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Saturday, April 26, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Why men should not be blamed for accidents
When there are such beautiful distractions on the road, is it any wonder that more men are involved in road accidents?
Why men should not be blamed for accidents
Pants Keyboard
These pants were designed by Erik De Nijs and are called "Beauty and the Geek" jeans.
Built into the knees are a pair of speakers, and at the back there is a back pocket for your "mouse", and for gamers, there is a joystick controller located just behind the front zipper.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Photoshop Tricks - Celebrity Transformation
Photoshop effects are often used to transform ordinary looking celebrities into gorgeous young men or women. Each set of images show the celebrities as they are in real life and how they look after using Photoshop effects on their images. (Click to enlarge images)
Photoshop Tricks - Celebrity Transformation
Photoshop Tricks - Celebrity Transformation
Chocolate Babies
All these newborns are nothing but candies. They are made of chocolate!!
(Click to enlarge images)
(Click to enlarge images)
Chocolate Babies
Monday, April 21, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Sexy Banned Microsoft commercial ad
A Microsoft commercial which was banned on many channels due to its content.
Motorola MotoRokr U9 launched
Motorola has launched the MotoRokr U9 in India with the company's brand ambassador Wyclef Jean handing over the first piece to Miss India World 2008 Parvathy Omanakuttan.
The new phone has features such as a 2-inches QVGA 262K TFT internal screen; 2.0 mega pixel camera with 8x zoom, multi-shot feature, video capture and playback; up to 25 MB user memory which can be extended to 4GB using an optional microSD memory card; messaging capabilities via MMS, SMS, Push Email; easy transition from phone to music and back again; Microsoft Windows Media Player 11; integrated music player that supports multiple audio file formats; USB 2.0 for speedy transfers and data access; etc.
It also includes the CrystalTalk technology for increased clarity during calls and Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology allows users to experience wireless mobile stereo. The U9 supports Motorola Setup, Backup, and Text which can be used for the easy installation of Internet browsing.
The unique Music ID function enables consumers to recognize the song they are listening to, including the artist and album information of the songs. All they need to do is - capture the music being played on the handset, later the application sends this information to a server by using GPRS to match the song with its existing library, and then the information is transmitted back to the user.
MotoRokr U9 offers a talktime of up to 430 minutes and a standby time of up to 350 hours. It comes in a metallic gloss finish and weighs just 87.5 grams.
Motorola U9 will be available in two versions; the Deluxe Pack, which includes a 1GB microSD card is priced at Rs 10,000.The Premium Pack priced at Rs 15,000 includes a 2GB microSD card along with Bluetooth Rokr S9. The U9 will be available in the Indian market by the end of May at all leading stores.
It also includes the CrystalTalk technology for increased clarity during calls and Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology allows users to experience wireless mobile stereo. The U9 supports Motorola Setup, Backup, and Text which can be used for the easy installation of Internet browsing.
The unique Music ID function enables consumers to recognize the song they are listening to, including the artist and album information of the songs. All they need to do is - capture the music being played on the handset, later the application sends this information to a server by using GPRS to match the song with its existing library, and then the information is transmitted back to the user.
MotoRokr U9 offers a talktime of up to 430 minutes and a standby time of up to 350 hours. It comes in a metallic gloss finish and weighs just 87.5 grams.
Motorola U9 will be available in two versions; the Deluxe Pack, which includes a 1GB microSD card is priced at Rs 10,000.The Premium Pack priced at Rs 15,000 includes a 2GB microSD card along with Bluetooth Rokr S9. The U9 will be available in the Indian market by the end of May at all leading stores.
101 Things Not To Say During Sex
101 Things Not To Say During Sex
1. But everybody looks funny naked!
2. You woke me up for that?
3. Did I mention the video camera?
4. Do you smell something burning?
5. (in a janitor's closet) And they say romance is dead...
6. Try breathing through your nose
7. A little rug burn ever hurt anyone!
8. Is that a Medic-Alert Pendant?
9. Sweetheart, did you lock the back door?
10. But whipped cream makes me break out
11. Person 1: This is your first time... right?
Person 2: Yeah... today
12. (in the Motel) Hurry up! This room rents by the Hour!
13. Can you please pass me the remote control?
14. Do you accept Visa?
15. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
16. On second thought, let's turn off the lights.
17. And to think- I was really trying to pick up your friend!
18. So much for mouth-to-mouth.
19. (using body paint) Try not to leave any stains, okay?
20. Hope you're as good looking when I'm sober...
21. (holding a banana) It's just a little trick I learned at the zoo!
22. Do you get any premium movie channels?
23. Try not to smear my make-up, will ya!
24. (preparing to use peanut butter sexually) But I just steam-cleaned this couch!
25. Got any penicillin?
26. But I just brushed my teeth...
27. Smile, you're on Candid Camera!
28. I thought you had the keys to the handcuffs!
29. I want a baby!
30. So much for the fulfillment of sexual fantasies!
31. (in a menage a trois) Why am I doing all the work?
32. Maybe we should call Dr. Ruth...
33. Did you know the ceiling needs painting?
34. I think you have it on backwards
35. When is this suppo
ed to feel good?
36. Put that blender back in the kitchen where it belongs!
37. You're good enough to do this for a living!
38. Is that blood on the headboard?
39. Did I remember to take my pill?
40. Are you sure I don't know you from somewhere?
41. I wish we got the Playboy channel...
42. That leak better be from the waterbed!
43. I told you it wouldn't work without batteries!
44. But my cat always sleeps on that pillow
45. Did I tell you my Aunt Martha died in this bed?
46. If you quit smoking you might have more endurance...
47. No, really... I do this part better myself!
48. It's nice being in bed with a woman I don't have to inflate!
49. This would be more fun with a few more people..
50. You're almost as good as my ex!
51. Do you know the definition of statutory rape?
52. Is that you I smell or is it your mattress stuffed with rotten potatoes?
53. You look younger than you feel
54. Perhaps you're just out of practice
55. You sweat more than a galloping stallion!
56. They're not cracker crumbs, it's just a rash
57. Now I know why he/she dumped you...
58. Does your husband own a sawed-off shotgun?
59. You give me reason to conclude that foreplay is overrated
60. What tampon?
61. Have you ever considered liposuction?
62. And to think, I didn't even have to buy you dinner!
63. What are you planning to make for breakfast?
64. I have a confession...
65. I was so horny tonight I would have taken a duck home!
66. Are those real or am I just behind the times?
67. Were you by any chance repressed as a child?
68. Is that a hanging sculpture?
69. You'll still vote for me, won't you?
70. Did I mention my transsexual operation?
71. I really hate women who actually think sex means something!
72. Did you come yet, dear?
73. I'll tell you who I'm fanatasizing about if you tell me who you're fantasizing about...
74. A good plastic surgeon can take care of that in no time!
75. Does this count as a date?
76. Oprah Winfrey had a show about men like you!
77. Hic! I need another beer for this please
78. I think biting is romantic- don't you?
79. You can cook, too right?
80. When would you like to meet my parents?
81. Man: Maybe it would help if I thought about someone I really like...
Woman: Yourself?
