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Image Denoising, IRISIA, France
Filter: 3D Optimized Non-Local Means Filter (MRI, CT, ...)
Denoising parameters: Fully Automatic
Image format: RAW (change the input filename extension to ".raw")
Image Data type: Signed SHORT
Image orientation: PIR (AHPFLR), LPS(LARPHF)

THE BRAIN - FROM TOP TO BOTTOM !: **Very good material**

Relevant Journals for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

Brain Stimulation - Elseiver
NeuroImage
Journal of Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Computer Aided Surgery
J Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
Journal of Streotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBC)
Movement Disorders
IEEE - Medical Imaging

Some people doing similar DBS related research and/or research in registration

Dr. Louis Collins & Mallar Chakravarthy - McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Research: Creation of an electronic anatomical atlas
(Anatomical and Electrophysiologcal validation of an atlas for Neurosurgical planning, MICCAI 2005)
Nicholas Ayache
Dr. Eric Bardinet - France
Manik Bhattacharjee (PhD student working under Dr. Bardinet)
Research : Improve pre-operative planning precision of DBS using an histological deformable atlas
Retrospective cross-evaluation of an histological and deformable 3D atlas of the basal ganglia on series of Parkinsonian patients treated by deep brain stimulation (DBS), MICCAI 2005 Dr. Terry Peters - Canada/UK
Dr. Bart M. ter Haar Romeny - The Netherlands
Christian Barrillot - France
Dr. Jean-Philippe Thiran & F. Javier S'anchez - EPFL, Switzerland (DBS Planning: MICCAI 2005)
Claudio Pollo - EPFL, Switzerland

DBS blog by a PhD student in Switzerland !

 

Some people doing registration related research

Dr. Gary Christensen - Iowa
Jerry Prince - Johns Hopkins
Colin Studholme
Dr. Andre Colignon - Belgium

Interesting BLOGS

An ISB alumnus

India:

  1. Leveraging India As India Stands Up - A presentation by Prof. Jhunjhunwala at Google. Fantastic video...this presentation by Prof. Jhunjhunwala. In fact, some of us took a DSP summer class under him at IIT-M in 2001-2002. This presentation fills me with great pride and optimism for India. Some of the projects he talks about are extremely fascinating in terms of their impact factor to India's growth especially in the rural areas.
  2. Government of India
  3. PRESIDENT of INDIA - You can WRITE TO THE PRESIDENT from here !
  4. A GOOD list of SOCIAL and CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS in India
  5. http://www.hinduismtoday.com/ - GOOD ONE: It tells the world about India's cultural riches: ayurveda, classical dance, literature and drama, the healing power of meditation and yoga, and the virtues of vegetarianism.
  6. Why is SOUTH INDIA doing better than the NORTH? - An interesting article by Rajeev Srinivasan on rediff. His BLOG is here.
  7. INDIA can be the creator of the future - by Rajeev Srinivasan
  8. The HINDU work ethic - by Rajeev Srinivasan
  9. HINDU Universe
  10. HISTORY of India
  11. India's RELIGIONS
  12. Silicon India
  13. TOURISM India
  14. Indian LANGUAGES
  15. CNN-IBN NEWS - Good
  16. Rediff NEWS
  17. Samachar NEWS
  18. Express India NEWS
  19. Deccan chronicle NEWS
  20. HindustanTimes NEWS
  21. TimesofIndia NEWS
  22. The Hindu NEWS
  23. http://www.freesmsmasti.com/ NEWS and more
  24. Outlook India
  25. India Today
  26. India Abroad
  27. Express Computer
  28. DataQuest India

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Cricket:

LIVE online streaming of matches

  1. http://www.tvnsports.com/
  2. http://www.cricwebcast.com/
  3. http://www.acricket.com/
  4. FREE *LIVE* CRICKET MATCHES STREAMING VIDEOS

 

