Our Sun....

This amazing picture was taken by Alan Friedman and it shows a side of the Sun that I've never seen before. Look at it, I mean, the Sun's surface looks like milky peach fuzz that'd be so soft to touch—the texture is just incredible. To take the picture, Friedman used:

Alan used a filter that lets through only a very narrow wavelength of light emitted by hydrogen (called Hα for those of you keeping track at home), so this tracks the activity of gas on the solar surface. He also inverts the image of the solar disk (makes it a negative) to increase contrast.

The smoke to the left of the sun is actually leftover material from an erupting sunspot. Seeing the Sun so close and personal makes it easy for us to forget how big it is, Earth is literally a mere dot compared to this beast.

Farewell Quotes

Gone - flitted away,
Taken the stars from the night and the sun
From the day!
Gone, and a cloud in my heart.
~Alfred Tennyson


Why can't we get all the people together in the world that we really like and then just stay together?  I guess that wouldn't work.  Someone would leave.  Someone always leaves.  Then we would have to say good-bye.  I hate good-byes.  I know what I need.  I need more hellos.  ~Charles M. Schulz


Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.  ~Henry David Thoreau


How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.  ~Carol Sobieski and Thomas Meehan, Annie


Goodbyes are not forever.
Goodbyes are not the end.
They simply mean I'll miss you
Until we meet again!
~Author Unknown


The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning.  ~Ivy Baker Priest


Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.  ~William Cowper


Excuse me, then! you know my heart;
But dearest friends, alas! must part.
~John Gay


To die and part is a less evil; but to part and live, there, there is the torment.  ~George Lansdowne


May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back.  May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields.  And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand.  ~Irish Blessing


Happy trails to you, until we meet again.
Some trails are happy ones,
Others are blue.
It's the way you ride the trail that counts,
Here's a happy one for you.
~Dale Evans


No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth.  ~Robert Southey


Can miles truly separate you from friends.... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?  ~Richard Bach


Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.  ~Garrison Keillor


What shall I do with all the days and hours
That must be counted ere I see thy face?
How shall I charm the interval that lowers
Between this time and that sweet time of grace?
~Frances Anne Kemble


Not to understand a treasure's worth till time has stole away the slighted good, is cause of half the poverty we feel, and makes the world the wilderness it is.  ~William Cowper


She went her unremembering way,
She went and left in me
The pang of all the partings gone,
And partings yet to be.
~Francis Thompson


Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.  ~George Eliot


Love is missing someone whenever you're apart, but somehow feeling warm inside because you're close in heart.  ~Kay Knudsen


The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected.  ~Nicholas Sparks


You and I will meet again
When we're least expecting it
One day in some far off place
I will recognize your face
I won't say goodbye my friend
For you and I will meet again
~Tom Petty

Farewell Quotes

Don't be dismayed at goodbyes.  A farewell is necessary before you can meet again.  And meeting again, after moments or lifetime, is certain for those who are friends.  ~Richard Bach


We only part to meet again.  ~John Gay


Man's feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell.  ~Jean Paul Richter


Parting is all we know of heaven and all we need to know of hell.  ~Emily Dickinson, "Parting"


Why does it take a minute to say hello and forever to say goodbye?  ~Author Unknown

Farewell 2 all my friends. n Teachers...Will Really Miss U all

The Most Beautiful Names of Allah

The Most Beautiful Names of Allah

Allah   The Greatest Name Ar-Rahman 1 The All-Compassionate Ar-Rahim 2 The All-Merciful Al-Malik 3 The Absolute Ruler Al-Quddus 4 The Pure One As-Salam 5 The Source of Peace Al-Mu'min 6 The Inspirer of Faith Al-Muhaymin 7 The Guardian Al-'Aziz 8 The Victorious Al-Jabbar 9 The Compeller Al-Mutakabbir 10 The Greatest Al-Khaliq 11 The Creator Al-Bari' 12 The Maker of Order Al-Musawwir 13 The Shaper of Beauty Al-Ghaffar 14 The Forgiving Al-Qahhar 15 The Subduer Al-Wahhab 16 The Giver of All Ar-Razzaq 17 The Sustainer Al-Fattah 18 The Opener Al-'Alim 19 The Knower of All Al-Qabid 20 The Constrictor Al-Basit 21 The Reliever Al-Khafid 22 The Abaser Ar-Rafi' 23 The Exalter Al-Mu'izz 24 The Bestower of Honors Al-Mudhill 25 The Humiliator As-Sami 26 The Hearer of All Al-Basir 27 The Seer of All Al-Hakam 28 The Judge Al-'Adl 29 The Just Al-Latif 30 The Subtle One Al-Khabir 31 The All-Aware Al-Halim 32 The Forebearing Al-'Azim 33 The Magnificent Al-Ghafur 34 The Forgiver and Hider of Faults Ash-Shakur 35 The Rewarder of Thankfulness Al-'Ali 36 The Highest Al-Kabir 37 The Greatest Al-Hafiz 38 The Preserver Al-Muqit 39 The Nourisher Al-Hasib 40 The Accounter Al-Jalil 41 The Mighty Al-Karim 42 The Generous Ar-Raqib 43 The Watchful One Al-Mujib 44 The Responder to Prayer Al-Wasi' 45 The All-Comprehending Al-Hakim 46 The Perfectly Wise Al-Wadud 47 The Loving One Al-Majíd 48 The Majestic One Al-Ba'ith 49 The Resurrector Ash-Shahid 50 The Witness Al-h Haqq 51 The Truth Al-Wakil 52 The Trustee Al-Qawi 53 The Possessor of All Strength Al-Matin 54 The Forceful One Al-Wáli 55 The Governor Al-Hamid 56 The Praised One Al-Muhsi 57 The Appraiser Al-Mubdi 58 The Originator Al-Mu'id 59 The Restorer Al-Muhyi 60 The Giver of Life Al-Mumit 61 The Taker of Life Al-Hayy 62 The Ever Living One Al-Qayyum 63 The Self-Existing One Al-Wajid 64 The Finder Al-Májid 65 The Glorious Al-Wahid 66 The Only One Al-Ahad 67 The One As-Samad 68 The Satisfier of All Needs Al-Qadir 69 The All Powerful Al-Muqtadir 70 The Creator of All Power Al-Muqaddim 71 The Expediter Al-Mu'akhkhir 72 The Delayer Al-Awwal 73 The First Al-Akhir 74 The Last Az-Zahir 75 The Manifest One Al-Batin 76 The Hidden One Al-Walí 77 The Protecting Friend Al-Muta'ali 78 The Supreme One Al-Barr 79 The Doer of Good At-Tawwib 80 The Guide to Repentance Al-Muntaqim 81 The Avenger Al-Afu 82 The Forgiver Ar-Ra'uf 83 The Clement Malik al-Mulk 84 The Owner of All Dhul-Jalali Wal-Ikram 85 The Lord of Majesty and Bounty Al-Muqsit 86 The Equitable One Al-Jami 87 The Gatherer Al-Ghani 88 The Rich One Al-Mughni 89 The Enricher Al-Mani' 90 The Preventer of Harm Ad-Darr 91 The Creator of The Harmful An-Nafi 92 The Creator of Good An-Nur 93 The Light Al-Hadi 94 The Guide Al-Badi 95 The Originator Al-Baqi 96 The Everlasting One Al-Warith 97 The Inheritor of All Ar-Rashid 98 The Righteous Teacher As-Sabur 99 The Patient One

