The game mintonette was introduced by William G.Morgan in 1895.
how is it better known as ?
A) HANDBALL
B) BASKETBALL
C) SNOOKER
D) VOLLEYBALL
ANS - (D)
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Saturday, 28 January 2012
15 Oxymorons
Jumbo shrimp is an oxymoron. Is it little or is it big?
An oxymoron is a combination of words that contradict each other. Here are some of our favorites.
1. virtual reality
2. original copy
3. old news
4. act naturally
5. pretty ugly
6. living dead
7. jumbo shrimp
8. rolling stop
9. constant variable
10. exact estimate
11. paid volunteers
12. civil war
13. sound of silence
14. clever fool
15. only choice
Sunday, 9 October 2011
Thursday, 29 September 2011
*1*
1. Where would you see the practical application of a device/mechanism with US patent no 5,255,452 meant to create an anti-gravity illusion?
In the Michael Jackson video - Smooth Criminal when MJ performs the famous 'Anti Gravity lean'.
2. Which term was coined by Darcy DiNucci in 1999 in her article where she writes 'The first glimmerings of ________ are beginning to appear, and we are just starting to see how that embryo might develop' ?
Web 2.0 (This word became the 1,000,000th word in the English Language recently!)
3. What first was established by a movie made by MGM in 1932 'Rasputin and The Empress'
which is now a common feature with almost all movies ?
which is now a common feature with almost all movies ?
The disclaimer which says 'All characters in this movie are fictitious and any resemblance to any......'
4. Ulhasnagar - a military camp in the pre-Independence era, has transformed into to a major commercial center of Maharashtra by the Sindhis who came over during partition. Given their acumen for business and the demand for imported electronic products, they used a particular label on the products they sold to sustain competition. What did the label read?
Made in USA (Ulhasnagar Sindhi Association)
5. It was developed by Unisys, a Pennsylvania based IT company for the Police Information Technology Organisation under the Private Finance Initiative in the United Kingdom. It is an IT system used by the police to assist with the investigation of serious crimes including murder and fraud. It is aptly named as __________?
HOLMES (Now HOLMES 2) - Home Office Large Major EnquirySystem, which is taken from 'Sherlock Holmes'
6. Which commonly used term is named after the 'pulses of sound made by a sonar, since its operation is analogous to active sonar in submarines, in which an operator issues a pulse of energy at the target, which then bounces from the target and is received by the operator' ?
PING
7. Joseph-Armand _________ a mechanic dreamed of building a vehicle that could "float on snow." In 1937, he designed and produced his first snowmobile called B7 in his small repair shop in Valcourt, Quebec. Today it is one of the best in its field. Fill in the blank.
BOMBARDIER
simple answer twisted question
The above depicted place is Abbottabad, which was in news in recent times due to Osama bin laden
Sunday, 4 September 2011
LOST CITY OF ATLANTIS FOUND?
Prof. Richard Freund believes he has finally found the lost city of Atlantis. In Sunday’s National Geographic special “Finding Atlantis,” the University of Hartford professor and his team say they’ve found the remains of the legendary city, just north of Cadiz in Spain.
For thousands of years ago many have debated about the true existence ofAtlantis, saying that Atlantis was only a fictional story written by Plato himself.
The lost city of Atlantis believed swamped by a tsunami thousands of years ago was described by Plato in his dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written in 360 BC as “an island situated in front of the straits which are by you called the Pillars of Hercules,” “There occurred violent earthquakes and floods. And in a single day and night of misfortune… the island of Atlantis disappeared in the depths of the sea.”
They found a site in the northern part of Cadiz, Spain by using a satellite photo of a suspected submerged city. The team used cutting-edge technology and surveyed Dona Ana Park, a mudflat in Cadiz near the Strait of Gibraltar also known as the “Pillars of Hercules” in the ancient world.
In addition the team also found “memorial cities,” they believe were built by tsunami survivors as a tribute to the lost city of Atlantis. They found the memorial cities 150 miles inland from the site.
An image carved in stone of what looks to be an Atlantean warrior was also discovered.
Experts plan to conduct more excavation on the site to find further proof that the mysterious lost city was found.
Experts plan to conduct more excavation on the site to find further proof that the mysterious lost city was found.
Harare - World's Worst City To Live In
HARARE, Zimbabwe — A top research group on Thursday rated Zimbabwe's capital as the worst of 140 world cities in which to live.
The British-based Economist Intelligence Unit said its researchers excluded cities in Libya, Iraq and other war zones.
Harare, where power and water outages occur daily, scored a 38 percent "livability rating," the group said.
The group said the threat of civil unrest and the availability of public health care and public transport in Harare were intolerable. Energy and water supplies were undesirable, it said, calling phones and Internet services uncomfortable.
Zimbabwe formed a shaky coalition government in 2009 after years of political violence and economic meltdown. Melbourne and Vienna were rated the two easiest cities to live in.
The research group is a respected economic and risk consultancy linked to the Economist magazine.
The annual global cities survey advises companies on the level of hardship employees face and recommends pay adjustments for those who move to cities where living conditions are particularly difficult, with "excessive physical hardship or a notably unhealthy environment."
A livability rating – compiled onsite in the cities by experts and statisticians – given as 80 to 100 percent means there are few challenges to daily living standards such as housing, health, education and transportation. Fifty percent or less means most aspects of living are "severely restricted," the group said.
Harare's rating highlighted continuing "bleak prospects" for the capital's population of nearly two million, the survey said. It said quality housing was available for only the wealthy, and that quality private education was available in the city, but it is costly and takes good teachers away from Harare's impoverished government schools.
Cities across sub-Saharan Africa had an average livability rating of 50 percent, compared to 92 percent in Western Europe and 91 percent in North America.
Facts about Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi's life is so much entwined with the Indian freedom movement that rarely do people endeavor to acquaint themselves with other facets of his eventful life. We provide below some interesting facts about Mahatma Gandhi:
The Birth of 'Mahatma'
Mahatma Gandhi was born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and the title 'Mahatma' was accorded to him much later. Mahatma literally translates to 'great soul' in Sanskrit. Even though opinion is ambivalent as to how Gandhi came to be known as Mahatma, people generally believe that noted poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore bestowed the title of 'Mahatma' on Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Boer War
Despite his lifelong pursuit of nonviolence, Gandhi found himself embroiled in a war at an early stage of his life, albeit in a humanitarian role. During his stay in South Africa the Second Boer War broke out and Gandhi organized a volunteer medial unit of free Indians and indentured laborers called the Indian Ambulance Corps. This unit provided exemplary medical service to wounded black South Africans and post -war Gandhi became a decorated sergeant of the Corps.
