BILL GATES IN HEAVEN

Bill Gates died in a car accident. He found himself in Purgatory being sized up by God..."Well, Bill, I'm really confused on this call. I'm not sure whether to send you to Heaven or Hell. After all, you enormously helped society by putting a computer in almost every home in the world and yet you created that ghastly Windows 95.

I'm going to do something I've never done before. In your case, I'm going to let you decide where you want to go!"

Bill replied, "Well, thanks, God. What's the difference between the two?"

God said, "I'm willing to let you visit both places briefly if it will help you make a decision."

"Fine, but where should I go first?"

God said, "I'm going to leave that up to you."

Bill said, "OK, then, let's try Hell first."

So Bill went to Hell. It was a beautiful, clean, sandy beach with clear waters. There were thousands of beautiful women running around, playing in the water, laughing and frolicking about. The sun was shining and the temperature was perfect. Bill was very pleased.

"This is great!" he told God, "If this is Hell, I REALLY want to see Heaven!"

"Fine," said God and off they went. Heaven was a high place in the clouds, with angels drifting about playing harps and singing. It was nice but not as enticing as Hell. Bill thought for a quick minute and rendered his decision.

"Hmm, I think I prefer Hell" he told God.

"Fine," retorted God, "as you desire."

So Bill Gates went to Hell. Two weeks later, God decided to check up on the late billionaire to see how he was doing in Hell.

When God arrived in Hell, he found Bill shackled to a wall, screaming amongst the hot flames in a dark cave. He was being burned and tortured by demons.

"How's everything going, Bill?" God asked.

Bill responded - his voice full of anguish and disappointment, "This is awful, this is not what I expected. I can't believe this happened". "What happened to that other place with the beaches and the beautiful women playing in the water?"

God said, "That was the screen saver"

BREATHE

By the Window Pane

A carefree posture,

With a hint of the lingering tobacco,

The grey hair and wrinkled skin,

Were the traces and trails of time left behind.

Years and years from now,

Perhaps I would be daydreaming my way just the same way,

By the window panes...

P.S: Been a while since I played with the pictures in my camera using Photoshop :)

Fun time

Okay here's another trick for u to unravel

try as much as you can to make ur mouse touch his nose

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This is pretty neat!
Click on the YEAR OF YOUR BIRTH (IN BLUE BELOW_ THEN
The screen is going to fade to black, have your glasses on, and follow the instructions below.
You'll be pleasantly surprised with this one... Type the year only!! Then click the question (?) mark
Sit back and enjoy!!

http://whathappenedinmybirthyear.com/

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and don't forget to comment

SOME STRESS KILL TIPS THAT IS CERTAIN TO WORK

Share your emotions with your best friend,

Take deep breath in fresh air,

Do start light exercise,

Listen your favorite music/sound track,

Watch your favorite movie or TV program,

yoga is also great to beat stress.