  1. Vanderbilt Cricket Club (VCC)
  2. Interesting BLOG - OutsideEdge !
  3. Practice makes perfect - Great article by Kumara Sangakkara: Key lesson from the article for any batsman is the importance of watching the ball and more importantly maintaing body balance.
  4. Very informative cricket statistics - from ODIs to test to T20s and also player heard-to-head comparisons - Excellent cricket TRIVIA !
  5. ALL ABOUT CRICKET from Cricinfo - Look out for videos in the 99 coaching conference link
  6. LIVE cricket matches webcast - http://www.bollym4u.com/ or http://livecricket.bollym4u.com/
  7. FREE CRICKET VIDEOS: http://www.onlinecric.com/DisplayVideoAction.do
  8. http://cricket.expressindia.com/ - Very good articles, columns by Harsha Bogle, Michael Holding, etc.
  9. www.cricketnext.com - A good website with lots of VIDEOS
  10. www.krishcricket.com - A portal by Krishnamachary Srikanth with a number of articles and the new ONLINE GAMES that he has released (multi-player game and captain of captains on strategies).
  11. FREE Online GAME by Cricinfo - similar to www.stickcricket.com
  12. Stick Cricket GAME
  13. Harsha Bhogle on Sachin TENDULKAR - very inspiring about PASSION, WORK ETHIC and GENIUS ! (**very interesting remark about why Tendulkar did not take a by-runner in the 2003 world cup**)
  14. Fielding Positions Diagram by Cricinfo
  15. CRICKET WORLD CUP 2007 - SCHEDULE
  16. FREE *LIVE* CRICKET MATCHES STREAMING VIDEOS
  17. FREE CRICKET HIGHLIGHTS VIDEOS
  18. A good explanation of cricket
  19. Laws of cricket
  20. Cricinfo
  21. www.cricket.org
  22. Commonwealth Cricket Masterclass: 1. Intro 2. Fast Bowling 3. Spin Bowling 4. Batting 5. Wicket Keeping 6. Fielding 7. Tactics
  23. Natwest Cricket Masterclasss - GOOD Videos by Michael Vaughan on Square Cut, Cover Drive, Pitches, Basics, Mental Side, Pull shot, Reading the Spin, Captaincy
  24. Alistar Cook's guide to Front-Foot Drive - Good video
  25. Alistar Cook's guide to Back-Foot Drive - Good video
  26. Justin Langer's guide to the pull shot - Good video
  27. Mark Taylor's tips on cleaning up your cricket shots - Good video
  28. Paul Collingwood's throwing Masterclass - Good video
  29. Paul Collingwood's catching Masterclass - Good video
  30. More BATTING lessons VIDEO
  31. How to knock a cricket bat ! - Good video
  32. CRICKET AMERICA www.cricketamerica.com & KANSAS CRICKET ASSOCIATION VIDEOS: 1. THIS IS BATTING - lessons VIDEO 2. THIS IS BOWLING- lessons VIDEO
    3.
    EXCELLENT INTRODUCTORY VIDEO for any NEWBIE 4. This is FIELDING 5. This is SCORING 6. This is CATCHING 7. This is WICKET-KEEPING 8. This is CRICKET - a GOOD WRAP-UP 9. KANSAS Junior CRICKET
  33. International Cricket Council (ICC)
  34. BBC cricket
  35. Indiatimes cricket
  36. Cricket365
  37. HindustanTimes Cricket
  38. An explanation of cricket
  39. Cricket COMEDY
  40. VIDEOS
    1. CRICKET INDIA VIDEO- AWESOME
    2. SACHIN TENDULKAR VIDEOS
      1. World Cup 2003 TRIBUTE: Part 1 Part 2
      2. GREATEST BATSMAN ALIVE VIDEO- AWESOME
    3. INDIA Vs PAKISTAN
      1. World Cup 2003 VIDEO
      2. World Cup 1999 VIDEO
    4. FUNNY ENGLAND VIDEO - Must be put together by an Australian !
    5. Shahid Afridi of Pakistan PITCH TAMPERING VIDEO - No spirit of the game and no honesty...shame on him !
    6. Inzamam-ul-haq of Pakistan street fighting with someone in the audience - no dignity of a sportsman !
    7. Shoaib Malik of Pakistan kicking the ball to avoid getting run-out - another display of cheating and lack of spirit of the game ! (run the video a second time if it is not clear the first time...helps buffering and smoother transition of video frames)

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Nashville

Clubs & Restaurants with music

  1. Mercy Lounge
  2. Blue Bird - this is supposed to have really good songs performed. It is actually a restaurant.
  3. Douglas Corner

Socializing & friendly sports

  1. www.meetup.com - find different kinds of interest groups here
  2. www.nashvillesportsleagues.com - this is supposed to be a great place to meet people who want to form teams and play...no experience required ! It is suppose to be friendly.

