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- This Math Genius Used OkCupid And Teaches Pythagoras How To Find True Love
- 5 Nobel Laureates From Kolkata Indians Don’t Know About
- 10 Bengali Romantic Songs That Were Copied By Bollywood
- 7 Best Sports Stadiums in Kolkata
- Unbelievable But True: In Treacherous Weather of -35C, This Woman Of Ladakh Walked 45 Miles In 9 Days To Deliver A Baby
- Shankaracharya Slaps Journalist For Asking Modi Question
| This Math Genius Used OkCupid And Teaches Pythagoras How To Find True Love Posted: 24 Jan 2014 10:29 AM PST Love is a crazy thing, makes your world go round and around. You find love where you least expect it. Pythagoras must have learnt a new lesson in how to find true love when math genius Chris McKinlay used OkCupid to do so. Using algorithm formulas to search for a soul-mate was never heard of before! 1. It sounded like a familiar story in the beginning, lonely white male, looking for a girl. Then it started sounding desperate, lonelier white male, looking for any girl, ASAP.
2. McKinlay had not had major success in dating by registering on OkCupid, until June 2012. All his messages sounded like spam and he felt like a specimen on the shelf, in the aisle of a super store.
3. Before I move on, it can be safely assumed that the fellow has above average intelligence; after all he was doing thesis in Mathematics. So, credit is due for a plan that was meticulously crafted.
4. OkCupid was founded by Majors in Maths at Harvard in 2004. Basically an adult answers a set of questions that are aligned with a potential match, who chose the same set of questions and answer them similarly.
5. Chances of the search being a hit each time is very low. In other words when it is a hit, you have struck jackpot, in numbers at least.
6. McKinlay's esteem was hurt after seeing the dismal results that matched him with only a few 100 women, out of a potential several thousands in LA. 7. The numbers in his head started rolling at high speed and edged him on to put them to use in finding a gal for a change.
8. The urge to meet someone can drive us to new limits of persistence. McKinlay put his research and programming skills to construct a complicated series codes.
9. Using robots to troll profiles he first educated himself in finding out the questions commonly answered by women. And then went ahead and answered those questions.
10. He was very smart at making 5 major groups based on the data he collected from 22,000 women. And kept very suggestive names for the groups-
11. McKinlay couldn't handle a truckload, so decided to concentrate on the first two groups. Smartly, he made two profiles and played with their interests and answered the same questions as them.
12. The maths started working magic for him. Every woman looked like a match, without having to buy a paid account. He was advertising himself to potential women by tweaking their quirks and traits.
13. On both the profiles he made a bio that laid stress on him as a math professor. The women were checking out his profile like bees swarming over a pot of maple syrup.
14. Desperation can really make us use our brain to the fullest. McKinlay now answered supposedly honestly, 500 critical questions, after his PC told him how important each was, to give due weight for the algorithm to work correctly.
15. A rock climber picture in one profile and playing a guitar in the other helped him zero in on potential mates.
16. Now when he ran a search he found women who matched him 99%. He now wrote a program that sent a pop up to all those women that he had visited their profiles.
17. Monday was for 41-year-olds, 40-year-olds on Tuesday and so on, till he reached 27-year-olds after two weeks. Messages started pouring in and lots of them.
18. You may term it as deceit in the most scientific way, most women found the figures impressive and intriguing. 19. Sadly, teleportation is still being researched or else he would have made each of these women pop out of the PC and dated them there and then in his miniscule UCLA cubicle. 20. He now decided to go out and face the music of the symphony he had created. Started dating women, one a day, sometimes multiple, parks, pubs, beaches. 21. Sadly, numbers don't convert into feelings of the heart or gut feeling. The adrenalin was dropping with the same speed as the rejection rate.
22. He learned the hard way to not to get drunk on the first date, or a movie is a distraction. After 55 dates, he had repeats only thrice and only one led to a third meeting. Dismal figures I must say for a Maths Genius. 23. His faith in his numbers was shaken badly, until he got a message from Christine Tien Wang, a 28-year-old artist, with interest in prison abolitions. 24. Like any other normal girl, she had simple put a search for a 6-foot-tall guy with blue eyes near UCLA. Doesn't take half your brain to decipher that. Mckinlay had popped up in that search. Lovebirds we're talking about
25. It was love at first sight, the instant attraction as evident and so was his instant confession about his love hacking pet project.
