The Lava Trees Of Hawaii

When hot lava from a volcanic eruption invades a forest, often the lava does not overthrow the larger trees, but flows around them. The moisture in the tree cools the lava in contact with the trunk and a hard exterior shell is formed. As the lava drains away, only the solidified “lava trees” are left standing. The tremendous heat burns away the wood inside and a hollow cast in the shape of the original tree is left behind. In some cases, the tree can remain standing and stays for years as a black charred skeleton, and in rare cases, some trees even survive and continue to grow after the eruption.

The Lava Trees Of Hawaii

Nature’s 3D Printers: Using 80,000 Honeybees to Create An Amazing Sculpture

Just like the incredible honeycomb vessels of Tomáš Libertíny the artist, Dewar’s has invented a fascinating way to celebrate their new Highlander Honey Whiskey. They have teamed up with the Sid Lee Creative Studio and The Ebeling Group on a project they are calling ‘3B printing’.

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Incredible Photos Of A Family That Lived With A Pet Lion

No matter how much we love the wild animals, we may never truly understand how their minds work. A trip to Africa by actress Tipi Hedren, Noel Marshal, her husband and actress Melanie Griffith their daughter, made them want to create a movie on lions. This was after some advice by an animal trainer named Ron Oxley, who told them that “to get to know about lions, you’ve got to live with them for a while.” The family started living with Neil the lion and Michael Rougier, Life photographer, documented their life.

Neil the lion with Hedren as she reads a newspaper. Image Source: MICHAEL ROUGIER / TIME & LIFE PICTURES

In Photos: Artistic Woman Doodled On This Nissan Skyline And Transformed It Into A Masterpiece.

Fate can sometimes lead us to paths we never intended to follow and this is what happened to Collen Kelton. He got a transfer with the US military to Misawa, Honshu in Japan and after settling down with his girlfriend, decided to buy  a Nissan Skyline R33 GTR. His plan was to modify and customize it into a purple model. Two unsuccessful attempts later, he settled for his second least favorite color and bought a 1995 silver model. He intended to upgrade the vehicle’s interior and spray the exterior purple in a ‘Time Attack’ style, as he referred to it.

8 Myths About Women Drinking In India Which Need To Be Cleared ASAP!

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First of all, it’s just really hard for people to accept that women drink in India. In fact, it’s harder for them to digest that women in India like to drink and have a good time. Too western for us? Well, wake the hell up, it’s 2014! Rather almost the end of it. Secondly, men think way too differently about women who drink. You know, they have all sorts of notions about them and the way they behave after drinking. Well, just to clear the air, here are 8 myths about women drinking in India which need to be set straight.

1. Women who drink have loose morals.

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How To: Check Last Log in on Gmail

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Check your last log in and log-in activity details on Gmail and stay protected.

 

Looking at the current hacking sprees and network errors, it has become essential for users to keep an eye on their account and check their accounts regularly. However, merely logging into your account at regular intervals is not enough. You need to ensure that your account is still secure and is not bing accessed by others in your absence.

Apple iPhone 6 - Finally In Market

Read More : - Apple Iphone 6

Technical Specification - iPhone 6

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
		CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE- all models
	SIM	Nano-SIM
	Announced	2014, September
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2014, September

BODY	Dimensions	137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm (5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
	Weight	113 g (3.99 oz)
		- 500 dpi pixel density fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)

DISPLAY	Type	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	750 x 1334 pixels, 4.7 inches (~326 ppi pixel density)
	Multi-touch	Yes
	Protection	Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration, proprietary ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	No
	Internal	16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	v4.0, A2DP
	NFC	Yes
	USB	v2.0

CAMERA	Primary	8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
	Features	1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
	Secondary	2.1MP, 720p, burst

FEATURES	OS	iOS 8
	Chipset	Apple A8
	CPU	TBA
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	Messaging	iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML (Safari)
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	Java	No
	Colors	Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - AirDrop file sharing - Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - iCloud Keychain - Twitter and Facebook integration - TV-out - Maps - iBooks PDF reader - Audio/video player/editor - Organizer - Document viewer/editor - Photo viewer/editor - Voice memo/dial/command - Predictive text input

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 1810 mAh battery (6.91 Wh)
	Stand-by	384 hours
	Talk time	Up to 14 hours

