CONTENTS:
1)- ANUBHAVAM PAZHAMAI.
2)- TOPIC OF THE POST.
3)- HISTORY OF US- CONTINUED.
4)- US MEDIA ON OUR CITY HOSTING/ DANCING WITH Mrs. OBAMA.
5)- OUR MEDIA ON US CITY.
6)- இது எப்படி இருக்கு?.
7)- US MEDIA ON HOTEL TAJ.
8)- TRAVEL HITECH.
9)- FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
10)- HELPING HANDS MORE SACRED THAN LIPS THAT PRAY.
11)- MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR.
12)- ENTERTAINMENT.
1)- ANUBHAVAM PAZHAMAI:
Sri Gopa of Yahoo Group/- Thatha Patti deals with Domestic Stones vanishing fast from our Homes!
With the invasion of Hitech Appliances in our Homes, our own Ancestral items instrumental in our health keeping fit, are nowhere in sight!
http://www.scribd.com/doc/45779322/ATTU-KKAL
2)- TOPIC OF THE POST:
Mackinaw City, Michigan
The name "Mackinaw City" is a bit of a misnomer as it is actually a village. The population greatly increases though during the tourist season with seasonal workers for the large number of hotels and other recreational facilities along the Straits of Mackinac. Mackinaw City is at the southern end of the Mackinac Bridge, which allows travel to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Mackinaw City, along with St. Ignace across the straits, is a base for ferries to Mackinac Island.Mackinaw City Michigan offers year round vacation fun such as snowmobiling, fishing, sight seeing, hiking, boating, and camping. It is your last stop in Lower Michigan if you heading over the Mackinac Bridge to the Upper Peninsula.
Links to click for more details-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinaw_City,_Michigan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinac_Island
mhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sault_Ste._Marie,_Michigan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sault_Ste._Marie,_Ontario
Now, go through the Slideshow with Captions posted below-
i)- Mackinac Bridge:
Mackinaw City is at the tip of the mitten formed by the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. This makes it the terminus for several important Northern Michigan highways, and the junction for all routes from the Lower Peninsula to the Upper Peninsula via the Mackinac Bridge.
Link- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinac_Bridge
ii)- Mackinaw City:
http://www.mackinawcity.com/- is the Link! It is the Place where we have to stay & go around all Tourist spots.
iii)-Saultste Marie.
History of the Soo Locks
The Federal Government took control of the property and the lock system in the 1870's. Their stewardship continues today, administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Soo Locks are the busiest locks in the world, and include the largest lock in the Western Hemisphere, completed in 1968.
Throughout the colorful history and on into the future, the roots of our heritage go back to the native residents of the area.The St. Marys River is the only water connection between Lake Superior and the other Great Lakes. There is a section of the river known as the St. Marys Rapids where the water falls about 21 feet from the level of Lake Superior to the level of the lower lakes. This natural barrier through navigation made necessary the construction of the locks project known as the St. Marys Falls Canal.
The world-famous Soo Locks form a passage for deep-draft ships around the rapids in the St. Marys River. Before white men came to the area, the Ojibway Indians who lived nearby portaged their canoes around the "Bawating" (rapids) to reach Lake Superior
http://www.saultstemarie.com/soo-locks-boat-tours-52/- is the Link!
iv)- Tahquamenon Falls:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahquamenon_Falls - is the Link!
v)- Mackinac Island:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinac_Island- is the Link!
vi)- Sleeping Bear Dunes:
http://www.sleepingbeardunes.com/- is the Link!
3)- HISTORY OF US: CONTINUED
Alphabetically, Colarado is the State, 6th in the list taken up in this Post.
It is located in the Mountain Zone of US.
Nickname: The Centennial State
Capital: Denver
Largest City: Denver
Admitted to Union August 1, 1876
State Bird- Larkbunting.
State Flower- Columbine.
State Animal- Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep.
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado
http://www.colorado.gov/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_River
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/national/usstatesterritoriesandpossessions/colorado/index.html
4)- US MEDIA ON OUR CITY HOSTING/ DANCING WITH Mrs. OBAMA:.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/world/asia/09michelle.html?_r=1&ref=india
5)- OUR MEDIA ON US CITY:
To save itself, Detroit plans to shrink
As Motown Crumbles, Large Swathes Of Urban Land May Be Turned Back Into Fields
Detroit: Detroit, the very symbol of American industrial might for most of the 20th century, is drawing up a radical renewal plan that calls for turning large swaths of this nowblighted, rusted-out city back into the fields and farmland that existed before the automobile.
