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  1. I'm going to quote myself from another thread "I think panthic weekly reporters are complete idiots <_< "
  2. ^^ Hindu's do believe in 1 god. Maybe if people did some research on their own about stuff rather than taking in whatever crap they read on this forum, posted by some hindu or muslim phobic individual, they might get some decent information.
  3. http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/labnotes/ar...e-with-you.aspx Going, going ... The universe as we see it—that starry expanse in the night sky—may never get better than it is now, at least in a visual sense: dark energy, the mysterious springy stuff that is causing the cosmic expansion to accelerate, is also squelching the growth of the largest entities in the universe, clusters of galaxies. From here on out, those clusters will grow no more than a ballerina on a diet. The discovery, to be reported in two separate papers in the Feb. 10 issue of The Astrophysical Journal, also gives astronomers the best clues yet about the nature of dark energy, which was discovered in 1998, and what it means for the fate of the universe. Using the orbiting Chandra X-Ray Observatory, astronomers led by Alexey Vikhlinin of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Mass., measured how dark energy has affected the growth of galaxy clusters—the largest entities in the universe—over billions of years, which required spying some that lie halfway across the cosmos. AdvertisementplaceAd2(commercialNode,'bigbox',false,''); What they found is that the mass of the clusters increases over time, with the oldest clusters also being the most massive. Galactic clusters grew like Topsy for the first 10 billion or so years after the big bang, the scientists infer, but for the last 5 billion have been bulking up no more than an anorectic ballerina. In other words, dark energy was a wimp for the first two thirds of the universe’s existence, but strengthened into a bully, keeping galactic clusters in check, in the most recent one third. The anemic growth of galactic clusters caused by dark energy makes sense: just as it would be harder for any two partygoers to find themselves up close and personal if the gathering were held in some sci-fi expanding room, so it is harder for cosmic objects to come together gravitationally if the universe is being stretched, as it is under the influence of dark energy. It’s sort of like “arrested development of the universe,” said Vikhlinin. “Whatever is forcing the expansion of the universe to speed up is also forcing its development to slow down.” That suggests that dark energy, a sort of repulsive or anti-gravity, is the energy of empty space rather than the result of a more general energy field or the result of something weird happening with the shape of spacetime (which would mean Einstein’s theory of general relativity breaks down at very large scales). Einstein first gave this repulsive force the name cosmological constant, though he later said it was the worst mistake of his scientific life. “Putting all of this data together gives us the strongest evidence yet that dark energy is the cosmological constant, or in other words, that ‘nothing weighs something’,” said Vikhlinin. “A lot more testing is needed, but so far Einstein’s theory is looking as good as ever.” If dark energy is indeed the manifestation of the energy of empty space, then the expansion of the universe will continue to accelerate. "The expansion of the universe will continue forever," said Vikhlinin (sorry, Woody Allen), but slow down enough "that it will not result in a big rip, tearing the structure apart." Phew. Still, in about 100 billion years, we won’t be able to see any other galaxies from our own Milky Way. Get out there with a telescope while there’s still lots to see.
  4. Anything scientist know is only from theory, hopefully The Large Hadron Collider will shed some light on this mystery along with lots of other mysteries pestering Physicists today.
  5. When I was in Punjab I had never heard of rehnsabai kirtan or AKJ either. I have also noticed that Sikh youth outside of India are generally very narrow minded, when it comes to spirituality. Let me also clarify that not all are like that of course, before someone mentions that <_<
  6. http://sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=180
  7. hanji, eh san sadey Nostradamus Jee SS waaley :lol: eh banda baria prophecies karda, you should write a book on them :3singh3:
  8. oye 5 star rating walea, udha star menu dede :P

  9. Bhagat kabeer ji thinks otherwise inMdau inMdau mo kau logu inMdau ] ni(n)dho ni(n)dho mo ko log ni(n)dho || Slander me, slander me - go ahead, people, and slander me. inMdw jn kau KrI ipAwrI ] ni(n)dhaa jan ko kharee piaaree || Slander is pleasing to the Lord's humble servant. inMdw bwpu inMdw mhqwrI ]1] rhwau ] ni(n)dhaa baap ni(n)dhaa mehathaaree ||1|| rehaao || Slander is my father, slander is my mother. ||1||Pause|| http://sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=1355
  10. mar jaaney di vajj jandi ta sawaad aunda
  11. The best part: "medicines were cured of your disease..." ulti ganga veh challi oye
  12. If you ignore the " " that sounds like a threat :lol:
  13. ^ way to twist my words :rolleyes: I won't reiterate what pjs and ms514 has wrote as I agree with their views completely.