Hiking

  1. Sierra Club - Nashville Chapter http://www.tennessee.sierraclub.org/mtg/mtgoutings.htm - Group Outings !
  2. Tennessee Trails Association - www.tennesseetrails.org
  3. Team Green (does service projects, outdoor activities and social events) www.teamgreenonline.com - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ADVENTURE CLUB !
  4. Cumberland Transit www.cumberlandtransit.com - Outdoor gear/equipment and has regular day and weekend trips. Click "Events" on the website.

Biking Clubs

  1. Volunteers Biking Club www.veloteers.org
  2. http://www.harpethbikeclub.org/

Stand Up Comedy

  1. www.nashvillestandup.com
  2. Open mic every Tuesday at 8pm at The Barcar (209, 10th Ave S.)
  3. Zaines comedy club

Dancing

  1. Tango www.tangonashville.com
  2. Salsa www.salsanashville.com - website works onl with IE, did not work with Firefox.
  3. Ballroom www.dancenashville.com
  4. Country/Contra www.dancenashville.com

Places to visit

  1. Natchez Trace Parkway
  2. Radner Lake
  3. Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC - this is a massive estate owned by Vanderbilt (the one who started Vanderbilt University), has a vineyard, etc and is OPEN TO PUBLIC !

Restaurants

  1. Sala Thai - Thai
  2. Siam Cuisine - Thai
  3. Jasmine - Thai (**AWESOME**)
  4. Taste of India - Indian
  5. China Chef - Chinese
  6. P.F. Chang's - Chinese
  7. Pancake Pantry - American (pancakes, ommlettes, etc)
  8. IHOP - American (pancakes, ommlettes, etc)
  9. Dennys - American (pancakes, ommlettes, etc)
  10. Carrabbas - Italian
  11. Olive Garden - Italian
  12. La Paz - Mexican
  13. Cozy Mel - Mexican
  14. Fiesta Azteca - Mexican (BEST in quality, quantity, price and quickness of service)
  15. Mediterranean Cuisine - Mediterranean
  16. Anatolia - Turkish
  17. House of Kabob - Mediterranean
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University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB):

  1. UCSB
  2. UCSB - ECE
  3. IPLAB
  4. Prof. Sanjit Mitra
  5. Vision Research Lab (VRL)
  6. Prof. B.S. Manjunath

 

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Vanderbilt University :

  1. www.vanderbilt.edu
  2. Medical Center DICOM transfer request form - to get DICOMs transferred via efilm to our DBS computer by giving them DICOMs' accession#s and our computer's AE Title and Port#.
  3. Medical Center Star Panel (StarPanel)
  4. Medical Center PACSweb
  5. Resources for student webmasters - SITEMASON, etc (they have tools to conduct polls, get feedback, etc
  6. Exams and courses to get clearance to Operation Rooms (ORs) in VUMC (Medical Center) and to be on grants involving patient data:
    1. To be on GRANTS involving patients
    2. Getting access to the OR
  7. POSTER printing - on campus
  8. Vanderbilt Course Schedule - USEFUL
  9. Course DESCRIPTION (Electrical Engineering)
  10. Student Web Applications - collection of useful links
  11. Student Handbook
  12. CHANGE OF ADDRESS
  13. PEOPLE FINDER
  14. Graduate Student Travel Grant
  15. MIPLAB
  16. Access 2 Academic Information (AAI - Find your grades here !)
  17. VU WEBMAIL
  18. EECS forms - MS Thesis, Designation of Ph.D. committee, Ph.D. Qualifying exam, Ph.D. Dissertation defense
  19. CAREER center
  20. University CALENDAR
  21. Student Organizations Tech requests - website, listserve, etc
  22. Student Organizations Registration page

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Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS):

Future of DBS - miniature technology ! : The new electrode would measure levels of neurotransmitters, chemicals that help carry signals in the brain. The researchers hope this would help doctors target the placement of the device more precisely, since different parts of the brain have different levels of neurotransmitters. This chemical detection would also allow the device to turn the electricity on and off as needed to maximize its effectiveness. The researchers also aim to make the brain stimulation devices much smaller so they could be implanted in the scalp.

