Homage to Lal Bahadur Shastri ….

11 JAN  1966… The Day on which  Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri  died under tragic circumstances at Tashkent , Russia  while on Official tour to that country ….Few quotable Quotes of this Great Man are posted in my blog today as a mark of Respect and Rememberance  ……  Natarajan

11 Jan 2014

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Source::::ebay… Family Photo of Shri . LalBahadur Shastri

 Quotes…

Quote 1: That loyalty to the country comes ahead of all other loyalties. And this is an absolute loyalty, since one cannot weight it in terms of what one receives

Quote 2: True democracy or the swaraj of the masses can never come through untruthful and violent means.

Quote 3: The rule of law should be respected so that the basic structure of our democracy is maintained and further strengthened.

Quote 4: The economic issues are most vital for us and it is of the highest importance that we should fight our biggest enemies – Poverty, unemployment.

Quote 5: We want freedom for our country, but not at the expense or exploitation of others, not us to degrade other countries…I want the freedom of my country so that other countries may learn something from my free country so that the resources of my country might be utilized for the benefit of mankin

Quote 6: The preservation of freedom, is not the task of soldiers alone. The whole nation has to be strong.

Quote 7: We all have to work in our respective spheres with the same dedication, the same zeal and the same determination which inspired and motivated the warrior on the battle front. And this has to be shown not by mere words, but by actual dee

Quote 8: The basic idea of governance, as I see it, is to hold the society together so that it can develop and march towards certain goals

Quote 9: Those who govern must see how the people react to administration. Ultimately, the people are the final arbiters.

Quote 10: Success in science and scientific work come not through the provision of unlimited or big resources, but in the wise and careful selection of problems and objectives. Above all, what is required is hard sustained work and dedication.

Quote 11: If I were a dictator, religion and state would be separate. I will die for it. But it is my personal affair. The State has nothing to do with it. The State would look after secular welfare, health, communications, foreign relations, currency and so on, but not your or my religion. That is everybody’s personal concer

Quote 12: Among the major tasks before us none is of greater importance for our strength and stability than the task of building up the unity and solidarity of our people.

Quote 13: Sampling out corruption is a very tough job, but I say so in all seriousness that we would be failing in our duty if we do not tackle this problem seriously and with determination.

Quote 14: India will have to hang down her head in shame if even one person is left who is said in any way to be untouchable.

Quote 15: We believe in peace and peaceful development, not only for ourselves but for people all over the world.

natarajan

Image of the Day…

Abhinav Singhai combined the old and eternal – with the new and transient – when he captured this photo of Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi and the sunspot group AR1944.

 View larger. | Abhinav Singhai captured this image of Humayun's Tomb and the sunspot group AR1944 on January 8, 2014.  Thank you, Abhinav!

Abhinav Singhai in Delhi, India combined the old and eternal – with the new and transient – when he captured this photo of Humayun’s Tomb and the sunspot group AR1944. See the sunspot? It’s a large, dark blotch on the setting sun. He wrote that the sunspot was:

… one of the largest sunspots in a decade. It’s so large that one can see it at the time of sunrise and sunset.

source::::earthskynews site

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Frozen Niagara Falls … A Strange Sight !!!

Tourists were out in force with their cameras yesterday at the Prospect Point at Niagara Falls State Park and Rainbow Bridge where frozen mist and solid ice was visible below. Picture: Splash News

 

Prospect Point at Niagara Falls State Park and Rainbow Bridge where frozen mist and solid ice. Picture; Splash News

 

Tourists take in the strange sight as Niagara Falls turns into snowy mountain. Picture: Splash News

 

Framed by a full rainbow tourists enjoy the ice covered landscape at Goat Island Park steps. Picture: Splash News

 

A frozen viewing scope is all smiles at the brink of Niagara Falls at Prospect Point. Picture: Splash News

 

The Midwest of America, home to the Niagara Falls, has experienced temperatures plummeting as low as -37°C. A rainbow frames the Canadian Falls, far right and the U.S. Falls looking North from Niagara Falls. Picture: Splash

 

A view of the frozen U.S. Falls frames the city shows massive chunks of ice and snow below. Picture: Splash News

 

Tourists enjoy the frozen winter wonderland. Picture: Splash News

 

Stunning scenery as the water is barely visible uner the snow and ice. Picture: Splash News

 

The city looks over the falls as temperatures continue to plummet. Picture: Splash News

 

source::::news.com.au

natarajan

Image of the Day…

On January 6, cold air passing over the warm waters of Lake Michigan created a phenomenon known as steam-fog. Here’s a NASA satellite image.

Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory

On January 6, NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image of steam-fog forming over Lake Michigan and Lake Superior and streaming southeast with the wind.

In early January, a swirling mass of Arctic air moved south into the continental United States and began breaking off from the polar vortex, a semi-permanent low-pressure system with a center around Canada’s Baffin Island. The frigid air was pushed south into the Great Lakes region by the jet stream, bringing abnormally cold temperatures to many parts of Canada and the central and eastern United States.

When the cold air passed over the relatively warm waters of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, the contrast in temperatures created a visual spectacle. As cold, dry air moved over the lakes, it mixed with warmer, moister air rising off the lake surfaces, transforming the water vapor into fog — a phenomenon known as steam-fog.

 

Image credit: NASA Earth Oberservatory

The image above is the same as at the top of this post, but it’s a false-color image. It helps illustrate the difference between snow (bright orange), water clouds (white), and mixed clouds (peach). Water clouds are formed entirely by liquid water drops; mixed clouds contain both water droplets and ice crystals.

Read more from NASA Earth Observatory

source::::earthskynewssite

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A ” Ship ” with a Difference !!!

Armed with only box cutters, hot glue, a hand full of able bodied volunteers and enough cardboard to make Amazon jealous one man managed to sculpture this breathtaking sculpture of a full-sized ghost ship.

Explaining where he gets all the cardboard for his sculptures he says: ”Cardboard is everywhere. Over the years I’ve developed a system called ‘trolling’ which is a process of driving around the streets with a buddy looking for piles of cardboard. We have some go to sources but it’s more fun to ‘troll’”…so pretty much dumpster diving in the name of incredible art.

This particular Ghost Ship sculpture he says was a massive undertaking for a Halloween party at Treasure Island hotel and casino in Las Vegas.

To think I had a hard time building a bridge out of toothpicks as a kid.

Source: reddit.com  & viralnova trending site

natarajan

Image of the Day …

View larger. | Winter light image by Jan Inge Larsen in northern Norway.

Winter light image by Jan Inge Larsen in northern Norway. View Jan Inge’s Fotoblogg

Of this image, Jan wrote:

This is taken in the mountains “Snøfjellet” (snowy mountain). This is taken at the brightest time of day now when the sun is below the horizon. It’s almost like we have only blue hour at midday.

source:::earthskynewssite

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