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” The Oldest Living Tortoise in the World….”

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Jonathan the tortoise, who lives on the British-controlled island of St. Helena, is reportedly the oldest living land creature in the world.

According to The Telegraph:

At the age of 183, this tortoise is thought to be the world’s oldest living land creature. Born in 1832 at the latest, he has plodded through two world wars and numerous revolutions, outlasting all his human companions. He was even photographed, looking rather elderly, with a prisoner during the Boer War, which ended in 1902.

Jonathan, who was already 50-years-old, was first brought to the island in 1882 from the Aldabra Atoll in the Indian Ocean.

Since then, he has lived on the grounds of the island’s Planation House where he is fed a weekly bucket of salad by his current keeper, Jonathan Hollins.

Though Jonathan has held up surprisingly well over the years, he is nearly blind and relies heavily on his sense of hearing.

However, if the worst happens, the residents of St. Helena have a plan. According to BBC:

 

Jonathan the tortoise, who lives on the British-controlled island of St. Helena, is reportedly the oldest living land creature in the world.

According to The Telegraph:

At the age of 183, this tortoise is thought to be the world’s oldest living land creature. Born in 1832 at the latest, he has plodded through two world wars and numerous revolutions, outlasting all his human companions. He was even photographed, looking rather elderly, with a prisoner during the Boer War, which ended in 1902.

Jonathan, who was already 50-years-old, was first brought to the island in 1882 from the Aldabra Atoll in the Indian Ocean.

Since then, he has lived on the grounds of the island’s Planation House where he is fed a weekly bucket of salad by his current keeper, Jonathan Hollins.

Though Jonathan has held up surprisingly well over the years, he is nearly blind and relies heavily on his sense of hearing.

However, if the worst happens, the residents of St. Helena have a plan. According to BBC:

 

Though giant tortoises like Jonathan can live up to 250 years, the community has already drafted a detailed plan for when he finally pops his shell – dubbed “Operation Go Slow.”

When Jonathan passes away, his shell will go on display and a life-sized bronze statue will honor him. However, for now, Jonathan isn’t showing signs of slowing down.

You can see more of Jonathan in the video below.

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Jonathan the tortoise, who lives on the British-controlled island of St. Helena, is reportedly the oldest living land creature in the world.

According to The Telegraph:

At the age of 183, this tortoise is thought to be the world’s oldest living land creature. Born in 1832 at the latest, he has plodded through two world wars and numerous revolutions, outlasting all his human companions. He was even photographed, looking rather elderly, with a prisoner during the Boer War, which ended in 1902.

Jonathan, who was already 50-years-old, was first brought to the island in 1882 from the Aldabra Atoll in the Indian Ocean.

Since then, he has lived on the grounds of the island’s Planation House where he is fed a weekly bucket of salad by his current keeper, Jonathan Hollins.

Though Jonathan has held up surprisingly well over the years, he is nearly blind and relies heavily on his sense of hearing.

However, if the worst happens, the residents of St. Helena have a plan. According to BBC:

Though giant tortoises like Jonathan can live up to 250 years, the community has already drafted a detailed plan for when he finally pops his shell – dubbed “Operation Go Slow.”

When Jonathan passes away, his shell will go on display and a life-sized bronze statue will honor him. However, for now, Jonathan isn’t showing signs of slowing down.

You can see more of Jonathan in the video below.

(h/t The Telegraph, BBC)

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” Forest Comes Alive…”

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Double Exposed Animal and Forest Photos
You can just imagine the lush foresty town of Bergen, Norway that photographer Andreas Lie lives in by looking at his animal photo series. These double exposed images show wild animals superimposed onto natural scenery, creating a stunning visual. You can see more of Andreas’ works on Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, andSociety6.

