Robot can perform surgery on beating heart

Coronary artery bypass surgery is used to treat angina and coronary artery disease, but the delicate nature of the operation means that it usually requires the heart to be artificially stopped. Scientists at Japan’s Waseda University have changed the game by creating a machine that can perform surgery on a functioning heart by adjusting to the rhythm of its beat.

Robotic surgery allows doctors to operate on patients by controlling a machine that is far more sterile, precise and flexible than the human hand. By calculating the movement of a heart with millimeter accuracy and shifting its instruments accordingly, Waseda University’s robot can operate on a beating heart as if it was frozen.

The Waseda crew’s robot has been operating on pig’s hearts since 2004, with a claimed 95% tracking accuracy. The goal now is to get it up to 98% before it can brought into an operating room.

Samsung watch phone calls in early

Looks like Samsung is going to beat LG to the punch with the release of its S9110 watch phone due to hit stores before the rival LG GD910 – in France anyway. Aimed at Dick Tracy fans and gadget lovers alike the S9110 even manages to squeeze a few more features into its diminutive body, including a larger 1.76-inch touchscreen (to the GD910’s 1.43-inch), Bluetooth 2.1 and Outlook email sync.

Like the LG GD910, the Samsung offering also packs an MP3 player, speakerphone, and voice recognition. The watch phone also supports 900/1800MHz, is powered by a 630mAh battery, and has 40MB of internal memory - so you probably won’t have enough room for your entire music library. The 176 x 220 pixel, 262k color TFT TSP display is protected behind scratch-proof glass and the stainless steel body measures just 57.5 x 41.1 x 11.98mm and weighs 91g.

The Samsung S9110 is set to hit shelves in France this month for around EUR€450 (approx. USD$639 at time of publication), a month ahead of the LG GD910. No word on wider availability as yet.

Who owns the Internet?

Imagine you're in a room full of people from different countries, and everyone only speaks his or her native language. In order to communicate, you'd have to come up with a standard set of rules and vocabulary. That's what makes the Internet so remarkable: It's a system that lets different computer networks communicate with each other using a standardized set of rules. Without rules, these computer networks wouldn't be able to communicate with each other.

Think for a minute about the scope of the Internet. It's a collection of inter-networked computer systems that spans the entire globe. It depends on several sets of rules called protocols. These protocols make it possible for computer communication across networks. It also relies on a huge infrastructure of routers, Network Access Points (NAPs) and computer systems. Then there are the satellites, miles of cable and hundreds of wireless routers that transmit signals between computers and networks.

It's a truly global system. Cables crisscross countries and oceans, crossing borders and linking some of the world's most remote locations to everyone else. And the Internet is still growing. More computers link to it every day, and various organizations and companies are working to extend Internet access to countries that aren't yet connected.

The Internet is a giant system made up of much smaller systems. If it's one thing, does it have a single owner? Is there some person or entity that controls the Internet? Is it possible for someone to own something that spans nations and oceans?

You are always on my mind....

You are always on my mind,
I think of you all through the day.
Remembering all the sweet things you say,
And your funny little way.

You make my days so beautiful,
And make the days worthwhile.
I look forward to each day when,
You stay with me awhile.

I can't imagine a day without you,
You're such a part of me;
Always making me laugh and smile,
With you I love to be.

Love I have in my heart for you,
Grows deeper every day.
Can you feel it in your heart,
In these words I say.

You are my inspiration and,
The one that I adore.
Today I've loved you as no other,
And tomorrow I'll love you more.

Creating a list of files within a directory

There’s been so many times where I needed to get a list of files that reside within a certain directory. There’s software out there to do it (like DDFilecatcher), but who wants to pay for it? It seems like it would be so simple just to create a little script that’ll take the names of all the files I have in a folder and save it to a .txt file. Well, here’s how you do it.

1. Open notepad
2. Put this code into the file
   

   dir /b>filelist.txt

3. Save it as “filelist.bat”
4. Place filelist.bat into the directory you need to get the list from
5. Click on filelist.bat from within the folder
6. You’ll now have a .txt doc called “filelist.txt”

Simple, right? This has saved me so much time… it’s ridiculous.

