Friday, February 7, 2014

Are You Making These 10 Dangerous Smartphone Mistakes?

Are You Making These 10 Dangerous Smartphone Mistakes? is a post by Josh Smith from Gotta Be Mobile.If you own an iPhone or Android smartphone odds are you are making at least one of these dangerous mistakes that can put your personal information or details at risk.
There are two types of dangerous smartphone behavior that stand out, carrying an iPhone into a hot tub with a beer in your hand is one type, while the other is leaving a smartphone and the data on it unprotected from loss or theft.
Despite advances in software and hardware many iPhone and Android owners don’t take the simplest steps to protect the data on their smartphone from theft.
Read on to find out if you are guilty of these 10 dangerous smartphone mistakes and how you can fix them.
Protect Your Bubble is one of the top smartphone insurance options we found last year and they’ve rounded up data on dangerous smartphone behavior. The list below and the infographic shows the Top 10 dangerous smartphone mistakes users make.
  1. No password
  2. Saving banking login information
  3. Taking, sending and saving nude photos
  4. Clicking on risky links
  5. Posting photos while on vacation
  6. Posting photos with location settings turned on.
  7. Giving out personal information to random callers
  8. Using it without a case
  9. Connecting to unsecure WiFi networks
  10. No smartphone insurance or warranty
It’s not surprising that a smartphone insurance company lists this as one of the options, but these are all valid items that users should be aware of and take steps to be safe. Check out the infographic to see more about the behaviors and read on to learn how to use your smartphone safer.
dangerous things infographic

Secure Your Smartphone

iPhone and Android smartphones make it easy to secure your information with a passcode, pattern, facial unlock or fingerprint. Yes, it adds an extra step to login, but it also is one big roadblock in someone taking your personal information.
A quick trip to settings will let you lock your iPhone, Android or Windows Phone with a passcode of some kind. It’s an important first step.

Saving Financial Logins

It’s annoying to type in a complex banking password on a smartphone, but if you aren’t using passcodes you’re leaving yourself open to trouble and identity theft if someone steals your phone.
A better option is to use a tool like LastPass to keep your passwords secure but easy for you to access on your iPhone or Android.

Taking Nude Photos

The easiest solution is to not take them in the first place as it is all too easy to send one to your mom by accident, let them slip into the hands of a thief or accidentally show up in a slideshow. If you must take them, secure your phone, exclude the folder from gallery and be very careful who you send them too.

Clicking on Risky Links

We often see risky links come from text message and email alerts claiming to offer important information about our bank account and we aren’t alone. Keep in mind that most banks won’t send you a text asking you to login or call them at a number provided. If you get an alert call your bank at a number you trust. If you need to verify something don’t click the link in an email. Instead go to the address and login like you would normally. It is too easy for a scammer to trick you with a long url that is hidden after the page loads.

Photos on Vacation and with Location Data

While on vacation it’s natural to want to share photos, but some experts suggest doing this invites burglars to target your house. The safest bet is to post the photos when you get back, but many users will have trouble waiting.
When you snap a photo on the iPhone or Android the camera can embed the location into the photo. This is handy for looking at photos grouped by location on the iPhone, Android or on a computer, but when you send a photo by email or message it can pass on your location to the recipient. This could unwittingly reveal your home or work location to someone.
Thankfully Twitter and Facebook appear to strip this location data out of photos share don the services.

Answering Fishy Calls

The safest strategy when it comes to answering an unknown caller is to simply avoid talking to the person. If you get an unknown call don’t answer it. If they leave a message and claim you are in financial or legal trouble, find the right number for your bank or city instead of calling them back. Scammers will often use a phone call to get users to reveal the information needed to get into accounts.