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This Day …May 6 1968…in Science…Neil Armstrong’s Close Call…

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May 6, 1968. More than a year before he became the first human to set foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong had a narrow escape in the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) at Ellington Air Force Base near Houston. The LLRV had been designed to simulate a descent to the moon’s surface, and all the lunar astronauts trained in it. That day, while Armstrong was piloting, a leaking propellant caused a total failure of his flight controls and forced an ejection.

Armstrong was fine. He bit his tongue hard during his landing by parachute, but otherwise was uninjured. Airspacemag.com described this encounter between Armstrong and another astronaut later that day:

… astronaut Alan Bean saw Armstrong that afternoon at his desk in the astronaut office. Bean then heard colleagues in the hall talking about the accident, and asked them, ‘When did this happen?’ About an hour ago, they replied.

Bean returned to Armstrong and said, ‘I just heard the funniest story!’ Armstrong said, ‘What?’

‘I heard that you bailed out of the LLTV an hour ago.’

‘Yeah, I did,’ replied Armstrong. ‘I lost control and had to bail out of the darn thing.’

Bean later recalled: ‘I can’t think of another person, let alone another astronaut, who would have just gone back to his office after ejecting a fraction of a second before getting killed.’

No doubt … Armstrong had the right stuff!

Bottom line: On May 6, 1968 – more than a year before his famous first moonwalk – Neil Armstrong narrowly escaped disaster while training in the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV).

source….www.earthsky.org

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” NASA Has no Idea of These Creepy Sounds….”

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Scientists at NASA are baffled after a student recorded never-before-heard hissing noises 22 miles above earth.

The eerie noises were recorded using infrasound microphones aboard a NASA student balloon experiment in Arizona and New Mexico and are only audible to the human ear after speeding up the recordings.

It is important to note that infrasounds are capable of travelling extremely long distances, making it even more difficult to pinpoint where the sound originates from.

David Bowman, the student at North Carolina who captured the creepy noises told Live Science: “It sounds kind of like The X-Files.”

There haven’t been acoustic recordings in the stratosphere for 50 years,” he explained to Live Science. “Surely, if we place instruments up there, we will find things we haven’t seen before.”

The balloon, which has infrasound sensors attached to it, reached altitudes of over 123,000 feet (37,500 meters).

It’s the first time infrasound recordings have ever been captured at such a height.

Researchers, who say they’ve never heard many of the strange noises captured by Bowman, have been working to find out what could be creating the sounds. Live Science say their guesses so far include a wind-farm emitting signals below the balloon’s flight path, ocean waves, wind turbulence, and vibrations caused by the balloon’s cables.

Source….www.businessinsider.in

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Guru Paduka Stotram Interwoven with Periva’s Rare Photos …On this Anusham Day…

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Watch this beautiful compilation of Guru Paduka Stotram, interwoven with Periva’s rare photos – carefully chosen sets where you can get to have his Padam/Paduka darshan in almost every photo.

What else can you ask for on this Anusham day?

A beautiful compilation of Guru Paduka Stotram, interwoven with Periva’s rare photos – carefully chosen sets where you can get to have his Padam/Paduka darshan in almost every photo. For further details visit http://www.periva.proboards.com or http://www.periva.org

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Image of the Day…!!!

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What bird song looks like at dawn

A meadowlark sings as dawn breaks at the Ninepipes National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Montana.

 

Photo by John Ashley.

John Ashley took this photo of a song bird at dawn on April 28, 2015. He wrote:

This is what bird song looks like at dawn. A male Western meadowlark sings a steamy little number just after the sun rises over the Mission Mountains at the Ninepipes Natl. Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Montana. White lines are back-lit spider webs.

Source….www.earthsky.org

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Refugees Who Live on the Sea….

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The Bajau people of Malaysia live almost entirely at sea, living in wooden huts on stilts

The Bajau people of Malaysia live almost entirely at sea, living in wooden huts on stilts and fishing throughout the day.Source: Picture Media

SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at sea.

Children as young as four catch fish, octopus and lobsters from handmade boats off the eastern coast of Sabah, Malaysia.

