Tag maadi

Keyolhubey tagged me in this fortnight ago, One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it.

1. What’s your latest addiction?

haha, linux commands


2. What are you listening to?

barking of neighbor's dog

3. How late did u stay up last night and why?

2:30 midnight, I was downloading secrets of the furious five and didn't want to get on bed befor watching it.


4. Who were you with last friday night?

my bro


5. Do you think you’ll be in a relationship 3 months from now?

naaa, don't think


6. When is the next time you’ll see your close friends?

in a week


7. what were you doing this morning at 7AM?

On the bed in a dream



8. What radio station do u listen to the most?

VOM I think, yaa yaa VOM, if there is a special football match, if not I don't listen any



9. What was the reason you last cried?

I don't keep the days I cry in my memory


10. Have you ever talked to someone when they were high?

donno


11. What’s the fifth text in your inbox say?

"kaloageya koba kihiney? enmen furee...mysore falhu veje mihaaru hehe..tc man jst thot of u"


12. Where was the last coffee shop you went to?

ginger coffee day


13. What’s your outfit right now?

shhhhhh, don't tell anyone that I am topless, only brown trouser and underwear is on


14. What were you doing at 11pm last night?

in facebook, FFS

15. Who was the last person you talked to last night before bed?

don't ask me :'(
it was no one, no one at home, I am mister lonely

16. Will you be driving in a year?

y not

17. Is there anything that you are craving for right now?

prison break season 4 episode 17 :S

18. When did your last hug take place?

day before yesterday


19. Have you ever started a sentence with “No offense, but…”?

i don't think so


20. Do you drink tea?

ya ya, little bit

21. Have you ever been arrested?

arrested... arrested... no no, can't call it an arrest so never


22. Have you rode in someone else’s car today?

car :| i don't even know how to, so how can I


23. Have you made a mistake this past week?

umpteen


24. Who was the last person you texted?

aunt

25. Are you happy with your life right now?

hmmm, very happy



26. In the past 72 hrs have you been under the influence of sleep?

ya ya

27. What’s the connection between you and the last person you texted?

my mom's sis

Mysore’s 1st hotel with smoking chambers

Even as most hotels are dragging their feet ever since the country-wide ban on public smoking from October, Parklane Hotel in Mysore has taken the lead in implementing it.Very few hotels in the City of Palaces have earmarked open spaces in their premises as smoking zones. But Parklane has gone a step ahead and set up a state-of-the-art smoking chambers.

There are two 10 ft x 8 ft chambers - one for men and the other for women - beside its restaurant on the second floor of its building. These air tight chambers have a fan which pumps in fresh air and a pipe fitted with suckers to pump
out smoke.

Each chamber can accommodate eight to ten persons and provides an electric lighter and a big ash tray. These chambers not only fulfill all the conditions of the smoking ban but also satisfy the customers.

“The exhaust pipe is fitted with two motors to suck all the smoke and goes 15 ft above the building to assure that the smoke will not create any health hazards to other customers or people in the vicinity,” says the Parklane’s managing partner N G Venkatesh.

Customer’s cooperate
“We don’t allow any person to smoke in our premises. We suggest them to smoke in the specially provided area only. As per norms we do not offer any services in the smoking area. Initially there was some resistance, however it is being accepted by most of them. Our regular customers have got adjusted to the new set up,” says K N Guptha, another managing partner of the hotel.

Smokers like Chandrashekhar are welcoming Parklane’s smoking chambers. He says, “It is good. In the beginning we felt it was unusual as we are used to enjoying a puff along with a drink.

However, we have become accustomed to the new setup.

We are happy that there is no need for other customers to suffer from our bad habit. I have not seen any other restaurant in the city providing such facility,” he says.

Though the smoking chambers have been around for some days in the hotel, they were formally inaugurated on Monday.

