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Taj Mahal India - Located at Agra in Uttar Pradesh,India the Taj Mahal is one of the most splendid masterpieces of architecture in the world. It was Emperor Shah Jehan who ordered the building of the Taj Mahal, in honor of his beloved wife, Arjumand Banu who was later known as Mumtaz Mahal, which means, the Distinguished of the Palace. Taj Mahal History : Mumtaz and Shah Jehan were married in 1612 A.D had 14 children together. The Empress Mumtaz used to accompany her husband in his military campaigns, and it was in Burhanpur in 1630, that she gave birth to her last child, after which she died. So great was the Shah Jahan's love for his wife Mumtaz, that he ordered the building of the most beautiful mausoleum on Earth for her, The Taj Mahal. As soon as construction work began in early 1630, sculptors, masons, craftsmen, and calligraphers were called from Persia, Ottoman Empire and Europe to work on construction of the Taj. The architectural complex of the Taj Mahal comprises of five...

What is global warming? Global warming is the rise in temperature of the earth's atmosphere. What causes global warming? Carbon dioxide and other air pollution that is collecting in the atmosphere like a thickening blanket, trapping the sun's heat and causing the planet to warm up. Coal-burning power plants are the largest U.S. source of carbon dioxide pollution -- they produce 2.5 billion tons every year. Automobiles, the second largest source, create nearly 1.5 billion tons of CO2 annually. Here's the good news: technologies exist today to make cars that run cleaner and burn less gas, modernize power plants and generate electricity from nonpolluting sources, and cut our electricity use through energy efficiency. The challenge is to be sure these solutions are put to use. Is the earth really getting hotter? Yes. Although local temperatures fluctuate naturally, over the past 50 years the average global temperature has increased at the fastest rate in recorded history. ...

Have you ever read the statutory warning on every cigarette pack: Cigarette Smoking Is Injurious To Health? In the same vein, every single mutual fund offer document will carry the caveat: Mutual Funds Are Subject To Market Risks. Just like ardent cigarette smokers who chose to ignore this warning, investors too will look the other way. Here are 10 pointers that one should follow. Listen to Socrates when he said 'Know thyself'. While he was referring to the key in human advancement, it can well be applicable to your financial advancement. Get a handle on your financial goals and needs. Evaluate what kind of returns you would need to earn to achieve your goals. Be realistic in your expectations. Look at investments in diversified equity mutual funds for longer terms goals, those with at least a five to 10 year horizon. If your time horizon is three to five years, you can look at balanced funds which invest up to 65% in equity and 35% in debt. Consider New Fund Offerings only if ...

Blogosphere is the collective term encompassing all blogs as a community or social network . Many weblogs are densely interconnected; bloggers read others' blogs, link to them, reference them in their own writing, and post comments on each others' blogs. Because of this, the interconnected blogs have grown their own culture.The term blogosphere was coined on September 10 , 1999 by Brad L. Graham, as a joke . It was re-coined in 2002 by William Quick and was quickly adopted and propagated by the warblog community. As of 2006, some people still treat the term blogosphere as a joke; however, National Public Radio 's programs Morning Edition , Day To Day , and All Things Considered have used the term several times to discuss public opinion. The term bears a similarity to a much older word, "logosphere". In the Greek roots, "logo" means "word," and "sphere" can be interpreted as "world," resulting in "the world of word...