Most Visited Sites Of 2011 Ranked By Google

Google recently refreshed its list of the top 1,000 sites on the web.

The sites are ranked in terms of unique viewers, based on data gathered by Double-click Ad Planner. Google explains how this advertising service determines a website's weight: "Double Click Ad Planner combines information from a variety of sources including anonymized, aggregated Google Toolbar data from users who have opted in to enhanced features, publisher opt-in anonymous Google Analytics data, opt-in external consumer panel data, and other third-party market research."

The top 1,000 list is far from definitive, though. Google has left off specific kinds of websites, such as "adult sites, ad networks, domains that don't have publicly visible content or don't load properly, and certain Google sites." So if you're wondering why Google, for example, doesn't appear anywhere on the list, that's why.



10 . Microsoft



Category: Software
Unique visitors (users): 340,000,000
Reach: [/s2]18.3%[/s2]
Page views: 2,700,000,000



9 . Bing



Category: Search Engines
Unique visitors (users): 340,000,000
Reach: 18.3%
Page views: 11,000,000,000



8 . Baidu



Category: Search Engines
Unique visitors (users): 340,000,000
Reach: 18%
Page views: 110,000,000,000



7 . BLOG SPOT 



Category: Blogging Resources & Services
Unique visitors (users): 410,000,000
Reach: 21.9%
Page views: 5,400,000,00



6 . MSN



Category: Web Portals
Unique visitors (users): 450,000,000
Reach: 24%
Page views: 15,000,000,000



5 . Wikipedia



Category: Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Unique visitors (users): 490,000,000
Reach: 26.2%
Page views: 7,000,000,000



4 . Live



Category: Search Engines
Unique visitors (users): 550,000,000
Reach: 29.3%
Page views: 36,000,000,000



3 . Yahoo



Category: Web Portals 
Unique visitors (users): 660,000,000
Reach: 35.3%
Page views: 77,000,000,000



2 . YouTube



Category: Online Video
Unique visitors (users): 800,000,000
Reach: 42.7%
Page views: 100,000,000,000



1 . Facebook



Category: Social Network
Unique visitors (users): 880,000,000
Reach: 47.2%
Page views: 910,000,000,000

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10 Light-Emitting Creatures

There are a number of species that demonstrate the phenomenon of bioluminescence – the ability of living things to emit light.1. These bioluminescent creatures range from flying animals to deep water ones. Their mechanism of emitting light and the reason often differs from one another


There are worms that glow called dismalites that can be found in very select places in North America. The larvae of these worms live in stream banks and sandstone caves. Dismalites (Orfelia fultoni) use their blue-green light to find food by attracting insects

2. Anglerfish

Anglerfish may not look like the friendliest denizen of the seas, but the fish uses bioluminescence to its advantage much like the prettier creatures. There are a wide variety of anglerfish and they can be found in both open water and benthic environments. They also take a multitude of forms, including round and long. All of the species are not very big (the largest grow to 250 mm).

3. Bioluminescent Jellyfish


 
A jellyfish that flows and glows is one of the most beautiful sights that nature provides. The species Aequorea victoria (also known as crystal jelly) produces a series of blue light flashes by releasing calcium, which reacts with the photoprotein aequorin. While crystal jelly emits blue and green light, jellyfish throughout the seas emit a rainbow of colors.
4. Firefly Squid


The firefly squid, also known as the sparkling enope squid, has organs called photophores at the end of each tentacle which emit light. This light is used as a siren song for little fish, which the three-inch squid subsequently munches upon. The squid, which generally live 600-1200 feet below the ocean’s surface, is the only cephalopod to develop color vision which may allow them to differentiate between bioluminescent and ambient light.
5. Dinoflagellates


Dinoflagellates are marine plankton. these microorganisms glow with bioluminescence when disturbed. Perhaps the most well known example of this light can be found in Mosquito Bay, which is off the coast of the Puerto Rican island of Vieques. The bay, also known as The Bio Bay, has the perfect combination of elements for the dinoflagellates to show off their blue glow.

