supercell thunderstorm rolling across the Montana prairie in the U.S.

This stunning image shows a supercell thunderstorm rolling across the Montana prairie in the U.S. at sunset. These colossal storms include mesocyclones, rotating updrafts that can deliver torrential rain and tornadoes, according to NASA.

Image: Sean Heavey, National Geographic Photo Contest Winners 2010

Virus to kill HIV Virus

An Australian researcher has developed a gene therapy that turns the HIV virus against itself. The inhibitor (a modified protein) has been tested in the lab and the results were quite promising. Such a treatment could give people infected with HIV the possibility of maintaining a healthy immune system, which means they wouldn't develop AIDS. This is a fantastic breakthrough, but there is still more work to be done.

Read more: www.qimr.edu.au/page/News__Events/Media_Centre/Media_Releases/QIMR_research_turns_HIV_on_itself/

Digital Protractor :

Digital Protractor :
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Are you interested in mathematics? OR Are you learning mathematics as your subject in your school or college? If you are having problem while taking exact measurement with your protractor than now you do not need to worry about it because now the technology has developed up to that stage that it has introduced the latest device called Digital protractor with which you can perform absolute measurements. With the help of this protractor even you don’t need to guess for certain angles.

You can measure the absolute measurement only by paying $19.99. This device can measure the angles with more accuracy as compared to previously plastic protractors. While measuring an angle than the user must measure accurate angle if the user made small mistake than the result may not be accurate but this digital protractor helps to find out exact angle as your choice.

Blackberry Empathy Concept

RIM has announced a new concept phone, the BlackBerry Empathy, that displays the moods of your contacts. It would work by connecting the device to a biometric ring (mood ring) that would monitor and transmit your mood in real time.The BlackBerry Empathy was intended to integrate real human emotions with social networking.

Auto driver's daughter is national topper in CA exams !

The dream of a lifetime materialised for Prema Jayakumar yesterday, when the 24-year-old topped the nation-wide Chartered Accountancy exam in her first attempt. Prema, whose father drives an auto for a living, is now determined to use the milestone as a stepping-stone towards providing her parents with a life of comfort.

Jugular Venous Pressure Measurement (JVP)

Jugular Venous Pressure Measurement (JVP)

The technique for examination for CVP (central venous pressure)
Patient reclining with head elevated 45 °
Measure elevation of neck veins above the sternal angle (Lewis Method).

Add 5 cm to measurement since right atrium is 5 cm below the sternal angle.

Normal CVP <= 8 cm H2O

Light should be tangential to illuminate highlights and shadows.
Neck should not be sharply flexed.

Using a centimeter ruler, measure the vertical distance between the angle of Louis (manubrio sternal joint) and the highest level of jugular vein pulsation. A straight edge intersecting the ruler at a right angle may be helpful.

If the internal jugular vein is not detectable, use the external jugular vein. The internal jugular vein is the preferred site.

5 spine-healthy tips

1. Practice good posture by standing, walking, sitting, lifting and lying in positions where the least strain is placed on supporting muscles and ligaments.

2. Maintain a weight that is appropriate for your height and frame.

3. Take part in strength, stretch and aerobic programs to improve your fitness level, make you more resistant to injury, and speed recovery if you are injured.

4. Wear shoes that are well balanced, flexible and comfortable.

5. Stop smoking, as smokers experience more spine pain and heal more slowly.

Google launched its 1000mbps (1Gbps) at Kerala..

Google launched its 1000mbps (1Gbps) at Kerala..

you can download a two-hour HD movie in 30 seconds or view 1080p video in YouTube at this lightning speed.


India's first 1 GB/s Internet connection !!

Google, launched its 1000mbps (1gbps) at kansas city (US), a leading techn incubator in US, as part of the Google Fiber Network. and Now, it is India's turn to get this speed.

Kerala, India's first telecom company incubator now has a new 1GB/s connectivity, Startup Village of Kochi has become the second place in the world, after Kansas city of US.

Start up Village aims to build the elements of a world class tech ecosystem to realize the dream of a Silicon Coast in INDIA.

you can download a two-hour HD movie in 30 seconds or view 1080p video in YouTube at this lightning speed !!!