Scientists Create Live Frankenmice From Tissue Frozen For 16 Years

Teruhiko Wakayama and his colleagues at the Center for Developmental Biology in Japan report on 3rd of this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the successful cloning of mice using genetic material from bodies frozen for 16 years. Till then, cloning had been possible only with the use of live, intact cells.
Wakayama and his team used two methods of nuclear transfer to create these Frankenmice. In one case, nuclei from both brain and blood cells in the frozen mice were injected—still frozen—into female reproductive cells that had their nuclei removed. Those cells were than allowed to advance into the marula/blastocyst stages and the resulting embryonic stem cells were removed and used to create clones. In a another case, the reproductive cells were immediately placed in surrogate mice to be carried to term. Both methods produced live, healthy clones.

It has been more than a year since the cloned mice were created and although it is uncertain how long they will live, they are still spinning in their exercise wheels. Clones were made from genetic material that had been frozen for one week, one month, three months, and 16 years, and it looks like the length of time in the freezer has no effect on the success of the cloning.

It was previously thought that “most if not all” cells from mammals would be ruined if frozen, unprotected, but these new results open up the possibility for protecting endangered species through catalogs of frozen tissue to use in the future. Such “frozen zoos” are already in progress.

And while Wakayama can’t say for sure, it even raises the prospect of "resurrecting” extinct animals that have left frozen remains.

Beware of new Obama malware

It steals your passwords and other information and sends them to a server in Ukraine

It sounds like campaign propaganda, but President-elect Barack Obama is a Trojan horse.

Obama’s name and purported links to his Election Night acceptance speech have proliferated in malicious software spreading around the World Wide Web since 5th Nov, Internet security firms report.

One spam message, subject line “Obama Wouldn’t Be First Black President,” directs readers to a link said to show his Tuesday speech. To watch, the user has to download a "new" flash player, adobe_flash9.exe. F-Secure Weblog warns that the “player” is really a virus out to steal confidential information on your computer and upload it to a server in Ukraine.

The security firm Sunbelt Software has picked up the same Obama spam with different subject lines, among them: “Obama's Win Reshapes the Race,” “USA Election 2008 Results,” “Election Center 2008 - Election Results,” “Election 2008: Time lapse of U.S. counties,” “Obama win preferred in world poll,” “The new President's cabinet?” and “Can Obama win popular vote but lose election?”

Another email comes embedded with links to video that installs the file BarackObama.exe. Clicking the video may infect your computer, CNET reports.

The best way to avoid the virus: delete all suspicious emails without opening them. F-Secure chief security advisor Patrik Runald tells the Washington Post’s Security Fix blog that consumers should be on the lookout, because the hackers are successfully exploiting intense public interest in Obama and anti-virus software isn't catching all of the viruses. In a scan by Virustotal, only 14 of 36 anti-virus products picked up the malicious software.

"This is not a big surprise, but it was done relatively quickly [after the election]," Runald told Security Fix. "I'd say this will be fairly successful, given that a lot of people are interested in the election, obviously."

FINALLY, RESERVOIR DOGS

After long time there is a Kannada film that is not woven around either rowdyism no romance. Dinkar, in his second film has brought together seven of former screen villains including his brother Dharsan. The film is first Kannada remake of Quentin Tarantino's reservoir dogs that has been already remade thrice in Hindi. Seven men and two woman from various background team up to steal the centerpiece of Mysore Dasara; the golden howdah (ambari). As with the reservoir dogs, the film is more about what happens between the nine protagonists after the heist is committed.
The first half of the film is all about how the nine managed to steal the golden howdah weighing about 750kgs, from the Mysore palace for an antique collector. This part is also the most loose with Dinkar failing to create suspense or high tension. It is only in the second half that the film manages to hold one's attention. Here again, Sourav's character as the inspector turns out to be damp squib. One can only imagine what a kishore or Prakash Rai in this role would have contributed to the film. But some excellent stunt sequence by Ravivarma and camera work by Krishna Kumar make up for many of the other inadequacies.
A few inconsistencies have to be ignored, if you want to enjoy the film. Not all the seven sons are actors, and it shows. In spite of these, Navagratha is watchable just for how it breaks the monotony in Kannada films of late.
The film is also a tribute to the fathers with all seven being given screen names inspired by their father's famous characters.

