World's smallest! Gun

Meet the pistol that fits in your pocket - and packs a hell of a punch. The SwissMiniGun is the size of a key fob but fires tiny 270mph bullets powerful enough to kill at close range. Officially the world's smallest working revolver, the gun is being marketed as a collector's item and measures just 2.16 inches long. It can fire real 4.53 bullets up to a range of 367ft. The stainless steel gun costs £3,000 although the manufacturers also produce extravagant, made-to-order versions made out of 18-carat gold with customised diamond studs which sell for up to £30,000.

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"ONLY" The word

Professor Ernest Brennecke of Columbia is credited with inventing a sentence that can be made to have eight different meanings by placing ONE WORD in all possible positions in the sentence:

"I hit him in the eye yesterday."

The word is "ONLY".

The Message:

1.ONLY I hit him in the eye yesterday. (No one else did.)
2.I ONLY hit him in the eye yesterday. (Did not slap him.)
3.I hit ONLY him in the eye yesterday. (I did not hit others.)
4.I hit him ONLY in the eye yesterday. (I did not hit outside the eye.)
5.I hit him in ONLY the eye yesterday. (Not other organs.)
6.I hit him in the ONLY eye yesterday. (He doesn't have another eye..)
7.I hit him in the eye ONLY yesterday. (Not today.)
8.I hit him in the eye yesterday ONLY. (Did not wait for today.)

This is the beauty and complexity of the English language.

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Difference between COMPLETE & FINISH

Lesson for today, The difference between COMPLETE & FINISH
People say there is no difference between

COMPLETE & FINISH....

But there is!
When you marry the right one, you are COMPLETE.....

And when you marry the wrong one, you are FINISHED.....

And when the "right one" catches you with the "wrong one", You are .....

COMPLETELY FINISHED

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Do you have a male or a female brain !!?

So, what do you think !!? You have a male or a female brain?

Check this..!

This is a quick eye exam which will blow your mind...!

Just do it - don't cheat!!!

Try this its actually quite good.

But don't cheat!

Count the number of F's in the following text in 15 seconds:


FINISHED FILES ARE THE
RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC
STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF YEARS

Managed it?

Scroll down only after you have counted them!

OK?









How many?

Three? (You r definitely male!!!)

Wrong, there are six - no joke!

Read again!



FINISHED FILES ARE THE
RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC
STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF YEARS



The reasoning is ...

The MALE brain cannot process the word "OF".

Incredible or what?

Anyone who counts all six F's on the first go has a brain of a Female

Now test it with others..

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8 things to know about Windows 7 SP1

For those waiting to upgrade to Windows 7 until after the first 'service pack' (SP1) is released, the wait is almost over. Microsoft recently unveiled the release candidate of SP1, making it available for download, and the final release of SP1 is expected to be released soon.

So what can you expect from SP1, and should you run out and install the release candidate now?

Q: How can I get SP1?

A: If you want to wait until the final release of SP1 later this month, you can simply get the service pack through the Windows Update feature. If you'd like to download the SP1 release candidate, available now, go to http://on-msn.com/dDzWyG.

Q: Is the release candidate of SP1 stable?

A: It is likely very stable because Microsoft has already made available to its Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) subscribers the full release of SP1 integrated into Windows 7 and Windows Server 2001 R2. In other words, Microsoft has already released the official SP1 to selected customers.

Q: What's new in Windows 7 SP1?

A: The 'features' in Service Pack 1 of Windows 7 can be broken down into two categories: bug fixes and optimisations. Service Pack 1 rolls up all of the 'hotfixes,' security patches, and other updates released for Windows 7 up to now. There are well over 700 individual fixes listed in the Hotfixes and Security spreadsheet (http://on-msn.com/f1ItCB) that Microsoft has made available to document the changes in this release, although some of the fixes are specific to Windows Server 2008 R2, since the SP1 of that operating system is being released concurrently.

Even if you haven't experienced identifiable problems with Windows 7, a host of performance-sapping bugs have been zapped in SP1.

These include seemingly unexplainable system delays, compatibility woes when using the 64-bit version of Windows 7, freezes with Windows Media Player, poor printing performance, erroneous 'low battery' messages on laptops, poor file writing and copying performance, Internet Explorer 8 crashes, reduced network performance, and erratic Bluetooth connectivity.

In the 'new features' category, there's not much to get excited about in SP1. The Remote Desktop applet of Windows 7 has been updated to coincide with some improvements to Windows Server 2008's virtualisation features. But otherwise, the main reason you'll want SP1 is to obtain better performance and stability.

Q: Can I get an integrated version with SP1?

A: Probably not. Microsoft generally will not re-issue you a DVD with SP1 integrated into Windows 7. You'll need to acquire the update through Windows Update or download it as a file and apply it offline. If you intend to purchase Windows 7 in the next few months, however, it does make sense to look out for retail copies with SP1 already integrated.

Installing the SP1 version of the operating system will save you download time later on.

Q: Can I install the final service after installing release candidate?

A: Yes. The installation of the final service pack can be done entirely through Windows Update, and the update service will take care of upgrading the release candidate to the final service pack.

Q: Can I prevent service pack from installing automatically?

A: Yes. Microsoft has released a 'service pack blocker tool kit' that essentially does what its name implies: prevents the service pack from being installed automatically through Windows Update.

The blocking tool will be effective for 12 months from the date of the service pack's release.

Q: Can I download the service pack directly?

