Monday, December 10, 2007
who gets the dog
A clergyman was walking down the street when he came upon a group of about a dozen boys, all of them between 10 and 12 years of age.The group surrounded a dog. Concerned lest the boys were hurting the dog, he went over and asked "What are you doing with that dog?"One of the boys replied, "This dog is just an old neighborhood stray. We all want him, but only one of us can take him home. So we've decided that whichever one of us can tell the biggest lie will get to keep the dog."Of course, the Reverend was taken aback. "You boys shouldn't be having a contest telling lies!" he exclaimed. He then launched into a ten minute sermon against lying, beginning, "Don't you boys know it's a sin to lie?" and ending with, "Why, when I was your age, I never told a lie."There was dead silence for about a minute. Just as the Reverend was beginning to think he'd gotten through to them, the smallest boy gave a deep sigh and said, "All right, give him the dog."
Monday, December 3, 2007
British Teacher pardoned over Islamic Insult
By ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU, Associated Press Writer
KHARTOUM, Sudan - A British teacher jailed for insulting Islam after allowing her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad was released Monday when Sudan's president pardoned her, a British Embassy spokesman said.
The teacher, Gillian Gibbons, said she did not intend to offend anyone and had great respect for Islam.
"She is in British Embassy custody and is with the deputy British ambassador," embassy spokesman Omar Daair said. He would not give her exact location or say when she would leave Sudan.
Gibbons, 54, was sentenced Thursday to 15 days in prison and deportation for insulting Islam because she allowed her students to name a class teddy bear Muhammad, seen as a reference to Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Her time in jail since her arrest Nov. 25 counted toward the sentence.
The teacher's conviction under Sudan's Islamic Sharia law shocked Britons and many Muslims worldwide. It also inflamed passions among many Sudanese, some of whom called for her execution.
Gibbons escaped harsher punishment that could have included up to 40 lashes, six months in prison and a fine.
Earlier Monday, President Omar al-Bashir pardoned Gibbons after two British Muslim politicians from the House of Lords met with him to plead for her release.
Lord Nazir Ahmed, who met with al-Bashir along with Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, said the case was an "unfortunate misunderstanding" and stressed that Britain respected Islam.
In a written statement released by the presidential palace and read by Warsi to reporters Monday, Gibbons said she was sorry if she caused any "distress."
During her trial, the weeping teacher said she had intended no harm. Her students, overwhelmingly Muslim, chose the name for the bear, and Muhammad is one of the most common names for men in the Arab world. Muslim scholars generally agree that intent is a key factor in determining if someone has violated Islamic rules against insulting the prophet.
The conviction shocked many Britons, but the case was caught up in the ideology that al-Bashir's Islamic regime has long instilled in Sudan, a mix of anti-colonialism, religious fundamentalism and a sense that the West is besieging Islam.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was delighted by news.
"Common sense has prevailed," Brown said in a statement released by his office.
The case also sparked criticism from many Muslims in the West who said she should have never been arrested. On Monday, Inayat Bunglawala, a spokesman for the Muslim Council of Britain, welcomed the pardon.
"It will be wonderful to see her back in the U.K. I am sure she will be welcomed by both Muslims and non-Muslims after her quite terrible ordeal at the hands of the Sudanese authorities," Bunglawala said.
There were concerns for Gibbons' safety in Sudan after thousands of Sudanese, many armed with clubs and swords and beating drums, burned pictures of her and demanded her execution during a rally in Khartoum on Friday. She was moved from the Omdurman women's prison to a secret location after the demonstrations against her, her lawyer said.
There was no overt sign that the government organized the protest, but such a rally could not have taken place without at least official assent.
Sudan's ambassador in London, Khalid al-Mubarak, insisted Monday that the demonstrations "were an argument from the fringe."
KHARTOUM, Sudan - A British teacher jailed for insulting Islam after allowing her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad was released Monday when Sudan's president pardoned her, a British Embassy spokesman said.
The teacher, Gillian Gibbons, said she did not intend to offend anyone and had great respect for Islam.
"She is in British Embassy custody and is with the deputy British ambassador," embassy spokesman Omar Daair said. He would not give her exact location or say when she would leave Sudan.
Gibbons, 54, was sentenced Thursday to 15 days in prison and deportation for insulting Islam because she allowed her students to name a class teddy bear Muhammad, seen as a reference to Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Her time in jail since her arrest Nov. 25 counted toward the sentence.
The teacher's conviction under Sudan's Islamic Sharia law shocked Britons and many Muslims worldwide. It also inflamed passions among many Sudanese, some of whom called for her execution.
Gibbons escaped harsher punishment that could have included up to 40 lashes, six months in prison and a fine.
Earlier Monday, President Omar al-Bashir pardoned Gibbons after two British Muslim politicians from the House of Lords met with him to plead for her release.
Lord Nazir Ahmed, who met with al-Bashir along with Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, said the case was an "unfortunate misunderstanding" and stressed that Britain respected Islam.
In a written statement released by the presidential palace and read by Warsi to reporters Monday, Gibbons said she was sorry if she caused any "distress."
During her trial, the weeping teacher said she had intended no harm. Her students, overwhelmingly Muslim, chose the name for the bear, and Muhammad is one of the most common names for men in the Arab world. Muslim scholars generally agree that intent is a key factor in determining if someone has violated Islamic rules against insulting the prophet.
The conviction shocked many Britons, but the case was caught up in the ideology that al-Bashir's Islamic regime has long instilled in Sudan, a mix of anti-colonialism, religious fundamentalism and a sense that the West is besieging Islam.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was delighted by news.
"Common sense has prevailed," Brown said in a statement released by his office.
The case also sparked criticism from many Muslims in the West who said she should have never been arrested. On Monday, Inayat Bunglawala, a spokesman for the Muslim Council of Britain, welcomed the pardon.
"It will be wonderful to see her back in the U.K. I am sure she will be welcomed by both Muslims and non-Muslims after her quite terrible ordeal at the hands of the Sudanese authorities," Bunglawala said.
There were concerns for Gibbons' safety in Sudan after thousands of Sudanese, many armed with clubs and swords and beating drums, burned pictures of her and demanded her execution during a rally in Khartoum on Friday. She was moved from the Omdurman women's prison to a secret location after the demonstrations against her, her lawyer said.
There was no overt sign that the government organized the protest, but such a rally could not have taken place without at least official assent.
Sudan's ambassador in London, Khalid al-Mubarak, insisted Monday that the demonstrations "were an argument from the fringe."
Monday, November 26, 2007
**star signs**
ARIES - The Aggressive
Outgoing. Lovable. Spontaneous. Not one to mess with. Funny. Excellent kisser EXTREMELY adorable. Loves relationships, and family is very important to an aries. Aries are known for being generous and giving. Addictive. Loud. Always has the need to be 'Right'. Aries will argue to prove their point for hours and hours. Aries are some of the most wonderful people in the world.
TAURUS - The TrampAggressive.
Loves being in long relationships. Likes to give a good fight.Fight for what they want. Can be annoying at times, but for the love of attention. Extremely outgoing. Loves to help people in times of need. Good kisser. Good personality. Stubborn. A caring person. They can be self centered and if they want something they will do anything to get it. They love to sleep and can be lazy. One of a kind. Not one to mess with. Are the most attractive people on earth!
GEMINI - The TwinNice.
Love is one of a kind. Great listeners Very Good at confusing people... Lover not a fighter, but will still knock you out. Gemini's will not take any crap from anyone. Gemini's like to tell people what they should do and get offended easily. They are great at losing things and are forgetful. Gemini's can be very sarcastic and childish at times, and are very nosey.Trustworthy. Always happy. VERY Loud. Talkative. Outgoing VERY FORGIVING. Loves to make out. Has a beautiful smile. Generous. Strong. THE MOST IRRESISTIBLE.
CANCER - The Beauty
MOST AMAZING KISSER. Very high appeal. A Cancer's Love is one of a kind. Very romantic. Most caring person you will ever meet in your life. Entirely creative Person, most's are artists and insane respectfully speaking. They perfected sex and do it often. Extremely random. An Ultimate Freak. Extremely funny and is usually the life of the party. Most cancers will take you under their wing and into their hearts where you will remain forever. Cancers make love with a passion beyond compareSpontaneous. Not a Fighter, But will kick your ass good if it comes down to it. Someone you should hold on to! 12 years of bad luck if you do not forward.
LEO - The LionGreat talker
. Attractive and passionate. Laid back. Usually happy, but when unhappy tend to be grouchy and childish. A leo's problem becomes everyone's problem. Most Leos are very predictable and tend to be monotonous. Knows how to have fun. Is really good at almost anything. Great kisser. Very predictable. Outgoing. Down to earth. Addictive. Attractive. Loud. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. Not one to mess with. Rare to find. Good when found.
VIRGO - The One that Waits
Dominant in relationships. Someone loves them right now. Always wants the last word. Caring. Smart. Loud. Loyal. Easy to talk to. Everything you ever wanted. Easy to please. A pushover. Loves to gamble and take chances. Needs to have the last say in everything. They think they know everything and usually do. Respectful to others but you will quickly lose their respect if you do something untrustworthy towards them and never regain respect. The do not forgive and never forgetThe one and only.
LIBRA - The Lame OneNice to everyone they meet. Their Love is one of a kind. Silly, fun and sweet. Have own unique appeal. Most caring person you will ever meet! However, not the kind of person you want to mess with... you might end up crying... Libras can cause as much havoc as they can prevent. faithful friends to the end. Can hold a grudge for years. Libras are someone you want on your side. Usually great at sports and are extreme sports fanatics. Kinda dumb at times.
