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Image of the day…” Save Me From Light …”

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Save me from light

An astrophotographer’s lament, from the Muriwai hilltops in New Zealand.

Amit Kamble submitted this photo – which is beautiful, but sad, too – and which he captured in Muriwai, Auckland, New Zealand. He calls it Save Me From Light. He wrote:

Ever since Edison, Tesla and Hewitt set onto the journey of lighting up the world, we have lost darkness of the night sky with every bulb that was lit.

At first, it was the best thing that happened to mankind. You could now work at night and not have to depend on the sun.

But, with the technological boom and widespread of cities, we have overpowered darkness, and today we hardly have any place on Earth, were we are totally away from lights. This is light pollution and it is taking away our starlit nights. In near future we would not have any left and our children have to read about them in books or hear about how beautiful they from us.

We have to save the night sky, so coming generations can enjoy what we take for granted today.

Start using your lights efficiently. It saves dark sky, resources and your money.

This is an example of light pollution killing the beautiful night sky and taking away the beautiful sight of the Milky Way. This is a shot taken from Muriwai, hilltops. There are four street lights that are unshielded and are kept switched on all night. There are hardly anyone going around at that place, so would be a good idea to install timers or at least shield those lights.

Ideas to prevent light pollution, here.

Bottom line: Photo by Amit Kamble of a light-polluted area in the Muriwai hilltops in New Zealand.

SOURCE…………www.earthsky.org

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Message For the Day…” When you Develop Faith in Divinity, You will ensure Unity…”

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Chant the name of God day in and day out. That alone will protect you at all times. Just as air is all pervasive, God is present in you, with you, around you, below you, above you. Hence, be in constant communion with Divinity. When you develop faith in Divinity, you will naturally have unity. Consequently, there will be no scope for enmity. You need not perform any rituals in order to win the grace of God. It is enough if you donamasmarana (chant the Divine Name) from the depth of your heart.Hari Bhajana bina sukha shanti nahi… (You cannot attain peace and happiness without singing the glory of God). If you incessantly chant the divine name ‘Rama’, no harm can ever befall you. Do not fritter away this opportunity but put it to the best use. Remember that God is always with you wherever you are.

Sathya Sai Baba

Which Type of ‘Tater’ are You ….!!!

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POTATERS”

Some people never seem motivated to participate,
but are just content to watch while others do the work.
They are called “Spec Taters “.

Some people never do anything to help, but are gifted
at finding fault with the way others do the work.
They are called “Comment Taters”

Some people are very bossy and like to tell others what
to do, but don’t want to soil their own hands.
They are called “Dick Taters”.

Some people are always looking to cause problems by
asking others to agree with them. It is too hot or too cold, too sour or to sweet. They are called “Agie Taters”.

There are those who say they will help, but somehow
just never get around to actually doing the promised help.
They are called “Hezzie Taters”.

Some people can put up a front and pretend to be
someone they are not.
They are called “Immy Taters”.

Then there are those who love others and do what they
say they will. They are always prepared to stop

whatever they are doing and lend a helping hand. They bring real sunshine into the lives of others. They are called “Sweet Po Taters”.

SO WHICH TYPE OF TATER ARE YOU ?!!!?

Source::::input from a friend of mine

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Imagine you are diving, and suddenly …..Watch this Video clip …!!!

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Amazing video of whales surfacing – open-mouthed – under a diving expedition.

This 2013 video shows divers near Souza Rock on the central California coast, having a close call with two humpBack whales. Via Biologia com o Prof. Jubilut

Source…….www.earthsky.org and You tube

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Image of the Day….Progress 59 Launch on 28 April 2015…

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An unpiloted ISS Progress 59 cargo craft launched at 3:09 a.m. EDT (7:09 UTC, 1:09 p.m. local time in Baikonur) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. At the time of launch, the International Space Station? was flying about 257 miles over northeast Kazakhstan near the Russian border, having flown over the launch site two and a half minutes before lift off.

Less than 10 minutes after launch, the resupply ship reached preliminary orbit and deployed its solar arrays and navigational antennas as planned.

Russian flight controllers notified the crew members that Progress will make a two-day, 34-orbit rendezvous to the station instead of the planned four-orbit, six-hour journey after telemetry could not confirm the Kurs automated rendezvous antennas deployed.

The Russian cargo craft now is scheduled to arrive at the space station Thursday morning at approximately 5:03 a.m. EDT/9:03 UTC.

Image and launch details via NASA on G+

Bottom line: An unpiloted ISS Progress 59 cargo craft launched at 3:09 a.m. EDT (7:09 UTC, 1:09 p.m. local time in Baikonur) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying food and supplies for the International Space Station.

Source……www.earthsky.org

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Photos of Cricket….A Collection to Recollect Yesteryears’ Iconic Moments….

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The moment when India won its first World Cup in 1983.

After Jimmy Amarnath took the last West Indian wicket of Micheal Holding, the crowd rushed in

. A tea break at Headingley in 1938. If this doesn’t prove that it’s an English game, what will?

David Shepherd’s famous hop, skip and jump…Whenever the score reached 111 or its multiples, David Shepherd performed his famous hop, skip and jump routine.

Trevor Chappell’s underarm ball when New Zealand needed 6 off the last ball.

The Australian bowler was instructed by his captain and brother Greg Chappell to deliver an underarm ball to Brian McKechnie as the Kiwis needed 6 runs off 1 ball at the MCG in 1981

Sir Donald Bradman gets out for a duck in his final innings, failing to reach an average of 100.

Don Bradman needed just 4 runs in his last match to reach an average of hundred but got out for a duck and retired with an average of 99.94.

Dennis Lillee had 9 slips deployed vs New Zealand in 1977.

Jonty ‘Superman’ Rhodes dives to dislodge the stumps and run out Inzamam in the 1992 World Cup.

Malcolm Marshall batting at No. 11 with a fractured hand.

Marshall came out with a broken hand to help fellow teammate Larry Gomes who was at 96. Gomes completed his century and Marshall managed a boundary. He also took 7 wickets for 53 runs.

Freddie Flintoff shows the spirit of the game as he consoles Brett Lee after England won by 2 runs.

Tony Grieg cradles Gundappa Vishwanath like a baby after Vishwanath scored a century.

One of the best Indian fielders in history, Eknath Solkar takes an amazing catch to dismiss Alan Knott at The Oval in 1971.

Two legends of the game separated only by time.

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar in front of Sir Donald Bradman’s statue.

Source…….www.scoopwhoop.com

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Photos With Perfect Timing…!!!

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Source….www.lifebuzz.com

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” Talking Dog…” !!!

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The Judges are left open-mouthed when Marc Métral introduces his talking dog Miss Wendy.
“Congratulations, in the nine years of doing this show, Simon has said he wanted a dog that could meow or sing, and you did both, incredible,” says Amanda.
Simon is totally smitten!

Source………www.youTube .com

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“Chennai-born Raja Rajeswari is New York’s first Indian-American woman judge”…

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Chennai-born Raja Rajeswari has been sworn-in as a criminal court judge in New York by Mayor Bill de Blasio, becoming the first India-born woman to be appointed a judge in New York City.

Newly appointed city judge, Chennai-born Raja Rajeswari, rises to take her place for a Judicial Swearing-In Ceremony at New York City Hall in New York on Monday.

Ms. Rajeswari, 43, who had migrated to the U.S. from Chennai as a teenager, previously worked with the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office for her entire career in several bureaus including Criminal Court, Narcotics, Supreme Court, and the Sex Crimes Special Victims Bureau, where she last served as Deputy Chief.

Ms. Rajeswari took the oath of office at a ceremony in New York City on Monday along with 27 other judges appointed earlier this month to the Family Court, Criminal Court, and Civil Court, which are part of the New York State Unified Court System.

The mayor appoints judges to 10-year terms in the New York City Criminal Court and the Family Court within the city.

“To ensure New Yorkers have access to a fair, equitable justice system, we need judges who are qualified, honest and reflective of the people of this city,” Mr. de Blasio said.

“With their wealth of legal experience, these appointees represent all five boroughs and all walks of life. From the first female South Asian-American judge in New York City to a former NYPD First Deputy Commissioner, these talented leaders truly reflect the diverse range of communities that make up our great city,” he said.

The mayor said Ms. Rajeswari has an “extraordinary, extraordinary empathy for others”.

He lauded her ability to speak in Indian, Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian languages, saying she put her history as an immigrant and ability to speak all these languages to work, “helping to reach immigrants” in the Staten Island communities where she served as an Assistant District Attorney.

“And she saw as her mission to give them confidence in the justice process,” Mr. de Blasio said.

Ms. Rajeswari came to the U.S. when she was 16.

“It’s like a dream. It’s way beyond what I imagined,” she had told silive.com, a Staten Island news website.

“For someone like me, an immigrant who comes from India, I’m beyond grateful,” she had said. “I told the mayor this is not only my American Dream, but it shows another girl from a far away country that this is possible.”

Ms. Rajeswari hoped to use her new position to improve the judicial system by encouraging interpreters to have more access to aid immigrants, the news site had said.

Ms. Rajeswari had told Desi Talk newspaper that she had observed gender inequality even before coming to the US when some of her “brilliant” girlfriends in India were married off at the age of 14 and 15. “That has always stayed with me.”

As a prosecuting attorney in New York, she has come across numerous cases of spousal and child abuse with in the South Asian community in New York, Ms Rajeswari had said. “Many of the domestic violence victims have been South Asians, Sri Lankans.”

Ms. Rajeswari has served in the district attorney’s office for the past 16 years and has been the deputy chief of the Special Victims Unit for more than four years.

She has worked on cases involving women and children and said they are the ones that touched her the most.

Ms. Rajeswari said that she hopes to use her new position to improve the judicial system by encouraging interpreters to have more access to aid immigrants.

“I’m honoured to sit on a city bench and make Staten Island proud,” she said.

Currently, there are two male judges of Indian descent in civil court settings — Jaya Madhavan on the New York City Housing Court in Bronx County, and Anil C. Singh of New York County Supreme Court, 1st District, according to ethnic New India Times.

Besides her legal acumen Ms Rajeswari is an accomplished Bharat Natyam and Kucchipudi dancer who continues to perform at Indian events and temples with her troupe from the Padmalaya Dance Academy, named after her mother, Padma Ramanathan.

Source…..www.thehindu.com and http://www.ndtv.com

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Keywords: Raja Rajeswari, New York State Unified Court System, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, Indian diaspora in New York

Mathematics in Nature …!!!

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Nature Creates the Most Beautiful Geometry…

I used to hate math when it was taught to me at school. It just never seemed to have a connection to real life. I forgot, you see, that the natural world makes use of mathematics all the time, and these fractal plants are just the proof of that. The language of God, as they say, is math. And so these beautiful plants (and one animal) represent both a real and a mathematical beauty.

Dahlia

plant geometry