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This is so totally cool. It was originally designed for blogging, according to Google. Damn those comment spammers. But there…
“Living” robots powered by muscle
Taken from here. Tiny robots powered by living muscle have been created. So, is this like the nanites in ST:TNG…
Gecko carcasses
Ants are a way of life here. They invade your home, they set up nests everywhere. In walls, behind tiles,…
In the news . . .
Pyramid schemes are becoming illegal here. (We received a notice from the bank about this a while back.) And bank…
To make sure squid stays tender when cooking…
Soak in milk for at least an hour. Squid = cuttlefish, by the way.
Columbia crew saw new atmospheric phenomenon
Really? So, not an airplane? Not a helicopter? Not a weather balloon? Not a hot air balloon? This atmospheric phenomenon…
LTTE on the news
The LTTE leaders spoke to news reporters today, saying that they met with Netherlands government representatives, saying that they needed…
Sri Lanka’s new building regulation
No new building construction can take place within 100 m of the ocean on the west side of the island…
And if you want to read about fake tsunami pictures . . .
And look at them, too, then look here. And read about the television news channel in Australia that showed them….
Best place to find photos, videos, satellite images of the tsunami and its aftermath
Is here. The guy (girl?) who’s running the site seems to be bent on collecting every image possible on the…
Chocolate Explained
Chocolate is made from the cocao bean. It’s dried, roasted, and ground, and during the grinding process, cocoa liquor is…
Another cool photos site
There are twenty pictures you can scroll through – before and afters.
Tsunami experiments
I found two interesting tsunami experiments pages. The first one looks like it was done in some guy’s basement. He…
Environmental impact of the tsunami
Taken from Wikipedia: —–Begin Quote It has been reported that severe damage has been inflicted on ecosystems such as mangroves,…
Famous Tsunamis
Taken from here: —–Begin Quote December 26, 2004: A massive earthquake off the coast of Sumatra generates tsunami waves that…
How a tsunami works
Check out this link. It has links to more tsunami footage, animations of the Bandeh Aceh shoreline from before to…
Marriage Proposals in Sri Lanka
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." – The Princess Bride…
American Military Intelligence – once again, proved an Oxymoron
What were they thinking? —–Begin Quote The damage wrought by the construction of an American military base in the ruins…
Lankaweb headlines
Taken from this website. The reason I doubt the previous article – take a look at these headlines from today’s…
“SUN GOD” IS DEAD AND GONE. LET US UNITE AS ONE NATION TO REBUILD OUR COUNTRY.
That how one headline read. It certainly does get your attention, doesn’t it? They’re talking about Prabhakaran, the head of…
9 desperate woman fighting for tsunami-survivor ‘Baby 81’
Because that’s the only way to replace their own dead children. [/sarcasm] People are nuts. To be fair, they’re also…
Prabhakaran dead! Body found!
More info here. And the rest of you are going, "Uh, yeah, so why do we care?" Because Velupillai Prabhakaran…
The History of Chocolate Chip Cookies
Do you wonder where chocolate chip cookies came from? Someone had to be the first person to come up with…
Pictures of the tsunami – before and after
There are now a lot of websites out there that have before and after pics. You can check out DigitalGlobe…