82. Have you seen "Fatal Attraction"?
83. Sorry about the name tags, I'm not very good with names
84. Don't mind me.. I always file my nails in bed
85. (in a phone booth) Do you mind if I make a few phone calls?
86. I hope I didn't forget to turn the gas oven off. Do you have a light?
87. Don't worry, my dog's really friendly for a Doberman.
88. Sorry but I don't do toes!
89. You could at least ACT like you're enjoying it!
90. Petroleum jelly or no petroleum jelly, I said NO!
91. Keep it down, my mother is a light sleeper...
92. I'll bet you didn't know I work for "The Enquirer"
93. So that's why they call you MR. Flash!
94. My old girlfriend used to do it a LOT longer!
95. Is this a sin too?
96. I've slept with more women than Wilt Chamberlain!
97. Hey, when is it going to be my friend's turn?
98. Long kisses clog my sinuses...
99. Please understand that I'm only doing this for a raise...
100. How long do you plan to be "almost there"?
101. You mean you're NOT my blind date?
1. But everybody looks funny naked!
2. You woke me up for that?
3. Did I mention the video camera?
4. Do you smell something burning?
5. (in a janitor's closet) And they say romance is dead...
6. Try breathing through your nose
7. A little rug burn ever hurt anyone!
8. Is that a Medic-Alert Pendant?
9. Sweetheart, did you lock the back door?
10. But whipped cream makes me break out
11. Person 1: This is your first time... right?
Person 2: Yeah... today
12. (in the Motel) Hurry up! This room rents by the Hour!
13. Can you please pass me the remote control?
14. Do you accept Visa?
15. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
16. On second thought, let's turn off the lights.
17. And to think- I was really trying to pick up your friend!
18. So much for mouth-to-mouth.
19. (using body paint) Try not to leave any stains, okay?
20. Hope you're as good looking when I'm sober...
21. (holding a banana) It's just a little trick I learned at the zoo!
22. Do you get any premium movie channels?
23. Try not to smear my make-up, will ya!
24. (preparing to use peanut butter sexually) But I just steam-cleaned this couch!
25. Got any penicillin?
26. But I just brushed my teeth...
27. Smile, you're on Candid Camera!
28. I thought you had the keys to the handcuffs!
29. I want a baby!
30. So much for the fulfillment of sexual fantasies!
31. (in a menage a trois) Why am I doing all the work?
32. Maybe we should call Dr. Ruth...
33. Did you know the ceiling needs painting?
34. I think you have it on backwards
35. When is this suppo
ed to feel good?
36. Put that blender back in the kitchen where it belongs!
37. You're good enough to do this for a living!
38. Is that blood on the headboard?
39. Did I remember to take my pill?
40. Are you sure I don't know you from somewhere?
41. I wish we got the Playboy channel...
42. That leak better be from the waterbed!
43. I told you it wouldn't work without batteries!
44. But my cat always sleeps on that pillow
45. Did I tell you my Aunt Martha died in this bed?
46. If you quit smoking you might have more endurance...
47. No, really... I do this part better myself!
48. It's nice being in bed with a woman I don't have to inflate!
49. This would be more fun with a few more people..
50. You're almost as good as my ex!
51. Do you know the definition of statutory rape?
52. Is that you I smell or is it your mattress stuffed with rotten potatoes?
53. You look younger than you feel
54. Perhaps you're just out of practice
55. You sweat more than a galloping stallion!
56. They're not cracker crumbs, it's just a rash
57. Now I know why he/she dumped you...
58. Does your husband own a sawed-off shotgun?
59. You give me reason to conclude that foreplay is overrated
60. What tampon?
61. Have you ever considered liposuction?
62. And to think, I didn't even have to buy you dinner!
63. What are you planning to make for breakfast?
64. I have a confession...
65. I was so horny tonight I would have taken a duck home!
66. Are those real or am I just behind the times?
67. Were you by any chance repressed as a child?
68. Is that a hanging sculpture?
69. You'll still vote for me, won't you?
70. Did I mention my transsexual operation?
71. I really hate women who actually think sex means something!
72. Did you come yet, dear?
73. I'll tell you who I'm fanatasizing about if you tell me who you're fantasizing about...
74. A good plastic surgeon can take care of that in no time!
75. Does this count as a date?
76. Oprah Winfrey had a show about men like you!
77. Hic! I need another beer for this please
78. I think biting is romantic- don't you?
79. You can cook, too right?
80. When would you like to meet my parents?
81. Man: Maybe it would help if I thought about someone I really like...
Woman: Yourself?
82. Have you seen "Fatal Attraction"?
83. Sorry about the name tags, I'm not very good with names
84. Don't mind me.. I always file my nails in bed
85. (in a phone booth) Do you mind if I make a few phone calls?
86. I hope I didn't forget to turn the gas oven off. Do you have a light?
87. Don't worry, my dog's really friendly for a Doberman.
88. Sorry but I don't do toes!
89. You could at least ACT like you're enjoying it!
90. Petroleum jelly or no petroleum jelly, I said NO!
91. Keep it down, my mother is a light sleeper...
92. I'll bet you didn't know I work for "The Enquirer"
93. So that's why they call you MR. Flash!
94. My old girlfriend used to do it a LOT longer!
95. Is this a sin too?
96. I've slept with more women than Wilt Chamberlain!
97. Hey, when is it going to be my friend's turn?
98. Long kisses clog my sinuses...
99. Please understand that I'm only doing this for a raise...
100. How long do you plan to be "almost there"?
101. You mean you're NOT my blind date?
Saturday, April 19, 2008
(Funny Video) "Hu"
(Contributed by: Abdul Hafiz)
This is a funny conversation that happened between President Bush and Codoleeza Rice in the White House.
This is a funny conversation that happened between President Bush and Codoleeza Rice in the White House.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Apple iPhone to be launched in India
Apple Computer is expected to launch its iconic Apple iPhone in India with telecom giant Vodafone in the first week of September.
Initially the 8 GB version of iPhone, which has Wi-Fi capabilities, email client, TV feeds, online music store and map-based location guide, will be launched at a price ranging between Rs 27,200 and Rs 28,000. Depending on buyers response, the 16 GB version will be launched in the middle of 2009.
Apple claims to have shipped four million iPhones this January since its US launch on June 29 last year, and its chief Steve Jobs has targeted sales of 10 million units by December 2008.
"The carrier deal for India is being worked out with Vodafone," said an Apple source, adding: "Vodafone could also become the carrier for the Australian market once iPhone is launched there, though more than one carrier is likely for Australia."
When contacted, Vodafone company sources confirmed the iPhone carrier deal with Apple, though the exact commercial terms were not disclosed. Mobile carriers that offer the iPhone share a percentage of their sales with Apple.
The Apple retail sources also did not rule out Apple extending universal access for iPhone users to all major telecom carriers in India.
"Post launch in India, the iPhone can be 'unlocked' (or configured to use SIM cards from all telecom carriers), though the company is not fully open to such a possibility," the source said.
