Hans Rosling, is a Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker. He is a Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institute and co-founder and chairman of the Gapminder Foundation, which developed the Trendalyzer software system.
In the video below Dr. Hans Rosling shows the history of the development of the planet over the past two centuries, making statistics on interactive graphical animation. "The Joy of Stats" is a BBC Program. Click and watch it.
http://youtu.be/jbkSRLYSojo
This present video clip was provided by our friend Ana Arnaud. HC
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
GFN INFORMATION
"No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times if it is being folded in half for each of the 7 folds!"
RULES OF THUMB
Fun and Funny If you have problems with the words "fun" and "funny," look at these two sentences and see if you can feel the difference:
1. George is so funny. Every time I talk to him he makes me laugh.
2. I really enjoy going to the beach. It's so fun!
Both words here are adjectives. We use "fun" to say that something is enjoyable; we like doing it. We use "funny" to talk about things that make us laugh. Here are some more examples:
Funny
-Larry's joke about the Portuguese student was so funny I almost died laughing.
-Chaplin’s movies are always funny. Everyone in the theater ends up laughing.
-Mary is really funny. She has a great sense of humor, and always makes people laugh.
Fun
-My vacation in Rio was so fun! I went to Copacabana beach and to the Sugar Loaf.
-Jane's a really fun girl. It's always an adventure going out with her.
-Thank you for inviting me to your birthday party. It was really fun.
-I don't like going windsurfing. I think going to the movies is much more fun.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Famous last words
"Yes, but not too many". Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet who had just parked his car, when his wife asked: "Shall I bake some potatoes?" After answering the question he suffered a fatal heart attack.
LAUGHTER’S THE BEST MEDICINE
Back your Bags
A guy gets home, runs into his house, slams the door and says,
- "Honey, pack your bags. I won the lottery!"
The wife says,
- "Wow! That's great! I'm so happy!! Should I pack for the ocean, or should I pack for the mountains?"
He says,
- "I don't care. Just get out."
Great Forest Fire
A photographer for a national magazine was assigned to take pictures of a great forest fire. He was advised that a small plane would be waiting to fly him over the fire.
The photographer arrived at the airstrip just an hour before sundown. Sure enough, a small Cessna airplane was waiting. He jumped in with his equipment and shouted,
- "Let's go!"
The tense man sitting in the pilot's seat swung the plane into the wind and soon they were in the air, though flying erratically.
- "Fly over the north side of the fire," said the photographer, "And make several low-level passes."
- "Why?" asked the nervous pilot.
- "Because I'm going to take pictures!. I'm a photographer, and photographers take pictures!" yelled the photographer
The pilot replied,
- "You mean you're not the flight instructor?"
What's Up, Doc?
A woman went to the Community Hospital. After about 15 minutes with one of the new doctors, she went screaming down the hall. Another doctor stopped her and asked what the problem was and she explained. The second doctor went back to the first and said,
- "What's the matter with you? Mrs. Terry is 63 years old. She has four grown children and seven grandchildren and you told her she was pregnant?"
The new doctor simply smiled and said,
- "I cured her hiccups didn't I” ?
A guy gets home, runs into his house, slams the door and says,
- "Honey, pack your bags. I won the lottery!"
The wife says,
- "Wow! That's great! I'm so happy!! Should I pack for the ocean, or should I pack for the mountains?"
He says,
- "I don't care. Just get out."
Great Forest Fire
A photographer for a national magazine was assigned to take pictures of a great forest fire. He was advised that a small plane would be waiting to fly him over the fire.
The photographer arrived at the airstrip just an hour before sundown. Sure enough, a small Cessna airplane was waiting. He jumped in with his equipment and shouted,
- "Let's go!"
The tense man sitting in the pilot's seat swung the plane into the wind and soon they were in the air, though flying erratically.
- "Fly over the north side of the fire," said the photographer, "And make several low-level passes."
- "Why?" asked the nervous pilot.
- "Because I'm going to take pictures!. I'm a photographer, and photographers take pictures!" yelled the photographerThe pilot replied,
- "You mean you're not the flight instructor?"
What's Up, Doc?
A woman went to the Community Hospital. After about 15 minutes with one of the new doctors, she went screaming down the hall. Another doctor stopped her and asked what the problem was and she explained. The second doctor went back to the first and said,
- "What's the matter with you? Mrs. Terry is 63 years old. She has four grown children and seven grandchildren and you told her she was pregnant?"
The new doctor simply smiled and said,
- "I cured her hiccups didn't I” ?
Quotations
"Beware of the young doctor and the old barber".Benjamin Franklin. US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 - 1790)
Tip of the Day
The Three Rs
Three Rs (pronounced three ars), can refer to:
The three Rs, is a widely-used abbreviation for the basic elements of a primary school curriculum: reading, ’riting (writing), and ’rithmetic (arithmetic).
Franklin Delano Roosevelt proposed a plan to bring about the recovery of the United States from the effects of the Great Depression: Relief, Recovery, and Reform
Word of The Day
A Hard/Tough Nut to Crack
Function: idiom
Meaning:
A person or thing that is difficult to deal with, understand, or influence.
e.g.: The team's defense is a tough nut to crack. The problem is a hard nut to crack. He's a tough nut, but I think I can get him to agree to the contract.
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