Electronic chip in bath soap raises a stink in Kerala

Motion-sensor chips inserted as part of survey to study children’s health, says soap manufacturer

Expatriate Indian consumers have become suspicious of a brand of bath soap manufactured by a multinational company after consumers back home complained about an electronic chip embedded in the soap.

Reports from India suggest that a bathing soap-related survey being conducted for Britain-based organisations in Beemapalli near Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, was called off after residents, who had earlier agreed to the survey, panicked.
Based on police complaints filed by residents, local police took two officials of the surveying agency, Socio Economic Unit Foundation (SEUF), an NGO, into custody, but released them later.
The survey was being conducted for the stated purpose of finding out the health and hygiene habits of the people living in coastal areas, to which the residents of Beemapalli consented. However, once the realisation of an embedded chip in the bathing soap dawned upon the locals, they feared that the soap might 'eavesdrop' on them or even film them in the shower.
The multinational soap company’s representatives say the motion-sensor chip was inserted as part of a behavioural survey to study individual hygiene. The same type of soaps implanted with electronic chips were spotted by customers in Bajpe near Mangalore in Karnataka state, according to reports quoting police officials in Kerala.
According to the soap manufacturer Hindustan Lever, part of the Unilever group, the chips were inserted into its ‘Lifebuoy’ brand of soap to help the company determine actual soap usage by children. The survey conducted among the fishing community of Beemapalli were suspended after residents started a protest march and filed a police complaint.

The health and sanitation survey involved distribution of soaps with embedded electronic chips to respondents near Beemapally. Those who promised to use the soap for five days and return the remaining portion were rewarded with Rs400 (Dh28). This incentive attracted many customers to take part and surveyors made consumers participating in the survey sign documents agreeing for the survey.
According to a sub-inspector who handled the case, a research organisation was entrusted with survey on health and sanitation for more than one Britain-based organisation. After surveyors explained to consumers that a chip was kept inside the soap, they also got declarations from them that they were aware of the chip.
The respondents were supposed to use the soap for five days. The survey team planned to return after five days and collect the used soaps from respondents to download information about soap using habits. The chips were to be inserted in a card reader to generate a graph.

"I am really shocked about these reports coming from India. What is the guarantee that the soaps that we buy from the supermarket are not embedded with similar electronic chips for eavesdropping? The company should speak out and stop using people as guinea pigs. It is an unethical practice," said Mohammed Ali, an expatriate living in Dubai.

Other expats too had the same view. "I don’t know what all products are now embedded with such electronic chips,” said Menon, another expatriate.

The topic is being widely discussed by the Indian media, community members and social network media.

