Aurora Borealis - Northern Lights

Nature's handiwork. Beautiful sight!

This is a fire rainbow - the rarest of all naturally occurring atmospheric phenomena.

The clouds have to be cirrus, at least 20k feet in the air, with just
the right amount of ice crystals and the sun has to hit the clouds at
precisely 58 degrees.

Notice the temperature

Thanks Praveen

Sand Fantasy

(Keep your speakers on and enjoy the music and the ART)

Ilana Yahav is a sand animation artist

Using only her fingers, Ilana draws with sand on a glass table

Among her works there are public sand art shows, unique video clips and a new DVD for babies - the "Baby Sandy"

Visit http://sandfantasy.com/

Thanks Yogish

'JAPLISH'...Japanese English

1. Very difficult to make up what it is about ?

2. Maybe in Japan, there are Males who are not 'Man'

3. Bring your own tissue....I think

4. Cheese Fair or 'Afraid of Cheese'

5. They can construct their own WATER.....




6. You jump on the Elevator = Jail ?




7. You will need a smoke after reading this...




8. They even advertise their price hike...

9. Their mags need refrigeration....

10. Appears to be 'SOLD OUT'....

11. Pray while listening to MP3... be pious !!!

Thanks Gaya3

10 Most Wonderful Temples of the World

Tiger's Nest Monastery

Tiger's Nest Monastery, perched precariously on the edge of the 3000 feet high cliff in Paro Valley, is one of the holiest place in Bhutan.



Wat Rong Khun

Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Mai, Thailand is unlike any Buddhist temples in the World.


Prambanan

Prambanan is a Hindu temple in Central Java, Indonesia. The temple was build in 850 CE and is composed of 8 main shrines and 250 surrounding smaller ones.


Shwedagon Paya

No one knows exactly when the Shwedagon Paya (or Pagoda) in Myanmar was build - legend has it that it is 2,500 years old though archaeologists estimate that it was build between the 6th and 10th century.


Temple of Heaven

Temple of Heaven is a Taoist temple in Beijing, the capital of China. The temple was constructed in 14th century by Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty.


Chion-in

Chion-in Temple was build in 1234 CE to honor the founder of Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhism, a priest named Honen, who fasted to death in the very spot.


Ancient Ruin deep in the jungles of Java

In the 19th century, Dutch occupiers of Indonesia found a massive ancient ruin deep in the jungles of Java. What they discovered was the complex of Borobudur, a gigantic structure build with the nearly 2 million cubic feet (55,000 m^3) of stones. The temple has nearly 2,700 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.


Golden Temple in Punjab

The Harmandir Sahib (meaning The Abode of God) or simple The Golden Temple in Punjab, India is the most sacred shrine of Sikhism.


Temple of Srirangam

The Temple of Srirangam (Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple), in the Indian City of Tiruchirapalli (or Trichy), is the largest functioning Hindu temple in the World. (Ankor Wat is the largest of all temple, but it is currently non-functioning as a temple).


Ankor Wat

Last but definitely not least is the largest temple in history and the inspiration to countless novels and action movies of Hollywood: Ankor Wat.

Ad: Louis Vuitton, Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev with a Vuitton bag at his side

Text Line:
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866-VUITTON and now on www.louisvuitton.com
Fifth Avenue at 57th Street. Soho. Americana Manhasset. The Westchester
Agency: Ogilvy & Mather

For an interesting angle on the reactions to this ad, click:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/business/media/05vuitton.html

Creative: Ads using hands for art...

Wonderful creative usage of the hand as template for art

Advertisement for 'roaming' capabilities with AT&T mobile telephone service
Unique motifs identify countries in which AT&T offers 'roaming' capabilities

Credits:

Advertising Agency: BBDO Atlanta, BBDO New York, USA

Painter: Guido Daniele

Thanks Karthick

Tired of the usual back massage?!!

A new technique of massage that is most effective and getting popular by the day...
Click on the 'play' button to view the video

Thanks Karthick

Magnificient Guoliang Tunnel Road in China - Road that does not tolerate any mistakes

Guoliang Tunnel

This tunnel is located in the Taihang Mountains which are situated in the Hunan Province of China. There is an interesting story behind its development.

Before 1972, access to the nearby Guoliang village was limited to a very difficult path carved into the mountainside.

The village was nestled in a valley surrounded by towering mountains. It was basically cut off from civilization.


1972, a group of desperate villagers decided to take matters into their own hands - they would carve a road right into the side of the mountain by themselves!


Shen Mingxin was the head of the village. He insisted that the villagers needed to embrace this project.

So they sold goats and herbs to buy hammers and steel tools. Thirteen strong villagers began the project.

It took them five years to finish the 1,200-metre-long tunnel (a little less than a mile) that is about 5 meters high (15 ft) and 4 meters (12 ft) wide.


Not only was the project arduous, it was also dangerous. Some of the villagers died in accidents during construction.


Undaunted, the others continued. On May 1, 1977, the tunnel was opened to traffic.

(Thanks Rashmi for pics)