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Message For the Day…” What is Liberation ?..Help Ever , Hurt Never … “
Do not find faults with others. If you point an accusing finger at someone, remember three fingers are pointing to you. Wear the ornament of Truth to adorn your neck (Sathyam Kantasya Bhushanam). Charity is the true ornament that make your hands beautiful and elegant (Hasthasya Bhushanam Dhanam). Thus you must sanctify each limb of your body by engaging in sacred activities. Your eyes should look at only sacred things. Do you know what an enormous power is latent in your eyes? There are crores of light rays in them. In olden days, people used to invoke the grace of Sun God to have a better vision. When you performSurya-namaskar (worship of Sun God) and invoke His grace, the light rays in your eyes will become more effulgent and inspire you. People aspire to attain liberation. What is liberation? Help ever, hurt never – that is true liberation. To get rid of attachment (moha) is true liberation (moksha).
World”s Largest Swimming Pool…1KM Length Covering 20 Acres !!!
San Alfonso del Mar Pool with its length of 1 km and a coverage of almost 20 acres is registered in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s largest swimming pool. This amazing swimming pool seems to cover the same amount of water as 6000 regular swimming pools and visitors can enjoy in many different activities besides swimming, such as sailing, kayaking, scuba diving and paragliding.
This great man-made lagoon is part of the San Alfonso del Mar resort, located in the city Algarrobo, Chile. It was opened in 2006 and since then attracts an increasing number of tourists. This pool was made by collecting and filtering water from the ocean, while the sun warms it up to 9 degrees higher than the the ocean water. This technology was founded by Fernando Fischmann and the aim is to allow for ‘lagoons of unlimited size’ with crystal clear water and reduced costs to typical pools.
” A Cycle Beats Ferrari…Reaches Over 330kmph !!!”
The cycle that you see in the video is definitely not an ordinary cycle, but a rocket-powered one. The cycle is fuelled by a mix of hydrogen peroxide and compressed air. On November 7, 2014, Francois Gissy reached the speed of 207mph on the cycle developed by his friend Arnold Neracher at a racing circuit in France. With the new record, Gissy broke his previous best of 177.13mph.
Makers of this rocket-powered cycle will now be working on a new bicycle to beat their own record in 2015.
You must have seen so many drag races, where results turned out to be unexpected (a more powerful car losing to a lesser one), but none of those would have been half as exciting as this one. That is because of the fact that this race was not between two sportscars or supercars, but it was a cycle that took on a Ferrari.
Built by Arnold Neracher, the cycle shown above achieved a top-speed of mind-boggling 331Km/h in just 4.8 seconds! Yes you read it right, a cycle that goes faster than some of the most powerful cars out there in the market. The car it took on was a Ferrari F430 Scuderia, and within micro seconds, the cycle left the car way behind.
SOURCE:::: You Tube and auto.ndtv.com
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How One Man….Himanshu Patel…Transformed a Gujarat Village …!!!
Punsari village, barely 100 km from Ahmedabad, could be a textbook case of development. Closed-circuit cameras, water purifying plants, air-conditioned schools, Wi-Fi, biometric machines – the village has it all. And all of it was done in a matter of eight years, at a cost of a mere Rs. 16 crore.
The man behind the transformation is its young sarpanch – 31-year-old Himanshu Patel. A graduate from North Gujarat University, Mr Patel had won the panchayat polls in 2006, at the age of 23.
Back then, the village didn’t even have proper roads, power or water. The panchayat funds were in deficit. Mr Patel found though money come aplenty, it was the utilisation that’s at fault.
Over the next eight years, together with the district administration, he stitched up funds from under various heads – the District Planning Commission, Backward Regional Grant Fund, 12th Finance Commission, and those under Self Help Group Yojnas – and began the development of the village.
The results are obvious. Recently, a team from the Central ministries of rural and urban development had come to study the “Punsari model”.
But the young sarpanch is already onto his next projects – a unit producing electricity out of plastic waste and e-rickshaws for garbage collection. “The state government has already sanctioned Rs. 52 lakh,” he said.
Understanding the importance of education, Mr Patel has earmarked a chunk for the village school. From 300 students in 2006, the number has now doubled to over 600. The classrooms are not just air-conditioned but also have computers and projectors.
“We have managed to attract more children,” said teacher Narendra Jhala. Vidya Patel, a student of Class 7, thinks learning is fun. “The audio visual presentations make it easier to remember our lessons,” she said.
Interestingly, Mr Patel has not asked for a penny from the MLA fund, and over the last eight years, the village has just got Rs. 1 lakh from the MP fund.
