tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59391497781943976942024-03-16T06:39:40.794+05:30ⓕⓐⓒⓣⓢⓣⓐⓢⓨ▀▄▀▄▀▄ ค l๏ภє ฬ๏гl๔ Ŧ๏г ŦคςtรAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834003069225902413noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939149778194397694.post-18240220500356954052012-07-14T19:10:00.002+05:302012-07-21T18:27:52.508+05:3013 Amazing Google Facts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7Nmr8GgHJwRjFUoX1kEw5gvzOcMfPbWnJhsxn6VpDIcpvKipvdfNb8r6kp8wZw-IQLgkmrRhwsFaPERAoupmJCdz4W-kWLASPPrnfIBEPakJy8Yn6FTYVfZCp6l3Xil0THEv5CnhgtyY/s1600/google_logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7Nmr8GgHJwRjFUoX1kEw5gvzOcMfPbWnJhsxn6VpDIcpvKipvdfNb8r6kp8wZw-IQLgkmrRhwsFaPERAoupmJCdz4W-kWLASPPrnfIBEPakJy8Yn6FTYVfZCp6l3Xil0THEv5CnhgtyY/s400/google_logo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">1. Google receives daily search requests from all over the world, including </span></b><b style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Antarctica.</span></b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br />
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;">4. The infamous “I’m feeling lucky” button is nearly never used. However,in trials it was found that removing it would somehow reduce the Googleexperience. Users wanted it kept. It was a comfort button.</span></b> </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br />
</span></b></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">5. Due to the sparseness of the homepage, in early user tests they noted people just sitting looking at the screen. After a minute of nothingness, the tester intervened and asked ‘Whats up?’ to which they replied “We are waiting for the rest of it”. To solve that particular problem the Google Copyright message was inserted to act as a crude end of page marker.</span></b></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">6. The name ‘Google’ was an accident. A spelling mistake made by the original founders who thought they were going for ‘Googol’.</span></b></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">7. Google has the largest network of translators in the world.</span></b></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">8. Employees are encouraged to use 20% of their time working on their own projects. Google News, Orkut are both examples of projects that grew from this working model.</span></b></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">9. Google consists of over 450,000 servers, racked up in clusters located in data centers around the world.</span></b></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">10. Google started in January, 1996 as a research project at Stanford University, by Ph.D. candidates Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were 24 years old and 23 years old respectively.</span></b></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">11. Google is a mathematical term 1 followed by one hundred zeroes. The term was coined by Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasne.</span></b></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">12. Number of languages in which you can have the Google home page set up, including Urdu, Latin and Klingon: 88</span></b></div><div style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">13. Google translates billions of HTML web pages into a display format for WAP and i-mode phones and wireless handheld devices.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">¤ 1 in every 13 people on Earth is on Facebook.</span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">¤ In 20 minutes 2,716,000 photos are uploaded.</span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;" /><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">¤ In 20 minutes 10.2 million comments are posted.<br /><br />¤ In 20 minutes 1.972 million friend requests are accepted.<br /><br />¤ In 20 minutes 1,851,000 status updates are entered.<br /><br />¤ 48% of 18 to 34 year olds check Facebook right when they wake up.<br /><br />¤ People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook.<br /><br />¤ People that use Facebook on their mobile devices are twice as active on Facebook than non-mobile users.<br /><br />¤ Texas Hold’em Poker is the most popular Facebook page with over 41 million fans.<br /><br />¤ The USA has the largest Facebook user base with 155 million people which represents 23.6% of Facebook’s total users.<br /><br />¤ Facebook has also become the 3rd largest video website with 46.6 million viewers.</span></span></b>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">We just do not do enough to protect our planet</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">. The temperatures are rising, the sea levels</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"> rise as well, and now there are many places</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"> that could simply disappear. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">The list is very long, we choose just ten of them for this list</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">.</span></span></b> <br />
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">These famous</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"> paradise-looking tropical islands are well known for its white-sand beaches and they have always been one of tourists’ favorite sites. Unfortunately, the </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">Global Warming</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"> could end the enjoyment in the 600 miles-stretching islands. As 80 percent of the country is only 3.3 feet above the </span>sea level<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">, the continuous rising of the ocean level turn the alarm on for the beautiful islands. With the current ocean-rising dynamics, Maldives could disappear before 2050.</span></b> <br />
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">Bangkok is also one of the world’s most popular exotic destinations, but also one of the places that could disappear due to global warming </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">. The city is already sinking due to its too heavy urbanization on its too soft underground as well as the excessive pumping of groundwater. The location also makes the city exposed to floods, especially in the monsoon season. All these factors could send Bangkok underwater before the end of this century.</span></b> <br />
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">The great American river runs into the Gulf of Mexico in a breathtaking delta rivers, marshes, and low-lying barrier islands. You guess, the rising of the sea level could destroy this landscape. However, that’s not the only way for </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">Global Warming</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"> to damage this region, as it’s exposed to many sea storms and hurricanes. We all remember Katrina in New Orleans.</span></b> <br />
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">The home of the world’s most famous reptile could end under the water surface in few decades if the </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">Global Warming</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"> continues to progress. The sea surrounding the island is growing and could cause extinction of the Komodo dragon, but the increased acidification could also cause big damage, as it make the surface temperature higher, which may eventually kill the corals around the island and destroy the amazing diving sites.</span></b> <br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>The delicate ecosystem of one of the world’s most beautiful sites is under threat since the temperatures has begun growing. There is a large variety of fish and other marine species which depend on the coral for survival. As the coral reef is nearing death, its flora and fauna is nearing the same destiny. It could all disappearing just because of the rising temperatures.</b></span> <br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Tokyo is one of the world’s largest metropolises, allegedly great to live in, but the climate change effects tell different story. It suffers from the phenomenon called “heat islands,” which means that factory emission and the artificial heat from cars cause local greenhouse effect. As the temperatures continue to rise, Tokyo will have bigger and bigger problems with the heat.</b></span> <br />
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">For some people it’s might be hard to believe that a city which lies on water could suffer from global warming, but the recent measures say different. Actually, the city is slowly sinking anyway, about nine inches per 100 years, but the recent climate conditions could make things worse. A new barrier which could withstand a 100 feet deluge is under construction, but experts say that new measures should be done in order to be sure that it could be enough to save the city from disappearing.</span> </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">The River Thames has been pride of London for centuries, but today it turns to be one of the greatest threats for the city. Since the early Middle Ages the city has been expanding into the river, making its course narrower. A great barrier was built back in 19<span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"> century in order to prevent floods, but the rising of sea level could prove this system inefficient and transform Thames into part of the sea.</span></b> <br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>The coastline between Los Angeles and San Francisco is certainly one of the most beautiful landscapes in North America. Unfortunately, there is possibility for the global warming to destroy the ecosystem and the landscape itself, as the raised temperatures lead to wildfires. However, the government of California has taken steps toward finding solutions about environmental issues in last few years, which make us hope that Big Sur won’t be one of those places that could disappear due to the global warming.</b></span> <br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>The Panama Canal made a revolution in world’s trade when opened in 1914, offering great alternative for ship which had to move from Atlantic to Pacific and opposite. There is one interesting challenge with which ships are facing – there’s 85 feet of elevation between the oceans. The solution was found in vast amounts of increasingly scarce fresh water, but some shortages in last few years have forced several closures of the canal.</b></span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1 <strong style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">The Yeti Crab</strong></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">The only recently discovered Yeti Crab, long, furry appendages sticking from it that look for all the world like a sea sloth of some variety, was found during a deep-sea diving expedition in 2006, inhabiting the Pacific Ocean floor, so completely unknown to biologists that a complete new taxonomic family group had to be named to include it. Yeti Crabs are blind and white, their fur supporting colonies of bacteria </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">, as it thrives in the warm waters close by hydrothermal vents, 7,500 ft below the waves.</span></b><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">Until 2003, when the creature was rediscovered in the eastern mountains of Cuba, the Almiqui was believed extinct, by naturalists, for several decades. Belonging in the family group of the Haitian Solenodon, the Almiqui has unusual </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">feature, among mammals, having saliva which is venomous. Not been seen since 1977, there was great delight when a farmer found a live specimen in 2003. Discovered</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"> during the 19th century, and only sighted thirty-six times in 150 years, this creature was highly elusive. The wholesale felling of rainforest decimated all Solenodon populations, and pet dogs, along with house cats, accounted for many more, though it now seems they are slowly coming back.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">One of the most disgusting bugs</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"> you may never actually see is the truly horrid looking Giant Isopod. Appearing for all the world to be a real-life, pig size cockroach the isopod is in reality related to shrimp and crabs, and a crustacean. Scavengers that feast on the bodies of dead creatures </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">, they wander around the sea floor between 600 and 7,000ft down in the oceans, feasting mainly on dead fish, squid and whale</span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Very rarely seen by any human, the species known as the São Tomé shrew remains very much a mystery, detailed information on appearance and habits very scarce. A male of this species was caught in 1982,almost a full century after it was firs known of their existence.. This secretive mammal was described as having a body covered in dark brown fur, with long, pink tail, pink feet, and hind legs long enough to be used for both jumping or climbing With rather small, dark eyes, half hidden by facial fur, and large, forward facing ears, the Almiqui has an unusually long snout, surrounded by pale whiskers</b></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Mola mola, as it is known in native language, but which we would call the Sunfish, is the heaviest in the world as far as bony fish go, averaging as adults 1,000 kg in weight. These behemoths exist by eating mainly jellyfish, but this nutritionally poor prey animal must be consumed in large amounts, if the Sunfish are to develop and maintain their enormous bodies. Females produce more eggs, at one time, than any other vertebrate known on earth. Unfortunately for these magnificent creatures, over-fishing, and a terrible proliferation of plastic waste, often consumed by them in error, causes far too many to expire prematurely, so the species is highly endangered.</b></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Long-beaked echidnas are neither anteater nor porcupine, instead being very rare, egg-laying mammals, only known to exist in Papua New Guinea. A relative of the platypus, this nocturnal creature spends virtually all its time underground, using the tubular snout in the hunt for prey such as worms or insect larvae. Soft foods are the only option, because the echidna does not possess teeth. Hatchlings, known as ‘puggles’, reside in a sticky pouch on the mothers underside, receiving milk from mammary patches.</b></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>The nocturnal, mouse-like Long-eared Jerboa, shaped rather like a tiny kangaroo, employs an elongated tail, and powerful hind legs, for jumping, both as transport mode and escape mechanism. This highly endangered rodent is found only in the remote parts of the Mongolian Gobi desert, having ears 33% larger than its head, to better listen for prey eating mainly insects. It is the only species of its genus, making it not only rare but extraordinary.</b></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834003069225902413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939149778194397694.post-89729302367296363892012-07-14T02:49:00.003+05:302012-07-14T03:14:58.868+05:305 really long living creatures compared to human beings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1 <strong style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">The The Antarctic sponge</strong></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">The absolute granddaddy of all long lived creatures</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"> on earth are the Antarctic sponges. Just because the environment in which they exist is so cold and hostile, these remarkable creatures have evolved to grow unbelievably slowly, so much so that scientists firmly believe that at least one specimen has lived for no less than 1,550 years. Research is jut beginning to reveal that these ancient organisms may well be hiding medicinal secrets that could answer many of the questions posed by modern heath officials.</span></b>
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">Colorful and extremely strange tube worms are found in deep sea waters, the most famous of them in the Gulf of Mexico, between 1500 and 2500 ft below the surface. Reaching 10 ft in length, and growing at very slow rates indeed, individuals can easily live over 250 years. Large groups, comprising up to several thousand individual worms, are the usual occurrence, with perhaps 100 different species gathered in the one place. Many are found only at these locations, known as seeps, where hydrocarbon vents, found on the ocean floor, spew out the minerals on which they feed.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Currently believed to be the longest living vertebrate on the planet, the Giant Tortoise is an amazing creature. An example known as Harriet, rumored to have been captured by Charles Darwin himself, was 176 years old, when died in an Australian zoo in 2006. Another specimen, of the Aldabra species, also passed away in March 2006, and is thought to have been 255 years old at that time. The Aldabra are the only species remaining in the wild, less than twenty specimens on the Galapagos islands, of a creature with a history going back at least 250 million years..</b></span>
