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Perfect if you want to impress the examiner in examinations like: IELTS, TOEFL and Cambridge CAE and CPE. If you are really serious about having an extensive and impressive vocabulary, try learning these and then try these advanced vocabulary tests. <br /><br />Part ONE / Part TWO <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">aberration</span> <br />(n.) something that differs from the norm (In 1974, Poland won the World Cup, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and Poland have not won a World Cup since). <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">abhor</span> <br />(v.) to hate, detest (Because he always wound up getting hit in the head when he tried to play cricket, Marcin began to abhor the sport). <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">acquiesce </span><br />(v.) to agree without protesting (Though Mr. Pospieszny wanted to stay outside and work in his garage, when his wife told him that he had better come in to dinner, he acquiesced to her demands.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">alacrity</span> <br />(n.) eagerness, speed (For some reason, Simon loved to help his girlfriend whenever he could, so when his girlfriend asked him to set the table he did so with alacrity.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">amiable </span><br />(adj.) friendly (An amiable fellow, Neil got along with just about everyone.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">appease</span> <br />(v.) to calm, satisfy (When Jerry cries, his mother gives him chocolate to appease him.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">arcane</span> <br />(adj.) obscure, secret, known only by a few (The professor is an expert in arcane Kashubian literature.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">avarice</span> <br />(n.) excessive greed (The banker’s avarice led him to amass an enormous personal fortune.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">brazen</span> <br />(adj.) excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious (Critics condemned the writer’s brazen attempt to plagiarise Frankow-Czerwonko’s work.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">brusque</span> <br />(adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive (Simon’s brusque manner sometimes offends his colleagues.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">cajole</span> <br />(v.) to urge, coax (Magda's friends cajoled her into drinking too much.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">callous</span> <br />(adj.) harsh, cold, unfeeling (The murderer’s callous lack of remorse shocked the jury.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">candor</span> <br />(n.) honesty, frankness (We were surprised by the candor of the politician’s speech because she is usually rather evasive.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">chide</span> <br />(v.) to voice disapproval (Hania chided Gregory for his vulgar habits and sloppy appearance.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">circumspect</span> <br />(adj.) cautious (Though I promised Marta’s father I would bring her home promptly by midnight, it would have been more circumspect not to have specified a time.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">clandestine</span> <br />(adj.) secret (Announcing to her boyfriend that she was going to the library, Maria actually went to meet George for a clandestine liaison.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">coerce</span> <br />(v.) to make somebody do something by force or threat (The court decided that David Beckham did not have to honor the contract because he had been coerced into signing it.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">coherent</span> <br />(adj.) logically consistent, intelligible (William could not figure out what Harold had seen because he was too distraught to deliver a coherent statement.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">complacency</span> <br />(n.) self-satisfied ignorance of danger (Simon tried to shock his friends out of their complacency by painting a frightening picture of what might happen to them.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">confidant</span> <br />(n.) a person entrusted with secrets (Shortly after we met, he became my chief confidant.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">connive </span><br />(v.) to plot, scheme (She connived to get me to give up my plans to start up a new business.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">cumulative</span> <br />(adj.) increasing, building upon itself (The cumulative effect of hours spent using the World English website was a vast improvement in his vocabulary and general level of English.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">debase </span><br />(v.) to lower the quality or esteem of something (The large raise that he gave himself debased his motives for running the charity.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">decry</span> <br />(v.) to criticize openly (Andrzej Lepper, the leader of the Polish Self Defence party decried the appaling state of Polish roads.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">deferential</span> <br />(adj.) showing respect for another’s authority (Donata is always excessively deferential to any kind of authority figure.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">demure </span><br />(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved (Though everyone else at the party was dancing and going crazy, she remained demure.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">deride </span><br />(v.) to laugh at mockingly, scorn (The native speaker often derided the other teacher’s accent.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">despot </span><br />(n.) one who has total power and rules brutally (The despot issued a death sentence for anyone who disobeyed his laws.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">diligent </span><br />(adj.) showing care in doing one’s work (The diligent researcher made sure to double check her measurements.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">elated</span> <br />(adj.) overjoyed, thrilled (When he found out he had won the lottery, the postman was elated.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">eloquent </span><br />(adj.) expressive, articulate, moving (The best man gave such an eloquent speech that most guests were crying.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">embezzle</span> <br />(v.) to steal money by falsifying records (The accountant was fired for embezzling €10,000 of the company’s funds.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">empathy </span><br />(n.) sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own (I feel such empathy for my dog when she’s upset so am I!) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">enmity </span><br />(n.) ill will, hatred, hostility (John and Scott have clearly not forgiven each other, because the enmity between them is obvious to anyone in their presence.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">erudite</span> <br />(adj.) learned (My English teacher is such an erudite scholar that he has translated some of the most difficult and abstruse Old English poetry.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">extol</span> <br />(v.) to praise, revere (Kamila extolled the virtues of a vegetarian diet to her meat-loving boyfriend.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">fabricate </span><br />(v.) to make up, invent (When I arrived an hour late to class, I fabricated some excuse about my car breaking down on the way to work.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">feral </span><br />(adj.) wild, savage (That beast looks so feral that I would fear being alone with it.