BOGOTA, Colombia — Edward Nino Hernandez is in many ways a typical 24-year-old Colombian male. He loves to dance reggaeton, dreams of owning a car -- preferably a Mercedes -- and wants to see the world.
He is slightly taller than a piece of carry-on luggage and weighs just 22 pounds.
He has been officially certified as the world's shortest living man by Guinness World Records, measuring 27 inches, or 70 centimeters.
He hasn't grown since he was two years old.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Teachers Day
A bud is born. It blooms into a flower, petals spread out and the fragrance mesmerizes everyone. A flower is no different from a student who grows, matures and finally evolves into a brand new person when coming into contact with a teacher. Lecturers are people to whom we have a tendency to owe our data and therefore, to a massive extent, our livelihood. Lecturers teach not with the idea of finishing the coursework; they teach with the goal of imparting knowledge, inspiring us to want to find out new things, formulate theories, and innovate. Therein lay the distinction between a sensible teacher and a great one.
A syllabus is a framework that limits the horizons of knowledge. A teacher will not seek to break that; he aims to transcend that. Teachers Day is after we salute such lecturers and extend our gratitude to them. They need been the best supply of inspiration for us all and no approach is fitting enough to fully encompass what we have a tendency to feel. However, just like in our school and faculty we have a tendency to might never submit a good work and nonetheless the teacher exhorted us to try to to better the following time. We have a tendency to do our greatest, whether or not we have a tendency to fall short of the high standards lecturers have set for us. They were, are and can always be happy once they see their students happy.
On Lecturers Day, we can’t help but recollect our days of enlightenment, pain, ecstasy, bewilderment and to some extent, irritation. Who has not irritated paying attention been to lectures thinking they are wasting time, solely to understand years down the road how valuable those words were? How can one forget those classroom sessions when we watched the birds play around while our patient teacher carried on in an exceedingly calm demeanor, asking us time and again to look into our books? Will you forget the time your grades dipped sinfully and you were scared stiff regarding the parent-teacher meeting? Your entire teacher told your parent was that you're bright and she or he has faith in you. These are small moments which have accumulated within the respect you have got for your teacher.
In keeping pace with the modern times, you'll not get to fulfill your teachers on a regular basis but on Lecturers Day, it is time to thank that special teacher that was your personal inspiration. Most academics have email at school so as to stay in bit with busy parents. Try your recent college web website and reach out. All academics want to know they created a difference during a student’s life. They can be terribly happy to work out what you're doing today. Most teachers don't decide your success by the zeros on your pay slip. It is how smart somebody's being you are that becomes the yardstick.
Have you ever thought why the word teacher is gender-free? Keeping the complexities of etymology aside, it's because of the fact that irrespective of gender, dedication, determination and devotion determines a teacher. It could be that you simply hold some grudge against a lecturer for a few reason; go and ask them about it and you are seemingly to search out out that you are remembered with a heap of fondness and love. The love for a lecturer begins when you wish what he or she teaches you; it assumes fruition after you notice that those teachings have created you the person you are today.
A syllabus is a framework that limits the horizons of knowledge. A teacher will not seek to break that; he aims to transcend that. Teachers Day is after we salute such lecturers and extend our gratitude to them. They need been the best supply of inspiration for us all and no approach is fitting enough to fully encompass what we have a tendency to feel. However, just like in our school and faculty we have a tendency to might never submit a good work and nonetheless the teacher exhorted us to try to to better the following time. We have a tendency to do our greatest, whether or not we have a tendency to fall short of the high standards lecturers have set for us. They were, are and can always be happy once they see their students happy.
On Lecturers Day, we can’t help but recollect our days of enlightenment, pain, ecstasy, bewilderment and to some extent, irritation. Who has not irritated paying attention been to lectures thinking they are wasting time, solely to understand years down the road how valuable those words were? How can one forget those classroom sessions when we watched the birds play around while our patient teacher carried on in an exceedingly calm demeanor, asking us time and again to look into our books? Will you forget the time your grades dipped sinfully and you were scared stiff regarding the parent-teacher meeting? Your entire teacher told your parent was that you're bright and she or he has faith in you. These are small moments which have accumulated within the respect you have got for your teacher.
In keeping pace with the modern times, you'll not get to fulfill your teachers on a regular basis but on Lecturers Day, it is time to thank that special teacher that was your personal inspiration. Most academics have email at school so as to stay in bit with busy parents. Try your recent college web website and reach out. All academics want to know they created a difference during a student’s life. They can be terribly happy to work out what you're doing today. Most teachers don't decide your success by the zeros on your pay slip. It is how smart somebody's being you are that becomes the yardstick.
Have you ever thought why the word teacher is gender-free? Keeping the complexities of etymology aside, it's because of the fact that irrespective of gender, dedication, determination and devotion determines a teacher. It could be that you simply hold some grudge against a lecturer for a few reason; go and ask them about it and you are seemingly to search out out that you are remembered with a heap of fondness and love. The love for a lecturer begins when you wish what he or she teaches you; it assumes fruition after you notice that those teachings have created you the person you are today.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Elephants are not scared of 'mice' but terrified by 'ants'
Mice are supposed to strike terror into the hearts of elephants - at least if Disney cartoons are to be believed.
But Dumbo's tormentors are actually even smaller, scientists claim.
Researchers have discovered that ants are the bane of elephants' lives, with the giants of the African savannah steering clear of trees infested with them just in case they crawl up their sensitive trunks.
But Dumbo's tormentors are actually even smaller, scientists claim.
Researchers have discovered that ants are the bane of elephants' lives, with the giants of the African savannah steering clear of trees infested with them just in case they crawl up their sensitive trunks.
he experts who made the discovery believe ants act as 'bodyguards' for some plants to keep trampling elephants at bay.
