gyanjyoti

insurrection : uprising

integrity : character, principle

intelligentsia : the intellectual class

interdict : to forbid

interlocutor : a person who takes part in a conversation

interloper : an intruder

interminable : endless

intermittent : periodic

interpolate : to tamper with or to corrupt by spurious insertions

intone : recite with prolonged sounds

oaf : an idiot

obeisance : respect

obituary : announcement of someone's death

objective (adj) : impartial

oblations : an offering generally

obligatory : compulsory

oblique : indirect

obliterate : to destroy

obloquy : disgrace

obnoxious : offensive

obscure(adj) : not easily understood

(v): to hide

obsequious : fawning; servile

Is this the material for future ???

Choose for yourself after reading the following :

Despite its incredibly low density, aerogel is one of the most powerful materials on the planet. It can support thousands of times its own weight, block out intense heat, cold and sound – yet it is 1,000 times less dense than glass, nearly as transparent and is composed of %99.8 air. The lowest-density silica-based aerogels are even lighter than air.

I leave the research part to those who are interested !!!

malijadeed ? : what's new?

eshtaqto elaika / elaiki (female) katheeran : i missed you so much !

ahlan sadiqi / sadiqati (female) : hey ! friend !

salam ! : hi !

sabah el kheer : good morning !

masaa el kheer : good evening !

marhaban : welcome (to greet someone )

kaifa haloka / haloki (female) : how are you?

ana bekhair, shokran : i am fine, thanks!

wa ant / wa anti (female) ? : and you?

jayed / 'aadee : good / so-so

acme : the perfection in the career of anything

acoustics : device converting electrical pulses to sound

acquiescent : a person who makes no opposition

acquit : to release

acrid : pungent

acrimonious : bitterness of feeling or language

actuarial : mathematical and statistical techniques

acumen : keen insight

adduce : to cite or quote

adept : completely skilled

adipose : of fat; fatty

adjudicate : act as a judge in a competition , court etc.

it seems a lot of love birds nowadays fell short of words while expressing their feelings !! never mind i have come up with some lovable arabic words ,.... do have a look and don't forget to share ::

azizati : for addressing one female

habibati : for addressing one female (baby,sweety and honey)

habeeby : my love

amoorty : honey , sweety

haway : my passion

euoony : my eyes

lahda men fadlek (male)/ fadleki(female) : one moment please

men fathlek/fathleki(female) : excuse me....(to ask for something)!!

ta'ala/ ta'alay(female) ma'ee : come with me

alma'derah : excuse me (to pass by)

ibqa/ ibqay (female) ala al khat raja'an : hold on please!(on phone )

Ma'a salama : good bye!

araka / araki (female) fi ma ba'd : see you later

tosbeho / tosbeheena (female) 'ala khair : good night

lashai jadeed : nothing much

good luck my lovebirds! ! go rule the world not with arms but with words of love..

incarnate : personified, embodied

incendiary : a person who inflames passions or stirs up trouble

incense : anger

inception: beginning, inauguration

incessant : uninterrupted

incipient : nascent, developing

inclement : severe, harsh

incognito : disguised, secretly

inconsequential : unimportant, trivial

incontinent: unrestrained, lacking control over

incontrovertible : unquestionable

incorporeal : intangible, metaphysical or spiritual

incorrigible : beyond correction or reform

horde: multitude

hosanna : in shout of adoration

hostelry : an inn

hovel : a small or wretched dwelling

hoyden : a tomboy

hubbub : uproar, riot

hubris : overconfidence

humane : merciful

humdrum : monotonous; dull

hummock : a hillock

hurtle : to hurl, to clash

husbandry : business of a farmer; economical management

How do astronomers measure the radius of a star?

In order to find the diameter of a star you really need three pieces of information about the star 1) distance 2) brightness 3) and color

Step 1: We can figure out the total power output of the star by knowing its brightness at Earth and its distance.

