THE HUMAN BODY

    

It takes your food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.

One human hair can support 3 kg (6.6 lb).

The average man's penis is three times the length of his thumb…

Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.

What Is The Greenhouse Effect?

Climate Change

What Is The Greenhouse Effect?

• 20 December 2010, by Thilo Kunzemann

Greenhouse gases trap some of the sun's energy within our atmosphere and increase the temperature of Earth's surface. This is called the greenhouse effect. (Source: Shutterstock)

Our atmosphere is but a thin layer of gas around a huge bulky planet. This gaseous outer ring and its greenhouse effect make life on Earth possible–and could destroy life as we know it.

The sun is the Earth’s primary energy source, a burning star so hot that we can feel its heat from over 150 million kilometers away.

Excerpt written by Vince Lombardi, Jr. from What It Takes to Be Number One: Excerpts from Vince Lombardi’s Famous Speech

Mental Toughness

Head and heart – mental toughness – was one of Coach Lombardi’s favorite topics. He believed that mental toughness was the single most important quality a leader needed to develop in themselves and in the people around them. Mental toughness is the ability to hold on to your goals in the face of the pressure and stress of your current situation. It’s the ability to hold on, and hold on to what you want in the face of what you’ve got. Mental toughness is the glue that holds a team together when the heat is on and helps them persevere just a little longer – which in many cases is just long enough to outlast the competition.
Coach Lombardi’s brand of mental toughness dated back to his college days at Fordham University. He was an average player compared to some of his more talented teammates. He played mainly because of his determination. He once played an entire game with a cut inside his mouth that required 30 stitches to close after the game. He said, “I can’t put my finger on just what I learned playing…but it was something, a certain toughness.”

Eddie Ahmad - Berdendang Sayang

Seorang jururawat...

Seorang jururawat, Ratna menahan teksi. Sedang dalam perjalanan... Pemandu teksi iaitu Feddy asyik memerhati jururawat itu melalui cermin tengahnya..


Merasa kehairanan... jururawat itu bertanya...

"Encik.. kenapa encik melihat saya begitu ??"

After a quarrel...

After a quarrel, a wife said to her husband, "You know,
I was a fool when I married you." The husband replied,

"Yes, dear, but I was in love and didn't notice."

Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata 1967

For those who have wondering the original singer...

Miriam Makeba - Malaika

Must listen...

Now you know the original singer...

Los Indios Tabajaras Tema de Lara

Green Manufacturing

Friday, July 17, 2009

Professor David Dornfeld

Defining terms

One of the challenges in studying green manufacturing is the definition of terms. And one of the toughest terms to define is "sustainability". I consider green as a subset of sustainability (and, thus, green manufacturing as a subset of sustainable manufacturing). The term "sustainable" is heavily used, and mostly misused, today.

Smart Solutions

Plastic Bottles Light Up Slums

• 20 February 2012

by Michael Grimm

A solar bottle being prepared for installation. (Source: YouTube screenshot)

With little more than waste plastic bottles filled up with water, social entrepreneur Illac Diaz has found a new way to provide slum dwellers in the Philippines with light. The first in a new Knowledge site series of 'Smart Solutions'.

The Countdown

The countdown: 155 days to go.  
I will be missing this place soon...

1500 YEAR-OLD BIBLE REVEALS...

Will this discovery change the Christians belief?

Turkey's 1500-Year-Old, $28M Bible Linked to Gospel of Barnabas?

By Clara Morris , Christian Post Contributor

February 23, 2012|3:05 pm


The Vatican has made an official request to gain access to a 1500-year-old Bible worth $28 million currently held by the Turkish government in Ankara, Turkey. There is speculation that the Bible may be a copy of the Gospel of Barnabas – a telling of Jesus' ministry Muslims believe is part of the original Gospels.