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">flabbergasted</span> <br />(adj.) astounded (Whenever I read an Agatha Christie mystery novel, I am always flabbergasted when I learn the identity of the murderer.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">forsake</span> <br />(v.) to give up, renounce (I won't forsake my conservative principles.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">fractious</span> <br />(adj.) troublesome or irritable (Although the child insisted he wasn’t tired, his fractious behaviour - especially his decision to crush his jam sandwiches all over the floor - convinced everyone present that it was time to put him to bed.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">furtive</span> <br />(adj.) secretive, sly (Claudia’s placement of her drugs in her sock drawer was not as furtive as she thought, as the sock drawer is the first place most parents look.) <br /><br />gluttony <br />(n.) overindulgence in food or drink (Helen’s fried chicken tastes so divine, I don’t know how anyone can call gluttony a sin.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">gratuitous </span><br />(adj.) uncalled for, unwarranted (Every evening the guy at the fish and chip shop gives me a gratuitous helping of vinegar.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">haughty</span> <br />(adj.) disdainfully proud (The superstar’s haughty dismissal of her co-stars will backfire on her someday.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">hypocrisy</span> <br />(n.) pretending to believe what one does not (Once the politician began passing legislation that contradicted his campaign promises, his hypocrisy became apparent.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">impeccable</span> <br />(adj.) exemplary, flawless (If your grades were as impeccable as your brother’s, then you too would receive a car for a graduation present.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">impertinent </span><br />(adj.) rude, insolent (Most of your comments are so impertinent that I don’t wish to dignify them with an answer.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">implacable</span> <br />(adj.) incapable of being appeased or mitigated (Watch out: once you shun Grandmother’s cooking, she is totally implacable.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">impudent </span><br />(adj.) casually rude, insolent, impertinent (The impudent young woman looked her teacher up and down and told him he was hot.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">incisive</span> <br />(adj.) clear, sharp, direct (The discussion wasn’t going anywhere until her incisive comment allowed everyone to see what the true issues were.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">indolent</span> <br />(adj.) lazy (Why should my indolent children, who can’t even pick themselves up off the sofa to pour their own juice, be rewarded with a trip to Burger King?) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">inept</span> <br />(adj.) not suitable or capable, unqualified (She proved how inept she was when she forgot two orders and spilled a pint of cider in a customer’s lap.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">infamy </span><br />(n.) notoriety, extreme ill repute (The infamy of his crime will not lessen as time passes.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">inhibit </span><br />(v.) to prevent, restrain, stop (When I told you I needed the car last night, I certainly never meant to inhibit you from going out.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">innate </span><br />(adj.) inborn, native, inherent (His incredible athletic talent is innate, he never trains, lifts weights, or practices.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">insatiable</span> <br />(adj.) incapable of being satisfied (My insatiable appetite for blondes was a real problem on my recent holiday in Japan!) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">insular</span> <br />(adj.) separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed off (Because of the sensitive nature of their jobs, those who work for MI5 must remain insular and generally only spend time with each other.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">intrepid</span> <br />(adj.) brave in the face of danger (After scaling a live volcano prior to its eruption, the explorer was praised for his intrepid attitude.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">inveterate</span> <br />(adj.) stubbornly established by habit (I’m the first to admit that I’m an inveterate cider drinker—I drink four pints a day.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">jubilant</span> <br />(adj.) extremely joyful, happy (The crowd was jubilant when the firefighter carried the woman from the flaming building.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">knell</span> <br />(n.) the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death (Echoing throughout our village, the funeral knell made the grey day even more grim.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">lithe </span><br />(adj.) graceful, flexible, supple (Although the dancers were all outstanding, Joanna’s control of her lithe body was particularly impressive.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">lurid </span><br />(adj.) ghastly, sensational (Barry’s story, in which he described a character torturing his neighbour's tortoise, was judged too lurid to be published on the English Library's website.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">maverick </span><br />(n.) an independent, nonconformist person (John is a real maverick and always does things his own way.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">maxim</span> <br />(n.) a common saying expressing a principle of conduct (Ms. Stone’s etiquette maxims are both entertaining and instructional.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">meticulous</span> <br />(adj.) extremely careful with details (The ornate needlework in the bride’s gown was a product of meticulous handiwork.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">modicum</span> <br />(n.) a small amount of something (Refusing to display even a modicum of sensitivity, Magda announced her boss’s affair to the entire office.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">morose </span><br />(adj.) gloomy or sullen (David’s morose nature made him very unpleasant to talk to.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">myriad</span> <br />(adj.) consisting of a very great number (It was difficult to decide what to do on Saturday night because the city presented us with myriad possibilities for fun.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">nadir</span> <br />(n.) the lowest point of something (My day was boring, but the nadir came when my new car was stolen.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">nominal </span><br />(adj.) trifling, insignificant (Because he was moving the following week and needed to get rid of his furniture more than he needed money, Kim sold everything for a nominal price.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">novice</span> <br />(n.) a beginner, someone without training or experience (Because we were all novices at archery, our instructor decided to begin with the basics <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">nuance</span> <br />(n.) a slight variation in meaning, tone, expression (The nuances of the poem were not obvious to the casual reader, but the teacher was able to point them out.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">oblivious</span> <br />(adj.) lacking consciousness or awareness of something (Oblivious to the burning smell emanating from the kitchen, my father did not notice that the rolls in the oven were burned until much too late.