SCORPIO - The Addict
EXTREMELY adorable. Loves to joke. Very Good sense of humor. Will try almost anything once. Loves to be pampered. Energetic. Predictable. GREAT kisser. Always get what they want. Attractive. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. Loves to party but at times to the extreme. Loves the smell and feel of money and is good at making it but just as good at spending it! Very protective over loved ones. HARD workers. Can be a good friend but if is disrespected by a friend, the friendship will end. Romantic. Caring.
SAGITTARIUS - The Promiscuous One
Spontaneous. High appeal. Rare to find. Great when found. Loves being in long relationships. So much love to give. A loner most of the time. Loses patience easily and will not take crap. If in a bad mood stay FAR away. Gets offended easily and remembers the offense forever. Loves deeply but at times will not show it feels it is a sign of weakness. Has many fears but will not show it. VERY private person. Defends loved ones will all their abilities. Can be childish often. Not one to mess with. Very pretty. Very romantic. Nice to everyone they meet. Their Love is one of a kind. Silly, fun and sweet. Have own unique appeal. Most caring person you will ever meet! Amazing in bed..!!! Not the kind of person you want to mess with- you might end up crying
AQUARIUS - Does It In The Water
Trustworthy. Attractive. Great kisser. One of a kind, loves being inlong-term relationships. Can be clumbsy at times but tries hard. Will take on any project. Proud of themselves in whatever they do. Messy, and unorganized. Procrastinators. Great lovers, when their not sleeping. Extreme thinkers. Loves their pets usually more then their familiy. Can be VERY irritating to others when they try to explain or tell a story. Unpredictable. Will exceed your expectations. Not a Fighter, But will Knock your lights out.
PISCES - The Partner for LifeCaring and kind. Smart. Center of attention. Messy at times and irresponsible! Smart but lazy. High appeal. Has the last word. Good to find, hard to keep. Passionate, wonderful lovers. Fun to be around. Too trusting at times and gets hurt easily. Lover of animals. VERY caring, make wonderful nurses or doctors. They always try to do the right thing sometimes get the short end of the stick. They sometimes et used by others and hurt because of their trusting. Extremely weird but in a good way. Good Sense of Humor!!! Thoughtful. Always gets what he or she wants. Loves to joke. Very popular. Silly, fun and sweet. Good friend to other but need to be choosy on who they allow their friends to be.
Outgoing. Lovable. Spontaneous. Not one to mess with. Funny. Excellent kisser EXTREMELY adorable. Loves relationships, and family is very important to an aries. Aries are known for being generous and giving. Addictive. Loud. Always has the need to be 'Right'. Aries will argue to prove their point for hours and hours. Aries are some of the most wonderful people in the world.
TAURUS - The TrampAggressive.
Loves being in long relationships. Likes to give a good fight.Fight for what they want. Can be annoying at times, but for the love of attention. Extremely outgoing. Loves to help people in times of need. Good kisser. Good personality. Stubborn. A caring person. They can be self centered and if they want something they will do anything to get it. They love to sleep and can be lazy. One of a kind. Not one to mess with. Are the most attractive people on earth!
GEMINI - The TwinNice.
Love is one of a kind. Great listeners Very Good at confusing people... Lover not a fighter, but will still knock you out. Gemini's will not take any crap from anyone. Gemini's like to tell people what they should do and get offended easily. They are great at losing things and are forgetful. Gemini's can be very sarcastic and childish at times, and are very nosey.Trustworthy. Always happy. VERY Loud. Talkative. Outgoing VERY FORGIVING. Loves to make out. Has a beautiful smile. Generous. Strong. THE MOST IRRESISTIBLE.
CANCER - The Beauty
MOST AMAZING KISSER. Very high appeal. A Cancer's Love is one of a kind. Very romantic. Most caring person you will ever meet in your life. Entirely creative Person, most's are artists and insane respectfully speaking. They perfected sex and do it often. Extremely random. An Ultimate Freak. Extremely funny and is usually the life of the party. Most cancers will take you under their wing and into their hearts where you will remain forever. Cancers make love with a passion beyond compareSpontaneous. Not a Fighter, But will kick your ass good if it comes down to it. Someone you should hold on to! 12 years of bad luck if you do not forward.
LEO - The LionGreat talker
. Attractive and passionate. Laid back. Usually happy, but when unhappy tend to be grouchy and childish. A leo's problem becomes everyone's problem. Most Leos are very predictable and tend to be monotonous. Knows how to have fun. Is really good at almost anything. Great kisser. Very predictable. Outgoing. Down to earth. Addictive. Attractive. Loud. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. Not one to mess with. Rare to find. Good when found.
VIRGO - The One that Waits
Dominant in relationships. Someone loves them right now. Always wants the last word. Caring. Smart. Loud. Loyal. Easy to talk to. Everything you ever wanted. Easy to please. A pushover. Loves to gamble and take chances. Needs to have the last say in everything. They think they know everything and usually do. Respectful to others but you will quickly lose their respect if you do something untrustworthy towards them and never regain respect. The do not forgive and never forgetThe one and only.
LIBRA - The Lame OneNice to everyone they meet. Their Love is one of a kind. Silly, fun and sweet. Have own unique appeal. Most caring person you will ever meet! However, not the kind of person you want to mess with... you might end up crying... Libras can cause as much havoc as they can prevent. faithful friends to the end. Can hold a grudge for years. Libras are someone you want on your side. Usually great at sports and are extreme sports fanatics. Kinda dumb at times.
SCORPIO - The Addict
EXTREMELY adorable. Loves to joke. Very Good sense of humor. Will try almost anything once. Loves to be pampered. Energetic. Predictable. GREAT kisser. Always get what they want. Attractive. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. Loves to party but at times to the extreme. Loves the smell and feel of money and is good at making it but just as good at spending it! Very protective over loved ones. HARD workers. Can be a good friend but if is disrespected by a friend, the friendship will end. Romantic. Caring.
SAGITTARIUS - The Promiscuous One
Spontaneous. High appeal. Rare to find. Great when found. Loves being in long relationships. So much love to give. A loner most of the time. Loses patience easily and will not take crap. If in a bad mood stay FAR away. Gets offended easily and remembers the offense forever. Loves deeply but at times will not show it feels it is a sign of weakness. Has many fears but will not show it. VERY private person. Defends loved ones will all their abilities. Can be childish often. Not one to mess with. Very pretty. Very romantic. Nice to everyone they meet. Their Love is one of a kind. Silly, fun and sweet. Have own unique appeal. Most caring person you will ever meet! Amazing in bed..!!! Not the kind of person you want to mess with- you might end up crying
AQUARIUS - Does It In The Water
Trustworthy. Attractive. Great kisser. One of a kind, loves being inlong-term relationships. Can be clumbsy at times but tries hard. Will take on any project. Proud of themselves in whatever they do. Messy, and unorganized. Procrastinators. Great lovers, when their not sleeping. Extreme thinkers. Loves their pets usually more then their familiy. Can be VERY irritating to others when they try to explain or tell a story. Unpredictable. Will exceed your expectations. Not a Fighter, But will Knock your lights out.
PISCES - The Partner for LifeCaring and kind. Smart. Center of attention. Messy at times and irresponsible! Smart but lazy. High appeal. Has the last word. Good to find, hard to keep. Passionate, wonderful lovers. Fun to be around. Too trusting at times and gets hurt easily. Lover of animals. VERY caring, make wonderful nurses or doctors. They always try to do the right thing sometimes get the short end of the stick. They sometimes et used by others and hurt because of their trusting. Extremely weird but in a good way. Good Sense of Humor!!! Thoughtful. Always gets what he or she wants. Loves to joke. Very popular. Silly, fun and sweet. Good friend to other but need to be choosy on who they allow their friends to be.
Dearly Beloved,I know you will find this instructive.This one is definitely between you and God. Read to the end.
GOD: Angels, do you know what I was just thinking about?
ANGELS: What were you thinking about?
GOD: Christians seem to have forgotten what kind of power they have available and the devil keeps on deceiving them!
ANGELS: God, exactly what are you driving at?
GOD: I have made my children in such a way that when the people of the world are sitting, they would be standing, when the world is standing, they will stand out, when the world stands out, my children must be outstanding and when the devil dares the world to be outstanding, my people will be the standards to be used!
JESUS CHRIST: They (Christians) are also forgetting the words in Ephesians 1:3.
GOD: Please read it out!
ANGEL: PRAISE BE TO THE GOD AND FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST , WHO HAS BLESSED US IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES WITH EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN CHRIST .
ANGEL: So what do we do now since the end is almost near ?
HOLY SPIRIT: My Presence is still among men and I will teach and remind the Christians of all that we have discussed. I will also make sure that they pass this message on!
JESUS CHRIST: I will also keep on interceding for them & stand in for them even in their weaknesses.
GOD: I will also make sure that I give to all those who ask of me, seek me and try to find me . The blessings I have promised them through My Son, Jesus Christ will be delivered to all those who discover that I, Jehovah, am ready to bless them! Not because of any special things that they have done, but just because I LOVE THEM !
JESUS CHRIST: I will also give all My followers who are willing to pass this conversation on, enough strength to carry on!
ANGELS: We are all backing THE TRINITY and even the devil cannot stop us! How funny! Christians are finally taking over and ......
DEVIL (eavesdropping behind the gates): I hope you all heard! I will deploy more troops (demons) and make sure the Christians pray less, read their Bibles less, preach less and make sure this mail does not move anywhere!
Also..... YOU SURE HEARD THAT! THE DEVIL WILL MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT PASS THIS ON BUT PROVE HIM WRONG AND SHOW HIM THE POWER YOU HAVE IN CHRIST JESUS AS A CHRISTIAN. PRAY MORE, STUDY THE WORD MORE AND PREACH THE WORD! DO NOT DISAPPOINT GOD ! PASS IT ON
GOD: Angels, do you know what I was just thinking about?
