Abhilash P, Raghu, Abhi and KKV at Guruvayoor temple 

And our next chief minister is ... Dr. Ranjith S. 

Deepak, Abhilash P and Abhi at Ranjith's wedding 

Jeevesh, Aby and Abhilash P at Ranjith's wedding in Guruvayoor 

Abhi helping Ranjith get dressed up for his wedding 

Raghu, Abhilash, Ranjith S, Deepak and Abhishek at Ranjith's wedding 

Deepa and Manoj at Ranjith's reception 

The gang at Guruvayoor for Ranjith's wedding - from L to R Jeevesh, Deepak, (Sabari - Ranjith's cousin), KKV, Raghu, Aby and Abhilash P 

Abhilash P, Aby Madan and Jeevesh at Ranjith's wedding at Guruvayoor 

Abhilash P, Abhishek, Anoop (Tvm) and KKV at Ranjith's reception 

Paul and Abhishek at Ranjith's wedding 

Check out Abhi, the glamour boy! 

Abhilash P with Ranjith and Sheema 

Vinod Mony and Manoj Mony at Ranjith's reception 

Praveena and Soumya CV at Ranjith's reception 

Rehana and her husband at Ranjith's reception 

Shamu and Siby at Ranjith's reception 

Ajith Mohan, Murali, Shanavas and Vinod Varghese at Ranjith's reception 

Savithry, Abhilash P., Abhishek, Anoop and Paul at Ranjith's reception 

Da Man Abhishek with Paul at Ranjith's reception 

Abhilash P. and Anoop at Ranjith's reception 

The Anoop S. (Trivandrum) version 3.16 ** new features include reduced body fat and exaggerated cephalomegaly ** with Ranjith's brother Sreejith at Ranjith's reception 

Bushara with Althaf's mother at Ranjith's reception 

A recent picture of Abhilash P and KKV (with braces) 

Aby Madan and Jeevesh at Ranjith's reception 

Sanu and Rajee at Ranjith's reception 

Shifas, Arun Raj CN, Philson and Murali at Ranjith's reception 

Smitha and Bini at Ranjiths' Reception 

Sabarinath and Raghu at Ranjith's reception 

Krishnapriya and Anoop at their engagement function in Thiruvananthapuram 

Ranjith and Sheema the Rose Garden in Chandigarh 

Ranjith and Sheema at the reception at Thiruvananthapuram 

Ranjith and Sheema - at the reception at Payyannur 

Anish MR's wedding snap - Behind from L to R KKV, Aneesh, Ranjith, Deepak, Siby, Shamu, Jeevesh, Jineesh, KKP. Rana and Tanya re sitting beside the couple 

The couple after the tea party at Sheema's home. 

Scenic background to match Sheema's elegance 

The couple themselves at the engagement function. Chakku's fiance's name is Sheema... Dr. Sheema Govindan. 

The gang of friends attending Chakku's engagement - From L to R are Althaf, Aneesh, Raghu, Sudin, Anoop, Priyesh and KKM 

PCWorld.com - Google Sends Out an SMS

"Google this week launched a beta test version of Google SMS, a new service that lets users of wireless devices query Google for specific information, such as business or residential phone listings, product prices, and word definitions, the company says. Google SMS also can be used to solve mathematical calculations, to look up area codes and zip codes, and to receive snippets of Google search engine results."

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Dr. Kay on bass 

Gender Disparities Persist in Doctors' Pay, Professional Advancement

"Women in academic medicine do not advance as rapidly as men of similar achievement, and they are not compensated as well, researchers at Boston University of School of Medicine report.

Although such disparities have been reported previously, there have been no large, detailed studies, Dr. Arlene S. Ash and her associates note in the Annals of Internal Medicine for August 3. Moreover, there have been no efforts to account for confounding factors such as specialty, job characteristics and productivity. So in 1995-1996, her group polled 941 male and 873 female full-time faculty at 24 randomly selected medical schools."

Article: 3D audio system developed by MP3 pioneer| New Scientist

"A sound system that creates immersive, three-dimensional audio for everyone in a room has been developed by one of the creators of the MP3 audio format.

Existing surround-sound technology only works if a listener is positioned correctly between a handful of speakers, in the so-called 'sweet spot'. For those outside this area the effect is lessened or does not work at all.

The new technology uses a principle known as 'wave field synthesis' to create complex audio illusions for everyone within a defined space. Computers are used to predict the way multiple sound waves will interact with each other within a space. Then, a multitude of small speakers - as many as 400 positioned around a large space - are used to mimic this interaction."

WOWOWOW! I dream of a day when I can have a 'listening room' in my home with this technology on!

Article: Early fish hit land to be better predators| New Scientist

"Our distant fishy ancestors first hauled themselves on to land in order to warm up in the Sun. So claims a team that says basking would have provided an energy boost that made the fish more agile in the water, improving their chances of snaring prey. It was also an evolutionary milestone that heralded the rise of all land vertebrates, including us."

And even now, we like to hang out on the beach, get wet and end up being more energized. It is true: What goes around, comes around.

Correlation of Movie Ratings With Content

"Parents and physicians should be aware that movies with the same rating can differ significantly in the amount and types of potentially objectionable content. Age-based ratings alone do not provide good information about the depiction of violence, sex, profanity, and other content, and the criteria for rating movies became less stringent over the last decade. The MPAA rating reasons provide important information about content, but they do not identify all types of content found in films and they may particularly miss the depiction of substances."