History christmas crib

A nativity scene or crèche ( /kreɪʃ/; also known as a manger scene, or crib) is a depiction of the birth of Jesus as described in the gospels of Matthew and Luke. While the term "nativity scene" typically includes two dimensional depictions in film, painting, printmaking, and other media, in the history of art and culture, as well as in popular use, the term refers to static, three dimensional, artistic, commercial or folk art dioramas, or pantomimes called "living nativity scenes" in which real humans and animals participate. Nativity scenes exhibit figures representing the infant Jesus, his mother Mary, and Joseph. Other characters from the nativity story such as shepherds, the Magi, and angels may be displayed near the manger in a barn (or cave) intended to accommodate farm animals. A donkey and an ox are typically depicted in the scene, as well as camels belonging to the Magi.

History of Christmas carol

A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 19 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim.
The book was written and published in early Victorian era Britain when it was experiencing a nostalgic interest in its forgotten Christmas traditions, and at the time when new customs such as the Christmas tree and greeting cards were being introduced. Dickens' sources for the tale appear to be many and varied but are principally the humiliating experiences of his childhood, his sympathy for the poor, and various Christmas stories and fairy tales.

History of santa claus

SANTA CLAUS

Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, and simply "Santa", is a figure with legendary, mythical, historical and folkloric origins who, in many western cultures, is said to bring gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve, December 24. The modern figure was derived from the Dutch figure of Sinterklaas, which, in turn, may have part of its basis in hagiographical tales concerning the historical figure of gift giver Saint Nicholas. A nearly identical story is attributed by Greek and Byzantine folklore to Basil of Caesarea. Basil's feast day on January 1 is considered the time of exchanging gifts in Greece.

A story of Christmas

From Luke 2: 1-20


And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, everyone into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David) To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

The world's cheapest Aakash tablet up for sale online; costs Rs 2,500.

New Delhi: The much awaited India's ultra-low-cost tablet - Aakash - is now up for sale. Datawind, the maker of the tablet, has put up the tablet for sale online. Priced at Rs 2,500, the tablet is said to be delivered within seven days. There is no pre payment and the company would take cash on delivery.

Users, who are interested in buying the device, can visit the website www.aakashtablet.com and place the order. Powered by Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS, the 7-inch tablet has a resistive touch screen. The tablet weighs 350g and has 256 MB of RAM. The device has a Arm11 – 366Mhz microprocessor and a 2100mAh battery. It supports only Wi-Fi network.

However the upgraded version of Aakash, called the Ubislate 7, is scheduled to be launched late January. It has a Cortex A8 – 700 Mhz processor compared to the 366 MHz processor in Aakash. Running Android 2.3 OS, it will include a 3200 mAh battery. The device will support both WiFi and GPRS networks. It will be priced at Rs 2,999.

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Bollywood mourns demise of Dev Anand....." he was the original style icon: Designers"

Dev Anand died in a hotel in London at the age of 88 on 3 December 2011 (4th December 2011 by Indian time) due to a cardiac arrest.He was reportedly in London for a medical check up. Condolences poured in from all corners of the Indian film industry, with most of them remembering his positive attitude towards life.

He was an Indian Hindi Cinema actor, director and film producer. Dev was the second of three brothers who were active in Hindi Cinema. His brothers were Chetan Anand and Vijay Anand. Their sister, Sheel Kanta Kapur, is the mother of renowned Hindi and English film director Shekhar Kapur. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002 for his contributions towards Indian cinema. Dev Anand died at around 10pm on Saturday, 3rd December 2011 in London, of a heart attack.

Google’s Internet Bus Reaches Kolkata

Introduced in 2009 to serve large number of people in the region, Google’s Internet Bus project is on its newest way to educate and aware more people about the Internet.

After spreading internet awarness all over the country, including 11 states like Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Google’s Internet Bus project is all set to enter Kolkata now. Moreover, the reports have also confirmed that the project will run through Uluberia on December 2 and will then cover some other regions like Haldia, Purulia, Asansol, Durgapur, Behrampore and Chandannagar.

“We had begun the internet bus back in February 2009 and now the bus will tour the state. We hope to create awareness about the internet as we believe that continuous efforts will enable the common man to utilize the knowledge”, said Google India Director Mr. Vinay Goel, who further added that bus is primarily targeting the first time users of internet, public places and schools.

Sri Lankan team amazed by local self-governance of Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:An eleven-member delegation from Sri Lanka, which is into threadbare studies on the gains achieved by the people’s planning process , decentralisation of power and women’s empowerment in the state, held discussions with Panchayat-Social Welfare Minister Dr M K Muneer here on Thursday.

With a mission to restructure and expedite the development process in the once-war-ravaged north and eastern sectors of the island nation, the team is in Kerala for the past few days and visited KILA in Thrissur as well as select spots in Kozhikode, Alappuzha (Mararikulam) and Kollam districts.