ދީނޭ ކިޔައިގެން ހަޅޭނުލާށެވެ

ކޮންމެ ދިމާލަކަށް މޫނު އަނބުރާލިޔަސް އިވެނީ އިސްލާމް ދީނޭ، ނަޞާރާ ދީނޭ ކިޔައިގެން ހަޅޭލާއަޑެވެ. އެއްބަޔަކު އަނެއްބައެއްގެ ބޮލުގައި ދީނުގެ ނަމުގާ ބަދުނާމު އަޅުވަމުންދާ އަޑެވެ. ކުރާނީ ކީއްހެއްޔެވެ. މިއަދު މުޖުތަމައުގެ ހާލެވެ. ކޮނަމެ މީހަކުވެސް ދެކެނީ އެމީހަކަށް މި އުޅެވެނީ އެންމެ ރަނގަޅު ގޮތަށް ކަމަށެވެ. އާއެކެވެ. ވާނީވެސް އެހެންތާއެވެ. ކަމަކަށް މާބޮޑަށް ފެންބޮވައިގަތީމާ ވާގޮތެވެ.

އަޅުގަނޑަކީވެސް ރާއްޖޭގެ ޚަބަރުތަށް ވަރަށް ގިނައިން ކިޔާއުޅޭ މީހަކީމެވެ. ކުރިން ދުވަހު ނޫސްތަކުގައި ލިޔެފައި ހުރި އެއްޗެހިނަ އަޅުގަނޑަށްވެސް އަނގަމަޑުން ލައިގެން ނީދެވޭ ދަރަޖައަށް ގޮސްފިއެވެ. ހާއްސަކޮށް މިއުޅޭ "މާތް" މަނިކުފާނުގެ ވާހަކައިންނެވެ. އިސްލާމިކް ބައެއް ޔުނިވާސިޓީތަކުން އެތާނގެ އޮނަރަރީ ޕީއެޗްޑީ އެ މާތްމަނިކުފާނަށް ދެއްވާފައި ވާވާހަކައެވެ. އިސްލާމީ ގައުމުތަކުގެ ތެރެއިން ހަމައެކަނި ހުކުރު ނަމާދު އީދު ނަމާދު އިމާމުވެ ކުރާ ބޭފުޅަކަށް ހުންނެވީ ހަމައެކަނި އެ "މާތް" މަނިކުފާނު ކަމަށް ވީމައެވެ. ރަމަޟާން މަހުގެ ރޭތައް އިހްޔާކުރުމުގެ ޕްރޮގްރާމް އެންމެ ފުރަތަމަ އަހަރުން ފެށިގެން މިއަދާ ހަމައަށް މެދު ނުކެނޑި ކުރިއަށް ގެންގޮސް ފުރަތަމަ ހަތަރު އަހަރު ކޮންމެ ރެއަކު ދީނީ މައުޟޫއަށް ވާހަކަދެއްކެވި ހަމައެކަނި ބޭފުޅަކީ އެ "މާތް" މިނިކުފާނު ކަމުގައި ވީމައެވެ. އަދި ފީބާ ރޭޑިއޯއިން ދިވެހި ބަހުން ފޮނުވަމުން ގެންދިޔަ ނަޞާރާ ދީނުގެ ޕްރޮގްރާމް ހުއްޓިގެން ދިޔައީ "މާތް" މަނިކުފާނ އިސްވެ ހުންނަވާ ދިވެހި ސަރުކާރުން ކުރި މަސައްކަތުންކަމުގައި ވިދާޅުވީމައެވެ. މި ނިމުނީއަކީއެއް ނޫނެވެ. ގުނާ އަދަދު ނުކުރެވޭހާ ގިނަ ހިދުމަތްތަކެވެ. މިއީ އިސްލާމް ދީންދެކެ ހާދަ ލޯތްބެއްވާ މަނިކުފާނެއް ތާއެވެ. އެހެއްކަމުން މިފަދަ ވަލީވެރިޔަވާ ބެހޭގޮތުން ދެތިން ފޮޅުވަތެއް ނަމަވެސް ލިޔެލުމަކީ ފަޚުރެއްކަމުގައި ދެކޭތީ އެޝަރަފު ލިބޭތޯ އަޅުގަނޑުވެސް އެއްޗެއް ލިޔެވޭތޯ ބަލާނަމެވެ.

