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Beautiful Seashell Temple in Bangkok

Beautiful Seashell Temple "Temple of the Dawn" in Bangkok. The seashells and bits of porcelain used to make the mosaic designs had previously been used as ballast by boats coming to Bangkok from China. The full name of the temple is Wat Arunratchawararam Ratchaworamahavihara.





The temple is decorated with seashells and bits of porcelain.

New Yorker claims to own 84% of Facebook

San Francisco: Facebook has moved to overturn a New York judge’s recent order temporarily blocking any transfer of the company’s assets , as the world’s No 1 social networking responds to a lawsuit by a New Yorker claiming to own 84% of the company.

In a civil lawsuit filed in the Supreme Court of New York’s Allegany County last month, Paul Ceglia said he signed a contract withFacebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg in 2003 to develop and design a website.

The terms of the contract entitled Ceglia to a $1,000 fee and a 50 percent stake in the product, which eventually was launched as thefacebook.com, according to the lawsuit.

The contract also stipulated that Ceglia “would acquire an additional 1 percent interest in the business, per day, until the website was completed,” and the suit said that by Feb. 4, 2004, Ceglia’’s stake inFacebook totaled 84 percent.

Facebook called the suit completely frivolous. The company said the case has been moved to federal court, where Facebook has asked that Allegany Court Judge Thomas Brown’s recent order restricting the transfer of Facebook assets be struck down.

“The order will not affect our ability to do business but we do not believe it is legally supported and we have moved to have it vacated,” saidFacebook’’s Barry Schnitt.

Facebook, which has nearly 500 million users, is the world’s No.1 Internet social networking serviceand ranks among the Web’s most popular sites, alongside Google Inc, Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp. The privately heldFacebook is also one of the most closely-watched Web companies by investors eager for a blockbuster initial public offering.

Ceglia and his attorney could not immediately be reached for comment.

The U.S. citizen Paul Ceglia who claims to own 84% of Facebook

In December 2009, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo obtained a temporary restraining order against a wood-pellet fuel company owned by Ceglia and his wife Iasia, of Wellsville, New York, according to a press release.

Cuomo’s suit alleged that Allegany Pellets took $200,000 from customers and failed to deliver any products or refunds.

News of Ceglia’s suit against Facebook was first reported by the Wellsville Daily website on Monday.

Ceglia’s suit contends the contract with Zuckerberg was dated April 2003. Some of the previous accounts of Facebook’’s history have said that Zuckerberg was at work on other projects during that period and did not come up with the idea for Facebook until later. The Internet domain name for “TheFacebook.com” was registered in January 2004, according to Network Solutions online registry of domain names.

The case is Ceglia vs. Zuckerberg & Facebook, 0387982010 in the Allegany Sumpre Court for New York State.

Source :- http://www.bharatchronicle.com/new-yorker-claims-to-own-84-of-facebook-7505

IITian gives Rupee its new symbol

IITian gives Rupee its new symbol

New Delhi: The jury has given its verdict: the rupee will retain its Indian character with an international flavour. The five-member panel has chosen IIT post-graduate D Udaya Kumar’s design from among five shortlisted symbols and recommended it for Cabinet approval.

Kumar’s symbol (on the left) is an amalgam of the Devanagari ‘Ra’ and the Roman capital ‘R’ without the stem, very much in line with what Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had envisioned. “We intend to formalise a symbol for the Indian rupee which reflects and captures Indian ethos and culture,” Mukherjee said in his Budget speech this year.

The chosen symbol has the Finance Minister’s approval, said a Ministry official.

The Ministry had organised a symbol design competition with a prize money of Rs 2.5 lakh with the condition that it should be applicable to the standard keyboard, be in the national language script or a visual representation and should represent the historical and cultural ethos of the country.

While the basic aim of the new symbol is to provide the Indian rupee international recognition as the country’s economy exerts more influence in the global space, the unique sign will also help isolate the currency from the current abbreviation ‘Rs’ which is used by neighbouring Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Kumar’s concept, an official said, is based on the Tricolour and “arithmetic equivalence”. While the white space between the two horizontal lines gives the impression of the national flag with the Ashok Chakra, the two bold parallel lines stand for ‘equals to’, representing balance in the economy, both within and with other economies of the world.

When contacted, Kumar said he was unaware of his design having been ranked first by the jury. “I hope your news is real,” he told The Indian Express from IIT Bombay. He joins IIT Guwahati as a faculty member in the Department of Design tomorrow.

Source:- http://www.bharatchronicle.com/iitian-gives-rupee-its-new-symbol-7523

Texas Instruments Presents Blaze Tablet

A company called Texas Instruments recently presented its latest gadget - a tablet called Blaze.



The company's new device includes a 1GHz OMAP4 chip, which is meant to increase software compatibility.



The tablet boasts a 10.4-inch XVGA LCD multitouch display, with a 1024 x 768 resolution that features a cellular modem, WLAN, Bluetooth, GPS and FM connectivity. There's also HDMI, SD card and USB ports for connectivity.



In addition, the Blaze tablet has multiple external camera modules and an external DLP pico-projector. You may also find 1GB RAM and 32GB flash memory.



It is worth mentioning that the tablet includes an accelerometer and gyroscope to provide an unforgettable gaming experience.



If you want to be the owner of one of such tablets you will need to wait until August. Currently the company did not provide any details regarding the pricing.

Cisco Presents New Business Tablet PC Powered by Android

Cisco decided to launch its new business tablet PC running Google's Android.



Weighting only 1.15lbs, the company's device is called Cius and it supports telepresence interoperability, HD video, multi-party conferencing, email, messaging, browsing and more.



The new tablet PC from Cisco will also provide a number of new features for corporate users, at the same time allowing businesses take part in the expanding Android market.



"Through virtual desktop integration, the Cius [provides] flexible computing options with Cloud-based services that [offer] a compelling alternative to today's PC-on-every-desktop paradigm," stated the electronics giant in an official statement.



Other technical specifications:



- 720p HD camera installed at the front, having a 30fps refresh rate;

- 5Mp rear facing camera, offering VGA quality video and capturing still pictures;

- Dual noise-canceling microphones for audio conferencing;

- 7-inch, high-res widescreen super VGA touch-target display;

- accelerometer;

- 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi and 4G;

- Bluetooth/Micro-USB;

- detachable battery able to hold for 8 hours;

Source :- http://gadgets.infoniac.com/cisco-cius-android-tablet-pc.html