Sunday, April 27, 2008

Interesting Conversation

This is interesting conversation I got from my friend's forward email. I do not know if it is true story or not. However, the flow of conversation is really interesting to me.

An Atheist Professor of Philosophy speaks to his Class on the Problem Science has with GOD, The ALMIGHTY. He asks one of his New Christian Students to stand and . . .

Professor :
You are a Christian, aren't you, son ?
Student :
Yes, sir.
Professor :
So you Believe in GOD ?
Student :
Absolutely, sir.

Professor :
Is GOD Good ?
Student :
Sure.
Professor :
Is GOD ALL - POWERFUL ?
Student :
Yes.
Professor :
My Brother died of Cancer even though he Prayed to GOD to Heal him.
Most of us would attempt to Help Others who are ill.
But GOD didn't.
How is this GOD Good then ? Hmm ?

(Student was silent.....)


Professor : You can't answer, can you ?
Let's start again, Young Fella.
Is GOD Good ?
Student :
Yes.
Professor :
Is Satan good ?
Student :
No.
Professor :
Where does Satan come from ?
Student :
From . . . GOD . . .
Professor :
That's right.
Tell me son, is there evil in this World ?
Student :
Yes.
Professor :
Evil is everywhere, isn't it ?
And GOD did make Everything. Correct ?
Student :
Yes.
Professor :
So who created evil ?

(Student does not answer.....)


Professor :
Is there Sickness ? Immorality ? Hatred ? Ugliness ?
All these terrible things exist in the World, don't they ?
Student :
Yes, sir.
Professor :
So, who Created them ?

(Student has no answer.....)

Professor : Science says you have 5 Senses you use to Identify and Observe the World around you.
Tell me, son . . . Have you ever Seen GOD ?
Student :
No, sir.
Professor :
Tell us if you have ever Heard your GOD ?
Student :
No , sir.
Professor :
Have you ever Felt your GOD, Tasted your GOD, Smelt your GOD ?
Have you ever had any Sensory Perception of GOD for that matter ?
Student :
No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
Professor :
Yet you still Believe in HIM ?
Student : Yes.
Professor :
According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn't exist.
What do you say to that, son ?
Student :
Nothing. I only have my Faith.
Professor :
Yes. Faith. And that is the Problem Science has.
Student :
Professor, is there such a thing as Heat ?
Professor :
Yes.
Student :
And is there such a thing as Cold ?
Professor :
Yes.
Student :
No sir. There isn't.

(The Lecture Theater becomes very quiet with this turn of events)


Student :
Sir, you can have Lots of Heat, even More Heat, Superheat, Mega Heat, White Heat,
a Little Heat or No Heat.
But we don't have anything called Cold.
We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is No Heat, but we can't go any further after that.
There is no such thing as Cold.
Cold is only a Word we use to describe the Absence of Heat.
We cannot Measure Cold.
Heat is Energy.
Cold is Not the Opposite of Heat, sir, just the Absence of it.

(There is Pin - Drop Silence in the Lecture Theater)


Student : What about Darkness, Professor ? Is there such a thing as Darkness ?
Professor :
Yes. What is Night if there isn't Darkness ?
Student :
You're wrong again, sir.
Darkness is the Absence of Something.
You can have Low Light, Normal Light , Bright Light, Flashing Light . . .
But if you have No Light Constantly, you have Nothing and it's called Darkness, isn't it ?
In reality, Darkness isn't.
If it is, were you would be able to make Darkness Darker, wouldn't you ?
Professor :
So what is the point you are making, Young Man ?
Student :
Sir, my point is your Philosophical Premise is Flawed.
Professor :
Flawed ? Can you explain how ?
Student :
Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality.
You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a Good GOD and a Bad GOD.
You are viewing the Concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure.
Sir, Science can't even explain a Thought.
It uses Electricity and Magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one.
To view Death as the Opposite of Life is to be ignorant of the fact that
Death cannot exist as a Substantive Thing.
Death is Not the Opposite of Life : just the Absence of it.
Now tell me, Professor, do you Teach your Students that they Evolved from a Monkey ?
Professor :
If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process, yes, of course, I do.
Student :
Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir ?

(The Professor shakes his head with a Smile, beginning to realize where the Argument is going)


Student :
Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution at work and
cannot even prove that this Process is an On - Going Endeavor,
are you not Teaching your Opinion, sir ?
Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher ?

(The Class is in Uproar.......)


Student :
Is there anyone in the Class who has ever Seen the Professor's Brain ?

(The Class breaks out into Laughter.....)


