World of my own (Walking the Talk)

2015 Suzuki GSX S1000 spec sheet Dyno chart (AUS, UK)

2015-11-02T01:00:00.001+11:00

Before and after power commander installation at 100% throttle.
For more info
http://www.superbike.co.uk/blogs/suzuki-gsx-s1000-fuelling-graphs/

https://www.suzuki-gb.co.uk/gsx-s1000fa/

http://www.rapidbikes.com.au/post/2015/10/01/Keen-for-a-sportsbike-that-wont-break-your-bank-account-your-back-will-take-you-to-work-and-take-you-touring-Keep-reading….aspx

2015 SUZUKI GSX S1000 (Novice Rider) Review

2015-10-14T01:47:00.001+11:00

I started my motorcycle riding life on everyone's favorite learner bike Kawasaki ninja 300. I bought the ninja 300 for my 26th birthday. I had very limited riding experience on motorcycle before that. Ninja 300 was a very easy bike to learn on and i did quite well, no incidents until i decided to change the rear tire at 18000 kms. Next morning i was riding to work and took the same turn i take everyday, at the same speed but the cold new shiny tires didn't have enough traction and i dropped the bike and it was a total loss (written off).

I was in the market again for a new bike a definite upgrade aroud $15000 mark. Like every young sport bike lover i was looking for a 600cc sport bike which would be a wise choice for upgrade from LAMS. Never really wanted to buy a cruiser because of limited lean angle on most of them. ABS was a must, because i am sure ABS on Ninja saved my bottom a few times. searched online, visited the dealership and i was almost ready to buy the Ninja ZX6R which had ABS and added bonus Traction control and even a steering damper. Good looking , powerful and packed with rider aids. Speaking to few dealers and got a good deal for $15500AUD, i was ready to buy it. I was at the dealership next day ready to put a deposit on the bike ,to be the proud owner of a brand new ZX6r. Got there as soon as they opened for business, sat on the bike and didn't quiet feel right. Super sport riding position was not for me. I didn't want to lean forward so much for everyday commute. I came to realize street fighter seating position was more like my thing. I decided to give KTM Duke 690 a go even though i hated orange colour scheme. Sitting on it was really different and i was tip-toeing with 835mm seat height ( at 5'11''), handle bars were really close to the chest, with more upright seating, which i wasn't too happy with, so had to let that go. Dropped the plan of buying any of the super sport and was out looking for a street fighter within the price range.

I should say i always though of buying a liter bike , but wasn't sure if i was ready for it, from 300 to a 1000 didn't feel safe. I had BMW S1000r, Suzuki GSX S1000, Yamaha MT09 and Kawasaki Z1000/Z800 in my mind, but was too expensive to buy and insure. I always wanted to own the BMW but $21000 was a bit more than i could afford. To my surprise one dealer offered $15500 on the SUZUKI GSX S1000. I then decided to call up NRMA and ask for a quote for insurance and quoted $600 which was comparatively cheap . I was a happy man and decided, i will go for GSX S1000 because through my eyes it was of-course the best looking among the Japanese bikes. Sat on the bike,test rode it on the official test ride day. Honestly i was really scared to do the test ride knowing that engine can make insane amounts of torque that can throw me off if i cant control it. All went well , it wasn't that scary up to 4000rpms, that is 10% of the throttle. I could feel the sleeping giant ready to unleash its raw power at one twist of the throttle. I was fully aware of that fact and was riding very cautious, but always tempted to go full throttle. Rode it for 30 minutes and loved every second on it and ended up buying one on the same day.

One week into owning the legendary K5 engine in a new chassis and having done nearly 700kms, i should say i am really happy that i bought the SUZUKI. She should only get better with time. There are a lot of things i like and a few i don't. I was actually comparing it to my NINJA 300 for the most part. I really love the way the bike looks with minimal fairings in beautiful matte grey. Upside down forks in gold goes well with grey. Slightly forward seating with renthal fatbars, which at shoulder width giving it good light handling in corners. Seats are soft and comfortable. Sounds awesome with stock exhaust, which i will keep. Engine at 145 HP, 106Nm torque giving insane acceleration in any gear sends my heart pounding with excitement every time i rev it. Smooth power delivery which never was too scary coming of a 300cc 38HP machine made me fall in love with the bike instantly. I was now sitting 25mm higher with 35kgs more which i am used to now and i love . Mirrors are much better than the Ninja . She is the beauty and the beast in one.

