USEFUL COMMANDS

RUN COMMANDS

Useful RUN Commands

Accessibility Controls - access.cpl
Add Hardware Wizard - hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools - control admintools
Automatic Updates - wuaucpl.cpl
Bluetooth Transfer Wizard - fsquirt
Calculator - calc
Certificate Manager - certmgr.msc
Character Map - charmap
Check Disk Utility - chkdsk
Clipboard Viewer - clipbrd
Command Prompt - cmd
Component Services - dcomcnfg
Computer Management - compmgmt.msc
Date and Time Properties - timedate.cpl
DDE Shares - ddeshare
Device Manager - devmgmt.msc
Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* - directx.cpl
Direct X Troubleshooter - dxdiag
Disk Cleanup Utility - cleanmgr
Disk Defragment - dfrg.msc
Disk Management - diskmgmt.msc
Disk Partition Manager - diskpart
Display Properties - control desktop
Display Properties - desk.cpl
Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) - control color
Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility - drwtsn32
Driver Verifier Utility - verifier
Event Viewer - eventvwr.msc
File Signature Verification Tool - sigverif
Findfast - findfast.cpl
Folders Properties - control folders
Fonts - control fonts
Fonts Folder - fonts
Free Cell Card Game - freecell
Game Controllers - joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) - gpedit.msc
Hearts Card Game - mshearts

Useful Run Commands - II

Iexpress Wizard - iexpress
Indexing Service - ciadv.msc
Internet Properties - inetcpl.cpl
IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) - ipconfig /all
IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) - ipconfig /displaydns
IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) - ipconfig /flushdns
IP Configuration (Release All Connections) - ipconfig /release
IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) - ipconfig /renew
IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re - Registers DNS) -
ipconfig /registerdns
IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) - ipconfig /showclassid
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)

Useful RUN commands - III

IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) - ipconfig /showclassid
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) - ipconfig /setclassid
Java Control Panel (If Installed) - jpicpl32.cpl
Java Control Panel (If Installed) - javaws
Keyboard Properties - control keyboard
Local Security Settings - secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows - logoff
Microsoft Chat - winchat
Minesweeper Game - winmine
Mouse Properties - control mouse
Mouse Properties - main.cpl
Network Connections - control netconnections
Network Connections - ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl
Notepad - notepad
Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) - nvtuicpl.cpl
Object Packager - packager
ODBC Data Source Administrator - odbccp32.cpl
On Screen Keyboard - osk
Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) - ac3filter.cpl
Password Properties - password.cpl
Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc
Performance Monitor - perfmon
Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl
Power Configuration - powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes - control printers
Printers Folder - printers
Private Character Editor - eudcedit
Quicktime (If Installed) - QuickTime.cpl
Regional Settings - intl.cpl
Registry Editor - regedit
Registry Editor - regedit32
Remote Desktop - mstsc
Removable Storage - ntmsmgr.msc
Removable Storage Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc
Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) - rsop.msc

Useful RUN Commands - IV

Scanners and Cameras - sticpl.cpl
Scheduled Tasks - control schedtasks
Security Center - wscui.cpl
Services - services.msc
Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc
Shuts Down Windows - shutdown
Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl
Spider Solitare Card Game - spider
SQL Client Configuration - cliconfg
System Configuration Editor - sysedit
System Configuration Utility - msconfig
System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) - sfc /scannow
System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot) - sfc /scanonce
System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) - sfc /scanbo

20 WORST FEATURES OF WINDOWS

From Windows 95's active desktop to Vista's UAC, a loving tribute to the tools, technologies, and applets that drive us absolutely bonkers.



In November of 1985, Microsoft released Windows 1.0. And thus began Windows' 22-year reign (to date) as the world's most popular, most irritating computing platform. Which Windows features have been responsible for the most angst?




1. ActiveX Controls

For years, ActiveX--the technology which dates all the way back to Windows 3.0's OLE (Object Linking and Embedding)?had not one but two majorly pernicious effects on computer users. Folks who use Web sites that run ActiveX applets on their PCs open themselves up to security risks, since an ActiveX control can do pretty much anything it wants on your PC once you'd told it to run. And the fact that ActiveX runs only in Internet Explorer in Windows stunted the growth of alternative browsers and operating systems for years. ActiveX controls still exist, but with some exceptions--mostly related to Microsoft "benefits" like Windows Update and Windows Genuine Advantage--it's easier than ever to ignore them. Thank goodness for that.

2. The Registry

Ever wonder why the U.S. power grid is so fragile that that a blip at one power plant in Cleveland can black out the Eastern Seaboard? We ask the same thing about Windows' Registry: Why did Microsoft put so many vital pieces of Windows configuration data in one place, where a minor problem with that single file can turn into a full-tilt PC disaster? You can back up your Registry religiously. You can run Registry cleaning utilities. You can edit the Registry very, very carefully, should you dare to edit it at all. But you can't eliminate the possibility that it'll bring Windows to its knees.

3. Internet Explorer 6

Beginning in the mid-1990s, Microsoft fought the browser wars against Netscape with all it had. With Internet Explorer 6, released in 2001, though, it seemed to declare "Mission accomplished." For five long years, IE barely changed, even as competitors such asFirefox and Opera showed there were plenty of ways to make browsing better. At the same time, attacking IE 6 security holes became a full-time occupation for an army of hackers--and patching them up turned into part-time work for everyone who used the browser. IE 7, released in 2006, is a passable upgrade, but wouldn't the world have been a better place if it had shown up two or three years earlier?

4. Notifications

Hey, you've just installed a program!A network cable is missing! You've got icons on your desktop you're not using! Windows is constantly alerting us to stuff it thinks we should know, usually by means of word balloons that pop up from the System Tray. (Which, incidentally, is more accurately called the TaskBar Notification Area.) An amazing percentage of these messages are painfully obvious, irrelevant, or just plain inaccurate. Never have so many computer users been distracted from their work by interruptions so useless.

