London - A survey undertaken by Forbes magazine shows Manchester United is the richest team in world soccer and Ronaldinho the highest-earning player. Despite having only the fourth-highest annual revenue at $310m, Man United is reported by the American business magazine to be worth $1.4bn. Real Madrid is ranked second at $1.03bn, but has the highest revenue of $374m. Arsenal is the third most valuable at $915m, but its revenue of $246m is only ninth overall. Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Juventus, Inter Milan, Chelsea, FC Barcelona and Schalke round out the top 10.
Chennai is the largest city in Tamil Nadu and is located on the southeastern coast of India. The city was formerly known as Madras and was established by the British. They developed it into a significant urban center and naval base. Around 20th century, Chennai became an important administrative headquarter and the capital of Madras Presidency. The growth and expansion of British Empire led to development of the city. It has been endowed with the rich heritage of art and culture.
It is for this reason that Chennai is also called as the 'Gateway to South India'. The city been blessed with the wealth of arts and literature. It is famous for its various cultural events, showcasing the performing arts such as Dance, Music and Drama at its best. Tamil literature is very rich in content and preaches ancient morals and values. Chennai is also popular for the glitz and glamour of Kollywood, the 'Tamil film industry'. Many Tamil films have won acclaim in the international film festivals and have brought fame to India.
Today, the city has gone through a tremendous change and is developing rapidly. There are a number of industries here such as automobile, technology, hardware manufacturing, and healthcare industries. The Automobile industry in Madras is one of the leading industries in the country. It is also the second largest exporter of Information Technology, after Bangalore. Apart from this, the city is a leading player in the fields of education and sports. There are a number of reputed educational institutions and stadiums here which mark the significance of the two in Chennai.
Chennai Beaches
Covelong Beach is one of the finest beaches on the coast of Coromandel. It is located at a distance of 40 km from Chennai.
Marina Beach is the most famous beach of Tamil Nadu. It is situated in the city of Chennai. It is considered to be one of the largest beaches in India and second largest in the world.
Elliot's Beach is one of the cleanest beaches in the city of Chennai. It is located towards the south of Marina Beach.
Chennai’s excursion area: Crocodile Bank, Mahabalipuram, Muttukadu, Pulicat.
Monuments in Chennai: St.George Fort, Freemasons Hall, Government Museum, MGR Memorial, Kamaraj Memorial House, Senate House, Valluvar Kottam, War Memorials, etc.,
According to a Japanese institute that does research on blood types, there are certain personality traits that seem to match up with certain blood types. How do you rate?
TYPE O You want to be a leader, and when you see something you want, you keep striving until you achieve your goal. You are a trend-setter, loyal, passionate, and self-confident. Your weaknesses include vanity and jealously and a tendency to be too competitive. Short tempered, confident.
TYPE A You like harmony, peace and organization. You work well with others, and are sensitive, patient and affectionate. Among your weaknesses are stubbornness and an inability to relax.
TYPE B You're a rugged individualist, who's str aightforwa rd and likes to do things your own way.. Creative and flexible, you adapt easily to any situation. But your insistence on being independent can sometimes go too far and become a weakness.
TYPE AB Cool and controlled, you're generally well liked and always put people at ease. You're a natural entertainer who's tactful and fair. But you're standoffish, blunt, and have difficulty making decisions....
Poongodi – Not only by name, but beautiful by heart too…
Her sufferings started at the age of five when she lost her parents in a lorry accident. Then she became helpless. She couldn’t even start her studies. Is that an age for worrying about the future? But she had to…! She was looked after by her sister for 5 years. But then situation compelled her to go for a job. After few years, the fragrance of love surrounded her. She felt the end of all pain. This magic was due to the arrival of Mr.Palanisamy to her work place. He was a hard worker and aself-confident person. Both were in love with each other but they didn’t put them in words. Mr.Palanisamy successfully convinced his family and married her. This fortune favoured him to become driver of Govt. bus. Yeah! Definitely everyone is lucky when their lover becomes their wife. Even after twenty years, the same love remains. Till now, they haven't given a chance for misunderstanding, ego etc. According to me, they are the best pair. They are none other than my parents. They didn’t go to school, but my brother and I are studying Engineering. They prove what true love is!
She was abandoned in the doorstep by her own mother…
Udavum Karangal stood up to a mother’s trust! Pappa Vidyaakar recalls. On a sunny morning in April 2001 a poor woman approached him with an unusual request. Shewanted to leave her six-month-old baby girl who had a big hump at her back, at Udavum Karangal.