  14. homogenized or not, it's NATURAL :D
  15. ^ Extending the point pjs has brought up, Why are shaheeds of 84 any more important that shaheeds of the past?
  16. I know people won't agree with me, but gurbani is meant for humans, not animals
  17. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/200...c/10/black-hole
  18. http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/games...launches_p.html This just in: After pushing back the launch date by more than a year, Sony’s video game division plans to release PlayStation Home, an online 3-D social networking service, on Dec. 11. Like Linden Labs’ Second Life, Home will let users interact with others through their own computer-generated characters in a virtual setting. Sony is counting on Home to improve the fortunes of its struggling video games unit. The unit, which is in charge of the PlayStation 3 business, has been a huge drag on earnings, losing roughly $3.8 billion over the past two years. Credit Suisse has predicted that Sony’s gaming unit could eke out a profit this year, but that’s less than certain in the face of a long recession and an unfavorably strong Japanese yen. Sony officials say they don’t expect an immediate payoff from Home. Their plan is to offer Home as a free software download to all PS3 users, and to charge gaming companies and other brands to create shops, sell goods, host events and advertise. “We think that Home will increase the opportunities for gamers to find each other,” says Ryoji Akagawa, Home senior producer. “That, in turn, will increase the total number of people playing games, which is a key mission for us.” Home marks the latest phase of a rollout of online services for the PlayStation 3. Recently, Sony added video downloads to the PlayStation Network, which, according to Sony, has attracted 15 million subscribers worldwide. But rival Microsoft still has the lead in offering a full range of online gaming and video-download services, and Nintendo is tops in game console sales. In October, market researcher NPD said Sony sold just 190,000 PS3s in the U.S., compared to 803,210 Nintendo Wii consoles and 371,000 Microsoft Xbox machines. (Since the PS3’s release in November 2006, Sony had sold more than 16.8 million units globally. Nintendo launched its Wii that same month but has sold 34.5 million units.) It’s unclear what impact the delays will have on Home. The original plan was to have Home ready by autumn 2007. Sony Computer Entertainment chief Kaz Hirai announced the first delay in October, 2007. The company had expected Home to be ready by April of this year, but instead announced another delay. In late August, the company started inviting a limited number of users for a trial. Sony asked for feedback to fine-tune the service before making it available to a broader audience. Among the things they learned: Japanese users complained that the virtual characters, or avatars, looked too Western. Home’s programmers also changed the appearance of options menus and added voice chat features. And they built in security measures so parents could prevent their children from visiting certain areas and gamers could report cyberstalkers. One thing that could frustrate gamers: Though PlayStation Network lets gamers compete against anyone around the world, Home users who log on in the U.S. won’t be able to interact with users in Japan, other parts of Asia or Europe. Sony did that to avoid the cross-border legal issues, says Junji Shoda, who is in charge of Home's business strategy. The beauty of Home is that it’s constantly evolving. Sony officials are already considering new features that will make Home more like social networks like Facebook and MySpace. In time, Home users will be able to post links to outside Web sites or upload photos for others to see. Want your avatar to eat or drink? That’s not possible now but it might get programmed in later, says Sony’s Akagawa. With so many features, though, could Home distract gamers from playing games? “We don’t really worry about that,” says Shoda.
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