6. Glowworms

 
Like dismalites, glowworms use their bioluminescence to attract insects into a web. For this reason, their Latin name is Arachnocampa (which translates indirectly to spider-worm). Perhaps the most well-known glowworm is the Arachnocampa luminoso of New Zealand. In addition to using its light to attract unsuspecting prey, the New Zealand glowworm uses the light to burn off energy. The light is made via a chemical reaction between chemicals emitted by the glowworm and the oxygen in the air
7. Foxfire


Foxfire are a type of mushroom that exhibit bioluminscence. These mushrooms which are part of the genus Mycena provide a slight green glow at night. Of the 500 species of mushroom that are filed under Mycena, only 33 are known to be bioluminescent. Foxfires have had practical applications as people from various parts of the world have used the mushrooms as a natural lantern.
8. Vibrio Harveyi Bacteria


Vibrio harveyi floats in the ocean and are mainly thought to reside near the tropics. They are the likely cause of the effect known as the milky sea, the world’s largest bioluminescent area, which is roughly the size of Connecticut. This effect was largely thought as a myth (even mentioned by Jules Verne in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea) until being verified by scientists in 2005. Perhaps the most unusual aspect of V. Harveyi is that they seem to communicate with each other via a process called quorum-sensing. This process of cell-to-cell communication which regulates gene expression based on population density is produced by the release of an auto inducer. In addition to luminescence, the auto inducer release regulates production of antibiotic and biofilm.


9. Fireflies




Fireflies are perhaps the most famous bioluminescent creature. There are over 2000 species of firefly (which are also known as lightening bugs). For example, Photinus pyralis produces light via a chemical reaction between a pigment called luciferin and oxygen. Carbon dioxide is the most common chemical which is released by this reaction. Luciferin has a number of applications for people, including for use in blood banks to examine whether red blood cells are breaking down. Fireflies can regulate the amount of oxygen that enters their abdomen (where the chemical reaction takes place), which can create a flashing pattern.
10. Animals Glowing Because of Scientific Experiments


Researchers have introduced substances such as green fluorescent protein to animals including rhesus monkeys and pigs to examine a wide variety of ailments. For example, in 2008 scientists infected unfertilized rhesus monkey eggs to study Huntington’s disease. The study examined the disease’s effect on monkey brains. Green fluorescent protein was introduced to pigs by researchers in Taiwan to study the development of adult stem cells. Fluorescent proteins have also been introduced to animals to study cloning. Red fluorescent protein was introduced to cloned cats in 2007 via DNA by scientists in South Korea. The function of mice brains have also been studied at Harvard by introducing cyan, red, and yellow fluorescent protein. Individual neurons were given different colors to study how neurons work together in a distributed fashion.

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Reactions of a fresh Engineering Graduate

[i]Reactions of a fresh Engineering Graduate

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Allocated to projects




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Yeah got Promotion... Now a Project Manager!