Be proud to be an Indian

The aloevera miracle:

The aloevera miracle:

A natural medicine
for cancer, cholesterol, diabetes,
inflammation, IBS, and other health
conditions
(must share )

• Halts the growth of cancer tumors.
• Lowers high cholesterol.
• Repairs "sludge blood" and reverses
"sticky blood".
• Boosts the oxygenation of your blood.
• Eases inflammation and soothes arthritis
pain.
• Protects the body from oxidative stress.
• Prevents kidney stones and protects the
body from oxalates in coffee and tea.
• Alkalizes the body, helping to balance
overly acidic dietary habits.
• Cures ulcers, IBS, Crohn's disease and
other digestive disorders.
• Reduces high blood pressure natural, by
treating the cause, not just the symptoms.
• Nourishes the body with minerals,
vitamins, enzymes and glyconutrients.
• Accelerates healing from physical burns
and radiation burns.
• Replaces dozens of first aid products,
makes bandages and antibacterial sprays
obsolete.
• Halts colon cancer, heals the intestines
and lubricates the digestive tract.
• Ends constipation.
• Stabilizes blood sugar and reduces
triglycerides in diabetics.
• Prevents and treats candida infections.
• Protects the kidneys from disease.
• Functions as nature's own "sports drink"
for electrolyte balance, making common
sports drinks obsolete.
• Boosts cardiovascular performance and
physical endurance.
• Speeds recovery from injury or physical
exertion.

'e-volo' multicopter

The 'e-volo' multicopter is a prototype personal transport vehicle, steerable via joystock and powered by sixteen propellers
to hover in the air. a team of German professionals-- physicist Thomas Senkel, programmer Stephan Wolf, and designer Philipp
Halisch, as well as Alexander Zosel-- have just completed the first prototype and test flight of the craft, which they imagine
for use towards entertainment purposes, aerial photography and inspection, and short-distance travel.

Why color of Water differs from Place to place

The next time you are standing
by a lake, pond or the ocean, ask
yourself why it looks the way it
does. What makes oceans and lakes
look blue or green and sometimes
black? Why do rivers most often
appear brown? When you cup some
of the water in your hand, it's
colorless, but look at the body of
water and it's a color. The most
obvious answer is that it reflects
the sky since you can see reflections
of clouds also. But reflection is only
part of the answer.

It is true that part of the light you
see is a surface reflection of sky
light. The amount of this sort of
reflection, though, depends on a
number of things such as your
viewing angle. On the other hand,
much of the color you see comes
from the water's depths.

White sunlight contains all colors..
Water absorbs some of these colors
more than others. But you need a
lot of water to notice this effect -
which is why water cupped in your
hand has no color at all. In a large
body of water though, the water
molecules quickly absorb red light,
but they don't absorb blue light
nearly
as well. So in this case, more blue
light is transmitted through the
water. It's actually the same
principle behind why the sky is
blue.

The blue effect is often increased
because ocean and lake water
usually contains floating particles
of dirt, and dead and living plants
and animals. They help reflect the
blue light back upward - so that the
lake or ocean looks blue. The blue-
green of tropical waters is due
entirely to absorption of red light
rather then suspension of particles.
It's a different blue than the blue
of the oceans off the northeast
coast, whose blue is caused by
suspended particles and plants.

So now we know why some bodies of
water appear blue, but what about
the other water colors, like gray,
brown and black? Different colors
can be produced by specific things
suspended in the water. Mud acts in
the opposite way from water -- it
reflects red light more than blue. So
muddy water looks brown. Since
rivers are big transporters of mud,
they usually appear brown. Peat
dissolved in water absorbs almost
all the light that touches it - so a
lake full of peat may look black. The
ocean often usually looks gray on a
stormy day. Partly, that's reflected
gray sky - but it's also because
clouds filter out a lot of the sun's
red light before it ever reaches the
water.

Colors of water can be pretty
distinctive. The Black Sea is so
named because of its color, a very
dark almost black color. In this
case, it's the almost constant fog
over the Black Sea that absorbs
incoming light and makes the sea
appear black. It was enough to make
the Turks and many other sailors
want to avoid what they saw as an
evil looking sea!

C-1 - Futuristic Gyroscopic Electric Vehicle:

Meet C-1, an electric vehicle built by Lit
Motors. The futuristic two-wheeled vehicle
has nice neo blue-lights and it makes use
of gyroscope to stabilize itself. Even when
the vehicle is not in move, the gyroscope
allows it to stay upright. This also refers to
such moments when C-1 is hit from the
side. There's enough space for two people.
The vehicle boasts a range between 150
and 220 miles per charge. C-1 wears a
price tag of $24,000, and it is expected to
go on sale by 2014.