The Generous Lawyer

A local United Way office realized that the organization had never received a donation from the town's most successful lawyer. The person in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute. "Our research shows that out of a yearly income of at least $500,000, you give not a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give back to the community in some way?" The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied, "First, did your research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual income?" Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbled, "Um ... no." The lawyer interrupts, "or that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?" The stricken United Way rep began to stammer out an apology, but was interrupted again. "or that my sister's husband died in a traffic accident," the lawyer's voice rising in indignation, "leaving her penniless with three children?!" The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, said simply, "I had no idea..." On a roll, the lawyer cut him off once again, "So if I don't give any money to them, why should I give any to you?"

Logic and Legal...

A  young Law student, having failed his Law exam, goes up to his crusty old professor, who is renowned for his razor-sharp legal mind.

Student: "Sir, do you really understand everything about this subject?"

Professor: "Actually, I probably do. Otherwise I wouldn't be a professor, would I?"

Student: "OK. So I’d like to ask you a question. If you can give me the correct answer, I will accept my marks as it is. If you can't give me the correct answer, however, you'll have to give me an "A".

BEER, FISHING, SEX & GOLF…

A man was walking down the street when he was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless man who asked him for a couple of dollars for dinner.

The man took out his wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked, "If I give you this money, will you buy some beer with it instead of dinner?"

Nat King Cole - Perfidia

QUOTABLE QUOTES 4

THINGS YOU SHOULD HAVE LEARNED BY THE TIME YOU HAVE REACHED MIDDLE AGE.

28.  No one has more driving ambition than the boy who wants to buy a car.

29. There are no new sins; the old ones just get more publicity.

30. There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 am. It could be a right number. 

QUOTABLE QUOTES 3

THINGS YOU SHOULD HAVE LEARNED BY THE TIME YOU HAVE REACHED MIDDLE AGE. 

19. The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow.

20. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail.

21. If you don't have a sense of humor, you probably don't have any sense at all.

QUOTABLE QUOTES 2

THINGS YOU SHOULD HAVE LEARNED BY THE TIME YOU HAVE REACHED MIDDLE AGE.

10. Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.

11. Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

12. By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.

QUOTABLE QUOTES 1

THINGS YOU SHOULD HAVE LEARNED BY THE TIME YOU HAVE REACHED MIDDLE AGE.

1.   If you are too open-minded, your brains will fall out.

2.   Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

3.   Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

The Look Of love - Dusty Springfield

Old Beirut - Ron Goodwin

Tito Puente - Oye Como Va

80/20 Rule

Good things should be shared.... So, I share this email with all.

Interesting quote from the movie 'Why did I get married?'

In most cases, especially in relationships, you will only get 80% of what you NEED and you will hardly get the other 20% that you WANT in our relationship. There is always another person (man or women) that you will meet and that will offer you the other 20% which is lacking
in your relationship that you WANT And believe me, 20% looks really good when you are not getting it at all in your current relationship. But the problem is that you will always be tempted to leave that good 80% that you know you have, thinking that you will get something better with the other 20% that you WANT.

Street Illusions

HAVE YOU EVER FEEL GUILTY ...

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN GUILTY OF LOOKING AT OTHERS YOUR OWN AGE AND THINKING, SURELY I CAN'T LOOK THAT OLD. WELL . . . YOU'LL LOVE THIS ONE.

MY NAME IS ALICE, AND I WAS SITTING IN THE WAITING ROOM FOR MY FIRST APPOINTMENT WITH A NEW DENTIST. I NOTICED HIS DDS DIPLOMA ON THE WALL, WHICH BORE HIS FULL NAME. SUDDENLY, I REMEMBERED A TALL, HANDSOME, DARK-HAIRED BOY WITH THE SAME NAME HAD BEEN IN MY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS SOME 30-ODD YEARS AGO. COULD HE BE THE SAME GUY THAT I HAD A SECRET CRUSH ON, WAY BACK THEN?

Non-alcoholic fruity beer released ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

Non-alcoholic fruity beer released ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

George BENSON

Wow...