Our lives improve only
when we take chances-
and the first and most
difficult risk we can take
is to be honest with ourselves.

How Deep Is My Love, My Love Is Endless...

I see your smile in a flower
I see you cry when gray skies are ahead
I see your face when I feel the ocean breeze
How deep is my love,
My love is endless as the nature we need
I feel joy as we run in the meadow
I feel happy when we look at the sun
I feel lost without you in the dark
when day is done
How deep is my love
my love is as endless
as night’s falling star
our life is forever, wherever we are
If I never met you
I would be lost for all time
if you never loved me
I would not know love divine
You are my shelter
as I feel the earth touch my feet
How deep is my love
my love is endless
You make me complete.

~~~ Lean On Me

As the road ahead seems rugged
And the path is getting steep,
I feel that I can’t make it
So my heart begins to weep.
Then I turn to see who’s coming
To join me on my way.
I see it is my Lord
And He slowly turns to say
"Lean on me…..
When you have no strength to stand.
When you feel you’re going under,
Hold tighter to My hand.
Lean on me……
When your heart begins to bleed.
When you know I’m all you have,
Then you’ll find I’m all you need."
Then when I felt that no one cared
If I lived or died,
And no one bothered asking why
I’d go alone to cry.
When the burden got so heavy
I could barely face the day,
I felt His arms around me
As I gently heard Him say
"Lean on me……
When you have no strength to stand.
When you feel you’re going under,
Hold tighter to My hand.
Lean on me……
When your heart begins to bleed.
When you come to know I’m all you have,
Then you’ll find I’m all you need."

To Make Menus Load Faster

Go to Start >>Run
Type 'Regedit' then click 'Ok'
Find "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\"
Select "MenuShowDelay"
Right click and select "Modify'
Reduce the number to around "100"
This is the delay time before a menu is opened. You can set it to "0" but it can make windows really hard to use as menus will open if you just look at them - well move your mouse over them anyway

മമ്മൂട്ടിക്ക്‌ വേണ്ടി ബ്ലെസി തിരക്കഥയൊരുക്കുന്നു

ഭ്രമരത്തിലൂടെ ചലച്ചിത്രാസ്വാദകര്‍ക്ക്‌ പുത്തന്‍ ദൃശ്യാനുഭവങ്ങള്‍ സമ്മാനിച്ച ബ്ലെസി പുതിയ ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ തിരക്കുകളിലേക്ക്‌. മമ്മൂട്ടിയെ നായകനാക്കി തോമസ്‌ സെബാസ്‌റ്റിയന്‍ സംവിധാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന ചിത്രത്തിന്‌ വേണ്ടി തിരക്കഥയൊരുക്കിയാണ്‌ ബ്ലെസി വീണ്ടും സജീവമാകുന്നത്‌.

കാഴ്‌ചയിലൂടെ സ്വതന്ത്ര സംവിധായകനായി മാറിയ ബ്ലെസി കരിയറില്‍ ഇതാദ്യമായാണ്‌ മറ്റൊരു സംവിധായകന്റെ ചിത്രത്തിന്‌ വേണ്ടി തിരക്കഥ രചിയ്‌ക്കുന്നത്‌. മമ്മൂട്ടിയെ നായകനാക്കി ബ്ലെസി സംവിധാനം ചെയ്‌ത കാഴ്‌ച, പളുങ്ക്‌ എന്നീ സിനിമകളുടെ തിരക്കഥ രചിച്ചതും സംവിധായകന്‍ തന്നെയായിരുന്നു.
മമ്മൂട്ടിയുടെ മായാബസാര്‍ എന്ന ചിത്രത്തിലൂടെയാണ്‌ തോമസ്‌ സെബാസ്‌റ്റിയന്‍ സംവിധാനരംഗത്ത്‌ അരങ്ങേറ്റം കുറിച്ചത്‌. പ്രമേയത്തിലും സംവിധാനത്തിലും യാതൊരു പുതുമയും നല്‌കാതിരുന്ന മായാബസാറിന് തിയറ്ററുകളില്‍ വമ്പന്‍ പരാജയമാണ്‌ ഏറ്റുവാങ്ങാനായിരുന്നു വിധി.

