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the "eight" tag

This tag has been making rounds in the blog-o-sphere for the past couple of days....in this tag one has to write the "8" imortant final points that he/she looks out for in her/him!.....(u can read one here.)

Ive read quite a few posts (all based on females).....and the summary of the tag is:

• When it comes down to the final 8....physical beauty takes a back (back back back) seat.!
• Each and every guy wants a girl who masters or atleast knows the way to his heart which passes through his stomach.........A girl should know to cook!
• She should have a good sense of humor........so that when the guy is through with his she steps in!
• She should have a maternal feel! (the guys r still used to chuchi chuchi cooing from their moms)!

But no guy asks for these qualities in their girl friends and even when they see a hot girl standing in front of them the farthest they can think of is sleeping with her but can never think of making her a wife!

so the moral of the story is that no matter how much guys run after "bipasa basu and mallika sherawat" they will always marry a "madhuri dixit or juhi chawla"........:)

babyeeee

posted by preetishere @ 6:53 AM 13 comments

MOLLUSCA

isnt this animal quite??

this is known as Carribean Reef squid...it it an invertribate and belongs to the phylum Mollusca..the same phylum to which octopus belongs....

its science exhibition time in ma college and im doing a project on molluscs..i love the life under water and selected mollusca because the bivalved oysters belong to this phylum who produce the most sought after "pearls"...(just for additional info...not all oysters produce pearls....and even those who produce them..the pearls of Pinctada punctatus are of highest standards)...so thought why not put some pics here too....along wid some info;)

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The majority of squid are no more than 60 cm in length, but the giant squid is reportedly up to 20 m in length, which made it the largest invertebrate in the world, and it has the largest eyes of all. Recently, however, an even larger specimen of a poorly understood species, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni (the Colossal Squid) has been discovered. Giant squids are featured in literature and folklore, with a strongly frightening connotation.

A giant squid was observed for the first time on September 30, 2005, by two Japanese scientists: Tsunemi Kubodera of the National Science Museum (of Japan) and Kyoichi Mori of the Ogasawara Whale Watching Association. From their initial observations, the scientists concluded that giant squid appear to be more aggressive than previous thought. A 5.5 meter long tentacle was retrieved (accidentally) from the creature and DNA tests compared with other giant squid specimens previously washed up on shore confirmed that indeed they had observed a live giant squid. The scientists estimated the total size of the squid to be eight meters.

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FRESHWATER PEARL CULTURE

More than 50 species of freshwater mussels are found in Indian rivers and lakes, but "L. marginalis" is yet found suitable for pearl culture. In the pearl culturing operation in freshwater, one to two years old healthy mussels are collected, it remains at the bottom of the freshwater lake/pond. Its shell is oblong-ovate, thin and smooth. Periostracum is blackish-brown, shinning with alight brown border along the ventral margin. Posterior end of the shell is broad, roundly angular, produced the wing being narrow. Dorsal margin is slightly curved, anterior side short and narrow, the ventral margin contracted the middle. Hinges has two cardinal teeth the lower one being more developed. A single lateral tooth with a trace of the second tooth is present on the slightly developed cardinal and two lateral teeth.

Healthy mussels are collected by hand picking from the bottom of a lake/pond. After cleaning those are kept for pre-operative condition to prepare them for implantation. Then these mussels are sorted in to two groups, mussels to be operated termed as" recipient mussels" and those to be sacrificed designated as "donor mussels". After surgical operation for grafting and nucleus implantation recipient mussels are kept in the laboratory condition for post-operative care for healing. Then these operated mussels are transferred to the pond, there they are accommodated in special rearing cages, there they remain up to 6 months to two years for pearl formation. Once the duration is over the recipient mussels are taken back to the laboratory, there through a miner surgery pearls are removed from the body. Beautiful images and different shapes of the pearls also can be produced using special technique

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An octopus has eight arms called tentacles. Each tentacle has 240 suction cups on it. If you multiply 8 times 240, you get 1,920 suction cups!

Octopuses like to eat shellfish, especially crabs. When an octopus sees something it likes to eat, it reaches out with a long rubbery arm and grabs it. The suction cups help it get a good grip. Then it carries the prey to its mouth.

Sometimes the octopus can be injured by another animal. If it loses an arm, another one will grow back! Starfish can do this too. It is called regeneration.

The tentacles also come in handy when the octopus wants to creep along the ocean floor among the rocks and plants. The suction cups help it grip the rocks and pull itself along.

Giant octopus Enteroctopus dofleini Goliaths of the octopus world, giant octopuses can grow to be 30 feet long and weigh 600 pounds. People once called it "devilfish"—they said it was ferocious, blood-thirsty and strong enough to sink ships. In fact, the giant octopus is shy and poses little danger to divers, fishers or swimmers.

Diet shrimp, crabs, scallops, clams, abalone, moon snails, small octopuses, fishes Size 32-foot (9.8 m) arm span (the largest recorded); usually less than a 15-foot (4.6 m) arm span. Range northern Asia to California Relatives squid, cuttlefish and nautilus; Phylum: Mollusca; Class: Cephalopoda; Order: Octopoda Conservation Notes There is a small commercial fishery for giant octopus from Alaska to northern California. Cool Facts By day giant octopuses retreat to dens under rocks or in holes. At the entrance, you'll find an “octopus's garden”: a collection of bones, spines and shells left over from past meals. The giant octopus is thought to be the most intelligent of all invertebrates. While all of an octopus's eight arms are capable of the same tasks, researchers have recently discovered that most octopuses have a favorite arm that they prefer to use when exploring a new nook or cranny.

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its think this much is enough..the post is getting lengthy and boring.....:)(not for me haan....i can sit and watch these creatures for a life time)

wont be coming up with a new post next weeks....so please read this one in bits and parts:)

babyeeee

posted by preetishere @ 2:31 AM 10 comments

Please take care of your belongings

Jab khud par beet ti hai tabhi pataa lagtaa hai :(

My dad lost his bag while shopping ....He entered a shop,had many things in his hand,handed over his stuff to the person who was with him....then later wen they left the shop they couldnt find the bag......there was his ATM card in his bag and unfortunately the password too....and some cash n misc things.....it got lost in the morning and realised about the card only in the night...there were 20000 in the card....

This is what i want poeple to read n understand to take care of thier stuff!

However the aftermath of the whole story is that we called up to ask how much money was stolen , he said not a single penny(the card was on my moms name and stuff belonging to her never gets lost)........this cannot happen with every body ne!!

so please "prevention is better then suffering".......

HAPPY SANKRANTI AND PONGAL.....FLY LOTSA KITES!!!

posted by preetishere @ 5:04 AM 9 comments

Commenting.......

Before beginning my actual post i want to bring something to your notice....

please read this to see the other side of army!!


ok now...

Commenting.its not my cup of tea!I read each n every post of all of mes amis....admire them,laugh at the jokes,get attached to them...but when it comes to commenting my mind gets kinda clogged!Just dont understand what to write!and more importantly why to write?They all have their small spaces filled up and my strangeness wont be welcome.
Same goes with postings.I feel a stronge urge to share something....have the whole format in mind...come and open the blogspot...but as soon as that vacant place appears....clogged!

I guess this is because ive never penned down my thoughts before,never made my feelings public,never blogged before.I consider myself as a poor writer unable to pen down my thoughts.Then i feel why would antone be interested in listening to ma feelings???............

many questions ne?aisi hi hoon main(hey the song "main aisaa kyun hoon" of hrithik fits here perfectly)....hence frnds dont mind if i comment after a huge lapse of time on your posts:)

babyeee

posted by preetishere @ 12:55 AM 9 comments