Body Language

Body language makes up 50-100% of a conversation, whether we mean it to or not. Since people don’t always speak what they mean at work, Robert Phipps, body language expert, tells you how to interpret those non-verbal clues:

The eyes have it. Eye contact is one of the most important aspects of body language. Most of us are comfortable with a few seconds’ eye contact, but anything longer can seem aggressive or intense. Equally, if you’re talking to a colleague who looks away a lot, assume they are bore (or perhaps just shy).

Be a copy cat. If someone is on the same wavelength as you, they’ll often adopt the same postures as you. So if people start to copy you, it means they’re open to your ideas. But if a person’s body and feet are turned away from you, even though they’re looking at you, it means they’d rather be moving the way their feet are pointing.

Cross it off. Most people cross their arms if they’re feeling defensive or negative. So even if someone verbally says they agree with you, if then they cross their arms they really don’t want. Their critical stance will continue until they have uncrossed their arms, so try to find out what’s bothering them or draw them out by handling them something to look at or asking them to do a task, such as writing something down.

Thought provoking. If you’re training someone, it’s useful to know how their mind works. If a person’s eyes move up and to the left while you’re talking to them, they process information visually, if the eyes only move left they think in terms of sounds, but eyes moving to the right and down indicates they learn through their feelings.

True lies. When someone is lying they tend to become generally less expressive with their hands, but make a lot of shrugging and hand-to-face gestures. Hands or fingers covering the mouth indicate deceit – the brain is subconsciously telling the hand to suppress the deceitful words.

Getting ahead. Tilting the head to the side indicates an interest in what’s being said. When people drop their heads the displaying a negative, judgmental or critical attitude. Using a hand to support your head suggests boredom has set in.

Advantage LCD..

"LCDs are bright and beautiful, even when watched in the hot scorching desert. They also use less power than plasma or CRT sets because, and I read this on C-Net, they're magic."

LCDs are cool, we'll give you that. They're usually a bit brighter than other sets, and are usually easier to watch in brightly lit rooms. However, if you want to turn off the lights and watch something fairly dark and creepy -- you might not want a set that's too incredibly bright. Besides that, plasmas and CRTs usually have much better color capabilities, and don't have problems with response-time (and motion artifacting) as LCD screens do.Japan's Green Purchasing, an organization that's dedicated to promoting environmentally-friendly purchasing for all manner of consumers, recently did a study which concluded that in general, power consumption is nearly the same in similar-sized plasma, CRT and LCD displays. We should mention, however, that the next generation of LCDs will be using LED backlighting (while delivering much, much better color), and will consume almost twice as much power as they do now.

High Definition TV

HDTV stands for High Definition Television. HDTV images contain significantly more detail than normal television and have several differences. First let us get some terminology out of the way, before we review various HDTV related gadgets.

Pixels: The smallest element of a TV picture or a monitors display is called a pixel. Each of these pixels comprises of a red, blue and green element. Pixels in an HDTV set are usually square, smaller and placed closer together than on a regular TV screen. This results in a 4 to 6 time higher visual detail.

Line: A row of pixels is called a line.
A standard NTSC television displays 480 lines with 720 pixels on every line (resulting in 345,600 pixels being used). A HDTV display can show upto 1024 lines with 1920 pixels being used in each line resulting in 2,073,600 pixels being used.

Aspect Ratio: This is the ratio of the width of the screen v/s the height of the screen. Like widescreen cinema displays the HDTV aspect ratio is 16:9. Normal TV ratio is 4:3. The images attached show the difference between 16:9 and 4:3 displays.
16:9 Image Ratio
4:3 Image Ratio

In addition to the increase in number of lines, there is also a difference in how HDTVs display the individual lines -- this is called "scan or scanning mode".
Interlaced Scanning: In this mode, which is designated by the letter "i" ( 480i for example ) every alternate line is redrawn at a rate of once every 60th of a second, allowing a whole frame to be redrawn in a 30th of a second.
Progressive Scanning: In this mode, which is designated by the letter "p" ( 480p for example ) every line is redrawn once every 60th of a second, implying that a frame is redrawn in a 60th of a second.
By specification, HDTVs are supposed to be able to handle SDTV signals.

How Plasma TV Works?

