Friday, July 12, 2013

Libra Odd Spots!

Seeing that Libra hasn't got a library of their ODD SPOTS, I thought I'd create one for fun! I found some from a link that has not been updated since 2007, so I thought I'd continue with additions on this list. enjoy:)
 
ODD SPOT #1
The first VCR was made in 1956 and was the size of a piano.
ODD SPOT #6
The largest cell in the human body is the female reproductive cell , the ovum. The smallest is the male sperm.
ODD SPOT #8
Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.
ODD SPOT #10
Human thighbones are as strong as concrete.
ODD SPOT #12
Ice cream was invented in China around 2000 B.C.
ODD SPOT #16
Because of the rotation of the earth, an object can be thrown further if it is thrown West.
ODD SPOT #18
Ancient Romans believe chickpeas to be a powerful aphrodisiac.
ODD SPOT #19
The poisonous copperhead snake smells like fresh cut cucumbers.
ODD SPOT #23
In the course of an average lifetime you will, while sleeping, eat 70 assorted insects and 10 spiders.
ODD SPOT #29
An igloo is so well insulated that you can sit inside without a coat when the outside temperature is as low as -30 degrees.
ODD SPOT #30
No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven times.
ODD SPOT #31
A polar bear's skin is black. Its fur is not white but actually clear.
ODD SPOT #35
The human brain is about 85% water.
ODD SPOT #39
The 50-metre-long-wall that gave New York's Wall Street its name was only 3.5 metres tall.
ODD SPOT #43
The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9000 years old.
ODD SPOT #44
It is physicaly impossible for pigs to look up to the sky.
ODD SPOT #46
By law, every child in Belgium must take harmonica lessons at primary school.
ODD SPOT #47
The average person is about a quarter of an inch taller at night.
ODD SPOT #49
The modern flushing toilet was invented by Thomas Crapper.
ODD SPOT #54
Swans are the only birds with penises.
ODD SPOT #57
A snail can sleep for three years.
ODD SPOT #58
A full moon always rises at sunset.
ODD SPOT #59
Chicken soup was believed to be an aphrodisiac during the Middle Ages.
ODD SPOT #63
Cold water weighs less than hot water.
ODD SPOT #65
You are more likely to be attacked by a cow than a shark.
ODD SPOT #68
The pupil of an eye expands as much as 45% when a person looks at something pleasing.
ODD SPOT #69
Seals sleep underwater and surface for air without waking.
ODD SPOT #71
80% of all rose species come from Asia.
ODD SPOT #72
The average human body contains enough potassium to fire a toy cannon.
ODD SPOT #73
The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by the Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
ODD SPOT #77
More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.
ODD SPOT #81
The human eye sees everything upside down, but the brain turns everything right side up.
ODD SPOT #82
The first bike was called a "hobbyhorse".
ODD SPOT #85
Babes have the strongest sense of smell. They can recognise their mothers by scent.
ODD SPOT #88
50,000 cells in your body will have died and been replaced by new cells while you have been reading this sentence.
ODD SPOT #93
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue prints are different.
Very small clouds are called scuds.

ODD SPOT #94
The loop on a belt that holds the loose end is called a "keeper".
ODD SPOT #95
The word 'lethologica' describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
ODD SPOT #96
Althaiophobia is a fear of marshmellows.
ODD SPOT #105
The reason honey is so easy to digest is that it's already been digested by bees.
ODD SPOT #107
The honeybee kills more people worldwide than all the poisonous snakes combined.
ODD SPOT #109
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
ODD SPOT #110
One quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet.
ODD SPOT #111
Some lions mate over 50 times a day.
ODD SPOT #112
Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age.
 
ODD SPOT #115
Bats are the only mammal that can fly.
ODD SPOT #118
The average human body makes enough carbon for 900 pencils.
ODD SPOT #119
The word karaoke means "empty orchestra".
ODD SPOT #120
Our eyes are always the same from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
ODD SPOT #123
More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
ODD SPOT #128Canada has the longest coastline in the world.
 
ODD SPOT #129
If the stomach did not store food, people would have to eat every 20 minutes.
ODD SPOT #133
On average, people fear spiders more than death.
ODD SPOT #135
The cheetah is the only cat that can't retract its claws.

