Mostly
they are quiet spots,
Where man retires to reflect,
He likes the stillness and serenity,
Which helps refresh his God respect.
Often further in the mountains,
Sometimes above a pool or pond,
Are even grander signs of God,
To which man excitedly responds
Saturday 17 August 2013
WONDERFUL NATURE
Nature is a wonderful and awesome creation of God. The beauty of nature mesmerizes every human being. That's why when you see a beautiful scenery or a greenery filed, mind just forgets all other thoughts, eyes never avoid looking at it and you will enjoy that pleasant nature to the maximum extent. Beautiful greenery of trees, extraordinary heights of mountains of ice and rocks, various cute colors & structures of flowers, growing agriculture forms, gardens, banks of rivers and oceans, panoramic views of beaches, amazing sunrise, sunset, moon light, fully covered fog, drifty clouds in the sky, various seasons, gestures and unique features of birds & animals and so on…which are incredible and can't explain in words.
Many of the poets admired and inspired by observing different sights of nature's beauty. Their experience, nice thoughts of nature and views of imagination came out of their minds in the form of words and made them to write fantastic poetries on the same. We must be noticing that while praising the physical appearance, personality or behavior of a person or a child, often compare with a suitable means of nature. That is the greatness of nature.
Many of the poets admired and inspired by observing different sights of nature's beauty. Their experience, nice thoughts of nature and views of imagination came out of their minds in the form of words and made them to write fantastic poetries on the same. We must be noticing that while praising the physical appearance, personality or behavior of a person or a child, often compare with a suitable means of nature. That is the greatness of nature.
UP IN THE MOUNTAINS
In the woods, up in
the mountains,
Where it's lush and green and cool,
There are many little lakes and streams,
And little mountain pools.
Not only are they works of beauty,
But they serve a purpose, too,
They supply the creatures of the forest,
Both with water and with food.
:D
Where it's lush and green and cool,
There are many little lakes and streams,
And little mountain pools.
Not only are they works of beauty,
But they serve a purpose, too,
They supply the creatures of the forest,
Both with water and with food.
:D
A LOT OF BEAUTY
Nature
can bring a lot of beauty into our lives. Nature has a way of affecting
our moods and it can force us to change our plans. Nature is responsible
for the sun, clouds, rain, and snow. When it is sunny and bright outside,
we feel cheerful inside. When it is cloudy and rainy, we often feel
gloomy. When there is a beautiful and starry night, the moonlight makes
us feel romantic.
It is with much love that I dedicate these pages to a very special and wonderful person, Ginny Ellis. If it hadn't been for her, these pages would not be possible. I truly appreciate every beautiful poem that she has ever written. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, Ginny, for bringing so much beauty into the world.
When
we see the leaves budding on a tree or when a timid flower pushes through the
frozen ground, or when we smell the freshness of spring, new hope will always
come to us. Nature is truly an intrinsic part of our lives.
When
we wake and see a sunrise, when we walk and feel a breeze, when we gaze at the
mountains and the splendor of the seas, when we see the earth renew its beauty
at each season of the year, and when the stars shine at night, we should be so
very thankful to the Lord for giving us all these wonderful and miraculous
things. Learning to become more aware of nature can truly have a good
effect on our lives in the way we look at things and in the way we feel about
ourselves.
It is with much love that I dedicate these pages to a very special and wonderful person, Ginny Ellis. If it hadn't been for her, these pages would not be possible. I truly appreciate every beautiful poem that she has ever written. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, Ginny, for bringing so much beauty into the world.
Wednesday 7 August 2013
OVERVIEW
The sea covers more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface with liquid water.[1] Seen from space, our planet appears as a "blue marble" of various forms of water: salty oceans, sea ice, clouds.[2] The science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke once suggested that "Earth" should have been named "Ocean" as the sea is its dominant feature.[1]
The sea is from one point of view the World Ocean, the interconnected system of all the Earth's oceanic waters.[3] About 97.2 percent of the Earth's water is found in the sea, some 326 million cubic miles (1360 million cubic kilometres) of salty water.[4] Of the rest, 2.15 percent is accounted for by ice in glaciers, surface deposits and sea ice, and 0.65 percent is in the form of vapour or liquid fresh water in lakes, rivers, the ground and air.[4]
The word "sea" can also be used for specific, much smaller bodies of water, such as the North Sea or the Red Sea. There is no sharp distinction between seas and oceans, though generally seas are smaller, and are often partly (as marginal seas) or wholly (as inland seas) bordered by land.[5] However, the Sargasso Sea has no coastline and lies within a circular current, the North Atlantic Gyre. It is a distinctive body of water with brown Sargassum seaweed and calm blue water, very different from the rest of the Atlantic Ocean.[6][7] Seas are generally larger than lakes and contain salt water rather than freshwater, but some geographic entities known as "seas" are enclosed inland bodies of water that are not salty: for instance, the Sea of Galilee is a freshwater lake.[7][a] The Law of the Sea states that all of the ocean is "sea".[11][12][13][b]
