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Worlds Safest Airlines …Top 20….” Qantas is in Top of the list for the 3rd Year ” …

May 25, 2016May 25, 2016NatarajanLeave a comment

Nervous flyer? Just want to know you’re traveling with a reliable airline? Find out who are the world’s safest airlines.

AirlineRatings.com, the world’s only safety and product rating website, which was launched in June 2013, has announced its top twenty safest airlines and top ten safest low cost airlines for 2016 from the 407 it monitors.

Top of the list for the third year is Australia’s Qantas, which has a fatality free record in the jet era – an extraordinary record. Making up the remainder of the top twenty in alphabetical order are: Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, All Nippon Airlines, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Finnair, Hawaiian Airlines, Japan Airlines, KLM, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airline System, Singapore Airlines, Swiss, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia.

AirlineRatings.com’s rating system takes into account a range of factors related to audits from aviation’s governing bodies and lead associations as well as government audits and the airline’s fatality record. AirlineRating.com’s editorial team, one of the world’s most awarded and experienced, also examined each airline’s operational history, incident records and operational excellence to arrive at its top twenty safest airlines.

The AirlineRatings.com top twenty have always been at the forefront of safety innovation and launching of new aircraft and these airlines have become a byword for excellence. Responding to public interest, the AirlineRatings.com editors also identified their top ten safest low cost airlines.

They are in alphabetical order: Aer Lingus, Flybe, HK Express, Jetblue, Jetstar Australia, Thomas Cook, TUI Fly, Virgin America, Volaris and Westjet.

Unlike a number of low cost carriers, these airlines have all passed the stringent International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) and have excellent safety records.
Of the 407 airlines surveyed, 148 have the top seven-star safety ranking but almost 50 have just three stars or less. There are 10 airlines with only one star and these airlines are from Indonesia, Nepal and Surinam.

In selecting Qantas as the world’s safest airline AirlineRatings.com editors noted that over its 95-year history the world’s oldest continuously operating airline has amassed an extraordinary record of firsts in operations and safety and is now accepted as the industry’s most experienced carrier.

The Australian airline has been a leader in: the development of the Future Air Navigation System; the Flight Data Recorder to monitor plane and later crew performance; automatic landings using Global Navigation Satellite System as well as precision approaches around mountains in cloud using RNP. Qantas was the lead airline with real time monitoring of its engines across its fleet using satellite communications, which has enabled the airline to detect problems before they become a major safety issue.

Last year was a disturbing year for airline safety with some tragic and bizarre accidents such as the high profile GermanWings and Metrojet disasters. However according to Aviation-Safety.net data, the 16 accidents in 2015 with 560 fatalities were below the 10-year average of 31 accidents and 714 fatalities. Last year was also a significant improvement over 2014 when there were 21 fatal accidents with 986 fatalities.

Balancing these numbers the world’s airlines carried a record 3.6 billion passengers on 34 million flights in 2015.

Flashback 50 years and there were a staggering 87 crashes killing 1,597 when airlines carried only 141 million passengers – 5 per cent of today’s number.

– See more at: http://www.airlineratings.com/news/630/who-are-the-worlds-safest-airlines-for-2016#sthash.d2MKORhu.dpuf

Source….www.airlineratings.com

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வாரம் ஒரு கவிதை …” தீபத்தின் ஒளியில் ” !!!

May 24, 2016May 24, 2016NatarajanLeave a comment

தீபத்தின் ஒளியில் …

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ஒளியில் மிளிரும் தீபம் … அதில் மலரும் ஒளி தீப ஒளி !

விழிக்கு இமை போல் ஒளிக்கு தீபம் அன்றோ !….ஒரு தீபம்

தரும் ஒளியில் படிக்கும் பல விழிகள்! …கையில் தீபம் ஏந்தி அது

காட்டும் வழியில் நடக்கும் கால்கள் பல …! கலங்கரை

தீப ஒளி காட்டும் தடத்தில் கரை சேரும் கலங்களும் பலப் பல !

தீபம் சிறிதானாலும் அதன் ஒளி பெரியது ….வலியது !

தீபத்தின் ஒளியில் ஒருவர் காண்பது அவர் வாழ்வின் ஒளிவிளக்கை !

தீபத்தில் பெரிய தீபம் …. இறைவன் படைத்தது …!

என் தீபம் … உன் தீபம் என்று சொந்தம் சொல்ல முடியாத

உலகின் ஒளிவிளக்கு …. கதிரவன் என்னும் ஒரு அற்புத தீபம் !

சொல்லுங்க …இந்த அரிய தீபத்தில் இல்லாத சக்தி எந்த மின் சக்தியில்

இருக்கு ? இறைவன் கொடுக்கும் இந்த தீப ஒளி நம் வீட்டுக்

கூரையில் கிடைக்க ….. “எங்கே என்

மின்சாரம்” என்று அங்கும் இங்கும் நாம் அலைவது ஏன் ?

