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•A sealed envelope - Put in the freezer for a few hours, then slide a Knife under the flap. The envelope can then be resealed..

•Use Empty toilet paper roll to store appliance cords. It keeps them neat and you can write on the roll what appliance it belongs to.

•For icy door steps in freezing temperatures: get warm water and put
Dawn dish washing liquid in it. Pour it all over the steps. They won’t
Refreeze.

•Use air-freshener to clean mirrors. It does a good job and better still,
Leaves a lovely smell to the shine.

•When you get a splinter, reach for the scotch tape before resorting to
Tweezers or a needle. Simply put the scotch tape over the splinter, and Then pull it off. Scotch tape removes most splinters painlessly and easily.

•Blood stains on clothes? Not to worry! Just pour a little hydrogen
Peroxide on a cloth and proceed to wipe off every drop of blood. Works
Every time!

•Use vertical strokes when washing windows outside and horizontal
For inside windows. This way you can tell which side has the streaks.
Straight vinegar will get outside windows really clean. Don’t wash windows On a sunny day. They will dry too quickly and will probably streak.

•To remove old wax from a glass candle holder, put it in the freezer for
A few hours. Then take the candle holder out and turn it upside down. The Wax will fall out.

•Crayon marks on walls? This worked wonderfully! A damp rag, dipped
In baking soda. Comes off with little effort (elbow grease that is!).

•Permanent marker on appliances/counter tops (like store receipt
BLUE!) Rubbing alcohol on paper towel.

•Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will
Keep for weeks.

•When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help bring out the Corn’s’ natural sweetness

•Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half, and rub it on your
Forehead. The throbbing will go away.

•To get rid of itch from mosquito bites , try applying soap on the area
And you will experience instant relief.

•Ants, ants, ants everywhere … Well, they are said to never cross a chalk Line. So, get your chalk out and draw a line on the floor or wherever ants Tend to march See for yourself.

•Spray a bit of perfume on the light bulb in any room to create a lovely
Light scent in each room when the light is turned on.

•Place fabric softener sheets in dresser drawers and your clothes will
Smell freshly washed for weeks to come. You can also do this with towels AND linen.

•Candles will last a lot longer if placed in the freezer for at least 3
Hours prior to burning.

•To clean artificial flowers, pour some salt into a paper bag and add the Flowers. Shake vigorously as the salt will absorb all the dust and dirt And leave your artificial flowers looking like new! Works like a charm!

•To easily remove burnt on food from your skillet! Simply add a drop or
Two of dish soap and enough water to cover bottom of pan, and bring to A boil on stove top.

•Spray your TUPPERWARE with nonstick cooking spray before pouring
In tomato based sauces and there won’t be any stains.

Microsoft VS Google

Microsoft Corp’s assault on search engine leader Google Inc took a major step forward as US and European regulators cleared the software company’s search partnership with Yahoo Inc.

The 10-year deal, struck last July, is the biggest effort yet by Microsoft to establish an online business to rival Google, an area where Microsoft has lost $5 billion over the last four years.

Microsoft has already made some progress with its search engine, Bing, picking up 3.3 points of market share since its launch last June. But Bing is not likely to “push Google off a very big pedestal any time soon”.

The battle for online search ads is only one front on a sprawling war for revenue between Microsoft and Google, which also encompasses operating systems and mobile phones. But neither has yet managed to compete on equal terms in each other’s core market.

“In terms of our modeling, we really don’t see any impact from Microsoft-Yahoo on our Google numbers,”.

“It doesn’t change much in terms of the competitive dynamics of the industry right away,” he warned. “From a Google perspective, looking out over the next couple of years, it’s a nonevent.”

The deal, cleared unconditionally by the US Department of Justice and the European Commission on Thursday, is not expected to impact Microsoft’s bottom line, but could lay the foundation of a profitable online business.

Microsoft shares rose 1.2 per cent and Yahoo’s rose 0.7 per cent on NASDAQ, in a broadly higher tech market.

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division said the deal was unlikely to substantially lessen competition.

Google, which did not oppose the partnership, did not comment specifically on the regulatory approval but said that there has always been “robust” competition in the search ad business. Its shares rose 1.1 per cent.

HOW IT WORKS

The deal means Bing becomes the search engine for Microsoft and Yahoo sites, while Yahoo focuses on attracting big advertisers.

Microsoft will handle the automated auction of search ads for use on both companies sites, and pay Yahoo a portion of search ad sales generated on Yahoo pages.

Microsoft is hoping that by making itself a single conduit for advertisers to access customers on both sites, it will become a credible alternative to Google.

Last month Yahoo handled 17 per cent of US Internet searches, while Microsoft took 11.3 per cent, according to com Score. Theoretically, that would now give Microsoft over 28 per cent of search traffic, against Google’s 65.4 per cent.

Globally, Google is even more dominant, with 90 per cent of the search market compared with 7.4 per cent for a combined Yahoo and Bing, according to November data from Web research firm Stat Counter.

The Microsoft-Yahoo deal was broadly expected to gain approval, but some had thought the companies might have to alter the deal’s terms.

The partnership took months to hammer out last year. It followed Microsoft’s aborted $47.5 billion Yahoo takeover attempt the year before. Google abandoned its own advertising deal with Yahoo in 2008, which Microsoft opposed, under pressure from the US Justice Department.