26. For the famous lab note book, she was date No. 88. They suspended their OkCupid accounts after two weeks and she was last heard commenting- "I found Him"
27. The irony of the story, a genius Math professor, found a treasure chest full of highly matched women. Sold himself on paper to them, but had the personality of a yutz, spelt his doom. After 87 women, his mate found him. Takes no genius to write to Python heuristics, if you have time to spare. Share the LOVE The post This Math Genius Used OkCupid And Teaches Pythagoras How To Find True Love appeared first on TopYaps. |
| 5 Nobel Laureates From Kolkata Indians Don’t Know About Posted: No matter how much people term West Bengal as one of the backward states, sucked in politics and rallies, it has, "surprisingly", produced not one or two but 5 Nobel Laureates. Although, among these Nobel laureates, only two were Bengali, nevertheless, all five of them professed their gratitude, deep love and respect for Bengal. Well, if you don't know about these legendary men, needn't worry about it anymore. Here's a list dedicated to these stars— 5. Sir Ronald RossA British by birth but born in Almora, India, Sir Ronald Ross was a famous doctor who was, incidentally, also the first person from India to receive a Nobel Prize. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his excellence in the field of Physiology or Medicine for his notable work on Malaria. It was he who discovered the presence of malaria parasite in the gastrointestinal tract of Anopheles mosquito—thereby, letting the world know that Malaria was transmitted through Anopheles and not from any other germs or mosquitoes. His association with Kolkata dated back to 1882, when he studied (till 1899) Malaria while working at the Presidency General Hospital. He also built a bungalow at the Mahanad village from where he used to collect mosquitoes for his research. In this tough course, he was ably assisted in his research by another Bengali doctor, Dr. Kishori Mohan Bandhopadhyay.
4. Amartya SenAmartya Kumar Sen was the last Bengali to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. Born in Shantiniketan, Amartya Sen was a student of Viswa Bharati and Presidency College before moving off to Cambridge University. Amartya Sen's major contribution was in welfare economics, development economics and ethics. However, it was due to his work in welfare economics that he was honored with the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in the year 1998. He is currently serving as the Thomas W. Lamont University Professor and Professor for Economics and Philosophy in Harvard University. He is also a distinguished fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows, All Souls College, Oxford, and of Trinity College in Cambridge. A profound scholar, Sen has written numerous books on Economics and Philosophy which have been translated into more than 35 languages in a course of 40 years!
3. Sir C.V. RamanBorn in a small village in the Madras Province, Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman received the Nobel Prize for Physics in the year 1930 for his path breaking research in the field of light. In 1917, he was appointed as the first Palit Professor of Physics at the University of Calcutta, and with this started his journey towards excellence. Along with his job as the Professor of Physics, he also continued with his research at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, located in Calcutta, where later he was appointed as the honorary Secretary. Raman always showed his gratitude to Calcutta in utmost terms and referred, quite often, to his stay in Calcutta as the "golden phase" of his life. He discovered that while travelling through a transparent medium, light changes its wavelength. This phenomenon is popularly still regarded as the Raman effect. Raman was also honored with the Bharat Ratna Award.
2. Mother TeresaAn Albanian by birth and an Indian Roman Catholic Sister by choice, Mother Teresa (as she is fondly known as), dedicated her life to the poor and downtrodden children of Bengal. While serving as a teacher and consequently, as the headmistress of Loreto Convent in Calcutta, she experienced a "call from within" which ultimately led her to found the "Missionaries of Charity" in Calcutta. Her's was a life dedicated to the service of mankind—erasing every kind of racial and political barriers. And, it is for this service that she was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
1. Rabindranath TagoreA poet, playwright, painter, actor, singer, musician and modern philosopher, Rabindranath's contribution to Indian literature and art is beyond words to describe. Although he started writing poems since the age of 8, it was in 1913, at the age of 52, that he was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Literature. In fact, he was the first non-European person ever to receive such an accolade. Geetanjali (Song Offerings), for which he received the award, was highly praised by W.B Yeats; so much pleased Yeats was with the collection of poems, that he even wrote an Introduction for the English translation of the same. While giving the prize, the Nobel Foundation even summarized Gitanjali as being a collection of "profoundly rich, sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse". Tagore was also awarded the Knighthood title which he had later given off as a protest to Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy.
