Nobel Prize

Hey hey! What do you know.... my gastro professor/lecturer, Prof. Barry Marshall (and his partner Dr. Robin Warren) got their Noble prize for proving that Helicobacter pylori (a bacteria) and not stress that causes ulcers!
What more interesting is that he (Prof. Marshall) tested the theory himself- gulping down the specimen!

Read: Aussie scientists win Nobel prize

It took a reeeeeaaaaallllyyyy long time to get the theory accepted and recognized- since 1974(when Dr. Warren had his theory) -if I'm not mistaken-!! And yes, I like his lecture. It was so... animated, and fun.

Oh, and I found this amusing too:

Position:

Imam of the Grand Mosque of Istanbul (time: Sultan Sulaiman al-Qanuni (the Lawgiver), or otherwise known as Suleyman the Magnificent in Europe who was the head of the Ottoman empire between 1520AD-1566AD)

Requirements:

* To have mastered the languages of Arabic, Latin, Turkish and Persian
* To have mastered the Qur'an, the Bible and the Torah
* To be a scholar in Shari'ah and Fiqh
* To have mastered physics and mathematics up to teaching standard
* To be a master of chivalry, archery, duelling and the arts of Jihad
* To be of a handsome countenance
* To have a strong melodious voice

Copy n paste from Pakdi: Tawaran Kerja Kosong

Wonder if such person still exist now...