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Fifa World Cup 2006

2005-12-15T08:18:00.000+09:00

After I have thoroughly scanned the draw for fifa world cup 2006, teams that would need some luck are Argentina, Netherlands, Czech Republic and Italy. Obviously, Germany and England are in easy groups.

Who would get the world cup? Which team would become Champion?
Well, in my opinion, my favourite team for this world cup is Germany. They have a great history and now they are host, so I think momentum might be in their favor. Some of you may think Brazil, some like England. But I think not this time. Of course, we are guessing.

Source : Fifa

Self Destruct Messages

2005-12-13T15:48:00.000+09:00

“This tape will self-destruct in five seconds”

Familiar with that phrase? Yes, of course, it is from Mission Impossible. But you can do that in reality if you are in UK for now. But Barnum chief exec and co-founder of Staellium UK said the company will begin rolling out the technology in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. in early 2006

“This tape will self-destruct in five seconds” became a household phrase thanks to a new innovation – called StealthText launched by Staellium UK Ltd.

Registering is done through sending the text word 'stealth' to 80880, and costs £5 for ten self-destructing messages.

Some people are already worried that this service will be primarily used by unfaithful spouses rather than businessmen, and they might be right.

Last year messages sent by David Beckham to Rebecca Loos caused the England soccer star much embarrassment. At least that kind of events might not be repeated.

Ready for the new technology?

Life Goes On

2005-12-12T06:46:00.000+09:00

It might be a harsh feeling when the Neville brothers meet at Old Trafford. But this time, they are on different sides, different uniform. The game result ( ManUtd 1-1 Everton ) might make them feel good.
They two fought together a lot of matches, but now they have to fight each other for Manchester United or Everton.
That's the life of football.

Source : Soccernet

Best Mind Game Ever ( How smart are you? )

2005-12-12T02:18:00.000+09:00

Well, actually I was a little surprised when my friend told me about this game. It's a kind of puzzle ( actually mind game ) called "God Tower".
It contains some picture and some hints. Usually web page title is a lot of hints.

Your objective is to advance to next level by type a password you got from pictures and hints. To get a password, you need to think. It's a kinda fun. I am sure you will love it.

And remember to type every password in non-capitalized letters! First level annoyed me a lot until I realised that.

Still confused? why don't you play it.

Godtower

First two levels are very easy. At level 3, the game really begins. Once again, try it and you will love it.

Cafeteria ID system fingers students

2005-12-11T22:46:00.000+09:00

Starting in January, Patrick Henry High School students will use their thumbs for more than just handling food during lunch.

That is very modernized cafeteria, isn't it? I would love to have lucnch in that kind of cafeteria.

The Roanoke high school has installed a biometric thumbprint reader in its new cafeteria, which will go into use starting Jan. 2, when students return from winter break.

The reader will replace the current system, in which students punch in a six-digit identification number to pay for their lunch. It's intended to eliminate mistakes that sometimes occur when students tap in their numbers, said Patrick Henry Principal Gary Leah.

Source : Roanoke

The best wallpaper site

2005-12-11T22:34:00.000+09:00

I have come across several sites around the net. This one is pretty cool. It has several categories and good quality pictures.

Creative offers alternative to Video iPod

2005-12-11T22:26:00.000+09:00

The 30GB Zen Vision: M, which the company said it designed to give Apple's iPod some creative competition, offers a number of features including MP3 and video player, photo viewer and FM tuner.

The Vision: M, which includes a vertical touch pad, boasts a 2.5-inch high-res 262,144 color LCD display. The device weighs about five ounces and measures in at 4.1" x 2.4" x 0.7".

In terms of multimedia, the Vision: M PMP offers video, MP3 and photo capabilities. It also has plenty of memory for storing thousands of photos, up to 15,000 songs or 120 hours of video.

Source : Creative

Useful & Useless gifts for Christmas

2005-12-09T16:59:00.000+09:00

These lists are based on Choice magazine survey of nearly 12,000 people

Useless gifts
The worst present to give was an electric ice shaver.
The second was an ice cream maker
The third was a foot spa.
-electric can openers
-aromatherapy diffusers
-hair removal appliances (apparently they were too painful),
-heated rollers
-hair curling wands
-deli-slicers
-waffle iron
-bread maker

Useful gifts
The most useful gift was toasters
The second - kettles
The third - hand-held mixers
-the hairdryer
-the sandwich maker
-jaffle iron
-the bench top mixer
-the handheld blender

I'm just amazed that why a haemorrhoid shaver is not a number one for useful gifts.
A haemorrhoid shaver are devices that are commonly used by Year 12 students, or others studying for final exams. After a while, the stress and strain creates a situation whereby unwanted hair migrates towards the point of most pressure. And that can be really worrying around Christmas time.

Real thumb drive!

2005-12-08T23:09:00.000+09:00

It's a kind of weird drive. When you asked for thumb drive, you might not expect this.

Check here for more weird usb drives.

Merry Christmas in 100+ languages

2005-12-08T15:27:00.000+09:00

As we are in December now, some of you might want to say "Merry Christmas" to your intergalatic friends in their languages. Here is "Merry Christmas" in 100+ languages.

Afrikaans - Geseende Kerfees en 'n gelukkige nuwe jaar

Albanian - Gézuar Krishlindjet Vitin e Ri!

Amharic - Melkam Yelidet Beaal

Arabic - I'D Miilad Said ous Sana Saida

Aramaic - Edo bri'cho o rish d'shato brich'to!

Armenian - Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand

Aromunian - Crãciunu hãriosu shi unu anu nãu, bunu!

Azeri - Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun

Bahasa Malaysia - Selamat Hari Natal ( Old one )
Selamat Hari Kristmas ( Modern one )

Basque - Zorionak eta Urte Berri On!

Belorussian - Winshuyu sa Svyatkami i z Novym godam!

Bengali - Shuvo Baro Din - Shuvo Nabo Barsho

Bicolano - Maugmang Capascuhan asin Masaganang Ba-gong Taon!