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<b>Greenish brown in colour, measuring up to 30 in. in length, and weigh up to 3ibs., Tuataras have spiny crests along thier backs, male ones being more pronounced. Two rows of upper jaw teeth overlap the onelower jaw row, a feature unique amongst all living species. These unusual creatures also possess a paretal eye, thought to be used in judging the cycle of the seasons.</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">Native , in actual fact, to the Kalahari Desert, in Africa, the</span><em style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"> </em><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">African Cucumber, known by some as the Horned Melon, is a fruit</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"> that looks exactly as the name implies that it might . Grown around the world in this modern age, and often seen in New Zealand ,Australia, Chile and California, USA. The attractive, dark green pulp, when the melon is split open, both smells and tastes, not just cucumber, as you might expect, but also of Passion Fruit, Limes and Bananas. Southern US citizen refer to it as ‘Blowfish Fruit’, often using it for decorating food </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">, and mixing as smoothies and sundaes, when looking to create something refreshing.</span></b>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">Mainland China </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">is where the Yangmei, or Chinese strawberry tree, is to be found, covered, at the correct season of the year, with a bright harvest, wonderful, strawberry flavored fruits, both sweet and succulent. The main use for this type of tree is for ornamental purposes, in parks and gardens </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">, but the red flesh has quite distinctive sweet and sour flavors, though half of the entire fruit is taken up by the huge seed.</span></b>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Often harshly judged, the Durian, also an Asian commodity, is reputed to smell really awful, undoubtedly putting some people off, from eating it, yet the Durian is still known as ‘The King of Fruits’. because the truly delicious flesh is very versatile, and features in many of the dishes, for which south-east Asia is famous around the world. There are over thirty types of Durian plant, only 33% of which are actually edible, and found on market stalls.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>The Carambola, also widely known as the ‘Starfruit’, after for the shape into which it grows, is found mainly in south eastern Asia, though it could be, according to those who know, be grown easily in any other tropical location. A five pointed star shape,when sliced, this sweet and popular fruit is rich in vitamin C and anti-oxidants, while being low in acid, sugar and sodium, yet quite delicious to eat.</b></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Indisputably of Chinese origin, the Kumquat is a relatively small edible fruit, that does look something like an orange , and coming from a tree that is distantly related to the Citrus family, could indeed be a cousin to it. Normally eaten raw, as are the fruits of citrus trees that are more familiar to us, Kumquats are also used in jellies, marmalades, and in the making of alcoholic liquors. Taiwanese people add the fruit to tea, believing that Kumquats, boiled in water, can help sooth sore throats, among other soothing properties.</b></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Lychees are not only native to southern China, though often apparently considered an exclusively Chinese fruit, but also India and Taiwan. Parent trees are evergreen, the fruits concealed behind a tough red covering, though when exposed, they contain white flesh, textured somewhat like the more familiar flesh of the grape-vine. Sweet ,and very much a treat for consumers, Lychee fruits have high vitaman C contents, and are, slowly but surely, starting to be seen on supermarket shelves across the globe, as more people get to like the taste.</b></span>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">Southwestern India, Bangladesh, Philippines and Sri Lanka, are all places where one comes acrossthe Jackfruit, and it is also commonly found in Australia, holding the distinction of being thought, by some in the fruit-selling business, to be the largest tree-borne fruit on earth </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;">. Seeds are surrounded by a juicy, pulpy flesh, within the fruits, which apparently mildly of pineapple, the pulp employed in producing sweet chips, and commonly used in cooking, by the local communities.</span></b>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Pitaya , much more commonly called Dragon Fruit, is made up, from a range of delicious products from several kinds of cactus plants, found in different. Asian countries. The country of origin can determine what these fruits are named, ’Strawberry Pear’ or ‘Pearl Fruit’ being examoles., With prominent black seeds, the edible flesh closely resembles Kiwi fruit and eaten raw, has a refreshing, if slightly sour taste, highly prized by people exercising as part of keep-fit regimes.</b></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>The Rambutan fruit, native to Malaysia, is akin to the Chinese Lychee, in that it is covered with a spiky, leathery red skin, a garden fruit tree, very popular with local people, and among the best known of Southeast Asian fruits. Chock full of sweet and juicy flesh, widely used for making jams, Rambutan is also readily available in tins. Very popular, the translucent white or pink flesh not only looks good, but tastes sweet, every fruit holding a seed , apparently mildly toxic if eaten uncooked, but soft and crunchy after roasting</b></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Native to the Sunda Islands, and the Moluccas, is the oddly shaped fruit known as the Mangosteen. Trees of this variety produce fruits purple on the outside, with creamy textures, having very unique flavours, best described as being l a cross between citrus fruit and peach. It is thought that these fruits, high in anti-oxidant properties, help lower the risk of contracting certain human diseases, including cancer, though this has yet to be proved, through proper scientific research.</b></span>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">In maritime folklore, this ghost ship has left the maximum impact like no other by inspiring numerous paintings, films, books, opera, etc. Van der Decken, the captain, on its way towards East Indies, with sheer determination tried to steer his ship through the adverse weather condition of the Cape of Good Hope but failed miserably even after vowing to drift until the doomsday. Legend says that since then they have been cursed to sail the oceans for eternity.</span>
<span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">To this day, hundreds of fisherman and sailors from deep-sea have claimed to have witnessed the Flying Dutchman continuing its never-ending voyage across the waters.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"><b>It is a legend of the Chilota mythology, where it is described as a ghost ship, which comes into being every night near the island of Chiloe. It says the ship carries the spirits of all the people who have drowned at sea. The Caleuche is strikingly beautiful, bright and gay as always surrounded by party music sounds and laughter.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">An interesting story of love, jealousy and rage complements the tale of this haunted ship. In 1748, the day before the Valentine’s Day, it was set assail as a celebration of the ship’s captain’s wedding. Nevertheless, his friend, who was too in love with her, out of vengeance, steered the ship into the notorious Goodwind Sands, sinking it and killing all on-board.</span>
<span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">Since then it could be seen every fifty years sailing around Kent. 1798, 1848, 1898 and 1948 has witnessed this ship’s sightseeing and some boats had actually sent out rescuers, assuming it was in distress, but later could not be found. Albeit, there was not any confirmed spotting in 1998, this famous ghost ship continues to be a legend.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">The Octavius became more than just a legend back in 1775, when a whaling ship named the Herald found it aimlessly drifting off the coast of Greenland with all of its crew frozen dead by the arctic cold. To add to the spooky environment, the ship’s captain was found sitting at his desk, with a logbook in front him, and finishing a log entry from 1762.</span>
<span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">Relating to this could mean that the Octavius had been floating for 13 years and completed its passage to the Atlantic while returning to England from the Orient via the Northwest Passage as a ghost ship.</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"><br /><br /><span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;"><b>5 </b></span></span><span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The Joyita</span> </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">In 1955 this fishing and charter boat was found abandoned in the South Pacific, five weeks after it had been reported overdue. The air-search mission could not trace it, until a merchant ship found it drifting almost 600 miles off its original source with no sign of crew and cargo.</span>
<span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">There was a doctor’s bag and several bloody bandages on the deck and the radio was tuned to the universal distress signal </span><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">, but what happened actually there was never revealed as none of the crew was ever seen again.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">Built in the early 1920s this is one of the real-life ghost ship which was, in 1931, became trapped in the pack-ice near Alaska, leaving no hopes for the owner Hudson Bay Company but to abandon it. However, amazingly it remained adrift for the next 38 years and was frequently sighted floating aimlessly in the waters off Alaska </span><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">.</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"><b>Weather condition had always made it impossible to salvage, but since 1969, it has disappeared completely. A few expedition programmes had since been launched to trace back this mysterious ghost ship</b></span><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">This ship ran aground in the notorious Diamond Shoals near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in 1921, where it was stuck for several days before any rescue team could arrive. Later, the Coast Guard found that the equipment, logbook and two lifeboats were missing from the abandoned ship, otherwise undamaged.</span>
<span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">Investigation showed few other ships had also disappeared under mysterious circumstances around the same time, which could be the pirates’ barbarity, crews’ mutiny or extra terrestrial activity around the infamous Bermuda triangle.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">In 1947, two American ships, while passing through the Strait of Malacca, went off to a rescue mission after receiving a distress call from Ourang Medan. The caller claimed to be a crewmember and conveyed the message of death of everyone else on-board. His words weirdly ended with “I die”. The rescuers found the ship unharmed but the entire crew, including the dog, dead with terrified faces and expressions.</span>
<span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">Before further investigation, the abandoned ship caught fire and exploded. The probable reason could be over-exposure of nitroglycerin, which it was carrying illegally. The other mystery revolves around the story of paranormal activities and/or alien invasion.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">In 1906, the SS Valencia sank off the coast of Vancouver, British Columbia after encountering bad weather near Cape Mendocino and thereafter became a subject of mysterious ghost stories. Eventually 37 of merely 108 people were saved using lifeboats </span><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">, among which one simply disappeared.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">Since then, many a fisherman has claimed to witness ghost ship sightings with human skeletons even after many decades post sinking.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">Probably the most famous real-life ghost ships story embraces the Mary Celeste, found adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872 in a completely unharmed condition with all its sails still up, the crew’s personal belongings intact and a cargo hold of over 1500 alcohol barrels untouched. The only things missing were the lifeboat, the captain’s logbook and most importantly, the entire crew. Since pirate’s attack could not be held responsible for such a phenomenon, theories of crew mutiny, waterspout killing, and consumption of poisonous food leading to madness came into being.</span>
<span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">However, the most reasonable explanation could there be a storm or some kind of technical issue, compelling the crew immediately abandon the ship in the lifeboat and die later at the sea. Apart from these, the mystery of this haunted ship surrounds with ghosts and even sea monsters and alien abduction theories.</span></b></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834003069225902413noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939149778194397694.post-40614181214891021382012-07-14T00:13:00.000+05:302012-07-17T01:40:42.768+05:30Top 10 Historical Mysteries<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>One of the oldest mysteries in the world, the legend of Atlantis has mystified humanity since ancient times. According to the Greek philosopher Plato, Atlantis was a large island somewhere west of the Pillars of Hercules (the Rock of Gibraltar) and the home of an incredibly advanced civilization known as the Atlanteans. Plato described Atlantis as a place of immense beauty with a palace compound in the center of three ringed canals. He said that every king that inherited the palace would add to it, trying to surpass his predecessor and by doing so they made it a palace that surpassed any other in both beauty and wealth. The Atlanteans themselves were blessed with wealth but at the same they were incredibly ambitious, constantly seeking power. Atlantis is said to have met its end when it was hit by a giant earthquake and swallowed by the sea. But is any of this the truth or is the story of Atlantis just a myth?</b></div>
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<b>It seems that everyone who has ever studied Greek history has a theory as to Atlantis’ location. Also, many other cultures have stories of a great flood and even the name Atlantis isn’t exclusive to the Greeks: the Basques have Atlaintica, the Vikings have Atli, the Northern Africans have Attala, the Aztecs have Aztlan and on the Canary Islands there are legends of Atalaya. Proposed locations of Atlantis: Santorini in Greece, the Bermuda Triangle, the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Tunisia, the Azores archipelago (Portugal), Greece’s Crete and even Sweden. It has also been said that some Atlanteans survived and went on to settle in England (Druids), Hellenic Greece, the New World (Mayas and Incas) and Egypt.</b></div>
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<b>The Ark of the Covenant has fascinated people since it was first mentioned in the Bible in Exodus 25. God instructed Moses to construct a Tabernacle where the Israelites could worship God, and inside it would be a special room called the Holy of Holies where the Ark would be placed. Made from acacia wood covered in gold, it was topped with two cherubs whose wings covered what was called the Mercy Seat. It contained three precious artifacts, the two stone tablets that contained the Ten Commandments, the Rod of Aaron and a golden pot of manna. It has also been said that God himself resided between the wings of the two cherubs on the Jewish Day of Atonement, Yum Kippur. The Ark was not only the center of the Israelite faith, but it also had supernatural powers and was able to defeat their enemies.</b><br />
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<b>The main question we have to ask when talking about the Ark of the Covenant is did it ever really exist. The Ark was supposedly kept in the Temple of Solomon until it was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BC and has never been seen again. Then, if it did really exist to begin with, did the Babylonians destroy it or was it moved or captured? The Second Book of the Maccabees and the Book of Revelation state that the Ark no longer exists but there have been claims that it is hidden away in: Mount Nebo in Jordan, the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Ethiopia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Languedoc in France, Herdewyke in the UK, the Hill of Tara in Ireland and the limestone caves under Mount Tsurugi in Japan.</b><br />
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<b>Did one of the most famous kings ever really exist or was his legend just a way to inspire English troops? One of the first times he is mentioned is by a Welsh cleric named Nennius in his Historia Brittonum in the 9<sup>th</sup> century. However, the most comprehensive account that is known is Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Kings of Britain, which dates back to the 12<sup>th</sup> century. Monmouth claimed that Arthur was unsurpassed in power and diplomacy, a great warrior king who ruled Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Brittany, Normandy and Gaul. Mounmouth’s supposed history is completely false, but that didn’t stop the world from falling in love with and continuing the Arthurian legend.</b><br />
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<b>While Arthur is a truly mythical king, his legend could have been based on several real people from history. One on the strongest theories was that Arthur was really a Roman commander named Lucius Artorius Castus who led 5,500 Sarmatians in Britain at the end of the second century. Despite the lack of historical evidence, some still believe that King Arthur once ruled Britain and that his tomb is still out there to be found.</b><br />
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<b>When one thinks of the Sphinx, they immediately think of the Great Sphinx at Giza, but the Sphinx was a powerful symbol in Greece, Phoenicia and Syria as well. In fact Riddle of the Sphinx originates in Greek legend. According to the ancient Greeks, if a man crossed its path the Sphinx would ask, “What is the creature that walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon and three in the evening?” If they couldn’t answer, the Sphinx would devour them; however, if they answered correctly, the Sphinx would destroy itself. The only person said to survive an encounter with the Sphinx was the Greek hero Oedipus who answered “man.”</b><br />
<b>Despite the riddle being solved, the Great Sphinx still poses many questions. How old is it? Who built it? And what was the purpose of the passageways?</b><br />
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<b>Archeologists have heavily contested the age of the Great Sphinx. Conventional science believes the Sphinx was carved around 2500 BC by the Pharaoh Kafre. However, in 1989, author John Anthony West and geologist Robert M. Schoch determined that it was much older and that Kafre had it remodeled into his likeness. As for the passageways, three have been found already and several non-evasive exploration techniques have uncovered anomalies in the Sphinx that could either be man-made chambers or natural faults in the rock.</b><br />
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<b>Originally built in 1701 for the first King of Prussia, it was soon moved to Russia as a gift to Peter the Great, only to be moved again to the Winter Palace by Tsarina Elizabeth. The room covered more than 55 square meters and it took 10 years to construct out of six tons of Baltic amber. When Hitler’s army was encroaching on the Soviet Union, curators tried moving the room once more, but the amber had become brittle, so they hid it behind plain wallpaper. However, the Nazis knew where to look for the famous work of art and soldiers disassembled the room so it could be sent to Konigsberg. Konigsberg Castle was heavily bombed by the Royal Air Force later in the war and was further destroyed by the advancing Soviet Army. Despite some reports eventually getting out that stated that the Amber Room had survived the war, it has never been seen again.</b><br />
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<b>Some people believe that the Amber Room was destroyed by the bombing and lost forever. However, several other theories have been formulated: that it is still hidden in an underground bunker at Konigsberg, that it is buried in a mine in the Ore Mountains or that it was aboard a submarine or ship in the Baltic Sea that was sunk by the Soviet Navy. In 1997, one stone mosaic that had decorated the room was discovered in Western Germany, in the hands of a family of a soldier who had helped disassemble the Amber Room. The rest of it has never been found, despite several claims to the contrary.</b><br />
