The real issues troubling Americas are only a few, the economy, jobs, and gasoline prices.  Obama uses an old socialist trick to keep those on the back burner.  The trick is throwing out a non issue to throw off the scent of the American people.  When we want to know why gas is so high, Obama throws out a social issue like gay marriage, or abortion.  He may even make an appearance on a television show so that would be the makeshift hot topic at the moment.  The fact is, the media is on his side therefore they fail to report on the real issues of Toddy and focus on the nonsense. His pocket puppet pets we know as his media, will hide all the bad issues at hand.

While Obama makes it abundantly clear, that thee war on terror is over, we are losing men and women who serve to defend us at every turn.  It is as if he is making it more difficult for the troops for some reason only Obama is aware of. The Taliban, is being rounded up in Pakistan, and delivered to Afghanistan, Al Qaeda is on the rise, and our troops are at risk.  Obama leaves Israel in the lurch to fend for themselves, and the whole region is gaining momentum.To have terrorist trials on American courtrooms make it seem as if these terrorists are citizens which they are truly not.  They are mocking our court system and we are looking foolish to the world.  That seems to be the agenda of this administration.  His goals seem to wish America become equal to every other country which we are not.  We are better then the usual run of the mill countries out there. I just want to know why Obama treats our enemies with kindness, while Americans are in turmoil?  I want to know why he has set in place more regulations then the past three Presidents combined?  I want to know why Obama, was sent to America.

The hard core issues are never addressed by the President, only his made up scams like fake wars on women, make believe girlfriends, television appearances, vacations and golf.  His media will remind us constantly how he is a super star while any candidate who runs against him will be portrayed as a scam, a phony, and a freak.  Lately, Obama has not been seen in the media.  He is regrouping for his attacks.  The truth is, Obama knows his days are numbered and needs a plan for survival. His weekly smoke and mirrors are not working, his routines are getting tiresome, and his plans are week at best.The people who stand behind him are hard core and will not leave his side no mater what.  If we want to win this thing in November, we need to keep the focus on the issues, on the prise.  People are not stupid.  They know when they are being scammed.  Those who want Obama to win, are socialists, and the foolish who think that a free America means free stuff.  If you really want to see the true Obama, look into his eyes, for they never lie.  His eyes are angry, and evil, and show us his true agenda is one can look hard enough.

America is being threatened by not only the Muslim terrorists, those who hate us for having it all, but by each other.  Obama had divided this country int several parts, women against men, the rich against the poor, the black against white, and the left against the right.  He gets offensive when he is called a liar, but one has to listen to understand that he is what he is, a socialist who will say and do anything to gain power, and set his true agenda in place.  Our lady with the torch lights the way for Americans who know what freedoms means. I praise those who saw through his foolishness from the start.  Those who hung their American flag upside down which means distress, and those who took a step back to listen and observe the most dangerous President of all time.  Presidents like Obama come and go, but truth and justice always wins.  remember to vote this year for it is the election of a lifetime.  If Obama wins, we all lose.

    Meditation on Facebook

The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, 25 years old, is one of those billionaires who enjoy relaxing in Eastern spirituality places. In January, he spent one week in Pune, in India, where he visited the splendid resort “Osho International Meditation” to practice yoga and meditation . Zuckerberg, a student of combining business and leisure, is in India to attend the wedding of a friend, and posted on his Facebook page a picture meant to capture the experience.

Literacy in Croatia

When it comes to tourism, the passion of Bill Gates are cultural holidays . At age 55, founder of Microsoft and the richest man in the world and spent the last holiday to Skradin, a small town in Croatia , with 3,800 inhabitants.Gates clan arrived here aboard a mega-yacht, personal property, “disembarking” leisurely visit to the historic center, where there is a thirteenth-century fortress, and National Park Krka.

Philosophy after Spielberg

And Steven Spielberg seems to prefer to run away from Hollywood regularly and take refuge in places full of history.Last year, his wife, actress Kate Caps-haw, visited the Celtic regions of Ireland. Accompanied by a group of Irish writers and philosophers, and starring as a guide poet David Withe, Spielberg wives have walked through the Burr en region, and They stayed in the small village of Ballyvaughan and have spent hours discussing philosophy with those of the environment and visiting nearby prehistoric dolmens.