Using a Smartphone Without a Case

Using a smartphone without a case is most dangerous if you can’t afford to replace the phone or don’t have insurance or accidental damage protection. A case is an easy way to prevent cracked screens that can kill a smartphone and to help keep resale value high by preventing scratches.
If you need a start, here are a few case roundups to look at.
  • Best iPhone 5s Cases
  • Best Galaxy S4 Cases
  • Amazing iPhone 5 Cases
  • Best Nexus 5 Cases
Not everyone needs a case, but if you don’t have the cash to replace a damaged phone a case is a good investment.

Connecting to an Unsecured WiFi Network

When on the go many users connect to a WiFi network at a coffee shop or other public place which can open you up to unwittingly sharing personal information or login details. Granted a nefarious individual may not be sniffing around your coffee shop, but it is a good idea to make sure you connect to any websites on these accounts using a https web address, or simply use your mobile connection instead of risking it. PCWorld shares the risks and how to stay secure.

Using a Smartphone Without Insurance or a Warranty

The final dangerous smartphone behavior is debatable as not everyone needs insurance or a warranty on a smartphone, but for many users it is a good idea.
If you have kids, pets that like to chew things, party too hard or work in a hazardous setting you definitely need to consider insurance or a warranty. Other users who need to be concerned about loss or theft should also consider insurance, but the choice isn’t as easy compared to high-risk users.
Insurance protects against loss and theft, while warranties will cover defects and some will cover accidental damage like drops or water damage.
Check out Gotta Be Mobile’s top iPhone 5s insurance and warranty options to see how the options compare. Other than the AppleCare+ option most of these are available on any smartphone. Readers rank Protect Your Bubble as the top option with AppleCare+ and Squaretrade in second place.


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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Install Windows 7 on a Net book with a Pendrive

Install Windows 7 on a Net-book/Laptop/Desktop with a Pen-drive.

There are very much ways to install windows 7 on a system. Windows can be install by DVD,Network or Flash Drive.Nowadays flash drives are common  in use.There are also many ways to install windows by a flash derive also. 


Method One.


This is the easiest way to install windows by pen drive( USB Flash Drive).

1) Take a 4 GB Pen Drive (Minimum)
2) Format this drive with FAT 32 file system.
3) Copy the ISO image to pen drive with command line.
xcopy d:\ e:\ /d /e (where d: is the DVD drive which contains windows cd in it and e: is the pen drive location)
It will create a boot-able windows 7 pen-drive.



Method Two.



1) Download/Install Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from Microsoft site.This tool also work with Vista ISO.
2) Run the program.
3) Select the source file from computer and click next.
4) Select USB device. You are given the option to either burn to a DVD or create a USB device.Click USB Device.
5) Choose your USB device. Make sure that your flash drive is connected correctly. You will  need at least 4GB space on your flash drive to copy over the Windows installation.
6) The program will format the USB drive to boot correctly, then copy the ISO file onto the   drive. The copying process can take up to 15 minutes to complete, depending on the speed of your machine.

Method Three.


1) Plug-in your Flash Drive. First plug-in your USB stick to your USB port and copy all the content to a safe location in your hard drive

2) Run Command Prompt as an administrator. To open a command prompt, go to the Start menu and search for CMD. Right-click on it and select Run as Administrator to use it with     admin rights

3) Using the Diskpart utility find the drive number of your flash drive. To do so, type in the  following command in the command prompt: DISKPART


4) Running DISKPART will display the version of DISKPART you are running and the name of  your PC.

5) Type “list disk” to see a display of all your connected disk drives. Make a note of the number assigned to your Flash drive.
6) Format the drive. Execute the following list of commands one-by-one. Make sure you replace Disk 1 with the proper Disk number from DISKPART.


select disk 1

clean
create partition primary
select partition 1
active
format fs=NTFS QUICK
assign
exit





7) Make the flash drive bootable. Use the bootsect utility that is shipped with Windows7 / Vista . To do so:






8) Insert the Windows 7/Vista DVD and note down the drive letter of the DVD drive. For this guide, the DVD drive is D: and the USB drive is G:.
9) Navigate to the directory where bootsect is found.
D:
cd d:\boot
10) Use the bootsect to make the USB Drive bootable. This updated the drive with BOOTMGR compatible code and prepares it to boot Windows 7/Vista.
BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 G:
11) Close the Command Prompt windows.
12) Copy all files from the Windows 7/Vista DVD to the formatted USB stick. The safest and  the fastest way would be to use the Windows Explorer. Open the disk, select everything, and drag it into your flash drive. This could take a few minutes to copy.    





