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Exotic Location in Kodaikanal »

Kodaikanal LakeKodaikanal Lake is an artificial lake that takes the shape of a star and is spread over 60 acres with greenery all around it. This lake was created in 1863 by Sir Vere Hendry Levinge, who was the collector of Madurai. By spending his own money he converted the marshy land with several streams into a lake by constructing a strong bund. He brought boats from Tuticorin and arranged boat rides in the lak...

“The Directory of the United Nations 2010″ added in Visionshopsters »

The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to...

Vishu, the Planting Season of Kerala »

We have said that Vishu 8 or the Sun’s entry into the eighth degree of sidereal Aries, is the time for the farmers to sow. Vishu or the solar ingress into Aries, is celebrated all over Kerala. This is the dawn of a good era, as it marks the end of the hot seasons of Kumbha ( Aquarius ) and Meena ( Pisces ). Temperature touching 43 degrees is disconcerting. Vishu is the heralder of the two monsoons, the South ...

Aruba Weather – When To Go, When To Stay Away »

Anyone planning a Caribbean vacation usually should avoid going there in the fall, but that’s not necessarily true of Aruba. The Caribbean’s annual hurricane season officially starts June 1 and ends November 30. Tropical storms and hurricanes increase in frequency until they reach a peak in September and October. Most Caribbean destinations see high amounts of rain those months, even if they don’t...

Public opinion turning against global warming almost as quickly as science »

Chapter 4 of my book, titled, “An Inconvenient Hoax,” systematically exposes and confronts all the most current science fiction being shoved down our throats by the Luddite absolutists and pseudo-intellectual scam artists of the left. It is devastating. Unsurprisingly, there is a flurry of new data pouring in even further confirming how utterly baseless this invented Green Scare really is, now even fro...

Aviation English – Necessary Language Skills For Aircraft Operators »

The language for all aviators and air traffic control officers (ATCOs) who wish to operate internationally is English. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has produced a creditable and expansive manual, which details future English-language communication requirements for aircraft operators. Those requirements come into effect on 5 March 2008. The ICAO document, which details the English-langua...

R4 Incorporated Adds Vincent Amos as Joint Data Exchange (JDE) Program Manager »

R4 Incorporated (R4), a defense service company providing integrated engineering, training, fielding, logistics, and counter-IED solutions to various Federal agencies, including DoD and Homeland Security, is proud to announce the addition of Vincent A. Amos to the R4 team as the Joint Data Exchange (JDE) Program Manager. Vincent (Vince) Amos is a former Army lieutenant colonel who has 20 years of active duty milita...

Weather Forecasting – a New Idea »

Do you think better weather forecasting requires a degree in meteorology? Maybe a degree in statistical analysis would be more helpful. Consider this following new way to forecast the weather with more accuracy and less knowledge. Friday, February 2, 2007 – Canon City, Colorado. I brought in my Canon City Daily Record from the porch when it arrived, at about 3 in the afternoon. I opened the newspaper to...

Hyderabad has broken twenty years record »

Hyderabad, 12th May: Hyderabad is in the grip of an intense heat wave, with temperature Wednesday shooting up to 45 degrees, a record in 20 years. According to the Hyderabad met office, the mercury soared to 45 degrees a day after crossing 44.5 degrees, which was the highest in 11 years. For the third consecutive day, the Andhra Pradesh capital experienced scorching heat, rendering the streets virtually deserted. ...

Contributions of Ancient Arabian and Egyptian Scientists on the Development of Physics & Technology »

Md. Wasim Aktar Deptt. of Agril. Chemicals, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India. The Muslim scientists studied deeply the fundamental questions of physics. For instance Ibn Sina made a profound study of such phenomena as force, motion, light, heat, vacuum, etc. A great progress was made in theoretical and applied mechanics. Useful work was done in the field of mecha...