Nowhere like home

Texan billionaire Kelcy Warren prefer to spend holidays away from trendy places. Therefore, in April this year he purchased (the “modest” figure of 46 million dollars) Boot Jack Ranch, a huge ranch in Colorado . Property of all you need to relax: villa, surrounded by six lakes, and still has a swimming pool of Olympic dimensions, and the library, fitness room and a cellar with over 1,500 bottles of wine collection.

But others prefer adventure, and as little time off, fly to Africa to enjoy natural landscapes . Financier Paul Tudor Jones is the case II, owner of a farm in Zimbabwe , where he relaxes fishing and hunting. One technology magnates, Tom Sibel, last year opted for a long safari in national park Serengeti, one of the most important protected areas in eastern Africa.

One that, although love uncontaminated nature, can not however give the exotic beaches, the Russian billionaireRoman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea football team. Abramovich spends much of vacations in Costa Rica,where wildlife can both enjoy, and take advantage of the spectacular beaches of the South American country.

Flying Submarine

Also in South Africa owns Virgin boss, Richard Branson, a private natural reserve , this Branson relax when not inthe Caribbean , where he bought Necker Island, an atoll in the Virgin Islands. According to Forbes magazine, Branson is fond of sports like snorkeling and scuba-diving, so he has personal property on the island a kind of submarine aircraft - “Necker Nymph” - with which to explore the depths of the archipelago. And because Britain is not at all selfish, flying submarine can be rented by amateurs, the amount of $ 25,000 per week.

Often, however, super-rich holidays do not last more than a weekend, in these cases, many VIPs from New York take refuge in the Hamptons, located at the eastern end of Long Island. It is also where characters the caliber of Steven Spielberg, George Soros and Ron Baron own impressive holiday homes.

Last destination loved by tycoons from around the world and raised by Forbes is the Bermuda Islands: the islands have properties (among others) New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire Texan Ross Perot and Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi Sillvio.

I also want to comment on the television shows Obama was on.  Jay Leno, The View, and a few news shows, not to mention the first ladies vacations all total tax payers two million, nine hundred thousand dollars.  So, has Obama actually done work between vacations, television programs, and whistle stops?  Yes, he has worked his hiney off for those one hundred and some odd days.  He has managed to push over one hundred and forty five new regulations.  He has forced green energy and stopped oil production, and single handedly saved the wagyu steak production from going under.  Obama has taken away Happy meal toys, and religious rights.  Yes, all in all Obama has worked his buttocks off in those hundred and thirty days.  To be blunt, I must defend Obama by saying George W. Bush has taken one hundred and sixty six days on vacation.  But realize this, George did that in eight years, and obama one hundred and two in three years.  Just sayin. So where is Obama at this moment?  He just came back from Vacationing in Hawaii, and is now off to Aspen for some skiing.WTG Prez, or should I say, the spending Prez?.

Bern Christmas Market

Experience Bernese Christmas Market which is a  long time tradition for this city.

Montreux Christmas Market

Montreux Noel traditional Christmas activities are set to give entertainment and fun shopping experience to visitors along with the visit Lake Geneva.

Zurich Christmas Market

During advent season, Zurich is full of cheery light and the sounds of the Christmas concerts are heard while the nearby River Limmat listens.  The atmosphere is filled with cinnamon and wine scents while  the Christmas market are being held.  Visitors can truly enjoy their travel and shopping with the festive celebration  

Strabourg Christmas Market

Strabourg is the capital city of Alsace region where the famous sandstone cathedral is located.  The biggest Christmas market hosted in Strabourg  is the “Christkindelsmarik” (the Alsatian word to define Christmas market), the oldest Christmas market way back in 1570 visited by many people in the heart of Petite France during the holiday season. 

At the Place Brogie city centre.  Christmas decorations, Father Christmas items, ceramic gift items, small figurines of nativity scene, other crafted toys, wide variety of Christmas food including St. Nicholas pastries and butter cookies.  Other attractions within the market area are street performers and Christmas carols in the air. 

Plan your travel in advance and pack your luggage for an exciting Christmas  shopping travel adventure.

