Lessons of life learnt by watching Space Opera !

 

Often, one
can observe that everyone wants to be successful in life. Everybody has various
diverse goals; while one may want a simple life, the other may want a lavish
one. 


However, we all struggle to achieve our ideal lifestyle. Sometimes, in
order to remove the stress, many wish to escape from the harsh reality and
dwell into the world of fantasy. One may do so by watching films, web series, and
soap operas according to their desirable genre.


While
watching a movie, have you ever wondered that the story which is being portrayed
is similar to your real life? People tend to watch “their world” by watching
their preferred genres. One such genre which is widely appreciated by people is
“Space Opera”.

 

Space opera according
to Wikipedia is “A subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare, melodramatic
adventure, interplanetary battles, chivalric romance and risk-taking”. 

 In this genre one can find humans living with
robots or aliens, having extra-terrestrial wars, and doing what is right.
Hypothetically, we might even be a “C-graded project of aliens”!

                                                            

 There are evidences
that UFO and alien spaceships have been spotted and maybe it can be believed even
our deaths can be caused by aliens when they no longer need us! Space operas
help us to think out of the box by allowing to create our own space theories.


Sometimes, it might happen that we might experience space opera in real life without realizing it !

 

“Your eyes
can deceive. Don’t trust them”- Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars. It is pretty
evident that this quote applies in our real lives too. We can’t always make crucial
decisions of our lives  on the basis of what we see. It is because sometimes what we see is not the truth and what we don’t see is!


It is possible to commit no errors and still lose. That is
not a weakness. That is life.” — Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek. In our real
lives also although one may clear several difficult stages of his/her life
easily but still loose at the last hurdle.
                                             


There is a way out
of every box, a solution to every puzzle; it’s just a matter of finding
it.” — Captain Jean-Luc Picard. When life becomes too complicated with
our problems and there is no way out, we just have to be calm and find the key
to our lock! 



These are some instances which prove that we actually experience
and live in space opera without even realizing it! We sometimes lose faith, sometimes
get courage to fight like a superhero and defeat the bad people, finding out numerous
keys to unlock the impossible lock and at the end emerging victorious in a
great space war known as ‘Life’.

 

 

 

Dinnerware Patterns

Planning on throwing a big dinner party? Or just having some guests over for the night? Either way, we know what you are looking for. Are you looking for something innovative to do to impress your friends? We got you.

A big party means you need to take out your stock of dinner sets you have hidden in that cabinet. Yes, you read it right. Go on, take them out and think about how to decorate the dining table for the night. Maybe we can help you there. We will show you how to mix and match dinnerware for your party. But what else are you thinking? Flowers? Accessories for the table? Fancy table mats? Or candles maybe? That is nice but what about your precious dinnerware waiting to be showcased. Come on, let’s see what you need to do.

Why Mix and Match?

If you want to throw a big party., you will need a good amount of the same dinner sets. About 20 to 30 plates of the same design with the spoons and bowls too will be needed. No one is that stupid to buy these many dishes of the same design. So what you want is to mix and match your dinner sets to make your table look presentable and great.

How to Mix and Match Dinnerware?

It depends on how you want your table to look. Do you want a bright cheery mood? Or do you prefer a more classic look? Whatever you want, we are here to help you.

Either you decide to order takeout or cook your best dish, it’s always nice to make your table presentable. It sets the right mood for the dinner party. Let us find out how you can make the table a feast for your eyes.

  • Start with deciding a color scheme – The most important thing to keep in mind while setting the table is to devise a color scheme. The base color for the dinner sets. We recommend it to be a plain color. You can take it as bright red large plates with plain white side plates and add some golden metal spoons and forks. Or you can go with a dull color like brown or maybe royal blue with a contrast of silver would be nice.
  • Consider the mood of the gathering – You want to set the mood right for the party. Decide whether you want a formal gathering or a fun friends’ night out. For a formal dinner, you might want to seem classy then put some flowers and candles on the table.
  • Include different items – Your table will look good if it has some different fun items. They may be stemmed glasses for drinks or big fancy soup bowls. Adding napkins going with the color scheme might be a good addition. Set different sizes of spoons for starters and meals.
  • Metals shine bright – Metals make a good addition to the table. They add a bit of sparkle to the setting. There are no restrictions if you want to add some silver, gold, or bronze spoons and forks. They add to the charm of your dining table.
  • Add shapes and textures – Setting your table with different shapes of dishes would be nice and fun. Add two different shapes of glasses for drinks and water. Be bold and imaginative when adding patterns to the set. If a color doesn’t suit your mood then maybe go for more textured plates and dishes. Consider a floral pattern of plates with plain side plates which go with golden spoons.
  • A sense of nature – Bring in some natural materials and add one bright color like blue with classic white plates. Spice it up by giving it a traditional and classy look. Add some flowers too in the vase.
  • Consistency is the key – You need to be consistent. Whatever you selected at the starting, keep it up till the end. Whatever color or pattern you want make it consistent for every seat. Whether it is the color scheme, the flowers, table mats, or the water glasses, try to keep all the items consistent throughout the table. Even if your table is mismatched but is consistent, it will definitely look perfect.
  • Crisp and colorful – You want it to be a cheerful picnic dinner then you can go with solid colors lining your table. Mix it with a contrasting color to make it look colorful and complete. Maybe add some small pattern with the side plates or the glasses.