5. Messenger Service

Just perusing the article in Microsoft's knowledge base about this alert service (no relation to the Windows Messenger IM client)is enough to make you shudder: "If advertisements are opening on your computer in a window titled Messenger Service, it may indicate that your system is not secure...some advertisers have started using this service to send information via the Internet, and these messages could be used maliciously to distribute a virus." Windows XP SP2 disabled it by default; Vista eliminated it. Good riddance.

6. Windows Update

There are lots of things you can criticize about Windows XP's approach to software patches. But when we asked around, the biggest complaint by far was how the OS's Windows Update feature (also known as Microsoft Update) pops up a dialog box nagging you to reboot your PC) and continues to do so every ten minutes until you obey. (Ignore it, and the machine may reboot if you walk away for a moment, sometimes destroying unsaved data in the process.) That dialog box is in desperate need of a button marked "I'll Reboot When I'm Damn Well Ready." Windows Vista's version doesn't offer that, but it does allow you to wait up to four hours before being pestered again.

7. User Access Control

Nobody can argue that the idea behind UAC is crummy: If the computer is about to do something that's potentially risky, it makes sense to verify that the PC's user wants it to happen.UAC in practice, however, is incredibly clunky, from the alarming screen blackout to the often cryptic dialog box asking for permission to the way UAC gets in the way of humble tasks that ren't particularly riky. We hope that Vista gets a more polished UAC someday--this version is so annoying it's tempting to just disable it and take your chances with attackers.

8. End Task

A program hangs. You type to bring up the Task Manager, then click End Task to kill the app. Nothing happens. You try again and again, and it eventually works. Or doesn't. Why is such a basic operating-system need so flaky in 2007? We're not sure. Especially since Mac OS X's equivalent feature, Force Quit, manages to work perfectly every time.

9. Windows Genuine Advantage

Is Microsoft entitled to fight pirates? Absolutely. But Windows Genuine Advantage, which makes you do a piracy check before downloading software from Microsoft.com, and displays nag notes if it thinks your copy of Windows is stolen, leaves millions of Microsoft customers caught in the crossfire. The first version with the nagging "feature" got installed with security updates and was famous for mistaking legit copies of Windows for stolen ones. To this day, trying to download software from Microsoft in Firefox is a miserable experience. And to add insult to inconvenience, Microsoft's marketing for WGA says it's all being done to help customers verify that their software isn't counterfeit.

10. Windows 95 USB

Today, it's hard to imagine living without USB. Back in 1997, it was hard to live with it. Windows 95 predated the USB standard, so support was added via a patch known as Windows 95 OSR2.1. When we tried it out with early USB peripherals, they worked only sporadically, and sometimes trashed the PC--and OSR2.1 managed to trash our Win 95 machine so badly that we had to reinstall the operating system from scratch. Twice. Win 98 did add built-in USB support, but in a form that was far from fabulous: Bill Gates famously managed to crash a PC during an onstage demo when he plugged a USB scanner into it.

11. Windows Explorer

If your memory stretches back to the pre-Windows 95 age, you remember Windows' File Manager. You might even miss it--Windows Explorer, even in Vista, lacks some of the features File Manager had, such as the ability to use wildcards to filter a view down to documents of a certain type. Then there features that Explorer has always needed and never gotten, like the ability to print a list of the files in a folder. As often happens, a third party has done what Microsoft hasn't: VCOM's PowerDesk is a worthy utility that's exactly what File Manager should have evolved into.

12. The Microsoft Network

Never used the original version of MSN, which shipped with Windows 95? Consider yourself fortunate. Dating from the pre-Web days when AOL was the hottest thing online, MSN 1.0 tried to bring a Win 95-style interface to online services--forums, for instance, were shortcuts that sat inside desktop folders. But the whole thing was unintuitive, sparse on content, and excruciatingly slow (connection speeds initially topped out at 14.4-kbs). And by the time it debuted, it was already an anachronism, forcing Microsoft to reinvent MSN as an ISP and purveyor of Web services.

13. Windows XP Search

It's kind of astonishing: Windows users had to wait nearly a quarter century, until Windows Vista, for an OS with really good search features. Windows XP Search may be the worst of all, with an interface that's as patronizing as it is sluggish and confusing. You search with the help of a talking dog who even Microsoft's own site says some people "loathe".

14. Active Desktop

You could make a case that Active Desktop (which originated as part of IE4.0's Windows Desktop Update and became part of the OS with Windows 98) was a decent idea a decade too early. Part of the short-lived "push" fad of the mid-1990s, it piped Web content directly to your Windows wallpaper, where it would sit and auto-update itself. That's the same basic idea as current OS enhancers such as Yahoo Widget Engine, Apple's Dashboard, and, come to think of it, Vista's Gadgets. But in an era of slow PCs and even slower dial-up connections, Active Desktop was famous mostly for making Windows run like molasses.

15. Windows Aero

Transparent Windows borders! That let you see the stuff beneath them! The Aero user interface, which Microsoft touted as one of the major breakthroughs in Windows Vista, are (mildly) cool when they work as advertised. But the upside of Aero seems tiny given the hardware oomph required: For PCs with less-than-potent graphics (including ones on sale today), Aero is a machine-choking headache. In fact, Vista sometimes decides on its own to turn off Aero without telling you. Don?t worry--you're really not missing much.

16. Paint

Call this applet the Rip Van Winkle of Windows software. Paint has been bundled with Windows since version 1.0 back in 1985, and it's changed remarkably little over the decades. (That's the Windows 3.0 edition, known as Paintbrush, in the image above.) With Vista's real photo-related features living in a different app called Windows Photo Gallery, it seems a safe bet that Microsoft won't ever bring Paint into the new millennium. If you want a taste of what Paint should be in 2007, check out the superb free photo editor known as Paint.net.