The bits i didn't like: The cable clutch feels a bit tight and it is hard work in heavy traffic street riding. Throttle response is a tiny bit snatchy and always felt i am a gear lower than i was and looking to shift up all the time. Even though i was in sixth , always thought i could use another one up. Doing a 60 to 70kms/hr was no problem , but at 110kms/hr i would have loved a softer ride . Heat shield on the exhaust was a bit wobbly and the rear cowl is a bit fragile plastic.Pillion seat is soft but a bit small which i wont be risking a pillion on. Suspension could be a bit better. Wind blast at 110kms is tiring after a little while, which will be soon fixed with a wind shield from the accessories store.

I should say i am a satisfied rider on the GSX S1000 and will keep riding it as long as i can. I will be adding Heated grip set, tank pads, rear faring protector and a small smoked wind shield. I would recommend it to anyone looking for street style liter bike. Sure it is a few HP's less than the BMW , but is a good value at $6000 cheaper with enough rider aids. Three mode traction control, ABS and adjustable forks should keep anybody who is looking for rideable, affordable 1000cc motorbike happy for a long time. With good looks, lovely sound, powerful smooth engine and a very competitive price, i am sure Suzuki has delivered a complete package to rise above the competitors.

Safe riding, Cheers!!!

Top Australian 7 seater Suv’s of 2015

2015-08-06T17:17:00.001+10:00

Source: http://www.autocaraustralia.com/best-australian-7-seater-suvs-and-7-seater-cars-2014/

Android Naming Order

2015-06-11T23:39:00.001+10:00

Android versions have been following an alphabetical order in their naming and upgrades.

A for Astro (1.0)
B for Bender (1.1)
C for Cupcake (1.5)
D for Donut (1.6)
E for Eclair (2.0)
F for Froyo (2.2.x)
G for Gingerbread (2.3.x)
H for Honeycomb (3.x)
I for Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.x)
J for Jelly Bean (4.3)
K for KitKat (4.4)
L for Lollipop (5.0)

The Bad Guys

2012-03-11T00:58:00.002+11:00

STAR WARS PEOPLE ARE THE BAD GUYS.

To all the awesome people out there. I have not created anything interesting or useful in ages. But, today is different. I am stone drunk ( just means i am drunk and am like a stone, typing. A stone with arms & fingers ). I came across something interesting . This is all about spagetification. Okay, it is what happens when u enter a black hole. The gravitational pull is different on different parts of ur body and you just get pulled stronger on ur legs than your head if u were to fall in to a black hole. You know u will be okay if can get urself an infinite spin. I dont care if Stephen Hawking or Albert Einstein didn't agree with me , because i know what i am talking about.Did you know , when you are at the 'Event-horizon' you can see the back of your head.

I met some one yesterday who didn't believe in god. He was an atheist not an agnostic. He told me his belief is based on facts ,it is evidence based. He thinks he is smart and knows every thing. All the others who believe in god ( a consciousness that exist in the universe) are dumb . He seems so proud not to believe in god . I asked him to tell me how long he would take to write all the alphabets in order by hitting the keys in a keyboard at random . Chance of a monkey typing the word BANANA is 1 in 15 billion with a fifty letter keyboard (taking the fastest 216-WPM, you run the math). Let alone creation of life with complex genetic code in 4.6 billion years. He thinks he came up with answers for everything happening in the world based on evidence provided by his 5 senses in 4 dimensions. However he will never understand what Pauli exclusion principle or Schrodinger's cat is , will he?. All he has to understand is religion is like an operating system to communicate with the CPU (god) and it just doesnt matter if its iOS or Android or Macintosh or windows ( I mean different religions). All you have to do is communicate with the power that drives the universe (CPU).
Well he should probably read about fibonacci series, random monkey theorem which will probably help. Would you deny Shakespeare's genius by just saying all his works would have come to existence without him. It is easy to say it could happened at random in infinite time. But you need someone to guide this randomness for a meaningful creation. If you dont agree all you have to do is explain to me is about the edge of the universe. What marks the end to this space . How can we imagine about the end point of this universe. Is it like a wall or is it something else. Our intelligence falls short of imagination. There is the limitation.

Dont forget to watch KONY 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdldABYWHEY)on youtube. (lets get that asshole.)

Windows 8 Developer Version English ( OS Download)

2011-09-17T23:19:00.000+10:00

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516

Hi Guys ,

Windows 8 will hit the market soon. I am excited , would definitely go for a windows 8 tablet as soon as it is out. It looks and feels pretty good. If you wish to try it out , follow the links below. Make sure you install Win8 on a different partition or get Virtual Box (free) or VMware (http://tornwrapper.blogspot.com/2011/08/dual-boot-windows-and-linux.html) Cheers !!!!!