“We didn’t feel the need, since there is enough from various budgetary grants of the state and Centre. If you utilise it properly, you can work wonders,” said Mr Patel.
“The village has demonstrated how understanding various schemes available and leveraging them properly can bring about a qualitative change,” said Himmatnagar collector Banchha Nidhi Pani.
SOURCE::::www.ndtv.com and nidhi-bansal.blogspot.in
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At Gibraltar Airport its Runway Intersects With The Busiest Road in City !!!
There’s a road running straight through the runway in Gibraltar. Source: Getty Images
SPACE is at a premium in tiny Gibraltar — so much so that the British territory’s only airport runway intersects with its busiest road. Cars travelling along Winston Churchill Avenue must stop for planes several times a day. For about 10 minutes, traffic stays at a standstill to allow a flight to depart for — or arrive from — London, Birmingham, or Manchester.
In 2007 the government released plans for a new four-lane road that would divert traffic through a tunnel under the runway, although cars would not be required to use it. The road, scheduled to open in 2009, has still not been completed.
Drivers in this country have to watch out for unusual traffic. Source: Getty Images
The airport is, by necessity, small. The Spain-Gibraltar border lies just north of the runway. South of the runway, in the shadow of the Rock of Gibraltar, is North Front cemetery, the only graveyard in the territory where burials are still conducted.
Pedestrians and vehicles cross the airport while planes wait. Picture: Lancastrian. Source: Flickr
It’s an intersection on an airport. Picture: D-Stanley. Source: Flickr
Plane enthusiasts will love this road. Picture: Lancastrian Source: Flickr
SOURCE:::: news.com.au
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” An Airplane Apartment For Rent …” !!!
KLM, or the Royal Dutch Airlines, is nothing if not dramatic and after that much controversial and much adorable Sherlock ad, they are back in the news with a bang. This time with an airplane on rent. Listed on vacation rental site, http://www.airbnb.com, the airline has on offer a retired KLM MD-11, white and blue flight and completely refurbished like a plush hotel. Of course, it’s a promotional stunt, but it’s a pretty good one at that.
This is the airline’s shout out to airplane aficionados, who are required to “Pick any date and tell us why and with whom you would like to stay in the Airplane Apartment!”
The winner(s) of this contest will be offered a chance to stay in the airplane apartment in all its glory for a night.
For those wondering – no, the plane is not located in the middle of an exotic island amid sparkling blue water and pink sunrises and sunsets, but is “located right beside the runway of Amsterdam’s bustling Schiphol airport”. But also for the record, the airplane has two bedrooms, eight bathrooms, library, kitchen, WiFi/internet, TV, air conditioning, a gaming console, and home theater with a stock of movies. So go figure.
This airplane comes with a few house rules which include:
1. No flying. (In case, you were planning on taking off in this airplane apartment.)
2. Don’t use the inflatable emergency slide. (In case, you were planning on imitating Batman.)
3. Smoking is not allowed when the non-smoking sign is on.
4. No marshmallow roasting with the jet engines.
5. Please water the plants and feed the fish. (Yes, please do.)
6. The consumption of alcohol is not allowed. (No drinking and flying. Thanks.)
7. Please treat the plane like you would treat your own plane. (But don’t get too attached. You have to return it the next day.)
Would you like to live in a plane for a day?
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SOURCE::::www.ndtv.com
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This 8 Year old Woos Cyber Experts…Meet Reuben Paul !!!
The Hindu ….US-based Reuben Paul speaking at the Ground Zero Summit in New Delhi. Photo: V Sudershan
He may not be old enough to open a Facebook account, but has a tip or two about how Internet users can protect their content from hackers. This and much more found mention in eight-year-old Reuben Paul’s keynote address on the second day of a summit on cyber security held here.
On Children’s Day, Reuben’s presentation also focussed on online threats faced by millions of children using the Internet across the world. He discussed various aspects like cyber bullying, exposure to undesirable content and falling prey to hacking.
The large audience, which listened to him with rapt attention, was not only exclusively adult but comprised renowned cyber experts and even policy-makers.
Most of them said that Reuben not only impressed them with his repository of knowledge but also his skills and style.
The audience were treated to a display of Reuben’s secondary skills – his deftness of Kung Fu, something he has been learning for a while.
Hailed as a prodigy, Reuben even serves as the CEO of a company that develops Apps which help children learn mathematics, science and, of course, cyber security.
It all began at the age of five, said father Mano Paul – an expert on cyber security himself who travels across the globe delivering lectures on the subject.