How Plasma Works
Plasma is a flat, lightweight surface covered with millions of tiny glass bubbles. Each bubble contains a gas-like substance, the plasma, and has a phosphor coating. Think of the bubbles as the pixels.Now, think of each pixel-bubble as having three sub-pixels - one red, one green, one blue. When it is time to display an image signal (RGB or video), a digitally controlled electric current flows through the flat screen, causing the plasma inside designated bubbles to give off ultraviolet rays. This light in turn causes the phosphor coatings to glow the appropriate color.Millions of RGB bubbles glow and dim to make a rich, vivid image on your plasma TV.

How LCD TVworks?

What Is LCD Technology?
Like popular LCD monitors you commonly see used with computers, LCD TVs have a slim design and a flat viewing surface, but have been fine tuned for video display. Recent advances in flat panel LCD technology now allow for larger screens, wider viewing angles, and higher-quality video images. LCD TVs are also competition for trendy-but-heavy, plasma display technology. They are several times lighter than comparably sized plasmas, and are far more durable.

How do LCD TV's work?
Two sheets of polarized transparent material, one with a special polymer coating that holds liquid crystals, are adhered together. Electric current is passed through individual crystals, which interpret the information from the broadcast signal to allow or disallow light through them to create an image. The crystals themselves do not produce light, so the technology is "non-emissive" and therefore does not give off radiation like an older television does. Fluorescent tubes housed behind the transparent material illuminate the image. They require less power to operate than CRT and plasma televisions which require powering hundreds of electrodes to stimulate the phosphorous.

LCD TVs At-A-Glance:
Use non-emissive technology; do not emit radiation.
Use fluorescent tubes which require less power to operate.
Use non-emissive technology; do not emit radiation.

Plasma Vs LCD !

LCD TVs versus Plasma TVs
Compare the two most popular flat screen TV technologies.
Comparison
1)Plasma televisions
2)LCD televisions
Advantage
Screen Size
Screen sizes range from 32 inches to 63 inches. Larger plasmas, like a 103 inch unit from Panasonic, are in production, but are still prohibitively expensive for consumer use.
Sizes range from 13 inches to 45 inches. As with plasma, there are larger LCD TVs made, like a 100 inch display recently released by LG, but they are not readily available or affordable at the consumer level.
Plasma TVs are the current size champions, particularly when comparing TVs that consumers can easily purchase. LCDs are catching up in size with their developing technology, however, and may surpass Plasmas in the near future. This may be due to difficulties in producing glass large enough for larger plasmas.


Viewing Angle
Up to 160°
Up to 175°
LCD TVs have the advantage here, but by a small margin. Your viewing experience is not going to be ideal at 160 or 175 degree angles. LCD TVs used to have a problem in this area, primarily because LCDs were originally used as single person computer monitors.


Screen Refresh Rates
Plasma displays refresh and handle rapid movements in video about as well as CRT televisions.
LCD TVs were originally designed for data display, and not video. Therefore refresh rates had to be improved. LCD TVs with refresh rates below 16 ms or lower (5-15 ms) show very few noticeable artifacts. LCD TVs are now available with refresh rates as low as 5ms.
Slight edge to plasma technology.


Burn-in or Stuck Pixels
Plasma TVs can suffer from burn-in produced by static images. After extended periods, stationary images "burn in" and produce an after-image ghost which remains permanently on the screen. With technologies such as 'pixel orbitor,' new plasma TVs have addressed burn-in and significantly reduced the issues of older models.
LCD TVs do not suffer from burn-in, but can have a "retained pixel charge" which may also produce ghosting. Stuck pixels are also possible with an LCD display.
With the latest plasma technology, this is less of an issue than ever before. "Pixel orbitor," for example, is one method of reducing burn in used by plasma manufacturers. It requires no additional programing from the end user as some older burn-in prevention techniques did. If you plan to use a plasma for gaming, some games with permanent 'dashboards' may still cause some burn-in. Check user-manuals for available solutions by model.


Product Life-span
Plasma TVs have a reported half life of 30,000 to 60,000 hours. Half-life is the time it takes the lamp to fade to half its original brightness.
LCD TVs also have replaceable backlights, but the expense of replacing one when the time comes may be greater than simply replacing the entire TV.
Both Plasma and LCD technology should more than adequately satisfy most consumers. The average CRT TV (the kind most of us have at home) has a half-life of around 25,000 hours. If the average American household watches an average of four to six hours of television a day, even a 30,000 hour lamp would give you over 16 years of use. By then you'll be enjoying your new 'Holodeck.'