އެންމެ ފުރަތަމަ އޮނަރަރީ ޕީއެޗްޑީތޯއެވެ. އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ ޒަޢީމަށް މިފަދަ ފަހުރެއް ލިބުމަކީ އަޅުގަނޑުމެން އުފާކުރަން ޖެހޭނެ ކަމެކެވެ. އެ ޕީއެޗްޑީއެއް ދެއްވީ ކޮން ޔުނިވާސިޓީއަކުންކަން ވިދާޅު ނުވިއަސް އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ ފަރުވާލެއް ނެތެވެ. އަޅުގަނޑާއި އަޅުގަނޑުގެ އާއިލާގެ ނަމުގައި މާތް މަނިކުފާނަށް ތަހުނިޔާއާއި މުބާރަކުބާދީ އަރިސްނުކުރިޔަސް މިހުރީ އުފަލުންނެވެ. އެކަމަކު މަނިކުފާނެވެ. ތި ޕީއެޗްޑީއަކުން "އަނެއް ދުނިޔޭގައި" ކުރާނީ ކޮން ފައިދާއެއް ތޯއެވެ. ބަލަ މަނިކުފާނެވެ. މިއުޒިކު ކުޅެ، ދެޖިންސު އެކުގައި ނަށާ ސޯތަކަށް އަރައި މަމިއީ ދީން ހިމާޔަތްކުރާ މީހެކޭ މަށައްވުރެ ގިނައިން އިސްލާމްދީނަށް ޚިދުމަތް ކުރި މީހަކު ނުހުންނާނެޔޭ ބުންޏަސް ގަބޫލުކުރާނީ ކާކުހެއްޔެވެ. އެހެންވެސް ވާނެއެވެ. މަނިކުފާނު ފާޚާނާތެރޭ ކުރަށްވާ ކަންތައް ރައްޔިތުންގެ މަޖިލީހަށް ގޮސް ދެއްކެވިޔަސް އެއީ ހައިރާން ވާންވީ ކަމެއް ނޫނެވެ. ވަކިވަރަވަށްވުރެ ދުވަސްވީމަ ވާނީ ތިކަހަލަ ގޮތެކެވެ. މިހާރު މަނިކުފާނުގެ ސިކުނޑިވެސް ހުންނާނީ ރިފޯމްވެ ކުޑަކުއްޖެއްގެ ވިސްނުން ލިބިފަކަން މާމޮޅަށް ސައިކޮލޮޖީ ނުކިޔެވިޔަސް ނިކަމެތި އަޅުގަނޑަށްވެސް އެނގެޔެވެ.