More Christmas Markets:

European Christmas Markets: Traditional Swiss Christmas Shopping

Dutch Christmas Market Shopping

Mayans Stories

There once was a man very, very lazy. One day was flying a vulture. The man saw him quickly. The man told to the vulture: “Hey Vulture, come here! I do not want to work! Come here quick! I’ll tell you something! ” But the vulture did not want and not obey the man; then the vulture left, for many years, and the man was sad.

One day, again, the man went to work. The man had a wife, then she said, “if you’re not going (to work) will have to sell our corn fields.”

The lazy man, he went to work. But when he arrives to work in his field fails to work, only goes to sleep. When he awoke and saw the vulture he shouted, “Vulture, vulture, come here, I do not want to work!”

And the vulture came down. The man told the vulture: “Let’s change our bodies.” The Vulture accept what the man said and there he changed his body with the vulture.

“I tell you one thing, you will throw yourself three times. When you do this three times I will give my
wings, ” vulture said, and so did the man, he threw three times, and the vulture gave him his wings. Then the vulture said, “You saw how you’re going to get your food.”

“Okay” said the man, and flew away, and the vulture stood on the floor. Meanwhile, the man’s wife was waiting for her husband. The vulture came home. The woman said, “What’s wrong, why do not you come in

time? “.

The woman noticed the smell and said, “Get out of my house, you stink! ” The woman then grabbed hot water and threw it to the vulture, the vulture died there.

JUAN, comunidad XUXCH’E

Extract from Book “Once Upon A NIGHT … stories, legends, history from the mountains of Chiapas”

Basel is a city rich in history and during the holiday season, the place especially century old buildings are illuminated with glittering colorful lights and tall pine trees  to bring a welcoming and festive atmosphere.  There is also a big chance to experience a Swiss winter white Christmas.  For children, Basel’s  Christmas city experience is like a fantasy magical world.

There are more than a hundred different stalls and wooden huts selling traditional Swiss creations.  Traders from all over the region exhibits their quality arts and crafts for the visitors across the globe. Gifts of wide range of stylish hats, toys, jewellery, and food stuffs such as chocolates, cheese, cinnamon, spices, wines, breads, and other traditional goodies are on sale. Enjoy shopping on top shops along the streets with variety of items to choose from.  During the advent period, the sound of Christmas concerts and chimes are being heard to the delight of the visitors. 

Other Swiss Christmas Markets can be found in   Zurich and Bern, but the most  beautiful and exciting is the one in Basel.

Some students like the idea of students having several short vacations throughout the year. Having several shorter vacations would also make students feel happy. When there is only one long vacation in a year, visiting great places will be a difficult task as such places will be crowded. If there are several short breaks, then we can think of visiting such places whenever the place is not crowded. 

 During long vacations students forget almost everything that they have studied in the sessions before the vacations. In that case there is a plus point. If there is many short breaks, the chances of forgetting what we have studied in past sessions or classes is less.

When the holiday is long, students will feel bored as there won’t be left much interesting thing that they can in the second half of the vacation. That is when students gets spoiled going for drugs, drinking alcohols and all. It is also a difficult task for students to be in the college for long duration studying.

When there is only one long vacation, visiting a place of interest would be a difficult task due to overcrowding. If there are several short vacations, students can choose to go there whenever the place is not over crowded. Let us consider that a student wanted to visit a great historic place which is not very far from the place where student stays. Now at such time when that student is having vacation, I am pretty sure that almost all other university and school children will be having vacation if there is only one long vacation. So the place which is of everybody’s interest will be crowded. I don’t know about others but I don’t like overcrowding. Especially, we are going with our parent, there will be young people, who never care of what they speak. 

So instead if there are several shot vacations, there will be time when such place will not be overcrowded. At least there will be a vacation which does not coincide with vacation of any other colleges and universities.

Remaining for long duration in the college also gives lots of stresses, worries and tensions to the students. It would be really difficult to pass time without meeting friends and parents for such long time.

On the contrary, there are also disadvantages. Did you think about it? In case of boarding school, what about students who come from faraway places, it will be expensive for them to go home now and then. There are also risks involved in travelling. It would be inconvenient for the administration. 

Take a vacation to Valley Forge and you will have a great experience.  General George Washington trained his Continental Army here in the winter of 1777-1778.  Valley Forge is now a National Historical Park that consists of 3,600 acres.  It is located in Montgomery County Pennsylvania.  Montgomery County is full of history and a great vacation place.

