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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Sheikh Imran Hosein - Beyond 9/11

Lecture, given by Sheikh Imran Hosein.

Its topic is about "Beyond September 11th and What the future holds for Muslims".

It's very important for Muslim Ummah to understand current crises in Arab world. Very good lecture by Maulana Imran about current crises in the light of Quran and Sunnah.


 

Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0pWn8CkASU

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Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syZqI4CHx_E

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Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcqKp3IgduU

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Part 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecdl8acXrnE

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Part 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t65KKN0xFbI

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Part 6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRyg8XtrmRo

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Part 7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGzEWrwLFXk

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Part 8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt3s59w5iUs

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Part 9

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23oMEAuBW3U

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Part 10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XguvJsiokak

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Part 11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aLsfWRaLlc

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Part 12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvrONK-ixfY

The Amazing series ends here folks with this one. Inshallah I will try to find more videos from this amazing Sheikh Imran Hosein. Spread the truth brothers and sisters....

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ABOUT THE SCHOLAR

About Imran Nazar Hosein

He was born in the Caribbean island of Trinidad in 1942 from parents whose ancestors had migrated as indentured labourer from India. He is a graduate of the Aleemiyah Institute in Karachi and has studied at sevaral instutions of higher learning including the University of Karachi,the University of the West Indies, Al Azhar University and the Graduate Institute of International Relations in Switzerland

ولد في جزيرة ترينداد في البحر الكاريبي عام 1942 من أبوين هاجر أجدادهم من الهند كعمال متعاقدين. تخرج من معهد العليمية في كراتشي ودرس في العديد من معاهد الدراسات العليا بما فيها جامعة كراتشي و جامعة جزر الهند الغربية وجامعة الأزهر وفي المعهد الدولي للدراسات الدولية في جنيف.

He worked for several years as a Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago but gave up his job in 1985 to devote his life to the mission of Islam.

عمل في السلك الدبلوماسي في وزارة خارجية ترينيداد وتوباغو ولكنه استقال في عام 1985 ليكرس حياته من أجل خدمة الإسلام.

He lived in New York for ten years during which time he served as the Director of Islamic Studies for the Joint Committee of Muslim Organizations of Greater New York. He lectured on Islam in several American and Canadian universities, colleges, churches, synagogues, prisons, community halls, etc. He also participated in many inter-faith dialogues with Christian and Jewish scholars while representing Islam in USA. He was the Imam, for sometime, at Masjid Dar al-Qur'an in Long Island, New York. He also led the weekly Juma'ah prayers and delivered the sermon at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan once a month for ten years continuously.

عاش في نيويورك لعشر سنوات خدم خلالها كرئيس للدراسات الإسلامية لدى اللجنة المشتركة للمنظمات الإسلامية بنيويورك الكبرى. حاضر عن الإسلام في عديد من الجامعات الأمريكية والكندية وفي الكليات و الكنائس والمعابد اليهودية والسجون و قاعات المجتمعات إلخ. كما شارك في كثير من حوارات الأديان مع علماء مسيحيين ويهوديين بينما كان يمثل الإسلام في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية. كان الإمام، لبعض الوقت، في مسجد دار القرآن في لونج آيلاند، نيويورك. قام ايضاً بإمامة صلاة الجمعة الأسبوعية وقدم الخطبة في المقر الرئيسي للأمم المتحدة في منهاتن مرة واحد كل شهر وذلك لعشر سنوات متواصلة.

He is a former Principal of the Aleemiyah Institute of Islamic Studies in Karachi, Pakistan, Director of Research of the World Muslim Congress in Karachi, Pakistan, Director of the Islamic Institute for Education and Research in Miami, Florida, and Director of D'awah for Tanzeem-e-Islami of North America.

عمل سابقاً كمدير لمعهد العليمية للدراسات الإسلامية في كراتشي، باكستان، وكذلك مديراً للبحث في مؤتمر العالم الإسلامي في كراتشي، باكستان، كما عمل أيضاً كمدير لمعهد التعليم والبحوث الإسلامية في مدينة ميامي، فلوريدا، ومديراً للدعوة في التنظيم الإسلامي لأمريكا الشمالية.


He has traveled continuously and extensively around the world on Islamic lecture-tours since graduating from the Aleemiyah Institute of Islamic Studies in 1971 at age 29. And he has also written more than a dozen books on Islam that have invariably been received with public respect. Indeed, 'Jerusalem in the Qur'an - An Islamic View of the Destiny of Jerusalem' has become a best seller and has been translated and published in several languages.

سافر حول العالم بشكل مكثف ومستمر لتقديم محاضرات إسلامية منذ تخرجه من معهد العليمية للدراسات الإسلامية عام 1971 حيث كان يبلغ 29 عاماً من العمر. قام بتأليف أكثر من إثني عشر كتاباً عن الإسلام ولقد حظيت كل كتبه على إحترام الجمهور بشكل دائم. بالفعل، كتاب "القدس في القرآن – نظرة إسلامية في مستقبل القدس" أصبح من أكثر الكتب مبيعاً وقد ترجم ونشر في العديد من اللغات.


Prof. Dr. Malik Badri, Dean of the International Institute for Islamic Thought and Civilization in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, wrote the Foreword to that book and this is what he had to say:

Finally, I am amazed by Imran's style of writing. Though Jerusalem in the Qur'an, is a meticulously written thesis combining religious and historical documents with recent political events and penetrating interpretations from the Qur'an and Hadith, it runs like a story. Once you begin reading it, it is hard to stop. This is the general quality of a novel. The person would read it once and throw the book away - but not that of a serious thought-provoking dissertation like the book that Brother Shaikh Imran published. It is a reference that one needs to keep and reread whenever the subject is to be researched. I believe that this eloquence of the Shaikh must be the result of a natural gift that has interacted with his indefatigable work as a preacher and da'iyah and the Divine Blessings for his sincerity." ['Jerusalem in the Qur'an', Masjid Dar al-Qur'an, Long Island, New York. 2002. p. xvi]

 
 

الأستاذ الدكتور مالك البدري مدير المعهد الدولي للفكر الإسلامي والحضارة الإسلامية في كوالا لمبور، ماليزيا، كتب مقدمة ذلك الكتاب، وهذا جزء مما قال:

"وأخيرًا يدهشني أسلوب عمران في الكتابة. فمع أن القدس في القرآن أطروحة مكتوبة بدقة تجمع بين الوثائق الدينية والتاريخية والأحداث السياسية الحديثة وتفسيرات ثاقبة من القرآن والحديث. فحالما تبدأ قراءته يصعب عليك أن تتوقف. هذه هي صفة القصة بوجه عام. يقرأها المرء مرة ثم يرمي الكتاب، لكنها ليست صفة الأطروحة الجادة، التي تستحثُّ الفكر، كالكتاب الذي نشره الأخ الشيخ عمران. إنه مرجع يحتاج المرء إلى الاحتفاظ به وإعادة قراءته كلما كانت المسألة موضع بحث. وأعتقد أن فصاحة الشيخ هذه نابعة من هبة طبيعية تفاعلت مع عمله الذي لا يعرف الكلل كواعظ وداعية وبركة إلهية بإخلاصه." ["القدس في القرآن"، مسجد دار القرآن، لونج آيلاند، نيويورك  2002. ص. xvi]


Prof. Dr. Abul Fadl Mohsin Ebrahim, Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Durban in South Africa, has this to say about the book: 

'Jerusalem in the Qur'an' makes its debut at a crucial time when the morale of the Muslims  ... is at its lowest. The blatant incessant Israeli incursions in the Holy Land go unabated, and Muslims are echoing the very words that their fellow brethren called out unto their Lord when they were being persecuted at the hands of the kuffar of Makkah: "When will the help of Allah come?" Shaikh Imran's insight into the events that are unfolding in the world today is a source of inspiration for Muslims for he convincingly argues from his scholarly interpretations of the Divine Writ (i.e., the Holy Qur'an) and the Ahadith of the Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu 'alaihi wa sallam) that the help of Allah (subhanahu wa ta'alah) is at hand, that the Holy Land will be liberated, and that Islam will re-emerge as the `Ruling State' in the world. The reader will be enthralled by the author's grasp on world politics. 'Jerusalem in the Qur'an' comes as a ray of sunshine for Muslims and is an eye-opener for the so-called 'People of the Book'. ['Jerusalem in the Qur'an', Masjid Dar al-Qur'an, Long Island, New York. 2002. back cover]

 
 

الدكتور أبو الفضل محسن إبراهيم، أستاذ الدراسات الإسلامية، جامعة ديربان وستفيل، جنوب أفريقيا، قال أيضاً عن الكتاب:

يظهر كتاب الشيخ عمران، "القدس في القرآن" ، في فترة حاسمة من الزمن بلغت فيها الروح المعنوية للمسلمين في كل أنحاء العالم أدنى مستوى بلغته في تاريخهم. فالتعديات الإسرائيلية الصارخة مستمرة على الأرض المقدسة، والمسلمون يرددون صدى كل الكلمات التي دعا بها إخوانهم ربهم حين كان الكفار في مكة يضطهدونهم "متى نصر الله؟". وإن فراسة الشيخ عمران وتبصره بالأحداث الآخذة في الظهور في عالم اليوم مصدر إلهام للمسلمين لأنه يقدم الحجج المقنعة من تفسيراته القائمة على علم لأوامر الله سبحانه وتعالى وسنة النبي محمد، صلى الله عليه وسلم، على أن نصر الله قريب، وأن الأرض المقدسة ستتحرر، وأن الإسلام سينهض ويكون "الدولة الحاكمة" في العالم. وسيسعد القارئ بقوة فهم المؤلف للسياسة العالمية. لقد جاء كتاب "القدس في القرآ ن" كشعاع من نور الشمس إلى المسلمين، وليفتح عيون من يسمون بأهل الكتاب. ["القدس في القرآن"، مسجد دار القرآن، لونج آيلاند، نيويورك  2002. الغلاف الخلفي]



Imran's first book, entitled 'Islam and Buddhism in the Modern World' was written when he was just 29 and still remains the only book on the subject by a Muslim scholar. That book won high praise from such eminent scholars as Vice Chancellor of University of Karachi and renowned historian, Dr. Ishtiaq Husain Quraishi, eminent Pakistani jurist and philosopher, A. K. Brohi, and eminent Muslim sociologist, Dr. Basharat Ali. 
This is what A. K. Brohi had to say concerning 'Islam and Buddhism in the Modern World': 

What struck me most while reading Imran's magnificent book was the lucidity of, and clarity in, the treatment and almost awe-inspiring simplicity of style with which the argument has been presented by the author at first to expound and then to critically appraise what, after all, is a highly complex philosophical conception of religion by which a considerable bulk of humanity of today claims to regulate its life. In hundred and odd pages the author has presented to us a comparative estimate of the two great world religions like Buddhism and Islam, and, what is vastly more important, he has attempted a critical analysis of Buddhism regarded both as an ethics and as a metaphysic.By and large, the principal points made in this book tend to show an amazing and original mind at work. For that reason this book is likely to be ranked as one of the most significant contributions that have been made to the literature of comparative religion . . ." ['Islam and Buddhism in the Modern World'. World Federation of Islamic Missions, Karachi. 1972. Back cover]

أول كتاب لعمران حسين بعنوان "الإسلام والبوذية في العالم الحديث" والذي كتبه وهو لايزال في التاسعة والعشرين من العمر يبقى الكتاب الوحيد الذي يتناول هذا الموضوع بقلم عالم إسلامي. حصل الكتاب على ثناء علماء بارزين مثل مستشار جامعة كراتشي بالنيابة المؤرخ المشهور الدكتور إشتياق حسين قريشي و الفقيه والفيلسوف الباكستاني المشهور أ. ك. بروهي و عالم المجتمع المسلم المشهور الدكتور بشارات علي.

وهذا ماقاله أ. ك. بروهي عن كتاب "الإسلام والبوذية في العالم الحديث":

"أكثر ما يدهشني عند قراءة كتاب عمران الرائع هو الوضوح والشفافية التي تم تناول الموضوع بها والبساطة المذهلة في طريقة عرض الحوار وذلك بالشرح أولاً ثم التقييم بشكل نقدي لما يعتبر مفهوماً فلسفياً معقداً للدين الذي يدعي جل كبير من الإنسانية بأنه يحكم حياتهم. في بضع ومائة صفحة قدم الكاتب مقارنة تقديرية بين ديانتين عالميتين كبيرتين كالإسلام والبوذية وماهو أهم من ذلك فقد قدم تحليلاً نقدياً للبوذية من جانبها الأخلاقي وكذلك الغيبي.  النقاط الرئيسية التي وردت في هذا الكتاب تظهر وبشكل كبير عقلية رائعة ومبدعة. لهذا السبب، من المرجح أنه سيكون ذا مرتبة باعتباره واحداً من أهم المساهمات التي قدمت إلى أدب مقارنة الأديان ... " [' الإسلام والبوذية في العالم الحديث World Federation of Islamic Missions,  كراتشي. 1972. الغلاف الخلفي '].


