Thursday, June 29, 2006

How Revolver Works

In 1830, when he was only 16, Samuel Colt left home and took a job on a merchant ship bound for India. In his spare time, he toyed with designs for a new sort of gun -- one that could be fired repeatedly without reloading. While a number of repeating weapons had already been developed, none of them had caught on with the public, mostly because they were too complicated and cumbersome.



Inspired by a capstan mechanism on the ship, Colt developed a simple revolving ammunition cylinder. Initially, people weren't particularly impressed with the new weapon; but by the 1850s, Colt's company was enjoying phenomenal success. In 1856, he had to churn out 150 guns a day just to keep up with the growing demand!
The extremely simple, highly reliable weapon had a profound effect on life in the United States and later in the rest of the world. Armed with a revolver, anybody could kill another person in a matter of seconds. War, crime, law enforcement and even everyday arguments were infused with a new deadly element

Gun Basics and History

To understand how a revolver works, it helps to know something about guns in general. Almost every gun is based on the same simple concept: You apply explosive pressure behind a projectile to launch it down a barrel. The earliest and simplest application of this idea is the cannon.
A cannon is just a metal tube with a closed end and an open end. The closed end has a small fuse hole. To load the cannon, you pour in gunpowder (a mixture of charcoal, sulfur and potassium nitrate), and then drop in a cannonball. The gunpowder and cannonball sit in the breech, the rear part of the bore (the open space in the cannon). To prepare for a shot, you run a fuse (a length of flammable material) through the hole so it reaches down to the gunpowder. To fire the cannon, you light the fuse. The flame travels along the fuse and finally reaches the gunpowder



When you ignite gunpowder, it burns rapidly, producing a lot of hot gas in the process. The hot gas applies much greater pressure on the powder side of the cannonball than the air in the atmosphere applies on the other side. This propels the cannonball out of the gun at high speed.
The first handheld guns were essentially miniature cannons; you loaded some gunpowder and a steel ball and lit a fuse. Eventually, this technology gave way to trigger-activated weapons, such as the flintlock gun and the percussion cap.



Flintlock guns ignited gun powder by producing a tiny spark, while percussion caps used mercuric fulminate, an explosive compound you could ignite with a sharp blow. To load a percussion-cap gun, you poured gunpowder into the breech, stuffed a ball in on top of it, and placed a mercuric fulminate cap on top of a small nipple. To fire the gun, you cocked a hammer all the way back and pulled the gun's trigger. The trigger released the hammer, which swung forward onto the explosive cap. The cap ignited, shooting a small flame down a tube to the gunpowder. The gunpowder exploded, launching the ball out of the barrel. (Check out How Flintlock Guns Work for more information on these weapons.)

In the 1800s, the percussion-cap gun slowly gave way to the revolver, which only had to be reloaded every five or six shots instead of after each shot. In the next section, we'll see how this system works.

The Revolver
The first revolvers used gunpowder, balls and caps like the earlier percussion-cap pistols. The shooter would load each of the six chambers in the cylinder with gunpowder and a projectile, and place separate percussion caps on corresponding nipples. While the loading procedure was tedious, a shooter could have six rounds fully prepared ahead of time.



In the 1870s, these models were replaced by revolvers that used bullet cartridges instead of gunpowder and caps. Cartridges are a combination of a projectile (the bullet), a propellant (gunpowder, for example) and a primer (the explosive cap), all contained in one metal package.



In a modern revolver, cartridges are loaded into six chambers, each of which can be positioned in front of the gun's barrel. A spring-loaded hammer is positioned on the other side of the cylinder, in line with the barrel. The basic idea of the gun is to cock the hammer back, line up a new cartridge in between the hammer and the barrel and then release the hammer by pulling a trigger. The spring throws the hammer forward so it hits the primer. The primer explodes, igniting the propellant, which drives the bullet down the barrel.

