Top 10 Tamil Movies of 2012

	1 - Thuppakki
	2 - Nanban
	3 - Naan Ee
	4 - Sundarapandian
	5 - Pizza
	6 - Kalakalappu
	7 - Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
	8 - Kumki
	9 - Naan
	10 - Vazhakku Enn 18/9

Which country will be the first and last to celebrate New Year?

The first country to celebrate New Year is Kiribati, Caroline Island (Line Islands) (time zone UTC+14)

The last one are Baker Island, Howland Island (UTC-12).

Happy New Year

New year is the time to bid farewell to the old Year and welcome the coming year.  
It is the time to forget and get past memories
That are no longer useful or worth pondering upon.
Let us forget and forgive
Let us start the journey with new hope
Happy New Year

Best 10 of 2012

Top 10 Videos

1. Gangnam Style
2. Somebody That I Used to Know by Walk off the Earth
3. KONY 2012
4. Call Me Maybe featuring Justin Bieber
5. Obama vs. Romney Epic Rap Battles of History
6. A Dramatic Suprise on a Quiet Square
7. Why You Asking All Them Questions?
8. Crystallize by Lindsey Stirling
9. Facebook Parenting: For the Troubled Teen
10. Felix Baumgartner's Supersonic Free Fall

Top 10 Consumer Electronics

1. iPad 3 
2. Samsung Galaxy S3 
3. iPad Mini 
4. Nexus 7 
5. Galaxy Note 2 
6. Play Station 
7. iPad 4 
8. Microsoft Surface 
9. Kindle Fire 
10. Nokia Lumia 920

Google Doodle - Grimm Fairy Tales

200th Anniversary of Grimm's Fairy Tales

 

20.12.2012 - The last date and month which repeats the year. And its 200th Anniversary of Grimm's Fairy Tales. 

120th Anniversary of Nutcracker Ballet

The Nutcracker's 120th anniversary celebrated in Google doodle

Google has celebrated the 120th anniversary of the Nutcracker with a doodle depicting scenes from the The ballet, scored by Tchaikovsky and set around Christmas, was first performed alongside his opera Iolanta at the Mariinsky theatre in St Petersburg on 18 December 1892, but was poorly received. It was not until the 1950s, when George Balanchine re-imagined the choreography, that it became a major international hit.
 

Malaysia ada kebarangkalian dilanda gempa bumi

News from BERNAMA.

KUALA LUMPUR, 15 Dis (Bernama) -- Terdapat kebarangkalian Malaysia dilanda gempa bumi pada masa hadapan sungguhpun negara ini terletak di luar kawasan Lingkaran Api Pasifik, kata seorang penyelidik hari ini.

Pengarah Pusat Penyelidikan dan Inovasi Universiti Malaysia Sabah Prof Dr Felix Tongkul berkata berdasarkan kajian, pihaknya mendapati Malaysia berkemungkinan dilanda gempa bumi pada kekuatan sederhana iaitu 6.0 pada skala Richter pada masa hadapan.

"Daripada kajian yang kita lakukan, Malaysia mungkin tidak akan ditimpa gempa bumi berskala kuat, tetapi setakat rekod yang kita ada negara mungkin ditimpa gempa bumi berskala sederhana.

"Gegaran pada tahap itu sudah cukup untuk merosakkan bangunan dan harta benda," katanya kepada Bernama pada akhir Seminar Teknikal Kebangsaan Gempa Bumi dan Tsunami anjuran Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (JMM) di sini.

Dr Felix berkata bagaimanapun gempa bumi berkekuatan sederhana itu diramal berlaku di beberapa kawasan tertentu sahaja dan bukan di seluruh negara.

"Seperti yang kita sedia maklum ada beberapa kawasan di negara ini yang sering mengalami gegaran apabila berlaku gempa bumi kuat di negara jiran seperti di kawasan Kundasang, Ranau dan Lahad Datu di Sabah. Kawasan-kawasan ini mungkin berpotensi dilanda gempa bumi sederhana itu," katanya.

Dr Felix yang juga profesor dalam bidang Geologi di Akademi Sains Malaysia berkata kajian yang dijalankan oleh ahli geologi juga mendapati kawasan Bukit Tinggi di Pahang turut berpotensi mengalami gempa bumi sederhana.

Sehubungan itu, katanya masyarakat harus sentiasa bersedia dan tidak panik sekiranya berlaku gegaran pada masa akan datang.

Katanya gempa bumi paling kuat yang direkodkan di Malaysia setakat ini ialah gempa bumi sederhana pada kekuatan 5.8 skala Richter di Lahad Datu Sabah pada 1976 yang mengakibatkan banyak harta benda rosak serta bangunan retak.

Sementara itu, Timbalan Ketua Pengarah (Ramalan) JMM berkata Malaysia mengalami lapan gegaran akibat 22 gempa bumi kuat di negara jiran sepanjang tahun 2012.

Beliau berkata kedudukan Malaysia yang berjiran dengan negara di zon lingkaran gempa bumi menyebabkan Malaysia turut tidak terkecuali daripada terpalit sama merasai gegaran gempa bumi.

"Justeru JMM telah membuat beberapa kajian mengenai kesan gempa bumi dan hasil kajian sedang diteliti di samping pemantauan dari semasa ke semasa bagi membolehkan kita bertindak dengan pantas sekiranya ada kawasan yang dilanda gempa bumi," katanya.

SMS's 20th Birthday

It was 20 years ago today that the first text message was sent. 

It was Dec. 3, 1992, and Neil Papworth, an engineer working in the UK, sent the world's first short message service or SMS.

It read "Merry Christmas." 

But while most are entering their prime at age 20, the text message might just be past its glory years. 

Why are Storms Named after Women?

I have been wondering about this for very long time...

Then I found the answer in The Times Of India.

"Tropical cyclones are named to ease communication between forecasters and the people and to reduce confusion when two or more tropical storms occur at the same time at different locations.

"Clement Wragge, an Australian meteorologist, is credited with initiating the use of names for cyclones. Using women's names became a practice during World War II, following the use of a woman's name for the storm in the 1941 novel, 'Storm', by lexicographer George Steward."

"The practice continued till 1978, after which the names of both men and women began to be used. The modern naming system devised by the Geneva-based World Meteorological Organi-sation uses the alphabetical order and says that the name cannot be repeated for six years. "

So there are also male names too.... They are not named after any speific reason...
Click here for Lists of tropical cyclone names

Can Banana Peels Make Teeth Whiter?

I read this somewhere. Banana peels can make teeth whiter... Hhhhmmmm....

I found this instruction in e-How....

1. Brush your teeth as usual with a natural toothpaste or you can use the banana peel first and then brush. Use a ripe banana as it has the most potassium content in it.
   Peel from the bottom end as this is how monkeys peel their bananas and it will keep you from having all those loose threads.
2. Take a piece of the inside of the banana peel and gently rub around on your teeth for about 2 minutes.
   The amazing minerals in the peel like potassium, magnesium and manganese absorb into your teeth and whiten them.
3. Repeat the same procedure at night or before bedtime, to whiten teeth.
   Leaving the banana peel on longer is optional if you have stains that need to come off.
4. Do the banana peel routine twice daily to see teeth whiten.
   Smile and share your wonderful teeth whitening secret.
5. You don't have to throw the old banana peels away, you can recycle them.
   They make an excellent mineral compost for plants if dried out and ground up and sprinkled on the soil once a month. Your plants will love you for it!

Is it true.? I am not brave enough to try... Hihihih.... Anyone have tried? Share your experience....:P