ANGELS: What were you thinking about?
GOD: Christians seem to have forgotten what kind of power they have available and the devil keeps on deceiving them!
ANGELS: God, exactly what are you driving at?
GOD: I have made my children in such a way that when the people of the world are sitting, they would be standing, when the world is standing, they will stand out, when the world stands out, my children must be outstanding and when the devil dares the world to be outstanding, my people will be the standards to be used!
JESUS CHRIST: They (Christians) are also forgetting the words in Ephesians 1:3.
GOD: Please read it out!
ANGEL: PRAISE BE TO THE GOD AND FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST , WHO HAS BLESSED US IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES WITH EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN CHRIST .
ANGEL: So what do we do now since the end is almost near ?
HOLY SPIRIT: My Presence is still among men and I will teach and remind the Christians of all that we have discussed. I will also make sure that they pass this message on!
JESUS CHRIST: I will also keep on interceding for them & stand in for them even in their weaknesses.
GOD: I will also make sure that I give to all those who ask of me, seek me and try to find me . The blessings I have promised them through My Son, Jesus Christ will be delivered to all those who discover that I, Jehovah, am ready to bless them! Not because of any special things that they have done, but just because I LOVE THEM !
JESUS CHRIST: I will also give all My followers who are willing to pass this conversation on, enough strength to carry on!
ANGELS: We are all backing THE TRINITY and even the devil cannot stop us! How funny! Christians are finally taking over and ......
DEVIL (eavesdropping behind the gates): I hope you all heard! I will deploy more troops (demons) and make sure the Christians pray less, read their Bibles less, preach less and make sure this mail does not move anywhere!
Also..... YOU SURE HEARD THAT! THE DEVIL WILL MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT PASS THIS ON BUT PROVE HIM WRONG AND SHOW HIM THE POWER YOU HAVE IN CHRIST JESUS AS A CHRISTIAN. PRAY MORE, STUDY THE WORD MORE AND PREACH THE WORD! DO NOT DISAPPOINT GOD ! PASS IT ON
Friday, November 23, 2007
Certain circumstances at birth were thought to foretell the baby's future character or luck
Monday's child is fair of face,
Tuesday's child is full of grace,
Wednesday's child is full of woe,
Thursday's child has far to go,
Friday's child is loving and giving,
Saturday's child works hard for a living,
But the child that is born on the Sabbath day
Is blithe and bonny, good and gay.
A breech birth indicated a trouble-maker (‘awkward born, awkward all their lives’); teeth already visible, a cruel nature; hands open, generosity; a caul, immunity from drowning. Those born at midnight on a Friday, or at the chime hours, would be able to see ghosts; those born on a Sunday, or on Christmas Day, would never be drowned or hanged. Some midwives said the first food to pass the baby's lips should be a spoonful of butter and sugar, to give ‘a sweet nature’.
One widespread rule was that the baby's first move should be upwards, so that it ‘rises’ in life; if possible, this was done by carrying it to a higher storey or an attic, but if there was none, then the midwife should climb on to a stool with the baby in her arms. She should also wrap it in some old shirt or petticoat before putting its proper clothes on, to avert bad luck. In Cumberland, the baby's head was washed with rum for luck, and in Suffolk with gin; everywhere it was (and is) usual to drink its health, which is called ‘wetting the baby's head’.
Tuesday's child is full of grace,
Wednesday's child is full of woe,
Thursday's child has far to go,
Friday's child is loving and giving,
Saturday's child works hard for a living,
But the child that is born on the Sabbath day
Is blithe and bonny, good and gay.
A breech birth indicated a trouble-maker (‘awkward born, awkward all their lives’); teeth already visible, a cruel nature; hands open, generosity; a caul, immunity from drowning. Those born at midnight on a Friday, or at the chime hours, would be able to see ghosts; those born on a Sunday, or on Christmas Day, would never be drowned or hanged. Some midwives said the first food to pass the baby's lips should be a spoonful of butter and sugar, to give ‘a sweet nature’.
One widespread rule was that the baby's first move should be upwards, so that it ‘rises’ in life; if possible, this was done by carrying it to a higher storey or an attic, but if there was none, then the midwife should climb on to a stool with the baby in her arms. She should also wrap it in some old shirt or petticoat before putting its proper clothes on, to avert bad luck. In Cumberland, the baby's head was washed with rum for luck, and in Suffolk with gin; everywhere it was (and is) usual to drink its health, which is called ‘wetting the baby's head’.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Temple built 4,000 years ago unearthed in Peru
By Marco Aquino
LIMA (Reuters) - A 4,000-year-old temple filled with murals has been unearthed on the northern coast of Peru, making it one of the oldest finds in the Americas, a leading archaeologist said on Saturday. The temple, inside a larger ruin, includes a staircase that leads up to an altar used for fire worship at a site scientists have called Ventarron, said Peruvian archaeologist Walter Alva, who led the dig.It sits in the Lambayeque valley, near the ancient Sipan complex that Alva unearthed in the 1980s. Ventarron was built long before Sipan, about 2,000 years before Christ.Lambayeque is 472 miles from Lima, Peru's capital.
Discoveries at Sipan, an administrative and religious center of the Moche culture, have included a gold-filled tomb built 1,700 years ago for a pre-Incan king.
Peru is rich in archaeological treasures, including the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in the Andes.
Until the arrival of the Spanish in the 1500s, the Incas ruled an empire for several centuries that stretched from Colombia and Ecuador in the north to what are now Peru and Chile in the south.The discovery of this temple reveals evidence suggesting the region of Lambayeque was one of great cultural exchange between the Pacific coast and the rest of Peru.
LIMA (Reuters) - A 4,000-year-old temple filled with murals has been unearthed on the northern coast of Peru, making it one of the oldest finds in the Americas, a leading archaeologist said on Saturday. The temple, inside a larger ruin, includes a staircase that leads up to an altar used for fire worship at a site scientists have called Ventarron, said Peruvian archaeologist Walter Alva, who led the dig.It sits in the Lambayeque valley, near the ancient Sipan complex that Alva unearthed in the 1980s. Ventarron was built long before Sipan, about 2,000 years before Christ.Lambayeque is 472 miles from Lima, Peru's capital.
Discoveries at Sipan, an administrative and religious center of the Moche culture, have included a gold-filled tomb built 1,700 years ago for a pre-Incan king.
Peru is rich in archaeological treasures, including the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in the Andes.
Until the arrival of the Spanish in the 1500s, the Incas ruled an empire for several centuries that stretched from Colombia and Ecuador in the north to what are now Peru and Chile in the south.The discovery of this temple reveals evidence suggesting the region of Lambayeque was one of great cultural exchange between the Pacific coast and the rest of Peru.
Monday, November 5, 2007
KING TUT'S BODY FINALLY OUT
King Tut's buck-toothed face was unveiled Sunday for the first time in public in LUXOR, Egypt— more than 3,000 years after the youngest and most famous pharaoh to rule ancient Egypt was shrouded in linen and buried in his golden underground tomb.
Archeologists carefully lifted thae fragile mummy out of a quartz sarcophagus decorated with stone-carved protective goddesses, momentarily pulling aside a beige covering to reveal a leathery black body.
The linen was then replaced over Tut's narrow body so only his face and tiny feet were exposed, and the 19-year-old king, whose life and death has captivated people for nearly a century, was moved to a simple glass climate-controlled case to keep it from turning to dust. Since scientists began restoring the badly damaged mummy more than two years ago. Much of the body is broken into 18 pieces — damage sustained when British archaeologist Howard Carter first discovered it 85 years ago, took it from its tomb and tried to pull off the famous golden mask.But experts fear a more recent phenomenon — mass tourism — is further deteriorating Tut's mummy. Thousands of tourists visit the underground chamber every month, and Hawass said within 50 years the mummy could dissolve into dust.
"The humidity and heat caused by ... people entering the tomb and their breathing will change the mummy to a powder. The only good thing (left) in this mummy is the face.The mystery surrounding King Tutankhamun — who ruled during the 18th dynasty and ascended to the throne at age 8 — and his glittering gold tomb has entranced ancient Egypt fans since Carter first discovered the hidden tomb, revealing a trove of fabulous gold and precious stone treasures and propelling the once-forgotten pharaoh into global stardom.Archeologists in recent years have tried to resolve lingering questions over how he died and his precise royal lineage. In 2005, scientists removed Tut's mummy from his tomb and placed it into a portable CT scanner for 15 minutes to obtain a three-dimensional image. The scans were the first done on an Egyptian mummy.
The results ruled out that Tut was violently murdered — but stopped short of definitively concluding how he died around 1323 B.C. Experts, including Hawass, suggested that days before dying, Tut badly broke his left thigh, an apparent accident that may have resulted in a fatal infection.
The CT scan also provided the most revealing insight yet into Tut's life. He was well-fed and healthy, but slight, standing 5 feet, 6 inches tall at the time of his death. The scan also showed he had the overbite characteristic of other kings from his family, large incisor teeth and his lower teeth were slightly misaligned.
The unveiling of Tut's mummy comes amid a resurgence in the frenzy over the boy king. A highly publicized museum exhibit traveling the globe drew more than 4 million people during its initial four-city American-leg of the tour. The exhibit will open Nov. 15 in London and later will make a three-city encore tour in the U.S. beginning with the Dallas Museum of Art.
Archeologists carefully lifted thae fragile mummy out of a quartz sarcophagus decorated with stone-carved protective goddesses, momentarily pulling aside a beige covering to reveal a leathery black body.