Step 2: Figure out the surface temperature. The universe really gave us scientists a lucky break because stars are fairly predictable objects. What I mean is that, for most stars once we know one property of the star we can generally figure out everything else we want to know about it. This is because stars behave like "black bodies". This is a physics term which describes how an object of certain temperature glows at different wavelength (thus influencing its color). Most ordinary matter resembles a black body (has nothing to do with being black, it's just terminology). You probably already have an intuitive understanding of this from your everyday experience. For example, when you heat up an object, at first it might start to glow red. And as it gets hotter it might start to glow yellow, blue, and eventually white. Because stars approximate black bodies very well, by knowing the color of the star we can figure out what its surface temperature is quite accurately.

Step 3: Another great thing about black bodies is that, for any specific amount of surface area we can predict exactly how much light it will radiate (hotter objects are brighter). And since we already know the temperature and the total brightness of the star we can figure out its surface area, and thus it's diameter

Go amateurs ! this is for you!!

ubiquitous : to be found everywhere

ulterior : concealed; undisclosed

ultimatum : a last offer or demand; a last word

unassuaged : undiminished

unassuming : unpretentious

unbridled : unrestrained

uncanny : weird, supernatural

undermine : to weaken gradually

undulate : to move like or in waves; to vibrate

unequivocal : clear and emphatic

unfaltering : steady; without stumbling

unfledged : undeveloped or inexperienced

unimpeachable : free from fault

uninhibited : unreserved; unrestricted

unmitigated : unqualified

unobtrusive : modest

unprecedented : of which there has been no previous instance

unruly : turbulent

unsavoury : offensive

unsullied : unpolluted

untenable : not defensible

untoward : unfavourable; inconvenient

glower : to stare frowningly

glut : to block or choke up

gluttonous : greedy

gnarled : twisted

gnaw : to bite

gnome : a sprite ; goblin

go-getter : an agressively enterprising person

gory : ghastly

gouge : to scoop out

gourmand : a person who eats greedily

gourmet : a connoisseur of good food and wines

governess : woman employed to teach children in a private household

peroration : the conclusion of a speech

perpetrate : to execute

perquisite : benefit apart from salary

perseverance : continued application to anythg which one has begun

persiflage : banter, flippancy

personable  : likeable

persona muta :  a character in an opera who neither speaks or sings

persona non grata : a person who is not acceptable

pert  : unconcealed

pertinent : related

perusal : read carefully

pervade : to diffuse

perverse : stubborn 

Human beings have a selfish nature, the more we receive from Mother Nature, the more we desire. This irrational greed was the basic cause of the disastrous flood. Unplanned development took place in Uttarakhand. Investors and contractors in Uttarakhand were imprudent. They overlooked the geographical structure of Uttrakhand. In an earthquake prone area it was a mere foolishness to have innumerable hotels, resorts, dharamshala, etc. The government of Uttarakhand is equally at fault for not implementing the environment laws.

How long can a mother withstand misdoings of her children? Thus Mother Nature or we can say Mother Earth reminded us that we have taken her for granted. She was burdened too much at the soils of Uttarakhand, thus she revolted, wreaking havoc and fury. Thousands of people are dead, many have become homeless. But it is a result of our wrong doings.

We can argue that the people who died were innocent pilgrims, why should they suffer? To this I have no clear scientific answer. Was it will of God or their own destiny? None can answer. Now we must take lesson from this horrific occurrence or we shall have to grieve again.

This is technical answer to the question why calamity happened in Uttarakhand.

Moving ahead if we look at the incident from the point of view of spirituality and specifically Hinduism we would come across many answers such as those mentioned below.

In Hindu mythology, we know that Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are the creator, protector and destroyer of the world respectively. We can consider them as 3 different Gods or 1 God, as per our will. So the God who has the power to create us, protect us, has the power to destroy us too, we must bear that in mind.

Some people may claim that those who die at holy places are actually blessed and their souls receive benediction. To quote recent The Hindu article “Many believe the dead were blessed for they were called to the abode of Gods, or holy places, to breathe their last, glossing over the torment they must have experienced as their life withered away.” So we can look at the deaths of thousands of people as two sides of the same coin. Either it was a blessing or it was a curse.

Innocent children who died were at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Some people believe in cycle of life and death, unless you are free of all sins you shall be born again. Consequently due to bad ‘karma’ in previous births, these children were destined to die. This same logic can be applied to men and women too who died there.

Conclusion: We cannot blame Lord Krishna for the catastrophe in Uttarakhand.