While referring to Imran Hosein as a "scholar of rare philosophical erudition, originality and creative vigour", A. K. Brohi went on to predict about him as follows: "I have no doubt that our young author is likely, if he only continues to maintain the tempo of his scholarly pursuits, to turn, in the days that lie ahead, to be a scholar of whom the world of Islam will have reason to be proud."  ['Islam and Buddhism in the Modern World'. World Federation of Islamic Missions, Karachi. 1972. Inside front cover] 

بينما يشار إلى عمران حسين كـ "عالم ذو معرفة فلسفية نادرة وواسعة وأصالة وإبداع قوي"، أ. ك. بروهي توقع له التالي: "ليس لدي شك بأن كاتبنا الشاب من الأرجح، إذا حافظ على وتيرة مساعيه العلمية، سوف يكون، في الأيام القادمة، عالم يفتخر به العالم الإسلامي"  [' الإسلام والبوذية في العالم الحديث World Federation of Islamic Missions,  كراتشي. 1972. داخل الغلاف الأمامي '].

Maulana Dr. Fazlur Rahman Ansari, an outstanding scholar of Islam of the modern age, wrote the Foreword to that book and this is what he had to say:

It gives me great pleasure to introduce Imran Hosein's research monograph on 'Islam and Buddhism in the Modern World' which forms his first attempt in the field of authorship and which can safely be said to be the first book on this topic ever written by an Islamic scholar.

The author, who is a dear pupil of mine, he has inherited the illustrious traditions of modern scholarship in Philosophy and Religion represented by Dr. Syed Zafar-ul-Hassan M.A., LL.B., Dr. Phil. (Erl.), D. Phil. (Oxon.) and Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal M.A., Ph.D., D.Litt.D., Bar-at-Law, and of missionary endeavor represented by His Eminence Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqui al-Qaderi (of blessed memory), and I am proud of him.  Though young in years, he is already on the road to ripeness in wisdom, and I am sure that his continued labor as a researcher will bring to him greater and greater glory in the cause of Truth.

Already, the present book is a very promising achievement.  His treatment of the subject demonstrates clear-headedness, objectivity and logical acumen of a high order.  And his approach, in keeping with the spirit of Islam, is sympathetic towards Buddha and Buddhism- in sharp contrast to the malicious and vindictive approach so often demonstrated by Christian and Arya Samaj scholars in their writings on Islam. 
I pray to God to bless this book with the choicest success. Amen! ['Islam and Buddhism in the Modern World'. World Federation of Islamic Missions, Karachi.

مولانا الدكتور فضل الرحمن أنصاري، وهو عالم إسلامي بارز بين علماء العصر الحديث، كتب تقديم الكتاب وكان هذا ما قاله:

فإنه لمن دواعي سروري البالغ أن أعرض دراسة عمران حسين البحثية عن 'الإسلام والبوذية في العالم الحديث' و الذي يشكل أول محاولة له في مجال التأليف كما يمكن القول بأمان انه أول كتاب عن هذا الموضوع يكتبه باحث إسلامي.

المؤولف، الذي هو تلميذ عزيز لي، ورث التقاليد اللامعة لعلم الدين والفلسفة الحديثة من الدكتور سيد ظفر الحسن، الدكتور فيل و الدكتور محمد إقبال، كذلك ورث الهمة التبليغية من سماحته محمد عبدالعليم الصديقي القادري (ذو الذكرى المباركة)، وإنني فخور به. بالرغم من صغر سنه، فإنه بالفعل على الطريق للنضوج في الحكمة، كما انني متأكد أن جهده المتواصل كباحث سيوصله إلى مجد أكبر فأكبر في سبيل الحق.

بالفعل، يعتبر الكتاب المقدم إنجازاً واعداً. معالجته للموضوع تظهر عزيمة واضحة وموضوعية وفطنة منطقية من الطراز الأول. ونهجه ، تمشيا مع روح الإسلام ، فيه تعاطف مع بوذا والبوذية ، وذلك هو العكس تماماً مع نهج الكيدية والانتقامية التي كثيرا ما أظهرها علماء المسيحية و آرياساماي في كتاباتهم عن الاسلام.

أدعو الله أن يبارك هذا الكتاب بالنجاح. آمين! [' الإسلام والبوذية في العالم الحديث World Federation of Islamic Missions,  كراتشي. 1972. ص.  vi'].

There is no evidence that during his thirty-four years of humble service to the cause of Islam since his graduation from the Aleemiyah Institute of Islamic Studies in 1971 with the 'Dr. Ansari Gold Medal for High Merit' have Imran Hosein's lectures, classes and preaching ever misled anyone into committing an act of terrorism. Whether this Islamic scholar, who is the proud author of 'Jerusalem in the Qur'an', is a rightly-guided or misguided Islamic scholar, is a matter that would be determined by those Muslims who sincerely follow the guidance in the Qur'an and in the example of the blessed Prophet. It cannot be determined by non-Muslims nor by those who violate the Divine command in the Qur'an (al-Maida, 5:51) prohibiting Muslim friendship and alliance with the Christian-Jewish alliance that now rules the world.

لا يوجد هناك أي أدلة خلال الأربعة وثلاثين سنة التي قضاها في خدمة الإسلام منذ تخرجه من معهد العليمية للدراسات الإسلامية عام 1971 وذلك بـ"ميدالية الدكتور أنصاري الذهبية للإنجاز السامي" بأن محاضرات عمران حسين ودروسه ودعوته قد تسببت في إغواء أحد لإرتكاب عمل إرهابي. ما إذا كان هذا العالم المسلم، الذي هو المؤولف الفخور لـ "القدس في القرآن"، عالم إسلامي مهتدي أو ضال هو أمر يقرره هؤلاء المسلمين الذين يتبعون وبصدق إرشادات القرآن الكريم وسنة النبي المبارك. لا يقرر هذا من هم غير مسلمين أو أولائك الذين خالفوا الأمر الإلهى في القرآن (آية 55 من سورة المائدة) والذي يحرم على المسلمين الصداقة أو التحالف مع الحلف المسيحي-اليهودي والذي يحكم العالم الآن.