The linen was then replaced over Tut's narrow body so only his face and tiny feet were exposed, and the 19-year-old king, whose life and death has captivated people for nearly a century, was moved to a simple glass climate-controlled case to keep it from turning to dust. Since scientists began restoring the badly damaged mummy more than two years ago. Much of the body is broken into 18 pieces — damage sustained when British archaeologist Howard Carter first discovered it 85 years ago, took it from its tomb and tried to pull off the famous golden mask.But experts fear a more recent phenomenon — mass tourism — is further deteriorating Tut's mummy. Thousands of tourists visit the underground chamber every month, and Hawass said within 50 years the mummy could dissolve into dust.
"The humidity and heat caused by ... people entering the tomb and their breathing will change the mummy to a powder. The only good thing (left) in this mummy is the face.The mystery surrounding King Tutankhamun — who ruled during the 18th dynasty and ascended to the throne at age 8 — and his glittering gold tomb has entranced ancient Egypt fans since Carter first discovered the hidden tomb, revealing a trove of fabulous gold and precious stone treasures and propelling the once-forgotten pharaoh into global stardom.Archeologists in recent years have tried to resolve lingering questions over how he died and his precise royal lineage. In 2005, scientists removed Tut's mummy from his tomb and placed it into a portable CT scanner for 15 minutes to obtain a three-dimensional image. The scans were the first done on an Egyptian mummy.
The results ruled out that Tut was violently murdered — but stopped short of definitively concluding how he died around 1323 B.C. Experts, including Hawass, suggested that days before dying, Tut badly broke his left thigh, an apparent accident that may have resulted in a fatal infection.
The CT scan also provided the most revealing insight yet into Tut's life. He was well-fed and healthy, but slight, standing 5 feet, 6 inches tall at the time of his death. The scan also showed he had the overbite characteristic of other kings from his family, large incisor teeth and his lower teeth were slightly misaligned.
The unveiling of Tut's mummy comes amid a resurgence in the frenzy over the boy king. A highly publicized museum exhibit traveling the globe drew more than 4 million people during its initial four-city American-leg of the tour. The exhibit will open Nov. 15 in London and later will make a three-city encore tour in the U.S. beginning with the Dallas Museum of Art.
Monday, October 29, 2007
parrot imitates fire alarm, saves family
A noisy parrot that likes to imitate sounds helped save a man and his son from a house fire by mocking a smoke alarm, the bird's owner says. Shannon Conwelland his 9-year-old son fell asleep on the couch while watching a movie. They awoke about 3 a.m. Friday to find their home on fire after hearing the family's Amazon parrot, Peanut, imitating a fire alarm.
"He was really screaming his head off," Conwell said.
The smoke alarm had activated, but it was the bird's call that caught Conwell's attention.
"I grabbed my son and my bird, and got out of the house," he said.
The fire destroyed the home's dining room, kitchen and bedroom, Muncie fire officials said. It remains under investigation.
Aside from Peanut, Conwell said the fact that he and his son fell asleep on the couch helped save them. They may not have heard the alarm or the bird if they were asleep in their bedrooms.
Conwell said he runs an air conditioner and a breathing machine in his bedroom and they drown out a lot of noise around the house.
"He was really screaming his head off," Conwell said.
The smoke alarm had activated, but it was the bird's call that caught Conwell's attention.
"I grabbed my son and my bird, and got out of the house," he said.
The fire destroyed the home's dining room, kitchen and bedroom, Muncie fire officials said. It remains under investigation.
Aside from Peanut, Conwell said the fact that he and his son fell asleep on the couch helped save them. They may not have heard the alarm or the bird if they were asleep in their bedrooms.
Conwell said he runs an air conditioner and a breathing machine in his bedroom and they drown out a lot of noise around the house.
Monday, October 22, 2007
the incredible shrinking radio
A new wireless radio receiver thousands of time slimmer than a human hair could lead to radios far smaller than those of today. This AM radio can be used to translate AM radio waves into sound waves, it can be used to transmit songs wirelessly from an ipod to a speaker several miles away.The new device is about 100 times smaller than similar technology used in commercial wireless radio receivers,The device marks an important step in the evolution of nano-electronics and could lead to the production of the world's smallest radio.The device, created by Burke and graduate student Chris Rutherglen.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Forecast: Sex and Marriage with Robots by 2050
Humans could marry robots within the century. And consummate those vows.
"My forecast is that around 2050, the state of Massachusetts will be the first jurisdiction to legalize marriages with robots," artificial intelligence researcher David Levy at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands told LiveScience. Levy recently completed his Ph.D. work on the subject of human-robot relationships, covering many of the privileges and practices that generally come with marriage as well as outside of it.
At first, sex with robots might be considered geeky, "but once you have a story like 'I had sex with a robot, and it was great!' appear someplace like Cosmo magazine, I'd expect many people to jump on the bandwagon," Levy said.
Pygmalion to Roomba
The idea of romance between humanity and our artistic and/or mechanical creations dates back to ancient times, with the Greek myth of the sculptor Pygmalion falling in love with the ivory statue he made named Galatea, to which the goddess Venus eventually granted life.
This notion persists in modern times. Not only has science fiction explored this idea, but 40 years ago, scientists noticed that students at times became unusually attracted to ELIZA, a computer program designed to ask questions and mimic a psychotherapist.
"There's a trend of robots becoming more human-like in appearance and coming more in contact with humans," Levy said. "At first robots were used impersonally, in factories where they helped build automobiles, for instance. Then they were used in offices to deliver mail, or to show visitors around museums, or in homes as vacuum cleaners, such as with the Roomba. Now you have robot toys, like Sony's Aibo robot dog, or Tickle Me Elmos, or digital pets like Tamagotchis."
In his thesis, "Intimate Relationships with Artificial Partners," Levy conjectures that robots will become so human-like in appearance, function and personality that many people will fall in love with them, have sex with them and even marry them.
"It may sound a little weird, but it isn't," Levy said. "Love and sex with robots are inevitable."
Sex in 5 years
Levy argues that psychologists have identified roughly a dozen basic reasons why people fall in love, "and almost all of them could apply to human-robot relationships. For instance, one thing that prompts people to fall in love are similarities in personality and knowledge, and all of this is programmable. Another reason people are more likely to fall in love is if they know the other person likes them, and that's programmable too."
In 2006, Henrik Christensen, founder of the European Robotics Research Network, predicted that people will be having sex with robots within five years, and Levy thinks that's quite likely. There are companies that already sell realistic sex dolls, "and it's just a matter of adding some electronics to them to add some vibration," he said, or endowing the robots with a few audio responses. "That's fairly primitive in terms of robotics, but the technology is already there."
As software becomes more advanced and the relationship between humans and robots becomes more personal, marriage could result. "One hundred years ago, interracial marriage and same-sex marriages were illegal in the United States. Interracial marriage has been legal now for 50 years, and same-sex marriage is legal in some parts of the states," Levy said. "There has been this trend in marriage where each partner gets to make their own choice of who they want to be with."
"The question is not if this will happen, but when," Levy said. "I am convinced the answer is much earlier than you think."
When and where it'll happen
Levy predicts Massachusetts will be the first jurisdiction to legalize human-robot marriage. "Massachusetts is more liberal than most other jurisdictions in the United States and has been at the forefront of same-sex marriage," Levy said. "There's also a lot of high-tech research there at places like MIT."
Although roboticist Ronald Arkin at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta does not think human-robot marriages will be legal anywhere by 2050, "anything's possible. And just because it's not legal doesn't mean people won't try it," he told LiveScience.
"Humans are very unusual creatures," Arkin said. "If you ask me if every human will want to marry a robot, my answer is probably not. But will there be a subset of people? There are people ready right now to marry sex toys."
The main benefit of human-robot marriage could be to make people who otherwise could not get married happier, "people who find it hard to form relationships, because they are extremely shy, or have psychological problems, or are just plain ugly or have unpleasant personalities," Levy said. "Of course, such people who completely give up the idea of forming relationships with other people are going to be few and far between, but they will be out there."
Ethical questions
The possibility of sex with robots could prove a mixed bag for humanity. For instance, robot sex could provide an outlet for criminal sexual urges. "If you have pedophiles and you let them use a robotic child, will that reduce the incidence of them abusing real children, or will it increase it?" Arkin asked. "I don't think anyone has the answers for that yet—that's where future research needs to be done."
Keeping a robot for sex could reduce human prostitution and the problems that come with it. However, "in a marriage or other relationship, one partner could be jealous or consider it infidelity if the other used a robot," Levy said. "But who knows, maybe some other relationships could welcome a robot. Instead of a woman saying, 'Darling, not tonight, I have a headache,' you could get 'Darling, I have a headache, why not use your robot?'"
Arkin noted that "if we allow robots to become a part of everyday life and bond with them, we'll have to ask questions about what's going to happen to our social fabric. How will they change humanity and civilization? I don't have any answers, but I think it's something we need to study. There's a real potential for intimacy here, where humans become psychologically and emotionally attached to these devices in ways we wouldn't to a vibrator."
By Charles Q. Choi
"My forecast is that around 2050, the state of Massachusetts will be the first jurisdiction to legalize marriages with robots," artificial intelligence researcher David Levy at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands told LiveScience. Levy recently completed his Ph.D. work on the subject of human-robot relationships, covering many of the privileges and practices that generally come with marriage as well as outside of it.
At first, sex with robots might be considered geeky, "but once you have a story like 'I had sex with a robot, and it was great!' appear someplace like Cosmo magazine, I'd expect many people to jump on the bandwagon," Levy said.
Pygmalion to Roomba
The idea of romance between humanity and our artistic and/or mechanical creations dates back to ancient times, with the Greek myth of the sculptor Pygmalion falling in love with the ivory statue he made named Galatea, to which the goddess Venus eventually granted life.
This notion persists in modern times. Not only has science fiction explored this idea, but 40 years ago, scientists noticed that students at times became unusually attracted to ELIZA, a computer program designed to ask questions and mimic a psychotherapist.
