Test your General Knowledge

1. What is the expansion ( Full Form ) of YAHOO?

Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle

2. What is the expansion ( Full Form ) of ADIDAS?

ADIDAS- All Day I Dream About Sports

3. Expansion of Star as in Star TV Network?

Satellite Television Asian Region

4. What is expansion of "ICICI?"

Industrial credit and Investments Corporation of India

5. The 1984-85 season. 2nd ODI between India and Pakistan at Sialkot -India 210/3 with Vengsarkar 94*. Match abandoned. Why?

That match was abandoned after people heard the news of Indira Gandhi being killed.

6. Who is the only man to have written the National Anthems for two different countries?

Rabindranath Tagore who wrote national anthem for two different countries one is our 's National anthem and another one is for Bangladesh- (Amar Sonar* *Bangla )


7. From what four word expression does the word `goodbye` derive?

Goodbye comes from the ex-pression: 'god be with you'.


8. How was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known?

Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu is none other Mother Teresa

9. Name the only other country to have got independence on Aug 15th?

South Korea

10. Why was James Bond Associated with the Number 007?

Because 007 is the ISD code for Russia (or the USSR , as it was known during the cold war)

11. Who faced the first ball in the first ever One day match?

Geoffrey Boycott

12. Which cricketer played for South Africa before it was banned from international cricket and later represented Zimbabwe ?

John Traicos

13. Which is the only country that is surrounded from all sides by only one country (other than Vatican )?

Lesotho surrounded from all sides by South Africa ..

14. Which is the only sport which is not allowed to play left handed?

Polo

Mountain Height and Mean Sea Level.

How do we measure the height of a mountain? Is the sea level same for all oceans?
There are several methods of measuring the height of a mountain. In a physics-based method, the height of the mountain is related to the barometric pressure which reduces with increasing height by a well established formula. Approximately a height of about 115metres reduces the atmospheric pressure by 10 mm of mercury.
Thus a measurement of the atmospheric pressure at the top of the mountain would provide the height. However this method has two main deficiencies. First, because the barometer reading also depends on the atmospheric temperature, a complete temperature profile along the height of the mountain needs to be known.
This is not only difficult but varies with time; so the height measurement by this method can be inaccurate. Secondly, one needs to climb the mountain in order to measure its height. The following methods overcome these problems easily.
In one of the methods, the length of the shadow of the mountain is compared with the length of the shadow of a pole of known height. The height of the mountain is calculated as the product of the height of the pole and the length of the shadow of the mountain divided by the length of the shadow of the pole. This is a simple but elegant method.
In yet another method, the angular elevations of the tip of the mountain are noted from two points on the ground along a line passing through the base of the mountain. Such a line is easily identified by joining the shadow of the tip of the mountain at two different time of the day.
Use of the trigonometric tangent ratio of the two angles of elevation and the accurately measured distance, between the two points of observation yields the required height of the mountain. In this method the two chosen points are required to have same mean sea level (MSL). Because d is in the range of about 500metres, the MSL does not differ significantly.
Therefore, this method gives fairly accurate value of the height of the mountain.
Coming to the second question, the MSL of all the oceans of the world is not the same. The mean sea level at the south-east end of the Panama Canal, in the Pacific Ocean, is seen to be higher than at the north-west side in the Atlantic Ocean.
Such variations arise from the oceanic currents, variations in atmospheric pressure, temperature and local salinity. In the same ocean itself, the earth rotation alters the MSL at different latitudes. Even temporal variation in MSL is observed at the same location mainly owing to tidal conditions.

Mind Blowing Facts..

