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13/11 CR challenger

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:08:00 +0000

Every store on Main Street in ranchi has an awning, and all of these awnings are either green or red.

If the statement above is true, which one of the following must also be true?

I. Some awnings in ranchi are green.
II. If a store in ranchi does not have an awning, then it is not on Main Street.
III. If a store in ranchi has a red awning, then it is on Main Street.

A) I only

B) II only

C) I and II only

D) I and III only

E) I, II, and III

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Translia - Translation revolution

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:56:00 +0000

Language difficulty is everywhere. Do This world is comprised of people speaking different languages and they experience the difficulty in communicating There are certain countries whose citizens do not speak nor understand the English language.
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English is considered as the universal language that is why in most non-English speaking countries their citizens would enroll and take up English classes. But not all can afford these classes since most of it are expensive.

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DS Challenger

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:55:00 +0000

DS Challenger

Fast Cash Well

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:10:00 +0000

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CR Challenger 12/11 - 2

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:10:00 +0000

A diet high in saturated fats increases a person’s risk of developing heart disease. Regular consumption of red wine reduces that risk. Per-capita consumption of saturated fats is currently about the same in France as in the United States, but there is less heart disease there than in the United States because consumption of red wine is higher in France. The difference in regular red-wine consumption has been narrowing, but no similar convergence in heart-disease rates has occurred.

Which of the following, if true, most helps to account for the lack of convergence noted above?

A. Consumption of saturated fats is related more strongly to the growth of fatty deposits on artery walls, which reduce blood flow to the heart, than it is to heart disease directly.
B. Over the past 30 years, per-capita consumption of saturated fats has remained essentially unchanged in the United States but has increased somewhat in France.
C. Reports of the health benefits of red wine have led many people in the United States to drink red wine regularly.
D. Cigarette smoking, which can also contribute to heart disease, is only slightly more common in France than in the United States.
E. Regular consumption of red wine is declining dramatically among young adults in France, and heart disease typically does not manifest itself until middle age.

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Online Food Market

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:39:00 +0000

I learn how to cook when I decided to buy a fridge and remove the cook .I watched various cooking shows in you tube just to get an idea on how a simple fish menu is prepared. I also rely on cookbooks most of the time. But there comes a point at which I get annoyed over a missing ingredient and groceries . If I really wanted to buy special sauces and spices I need to go to the mall to purchase them. But it would be impractical for me to do considering my inadequate budget. Certain herbs and spices are usually sold in specialty stores.

I found this groceryshopping online where they market over 10,000 various ethnic food products all over the world. The site called EfoodDepot.com is the largest ethnic supermarket listing 4,000 recipes for various dishes ranging from Asian, Indian, and European, Middle Eastern and South American food. I was excited when I saw that they carry food products including sauces, spices, cooking mixes among others. They also provide some instructional video on how to cook rice and chowmien using sauces and seasoning that they sell. What’s remarkable about online food market is that they offer a flat rate shipping fee of $4.99. You can order many stuffs at the ease of your home, isn’t it cool.

Few Days to CAT

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:29:00 +0000

Ending a three decade old paper-pencil format for the Common Admissions Test(CAT), the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) have determined to adopt a computer based model for CAT 2009. CAT has become one of the most competitive exams to judge the prospective of the candidates willing to follow their career in business administration.
CAT 2009 to be Online and to be held on November-December 2009.
18 more days left for the exam .My best wishes to all the aspiring students who are ready to take it up!!!

Kaiser Permanente Health Insurance

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:30:00 +0000

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10/11 CR Challenger

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:20:00 +0000

Every fall Croton's jays migrate south. The jays always join flocks of migrating crookbeaks with which they share the summer and winter territories. If a jay becomes separated from the crookbeaks it is accompanying, it wanders until it comes across another flock of crookbeaks. Clearly, therefore, Croton's jays lack the navigational ability to find their way south on their own.

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument above?

A - Croton's jays lay their eggs in the nest of crookbeaks, which breed upon completing their southern migration.
B - The three species of most closely related to crookbeaks do not migrate at all.
C - In the spring, Croton's jays migrate north in the company of Tattersall warblers.
D - Species other than Croton's jays occasionally accompany flocks of migrating crookbeaks.
E - In the spring, crookbeaks migrate north before Croton's jays do.

