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Beautiful Flower Art !!!!

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Darryl’s Beatiful Flowers

Darryl Trott got his first watercolor paints for Christmas at age six. Since then, he has never stopped painting with them. He has achieved a feel and flow with his paintings that no other medium can really achieve. unfortunately, he died a few years ago, leaving us this beautiful artwork to remember him by.

Casablanca Lillies

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Cherished

פרחים

Harvest Of Spring

פרחים

 

Iris Summer

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Cascade Of Beauty

פרחים

 

Opening Night

 

פרחים

Awaking Fragrance

eפרחים

Dazzling Dhalias

פרחים

 

Springtime Medley

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Heart of Tropics

פרחים

Tropics Alive

פרחים

TBA

פרחים

Crown of The Amazon

פרחים

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Indian Railways….160 Years Strong !!!

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India's first passenger train   India's first train that ran between Bombay and Thane

Google Doodle To mark the occassion !!!! ..First label                                                                  2nd Photo  Indias”S 1ST Train that ran between BOMBAY and Thane

India celebrates 160th anniversary of its first passenger train here on Tuesday. It was on this day in 1853 that the first train ran between Bombay and Thane. It was drawn by three engines and covered a total distance of 34 km in 57 minutes.The three locomotives that pulled the first passenger train were named Sahib, Sindh, and Sultan.It was in 1853-54 that two new railway companies, Great Indian Peninsular Railway (GIPR) and East Indian Railway (EIR) were formed in the country, which pioneered the railway construction in the country.However, the experiment on railway line construction had begun long back in 1836 when the first rail line of the Indian sub-continent came up near Chintadripet Bridge, near Chennai.

The next phase of railway development in the country was witnessed in 1844 when the then the Governor-General of India Lord Hardinge allowed private entrepreneurs to set up rail system in the country.

Subsequently, the East India Company invited private investors to invest in the railway sector with adequate guarantee of an annual return.

Today, the Indian Railways is under complete government control but there have been demand of allowing private entrepreneurs in the sector.

source:::India Today
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Here is a Collection of Amazing & Spectacular Aircraft Photos, From Around the World !!!

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon refuels from a KC-10 Extender

An F-16 Fighting Falcon refuels from a KC-10 Extender

 

Two Soviet MiG-29 aircraft en route to an air show in British Columbia are intercepted by F-15 Eagle aircraft of the 21st Tactical Fighter Wing.

Two Soviet MiG-29 aircraft en route to an air show are intercepted by F-15 Eagle aircraft.

 

North American P-51D Mustang

 

US Navy F-14D Tomcat Refueling

 

Admiring the noctilucent clouds - Noctilucent clouds are not fully understood as a meteorological phenomenon. Clouds generally are not able to reach such high altitudes with such thin air pressures.

Admiring the Noctilucent clouds from Boeing 767 Flightdeck, which sit at an altitude of around 50 mi up (mesosphere).

Noctilucent clouds are not fully understood as a meteorological phenomenon. Clouds generally are not able to reach such high altitudes with such thin air pressures.

 

Cockpit of Airbus A320-211

Cockpit of Airbus A320-211

 

C-17 Globemaster III, having just released a series of flares over the Atlantic Ocean

C-17 Globemaster III, having just released a series of flares over the Atlantic Ocean.

 

The Space Shuttle Atlantis atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) returns to the Kennedy Space Center after a ten month refurbishment.

The Space Shuttle Atlantis atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) returns to the Kennedy Space Center after a 10 month refurbishment.

 

Boeing 757-23A (R/W 26L)

 

Departing Boeing 757-23A (R/W 26L) four minutes after sunrise.

 

shot of this EK/Atlas Air 747 (2000ft above us) being chased by EK B777-200 (A6-EML, 4000ft above us) right at its tail. Captured out of a EK (now thats coincidence...) B777 flightdeck (through left #1 window upwards - thats why the neck was twisted ;-). Us at FL340, 747 at 360, other B777 at 380. Canon S50 max zoom.

Shot of a EK/Atlas Air 747, being “chased” by EK B777-200..Photo actually taken from the cockpit of another EK B777!

 

A 401st Tactical Fighter Wing F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as another F-16 stands by during Operation Desert Storm

A F-16C refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker, as another F-16 stands by during Operation Desert Storm.

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Russia Now…..In Ancient Times It Was Rishivarsham !!!!!

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Many years ago, some Russian scholars had come to Chennai for a research on Hindu culture. Maha Swami was then camping at Mylapore and so they had darshan of Him and took many photographs of Him. They gave the photographs to the Russian Ancient Culture Academy in Russia also.

In 1987, Russia held a festival of Indian Culture in the Soviet Cultural Academy in Chennai. Dr.Padma Subramanyam (PS) gave a lecture on Bharatham, Kutchipidi, etc. Then, she was invited to Russia, where she met Prof.Ribakov, who was the chief of Russian Scientific Academy and Russian Ancient Culture Institute.