Variuos stresss management techniques

• Look into your own eyes and relax.
• Researchers have come up with more evidence that self-hypnosis and other relaxation techniques can strengthen your immune system
• There seems to be a connection between one's state of mind and immune activity," says Harold L. Pass, director of the psychiatry outpatient department at State University of New York (SUNY), at Stony Brook. "We haven't found a way to consistently tap into it and enhance it in a way that can be measured, but this study is another very nice indication that this is something that needs to be explored and should not be dismissed."
• The study, reported in a recent issue of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, looked at 33 medical and dental students at Ohio State University as they faced the dreaded first major exam of the term. All participants were screened to make sure they would be susceptible to hypnosis.
• Blood was drawn from each subject before any relaxation techniques had been used and again three days before the exams. By this time, about half the participants (10 women and seven men) had started using self-hypnosis techniques alone and in formal group sessions. A control group went about life as usual.
• The simple relaxation techniques included deep breathing, followed by progressive muscle relaxation, imagery and, woven into the imagery, suggestions focusing on the student's ability to concentrate and retain information, even how enjoyable it would be to sit down and study for that killer mid-term or final. These "interventions" lasted about half an hour each and took place every day for about a week.
• At the end of the study, students who had used self-hypnosis techniques showed a 26 percent to 39 percent difference in the activity of T-lymphocytes, the white blood cells which are crucial indicators of immune response. The ability of the T-lymphocytes to respond to a challenge dropped 24 percent to 33 percent in control-group students compared with the relaxing group as exams approached. Students who practiced self-hypnosis most frequently showed the best immune responses.
• It's not the first time scientists have observed such effects on  "There seems to be a connection between one's state of mind and immune activity," says Harold L. Pass, director of the psychiatry outpatient department at State University of New York (SUNY), at Stony Brook. "We haven't found a way to consistently tap into it and enhance it in a way that can be measured, but this study is another very nice indication that this is something that needs to be explored and should not be dismissed."
• The study, reported in a recent issue of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, looked at 33 medical and dental students at Ohio State University as they faced the dreaded first major exam of the term. All participants were screened to make sure they would be susceptible to hypnosis.
• Blood was drawn from each subject before any relaxation techniques had been used and again three days before the exams. By this time, about half the participants (10 women and seven men) had started using self-hypnosis techniques alone and in formal group sessions. A control group went about life as usual.
• The simple relaxation techniques included deep breathing, followed by progressive muscle relaxation, imagery and, woven into the imagery, suggestions focusing on the student's ability to concentrate and retain information, even how enjoyable it would be to sit down and study for that killer mid-term or final. These "interventions" lasted about half an hour each and took place every day for about a week.
• At the end of the study, students who had used self-hypnosis techniques showed a 26 percent to 39 percent difference in the activity of T-lymphocytes, the white blood cells which are crucial indicators of immune response. The ability of the T-lymphocytes to respond to a challenge dropped 24 percent to 33 percent in control-group students compared with the relaxing group as exams approached. Students who practiced self-hypnosis most frequently showed the best immune responses.
• It's not the first time scientists have observed such effects on immune response. A study about 10 years ago showed that breast cancer patients who attended support groups tended to live longer, suggesting their immune system's ability to fight the cancer was enhanced by the sessions.
• The findings in the Ohio study may have applications for patients about to undergo surgery. One of the study authors, Cathie Atkinson, a clinical psychologist at Ohio State University, says some of the dental students who took part in the study are planning to use self-hypnosis in their own practices.
• Pass says though encouraging, the study was a fairly small one and needs to be buttressed by more studies that have similar results. It also focused on people who seemed to have a clear susceptibility to hypnosis so the results can't necessarily be applied to everyone. "It's beautiful if it's true, but it requires follow-up with rigorous scientifically acceptable standards for replication," says Pass.
• Atkinson is hopeful. "I am a big believer in mind and body," she says. "I think that we control our body's responses a lot more than we know."
• What To Do
• Pass says various stress-management techniques, including meditation, relaxation and hypnosis, seem to affect the sympathetic nervous system (blood pressure, heart rate, muscle tone) by changing an individual's state of mind and sense of well being. Although participants in the study received training in self-hypnosis techniques, you can learn similar techniques on your own. For basic instruction on some of the techniques, check Hypnosis Online, or Mental Help Net
• The Hawaii Medical Library's Consumer Health Information Service also has links to various alternative medicine sites.
• If you decide to get professional training or help, be careful. "There are people out there who are offering treatments that don't have any scientific validity," says Pass. "The danger is that there are untrained people offering unproven techniques using testimonials and anecdotal research, single case studies that are not scientifically acceptable. … Don't automatically assume that a treatment is not helpful, but it's certainly advisable to ask the practitioner for the data that shows this is an effective treatment. If they show you patient testimonials and single-case reports in non-refereed journals," this is not acceptable.
• You can also check with state officials to find out if a practitioner is licensed.

Look into your own eyes and relax.

Researchers have come up with more evidence that self-hypnosis and other relaxation techniques can strengthen your immune system

There seems to be a connection between one's state of mind and immune activity," says Harold L. Pass, director of the psychiatry outpatient department at State University of New York (SUNY), at Stony Brook. "We haven't found a way to consistently tap into it and enhance it in a way that can be measured, but this study is another very nice indication that this is something that needs to be explored and should not be dismissed."

The study, reported in a recent issue of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, looked at 33 medical and dental students at Ohio State University as they faced the dreaded first major exam of the term. All participants were screened to make sure they would be susceptible to hypnosis.

