Technology

Astonishing Facts

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1) Longest English Word:
Praetertranssubstan tiationalistical ly has 37 letters.

2) Book Without Letter "e":
GADFY, written by Earnest Wright in 1939 is a 50,000+ word book, which
doesn't contain a
single word with 'e' in it

3) Word without Vowel:
Rhythm
Sky
Fry
Cry

4) Human Brain:
Organ of body which has no sensation when cut.

5) Crocodile:
Only animal & reptile which sheds tear while eating.

6) No of Alphabets, which SOUND AS WORDS:

They are
**       **B*        Bee *
**       **C*        Sea*
**       **G** *       Zee*
**       ** I*       Eye *
**       ** Q*       Queue*
**       ** R*        Are *
**       ** S*        Yes *
**        **T*        Tea* **
**       ** U*        You *
**       ** Y*          Why

Fascinating Animals, Birds, Trees:

1)     SNAILS have 14175 teeth laid along 135 rows on their tongue.
2)     A BUTTERFLY has 12,000 eyes.
3)     DOLPHINS sleep with 1 eye open.
4)     A BLUE WHALE can eat as much as 3 tones of food everyday, but
at the same time can live without food for 6 months.
5)     The EARTH has over 12,00,000 species of animals, 3,00,000
species of plants & 1,00,000 other species.
6)     The fierce DINOSAUR was TYRANNOSAURS which has sixty long & sharp
teeth, used to attack & eat other dinosaurs.
7)     DEMETRIO was a mammal like REPTILE with a snail on its back.
This acted as a radiator to cool the body of the animal.
8)     CASSOWARY is one of the dangerous BIRD, that can kill a man or
animal by tearing off with its dagger like claw.
9)     The SWAN has over 25,000 feathers in its body.
10)   OSTRICH eats pebbles to help digestion by grinding up the ingested food.
11)   POLAR BEAR can look clumsy & slow but during chase on ice, can
reach 25 miles / hr of speed.
12)   KIWIS are the only birds, which hunt by sense of smell.
13)   ELEPHANT teeth can weigh as much as 9 pounds.
14)   OWL is the only bird, which can rotate its head to 270 degrees.

What are They :

1)      If we say 'MUMMY', they come together & go apart when we say
DADDY':
LIPS
2)      What goes up & never comes down:
AGE
3)      Patches over patches but no stitches:
CABBAGE
4)      What is that we cannot see, but is always before you:
FUTURE
5)      What goes up & down a hill, but never moves:
                                      ROAD
6)      You can never wet it:
SHADOW
7)      What belongs to You, but used by your friends more often you do:
YOUR NAME

In 24 Hours Average Human:

1)      HEART beats 1,03,689 times.
2)      LUNGS respire 23,045 times.
3)       BLOOD flows 16,80,000 miles.
4)      NAILS grow 0.00007 inches
5)      HAIR grows 0.01715 inches
6)      Take 2.9 pounds WATER (including all liquids)
7)      Take of 3.25 pounds FOOD.
8)      Breathe 438 cubic feet AIR.
9)      Lose 85.60, BODY TEMPERATURE.
10)     Produce 1.43 pints SWEAT.
11)     Speak 4,800 WORDS.
12)     During SLEEP move 25.4 times

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EFY Network

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EFY News Network (362)
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The company is also in the process of winding down manufacturing at its East Kilbride, Scotland, fab now.

Thursday, April 23, 2009: Freescale Semiconductor, an American semiconductor manufacturer, is going to close two 150 mm fabrication facilities in Sendai, Japan and Toulouse, France by 2011. Freescale said the actions resulted from the company's decision to eliminate its 150 mm manufacturing capability, in order to remain competitive and maintain an efficient manufacturing footprint.

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Freescale reported net sales of $840 million for the first quarter of 2009, compared to $1.41 billion in the first quarter of 2008 and $940 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. Net sales in Q1 2009 declined 40 per cent compared to the same period last year and 11 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2008."Even though our first quarter results were impacted by continued economic and market challenges, we made significant progress on our restructuring initiatives and improvements to our capital structure,” said Rich Beyer, chairman and CEO. “Our plan to reduce our annual operating costs by $600 million is on track, and we reduced our long-term debt by approximately $1.9 billion through the debt exchange.”The company has initiated a formal consultation with employees at its Toulouse, France facility. The proposal to close the facility will be evaluated through Freescale’s Toulouse Work Council. These actions are expected to be completed by the end of 2011 with severance costs anticipated at approximately $200 million with ongoing annual cost savings of approximately $100 million upon completion.Freescale is also in the process of winding down manufacturing at its East Kilbride, Scotland, fab now, a closure that was announced several years ago. The actions in Scotland, France and Japan will leave Freescale with three 200 mm fabs -- one in Phoenix and two in Austin, and two assembly and test facilities in Asia — in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Tianjin, ChinaThe company recently initiated actions to complete the exit of the cellular handset business. These actions encompass employment reductions with certain severance and other exit costs. Freescale anticipates completing these actions by 31 December 2009. Severance related charges for these actions are estimated to be approximately $70 million.According to the company, total severance and related cash requirements associated with these actions, inclusive of the costs associated with completing the exit of the cellular handset business detailed above, total approximately $270 million with corresponding annualised savings of approximately $700 million realised by 2010

Metal Sphere

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