Photos - From Around the WORLD

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I found this halloween pic howlarious which is mocking a republican senator/governor who made that particular comment.

The Black Dahlia - The lady's fate is gruesome.

^ googled about this in the morning (office la). Bayangara mood out

Andha pic-oda neraya information irunduchu murder pathi. Romba sangadama irundha naala than munnurayoda niruthitten.

Bala (Karthik) wrote:^ googled about this in the morning (office la). Bayangara mood out

Newsweek as we know it, soon will be a history. The magazine will transition from print to all-digital by early 2013, meaning that, excluding the following, the publication has only one more paper issue to go. Website Newsweek.com already ceased to exist, and anyone who types the URL into their browser is redirected to TheDailyBeast.com.

Newsweek, was always a magazine famous for iconic, bold covers, All Presidential Elections and all presidents were featured, often in controversial way. Recently one of them asked why the Obama’s critics are so dumb.

Newsweek goes away with a bang driving conservatives crazy. The 2012 post-election message for the GOP: You’re old, you’re white, and you’re finished.

National Geographic takes a look at global carbon footprints.

80% of the worlds greenhouse gas emissions come from 12 countries plus the European Union. Use this interactive graphic (link below) to see emissions from four different angles (Total Emissions, Per Capita Emissions, Emission Intensity, and Cumulative Emissions).

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/energy/great-energy-challenge/global-footprints/

-AW

Image Source: Screen grab of National Geographic Interactive Global Carbon Footprint Graphic http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/energy/great-energy-challenge/global-footprints/

Michael AF wrote:Andha pic-oda neraya information irunduchu murder pathi. Romba sangadama irundha naala than munnurayoda niruthitten.

Bala (Karthik) wrote:^ googled about this in the morning (office la). Bayangara mood out

Today morning, i landed in a page having extremely graphic and horrifying images of the massacre and mutilation of Hunde women/girls/baby in Congo. Vakkali enna ulagam da idhu.

Padmini slowly disappearing from Mumbai roads...

http://news.in.msn.com/gallery/end-of-trip-for-mumbai-taxis-pics#image=1

A Premier Padmini taxi travels along Marine Drive in Mumbai October 2, 2012. The Premier Padmini was manufactured in India by Premier Automobiles from 1964 to 2000 and is based on the design of Fiat's 1100-series cars from the 1960s. The vehicle quickly became the iconic workhorse in Mumbai's fleet of black and yellow taxis until economic liberalisation in the 1990s allowed different makes and models to be produced in India. With a government order banning taxis over 25 years old, the number of Premier Padmini taxis has begun to dwindle and, in a few years, they will be gone from Mumbai's streets altogether. Local media estimates put Mumbai's current taxi fleet at about 51,000 vehicles, of which it is estimated that about 8,000 vehicles are over 25 years old.

“I'm just a human being trying to make it in a world that is very rapidly losing its understanding of being human.” –John Trude ► www.social-consciousness.com/2012/09/awakening-the-illuminated-healing-heart-power.html

We're only two weeks away from the 93rd Annual Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade, the oldest Thanksgiving Day parade in the country and the perfect way to kick off the holiday season in Philadelphia.

http://www.uwishunu.com/2012/11/the-2012-philadelphia-thanksgiving-day-parade-set-for-thursday-november-22-with-balloons-floats-bands-special-guests-and-more/

Plaza Cleaners in Portland.

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/11/17/mckayla-maroney-and-president-obama-are-not-impressed/?mod=e2fb

Choosing a Sustainable Future: http://goo.gl/I0y7x

Every parking lot ought to look like this! — Shades the cars while producing free energy. Germany has created over 500,000 new jobs by pushing hard into solar and wind energy - providing incentives for everyone to install and as a result, they will be able to move forward with their plans to shut down all their nuclear power plants in the next decade. —

Choosing a Sustainable Future: http://goo.gl/pcK0o

Solar Tunnel’ to Power 4,000 trains annually!

Europe's first “solar tunnel” is providing power to high-speed trains running between Paris and Amsterdam.