The inside of the barrel is lined with spiraling grooves, which spin the bullet to give it stability. A longer barrel improves stability, since it spins the bullet for longer. Extending the barrel also increases the speed of the bullet, since the gas pressure accelerates the bullet for a longer period of time.

In early revolvers, a shooter had to pull the hammer back before each shot and then pull the trigger to release the hammer. In modern revolvers, simply pulling the trigger will force the hammer backward and then release it.

You can see how a modern revolver works in the diagram below.

Click on the trigger to fire the gun.

The sequence of events in each shot is very simple:
  • The trigger lever pushes the hammer backward.
  • As it moves backward, the hammer compresses a metal spring in the gun stock (the handle).
The diagram above shows a coiled spring; uncoiled tension springs are also used in revolvers.
  • At the same time, a pawl attached to the trigger pushes on a ratchet to rotate the cylinder. This positions the next breech chamber in front of the gun barrel..




  • Another pawl lodges in a small depression on the cylinder. This stops the cylinder in a particular position so it is perfectly lined up with the barrel.
  • When the trigger lever is pushed all the way back, it releases the hammer.
  • The compressed spring drives the hammer forward. The firing pin on the hammer extends through the body of the gun and hits the primer. The primer explodes, igniting the propellant.




  • The propellant burns, releasing a large volume of gas. The gas pressure drives the bullet down the barrel. The gas pressure also causes the cartridge case to expand, temporarily sealing the breech. All of the expanding gas pushes forward rather than backward.
  • To reload the gun, the shooter swings the cylinder out and pushes on the ejector rod to operate the extractor in the middle of the cylinder. The extractor grabs the base of the spent shells and removes them from the cylinders.
  • To reload, the shooter can place individual cartridges into the chambers or load six at once with a speed loader (basically, a small metal holder with cartridges secured in the right position).

In double-action revolvers, the shooter can either pull the trigger to cock and fire or pull the hammer back ahead of time. The advantage of cocking the hammer first is that the trigger moves more easily when it is time to fire.

Obviously, a revolver is easier to use than a flintlock or a percussion-cap weapon. A shooter can load six shots at a time and only needs to pull the trigger to fire. But revolvers seem very limited next to newer technologies: The shooter must pull the trigger for every shot and stop to reload regularly. On the battlefield, the revolver can't possibly stand up to modern automatic weapons.

The enduring popularity of revolvers is due to the simplicity of their design. Everything fits together so well that the guns very rarely jam. And since they are made with a relatively small number of parts, they are relatively inexpensive to manufacture. For the home defender and criminals alike, it is an ideal, affordable weapon.

Todays Pic

How to save Rs.150?

STORY TIME:

CHARACTERS: BOY1, BOY2, GIRL1, GIRL2, PARENTS

BOY 1 loves GIRL 1.

BOY 2 loves GIRL 2.

PARENTS MAKE THE DECISION.

BOY 1 MARRIES GIRL 2.

BOY 2 MARRIES GIRL 1.

BOY 1 ? GIRL 2 ? UNHAPPY

BOY 2 ? GIRL 1 ? UNHAPPY

BOY 1 still loves GIRL 1

BOY 2 still loves GIRL 2

PARENTS COME TO KNOW AGAIN. DECISION MADE.

BOY 1 MARRIES GIRL 1.

BOY 2 MARRIES GIRL 2.

HAPPY ENDING!!!

NAME OF THE STORY: KABHI ALVIDA NA KEHNA.

BOY 1: SHAHRUKH KHAN

BOY 2: ABHISHEK BACCHAN

GIRL 1: PRIETY ZINTA

GIRL 2: RANI MUKHERJEE

Rs.150/ saved

Fwd By: Arun Selva Guru

Humour

Zilah, my favourite aunt, is 74 and, as she herself puts it, she's completely "together."

However, I went to her house the other day and she appeared to be worried. After much insistence,

she confessed, "Darling, I think I'm getting old. Yesterday I went to the movies and rode a cab home."

