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Following in the footsteps of King Khufu and travel back in time to 2720-2560 BC to marvel at the engineering masterpiece of one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramid of Giza. An estimated 2.6 million blocks weighing as much as 70 tons apiece were used in the construction of the Great Pyramid. Can you imagine the sense of achievement that it would be to climb to the top of the 482-foot Great Pyramid and panning the vast desert landscape?

Fact:
The subterranean chamber leads to a passage that descends 345 feet beneath the earth. It’s foundation covers thirteen areas and has lost 33 feet of all of its dimensions due to erosion of its marble encasing that once was used to protect the pyramid from the brutal desert elements.

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The Great Wall of China was built in the Qin, Han and Ming dynasties as defensive fortifications during the Warring States Periods of the Yan, Zhao and Qin dynasties. However, it did not become known as the Great Wall until the Qin dynasty. The construction required an army of labor that included soldiers, prisoners and average people to complete the more than 4163 miles of the wall. With a history of more than 2000 years, this is on destination that cannot be missed out on.

Fact 1:
It took The China Great Wall Academy 45-days to survey all of the 101 sections of the Wall in different provinces. That’s one time-consuming job.

Fact 2:
The Chinese call the Wall “Wan-Li Qang Qeng” when translated 10,000-Li Long Wall, which 10000 Li equals about 5000 km. It was built solid with a thickness of 30 feet at its widest area and a mere 15 its narrowest sections.

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Take tone of My name is Anthony Gonsalves from Amar Akbar Anthony and sing
this song
इस गाने को अमर अकबर एन्थोनी फिल्म के गीत माइ नेम इज एन्थोनी गोन्स्लेव्ज की धुन से गाये-

My name is Ramalinga Raju
माइ नेम इज रामालिंगा राजू
Main Satyam ka Lootera (Thief) hoon
मैं सत्यम का लूटेरा हूं
Khaate (Accounts) hai khaali, Balance sheets jaali (fake)
खाते है खाली, ब्नेलेन्स शीट जाली
Satyam employees ki bhi watt laga daali
सत्यम एम्प्लोयी की भी वाट लगा डाली
…
jisko bhi yaad aaye, mujhe milne chala aaye
जिसको भी याद आये, मुझे मिलने चला आये
jisko bhi yaad aaye, mujhe milne chala aaye
जिसको भी याद आये, मुझे मिलने चला आये
…
Hyderabad police chowki, jholi(ssorry…kholi) number 420
हैदराबाद पोलिस चौकी, झोली (सॉरी खोली) नम्बर चार सौ बीस

ACCUSE ME PLEASE
एक्स्क्यूज मी प्लीज
abhi abhi jail ke andar ek company kholi hai, aji kholi hai, haan haan kholi hai
अभी अभी जेल के अन्दर एक कम्पनी खोली है, अजी खोली है, हां हां खोली है
investors ne bhi lagayi bad chad kar boli hai, haan boli hai, haan haan boli hai
इन्वेस्टर ने भी लगाई बढ चढ कर बोली है, हां बोली है, हां हां बोली है,
jailor bhi raazi, qaidi bhi raazi
जैलर भी राजी, कैदी भी राजी
Jab tak chalegi yeh jaalsaazi
जब तक चलेगी ये जालसाजी
…
jisko bhi yaad aaye, milke marne chala aaye
जिसको भी याद आये, मिलके मरने चला आये
jisko bhi yaad aaye, milke marne chala aaye
जिसको भी याद आये, मिलके मरने चला आये
…
Hyderabad police chowki, jholi (ssorry…kholi) number 420
हैदराबाद पोलिस चौकी, झोली (सॉरी खोली) नम्बर चार सौ बीस
ACCUSE ME PLEASE
एक्स्क्यूज मी प्लीज

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26th January 1950 is one of the most important days in Indian history. On this day the constitution of India came into force and India became a truly sovereign state. On this day India became a totally republic country. The country realized the dream of Mahatma Gandhi and the numerous freedom fighters who, fought for and sacrificed their lives for the Independence of their country. So, the 26th of January was decreed a National Holiday. It has been recognized and celebrated as the Republic Day of India, ever since.

Today, the Republic Day is celebrated with much enthusiasm all over the country and especially in the capital, New Delhi where the celebrations start with the Presidential Address to the nation. The beginning of the occasion is always a solemn reminder of the sacrifice of the martyrs who died for the country in the freedom movement and the succeeding wars for the defense of sovereignty of their country. Then, the President comes forward to award the medals of bravery to the people from the armed forces for their exceptional courage in the field and also the civilians, who have distinguished themselves by their different acts of valour in different situations.