Weight
Plasma displays are fairly heavy, and may need additional supports to be mounted onto a wall.
LCD TVs weigh less than comparably sized plasma TVs.
LCD TVs are considerably lighter, more portable, and cheaper to ship.


Durability
Plasmas are very fragile making them tricky to ship and install. Unlike the commercials where plasmas are mounted on the ceiling, plasmas are best installed by a professional, and should be installed on a wall that can bear a good deal of weight.
Much more durable than plasmas. End users can easily mount an LCD TV themselves if desired.
LCD TVs are far less fragile than plasmas.


Shipping
Due to their fragile nature, plasma TVs need to be shipped by specialty carriers. Overnight or fast delivery options are not recommended. Special shipping methods and their heavier weight add to higher shipping costs.
Shipping LCD TVs is not difficult, and is not as expensive as shipping plasma displays.
LCD TVs are lighter and far less fragile than plasma displays making shipping easier and less expensive.


Installation
Plasmas are heavier, use more power, and run hotter than LCD TVs, and therefore require more planning when mounting them. Plasmas are generally best installed by professionals.
End users can easily install LCD TVs themselves, or can use them just as they use a traditional TV using a stand.
LCD TVs are much easier to install than plasma TVs.


Brightness/Contrast
Plasma TVs report higher brightness and contrast levels than LCDs. Under ideal conditions (no ambient light) this is a true advantage of plasma technology, because LCD TVs are backlit and therefore light must be blocked to create blacks. Plasmas have individual pixels that either on or off, creating deeper blacks and better contrast.
LCD TVs can often look better in 'real-world' situations. Plasmas are made with a special glass surface that can reflect light, which dulls the brightness and contrast of the image. LCD TVs reflect very little light, allowing them to maintain levels in well-lit rooms.
Both LCD and plasma TVs will meet the brightness expectations of most consumers. However, in 'real world' situations with ambient light, LCD TVs will generally look a little brighter.


Thickness
As thin as 3 inches deep.
As thin as 2 inches deep.
LCDs TVs are just a bit thinner.


Performance at High Altitude
High altitudes can affect the performance of plasma displays because the gas held inside each pixel is stressed, and has to work harder to perform. Some manufacturers make plasmas that are specifically designed for high-altitudes, but they may be priced higher than standard models.
LCD TVs are not affected by high altitudes.
LCD TVs.

Difference LPG, CNG & LNG

What is the difference between LNG, CNG and LPG?
LNG, CNG and LPG are quite different substances.
The following table gives a general outline of the main features of these.

1) LPG
2) CNG
3) LNG

name
1) Liquefied Petroleum Gas
2)Compressed Natural Gas
3)Liquefied Natural Gas

constituents
1) butane + propane
2) mostly methane
3) mostly methane

storage phase and pressure
1) liquid under pressure
2) gas at high pressure
3) liquid not pressurised(a)

storage temperature
1) room temperature
2) room temperature(b)
3) -160°C

vapour density at air temperature
1) vapour heavier than air
2) vapour lighter than air
3) vapour lighter than air(c)

where found
1) widely distributed4
2) bulk shipments,motor vehicles
3) bulk shipments

end uses
1) fuel, refrigerant, propellant
2) fuel
3) fuel

Notes
(a). LNG tanks are designed to operate at a slight positive pressure.
(b). CNG is sometimes stored at cool temperatures, typically down to around -30°C.
(c). Methane is lighter than air at temperatures above about -100°C.4. LPG is widely used in domestic and industrial applications. LPG is transported by road tanker, and by rail, ship and pipeline. Domestic examples include bottles used on a BBQ or caravan.

Sum Jokes

MUNNA BHAI Mamu, tu kitna pada hai?
MAMU B.A
MUNNA BHAI Sala, two akshar pada aur woh bhi ulta?

once a sardaar went to a party and tried 2 talk in englishhe intoduced himself in the party:me sardaarmy wife sardaarnihe pointed towards his son and said:he kidand then 2 his daughter and said:she kidney

Santa: Doctor, ye phulon ki mala kis ke liye?Doctor: Ye mera pehla operation hai, success hua to mere liye, nahi to tumhare liye.