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15 Uses of a Tooth Paste

1. Relieve irritation from bug bites, sores, and blisters: These skin irritations all tend to weep and, in the case of bug bites, often itch. Apply a drop of toothpaste to a bug bite or insect sting to stop the itching and decrease any swelling. When applied to sores or blisters, it dries them up, thus allowing the wound to heal faster. It's best when used overnight.2. Soothe a stinging burn: For minor burns that do not involve an open wound, toothpaste can deliver temporary cooling relief. Apply it delicately to the affected area immediately after a burn develops; it temporarily relieves the sting and prevents the wound from weeping or opening.
3. Decrease the size of a facial blemish: Want to speed up the healing of a zit? Apply a tiny dot of toothpaste to the affected area at night before bed. Wash it off in the morning.
4. Clean up your fingernails: Our teeth are made of enamel, and toothpaste is good for them, so it stands to reason that toothpaste would also be good for our fingernails. For cleaner, shinier, and stronger nails, simply scrub the underneath and tops of fingernails with a toothbrush and toothpaste.
5. Keep hair in place: Gel toothpastes contain the same water-soluble polymers that many hair gels are made of. If you are looking to style and hold an extreme hair creation, try gel toothpaste as your go-to product if you are out of regular hair gel. (This is also a great trick for making baby barrettes stay in place.)
6. Scrub away stinky smells: Garlic, fish, onion, and other pungent foods can permeate the skin cells on our hands. Scrubbing hands and fingertips briefly with toothpaste removes all traces of smelly odors.
7. Remove stains: Toothpaste can make tough stains on both clothing and carpets disappear. For clothes, apply toothpaste directly to the stain and rub briskly until the spot is gone, then wash as usual. (Note that using a whitening toothpaste on colors can sometimes bleach the fabric.) For carpet stains, apply toothpaste to the stain and scrub it with an abrasive brush, then rinse immediately.
8. Spruce up dirty shoes: This tactic works great on running shoes or scuffed-up leather shoes. As with carpet stains, apply toothpaste directly to the dirty or scuffed area, then scrub with a brush and wipe clean.
9. Remove crayon stains on painted walls: Rub a damp cloth with toothpaste gently on the marked-up wall and watch the Crayola marks disappear.
10. Make silver jewelry and other silver pieces sparkle: Rub toothpaste onto jewelry and leave overnight. Wipe clean with a soft cloth in the morning. Make diamonds shine by giving them a gentle scrub using a toothbrush, toothpaste, and a little water. Rinse thoroughly to remove all traces of toothpaste. Do not use this method on pearls, as it will damage their finish.
11. Remove scratches on DVDs and CDs. This remedy has been used with mixed success rates, but it seems to work fairly well on shallow scratches and smudges. Apply a thin coating of toothpaste to the disc and rub gently, then rinse clean.
12. Tidy up piano keys before tickling them: Piano keys retain oil from the skin, which then attracts dust and dirt. Clean away grime gently with a damp, lint-free cloth and toothpaste; after rubbing in the toothpaste, wipe the keys clean with a second lint-free cloth.
13. Deodorize baby bottles: If baby bottles develop a sour-milk smell, a good cleaning with some toothpaste and a bottle scrubber will clean away residue and deodorize. Always make sure to rinse well.
14. Remove the burned crust on irons: For those of you who still use an iron, you may find that after time, the plate of the iron develops a burned crust. The silica in toothpaste gently grinds away this rusty-looking layer.
15. Defog goggles: Scuba divers, swimmers, and triathletes may already know about this handy little trick: Rub a small spot of toothpaste into each lens of your goggles, then rinse thoroughly, and voila! There'll be no need to ever buy expensive defogger gels again. Avoid rubbing too vigorously, though, as the abrasive ingredients in toothpaste could scratch the lenses.

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Tips to study well

How To Study Well?..Tips

This question is arriving every time in our mind when we studying. We think that how can  improve our performance , how can I study well? The answer of your questions is here :

• Make a time table for daily routine.
• Get up early in the morning and go for a morning walk and read the newspaper.
• Must be attentive in the class.
• Listen the teachers carefully.
• Make a note of all points discussed in your notebook.
• Put as many questions to the teacher again and again if you could not follow the method or could not clear the concept.
• Note down the points discussed by the teacher in the note book if you could clear the concept. use pen of many colors.
• Make a practice at home and revise all the problems in detail and make short note for study.
• Even if there are still some points you could not follow, must put questions to the teacher the next day.
• Provide time to each subject daily.
• Give extra time to the subject in which you are weak.
• You may request to the teacher to give extra time for you. He will surely help because you are truthful and honest.
• Discuss your weak subjects with friends who are good in that subject.
• Enjoy study in the class and do not nervous. "Rich men have no faults".
• Must help your family members as and when you find the leisure time. This will give you satisfaction. This will also enhance your confidence because human is a social animal.
• One who has worked hard rounds the year keeping all the suggestions given above in mind is very well on the right track.
• Hopefully, at this stage you will find yourself more confident about the problems discussed in the class. As such you will find yourself at the stage to face any challenge boldly posed by the so called examination.
• Read books describe your syllabus like - Made in China, Think Big, One Minute Manager, You Can Win etc.
• Be remember "books are for nothing but to inspire"

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Things that may disapper in our lifetime

 
Interesting to note.....
Whether these changes are good or bad depends in part on how we adapt to them. But, ready or not, here they come.....

1. The Post Office
Get ready to imagine a world without the post office. They are so deeply in financial trouble that there is probably no way to sustain it on long term basis. Email, Fed Ex, and UPS have just wiped out the minimum revenue needed to keep the post office alive. Most of your mail every day is junk mail and bills.

2. The Cheque
Britain is already laying the groundwork to do away with cheque by 2018.  It costs the financial system billions of dollars a year to process cheques. Plastic cards and online transactions will lead to the eventual demise of the cheque. This plays right into the death of the post office. If you never paid your bills by mail and never received them by mail, the post office would absolutely go out of business.

