Hawaiian History Founded in 1892, the Society is dedicated to preserving historical materials relating to Hawai‘i and the Pacific region and to publishing scholarly research on Hawaiian and Pacific history. In addition, the Society presents lectures and other programs, free to the public, on various aspects of Hawaiian history. The Library of the Hawaiian Historical Society provides a research collection of printed and manuscript material for use by scholars, historians, history buffs, serious students, Society members, and others in the community interested in the history of Hawai‘i and the Pacific Island area. The Hawaiian Historical Society is widely known through its publications, which include a Papers series published between 1892 and 1940, Annual Reports, The Hawaiian Journal of History, and books emphasizing original sources. Hawaii History Moments are short descriptive essays on various topics from Hawai‘i’s colorful history, originally written as texts for a series of radio broadcasts. The Hawaiian Historical Society Web Reference Collection contains a convenient assortment of bibliographies, lists, and other guides useful in researching Hawai‘i’s past. This selective list of links to other sites on the World Wide Web provides pointers to material of particular interest to historians.
World Largest Flower
The largest flower in the world, the rafflesia arnoldi, weighs 7 kg (15 pounds) and grows only on the Sumatra island of Indonesia. Its petals grow to ½ metre (1,6 feet) long and 2,5 cm (1 inch) thick.There are 16 species of rafflesia, found in Sumatra, Malaysia and Borneo. The species is named after the naturalist Sir Stamford Raffles, who founded the British colony of Singapore in 1819. Raffles discovered the parasitic plant with his friend Dr. Joseph Arnold during their travels in May 1818. The rafflesia arnoldi is named after the two.Several species of Rafflesia grow in the jungles of Southeast Asia, all of them threatened or endangered. Rafflesia arnoldii is the largest; its blossom attains a diameter of nearly a meter and can weigh up to 11 kg. Not only is it the world's largest flower, it is one of the most bizarre and improbable organisms on the planet.
It produces no leaves, stems or roots but lives as a parasite on the Tetrastigma vine, which grows only in primary (undisturbed) rainforest. Only the flower or bud can be seen; the rest of the plant exists only as filaments within its unfortunate host. The blossom is pollinated by flies attracted by its scent, which resembles that of carrion.
The Rafflesia is rare and fairly hard to locate. It is especially difficult to see in bloom; the buds take many months to develop and the blossom lasts for just a few days. How many of these strange plants still survive is unknown, but the last of them can be expected to vanish as the remaining primary forests of Borneo and Sumatra are burned.However fascinating and beautiful the rafflesia arnoldi may be, it is also called "corpse flower" and really reeks, the latter to attract flies for pollination.
Of about 200,000 kinds of flowers in the world, the smallest is the duckweed, which can only be seen with a microscope.
Using Mobile Properly For Your Ears
Please use LEFT EAR while using cell (mobile), because if you use the right one it will affect brain directly. This is a true fact from Apollo medical team. Please send this link to all your well wishers.
World Biggest Telescope
The radiotelescope established in Аресибо, — now, the world's largest (from using one aperture). The telescope is used for researches in the field of radio astronomy, physics of an atmosphere and radar-tracking supervision of objects of Solar system. Astronomical observatory Аресибо is located in Пуэрто Рико, in 15 km from Аресибо, at height of 497 m above sea level. Researches are spent Корнельским by university to cooperations with National scientific fund (USA). The observatory is also the National center of Astronomy and the Ionosphere of the USA.
KNOW ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF HAVING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES REGARDS, MANIKANDAN,
apples: Protects your heart prevents constipation Blocks diarrhea Improves lung capacity Cushions joints
apricots: Combats cancer, Controls blood pressure, Saves your eyesight, Shields against Alzheimer's Slows aging process
artichokes: Aids digestion, Lowers cholesterol, Protects your heart, Stabilizes blood sugar, Guards against liver disease
avocados: Battles diabetes, Lowers cholesterol , Helps stops strokes, Controls blood pressure, Smoothes skin
bananas: Protects your heart, Quiets a cough, Strengthens bones, Controls blood pressure, Blocks diarrhea
beans: Prevents constipation, Helps hemorrhoids, Lowers cholesterol, Combats cancer, Stabilizes blood sugar
beets: Controls blood pressure, Combats cancer, Strengthens bones, Protects your heart, Aids weight loss
blueberries: Combats cancer, Protects your heart, Stabilizes blood sugar, Boosts memory , Prevents constipation
broccoli: Strengthens bones, Saves eyesight, Combats cancer, Protects your heart, Controls blood pressure
cabbage: Combats cancer, Prevents constipation, Promotes weight loss, Protects your heart, Helps hemorrhoids
cantaloupe: Saves eyesight, Controls blood pressure, Lowers cholesterol, Combats cancer, Supports immune system