Student :
Is there anyone here who has ever Heard the Professor's Brain, Felt it, Touched or Smelt it ? . . .
No one appears to have done so.
So, according to the Established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that
you have No Brain, sir.
With all due respect, sir, how do we then Trust your Lectures, sir ?

(The Room is Silent. The Professor stares at the Student, his face unfathomable)


Professor :
I guess you'll have to take them on Faith, son.
Student :
That is it sir . . .
the Link between Man & GOD is FAITH.
That is all that Keeps Things Moving & Alive.

NB:

I believe you have enjoyed the Conversation . . . and if so . . .

you'll probably want your Friends / Colleagues to enjoy the same . . . won't you ? . . .
Forward them to Increase their Knowledge . . . or FAITH

It turned out later that the student is Albert Einsten


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Saturday, April 26, 2008

Love United

This is a song from 2002 World Cup. It is a cool song. I just found it again. Hope you enjoy it too.


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Friday, April 18, 2008

Funny Car Prank


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Funny Camera Phone Commercial


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Funny Condom Commercial


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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Lindsay Lohan - Rumors


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Perfecting The Art Of Silence In Negotiating

I just got the following article about negotiation from MBA Depot. The article draws some attention from me. I think it is a good to share with my blog reader.

This is some info about the article.

Title: Perfecting The Art Of Silence In Negotiating
Subject: Marketing/Sales, Management, Personal Improvement, Negotiation
Author: Liz Tahir
Description: Silence is the secret tool of power negotiators. Knowing when to listen, not talk. Using facial expressions, not your voice, to make a point. Here are five tips on how perfecting the art of silence can make you a better negotiator.

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Perfecting The Art Of Silence In Negotiating
By Liz Tahir
Liz Tahir & Associates
As Sarah wound her way past the tables and toward the stage to get her "Top Salesperson Award" at the company's annual dinner, her colleagues were mumbling about how someone with the firm only a year could have sold more than anyone else. Sarah was pleasant enough, but hardly the gregarious salesman type. When asked how, Sarah wasn't talking. What her colleagues didn't know is that was the real key to her success. Sarah was making sales by practicing the art of silence, not the art of talking.

Silence is the secret tool of power negotiators. Knowing when to listen, not talk. Using facial expressions, not your voice, to make a point. Here are five tips on how perfecting the art of silence can make you a better negotiator:

1. Listen more. Listening is not passive. One can control the negotiation process by simply listening well. When we listen well, we gain the trust and confidence of others. When people are encouraged to talk, they tell us their needs, their wants, their dreams, and their plan of action; in short, they give us information. When we truly listen to people, we make them feel important, particularly if we are making good eye contact while listening. The problem is that most of us don't truly listen when others talk. We just can't remain silent long enough to really hear them. Chances are we are just marking time until we can jump in and start talking. We should be aware that every time we do talk, we open ourselves to being vulnerable.

2. The 10-second strategy. Silence makes most of us uncomfortable. In today's world, there is noise all around us, from the cell phones ringing, to the iPod in our ear, to chats around the water cooler. We are conditioned to noise, not being silent. Try this test: the next time you are negotiating with the other party, and they say something like "well, that's my offer," don't utter a word for 10 seconds. It's practically guaranteed they will jump in with another offer or more information, anything to break the silence. When you get comfortable with 10 seconds, bump it up to 20 seconds. The silence will hang like lead and drive 'em crazy!

3. Ask questions. A good way to learn silence is to ask questions, another secret weapon of successful negotiators. The person asking the questions controls the conversation. While you can get information from the person answering the question, generally if you have done your homework, you should already know the answer before you ask. Lawyers are taught to never ask a question without already knowing the answer; good advice. What you are really doing here is getting the other person to talk, perhaps to verify your information, but really to feel more comfortable working with you, and therefore to trust you.

Let's turn that around. Realize that when someone asks you a question, there is no law that says you have to answer. Try remaining silent. The questioner will likely start talking again. A good negotiator who really does not want to answer a question might, after awhile, say something like "before I answer that, tell me why you ask." Throw it back. Remember, there is no law that states you have to answer questions asked of you.

4. Pause more between sentences. In a recent study, a team of scientists showed that in listening to a musical symphony, just a one-to-two second break between movements triggers a flurry of mental activity. So could a one-to-two second pause between sentences be just as powerful in helping others comprehend our information? Any comedian will tell you that it is the timing of pauses in their delivery that determines their success. Those of us who are fast talkers have to learn to be more deliberate and practice this art of pausing between sentences for more emphasis.

