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 15:21 | 14/Feb/2007
Relic Radiation from the Primeval Fireba...
 About 100,000 years after the Big Bang, the temperature of the Universe had dropped sufficiently for electrons and protons to combine into hydrogen atoms, p + e --> H. From this time onwards, radiation was effectively unable to interact with the background gas; it has propagated freely ever since, while constantly losing energy because its wavelen... more...
 14:53 | 8/Feb/2007
Parallel Universes - The way they exist....
Everything you're about to read here seems impossible and insane, beyond science fiction. Yet it's all true.Scientists now believe there may really be a parallel universe - in fact, there may be an infinite number of parallel universes, and we just happen to live in one of them. These other universes contain space, time and strange forms of exotic ... more...
 14:55 | 25/Jan/2007
Dark Matter Exposed: Animation Offers Cl...
By Robert Roy BrittSenior Science WriterAs if it weren't strange enough that the cosmos is loaded with invisible and elusive matter, a new theory has the stuff wandering through the early universe like a drunken sailor.The idea is a serious attempt to examine dark matter -- which is far more prevalent than normal matter -- by modeling its behavior,... more...
 14:59 | 19/Jan/2007
Cosmic Hide and Seek: the Search for the...
 Scientists using different methods to determine the mass of galaxies have found a discrepancy that suggests ninety percent of the universe is matter in a form that cannot be seen. Some scientists think dark matter is in the form of massive objects, such as black holes, that hang out around galaxies unseen. Other scientists believe dark matter to b... more...
 13:39 | 29/Nov/2006
Astronauts and Area 51: the Skylab Incid...
by Dwayne A. DayMonday, January 9, 2006Photo of secret facility at Groom Lake taken by the US Geological Survey in 1968. (credit: USGS) Far out in the Nevada desert, miles from prying eyes, is a secret Air Force facility that has been known by numerous names over the years. It has been called Paradise Ranch, Watertown Strip, Area 51, Dreamland, and... more...
 14:19 | 17/Nov/2006
Means of interstellar travel - recent co...
Ideas Based On What We’d Like To Achieve interstellar travelsThe following section has a brief description of some ideas that have been suggested over the years for interstellar travel, ideas based on the sciences that do exist today. Worm Hole transportationJust when you thought it was confusing enough, those physicist had to come up with wormhole... more...
 14:23 | 15/Nov/2006
Bermuda Triangle Stargate?
Do Newly Mapped Magnetic Anomalies Point to the Stars ------by Dr. Michael PreisingerAbout the author: A German historian/scuba diver has recorded the exact location and value of deviations in magnetic fields off the Bahamas coast. Scientists to whom he has shown the figures do not dismiss the possibility that they are caused by micro-wormholes. Hi... more...
 10:32 | 2/Nov/2006
Black Holes FAQ
  What is a black hole? How big is a black hole? What would happen to me if I fell into a black hole? My friend Penelope is sitting still at a safe distance, watching me fall into the black hole. What does she see? If a black hole existed, would it suck up all the matter in the Universe? What if the Sun became a black hole? Is there any evidence th... more...
 14:42 | 23/Oct/2006
Black Body Radiation
INTRODUCTION A black body is a theoretical object that absorbs 100% of the radiation that hits it. Therefore it reflects no radiation and appears perfectly black.In practice no material has been found to absorb all incoming radiation, but carbon in its graphite form absorbs all but about 3%. It is also a perfect emitter of radiation. At a particula... more...
 13:47 | 19/Oct/2006
Scientific joke
Once all the scientists die and go to heaven............ They decide to play hide-n-seek.........Unfortunately Einstein is the one who has the den...........He is supposed to count upto 100...and then start searching..... Everyone starts hiding except Newton.........Newton just draws a square of 1 meter and stands in it right in front of Einstein..... more...
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 Vikas Vij | 02:38 | 24/Nov/2007
Friends: (505)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Everything
Har shaakh pey ulloo baithha hai...
About four years ago, the then Defence Minister of India, George Fernandes, who was on an official visit to Washington, was "strip-searched" by the U.S. security at the airport. In response, the usually thunderous Fernandes behaved like a scared puppy, and stomached his humiliation quietly without telling a soul. A year later, Strobe Talbott, the f...  more...