Disk Partition in Vista or Win 7
(http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows-vista/Create-and-format-a-hard-disk-partition)

# Open start menu
# Right click Computer
# Select Manage (Opens computer management window)
# Select Disk Management
# Right Click the drive you wanna divide
# Select shrink Volume ( A window pops up showing the amount of available space)
# Enter the size you wanna extract ( Min 10GB -> 10240 MB)
# Once the shrink is done the disk management shows a new a new box ( 10GB unallocated space)
(http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2674-partition-volume-create-new.html)
# Right click it and select New Simple volume
# Follow the prompts by the wizard
# Name it and Quick format it as you go.

Burn Win 8 to the disk and have fun
Windows 8 Download Link
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516

I would suggest Developer Preview (32 bit or 64 bit without developer tools)

Dual Boot Windows and LINUX

2011-08-13T22:14:00.004+10:00

Lets talk about trying out Linux. Most of us are familiar with windows and windows products. But it will be a good idea to try out Linux because it is very fast easy to use and have access to all open source software for multimedia, programming and office tools.

There are two ways you can do it
1. Create a virtual machine
2. Dual boot/ USB boot with Windows

Creating a virtual machine: Allows you to create multiple bootable computers within your computer running on windows or any other operating system. You can create multiple virtual computers running on different operating systems without affecting your windows machine. Uninstalling is as easy as uninstalling any other software in your windows machine and wipes out all your virtual machines created.

# Virtual Box (http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)
Free Open source software from Oracle , Easy to set up and use (Instructions are fairly easy to follow)

# VMware (http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/desktop_downloads/vmware_workstation/7_0)
Have to register , free to try with limited functionality , Have to buy license
Once the software is installed you can modify and install your desired operating system just like you would do on a clean new machine.

Dual boot/ USB boot Linux with Windows:
In the boot menu you will have to choose which operating system you want to boot with and work with one and have to restart the machine to switch operating system. Works fine with Linux. But to try other operating systems or different versions of windows itself you will have to partition the hard drive (primary) and may cause issues with host operating system if instructions are not followed properly ( require advance knowledge)
If you are trying to dual boot Windows 7 or Vista with lower versions keep boot loaders handy (http://www.vistabootpro.org/index.php/site/information/dual_boot_windows_7). to fix any boot errors in host system.

#. Unetbootin (http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/) (Do not require installation)
Makes a bootable USB drive from a choice of linux distro (ISO) you have already downloaded (offline) or lets you download and make a boot device from a list of linux distros online. Once a bootable USB disk or CD is made restart the system press F12 to select boot from USB or CD/DVD drive or HD.
This method saves you from any possible harm to your host Operating system and keep aside can boot to Linux only when you need with the USB drive. (Probably a best way to try out different distros)

#. WUBI Installer (http://wubi.sourceforge.net/)
for UBUNDU Linux.
Download the file and run, make the choice of UBUNDU desktops you want to use )
It keeps Windows as it is, Wubi only adds an extra option to boot into Ubuntu. Wubi does not require partitions of your PC. It works just like any other application within windows. Uninstalling is same as for other software in your add or remove program section.

If you already have downloaded UBUNDU iso, make a bootable CD or USB with UNETBOOTIN, boot from USB/ CD and once Ubundu desktop Pops up run WUBI from within Ubundu.

Users of Internet Explore (IE 6) have a lower level of IQ. (This story has been determined to be a hoax.)

2011-08-08T02:44:00.009+10:00

Image from (http://9.mshcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/iq_score.jpg)

According to a recent study, users of Internet Explore (IE 6) have a lower level of IQ than users of other browsers such as Firefox, Chromer and Safari. The study was carried out by AptiQuant, a Canadian Company, under the title “Intelligent Quotient and Browser Usage” . Compiled IQ test scores of 101,326 individuals older than 16 and divided them into groups according to the browser they use.The results are fascinating. Users of Internet Explorer 6 have an average IQ score barely more than 80; Firefox and Chrome users fare much better, with average IQ scores of about 110, while Opera and Camino users have an average IQ score more than 120.

After all it doesn't say all IE users are dumb it is just IE6 users, if you have switched to IE9 or 8, i would say your just as smart as others. IE6 is an old browser released with Windows 95 and was most used used browser during 2002 and 2003.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer) I am a big fan of IE when it comes to flash videos that you need to mount on a virtual drive and have to run on browsers and even for running some codes with windows. Guess it makes sense to the ones who know what i am talking about.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/dumb-people-use-internet-explorer-study-20110803-1iae6.html#ixzz1UMN423XZ

I would suggest switching on to Google chrome atleast for add on's and angry birds. Can check out others, they have a similar look an feel as Chrome , Leave comment or suggestion if you would like me to add anything else and if i am wrong.

