Ukrainian artist Oleg Shuplyak cleverly arranges objects, figures, and other elements in his paintings so that they suggest the form of a person’s face. He has created dozens of these optical illusion portraits, mainly of historical figures.
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natarajan
தவறை திருத்துவதில் தந்தையாக … தோல்வியில் துவளாதே என்று தட்டிக் கொடுப்பதில் ஒரு
தோழனாக ….எங்கள் வெற்றியை வாழ்த்துவதில் ஒரு தாயாக …
அறிவு போதிப்பதில் போதிமரமாக …. எங்கள் வாழ்க்கையின் வழிகாட்டியாக ..
உங்கள் உளியால் எங்களை எல்லாம் செதுக்கி வைத்தீர்கள் ஒரு சிற்பமாக !!!
ஆசிரியர் உங்கள் உதவியால் உயர்ந்தோம் நாங்கள் …
வாழ்வை கற்றோம் …வளம் பல பெற்றோம் !!!
உங்களாலே நாங்கள் மனிதர் ஆனோம்
உங்களிடமிருந்து நாங்கள் மனித நேயம் கற்றோம் …
எங்களை உயர்த்திய உங்களை … எங்கள்
உயிர் உள்ளவரை மறவோம் ….
இன்றும் , என்றும் வணங்குவோம் உங்களை !!!!!
source :::: input from a daily on Teachers Day….
Dedicated to my Dear Bro. Anselm and to all the other teachers on this Teachers Day…
natarajan
Teaching is the process in which the teacher and the taught cooperate, a pleasant and useful experience for both. When teachers enter the classroom, children salute them; that is a lesson in humility, in respecting age and scholarship, and in gratitude for the service rendered. The teachers too, should decide to deserve the salutation through their sincere efforts and selfless service. Move the students through your love. Do not win the respect of the student through fear. Education is a slow process, like the unfolding of a flower, the fragrance becoming deeper and more perceptible as the flower silently blossoms, one petal at a time. The unfolding will be helped if the teacher is a fine example of discrimination, humility and clear-sightedness, rather than a person engaged in the task of mere repetitive teaching and coaching for examinations. Example, not precept, is the best teaching aid.
The Nokia brand name, one of the most storied marks in mobile, will never grace another smartphone.
Under the terms of Microsoft’s $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia’s devices and services division, the “Asha” and “Lumia” trademarks will transfer to Redmond, but the “Nokia” mark will remain property of the Finnish company, and may only be used on featurephones running the basic Series 30 and Series 40 operating systems under a 10-year license agreement. (Nokia itself is barred from using the Nokia brand on any mobile devices at all until December 31st, 2015.) That means any future Windows Phones built by the newest division of Microsoft will be Microsoft-branded — and that Nokia has said its goodbyes to a smartphone market it once helped to create.
‘LUMIA’ AND ‘ASHA’ BELONG TO MICROSOFT NOW
That’s a quiet exit for what was once a powerhouse of smartphone innovation.
In the present times, it is impossible to find virtuous people or virtues holding sway over people’s minds. People have lost the fear of a fall and become worse than animals. During previous centuries, Rajput women immolated themselves rather than fall into the hands of wicked foes. When Hanuman offered to take Sita back to Rama, the virtue of Sita would not allow her to accept the offer. She said that it would best suit her husband’s fame if he himself avenges the wrong and rescues her. Hanuman’s taking her, would be a repetition of what Ravana did, for he too stole her secretly while Rama was away. She did not consider her immediate relief as more important than the implications of that step to her virtue and her husband’s fair name. It all lies in the vision that you command, that you have equipped yourselves with.
Here is an interesting calculation…. Try this mutiplication and see the astonishing results !!!!!
Multiply 259 with your Age …completed years….
Multiply that answer with ….39
See that answer and smile !!!!!
Have a nice and smiling day…
Natarajan
It is the internal bliss that should matter to any person, not the external, sensory, objective and the worldly temporary joys. If you can develop the inner poise or equilibrium that is undisturbed by the ups and downs every day presents to you, that is a sure sign of real success! Everyday is similar to the previous days, with the rising and setting of the Sun and the waxing and the waning of the Moon. However, when 365 days are over, we call it a New Year and give it a new name and number. The Sun and the Moon mark ascend and descend of the day. They are however, unaffected by the name or the number for the day or the year. Be like the Sun and the Moon. Do not care about the new name or the number, but do care about your duties, your inner poise and bliss derived from within yourself!
Birth as a human being is a unique chance. For, human beings alone are endowed with discriminating intelligence, that is, the power to reason out the best amongst alternative courses. You are, by design, very far from the animal kingdom (pashu) and very near to Divine (Pashupathi). Do not relapse into animality. Imbibe love, nobility and majesty from the scriptures; they are so full of it! For example, look at the grandeur in behaviour portrayed in Ramayana! After the war, when Ravana fell, Rama sent Lakshmana to the battlefield with the message to see that he is treated like the Emperor of Lanka, and not as a despised enemy. The scriptures have in them such lessons that portray the majesty of virtue (Seelam), action (Kriya) and feelings (Bhava).
