The things we see is made up of reflected light from the objects we are looking at. However, the cornea at the front of the eye is curved meaning it bends this light as it enters the eye. When the lights reaches the retina at the back of the eye, the image is upside down! Our brain flips the image back round the right way allowing us to see the image perfectly.

An Austrian professor named Theodor Erismann conducted an experiment using some goggles worn by his assistant that made the assistant see things upside down – amazingly within a week his brain adapted to this and flipped the image the right way round again!

It’s true, 80% of each of our eyes is made from a jelly-like liquid called vitreous humour. This liquid is vital for the eye’s everyday functions and in keeping the eye healthy. Filling the space between the lens and the retina of our eyes, Vitreous Humour is around 99% water and 1% proteins, salts, sugars and collagen. Filling the eyes empty space means that the liquid keeps the eyes shape and protects the very fragile retina at the back of the eye.

A Russian cat owner detailed in his Facebook post the spy movie-style tricks and sneaky (but successful) tactics in a Facebook post after his beloved (and well-fed) pet was deemed too fat to go on board a plane. The inseparable human-feline duo were set to fly from Riga to Vladivostok, with a stopover in Moscow. The first leg of the trip was fairly uneventful, save for a bit of plane sickness on Viktor’s part, which left his owner “covering his ears and wiping drool” from the pet’s face for the duration. It was at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport where things started to look really bleak, however. The man was unlucky enough to encounter “the most responsible employee at the airport” who insisted on weighing and checking his baggage with a tape measure – and of course, weighing Viktor in his carrier bag. The op involved a network of conspirators, social media and an actual cat ‘body double’, and was described in details in a Facebook post when the man and his cat Viktor were safe and soundly on the ground.

The cat, which weighs 10 kilos, turned out to be 2kg overweight by the airline’s new limits, published in February. The passenger was informed that he would not be permitted in the cabin unless the cat is stowed in the baggage compartment – news unlikely to be received well by any worried pet lover.

Despite feeble attempts to explain that the scaredy cat could not survive eight hours in the luggage compartment and even a threat that his terrible end “would be the stuff of nightmares for the rest of your life,” airport staff would not budge. Unwilling to subject Viktor to such horror, the man returned his ticket, skipped his flight and set the cunning plan in motion. He used his airline miles to book a business class flight for the next day – and with the help of friends, he managed to find a suitable ‘cat double’ to pose as a more svelte-looking ‘Viktor’ named Phoebe.

Back in the airport the next day, Phoebe was presented to airport staff and passed the weight test with flying colors, before being quickly swapped with Viktor – and the two were on their way.

Judging by the comments on man’s Facebook post, most people are certainly on his side and not averse to a bit of rule-breaking when a beloved four-legged companion is involved.

Some were, however, worried that man’s very public explanation of his underhanded tactics might ruin it for the next person who tried this “lifehack,” suggesting airlines might introduce a policy of second weighing at security check, or even demand that the animals be microchipped before allowing them to fly.

An initiative of the International Social Organization Rotary Club of New York, The Luggage for Life program aims at providing essential luggage, supplies, food, and other items to support disabled, destitute, and poverty-stricken dotage population in Nepal. 

President of Pabitra Sewa Samaj, Dikchhya Chapagai, Appreciated his generosity, continuing helping Pabitra Sewa Samaj. Pabitra Samaj Sewa Nepal established in 2002, is a non- governmental social organization, working to ensure safe home and care to the homeless, distressed, disabled and orphans. It provides shelter, food, healthcare, education, and, most importantly, love and care to the needy people. The organization is led by Dikshya Chapagain, a young and dynamic social activist, who has dedicated her life solely for the humanitarian cause.

Recently Nabraj donated few luggage clothes, President Dikshya Appricited Rotary Club of New York “Queens” and President KC. She added, “Nabraj KC has such a big heart. He always helps poor people” She expressed such a joyful moment on the facebook regarding the visit of President Nabraj KC. 

Not everything in photography is about Photoshop. Yes, it helps to do things that you can’t do in camera alone, like color correction and shadow emphasis, but what makes your photo really unique is perspective. The right perspective can give your two-dimensional photo this three-dimensional feeling.

From camera angles to framing, there are lots of tricks you can use to play with perspective. And this is exactly what this Barcelona-based photographer does. His name is Jordi Puig and he plays with perspective using everyday things like plastic bottles and cheese graters. This is creative thinking in its finest form and the result will definitely make you gasp!

This is what happens when a photographer gets his hands on a slinky. Add some quality teamwork to it, and you get yourself a trippy shot.

Spray-painted alphabet pasta and a helping hand of a friend, and now you can see the result

Deepak Neupane, Kathmandu : Fashion trends are getting more and more ridiculous with each year. Especially when it comes to Christmas or other festive occasions. There are all sorts of fads from weird and X-mas sweaters to thematic toys and tree ornaments that people actually wear. Bizarre to see men with luscious beards be rocking Christmas lights in their facial jungle? Apparently, it’s a very popular gag gift that can also spice up your festive selfies or even get you a date for the holidays if you play your cards right!

According to Russian aviation officials, yet another SSJ100 Sukhoi Superjet-100 passenger aircraft, with 80 passengers and six crew on board. was forced to return to departure airport and make an emergency landing, after one of its portside engine went dead. Russian SSJ100 passenger jet emergency landing.

Shortly after the aircraft belonging to Russian Yamal Airlines took off from Tyumen airport for St. Petersburg, its portside engine went shut down. The crew made a decision to burn off fuel and return to Tyumen.
Collision with a bird was to blame for the forced emergency landing of the passenger liner, the press service of the air carrier Yamal Airlines said. “It was a bird strike [that killed the portside engine],” the source reported. According to a source, the plane was built in April 2017.