Bohemian - Vesele Vanoce

Brazil (Portuguese) - "Feliz Natal" or "Boas Festas

Breton - Nedeleg laouen na bloav ezh mat

Bulgarian - Vasel Koleda; Tchestita nova godina!

Burmese - Pyaw Shwin Thaw Christmas Par!

Catalan - Bon nadal i feliç any nou!

Cantonese - Seng Dan Fai Lok, Sang Nian Fai Lok

Cebuano - Malipayong Pasko ug Bulahang Bag-ong Tuig!

Choctaw - Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito

Cornish - Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth

Corsican - Bon Natale e Bon capu d' annu

Cree - Mitho Makosi Kesikansi

Creek - Afvcke Nettvcakorakko

Croatian - Sretan Bozic

Czech - Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok

Danish - Glædelig Jul og godt nytår

Duri - Christmas-e- Shoma Mobarak

Dutch - Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!

Egyptian - Colo sana wintom tiebeen

English - Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Eskimo - Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!

Esperanto - Gajan Kristnaskon

Estonian - Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi Head uut aastat ( Merry Christmas & Happy New Year )

Euskera - Zorionak eta Urte Berri On

Faeroese - Gledhilig jól og eydnurikt nýggjár!

Farsi - Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad

Finnish - Hyvää Joulua or Hauskaa Joulua

Flemish - Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar

French - Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année!

Frisian - Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier!

Friulian - Bon Nadâl e Bon An Gnûf

Gaelic - Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ur!

Galician - Bon Nadal e Bo Ani Novo

German - Froehliche Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr!
"Fröhe Weihnachten" ( Alternative version )

Greek - Kala Christougenna Kieftihismenos O Kenourios Chronos

Greenlandic - Juullimi Ukiortaassamilu Pilluarit

Hausa - Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!

Hawaiian - Mele Kalikimaka & Hauoli Makahiki Hou

Hebrew - Mo'adim Lesimkha. Shana Tova

Hindi - Shub Naya Baras

Hungarian - Kellemes Karácsonyi ünnepeket és Boldog Új Évet!"

Iban -Selamat Ari Krismas enggau Taun Baru

Icelandic - Gleðileg Jól og Farsaelt Komandi ár!

Ilocano - Naimbag a Pascua ken Naragsac nga Baro nga Tawen!

Indonesian - Selamat Hari Natal

Iraqi - Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah

Irish -Nollaig Shona Dhuit

Italian - Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo

Japanese - Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto

Jèrriais - Bouan Noué et Bouanne Année

Kadazan -Kotobian Tadau Do Krimas om Toun Vagu

Karelian - Rastawanke Sinun, Uvven Vuvenke Sinun

Korean - Sung Tan Chuk Ha

Krio - Appi Krismes en Appi Niu Yaa

Kurdish - Seva piroz sahibe u sersala te piroz be

Ladin - Bon Nadel y Bon Ann Nuef

Lappic - Buorit Juovllat ja Buorre Oddajahki

Latin - Natale hilare et Annum Nuovo!

Latvian - Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu!

Lausitzian - Wjesole hody a strowe nowe leto

Lithuanian - Linksmu Kaledu ir laimingu Nauju metu

Livian - Riiemlizi Talspividi ja pagin vonno udaigastos

Low Saxon - Heughliche Winachten un 'n moi Nijaar

Luxemburgish - Schéi Krëschtdeeg an e Schéint Néi Joer

Macedonian -Streken Bozhik

Malay - Selamat Hari Natal dan Tahun Baru

Malayalam - Puthuvalsara Aashamsakal

Maltese - Nixtieklek Milied tajjeb u is-sena t-tabja!

Mandarin - Sheng Dan Kuai Le, Xing Nian Kuai Le

Manx - Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa

Maori - Meri Kirihimete

Marathi - Shubh Naveen Varsh ( Happy New Year )

Mongolian - Zul saryn bolon shine ony mend devshuulye

Monogasque - Festusu Natale e Bona ana noeva

Norwegian - God Jul og Godt Nyttår

Occitan - Polit nadal e bona annada

Oriya - Sukhamaya christmass ebang khusibhara naba barsa

Pampamgo - Malugud Pascu at saca Masayang Bayung Banua!

Papiamento - Bon Pasco y un Feliz Aña Nobo

Papua New Guinea - Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas na Nupela yia i go long yu

Pashto - De Christmas akhtar de bakhtawar au newai kal de mubarak sha.

Pennsylvania German - En frehlicher Grischtdaag unen hallich Nei Yaahr!

Persian - Crismas mobarak

Polish - Wesolych Swiat i Szczesliwego Nowego Roku.

Portuguese - Boas Festas e um feliz Ano Novo

Punjabi - Nave sal di mubaraka

Pushto - Christmas Aao Ne-way Kaal Mo Mobarak Sha

Raeto-Ramance - Bella Festas da zNadal ed in Ventiravel Onn Nov

Rapa-Nui - Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua

Rhetian - Bellas festas da nadal e bun onn

Romanche - Legreivlas fiastas da Nadal e bien niev onn!

Romani (GYPSY) - Bachtalo krecunu Thaj Bachtalo Nevo Bers

Romanian - Craciun fericit si un An Nou fericit!

Russian - Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva i s Novim Godom

Sambal - Maligayang Pasko at Masayang Ba-yon Taon!

Sami - Buorrit Juovllat

Samoan - La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou

Sardian - Felize Nadale e Bonu Cabuannu

Sardinian - Bonu nadale e prosperu annu nou

Scots Gaelic - Nollaig chridheil huibh

Serbian - Hristos se rodi

Serb-Croatian - Sretam Bozic. Vesela Nova Godina

Sicilian - Bon Natali e Prosperu Annu Novu !

Singhalese - Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa

Sorbian - Wjesole hody a strowe Nowe leto.

Somali - ciid wanaagsan iyo sanad cusub oo fiican.

Slovakian - Vesele Vianoce a stastny novy rok

Slovak - Veselé Vianoce a šťastný nový rok

Slovene - Vesele bozicne praznike in srecno novo leto

Sorbian - Wjesole hody a strowe Nowe leto

Spanish - Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo

Surigaonon - Malipayon na pasko sanan bag-on tuig!

