The first Harley Davidson motorcycle

The first Harley Davidson motorcycle was made in 1903, and the carburetor was made from cans of tomatoes.

Car wheelchair users to get around.

Car wheelchair users to get around.

This electric car is designed by a Hungarian company by the name of Rehab. I think it's a clever idea for wheelchair users to get around.
Hats off to those who are working on products that make life better for those in need.

First Muslim student regent at University of California

First Muslim student regent at University of California

Over the objections of Jewish organisations, the University of California regents on Wednesday selected a new student regent whose advocacy for divesting from Israel, and her outspokenness against “Islamophobia”, has placed her in the centre of one of the most divisive issues in campus politics: Israeli-Palestinian relations.

Sadia Saifuddin of UC Berkeley will become the first Muslim to serve as “student regent designate” — for 2014-15 — after receiving unanimous support from the regents who voted.

Regent Dick Blum abstained, saying, “If you’re going to be the student representative, you have to represent all students. You don’t want to alienate them. ... So I’ve got a problem with this.” But many others at the regents’ meeting in San Francisco — including Jews — spoke in favour of appointing Ms. Saifuddin. She embodies “open-mindedness and tolerance”, said Jonathan Stein, a Cal law student who served on the selection committee. A social welfare major and member of student government, Ms. Saifuddin will serve as a nonvoting regent for one year before becoming a voting member in the next year, succeeding Cinthia Flores, a law student from UC Irvine.

To those who spoke on her behalf, Ms. Saifuddin is not only a brilliant student and kind mentor, she is an advocate for tolerance and inclusion of all students.

But to representatives of anti-defamation groups who addressed the regents and sent e-mails opposing the appointment, Ms. Saifuddin’s actions have fomented a “toxic and hostile” environment for Jewish students.

At the lunch break, she faced reporters. “I hope my leadership is seen in a wider perspective,” she said, noting that her divestment activities had been on behalf of a campus advocacy group called the Middle Eastern Muslim South Asian Coalition.

“I think the position on divestment is irrelevant. It may be my personal opinion, but that has nothing to do with my work as a student regent.”

Her main goals on the board will be improving student access to financial aid and making campuses more tolerable for all students, she said. 

Amazing Castles of the World

Castle 

A Castle used to be a fortress to keep the royalty from the touch of enemies and traitors. Back to the modern age, Castle is a place for tourists to get a nice background for their photos or to keep some historical objects that are priceless and symbolic.
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified, from a fortress, which was not always a residence for nobility, and from a fortified town, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction.you see the Amazing Castle from Around The World

We are posting About interesting and most amazing castles in the world.

Chambord Castle

Chambord Castle was used by King François I as a hunting lodge and mansion. This castle was built close to his mistress palace,Claude Rohan. The castle is featured with 440 rooms, 84 staircases, 365 fireplaces and it is known as the biggest château in Loire Valley

 

Hohenzollern Castle

The castle was built on the top of Mount Hohenzollern, around 30 miles south of Stuttgart, Germany. The castle was built in 11th century for German Emperors and Prussian Rulers. The building was destroyed in 1423 but than finally rebuilt in 1461.

Pele? Castle

Located on the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, Pele? Castle is Neo-Renaissance building that is very famous since 1883. King Carol I of the Romanians had resided in this castle and he witnessed the amazement of people who visit this palace. As info, the building were constructed with the hand of many people from Italy, Polish, Turkey, Germany, Greek, Czech, French and Romania it self

Castle Howard

Castle Howard is addressed at Castle Howard, York, North Yorkshire and it is a famous house in England. The construction was started in 1699 and it was completed around 1712. it is famous for the landscape gardens, building construction and historical record. The residence is included in the list Treasure Houses of England and it has been a house for Howard families for 300 years

Prague Castle

Prague Castle is known since the early of 9th century. Located in capital city of Czeh republic, the fortress is also known for the Gothic, Romanesque and baroque architectural styles. The fortress was constructed over 570 x 130 meters area and up to now, this castle is one of the most favorite tourist object in Europe

Himeji Castle

Located in Kansai, Japan, the fortress is known for centuries for the defensive construction, beautiful design, and 83 network buildings. Although the building was demolished and rebuilt 2 times since 1333, the building is still featured with its original advance defensive system up to now. Today, the castle is known as the most visited castle and UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan.