Apple claims to have shipped four million iPhones this January since its US launch on June 29 last year, and its chief Steve Jobs has targeted sales of 10 million units by December 2008.
"The carrier deal for India is being worked out with Vodafone," said an Apple source, adding: "Vodafone could also become the carrier for the Australian market once iPhone is launched there, though more than one carrier is likely for Australia."
When contacted, Vodafone company sources confirmed the iPhone carrier deal with Apple, though the exact commercial terms were not disclosed. Mobile carriers that offer the iPhone share a percentage of their sales with Apple.
The Apple retail sources also did not rule out Apple extending universal access for iPhone users to all major telecom carriers in India.
"Post launch in India, the iPhone can be 'unlocked' (or configured to use SIM cards from all telecom carriers), though the company is not fully open to such a possibility," the source said.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Nokia Tube - Apple iPhone Killer?
Nokia has revealed the Nokia Tube, which is Nokia's response to Apple's iPhone. The Tube, like the iPhone, is a touch-screen phone that can be manipulated using your fingers, and is Nokia's "first touch device".
Nokia Tube runs on the latest Nokia 5th generation S60 full Touch UI and will be the first phone of a brand new handset lineup.
Nokia Tube is expected to have a 16million TFT display with 360 x 640 pixels resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio. The size of the display will be somewhere between 3 and 3.5-inches. The display will offer a tactile feedback but won’t have multi touch function like the iPhone. A stylus input will also be provided as an option and using it would hand-writing recognition.
It will have quad-band GPRS/ EDGE/UMTS and HSDPA with uPnP support, as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP and AVRCP support. It also has built-in GPS with A-GPS and geotagging support and it will support Java and allow users to upload photos.
Specifications:
3” touch display with tactile feedback (no multi-touch)
Digital Camera (with autofocus)
GSM Quad-band
3.5G, WiFi, Bluetooth
Integrated GPS
Size similar to the N73
Nokia Tube is expected in the second half of the year. There is no information about pricing as yet.
Nokia Tube runs on the latest Nokia 5th generation S60 full Touch UI and will be the first phone of a brand new handset lineup.
Nokia Tube is expected to have a 16million TFT display with 360 x 640 pixels resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio. The size of the display will be somewhere between 3 and 3.5-inches. The display will offer a tactile feedback but won’t have multi touch function like the iPhone. A stylus input will also be provided as an option and using it would hand-writing recognition.
It will have quad-band GPRS/ EDGE/UMTS and HSDPA with uPnP support, as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP and AVRCP support. It also has built-in GPS with A-GPS and geotagging support and it will support Java and allow users to upload photos.
Specifications:
3” touch display with tactile feedback (no multi-touch)
Digital Camera (with autofocus)
GSM Quad-band
3.5G, WiFi, Bluetooth
Integrated GPS
Size similar to the N73
Nokia Tube is expected in the second half of the year. There is no information about pricing as yet.
Hrithik Roshan pumping iron in his gym
Hrithik Roshan is seen here pumping iron in his gym under the watchful guidance of his trainer. (Click to enlarge images)
Wow, awesome rippling muscles!!
Smallest Indian Girl
Jyoti Amge, 14 years, is the smallest Indian girl and also probably the smallest girl in the world. (Click to enlarge images)
She weighs only 5 kg and is shorter than the average two-year-old child.
She weighs only 5 kg and is shorter than the average two-year-old child.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Swimming at the edge of the world
The thrills of swimming at the edge of the waterfall. (Click to enlarge images)
Swimming at the edge of the world
Swimming at the edge of the world
School inside a cave
It may sound strange, but a school has been started in China, which is located in the heart of a cave. (Click to enlarge images)
School inside a cave
Amazing Mitsubishi Laser TV
Mitsubishi has unveiled its Laser HD TV, a 65" Full HD model, with the claim that it will revolutionize the way we look and think about High Definition. (Click to enlarge images)
Mitsubishi is a leader in laser technology and has 75% of the LED laser market. According to Mitsubishi, the TV delivers 2X as much color as the other high end televisions that will be released this year, because lasers provide the most extensive range colors, the most clarity, and the best depth of field.
Lasers are the purest light form that we can see. So, Laser TV's can produce colors so incredibly vivid, it's above and beyond all current HDTV standards. Lasers can be tuned to the exact wavelength of light you like - down to the nanometer. So TV makers can produce the ideal shades of red, green, and blue to produce the best colors possibly. Mitsubishi claims this allows them to reproduce about 90 percent of all the colors humans can see - versus about 40 percent for other TVs.
The Laser TV comes embedded with a Real-D 3D processor so that, with the specific glasses (like those you get at some IMAXes) you will be able to see some top of the line 3D programming at home.
The Laser TV will be released late this year, and is expected to retail over the price of current LCDs.
Tech Fundas:
Laser TV is a proposed new video display technology using laser optoelectronics. Although proposed as long ago as 1966, laser illumination remained too costly and too poor in performance to viably replace lamps except in some rare ultra-high-end projectors.
Technology
Lasers may become an ideal replacement for the UHP lamps which are currently in use in projection display devices such as rear projection TV and front projectors. Current televisions are capable of displaying only half of the color gamut that humans can potentially perceive. In contrast, proponents of Laser TV technology claim that the standard will be able to reproduce more than 90% of the colors visible to the human eye.
A Laser TV requires lasers in three distinct wavelengths: Red, Green and Blue. While red laser diodes are commercially available, there are no commercially available green and blue laser diodes which can provide the required power at room temperature with an adequate life time. Instead frequency doubling can be used to provide the blue and green wavelengths. Several types of lasers can be used as the frequency doubled sources: fibre lasers, inter cavity doubled lasers, external cavity doubled lasers, eVCSEL’s and OPSL’s (Optically Pumped Semiconductor Lasers). Among the inter cavity doubled lasers VCSEL’s have shown much promise and potential to be the basis for a mass produced frequency doubled laser.
A VECSEL is a vertical cavity, and is composed of two mirrors. On top of one of them is a diode as the active medium. These lasers combine high overall efficiency with good beam quality. The light from the high power IR-laser diodes is converted into visible light by means of extra-cavity waveguided second harmonic generation. Laser-pulses with about 10 kHz repetition rate and various lengths are sent to a Digital Micromirror Device where each mirror directs the pulse either onto screen or into the dump. Because of the well known wavelengths all coatings can be optimized to reduce reflections and therefore speckle.
Advantages
One major claim of laser advocates is the ability to produce undiluted, perfect colors allowing precise hue mixing. Advocates claim that 90% of the perceptible color gamut can potentially be reproduced. Other improvements that laser advocates claim are bulbs that will never blow out, and increased efficiency by using two-thirds less power than traditional rear projection televisions. Historically, however, lasers have been too bulky and expensive for widespread adoption.
The laser technology advocates claim that the technology will allow displays with a richer, more vibrant color palette than the conventional plasma, LCD or CRT displays.
