Wieliczka Salt Mine – An Astounding Subterranean Salt Cathedral

…Wieliczka Salt Mine 

– An Astounding Subterranean Salt Cathedral

Deep underground in Poland lies something remarkable but little

known outside Eastern Europe . For centuries, miners have extracted salt

there, but left behind things quite startling and unique. Take a look at the

most unusual salt mine in the world. [[ FOR MORE click on "Read More" below ]]] ...

Tree which has lived to be 5000 year-old

Tree which has lived to be 5000 year-old ! 

[ nature's wonders ]

 

Adansonia is a genus of eight species of tree, six native to Madagascar, one native to mainland Africa and the Arabian Peninsula and one to Australia. The mainland African species also occurs on Madagascar , but it is not a native of that island.

A typical common name is baobab. Other common names include boab, boaboa, bottle tree, upside-down tree, and monkey bread tree. The generic name honours Michel Adanson, the French naturalist and explorer who described A. digitata.

 

Adansonias reach heights of 5 to 30 metres (16 to 98 ft) and have trunk diameters of 7 to 11 metres (23 to 36 ft). Glencoe baobab - an African baobab specimen in Limpopo Province, South Africa, often considered the largest example alive, up to recent times had a circumference of 47 metres (154 ft).^[2] Its diameter is estimated at about 15.9 metres (52 ft). Recently the tree split up into two parts and it is possible that the stoutest tree now is Sunland baobab, also in South Africa . The diameter of this tree is 10.64 m, with an approximate circumference of 33.4 metres.

 

Some baobabs are reputed to be many thousands of years old, which is difficult to verify, as the wood does not produce annual growth rings, though radiocarbon dating may be able to provide age data.

 

 

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Skywalking

Skywalking is the newest and extremely risky photography fad to take the internet by storm. It consists of a photographer (or photographers) making their way to the top of very tall structures and clicking pictures which would make a normal person’s stomach drop off. This trend is certainly not for the faint-hearted. As it began on the Russian web, it is sometimes referred to as “Russian Planking”. Russian teens pose or “skywalk” hundreds of feet in the air with no safety equipment. 

 

 

It all began with Russian teenager Marat Dupri. The daredevil began scaling buildings and other high-rise structures in Moscow in 2011. By September of that year, several of his photographers were featured on new sites , including the Daily Meal and Metro UK.  Busk, a Portuguese news site  also showed several photos of Russian teenagers imitating Dupri.

These pictures truly offer a glimpse of life on the edge.

 

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Amazing Places

-Amazing Places

       
Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia

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Most Incredible Zoo...........

Most Incredible Zoo in Argentina

 

Lujan Zoo

A controversial zoo in Argentina allows tourists to have extremely close encounters with some of the most dangerous predators in the world.

Here at the Lujan Zoo near Buenos Aires visitors can ride lions, cuddle bears, stroke tigers and feed cheetahs. Cages are accessible to everyone who paid $50 and signed the paper saying that if you are eaten, the Zoo is not responsible. Lujan Zoo is about 50 miles from Buenos Aires, has an entrance fee of just £5.

 

 
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Made from flowers in Holland, since 1936!

Made from flowers in Holland, since 1936! 
  What began in 1936 as a flower parade has become the oldest and most celebrated ode to blooms in Europe.
Ever since its inception, Zundert in the Netherlands has hosted an annual flower show Bloemencorso, with an average 50,000 visitors descending on the town to look at the brilliant displays.
Creators use dahlias for their breathtaking displays and build gravity defying sculptures. 

Let's hope the wind doesn't blow too hard! The flowers have been meticulously placed to create the giraffes, even down to their eyelids and hair that lines their neck ............[[[SEE MORE PICS]].... .....