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">obsequious</span> <br />(adj.) excessively compliant or submissive (Donald acted like Susan’s servant, obeying her every request in an obsequious manner.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">obtuse </span><br />(adj.) lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect (Political opponents warned that the prime minister’s obtuse approach to foreign policy would embroil the nation in mindless war.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">panacea</span> <br />(n.) a remedy for all ills or difficulties (Doctors wish there was a single panacea for every disease, but sadly there is not.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">parody </span><br />(n.) a satirical imitation (A hush fell over the classroom when the teacher returned to find Magdalena acting out a parody of his teaching style.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">penchant</span> <br />(n.) a tendency, partiality, preference (Fiona’s dinner parties quickly became monotonous on account of her penchant for Indian dishes.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">perusal </span><br />(n.) a careful examination, review (The actor agreed to accept the role after a three-month perusal of the movie script.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">plethora</span> <br />(n.) an abundance, excess (The wedding banquet included a plethora of oysters piled almost three feet high.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">predilection</span> <br />(n.) a preference or inclination for something (James has a predilection for eating toad in the whole with tomato ketchup.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">quaint </span><br />(adj.) charmingly old-fashioned (Mary was delighted by the quaint bonnets she saw in Romania.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">rash </span><br />(adj.) hasty, incautious (It’s best to think things over calmly and thoroughly, rather than make rash decisions.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">refurbish</span> <br />(v.) to restore, clean up (After being refurbished the old Triumph motorcycle commanded the handsome price of $6000.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">repudiate</span> <br />(v.) to reject, refuse to accept (Tom made a strong case for an extension of his curfew, but his mother repudiated it with a few biting words.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">rife </span><br />(adj.) abundant (Surprisingly, the teacher’s writing was rife with spelling errors.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">salient</span> <br />(adj.) significant, conspicuous (One of the salient differences between Alison and Helen is that Alison is a couple of kilos heavier.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">serendipity</span> <br />(n.) luck, finding good things without looking for them (In an amazing bit of serendipity, penniless Mark found a $50 bill on the back seat of the bus.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">staid </span><br />(adj.) sedate, serious, self-restrained (The staid butler never changed his expression no matter what happened.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">superfluous</span> <br />(adj.) exceeding what is necessary (Samantha had already won the campaign so her constant flattery of others was superfluous.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">sycophant</span> <br />(n.) one who flatters for self-gain (Some see the people in the cabinet as the Prime Minister’s closest advisors, but others see them as sycophants.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">taciturn</span> <br />(adj.) not inclined to talk (Though Magda never seems to stop talking, her brother is quite taciturn.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">truculent</span> <br />(adj.) ready to fight, cruel (This club doesn’t really attract the dangerous types, so why was that bouncer being so truculent?) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">umbrage </span><br />(n.) resentment, offence (He called me a lily-livered coward, and I took umbrage at the insult.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">venerable</span> <br />(adj.) deserving of respect because of age or achievement (The venerable High Court judge had made several key rulings in landmark cases throughout the years.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">vex </span><br />(v.) to confuse or annoy (My boyfriend vexes me by pinching my bottom for hours on end.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">vociferous</span> <br />(adj.) loud, boisterous (I’m tired of his vociferous whining so I’m breaking up with him.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">wanton </span><br />(adj.) undisciplined, lewd, lustful (Joanna’s wanton demeanor often made the frat guys next door very excited.) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">zenith </span><br />(n.) the highest point, culminating point (I was too nice to tell Emily that she had reached the absolute zenith of her career with that one top 10 hit of hers.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-586751201359577202010-04-20T00:49:00.001-07:002010-04-20T00:53:12.427-07:00CUCUMBER FACTS YOU DID NOT KNOW !!<span style="font-weight:bold;">The Amazing Cucumber</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnTUa-646TTPOC7syknO9GKmweCmC3_eJhx1pHcLx0UUTrycBkO6WfmmNfIZpJc0Fbo4KJA5flov_gUFJNgSuoiTKhnQOUt-iLuFsxL3G3LOuksJKISkG9FJBJb7XhkbT5eDbTli3DA0/s1600/cuc1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnTUa-646TTPOC7syknO9GKmweCmC3_eJhx1pHcLx0UUTrycBkO6WfmmNfIZpJc0Fbo4KJA5flov_gUFJNgSuoiTKhnQOUt-iLuFsxL3G3LOuksJKISkG9FJBJb7XhkbT5eDbTli3DA0/s400/cuc1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462124208918624066" /></a><br /><br />This information was in The New York Times several weeks ago as part of their "Spotlight on the Home" series that highlighted creative and fanciful ways to solve common problems.<br /><br />1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.<br /><br />2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.<br /><br />3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.<br /><br />4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.<br /><br />5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!<br /><br />6. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!<br /><br />7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explorers for quick meals to thwart off starvation.<br /><br />8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.<br /><br />9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and viola, the squeak is gone!<br /><br />10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber will react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown to reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.<br /><br />11. Just finished a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.<br /><br />12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but it won't leave streaks and won't harm your fingers or fingernails while you clean.<br /><br />13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgieKnf8rVE74SHlSsws8q4jRglW1EObjRKp9FgsVRib5uNN0P31NYg9F8PMcxxbbd15vNUOPWZWvv3zf0_AFpobiWulaLxR_87EtA46puYkKqR-O8BYXVb2gnFzCumYNsWvObrffhWuXA/s1600/cuc2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgieKnf8rVE74SHlSsws8q4jRglW1EObjRKp9FgsVRib5uNN0P31NYg9F8PMcxxbbd15vNUOPWZWvv3zf0_AFpobiWulaLxR_87EtA46puYkKqR-O8BYXVb2gnFzCumYNsWvObrffhWuXA/s400/cuc2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462124471605275058" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-78350111636284803122009-09-30T21:52:00.000-07:002009-09-30T21:57:56.858-07:00WORDS OF HISTORY YOU DIDNT KNOW 4 SURE!Know some unknown history of words................................<br /> <br /> <strong>MOPED</strong> is the short term for <strong>'Motorized Pedaling'</strong>.