To mark the importance of this occasion, every year a grand parade is held in the capital, from the Rajghat, along the Vijaypath. The different regiments of the army, the Navy and the Air force march past in all their finery and official decorations even the horses of the cavalry are attractively caparisoned to suit the occasion. The crème of N.C.C cadets, selected from all over the country consider it an honour to participate in this event, as do the school children from various schools in the capital. They spend many days preparing for the event and no expense is spared to see that every detail is taken care of, from their practice for the drills, the essential props and their uniforms.

The parade is followed by a pageant of spectacular displays from the different states of the country. These moving exhibits depict scenes of activities of people in those states and the music and songs of that particular state accompany each display. Each display brings out the diversity and richness of the culture of India and the whole show lends a festive air to the occasion. The parade and the ensuing pageantry is telecast by the National Television and is watched by millions of viewers in every corner of the country.

The patriotic fervor of the people on this day brings the whole country together even in her essential diversity. Every part of the country is represented in occasion, which makes the Republic Day the most popular of all the national holidays of India.

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Buying electronic goods as gifts make sense, because the world is revolving around electronics. Before buying a gift consider two things-

• What the person enjoys whom you will give the gift ? and
• How much you can afford ?

In the moments when you are not sure what to purchase and how to purchase, here are some ideas for purchase of electronic goods like radios, computers, handheld gaming, cell phones, etc.

1. Handheld devices are the universal gift ideas . The LIB games are electronic gaming devices that are held in the hand. With gaming device the player enjoys his/her favorite games in leisure.
2. Computers are always nice, yet these electronic useful tools are  costly.
3. CD Players and VHS/VHR Players is another gift idea. Nowadays, these gifts are affordable. CD players are more of an idea, since nowadays the VHS/VHR players are going on the back shelves and it is becoming difficult to purchase the movies for these systems. If you are purchasing for a young girl, there are many players in the market available in your budget.
4. Children like movies. The CD players today cost anywhere from Rs.1000/-  and up and will offer the idea for a gift to movie lovers. The systems are easy to install and use, which makes it more convenient to the gift receiver.
5. For those elderly music lovers you might try the gift of old fashion Boom Boxes. The system looks like the original hand cranking sound machines. Some offer phonographs, radio, while other systems come with a CD music player and a radio.
6. Software gifts are idea for those who own a computer. The software available today is affordable for the most part. Software games, tools, virus programs, and more are available. Listen to the receiver when considering these types of electronic gifts, since you will learn what the person needs. This is another part of the how to, i.e. listening to the needs of others to decide on gifts.
7. Video games are idea for children. Some of the favorite games are something you will need to learn, since this will help you make a decision on the gift. For the most part children enjoy the Halo games, Wrestling, Car Racing, Sports, and similar types of games.
8. If you are searching for the idea gift for a teenager. Teenagers tend to enjoy game systems and video games. Most kids have their own systems and games already. However, a few out there do not own their own systems and games.
9. Game systems are cheaper than ever. EBay, Amazon, auctions, newspapers, and posts are ideas for searching for the deals on gifts.
10. Cameras are also good ideas for a gift. Nowadays, digital cameras are affordable. Most people like the cams that work on the web.

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Advertising is process of informing and influencing the general public through visual or oral messages to buy products or services.

A product or service is advertised to create an awareness in the minds of potential buyers. The commanly used media for advertising are

1. T.V.
2. Radio
3. Websites (Internet)
4. Newspapers
5. Magazines
6. Bill-boards
7. Hoardings etc.

As a result of economic liberalization and the changing social trends advertising industry has shown rapid growth in the last decade.

Advertising is one of the aspects of mass communication. Advertising is brand-building through effective communication and it is a service industry. It helps to create demand, promote marketing system and boost economic growth. Thus advertising forms the basis of marketing.

Advertising plays a significant role in today’s highly competitive world. A career in advertisement is quite glamourous and at the same time challenging with more and more agencies opening up every day. Whether it’s brands, companies, personalities or even voluntary or religious organizations, all of them use some form of advertising in order to be able to communicate with the target audience. The salary structure in advertising is quite high and if you have the knack for it one can reach the top. It is an ideal profession for a creative individual who can handle work-pressure.

