Suppose a man traveled back in time and killed his biological grandfather before the latter met the traveller's grandmother. As a result, one of the traveller's parents (and by extension, the traveller himself) would never have been conceived. This would imply that he could not have travelled back in time after all, which in turn implies the grandfather would still be alive, and the traveller would have been conceived, allowing him to travel back in time and kill his grandfather. Thus each possibility seems to imply its own negation, a type of logical paradox.

• Exams are over..3rd year exams are definitely tougher..bt let's hope the best



• FYP presentation is scheduled for next week..



• Had gone to a couple on interviews and go a number of job offers..but choosing the right one can be tough :s



• Moved to Kubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn..and after some ups and downs i can say..i like it..



• Winter is here..and its damn cold at night



• Met an old friend from coll time..after abt 4 yrs



• Am single..and not looking..



• Am back in business

King Leonidas: You bring the crowns and heads of former kings to my city! You mock my queen! You threaten my people with slavery and death!
Messenger: This is blasphemy! This is madness!
King Leonidas: Madness? THIS IS SPARTA!

King Leonidas: Spartans! Ready your breakfast and eat hearty... For tonight, we dine in hell!

Dilios: Go tell the Spartans, passerby, That here, by Spartan law, we lie

Xerxes: I will erase Sparta from the histories......The world will never even know you existed at all.
King Leonidas: The world will know that free men stood against a tyrant, that few stood against many

1. The presenter isn't clear enough in his/her oral delivery - ie, perhaps he/she has a low tone voice, or speaks weirdly..put straight, u cant understand what he/she is saying due to the way he/she speaks.



2. The presenter has too many things to say - this happens often when the presenter tries to speaks about everything in the allocated time.



3. The presenter is reading rather than presenting smtg - this happens either because the presenter doesn't know his subject, or is too shy to face his audience, and hides behind some large pages of notes.



4. Lack of eye contact with the audience - coz he/she is busy reading of course..



5. Too bulky slides - way too many information presented on the slides, and are often just read by the presenter or the presenter just say exactly word to word without reading it (as if to say "hey watch me..i can memorise this HUGE slide by heart")



6. The presentation is boring - due to all the above points

1. Be relaxed. Take it easy its only a presentation. No one will eat u. Try to probe ur audience if possible. To know who you are up to.
   
   



2. Speak nicely. Even if u don't have a perfect English or French, make urself heard and understood. Don't speak to low,and please don't chew a gum while presenting..it's freaking rude..and we can't freaking understand u!!!



3. Body language. It not all about the content of ur presentation, but also how you present it. Walk, smile, gesticulate and make eye contact with ur audience.
   
   



4. Its ok if u dnt speak about everything, atleast have a plan, jot down the most important things to discuss, and discuss them. If there are some less important thing, skip it, most probably some1 will ask about them during the question time, if not, it means it really was unimportant to them.



5. Know ur subject well. This will give prevent u from reading pages and pages of documentation.The plan i was talking about in the previous point will help u know what to talk next.
   
   



6. Don't bore ur audience with too technical details..unless u really have to..but u always can avoid it.



7. Don't use slides if u dnt need them. And if u do need them, don't flood them with too much information, use pictorials, use some main points, keywords..these have a better impact.



8. Don't Be Boring!!! It so easy not to be boring, crack some jokes (not too much), share an anecdote. If u happen to make a mistake at some point, stress on it and make it sound funny, but don't make fun of urself.. Interact with ur audience, ask them their opinions, don't make it a monologue.and ya, be spontaneous..
   
   



9. "Make everything as simple as possible, not simpler". (by Albert Einstein)



10. Presentations are fun, enjoy them!!!

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Google TiSP (beta) is a fully functional, end-to-end system that provides in-home wireless access by connecting commode-based TiSP wireless router to one of thousands of TiSP Access Nodes via fiber-optic cable strung through your local municipal sewage lines

#1 the spindle of fiber-optic cable from your TiSP installation kit. #2 the sinker to the loose end of the cable, take one safe step backward and drop this weighted end into your toilet.

#3 both ends of the spindle firmly while a friend or loved one flushes, thus activating the patented GFlush™ system, which sends the weighted cable surfing through the plumbing system to one of the thousands of TiSP Access Nodes. #4 the GFlush is complete, the spindle will (or at least should) have largely unraveled, exposing a connector at the remaining end. Detach the cable from the spindle, taking care not to allow the cable to slip into the toilet.

#5 the fiber-optic cable into your TiSP wireless router, which has a specially designed counterweight to withstand the centripetal force of flushing. #6 the TiSP installation CD and run the setup utility to install the Google Toolbar (required) and the rest of the TiSP software, which will automatically configure your computer's network settings.

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#include <stdio.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <time.h>



const int min = 1;

const int max = 20;



int generate_unique_random();



int main()

{

     int ran;

     int j=1;

     while(j<21)

     {

        ran=generate_unique_random();

        printf("Number %d is %d,\n",j,ran);

        j++;

     }

}



int generate_unique_random()

{

     static int arr[21];

     time_t seconds;

     time(&seconds);

     srand((unsigned int) seconds);

     int number;

     while(1)

     {

        number = rand() % (max - min + 1) + min;

        if (arr[number]!=1)

        {

           arr[number]=1;

           return number;

        }

     }

}