Valley Forge is a very important part of Americas War for Independence.  There was a great deal of suffering, sacrifice and eventual triumph.  There were no battles fought here.  There were no charges made and no artillery fired.  Still 2,000 soldiers died at Valley Forge.  Some accounts say 6,000 died.  The enemy was the British but the weather, disease and lack of supplies.

The Artillery Park you will find rows of cannons and soldiers log huts that will remind you of that past and what happened at Valley Forge.

Valley Forge is a rolling hillside that is now full of flowering dogwoods that bloom in the spring.  At the National Memorial Arch you will find the Statues of General “Mad Anthony” Wayne and Baron Friedrich Von Steuben.  There is also the Monument to Patriots of African Descent.

General Washington’s original stone headquarters has been restored and is open to the public daily.  The Valley Forge Train Station has been restored and has an exhibit of Washington as commander in chief.

Valley Forge Park has designated picnic areas.  There are 28 miles of trails and 10 miles of horse trails.  The Joseph Plumb Martin trail is a little over 6 miles long.

It is best to begin your Valley Forge tour at the Visitor Center.  There are people there than can help you plan your park visit.  They can help you find hotels and restaurants.  The center also has a museum that contains artifacts from George Washington’s stay at Valley Forge.  They also have maps that will help you with your tour of Valley Forge.

There is a Valley Forge Canteen that is open during the tourist season.  The canteen has hot dogs, ice cream, soft drinks and several other items.

The Washington Memorial Chapel has displays on George Washington’s life.  There are also American history displays.  There are statues, carvings and huge stained glass windows.

If you like to ride a bicycle you should tour Valley Forge by using the bike trails.  They are well kept and a great way to take in the sites of Valley Forge.

Another great adventure is the 90 minute guided Trolley Tour.  The Trolley Tour stops at the Muhlenberg Brigade Huts and Washington’s Headquarters.

You visit to Valley Forge will be a great adventure vacation.  There is much to see and experience.  It is a great trip into the past.

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  and check out some of the awesome museums we have to offer!

• Etowah Indian Mounds is a Mississippian site in Bartow County, Georgia, which includes three main platform mounds and three smaller mounds. The site is now the location of the Etowah Indian Mounds Museum.

• Kolomoki Mounds Historic Park in Early County, Georgia, is a site from the Woodlands Period composed of eight visible mounds. Today it is a National Historic Landmark and has a museum built around part of the original excavation.

• Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon, Georgia, was one of the major population centers of the Mississippian Culture and includes several mounds. Today there is a park with a visitors’ center, a reconstructed lodge and tours of the complex.

• Trap Rock Gap in Union County, Georgia, is one of the most important rock art sites in the Southeast. Once poorly managed and almost inaccessible, the site has now been redesigned and outfitted with interpretive signs to make an outdoor museum.

• Alabama has the Moundville site, which was inhabited from about 1000 to 1450 AD. Today there is a museum, gift shop, and nature trails.

• Russell Cave National Monument near Bridgeport, Alabama, was inhabited in several different phases, from the Archaic period through the Mississippian. Today the monument is open to the public, and it is free to tour the cave. There are various facilities and activities, a visitors’ center and walking trails.

• Louisiana’s Poverty Point Historic Site is one of the most important sites of the Archaic Culture. Now regarded as unique among North american archaeological sites, Poverty Point is a National Historic Landmark with a museum, special events and tours.

• Not surprisingly, Mississippi also has its share of Mississippian culture sites. One of the largest is Winterville Mounds near Greenville, Mississippi. Today 12 of the remaining mounds are under archaeological investigation, and there is a museum on the site. Admission is free.

• For those wishing to know the history of native Americans from their point of view, there is the Choctaw Museum of the Southern Indian in Choctaw, Mississippi. Located on a Choctaw reservation, this museum features exhibits illustrating the lifestyle and history of Southeastern tribes. There is a gift shop and admission to the museum is free.

• In Natchez, MS can be found the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians. This site features a museum, a reconstructed Natchez house and three mounds. There is a gift shop and a nature trail, and admission is free.