હજુ માણસ નથી આવ્યો............ (Courtesy જ્ઞાન સાથે ગમ્મત)

હજુ માણસ નથી આવ્યો............
(Courtesy જ્ઞાન સાથે ગમ્મત) 

ઉનાળાની બળબળતી બપોરે એક ભીખારી જેવો માણસ બજારમાં આમતેમ આંટા મારી રહ્યો હતો એને ખુબ જ તરસ લાગી હતી અને એ પાણી શોધી રહ્યો હતો પરંતું તાપ એટલો બધો હતો કે બધા જ દુકાનદારો પોતાની દુકાન બંધ કરીને જતા રહ્યા હતા.
તરસથી વ્યાકુળ થયેલા પેલા માણસની નજર છેવાડાની એક દુકાન પર ગઇ. એ દુકાન ખુલ્લી હતી પેલો માણસ ઝડપથી એ દુકાન સુધી પહોંચ્યો ત્યાં જઇને જોયુ તો ......

Is there a way to stop expecting?

" Is there a way to stop expecting? "
(Courtesy : Agyaatdarshan on wordpress)

All we expect in relations is love, understanding and courtesy .. 

but unfortunately these are the things which can only be given and received.. These are like rain, sun and wind.. which come to us .. Similarly love, understanding and care  can only be given..

An eye lash is not a big thing, but when it enters ....

My Best Mistake: Impulsive Rebellion - Deepak Chpora

My Best Mistake: Impulsive Rebellion

Deepak Chopra MD (official)

Founder, Chopra Foundation

April 23, 2013

As a young doctor in my 20s, I landed with one of the country's leading endocrinologists on a fellowship. My passion for study hadn’t abated. I had already finished one two-year residency and passed the boards in internal medicine. At that time, in the early '70s, a resident needed a good fellowship just to make .......

Managing Change - Robin Sharma

Managing Change: Transforming a Hard Day into a Great One
- By Robin Sharma

(Author of The #1 Bestseller "The Leader Who Had No Title")
Last week, some smart soul on Twitter asked me to share my thoughts and strategies on turning a so-called "bad day" into a positive one. So he could show leadership versus victimhood. And focus on opportunities versus stay stuck on problems.

Excellent request. Ready to reply. Thank you for asking.

The first idea I'll suggest is that there's really no such thing as a "bad day".
(I still adore Nietzche's genius line: "What doesn't kill us makes us stronger.")

Everything that we experience,........

SKY PARK - SINGAPORE

 

In Singapore , Sky Park June 24 in Singapore , opened a new wonder of the world. " Sky Park " Marina Bay Sands is located on the 200-meter height on the three skyscrapers, as if on three pillars. Here is the most expensive in the world of casinos, bars, restaurants, the largest outdoor swimming pool, 150 meters long and even the Museum of Modern Art . View MORE .........................

Cups on the Wall

Courtesy:

A Cup from the Wall by khitab

 

I sat with a friend in a high-class coffee shop in a small town near

Venice, Italy. As we enjoyed our coffee, a man entered and sat at an empty

table beside us.

He called the waiter and placed his order saying, "Two cups of coffee, one

of them there on the wall." We heard this order with some interest and

observed that he was served with ... ...

Gudi Padwa - from WIKI-bhai

Gudi Padwa

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Gudhi Padva (Guḍhī Pāḍavā)
A Gudhi is erected on Gudhi Padva
Official name	Gudhi Padva or Samvatsar Padvo
Observed by	Marathi Hindus, Konkanis
Type	Hindu lunar new year's Day
Date	March/ April
2012 date	March 23
2013 date	April 11
Celebrations	1 day
Related to	Hindu calendar

Gudhi Padva (pronounced as Guḍhī Pāḍavā) (Marathi: गुढी पाडवा, often mis-pronounced as guDi padwa because ढी sounds like डी when spoken), is the Marathi name for Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.^[1] It is celebrated on the

HOLI - From Wiki-bhai

Significance
The word Holi originated from "Holika", sister of Hiranyakashipu. The festival of Holi is celebrated because of a story in the old Hindu religion. In Vaishnavism, Hiranyakashipu is the great king of demons, and he had been granted a boon by Brahma, which made it almost impossible for him to be killed. The boon was due to his long penance, after which he had demanded that he not be killed "during day or night; inside the home or outside, not on earth or in the sky; neither by a man nor an animal; neither by astra nor by shastra". Consequently, he grew arrogant and attacked the Heavens and the Earth. He demanded that people stop worshipping Gods and start praising respectfully to him.