ആദ്യചിത്രത്തില്‍ തന്നെ ഒരു സൂപ്പര്‍ താരത്തെ നായകനാക്കാന്‍ കഴിഞ്ഞിട്ടും അത്‌ നേട്ടമാക്കാന്‍ കഴിയാതിരുന്ന തോമസ്‌ സെബാസ്‌റ്റിയന്‌ മമ്മൂട്ടി വീണ്ടും ഡേറ്റ്‌ നല്‍കാന്‍ തയ്യാറായത്‌ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ആരാധകരെ പോലും അദ്‌ഭുതപ്പെടുത്തിയിട്ടുണ്ട്‌. ബ്ലെസിയുടെ തിരക്കഥയില്‍ മമ്മൂട്ടിയെ നായകനാക്കി ചിത്രമൊരുക്കുമ്പോള്‍ ആദ്യസിനിമ നേടിത്തന്ന ചീത്തപ്പേര്‌ തുടച്ച്‌ മാറ്റാനാവും തോമസ്‌ സെബാസ്‌റ്റിയന്‍ ശ്രമിയ്‌ക്കുകയെന്ന്‌ ഉറപ്പാണ്‌.

അതിനിടെ ബ്ലെസി-മോഹന്‍ലാല്‍ ടീമിന്റെ ഭ്രമരo ചുരുക്കം ചില റിലീസിങ്‌ കേന്ദ്രങ്ങളില്‍ അമ്പത്‌ ദിവസം പിന്നിട്ടു. പ്രധാന നഗരങ്ങളിലെ വാരാന്ത്യങ്ങളില്‍ ചിത്രത്തിന്‌ ഇപ്പോഴും 60-80 ശതമാനം കളക്ഷന്‍ ലഭിയ്‌ക്കുന്നുണ്ട്‌. മോഹന്‍ലാലിന്റെ അഭിനയ ജീവിതത്തിലെ മികച്ച പ്രകടനങ്ങളിലൊന്നാണ്‌ ഭ്രമരത്തിന്‌ തുണയായത്‌.

66 WAYS TO SAY I LOVE YOU

1. Afrikaan -- Ek is life vir jou!

2. Albanian -- Te dua!

3. Amharic -- Afekrishalehou!

4. Arabic -- Ohiboke( male to female )

Nohiboka ( female to male )

5. Armenian -- Yes kez si'rumem!

6. Basque -- Maite zaitut!

7. Bengali -- Ami tomake bahlobashi!

8. Bosnian -- Volim te!

9. Bulgarian -- Obicham te!

10. Catalan -- T'estimo!

11. Creole -- Mi aime jou!

12. Croatian -- Volim te!

13. Czech -- Miluji tev!

14. Danish --Jeg elsker dig!

15. Dutch -- I hou van je!

16. English -- I love you!

17. Esperanto -- Mi amas vin!

18. Estonian -- Mina armastan sind!

19. Farsi -- Tora dost daram!

20. Filipino -- Iniibig Kita!

21. Finnish -- (Mä) rakastan sua!

22. French -- Je t'aime!

23. Frisian -- I hald fan dei!

24. Galician -- Querote!

25. German -- Ich liebe dich!

26. Greek -- S'ayapo!

27. Gujarati -- Hoon tane pyar karoochhoon! Tane chaahuN chhuN!

28. Hawaiian -- Aloha wau IA 'oe!

29. Hebrew -- Anee ohev otakh (male to female )

Anee ohevet otkha ( female to male )

30. Hindi-- Mai tumase pyar karata Hun ( male to female )

Mai tumase pyar karati Hun ( female to male )

31. Hungarian-- Szeretlek!

32. Icelandic-- E.g. Elska thig!

33. Indonesian -- Saya cinta padamu!

34. Irish -- t'a gr'a agam dhuit!

35. Italian -- It amo!

36. Japanese -- Kimi o AI shiteru!

37. Korean -- Dangsinul saranghee yo!

38. Latin -- Te amo!

39. Latvian -- Es tevi milu!

40. Lithuanian-- As tave myliu!

41. Malaysian-- Saya cintamu!

42. Mandarin -- Wo AI in!

43. Marshallese -- Yokwe Yuk!

44. Norwegian -- Jeg elsker deg!

45. Polish -- Kocham ciebie!

46. Portuguese -- Eu te amo!

47. Romanian -- Te iubesc!

48. Russian -- Ya tyebya lyublyu!

49. Sanskrit -- twayi snihyaami

50. Serbian -- Volim te!

51. Sesotho -- Kiyahurata!

52. Slovak -- Lubim at!

53. Slovenian -- Ljubim te!

54. Spanish -- Te amo!

55. Swahili -- Nakupenda!

56. Swedish -- Jag älskar dig!

57. Tagalog -- Mahal Kita!

58. Thai Phom rug khun --( Male speaker )

Chan rug khun ( Female speaker )

59. Turkish -- Seni seviyorum!

60. Ukrainian --Ya tebe kokhayu!

61. Urdu -- Main tumse muhabbat karta hoon!

62. Vietnamese -- Anh yeu em ( male to female )