 Sanghamitra ... | 22:14 | 19/May/2007
Friends: (404)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Writing , Reading...
Major Som nath Sharma , The first recipi...
Major Som nath Sharma , The first recipient of Param Vir Chakra ..Disclaimer : The contents have been borrowed from reliable sources ---------------------------------------- -------------------------Major Somnath Sharma, son of Major General Amarnath Sharma, was born on 31 January 1923, in Himachal Pradesh District Kangra. He was commissioned in the...  more...
 Jessica Singh | 09:49 | 13/Sep/2007
Friends: (847)  | City: Ever heard of Nadir ?  | Interests: blogging ...and t...
Sleepless in ......
I have always been a dreamer.But, these days I am not even able to sleep properly. A constant irritation itches on in my mind and I know not where it comes from. As a child, our own Doctor Uncle used to point out that diagnosis was pivotal to medication. I somehow found a deeper meaning in those words in connection to our daily lives even when I wa...  more...
 simran kumar | 12:24 | 8/Mar/2007
Friends: (148)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: reading,movies,su...
those nothings.............
                                  Those whispering nothings                            those muted emotions                             those deep sighs....                            somersaulting heart beats                            impregnating innocent heart                            with coveted desires                                 fanta...  more...
 bronzegoddes... | 07:38 | 5/Dec/2007
Friends: (94)  | City: Chennai(Madras)  | Interests: Wham!!Bham!! I gi...
Hey!! Wassup?
“Hey! Wassup?”“Hey! How’s it going?”These are the most common questions that are asked to us and these are the most questions that we ask people every other day.Analyzing these, they are the most meaningless questions and we give such bullshit as replies.And even when we ask these questions how many times do we really mean it from our bottom of our...  more...
 Gagandeep Kaur | 18:53 | 1/Mar/2007
Friends: (258)  | City: Faridabad  | Interests: Internet surfing(...
Herez my msg to the men in power blue.wh...
Herez My Message to the Men in Power Blue : Be a team person and a leader I want in each one of you...........Full of that dash and drive that makes the opponent shivers……………Have that fire ….that zeal in you………..search for it inside you and search until you find it………..Project on the dynamism…...believe that you have the potential…… and also gain t...  more...
 Kush A | 19:51 | 14/Dec/2007
Friends: (185)  | City: Mysore  | Interests: Football, books, ...
Was 9/11 an inside job?
False flag operations: Covert operations conducted by governments, corporations or other organizations which are designed to appear as though they were carried out by other entities. The term is derived from the military practice of flying flags of nations not their own in order to mislead. As an example, in 1939, when Hitler had under control Czec...  more...
 Krishna Reddy | 23:42 | 2/Sep/2007
Friends: (295)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Art of Living, Sw...
Art of Living friends from Pune
Clips from Pune trip Nov 2006 Pictures of myself ( Krishna Reddy ), Sunita and Art of Living Pune gang including Harshal Jadhav, Omkar Nissal and Archana. The trip included a visit to Okayama garden (Asia"s largest Japanese garden), Kadakwasla dam, Khanapur orphanage and Omkar"s birthday party.  more...
 Sandy Gibacho | 13:32 | 26/Mar/2007
Friends: (87)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Travelling, Water...
T h e Best Moments In Life
T h e Bes t M ome n t s I n L i fe e   1. Falling in love. 2. Laughing till your stomach hurts.  3. Enjoying a ride down the country side. 4. Listening to your favorite song on the radio.   5. Going to sleep listening to the rain pouring outside. 6. Getting out of the shower and wrapping yourself with a warm, fuzzy towel. 7. Passing your final exam...  more...
 Ankita Gupta | 21:22 | 13/Feb/2007
Friends: (14)  | Interests: Movies, Music
WHO IS SECULAR???..ANOTHER PAKISTAN???