17. Shut Down

Some people gripe about how long Windows takes to boot up. Us, we're more aggravated by how long it takes to shut down--and how often it seems to just give up before it's completed the job. Microsoft says that shutting down works better in Vista, and it seems to--but we still get puzzled by the array of different ways to end a Windows session.

18. Web TV for Windows

New versions of Windows always seem to come with at least one much-hyped feature which instantly sinks into obscurity. Windows 98 had the decidedly lackluster WebTV For Windows--which, confusingly didn't have much to do with Microsoft's WebTV set-top box. Instead, it let you watch the tube (via a tuner card) and peruse TV listings. It also offered interactive TV features through Intel's short-lived Intercast service. At the time, we said it was "slow and unstable, clashed with Windows 98's screen savers, and locked up regularly even when nothing else was running." Fun bonus: The software also introduced a security flaw that could allow hackers to take over your PC.

19. Windows Movie Maker

Windows Me--which we declared the fourth worst product of all time--introduced Windows Movie Maker 1.0, Microsoft's answer to Apple's then-new iMovie video editor. You could say it was a tad bare bones: As we said in our original review, it didn't do titling or effects, offered a grand total of one transition effect, and could output video in only a proprietary format. Version 2.0, which came with Windows XP, was the first respectable one--although even it didn't live up to the Windows XP commercial it was featured in, which showed XP users flying Superman-style to the beat of Madonna's "Ray of Light." As for Windows Vista's Movie Maker 6.0, our biggest question is this: What happened to 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0?

20. DriveSpace

In a day in which half a terabyte of hard disk costs $99, it's easy to forget that megabytes were once a rare and precious commodity, and disk-compression utilities felt slightly miraculous. Microsoft's DoubleSpace was introduced with DOS 6.0 in 1993; after a patent suit by competitor Stac Electronics, it was replaced with a non-infringing twin, DriveSpace, which was part of Windows 95. DriveSpace did indeed squeeze about twice the stuff onto a disk, but the risk was immense, since data recovery was much tougher if something went awry. Windows XP was the first version without DriveSpace support of any sort--by then, nobody noticed or cared.

USEFUL TIPS FOR MOBILE PHONE USERS

THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELLPHONE COULD DO

There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.

Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for

survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:

1

EMERGENCY


* The Emergency Number worldwide for **Mobile** is 112 .* If you find

yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and there is an

emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to

establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112

can be dialled even if the keypad is locked. **Try it out. **

2

Have you locked your keys in the car? Does you car have remote keys?

This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone:

If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call

someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone.

Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person

at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on

their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your

keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away,

and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you

can unlock the doors (or the trunk).

Editor's Note: *It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a cell phone!"*

3

Hidden Battery power

Imagine your cell battery is very low, you are expecting an important call

and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with a reserve

battery. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your cell will restart with

this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This

reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.

AND

4

How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?

To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone:

* # 0 6 #

A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your

handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. when your phone get

stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They

will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the

SIM card, your phone will be totally useless.

You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either.

If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.

AAMNA SHARIFF

She was born on 16 July into a Muslim family. From childhood she always wanted to be an actress but from tension from family members she had to keep the idea away for a long time. She later managed to convince her parents about acting. When she was in her second year of college, she got a lot of modelling offers and she started her career.

When she was in her second year of college, she got a lot of modelling offers and endorsed many brands.




She made her debut in the Balaji Telefilms serial Kahiin To Hoga where she acted as the eldest sister in a middle class family.The show lasted from 2004-07. One day she got a call from Balaji Telefilms for Kahiin To Hoga then titled "Kashish". She heard her role and realised she had the biggest role-the link between all the characters. Ekta Kapoor called her for auditions. It took them six months to finalise her role. She made a a big step in her career and Kahiin To Hoga was one of the 20 top shows.

LAMBORGHINI REVENTON : TOO FAST AND FURIOUS

The essence of the marque: just 20 examples of a design masterpiece

Clearly a Lamborghini, but nothing quite like it. A super car without equals: the Lamborghini Reventon is a road vehicle with an extreme specification and, at the same time, a limited edition masterpiece – a coherent style, angular with sharp lines, inspired by the very latest aeronautics.
With just 20 produced, each 1 Million Euro (without taxes) Lamborghini Reventon is a symbol of extreme exclusivity, yet still offering the extraordinary performance that makes the Lamborghini Reventon so unrivalled: under the completely autonomous design, the Lamborghini Reventon possesses the entire technical and dynamic competence of the twelve cylinder Lamborghini.

Lamborghini prides itself on being the extraordinary manufacturer of extreme super sports cars without compromise. Sensuality and provocation characterise every Lamborghini, with an aggressively innovative style. “However, the Lamborghini Reventon is the most extreme of all, a true automotive superlative. Our designers at the Lamborghini Style Centre took the technical base of the Murciélago LP640 and compressed and intensified its DNA, its genetic code,” affirms Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.

A masterpiece with tested technology

The technology found in the Murciélago LP640 has not been modified. The engine in the LP640 forwards is the classic twelve-cylinder engine with 6.5 litre displacement. Only for this car, Lamborghini guarantees, an astounding 650 HP (478 kW) at 8,000 revolutions per minute (rpm). The huge torque, equal to maximum 660 Nm, ensures a powerful switch from any number of revolutions: even the slightest pressure on the accelerator is spontaneously transformed into thrust. The robotised e.gear changes gear faster than even the most expert driver. In addition, the permanent Viscous Traction four-wheel drive system ensures that every force is constantly translated into movement.

As in the original Murciélago LP640, the Lamborghini Reventon accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.4 seconds, with a maximum speed over 340 km/h.

Lamborghini Reventon Technical data

Frame
High strength tubular steel structure with carbon fibre components.