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| 10 Bengali Romantic Songs That Were Copied By Bollywood Posted: 24 Jan 2014 04:30 AM PST If you visit Kolkata, there's one "saying" that you will hear quite a few times while your stay—"what Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow". Well, to bring out the truth in this statement, you don't have to bury yourself in history books—a simple glance over the old Bollywood songs would be enough as most of them were originally Bengali romantic songs! You don't seem quite convinced; so, let's take a look at a few such melodious, romantic songs. 10. Pyaar Diwana Hota HainFor all the Hindi film buffs, especially those who've a fair love for the old classics, romantic songs would be synonymous to a Rajesh Khanna – Kishore Kumar number. And, what better songs to cherish about than those from his blockbuster film, "Kati Patang" opposite the suave Asha Parekh. The music director of this film was Rahul Dev Burman who had previously given the same music (as this song) to "Aaj Goon Goongoon.." from the film "Rajkumari". This film starred the Bengali "Mahanayak” Uttam Kumar and the beautiful Tanuja. The Bengali version was sung by Asha Bhonsle. 9. Tum Bin Jaaun KahanWhile deciding the best romantic singer ever, our big, fat Bollywood clan seems like playing a tug-of-war between Md. Rafi and Kishore Kumar. Since we wish to escape from this dilemma, our next choice of song is "Tum Bin.." sung by both the maestros, in different versions, though. Well, this song has been extracted from the Bengali song "Ekdin Pakhi Ure Jabe Je Akashe.." sung by the legendary Kishore Kumar. The Bengali lyrics was penned by Gauri Prasanna Majumdar while the music was given by Rahul Dev Burman—if you love songs and poems, go through the translated lyrics, you'll be mesmerized. 8. Yeh Shaam MastaniAnother evergreen hit from the Kishore Kumar – Rajesh Khanna "Jodi", Yeh Shaam Mastani remains a favorite to every soul who has fallen in love, over the ages. This song is from the super hit film Kati Patang, and its Bengali predecessor, "Akash Keno Daake", was also sung by Kishore Kumar. The effortless style, the easy tune and the deep lyrics is definitely going to sweep your heart away for one more time! 7. Meri Bheegi Bheegi SiThe Sanjeev Kumar – Jaya Bhaduri starrer film, Anamika, was appraised for many reasons—one of them being the melodious songs: like this one, "Meri Bheegi Bheegi Si.." sung by Kishore Kumar again. Its original source was "Mone Pore Ruby Ray" sung by the famous music director, Rahul Dev Burman. Well, if you haven't heard any other song by this maestro, other than the groovy "Yamma Yamma", then do listen to this one—we promise you'll love it! 6. Nahin Nahin Abhi NahinAmidst all these "pure" romantic songs, this one's something ticklish and teasing—and definitely one of our favorites. Its Bengali original version was again a R. Dev Burman hit, sung by the magician, Asha Bhonsle. Just listen to this song with eyes closed, and you'll find yourself giving a sly smile. Why? Well, the answer lies within you! 5. Yeh Nayan Dare DareThis Hemant Kumar classic from the 1964 film Kohra has been time and again been described by many music lover as magic. Well, if you too think alike, then listen to its original number, "Ei raat tomar aamar" from the blockbuster "Deep Jele Jai" starring Basanta Kumar and Suchitra Sen. If you're a movie buff, we would take this opportunity to recommend this film as well. 4. Tere Mere Milan Ki Ye RainaThis song from Abhimaan seems to be in the lips of anyone who's committed for life to his/her love. In this film, the song was sung by the king of romantic songs, Md. Rafi. However, this song is originally a Rabindra Sangeet—music and lyrics by the maverick Rabindra Nath Tagore. Among all its versions, we present to you the one sung by Hemant Kumar: 3. Choo Kar Mere Mann KoDoes this song take you to the magical and blingy atmosphere a la the one in the film Yaarana? Well, naturally, that's the power of a Rabindra Sangeet—yes, this song too is a Rabindra Sangeet descendant. But due to plagiarism (the producers apparently didn't buy the copyright), this song was banned in Bengal—"Tomar Holo Shuru" is a favorite to every Bengali soul! So, here's the link to heavenly happiness— 2. Dil Mein Ho TumWell, if you thought that borrowing Bengali songs into Bollywood films were limited to the evergreen-era, you're wrong. Bappi Lahiri, too, recaptured the essence of Bengali songs and transliterated (literally!) into Hindi. This particular song's original version was called "Chirodini Tumi Je Amar…" (sung by Bappi Lahiri) and is still popular among the Bengali folks in love. However, with the Hindi version's popularity, we prefer to keep mum! 1. Milne Hain Mujhse AayiThe "copying" continues even today; and, we have chosen, among many, the latest hit from "Ashiqui 2", "Milne Hain Mujhse Aayi". The Bengali version was derived from the film, "Awara", starring Bengali star Jeet and newbie Sayantika, and was quite popular in Bengal. In both the films, the music director was Jeet Ganguly. However, nowhere does it stand in the league of the evergreen songs!