Safari http://www.apple.com/safari/

Camino Browser http://caminobrowser.org/

Mozilla Firefox http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new/

Opera http://www.opera.com/

Google Chrome http://www.google.com/chrome/

Internet Explorer9 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/internet-explorer/products/ie/home .

And a bit of taste for INDIA powered by Mozilla.

Epic Browser http://www.epicbrowser.com/

Using a Particular Browser wont make you smarter. But looking at the choice you have made already will tell you how smart you are.

Microsoft Office 2010 Home & Student (Disc Version)

Office for Mac Home & Student 2011 - 1 Pack

Make Your Browsing Safer

2011-08-03T19:45:00.008+10:00

We hear a lot about hacking and network security and user account compromise these days. Especially while using social networking website, lots of malicious links are shared. Single click downloads the malware and in turn sent the same link to your friends. These links exploit the curiosity of the user and some times posts inappropriate pictures and content on your wall. Apart from the basic anti-virus protection , couple of add-on's offer better protection while browsing the web.

# Find an anti-virus with link scanning feature ( Norton , AVG)

# Use browsers like Mozilla , Opera or Google Chrome (+1).

I would suggest Google Chrome and Firefox because it has very useful extensions.

If using Google Chrome install extensions

#Adblock Plus (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb?hl=en-US&hc=search&hcp=main) it blocks all the ad's, even Google ad's if you prefer so.

# WOT (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bhmmomiinigofkjcapegjjndpbikblnp?hl=en-US&hc=search&hcp=main) scans all the links and color coded circles next to the links tells you if it is a trusted link.

Trust me you will know the difference .

Did you know: You can upload content up to 1GB to Google docs , you can work with you Word , Spread sheets and Power Point presentations within the browser.

Dont forget to check out Microsoft Office 365 if u have a windows live or hotmail account , make use of skydrive and Microsoft Office features within your browser (+1)

It is all in the cloud guys.

Norton 360 5.0 1-User/3PCs

McAfee Total Protection 2011 3-User

Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 3-User

Norton Internet Security 2011- 1 User

Existence of GOD

2010-11-27T16:10:00.016+11:00

If you really think the laws of Universe and all what exists in it, is not applicable prior to big bang. How can someone prove the existence of god who was there before big bang , using the laws and definition existing in this universe. It is like TIME. How do u prove existence of time . We can experience time but not prove it is there . Its just an intellectual entity, like GOD.

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2008-05-15T01:48:00.011+10:00

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Know it Now

2008-02-15T22:14:00.012+11:00

101 Amazing Facts

1. The Atlantic ocean is saltier than Pacific Ocean.

2.The flea can jump 350 times its body length,that is like a human jumping the length of a football field.

3.No matter how cold it gets gasoline will not freeze.

4.The "L.L"in L.L.Bean stands for Leon Leonwood.

5.Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.

6.Self-stick stamps were invented by the Post Office after employees developed addictions to licking the original type.

7.Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.

8.The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London

9.Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people

10.Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!

11.The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!

12.One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!

13.Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!

14.The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man

15.Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!

16.Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!

17.The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion
by 2080.

18.Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

19.Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.

20.The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.

21.Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.

22.Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!

23.What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.

24."Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.

25."Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.

26.In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child

27.cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!

28.Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

29.You can't kill yourself by holding your breath

30.There is a city called Rome on every continent.

31.It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!

32.Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!

33.Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.

34.Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."

35.Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it.

36.On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.

37.More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.

38.The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.

39.More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.

40.Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

41.The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!

42.The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.

43.Earth is the only planet not named after a god.

44.It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.

45.You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.

46.Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!

47.Dolphins sleep with one eye open!

48.It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open

49.The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!

50.The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds

51.Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not

52.Slugs have 4 noses.

53Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.

54.A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!

55.A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!

56.The average person laughs 10 times a day!

57.An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain

58.An average human burp provides the capacity to fill 1/64th of a regular-sized balloon.

59.Sources very close to the Beatles have said that John Lennon was not actually murdered; he grew tired of being in the public eye and faked his death with the help of some NYPD officials and a fan who is being well compensated financially for his time in prison. Oddly enough, John eventually longed for the spotlight again and now plays in a Beatles tribute band in San Francisco.

60.When Teddy Roosevelt charged San Juan Hill, he carried a pair of his wife's underwear in his pocket for good luck.

61.The Bible, the world's best-selling book, is also the world's most shoplifted book.

62.Someone paid $14,000 for the bra worn by Marilyn Monroe in the film 'Some Like It Hot'.

