Monday, February 23, 2009
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Saturday, February 14, 2009
Valentine's Day Facts and Figures....
Here are facts and figures about Valentine's Day for your Valentine's Day reading pleasure: *The lovers' holiday traces its roots to raucous annual Roman festivals where men stripped naked, grabbed goat- or dog-skin whips, and spanked young maidens in hopes of increasing their fertility. *In the Middle Ages, there was a belief that the first unmarried person of the opposite sex you met on the morning of St. Valentine's Day would become your spouse. *The first Valentine gift was sent by Duke of Orleans to his wife, after he was captured in 1415 and was a prisoner in the Tower of London following the Battle of Agincourt. *Valentine's Day cards – mostly handwritten notes – gained popularity in the U.S. during the Revolutionary War. Mass production started in the early 1900s. *Hallmark began selling cards in 1913. Since then the market for Valentine's Day cards has increased beyond lovers to include parents, children, siblings, and friends. *About 190 million cards are exchanged annually, making Valentine's Day the second-most popular greeting-card giving occasion. *65 percent of households send greeting cards on Valentine's Day. *73 percent of Valentine Day flowers are bought by men, while women buy 23 percent of Valentine flowers. *About 45.8 percent of U.S. consumers will exchange Valentine's Day candy. About 75 percent of is from sales of chocolate *Americans will spend about $14.7 billion in retail sales on Valentine's Day in the United States.*The average U.S. consumer is expected to spend $103 on Valentine's Day gifts, meals, and entertainment, down from $123 per person in 2008.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Armless Girl Gets A Pilot License
Oxford and Cambridge have now decided to remove the words CAN'T and IMPOSSIBLE from their dictionary
Jessica Cox, 25, a girl born without arms, stands inside an aircraft. The girl from Tucson, Arizona got the Sport Pilot certificate lately and became the first pilot licensed to fly using only her feet.
Jessica Cox of Tucson was born without arms, but that has only stopped her from doing one thing: using the word "can't."
Doctors never learned why she was born without arms, but she figured out early on that she didn't want to use prosthetic devices.
Her latest flight into the seemingly impossible is becoming the first pilot licensed to fly using only her feet.
With one foot manning the controls and the other delicately guiding the steering column, Cox, 25, soared to achieve a Sport Pilot certificate. Her certificate qualifies her to fly a light-sport aircraft to altitudes of 10,000 feet.
Truly Great India.....
Govt. gave to him Indian Rs. 3 Crore + Awards ....Another Shooter dies, fighting with terrorists (Saving our country and our lives)Govt. pays his family Indian Rs. 5 LakhsTruly Great India............!!!!Please forward to all Indians, that it somehow reaches the president, PM, CM, IAS and all concern
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