Archive for the ‘Amazing’ Category
An Amazing Picture – This is Life indeed
21-week-old unborn baby The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by surgeon named Joseph Bruner. The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if removed from his mother’s...
Reflections on India – By Sean Paul Kelley
Reflections on India Sean Paul Kelley is a travel writer, former radio host, and before that an asset manager for a Wall Street investment bank that is still (barely) alive. He recently left a fantastic job in Singapore working for Solar Winds, a software...
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT LIBYA
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT LIBYA Did you know this about Libya ? Some other facts (that mainstream media will never disclose) about Gaddafi and Libya : Loans to Libyan citizens are given with NO interest. Students would get paid the average salary for the...
History of Bende Kaalu Ooru — Bangalore — Bengaluru
The popular tale of Bengalooru (now Bangalore) getting its name from ‘Bende Kaalu Ooru’ meaning ‘Town of boiled beans’ after King Veera Ballala II of the Hoysala dynasty in 1120 AD was fed boiled beans by an old woman in the forest...
Who am I? – ADOLF HITLER
WHO AM I? I was born in one country, raised in another. My father was born in another country. I was not his only child. He fathered several children with numerous women. I became very close to my mother, as my father showed no interest in me. My mother...
How the Famous Companies were named?
Ever wanted to know how the different companies were named? Here is an interesting primer. How the Famous Companies were named Mercedes: This was actually financier’s daughter’s name. Adobe: This came from the name of the river Adobe Creek...
Photo shots around the globe, 2008-2009.
Lightning bolts appear above and around the Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana Lightning bolts appear above and around the Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana, some 30 kms (19 miles) north of the volcano, as it began its first eruption in thousands of...
Incredible Pakistan, yet not much known — Part II
Shrine of Sheikh Rukn-Alam Shrine of Sheikh Rukn-Alam Shrine of Sheikh Rukn-Alam Rukn-ud-Din Abul Fatah 1251 to 1334 was a widely loved scholar and became head of Suhrawardiya Sufi sect founded by his father Baha-ud-Din Zakaria. The structure is...
Incredible Pakistan, yet not much known.
Pakistan has many historic sites that are unknown to most Pakistanis. Noor Mahal Noor Mahal Noor Mahal The Noor Mahal is a beautiful palace built in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. It was built in 1872 like an Italian chateau on neoclassical lines, strangely at...
Divinely Designed Churches.
Jesus Christ didn’t need fancy churches, but thank goodness that some people didn’t listen too well and built magnificent buildings to glorify God. Today, there are thousands of churches: some small and simple, whereas others are humongous...
IS this is really true? I question. I feel English language is the most used lan