Some new areas have also emerged within the scope of advertising. They are

1. Event management- Marketing of events is called Event Management
2. Image management-It includes projection of a particular profile of an individual or an organisation
3. Internet marketing etc.-Internet marketing has also brought about a lot of changes in advertising as Internet means that one is catering to a select group of audience rather than a mass audience.

Eligibility :
Most advertising agencies recruit candidates with a formal management or advertising/mass communication qualification.

• Educational: Most advertising agencies recruit candidates with a formal management or advertising/mass communication qualification. Preference is given for MBA’s for posts in the market research, client servicing and media planning departments. In the creative department, a general Graduate/Post Graduate with a command of the language of communication plus knowledge of designing packages like Photoshop, coral draw or fine arts is the basic requirement.
• Specialised Cources: There are courses in advertising/mass communication at diploma and post graduate level for which basic qualification is graduation. Advertising is also offered as a subject for the graduate degree course in mass communication studies at certain institutions for which minimum qualification is 10+2. In addition there are also certificate courses for which 10+2 is enough.
• Personal attributes: For making a successful career in advertising basic qualities like creativity and flair for writing or ability to translate ideas into a visual format are required. They should have insight into the interests of people from all walks of life, ability to work as part of team, mental and physical toughness to be able to withstand high pressure and criticism, must be sociable and have calm temperament. Market and media researchers should have an analytical and logical brain. Those in creative field should possess artistic abilities to make the ad appealing to the masses.

Job Prospects and Career Options:
Advertising field has a range of lucrative, interesting careers. Job Prospects and Career opportunities in advertising include openings in private advertising agencies; advertising department in private or public sector companies; in advertising sections of newspapers, journals, magazines; commercial section of radio or television; market research organisations etc. And one can also do freelance advertising. The job in this field is categorised into  executive and creative jobs.

• Executive side includes Client Servicing, Market Research and Media Research. The executive department understand client needs, find new business and retain existing business, selects the appropriate media, analyses timing and placement of advertisements and negotiate the financial aspects of the deal.
• Creative side consist of copywriters, scriptwriters, visualisers, photographers and typographers.Creative department creates the advertisement copy. They verbalises and visualises the specific need of the client.

Remuneration :
Job positions and earnings in an agency vary with its size and turnover. Accredited agencies have a large set up while small agencies.

Job positions and earnings in an agency vary with its size and turnover. Accredited agencies have a large set up while small agencies may have just a handful of employees looking after all the various jobs. The earnings range from 7,000 for production mangers to 8,000 for copy writers up to 35,000 for General Managers plus perks.

List of Institutions offering courses in Advertising and Mass Communications in India

1. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kasthurba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi – 1
2. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kulapati K.M.Munshi Marg, Chowpatty, Mumbai – 600 007
3. Bhavan’s Harilal Bhagvati College of Mass Communications, Race Course Road, Bangalore – 560 001
4. Bhavan’s Institute of Communications and Management, FA/111 Salt Lake City, Calcutta – 770 064
5. Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, JNU New Campus, New Delhi – 110 067
6. Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Mumbai – 76
7. Mass communications Research Centre, Jamia Milia Islamia, Jamianagar, New Delhi – 110 025
8. Mudra Institute of Communications, Shela, Ahmedabad – 58
9. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai – 400 056
10. Siddharth College of Communications, D.N.Road, Mumbai – 1
11. Somaiya College of Arts, Chowpatty, Mumbai – 7
12. Sophia College, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai – 400 026
13. University of Mumbai’s Garware Institute of Career Education and Development, Kalina Campus, Santa Cruz (East), Mumbai-8
14. Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication – Dwarka, New Delhi – 110 075 Email : aimc.del@apj.edu Website : www.apeejay.edu.

Specialised Advertising and Communications Management Programme is offered by

1. MCA, Ahmedabad – 380 058
2. NMIMS, Mumbai – 400 056
3. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune – 411 004

P.G.Diploma in Marketing Management is offered by:

1. Clarion College of Communication, Calcutta
2. NIS, a division of NIS Sparta Ltd., an NIIT Company, with centres in all major towns of India
3. Times School of Marketing, 10, Daryaganj, New Delhi-2

The MBA courses of reputed management schools also allow entry into the executive department of the Advertising sector.

To join as a Visualiser/Creative person in an advertisement agency, a degree or diploma in Fine/Commercial Art is the basic qualification.

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Actuarial Science is a great career option. Actuaries add value by enabling businesses and individuals to make better-informed decisions, with a clearer view of the likely range of financial outcomes from different future events.