Some Other Things to Keep in Mind

There are some other different things to keep in mind while setting your table for the big night. We told you all about what to do, now let’s come to what not to do. Some tips for you not to do are mentioned below:

  1. Do not exaggerate the number of items on the table. Keep them less but enough for using easily.
  2. Do not go too bold with the color scheme. You don’t want a simple dinner party to look like a royal dinner, do you?
  3. Try to add patterns but not many. Stick to only one or two patterns.
  4. You can set each seat with different settings but try to keep the color scheme the same throughout the table to ensure consistency.
  5. If you plan on keeping flowers and candles on the table, keep them at a distance from each other. Keep only two vases and three candles for a small table. For a much longer table, keep four vases with five or six candles only.
  6. Keep your focus on decorating the table with your dinnerware and not just the other accessories. Bear in mind to keep the dinner sets the main attraction of the table.

Go ahead enjoy your party now. We told you everything you need to know to host an amazing dinner. Hope you got your answer on how to mix and match dinnerware. Set your table with your creativity and sense of design and woo your guests with beauty on the table. Don’t forget to invite us!

WAKING UP IN AMRIT VELA !

Early risers are often thought of as problem solvers who have the power to lead businesses, organizations, or sometimes even nations. Have you ever wondered how a person in the morning can do so in just 24 hours? Waking up in the morning gives you the start of your day.

Night owls may disagree. They may argue that more work might be done at the end of the day. While this may be true for some, most of us have conditions for being very productive in the early days of the day.

Benefits of Early Waking Up

Before you get into the habit of getting up early, you should know the benefits. If you have already woken up in the morning, you know what the morning brings, besides the good sunrise. However, for those who do not wake up early, here is a list of many benefits.

Advanced Planning Skills
Your morning hours are usually the most productive time of the day because you get time not to be distracted by yourself. You can accomplish any task quickly if you do not face obstacles.

You can use this quiet and quiet time to plan your next day, allocating some time for each of your tasks. Working your day mentally before it starts improves your planning skills, improves productivity.

Eat Healthy Foods
Waking up in the morning gives you time to make a healthy breakfast. It doesn’t have to be anything wide, smoothies, salads, and fruit dishes only need a few minutes to prepare. Early wakeers have time to prepare a simple and healthy breakfast for themselves and their families. If you wake up late, you will probably drink everything else, creating a domino effect. If you arrive late, you will usually take an easy-to-eat breakfast such as a donut or muffin, or skip breakfast altogether.

Breakfast is a very important meal – it can either make or break your day. Skipping this diet will make your body look for energy and end up eating something high in sugar or fat so that you can get full quickly.

Exercise Regularly
Morning exercise is considered good because it gives you the adrenaline rush. Adrenaline improves alertness, helping you to overcome sleep deprivation. In addition, if you are in the morning exercise program, you are less likely to miss out on some of the important work that you consume. For example, if you exercise in the evening there is a high chance of missing out on extra hours at work, meeting friends, or exhaustion.

Go High Traffic Routes
When you get up in the morning, you can leave your home early, hit the high street hours. You do not waste time getting stuck in traffic while on your way to work or leaving children. You will also be on time for all your other appointments throughout the day.

Remain Depressed
Waking up in the morning gives you a chance to plan your day ahead. You don’t rush your day into a haze with a crowded mind. Planning ahead eliminates the stress that comes with rushing things. In addition, when you get up in the morning, you have extra time for some form of leisure activity that puts you at a disadvantage, helping you start your day with a calm and stable mind. You are better equipped to prioritize and solve problems, which is the key to staying calm all day.

Enjoy Quality Sleep
Waking up in the morning usually goes to bed early. You do not have to count the sheep to sleep. If you wake up early, your body feels tired early, leading to quality sleep as soon as you go to bed. You are accustomed to the natural circadian rhythm, which makes you fall asleep faster and wake up faster.

Long waking hours lead to insufficient accumulation of adenosine. Adenosine is a neurotransmitter that induces sleep by inhibiting neuron function. Waking up early leads to a rapid accumulation of adenosine, making you feel sleepy for hours in the evening. Early sleep improves your chances of completing all four stages of sleep with four to six sleep cycles, making you feel more relaxed and refreshed the next morning.