Bodywork
In carbon fibre, except roof and door external panels (steel)

Steering
Type Mechanical (rack and pinion) power-assisted
Right-hand turning circle 12.55 m (41.17 ft)


Wheels and tyres
Front 245/35 ZR 18
Rear 335/30 ZR 18


Engine
Type 12 cylinders at 60°
Bore and stroke 88 mm x 89 mm (3.46 in x 3.50 in)
Displacement 6496 cc (396.41 in3)
Compression ratio (11  0.2):1
Maximum power 650 HP (478 kW) at 8000 rpm (guaranteed through the engine selection)
Maximum torque 660 Nm (487 lb-ft) at 6000 rpm
Engine position in vehicle Longitudinal central-rear
Cylinder heads and engine block Aluminium
Intake system Variable geometry with 3 operating modes

Timing
4 valves per cylinder, 4 overhead camshafts
Timing gear transmission 2 chains
Continuous timing variator (int. and ex.) Electronically controlled

Ignition system
Static type ignition system with individual coils (one for each spark plug).
Firing sequence 1-7-4-10-2-8-6-12-3-9-5-11


Fuel system/injection
Lamborghini LIE electronic engine control unit, multipoint, sequential timed, DRIVE BY WIRE

Lubrication system
Type Dry sump
Recovery pumps 2 gear pumps
Delivery pump (high pressure) 1 gear pump


Cooling system
Type Liquid cooled, with pressurized circuit

Transmission
Type of transmission Permanent all-wheel drive with Viscous Traction system
Gearbox 6-speed mechanical gearbox
Clutch Dry single disc
Clutch disc diameter 272 mm (10.7 in)

Transmission ratios
Gearbox:
Ist 1:3.091
IInd 1:2.105
IIIrd 1:1.565
IVth 1:1.241
Vth 1:1.065
VIth 1:0.939
Reverse 1:2.692

Brakes
4 self-ventilated rotors with pedal control, hydraulic transmission with dual independent circuits, one for each axle with vacuum servo.
ABS antilock device + DRP function.

Steel brake lines
Front rotor Ø 380 x 34 mm (14.96 in x 1.34 in)
Front calliper cylinders N. 8 (32-28 mm/32-28 mm)
(1.26 in-1.10 in/1.26 in-1.10 in)
Rear rotor Ø 355 x 32 mm (13.98 in x 1.26 in)
Rear calliper cylinders N. 4 (40-44 mm)
(1.57 in-1.73 in)
Ceramic rotors system (Optional)
Front rotor Ø 380 x 38 mm (Ø 14.96 in x 1.5 in)
Front calliper cylinders N. 6 (32-36-38 mm) (1.26 in-1.42 in-1.5in)
Rear rotor Ø 380 x 38 mm (Ø 14.96 in x 1.5 in)
Rear calliper cylinders N. 6 (32-36-38 mm) (1.26 in-1.42 in-1.5in)
Handbrake Mechanical, acting on rear wheels

Suspension
4-wheel independent articulated quadrilateral system. Hydraulic shock absorbers and coaxial coil springs. Suspension with dual front and rear struts, antiroll, antidive and antisquat bar.

Performance data
Top speed 340 km/h (211.3 mph)
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) 3.4 s (before: 3.8 s)

Dimensions
Wheelbase 2665 mm (104.92 in)
Total length 4700 mm (185.04 in)
Total width 2058 mm (81.02 in)
Total height 1135 mm (44.69 in)
Dry weight (no fuel and no liquids) 1665 kg (3670.7 lb)
Front trackwidth 1635 mm (64.37 in)
Rear trackwidth 1695 mm (66.73 in)
Front overhang 1080 mm (42.52 in)
Rear overhang 955 mm (37.60 in)
Maximum overall width with external rear-view mirrors 2215 mm (87.20 in)

Liquid capacities (litres)
Engine oil 12 litres (3.17 gal)
Gearbox oil 3.5 litres (0.92 gal)
Front differential oil 1 litre (0.26 gal)
Rear differential oil 2.5 litres (0.66 gal)
Cooling circuit 15 litres (3.96 gal)

Consumption (according to DIR 1999/100/CE)
Urban 32,3 l/100km
Extra-urban 15,0 l/100 km
Combined 21,3 l/100 km
CO2 emissions 495 g/km

FIREWALL

A firewall's basic task is to regulate the flow of traffic between computer networks of different trust levels. Typical examples are the Internet which is a zone with no trust and an internal network which is a zone of higher trust. A zone with an intermediate trust level, situated between the Internet and a trusted internal network, is often referred to as a "perimeter network" or Demilitarized zone (DMZ).

A firewall's function within a network is similar to firewalls with fire door in building construction. In former case, it is used to prevent network intrusion to the private network. In latter case, it is intended to contain and delay structural fire from spreading to adjacent structures.

Without proper configuration, a firewall can often become worthless. Standard security practices dictate a "default-deny" firewall ruleset, in which the only network connections which are allowed are the ones that have been explicitly allowed. Unfortunately, such a configuration requires detailed understanding of the network applications and endpoints required for the organization's day-to-day operation. Many businesses lack such understanding, and therefore implement a "default-allow" ruleset, in which all traffic is allowed unless it has been specifically blocked. This configuration makes inadvertent network connections and system compromise much more likely.


Proxy Servers and DMZ

A function that is often combined with a firewall is a proxy server. The proxy server is used to access Web pages by the other computers. When another computer requests a Web page, it is retrieved by the proxy server and then sent to the requesting computer. The net effect of this action is that the remote computer hosting the Web page never comes into direct contact with anything on your home network, other than the proxy server.

Proxy servers can also make your Internet access work more efficiently. If you access a page on a Web site, it is cached (stored) on the proxy server. This means that the next time you go back to that page, it normally doesn't have to load again from the Web site. Instead it loads instantaneously from the proxy server.

There are times that you may want remote users to have access to items on your network. Some examples are:

* Web site
* Online business
* FTP download and upload area

In cases like this, you may want to create a DMZ (Demilitarized Zone). Although this sounds pretty serious, it really is just an area that is outside the firewall. Think of DMZ as the front yard of your house. It belongs to you and you may put some things there, but you would put anything valuable inside the house where it can be properly secured.

