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Preferred Highlights of India Tourism

andyrodick — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:29:30 +0000

India is a great country in Asia. It has emerged as a globally famous tourism destination. Tourists from all over the world visit this country quite in good number to explore its great tourism potential. There are number of tourist attractions, tourist places and tourist circuits in this country you can visit on your trip to this country. Have a look at preferred highlights of India Tourism.

Goa Tours – Goa is the smallest state of India. It is known for its beaches, churches, convents and water sport adventure activities. It is one of the best places in the country to enjoy the charm of beach tourism. Beach holiday in this state is a unique lifetime experience.

Kerala Tours – Kerala is a beautiful Indian state situated alongside the Arabian Sea on the southern tip of country. It is noted for its beautiful beaches, breathtaking backwaters, forested hill stations, lush spice & tea plantations, historical monuments, etc.

Himachal Tour – Himachal tour in India provides travelers a wonderful opportunity to explore some of best and most picturesque hill stations of India. Shimla, Manali, Kullu, Dalhousie, Kasauli, etc are famous hill stations in Himachal Pradesh. Tourists also have a wonderful opportunity to see the spectacular view of mountain peaks of majestic Himalayas and indulge in adventure & sport activities.

Golden triangle – Golden triangle is one of the most sought after tourist circuits in northern India. It covers Delhi, Agra and Jaipur as its destinations. Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Humayun’s Tomb, Lotus Temple, Akshardham Temple, Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Itmad-Ud-Daullah, City Palace, Hawa Mahal, Amber Fort, etc are highlights of Golden Triangle Tours in India.

Rajasthan tour – Rajasthan, the largest state of India, plays a big role in the boom of for India Tourism. It is known for its rich culture, tradition and glorious history. Magnificent forts, elegant palace, terrific temples, splendid havelis, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, sand dunes, etc are featured attractions of Rajasthan Tours and travels. For more information just click on this http://www.india-tourism.ws/.

Tourism in India – Top Five Attractions You Will Love to Visit

andyrodick — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:08:33 +0000

India is a vast country. It is one of the most sought after tourism destinations in the world. Within the country also there are a number of tourist places you will love to explore to treasure the incredible charm of India tourism. There are a number of attractions in the country dotted in different parts of the world. Here is a list of top five attractions of India you will love to explore to have unique lifetime tourism experience.

Taj Mahal – Taj Mahal is India’s star tourist attractions. It is located in Agra in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Built in white marble it is the ultimate symbol of eternal love. It is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This magnificent love monument was built by mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is a must visit attraction of Tourism in India.

Ajanta & Ellora Caves – The magical Ajanta & Ellora Caves are located near Aurangabad in the state of Maharashtra. They are UNESCO World Heritage Sites and known for rock cut temples and architectural brilliance.

Meenakshi Temple – This magnificent temple complex in located in Madurai, the second largest city of Tamil Nadu. It is known for its magnificent gopurams and architectural magnificence. It is one of the Seven Wonders of India.

Golden Fort – Golden Fort is one of the oldest living forts in the world. Also known as Sonar Kila, this magnificent fort complex is a must visit attraction of Rajasthan Tours and travels. It is situated in Jaisalmer, an important city of Rajasthan located in the middle of the vast Thar Desert.

Louts Temple – Lotus Temple is a beautiful temple complex with lush gardens in Delhi. Built in shape of flowering Lotus Flower in white marble this magnificent temple never fails to lure visitors. It is among most visited monuments in India. Sometimes it observes larger tourist influx than of the Taj Mahal in Agra.

You can enjoy best of tourism in this country with a right India Tourism Package. Know more about tourist places, tourist attractions and tour packages in India at the website www.india-tourism.ws.

Commentary: The dumbing down of America | McClatchy

tweetingdonal — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:09:59 +0000

Maybe we, the people, have lost the intellectual capacity to manage a workable democracy. How else do you explain why nearly one in five Americans believes that President Barack Obama is a Muslim?

A recent poll by the nonpartisan Pew Forum found that 18 percent of all those polled — and 31 percent of Republicans — believe the president is a Muslim. That is up from 11 percent of all Americans last year.