Great Power
Early birds have better sleep quality than night owls because they have a higher chance of completing all stages of the required sleep cycles. They wake up stronger than night owls, often not having enough time to complete all the stages of sleep.

Completing sleep phases and cycles improves physical and mental well-being. Growth hormones, which cause tissue repair and regeneration, are released during deep sleep.

Feel Happy
When you get up early in the morning, you reap the benefits of many good habits, resulting in energy, rest, stress, punctuality, and health. You get a sense of order in life, it makes you feel happy. In fact, according to
A 2012 study by the National Library of Medicine,
healthy adults who woke up early had a better idea than night owls.

Better grades
Getting up in the morning can also improve your chances of obtaining higher grades than others. In a recent study, students who woke up early had better results than those who were late. On average, early birds earned a full high point on their GPA

Do You Know This Indian Professional 'GOLFER'?

Ashok Kumar.

Rags- to- Riches story of Ashok kumar, who is a Professional Golfer of India.

Ashok Kumar, one of the country’s leading golfers who rose from the ranks of a caddie, remembers his very humble beginnings very distinctly. “The reason I am here in this swanky restaurant of the Oberoi, sipping coffee with you is because of golf. It has brought me name, fame and money and all that I could possibly ask for in life. Without golf, I am a zero ,” said the 27-year-old golfer with rare candour in a chat with Kalyan Ashok, a sports journalist working with Sportstar, one of India’s leading sports weeklies.

India’s No.3 golfer may not exactly be rolling in luxury at the moment, but he definitely leads a comfortable life-a far cry from the days when he used to sleep in a stable. “It’s destiny that brought me to this stage in life and I can’t sav that I deserve it, but it’s God’s gift to me through golf, sald Ashok. Not the one to forget his past, Ashok Kumar keeps reminding himself how he came up in life.

His story is stranger than fiction. Ashok was born into a poor family in Bihar that struggled to make both ends meet. (He has four brothers and two sisters.) In 1988, his parents sent him away with his elder brother to Delhi and he worked as an errand boy at the Jaipur Polo Club.

“I used to work in the day assisting my brother and sleep in the stable at night. The club also had the Air Force golf course and I wandered on to it one day and watched the players and caddies. I thought of becoming a caddie, but I was too young then. I did not get the job, but the club hired me a few years later,” recalls Ashok. It was then that he took to golf. He started practising in the club when no one was around. However, he was caught playing one day and was suspended from his job, as caddies were not allowed to practise golf.

“I was back to square one. Then I went away to help a lorry owner who was transporting sand. I remember the days when I had to pay five rupees to hire a blanket during winter and sleep in Connaught Place,” Ashok said wistfully.

Six months later, when things cooled down, he moved back to the Air Force golt course and became a caddie to Amit Luthra, who was India’s top golfer and an Asian Games gold medallist. “Luthra saab spoke to the club authorities and got me in,” Ashok said with gratitude writ large on his face.

Ashok learnt a lot from Luthra and one day he challenged his mentor to a play-of “I don’t know what got into my head and I told him that I will beat him, to which Luthraji said that if I did that he would waive a month’s caddie fee. We played on the road, but I lost,” Ashok smiled.

Luthra, however, was very impressed with the young man’s talent and got him enrolled at the Delhi Golf Club, which allowed caddies to play. Seizing this opportunity with both hands, Ashok went on to improve his game by leaps and bounds and in 1995, DGC selected him to play in the All India Junior tournament in Kolkata.

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“I didn’t know where Kolkata was. I thought it was outside the country! I travelled in an unreserved compartment, spending most of the time sitting in the bathroom or just outside as there was no place elsewhere.” In Kolkata, he finished third and in the next two years he became the Junior Champion of the country. In 2000, he moved to the amateur ranks and two years later he became a pro, finishing his first season as India’s No.5 golf player. Riding a wave of success, Ashok held the No.1 spot in 2006 and 2008 and currently (2010) he is ranked No.3.

The moment he cherishes the most as a player is not the time when he won his first major title but when he finished 18th in the Hero Honda-DLF Tournament in 2002. It fetched him a cheque of Rs. 1 lakh. “I never looked back after that,”Ashok remarked.

In the early part of 2010, Ashok’s golfing career got a boost when the Bangalore- based business and software company, Kaseya India, run by golf enthusiast, Mr. Girish Krishnamurthy, decided to sponsor him. “I am a simple guy and with Kaseya around to take care of other things, I can concentrate better on my game now,” Ashok says with determination as well as gratitude. It is his ardent wish that all golf links in the country should support caddies, as he feels that many of them have a lot of inherent talent simply waiting to be tapped.