1. Turtles have no teeth.
2. Prehistoric turtles may have weighed as much as 5,000 pounds.
3. Only one out of a thousand baby sea turtles survives after hatching.
4. Sea turtles absorb a lot of salt from the sea water in which they live. They excrete excess salt from their eyes, so it often looks as though they're crying.
5. Helium is a colourless, odourless, tasteless inert gas at room temperature and makes up about 0.0005% of the air we breathe.
6. Helium Balloon Gas makes balloons float. Helium is lighter than air and just as the heaviest things will tend to fall to the bottom, the lightest things will rise to the top.
7. Helium Balloon Gas makes balloons float. Helium is lighter than air and just as the heaviest things will tend to fall to the bottom, the lightest things will rise to the top.
8. Camels can spit.
9. An ostrich can run 43 miles per hour (70 kilometers per hour).
10. Pigs are the fourth most intelligent animal in the world.
11. Dinosaurs didn't eat grass? There was no grass in the days of the dinosaurs.
12. Dolphins can swim 37 miles per hour (60 kilometers per hour).
13. A crocodile's tongue is attached to the roof of its mouth? It cannot move. It cannot chew but its Digestive juices are so strong that it can digest a steel nail, Glass pieces, etc
14. Sharks are immune to disease i.e they do not suffer from any Disease.
15. Animals are either right- or left-handed? Polar bears are always left-handed, and so is Kermit the Frog.
16. Paris, France has more dogs than people.
17. New Zealand is home to 70 million sheep and only 40 million people.
18. Male polar bears weigh 1400 pounds and females only weight 550 pounds, on average.
19. Bison are excellent swimmers? Their head, hump and tail never go below the surface of the water.
20. There are 6 to 14 frogs species in the world that have no tongues. One of these is the African dwarf frog.
21. A frog named Santjie, who was in a frog derby in South Africa jumped 33 feet 5.5 inches.
22. The longest life span of a frog was 40 years
23. The eyes of a frog flatten down when it swallows its prey
24. The name `India' is derived from the River Indus
25. The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name `Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.
26. Chess was invented in India.
27. The' place value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India.
28. The game of snakes & ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat.' The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices.
29. India has the most post offices in the world
30. 'Navigation' is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH
31. The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.
32. Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world
33. The' place value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India.
34. A snail can sleep for 3 years.
35. The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start
36. Twenty-Four-Karat Gold is not pure gold since there is a small amount of copper in it. Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.
37. Electricity doesn't move through a wire but through a field around the wire.
38. The first bicycle that was made in 1817 by Baron von Drais didn't have any pedals? People walked it along
39. The first steam powered train was invented by Robert Stephenson. It was called the Rocket.
40. A cheetah does not roar like a lion - it purrs like a cat (meow).
41. The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'
42. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
43. Ants don't sleep.
44. Dolphins usually live up to about twenty years, but have been known to live for about forty.
45. Dolphins sleep in a semi-alert state by resting one side of their brain at a time
46. A dolphin can hold its breath for 5 to 8 minutes at a time
47. Bats can detect warmth of an animal from about 16 cm away using its "nose-leaf".
48. Bats can also find food up to 18 ft. away and get information about the type of insect using their sense of echolocation.
49. The eyes of the chameleon can move independently & can see in two different directions at the same time.
50. Cockroach: Can detect movement as small as 2,000 times the diameter of a hydrogen atom.
51. Dragonfly: Eye contains 30,000 lenses.
52. Pig's Tongue contains 15,000 taste buds. For comparison, the human tongue has 9,000 taste buds.
53. The number system was invented by India. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero.
54. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
55. Earth weighs 5,972,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons
56. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
57. A duck's quack doesn't echo anywhere
58. Man is the only animal who'll eat with an enemy
59. The average woman uses about her height in lipstick every five years.
60. The first Christmas was celebrated on December 25,
61. AD 336 in Rome.
62. A Cockroach will live nine days without its head, before it starves to death.
63. A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't
64. A rat can last longer without water than a camel can
65. About 10% of the world's population is left-handed
66. Dolphins sleep with one eye open
67. Snakes have no external ears. Therefore, they do not hear the music of a "snake charmer". Instead, they are probably responding to the movements of the snake charmer and the flute. However, sound waves may travel through bones in their heads to the middle ear.
68. Many spiders have eight eyes.
69. The tongue of snakes has no taste buds. Instead, the tongue is used to bring smells and tastes into the mouth. Smells and tastes are then detected in two pits, called "Jacobson's organs", on the roof of their mouths. Receptors in the pits then transmit smell and taste information to the brain.
70. Birds don't sweat

The Former President of India DR. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 's Speech in Hyderabad .

