Young Reflections Of Old People

 

 

This is a photography series called Reflection. Where old people look in the mirror and think back of the persons they were when the were younger. All captured in one photograph.

Have You Ever Tasted A Rainbow

 

 

The amazing multi-coloured food that allows its diner to taste the rainbow     Photographer Henry Hargreaves tastes the rainbow - by creating edible multi-coloured versions of classic dishes.The former fashion model used food colouring from across the spectrum to dye hamburgers, spaghetti and pancakes.The 33-year-old dreamed up the series to 'play with the public perception of food'.   He said: 'I'm interested in using food to tell a story. People's food choices and habits tell so much about someone.'We interact with it several times a day but seldom take it out of the 'get in my belly' context.    'I just hope it makes people a little more aware of the way we have been conditioned to act about the way we perceive food.'The project was sparked by an article about a mother whose son was not interested in eating food - until she used bright colours to entice him.     Tasty sight: A stack of rainbow pancakes are seen changing from Red to purple, a tactic inspired by a child's disinterest to eat   Festive: This bowl of spaghetti was made using standard supermarket spaghetti dipped in colourings which easily picked up the bright colours   Henry and stylist Lisa Edslav set about experimenting with different foods that would take on different colours.   The best burger patty was white turkey meat as it would take on the yellow and blue colours.   The colourful pasta was made using standard supermarket spaghetti dipped in colourings.   Henry, from Brooklyn, New York, left one 'real' element in each dish - such as the buns on the burger, the butter on the pancakes and the cone in the ice cream.   What's real? As seen with this ice cream cone, the artist left one 'real' coloured item in each picture created in his Brooklyn studio   He made the food art in his studio in the city and the work took two afternoons to complete.   Everything is edible apart from the purple lettuce, because normal lettuce would not take on the colour.   Henry added: 'We are repelled by these colours and assume they must taste artificial - but in fact they taste exactly the same, as the colouring is odourless and tasteless.   'My main goal is to create work that appeals to me and in doing so hope a few other people appreciate it and that it puts a smile on their face and sparks a little conversation.'

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The Bhagavad-Gita : Questions and Answers

What is the Bhagavad-Gita?
The Bhagavad-Gita is the eternal message of spiritual wisdom from ancient India. The word Gita means song and the word Bhagavad means God, often the Bhagavad-Gita is called the Song of God.
Why is the Bhagavad-Gita called a song if it is spoken?
Because its rhyming meter is so beautifully harmonic and melodious when spoken perfectly.
What is the name of this rhyming meter?
It is called Anustup and contains 32 syllables in each verse.
Who originally spoke the Bhagavad-Gita?
Lord Krishna originally spoke the Bhagavad-Gita.
Where was the Bhagavad-Gita originally spoken?
In India at the holy land of Kuruksetra.
Why is the land of Kuruksetra so holy?
Because of benedictions given to King Kuru by Brahma that anyone dying in Kuruksetra while performing penance or while fighting in battle will be promoted directly to the heavenly planets.
Where is the Bhagavad-Gita to be found?
In the monumental, historical epic Mahabharata written by Vedavyasa.
What is the historical epic Mahabharta?
The Mahabharata is the most voluminous book the world has ever known. The Mahabharata covers the history of the earth from the time of creation in relation to India. Composed in 100,000 rhyming quatrain couplets the Mahabharata is seven times the size of the Illiad written by Homer.
Who is Vedavyasa?
Vedavyasa is the divine saint and incarnation who authored the Srimad Bhagavatam, Vedanta Sutra, the 108 Puranas, composed and divided the Vedas into the Rik, Yajur, Artharva and Sama Vedas, and wrote the the great historical treatise Mahabharata known as the fifth Veda. His full name is Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa and he was the son of sage Parasara and mother Satyavati.
Why is the Mahabharata known as the fifth Veda?
Because it is revealed in the Vedic scripture Bhavisya Purana III.VII.II that the fifth Veda written by Vedavyasa is called the Mahabharata.
What are the special characteristics of the Mahabharata?
The Mahabharata has no restrictions of qualification as to who can hear it or read it. Everyone regardless of caste or social position may hear or read it at any time. Vedavyasa wrote it with the view not to exclude all the people in the worlds who are outside of the Vedic culture. He himself has explained that the Mahabharata contains the essence of all the purports of the Vedas. This we see is true and it is also written in a very intriguing and dramatically narrative form.
What about the Aryan invasion theory being the source of the Bhagavad-Gita?
The Aryan invasion theory has been proven in the 1990?s not to have a shred of truth in it. Indologists the world over have realized that the Aryans are the Hindus themselves.
What is the size of the Bhagavad-Gita?
The Bhagavad-Gita is composed of 700 Sanskrit verses contained within 18 chapters, divided into three sections each consisting of six chapters. They are Karma Yoga the yoga of actions. Bhakti Yoga the yoga of devotion and Jnana Yoga the yoga of knowledge.
When was the Bhagavad-Gita spoken?
The Mahabharata confirms that Lord Krishna spoke the Bhagavad-Gita to Arjuna at the Battle of Kuruksetra in 3137 B.C.. According to specific astrological references in the Vedic scriptures, the year 3102 B.C. is the beginning of kali yuga which began 35 years after the battle 5000 years ago.
What is the opinion of western scholars from ancient times?
According to the writings of both the Greek and the Romans such as Pliny, Arrian and Solinus as well as Megastathanes who wrote a history of ancient India and who was present as an eyewitness when Alexander the Great arrived in India in 326 B.C. was that before him were 154 kings who ruled back to 6777 B.C. This also follows the Vedic understanding.
When was the Bhagavad-Gita first translated into English?
The first English edition of the Bhagavad-Gita was in 1785 by Charles Wilkins in London, England. This was only 174 years after the translation of the King James Bible in 1611.
Was the Bhagavad-Gita also translated into other languages?
Yes. The Bhagavad-Gita was translated into Latin in 1823 by Schlegel. It was translated into German in 1826 by Von Humbolt. It was translated into French in 1846 by Lassens and it was translated into Greek in 1848 by Galanos to mention but a few.
What was the original language of the Bhagavad-Gita?
The original language of the Bhagavad-Gita was classical Sanskrit from India.
Why is Srimad often written before the Bhagavad-Gita?
The word Srimad is a title of great respect. This is given because the Bhagavad-Gita reveals the essence of all spiritual knowledge.
Is history aware of the greatness of Srimad Bhagavad-Gita?
Historically many very extraordinary people such as Albert Einsten, Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Herman Hesse, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Aldous Huxley, Rudolph Steiner and Nikola Tesla to name but a few have read Srimad Bhagavad-Gita and were inspired by its timeless wisdom.
Who is qualified to read Srimad Bhagavad-Gita?
Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana a 16th century saint from the Brahma Madhva Vaisnava Samparadaya has stated that those who are pious and reverent, those who are of controlled senses and those sincerely performing their daily spiritual duties are qualified to read Srimad Bhagavad-Gita.
What can be learned by the study of Srimad Bhagavad-Gita?

