World’s Most Dangerous Roads

Trollstigen (Norway)

Trollstigen (The Troll Ladder) is a mountain road in Rauma, Norway, part of Norwegian National Road 63 connecting Åndalsnes in Rauma and Valldal in Norddal.

A popular tourist attraction due to its steep incline of 9% and eleven hairpin bends up a steep mountain side, the road up is narrow with many sharp bends, and although it has been widened in recent years, vehicles over 12.4 meters

long are prohibited from driving the road. At the top there is large parking place which allows visitors to leave their cars and walk for about ten minutes to a viewing balcony which overlooks the road with its bends and the Stigfossen waterfall. Stigfossen is a beautiful waterfall which falls 320 meters down the mountain side.

Funny Microsoft Windows Dialog Boxes

1. Now that’s an error message!

2. Would you accept the terms?

SINCERITY

Note: This is the first religious document published in the blog.We decided to put religious materials after understanding the great controversies and difference of opinion about the subject in our society. So we will try our utmost level not to put those conflicting parts in the blog. Rather we will try to put the basic necessary materials for every muslim. And we honestly request to comment and/or mail anything you feel to us without hesitation in this topic or another in this blog. Thank you :D

Sincerity

by Imâm al-Madîna al-Munawarrah 'Alî Abd-ur-Rahmân al-Hudhaifî

Friday Sermon from the Prophet's Mosque in Madina, on 21st Dhul-Qa‘dah 1421AH:...‘Alee t said: “Do not be concerned with smallness of deed; rather be concerned with the acceptance of that deed.” 21 Dhul-Qa ‘dah, 1421 ( February 16, 2001 )

All praise is due to Allaah Who revealed the illuminating verses and guides with them, those whom He wishes from the darkness to Light. I thank Him for His blessings. I testify that there is no deity worthy of worship save Him and that Muhammad r is His Servant and Messenger. O Allaah! Bestow peace and blessings upon the Prophet, his household and companions and all those who follow them.

Dear Muslims! Fear Allaah for the fear of Allaah is your provision for the hereafter and a guarantee of good life in this world. You should be aware that Allaah is Self-Sufficient Who needs nothing from His creatures. He benefits not from the obedience of the pious ones among you, nor does the disobedience of the sinful ones hurt Him. He says:

What are Palindromes?

A palindrome is a word or sentence that reads the same forward as it does backward. The words a and I are perhaps the simplest and least interesting palindromes; the word racecar and the name Hannah are more interesting and illustrative. Neither spaces nor punctuation are usually taken into consideration when constructing sentences that are palindromes -- one of the most famous palindromes is "A man, a plan, a canal, Panama" -- but when the spaces are properly positioned as well, so much the better. An example would be the also famous palindrome "Able was I ere I saw Elba," purportedly spoken by Napoleon, referring to his first sighting of Elba, the island where the British exiled him.

Palindromes are a type of palingram called letter palingrams. A palingram is a sentence in which the letters, syllables, or words read the same backward as they do forward. The sentence, "He was, was he?" is a word palingram, because the words can be placed in reverse order and still read the same. The sentence, "I did, did I?" is not only a word palingram but a letter palingram (or palindrome) as well.

A number of interesting palindromes are given below for your amusement. Can you make up your own?

Some Interesting Facts :)

*According to a research at Cambridge University, it deosn't matter in what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be at the right place. The rest can be a total mess and you can still read it without problem. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid does not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe

*A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star.

*There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.

*Honeybees never sleep.

*The average IQ is 100, while 140 is the beginning of genius IQ.

Flat Abs - The Best Exercises to Get a Slim Stomach

Like it or not, to get flat abs you need to do exercise. But not all stomach exercises are created equal. In fact some are far better to whittle your waist and have you looking slim than others so this article will show you the best ways to get flat abs.
Crunches
No self respecting article on ab exercises would be complete without talking about crunches. Crunches or sit-ups really are one of the most effective ways to get flat abs. Lie on the floor with your knees bent, hands behind your ears being mindful of your neck. How many should you do? Jessica Simpson said she did over 100 per day to get her slim stomach for the movie Dukes Of Hazard, but if you can't do that many, start with 20 and work your way up over time.

Test for Dementia

Below are four (4 ) questions and a bonus question.. You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time, answer all of them immediately. OK?

Let's find out just how clever you really are....

Hidden snake game in YouTube

We all visit YouTube and watch videos but how many of us are aware of YouTube hidden Snake game.I believe only a few people know about this hidden snake game.You can play this game on YouTube while streaming any video.Snake game is one of the most interesting and traditional game in the world of gaming. 

Lets begin the tutorial on how to play hidden game on YouTube.

The Beauty of Mathematics

1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 987 65
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

Learning to Touch-Type

If you regard touch-typing as a secretarial skill, and not an essential writing skill, consider the following:

• How much time do you waste looking backwards and forwards from the screen to your paper, and locating your place on both screen and paper each time? Even if it is only a few seconds, it can add up.
  
• How does this split concentration affect your work? Glancing at the keyboard disrupts your flow of thoughts and ideas - affecting your writing and efficiency.
  