Interesting Facts About Google Adsense

Stories are very important for all of us when we saw a very successful thing around us, by which we can earn money in a proper genius way. As we all read stories of that born of Google, Born of Facebook etc. and also born of Blogger, and the myths and some interesting facts are always available related with every thing like Google, Facebook etc. So, here are some interesting and untold facts about the Google's Money Generator (Adsense Program: By which we can monetize OR we can earn money from internet)

Photoshop Watermark: Step-by-Step Tutorial to Create a Watermark in Photoshop

To watermark or not to watermark: many a photographer has grappled with this question. Watermarked images look decidedly ugly, but in this age of plagiarism, is also a rock solid way to prevent unauthorized use. Fortunately, creating a watermark itself is pretty easy, as we will learn in this tutorial below.
There are multiple ways of creating watermarks in Photoshop. Below, we will take a look at two popular methods, followed by the proper way to add watermarks to a batch of images.

Creating a Watermark Brush in Photoshop

1. Create a New Document
Open Photoshop and create a new document. Make it whatever size you like. I personally prefer something at least 600 x 600 pixels in size. Make sure that you select ‘Transparent’ in ‘Background Contents’.

PHP interview questions and answers for freshers

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Welcome !!!. In this section we are providing you some frequently asked PHP Interview Questions which will help you to win interview session easily. Candidates must read this section,Then by heart the questions and answers. Also, review sample answers and advice on how to answer these typical interview questions. PHP is an important part of the web world, and every web developer should have the basic knowledge in PHP.Common PHP interview questions, which should help you become a best PHP codder. We hope you find these questions useful. If you are an interviewer, Take the time to read the common interview questions you will most likely be asked.

Android 5.0 Lollipop: What's New and Updated

Google previewed 'Android L' at its Google I/O developer event in June, and since then, developers and consumers have awaited the final version, which was finally announced on Wednesday as Android 5.0 Lollipop. The company also launched the platform lead devices for Android 5.0 Lollipop, namely the Nexus 6, Nexus 9, and Nexus Player.
Since the Android L preview earlier this year, Google has added several new features to the final release of Android 5.0 Lollipop. While some changes are extensions of the themes introduced in Android L, some are relatively new, and other previously known features have now been detailed by the search giant.

Here are some of the biggest changes that Google brought to its widely-popular mobile and tablet platform with Android 5.0 Lollipop:

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai invites Modi, Sharif to award ceremony

New Delhi: Seventeen-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on Friday said she was in her Chemistry classes when the teacher informed her of the award and she has since felt "honoured" to be the first Pakistani and the youngest person to be given the award.

9 Best Foods to Eat for Healthy Eyes

With many millions of people suffering from macular degeneration and cataracts, it’s well worth incorporating some of the foods that are good for your eyes into your daily diet. Since the eyes are vascular, it’s vital to stick to a healthy diet that is low in saturated and trans fat to maintain your eyes’ blood vessels healthy. Numerous studies show that protecting the eyes begins with the foods on a plate. Foods rich in lutein, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc, and antioxidants help ward off most age-related vision problems including cataracts and macular degeneration. A few years ago I had problems with my eyes and I was unable to work in front of a computer screen or watch TV more than 20 minutes since my eyes became red and sore. My doctor helped me, and then he advised me to include these foods for healthy eyes in my everyday diet so that I could keep my eyes healthy on a daily basis. One of the best things about these foods is that they also improve digestion, boost my mood and energy, keep my skin healthy, and improve overall health. Enjoy learning about 9 best foods to eat to keep your eyes healthy and feel free to add to this list your favorite foods after reading through.

Think how social media can stop terror: PM Modi tells Zuckerberg

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday discussed the use of social media in checking terror activities and a host of other issues with social networking giant Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

The issues discussed included 'Swachh Bharat' Mission with the Facebook co-founder.

Zuckerberg, who called on the Prime Minister, expressed his interest in working with the government in the areas of healthcare and education.

The Prime Minister pointed out that lots of terrorist elements are using social media platforms to recruit members, according to an official statement.

"This is unfortunate and we need to think of the role the social media can play to stop terror," Modi said.

Facebook will extend help in developing the Clean India Mobile App that would be launched soon.

"This would give a strong impetus to the Swachh Bharat Mission," the statement said.

They discussed a wide range of issues revolving around the innovative use of Facebook as a platform to engage with a large audience in the service of humanity, the statement said.

They also talked about the Digital India initiative and the Prime Minister asked Zuckerberg to identify some domains of Digital India where Facebook can get involved and help.

Facebook chief said that he is extremely excited about the Digital India initiative of the Government of India.