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<b>Gaining recent popularity with the release of the newest Indiana Jones movie, the mystery of the Crystal Skulls goes all the way back to 1881 when the first two skulls were found by Mexican mercenaries. Thirteen crystal skulls have been found throughout Central and South America. Possibly the most famous skull ever found is the Mitchel-Hedges Skull, claimed to be found by seventeen year old Anna Mitchel-Hedges while accompanying her father Frederick Albert Mitchel-Hedges on an expedition to what is now Belize. It was later revealed that Mitchel-Hedges bought the skull at an auction at Sotheby’s in London in 1943. The Mitchel-Hedges skull is unique in that it is an anatomically correct representation, complete with a removable mandible. The other famous skull is the British Museum skull, possibly bought by a mercenary in Mexico and then sold to an artifact trader named Eugene Bodan, who sold it to Tiffany’s, who in turn sold it to the British Museum. Other notable crystal skulls include the Paris Skull (which was found at the same time as the British Museum Skull), the Smithsonian Skull, the Mayan Skull, the Amethyst Skull, the Texas Skull (nicknamed Max), the ET Skull (given the nickname because of its pointed cranium and exaggerated overbite), the Rose Quartz Skull, and the Brazilian Skull. (Image: the Mitchell-Hedges Skull.)</b><br />
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<b>The Crystal Skulls were thought to be carved by the Mayans or the Aztecs for a long time. However, more outlandish theories have emerged over the years. Some theories: that they were created by aliens, that they came from Atlantis or Lemuria, or even that they were left behind by a society that now lives in the hollow center of the earth. Claims that they were carved with technology well beyond the reach of the Mayans and Aztecs have added to their mystery.</b><br />
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<b>Most famous as Bram Stoker’s vampire character, Count Dracula, the real Dracula was actually a prince of Wallachia (now part of Romania). A defender against the Turks, he has been portrayed as both a patriotic hero and a ruthless villain. Vlad Dracula was a merciless ruler who impaled and tortured between 40,000 and 100,000 of his enemies, both Turks and fellow countrymen who posed a threat to his power. After three separate reigns, he was killed in battle against the Turks near Bucharest in 1476. The Turks cut off his head and sent it to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed II. The final resting place of the rest of his body is unknown.</b><br />
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<b>The most widely accepted theory about Vlad’s tomb is that he was buried at the island monastery of Snagov. However, after several archeological excavations of the island, Vlad’s body was not recovered. The other speculation is that Vlad’s body may have been originally buried at the Comana Monastery, however, the monastery was rebuilt in the seventeenth century and no body has ever been found there, either. Another option comes from superstition, because of tales of vampires running rampant in Wallachia at the time- Vlad could have been moved anywhere to protect the monks from being killed in their sleep.</b><br />
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<b>John F. Kennedy was shot once in the back and once in head while riding with his wife Jacqueline in a Presidential motorcade through the streets of Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested 45 minutes after the shots were fired. After hours of interrogation, in which none of the proper procedures were followed, he was accused of murder. He was killed by Jack Ruby in the garage of the police building on November 24 in front of hundreds of journalists. On November 29, President Lyndon B. Johnson created the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination. It was headed by Earl Warren, the Chief Justice of the United States, and found that Oswald was the lone shooter and that he did it from the sixth floor of the Schoolbook Depository Building with an Italian Mannlicher-Carcano rifle.</b><br />
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<b>Many of the conspiracy theories that surround the assassination began the day that the Warren Commission’s results were released. The most prominent theory is that there was more than one shooter, either somewhere else in Dealey Plaza or on the grassy knoll. Other conspiracy theories include cover-ups by the Federal Reserve, the CIA, the Secret Service, Cuban exiles, CIA agent E. Howard Hunt, the Mafia, Lyndon Johnson, the American Fact-Finding Committee, the Soviet Bloc and the Israeli government.</b><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: white;">Built in three sections over 6,400 years by the Neolithic inhabitants of Salisbury plain Southern England </span><span style="background-color: white;">, Stonehenge has captivated visitors for thousands of years. The site contains 30 sarcens (upright stones) weighing 26 tons and 30 lintels (horizontal top stones). Each stone weighs 6 tons and was carved from bluestone from a location several miles away. The Neolithic builders were able to create a monumental that has perplexed humanity for thousands of years using only stone tools, and without using draft animals. Even after all these years, nobody really knows why Stonehenge was built. The other mysteries surrounding Stonehenge are its construction and the significance of the giant blue stones used. Also mysterious: the people who built Stonehenge (we know very little about them because they left no written history).</span></b><br />
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<b>The theories about Stonehenge’s construction range from glaciers moving the enormous bluestones to ropes and timbers, to aliens. As for its purpose it has been said to be a temple, a secular calendar, and that the bluestones themselves have healing powers. As a result of the recent discovery of a vast number of burials around the site, a new theory has emerged, one that states that Stonehenge was a place to celebrate the lives of the dead.</b><br />
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<b>One of the oldest unsolved murder cases in the world, Jack the Ripper instilled fear into the heart of Victorian London and still captures our imagination today. Between August and November 1888, five prostitutes were murdered in Whitechapel, an area in the East End of London. Despite the wealth of Victorian London, the East End was a very impoverished area of the city- home to many Jewish refugees from Russia, Poland and Romania. Whitechapel also had the highest crime rate in the city. Everything about the murders seems to be shrouded in mystery, from the identity of the killer to the letters that were sent to the police. Even the number of victims is under scrutiny. It is generally accepted that there were five victims of Jack the Ripper: Mary Ann (Polly) Nichols (Aug. 31, 1888), Annie Chapman (Sept. 30, 1888), Elizabeth Stride (Sept. 30, 1888), Catherine Eddowes (also Sept. 30, 1888) and Mary Jane (Marie Jeanette) Kelly (Nov. 9, 1888). However, some sources say there were only four victims, while others say there were as many as nine. As for the matter of the letters, it is commonly believed that they were a hoax despite containing graphic details of the murders. Recently it has been thought that Tom Bulling, a journalist from the Central News Agency, wrote the letters. However, some still believe that all, or at least some, of the letters actually were written by the killer, particularly the letter that was sent to George Lusk with half a human kidney. The story of Jack the Ripper had a real effect on, not only the rest of London, but also the entire British Empire. The legend played on the fears that poverty, crime, disease and social unrest were at their doorstep, and Jack the Ripper became the personification of all these evils.</b><br />
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<b>For the last 120 years the case of the Whitechapel Murderer has been unsolved and this has led to many theories including hundreds of Victorian Londoners. The most accepted suspects are Montague John Druitt, Michael Ostrog, Aaron Kosminski, George Chapman, Thomas Cutbrush and more recently Dr Francis J. Tumblety. Other theorized suspects include Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward (who would later become King Edward VII), author and mathematician Lewis Carroll, Dr. T. Neil Cream, criminal Frederick Deeming, Walter Sickert, poet Francis Thompson and even an unknown woman who was dubbed Jill the Ripper.</b></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834003069225902413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939149778194397694.post-22043617326095481172012-07-13T23:22:00.000+05:302012-07-17T01:41:13.432+05:30Top 10 Mysteries of the Universe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana;">For decades, physicists have been trying to make sense of the difference between Isaac Newton’s classical physics (you know, what you use to play pool) </span>Einstein<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana;">‘s relativistic physics, that involve very large or massive things at enormous velocities, and Heisenberg’s (and others’) quantum physics, which concerns things so small that you can’t even measure them without changing the result. These three sets of physical laws seem to play by their own rules, largely ignoring each other, and yet they all relate to the same universe. And so physicists have hunted for the Grand Unification Theory, which would substitute for all of these incomplete sets of laws and make sense of it all. Perhaps it doesn’t exist. Or perhaps it’s just too complex for human minds to grasp. One way or the other, it’s going to keep scientists arguing for some time to come.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; text-align: left;">Matter and antimatter are, in theory, created at the same time by the same event. When a normal baryonic particle is created, an antiparticle of the same mass and opposite charge is also created. However, while we have created antimatter in laboratories on </span>Earth<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; text-align: left;">, we don’t see it in the universe around us. No one seems to know what happened to all the antimatter that should be there…</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; text-align: left;"><br /><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>4 </b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Trebuchet MS'; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>End of the Universe</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">Following the question of the end of the universe is the question of the end of the universe. Opinions vary on whether we can expect the universe to ever expire. There are several possibilities. One is that the universe will continue to expand, and eventually become so spread out that all matter and energy is just a homogeneous cloud of thin, lukewarm dust. Another is that gravity will eventually catch up with all the matter, and the universe will slow down and fall back into a single point, which may spark another big bang. Yet another theory notes that baryons and protons, the building blocks of matter, don’t seem to be being created naturally anymore, and if they decay (as some other particles do), the universe will simply fade out as all the particles just cease to be. In general, nothing untoward is expected to happen to the universe for many billion years, which will probably be a relief to those with long-range investments</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">.</span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; text-align: left;">Current models of the universe, and observations made by high-tech instruments, point to there being an enormous amount of matter in the universe beyond what we can actually see. In fact, we can only seem to perceive about 4% of the stuff in the universe directly. The rest is invisible, or “dark matter,” a term that just means that we have no idea what it is. Accompanying this dark matter is some type of energy that, like dark matter, we can’t perceive directly. We call this, in a moment of inspiration, “dark energy.” Apparently, there’s even more of this than there is dark matter.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">How did the universe begin? Did the universe ever begin? If the universe includes everything that we know, including time, could there possibly even be a “before” before the beginning of the universe. Current theories generally talk about a “</span><b>Big Bang</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">,” which is a massive expansion of all matter and energy from a single point, which is still continuing through the present day. What started the bang? Where did all the energy and matter come from? Are these questions even meaningful? What about creationism, if that is for you? If God created the universe and all the physical laws in it, what is he doing now that it is running itself?</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; text-align: left;">You think you know what time is? Okay, try defining it without using any terms that rely on time. Time is… well, it’s time. It’s what keeps every event from happening simultaneously, and it’s what distinguishes something that happened in the past from something that will happen in the future. Is it a dimension, like space? Is it a quality of matter? Is it merely an illusion </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; text-align: left;">, possibly created to boost sales of digital watches? The smartest guys in the world get headaches from this one.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; text-align: left;">What is the mind? Behaviorists say that it is just conditioned responses. But it’s hard to deny that our ability to reflect on our own thoughts is something distinct and interesting. Is it a mere side-effect of the way our brains work? If so, how long will it be before a computer becomes self-aware and asks for equal rights? How can you tell true consciousness from something designed to simulate it? Can consciousness survive </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; text-align: left;"> the death of the brain that carries it? There are a lot of questions, but until we can have an equal conversation with either a robot or a ghost, there really won’t be any answers.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; text-align: left;">This is really a simple mystery. Is there other intelligent life out there in the universe? Carl Sagan reminds us that if we exist, then, no matter how rare intelligence is in the universe, given how huge the universe is, we must have many neighbors out there somewhere. Frank Drake, an astrophysicist, created an equation that helps figure out how much intelligent life there is in the universe, and estimated that if only one in a billion planets has intelligent life, then there must still be over 6 billion planets with intelligence </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; text-align: left;"> on them. Enrico Fermi, however, pointed out that if life is that common, then it is virtually impossible that we haven’t yet detected any signs of other intelligent life in the universe. So, the real mystery is this: what is it about Earth that makes no one want to play with us?</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; text-align: left;">On the 30th of June, 1908 (or the 17th, at the time; the calendar has been revamped since then), at 7:17 am (local time), something exploded over a region of forest in the Tunguska River Valley in Siberia, Russia. Locals many miles away saw something bright blue streak toward the area and explode with incredible force, sufficient to register on instruments in England. Later examination of the site showed that trees had been knocked down in a radial pattern from a central point, indicating an air burst of some kind. To this day, scientists aren’t sure what it was, and generally figure that it was a meteor or fragment of a comet </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; text-align: left;"> Why did it explode in the air? Why haven’t we found any pieces? The mystery has kept UFO aficionados up at nights since then.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>
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<h1 style="border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 32px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 8px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline" style="border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">1.</span> The Dark Knight Rises</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsqyWgahN992modjXImxXU1_YQhyphenhyphenA__AI2TaVHnYBUExE6IxR1xZUHF45I2eDOXD2d_GfQT5IEKoMjBoVhAuZu-uJuRl1SsK-LSUH2FyfnfD0qyjfyQHqbpukSOQdepZXV8x5IhkDni_3/s1600/the-dark-knight-rises-imax3d.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsqyWgahN992modjXImxXU1_YQhyphenhyphenA__AI2TaVHnYBUExE6IxR1xZUHF45I2eDOXD2d_GfQT5IEKoMjBoVhAuZu-uJuRl1SsK-LSUH2FyfnfD0qyjfyQHqbpukSOQdepZXV8x5IhkDni_3/s640/the-dark-knight-rises-imax3d.jpeg" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: none; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Eight years after Batman took the fall for Two Face's crimes, a new terrorist leader, Bane, overwhelms Gotham's finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">(164 mins.)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Surprise, surprise, the most widely spoken language on the planet is based in the most populated country on the planet. Beating second-place English by a 2 to 1 ratio, but don’t let that lull you into thinking that Mandarin is easy to learn. Speaking Mandarin can be really tough, because each word can be pronounced in four ways (or “tones”), and a beginner will invariably have trouble distinguishing one tone from another. But if over a billion people could do it, so could you. Try saying hello!</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>To say “hello” in Mandarin, say “Ni hao” (Nee HaOW). (“Hao” is pronounced as one syllable, but the tone requires that you let your voice drop midway, and then raise it again at the end.</b>)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>While English doesn’t have the most speakers, it is the official language of more countries than any other language. Its speakers hail from all around the world, including New Zealand, the U.S., Australia, England, Zimbabwe, the Caribbean, Hong Kong, South Africa, and Canada. We’d tell you more about English, but you probably feel pretty comfortable with the language already. Let’s just move on to the most popular language in the world.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>To say “hello” in English, say “What’s up, freak?” (watz-UP-freek).</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="font: inherit;">Number of speakers:</span> 497 million</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Hindustani is the primary language of India’s crowded population, and it encompasses a huge number of dialects (of which the most commonly spoken is Hindi). While many predict that the population of India will soon surpass that of China, the prominence of English in India prevents Hindustani from surpassing the most popular language in the world. If you’re interested in learning a little Hindi, there’s a very easy way: rent an Indian movie. The film industry in India is the most prolific in the world, making thousands of action/romance/musicals every year.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>To say “hello” in Hindustani, say “Namaste” (Nah-MAH-stay).