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The San Francisco Marathon shall take place today. The Marathon shall have a total of more than twenty two thousand participants in the different events. The San Francisco Marathon took place for the first time in the year 1977. Since then the event has been taking place every year except in the year 1988. The marathon has been facing a big problem ever since it started and i.e. bandits. These people enter into the marathon without paying any fee or getting registered and they are able to enjoy running, drinking the free drinks and even win the medals. It is well known that the first woman who won the Boston Marathon was also a bandit. She sneaked into the marathon as females were not allowed to take part in the race.

Those bandits sneak into the marathon along with other runners and they can be identified as they don’t have the timing chips. They are often more likely to win. They also get opportunity to cross the golden gate bridge without facing any thick traffic. The people want to sneak into the marathon as bandits due to many reasons. Some people don’t want to pay the money required for entry and some just do it for fun.

San Francisco Marathon shall be focused by the media and the thousands of runners taking part have a chance to come on TV. Unlike some other marathons this marathon does not have a special team for catching the bandits. These bandits often come out to run naked after drinking high amounts of alcohol.

India has unveiled a $35 computer aimed at boosting connectivity rates among students and teachers. The low-cost laptop was developed to help colleges and universities achieve their education goals through connectivity, the human resources development ministry said, adding that the price would gradually fall to $10 a piece.

According to 2001 census figures, the country’s literacy rate stands at 65 per cent for its billion-plus population. Nevertheless, the country is trying to bring its online market on par with its booming cell-phone business. The country has also announced plans to link up all its 250,000 village councils by 2012 in a bid to plug massive broadband divides between rural and urban communities.