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Message For the Day….” Nama Sankirtan ” is Healthy Habit…Make it a Daily Routine !!!!
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Message For The Day…Education Has no Meaning without Viveka and Vinaya ….
Education must result in the development of wisdom (Viveka) and humility (Vinaya). The educated person must be able to distinguish between the momentary and the momentous, the lasting and the effervescent. As an educated person, you must not run after glitter and glamour but must seek the good and golden. Keep the body in good trim, the senses under strict control, the mind well within check, the intellect sharp and clear, unhampered by prejudices and hatreds, and the feelings untouched by egoism. You must know the Divine Self,Atma too, for that is the very core. That is the effulgence which illumines your inner and outer selves. You must also cultivate Vinaya(humility). As an educated person, you must be grateful to your parents, who with great sacrifice have given you all the facilities that you now enjoy.– Divine Discourse, Jul 25, 1958.
Microsoft Was a Decade Ahead in Inventing a Tablet !!!!!
Apple’s iPad is a revolutionary product that is cratering the PC industry. But it wasn’t Steve Jobs’ idea.
A full decade before Jobs launched the iPad in 2010, Bill Gates launched Microsoft’s touch input tablet computer.
Here it is:
Bill Gates with a Microsoft tablet in 2000
Two years later, Gates showed up with an improved model, a color tablet. It used the Windows XP Tablet operating system.
Here it is:
Bill Gates in 2002
Unlike today, Microsoft didn’t manufacture the tablet itself. Lenovo produced the tablet in 2000 and other partners, like Fujitsu, made the XP tablet in 2002. Here’s a closer look at the Fujitsu tablet.
Fujitsu Windows XP Tablet from 2002
So if Microsoft was a decade ahead, why did Apple become the King of the Tablets?
Last July, during an interview with Charlie Rose, Bill Gates explained that Jobs “did some things better than I did. His timing in terms of when it came out, the engineering work, just the package that was put together. The tablets we had done before, weren’t as thin, they weren’t as attractive.
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World’s Scariest Places To Stand And Peep !!!!
1) At The Top, Burj Khalifa, Dubai – Standing over 2,700 ft high, Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest building. 2) The View from The Shard, London – The 360-degree view of London from 800ft up is nothing short of magical. 3)Aurland Lookout, Norway – At first glance, the structure is terrifying as there seems to be nothing to stop you from falling over the edge. 4)The Sphinx Observatory, Switzerland – Views here include those of the Jungfrau, Eiger and Monch. And on clear days, all the way up to Germany’s Black Forest. 5)The Grand Canyon Skywalk, Mohave, Arizona, USA – Located at a height of 4,770ft, the views are spellbinding and the canyon’s famous blazing sunrises and sunsets take on an entirely different character here. 6)Suspended platform at Iguazu Falls – The Iguazu Falls are so vast that they are shared by two countries—Argentina and Brazil. 7)Dachstein Sky Walk, Austria – In clear weather, you can see as far as Slovenia and the Czech Republic. 8)Sky100, Hong Kong -It boasts 360-degree views out over the harbour, interactive displays and booths and 3D projection devices.
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Indian -American Boy is The New Spelling Bee !!!
MARYLAND: The US-born son of immigrants from India overcame his longstanding problem with words of Germanic origin Thursday to win the 86th national spelling bee.
Arvind Mahankali, 13, from New York City, correctly spelled knaidel, a type of dumpling also known as a matzah ball, to become the sixth youth of south Asian heritage to win the coveted title in as many years.
He is also the first boy to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee since 2008.
Mahankali, the eldest son of an IT consultant father and a physician mother, had placed ninth in 2010, then third in 2011 and 2012. More often than not, it was words of Germanic words that denied him the championship.
“The German curse has turned into a German blessing,” he said after besting eight other finalists in a nail-biting finale to a three-day nationally televised competition that started with 281 contestants from eight nations.
Earlier in the evening, Mahankali had aced such words as tokonoma (a recess opening in a Japanese living room) and kaumographer (someone who transfers designs onto cloth with a hot iron).
