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Standing tall: Charles Correa’s ICONIC buildings….
India’s greatest contemporary architect Charles Correa died on Tuesday night at the age of 84. He was best known for his “open-to-sky” designs, which were reflected in some of his famous projects.
Rediff.com takes a look at some popular buildings that got the Correa touch.
1. Islamic Centre, Toronto, Canada
Toronto’s Islamic cultural centre stands out because of its stunning glass dome. It shares a patch of parkland with the Aga Khan Museum.
Correa designed the structure in partnership with local studio Moriyama & Teshima Architects to provide a cultural centre for the Islamic community. Photograph: deezeen.com
2. Champalimaud Centre for The Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal
Champalimaud Centre rings a bell, doesn’t it? Yes, here’s where Lalit Modi’s wife was treated for cancer in 2014.
This research and diagnostic centre with its state-of-the-art facility is a work-in-progress.Photograph: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz/Wikipedia
3) Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York
Designed by the legendary Correa, the building has a red granite base and a double-height penthouse porch at the top, which houses offices of India’s permanent representative, deputy permanent representative, a minister and political coordinator, six counsellors, a colonel-rank military advisor and several other secretaries.
It is just down the road from the UN Headquarters in New York. Photograph: Julio Ferrer/Flickr
4) Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalay, Sabarmati Ashram
The museum at the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad was designed by Correa. It was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru on 10 May 1963. Photograph: Sanyam Bahga/Wikipedia
5) Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
This arts centre built in 1992 is dedicated to India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
It is a contemporary building based on the archaic notion of the cosmos — the navgraha (nine planets) mandal, according to Correa’s website (charlescorrea.net). Photograph:
Sahil Latheef/travellingsahil.blogspot.com
6) Vidhan Bhavan, Bhopal
Correa designed Vidhan Bhavan in Bhopal, in Madhya Pradesh. It overlooks courtyards and gardens — there are gardens within gardens divided into nine squares, according to Correa’s website.
He also designed the Bharat Bhavan. Photograph: archnet.org
7) Kanchenjunga, Mumbai
Kanchenjunga is one of the most luxurious apartment blocks in the city located at the upmarket Peddar Road. The interlocking duplexes in the building are somewhat like the Permanent Mission of India to the UN structure in New York.
8) Cidade de Goa, Goa
This five-star beach resort, a few minutes drive from Panaji, is built on a sloping site which descends down to the beach on a river. Photograph: Cidade de Goa/Facebook
9) British Council, Delhi
Built in 1992, the new building of the British Council houses a library, an auditorium and an art gallery. These elements are arranged in a series of layers, recalling the historic interfaces that existed between India and Britain. Photograph: Courtesy British Council
10) Portuguese Church, Mumbai
One of Mumbai’s oldest churches, the Portuguese Church (The Church of Our Lady of Salvation) was redesigned by Correa in the 1970s. The shell roofs are ventilated at the top and the skylight in the baptistery is by noted Indian artists M F Husain.
Source….www.rediff.com
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” Taste of TamilNadu…” …See this Mouthwatering FoodMap of TamilNadu !!!
Priya Bala of Folomojo.com hits the road!
Few things unite a country as diverse as India as food.
And so Priya Bala decided to help us with a food map of Tamil Nadu.
Ready?
Let’s go!
Vadacurry in Chennai
We start our culinary adventure in Chennai, a city famous for its idli shops and military messes, besides kotthu (kotthu parota) and thengai-manga-pattani sundal which is an essential part of an outing to Marina Beach.
But there’s one dish that features in a typical Chennai saying ‘Gamalakdi giri giri Saidapettai vada curry’ and also become the title of a recent movie.
That’s vadacurry. No long culinary history backs this popular breakfast dish.
It could well be that an eatery wondering what to do with the left over masal vadai thought this one up.
Crumbled bits of masal vadai are dropped into a tasty gravy that’s got a big hit of garam masala.
You eat it with idli or set dosai and feel utterly content.
Idli in Kanchipuram
In the silk-weaving town that gives this item its name, it’s known as koil idli.
That’s because Kanchipuram idli originates from the Sri Varadaraja Perumal Koil, or temple, there.
Spiked with whole pepper, cumin, curry leaves, dried ginger and asafoetida, the traditional way is to steam the idlis in mandharai leaves.
Besides the temple kitchen, vegetarian eateries in Kanchipuram like Kanaga Vilas and Sri Krishna Vilas make their own versions of this idli, each claiming it to be the real thing.
