Funeral Ceremony in Tibet

Funeral Ceremony in Tibet

Amazing Animals Friendship

BoonLua, a long-tailed macaque, lives with Toby, a rabbit, in the Ayutthaya province, about 50 miles north of Bangkok . This Sept. 6, 2008, photo shows BoonLua at age 6. BoonLua lost both legs and one arm during a dog attack three years earlier. He dragged himself to a nearby temple where he received medical treatment and survived. He now lives in a custom built enclosure with the rabbit.

A wolf and a donkey share a cage in the town of Patok , in northwestern Albania , about 25 miles from the capital city Tirana. This May 9, 2007, photo shows the donkey and wolf together. The donkey initially was meant to be fed to the wolf, which was caught in the northern Albanian mountains. But the animals became attached to each other, cohabitating in the cage and attracting curious villagers and local media.

Auan, a 7-year-old female cat, shares a meal with Jeena, a 3-year-old male mouse, at a farmer ' s house in the central province of Phichit , 281 miles north of Bangkok , Aug. 7, 2002. The animals ' owners say Auan found Jeena three years earlier and afterward became his playmate and protector. They said Auan warded off dogs.

Three-month- old tiger cub Zoya, rejected by her mother, plays with Alsatian puppy Frida, who ' s the same age, in a special enclosure at the Warsaw Zoo Aug. 13, 2008. The dog, owned by a zoo employee, was introduced to the tiger so that she could have a companion for the next few months.

Isabella, a yellow lab at the Safari Zoological Park east of Caney, Kan. , has adopted three white tiger cubs that were abandoned by their mother in this July 30, 2008, photo.

It was puppy love for a duck and puppy in China . The Chinese family had a pet duck, and when they took in an abandoned pup, the two became fast friends. They play together, they nap together, and they are rarely out of each other ' s sight.

A tiny little macaque nestles against a peaceful pigeon on Neilingding Island , China . The macaque was born on the island, but strayed from its mother. After being taken in by work staff in the protective station, it managed to make a most unusual new friend.

A French bulldog plays with a 2-week-old baby Bengal tiger that was rejected by its mother, at Shirotori zoo in Japan . According to the zoo, the dog has taken on the role as mother, nursing the baby tiger as if it was her own pup.

A mouse is granted a free ride by this frog in the floodwaters of a northern Indian town.

Dema, a 26-day-old male endangered Sumatran tiger cub, cuddles up to 5-month-old female orangutan Irma, at the Taman Safari Indonesia Animal Hospital in West Java, Indonesia. Both Dema and Irma were rejected by their respective mothers.

Quartz family

Blue Quartz’s main ingredient is Quartz.

The addition or inclusion of a blue colored element will turn the quartz a lovely blue shade.There are two types of Blue Quartz.

The first type is when Inclusions or impurities appear as phantoms or needle like pieces within the quartz crystal itself. The inclusions in this case would be Blue Tourmaline, also called Indicolite, or Magnesioriebeckite. The Blue Quartz inclusions are opaque (solid, no light can pass through) to translucent (permitting a small amount of light to pass through).The second type of Blue Quartz is what is called massive, or in laymen’s terms, a really big chunk of rock.

In this case, a large area of quartz is embedded during the growth process with blue minerals/crystals such as Dumortierite. This colors the entire specimen blue.

In other words, Quartz is the main ingredient and Dumortierite would be a secondary mineral.Many geologists will be careful to distinguish between Dumortierite and Dumortierite in Quartz. Dumortierite in quartz or more commonly known as Dumortierite Quartz is basically blue colored quartz with abundant, tiny crystals of Dumortierite included.

Dumortierite itself is pure, and not as an included mineral in another specimen.

Blue Quartz is a member of the Quartz family (SiO2) Silicon Dioxide with a hardness of 7. It is found in a variety of locations within the US, as well as Australia, Austria, Brazil, Zaire, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
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Dumortierite

Dumortierite is a Boro-silicate mineral, which means simply that it has quite a few more “ingredients” in its make up.

Aluminum is the most prominent element here, with Boron, Silicon, Hydrogen and Oxygen playing the supporting roles.Dumortierite is a deep blue to violet in color and is sometimes called “Desert Lapis”. Dumortierite is also opaque (solid, no light can pass through) to translucent (permitting a small amount of light to pass through). Dumortierite can grow in a massive (huge chunks) formation, columnar (like tourmaline) or fiber like fans.

It may also contain other inclusions, such as Iron, Titanium, Magnesium or Calcium, which will add interesting spots or splotches to the specimen.In some respects, Dumortierite looks very similar to Sodalite. The difference in appearance is that Sodalite has white streaks, while Dumortierite does not.

In China, Dumortierite is often used as imitation Lapis Lazuli for carvings. It is very easy to see how this lovely piece can so readily be confused!Dumortierite is a Boro-silicate mineral (Aluminum, Silicon, Boron, Hydrogen and Oxygen).

It has a hardness of 7 - 8.5. Translucent to transparent gemmy variety is very rare. Dumortierite can be found in Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Ukraine and the US.Blue Aventurine is the last in this series of our blue friends.

Aventurine, also called Aventurine Quartz is a member of the quartz family (Silicon Dioxide) that is colored blue by the presence of Copper Silicates. Blue Aventurine contains another ingredient or two that sets it apart from Blue Quartz. The additional inclusion of Mica and/or Pyrite may add a shimmer, sparkle or shine.

So, Blue Aventurine is a member of the Quartz family (SiO2) Silicon Dioxide that is colored by a variety of Copper Silicates with the additional shimmer (shiller) of Mica an/or Pyrite. How dark or how light the specimen is will depend on the amount/content of these Copper Silicates. Blue Aventurine has a hardness of 7, and can be opaque to translucent.

Aventurine can be found in Austria, Germany, India, Russia, South Africa and the US.

Source: healingcrystals.com

12 Ways to Know That You Love Someone!

TWELVE:
You talk with him/her late at night and when you go to bed you still think of him/her.

ELEVEN:
You walk really slowly when you are with him/her.

TEN:
You don't feel Ok when he/she is far away.

NINE:
You smile when you hear his/her voice.

EIGHT:
When you look at him/her,you do not see other people around you. You see only him/her.

SIX:
He/She is everything you want to think.

FIVE:
You realise that you smile every time you look at him/her.

FOUR:
You would do anything to see him/her.

THREE:
While you have been reading this, there was a person in your mind all the time.

TWO:
You've been so busy thinking of that person that you didn't notice that number 7 is missing.

ONE:
You are going to check above if that's true and now you are silently laughing to yourself.