</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="font: inherit;">Number of speakers:</span> 392 million</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Aside from all of those kids who take it in high school, Spanish is spoken in just about every South American and Central American country, not to mention Spain, Cuba, and the U.S. There is a particular interest in Spanish in the U.S., as many English words are borrowed from the language, including: tornado, bonanza, patio, quesadilla, enchilada, and taco grande supreme.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>To say “hello” in Spanish, say “Hola” (OH-la).</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, and Yakov Smirnoff are among the millions of Russian speakers out there. Sure, we used to think of them as our Commie enemies. Now we think of them as our Commie friends. One of the six languages in the UN, Russian is spoken not only in the Mother Country, but also in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the U.S. (to name just a few places).</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Arabic, one of the world’s oldest languages, is spoken in the Middle East, with speakers found in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt. Furthermore, because Arabic is the language of the Koran, millions of Moslems in other countries speak Arabic as well. So many people have a working knowledge of Arabic, in fact, that in 1974 it was made the sixth official language of the United Nations.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>To say “hello” in Arabic, say “Al salaam a’alaykum” (Ahl sah-LAHM ah ah-LAY-koom).</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>In Bangladesh, a country of 120+ million people, just about everybody speaks Bengali. And because Bangladesh is virtually surrounded by India (where the population is growing so fast, just breathing the air can get you pregnant), the number of Bengali speakers in the world is much higher than most people would expect.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>To say “hello” in Bengali, say “Ei Je” (EYE-jay).</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Think of Portuguese as the little language that could. In the 12th Century, Portugal won its independence from Spain and expanded all over the world with the help of its famous explorers like Vasco da Gama and Prince Henry the Navigator. (Good thing Henry became a navigator . . . could you imagine if a guy named “Prince Henry the Navigator” became a florist?) Because Portugal got in so early on the exploring game, the language established itself all over the world, especially in Brazil (where it’s the national language), Macau, Angola, Venezuela, and Mozambique.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Malay-Indonesian is spoken – surprise – in Malaysia and Indonesia. Actually, we kinda fudged the numbers on this one because there are many dialects of Malay, the most popular of which is Indonesian. But they’re all pretty much based on the same root language, which makes it the ninth most-spoken in the world.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Indonesia is a fascinating place; a nation made up of over 13,000 islands it is the sixth most populated country in the world. Malaysia borders on two of the larger parts of Indonesia (including the island of Borneo), and is mostly known for its capital city of Kuala Lumpur.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>To say “hello” in Indonesian, say “Selamat pagi” (se-LA-maht PA-gee).</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Often called the most romantic language in the world, French is spoken in tons of countries, including Belgium, Canada, Rwanda, Cameroon, and Haiti. Oh, and France too. We’re actually very lucky that French is so popular, because without it, we might have been stuck with Dutch Toast, Dutch Fries, and Dutch kissing (ew!).</b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;">More commonly known as The Cradle of Humankind, this site is a complex of over 36 limestone caves in South Africa, not far from Johannesburg. Within these caves scientists have found a huge number of hominid fossils dating back over 3.5 million years, with one cave alone containing over a third of all hominid fossils ever found. The caves also show signs of occupation as well, including the first ever in-situ hominid stone tools, and the oldest controlled fire dated to over 1 million years ago. Scientist believe prompt burials, along with the unusual conditions within the caves, allowed for the bodies within to become fossilized, which in itself is an extremely rare occurrence. Some of the better known finds include Mrs Ples, the most intact skull of an Australopithecus Africanus ever found, although the sex is not definitely female, x-rays of the teeth seem to show that this was a sub-adult. Another famous find is Little Foot, an amazingly complete hominin skeleton which is believed to be between 2.5 to 3.3 million years old. This site shows us not only where our species came from but how we evolved over millennia, earning it top spot on my list.</span></div>
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More commonly known as Persepolis, it is located in the south of Iran and was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. Construction was started around 515BC by Cyrus the Great, but the most impressive works were completed by Darius the Great and Xerxes the Great (yes the bad guy from 300) in around 470BC. One of the most awe inspiring structures on this site is the Apadana palace which was the main hall of the kings, where the tributes from nations within his Empire would have been received. The building was supported by columns 20m high, topped with a brace carved to the shape of lions or bulls. I have seen an example of these braces in the Louvre and it gives you an amazing idea of the size and scale of Persepolis. The site also contains the gate of nations, the hall of 100 columns, the imperial treasury, council halls, military quarters, reception halls, cisterns, drainage, sepulchers, royal tombs, royal stables, chariot houses and a number of palaces and royal residences, all covered in engravings and mosaics. The city was destroyed in 330BC, by Alexander the Great, possibly in revenge for the destruction of the acropolis in Athens, but the ruins still contain many beautiful carvings and are testament to the wealth and power of the Persian empire.</div>
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Lascaux is group of caves in southwest France which were decorated over 17,300 years ago, with Paleolithic cave paintings. The public were allowed to view the caves in 1948, but by 1955 the carbon dioxide exhaled by the visitors had damaged the paintings causing the cave to be closed, the art was restored and is now monitored on a daily basis. The images are mostly of animals known to have lived in the area at the time, but images of humans and abstract signs are also present. Some of the images have been carved into the cave but the majority of art has been painted on using mineral pigments. A large portion of the paintings are of horses, but stags, cattle, aurochs, felines, birds, bears and rhinoceros’s are also represented. There are many theories on why this cave was decorated in this manor: it is thought that some of the art may represent star charts, as the constellations of Taurus and Pleiades can be found within the cave. There are also theories that this would have been a scared space to communicate with deities, a gathering place to plan a hunt together or even a record to celebrate the success of a hunt. We will probably never know but these images give us a fascinating look into our past.</div>
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The Tropical Rainforest of Sumatra is made up of three national parks on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, and was chosen due to its outstanding scenic beauty and natural habitats for in-situ conservation. The three parks all contain different habitats, allowing for a large diversity in both flora and fauna. The parks are home to Rafflesia Arnoldi, the world’s largest flower, and Amorphophallus Titanum, the worlds tallest flower, as well as 174 species of mammals and 380 species of birds. Of these specimens, 16 are endemic and 73 are currently threatened. Species such as Orang-utans, Sumatran rhinoceros, bornean clouded leopards, Asian tapirs, Sumatran elephants and the leather back turtles are all found within this site, making it one of the most diverse and important conservation sites in the world. The sites main threat is residential expansion and encroaching human occupation, both of which is being battled by a number of different preservation groups.</div>
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The Whale Valley is found in a desert in Egypt, the site contains fossils showing the evolution of whales from land mammals to the ocean going creatures we are familiar with today. Fossils of the Archaeoceti suborder such as Basilosaurus and Dorudon are common, but the skeletons of sea cows Sirenia, elephants Moeritherium, crocodiles, sea turtles and sea snakes have also been found at the site. The sheer number and quality of these fossils found in such a high concentration make this site unique. The quality of preservation is so good that stomach contents have been found preserved, while the combination of other species found at the site make it possible to reconstruct the environmental and ecological conditions. The site has produced hundreds of high quality fossils showing the earliest sub-species of whales which are helping to unravel the mystery of the evolution of whales.</div>
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The Wudang Mountains are a small mountain range found in eastern China, which have been inhabited since at least 250 AD. The area is known for its Taoist monasteries, which were renowned as centers for meditation, martial arts, agriculture and medicines. People traveled to this area to research, learn and practice these skills. The palace and temple complex was constructed in the Ming Dynasty and within it are buildings dating from the 7th century. One of the more famous temples is the Golden Hall; built in 1416, the hall is constructed from gilded copper. It consists of 20 tons of copper and over 300kgs of gold, and was supposedly forged in Bejing, then moved to Wudang. The Nanyan Temple perches precariously on top of a cliff, in legend it is known as the place from which Emperor Zen Whu flew to heaven. The entire temple, including beams, gates and windows, is carved from rock and within the temple are gilded bronze statues of dozens of Taoist deities. Scattered across the cliffs are 500 gilded iron statues of heavenly officials. Another notable building, the Purple Cloud Temple is made up of several halls, the Dragon and Tiger Hall, the Purple Sky Hall, the East Hall, the West Hall and the Parent Hall. This temple contains shrines to Zhen Wu throughout his life. It also houses relics including the Green Dragon Crescent Blade which dates back to the 7th century.</div>
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Ellora is the site of monumental, rock cut, cave temples representing Buddhist, Hindu and Jain religions, built from 400AD in close proximity to each other to show the religious harmony in the area. The structures are multi level buildings, carved directly from caves within the mountain face, and include monasteries, shrines and places of worship. Many of the buildings have vaulted ceilings and are all intricately carved, with most of the shrines containing large carved deities. During construction, 200,000 tonnes of rock had to be removed from the site by generations of workers. Some notable caves are: the Buddhist shrine Vishvakarma, which features a multi-storied entrance, a large hall with vaulted ceilings and a 15ft carving of Buddha in a preaching pose; The Indra Sabha is a two level Jain cave with a monolithic shrine, like all of the Jain caves it once had richly painted ceilings, part of which are still visible today. It also has fine carvings of lotus flowers, Yaksha Matanga on an elephant and Ambika sitting on a lion under a mango tree. Kailasanatha is the centerpiece of Ellora, made to resemble mount Kailash, the home of lord Shiva, this Hindu shrine was built by Krishna I in around 760AD. The structure is covered in detailed and intricate carvings, including sacred bulls and life-sized elephants supporting the shrines.</div>
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Lalibela is a rural town in the north of Ethiopia. It is also one of the countries holiest cities and a centre for pilgrimage. The 13 churches in the town have been carved completely from rock directly into the ground. It was under the instruction of Saint Gebre Mesqel Lalibela during his reign as Emperor of Ethiopia, that these churches were constructed, the layout and names of the buildings in Lalibela are a representation of Jerusalem. This has helped to date the churches to around the 1200s, after the 1187 capture of Jerusalem by Saladin. The largest monolithic church in the world, Bet Madhane Alem, is also home to the Lalibela Cross: a 12th century processional cross. Bete Maryam is thought to be the oldest of the churches, and Bete Golgotha is where it is believed King Lalibela is entombed. These churches are very unusual in that they are carved into the ground instead of into a cave or a cliff face, as most other rock carved buildings are. This process must have been very slow work and each church is carved with painstaking detail and stands as testament of the dedication of these people to their religion.</div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><b>9 Monte Albán</b></span></div>
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Monte Albán can be found on a low mountain range in southern Mexico. The site is one of the earliest pre-Columbian Mesoamerican sites ever found, dating back to at least 500BC, the valley it is situated within also shows signs of inhabitancy from as early as 2000BC. The site offers a unique glimpse into the Zapotec history and culture. At the centre of the site is the main plaza surrounded by civic and ceremonial buildings as well as the elite homes. The site also features two ball courts, monumental stairs, hundreds of tombs and over 300 Danzante carved stone monuments. Most of them are of male war prisoners, tortured and sacrificed, with many being leaders of competing villages. The site also contains over 40 conquest slabs within the walls of buildings, these slabs give the names and sometimes details of places conquered by Monte Albán. From these it has been possible to confirm Cañada de Cuicatlán was conquered by the Zapotec.</div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><b>10 Alcobaça Monastery</b></span></div>
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The Alcobaça Monastery in central Portugal was founded by king Afonso Henriques in 1153, and took 99 years to complete. This was the first building of the gothic style in Portugal, and is still the largest church in the country, it is of no surprise it went on to become one of the most important medieval monasteries in Europe. The monks of the monastery spent their lives meditating on religion and producing manuscripts, until it was pillaged by the French in 1810, it had one of the largest medieval libraries recorded. This monastery was the chosen burial place for many royals during the 13th and 14th centuries, their elaborate tombs are some of the best surviving examples of medieval engraving and sculptures in Europe. The tombs of Pedro I and his mistress, Ines de Castro, are particularly intricate, both feature relief of the occupant on the lid of the tomb, the kings tomb rests on carved lions while Ines is supported by carvings of creatures which are half man – half animal, and are covered in engravings showing angels and biblical scenes. The best known tomb is Queen Urraca’s, a Romanesque tomb engraved with an image of the Queen on the top, while around the body of the tomb are reliefs of the Apostles, the King and their children. This building is truly a showcase for the skills and dedication of the medieval craftsmen of Europe.</div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><b>11 Krak des Chevaliers</b></span></div>
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Built in a defensive position atop a large hill in 1031, by the Emir of Aleppo, this castle in western Syria guards the route from Antioch to Beirut. It was a strategically important fort during the crusades, and was taken in 1099, by Raymond IV of Toulouse, after which it changed hands a few times until 1142, when it became the headquarters of the knights Hospitaller. During the Crusades, it housed a garrison of 2,000 soldiers as well as up to 60 knights. The Hospitaller knights rebuilt much of the castle, including strengthening the walls, which are up to 100ft thick in places, they also rebuilt a lot of inner wards in a gothic style including a meeting hall, chapel, cistern, aqueduct, storage facilities and two stables which held up to 1000 horses. In the cliff below the castle the Hospitaller knights dug further storage areas to hold supplies that could have lasted them up to 5 years, if they were besieged. This site is also one of the few places in the world where crusaders art frescos can be seen.</div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><b>12 Rietveld Schröder House</b></span></div>
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The Rietveld Schröder House is a modern family home built in the Netherlands in 1924, so why is it a UNESCO site? The house was designed by architect Gerrit Rietveld, who had been commissioned to create a house for Mrs Truus Schröder-Schrader and her 3 children. This house is one of the best examples of De-Stijl design, or modern open plan living to me and you. The down stairs is a fairly traditional layout but upstairs none of the internal walls are static, they are all moveable panels giving a changeable open plan area. Externally the building is strikingly different from the brick terrace to which it’s attached. With stark, clean lines, dramatic use of colors, cleverly placed balconies and large open windows which connect the interior of the building to the exterior. UNESCO chose this site as “it is an icon of the Modern Movement in architecture… With its radical approach to design and the use of space, the Rietveld Schröder house occupies a seminal position in the development of architecture in the modern age.” I have to say, I completely agree.</div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><b>13 Hatra</b></span></div>
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Hatra is located to the northwest of Baghdad in Iraq, you may recognize it from the opening scenes in the film, The Exorcist. It was constructed during the 3rd century BC, by Arabs under the Iranian Parthian Empire. The city became the capital of the first Arab kingdom and became an important border fort against roman invasion. The city was ruled by Arabian princes who would have paid a yearly tribute to the rulers of the Iranian empire, until the Iranians took the city by force in 241. Hatra is recognized as one of the best preserved Parthian cities, with many of its structures still standing, including the inner and outer defensive walls and towers, and a range of temples dedicated to a different Gods from many different cultures. Some of the temples found have been dedicated to the Babylonian and Akkadian God Nergal, the Greek God Hermes, the Aramaean Gods Atargatis and Ba’al Shamayn, the Arabian Gods Allat and Shamiyyah and the Mesopotamian God Shamash, showing the cultural differences and tolerance that was once prevalent in this area.</div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><b>14 Leshan Giant Buddha</b></span></div>