3. The Newspaper
The younger generation simply doesn't read the newspaper. They certainly don't subscribe to a daily delivered print edition. That may go the way of the milkman and the laundry man. As for reading the paper online, get ready to pay for it. The rise in mobile Internet devices and e-readers has caused all the newspaper and magazine publishers to form an alliance. They have met with Apple, Amazon, and the major cell phone companies to develop a model for paid subscription services.

4. The Book
You say you will never give up the physical book that you hold in your hand and turn the literal pages. I said the same thing about downloading music from iTunes. I wanted my hard copy CD. But I quickly changed my mind when I discovered that I could get albums for half the price without ever leaving home to get the latest music. The same thing will happen with books. You can browse a bookstore online and even read a preview chapter before you buy. And the price is less than half that of a real book. And think of the convenience! Once you start flicking your fingers on the screen instead of the book, you find that you are lost in the story, can't wait to see what happens next, and you forget that you're holding a gadget instead of a book.

5. The Land Line Telephone
Unless you have a large family and make a lot of local calls, you don't need it anymore. Most people keep it simply because they've always had it. But you are paying double charges for that extra service. All the cell phone companies will let you call customers using the same cell provider for no charge against your minutes

6. Music
This is one of the saddest parts of the change story. The music industry is dying a slow death. Not just because of illegal downloading. It's the lack of innovative new music being given a chance to get to the people who would like to hear it. Greed and corruption is the problem. The record labels and the radio conglomerates are simply self-destructing. Over 40% of the music purchased today is "catalogue items," meaning traditional music that the public is familiar with. Older established artists. This is also true on the live concert circuit. To explore this fascinating and disturbing topic further, check out the book, "Appetite for Self-Destruction" by Steve Knopper, and the video documentary, "Before the Music Dies."

7. Television
Revenues to the networks are down dramatically. Not just because of the economy. People are watching TV and movies streamed from their computers. And they're playing games and doing lots of other things that take up the time that used to be spent watching TV. Prime time shows have degenerated down to lower than the lowest common denominator. Cable rates are skyrocketing and commercials run about every 4 minutes and 30 seconds. I say good riddance to most of it. It's time for the cable companies to be put out of our misery. Let the people choose what they want to watch online and through Netflix.

8. The "Things" That You Own
Many of the very possessions that we used to own are still in our lives, but we may not actually own them in the future. They may simply reside in "the cloud." Today your computer has a hard drive and you store your pictures, music, movies, and documents. Your software is on a CD or DVD, and you can always re-install it if need be. But all of that is changing. Apple, Microsoft, and Google are all finishing up their latest "cloud services." That means that when you turn on a computer, the Internet will be built into the operating system. So, Windows, Google, and the Mac OS will be tied straight into the Internet. If you click an icon, it will open something in the Internet cloud. If you save something, it will be saved to the cloud. And you may pay a monthly subscription fee to the cloud provider. In this virtual world, you can access your music or your books, or your whatever from any laptop or handheld device. That's the good news. But, will you actually own any of this "stuff" or will it all be able to disappear at any moment in a big "Poof?" Will most of the things in our lives be disposable and whimsical? It makes you want to run to the closet and pull out that photo album, grab a book from the shelf, or open up a CD case and pull out the insert.

9. Privacy
If there ever was a concept that we can look back on nostalgically, it would be privacy. That's gone. It's been gone for a long time anyway. There are cameras on the street, in most of the buildings, and even built into your computer and cell phone. But you can be sure that 24/7, "They" know who you are and where you are, right down to the GPS coordinates, and the Google Street View. If you buy something, your habit is put into a zillion profiles, and your ads will change to reflect those habits. "They" will try to get you to buy something else. Again and again.

All we will have left that can't be changed are "Memories".....

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Unexpected Discovery In The Depths Of The Ocean

Unexpected Discovery In The Depths Of The Ocean! The Underwater Sculpture Park is the work of sculptor Jason Taylor from England, who has a passion for creating fantastic and unique pieces of work depicting Grenada's colourful history and folklore and placing them underwater. All of the sculptures are in beautiful clear shallow water easily accessible by divers and snorkelers. The sculptures end up creating artificial reefs, and enhancing the marine environment. The response from visitors diving the site has been reported as nothing short of amazement and fascination on the whole concept. "the artist's interventions promote hope and recovery, and underline our need to understand and protect the natural world."