"And what's wrong with that?"


I inquired.

"I completely forgot I'd driven my own car there!"

Love

Because we are not rooted firmly in LOVE.
Like a compass needle to North be always anchored to LOVE

If we all know GOD IS LOVE .
How come we have not learnt to live in LOVE all through our life.
Read this poem :

LIVE LIFE LOVINGLY 24 HOURS A DAY
MANY PEOPLE ARE DRIVEN BY FORCES OTHER THAN LOVE -
FEAR, GUILT, POWER, GREED, LUST, FAME,
TO NAME A FEW.

THE HUMAN HEART CAN FUNCTION
UNDER THESE DARK ENERGIES
BUT THEY SLOWLY POISON THE INNER SPIRIT

ONLY THE POWER OF LOVE
BRINGS OUT THE BEST, THE HIGHESE POTENTIAL
OF THE HUMAN PERSON

CHOOSE TO TURN YOUR HEART
IN THE DIRECTION OF LOVE EVERY MOMENT OF LIFE

TRUE LOVE WHETHER TOUGH OR GENTLE
FORGIVING OR CHALLENGING
IS THE TRANSOFRMING FORCE OF THE UNIVERSE

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

New to SMS? What is a text message?

SMS is the acronym for Short Message Service. SMS allows up to 160 characters of text to be sent or received by a digital mobile phone. Just type your message onto the keypad of your cellular phone. Think of it as mini-email.

Text messaging is a SMS (Short Message Service) that can be made from a mobile phone (cell phone) to another mobile phone or from and to web based services such as IQC [where you don't need a phone to send an SMS]. SMS allows the sending and receiving of a maximum of 160 characters. You can also send non-text short messages such as ringtones, logos, cards, calendars, clipart and WAP. More than 20 billion text messages are sent per month.


SMS Short Cuts:
1dRfl - wonderful
2 - to/too/two
2dA - today
2moro - tomorrow
2nite - tonite
3dom - freedom
4 - for
4get - forget
4N - foreign
ADN - any day now
AFAIK - as far as I know
AFAIR - as far as I recall
ASAP - as soon as possible
ATM - at the moment
B - be
B4 - before
B4N - bye for now
BB - bye-bye
Bf -boyfriend
BG - big grin
BION - believe it or not
BK - big kiss
BTDT - been there, done that
BTW - by the way
By - busy
C - see/sea
CB - call back
CUL - see you later
CWYL - chat with you later
DUZ - does
DUZNT - doesn't
F2F - free to talk?
G2G - got to go
Gf - girlfried
Gr8 - great
Grr - angry
H2 - how to
HUH - have you heard?
IC - I see
ICCL - I couldn't care less
IK - I know
ILU (or ILY) - I love you
in4ml - informal
KISS - keep it simple, stupid
KUTGW - keep up the good work
@ "At"
MSG "Message"
W "With"
ATB "All the best"
NE "Any"
W/O "Without"
B "Be, Bee"
NETHNG "Anything"
WKND "Weekend"
BCNU "I'll be seeing you"
NE1 "Anyone"
XLNT "Excellent"
BWD "Backward"
NO1 "No-one"
XOXOX "Hugs and kisses"
B4 "Before"
OIC "Oh, I see"
YR "Your"
C "See, Sea"
PCM "Please call me"
1 "One, Won"
CU "See you"
PLS "Please"
2 "Too, To, Two"
DOIN "Doing"
PPL "People"