މާތް މަނިކުފާނޫއެވެ. މަނިކުފާނު އިސްލާމްދީނަށް ކުރެއްވިޚިދުމަތްތަކޭ ކިޔައިގެން ކަރުން ހަންމެށެންދެން ހަޅޭނުލާށެވެ. ތިއުޅެނީ މިހާރަށްވުރެ ބޮޑަށް އޮރިޔާންވާށެވެ. މަނިކުފާނު އިސްލާމަދީން ދެކެލޯބިން ފީބާ ރޭޑިއޯ ހުއްޓުވާލިކަމުގައި ވަނީނަމަ އެއްކަލަ ކުރިސްޓިއަންދީން ފެތުރި އާދަމްނައީމްގެ އޭއޭމްޑީސީ ނައްތާނުލީ ކީއްވެހެއްޔެވެ. ނުވަތަ އެނުބައި އާދަމްނައީމަށް އަދަބެއް ނުދިނީ ކީއްވެހެއްޔެވެ. ފިރުއައުނު ކައިރީ ހާމާނު ހުންނަހެން އަދިވެސް އެސޮރު އެހެރީ ހަމަ މަނިކުފާނުގެ ގާތް އައުވާނުންގެ ތެރޭގައެއެ ނޫންހެއްޔެވެ. ދެން ތިދައްކަނީ ރަމަޟާންމަހު މަނިކުފާނު މެދުނުކެނޑި ދީނީ ނަސޭހަތްދޭ ވާހަކައެވެ. އަޅެފަހެ ލަދެއްނުގަނޭހެއްޔެވެ. ތިޔަދޭ ނަސޭހަތްތަށް ދިނުމަށްވުރެ ރަނގަޅީ ނުދިނިއްޔާއެވެ. 1425ވަނަ އަހަރު ރަމަޟާންމަހު 25 ވިލޭރޭ ރަމަޟާންމަހުގެ ރޭތައް އިހުޔާކުރަށްވަން ނަސޭހަތްދެމުން ރައްޔިތުންނަށްވެސް އިޙްތިޔާރުކުރާ ދީނެއްގައި ތިބުމުގެ މިނިވަންކަން އޮންނަންޖެހޭނޭކިޔާ ހަޅޭލީހަމަ ތި “މާތް” މަނިކުފާނެއްނޫންހެއްޔެވެ. އެހެންވީމާ އެންދީންތަށް ރާއްޖެއަށް ގެންނަން ފާޅުގާ ގޮވާލީވެސް ހަމަ ތި “މާތް” މަނިކުފާނެއްނޫންހެއްޔެވެ.

Kannada Lessons 01

Introduction

Kannada is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the southern state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas, number roughly 35 million, making it the 27th most spoken language in the world. It is one of the official languages of India and the official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka. The Kannada language is written using the Kannada script. The other native languages of Karnataka, Tulu, Kodava Takk and Konkani are also written using the Kannada script. There are many non Kannadigans who have interest to speak in Kannada. I have targeted this book those who can speak in English and have no or very little knowledge in Kannada. So I hope this book will help you to acquire some knowledge in Kannada.

Numbers

One ------------Ondu
Two ------------Aradu
Three ----------Muuru
Four -----------Nalaku
Five -----------Aidu
Six ------------Aaru
Seven ----------Yelu
Eight ----------Entu
Nine -----------Ombathtu
Ten ------------Haththu
Eleven ---------Hannondu
Twelve ---------Hanneradu
Thirteen -------Hadimooru
Fourteen -------Hadinalku
Fifteen --------Hadinaidhu
Sixteen --------Hadinaru
Seventeen ------Hadinelu
Eighteen -------Hadinentu
Nineteen -------Hathombathu
Twenty ---------Ippaththu
Twenty One -----Ippatha Ondu
Twenty Two -----Ippatha Yeradu
Twenty Three ---Ippatha Muuru
Thrity ---------Muvaththu
Fourty ---------Naluvathhu
Fifty ----------Ivaththu
Sixty ----------Aruvaththu
Seventy --------Eppaththu
Eighty ---------Embaththu
Ninety ---------Thombaththu
Hundred --------Nuuru
Two Hundred ----Innuru
Three Hundred --Munnuuru
Four Hundred ---Nannuuru
Five Hundred ---Inuuru
Thousand -------Saavira
Ten Thousand ---Haththusavira
One Lakh -------Ondu Laksha
Half -----------Ardha
Less -----------Kammi
More -----------Jasthi

Colours

Red -------Kempu
Blue ------Neela
Yellow ----Haladi
Green -----Haseru
Brown -----Kandu
Purple ----Uudaa
Grey ------Budu
White -----Bili
Black -----Kappu
Orange ----Chandra (KiththaaLe(fruit))

Directions

North -----Uttara
South -----Dakshina
East ------Purva
West ------Paschima
Rigt ------Bala
Left ------Eda
Front -----Munde
Back ------Hende
In --------Olage
Out -------Horage

