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- The Top 10 Rich People Who Were Once Poor
- 7 Bollywood Celebrities Caught Drunk
- 8 Books You Need To Read In Your 20s
- Top 10 iPhone Apps for Medical Students
- 9 Badass Quotes By Famous People
- Top 10 of World’s Most Amazing Places to Get Married
- 20 Random Facts That You Do Not Know
| The Top 10 Rich People Who Were Once Poor Posted: 30 May 2013 04:34 AM PDT "Success is ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm", Winston Churchill said. Yet, it is hard to imagine that the rich and famous of today had at one time gone through an endless struggle and lived in rags. The list of such personalities is endless; however we have compiled a list of the top 10 rich people who were once poor. They grew from being homeless to now owning billions.
10. Jim Carrey:The star, who has won millions of hearts and even "God" in Bruce Almighty, once actually lived in a VW camper van and tents for years. According to him those tough times made him what he is today. Carrey, known for his matchless sense of humor, developed it as a trait while growing up in those difficult conditions. 9. Mariah Carey:Mariah Carey grew up in the poorest locality in Long Island. Not knowing of the normal childhood treats like toys and games, she found amusement in setting her parent's car on fire or killing her dog by poisoning. Lessons learnt in living a childhood in poverty is what turned Carey into the person she is today. Undoubtedly she is one of those many rich people from the entertainment circuit who grew-up in poorer circumstances. 8. Frank O’Dea:The 'Coffee King', Frank O’Dea is well known as the co-founder of Canada's largest coffee shop chain. You would be surprised to know that he spent his 20s living on the streets, where he could barely earn to afford a cup of coffee. Who could foretell that one day the same Frank O'Dea would be running the most popular coffee shops across 360 locations in Canada? Of course, he had to figure in this list of rich people who were once poor. 7. Suze Orman:The popular face of CNBC, Suze Orman, deserves a place in this list. Her poignant story is no less inspiring. She had to spend months living out of her van in the 70s because of dreadful financial conditions. She took it as a great lesson of life growing up to becoming a renowned personal finance guru. Today, Orman is one of the rich people who rose from not-so-favorable circumstances and whose worth now stands at $25 million. 6. Leonardo DiCaprio:The eye-candy and Hollywood heart-throb DiCaprio also makes it to the list of rich people who overcame severe adversity to come out winners. He grew up from a neighborhood of prostitutes and drug dealers to become an ace actor. Surely going by his screen image, one would not know of the past that made the man. 5. Roman Abramovich:This oil and aluminium tycoon lived the life of a poor orphan when he was just four. He once made his living by selling plastic ducts from his apartment. Roman Abramovich's story from an abandoned orphan to a billionaire is a well documented one. Today, he's worth $11.2 billion. 4. Steve Jobs:Who has not read about the marvels of this tech giant? He is, and will remain, the most renowned personality in the world along with Bill Gates. He was the adopted child of a working-class couple, who could barely afford his college. And look what the man has done! Even after Steve Jobs is gone, his innovated technological devices continue to engage and fascinate. 3. J.K. Rowling:The queen of the fantasy novels and author of the Harry Potter series, Rowling is currently worth $1 billion. The writer has grown out of a humble background, where her single mother lived on welfare in Edinburgh. Rowling reveals that she even tried committing suicide at a time when she was broke and depressed. The celebrated author is a known name in most households today 2. Oprah Winfrey:She presents the most inspiring stories on TV ever, but her own life is no less moving. Winfrey has lived a childhood, which included sexual abuse, utter poverty with barely hand-to-mouth earnings from a farmland. She is now worth $2.4 billion, and will soon launch her own Oprah Winfrey Network cable channel. Yet, she stays grounded by putting in most of her recourses into social welfare and exposing the evils of the society. 1. Charlie Chaplin:Charlie Chaplin had seen a distressful and traumatic childhood, before he became the greatest actor of the silent era. He grew father-less, and his mother being in a mental hospital. He raised his brother and himself, making petty living. The way he lived out the most unimaginable hardships, his life story became the most heart wrenching rags to riches stories ever. The post The Top 10 Rich People Who Were Once Poor appeared first on TopYaps.  |
| 7 Bollywood Celebrities Caught Drunk Posted: 30 May 2013 04:10 AM PDT There are many Bollywood actor and actresses which are heard saying like they dont drink alcohol or even endorse such products but here are some actions which can cause a bad influence on their fans. 7. Shahrukh KhanShah Rukh Khan allegedly beat up filmmaker Shirish Kunder, the husband of Farah Khan, at a party hosted by actor Sanjay Dutt 6. Sanjay DuttSanjay Dutt was caught highly intoxicated at Ranbir Kapoor’s birthday bash where he got so much drunk and was about to drive .