Swahili - ºKrismas Njema Na Heri Za Mwaka Mpyaº

Swedish - God Jul och Gott Nytt År

Sudanese - Wilujeng Natal Sareng Warsa Enggal

Tagalog - Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon

Tamil - Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal

Thai - Suksan Wan Christmas lae Sawadee Pee Mai

Tok Pisin - Meri Krismas & Hepi Nu Yia

Tongan - Kilisimasi Fiefia & Ta'u fo'ou monu ia

Trukeese - Neekirissimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech!

Tswana - Keresemose o monate le masego a ngwaga o montsha

Turkish - Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun

Ukrainian - Veseloho Vam Rizdva i Shchastlyvoho Novoho Roku!

Urdu - Naya Saal Mubarak Ho

Vepsi - Rastvoidenke i Udenke Vodenke

Vietnamese - Chuc Mung Giang Sinh - Chuc Mung Tan Nien

Waray-Waray - Maupay nga Pasko ngan Mainuswagon nga Bag-o nga Tuig!

Welsh - Nadolig LLawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda

Xhosa - Siniqwenelela Ikrisimesi EmnandI Nonyaka Omtsha Ozele Iintsikelelo Namathamsanqa

Yayeya - Krisema

Yiddish - Gute Vaynakhtn un a Gut Nay Yor

Yoruba - E ku odun, e hu iye' dun!

Zulu - Sinifesela Ukhisimusi Omuhle Nonyaka Omusha Onempumelelo

Updated again!

Thanks for correction. More comments are welcome!

Xbox 360 sold with $80 on eBay?

2005-12-08T05:08:00.000+09:00

I don't know how could this happen. Bidding starts with $30.00. And only after six bids, eBay automatically ended it because it reached the maximum price allowed by state law.

It is like a lucky draw. The winner will get not only Xbox 360 but also Kentucky Wildcats vs Louisville Cardinals basketball tickets.

Good for you, Mr. Lucky!

Source : eBay

First IM worm that could chat!

2005-12-07T23:51:00.000+09:00

A new worm,named IM.Myspace04.AIM, that targets users of America Online's AOL Instant Messenger is believed to be the first that actually chats with the intended victim.

It says something like "lol thats cool" and included a URL to a malicious file "clarissa17.pif." If users feel suspected and asked if the attachment contained a virus, the worm has replied: "lol no its not its a virus". Cool, huh?

The malicious file disables security software, installs a backdoor and tweaks system files. Then it starts sending itself to contacts on the victim's buddy list.

But the worm is programmed so that the infected user cannot see the messages that are being sent out by the worm.

These news are based on the IM security vendor IMlogic. "This is a first," said Andrew Burton, director of product management at Waltham, Mass.-based IMlogic. This worm is not widespread, but attackers are just trying out this new technique, he said. "We will see one or two instances of an attack, there will be a refinement and then there will be an outbreak."

First Phoenix Island International Sand Sculpture Festival

2005-12-07T23:14:00.000+09:00

This is a great art.

Workers & artists need to be patient to protect these large sand sculptures. Those sculptures are in Sanya city, south China's Hainan Province.

More than 100 artists from home and abroad join this first Phoenix Island International Sand Sculpture Festival that begins on Dec. 18, 2005.

I add more photos from De zandsculpturen.

Thanks to ozat from SW for the link.

Britney sent Federline packing?

2005-12-07T01:41:00.000+09:00

This is going to be a tough one for some of you to hear. You might want to take a deep breath.

The problem surface when one of Federline's buddies showed up at their Malibu mansion with a bag of pot, according to Star Magazine.

"Britney turned around and fired two of her longtime security guards for letting what she called 'the weedman' into the house," a source said. "She just seemed crazy with anger."

Since she kicked him to the curb Federline has been plaguing Britney with phone calls begging her to take him back.

A source told The Sun: "He loves his car almost as much as he loves Britney. He was devastated when he heard she'd sent it back to the dealer. He's been calling all the time asking for forgiveness, saying he wants to be together as a family."

Hopefully she will see the light and divorce him ASAP…before he spends any more of her money.

Of course, we're only speculating.

Lost dog? Let it have a cellphone!

2005-12-07T00:20:00.000+09:00

Lost dog? The first cell phone for dogs is due next March to hit pet-store shelves.

The PetCell is a bone-shaped cell phone that will let dog owners talk to their best friend over a two-way speaker.

PetsMobility developed the PetCell, which will ship in early 2006 and will sell for $350 to $400, the company said.

The abilities of the PetCell
- to track a lost pet, which excited most dog lovers.
- a "call owner" button in case Rover strays.
- assisted GPS, or A-GPS, which works indoors, allowing dog owners to map their pup's coordinates from any web-enabled device or by dialing a voice-enabled call center.
- an option called GeoFence that will alert owners whenever their dog wanders beyond preset parameters & built-in temperature sensors to indicate if the dog is too hot or cold.

Any of you plan to buy this?

Presidential Motorcade got a little trouble

2005-12-06T21:48:00.000+09:00

Bush returned to Washington by car because of potentially bad weather, he usually go to and from Camp David by helicopter.

Vehicles in President George W. Bush's motorcade have been in a minor accident a couple of blocks from the White House.

The president was on his way back from Camp David when the accident occurred. An ambulance traveling with the motorcade in case of emergency couldn't stop in time when the lead vehicles slowed down, and it crashed into a Chevy Suburban. The Suburban then hit a support van in front of it.

The presidential limousine wasn't involved, and no one was hurt.

Erotic Bible Calendar, What a shame!

2005-12-06T21:26:00.000+09:00

Finally a calendar that says "I'm Christian" and "I love to lust after nude women" all in one. Move over Hooker Headers, here comes the erotic bible calendar!

Although it's a fundraiser for a Christian youth group, the most disturbing thing about this----is the fact that there is a disclaimer on the site that reveals that some of the models were under 18. So, is this German 'Christian' organization peddling child-porn for Jesus?

Unfortunately for you pervs, the calendar is sold out.