Makkan Peda in Arcot
There’s no chance that you’ll pass through Arcot in Vellore District and not hear about its famous sweet, the makkan peda.
The story goes that it was the likes of the Nawab of Arcot who first dined on these syrup-soaked sweets.
They were later taken up by the sweet-makers of the town.
One of the most popular makers of this sweet is the Arcot Chettiyar Sweet Stall that’s well over 150 years old.
The makkan peda looks like a gulab jamun but tastes nothing like it.
A rich dough casing of maida and khoya holds a mixture dried fruits and nuts inside.
These little balls are deep-fried and then soaked in syrup to become the treat that is makkan peda.
Biryani in Ambur
Ambur is a nondescript town on the Chennai-Bangalore highway and most people would never have heard of it, but for the fact that the word ‘biryani’ has become attached to it.
Food history has it that one Muslim family in the area started making and selling biryanis in the late 19th century.
It grew to be a bigger family business, giving way to Rahamaniya and, now, Star, Ambur’s best biryani maker.
Lots of imitators have sprung up since, but the mutton biryani at Star in Ambur is something special.
Chocolates in Ooty
Perhaps it’s the weather that makes Ooty, set high in the Nilgiris range, ideal for chocolate-making.
Despite the popularity of the locally produced chocolates, the business is still a cottage industry.
Dark, milk, white, fruit- and nut-studded, it’s a huge choice. Tourists never leave without a box of Ooty chocolates.
Coconut buns in Coimbatore
The affluent textile city of Coimbatore has a profusion of very good bakeries.
They sell an array of goodies, but none is more famous than the coconut bun.
Decades ago, a slice of sweet, warm coconut bun and a glass of tea is what the textile mill workers turned to for a pick-me-up.
Now, everyone in Coimbatore enjoys this teatime treat.
KR Bakes is an old bakery that has quite a reputation for its coconut buns.
Degree kaapi in Kumbakonam
The true coffee aficionado in TN will look askance at instant coffee and even the pricey, foam-topped cuppa from Starbucks.
It’s got to be filter coffee, brewed in the double filter the traditional way, combined with frothy milk and served sweetened in a dabara-tumbler set.
Nowhere is the coffee better than in Thanjavur district and the town of Kumbakonam rightfully stakes a claim for the best.
The ‘degree’ apparently refers to the creaminess of the milk, measured by a lactometer.
Highways across the state are dotted with ‘Kumbakonam degree kaapi’ stalls, but the real thing is in the temple town.
Murukku in Manapparai
Manapparai is a small town, nestling in a fertile patch on the Madurai-Trichy highway.
Whether you drive through or travel by bus, there’ll be no escaping the murukku vendors of Manapparai.
The place is famous for its crunchy, lightly spiced murukku, a perfect any-time snack.
What makes it special? The water of Manapparai, say the locals.
Thalappakatti Biriyani Dindigul
Like all good things, this dish has spawned imitations aplenty.
In fact, the makers of the original Dindigul Thalappakatti biriyani have been fighting tough legal battles to protect their brand name.
The story goes that a certain Nagasamy Naidu, who started the business in the 1950s, always wore a ‘thalapa’ or turban; hence the name of the biryani.
It is made from a particular type of seeraga samba rice and the meat of goats from the big markets in Paramathi and Kannivadi.
Jigarthanda in Madurai
The signature drink of the city that revolves around the Meenakshi temple is jigarthanda and does just that — cooling the very being in the scorching temperatures that prevail there.
It is believed the Muslim settlers carrying Mughal culinary inspirations brought this sweet, cold drink to Madurai.
Jigarthanda stalls abound in the bustling city, particularly around the temple, and the best, everyone agrees, is at Famous Jigarthanda.
These milky drinks contain almond tree resin — now more commonly substituted with China grass jelly– thickened milk, nannari sherbet and a dollop of ice cream.
‘Special’ versions can have a serving of basundi topping things off.
Ennai Parota in Virudhunagar
Madurai is the parota capital of the region.
But about 50 km south is Virudhunagar, which takes the parota to another, artery-clogging level that makes it the popular dish it is.
The parotas which are shaped from coils of dough, already soaked in oil, are then fried in a shallow tava, till crisp and flaky.
Waiting crowds at the Burma Kadai then tear or crumble the ennai parota, pour over a river of gravy and tuck in, not forgetting to burp afterwards.