Why is the media here so negative?
Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our achievements?
We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?
We are the first in milk production.
We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.
We are the second largest producer of wheat.
We are the second largest producer of rice.
Look at Dr. Sudarshan , he has transferred the tribal village into a self-sustaining, self-driving unit. There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and failures and disasters.
I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a granary.It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to.The gory details of killings,
bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news.In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.. Why are we so NEGATIVE? Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? We want foreign T.Vs, we want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology.
Why this obsession with everything imported. Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture, when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is. She replied: I want to live in a developed India . For her, you and I will have to build this developed India . You must proclaim. India is not an under-developed nation; it is a highly developed nation.
Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance.
Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is yours.
YOU say that our government is inefficient.
YOU say that our laws are too old.
YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.
YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke. The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.
YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.
YOU say, say and say. What do YOU do about it?
Take a person on his way to Singapore. Give him a name - 'YOURS'. Give him a face - 'YOURS'. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best. In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores. YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are. You pay $5 (approx. Rs. 60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity… In Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU? YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai . YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah.
YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds (Rs.650) a month to, 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.'YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop, 'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.' YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand .
Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo? Why don't YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston??? We are still talking of the same YOU. YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India?
Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal commissioner of Bombay, Mr. Tinaikar, had a point to make. 'Rich people's dogs are walked on the streets to leave their affluent droppings all over the place,' he said. 'And then the same people turn around to criticize and blame the authorities for inefficiency and dirty pavements. What do they expect the officers to do? Go down with a broom every time their dog feels the pressure in his bowels?
In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job. Same in Japan.
Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He's right. We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility.
We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative. We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick a up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin. We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms.
We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.
This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the public.
When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child! and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse? 'It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forego my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the system?
What does a system consist of? Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbours, other households, other cities, other communities and the government. But definitely not me and YOU. When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away.
Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England . When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.
Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great deal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too…. I am echoing J. F. Kennedy's words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians…..
'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY'
Lets do what India needs from us

There are some things we all didn't knew......

1. Coca-Cola was originally green.
2. The most common name in the world is Mohammed. -
3.The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.
4. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
5. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
6. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
7. Women blink nearly twice as much as men!
8. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
9. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
10. People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
11. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
12. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest
tongue twister in the English language.
13. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
14. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history.
Spades - King David
Clubs - Alexander the Great,
Hearts - Charlemagne
Diamonds - Julius Caesar.-
15. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
16. If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air,
the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air,the person died as a result of
wounds received in battle.
If the horse has a all four legs on the ground, the person died of
natural causes.
17. What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser
printers all have in common?
Ans. - All invented by women.
18. Question - This is the only food that doesn't spoil. What is this?
Ans. - Honey
19. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
20. A snail can sleep for three years.
21.. All polar bears are left handed.
22. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.
23. Butterflies taste with their feet.
24. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
25. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
26. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
27. Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'.
28. Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
29. The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated..
30. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.-
31. The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
32. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.
33. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.-
34. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
35. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
36. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different

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Self Management

You are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Learn to accept total responsibility for yourself. If you do not manage yourself, then you are letting others have control of your Life. These tips will help "you" manage "you."

Here is a list of things that help you in self management and which will in turn lead you to the path of success: -
-) Look at every new opportunity as an exciting and new-life experience.
-) Be a professional who exhibits self-confidence and self-assurance in your potential to complete any task.
-) Agree with yourself in advance that you will have a good attitude toward the upcoming task.
-) Frequently ask, "Is what I am doing right now moving me toward my goals?"
-) Do it right the first time and you will not have to take time later to fix it.
-) Accept responsibility for your job successes and failures. Do not look for a scapegoat.
-) Do not view things you do as a "job." View all activities as a challenge.
-) Use your subconscious mind by telling it to do what you do want. Instead of telling yourself, "I can't do that very well," say, "I can do this very well."-) Give yourself points for completing tasks on your "to-do" list in priority order. When you reach 10 points, reward yourself.
-) Practice your personal beliefs. It may be helpful each morning to take 15 minutes to gather your thoughts and say a prayer.
-) Make a commitment to show someone a specific accomplishment on a certain date. The added urgency will help you feel motivated to have it done.
-) Practice self-determination, wanting to do it for yourself.
-) Believe that you can be what you want to be.
-) Never criticize yourself as having a weakness. There is no such thing. You are only talking about a present undeveloped skill or part of yourself that if you so chose, you can change. You do not have any weakness, only untapped potential.
-) Be pleasant all the time-no matter what the situation.
-) Challenge yourself to do things differently than you have in the past. It provides new ideas and keeps you interested.
-) Talk to yourself. A self-talk using positive affirmation is something that is common among all great achievers. They convince themselves that they can accomplish their goals.
-) Create your own "motivation board" by putting up notes of things you need to do on a bulletin board or special wall space. It is an easily visible way to see what you need to work on. When an item is done, remove the note. Also keep your goals listed and pictured on your board.
-) Stay interested in what you are doing. Keep looking for what is interesting in your work. Change your perspective and look at it as someone outside your job would,
-) Establish personal incentives and rewards to help maintain your own high enthusiasm and performance level.