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Liposuction

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:01:00 +0000

I was 100 kg in 2005 and after major weight loss I have got loose skin, My friends suggest me to do liposuction. Liposuction is a kind of cosmetic surgery, it is a vacuum approach to removing body fat. Typically, a plastic surgeon makes a tiny incision and inserts a a small tube, that is then pushed forward and backward in the cells in a layer of fat to suction them out.
Plastic surgery is also the perfect way to complete the new you after a massive weight loss. After shedding all the unwanted pounds, you will feel a sharp rise in energy and may be a great relief from all health conditions like high blood pressure or cardiac arrest. It will get back energy to you.

The different Types of Liposuction
Basic Liposuction
Wet Liposuction
Tumescent Liposuction
Ultrasound Liposuction

The operation is an easy one. Though they are few complications like infections, Excessive fluid loss etc.
You should enquire properly about the surgeon in your area before getting the Liposuction done. You should know which type of operation is best for you and the risks.

CR Challenger 09/11

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0000

CR Challenger 09/11
If the ad agency that created the television ad for Tough-As-Nails Tools had thoroughly researched customer demographics, then they would have realized that the majority of frequent tool users are men. Yet the ad was shown during a cooking program targeted to women. However, if the advertisers had not researched customer demographics, then the ad would not have incorporated images depicting the use of tools in home improvement projects as an activity that men enjoy. Yet the ad did so. Therefore the ad agency made some sort of mistake: either the agency did not understand the demographics of the cooking programâ€™s audience or the ad was intended to be shown during a different program.

Which one of the following statements, if true, would most weaken the argument above?

A. The purchasers of products given as gifts are not the ultimate users of those products.

B. Many women, including those who watch cooking programs, occasionally use tools for home improvement projects.

C. The ad agency had never previously aired an ad during a program other than the one intended.

D. Some men, including some who use tools frequently, occasionally watch cooking programs.

E. The ad agency has a reputation for conducting high quality demographic research.

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DiscountACParts.com

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:01:00 +0000

In hot summer using the car without air conditioning compressor must really anguish us, the air is so hot and the whole body is sweating.
I have personally experienced the condition where the damage ac compressor does not make me very comfortable especially when I drive during the day. Maybe you also have experienced the same thing as me, the hot air inside the car of course is very annoying.
AC compressor damage cannot be estimated by doing routine maintenance, but its important because it is a great way to continue to function properly. There are many place which provide parts, but you are confused and not know where the place that provides your Mitsubishi parts, No need to worry as there is a good site, you'll find it in this site which has also Mitsubishi ac compressor and provided warranty of all ac auto parts you are going to buy. So replace the a/c compressor which is damaged, and do it immediately and enjoy the ride.

AIMAT

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:59:00 +0000

The AIMAT (Asian Institute of Management Admissions Test) is an One hour and Thirty minutes written entrance exam. It is a paper-based test, not a computer-adaptive test. There are 2 different test sets all matched to be equal in all respects. This 1 hour 30 minute test will be followed by 5 minutes given to you to review your test. After this there will be a 10 minute break. After the 10 minute break you will be required to write an essay which will take 40 minutes. So you should be prepared to spend a total of 2 hours 25 minutes for this entire exercise.

Details are given below.
Test – I: (Section 1) Sentence Error Recognition - 25 Items - 5 Minutes
Test – I: (Section 2) Reading Comprehension – 25 Items – 25 Minutes
Test - II: Critical Reasoning – 50 Items - 30 Minutes
Test - III: Quantitative Reasoning – 50 Items - 30 Minutes

(Data Sufficiency / Problem Solving / Quantitative Reasoning / Data Interpretation)

There are no Negative markings in the AIMAT, so please try to attempt all questions. We don't provide any sample papers on AIMAT nor do we provide any CDs on it. The content and questions of the AIMAT are patterned after the GMAT. Those who wish to review for this can practice on a GMAT reviewer, which is commercially available. We hope the information provided above will help in your preparations.