:) Original smiley
:-) Classic smiley
;-) Wink
:-)) Very happy
-) Hee-hee
:-D Laugh loud
:-o Amazement
:^D" Great! I like it!
:-* Kiss
<3> Develish grin
(:-K- Dressed to kill
:- Angry
::=)) Seeing double
:-> Hey
:-0 No explanation
#:-) Hair in a mess
>;-(' I am spitting mad
#-) Partied all night
:- Hmmm
:-& Tongue-tied
L8 - late
L8r - later
LMK - let me know
M8 - mate
MOF - matter of fact
MT - empty
MTE - my thoughts exactly
NAGI - not a good idea
Ne - any
Ne1 - anyone
No1 - no one
nrg - energy
OIC - Oh I see
OK - okay
ONNA - oh no, not again!
OTT- over the top
PCM - please call me
Pls - please
Ppl - people
PTL - praise the Lord
R - are
Re - regarding
RUOK - are you okay?
Spk - speak
Sry - sorry
SWAK - sealed with a kiss
THX - thanks
TTYL - talk to you later
TXT - text
U - you
U@ - you at? (where are you?)
UOK - you okay?
UR - your/you're
Usu - usually
W8 - wait
W84M - wait for me
W/ - with
Wan2 - want to
wn - when
WMF - works for me
XLNT - excellent
Y - why
YM - you mean
YR - yeah, right
GONNA "Going to"
SUM1 "Someone"
3SUM "Threesome"
GR8 "Great"
STRA "Stray"
4 "For, Four"
H8 "Hate"
THNQ "Thank you"
:-) "I'm happy"
L8 "Late"
THX "Thanks"
:-o "I'm surprised"
L8R "Later"
U "You"
:-( "Sad face"
LUV "Love"
UR "You are "
d:) "Baseball cap "
MOB "Mobile"
WAN2 "Want to?"
;-/ "Confused"
2DAY "Today"
F2T "Free to talk"
RUOK "Are you okay?"
2MORO "Tomorrow"
FWD "Forward"
RGDS "Regards"

(:-... Heart-broken
%-) I'm tipsy but happy
#:-o Oh no!
:-# My lips are sealed
8-) Sender wears glasses
:+( I'm hurt by that
:*)? Are you drunk?
<:-0 Eeek!
:-e I'm disappointed
(-: Sender is left-handed
<:-) Dumb question
~o~ Bird
:@ Ouch!
:-(*) Sick comment
(:-) Bald
:// Frustrated
:3-< Dog
d:-) Hats off to your great idea
:-$ Put your money where your mouth is
:-{) Sender has moustache
- Going to sleep
:@) Pig
\o/ Praise the Lord
*<:o) Clown
:-{)} Sender has moustache & beard
:=8) Baboon
8^ Chicken
~#:-( Bad hair day
:'-( I am crying
:*) I' tipsy
:-o Oh
O:-) Innocent
&:-) Sender has curly hair

Moustaches!!!!!!!!!!!!!

















21 Reasons Why best Friends are Better Than Boyfriend/Girlfriend...

1.You don't have to call them every day, just to let them know you're not fighting

2.You don't have an anniversary-you just sort of "became" best friends.

3.When someone calls your girlfriend/boyfriend your "partner" it makes you think of marriage. When they call your best friend our partner, it's more like cops.

4.You never have to touch your best friend when it's hot outside, but you can still huddle close when it's freezing.

5.Your parents usually like your best friend.


6.Your best friend doesn't care if you get fat, you're ugly, or if you get a ard haircut.

7.You don't have to get jealous of "girls only" night or "guys only" night -- You're part of it!

8.You can laugh at your best friend with no consequences.

9.You can burp/fart in front of your best friend on any occasion.

10.You can plan on still having a relationship with your best friend in 20 years.

11.Never in your life will you need "space" from your best friend.

12.Your best friend won't be mad if you want some time alone, and will only ask you "what's wrong?" once.

13.Your best friend is someone you get in trouble with; your boyfriend/girlfriend is someone you get in trouble
with if you get in trouble.

14.You don't have to get dressed up to go anywhere with your best friend.

15.You're allowed to have multiple best friends.

16.No one ever spreads rumors or talks about you and your best friend's relationship.

17.Borrowing any amount of money from your best friend is okay, no questions asked.