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This Maitreya Buddha was carved from a cliff face where the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers meet, in southern Sichuan, China. It was constructed by a Chinese monk named Haithong in 713, his followers worked on and off for 90 years to complete it and, today, it is still the largest stone Buddha in the world, at 71m tall and 28m wide. Where the three rivers meet, the water currents were dangerous and would often sink shipping vessels, Haithong thought if he carved the Buddha there it would help to calm the waters. The stone removed to carve the Buddha was dumped into the river, unintentionally altering the currents and calming the waters. Today the Buddha is threatened by pollution, and the wear and tear caused by the thousands of tourists who come each year to visit the site. The Chinese government has closed factories nearby, in an effort to reduce the damage being inflicted on the Buddha.</div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><b>15 Aldabra Atoll</b></span></div>
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Aldabra is the world’s second biggest coral atoll, it is uninhabited, isolated and virtually untouched by humans. The atoll is the home to the world’s largest population of giant tortoises, which makes it an extremely valuable conservation site. During the 1700s, the islands were used by the French to hunt giant tortoises, as they were considered a delicacy at the time, but by the 1900s they had been hunted to the brink of extinction. The tortoises also share this atoll with the Aldabra Rail, the endangered Malagasy Sacred Ibis, Green and Hawksbill turtles and two species of bats found only on Aldabra. The atoll was declared a world heritage site in 1982, as it is home to so many rare and unusual creatures.</div>
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Vladimir Putin of Russia with unbelievable wealth of $40 billion, he becomes the world’s richest politician in 2012. He is now the Prime minister of Russia. His money basically comes from his investments and political services.</div>
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King Bhumibol Adulyadej holds the current position of Monarch in Thailand and He was born on December 5, 1927. He started serving his people in June 9, 1946. He is known to be the longest serving head of state. He is now known to be the 2<sup style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">nd</sup> richest politician with $ 10 billion net worth.</div>
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On July 15, 1946, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah marked the date of his birth. He became the 29th Sultan of Brunei. He also became the first Prime Minister of Brunei. He was involved in Gas Industry and some oil business which made him so prosperous. Bolkiah is the 3<sup style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">rd</sup> richest politician worldwide. His total wealth is amounting to $ 20 billion.</div>
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King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is Saudi Arabia’s King. After King Fahd’s death, who is his half-brother, he succeeded him and happened on August 1, 2005. He owns a total wealth of $ 18 billion making him not just one of the world’s richest royals but also the 5<sup style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">th</sup> wealthiest politician in the world.</div>
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At the age of 64, Khalifa Bin Zayed al Nahyan is the President of United Arab of Emirates. He replaced his father. He is also the Chairperson of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development. He was also chosen to be the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi in 1969. With all the positions he acquired in his life, his inheritances, real estate, and oil business, he is now the 6<sup style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">th</sup> richest politician there is in the whole world. Is total riches reached a grand total of $ 15 billion.</div>
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Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart was born in March 28, 1926. She is a Duchess of Spain. She is presently the Head of the House of Alba. In between 1930-1940, she was politically outstanding. Cayatana was married three times in her life. She holds the 9<sup style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">th</sup> position as the world’s richest politicians with $ 4.9 billion of total riches and properties.</div>
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Donald Trump is an American businessman, born in June 14, 1946. He also became famous as a TV personality. He was given the well known nickname “The Donald” by media. In 2010 he became interested in politics. Just recently, he ran for the position of president of USA .In his entire life; he has accumulated $ 2.7 billion (net total). He acquired it mostly through real estate investments.</div>
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H. Vasanthakumar is an Indian. He seemed to be very young in the politics world because his career in the politics just started in 2006. He is also a time-honoured businessman. He owns the Vasath & Co that sells electronics and home appliances in India. He is the top 10 richest politician of the world who owns 2 billion dollars of riches.</div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">1 <strong style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Million Dollar Harley</strong></span></h2>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The world’s most expensive bike is an artist-designed </span><strong style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;">Harley-Davidson</strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">. It is also the world’s </span><strong style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;">first $1 million motorcycle</strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">. It has been designed by Jack Armstrong. Jack Armstrong is known throughout the world for his painting style, which is known as Cosmic Extensional. With this style of painting on object, the observer is able to read and see different things from unlike angles. The motorcycle is priced at </span><strong style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;">$1 million.</strong>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">This beautiful bike was customized by Howards Killer CustomsWho works beautifully in it. Hub less bike looks very beautiful and unique ranked 6 in the race of top ten most expensive bikes The price is </span><strong style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">$155000.</strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">This Chopper looks very beautiful and different from others.</span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">House of Thunder is the name of very known manufacturing company. </span><strong style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This Harley-Davidson Rocker</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> was manufactured by this company.This is a German company works great to customize the bikes, The House-of-Thunder-customized Harley-Davidson Rocker is a true example of full-on customization, as it has been customized even to the last detail. The Rocker along with the yacht in background cost $22 million. The Rocker alone carries a price tag of </span><strong style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">$130,000</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">This unique and beautiful bike is manufactured by </span><strong style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ROYAL EAGLE</strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> in year 1928. This bike is 73 years old and we can still see that on road. Coventry Eagle had a great history. Bruce Smith, Stephen Broadbridge, John Ellis, and Ken Hodgson purchase this. This price of </span><strong style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Coventry Eagle Flying – 8 (1928) is round about $120000.</strong>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">This beautiful bike manufactured by confederate motor co used all over steel to give unique grace and very delegate look. This ranked tenth in the race of worlds most expensive bikes .This unique style bike named as </span><strong style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Neiman Marcus Limited Edition Fighter worth $110,000.</strong></div>
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834003069225902413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939149778194397694.post-53706073474073746482012-07-02T20:58:00.001+05:302012-07-17T01:55:05.476+05:30Top 10 Richest Cricketers In 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mahendra Singh Dhoni</span> is at number 1 position of richest cricketer.He is the captain of Indian cricket team.Dhoni is an aggressive batsman and wicket keeper of his team.He has signed the deal of <span style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">43 million dollars with</span> 2 year contract with <span style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rhiti Sports</span>.This deal is the world’s richest deal ever in the history of cricket.He has earned<span style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 8 million dollars a year 2012.</span></b></div>
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<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sachin Tendulkar</strong> a master blaster crickter of Indian team holding the 2nd postion in richest cricketers list.He had many world records one of it is the world record of highest runs in <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ODI Innings</strong> crossing the double century.He has earned more than<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 8 million dollars</strong>.He hascontracts with tv commercials,Shows and with his sponsors which are Adidas,Royal Bank of scotland and canon.</strong></div>
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<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Yuvraj Singh</strong> another player of India.He is an aggressive batsman.He made his contribution many of times in the victory of his team.He is at number 3 in this list.He has earned <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">5.5million dollars</strong> from his Proffession.He earned some of money from tv commercial,shows and sponserships with Fiat,Microsoft and Reebok.</strong></div>
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<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rahul Dravid</strong> was born in <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">11 jan 1973</strong> in India.He is one of the best cricketer in the history of cricket.He was named as<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“The wall of Indian Cricket</strong>“.He was the captain of Indian cricket in many times and have multiple cricket records.He has awarded as icc cricketer of the year in 2004.He has earned <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">5 million dollars</strong>.His major sponsors are Castrol,Reebok</strong></div>
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<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Andrew Flintoff belongs to a english cricket team.He was<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> born in 6 december 1977</strong>.He played cricket for England and Lancashire Country Cricket Club.He also participated in the IpL where He had joined the <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Chennai Super kings</strong>.His earning is<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 4 million dollars</strong>.His sponsors are puma,Barclaysand ,volkswagen.</strong></div>
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<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A legend player<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Sourav Ganguly</strong> was ex captan of Indian cricket team both in ODI and test.He has retired from indian cricket team in 2008.He is at 4th postion for making the highest runs from Indian team ever.Total earning of sourav is same as ricky ponting <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3.5 million</strong> dollarsSome of it come from his sponsors that are<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> pepsi and puma.</strong></strong></div>
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<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Brett Lee</strong> is a fast Bolwer of the Australian Cricket team.He is a energetic player and is aworlds second fastest bowler in the history of cricket.He has earned yet <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3 million dollars</strong> and getting the 8th postion in richest cricketers list.He is so famous all around the world.His sponsors are <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">KFC,Gatorade,volkswagen and Adidas</strong>.</strong></strong></div>
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<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A English cricket player but born in south Africa<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> kevin Pietersen</strong> is at number 9.He was <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">born in 27 june 1980.</strong>Pietersen is a right handed batsman and plays for England.He also represent the Surrey.In IPL he had joined the Royal Challengers Bangalore.The major sponsors of <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">kevinare Red Bull,Vodafone and famous brand Adidas</strong>.His brilliant performance in IPL and in his team helped him to earned<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 3 million dollrs.</strong></strong></strong></div>
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<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A famous stylish player <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Michael Clarke</strong> is at number ten in richest cricketers list.He was born in<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 2 april 1981</strong>.Clarke belongs to a Australian cricket team.He was the recent captain of the Australin team.His nick name is <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">pup</strong>.He likes to play only for his nation thats why he did not join any of IPL team.Gillette and Slazenger are his major sponsors.His total earning is<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 2.5 million dollars.</strong></strong></strong></div>
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China based train CRH380A is at the top in this list. This train attains the speed of 302.8 mph. This fastest train can carry the 494 passengers. Its route is from Shanghai to Nanjing and Shanghai to Hangzhou. It is powered by 25 KV AC overhead electric system.</div>
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This train has the world’s best and advanced rail infrastructure. This is German train uses magnetic levitation system and is powered by 50-100KW electric current. This second world’s fastest train has the speed of 279.5 mph.</div>
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Japan has done a great work in improving the train infrastructure. Th efforts made them able to produced the high speed train attaining the top speed of 276.2 mph. It is also powered by 25,000 V AC electrification system. This number 3rd fastest train is working since 1964.</div>
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This is French high speed train which is powered by 25 KV AC, 1500 v DC electrification system. It can carry 377 passengers. This high speed train can attain the top speed of 236.12 mph. It is the world’s 4th fastest train</div>
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This South Koren based train is operating in KOrail. It was built by Hyundai Rotem.Its first journey was started in 2009. This train has the ability to gain the speed of 218 mph. But some security reasons made it to bound at 190 mph. It is powered by 25 KV/60 Hz AC Catenaries. This high speed train with comfortable journey is ranked at number 5.</div>
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Taiwan is introduced this train which has the top speed of 208 mph. The capacity of taking passengers of this train is 989. It is powered by 25 kv/60 Hz AC electrification system.</div>
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This fastest train is of Spain. Its connection is between Madrid-Barcelona and Madrid-Valladolid. This train has a beautiful shape and with the top speed 205 mph made it the world’s 7th fastest train. In this train 25 kv 50 Hz electrification system is working.</div>
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United Kingdom has a great work in rail network system. They are focusing on to ficialte their nationality holders with a best rail network. They have introduced a train powered by 25 kv 50 Hz in the rail network with having the top speed of 199 mph. This train has the route between Uk and France. The different tunnel channels came in its way. This superb train is at number 8th.</div>
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Elettero Treno Rapido is a train of Italy. It has been operated since 1993. This train is powered by 3 KV DC, 25 KV 50 Hz system. The important thing of this train is its coverage from center of Bologna to Milan just in 60 seconds. ETR 500 has the top speed of 190 mph. With this speed this is the world’s 9th fastest train.</div>
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HSL 1 train belongs to Belgium. This train is on the track since December 1997. This train attains the top speed of 186 mph. This train has a 25KV 50 Hz Ohlw railway electrification systems. This is the 10th fastest train in the world.</div>
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Now the person who has broken the record of massive earning in one year is Lionel Messi. This super hero is the player of Argentina. He is playing for FC Barcelona. FC Barcelona has a massive deal with this energetic and talent footballer which topper the earning of Lionel Messi to 27.5 million Pounds. Another deal with Adidas and Pepsi enable this great footballer to take the title of world’s highest paid football player of 2012.</div>
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David Beckham is a former English captain. He is still playing for the club LA Galaxy. He got a deal at least one more season. His deal with Adidas is the biggest in the sports. He also signed a deal with Samsung for becoming the company’s global brand ambassador for the games. His massive amount of earning also came from his new deal with underwear label H&M. His total earning is 26.2 million pounds. David Beckham is the world’s 2nd highest paid football player of 2012.</div>
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Ronaldo is World most popular player. He is the captain of Portugal national squad. He did not maintain his ranking and drops a place to third position than the last year. He is the most expensive player in the world. Nike football boots deals with this super star in this year. He is playing for Real Madrid. This player has a million of fans. Who loves to watch this man in action in the ground. His popularity attracted the world’s popular brands to deal with him like Nike, Coca Cola and Castrol. His 2012 earning has reached at 24.3 million pounds. He is ranked at number 3rd in 2012 list of highest paid football players.</div>