Setting up a DMZ is very easy. If you have multiple computers, you can choose to simply place one of the computers between the Internet connection and the firewall. Most of the software firewalls available will allow you to designate a directory on the gateway computer as a DMZ.

Once you have a firewall in place, you should test it. A great way to do this is to go to www.grc.com and try their free Shields Up! security test. You will get immediate feedback on just how secure your system is!

HEIGHT OF A BUILDING

An Engineering Student, a Physics Student, and a Mathematics student were each given $150 dollars and were told to use that money to find out exactly how tall a particular hotel was.

All three ran off, extremely keen on how to do this. The Physics student went out, purchased some stopwatches, a number of ball bearings, a calculator, and some friends. He had them all time the drop of ball bearings from the roof, and he then figured out the height from the time it took for the bearings to accelerate from rest until they impacted with the sidewalk.

The Math student waited until the sun was going down, then she took out her protractor, plumb line, measuring tape, and scratch pad, measured the length of the shadow, found the angle the buildings roof made from the ground, and used trigonometry to figure out the height of the building.

These two students bumped into the Engineering student the next day, who was nursing a really bad hangover. When asked what he did to find the height of the building he replied:

"Well, I walked up to the bell hop, gave him 10 bucks, asked him how tall the hotel was, and hit the bar inside for happy hour!"

SET YOUR FAVOURITE VIDEO AS WALLPAPER

Set your favourite video as Wallpaper

Just follow the steps given below:

1.Download VLC Media Player and install it.

2.Run VLC media player,go to Settings->preferences->Interface->Main interfaces,then click on wxWidgets.Remove the tick on "Taskbar" and put a tick on "Systray icon".

3.Now go to Video->Output Modules->DirectX.On the bottom right put a tick on advanced options check box.You will now see some options.Put a tick on "Enable Wallpaper Mode ".

4.Now,select playlist and put a check or tick on "Repeat current item ".

5.Press the Save button.Now close the Vlc player and run it again(to save the settings permanently).

6.Now play any video you would like to set as Wallpaper.Right click on the video and click on "Wallpaper".The video would be set as your wallpaper!!!!



Since you have checked the option "repeat current item ",the selected video will play on continuously.It will start again when finished.VLC player will remain in your system tray.If you wish to remove the wallpaper simply close the player and you will get back your original wallpaper.

(In case you want to undo all the setting changes and go back to VLC default setting just press the reset all" button......)

It seems to work for me so i thought u people would like it too.......

FUN WITH NOTEPAD

A funny trick You can do using Notepad in Windows XP.

Open Notepad.
Type the words as follows:
Bush hid the facts

Now save the file (give it any name you like), close the notepad.
open it again. u will se Square characters (or) Chinese letters instead of the words you had written.
It Works Only with XP.

MAKE FIREFOX BROWSER RUN AT FULL SPEED

These are few steps to make your firefox run at lightining speed
1. First in the URL bar, Type “about:config”. This will bring up a list of commands and variables you can edit.

2. The second step is to put “network.http.pipelining” in the filter and change the value to “true”.

3. After that you will want to put “network.http.proxy.pipelining” in the filter.
Like the last one, make that value set to “true” also.

4. Next, locate “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” and change the value to some number higher, say 10,20 or even 30, it would make up to 10,20 or 30 requests at once.

5. The last step is to right click anywhere and select “New” then “Integer”. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and make its value “0″. This will make the browser respond faster on the information of the websites it receives.

6. Close out FireFox (make sure FireFox is closed by viewing the Task Manager) and restart it and enjoy the new mega speed
Now you can browse through the net in top speed of your internet connection

MICROSOFT WORD CRAZY ACT

Microsoft WoRd CrAzY FaCt !!

Open Microsoft Word and type

=rand (200, 99)

And then press ENTER

and see the Magic

INCREASE YOUR INTERNET BANDWIDTH BY 20%

Increase Your Internet Bandwidth By 20%!!!

Increase your Bandwidth by 20%
Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth! Get it back

A nice little tweak for XP. M*crosoft reserve 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes (suspect for updates and interrogating your machine etc..)

Here's how to get it back:

Click Start-->Run-->type "gpedit.msc" without the "

This opens the group policy editor. Then go to:

Local Computer Policy-->Computer Configuration-->Administrative Templates-->Network-->QOS Packet Scheduler-->Limit Reservable Bandwidth

Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab :

"By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."

So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%.
works on XP Pro, and 2000
other OS not tested.

Note: Do not limit it to 0%, It cuts your speed, Suggest 1-2% only.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR PDF FILES SPEAK

Make ur PDF files to SPEAK

You can listen to any PDF instead of reading with Adobe Reader 7.0 or 6.0,
and the short cut is:

Ctrl+shift+b - to hear the entire Document

Ctrl+shift+v - to hear the page

Ctrl+shift+c - to resume

BLU RAY DISC : THE NEXT BIG THING

Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD), is the name of a next-generation optical disc format jointly developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), a group of the world's leading consumer electronics, personal computer and media manufacturers (including Apple, Dell, Hitachi, HP, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Thomson). The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing large amounts of data. The format offers more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc and 50GB on a dual-layer disc. This extra capacity combined with the use of advanced video and audio codecs will offer consumers an unprecedented HD experience.

While current optical disc technologies such as DVD, DVD±R, DVD±RW, and DVD-RAM rely on a red laser to read and write data, the new format uses a blue-violet laser instead, hence the name Blu-ray. Despite the different type of lasers used, Blu-ray products can easily be made backwards compatible with CDs and DVDs through the use of a BD/DVD/CD compatible optical pickup unit. The benefit of using a blue-violet laser (405nm) is that it has a shorter wavelength than a red laser (650nm), which makes it possible to focus the laser spot with even greater precision. This allows data to be packed more tightly and stored in less space, so it's possible to fit more data on the disc even though it's the same size as a CD/DVD. This together with the change of numerical aperture to 0.85 is what enables Blu-ray Discs to hold 25GB/50GB.