ODD SPOT #137
It snowed in the Sahara Desert on February 18, 1979.

ODD SPOT #139
Tomatoes were originally thought to be poisonous.
ODD SPOT #141
When no body else is around, 47% of people drink straight from the carton (juice/milk).

ODD SPOT #142
Each year, insects eat one third of the world's food crop.

ODD SPOT #144
Prior to the 1930s, diamond rings were rarely given as engagement ring.

ODD SPOT #145
A male kangaroo is called a Boomer.
ODD SPOT #155
While performing her duties as Queen, Cleopatra sometimes wore a fake beard.
ODD SPOT #161
23% of all photocopier faults are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their buttocks.
ODD SPOT #168
Clams have a row of eyes around their shells.
ODD SPOT #169
In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
ODD SPOT #170
Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
ODD SPOT #171
The highest temperature on record was 57.78 degrees on 13 September 1992, in Azizia, Libya.
ODD SPOT #175
A man's voice is deeper than a woman's because males have longer vocal chords.
ODD SPOT #181
The largest pumpkin ever grown recorded a weight of 482kg.
ODD SPOT #186
The Inca Indians of Panama tie a string of chillies behind their boat to repel sharks.
ODD SPOT #188
120 drops of water fill a teaspoon.
ODD SPOT #194
The US bought Florida from Spain.
ODD SPOT #204
Four tablespoons of tomato sauce contains the nutritional equivalant of a medium sized tomato.
ODD SPOT #208
A mysophobic person has an intense fear of infection.
ODD SPOT #214
The average adult eyeball weighs under 30 grams.
ODD SPOT #217
The koala is one of the few land animals that does not require water to survive.
ODD SPOT #219
The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts three naked men with their hands on each other's shoulders.
ODD SPOT #224
It takes about 550 peanuts to make one jar of peanut butter.
ODD SPOT #225
Orchids release a chemical that intoxicates bees.
ODD SPOT #226
Frogs never drink. They absorb water from their surroundings by osmosis.
ODD SPOT #227
Only fully grown male crickets can chirp.
ODD SPOT #234
The average person spends 2 weeks of their life waiting for a traffic light to change.
ODD SPOT #240
Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backward.

ODD SPOT #258
Due to its eye placement a donkey can see all of its hooves at the same time.
ODD SPOT #259
In ancient Rome, oysters were so highly prized that they were sold for their weight in gold.
ODD SPOT #261
A building in which silence is enforced, like a library, is referred to as a silentium.
ODD SPOT #266
The cashew nut belongs to the poison ivy family.
ODD SPOT #269
The garfish has green bones.
ODD SPOT #271
A large cumulonimbus cloud can hold enough water for 500,000 baths.
ODD SPOT #279
Green tea has 50% more vitamin C than black tea.
ODD SPOT #280
During menstruation, the sensitivity of a woman's middle finger is reduced.
ODD SPOT #286
A female kangaroo is called a Flyer.
ODD SPOT #290
A ballet enthusiast is called a "balletomane".
ODD SPOT #298
Strawberries are the only fruit whose seeds grow on the outside.
ODD SPOT #299
90% of all living things in the sea are made up of plankton.

ODD SPOT #302The term karaoke means "empty orchestra".  
ODD SPOT #311
It takes a week to make jelly beans.
ODD SPOT #313
The tulip actually originated in Turkey, not Holland.
ODD SPOT #320
Brontology is the study of thunder.
ODD SPOT #327
Experts say the common cold will delay a child's growth for the cold's duration.
ODD SPOT #328
The left lung is smaller than the right, allowing room for your heart.
ODD SPOT #330
Botanically, true berries include grape, tomato and eggplant, but not raspberries and blackberries.
ODD SPOT #334
People living at high altitudes have more red blood cells than people living at sea level.
ODD SPOT #348
The first vacuum was so large it was brought to a house by horses.
ODD SPOT #356
Podiatrists state that the average pair of feet travel about 190,000km in a life time.
ODD SPOT #357
Owls are reportedly the only birds that can see the colour blue.
ODD SPOT #358
Tuna suffocate if they stop swimming.
ODD SPOT #367
A group of foxes is called a skulk.
ODD SPOT #369
Kilogram for kilogram, humans produce more heat than the sun.
ODD SPOT #370
Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than at any other time of the day.
ODD SPOT #371
Chickens can travel up to 15km per hour.
ODD SPOT #69
On average a cow produces 40 glasses of milk daily.
ODD SPOT #406
Rabbits are born hairless and with closed eyes; hares are born covered with fur and with open eyes.
ODD SPOT #407
Fingernails grow faster on your favoured hand.
ODD SPOT #412
Milk is heavier than cream.