63.Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.

64.More than 1,000 different languages are spoken on the continent of Africa.

65.In the U.S.A over eleven thousand people (up until the end of 2003) have visited a tortilla chip that appears to have the face of Jesus Christ burned into it?

66.A kiss lasting one minute can burn more than 100 calories.

67.Buckingham Palace in England has over six hundred rooms.

68.There was once an undersea post office in the Bahamas.

69.Abraham Lincoln's mother died when she drank the milk of a cow that grazed on poisonous snakeroot.

70.After the death of Albert Einstein his brain was removed by a pathologist and put in a jar for future study.

71.More coins are swallowed by American children in six months than are produced by the treasury mint of Luxembourg in six years.

72.The use of the word "Love" to denote zero in tennis comes from the 18th Century French custom requiring the losers of the match to grant sexual favors to the winners.

73.The malicious introduction of urine into an experimental soft drink batch indirectly led to the creation of Diet Mountain Dew.

74.The world's first toupees appeared in mid 16th-century France and were actually stapled to the skull.

75.Two hundred years ago in what is now Turkmenistan, custom dictated that couples would consummated their marriages on mattresses stuffed with body hair collected from the bride's family.

76.Had all the people on earth at midnight, Greenwich Mean Time on October 11, 2002 held hands, it would have formed a line the exact distance from the earth to the moon.

78.The name Pekoe, as a breed of tea, has its derivation in the Boer War, when British officers, devoid of proper equipment to make tea, would strain the leaves in their socks. It was considered an extremely unlucky day if the socks became too worn ("peek'd a toe") for use.

79.Disgraced author James Frey once worked as a fact checker for the magazine, Highlights for Children.

80.A study conducted by the Center for Emotional Studies at Hefner University found the emotional trauma of seeing your parents having sex is equivalent to the head trauma sustained in a 25-mile-per-hour vehicle crash.

81.Had Kevin Bacon's mother accepted a marriage proposal offered by her high school sweetheart, the actor's name would have been Kevin Hamm.

82.Oranges were originally called "greens" because their discoverer named them before they had ripened.

83.While the Library of Congress does not have a copy of the King James version of the Bible in its collection, it does have The Joy of Sex in 37 different languages.

84.Actor William Shatner delivers his lines in that signature stop-and-start manner due to a learning disability he has had since birth.

85.The average ball point pen contains enough ink to draw a thin line from San Diego to Anaheim, California.

86.Kevin Federline, the estranged husband of Britney Spears, is actually a Reserve Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff, and holds the rank of Detective in the narcotics division.

87.Religious scholars say the Harry Potter series of novels is actually a thinly veiled retelling of the story of the life of Jesus Christ.

88.The rate of "snap, crackle, pop" in Rice Crispies varies according to the type of milk it is placed in. Goat's milk results in no activity at all, while human breast milk increases the rate by as much as 50 percent.

89.Among his tests for the best electric light bulb filament, Thomas Edison included a cotton thread submerged in horse urine.

90.It was considered unladylike for 13th-century Iberian peninsula women to use a razor of any
sort. To get around this, they spread a sugar coated substance over their legs which would cause humming birds to pull out each hair individually over a matter of hours.

91.Blind chess players keep track of their games using special bells placed on each chess piece.

92.Dark chocolate is known to contain 18 compounds that regulate the aging process, including an antidote from the four compounds it contains that dramatically accelerate human cell damage.

93.The state of Kentucky has minerals in much of its groundwater that completely neutralize tooth-decay fighting additive fluoride.

94.Mumbly Peg was used to determine the marching order of cadets at West Point until late into the 1840's when alphabetical order as used today was instituted.

95.In certain Portuguese dialects, "La Quinta" translates to "The Cheese Whore."

96.A credit card can be turned into a rudimentary compass by simply running a sewing needle through the center of the magnetic strip, then immersing it in liquid.

97.Retail security tags can possibly emit low-level radiation if removed without using the manufacturer's deactivator.

98.The expression "There's no business like show business!" was coined by an exuberant Mark Twain after seeing a performance of Joseph Pujol, the "fartiste" known as Le Petomane, at Paris' famous Moulin Rouge.

99.The total cost of manufacturing a dollar bill, including labor, supplies and energy is now $1.37.

100.To prepare for the food needs of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, China's communist government displaced a city of 40,000 people to convert the land into cattle pasture.

101.The Samurai swords made by renown blacksmith Suishinshi Masahide were so sharp that, if balance blade-down on a willow-tree plank, they would under their own weight cut through the wood at the rate of approximately a half-centimeter per day.