Blu-ray is currently supported by more than 180 of the world's leading consumer electronics, personal computer, recording media, video game and music companies. The format also has broad support from the major movie studios as a successor to today's DVD format. In fact, seven of the eight major movie studios (Disney, Fox, Warner, Paramount, Sony, Lionsgate and MGM) have released movies in the Blu-ray format and five of them (Disney, Fox, Sony, Lionsgate and MGM) are releasing their movies exclusively in the Blu-ray format. Many studios have also announced that they will begin releasing new feature films on Blu-ray Disc day-and-date with DVD, as well as a continuous slate of catalog titles every month. For more information about Blu-ray movies, check out our Blu-ray movies section which offers information about new and upcoming Blu-ray releases, as well as what movies are currently available in the Blu-ray format.

As with any new technology the first generation of products will likely be quite expensive due to low production volumes. However, this shouldn't be a problem for long as there is a wide range of Blu-ray related products (players, recorders, drives, writers, media, etc) planned, which should help drive up production volumes and lower overall production costs. Once mass production of components for Blu-ray products begins the prices are expected to fall quickly.

According to the Blu-ray Disc Association, the overall cost of manufacturing Blu-ray Disc media will in the end be no more expensive than producing a DVD. The reduced injection molding costs (one molding machine instead of two, no birefringence problems) offset the additional cost of applying the cover layer and low cost hard-coat, while the techniques used for applying the recording layer remain the same. As production volumes increase the production costs should fall and eventually be comparable to DVDs.

TRIUMPH OF SPIRIT

In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to
build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However
bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was an
impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea. It just could not be
done. It was not practical. It had never been done before.

Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. He
thought about it all the time and he knew deep in his heart that it could be
done. He just had to share the dream with someone else. After much
discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up
coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built.

Working together for the first time, the father and son developed concepts
of how it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome.
With great excitement and inspiration, and the headiness of a wild challenge
before them, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.

The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a
tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was
injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which resulted in
him not being able to walk or talk or even move.

"We told them so."
"Crazy men and their crazy dreams."
"It`s foolish to chase wild visions."

Everyone had a negative comment to make and felt that the project should be
scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge
could be built. In spite of his handicap Washington was never discouraged
and still had a burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still
as sharp as ever.

He tried to inspire and pass on his enthusiasm to some of his friends, but
they were too daunted by the task. As he lay on his bed in his hospital
room, with the sunlight streaming through the windows, a gentle breeze blew
the flimsy white curtains apart and he was able to see the sky and the tops
of the trees outside for just a moment.

It seemed that there was a message for him not to give up. Suddenly an idea
hit him. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best
use of it. By moving this, he slowly developed a code of communication with
his wife.

He touched his wife's arm with that finger, indicating to her that he wanted
her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her
arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish but the project was
under way again.

For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his
wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today the spectacular
Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory as a tribute to the triumph of one
man's indomitable spirit and his determination not to be defeated by
circumstances. It is also a tribute to the engineers and their team work,
and to their faith in a man who was considered mad by half the world. It
stands too as a tangible monument to the love and devotion of his wife who
for 13 long years patiently decoded the messages of her husband and told the
engineers what to do.

Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die attitude that
overcomes a terrible physical handicap and achieves an impossible goal.

Often when we face obstacles in our day-to-day life, our hurdles seem very
small in comparison to what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge
shows us that dreams that seem impossible can be realized with determination
and persistence, no matter what the odds are. Even the most distant dream
can be realized with determination and persistence.

WHICH IS BETTER : PRISON OR WORK

IN PRISON...you spend most of your time in an 8x10 cell.

AT WORK...you spend most of your time in a 6x8 cubicle.

IN PRISON...you get three meals a day.

AT WORK...you only get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it.

IN PRISON...you get time off for good behavior.

AT WORK...you get rewarded for good behavior with more work.

IN PRISON...a guard locks all the doors for you.

AT WORK...you carry around a security card and open them yourself.

IN PRISON...you can watch TV and play games.

AT WORK...you get fired for watching TV and playing games.

IN PRISON...you get your own toilet.

AT WORK...you have to share.

IN PRISON...they allow family and friends to visit.

AT WORK...you cannot even speak to your family and friends.

IN PRISON...all expenses are paid by taxpayers.

AT WORK...they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners.

IN PRISON...you spend your life looking through bars wanting to get out.

AT WORK...you spend your time wanting to get out and go inside bars.

IN PRISON...there are wardens who are often sadistic.

AT WORK...they are called managers.

PARABLES

Parable Number 1:

A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A small rabbit saw the
crow, and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?

The crow answered: "Sure, why not?"

So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested.

All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Management Lesson:

To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.


Parable Number 2:

A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get to the
top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy.

"Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull.

"They're packed with nutrients."

The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it actually gave him
enough strength to reach the first branch of the tree. The next day, after
eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally
after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree.

Soon he was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the
tree.

Management Lesson:

Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.


Parable Number 3:

A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold, the bird
froze and fell to the ground in a large field.

While it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it.

As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began realize how
warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out!

He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing
cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound,
the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him
out and ate him!

Management Lesson:

1) Not everyone who drops shit on you is your enemy.

2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.

3) And when you're in deep shit, keep your mouth shut!

Parable Number 4:

The boy rode on the donkey and the old man walked.

As they went along, they passed some people who remarked "it was a shame the
old man was walking and the boy was riding". The man and boy thought maybe
the critics were right, so they changed positions. Later,
they passed some people that remarked, "What a shame, he makes that
little boy walk."