Modi recalled how he used social media during campaigns such as tracking the missing children, during his tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat and how it gave wonderful results.

The Prime Minister appealed to Zuckerberg to promote India's rich tourism potential through Facebook.

He asked Facebook to look at how to enhance Internet literacy along with Internet connectivity.

Earlier in the day, the Facebook CEO met Telecom and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Zuckerberg is the third high profile CEO of a US-based firm, after Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Microsoft's Satya Nadella, to visit India in last few days.
 

London’s New Folding Bridge Opens And Closes Like A Fan.

British firm Knight Architects and structural engineers AKT have designed and completed a new moving footbridge in Paddington, London, that opens and closes like the blades of a traditional Japanese hand-held fan. The bridge consist of five steel beams, stabilized with counterweights, that rise and fall in sequence to create a fan-like effect. The first rises to 70 degrees, while the last lifts high enough to create a clearance space of two and a half meters over the surface of the canal over which it spans. The bridge is three meters across and straddles a 20-meter width of the Grand Union Canal in Paddington Basin, close to Thomas Heatherwick’s Rolling Bridge that curls into a ball.
The architects, who specialize in bridge design, won a limited competition to design the crossing in 2012 with their plans for a “kinetic sculpture” that could rise to allow canal boats to pass along the waterway.

Use These 20 Mind Blowing Games To Trick Your Friends. #3 Is Cruel!

Impress your friends with these mind-blowing tricks. You don't need expensive equipment,  just an imaginative mind. These tricks were inspired by a Reddit Thread and are a must try. Next time you and your friends are bored and have nothing interesting to do, try these psychological tricks on them.

Mind Blowing Psychological Tricks

He Began Being Sick In The Mornings And Noticed His Breasts Were Growing, "Couvade syndrome"

Harry Ashby, 29, has been suffering from morning sickness. He and his fiancée Charlotte Allsopp, who is 19, are expecting a baby. He was diagnosed with sympathetic pregnancy or Couvade Syndrome after visiting his GP with weight gain, food cravings and exhaustion problems. The security guard who is from Erdington, Birmingham, was signed off sick with these unusual conditions.

Everybody has been shouting, cursing, writing about The Big Billion Day Sale of Flipkart.

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Flipkart does 600 crores sales on Big Billion Day. HDFC Bank should make some money !!
Everybody has been shouting, cursing, writing about the The Big Billion Day Sale of Flipkart.
So let me add some more bullshit on this Also after a 5 day weekend its anyways tough to focus on markets right away.

Study Finds Out Whether Running Barefoot is Better

There is no denying that not everyone would gladly remove their shoes and stay barefoot. These could be due to various reasons, like black soles, hairy toes and generally if your feet are ugly. At this point, you should make sure they are covered in socks too. The only people allowed to walk barefoot would be hobbits, but maybe not. Shoes are good and are not the problem here: they keep our feet warm, protect them and sometimes they look cool on us. 

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ISRO, NASA set to jointly explore Mars

Isro, Nasa set to jointly explore Mars. This means that finally top US space agency has started taking ISRO seriously.


New York Times ran a very disappointing cartoon showing India trying to knock at a door. Behind the door two serious looking white old men were talking among themselves. The ones inside the room were shown to be US and Russia, space super powers that were unwilling to allow India enter the select space club. India was represented by a farmer in traditional north Indian clothes and a somber looking cow.

India vs Pakistan: Trial by fire in Asian Games hockey final

Tactics in India-Pakistan games always seem to fall apart as the emotions take hold and everyone reverts back to just run and gun. I feel it's not going to change on the big day today. This rivalry is something else.

There is an old saying: 'the hottest fire makes the hardest sword.' Today is trial by fire for India and Pakistan, and there is no getting away from the pressure.

Mary Kom got yet another medal, but will we ever give her a Bharat Ratna?

Why haven’t we heard anybody recommend a Bharat Ratna for MC Mary Kom?
Is it because she doesn’t deserve it?

If 'Magnificent Mary' decides to sell all the golds and silver she has won at global events, the Indian bullion market would crash because of oversupply.

Mary Kom holds the Indian national flag and celebrates her gold medal in the women’s flyweight (48-51kg) final boxing match at the 17th Asian Games. AP

Swachh Bharat: PM Narendra Modi launches 'Clean India' mission

New Delhi: Wielding the broom, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the country's biggest-ever cleanliness drive that is expected to cost over Rs 62,000 crore, asserting that the "Swachh Bharat" mission is "beyond politics" and inspired by patriotism.