Em yeu an ( female to male )

63. Welsh --Rwy'n dy garu di!

64. Yiddish -- Kh'hob dikh lib!

64. Zulu -- Ngiyakuthanda!

65. AMERICAN-- I LOVE YOU!

66. INDIAN .-- MUJHE TUMSE PYAR HAI

Wedding Passbook

Monica married Nick this day. At the end of the wedding party, Monica's mother gave her a newly opened bank saving passbook with Rs.1000 deposit amount.

Mother: 'Monica, take this passbook. Keep it as a record of your marriage life. When there's something happy and memorable happened in your new life, put some money in. Write down what it's about next to the line. The more memorable the event is, the more money you can put in. I've done the first one for you today. Do the others with Nick.

When you look back after years, you can know how much happiness you've had.'


Monica shared this with Nick when getting home. They both thought it was a great idea and were anxious to know when the second deposit can be made. This was what they did after certain time:

* 7 Feb: Rs.100, first birthday celebration for Nick after marriage
* 1 Mar: Rs.300, salary raise for Monica
* 20 Mar: Rs.200, vacation trip to Bali
* 15 Apr: Rs.2000, Monica got pregnant
* 1 Jun: Rs.1000, Nick got promoted
* ..... And so on...


However, after years, they started fighting and arguing for trivial things. They didn't talk much. They regretted that they had married the nastiest people in the world.... No more love...Kind of typical nowadays, huh?

One day Monica talked to her Mother: 'Mom, we can't stand it anymore. We agree to divorce. I can't imagine how I decided to marry this guy!!!"


Mother: 'Sure, girl, that's no big deal. Just do whatever you want if you really can't stand it. But before that, do one thing first.

Remember the saving passbook I gave you on your wedding day? Take out all money and spend it first. You shouldn't keep any record of such a poor marriage.'


Monica thought it was true. So she went to the bank, waiting at the queue and planning to cancel the account. While she was waiting, she took a look at the passbook record. She looked, and looked, and looked. Then the memory of all the previous joy and happiness just came up her mind. Her eyes were then filled with tears. She left and went home.

When she was home, she handed the passbook to Nick, asked him to spend the money before getting divorce.


The next day, Nick gave the passbook back to Monica. She found a new deposit of Rs.5000. And a line next to the record: 'This is the day I notice how much I've loved you thru out all these years. How much happiness you've brought me.'


They hugged and cried, putting the passbook back to the safe. Do you know how much money they had saved when they retired? I did not ask. I believe the money did not matter any more after they had gone thru all the good years in their life.

"When you fall in any way, don't see the place where you fell instead see the place from where you slipped. Life is about correcting mistakes."