Approval means Microsoft can begin the task of putting its Bing search engine into Yahoo sites. Neither company has laid out exactly how Yahoo’s new search pages will look, but they will essentially be Bing searches with some customization of results by Yahoo.

The companies aim to get the partnership fully operational in the United States by the end of this year, with the transition of advertisers taking place before the holiday shopping season, if possible. The partnership should be globally complete by early 2012.

The deal had already been cleared by regulators in Australia, Brazil and Canada, but needed US and European approval to take effect. The companies said they are still working with regulators in Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

Source: yahoo news

Railway Budget 2010-2011 highlights

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee presents her third Rail Budget. Quite along expected lines, the focus of this Railway budget has been on better amenities for passengers, improved safety and security, and better quality food and drinking water. I want to help everybody within the limited infrastructure, says Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Commercial viability not the only criteria

No hike in passenger fares

Relief for cancer patients in sleeper class

Press concessions extended to family and dependents up to 20 years

Concessions for film industry, technicians

Railways to employ ex-servicemen for railway security

Railways to borrow Rs 9120 Crs this fiscal

Railway exam fees to be withdrawn for minorities, women and OBCs

Railways to provide increased job opportunities for sportsmen

Rail link to Bangladesh proposed

Railways profit at Rs 1328 Crs

Metro Railway to be expanded in Kolkata on priority

Housing for all railway employees in next 10 years

National High Speed rail authority to be set up

Bharat Teerth train in memory of Tagore to connect 16 destinations in India

FY11 total gross earnings Rs 88,281 Crs

Karma Bhoomi trains introduced for unorganized sector workers

Rs 4,411 cr allocated for new rail lines

No forcible acquisition of land, one member of land losing family to get a job

FY11 working spend Rs 87100 Crs

54 new trains to be introduced in FY11

FY11 Gross Budgetary Support Rs 15,800 Crs

FY11 dividend liability Rs 6600 Crs

FY11 Plan Outlay at Rs 41,426 Crs

Tourist trains to be launched on 16 routes

Pension appropriation to account for Rs. 14,500 Crs

Funding for Metro Rail projects increased by 55%

FY11 Gross traffic receipts Rs 94,800 Crs

Impact of 6th Pay Commission at Rs 55,000 Crs

Non-core business revenue estimated at Rs 1000 Crs

Double-decker trains to be launched on pilot basis

Have save Rs 2000 Crs because of austerity drive

To start door to door service for freight movement

Premium Tatkal service for parcel, freight movements

Dedicated passenger corridors planned

10 more Duronto trains to be introduced

Freight on food grain and kerosene cut by Rs 100 per wagon

Routes of 21 trains to be extended

Private operators can run special freight trains

Dividend to exchequer at Rs 6608 Crs

2 freight corridors planned in Maharashtra

5 wagon factories planned

101 new suburban trains for Mumbai

Service charge on sleeper class cut to Rs.10

Service charge on AC Class cut from Rs.40 to Rs.20

Rae Bareli coach factory work to start within a year

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works to be modernized

State of the art loco pilot training centres proposed

No change in freight rates

50 creches to be set up for railways women employees

381 diagnostic centres throughout India to be set up alongside hospitals

Proposed Rabindra museum at Howrah, Geetanjali museum at Bolpur

Special trains for commonwealth games

Plan to raise 20,000Crs in one year

Railway protection force to be augmented, Mahila Vahini to be introduced

Rs 1300Crs for passenger amenities

117 new trains to be flagged out by March 31

All level crossings to be manned within next 5 years

Latest technology to be deployed to prevent accidents

E-ticket mobile vans to be introduced

Modern toilets to be introduced in most stations

Six drinking water bottling plants planned

Multi-level parking complexes through PPP route planned

Special drive to improve passenger amenities

Limited funds, constraints line addition

Major jump being planned to complete 1000 km of new railway lines in one year

Will involve all railway unions in development

New business models with public-private partnership needed

Railways not to be privatized

Special task force to clear proposals

Business community should come forward and form partnerships with railways

Our objective is inclusive growth Goals broken up into short, medium and long-term tells  railway minister mamatha Benerjee

Virus Attacks:- Study Says Virus has breached 75,000 computers.

A new type of computer virus is known to have breached almost 75,000 computers in 2,500 organizations around the world, including user accounts of popular social network websites, according Internet security firm NetWitness.

The latest virus — known as “Kneber botnet” — gathers login credentials to online financial systems, social networking sites and email systems
from infested computers and reports the information back to hackers, NetWitness said in a statement.

A botnet is an army of infected computers that hackers can control from a central machine.”

The company said the attack was first discovered in January during a routine deployment of NetWitness software.

Further investigation by the Herndon, Virginia-based software security firm revealed that many commercial and government systems were compromised, including 68,000 corporate login credentials and access to email systems, online banking sites, Yahoo, Hotmail and social networks such as Facebook.

“Conventional malware protection and signature-based Intrusion detection systems are, by definition, inadequate for addressing Kneber or most other advanced threats,” Chief Executive Amit Yoran said in a statement.

(Reporting by Sakthi Prasad in Bangalore; Editing by Eric Auchard in London)

Source: Yahoo News