The Gandhi Statue in Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa was the place where Gandhi was shoved out a train 1893 after refusing to move from the first class to a third class coach while holding a first class ticket. This unsavory incident proved to be landmark event in Gandhi's life as he made it a mission to protest such incidents of racial abuse. The downtown of Pietermaritzburg city now hosts a commemorative statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Nobel Prize
It is indeed a sad irony that Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest exponent of peace and nonviolence, was never deemed eligible for the Nobel Peace Prize. After four previous nominations, Gandhi was chosen for the Prize in 1948, but because of his unfortunate assassination the Nobel Committee had to shelve their plans and the Peace Prize was not awarded that year.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Time Magazine
Time Magazine, the famous U.S. publication, named Mahatma Gandhi the Man of the Year in 1930. In 1999 the magazine declared Mahatma the runner-up to noted scientist Albert Einstein as the "Person of the Century".
The Birth of 'Mahatma'
Mahatma Gandhi was born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and the title 'Mahatma' was accorded to him much later. Mahatma literally translates to 'great soul' in Sanskrit. Even though opinion is ambivalent as to how Gandhi came to be known as Mahatma, people generally believe that noted poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore bestowed the title of 'Mahatma' on Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Boer War
Despite his lifelong pursuit of nonviolence, Gandhi found himself embroiled in a war at an early stage of his life, albeit in a humanitarian role. During his stay in South Africa the Second Boer War broke out and Gandhi organized a volunteer medial unit of free Indians and indentured laborers called the Indian Ambulance Corps. This unit provided exemplary medical service to wounded black South Africans and post -war Gandhi became a decorated sergeant of the Corps.
The Gandhi Statue in Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa was the place where Gandhi was shoved out a train 1893 after refusing to move from the first class to a third class coach while holding a first class ticket. This unsavory incident proved to be landmark event in Gandhi's life as he made it a mission to protest such incidents of racial abuse. The downtown of Pietermaritzburg city now hosts a commemorative statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Nobel Prize
It is indeed a sad irony that Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest exponent of peace and nonviolence, was never deemed eligible for the Nobel Peace Prize. After four previous nominations, Gandhi was chosen for the Prize in 1948, but because of his unfortunate assassination the Nobel Committee had to shelve their plans and the Peace Prize was not awarded that year.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Time Magazine
Time Magazine, the famous U.S. publication, named Mahatma Gandhi the Man of the Year in 1930. In 1999 the magazine declared Mahatma the runner-up to noted scientist Albert Einstein as the "Person of the Century".
Monday, 29 August 2011
Wikileaks releases some of the Top Black Money Holders from India
The pic, which we found on i.imgur.com, says: Indians have the largest amount of black money in Swiss Banks. Rudolf Elmer provides the list of famous Indians to Wikileaks. He also revealed that black money was started depositing in Swiss Banks in early 70s by some of the names of India through illegal mining, stock market, drug dealing, fake projects etc.
According to the pic: Though Wikileaks has finally released few names, but it has threatened that if Indian government doesn’t start taking action, they would reveal all the names of big and powerful politicians. See this pic carefully:
Please Note: News of Delhi is still unsure of these details. We still can’t say whether it’s fake or genuine. Since Wikileaks hasn’t published these details on their site. As most of the Congress leaders only have been listed here so we doubt its authenticity. It’s up to you, how you take it !
Follow News of Delhi on Twitter and Facebook.Wednesday, 24 August 2011
SMALLEST AQUARIUM
World's smallest aquarium.
Here is the perfect home for small fry: the world's smallest aquarium.
Created by Russian artist Anatoly Konenko, who specialises in miniatures, the tiny tank is made of glass, contains tiny stones and plants and is home to a group of tiny fish.
It is just 30mm wide, 24mm high and 14 mm deep - enough to hold just 10ml of water, or about two tablespoons' worth.
Scroll down to see video... and more of Konenko's art
Small fry: The tiny fish tank was made by a Russian artist who specialises in miniatures
The water has to be applied using a syringe so as not to disturb the landscape the Siberia-artist lovingly created.
Konenko, who calls his art 'micro-miniatures', even made a minuscule fishing net which he used to place the fish, baby Danios.
The adults are usually a favourite with more normal sized tanks but the tiny fish look at home in Konenko's construction for which he has since added a specially built air pump.
In the net: Anatoly Konenko made a small net to match, and tiny Danios fish swam around in the tank, which takes only two teaspoons of water to fill
Something fishy: The tank is just 30mm wide, 24mm high and 14 mm deep
Konenko is also a painter and is in the Guinness World Records book for making the world's smallest book.
He said: 'I've been doing microart for 30 years, doing the smallest things in the world.
'This tank was made out of curiosity.'
He works using a microscope for most of his work and has won awards in his home country and round the world.
Thursday, 18 August 2011
cool ques
1.Rich in associated calcium and phosphorus,which protein makes up around 80% of proteins found in cows milk and is also the main protein found in cheese?
Casein
2.The ancient Greeks called it 'Lake Asphaltites'.In Hebrew and Arabic,it is sometimes referred to as the 'Sea of Lot'.By what name is this body of water most commonly known?
Dead Sea
3.As well as becoming Poet Laureate in 1638,following the death of Ben Jonson,which 17th century poet and playwright,is also known for having William Shakespeare as his godfather?
William Davenant
4.Only occurring in males,Orchitis (or orchiditis) is a condition involving the painful inflammation of which part of the body?
Testicle
5.One of golf's 'Majors',the 2011 USPGA tournament was won by Keegan Bradley.Finishing one shot behind,which Danish golfer finished the best of any European?
Anders Hansen
6.In August 2011,'Mr Tickle',the oldest of Roger Hargreaves' 'Mr Men' characters, celebrated his 40th birthday.First appearing 10 years later,who became the first 'Little Miss' character?
Little Miss Bossy
7.First appearing on TV in 2005,it follows the fortunes of CIA agent 'Stan Smith' and his family.What is the name of this an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane,the creator of 'Family Guy'?
American Dad
8.Translated to English as 'Federal Defence Force',what German name is used to describe the unified armed forces of Germany?
Bundeswehr
9.Named after the 5th President of the United States,Monrovia is the capital city of which African country?
Liberia
10.Known as the greatest comic actor in Rome,who was born as slave,but was freed by the dictator Sulla,in around the 1st century BC,due to his oustanding acting ability?
Roscius (Quintus Roscius Gallus)
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
interesting facts - 5
"Kemo Sabe", meaning an all knowing one, is actually a mispronunciation by Native American of the Spanish phrase, Quien lo Sabe, meaning one who knows."
The lunula is the half-moon shaped pale area at the bottom of finger nails.
"Ma is as selfless as I am" can be read the same way backwards. If you take away all the spaces you can see that all the letters can be spelled out both ways.