"Freedom of the seas" is a principle in international law dating from the seventeenth century. It stresses freedom to navigate the oceans and disapproves of war fought in international waters.[15] Today, this concept is enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which came into force in 1994. Article 87(1) states: "The high seas are open to all states, whether coastal or land-locked." Article 87(1) (a) to (f) gives a non-exhaustive list of freedoms including navigation, overflight, the laying of submarine cables, building artificial islands, fishing and scientific research. Territorial waters extend to 12 nautical miles (22 kilometres; 14 miles) from the coastline and in these waters, the coastal state is free to set laws, regulate use and exploit any resource.[15]
The sea is from one point of view the World Ocean, the interconnected system of all the Earth's oceanic waters.[3] About 97.2 percent of the Earth's water is found in the sea, some 326 million cubic miles (1360 million cubic kilometres) of salty water.[4] Of the rest, 2.15 percent is accounted for by ice in glaciers, surface deposits and sea ice, and 0.65 percent is in the form of vapour or liquid fresh water in lakes, rivers, the ground and air.[4]
The word "sea" can also be used for specific, much smaller bodies of water, such as the North Sea or the Red Sea. There is no sharp distinction between seas and oceans, though generally seas are smaller, and are often partly (as marginal seas) or wholly (as inland seas) bordered by land.[5] However, the Sargasso Sea has no coastline and lies within a circular current, the North Atlantic Gyre. It is a distinctive body of water with brown Sargassum seaweed and calm blue water, very different from the rest of the Atlantic Ocean.[6][7] Seas are generally larger than lakes and contain salt water rather than freshwater, but some geographic entities known as "seas" are enclosed inland bodies of water that are not salty: for instance, the Sea of Galilee is a freshwater lake.[7][a] The Law of the Sea states that all of the ocean is "sea".[11][12][13][b]
"Freedom of the seas" is a principle in international law dating from the seventeenth century. It stresses freedom to navigate the oceans and disapproves of war fought in international waters.[15] Today, this concept is enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which came into force in 1994. Article 87(1) states: "The high seas are open to all states, whether coastal or land-locked." Article 87(1) (a) to (f) gives a non-exhaustive list of freedoms including navigation, overflight, the laying of submarine cables, building artificial islands, fishing and scientific research. Territorial waters extend to 12 nautical miles (22 kilometres; 14 miles) from the coastline and in these waters, the coastal state is free to set laws, regulate use and exploit any resource.[15]
JUGGLING FROM BEHIND
It’s no secret that most animals release waste through their backsides,
but some use that exit for more than releasing leftover food. Sea
cucumbers use their rear end for at least five different functions –
including breathing.
Sea cucumbers are echinoderms, a group that includes sea urchins and starfish, but sea cucumbers’ tube-like bodies look quite different. Inside their bodies are long respiratory trees, similar to human lungs, that come together just inside the anus. Muscles near the anus pump water in and out of the sea cucumber’s body to the respiratory trees. Some sea cucumber species pull in up to four cups of water every hour. The respiratory trees remove oxygen from the water, which is then distributed using hemoglobin, the same oxygencarrying protein found in many other animals but in no other echinoderms.
But the sea cucumber’s anus does much more than “breathe.” It also releases sperm and eggs for reproduction and offers the sea cucumber an interesting defense mechanism. When threatened, sea cucumbers shoot long, sticky threads out their anus that trap the potential predator. Some species take this ejection a step further: they eviscerate themselves, expelling their respiratory tree and digestive organs. But it’s no big loss for the sea cucumber. Just as starfish can regrow their rays, sea cucumbers can regrow their internal organs.
Recent research reveals that sea cucumbers may also extract nutrients from the water pumped through their anus. But the theory that sea cucumbers can “eat” through their anus is still new and needs more research. Either way, sea cucumbers’ rear ends are already doing five times the work of our own.
Sea cucumbers are echinoderms, a group that includes sea urchins and starfish, but sea cucumbers’ tube-like bodies look quite different. Inside their bodies are long respiratory trees, similar to human lungs, that come together just inside the anus. Muscles near the anus pump water in and out of the sea cucumber’s body to the respiratory trees. Some sea cucumber species pull in up to four cups of water every hour. The respiratory trees remove oxygen from the water, which is then distributed using hemoglobin, the same oxygencarrying protein found in many other animals but in no other echinoderms.
But the sea cucumber’s anus does much more than “breathe.” It also releases sperm and eggs for reproduction and offers the sea cucumber an interesting defense mechanism. When threatened, sea cucumbers shoot long, sticky threads out their anus that trap the potential predator. Some species take this ejection a step further: they eviscerate themselves, expelling their respiratory tree and digestive organs. But it’s no big loss for the sea cucumber. Just as starfish can regrow their rays, sea cucumbers can regrow their internal organs.
Recent research reveals that sea cucumbers may also extract nutrients from the water pumped through their anus. But the theory that sea cucumbers can “eat” through their anus is still new and needs more research. Either way, sea cucumbers’ rear ends are already doing five times the work of our own.