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

How to delete files from McAfee Quarantine folder

.bup files in the quarantine folder

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I have over 15 thousand .bup files in my quarantine folder and can't erase them.  I thought McAfee was supposed to erase these files daily.  Also, when I go to my McAfee settings and click on help nothing happens.  The links are all dead.

Correct Answer by dougr_t3_support  on Nov 16, 2010 4:25 PM


 

When a file gets quarantined it gets put into the quarantine folder and a .bup extension. If you have 15,000 .bup files, VirusScan has been doing its job and caught 15,000 things.

 
 

You can't go and delete them because Access Protection is doing its job protecting the McAfee folders.

 
 

To get rid of them:

 
 

Open your McAfee product by clicking the M icon on the desktop or near the system clock.

Click Navigation in the top right corner

Under Settings, Click General Settings and Alerts

Expand the Access Protection drawer and uncheck Use Access Protection

Click Apply

Leave Security Center open

 
 

On XP Open C:\documents and settings\all users\application data\mcafee\virusscan\quarantine

Delete all the .bup files

On Vista and Windows 7 Open C:\programdata\mcafee\virusscan\quarantine

Delete all the .bup files

Go back to Security Center and check Use Access Protection

Click Apply

Close Security Center

 
 

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Eleven Dieting Truths You May Not Want to Hear

By: Brie Cadman 


 

In today's non-stop media environment, there's certainly no dearth of tips, advice, and gimmicks for weight loss. Advertisements tell you how to "Lose thirty pounds in thirty days!" TV infomercials claim that you can "Eat what you want and still lose weight!" And magazine headlines claim it's easy to "Lose one jean size every seven days!"

But anyone who's tried to lose five, ten, or one hundred pounds can tell you it's simply not that easy. There's no magic pill, it doesn't (usually) happen super fast, and judging from the myriad plans out there, there is no one diet that works for everyone.

Looking past the outrageous claims, there are a few hard truths the diet/food industry isn't going to tell you, but might just help you take a more realistic approach to sustained weight loss.

1. New nutrition news is often old.
Recently, I read this headline from a news report about a new study: "Fruit Is Even Better for You Than Previously Thought." I find these kinds of studies somewhat silly—do we really need another reason to eat fruit? Or for that matter, is the nutrition advice from your grandmother or great-grandmother's generation all that different from what it is today? Chances are they would've advised something along the lines of—eat your fruits and vegetables. Point being is that ebbing with trends and tides of "new" research often doesn't make long-term sense. When fat was labeled as bad, people eschewed even the good stuff from their diets; when carbs went out of style, people took nutritious foods out with the bad. While new research certainly lends insights into what we should eat, common sense often prevails. When in doubt, eat what you know to be healthful foods—unprocessed, unpackaged, and natural.

2. You have to exercise more than you think.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends getting at least thirty minutes of moderate exercise most days of the week; this includes things like shoveling snow and gardening. And while this is great for improving heart health and staying active, research indicates that those looking to lose weight or maintain weight loss have to do more—about twice as much.

For instance, members of the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR)—a group of over 5,000 individuals who have lost an average of sixty-six pounds and kept it off for five and a half years—exercise for about an hour, every day.

A study published in the July 28, 2008 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine supports this observational finding. The researchers enrolled 200 overweight and obese women on a diet and exercise regimen and followed them for two years. Compared with those that gained some of their weight back, the women who were able to sustain a weight loss of 10 percent of their initial weight for two years exercised consistently and regularly—about 275 minutes a week, or fifty-five minutes of exercise at least five days a week.

In other words, things like taking the stairs, walking to the store, and gardening are great ways to boost activity level, but losing serious weight means exercising regularly for an hour or so. However, this doesn't mean you have to start running or kickboxing—the most frequently reported form of activity in the NWCR group is walking.

3. One size does not fit all.
Though most diet plans and advice make it seem as if their plan is the plan for the masses, the truth is that when it comes to weight loss—and essentially, lifestyle—there's no one plan, exercise, or regimen that will work for everyone. A vegetarian might be lost on an Atkins diet, someone who prefers team sports might be completely unhappy at the gym, and a late riser could never find a morning workout routine feasible. Finding your own rhythm, diet preferences, and exercise types means not ascribing to a one-size-fits-all scheme that many marketers try to push. Don't force something that's not natural and you'll be happier—and chances are you'll stick with it for the long haul.


4. A half-hour walk doesn't equal a brownie.
I remember going out to eat with some friends after a bike ride. Someone commented on how we deserved dessert because we had just spent the day exercising; in fact, we had taken a leisurely twenty-minute ride through the park. This probably burned the calories in a slice of our French bread, but definitely not those in the caramel fudge brownie dessert. Bummer.

And while it's easy to underestimate how many calories something has, it's also easy to overestimate how many calories we burn while exercising. Double bummer.

Even if you exercise a fair amount, it's not carte blanche to eat whatever you want. (Unless you exercise a ton, have the metabolism of a sixteen-year-old boy, and really can eat whatever you want). A report investigating the commonly-held beliefs about exercising, published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, concludes that although exercise does burn calories during and after exercise, for overweight persons, "excessive caloric expenditure has limited implications for substantially reducing body weight independent of nutritional modifications." In other words, to lose weight, you have to cut calories and increase exercise.

5. You do have time to exercise.
If you have time to check email, watch a sitcom or two, surf the Internet, have drinks/coffee/dinner with friends, go clothes shopping, and on and on, then you have time to exercise. Yes, sometimes you have to sacrifice sleep, TV, or leisure time to fit it in. Yes, sometimes you have to prioritize your exercise time over other things. But your health and the feeling you get after having worked out is well worth it.

6. Eating more of something won't help you lose weight.
The food industry is keen to latch onto weight loss research and spin it for their sales purposes. A prime example is the widespread claim that eating more dairy products will help you lose weight. However, a recent review of forty-nine clinical trials from 1966 to 2007 showed that "neither dairy nor calcium supplements helped people lose weight."

This idea—that eating more of a certain type of product will help you lose weight—is constantly regurgitated on supermarket shelves (think low-fat cake, low-carb crackers, high in whole grain cookies, and trans fat-free chips), but is in direct opposition to the basic idea behind weight loss—that we have to eat less, not more.

7. Calories in = calories out?
There is a fair amount of controversy over the basic question of how people gain weight. Is it simply a matter of energy intake being greater than energy expenditure or is there more to it? Do the type of calories we eat matter and can avoiding certain types help to lose or prevent weight? The low-fat, low-carb, and glycemic index advocates can't seem to agree on which it is.

However, most can agree, and logical sense would tell us, that drinking 500 calories of soda is not equal to eating 500 calories of chicken and broccoli. One is simply "empty" calories—those that provide no real nutritional benefit and don't do much to combat hunger. Whether you ascribe to the simple idea of trying to burn more calories than you take in or focus on avoiding certain types of calories, you want to minimize intake of empty calories, and maximize nutrient-dense calories.

8. Your body is working against you.
Most people have noticed that it's hard to lose weight, but easy to gain it. This is a relic of harder times, when food was not as abundant as it is today. Our genetic taste buds made energy-dense food desirable because it was necessary to pack away calories so we could make it through the thin times. We feasted when we could, in preparation for the famine.

But now that we live in a time of abundance, that system predisposes many of us for weight gain and retention. And for obese dieters, this system is even harder to overcome; after weight loss, they become better at using fuel and storing fat, making it harder to keep weight off. However, this isn't to say that many haven't lost weight and kept it off successfully. It just means you have to be diligent.

9. Our cultural environment is also working against you.
Let's face it, American society does not make it easy on those trying to eat healthfully and exercise. According to Linda Bacon, associate professor of nutrition at UC Davis, "We get a tremendous amount of pressure to eat for reasons other than nurturing ourselves, and over time, people lose sensitivity to hunger/fullness/appetite signals meant to keep them healthy and well nourished. It's hard for people to come to a healthy sense of themselves given the cultural climate, and nutritious and pleasurable options for healthy food are not as easily accessible as less nutritious."

That doesn't mean this can't be overcome, but it does require maybe putting other parts of your life on a "diet." TV would be the biggest culprit, since many food advertisements, especially for children's junk food, come during this time. Other areas to put on a "diet" are chain and fast food restaurants (where portion sizes are distorted), a bad-influence friend, or driving, which may help increase walking and biking.

10. Maybe you don't need to lose weight.
Some feel that the medical problems associated with excess weight are exaggerated. Gina Kolata, a New York Times science writer questions the notion that thin is a realistic or necessary objective for most. In her book, Rethinking Thin, she asserts that weight loss is an unachievable goal for many, and that losing weight isn't so much about health as it is about money, trends, and impossible ideals. Recent research also challenges the idea that being overweight is bad. A study in JAMA found that being twenty-five pounds overweight did not increase the risk of heart disease and cancer, and may even help stave off infections.

It's true that people can be fit and healthy and not necessarily be thin, just as it's true that thin people may not necessarily be healthy. Good health, rather than weight, should be our focus, but too often, it's not. Striving for an unhealthy level of thinness may be detrimental to our health, but understanding the health repercussions of obesity is also critical.

11. This is not a diet; this is your life.
The diet industry would have us all think that we can lose weight fast, and that's that. But most people who maintain their weight understand that eating and exercising are not temporary conditions, to be dumped once a pair of jeans fit. Instead, they are lifestyle choices, and ones we should make for the long haul.

First published August 2009



 



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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Strikes will 'antagonise' many in Arab world, says Chomsky

Noam Chomsky interviewed by Saundra Satterlee

The Irish Times, March 21, 2011

Military intervention in Libya is a serious mistake, activist Noam Chomsky tells SAUNDRA SATTERLEE

NOAM CHOMSKY wrote about the Spanish Civil War at the age of 10 for his school newspaper, was briefly jailed with Norman Mailer in 1967 for an anti-Vietnam protest at the Pentagon, and last May was detained by the Israelis when he tried to enter the West Bank via Jordan.

A world-renowned scholar and retired professor of linguistics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he remains, at age 82, a robust political activist and a stinging critic of US foreign policy.

Chomsky warns that direct military intervention in Libya will turn out to be a serious mistake.

"When the United States, Britain and France opt for military intervention, we have to bear in mind that these countries are hated in the region for very good reasons. The rich and powerful can say history is bunk but victims don't have that luxury," he says.

"Threatening moves, I'm sure, evoke all sorts of terrible thoughts and memories in the region Ð and many people across Africa and the Arab world will be seriously antagonised by military intervention."

Chomsky adds that in Egypt public opinion polls have shown about 90 per cent of the population thinks the US is the worst threat they face.

He stresses that Libya is a humanitarian problem. "It is also a civil war and intervening in a civil war is a complicated business," he says. "We may not like it, but there is support for Gadafy."

On the subject of Palestine, recent events in North Africa do not bode well if a reported request by the Israeli government for $20 billion from the US Ð as a force for stability in the region Ð is anything to go by.

"This would, predictably, be used to establish more firmly Israel's control over what is left of Palestine and maintain Israel's capacity to carry out aggressive actions. It doesn't mean that Israel will succeed in obtaining these funds from the US but the intent is clear," says Chomsky.

He envisages a repositioning of US power across North Africa, especially in Egypt.

He believes the Wall Street Journal accurately observed that the West Ð the US in particular Ð now has a problem.

"It hasn't yet figured out how to control the new rising elements; the assumption is of course that we have to control them," he says.

On shifts in western alliances with authoritarian regimes, Chomsky says that in a long series of cases it became impossible for the West to support its favourite dictators.

"At that point there's a game plan that goes into operation. It's being followed in the Arab world, basically to send dictators out to pasture when you can't support them any longer and produce ringing declarations of your love of democracy," he says.

Saudi Arabia provides an example of the contradiction in western policy, he says.

"Saudi Arabia is the centre of radical Islamism. It has also been the major ally of the United States and Britain, which have tended over the years to support radical Islam in opposition to secular nationalism. Saudi Arabia is a pretty harsh dictatorship. Prior to the recent Day of Rage the government made it clear that it would not be tolerated Ð and it wasn't."

Further to this, we have seen Saudi troops dispatched into Bahrain with grim consequences.

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton, EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton and British foreign secretary William Hague met in Geneva on February 28th to promote the case for the prosecution of Gadafy by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

"One question is whether that would interfere with a preferable option, namely getting Gadafy out of the country.

"Furthermore, as far as the ICC is concerned, we cannot overlook the fact that for most of the world it is regarded as a symbol of western hypocrisy," he says.

He wonders why George Bush and Tony Blair were not taken to the ICC for invading Iraq.

"This is the rich and powerful exempting themselves. And that doesn't mean that the ICC is worthless, but it certainly undermines its claim of integrity," he says.

On the subject of oil and current events across North Africa and the Middle East, Chomsky says: "The overriding concern for control over oil has dominated British policy for a century and US policy for almost that long. Of course that will remain."

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Whom Should You Hire at a Startup? (Attitude over Aptitude)

Mark Suster

Mar 17, 2011

Editor's Note: This is a guest post by Mark Suster (@msuster), a 2x entrepreneur, now VC at GRP Partners. Read more about Suster at Bothsidesofthetable

Startups. We know the mantra: Team matters. Is this philosophy exaggerated? Overrated? Cliché? No. Team is the only thing that matters.

Whatever you're working on now, the half-life of innovation is so rapid now that your product will soon be out-of-date. Your existence is irrelevant unless you continue rapid innovation.

Your ability to keep up is dependent on having a great team of differing skills. Individuals don't build great companies, teams do.

The nature of the Internet and global knowledge is such that even if you've stumbled on to a super interesting area of innovation there will be many teams tackling the same problem at exactly the same time.  If you develop something novel that catches a spark you'll have the world gunning for you over night. In this globally connected world product leads disappear in nano-seconds.

The company with the best team on the field will win. The team which hires the most talented people, channels them in the most productive configuration and gets the most output from their unique capabilities.

So how exactly do you assemble such a team?

1. Only hire A players
There's an old saying, "A players beget A players. B players beget C players." Why? Well, A players are discerning and tend to only want to join somewhere where they perceive other A players are. B players tend to have slightly more self-confidence issues so they tend to hire people slightly worse than themselves – thus C teams.

Is this a universal truism? Of course not. But it is general pattern matching. And it's why VCs tend to look for uber-talented founding teams. We know that if you start with ho-hum founders you'd less likely to assemble a world-class team.

So if you're trying to scale your team be focused on quality. Don't sacrifice. Don't hire too quickly just because you raised money or because you feel pressure to make things happen. The minute you compromise on quality you've already begun the descent.

Aim high.

2. Find people to "punch above their weight class"
I wrote an entire blog post about this in the past highlighting my belief that you should hire people who "punch above their weight class." But what does that actually mean?

It means that many management teams I know feel the need to hire people who have "done it before" and frankly many VCs encourage this. It's a mistake. When you hire somebody too early who has already "done it" you often find somebody that is less motivated in tough times, less willing to be scrappy (as many startups need to be), more "needy" and less mentally flexible / willing to change their way of thinking.

Importantly, you also find people who are too quick to undermine the authority of the founders. They "know more." You don't want sycophants - don't get me wrong – you want people who challenge your thinking and a meritocracy of ideas. But you don't want team members who openly question your judgment, your authority. At least not publicly.

So what do it mean to "punch above one's weight class?" It's a boxing analogy. It means a welter weight who wants to fight in the heavy-weight category. It means a "young Turk" who has something to prove. It means somebody who held the director of sales in their last company but in this company wants to be VP. Their last company said, "you don't have enough years of experience."

You said, "Eff experience. I want to know whether you can deliver. If you can, you're golden. You'll go a long way. If you can't – you're toast. Are you up for it?" It's Tristan Walker of FourSquare. They hired him when he was an MBA. He had no right asking for a senior biz dev role at one of the hottest companies in the US. But he was ready to punch above his weight class. And he pushed for it.

And heavy-weight he has become. He is out innovating people with 10 years' his experience. He is hungry. He is an A player. His innovation and execution are proving his worth.

3. ABR: Always be recruiting
In the entire time I was an entrepreneur I think I never really stopped recruiting.

In my busiest days I was still taking early-morning coffees or end-of-day beers to meet as many people as I could. Sunday mornings often became recruiting coffee sessions.

One of the "tells" for me of a management team that will not be extra-ordinarily successful is that they're not always recruiting. I've seen it before – I send a talented member to a team and they say to me, "we don't really have a role for that person."

Really? I always have a role for talented people. I may not have a BUDGET for talented peole – but I always have a role for them. What role? Who the F knows. But let me at least have a coffee and feel out their enthusiasm, talent and ambitions.

I might choose to do an upgrade on my existing team. I might be grooming them for when I have more money or more revenue. I might not be able to persuade them now but I want them to know my company so that when I'm ready to step on the game I have a list of A players I want.

Sure, the challenges to me are obvious:
• How can I afford them?
• How do I motivate them?
• If I bring them on board now, how do I not reduce the motivation from those that I have already hired?
• Should I upgrade existing staff or hire them laterally?
• Can I persuade them to join when they have other choices?

If you're not dedicating a large chunk of time to continually "recruiting" then you're high. Or maybe you're "low" – as in "not likely to succeed."

Remember. Always be recruiting. ABR.

4. Don't worry about exact "roles"
I think the most limiting factor that stops startups from recruiting is the "we don't have an open spec" or "we already have somebody doing that role" excuse. Don't let that be you. Your team can always make room for David Beckham. Lebron James. Keith Rabois. Sheryl Sandberg.

Get out there and find them. Ask others for intros to their talented friends. Meet talented people and sell them the vision. Get them exited about what you're doing. Be relentless.

If they're amazing, then be radical. Give them controls that they don't have in their current company. Allocate them enough options to salivate. Convince them that even if they stay only a year they'd learn great stuff that would be valid for the rest of their future. You might several meetings to bag top prospects. But if you never start you'll certainly never hire them.

5. Attitude over Aptitude
If you're doing a great job at continually recruiting and if you have a company ready to hire several people, at some point when you have enough of a pipeline of talented people you need a way to separate them. I have a long-standing mantra, "attitude over aptitude." This is assuming a raw minimum of MIPS in the candidate. They need to be seriously smart / talented in their field to make the minimum grade.

But within this "minimum acceptable talent level" you still have a wide variance of "employee types." Let's be honest – some uber talented people are PITAs. I never hire them. One bad apple spoils things for everybody.

You don't see it coming. You figure, "sure, they're a pain but they produce such high quality work I'm willing to put up with them." Don't. The last thing you need is some rat bastard fomenting trouble.

They're the ones who are talking pop at cocktail parties when they've had one too many. They're having private lunches with other employees talking about how they've lost faith in your vision.

When you hit internal moments of doubt you need the team members who say, "Guys, we can do this! We're up against the ropes but we're not down. Let's dig in." You need team members who do that when you're NOT there.

If you have a trade-off between somebody who is more talented but a "bad seed" versus somebody who is very talented (but perhaps less so) who is a motivator – I'd hire the latter any day of the week.

Choose attitude over aptitude.

6. Culture matters
Along the same lines as aptitude I would say that "company culture" matters. Know what your principles are. Know the kind of people you want. Know what makes a member of your team. What traits are important to you? What values to you want to embody?

Try to set out guidelines for hiring. Try to live them yourself or people will see through it.  As times get tough you'll value this culture. Even in uber successful times where you're hiring like mad you'll want to know what somebody who embodies your culture is like.

The best book I ever read on this topic was Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh (founder of Zappos). It's a must read and has great advice on building a company culture.

7. Don't over-sell
Finally, I always tell management teams not to "over sell" and I never do so myself.

I don't mean you shouldn't sell hard on the virtues of your company and why you're the next Google – you should. If for nothing else you want all of the talented people you interview to spread the gospel whether they join or not.

What I'm talking about is this – if somebody is thinking about joining but you can tell they're not convinced don't cross the line to get them to join. What does this mean?

It means don't tell them that they're stake will make them $20 million if you're not convinced it will. Don't promise them that their role will be much bigger than you're planning. Don't promise revenue or growth faster than you know you can achieve.

Sell hard, sure. But don't over sell.

Why? Because if somebody is not convinced in their own mind and you arm-twist them to join they're bound to be unhappy and eventually leave. I've seen it a loads of times. You promise the world. You don't deliver. They are frustrated. They feel duped. They express this to others. Now you have more than one problem.

And it's never a good thing when a high-profile hire quits unexpectedly. It causes otherwise happy people to second-guess things.

So sell, by all means. But don't over sell. Don't promise unrealistic things. Don't over promise.

So that's it.

So go and schedule your next coffee meetings. Increase your number of interviews. ABR.

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Monday, March 21, 2011

Dubai Metro rises in the desert


Submitted by Salman (dubai moves.com) on March 27, 2009

Tired of your commute on Sheikh Zayed Road? Failed your driving test for the sixth time? Sick of dealing with rude taxi drivers?

Well, finally, the first-of-its-kind mass transit system in the region is scheduled to begin service in September of 2009. It is a huge undertaking by the government of Dubai and at dubaimoves we eagerly anticipate its arrival. With public service scheduled to start in September 2009, the authorities target that 30% of the population will start utilizing mass transit.

Project Overview

Dubai Metro is a 15.5 Billion AED (4.2 Billion US Dollar) project initiated by the RTA (Roads and Transportation Authority) under the directive of HRH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

The first phase build contract was awarded to the Dubai Rail Link consortium (DURL) consisting of Mitsubishi Corporation, Obayashi Corporation, Kajima Corporation and Yapi Merkezi Corporation.

The Dubai Metro Network

The current Metro system design consists of four lines, two under construction and two proposed.

Red Line:
From Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) to Al Rashidiya. This fifty two kilometer line consists of twenty nine stations with twenty four elevated, four underground and one at ground level. The vast majority of the elevated track runs alongside Sheikh Zayed Road, the main freeway. This first line consisting of thirty five stations will also be the first to be completed on September 9, 2009 (9.9.09).

If history is any evidence, the authorities will push very hard to make sure that service starts on this date as such key projects usually have in the past, and ensuring a positive reputation of Dubai is not taken lightly.

However, when the system starts service it is unlikely that all stations will open. Mattar al Tayer, the executive director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has said that some stations might remain closed because delays in nearby residential developments meant there would not be enough passengers. "Maybe some of the stations may not open because of the ridership," he said, adding that all … stations on the Red Line would be structurally ready on time. He would not say which stations could remain closed.

There are also plans to extend the Red Line from Jebel Ali Free Zone to the Abu Dhabi border as well as to the vast new Al Maktoum International Airport under construction in Jebel Ali.

Green Line: From Festival City through the City Center via the Dubai International Airport and terminating in Jadaf. This twenty two kilometer line has twenty stations with most of those in the City Center underground stations (eight), and those near the Airport and beyond being elevated stations (twelve). The Green Line is scheduled to be complete in March 2010.

Blue Line: This is a proposed line along Emirates Road, but the exact route and stations are under study.

Purple Line: This is a proposed line along Al Khail Road and is intended to be an express route between Dubai International Airport and the new Al Maktoum International Airport in Jebel Ali. The Purple line development schedule has been delayed.

Transfers between Red and Green lines will be possible via the two planned transfer stations at Burjuman Center and at Union Station.

Types of Stations

"Metro stations will have a unique design, merging modernism with tradition," said Engineer Abdul Majid Al Khaja, Chief Executive Officer (CEO ) of the Rail Agency at the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

"Their uniquely shell shaped roof, while modern, invokes the heritage of pearl diving – this ancient craft that requires skill and bravery brought early prosperity and is an integral part of Dubai's history.

"The interiors of the stations are uniquely designed in respect of their historical background and by adopting design theme based on one of the four elements of nature: water, air, fire and earth," he said.

Each station has incorporated a theme from the four elements: air, earth, fire and water.

There are three types of metro stations:

Type I Elevated Station (E1): 3 levels

Type II Elevated Station (E2): 2 levels

Type III Elevated station (E3): 3 levels

Typical Underground stations: 3 levels

Interchange Underground Station at BurJjuman and Union Square

Parking and Connections to Other Mass Transit

Limited parking may be available at most stations, but larger parking lots will be available at the Rashidiya and Jumeirah Islands stations along the Red Line as well as the Al Qusais station along the Green Line.

In addition, each Metro station will have adjacent bus and taxi stands. A smart card will be available to allow paying for bus and Metro rides as well as parking facilities.

Operational Aspects

In an effort to provide demographic specific services, three class of service will be offered on the Metro trains. The Gold Class will have upgraded seating. There will be a Women and Children only rail car. And finally there will be a Silver Class or economy class which will be majority of rail cars.

Fares for the metro will be less than ten dirhams for the Silver Class of service with exact fare structure to be announced.

Currently, the Metro service is to be provided daily from 5 am to 12:30 am.

The metro trains are driverless and when completed Dubai Metro will be the longest fully automated line in the world.

Power to the Metro rail cars is provided by a third electrical rail supplying 750 volt DC current. The entire system is powered by three purpose built substations located in Jebel Ali and Union Square.