Saturday, July 27, 2013

Nature at his best (Himachal Pradesh)

Himachal Pardesh 

The state in valley of Himalayas.It is also called Dev Bhoomi due to large number of Temples and Buddha monasteries in the state. Almost every religion's people lives here i.e. Hindu,Buddhist,Sikh,Muslim and Christians.
Himachal is full of natural beauties. Shimla,Manali,Dharmshala, chamba and lots more places which are very famous for tourism in whole world now.
Here is a list of some places.
     

Shimla

Shimla is capital of Himachal Pradesh.In shimla there are lots of place to visit.Some of these are Ridge, The mall,Indian Institute of Advanced Study,Jakhu,Summer Hill,Tara Devi Temple,Kali Bari Temple,Narkanda ,Kufri,The Glen,Anadale,Sankat Mochan etc.
Visitors can reach Shimla by Plane,by train or by road. Shimla is 110 kms from Chandigarh and 343 kms from Delhi which take around 2 hours from Chandigarh and 5 Hours from Delhi to reach Shimla.
Shimla is equally famous in Summer and winter.In summer for cold temperature and in winter for snow.








Chamba

Chamba is eqaully famous for tourism as shimla.Most of the region of Chamba is Snowy region.
There are lots of places of interest in Chamba.Dalhausie,khajjiar,Mani Mahesh,Bharmaur,Kalatop,Kyance,Chatradi,Chogan are most famous places in Chamba.Tourists can reach chamba either from Kangra or Pathankot.







Manali

Manali is most visited place in Himachal Pradesh.Manali is covered by snow peaks whole year.There are very beautiful nature landscape in Manali .There are deodar and pine trees in Manali which make it very beautiful.
There are so much places to visit in Manali. Arjun Gufa,Club house,Hidimba Devi temple,Jagatsukh,Kothi,Manu temple,Mountaineering Institute,Nehru kund,Rahala water falls,Rohtang pass,Solang valley,Tibetan monasteries,Vashisht hot water springs and temples.








Mandi

Mandi is known as Choti Kashi or Varanasi of Hills because of large number of temples in the town.Nowdays there are around 100 big and small temple present in only town.The main temples of town are BhootNath,Mahamritunjaya Temple,Panchvaktra,Shyamakali,Tarna Devi Temple,Bheuli Temple and Ram Mandir.
There are lots of places around Mandi which are famous for tourism. Rewalsar,Naina Devi ,Pandoh , Sundernagar,Prashar Lake,Kamlah Fort,Pangna Fort,Kamrunag,Karsog Valley,Janjehli and Jogindernagar are place of visit in Mandi. Rewalsar Lake and Parashar Lake are famous for floating icelands.










Kangra

The Kangra valley is one of the most picturesque valleys of lower Himalayas. The valley, sheltered by the sublime Dhauladhar range, is green and luxuriant. It provides a tremendous contrast in nature of places to be visited. Dharamshala is full of Buddhist air whereas ancient Hindu Temples like Bajreshwari Devi, Chamunda Devi, Baijnath Shiv temple and Jwala Devi ji dot the country side. There are lots of places of interest for tourists.
Baijnath Shiv Temple,Bajreshwari Devi temple,Chamunda Devi Temple,Chintpurni temple,Dehra Gopipur,Dharamshala, Jwalamukhi temple,Kangra fort,Masroor rock cut temple,Mahrana Pratap Sagar,Nadaun,Nurpur,Paragpur,Taragarh palace,Gopalpur nature park,Trilopkpur.