Turbulence is what nervous fliers fear the most when they board an aircraft. It is also the most common cause of injury to air passengers – pilots will always keep their seatbelts fastened while seated on an aircraft and will usually advise you to do the same. But is it really something to be afraid of? British Airways pilot Steve Allright explains.
What causes turbulence?
Many different things may cause turbulence, but each and every one of them is known and understood by pilots. Every day I fly, I expect a small amount of turbulence, just as I’d expect the odd bump in the road on the drive to work. Turbulence is uncomfortable but not dangerous. It is part of flying, and is not to be feared.
Different aspects of the weather cause different types of turbulence. CAT is an abbreviation for Clear Air Turbulence – the most common form of turbulence you are likely to experience.
Air tends to flow as a horizontal snaking river called a jet stream. A jet stream can sometimes be thousands of miles long but is usually only a few miles wide and deep. Depending on the direction of travel, our flight planners either avoid (into a headwind) or use (into a tailwind) these jet streams to cut fuel costs, as they can flow up to 250 mph. Just like a fast-flowing river swirling against the riverbank, where the edge of the jet stream interacts with slower moving air, there may be some mixing of the air which causes turbulence.
Can it be avoided?
You cannot see CAT, you cannot detect it on radar and you cannot accurately forecast it, but there are other ways of avoiding it. In the main we rely reports from other aircraft, which we hear either directly or which are passed on by air traffic control. We then consider the options available to us. Our endeavours to fly at an altitude that has been reported as smooth may be prevented by several constraints such another aircraft occupying that level, or the weight of the aircraft at that time.
Whatever the circumstances, your pilot will find the most comfortable path to your destination without compromising your safety. Just like you, we experience the movement and would prefer a smoother ride.
Is turbulence more likely on certain routes?
Any airport is at the mercy of strong winds on any given day. The same applies to jet streams on any given route, although there is generally more chance of turbulence crossing the ITCZ (Intertropical Convergence Zone) when flying south across Africa, for example.
How bad can turbulence get?
Flight crews around the world share a common classification of turbulence: light, moderate and severe. The definitions are laid down in our manuals and help us to make an assessment as to what our course of action should be. For the fearful flyer, even light turbulence can be upsetting. For pilots, light turbulence is no different to a bumpy road for a taxi driver or a slightly uneven section of track for a train driver – a small, but totally safe, inconvenience and very much part of our daily lives. In light turbulence, the aircraft may be deviating by just a few feet in altitude.
Moderate turbulence strikes no fear into pilots, as they will experience this level of turbulence for a few hours in every thousand hours they fly. It usually lasts for no more than 10 or 15 minutes, but occasionally may last for several hours, on and off. This sort of turbulence will unsettle even some regular travellers and will cause drinks to spill. The aircraft may be deviating in altitude by 10 or 20 feet. No action is required by the pilot to control the aircraft, but the flight crew may decide to try a different altitude if the turbulence persists.
Severe turbulence is extremely rare. In a flying career of over 10,000 hours, I have experienced severe turbulence for about five minutes in total. It is extremely uncomfortable but not dangerous. The aircraft may be deviating in altitude by up to 100 feet (30 metres) or so, up as well as down, but nothing like the thousands of feet you hear some people talking about when it comes to turbulence.
I should stress that this level of turbulence is so rare that leisure travellers will almost certainly never experience it and nor will most business people.
source:::::The Telegraph UK
natarajan
நாலைந்து கூடைகள் நல்ல ரோஜா மலர்கள் ஒரு தினம் ஸ்ரீமடத்தில் ஸமர்ப்பணமாயிற்று. ஸ்ரீசந்திர மெளளீச்வரர் பூஜா விமானம் அற்புதப் புஷ்பாலங்காரம் பெறும் எனப் பணியாளர்கள் எண்ணினர்.
அப்போது ஒரு பள்ளிக் குழந்தை கோஷ்டி வந்தது. அவர்களுக்குத் தரிசனம் அளித்த அருட் தாத்தா ரோஜாக் கூடைகளைக் கொண்டுவரப் பணித்தார்.
”இன்று என்ன, வழக்கமில்லா வழக்கமாகக் குழந்தைகளுக்குப் புஷ்ப விநியோகம்?” என்று பாரிஷதர்களுக்குப் புரியவில்லை.
குழந்தைகளின் வாயாலேயே அவர்களுக்கு குருநாதன் புரிய வைத்தார்.
“இன்னிக்கு என்ன விசேஷம்:” என்று அவற்றைக் கேட்டார்.
“நேருஜி பிறந்த நாள்” என்று அவை ஒருகுரலில் கூறின.
“அவருக்கு ரொம்பப் பிடிச்சது என்ன?”
“ரோஜாப்பூ, ரோஜாப்பூ!”
“ஒங்களுக்கெல்லாமும் அவர் ஞாபகமா இன்னிக்கு ரோஜாப்பூ!”
இப்படியாகத்தானே ‘குழந்தையும் தெய்வமும்’ என்ற வாக்குப்படி, பூஜைக்கு என எண்ணப்பட்ட மலர்களை அரும்புப் பருவத்தினருக்கு விநியோகித்தவர், அருள் பழுத்த கனியான ஸ்ரீசரணர்.
ஜெய ஜெய சங்கர! ஹர ஹர சங்கர!!
source:::::www.periva.proboards.com
natarajan
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