The Majestic Beauty Of Wild Animals Captured By Marina Cano

Marina Cano is a talented and internationally-renowned nature photographer that takes stunning photographs of wild animals. Her adventures have taken her to various countries in Africa and Europe to photograph animals in their natural element.

Cano’s photos have a powerful, intimate, and even somewhat humanizing quality to them. Many look like portrait photographs, and the animals’ eyes as they stare at the camera seem extraordinarily expressive and almost human.

She takes the majority of these photos at national parks and on wildlife safaris, including in the Cabarceno national park in her native Spain. Her striking black-background photos, which draw a lot of attention, are made possible by man-made shelters that the animals sometimes occupy to hide from the weather – they are not studio photos.

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30 Death-Defying Photos That Will Make Your Heart Skip A Beat

If looking down from the edge of a cliff or a tall office building gives you a little thrill in the depths of your tummy, then here’s a post that will tie your tummy into knots! We’ve found 30 of the most death-defying photos out there that will test even our most hardened readers.

Having a “head for heights” is great if you’re a thrill seeker or someone who has to work at high altitudes, and some people consider their tolerance for heights to be a source of pride, but many scientists consider the fear of heights to be an advantageous trait. The famous “visual cliff” experiment proved that even year-old infants have depth perception and are less likely to approach their mother if they have to cross a glass-covered chasm that may look like a cliff edge to them.

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Photo: Andreas Resch

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On 10th August 2014 the Prime Minister celebrated Rakshan Bandhan.

 Here are some glimpses.

TRS MP Kavitha says Hyderabad, Kashmir forcibly merged into India, faces sedition charge

New Delhi: Telangana Rashtra Samiti MP K Kavitha has been charged with sedition for saying that Hyderabad, Kashmir were forcibly merged into India. An FIR has been filed after a complaint was filed by a Hyderabad based lawyer who also serves as the convener of the BJP's legal cell.

Madannapet Police filed FIR under section 124-A, 153-B and 505 of IPC.

While responding to a question at the Idea Exchange program of the Indian Express, Kavitha said, "Jammu and Kashmir and Telangana were both forcefully and at the same time annexed to the Indian Union. When I say I feel strongly, it's because we were both separate countries, but were merged with the Indian Union after Independence. In 1947, we were not a part of India.

"After 1947, we became a part of India. Then the troubles really started. None of our people was very rich before. So it's from the people's perspective that I've started reading about Jammu and Kashmir. We need to solve issues, particularly the Kashmiri Pandits' issue which is put up in the agenda of the BJP. They say we can all take them back home, but it is just a political statement. You have to create a safe environment before you take them there. We need to come out clean on Jammu and Kashmir. Few parts were not ours, we should agree, we should redraw the international lines, and move on."

Kavitha is the daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.

Smriti Irani got a certificate from Yale with a six-day course. 10 interesting short courses that could get you a prestigious certificate from Yale and MIT too!

The controversies about Smriti Irani's educational qualifications don't seem to end. While we were still debating whether HRD Minister Smriti Irani is even a graduate, the news of her Yale certificate came as a surprise to many. The minister announced how the Yale University 'celebrated her leadership capacities' at an event. The HRD Ministry later clarified that she had participated in a six-day long leadership course that resulted in her getting a certificate for the programme.

Twitter has been abuzz with jokes about #CelebDegrees ever since news of Smriti Irani's Yale accomplishment broke out. But seriously, a number of top universities in the world really offer these special short courses that are 2 to 4 days or at times even a month long. Yes, you get recognition for these courses too! From Hollywood to political science, drama to arts, there is a course for everything at foreign universities. We found these 10 interesting contemporary courses from the prestigious MIT and Yale University that were up for grabs during the summer months.

Women in the Western World: Yale University
Introduction to the roles of women in ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and Aegean society, as reflected in painting, sculpture, and decorative arts, as well as in the earliest known writings of women. 1 Credit. Tuition $3,450. Session A: June 2 - July 4

Money and Media: the Business of Hollywood: Yale University
An examination of the key events and ideas that shape the modern motion picture business from financial, institutional, and historical standpoints. Topics include ways that the business has evolved in response to changes in technology, distribution, and competition; how the business dictates what ends up on screen; and relationships among studios, actors, agents, independent filmmakers, distributors, and the viewing audience. Industry practitioners discuss special topics. 1 Credit. Tuition $3,450. Session B: July 7 - August 8.

