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Sunday, 27 July 2014

End of the world predicted by scientists !

End of the world predicted by scientists who warn Earth's animals are heading for mass extinction

After 3.5 billion years of trial and error, the world as we know it has reached a tipping point


GettyWipe out: Scientists are warning that another global mass extinction may be imminent
The Earth could be heading for extinction ... and it is all man's fault.

Respected scientists from around the world are warning we may have reached a 'tipping point' after 3.5 billion years of evolutionary trial and error.

And the problem lies with the loss of major species such as elephants which has a knock-on effect on the world we live in.

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Press People/Wildlife SOSPay-raju-elephant-kartick-with-showerGoing soon: Elephants could become extinct in the future
In a new review of scientific literature and analysis of data published in Science, an international team of scientists warn the loss of such animals could trigger the planet's sixth mass biological extinction event.

Previous extinctions - including the complete disappearance of dinosaurs - are believed to have been caused by natural planetary transformations or catastrophic asteroid strikes.

But the current one, says lead author Rodolfo Dirzo, a professor of biology at Stanford, is associated with human activity.

The statistics are frightening.

Since 1500, more than 320 terrestrial vertebrates- animals with backbones - have become extinct.


A Tyrannosaurus Rex

Populations of the remaining species show a 25 percent average decline in abundance.

PA / BBCA Tyrannosaurus RexDino more: Man faces extinction like their prehistoric Earth neighbours
The situation is similarly dire for invertebrate animal life such as insects and worms.

Across vertebrates, 16 to 33 percent of all species are estimated to be globally threatened or endangered.

Large animals -- described as megafauna and including elephants, rhinoceroses, polar bears and countless other species worldwide -- face the highest rate of decline, a trend that matches previous extinction events.

Larger animals tend to have lower population growth rates and produce fewer offspring and their size and meat mass make them easier and more attractive hunting targets for humans.

The scientists say we are at risk because of what they call the 'trickle-down' effect.

Experiments conducted in Kenya have isolated patches of land from megafauna such as zebras, giraffes and elephants, and observed how the ecosystem reacts to the removal of those species.

A brown ratOverrun: Rodents would overwhelm grass and shrub land
They noted the areas quickly become overwhelmed with rodents. Grass and shrubs increase and the rate of soil compaction decreases.

Seeds and shelter become more easily available, and the risk of predation drops.

Consequently, the number of rodents doubles -- and so does the abundance of the disease-carrying ectoparasites that they harbor.

"Where human density is high, you get high rates of defaunation, high incidence of rodents, and thus high levels of pathogens, which increases the risks of disease transmission," said Dirzo,

"Who would have thought that just defaunation would have all these dramatic consequences? But it can be a vicious circle."



Worm hole: Invertebrate animals are decreasing
The scientists also detailed a troubling trend in invertebrates.

Human population has doubled in the past 35 years; in the same period, the number of invertebrate animals - such as beetles, butterflies, spiders and worms - has decreased by 45 percent.

As with larger animals, the loss is driven primarily by loss of habitat and global climate disruption, and could have trickle-up effects in our everyday lives.

For instance, insects pollinate roughly 75 percent of the world's food crops, an estimated 10 percent of the economic value of the world's food supply.

Insects also play a critical role in nutrient cycling and decomposing organic materials, which helps ensure ecosystem productivity.
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PAGliese 581Not good: Earth's days are numbered
In the United States alone, the value of pest control by native predators is estimated at $4.5 billion annually.

Dirzo added: "We tend to think about extinction as loss of a species from the face of Earth, and that's very important, but there's a loss of critical ecosystem functioning in which animals play a central role that we need to pay attention to as well.

"Ironically, we have long considered that defaunation is a cryptic phenomenon, but I think we will end up with a situation that is non-cryptic because of the increasingly obvious consequences to the planet and to human wellbeing."