Apparently the kids who were over 16 but under 18 had permission from their parents to pose nude for the calendar. Will you let your kids pose nude, I mean, as long as it's for Christ. This is equally disturbing.

What do these people think guys are going to be doing while looking at these hot young chicks in erotic poses?

Jennifer Aniston warns over Topless Photos

2005-12-06T21:09:00.000+09:00

She sued, now she sue again.

Actress Jennifer Aniston is suing a paparazzo, claiming he invaded her privacy by using a telephoto lens to photograph her inside her home when she was topless or partly undressed.

The photos "could have been taken only by means of trespass" and were shot in a place where she had reasonable expectations of privacy, the 36-year-old actress claims.

Aniston previously sued a different paparazzo for allegedly scaling a neighbor's 8-foot wall and photographing her sunbathing topless in her backyard. The photos ran in several publications.

Francois Navarre, owner of the biggest Los Angeles paparazzi agency, X-17, paid the actress $550,000 two years ago to settle an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit but admitted no wrongdoing.

Gmail now has virus scanner

2005-12-05T16:24:00.000+09:00

Google has added a virus scanning feature to its Gmail Web mail service, complementing the existing virus protection based on blocking certain types of file attachments, such as executables.

If a virus is found in an attachment you've received, our system will attempt to remove it, or clean the file, so you can still access the information it contains. If the virus can't be removed from the file, you won't be able to download it.

If a virus is found in an attachment you're trying to send, you won't be able to send the message until you remove the attachment.

If you don't have gmail yet, please contact me.

Australian bank want to make staff sexier?

2005-12-05T16:05:00.000+09:00

A "grooming handbook" that suggested staff wear flesh-coloured underwear and advised against shiny stockings because they make legs look fatter. So, obviously they want to make their staff sexier.

Commonwealth Bank's executive Hugh Harley said in a statement. "I apologise to any staff who may have been offended or who do not feel comfortable discussing such matters."

What do you think, huh?

Giant Condom ever

2005-12-05T15:52:00.000+09:00

Sightseers in Buenos Aires got a shock Thursday when the city's most famous landmark, the obelisk, was covered with a giant pink condom on World AIDS Day

City officials used cranes to unfurl shiny pink cloth over the monolith in a campaign promoting condom use to prevent infection with the HIV virus that causes AIDS.

The obelisk, which is identical to the Washington Monument but smaller at 220 feet (67 meters) tall, is a popular tourist site.

Shock-rocker Marilyn Manson wed longtime girlfriend

2005-12-04T17:23:00.000+09:00

The world's most eligible cosmetics-sporting, shock-rocking bachelor is off the market. Marilyn Manson wed longtime girlfriend, burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese, Saturday (December 3) at Castle Gurteen in Ireland, a spokesperson for Manson confirmed, People magazine reported on its website.

The couple started dating nearly five years ago, and Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner proposed more than a year ago. The wedding is the first for both. But Manson did gripe about one aspect when it came to his imminent nuptials exchange.

"I got f---ed out of a bachelor party, because — quite honestly, I have to agree with her — Dita said, 'Why should you have a bachelor party? That's you're whole life,' " he explained. "'What are you going to do, get drunk and look at naked women?' And I guess that's what I do every day."

What sex education teach

2005-12-04T11:27:00.000+09:00

What they learn

Now

5-7-year-olds learn that humans and animals can produce offspring and these grow into adults; to recognise similarities and differences of female and male.

7-11-year-olds learn about nutrition, growth and reproduction - and about the main stages of the human life cycle.

11-14-year-olds learn about the human reproductive system, including the menstrual cycle and fertilisation; how the foetus develops in the uterus; how the growth and reproduction of bacteria and the replication of viruses can affect health, including HIV and sexually transmitted infections.

14-16-year-olds learn about the effects of sex hormones and some of their medical uses, including the control and promotion of fertility; about the defence mechanisms of the body and how sex is determined in humans.

In the future

Under the new plans, children from primary school age would be given more 'rounded' lessons on sex and relationships and a broader education on drugs, alcohol and handling money. For older children it would include more in-depth information about the methods of contraception, protection against sexually transmitted infections, the emotional side of sex and relationships and negotiating skills to help guide children through them.

The First Video Game ( Since 1958 ? )

2005-12-04T11:10:00.000+09:00

First I thought that first video game would come out around 1980s, but I was wrong. When I found out that William Higinbotham invented tennis game with an oscilloscope, I was really suprised.

You can go and check out photos here.

Google is testing click-to-call

2005-11-24T20:08:00.000+09:00

Google Inc. is testing a click-to-call service that lets users speak over the phone to an advertiser found on the search engine's results page.

Google did not say whether a third party was involved in making the call.

Google is not the first to offer such a service, which is available on rivals Yahoo Inc. and America Online Inc. The latter provides the service through partner Ingenio Inc.

Source : Information Week

Bittorrent united with Hollywood

2005-11-24T19:46:00.000+09:00

53 percent of all peer-to-peer traffic owner, bittorrent and the MPAA announced Tuesday that they had reached a deal under which unlicensed copyright movies will be expeditiously nixed from BitTorrent.com's recently launched search engine.

But experts said the deal will have little practical impact on movie piracy in general. Because all-purpose search giants such as Google -- are not affected, because BitTorrent.com does not control them.

Can you belive your eyes?

2005-11-23T18:13:00.000+09:00

Our mind is the final arbiter of truth.

How can the man go up all the time? Can such a staircase be built as a real object?

There are no gray spots at the corners of the squares.

You can read many more here.

Source : Digg.com

What most people do on the net?

2005-11-22T10:33:00.000+09:00

Well, I thought most people spend their time on the net searching. But according to cnet news, about 52 percent of all U.S. Internet users are spending their online time with emails. The report also found that searching is the second most popular and reading the news is now the third most popular Web activity.

Source : Cnet News

12 years old girl with 6-months-old body

2005-11-22T10:12:00.000+09:00

This is a very strange story. This girl is 12 years old but she still looks like a 6 months old. I think that she is lacking something that normal people have, such as a gene responsible for early growth. Everyboday might feel sad about what is that family is going through. But maybe something will be gained in the end, or maybe not.
Watch the video and see for yourself.

