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Express Your Love With Some Priceless Valentine Gifts

Falling in love can neither be planned or forced. It just happens. Lovers all around the globe, eagerly wait for Valentine’s Day, celebrated on 14th February to express their love to their beloved. There is hardly any lover who does not know when is Valentine’s Day in 2012.On this day, couples gift romantic items to each other such as flowers, valentine chocolates,soft toys, etc. If you live away from your sweetheart and cannot gift these items personally, you can always send these items to him/her through online gifting portals like GiftstoIndia24x7.com. In today’s contemporary times, individuals are so busy with their professional duties that they do not get enough time to physically visit the malls in order to purchase a gift for their beloved.

Thus, in these times, GiftstoIndia24x7.com, is a boon for them. By just placing your order with our site, you can send gifts to India without leaving the comfort of your home and with ease. This is one of the reasons why, this e-gifting site is catching the eye of individuals all around the world. If you browse through our site, you will find several items which will certainly be able to express your love. Placing your order is very simple as we have excellent customer executives who are there to guide you through the entire process. Among several e-gifting portals, GiftstoIndia24x7.com is the only such site that offers 24x7 customer service.

If you are tired of gifting traditional romantic gifts to your sweetheart each year, then this Valentine, be a little bold and gift her something different. Of course, when purchasing an item, remember to keep her taste and preference in mind. Also, gift her something romantic to make her feel cherished and loved. If you love to writing poetry, you can always express your emotions with words. Even if it is not up to the mark, your beloved will treasure it for many years to come as you have written it yourself. Along with the poem, a bouquet of her favourite flowers will add extra charm to your gift.

If you do not have any idea how to rhyme words, you can always browse through the Valentine cards category of our site, GiftstoIndia24x7.com. Each of these cards are designed and inscribed to help you express your love. If you are miles apart from your beloved, you can always send her gifts which can convey, how much you love and miss him/her. Apart from these, jewellery is also a wonderful approach to win your lady’s heart. It is one of the everlasting gifts which will stay with your beloved as it will not be damaged with the worms of time. You can gift her a pair of ear-rings, pendent, necklace, etc. Browse through this category offered by our site and you will surely find items which she will adore on Valentine’s Day 2012 .

We, at GiftstoIndia24x7.com also offer you a collection of Valentines which will be wonderful ‘gifts for him’. If your man is a working professional, you can gift him a pair of cuff-links, watches, perfumes, neck-tie, etc. If he is a techno-lover, you can present him with the latest mobile and some accessories to go with it. Besides these items, there are also other  items which you can gift him on this special day. 

Not only do we, at GifttoIndia24x7.com help you to send gifts to your loved one who reside in India, but also to those who reside in USA. The ordering process of sending gifts to USA is also a also a simple process. From the past decade, we have helped several lovers to keep their love alive even though they are miles apart from each other.

Paris Hilton to visit Mumbai

Ending weeks of speculation, heiress and international celebrity Paris Hilton will arrive Mumbai later this month to launch her line of handbags and accessories in India, the event’s organisers said Tuesday.

Hilton, who is also an actor, singer, fashion designer and entrepreneur, will be in Mumbai for three days, Brand Concepts CEO Abhinav Kumar said.

Besides launching the handbags and accessories designed by her, branded ‘Paris Hilton’, she will also interact with her fans, Kumar said.

“We did extensive research on popular fashion accessories abroad and we were delighted to find that Paris Hilton’s collection had the maximum brand recall,” said Kumar.

Her brand of handbags and fashion accessories, each monogrammed with her initials and a crown, is available in 35 countries.

The range of products designed by her includes handbags, footwear, fragrances, stationery and other items.

However, details like the exact dates of her arrival, the place of her stay, her itinerary, and also if she would bring along her pet Chihuahua, Tinkerbell, are being kept strictly under wraps.

