Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
20 Meter Long Snow Corridor In Japan
In Japan's Toyama Prefecture is one of the most popular tourist
destinations in Japan - Tateyama Kurobe mountain route. Go to Mount
Tateyama in the spring can be reached only by road, which at this time of
year is bordered by a huge column of snow.
Tateyama is considered a sacred mountain and the Japanese tend to come
here once in your life. ?This travel companies, families and whole
groups. In the summer comes a lot of students. On the slopes of
paved walking trails, enjoying great popularity among the advocates
of a healthy lifestyle. But the "peak" travel is in
April-May, when they begin to dig out the snow from the highway and
you can see this wonder of the world - snow corridor "Yukina-Otani".
This "great wall of snow" has a height of 20 meters. Corridor
"cut through" in the thick snow, and that its axis
coincides with the axis of the road on the side of the roadway has
special multimeter with a pylon mounted radio transmitters in them.
Travel by road private car is prohibited and is plying buses are
equipped with electric motors so as not to contaminate the
sparkling whiteness of the snow corridor walls.
UNIQUE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
UNIQUE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
Australia is the only country in the world which covers a whole continent,
every other continent has more than one country. It is the only country that
is also a continent, and the only continent that is also a country. It is
the sixth largest country in the world with a total area of 7,686,850 sq km
(2,967,909 sq. mi), making it slightly smaller than the contiguous 48 states
of the United States and 31.5 times larger than the United Kingdom. The
photo is of olgas in Northern Territory of Australia
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CANADA
COUNTRY OF LAKES
Canada has an extremely large number of lakes. More than 60 percent
of the world's lakes are in Canada, this is because of the deranged
drainage system that dominates the country. Canada has a huge
number of lakes (the exact total number is unknown). Part of the
reason is that Canada has at least 3 million lakes and in some regions,
there are as many as 30 lakes for every 100 sq km (39 sq mi).
The picture of Peyto Lake.
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[3]
MONGOLIA
LEAST DENSELY POPULATED COUNTRY
The country with the world's lowest population density is Mongolia with a
population density of approximately 4,4 people per square mile (1,7
people/sq km). Mongolia's 2.5 million people occupy over 600,000 square
miles of land (about 1,560,000 sq km). Most of that population is in urban
areas, since development in Mongolia's vast deserts and grazing lands is
hindered in part by drought and dust storms, leaving those parts of the
country nearly as empty as they were in Genghis Khan's time.
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LIBYA
COUNTRY OF DESERTS
Country with the highest percentage of desert is Libya (99%). The Libyan
Desert, which covers most of Libya, is one of the most arid places on earth.
In some places, decades may pass without rain, and even in the highlands
rainfall seldom happens, once every 5-10 years. The picture is Libyan
Desert.
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SURINAME
COUNTRY OF JUNGLES
The estimated forest area is 14.8 million hectares (57 000 sq mi), which is
91% of the total land area (16.3 million hectares or 63 000 sq mi).
Suriname's extensive forest cover and low population, about 400,000
concentrated in the capital and coastal cities, give it one of the lowest
deforestation rates in the world. Only 5 percent of the population lives in
the rainforest; this includes indigenous peoples and six tribes of
Maroons-descendants of escaped slaves who recreated forest communities
centuries ago and today retain their traditional West African style. The
photo is of central Suriname Nature Reserve.
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UKRAINE
FASTEST DISAPPEARING NATION
The country with the highest decrease in the natural birth rate is Ukraine,
with a natural decrease of 0.8% each year. Ukraine is expected to lose
28% of their population between now and 2050
(from 46.8 million now to 33.4 million in 2050).
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NETHERLANDS
COUNTRY BELOW SEA LEVEL
More than half of the Netherlands sits below sea level, and if a massive
storm were to break through the dunes, Rotterdam would be inundated in 24
hours.
Today, approximately 27 percent of the Netherlands is actually below sea
level. This area is home to over 60 percent of the country's population of
15.8 million people. The Netherlands, which is approximately the size of the
U.S. states Connecticut and Massachusetts combined, has an approximate
average elevation of 11 meters (36 feet). The Netherlands ties Lemmefjord,
Denmark for claim to the lowest point in Western Europe - Prince Alexander
Polder lies at 23 feet (7 meters) below sea level.
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TUVALU
THE LEAST VISITED COUNTRY
This is the fourth smallest country in the world. Tuvalu is located halfway
between Australia and Hawaii, and it's predicted to be the first country to
vanish beneath the waves when global warming pushes sea-levels high enough.
It's also very difficult to get to - you're looking at sporadic, expensive
flights from Fiji. Tuvalu has a grand total of 1,100 tourists a year.
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INDONESIA
COUNTRY OF ISLANDS
Indonesia consists of more than 17,500 islands with a total coastline of
81,350 km (50,549 miles). Around 6,000 of these are inhabited. The largest
islands are Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Bali, Lombok and Flores. This
country contains 10-15 percent of the world's coral reefs.
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INDIA
COUNTRY OF GEOGRAPHICAL DIVERSITIES
The uniqueness of Indian culture lies in its geographical diversities,
natural wealth, vast population and people's attitude among other things.