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| 7 Best Sports Stadiums in Kolkata Posted: 24 Jan 2014 01:38 AM PST If you know anything about Bengal and Bengalis, you must know about their passion for sports! If we are asked about the passions of a Bengali, we can surely point them out as food and sports (well, in the reverse order, actually). In fact, during archrivals Mohunbagan vs. East Bengal matches, supporters of the former carry giant lobsters to the field while those of the former carry Hilsa (the fishes being the symbols of the "two Bengals"). Well, this goes a long way to describe the passion of the Bengalis for food and sports. Now, let's have a look at some of the brilliant sports stadium that this region has to offer. 7. Geetanjali Sports ComplexThe newest stadium on the block, Geetanjali Stadium is located in south Kolkata at Kasba. After a wait of almost 2 years, the 57.5 meters long stadium was finally completed in 2011 as a result of a joint effort by KMDA and Public Private Partnership. A sum of around 25 crores was spent to build the multi-sporting, world class The Geetanjali Sports Complex. With a total seating arrangement of 4000 people and a separate area for indoor games and a posh gymnasium, it is Kolkata's latest sports sensation, indeed!
6. Kishore Bharati KriranganAgain located in South Calcutta, at Santoshpur, Kishore Bharati Krirangan is a multi-purpose stadium, though not world class. Built around an area of 13 acres, it is used mainly for football matches and sometimes, for other athletic events as well. It has a seating capacity for 12,000 people and is also used to host seminars, conferences and other important events as well. This stadium is also equipped with a swimming pool, to host important swimming events, and a martial arts training centre.
5. Salt Lake StadiumWidely recognized as the Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Salt Lake Stadium is a world class, multi-purpose stadium in the Bidhannagar area of Kolkata. Built in 1984, the stadium is India's largest stadium, and in terms of seating capacity, it is the third largest stadium in the world. It can seat up to 1,20,000 people! This stadium hosts all the important national and international (if any) foot ball marches and other important athletic events as well. The stadium is built on an area of 76.40 acres of land and, apart from sporting events, hosts a number of charity shows, functions, etc. In all aspects, it is one of the most important stadiums in Kolkata.
4. Rabindra Sarobar StadiumOne of the oldest stadiums in Kolkata, Rabindra Sarobar Stadium is also located in the heart of South Kolkata, at the Rabindra Sarobar premises. The stadium has a capacity of holding around 20,000 spectators and hosts some of the important football matches. It is also the home ground of Tollygunj Agragami Club. This stadium, however, lacks the amenities of a world class stadium.
3. Mohunbagan StadiumThe Mohunbagan Ground was the first stadium in India, and is the breeding "ground" of the famous Mohunbagan Club. Originally located in Marble Palace, it was finally relocated at its current position, opposite the Eden Gardens. This football ground is acclaimed as being the best in Kolkata with its lush green grass carpet being imported from Brazil. This ground, uplifted at the centre to drain off rain water, has a concrete gallery and enjoys floodlights as well!
2. Netaji Indoor StadiumThe Netaji Indoor stadium is one of the most important and the only indoor stadium in the city. The fully air-conditioned stadium is used to host various sports and non-sports events of National and International caliber. Inaugurated in 1975, and located at Babughat, beside Eden Gardens, it has a capacity to house around 12,000 people!
1. Eden GardensThe only stadium for hosting international cricket matches, Eden Gardens remains one of the favorite cricket fields among the cricketers and cricket-lovers alike around the globe. Built in the late 18th century, it is the first cricket stadium outside the British Isles, and one of the first in India where floodlights were installed. The stadium, with a seating capacity of around 1 lakh, is the third largest in the world—a few notches behind the Lord's and the MCC.