• How many typing errors do you make? How much energy goes into finding and correcting them (not to mention those that slip through unnoticed and end up in print!). Some typos are unique to two-finger typing.

Touch-typing eliminates most typing errors. Touch-typing should not be confused with typing fast. Even if you do the two-finger jig fairly well, the above points remain relevant.

Keyboarding should be as "transparent" as walking. Most walk without regarding it as an activity, doing other activities simultaneously. I personally think that typing should be taught as a basic skill at all elementary/high schools (as is already done in several countries). More and more professionals in all fields use computers and E-mail as part of their everyday activities, so why not do it efficiently?

How many of you who started off with a different profession and worked your way into technical writing know how to touch type? And, if you don't, how do you go about learning this skill?

PeaZip – An open source archive manager

PeaZip is an open source file and archive manager: cross platform, available as portable and installable software for 32 and 64 bit Windows (9x, 2k, XP, Vista, 7) and Linux (PeaZip is a desktop neutral application).

PeaZip allows to create, convert and extract multiple archives at once; create self-extracting archives; bookmark archives and folders; apply powerful multiple search filters to archive’s content; export job definition as command line; save archive’s layouts; scan and open with custom applications compressed and uncompressed files etc…

SONY Ericsson’s Zeus Z1 (PlayStation Phone) struts its stuff on video

We’ve watched the blurred video of PlayStation Phone a  couple of days ago but this time Sony Ericsson’s Zeus Z1 shows itself in a crystal clear video featuring Android Gingerbread. The Video gives us a closer look at the slide-out gaming controller, the front and back of the PlayStation Phone. In the second Video you will see a short preview of PlayStation room in Sony Ericsson’s Zeus Z1 but unfortunately there was no content to provide a demonstration. Watch below the both video and more surprise after the break.

Introducing Nexus S with Gingerbread

The Google Nexus S, the follow-up to the Google Nexus One, has revealed its wonders to the world on Google's website.

The phone's most noticeable feature is its 4-inch curved screen, which Google is calling a 'contour display'. It's supposed to be more comfortable to hold the curved phone against your face, which sounds oddly plausible.

Microsoft Windows SHORTCUT Keys

Run Commands To Access The Control Panel: 

Add/Remove Programs control appwiz.cpl
Date/Time Properties control timedate.cpl
Display Properties control desk.cpl
FindFast control findfast.cpl
Fonts Folder control fonts
Internet Properties control inetcpl.cpl
Keyboard Properties control main.cpl and main.cpl keyboard
Mouse Properties control main.cpl
Multimedia Properties control mmsys.cpl
Network Properties control netcpl.cpl
Password Properties control password.cpl
Sound Properties control mmsys.cpl sounds
System Properties control sysdm.cpl

Run Commands:
 
compmgmt.msc - Computer management
devmgmt.msc - Device manager
diskmgmt.msc - Disk management
dfrg.msc - Disk defrag
eventvwr.msc - Event viewer
fsmgmt.msc - Shared folders
gpedit.msc - Group policies
lusrmgr.msc - Local users and groups
perfmon.msc - Performance monitor
rsop.msc - Resultant set of policies
secpol.msc - Local security settings
services.msc - Various Services
msconfig - System Configuration Utility
regedit - Registry Editor
msinfo32 - System Information
sysedit - System Edit
win.ini - windows loading information(also system.ini)
winver - Shows current version of windows
mailto: - Opens default email client
command - Opens command prompt

Shutdown Computer with a Cell phone

Using this method, a user can shutdown, restart, hibernate, etc. his or her computer, just by sending an email from his or her phone.
To do this, all you will need is Microsoft Outlook which should come with Microsoft Office, which most people have. This will need to be on the computer wish you wish to shutdown.
So, this is how you do this:

1. First, you need the batch files to perform the Shutdown, Hibernate etc. You can write them down yourselves

Set Multiple Homepages in Firefox

Did you people ever wish to set-up multiple home pages in Firefox ?

Here’s the way to do this little but useful little trick.
Suppose you would like to set Facebook and Google as your homepages. Then try this tweak in Firefox to set multiple homepages. This is what you should do :
Goto Tools>Options>Main

avast! Free Antivirus

Avast Free 5, an A-list freeware antivirus app, provides the same steadfast protection of well-known, pricier antivirus programs. Avast is remarkable for both its effectiveness and arguably providing the most complete free antivirus on the market.

In my view, this is the best free antivirus.

Download Avast! Free antivirus:

http://www.avast.com

Multiply by 9

This one is simple

- To multiple any number between 1 and 9 by 9 hold both hands in front of your face
- Drop the finger that corresponds to the number you are multiplying (for example 9x3 - drop your third finger)
- Count the fingers before the dropped finger (in the case of 9x3 it is 2) then count the numbers after (in this case 7)
-The answer is 27

VideoLAN: Free Multimedia Solutions

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework, that plays most multimedias files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols.
It is simple to use, yet very powerful and extendable.

"It plays everything!"