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ORLive - Simulated DBS OR video from Vanderbilt

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Statistical Data Mining, Machine Learning and Classification:

  1. A very good tutorial on how to choose the appropriate statistical test.
  2. FREE ONLINE t-test (unpaired, paired, etc) calculator
  3. EXCELLENT TUTORIALS on SVMs, Neural Networks, Bayesian Networks, Regression Algorithms for predictions, Clustering, HMMs, etc
  4. www.support-vector-machines.org - Support Vector Machines
  5. SVM software COLLECTION
  6. SVMlight
  7. SVM toolbox for MATLAB
  8. SimpleSVM toolbox for MATLAB
  9. MATLAB interface for SVMlight
  10. SVM Libraries - MATALB, PYTHON, etc

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Neural Networks:

  1. GOOGLE: neurosolutions for matlab

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Statistics:

  1. A good page on mean, standard error, confidence intervals, correlation, etc
  2. MedCalc
  3. MedCalc page on Statistics LITERATURE

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MATLAB:

  1. MATLAB code/programs for model fitting (plane fitting, fundamental matrix fitting), projective geometry, image processing, scalograms, etc)

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C and C++:

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Java:

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Management, MBA:

  1. NEVER EAT ALONE ! - Networking ideas for success
  2. From humble beginnings to top leadership: Inspiring and motivating story of two top management people who rose from extremely humble beginnings from Tamil Nadu. Kumar Srinivasan as the General Manager, Vice President of Technology and Head of Amazon Bangalore Center and Kalyan Raman as the CEO of Global Scholar
  3. Monumentally inspirational video of the last speech by Randy Pausch at Carnegie Mellon University - pay close attention to his "Lessons Learned" section close to the end.
  4. www.forbes.com - Leadership
  5. Leadership Lessons from George Washington PDF file or link on REDIFF - Excellent article on lessons to leaders and entrepreneurs on when it is time to leave, recognition of our faults, use of mass media, etc
  6. Life Lessons from Narayana Murthy PDF file or link on REDIFF
  7. Dealing with Success and Failure Lessons from Vishwanathan Aannd PDF file or link on REDIFF
  8. Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduction of the iPhones
  9. Best Business Schools: Ranked
  10. http://www.moneycontrol.com/management/
  11. TOP 10 Indian CEOs
  12. Thinkers50 - List of Top management thinkers
  13. HIGH PERFORMANCE NEWSLETTERS - Derek Stockley: Fantastic collection of brief articles on management, HR, marketting, etc
  14. MANAGEMENT GURUS and HEROS: ARTICLES911 - Another great collection of articles on management, personality, HR, leadership, knowledge management, consulting, coaching, etc. POPULAR articles
  15. Free resources from Business Training Works
  16. Work911 Free Management and Business articles
  17. 5 ways to brad yourself as an expert
  18. www.inc.com
  19. Harsha Bhogle on Sachin TENDULKAR - very inspiring about PASSION, WORK ETHIC and GENIUS ! (**very interesting remark about why Tendulkar did not take a by-runner in the 2003 world cup**)

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Movies:

FREE ONLINE MOVIES:
  • English: Watch-Movies
  • English: Good one for English comedy...Friends..Two and a Half Men...Big Bang Theory...The IT crowd, etc
  • Hindi: BhejaFry Free Online movies
    Hindi: OnlineWatchMovies Free Online movies


    Hindi

    1. Rab ne bana di jodi - Very impressive !
    2. Jodhaa Akbar - very impressed by Hrithik's performance and for the first time (personally) by Aishwarya Rai's performance. Hats off to Ashutosh Gowarikar. Very good movie !
    3. Lagaan
    4. Swades
    5. Dil Chahta Hai
    6. Chuk De India - 5 Star rating...I loved this movie...very patriotic...very well made...ALMOST NONE OF the exaggerated, unrealistic and emotional BOLLYWOOD crap. QUITE REALISTIC flow movie...ignore a few things as it is a movie after all ! CAN WATCH IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN !
    7. Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee - very good movie for a low profile starrer. The story converged well and the movie had a nice flow to it. It is a fantastic watch to those who like morals and the real values of life and what happiness actually means. I loved it esp. given the kind of crap that has been coming out of Bollywood off late !. Not great for those seeking item numbers or action entertainment. Couple of songs are melodies with profound lyrics !
    8. Bluffmaster

    English

    1. Seven Pounds: Will Smith. The last 5 minutes are the best but can be appreciated only by watching the entire movie. My rating: 3.5 star
    2. Marley and me - a lovely dog movie (Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston): the last 40 minutes are esp. awesome.
    3. American History X
    4. Get Smart - Hilarious !m/" target="_blank">Seabiscuit
    5. A Beautiful Mind
    6. The Patriot
    7. Gladiator
    8. The Pursuit of Happiness - A MUST SEE for any AMBITIOUS person. Fantastic. 5 star.
    9. Breach
    10. Remember the TITANS - a soul-cleansing and inspiring classic.