They decided they both would walk! Soon they passed some more people who
thought they were stupid to walk when they had a decent donkey to ride.

So they both rode the donkey! Now they passed some people that shamed them
by saying "how awful to put such a load on a poor donkey". The boy and man
said they were probably right so they decided to carry the donkey.

As they crossed a bridge, they lost their grip on the animal and he fell
into the river and drowned.

Management Lesson:

If you try to please everyone, you will eventually lose your ass.

QUICK EYE EXAM

Quick Eye Exam

This will blow your mind

Just do it - don't cheat!!!!!!!!!!!!


Try this its actually quite good.


But don't cheat!


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


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

Managed it?


Scroll down only after you have counted them!


OK?


How many?


Three?


Wrong, there are six - no joke!


Read again!


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

The reasoning is further down...

The MALE brain cannot process the word "OF".

Incredible or what?

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

You can test this by asking a Guy/Girl near you to work it out.

It really works.

LATERAL THINKING

Many years ago, when a person who owed money couldbe thrown into jail, a merchant in London had themisfortune to owe a huge sum to a money-lender.

The money-lender, who was old, ugly and wicked,fancied the merchant's beautiful teenage daughter.He proposed a bargain. He said he would cancelthe merchant's debt if he could have the girlinstead.

Both the merchant and his daughter were horrified atthe proposal. So the cunning money-lender proposedthat they let Providence decide the matter.

He told them that he would put a black pebble and awhite pebble into an empty money-bag and then the girlwould have to pick out one of the pebbles.If she chose the black pebble, she would become hiswife and her father's debt would be cancelled. If shechose the white pebble she would stay with her fatherand the debt would still be cancelled. But if sherefused to pick out a pebble,her father would bethrown into jail and she would starve.

Reluctantly, the merchant agreed. They were standingon a pebble-strewn path in the merchant's garden asthey talked and the money-lender stooped down to pick upthe two pebbles. As he picked up the pebbles, the girl,sharp-eyed with fright, noticed that he picked up twoblack pebbles and put them into the money-bag. He thenasked the girl to pick out the pebble that was to decideher fate and that of her father.

Imagine that you are standing on the path in themerchant's garden. What would you have done ifyou had been the unfortunate girl? Refuse to take apebble? Point out that there are two black pebblesin the bag and expose the money-lender as a cheat ?Take a black pebble and sacrifice yourself inorder to save your father from prison?

None of the suggestions is very helpful, for if thegirl does not take a pebble her father goes to prison,and if she does take a pebble, then she has to marrythe money-lender.

NOW, THINK LATERALLY!

The girl in the pebble story put her hand into themoney-bag and drew out a pebble. Without looking atit, she fumbled and let it fall to the path,where it was immediately lost among all the others."Oh, how clumsy of me," she said, "but never mind -if you look into the bag you will be able totell which pebble I took by the Colour of the onethat is left."

Since the remaining pebble is of course black, itmust be assumed that she had taken the white pebble,since the money-lender dare not admit his dishonesty.

In this way, using lateral thinking,the girl changes what seems an impossible situationinto an extremely advantageous one!

SIDE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL

1.) Symptom: Cold and humid feet.
Cause: Glass is being held at incorrect angle (You are pouring the drinkon ur feet).
Cure: Maneuver glass until open end is facing upward

2.) Symptom: The wall facing you is full of lights.
Cause: You're lying on the floor.
Cure: Position your body at a 90-degree angle to the floor.

3.) Symptom: The floor looks blurry.
Cause: You're looking through an empty glass.
Cure: Quickly refill with your favorite beverage.

4.) Symptom: The floor is moving.
Cause: You're being dragged away.
Cure: At least ask where they're taking you.

5.) Symptom: You hear echoes every time someone speaks.
Cause: You have your glass on your ear.
Cure: Stop making a fool of yourself! .

6.) Symptom: The room is shaking a lot, everyone is dressed in white andthe music is very repetitive.
Cause: You're in an ambulance.
Cure: Don't move. Let the professionals do their job.

7.) Symptom: Your dad and all your brothers are looking at you funny.
Cause: You're in the wrong house.
Cure: Ask if they can point you to your house.

8.) Symptom: A huge light is blinding you.
Cause: You woke up in someone's lawn.
Cure: Coffee and a long nap

PARADOX

Many years ago, a Law teacher came across a student who was willing to learn but was unable to pay the fees. The student struck a deal saying, "I will pay your fee the day I win my first case in the court".

Teacher agreed and proceeded with the law course. When the course was finished and teacher started pestering the student to pay up the fee, the student reminded him of the deal and pushed days. Fed up with this, the teacher decided to sue the student in the court of law and both! of them decided to argue for themselves.

The teacher put forward his argument saying: "If I win this case, as per the court of law, the student has to pay me as the case is about his non-payment of dues. And if I lose the case, student will still pay me because he would have won his first case. So either way I will have to get the money".

Equally brilliant, the student argued back saying: "If I win the case, as per the court of law, I don't have to pay anything to the teacher as the case is about my 'non-payment of dues'. And if I lose the case, I don't have to pay him because I haven't won my first case yet. So either way, I am not going to pay the teacher anything".

This is one of the greatest paradoxes ever recorded in history.

What would be ur decision in this case ?

LOVE

The MBA Version
If you love somebody set her free...instantaneously...and look for others simultaneously.

The Finance Expert's Version
If you love somebody set her free...If she comes back, its time to look for fresh loans.If she doesn't, write her off as an asset gone bad.

The Marketing Version
If you love somebody set her free...If she comes back, she has brand loyaltyIf she doesn't, reposition the brand in new markets

The Statistician's Version
If you love somebody, set her free...If she loves you, the probability of her coming back is high Ifshe doesn't, your relationship was improbable anyway.

C++ Programmer's Version
If(you-love(m_she)) m_she.free()if(m_she == NULL)m_she= new CShe;

The Psychologist's Version
If you love somebody set her free...If she comes back, her super ego is dominantIf she doesn't come, back her id is supreme (If she doesn't go,she must be crazy.)

