Ever wanted to see flowing water slowed down to the point of transforming into a series of airborne droplets? This video has that. And more. A chap by the name of Tom Guilmette got to work with a Vision Research Phantom Flex camera recently, and, being the true geek that he is, he put together a video composition of staggering slow-motion footage. When pushed to its limit, the Phantom is capable of filling every second of 1080p recording with 2,800 frames, though Tom mercifully ran it at a lower 2,564fps speed. That’s still sufficient temporal resolution to let you track the wave of an impact’s vibration as it travels up a BlackBerry‘s body — oh yeah, it’s as awesome as it sounds.
Bunk Bazaar is a mobile application that helps every student manage his/her own attendance in a very easy and efficient way. The Bunk Bazaar application in addition, also gives alerts and other utilities. In short, its a complete software which any student would require!
Being a mobile application, its very handy and easy to use it. It can save a lot of time for every student and make them more cautious about attending classes and being regular to class. On the same line, it also gives the count of number of classes that you can bunk so that you don’t cross below the threshold percentage.
Specifications :
Name : Bunk Bazaar
Version : 1.1
Details : CLDC 1.1,1.0 and MIDP 2.1,2.0
Attendance Register : Attendance register is a module that allows you enter your daily attendance. The intuitive way provides those hours(i.e. classes) that you’ve on a specified day. You can easily run through the check boxes and tick mark the absent hours. That’s it.!
You can also find a modify option which will help you correct the mistakes made during the attendance entry.
Check Zone : Allows you to check your attendance.
This provides you with a short summary to a full statistics about your attendance. You can check alert meters, overall percentages and couple of other things too.
Quick Alerts : To those who want to know things quick! you’ve got Quick Alerts. This module will alert you about those courses in which you’ve to make sure that you attend classes regularly. It’s a very intuitive alarm interface that will make you go gaga when it says! “Enjoy your day!”.
Forecaster : Intense computations through a lot of equations, this module helps a student know how many classes he has to attend to make up the threshold attendance percentage level and how many he can afford to skip. The software has an inbuilt intelligence capability and prompts you when in need.
Time table : Time table gives you a few options like viewing and modifying a time table. This is provided so that, you can add up a few more classes, in case you get a special class on weekends or during some other day.
Roll Back : Roll back allows you to reinstall your software to its factory settings.
All these options provide a complete attendance suite for a college/university going student who carries a mobile :). The interface is as simple and doesn’t even require you to spend lots of MBs of your precious phone’s memory card.
The application was developed by me (Sanjeev Gopinath V) and my fellow friends Anurag Jain and Sudha Rani. In case if you’re interested to use it, you can mail us at : sanjeevsince90@gmail.com. We’ll provide you with the .jar file at the earliest 🙂
The MaharashtraFood and Drug Administration has taken Heinz India to court over an advertisement for its health drink Complan. The advertisement claims the drink can add two inches to a child’s height. The FDA chargesheet, naming seven officials of Heinz India, calls it an exaggerated advertisement. In an email response, Heinz India officials said, “We are not aware of any such complaint having been filed. We stand by our claim and would defend the same with appropriate research study.”
Complan has been established around the world as a trusted provider of nutritional supplements for more than 50 years.
Complan was first developed by Glaxo in the 1950s as a powdered food for use in hospitals. When reconstituted with water, it provided all essential nutrients and could be fed to patients through a tube, as well as by mouth. Its name is derived from COMplete PLANned nutrition.
Following its success in the hospital environment, Complan developed as a product suitable for outpatient care and eventually became available for purchase in pharmacies and shops.
Complan has continued to develop over the years. Flavoured varieties were first introduced in the 1970s and the range has since expanded and also includes savoury varieties. By 1985, nutritional thinking had advanced and Complan was again reformulated to reflect this. The quantity and type of fat content was revised in line with a Department of Health report on diet and cardiovascular disease.
All Complan sold in the UK is manufactured in the UK. There are variations in product make-up and methods of manufacture around the world. But wherever it is made, Complan consistently offers balanced nutrition in line with local nutritional requirements. [ how to buy ]
Today Complan is focused on providing nutrition products suitable for all members of the family, through three core products: Complan ( balanced nutrition for the family), Casilan ( higher protein for sports performance and illness recovery) and Com
A single serving of Complan made with water provides 250 calories – the equivalent to a light meal. And if Complan is mixed with semi-skimmed milk, a single serving provides 340 calories. Made with whole milk Complan provides 380 calories.
So why not try adding one or two Complan drinks to your diet between meals today and build your weight back up?
Think of supermarkets as giant selling machines, where traffic patterns, product placement, smells, displays, and signs lure you to spend more time cruising the aisles and more money at the checkout. These tips should keep you from falling for the tricks:
Look high and low
Supermarkets are in the real-estate business, and prime selling space includes the middle or eye-level shelving. Vendors sometimes pay retailers hundreds, even thousands, of dollars in slotting fees to take on new products or display products prominently. There are differing schools of thought on slotting fees, with critics contending that they stifle competition and boost prices. In any event, check whether similar products on top or bottom rungs are less expensive.