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    Music:

    Hindi

    1. India FMs - Good one for FREE ONLINE DOWNLOADS
    2. PK SONGS - Good one for FREE ONLINE DOWNLOADS
    3. BollyFM - Good one for FREE ONLINE DOWNLOADS
    4. BollyFM - BEST one for FREE ONLINE STREAMING
    5. www.MohanKumars.com - GOOD ONE, esp. for Tamil
    6. Raaga MUSIC
    7. MUSICIndiaOnline
    8. Desi Torrents

    English

    1. VONYC RADIO

    General knowledge, science, careers, etc:

    1. New Scientist Tech - Very good !
    2. Brain Waves recording headphones ! - do not need batteries (have solar panels built in and use body heat also for power)
    3. http://www.livescience.com/ (Very good)
    4. http://www.wired.com/ - NEWS
    5. http://www.connotea.org/ - FREE online REFERENCE MANAGEMENT
    6. TechOnline
    7. Discovery
    8. Animal Planet
    9. Crocodile Hunter
    10. Inventors, Inventions, Patents...
    11. How stuff works
    12. ScienceMag
    13. ScienceCAREERS
    14. KEYWORDS in a resume: Among the terms employers searched for most often: "problem-solving and decision making skills," "oral and written communication," "customer service," "retention," "performance" and "productivity improvement," "leadership," "technology," "team-building," "project management" and "bilingual." Stand out. Many of the hiring managers (43 percent) said that they spend a minute or less looking at résumés. Think of your résumé as a written audition. You have a limited window of opportunity to have the attention of the hiring manager, so make the most of it. Focus on specific accomplishments and tangible, positive results that you achieved at previous jobs.
    15. About
    16. BMENet
    17. KELLY SCIENTIFIC - Jobs
    18. Nature Jobs - Jobs
    19. Funny analogies collected by High School Teachers
    20. Writing English

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    Software TOOLS:

    1. iPOD software - How to get more from you iPOD ! : iGadget ($15) iDump (FREE) - tranfer .exe to iPod iDirectionz canto - for song lyrics Encyclopedia
    2. Ripping a DVD !
    3. Microsoft Power Toys - Image resizer, HTML slide show generator, CD slide show generator, virtual desktop manager, power calculator, webcam timershot, Alt-Tab replacement, etc.
    4. MPEG/VIDEO combiner or joiner
    5. MPEG/VIDEO splitter
    6. COPY music OFF your IPOD onto your computer
    7. Wiping out or erasing your hard disk to remove personal information before giving it to someone - DBAN

     

    Signal Processing:

    1. WAVELET Turotial by Robi Polikar
    2. James McNAMES lab
    3. FastICA for MATLAB and an analysis tool ICASSO for analysing the reliability of the Independent Components
    4. NEX - Neurophysiological Signal Analysis Package

    Conferences and Journals:

    1. CARS (Computer Aided Radiology and Surgery) 2009 - they have a section "Image Guided Neurosurgery" - Deadline: January 10, 2009. Conference is in Berlin, June 23-27, 2009.
    2. ISBI (International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging) 2009 - Deadline: January 19, 2009. Conference is in Boston, June 28-July 1, 2009.
    3. MICCAI 2009 - Deadline: March 8, 2009. Conference is in London, Sep' 20-24, 2009.
    4. MICCAI 2008 - Deadline expected in March 2008. Conference is in New York in Sep 2008.
    5. http://www.biosignals.org/ - International Conference on Bio-Inspired Systems and Signal Processing: Position Paper submission DEADLINE Sep' 10, 2007. A position paper presents an arguable opinion about an issue. The goal of a position paper is to convince the audience that your opinion is valid and worth listening to, without the need to present completed research work and/or validated results. It is, nevertheless, important to support your argument with evidence to ensure the validity of your claims. A position paper may be a short report and discussion of ideas, facts, situations, methods, procedures or results of scientific research (bibliographic, experimental, theoretical, or other) focused on one of the conference topics.
      The acceptance of a position paper is restricted to the categories of "short paper" or "poster".
    6. AUTHORSHIP GUIDELINES: A VERY GOOD link provided by HARVARD on authorship...Who should be authors? How to decide the order? Who should be acknowledged?, etc
    7. Landing an ACADEMIC JOB - Article from UIUC
    8. ASILOMAR Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers (ASIMLOMARSSC): Theu have a section on Biomedical signal processing - Deadline: June 1, 2007, Extended abstract of 500-1000 words (plus figures) including abstract of 50-100 words.
    9. IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) Conference list
    10. Advances in Medical Image, Signal and Information Processing (MEDISIP) : Accepts work in biomedical signal processing of EEGs.
    11. HUGE list of conferences: search for words medical, signal, pattern, image, etc on this page
    12. International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) 2008 - Deadline April 8, 2008
    13. TERRY M. PETERS: List of Publications
    14. ISI web of knowledge - TRAINING/TUTORIAL PPTs : Citation alerts, etc
    15. ISI WEB of SCIENCE Index, CLICK on IP Authentication on the page to use ISI WOS from a Vandy computer - **VERY GOOD**
    16. ISI WEB of SCIENCE Index: TUTORIAL
    17. IEEE account login page - MyIEEE
    18. IEEE Trans. on Neural Systems and Rehabilation Engineering (TNSRE)
    19. Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS)
    20. Conference list
    21. SPIE
    22. SPIE Scholarships and Grants - TRAVEL GRANT
    23. MICCAI 2007
    24. CARS
    25. Conference list3
    26. Conference list4
    27. BMEnet conference list

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    Toastmasters International (TI):

    1. Toastmasters
    2. Lifeway Toastmasters Club website - http://lifeway.freetoasthost.info
    3. www.FreeToastHost.org
    4. ToastHost website set up instructional flash video
    5. Toastmasters Club Management Software
    6. District 63
    7. Office roles
    8. http://www.speakersexpress.com/ - A community service of district 63 toasstmasters
    9. Funny analogies collected by High School Teachers
    10. Writing English

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    General:

    1. Microsoft's awe inspiring and mind blowing TABLETOP Technology
    2. Against all odds - inspirational acheivements
    3. Reservation system has not worked
    4. How the Chinese view India?
    5. 25 best affordable suburbs in the US !
    6. AMAZING Pool TRICK shots

    Geometry 3D:

    1. 3D vectors, vector fields, lines and plane - GOOD ONE

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    ISSS:

    1. ISSS Home
    2. ISSS Activities and Events

    Life:

    1. Think you have to complain about life, not happy with what you have, want more and more...check this out http://sonic200.com/others/tuongphan.htm

    To Read List:

    1. How STOCK EXCHANGE works?
    2. Numerical recipes in C - ONLINE

    Spanish:

    1. Free Translation

    Keyboard music:

    1. EXCELLENT keyboard BASICS TUTORIAL and RESOURCES
    2. Play Piano in a flash by Scott "The Piano man" Houston - EXCELLENT book and audio material. It is a non-classical approach to learning to play keyboard. The style is more oriented towards just being able to play good music without the complications of getting technical. The focus is to be away from the complications of reading sheet music ! Was shown on NPT. I WISH I CAN GET THIS MATERIAL.
    3. Keyboard notes of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, popluar music, carnatic, etc - GREAT SITE
    4. Tujhe Dekha Tho Ye Jaana Sanam (Dilwala Dulhaniya Le Jayenge)
    5. Happy Birthday to you
    6. Hindi movies notes for keyboard www.KeylessOnline.com
    7. http://www.gopiano.com/ - Free piano lessons with audio instructions
    8. http://www.free-online-piano-lessons.com/
    9. http://www.learnpianoonline.com/
    10. http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/Business/keyboarding/

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    Health, Food and cooking:

    Fitness

    1. Common Mistakes made by weight training beginners - Very good article.
    2. Muscle and Strength Excellent informative material - recommended by Prashanth Dumpuri.
    3. Fit Zone ! - Good one. Select body part and get a list of excercises (basic and advanced) with description (and picture) of how to perform the exercise.
    4. Very effective exercises without using heavy equipment ! - Good one. T-push ups, Inverted row, Blugarian split squat and step up are awesome.
    5. Importance of muscle mass and resistance/weight training as one ages !
    6. 10 muscle building foods: 1. Quinoa, 2. Grass-fed meat, 3. Nonfat Ricotta cheese, 4. Tofu, 5. Lentils, 6. Eggs (intersting yolks are not too bad !...read), 7. Greek-style yoghurt, 8. Quorn, 9. Chocolate milk, 10 Wild Salmon (Tuna has toxic metals)
    7. World's Simplest Workout - Sandbag workout !
    8. The Marine's Workout
    9. Meals for 6-pack abs - Abs diet
    10. Muscle building and ab exercises - Banish fat for good !
    11. http://fitness.scoobysworkshop.com/ - Very useful information

    Health

      1. Health foods for various body parts
      2. Super Fruits
      3. 6 SUPERFOODS: 1. Coconut milk, 2. Grass fed meat, 3. Nuts, 4. Cinnamon, 5. Raw honey and molasis, 6. Olive Oil
      4. 8 foods you should eat everyday - Good article: 1. Spinach, 2. Carrots, 3. Blueberries, 4. Oats, 5. Yoghurt (with live and active cultures), 6. Walnuts, 7. Tomatoes, 8. Black Beans
      5. Health foods - Great info on healthy foods, whole grains, fruits, science behind, etc
      6. http://nytimes.com/pages/health/index.html - Good stuff
      7. http://www.healthydiningfinder.com/site/ - it’s based on nutritional analyses of over 10,000 menu items from a variety of restaurants. You simply type in your zip code to find the healthiest options at nearby eateries.The site does a much better job of providing nutrition information than the restaurant chains themselves. NOTE: About 460mg is typically more than enough sodium to be consumed per meal. Even SubWay's healthy sandwiches have over a 1000mg of sodium !
      8. About various type of WHEY PROTEIN supplements
      9. http://www.supplementdata.com/nsr-0202e.html Good article on difference between WHEY PROTEIN concentrate (WPC) and isolate (WPI) supplements. Importantly, it says that WPI produced by Cross-flow microfiltration is undenaturated (uncomprised or undamaged amino acid matrixes) in greater than 90% of the protein and retains all important sub-fractions in natural ratios with little or no fat or lactose.
        NOW's Whey Protein Isolate is produced this way !
      10. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whey_protein Some individuals with suppressed or otherwise abnormal immune systems or degenerative diseases use undenatured bioactive whey proteins to increase their antioxidant levels. Undenatured whey proteins are a good source of cysteine, a conditionally essential amino acid which is the rate limiting factor for the body's production of glutathione, an important antioxidant.
      11. www.allstarhealth.com - for supplements
      12. DANGERS of drinking DIET DRINKS ! - PKU - If you note, a WARNING note about PHENYLKETONURICS will be given on Diet Dr. Pepper !
      13. DANGERS of ARTIFICIAL SWEETNERS - Aspartame
      14. Fruit Nutrition Facts - good collection of fruits with nutrition info to select the right fruits with high fiber and low sugar !

       

    Cooking

      1. Foodnetwork USA - Cooking, recipes, party tips, etc: VIDEOS !
      2. http://www.gourmet.com/ - VIDEOS !
      3. http://www.gourmet.com/diaryofafoodie - VIDEOS !
      4. http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/ or www.foodwishes.com/ - VIDEOS !
      5. Food Channel UK - UKTV
      6. THAI: http://www.thaifoodtonight.com/thaifoodtonight/ - Good one with VIDEOS, recipes look fairly authentic.
      7. THAI: http://www.enjoythaifood.com/ - Good VIDEOS

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    Ankylosing Spondylitis:

    1. About AS (Why, what, etc)
    2. Enbrel - Home
    3. Biologic Response Modifiers
    4. Risk of infections with TNF blockers
    5. Side effects of Enbrel
    6. Enbrel FORUM (*** GOOD ONE ***)

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    SQL:

    1. http://www.w3schools.com/sql/default.asp - GOOD ONE

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    Free ONLINE GAMES:

    1. http://www.stickcricket.com/
    2. http://www.freeonlinegames.com/
    3. http://www.miniclip.com/games/en/puzzle.php - PUZZLE games like SUDOKU !
    4. http://www.totallygame.com/
    5. Check your BRILLIANCE ! This is a fun game. In about 9 attempts my best survival time was 26.609 seconds !

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