Near downtown, fruit trees and vegetable farms would replace neighborhoods that are an eerie landscape of empty buildings and vacant lots. Suburban commuters heading into the city center might pass through what looks like the countryside to get there. Surviving neighborhoods in the auto industry’s birthplace would become pockets in expanses of green.
Mayor Dave Bing, who took office last year, is expected to unveil some details in his state-of-the-city address this month. “Things that were unthinkable are now becoming thinkable,” said James Hughes of Rutgers University, who is among the urban experts watching the experiment with interest. “There is now a realization that past glories are never going to be recaptured. Some people probably don’t accept that, but that is the reality.”
The meaning of what is afoot is now settling in across the city. “People are afraid,” said Deborah Younger, executive director of a group called Detroit Local Initiatives Support Corporation that is working to revitalize five areas of the city. “When you read that neighborhoods may no longer exist, that sends fear.”
Though the will to downsize has arrived, the way to do it is unclear and fraught with problems.
Politically explosive decisions must be made about which neighborhoods should be bulldozed and which improved. Hundreds of millions of federal dollars will be needed to buy land, raze buildings and relocate residents, since this financially desperate city does not have the means to do it on its own. It isn’t known how many people in the mostly black, blue-collar city might be uprooted, but it could be thousands. AP
6)- இது எப்படி இருக்கு?
http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/28/stories/2010112863772000.htm
7)- US MEDIA ON HOTEL TAJ:.
http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/10/31/travel/31journeys-mumbai.html?scp=1&sq=31%20oct%202010%20mumbai%20india&st=cse
8)- TRAVEL HITECH:.
- Rajaram Bojji
- Fellow of National Academy of Engineering Fellow of Institution of Engineers, M.Tech., Indian Railway Service of Engineers (1970-2005) Former MD/ Konkan Railway Corporation
9)- FOOD FOR THOUGHT:.
Most of us are aware that US and Canada has social interaction called Thanksgiving.
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
USA, November 24, 2010 (by Saumya Arya Haas): I am vegetarian. I am American, but there is no turkey on my table. At Thanksgiving, my house today is as confusing, chaotic and lively as my childhood. But it’s not “turkey day.” Traditionally, we make lasagna. I’m not sure how that started. But it’s perfect: an Italian dish, a Hindu cook, an American table.
I also make the whole, expected, shebang: mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, cranberry sauce, about four different kinds of pie and chai. My family would rebel if there was no chai.
My family experience of being Hindu is deeply rooted in inclusiveness, social equity and community service. Chai-party values, if you like. Giving is part of being thankful: We acknowledge our own bounty and share with those who have less. This year I am achingly aware of those who have less, those who struggle to put everyday food on the table. I can’t imagine the anxiety that Thanksgiving, with all its demands of abundance, must bring to those who have no abundance. I am shamed by my shallow vision of perfection.
Bounty is not only the material: it is the strength of our hearts, the power of our intellect, the wisdom of our traditions, the poetry of our being. Community is the communion of sharing these things. Sharing means giving as well as receiving. We are intertwined; our actions reverberate and echo and come around again. No one only gives or only receives.
Everyone brings something to the table.
On Thanksgiving, I have been surprised by unanticipated guests, interesting food, odd drinks, badly-behaved pets, talented teenagers, amazing stories and conversations both warm and contentious. More than anything, I have been surprised by the thrill of the unexpected amid the familiarity of ritual. My expectations are always challenged.
I have to surrender my image of perfection. The reality is far messier, but it is warm and real, unpredictable and delicious. It is the abundance at my table.
There’s pumpkin pie on the table and chai on the stove. This is America, after all. We create our own truth, if there even is a truth at all. We are all poor in something. We share with those who have less. Everyone brings something. We are imperfect, real, enriched.
10)- HELPING HANDS MORE SACRED THAN LIPS THAT PRAY:.
http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/24/stories/2010112453030600.htm
11)- MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!
Courtesy- Gansripar of Yahoo Group/ Thatha Patti.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRr-pWru0hc
12)- ENTERTAINMENT:
From my bosom friend MGK Nair
Treat to the eyes and pleasing to ears, raising your spirit to eternal bliss.
cnu.pne
Please click on the link below:---
http://www.andiesisle.com/ThisBlessingIsForYou.html
This Pearl Post is the First of its kind generated by me at our own soil on return from US by 4th Dec'10.
Back to you all soon with my 31st, ofcourse after 31st!
வணக்கம்!அனைவருக்கும் புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் !
Krishnan
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