Business Opportunities

The RTA has classified twenty three stations from Phase 1 (the Red and Green Lines) as those whose Metro Station naming rights can be purchased via a closed bidding process for a minimum of ten years.

On 22 December 2008, the RTA announced that it had raised 1.8 Billion AED as part of the first batch of naming rights as well as the corporations which had won.

The list included:

The RTA has however maintained the naming rights of certain stations located at landmarks and historical locations such as Bani Yas Station.

In addition, there are two to six retail opportunities at each station suitable for convenience stores, small fast-food, and banks.

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Online Distance Learning Scholarships 2011

March 18, 2011

Are you an international student want to get an international degree online and looking for scholarships? You know what.. distance learning scholarships are available to students attending classes online.

I have to say that there are not many such kind of scholarships. But many universities in countries like UK are offering distance learning online scholarships.

Recently Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (CSC) announces many international scholarships that you can avail while sitting at home.  The CSC is responsible for managing Britain's contribution to the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP), established in 1959, and supports around 700 awards annually.

Many universities offer scholarships based on a number of factors.  Most of the universities require that student should demonstrate academic potential or achievement.

Online scholarships can help you pay for your college education in your busy schedule. You can still keep your job and study in accredited distance learning program with these kind of scholarships.

I have listed some of the best scholarships found on scholarship-positions.com. Please feel free to ask question in the forum if you have any questions.

2011 CSC Distance Learning Scholarships, UK

Department for International Development's Annuonce CSC Distance Learning Scholarships Tenable for Developing Commonwealth Country 2011 Study Subject: Various Employer:  CSC.. [Read Full Scholarship Detail]

Scholarships for Overseas Students at University of York, UK
University of York Annuonce Scholarships for Overseas Students, UK Study Subject: Any Subject Employer: University of York Level: Graduate Scholarship.. [Read Full Scholarship Detail]

10 Fully-Funded Distance Learning Scholarship in MSc Forestry , Bangor University, UK
MSc Forestry – Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Distance Learning Scholarships Study Subject:Forestry Employer:Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Level:Masters Scholarship Description: We are pleased.. [Read Full Scholarship Detail]

Edinburgh Global Online Distance Learning Master's Scholarships, UK
University of Edinburgh Announce Edinburgh Global Online Distance Learning Master's Scholarships for International Students, UK Study Subject: Humanities, Social Sciences,.. [Read Full Scholarship Detail]

Scholarship for MSc Clinical Trials by Distance Learning
Applications are open for one scholarship to study the Distance Learning MSc Clinical Trials (CT) course commencing October 2011. This.. [Read Full Scholarship Detail]

Doctoral Scholarships in Health Research, University of Lancaster, UK
Doctoral Scholarships in the Division of Health Research (DHR) at School of Health and Medicine, 2011 -2012, UK Study Subject:.. [Read Full Scholarship Detail]

MPhil/PhD in Economics Scholarship: Distance Learning Mode, UK
MPhil/PhD Scholarship in Economics  for Candidates from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Republic of Kosovo, the Republic of Macedonia and the.. [Read Full Scholarship Detail]

Canon Collins Trust and Edinburgh Business School Distance Learning MBA Scholarships, UK
Canon Collins Trust and Edinburgh Business School Distance Learning MBA Scholarships for Sub-Saharan Africans Study Subject: MBA Employer: Edinburgh Business.. [Read Full Scholarship Detail]

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Saturday, March 19, 2011

March 2011's Hottest Gadgets

A dozen great ideas in gear

Double Data

The iTwin dongle shares docs between any two PCs connected to the Web. With one half plugged into your home computer, its drive becomes a secure network folder. Plugged in elsewhere, the other half can read the folder's contents via an authentication key the pair sets up when coupled, so you can edit files from anywhere.

iTwin
$100;
itwin.com


Smart Tint

An ambient light sensor helps the screen on this 10.1-inch tablet adapt to changing light better than other LCDs. Instead of just boosting or lowering brightness, it tweaks color balance and contrast.

Toshiba Tablet, Price not set; toshiba.com


Call The Shots

Snap group photos without setting a timer or using the "extended arm" method. This point-and-shoot pairs with an Android app to let you preview, zoom, and take pics from your phone over Wi-Fi.

Samsung SH100 $200; samsung.com


Goal-Oriented

The Synergy is the first hockey stick with adjustable weights--four of them, each five grams. Removing weight, for example, lowers the stick's center of gravity for beefier shots.

Easton Synergy EQ50, $210; eastonhockey.com


Twist Off

You can clean the Alex water bottle without a special scrubber. The stainless steel canister disassembles along a twist-open seam near its midpoint to clean or allow you to attach a larger or smaller drum.

Alex Bottle, from $26; alexbottle.com


Waterproof TV

Ciil's all-environment HDTVs are ventless, fully sealed, weatherproof flat-panels. Their aluminum casings conduct heat through a matrix of tubes on the back of the set.

Ciil Ultraview Weatherproof LCD TVs, From $2,800; ciiltech.com


Your Tunes

Customize your own earbuds instead of waiting weeks for an expensive molded set. These come with a headband that pushes silicone membranes into your ear canals and expands them to fit.

Sonomax Sculpted Ears, $200; sonomax.com


Shine On

More embedded carbon makes this microfiber wiper a dry and effective way to clean tablet screens. A plastic handle keeps your hands from reintroducing oil.

LensPen Sidekick $20; lenspen.com


Page Churner

A 3/4-horsepower motor with fewer gears gives this shredder twice the speed and strength of its predecessor. It also has tougher teeth to deliver more cutting power to its snippers.

Staples 12-Sheet High Speed Cross-Cut Shredder, $150; staples.com


Soft Rocks

Purex's fabric softener is the only one you can toss in with soap at the start. Detergent washes oilbased softeners away as if they were dirt, but these sucrose-based crystals soak into fabrics and stick.

Purex Complete Crystals Softener, $4–$6; purex.com


Ear Ring

Plantronics's new headset is the first that can tell when it's being worn, so you don't have to continually connect and disconnect it from your phone. A sensor on the grip feels when the set is on your ear and pulls your calls to the earpiece. When you take it off, calls go straight to the phone.

Plantronics Voyager PRO UC, $200; plantronics.com


Slicker Clicker

This remote doubles as a second TV screen. Its three-inch LCD lets you share a live feed with your TV, tune another channel, or use custom apps—all without interrupting your programming.

Samsung RMC30D1, Price not set; samsung.com

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