The 1973 oil crisis (it is also called as the first oil crisis) began in the year 1973 (Oct 1973) when the members of the OAPEC – Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries led by Saudi Arabia called for an oil embargo. Meaning of Embargo – an official ban on trade or other commercial activity…
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IMDb rating – 8.6/10 Rotten Tomatoes – 96% The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 psychological horror / thriller film directed by Robert Jonathan Demme, based on the Thomas Harris’ 1988 novel, with the same name. It stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee who is hunting a serial killer, “Buffalo…
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I went in to the movie theatre with a lot of expectation for 2.0. I had every reason to be excited as it had a power packed team – “Super Star” Rajnikanth, director Shankar, AR Rahman and Bollywood hero Akshay Kumar. I had watched Enthiran/Robot with very high expectation and was literally overwhelmed and had…
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As we all know that the flood situation in Kerala is getting worse by the moment, the government and various other authorities have called for help. Help can be in terms of food packets, water bottles, volunteers or money. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and many lives have been affected in several districts of…
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Roger Federer holds the highest number of Grand Slams titles with 20 trophies. He broke the record for Grand Slam titles when he won his 15th Grand Slam at Wimbledon in the year 2009. His records include 8 Wimbledon titles, 6 Australian Open titles, 5 US open titles and 1 French Open title. Roger is…
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ZMET Test Introduction The Zaltman metaphor elicitation technique (ZMET) is a patented market research tool. ZMET is a technique that elicits both conscious and especially unconscious thoughts by exploring people’s non-literal or metaphoric expressions. It was developed by Dr. Gerald Zaltman at the Harvard Business School in the early 1990s. As Zaltman described it, “A…
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Its 6 am in the morning and the wife wakes up to her alarm set in her iPhone. She is able to hear her husband already in the kitchen as it’s his day to do the daily chores. She goes to the washroom takes up her “Pepsodent” toothbrush, puts some “Close up” gel on it…
The Free Mind Confluence 