They also claim the displays will:
be half the weight and cost of Plasma or LCD displays
require around 25% of the power required by Plasma or LCD displays
be very thin like Plasma and LCD displays are today
have a very wide colour gamut
have a 50,000 hour life
maintain full power output for the lifespan of the laser, resulting in a picture that doesn't progressively degrade over time, such as with plasma and LCD technology
Drawbacks
Together with the advantages of laser sources, there are reports that also describe some of the current shortcomings of laser displays, such as the following:
Safety: The high power emitted by the coherent laser sources is inherently dangerous to human vision. Proponents claim that integrating the devices with the needed diffusion filters removes this risk.
Speckle: Due to the narrowband coherent light source, speckle will be an issue at the display. This has also been a problem in laser lighting displays and has been solved through modulation of the light source thus widening the bandwidth and reducing the possibility for coherent interference. Proponents claim that this issue can be minimized by the use of diffusing elements and multiple sources. These, however, may impact display resolution and system cost.
Lasers are the purest light form that we can see. So, Laser TV's can produce colors so incredibly vivid, it's above and beyond all current HDTV standards. Lasers can be tuned to the exact wavelength of light you like - down to the nanometer. So TV makers can produce the ideal shades of red, green, and blue to produce the best colors possibly. Mitsubishi claims this allows them to reproduce about 90 percent of all the colors humans can see - versus about 40 percent for other TVs.
The Laser TV comes embedded with a Real-D 3D processor so that, with the specific glasses (like those you get at some IMAXes) you will be able to see some top of the line 3D programming at home.
The Laser TV will be released late this year, and is expected to retail over the price of current LCDs.
Tech Fundas:
Laser TV is a proposed new video display technology using laser optoelectronics. Although proposed as long ago as 1966, laser illumination remained too costly and too poor in performance to viably replace lamps except in some rare ultra-high-end projectors.
Technology
Lasers may become an ideal replacement for the UHP lamps which are currently in use in projection display devices such as rear projection TV and front projectors. Current televisions are capable of displaying only half of the color gamut that humans can potentially perceive. In contrast, proponents of Laser TV technology claim that the standard will be able to reproduce more than 90% of the colors visible to the human eye.
A Laser TV requires lasers in three distinct wavelengths: Red, Green and Blue. While red laser diodes are commercially available, there are no commercially available green and blue laser diodes which can provide the required power at room temperature with an adequate life time. Instead frequency doubling can be used to provide the blue and green wavelengths. Several types of lasers can be used as the frequency doubled sources: fibre lasers, inter cavity doubled lasers, external cavity doubled lasers, eVCSEL’s and OPSL’s (Optically Pumped Semiconductor Lasers). Among the inter cavity doubled lasers VCSEL’s have shown much promise and potential to be the basis for a mass produced frequency doubled laser.
A VECSEL is a vertical cavity, and is composed of two mirrors. On top of one of them is a diode as the active medium. These lasers combine high overall efficiency with good beam quality. The light from the high power IR-laser diodes is converted into visible light by means of extra-cavity waveguided second harmonic generation. Laser-pulses with about 10 kHz repetition rate and various lengths are sent to a Digital Micromirror Device where each mirror directs the pulse either onto screen or into the dump. Because of the well known wavelengths all coatings can be optimized to reduce reflections and therefore speckle.
Advantages
One major claim of laser advocates is the ability to produce undiluted, perfect colors allowing precise hue mixing. Advocates claim that 90% of the perceptible color gamut can potentially be reproduced. Other improvements that laser advocates claim are bulbs that will never blow out, and increased efficiency by using two-thirds less power than traditional rear projection televisions. Historically, however, lasers have been too bulky and expensive for widespread adoption.
The laser technology advocates claim that the technology will allow displays with a richer, more vibrant color palette than the conventional plasma, LCD or CRT displays.
They also claim the displays will:
be half the weight and cost of Plasma or LCD displays
require around 25% of the power required by Plasma or LCD displays
be very thin like Plasma and LCD displays are today
have a very wide colour gamut
have a 50,000 hour life
maintain full power output for the lifespan of the laser, resulting in a picture that doesn't progressively degrade over time, such as with plasma and LCD technology
Drawbacks
Together with the advantages of laser sources, there are reports that also describe some of the current shortcomings of laser displays, such as the following:
Safety: The high power emitted by the coherent laser sources is inherently dangerous to human vision. Proponents claim that integrating the devices with the needed diffusion filters removes this risk.
Speckle: Due to the narrowband coherent light source, speckle will be an issue at the display. This has also been a problem in laser lighting displays and has been solved through modulation of the light source thus widening the bandwidth and reducing the possibility for coherent interference. Proponents claim that this issue can be minimized by the use of diffusing elements and multiple sources. These, however, may impact display resolution and system cost.
Friday, April 11, 2008
(Funny Video) When the boss calls in sick
(Contributed by: Abdul Hafiz)
Amazing what happens at the office when the boss calls in sick.
Amazing what happens at the office when the boss calls in sick.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Windows 7, successor to Vista, coming soon
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has said that Windows 7 may be released "sometime in the next year or so." Windows 7 (formerly known as Blackcomb and Vienna) is the working name for the next major version of Microsoft Windows as the successor of Windows Vista. (Click to enlarge screenshots)
It was generally believed that Windows 7 would ship in 2010. The current version of Windows, known as Vista, shipped in January 2007.
Windows 7 and its intended feature list have been the topic of speculation since Microsoft discussed some details of the new software last summer. Microsoft has said little except that Windows 7 will ship in consumer and business versions, and in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The company also confirmed that it is considering a subscription model to complement Windows, but did not provide specifics or a time frame.
Gates said in a statement: “I’m super-enthused about what it will do in lots of ways. That’ll be sometime in the next year or so that we’ll have a new version.”
Windows 7 Ultimate is version 6.1 (Build 6519.1.x86fre.winmain.071220-1525). Windows 7 features support for multiple video cards from different manufacturers running simultaneously and comes with a new Windows Media Center. With Windows 7 M1 already available, Microsoft is now planning to drop M2 in April/May 2008 as well as M3 in the third quarter. At the same time the Beta, Release Candidates and RTM dates are yet to be set. However, Microsoft did indicate to its partners that it is looking to the second half of 2009 for the release to manufacturing of Windows 7.
Windows 7 M1 ISO is 6519.1.071220-1525, and was served in both 32-bit and 64-bits flavors. The installation experience of the operating system is very similar to that of Windows Vista, offering various versions including Home Premium, Business and Ultimate. Windows 7 delivers support for Extended Firmware Interface (EFI).
Many users have complained about Vista's huge resource requirements and lack of compatibility with their existing applications. To experience all of Vista's features, users need a computer with at least a 1-GHz processor, 1 GB of memory, and a 40-GB hard drive. By contrast, Windows XP Professional requires only a 300-MHz processor, 128 MB of RAM, and a 1.5-GB disk.
Gates is currently scheduled to leave his day to day working at the company in June this year. He would then spend more time with his Gates Foundation.
