Sunday, 10 September 2017

[www.keralites.net] An Eco-Friendly, DNA-Shaped Building Is Going Up In Taiwan

 


 


Taiwan's Tao Zhu Yin Yuan!

A skyscraper like no other is being constructed in the capital of Taiwan, Taipei – it's shaped like the double helix pattern of human DNA, and will purify the bustling city's air once it's completed.

 

The Tao Zhu Yin Yuan was designed by Vincent Callebaut Architectures of Paris, and is scheduled for completion in September 2017. The ambitious vision entailed creating an energy-saving carbon absorbing structure that would play its own part in fighting global warming.
 
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The 21-story-high residential complex will feature more than 23,000 trees and shrubs, and is projected to absorb some 130 tons of carbon dioxide annually. Although that seems like a miniscule amount when considering that the island nation of Taiwan emits more than 250 million tons of CO2 each year, the skyscraper is believed to be a significant step forward in eco-friendly architectural design.
 
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Furthermore, the skyscraper maximizes the use of natural light and ventilation. It also includes rainwater recycling and rooftop solar panels. The lead architect behind the project, Vincent Callebaut, is the man behind several noteworthy eco-concepts of the past few years.
 
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These include a floating garden designed to clean European waterways, and an underwater skyscraper made of ocean garbage. Other ideas he's proposed are a 132-story urban farm for New York City, and turning the whole of Paris into a green, smart city by 2050.
 
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Callebaut, who calls himself an "archiobiotect", says that it is our collective duty to adopt more eco-responsible lifestyles and incorporate nature into the fabric of our cities. The global population is set to balloon to 9 billion people by 2050, and some 80% of those inhabitants are predicted to live in megacities.
 
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He added that although the primary reason for architecture has always been to protect man from nature, its contemporary form seeks to reconcile human beings and their natural ecosystems. For instance, gardens are increasingly becoming part of buildings, rather than being placed to the side of them.
 
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Let's hope that this building turns out to be a success!

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[www.keralites.net] Ekadasi

 



Ekadasi upavasam and this year Nobel prize!
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This year's Nobel prize for medicine has gone to a  Japanese scientist Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi for his research on autophagy. Autophagy means to "self-eat". In other words,  the process by which the human body eats its own damaged cells and unused proteins. Autophagy is a matural process and one which occurs in cases of starvation.


The failure of autophagy is one of the main reasons for accumulation of damaged cells which eventually leads to various diseases in the body. Autophagy is important to prevent/fight cancer and plays a vital role in degrading and 'consuming' cells infected by bacteria and viruses.


We must observe here that ancient India had recommended a practice of fasting (Ekadasi) one day in a fortnight. Many of us religiously follow this practice to this day as a penance for spiritual progress without any idea of the biological and therapeutic benefits of this practice. Through this process of fasting induced autophagy, our body repaired its damaged and degenerated cells or used up the proteins of the damaged cells for its survival.


Whenever modern science conquers a frontier in any field, it somehow relates back to a quaint spiritual practice followed in India for generations.


A day in a fortnight spent in prayer and divine contemplation was a tonic for the mind and soul while the practice of fasting ensured that the body would heal and rejuvenate itself.


Clearly, our ancients believed in a process of holistic healing of both the body and the mind.  They could, quite remarkably, connect the yearning for spiritual progress in a human being with the biological necessity of the human body. One cannot but marvel, and bow our heads with admiration and reverence, at their wisdom and deep scientific understanding of the body and the mind.




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[www.keralites.net] K Rajamanickam Son of weaver bags 20 medals at TANUVAS and a cash award [1 Attachment]

 


K Rajamanickam Son of weaver bags 20 medals at TANUVAS and a cash award 
















Topper K Rajamanickam with Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao during the TANUVAS convocation | Express

K Rajamanickam Son of weaver bags 20 medals at TANUVAS (Born in Sellimalai in Erode ) :- CHENNAI: Born in Sellimalai in Erode, K Rajamanickam, son of a weaver and an animal lover with a scientific temperament bagged 20 medals and a cash award at the 19th convocation of Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) on Thursday.



His love for animals started when as a child he fought with his family to bring home a puppy. Despite losing his mother to cancer and his brother to an accident, he graduated with academic excellence. The 22-year-old Rajamanickam aspires to pursue research and development in veterinary endocrinology.


A total of 432 students were awarded degrees and diplomas at the convocation. State Governor CH Vidyasagar Rao, Minister for Animal Husbandry Udumalai K Radhakrishnan, Deputy Director General Narendra Singh Rathore and Vice-Chancellor of TANUVAS were present at the event. In total, 86 medals and awards were awarded to students.


http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/sep/08/son-of-weaver-bags-20-medals-at-tanuvas-1653978.html




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