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Samuel Eto’s is a Cameroon national team player. He has got the sponsorship with Puma and Ford. He has a great success in Champion League with Barcelona and Milan. He has won the African player award 4 times. He did a 3 year deal of 20.5 million Euro per year with Russian soccer club Fc Anzhi Makhachkala. He is also playing for his national team. His deal with his club and with fashion brands made him the 4th highest paid football player in the football history with the total earning of 19.4 million Pounds.</div>
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Wayne Rooney is a English player and also plays for a Man United. He lost his big deal of 600,000 Pound a year with Coca Cola. But now he is back and is playing for Manchester United.In Premier League he got 20.6 million Euro. He has a commercial interest which helped him to remain strong. His other deals are with Nike and Electronic Arts. His all efforts made him enable to earn a 17.2 million pounds in 2012. He is the 5th highest paid football player in 2012.</div>
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Sergio Aguero is a Argentina player and is currently playing for the Manchester City team and national team as a striker. He did a deal of 5 year with Manchester City which has the worth of 35 Million Pound. He is the highest paid club footballer. This player has shown his worth in ground. He also has a deal with fashion brands Puma and Nike. From all these deals he earned a 15.7 million Pounds. This massive amount ranked him at number 6.</div>
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Yaya Toure Ivory Coast player got a beneficial deal at a new club Manchester city. He was the most demanded player of the city squad since his move from La Liga. He is well known for his passing ability, and physical power with technique with these abilities Yaya Toure is highly paid from the Manchester City. He has earned yet 14.7 million Pounds. He is ranked at number 7.</div>
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Spanish striker Fernando Torres has a deal with Chelsea. He is representing the Chelsea club from where he is getting a huge money. Other deals with Pepsi and a famous brand Nike enable him to collect a 13.9 million Pounds. This huge amount ranked him first time in this list. You will see Fernando in Euro up 2012.</div>
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Philipp Lahm is a captain of Germany team. He is included in this list with the earning of 11.9 million Pounds. He availed successful season with Bayern Munich and a deal with Adidas company. These two opportunities made him the World’s number 10th highest paid foot ball player. He is included first time in this top list.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">This is by far the most expensive street legal car available on the market today (the base Veyron costs $1,700,000). It is the fastest accelerating car reaching 0-60 in 2.5 seconds. It is also the fastest street legal car when tested again on July 10, 2010 with the 2010 Super Sport Version reaching a top speed of 267 mph. When competing against the Bugatti Veyron, you better be prepared!</span><br />
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<em style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">There is a tie for #2!</em>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">2. </span>Pagani Zonda Clinque Roadster<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">$1,850,000</span></b></span>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> One of the most exotic cars out there is also one of the most expensive. It can go from 0-60 in 3.4 seconds with a top speed of 217 mph.</span>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">2. </span>Aston Martin One-77<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">$1,850,000</span></b></span>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The name "One-77" says it all: beauty and power in One, limited to 77 units. With 750 hp, it is able to travel from 0 to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds and reaching a maximum speed of 220 mph.</span>
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<em style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">We have another tie for 3rd place:</em>
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<span style="color: #7f6000; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">3. </span>Lamborghini Reventon<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> $1,600,000</span></b></span>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The most powerful and the most expensive Lamborghini ever built is the third on the list. It takes 3.3 seconds to reach 60 mph and it has a top speed of 211 mph. Its rarity (limited to 20) and slick design are the reasons why it is so expensive and costly to own.</span>
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<span style="color: #7f6000; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">3. </span>Koenigsegg Agera R<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">$1,600,000</span></b></span>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> The Agera R can burn 0-60 in 2.8 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 260 mph. It has the parts to reach 270 mph, but the supercar is electronically capped at 235 mph. With the completion of certain paperwork, the company will unlock the speed limit for one occasion.</span>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">4. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Maybach Landaulet </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">$1,380,000</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The Landaulet is the most expensive sedan on the market and it can reach from 0-60 in 5.2 seconds. Probably the most luxurious car ever made with a convertible roof that can open fully at the rear. This car is made especially for those CEOs and Executives who have their own personal driver.</span>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">5. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Zenvo ST1 </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">$1,225,000</span></b></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Able to reach 60 mph in 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 233 mph. The Zenvo ST1 is from a new Danish supercar company that will compete to be the best in speed and style. The ST1 is limited to 15 units and the company even promised "flying doctors" to keep your car running.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">6. </span>McLaren F1<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> $970,000</span></b></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> In 1994, the McLaren F1 was the fastest and most expensive car. Even though it was built more than 15 years ago, it has an unbelievable top speed of 240 mph and reaching 60 mph in 3.2 seconds. Even today, the McLaren F1 is still top on the list and outperforms many other supercars.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">7. </span>Ferrari Enzo<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> $670,000</span></b></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The most popular supercar ever built. The Enzo has a top speed of 217 mph and reaching 60 mph in 3.4 seconds. Only 400 units were produced and it is currently being sold for over $1,000,000 at auctions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">8. </span>Pagani Z</b></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7;">onda C12 F<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">$667,321</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Produced by a small independent company in Italy, the Pagani Zonda C12 F is the 8th most expensive car in the world. It promises to delivery a top speed of 215 mph+ and it can reach 0-60 in 3.5 seconds.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">9. </span>SSC Ultimate Aero<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> $654,400</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Don't let the price tag fool you, this American made car is actually the 3rd fastest street legal car in the world with a top speed of 257 mph+ and reaching 0-60 in 2.7 seconds. This baby cost less than half as much as the Bugatti Veyron, yet has enough power to compete against the most expensive car. It is estimated that only 25 of this exact model will ever be produced.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">10. </span>Ascari A10<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">$650,000</span></b></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif, verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">This badboy can reach a tested top speed of 215 mph, zooming 0-60 in 2.8 seconds. The British car company plans to assemple 50 of these supercars in their factory in Banbury, England.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><b>1 Ballistic Missiles </b></span><br />
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<b style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: #274e13;">(a) DF-41</span></b>
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The Dongfeng-41 (DF-41, CSS-X-10) (东风-41, Chinese: "East Wind"), is a Chinese nuclear solid-fueled road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile currently under service with the Second Artillery Corps.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">It has an estimated operational range of 15,000 km, is capable of MIRV delivery (up to 12), and can cover any position on the planet. The project started in the 1980s, and is now quite likely coupled with the JL-2 program.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Warhead :nuclear 12 MIRVs (single 1 MT or MIRV with selectable 20, 90, 150 kTs)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Engine :Three-stage solid propellant</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Operational range: ~15,000 kms (~9,320 miles)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Guidance system :Inertial with COMPASS</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">(b) </span><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">ANTI SHIP BALLISTIC MISSILE DF-21D (CSS-5 Mod-4)</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The US Department of Defense has stated that China has developed and reached initial operating capability [10] of a conventionally-armed[11] high hypersonic[1] land-based anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) based on the DF-21. This would be the world's first ASBM and the world's first weapons system capable of targeting a moving aircraft carrier strike group from long-range, land-based mobile launchers.[12][13] [14] These would combine maneuverable reentry vehicles (MaRVs) with some kind of terminal guidance system. Such a missile may have been tested in 2005-6, and the launch of the Jianbing-5/YaoGan-1 and Jianbing-6/YaoGan-2 satellites would give the Chinese targeting information from SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) and visual imaging respectively. The upgrades would greatly enhance China's ability to conduct sea-denial operations to prevent US carriers from intervening in the Taiwan Strait.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">(c) </span><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">JL-2</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span></span></b><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The JL-2 (巨浪-2 Jù Làng-2, Giant Wave 2) is a Chinese second-generation intercontinental-range submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) which has a two-stage, solid-liquid fuelled propulsion design. </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">(a) </span><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">SSBN type094 submarine & type 96 submarine</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">General characteristics</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Displacement: 8,000 tons surfaced , 9,000 tons submerged</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Propulsion: Nuclear reactor, 1 shaft</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Armament: Torpedoes: six 533 mm bow tubes Missiles: 12 JL-2 SLBM,16 JL-2 SLBM (Type 2),20-24 JL-2 SLBM (Type 3)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The Type 096 submarine is a new class of SSBN rumored to be in development for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Little information exists about the project. Some sources suggests that the new submarine will carry 24 SLBMs. It will be the successor to the Type 094 SSBN currently under evaluation by the PLAN.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">(b) </span><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">SSGN Type 093 submarine & type 95 submarine</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Design</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The Type 093 is estimated to be roughly 7000t displacement when dived. The Type 093 is estimated to be 110 metres (360 ft) long with a beam of 11m and can dive to a maximum depth of 400 metres (1,300 ft). It is estimated to have a noise level of 110db[3] and have an endurance of 80 days. This submarine is the first to incorporate flank linear array sonars designated as H/SQG-207 in its design, and this linear flank array was designed by the 715th Institute, with deputy chief designer Mr. Li Qihu (李启虎), who was the chief designer of H/SQ-2 262/262A/262B/262C/H-SQG-4 sonars used to upgrade Type 035, 033, both 091 and 092, 035G, and 039 submarines.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The improved Type 093G incorporates new technologies such as retractable diving planes and a modified hull for greater acoustic stealth.[</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Weapons</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The Type 093 is expected to be armed with six 533 mm and/or 650 mm torpedo tubes that will launch Russian or indigenous wire-, acoustic, and wake-homing torpedoes as well as anti-ship and land attack cruise missiles. This could include the submarine launched version of YJ-83 anti-ship missile. Currently YJ-83 is not believed to be nuclear tipped. Nuclear deterrence missions are delegated to the 092 Xia class and 094 Jin class SSBN.</span>
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">It is anticipated that Type 095 submarines will have a substantially reduced acoustical signature, incorporating the latest Russian submarine technology, within a larger version of the Xia/Jin hull type.[3][6][7] The Type 095's acoustical signature is estimated to be superior to Soviet-era Victor III (Project 671RTM) submarines but inferior to Akula I (Project 971) submarines initially introduced in the late 1980s.[1][2] Additionally, it is also speculated that Type 095 submarines may be armed with long-range anti-ship HY-4 cruise missiles and act as a potential undersea escort for any future PLAN aircraft carrier task forces</span>
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<span style="color: #7f6000; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">3 A</span><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">ircraft carrier PLAN 83 Shi Lang & 3-4 indigenous AC</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Displacement: est. 50,000–60,000 tons[1] (conventional) 93,000 tons (nuclear)[2]</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Propulsion: Conventional and nuclear[2]</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Aircraft carried: Shenyang J-15/Chinese Naval Flanker, Chengdu J-10C,J-19(?).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The production J-20 may incorporate an advanced fly-by-wire (FBW) system fully integrated with the fire-control and the engine systems. Its fire-control radar is expected to be Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) (Type 1475/KLJ5?).[53]</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">According to recent pictures from the internet, two small dark diamond shaped windows can be seen on both sides of the nose, which could house certain EO sensors, such as MAWS and/or IRST. Two additional windows are seen underneath the rear fuselage, plus two more on top of the forward fuselage above the canard wings, suggesting a distributed situational awareness system similar to the EODAS onboard American F-35 was installed providing a full 360° coverage.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The aircraft features a "pure" glass cockpit (two large color liquid crystal display (LCD) and several smaller ones and a wide-angle holographic head-up display (HUD)). Many of these subsystems have been tested onboard J-10Bs to speed up the development.[53]</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The J-20 has a large belly weapon bay for short/long-range air-to-air missiles (AAM) (PL-10, PL-12C/D & PL-21) and two smaller lateral weapon bays behind the air inlets for short-range AAMs (PL-10).[53]</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">One photo depicts the same air to air loadout as the F-22, that is six medium range air to air missiles and two short range.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Stealth</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Carlo Kopp has suggested that the J-20's overall stealth shaping is "without doubt considerably better" than the F-35 and PAK FA, but he agrees with others, such as Shih Hiao-wei of Defense International monthly and Bill Sweetman of Aviation Week, that some parts on the J-20 will challenge its ability to remain stealthy from all directions: "The aft fuselage, tailbooms, fins/strakes and axi-symmetric nozzles are not compatible with high stealth performance, but may only be stop-gap measures to expedite flight testing of a prototype."[58] As of January 2011 the engine nozzles were clearly non-stealthy; this may be due to the fact that the final "fifth generation" engines had not been completed yet.[2][59] However, one of the prototypes uses WS-10G engines with stealthy jagged-edge nozzles and tile</span>
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<b><span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">(a) </span><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">HN-2000 </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">A stealthy, supersonic cruise/anti-ship missile has been reported under development. It is reported to be equipped with a millimeter wave radar, infrared image mapping, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), and Beidou satellite guidance. It has an accuracy of up to 1-3 meters and a range of 4000 km</span>