Accurate, fundamental knowledge about God, the ultimate truth, creation, birth and death, the results of actions, the eternal soul, liberation and the purpose as well as the goal of human existence.

It Feels Nice When Someone Misses You

 

It feels nice when someone misses u Feels good when someone loves u. Feels better when someone's with u. But it feels the best when Someone never 4gets you...     Being yours is my basic necessity, Missing you is my habit. But forgetting you is like taking My life out of me...   I was living An aimless life before.. But as you entered in my life My life got a meaning A reason to live.. U make me realize that You cannot fall in love You can just rise in love...     Take my eyes but let me see you. Take my mind but let me think about you. But if you want to take my heart.. Its already with you...   When you love someone, Its like reaching for a star.. You know you cant reach It, but u keep trying Coz may be one day that star Just might fall for you...     Your smile is a beautiful as dew Nothing is beautiful than it Your love is as warm as fireplace Nothing warmer than that I just want to say I love you.. Till my life apart..   You're the Reason of my breath Your my creation my world.. Life can never be complete without Your love

The Tech Resolutions For The Year

 

At the beginning of a new year, we prepare -- or hope -- to become our better selves. Resolutions often focus on our diets and health, or balancing our families and careers, but you might want to consider adding some tech-focused resolutions to your New Year's to-do list.  Completing tasks like digitizing your photos and cleaning out your inbox will go a long way to make you more organized in 2013.  Check out some of these tech-related New Year's resolutions Mashable staff members are committed to accomplishing in the New Year.   • Clean your keyboard. After a year of eating at your desk, crumpling papers, opening boxes, who knows what junk and residue is in your keyboard? Use a duster to eliminate any nasty particles and buildup in your keyboard to make it look like new again.     • Digitize your photos. There's really no need to keep shoeboxes filled with photos anymore. Clean out your closet and transfer your images to digital files. You can store your photos online or even print them out in a photo album, which at least keeps them neater looking. • Go through all your emails. This is a difficult one for many people. After signing up for sale alerts and being included in dozens of reply-all emails, perhaps your inbox seems unmanageable. Make a promise to yourself to take some time out each day to delete old emails. • Set privacy filters on your social networks. We've read (and at Mashable, we've written) dozens of stories about privacy changes happening at your most used social networks. Take some times to make sure the information you're publishing to the Interwebs is stuff you want people to see. • Clean up your digital trail. Remember that blog you started, wrote a few posts for, then never logged in again? Make sure if an employer Googles you, all content is appropriate and relevant. Deactivate any old accounts you no longer use, although keep in mind that information may not be gone forever.     • Delete apps you're not using . Go through your phone and delete any apps you haven't used in a couple months, so they're not taking up space on your device. Same goes for files on your computer -- delete what you don't need.   • Go paperless. This is the year! If you have a laptop, tablet and/or mobile device, you're well equipped to pay your bills and access important documents from anywhere. Scan old papers and convert your paper files into digital files for safe storage -- or at least, as a backup. • Get outside. As much as we love our gadgets, getting fresh air and human interaction should be a high priority. Don't stay glued to your laptop or tablet all the time.