Ashok has modelled his game on his golfing idol, Tiger Woods. Incidentally, he had met Tiger when he was a caddie to Arjun Atwal in Bangkok a decade ago. “He hugged me when he was introduced by Atwal as a top amateur from India. I asked him for his advice, to which the legendary golfer simply said-‘don’t think of beating others, they should think of beating you,” Ashok’s eyes sparkled when he recalled his meeting with Tiger.

He faithfully follows that advice from the maestro and hopes to play with him one day. “For the moment, I eat, drink and sleep golf. There’s no distraction in my life. I relax with some music and watch CDs of Tiger Woods,” Ashok concluded.

What is the Biography of Mahatma Gandhi?

I would like to ask you some questions first. What happened in the life of Mahatma Gandhi? How many struggles did he face? How did he passed away? Do you know the answer to all this? We are going to read the answers in this article. Let’s start reading the article.

In this we will see in detail about Mahatma Gandhi who was born as a human being and transformed himself into a ‘Great Man’ in accordance with the words in Tirukkural ” If man you walk the stage, appear adorned with glory’s grace. “

Gandhi’s birth and adolescence 

Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat. His father’s name was Karamchand Gandhi and his mother’s name was Putlibai. He learned to pay divine feeling and love to his mother. He later earned his title of barrister in England. At the age of 12, he married Kasturba. But then at the age of 19 he went to study barrister.

Gandhi’s mental strength and self-awareness

Anything born as an organism has a kind of mental strength and self-awareness. Time can put it off if desired. Thus many events took place in the life of Gandhiji. He worked as a lawyer in South Africa from 1893 to 1914. He was heartbroken to see that there were racist policies against Indians in British-dominated South Africa. Gandhi was once denied that he could not be given the opportunity to get a ticket to travel in a first class compartment while traveling by train. He was not allowed to sit in the train on another trip when he was so thoughtful about it. But he struggled and eventually sat down with the driver and traveled. When the driver asked him to get off, he refused.

The struggles waged by Gandhiji


He started a “Civil disobedience movement” against the British there because of the many atrocities he witnessed while in South Africa. Gandhi returned to India after 1914 and took the field in the Indian independence struggle. After the demise of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, he assumed the responsibility of leading the Indian freedom fighters. But unlike Tilak, he did not follow extremist methods but followed a non-violent system called moderation. He also accepted Gopal Krishna Gokhale as his guru for his struggle. 

He opposed the laws of England by using the Rowlatt Act in an oral way. He spoke out against not only the British but also the atrocities such as sectarianism, untouchability and feminism that had plagued the Indians at the same time. 

He wore Khadar clothes to support the Swadeshi movement. On March 12, 1930, he launched the Non-Cooperation Movement against the British. On April 6 of the same year he staged a salt satyagraha with 2500 volunteers against the tax on salt. In 1942, he launched the ‘Quit India Movement’ movement.

Victories achieved by struggles

He started the ‘Civil Disobedience Movement’ against the South Africans. So got the rights for Indians in South Africa. August 15, 1947 was declared our Independence Day because of the determination of the British Government to liberate India as a way of fighting ‘Without a knife and without blood’. 

On January 30, 1948, one of us, ‘Godse’, shot and killed our Gandhiji, who loved the Indian nation and people very much and lived for us. Gandhiji even forgave the one who shot himself. One cannot talk about Gandhiji who lost all his body, substance and spirit for others by proving that man can become Mahatma through his activities. But we must try, that we may live in his way. This is the duty we owe him.

CIVIC SENSE

However, humans are born with 6 sense but none are born with civic sense. Callousness and irresponsibility seem to be the order of the day. Its high time that we inculcate strong civic sense in your young generation.

CIVIC simply means social ethics. It reflects personality and responsibility of an individual and shows who the real person is. It is consideration by the people for the unspoken norms of society. Its not only about keeping roads or streets clean. Its more than that. It is abiding with the laws, respecting fellow human being and also maintaining a sort of decorum in the public.

But unfortunately, these days we lack basic civic sense. Modern lifestyle has given birth to different and uncivilized individuals who lack the basic moral behavior. The society is no longer etched with the goodness of people instead people are driven with their own selfishness and individual needs.

WHY CIVIC SENSE IS IMPORTANT?

If basic civic sense is absent in the society it leads to a lot of problems and to avoid these problems civic sense is necessary. It is important because people with high civic sense does not resort to unethical tactics and shortcuts. Civic sense leads to a more cleaner and fresh environment and also results in a high hygienic society. Civic sense leads you to be more social, mature and unbiased when it comes to situations in public.

LACK OF CIVIC SENSE LEADS TO?