The 3.6-kilometer (2.2-mile) tunnel, built to protect trains from falling trees as they pass through an ancient forest near Antwerp, is covered with solar cells and could generate 3.3 MWh of electricity annually. That’s equivalent to the average annual consumption of nearly 1,000 homes.

The tunnel is also estimated to decrease CO2 emissions by 2,400 tons per year. —

Mr.Kalayanasundaram worked as a Librarian for 30 years. Every month in his 30 year experience(service), he donated his entire salary to help the needy. He worked as a server in a hotel to meet his needs. He donated even his pension amount of about ten lakh rupees to the needy.

He is the first person in the world to spend the entire earnings for a social cause. In recognition to his service, United Nations Organization adjudged him as one of the Outstanding People of the 20th Century. An American organization honored him with the ‘Man of the Millennium’ award. He received a sum of Rs 30 cores as part of this award which he distributed entirely for the needy as usual.Moved by his passion to help others, Super Star Rajinikanth adopted him as his father.

Early life :

Kalyanasundaram was born and brought up in Melakaruvelangulam village, of Nangunari taluk in Tirunelveli district. "There were only 30 houses then. No roads, no buses, no school, no electricity, not even a petty shop. I studied in the light of a kerosene lamp or by candlelight till I was about ten years old," he says.

Kalyanasundaram lost his father when he was only one year old. After completing school, he was determined to pursue a B.A degree with Tamil as the main subject. As he was the only student for the course at St. Xavier's College, Tirunelveli, the college management persuaded him to take up another subject, but he refused. Impressed by the youngster's determination to study Tamil, Karumuttu Thygaraja Chettiar, the founder of MTT Hindu College, had no hesitation admitting him to the course he wanted. Karumuttu Chettiar also bore the youngster's study expenses. "Those days I can never forget, especially the Chettiar's munificence," recalls Kalyanasundaram.

Turning point :

The turning point in his life came when he was doing library science at the Madras University. That was when the Indo-China War was on. "I was listening to Nehru on the radio requesting us to contribute to the defense fund. Immediately, I went to Chief Minister Kamaraj and gave him my gold chain. I was probably the first student to have done such a thing," he says with pride in his eyes. Kamaraj was so impressed by the gesture that he felicitated the youngster at a special function on May Day that year (1963).

For 45 years, Kalyanasundaram's social work focused on children. However, in 1998, after retirement, he decided to expand his service and, thus, Paalam was born. One of the first things he did was to direct the money he received as retirement benefit to social cause. Paalam serves as the link between donors and beneficiaries. Assistance is not only monetary. Children are helped in pursuing education, medical attention is provided to the needy, blood donation camps are organized and blood samples are reached to hospitals during emergencies, the unemployed, elderly, sick and handicapped are rehabilitated, and free counseling is provided.

"We work on the principle of gaining everybody's support. That is the reason why membership costs just a rupee a month (life membership is Rs.100). We take about anything used or unused - old newspapers, clothes and utensils - and reach these to people in need. We are sort of a bridge between donors and beneficiaries," states Kalyanasundaram.

Paalam has also taken active part in relief work during cyclones and earthquakes that have struck various parts of India.

People trust Paalam because of Kalyanasundaram and what he stands for. "I have slept on pavements and railway platforms to find out what it is like to be poor, without a roof over your head," he says, joyfully recounting an instance of his students running up to him to tell him that they had spotted his look-alike sleeping on a railway platform.

"I am a bachelor and my personal needs are meager. I am able to manage doing odd jobs in a hotel or a laundry. I simply do not wish to own anything. In fact, one of my happiest moments was when, after being chosen as the `Man of the Millennium' by an American organization, I donated the entire amount of Rs. 30 cores I received towards charity. Everything is, therefore, a state of mind. Finally, what do we take with us when we leave planet earth?" Kalyanasundaram wonders aloud!

He still stays as a bachelor and dedicated his entire life for serving the society.

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Source:
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/23/stories/2003042300060300.htm

Sender:
Pradeepa Pandiyan

He still stays as a bachelor and dedicated his entire life for serving the society.

Great!

:applause:

AF,
Great shares, wonderful job!