5. Amisha Patel
Amisha Patel was caught up drunk in late night party . 4. Suzanne Roshan
Suzanne Khan, wife of Hrithik Roshan, was caught in high spirits at a party thrown by Deepika Padukone on the success of ‘Cocktail’ 3. Sonam KapoorLeaked photos of Sonam Kapoor surfaced in which she is pictured drunk at private party 2. Salman KhanSalman Khan and Hrithik Roshan were caught drunk at private party. 1. Manisha Koirala
Manisha Koirala was spotted in a drunken state at the launch party of a newly opened restaurant lounge at Versova, Mumbai. The post 7 Bollywood Celebrities Caught Drunk appeared first on TopYaps.  |
| 8 Books You Need To Read In Your 20s Posted: 30 May 2013 03:09 AM PDT Here are some of the best books to read in 20s ranging from classic tales of patriarchal control to self-help books on getting over guys. For a lot of ladies, I think their 20s is a time to figure out relationships and think about what they want for the rest of their lives. Since plethora of questions pop up in their mind, they become susceptible to move with the latest waves. These books dwell around issues which baffle teenagers the most. Needless to say, reading these books would be a great help for them. Scroll down and enjoy the journey of this list. 8. Confessions of a Shopaholic:Author: Sophie Kinsella Publishing Year: 2009
Struggling with her debilitating obsession with shopping and the sudden collapse of her income source, Rebecca Bloomwood unintentionally lands a job writing for a financial magazine after a drunken letter-mailing mix-up. Ironically writing about the very consumer caution of which she herself has not abided, Rebecca’s innovative comparisons and unconventional metaphors for economics grants her critical acclaim, public success, and the admiration of her supportive boss Luke. But as she draws closer to her ultimate goal of writing for renowned fashion magazine Alette, she questions her true ambitions and must determine if overcoming her “shopaholic” condition will bring her real happiness. Amazon.com 7. Girls in white Dresses:Author: Jennifer Close Publishing Year: 2012
Isabella, Mary, and Lauren feel like everyone they know is getting married. On Sunday after Sunday, at bridal shower after bridal shower, they coo over toasters, collect ribbons and wrapping paper, eat minuscule sandwiches and cakes. They wear pastel dresses and drink champagne by the case, but amid the celebration these women have their own lives to contend with: Isabella is working a dead-end job, Mary is dating a nice guy with an awful mother, and Lauren is waitressing at a midtown bar and wondering why she’s attracted to the sleazy bartender. Amazon.com
6. One Day:Author: David Nicholls Publishing Year: 2009
The Macmillan Readers series are carefully graded from Starter to Upper Intermediate (A1-B2) to help students choose the right reading material for their ability. Our list of titles includes great stories from both contemporary and classic authors. 15th July 1988. Emma and Dexter meet for the first time on the night of their university graduation. Soon their lives will go in separate directions. But where will they be on 15 July of the following year, and the year after that? One Day is a wonderful and moving love story which takes place over the decades of the eighties and nineties. Amazon.com 5. On The Outside Looking Indian:Author: Rupinder Gill Publishing Year: 2012
A memoir of a young woman, the product of a strict upbringing by conservative Indian parents, who decides to go on a Ram-Singha, her Indian version of the rumspringa, and learns how to dance, swim, drive, travel, and play in order to be happy. There’s a phenomenon in Amish culture called Rumspringa, where Amish adolescents are permitted to break free from their modest and traditional lifestyles to indulge in normally taboo activities. They dress how they want, go out if and when they please, smoke, drink and generally party like it’s 1899. At the end they decide if they will return and join the Amish church. Amazon.com 4. MWF Seeking BFF:Author: Rachel Bertsche Publishing Year: 2011
When Rachel Bertsche first moves to Chicago, she's thrilled to finally share a zip code, let alone an apartment, with her boyfriend. But shortly after getting married, Bertsche realizes that her new life is missing one thing: friends. Sure, she has plenty of BFFs—in New York and San Francisco and Boston and Washington, D.C. Still, in her adopted hometown, there's no one to call at the last minute for girl talk over brunch or a reality-TV marathon over a bottle of wine. Taking matters into her own hands, Bertsche develops a plan: She'll go on fifty-two friend-dates, one per week for a year, in hopes of meeting her new Best Friend Forever. Amazon.com 3. Maine:Author: J. Courtney Sullivan Publishing Year: 2011 For the Kellehers, Maine is a place where children run in packs, showers are taken outdoors, and old Irish songs are sung around a piano. As three generations of women arrive at the family’s beach house, each brings her own hopes and fears. Maggie is thirty-two and pregnant, waiting for the perfect moment to tell her imperfect boyfriend the news; Ann Marie, a Kelleher by marriage, is channeling her domestic frustration into a dollhouse obsession and an ill-advised crush; Kathleen, the black sheep, never wanted to set foot in the cottage again; and Alice, the matriarch at the center of it all, would trade every floorboard for a chance to undo the events of one night, long ago. Amazon.com 2. The Great Gatsby:Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Publishing Year: 1925
