Happy Valentine’s Day!!
Filed under General, People, World
To all my readers, have a nice and joyous Valentine’s day! For the singles, wish for something nice on this nice day 
Regards,
Raghuram S.
Tags: February 14, happy valentine's day, St. Valentine, Valentine's
Happy New Year from Rags ‘n Ram!
Happy New Year peeps!
Well, been MIA for months now. So let’s hope that in 2012, I shall have more time to spend on my beloved blog
Anyway, have a good year ahead everyone. Don’t miss 2011 too much.
Photo credit: Ugendran L.
Tags: 2012, Happy 2012, Happy New Year, New Year
Incredible Shots of Natural Disasters
Filed under Environment, Visual Graphics & Images, World
I know this isn’t the right time, but seriously, these images have got nothing to do with the Japanese quake. They’re incredibly awesome (and scary as well!) archive images from various natural disasters, including the 2005 Indonesian quake. It gets really freaky when mother Earth gets angry!
More images at My Modern Met, check them out!
Tags: earthquake, forest fires, natural disasters, storms, volcano
World’s Running Out of Helium!
Filed under Environment, World
Why oh why?
It may not match peak oil in terms of a global crisis, but the world is running out of another non-renewable resource: helium. According to a report in the The Independent, scientists estimate the world may have little more than 25 years left of the gas. What will the kids do without their balloons!?!?!
Helium accumulates on earth through the gradual degeneration of radioactive rock, with no means of artificial synthesis currently in existence. The world running out of helium could spell the end for certain technologies like MRI scanners (where helium is used as a coolant) and some nuclear technology.
Via NZ Herald
Tags: helium, helium gas, world running out of helium
Happy Lunar New Year!
Filed under General, Malaysia, People, World
To all my Chinese friends and readers from around the world, have a nice and prosperous Lunar New Year 2010!
Regards,
Raghuram S.
Tags: Happy Chinese New Year, Happy Lunar New Year
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Filed under General, People, World
To all my readers, have a nice and joyous Valentine’s day! For the singles, wish for something nice on this nice day
Regards,
Raghuram S.
Tags: happy valentine's day, valentine's day, valentine's day 2010
Respond to Haiti Quake
Filed under World
January 12: a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, as we all know. If you’d like to offer help, please head over to the below pages.
1. Google Crisis Response #Haiti
http://www.google.com/relief/haitiearthquake/index.html
2. UNICEF Malaysia 2010 Haiti Earthquake Children’s Appeal
https://www.supportunicefmalaysia.org/emergency/index.php
or via bank transfer, Maybank Acc no: 514329427587
Mind Boggling Burj Dubai Inauguration!
Filed under World, Youtube/Vimeo/Videos
If you missed the inauguration of the Burj Dubai, now known as Burj Khalifa, here’s a good video coverage on it. Watch the video, and you’ll know what the title of the post means.
North Magnetic Pole Moving
Our earth’s north magnetic pole is racing toward Russia at almost 40 miles (64 kilometers) a year due to magnetic changes in the planet’s core, new research says.
The earth’s core is too deep for scientists to directly detect its magnetic field. But researchers can infer the field’s movements by tracking how Earth’s magnetic field has been changing at the surface and in space.
Now, newly analyzed data suggest that there’s a region of rapidly changing magnetism on the core’s surface, possibly being created by a mysterious “plume” of magnetism arising from deeper in the core.
It’s to be noted that currently, the magnetic pole is located in northern Canada. Magnetic north, which is the place where compass needles actually point, is near but not exactly in the same place as the geographic North Pole. Right now as we speak, the magnetic north is close to Canada’s Ellesmere Island.
The magnetic north pole had moved little from the time scientists first located it in 1831. Then in 1904, the pole began shifting northeastward at a steady pace of about 9 miles (15 kilometers) a year. In 1989 it sped up again, and in 2007 scientists confirmed that the pole is now galloping toward Siberia at 34 to 37 miles (55 to 60 kilometers) a year.
A rapidly shifting magnetic pole means that magnetic-field maps need to be updated more often to allow compass users to make the crucial adjustment from magnetic north to true North.
Source: NatGeo
Prague in 18 GigaPixel Glory!
Filed under Tech, Visual Graphics & Images, World
Have you always wanted to see a whole city at a glace? Well now you can!
This panoramic view of the historical city of Prague indeed looks great, thanks to 360Cities.net. They also have some other cities covered; you can view them on their site. And don’t forget, you’re seeing Prague through an 18 Gigapixel (not even Megapixel!) image!
Enjoy!