First reservation for Muslims, then Banks for Muslims, then appeal to private sector for inducting Muslims, then Shariyat Courts for Muslims. What next? Is Arjun Singh going to frame separate constitution for Muslims? Is another Pakistan going to born? Why Indian National Congress dont let Muslims to flow in main stream? Why Indian National Congres...  more...
 sanjay pahwa | 16:30 | 11/Oct/2006
Friends: (11)  | City: Dehradun  | Interests: Sharing Interests
Mobile
   THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELLPHONE COULD                      There are a few things that can be done in times of  grave emergencies.Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:1. The Emergency Number worldwide for any Mobile is 112 If you find yourself out of c...  more...
 Sandeep Ozarde | 10:47 | 26/Oct/2007
Friends: (618)  | City: Bombay  | Interests: BREAKFAST: Assam ...
The Real Shopping-Cart Revolution
Five hundred years of progress packed into a sack of flour.By J. Bradford DeLong, Wired MagHere's some food for thought.A smart shopper can buy a 5-pound bag of Gold Medal flour for 69 cents. That's enough to feed three people for a day - 7,500 easy-to-digest, relatively nutritious, and potentially tasty calories. All for less than 0.7 percent of a...  more...
 Gloria Aurora | 16:52 | 28/May/2007
Friends: (462)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: In almost everyth...
Run.....the race of life
Every morning in Africa, a gazelle awakens. He has only one thought on his mind: To be able to run faster than the fastest lion. If he cannot, then he will be eaten. Every morning in Africa a lion awakens. He has only one thought on his mind: To be able to run faster than the slowest gazelle. If he cannot, he will die of hunger. Whether you choose ...  more...
 Purushottam ... | 10:26 | 24/Jul/2007
Friends: (95)  | City: Ghaziabad  | Interests: Movies, Theatre, ...
Facing up to your kids' sexual activitie...
http://in.rediff.com/getahead/2007/jul/23sex.htmI read this article yesterday, and believe me I was sleepless last night. I was not shocked about the news that teenagers these days are actively involved in sex (because I know it), but what made me restless is the thought that how should parents react if they find out their kid is actively involved ...  more...
 Star Trekker | 19:10 | 12/Dec/2007
Friends: (266)  | City: galaxy  | Interests: Dancing in the cl...
startrekker's calender 2008
startrekker's calender 2008 launchDear friends!I am so glad to have completed an year on the iland and I thank all of you for the love and support you have shown me.I launch the startrekker's 2008 calender made with my digital art by me...it almost feels like launching the Kingfisher's calender..hahahah..(i'm inspired by Vijay Mallya) hehehe..The c...  more...
 nilesh bhagwat | 19:41 | 3/Jan/2007
Friends: (23)  | Interests: lets see
I will share my paintings with you
Hi friends,I will keep on changing my dreamscape regularly. I will put my paintings there. Please visit frequently and tell me if you like it and how. If you dont like it. tell that too. Your comments, suggestions and thoughts are welcome.I mostly do watercolours.I have made a resolution to do 2 paintings every week.  If i stick to it you will get ...  more...
 Puja Priyada... | 17:44 | 9/Aug/2007
Friends: (138)  | Interests: Reading books esp...
Is Jammu & Kashmir doesn't exist in Indi...
IF YOU ARE a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, then Microsoft owned Hotmail.com does not recognise you as an Indian. Surprised! What can be the reason behind the absence of Jammu and Kashmir from this list? Is it an inadvertent mistake or a sad reminder of the cold war legacy that MSN owned Hotmail.com does not recognise Jammu and Kashmir as part of I...  more...
 ankita bhardwaj | 20:46 | 15/Feb/2007
Friends: (31)  | Interests: dancing,singing,c...
Sex bloggers bare all on the Internet
Be careful who you fall for this Valentine's Day - they may just splash your most intimate secrets across the Internet. Thousands of people around the world have started personal Internet journals or “blogs” which expose the sort of details of their sex lives that would make Bridget Jones blush.While explicit diaries are nothing new, technology all...  more...
 KANNAN KANNAN | 22:27 | 15/Dec/2007
Friends: (351)  | City: Coimbatore  | Interests: Life is beautiful...
NEW YEAR WISHES 2008
Hi dear bloggies... after a long stint, I am catching you with my new year wishes well in advance... pl read it and enjoy it and record your comments plz.. catch you later...  more...
 KUMAR S | 10:53 | 23/Dec/2006
Friends: (134)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: HELPING OTHERS TO...