Kara Sev in Sattur
Also in Virudhunagar district is the dusty town of Sattur, which finds itself on the food map of the region, thanks to a delightful, spicy snack it produces by the ton.
Sattur is famous for its kara sev, crisp-fried strands made of gram flour and rice flour, seasoned with chilli and garlic.
The Shanmuga Nadar Mittai Kadai here has been making kara sev for a century and more.
It’s the perfect thing to munch on with a cup of hot tea.
Palgova in Srivilliputhur
The sacred birthplace of Sri Andal is also known for its milk sweet, palgova.
Made by painstakingly stirring fresh milk and sugar over wood-fed fires, it is rich and creamy and a must-buy for those who visit this part of Tamil Nadu.
North Indian sweet-making techniques seem to have been brought here by locals who travelled or people like the Singhs who run the Sri Venkateswara Vilas Lala Sweet Stall and originally hail from Rajasthan.
Kadalai mittai in Kovilpatti
Kovilpatti in the southernmost part of Tamil Nadu is best known for an everyday sweet, kadalai mittai or peanut candy.
It’s so unique to the region that makers have now applied for a GI (Geographical Identification) tag.
It’s available here in shops with names like KS Kadalai Mittai and VVR Kadalai Mittai.
The secret, they claim, is the quality of the peanuts they use and the mixture of jaggery syrups.
Nutritionists give this sweet the thumbs-up, saying a small slab of Kadalai Mittai is packed with nutrition and energy and makes the perfect snack.
Halwa in Tirunelveli
They say it is the water of the perennial Thamiraparani that makes the halwa of Tirunelveli so good.
For the locals, it is no occasional treat.
It is an everyday experience — a dollop of hot halwa, straight out of the karhai, glistening with ghee being plopped on to a leaf, to be eaten piping hot, perhaps with a side of kara sev providing a foil to the sweet richness. Iruttukadai or the dark shop, where the halwa is made only after dusk, is said to make the best halwa.
Macaroons in Thoothukudi
A bustling port and fishing harbour is not where you’ll expect a dainty baked delicacy. But there it is — the macaroon of Thoothukudi.
The long-established bakeries here specialise in making these light-as-air confections which use egg whites, sugar and cashewnuts.
The macaroon-makers of Thoothukudi send their products to other cities, but say they can never be made elsewhere and taste the same.
CREDITS….Lead photograph (used for representational purposes only): Jagadeesh Nv/Reuters
Photographs courtesy: Folomojo.com
Source….www.rediff.com
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“Mumbai remains the most expensive city in India”….says a survey….
Mumbai has emerged as one of the costliest cities in the world due to increase in foods prices, home services and rentals, says a Mercer’s Cost of Living Survey 2015.
Mumbai has emerged as one of the most expensive cities to live in, according to a survey. Photograph: Reuters
Mumbai, the financial capital of the country, held its position as the most expensive city in India and is ranked above Dallas, Frankfurt and Vancouver, according to a recent survey
Image: Luanda is the world’s most expensive city to live in, according to a survey. Photograph: Reuters
Luanda, the capital of Angola, has been rated the world’s costliest city to live in, for third consecutive year, as per Mercer’s ‘Cost of Living Survey 2015’
Image: Hong Kong is the second most expensive city in the world for expats. Photograph: Scott Audette/Reuters
“India’s most expensive city, Mumbai (at 74th place), climbed 66 places in the ranking due to its rapid economic growth, inflation and services basket and a stable currency against the US dollar,” the survey has revealed.
Image: Zurich is the third most expensive city in the world, according to a survey. Photograph: Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
“It (Mumbai) has witnessed higher inflation over the last one year compared to other metro cities, higher cost of fuel, transportation, increased prices of food items, home services and rentals, impacting the cost of living,” it said.
The survey further said that Mumbai is ranked higher and more expensive than cities like Dallas (77), Munich (87), Luxembourg (94), Frankfurt (98) and Vancouver (119).
Image: Cost of living in Singapore is one of the highest in the world. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images
Mumbai, the most populous city in the country, is followed by New Delhi (132nd place) and Chennai (157), which rose in the ranking by 25 and 28 spots, respectively.
Besides, Bengaluru (183) and Kolkata (193), the least expensive Indian cities, climbed in the ranking as well, it said.
Image: Rentals, food, travelling and related costs are very high in Geneva, says a survey. Photograph: Reuters
The survey includes 207 cities across five continents and measures the comparative cost of more than 200 items in each location, including housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment.