"One thousand" contains the letter A, but none of the words from one to nine hundred ninety-nine has an A.
"Mad About You" star Paul Reiser plays the piano on the show's theme song.
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"Ough" can be pronounced in eight different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough, coughing and hiccoughing thoughtfully.
"Rhythms" is the longest English word without the normal vowels, a, e, i, o, or u.
"Second string," meaning "replacement or backup," comes from the middle ages. An archer always carried a second string in case the one on his bow broke.
"Speak of the Devil" is short for "Speak of the Devil and he shall come". It was believed that if you spoke about the Devil it would attract his attention. That's why when you're talking about someone and they show up people say "Speak of the Devil."
"Stewardesses" is the longest word that can be typed with only the left hand.
"Tautonyms" are scientific names for which the genus and species are the same.
"Taxi" is spelled exactly the same in English, French, German, Swedish, Portuguese, and Dutch.
"Teh" means "cool" in Thai. (Pronounced "tay").
"The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in English.
"THEREIN" is a seven-letter word that contains thirteen words spelled using consecutive letters: the, he, her, er, here, I, there, ere, rein, re, in, therein, and herein.
"Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und." $203,000,000 is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
1 and 2 are the only numbers where they are values of the numbers of the factors they have.
1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue.
interesting facts - 4
Facetious and abstemious are the only words that contain all the vowels in the correct order.
"Adcomsubordcomphibspac" is the longest acronym. It is a Navy term standing for Administrative Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet Subordinate Command.
"Almost" is the longest commonly used word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
"Flushable" toilets were in use in ancient Rome.
"Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist.
 | "Canada" is an Indian word meaning "Big Village". |
"Duff" is the decaying organic matter found on a forest floor.
"Fickleheaded" and "fiddledeedee" are the longest words consisting only of letters in the first half of the alphabet.
"Asthma" and "isthmi" are the only six-letter words that begin and end with a vowel and have no other vowels between.
"Fortnight" is a contraction of "fourteen nights." In the US "two weeks" is more commonly used.
"Forty" is the only number which has its letters in alphabetical order. "One" is the only number with its letters in reverse alphabetical order.
"Four" is the only number whose number of letters in the name equals the number.
"Hang on Sloopy" is the official rock song of Ohio.
"Happy Birthday" was the first song to be performed in outer space, sung by the Apollo IX astronauts on March 8, 1969.
Sunday, 17 July 2011
INTERESTING FACTS - 3
1. 80% of all pictures on the internet are of naked women
2. Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'!
3. Bill Gates' house was designed using a Macintosh computer.
4. By the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the Internet.
5. Domain names are being registered at a rate of more than one million names every month.
6. E-mail has been around longer than the World Wide Web.
7. For every 'normal' webpage, there are five porn pages.
8. In the 1980s, an IBM computer wasn't considered 100 percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft Flight Simulator*.
9. MySpace reports over 110 million registered users. Were it a country, it would be the tenth largest, just behind Mexico.
10. One of every 8 married couples in the US last year met online.
11. The average 21 year old has spent 5,000 hours playing video games, has exchanged 250,000 e-mails, instant and text messages and has spent 10,000 hours on the mobile phone.
12. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute, less than half the normal rate of 20.
13. The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
14. The first computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in around 1964 and was made of wood.
15. The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
0 16. The world's first computer, called the Z1, was invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936. His next invention, the Z2 was finished in 1939 and was the first fully functioning electro-mechanical computer.
17. There are approximately 1,319,872,109 people on the Internet.
18. There are approximately 1.06 billion instant messaging accounts worldwide.
19. While it took the radio 38 years, and the television a short 13 years, it took the World Wide Web only 4 years to reach 50 million users.
2. Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'!
3. Bill Gates' house was designed using a Macintosh computer.
4. By the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the Internet.
5. Domain names are being registered at a rate of more than one million names every month.
6. E-mail has been around longer than the World Wide Web.
7. For every 'normal' webpage, there are five porn pages.
8. In the 1980s, an IBM computer wasn't considered 100 percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft Flight Simulator*.
9. MySpace reports over 110 million registered users. Were it a country, it would be the tenth largest, just behind Mexico.
10. One of every 8 married couples in the US last year met online.
11. The average 21 year old has spent 5,000 hours playing video games, has exchanged 250,000 e-mails, instant and text messages and has spent 10,000 hours on the mobile phone.
12. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute, less than half the normal rate of 20.
13. The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
14. The first computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in around 1964 and was made of wood.
15. The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
0 16. The world's first computer, called the Z1, was invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936. His next invention, the Z2 was finished in 1939 and was the first fully functioning electro-mechanical computer.
17. There are approximately 1,319,872,109 people on the Internet.
18. There are approximately 1.06 billion instant messaging accounts worldwide.
19. While it took the radio 38 years, and the television a short 13 years, it took the World Wide Web only 4 years to reach 50 million users.
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Thursday, 9 February 2012
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Saturday, 28 January 2012
15 Oxymorons
Jumbo shrimp is an oxymoron. Is it little or is it big?
An oxymoron is a combination of words that contradict each other. Here are some of our favorites.
1. virtual reality
2. original copy
3. old news
4. act naturally
5. pretty ugly
6. living dead
7. jumbo shrimp
8. rolling stop
9. constant variable
10. exact estimate
11. paid volunteers
12. civil war
13. sound of silence
14. clever fool
15. only choice
Sunday, 9 October 2011
Thursday, 29 September 2011
*1*
1. Where would you see the practical application of a device/mechanism with US patent no 5,255,452 meant to create an anti-gravity illusion?
In the Michael Jackson video - Smooth Criminal when MJ performs the famous 'Anti Gravity lean'.
2. Which term was coined by Darcy DiNucci in 1999 in her article where she writes 'The first glimmerings of ________ are beginning to appear, and we are just starting to see how that embryo might develop' ?
Web 2.0 (This word became the 1,000,000th word in the English Language recently!)
3. What first was established by a movie made by MGM in 1932 'Rasputin and The Empress'
which is now a common feature with almost all movies ?
which is now a common feature with almost all movies ?
The disclaimer which says 'All characters in this movie are fictitious and any resemblance to any......'
4. Ulhasnagar - a military camp in the pre-Independence era, has transformed into to a major commercial center of Maharashtra by the Sindhis who came over during partition. Given their acumen for business and the demand for imported electronic products, they used a particular label on the products they sold to sustain competition. What did the label read?
Made in USA (Ulhasnagar Sindhi Association)
5. It was developed by Unisys, a Pennsylvania based IT company for the Police Information Technology Organisation under the Private Finance Initiative in the United Kingdom. It is an IT system used by the police to assist with the investigation of serious crimes including murder and fraud. It is aptly named as __________?