Pregnant Baby
One year old child has been found pregnant in Saudi Arabia. Doctors say that it is a unique case. (Click to enlarge images)
When the mother of this chid was pregnant, she had 2 foetuses inside her, but one of the foetus grew inside the other, so the girl was born with the other foetus inside her womb.
When the mother of this chid was pregnant, she had 2 foetuses inside her, but one of the foetus grew inside the other, so the girl was born with the other foetus inside her womb.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Futuristic School
The school has wireless internet everywhere and every student receives a free laptop. (Click to enlarge images)
It even has some orange pillows for students to relax, talk, work on the computer.
Samsung Instinct - Fully Touchscreen Phone
Samsung has launched its new fully touchsceen phone called Instinct (SPH-M800), exclusively with Sprint.
With a full touch-screen interface and large 3.1-inch 240×432 haptic touch display, the screen features localized tactile feedback - called haptics - allowing you to sense the QWERTY keys as you type (which is missing from the iPhone).
The Instinct also has a Voice to Action button that offers many functions to be undertaken using voice activation including call, text, picture messaging, traffic, movie, sports, news and search.
It has a 2.0 megapixel camera with camcorder expandable microSD memory of up to 8GB, Bluetooth integrated world clock, SMS voice and text messaging with threaded text and picture caller ID, corporate and consumer (POP3) email and multitasking capabilities that allow the user to play music in background mode while surfing the Internet, texting or playing games.
Other features include Visual Voicemail that allows users to listen to messages in their order of preference and manage them with a simple tap of the screen. It measures 2.17 x 4.57 x 0.49 inches and weighs less than 4.5 ounces.
The Instinct comes with two standard 1,000 mA batteries that offer up to 5.75 hours of continuous talk time each; a battery charging sleeve; a travel charger; a USB cable; 3.5 mm headphones with a built-in microphone; and a leather case with a stylus.
The Instinct will be available with all Sprint retail stores by June 2008.
While pricing of the Samsung Instinct has not yet been determined, Sprint said it would cost less than $300. The cheapest iPhone model currently costs $399, while the iPhone model with additional storage reaches just under $500.
The Instinct also has a Voice to Action button that offers many functions to be undertaken using voice activation including call, text, picture messaging, traffic, movie, sports, news and search.
It has a 2.0 megapixel camera with camcorder expandable microSD memory of up to 8GB, Bluetooth integrated world clock, SMS voice and text messaging with threaded text and picture caller ID, corporate and consumer (POP3) email and multitasking capabilities that allow the user to play music in background mode while surfing the Internet, texting or playing games.
Other features include Visual Voicemail that allows users to listen to messages in their order of preference and manage them with a simple tap of the screen. It measures 2.17 x 4.57 x 0.49 inches and weighs less than 4.5 ounces.
The Instinct comes with two standard 1,000 mA batteries that offer up to 5.75 hours of continuous talk time each; a battery charging sleeve; a travel charger; a USB cable; 3.5 mm headphones with a built-in microphone; and a leather case with a stylus.
The Instinct will be available with all Sprint retail stores by June 2008.
While pricing of the Samsung Instinct has not yet been determined, Sprint said it would cost less than $300. The cheapest iPhone model currently costs $399, while the iPhone model with additional storage reaches just under $500.
Thursday, April 03, 2008
(Video) Amazing Two Legged Dog
Faith, a bipedal female dog, was born in December of 2002 with only three legs; two fully-developed hind legs and a deformed front leg, which was amputated soon after birth. (Click to enlarge images)
Her owner, Jude Stringfellow adopted Faith when the original owners feared her disability would leave her unable to move, and planned to euthanize her. Instead, using a spoon with peanut butter as an incentive, Jude taught Faith to hop and later walk on her two hind legs, and the family's corgi would bark at Faith from another room, or nip her heels to urge her to walk.
A book has been published detailing Faith's story entitled With a Little Faith. Faith and her owner, Jude Stringfellow, have also featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, and Ripley's Believe it or Not.
See the video:
Her owner, Jude Stringfellow adopted Faith when the original owners feared her disability would leave her unable to move, and planned to euthanize her. Instead, using a spoon with peanut butter as an incentive, Jude taught Faith to hop and later walk on her two hind legs, and the family's corgi would bark at Faith from another room, or nip her heels to urge her to walk.
A book has been published detailing Faith's story entitled With a Little Faith. Faith and her owner, Jude Stringfellow, have also featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, and Ripley's Believe it or Not.
See the video:
Firefox 3.0 beta 4 released
Mozilla has released Firefox 3 beta 4, which includes over 900 additional improvements related to the previous beta release. Most of the work on Firefox is heavily focused on polishing the user interface, refining performance, and reducing the memory overhead.
Efforts to improve Firefox performance have continued steadily, and developers say that the latest beta is twice as fast as Firefox 2 when running popular web applications like Zoho Office and GMail. Aggressive memory reduction has been a high priority during the Firefox 3 development cycle, and it clearly shows in this beta release.
Firefox 3 offers a variety of other impressive features, security enhancements, and infrastructural improvements, including support for JavaScript 1.8, SQLite-based storage for bookmarks and history, web-based protocol handlers, a Cairo-based rendering engine, one-click access to site identification and SSL certificate information, improved password retention management, and better tab management.
The new beta includes improvements to performance and memory usage, fixes for stability, and platform-specific enhancements. Some of the enhancements include a new download manager to make locating downloads easier; a full page zoom feature that allows you to zoom in and out of pages more easily; and integration for Vista, Mac OS X, and Linux that features platform-specific icons, buttons, and other user interface elements.
The current beta of Firefox 3.0, is expected to get its final release later this year.
Firefox, which has been slowly chipping away at the lead held by Microsoft's Internet Explorer, recently announced that it had passed the 500 million download milestone.
Firefox accounted for more than 17 percent of all browsers used last month, while IE accounted for nearly 75 percent, according to research conducted by Net Applications, a Web measurement company. However, IE's share stood at more than 79 percent a year ago, and use has been dropping steadily over the past eight months, the company said.
To download: Click here
Firefox 3 offers a variety of other impressive features, security enhancements, and infrastructural improvements, including support for JavaScript 1.8, SQLite-based storage for bookmarks and history, web-based protocol handlers, a Cairo-based rendering engine, one-click access to site identification and SSL certificate information, improved password retention management, and better tab management.
The new beta includes improvements to performance and memory usage, fixes for stability, and platform-specific enhancements. Some of the enhancements include a new download manager to make locating downloads easier; a full page zoom feature that allows you to zoom in and out of pages more easily; and integration for Vista, Mac OS X, and Linux that features platform-specific icons, buttons, and other user interface elements.
The current beta of Firefox 3.0, is expected to get its final release later this year.
Firefox, which has been slowly chipping away at the lead held by Microsoft's Internet Explorer, recently announced that it had passed the 500 million download milestone.
Firefox accounted for more than 17 percent of all browsers used last month, while IE accounted for nearly 75 percent, according to research conducted by Net Applications, a Web measurement company. However, IE's share stood at more than 79 percent a year ago, and use has been dropping steadily over the past eight months, the company said.