The exam is on 6th December,2009

PDF Search Engine

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:52:00 +0000

Before reading books online was tough to do and was very inadequate.There were very few books available online.
You have to browse lots of sites just to find the book that you wanted to read also a pdf format was not readily available.
I myself wanted to own a book but some of them were impossible to find at the bookstore and its tough to carry big books. But with the rise of computer technology these days, everything are easily found via the pdf search engine. You can search pdf files easily.
Downloading online is very accessible, too, and would only take a few minutes as long as you know the title, its author and have an extract of the book. Also its very cheap. You carry more than 1000s books in a small ipod. Technology has made life so easy.

Asian Insitute of Management Road Show

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:12:00 +0000

Just been from road show in bangalore.. in hotel ragaalis.. it was very good..professor Li kam had come along wid alumni.
They were telling about the different technique of teaching in AIM, Te case study method.There are rround 600 case studies in 16 month MBA program. The MM is 11 month with average of 9+ exp. The Aumni n/w is very strong. It heps u getting a job.
According to Li, 60 pc of present batch has been placed. They take weightage on essays, marksheet, essay, reco and scores.
It seems to be a cheap college, 15 L is overall expenditure. Its very tough for veg people.. as they spill pork on everything. Average exp per month is 200$.There is a 4 month exchange program with top university.

27/10 CR challengers

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:12:00 +0000

Two experimental garden plots were each planted with the same number of tomato plants. Magnesium salts were added to the first plot but not to the second. The first plot produced 20 pounds of tomatoes and the second plot produced 10 pounds. Since nothing else but water was added to either plot, the higher yields in the first plot must have been due to the magnesium salts.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?

(A) A small amount of the magnesium salts from the first plot leached into the second plot.
(B) Tomato plants in a third experimental plot, to which a high-nitrogen fertilizer was added, but no magnesium salts, produced 15 pounds of tomatoes.
(C) Four different types of tomatoes were grown in equal proportions in each of the plots.
(D) Some weeds that compete with tomatoes cannot tolerate high amounts of magnesium salts in the soil.
(E) The two experimental plots differed from each other with respect to soil texture and exposure to sunlight.

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Web hosting rating and reviews

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:19:00 +0000

Web hosting Geeks.Com is a helpful web hosting review portal that assists internet entrepreneurs and marketers determine which web hosting solutions or sites to utilize when hosting their sites online! We need best site for security and protection for everyone involved, and the other is to make things fast and convenient.
Web hosting Geeks.Com site ranks the best webhosting providers out there and ensures that the list is constantly updated. Unlike any other web hosting resource sites that offer a lot of information regarding the different web hosting services out there, Web Host Rating has got a cool layout and organized site.One can navigate different web hosting sites according to their charges and reputation. If you are thinking of a new web host. It would be sensible to do a background check on the service providers credentials and reviews at webhostinggeeks.com .This will enable you make an informed decision to your own advantage. The site also contains a blog section that deals with various other issues with respect to website hosting and service providers with readers providing comments and opinions on the various issues. Do visit the site if interested in web designing.

Torrent

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:52:00 +0000

Torrent is the most popular way of downloading large files, including movies and softwares.

Downloading with a torrent is advantageous especially when downloading files, which are momentarily very popular and whitch lots of people are downloading. Because the more people download the file, the higher speed for everyone .
*torrent is a file
* with torrents you can download almost everything on the net
* every file (or set of files) need to have an unique torrent file to download it.

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13/10 Challenger CR

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:39:00 +0000

The popular notion that a tree's age can be determined by counting the number of internal rings in its trunk is generally true. However, to help regulate the internal temperature of the tree, the outermost layers of wood of the Brazilian ash often peel away when the temperature exceeds 95 degrees Fahrenheit, leaving the tree with fewer rings than it would otherwise have. So only if the temperature in the Brazilian ash's environment never exceeds 95 degrees Fahrenheit will its rings be a reliable measure of the tree's age.Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument above depends?

