Noor: mai 2009

vineri, 29 mai 2009

Sakura

Japanese cherry blossoms, known as Sakura are Japan’s unofficial national flower. The blooming of these blossoms has been celebrated for many centuries and has been a very prominent part of the Japanese culture. There are a wide variety of cherry trees in Japan, most of which bloom for a couple of days in spring.

The Japanese celebrate this time of the year with ‘Hanami’ that is cherry blossom viewing parties right under the blooming trees.

Cherry blossoms symbolize the transience of life because of their extremely short blooming duration. Falling blossoms are considered to be metaphors for fallen warriors who died bravely in a battle.

miercuri, 27 mai 2009

The perfect pet

Arnold Pointer, a professional fisherman from south of Australia set free from a certain death a big female White Shark that was caught in his fishing nets. Now the fisherman has a problem: He says “It’s been 2 years and she doesn’t leave me alone. She follows me everywhere I go and her presence scares all the fishes. I don’t know what to do anymore.”
It is hard to get rid of an almost 17 foot long shark since the White Sharks are protected by the wildlife conservation, but a mutual affection established between Arnold and “Cindy”. Arnold says: “Once I stop the boat she comes to me, turns on her back and lets me pet her belly and neck, she grunts, turns her eyes, and moves her fins up and down hitting the water happily…”

luni, 18 mai 2009

Speachless

Fotografia a fost facuta de un fotograf american, in timpul unei operatii de coloana, efectuata pe un fat, aflat in uterul mamei in a 23 -a saptamana. Fotograful nu se gandea, ca va realiza cea mai importanta fotografie din viata lui, scopul initial fiind doar documentarea operatiei de coloana. In timp ce fotograful Paul Harris fotografia procesul operatiei, efectuate in clinica de chirurgie a Universitatii Vanderbilt din orasul Nashville, Tenesse, el a reusit sa imortalizeze momentul in care copilasul si-a ridicat mana din uterul mamei si a prins degetul medicului. Fotografia a cutreierat deja lumea, in Irlanda fiind principalul argument impotriva legalizarii avortului. Manuta care a cucerit intraga lume, este al lui Samuel Alexander, care s-a nascut la 28 decembrie 1999. Daca ne gandim, ne dam seama cat de vulnerabila este viata unui om. Medicii au fost siguri ca fatul nu ar fi supravietuit in afara uterului, de aceea au decis sa-l opereze in interiorul uterului. Dupa operatie fatul a fost lasat in uterul care a fost inchis la loc, astfel incat fatul sa se dezvolte in conditii normale. Prezenta fotografie este considerata cea mai importanta fotografie din domeniul medicinii. Samuel este cel mai tanar pacient care a fost supus unor astfel de operatii. Probabil Samuel Alexander Arms intr-o zi va avea posibilitatea sa-i stranga mana doctorului Brunner, de data asta in afara uterului mamei.