Owner: Discover the World URL:http://www.bangaloreoutings.blogspot.com Join Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:00:31 -0600 Rating:0 Site Description: This blog is all about my travels and the impressions I gather about the places I visit. Interesting news, books, movies, technology stuff etc that I come across, which I would like the readers of my blog to know about. Site statistics:Click here
Smallest girl in the world 2008-04-23 16:52:36 I received a set of pictures and information about this tiny teenager from India who has been adjudged as the smallest girl in the world. Looking at the amazing medical condition (dwarfism) which has...
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Goose as a traffic cop? 2008-04-24 22:43:35 I read this interesting news item in today's Dallas Morning News and felt that I must share it with the readers of my blog. This is a everyday phenomenon in Rowlett city of Texas. A big goose helps...
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Uniforms and Gear for Military and Police 2008-04-28 03:07:15 As a child I was always fascinated by the impressive uniforms, pins, badges and medals worn by armed forces staff. In my experience I have noticed that people in uniform exude a kind of authority and...
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Discover India - A colourful outdoor fest 2008-04-27 23:49:06 Yesterday, the Trammel Crow Collection of Asian Art, a private museum with loads of ancient and modern artworks from India
and Asia had organised the Discover
India outdoor
fest in Downtown Dallas....
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Making money out of E-Waste 2008-04-29 12:26:26 It is common to read about the amount of electronic wastes that are plaguing this world. Old computers, motherboards, outdated cellphones, music systems, compact discs etc are all categorised under...
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Uno the One-wheeled motorcycle 2008-05-02 02:33:33 Bikers across the world are accused of reckless riding and being a hazard to road users, especially in first world countries where speeds are very high. In heavy traffic nations like India, China,...
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Why there are no stray dogs in Dallas? 2008-05-03 00:39:37 Since arriving in the US I had been wondering how cities maintained their streets free of stray animals. Whenever I see people walking their pets ranging from micro miniature sized designer dogs to...
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American Soldiers affected by post-combat depression 2008-05-06 23:55:13 A few months ago I had blogged about how an increasing number of US soldiers are committing suicide due to post-combat
stress and related depression
s and also about the high price, the world in...
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Dallas Asian Festival 2008 2008-05-05 01:39:44 Last weekend (May 3, 2008) the Greater DallasAsian
American Chamber of Commerice (GDACC) organised its annual Asian Festival
. The event aimed at showcasing Asian-American culture, food and business...
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A Hudson View - second edition 2008-05-09 22:59:54 Sometime ago I had blogged about the launch of Hudson
View a bold new publication dedicated to art and poetry. At the time of writing that blog I had only heard of the publication and seen it online....
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A video on motorcycle safety 2008-05-09 10:24:30 It is not a safe road trip for Bikers across the world, but the thrill of biking and the love of freedom keeps people hooked to these two wheeled wonders. In third world and developing countries...
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Beautiful Vintage Cars 2008-05-11 23:03:27 Yesterday was the monthly cruise of the Late Great Chevy, a vintage car club dedicated to owners of old and antique Chevrolet cars. According to the club members, this monthly car cruises are held at...
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, Vintage
A very eventful and exciting Saturday 2008-05-10 23:07:20 Slowly but steadily things are starting to get a little busy and interesting for me. As I shake out of my boredom and try to get involved in local activities as much as possible things are looking...
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, Saturday
Cleaning up natural habitats 2008-05-13 21:24:59 My friend is part of this unique group known as Clean and Green which is working towards cleaning up natural public places, mountainsides and wildlife sanctuaries along the river Cauvery.
Their...
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New Car pictures now... 2008-05-13 19:04:44 I posted a blog about vintage cars I saw at the Carrollton Vintage Cruise. The same day we bought our second car... a jet black Toyota 4Runner. Here are the pictures of our SUV. The purchase happened...
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Teenagers elected to run two US Cities 2008-05-15 10:51:15 What is common between Bedford (Tx)-based Chris Brown (19) and Muskogee (Ok)-based John Tyler Hammons (19)? They both are going to cast vote to elect the American president later this year. They both...
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Using a gun to scratch the back? 2008-05-14 22:51:38 Would you ever use a loaded revolver to scratch your back? Well I am sure most people would answer no to this question but our man in Fort Worth doesn't belong to the majority. I read this news...
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Remembering the Wild visit to San Franscisco 2008-05-14 22:42:01 I visit
ed San Franscisco during February 2008 and travelling alone by public transport, trains, buses, walking etc was an invigorating experience indeed. With $100 in my pocket and a full day to...
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Linguistic conflicts plague America 2008-05-16 00:00:39 I read this article recently in the Dallas Morning News about how Spanish has begun to dominate America
. The author Mark Davis rues the fact that an increasing number of Spanish speakers are...
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Travelling to another city? Fly and rent a car! 2008-05-17 16:18:36 All of us travel to far off locations for various reasons, on job, seeking new jobs, visiting family and friends, taking a vacation, attending a conference etc. Travelling
can be quite a hassle...
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Images of Western America 2008-05-17 16:05:59 I landed in the US in October 2007 at the west coast, Los Angeles to be precise. From Los Angeles to Texas, I have come a long way and it seems as if my exploration of this continent sized country...
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Exploring America's Wild West Country 2008-05-17 15:57:45 The best way to learn about the history and heritage of a place is to visit the best museum out there. Texas the second largest state in the US is famous for as Wild WestCountry
and is known for its...
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, Exploring
Dragon Boat, Kite and Lantern Festival, Irving 2008-05-19 00:02:15 Today I attended the colourful and well organised Dragon
Boat, Kite and LanternFestival
. This annual festival was initiated last year as part of the Asia Pacific Heritage Month celebrations. The...
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New Phenomenon: Intrusive Light Pollution! 2008-05-20 22:27:06 Ever heard of this term Intrusive Light Pollution
? Well I had never heard of this kind of pollution until today. I came across this term while reading a newsreport about a debate over installation of...
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Jokes about SMS/ Texting 2008-05-22 13:46:58 Our team was asked to give a presentation on text messaging as a thinking assignment in our college. Like everyone else I gathered loads of data from internet (especially Wikipedia). During my online...
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, SMS
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Views of Cedar Lake, Oklahoma 2008-05-26 22:06:34 It was long weekend and we decided to head out into the open and take in some part of neighboring states of Oklahoma
and Arkansas. During the two day drive, hike, camp and swimming outing we were...
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Uniforms, Gear and other paraphernalia for law enforcers 2008-05-28 11:47:07 During my numerous jaunts on the information highway stopping at numerous websites and homepages, I have come across some valuable information too. Such as the diverse kinds of businesses that thrive...
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Penalised for academic excellence! 2008-05-29 13:04:29 I read this news report on Dallas Morning News and was really shocked. Though US universities have established themselves as the ultimate destination for higher studies, the primary and secondary...
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Lesser known places in the US 2008-05-29 00:57:40 Honestly speaking when I was in India I thought I knew quite a big about the US, especially from a travellers perspective. But having come here and travelled 6 of the 50 states of this...
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"Insight" from the heart 2008-05-28 15:50:17 I received this anthology from its author Mr.PKN Panicker a while ago and finished reading it too. But today as I was flipping through the pages of this wonderfully Insight
ful volume I felt that I...
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