Top 10 Greatest College Dropouts

Everyone has probably been told by their parents that if they want a successful and lucrative career then they must go to and graduate from college or university. For most, this does seem to be a truthful statement but there are many people out there who prove this very theory wrong in the most spectacular ways. Here we take a look at the most successful and the most wealthy college dropouts ever. Who says you need a college education to succeed? these guys and gals prove no one does.

 Tiger Woods. In a world where prodigious sports talents tend to forgo higher education altogether for the pros, Tiger Woods chose to continue playing amateur golf at Stanford University as an economics major. Perhaps it was in Econ 101 that he learned the term "opportunity cost," because his time at Stanford was not long. After two years there, Woods turned pro with his "Hello world" announcement, officially ending his collegiate career. He would go on to become one of the highest paid athletes in the world, earning more than $100 million annually at the height of his career. How's that for economics?

 Before she was a Gaga, she was a Germanotta. Born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, the artist better known as Lady Gaga attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, but dropped out after just a year to pursue her music career full time. She broke onto the New York club scene with her burlesque performances and was signed to Interscope Records by the age of 20. Her 2008 debut album, The Fame, has had the world going gaga for Gaga ever since.

 Apparently a college degree isn't a prerequisite for flying the Millennium Falcon. Harrison Ford, of Star Wars and Indiana Jones fame, majored in philosophy at Ripon College, but dropped out shortly before graduation. He subsequently landed several small parts in Hollywood productions, but unhappy with such minor roles, turned to a career in professional carpentry instead. Almost ten years later, he would co-star in George Lucas' 1973 graduation night comedy American Graffiti and subsequently joined Lucas in a galaxy far, far away in the 1977 blockbuster Star Wars.

 TIME has called Tom Hanks America's chronicler in chief; Sacramento State can call him their most famous dropout. The storied actor left college to intern full time at the Great Lakes Theater Festival in Cleveland, Ohio. There, he learned various aspects of theater from lighting to set design, laying the foundation for his Hollywood career as movie star, producer, director and writer. Not one to forget his own past, in 2009 Hanks helped fund-raise money to help renovate the Cleveland theater where he got his start.

 Most college students use their dorm rooms to sleep, study, or do things their parents probably don't want to know about. Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in his. Originally meant only for Harvard students, the popular social networking site quickly spread to the rest of the Ivies and other colleges across the nation. As Facebook's popularity exploded, Zuckerberg packed up his bags and relocated the fledgling company to Palo Alto, California, forever leaving behind Harvard's hallowed halls. So far, the decision has worked out pretty well for the twenty-something. According to Forbes, Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in the world, with a 2010 net worth of $4 billion.

 The Academy Award-winning director followed a circuitous route to Hollywood. Born and raised in Canada, he and his family moved to Brea, California in 1971. It was there that the young Cameron enrolled in Fullerton College to study physics. His academic life did not last long. He would drop out, marry a waitress and eventually become a truck driver for the local school district. It was not until he saw Star Wars in 1977 that Cameron would trade his blue collar career for one creating some of the late 20th-century's most stunning (and expensive) science-fiction movies.

 Buckminster Fuller — architect, thinker, inventor, futurist, college dropout. Expelled from Harvard not once, but twice, Fuller's post-dropout period was anything but successful. He suffered a string of bad business ventures and years of anguish following his daughter's death. While Fuller could have settled for a less than extraordinary life — he even contemplated suicide — he refused to buck to the bevy of bad breaks. At the age of 32, Fuller set out on a one man quest to change the world for the better. His unorthodox ideas such as the dymaxion (a portmanteau of dynamic maximum tension) house and dymaxion car captivated the nation, while his iconic geodesic domes would bring him international fame and recognition.

 America's most celebrated architect spent more time designing colleges than attending them. Frank Lloyd Wright was admitted to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1886, but left after only one year. He would move to Chicago and eventually apprentice under Louis Sullivan, the "father of modernism." By the time of his passing, Wright's resume included more than 500 works, most famous of which are Fallingwater and New York City's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

The Mac, the iPod, heck, even Buzz Lightyear probably wouldn't have existed had Steve Jobs stayed in school. The future wizard of One Infinite Loop dropped out of Reed College after just six months because of the undue financial strain it placed on his working-class parents' savings. He would go on to eventually found Apple, NeXT Computer and Pixar, becoming an instrumental force in shaping the landscape of modern culture. However, his brief tenure in academia was not for naught. In a 2005 commencement speech he gave at Stanford University, Jobs credited a calligraphy class he took at Reed College with forming the basis for the typography used in the first Macintosh computer. 

The Harvard Crimson called him "Harvard's most successful dropout" — the rest of the world just calls him ridiculously rich. For more than a decade, Bill Gates has been one of the wealthiest, if not the wealthiest, men in the world. The son of an attorney and a schoolteacher, Gates entered Harvard in the fall of 1973, only to drop out two years later to found Microsoft with childhood friend Paul Allen. In 2007, more than thirty years after he left Harvard, the co-founder of Microsoft would finally receive his degree (an honorary doctorate) from his alma mater. At the commencement, Gates said, "I'm a bad influence. That's why I was invited to speak at your graduation. If I had spoken at your orientation, fewer of you might be here today."