18.Your best friend will never refer to you as "the ball and chain," "the old lady/man," or "the whip."

19.No one is ever trying to fix you up on blind dates for a new best friend.

20.It doesn't matter what your "other" friends think about your best friend.

21. Your best friend is the first person you call when you get a new boy friend / girl friend, and when you break up with them.

Drive Safely

My sister-in-law, a teacher, was pulled over for failing to come to a complete stop.

The officer wrote out a ticket and handed it to her with some advice: "Drive safe."

"Safely," she replied.


"What?" the officer asked.

"You've corrected my driving," she explained. "Allow me to correct your grammar."

Peaceful Day

A place where people are free whether they are black, white or yellow,
and no one says "Hey look at that strange fellow"!
A place where Mom and Dad stay home at night
And children never see their parents fight
A place where people care about each other
And everyone is treated like a brother
A place where everyone has enough to eat
with enough left over for an occasional treat
A place where the tiniest have the right to be born
And the elderly don't feel rejected and forlorn
A place where laughter can be heard
and people still believe God's word
A place where people still pray each day
And try their best to go the right way

Blu-Ray Technology - Part XI

Is Blu-ray the same thing as HD-DVD?
No, HD-DVD (previously known as AOD) is the name of a competing next-generation optical disc format developed by Toshiba and NEC. The format is quite different from Blu-ray, but also relies heavily on blue-laser technology to achieve a higher storage capacity. The format is being developed within the DVD Forum as a possible successor to the current DVD technology.

What benefits does Blu-ray offer compared to HD-DVD?
Although both Blu-ray and HD-DVD are similar in many aspects, there are some important differences between them.
The first is capacity. Because Blu-ray utilizes a lens with a greater numerical aperture (NA) than HD-DVD, the laser spot can be focused with greater precision to fit more data on the same size disc. This allows Blu-ray to hold 25GB per layer (50GB on a dual-layer disc), whereas HD-DVD can only hold 15GB per layer (30GB on a dual-layer disc). Blu-ray has also adopted a higher data transfer rate for video and audio (54Mbps vs 36.55Mbps). The greater capacity and data transfer rates for Blu-ray will allow the movie studios to release their movies with higher quality video and audio than the HD-DVD format.

The second is content. The Blu-ray format has received broad support from the major movie studios as a successor to today's DVD format. Seven of the eight major movie studios (Warner, Paramount, Fox, Disney, Sony, MGM and Lionsgate) have already announced titles for Blu-ray, whereas HD-DVD only has support from three major movie studios (Warner, Paramount and Universal). This is an important difference because some of the studios might only support one of the formats, so you won't be able to get your favorite movies in the other format. Choosing the format with the most content support minimizes this risk.

The third is hardware support. The Blu-ray format has broad support from the world's leading consumer electronics, personal computer and media manufacturers, including Sony, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Pioneer, Sharp, JVC, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, TDK, Thomson, LG, Apple, HP and Dell. The Blu-ray format will also be supported in the next-generation PlayStation 3 (PS3) video game console. This means that you will have a lot of choice when it comes to players and hardware. The HD-DVD format has far less supporters, so the amount of players and hardware will be very limited. So far, Toshiba is the only company to officially announce a HD-DVD player and it will only support 1080i output, while the announced Blu-ray players will support 1080p.

Amazing Pictures



Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Strictly Followed

Patient came to visit Doctor and complained, "It's been a month since my last visit and I still feel miserable."

Doctor asked, "Did you follow the directions on the medicine?"

Patient said, "Yes absolutely doctor. The bottle said to 'keep tightly closed'. "

It is a Girl's World..

If he is late for class, he told, "Time and Tide wait for none".
If she is late, then the bus was late.

If a girl is dressed as a boy, she is modern, says the world.
But if a boy is dressed as a girl, "Has he escaped from the Zoo?"

If a boy talks with a girl, "I think he is trying for her"
But if a girl talks with a boy, then she is trying to be friendly.