Why is there a sense of detachment from the society? Why a person is always self centered? What are the factors that causes Separatism, vandalism, intolerance and racism? Why are people less tolerant now a days? The answer to all these questions are simple and its due to LACK OF CIVIC SENSE.

INCULCATE CIVIC SENSE:

Its high time that we inculcate civic sense. We can do so by inculcating young minds about the importance of civil sense at a very young age. Civic education should be made mandatory in school. One can also spread awareness about civic sense through rallies, educational programs, medias etc. Strict laws must be enforced. Penalties and stricter punishment’s should be considered if violated.

All these adds up to the society. If all these are followed properly and if people get to know the importance of civic sense then society will be a better place to live.

THE LUXIRIOUS LOTUS SILK

Lotus silk is one of the world’s most exquisite and rare fabrics, made exclusively in Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, and parts of Manipur. Lotus silk can ultimately cost ten times as much as regular silk.       

LOTUS SILK possesses incredible features such as lightweight, soft-touch, breathability, Crease-resistant, pilling resistance, tear-resistant, Cellulosic fibre, stiffness, neatness, moisture absorption, Antibacterial, Self-cleaning and tensile strength. The stems of lotus flowers are used to produce this silk thread. As a result, this fibre is free of animal cruelty.

Vietnamese weaver, Phan Thi Thuan checking the quality of natural raw material from a lotus stem to be processed into silk, at a pond in Hanoi.

Lotus stems first cut in small portions. A single lotus stem contains a tiny quantity of fine, sticky fibre which is twirled and pulled to reveal a web of thin filaments. The filament is placed on a wooden surface and kept damp by intermittent water splashes. The artisan rolls the wet fibre together to create a denser and stronger thread as the practice occurs with new stems. A new length is welded on to the last to form a continuous thread. dried off together.

To preclude fibre degradation the lotus fabric must be woven in 24 hours. These parched yarns would then be weighed carefully, skillfully hand-crafted, and put into the loom at last. The natural fibre is delicate at this stage but, it can be just as workable as traditional silk once woven.

Lotus fibre is manufactured entirely by hand and is only obtained by a few skilled craftsmen worldwide.  It also takes a lot of time. To extract one kilogram of fibre, it can take up to two months. In addition, only a minuscule amount of fabric can be produced.

STEP 1- Gathering

Lotus plant stems for the production of fibre are collected from the lake. The lotus flower is ideally expected to flower in full when the stem is collected. the deep pink flowers make the best lotus fibres.

Step 2- Extraction of lotus fibre

5-6 Lotus plant stems are gleaned with a shallow knife, sliced, tore and contorted to reveal 20-30 fine white filaments of fibre. These stalks are cut with a low cube and the 5-6 stalks are simultaneously snapped, revealing 20-30 fine white fibre filaments.

Step 3- Yarn production process

Prepared skeins are placed on the bamboo spinning frame and then relocated to winders for the warping phase. Yarn is coiled in plastic bags to mitigate tangling. The weft yarn is wound on bamboo bobbins. Crude lotus threads are a creamy colour, and coloration is usually done with natural dyes.

Step 4 – weaving

To weave the material in an outfit, strands of 120,000 lotus stalks are required. In a single day, a spinner can produce a thread of up to 250 metres. Around 30 kg of stems is required to produce 250 metres of thread. A skilled weaver could weave one metres of lotus fabric daily.

WATER CYCLE

Water cycle or hydrological cycle is the continuous movement of water on earth. In this process, water moves from one reservoir to another by processes such as evaporation, sublimation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, surface runoff and infiltration, during which water converts itself to various forms like liquid, solid and vapour.

Evaporation

Evaporation is a type of vaporization, where liquid is converted to gas before reaching its boiling point. Water evaporates from the surface of the earth and water bodies such as the oceans, seas, lakes, ponds and rivers.

Sublimation

Sublimation is conversion of solid to gas, without passing through the intermediate liquid phase. Ice sheets and ice caps from north and south poles, and icecaps on mountains, get converted into water vapour directly, without converting into liquid.

Transpiration

Transpiration is the process by which plants release water vapour into the atmosphere through stomata in leaves and stems.

Condensation

Condensation is the changing of gas phase into liquid phase and is the reverse of vaporisation. At higher altitudes, the temperature is low. The water vapour present there condenses to form very tiny particles of water droplets. These particles come close together to form clouds and fog.

Precipitation

Due to change in wind or temperature, clouds combine to make bigger droplets, and pour down as precipitation (rain). Precipitation includes drizzle, rain, snow and hail.

Run off

As the water pours down, it runs over the surface of earth. Runoff water combines to form channels, rivers, lakes and ends up into seas and oceans.

Infiltration

Some of the precipitated water moves deep into the soil. Then it moves down and increase the ground water level.