“The Superjet landed at departure airport. The landing was normal. Nobody was hurt,” the regional Emergencies Ministry office said, adding that emergency services were on duty on the runway just in case.

शनिबार सार्वजनिक भारतको राजनीतिक नक्साको तरंग पाकिस्तानपछि नेपालसम्म आइपुगेको छ ।  भारतीय नक्सामा नेपाली भूमि समेटिएको बिरोधमा विद्यार्थी संगठनले धनगढीमा पनि प्रदर्शन गरेका छन् । जिल्ला प्रशासन कार्यालय अगाडिबाट सुरु भएको र्‍याली मुख्यमन्त्री कार्यालय अगाडि पुगेर समापन भएको थियो । राजाधानीका विभिन्न स्थानमा उनीहरुले भारतविरुद्ध चर्को नारा लगाउँदै विरोध गरेका हुन्। त्यसैगरी भक्तपुरमा नेमकिपाले  विरोध जुलुस निकालेको छ। 

 नेपाल कम्यूनिष्ट पार्टी (क्रान्तिकारी माओवादी) ले विज्ञप्ति जारी गरेर राष्ट्रिय स्वाधिनता, सार्वभौमिकतामाथि नाङ्गो आक्रमण भएको भन्दै आपत्ति जनाएको छ।

Deepak Neupane, Kathmandu : Yoga has been in trend all over the world for more than a few decades now, so you must be already familiar with the word ‘mantra’ and the concept behind it. The word ‘mantra’ consists of two parts – ‘manas’ stands for ‘mind’ and ‘tra’ stands for ‘tool’, so literally it means ‘an instrument of the mind’. On the physical level mantra is a vibration, a word or a phrase that has a certain effect on your mind after you repeat it a few times.
All Indian mantras are in Sanskrit, an ancient sacred language that dates back to the 2^nd millennium BCE. They vary in size and meaning, ranging from the short sound Aum (also spelled Om) that is considered to be the sound of Creation itself, to longer mantras like Om Namah Shivay (I bow to Shiva).

If you’ve been to at least one yoga class, you’ve heard some mantras playing and maybe even repeated a few yourself, so you know what I’m talking about. Yet mantra is much more than just your background sound for a yoga session. Here are 6 facts about mantra that will change your life.

Like so many great things, mantra comes from India, being a huge part of Hinduism as a religion as well as standalone spiritual practices.

You will find mantras in all religions as this powerful practice of chanting is the basis of any spiritual progress. For Christians it may simply be the word ‘Jesus’, while Muslims enjoy uttering the name Allah as a mantra. What matters is that the word is sacred, uttered with a certain intention, and on a regular basis. This is what they call japa in India, and it is designed to get to the roots of your Higher Self as well as your true nature.

November 21, 2019 is yet another new extension dategranted by the Italy Minister of Economic Development,  (MED), Stefano Patuanelli, to Alitalia Airline for the presentation of bids. The authorization of the MED  has set 2 conditions: the direct intervention of the commissioners and an immediate comparison with the bidders. The Lufthansa proposal, therefore, opens. On the board of directors on October 23, the German airline decided to wait for the meeting scheduled for Monday, October 28, in Rome between the airline’s top management, government representatives, and commissioners, to verify point by point the real situation of the Italian carrier.

On the table, therefore, remain the hypotheses of a commercial agreement feared in recent weeks or even an offer of equity participation tied to certain conditions, first of all, a drastic reduction in personnel. While waiting for more certain news, even Delta Air Lines’ top managers want to understand the next moves of the German carrier to definitively express its willingness to increase participation from 10 to 15%, thus paying valuable additional economic resources in the new Alitalia’s coffers

At the current time, the Alitalia cash flow is extremely fluid, because some unknowns remain. This starts from the redundancies, since after the parliamentary question and the harsh note of the trade unions (asking for immediate explanations to the Mise about the news circulated in these hours that assumes 5,000 redundancies, mainly land personnel, in the absence of an immediate recapitalization of 2.5 billion euros).

This is an eventuality that sees the unions totally opposed, to the point of fearing a series of strikes and the hypothesis of a temporary “nationalization” of the airline for 6 months. The other issue relates to liquidity since the rumor seems confirmed that at the beginning of October less than 150 million euros would be left in the airline’s coffers and that, therefore, to ensure operations until the beginning of 2020, a further loan would be required of at least 400 million euros that the government could release with the “extraordinary measure” procedure. While Alitalia seems to be sailing in a stormy climate, new long-haul routes are scheduled. The Italian miracle keeps recurring.

MACKAY Tourism in Australia has good news. For the three years leading up to the 2018/19 financial year, Mackay Tourism reported a surplus. Now, the organisation has more than $128,000 in the bank even after reporting a $29,118 loss this financial year.

With a few major moves behind the scenes, including the relocation of the Tourism Information Centre to Sarina, the organization was prompted to prepare for the worst – which never came.

The end-of-year balance has increased nearly sevenfold on the previous year and there is room to invest the money back into the region’s tourism industry.

The biggest money earner for Mackay Tourism was ‘operating funding’, which brought in more than $900,000. The group also forked out $108,174 on marketing but made about $60,000 more in marketing revenue.

The biggest expense for the organization was wages and superannuation, costing $641,590. Coupled with operational costs, Mackay Tourism spent more than a million dollars.

Chief executive officer Tas Webber said last year, Mackay Tourism took on a lot of risks, so he asked for additional funding from the previous two years to be brought forward in case there were any issues.

“Luckily for us, we didn’t have any issues,” he said. “That is the reason it looks like we’re running

While Mackay Tourism’s bank account was flush on June 30, it only had $358,751 in cash or cash equivalents, significantly down from the nearly $800,000 it had in 2018.

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