Obama’s faith is not a matter of public opinion. He’s a baptized Christian who routinely prays with fellow Christians and invokes his “risen savior” when speaking of his faith.

He does not practice the Islamic faith. He has never been seen performing the ritual prayer, which Muslims do five times a day. He is not observing Ramadan, which requires Muslims to fast each day from Aug. 11 to Sept. 10. Nor has he made the required pilgrimage to Mecca.

It is ironic that many of the same critics who excoriated Obama for his close ties with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright now are accusing him of being a Muslim.

I suspect that a lot of people enjoy calling Obama a Muslim because they think it marks him as an outsider, an imposter, someone who assumed the presidency illegitimately. Many of those who call Obama a Muslim undoubtedly are “birthers,” too, the ones who believe Obama was not born in the United States.

Or perhaps they aren’t aware that Hawaii is a state.

That wouldn’t surprise me. As noted, it seems that a significant number of Americans are losing the capacity to accept facts, sift through valid evidence and come to reasonable conclusions about things.

Of course, we always have had wacky conspiracy theories and always will. Some people still believe that the Apollo moon landing was a hoax, that someone other than Lee Harvey Oswald killed JFK and that the government is covering up evidence of UFOs.

A 2007 New York Times-CBS poll indicated that 22 percent of Americans thought President George W. Bush knew of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in advance. A Newsweek poll that same year found that 41 percent of Americans still believed that Saddam Hussein was personally involved in planning and carrying out the Sept. 11 attacks.

Those are disturbing statistics, but the flood of misinformation has only risen, topping the levees of rationality at every turn. To a large extent, we can blame the Internet and the ease with which all the false rumors, misstatements, nutty conspiracies and outright lies are disseminated.

I am bombarded with this stuff all the time, accompanied with urgent pleas to write my congressmen, alert my friends and neighbors, send money and lock and load. Here is one example: Obama has ordered the Justice Department to immediately bar all public broadcasting of Christian religious services because they violate the separation of church and state.

Did any of the people spreading that rumor stop and think before pressing the “send” button that the president might not have the authority to do that? Religious services have been broadcast on radio and TV for decades with no constitutional challenge. In fact, wouldn’t any attempt by the federal government to interfere with religious broadcasts be a violation of the separation of church and state?

Some of these rumors have a shred of truth that has been distorted to ridiculous extremes. Others are merely fantasy, the equivalent of the urban myth about alligators in the sewers of New York City.

While the Internet has been the source of many of these tall tales, it also can serve as the source of real information to dispute them. One invaluable source is snopes.com.

Go there and learn that President Bill Clinton never tried to fire “half the cattle guards” in Colorado, that Obama hasn’t signed an executive order allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to resettle in the United States, and that the artificial sweetener Aspartame is not responsible for an epidemic of cancer, brain tumors and multiple sclerosis.

But even with Snopes and other legitimate sites, the misinformation continues to flow. And if we can’t resolve the really stupid disputes — like whether Obama is a Muslim or not — then how are we going to resolve the important issues that require some nuanced thinking?

How can we talk sensibly about complex issues such as health care reform, Social Security, Afghanistan, taxes, anything that can’t be summarized on a bumper sticker? How do we get past the anger and the empty-headed slogans?

How do we counteract the cynical willingness to exploit baseless fears for political gain? How do we get back to having a national discussion instead of a national shouting match?

Maybe we could start by acknowledging that Obama isn’t a Muslim.

via mcclatchydc.com

I’m directly quoting the entire text, which violates fair use, but I’m thinking the comments here are important enough to make available without anyone having to do another click. Yes, I’m trying to push everyone who encounters this to actually read it.

I’d be interested to know, and I suspect James Werrell would appreciate it as well,, what do people think is the cause of something like this? Intellectual laziness? Bad genetics? Media hypnosis?