When a girl cries, the world is convinced of her
But when a boy cries, "Come on man! Don't be a girl".

If a girl meets with an accident, then it's the mistake of others.
And if a boy meets with an accident, "I think you should learn to drive".

If a boy sits in front of a city bus, he is mannerless and cultureless brute.
But if a girl sits in the back seat, "Try to respect ladies, man!".

If a boy gets a big rank in an entrance exam, "You've to work hard".
But if a girl gets a big rank,... still got 33! Reservation.

If there are girls in a class, the professor gives an interesting lecture,
And if there are no girls, he says,there is no class today.

If a girl does not answer during a viva, then atleast 'smile' says the examiner.
But when a boy does not answer,"better luck next time".

A Walk Through My Dream..

Thinking of you sets my mind free
As if I’m a dolphin swimming in the open sea
Everytime I read your words
I suddenly hear a thousand singing birds

I dream of the day when we will finally meet
I picture us horseback riding on the beach
When the breeze rushes through our hair
Is when we realize that we make a terrific pair

Walking hand in hand barefoot on the sand
We hear the loud love tunes of a nearby band
Knowing that our destiny with each other
Is meant for us to be together, forever

As our eternal love blooms like a flower in spring
Our love and happiness with each other we will be promising
As I learn about you and as you learn about me
And as we discover we were meant to be
We’ll sit beneath the stars with the love we share
And know that for each other we will always care

Monday, June 26, 2006

Blu-Ray Technology - Part X

Will Blu-ray replace VCRs?
Yes, as VCRs don't support recording of HDTV programming consumers will soon need to replace them. Blu-ray recorders combined with hard drives offer a very flexible alternative for those that want to record HDTV. While HD-DVRs already allow consumers to record HDTV, the amount of HDTV programming that can be recorded and archived is limited by the size of the hard drive. Blu-ray recorders will offer a solution to this problem as they allow consumers to record the video to Blu-ray discs and then free up the hard drive. This should make them popular among people that want to archive a lot of their HDTV recordings. The Blu-ray recorders will also offer a lot of compelling new features not possible with a traditional VCR:

Random access - instantly jump to any place on the disc
Searching - quickly browse and preview recorded programs in real-time
Create playlists - change the order of recorded programs and edit recorded video
Simultaneous recording and playback of video (enables Time slip/Chasing playback)
Automatically find an empty space to avoid recording over programs
Improved picture - ability to record high-definition television (HDTV)
Improved sound - ability to record surround sound (Dolby Digital, DTS, etc)

What about Blu-ray for PCs?
There are plans for BD-ROM (read-only), BD-R (recordable) and BD-RE (rewritable) drives for PCs, and with the support of the worlds two largest PC manufacturers, HP and Dell, it's very likely that the technology will be adopted as the next-generation optical disc format for PC data storage and replace technologies such as DVD±R, DVD±RW, and DVD-RAM.

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PC Terms

486 - The average IQ needed to understand a PC.

State-of-the-art - Any computer you can't afford.

Obsolete - Any computer you own.

Microsecond - The time it takes for your state-of-the-art computer to
become obsolete.

G3 - Apple's new Macs that make you say "Gee, three times faster than
the computer I bought for the same price a Microsecond ago."

Syntax Error - Walking into a computer store and saying, "Hi, I want
to buy a computer and money is no object."

Hard Drive - The sales technique employed by computer salesmen, esp.
after a Syntax Error.

GUI - What your computer becomes after spilling your coffee on it.
(pronounced "gooey")

Keyboard - The standard way to generate computer errors.

Mouse - An advanced input device to make computer errors easier to generate.

Floppy - The state of your wallet after purchasing a computer.

Portable Computer - A device invented to force businessmen to work at
home, on vacation, and on business trips.

Disk Crash - A typical computer response to any critical deadline.

Power User - Anyone who can format a disk from DOS.