<br /><br /> <strong>POP MUSIC</strong> is <strong>'Popular Music'</strong> shortened.<br /><br /> <strong>BUS</strong> is the short term for <strong>'Omnibus'</strong> that means everybody.<br /><br /> <strong>FORTNIGHT</strong> comes from <strong>'Fourteen Nights'</strong> (Two Weeks).<br /><br /> <strong>DRAWING ROOM</strong> was actually a <strong>'withdrawing room'</strong> where people withdrew after Dinner. Later the<br /> prefix 'with' was dropped..<br /> <br /> <strong>NEWS</strong> refers to information from Four directions N, E, W and S..<br /><br /> <strong>AG-MARK</strong> which some products bear, stems from <strong>'Agricultural Marketing'</strong>.<br /> <br /> <strong>JOURNAL</strong> is a diary that tells about <strong>'Journey for a day'</strong> during each Day's business.<br /><br /> <strong>QUEUE</strong> comes from <strong>'Queen's Quest'</strong>. Long back a long row of people as waiting to see the Queen. Someone made the comment Queen's Quest..<br /><br /> <strong>TIPS</strong> come from <strong>'To Insure Prompt Service'</strong>. In olden days to get Prompt service from servants in an inn, travelers used to drop coins in a Box on which was written 'To Insure Prompt Service'. This gave rise to the custom of Tips.<br /><br /> <strong>JEEP</strong> is a vehicle with unique Gear system. It was invented during World War II (1939-1945). It was named 'General Purpose Vehicle (GP)'.GP was changed into JEEP later.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-29194437882752501022009-09-21T06:56:00.000-07:002009-09-21T07:09:38.769-07:00AMAZING FACTS 19.9.09In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'the rule of thumb' <br />------------------------------------------- <br />Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden'....and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language. <br />------------------------------------------- <br />Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury. <br />------------------------------------------- <br />Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better. <br />------------------------------------------- <br />Coca-Cola was originally green. <br />------------------------------------------- <br />It is impossible to lick your elbow. <br />------------------------------------------- <br />Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. <br />--------------------------------------------- <br />The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer. <br />--------------------------------------------- <br />The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments. <br />--------------------------------------------- <br />Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: <br />Spades - King David. Hearts - Charlemagne. Clubs -Alexander, the Great. Diamonds - Julius Caesar <br />--------------------------------------------- <br />111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 <br /><br />--------------------------------------------- <br />If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. <br />--------------------------------------------- <br />Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested? <br />A. Obsession <br />--------------------------------------------- <br />Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter 'A'? <br />A. One thousand <br />--------------------------------------------- <br />Q.. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common? <br />A. All were invented by women. <br />--------------------------------------------- <br />Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil? <br />A. Honey <br />--------------------------------------------- <br />In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. <br />When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... 'goodnight, sleep tight.' <br />--------------------------------------------- <br />It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon. <br />--------------------------------------------- <br />In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down.' <br /><br />It's where we get the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's' <br />--------------------------------------------- <br />Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. 'Wet your whistle' is the phrase inspired by this practice.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-22087196989167524602009-08-24T03:42:00.000-07:002009-08-24T04:03:02.487-07:00SUPER FOODS FOR SUPER MEMORY<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodpJ-yBDxLojhJad61d4fIXjRj8cnHufb91WJP77eOO4LdibUwYx_uZBdWok-fueYpoUkor1gUDqAPYVNr_Hqe0GLmiTdPbtYM67FizKp4v51i-76PjP2pQBRF6vPgf31b3YW7vpRX6M/s1600-h/brain.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodpJ-yBDxLojhJad61d4fIXjRj8cnHufb91WJP77eOO4LdibUwYx_uZBdWok-fueYpoUkor1gUDqAPYVNr_Hqe0GLmiTdPbtYM67FizKp4v51i-76PjP2pQBRF6vPgf31b3YW7vpRX6M/s400/brain.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373484122130233362" /></a><br />Now that school is starting back up, it’s time to give your brain everything it needs to stay sharp and attentive in class.<br /><br /><br />So here are 5 foods to help you improve your memory and supercharge your brain:<br /><br />Fish<br />Fish is not only high in good protein, but also filled with essential vitamins and minerals for your brain; including: phosphorus, magnesium, selenium, and vitamins A and D. And fish oil is a great source of Omega-3 fat, which can improve your brain’s chemistry and development. We recommend: tuna, sardine, anchovy, salmon and bluefish.<br /><br />Blueberries <br />The Journal of Neuroscience published some research from Tufts University that suggested that blueberries can improve memory loss. Blueberries are also filled with antioxidants and have been reported to inhibit colon cancer and Ovarian cancer.<br /><br />Wholegrain Foods<br />Wholegrain foods are a great way to get folic acid and B vitamins into your body. You see, B vitamins like Thiamine, Pantothenic Acid, and Pridoxine have been shown to reduce memory loss. If you’re not eating enough wholegrain foods, we recommend taking a good B vitamin that has B1, B5, B6, and B12.<br /><br />Pumpkin Seeds<br />Buy a bag of roasted pumpkin seeds and chew on them throughout the day. Pumpkin seeds are filled with zinc, which has been known to help improve thinking skills.<br /><br />Broccoli<br />Broccoli is filled with vitamin K, and can help improve your brain chemistry and overall brainpower.<br /><br />Eating all the right foods won’t guarantee that you’re brain is at its best performance. You need to balance healthy eating along with good sleep, cardiovascular activity, and plenty of water.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-66621341564855847262009-08-06T18:57:00.000-07:002009-08-06T19:09:38.872-07:00HIGH CLASS LIFE THAT YOU DESERVE !There are so many people living fast lives... not able to provide enough time to anyone not even yourselves. Where are the good old simple times ?<br /><br />That I guess is the law of nature. "THE ONLY THING THAT IS CONSTANT IN LIFE IS CHANGE ". I know that human life would be so boring, strenuous and monotonous if it were not for some kind of entertainment. 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I found a site thats total and absolute MAGIC.. visit it by clicking here<br /><a href="http://www.ticketsolutions.co.uk/index.php"><strong>TICKETSOLUTIONS.CO.UK</strong></a><br />All major credit cards are accepted here... and also they deliver the tickets fast at your provided address.<br />Not only do you get for famous concerts and games but all that you can wish for, I was amazed to look at the user-friendly nature of the website and eye catching theme and design.<br /><br />So hope you catch your dream life .... No I am sure you are going to having found such a wonderful site that takes care of all your entertainment needs and caters to all tastes ! Hats off !