She was surprised to see a portrait of Maha Periava in his room. When asked, he said it was given by a friend who had visited Him in Chennai and he also wanted to meet Him and clarify a few doubts. Subsequently, he came to Chennai and Dr.PS accompanied him to Kanchipuram. But, Maha Swami was down with fever and the sishyas said they cannot meet Him. They were disappointed and didn’t know what to do.

Just then another sishya came to them and said that Periava asked them to come in. They went in, and Prof.Ribakov and Periava kept looking at each other for a while. Then, Dr.PS asked the Prof to clarify his doubts. But the Prof said that all his doubts have already been clarified.

Now comes the best part. Periava asked ‘Russians speak their language mixed with Sanskrit, but in Northern Russia do they speak the language without any mix of Sanskrit?’ Ribakov was surprised and said ‘yes’.

Then Periava said, ‘ you say Russia now. In the ancient times it was known as Rishivarsham. You know why? That is where Rishis like Yagnavalkiyar were running a Vedic Research Center. Then he spoke about the history of Russia at length. Then the Prof said that he wanted to become a Hindu.

Periava said ‘you already are’. But the Prof insisted on a Hindu name for him. Periava laughed and said ‘ he has grey beard like Rishis. So, from now on his name is Rishi’.

Well, that Rishi, runs a branch of Ramakrishna mutt in Moscow now!!!!!

source:::: input from a Periava devotee…

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Mumbai “s CSI Airport New International Terminal is Ready to Welcome You This Year!!!!

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Mumbai airport's stunningTerminal 2

The Swanky New terminal is  all set to open this year !!!!

Departure - Gate lounge.

Retail space.

Retail space.

Mumbai airport's stunningTerminal 2

Mumbai airport's stunningTerminal 2

Departure kerb.

Immigration Hall.

Mumbai airport's stunningTerminal 2

Mumbai airport's stunningTerminal 2

The swanky Terminal 2 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai is all set to open  this year.

With a vision of making the airport one of the best in the world, the Terminal 2, or T2 has been built with a state-of-the-art four-level terminal with an area of over 4,39,000 sq. mts.
The new terminal will have new taxiways and apron areas for aircraft parking designed to cater to 40 million passengers annually.
Photographs, courtesy: MIAL

The Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (MIAL), a joint venture between the GVK led consortium (74%) and Airports Authority of India (26%), got the mandate to modernise and upgrade Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) in February 2006.

The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport  (CSIA) has been ranked as one of the top performing airports in the annual ACI Airport  Service Quality Awards for 2012.

It has been rated the third best airport worldwide for airports in the 25-40 million passengers per annum (mppa) category by the Airports Council International (ACI).

Terminal 2 has a retail space spread across 21,000 sq. mts and 5,000 sq. mts of landscape area.

With 41 travelators, people can easily move about in the airport.    The departure gate lounge has a seating capacity of 10,000.

A 6 lane elevated express way leading to the Terminal is another big highlight…

Making it easy for travellers, the T2 will have 188 check-in counters, 60 departure immigration counters and 76 arrival immigration counters.

Terminal 2 will also have 25 fixed link bridges and 52 passenger boarding bridges. The magnificent artworks adorning the walls will be an added attraction.

T2 will have 47 escalators and 73 elevators to make travel a pleasant experience.

The Terminal 2 will have 104 security check positions and 10 baggage carousels.

The new terminal will have a multi-level car park for 5,000 cars.

source::::input from a friend of mine …

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Meet Chris Hadfield….Canadian Space Walker !!!

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Chris Hadfield is a Canadian astronaut who was the first Canadian to walk in space. A former Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot, Hadfield has flown two space shuttle missions. On 19 December 2012, Hadfield launched in the Soyuz TMA-07M flight for a long duration stay on board the ISS as part of Expedition 35. He arrived at the station on 21 December, as scheduled, and became the first Canadian to command the ISS when the crew of Expedition 34 departed. Cmdr.Hadfield was described as “perhaps the most social media savvy astronaut ever to leave Earth” by Forbes after building a considerable audience on social media, including over 500,000 Twitter followers As of March 2013, and has been enlightening many readers and viewers about what it means to live in space, including simple acts such as shaving, brushing your teeth or just crying.Here are some of the most fascinating lessons this astronaut floating above the sky has to show us! 
Chris explains how a kitchen works on the International Space Station.  

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Art Of Photo Manipulation !!!!…..A Creative Work !!!!

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There is no end to creativity. Photo manipulation is one of the most creative artforms to come out of the digital age. The artisit who wants to create some pieces of Photoshop Manipulations, should be very skillfull with this trick.

The collection below displays amazing pieces of Photo manipulated nature, objects, humans, animals and lot more. I am sure you like the  pictures…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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World”s Wonderful Music !!!!!

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Nothing Like Baby’s Laughter….
Research has shown that baby sounds, especially crying or laughing, is unique among sounds. It has a special, VIP entrance to our nervous system. without stopping at the brain. Because of that, a minue listening to a baby’s laughter is more contagious than any other laughter you hear!

 

 

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