Source : MSNBC

Bush's funny speeches

2005-11-22T10:07:00.000+09:00

He is not only a president, he is also funny.

5) "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me
— you can't get fooled again." —Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002

4) "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."
—Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000

3) "They misunderestimated me." —Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000

2) "Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?"
—Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000

1) "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
—Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004

I just found out some more unintentionally funny speeches.

If you don't stand for anything, you don't stand for anything!
- Nov 2, 2000 at Bellevue Community College

I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family
- Jan 27, 2000 in New Hampshire

Will the highways on the Internet become more few?
- Concord, New Hampshire, Jan 29, 2000

If you choose to do so, when Iraq is liberated, you will be treated, tried and persecuted as a war criminal.
- St. Louis, Jan 22, 2003, he likely meant 'prosecuted.'

We cannot let terrorists hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.
- 2000 in Des Moines, Iowa

2005 23rd SEA Games

2005-11-20T18:50:00.000+09:00

Myanmar will compete in 23rd Sea Games being held in Philippines.

Myanmar football team (MAN) is in Group B, along with Laos, Indonesia, Vietnam and Singapore.

The schedules are as follows:

Nov 20 : Myanmar vs. Laos
Nov 22 : Myanmar vs. Indonesia
Nov 24 : Myanmar vs. Vietnam
Nov 28 : Myanmar vs. Singapore

Semi-final is on Dec 2 and final will be on Dec 4.

Full schedules can be downloaded here.

Source : 2005 SEA Games

Google's Ad-creation site

2005-11-19T13:34:00.000+09:00

Google Inc. on Friday launched a program that gives ad publishers the option of displaying an "advertise-on-this-site" link that takes advertisers to the search engine.

The initiative is an extension of Google's site-targeted advertising program AdSense, which launched this year. The link takes potential advertisers to a page where they can create an ad that's target to the publisher's site.

"Advertise on this site" links in your ad units let advertisers know they have the opportunity to place ads on your site, and enable them to act precisely at their moment of interest with the click of a mouse.

More info : Onsite Advertiser Sign-Up

Fergie did it again?

2005-11-19T12:42:00.000+09:00

Lots of regret and respect and best wishes.

The precise details of Keane's departure remain a mystery to all but the overly certain practitioners of the tabloid arts. What we do know is that the relationship between Keane and Ferguson had deteriorated at a rate approximate to United's decline as a serious team. Everything else depends on who you believe.

If Keane's time at United ended badly yesterday, his abrupt departure suggests that there will be grimmer endings soon. For loyalists it will be hard to watch.

For 12 years Keane has been the luminous heartbeat and demanding conscience of a Manchester United side which achieved astonishing success.

Keane's rather sensational exit reminds us starkly that the Premiership is a planet we know little about. We know its native life forms evolved from us, but probably couldn't survive here on Earth. We know they are capable of thought, but not rational thought.

What we do know is that Keane's scabrous honesty and raging energy had begun to cause corporate Manchester United to shift uneasily from buttock to buttock whenever he started to speak. Downstairs, meanwhile, his caustic criticisms were scalding well-tended egos. In the end he was bundled away from sight, the boy who said that the emperor had no clothes.

Xbox 360 debut

2005-11-16T02:14:00.000+09:00

Tuesday, Nov. 22, is when Microsoft begins selling its newest -- and highly anticipated -- console, the Xbox 360.

The new console is much sleeker than its predecessor. The original Xbox never really caught on in Asia, and many analysts blamed its bulky design. Microsoft partnered with two design firms for the 360, Astro Studios in San Francisco and Hers Experimental Design Laboratory in Osaka, Japan.

Like the Sony PlayStation 2, the 360 can stand vertically or horizontally, and it's only slightly larger than a digital cable box. Optional faceplates -- a great way to customize your Xbox -- also will be available at launch.

Xbox 360 is built to be online every minute you play, making a broadband connection essential.

Microsoft is hoping the latest version of its gaming console will help propel it closer to its main rival, Sony. Currently, Xbox is the second in the console sales wars, well behind Sony's PlayStation2. Sony is going to be offering its newest console, the PS3, next spring.

Factor in a couple of games (at $59.99 each), and an Xbox 360 buyer easily can spend $600. Serious gamers will find it's worth it for cutting-edge technology, mind-boggling graphics and neighborhood bragging rights. Novices will just think it's plain cool.

Windows Live Beta

2005-11-02T08:45:00.000+09:00

In case if you miss this news, another online service from Microsoft has just been released today. With integrated feed reader and different Gadgets.

What is Windows Live?

Your online world gets better when everything works simply and effortlessly together. That's the basic idea behind Windows Live. So the things you care about - your friends, the latest information, your e-mails, powerful search, your PC files, everything – comes together in one place. This is a brand new Internet experience designed to put you in control.

Just go, check & enjoy : Windows Live

Developers' replies when their programs don't work

2005-11-01T07:34:00.000+09:00

Well, this is funny and also reality.

10. 'That's weird...'
9. 'It's never done that before.'
8. 'It worked yesterday.'
7. 'You must have the wrong version.'
6. 'It works, but it hasn't been tested.'
5. 'Somebody must have changed my code.'
4. 'Did you check for a virus?'
3. 'Where were you when the program blew up?'
2. 'Why do you want to do it that way?'

and at last ...

1. 'I thought I fixed that.'

One Terabit per second transfer speed

2005-10-29T06:13:00.000+09:00

A Japanese company has developed technology to transmit a two-hour movie in 0.5 seconds, the world's fastest speed achieved with fibre-optic cables in the field, it says.

Kansai Electric used fibre-optic cables on power-transmitting steel towers to achieve the speed of one terabit per second, which is more than 100 times faster than inter-city data transmissions currently in use, a spokesman says.

The company, Japan's second-largest power supplier, has not decided when to put the technology into practical use but says it is possible that it would come in 2010 or later.

Source : ABC News

Myanmar Romeo & Juliet Play on Oct 29 & 30

2005-10-28T23:48:00.000+09:00

EXCITEMENT is building as the October 29 Yangon premiere of Romeo and Juliet draws closer.