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<b><span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">(b) </span><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">CJ-10 & DH 10</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The CJ-10 is a land attack cruise missile (LACM) currently in service with the Second Artillery Corps of the People's Republic of China. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The CJ-10A is an air-launched variant with a range of 2,000—2,200 km, intended to arm the Xian H-6K strategic nuclear bomber which can carry six of the missiles under its wings.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Engine : Solid fueled</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Speed: Mach 2.5+ (CJ-10) </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #20124d;">(a) <span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Type 054A frigate</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span></span></b><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">It is a development of the Type 054 frigate, using the same hull but with improved sensors and weapons.The Type 054A carries HQ-16 medium-range air defence missiles in a VLS system. The HQ-16 provides area air defence from all engagement angles up to a range of 50km; the HQ-7 carried on the Type 054 have inferior range and engagement angles.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The 4 AK-630 close-in weapon systems (CIWS) of the Type 054 were replaced with 2 Type 730 CIWS on the Type 054A. The autonomously-operating Type 730 provide improved reaction time against close-in threats.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The Type 054A retains its predecessor's stealth features, including sloped hull design, radar absorbent materials, and cleaner profile.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">(b) </span><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Lanzhou class destroyer</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The Type 052C destroyer (NATO code name Luyang II class, often referred to as Lanzhou class after the lead ship name) is a class of destroyer built by the People's Republic of China. The destroyers feature an active phased array radar system with four statically-mounted antennas proving continuous 360-degree coverage and multiple missile direction capability for the vertically launched HHQ-9 long-range air defence missiles. This class represents China's first true long-range fleet air defence capability and is similar in outward appearance to the US AEGIS air defence system.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">China is researching the so-called "Enhanced third generation MBT"----Type 99-A2 MBT with an integrated propulsion system, powerful active protection system, Shaped ERA armor, reaction improved aiming system and digital battlefield information terminal.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The "Integrated Propulsion System" is a module includes engine, transmission, cooling system and fuels tank. Besides, the modified 1500HP transverse mounted engine brings a smaller sized module and changes the inlet and exhaust position of tank.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The well-known feature of Type 99 MBT is the laser-countermeasure device, but the actual performance is unclear. And in Type 99-A2 MBT, the laser-countermeasure will be replaced by other active protection system (APS), such as a Chinese copy of Russian Arena tank APS. In the picture, a bulged device fixed on turret right side is believed to be a part of experimental protection system.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Of course, the APS can not be an alternative of all other conventional protections. It has been known that Type 99-A2 MBT has arrow-shaped ERA armor instead of former spaced armor covered by ERA liner.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">As alike as the improved “Hunter-Killer” fire control system of Type 99-A2 MBT, the digital battlefield information terminal can not observed from the appearance.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The current KJ-2000 AWACS in Chinese service is equipped with a domestic AESA (active electronically scanned array),[4] also known as active phased array, radar. The radar was designed by the Research Institute of Electronic Technology (also more commonly known as the 14th Institute) at Nanjing, and it utilizes the experience gained from the 14th Institute's earlier indigenously developed Type H/LJG-346 SAPARS (Shipborne Active Phased Array Radar System) that was completed in 1998. The same Type H/LJG-346 SAPARS was also the predecessor of the active phased array radar system equipping the PLAN Lanzhou class destroyers. The radar is arranged in the same way as that of the Beriev A-50I.</span>
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The J-10B is a modified variant of the J-10 multirole fighter aircraft, with modifications in airframe and avionics. Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of AVIC began to develop a follow-on variant of its J-10 fighter around 2004/05. A J-10B prototype reportedly made its maiden flight in December 2008. Photos of the aircraft began to emerge on the Chinese Internet in March 2009. Once commissioned, the J-10B is likely going to become the standard for later J-10 productions.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The J-10B features a chin-mounted diffuser supersonic inlet (DSI) air inlet. The traditional rectangle-shape air inlet on the J-10 requires a large moveable inlet ramp to generate a rearward leaning oblique shock wave to aid the inlet compression process. The ramp sits at an acute angle to deflect the intake air stream from the longitudinal direction. The air inlets comprises many moving parts, which increases the aircraft’s weight and radar reflections.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The J-10B has been added with an electronic-optic targeting system (EOTS) commonly found on all fourth-generation Russian fighter aircraft such as Su-27 and MiG-29. Placed forward of the cockpit canopy to the right, the system comprises an infrared search and track (IRST) sensor and a laser rangefinder, which can detect enemy targets passively without requiring to turn on the fire-control radar, thus reducing the chance of the aircraft being detected. The EOTS of the J-10B is likely based on a Russian design.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">It is believed that the Chinese Hong Qi-19 (HQ-19) Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system, was a joint development programme with the Russian Federation. The HQ-19 system appears to use the same missiles, sensors, battle management and launch vehicles as the Russian S-400 Triumf. The Russian S-400 introduced three new missiles, the 9M96, 9M96/2 and the 40N6, which can be fitted in new canisters replacing all or some of the S-300 (SA-10/-20) missile canisters on the S-300 Transporter-Erector-Launcher (TEL) vehicles. Development of the third version, the 40N6, was reported to have been completed in December 2002, but no further details are available and this has not been confirmed. The HQ-19 system could be adapted as an Anti-Satellite weapon (ASAT) system, for use against satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Radar: </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The S-400s radar is capable of tracking over 100 targets at ranges of over 400 km (250 mi), and engaging up to 12 of these targets at varying ranges, depending on the missile used (see infobox). For stealth targets the detection range will be less than 100 km (62 mi)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The 40N6 very long range missile is capable of destroying slow airborne targets at ranges up to 400 km (250 mi). Due to its large size and low manoeuvrability it is generally unsuitable for intercepting smaller targets such as fighter aircraft or cruise missiles.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The 48N6 long range missile is capable of destroying airborne targets at ranges up to 250 km (160 mi).</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The 9M96 short range missile is capable of destroying airborne targets at ranges up to 120 km (75 mi). It has the highest hit probability against fast, manoeuvrable targets such as fighter aircraft.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The ABM capabilities are near the maximum allowed under the (now void) Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty</span>
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Internet source photos revealed that the Z-10 has a conventional attack helicopter layout, with the pilot and weapons operator seated in tandem, stepped cockpits. The helicopter has a five-blade main rotor and a four-blade tail rotor. Two engines are podded to the helicopter just to the rear of the cockpit. The fuselage has a sloped side to reduce its radar cross section (RCS), and is slender and tapered to the rear, with fixed landing gear. The tail boom tapers to the rear, with a high, swept-back fin with square tip. The flats are unequally tapered with a square tip, while the belly fin has the rear landing wheel attached. The tail rotor is mounted on the right side.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Length: 14.15 m (ft)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Rotor diameter: 13.0 m[6] (ft)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Height: 3.85 m (ft)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Empty weight: 5,540 kg[6] (lb)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Loaded weight: 7,000 kg (lb)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Powerplant: 2 × WZ-9 turboshaft[6], 1000 kw (1340 shp) each</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Maximum speed: 300+ km/h[6]</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Cruise speed: 270+ km/h[6]</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Ferry range: 800+ km[6] ()</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Service ceiling: 6,400 m (ft)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Japan's "Sankei Shimbun" recently published an article mentioned that China developed the strategic nuclear missiles capable of carrying the H-10 stealth bomber has successful test flight. The article said that the research and development base in Qinghai, a secret military base in the Gobi, H-10 stealth bombers from the 1998 R & D, code-named "Project No. 10."</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">End, the article also said that China got stealth technology from the F117 and B2 "Spirit" stealth technology and the introduction of Russia's bomber technology, the technical development of independent R & D success. H-10's success broke the monopoly of the U.S. stealth, seriously threatening the security of Japan.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">On the same day, U.S. military experts khaki Rolla personal Web site commented that the U.S. military as early as two years ago, discovered the existence of H-10 type, and through various channels to be a "natural enemy" of the technical design parameters and operational performance, The United States has fully prepared to meet the "natural enemy" of challenges, including the deployment of the East Pacific Infrared Stealth radars to increase the number of interceptor missiles and so forth.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">H-10 stealth strategic bombers, which is a B2 stealth bombers with the United States similar to the large aircraft, is secretly developing China's aviation who in recent years, so in the past few of its sources, is now turned out to, of course, national leaders people are happy, but also allow the Chinese people feel proud! Because it broke the American monopoly in this field, but also the Russian people walking in front of the offensive strategy of the Chinese Air Force has played a decisive role. The possibility of this argument was basically 100%.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Empty weight :47880-52,912 kilograms, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Length: 24.03 meters,,,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Height: 4.51 meters,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Wingspan: 65.27 meters,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Maximum load of bombs: 25,254 kilograms cruising speed,</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3f4950; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Maximum Takeoff Weight: 205.74 thousand kilograms.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">1) Oberoi Rajvilas (Jaipur)</span></b></div>
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Located in “The Pink City”, the Oberoi Rajvilas is ranked the third best in Asia and the eighth best hotel in the world. This palace hotel is known for its variety in accommodation which range from luxury rooms and tents to villas, all with four-poster beds and teak floors. With its Edwardian claw-foot tubs and embroidered interior canopies, it is a perfect mixture of an ancient Rajasthani fort with comtemporary Italian designs. All this is set in 32 acres of ground about 5 miles outside Jaipur. </div>
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<b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">2) Taj Mahal Palace & Tower (Mumbai)</span></b></div>
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This five-star hotel is part of the Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces. The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower is consid<span style="background-color: white;">ered the most prestigious one in the group. Situated next to the Gateway of India, this 565 room luxury complex consists of vaulted alabaster ceilings, crystal chandeliers, silk carpets, archways, onyx columns and a cantilever stairway. The hotel’s dining options are like a cherry on top of the already magnificent ice-cream. They include some of the best restaurants in the country: The Middle Eastern Souk, Morimoto’s Wasabi and the Zodiac Grill, where the menu changes each month according to the astrological sign. The Taj Mahal Palace and the Tower are actually two separate buildings, differing in their architectural style and the time at which they were built.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;">3) Oberoi Amarvilas (Agra)</span></b></div>
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Not much is needed to be said about a hotel that offers direct views of the Taj Mahal for practically every window and even some bathrooms. Based on Moorish and Mughal architecture, this lavish property features fountains, reflection pools, terraced lawns and pavilions with spectacular interiors. The rooms itself are decorated in rich shades of purple, oranges and yellows and the marble bathrooms with their grand soaking tubs are regal.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">4) Taj Lake Palace (Udaipur)</span></b></div>
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This is the ideal place to stay at on your honeymoon, if money isn’t an issue that is. Taj Lake palace is not only known as the most romantic hotel in India, but also the most expensive. The most basic bedroom option would set you back Rs.36,000 which is actually nothing compared to the Grand Presidential Suite which costs a massive Rs.6 Lakh! This exotic 250 year old white marble structure is located in the middle of Lake Pichola and it gives the illusion of floating on the lake. To add to this mesmerizing setting is the interior decoration of the suites. Bohemian crystals, ornate glass work, green lotus leaves and cusped arches overlooking medieval gardens and hilltop fortresses make this hotel stand out like no other.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">5) Amanbagh Resort ( Rajasthan)</span></b></div>
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Known as one of the best business hotels in the country, The Leela Palace is famous for its perfect blend of business facilities and excellent accommodation. You can expect to bump into CEO’s, especially Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Biocon’s president and India’s richest woman. The hotel is full of grand arches and gold leaf domes with an ornate ceiling which are all inspired by the royal heritage of the Vijaynagar Dynasty. </div>
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Built in 1931, The Imperial was Delhi’s first luxurious hotel. Today, it is a legend that offers you nothin<span style="background-color: white;">g but the best. With its high ceilings, sleek Italian marble floors and numerous modern amenities, the place has an aura of understated elegance. All of its 233 rooms, including 43 suites overlook the lush gardens and offer plenty of privacy. If you want to experience something truly different, then ask the resident curator to give you a tour of the museum and art gallery, which is a part of the hotel. The Imperial has the largest collection of colonial and post-colonial art and artifacts. </span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div>
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This Palace is an architectural marvel which literally means “Like in the Sky” or “Mirror of the Sky”. Tall beams, oak floors and Turkish rugs along with old photos of Hyderabad add a touch of history. The Palace is a blend of Italian and Tudor architecture and has undergone a 10 year restoration by Princess Esra. This opulent hotel was initially the home of the Nizam of Hyderabad. </div>
