Archive for June, 2008

June’s has been a busy month for all of us..make sure you didn’t miss any of this month’s most popular posts.

• Agriculture Covers 1/3 of All Land
  Farmers are converting more and more land for agricultural use to cater the ever-increasing food demands of humans.
• Food production must rise 50 per cent by 2030 says UN
  Global food production must grow by 50 per cent by 2030 to meet increasing demand
• Little Hope for Cancer Treatment
  UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) scientists have developed a process for targeting cancer cells that could eliminate some of the worst side effects of chemotherapy.
• Time for a second green revolution
  The Green Revolution refers to the transformation of agriculture that began in 1943 in the developing world, and led in some places to significant increases in agricultural production between the 1940s and 1960s. The Green Revolution has had major social and ecological impacts.
• Apple Introduces iPhone 3G - Twice as Fast at Half the Price
  Apple® today introduced the new iPhone™ 3G, combining all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast* as the first generation iPhone
• 5 Healthiest Anti-Aging Snacks to Keep You Young
  Here is the 5 Healthiest Anti-Aging Snacks to Keep You Young from yahoo health.
• Europe’s Most Innovative Countries
  Here is the Forbes list of Europe’s Most Innovative Countries
• ISRO to launch “youth satellite”
  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is to launch a dedicated satellite for youth next year carrying scientific instruments developed by students from Indian and foreign universities.
• Farewell to Bill Gates
  Billionaire Bill Gates logs off today after 33 years in day-to-day control of the world’s biggest software company — Microsoft Corp.
• Wal-Mart Plans New Logo
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is about to change one of the most familiar logos in corporate America.

Here are the simple steps to calculate vehicle mileage -  The number of miles/kilometers traveled by a motor vehicle on a given quantity of fuel.

Calculating Vehicle Mileage (MPG)

1. Note down the vehicle’s odometer reading (mileage) and fill the vehicle’s gas tank completely. [ “Mileage A” say 30,000 ]
2. Refill the tank completely with the same gas pump after the vehicle talk is half empty. Again note down the vehicle’s odometer reading (mileage). [ “Mileage B“. say 30,200 ]
3. Subtract “Mileage B” with “Mileage A” and call this “Mileage C“. [Ex 30,200 - 30,000 = 200 ]
4. Divide “Mileage C” with the number of gallons or litters it took to fill up your tank. [ex 7 gallons or litters ]

Mileage/gallons or litters = mileage per gallons or litters
i.e 200/7 = 28.57 miles gallons or litters

The Webmail extension integrates web site based email accounts in to Mozllia Thunderbird, this allows Thunderbird to download and to send emails using the web site.

Currently Yahoo, Hotmail, Lycos (Europe), MailDotCom, Gmail, Libero, and AOL domains are supported.

[ WebMail MozDev ]

Prime Rate or Prime Lending Rates (PLR)

Prime rate or Prime lending rates (PLR) refer to interest rates charged by commercial banks for their most credit-worthy customers. Generally credit-worthy customers consist of large corporations.

The rate is a key interest rate, since loans to less-creditworthy customers are often tied to a high interest rate. For example, a “Company A ” (most credit-worthy customer) may borrow at a prime rate of 5%, but a less-well-established “Company B” may borrow from the same bank at prime plus 1, or 6%.

Bank’s good standing customers have little chance of defaulting than customer who has a higher risk of defaulting, so the bank can charge them a rate that is lower than the rate that would be charged to other customers.