 The rapid strides made by local bodies in Kerala in the area of women’s empowerment came in for particular praise by the delegation at their meet with the minister. The delegation comprised Polgahage Viyani Gunathilaka, project Coordinator, North-East Local Services Improvement Project, Ministry of Economic Development, Adam Bawa Mohamed Ashraff, Deputy Project Coordinator, North-East Local Services Improvement Project, Ministry of Economic Development, Sellathurai Ulaganathan Chandrakumaran, Public Financial Management Specialist, North-East Local Services Improvement Project, Ministry of Economic Development, Alagaratnam Manoranjan, Deputy Chief Secretary- Finance, Provincial Treasury, Northern Province, Mariyathasan Jegu, Regional Assistant Commissioner of Local Government, Jaffna and Chittradevi Lingeswaran, Engineer (Civil )Dept of Local Govt, Trincomallee, Abdul Jabbar Mohamed Irshad, Regional Assistant Commissioner of Local Government, Ampara, Kalirasa Uthayarajah, R/ Assistance Commissioner of Local Government, Mullaitivu and Senanayake Mudiyanselage Prabhath Bandara Senanayake, Project Officer, North East Local Services Improvement Project, Ministry of Economic Development, Mohamed Mahroof Shilmy Chairman, urban council/Kinya-Trincomalee and Sarath Wickremaratne, World Bank consultant, NELSIP.

State local self-government principal secretary James Varghese, Prof M A Oommen and World Bank representative Anand Mathew were also present. The team will end its week-long tour in the state on Friday.

Mumbai attacks (26/11)

The 2008 Mumbai attacks (sometimes referred to as 26/11) were more than 10 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai, India's largest city, by Islamist attackers  who came from Pakistan^. The attackers received reconnaissance assistance before the attacks, Ajmal Kasab later claimed upon interrogation that the attacks were conducted with the support of Pakistan's ISI. The attacks, which drew widespread global condemnation, began on Wednesday, 26 November and lasted until Saturday, 29 November 2008, killing 164 people and wounding at least 308.Eight of the attacks occurred in South Mumbai: at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the Oberoi Trident, the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower,Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital (a women and children's hospital), the Nariman House Jewish community centre, the Metro Cinema, and a lane behind the Times of India building and St. Xavier's College. There was also an explosion at Mazagaon, in Mumbai's port area, and in a taxi at Vile Parle. By the early morning of 28 November, all sites except for the Taj hotel had been secured by Mumbai Police and security forces. On 29 November, India's National Security Guards (NSG) conducted Operation Black Tornado to flush out the remaining attackers; it resulted in the death of the last remaining attackers at the Taj hotel and ending all fighting in the attacks.

Ajmal Kasab,the only perpetrator
caught alive, at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.

Ajmal Kasab,the only attacker who was captured alive, disclosed that the attackers were members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistan-based militant organisation, considered a terrorist organisation by India, Pakistan, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the United Nations, among others.The Indian government said that the attackers came from Pakistan, and their controllers were in Pakistan. On 7 January 2009,Pakistan's Information Minister Sherry Rehman officially accepted Ajmal Kasab's nationality as Pakistani. On 12 February 2009, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik asserted that parts of the attack had been planned in Pakistan. A trial court on 6 May 2010 sentenced Ajmal Kasab to death on five counts.



Candlelight vigils at the
Gateway of India in Mumbai



On the first anniversary of the event, the state paid homage to the victims of the attack. Force One—a new security force created by the Maharashtra government—staged a parade from Nariman Point to Chowpatty. Other memorials and candlelight vigils were also organised at the various locations where the attacks occurred.

On the second anniversary of the event, homage was again paid to the victims. Security forces were also displayed from Nariman Point.

 

World Hello Day on nov.21

Nov 21. 39th annual. Everyone who participates greets 10 people. People in 180 countries have participated in this annual activity for advancing peace through personal communication. Heads of state of 114 countries have expressed approval of the event.

International Men's Day (IMD)

An annual international event celebrated on November 19. Inaugurated in 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago, the day and its events find support from a variety of individuals and groups in Australia, the Caribbean, North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the United Nations.
The objectives of celebrating an International Men's Day include focusing on men's and boys' health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role models. It is an occasion to highlight discrimination against men and boys and to celebrate their achievements and contributions, in particular for their contributions to community, family, marriage, and child care.
International Men's Day is celebrated in over 60 countries, including Trinidad and Tobago, Australia, India, China, United States, Singapore,  United Kingdom, South Africa, Hungary, Ireland, Ghana, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Austria,  France, Italy, Pakistan, and Cayman Islands, on November 19, and global support for the celebration is broad

31th death anniversary of renowned actor(malayalam) Jayan on 16th nov,2011.

 Krisnan nair (Malayalam: കൃഷ്ണന്‍ നായര്‍, July 25, 1939 – November 16, 1980), better known by his stage name Jayan (Malayalam: ജയന്‍), was an Indian film actor, former sailor, stunt performer and 1970s style icon. He worked in Malayalam cinema, a sector of the Indian movie industry. During his film career, he was primarily an action star and was particularly famous for his macho image and unique style. He was reputed for his chauvinistic appeal, masculine persona and well known for performing stunts of dangerous nature on his own. By late 1970s, he became the most popular lead actor and commercial superstar of malayalam film industry and has been acclaimed as the first action hero of Malayalam cinema.