Percolation

Some of the precipitated water flows through soil and porous or fractured rock.

Infiltration and percolation are two related but different processes describing the movement of water through soil.

Human impacts on water cycle

Major human activities affecting the water cycle on land are urbanisation, dumping of plastic waste on land and into water, polluting water bodies and deforestation.

The Great Pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza is a defining symbol of Egypt and the last of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World. It is located on the Giza plateau near the modern city of Cairo and was built over a twenty-year period during the reign of the king Khufu (2589-2566 BCE, also known as Cheops) of the 4th Dynasty. Until the Eiffel Tower was completed in Paris, France in 1889 CE, the Great Pyramid was the tallest structure made by human hands in the world; a record it held for over 3,000 years and one unlikely to be broken. Other scholars have pointed to the Lincoln Cathedral spire in England, built in 1300 CE, as the structure which finally surpassed the Great Pyramid in height but, still, the Egyptian monument held the title for an impressive span of time. The pyramid rises to a height of 479 feet (146 metres) with a base of 754 feet (230 metres) and is comprised of over two million blocks of stone. Some of these stones are of such immense size and weight (such as the granite slabs in the King’s Chamber) that the logistics of raising and positioning them so precisely seems an impossibility by modern standards.

Design

In terms of design and planning, some theories suggest that parts of the plan were laid out on the ground at a 1:1 scale. This might account for the accuracy of the workmanship, such that the four sides of the base have an average error of only 58 mm in length. The sides of the pyramid rise at the angle of 51°52′, accurately oriented to the compass’ four cardinal points.

The entrance is around 18 m (59 ft) above the ground on the north side. The Queen’s Chamber and the King’s Chamber are contained inside, connected via a corridor and a slanting gallery 46 m (151 ft) long. The King’s Chamber is shielded from the thrust exerted by the masses of masonry piled on top of it, by five compartments separated by massive horizontal slabs of granite, weighing 25-80 tonnes.

Construction

Most hypotheses are based on the idea that the huge stones were moved from a quarry, and then either dragged, lifted or rolled into place. The most widely accepted theory is that a ramp-like embankment of brick, earth and sand was increased along with the pyramid. Using this embankment, the Egyptians would have hauled the stone blocks using sledges, rollers and levers.

There is also disagreement about the size and nature of the workforce required. The Ancient Greeks thought that slave labour was used, with the historian Herodotus theorising that it took 20 years and 100,000 slaves to build. However, Egyptologists in the 20th century discovered archaeological remains of workers’ camps, which gave rise to the belief that a more limited workforce of as few as 20,000 could have been sufficient, with the workers being skilled rather than slaves.

The core of the pyramid was formed from 2.3 million limestone blocks. The outer casing was made using white Tura limestone, crafted to form a smooth surface with intricate joints unrivalled by any other Egyptian masonry. However, this casing was gradually plundered during ancient and medieval times, although some of the stones can still be seen around the base today.

Shine Bright Like a Diamond:

Today, the Giza pyramids wear the tawny tones of their surrounding Libyan Desert. But back in their heyday, they sparkled. Originally, the pyramids were encased in slabs of highly polished white limestone. When the sun struck them, they lit up and shimmered. Some researchers believe that the pyramids’ capstones were plated in gold as well.

Those dazzling façades have long been stripped—some sources report that those blocks of stone were repurposed and used to build mosques—but you can still see remnants of a once-snowy cap atop the middle pyramid.

Down Syndrome

Down syndrome also known as Trisomy 21 is a chromosomal condition that is associated with intellectual disability, a characteristic facial appearance, and weak muscle tone (hypotonia) in infancy. All affected individuals experience cognitive delays, but the intellectual disability is usually mild to moderate.

People with Down syndrome often have a characteristic facial appearance that includes a flattened appearance to the face, outside corners of the eyes that point upward, small ears, a short neck and a tongue that tends to stick out of the mouth. Affected individuals may have a variety of birth defects. Many people with Down syndrome have small hands and feet and a single crease across the palms of their hands. About half of all affected children are born with a heart defect. Digestive abnormalities, such as a blockage of the intestine, are less common.

Most cases of Down syndrome are not inherited. When the condition is caused by trisomy 21, the chromosomal abnormality occurs as a random event during the formation of reproductive cells in a parent. The abnormality usually occurs in egg cells, but it occasionally occurs in sperm cells. An error in cell division called nondisjunction results in a reproductive cell with an abnormal number of chromosomes. For example, an egg or sperm cell may gain an extra copy of chromosome 21

Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope

• The invention of the microscope has opened up a whole new dimension in science. By using microscopes scientists were able to discover the existence of microorganisms, study the structure of cells, and see the smallest parts of plants, animals, and fungi.