Easiest Quiz???

1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last?
2) Which country makes Panama hats?
3) From which animal do we get cat gut?
4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?
6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?
7) What was King George VI's first name?
8) What color is a purple finch?
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?
Answers
116 years
Ecuador
Sheep and Horses
November
Squirrel fur
Dogs
Albert
Crimson
New Zealand
Orange

ഡബിള്‍സില്‍ നാദിയ ഡബിള്‍ റോളില്‍

ഒരുകാലത്ത്‌ കുടുംബ പ്രേക്ഷകരുടെ ഇഷ്ടതാരമായിരുന്ന നദിയാ മൊയ്‌തു മലയാളത്തിലേക്ക്‌ ശക്തമായ തിരിച്ചുവരവിനുള്ള ഒരുക്കത്തിലാണ്‌.മമ്മൂട്ടി നായകനാവുന്ന ഡബിള്‍സില്‍ നായികയാകാന്‍ താരം ഡേറ്റ്‌ നല്‍കിക്കഴിഞ്ഞു.

മോളിവുഡിലേക്കുള്ള തിരിച്ചുവരവ്‌ ഒരു വമ്പന്‍ ചിത്രത്തിലൂടെയാകണമെന്ന നദിയയുടെ തീരുമാനമാണ്‌ ഇതോടെ ലക്ഷ്യം കാണുന്നത്‌. ഡബിള്‍സില്‍ ഇരട്ട സഹോദരിമാരുടെ വേഷത്തിലാണ്‌ നദിയ അഭിനയിക്കുന്നത്‌.

ശ്യാമ, പൂവിന്‌ പുതിയ പൂന്തെന്നല്‍, കണ്ടു കണ്ടറിഞ്ഞു തുടങ്ങിയ മമ്മൂട്ടിയുടെ പല ഹിറ്റ്‌ ചിത്രങ്ങളിലും നാായികയായി തിളങ്ങിയ നദിയ രണ്ട്‌ പതിറ്റാണ്ടുകള്‍ക്ക്‌ ശേഷമാണ്‌ വീണ്ടും മമ്മൂട്ടിയുടെ നായികയായെത്തുന്നത്‌.

വെള്ളിത്തിരയില്‍ നിന്നും ഏറെക്കാലം മാറിനിന്നതിന്‌ ശേഷം എം കുമരന്‍ സണ്‍ ഓഫ്‌ മഹാലക്ഷ്‌്‌മി എന്ന തമിഴ്‌ ചിത്രത്തിലൂടെയാണ്‌ നദിയ വീണ്ടും സജീവമായത്‌..ഇതിന്‌ ശേഷം ഒട്ടേറെ സംവിധായകര്‍ നദിയയെ മലയാളത്തില്‍ കൊണ്ടുവരാന്‍ ശ്രമിച്ചെങ്കിലും അതൊന്നും വിജയിച്ചിരുന്നില്ല.

ഹിറ്റ്‌ മേക്കേഴ്‌സായ സിദ്ദിഖ്‌, ഷാഫി എന്നീ സംവിധായകര്‍ക്കൊപ്പം പ്രവര്‍ത്തിച്ച സോഹന്‍ സിനുലാലാണ്‌ ഡബിള്‍സിന്റെ സംവിധായകന്‍. ചോക്ലേറ്റ്‌ എന്ന ഒറ്റച്ചിത്രത്തിലൂടെ സൂപ്പര്‍ തിരക്കഥാകൃത്തുക്കളായി മാറിയ സച്ചി-സേതു ടീമാണ്‌ ഡബിള്‍സിന്റെ രചന നിര്‍വഹിച്ചിരിയ്‌ക്കുന്നത്‌. കുടുംബപശ്ചാത്തലത്തില്‍ നര്‍മ്മത്തിന്‌ പ്രധാന്യം നല്‌കിയാണ്‌ ഡബിള്‍സിന്റെ തിരക്കഥ ഒരുക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നതെന്നറിയുന്നു.
സുരാജ്‌ വെഞ്ഞാറമ്മൂട്‌, ബിജുക്കുട്ടന്‍ തുടങ്ങിയ ഹാസ്യ താരങ്ങള്‍ ചിത്രത്തിലുണ്ടാവുമെന്ന് ഉറപ്പായിട്ടുണ്ട്. ക്രിയേറ്റീവ്‌ ടീമിന്റെ ബാനറില്‍ നാരായണദാസ്‌ നിര്‍മ്മിയ്‌ക്കുന്ന ഡബിള്‍സിന്റെ ചിത്രീകരണം അടുത്തവര്‍ഷമാദ്യം തുടങ്ങും.