Kinnaur


Located in the dizzying heights of the Himalayas, with passes that remain closed for six months linking them with the rest of the world, Kinnaur, Spiti & Lahaul were till now a forbidden land. Only a chosen few were granted permission to visit this secret world, officials, Moravian missionaries who settled here in 1853 and a few mountaineers.
Now this area has been opened for the daring and adventurous to discover what had been hidden from the world for centuries.
From the riotous green of the Sangla Valley filled with orchards of apricots, peaches, chilgozas and apples to the magnificent desolation of the Hangrang Valley, Mother Nature's portrait is an ever changing one in Kinnaur. This land lying on the ancient trade route between India and Tibet, ringed by the majestic mountain of the Himalayan and Dhauladhar range is the land of plenty. The gushing rivers of Kinnaur abound in Trout-the angler's prize catch, their waters have over the centuries chiseled beautiful gorges across this picturesque land and nurtured one of the most unique societies on there banks. In the lush land live the descendants of the Kinners-the demi gods of the Hindu pantheon, whose deeds have been immortalized in epics and the poems of ancient Sanskrit poets.
Places to visit in Kinnaur are Kinnar  Kailash ,Chango ,Chitkul ,Kalpa ,Ribba ,Sangla ,Khab ,Leo ,Spello ,Morang ,Nako,Nichar ,Puh,Karchham,Wangtu,Sangla.










Lahul and Spiti

Lahaul and Spiti are two remote Himalayan Valleys of H.P. lying on the Indo-Tibet border. Strange, exciting, primitive, these valleys are unsurpassed in mountain scape, in the rugged beauty of their rocky escapements and the splendor of their snow covered peaks.
Lahaul is marked by a central mass of uniformly high mountains and massive glaciers. The two rivers, Chandra and Bhaga which rise on either side of the Baralacha La, flow through the narrow Chandra and Bhaga valleys. Lahaul is a land of fascinating Buddhist art and culture. The monasteries of Lahaul-Spiti are rich repositories of ancient murals, thankas, wood carving and golden images of Padmasambhava. The valley lies at a height of 2745 metres above sea level. Summer in this valley is cool and pleasant with green grass and alpine flowers. There are little monsoon in both these valleys and this enables climbers & trekkers to enjoy a long and unbroken season in perpetual sunshine to explore the wilderness and grandeur of the inner Himalaya. This unique feature makes Lahul-Spiti as an ideal destination for tourists and trekkers in the month of July, August and September. Keylong is 115 kms. from Manali and is the District Headquarters of Lahul-Spiti District. 
Places to visit in Lahul and Spiti are Udaipur,Triloknath temple ,Shansha ,Sarchoo ,Baralacha La,Darcha, Gemur,Jispa,Koksar,Sissu,Tayul Gompa,Shahshur monastery, Kardang Monaestry ,Keylong,Guru , Ghantal Monastery ,Tandi ,Gondla ,Chander tal ,Kibber,Kaza,Losar,Kunzum pass,Dhankar monastery,Kungri Gompa ,Thang Yug  Gompa.








There are lots of another places to visit in Himachal which are attracting tourists towards them.Some of those are Rajgarh Valley,Paunta-Sahib,Renuka and Nahan in Sirmaur,Chail in Solan, Sujanpur Tihra and Deotsidh in Hamirpur,Bir Billing in Kangra,Bhakhra Dam and Naina Devi Temple in Bilaspur.













Keep Visiting Himachal.




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Friday, July 5, 2013

Some Funny Pics

Some Funny Pics


In our daily life we often see some signboards or pictures that make us laugh.I am sharing some such pictures with you.