You won't believe who uncovered the truth about the Flight 17 attack


You won't believe who uncovered the truth about the Flight 17 attack

You won't believe who uncovered the truth about the Flight 17 attack



I'm sure you've all heard by now about the tragic downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine about a week ago. So far there's been looting, thievery, and general distrust from every side about who is to blame for this horrible tragedy.



U.S. satellites were able to pinpoint the missile that shot down Flight 17, but have not been forthcoming with any other evidence as of late. Recently, crucial information has been filtering into the media about Flight 17 and who is to blame, but it's not coming from any government.

Instead, armchair journalists lead by a man named Eliot Higgins - aka Brown Moses - are uncovering information about the attack and posting it for everyone to see.

Higgins and a few of his Twitter followers were able to find the approximate location of the Buk missile that was used to shoot down the passenger plane. By using widely available tools like Google Earth, Twitter, and YouTube, these armchair sleuths determined that the missile was being transported through the town of Snizhne based on a YouTube video.
View image on Twitter

  1. Looks like the Buk spotted near Snizhne was roughly 15km-20km away from the crash site when filmed pic.twitter.com/INu1eatuKA
Refined crash location 12km from the Snizhne Buk based on this tweet from @henkvaness https://twitter.com/henkvaness/status/489849143863808000  pic.twitter.com/iiy8vsKPpV





The tweet reads: Looks like the Buk spotted near Snizhne was roughly 15km-20km away from the crash site when filmed ... Refined #MH17 crash location 12km from the Snizhne Buk based on this tweet from @henkvaness

Snizhne is a pro-Russian held town on the border of Ukraine. Higgins' followers pinpointed the exact location of the photographed missile truck in Torez, another town in the Eastern Ukraine.

You can see the image of the missile in Torez in another of Higgins' tweets.


Higgins' tweet reads: Good work by @AricToler who has geolocated this photo to Torez, not Snizhne as widely claimed.I'm sure you've all heard by now about the tragic downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine about a week ago. So far there's been looting, thievery, and general distrust from every side about who is to blame for this horrible tragedy.



U.S. satellites were able to pinpoint the missile that shot down Flight 17, but have not been forthcoming with any other evidence as of late. Recently, crucial information has been filtering into the media about Flight 17 and who is to blame, but it's not coming from any government.

Instead, armchair journalists lead by a man named Eliot Higgins - aka Brown Moses - are uncovering information about the attack and posting it for everyone to see.

Higgins and a few of his Twitter followers were able to find the approximate location of the Buk missile that was used to shoot down the passenger plane. By using widely available tools like Google Earth, Twitter, and YouTube, these armchair sleuths determined that the missile was being transported through the town of Snizhne based on a YouTube video.


The tweet reads: Looks like the Buk spotted near Snizhne was roughly 15km-20km away from the crash site when filmed ... Refined #MH17 crash location 12km from the Snizhne Buk based on this tweet from @henkvaness

Snizhne is a pro-Russian held town on the border of Ukraine. Higgins' followers pinpointed the exact location of the photographed missile truck in Torez, another town in the Eastern Ukraine.

You can see the image of the missile in Torez in another of Higgins' tweets.
View image on Twitter
Good work by @AricToler who has geolocated this photo to Torez, not Snizhne as widely claimed.




Higgins' tweet reads: Good work by @AricToler who has geolocated this photo to Torez, not Snizhne as widely claimed.

Thursday, 17 July 2014

malaysian airlines shot down !watch here>

 Malaysian passenger airliner with 295 people on board has 

crashed in Ukraine near the Russian  border.

The Boeing 777 plane was flying from Amsterdam to



Kuala Lumpur.



Monday, 14 July 2014

‘Dead’ girl wakes up in coffin during her own funeral

‘Dead’ girl wakes up in coffin during her own funeral







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A 3-year-old girl who was pronounced dead after a fever woke up a day later — in a coffin, during her funeral ceremony.

Police confirmed the incredible incident to the Philippine Star , after footage of the child seemingly rising from the dead at the church service in Bayabas went viral over the weekend.