Jay Gatsby is a self-made man, famed for his decadent champagne-drenched parties. Despite being surrounded by Long Island’s bright and beautiful, Gatsby longs only for Daisy Buchanan. In shimmering prose, Fitzgerald shows Gatsby pursue his dream to its tragic conclusion. bookdepository.co.uk 1. The Girls:Author: Lori Lansens Publishing Year: 2007
Rarely has the experience of being a sister been so poignantly and memorably captured as in Lori Lansens’s triumphant novel. The Girls celebrates life’s fundamental joys and trials as it presents Rose and Ruby, sisters destined to live inseparably but blessed with distinct sensibilities that enrich and complicate their shared experiences-of growing up, of finding their way in the world, of saying good-bye.Readers who encounter the girls will find it hard to resist falling under their spell. Amazon.com The post 8 Books You Need To Read In Your 20s appeared first on TopYaps.  |
| Top 10 iPhone Apps for Medical Students Posted: 30 May 2013 03:07 AM PDT Medical students are supposed to be updated always due to the new diseases and their procurement emerging everyday. For this reason, universities and colleges persuade medical students to purchase the gadget of their choice so that they can have a vast access to the medical applications and keep themselves updated. Below, we’ll discuss about some prominent iPhone apps that are helpful on so many levels for the medical students. 10. ACC Pocket Guidelines:The ACC Pocket Guidelines was made by American College of Cardiology Foundation. It is a concise, portable reference tool which is preferred by students as well as clinicians. It includes the TTE and TEE criteria tools which provide the quick reference for the echocardiography. It is a very useful application for the medical students besides this is a free application on iPhone. 9. PEPID:PEPID has been a very famous name of medical application and it has a trusted content and easy integration which is helpful to take better decisions. With the help of PEPID, the health care professionals can obtain better health outcomes. Basically it contains a drug database, dosing calculators, disease profiles and symptom checker. Over all it improves time and the quality care for patients. 8. Neuromind:Neuromind is the topmost application for the neurosurgery in the world. It has been downloaded for more than 140000 times. The application is simple and the guidelines mentioned can be easily administered. With 2.1 version available, it contains new content which is very helpful among medical students. 7. Diagnosaurus:As the name depicts it does not provide diagnosis but will help out in solving almost everything related to medical. It is cheap, very easy to download and has approved diversified explanations. Right after searching any disease, symptoms or organ systems, you will get a quick and an easy explanation offered by Access Medicine. 6. Eponyms:Eponyms is one of the iPhone apps for medical students that provide meaning to all the ambiguous and confusing words. Is it difficult to remember what that particular fracture or syndrome means? Well Eponyms have all the answers. It has a capacious collection of related data with very good description. 5. iRadiology:It has a great collection of classic radiology presentations with particular labels, titles and analysis. This description makes the learning and understanding, simple and memorable. There is no internet connection required to view the cases by categories and also there is the availability for studying the basic radiology such as chest x rays and CT. 4. Med Calc:It is next to impossible to remember all the medical formulas; no need to worry this application is to solve this difficulty. It is not complicated or complex yet provides a simplified explanation for all the formulas and is easy to convert units. Earlier it was free but now we have to pay a very nominal amount to access this feature. 3. Epocrates:Epocrates is one of the most trusted and most used iPhone apps of medical professionals. There is an availability of free version that comes with pill identifier but internet connection is required. Epocrates essentials have all the explanations for disease monographs and diagnostic test. It is very organized, absolute and provides basic overview of each disease. 2. Micromedex:All the medical students must have a reference guide to pharmacy and drug. Micromedex is the reference application with all the explanation of the drug. It contains both the Canadian and USA trade names. Micromedex has all the implication, consequential effect and the branches that are related with the particular drug. One extra addition is its Clinical Teaching section with important piece of advice. 1. Medscape:Medscape is the topmost application for the students studying medicine. The information on drugs is extensive, the articles collection is huge and there is a subsequent picture explaining the drugs. The clinical references are about 4000+ and the most cryptic disease meaning is available with a simple explanation. The post Top 10 iPhone Apps for Medical Students appeared first on TopYaps.  |
| 9 Badass Quotes By Famous People Posted: 30 May 2013 02:26 AM PDT We’ve often heard words of wisdom or virtuous sayings hurled by famous people. However most of the people don’t give a damn to these preaches, accept it. Needless to say, these people are generally self-centered douchebags who love to live on their own principles, until they come across these badass quotes……. 9. Julian Assange:If wars can be started by lies, they can be stopped by truth.
