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1.: Identification From: Jayac

2.: The Tata Nano. Navaratna... From: Shyjith M

3.: SQUIRREL From: ATEEQ AHMED SIDDIQUI

4.: Unusual Color Baby Monkey From: Deepak Punjabi

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1.: Identification

Posted by: "Jayac" jayac@unknown.com freelance_kandy_mickey

Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:05 am (PDT)

Identification

Identification

President Obama walks into the Bank of America to cash a cheque. As he approaches the cashier he says "Good morning Ma'am, could you please cash this cheque for me"?

Cashier: "It would be my pleasure sir. Could you please show me your ID"?

Obama: "Truthfully, I did not bring my ID with me as I didn't think there was any need to. I am President Barrack Obama, the president of the United States of America !!!!"

Cashier: "Yes sir, I know who you are, but with all the regulations, monitoring, of the banks because of imposters and forgers, etc I must insist on seeing ID"

Obama: "Just ask anyone here at the bank who I am and they will tell you. Everybody knows who I am"

Cashier: "I am sorry Mr. President but these are the bank rules and I must follow them."

Obama: "I am urging you please to cash this cheque"

Cashier: "Look Mr. President this is what we can do: One day Tiger Woods came into the bank without ID. To prove he was Tiger Woods he pulled out his putting iron and made a beautiful shot across the bank into a cup. With that shot we knew him to be Tiger Woods and cashed his cheque. Another time, Andre Agassi came in without ID. He pulled out his tennis racquet and made a fabulous shot whereas the tennis ball landed in my cup. With that spectacular shot we cashed his cheque. So, Mr. President, what can you do to prove that it is you, and only you, as the President of the United States ?"

Obama stood there thinking, and thinking and finally says: "Honestly, there is nothing that comes to my mind. I can't think of a single thing I can do."

Cashier: "Will that be large or small bills, Mr. President?"

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2.: The Tata Nano. Navaratna...

Posted by: "Shyjith M" jithu.m1984@gmail.com

Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:07 am (PDT)

One for the jewel carriageway: World's cheapest new car coated in £3m of
gold, silver and gems

The world's cheapest new car has been turned into one of the planet's most
expensive after it was covered with £3 million worth of bling.

The Tata Nano, which normally sells for under £2,000, has been coated in
gold, silver and gems in recognition of India's booming economy and 5,000
year-old jewellery trade.

Thirty artists were employed to decorate the tiny car in 80kg of 22 carat
gold, 15kg of silver and 10,000 semi precious stones and gems.
[image: Flashy motor: Today Tata unveiled its 'Nano' car crafted in gold,
silver and gem stones in Mumbai, India, and below the amount of precious
metals and stones used in the one-off design is shown clearly side on]

Flashy motor: Today Tata unveiled its 'Nano' car crafted in gold, silver and
gem stones in Mumbai, India, and below the amount of precious metals and
stones used in the one-off design is shown clearly side on
[image: Flashy motor: Today Tata Motors unveiled its 'Nano' car crafted in
gold, silver and gem stones at an unveiling in Mumbai, India, and below the
amount of precious metals and stones used in the one-off design is shown]

Billionaire businessman Ratan Tata - who recently bought Jaguar Land Rover
to add to his collection of car companies - ordered the one-off design to
celebrate the strength of his country's growing wealth and mark its history.

Paying homage to 5,000 years of jewellery tradition in India, Tata Motors
said it had created the world's first 'jewellery car'.
[image: Unveiling: Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Group, standing next to the
car which he says celebrates 5,000 years of jewellery making in India]

Unveiling: Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Group, standing next to the car
which he says celebrates 5,000 years of jewellery making in India
[image: Fascinated: People stare at the Goldplus car covered in 80kg of 22
carat gold, 15kg of silver and 10,000 semi precious stones and gems]

Fascinated: People stare at the Goldplus car covered in 80kg of 22 carat
gold, 15kg of silver and 10,000 semi precious stones and gems

Aimed at emerging middle class, the original Nano that launched with a
100,000-long customer waiting list in 2008 has seen sales plummet.
KINGS OF BLING:TATA MOTORS

Founded: 1945

Headquarters: Mumbai, India

Profits: £1.3bn in 2010/2011

Employees: 50,000

Sales per month: 75,000 vehicles

In August the Mumbai-based group shipped just 1,202 units, down 88 per cent
from April's 10,012 units.

Analysts blame the Nano's poor safety record as several incidents of the
cars spontaneously bursting into flames were widely reported.

Its existing Nano customers were offered a safety upgrade to its electrical
and exhaust systems.

But despite the problems the company announced on Monday it would invest
£355 million in building a new engine plant at Jaguar Land Rover near
Wolverhampton.

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3.: SQUIRREL

Posted by: "ATEEQ AHMED SIDDIQUI" ateeqahmedsiddiqui@gmail.com

Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:16 am (PDT)

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4.: Unusual Color Baby Monkey

Posted by: "Deepak Punjabi" indigoblue2005@yahoo.com indigoblue2005

Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:30 am (PDT)

Am I adopted, Mum? Rare monkey gives birth to ginger baby at London Zoo

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 6:38 PM on 29th September 2011

It's tricky to see a family
resemblance between these two but this tiny flame-haired primate,
nicknamed Tango, is actually snuggling up to its mother Lu Lu at ZSL
London Zoo.
And far from going ape when he saw his offspring, Tango's father Neo was gingerly helping the little monkey settle in.Both parents have black fur but as little Tango's mother is a rare Francois' langurs monkey, a flame coloured coat is typical in offspring.

Like mother, like son: First time mum Lu Lu, a rare Francois langur
monkey, snuggles up with baby Tango, who was born with ginger fur at London Zoo

Experts say the ginger fur
evolved so it is easy for parents to spot their offspring. And looking
at little Tango you can see Mother Nature's point.
The
youngster, who is yet to be sexed since being born on September 1,
spends most of its time snuggled up to Lu Lu, but its auntie Lee Lee
also helps out with the babysitting.

Zookeeper Kathryn Sanders said: 'Baby
Tango is currently rocking the redhead look, but it won't actually be
ginger for very long.

Go ape: Baby Tango's fur will gradually turn
black and by the time he is six months old, he can be expected to look
more like his Mum

'Its fur will begin to darken
at around three months of age, and they are usually completely black by
the time they reach six months old.'Francois' langurs are one of the world's rarest monkeys, and originate from north east Vietnam and China.Classed
as critically endangered and are in real danger of extinction. Their
populations have declined sharply since 1990 because of habitat loss.

Family contrast: The birth of baby Tango has
been welcomed by zoo staff as the Francois langur monkey critically
endangered due to the destruction of their habitats

There are now believed to be fewer
than 500 Francois' langurs left in Vietnam and around 1500 in China.
Zoos in the U.S. have only 60.

In the wild, they prefer areas with moist forest
that grows on well sheltered rocky areas in the limestone hills and
caves. In the wild they eat leaves, fruit, buds, flowers, seeds stems
and bark supplement.

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