"There's a trend of robots becoming more human-like in appearance and coming more in contact with humans," Levy said. "At first robots were used impersonally, in factories where they helped build automobiles, for instance. Then they were used in offices to deliver mail, or to show visitors around museums, or in homes as vacuum cleaners, such as with the Roomba. Now you have robot toys, like Sony's Aibo robot dog, or Tickle Me Elmos, or digital pets like Tamagotchis."
In his thesis, "Intimate Relationships with Artificial Partners," Levy conjectures that robots will become so human-like in appearance, function and personality that many people will fall in love with them, have sex with them and even marry them.
"It may sound a little weird, but it isn't," Levy said. "Love and sex with robots are inevitable."
Sex in 5 years
Levy argues that psychologists have identified roughly a dozen basic reasons why people fall in love, "and almost all of them could apply to human-robot relationships. For instance, one thing that prompts people to fall in love are similarities in personality and knowledge, and all of this is programmable. Another reason people are more likely to fall in love is if they know the other person likes them, and that's programmable too."
In 2006, Henrik Christensen, founder of the European Robotics Research Network, predicted that people will be having sex with robots within five years, and Levy thinks that's quite likely. There are companies that already sell realistic sex dolls, "and it's just a matter of adding some electronics to them to add some vibration," he said, or endowing the robots with a few audio responses. "That's fairly primitive in terms of robotics, but the technology is already there."
As software becomes more advanced and the relationship between humans and robots becomes more personal, marriage could result. "One hundred years ago, interracial marriage and same-sex marriages were illegal in the United States. Interracial marriage has been legal now for 50 years, and same-sex marriage is legal in some parts of the states," Levy said. "There has been this trend in marriage where each partner gets to make their own choice of who they want to be with."
"The question is not if this will happen, but when," Levy said. "I am convinced the answer is much earlier than you think."
When and where it'll happen
Levy predicts Massachusetts will be the first jurisdiction to legalize human-robot marriage. "Massachusetts is more liberal than most other jurisdictions in the United States and has been at the forefront of same-sex marriage," Levy said. "There's also a lot of high-tech research there at places like MIT."
Although roboticist Ronald Arkin at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta does not think human-robot marriages will be legal anywhere by 2050, "anything's possible. And just because it's not legal doesn't mean people won't try it," he told LiveScience.
"Humans are very unusual creatures," Arkin said. "If you ask me if every human will want to marry a robot, my answer is probably not. But will there be a subset of people? There are people ready right now to marry sex toys."
The main benefit of human-robot marriage could be to make people who otherwise could not get married happier, "people who find it hard to form relationships, because they are extremely shy, or have psychological problems, or are just plain ugly or have unpleasant personalities," Levy said. "Of course, such people who completely give up the idea of forming relationships with other people are going to be few and far between, but they will be out there."
Ethical questions
The possibility of sex with robots could prove a mixed bag for humanity. For instance, robot sex could provide an outlet for criminal sexual urges. "If you have pedophiles and you let them use a robotic child, will that reduce the incidence of them abusing real children, or will it increase it?" Arkin asked. "I don't think anyone has the answers for that yet—that's where future research needs to be done."
Keeping a robot for sex could reduce human prostitution and the problems that come with it. However, "in a marriage or other relationship, one partner could be jealous or consider it infidelity if the other used a robot," Levy said. "But who knows, maybe some other relationships could welcome a robot. Instead of a woman saying, 'Darling, not tonight, I have a headache,' you could get 'Darling, I have a headache, why not use your robot?'"
Arkin noted that "if we allow robots to become a part of everyday life and bond with them, we'll have to ask questions about what's going to happen to our social fabric. How will they change humanity and civilization? I don't have any answers, but I think it's something we need to study. There's a real potential for intimacy here, where humans become psychologically and emotionally attached to these devices in ways we wouldn't to a vibrator."
By Charles Q. Choi
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
YOUTUBE SERVICE HIJACK
Spammers are hijacking a service on YouTube to send out waves of e-mails that evade spam defenses by hiding under the video Web site's coattails.
Security company Sophos warned users last week that spammers are exploiting the highly popular video Web site YouTube in an attempt to promote their own goods and online stores. The cyber criminals are dropping their spam messages in the 'comments' section of the 'invite-a-friend' service on YouTube, enabling them to send out spam that flies under the normal anti-spam radar.
"Normally spammers take over innocent people's PCs to send their unwanted messages across the Internet," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, in a written message. "In this case, however, they don't need to do that. Instead, they are using a Web site to relay a message to their intended audience. "The criminals are hoping that by embedding themselves inside a YouTube e-mail, they will be able to slip past spam filters at the recipient's e-mail gateway(GTW)."
Researchers noted that the spam e-mails they've seen are set up to appear to come from the e-mail address 'service@youtube.com.' The body message tries to lure users to visit dating Web sites or they come out and offer prizes like the recently released Halo 3 game for the Xbox 360 console.
"This is hardly the most compelling example of a spammer advertising his wares to an Internet user," said Cluley. "It may be an effective way of waltzing past some spam defenses... Nevertheless, it doesn't require many positive responses for the spammers' efforts to have been worthwhile."
This isn't the first time cyber criminals have taken advantage of YouTube's popularity.
This past August, scammers were sending out e-mails posing as links to a fraudulent YouTubevideo. Instead of a video, users' machines were infected with a variant of the Storm worm.
9.DRACULA
If you're really desperate to live forever, you could try getting bitten by Dracula or one of his vampire underlings. But then you'll have to avoid Italian food and do nasty things like drink blood, avoid sunlight and sleep in coffins.
In the 1986 movie "Highlander," Connor MacLeod is a member of the immortals, a mysterious race who die only when their heads are lopped off. The immortals must battle each other until only one is left to claim The Prize: The gift of mortality and the ability to die like everyone else.
Security company Sophos warned users last week that spammers are exploiting the highly popular video Web site YouTube in an attempt to promote their own goods and online stores. The cyber criminals are dropping their spam messages in the 'comments' section of the 'invite-a-friend' service on YouTube, enabling them to send out spam that flies under the normal anti-spam radar.
"Normally spammers take over innocent people's PCs to send their unwanted messages across the Internet," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, in a written message. "In this case, however, they don't need to do that. Instead, they are using a Web site to relay a message to their intended audience. "The criminals are hoping that by embedding themselves inside a YouTube e-mail, they will be able to slip past spam filters at the recipient's e-mail gateway(GTW)."
Researchers noted that the spam e-mails they've seen are set up to appear to come from the e-mail address 'service@youtube.com.' The body message tries to lure users to visit dating Web sites or they come out and offer prizes like the recently released Halo 3 game for the Xbox 360 console.
"This is hardly the most compelling example of a spammer advertising his wares to an Internet user," said Cluley. "It may be an effective way of waltzing past some spam defenses... Nevertheless, it doesn't require many positive responses for the spammers' efforts to have been worthwhile."
This isn't the first time cyber criminals have taken advantage of YouTube's popularity.
This past August, scammers were sending out e-mails posing as links to a fraudulent YouTubevideo. Instead of a video, users' machines were infected with a variant of the Storm worm.
10.PETER PAN
The famous boy who never grows up (or old), prefers instead to cavort with fairies and fight one-handed pirates on the magical isle of Neverland.
9.DRACULAIf you're really desperate to live forever, you could try getting bitten by Dracula or one of his vampire underlings. But then you'll have to avoid Italian food and do nasty things like drink blood, avoid sunlight and sleep in coffins.
8.LAZARUS LONG
A character in many of Robert Heinlein's science fiction novels, Lazarus' long life is the result of a selective breeding program and occasional blood rejuvenation treatments. Lazarus lives to be over 2,000 years old; he travels to distant planets and even through time, and works every conceivable job, from doctor to slave.
7.NICHOLAS FLAMEL
In "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," Nicolas Flamel is a good friend of Hogwart's headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Author J.K. Rowling based Flamel's character on a real-life French 15th-century alchemist who legend claims successfully created the Philosopher's Stone, a mythical elixir that turns lead into gold and grants eternal life.
6.TITHONUS
When the Greek goddess Eos asks Zeus to grant her mortal lover, Tithonus, eternal life, she forgets to also ask for eternal youth. Tithonus indeed lives forever, but he grows old and frail, and begs for death. Some stories say that Tithonus eventually became a grasshopper.
5.DORIAN GRAY
An Oscar Wilde character that remains young and handsome while his portrait ages. Dorian slowly becomes corrupt, but his crimes and his true age show only in the face of the painting, which grows progressively more monstrous and withered.
4.HIGHLANDER
In the 1986 movie "Highlander," Connor MacLeod is a member of the immortals, a mysterious race who die only when their heads are lopped off. The immortals must battle each other until only one is left to claim The Prize: The gift of mortality and the ability to die like everyone else. 3.GRAIL KNIGHT
Friday, October 5, 2007
intellectual property rights
INDIA boosts IP rights
BANGALORE, India — The Ministry of Information Technology has amended its IP rights program to curtail patent infringement and adhere to international trade rules on intellectual property.
The move focuses on beefing up enforcement of the Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights provisions of the World Trade Organization.
While there have been no major complaints about India's IP protection framework, it is nevertheless amending its IP rights promotion program to avoid infringement resulting from widespread use of imported technologies here. Another goal is to promote awareness about patents within the researh community.
The ministry said it will also provide information regarding on patent searches and applications.
A patent watch center has also been created along with a pilot program to monitor software copying and a forum for Indian companies to learn more about patented technologies, the ministry added.
India operates several R&D organizations and funds dozens more. They filed a total of 56 new patent applications in 2005.
BANGALORE, India — The Ministry of Information Technology has amended its IP rights program to curtail patent infringement and adhere to international trade rules on intellectual property.