System Update - A quick method of trashing all of your software

This is called confidence

Saddam Hussein was sitting in his office wondering whom to invade next when his telephone rang.

"Hallo, Mr. Hussein!" a heavily accented voice said, "This is Gurmukh from Phagwara, District Kapurthala,Punjab. I am ringing to inform you that we are officially declaring the war on you!"


"Well, Gurmukh," Saddam replied, "This is indeed important news!

How big is your army"

"Right now," said Gurmukh, after a moment's calculation, "there is myself, my cousin Sukhdev, my next door neighbour Bhagat, and the entire kabaddi team from the gurudwara. That makes eight"

Saddam paused. "I must tell you, Gurmukh that I have one million men in my army waiting to move on my command."

"Arrey O! Main kya.. " said Gurmukh. "I'll have to ring you back!" Sure enough, the next day, Gurmukh called again.

"Mr. Hussein, it is Gurmukh, I'm call ing from Phagwara STD, the war is still on! We have managed to acquire some infantry equipment!"

"And what equipment would that be, Gurmukh" Saddam asked.

"Well, we have two combines, a donkey and Amrik's tractor."

Saddam sighed. "I must tell you, Gurmukh, that I have 16,000 tanks and 14,000 armoured personnel carriers. Also, I've increased my army to 1-1/2 million since we last spoke."

"Oh teri ...." said Gurmukh. "I'll have to get back to you."

Sure enough, Gurmukh rang again the next day.

"Mr. Hussein, the war is still on! We have managed to get ourselves airborne...... We've modified Amrik's tractor by adding a couple of shotguns, sticking on some wings and the pind's generator. Four school pass boys from Malpur have joined us as well!"

Saddam was silent for a minute and then cleared his throat. "I must tell you, Gurmukh, that I have 10,000 bombers and 20,000 fighter planes. My military complex is surro unded by laser-guided, surface-to-air missile sites. And since we last spoke, I've increased my army to TWO MILLION!"

"Tera pala hove...." said Gurmuk, "I'll have to ring you back."

Sure enough, Gurmukh called again the next day.

"Kiddan, Mr. Hussein! I am sorry to tell you that we have had to call off the war."

"I'm sorry to hear that," said Saddam. "Why the sudden change of heart"

"Well," said Gurmukh, "we've all had a long chat over a couple of lassi's, and decided there's no way we can feed two million prisoners of wars!"

Nick Names

Santa was invited to Banta's home for dinner, where he noticed that his buddy preceded every request to his wife with endearing terms, calling her Jalebi, Honey, Pyaari, Darling, Sweetheart etc.


He was impressed, since the couple had been married almost 40 years. While the wife was in the kitchen, Santa said, "I think it's wonderful that after all these years, you still call bhabhiji those pet names."


Banta hung his head. "To tell you the truth, I forgot her name about 10 years ago."

Sunday, June 25, 2006

Blu-Ray Technology - Part IX






























ParametersBlu-rayHD-DVD
Storage capacity
25GB (single-layer)

50GB (dual-layer)

4.7GB (single-layer)

8.5GB (dual-layer)

Laser wavelength 405nm (blue laser) 650nm (red laser)
Numerical aperture (NA) 0.85m0.60
Disc diameter120mm120mm
Disc thickness1.2mm1.2mm
Protection layer0.1mm

0.6mm
Hard coatingYesNO
Track pitch0.32µm0.74µm
Data transfer rate (data)36.0Mbps (1x)11.08Mbps (1x)
Data transfer rate (video/audio)54.0Mbps (1.5x)10.08Mbps (<1x)
Video resolution (max)1920×1080 (1080p)

720×480/720×576 (480i/576i)
Video bit rate (max)40.0Mbps9.8Mbps
Video codecs MPEG-2

MPEG-4 AVC

SMPTE VC-1
MPEG-2
Audio codecs
Linear PCM

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital Plus

Dolby TrueHD

DTS Digital Surround

DTS-HD

Linear PCM

Dolby Digital

DTS Digital Surround
InteractivityBD-JDVD-Video

Todays Toon

Do not end my life with you

Do not end my life with you
By ending your sateful kiss with me
Which mingles our souls together
As vapors upon the winds whisked by.
But rather keep your lips as part of mine
To touch an even deeper place
That waits and has so long awaited
Someone such as you.