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.

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.

15 Brain Boosting Activities

If you dont keep your mind active, studies show that your brain loses some of its functionality as you age, which causes memory loss, brain fog, and even Alzheimers.

A well-stimulated brain also elevates your mood, which helps you feel better on the inside.

Here are 15 brain boosting activities:

1. Play games that challenge and stimulate your mind. These include:

* Picture Puzzles
* Strategy Games
* Crossword Puzzles
* Card Games
* Deduction Games (such as Clue)
* Visualization Puzzles
* Optical Illusions


2. Reading stimulates the brain as it activates your imagination. Reading also helps with memory retention and problem solving, especially if youre reading a mystery. Also, self-help books stimulate your brain by helping you to think for yourself, as well as find solutions in your mind..


3. Exercising helps circulate blood that carries oxygen to your brain. Over the long-term, exercise is proven to increase brainpower and even create new neurons.


4. Stimulate your brain with meditation.. Meditation has been shown to increase your IQ, relieve stress, and promote a higher level of brain functioning. Meditation also stimulates the prefrontal cortex of the brain, the area of the brain responsible for advanced thinking, ability and performance.


5. Deep breathing helps deliver oxygen to your brain. Oxygen helps you be more alert and awake. As little as 10 to 15 minutes of deep breathing daily can increase brain functionality.


6. Taking fish oil supplements is literally like membrane material for the brain.. The two primary components in fish oil, DHA and EPA, strengthen the emotional center of the brain and boost focus.


7. Studies have proven that listening to music strengthens the right hemisphere of the brain and actually changes the structure of it. Also, people who listen to music are shown to be more emotionally intelligent than those who dont.


8. Writing improves memory and thought expression. Writing articles, blogs, or journal entries stimulates thought processes, which also enhances brain function.


9. Sleep clears out brain clutter and reduces brain fog. When you dont get enough sleep at night, your memory and normal brain function suffers.


10. Painting is shown to be an effective brain booster in that it sparks the creativity within you. Even if youve never tried painting before, give it a shot. Youll find that you feel more creative and may actually enjoy it.


11. Starting the day out with a good breakfast has been proven to supply energy to the brain and body for the whole day. When you skip breakfast, youre missing out on a powerful edge, both physically and mentally.


12. Walking allows you to clear your mind and thoughts. Not only is it good exercise for your body, walking gives your brain a chance to wander freely, clearing it of any troublesome thoughts.


13. Drink a serving of pure fruit juice.. Fruit juice contains nutrients that revitalize and refresh the brain. Juices to drink are pomegranate, blueberry, and cranberry as they deliver more focus and energy.


14. Students who drink some caffeine before an exam typically have higher scores than those who dont. This is because caffeine stimulates activity in the brain, which produces better focus and thinking ability. Dont overdo it though!


15. Draw a picture. Like painting, drawing stimulates the creative side of your brain. So get out some colored pencils and start boosting your brainpower.


To get the most out of these brain boosting activities, mix them up and do a variety of them at different times. Just choosing one wont boost your brainpower, however, combining and alternating them will give your brain the added boost you need now and in the long run.

How to hide .rar files within picture files

This tutorial will show you how to hide .rar files within .jpg files - so that anyone who opens the picture would never know there was another file hidden within it.

1. Select the RAR file that you want to hide. For this example the file I want to hide is called files.rar and the picture I’m going to hide it in is called warren.jpg. Copy both the files into the same folder.



2. Then open the command prompt by selecting Start -> Run -> in the space provided enter cmd and click OK.
3. Navigate to the the folder that you stored the files in. I kept them in the Downloads folder found within my My Documents folder, so I issued the commands cd “My Documents” and then cd Downloads. Now type the following command: copy /b warren.jpg + files.rar warren2.jpg Remember - replace warren.jpg, files.rar and warren2.jpg with the names of your files.





4. This will embed the archive thus hiding it. You can open warren2.jpg with a picture viewer and there will be no indication that there’s a .rar file hidden within it.
5. To open the hidden archive (.rar file), simply open warren2.jpg (your picture) with WinRAR, or the RAR decompression utility of your choice.