Today, the microscope is still a commonly used tool to diagnosis illness in hospitals and clinics all over the world.

• Since their original invention, microscopes have moved beyond the simple visible light refracting lenses.

Electrons, x-rays, and infrared rays are used by far more sophisticated and expensive microscopes to detect even smaller and smaller structures. Scanning electron microscopes are able to resolve viruses, which are far smaller than any cell.

The most familiar type of microscope is the optical, or light, microscope, in which glass lenses are used to form the image. …… Other types of microscopes use the wave nature of various physical processes.

The most important is the electron microscope, which uses a beam of electrons in its image formation. A microscope is an instrument that makes an enlarged image of a small object, thus revealing details too small to be seen by the unaided eye.

Simple Microscope – contains only one lens.

Ex. Magnifying glass.

Compound light microscope – a system of two lens that work together.

Electron microscopes – uses electrons to provide detailed views of specimens.

Ex. TEM and SEM

Dissecting microscope – allows for the viewing of specimens without the use of slide.

Unveiling of a 100-Qubit Quantum Computing System

Atom Computing, a quantum computing firm, has announced the development of a quantum computing machine with unrivaled capabilities. The Phoenix system, which is in its initial iteration, can hold up to 100 qubits and is touted to be ‘exceptionally’ stable with lengthy coherence periods, allowing for high performance. Separately, the firm reported the receipt of approximately $15 million in Series A investment and the appointment of a new CEO.

With optical tweezers, Atom Computing’s Phoenix can capture 100 atomic qubits (of an alkaline earth element) in a vacuum container. Lasers are then used to alter the quantum states of atomic qubits. Atom Computing’s Phoenix, according to the firm, is ideal for complicated calculations since its qubits are exceptionally robust and have very long coherence times (over 100 ms).

Using optical tweezers to manipulate atomic qubits in a vacuum environment is not a novel concept. Although Honeywell sells similar devices, their quantum computers only have six qubits. According to Atom Computing, their laser technology and platform design enable the scalability of the number of qubits to 100 units. The firm must, however, demonstrate such a system.

“The development of quantum computing has advanced to the point that it is no longer a decade away. Because of our systems’ scalability and reliability, we are certain that we will be able to lead the industry to genuine quantum advantage “Atom Computing’s CEO and President, Rob Hays, stated. “We’ll be able to solve complicated problems that were previously impossible to handle with traditional computing, even with Moore’s Law’s exponential performance improvements and massively scalable cluster designs.”

Atom Computing announced that it has raised $15 million in Series A investment from venture capital companies Venrock, Innovation Endeavors, and Prelude Ventures, in addition to providing the first information about its Phoenix quantum computing system. The funds will go toward the construction of the Phoenix quantum computing system.

Rob Hays has also been named CEO and President of the firm. Hays previously worked at Intel for 20 years, establishing the company’s Xeon roadmap. Later in his career, he worked at Lenovo, where he established the company’s data center product and service strategy.

Diabetes

Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. If you have diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use the insulin it makes as well as it should. When there isn’t enough insulin or cells stop responding to insulin, too much blood sugar stays in your bloodstream. Over time, that can cause serious health problems. There isn’t a cure yet for diabetes, but losing weight, eating healthy food, and being active can really help.

Types of Diabetes

TYPE 1- Type 1 diabetes is thought to be caused by an autoimmune reaction (the body attacks itself by mistake) that stops your body from making insulin. Approximately 5-10% of the people who have diabetes have type 1.  It’s usually diagnosed in children, teens, and young adults. If you have type 1 diabetes, you’ll need to take insulin every day to survive

TYPE 2- With type 2 diabetes, your body doesn’t use insulin well and can’t keep blood sugar at normal levels. About 90-95% of people with diabetes have type 2. It develops over many years and is usually diagnosed in adults (but more and more in children, teens, and young adults).

GESTATIONAL DIABETES- Gestational diabetes develops in pregnant women who have never had diabetes. If you have gestational diabetes, your baby could be at higher risk for health problems. Gestational diabetes usually goes away after your baby is born but increases your risk for type 2 diabetes later in life. Your baby is more likely to have obesity as a child or teen, and more likely to develop type 2 diabetes later in life too.

PREDIABETES- With prediabetes, blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. Prediabetes raises your risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. 

Also diabetes runs in the family so if your parents or grandparents have diabetes, you have increased chances for getting diabetes. Personally diabetes runs in my family so my blood sugar is naturally high so the only way I can prevent getting diabetes is a healthy lifestyle, and decreased consumption of sugar.

