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Pawan98
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12 Jan 2009 17:49:25 GMT Report for Abuse

From Colombo & No wonder Apollo 13 crashed down !

He was a student and collaborator of Sir Fred Hoyle. Their joint work on the infrared spectra of interstellar grains led to developing the modern theory of panspermia. This theory proposes that cosmic dust in interstellar space and in comets is partly organic, and that life on Earth was 'seeded' from space rather than arising through abiogenesis.

He is currently working on developing methods for detecting life processes in space.

'My most significant astronomical contribution was to develop the theory of organic grains in comets and in the interstellar medium. This was done during the 1970s and 80's, and it is now accepted by everyone almost without remembering its origins! I feel I also played a part in the birth of the science of astrobiology.'

He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Astronomical Society, and has also won awards for his poetry.

yarlan
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12 Jan 2009 17:49:33 GMT Report for Abuse

Imartial,

What is the source of your article concerning Pottu Amman's role behind Mahathya's demise? Not that I am surprised. Back in October/November, the SLDF had precise intelligence on Prabhakaran's location. He narrowly escaped death. Only few people close to him would have known beforehand his location. The same for Thamilselvan's location. He was in his bunkers. His bodyguards jumped over him to (or air vacuum).

Thivya
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12 Jan 2009 17:49:41 GMT Report for Abuse

Pawan,

If someone called a language a polished, it doesn't mean polishing metals or granite. It seems the Sinhalayas don't think before writing. :))) LOL

Polished Meaning:
Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience sophisticated (having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire)

When a language begins to teem with books, it is tending to refinement as those who undertake to teach others must have undergone some labour in improving themselves, they set a proportionate value on their own thoughts, and wish to enforce them by efficacious expressions speech becomes embodied and permanent different modes and phrases are compared, and the best obtains an establishment. By degrees one age improves upon another. Exactness is first obtained, and afterwards elegance. But diction, merely vocal, is always in its childhood. As no man leaves his eloquence behind him, the new generations have all to learn. There may possibly be books without a POLISHED language, but there can be no polished language without books.'
Johnson: Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Edited By - Thivya - 12 Jan 2009 17:50:23 GMT

Daisy Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 4336 Member Profile	12 Jan 2009 17:50:21 GMT Report for Abuse
	thaniyema dangalanawa..... duka hitenawa :( anea mehemath naadagamak!

Pawan98 Senior Member Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 6196 Member Profile	12 Jan 2009 17:50:39 GMT Report for Abuse
	Thivya you were searching google for so long, I was acutally worried a bit.

Thivya
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12 Jan 2009 17:50:47 GMT Report for Abuse

Now take English & Tamil -which is the superior language ?
What are your criteria for @superiority@ of one language over another?

Bakamoona,

Tamil is a classical language and English is not. You can t compare a classical language to a normal language. I think there are ten criteria set by the linguists, in order for a language to be considered classical. I posted a topic about this in my LNP page. I will give you the link. Give me some times I will post a topic in my LNP page again. :))

Edited By - Thivya - 12 Jan 2009 17:51:41 GMT

andyprem Senior Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 2962 Member Profile	12 Jan 2009 17:51:14 GMT Report for Abuse
	Thivia .. I met a preeminent Language expert in the US and asked him about his opinion about the tamil language . His opinion was that it was one step above the language of baboons . If that makes it is highly polished copious classical language so be it ..

AndyLau Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 2447 Member Profile	12 Jan 2009 17:51:35 GMT Report for Abuse
	From Colombo & No wonder Apollo 13 crashed down ! Errr... Chennai Apollo 13 did not Crash.... :) Tom Hanks saved it...didn't you see the movie? There must have been a Kollywood spin off....

Thivya Senior Member Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4774 Member Profile	12 Jan 2009 17:52:26 GMT Report for Abuse
	Thivya you were searching google for so long, I was acutally worried a bit. You know me :))) LOL

bakamoona Senior Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 7767 Member Profile	12 Jan 2009 17:52:30 GMT Report for Abuse
	Gonix I thought they were sort of neutral- but they do subtle things to really paint Israel as viscious. They flash a a clip of that woman Israeli minuiter with a srtrong accent -mouth twisting etc. -that portion only!-worth seeing! :))) There's no such thing as unbiased media. :)))

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