Time and Duration

Second ----------Kshana
Minute ----------Nimisha
Hour ------------Gante
Days ------------Dina
Weeks -----------Vara
Months ----------Timgalu
Year ------------Varsha
Dawn ------------Arunodaya
Early Morning ---Belaginajama
Morning ---------Beligge
Noon ------------Hagalu
Evening ---------Sayankala
Night -----------Rathri
Midnight --------Madhya rathri
Now -------------Lga
Later -----------Amele
One O'Clock AM --Rathri Ondu Gante
Two O'Clock AM --Rathri Aradu Gante
One O'Clock PM --Madhyana Ondu Gante
Two O'Clock PM --Madhyana Aradu Gante

Days

Sunday --------Bhanuvaara
Monday --------Somavaara
Tuesday -------Mangalavaara
Wednesday -----Budhavaara
Thursday ------Guruvaara
Friday --------Shukravaara
Saturday ------Shanivaara
Today ---------Ivattu
Yesterday -----Ninne
Tommorrow -----NaLe
This week -----Ee Vara
Next Week -----Mumdina Vara

NAAC accredited JSS college of Arts, Commerce and Science (Autonomous) with A grade

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) was established by the UGC in September 1994 at Bangalore for evaluating the performance of the Universities and Colleges in India. NAAC's mandate includes the task of performance evaluation, assessment and accreditation of universities and colleges in the country.
Previously JSS College (Ooty road) was accredited with B++ and hence applied for re evaluation as to achieve A grade. Students, teachers, management and even all those belongs to college had put forth their maximum effort to go next step. NAAC visited the college for three days survey from 9 to 11 th of this month. Finally when it came turn for the result, we got an A grade.

List of Institutions Re-Accredited by NAAC
(on September 16, 2008)

Universities

Sl. No.	Name of the Institution	State	CGPA	Grade
	Andhra University, Visakhapatnam,	Andhra Pradesh	3.65	A
	Bangalore University, Bangalore,	Karnataka	3.12	A
	Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore,	Madhya Pradesh	2.57	B
	Punjabi University, Patiala,	Punjab	3.11	A
	University of Kalyani, Kalyani,	West Bengal	2.67	B
	Jadavpur University, Kolkata,	West Bengal	3.61	A

Colleges

Sl. No.	Name of the Institution	State	CGPA	Grade
	Andhra Loyola College (Autonomous) Vijayawada,	Andhra Pradesh	3.65	A
	Hindu College, Guntur,	Andhra Pradesh	3.01	A
	National Education Society (R) Acharya Tulsi National College of Commerce, Shimoga,	Karnataka	2.86	B
	Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, Bangalore,	Karnataka	3.80	A
	Sahyadri Arts and Commerce College, Shimoga,	Karnataka	3.01	A
	Karnataka Law Society's Gogte College of Commerce Belgaum,	Karnataka	2.86	B
	J.S.S. College of Arts, Commerce and Science (Autonomous) Mysore,	Karnataka	3.03	A
	Mount Carmel College of Teacher Education for Women, Kottayam,	Kerala	3.23	A
	R. E. Society's R. P. Gogate College of Arts & Science and R. V. Jogalekar College of Commerce Ratnagiri,	Maharashtra	3.25	A
	Birla College of Arts, Science and Commerce Kalyan,	Maharashtra	3.37	A
	P. S. G. R. Krishnammal College for Women (Autonomous), Coimbatore,	Tamil Nadu	3.55	A
	Government College of Education for Women Coimbatore,	Tamil Nadu	2.68	B
	Jayaraj Annapackiam College for Women (Autonomous), Periyakulam,	Tamil Nadu	3.02	A
	Sri Sarada College for Women (Autonomous) Salem,	Tamil Nadu	2.94	B
	The Standard Fireworks Rajaratnam College for Women (Autonomous), Sivakasi,	Tamil Nadu	3.31	A
	Stella Maris College Autonomous) Chennai,	Tamil Nadu	3.57	A
	Vellalar College for Women (Autonomous) Erode,	Tamil Nadu	3.31	A

Big Bang Day

Well, is it the Higgs boson or the Higgs particle? We seem to be inclining towards the latter, which is a shame. For while more people may know what a particle is than know what a boson is, "Higgs boson" sounds better: more mysterious, more scientific.