Ecci, World`s Most Advanced Robot:

Ecci, World`s Most Advanced Robot:

Ecci short for Eccerobot, is the first ever
robot to have “muscles”, “tendons” and
“bones”, which helps it in movement, and
are made of a specially developed plastic.
And to top it all, it also has a brain with the
ability to correct its mistakes - a trait
previously only seen in humans. Ecci,
which in Latin means Lo or Behold, uses a
series of electric motors to move the joints
the tendons are connected to.
And a computer built into the brain of Ecci
allows him to learn from his mistakes.

Puma or mountain lion

Puma
Puma or mountain lion is
a carnivorous mammal,
with body lengths
exceeding one meter,
lives in isolation. It is
extremely fierce and
clever (hunts at night and
sleeps on trees), spread
to South America, Mexico
and the U.S. Puma does
not attack man, they
even avoid it. Puma live
mostly in the mountains.
They can kill animals
larger than themselves,
such as deer.
Often seeks prey on long
distances. It is a nocturnal
animal. In many countries
of the Americas, the
puma is a symbol of
power. One of the most
popular football teams in
the Mexican league,
UNAM, is known as
Argentian Pumas Team.

BOO... "cutest dog on the planet"

BOO!!
Boo, the dog described
as "The World's Cutest
Dog" is a Pomeranian
that became an Internet
sensation. Known for his
short haircut, he has a
popular Facebook page
and is the subject of two
photo books.
Boo belongs to a San-
Francisco based
Facebook executive who
created a Facebook page
for the dog with a
statement "My name is
Boo. I am a dog. Life is
good." He became
popular in October 2010
after singer and teenage
celebrity Ke$ha sent a
tweet that she had a
new boyfriend, linking to
the page, and celebrity
Khloé Kardashian, called
him the "cutest dog on
the planet".

Human Brain Analysis - Man vs. Woman......A MUST READ!

1. MULTI-TASKING
Women - Multiple process
Womens brains designed to concentrate multiple task at a time.
Women can Watch a TV and Talk over phone and cook.
Men - Single Process
Mens brains designed to concentrate only one work at a time. Men can not watch TV and talk over the phone at the same time. they stop the TV while Talking. They can either watch TV or talk over the phone or cook.

2. LANGUAGE
Women can easily learn many languages. But can not find solutions to problems. Men can not easily learn languages, they can easily solve problems. That's why in average a 3 years old girl has three times higher vocabulary than a 3 yeard old boy.

3. ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Mens brains has a lot of space for handling the analytical process. They can analyze and find the solution for a process and design a map of a building easily. But If a complex map is viewed by women, they can not understand it. Women can not understand the details of a map easily, For them it is just a dump of lines on a paper.

4. CAR DRIVING.
While driving a car, mans analytical spaces are used in his brain. He can drive a car fastly. If he sees an object at long distance, immediately his brain classifies the object (bus or van or car) direction and speed of the object and he drives accordingly. Where woman take a long time to recognize the object direction/ speed. Mans single process mind stops the audio in the car (if any), then concentrates only on driving.

5. LYING
When men lie to women face to face, they get caught easily. Womans super natural brain observes facial expression 70%, body language 20% and words coming from the mouth 10%. Mens brain does not have this. Women easily lie to men face to face.
So guys, do not lie face to face.

6. PROBLEMS SOLVING
If a man have a lot of problems, his brain clearly classifies the problems and puts them in individual rooms in the brain and then finds the solution one by one. You can see many guys looking at the sky for a long time. If a woman has a lot of problems, her brain can not classify the problems. she wants some one to hear that. After telling everything to a person she goes happily to bed. She does not worry about the problems being solved or not.

7. WHAT THEY WANT
Men want status, success, solutions, big process, etc... But Women want relationship, friends, family, etc...

8. UNHAPPINESS
If women are unhappy with their relations, they can not concentrate on their work. If men are unhappy with their work, they can not concentrate on the relations.

9. SPEECH
Women use indirect language in speech. But Men use direct language.


10. HANDLING EMOTION
Women talk a lot without thinking. Men act a lot without thinking.

List of wars with highest cost of causalities/deaths tolls across the world.

 

List of wars with highest cost of causalities/deaths tolls across the world.

This list of wars by death toll includes deaths that are either directly or indirectly caused by war. These numbers include both the deaths of military personnel which are the direct results of battle or other military wartime actions, as well as the wartime/ war-related deaths of civilians, which are the results of war induced epidemics, diseases, famines, atrocities etc.

Two of the ten most highly estimated death tolls, have been waged in the last century. These are of course the two World Wars. Most of the others involved China or neighboring peoples.