Women ....Looks Centric Women Share more photos Online

                       WASHINGTON: Females who base their self-worth on their appearance tend to share more photos online and maintain larger networks on social networking sites, a study shows.

Michael A. Stefanone from the University of Buffalo, who led the study, said the results suggest that females identify more strongly with their image and appearance, and use Facebook as a platform to compete for attention.

Stefanone co-authored the study with Derek Lackaff and Daven Rosen from the Universities of Texas, Austin and Hawaii, Manoa, respectively, reports the journal Cyberpsychology, Behaviour and Social Networking.

In the study, 311 participants aged 23.3 years -- 49.8 per cent of whom were female -- completed a questionnaire measuring their contingencies of self worth, among others, according to a Buffalo statement.

Stefanone notes that the women in this study who base their self worth on appearance were also the most prolific photo sharers.

Stefanone says: "It is disappointing to me that in the year 2011 so many young women continue to assert their self worth via their physical appearance -- in this case, by posting photos of themselves on Facebook as a form of advertisement."

The 2300-year-old Egyptian mummy at the Albert Hall museum in Jaipur got a new lease of life after a three-member team from Egypt represerved it on Tuesday.

The mummy is that of Tutu, a female member of a priest's family, dating to Egypt's Ptolemaic period (322 BC to 30 BC).

Central Museum's director of archaeology, S P Singh said the condition of the mummy was good but cautioned against damages in future. "Experts have studied the condition of the mummy and told us that it is in a good condition. However, they also insisted proper maintenance of the mummy," Singh said.



The coffin, the cloth coverings, the paintings on it, and different layers of cloth, the atmosphere in which it was kept and the showcase were measured scientifically and redone accordingly. Experts who did the conservation work said the skeletons are in good shape.

All internationally accepted processes were undertaken for the preservation. The visiting Egyptian team also gave training to the museum officials on the preservation techniques.

The mummy is one of the main attractions of the Indo-Saracenic style Albert Hall museum here. Displayed in a glass case, the mummy got exposed to oxygen and moisture which led to its case crumbling to dust. It was brought by the erstwhile ruler of Jaipur Sawai Ishwar Singh from Cairo in 1887. Egyptian alabaster figures and scriptures create the right ambience in the room where the mummy is on display.

On Tuesday the mummy received treatment after a gap of11 years.

In fact, the mummy enjoys a pride of place at the magnificent museum. Placed in a hall with a high ceiling and a sun roof, the mummy draws large crowds. But the visitors were prohibited to go to the section where restoration work was done.

"The mummy is the most popular of all the items displayed in our museum and with the support of the Egyptian ministry of culture we are trying to do some conservation to enable the mummy survive longer," said Singh.

This mummy, one of only six in India, came to the country when it was "gifted" by Brughsch Bey of the Museum of Cairo for an exhibition in "Jeypore".

"The Egyptian ministry of culture has taken up conservation of mummies excavated from 118 pyramids and now preserved in different museums of the world. The three-member Egyptian team did the biological damage control caused to the embalmed body. These experts are highly skilled and are responsible for the conservation, protection and regulation of all antiquities and arcaheological excavations in Egypt," said Singh.

Singh said prior to the restoration, the videography of the mummy was done and X-ray was taken with great difficulty by bringing an X ray machine into the museum.

In fact, Nassry Youssef Iskander, an Egyptian expert on preservation of mummies who visited the Jaipur museum in 1999, had recommended urgent restoration work on the mummy, and had called for "serious conservation action".