Thanks to Radio 4's Big Bang Day last Wednesday, there are more people than ever before who could give the then science minister William Waldegrave the answer he craved in 1993, when he asked facetiously for a comprehensible definition of what a Higgs boson was and why we should be looking for it.

We now know that the Higgs boson is the reason everything, even William Waldegrave's brain, has mass; we just haven't seen one yet. Which is why the Large Hadron Collider has been built, and why Radio 4 sent Today's Andrew Marr to watch it being switched on. According to the Afternoon Play Lost Souls, a specially commissioned episode of Torchwood, the Doctor Who spin-off, it should not have been switched on until the possibility of murderous extra-dimensional aliens jumping into our universe had been ruled out. (Most people have been worried about the LHC sucking the earth into a black hole. They worry needlessly. It won't happen until October, when the really interesting experiments start.)

Most successful of the laudable attempts to get our heads round this subject have been Simon Singh's daily 15-minute programmes, 5 Particles, which patiently and lucidly tell us about electrons, quarks, antiparticles and the like. We are a long way, it transpires, from agreeing on the pronunciation of "quark" – does it rhyme with "ark" or "walk"? – let alone powering the Enterprise with antimatter. Incidentally, it's quite legitimate to use the noises made by the Enterprise to keep people's attention in programmes like this, but when, as in Ben Miller's r Great Big Particle Adventure, you use the music from the Winter Olympics while a scientist makes an analogy using snowshoes, then that's just distracting.

My favourite, though, was Steve Punt's one-off comedy, The Genuine Particle, which proposed that turning on the LHC would create a wormhole in time. It was an almost direct homage to Douglas Adams ("If we'd wanted an experiment that could have been halted by cups of tea we would have held it in England" or "It's very hard to smuggle an X-ray detector through an X-ray detector"), and none the worse for that. It also used more science, less patronisingly, than the episode of Torchwood. (It was disconcerting to learn that I knew more about particle physics than the good people of Torchwood. And I don't really know that much either.)

But let us salute Radio 4 for going crazy about the LHC. This is public service broadcasting with knobs on, a massive vote of confidence in general levels of interest and intelligence. I'm rather sorry it's over.

Sony Ericsson to axe 2,000 jobs

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson has said it will shed 2,000 jobs worldwide over the coming year to cut costs.

The news came as Sony Ericsson reported an operating loss of 2m euros ($3.1m; £1.59m) for the second quarter, against a profit of 315m euros a year ago.
Sony Ericsson said it was aiming to cut operating costs by £300m a year.
In June, the company had warned its profits would be less than previously forecast as demand for expensive handsets waned.
Sales in the quarter fell by 9.4% to 2.82 bn euros.
A company spokesman said a review of all operations, including those in the UK, would be taken before any decisions were made about where jobs would be cut.
Spending squeeze
The company is a joint venture between electronics firm Sony and telecoms equipment maker Ericsson.
Consumer demand has been hurt by a credit crunch that has prompted banks to withdraw many loans and mortgages.
As a result, many consumers have had less money to spend and have had to cut back on their outgoings.
The slowdown in many of the world's largest economies such as the US, UK and Japan has hit both consumer and corporate spending.
'More agile'
Sony Ericsson has been trying to do more business in emerging markets, as European trade reaches near-saturation levels.
That has meant the sale of more low-end, less costly, phones.
"Our target is to achieve a reduction in operating expenses of 300m euros annually, with the full effect expected to appear within a year," Sony Ericsson chief executive Dick Komiyama said.
"The measures we are taking are aimed at becoming a faster, more agile and more cost efficient organisation that can continue to create innovative products that excite consumers."