<br />SITE URL : <a href="http://www.ticketsolutions.co.uk/index.php"><strong>TICKETSOLUTIONS.CO.UK</strong></a><br /><br />Oh yes I almost forgot to tell you guys... this service is available all over UK and around the world listed countries in drop down menu!! BEST RATES AT AFFORDABLE PRICES ! ALL IN ALL ... ENJOY A HIGH CLASS LIFE THAT YOU DESERVE !Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-55898677729082742442009-06-03T08:56:00.000-07:002009-06-03T08:59:19.720-07:00AMERICAN LAWYERS !!These EXCERPTS are from a book called "Disorder in the American Courts", and are things people have actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.<br />____________________________________________<br />ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?<br />WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?<br />____________________________________<br />ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he?<br />WITNESS: He's twenty, much like your IQ.<br />___________________________________________<br />ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?<br />WITNESS: Are you shitting me?<br />_________________________________________<br />ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?<br />WITNESS: Yes.<br />ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?<br />WITNESS: getting laid<br />____________________________________________<br />ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?<br />WITNESS: Yes.<br />ATTORNEY: How many were boys?<br />WITNESS: None.<br />ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?<br />WITNESS: Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?<br />____________________________________________<br />ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?<br />WITNESS: By death.<br />ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?<br />WITNESS: Take a guess.<br />____________________________________________<br />ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?<br />WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard.<br />ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?<br />WITNESS: Unless the Circus was in town I'm going with male.<br />______________________________________<br />ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?<br />WITNESS: All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight.<br />_________________________________________<br />ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?<br />WITNESS: Oral.<br />_________________________________________<br />ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?<br />WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.<br />ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?<br />WITNESS: If not, he was by the time I finished.<br />____________________________________________<br />ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?<br />WITNESS: No.<br />ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?<br />WITNESS: No.<br />ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?<br />WITNESS: No.<br />ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?<br />WITNESS: No.<br />ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?<br />WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.<br />ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?<br />WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.<br />_______________________________________________<br /><br />It is a really funny thing to see lawyers speak such childish things in court of law ! But yes in the great AMERICA, everything is possible !! I love USA ! 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An eyeball weighs about 1 ounce.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-36773142364581969852009-04-03T21:06:00.000-07:002009-04-07T11:22:22.695-07:00WHAT IS IQ ??<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62ng0tQok2jTSC2QpG6YNseQwKxcn_4D7UBoRvB6Uw5d0NJSBcTJZ-Mvbxz2xgzpqG4sa0PLvj1aW1VoiKIbnB6WbrcJwJtX-WUsB3TunJbTZUnrZk5g-ZdlCmE5AzvY30xrATEVlTR4/s1600-h/22.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62ng0tQok2jTSC2QpG6YNseQwKxcn_4D7UBoRvB6Uw5d0NJSBcTJZ-Mvbxz2xgzpqG4sa0PLvj1aW1VoiKIbnB6WbrcJwJtX-WUsB3TunJbTZUnrZk5g-ZdlCmE5AzvY30xrATEVlTR4/s320/22.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320686666896392306" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br />I.Q. is the acronym for intelligent quotient, and refers to a score given for several standardized intelligence tests. The first of these was developed by French psychologist Alfred Binet in 1905. He constructed the IQ test, as it would later be called, to determine which children might need additional help in scholarly pursuits. Today, the IQ test is commonly based on some model of the Stanford Binet Intelligence scale.<br /><br />Not all intelligence can be measured by an IQ test. In fact, primarily, an IQ test measures mathematical and spatial reasoning, logical ability, and language understanding. Thus a person who is speaking English as a second language might score poorly on the language comprehension aspects of a test, and an IQ test would not be an adequate measurement of intelligence.<br /><br />Further an IQ test does not measure things like life experience, wisdom, or personal qualities like being a good friend or a devoted spouse. So it is not a predictor of a person’s quality or worth, though it has occasionally been used as such. <br /><br />Some things can negatively impact IQ score. These include malnutrition in children who are tested, and fetal alcohol syndrome, or maternal addiction. Mental retardation or conditions that deteriorate the brain’s capacity to remember like Alzheimer’s disease also causes IQ scores to be lower. IQ may also be impacted by lack of appropriate education, often due to disparity in educational funding. If these disparities are corrected, then IQ scores normally increase.<br /><br />People can also train to take IQ tests, which can increase scoring. However, it is not known whether a person who scores higher because of training or repeated testing is actually more intelligent. It is verifiable that the trained person does better on the IQ test than the person who is not trained.<br /><br />There have been some studies on brain size and development and IQ scores. Specifically the frontal lobe of the brain seems to be the most indicative method for prediction of IQ scores. Larger frontal lobes tend to result in larger IQs.<br /><br />Men and women seem to score approximately the same on IQ testing, though men exhibit a greater variance in testing, and have more very high and very low scores than do women. The American Psychological Association conducted studies on IQs and came up with the following conclusions:<br /><br />IQ score was a fairly good predictor for school performance. IQ score may also predict fairly well the degree to which a person may be successful in occupations. IQ scores tend to exhibit some racial bias. Test scores may be influenced by personal genetic history.<br /><br />There is much contentious debate in evaluating the IQ test, as to whether nature or nurture most influences IQIQIQ scores. As well, debate exists as to how much IQ scores should be used as a predictor of behavior. Some are concerned that IQ scores might negatively affect the perception of colleges, private schools or employers if used to determine employability or acceptance into schools.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-26904680680652917062009-03-06T19:45:00.000-08:002009-03-06T20:33:42.604-08:00Whats your tune ??WHATS YOUR TUNING THAT YOU NEED TO BUST THE STRESS AND ANXIETY YOU ACCUMULATE EVERYDAY ?<br /><br />All the people living fast lives... not able to dedicate enough time to anyone not even yourselves. Where are the good old simple times ?