The youngster plans to save the $30,000 cash prize — plus a $2,500 US savings bond — for college, where he hopes to eventually get a doctorate degree in science.
Second place went to Pranav Sivakumar, 13, from Illinois, while Sriram Hathwar, 13, from New York, came in third. Amber Born, 14, a crowd-pleaser with her tension-breaking jokes, was the best among the girls in fourth place.
Arvind Mahankali, 13, from New York City, correctly spelled knaidel, a type of dumpling also known as a matzah ball, to become the sixth youth of south Asian heritage.
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Crazy !!!! Yet Amazing Photos !!!!!
French dancer Philippe Priasso performs a Pas de Deux with a Digger during the Neuhardenberg-Nacht (Neuhardenberg Night) on May 18, 2013 at Neuhardenberg Palace in Neuhardenberg, eastern Germany
A high-wire dancer of the acrobat group “Geschwister Weisheit” (wisdom siblings) performs on the tightrope on May 25, 2013 during the German Gymnastics Festival in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany
Kristin tries out a mirror experiment during the “Wanderings about the Senses” exhibition on May 29, 2013 in Dresden, eastern Germany.
Baby elephant “Moyo” is helped up by his mother “Sabie” during his first outing at the zoo in Wuppertal, western Germany, on May 15, 2013. “Moyo” was born on May 13, 2013 at the zoo.
A large sea bream object, made from colourful debris found drifting at sea, such as plastic tanks, toys and wires, and produced by Japanese art group Yodogawa Tecnique, is displayed at the Setouchi Triennale art event at the port of Uno, Okayama prefecture in western Japan on May 19, 2013.
Dog puppy “Sandy” protects against the rain with an umbrella fixed on her leash during a stroll in Rust, southern Germany, on May 26, 2013.
Workers install a golden winged car on the roof of the City Museum in Cologne, western Germany, on April 4, 2013. The car, a creation by German artist HA Schult, is brought back to the roof after its restauration at Ford.
A man looks at ” MaskII” a sculpture by Australian artist Ron Mueck exhibited at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, on April 15, 2013 in Paris.
A green flying frog, also named Reinwardt’s tree frog or black-webbed tree frog, sits on a finger on April 24, 2013 at the State Museum of Natural History in Karlsruhe, southern Germany
Spanish player Rafael Nadal bites his trophy as he celebrates his victory over his compatriot Nicolas Almagro after the final of the Barcelona Open tennis tournament Conde de Godo in Barcelona on April 28, 2013
A visitor walks past a poster at the 2013 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE2013) held at the Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Centre on Hongqiao Airport in Shanghai on April 16, 2013.
Civilian passengers of the Airbus A330 Zero-G, who are not astronauts nor scientists, enjoy the weightlessness, on March 15, 2013, during the first zero gravity flight for paying passengers in Europe. All boarding cards, costing 6,000 euros, were sold for the years 2013 and 2014. Zero gravity flights for paying passengers have already taken place in the United States and Russia. The zero-gravity of space is simulated by flying a series of parabolic flight maneuvers that counter the forces of gravity and allow astronauts and cosmonauts to learn how to accomplish tasks with no gravity…
Visitors watch Mirella Ferraz, known as Brazilian mermaid, as she swims with fish in a giant tank during a show at an aquarium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 10, 2013.
A combination picture shows former England captain David Beckham slipping as he free kicks at a sports field during his visit in Wuhan, Hubei province
Indonesian dog lover Handoko Njotokusumo and Ace ride through traffic during their weekend joy ride on a motorcycle in Surabaya located in eastern Java island on March 2, 2013. Handoko, 57 a retired businessman, regularly takes Ace, a golden retriever, for a ride around the city.
A technician works on the engine of an Airbus A 380 airplane on January 28, 2013 at the maintenance hall of German airline Lufthansa in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany.
A young Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) swims in its outdoor enclosure on January 7, 2013 at the zoo in Duisburg, western Germany.
Yoko, a chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes), reacts after receiving a Christmas hamper, at Rio de Janeiro’s zoo on December 18, 2012.