SAVE Brasil da inicio a los ecos de Conservación en la Serra do Urubu

Desde 2004, SAVE Brasil (BirdLife en Brasil) lidera el proyecto de Conservación de Serra do Urubu, en el municipio de Lagoa dos Gatos, Pernambuco. El área es el hogar de una rica biodiversidad y de una de las aves más amenazadas del mundo: Philydor novaesi. El trabajo de conservación en la zona comenzó con la compra de una propiedad de 362 hectáreas hoy denominada Pedra D’Anta y contigua a la Reserva Privada de Patrimonio Natural Frei Caneca. Las dos áreas en conjunto representan 1000 hectáreas de áreas protegidas de Mata Atlántica.

Con el fin de crear un canal de comunicación con la comunidad del municipio de Lagoa dos Gatos, se llevó a cabo en 2008, el Programa de Educación para la de Terenura sicki, especie categorizada globalmente como EN (En Peligro) debido a  su rango de distribución y población muy pequeños y fragmentados. A través de los buenos resultados obtenidos con el programa, fue creado en 2009, el Centro de Educación para la Conservación Serra do Urubu cuya misión es difundir la importancia de la Serra do Urubu y su rica biodiversidad e involucrar a la comunidad en la conservación de la región.

De acuerdo con el equipo de educación ambiental de SAVE Brasil “ya es posible ver interés de participación de la comunidad local con la causa ambiental en el municipio. Una muestra de ello es que todas las escuelas de Lagoa dos Gatos expusieron temas relacionados con el medio ambiente durante el desfile cívico del 7 de septiembre como celebración de la independencia Brasilera”. El espectáculo tocó temas como la deforestación, las acciones para la preservación de la Mata Atlántica, incluyendo a SAVE Brasil como una organización activa en la región para la conservación de este bosque, el reciclaje de materiales para la preservación del medio ambiente, la importancia del agua y el desarrollo mal planificado como responsable de la contaminación y el daño a la naturaleza.

Es de destacar que una de las clases de la Escuela Municipal Profesor Malila desfiló con plantas nativas donadas por SAVE Brasil, las cuales se plantarán en el municipio para promover la reforestación de las zonas urbanas. También se destacó a Serra do Urubu como un paraíso en peligro, el desempeño de SAVE Brasil para la conservación de este sitio y la responsabilidad de todos en la conservación de la naturaleza. Se espera que las actividades llevadas a cabo en Lagoa dos Gatos sirvan de ejemplo en otras regiones de Brasil para ayudar a conservar el medio ambiente!

Además de estas actividades, y en colaboración con la Asociación para la protección de la Mata Atlántica del Noreste (AMANE), se llevaron a cabo dos cursos de observación de aves entre el 24 y el 27 de Octubre de 2011. El primer curso fue realizado en Murici (Estado de Alagoas) y contó con la presencia de 20 profesores de escuela, quienes mostraron mucho interés ​​en usar a las aves para inspirar a sus estudiantes a proteger la naturaleza. El segundo curso se realizó en Lagoa dos Gatos, asistieron 32 personas de diferentes edades, la mayoría adolescentes. Murici y Serra do Urubu son Áreas Importantes para la Conservación de las Aves en Brasil, y forman parte del programa Important Bird Areas de BirdLife; ambas áreas son hogar de poblaciones de las especies más amenazadas de Brasil.

Los cursos de observación de aves generaron mucha motivación entre los participantes, quienes se mostraron muy emocionados y a la expectativa de nuevas salidas al campo. “Nuestro reto es mantener el interés de la comunidad sobre las actividades de observación, y establecer un grupo local de observadores de aves con el fin de monitorear las aves de estas dos IBAs prioritarias”, comentó Tatiana Pongiluppi, asesora en educación ambiental de SAVE Brasil

El proyecto de Conservación Serra do Urubu cuenta con  el apoyo  de Aage V. Jensen Charity Foundation, Conservation Leadership Programme, Disney Friends for Change, Marshall-Reynolds Foundation, Ministério do Meio Ambiente – Brazil y Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund.