Asian cities dominate the top 10 costliest cities rankings along with major cities in Switzerland, it said. Hong Kong (2), Zurich (3), Singapore (4) and Geneva (5) top the list of most expensive cities for expatriates, while Bishkek (207),
Windhoek (206) and Karachi (205) are considered world’s least expensive cities for expatriates, according to the survey. Tel Aviv (18) continues to be the most expensive city in the Middle East for expatriates.
Source…..www.rediff.com
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Charles Correa… India’s Greatest Architect…
Over the centuries, a sense of the sky has affected profoundly our relationship to builtform. This is why in Asia, the symbol of education has never been the Little Red Schoolhouse of North America, but the guru sitting under the tree. – Charles Correa
One of India’s greatest contemporary architects, Charles Correa passed away at 11.45pm on Tuesday in Mumbai at the age of 84. He has made some remarkable contribution in the field of architecture post independence, and has been an influential urban planner and activist. But there are so many people who don’t know about him and his career. Hence, here are few points you need to know about Charles Correa.
1. He was an alumni of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Charles Correa completed his schooling in Mumbai from St. Xavier’s College, University of Bombay with science stream. After that he did his Bachelors in Architecture from University of Michigan and masters form the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
2. He has won over 10 national and international awards including Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour
His talent and hard work had won him many laurels and prestigious titles. Some of them are Padma Vibhushan, Padma Shri, Chicago Architecture Award, The Premium Imperial from Japan Society of Arts, gold medal by Royal Institutes of British Architects etc.
3. He was the chief architect of Navi Mumbai
The new city which was built across the harbour is now an urban growth center of 2 million people in extended part of Mumbai with superb planning and architecture. Correa is responsible for the entire layout and meticulous planning of the entire region which is now one of the most expensive real estates in the country. It’s is a beautiful city and he designed it.
4. He was always considerate to the needs of the urban poor and came up with a lot of low cost housing designs like ‘Tube House’
The “tube” house was first prize winner in an All-India competition for low-cost housing organised by the Gujarat Housing Board. These row-houses provided the same density -and larger living space per family. The area is formed so that the hot air rises and getaways structure at top, setting up a convection streams of characteristic ventilation. Inside the units there are no entryways; security being made by the different levels themselves, and security by the pergola-network over the inward patio. A narrow house form designed to conserve energy!
5. He was the first chairman of National Commission of Urbanization
His work was noted for his use of traditional techniques in his designs. In 1985, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi appointed him as the Chairman of the commission.
6. He believed in sustainable source of development and cared for the environment
In 1984, he founded the Urban Design Research Institute in Bombay, dedicated to the protection of the built environment and improvement of urban communities. In the course of the most recent four decades, Correa has done spearheading work in urban issues and minimal cost shelter in the Third World.
7. He was pro ‘open to sky spaces’
He utilized the significance of open-to-sky spaces to exploit the hotter atmosphere outsider toward the west. His utilization of the chhatri, or overhead covering, makes negligible safe house from the sun in the most blazing piece of the day, while permitting clients to appreciate being under the open sky.
The utilization of this component is found in his most praised early work, the Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya, a remembrance exhibition hall to Mahatma Gandhi in the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad that was finished in 1963. A measured building made up of 6 x 6 meter units, the modules are masterminded to exchange between those that are shut off by pyramidal rooftops and those that are interested in the sky. Without glass, the units are characterized by dividers and open spaces, making sections between them to lead starting with one presentation space then onto the next. The materials are those of the encompassing structures of the ashram: block dividers, stone floors and tiled rooftops. The spaces are gathered around a focal water court to cool the structures in the bone-dry warmth.
8. He was given the title of ‘India’s Greatest Architect’
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) billed him as “India’s greatest architect” when it mounted an exhibition on him in 2013.
9. Some of his Indian designs
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial at the Sabarmati Ashram, Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur, British Council in Delhi, Kanchenjunga Apartments in Mumbai, Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, Salt Lake City in Kolkata are few of his many spectacular creations.
10. Some of his international designs
The Champalimaud Centre in Lisbon, Aga Khan Museum in Toronto etc. are few legendary buildings he has designed.
India lost a valuable gem. May his soul rest in peace.
source….www.storypick.com
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Mount Everest Moved 3 cm due to shock of Nepal Quake…
Mount Everest moved three centimetres during the recent devastating earthquakes in Nepal but contrary to earlier reports the height of world’s tallest mountain has not been affected, Chinese official monitoring agency said.
