You are at a meeting of a religious nature when it devolves upon you to speak. There are a few general suggestions that will be of help to you. In the first place, notice the following negative suggestions : 1. Do not speak at great length. It is not fair for you to occupy an undue share of time. As the meeting is necessarily short you should make your remarks very brief. 2. Do not speak too personally. A public meeting is almost never the place for intimate revelations. Maintain a certain degree of reserve. 3. Do not present any controversial topic. A meeting of religious nature is not the place for controversy. 4. Do not speak in bitterness or in contempt of anything or anybody. A meeting of religious nature is the place for good will. 5. Do not speak egotistically or boastfully. A religious meeting is the place for humility. On the other hand, you should observe the following rules: 1. Speak briefly. 2. Speak quietly and reverently. 3. Maintain a certain reserve. 4. Speak so that all will agree with you. 5. Speak kindly of everything. 6. Speak with humility. 7. Present one leading thought, and only one. Form this thought in accordance with the spirit of the meeting. If any general thought has been given for discussion be sure that your topic comes under the leading topic. If you try to present more than one leading thought you will not be able to present it clearly in the short time at your disposal. You can present one thought clearly and emphatically. 8. Give one or two examples to prove your main assertion. Make these examples as specific as possible. Give names, places, and dates, or any other specific and exact references. 9. Conclude by repeating your main assertion in some emphatic form. By doing this you show that your talk has had one object, and that you wish all thought centered on your theme.

In the deep, dark ocean, viruses have won safe harbor through thievery. With stolen genes that make sulfur- digesting enzymes, viruses provide metabolic backup to bacteria feasting on the sulfur plumes of hydrothermal vents, researchers propose May 1 in Science. In return, the viruses secure a host in the harsh depths of the sea. Though the oceans are rife with bacteria-infecting viruses, called bacteriophage, researchers know little about the ones that invade sulfur- oxidizing bacteria. These bacteria are key sources of energy for organisms that live in hydrothermal vents. But the bacteria are difficult to study because they don’t grow in labs. Geomicrobiologist Gregory Dick of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and colleagues spotted the genetic looters in samples from vents in the western Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California. By sequencing DNA in each sample, the team found the genomes of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria and 18 types of viruses. Fifteen of these viruses, the researchers found, had snatched and held onto bacterial genes involved in converting elemental sulfur to sulfite, a necessary step in energy production. By toting these filched metabolism genes, the authors suggest, the viruses bolster the host bacteria’s energy output.

Here are the interesting facts about the world :- 1.Our oldest radio broadcasts of the 1930s have already traveled past 100,000 stars 2. It takes 8 minutes 17 seconds for light to travel from the Sun’s surface to the Earth. 3. October 12th, 1999 was declared “The Day of Six Billion” based on United Nations projections. 4. 10 percent of all human beings ever born are alive at this very moment. 5. The Earth spins at 1,000 mph but it travels through space at an incredible 67,000 mph. 6. Every year over one million earthquakes shake the Earth. 7. When Krakatoa erupted in 1883, its force was so great it could be heard 4,800 kilometers away in Australia. 8. The largest ever hailstone weighed over 1kg and fell in Bangladesh in 1986. 9. Every second around 100 lightning bolts strike the Earth. 10. Every year lightning kills 1000 people.

Here are some interesting, but true facts, that you may or may not have known: 1. The Statue of Liberty's index finger is eight feet long. 2. Rain has never been recorded in some parts of the Atacama Desert in Chile. 3. A 75 year old person will have slept about 23 years. 4. Boeing 747's wing span is longer than the Wright brother's first flight. The Wright brother's invented the airplane. 5. There are as many chickens on earth as there are humans. 6. One type of hummingbird weighs less than a penny. 7. The word "set" has the most number of definitions in the English language; 192 Slugs have four noses. 8. Sharks can live up to 100 years. 9. Mosquitos are more attracted to the color blue than any other color. 10. Kangaroos can't walk backwards. 11. About 75 acres of pizza are eaten in in the U.S. everyday. 12. The largest recorded snowflake was 15 Inch wide and 8 Inch thick. It fell in Montana in 1887. 13. The tip of a bullwhip moves so fast that the sound it makes is actually a tiny sonic boom. 14. Former president Bill Clinton only sent 2 emails in his entire 8 year presidency. 15. Koalas and humans are the only animals that have finger prints. 16. There are 200,000,000 insects for every one human. 17. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery had in it to begin with. 18. The world's largest Montessori school is in India, with 26,312 students in 2002. 19. Octopus have three hearts. 20. If you ate too many carrots, you would turn orange. 21. The average person spends two weeks waiting for a traffic light to change. 22. 1 in 2,000,000,000 people will live to be 116 or old. 23. The body has 2-3 million sweat glands. 24. Sperm whales have the biggest brains; 20 lbs. 25. Tiger shark embroyos fight each other in their mother's womb. The survivor is born. 26. Most cats are left pawed. 27. 250 people have fallen off the Leaning Tower of Pisa. 28. A Blue whale's tongue weighs more than an elephant. 29. You use 14 muscles to smile and 43 to frown. Keep Smiling! 30. Bamboo can grow up to 3 ft in 24 hours. 31. An eyeball weighs about 1 ounce.

1. "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution." 2. "I, at any rate, am convinced that He (God) does not throw dice." 3. "The important thing is not to stop questioning; curiosity has its own reason for existing." 4. "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." 5. "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." 6. "Falling in love is not at all the most stupid thing that people do — but gravitation cannot be held responsible for it." 7. "The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science." 8. "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."

1. "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution." 2. "I, at any rate, am convinced that He (God) does not throw dice." 3. "The important thing is not to stop questioning; curiosity has its own reason for existing." 4. "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." 5. "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." 6. "Falling in love is not at all the most stupid thing that people do — but gravitation cannot be held responsible for it." 7. "The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science." 8. "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."

1. "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution." 2. "I, at any rate, am convinced that He (God) does not throw dice." 3. "The important thing is not to stop questioning; curiosity has its own reason for existing." 4. "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." 5. "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." 6. "Falling in love is not at all the most stupid thing that people do — but gravitation cannot be held responsible for it." 7. "The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science." 8. "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."