A. The growth of new rings in a tree is not a function of levels of precipitation.

B. Only the Brazilian ash loses rings because of excessive heat.

C. Only one day of temperatures above 95 degrees Fahrenheit is needed to cause the Brazilian ash to lose a ring.

D. The internal rings of all trees are of uniform thickness.

E. The number of rings that will be lost when the temperature exceeds 95 degrees Fahrenheit is not predictable

Motorcycle Parts & Accessories

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:45:00 +0000

Do you like customizing your motorcycles? Are you tired of finding quality products that suites your need? Or even tired of finding parts that you need for your own motor cycle. If so, your in luck! I found the right website that suites your need, at CruiserCustomizing.com you will find everything that you need for your motorcycle. sport bike accessories and other kind of motorcycle parts are in their website. Also product range of national cycle are available. CruiserCustomizing.com offers many other services. There are over 30,000 different motorcycle parts and accessories to fully customize your ride. Brand names up to 60% off. All makes and models, Cruisers, Harleys, Sport Bikes, & Goldwings. You'll find the perfect way to show your individual style at CruiserCustomizing.com. So what are waiting for? Visit their website now!!

20-09 CR Challenger

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:21:00 +0000

The unemployment rate in the United States fellfrom 7.5 percent in 1981 to 6.9 percent in 1986. Itcannot, however, be properly concluded from thesestatistics that the number of unemployed in 1986was lower than it had been in 1981 because-----.

(A) help-wanted advertisements increased between1981 and 1986

(B) many of the high-paying industrial jobs avail-able in 1981 were replaced by low
-wage ser-vice jobs in 1986, resulting in displacementsof hundreds of thousands of workers
(C) in some midwestern industrial states, the unem-ployment rate was much higher in 1986 thanit had been in 1981
(D) the total available work force, including thosewith and without employment, increasedbetween 1981 and 1986
(E) the average time that employees stay in anyone job dropped during the period 1981to 1986

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Media Production Company Review

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:12:00 +0000

CASE42 Creative Media is the newest media production in the world of technology. They have Lots of services to offer such as photography, dvd, cd, portrait, video transfer, video production etc.
It has a lot to offer to all media enthusiast out there. A new chance to be involve on this very creative technology in the world of media in a very affordable price.
Check out the company's website now and see how they make their clients more happy and more satisfied with the products and services they offer.
Even public speaking engagements and workshops are offered, but there is so much more to the website then all of the above. It is really worth to take a look at.
Their customers is their top priority and they just produces only the best for them in a very pioneering style.

CR Challenger 03/09

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:40:00 +0000

The purpose of the proposed law requiring a doctor's prescription for obtaining hypodermic needles is to lower the incidence of drug-related deaths, both accidental and intentional, involving hypodermic needles. But even knitting needles can be lethal if they fall into the wrong hands; yet everyone would agree that imposing legal restrictions on obtaining knitting needles would be preposterous. Hence the proposed law involving hypodermic makes no sense and should not be enacted.Which of the following, it true, would provide most support for the argument above?

(A) Knitting needles have been known to cause injury and death.

(B) The benefits of hypodermic needles outweigh those of knitting needles.

(C) The proposed law would not deter the sort of activity known to result in drug-related deaths.

(D) The proposed law could not be effectively enforced.

(E) Knitting needles are not readily available to anybody who wants to obtain them

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XAT Forms out

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:00:00 +0000

XAT is on december 3rd, 2010
XAT Bulletin & XLRI Prospectus can be obtained from 120 Branches of Axis Bank or from the XAT Office / Admissions Office, XLRI, Circuit House Area (East), Jamshedpur, 831001.Click here to view address of Axis Bank Branches.

28/08 CR

arshadhp@gmail.com (Mohammad Arshad) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:13:00 +0000

The United Nations General Assembly term runs from September to January. The greatest part of this time is taken up with useless chatter. Delegates debate endlessly, never arriving at decisions. The delegate from each and every 300-square-mile archipelago in the South Pacific must make a lengthy presentation on every topic that reaches the floor, yet almost no attention is paid to solving practical problems that are actually capable of being solved.

The author's argument is based on which one of the following assumptions?

a.The purpose of the General Assembly is to deal with specific practical problems.

b.Too many small states with insignificant problems are members of the General Assembly.

c.If the General Assembly spent less time debating, it would devote most of its attention to providing relief for famine areas.

d.The term of the General Assembly is too short for any important work to be accomplished

e.Members of the General Assembly who are from large countries tend to concentrate more on global issues, rather than on minor topics

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