HOW TO BE FINANCIALLY FREE
FINANCIAL   FREEDOMHELPING YOU START AND BECOME SUCCESSFUL IN A BUSINESS OF YOUR OWN IS WHAT MY BUSINESS IS ALL ABOUT.  LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO A VERY POWERFUL IDEA IN WHICH:***    YOU CAN BUILD A BUSINESS OF YOUR OWN WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR PRESENT WORK.***    YOU CAN GET THE EXTRA INCOME YOU MAY BE LOOKING FOR.***    YOU DO NOT HAVE TO RISK YOUR MON...  more...
 soumitra nag | 22:06 | 30/Aug/2007
Friends: (61)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: poetry,to watch n...
Hi-friends
Hi friends , I am very happy to be back again to my friends in rediffiland . I am very sorry for the long absence . I was busy attending some friends called by my old friend ‘Parkinson’s disease’ . I had a good understanding with my old friend though my friend was not so friendly all the time . This time I had to host some friends called by the med...  more...
 Sandeep Ohri | 06:31 | 5/Dec/2007
Friends: (367)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading non-ficti...
Higher Electricity Bills .. again ?
If you don't take action now .. you may end up paying higher electricity bills .. again !!Just a small reminder that there is a Public Hearing on Dec 6th at the YB Chavan Auditorium (Opp. Mantralaya), Mumbai - at 11 am. This is to hear public suggestions / comments on MSEDCL's petition to increase electricity tariff in lieu of imposing second "stag...  more...
 jade stone | 02:15 | 28/Mar/2007
Friends: (20)  | Interests: writing, reading,...
Home Truths
Some Home Truths!It's incredible this world...You can yell at a bad driver on the roads but pussyfoot around your relative with no parking sense and even less neighbourly concern. The best way it seems to hit out is emotionally and you can hit the hardest the people closest to you. Lack of communication creates barriers and a lot... contempt. We sp...  more...
 viki kr | 13:38 | 20/Dec/2006
Friends: (108)  | City: Dehradun  | Interests: reading books,lis...
AUSSIES REGAINS ASHES
Australia regains the ashes by defeatinf England.This win highlights and commitment of Australian cricket team.They lost the Ashes2005 and this was one of the shockin g moment in world cricket.But now , they once again they regain that precios urn. So congratulations 2 Pontin g and his army.  more...
 kumar arya | 14:52 | 11/May/2007
Friends: (127)  | Interests: making friends......
Love quotes
Love quotesTo love means to communicate to the other, that you will never fail him or let him down when he needs you, but that you will always be standing by with all the necessary encouragements. It is something one can communicate to another only if one has it.        Ashley Montagu-What is Love?Love, as defined by the dictionary, is strong affec...  more...
 Friendly Ghost | 07:42 | 15/Dec/2007
Friends: (328)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Our economists & ...
Quick update on What I'm upto
       Sahiti Bharadwaj writes:Hey FG, how have you been. It has been quite sometime since i visited the iland...i see that you are still with your new found passion..at full steam.. :o) Hope it translates into sth in real life too.. Lage raho...all the best cheers sahiti  Dear Sahiti,My passion about Global Warming is indeed translating onto my re...  more...
 budhoose kan... | 22:13 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (176)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Honest fibbing. L...
My boss in the office retired yesterday and the new boss was to take charge today.As matter of caution I decided to leave home one minute earlier than usual to reach office, spot on time. I reached the office half a minute earlier than the usual time.But the boss was not in sight. In fact he did not appear till 11 in the morning.He was sweating all...  more...
 Chanchal Nis... | 19:10 | 30/Nov/2007
Friends: (130)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Solitude
Stray thoughts wrangle in my mindArguing with themselves harshlyFighting for nothing but bewildering meTime ticks away, waiting for no oneI am filled with conflicts and acting so numbFeeling so unclean and disgustPuzzled by the realities striking so hardEvery day is a first day in my lifeRules of the game change every momentUncertainty filled up al...  more...
 vijaysingh t... | 22:33 | 8/Aug/2007
Friends: (35)  | Interests: education, techni...