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History of Tooth Paste

Toothbrush 

Natural bristle brushes were invented by the ancient Chinese who made toothbrushes with bristles from the necks of cold climate pigs.

French dentists were the first Europeans to promote the use of toothbrushes in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. William Addis of Clerkenwald, England, created the first mass-produced toothbrush. The first American to patent a toothbrush was H. N. Wadsworth and many American Companies began to mass-produce toothbrushes after 1885. The Pro-phy-lac-tic brush made by the Florence Manufacturing Company of Massachusetts is one example of an early American made toothbrush. The Florence Manufacturing Company was also the first to sell toothbrushes packaged in boxes. In 1938, DuPont manufactured the first nylon bristle toothbrushes.

Hard to believe, but most Americans did not brush their teeth until Army soldiers brought their enforced habits of tooth brushing back home after World War II.

The first real electric toothbrush was produced in 1939, and developed in Switzerland. In 1960, Squibb marketed the first American electrical toothbrush in the United States called the Broxodent. General Electric introduced a rechargeable cordless toothbrush in 1961. Introduced in 1987, Interplak was the first rotary action electrical toothbrush for home use.

Toothpaste

Toothpaste was used as long ago as 500 BC in both China and India; however, modern toothpastes were developed in the 1800s. In 1824, a dentist named Peabody was the first person to add soap to toothpaste. John Harris first added chalk as an ingredient to toothpaste in the 1850s. In 1873, Colgate mass-produced the first toothpaste in a jar. In 1892, Dr. Washington Sheffield of Connecticut manufactured toothpaste into a collapsible tube. Sheffield's toothpaste was called Dr. Sheffield's Creme Dentifrice. In 1896, Colgate Dental Cream was packaged in collapsible tubes imitating Sheffield. Advancements in synthetic detergents made after WW II allowed for the replacement of the soap used in toothpaste with emulsifying agents such as Sodium Lauryl Sulphate and Sodium Ricinoleate. A few years later, Colgate started to add fluoride to toothpaste.

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7 Ways To Put A Smile On Somebody Else’s Face

1. Write an encouraging note to others that have encouraged you or that need encouragement. Handwritten notes that are given to encourage, not just for thanking someone for a gift, are rare. That makes handwritten notes even more special. Start a new practice of sitting down and writing an encouraging note on a regular basis. You just might start an epidemic!


2. Take a friend out to lunch or invite her to your home for a meal. You will get to know each other even better than you do right now. If you feel like being more adventurous, throw a party for several of your friends and put smiles on a multitude of faces.


3. Give someone an inspirational book to read. You will feel good doing it, reading the book will change the person, and they will think of you every time they read it.


4. Ask a friend or relative if you can take care of their kid(s) for a day or evening. If you have been a parent, you know the value of being able to have a few hours of `adult time` without worrying about the children. Don't wait to be asked to baby-sit when it is required. Offer to do it at a time when the parent can do something fun and relaxing.


5. Deliver a meal to someone you know that is sick or having a rough time. We have all been sick and know the last thing you want to do is be out of bed. There are also times when life is tough and it is hard to do all of the daily chores. You can be a tremendous help by providing a meal that can be enjoyed.


6. Volunteer time to supporting your local prayer hall or temple. Every minute you dedicate to charity or temple will cause many smiles. You will put a smile on the face of each leader just for helping without being asked. You will also be putting smiles on the faces of those that are being helped through the organization.


7. Thank everyone that supports you throughout the day. The list of those that you come in contact with is endless. Remember family and friends, secretaries, co-workers, teachers, Sunday school teachers, pastors, store employees, janitors, gas station attendants, those that deliver your mail and newspaper, and servers at restaurants

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Troglodyte village in IRAN 700 years old

In the north east of Iran at the foot of Mount Sahand in Kandovan,
the villagers live in cave homes carved out from the volcanic rock.   

 

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Vertical Forests!