The move focuses on beefing up enforcement of the Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights provisions of the World Trade Organization.
While there have been no major complaints about India's IP protection framework, it is nevertheless amending its IP rights promotion program to avoid infringement resulting from widespread use of imported technologies here. Another goal is to promote awareness about patents within the researh community.
The ministry said it will also provide information regarding on patent searches and applications.
A patent watch center has also been created along with a pilot program to monitor software copying and a forum for Indian companies to learn more about patented technologies, the ministry added.
India operates several R&D organizations and funds dozens more. They filed a total of 56 new patent applications in 2005.
information accuracy
how information accuracy influence's customer purchases
With rapid developments in technology, manufacturers of electronic products are frequently releasing new products and making improvements to existing products. The market success of innovative electronic consumer products clearly depends on consumer acceptance and willingness to pay. Manufacturers must therefore understand the factors that influence consumers' decisions to purchase new technology.
One innovative technology currently under development is the Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS). One component of ATIS is a computer-based technology that uses information about current traffic conditions to provide automobile drivers with the optimum route to their destination. It is important for user acceptance of ATIS to occur fairly quickly because the more people who own and use ATIS, the more accurate the systems' predictions will be (traffic management centers will gather data on traveling speeds from all equipped cars). Thus, the slower the user acceptance, the less accurate the congestion information will be (there will be fewer data points). Developers will therefore want to ensure that the accuracy of the congestion information is sufficient for user acceptance before they release their products
With rapid developments in technology, manufacturers of electronic products are frequently releasing new products and making improvements to existing products. The market success of innovative electronic consumer products clearly depends on consumer acceptance and willingness to pay. Manufacturers must therefore understand the factors that influence consumers' decisions to purchase new technology.
One innovative technology currently under development is the Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS). One component of ATIS is a computer-based technology that uses information about current traffic conditions to provide automobile drivers with the optimum route to their destination. It is important for user acceptance of ATIS to occur fairly quickly because the more people who own and use ATIS, the more accurate the systems' predictions will be (traffic management centers will gather data on traveling speeds from all equipped cars). Thus, the slower the user acceptance, the less accurate the congestion information will be (there will be fewer data points). Developers will therefore want to ensure that the accuracy of the congestion information is sufficient for user acceptance before they release their products
unauthorized use of computers and networks
U.S.A warns against unsecured wireless internet
Wireless Internet access can free you from the confines of cords, but not from the need for security. Without taking the proper precautions, it''''s easy for others to use your wireless network connection to access the Internet, or even to access the information on your own computer. The Federal Trade Commission is introducing a new section of OnGuard Online at www.OnGuardOnline.gov/wireless to teach computer users how to protect their personal wireless network connections - and the computers on them - from unauthorized use. The information also is available in Spanish at www.AlertaenLinea.gov/inalambrico.
The FTC cautions that allowing strangers to "piggyback" on a personal wireless network actually could be risky. Hackers can take advantage of an unprotected wireless connection to access information on any personal computers on that network. And if an unauthorized person uses your network to commit a crime or send spam, the activity can be traced back to your account.
Wireless Internet access can free you from the confines of cords, but not from the need for security. Without taking the proper precautions, it''''s easy for others to use your wireless network connection to access the Internet, or even to access the information on your own computer. The Federal Trade Commission is introducing a new section of OnGuard Online at www.OnGuardOnline.gov/wireless to teach computer users how to protect their personal wireless network connections - and the computers on them - from unauthorized use. The information also is available in Spanish at www.AlertaenLinea.gov/inalambrico.
The FTC cautions that allowing strangers to "piggyback" on a personal wireless network actually could be risky. Hackers can take advantage of an unprotected wireless connection to access information on any personal computers on that network. And if an unauthorized person uses your network to commit a crime or send spam, the activity can be traced back to your account.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Intellectual property has played a central role in the advancement of societies, but never more so than today, when technological innovation and ideas reach into every aspect of our lives. Intellectual property accounts for more than $5 trillion in U.S. gross domestic product annually.
But over the past few years the European Commission has been demonstrating its lack of respect for IP. In 2004, the Commission ruled against Microsoft in a lengthy antitrust case, and has been considering cases against other successful U.S. companies including Intel. Apple’s iPod is the subject of restrictive new laws in France.
But the EC’s ruling, upheld on Sept. 17 by Europe’s second highest court, is not just a record fine of nearly $1 billion. It includes demands that amount to forced exposure of some of Microsoft’s most valuable intellectual property, including a requirement that the company redefine its product offering and deliver critical source code to competitors free of charge.
The ruling is part of the pattern in European governments, regulatory bodies, and courts that abuses timetested IP rights. There is a disregard for the innovating progress of one company and rewards for the lack of innovation and sound business principles in others. It is a pattern that historically defeats prosperity and grinds economies to a halt.
The ruling leaves two glaring questions unanswered:
First, what rights do market leaders have to benefit from their own ideas? It would appear that the Commission is insisting that one successful idea must be shared with everyone, free of cost.
Second, at what point does an idea or product become so beneficial and successful that government has the right to strip the originator of the beneficial object and redistribute it among competitors and consumers? Clearly, in the minds of the Commission, Microsoft, Intel, Apple, and other American companies have crossed that line. The court decision has sent shivers down the spine of every CEO who runs a successful business with a large market share.
When intellectual property rights are not respected or protected, wouldbe players in the world of technological invention are sure to get cold feet and lose their drive to produce new products and services. Consumer choice drops to the bottom and customer service quickly follows. As service and quality go down, prices go up.
European legislators, regulators, and judges have a choice: Continue to take the European Union down a path of economic depression and consumer punishment by obstinately violating intellectual property rights, or wake up to the implications of their actions against Microsoft, other U.S. companies, and their own domestic businesses and restore an environment that protects property rights. The court ruling indicates that Europe will be enjoying its anti-IP slumber for years to come.
But over the past few years the European Commission has been demonstrating its lack of respect for IP. In 2004, the Commission ruled against Microsoft in a lengthy antitrust case, and has been considering cases against other successful U.S. companies including Intel. Apple’s iPod is the subject of restrictive new laws in France.
But the EC’s ruling, upheld on Sept. 17 by Europe’s second highest court, is not just a record fine of nearly $1 billion. It includes demands that amount to forced exposure of some of Microsoft’s most valuable intellectual property, including a requirement that the company redefine its product offering and deliver critical source code to competitors free of charge.
The ruling is part of the pattern in European governments, regulatory bodies, and courts that abuses timetested IP rights. There is a disregard for the innovating progress of one company and rewards for the lack of innovation and sound business principles in others. It is a pattern that historically defeats prosperity and grinds economies to a halt.
The ruling leaves two glaring questions unanswered:
First, what rights do market leaders have to benefit from their own ideas? It would appear that the Commission is insisting that one successful idea must be shared with everyone, free of cost.
Second, at what point does an idea or product become so beneficial and successful that government has the right to strip the originator of the beneficial object and redistribute it among competitors and consumers? Clearly, in the minds of the Commission, Microsoft, Intel, Apple, and other American companies have crossed that line. The court decision has sent shivers down the spine of every CEO who runs a successful business with a large market share.
When intellectual property rights are not respected or protected, wouldbe players in the world of technological invention are sure to get cold feet and lose their drive to produce new products and services. Consumer choice drops to the bottom and customer service quickly follows. As service and quality go down, prices go up.
European legislators, regulators, and judges have a choice: Continue to take the European Union down a path of economic depression and consumer punishment by obstinately violating intellectual property rights, or wake up to the implications of their actions against Microsoft, other U.S. companies, and their own domestic businesses and restore an environment that protects property rights. The court ruling indicates that Europe will be enjoying its anti-IP slumber for years to come.
information privacy
FACEBOOK URGED TO TIGHTEN SECURITY STATUS OF USERS
MANILA, Philippines -- IT security firm Sophos has urged Facebook to address more privacy concerns that were discovered, including the unwitting exposure of personal details of subscribers to possible identity thieves upon joining the network.
Taking a random snapshot of 200 users in the London Facebook Network alone, Sophos discovered that about 75 percent of the users had their profiles viewed by any other member regardless of whether they agreed to be friends.
The London network is one of the single largest geographic networks on the site with more than 1.2 million members.
The company said Facebook users in other geographic regions are similarly exposing personal information to complete strangers.
Apart from personal details, about 25 percent of profiles checked by Sophos included information relating to work.
"[These are] details that could potentially be used by cybercriminals in their attempts to commit corporate ID fraud or to infiltrate company networks," the antivirus firm said.
Facebook is a social networking service that is open to anyone upon registration. While Facebook allows users to set up privacy settings to ensure that only friends can their information, joining a network automatically opens users' profiles to other members of the network, Sophos said.
"I was flabbergasted when I joined a network on Facebook using a profile which I thought was secure only to find Facebook had changed a number of settings and was opening me up to millions of strangers. Who was to say that cybercriminals weren't in that network too? Is it right that Facebook works this way?" said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos.
Sophos said details that were unwittingly made public were users' date of birth, phone number, among others.
"The Facebook network issue almost amounts to identity-on-demand for cybercriminals who are fully capable of taking advantage of unwitting Facebook fans. It's crucial that users take a few minutes to look at their privacy settings before getting caught up in the undisputed fun of Facebook," Cluley said.
Sophos has published a research showing that 41 percent of Facebook users were prepared to divulge personal information to a complete stranger, which turned out to be a small plastic frog called Freddi Staur, which was an anagram of “ID Fraudster.”
MANILA, Philippines -- IT security firm Sophos has urged Facebook to address more privacy concerns that were discovered, including the unwitting exposure of personal details of subscribers to possible identity thieves upon joining the network.
Taking a random snapshot of 200 users in the London Facebook Network alone, Sophos discovered that about 75 percent of the users had their profiles viewed by any other member regardless of whether they agreed to be friends.
