FLYING SNAKE [CHRYSOPELEA]

Flying snakes are mildly venomous because their toxicity is not dangerous to the HUMANS.

FAMILY  :  Colubridae.
GENUS   :  Chrysopelea.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

CHRISTMAS WISHES,X MAS GREETINGS, CHRISTMAS WALLPAPERS (25.12.2008)

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World Biggest Xmas tree

BIGGEST X-MAS TREE

          Bradesco Seguros e Previdencia tree Is holding Guinness Book of Records of Biggest floating Christmas tree in the world. 13th consecutive inaugural event of lighting the Christmas tree was held in Rio De Janeiro on November 29, 2008. The ceremony was full of light, colors and music held at Rodrigo de Freitas Lake. Special electronic carillon from Italy and professional bell-ringers given ultimate music experience of holidays season. Tree was 85- meter high and 1,600 flashing lights, 2.8 million multi-colored bulbs are to evoke twinkling stars. There were also fireworks at lighting ceremony of Christmas. Fire works will be held at every Sunday to light up Christmas holidays.

 

 

WORLD AIDS DAY-2008

 

 

                    The World AIDS Campaign (WAC) has chosen as its theme from 2005 to 2010: “Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise.”

                    In 1988, the General Assembly expressed deep concern at the pandemic proportions of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

                    World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.

AIDS has killed more than 25 million people between 1981 and 2007 and an estimated 33 million people worldwide live with HIV as of 2007 making it one of the

most destructive  epidemics in recorded history.

  RED RIBBON :

                       The global sympol of HIV/AIDS.