The actuary’s are professionals in analysis and modeling of problems in finance, risk management, project management and product design. Their skills are used extensively in the areas of insurance, pensions, banking and health care. Within these industries, actuaries perform a wide variety of roles such as design and pricing of product, financial management and corporate planning. Actuaries are invariably involved in the overall management of insurance companies and pension, gratuity and other employee benefit funds schemes. They have statutory roles in insurance schemes sponsored by government.

Actuaries are one of the highest paid professionals in the world, a freshly qualified actuary is likely to receive an average pay of around $70 thousand per annum in UK/USA and Rs.18 lacks in India. As a trainee the students can expect their stipend to start at Rs.50 thousand per month in India.

A degree in Actuarial Science is globally recognized and provides a zero unemployment profession. The cost of studying is also low. Truly this makes Actuarial Science a smart career.

In India, the Actuarial Society of India offers this course. Apart from that, courses from the Institute of Actuaries, London and Australia are also recognized in India. Any person with a high degree of aptitude for mathematics, statistics and finance can take up this course and become an Actuary.

Actuaries provide professional services in a wide range of business and social contexts. Investment and Financial Services covered are Life Insurance, Health Insurance, General Insurance * Employee Retirement and Benefit Plans.

Criteria for Becoming Student Member:

A person is eligible to be considered for admission as student member if he/she fulfills the following conditions:

1. Should have completed 18 years of age.
2. Should have attained anyone of the following Educational Standards:
   • Passed 10+2 (H.S.C.) or equivalent with at least 85% in Mathematics/ Statistics.
   • Graduate or Post Graduate in Maths / Stats/Econometrics
   • Any Engineer/CA/CS/MBA (Finance))/ MCA
   • Any member of Society of UK/US/Australia
   • Fully qualified members of following Professional bodies such as
     • The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India(ICAI)
     • The Institute of Cost and Work Accountant of India(ICWAI)
     • The Institute of Financial Analyst of India.(IFAI)
     • The Insurance Institute of India (III) passing with subjects 81-Mathematical Basis of Insurance and 82-Statistics
   • A student of following actuarial bodies provided at least one subject has been passed from these bodies.
     • Society of Actuaries, USA
     • Casualty Actuarial Society, USA.
3. An application should be recommended by a member of professional body like such as Institute of Chartered Accountant of India, Institute of Cost & Works Accountant of India and Institute of Company Secretary of India.

The study course of ASI is divided into four stages.

1. Core Technical Stage: This consists of 8 subjects each with one paper of 100 marks [CT1 to CT8] and all are compulsory.
2. Core Application Stage: This consists of 2 compulsory subjects [CA2 to CA3]. CA1 consists of two papers[CA1 and CA2] whereas CA2 and CA3 shall have one paper each.
3. Specialist Technical Stage: This stage consists of 6 papers[ST1 to ST6]. The students would be required choose any two.
4. Specialist Application Stage: This again consists of 6 papers[SA1 to SA6] and the student has to clear anyone.

For an aspiring student, a high level of mathematics is required for course. So it is very in importance that a student mathematical is extremely good.

Future Prospects:

After clearing 3 to 4 papers, the candidates are normally absorbed as trainees(with a handsome stipend) in the insurance and other AMC application companies. Actuaries deal primarily in finance that has continuously increasing. The actuaries and actuarial trainees are employed by the following national and international organization:

1. Insurance companies [be it private or public- life or general]
2. Firm of Consulting Actuaries
3. Authorities like IRDA, PFRDA & TAC.
4. Asset liability Management Companies
5. Large banks and Investment Firms like World Bank, ADB, etc
6. Pension Banks and Employee Benefit Companies- likely to be opened in India soon.
7. Large Capital & Turnkey Project Handling Companies
8. Software Development Companies
9. Actuarial BPO Companies

In addition to the above, employment opportunities are expected to arise in future in the offices of:

1. Insurance Intermediates
2. Pension Providers other than insurance companies.
3. Education Institution (Providing Courses on Finance & Actuarial Science)
4. Re-insurances

In India the insurance industry is in its nascent stage.

Important Websites:

1. Actuarial Society of India- www.actuariesindia.org
2. Institute of Actuaries, London – www.actuaries.org.uk
3. Institute of Actuaries, Australia – www.actuaries.asn.org
4. Society of Actuaries, USA – www.beanactuaries.org
5. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, Hyderabad – www.irdaindia.org
6. The Actuarial profession has constantly been rated as one of the top four jobs in United States for the last 15 years “ by Almanac magazine USA.

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