Top 10 Lists to become Miss Universe

And as she waved to the crowd, her crown fell off! But no one minded for she was the most beautiful in the whole world. Miss Universe – Becoming one isn’t easy. Don’t you also wish that you should at least get close to becoming the most beautiful woman? Doesn’t a man want to look like that Mr. Universe he saw in the television screen just some time back?

Well, dreams are one thing and executing them is another. If only thoughts could achieve targets, then the world wouldnt have been short of success and competition wouldn’t have been a popular word at all. Top 10 lists to become Miss Universe after the break...

So all good things start with a simple logic – Habit. Everything that we do is habitual. Good food and diet too is a way of life, a habit. So the top ten lists of good food is only an attempt to make you aware of the mistakes that you make while planning a diet for yourself or for your family.

One of the first things that you have to do when you get up in the morning is have a full glass of water. If this water is warm and has a dash of lime juice then nothing like it. The theory is that lime is an anti toxin and ensures that your system is cleansed out first thing in the morning.

The second thing to do is to have a vegetable juice after some time. The vegetables have the inherent chemicals which alter the toxic level in the body. Early morning sees a lot of toxicity in the digestive tract due to the long night which has passed processing the foods you had for dinner. So the vegetable is one of the top ten lists of to do things in the morning. Extracts of beetroot, gourd and carrots are good to have first thing in the morning.
The third thing in the top ten lists of good food is to consume fruits at least four times a day beginning from breakfast. These fruits are best had fresh, so have it as soon as you cut them. Try to avoid that extra dash of salt in the fruits as too much salt is not good for health.
For breakfast stick to cereals, and carbohydrates. Cornflakes, muesli and bread are popular besides your local favorites. For example if you are in India you could have poha, upma, idlis and dosas for breakfast.
Ensure that you have your levels of calcium everyday by consuming milk or yoghurt. This is important.

Folic acid and iron are very important on an everyday level. So ensure your lunch has sufficient space for spinach which is a source of iron and corn which gives you folic acid.

Salads are a must in the top ten lists for lunch. Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.

Try to have a full fruit instead of fruit juice.

Avoid biscuits, candies, cakes, fried food and sugar coated stuff.

Avoid biscuits, candies, cakes, fried food and sugar coated stuff.

Top 10 Bowlers Ever in Cricket

Continuing on the popular “Best Test Batsmen” in the country, let us have a look at the best bowlers that have graced the sport. These magicians are truly among the best, and more than one of them is capable of winning an entire match on their own. On a good day, almost all these bowlers eat up the batting line one by one, and set up easy victories. In Reverse Order.

10 Wasim Akram — Pakistan

Wasim Akram is known for taking over 400 test wickets and a record number of 502 test wickets in ODIs. His average is 23.62 from 104 games. He has bowled two hat tricks in Test Cricket, and is one of only three bowlers having done so, and has recorded the same in ODI’s as well, again one of only three bowlers.

09 Courtney Walsh — West Indies
Over five thousand test match overs in hand, with more than 500 wickets in test matches, Walsh was a much feared right handed pace bowler. Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh was not only respected as a partnership, but also feared.

08 Glenn McGrath — Australia

McGrath was one of the key players of Australia and the reason for the team to reach great heights since the middle of the nineties. His world cup wickets are the highest among all players. He has an average of 21.64 and this from 124 tests.

07 Curtly Ambrose — West Indies
Standing at six feet seven inches, Courtney Ambrose was a giant in both senses of the word, with more than a thousand maidens in just 98 tests. He had over 405 wickets and an average of 20.99.

06 Dennis Lillee — Australia

Lillee was not a bowler to mess with any time of the year. Almost all batsmen in his time knew and respected Lillee as a fearsome fast bowler. He retired in 1984 with 355 test wickets and an average of 23.92.

05 Sir Richard Hadlee — New Zealand

Sir Richard Hadlee idolized Dennis Lillee, and eclipsed his own idol with 431 wickets in test cricket, and an average of 22.29. He was the first bowler crossing the 400 wicket mark in test cricket.

04 Malcolm Marshall — West Indies

Malcolm Marshall was an aggressive pace bowler, and was feared for his bouncer. His average was 20.94 and had 376 wickets in test matches.

03 Shane Warne — Australia

Shane Warne is certainly the best leg spin bowler in cricket. Shane Warne had more than 700 test match wickets and was voted as among the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century.
02 Sydney Barnes — England

Sydney Barnes has not taken too many wickets, but his test average is simply the best. A phenomenal 16.43 average, with 27 test matches and 189 wickets.

01 Muttiah Muralitharan — Sri Lanka

Murali is arguably the best off spinner of all time and has taken 735 wickets, the highest of any list. His highest average is 23. The infamous doosra is just one among his arsenal of fearsome weapons.

