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Message For the Day….” Do you Remember all the kith and kin from Your Previous Lives …” ?

April 19, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

Your love for God should be firm and unchanging, unaffected by trials and tribulations and the vicissitudes of life. Pandavas are supreme examples of unwavering love for Krishna. When Draupadi was being humiliated in Duryodhana’s assembly hall, when Abhimanyu was attacked and slain by the Kauravas, when Aswathama massacred the Upa-pandavas (Pandavas’ children), or when they performed the glorious Rajasuya sacrifice at the height of their power, or when they were in exile in the forest, without succumbing to the difficulties and troubles they were subjected to, they adhered firmly to the name of Krishna, with unwavering faith in Him. They relied only on Krishna’s love. Difficulties and troubles are passing clouds which come and go. Do you remember all the kith and kin from your previous lives? The only relationship that remains unchanged is the one with God. Attach yourself to Him.

Sathya Sai Baba

படித்ததில் பிடித்தது …” நல்லதே செய் …அதுவும் இன்றே செய் …” !!!

April 19, 2015Natarajan1 Comment

‘நல்லதை இன்றே, இப்போதே செய்ய வேண்டும்; கெட்டதை தள்ளிப் போட வேண்டும்’ என்று பல்வேறு கதைகளின் மூலம் வலியுறுத்தியுள்ளனர் நம் முன்னோர். இதற்கு உதாரணமாக, பழந்தமிழ் நுாலில் உள்ள கதை இது:
ஒரு நாள், கர்ணன் எண்ணெய் தேய்த்து குளிப்பதற்காக, தங்க கிண்ணத்தில் இருந்த எண்ணெயை இடது கையால், வலக்கையில் ஊற்றி, உடம்பெங்கும் தேய்த்தபடி இருந்தான்.
அச்சமயத்தில், அந்தணர் ஒருவர், கர்ணனிடம் தானம் வாங்க வந்தார். அவர் யாசகம் கேட்ட மறுவினாடியே, இடது கையில் இருந்த தங்க கிண்ணத்தை, அப்படியே இடது கையாலேயே அந்தணருக்கு கொடுத்தான் கர்ணன்.
அதை வாங்கிய அந்தணர், ‘கர்ணா… இடக் கையால் தானம் அளிக்கக் கூடாது என்பது உனக்கு நன்றாகத் தெரிந்திருந்தும், ஏன் இடது கையால் கொடுத்தாய்…’ எனக் கேட்டார்.
அதற்கு கர்ணன், ‘ஐயா… இடக் கையில் இருக்கும் கிண்ணத்தை, வலது கைக்கு மாற்றுவதற்குள், என் மனசு மாறி விட்டால் என்ன செய்வது? அது மட்டுல்ல, அந்த சிறிதளவு நேரம் கூட நீங்கள் காத்திருக்கக் கூடாது என்பதற்காகவே, அப்படிச் செய்தேன்.
‘மானிட வாழ்வு நிலையில்லாதது; நீர்க்குமிழி போல நொடியில் போய்விடும். இடக்கையில் இருந்து, வலக்கைக்கு மாற்றுவதற்குள், என் உயிர் போய் விட்டால், உங்களுக்கு கொடுக்காத பாவம் என்னை வந்து சேருமல்லவா… அதனால் தான் இடது கையாலேயே கொடுத்தேன்…’ என்றான் கர்ணன்.
ஏழை மறையோர்க்கு இடக் கையாலே எண்ணெய்க் கிண்ணம் ஈந்தான் அன்றோ என, இத்தகவலைச் சொல்லும், ‘ஜெயங்கொண்டார் வழக்கம்’ எனும் பழங்கால நூல், நாளை என்பார் கொடை தனக்குசடுதியிலே இல்லை என்றால் நலமதாமே என்றும் கூறுகிறது.
அதாவது, உதவி கேட்டு வருபவர்களை, ‘நாளை வா…’ என்று சொல்லி இழுத்தடிப்பதை விட, இன்றே இல்லை என்று சொல்லிவிடுவது நல்லது என்றும் கூறுகிறது.
ஆகையால், நல்லதைச் செய்வதும், அதை உடனடியாக செய்வதும் நன்மை தரும்.

