the world. When Sabeer Bhatia came up with the
business plan for
The mail service, he tried all kinds of names ending in 'mail' and finally
settled for Hotmail as it included the letters "HTML" - the programming
language used to
casings.
Google
The name started as a jockey boast about the amount of information the
search-engine would be able to search. It was originally named 'Googol', a
word for the number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeros. After
founders - Stanford graduate students Sergey Brin and Larry Page
presented their project to an angel investor, they received a cheque made
out to 'Google
Cisco
The name is not an acronym but an abbreviation of San Francisco. The
company's logo reflects its San Francisco name heritage. It represents a
stylized Golden Gate Bridge.
Apple Computers
Favourite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months late in filing a
name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple
Computers if the other colleagues didn't suggest a better name by 5
o'clock.
Apache
It got its name because its founders got started by applying patches to
code written for NCSA's httpd daemon. The result was 'A PAtCHy' server -
thus, the name Apache.
Adobe
The name came from the river Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of
founder John Warnock
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When a GIRL is quiet ... millions of things are running in her mind..
When a GIRL looks at u with eyes full of questions ... she is wondering
how long you will be around.
When a GIRL answers ' I'm fine ' after a few seconds ... she is not at all
fine.
When a GIRL stares at you she is wondering why you are lying.
When a GIRL lays on your chest .. she is wishing for you to be hers
forever.
When a GIRL says ' I love you ' .. she means it.
When a GIRL says ' I miss you ' .... no one in this world can miss you
more than that.
Life only comes around once make sure u spend it with the right
person ....
who will stay awake just to watch you sleep. Wait for the guy who ...
kisses your forehead.
Who wants to show you off to the world when you are in your sweats.
Who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares about you and
how lucky he is to have you.
Who turns to his friends and says, ' That's her!! '
3. Even in the most posh colonies, you hear, "Aaloo lelo !!!, Bhindi le lo
!!!! Pyaaz le lo !!!!, Tamatar le lo......"
4. And you hear women asking the vegetable vendor "Bhaiyaa dhaniya
hari mirchi nahi diya!" [Even with Half a kilo Carrot - Dhania & Hari Mirch
is expected free ] ;-)
7. You have not visited either of - Qutub Minar, Red Fort, Lotus
Temple. It is only for tourists, so Delhiites say.
8. You ride on the cycle rickshaw in NOIDA (more populary known as
NEODA) - haggle over the price, but still pity rickshaw walla's condition
and give him what he asked.
10. You always ask the vendor "Bhaiya yeh Gol-Guppe Aate ki hai ya
Sooji ke?"
11. Schooling is best is Delhi not because of CBSE, but because you've
had school cancelled thrice due to cold in winters & summer vacations
preponed due to sudden increase heat in Summers and at least two Rainy
Day off during Monsoon.
13. You understand all important words in Punjabi & punjabi "helping
verbs" like teri maa di, teri bahen di...... Almost every Delhiite understands
Punjabi to an extent. PUNJABI unites everyone.
14. You call the waiter in the restaurant "boss" or "Pappey" & tack on
"yaar" "bhai" to almost every sentence.
15. You know that Pappay Da Dhaba or Kake Da Hotel has better butter
chicken than Taj. You've at least tried it once! And you see a BMW, a
Porsche OR a Mercedes parked outside it!
16. You describe practically every other person on the planet as "Vella".
('Idle' or Nikamma in Punjabi).
17. You see middle-aged Aunties wearing Gucci shades and holding LV
bags having Gol-Gappas in GK or Bhelpuri in South Ex along with Diet
Coke !
23. You dont buy tickets for a music concert or cricket match, but try to
use political contacts.... of the deputy secretary of the chief secretary of the
Minister of State for Khadi.
24. You overtake everyone from the wrong side and stare into his/her
eyes while doing so.
26. And you have fought at least once every month with neighbors over
parking...
27. You park your Car and take a Auto-rickshaw to Lajpat Nagar /
Rajouri/ Kamla Nagar/ Karol Bagh. But CP, you don't get parking space
easily, yet you go always in your own vehicle.
28. And then you say apni Kanvense (conveyance) howe na ta badi
Kanvinyance (convenience) hondi hai ji !!!!!
29. You've hit 120 kmph at Nelson Mandela Marg and waited for
midnight to do it.
30. You have bribed a traffic cop (Mama) at least once, every month.
31. You know that a farmhouse has nothing to do with cattle or farming.
It is luxurious hangout for whole night.
32. You use "contacts" (jugaad) for everything, from getting movie
tickets to restaurant bookings to play-school admissions.
33. You have had Anda parantha outside Vikram hotel and Bun Omlette
at Dhaula Kuan, Kulfi at Karol Bagh, Gol Gappe at India Gate, Dosa at
Madras Hotel, Chana/Kulcha at Scindia House and Chaat at UPSC.
34. Metro rail is your Pride but you travel in your Car.
35. You think EVERY South Indian comes from ' Madras ' and is
Madrasi.
37. You feel indicating which way you are going to turn your vehicle is
an information security leak.
38. You are a good driver coz you are correct in your guess of what the
driver in the front vehicle will do.
Quite interesting!
Keep Walking.....
Jus to check this out......
The Organs of your body have their sensory touches at the bottom of
your foot, if you massage these points you will find relief from aches and
pains as you can see the heart is on the left foot.
Typically they are shown as points and arrows to show which organ it
connects to.
God created our body so well that he thought of ! Even this. He made us
walk so that we will always be pressing these pressure points and thus
keeping these organs activated at all times.
You want to be a leader, and when you see something you want, you keep striving until you achiev
TYPE O goal.. You are a trend-setter, loyal, passionate, and self-confident. . Your weaknesses include van
jealously and a tendency to be too competitive.
TYPE A You like harmony, peace and organization.. You work well with others, and are sensitive, patient a
affectionate. Among your weaknesses are stubbornness and an inability to relax.
You're a rugged individualist, who's straightforward and likes to do things your own way. Creative a
TYPE B flexible, you adapt easily to any situation. But your insistence on being independent can sometime
and become a weakness.
TYPE Cool and controlled, you're generally well liked and always put people at ease. You're a natural en
who's tactful and fair. But you're standoffish, blunt, and have difficulty making decisions.
AB
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.... DRINK WATER IN EMPTY STOMACH
It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up
every morning... Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value..
We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old
and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment
had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100%
cure for the following diseases:
Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy,
excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine
diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all
eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, ear nose and
throat diseases.
METHOD OF TREATMENT
5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water
at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually
increase it to 4 glasses per day.
6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and
others can enjoy a healthy life.
2. Gastric - 10 days
3. Diabetes - 30 days
4. Constipation - 10 days
6. TB - 90 days
7. Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days in
the 1st week, and from 2nd week onwards - daily.
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold
water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will
slow down the digestion.
Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be
absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the
intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best
to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
A serious note about heart attacks: Women should know that not every
heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting.
Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.
You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart
attack.
60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not
wake up.
Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and
be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive...