Smart Phone and Space !

( from the Economist)

IF YOU HAVE a phone, these days even space is within reach. 

Last year Luke Geissbühler and his son, who live in Brooklyn, popped a high-definition video camera and an Apple iPhone into a sturdy protective box with a hole for the camera's lens. They attached the box to a weather balloon, which they released about 50 miles (80km) outside New York City, after getting the approval of the authorities. The balloon soared into the stratosphere and eventually burst. A parachute brought it to the ground. By tracking the iPhone's inbuilt global positioning system, the Geissbühlers were able to retrieve the box and the video of their "mission", which shows the curvature of the planet clearly. 

The results can be seen at www.brooklynspaceprogram.org.

Open conversations generate loyalty, sales and most of all, learning... for both sides.

Open conversations (or close them)

A guy walks into a shop that sells ties. He's opened the conversation by walking in.

Salesman says, "can I help you?"

The conversation is now closed. The prospect can politely say, "no thanks, just looking."

Consider the alternative: "That's a [insert adjective here] tie you're wearing, sir. Where did you buy it?"

Conversation is now open. Attention has been paid, a rapport can be built. They can talk about ties. And good taste.

Or consider a patron at a fancy restaurant. He was served an old piece of fish, something hardly worth the place's reputation. On the way out, he says to the chef,

"It must be hard to get great fish on Mondays. I'm afraid the filet I was served had turned."

If the chef says, "I'm sorry you didn't enjoy your meal..." then the conversation is over. The patron has been rebuffed, the feedback considered merely whining and a matter of personal perspective.

What if the chef said instead, "what kind of fish was it?" What if the chef invited the patron back into the kitchen to take a look at the process and was asked for feedback?

Open conversations generate loyalty, sales and most of all, learning... for both sides.

Super Brain Yoga

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Air Show

Oshkosh Wisconsin USA - the greatest airshow on  earth for nearly a week.    Click on the  Link below-    Oshkosh 2011

 

Petrol is costly !

CricTrivia : Curse of 111

Can you please let me and readers know how many times has a wicket fallen at the magical score of 111 in Test cricket? 

 There have been 49 occasions when a batsman has been out on 111. On five occasions the batsman remained unbeaten on this score. Four batsmen -- Arthur Morris, Graeme Wood and Mark Waugh (Australia) and Taufeeq Umar (Pakistan) suffered this fate twice.

India's Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid also had two such scores against their names, including one unbeaten instance.

As far as fall of wickets are concerned, 189 times a wicket has fallen at the score of 111. The innings-wise break-up: 59 times in first innings, 53 times in second innings, 47 times in third innings and 30 times in fourth innings.

The first wicket has fallen at 111 on 11 occasions, second on 19, third on 40, fourth on 28, fifth on 23, sixth on 20, seventh on 18, eighth on 11, ninth on 10 and tenth on 9.

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