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SOME FACTS ABOUT RAM SETU AND SETU SAMUDRAM PROJECT

Some Facts About Ram Setu And Setu Samundram Project.
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RAMA SETU or Adam's Bridge, known in India as Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu , is a chain of limestone shoals, between the islands of Mannar, near north western Sri Lanka, and Rameswaram, off the south eastern coast of India.
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The bridge is 30 miles (48 km) long and separates the Gulf of Mannar (southwest) from the Palk Strait (northeast). Some of the sand banks are dry and the sea in the area is very shallow, being only 3 ft to 30 ft (1 m to 10 m) deep in places, which hinders navigation.The name, Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu (Sanskrit: setu : bridge) for the shoal of islands derives from the Sanskrit epic Ramayana, in which a bridge from Rameswaram was built by allies of Rama that he used to reach Lanka, and rescue his abducted wife Sita from the asura king, Ravana. The sea separating India and Sri Lanka is called Sethu samudram, based on the same episode.
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Setu Samudram Project:
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Setu Samudram shipping canal project (SSCP) is a project that has been approved by the Government of India and its work has been started near Kodand Ram Temple. In this project, Palk Gulf and Gulf Mennar will be linked by making a shipping canal through Rameshwaram Island. This will allow ships and boats to navigate in the passage between India and Sri Lanka without having to circle Sri Lanka (as is being done currently). This may save about 400 nautical miles voyage on the West Coast. This project will connect the National Sea Route. This canal will shorten the length of the sea route for ships. Rs. 21 crore per year for fuel expenditure of ships will be saved.
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Danger to Ram Setu:
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According to Hindu scriptures and belief, Lord Ram and his vaanar sena had built a bridge from Rameshwaram to Sri Lanka about 17 lacs 25 thousands years ago. The discovery of Shri Ram Setu by NASA confirms that Hindu scriptures and belief are correct in this matter and that Ramayana is history and not mythology as is often construed.
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Setu Samudram [shipping canal project] is based on the notion that it is inevitable to break the Shri Ram Setu for easy navigation. This will amount to damaging a monument of both, historical and religious importance to Hindus.
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Why Ram Setu should not be damaged :
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Ram Setu prevented the tsunami from advancing from Rameshwaram to Kerala.
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Spiritual Significanc:
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This is a divine bridge.
Lord Rama and his vaanar sena had built it 17 lacs 25 thousands years ago.
In Puranas, the importance of Setu is explained in great details, especially in Skanda Purana, Vishnu Purana, Agni Purana, and Brahma Purana.
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Physical Significance
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Ram Setu a natural barrier to Tsunami: During the last tsunami, the Ramar Bridge (at a high elevation) from the rest of the shoal accumulations acted as a natural barrier preventing the direct devastation of the entire Bharatam coastline south and southwest of Nagapattanam. Many geologists, earth scientists, and oceanographers have commented critically, against the disastrous consequences of constructing SSCP. Amongst these is the impending devastation of Kerala, which will suck in after implementation of SSCP, after next Tsunami hits it.
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Many Naval officials are saying that even after the completion of SSCP, the depth of the canal shall be only 12 meters (about 36 feet ), and only small and medium sized vessels shall be able to pass. Large sized vessels and carriers shall not be able to pass.
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The construction of SSCP is trampling upon the feelings and emotions of millions and millions of Hindus.
Besides, this bridge is world's oldest man-made structure. It is much much older than the pyramids of Egypt, and the Great Wall of China. Ram Setu has sentimental, religious and historic value. People have crossed the sea using the Rama- Setu , for many thousand years, until the 15th century.
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Strongest Creature In The World

Welcome to the Top 10 strongest creatures in the world at the strength-to-weight ratio. These animals (and not only) can lift 1000 times their weight!




10. A baby grizzly bear weighs only 0.5 kg. When it grows up, it is about 550 kg. Grizzly bears are able to lift 0,8 times their body weight.






9. Ox is able to overpower the weight of 900 kg. It’s twice more than their own weight.





8.Elephants can raise up to 9 tons. It’s 1.7 times the weight of their body. 





7.Tigers can lift the weight at twice their own (about 540 kg). 





6.Strongman Zydrunas Savickas is the strongest man in the world. He can lift weight in excess of his own half. 





5.The Crowned Eagle is the only bird in our list. This African bird can carry prey up to 16 kg while the bird weighs only 4 kg





4.Gorilla can lift weight that is 10 times greater than its own. 





3.Acromyrmex has powerful jaws. This ant can bite off a piece of the leaf that weighs 50 times more that the ant’s body. 





2.Dung beetle can lift an equivalent weight of 6 double-decker buses. In other words it can carry the weight that exceeds its own up to1141 times. 






1.Oribatid mites. This tiny creature that might live in your garden can withstand the weight 1180 times greater than its own. 

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