6. NOTE: you may need to select All Files when opening your picture file with WinRAR, otherwise it won’t be listed in the directory view.



7. Now you can extract the “hidden” files from your “hidden” RAR file.

HR Principal

1. Give honest and sincere appreciation.
2. Arouse in the other person an eager want.
3. Don't criticize, condemn or complain.

Six ways to make people like you

1. Become genuinely interested in other people.
2. Smile.
3. Remember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.
4. Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
5. Talk in terms of the other person's interests.
6. Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely.

Win people to your way of thinking

1. The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
2. Show respect for the other person's opinions. Never say, "You're wrong."
3. If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.
4. Begin in a friendly way.
5. Get the other person saying "yes, yes" immediately.
6. Let the other person do a great deal of the talking.
7. Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers.
8. Try honestly to see things from the other person's point of view.
9. Be sympathetic with the other person's ideas and desires.
10. Appeal to the nobler motives.
11. Dramatize your ideas.
12. Throw down a challenge.

Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment
A leader's job often includes changing your people's attitudes and behavior. Some suggestions to accomplish this:

1. Begin with praise and honest appreciation.
2. Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly.
3. Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.
4. Ask questions instead of giving direct orders.
5. Let the other person save face.
6. Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement. Be "hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise."
7. Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to.
8. Use encouragement. Make the fault seem easy to correct.
9. Make the other person happy about doing the thing you suggest.

Bhuvan download toolbar ready

New Delhi: The ISRO's revolutionary earth mapping tool �Bhuvan' was launched here today. The Bhuvan toolbar can be downloaded from http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in

The website is available in beta version.

It is believed that the ISRO's latest earth mapping tool have more features than Google Earth.

The Bhuvan is focused on Indian sub-continent barring all sensitive locations such as military and nuclear installations .

ISRO's Bhuvan is latest version of Google Earth, which allows common man to zoom into any part of the world on their personal computer using satellite images.

The new mapping service Bhuvan is a Sanskrit word of earth. It will allow users to have a closer look at any part of the subcontinent. Bhuvan will provide the pictures of objects as small as a car on the road to build three-dimensional map of the world via ISRO's seven remote sensing satellites.

The degree of resolution showcased is based on points of interest and popularity, but most of the Indian terrain is covered upto at least six meters of resolution with the least spatial resolution being 55 meters.

Symptoms of Swine Flu and Keep Swine Flu Away with Basic Precautions

Symptoms of Swine Flu

The symptoms of the H1N1 flu virus in people are similar to the symptoms of seasonal flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. A significant number of people who have been infected with novel H1N1 flu virus also have reported diarrhea and vomiting. The high risk groups for novel H1N1 flu are not known at this time, but it's possible that they may be the same as for seasonal influenza.

Emergency Warning Signs
If you become ill and experience any of the following warning signs, seek emergency medical care.

In children, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

1.Fast breathing or trouble breathing
2.Bluish or gray skin color
3.Not drinking enough fluids
4.Severe or persistent vomiting
5.Not waking up or not interacting
6.Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
7.Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough

In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

1.Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
2.Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
3.Sudden dizziness
4.Confusion
5.Severe or persistent vomiting
6.Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough

Keep Swine Flu Away with Basic Precautions

Swine flu in India is spreading like wildfire, taking the toll to ten. Officials say there are currently more than 1000 cases of the H1N1 flu strain in India. Governments from all around the world are finding ways to combat this deadly disease. So what can you do to protect yourself? Stay calm and practice these 10 effective prevention tips.
1. Wash your hands frequently
Use the antibacterial soaps to cleanse your hands. Wash them often, at least 15 seconds and rinse with running water.
2. Get enough sleep
Try to get 8 hours of good sleep every night to keep your immune system in top flu-fighting shape.
3. Keep hydrated
Drink 8 to10 glasses of water each day to flush toxins from your system and maintain good moisture and mucous production in your sinuses.
4. Boost your immune system
Keeping your body strong, nourished, and ready to fight infection is important in flu prevention. So stick with whole grains, colorful vegetables, and vitamin-rich fruits.
5. Keep informed
The government is taking necessary steps to prevent the pandemic and periodically release guidelines to keep the pandemic away. Please make sure to keep up to date on the information and act in a calm manner.
6. Avoid alcohol
Apart from being a mood depressant, alcohol is an immune suppressant that can actually decrease your resistance to viral infections like swine flu. So stay away from alcoholic drinks so that your immune system may be strong.
7. Be physically active
Moderate exercise can support the immune system by increasing circulation and oxygenating the body. For example brisk walking for 30-40 minutes 3-4 times a week will significantly perk up your immunity.
8. Keep away from sick people
Flu virus spreads when particles dispersed into the air through a cough or sneeze reach someone else’s nose. So if you have to be around someone who is sick, try to stay a few feet away from them and especially, avoid physical contact.
9. Know when to get help
Consult your doctor if you have a cough and fever and follow their instructions, including taking medicine as prescribed.
10. Avoid crowded areas
Try to avoid unnecessary trips outside. Moreover, avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.