Eye end caps
Some shoppers assume that products on aisle ends are on sale, which is why those displays can boost sales by a third. But end caps can highlight items about to expire or those that aren’t a bargain. At an A&P near our Yonkers, N.Y., headquarters, we spotted an end cap loaded with Pepperidge Farm cookies, all at full price. The end-cap tie-in is another trick: Related items are featured, not all of them on sale. Take the Tostitos display we saw at Stop & Shop. The chips were on sale; salsa and dips weren’t.
Compare unit prices
Only a few states and metro areas have laws requiring price tags on every item. Elsewhere you’ll typically find shelf tags under each product that reveal the cost per ounce, quart, pound, or 100 sheets. To see whether big packages really are cheaper, compare the unit price. We found many instances in which bigger wasn’t better. At a ShopRite, for example, we eyed a 14-ounce box of Frosted Flakes on sale at $2.29 per pound compared with $4.38 per pound for a 17-ounce box.
Consider organics sometimes
Organic means expensive, so buy organic versions of produce that’s most likely to harbor pesticides when grown conventionally, such as peaches, strawberries, and bell peppers. Organic meats and dairy foods might be worthwhile but not “organic” seafood because standards aren’t in place. (Always cook meat thoroughly to avoid pathogens.)
Weigh the cost of convenience
Is it that much work to cut up carrots, celery, lettuce, and cheese? During one of our many shopping trips, we spotted a 6-ounce bag of shredded carrots for $1.50, almost five times as much, on a unit-cost basis, as a bag of whole carrots.
Avoid checkout temptations
Snacks at the checkout look more appealing the longer you’re in line. But they’re overpriced. At a Stop & Shop, a chilled 20-ounce Coke was $1.49 at the register. In the beverage aisle, a six-pack of slightly smaller bottles cost $3.33 on sale—about 66 cents per 20 ounces. For that much savings, you might want to wait until you get home and add ice.
Go deep
Retailers regularly rotate stock so that you see the oldest milk, cereal, cold cuts, and other packaged goods first; the newest stuff is pushed to the back. To get the longest shelf life from the food you’ve bought, burrow to the rear of the shelf, refrigerator, or freezer.
Read flyers carefully
Three-quarters of people we surveyed rely on weekly circulars to find out what’s on sale. That helps explain why the mere mention of a product in a flyer can send sales soaring by as much as 500 percent, even without a price reduction. Manufacturers might have paid for placement in the ad. Don’t assume featured products are on sale.
Watch for sneaky signs
Many sales tempt you to buy more than one bag or box—by touting, for example, four boxes of cake mix for $5. But rarely are you required to buy all four to get the discount. Retailers are just planting a number in your head, hoping you’ll buy a lot.
Look at the location
The same food might be sold in several places throughout the store. At Stop & Shop, “premium” store-brand Swiss cheese was on sale at the deli for $6.99 per pound with a bonus card. In the refrigerated case, the same sliced Swiss was $5.58 per pound—no card necessary. A chunk of the same cheese was $4.69 per pound, also without a card.
Buy at the bakery
More and more supermarkets sell store-made baked goods, often for less than the commercial alternatives. At ShopRite, six hot-from-the-oven rolls cost $1.99; a packaged half-dozen from Freihofer’s cost $3.19.
Check the receipt
In our 2008 survey, 6 percent of respondents said that they were overcharged at the register. That’s in line with what readers told us in 2005. Both surveys also revealed that no chain stood out as particularly accurate or inaccurate. Many chains will give you the item free if it scans at the wrong price, but the onus is on you to point out the error.
Buy bagged produce
Some produce is much cheaper by the bag than by the pound. A ShopRite recently offered a 5-pound sack of potatoes for $2.99, compared with 99 cents per pound for loose ones in a bin. If the product has a long shelf life, bagged produce is a better buy, unless, of course, the only alternative is the 20-pound behemoth at Costco.
Home Credit Card Manager helps you keep a close eye on your spending and credit card balance. While it has the capability to be precise, the amount of labor involved in using it could turn some users off.
The program‘s interface is fairly intuitive, thanks to a labeling system that walks you through all the data to be entered into various fields. However, if you get confused, there is a Help file. Home Credit Card Manager is simple to organize and manage. You begin by entering the name of each of your credit cards. The program builds a separate database for each. From there, you enter your most recent statement balance; next, you can type in all your transactions. The program tallies up all your payments and deductions and applies the totals to your current balance, so you get a good idea of your financial standing. The program’s finest feature is its ability to run reports. Yearly totals and comparisons are a simple button-click away and provide a quick overview of the data. While we were happy with the results, there was a great deal of manual data input. The program attempts to counter this problem by allowing users to import transaction data, but the process lacks useful direction, and so does the description in the Help file.
While Home Credit Card Manager offers an exact look at your credit card and spending habits, the amount of work involved may turn some users away. Home Credit Card Manager is freeware.
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