Maybe I’ll find a way to set up a poll…

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Copper, saw mill

willglover — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:00:35 +0000

I used copper soap on an organic farm for tomatoes for the purpose of salvaging a planting of them, probably from the tobacco related virus that many people have trouble with and most commercial growers know about. I’ve recently used a copper based wood treatment on wood to prevent rotting of the wood, I wonder what the copper has that acts as a viro-insect preventative? I also took pics of a band saw mill that is at the place I’m working at the moment that is similar to a personal mill I saw at a previous internship I did in E. Washington (NW of Spokane). I’ll post them and add captions as soon as I get to a place where my service works as the only coverage available is Verizon and I have ATT (I’ve started a corporate war, no worries though Verizon is spotty at best here). Just wanted to add a post that is worth the greenpress label that I value, peace, WDG.

Kerala Tour – Fascinating Trip to South India

zaheerseo — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:14:18 +0000

Kerala Tourism

With what word shall I describe this beautiful state of India, cocooned at the azure and ever ending shore of the Arabian Sea? It is very hard to describe the true beauty of Kerala with words but can be heartily experience that really gives a soothing experience and relaxation to the mind and soul. It has something for one and all. From the pristine beaches to the breathtakingly beautiful backwaters, refreshing hill stations to the exotic wildlife parks and sanctuaries, rich heritage & cultural beauty. Beside these Kerala is also festooned with welcoming people, world class accommodation facilities, blissful ambiance, amiable cool climate, etc. All these fascinating charm and attractions have truly made Kerala –the God’s Own Country.

Kerala astounding beauty is globally acclaimed and this attracts millions of tourists annually. Among the many enchantments in Kerala, the beauty of backwaters is highly appreciated by the visitors. Fringed by the swaying palm and other leafy trees, the view of the bank from the houseboat truly gives a feast to the eyes. Tourists coming for Kerala vacations must enjoy backwater cruise in a traditional houseboat to make the trip a complete package. Some of the picturesque backwater destinations in Kerala are Alleppey, Kumarakom, Kuttanad, Kollam, Kasargod and Cochin.

Beaches of Kerala are also the major attractions of tourists and provide wonderful opportunity to enjoy holidays in this beautiful Kerala in a delightful and memorable way. Some of the Kerala beaches like Kovalam and Cochin are globally known for their serene surrounding and tranquility and more of all their unspoilt sand and the clear water that offer fun filled water sports and opportunity for leisure vacations. Surely the beaches of Kerala are perfect place to enjoy time experience unlimited fun as well as tranquility of the nature and blissful ambiance is always there to make your stay along always pleasant and memorable.

Beside there, the hill stations of Kerala are also the preferred holiday destinations and are the most sought after holidaying destinations in the state. Hill station of this state are blessed with amazing beauty of nature, aromatic spice gardens, well organized tea gardens, rich flora and fauna, blissful ambiance, cool amiable climate, etc. All these exotic and fascinating beauty of Kerala’s hill stations attracts tourists from all over the world. Some of the popular hill stations in Kerala are Idduki, Wayanad, Rajamala, Munnar, Echo Point, Devikulam, Lakkadi, Chembra Peak, etc. Among these the most beautiful is the Munnar that attracts tourists from all the nook and corner of the world. Due to its immense natural beauty it is also referred as the God’s Own Country.

Well if you want to enjoy the beauty and wonderments on your Kerala tour, book tailor made Kerala tour packages from a well known tour operator. Plan your tour to the amazingly beautiful holidays with one of the well known Kerala tour operator and enjoy your vacation in a delightful and memorable way. Surely you will cherish the tour for lifetime.

Change the fuel, not the car!

Riggs Eckelberry — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:37:05 +0000

“The reason we keep trying to get fuel out of algae… is that we’ve put trillions of dollars into a liquid-fuel infrastructure around the world…For us to move to a hydrogen-based economy, or to go electric, would mean huge costs redoing the infrastructure.”

Rick Shangraw: Arizona State University VP, quoted in Biofuels Digest www.biofuelsdigest.com

Bill Nye’s Climate Lab – a fun place to learn about climate change

tweetingdonal — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:55:08 +0000

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Bill Nye’s Climate Lab is a fun place to learn about climate change. Activities and games help kids, families, and teachers learn about Earth’s climate, reduce energy consumption, and find solutions to a warming planet.

