Obama family arrives in Hawaii for holiday season vacation

Yes, You’d be hard-pressed to find a better place to spend the holidays than Hawaii — especially with the severe winter weather hitting parts of the Mainland. It’s no wonder President Barack Obama and his family will be spending Christmas and New Year’s in the Islands for the third year in a row.

Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha — along with Bo, their family dog — arrived Saturday evening on Oahu, where the president was born and mostly raised. The president plans to join his family here after Congress adjourns, possibly Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. Obamas will again be staying in the windward Oahu neighborhood of Kailua, in the same 7,000-square-foot beachfront home on Kailuana Place the family has rented for the last three Christmases. (The family has rented more homes along the cul-de-sac, for friends and family.)

Last year Christmas the president famously body-surfed at Sandy Beach in East Honolulu and ate shave ice with his family at Island Snow in Kailua. His plans for the holidays this year are to golf and hang out on the beach. His itinerary is devoid of fundraisers or anything political .They plan to stay here until Jan. 1.

Knowledge In a point - 3

• Name of the Army of Vatican = The Swiss Guard.

• The name of the second atom bomb? = Fat Man.

• Who invented Plywood? = Immanuel nobel [Father of Alfred Nobel].

• Who invented the Electrons? = JJ Thomson.

• Name the country which has no Cinema Theatres = Saudi Arabia.

• The word ‘Pakistan’ was invented by a Cambridge Student namely? = Rahmat Ali.

• The gas responsible for Bhopal Gas Tragedy was Methyl Isocynate Chemical name of washing soda is Sodium carbonate ”Black Gold” = Petroleum.

• What is the strongest force in the universe? = Nuclear Force.

• Who invented diesel engine? = Rudolf Diesel.

• Who invented Stethoscope?=Rene Laenac.

• Air consist of 78% Nitrogen , only 21% consists of oxygen. Remaining 1% consists of carbon Dioxide, Argon, Neon, Helium, Krypton, Hydrogen, Xenon & Ozone.

• Why is Nagpur called the zero mile centre? Nagpur is precisely at the Geographical centre – point of India & the zero mile marker located here.

• First person to sail round the world = Ferdinand Magellan.

• First woman to win Olympic gold = Charlotte Cooper.

• First test tube baby = Louise Joy Brown.

Human brain fully matures in middle age

New study has suggested that brain does not stop developing until late 40s. Earlier scientists used to believe that brain stop physically evolving in early childhood but new research has shown that keeps changing well into middle age. Brain scans have shown that prefrontal cortex - the area just behind your forehead - continues to change shape in your 30s and 40s, reports the Telegraph .


It is an important discovery as the prefrontal cortex is a key area of the brain and is often thought said to be key to what makes us human. This area is involved with decision-making, social interaction and many other personality traits. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, of the University College London, said, "Until about 10 years ago we pretty much assumed that the human brain stopped developing in early childhood."


"But we now understand from brain imaging that that is far from the truth and that many human brains keep on developing for many decades. The area of the brain that goes through the most protracted development is the prefrontal cortex right at the front of the brain. "It is the part of the brain that is involved in high cognitive function such as decision making, planning and social behaviour. It is also to do with understanding other people. "It starts develop in early childhood, is reorganised in late adolescence and continues developing well into the 30s and 40s. It is the part of the brain that makes us human," she said.

The new findings were presented at the British Neuroscience Christmas symposium in London.

Knowlegde In a Point - 2

• Banana’s are the world popular fruit after tomato.

• Orange city = Nagpur.

• Pink city = Jaipur.

• Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukhtha sangha in Hubli is the only organization authorized to produce Indian national flags.

• Lighting strike the earth 100 times every second & there are on average 35 earthquakes per day.

• Longest tunnel = Jawahar Tunnel (J&K).

• Which is the largest man made lake in India = Indira Sagar Lake.

• The cells used in mobile phone are = Lithium ion cells.

• Who coined the word ‘gas’? = J.Van Helmont.

• Biggest star in our galaxy? = Proxima Centauri.

• Who designed the national flag of Italy? = Napoleon Bonapar.

• England’s first great industry was wool.

• Worker ant’s live only for 45-60 days, but queenants have been known to live as long as 29 years.

• Which is the largest Post Office in Asia? = Mumbai.

• Father of Indian Budget = Mahalanobis.

US president OBAMA to meet with top CEOs about economy

WASHINGTON :

US President Barack Obama is sitting down with 20 top CEOs on Wednesday to talk about ways to spark the economy. The gathering at Blair House, across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, will include a who's-who of American business.

All among the CEOs expected to attend are those from American Express, General Electric, DuPont, Eli Lilly, Dow Chemical, Boeing, PepsiCo, Comcast and Google. Before the meeting, Obama will make a statement in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. In the afternoon, the president meets in the Oval Office with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Knowlegde In a Point - 1

• An elephant's trunk contains 40000 muscles.

• Nauru is the world's smallest independent republic.

• Oldest national flag in the world = Denmark's national flag.

• The highest waterfall in India = Gersoppa(Karnataka.

• City of cycles = Beijing.

• Your heart beat 101,000 times a day. During your lifetime it will beat about 3 million times and pump about 400 million litres of blood.

• Pieces of bread were used to erase pencil marks before rubber was invented.

• Human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 20 watt.

• Oldest almost complete manuscript of the Bible still existing is the Codex Vaticanus ,dating from the 1st half of the 4Th Century, now in Vatican.

• Earth Hour is observed all over the world on March 27.