Skiers are seen on a cable car above the fog on December 1, 2012 in the Titlis mountain above Engelberg, Central Switzerland.
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80 Year “young at Heart ” Creates History !!!!
The 80-year-old Miura, right, and his son Gota trained for their expedition with extreme skiing
Four heart surgeries were just an annoyance to Yuichiro Miura, who, at the age of 80, has become the oldest person to climb to the summit of Mount Everest.
His achievement has eclipsed the record set in 2008 by a 76-year-old man.
Yuichiro Miura reaches the top of Mount Everest for the third time in his life. He conquered the mountain at ages 70 and 75 as well.
“I made it!” Miura said over the phone on Thursday in a call to his support team in Tokyo. “I never imagined I could make it to the top of Mount Everest at age 80. This is the world’s best feeling, although I’m totally exhausted. Even at 80, I can still do quite well.”
Miura’s wife, Tomoko Miura, right, and daughter Emiri Miura, celebrate after a report that he reached the summit of Mount Everest.
That may be the definition of understatement: Miura underwent heart surgery in January for irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia, his fourth heart operation since 2007, according to his family. He also fractured his pelvis and left thigh bone in a 2009 skiing accident.
Miura, left, uses oxygen mask and his son Gota sips green tea during their attempt to scale the summit of Mount Everest. They climbed the last leg of the trip, the so-called death zone, in seven hours.
Miura has already discussed his next venture – skiing down the Himalayan mountain of Cho Oyu, the sixth highest mountain in the world. He’s planning if for 2018 … when he’ll be 85.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the first expedition to reach the summit of Everest: Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay made it to the top of the mountain May 29, 1953. More than 200 people have died in the attempt since then.
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What is Heaven and What is Hell !!!!
The old monk sat by the side of the road. With his eyes closed, his
legs crossed and his hands folded in his lap, he sat. In deep
meditation, he sat. Suddenly his zazen was interrupted by the harsh
and demanding voice of a samurai warrior. “Old man! Teach me about
heaven and hell!”
At first, as though he had not heard, there was no perceptible
response from the monk. But gradually he began to open his eyes, the
faintest hint of a smile playing around the corners of his mouth as
the samurai stood there, waiting impatiently, growing more and more
agitated with each passing second. “You wish to know the secrets of
heaven and hell?” replied the monk at last. “You who are so unkempt.
You whose hands and feet are covered with dirt. You whose hair is
uncombed, whose breath is foul, whose sword is all rusty and
neglected. You who are ugly and whose mother dresses you funny. You
would ask me of heaven and hell?”
The samurai uttered a vile curse. He drew his sword and raised it high
above his head. His face turned to crimson and the veins on his neck
stood out in bold relief as he prepared to sever the monk’s head from
its shoulders.
“That is hell,” said the old monk gently, just as the sword began its
descent.
In that fraction of a second, the samurai was overcome with amazement,
awe, compassion and love for this gentle being who had dared to risk
his very life to give him such a teaching. He stopped his sword in
mid-flight and his eyes filled with grateful tears.
“And that,” said the monk, “is heaven.”
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Children Learn What They Live With ….
“Children Learn What They Live With”
If children live with criticism,
they learn to condemn.
If children live with hostility,
they learn to fight.
If children live with fear,
they learn to be apprehensive.
If children live with pity,
they learn to feel sorry for themselves.
If children live with ridicule,
they learn to be shy.
If children live with jealousy,
they learn what envy is.
If children live with shame,
they learn to feel guilty.
If children live with tolerance,
they learn to be patient.
If children live with encouragement,
they learn to be confident.
If children live with praise,
they learn to appreciate.
If children live with approval,
they learn to like themselves.
If children live with acceptance,
they learn to find love in the world.
If children live with recognition,
they learn to have a goal.
If children live with sharing,
they learn to be generous.
If children live with honesty and fairness,
they learn what truth and justice are.
If children live with security,
they learn to have faith in themselves and those around them.
If children live with friendliness,
they learn that the world is a nice place in which to live.
If children live with serenity,
they learn to have a peace of mind.
With what are your children living?
-Dorothy L. Nolte
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