HOLMES (Now HOLMES 2) - Home Office Large Major EnquirySystem, which is taken from 'Sherlock Holmes'
6. Which commonly used term is named after the 'pulses of sound made by a sonar, since its operation is analogous to active sonar in submarines, in which an operator issues a pulse of energy at the target, which then bounces from the target and is received by the operator' ?
PING
7. Joseph-Armand _________ a mechanic dreamed of building a vehicle that could "float on snow." In 1937, he designed and produced his first snowmobile called B7 in his small repair shop in Valcourt, Quebec. Today it is one of the best in its field. Fill in the blank.
BOMBARDIER
simple answer twisted question
The above depicted place is Abbottabad, which was in news in recent times due to Osama bin laden
Sunday, 4 September 2011
LOST CITY OF ATLANTIS FOUND?
Prof. Richard Freund believes he has finally found the lost city of Atlantis. In Sunday’s National Geographic special “Finding Atlantis,” the University of Hartford professor and his team say they’ve found the remains of the legendary city, just north of Cadiz in Spain.
For thousands of years ago many have debated about the true existence ofAtlantis, saying that Atlantis was only a fictional story written by Plato himself.
The lost city of Atlantis believed swamped by a tsunami thousands of years ago was described by Plato in his dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written in 360 BC as “an island situated in front of the straits which are by you called the Pillars of Hercules,” “There occurred violent earthquakes and floods. And in a single day and night of misfortune… the island of Atlantis disappeared in the depths of the sea.”
They found a site in the northern part of Cadiz, Spain by using a satellite photo of a suspected submerged city. The team used cutting-edge technology and surveyed Dona Ana Park, a mudflat in Cadiz near the Strait of Gibraltar also known as the “Pillars of Hercules” in the ancient world.
In addition the team also found “memorial cities,” they believe were built by tsunami survivors as a tribute to the lost city of Atlantis. They found the memorial cities 150 miles inland from the site.
An image carved in stone of what looks to be an Atlantean warrior was also discovered.
Experts plan to conduct more excavation on the site to find further proof that the mysterious lost city was found.
Experts plan to conduct more excavation on the site to find further proof that the mysterious lost city was found.
Harare - World's Worst City To Live In
HARARE, Zimbabwe — A top research group on Thursday rated Zimbabwe's capital as the worst of 140 world cities in which to live.
The British-based Economist Intelligence Unit said its researchers excluded cities in Libya, Iraq and other war zones.
Harare, where power and water outages occur daily, scored a 38 percent "livability rating," the group said.
The group said the threat of civil unrest and the availability of public health care and public transport in Harare were intolerable. Energy and water supplies were undesirable, it said, calling phones and Internet services uncomfortable.
Zimbabwe formed a shaky coalition government in 2009 after years of political violence and economic meltdown. Melbourne and Vienna were rated the two easiest cities to live in.
The research group is a respected economic and risk consultancy linked to the Economist magazine.
The annual global cities survey advises companies on the level of hardship employees face and recommends pay adjustments for those who move to cities where living conditions are particularly difficult, with "excessive physical hardship or a notably unhealthy environment."
A livability rating – compiled onsite in the cities by experts and statisticians – given as 80 to 100 percent means there are few challenges to daily living standards such as housing, health, education and transportation. Fifty percent or less means most aspects of living are "severely restricted," the group said.
Harare's rating highlighted continuing "bleak prospects" for the capital's population of nearly two million, the survey said. It said quality housing was available for only the wealthy, and that quality private education was available in the city, but it is costly and takes good teachers away from Harare's impoverished government schools.
Cities across sub-Saharan Africa had an average livability rating of 50 percent, compared to 92 percent in Western Europe and 91 percent in North America.
Facts about Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi's life is so much entwined with the Indian freedom movement that rarely do people endeavor to acquaint themselves with other facets of his eventful life. We provide below some interesting facts about Mahatma Gandhi:
The Birth of 'Mahatma'
Mahatma Gandhi was born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and the title 'Mahatma' was accorded to him much later. Mahatma literally translates to 'great soul' in Sanskrit. Even though opinion is ambivalent as to how Gandhi came to be known as Mahatma, people generally believe that noted poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore bestowed the title of 'Mahatma' on Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Boer War
Despite his lifelong pursuit of nonviolence, Gandhi found himself embroiled in a war at an early stage of his life, albeit in a humanitarian role. During his stay in South Africa the Second Boer War broke out and Gandhi organized a volunteer medial unit of free Indians and indentured laborers called the Indian Ambulance Corps. This unit provided exemplary medical service to wounded black South Africans and post -war Gandhi became a decorated sergeant of the Corps.
The Gandhi Statue in Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa was the place where Gandhi was shoved out a train 1893 after refusing to move from the first class to a third class coach while holding a first class ticket. This unsavory incident proved to be landmark event in Gandhi's life as he made it a mission to protest such incidents of racial abuse. The downtown of Pietermaritzburg city now hosts a commemorative statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Nobel Prize
It is indeed a sad irony that Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest exponent of peace and nonviolence, was never deemed eligible for the Nobel Peace Prize. After four previous nominations, Gandhi was chosen for the Prize in 1948, but because of his unfortunate assassination the Nobel Committee had to shelve their plans and the Peace Prize was not awarded that year.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Time Magazine
Time Magazine, the famous U.S. publication, named Mahatma Gandhi the Man of the Year in 1930. In 1999 the magazine declared Mahatma the runner-up to noted scientist Albert Einstein as the "Person of the Century".
The Birth of 'Mahatma'
Mahatma Gandhi was born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and the title 'Mahatma' was accorded to him much later. Mahatma literally translates to 'great soul' in Sanskrit. Even though opinion is ambivalent as to how Gandhi came to be known as Mahatma, people generally believe that noted poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore bestowed the title of 'Mahatma' on Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Boer War
Despite his lifelong pursuit of nonviolence, Gandhi found himself embroiled in a war at an early stage of his life, albeit in a humanitarian role. During his stay in South Africa the Second Boer War broke out and Gandhi organized a volunteer medial unit of free Indians and indentured laborers called the Indian Ambulance Corps. This unit provided exemplary medical service to wounded black South Africans and post -war Gandhi became a decorated sergeant of the Corps.
The Gandhi Statue in Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa was the place where Gandhi was shoved out a train 1893 after refusing to move from the first class to a third class coach while holding a first class ticket. This unsavory incident proved to be landmark event in Gandhi's life as he made it a mission to protest such incidents of racial abuse. The downtown of Pietermaritzburg city now hosts a commemorative statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Nobel Prize
It is indeed a sad irony that Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest exponent of peace and nonviolence, was never deemed eligible for the Nobel Peace Prize. After four previous nominations, Gandhi was chosen for the Prize in 1948, but because of his unfortunate assassination the Nobel Committee had to shelve their plans and the Peace Prize was not awarded that year.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Time Magazine
Time Magazine, the famous U.S. publication, named Mahatma Gandhi the Man of the Year in 1930. In 1999 the magazine declared Mahatma the runner-up to noted scientist Albert Einstein as the "Person of the Century".
