Callers using internet phone system Skype who might be tempted to tell a few porkies should beware - the user on the other end may have a lie detector. Skype is to offer the KishKish Lie Detector, which is made by BATM, as an add-on for customers.It analyses audio streams over a Skype call in real time and illustrates the stress levels of the other person.Skype's software lets computer users talk to each other for free and make cheap calls to mobiles and landlines. Source
It is a daily routine for millions of Italians - the morning cup of espresso brewed on the kitchen hob or downed swiftly in a cafe on the way to work. But for years their favourite way of kick-starting the day has had a bad press - most recently when it was reported that doctors had told British Prime Minister Tony Blair to drink less coffee.
Now it seems the tide is turning.
Forget the scare stories, says dietician Chiara Trombetti, of the Humanitas Gavazzeni institute in the northern Italian town of Bergamo.
There is sound scientific reason to enjoy your morning espresso without worrying about the health effects.
Coffee can be good for you - she says - and the stronger, the better.
That is why she recommends an espresso rather than a very un-Italian cup of instant.
Scientific evidence
Dr Trombetti says she hates the stuff herself - but points to a welter of scientific evidence to back her case.
Coffee contains tannin and antioxidants, which are good for the heart and arteries, she says.
It can relieve headaches.
It is good for the liver - and can help prevent cirrhosis and gallstones.
And the caffeine in coffee can reduce the risk of asthma attacks - and help improve circulation within the heart.
There is no denying that coffee is not for everyone.
If you drink too much it can increase nervousness, and cause rapid heartbeat and trembling hands.
Pregnant women, heart patients, and anyone with a stomach ulcer are usually advised to avoid it.
And even Dr Trombetti says no one should drink more than three or four cups a day.
But there is one group of Italians in particular who might benefit from her advice.
Many parents might be horrified at the thought.
But Dr Trombetti is adamant that a cup of milky coffee could make the ideal start for the next generation of coffee lovers - Italy's drowsy school kids - stimulating their brains ahead of a day that often lasts from 0830 until 1600.
Prayer is uplifting inspiring and fascinating for the mind and it has great power. Therefore, it is very important that each of you learns to pray. Through prayer you purify your mind and gain spiritual strength. Thus prayer is the foundation of success.
There was a man who had worked all his life, had saved all of his money, and was a real miser when it came to his money. Just before he died, he said to his wife, "When I die. I want you to take all my money and put it in the casket with me. I want to take my money to the after life with me."
And so he got his wife to promise him with all her heart that when he died, She would put all of the money in the casket with him.
Well, he died. He was stretched out in the casket; his wife was sitting there in black, and her friend was sitting next to her. When they finished the ceremony, just before the undertakers got ready to close the casket, the wife said,
"Wait just a minute!" She had a box with her; she came over with the box and put it in the casket. Then the undertakers locked the casket down, and then rolled it away.
So her friend said, "Girl, I know you weren't fool enough to put all that money in there with your husband." The loyal wife replied, "Listen, I'm a Christian, I can't go back on my word. I promised him that I was going to put that money in that casket with him" "You mean to Tell me you put that money in the casket with him!!!!? "I sure did" said the wife. "I got it all together, put it into my account and wrote him a cheque. If he can cash it, he can spend it."
The MP3 generation are at risk of going deaf 30 years earlier than their parents because they listen to music too loud and for too long, a charity has warned.
The happiest people in the world are not those who have no problems,
but those who learn to live with things that are less than perfect.
You may have heard of Alexander the Great. We call a man who has killed so many people as 'great'! Every warrior is a coward. They kill others because they are afraid that they will be killed. When Alexander the Great went about expanding his kingdom, he was advised to bring an Enlightened Yogi from India with him. One day he saw a Yogi sitting by the river and he ordered him to return with him. The Yogi refused. Alexander drew his sword and put it to the Yogi’s neck and threatened to take his life if he did not go with him. 'You cannot kill me', the Yogi responded calmly. Alexander was moved by his courage and composure. 'Please come with me and I will make you leader of my army', he said. Again the Yogi declined. Alexander did not understand and asked the Yogi how he could be so content. The Yogi asked him, ‘What are you conquering lands for?’ Alexander told him, ‘So I can have more land.’ ‘And then what will you do?’ the Yogi asked. ‘I will have the whole world as my kingdom', replied Alexander. 'Then what will you do?' asked the Yogi. ‘Then I will be happy and relax', said Alexander. ‘That is what I am doing now!’ the Yogi exclaimed.
Today before you think of saying an unkind word
Think of someone who can't speak
Before you complain about the taste of your food
Think of someone who has nothing to eat
Before you complain about your husband or wife
Think of someone who's crying out to God for a companion
Today before you complain about life
Think of someone who went too early to heaven
Before you complain about your children
Think of someone who desires children but they're barren
Before you argue about your dirty house; someone didn't clean or sweep
Think of the people who are living in the streets
Before whining about the distance you drive
Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet
And when you are tired and complain about your job
Think of the unemployed, the disabled and those who wished they had your job
But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another
Remember that not one of us are without sin and we all answer to one maker
And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down
Put a smile on your face and thank God you're alive and still around
Today, Google announced Google Calendar, a free, Web-based calendar service that enables users to access, manage and share all of their important appointments and special occasions in one place. Once users sign in here with their Google Account, they can begin adding events and invitations to their calendar effortlessly, sharing events with their friends and family, and searching across the Web for events they might enjoy.
In line with Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful, Google Calendar helps users organize and access information related to how they spend their time.
SEE GOD IN ALL
This is the gist of all worship - to be pure and to do good to others. He who sees Siva in the poor, in the weak, and in the diseased, really worships Siva, and if he sees Siva only in the image, his worship is but preliminary. He who has served and helped one poor man seeing Siva in him, without thinking of his cast, creed, or race, or anything, with him Siva is more pleased than with the man who sees Him only in temples.
GOD IS WITHIN YOU
It is impossible to find God outside of ourselves. Our own souls contribute all of the divinity that is outside of us. We are the greatest temple. The objectification is only a faint imitation of what we see within ourselves.
PERSEVERE IN YOUR SEARCH FOR GOD
To succeed, you must have tremendous perseverance, tremendous will. "I will drink the ocean," says the persevering soul, "at my will mountains will crumble up." Have that sort of energy, that sort of will, work hard, and you will reach the goal.
TRUST COMPLETELY IN GOD
Stand up for God; let the world go.
LOVE OF GOD IS ESSENTIAL
Giving up all other thoughts, with the whole mind day and night worship God. Thus being worshipped day and night, He reveals himself and makes His worshippers feel His presence.
When I Asked God for Strength