5. The flinch, the shrug, the smile. These actions are all guaranteed to carry a powerful message, as you remain totally silent! The flinch is the quick, jerky movement of the shoulders, with a pained look on your face, as if you have just been stricken. It sends an immediate message you did not like what you heard. Once you flinch, then what? Why, remain silent. Wait for the other party to speak, and they quickly will, chances are while scrabbling to sweeten the deal. The shrug of the shoulders sends the message that you just don't care; you're not interested. Again, remain silent. And the smile. A silent smile is powerfully enigmatic (ask Mona Lisa), and the other party is left to guess what you are thinking. And, yes, again, don't let the first person who speaks be you.

Power negotiators, whether sellers or buyers, know that what you don't say is sometimes more powerful than what you do say. Use these tips the next time you negotiate and enjoy the power that silence brings.


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Monday, April 14, 2008

Some Pictures from Washington DC Chinatown

Street vendor selling jersey of a football team since this is a play off game day...


Chinese gate in the capital of America...
A giant poster of the new Indiana Jone movie in Chinatown.

Donal W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture


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Sunday, April 13, 2008

More Closed Pictures of Squirrel

I saw a squirrel this morning and tried my best to get the close shot. However, I could not get close enough because of the problems of my camera zoom. Anyway, enjoy watching the following three new closed shots.





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The Sky and the Trees

The color of the cloud and the dry trees really attracted me to give some shots. To me, the following two pictures reflect the emotional theme.





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Saturday, April 12, 2008

Is bottled water healthier?

Just surfing on the internet and found this interesting article. Many of us think that bottled water are healthier for us. The below article says there is no much different between tap water and bottled water. I don't know what source the author used to write the article or how reliable the article but it is interesting to share with my blog readers.
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One Evening in Washington DC


A shot of Washington Monument from a corner of a road.

A photo shot of Jefferson memorial from another another side of the water.




I don't know why I took photo of this squirrel . I just saw him in Whitehouse. He just took some attention from me. So I just zoomed to take the squirrel from Whitehouse. :D



These flowers are really cool. They are more beautiful outside. Wish I can take a better shot on them.


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The Beauty of Nature

I am not a professional photographer but I am getting interesting photographing after surfing around at one of my friends blog.
The following pictures represent the color of three in different seasons.



This one is the same place as second picture but this one was taken in the end of winter while another one was taken in the beginning of winter. It is amazing to look that trees have different color depending on the weather.


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Free Online Movie Blog

I just launch a new which is about Free Online Movie. There will be free online streaming movie on the blog. For some movies, it will lead to external link. Anyhow, everyone loves free stuff. This is just another blog for the movie lovers to watch movie online for free.
Click here to access Zephyr Free Online Movie.


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Collect Jokes

I got the following jokes from my friend. Its quite funny and I want to share these with my blog audience. Enjoy laughing...

1. Losing all your friends
Man comes home, finds his wife with his friend in bed .
He shoots his friend and kills him.
Wife says 'If you behave like this, you will lose ALL your friends.'

2. Brother Wanted!!!
A small boy wrote to Santa Claus,'send me a brother'...
Santa wrote back, 'SEND ME YOUR MOTHER'....

3. Meaning of WIFE
Husband asks, 'Do you know the meaning of WIFE? It means 'Without Information Fighting Everytime'!'
Wife replies, 'No, it means 'With Idiot For Ever'!!!'

4. Importance of a period
Teacher: 'Do you know the importance of a period?'
Kid: 'Yeah, once my sister said she has missed one, my mom fainted, dad got a heart attack & our driver ran away.'

5. Confident vs. Confidential
A young boy asks his Dad, 'What is the difference between confident and confidential?'
Dad says, 'You are my son, I'm confident about that. Your friend over there, is also my son, that's confidential!'

6. Anger management?
Husband: 'When I get mad at you, you never fight back. How do you control your anger?'
Wife: 'I clean the toilet.'
Husband: 'How does that help?'
Wife: 'I use your toothbrush.'


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Friday, April 11, 2008

Pyan Lar Chain Lay - Myo Gyi Music Video

This is one of my favorite songs. I just found it on youtube. The name of the song in Burmese is Pyan Lar Chain Lay which means time to come back. Have a look on the music video and hope you will enjoy as I do.


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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Five Steps to Prepare Marketing to Demonstrate Value in a Tough Economic Climate

There has been economic downturn in United States. As a business student, it is interesting to know how to struggle during economic downturn. About two days, I got an interesting artical from MarketingPro. The author is mentioning about five steps to prepares marketing to demonstrate value in a tough economic climate. I feel that it is an interesting article to share with my friends who are interest in marketing or business.
Click here to read the article.