Top 10 Ideas to Celebrate Your Anniversary

Although it seems by stereotype that men are notoriously forgetful of anniversaries and women seem very much the opposite, if you are a couple, an anniversary is indeed a milestone worth celebrating. You can take the opportunity to show your partner how much you love him/her, and more importantly, value him/her. Relationships are not something automatic. Even if you love each other very much, there still are some things you have to work on nurturing. It can be a task thinking up someway to make it special, more special than the routine dinner date. These top ten ideas may be of help.

01. A Nighttime picnic

This could be a romantic experience past comparison. You just have to find a suitable spot with a beautiful view. Pack the picnic basket full of special goodies like chocolates, wine, champagne, hot chocolate, cookies and other ‘romantic’ food. Let the locale handle the rest.

02. Cook them Dinner
Cooking a person dinner makes for superb brownie points. Set the atmosphere. Place lit candles on the table, and decorate the room with flowers, play romantic songs on the stereo, scatter rose petals. These set the mood and heighten anticipation.

03. Recreating Fond Memories
If you have a special day or time that you both remember, such as where you had your first date, or something relevant, you can try and reawaken fond memories by recreating the experiences. Take her or him to the place you met, concentrate on getting the details right, such as the music playing, the food you ate, the table you sat, the car you came in, all of that. Your partner will know how much thought you put in the matter.

04. Surprise getaways
Plan a surprise weekend getaway to somewhere nice, and do not let her or him know until the last minute. Make sure you respect any commitments she or he may have regarding work etc, and book every thing in advance. Take her on a seemingly ordinary long drive, which ends up at the airport, and surprise her with the trip to the romantic destination.

05. Romantic Scrapbooks or Photo Albums
Making Scrapbooks or collages is another way of recreating fond memories from your time together. Collect all the photos you may have of special and memorable occasions. You can spring it on her when you are done, or spend a quiet afternoon making it together. The cherished memories that will awaken will be the objective here.

06. A Visit to childhood neighborhood
Consider taking your partner to the neighborhood where they grew up. The old home, the school and other locations will flood in a multitude of precious memories that they can then share with you.

07. Surprise him or her at work
Show up where your partner works with a huge bouquet of flowers or over sized box filled with chocolates. Present it to her or him with everyone watching, and proclaim your love for him or her. Of course, this could backfire if he or she is easily embarrassed by public attention.

08. Deck your home up

Give your home a makeover as a surprise. Clean up stuff, make romantic additions like soft silk fabrics, scented candles, romantic music, rose petals everywhere. You can invite him or her to lie down and have a sensual massage.

09. Photo shoot

Find a good photographer, and go on a romantic photo shot as a couple. Some sensuality in the pictures wouldn’t be out of place here. It is also possible to opt for a photographer to follow you around discretely at a suitable park or some such location and click candid photos of both of you as a couple.

10. Love Coupons
Love coupons are a flirty and really fun way of saying things. Print a big batch or two, you can make them yourself or professionally. You can print whatever romantic gesture you want.

10 Most Popular Breeds of Cats

A cat is considered one of the most beloved pets. With the popularity of cats may compete as soon as the dog. We offer to meet with the rating of breeds that are most popular among the people.
And the first place is occupied by Persian cat (Persian cat). The exact origin of this breed is still not precisely determined, but their home is the area of modern Turkey. This long-haired animals with a round snout and short legs. The second place ranking is Maine Coon (Maine Coon cat). Cats of this breed is considered one of the big cats. Some representatives of this breed weigh 15 pounds. They have a thick wool cover and a large muscular body. However, it is worth noting that the nature of Maine Coon, even in old age is a kitten.
Three leaders closes Exotic (Exot cat). It's just an amazing breed that was an accident by crossing the Persian and American Shorthair. Exotic encompasses all the best of both breeds.

The fourth place is occupied by Abyssinian cat (Abyssinian cat). Cats of this breed have a beautiful neck and big ears. For Abissinkami very easy to care for because they are short-haired breeds.

In fifth place housed the Siamese cat (Siamese cat), this breed has seen almost every. Siamese cat hard to confuse with the other by a flexible body and a triangular head. As representatives of the breed is characterized by large eyes and ears.
Regdol (Ragdoll cat) - breed of large cats with long hair and bushy tail. This breed is located on the 6th place reytiga popular breeds of cats. Distributed by several color varieties of the breed.
People who can not tolerate wool, should pay attention to the Sphinx (Sphynx cat), which is located on the seventh place. This is a breed of hairless cats, which differ with tenderness and sympathy.
Eighth place is Burmese cat (Birman cat). The first official recognition of the breed was about 85 years ago in France. If you believe the stories, the second world survived only two representatives of this breed of cats. And in the 70's rock is widely accepted.
On the ninth place is the American Shorthair (American Shorthair). The cat, with a rather large head round, and has a strong muscular body and powerful legs. But, despite all its power, it is quite moving cats.

According to statistics, in tenth place is Oriental (Oriental shorthair cat). In terms of movements and body structure, they strongly resemble wild cats. This breed is different with long legs and tail, very beautiful and expressive eyes. This breed is considered one of the most promising.