To download: Click here
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Motorola MOTO U9
Motorola has unveiled the colorful Moto U9 in 2 new colors namely pink and purple.
The Moto U9 has the same soft round corners as the Moto pebble. The U9 has a two-inch QVGA internal screen and a 2.0-megapixel camera with 8x zoom. flat keypad, 25MB internal memory, Bluetooth 2.0, and USB 2.0. It takes standard pictures, plus has video and a multi-shot mode that allows it capture a string of photos in sequence.
The phone also provides a good audio quality in noisy environments with its smart CrystalTalk technology. It weighs only 87.5 grams and has a microSD expansion slot that will let it hold up to 4GB of data and software that handles WMA, MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC+ enhanced and Janus DRM files. Exterior controls make it possible to flip through a music library without opening the phone, as well as to stop and start tunes.
The glossy looking phone has an illuminated display with no borders on the front screen which looks stylish. When the flip is opened, it reveals a 2-inch screen, with touch sensitive keys. The Moto U9 also has dedicated keys for the volume rocker and voice command for ease of use.
Specifications:
Band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
Data: GPRS/EDGE
Main Display: 2" 262k color TFT, QVGA (240x320 pixel) resolution
Sub-Display: 1.45" 65k OLED, 128x160 pixel resolution
Camera: 2 megapixel
Video: Video playback and recording
Messaging: MMS/SMS
Email: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes (stereo)
Memory: Up to 256MB, microSD expansion card slot
Other: Windows Media Player 11, speaker independent voice dialing
Size: 90mm x 49mm x 16mm
Weight: 87.5g (3.1oz)
Battery Life: Up to 14.5 days standby, Up to 7 hours talk time
The Moto U9 seems to fall in the ‘Fashion Conscious’ category and will be available at an approximate price of £90. No details about price or availability in India as yet.
The phone also provides a good audio quality in noisy environments with its smart CrystalTalk technology. It weighs only 87.5 grams and has a microSD expansion slot that will let it hold up to 4GB of data and software that handles WMA, MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC+ enhanced and Janus DRM files. Exterior controls make it possible to flip through a music library without opening the phone, as well as to stop and start tunes.
The glossy looking phone has an illuminated display with no borders on the front screen which looks stylish. When the flip is opened, it reveals a 2-inch screen, with touch sensitive keys. The Moto U9 also has dedicated keys for the volume rocker and voice command for ease of use.
Specifications:
Band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
Data: GPRS/EDGE
Main Display: 2" 262k color TFT, QVGA (240x320 pixel) resolution
Sub-Display: 1.45" 65k OLED, 128x160 pixel resolution
Camera: 2 megapixel
Video: Video playback and recording
Messaging: MMS/SMS
Email: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes (stereo)
Memory: Up to 256MB, microSD expansion card slot
Other: Windows Media Player 11, speaker independent voice dialing
Size: 90mm x 49mm x 16mm
Weight: 87.5g (3.1oz)
Battery Life: Up to 14.5 days standby, Up to 7 hours talk time
The Moto U9 seems to fall in the ‘Fashion Conscious’ category and will be available at an approximate price of £90. No details about price or availability in India as yet.
Best Sex Advice
(Courtesy: P K Kothari)
Planning
It's funny—a wife will put great effort and planning into meal preparation, but we think sex should be spontaneous. It's as if you were to go into the kitchen blindfolded and start taking things off the shelf and say, "Okay, we're going to have a spontaneous meal." It doesn't work that way. You have to plan for it, set an attitude for it.
The same is true of sex, but we don't do it. We think that, without energy or planning, we can get into bed when we're the most tired and have wonderfully fulfilled sex. If we want wonderful sex, we have to plan for it—and then communicate to our spouse what we think is wonderful.
—Mary Ann Mayo, Fall 1990
Evaluate priorities
We need to be careful we aren't always putting something else ahead of sex: Nightline, paying the bills, getting our child her third drink of water. It's too easy to think, Oh, well, there's always tomorrow. Sometimes we need to heed the feelings-follow-actions dictum and decide to have sex.
—Elizabeth Cody Newenhuyse, Summer 1991
Men and aging
As a man ages he will require direct penile stiumation to get an erection, rather than responding to visual stimuli or thought stimulus. This may actually enhance lovemaking for the couple, because the man and the woman will become more similar in their arousal responses.
—Cliff and Joyce Penner, Fall 1992
Giving pointers
Expressing positive messages during sex enhances the experience for both spouses. In contrast, criticism and sexual arousal just don't mix. When we're aroused, we are open and vulnerable. So avoid making negative comment about your husband's approach while the two of you are making love.
If there are times when you feel you must take "corrective action" during sex, state your desires positively. For example, instead of saying, "You're pressing too hard," try saying, "A lighter, whispery touch would feel wonderful."
—Cliff and Joyce Penner, Spring 1993
Nonverbal cues
Consider the importance of nonverbal communication during your sexual times together. Once you've taught each other what is most effective and enjoyable for each of you, then you can incorporate that knowledge into your lovemaking by using nonverbal signals. You can lovingly move each other's hands to the place where your body hungers touch. You can move your own body to get the stimulation you desire. You can also decide to use prearranged signals to let each other know when some activity has become negative, or when some other touching would be more positive.
—Cliff and Joyce Penner, Spring 1993
Simultaneous orgasm
The myth that simultaneous orgasm is the epitome of sexual fulfillment is based on a number of false assumptions. First, it assumes that two people get aroused and then respond at the same pace. That is highly unlikely. Second, it assumes that goal-oriented sex is more fulfilling than pleasure-oriented sex. On the contrary, goal-oriented sex can interfere with fulfillment by introducing demand, anxiety, and often a feeling of failure, all of which hinder the body's natural response mechanism.
—Cliff and Joyce Penner, Winter 1994
Don't underestimate kissing!
Keep kissing, passionately, every day. Kissing is the barometer of the state of your sexual relationship.
—Cliff and Joyce Penner, Summer 1997
Not interested?
Sometimes I wonder if women really understand how intense the male sex drive is or how intrinsic a man's sexual fulfillment is to his self-acceptance. Remember men and women are different. If our wives had our testosterone levels, they'd be a lot more interested in sex. Of course they'd also have beards and hair on their chests. It could also cause liver damage—so don't slip testosterone into your wife's coffee.
—Louis McBurney, Spring 1998
Get some rest
Sleep-deprived spouses are not sexy, so before you can revitalize your love life you'll need to get some rest. Take a nap. Go to bed tonight when you get the kids to sleep. We actually have advised parents to have a sleep date. Get away for 24 hours, but spend the first part of it sleeping. Until you overcome some of your sleep deprivation, you won't be alert enough to concentrate on loving each other.
—David and Claudia Arp, Spring 2000
What's Okay?