 Jayan was an Indian Navy Officer before he came to films and rose to fame as an actor in a very short time, appearing as an action hero in numerous films during the 1970s. He died at the age of 41,at the peak of his popularity, as a result of an accident while filming a dangerous stunt involving a flying helicopter that crashed while he was hanging on to it.For more details about him http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayan.

Must see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q9dMEh3bNs.

World Kindness Day is 13 November.

It was introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement It is observed in many countries, including Canada, Japan, Australia, Nigeria and United Arab Emirates. In 2009, Singapore observed the day for the first time. Italy and India also observed the day. In the UK it is fronted by Louise Burfitt-Dons and David Jamilly. According to modern psychology, altruistic acts increases our own happiness in a profound way.
According to Gulf News, "it is a day that encourages individuals to overlook boundaries, race and religion"

In 2009, 45,000 flowers were given away in Singapore.

99th birth anniversary day of renowned actor(malayalam) Sathyan

M. Sathyaneshan Nadar (11 November 1912 - 15 June 1971) commonly known by his stage name Sathyan, was a Indian actor  mainly featuring in malayalamfilms. He has won the Kerala State Film Award  twice and is renowned for his acting skills.

Sathyan began his acting career at a time when malayalam cinema was in its early stage of development and dominated by actors from the stage with a drama style. During his time, Sathyan introduced and pioneered a realistic behavioural style of film acting which changed the industry forever and has been influencing new age film actors ever since. The roles played by him became popular for their manly characteristics and he had a more masculine screen image in contrast to others like Nazir who had a romantic image. The emphasis on masculinity triggered off by roles played by him would later create a wave of future lead actors with manly screen images.

For more about him go through http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sathyan_(actor).

Washington: Scientists believe that our solar system might have sacrificed a giant planet to protect the Earth.

Dr. David Nesvorny of the Southwest Research Institute wondered whether the early solar system could have had five giant planets instead of four.
By running computer simulations with an additional giant planet with a mass similar to that of Uranus or Neptune, things suddenly fell in place.

They showed that one planet was ejected from the solar system by Jupiter, leaving four giant planets behind, and Jupiter jumped, leaving the terrestrial planets undisturbed.

“The possibility that the solar system had more than four giant planets initially, and ejected some, appears to be conceivable in view of the recent discovery of a large number of free-floating planets in interstellar space, indicating the planet ejection process could be a common occurrence,” added Nesvorny.

The study was recently published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Simplest way for women to look younger

A study has shown that women can seem younger just by smiling and looking happy. The German study showed more than 1,000 photographs of faces to 150 men and women of different ages and asked them to judge the ages of the people in the photos.

Older female faces were estimated on average to

be three years younger than their male counterparts.

Researchers said that it’s likely that people who are smiling look attractive in different ways, which includes looking younger than they actually are.

“Facial expressions have a substantial impact on accuracy,” the Daily Mail quoted researcher Manuel Voelkle, of the Max Planck Institute, Berlin, as telling the journal Psychology and Aging.

“Relative to other facial expressions, the age of neutral faces was estimated most accurately, while the ages of those displaying happy expressions was most likely under-estimated,” he said.

However, the age of the people looking at the photographs also played a role.

The researchers noted that older people overestimated the age of those photographed, while younger people lessened the age by a year or two in their guesses.

In the Pursuit of Formula One Excellence, and the Elusive No. 1

Diego Azubel/European Pressphoto Agency

Jenson Button in his McLaren Mercedes at the inaugural Indian Grand Prix last month. After winning the drivers’ title in 2009, Button left  Brawn to join McLaren, drawn by the winning culture that has made it the second-most successful team in Formula One history.

Aishwarya arrives at Seven Hills Hospital

Excitement reached peak point when Aishwarya Rai Bachchan arrived at Mumbai Seven Hills hospital last night. Those who have noticed her thought that the diva might have come for admission but speculation turned to be wrong when Aishwarya after spending sometime in the hospital walked out.
When inquired, it was found that the Bachchan Bahurani has not come to get admit but just came for a routine check up.  After spending an hour, she left the hospital. Everthing was normal at the hospital premises and nothing unusual activity was noticed.
11.11.11 is considered an auspicious day for any new born as this turn comes one in a hundred year and astrologer also predicted the day very favorable for any new born.
Aishwarya’s coming baby is on huge demand. Bookies bet Rs 150 crore on her baby's birth date

Facebook Retreats on Privacy

Facebook Inc. is close to a settlement with the U.S. government over charges that it misled users about its use of their personal information, the latest sign of widening public concern over privacy in the digital age.
According to people familiar with the talks, the settlement would require Facebook to obtain users' consent before making "material retroactive changes" to its privacy policies. That means that Facebook must get consent to share data in a way that is different from how the user originally agreed the data could be used.