Citing accounts of the girl’s parents, Police Senior Inspector Heidil Teelan said the toddler was taken to a local hospital on Friday after suffering a severe fever.



“During that time, the attending clinic personnel and physician confirmed that the young patient had no more pulse and was clinically dead last Saturday morning about 9 a.m.,” Teelan said.

The grave error was only discovered when a funeral attendee removed the cover of the girl’s coffin and saw her head move.

Teelan said the parents immediately gave the girl water and rushed her to a clinic for a check-up.

Brazil World Cup: Water cannons break up rioting in Argentina following defeat to Germany

Brazil World Cup: Water cannons break up rioting in Argentina following defeat to Germany





Riot police in Argentina have used tear gas and water cannon following the country's world cup defeat.

Dozens of rock-throwing youths kicked down metal grills on shop fronts and at at least 15 police were injured when trouble erupted in Buenos Aires.

The scenes broke out at the Obelisk monument where thousands of people - including families - had gathered to watch the match.

More than 50 people were detained during the trouble that followed the 1-0 defeat, local media reported.

Germany forward Mario Goetze's volley in extra-time stunned local fans into silence and after the final minutes ticked down, millions of disconsolate Argentines were left to contemplate a defeat that deprived them of a first World Cup win since 1986.



"It's another slap in the face. There is no more joy, but we came out second and were not shamed in Brazil," said 40-year-old Eduardo Manfredi.

The hopes of 40 million people had been heaped on the shoulders of the national side - in particular Lionel Messi, who picked up the 'Golden Ball' as top player of the tournament, and in-form goal keeper Sergio Romero.

Hours before the game started, fans in the soccer-obsessed capital streamed along the city's boulevards blowing vuvuzela horns and banging drums, while some even dressed up their pampered pooches in soccer strips tailor-made for dogs.

The run to the 2014 final handed Argentines welcome respite from newspaper headlines dominated in recent weeks by a brewing debt crisis, surging inflation and political scandal.

"I'm full of grief, it's hard to explain," lamented 56-year-old carpenter Luis Lanzzoni.

Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano said he shared the nation's pain.

"We are gutted," he said. "We gave what we could and we are sorry for the people who came and for the people in Argentina."


Sunday, 6 July 2014

World's most dangerous' theme park where six people died and hundreds were injured reopens after 20 years


A theme park, where six people died and hundreds more were injured, has re-opened its gates after almost 20 years.

Action Park, in New Jersey, closed in 1996 amid wide-spread criticism over its 'deadly rides' but has now re-opened after a nostalgic YouTube video inspired owners to bring it back.

The video - The Most Insane Amusement Park Ever - features former park goers and employees who describe the various dare-devil rides they experienced at the attraction, where "part of the fun was surviving the day".

The original park, which opened in 1978, was dubbed ‘Class Action Park’ because of the barrage of lawsuits it received and would sometimes see up to 10 injuries per day.





World's most dangerous theme park re-opens

Rides included The Cannonball Loop, a water slide which does a complete loop the loop before spitting 'bruised and battered' riders out into a pool.

Another 'fatal' attraction was the Alpine Slide, where riders would fly down a concrete track at break-neck speeds in a car with just a handbrake.

Riders regularly lost the skin on their elbows and other body parts as they careened off the track.

Former park regular and comedian Chris Gethard, described it as "by far one of the most dangerous situations I've even been in, in my entire life".



World's most dangerous theme park re-opens
Park goers would often head home with injuries following a day on the rides
Employees were even given 'awards' to test out the rides before they were opened to the public.

Andrew Mulvihill, son of the park's founder, Gene Mulvihill, who died two years ago, said: "If I wasn't around, my father would offer $100 to test out a new ride.

"[The Cannonball Loop] was a pretty wild ride, never quite perfected that one, I think we were open a couple of weeks but it was a little tough on folks."

