I know it's still too soon to count down to Christmas but this one's so cool I couldn't help posting it in this lazy hot Friday afternoon ;-)


The above gadget is found here.

EDIT: Err, either there is something wrong with my IE or the above gadget just works in Firefox and Opera browsers as it ridiculously doesn't appear in my Internet Explorer o_O
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Although this is an old Chupa Chups ad seen by everybody, I still like it ^_^

I am not sure about you but I DO hate it when I am in the middle of doing something with loads of windows and browser tabs open and I am cruelly required by the Windows Automatic Update to restart my computer to have it complete o_O So I searched the web and came across this, this and this. Some of their easier solutions read as follows:

1. Click Start, Run and enter the command net stop wuauserv
2. Click Start, Run and enter the command net stop "automatic updates"
3. Navigate to Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services. Right click the Automatic Updates service and stop it

I am going to try the first solution. I hope badly that it work or I have to bang my head hard against a wall!!

UPDATE:
The first method looked like a working one at first, but then appeared as a semi-successful one on my Windows XP Professional SP2! OK, I typed and ran it using the run box :



The MS-DOS window opened and the "The Automatic Service is Stopping" message showed up :



Well, I noticed the yellow security icon in my taskbar (next to windows clock) and the wau(something).exe both disappeared. 30 minutes passed and I was about to breath a sigh of relief and celebrate my finally overcoming the auto-restart problem that a dialogue box suddenly popped upout of of nowhere! Oh noooooooooo, that was the same annoying auto restart message by the windows update BUT this time, it wasn't counting down to restart the computer, it was just asking to wether restart or cancel the process till some later time (30 minutes later I guess!) :




Well, although I didn't get totally rid of the auto-reboot thingy, it is yet good to know it won't restart my computer after counting 1-2-3 and boom any more!! Hmm, I don't think the methods number 2 and 3 would do any better than this as they are somehow the same as the 1st one. Interesting enough it seems that these work fine for everybody running Windows XP except me :-(

Update 2: Now I am testing the 3rd method as this auto-restart message appearing every now and then is Really really annoying even if it doesn't count down >_<
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These Cuties are Sanrio Hello Kitty Japanese Crape Goldfish Drawstring Bag & Nestuke Cell Phone Strap presented here. Sooo lovely and kawaii ^.^

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TEHRAN, June 1 (MNA) -- The Achaemenid stone inscription of Khark Island was seriously damaged by vandals on Thursday night.

“Unknown people climbed the fence surrounding the cuneiform inscription and destroyed it with a sharp object, such that about 70 percent of the inscription has been seriously damaged,” Khark Deputy Governor Ali Jazebi told the Persian service of CHN on Saturday.

“The nature of the damage indicates that it has been done deliberately,” he added.

In late February, experts warned officials of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization about the threats posed by the forces of nature and vandals.

Unfortunately, no appropriate security system was established to safeguard the cuneiform inscription, which has been etched on a piece of uneven rock encrusted with coral.

The valuable relic was discovered during a road construction project on the island in the Persian Gulf in mid-November 2007. The rock, measuring 85x116cm, has become detached from its original terrain.

The project was halted for a time because the rock prevented the project managers from continuing their work and finally they were forced to change the route.

Shortly after its discovery, the inscription was deciphered by Rasul Bashshash, an expert at the Archaeological Research Center of Iran (ARCI). He made the following translation: “(This) land was a dry area with no water; (I) brought happiness and welfare, Bahana… water wells.”

Experts had previously said that the inscription was important since it was another piece of evidence that confirms the word Persian for the Persian Gulf.

The discovery of the inscription sparked a media frenzy in the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, where efforts were made to cast doubt on its authenticity.

The Bushehr Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department (BCHTHD) announced on Saturday that they have filed a lawsuit against the suspected vandals.

“There are several people suspected of (being responsible for) the damage to the inscription. We have sued them so the judicial investigation will begin as soon as possible,” BCHTHD Director Ahmad Dashti told CHN.

But he refused to name the suspects.

Dashti said that 10 to 15 percent of the inscription has been damaged, which is considerably different than the Khark deputy governor’s assessment.

He rejected rumors that there was a connection between the vandalism and the disputes over the name of the Persian Gulf (Ah, so you mean this very Achaemenid inscription was chosen just randomly and out of mere luck by the so-called vandals and they took the trouble to destroy it only for fun and nothing else?!!!!! Go FOOL yourself ).

Some people believe that the BCHTHD is responsible for the problem, but Dashti rejected that view, saying, “The police are responsible for safeguarding the site, and they did their best.”

“However, lack of an appropriate area to establish a guardhouse is one of our main problems here. The island is owned by the National Iranian Oil Company and they don’t provide even a span of earth to us to set up the base,” he explained.

MMS/HG

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MNA

News Source : Mehr News Agency

Image Source : Tabnak