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Image via Wikipedia Woman and a Fork There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. So as she was getting her things 'in order,' she contacted her Pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in. Everything was in order and the Pastor was preparing to leave when the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her. 'There's one more thing,' she said excitedly. 'What's that?' came the Pastor's reply. 'This is very important,' the young woman continued. 'I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand.' The Pastor stood looking at the young woman, not knowing quite what to say. That surprises you, doesn't it?' the young woman asked. 'Well, to be honest, I'm puzzl...

Image via Wikipedia Reading my newsgator rss feeds, I saw this article and this is is an interesting piece of information to share: Business Week on Storytelling to strengthen your presentation . It makes the statement, that human brains are more wired to listen to stories than they are for lots of analytics and information. Well, I did a quick search on Google (for the modern generation - I 'googled' it): Search on Human Brain wired for stories - and was astounded on how many things we are wired for.

IMHO the brain is a wonderful, mysterious things.. the more we find out about it.. the less we end up knowing (kind of like a womans purse LOL). And as I said on secrettweet : The consequences of my actions decline any responsibility for my Celebrum . I am making this post because I think that it is immensely important for us to understand more about our brain.. use it better.. train it better.. its capabilities has a direct relation to our life (not surprisingly :-) ). My theory is that the more we develop complex nerve connections, the more we can comprehend complex matters. The less nerve connections we have in our brain, the less we are able to understand for instance - relativity theory.. just a thought..

Image via Wikipedia Thank you !!! I was worried that my continued consumption of caffeinated beverages would impact my health. Coffee Drinkers Might Live Longer MONDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) - Good news for coffee lovers: Drinking up to six cups a day of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee daily won't shorten your life span, a new study shows. http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/616505.html?campaign_id=rss_daily Related articles Coffee drinkers have slightly lower death rates [via Zemanta] Coffee not a killer - and may protect women: study [via Zemanta] Not everyone can handle caffeine, researchers say [via Zemanta]

Image by rjdudley via Flickr MIAMI, June 18 (Reuters) - Tigers Woods, the world's No. 1 golfer, will undergo reconstructive knee surgery and miss the rest of the 2008 season, according to a statement on his web site on Wednesday. Woods, who notched his 14th major win in the U.S. Open on Monday, will have surgery on his anterior cruciate ligament and will also rehabilitate a stress fracture of his left tibia, the site said. http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-golf-woods.html?_r=1&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&oref=slogin Hope he gets better soon, knee operations can be very difficult and result in long term problems.. GOOD LUCK ! Related articles Woods Has Knee Surgery, Will Miss a Month [via Zemanta] Tiger Woods has knee surgery [via Zemanta]

Image via Wikipedia Check this article out. Apparently the next generation of phones you will be able to wave at, point at, do other things and it will react. Interesting potentials ! And best of all - no more smeared interface :-). GestureTek: A New Way of Interacting With a Phone, which puts Wii-like capabilities into mobile phones. The company’s software allows a camera-enabled device to recognize gestures. What’s so cool about this new way of menu navigation is that it doesn’t require an accelerometer or an expensive camera to work. The software uses frame-rate speed to measure movement. The resulting device can allow an elderly person who lost her glasses to dial 911, or it can help a small child dial mom. It can also allow for some really fun mobile game play. read the whole story here: http://blogs.businessweek.com/mt/mt-tb.cgi/10722.1336413616 Related articles Sony Ericsson F305 takes on the Wiimote [via Zemanta] Some Cool Motion-Sensing Tech [via Zemanta]