The Pessimistic Version
If you love somebody, set her free ...If she ever comes back, she's yours,If she doesn't, well, as expected, she never was.

The Optimistic Version
If you love somebody, set her free ...Don't worry, she will come back.

The Suspicious Version
If you love somebody, set her free ...If she ever comes back, ask her why.

The Detective's Version
If you love somebody, set her free ...Then get someone to follow her.

The Impatient Version
If you love somebody, set her free ...If she doesn't come back within some time limit, forget her.


The Patient Version
If you love somebody, set her free ...If she doesn't come back, continue to wait until she comes back...

The Playful Version
If you love somebody, set her free ...* If she comes back, and if you love her still, set her freeagain, repeat *

The Lawyer's Version
If you love somebody, set her free...Clause 1a of Paragraph 13a-1 in the second amendment of theMatrimonial Freedom Act clearly states that...

The IT Giant's Version
If you love somebody, set her free...If she comes back, I think we can charge her for re-installationfees and tell her that she's also going to get an upgrade.

The Somnambulist's Version
If you love someone, set her freeIf she comes back it's a nightmareIf she doesn't, you must be dreaming

The Possessive Version
If you love somebody don't ever set her free

The Zoologist's Version
If you love someone tag her a radio transmitter and set her freeYou can trace her whenever you want !

MANAGEMENT AT ITS BEST

A company, feeling it was time for a shakeup, hires a new CEO. This newboss is determined to rid the company of all slackers.

On a tour of the facilities, the CEO notices a guy leaning on a wall.The room is full of workers and he wants to let them know he meansbusiness!

The CEO walks up to the guy and asks, "And how much money do you make aweek?"
A little surprised, the young fellow looks at him and replies, "I make$300.00 a week. Why?"

The CEO then hands the guy $600 in cash and screams, "Here's two weeks'pay, now GET OUT and don't come back!"

Feeling pretty good about his first firing, the CEO looks around theroom and asks, "Does anyone want to tell me what that goof-off didhere?"

With a sheepish grin, one of the other workers mutters, "Pizza deliveryguy from Domino's"

IF

If you can keep your head when all about you
If you can keep your head when all about you
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:


If you can dream -- and not make dreams your master;
If you can think -- and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools;


If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"


If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings -- nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run --
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And -- which is more -- you'll be a Man, my son!

GRE STUDENT vs NORMAL PERSON

GRE student vs Normal person


GRE STUDENT : Individuals who make their abodes in vitreous edificeswould be advised to refrain from catapulting perilous projectiles.

NORMAL PERSON : People who live in glass houses should not throwstones.

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GRE STUDENT : Scintillate, scintillate, asteroid minim.

NORMAL PERSON : Twinkle, twinkle, little star

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GRE STUDENT: All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not truly auriferous.

NORMAL PERSON : All that glitters is not gold.

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GRE STUDENT : Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted.

NORMAL PERSON : Beggars are not choosers

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GRE STUDENT : Male cadavers are incapable of rendering any testimony.

NORMAL PERSON : Dead men tell no tales .

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GRE STUDENT : Neophyte's serendipity.

NORMAL PERSON : Beginner's luck

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GRE STUDENT : A revolving lithic conglomerate accumulates no congeries of small, green, biophytic plant.

NORMAL PERSON : A rolling stone gathers no moss

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GRE STUDENT: Members of an avian species of identical plumage tend tocongregate.

NORMAL PERSON : Birds of a feather flock together

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GRE STUDENT : Pulchritude possesses solely cutaneous profundity.

NORMAL PERSON : Beauty is only skin deep

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GRE STUDENT : Freedom from incrustations of grime is contiguous torectitude.

NORMAL PERSON : Cleanliness is godliness

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GRE STUDENT : It is fruitless to become lachrymose of precipitatelydeparted lactile fluid.

NORMAL PERSON : There's no use crying over spilt milk

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GRE STUDENT : It is fruitless to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with
innovative maneuvers.

NORMAL PERSON : You can't try to teach an old dog new tricks

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GRE STUDENT : Surveillance should precede saltation.

NORMAL PERSON : Look before you leap

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GRE STUDENT : The person presenting the ultimate cachinnation possesses thereby the optimal cachinnation.

NORMAL PERSON : He who laughs last, laughs best

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GRE STUDENT : Exclusive dedication to necessitous chores without interludes of hedonistic
diversion renders Jack a hebetudinous fellow.

NORMAL PERSON : All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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GRE STUDENT : Where there are visible vapours having their provenance in ignited carbonaceous materials, there is conflagration.

NORMAL PERSON : Where there's smoke, there's fire!

XTREME MACHINES : SUZUKI HAYABUSA

The Suzuki Hayabusa (also known as the GSX1300R prior to 2008) is a hyper sport motorcycle originally introduced by Suzuki in 1999. It has a 1340 cc inline-4 engine and was consistently tested as the fastest production motorcycle in the world before the 2001 detuning agreement referenced below. The 2008 model has a MSRP of $11,999USD.

The name Hayabusa is the Japanese term for the Peregrine Falcon, known for its speed. When introduced in 1999, it overtook the Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird as the fastest production motorcycle. Perhaps it is not coincidental that the Peregrine Falcon is a predator of the common blackbird. The first generation of the Hayabusa was called the GSX1300R and was powered by a 1299 cc inline-4 liquid-cooled engine. It would remain relatively unchanged up through the 2007 model year.

The motorcycle's performance in stock form is capable of the following:
* 1/4 mile (402 m): 10.02 seconds @ 143.7 mph (231.3 km/h)
* 60-80 mph: 3.13 seconds
* 80-100 mph: 3.31 seconds
* Top speed: 189.6 mph
* Power: 156.1 hp @ 9500 rpm