Dr Todd Palmer of the Mpala Research Centre in Kenya and the University of Florida said: 'It really is a David and Goliath type of story, where these little ants are up against these huge herbivores, protecting trees and having a major impact on the properties of the ecosystemsin which they live.
'Swarming groups of ants that weigh about 5mg each can and do protect trees from animals that are about a billion times more massive,' Dr Palmer said.
Dr Todd Palmer of the Mpala Research Centre in Kenya and the University of Florida said: 'It really is a David and Goliath type of story, where these little ants are up against these huge herbivores, protecting trees and having a major impact on the properties of the ecosystemsin which they live.
'Swarming groups of ants that weigh about 5mg each can and do protect trees from animals that are about a billion times more massive,' Dr Palmer said.
'It's yet another example of how the little things run the world.'
The idea that elephants fear mice has long been a staple of cartoons, and features in the 1941 Disney classic Dumbo.
However, animal behaviourists say there is no evidence of rodent-phobia among any mammal.
The discovery that elephants dislike ants came when Dr Palmer and colleague Dr Jacob Goheen noticed elephants avoiding a species of acacia tree in the Kenyan plains.
The trees are found across the African savanna and are normally devoured and trampledby hungry elephants. However, they stayed away from acacia drepanolobium trees if they were home to guardian ants.
'The elephants avoided those trees like a kid avoids broccoli,' Dr Palmer said.
'It seems that elephants simply do not like ants swarming up the insides of their trunks, and I can't say I blame them.
'An elephant's trunk is a truly remarkable organ, but also appears to be their Achilles heel when it comes to squaring off with an angry ant colony.'
The idea that elephants fear mice has long been a staple of cartoons, and features in the 1941 Disney classic Dumbo.
However, animal behaviourists say there is no evidence of rodent-phobia among any mammal.
The discovery that elephants dislike ants came when Dr Palmer and colleague Dr Jacob Goheen noticed elephants avoiding a species of acacia tree in the Kenyan plains.
The trees are found across the African savanna and are normally devoured and trampledby hungry elephants. However, they stayed away from acacia drepanolobium trees if they were home to guardian ants.
'The elephants avoided those trees like a kid avoids broccoli,' Dr Palmer said.
'It seems that elephants simply do not like ants swarming up the insides of their trunks, and I can't say I blame them.
'An elephant's trunk is a truly remarkable organ, but also appears to be their Achilles heel when it comes to squaring off with an angry ant colony.'
The scientists believe that adding ant colonies to vulnerable plants in Africa could prevent deforestation and protect crops.
Elephants have such large appetites they can soon convert woody areas into open grassland.
'A big issue in east Africa is elephants damaging crops, which is one reason elephants have been harassed and sometimes killed,' he added.
Elephants have such large appetites they can soon convert woody areas into open grassland.
'A big issue in east Africa is elephants damaging crops, which is one reason elephants have been harassed and sometimes killed,' he added.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Samsung Wave
The Samsung Wave is the first smartphone based on bada, and is the cornerstone of the company’s commitment to ‘smartphone democratization’. With the launch of the Wave, Samsung starts constructing a total eco-system around bada platform including Samsung Apps. Samsung Apps will be available in 80 countries. The Wave delivers an unrivalled screen experience through the world’s first Super AMOLED display on a smartphone and benefits from a superb 1GHz processor which offers users the best performance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvIbT9nK8-Q&feature=fvst
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
A Guy's Experience...
Saawan ka mausam tha
Poonam ki raat thi
Mein uske paas tha
Woh mere karib thi
Phir woh mere paas aayi
Aur thodi si ghabraayi
Jab maine uska haath pakada
Toh woh thodi si sharmaayi
Usne kaha aaj hum
Aise bandhan mein bandh jaaye
Jise duniya ki
Koi taakat na tod paaye
Meri khushi ka andaaza
Lagana mushkil tha
Par iske aage jo hua
Woh batana bhi mushkil tha
Usne mera haath
Haatho mein lekar kaha
Yeh toh janam janmo
Ka bandhan hai
Phir mujhe yaad aaya
Woh Saawan ka mausam
Woh poonam ki raat
Yeh to Raksha Bandhan hai!
Poonam ki raat thi
Mein uske paas tha
Woh mere karib thi
Phir woh mere paas aayi
Aur thodi si ghabraayi
Jab maine uska haath pakada
Toh woh thodi si sharmaayi
Usne kaha aaj hum
Aise bandhan mein bandh jaaye
Jise duniya ki
Koi taakat na tod paaye
Meri khushi ka andaaza
Lagana mushkil tha
Par iske aage jo hua
Woh batana bhi mushkil tha
Usne mera haath
Haatho mein lekar kaha
Yeh toh janam janmo
Ka bandhan hai
Phir mujhe yaad aaya
Woh Saawan ka mausam
Woh poonam ki raat
Yeh to Raksha Bandhan hai!
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Sakshat: The $15 Tablet PC for Students
In a recent announcement by India’s Human Resource Development Minister, Kapil Sibal, (who subsequently can now be referred to as ‘The Indian Steve Jobs’) an innovative tablet pc is headed for the market in 2011 - with a retail price of only 15 dollars! The remarkable device, dubbed Sakshat, is made with students in mind, acknowledging the problem of high cost devices essential to a higher education. Developed by the Indian Institute of technology and the Indian Institute of Science, Sakshat costs a mere $30 to manufacture. While even at such an astonishing price already, Sibal seems hopeful that it can be lowered to an unheard of $10.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGEDizaWX0k&feature=related
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
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