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via billsclimatelab.org

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Rajasthan Tourism – Attractions to Explore

andyrodick — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:56:27 +0000

Rajasthan tourism is an integral part of India Tourism. It attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world. Rajasthan, the land of kings and monuments, is the largest state of India. It is one of the most colorful and vibrant states in the country. It is noted for its rich culture & tradition, magnificent monuments, exotic wildlife, desert, sand dunes, etc. Camel safari is a worth enjoyable activity in the desert historical state.

Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan, is the great attraction of Rajasthan Tourism. It is lovingly known as the Pink City of India. Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal and City Palace are highlights of Jaipur city tour. Jaipur is also a key attraction of Golden Triangle Tour in India. Udaipur, the city of lakes, is also worth visit. The elegant Lake Palace is a must visit in sight in the city. It is situated in middle of the picturesque Pichola Lake. Jodhpur is the second largest city of the state. Mehrangarh Fort, Jaswant Thada and Umaid Bhawan Palace are worth visit in this city. Golden Fort in Jaisalmer (the Golden City of India) is the oldest living forts in the world. It is one of the most visited forts and you too will love to visit this magnificent Sonar Kila on your Rajasthan Tours and travels.

Ajmer and Pushkar are two famous pilgrimage places in the state. Mount Abu is the only hill station in the state. Ranthambhore National Park, Sariska Tiger Reserve and Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary are also worth visit on your Rajasthan travel and tours. For more information about just click on this http://www.colorfulrajasthantours.com/.

Popular Destination for Wildlife Safari in India

andyrodick — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:32:53 +0000

Have you ever visited any national park or wildlife sanctuary in India? Have you ever explored dense jungle in India? If you have not yet, you must visit Indian wildlife and sanctuaries on your India tour and travels. Believe me; you will have a unique & cheery lifetime experience. You will have a lifetime experience filled with thrills, adventure and of course joy. You can enjoy best of wildlife in India by a jeep safari and elephant safari. Most national parks and wildlife sanctuaries of India avail wildlife safari options either by jeep or elephant.

There are number of destinations for jungle expedition and Wildlife Safari in India. Some popular destinations for jungle tourism and wildlife tours in India are following.

• Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan
• Sariska Tiger Reserve & National Park, Rajasthan
• Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan
• Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand (India’s first national park)
• Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam
• Kaziranga National Park, Assam
• Kanha Tiger Reserve & National Park, Madhya Pradesh
• Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh
• Sasangir National Park & Lion Sanctuary, Gujarat
• Periyar Tiger Reserve & National Park, Kerala

Above mentioned wildlife parks of India are among most preferred destination for jungle expedition and Wildlife Tours India. Most national parks of India can be explored conveniently by jeep safari or elephant safari. Be sure Wildlife in India will never fail to lure you. For more information about just click on this http://www.indianwildlifetourism.com/.

Think Progress » Stimulating Hypocrisy: 114 Lawmakers Block Recovery While Taking Credit For Its Success

tweetingdonal — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:47:03 +0000

Congressman Mike Coffman (R-CO) Says He Will Advocate For Benefits Of Recovery Package Despite Opposition. During a segment with KUSA-TV, Rep. Coffman said: “I see myself in two roles as a congressman. I think the first role as a policymaker in Washington and the second as an advocate for people inside this district and there are elements we’ll probably be discussing – the mortgage proposal – there are probably elements that I disagree with that but if there’s somebody in my district eligible for that, I’ll fight to make sure they get them.” Coffman goes on to say, “I certainly supported infrastructure spending because it creates direct jobs in the private sector, clearly I support tax relief…it still puts money into the economy.” [KUSA-TV, 2/22/09]

-Congressman Coffman Voted Against The Recovery Package Twice [Roll Call Vote #46; Roll Call Vote #70]
-Congressman Coffman Attacked The Recovery Package, Stating: “I Think It’s Going To Have The Reverse Effect That It’s Intended To Have.” [CBS4, 2/2/09]

via thinkprogress.org

OK Colorado, were you planning on putting this bald faced liar back into office?

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