There are few countries, which may compare with extreme climatic conditions
like India has. When people in the northern parts of country would be
shivering with chilling cold one can find people in the south bare feet.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Momenta Necklace PC
Momenta Necklace PC
Feeling geeky? Let your Nintendo freak flag fly. Need to look girly and chic? Flip over your Reversible Aluminum Necklace, Geek or Chic and you're a creature of infinite cherry blossoms and silver foil. Both sides are lacquered with clear resin to make a durable (yet handmade) piece of sexy-cute geekiana. Comes on a 16" sterling silver Italian snake chain.
Speed Control
Saturday, April 7, 2012
War
War - For countless centuries war has enraged on one part of our planet or another; and sadly still does today as you read this! For countless centuries humans have used any excuse to mercilessly kill others! For countless centuries humans have not learnt anything from this uncivilised action! What makes it worse is that some have used God as an excuse to kill others, and NEVER throughout history has any God authorised humans the right to pointlessly kill other humans; and God NEVER will!
Regardless of the reasons for stating a war, wars never solves anything – except population control. So why do we constantly repeat this vile act on each other? Are humans truly completely stupid? Have we not learnt anything throughout time? It certainly does look that way! Wars usually happen because global population control is not in place. Liberated population control means that when a country becomes over populated they have to take over their neighbours land; as did China with Tibet as an example, and in turn war breaks out. What we need is less negative action and more positive action, but how can we all as individuals achieve this?
Some have said Unconditional Love is the answer, but perhaps that’s trying to run before we have learnt to walk because many don’t truly understand it. For anything to grow is has to start life as a small seed, and depending on the quality of the seed, the nurturing, it becomes something strong and powerful we can all attach importance to.
So what seed can we use to help everything on a global scale that everyone can nurture? Well it’s quite simple and has been around for some time; albeit forgotten by many and unknown to some. This cannot be forced on anyone; they have to want to do it freely, you are forbidden from taking any financial or materialistic reward for your actions and in that very accomplishment lays its strength. This works well when you apply the act to complete strangers and not family or friends.
One good deed a day this is an old saying which when applied can do wonders for everyone all over the globe; regardless of sex, age or belief. Not only for you, but the person receiving the good deed, because applied correctly it cascades and grows in strength. Don’t panic, I’m not asking anyone to part with any money; in fact all I ask is that once a day you try and achieve this very simple goal. Nobody can say it’s impossible because we can all do this regardless of sex, age or belief. Before we do, I think we should explain what a good deed is by giving some examples;
Thinking of others before self.
Showing care and consideration to everyone.
Leading by good honest examples.
Helping the elderly or infirmed without being asked.
Helping defenceless animals.
Helping your environment.
Giving up your seat on a bus or train.
Caring or looking out for a neighbour.
When you perform this very simple act, you will feel better in yourself, and in turn the person receiving the deed will also feel good. In the majority of cases the person receiving the good deed will then perform a good deed for someone else, that person then will then perform another good deed on someone else; and so it continues. As it slowly cascades, gaining strength as it goes, and if we all continue this process every day without fail, we will have achieved something great and powerful that may just prevent another global war. With time and continuous positive action, this act can prevent wars completely. The experienced way of resolving any differences, is by learning to compromise; war is NOT a compromise!
http://www.lobsangrampa.org/miscellaneous.html
Regardless of the reasons for stating a war, wars never solves anything – except population control. So why do we constantly repeat this vile act on each other? Are humans truly completely stupid? Have we not learnt anything throughout time? It certainly does look that way! Wars usually happen because global population control is not in place. Liberated population control means that when a country becomes over populated they have to take over their neighbours land; as did China with Tibet as an example, and in turn war breaks out. What we need is less negative action and more positive action, but how can we all as individuals achieve this?
Some have said Unconditional Love is the answer, but perhaps that’s trying to run before we have learnt to walk because many don’t truly understand it. For anything to grow is has to start life as a small seed, and depending on the quality of the seed, the nurturing, it becomes something strong and powerful we can all attach importance to.
So what seed can we use to help everything on a global scale that everyone can nurture? Well it’s quite simple and has been around for some time; albeit forgotten by many and unknown to some. This cannot be forced on anyone; they have to want to do it freely, you are forbidden from taking any financial or materialistic reward for your actions and in that very accomplishment lays its strength. This works well when you apply the act to complete strangers and not family or friends.
One good deed a day this is an old saying which when applied can do wonders for everyone all over the globe; regardless of sex, age or belief. Not only for you, but the person receiving the good deed, because applied correctly it cascades and grows in strength. Don’t panic, I’m not asking anyone to part with any money; in fact all I ask is that once a day you try and achieve this very simple goal. Nobody can say it’s impossible because we can all do this regardless of sex, age or belief. Before we do, I think we should explain what a good deed is by giving some examples;
Thinking of others before self.
Showing care and consideration to everyone.
Leading by good honest examples.
Helping the elderly or infirmed without being asked.
Helping defenceless animals.
Helping your environment.
Giving up your seat on a bus or train.
Caring or looking out for a neighbour.
When you perform this very simple act, you will feel better in yourself, and in turn the person receiving the deed will also feel good. In the majority of cases the person receiving the good deed will then perform a good deed for someone else, that person then will then perform another good deed on someone else; and so it continues. As it slowly cascades, gaining strength as it goes, and if we all continue this process every day without fail, we will have achieved something great and powerful that may just prevent another global war. With time and continuous positive action, this act can prevent wars completely. The experienced way of resolving any differences, is by learning to compromise; war is NOT a compromise!
http://www.lobsangrampa.org/miscellaneous.html
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