Monday, 29 August 2011
Wikileaks releases some of the Top Black Money Holders from India
The pic, which we found on i.imgur.com, says: Indians have the largest amount of black money in Swiss Banks. Rudolf Elmer provides the list of famous Indians to Wikileaks. He also revealed that black money was started depositing in Swiss Banks in early 70s by some of the names of India through illegal mining, stock market, drug dealing, fake projects etc.
According to the pic: Though Wikileaks has finally released few names, but it has threatened that if Indian government doesn’t start taking action, they would reveal all the names of big and powerful politicians. See this pic carefully:
Please Note: News of Delhi is still unsure of these details. We still can’t say whether it’s fake or genuine. Since Wikileaks hasn’t published these details on their site. As most of the Congress leaders only have been listed here so we doubt its authenticity. It’s up to you, how you take it !
Follow News of Delhi on Twitter and Facebook.Wednesday, 24 August 2011
SMALLEST AQUARIUM
World's smallest aquarium.
Here is the perfect home for small fry: the world's smallest aquarium.
Created by Russian artist Anatoly Konenko, who specialises in miniatures, the tiny tank is made of glass, contains tiny stones and plants and is home to a group of tiny fish.
It is just 30mm wide, 24mm high and 14 mm deep - enough to hold just 10ml of water, or about two tablespoons' worth.
Scroll down to see video... and more of Konenko's art
The water has to be applied using a syringe so as not to disturb the landscape the Siberia-artist lovingly created.
Konenko, who calls his art 'micro-miniatures', even made a minuscule fishing net which he used to place the fish, baby Danios.
The adults are usually a favourite with more normal sized tanks but the tiny fish look at home in Konenko's construction for which he has since added a specially built air pump.
Konenko is also a painter and is in the Guinness World Records book for making the world's smallest book.
He said: 'I've been doing microart for 30 years, doing the smallest things in the world.
'This tank was made out of curiosity.'
He works using a microscope for most of his work and has won awards in his home country and round the world.
Thursday, 18 August 2011
cool ques
1.Rich in associated calcium and phosphorus,which protein makes up around 80% of proteins found in cows milk and is also the main protein found in cheese?
Casein
2.The ancient Greeks called it 'Lake Asphaltites'.In Hebrew and Arabic,it is sometimes referred to as the 'Sea of Lot'.By what name is this body of water most commonly known?
Dead Sea
3.As well as becoming Poet Laureate in 1638,following the death of Ben Jonson,which 17th century poet and playwright,is also known for having William Shakespeare as his godfather?
William Davenant
4.Only occurring in males,Orchitis (or orchiditis) is a condition involving the painful inflammation of which part of the body?
Testicle
5.One of golf's 'Majors',the 2011 USPGA tournament was won by Keegan Bradley.Finishing one shot behind,which Danish golfer finished the best of any European?
Anders Hansen
6.In August 2011,'Mr Tickle',the oldest of Roger Hargreaves' 'Mr Men' characters, celebrated his 40th birthday.First appearing 10 years later,who became the first 'Little Miss' character?
Little Miss Bossy
7.First appearing on TV in 2005,it follows the fortunes of CIA agent 'Stan Smith' and his family.What is the name of this an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane,the creator of 'Family Guy'?
American Dad
8.Translated to English as 'Federal Defence Force',what German name is used to describe the unified armed forces of Germany?
Bundeswehr
9.Named after the 5th President of the United States,Monrovia is the capital city of which African country?
Liberia
10.Known as the greatest comic actor in Rome,who was born as slave,but was freed by the dictator Sulla,in around the 1st century BC,due to his oustanding acting ability?
Roscius (Quintus Roscius Gallus)
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
interesting facts - 5
"Kemo Sabe", meaning an all knowing one, is actually a mispronunciation by Native American of the Spanish phrase, Quien lo Sabe, meaning one who knows."
The lunula is the half-moon shaped pale area at the bottom of finger nails.
"Ma is as selfless as I am" can be read the same way backwards. If you take away all the spaces you can see that all the letters can be spelled out both ways.
"One thousand" contains the letter A, but none of the words from one to nine hundred ninety-nine has an A.
"Mad About You" star Paul Reiser plays the piano on the show's theme song.
"
"Ough" can be pronounced in eight different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough, coughing and hiccoughing thoughtfully.
"Rhythms" is the longest English word without the normal vowels, a, e, i, o, or u.
"Second string," meaning "replacement or backup," comes from the middle ages. An archer always carried a second string in case the one on his bow broke.
"Speak of the Devil" is short for "Speak of the Devil and he shall come". It was believed that if you spoke about the Devil it would attract his attention. That's why when you're talking about someone and they show up people say "Speak of the Devil."
"Stewardesses" is the longest word that can be typed with only the left hand.
"Tautonyms" are scientific names for which the genus and species are the same.
"Taxi" is spelled exactly the same in English, French, German, Swedish, Portuguese, and Dutch.
"Teh" means "cool" in Thai. (Pronounced "tay").
"The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in English.
"THEREIN" is a seven-letter word that contains thirteen words spelled using consecutive letters: the, he, her, er, here, I, there, ere, rein, re, in, therein, and herein.
"Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und." $203,000,000 is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
1 and 2 are the only numbers where they are values of the numbers of the factors they have.
1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue.
interesting facts - 4
Facetious and abstemious are the only words that contain all the vowels in the correct order.
"Adcomsubordcomphibspac" is the longest acronym. It is a Navy term standing for Administrative Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet Subordinate Command.
"Almost" is the longest commonly used word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
"Flushable" toilets were in use in ancient Rome.
"Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist.
| "Canada" is an Indian word meaning "Big Village". |
"Duff" is the decaying organic matter found on a forest floor.
"Fickleheaded" and "fiddledeedee" are the longest words consisting only of letters in the first half of the alphabet.
"Asthma" and "isthmi" are the only six-letter words that begin and end with a vowel and have no other vowels between.
"Fortnight" is a contraction of "fourteen nights." In the US "two weeks" is more commonly used.
"Forty" is the only number which has its letters in alphabetical order. "One" is the only number with its letters in reverse alphabetical order.
"Four" is the only number whose number of letters in the name equals the number.
"Hang on Sloopy" is the official rock song of Ohio.
"Happy Birthday" was the first song to be performed in outer space, sung by the Apollo IX astronauts on March 8, 1969.