While the new park has incorporated some modifications to appease health and safety police - there's even a 30-point safety bulletin on the park's website - it retains many of the legendary rides from the 1970s, such as the Tarzan Swing.        

And for those who dare brave it, an ‘I Survived Action Park’ T-shirt is available in the gift shop.


Wednesday, 2 July 2014

No arrests under anti-dowry law without magistrate’s nod: Supreme court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said women were increasingly using the anti-dowry law to harass in-laws and restrained police from mechanically arresting the husband and his relatives on mere lodging of a complaint under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.

Citing very low conviction rate in such cases, it directed the state governments to instruct police "not to automatically arrest when a case under Section 498A of IPC is registered but to satisfy themselves about the necessity for arrest under the parameters (check list) provided under Section 41 of criminal procedure code".

Section 41 lays down a 9-point check list police to weigh the need to arrest after examining the conduct of the accused, including possibility of his absconding.

"The magistrate, while authorising detention of the accused shall peruse the report furnished by the police officer in terms of Section 41 and only after recording its satisfaction, the magistrate will authorize detention," the bench said.

It also said that this check-list for arrest and detention would apply to all offences, which are punished with a prison term less than 7 years. Punishment under Section 498A is a maximum of three years but it had been made a cognizable and non-bailable offence, which made grant of bail to the accused a rarity in courts.

Tuesday, 1 July 2014

Google Is Shutting Down Orkut - techinfosearch.blogspot.com

Google Is Shutting Down Orkut, Its First Social Network, On September 30



Google announced today that it is shutting down its first social network, Orkut, on September 30.

Orkut, launched in 2004 and named after Google engineer Orkut Büyükkökten, who created it, was very popular in Brazil, where for years it was the leading social network. Facebook finally surpassed it the country in January 2012.

Orkut was also heavily used in India, but never gained traction in the U.S. and with the creation of Google+ three years ago, the end of Orkut was only a matter of time.

“It’s been a great 10 years, and we apologize to those still actively using the service,” engineering director Paulo Golgher wrote in a blog post. “We hope people will find other online communities to spark more conversations and build even more connections for the next decade and beyond.”

Orkut users will be able to continue to use the network until Sept. 30, but no new accounts can be created started today. Orkut profile data, community posts and photos can be exported with Google Takeout (which will be possible under September 2016).


Saturday, 28 June 2014

Gujarat punsari village's facilities to be replicated all over country!

Imagine a village with wi-fi connectivity, AC schools with CCTV cameras and mid-day meals, paved streets, mineral water and an independent public transport system...
It exists and the place is Punsari in Himmatnagar, Gujarat. Its a model village which the center is looking replicate across the country.










 The village is now readying for a high-profile visit of additional secretary of Union government (rural development) L C Goyal on Monday to study this model so that it can be replicated across 640 districts in India. 

Additional secretary (rural development) L C Goyal will visit Punsari on Monday and interact with local leaders and villagers to understand what makes the village click when infrastructure development is a challenge in villages in the country. 

Punsari has won national as well as state awards for Best Gram Panchayat in 2011. Sarpanch Himanshu Patel (29) told TOI, "He (Goyal) will study the way we have harnessed state and national level developmental schemes to create infrastructure in the village which rivals the best in the country." 
Patel said the visit is prompted by the PMO as there are plans that similar model villages can be recreated — at least one in each district of India. 

Punsari makes a perfect case study as it has not benefitted from NRIs and has instead relied on funds from central and state-sponsored schemes in the past eight years. 

The village panchayat pays an annual premium of Rs 25 lakh against insurance for each of the 6,000 villagers who have a cover of Rs 1 lakh and a mediclaim policy of Rs 25,000. The schools have zero dropout rates since 2006 and a reverse osmosis plant supplies 20-litre cans to houses for a token amount of Rs 4. 

The village panchayat had a capital of Rs 25,000 seven years ago. Today, the deposits have soared to Rs45 lakh. "The model can be easily replicated in India. It only takes smart planning, people participation and a non-corrupt system," says Patel. 