Nice name for a Restaurant :-)



Sale -Huge Discount on Atta


:-)



Funny Warning  

 




Go Slow and enjoy :-)
  

LOLZ






Grass Ground :-)





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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Greatest Festivals in the World

Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, China


The annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival  has been held since 1963. It had been interrupted for a number of years during the Cultural Revolution but had been resumed by 1985. Harbin is located in Northeast China under the direct influence of the cold winter wind from Siberia. The average temperature in summer is 21.2 degrees Celsius, -16.8 degrees Celsius in winter. Annual low temperatures below -35C are not uncommon.Officially, the festival starts January 5th and lasts one month. However the exhibits often open earlier and stay longer, weather permitting. Ice sculpture decoration technology ranges from the modern (usinglasers) to traditional (with ice lanterns). While there are ice sculptures throughout the city, there are two main exhibition areas: Enormous snow sculptures at Sun Island (a recreational area on the opposite side of the Songhua River from the city) and the separate "Ice and Snow World" that operates each night. Ice and Snow World features illuminated full size buildings made from blocks of 2–3 feet thick crystal clear ice directly taken from the Songhua River. There are ice lantern park touring activities held in many parks in the city. Winter activities in the festival include Yabuli alpine skiing, winter-swimming in the Songhua River, and the ice-lantern exhibition in Zhaolin Garden. The Harbin festival is the largest ice and snow festival in the world. Other large ice and snow festivals include Japan's Sapporo Snow Festival, Canada's Quebec City Winter Carnival, and Norway's Ski Festival. The 2007 festival featured the Canadian theme, in memoriam of Canadian doctor Norman Bethune. It was also a Guinness Record of the largest snow sculpture: 250 metres long, 28 feet (8.5 m) high, using over 13,000 cubic metres of snow. The composition consisted of two parts: "Niagara Falls" and "Crossing the Bering Strait" (the latter depicting the migration of the First Nations).

 Holi Festival, India 



Holi is a spring festival celebrated as a festival of colors  It is a Hindu religious festival which has also become popular with people of other communities.It is primarily observed in India and Nepal. It is also observed by the minority Hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan as well in countries with large Indic diasporapopulations following Hinduism, such as Suriname, Malaysia, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, the United States, Mauritius, andFiji.Holi is also known as Phagwah, Festival of Colours, or Doajātra  in Odisha, and as Dol Jatra  or Basantotsav  in West Bengal and Assam. Holi is of particular significance in the Braj region, which includes locations traditionally connected to the Lord Krishna: Mathura, Vrindavan, Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh, and Barsana, which become tourist destinations during the season of Holi. As per the Hindu calendar, Holi is celebrated on the Phalguna Purnima (Full Moon), which comes in February or March in the Gregorian Calendar.

The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil



The Carnival of Brazil  is an annual festival held during the Friday to the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, the forty-day period before Easter. On certain days of Lent, Roman Catholics and some other Christians traditionally abstained from the consumption of meat and poultry, hence the term "carnival," from carnelevare, "to remove (literally, "raise") meat." Carnival has roots in the pagan festival of Saturnalia, which, adapted to Catholicism became a farewell to well things in a season of religious discipline to practice repentance and prepare for Christ's death and resurrection.
Rhythmatic, participation, and costumes vary from one region of Brazil to another. In the southeastern cities of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Vitória, huge organized parades are led by samba schools. Those official parades are meant to be watched by the public, while minor parades ("blocos") allowing public participation can be found in other cities. The northeastern cities of Salvador, Porto Seguro and Recifehave organized groups parading through streets, and public interacts directly with them. This carnival is also influenced by African-Brazilian culture. It's a six-day party where crowds follow the trios elétricosthrough the city streets, dancing and singing. Also in northeast, Olinda carnival features unique characteristics, heavily influenced by local folklore and cultural manifestations, such as Frevo and Maracatu.
The typical genres of music of Brazilian carnival are, in Rio de Janeiro (and Southeast Region in general): the samba-enredo, the samba de bloco, the samba de embalo and the marchinha; in Pernambuco andBahia (and Northeast Region in general) the main genres are: the frevo, the maracatu,the samba-reggae and Axémusic.Carnival is the most famous holiday in Brazil and has become an event of huge proportions. Except the industries, malls and the carnival related workers, the country stops completely for almost a week and festivities are intense, day and night, mainly in coastal cities.Rio de Janeiro's carnival alone drew 4.9 million people in 2011, with 400,000 being foreigners.