Mr. Paul, who hails from Tamil Nadu and was living in Orissa before migrating to the United States nearly a decade ago, said Reuben was drawn to computers instinctively and his sheer inquisitiveness had won him worldwide reputation.
His mother Sangeetha said his aptitude to learn doesn’t stop at computers and Kung Fu.
“He goes for swimming, gymnastics, piano and hockey lessons. He also plans to join cooking and basketball classes from next year,” she said.
So does it affect his grades? “He is an A-lister,” she said, adding that a balance between studies and other activities was maintained by going for one activity per day.
SOURCE:::: SHUBHOMOY SIKDAR in http://www.thehindu.com
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“Modi Shares Story Of Architect Walter Burley Griffin With Obama and Abbott…”
Special ArrangementWalter Burly Griffin passed away in 1937 and was buried in Lucknow.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared with his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott and U.S. President Barack Obama the fascinating story of Walter Burley Griffin the well-known American architect who designed Australian capital Canberra and buried in Lucknow.
Griffin, who died on February 11, 1937 at the age of 61 years, was a landscape architect who hailed from the U.S. He is known for designing Canberra, Australia’s capital city and has been credited with the development of the L-shaped floor plan, the carport and an innovative use of reinforced concrete.
Influenced by the Chicago-based Prairie School, Griffin developed a unique modern style. He worked in partnership with his wife Marion Mahony Griffin.
Griffin came to India in 1935 to design a library for the Lucknow University. He stayed on to design several other buildings in Lucknow, including the headquarters of the famed daily, The Pioneer, for which he also regularly wrote. However, he passed away in 1937 before completing most of his assignments and was buried in Lucknow.
Keywords: Walter Burly Griffin, Canberra, Lucknow University
SOURCE::: http://www.thehindu.com
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” Philae probe drills into comet, turns toward light…”
The spacecraft that landed on a comet performed two tricky maneuvers Friday, by drilling into the rocky surface and rotating itself to catch more sunlight.
Both operations carried considerable risks, because they could have toppled the probe or pushed it out into the void. But without them the Philae lander that scored a historic first by touching down on a comet Wednesday risked skipping a key scientific experiment and running out of battery.
Scientists at the European Space Agency said the maneuvers appeared to have worked.
“My rotation was successful (35 degrees). Looks like a whole new comet from this angle,” read a message posted on the lander’s official Twitter account.
Earlier, the scientists tweeted: “First comet drilling is a fact!”
Since landing on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko some 311 million miles (500 million kilometers) away, the lander has performed a series of tests and sent reams of data, including photos, back to Earth.
But with just two or three days of power in its primary battery, the lander has to rely on solar panels to generate electricity after that.
The space agency said late Friday that the batteries eventually depleted and without enough sunlight to recharge them, Philae fell into ‘idle mode,’ and all instruments and most of the systems on board shut down.
However, “Prior to falling silent, the lander was able to transmit all science data gathered during the First Science Sequence,” said Stephan Ulamec, lander manager.
Scientists were concerned to find Thursday that not only had Philae unexpectedly bounced twice before coming to rest untethered to the surface, but photos indicated it was next to a cliff that largely blocked sunlight from reaching two of its three solar panels.
With time running out, scientists decided to risk moving the lander and performing one of the most important experiments it was sent into space for.
Material beneath the surface of the comet has remained almost unchanged for 4.5 billion years, making the mining samples a cosmic time capsule that scientists are eager to study.
Mission controllers said Philae was able to bore 25 centimeters (10 inches) into the comet to start collecting the samples, but it’s unclear whether it has enough power to deliver any information on them.
It also wasn’t immediately clear whether the rotation had succeeded in putting the lander’s solar panels out of the shadow. Scientists are likely to know for sure early Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Rosetta — Philae’s mother ship, which is streaking through space in tandem with the comet — will use its 11 instruments to analyze the comet over the coming months.
Scientists hope the $1.6 billion (1.3 billion-euro) project that was launched a decade ago will help them answer questions about the origins of the universe and life on Earth.
Communication with the lander is slow, with signals taking more than 28 minutes to travel between Earth and Rosetta.
“Let’s stop looking at things that we could have done if everything had worked properly,” said flight director Andrea Accomazzo. “Let us look at things that we have done, what we have achieved and what we have on the ground. This is unique and will be unique forever.”
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Online: http://www.esa.int/rosetta
SOURCE::::__ | Associated Press IN https://in.news.yahoo.com_
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Associated Press writers David Rising and Frank Jordans in Berlin and Dave Bryan in New York contributed to this report.
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