Mt Qomolangma, the Tibetan/Chinese name for Mt Everest, has moved 40 cm to the northeast over the past ten years, including 3 cm during the April 25 and May 12 quakes, China’s National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation said.
Observers with the department, which has monitoring equipment on the mountain, found that Mt Everest shifted 3 cm after the devastating earthquake, while the height of the world’s tallest mountain at 8,848 metre was left unaffected, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. This is contrary to reports by Europe’s Sentinel-1A radar satellite that world’s tallest peak may have shrank about 2.5 cm after the quake.
- Complete coverage: The Nepal quake
The first good view from a satellite in the aftermath of Nepal’s deadly earthquake showed that a broad swath of ground near Kathmandu lifted vertically, by about one metre causing severe damage to the city, Live Science reported last month.
The data also indicated Mt Everest might have, got a bit shorter, the report said. But the Chinese data contradicts this.
The devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25 and another measuring 7.3 on May 12, claimed over 9,000 lives and injured another 21,000 people.
Monitoring data collected by China’s National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation from 2005 to 2015 shows that the mountain has been moving at a speed of four cm per year and has been growing by 0.3 cm annually.
The mountain is located on the collision belt for the boundary between the Indian and the Eurasian Plates, where the crustal movements are active.
Geographical changes in the area have great influence on the climate, environment and ecology of East and South Asia, the Chinese experts said. The administration set a satellite monitoring system on Mt Everest in 2005 and has been observing the movement of the mountain since then.
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This 20 year old website Hosts Just One image Everyday…Has Millions of Fans !!!
Twenty years ago, two astrophysicists – Jerry Bonnell and Robert Nemiroff – created Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). The website is simple and harkens back to the days of the early web: Every post is just one image and a bit of text describing the photo, with links out to sources of information.
During its first year, in 1995, the site received about 12 visits a day. Today they’re way past a million daily visitors, according to The Verge.
The two are active researchers at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. How did they become guardians of the treasured website?
“So we were getting these emails that had these image attachments, sometimes about the Hubble Space Telescope, sometimes from something else, and the people sending these emails had no idea what that was. It would say, ‘Look at this, it’s colorful and something astronomical. Isn’t that cool?’ So we thought maybe something we could do was take these images and explain them one after the next,” Nemiroff told The Verge’s Sean O’Kane.
How do they chose what to feature on the site? Well, it’s a bit of personal preference:
Robert Nemiroff: I just like the stuff where you look at it and say “Wow, what’s that!” I’m somewhat jaded after 20 years. It has to work for me before I try to make it work for other people.
Jerry Bonnell: I seem to be a sucker for the big, beautiful spiral galaxy images.
Back in those days cameras with high-enough quality to take great space pictures weren’t as plentiful. They were genuinely worried that they’d run out of images to post.
As Nemiroff said:
Before we posted our first image we debated this, Jerry and I, as to whether we were going to run out of images in a few days and then say, “Well that was stupid.” But actually there were many images around even back then. And NASA’s Ranger series took tens of thousands of images of the lunar surface, so if we had to we could just start putting up other pictures of the lunar surface. “Here’s another crater that’s a little bit different than yesterday’s crater.” But we never ran out of images.
And Bonnell:
I used to have to be more proactive. I would explore what was online and available in the NASA archives online, and I would also make occasional trips to photo libraries that I could find at Goddard and NASA headquarters and look at the prints.
Now, the two-person team gets hundreds of submissions of images from their millions of fans. They still do all the work just the two of them, though:
I usually do the beginnings of the weeks and Jerry does the ends of the weeks, and Wednesday can go either way.
I will do several in a row. I’ll do most of my week maybe on Thursday or Friday, sometimes on Saturday or Sunday. Sometimes I’ll leave Wednesday to the night before in case there’s some kind of breaking news. Jerry will do the ends of the weeks, he usually waits until the night before, and works on it during the afternoon.
To celebrate the anniversary, the two re-created Johannes Vermeer’s paintings The Astronomer and The Geographer using more than 5,000 APOD images that have appeared during the last 20 years.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2015 June 16
If you like space you can follow the APOD stream in many ways: Twitter account; Google+ page; on Facebook; on Instagram, in apps, and asubreddit.
source….Jennifer Welsh in .www.businessinsider.in
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” What LIFE on Mars would be …” ?
IN A quest to see if people could survive living on Mars, NASA sent six scientists to Hawaii for eight months in an enclosure that simulates the conditions of life on the Red Planet.
