Co-ed better ?

A new study indicated that schools with co-education are better than the single sex ones as the mere presence of girls makes the boys improves their academic performance and their behavior too. Researchers have also found that co-educational classes also improves the relationship between students. This study was carried out in elementary, middle and high school level.

A Million Dollar Camel ?

Recently, a camel was bought by the crown prince of Dubai for a whopping $2.7m in a desert festival in Abu Dhabi. Sheik Hamdan, th son of Dubai ruler Sheik Mohammed, bought 16 camels for $4.5m during a camel beauty pageant in a desert carnival. Amongst this deal, a camel alone was bought for $2.7m. Camels were registered under different categories like age, skin and texture.

Five judges assessed these camels on the whole seperately. The owners of the winning camels shared $2m amongst them and each received a car too. The days of a million dollar baby are gone as the million dollar camel has arrived now !!!

Ford car sales down

Ford Motors Co. said that in the month of March, the car sales in US fell by 14%. This was the worst month in terms of sales since 2005, said the company. Ford's SUV's and trucks sales dropped by 16% when compared with the sales in march 2007. The reason for this is because of the slowing economy, say many experts. The company said that they were looking forward to some how improve their car sales in the coming months.