Appreciation
 No matter who we are or what our actions may say, we all want to be recognized and appreciated. I often quote Lou Holtz, the famous Notre Dame Coach, who said, “Why is it that the people who need love, (appreciation), and understanding the most usually deserve it the least?” Jaime Escalante, the teacher on whom the movie Stand and Deliver was base...  more...
 kamal kannan | 00:51 | 23/Nov/2006
Friends: (6)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: reading music
cool stuff
A boy proposed a girl. She rejected. He was not sad ! Friends asked "why you are not sad?" Boy said "why should i be sad ? i lost one who never loved me! she lost one who really loved her" A child came home from his first day at school! Mother asks" what did you learn today?" The kid replies "not enough, I have to go back tomorrow!"  more...
 Madhavan PK | 19:30 | 27/Nov/2007
Friends: (327)  | Interests: Books, crossword,...
The lure of the land
I was traveling in a chartered bus in Delhi, when a young thing, a girl distinctly Delhi bred sitting next to me was talking to her friend beside her about a fabulous place, her native place, she had visited in the summer. I couldn’t help eavesdropping on the conversation.  She was waxing eloquent about the greenery, the rivers, the food, the peopl...  more...
 srk institute | 12:03 | 1/Jan/2007
Friends: (77)  | City: Gandhidham  | Interests: Spreading EDUCATI...
Domain for sale reliancefresh.mobi
Hello Domain for sale : - since long i was busy in purchasing some domains and i am lucky to get this one.. www.reliancefresh.mobi any one who is interested in purchasing this domain can directly contact me or mail me at sky.silver1@gmail.com . you might get richer buy purchasing this one ............bid your amount  more...
 Kenneth Desouza | 12:20 | 30/Jan/2007
Friends: (12)  | City: mangalore  | Interests: READING BOOKS,HAV...
Love Vs Sex
A teenage girl about 17 had gone to visit some friends one evening andtime passed quickly as each shared their various experiences of thepast year.She ended up staying longer than planned, and had to walk home alone.She wasn't afraid because it was a small town and she lived only a fewblocks away.As she walked along under the tall elm trees, Diane ...  more...
 Philosopher ... | 13:38 | 25/Oct/2007
Friends: (75)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Reading
Bridal Veil
Bridal Veil Standing on the sea shore... hit by waves of thoughts and water...  Cool breeze moved on me, carassing me. Naughty breeze carried my veil I was wearing from child. My hands couldnt reach as the breeze carried higher. It was playing pranks with me. It crept into my hair and unloosened it, and my long silky hair found a mate with the bree...  more...
 Premraj Trip... | 16:37 | 1/Jul/2007
Friends: (48)  | City: Bhubaneshwar  | Interests: travelling to nat...
MY BELOVED
Evening is starting to fallThe stillness... making my hair crawlThe overwhelming signs..oh so familiar !I dread in apprehension...and fear...For again you are  arriving ! In all your grandeur !The same enveloping primordial stuffinessThe same resounding cries of desperationThat are your perennial companyGrowing by the momentsSwallowing everythingDe...  more...
 amita amita | 20:59 | 24/Dec/2006
Friends: (37)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: making frnds,read...
Merry Chirstmas
Hello everyone Merry Chirstmas and Happy New year  more...
 Himangshu Borah | 16:51 | 3/Mar/2007
Friends: (71)  | City: Guwahati  | Interests: rock music, heavy...
god created us
they say "God created us".. just pause 4 a moment and think.. is it really true?? can it be true the other way round?? dont u guys think rather "we created God??"  more...
 Anup nair | 15:55 | 13/Feb/2007
Friends: (188)  | City: Nasik  | Interests: Sports,netting, s...
What a Shame !!!!!!!!!!
By the time you read this news, the body of Major Manish Pitambare, who was shot dead at Anantnag, would have been cremated with full military honors.On Tuesday, this news swept across all the news channels ‘Sanjay Dutt relieved by court’. ‘Sirf Munna not a bhai’ ‘13 saal ka vanvaas khatam’  ’although found guilty for possession of armory, Sanjay c...  more...
 CATIIMATALES | 17:04 | 8/Nov/2006
Friends: (302)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: Management
Last post in the interview series!
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