<br /><br />I know that human life would be so boring, strenuous and monotonous if it were not for some kind of entertainment or some sort of unwinding activities. A social life in the discos, pubs and night clubs is not ruled out but it gives you even more stress than before, all that head banging and loud music disrupts your overall health. 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No I am sure you are going to be fine tuned having found such a wonderful site that takes care of all your entertainment needs !<br />SITE URL : <a href="http://www.ticketsolutions.co.uk/index.php">TICKETSOLUTIONS.CO.UK</a><br /><br />Oh yes I almost forgot to tell you guys... this service is available all over UK and around the world listed countries in drop down menu!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-90343172565489088022009-02-05T19:35:00.000-08:002009-02-05T19:39:36.023-08:00Some amazing FACTS !!! READ CAUTIOUSLY !1 : If u yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. <br /><br />(Hardly seems worth it.) <br /><br /><br />2 : If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. <br /><br />(Now that's more like it !) <br /><br /><br />3 : The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet. <br /><br />(O.M.G.!) <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />4 : A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes. <br /><br />(In my next life, I want to be a pig..) <br /><br /><br /><br />5 : A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death. (Creepy.)<br /><br />(I'm still not over the pig.) <br /><br /><br /><br />6 : Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour <br /><br />(Don't try this at home, maybe at work) <br /><br /><br /><br />7 : The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off. <br /><br />(Honey, I'm home. What the...?!)<br /><br /><br />8 : The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It's like a human jumping thelength of a football field. <br /> (30 minutes.. Lucky pig! Can you imagine?) <br /><br /><br />9 : The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds. <br /><br />(What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?) <br /><br /><br /><br />10 : Some lions mate over 50 times a day. <br /><br />(Lucky bas***** but I still want to be a pig in my next life...quality over quantity) <br /><br /><br />11 : Butterflies taste with their feet. <br /><br />(Something I always wanted to know.) <br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br />12: The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.(Hmmmmmm......put it to good use) <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />13 : Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people. <br /><br />(If you're ambidextrous, do you split the difference?) <br /><br /><br />14 : Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump. <br /><br />(Okay, so that would be a good thing) <br /> <br /><br />15 : A cat's urine glows under a black light. <br /><br />(I wonder who was paid to figure that out?) <br /><br /><br />16 : An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. <br /><br />( I know some people like that.) <br /><br /><br />17 : Starfish have no brains <br /><br />(I know some people like that too.) <br /><br />18 : Polar bears are left-handed. (If they switch, they'll live a lot longer) <br /><br /><br />19 : Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure. <br /><br />(What about that pig??)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-49974213737561427952009-01-27T10:02:00.001-08:002009-01-27T10:22:28.917-08:00BRAIN TEASERS !! (28/01/09)Welcome to my blog... NOW I PRESENT TO YOU A FEW TEASERS... THANK YOU TO ALL MY READERS FOR YOUR CONTINOUS LOVE, SUPPORT AND AFFECTION<br /><br />(P.S - DON'T TRY TO SNEAK INTO ANSWERS AT THE END OF THIS POST...)<br />1. What can't EAT FOR BREAKFAST ????<br /><br />2. If you drop a steel ball weighing five pounds from a height of 45 inches, will it fall more rapidly through water at 20 degrees Fahrenheit or water at 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Or will it make no difference? <br /><br />3. What tree is most warmly clad ?<br /> <br />4. A rubber ball is tossed off the top of a 100 foot building. Every time it bounces, it goes back up half way. How many bounces will the ball take before it stops ?<br /><br />5. In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995 that same person is 10 years old. How is this possible? <br /><br /><br />ANSWERS :<br />1. LUNCH OR DINNER<br />2. 40 degrees Fahrenheit. At 20 degrees Fahrenheit the water would be ice<br />3. A Fir tree<br />4. IT needs a bit of calculation :<br /> 100 feet = 1200 inches = 1200 * 2.5 cm = 3000 cms<br /> Now as the ball drops down from 3000 cms and loses 50% altitude in every bounce <br /> We divide 3000 cms by 2 until it becomes negligible... <br /> 3000/2 = 1500<br /> 1500/2 = 750<br /> 750/2 = 375<br /> 375/2 = 187.5<br /> 187.5/2 = 93.75<br /> 93.75/2 = 46.875<br /> 46.875/2 = 23.4375<br /> 23.3475/2= 11.7178<br /> 11.7178/2= 5.8593<br /> 5.8593/2 = 2.9296<br /> 2.9296/2 = 1.4648<br /> 1.4648/2 = 0.7324 cm = NEGLIGIBLE <br /><br />THEREFORE COUNTING BACKWARDS WE GET 12 bounces before the ball comes to rest.<br /><br />5. The years are in B.C.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-16067982359407658222009-01-16T22:40:00.001-08:002009-01-16T22:57:32.608-08:00FOR THE COMPUTER GEEKS !!DO YOU THINK YOU ARE GODS OF COMPUTERS ??????????? YOU REALLY THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT COMPUTERS???<br /><br />WELL THINK AGAIN...<br /><br />I AM NOT TOO SURE YOU KNOW MUCH ABOUT ALL THIS THAT I AM GOING TO TELL YOU GUYS ABOUT !!!<br /><br />EAT THIS !@<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgP9ti1fcsl7IbBMXNjiq7kEdJfu7hBajASzyt8v3HlCrfYhl18KMDeOymciCP3ycmJBN6rZYeAqaJNB9A-RtCl6CrOuUM4X0NSEpb3KCCJOvLyYiPdmjGsfFoSWUx54_TE3xZlznM58/s1600-h/BASIC.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgP9ti1fcsl7IbBMXNjiq7kEdJfu7hBajASzyt8v3HlCrfYhl18KMDeOymciCP3ycmJBN6rZYeAqaJNB9A-RtCl6CrOuUM4X0NSEpb3KCCJOvLyYiPdmjGsfFoSWUx54_TE3xZlznM58/s320/BASIC.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292151737802586050" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_UFVjGQejgTDrgUUN8uz74Jmhqg5pMDaPYeC3qcBPE85JPWriIuUbnvjZ50vT3SQzjsQ44-wjvdAbOjmAqp-I1pTIuV4EXk3_MI81nDXKfrMGEMvDGNo6P6AZq143qsvux-G1_gPyzg/s1600-h/WIN+SHORTCUT.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_UFVjGQejgTDrgUUN8uz74Jmhqg5pMDaPYeC3qcBPE85JPWriIuUbnvjZ50vT3SQzjsQ44-wjvdAbOjmAqp-I1pTIuV4EXk3_MI81nDXKfrMGEMvDGNo6P6AZq143qsvux-G1_gPyzg/s320/WIN+SHORTCUT.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292151741777324162" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnOSd6rGJZoYK1WhzaxFnMnx5V1kFBEpIniMsRyuWAByMoC4kyVcsZyy86OOLyAKEXTqd_uLg-C227ulVbk4ybQFOQJFhcwCFrpqeeDGRip54wgwdDkHG_grG9gxJRVbhrpT1DPj8T5s/s1600-h/WINKEY+SHORTCUTS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnOSd6rGJZoYK1WhzaxFnMnx5V1kFBEpIniMsRyuWAByMoC4kyVcsZyy86OOLyAKEXTqd_uLg-C227ulVbk4ybQFOQJFhcwCFrpqeeDGRip54wgwdDkHG_grG9gxJRVbhrpT1DPj8T5s/s320/WINKEY+SHORTCUTS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292151744226092274" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrBdy4OCtwjYsjmp_zTdWg_kcqk8M6hw2_p_tz61wJ-pNVu1d3iDWS9hQTf2VA0LxO4zBcctL1CdVraBoSp3woUQt-BLMpRfK3888d_o2gFffxZEnxzp5tvcGymRngrMgSoWkEU9dqvk/s1600-h/WORD+SHORTCUTS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 88px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrBdy4OCtwjYsjmp_zTdWg_kcqk8M6hw2_p_tz61wJ-pNVu1d3iDWS9hQTf2VA0LxO4zBcctL1CdVraBoSp3woUQt-BLMpRfK3888d_o2gFffxZEnxzp5tvcGymRngrMgSoWkEU9dqvk/s320/WORD+SHORTCUTS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292151744887111122" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7W2J3zHfxeJCkSmYvidYNy-0oJrQZztwwwhYhyphenhyphen7QamOk35doKU9cp-4LxcQBBFDBMmn5YGrRLe2voC22K6a46kPZ1r-mPPyGXdWNtBkvYE9VQWqUm6xGC_k2y8Bw86IzCICK2vWWfi20/s1600-h/EXCEL+SHORT.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7W2J3zHfxeJCkSmYvidYNy-0oJrQZztwwwhYhyphenhyphen7QamOk35doKU9cp-4LxcQBBFDBMmn5YGrRLe2voC22K6a46kPZ1r-mPPyGXdWNtBkvYE9VQWqUm6xGC_k2y8Bw86IzCICK2vWWfi20/s320/EXCEL+SHORT.