Hiranyakashipu, on the lap, being killed by Narasimha, an incarnation of Vishnu

9th March - Zaverchand Meghani ni Punyatithi

9th March - Zaverchand Meghani ni Punyatithi e emnu aa kavya -

(GenNext - this may seem 'hathoda' for u, but actually it's a treasure of Gujarati lit, .....
And its a poetic narration of the terror of a Lion in the neighbourhood and how a brave 14 year tribal girl drives him out)

સાવજ ગરજે

વનરાવનનો રાજા ગરજે
ગીરકાંઠાનો કેસરી ગરજે
ઐરાવતકુળનો અરિ ગરજે
કડ્યપાતળિયો જોદ્ધો ગરજે
મોં ફાડી માતેલો ગરજે
જાણે કો જોગંદર ગરજે
નાનો એવો સમદર ગરજે !

View from Sky - by French photographer Nicolas Chorier

U MAY LIKE THIS .....

WITH THE KITE IN HIGH SKY AND IT'S CAMERA

By attaching a camera to a kite manoeuvred from ground, this remarkable photographer from France has managed to shoot some amazing aerial shots of India at various locations.

Click ->>>

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2238776/Glide-Aerial-images-taken-kite-provide-new-perspective-Indias-striking-landscapes-colourful-culture.html#ixzz2DP1YmzdT

Out of the Box Thinking

Brilliant Answers by a Student who got 0% Marks..

Q.1- In which battle did Tipu Sultan Died ?..
Ans.- In his Last Battle..

Q.2- Where was the Declaration of Independence Signed ?..
Ans.- At the Bottom of the Page..

Q.3- What is the Main Reason for Divorce ?..
Ans.- Marriage..

Q.4- Ganga Flows in which State ?..
Ans.- Liquid State..

Q.5- When was Mahatma Gandhi Born ?..
Ans.- On His Birthday..

Q.6- How will you Distribute 8 Mangoes among 6 People ?..
Ans.- By Preparing Mango Shake

A GENIUS - Albert Einstein - interesting

A GENIUS - Albert Einstein - interesting

Some great info about Albert Einstein……


honored by Time magazine as the Man of the Century.

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One day during a speaking tour, Albert Einstein's driver, who often sat at the back of the hall during his lectures, remarked that he could probably give the lecture himself, having heard it so many times. Sure enough, at the next stop on the tour, Einstein and the driver switched places, with Einstein sitting at the back in his driver's uniform.
Having delivered a flawless lecture, the driver was asked a difficult question by a member of the audience. "Well, the answer to that question is quite simple," he casually replied. "I bet my driver, sitting up at the back there, could answer it..."
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Albert Einstein's wife often suggested that he dress more professionally when he headed off to work. "Why should I?" he would invariably argue. "Everyone knows me there." When the time came for Einstein to attend.....

.....Something U May Not Know.....

.....Something U May Not Know.....

1. Coca-Cola was originally green.
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2. The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
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3. The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they start with.
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4. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
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5. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States .
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6. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters
only on one row of the keyboard.
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7. Women blink nearly twice,.........

LAo Tzu's Teaching

AMAZING NATURE

Amazing Illusion

SOAR BEYOND YOUR FEARS !!!

SOAR BEYOND YOUR FEARS !!!


Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons from Arabia. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave the precious birds to his head falconer to be trained.

Months passed and one day the head falconer informed the king that though one of the falcons was flying majestically, soaring high in the sky, the other bird had not moved from its branch since the day it had arrived.

The king summoned healers and sorcerers from all the land to tend to the falcon, but no one could make the bird fly. He presented the task to the member of his court, but the next day, the king saw through the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its perch. Having tried everything else, the king thought to himself, "May be I need someone more familiar with the countryside to understand the nature of this problem." So he cried out to his court, "Go and get a farmer."

In the morning, the king was thrilled to see the falcon soaring high above the palace gardens. He said to his court, "Bring me the doer of this miracle."

The court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the king. The king asked him, "How did you make the falcon fly?"

With his head bowed, the farmer said to the king, " It was very easy, your highness. I simply cut the branch where the bird was sitting."