Songkran Water Festival, Thailand


The Songkran festival listen; from the Sanskrit word sakrānti, or literally "astrological passage" is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 15 April. It coincides with the New Year of many calendars of South and Southeast Asia.The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation, but it is now fixed. If these days fall on a weekend, the missed days off are taken on the weekdays immediately following. Songkran falls in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season. Until 1888 the Thai New Year was the beginning of the year in Thailand; thereafter 1 April was used until 1940. 1 January is now the beginning of the year. The traditional Thai New Year has been a national holiday since then.

Sandfest, Port Aransas, Texas


The Texas Sand Sculpture Festival is one of the largest beach festivals in Texas on the beautiful, sun-soaked Port Aransas beach. Master Sculptors from around the world, as well as a many children and amateurs, will put their creative skills to work to create the most artistic, imaginative sand sculptures at Texas SandFest. The 3-day event starts Friday, April 26, 2013 and runs through Sunday, April 28. Along with the sand sculptures, there will also be vendors live music and entertainers, sand sculpting lessons and more. View the full schedule of activities.

La Tomatina, Buñol, Spain


 La Tomatina is a festival that is held in the Valencian town of Buñol, a town located 30 km from the Mediterranean, in which participants throw tomatoes and get involved in this tomato fight purely for fun. It is held on the last Wednesday of August, during the week of festivities of Buñol.

 Diwali Festival of Lights



Deepavali or Diwali , popularly known as the "festival of lights," is a five-day Hindu festival which starts on Dhanteras, celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna paksha (dark fortnight) of the Hindu calendar month Ashwin and ends on Bhaubeej, celebrated on second lunar day of Shukla paksha (bright fortnight) of the Hindu calendar month Kartik. Dhanteras usually falls eighteen days after Dussehra. In the Gregorian calendar, Diwali falls between mid-October and mid-November.
Diwali is an official holiday in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname, Malaysia, Singapore and Fiji.
For Hindus, Diwali is one of the most important festivals of the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes. For Jains, Diwali marks the attainment of moksha ornirvana by Mahavira in 527 BCE. Arya Samajists, celebrate this day as Death Anniversary of Swami Dayanand Saraswati. They also celebrate this day as Shardiya Nav-Shasyeshti.
The name "Diwali" or "Divali" is a contraction of "Deepavali" (Sanskrit: 
दीपावली Dīpāvalī), which translates into "row of lamps". Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil.[9] These lamps are kept on during the night and one's house is cleaned, both done in order to make the goddess Lakshmi feel welcome.Firecrackers are burst because it is believed that it drives away evil spirits.During Diwali, all the celebrants wear new clothes and share sweets and snacks with family members and friends.
The festival starts with Dhanteras on which most Indian business communities begin their financial year. The second day of the festival is called the Naraka Chaturdasi. Amavasya, the third day of Diwali, marks the worship of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. The fourth day of Diwali is known as Kartika Shudda Padyami. The fifth day is referred to as Yama Dvitiya (also called Bhai Dooj), and on this day sisters invite their brothers to their homes.

