Every year about 98% of atoms in your body are replaced.
The attachment of the human skin to muscles is what causes dimples
The verb "cleave"
The verb "cleave" is the only English
word with two synonyms which are
antonyms of each other: adhere and separate.
See the rare BLUE MOON today
A rare 'blue moon' will grace the night sky today (31-08-2012). When a full moon appears in the night sky for the second time in a calendar month, the occurrence is known as a 'Blue Moon'. This month, the first full moon was on 2nd August we can see it for the second time today night at 19:28 PM.
Despite its colorful name, there's nothing particularly blue about a blue moon. It simply means the second full moon of the month, so don't expect to see a different hue this night.
The last 'blue moon' was sighted in December 2009 and the next will occur on July 31, 2015.
As per wikipedia :
A blue moon can refer to either the third full moon in a season with four full moons, or the second full moon in a month. Most years have twelve full moons that occur approximately monthly. In addition to those twelve full lunar cycles, each solar calendar year contains roughly eleven days more than the lunar year of 12 lunations. The extra days accumulate, so every two or three years (7 times in the 19-year Metonic cycle), there is an extra full moon. Lunisolar calendars have rules about when to insert such an intercalary or embolismic ("leap") month, and what name it is given;e.g. in the Hebrew calendar the month Adar is duplicated. The term "blue moon" comes from folklore. Different traditions and conventions place the extra "blue" full moon at different times in the year. In the Hindu calendar, this extra month is called 'Adhik(extra) masa (month)'. It is also known as purushottam maas, so as to give it a devotional name.
31 December 2009 Blue Moon with partial lunar eclipse
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon
Disheveled
Disheveled
Definition: (adjective)
In disarray; extremely disorderly.
Synonyms: frowzled, rumpled, tousled.
The 9 abandoned islands where time has stoped
Some islands were used for military purposes, for the construction of individual buildings or for permanent settlements in which people lived for centuries. However, loss of strategic position, natural disasters, nuclear tests or simply wish to live in civilization, led to the abandonment of these islands. This is a list of abandoned islands, where time has stopped, where homes, buildings and streets standing untouched for decades.
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| Abandoned village on the island of Hirta (in the picture can be seen a few renovated houses used by scientists) link |
Hirta is the largest island in the St Kilda archipelago, on the western edge of Scotland. This island may have been permanently inhabited for at least two millennia, the population probably never exceeding 180 (and certainly no more than 100 after 1851). The entire population was evacuated from Hirta in 1930, due to disease and outside influences.
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| Street in the abandoned village link |
Currently, temporary residents of this island are defence personnel, conservation workers, volunteers and scientists who spend time here during the summer months. [link, map]
2. Holland Island, Maryland, USA
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| Island in 2008 link |
Holland Island is a marshy, rapidly-eroding island in the Chesapeake Bay, in Dorchester County, Maryland, west of Salisbury. The island was once inhabited by watermen and farmers, but has since been abandoned.
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| The last house on Holland Island in May 2010. This house fell into the bay in October 2010 link |
By 1910, the island had about 360 residents, making it one of the largest inhabited islands in the Chesapeake Bay. The wind and tide began to seriously erode the west side of the island, where most of the houses were located, in 1914. This forced the inhabitants to move to the mainland. [link, map]
3. North Brother Island, New York, USA
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| Skeletons of abandoned Buildings and Docks on North Brother Island link |
North Brother Island is an island in the East River situated between the Bronx and Riker's Island. Its companion, South Brother Island, is a short distance away. The island wasuninhabited until 1885, when Riverside Hospital moved there from Blackwell's Island (now known as Roosevelt Island). Riverside Hospital was founded in the 1850s as the Smallpox Hospital to treat and isolate victims of that disease. Its mission eventually expanded to other quarantinable diseases. The hospital was closed around 1940.
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| The road between the abandoned buildings link |
Now a bird sanctuary, the island is currently abandoned and off-limits to the public. Most of the original hospitals' buildings still stand, but are heavily deteriorated and in danger of collapse. A dense forest conceals the ruined hospital buildings, and from the 1980s through the early 2000s it supported one of the area's largest nesting colonies of Black-crowned Night Heron. However as of 2011 this species has abandoned the island, for unknown reasons. [link, map]
4. Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands
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| Welcome sign at the Enyu aristrip on Bikini Atoll, site of post-WWII nuclear bomb testing link |
Bikini Atoll is an atoll, listed as a World Heritage Site, in the Micronesian Islands of the Pacific Ocean, part of Republic of the Marshall Islands. Humans have inhabited the atoll for at least 2,000 years. Bikini was visited by only a dozen or so ships before the establishment of the German colony of the Marshall Islands in 1885.
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Between 1946 and 1958, twenty-three nuclear devices were detonated at Bikini Atoll. The Micronesian inhabitants, who numbered about 200 before the United States relocated them because of radiation, ate fish, shellfish, bananas, and coconuts. A large majority of the Bikinians were moved to Kili Island as part of their temporary homestead, but remain there today and receive compensation from the United States government for their survival. [link,map]
5. Hashima Island, Japan
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Hashima Island, commonly called Gunkanjima, is one among 505 uninhabited islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture about 15 kilometers from Nagasaki itself. The island was populated from 1887 to 1974 as a coal mining facility. The island's most notable features are the abandoned concrete buildings and the sea wall surrounding it.