Along with their families, they live in wooden huts on stilts and trade their seafood for necessities with islanders in the nearby town of Semporna.

Photographer Ng Choo Kia joined the Bajau people on their pirogues, which are long narrow canoes made from single tree trunks, and documented their daily life in a series of pictures.

The 43-year-old, of Penang, Malaysia, says: “The Bajau people are refugees from the Philippines, who now choose to live at sea for their whole life.

Along with their families, they live in wooden huts on stilts and trade their seafood for

Along with their families, they live in wooden huts on stilts and trade their seafood for necessities with islanders in the nearby town of Semporna. Source: Picture Media 

Children as young as four catch fish, octopus and lobsters from handmade boats off the ea

Children as young as four catch fish, octopus and lobsters from handmade boats off the eastern coast of Sabah, Malaysia. Source: Picture Media 

They visit the land only briefly in order to trade fish for rice, water and other staples.

“The Bajau children are all ferocious in catching fish and octopus, as fishing is their main source of income.

“Every day the children get on their handmade pirogue, and equipped with a net and lance, they go off on the search for food.

“The children have no opportunity to go to school, so there are no future prospects for them.”

As refugees, the Bajau people are not allowed to live on land, and so have built wooden huts out at sea.

During the day, they fish and sail around the coast, looking to sell food, before returning to their huts as soon as the sun goes down.

Choo Kia says: “When most people see these photographs they are attracted by the unique scene and the lifestyle these people are living.

“However, in my opinion this is a situation that should be controlled.

“The children should be educated on topics like the environment and hygiene, and I personally do not encourage people to grow up there.”

Despite their tough lives, the Bajau children of Malaysia still find time to play.

Despite their tough lives, the Bajau children of Malaysia still find time to play. Source: Picture Media

The sleep in wooden huts on stilts over water.

They sleep in wooden huts on stilts over water. Source: Picture Media 

The Bajau children are no strangers to working, with these two young boys catching an oct

The Bajau children are no strangers to working, with these two young boys catching an octopus with their hands.Source: Picture Media

It’s an unusual and controversial existence.

It’s an unusual and controversial existence. Source: Picture Media 

Children are born on the water and are destined to live a life completely at sea.

Children are born on the water and are destined to live a life completely at sea. Source: Picture Media

They navigate the waters on pirogues, which are long narrow canoes made from single tree

They navigate the waters on pirogues, which are long narrow canoes made from single tree trunks. Source: Picture Media

Source……www.news.com.au

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” Make in India…” A Must Watch VIdeo Clip…!!!

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Please watch this u tube video of the  inauguration of industrial fair in Germany recently.
This is a must watch 15 minutes programme.
Particularly so as this clip will leave you speechless;
and, that we still have so much to showcase to the world.
Mind boggling performance.
And such precision and timing.

               
Indian cultural presentation at the worlds largest industrial fair, Hannover Messe, in front of top CEOs and Indian and German leaders. 
 If you don’t have full 15 mins, just watch  last 3 mins for an animated Lion entry… …such excellence from the Government of India wasn’t seen before on a world stage.  
Source……….www.you tube.com
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Image of the Day….Last Image from MESSENGER Spacecaft…!!!

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MESSENGER’s final image from Mercury

A last image from the MESSENGER spacecraft before crashing onto Mercury’s surface on Thursday. So long, MESSENGER, and thank you.

Here is the final image acquired and transmitted back to Earth by the MESSENGER spacecraft on April 30, 2015, shortly before it struck the planet. MESSENGER spent over four years orbiting Mercury. The image is located within the floor of the 93-kilometer-diameter crater Jokai. The spacecraft struck the planet just north of Shakespeare basin.

The MESSENGER mission was planned originally for a one-year orbit around Mercury. NASA said:

As the first spacecraft ever to orbit Mercury, MESSENGER revolutionized our understanding of the solar system’s innermost planet, as well as accomplished technological firsts that made the mission possible.

Source….www.earthsky.org

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