8. Mahatma Gandhi:First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. (More quotes by Mahatma Gandhi) 7. Ray Charles:I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great. 6. George Bernard Shaw:All great truth begin as blasphemies. 5. Frank Zappa:If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it. 4. George S. Patton:Though I may walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for I am the meanest mother ****er in the valley. 3. Captain John Parker:Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.
2. Albert Camus:The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion. 1. Bruce Lee:Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; you put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; you put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend. The post 9 Badass Quotes By Famous People appeared first on TopYaps.  |
| Top 10 of World’s Most Amazing Places to Get Married Posted: 30 May 2013 01:00 AM PDT Marriages are made in heaven but they take place right here on earth. A wedding in itself is a precious occasion; one of hope and love, beauty and eternity. The question on every couple's mind is where to tie that proverbial knot. Well, our world is blessed with innumerable amazing places to get married where you can begin the journey for a happily ever after. Yes, read below to find out about some of the most amazing places in the world to get married and reignite the love that is. We hope you don't get too lost in the beauty of these top 10 amazing places and concentrate on your wedding. 10. Bora Bora:Bora Bora is an island in the Leeward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the Pacific Ocean. Bora Bora is a well known major tourist destination. With white sandy beaches and crystal clear blue seas, it resembles paradise on earth. And who wouldn't want to choose this paradise-like place for a wedding? It is certainly one of the most beautiful places to get married to the person you love; a perfect beach wedding probably! 9. Venice:Imagine being in a city rich in architecture with picturesque bridges over canals and you with your partner standing on a pedestal overlooking that, ready to say "I Do". It sounds perfect, doesn't it? Venice is perhaps one of the most romantic cities in the world and an ideal place to make those vows for eternity. So take that gondola ride down the aisle in the Queen of the Adriatic and treasure the experience for a lifetime! 8. Seychelles:It is known for having the most heavenly beaches in the world. The turquoise Indian Ocean with equally mesmerizing beaches, make this the perfect beach-wedding destination. This tropical island paradise is the utopian wedding and honeymoon haven. What could be better than walking barefoot in the sand, holding your partner's hands and exchanging those rings under the velvety sky with the soothing ocean sound as the backdrop? 7. Cinque Terre:Cinque Terre is a collection of five islands to the west of the city of La Spezia in Italy and is situated on a rugged portion of coast on the Italian Riviera. It is an immensely popular tourist destination known for its untouched beauty. This Italian Riviera with terraced mountainsides overlooking the Mediterranean Sea is one of the perfect places to get married in a special way. Of course, the food and wine of that region would add to the grandeur of the ceremony, too! 6. Santorini:Santorini is an island in Greece situated in the southern Aegean Sea few kilometers from the mainland. Imagine standing on the island with the sparkling white building on your back, the windmills and the azure blue sea ahead of you. Breathtaking, isn't it? If that is so, then wouldn't a wedding in the same setting be magical as well? What better a place in Greece than Santorini to marry the person you love? 5. Hawaii:It is the only US state that is made entirely of islands and is located in the central Pacific Ocean. It is a popular tourist destination with its diverse natural scenery, tropical climate, enthralling beaches, oceanic surroundings, and active volcanoes. If you are in search of a location for a destination wedding, Hawaii could be the answer to all your searches. It is not only scenic but romantic as well, the perfect marriage destination. 4. Christchurch:Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand. It has so much to offer to any traveler – from skiing to world class vineyards. It is a beautiful city with equally captivating surroundings. Imagine getting married in one of the most beautiful vineyards in the world, what would it be like? Blissful, to say the least! Thus Christchurch is also one of those places to get married where you could take the plunge for a lifetime of commitment. 3. Jodhpur:If you have always wanted a royal wedding then Jodhpur in India is the perfect place for you. The Blue City or Sun City as it is called has some of the most beautiful palaces in the world. A wedding in one of these palaces lets you experience royalty up close and personal. Certainly, a destination for a wedding on a royal fort in the Thar Desert is enthralling. Jodhpur could be the place you would want to take those vows for life like the royals did in the ages gone by. 2. Mauritius:It is among one of the most beautiful island nations in the world. The beaches are breathtaking and the water crystal clear. Imagine the jetty as your isle and you sail into a private island after taking the vows. It would be perfect, wouldn't it? Yes, it is a magical land with romance in the air and equally friendly people who would most certainly make your wedding day, an occasion to be cherished for a life time! 1. Paris:Paris is the city of love and you cannot talk of wedding destinations and not include Paris in it. It has so many heritage buildings and breathtaking architecture that it forms an ideal background for a wedding. A wedding in a beautiful church, or in a park overlooking the Eiffel Tower or along the river Seine would be a perfect way to start a new life together. Paris is most definitely one of the few magical places to get married. The post Top 10 of World’s Most Amazing Places to Get Married appeared first on TopYaps.  |
| 20 Random Facts That You Do Not Know Posted: 29 May 2013 07:51 AM PDT
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