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Archive for May, 2011

The discovery of Secret Chambers leading from Large Kings and Queens, and the secret markings in the walls of the pyramids that was left undiscovered for over 4500 years  has ignited the Archeologist and general viewers in high excitement.

Pyramids of Giza  in Egypt is often known as the place of wonder or secrets. No matter how far the archeologist penetrate into it, the pyramids still hold many secrets for them.

The latest discovery just proves that. Although the Archeologist has earlier penetrated into the pyramids, they were unable to distinguish the writings in the wall  because of  not-so-fit technology.

But now thanks to a  small robotic camera named as Djedi , the markings of the wall was discovered. The markings sure look different and exciting as per reports.

Its not that, we humans never penetrated into the Pyramids or lacked the skills. We sure penetrated, but this time we had a deep look into the walls because of the advanced Micro Chip Camera that Djedi carried that enabled it to move side to side instead of  focusing straight.

CNN reports  Peter Der Manuelian, Philip J. King Professor of Egyptology at Harvard University as saying, similar lines have been found elsewhere in Giza. “Sometimes they identify the work gang (who built the room), sometimes they give a date and sometimes they give guidelines to mark cuttings or directional symbols about the beginning or end of a block,” he said.

“The big question is the purpose of these tunnels,” he added. “There are architectural explanations, symbolic explanations, religious explanations — even ones relating to the alignment of the stars — but the final word on them is yet to be written. The challenge is that no human can fit inside these channels so the only way to do this exploration is with robots.”

17 Pyramids discovered under sand

In addition to the Secret wall painting, U.S. archaeologists have used Satellite imaging to discover 17 pyramids buried beneath silt and sand in Egypt.

The research, supported by a BBC documentary unit, also revealed more than 1,000 tombs and 3,000 other buildings dating to the time of the Pharaohs.

This is what we term, Technology at its peak

Whats your reactions on the whole discovery. Share with us your views.

Snooki arrested!

Posted by Riz On May - 31 - 2011ADD COMMENTS

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Nicole Snooki Polizzi, well known by the name “Snooki”, is in Custody after she ran into  the Cop car in Italy.  The incident happened when she was driving a car in Florence, where  she rear-ended a police vehicle.

A witness account as reported via TMZ,

” Snooki smacked right into the back of the patrol car, wedging her ride between the car and a highway protection wall. The witness says Deena ( co-star in the reality series ) was in the passenger seat at the time of the crash — and when she tried to exit the car, she had to go through the window … because the door was blocked by the wall. “

The very first question whenever some celeb get themselves into accident is  “Where he/she drunk?”

The same question was voiced during Snooki’s arrest as well, but it seems she was Zero Percent Alcoholic at the time of accident. That means No Court Drama for Snooki.

However, the investigation is still on. Lets wait and watch the outcome of the Cop Hit saga.

Germany gives up Nuclear power plants

Posted by Riz On May - 30 - 2011ADD COMMENTS

Germany has become the first nation after the Japan fallout to announce a complete shut down of Nuclear Power Plants by 2022.

Way to go Germany. You deserve a standing applause!

Nuclear Energy which was once thought to be a blessing for Power generator has became an headache since its origin.  In the span of 50 years, we came across so many Nuclear related accidents . But still the world leaders chose to be mum.

The Earthquake that rattled the Super power Japan with almost destroying the country and leading it to recession has finally  made the world leaders to see sense.

Germany Environment Minister Takes the Call

Environment Minister Norbert Rottgen said the seven oldest reactors – which were taken offline for a safety review immediately after the Japanese crisis – would never be used again. An eighth plant – the Kruemmel facility in northern Germany, which was already offline and has been plagued by technical problems, would also be shut down for good.

Six others would go offline by 2021 at the latest and the three newest by 2022, he said.

Mr Rottgen said: “It’s definite. The latest end for the last three nuclear power plants is 2022. There will be no clause for revision.”

Mr Rottgen said a tax on spent fuel rods, expected to raise 2.3bn euros (£1.9bn) a year from this year, would remain despite the shutdown.

In the image below, the number of reactors and their schedule closure is listed in it.

Whats your reaction on Germany’s brave move? Do you want your nation to follow Germany’s path? Share with us your views.

NFL quarterback Tony Romo and girlfriend Candice Crawford tied the knot at Arlington Hall in Dallas, Texas on Saturday evening, People reports.

Over 600 guests were invited to the nuptials including Crawford’s older brother — Gossip Girl‘s Chace Crawford — many of Romo’s teammates and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who received special permission to attend the ceremony during the leagues’ ongoing labor dispute.

“Tony picked out every song, and when it plays, and what the keynote things are,” wedding planner Todd Fiscus said in a WFAA-TV report. “At the end of the ceremony, we have a lot of special effects not usually played into a wedding ceremony.” A short ribs and a pizza bar were offered to guests at the reception.

Romo and Crawford have been dating since been dating since September 2009. Romo proposed in December on Crawford’s 24th birthday.