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This hotel will offer you a view like no other. Situated at Shimla, 7000 feet up in the Himalayas, t<span style="background-color: white;">his symbol of classiness is over 100 years old. It has been resroted to its original splendor with wooden floors, period furniture, crackling fires and a warm and cozy ambience. It also has an indoor heated swimming pool which is one of the highest in the world and offer spectacular views of the snow-capped mountains. The interiors remind you of the days of the Raj with paneling, pillars and chandeliers.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The Indian Ballistic Missile Defense Program is an initiative to develop and deploy a multi-layered Ballistic Missile Defence.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Introduced in light of the ballistic missile threat from Pakistan, it is a two tiered system consisting of two interceptor missiles, namely the Prithvi Air Defence (PAD) missile for high altitude interception, and the Advanced Air Defence (AAD) Missile for lower altitude interception. The two-tiered shield should be able to intercept any incoming missile launched 5,000 kilometers away.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">PAD was tested in November 2006, followed by AAD in December 2007. With the test of the PAD missile, India became the fourth country to have successfully developed an Anti-ballistic missile system, after United States, Russia and Israel. On March 6, 2009, India again successfully tested its missile defense shield, during which an incoming "enemy" missile was intercepted at an altitude of 75 km</span>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The Sukhoi/HAL Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) is a fifth-generation fighter being developed by Russia and India. It is a derivative project from the PAK FA (T-50 is the prototype) being developed for the Indian Air Force (FGFA is the official designation for the Indian version).<br /><br />According to HAL chairman A.K. Baweja shortly after the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Committee meeting on 18 September 2008, the Russian aircraft will be a single-seater, the Indian FGFA will be a twin seater, analogous to the Su-30MKI which is a twin seat variant of the baseline Su-30. Two separate prototypes will be developed, one by Russia (designated the T-50), and a separate one by India (designated FGFA</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">The induction of the Phalcon comes as a tremendous force multiplier in the present standoff between India and Pakistan. "It can help monitor the military build-up, troop and aircraft movements nearly 200 km inside Pakistan while flying nearly 100 km inside your own territory," says Air Marshal A.K. Goel (retd)</span><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px;">The only platforms offering such a capability, albeit a limited one, are the spy planes of the R&AW's Aviation Research Centre and the IAF's fleet of Israeli-built Heron and Searcher-II drones.</span><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px;">The aircraft can do this using its Israeli-built AEW mission suite called the Phalcon, mounted on a Russian-built IL-76 transport aircraft. The system is used for tactical surveillance of airborne and surface targets and intelligence gathering to a radius of over 400 km. The solid-state phased array Elta EL/M-2075 radar is mounted on a radome above the fuselage. The electronically steered beam provides a 360 degree coverage around the aircraft and it carries air force personnel on board to analyse the data and steer fighter aircraft.</span><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px;">"AEWs have a three-fold advantage of flexibility-they can be deployed anywhere, provide much better coverage because they are mounted on an elevated platform and carry control systems and datalinks, which can be used to vector your own fighter aircraft," says Air Marshal V.K. Bhatia, former western air commander.</span></span>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Defence Research and Development Organisation is pursuing development of Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) at a cost of Rs. 1,800 cr with a probable date of completion in the year 2011.</span><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px;">Development and manufacture of indigenous Radar is included in AWACS programme. The possibilities of marketing Indian technology for surveillance equipment in world markets have not been assessed</span></span>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Shaurya is a two stage, solid fueled weapon with characteristics of both ballistic and cruise missiles. Unlike conventional cruise missile which cruise at extremely low altitudes and subsonic speeds using turbo fan engines, Shaura cruises at extremely high altitudes at hypersonic speeds using rocket power.</span><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px;">Its first stage lofts it to 40 km. altitude. The second stage is used for cursing towards the target while maneuvering with an aim of rendering interception difficult. During the endgame, the missile guides itself to the target.</span><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px;">DRDO claims the missile is capable of striking within 20-30 metres of its target after travelling 750 kilometres.</span><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px;">Speaking to the press at DefExpo 2010, DRDO Chief VK Sarsawat said, "Like a ballistic missile, it is powered by solid fuel. And, like a cruise missile, it can guide itself right up to the target."</span>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Work on the air-launched version of the missile is in the final stages and BrahMos scientists are now waiting for the Su-30MKI aircraft from India to act as a platform for test launch of the missile.</span><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px;">The air-launched version, will be lighter and smaller than the land-based version of the missile so that it can be fitted to the aircraft. One of the two speed boosters in the missile has been removed for the air version of the weapon system as after being launched from an aircraft moving at a speed of more than 1.5 mach, the missile will automatically gain its momentum and maintain its speed of 2.8 mach, the sources said.</span><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px;">After being released from the aircraft, the missile will have a free fall of about 150 metres before getting activated and flying to its target. The range and speed of the missile will remain the same as that of its land and ship-launched versions, they said.</span><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px;">For the integration of the aircraft with the missile, two of IAF Su-30 MKI planes will be used. These aircraft would be the part of the 40 additional Su-30s, for which orders were placed in 2006.</span><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px;">Soon after induction into the IAF, the two aircraft will be sent back to Russia where their airframe will be strengthened to carry the missile in their underbelly, the source said adding, they are expected to be inducted into the operational service of both India and Russia by 2012.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b style="font-size: 15px;">SPYDER</b><span style="font-size: 15px;"> is a low-level, quick-reaction, surface-to-air missile (LLQRM) system capable of engaging aircraft, helicopters, unmanned air vehicles, drones and precision-guided munitions. The system provides air defence for fixed assets and for point and area defence for mobile forces in combat areas.</span><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px;">The SPYDER-SR (short range) system has 360&#176; engagement capability and the missiles can be launched from the full-readiness state in less than five seconds post target confirmation. The kill range is specified as being less than 1km to more than 15km. The altitudes range from a minimum of 20m to a maximum of 9,000m. The system is capable of multi-target simultaneous engagement and also single, multiple and ripple firing, by day and night and in all weathers.</span><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px;">Rafael is developing a medium-range version, SPYDER-MR, which has a range over 35km at altitudes from 20m to 16km. SPYDER-MR carries eight missiles while SPYDER-SR has four.</span><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px;">SPYDER-MR also has new IAI/Elta MF-STAR surveillance radar.</span><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px;">The main components of the SPYDER system are the truck-mounted command and control unit, the missile firing unit with Python 5 and Derby missiles, a field service vehicle and missile supply vehicle.</span><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px;">The system can launch missiles in two modes of operation: lock on before launch (LOBL) and lock on after launch (LOAL).</span><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px;">A typical SPYDER squadron consists of one mobile command and control unit (CCU) and four mobile firing units (MFU). The mobile CCU is equipped with a surveillance radar and two operator stations with a radio datalink between the CCU and the four MFUs.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">In January 2008, Boeing proposed the P-8I, a customized export variant of the P-8A, to the Indian Navy. On 4 January 2009, the Ministry of Defence of India signed an agreement with Boeing for the supply of eight P-8I Poseidons at a total cost of US$2.1 billion. These aircraft would replace Indian Navy's aging Tupolev Tu-142M maritime surveillance turboprops. Each aircraft will cost about US$220 million. The deal not only made India the first international customer of the P-8, but also marked Boeing's first military sale to India.</span><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-size: 15px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px;">On May 12, 2010 Boeing announced that it received the Data Link II communications technology for the Indian Navy’s P-8I from Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in April, one month ahead of schedule. BEL delivered the Indian-designed communications system that will enable exchange of tactical data and messages between Indian Navy aircraft, ships and shore establishments. Boeing will install the system during P-8I final assembly.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">In 2006, HAL announced its plans to build a LCH. Funds for the design and development of the LCH to meet the requirements of the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force were sanctioned in October 2006.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The LCH is a derivative of the HAL Dhruv, which was inducted into the Indian armed forces. Using a successful and proven helicopter as the base platform is expected to conserve the project costs for the LCH, which is pegged at INR 3.76 Billion (US$78.8M).</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The LCH was expected to be ready for the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) by December 2010 with the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) in 2011. However, the revised timeframes hold that the 5.5-tonne LCH should be ready for induction into IAF by 2012-2013.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The first prototype of LCH completed its first ground run on February 4. HAL has a firm order to deliver 65 LCH to the IAF and 114 to the Army.</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">HAL has performed the maiden flight of its indigenously designed and developed LCH. The first Technology Demonstrator (TD-1) of the LCH flew the 20 minute flight from HAL's Helicopter Complex, Bangalore on 29th March 2010. This flight provided an opportunity to carry out low speed, low altitude checks on the systems on-board. The crew reported that the performance of the helicopter and systems was satisfactory.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Arjun’s new version boasts of an improved missile firing range apart from a latest laser system, which can detect explosives on the ground. Another critical feature of the tank is that a missile can be fired from it to destroy long range targets and also shoot down enemy helicopters.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The critical summer trials of the Arjun Mark-II version took place in June in Pokhran, Rajasthan and were conducted by the DRDO, while the winter trials are expected to take place later in the year. The June trials have already seen the Arjun MBT Mark-II tested with a number of technical improvements, including command panoramic sight and uncooled thermal image. It has been estimated that 40 more technological improvements are to be tested, including a new transmission control system and new fuel tanks. The first phase of the end user trials will happen by October or November for the missile and other design improvements.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">CVRDE Director P. Sivakumar has indicated that the Arjun Mark II MBT will have a total of 93 upgrades including 13 major improvements as compared to Arjun Mark I. The major upgrades would be missile-firing capability against long-range targets, panoramic sight with night vision to engage targets effectively at night, containerisation of the ammunition and enhanced main weapon penetration. There will also be additional ammunition types, explosive reactive armour, and an advanced air-defence gun to engage helicopters, a mine plough, an advanced land navigation system and a warning system which can fire smoke grenades to confuse laser guidance. Other upgrades are an enhanced Auxiliary power unit providing and improved gun barrel.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">DRDO chief VK Saraswat said the German engine on the current version of the tank would be replaced by an Indian power plant and the new variant (Arjun Mk-II) would have 90% indigenous component. Saraswat, also the scientific adviser to the defence minister, told HT at Aero India-2011: "The new variant will have high indigenous quotient, except for some hydraulic and electronic systems. The tank should be ready in early 2014. It will feature several modifications including superior missile firing capabilities." On June-2011 the Mk-II begun to undergo trials at Pokhran ranges in Rajasthan. The Mk-II is also expected to go through its winter trials later the same year.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The Arjun MKII variant is to be followed by the Futuristic Main Battle Tank (FMBT), which started development in 2010. The Indian Army plans to induct the FMBT from 2020 onwards. The FMBT will be a lighter tank of 50 tons.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Urgently in need of capable tanks, the army has worked with DRDO to finalise a broad range of capabilities for the FMBT. These have been formalised in a document called the Preliminary Specifications Qualitative Requirement (PSQR). The detailed specifications of the FMBT, once finalised, will be listed in General Staff Qualitative Requirements (GSQR).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Amongst the capabilities being finalised for the GSQR are: active armour, which will shoot down enemy anti-tank projectiles before they strike the FMBT; extreme mobility, which makes the FMBT much harder to hit; the capability to operate in a nuclear-contaminated battlefield without exposing the crew to radiation; and the networked flow of information to the FMBT, providing full situational awareness to the crew, even when “buttoned down” inside the tank.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Also being finalised is the FMBT armament, a key attribute that determines a tank’s battlefield influence. The Arjun already has a heavy 120mm ‘main gun’, and two small-calibre machine guns; the recently ordered batch of 124 Arjuns will also fire anti-tank missiles through their main gun. The army wants all of those for the FMBT, with ranges enhanced through technological improvements.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">However, the DRDO chief ruled out an electromagnetic gun, the next generation in high-velocity guns towards which armament technology aspires. “The Future MBT is not so far in the future,” Saraswat quipped.</span>
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">DRDO is also developing the AURA (Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft) which is an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle for the Indian Air Force. The design work on the UCAV is carried out by Aeronautical Development Agency (ADE). The AURA UCAV will be a tactical stealth aircraft built largely with composites, and capable of delivering laser-guided strike weapons. It would be a stealthy flying-wing concept aircraft with internal weapons and a turbofan engine.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">India will soon embark on developing an indigenous unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) for surveillance, detection and destroying specific targets, a top defence official said on Wednesday. "We will soon embark on designing and developing an unmanned combat aerial vehicle, which will not only do surveillance, but will also help detect the target and destroy the identified object," V.K. Saraswat, scientific advisor to Defence Minister A.K. Antony, told reporters here. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">An UCAV or 'combat drone' differs from ordinary UAVs as it is designed to deliver weapons. The pilotless vehicle can carry greater payloads and have wide range and manoeuvrability in the absence of a cockpit and associated equipment.The ambitious project will be taken up by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of the state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Bangalore with private industry participation. "The controls of a combat drone will be rested with multiple command control centres. The centres can be geographically at different locations. Even if one centre becomes defunct, the drone can be controlled and guided by other centres," Saraswat, who recently took over as director general of the DRDO, said on the margins of a conference."The UCAV will work in a multi-layer manner for which ADE is developing the required technology, including sensors," Saraswat said after inaugurating the fifth national conference on 'NextGen IT for Indian Defence'.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The UCAV is currently referred to as IUSAP FOR Indian Unmanned Strike Aircraft Program.AURA will be developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) at Bangalore in collaboration with Defence Avionics Research Establishment (Bangalore), Defence Electronics Application Lab (Dehradun) and Gas Turbine Research Establishment (Bangalore).DRDO is confident of developing the UCAVs mainly on its own, with "some foreign consultancy or collaboration" in fields like stealth as well as autonomous short-run take-off and landing, according to Dr. Prahlada</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">In August 2011 a DRDO official told the press that the UCAV maybe powered by the indigenous 75kN thrust Kaveri engine</span>
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The 40 Skeets scan an area of 1,500 feet (460 m) by 500 feet (150 m) using infrared and laser sensors, seeking targets by pattern-matching. When a Skeet finds a target it fires an explosively-formed penetrator to destroy it. If a Skeet fails to find a target, it self-destructs 50 feet (15 m) above the ground; if this fails, a back-up timer disables the Skeet. These features are intended to avoid hurting civilians later, and result in an unexploded-ordnance rate of less than 1%.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">As the CBU-97 approaches its designated aim-point, the dispenser skin is severed into three panels by an explosive cutting charge. The slipstream peels away these panels, exposing the 10 BLU-108 submunitions. An airbag ejects the forward five submunitions, then five in the aft bay. Following a preset timeline, the submunitions deploy parachutes so that they are spaced about 100 feet (30 m) apart. Then each submunition releases its chute, fires a rocket motor that stops its descent and spins it on its longitudinal axis, and releases pairs of Skeets 90 degrees apart. Each spinning Skeet makes a coning motion that allows it to scan a circular area on the ground.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The laser sensor detects changes in height such as the distinctive contour of a vehicle. At the same time, infrared sensors detect heat signatures, such as those emitted by the engine of a target vehicle. When the combination of height contours and heat signatures indicative of a target are detected, the Skeet detonates, firing an explosively formed penetrator (EFP) into the target vehicle at high speed, enabling it to penetrate armor plating and destroy what is underneath the armor plating. Note that SFW disables targets using the kinetic energy of the EFP, not the blast of an explosive charge.</span>
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Nirbhay (Sanskrit: Nirbhay "Dauntless/Fearless") is a long range, subsonic cruise missile being developed in India. The missile will have a range of 1,000 km and will arm three services, the Indian Army, Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force. The Nirbhay will be able to be launched from multiple platforms on land, sea and air. The missile is being developed by the Advanced Systems Laboratory, a division of DRDO and after finalizing the design, the technology required for the missile is being developed. The first test flight of the missile is expected in the year 2012. Nirbhay will be a terrain hugging, stealthy missile capable of delivering 24 different types of warheads depending on mission requirements and will use an inertial navigation system for guidance. Nirbhay will supplement Brahmos in the sense that it would enable delivery of warheads farther than the 300 km range of Brahmos</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">9 CheyTac Intervention M-200 <span style="background-color: white;">Long Range Rifle System</span></span></span></h3>
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