These places can teach the whole family about the ancient peoples who lived in this land. For a unique and interesting vacation, visit museums and learn about some things that rarely make it into the history books.

March itself is National Umbrella Month, Black Hole Awareness Month, Foot Health Month – and my personal favourite, National Noodle Month. Read on for a list of what you should be celebrating each day…

March 1: National Peanut Butter Lovers’ Day. Come on, why wouldn’t you want to celebrate your love for peanut butter? National Pig Day.Apparently the purpose of this day is ‘to accord the pig its rightful, though generally unrecognized, place as one of man’s most intellectual and domesticated animals’. I will say no more.

March 2: Old Stuff Day. Find something to do that you’ve never done before! I think this should actually be called New Stuff Day, but whatever.

March 3: I Want You To Be Happy Day. Be happy! The mysterious men in dark glasses over there want you to be happy!

March 4: Holy Experiment Day. A day to, so I hear, try praying for something and then see if you get it or not. Call me picky, but a touch blasphemous…?

March 5: Multiple Personalities Day. Get in touch with yourselves.

March 6: National Frozen Food Day. Anyone else think this was invented by a supermarket?

March 7: National Crown Roast Of Pork Day.I love pork as much as the next carnivore, but having a holiday to celebrate it? That’s just wei….. ok, who am I kidding, THAT IS AMAZING.

March 8: Be Nasty Day. It also happens to be International Women’s Day – but hey, never pass up a free chance to be nasty, right?

March 9: Panic Day. PAAANIIIICCC!

March 10: Festival Of Life In The Cracks Day. I have absolutely no idea what this may be – it was just too weird not to include. March 10 is also Mario Day – MAR10, geddit?

March 11: Johnny Appleseed Day. Being English, I haven’t the slightest idea who or what Johnny Appleseed is, but you go have fun celebrating it.

March 12: Middle Name Pride Day. O ye who hide an embarrassing middle name from your peers – flaunt it with pride!

March 13: Pluto Planet Day. New Mexico’s still rooting for the little guy.

March 14: Save A Spider Day. Pi Day. These two are self-explanatory, but I like White Day – celebrated in Asia, where males who received Valentine chocolates from females give them a gift in return, which is expected to be two to three times more expensive. Basically females get expensive gifts. What’s not to like?

March 15: The Ides Of March, celebrating the anniversary of the death of Julius Caesar. Poor guy. Also Buzzard Day and Everything You Think Is Wrong Day (can someone say ‘Matrix’?).

March 16: Everything You Do Is Right Day. I’m not arguing with this one. Also Lips Appreciation Day. Mwah.

March 17: National Common Courtesy Day. And possibly as an alternative to St Patrick’s Day, Spinach Appreciation Day!

March 18: Awkward Moments Day. I… er… um, that is…yeah.

March 19: National Chocolate Caramel Day. I wish this day was more widely celebrated. Mmm… chocolate…

March 20: Snowman Burning Day. Rotten Sneaker Day. Festival Of Extraterrestrial Abductions Day. THIS IS AN AMAZING DAY.

March 21: National Dance Day. Dance in those rotten sneakers.

March 22: International Goof-Off Day. As Young As You Feel Day. These two seem to go hand in hand.

March 23: National Chip and Dip Day. National Puppy Day. For what could be better than a combination of puppies and dip?

March 24: National Chocolate-Covered Raisin Day. Why are these so deliciously tempting?

March 25: Pecan Day. Waffle Day. Tolkien Reading Day - chosen due to the fact that this day marks the death of Sauron. Fellowship, unite!

March 26: Make Up Your Own Holiday Day. There are so many possibilities…

March 27: Viagra Day. Enjoy.

March 28: Something On A Stick Day. Corn dogs, toffee apples (candy apples), ice lollies… go wild.

March 29: Festival of Smoke and Mirrors Day. Apparently this is a holiday for celebrating illusions. Illusions are cool. I have nothing clever to say about this.

March 30: Death To Hornets Day. I can’t quite work out if this is a joke or not, but I can imagine one very angry and very stung man coming up with this.

March 31: National Clams On The Half Shell Day. I hope you like clams. Or you’ll be feeling sad and left out on what is of course an international day of riotous festivities celebrating… er, clams on the half shell.

…I don’t like clams.

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