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How to Drive a Car with Manual Transmission

Instructions

1. Look at the floorboard; you’ll see 3 pedals. From left to right, they are: Clutch, Brake, Gas (Accelerate/Accelerator).

2. Study the simple diagram on the top of the gearshift, which will show you where the gears are. In most new cars, this will look like a three-legged H. First, third and fifth gears are at the tops of the legs; second, fourth and reverse gears are at the bottoms. The crossbar of the H is neutral. (more…)

BANGALORE: While there’s a raging debate over the quality of education and infrastructure that schools provide to children, there will now be a standardization system to upgrade them.

Colleges already have the AICTE or NAAC in place to grade them. The Quality Council of India (QCI) has now prepared a special accreditation programme for schools, and CBSE schools will be the first to come under its banner. QCI secretary-general Giridhar Gyani on Monday said talks are on with the Karnataka government for implementing it. (more…)

Sensex opens positive ahead of Budget 2009

NEW DELHI: Stocks opened higher on Monday as investors built positions ahead of the Union Budget. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will present Budget 2009-2010 at 11am in Parliament which is expected to include measures to boost economic growth.

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex was trading above tht 15,000 mark, higher by about 100 points while National Stock Exchange’s
Nifty climbed 27 points to 4451.25.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Kuvempu University Results

KUDDE: M.A. Education Results announced on 03-06-09

Kuvempu University : Degree Examination Results

Kuvempu University : Distance Education Results

Check your result online at http://www.shimoga.net/results.aspx

Calories in a banana

It depends on the size. They range from:

The size of banana is going to play a large role in the number of calories in a banana. The larger the banana, the greater the number of calories.

Approximately 90 calories in one small banana (6″)

Approximately 150 calories in one bigger, more genetically engineered/ripened bananas (over 9″ long)

Approximately 105 calories in one 1 average size banana. (more…)

The 2009 U.S Open Golf Championship is being held from June 18th through to June 21st at the Black Course at Bethpage State Park. And for those of you who are golf fans and want to watch the tournament, but can’t actually be there to watch it, we have the full TV schedule. (more…)

2009 Father’s Day falls on June 21, 2009.

Father’s Day date: 21.06.2009

Father’s Day is a day honoring fathers, celebrated on the third Sunday of June in 52 of the world’s countries and on other days elsewhere.

Fathers Day Gifts

Fathers Day Gifts That Say “Thanks” The Gourmet Way

Finding good Fathers Day Gifts can be a real challenge, that’s why we’ve created a special line of Fathers Day Gift Baskets that show dad you really care! Father’s Day is the one special day where we celebrate Dad for being such a special guy and thank him for all of his hard work and dedication over the years. (more…)

Father’s Day is a day honoring fathers, celebrated on the third Sunday of June in 52 of the world’s countries and on other days elsewhere. It complements Mother’s Day, the celebration honoring mothers.

Nokia N97 Release Date

Nokia N97 to start selling in India for Rs.35000 on June 23rd

Designed for the needs of Internet-savvy consumers, the model supports up to 48 GB of storage, including 32 GB of on-board memory, expandable with a 16 GB microSD card for music, media and more.

The new Nokia N97 is available now in India at retail price of around Indian Rupee (INR) Rs.34,500 in India.

Nokia N97 key features are:

Tri-band HSDPA/quad-band GSM
Sliding QWERTY keypad and touchscreen display
3.5-inch TFT (16:9 widescreen); 640 x 360 pixels
32GB onboard memory + microSD card slot
Series60 5th Edition
5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar optics
MPEG-4 VGA video recording at 30fps
Multiple music, video and image formats supported
802.11b/g; USB; Bluetooth with A2DP; GPS with A-GPS
3.5mm audio jack
117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9mm
150gm weight