Dec'05
28
2006 just a second away
Another second away!
To make up for changes in Earth’s rotation, scientists are adding a ‘leap second’ to atomic clocks worldwide, thus delaying the start of year 2006 by a second. The atomic clocks showing coordinated universal time, which coincides with winter time in London will read 23:59:60 before moving to 00:00:00.
Leap seconds are added to […]
Dec'05
26
Remembrance week: Dec 26 to Jan 01
December 26 2005: An earthquake occurs off Sumatra islands measuring 9 on the Richter scale and lasting for about 10 minutes, a magnitude and duration so high that it made mother Earth wobble on its axis. The effect: over 2.75 lakh (275 thousand) people – from India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia consumed by […]
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25
Soft Luck
I’ve decided to get lucky… (nah, not that way! ) by ‘buying’ the lucky bamboo – the feng shui thing. I saw it at one of my friends place and clicked this photograph. I heard it brings luck. Not willing to hassle with office watchdogs, I had to content myself with keeping ‘soft copy’ […]
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24
धर्म आणि उत्क्रांतिवादाचा सिद्धांत
“डार्विनच्या उत्क्रांतिवादाच्या सिद्धांताने पृथ्वीवरील जीवसृष्टीच्या निर्मितिचे गूढ उकलणे अशक्य आहे”, असा दावा करत अमेरिकेतील शालेय अभ्यासक्रमात ‘इंटेलिजंट डिझाईन’ सिद्धांताचा समावेश करण्याचा प्रयत्न तेथील परंपरावाद्यांनी केला होता. या सिद्धांताप्रमाणे पृथ्वीवरील जीवसृष्टी ही विज्ञानावर आधारलेल्य डार्विनच्या उत्क्रांतिवादाच्या सिद्धांताप्रमाणे झाली नसून ती एखाद्या अद्भुत शक्तिने घडवली आहे. ख्रिस्ती धर्मात ईश्वराने सहा दिवसात पृथ्वीची निर्मिति केली असे सांगीतले […]
Dec'05
20
Privet
I don’t understand the reason why I’m suddenly fascinated with everything Russian. Series of events, one after the other in a short span lead to this situation. I think KGB is up to something.
It all started when I first read the works of Ayn Rand, a Russian girl who escaped from the strong fisted arrival […]
Dec'05
18
Silence is Golden
Ticking of the clock,barking dog around the blockRail whistling across the bridge,fires on the mountain ridgeSunrise and sunsets,birds chirping in their nestsButterflies crossing the fence,so rich is their silence..
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