In marriage a couple may do anything in their sexual play that meets five specific criteria: (1) It's just the two of you. (2) You allow mutual respect and agreement to guide your choices of sexual play. (3) It causes no pain physically, emotionally, or spiritually. (4) You keep the focus on your relationship. When having sexual release becomes an addiction driven to levels of compulsive behavior, replacing the connection to your spouse with various stimuli that are essentially fantasy based, you rob your marriage of the most crucial part of intimacy—the blend of relational and sexual connectedness. (5) It doesn't always take the place of genital union.
—Louis and Melissa McBurney, Spring 2001
How often is normal?
It's as if there's some grand scale of "normalcy" that everyone wants to fit in. Just because you don't have the same libido as your wife's friends' husbands doesn't indicate an "abnormality." This isn't a competition. There's no normal frequency of intercourse. It's whatever is right for you as a couple.
—Louis and Melissa McBurney, Spring 2004
Crockpots vs. microwaves
Men can become aroused in 2 to 3 minutes (and sometimes 30 seconds!)—but women take 10 times a long. That's 20 to 30 minutes to become as aroused as her man. Marriage won't turn a Crock-Pot into a microwave! Remember "Love is patient."
—Shay and Robert Roop, Spring 2005
Not now
A woman may say, "I don't want to have sex," but her husband hears, "I don't want to have sex with you." Saying, "Not now" instead of, "No" lets a husband grasp it will happen, just not at that moment. But be sure to make time for intimacy within the next 24-48 hours or hubby will start to believe that "not now" is the same as "no."
—Shay and Robert Roop, Spring 2005
Sexual zones
Become a student of your spouse's sexual zones. A woman has more erogenous zones that just her breasts and vagina. Explore with her, and discover where she's most responsive. Kiss, stroke, or caress each body part. Ask, "How does this feel? Does it make you tingle? What would make you feel even more tingly—if I caressed less or more?" Remember that although it's good to work toward climax, the journey is pretty unbelievable too.
—Gary and Barbara Rosberg, Winter 2006
Different kinds of sex
So often couples feel the pressure to have "perfect" sex—complete with earthquake, fireworks, and multiple orgasms. Not every time you have sex will be a "bell ringer." And that's okay, because you're both connecting. Sometimes sex will be a quickie to meet the need of the moment. Sometimes it will be functional sex, or just because sex, when you think, I'm not in the mood, but my spouse needs me right now. Sometimes it may be comfort sex, when life has brought devastation and the only comfort and security is to be found in the arms of your spouse as a lover. You'll be ahead when you understand that the different kinds of sex point to the ultimate reason for sex: the relationship. The goal is not whether you end with a climax. The goal is that you're connecting as a couple.
—Gary and Barbara Rosberg, Winter 2006
Say "Why not?"
What if you started to say, "Why not" to your spouse? Let's say your husband calls you and announces, "I'll meet you at home; we'll enjoy some lunch—and each other." Instead of lamenting the lost opportunity to run an errand, respond, "Why not?" Or when your wife e-mails you and announces, "The kids are going to be at sports practice for two hours. If you come home early, I'll make it worth your while," don't think of that backlog of paperwork on your desk. Respond, "Why not?"
—Gary and Barbara Rosberg, Winter 2006
Sexual problems
Every couple except maybe one or two in the entire universe will have sexual problems at some point in their marriage. Anyone who tells you otherwise is misleading you. Every man is going to suffer from three major issues at some point: impotence, premature ejaculation, and delayed ejaculation. The good news is there are ways to work through those, so don't spend so much time fretting over them.
—Debra Taylor and Doug Rosenau, Spring 2007
The big O
The big O is not orgasm. The big O is oneness. It's not how great the bodies, how great the orgasm. It's, Was that a loving experience where we shared with each other? Was it contributing to our oneness?
—Christopher McCluskey, Spring 2007
Initiating sex isn't the only way to express sexual desire
Most of us typically think of sexual desire as a hunger for sex—often with sexual thoughts or fantasies—that prompts us to initiate sex.
It turns out, however, that most women experience a receptive type of sexual desire. For many women desire is "triggered" by thoughts and emotions arising during sexual excitement, not before. So when a husband becomes frustrated because he wants his wife to pursue him sexually and he believes that she has no interest in sex because she doesn't do that, he's actually not giving her enough credit! Most women will respond positively to sexual advances—they just don't initiate them because that's not the way they were designed. By recognizing that most men are proactive with sex and most women are reactive, and then by accepting and respecting those differences, we can allow a woman's type of sexual desire to "count."
—Debra Taylor and Michael Sytsma, Summer 2007
Good in bed?
We have to fight against taking our sexual responsibilities for granted. On the day we marry, we gain a monopoly. Our spouse commits to have sexual relations with no one else. Regardless of whether we act thoughtfully, creatively, or selfishly in bed, they receive only what we provide. Without any competitions, some of us, quite frankly, simply stop making an effort. Do I want to reward my wife's commitment to me, or do I want to make her regret it? Do I want to bless her, or take her for granted? Do I want to be a generous, enthusiastic lover, or a miser reluctantly doling out occasional "favors"? When the Bible tells us in Hebrews 13:4 to keep the marriage bed "pure," the application goes far beyond avoiding physical acts of immorality to include inner virtue.
—Gary Thomas, Winter 2007
Planning
It's funny—a wife will put great effort and planning into meal preparation, but we think sex should be spontaneous. It's as if you were to go into the kitchen blindfolded and start taking things off the shelf and say, "Okay, we're going to have a spontaneous meal." It doesn't work that way. You have to plan for it, set an attitude for it.
The same is true of sex, but we don't do it. We think that, without energy or planning, we can get into bed when we're the most tired and have wonderfully fulfilled sex. If we want wonderful sex, we have to plan for it—and then communicate to our spouse what we think is wonderful.
—Mary Ann Mayo, Fall 1990
Evaluate priorities
We need to be careful we aren't always putting something else ahead of sex: Nightline, paying the bills, getting our child her third drink of water. It's too easy to think, Oh, well, there's always tomorrow. Sometimes we need to heed the feelings-follow-actions dictum and decide to have sex.
—Elizabeth Cody Newenhuyse, Summer 1991
Men and aging
As a man ages he will require direct penile stiumation to get an erection, rather than responding to visual stimuli or thought stimulus. This may actually enhance lovemaking for the couple, because the man and the woman will become more similar in their arousal responses.
—Cliff and Joyce Penner, Fall 1992
Giving pointers
Expressing positive messages during sex enhances the experience for both spouses. In contrast, criticism and sexual arousal just don't mix. When we're aroused, we are open and vulnerable. So avoid making negative comment about your husband's approach while the two of you are making love.
If there are times when you feel you must take "corrective action" during sex, state your desires positively. For example, instead of saying, "You're pressing too hard," try saying, "A lighter, whispery touch would feel wonderful."
—Cliff and Joyce Penner, Spring 1993
Nonverbal cues
Consider the importance of nonverbal communication during your sexual times together. Once you've taught each other what is most effective and enjoyable for each of you, then you can incorporate that knowledge into your lovemaking by using nonverbal signals. You can lovingly move each other's hands to the place where your body hungers touch. You can move your own body to get the stimulation you desire. You can also decide to use prearranged signals to let each other know when some activity has become negative, or when some other touching would be more positive.