A Question for Snowden...

If you had one question to ask a question to former NSA agent, Snowden, what would you ask?

My question would be:
Was the 911 terrorist attack on NYC planned by the US government or was it a really what we've all been  led to believe?

Sunday, March 31, 2013

The Ides of March.. R.I.P. Dr.Rao

31/03/13 6:45pm

This week's a long weekend, being Easter weekend, one of my favourite holidays of the year as we get Friday and Monday off:)
Fiji 7s team's performance at Tokyo today with the USA was very concerning disappointing...     I can tell that the absence of Ilai Tinai probably had to do with the loss... not to mention Osea Kolinisau didn't show up in the quarter final with the USA... moving on... I would like to see some consistency in winnings in order to put my money on the World Cup in Moscow.. no Roman Candles today... 


I found lots of valuable stuff yesterday on InfoSec... pretty exciting!
I made friends with this guy who shall remain nameless and who's shared with me some insights into key business concepts, not that it's uncommon, but the info he provided was what I had been looking for the past 2 weeks - so its pretty cool.
I've completed 3 info-sec policies that I'll route for review and hopefully get it approved within the week.

By the way, have you ever wondered if there's a way where you can just remember one password that is really secure with strong encryption for all your 100 or so login credentials? Well, let me recommend to you LastPass, it's free, it's got multiple platforms, it's secure, it's safe, it's easier, did I say it's free..? I've been using it for over 12-months now and I have been at peace... :) believe me, I can be very sceptical on assurances but this one here has me grinning with envy.. Steve Gibson did an excellent in-depth review of every LastPass feature on his Security Now! podcast. I recommend giving it a listen: http://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm
Scroll down to Episode #256 (or simply search the page for LastPass). Skip to about 50min in.

Yesterday I received from  my colleague,  the tragic news of our dear colleague from Yalamanchili International, (Dr.Ramamohanarao Surapaneni) commonly known as Dr.Rao, had passed away whilst holidaying in the West with his other colleagues from India... post mortem will be done first to determine the cause of death before he's escorted back to India..I'm sure those that have come to know him during his short stay would agree that he was a goodly man... always smiling. Well, the Lord giveth and He taketh away... R.I.P old friend. (what a sad way to end the month...)

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Tides of March

25/03/2013 12:30am
Cheers rang out into the night from every rugby following household in the middle of the Fijian night as the Fiji 7s team slayed the Dragon in a mesmerising, breath-taking, superb and brilliant performance at the So Kon Po stadium in Hong Kong. Facebook status swiftly updated and flooded with likes and congratulations from all following friends in all corners of the globe!
Nothing to boast about, but I'm pretty sure I was the first one to let loose the Roman Candles that ripped the midnight sky after the coconuts bamboozled the Red Dragon... I was already holding the match-stick ready to strike it alight when only 1minute 37 seconds remaining... and as soon as the referee blew the whistle,  my backyard begun echoing 6 whistling booms into the sky.. the next firework booms came around a minute later... from Tamavua, Cunningham, Namadi, Princess Road etc.. and then followed by a slight pour of rain for a minute.. :) which didnt stop the Roman Candles being lit in celebration from near and far my place.
What a splendid way to commemorate Waisale's Serevi's induction into the IRB Hall of Fame, and also the arrival of Fiji's first ever Airbus A330.
What's next? A higher salary job?
Anyways, today I started reading through the ISO27002:2005 in preparation of the Implementation of the ISO 27k accreditation for our Data Center, the first of its kind in the country and possibly among the small Pacific island countries. Been doing lots of readings and boy have we got alot of work ahead!