Shakuntala Devi | | | Born - 4 November 1929 Died - 21 April 2013 Very few people around the world achieved what this wonder-woman did. A mathematical prodigy‚ also known as the ’human computer’‚ Shakuntala Devi was known for her complex problem-solving skills without the aid of any mechanical device. During her early years‚ she shot to fame by mentally calculating one of the toughest mathematical multiplications 10 seconds before the fastest and the most efficient computer of the
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Achievements - Shakuntala Devi is an outstanding calculating prodigy of India. On June 18 in 1980‚ she again solved the multiplication of two 13-digit numbers 7‚686‚369‚774‚870 x 2‚465‚099‚745‚779 randomly picked up by the computer department of Imperial College in London. And this‚ she did in 28 seconds flat. Born on 4 November in 1939 at the city of Bangalore in Karnataka state‚ Shakuntala Devi is an outstanding calculating prodigy of India. Belonging from a very humble family‚ Shakuntala Devi’s father
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Martina Guerra Response #1 "The Recognition Of Shakuntala" by Kalidasa Translated by Arthur W. Ryder 1/23/2013 The Recognition of Shakuntala The Recognition of Shakuntala is a story of how a young girl‚ Shakuntala falls in love with a King‚ King Dushyanta. The King runs into Shakuntala and her friends in the midst of a deer hunt. When Shakuntala first seen the king‚ she was instantly attracted to him. She felt butterflies in her stomach from just his presence‚ alone. The King was instantly
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|Nanda Devi National Park | |IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) | |[pic] | |[pic] | |Location |Uttarakhand‚ India | |Coordinates |[pic]30°25′7″N 79°50′59″E / 30.41861°N | | |79.84972°E / 30.41861; 79.84972Coordinates: | |
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2. Problem from SAKUNTALA DEVI ’PUZZLES TO PUZZLE U’. Problem no: 23( Walking back to happiness.) The walking time : 55 mins. 1. There are twelve consecutive flags at an equal interval of distance. A man passes the 8th flag in 8 seconds. How many more seconds will he take to pass the remaining 4 flags ? 2. A person has to cover the fixed distance through his horses. There are five horses in the cart. They ran at the full potential for the 24 hours continuously at constant speed and then two of
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Q1 Define operational excellence. How can information systems help achieve it? Hint Ans .Operational excellence is the achievement of higher levels of productivity‚ efficiency‚ and profitability. Information systems can help achieve operational excellence by improving communications to supplier and optimizing the supply chain. Information systems could help managers communicate with workers more efficiently‚ enable technological innovation in products‚ minimize warehouse overhead‚ and streamline
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Puzzle: A game‚ toy‚ or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge. Fore : In front Suppress: Hold back‚ Contain Cursory: Superficial….Performed with haste and scant attention to detail: a cursory glance at the headlines. Hunch: Guess‚ Feeling Offender: Criminal‚ Lawbreaker Jerk : A quick‚ sharp‚ sudden movement. Poker Face: An impassive expression that hides one’s true feelings. Reveal: Expose Flare: Burn‚ Flame Abrasiveness: Harshness: the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
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Puzzle 1: Only for the brave‚ this one! This square has eleven letters missing‚ which you have to replace: Every row‚ column AND the main diagonals contain all the letters in the word "BRAVE". That reminds me‚ I must see the Postman about all those missing letters. Our Solution: Puzzle 2: Given only one of each letter in the alphabet‚ what are the smallest and largest numbers that you could write down? Our Solution: Using only one of each letter in the alphabet‚ you can
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Geometry Puzzles Problem 1 (But first‚ one last logic puzzle). Suppose that you are a prisoner‚ and you are confronted with two doors: one leading to freedom‚ and one leading to the executioner’s chamber‚ but you don’t know which is which. A sentry guards each door. You know that one sentry always lies‚ and one sentry always tells the truth. Again‚ you don’t know which is which. You are allowed to ask one of the sentries one question. What is a question you ask a sentry that will tell you with
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Phoolan Devi the Bandit Queen of India By Anthony Bruno Another St. Valentine ’s Day Massacre On February 14‚ 1981‚ 18-year-old Phoolan Devi had only one thing on her mind: revenge. Waiting outside the remote village of Behmai on the Yamuna River in northern India‚ a band of about 20 dacoits (bandits) waited for her instructions. The dacoits were from three different gangs‚ but their goal was the same: to hunt down the treacherous Ram brothers‚ Sri Ram Singh and Lala Ram Singh. Sri Ram was a
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