Street Art Inscribed In Reality

A small selection of the great street of Arts, plays with the architectural details or simply connecting with reality.   1. Sokram. Ordesa, Spain.     2. Bart Smates Smeets. Neerpede, Belgium.     3. David Zinn. Brighton, United States.   4. Smug One. Glasgow, Scotland.     5. MTO. Rennes, France.     6. OLK. Fukushima, Japan.   7. Martin Ron. Buenos Aires, Argentina.     8. Be Free. Adelaide, Australia.     9. Martin Whatson. Paris.   10. Vinie.

Mountain Climbing In The Himalayas

 

We conquered the Shark's Fin! American climbers become world's first to summit 20,700ft Himalayan peak after 11-day trek       Shark's Fin on India's Mount Meru is a near vertical climb for only the bravest of explorers     Dozens of professional climbers have been defeated by the lethal summit     Trio slept in hanging tents thousands of feet above the ground Three American climbers have become the first in the world to conquer the Shark's Fin - a lethal 20,000ft pinnacle.   The dare-devil trio of Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk spent 11 days scaling up the jagged near vertical point on Meru Central in the Himalayas.   Dubbed one of the hardest climbs in the world, dozens of professional climbers had been defeated by the tricky summit - with one breaking both legs during an attempt. But the American climbers successfully negotiated the 20,700ft climb - sleeping in a hanging tent thousands of feet above the ground.     Renan Ozturk contemplates the long descent after making the summit on Mount Meru, India     Conrad Anker celebrates with a cup of coffee on the summit after 11 days of climbing in India     Jimmy Chin, Conrad Anker and Renan Ozturk celebrating the summit and their ascent of the Shark's Fin after days of climbing   A view of Mount Meru as seen from Tapovon Basecamp on Mount Meru, India. The Shark's Fin is the central pillar in the formation and the part of the mountain most obviously shaped like a shark's fin The climb was Conrad Anker's third attempt to find a route up Shark's Fin, and the second attempt for both Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk. Combining their three attempts, he trio has accumulated thirty-plus days on the mountain.     Meru Peak is located in the Himalayas in Nepal, a mountain with a lethal 20,000ft pinnacle   Mr Anker first tried the ascent in 2003. HIs team turned back two-thirds of the way up as a result of deep, unconsolidated snow and a lack of proper equipment for the upper wall. The following year set a new highpoint on the Fin at 6100m, but descended after one of the team broke both his legs.   Anker made his second attempt with Chin and Ozturk in 2008.   The team was delayed on the climb for several days during a storm but later they progressed beyond the highpoint of Anker's 2003 attempt.   But the team food supply had run short as a result of the storm and on their nineteenth day they stopped about 150 metres below summit. Chin vowed never to return.   The following year a Slovenian team attempted the same route but the weather meant they were unable to acclimatise on practise routes first.   Nevertheless, they decided to press ahead.   After the two-day approach the team turned aback, citing a lack of proper equipment, poor acclimatization and their alpine-style approach as mistakes for an attempt on the Shark's Fin.   After an epic 22-day climb up a near-vertical Himalayan peak, an Australian couple in their 40s took just two minutes to "fly" back to base camp and smash the world record for the highest BASE jump in history.     Conrad Anker geared up and climbing out near the team's highest portaledge camp at over 20,000ft   Resting in their fourth and highest portaledge camp at over 20,000ft, Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk taking a much needed break to melt water and eat before the big summit push     High camp on the Shark's Fin around 20,000ft on Day 09     Conrad Anker looking out of the portaledge at over 20,000ft   Renan Ozturk checking out the stars above base camp, the night before the approach to the base of the route on Mount Meru     Jimmy Chin, Renan Ozturk and Conrad Anker with a Sirdar in Gangotri at the start of the expedition