This meant that fresh air, sunshine and fresh food were all off the table. The only food available was anything that could be freeze-dried. If they wanted to talk a short walk outside their 11-meter diameter dome, they even had to chuck on a space suit.
They were monitored by surveillance cameras, body movement trackers and electronic surveys.
Last week the crew were finally free to leave their Mars dome.
The scientist’s home for eight months. Source: AP
Crew member Jocelyn Dunn told AP it was awesome to feel the sensation of wind on her skin.
“When we first walked out the door, it was scary not to have a suit on,” said Dunn, 27, a doctoral candidate at Purdue University. “We’ve been pretending for so long.”
The dome’s volcanic location, silence and its simulated airlock seal provided an atmosphere similar to space. Looking out the dome’s porthole windows, all the scientists could see were lava fields and mountains, said University of Hawaii professor Kim Binsted, principal investigator for the study.
Tracking the crew members’ emotions and performance in the isolated environment could help ground crews during future missions to determine if a crew member is becoming depressed or if the team is having communication problems.
“Astronauts are very stoic people, very level-headed, and there’s a certain hesitancy to report problems,” Binsted said. “So this is a way for people on the ground to detect cohesion-related problems before they become a real issue.”
Spending eight months in a confined space with six people had its challenges, but crew members relieved stress doing team workouts and yoga. They were able to use a solar-powered treadmill and stationary bike, but only in the afternoons on sunny days.
“When you’re having a good day its fine, it’s fun. You have friends around to share in the enjoyment of a good day,” Dunn said. “But if you have a bad day, it’s really tough to be in a confined environment. You can’t get out and go for a walk … it’s constantly witnessed by everyone.”
Could we be living on the Red Planet soon? Source: AP
The hardest part was being far away from family and missing events like her sister’s wedding, for which she delivered a toast via video, Dunn said. “I’m glad I was able to be there in that way, but … I just always dreamt of being there to help,” she said.
The first thing crew members did when they emerged from the dome was to chow down on foods they’ve been craving — juicy watermelon, devilled eggs, peaches and croissants, which was a step up from the freeze dried chilli they’d been eating.
Next on Dunn’s list: going for a swim. Showers in the isolated environment were limited to six minutes per week, she said.
Next on Dunn’s list: going for a swim. Showers in the isolated environment were limited to six minutes per week, she said.
“To be able to just submerge myself in water for as long as I want, to feel the sun, will be amazing,” Dunn said. “I feel like a ghost.”
Source…news.com.au
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Amazing Card Trick… !!!
This card trick will blow your mind…
Andrew Kelly has an awesome trick up his sleeve. Can you figure it out? Source: YouTube
PREPARE to be dazzled.
Magician Andrew Kelly has recently posted a new card trick to his YouTube page and he’s so quick with his hands it’s almost impossible to spot.
Close-up magicians love to wow their audience members by making strange things happen before their eyes and Andrew is no different.
Hailing from the UK, Andrew’s talents have led him to perform in front of some of the world’s top celebrities, including on the Ellen DeGeneres show.
There is no stage, smoke or mirrors in his performances.
He interacts with groups of people at events creating illusions up close with just a pack of cards and borrowed objects such as mobile phones or coins.
This impressive card trick, taught by John Bannon, showcases his skill.
Can you figure out how he does it?
Source….www.news.com.au and http://www.youtube.com
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Amazing Vertical Take Off…Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner…!!!
IT has to be seen to be believed.
In the lead-up to the Paris Air Show, which begins on June 15, Boeing has set the bar high after releasing a video of its newest version of the Dreamliner aircraft — the 787-9 — performing some impressive aerial moves.
But it’s the takeoff which has everyone talking as the passenger jet makes an almost vertical ascent seconds after leaving the ground.
The steep climb looks impressive, though it has its doubters.
Boeing 767 pilot Patrick Smith told CNN: “It looks like the takeoff is at a near vertical 90 degree angle — trust me it’s not.”
He said a 787 with passengers making a 20 degree pitch-up on takeoff would be pretty strong.
“Presumably the plane was very light because it wasn’t carrying any passengers, probably had a very light fuel load, no freight, so it would have been able to perform a steeper than normal ascent — but not to the extent the video seems to show,” Smith said.
That’s steep … the Boeing Dreamliner 787-9 takeoff Source: Supplied
video clip..
Source….www.news.com.au and http://www.youtube.com
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