The Blockbuster and the Bomb: Yale University
Exploration of the contemporary Hollywood film industry. Introduction to the close analysis of film sequences. Central components of a Hollywood production, such as script, director, star, and genre. Aspects of the industry, including production, distribution, and exhibition. Ingredients of blockbuster success; why some films fail catastrophically. Case studies pair current films with historical ones. Includes two screenings per week. 1 Credit. Tuition $3,450. Session A: June 2 - July 4.

Introduction to Human Rights Theory and Practice: Yale University
Introduction to the international human rights regime. Analysis of tools used by actors to promote human rights in the international system. Origins of the regime and contested notions of human rights. Issues include genocide, torture, and the rights of women, children, and sexual minorities. 1 Credit. Tuition $3,450. Session A: June 2 - July 4.

Leadership Skills for Engineering and Science Faculty: MIT
This course focuses on human-centered strategies for leading effective teams in technical academic environments. Through a series of interactive role-playing activities, self-assessment instruments, and group discussions, you will develop a repertoire of techniques for addressing issues that commonly arise within engineering research groups and teaching staff.
July 7-8, 2014 | $1,600 | 1.4 CEUs

Social TV: Content, Communication, and Communities: MIT
This course addresses the creation and delivery of next generation TV content and focuses on how television encourages communications and creates communities of people and devices. The course content includes novel display technology, the device ecosystem and its associated network infrastructure and, of course, content production and community creation around the content. We place particular emphasis on television in a social context and at the center of the convergence of technology, entertainment, and visual communications. Participants will explore the material via lectures, discussions, and a short group project.
July 14-18, 2014 | $3,500 | 3.0 CEUs

Sex and Gender in Society: Yale University
A sociological approach to the study of sex and gender, focusing on how these categories are socially constructed, and how and why they matter for individuals and societies. Topics include the relationship between sex and gender; sex/gender difference and competing explanations for sexual inequalities; gender and work; sex and sexuality in society; masculinity, gender, and sports; and the intersection of gender with other social categories such as race/ethnicity and class. The readings cover various stages of the life course and examine how sex and gender shape individual experiences and produce social inequalities. They address children's upbringing, educational experiences, experiences in various workplaces, parenting, and health and reproduction. 1 Credit. Tuition $3,450. Session A: June 2 - July 4.

Social Data and Networks: MIT
Networks are ubiquitous in the modern era, be they social media networks such as Facebook, transportation networks formed by aerial or ground routes, political networks observed through blogs and opinions, energy dispatch networks formed between end-users and generators, or meta-networks observed in ‘interdependent’ data such as World Wide Web or biological protein interaction. We know a great deal about these networks, as all things online are recorded, cheap sensors of all sorts are providing a wealth of information about operations, and experiments can be performed at a massive scale. Understanding and utilizing such networks can help tremendously in making better societal decisions regarding public policies, business operations, financial market regulations, and utility network operations. In this course, we provide an in-depth, state-of-the-art analytic view toward making use of these networks a reality. The course will be about concepts and fundamentals accompanied by appropriate case-studies.
July 7-8, 2014 | $1,800 | 1.4 CEUs

Crisis Management and Business Continuity: MIT
With an effective combination of lecture, case studies, and class interaction, this course provides attendees with the tools and knowledge to benchmark, assess, and improve their business continuity, disaster recovery, and crisis management programs. Also included are subject-matter-expert assessments of current issues including terrorism, pandemic, cyber security, and crisis communications.
August 4-8, 2014 | $3,200 | 3.2 CEUs

Architecting the Future Enterprise
The course is designed for visionary leaders responsible for creating a "blueprint" for the future enterprise. Students apply a holistic framework to conceive of alternative enterprise concepts, and perform "future-proofing" to evaluate fitness of architectures for alternative futures. Learning is reinforced by real-world case studies, exercises, and guided discussions.
TBD 2015 | $2,500 | 1.7 CEUs

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