A fascinating new pair of residential tower called Bosco Verticale is being constructed at Milan, Italy. Designed by architect Stefano Boeri, Bosco Verticale is being construed as “a project for metropolitan reforestation that contributes to the regeneration of the environment and urban biodiversity without the implication of expanding the city upon the territory”. Towering over the city’s skyline the world's first forest in the sky will be a sight to behold. The 27 storied building will accommodate nearly one hectare of forest trees as tall as oak and amelanchiers in its cleverly designed balconies. The 365 and 260 foot emerald twin towers will house an astonishing 900 trees, 5,000 shrubs and 11,000 ground cover plants.

This is a concept illustration of how Bosco Verticale will look like when completed.

In summer, the trees will provide shade and filter the city’s dust; in winter, sunlight will shrine through the bare branches. Bosco Verticale's greenery will absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen, while protecting the building from wind and penetrating sunlight. Boeri claims that the inclusion of trees adds just 5 percent to construction costs, and is a necessary response to the sprawl of the modern city. If the units were individual houses, it would require 50,000 sq m of land, and 10,000 sq m of woodland. 

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Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae, Greece.

Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae, Greece.

This famous temple to the god of healing and the sun was

built towards the middle of the 5th century B.C. in the

lonely heights of the Arcadian mountains. The temple, which

has the oldest Corinthian capital yet found, combines the

Archaic style and the serenity of the Doric style with some

daring architectural features.

The temple was dedicated to Apollo Epikourios ("Apollo the helper").

It was designed by Iktinos,architect at Athens of the

Temple of Hephaestus and the Parthenon.

The ancient writer Pausanias praises the temple as eclipsing

all others but the temple of Athena at Tegea by the beauty

of its stone and the harmony of its construction.

It sits at an elevation of 1,131 metres above sea level on

the slopes of Kotylion Mountain.

The temple is aligned north-south, in contrast to the

majority of Greek temples which are aligned east-west;

its principle entrance is from

the north. This was necessitated

by the limited space available on the steep slopes

of the mountain. To overcome this restriction a door was

placed in the side of the temple, perhaps to allow worshippers

to face east or let light in to illuminate the statue.

The temple is of a relatively modest size, with the stylobate

measuring 38.3 by 14.5 metres containing a Doric peristyle of

six by fifteen columns (hexastyle). The roof left a central

space open to admit light and air. The temple was constructed

entirely out of grey Arcadian limestone except for the frieze

which was carved from marble. Like most major temples

it has three "rooms" or porches: the pronaos, plus a naos

and an opisthodomos. The naos most likely once housed

a cult statue of Apollo. The temple lacks some optical

refinements found in the Parthenon, such as a subtly curved

floor, though the columns have entasis.

Fragment of a metope, depicting an Amazon, displayed

at the British Museum. The temple is unusual in that it has

examples of all three of the classical orders used in ancient.

Greek architecture: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian.

Doric columns form the peristyle while Ionic columns

support the porch and Corinthian columns feature in the interior. The

Corinthian capital is the earliest example of the order found to date.

It was relatively sparsely decorated on the exterior.

Inside, however, there was a continuous Ionic frieze showing

Greeks in battle with Amazons and the Lapiths engaged in

battle with Centaurs. This frieze's metopes were removed

by Charles Robert Cockerell and taken to the British Museum in 1815.

(They are still to be seen in the British Museum's Gallery 16,

near the Elgin Marbles.) Cockerell decorated the walls of

the Ashmolean Museum's Great Staircase and that of the

Travellers Club with plaster casts of the same frieze.

The temple had been noticed first in November 1765 by

the French architect J. Bocher, who was building villas

at Zante and came upon it quite by accident; he

recognized it from its site, but when he returned for

a second look, he was murdered by bandits.

Charles Robert Cockerell and Carl Haller von Hallerstein,

having secured sculptures at Aegina, hoped for

more successes at Bassae in 1811; all Haller's careful

drawings of the site were lost at sea, however.

The site was explored in 1812 with the permission of Veli Pasha,

the Turkish commander of the Peloponnese, by a group of British

antiquaries who removed twenty-three slabs from the Ionic cella

frieze and transported them to Zante along with other sculptures.

Veli Pasha's claims on the finds were silenced in exchange for a

small bribe, and the frieze was bought at auction by the

British Museum in 1815. This frieze's metopes were removed

personally by Charles Robert Cockerell.

Cockerell decorated the walls of the Ashmolean Museum's

Great Staircase and that of the Travellers Club with plaster casts

of the same frieze. The frieze sculptures were published in

Rome in 1814 and officially, by the British Museum in 1820.