The London network is one of the single largest geographic networks on the site with more than 1.2 million members.
The company said Facebook users in other geographic regions are similarly exposing personal information to complete strangers.
Apart from personal details, about 25 percent of profiles checked by Sophos included information relating to work.
"[These are] details that could potentially be used by cybercriminals in their attempts to commit corporate ID fraud or to infiltrate company networks," the antivirus firm said.
Facebook is a social networking service that is open to anyone upon registration. While Facebook allows users to set up privacy settings to ensure that only friends can their information, joining a network automatically opens users' profiles to other members of the network, Sophos said.
"I was flabbergasted when I joined a network on Facebook using a profile which I thought was secure only to find Facebook had changed a number of settings and was opening me up to millions of strangers. Who was to say that cybercriminals weren't in that network too? Is it right that Facebook works this way?" said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos.
Sophos said details that were unwittingly made public were users' date of birth, phone number, among others.
"The Facebook network issue almost amounts to identity-on-demand for cybercriminals who are fully capable of taking advantage of unwitting Facebook fans. It's crucial that users take a few minutes to look at their privacy settings before getting caught up in the undisputed fun of Facebook," Cluley said.
Sophos has published a research showing that 41 percent of Facebook users were prepared to divulge personal information to a complete stranger, which turned out to be a small plastic frog called Freddi Staur, which was an anagram of “ID Fraudster.”
software piracy
CHINA'S FIGHT AGAINST SOFTWARE PIRACY.
China takes a lot of heat for its intellectual-property laws---or lack thereof. Software companies are constantly beating up on Chinese officials, or trying to get our politicans to beat up on them, about the rampant software piracy that goes on in China, and other companies are afraid to do business there for fear of losing control of patents or trademarks or other types of IP, which is also a not-inconsiderable factor holding back China's emergence as a force in global outsourcing. But China is trying to do something about it. China recently passed new laws about uploading or downloading copyrighted content to or from the Internet ("China Passes Internet Piracy Law). And judging from the heated litigation and debate going on in the United States, our own country doesn't necessarily have all the wrinkles worked out when it comes to intellectual property and the Internet. So let's give China a break and let them work out their own set of rules. Who knows, they might come up with some ideas better than what we're struggling with
China takes a lot of heat for its intellectual-property laws---or lack thereof. Software companies are constantly beating up on Chinese officials, or trying to get our politicans to beat up on them, about the rampant software piracy that goes on in China, and other companies are afraid to do business there for fear of losing control of patents or trademarks or other types of IP, which is also a not-inconsiderable factor holding back China's emergence as a force in global outsourcing. But China is trying to do something about it. China recently passed new laws about uploading or downloading copyrighted content to or from the Internet ("China Passes Internet Piracy Law). And judging from the heated litigation and debate going on in the United States, our own country doesn't necessarily have all the wrinkles worked out when it comes to intellectual property and the Internet. So let's give China a break and let them work out their own set of rules. Who knows, they might come up with some ideas better than what we're struggling with
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Amazing creatures from above
they are so small that this two month old conjoined red eared slider twins actually fit on a silver dollar coin.But there is one set of back feet and tail plus the one shown in front .the turtle are apparently healthy and the species can live up to 15 to 20 years. the problem is how would both of them fit into that small shell? time will tell!Tuesday, September 25, 2007
10 ways to destroy the Earth
10.Total Existence Failure.
You will need: nothing
Method: No method. Simply sit back and twiddle your thumbs as, completely by chance, all 200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms making up the planet Earth suddenly, simultaneously and spontaneously cease to exist. Note: the odds against this actually ever occurring are considerably greater than a googolplex to one. Failing this, some kind of arcane (read: scientifically laughable) probability-manipulation device may be employed.
Utter, utter rubbish.
Method: No method. Simply sit back and twiddle your thumbs as, completely by chance, all 200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms making up the planet Earth suddenly, simultaneously and spontaneously cease to exist. Note: the odds against this actually ever occurring are considerably greater than a googolplex to one. Failing this, some kind of arcane (read: scientifically laughable) probability-manipulation device may be employed.
Utter, utter rubbish.
9.Gobbled up by Strangelets
You will need: a stable strangelet
Method: Hijack control of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider in Brookhaven National Laboratory, Long Island, New York. Use the RHIC to create and maintain a stable strangelet. Keep it stable for as long as it takes to absorb the entire Earth into a mass of strange quarks. Keeping the strangelet stable is incredibly difficult once it has absorbed the stabilizing machinery, but creative solutions may be possible.
A while back, there was some media hoo-hah about the possibility of this actually happening at the RHIC, but in actuality the chances of a stable strangelet forming are pretty much zero.
Earth's final resting place: a huge glob of strange matter.
Method: Hijack control of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider in Brookhaven National Laboratory, Long Island, New York. Use the RHIC to create and maintain a stable strangelet. Keep it stable for as long as it takes to absorb the entire Earth into a mass of strange quarks. Keeping the strangelet stable is incredibly difficult once it has absorbed the stabilizing machinery, but creative solutions may be possible.
A while back, there was some media hoo-hah about the possibility of this actually happening at the RHIC, but in actuality the chances of a stable strangelet forming are pretty much zero.
Earth's final resting place: a huge glob of strange matter.
8.Sucked up into a microscopic black hole.
You will need: a microscopic black hole. Note that black holes are not eternal, they evaporate due to Hawking radiation. For your average black hole this takes an unimaginable amount of time, but for really small ones it could happen almost instantaneously, as evaporation time is dependent on mass. Therefore you microscopic black hole must have greater than a certain threshold mass, roughly equal to the mass of Mount Everest. Creating a microscopic black hole is tricky, since one needs a reasonable amount of neutronium, but may possibly be achievable by jamming large numbers of atomic nuclei together until they stick. This is left as an exercise to the reader.
Method: simply place your black hole on the surface of the Earth and wait. Black holes are of such high density that they pass through ordinary matter like a stone through the air. The black hole will plummet through the ground, eating its way to the center of the Earth and all the way through to the other side: then, it'll oscillate back, over and over like a matter-absorbing pendulum. Eventually it will come to rest at the core, having absorbed enough matter to slow it down. Then you just need to wait, while it sits and consumes matter until the whole Earth is gone.
Highly, highly unlikely. But not impossible.
Earth's final resting place: a singularity of almost zero size, which will then proceed to happily orbit the Sun as normal.
7.Blown up by a matter/antimatter reaction.
Method: simply place your black hole on the surface of the Earth and wait. Black holes are of such high density that they pass through ordinary matter like a stone through the air. The black hole will plummet through the ground, eating its way to the center of the Earth and all the way through to the other side: then, it'll oscillate back, over and over like a matter-absorbing pendulum. Eventually it will come to rest at the core, having absorbed enough matter to slow it down. Then you just need to wait, while it sits and consumes matter until the whole Earth is gone.
Highly, highly unlikely. But not impossible.
Earth's final resting place: a singularity of almost zero size, which will then proceed to happily orbit the Sun as normal.
7.Blown up by a matter/antimatter reaction.
You will need: 2,500,000,000,000 tons of antimatter
Antimatter - the most explosive substance possible - can be manufactured in small quantities using any large particle accelerator, but this will take some considerable time to produce the required amounts. If you can create the appropriate machinery, it may be possible - and much easier - simply to "flip" 2.5 trillion tons of matter through a fourth dimension, turning it all to antimatter at once
Method: This method involves detonating a bomb so big that it blasts the Earth to pieces.
How hard is that?
Earth's final resting place: A second asteroid belt around the Sun.
Antimatter - the most explosive substance possible - can be manufactured in small quantities using any large particle accelerator, but this will take some considerable time to produce the required amounts. If you can create the appropriate machinery, it may be possible - and much easier - simply to "flip" 2.5 trillion tons of matter through a fourth dimension, turning it all to antimatter at once
Method: This method involves detonating a bomb so big that it blasts the Earth to pieces.
How hard is that?
Earth's final resting place: A second asteroid belt around the Sun.
6.Destroyed by a vacuum energy detonation.
You will need: a light bulb
Method: This is a fun one. Contemporary scientific theories tell us that what we may see as vacuum is only vacuum on average, and actually thriving with vast amounts of particles and antiparticles constantly appearing and then annihilating each other. It also suggests that the volume of space enclosed by a light bulb contains enough vacuum energy to boil every ocean in the world. Therefore, vacuum energy could prove to be the most abundant energy source of any kind. Which is where you come in. All you need to do is figure out how to extract this energy and harness it in some kind of power plant - this can easily be done without arousing too much suspicion - then surreptitiously allow the reaction to run out of control. The resulting release of energy would easily be enough to annihilate all of planet Earth and probably the Sun too.
Slightly possible.
Earth's final resting place: a rapidly expanding cloud of particles of varying size.
Method: This is a fun one. Contemporary scientific theories tell us that what we may see as vacuum is only vacuum on average, and actually thriving with vast amounts of particles and antiparticles constantly appearing and then annihilating each other. It also suggests that the volume of space enclosed by a light bulb contains enough vacuum energy to boil every ocean in the world. Therefore, vacuum energy could prove to be the most abundant energy source of any kind. Which is where you come in. All you need to do is figure out how to extract this energy and harness it in some kind of power plant - this can easily be done without arousing too much suspicion - then surreptitiously allow the reaction to run out of control. The resulting release of energy would easily be enough to annihilate all of planet Earth and probably the Sun too.
Slightly possible.
Earth's final resting place: a rapidly expanding cloud of particles of varying size.
5.Sucked by a giant black hole.
You will need: a black hole, extremely powerful rocket engines, and, optionally, a large rocky planetary body. The nearest black hole to our planet is 1600 light years from Earth in the direction of Sagittarius, orbiting V4641.