—Cliff and Joyce Penner, Spring 1993
Simultaneous orgasm
The myth that simultaneous orgasm is the epitome of sexual fulfillment is based on a number of false assumptions. First, it assumes that two people get aroused and then respond at the same pace. That is highly unlikely. Second, it assumes that goal-oriented sex is more fulfilling than pleasure-oriented sex. On the contrary, goal-oriented sex can interfere with fulfillment by introducing demand, anxiety, and often a feeling of failure, all of which hinder the body's natural response mechanism.
—Cliff and Joyce Penner, Winter 1994
Don't underestimate kissing!
Keep kissing, passionately, every day. Kissing is the barometer of the state of your sexual relationship.
—Cliff and Joyce Penner, Summer 1997
Not interested?
Sometimes I wonder if women really understand how intense the male sex drive is or how intrinsic a man's sexual fulfillment is to his self-acceptance. Remember men and women are different. If our wives had our testosterone levels, they'd be a lot more interested in sex. Of course they'd also have beards and hair on their chests. It could also cause liver damage—so don't slip testosterone into your wife's coffee.
—Louis McBurney, Spring 1998
Get some rest
Sleep-deprived spouses are not sexy, so before you can revitalize your love life you'll need to get some rest. Take a nap. Go to bed tonight when you get the kids to sleep. We actually have advised parents to have a sleep date. Get away for 24 hours, but spend the first part of it sleeping. Until you overcome some of your sleep deprivation, you won't be alert enough to concentrate on loving each other.
—David and Claudia Arp, Spring 2000
What's Okay?
In marriage a couple may do anything in their sexual play that meets five specific criteria: (1) It's just the two of you. (2) You allow mutual respect and agreement to guide your choices of sexual play. (3) It causes no pain physically, emotionally, or spiritually. (4) You keep the focus on your relationship. When having sexual release becomes an addiction driven to levels of compulsive behavior, replacing the connection to your spouse with various stimuli that are essentially fantasy based, you rob your marriage of the most crucial part of intimacy—the blend of relational and sexual connectedness. (5) It doesn't always take the place of genital union.
—Louis and Melissa McBurney, Spring 2001
How often is normal?
It's as if there's some grand scale of "normalcy" that everyone wants to fit in. Just because you don't have the same libido as your wife's friends' husbands doesn't indicate an "abnormality." This isn't a competition. There's no normal frequency of intercourse. It's whatever is right for you as a couple.
—Louis and Melissa McBurney, Spring 2004
Crockpots vs. microwaves
Men can become aroused in 2 to 3 minutes (and sometimes 30 seconds!)—but women take 10 times a long. That's 20 to 30 minutes to become as aroused as her man. Marriage won't turn a Crock-Pot into a microwave! Remember "Love is patient."
—Shay and Robert Roop, Spring 2005
Not now
A woman may say, "I don't want to have sex," but her husband hears, "I don't want to have sex with you." Saying, "Not now" instead of, "No" lets a husband grasp it will happen, just not at that moment. But be sure to make time for intimacy within the next 24-48 hours or hubby will start to believe that "not now" is the same as "no."
—Shay and Robert Roop, Spring 2005
Sexual zones
Become a student of your spouse's sexual zones. A woman has more erogenous zones that just her breasts and vagina. Explore with her, and discover where she's most responsive. Kiss, stroke, or caress each body part. Ask, "How does this feel? Does it make you tingle? What would make you feel even more tingly—if I caressed less or more?" Remember that although it's good to work toward climax, the journey is pretty unbelievable too.
—Gary and Barbara Rosberg, Winter 2006
Different kinds of sex
So often couples feel the pressure to have "perfect" sex—complete with earthquake, fireworks, and multiple orgasms. Not every time you have sex will be a "bell ringer." And that's okay, because you're both connecting. Sometimes sex will be a quickie to meet the need of the moment. Sometimes it will be functional sex, or just because sex, when you think, I'm not in the mood, but my spouse needs me right now. Sometimes it may be comfort sex, when life has brought devastation and the only comfort and security is to be found in the arms of your spouse as a lover. You'll be ahead when you understand that the different kinds of sex point to the ultimate reason for sex: the relationship. The goal is not whether you end with a climax. The goal is that you're connecting as a couple.
—Gary and Barbara Rosberg, Winter 2006
Say "Why not?"
What if you started to say, "Why not" to your spouse? Let's say your husband calls you and announces, "I'll meet you at home; we'll enjoy some lunch—and each other." Instead of lamenting the lost opportunity to run an errand, respond, "Why not?" Or when your wife e-mails you and announces, "The kids are going to be at sports practice for two hours. If you come home early, I'll make it worth your while," don't think of that backlog of paperwork on your desk. Respond, "Why not?"
—Gary and Barbara Rosberg, Winter 2006
Sexual problems
Every couple except maybe one or two in the entire universe will have sexual problems at some point in their marriage. Anyone who tells you otherwise is misleading you. Every man is going to suffer from three major issues at some point: impotence, premature ejaculation, and delayed ejaculation. The good news is there are ways to work through those, so don't spend so much time fretting over them.
—Debra Taylor and Doug Rosenau, Spring 2007
The big O
The big O is not orgasm. The big O is oneness. It's not how great the bodies, how great the orgasm. It's, Was that a loving experience where we shared with each other? Was it contributing to our oneness?
—Christopher McCluskey, Spring 2007
Initiating sex isn't the only way to express sexual desire
Most of us typically think of sexual desire as a hunger for sex—often with sexual thoughts or fantasies—that prompts us to initiate sex.
It turns out, however, that most women experience a receptive type of sexual desire. For many women desire is "triggered" by thoughts and emotions arising during sexual excitement, not before. So when a husband becomes frustrated because he wants his wife to pursue him sexually and he believes that she has no interest in sex because she doesn't do that, he's actually not giving her enough credit! Most women will respond positively to sexual advances—they just don't initiate them because that's not the way they were designed. By recognizing that most men are proactive with sex and most women are reactive, and then by accepting and respecting those differences, we can allow a woman's type of sexual desire to "count."
—Debra Taylor and Michael Sytsma, Summer 2007
Good in bed?
We have to fight against taking our sexual responsibilities for granted. On the day we marry, we gain a monopoly. Our spouse commits to have sexual relations with no one else. Regardless of whether we act thoughtfully, creatively, or selfishly in bed, they receive only what we provide. Without any competitions, some of us, quite frankly, simply stop making an effort. Do I want to reward my wife's commitment to me, or do I want to make her regret it? Do I want to bless her, or take her for granted? Do I want to be a generous, enthusiastic lover, or a miser reluctantly doling out occasional "favors"? When the Bible tells us in Hebrews 13:4 to keep the marriage bed "pure," the application goes far beyond avoiding physical acts of immorality to include inner virtue.
—Gary Thomas, Winter 2007
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