Intricate Ice Crack Patterns On Lake Puma Yumko

Lake Puma Yumco, located on the Tibetan Plateau, is one of the most remote lakes in the world. The lake is 32 km long and 13 km wide and is situated at an altitude of 5,030 meters above sea level. The lake is fed by melting water from the snow-capped surrounding mountains, but it has no outlet. Despite this, the nutrient concentrations in both the water column and lake sediments are extremely low, a condition known as UltraOligotrophy. Water in such lakes tends to be blue to blue-green and to have high clarity due to low levels of photosynthesizing organisms such as phytoplankton. The lake appears bright blue when viewed from above the earth. Indeed, the name Puma Yumco literally means “The Blue Jewel which is floating in the sky”.

Mina The City Of Tents

Mina is a small city located inside a low lying valley in the province of Makkh, in western Saudi Arabia, about 8 km to the east of the Holy city of Mecca. Inside the 20 square km valley, tents cover every open space, as far as the eye can see, neatly arranged, row after row. It is in these tents Hajj pilgrims stay overnight during the five days of each Haj season. For the rest of the year, Mina remains pretty much deserted.

There are more than 100,000 air-conditioned tents in Mina providing temporary accommodation to 3 million pilgrims. The tents measure 8 meters by 8 meters and are constructed of fiberglass coated with Teflon in order to ensure high resistance to fire. Originally pilgrims brought their own tents which they would erect in the flat plains of Mina. After Hajj is over, the tents would be dismantled, everything packed and taken back. Then sometime in the 1990s, the Saudi government installed permanent cotton tents relieving pilgrims of the burden of having to carry their own camping equipment. But after a massive fire that swept through the tent city killing nearly 350 pilgrims in 1997, the current permanent fire-proof city was built.

Cherry Blossom Stones.

In the Japanese city of Kameoka, which lies just over the western mountains of Kyoto city, an intriguing geological oddity is found. It’s a small subhexagonal-shaped stone of fine-grained muscovite mica hosted on a type of metamorphic rock called Hornfels. When cracked open, their internal cross-sections look like tiny golden-pink flowers. They are called “cherry blossom stones”, after the revered flower of Japan and one of the most recognized icons of the country.

“These flower patterns weren’t always made of mica,” explains Science Alert. “They started their existence as a complex matrix of six prism-shaped crystal deposits of a magnesium-iron-aluminium composite called cordierite, radiating out from a single dumbbell-shaped crystal made from a magnesium-aluminium-silicate composite called indialite in the centre.”

Soak In Wine, Green Tea, Coffee Or Sake At Yunessun Spa Resort.

Bathing in water is such old school. At Yunessun Spa Resort in Hakone, Japan, you can soak yourself in a variety of unorthodox liquids such as green tea, coffee, wine and sake, all in the name of health and well being. Each of the different pools has different health benefits, so they say. For instance, a sake bath has the potential to remove freckles and age spots, while green tea picked from the mountains of Tanzawa and Hakone, can boost skin health and the immune system. Bathing in wine is considered rejuvenating for the body, and it has been said that the Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, frequently did it. Yunessun has a few more traditional spas as well, including a couple of themed baths such as one resembling an ancient Roman bath.

A 3.6 m wine bottle lies by the side of an outdoor pool filled with red wine. Red wine contains resveratol, an antioxidant that protects the skin from environmental damage, so fresh red wine is poured into the pool daily. While soaking in wine, bathers also enjoy a drink or two

Spectacular Picture Of Laser Guide Star System.

Imaging stars and other heavenly bodies from earth based telescope is difficult because of the atmosphere that envelops the earth. The atmosphere acts as veil between the distant sky and the telescope, and that veil is dense, disturbing and unpredictably variable. This causes fluctuations in the brightness of the star as it refracts through different layers of the atmosphere. The effect is that we get a smeared image of the star instead of a bright point of light.

To measure how the Earth’s atmosphere is changing astronomers monitor fluctuations in brightness of a known bright star, but many times no bright star exists in the direction where atmospheric information is needed. To solve this problem, an artificial guide star is created. A beam of laser is projected up through the atmosphere. At about 100 km, the laser beam hits a layer of sodium atoms created by micrometeorites, which vaporize as they enter the upper atmosphere, and excites the sodium atoms. The excited atoms emit a yellow light in all directions, creating a glowing guide star in the upper atmosphere which the astronomer uses to carry measurements.