Other hasty visits resulted in further publications.

The first fully published excavation was not begun until 1836;

it was carried out by Russian archaeologists under the

direction of Carlo Brullo. Perhaps the most striking discovery

was the oldest Corinthian capital found to date. Some of the

recovered artefacts are on display at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.

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Where to Go During an Earthquake

Where to Go During an Earthquake

BESIDE…NOT UNDER………… Where to Go During an Earthquake Remember that stuff about hiding under a table or standing in a doorway? Well, forget it! This is a real eye opener. It could save your life someday. EXTRACT FROM DOUG COPP'S ARTICLE ON 'THE TRIANGLE OF LIFE' My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the American Rescue Team International (ARTI ), the world's most experienced rescue team. The information in this article will save lives in an earthquake. I have crawled inside 875 collapsed buildings, worked with rescue teams from 60 countries, founded rescue teams in several countries, and I am a member of many rescue teams from many countries. I was the United Nations expert in Disaster Mitigation for two years, and have worked at every major disaster in the world since 1985, except for simultaneous disasters. The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico City during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under its desk. Every child was crushed to the thickness of their bones. They could have survived by lying down next to their desks in the aisles. It was obscene -- unnecessary. Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of the ceilings falling upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these objects, leaving a space or void next to them - NOT under them. This space is what I call the 'triangle of life'. The larger the object, the stronger, the less it will compact. The less the object compacts, the larger the void, the greater the probability that the person who is using this void for safety will not be injured. The next time you watch collapsed buildings, on televi sion, count the 'triangles' you see formed. They are everywhere. It is the most common shape, you will see, in a collapsed building.  TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY 1) Most everyone who simply 'ducks and covers' when building collapse are crushed to death. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are crushed. 2) Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position. You should too in an earthquake. It is a natural safety/survival instinct. You can survive in a smaller void. Get next to an object, next to a sofa, next to a bed, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly but leave a void next to it. 3) Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an earthquake. Wood is flexible and moves with the force of the earthquake. If the wooden building does collapse, large survival voids are created. Also, the wooden building has less concentrated, crushing weight. Brick buildings will break into individual bricks. Bricks will cause many injuries but less squashed bodies than concrete slabs. 4) If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply roll off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed. Hotels can achieve a much greater survival rate in earthquakes, simply by posting a sign on the back of the door of every room telling occupants to lie down on the floor, next to the bottom of the bed during an earthquake. 5) If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting out the door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal position next to a sofa, or large chair. 6) Most everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls forward or backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the door jam falls sideways you will be cut in half by the doorway. In either case, you will be killed! 7) Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a different 'moment of frequency' (they swing separately from the main part of the building). The stairs and remainder of the building continuously bump into each other until structural failure of the stairs takes place. The people who get on stairs before they fail are chopped up by the stair treads - horribly mutilated. Even if the building doesn't collapse, stay away from the stairs. The stairs are a likely part of the building to be damaged. Even if the st airs are not collapsed by the earthquake, they may collapse later when overloaded by fleeing people. They should always be checked for safety, even when the rest of the building is not damaged. 8) Get near the outer walls of buildings or outside of them if possible - It is much better to be near the outside of the building rather than the interior. The farther inside you are from the outside perimeter of the building the greater the probability that your escape route will be blocked. 9) People inside of their vehicles are crushed when the road above falls in an earthquake and crushes their vehicles; which is exactly what happened with the slabs between the decks of the Nimitz Freeway. The victims of the San Francisco earthquake all stayed inside of their vehicles. They were all killed. They could have easily survived by getting out and sitting or lying next to their vehicles. Everyone killed would have survived if they had been able to get out of their cars and sit or lie next to t hem. All the crushed cars had voids 3 feet high next to them, except for the cars that had columns fall directly across them. 10) I discovered, while crawling inside of collapsed newspaper offices and other offices with a lot of paper, that paper does not compact. Large voids are found surrounding stacks of paper. Spread the word and save someone's life... The entire world is experiencing natural calamities so be prepared! 'We are but angels with one wing, it takes two to fly' In 1996 we made a film, which proved my survival methodology to be correct. The Turkish Federal Government, City of Istanbul, University of Istanbul Case Productions and ARTI cooperated to film this practical, scientific test. We collapsed a school and a home with 20 mannequins inside. Ten mannequins did 'duck and cove r,' and ten mannequins I used in my 'triangle of life' survival method. After the simulated earthquake collapse we crawled through the rubble and entered the building to film and document the results. The film, in which I practiced my survival techniques under directly observable, scientific conditions , relevant to building collapse, showed there would have been zero percent survival for those doing duck and cover. There would likely have been 100 percent survivability for people using my method of the 'triangle of life.' This film has been seen by millions of viewers on television in Turkey and the rest of Europe, and it was seen in the USA , Canada and Latin America on the TV program Real TV.