Sunday, 17 July 2011
INTERESTING FACTS - 3
1. 80% of all pictures on the internet are of naked women
2. Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'!
3. Bill Gates' house was designed using a Macintosh computer.
4. By the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the Internet.
5. Domain names are being registered at a rate of more than one million names every month.
6. E-mail has been around longer than the World Wide Web.
7. For every 'normal' webpage, there are five porn pages.
8. In the 1980s, an IBM computer wasn't considered 100 percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft Flight Simulator*.
9. MySpace reports over 110 million registered users. Were it a country, it would be the tenth largest, just behind Mexico.
10. One of every 8 married couples in the US last year met online.
11. The average 21 year old has spent 5,000 hours playing video games, has exchanged 250,000 e-mails, instant and text messages and has spent 10,000 hours on the mobile phone.
12. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute, less than half the normal rate of 20.
13. The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
14. The first computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in around 1964 and was made of wood.
15. The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
0 16. The world's first computer, called the Z1, was invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936. His next invention, the Z2 was finished in 1939 and was the first fully functioning electro-mechanical computer.
17. There are approximately 1,319,872,109 people on the Internet.
18. There are approximately 1.06 billion instant messaging accounts worldwide.
19. While it took the radio 38 years, and the television a short 13 years, it took the World Wide Web only 4 years to reach 50 million users.
2. Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'!
3. Bill Gates' house was designed using a Macintosh computer.
4. By the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the Internet.
5. Domain names are being registered at a rate of more than one million names every month.
6. E-mail has been around longer than the World Wide Web.
7. For every 'normal' webpage, there are five porn pages.
8. In the 1980s, an IBM computer wasn't considered 100 percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft Flight Simulator*.
9. MySpace reports over 110 million registered users. Were it a country, it would be the tenth largest, just behind Mexico.
10. One of every 8 married couples in the US last year met online.
11. The average 21 year old has spent 5,000 hours playing video games, has exchanged 250,000 e-mails, instant and text messages and has spent 10,000 hours on the mobile phone.
12. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute, less than half the normal rate of 20.
13. The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
14. The first computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in around 1964 and was made of wood.
15. The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
0 16. The world's first computer, called the Z1, was invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936. His next invention, the Z2 was finished in 1939 and was the first fully functioning electro-mechanical computer.
17. There are approximately 1,319,872,109 people on the Internet.
18. There are approximately 1.06 billion instant messaging accounts worldwide.
19. While it took the radio 38 years, and the television a short 13 years, it took the World Wide Web only 4 years to reach 50 million users.
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15 Oxymorons
Jumbo shrimp is an oxymoron. Is it little or is it big?
An oxymoron is a combination of words that contradict each other. Here are some of our favorites.
1. virtual reality
2. original copy
3. old news
4. act naturally
5. pretty ugly
6. living dead
7. jumbo shrimp
8. rolling stop
9. constant variable
10. exact estimate
11. paid volunteers
12. civil war
13. sound of silence
14. clever fool
15. only choice
*1*
1. Where would you see the practical application of a device/mechanism with US patent no 5,255,452 meant to create an anti-gravity illusion?
In the Michael Jackson video - Smooth Criminal when MJ performs the famous 'Anti Gravity lean'.
2. Which term was coined by Darcy DiNucci in 1999 in her article where she writes 'The first glimmerings of ________ are beginning to appear, and we are just starting to see how that embryo might develop' ?
Web 2.0 (This word became the 1,000,000th word in the English Language recently!)
3. What first was established by a movie made by MGM in 1932 'Rasputin and The Empress'
which is now a common feature with almost all movies ?
which is now a common feature with almost all movies ?
The disclaimer which says 'All characters in this movie are fictitious and any resemblance to any......'
4. Ulhasnagar - a military camp in the pre-Independence era, has transformed into to a major commercial center of Maharashtra by the Sindhis who came over during partition. Given their acumen for business and the demand for imported electronic products, they used a particular label on the products they sold to sustain competition. What did the label read?
Made in USA (Ulhasnagar Sindhi Association)
5. It was developed by Unisys, a Pennsylvania based IT company for the Police Information Technology Organisation under the Private Finance Initiative in the United Kingdom. It is an IT system used by the police to assist with the investigation of serious crimes including murder and fraud. It is aptly named as __________?
HOLMES (Now HOLMES 2) - Home Office Large Major EnquirySystem, which is taken from 'Sherlock Holmes'
6. Which commonly used term is named after the 'pulses of sound made by a sonar, since its operation is analogous to active sonar in submarines, in which an operator issues a pulse of energy at the target, which then bounces from the target and is received by the operator' ?
PING
7. Joseph-Armand _________ a mechanic dreamed of building a vehicle that could "float on snow." In 1937, he designed and produced his first snowmobile called B7 in his small repair shop in Valcourt, Quebec. Today it is one of the best in its field. Fill in the blank.
BOMBARDIER
simple answer twisted question
The above depicted place is Abbottabad, which was in news in recent times due to Osama bin laden
LOST CITY OF ATLANTIS FOUND?
Prof. Richard Freund believes he has finally found the lost city of Atlantis. In Sunday’s National Geographic special “Finding Atlantis,” the University of Hartford professor and his team say they’ve found the remains of the legendary city, just north of Cadiz in Spain.
For thousands of years ago many have debated about the true existence ofAtlantis, saying that Atlantis was only a fictional story written by Plato himself.
The lost city of Atlantis believed swamped by a tsunami thousands of years ago was described by Plato in his dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written in 360 BC as “an island situated in front of the straits which are by you called the Pillars of Hercules,” “There occurred violent earthquakes and floods. And in a single day and night of misfortune… the island of Atlantis disappeared in the depths of the sea.”
They found a site in the northern part of Cadiz, Spain by using a satellite photo of a suspected submerged city. The team used cutting-edge technology and surveyed Dona Ana Park, a mudflat in Cadiz near the Strait of Gibraltar also known as the “Pillars of Hercules” in the ancient world.
In addition the team also found “memorial cities,” they believe were built by tsunami survivors as a tribute to the lost city of Atlantis. They found the memorial cities 150 miles inland from the site.
An image carved in stone of what looks to be an Atlantean warrior was also discovered.
Experts plan to conduct more excavation on the site to find further proof that the mysterious lost city was found.
Experts plan to conduct more excavation on the site to find further proof that the mysterious lost city was found.
Harare - World's Worst City To Live In
HARARE, Zimbabwe — A top research group on Thursday rated Zimbabwe's capital as the worst of 140 world cities in which to live.
The British-based Economist Intelligence Unit said its researchers excluded cities in Libya, Iraq and other war zones.