Missing Malaysian airlines MH 370 hidden facts


Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared on 8 March 2014 carrying 227 passengers and 

12 crew. The Boeing 777 had left Kuala Lumpur at 00.41 for Beijing Airport but lost contact 

which air traffic controllers at around 01.22am as it crossed the South China Sea.Here are some of facts that are not revealed



1. Some Passengers Did Not Board The Plane

MH370
The Malaysian government is currently investigating the fact that five passengers who were booked for the flight did not get on the plane. They checked in but did not board the plane and their luggage was removed beforehand.

2. Search Teams Were Looking In The Wrong Place For Five Days

Malaysia Plane Armchair Sleuths
As shown in the map below, the plane was last tracked at the Strait of Malacca between the Indonesian and Malaysian coasts. The plane turned around near Vietnam when it’s transponder stopped working and headed hundreds of miles away from its original flight path. Search teams had been searching the place where the plane’s transponder stopped working instead of near the Strait of Malacca.
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3. All Boeing 777 Commercial Jets Are Equipped With Explosion-Proof Black Box Recorders And Can Transmit Location Data For 30 Days.

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These black boxes are designed to withstand any explosion from the plane itself. The bomb-proof structures hold digital recordings of the conversations in the cockpit and also detailed flight data and control surface data.
The reason why investigators are having such a hard time finding the aircraft is because they cannot pick up any signal from its black box recorder. Usually, homing in on the signal leads to the plane itself, but the absence of any signal means that the black box, a device meant to withstand explosions, has vanished, malfunctioned or been destroyed by some unfathomable power.

4. The Passengers’ Phones Are Still Ringing, Even Now

MH370 phone ringing
Many of the loved ones of the 239 people on board the Boeing 777 have been calling them since the plane disappeared on Saturday. They have heard the phones ringing, but no one has answered.

5. There Are Parts of Aircraft That Are Buoyant And Naturally Float On Water

MH370 Airplane parts
In past cases when a plane crashes into the sea, many parts of the plane are found floating on the surface because they are buoyant. No such debris has been found yet, which has baffled search and rescue teams even more. Even if there was an explosion on board while the plane was in mid air, the debris would have fallen over a much greater area and more easily spotted.

6. The Location Of Where The Plane Disappeared Is Not Unknown

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Air traffic controllers have experience with aircraft accidents and they have the location data of the plane just before it disappears. The location, elevation and airspeed are all known and can be used to locate where the debris of the plane could have landed in the event of an explosion. Despite all the data, officials are still unable to locate the missing aircraft.

7. If The Plane Was Hijacked, It Would Not Have Vanished

MH370 Hijacking
Many people believe that malice is involved in the disappearance of flight MH370. But if a plane were hijacked by terrorists, it could not vanish from radar. Even if they disabled the transponder on board the plane, ground control could still easily locate the plane using the “passive” radars which sends a signal and measures its reflection (Doppler effect) to find where the plane is.

8. If A Missile Had Destroyed The Airplane, It Would Have Shown Up On Radar

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There are theories going around that say the commercial airliner was shot down by a missile. The problem with this theory is that the debris generated from a missile strike would have easily been detected by naval ship radars and air traffic authorities. The only way a missile strike would have gone undetected was if it blew everything up into small undetectable pieces and there is no known missile with such destructive capabilities.

9. The aircraft deviated from its flight path and was picked up by a military radar a few hours later.

MH370 Flight path

New data reveals that the aircraft changed its planned course and took a u-turn towards Andaman Islands. This theory was confirmed by a malaysian military radar that picked up the airplane hours after it lost contact with air traffic control.

10. The plane could have flown as far as India Or Pakistan

MH370 in Pakistan

New evidence reveals that the aircraft kept flying for 5 hours after it lost contact with the air traffic control. Plotting the aircraft fly time of 5 hours, the aircraft could have ended up in India or border areas of Pakistan.