Let's hear some music...

"Seniors on a Little Road Trip"

While on a road trip, an elderly couple stopped at
a roadside restaurant for lunch.

After finishing their meal, they left the restaurant
and resumed their trip.

Tempeh Teriyaki

Every time I eat tempeh, I appreciate it more. To me, it’s kind of like a more sophisticated cousin to tofu, with more of its own flavor, and a great nutritional profile.

Originating in Indonesia, tempeh is a fermented soybean product. Unlike tofu, it’s made from whole soybeans, making it nutritionally superior, and creating a totally different texture. The fermentation process gives it a strong flavor and also adds nutritional benefits.
With the simple addition of a little tamari, herb salt or any of your favorite seasonings, tempeh can easily be grilled in strips, cubes or cutlets for a quick and easy protein fix. If you want to try something more adventurous, the following recipe comes highly recommended.

Dilemma

You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.

2. An old friend who once saved your life.

3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing that there could only be one passenger in your car? Think before you continue reading.
This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application. You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first. Or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back. However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again.

YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS !

Check out the best solution...

From the American Association Of Retired People

 Questions and Answers from AARP Forum

Q:  Where can men over the age of 60 find younger, sexy women

      who are interested in them?

A:  Try a bookstore, under Fiction.

Q:  What can a man do while his wife is going through menopause? 

A:  Keep busy. If you're handy with tools, you can finish the

      basement.  When you're done, you will have a place to live.

WHO and WHAT?

Who are going to parachute in into this place and what they are up to?

Confucius Says

1.   Man who runs in front of car gets tired.

     Man who runs behind car gets exhausted.

2.  Man with one chopstick goes hungry.

3.   Man who scratch butt
     should not bite fingernails.

Secret of a Happy Married Life

Once Madolah asked Manmeran, "What is the secret behind your happy married life?"

Manmeran said, "You should share responsibilities with due love and respect to each other. Then absolutely there will be no problems."

Madolah asked, "Can you explain?"

Fishing Story

The Japanese love fresh fish. However, the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever.

The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were not fresh. The Japanese did not like the taste.

To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer.

However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen and they did not like frozen fish. The frozen fish brought a lower price.

George Carlin's Views on Aging

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George Carlin's Views on Aging-
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Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old
is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited
about aging that you think in fractions.

'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!' You're never thirty-six and a
half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key

You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back.  You jump to the
next number, or even a few ahead.

'How old are you?' 'I'm gonna be 16!'  You could be 13, but hey, you're
gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life. You become 21. Even
the words sound like a ceremony. YOU BECOME 21 YESSS!!!

But then you turn 30.  Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound
like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out.  There's no fun now,
you're just a sour-dumpling.  What's wrong? What's changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa!  Put on
the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and
your dreams are gone.

But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!

So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.

You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a
day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!

You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch;
you TURN 4:30 ; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the
90s, you start going backwards; 'I Was JUST 92.'

Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a
little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!' May you all make it to a healthy
100 and a half!!

GIBRALTAR AIRPORT

GIBRALTAR AIRPORT - THE ONLY ONE THAT SHARES THE SAME ROAD WITH OTHER LAND TRAFFICS:-

18 LESSONS...

18 LESSONS FROM A SUCCESSFUL LEADER Lesson 1: "Good leaders sometimes make people unhappy". Good leadership involves responsibility to the welfare of the group, which means that some people will get angry at your actions and decisions. It’s inevitable-if you’re honorable. Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity: You'll avoid the tough decisions, you'll avoid confronting the people who need to be confronted, and you'll avoid offering differential rewards based on differential performance because some people might get upset. Ironically, procrastinating on the difficult choices, by trying not to get anyone mad, and by treating everyone equally "nicely" regardless of their contributions, you'll simply ensure that the only people you'll wind up angering are the most creative and productive people in the organization.

Philosophy

A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous "Yes."