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| Abandoned buildings on the island of Hashima link |
The island has been administered as part of Nagasaki city since 2005; it had previously been administered by the former town of Takashima. It is known for its coal mines and their operation during the industrialization of Japan. Mitsubishi bought the island in 1890 and began the project, the aim of which was retrieving coal from undersea mines. [link, map]
6. Great Blasket Island, Ireland
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| Abandoned houses on Great Blasket Island link |
Great Blasket is the principal island of the Blaskets, County Kerry, Ireland. The island wasinhabited until 1953, when the Irish government decided that it could no longer guarantee the safety of the remaining population. It was the home of three noted Irish writers: Tomás Ó Criomhthain, Peig Sayers and Muiris Ó Súilleabháin.
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| The view from the island link |
Until 1953, the inhabitants of Great Blasket Island formed the most westerly settlement in Ireland. The small fishing community (even at its peak the population was hardly more than 150) mostly lived in primitive cottages perched on the relatively sheltered north-east shore. Today, the island was abandoned and sold to the state. [link, map]
7. Stroma, Scotland, UK
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Stroma is an island off the northern coast of the Scottish mainland. Once populous, this uninhabited island is owned by a Caithness farmer who uses it to graze sheep. In the past Stroma had a population of about 550, which by 1901 had reduced to around 375. The population continued to decline through the 20th century, and most of the last residents left in the early 1960s to work on the construction of the Dounreay power station. The last two families left around 1962.
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| The school on Stroma, it is now used as a shed for shearing sheep link |
The number of ruined houses shows how well populated the island was at one time. In the centre of the island is a church with a bell tower. Next to the church is the manse which is kept habitable for use by visiting shepherds, particularly at lambing time. Stroma is now aconservation area with an area fenced off to protect the rare plants from the sheep. [link,map]
8. Great Isaac Cay, Bahamas
Great Isaac Cay is a small Bahamian island located about 20 miles (32 km) of the Bimini Islands. It is accessible only by boat. The most prominent feature of the island is itslighthouse, which was erected in 1859, and stands about 151 feet (46 m) tall. In 1969 the island was abandoned by the two keepers who were guarding the lighthouse and other buildings.
The grounds are open to the public, although the lighthouse itself has had stairs removed to block access to the interior of that structure. The keepers' house, cistern, and assorted buildings are crumbling into ruins. The derelict collection of abandoned buildings make Great Isaac Cay a popular destination for boaters. [map]
9. Pollepel Island, New York, USA
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Pollepel Island is an island in the Hudson River. Also known as Pollopel Island and Bannerman Island, it is the site of Bannerman's Castle. This Island is about 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City and about 1,000 feet (300 m) from the Hudson River's eastern shore.
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| The ruins of Bannerman's castle link |
The principal feature on the island is Bannerman's Castle, an abandoned military surplus warehouse. Today, the castle is property of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and is mostly in ruins. While the exterior walls still stand, all the internal floors and non-structural walls have since burned down. The island has been the victim of vandalism, trespass, neglect and decay. [link, map]
source : http://www.theworldgeography.com/2012/06/9-abandoned-islands-where-time-has.htm
Undersell
Undersell
Definition: (verb)
To sell goods for a lower price than (another seller).
Synonyms: undercut.
At which of the following Indus valley civilization site would you come across world's earliest known dock ?
Lothal (Gujarat)
2 ARMSTRONG RIP
25th Aug 2012 witnesses an end to Two legendary 'Armstrong' stories , Noted Astronaut Neil Armstrong is no more & Cancer survivor, 7 times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is stripped off his titles on Doping allegations ...
Hombre & Illogic
Hombre
Definition: (noun)
An informal term for a youth or man.
Synonyms: guy, bozo, cat.
Illogic
Definition: (noun)
Invalid or incorrect reasoning.
Synonyms: inconsequence.
Coriaceous
Coriaceous
Definition: (adjective)
Resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable.
Synonyms: leatherlike.
Top 5 Gold Producing Countries
Top 5 Gold Producing Countries in
2011:
1.China (From 2007 Tops)
2.Australia
3.USA
4.Russia
5.South Africa
Which pigment gives plants and leaves their green colour ?
Chlorophyll
Anthropomorphous & Minimalism
Anthropomorphous
Definition: (adjective)
Suggesting human characteristics 4 animals or inanimate things.
Synonyms: humanlike.
Minimalism
Definition: (noun)
An art movement in sculpture & painting that began in the 1950s & emphasized extreme simplification of form & colour.
VISA
The system of democracy was
introduced 2500 years ago in Athens, Greece.
The oldest existing governing body
operates in Althing in Iceland.
VISA:Visitor's Intention of Staying
Abroad.
200000000000
YOU'll Be Suprised to Know That The Earth Receive Only 1 In 2,O0,0O,0O,O0,0O0 parts of the
sun's energy.
CalTech
Name of the CalTech seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes ?
A.Charles Richter
B.Hiram Walker
Ans-A
SAARC
The members of SAARC are Bhutan,
Bangladesh, the Maldives, Nepal,
India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
Where is the permanent secretariat of the SAARC ?
A. Kathmandu
B. New Delhi
C. Islamabad
D. Colombo
Answer: A
Go hang Yourself
Colgate faced a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries.
Colgate translates into the command "go hang yourself."
The silk that is produced by spiders is stronger than steel.
Turndown & Cross-grained
Turndown
Definition: (noun)
The act of refusing an offer.
Synonyms: nonacceptance.
Cross-grained
Definition: (adjective)
Difficult to deal with.
Synonyms: contrarious.
Counterbalance & Chasten
Counterbalance
Definition: (verb)
Oppose & mitigate the effects of by contrary actions.
Synonyms: countervail, neutralize,
counteract.
Chasten
Definition: (verb)
Censure severely.
Synonyms: castigate, chastise , objurgate, correct.
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