Tulasi Can Keep Swine Flu AWAY

Tulsi can help keep swine flu away: Ayurvedic experts

Lucknow, May 27: Wonder herb Tulsi can not only keep the dreaded swine flu at bay but also help in fast recovery of an afflicted person, Ayurvedic practitioners claim.


"The anti-flu property of Tulsi has been discovered by medical experts across the world quite recently. Tulsi improves the body's overall defence mechanism including its ability to fight viral diseases. It was successfully used in combating Japanese Encephalitis and the same theory applies to swine flu," Dr U K Tiwari, a herbal medicine practitioner says.

Apart from acting as a preventive medicine in case of swine flu, Tulsi can help the patient recover faster..

"Even when a person has already contracted swine flu, Tulsi can help in speeding up the recovery process and also help in strengthening the immune system of the body," he claims.

Dr Bhupesh Patel, a lecturer at Gujarat Ayurved University , Jamnagar is also of the view that Tulsi can play an important role in controlling swine flu.

"Tulsi can control swine flu and it should be taken in fresh form. Juice or paste of at least 20-25 medium sized leaves should be consumed twice a day on an empty stomach."

This increases the resistance of the body and, thereby, reduces the chances of inviting swine flu," believes Patel.

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Care for your Eyes: Your most precious assets

A glance of the eye is described as one of the most wonderful things in nature. Eye is an integral part of one's beauty but we, at times, completely ignore taking care of it. Eye care is equally important and serious as other ailments because the damage it can cause is intense and immeasurable. Hence, consulting an ophthalmologist becomes important for avoiding any loss relating to your eyes.

The number of people with visual problems is truly deplorable. In a developing country like India, it is estimated that India is home to 23.5% of the world's blind population. To curb this huge crisis, India, in 1976, became the first country in the world to start a national program for controlling blindness. Surveys show cataract to be the most common cause of blindness. Hence, recent focus has been on high-quality surgery and up-gradation of skills among the ophthalmologists. Other vital reasons of blindness are glaucoma, refractive errors, corneal blindness and childhood blindness.
Medical Tourism in India
India, besides being an IT hub, is becoming popular for medical tourism, with increasing number of international patients heading towards India for medical treatments. The prime reason being the highly cost effective treatment facilities, which is followed by world class techniques and tools. Listed below are the common eye care treatments available in India:

* Glaucoma surgery
* Lasik surgery
* Corneal transplantation
* Insertion of foldable intra-ocular lenses
* Laser Refractive surgery
* Oculoplastic surgery
* Phaceoemulsification
* Zyoptix treatment for correction of myopia
* Phakonit, Micro-Phakonit Cataract surgery

Know the common symptoms of eye diseases
A few common symptoms of eye diseases are:

* Pain within the eyes or headache
* Diminishing vision which may be sudden or gradual
* Watering of or discharge from the eyes
* Irritation and redness in the eyes
* Flashes of light, spots or sparks in vision
* Sudden prominence of the eyes

Common solvable Refractive Problems
The common vision defects which can be rectified by using glasses are:

1. Myopia – Also called short-sightedness, it is caused by an eyeball that is too long or a cornea that has too much curvature. This is rectified by using diverging lenses.
2. Hypermetropia – Also called long-sightedness, it is caused by an eyeball that is too short or a cornea that has too little curvature. This is rectified by using converging lenses.
3. Presbyopia – With the reaching of forty years of age, most people's vision suffer Presbyopia. This is caused by the crystalline lens' disability to focus on close objects or small prints with increasing age. Presbyopia patients are prescribed to use progressive lenses.
4. Astigmatism – It is caused by the irregular shape of the cornea. This can be rectified using toric lenses.