8 Spelling Mistakes Even Smart People Make

English is a screwy language. There’s just no logic to it. Why is daughter pronounced daw-ter, but laughter not law-ter? How can though, through, and tough look so similar and yet sound so different? Why does I come before E except after C? What’s so effing SPECIAL about C?

This is the reason that people who speak more sensible languages approach English with stumbling trepidation. English is insane. It has the capacity to confuse even the smartest of its native speakers—including scientists, engineers, and company presidents—especially when it has to be put down on paper.

This I know from experience. As a copywriter, a large part of my job is to translate pages upon pages of “writing written by non-writers” into copy that is short, persuasive, easy-to-read, and yes—perfectly spelt and grammatically (or at least colloquially) correct.

Nobody knows the troubles I’ve seen.

For the most part, each person is unique in terms of writing disability (myself included). But there are some crimes of confusion—particularly when it comes to spelling—that I come across on an almost daily basis. And like overstaying guests, they’ve begun to grate on my nerves, becoming more and more unforgivable with each unwelcome appearance. Such as:

1. YOU’RE and YOUR
If you have no idea when to use which … well, you’re not on your own. This is perhaps the most common mistake of all. Heaven knows why. The distinction is really quite simple:
• You’re is used to substitute the words you are.
• Your is a word you use when referring to something that belongs to the person you’re speaking to. “Your purse,” “your coat,” and so on—and not “Your late!” or “Your wrong!”

In the world of romance, one single rule applies...

In the world of romance, one single rule applies: Make the woman happy.

Do something she likes and you get points. Do something she dislikes and points
are subtracted.

You don't get any points for doing something she expects. Sorry, that's the way
the game is played.

Here is a guide to the point system:SIMPLE DUTIES
You make the bed (+1)
You make the bed, but forget the decorative pillow (0)
You throw the bedspread over rumpled sheets (-1)
You go out to buy her what she wants (+5) in the rain (+8)
But return with Beer (-5)
You check out a suspicious noise at night (+1)
You check out a suspicious noise, and it is nothing (0)
You check out a suspicious noise and it is something (+5)
You pummel it with iron rod (+10)
It's her pet (-20)

RAJA PETRA KAMARUDDIN & THE TRUTH DILEMMA

Gopal Raj Kumar Open Debate on All Issues

COMING IN FROM THE COLD

Has the Raja fallen on his sword, has the prodigal son come home, do we need to kill the fattened calf to celebrate his return? Raja Petra Kamaruddin, RPK to his followers (all 10,000,000 of them?) appears to have done a 360 degree turn now with his interview broadcast in part in the NST and on youtube recently.
http://www.nst.com.my/top-news/rpk-anwar-may-become-irrelevant-1.26342

The problem is this. The divisions within Pakatan is neither news nor is it newsworthy. Leaks from within a disunited PKR camp and the opportunism of the DAP, coupled with the emergence of new prima donnas like Datuk Ambiga have served to more than just rock a boat in stormy seas. That Tsunami of public opinion about to topple government at the next general elections appears to be nothing more than that proverbial “damp squib”.

RPK’s cameo performance in the NST interview although not quite as stellar a performance as that of “Bruno Pentangelli” in the crime commission scene in the Godfather Part II is still worthy of some consideration. It is turncoat behaviour. However to his credit, RPK’s admissions beat the cowardice of both Malaysia Kini and Ambiga Sreenivasan, that “Joan of Arc” of Malaysian politics admitting shamelessly in an interview to foreign funding of her Bersih campaign in addition to the receipt of unlawful Selangor government slush funding for Bersih. That interview although in archive footage has been withdrawn from youtube now. It apparently has become an embarrassment to Malaysia Kini (another foreign funded institution) in another example of its unbalanced reporting in favour of an unruly opposition unable to live with its own principles of truth, fairness and transparency.

(Hmmmm..... something's brewing in CIMA!)