The almost all-Myanmar cast is rehearsing furiously, with less than one week to go until the first performance.

The Romeo Actor, seventeen-year-old Zaw Tun Naing, says he only auditioned for the play on a whim, but now he would like to pursue a career as an actor.

Twenty-year-old Nang Mai, who plays Juliet says, “When I was chosen [to play the lead role] I was not so much excited as curious to see what a real big play would be like. I am trying my best and my family has given me a lot of support too.”

The play’s New York-born director, Phillip Howze worked tirelessly with the cast, to help them explore their characters and learn the art of theatre, Zaw Tun Naing says.

The set has also been constructed and last minute touches are being put on as they have been rehearsing on the weekdays for two hours and on the weekends for four hours a day.

Only two performances of Romeo and Juliet will be held in Yangon, on October 29 and 30 at 6pm and 3pm respectively, at BMEII on Ahlone Road in Dagon Township. For ticket information phone the Asia Language Business Academy on (951) 720 966.

Source : Myanmar Times

Warm-up women foot ball match, Myanmar vs Japan

2005-10-26T03:12:00.000+09:00

As I had previously posted a few days ago, U19 Japanese Women Soccer will come to Yangon on 13 and 15 November.

At the invitation of Myanmar Football Federation (MFF), U19 Japanese Women Soccer selected team will arrive in Myanmar to play warm up match during 1st week of November. U 19 Japanese Women soccer team will play against Asia qualifier Myanmar Women Selected team on 13 and 15 November.

Let's cheer!

Source : YagonCity

Japanese Embassy advices for those who wanted to study at Japanese universities

2005-10-26T03:03:00.000+09:00

It was learnt that Japanese Embassy is providing advices for the students who wanted to learn at the Japanese universities twice per month. This consultation takes place on every Wednesday, and a reference room is also reserved for those who wanted to study about the books in connection with further education at Japanese Universities could study freely.

Source : YangonCity

300 GB Seagate harddisk

2005-10-24T12:57:00.000+09:00

If you are a movies collector or an ametur director or a gamer or those who love to collect high definition movies, you might love this harddisk. It's capacity is 300 GB.

If you buy this before 29 Oct, you will get this harddisk with only 99.99 bucks. Cool, isn't it?

Check it out here for more information.

Source : CircuitCity

Myanmar Wedding Website

2005-10-23T07:36:00.000+09:00

According to their contact session, Myanmar Lexicon Technology launches this website. Their website would cover information about Myanmar Wedding, Wedding Knowlege, Myanmar Culture, Myanmar Style, Myanmar Groom Bride, Myanmar Wedding Style and many more .

Their Questions & Answers give myanmarwedding user a chance to ask any question about wedding. User can use that session to ask question about myanmar wedding culture, rules, and information about website. The questions are submitted through post session. But you need to have myanmarwedding.com account to be able to post. You can create it for free. After moderated, approved, the moderator will give answer for the question and the user can see it in Question and Answer session.

So check it out that website ( myanmarweddings.com )and don't hestitate to ask question if you have one.

A disc with capacity 3.9TB, and the transfer rate about 1Gbps

2005-10-23T07:23:00.000+09:00

Optware, the developer of the HVD and HVC (Holographic Versatile Disc, Card) formats, has announced they’re launching a division in America.

Both mediums use Optware’s patented “collinear technology” to store data using holograms, which in the case of HVD, allows for a 1TB capacity on a disc the size of a standard DVD. Optware says the theoretical maximum capacity of the discs is 3.9TB, and the transfer rate sits at about 1Gbps.

They’re the real deal; sitting on the “HVD Alliance” with Optware are much bigger names such as FujiFilm, Toshiba, Alps, and Verbatim (a.k.a. Mitsubishi Kagaku Media). The company is currently looking for venture capitalists and partners, so: buy low, sell high.

Source & Translated from : Impress Watch

Motorola's iTunes Phone Gets Off to `Rough Start'

2005-10-23T07:14:00.000+09:00

As many as six times more customers are returning the Rokr phones ( Motorola's iTunes Phone ) than is normal for new handsets, according to American Technology Research analyst Albert Lin, who said he talked to distributors, retailers and call center workers at Cingular Wireless LLC, which sells the phone.

Motorola Chief Executive Officer Ed Zander said he is disappointed with the phone's marketing and plans to fix it.

``We got off to a little bit of a rough start,'' Zander said in an interview after Motorola reported on Oct. 18 that third- quarter profit tripled, driven by more-popular phones such as the Razr. ``People were looking for an iPod and that's not what it is. We may have missed the marketing message there.''

Zander said the Schaumburg, Illinois-based company didn't make it clear enough that the Rokr stores fewer songs than an iPod. The phone holds 100 songs and costs $249.99 with a two-year contract from Cingular. The iPod Nano, introduced the same day, holds 1,000 songs and costs about the same.

Source : Bloomberg

Cho Cho company will service Door Automation System

2005-10-21T09:26:00.000+09:00

According to 7 Day News, Cho Cho company will service Door Automation System for you home.

The gate of your home, your company or the store, you name it, the company will serve you to make automation door. You can control any gates using remote control. You don't need to have security man just to open/close your gate. And you don't have to worry about rainy days, because now you can open/close your gate from your car by using remote control.

Cool, huh?

Source : 7 Day News

Myo Thandar Tun and Chan Thar Kyi Soe will attend Bangkok Film Festival

2005-10-21T09:22:00.000+09:00

YOUNG film producer Myo Thandar Tun and director Chan Thar Kyi Soe have been selected to attend the Bangkok World Film Festival from October 14 to 24.

The pair will present their film proposal at the festival as part of the Young Producer Award, which is sponsored by the Nantes Festival des 3 Continents and has been opened to South East Asian directors and producers for the first time this year.

Six Myanmar director-producer teams submitted their proposals to the selection committee, but only Myo Thandar Tun received the news that her proposal was successful.

