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Being an Indian, i only hope that India wins the World Cup 2007, but still i decided to see how things fare for them this world cup. An interesting email doing the rounds caught my attention and really raised hopes for India. Called the wcc 2007 trivia which i have reproduced below. Year - 1981 Prince Charles got married Liverpool crowned Champions of Europe Australia lost the Ashes Pope Died Year - 1983 India won the World Cup Cricket!!!!! Year - 2005 Prince Charles got married Liverpool crowned Champions of Europe Australia lost the Ashes Pope Died Year - 2007 India wins the World Cup Cricket ? Though not an expert at numerology , i decided how things look like using some of the techniques of numerology called digit summing . Lets look at the important event(year) for a country which had won the World Cup in the Past. 1. India Attained Independence in 1947 (1+9+4+7) => (21) => (2+1) = 3 Won the World Cup in 1983 (1+9+8+3) => (21) => ( 2 + 1) = 3 2. Pakist...

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Here are a few things to think about that you probably have never thought about: Can you cry under water? How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered? Why do you have to "put your two cents in"... but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to? Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity? Why does a round pizza come in a square box? What disease did cured ham actually have? How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage? Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up like every two hours? If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing? Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV? Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground? Why do doctors leav...

1. Do they have a 4th of July in England? 2. How many birthdays does the average man have? 3. Some months have 31 days. How many have 28 days? 4. A woman gives a beggar 50 cents. The woman is the beggar's sister, but the beggar is not the woman's brother. How come? 5. Why can't a man living in the USA be buried in Canada? 6. How many outs are there in an inning? 7. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? 8. Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are no ties. Explain this. 9. Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer? 10. A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have a southern exposure. A bear walks by. What color is the bear? 11. If there are three apples and you take away two, how many do you have? 12. I have two US coins totaling 55 cents. One is not a nickel. What are the coins? 13. If you have only one match and you walked into a room where there is an oil burner, a kerosene lamp...

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http://www.studio440.com/projects_rahman.htm Perched above the urban chaos of India's entertainment capital, thestudio of this noted film music composer is a tranquil oasis. The two main rooms in the straightforward plan dovetail together in a complexsection. Each is equipped with a console that sits atop raised platformsconcealing cable troughs. A stepped window in the Control Room frontwall offers clear sight lines to a screen in the adjacent MixStage/Tracking Room. Designed with its own projection system and motorized blackout window shades, the Control Room can functionindependently of the stage. Mobile racks facilitate sharing ofequipment. Visible from the Control Room, iso booths lining one side ofthe stage have windows with views looking out over the city.Just as the client's music is a transcendent fusion of past and present,skillful design blends traditional materials with modern technology.Subdued lighting accents the intricate patterns, sumptuous textures, andrich co...