 

Facebook: India is second fastest growing market

Why is Facebook becoming more and more popular? Connectivity and accessibility are the biggest drawing cards, say users.

Facebook also finds India equally indispensable.

According to the Facebook data analyst, Inside Facebook Gold’s 2011 data, India was the third biggest Facebook market after US and Indonesia, at 34.6 million users.

And the growth rate of Indian users is at 162.4 percent, second only to that of Brazil.

The statistics show that the social networks and Facebook in particular are only going to grow in times to come.

Samir Parikh, chief psychiatrist at department of Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences, Max Healthcare, however, denied that this boom was a country specific phenomena limited to India.

“The growth of Facebook has been universal across the globe. In India, the higher growth rates come from the much recent increase in accessibility of internet,” Parikh told IANS.

“Social networking sprouts from the mankind’s intrinsic need to stay and feel connected. Mankind is all about communication,” he added.

For Facebook loyalists, the two biggest draws are connectivity and easy accessibility.

IT professional and long-time Facebook user Vinesh Nagpal says the social network lets him “stay in touch with my old college friends”.

On the other hand, Yogesh Kumar uses it for networking. “I use FB for networking, and yeah, it keeps me in touch with the friends too,” said the Pune-based programmer.

The chance to keep tabs on childhood friends is one of the biggest draws for Rituparna Borah who hails from Assam.

“I use Facebook to connect with my friends with whom I am not in regular touch with. I also use it as a pastime,” she said.

The fact that Facebook is now multilingual and available in regional Indian languages like Punjabi or Bengali, combined with the rapid increase in the numbers of Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) and smart phones in India can only mean a bright future for Facebook in the country.

The main competition to Facebook’s dominance over Indian social networks comes from Orkut and Google Plus. But many consider Orkut outdated, while Google’s latest offering has yet to take off.

“Orkut’s interface started getting a bit too cluttered and a lot of spam in the network drove me away, although I used to be on Orkut for several years after launch of Facebook,” said Raghav Tuli who accesses Facebook on his smart-phone more frequently than the computer

Counting Kereru in New Zealand

Kereru are most abundant in forests (Craig McKenzie).

All Forest & Bird (BirdLife in New Zealand) members, bird enthusiasts and Kiwi kids are being encouraged to get behind the inaugural Kereru Count this month.

From February 19-27, volunteers are being asked to keep a look out in their local areas for kereru – the native pigeon also known as kūkupa and kūkū  in some areas – and record information on the purpose-built website for the nationwide survey.

Participants will be asked to record basic information about any sightings, including the location, number of birds, their activity and what they were eating at the time. Information will be collated and shared with local and national conservation groups with an interest in kereru distribution.

Since the extinction of Moa, Kereru are the only birds with a mouth large enough to swallow the large seeds of our native tawa, miro, taraire and karaka trees. So information about their whereabouts is also valuable for forest restoration groups.

Forest & Bird Kiwi Conservation Club (KCC) members and all schools around the country are invited to take part in the Kereru Count. It’s an easy and fun way to get kids interested in conservation and the more people counting kereru, the more accurate the information.

KCC Officer and project organiser, Jenny Lynch, says the Kereru Count also gives kids the chance to contribute to a genuine, science-based conservation project. “It’s just a way of connecting them with wider research, because they don’t get that opportunity very often.”

She hopes the project will become an annual event. And while Jenny expects there will be a few gaps in the data, the inaugural count will provide a baseline to track trends over time.

The project will also help connect New Zealanders with their environment. Results will be relayed back to participants and this will help raise awareness and appreciation for New Zealand’s only endemic pigeon. “It lets people know Kereru are in the area so they can grow kereru-friendly trees,” she says.

Kereru are most abundant in forests around Northland, the King Country, Nelson and the West Coast. However, they’re also found in backyards, parks, reserves and city areas around the country – as long as there’s a good number of food trees.

They’re a large bird and with a distinctive coo but keep an ear out too for the loud beat of their wings.