As Udavum Karangal does not encourage mothers surrendering their babies, the woman was counselled about the importance of the baby being looked after by its own mother, and assured her of financial support for treating the baby. The woman looked convinced and left saying “After admitting my child in hospital I will come back to you”.But the volunteers were taken by surprise when late in the night they heard a baby’s loud cry outside the office. The mother had abandoned the baby at the doorstep and vanished. The baby was in pain. Vidyaakar says “When I picked her up in my arms, I decided that somehow I should save this baby”. “The mother chose to leave the child in my door step instead of a dustbin, because she believed that some how the baby would be saved if left in Udavum Karangal’s care” .
Udavum Karangal volunteers wasted no time in getting the child admitted in Apollo Hospital. Dr. Radha Rajagogpal, Director-Medical Education, of Apollo Hospital, took personal interest in little “Meenakshi” (that is what the volunteers named her) and over the days performed three complicated surgeries to remove the life threatening huge hump which was right on her lower spine.
Little Meenakshi survived! She was relieved of the pain. But trouble was not over for the cute little girl. Though the dangerous tumor was removed successfully, she was left without movement below waist. She couldn’t stand or walk. Her beautiful, expressive eyes at time wore a sad look when other children played gaily around her.
Dr. Radha Rajagopal and Apollo Hospital once again came in rescue of Meenakshi. She underwent two more surgeries a month back, and to everyone’s surprise Meenakshi is able to stand on her own. According to the doctor she would be able to walk and run like any other child within a few months time. Beautiful Meenu is full of life, her eyes say how grateful she is to every one who supported her!“Today we owe a debt of gratitude to Apollo hospital, especially to the team of doctors', says Pappa Vidyaakar.
“Miracles do happen when some one cares” Hope we, software engineers will extend our contributions to organizations like this to enlighten the life of these blooming buds…!
I met her first in the first standard. We were just classmates upto third.Then only I came to know that we were neighbours too. We started going together to school. And that was the first bloom of friendship in my life. Her care for me made me close to her. Each evening, I was expecting the next morning to hear her sweet words and to enjoy with her. Upto tenth, we studied together. She used to secure the first place in all the exams and the second place was always for me. But that was due to the kind of partiality by my teachers. In tenth public exam, that situation was altered and I secured the first rank and was awarded for standing school first. But my friend and her family were very upset. They didn’t speak to me well. All my family members were happy but I was always thinking about her and her friendship. Everyone around me was happy but how could I? Even now she talks to me. But It’s not our old friendship..! Will she understand me???
Hi friends, In this blog, I am going to share an unforgettable incident in my life.
When I was in the second year diploma at Nachimuthu Polytechnic College (NPTC) , our former president came to my college for the inaugural function of the Golden Jubilee celebration. That day remains the most beautiful and unforgettable day in my life. I had the chance to meet him closely for the purpose of getting a Gold medal for being the FIRST RANK holder in diploma - that is the happiest day in my life. Getting an award from my most respected president on that time is my dream come true .
Then we student friends had the chance to act (participate) in the life documentary film about my inpiration, Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam named as "LITTLE DREAM OF DR. APJ", which was directed by P. Dhanapal, one of the alumni of NPTC.
And, I am proud to say that my friends acted for the song in that film which is written by Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam.
You all know that Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam was born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram. He is the 11th president of the INDIA.
I have purchased that documentary film and every time I see that, after that, I am, once again inspired. In that film I see his life history and his home town and also his schools and colleges where he studied.
In that documentary, I saw a speech given at the European parliament for Golden Jubilee years of their country. In that speech Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam says,
“When there is BEAUTY in the CHARACTER, There is a HARMONY in the HOME. When there is a HARMONY in the HOME, There is an ORDER in the NATION. When there is a ORDER in the NATION, There is a PEACE in the WORLD.”
After Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam finished his speech, the leader of parliament told the audience that he had never heard this type of speech and that, as a president and also as a scientist, Kalam is unique.
I strongly say that we can’t get another person like Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam, and we have the chance to get advice and also valuable thoughts from such a big legend from his website, “http://www.abdulkalam.com/”.
As an Indian’s we are responsible to achieve the dream of Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam. And I am here to once again remind you about it.
Be proud to be an Indian.
And also I say, thanks to god for giving such a person to our nation………………..