Harare, where power and water outages occur daily, scored a 38 percent "livability rating," the group said.
The group said the threat of civil unrest and the availability of public health care and public transport in Harare were intolerable. Energy and water supplies were undesirable, it said, calling phones and Internet services uncomfortable.
Zimbabwe formed a shaky coalition government in 2009 after years of political violence and economic meltdown. Melbourne and Vienna were rated the two easiest cities to live in.
The research group is a respected economic and risk consultancy linked to the Economist magazine.
The annual global cities survey advises companies on the level of hardship employees face and recommends pay adjustments for those who move to cities where living conditions are particularly difficult, with "excessive physical hardship or a notably unhealthy environment."
A livability rating – compiled onsite in the cities by experts and statisticians – given as 80 to 100 percent means there are few challenges to daily living standards such as housing, health, education and transportation. Fifty percent or less means most aspects of living are "severely restricted," the group said.
Harare's rating highlighted continuing "bleak prospects" for the capital's population of nearly two million, the survey said. It said quality housing was available for only the wealthy, and that quality private education was available in the city, but it is costly and takes good teachers away from Harare's impoverished government schools.
Cities across sub-Saharan Africa had an average livability rating of 50 percent, compared to 92 percent in Western Europe and 91 percent in North America.
Facts about Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi's life is so much entwined with the Indian freedom movement that rarely do people endeavor to acquaint themselves with other facets of his eventful life. We provide below some interesting facts about Mahatma Gandhi:
The Birth of 'Mahatma'
Mahatma Gandhi was born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and the title 'Mahatma' was accorded to him much later. Mahatma literally translates to 'great soul' in Sanskrit. Even though opinion is ambivalent as to how Gandhi came to be known as Mahatma, people generally believe that noted poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore bestowed the title of 'Mahatma' on Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Boer War
Despite his lifelong pursuit of nonviolence, Gandhi found himself embroiled in a war at an early stage of his life, albeit in a humanitarian role. During his stay in South Africa the Second Boer War broke out and Gandhi organized a volunteer medial unit of free Indians and indentured laborers called the Indian Ambulance Corps. This unit provided exemplary medical service to wounded black South Africans and post -war Gandhi became a decorated sergeant of the Corps.
The Gandhi Statue in Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa was the place where Gandhi was shoved out a train 1893 after refusing to move from the first class to a third class coach while holding a first class ticket. This unsavory incident proved to be landmark event in Gandhi's life as he made it a mission to protest such incidents of racial abuse. The downtown of Pietermaritzburg city now hosts a commemorative statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Nobel Prize
It is indeed a sad irony that Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest exponent of peace and nonviolence, was never deemed eligible for the Nobel Peace Prize. After four previous nominations, Gandhi was chosen for the Prize in 1948, but because of his unfortunate assassination the Nobel Committee had to shelve their plans and the Peace Prize was not awarded that year.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Time Magazine
Time Magazine, the famous U.S. publication, named Mahatma Gandhi the Man of the Year in 1930. In 1999 the magazine declared Mahatma the runner-up to noted scientist Albert Einstein as the "Person of the Century".
The Birth of 'Mahatma'
Mahatma Gandhi was born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and the title 'Mahatma' was accorded to him much later. Mahatma literally translates to 'great soul' in Sanskrit. Even though opinion is ambivalent as to how Gandhi came to be known as Mahatma, people generally believe that noted poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore bestowed the title of 'Mahatma' on Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Boer War
Despite his lifelong pursuit of nonviolence, Gandhi found himself embroiled in a war at an early stage of his life, albeit in a humanitarian role. During his stay in South Africa the Second Boer War broke out and Gandhi organized a volunteer medial unit of free Indians and indentured laborers called the Indian Ambulance Corps. This unit provided exemplary medical service to wounded black South Africans and post -war Gandhi became a decorated sergeant of the Corps.
The Gandhi Statue in Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa was the place where Gandhi was shoved out a train 1893 after refusing to move from the first class to a third class coach while holding a first class ticket. This unsavory incident proved to be landmark event in Gandhi's life as he made it a mission to protest such incidents of racial abuse. The downtown of Pietermaritzburg city now hosts a commemorative statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Nobel Prize
It is indeed a sad irony that Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest exponent of peace and nonviolence, was never deemed eligible for the Nobel Peace Prize. After four previous nominations, Gandhi was chosen for the Prize in 1948, but because of his unfortunate assassination the Nobel Committee had to shelve their plans and the Peace Prize was not awarded that year.
Mahatma Gandhi and the Time Magazine
Time Magazine, the famous U.S. publication, named Mahatma Gandhi the Man of the Year in 1930. In 1999 the magazine declared Mahatma the runner-up to noted scientist Albert Einstein as the "Person of the Century".
Wikileaks releases some of the Top Black Money Holders from India
The pic, which we found on i.imgur.com, says: Indians have the largest amount of black money in Swiss Banks. Rudolf Elmer provides the list of famous Indians to Wikileaks. He also revealed that black money was started depositing in Swiss Banks in early 70s by some of the names of India through illegal mining, stock market, drug dealing, fake projects etc.
According to the pic: Though Wikileaks has finally released few names, but it has threatened that if Indian government doesn’t start taking action, they would reveal all the names of big and powerful politicians. See this pic carefully:
Please Note: News of Delhi is still unsure of these details. We still can’t say whether it’s fake or genuine. Since Wikileaks hasn’t published these details on their site. As most of the Congress leaders only have been listed here so we doubt its authenticity. It’s up to you, how you take it !
Follow News of Delhi on Twitter and Facebook.SMALLEST AQUARIUM
World's smallest aquarium.
Here is the perfect home for small fry: the world's smallest aquarium.
Created by Russian artist Anatoly Konenko, who specialises in miniatures, the tiny tank is made of glass, contains tiny stones and plants and is home to a group of tiny fish.
It is just 30mm wide, 24mm high and 14 mm deep - enough to hold just 10ml of water, or about two tablespoons' worth.
Scroll down to see video... and more of Konenko's art
The water has to be applied using a syringe so as not to disturb the landscape the Siberia-artist lovingly created.
Konenko, who calls his art 'micro-miniatures', even made a minuscule fishing net which he used to place the fish, baby Danios.
The adults are usually a favourite with more normal sized tanks but the tiny fish look at home in Konenko's construction for which he has since added a specially built air pump.
Konenko is also a painter and is in the Guinness World Records book for making the world's smallest book.
He said: 'I've been doing microart for 30 years, doing the smallest things in the world.
'This tank was made out of curiosity.'
He works using a microscope for most of his work and has won awards in his home country and round the world.
cool ques
1.Rich in associated calcium and phosphorus,which protein makes up around 80% of proteins found in cows milk and is also the main protein found in cheese?