We are all made to fly -- to realize our incredible potential as human beings. But instead of doing that, we sit on our branches, clinging to the things that are familiar to us. The possibilities are endless, but for most of us, they remain undiscovered. We conform to the familiar, the comfortable, the mundane. So for the most part, our lives are mediocre instead of exciting, thrilling and fulfilling.

So let us learn to destroy the branch of fear we cling to and free ourselves to the glory of flight.

JAgjit Singh - Concerts

JAgjit Singh - Concerts

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Jagjit – Chitra @ Royal Albert Hall - http://youtu.be/CRj8pdCRVdI

Jagjit Singh Ghazals - Love Is Blind http://youtu.be/XzgrCHyZiLg

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The Unforgettable - First Album of Jagjit Singh & Chitra Singh - http://youtu.be/I2xIYCFN9Uo

01 - Jagjit Singh - Baat Niklegi To Phir Door Talak Jaayegee
02 - Chitra Singh - Raath Bhi Neend Bhi Kahan Bhi
03 - Jagjit Singh - Sarakti Jaye Hai Rukh Se Naqab Ahista Ahista
04 - Chitra Singh - Ek Na Ek Shama Andhere Mein Jalaye Rakhiye
05 - Chitra Singh - Bahot Pahle Se Un Qadmon Ki Aahat Jaan Lete Hain
06 - Chitra Singh - Dard Badhkar Fughan Na Ho Jaye
07 - Jagjit Singh - Gham Badhe Aate Hain Qatil Ki Nigahon Ki Tarah
08 - Chitra Singh - Kisi Ranjish Ko Hawa Do Keh Main Zinda Hoon Abhi
09 - Jagjit Singh - Dost Ban Ban Ke Mile Mujhko Mitane Wale
10 - Jagjit Singh - Aaye Hain Samjhaane Log
11 - Chitra Singh - Yeh To Nahin Ke Gham
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Jagjit singh top 10 ghazals of all time nonstop - http://youtu.be/9BQYgA75P2w

Aap Aye Janab - Jagjit Singh Ghazal
Ae Khuda Ret Ke Sehra Ko - Jagjit Singh (A Sound Affair) [1985]
Baazecha-e-atfaal hai duniya mere aage (Jagjit Singh)
Hazaron Khwahishen Aisi - Jagjit Singh (Mirza Ghalib) [1988]
Jagjit Singh - Doop mein niklo gatano mein naha kar dekho.
Jagjit Singh, Na Keh Saki Bahar
Jagjit Singh--Aankhon Mein Jal Rahaa Hai Kyuun
Jagjit Singh--Daastan-E-Gham-E-Dil Unko Sunayi Na Gayi
Kisi ka yun toh hua kaun umr bhar phir bhi (Jagjit Singh)
Kisko Qatil Mein Kahoo- Jagjit Singh

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Jagjit Chitra – Royal Albert Hall London - http://youtu.be/8XgYi2oNQXg

LIVE AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL LONDON 1982 - http://youtu.be/KDc-CaS4Mag

GHAZAL MEDLEY BY - JAGJIT & CHITRA SINGH
INTRODUCTION BY - CHAMAN LAL CHAMAN
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Jagjit Singh

Jagjit singh

Tere aane ki jab khabar maheke,.. - http://youtu.be/afpCLCSiAr4

Bajpeyee poems - http://youtu.be/ppZqU6ZwcmQ

Sunte hai ki mil jati jaati hai har cheez duva se,.. - http://youtu.be/8E7fgOKzxS0

http://youtu.be/F9GEM4u1ryI

Mujse bichhad ke khush rahete ho,.. - http://youtu.be/lqGwkNktMq0

Safar me dhoop to hogi,.. – Chitra - http://youtu.be/12yRDNblvRU

Has ke bola karo bulaya karo,.. - http://youtu.be/hgUL7ogj6eA

Suna tha ke wo aayenge anjuman me,.. - http://youtu.be/neZaC7tYLqk

Wo kagaz ki kashti, wo bearish ka paani,.. - http://youtu.be/RvaWzmlwjSE