 

The media player that fulfills all your needs. It handles DVDs, (S)VCDs, Audio CDs, web streams, TV cards and much more.
With VLC, there is no need to continually update many different codec packs. VLC comes with nearly every codec built in!
And whats more, VLC can play back your files, even if the media is damaged! Missing or broken pieces wont stop VLC. All the video and audio information that remains can be played.

visit their site : http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

What is the meaning of a BLOG?

Though many of us talks about blogs and visits them, only a few understand what really is a Blog and how important Blogs can be. Understanding what a Blog means helps us how to navigate and utilize the most from it easier than before.There are many types of Blogs.The most common is the same type of Blog as this, The Personal Blogs.So lets see what Wikipedia tells about The Blog:

A blog (a blend of the term web log)^[1] is a type of website or part of a website. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. Blog can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.
Most blogs are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even message each other via widgets on the blogs and it is this interactivity that distinguishes them from other static websites.^[2]
Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability of readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (Art blog), photographs (photoblog), videos (video blogging), music (MP3 blog), and audio (podcasting). Microblogging is another type of blogging, featuring very short posts.


For more, visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog

Fishes of the Maldives

The known fish fauna of the Maldives now stands at some 1100 species. This is double the number
of species that was known from the Maldives prior to the formation of the Marine Research Section
in 1984. This leap in knowledge reflects the great amount of work carried out by the Centre, some
of it in collaboration with the World’s foremost authority on tropical reef fishes, Dr John E. Randall
of the Bishop Museum, Hawaii. There are undoubtedly many more species to be found in Maldivian
waters, and the grand total is likely to exceed 1500 species.

Despite the rich fish fauna, Maldives has very few endemic species (i.e. ones that are found here
and nowhere else). Even the so-called Maldive Anemonefish, Amphiprion nigripes is found in the
Lakshadweep and Sri Lanka in addition to Maldives. One species listed here that is so far known
only from the Maldives is the tiny Maldive Blenny, Ecsenius minutus.

It may seem strange that so few endemic fishes are found in Maldives, when some species appear
to move no more than few meters or even centimetres throughout there adult lives. The answer to
this riddle is to be found in the larval stage. All reef fishes have what has been called a two-phase
life history; adult and larva. While reef fishes maybe bound to the coral homes, the larvae are
planktonic and drift with the currents.

The larvae of most species drift in the open ocean for at least one week, and in some cases for
several months. During this time, they can be carried for hundreds, if not thousands of miles by the
ocean currents. As a result, the majority of Maldivian reef fishes (probably about 80 per cent) have
very wide distributions that cover the entire Indo-west Pacific or Indo-Pacific realm.

The Indian and Pacific Ocean are connected in tropical latitudes through the Indonesian Archipelago
and around the north of Australia. Therefore, the larvae of reef fishes from the two Oceans can mix.
In contrast, the tropical Atlantic Ocean is isolated from the warm waters of both the Indian and
Pacific by wide expanses of cold waters. Thus, the tropical fish fauna of the Indian Ocean and
Pacific Ocean are very similar, while that of the Atlantic is very distinct.

Azan Times for Worldwide Prayers For Mobile Phones 2.9 with full Features - FREE

Azan Times for worldwide Prayers for Mobile Phone (Cell Phones, Windows Mobile, Pocket Pc, Symbian OS, Blackberry) is used to listen Azan (Athan, Adhan, Azaan) automatically on every prayer time (Namaz, Salat) five times a day on the mobile phone. Developed by SearchTruth website. More than 5 Million Downloads all over the world

Multiply by 5

Most people memorize the 5 times tables very easily, but when you get in to larger numbers it gets more complex - or does it? This trick is super easy.

Take any number, then divide it by 2 (in other words, halve the number). If the result is whole, add a 0 at the end. If it is not, ignore the remainder and adda 5 at the end. It works everytime:

Quick Square

If you need to square a 2 digit number ending in 5, you can do so very easily with this trick.
Multiply the first digit by itself + 1, and put 25 on the end. That is all!

25^2 = (2x(2+1)) & 25
2 x 3 = 6
625

The 11 Times Trick

We all know the trick when multiplying by ten - add 0 to the end of the number, but did you know there is an equally easy trick for multiplying a two digit number by 11? This is it:

Take the original number and imagine a space between the two digits (in this example we will use 52)
5_2

Save Flash games to PC

The easiest way to download flash games available in game sites like Mini Clips, is by visiting FILE2HD site.

1- Copy the URL of the page where your flash game is located.
2- Go to http://file2hd.com and paste the copied URL to the appropriate box.
3- Set ‘Filter’ to ‘Objects’ option and click on ‘Get Files’ button.
3- Wait for a few seconds to see the URL of the game you want to download.

There are many other ways to download flash games to PC too.

GIMP – The GNU Image Manipulation

GIMP is an alternative to Adobe Photoshop.

GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.
GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be easily scripted.
Visit their official site:
http://www.gimp.org/

Open Office – The Free and Open Productivity Suite

OpenOffice.org 3 is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.
Visit their site, http://www.openoffice.org/