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292151746588722386" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEivzk7N4q5rvAy1rM3nFoSTIBByfMGaDmkEncYQnxtVECLZnhSZS9SiqFDOWCenWl6V491n_1gkdSZbljDJrVG4AE4SaKoFs-lC1n-QzZuQAgclS_TOa-OFs2bqsVhkQdmaolNR4Vhc/s1600-h/OUTLOOK+SHORT.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEivzk7N4q5rvAy1rM3nFoSTIBByfMGaDmkEncYQnxtVECLZnhSZS9SiqFDOWCenWl6V491n_1gkdSZbljDJrVG4AE4SaKoFs-lC1n-QzZuQAgclS_TOa-OFs2bqsVhkQdmaolNR4Vhc/s320/OUTLOOK+SHORT.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292152850697305250" /></a><br /><br /><br />HOPE U GOT AN ENLIGHTENMENT SESSION FOR FREE....WELL NOTE 'EM UP BOYZ....ENJOY AND HOPE THIS ALL WAS OF SOME USE....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-39756932757944227202008-07-18T07:14:00.000-07:002008-07-18T07:19:16.680-07:00NO. OF QUARTERS NEEDED TO MATCH EMPIRE STATE BLDG ??ARE YOU SMART ENOUGH TO TAKE THIS CHALLENGE ??<br /><br />HOW MANY QUARTERS ARE NEEDED TO BE STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER TO MATCH THE HEIGHT OR ALTITUDE OF THE EMPIRE STATE BLDG. IN USA ??<br />HOW MUCH VALUE IN $$ DOES IT CONVERT TO ?<br /><br /><br /><br />ANSWER : (JUST IN CASE !!)<br />You will need to stack <strong><strong>217714</strong></strong> quarters to match the height of empire state building<br /><br />The exact amount of sum in currency becomes:<strong><strong> $ 54,428.5</strong></strong><br />(US Dollars FIFTY FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT AND Cents FIFTY)<br /><br />Empire State Building :<br /><br />Height: 381 m or 1,250 feet.<br /><br />Quarter :<br /><br />Weight 5.67 grams<br /><br />Diameter 0.955 inches (24.26 mm), <br /><br />Width 1.75 millimeters (0.069 in) <br /><br />Calculations (Proof):<br />i) Now,<br /><br />1 meter = 1000 mm<br />1 meter = 39.3700787 inches<br /><br />381 m = 381 X 1000 = 381,000 mm<br /><br />ii) Number of quarters needed = 381000 / 1.75 = 217714.285<br />This can not be done physically.<br /><br />We assume 217714 quarters needed.<br /><br />iii) Value in currency (with assumed no. of quarters) =217714 X 0.25 = $ 54428.5<br />Value in currency (without assumed no. of quarters) = 217714.285 X 0.25 = $54428.571Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-8823576216974926612008-07-16T21:44:00.001-07:002008-12-11T19:21:55.341-08:00OPTICAL ILLUSIONS !!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPwZcahdn6Ig6qakz2j3rOyXxIoXHrZz-DXEWUBSNk0QDRyuOdL2FSq3D5MwwK9cyH30lEWxf6cj0A56W23n6GuID5wQzrsr_7gi77fKn6udrUkj610tL8sQNCiulEhH3W7-6OXCuWVw/s1600-h/circles.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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(Postulate 1)<br /><br />And, Women spend not to let men become Donkeys! (Postulate 2)<br /><br />So, we have?<br />Men + Women = Donkeys + earn money + Donkeys + spend money<br /><br />Therefore from Postulates 1 and 2, we can conclude<br />Man + Woman = 2 Donkeys that live happily together!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-13162519447408190322008-07-15T12:31:00.000-07:002008-07-15T12:34:07.359-07:00COMMON QUESTIONS UNCOMMON ANSWERS !!!*Q: Why are many coin banks shaped like pigs? **<br />**ANSWER:* Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of a<br />dense orange clay called 'pygg.' When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as 'pygg banks.' When an English potter misunderstood the word, he made a bank that resembled a pig and it caught on.<br />------------ --------- ---------<br /><br />*Q: Did you ever wonder why dimes, quarters and half dollars have notches, while pennies and nickels do not? **<br />**ANSWER:* The US Mint began putting notches on the edges of coins<br />containing gold and silver to discourage holders from shaving off small quantities of the precious metals. Dimes, quarters and half dollars are notched because they used to contain silver. Pennies and nickels aren't notched because the metals they contain are not valuable enough to shave.<br />------------ --------- ---------<br /><br />*Q: Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes have buttons on the left? **<br />**ANSWER:* When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's right. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. And that's where women's buttons have remained since.<br />------------ --------- ---------<br /><br />*Q: Why do X's at the end of a letter signify kisses?**<br />**ANSWER:* In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or write, documents were often signed using an X. Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document. The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous.<br />------------ --------- ---------<br /><br />* Q: Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called 'passing the buck'? **<br />* * ANSWER:* In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck,from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility, he would 'pass the buck' to the next player.<br />------------ --------- ---------<br /><br />*Q: Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast? **<br />**ANSWER:* It used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy<br />by offering him a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of the host. Both men would drink it simultaneously. When a guest trusted his host, he would then just touch or clink the host's glass with his own.<br />------------ --------- ---------<br /><br />*Q: Why are people in the public eye said to be 'in the limelight'? **<br />**ANSWER:* Invented in 1825, limelight was used in lighthouses and<br />stage lighting by burning a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light. In the theater, performers on stage 'in the limelight' were seen by the audience to be the center of attention.<br /> ------------ --------- ---------<br /><br />*Q: Why do ships and aircraft in trouble use 'mayday' as their call for help? **<br />**ANSWER:* This comes from the French word m'aidez -- meaning<br />'help me' -- and is pronounced 'mayday.'<br />------------ --------- ---------<br /><br />*Q: Why is someone who is feeling great 'on cloud nine'? **<br />**ANSWER:** Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes<br />they attain, with nine being the highest cloud. If someone is said to be on cloud nine, that person is floating well above worldly cares.<br />------------ --------- ---------<br /><br />*Q: Why are zero scores in tennis called 'love'? *<br />*ANSWER: * In France, where tennis first became popular, a big, round zero on the scoreboard looked like an egg and was called 'l'oeuf,' which is French for 'egg.'When tennis was introduced in the United States, Americans pronounced it 'love.' <br />------------ --------- ---------<br /><br />*Q: In golf, where did the term 'caddie' come from?**<br />**ANSWER:* When Mary, later Queen of Scots, went to France as a young girl (for education &survival), Louis, King of France, learned that she loved the Scot game 'golf.' So he had the first golf course outside of Scotland built for her enjoyment. To make sure she was properly chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, Louis hired cadets from a military school to accompany her. Mary liked this a lot and when she returned to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she took the practice with her. In French, the word cadet is pronounced 'ca-day' and the Scots changed it into 'caddie.'Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-19582422598682821002008-07-15T10:30:00.000-07:002008-07-15T10:31:14.805-07:00HOW DO WE SEE THINGS ?How do we see things upright if the image formed on the retina in our eye is an inverted one?