Santa apni girl friend ko I Luv U kehta hai aur gir jata hai.Gal: Yeh kya kar rahe ho?Santa: I'm falling in love.

Teacher :What happened in 1869? Student:Gandhi ji was born. Teacher :What happened in 1873?Student:Gandhiji was four years old

Q: Why are Egyptian's Children always confused??A: Because after death, their daddy becomes the mummy.

Girl: "Mommy, today in school I was punished for something that I didn't do." Mother: "But that's terrible! I'm going to have a talk with your teacher about this ... by the way, what was it that you didn't do?" Girl: "My homework."

Once a person visited a jungle and saw a mouse dancing in joy. He asked the mouse" Why do u look so happy and dancing?" The mouse replied, "I'm so happy because my brother is getting married""Can I see ur brother and wish him", the man asked. The mouse took him inside a cave and to his surprise he saw a lion standing there."Oh! How come its possible, u r a mouse and ur brother is a lion?" the mouse said "Well! I was one too before I got married"...

sardar takes her girl friend to a coffee shop and orders a hot cappucino and asks her to finish the coffe soon before it gets cold..then his girl friend asks why..sardar says..hey didnt you read the menu, cold coffee id 10 bucks more than hot coffee!!!

Ek baar Santa Gangubai ke ghar jaata hai aur darwaza knock karta hai.Gangubai: Kaun ?Santa: Main !Gangubai: Main kaun?Santa: Tu Gangubai

• Santa: Agar tumhe kuch ho gaya to mein Pagal ho jaaunga.Jeeto: Doosri shaadi to nahin karogey?Santa: Pagal ka kya hai, kuch bhi kar sakta hai

Santa breaks an egg to make an omelet. He finds the egg empty. Gets frustrated & says: Aaj kal murguian bhi abortion karati hain

Jeeto: Kal raat neend mein tumne mujhe gaaliyan diSanta: Tumhari galat fahami hai.
Jeeto: Kaisi galatfahami?
Santa: Yehi ki mein soya tha.

If there is a banana's peel on the road,then what will a dumb person think?
Ans:Today again I have to slip on it
If there are 2 banana's peels on the road?
Ans:whether I slip on this or on that one

Two men were fighting over whether the moon is big or the sun.Just then Santa Banta came.They asked them to tell them whether the sun or the moon is big,so Santa replied "sorry I'm new in this town"

Scene(A truck was towing away another truck in front of a bus stop where Santa was standing.)Santa started to laugh like hell. Mr Chaudry asked, ''Why are you laughing'.'Santa says,'' Can you believe it? they need 2 trucks to carry a rope''.

Once, Banta Singh went for an interview.
Questioner:Give me the opposites. Banta Singh:OK Questioner:Made in IndiaBanta Singh:Destroyed in Pakistan Questioner:Good, you are selected.Banta Singh:Bad, I am not selected.Questioner:Don't speak too much or I will cut your points Banta Singh:Speak less or you will cut my points Questioner:You are dismissed Banta Singh:I am selected!! Questioner:!!!!

An old rich man marries a young gal. Interviewer asks the girl: Apne inmein shaadi ke liye kya dekha?Girl: Ek to inki income aur doosre inke din kum.

• Ravan was sent to court & was asked to keep a hand on Geeta.He refused saying: Sita par hath rakh kar itni musibat aayi! Ab Geeta pe haath nahin rakhunga

Kuri waley Munde nu: Tusi nonveg khandey ho?
Munda: Haan
Sharaab?
Haan
Drugs?
Haan
Jua?
Haan
Sab kuch negative hai, kuch positive ve hai?
Munda: Haanji, HIV+

What is the height of Flirting?It's When your love letter starts with: TO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN

A man visited a headmaster who was playing chess with his dog. "Your dog must be must be very intelligent," said the man."Not really," said the headmaster. "I've won three games out of four."

Man:Doctor,whenever I drink my coffee,I get a sharp pain in my eye.What should I do?Doctor:Just remove the spoon from your cup.


Macchar ne aapko kata woh uska junoon tha,
aapne khujli ki woh aapka sukun tha,
chah kar bhi aapne usse nahi mara
kyonki uski ragon mein aapka khoon tha !!!

Aaj main aapko paani se coca-cola banana sikhati hun.
bottle pani lo,usse fridge mein rakho,aur 1 ghante baad nikalo.
Pani thanda ho jayega....