Blood was drawn from each subject before any relaxation techniques had been used and again three days before the exams. By this time, about half the participants (10 women and seven men) had started using self-hypnosis techniques alone and in formal group sessions. A control group went about life as usual.

The simple relaxation techniques included deep breathing, followed by progressive muscle relaxation, imagery and, woven into the imagery, suggestions focusing on the student's ability to concentrate and retain information, even how enjoyable it would be to sit down and study for that killer mid-term or final. These "interventions" lasted about half an hour each and took place every day for about a week.

At the end of the study, students who had used self-hypnosis techniques showed a 26 percent to 39 percent difference in the activity of T-lymphocytes, the white blood cells which are crucial indicators of immune response. The ability of the T-lymphocytes to respond to a challenge dropped 24 percent to 33 percent in control-group students compared with the relaxing group as exams approached. Students who practiced self-hypnosis most frequently showed the best immune responses.

It's not the first time scientists have observed such effects on  "There seems to be a connection between one's state of mind and immune activity," says Harold L. Pass, director of the psychiatry outpatient department at State University of New York (SUNY), at Stony Brook. "We haven't found a way to consistently tap into it and enhance it in a way that can be measured, but this study is another very nice indication that this is something that needs to be explored and should not be dismissed."

The study, reported in a recent issue of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, looked at 33 medical and dental students at Ohio State University as they faced the dreaded first major exam of the term. All participants were screened to make sure they would be susceptible to hypnosis.

Blood was drawn from each subject before any relaxation techniques had been used and again three days before the exams. By this time, about half the participants (10 women and seven men) had started using self-hypnosis techniques alone and in formal group sessions. A control group went about life as usual.

The simple relaxation techniques included deep breathing, followed by progressive muscle relaxation, imagery and, woven into the imagery, suggestions focusing on the student's ability to concentrate and retain information, even how enjoyable it would be to sit down and study for that killer mid-term or final. These "interventions" lasted about half an hour each and took place every day for about a week.

At the end of the study, students who had used self-hypnosis techniques showed a 26 percent to 39 percent difference in the activity of T-lymphocytes, the white blood cells which are crucial indicators of immune response. The ability of the T-lymphocytes to respond to a challenge dropped 24 percent to 33 percent in control-group students compared with the relaxing group as exams approached. Students who practiced self-hypnosis most frequently showed the best immune responses.

It's not the first time scientists have observed such effects on immune response. A study about 10 years ago showed that breast cancer patients who attended support groups tended to live longer, suggesting their immune system's ability to fight the cancer was enhanced by the sessions.

The findings in the Ohio study may have applications for patients about to undergo surgery. One of the study authors, Cathie Atkinson, a clinical psychologist at Ohio State University, says some of the dental students who took part in the study are planning to use self-hypnosis in their own practices.

Pass says though encouraging, the study was a fairly small one and needs to be buttressed by more studies that have similar results. It also focused on people who seemed to have a clear susceptibility to hypnosis so the results can't necessarily be applied to everyone. "It's beautiful if it's true, but it requires follow-up with rigorous scientifically acceptable standards for replication," says Pass.

Atkinson is hopeful. "I am a big believer in mind and body," she says. "I think that we control our body's responses a lot more than we know."

What To Do

Pass says various stress-management techniques, including meditation, relaxation and hypnosis, seem to affect the sympathetic nervous system (blood pressure, heart rate, muscle tone) by changing an individual's state of mind and sense of well being. Although participants in the study received training in self-hypnosis techniques, you can learn similar techniques on your own. For basic instruction on some of the techniques, check Hypnosis Online, or Mental Help Net

The Hawaii Medical Library's Consumer Health Information Service also has links to various alternative medicine sites.

If you decide to get professional training or help, be careful. "There are people out there who are offering treatments that don't have any scientific validity," says Pass. "The danger is that there are untrained people offering unproven techniques using testimonials and anecdotal research, single case studies that are not scientifically acceptable. … Don't automatically assume that a treatment is not helpful, but it's certainly advisable to ask the practitioner for the data that shows this is an effective treatment. If they show you patient testimonials and single-case reports in non-refereed journals," this is not acceptable.

You can also check with state officials to find out if a practitioner is licensed.