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7 Wonders of Russia

7 Wonders of Russia

Acquaint you with the real wonders of Russia and those wonderful places thateveryone should know Russian. Election of seven "wonders of the country"going through SMS and Internet voting. As a result, we selected 49 of the 7 Wonders of the federal districts of Russia (on the 7 wonders of each federal district).

Acquaint you with the real wonders of our country and those wonderful places that everyone should know Russian. Election of seven "wonders of the country" going through SMS and Internet voting. As a result, we selected 49 of the 7 Wonders of the federal districts of Russia (on the 7 wonders of each federal district).



1) Pillars of weathering - remnants on Mount Man-Pupu-Ner, or, as they are called, "Mansi boobs" are the pillars of weathering. This geological monument is located in the Trinity-Pechora region of Komi, in the area between Ichotlyagi and Pechora.


1a), this geological monument is located in the Trinity-Pechora region of Komi, in the area between Ichotlyagi and Pechora. Height of columns from 30 to 42 meters.


2) St. Basil's Cathedral - This is not only the main temple of the Red Square, but also a symbol of all Russia.


2a) It was built in 1555-1561 by order of Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the capture of the Khanate of Kazan. Storming of Kazan began Oct. 1, 1552, the feast of the Protection of the Mother of God, so the "official" name of the temple - the temple of the Protection of the Mother of God.


3) Mount Elbrus - two-headed Elbrus, the highest point of Russia and Europe, is located on the border of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia.


3a) Western summit of Mount Elbrus rises above sea level at 5642 meters, the east - on the 5621 meter. Vertices are separated by deep saddle. Elbrus is located a few kilometers north of the Great Caucasus mountain range and connects to the ridge-bridge.


4) Mamaev Kurgan and statue of Mother Motherland - Title Mamaev burial mound, as legend has it, is connected with the name of the Tatar warlord Mamaia.


4a) on top of the mound were once the guard patrols. On the crest of the rider stood, keenly scrutinized, does not appear there from danger. Zastava was founded by Khan Mamai. About a hundred selected and dedication of soldiers were sent to them from his personal security guard service for the objection. Khan mother knew a reliable guard can control the Volga and Perevoloka and thereby save us from surprise attacks on the capital of the Khanate of Sarai-Berke.


5) Lake Baikal - the "Glorious sea, sacred Baikal" - and wants to tighten the leisurely theme, looking at the fresh wave of gray-haired old man, who can still surprise accustomed to the wonders of mankind.


5a) as the ancient world, Lake Baikal, there are about 25-30 million years. With an average duration of "life" of lakes in the 10-15 million years old, he became the champion twice.


6) The Valley of Geysers - Kamchatka Russia is famous for its unique corner of nature - the Valley of Geysers.


6a), clouds of steam, fountains of boiling water, incredible colors of slopes on which a jet of hot water, with lush, green grass and trees create an enchanting sight. The valley is located about 160 km north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.


7) Peterhof - Not all love St. Petersburg Peterhof, scold those blinding glare, the crowds of tourists, but returned and returned to Peterhof, and guests is the first step being taken here.


7a) Peterhof was founded in 1710 as the imperial residence of the status of the city - from 1762. The city is a monument of world architecture and the palace and garden art XVIII-XIX centuries Museum-Reserve Peterhof. Science city in 2005. 

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ANCIENT SITES ON GOOGLE EARTH

 Ancient Sites on Google Earth

Kampyr Tepe (Uzbekistan)

On several occasions I have blogged on the possibilities of Google Earth and its online spin-off, Google Maps. My last blog on this topic was a bit over half a year ago, when I had some 1700 items available. In the meantime, I have added more than 550 ancient sites to my list, from all quarters of the ancient world.

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