The screenplay submitted by the pair, Ta Cho Ah Sin Hla Ta Cho Ah Sin Ma Hla (Some People Are Good Looking But Some Are Bad Looking), tells the tale of women living in a shelter, examines how they got there and their struggle to go on. It was penned by Myanmar literary award winner Nu Nu Yee.

“We got just one week for all the preparations and I did not have much hope that we would win, actually,” the young producer, who also owns her own film company, said.

“This story has been on my mind for a long time and it is one of my favourites.
“I could not believe it once I heard the good news. I really did not hope to win... Now, I feel that we have to try our hardest to represent the culture and lifestyle of Myanmar with this film.

“It is great that Myanmar films are getting the chance to be seen on the international market,” she added.

Myo Thandar Tun has already produced two films, one, depicting the Bagan era, received screenings at several international film festivals. The other, Hna Khan Htet Ka Dar Twa (The Sharp Knife on the Lip), won her a Myanmar academy award.

Eight producer-director teams from South East Asia will meet in Bangkok to attend the workshop as part of the third Bangkok World Film Festival. There, they will have the opportunity to discuss their projects with European filmmakers and receive advice on everything from script development to budgets.

One entrant will be chosen to attend the Festival des 3 Continents in Nantes on November 22 with winners from other workshops. The overall winner in Nantes will have their project financed.

Source : Myanmar Times

eBay bans other payment processors

2005-10-21T09:02:00.000+09:00

eBay has revised its policies to only allow one online payment service, PayPal. Rumors arise that it is because of Google's plan to make online payment service.
There are many mix reactions to this news. Check it out.

Source : GoogleRumors

The reason I don't post!

2005-10-20T10:40:00.000+09:00

The reason I can't update this blog is that last week I had got a very big assignment. I have to write the 3 sentences with the same meaning for the given 1000 sentences being assigned by one of my teacher.
So that I have been absent here for quite long.

But now I am back, I am back, I am back...

Hardware guy having fun with hiding art on your microchip

2005-10-14T06:47:00.000+09:00

More than 10 years ago, Michael Davidson went looking to capture the beauty of microchip circuitry in photographs. In among the transistors and wire traces, he found something unexpected: Waldo.

"When I first saw him, he was upside-down, and I didn't recognize his face," the Florida-based cell biology researcher said.

Davidson suspected at first that the tiny design he saw was circular patterns added to the chip to thwart attempts by reverse-engineers to deduce its inner workings. But a second inspection showed it to be the characteristically hard-to-find character from the children's book series. "I realized, 'This is a doodle of some kind.' Then I started looking over the whole chip. I discovered Daffy Duck and other things on that chip," Davidson said.

If you want to see how hardware guys is interesting in art and want to find out what pic might be hiding in your chip, check it out here.

Source : Cnet News

The best freeware website

2005-10-14T06:40:00.000+09:00

I have been searching for information about freeware. I have come across many websites and this one is the best I have ever been. That website is called nedwolf.

All of this is free software - completely and totally. No shareware, no nagware, no adware.

Reviewed constantly, categorized conveniently, with always-current links and versions.

Bill Gates surprises students as "stand in" professor

2005-10-14T02:36:00.000+09:00

Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates visited UW-Madison today (Wednesday, Oct. 12) as part of his 2005 College Tour, designed to promote greater youth involvement in technology careers.

Gates' busy afternoon included making a surprise visit as a "guest lecturer" for a computer science class, which was filmed by mtvU, a 24-hour college network. Not surprising, however, was his overall message - the exciting opportunities for today's students as they enter fields related to technology.

Later in the afternoon, Gates was scheduled to discuss "The Impact and Opportunity of Technology: Why Computer Science? Why Now?" at a student forum. A video stream of his talk will be available Friday, Oct. 14.

UW-Madison is one of five universities selected for Gates' tour.

Source : Wisconsin

USB flash 128MB = $3.99

2005-10-12T20:03:00.000+09:00

Due to advanced in flash chip, flash memory drive decline sharply. Now it reach unbeliveable price. Just 4 buck for 128MB. Cool..

Centon’s 128MB Flash Drive is our key USB product offering. The Flash Drive features large storage capacity and high speed transfers from a device small enough to fit on your keychain.

Source : eCost

GSM in Taunggyi

2005-10-12T18:19:00.000+09:00

According to 7 Days News, GSM coverage area in Myanmar now include Taunggyi also.
GSM service in Taunggyi introduces from the beginning of this month.

"I thought my friend was in Yangon and when I called her she is actually in Taunggyi. I was suprised. The sound quality is as good as talking within Yangon." said Ma Khin Win Aye, who dialed her friend's GSM in Taunggyi.

As GSM is now available in Taunggyi, many local people now buy GSMs. As of now, GSM coverage area include Yangon, Mandalay, Pyin Oo Lwin, Pagan Nyaung Oo and Taung Gyi.

Source : Bagan Net

PSP can host a website

2005-10-12T08:29:00.000+09:00

Do you think PSP is only for playing game? But these guys don't think so. They made a website and host it on PSP. They claim that their website is hosted on PSP. Anyway, just check it out here.

Nero 7 Ultra Edition Rock!!! (support Blu-ray)

2005-10-12T08:22:00.000+09:00

Think that Blu-ray and HD-DVD is very far away from your living room?
You are wrong. Now Blu-ray is starting to come to you.

Nero 7 now gives you the ability to burn your data to BD-RE and BD-R (Blu-ray) media, which enables you to store enormous amounts of data (25-50 GB) onto a single disc.

Full-o-meter automatically adjusts to you project type (DVD-1, DVD-5 or DVD-9)
Intelligent size calculation will suggest a DVD if data will not fit on a CD
New, easy-to-use GUI for Nero Express and Nero InCD.
Use Nero Scout to index your digital media making it easy to find the right video or song for your CD or DVD. Support for Blu-ray (BD-RE and BD-R) media

From Nero

Free Internet TV channels

2005-10-10T16:53:00.000+09:00

Those of you who have a fast internet connection and don't know how to utilize fully, why don't you check it out here.