Debate against Evolution

Yes, I know that Evolution is a world wide accepted topic but these points always about makes me doubt whether evolution is real or not

I want to first start by saying that evolution is a hypothesis made by charles darwin. In the late 18th century, naturalist George Louis Leclerc suggested that life on Earth was 75,000 years old and that men had descended from apes. Another step in evolution theory was taken by Erasmus Darwin, Charles Darwin’s grandfather, who said the Earth was millions of years old and that species did evolve, even if he could not explain how. When charles darwin had introduced this topic any information about where we had come was unknown so people believed darwins theory very easily and did not contradict it. the scientists dint even bother to verify the theory until now.

The greatest claim that i can introduce is that evolution has never been observed. Now people will say that we have never see god so how do we know god exists but the truth is that we just assume god to exist there is no proof just like evolution. As for fossils people just find the fossils of different animals and they are so desperate to find a relation they connect different fossils and call it evolution.

Everyone says that we have evolved from apes but where is the proof a couple of fossils of apes and humans proves nothing like that we can say we have evolved from mice after all they are 98% similar to men and apes are also similar around the same percentage.Creationists claim that evolution relies on certain types of evidence that do not give reliable information about the past.

A common objection to evolution is that it is simply too unlikely for life, in its complexity and apparent “design”, to have arisen “by chance”. It is argued that the odds of life having arisen without a deliberate intelligence guiding it are so astronomically low that it is unreasonable not to infer an intelligent designer from the natural world, Even darwin had realised that there are so many questions that could come up about his theory infact when the question about how such a complex organ like eye could be developed one scientist due to lack of proof had said that the eye was designed by god.

Also if we really come from apes then why are other apes alive around the world why dont they become human as well?

what is the reason number of divorce cases In increasing in India?

Respecting our society and our culture, no person takes divorce. It is said everywhere that the number of divorces in India is very less.

And the divorce rate in India is the lowest among all the countries in the world. Statistics show that only 1 in 100 Indian marriages result in divorce, which is much less than 50% of US marriages that break up. The divorce rate was even lower in India over the past decade, where only 7.40 out of 1,000 marriages were annulled.

Now, If we talk about the old times, then if we talk about our Hindu tradition, then marriage was considered as a relationship of seven births which never broke. There was something similar in the law but then an agreement came and permission was given to get a mutual divorce. And people started taking Divorce and after that our society started changing and the rate of Divorce started increasing. And what is due to family breakdown are given below.

Reasons for divorce

1. Extramarital affair:

Even after marriage, whether it is from the side of the husband or from the side of the wife, but even after marriage, there are affairs. Having a relationship with someone other than the wife, which causes a rift in the relationship of the husband- wife And their family comes on the verge of breaking up, this is the biggest reason for getting divorced.

2. Money:

Today, society has become so complex that it becomes difficult for one person to walk home. When many needs are not fulfilled due to lack of money, then the matter reaches till the fight. So money also becomes the reason for divorce to an extent.

3.Lack of communication:

There is no good communication between husband and wife. When there is no good talk between husband and wife, then there is a rift in the relationship and the relationship breaks down and reaches on the verge of divorce.

4.The constant argument between husband and wife:

There is a constant debate on any matter, whether it is small or big, but the debate keeps on going on. Because of understanding each other, accusations are being made against each other And this constant argument breaks their relationship, fills bitterness in their relationship, which breaks the relationship.

5.Unrealistic expectations:

Husband and wife have a lot of expectations from each other, and if they are not able to fulfill, then it leads to divorce.

6. Lack of feelings:

When husband and wife do not have feelings for each other have no emotion And when there is no feelings and no emotion in the relationship, then it seems that the relationship is being dragged And that is also a big reason for getting divorced in India.

7. Lack of equality:

It means not to give equal status to each other. That you do not want to give the status of equality to each other, whether it is from the side of the wife or from the side of the husband. You want to suppress your wife or your husband, due to which there is no equality between the two, due to which their relationship reaches to divorce.

8.They don’t want to marry each other but get married because of family

Husband and wife do not feel like getting married, come under the pressure of the family and get married under the pressure of relatives. Due to which this relationship is called a forced relationship And such relationships mostly do not work and get divorced.

9. Emotional abuses:

husband and wife are using each other a lot, because of understanding each other, they insult each other Emotional torturing each other and due to this excess, their relationship deteriorates and the matter reaches to divorce. And this is the 9th main reason due to which divorce cases are increasing in India.

10. Family:

Due to lack of good relations with each other’s family Because of this, the relationship between husband and wife also does not get good. And many types of disputes arise in the family, due to which the husband and wife do not like to live with the family and because of this also their relationship ends.

11.Ego

And apart from this, education is the reason why people are becoming self-reliant, which is very good for our society, but at the same time ego also comes in them And this ego starts coming between husband and wife relationship and the matter reaches till divorce And this ego starts coming between husband and wife relationship and the matter reaches till divorce.