Casein
2.The ancient Greeks called it 'Lake Asphaltites'.In Hebrew and Arabic,it is sometimes referred to as the 'Sea of Lot'.By what name is this body of water most commonly known?
Dead Sea
3.As well as becoming Poet Laureate in 1638,following the death of Ben Jonson,which 17th century poet and playwright,is also known for having William Shakespeare as his godfather?
William Davenant
4.Only occurring in males,Orchitis (or orchiditis) is a condition involving the painful inflammation of which part of the body?
Testicle
5.One of golf's 'Majors',the 2011 USPGA tournament was won by Keegan Bradley.Finishing one shot behind,which Danish golfer finished the best of any European?
Anders Hansen
6.In August 2011,'Mr Tickle',the oldest of Roger Hargreaves' 'Mr Men' characters, celebrated his 40th birthday.First appearing 10 years later,who became the first 'Little Miss' character?
Little Miss Bossy
7.First appearing on TV in 2005,it follows the fortunes of CIA agent 'Stan Smith' and his family.What is the name of this an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane,the creator of 'Family Guy'?
American Dad
8.Translated to English as 'Federal Defence Force',what German name is used to describe the unified armed forces of Germany?
Bundeswehr
9.Named after the 5th President of the United States,Monrovia is the capital city of which African country?
Liberia
10.Known as the greatest comic actor in Rome,who was born as slave,but was freed by the dictator Sulla,in around the 1st century BC,due to his oustanding acting ability?
Roscius (Quintus Roscius Gallus)
interesting facts - 5
"Kemo Sabe", meaning an all knowing one, is actually a mispronunciation by Native American of the Spanish phrase, Quien lo Sabe, meaning one who knows."
The lunula is the half-moon shaped pale area at the bottom of finger nails.
"Ma is as selfless as I am" can be read the same way backwards. If you take away all the spaces you can see that all the letters can be spelled out both ways.
"One thousand" contains the letter A, but none of the words from one to nine hundred ninety-nine has an A.
"Mad About You" star Paul Reiser plays the piano on the show's theme song.
"
"Ough" can be pronounced in eight different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough, coughing and hiccoughing thoughtfully.
"Rhythms" is the longest English word without the normal vowels, a, e, i, o, or u.
"Second string," meaning "replacement or backup," comes from the middle ages. An archer always carried a second string in case the one on his bow broke.
"Speak of the Devil" is short for "Speak of the Devil and he shall come". It was believed that if you spoke about the Devil it would attract his attention. That's why when you're talking about someone and they show up people say "Speak of the Devil."
"Stewardesses" is the longest word that can be typed with only the left hand.
"Tautonyms" are scientific names for which the genus and species are the same.
"Taxi" is spelled exactly the same in English, French, German, Swedish, Portuguese, and Dutch.
"Teh" means "cool" in Thai. (Pronounced "tay").
"The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in English.
"THEREIN" is a seven-letter word that contains thirteen words spelled using consecutive letters: the, he, her, er, here, I, there, ere, rein, re, in, therein, and herein.
"Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und." $203,000,000 is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
1 and 2 are the only numbers where they are values of the numbers of the factors they have.
1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue.
interesting facts - 4
Facetious and abstemious are the only words that contain all the vowels in the correct order.
"Adcomsubordcomphibspac" is the longest acronym. It is a Navy term standing for Administrative Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet Subordinate Command.
"Almost" is the longest commonly used word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
"Flushable" toilets were in use in ancient Rome.
"Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist.
| "Canada" is an Indian word meaning "Big Village". |
"Duff" is the decaying organic matter found on a forest floor.
"Fickleheaded" and "fiddledeedee" are the longest words consisting only of letters in the first half of the alphabet.
"Asthma" and "isthmi" are the only six-letter words that begin and end with a vowel and have no other vowels between.
"Fortnight" is a contraction of "fourteen nights." In the US "two weeks" is more commonly used.
"Forty" is the only number which has its letters in alphabetical order. "One" is the only number with its letters in reverse alphabetical order.
"Four" is the only number whose number of letters in the name equals the number.
"Hang on Sloopy" is the official rock song of Ohio.
"Happy Birthday" was the first song to be performed in outer space, sung by the Apollo IX astronauts on March 8, 1969.
INTERESTING FACTS - 3
1. 80% of all pictures on the internet are of naked women
2. Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'!
3. Bill Gates' house was designed using a Macintosh computer.
4. By the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the Internet.
5. Domain names are being registered at a rate of more than one million names every month.
6. E-mail has been around longer than the World Wide Web.
7. For every 'normal' webpage, there are five porn pages.
8. In the 1980s, an IBM computer wasn't considered 100 percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft Flight Simulator*.
9. MySpace reports over 110 million registered users. Were it a country, it would be the tenth largest, just behind Mexico.
10. One of every 8 married couples in the US last year met online.
11. The average 21 year old has spent 5,000 hours playing video games, has exchanged 250,000 e-mails, instant and text messages and has spent 10,000 hours on the mobile phone.
12. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute, less than half the normal rate of 20.
13. The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
14. The first computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in around 1964 and was made of wood.
15. The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
0 16. The world's first computer, called the Z1, was invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936. His next invention, the Z2 was finished in 1939 and was the first fully functioning electro-mechanical computer.
17. There are approximately 1,319,872,109 people on the Internet.
18. There are approximately 1.06 billion instant messaging accounts worldwide.
19. While it took the radio 38 years, and the television a short 13 years, it took the World Wide Web only 4 years to reach 50 million users.
2. Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'!
3. Bill Gates' house was designed using a Macintosh computer.
4. By the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the Internet.
5. Domain names are being registered at a rate of more than one million names every month.
6. E-mail has been around longer than the World Wide Web.
7. For every 'normal' webpage, there are five porn pages.
8. In the 1980s, an IBM computer wasn't considered 100 percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft Flight Simulator*.
9. MySpace reports over 110 million registered users. Were it a country, it would be the tenth largest, just behind Mexico.
10. One of every 8 married couples in the US last year met online.
11. The average 21 year old has spent 5,000 hours playing video games, has exchanged 250,000 e-mails, instant and text messages and has spent 10,000 hours on the mobile phone.
12. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute, less than half the normal rate of 20.
13. The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
14. The first computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in around 1964 and was made of wood.
15. The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
0 16. The world's first computer, called the Z1, was invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936. His next invention, the Z2 was finished in 1939 and was the first fully functioning electro-mechanical computer.
17. There are approximately 1,319,872,109 people on the Internet.
18. There are approximately 1.06 billion instant messaging accounts worldwide.
19. While it took the radio 38 years, and the television a short 13 years, it took the World Wide Web only 4 years to reach 50 million users.
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