The British police are on the lookout for a thief who seems to be inspired by the fairy tale character “Goldilocks”. He breaks into houses, eats the available food, takes a good nap before robbing electronics and other stuffs from the house.

Essex detectives said they were trying to trace Jesse Dobinson who is suspected of carrying out two burglaries at a house in Wickford, northeast of London, in February and March.

“On both occasions beds in the property were slept in and food eaten before items, including electrical goods, were stolen,” police said in a statement.

But this guy is not good as the fairy tale character because he is wanted in a assault and knifepoint robbery case.

Maybe he also dresses up like Goldilocks, maybe that is the reason he has been able to slip unsuspectingly. I mean who would give a second look at a grown-up man dressed up as Goldilocks ?

Maybe, this thief is actually trying to send a message to the community and we’re dumb enough not to get it, yet!

The reigning champions Chennai Super Kings(CSK) have once again won the title as Champions of IPL 2011.

Chasing a mammoth victory target of 206 runs, Bangalore could manage 147/8 as Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets.

Ashwin had Chris Gayle caught behind by MS Dhoni for a duck as Bangalore got off to a disastrous start.

Ashwin struck on the fourth ball of the RCB innings to give CSK the first breakthrough.

Ashwin struck again in his next over when he clean bowled Mayank Agarwal by a carom ball.

Shadab Jakati then dismissed AB de Villiers and Luke Pomersbach in his successive overs.

Jakati first trapped de Villiers plumb in front of the wicket and in his next over took an easy return catch to dismiss Pomersbach.

Virat Kohli hit a six and a four in his 32-ball 35 before he was trapped plumb in front of the wicket by Suresh Raina.

Ashwin then took his third wicket by taking a return catch to dismiss RCB captain Daniel Vettori for a first ball duck.

Earlier, Murali Vijay’s 52-ball 95 and Michael Hussey’s 45-ball 63 powered Chennai to 205/5.

Sreenath Aravind dismissed Vijay and MS Dhoni off successive deliveries but that was little consolation for RCB as the damage had already been done.

Vijay’s knock was studded with 6 sixes and 4 fours and he was caught by RCB captain Daniel Vettori at mid-off.

On the next delivery, Aravind had Dhoni caught by Virat Kohli at long-on. Dhoni, who came in at number three, hit 2 sixes in his 13-ball 22 before falling to Aravind.

Chris Gayle dismissed Albie Morkel and Suresh Raina off successive deliveries to place CSK at 199/4 but Dwayne Bravo hit the last delivery for a six to take CSK to 205/5.

Hussey put up a 159-run stand with Vijay before Jamaluddin Syed Mohammad had him caught by Abhimanyu Mithun at long-on off a full toss.

The Vijay-Hussey stand is the highest partnership for any wicket for CSK in IPL.

Hussey hit 3 sixes and 3 fours in his 45-ball 63 before falling to Syed.

Hussey reached his fifty off 40 balls and alongwith Vijay brought up CSK’s 150 in 14.2 overs.

Vijay hit a 29-ball fifty and alongwith Hussey brought up CSK’s 100 in 10.3 overs.

Vijay’s 50 is the second fastest half-century by a CSK batsman.

Vijay and Hussey brought up Chennai 50 in the fifth over and apart from the big shots, the highlight of their partnership was their superb running between the wickets.

The start came after Chennai captain MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat.

Chennai are unchanged for the sixth game on the trot and Bangalore have also retained the eleven that beat Mumbai Indians on Friday.

Just few days back the Supreme Court ordered California to cut its prison population and now Californian prison officials come up with some bizarre excuse that might make you ask, “What were the officials doing till 450 violent criminals walked free right in front of their eyes? Shouldn’t it have struck them when that something was wrong with the system?”

So, according to our highly alert and responsible prison inspectors, an ill-equipped computer system has caused the release of some 450 prisoners who where considered a “high risk of violence” to the society. The mistake originated in a computer program designed to organize the release of low-risk prisoners parole-free, and keep the facilities from wasting time and taxpayer dollars on those who pose no threat to society.

Unfortunately the criteria the system was using when it determined the release dates for 10,134 inmates last year failed to take into account convictions and disciplinary actions for over half of the state’s entire prison population. Using only arrest information, which on paper can make even the most violent criminal appear to be a minimal threat to society, the system ordered the parole-free release of violent felons, gang members, and rapists.

Prisons in the state are dangerously overcrowded, and a federal mandate has given officials 2 years to cut the inmate population by 33,000 individuals. The computer program at fault was meant to help with this process, but without accurate records, it won’t do much good. Law enforcement has made no attempt to track down the erroneously freed felons at this time, and officials say that they can only be returned if they are caught committing a crime.

Wow, now all we have to do wait till the kill someone so they kill someone. I am sure the “officials” are doing this in the best interest of the citizens.

The funny thing is Americans nor the mainstream media cares about this as they are busy trying to determine if Obama’s birth certificate is real.