நம் கையில் வெண்ணெய் இருக்க நெய் தேடி இலக்கு இல்லாமல்

இனியும் நாம் ஓட வேண்டுமா ? சொல்லுங்க …

இறைவன் படைத்த அந்த அற்புத தீப ஒளியின் துணையில் நல்லதொரு

வழி தேடுவோம் இன்றே ! “இல்லை இனிமேல் மின் பற்றாக்குறை “

என்ற ஒரு இனிய விடியலுக்கும் போடுவோம் பாதை உடனே !

Natarajan….. My Kavithai in http://www.dinamani.com on 23 May 2016

Message for the Day…”Our heart is like a camera lens. The object on which we concentrate our attention gets imprinted on the mind. “

May 24, 2016NatarajanLeave a comment

You should never undertake to discuss the good and bad in others. If you entertain bad qualities in your mind, it will lead you to a bad path and you will surely fall. People who entertain bad ideas will certainly be destroyed in course of time despite any amount of wealth or knowledge that they may possess. An individual, who endeavours to keep away the bad in oneself and attempts to promote the good, will make real progress. If you use a thousand eyes for locating the faults in others and spend all your time in this process, your heart will get impure and will develop bad ideas. Our heart is like a camera lens. The object on which we concentrate our attention gets imprinted on the mind. Youth and elders alike should try to see that qualities like jealousy, hatred and lack of forbearance never enters their minds.

Image of the Day….” Full Moon and Mars “

May 23, 2016NatarajanLeave a comment

Have you seen Mars?

Best photos of Mars near the moon this weekend. View larger. Full moon and Mars over Dallas, Texas, from EarthSky friend Ben Zavala. They were bright enough to be seen from large cities. Posted by Deborah Byrd in http://www.earthsky.org

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Message for the Day…”Need for harmony between our thoughts, words, and action …”

May 22, 2016NatarajanLeave a comment

On a platform we parrot words like Truth, Love and Nonviolence, but in our daily life we do not have faith in Truth, we do not practice Non-violence, and we don’t follow the path of Discrimination (buddhi). Young people today must learn to put these values into practice sincerely. Your lives depend upon three things — your words, thoughts, and deeds. Whatever desires you get, you will exhibit them and take them to your mind. For getting a thought, mind is the basis. The thought that comes to your mind will be exposed to the world as words through your mouth. Once you utter words from your mouth and expose the thought that has come to your mind, now to put that into practice, you take action. It is only when there is a harmony between your thoughts, words and action that you will be able to recognise your own true nature.

First Recorded public version on a Gramophone Plate…First Sloka in Rig Veda !!!

May 22, 2016May 22, 2016NatarajanLeave a comment

Something Surprising..

His Masters Voice (HMV) had once published a pamphlet giving the history of gramophone record.
Gramophone was invented by Thomas Alva Edison in the 19th century.
Edison, who had invented many other gadgets like electric light and the motion picture camera, had become a legend even in his own time.

When he invented the gramophone record, which could record human voice for posterity, he wanted to record the voice of an eminent scholar on his first piece.
For that he chose Prof. Max Muller another great personality of the 19th century.
He wrote to Max Muller saying,
“I want to meet you and record your voice. When should I come?”
Max Muller who had great respect for Edison asked him to come on a suitable time when most of the scholars of the Europe would be gathering in England.

Accordingly, Edison took a ship and went to meet Max Muller .
He was introduced to the audience.
All cheered Edison’s presence.
Later at the request of Edison, Max Muller came on the stage and spoke in front of the instrument.
Then Edison went back to his laboratory and by afternoon came back with a disc.
He played the gramophone disc from his instrument.
The audience was thrilled to hear the voice of Max Muller from the instrument.
They were glad that voices of great persons like Max Muller could be stored for the benefit of posterity.

After several rounds of applause and congratulations to Thomas Edison, Max Muller came to the stage and addressed the scholars and asked them,
“You heard my original voice in the morning. Then you heard the same voice coming out from this instrument in the afternoon. Do you understand what I said in the morning or what you heard in the afternoon?”

The audience fell silent because they could not understand the language in which Max Muller had spoken.
It was ‘Greek and Latin’ to them as they say.

But had it been Greek or Latin, they would have definitely understood because they were from various parts of Europe.
It was in a language which the European scholars had never heard.

Max Muller then explained what he had spoken.
He said that the language he spoke was Sanskrit and it was the first sloka of Rig Veda, which says “Agni Meele Purohitam”

This was the first recorded public version on the gramophone plate.

अग्निमीळे पुरोहितं यज्ञस्य देवं रत्वीजम।
होतारं रत्नधातमम।।
(Rig Veda 1.001.01)

Why did Max Muller choose this?

