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Breathtaking Cockpit Photo Of A Marine’s F-18 Firing A Live Missile!!!!!

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The  above image is going viral on social networks.

The reason is obvious: is an absolutely stunning photograph, just released by the U.S. Marine Corps, showing Capt. Christopher Prout with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing as he shoots an AIM-7 Sparrow missile from an F/A-18C Hornet near Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, on May 16, 2013.

VMFA-232 moved to Tyndall for a deployment for training (DFT) used to prepare the squadron for future combat and contingency operations.

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Message For The Day….Role of Parents and Children in This World !!!!

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Show deep gratitude to your parents. Tend to them with respect and adore them. On their anniversary of passing away, remember them and pay the tribute of at least a tear. Do it with faith (Shraddha), hence it is called Shraardha (religious ceremonial offering to the dead), note that they are not waiting for them in the other world! This tribute you offer should be in gratitude for the great chance they gave you for this sojourn in this world with all the wonderful opportunities it offers for self-realization. By the same token, parents must feel that they are servants appointed by the Lord to tend the little souls that are born in their households as the gardener tends the trees in the garden of the Master. Give children every opportunity and facility to develop their innate divine talents. Arouse the latent goodness in their tiny hearts through stories of saints and sages. Without fear, make them brave to practice righteousness.
– Divine Discourse, Jul 25, 1958.

 

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Stunning Images of The Week !!!

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Storm surge  A man run away as waves crash over a barrier in Yantai, Shandong Province, China. Strong storms have battered the country’s coast.

 

Battling the blazeA plane drops fire-dousing chemicals near Santa Barbara, California, during attempts to quell a 170-acre grass fire. Some 2,000 people were evacuated.

 

Ferry cross the murkyA boat navigates past the Sydney Harbour bridge in Australia amidst thick fog. Flights and ferry services were delayed as a blanket of fog covered the city.

 

Animatronic apeDesigner Sonny Tilders unveils a six-metre tall, 1.1-tonne gorilla created for the world premiere of the King Kong musical in Melbourne, Australia.

 

Rising rocketA Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft is lifted to its launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Three astronauts blasted into space on 29 May.

 

Breaking the cageTwo bears seen through the bars of a private zoo near a restaurant in Pristina, Kosovo. A campaign has been launched to free bears kept in such conditions.

 

From sea to airA Japanese US-2 seaplane takes off. Japan has just signed a contract to provide the aircraft to India – the first time Tokyo has exported arms since 1967. (

 

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A Market with Working Railway Track !!!!

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Imagine a train going right through a busy market filled with tourists and locals alike! We’re not kidding; it’s a moment you won’t forget.   It is in Hua Hin , Thailand !!!!

Maeklong railway market

A marketplace with a working railway track through it.

If you’re driving from Bangkok to Hua Hin (which takes about 2.5 hours), make sure you schedule a stop in Maeklong Railway Market in Samut Songkhram, some 60km away from the capital. Locals call it Talad Rom Hoop Market, which translates to “Market Umbrella Pulldown” but tourists call it Scary Market (read on to find out why). At first glance, it looks like any typical open-air market in Thailand. The market is filled with stalls displaying juicy fruits, fresh vegetables, a variety of spices, herbs, seafood and plenty more.

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” இந்த தங்க வில்வத்தை எனக்கே கொடுத்து விடு ” கேட்டார் மகாபெரியவர். !!!!

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மூலம் : மஹா பெரியவா தரிசன அனுபவங்கள் – ஐந்தாம் பாகம்
நினைவு கூர்ந்தவர் : எஸ். சீதாராமன், சென்னை – 28.

சென்னையில் தங்கியிருந்த காலகட்டத்தில், தம்புச் செட்டித் தெருவிலிருக்கும் சங்கரமடம், திருவொற்றியூர் கோயிலிலுள்ள சிலா சாஸனங்கள், சுவர்ச் சித்திரங்கள் ஆகியவற்றைப் படம் எடுக்கச் சொல்லி உத்தரவாயிற்று.

‘ஆதிசங்கரர், காஞ்சி க்ஷேத்திரத்தில் ஸர்வக்ஞ பீடாரோஹணம் செய்து, கடைசிவரை அங்கேயே தங்கியிருந்தார்’ என்பதற்கான பல சான்றுகளுடன், திரு.ரமேசன் (இ.ஆ.ப.) எழுதிய புத்தகத்தில் நான் எடுத்த புகைப்படங்கள் இடம்பெற்றன.

பெரியவாள், சென்னையை அடுத்த காட்டுப் பள்ளியில் தங்கியிருந்த காலம்.

பெரியவாளுக்குக் கனகாபிஷேகம் செய்யப்பட்ட போது, தங்கத்தாலான வில்வங்களை அபிஷேகம் செய்தார்கள். அதில் ஒரு வில்வத்தை வாங்கிக்கொண்டு வந்திருந்தார் என் தாயார். பெரியவாள் கையில் கொடுத்து, அவர்கள் ஆசீர்வாதத்துடன் பெற்றுக் கொள்ள வேண்டும் என்று உள்ளூர விருப்பம்.
பெரியவாளிடம் அந்தத் தங்க வில்வத்தை சமர்ப்பித்தார் என் தாயார்.

“இதை எனக்கே கொடுத்துவிடேன்!…”

என் தாயாருக்கு உடம்பு சிலிர்த்தது.

“பதிலாக, நான் உனக்கு ஒரு புஷ்பம் தருகிறேன்..!”

பெரியவா கொடுத்த புஷ்பத்தை, நவரத்தினமாகக் கருதி மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் ஏற்றுக் கொண்டார் என் தாயார்.

இவ்வாறு பல பேர்களிடம், குந்துமணி குந்துமணியாகத் தங்கம் பெற்று, ஒரு சொம்பு செய்து, அதில் தேனை நிரப்பி, பூஜை – மந்திர ஜபம் செய்யச் செய்து (ஆஞ்ஜநேய மந்திரம் என்று நினைவு). பாரதநாட்டின் வடமேற்கு எல்லையில் நடந்து கொண்டிருந்த போரில், பாரத வீரர்களுக்குத் தைரியம் ஊட்டுவதற்காக அனுப்பி வைத்தார்கள். அந்தப் போரில் நமக்கே வெற்றி கிடைத்தது.

ஜெய ஜெய சங்கர! ஹர ஹர சங்கர!!
 

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Message For The Day…Education Has no Meaning without Viveka and Vinaya ….

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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.   

 

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World’s Scariest Places To Stand And Peep !!!!

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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.

 

World’s Scariest Places To Stand And Peep

 

World’s Scariest Places To Stand And Peep

 

World’s Scariest Places To Stand And Peep

 

World’s Scariest Places To Stand And Peep

 

World’s Scariest Places To Stand And Peep

 

World’s Scariest Places To Stand And Peep

 

World’s Scariest Places To Stand And Peep

 

World’s Scariest Places To Stand And Peep

 

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Indian -American Boy is The New Spelling Bee !!!

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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.

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.

source::::Economic Times..

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