The blurring effect of the atmosphere is then compensated by employing a special kind of rapidly flexing mirror, a technique known as adaptive optics.

The Stilt Fisherman In Srilanka.

Stilt fishing is a method of fishing unique to the island country of Sri Lanka, located off the coast of India in the Indian Ocean. The fishermen sit on a cross bar called a petta tied to a vertical pole and driven into the sand a few meters offshore. From this high position, the fishermen casts his line, and waits until a fish comes along to be caught. Although the approach looks primitive and ancient, stilt fishing is actually a recent tradition.

The practice is believed to have started during World War II when food shortages and overcrowded fishing spots prompted some clever men to try fishing on the water. At first they started fishing from wrecks of capsized ships and downed aircraft, then some began erecting their stilts in coral reefs. The skills were then passed on to at least two generations of fishermen living along a 30 km stretch of southern shore between the towns of Unawatuna and Weligama.

Ayami Cemani:A Rare Chicken Breed In The World.

Black is not an uncommon color in the animal world; bears are black, gorillas are black, there are breeds of dogs and cats that are black. But this Indonesian chicken breed known as Ayam Cemani takes ‘black’ into an entirely different realm. The black color of Ayam Cemani is not limited to its feathers – the color is all over and even on the inside. Everything about this chicken is black – skin, beak, plume, tongue, legs, toe nails, even its meat, bones, and organs. Even bone marrow is black. Their blood, although not black, is very dark colored. Ayam Cemani is so spectacular and exotic that it is referred to as the “Lamborghini of poultry.”

The word ‘Ayam’ means ‘chicken’ in Indonesian, and ‘Cemani’ translates to ‘completely black’ in Javanese. This exotic breed originated from Java in Indonesia. They were introduced to Europe in 1998 by a Dutch breeder, where they drew considerable interest amongst poultry enthusiasts due to its looks and genetic make up. Ayam Cemani is one of the most expensive chickens in the world with a single bird costing up to $2,500.

Image Of Dead Sea Bird With Plastic In Stomach

For three years, the Seattle-based photographer and a small crew of cinematographers have been filming the albatross living and breeding on the island of Midway Atoll, in the Pacific, more than 2,400 miles from Alaska. The birds, which normally feed on squid and other animals that swim near the surface of the water at night, have instead been accidentally swallowing pieces of floating plastic, often mistaking them for food, that now litter the world’s oceans. The birds then return to the island, regurgitate the plastic and feed it to their young.

Asian Games: Sarita Devi faces AIBA probe for returning medal

New Delhi: International Boxing Association (AIBA) on Wednesday opened disciplinary action against Indian boxer Sarita Devi after she showed her dissent during the medal ceremony.
For the way she reacted, Sarita might face a lengthy international ban if found guilty by AIBA. The boxing association also passed a statement saying, “Sarita could face lengthy international ban for refusing to accept medal.”
"AIBA has already proceeded its Disciplinary Action Process to review this case, and the decision will be made immediately after the Asian Games," added AIBA.

25 Amazing Facts About Facebook

Facebook

Ten years ago, people were freaking out over Janet Jackson’s controversial performance during Super Bowl Super Bowl XXXVIII. All the cool kids were on some social networking site called MySpace. Meanwhile a college student unveiled another social networking site, at the time limited to just fellow Harvard students, originally dubbed “The Facebook” – which accumulated over 50 million active users within its first year.

Nokia Lumia 830 review: A well-rounded smartphone

Nokia Lumia 830

Microsoft's new Nokia Lumia 830 aims to reduce the gap between a mid-ranger and a high-end phone. In fact the company has positioned the phone as 'an affordable flagship,' with a premium form factor and a good quality camera. While it's the successor to the Lumia 820, the phone is a major upgrade in terms of both form factor as well as other features.
The phone is also the first one to come preloaded with Nokia's latest Denim software update.
Is the Nokia Lumia 830 worthy of being called a flagship smartphone? We try to find out in our review.

Windows 10: Can Microsoft redeem itself with the new Windows OS?

The launch of the Windows 10 operating system has finally answered one pressing question – whether or now Microsoft has learnt from its past mistakes.

The answer to that is easy and doesn’t require much thought: “Yes!” After all, it has brought back the Start menu, improved the overall look and feel of the desktop interface and, most importantly, allowed desktops be desktops.

17 Photos of Abandoned Churches

#1 Out in the back of the field! 

Almost gone but not forgotten!