THE MARINE SCIENCE
The Marine Science Institute's monthly column, Science and the SeaTM,
is an informative and entertaining article that explains many
interesting features of the marine environment and the creatures that
live there. Science and the SeaTM articles appear monthly in one of Texas' most widely read fishing magazines, Texas Saltwater Fishing, and the Port Aransas South Jetty newspaper. Our article archive is available also on our website.
Monday 5 August 2013
MEANING OF NATURE
Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical world, or material world. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. It ranges in scale from the subatomic to the cosmic.
The word nature is derived from the Latin word natura, or "essential qualities, innate disposition", and in ancient times, literally meant "birth".[1] Natura was a Latin translation of the Greek word physis (φύσις), which originally related to the intrinsic characteristics that plants, animals, and other features of the world develop of their own accord.[2][3] The concept of nature as a whole, the physical universe, is one of several expansions of the original notion; it began with certain core applications of the word φύσις by pre-Socratic philosophers, and has steadily gained currency ever since. This usage was confirmed during the advent of modern scientific method in the last several centuries.[4][5]
Within the various uses of the word today, "nature" often refers to geology and wildlife. Nature may refer to the general realm of various types of living plants and animals, and in some cases to the processes associated with inanimate objects – the way that particular types of things exist and change of their own accord, such as the weather and geology of the Earth, and the matter and energy of which all these things are composed. It is often taken to mean the "natural environment" or wilderness–wild animals, rocks, forest, beaches, and in general those things that have not been substantially altered by human intervention, or which persist despite human intervention. For example, manufactured objects and human interaction generally are not considered part of nature, unless qualified as, for example, "human nature" or "the whole of nature". This more traditional concept of natural things which can still be found today implies a distinction between the natural and the artificial, with the artificial being understood as that which has been brought into being by a human consciousness or a human mind. Depending on the particular context, the term "natural" might also be distinguished from the unnatural, the supernatural, or synthetic.
The word nature is derived from the Latin word natura, or "essential qualities, innate disposition", and in ancient times, literally meant "birth".[1] Natura was a Latin translation of the Greek word physis (φύσις), which originally related to the intrinsic characteristics that plants, animals, and other features of the world develop of their own accord.[2][3] The concept of nature as a whole, the physical universe, is one of several expansions of the original notion; it began with certain core applications of the word φύσις by pre-Socratic philosophers, and has steadily gained currency ever since. This usage was confirmed during the advent of modern scientific method in the last several centuries.[4][5]
Within the various uses of the word today, "nature" often refers to geology and wildlife. Nature may refer to the general realm of various types of living plants and animals, and in some cases to the processes associated with inanimate objects – the way that particular types of things exist and change of their own accord, such as the weather and geology of the Earth, and the matter and energy of which all these things are composed. It is often taken to mean the "natural environment" or wilderness–wild animals, rocks, forest, beaches, and in general those things that have not been substantially altered by human intervention, or which persist despite human intervention. For example, manufactured objects and human interaction generally are not considered part of nature, unless qualified as, for example, "human nature" or "the whole of nature". This more traditional concept of natural things which can still be found today implies a distinction between the natural and the artificial, with the artificial being understood as that which has been brought into being by a human consciousness or a human mind. Depending on the particular context, the term "natural" might also be distinguished from the unnatural, the supernatural, or synthetic.
SCENERY IN THE WORLD
In the world, there are so many good scenery There are in the air , land and also sea on the air like the diversity of forms of clouds , rainbow , etc. on the land like diverse soil types and so on. on the sea like beach , river , lake , etc. sometimes we never aware of so much natural beauty in this world even we often times did not appreciate that The beautiful scenery not only can we see , but also it can we feel the benefit of it. so , keep in givethanks to God for everythng He has given to us
MOUNTAIN DAY
Since the very beginning of the founding of the UN, the agency has established a series of memorial days (as well as weeks, years and decades) to help focus the world on issues where the UN has an interest and commitment. The UN world body called on member states and other organizations to mark this day as a reflection of their priorities.
International Mountain Day or International Mountain Day is an opportunity to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development and to build partnerships that will bring positive change in the world's mountains and highlands.
The UN General Assembly has set a date of December 11, from 2003 onwards, as "International Mountain Day". This decision results from the success of the UN International Year of Mountains in 2002, which increased global awareness of the importance of mountains, stimulated the establishment of national committees in 78 countries and strengthened alliances to enhance the creation of the International Partnership for Sustainable Development in the mountainous area, known as the 'Mountain Partnership or Mountain Partnership (WSSD, Johannesburg, 2 September 2002). FAO was the designated lead agency for coordinating the International Year of Mountains and is mandated to lead the observation of International Mountain Day.
This year the International Mountain Day theme will focus on Mountains and Forests (Mountain and Forest). It aims to raise awareness about the relevance of mountain forests and the role they play within a Green Economy as well as in adaptation measures to climate change.
Healthy mountain forests are very important for the ecological health of the world. They protect watersheds that supply freshwater to more than half the world's population. They are also the home of untold wildlife, provide food and fodder for mountain people and are important sources of timber and non-timber. But in many parts of the world mountain forests are under threat as never before and deforestation in tropical mountain forests continues at an incredible rate. Protect forests and ensure they are carefully managed is an important step towards sustainable mountain development
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