Photographic coincidence

Photographic coincidence -

A German mother who photographed her infant son in 1914 left the film to be developed at a store in Strasbourg. In those days some film plates were sold individually. World War I broke out and unable to return to Strasbourg, the woman gave up the picture for lost. Two years later she bought a film plate in Frankfurt, over 100 miles away, to take a picture of her newborn daughter. When developed the film turned out to be a double exposure, with the picture of her daughter superimposed on the earlier picture of her son. Through some incredible twist of fate, her original film, never developed, had been mislabeled as unused, and had eventually been resold to her.

The Edison Test

The Edison Test -
Edison created a test for employees to measure their ability to memorize a substantial amount of information. He believed that employees who passed the test would be able to make quick business decisions for his company.
Ironically, both Edison’s son, who was a gifted student at MIT, and Albert Einstein failed the exam.Here is the link to the Test.Take the test and find out how many of them you can answer without the help of Google and have fun -
http://www.nps.gov/edis/forteachers/the-edison-test.htm

THE POWER OF A HUG

THE POWER OF A HUG

This picture is from an article called "The Rescuing Hug". The article details the first week of life of a set of twins. Each were in their respective incubators and one was not expected to live. A hospital nurse fought against the hospital rules and placed the babies in one incubator. When they were placed together, the healthier of the two, threw an arm over her sister in an endearing embrace. The smaller baby's heart stabilized and temperature rose to normal. And now they're both healthy 15 year-old teens.

Let us not forget to embrace those whom we love.

Tata Nano Gold Car

Tata Nano Gold Car -

3 years after launching what it called the world’s cheapest car, Indian manufacturer Tata has unveiled a gold and jewel-encrusted Nano in Mumbai as a tribute to 5,000 years of Indian craftsmanship.

It is covered in 80 kilograms of 22 carat gold, 15 kilograms of silver and assorted gemstones.The vehicle will be used as a showpiece for the country's largest multinational comp...any, Tata.

The Tata Nano, the model that lies beneath the glinting bodywork, is marketed as the world's cheapest car with a price tag of a little over $3,000.

The gold version is worth and estimated at Rs220 million ($4.6 million) based on the current price of bullion.

A different kind of an artwork titled Last Supper Gaza - Symbolic

A different kind of an artwork titled Last Supper Gaza - Symbolic

In Vivek Vilasini’s photographic artwork the disciples in Leonardo da Vinci’s 15th-century painting are supplanted by young, burqa-clad women.

Only their eyes can be seen, vivid expressions ranging from fury to despair. The carefully staged scene shows the women mimicking the original postures, down to the positioning of hands ...on the table and the simple white tablecloth. But, by translating the image into the present, the composition takes on a new, charged meaning.

Vilasini, an Indian artist living in Bangalore, made the work in 2008 (one of an edition of nine). It went on sale in a Christie’s auction of contemporary Indian art in London on 10 June 2009, valued at between £15,000 and £20,000.

Gold Vending machines

Gold Vending machines - World's first and China's first,Coming soon to India too!!!!!

CHINA, the world's second largest bullion consumer, has just installed the country's first gold vending machine.

The world’s first gold vending machine was unveiled in Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi on May 13 and the machine itself is 24 carat gold-plated.
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The “Gold To Go” machine gives out one, five and 10 gram gold bars as well as gold coins and is the creation of a German company and gives an instant display of gold rates.
The machine itself is linked to a computer which updates the price every ten minutes depending on the current market price of gold.

Gold vending machines currently exist in Britain, the United States, the Middle East and Gold vending ATMs may become a reality in India too soon !!!!!

Chinese consumer demand for gold soared 27 per cent year-on-year to 579.5 tonnes in 2010, according to the World Gold Council.

India, the world's top consumer, saw a 66 per cent increase to 963.1 tonnes.

A Strange fact..

Can't say interesting...But a strange fact.Jeremy Bentham, a British philosopher who died in 1832,left his entire estate to the London Hospital provided that his body be allowed to preside over its board meetings. His skeleton was clothed and fitted with a wax mask of his face. It was present at the meeting for 92 years.