Tips for protecting your eye sight
Reduce your risk of any eye related problems by using these helpful tips:

* Know your family eye history regarding Glaucoma
* Wear sunglasses to protect your eyes from ultra-violet rays
* Take regular screen breaks when using computer
* Eat the right food containing lutein and zeaxanthin
* Clean your contact lenses regularly
* Take care when using cosmetics
* Know your first aid when meeting an eye injury and seek medical help immediately
* Visit your optician and have an eye test every two years

The eternal beauty of eye is deteriorated by the unhygienic environment around us, along with the inevitable aging. Unless we make a conscious effort to take care of it, eye diseases will never cease. Hence, it is important for each person to know the basic healthy tips of eye care, which will help making your eyes an asset to you throughout your life.

How to have good Eyesight?
Most eye problems are attributed to stress, tension and laziness which lead to gradual failing of eyesight. Many people habitually strain their eyes by keeping them in a fixed position, staring at a whole scene rather than allowing steady movement. It is essential for the eye muscles to move freely in order to make the tiny adaptations necessary to centre on the object of your vision.
Exercises for improving Eyesight

There are some particular exercises which can help relax the eye muscles and optic nerve and use memory and imagination to improve coordination between the brain and eyes.

* Palming – It is a simple technique which can refresh your eyes. You just close your eyes and cover them with your palms by resting them on your cheek bones. Make sure not to put pressure on your eyeballs. Breathe slowly and evenly, relaxing and imagining deep blackness. Begin by doing this exercise for ten minutes, two or three times a day.
* Swinging – Keep the eyes mobile and stay relaxed. Then stand up and focus on a distant point, swaying gently from one side to another. Repeat as many times as you can, preferably hundred times daily, blinking as you sway. Blinking lubricates and cleans the eyes, which is extremely important if you spend several hours in front of the computer.
* Sunning – Try to do this exercise once a day. It requires a sunny day or a desk lamp with a luminescent bulb. Close your eyes and try to look directly at the sun through your closed eyes. When facing the sun, rotate your head slowly from side to side as far as possible. This exercise helps to get sunlight on the peripheral vision and enables more blood circulation to your neck. Do this for three to five minutes every day.
* Colour day – Choose any colour and look out for it throughout the day. When you see the particular colour, be aware of the colour rather than the form. For example, if it's a blue car, experience the shade of blue, not the car.

Common tips when doing eye exercises
You should follow some of the common tips when performing your eye exercises:

* Take off your glasses or contact lenses
* Concentrate intensely on your eyes and feel them working
* Do the exercises regularly for better results

Your eyes are the most important assets which should always be taken good care of. Vision is our primary means of relationship to the beautiful world around us. Hence, proper and regular care of the eyes is extremely essential for every individual.

What is meant by lesbianism?

What is meant by lesbianism?

Lesbianism is a term, which describes women whose primary sexual and emotional attractions are fulfilled by other women. Many myths exist concerning lesbianism. It is believed that women become lesbians because of bad experiences with men. It is also said that the lesbians are very masculine.



Are lesbians different people?

Like heterosexuals, lesbians also range in size, shape and appearance and have been found to be no different from them in relationships with parents and friends, drinking, self-esteem and many other issues. Lesbianism is simply the way a minority of our population expresses human love and sexuality. Studies on the mental health of lesbians show that they function like heterosexuals as far as their judgement, stability and adaptiveness are concerned.


What is the basic cause for lesbianism?

Research suggests that the homosexual orientation is decided very early in life. It is therefore unethical to change a person’s sexual orientation through therapy. Psychological techniques like psychotherapy may only help them in becoming comfortable with their sexual orientation.


What is homophobia and heterosexism?

Within our society, there is an irrational fear of homosexuality. This aversion to gay or lesbian people is called homophobia. Heterosexism is a term used to define prejudice and discrimination against gays and lesbians.

Homophobia can be called a health hazard because the prejudice from society may cause an individual to turn inward and become depressed. The fear of stigma from the society may lead to a refusal to seek medical attention when needed, ultimately resulting in poor health for the lesbian.


What could be done to help this important minority?

An attitudinal and behavioural change is required towards this group as a whole. Lesbianism says loving another woman is good, exciting and healthy. Therefore, the people need to be more informed in order to encourage a healthy approach.

An open forum is required where such people can meet, exchange their feelings and become more vocal with regard to issues that affect them.