Digital Cameras: Double Take
Is 2005 the year of the digital camera? Uh, no. That was 2004 . . . or maybe the year before that. It is no surprise that digital has surpassed film. What continues to amaze is its blitzkrieg progress, namely, more megapixels, better features, easier integration with other technologies, and lower prices. Nowada
The Real Story of DIAMONDS
By Andrew Cockburn Funneled through secretive networks, these precious gems can carry a huge cost in human suffering. “Diamonds are not really a commodity like gold or silver,” a leading New York dealer explained to me one day. “You won’t buy a stone from a jeweler and then sell it back to him for t
Source of “Killer Electrons” in Space Discovered, Study Says
Brian Handwerk for National Geographic NewsJuly 17, 2007 Scientists have discovered the force that creates “killer electrons,” particles that pose a significant hazard to spacecraft and astronauts. The supercharged particles are also a menace to satellites, which are increasingly vital to phones, te
Taj Mahal-Hidden Truth
BBC says about Taj Mahal—Hidden Truth – Never say it is a Tomb Aerial view of the Taj Mahal The interior water well Frontal view of the Taj Mahal and dome Close up of the dome with pinnacle Close up of the pinnacle Inlaid pinnacle pattern in courtyard Red lotus at apex of the entranceRear […]
Valley of Kings
Two 65-foot-high (20-meter-high) sandstone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III—known, incorrectly, as the Colossi of Memnon—are all that’s left of his mortuary temple on the west bank of the Nile, across from Luxor Temple. The annual flooding of the river eventually destroyed the once stupendous building
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The 17th century Taj Mahal is often called a poem in stone. If so, the mausoleum is a love poem—created by Shah Jahan for his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal India Information and History The South Asian country of India includes a peninsula extending into the Indian Ocean, and it is a land of great contrasts [&he