Addressing the audience he said,
“Vedas are the oldest text of the human race. And “Agni Meele Purohitam” is the first verse of Rig Veda.
In the most primordial time, when the people did not know how even to cover their bodies and lived by hunting and housed in caves, Indians had attained high civilization and they gave the world universal philosophies in the form of the Vedas”

When “Agni Meele Purohitam” was replayed, the entire audience stood up in silence as a mark of respect.

The verse means :
“Oh Agni, You who gleam in the darkness, to You we come day by day, with devotion and bearing homage. So be of easy access to us, Agni, as a father to his son, abide with us for our well being.”

Source…..Input from a friend of mine

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Monument to The Taxi Driver, Buenos Aires….

May 22, 2016NatarajanLeave a comment

Located in the square of the Avenue of the Italians and Macacha Guemes, in the neighborhood Puerto Madero, in Buenos Aires, the Monument to the Taxi Driver is a tribute to the thousands of men and women who provide an important public transportation service to the city. Inaugurated in 2012, the monument depicts a bald and mustachioed taxi driver casually leaning on to the side of a classic 1967 car model of a Siam Di Tella — an old Argentinian manufacturing company, and one of the most popular choices for taxis in the Argentinian capital in the 1960s and 70s.

The sculpture was created by the artist Fernando Pugliese, and appears like bronze but is actually made of a synthetic material commonly used in the shipbuilding industry. This special polymer can withstand the rigors of the weather and can receive a special patina that makes them appear like bronze.

Source….www.amusingplanet.com Photo credit: Waymarking

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Image of the Day….. ” Mars thro’ Hubble Space telescope “…..!!!

May 21, 2016NatarajanLeave a comment

New Hubble image of Mars

New Hubble Space Telescope image of Mars, in honor of the planet’s May 22 opposition, when our planet Earth will sweep between the Red Planet and the sun.

View larger. | Mars, as it was observed by the Hubble Space Telescope on May 12, 2016, shortly before its opposition on May 22. Read more about this image from Hubble. Image via NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team, J. Bell, M. Wolff.

On May 19, 2016, the Hubble Space Telescope released this new image of Mars. It’s in honor of the upcoming passage of Earth between Mars and the sun this weekend, when Mars will be closer and brighter than at any time in the last 10 years.

Mars’ nearness to Earth in our sky right now makes it appear each evening as a very bright reddish “star.” It’s ascending in the eastern sky each night as the sun is sinking below the western horizon.

Mars is lots of fun to view with the eye, and astrophotographers around the globe will be trying to captured its photo. Follow the links below to learn more about this 2016 opposition of Mars and remember to watch for it!

source…..www.earthsky.org

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Message for the Day….” “Anyone who claims to keep the body sacred should make an attempt to indulge only in good actions, good thoughts, and good deeds..”.

May 19, 2016NatarajanLeave a comment

In the Gita, our body is described as the Kshetra and the Lord who resides in it is called the Kshetragna. Devotees who have a sacred heart and who entertain sacred thoughts go on pilgrimage to sacred places (also called Kshetras). They are undertaking a pilgrimage to such centres only because they believe those places to be sacred. If they are not sacred, there is no need for them to undertake such a pilgrimage at such expense of money and energy. As in this analogy, because the human body is sacred people establish connections between each other. If truly the body of an individual does not undertake a sacred task and lead a sacred life, no one will want to have any relationship with it. Therefore anyone who claims to keep the body sacred should make an attempt to indulge only in good actions, good thoughts, and good deeds.

Joke for the Day… ” Today you voted for us ….” !!!

May 19, 2016NatarajanLeave a comment

While walking down the street one day, a high ranking politician is tragically hit by a truck and dies. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.

“Welcome to Heaven,” says St. Peter. “Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we’re not sure what to do with you.”

“No problem, just let me in,” says the politician .

“Well, I’d like to but I have orders from higher up. What we’ll do is have you spend one day in Hell and one day in Heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity.”

“Really, I’ve made up my mind. I want to be in Heaven,” says the politician.

“I’m sorry but we have our rules.” And with that, St. Peter escorts the politician to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to Hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a club and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him, everyone is very happy and in evening dress.

They run to greet him, hug him, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people. They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster and caviar. Also present is the Devil, who really is a very friendly guy and has a good time dancing and telling jokes.

They are having such a good time that, before he realizes it, it is time to go. Everyone gives him a big hug and waves while the elevator rises. The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on Heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him.

“Now it’s time to visit Heaven.” So 24 hours pass with the politician head of state joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.

“Well then, you’ve spent a day in Hell and another in Heaven. Now choose your eternity.”

He reflects for a minute, then the head of state answers: “Well, I would never have thought it, I mean Heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in Hell.”

So Saint Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to Hell. Now the doors of the elevator open and he is in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage. He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags. The Devil comes over to the politician and lays an arm on his neck.

“I don’t understand,” stammers the politician. “Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and club and we ate lobster and caviar and danced and had a great time. Now all there is a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable.”

The Devil looks at him, smiles and says, “Of course! Yesterday we were campaigning. Today you voted for us!”

Source….www.ba-bamail.com

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