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படித்து ரசித்தது ….” அங்கே பாட்டு , இங்கே பட்டு …” !!!

April 19, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

மறைந்த தமிழறிஞர் கி.வா.ஜகந்நாதன் எழுதுகிறார்: மயிலாப்பூர் வெள்ளீஸ்வரர் கோவிலில், ஒட்டக்கூத்தர் திருவிழா நடந்தது. அப்போதைய அறநிலைய துறை ஆணையர் நரசிம்மன் தலைமையில், நானும், சிலரும் பேசினோம்.
கூட்டம் துவங்குவதற்கு முன், கோவில் அறங்காவலர்கள், ஆணையர் நரசிம்மனுக்கு, ஒரு தட்டில் மாலை மற்றும் பட்டு வஸ்திரம் எடுத்து வந்தனர். சட்டென்று அந்தப் பட்டை எடுத்து எனக்குப் போட்டு, மாலையையும் அணிவித்தார் நரசிம்மன். எனக்கு மிகவும் தர்மசங்கடமாக இருந்தது.
சுவாமி தரிசனம் முடிந்த பின், கூட்டம் துவங்கியது. தலைவர் உரை முடிந்ததும், பேசத் துவங்கினேன்…
‘இன்று நாம் ஒட்டக்கூத்தர் திருநாளைக் கொண்டாடுகிறோம். சிறிது நேரத்திற்கு முன், இறைவன் சன்னிதியில் ஒரு நிகழ்ச்சி நடந்தது. அது, ஒட்டக்கூத்தர் காலத்து நிகழ்ச்சி ஒன்றை நினைக்கச் செய்தது.
‘ஒட்டக்கூத்தர் அடுத்தடுத்து, மூன்று சோழர்கள் காலத்தில் வாழ்ந்தவர். இரண்டாம் குலோத்துங்கனுக்கு, அவர் ஆசிரியராகவும், அவை புலவராகவும் இருந்தார். ஒரு நாள், புலவர்களும், அறிஞர்களும் கூடியிருந்த அரசவையில், சிம்மாசனத்தில் அமர்ந்திருந்தான் குலோத்துங்கன். அப்போது ஒட்டக்கூத்தர், அவனைப் புகழ்ந்து பாடத் துவங்கினார்.
‘தன் அரண்மனை வாயிலில் தொங்கும் ஆராய்ச்சி மணியின் நா என்றும் அசையாதபடி, யாருக்கும் குறையில்லாமல் செய்து, இவ்வுலகமெல்லாம் பரந்த குடையைத் தரித்த பிரான்…’ என்ற பொருள் அமைய,
ஆடும் கடைமணி நா அசை
யாமல் அகிலமெல்லாம்
நீடும் குடையைத் தரித்த பிரான்…
– என, தொடர்ந்து பாட்டை அவர் சொல்வதற்குள், குலோத்துங்க சோழன், தானே அப்பாட்டின் பிற்பகுதியைச் பாடினான்.
‘தினந்தோறும் புதிய கவிதையைப் பாடும், கவிப் பெருமானாகிய ஒட்டக்கூத்தனுடைய பாதத் தாமரைகளை, தலையில் அணியும் குலோத்துங்க சோழனென்று என்னை உலகினர் சொல்வர்…’ என, பொருள் அமைத்து,
என்றும் நித்தம் நலம்
பாடும் கவிப்பெரு மான் ஒட்டக்
கூத்தன் பாதாம் புயத்தைச் சூடும் குலோத்துங்க சோழன் என்றே
எனைச் சொல்லுவரே!
என்று பாடி முடித்தான். அவையோர், குலோத்துங்கனின் குரு பக்தியை பாராட்டினர்.
‘தனக்கு வந்த புகழ் மாலையை ஏற்றுக் கொள்ளாமல், அதை ஒட்டக்கூத்தருக்கே அளித்து விட்டான் குலோத்துங்கன். இங்கே, ஆண்டவன் சன்னிதியில் தமக்குப் போட இருந்த பட்டையும், மாலையையும் எனக்குப் போட்டு விட்டார் ஆணையர் நரசிம்மன். அந்த நிகழ்ச்சியும், இந்த நிகழ்ச்சியும் ஒரு வகையில் ஒப்புமை உடையதாகத் தோன்றுகிறதல்லவா? அங்கே பாட்டு; இங்கே பட்டு…’ என்றேன்.
அவையோர் இதைக் கேட்டு, கைதட்டி ஆரவாரித்தனர்; எனக்கும், என் நன்றியை ஒரு விதமாக வெளிப்படுத்தி விட்ட மகிழ்ச்சி!

Source………www.dinamalar.com

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How India Brought Over 5000 Indians back From war -torn Yemen …

April 19, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

The evacuation mission mounted by the government helped more than 5,000 Indians leave war-torn Yemen. The author goes behind the scenes to find out how this was achieved .

Evacuees from Yemen rest on the deck of INS Sumitra as they make their way home from Djibouti. Photograph: @spokespersonMoD/Twitter

General sahab, aap march kijiye (General, please march),” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, looking at former army chief V K Singh. The senior ministers, intelligence officials and three service chiefs attending the meeting hurriedly convened by Modi on March 30 nodded their assent. The situation in Yemen was dire after a coalition of countries led by Saudi Arabia had launched an offensive three days earlier against the anti-government Zaidi Shia rebels known as the Houthis.

The contours of what was to become Operation Rahaat, a massive evacuation exercise to bring back hundreds of Indians from Yemen, were discussed at the meeting and Singh, minister of state in the external affairs ministry, was asked to immediately embark for the troubled country at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. He was to oversee the withdrawal of Indians from Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, and the cities of Aden, Ash Shihr, Al Mukalla and Al Hudaydah.

Singh took the only available flight on the evening of March 31 and landed in Djibouti in Africa, from where Sana’a is an hour’s flight across the Gulf of Aden. By then, the government had pulled out two merchant ships, MV Kavaratti and MV Corals, from their regular services and directed them to leave for Djibouti, which was to become Ground Zero for the Indian rescue operations over two weeks.

On the night of March 30, Indian Navy’s INS Tarkash, a stealth frigate, and INS Mumbai, a destroyer, also left for Djibouti. INS Sumitra, which was already on anti-piracy patrolling in the Gulf of Aden, reached the Yemeni port of Aden on the night of March 31.

General V K Singh (retd) interacts with evacuees who are on their way home. Photograph: @GenVKsingh/Twitter

The control rooms of the three branches of the armed forces, external affairs ministry and Air India in New Delhi were connected with one another and with the Indian missions concerned on a real-time basis. A makeshift control room was set up at the Kempinski Hotel in Djibouti. An Indian Navy satellite was repositioned to provide minute-to-minute data on the ground situation. A navy personnel later said the satellite streaming was so flawless that those monitoring the control room could actually count the number of people moving around in Yemen, a scene straight out of a Hollywood movie.

Singh, with his years of army training, got the operation going smoothly. He held the first briefing at the Kempinski control room at 9.30 am on April 1, after which he went to meet the first tranche of 349 Indians who had arrived at Djibouti on board INS Sumitra from Aden. “After disembarking, many of them started chanting ‘Bharat mata ki jai, Indian Navy ki jai’,” recounts an official who was present at the scene. The rescued citizens rested in a commodious marriage hall at the hotel till the Indian Air Force and Air India aircraft arrived.

Indian Navy personnel help people aboard a ship. Photograph: @spokespersonMoD/Twitter

The navy official says the rescue of the first 349 passengers was one of the toughest challenges he had faced ever. The warring Yemeni factions were engaged in a gun battle at Aden and the immigration officers had abandoned the port.

This forced Indian naval troops to first secure the port before INS Sumitra could lower its boats to ferry the stranded Indians. The task was tough also because the Saudis, who had control over the Yemeni airspace, had refused the Indian Air Force permission to land its airplanes in Sana’a.

It was Air India that had to take up the task of bridging Sana’a and Djibouti. “The Saudis gave us permission to fly for only two-and-a-half hours in a day,” Singh says. “The situation in Sana’a was so chaotic that it was difficult to land two planes, segregate passengers for Kochi and Mumbai, check their papers, get them on board and fly them back within the stipulated 150 minutes.” A big problem was handling people who wanted to return home, but didn’t have relevant documents or exit visas and permission from the employers. “It was costly, but the government had to arrange emergency exit documents for them,” says Singh.

A man embarks from a plane as he returns to India from war-torn Yemen. Photograph: @spokespersonMoD/Twitter

Singh flew five times to Sana’a and even stayed a night there to get a first-hand experience, all the while remaining in constant touch with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. On his last flight to Sana’a, where around 450 Indians and 120 foreign nationals awaited to be extricated, Singh and his staff were told to turn back to Djibouti since the coalition fighter planes were bombing areas close to the airport. It was a tight situation — an Indian minister was on a flight that was allegedly encroaching into the airspace controlled by the Saudis.

An official recalls the event: “As the plane was approaching the Sana’a airport, we got the shock of our life with the news that fighter planes were carrying out bombings and the pilot of our aircraft had been asked to return to Djibouti immediately. The plane was diverted, but all of us, though very nervous, were anxious to reach Yemen. Amid all this, Singh stood up and said that there was no question of going back. He calmly remarked that there must be some funny military exercises going on and that we had to land at Sana’a to evacuate the last group of Indians and nationals of other countries waiting there.

Singh then approached the cockpit and spoke to the pilots and told them what to convey to the Air Traffic Control at Sana’a. Having taken an arc back to Djibouti after the initial order, the aircraft did an about turn and again headed towards the Yemeni capital. “Upon landing, we came to know that the area near the airport had been bombed not long before our plane touched down,” says Singh.

Till April 9, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, and Air India jointly evacuated 4,640 Indian citizens and around 960 foreign nationals from 41 countries from the strife-torn country. They were brought in the five vessels assembled by the government to Djibouti from where they were flown to India on Air India planes and Indian Air Force C-17 Globemasters.

INS Tarkash and INS Mumbai have since returned to India, and the Indian embassy in Sana’a is now closed. INS Sumitra has returned to its patrolling duty in the Gulf of Aden.

Singh attributes the success of Operation Rahaat — the second-largest undertaken by the government of India after Operation Safe Homecoming in Libya in 2011 when 15,000 Indians were evacuated — to team work. “It was not only the government officers who worked hard to help the stranded people, but also the local Bohra community and the Indian associations there,” he says.

Source……www.rediff.com

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Message For the Day…” What You Should Pray and Seek from God …” ?

April 18, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

You should not pray to God seeking this favour or that. The reason is no one knows what immensely precious, Divine and magnificent treasures lie in the treasure-house of Divine Grace. You can never know what God intends or desires to give you, His devotee. Under such situations by asking for trivial and petty things, you are demeaning His Divine estate. Hence do not seek from God, nor desire, nor pray for petty trinkets. More precious and desirable than anything else is God’s love. Hence Mother Meera sang: “Oh heart, drink the nectar of Divine love.” If you must ask for anything from God, then pray to Him thus: “O Lord! Let me have You alone.” Once you have secured the Lord, you can get anything you want. When you can get the precious Divine love, why crave for anything else?

Sathya Sai Baba

Southern California’s Logistics Airport….” Official boneyard ” for Yester Years Jumbo Jets !!!

April 18, 2015April 18, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

The days of the jumbo jet are numbered. Since their debut in the late 1960s, Boeing 747 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 have been the undisputed queens of the sky.

Unfortunately, the size, four-engine dependability, and range of these big planes are no longer enough of a competitive advantage to justify their operating costs. These relics of the 20th century often end up in places such as the Southern California Logistics Airport – more commonly known as the “bone yard.”

The Southern California Logistics Airport is located in Victorville, California — about 80 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

Due to its location in the Mojave desert, Victorville’s warm and dry climate make it the perfect place to keep aging airplanes for extended periods of time.

Airplanes here have either been retired or declared “surplus” – not needed for immediate operations.

After they arrive, some planes are preserved so they can, one day, return to service with the airline or …

be sold to another airline

Those planes have their windows covered in foil and their fluids drained as they prepare for to sit in the desert for the long haul.

The aircraft’s engines — the most valuable parts of the plane – are also removed.

However, others — like this ex-Orient Thai Boeing 747 — are broken up and sold for parts.

After the valuable parts, such as the electronics, interior trim, and other reusable components have been harvested, the remaining pieces are chopped up and sold for scrap.

As of March 2015, British Airways has quite a few 747s at the bone yard.

The airline has a massive fleet of more than 50 747-400s.

But as the average age of their 747 fleet near 20 years, British Airways is slowly retiring its older birds.

In addition to BA, Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, and Cathay Pacific have sent their 747s to Victorville.

The Southern California Logistics Airport is located in Victorville, California — about 80 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

Due to its location in the Mojave desert, Victorville’s warm and dry climate make it the perfect place to keep aging airplanes for extended periods of time.

Airplanes here have either been retired or declared “surplus” – not needed for immediate operations.

After they arrive, some planes are preserved so they can, one day, return to service with the airline or …

… be sold to another airline.

Those planes have their windows covered in foil and their fluids drained as they prepare for to sit in the desert for the long haul.

The aircraft’s engines — the most valuable parts of the plane – are also removed.

However, others — like this ex-Orient Thai Boeing 747 — are broken up and sold for parts.

After the valuable parts, such as the electronics, interior trim, and other reusable components have been harvested, the remaining pieces are chopped up and sold for scrap.

As of March 2015, British Airways has quite a few 747s at the bone yard.

The airline has a massive fleet of more than 50 747-400s.

But as the average age of their 747 fleet near 20 years, British Airways is slowly retiring its older birds.

In addition to BA, Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, and Cathay Pacific have sent their 747s to Victorville.

FedEx is also a major tenant.

The cargo carrier is in the process of updating its massive fleet of mostly older jets.

Other airlines include, Air China, Evergreen International, Lufthansa, and United Airlines.

The bone yard is an ever-changing aviation landscape. As old tenants of broken up or sold, new arrivals fresh from mainline service are flown in.

As airlines retire their 747s, one wealthy individual bought a new jumbo to be his private jet…

DON’T MISS: This 747 private jet is a palace in the sky

Source……..www.businessinsider.in

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“A Mega Cruiser Which Will be Bigger than Sydney Opera House …”

April 18, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

The largest cruise ship to ever visit Australia, Ovation of the Seas, is coming to Sydney in summer 2016.

The Royal Caribbean megaliner is currently being built in Germany at a cost of $US1 billion ($AU1.3 billion).
Ovation of the Seas Sydney Harbour

This giant floating apartment block can carry up to 5000 passengers and 1500 crew. It will be 348 metres long and more than 50m tall, with 18 decks. At a gross weight of 168,666 tonnes, it’s the equal third largest cruise liner in the world. Royal Caribbean will have the top 5 largest cruise ships in the world when it’s complete.

It will join the other four superliners calling Australia home during summer: Voyager of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas and Radiance of the Seas in Sydney and Legend of the Seas in Brisbane.

In a move that will please nearby residents concerned about sulfur emissions, it will have a new purification system, known as scrubbers, that removes 97% of sulfur dioxide emissions from the engines, although the Baird government has promised to ban the use of bunker fuel, which has 3.5% sulfur, before Ovation comes online.

Among the attractions the Ovation will carry are an onboard virtual skydiving chamber, a capsule observatory on a robotic arm rising above the ship for 360-degree views, and a “bionic” bar where cocktails are ordered on tablet, then made by two bionic arms and served without human intervention.

Bookings for Ovation of the Seas open in mid 2015.

The Australian cruise industry is currently worth around $2.3 billion.
Source……..www.businessinsider.com

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Message For the Day…” God Maintains balance in dealing with His Devotees…”

April 18, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

In dealing with devotees, the Lord has to maintain a balance. Here is an example from the life of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. In olden times or the present, there are always some people who indulge in calumny against good men. Once, two of his disciples experienced some villagers abusing the noble sage in two different incidents. In response, Brahmananda, a young gentle devotee, shed tears. Vivekananda retorted and threatened the villagers. Sage Ramakrishna disagreed with both their actions! Explaining, he taught, “There are four tyres for a car. The pressure in the front tyre and rear tyres must be as prescribed. If there is excessive pressure in some tyres, it should be reduced. If some tyres have low pressure, they have to be inflated. Only then the car will run smoothly. Vivekananda suffers from excessive pressure; he requires to be deflated. Brahmananda is too weak, so he has to be inflated.”

Sathya Sai Baba

Things That will be so Costly in Future that You will think Twice buying …!!!

April 16, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

If you think your life is going in the right direction and your speed of minting money is pretty steady, think again. This article might already make you feel broke for the future. Don’t mean to scare you, but it’s good if you’re scared. Or worried. Here is a list of things that are soon going to be unaffordable. If you may ask why? It is because the population of idiots is growing who don’t value things in time and demand like a greedy buffalo.

Take a look at the things that are difficult to prevent and may cost a bomb in the future.

Honey. Yeah, sounds like no big deal? Think again

This is because a rapid decline of adult bees in the colony is observed. Beekeepers have reported 90% reduction in their colonies. This is affecting the crops that require pollination through industrial bees. So, basically it is not just honey that will grow expensive, but the livelihood of beekeepers will also be affected.

8 All the chocolate lovers, here is a bad news. In a few years, the prices of the original chocolate made of cocoa butter will shoot up like a rocket in the October sky

Cocoa beans require extremely hot climate and generally grow near the equator. This crop is difficult to grow and takes about 5 years to complete a crop and incredibly hot climate, that can’t be outsourced to machines. Yes, chocolates will be as good as buying gold. Chocolate jewelry sounds yum though.

This one’s a shocker. Freshwater

It’s time you stop taking this “Blue gold” for granted. Many parts of the world like The US, India, Israel, middle east etc., are facing water shortage because of prolonged droughts. Ready to help clean all the rivers?

” The ’11th’ Seat in AirBus 380 Super Jumbo …!!!

April 16, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

Want to fly on the Airbus A380 superjumbo? Get ready to feel the squeeze. Airbus has proposed a new cabin layout that would add an 11th seat to the super jumbo’s economy cabin.

Introduced this week at the World Aircraft Interior Expo in Hamburg, the new layout features three seats on either side with five seats in the middle section — making the sought-after aisle seat even more coveted. Currently, the vast majority of A380s in service are configured with 10 seats per row in economy with three seats on either side and just four seats in the middle.

According to USA Today, the new 11 across-layout called “Economy Choice” could be installed in new Airbus A380s as soon as 2017.

But why would Airbus want to do this? Airbus is desperate to expand its customer base for the A380. Of the 317 superjumbos ordered, 140 have of them have been bought by one airline — Emirates.

Only 13 airlines around the world operate the mammoth double decker. For such a heavily hyped and expensive aircraft ($US25 billion development cost), the reception for the airlines have not been as warm as expected by Airbus. In fact, the company has not had a single A380 order from an airline since 2013 — and that, unsurprisingly, was by Emirates.

Sadly, this increased load capacity will mean less elbow room for those unfortunate enough to be stuck in “sardine class.”

Source……….www.businessinsider.com.au

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