Monster

Today while I was browsing flickr, I found an amazing photo, which I'd like to share with you people. Although the photographer keith erickson didn't put any name of that photo, I'd love to call it a monster. Since it kills many people everywhere in our country. And amazingly the photo portrays the monster theme very nicely. Check it out...


The Monster

Westecs and me

For those who don't know what Westecs is, It's kind of a fashion house now in Dhaka and they are my favorite. They has to be because not many shops in dhaka has clothes/outfits that fits my gigantic size. But Westecs does have. But at the beginning they were not where they currently are. They started in a small house where every room was for different sections for boys/girls/kids and now it's 4 storied building there and they have outlets all over the city. At the beginning they only sold clothes that were rejected from export oriented Garments for reasons like loose button or wrong tag etc. Kind of a sophisticated Bongobazar. But now they have their own products too. But thats not the story I'm intended to tell you now. Lets come to the point...

Yesterday I went to Westecs again, this time with my friend Shaon. Last time when I went, Khaled was with me. But in both the cases Khaled and Shaon bought the same pant for themselves! It was very surprising to see that. Now shahan wants to go with me and I'm pretty much sure he'll buy the same thing too. Because he liked Khaled and Shaon's one. So just a co-incidence? Or I become a pimp for that specific pant? I don't know!

P.S. : The way I write blog is first a specific event/idea come to my mind, then I think a storyline for that and finally write and publish it. Believe me when the content of this specific post came to my mind, it sounds way too interesting. But after writing, I think it became a bit boring. Sorry for that.
-Shafi

Microsoft Surface

Microsoft took the world by surprise, introducing the first commercially available surface computer which turns an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, interactive surface. The product provides effortless interaction with digital content through natural gestures, touch and physical objects. Surface is a 30-inch display in a table-like form factor that's easy for individuals or small groups to interact with in a way that feels familiar, just like in the real world. In essence, it's a surface that comes to life for exploring, learning, sharing, creating, buying and much more. Soon to be available in restaurants, hotels, retail establishments and public entertainment venues, this experience will transform the way people shop, dine, entertain and live. Here's a Microsoft surface commercial...



Look how simply the mobile phones describe their features after simply placing them on the surface. At a high level, Surface uses cameras to sense objects, hand gestures and touch. This user input is then processed and the result is displayed on the surface using rear projection. The idea of Surface computing is a new way of working with computers that moves beyond the traditional mouse-and-keyboard experience. It is a natural user interface that allows people to interact with digital content the same way they have interacted with everyday items such as photos, paintbrushes and music their entire life: with their hands, with gestures and by putting real-world objects on the surface. Surface computing opens up a whole new category of products for users to interact with. In the following video Bill gates himself introduces Microsoft surface...



So far touch screens can detect only one touch at a time. But this one can detect multi-touch contact. Surface computing recognizes many points of contact simultaneously, not just from one finger, as with a typical touch screen, but up to dozens and dozens of items at once. Object recognition allows users to place physical objects on the surface to trigger different types of digital responses, including the transfer of digital content from camera automatically. Here's an exclusive review of Microsoft Surface



It'll cost between $5,000 and $10,000, so Microsoft will debut Surface in hotels, telephone shops and casinos to start. Care to have one? Start saving money from now on. For more you visit the Microsoft Surface Official site.

Cure bird flu : Antibody found

Antibodies that could protect against bird flu in humans have been isolated by an international team of scientists.

The discovery could lead to treatments that complement flu vaccines in the event of a human epidemic of the virus.

The H5N1 bird flu virus is estimated to have killed more than 180 people around the world since 2003.

Some countries are already stockpiling vaccines for a possible bird flu outbreak in humans, but no one knows how effective they might be.

'Emergency antidote'

This is because the particular strain of bird flu that might eventually spark a human pandemic is unknown.

But scientists working in Switzerland, Vietnam and the United States say they have isolated antibodies that they hope could offer protection against several different strains of the virus simultaneously.

Antibodies are used by our immune system to neutralise bacteria and viruses - in this case, the scientists have isolated antibodies that bird flu survivors in Vietnam produced to fight off the disease.



Professor Antonio Lanzavecchia, at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Switzerland, says the antibodies have already proven effective in the lab and in mice and he is confident that they could be used in humans.

"We in a way exploit the immune response of an individual who has been infected and has survived the infection and of course has made antibodies that neutralise these viruses," he said.

"And using this technique, we can isolate the cells that make these antibodies so that this antibody can now be reproduced in vitro and eventually massively produced to treat other individuals."

The antibodies could be used to protect key workers, such as nurses and doctors, in countries where a bird flu epidemic strikes.

The researchers say it could also be used as an emergency antidote in people who have already been infected with bird flu - if administered within a few days.

For highly populated country like Bangladesh bird flu can be very fatal. The problem that it can evolve inside humans body, makes it more dangerous. So it indeed a good news for us.
[via BBC]