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| Posted: 23 Jan 2014 11:30 PM PST It seems a divine power looms over every mother and grants her mighty strength and courage to drink the pangs of pain and bring a new life to the world. The story we have for you today is one of most unbelievable and inspiring childbirth stories ever. We trace the arduous sojourn of an exceptional mother, who traversed through Rocky Mountains and freezing rivers only to bring a new member into the family. Residing in a remote village of Ladakh, her entire family packed their bags to trek for nine long days to cover 45 miles in freezing temperatures of -35 degrees, only to reach to the nearest hospital. Here's an excerpt of their journey to the hospital and back. An inspiring tale, it will touch the heart and soul of every mother (and anyone following details of the journey) 1.Walking 45 miles in -35 Degree to reach the nearest hospitalComing from a very different world from ours, the family in question is native to a remote village in Ladakh in Northern India (Jammu and Kashmir). The village has no doctors or hospital facility. Every time villagers need medical help, they are forced to travel 45 miles to reach the nearest hospital in Lingshed. It's the terrain and weather conditions that make this journey so much more difficult for the sick. The family in question here, includes an expecting mother, her husband and her young baby, who braved temperatures of -35 degree, traveled through mountain deserts and walked over frozen rivers for childbirth.
2.Nine days back and forth to deliver the baby and bring him homeAlthough, under normal circumstances 45 miles may not seem such a long distance, but lack of roads and means of transport accompanied by freezing temperatures and treacherous mountain landscape can make this stretch look never ending. The family conquered this journey through a systematic plan. Walking eight hours a day, and spending the remaining time in shelter of caves, it took them nine days to reach the hospital, and another nine, to carry the baby home. Surprisingly, the mother's recovery after childbirth was also planned en route to their village, without spending an extra day at the hospital.
3.Trekking across the big and fast flowing River Zanskar at 11,123 feetEven when the slightest cold wind shivers our faces, we panic and decide to remain indoors, but watching someone travel over a frozen river to get a child, is hard to digest. For these villagers this phenomenon is normal. They often use the river to carry goods and other essentials for livelihood. Many villagers have also lost their lives the course, and despite this, there is no other way. Our family of three, soon to be four walked over a thin sheet of ice over the river to cross to the other side. The river we talk here is Zanskar, and when its surface freezes during the winter, many call it Chadar River (Chadar meaning a thin sheet). It's the biggest and fastest flowing rivers in the region, and also much feared, for cracking of the ice beneath your feet may take you to the unknown.
4.Carrying both Children and Provisions Wading Through Icy Water and SnowThe mountain desert of Ladakh is one of the coldest regions in the world a reason why not much human habitations is spotted here except for prominent sectors. Winters further renders the place more isolated, for kilometers at a stretch there is no human, animal, or even a blade of grass visible.
In such circumstances, people have to carry their own provisions to survive the journey across the mountains. Spot pictures here of the family, they not only carried clothes and food, but also carried blankets for the night, sleds, and other essentials in handmade bag packs.
5.Camping in caves to give time for the mother's recovery after child birthMaking a nine month pregnant woman walk for nine days can seem rather gruesome, but in these regions, it's the way of life. The only respite to her withered body is the comforts of caves en route to the hospital, where the family spends over 12 hours every day. At night they light bonfire to keep warm, cook and unwind from the tired walk. The next morning, they again pack their bags and offset for the remaining journey. Surprisingly, the mother is not given any spare time for recovery, the journey back home is planned to give her rest at intervals through the journey. The family carried sleds, which provides the much needed relief to the mother as she recovers from childbirth.
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| Shankaracharya Slaps Journalist For Asking Modi Question Posted: 23 Jan 2014 10:49 PM PST
Jabalpur: The Shankaracharya of Dwarka and Jyotish Peeth slapped a journalist for asking a question on Narendra Modi. The journalist had not even finished asking his question when the 91-year-old Shankaracharya slapped him in an unexpected burst of anger. Later when asked on why he reacted in such a manner, the Shankaracharya said that he was offended when the journo posed a political question. He added that he was not interested in Modi's prospects as a PM. The Shankaracharya said that Modi should first clearly tell the people of India what he intends to do if he becomes the PM. A resident of Sivni in Madhya Pradesh, the Shankaracharya is a former Indian freedom fighter and has a very close association with the Nehru-Gandhi family. Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh is his disciple. Defending his actions, one of his disciples said that the Shankaracharya slapped the journalist because the latter had broken the code of civility by coming too near to the godman who has been advised by doctors to maintain a distance from people while interacting. The post Shankaracharya Slaps Journalist For Asking Modi Question appeared first on TopYaps. |
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