Method: after locating your black hole, you need get it and the Earth together. This is likely to be the most time-consuming part of this plan. There are two methods, moving Earth or moving the black hole, though for best results you'd most likely move both at once.
Very difficult, but definitely possible.
Earth's final resting place: part of the mass of the black hole.
Method: after locating your black hole, you need get it and the Earth together. This is likely to be the most time-consuming part of this plan. There are two methods, moving Earth or moving the black hole, though for best results you'd most likely move both at once.
Very difficult, but definitely possible.
Earth's final resting place: part of the mass of the black hole.
4.Systemically deconstructed
You will need: a powerful mass driver, or ideally lots of them; ready access to roughly 2*10^32J Method: Basically, what we're going to do here is dig up the Earth, a big chunk at a time, and boost the whole lot of it into orbit.Alternate methods for boosting the material into space include loading the extracted material into space shuttles or taking it up via space elevator. All these methods, however, require a - let me emphasize this - titanic quantity of energy to carry out.
Earth's final resting place: Many tiny pieces, some dropped into the Sun, the remainder scattered across the rest of the Solar System.
3.Pulverized by a blunt instrument.
You will need: a big heavy rock, something with a bit of a swing to it... perhaps Mars
Method: Essentially, anything can be destroyed if you hit it hard enough. ANYTHING. The concept is simple: find a really, really big asteroid or planet, accelerate it up to some dazzling speed, and smash it into Earth, preferably head-on but whatever you can manage. The result: an absolutely spectacular collision, resulting hopefully in Earth (and, most likely, our "cue ball" too) being pulverized out of existence - smashed into any number of large pieces which if the collision is hard enough should have enough energy to overcome their mutual gravity and drift away forever, never to coagulate back into a planet again.
Method: Essentially, anything can be destroyed if you hit it hard enough. ANYTHING. The concept is simple: find a really, really big asteroid or planet, accelerate it up to some dazzling speed, and smash it into Earth, preferably head-on but whatever you can manage. The result: an absolutely spectacular collision, resulting hopefully in Earth (and, most likely, our "cue ball" too) being pulverized out of existence - smashed into any number of large pieces which if the collision is hard enough should have enough energy to overcome their mutual gravity and drift away forever, never to coagulate back into a planet again.
Earth's final resting place: a variety of roughly Moon-sized chunks of rock, scattered haphazardly across the greater Solar System.
2.Eaten by Von Neumann machine.
You will need: a single von Neumann machine
Method: A von Neumann machine is any device that is capable of creating an exact copy of itself given nothing but the necessary raw materials. Create one of these that subsists almost entirely on iron, magnesium, aluminum and silicon, the major elements found in Earth's mantle and core. It doesn't matter how big it is as long as it can reproduce itself exactly in any period of time. Release it into the ground under the Earth's crust and allow it to fend for itself. Watch and wait as it creates a second von Neumann machine, then they create two more, then they create four more. As the population of machines doubles repeatedly, the planet Earth will, terrifyingly soon, be entirely eaten up and turned into a swarm of potentially sextillions of machines.
Method: A von Neumann machine is any device that is capable of creating an exact copy of itself given nothing but the necessary raw materials. Create one of these that subsists almost entirely on iron, magnesium, aluminum and silicon, the major elements found in Earth's mantle and core. It doesn't matter how big it is as long as it can reproduce itself exactly in any period of time. Release it into the ground under the Earth's crust and allow it to fend for itself. Watch and wait as it creates a second von Neumann machine, then they create two more, then they create four more. As the population of machines doubles repeatedly, the planet Earth will, terrifyingly soon, be entirely eaten up and turned into a swarm of potentially sextillions of machines.
Earth's final resting place: the bodies of the VNMs themselves, then a small lump of iron sinking into the Sun.
1.Hurled into the Sun
You will need: Earthmoving equipment
Method: Hurl the Earth into the Sun. Sending Earth on a collision course with the Sun is not as easy as one might think; even though you don't actually have to literally hit the Sun (send the Earth near enough to the Sun (within the Roche limit), and tidal forces will tear it apart), it's surprisingly easy to end up with Earth in a loopy elliptical orbit which merely roasts it for four months in every eight.
Method: Hurl the Earth into the Sun. Sending Earth on a collision course with the Sun is not as easy as one might think; even though you don't actually have to literally hit the Sun (send the Earth near enough to the Sun (within the Roche limit), and tidal forces will tear it apart), it's surprisingly easy to end up with Earth in a loopy elliptical orbit which merely roasts it for four months in every eight.
This is impossible at our current technological level, but will be possible one day, I'm certain. In the meantime, may happen by freak accident if something comes out of nowhere and randomly knocks Earth in precisely the right direction. Earth's final resting place: a small globule of vaporized iron sinking slowly into the heart of the Sun.
Monday, September 17, 2007
computer backbone's
dear mannie,
i heard kwame's laptop crashed again.when i foresaw it when he bought it from that kwak seller Gerald , you people were still blinded by the impression that it is new.see now he has spent up to 800 when he could just replace the fake parts with new and updated ones that won't cost more than $300. If he wants to go about it first he must choose quality brands like AMD and INTEL.
the three main things he must purchase are: The processor,motherboard and RAM.Now under AMD processor he could purchase one like
AMD ATHLON 64 3800+ ORLEANS 2.4GHz socket AM2 MODEL ADA3800CWBOX 64 BIT SUPPORTIVE and HYPER TRANSPORT included. it cost only $55.99
a mother board called GIGABYTE GA-MA69GMS2H AM2 AMD 690G HDMI MICRO ATX AMD motherboard
CPU TYPE: ATHLON 64X2/ATHLON 64FX/ATHLON 64
MAX MEMORY SUPPORTED:16GB
MEMORY STANDARD:DDR2 800
it cost only $79.99.
then a RAM to top it up called
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB 240 PIN DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800(PC 6400)DUAL CHANNEL KIT DESKTOP MEMORY MODEL TWIN 2X2048 6400C4. It cost only $104.00.
then under INTEL you have a processor like
INTEL PRESCOTE 4 640 PRESCOTT 3.2 GHz LGA 775 PROCESSOR MODEL JM80547PG0882 MM-OEM.It cost only $84.99.
then a motherboard on top called
ABIT IBT LGA 775 INTELP965 EXPRESS ATX INTEL MOTHERBOARD MODEL 3 IB9.That cost only $86.99.
A RAM to couple it up called
G SKILL 2GB 240 PIN DDR2 SDRAMDDR2 800 [PC2 6400] DUAL CHANNEL KIT DESKTOP MEMORY MODEL F2-6400 CL5D-2GBNQ.That cost only $74.99.So you see you can get so much more for so much less like all this sums up to $246.97 while the AMD sums up to $184.98.Go any where you can get much lower than this only if it is ha been used fairly.See you soon.
i heard kwame's laptop crashed again.when i foresaw it when he bought it from that kwak seller Gerald , you people were still blinded by the impression that it is new.see now he has spent up to 800 when he could just replace the fake parts with new and updated ones that won't cost more than $300. If he wants to go about it first he must choose quality brands like AMD and INTEL.
the three main things he must purchase are: The processor,motherboard and RAM.Now under AMD processor he could purchase one like
AMD ATHLON 64 3800+ ORLEANS 2.4GHz socket AM2 MODEL ADA3800CWBOX 64 BIT SUPPORTIVE and HYPER TRANSPORT included. it cost only $55.99
a mother board called GIGABYTE GA-MA69GMS2H AM2 AMD 690G HDMI MICRO ATX AMD motherboard
CPU TYPE: ATHLON 64X2/ATHLON 64FX/ATHLON 64
MAX MEMORY SUPPORTED:16GB
MEMORY STANDARD:DDR2 800
it cost only $79.99.
then a RAM to top it up called
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB 240 PIN DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800(PC 6400)DUAL CHANNEL KIT DESKTOP MEMORY MODEL TWIN 2X2048 6400C4. It cost only $104.00.
then under INTEL you have a processor like
INTEL PRESCOTE 4 640 PRESCOTT 3.2 GHz LGA 775 PROCESSOR MODEL JM80547PG0882 MM-OEM.It cost only $84.99.
then a motherboard on top called
ABIT IBT LGA 775 INTELP965 EXPRESS ATX INTEL MOTHERBOARD MODEL 3 IB9.That cost only $86.99.
A RAM to couple it up called
G SKILL 2GB 240 PIN DDR2 SDRAMDDR2 800 [PC2 6400] DUAL CHANNEL KIT DESKTOP MEMORY MODEL F2-6400 CL5D-2GBNQ.That cost only $74.99.So you see you can get so much more for so much less like all this sums up to $246.97 while the AMD sums up to $184.98.Go any where you can get much lower than this only if it is ha been used fairly.See you soon.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Saturday, September 15, 2007
U.F.O's sighting
At 10.30pm in the town of Warwickshire,Pubs were emptied, parties wrecked, sleeps disturbed, every one was in the street their eyes in the sky, mouths open,why?,they were three spotlights in the sky.These lights moved so organised and rapidly forming some triangular shape and disappearing beyond the horizons.Speculations everywhere some say they were fireworks lit up in the sky but if they were they stayed up in the sky to long, others said it was some hot air balloons but if they were they moved to rapidly and some people believed it were lantern lit by rugby clubs but if they were they were too high up and too rapid. When approached with to the airspace around the area they said no strange air activity [more alien then] was detected but when pictures of it were shown to them it was confirmed that it were U.F.O's that the supposed fireworks were the engines jetting it up, the balloon shape they saw were the oval shape of the body.This is not the only place it has been detected also in Haiti recently even dead Martians have been found but still people criticise its existence with some other speculations [insert:picture of U.F.O that was in the sky that night]
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