Do not end my life with you
By ending your sweet caress of me
Which holds our heartbeats intertwined
In moments above mortality.
But rather keep your touch as part of mine
To feel much deeper passion
That live and have so long existed
For someone such as you.

Do not end my life with you
By ending your eyebeam's hold on me
Which reveals within us ecstasy and purity's delight.
But rather keep your eyes as part of mine
To see so great my love
That is and has so ever been
For someone such as you.

Detector

A policeman stops a car and asks the driver to breathe into a breathalyzer.

The driver breathes, the device shows no alcohol. So comes the next car and the next driver, the detector still shows 0% alcohol, and so it goes on…

After having examined about a half a dozen drivers, the policeman starts wondering, — "Is this bloody detector broken?".

He shortly breathes into the device, looks at the reading, and confirms — "Nah, it still works!".

Medicine

Ahkmed the Arab, went to the United States from the Middle East, and he was only there a few months when he became very ill.

He went to doctor after doctor, but none of them could help him.
Finally, he went to an Arab doctor who said:

"Take dees bocket, go Into de odder room, poop in de bocket, pee on de poop, and den put your head Down over de bocket an breathe in de fumes for ten minutes."

Ahkmed took the bucket, went into the other room, pooped in the Bucket, peed on the poop, bent over and breathed in the fumes for ten Minutes.
Coming back to the doctor he said, "It worked. I feel terrific! What Was wrong with me?"

The doctor said, "You were homesick!"

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Blu-Ray Technology - Part VIII

Will Blu-ray be backwards compatible with DVD?

Yes, several leading consumer electronics companies (including Sony, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Pioneer, Sharp and LG) have already demonstrated products that can read/write CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs using a BD/DVD/CD compatible optical head, so you don't have to worry about your existing DVD collection becoming obsolete. In fact, most of the Blu-ray players coming out will support upscaling of DVDs to 1080p/1080i, so your existing DVD collection will look even better than before. While it's up to each manufacturer to decide if they want to make their products backwards compatible with DVD, the format is far too popular to not be supported. The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) expects every Blu-ray Disc device to be backward compatible with DVDs.

Why should I upgrade from DVD to Blu-ray?

The simple answer is HDTV. If you've ever seen high-definition (HD) video on an HDTV, then you know just how incredibly sharp the picture is and how vivid the colors are. In fact, HD offers five times the amount of detail compared to standard-definition (SD). The problem with today's DVDs is that they only support SD and don't have the necessary storage capacity to satisfy the needs of HD. That's where Blu-ray comes in, it offers up to 50GB of storage capacity and enables playback, recording and rewriting of HD in all of the HD resolutions including 1080p. The format also supports high-definition audio formats and lossless audio.

In addition to the greater video and audio quality, the extra storage capacity also means there will be plenty of room for additional content and special features. This combined with the new BD-J interactivity layer adopted by Blu-ray will bring the menus, graphics and special features to a whole new level. For example, you will be able to bring up the menu system as an overlay without stopping the movie, and you could have the director of the movie on the screen explaining the shooting of a scene while the scene is playing in the background. The advanced interactivity combined with the networking features of Blu-ray will also allow content producers to support new innovative features such as downloading extras, updating content via the web, and watching live broadcasts of special events.

Thanks to the greatly enhanced HD video and audio quality as well as the advanced interactivity and networking features, Blu-ray represents a huge leap forward in the DVD viewing experience and will offer consumers an unprecedented HD experience.

Beautiful Glasses