A: Yes. The full installation file will be available from the Microsoft Download Center when the final SP1 is released, probably next week. The release candidate service pack is now available here: http://on-msn.com/dDzWyG.

Q: Is Internet Explorer 9 a part of Windows 7 RC1?

A: No. Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), however, has now been moved from 'beta' to 'release candidate,' meaning that its official unveiling is imminent. You can get the release candidate of IE9 from the Internet Explorer Test Drive site (http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive). The final release of IE9 should also be available via Windows Update.

Source: www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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New medical syllabus to stress on practical skills

Medical education in India is all set for a massive overhaul. Medical Council of India (MCI) is close to finalising a brand new curriculum for both undergraduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG) medical education that gives utmost importance to "clinical acumen rather than just theoretical knowledge".

As many as 74 special teams -- each comprising three experts (for example, one for internal medicine, neurology and cancer etc;) are putting finishing touches to vision documents on "how many doctors are presently needed in a particular stream, how many is now available, how to bridge this gap, what kind of content needs to be taught to students and what additional infrastructure is needed". The findings will be incorporated to frame the new medical education curriculum.

Dr S K Sarin, chief of MCI's governing body, told TOI that "we will finalise the curriculum by next week. We plan to present it to Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad around March 20, and make it public by end-March."

Around 17 new courses would be started, emphasising that they would be both "niche and also what India needs today".

"The curriculum will also look at the needs of our own people. Clinical competence will be given vital importance as medicine is not just theory. Exposure to disease will be stressed. A basic doctor will have varied skill sets -- from knowing how to treat a snake bite patient to how to save a person who has suffered a heart attack," Dr Sarin added. Officials said the new curriculum would give extra importance to internship done by MBBS students after their four and a half years of rigorous studies.

Professor Ranjit Roychoudhury, member of MCI's governing body, said, "we had invited comments on our draft curriculum which have now come in. We are modifying and finalising the curriculum based on public views."

He added, "The curriculum calls for major changes in the way medicine is taught in India. It will come into effect from the following academic session."

A Union health ministry official said, "We welcome the change. However, the new curriculum has to go through consultation. A meeting with MCI is scheduled next week."

An MCI document confirms how clinical skills are being given utmost importance. It says, "Clinical skills have traditionally been taught in an ad hoc and unstructured manner and some students may graduate without becoming competent in very basic clinical skills. Intensive training in clinical skills right at the beginning of the fifth year will help students become competent in basic and generic clinical skills."

At the end of five years of undergraduate medical training, MCI says, the students should be able to perform a through and systematic physical examination of any organ-system of the body, performing core clinical skills, demonstrate competency in communicating with patients at ease, request relevant clinical investigations and analyse abnormal findings of an investigation.

MCI document adds, "At the end of the posting, students should be able to perform safely, confidently and effectively procedures like generic skills including perform a venepuncture, setting up an intravenous line, give intravenous injection and obtain a sample of arterial blood and catheterise urinary bladder."

It explains, "under medical skills, the doctor should know how to record an ECG, how to use a nebuliser, interpret and analyse reports of clinical investigations. Under surgical skills, the basic doctor should know how to perform a prostate examination and insert a nasogastric tube. Under emergency skills, the doctors should know how to perform advanced life support procedures, perform basic life support and know how to safely transfer a patient after an accident."

MCI feels undergraduate medical education needs reform. "The MBBS graduate does not feel equipped with adequate skills to take care of the common problems at the secondary and primary level. This is reflected in the low number of graduates who go into practice at the end of their MBBS training," says an MCI note.

It adds, "The past curricular revisions have mostly added to the existing content without undertaking the exercise to remove what is obsolete/outdated. The reforms have to be based on both successes within India, as well as models of medical education that have addressed similar issues in other countries."

Source: www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Women in their 30s turn lesbians

Many women become lesbians when they hit their thirties, said researchers. They found that girls' sexual orientation becomes more relaxed as they get older, so much so that many go on to become bi-sexual. Most textbooks assume that women's sexual preferences are fixed in their early twenties – the same as men – and rarely change later in life. Utah psychologist Lisa Diamond, who tracked 100 women for more than ten years, found their sexuality became more fluid with age.

Source: www.indiatimes.com

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ICC dismisses Hair criticism of Murali

International cricket chiefs insisted they had "full confidence" in their umpires after a former official reiterated his doubts about Muttiah Muralitharan's unorthodox bowling.

Former Australian Test umpire Darrell Hair called Sri Lanka's Muralitharan, the leading wicket-taker in Tests and one-day internationals, for throwing in 1995.

"A couple of current umpires have said to me, 'something is wrong', but they prefer to let it go," Hair told Melbourne's Herald-Sun newspaper ahead of Saturday's Sri Lanka-Australia World Cup match in Colombo.

"There is still a lot of doubt about his deliveries."

Hair said umpires were prepared to turn a blind eye as the player edged towards international retirement.

But International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat backed the international team of officials.

"I've got full confidence in the elite panel of umpires, in the rules we have in place and it's up to the umpires to apply them.''

"I'm afraid Darrell is no longer part of the panel, and his opinion is just that," the South African added.

Muralitharan, 38, is retiring from international cricket at the end of the current World Cup, taking place in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Hair said he felt that some of the Sri Lankan legend's deliveries during the World Cup may not have been legal.

"But this is his last World Cup, he's going to bow out with a lot of fanfare and no umpire will be bothered by it," he said.

Hair could not be reached for comment on Saturday.

Source : www.sify.com

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