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IT companies need to tighten their acceptable usage policies according to consultancy firm, Morse.
Its new findings show that social networking in office hours could be costing UK firms over £1.3bn a year in lost productivity.
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info
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social media sites
A (very) quick look back at the Google story over the last 11 years. From Stanford to Mountain View and around the world, featuring many different products, starting with BackRub (Search) up to Google Wave, StreetView and Chrome.
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Google
Measuring a tiny eighth of an inch by quarter of an inch, this carefully crafted piece of engineering is the world's smallest working train model.
The five-carriage train, which is 35,200 times smaller than a real train, nips around an oval route even taking in a ride through a tunnel on its three-quarter inch track.
Created by New Jersey train enthusiast David Smith, the miniscule model was built using nothing more fancy than a craft knife and a steady hand.
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The five-carriage train, which is 35,200 times smaller than a real train, nips around an oval route even taking in a ride through a tunnel on its three-quarter inch track.
Created by New Jersey train enthusiast David Smith, the miniscule model was built using nothing more fancy than a craft knife and a steady hand.
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amazing
Sky Diver Video - Twitter on Airtel.
Skydiver video, Share from anywhere, Twitter on SMS
2 more videos
Guitar Video - Twitter on Airtel.
Girl Playing Guitar video, Share from anywhere, Twitter on SMS
Hitch Hiker Video - Twitter on Airtel.
Hitch Hiker Video, Twitter on SMS
Skydiver video, Share from anywhere, Twitter on SMS
2 more videos
Guitar Video - Twitter on Airtel.
Girl Playing Guitar video, Share from anywhere, Twitter on SMS
Hitch Hiker Video - Twitter on Airtel.
Hitch Hiker Video, Twitter on SMS
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airtel
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commercial ad
After the troublesome release of Windows Vista, Microsoft is taking a chance on the newest form of its operating system, Windows 7.
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Came as Email. I think It's nice to share
SON: "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
DAD: "Yeah sure, what is it?"
SON: "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?"
SON: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD: "If you must know, I make $100 an hour."
SON: "Oh! (With his head down).
SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow $50?"
The father was furious.
DAD: "If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish behavior."
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?
After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think:
Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $ 50 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.
DAD: "Are you asleep, son?"
SON: "No daddy, I'm awake".
DAD: "I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier. It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $50 you asked for."
The little boy sat straight up, smiling.
SON: "Oh, thank you daddy!"
Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father.
DAD: "Why do you want more money if you already have some?"
SON: "Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.
"Daddy, I have $100 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness. It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $100 worth of your time with someone you love? If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family and friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family.
SON: "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
DAD: "Yeah sure, what is it?"
SON: "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?"
SON: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD: "If you must know, I make $100 an hour."
SON: "Oh! (With his head down).
SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow $50?"
The father was furious.
DAD: "If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish behavior."
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?
After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think:
Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $ 50 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.
DAD: "Are you asleep, son?"
SON: "No daddy, I'm awake".
DAD: "I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier. It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $50 you asked for."
The little boy sat straight up, smiling.
SON: "Oh, thank you daddy!"
Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father.
DAD: "Why do you want more money if you already have some?"
SON: "Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.
"Daddy, I have $100 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness. It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $100 worth of your time with someone you love? If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family and friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family.
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Nice
The easiest way to change people's behaviour for the better is by making it fun to do. They call it The fun theory.
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Fun
a system that composes a realistic picture from a simple
freehand sketch annotated with text labels. The composed picture
is generated by seamlessly stitching several photographs in agreement
with the sketch and text labels; these are found by searching
the Internet. Although online image search generates many inappropriate
results, our system is able to automatically select suitable
photographs to generate a high quality composition, using a filtering
scheme to exclude undesirable images. We also provide a novel
image blending algorithm to allow seamless image composition.
Each blending result is given a numeric score, allowing us to find
an optimal combination of discovered images. Experimental results
show the method is very successful; we also evaluate our system using
the results from two user studies.
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freehand sketch annotated with text labels. The composed picture
is generated by seamlessly stitching several photographs in agreement
with the sketch and text labels; these are found by searching
the Internet. Although online image search generates many inappropriate
results, our system is able to automatically select suitable
photographs to generate a high quality composition, using a filtering
scheme to exclude undesirable images. We also provide a novel
image blending algorithm to allow seamless image composition.
Each blending result is given a numeric score, allowing us to find
an optimal combination of discovered images. Experimental results
show the method is very successful; we also evaluate our system using
the results from two user studies.
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amazing
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Software Acquaintance
Gandhi Quotes #1
The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Quotes #2
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Quotes #3
Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Quotes #4
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Quotes #5
There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Quotes #6
Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Quotes #7
An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Quotes #8
Weeding is as necessary to agriculture as sowing.
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Quotes #9
I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Quotes #10
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Mahatma Gandhi
The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Quotes #2
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Quotes #3
Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Quotes #4
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Quotes #5
There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Quotes #6
Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Quotes #7
An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Quotes #8
Weeding is as necessary to agriculture as sowing.
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Quotes #9
I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi Quotes #10
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Mahatma Gandhi
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