THANDA MATLAB?......COCA-COLA !!!!!!!

ek marvari mar raha tha ... usne apni biwi ko bola.."sunti ho ...mere teeno bete kahan hai "..woh boli.."main yahin hoon..aur tumhare teeno bete bhi yahin hai ..."woh bola.."agar teeno yahan hai to dukaan pe kaun gaya hai saalon !"

An army sergeant told Santa to go to the end of the line. He did, but then returned."I thought I told you to go to the end of the line," barked the sergeant. "Why did you come back?""Because there's already somebody there!"

Santa tripped on a broken curb and went to the hospital.After examining him, the doctor said, "I have some good news, and some bad news for you. First of all, you'll never be able to work again."Santa replied, "Okay, now what's the bad news?"

santa to banta :yaar tusi ghar to vada vadhiya kharida hai par tere ghar ke toilet mein tub kuch chota nahin hai banta: are yaar lagta hai tu aaj fir pot mein muh dho kar aa gaya

TEACHER : What is the chemical formula for water? PAPPU : "HIJKLMNO! "!! TEACHER : What are you talking about? PAPPU : Yesterday you said it's H to O !

Gujju Premi: Darling mere kaan me kuch halka sa, Kuch narm sa, Kuch namkin sa, Kuch mitha sa kaho!
Premika: Dhokla.

One train which was going peacefully on the rail tracks suddenly deviated from the tracks and went to the fields nearby and then came back on the tracks. The passengers were horrified.
At the nextrailway station the driver was caught : He was found to be a Sardar.
He was questioned. He explained that there was a man standing on thetracks and he was not moving from there even after lots of honks,etc.
The authorities questioned :Sardarji are you mad! Just to save the life of oneperson you put the lives of so many passengers in danger!? Youshould have run over that person.
Sardarji said: Exactly! That is what I also decided, but this idiotstarted running towards the field when the train came very close.

Titanic was sinking.
An Englishman asked Santa, "How far is land"?
Santa: 2 KMs. Englishman jumped into sea.
Englishman: Now, which direction?
Santa: Downwards !

Santa: I have swallowed a Key.
Doctor: When?
Santa: 3 months back!
Doctor: What were you doing till now?
Santa: I was using duplicate key, now I have lost it too.

Santa asked Banta: Why Manmohan Singh goes for a walk in evening?
Banta: Very simple, because he is PM not AM.

Lady to inspector Santa: My husband went to buy potatos 5 days ago, he hasn't came back yet! Santa: Why don't u cook something else? .

The man approached a very beautiful woman in a large supermarket and asked,"You know, I've lost my wife here in the supermarket. Can you talk to me for a couple of minutes?"
"Why?" she asks.
"Because every time I talk to a beautiful woman, my wife appears out of nowhere."

Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?"
"Because white is the color of happiness and today is the happiest day of her life." Her mother tried to explain, keeping it simple.
The child thought about this for a moment,then said, " So, why is the groom wearing black?"

The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once .

It's not true that married men live longer than single men.
It only seems longer.

The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret.

My wife and I were happy for twenty years.
Then we met .

Shud know...these facts !

If a statue is in a park of a person on a horse and the horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes

The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb

Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age

A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

The average person falls asleep in seven minutes

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.

The alphabetical letters for most vitamins are arbitrary, the letter K came from the German Koagulationsvitamin.


The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.


The alphabetical letters for most vitamins are arbitrary, the letter K came from the German Koagulationsvitamin.

"Mayday" (from French m'aider, "help me")."

Toothbrush ?

How Dangerous is Your Toothbrush?
Beware of news reports claiming millions of fatal germs are living on your toothbrush. These headlines can be misleading says Dr. Nigel Carter of the British Dental Health Foundation. ‘The human body is exposed to germs daily and there’s now evidence to suggest bacteria on your toothbrush will lead to specific oral infections,’ he says.
Any directions beyond general hygiene advice should be viewed cautiously according to Dr. Carter. ‘We don’t know if soaking a toothbrush in an antibacterial mouthwash or sanitiser has any positive or negative effects on oral health,’ he says. ‘Rinsing your brush well, shaking off excess water and drying it out between uses it enough to maintain sensible hygiene. And change it every three months.’

Heading where ?

To SW..
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