Alcázar of Segovia
Alcázar of Segovi or also known as Segovia Castle is located on Segovia Spain and it was owned by an Arab in 12th century. In the middle ages, the castle was used as a primary fortress for Spanish monarchy. The construction appeared to be a great inspiration for Walt Disney company.

world's biggest carpet

The world's biggest carpet of flowers in Brussels, Belgium.

Early life of Adolf Hitler

At 6:30 p.m. on the evening of April 20, 1889, he was born in the small Austrian village of Braunau Am Inn just across the border from German Bavaria.

Adolf Hitler would one day lead a movement that placed supreme importance on a person's family tree even making it a matter of life and death. However, his own family tree was quite mixed up and would be a lifelong source of embarrassment and concern to him.

His father, Alois, was born in 1837. He was the illegitimate son of Maria Anna Schicklgruber and her unknown mate, which may have been someone from the neighborhood or a poor millworker named Johann Georg Hiedler. It is also remotely possible Adolf Hitler's grandfather was Jewish.

Maria Schicklgruber was said to have been employed as a cook in the household of a wealthy Jewish family named Frankenberger. There is some speculation their 19-year-old son got her pregnant and regularly sent her money after the birth of Alois.

Adolf Hitler would never know for sure just who his grandfather was.

He did know that when his father Alois was about five years old, Maria Schicklgruber married Johann Georg Hiedler. The marriage lasted five years until her death of natural causes, at which time Alois went to live on a small farm with his uncle.

At age thirteen, young Alois had enough of farm life and set out for the city of Vienna to make something of himself. He worked as a shoemaker's apprentice then later enlisted in the Austrian civil service, becoming a junior customs official. He worked hard as a civil servant and eventually became a supervisor. By 1875 he achieved the rank of Senior Assistant Inspector, a big accomplishment for the former poor farm boy with little formal education.

At this time an event occurred that would have big implications for the future.

Alois had always used the last name of his mother, Schicklgruber, and thus was always called Alois Schicklgruber. He made no attempt to hide the fact that he was illegitimate since it was common in rural Austria.

But after his success in the civil service, his proud uncle from the small farm convinced him to change his last name to match his own, Hiedler, and continue the family name. However, when it came time to write the name down in the record book it was spelled as Hitler.

And so in 1876 at age 39, Alois Schicklgruber became Alois Hitler. This is important because it is hard to imagine tens of thousands of Germans shouting "Heil Schicklgruber!" instead of "Heil Hitler!"

In 1885, after numerous affairs and two other marriages ended, the widowed Alois Hitler, 48, married the pregnant Klara Pölzl, 24, the granddaughter of uncle Hiedler. Technically, because of the name change, she was his own niece and so he had to get special permission from the Catholic Church.

The children from his previous marriage, Alois Hitler, Jr., and Angela, attended the wedding and lived with them afterwards. Klara Pölzl eventually gave birth to two boys and a girl, all of whom died. On April 20, 1889, her fourth child, Adolf, was born healthy and was baptized a Roman Catholic. Hitler's father was now 52 years old.

Throughout his early days, young Adolf's mother feared losing him as well and lavished much care and affection on him. His father was busy working most of the time and also spent a lot of time on his main hobby, keeping bees.

Baby Adolf had the nickname, Adi. When he was almost five, in 1893, his mother gave birth to a brother, Edmund. In 1896 came a sister, Paula.

In May of 1895 at age six, young Adolf Hitler entered first grade in the public school in the village of Fischlham near Linz, Austria.

Adolf  Hitler 

Adolf  Hitler crying while saying good bye to his father. 

Adolf  Hitler while he is a baby