Halloween Festival of the Dead, Salem, Massachusetts, USA


Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of "All Hallows' Evening"), also known as All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on October 31, the eve of the WesternChristian feast of All Hallows (or All Saints) and the day initiating the triduum of Hallowmas.According to many scholars, All Hallows' Eve is a Christianised feast originally influenced by western European harvest festivals, and festivals of the dead with possible pagan roots, particularly the CelticSamhain.[6][8][9] Other scholars maintain that it originated independently of Samhain and has solely Christian roots.Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (also known as "guising"), attending costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

Keene Pumpkin Festival, New Hampshire, USA


The Keene Pumpkin Festival (a.k.a. Pumpkin Fest or P-Fest amongst teens) is a yearly celebration held in Keene, New Hampshire, United States around Halloween. Each year, Keene residents and citizens from around the area attempt to amass the largest number of lit jack-o'-lanterns in one place, trying to meet or beat the world record (which they have held for many years).The Keene Pumpkin Festival previously held the record (as recognized by the Guinness World Records) of 28,952 set at this celebration on October 25, 2003, but this was broken when Boston, Massachusetts collected 30,128 on October 21, 2006. At first it was believed that Boston did not have an official count, merely a sign-in for each pumpkin. But it was later determined that each pumpkin was indeed registered and counted, causing Guinness to confirm the record in a certificate issued to Camp Sunshine, the event beneficiary and organizer of the festival. Camp Sunshine is a national non-profit retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.The organizers attempt yearly to beat this record by encouraging businesses, organizations, schools and individuals to create and donate jack-o'-lanterns which are displayed on many enormous banks of shelves and all available surfaces around the center of town.The festivities also include fireworks, music, and food, and draw in people from all over New Hampshire and adjoining states.Almost immediately after the festival is over, the pumpkins are hauled away by volunteer work crews and given to pig farmers, to use as food.The event is held on a Saturday in mid-to-late-October. Keene Pumpkin Festival 2009 was held on Saturday October 17, and an estimated 70,000 people attended the event. The official total, announced on October 21, was 29,762 pumpkins, a new Keene record, but not enough to beat the world record.The largest ever crowd to attend the event was in 2006, which drew an estimated 80,000 people from around the world to downtown Keene.By comparison, the population of Keene is nearly 23,000.In 2010, the Keene Pumpkin Festival organizers, Center Stage Cheshire County, stepped down from running the event, leaving it in limbo for 2011.The festival was able to secure new organizers, however, and the Pumpkin Festival continued in 2011, taking place on October 22.

Pushkar Camel Festival, India



The Pushkar Fair, or Pushkar ka Mela, is the annual five-day camel and livestock fair, held in the town of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is one of the world's largest camel fairs, and apart from buying and selling of livestock it has become an important tourist attraction and its highlights have become competitions such as the "matka phod", "longest moustache", and "bridal competition" are the main draws for this fair which attracts thousands of tourists.[1] In recent years the fair has also included an exhibition cricket match between the local Pushkar club and a team of random foreign tourists. TheImperial Gazetteer of India, mentions an attendance of 100,000 pilgrims in early 1900s.      

Sham ennisim

                      

Sham ennisim  is an Egyptian national holiday marking the beginning of spring. It always falls on the day after the Eastern Christian Easter (following the custom of the largest Christian denomination in the country, the Coptic Orthodox Church). Despite the Christian-related date, the holiday is celebrated by Egyptians regardless of religion.The name of the holiday is derived from the Egyptian name of the Harvest Season, known as Shemu, which means a day of creation. According to annals written by Plutarch during the 1st century AD, theAncient Egyptians used to offer salted fish, lettuce, and onions to their deities on this day.After the Christianization of Egypt, the festival became associated with the other Christian spring festival, Easter. Over time, Shemu morphed into its current form and its current date, and by the time of theIslamic conquest of Egypt, the holiday was settled on Easter Monday. The Islamic calendar being lunar and thus unfixed relative to the solar year, the date of Sham el-Nessim remained on the Christian-linked date even after most Egyptians had become Muslims. As Egypt became Arabized, the term Shemu found a rough phono-semantic match in Sham el-Nessim, or "Smelling/Taking In of the Zephyrs," which fairly accurately represents the way in which Egyptians celebrate the holiday.



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