<br /><br />ANSWER : <br /><br />It is true that the images formed on your retina are upside-down. It is also true that most people have two eyes, and therefore two retinas. Why, then, don't you see two distinct images? For the same reason that you don't see everything upside-down. One of our most remarkable tools - the brain - is hard at work for us at this task. <br /><br />Processing visual information is a complex task - it takes up a relatively large portion of the brain compared to other senses. This is because your brain performs several tasks to make images 'easier' to see. One, of course, is combining the two images, which is helped by the corpus callosum, the tiny part of your brain which joins the two big hemispheres. The other part is handled in the optic part of your brain itself, and part of its job is to make images right-side-up. It does this because your brain is so USED to seeing things upside-down that it eventually adjusts to it. After all, it's a lot easier to flip the image over than it is to try and coordinate your hands and legs with an upside-down world! As a result, though, it is believed that for the first few days, babies see everything upside-down. This is because they have not become used to vision. <br /><br />Your brain CAN be retrained though. In one psychological study, participants were asked to wear inverting lenses - lenses that invert the image BEFORE they get to your eye, so that when your eye inverts it, it's right-side-up. At first, everything appeared upside-down to the participants. But, after a few days, people began to report that everything appeared right-side-up! As a second part of the study, the people were asked to take the glasses off. Because they were now used to the lenses, their NORMAL vision appeared upside-down!! Within a day, though, their vision returned to normal. The reason you don't see everything upside-down, then, is simply because it's easier to think about right-side-up!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-9907019709085462912008-07-15T10:01:00.001-07:002008-12-11T19:21:55.726-08:00THE MOST MAGICALHERE JUST CONCENTRATE YOUR EYES ON THE CENTRE CROSS.<br /><br />SLOWLY YOU WILL NOTICE THE PINK SPOTS DISAPPEARING AND ALSO TURNING GREEN A LITTLE LATER.<br /><br />HOPE YOU ENJOYED !<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNB_KSyKuskpJ9_3k-LaiV9oh32HmEbazM4tvg-Qn5zcYMcEltnLRcM3qRx2GbHUO6PnB4_8Y0v-osDU71rb7p0jXKisMOJ8GWz05zdls3iwrgm9RZnBV1J86SYF8c1szTZs39peljqo4/s1600-h/Picture8.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNB_KSyKuskpJ9_3k-LaiV9oh32HmEbazM4tvg-Qn5zcYMcEltnLRcM3qRx2GbHUO6PnB4_8Y0v-osDU71rb7p0jXKisMOJ8GWz05zdls3iwrgm9RZnBV1J86SYF8c1szTZs39peljqo4/s400/Picture8.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223287227733097490" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-56661932142134155012008-07-15T09:53:00.000-07:002008-12-11T19:21:57.597-08:00MORE TEASERS<strong>SEE THE PETALS ROTATING ???</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmNaOSt1Qu29ep63JsS5EyFv6a5bu6MUWlKLM4wskGo12q4IQ2x20LODUqEp7pHt4ppLT95lkSzTAPUZk_STXDs8pU_NDbQ3UZ6uCHtGTH7yOBKhEChvDG06d_V4pTGlZFRDIJVFb5xc/s1600-h/Picture3.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmNaOSt1Qu29ep63JsS5EyFv6a5bu6MUWlKLM4wskGo12q4IQ2x20LODUqEp7pHt4ppLT95lkSzTAPUZk_STXDs8pU_NDbQ3UZ6uCHtGTH7yOBKhEChvDG06d_V4pTGlZFRDIJVFb5xc/s400/Picture3.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223286558244936658" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>SEE THE DRUMS ROTATING LONGITUDINALLY ???</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2oX7tqtBARsdlH_YwCbVAeHPNa3S1u-D333pj2U9PVvP_888JAGncj8glzDhEshz2jzjq3cX3fPDOJIKXLyLaWxAJPI64dfiUKAfaFutyJ6cbyXLnc7BZBbAaRCnAOpLHv0FTz5o6DE4/s1600-h/Picture4.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2oX7tqtBARsdlH_YwCbVAeHPNa3S1u-D333pj2U9PVvP_888JAGncj8glzDhEshz2jzjq3cX3fPDOJIKXLyLaWxAJPI64dfiUKAfaFutyJ6cbyXLnc7BZBbAaRCnAOpLHv0FTz5o6DE4/s400/Picture4.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223286565143808674" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>SEE THE CARPET WAVE ???</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApWeKyFHGzgAADZyCDdAyfAHAM7pjG7wbQhyphenhyphenoud7n554kDHtQ4hyuXz_AJnxL4O-f-MLvFLQa8V9JkSVMwZIFCZrGSJtpNUZ7ZVsJE_PrivStuujSyWAt0VeEEDbB-bWXG-GAsMVSCVk/s1600-h/Picture5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApWeKyFHGzgAADZyCDdAyfAHAM7pjG7wbQhyphenhyphenoud7n554kDHtQ4hyuXz_AJnxL4O-f-MLvFLQa8V9JkSVMwZIFCZrGSJtpNUZ7ZVsJE_PrivStuujSyWAt0VeEEDbB-bWXG-GAsMVSCVk/s400/Picture5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223286570987163794" /></a><br /><br /><strong>PARALLEL OR NON PARALLEL ???</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hxwI4uHx2bx2LHK6OSER7O99iHmrx013xBQYTn6ju3jrrFOBYYrN4JTEqWtPz9yajoehtZuYB1O3egBCTmDYYTOH9aihRKrXe9tluPrHFCu8uU42CADbmpWkS6pgv-Fo0AztBWIFhgU/s1600-h/Picture6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hxwI4uHx2bx2LHK6OSER7O99iHmrx013xBQYTn6ju3jrrFOBYYrN4JTEqWtPz9yajoehtZuYB1O3egBCTmDYYTOH9aihRKrXe9tluPrHFCu8uU42CADbmpWkS6pgv-Fo0AztBWIFhgU/s400/Picture6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223286577831644674" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>LOOK AND CONCENTRATE IN CENTRE !!</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Uz_KuCMPdibTb8-Jmc2iM0W4t73XLfBY3Gyu8wJXUWyepiIZxVEMWY7DAUUzKygMRMt495uS3r_oaTA1m9zXzz028qZXXx38Z0hJTiMmB-f7WSxK04bv6ia3Cv0wYmEUuk-oKj3AAPY/s1600-h/Picture7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Uz_KuCMPdibTb8-Jmc2iM0W4t73XLfBY3Gyu8wJXUWyepiIZxVEMWY7DAUUzKygMRMt495uS3r_oaTA1m9zXzz028qZXXx38Z0hJTiMmB-f7WSxK04bv6ia3Cv0wYmEUuk-oKj3AAPY/s400/Picture7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223286581414490098" /></a><br />HOPE U GUYS ENJOY ALL THESE TOO...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-14410627752053467632008-07-15T09:48:00.000-07:002008-12-11T19:21:57.787-08:00LOOK KEENLY WHAT DO U SEE?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOi0eJ1C5IlyB200mk72W2TImo2i5GiA1aoSgU4ctT0iUo9w6TDPuB1jzGQlVx1zooAaQ9p8fR0CvFu9nXERZvAxEm0aP4t9HmFPV0vkcqJxbfNhvKnild744sBzxALMm147gaBXNEin0/s1600-h/Picture2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOi0eJ1C5IlyB200mk72W2TImo2i5GiA1aoSgU4ctT0iUo9w6TDPuB1jzGQlVx1zooAaQ9p8fR0CvFu9nXERZvAxEm0aP4t9HmFPV0vkcqJxbfNhvKnild744sBzxALMm147gaBXNEin0/s320/Picture2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223284037431520562" /></a><br /><br /><br />Research has shown that young children cannot identify the intimate couple because they do not have prior memory associated with such a scenario.<br /> Children see nine dolphins.<br /> This is a test to determine if you already have a corrupted mind. If it is hard for you to find the dolphins within six seconds, your mind is indeed corruptedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-22012378124386724552008-07-15T09:46:00.001-07:002008-12-11T19:21:57.996-08:00If something‘s rotating – go home, you need a break! *g*<strong><strong>DO YOU REALLY THINK THE PICTURE IS MOVING ????</strong></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDFSd1P-00mSGw8K-TChaU2ddqopa3RVuTS4mYHnC54YSG4nC94VqNlk0Oqg3fQdcSuJ8Ku0KV3cfPMbEN3moRnnO-1FAeuw-o1rfyS6lrAWCkJ0aWukI-V4akDKSeqTOlvj39xOdi4I/s1600-h/Picture1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDFSd1P-00mSGw8K-TChaU2ddqopa3RVuTS4mYHnC54YSG4nC94VqNlk0Oqg3fQdcSuJ8Ku0KV3cfPMbEN3moRnnO-1FAeuw-o1rfyS6lrAWCkJ0aWukI-V4akDKSeqTOlvj39xOdi4I/s320/Picture1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223283492723278834" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449715085784440443.post-34312730311688301852008-07-15T09:42:00.000-07:002008-07-15T09:46:00.865-07:00READ THIS<strong><strong>The phenomenal power of the human mind I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid! Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh, and I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt. NOTE: I read this somewhere and I just had to pass it around. I do not know the origins of the text</strong></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0