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An Empress and the Warriors

A new, English-subtitled Chinese martial arts epic “An Empress and the Warriors”, starring Donnie Yen, Kelly Chen, and Leon Lai.

Watch Part 1
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Watch Part 3
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We beat them again

My favorite soccer team Manchester United beat AS Roma again yesterday and they went up to semi-final to beat Barcelona. The future is quite promising with Red Devil. Hope they will win UEFA Champion League this year.
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Frog without lungs


The frog without lung is found in Indonesia. I have no idea of how he will breath. Hopefully there is also man without lung. Then we wont need to worry about lung cancer.
Have a look at below news from associate press.


BANGKOK, Thailand - A frog has been found in a remote part of Indonesia that has no lungs and breathes through its skin, a discovery that researchers said Thursday could provide insight into what drives evolution in certain species.
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The aquatic frog Barbourula kalimantanensis was found in a remote part of Indonesia's Kalimantan province on Borneo island during an expedition in August 2007, said David Bickford, an evolutionary biologist at the National University of Singapore. Bickford was part of the trip and co-authored a paper on the find that appeared in this week's edition of the peer-reviewed journal Current Biology.

Bickford said the species is the first frog known to science without lungs and joins a short list of amphibians with this unusual trait, including a few species of salamanders and a wormlike creature known as a caecilian.

"These are about the most ancient and bizarre frogs you can get on the planet," Bickford said of the brown amphibian with bulging eyes and a tendency to flatten itself as it glides across the water.

"They are like a squished version of Jabba the Hutt," he said, referring to the character from Star Wars. "They are flat and have eyes that float above the water. They have skin flaps coming off their arms and legs."

Bickford's Indonesian colleague, Djoko Iskandar, first came across the frog 30 years ago and has been searching for it ever since. He didn't know the frog was lungless until they cut eight of the specimens open in the lab.

Graeme Gillespie, director of conservation and science at Zoos Victoria in Australia, called the frog "evolutionarily unique." He said the eight specimens examined in the lab showed the lunglessness was consistent with the species and not "a freak of nature." Gillespie was not a member of the expedition or the research team.

Bickford surmised that the frog had evolved to adapt to its difficult surroundings, in which it has to navigate cold, rapidly moving streams that are rich in oxygen.

"It's an extreme adaptation that was probably brought about by these fast-moving streams," Bickford said, adding that it probably needed to reduce its buoyancy in order to keep from being swept down the mountainous rivers.

He said the frog could help scientists understand the environmental factors that contribute to "extreme evolutionary change" since its closest relative in the Philippines and other frogs have lungs.

Bickford and Gillespie said the frog's discovery adds urgency to the need to protect its river habitat, which in recent years has become polluted due to widespread illegal logging and gold mining. Once-pristine waters are now brown and clogged with silt, they said.

"The gold mining is completely illegal and small scale. But when there are thousands of them on the river, it really has a huge impact," Bickford said. "Pretty soon the frogs will run out of the river."


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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

120 seconds Ouch compilation

Laughing at the expense of other people's pain may seem sadistic or mean, but whatever your opinion, you can't control yourself at the next video. Pain can be funny! Enjoy!



Ouch For 120 Seconds - video powered by Metacafe


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Two Faces Baby

It is amazing that a baby girl was born with two faces in India. The people assume that she is the reincarnation of Hindu goddess. And people from the nearby villages are coming to worship her at her house.


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Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Rio Ferdinend Vs. Van Nistelrooy

Cool football advertisement from Nike.


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Football Star David Beckham Got Prank


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Girl Funny Prank


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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Manchester Untied beat Roma

It was really good to see my favorite football team Manchester United beat AS Roma with the score of 2 - 0 at UEFA Champion League Quarter Final match. By getting away goal at Italy, Manchester United has high chance to get to Semi-Final. I hope they will go through Semi final to Final and win the championship for the third time.
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Samsung 3G Instinct

This is a cool widget from Samsung. It seems like a clone of iPhone. However, it is a bit narrower and thicker than iPhone. In US, it will be sold through Spring. The price could be $200 -$250 range. Lets wait and see if it is better than iPhone or not.
Click here to read more about Samsung 3G Instinct.




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Premiere League Goals Highlights Blog

I just created a new blog about English Premiere League Highlights. Almost every matches will be updated within 3 hours after the game. Hope this will be the best blog to hang out for English Premiere League Football fans.
Click here to access English Premiere League Highlights.



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Stonehenge Origin

According to the news from Associated Press, British archaeologists started to dig the surrounding area to find out the origin of Stonehenge. It is indeed interesting news to me. As a fan for history, I cant wait to see the discovery that archaeologists will find out about Stonehenge.
News from associated press.


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