Beeline TV provides a selection of the best broadband internet television channels. - Enjoy news, TV shows, movies, music, entertainment and sports. A fast connection to the internet is recommended.

To watch the internet TV channels on Beeline TV, you need a player such as Windows Media Player or Real Player or QuickTime. Players can be downloaded free of charge.

Furthermore, if you want to record that stream news or movie, you can use VLC player.

Cool, isn't it?

Want to get 1000GB email for free?

2005-10-10T16:36:00.000+09:00

Mailnation is the first company to offer a 1TB email account. The service is ad free, offers WAP access and comes with free support (telephone and ticket-based). Does this sound too good to be true? It probably is. Bizarrely, once you have signed up you must go a refinancing and fill in duff information that they provide otherwise your account will be deleted. Why you have to do this is beyond me. Also, you are not allowed to use your account to receive any emails from Yahoo Groups.Again, why you can't do this is beyond me.

That aside, the service doesn't look too bad. You can choose from multiple different domains for your email address and the interface can be made to look like amongst others OSX, Outlook and Eudora.

Si Thu Lwin's Live Show

2005-10-10T04:14:00.000+09:00

According to planet news, Si Thu Lwin is preparing to make his live show album with collection of his greatest hits.
In that album, there will be about 20 songs. Half of the songs will be performed by him alone and the other half by featuring other artists with him.
The live show will be made on October 18 and only invited guests will be allowed. The tickets are not for sale.
Due to many new generation's artists, he might not be as popular as he was some years ago.
Anyway, he is now doing his best to entertain his fans.
We all have to wait and see how things are going.

Alex's New Album

2005-10-09T00:58:00.000+09:00

Alex will release his new album,"Alex since 1996", at Octorber 17. Due to his album's name, most people think the album will be collection of his old songs. But according to planet news, the album will be made of all new songs and the name is chosen because alex become popular in 1996.
In his new album, there will be some new type of songs that Alex had never been performed. Some of his new songs might look like hip-hop, but he intended to speak his desired words with the Rock Beat background.
As I am a big fan of Alex, I can't wait to get my own copy of his new album. I hope all of his fans will feel the same too. Those some of you in Yangon might get his sample CD already. October 17....

We can send SMS in Yangon

2005-10-07T09:16:00.000+09:00

Short Message Services or SMS are now available to GSM mobile phone users in Yangon.

Myanmar Post and Telecommunications provide this service with the cost of Ks. 25/message with no additional set up costs or annual fees.The cost of an SMS was lower than that of a call.

All SMS sent will pass through a GSM Service Centre at +9595910003. It is also possible for GSM users to send messages overseas.

Let's enjoy sending SMS!

Japan U-19 women team will come to Myanmar

2005-10-06T20:04:00.000+09:00

Japan U-19 team will be arrived to Myanmar

Japan U-19 women team will be arrived to Myanmar on first week of November by invitation from MFF.
That team is will be played friendly matches with Myanmar women team on 13 and 15 of November.

Let's cheer.

Two Yangon Zoo's elephants fly to Germany

2005-10-06T04:22:00.000+09:00

After four years of negotiations, two elephants left here for Germany last week in return for a breeding pair of rhinoceroses and a male and two female lions, the weekly Myanmar Times reported Monday.

The two female elephants, Shu Thuzar and Aye Chan May, left on a chartered flight to Cologne on Tuesday under an exchange program between Yangon Zoo and Cologne Zoological Gardens, the paper said. The rhinoceroses and lions are scheduled to arrive from Germany within five months.

The Cologne zoo proposed the exchange because it wanted to increase its Asian elephant population with elephants from outside Europe and to counter the declining population of Asian elephants in the wild, the zoo's deputy director, Olaf Behlert, told the paper.

"If we do not breed them in zoos now, the Asian elephant will become extinct," Behlert was quoted as saying by the paper.

The Cologne zoo has enough male elephants for the two females from Myanmar for the European breeding program, according to Behlert.

The keepers of the two elephants accompanied them to Germany to help ensure a smooth transition for the animals as they adjust to their new home, the paper added.

The assistant director of Yangon Zoo, Saw Win, welcomed the program, saying it provided an opportunity for the zoo to acquire rare animals, the report said.

According to Saw Win, the zoo's only white rhinoceros is at an advanced age and it has only three lions of various ages.

Baby Vox, The Cross & Wawa perform in Yangon

2005-10-05T22:06:00.000+09:00

Three South Korean singing stars groups -- the Cross, Baby Vox and Wawa -- gave performances, joined by three popular Myanmar singers -- Sai Sai Khan Hlaing, Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein and Sone ThinPah. The South Korea-Myanmar joint performance won waves of applause from the audience.

On the occasion, noted South Korean movie star Kim Jae Won was present and introduced to the Myanmar audience. Kim has been popular in Myanmar for his role played in a number of video feature series telecast by TV Myanmar.

The concert ended with the singing of a group song "We are the World."

Meanwhile, in last July, a week-long Myanmar-South Korean contemporary art show also took place at the National Museum here to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Myanmar and South Korea. The art show displayed classical and modern works of artists of the two countries with different views based on Eastern culture.

The Korea Star Myanmar Tour is also part of their ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) tour to mark the 15th anniversary of South Korea-ASEAN dialogue partnership.

Eindara Kyaw Zin and Thet Mon Myint are ok

2005-10-05T15:41:00.000+09:00

During their way to Tachilek for their new movie, "Kway Tway Nan Tae Pan Yo Ma", there has been an accident. There was a rumor that they(Eindara Kyaw Zin and Thet Mon Myint) both had been seriously injured. But 7daynews contact Zin Yaw Mg Mg, Director of that movie, he said no stars had been injured although there were minor injuries to some crews. When asking about progress of the movie, he said everything is going as planned.

New Myanmar Karatedo Website

2005-10-05T15:36:00.000+09:00

There is now a website about Myanmar Karatedo. http://www.myanmarkaratedo.org/

It's all about how many award they won, what are they doing now and which progress they are making. Have fun and keep in touch!

Let's share strategy

2005-10-04T16:15:00.000+09:00

Let's share about what's happening all around Myanmar.