Around the world: February 2007 Archives

Exclusively on Genistra.com
Some Countries Drive on the left so the steering wheel is on the right side such as UK , Australia, India, Japan and Thailand. While other countries Drive on the right so the steering wheel is on the left such as US, Brazil, all the Arabian Gulf Countries,Canada and France.This is due to the Differences in the way horse-drawn coaches were driven.

In 18th century France coachmen sat on the left hourse of the pair pulling the coach and drove on the left side of the road. This caused accidents in which the coach rode up onto the sidewalks, and in 1851 it was decided to drive on the right.In Britain the coachman did not ride a horse but controlled the horse from a seat on the coach. If the coach ran on the right there was the danger of his whip reaching the sidewalk, so coaches were made to the left.
In the western zodiac, the years are dated from the birth of Jesus , for example, 2005 means 2,005 years after the birth of Jesus.
Unlike western zodiac the Chinese animal signs are a 12-year cycle used for dating the years . In the Chinese calendar, the beginning of the year falls somewhere between late January and early February.The animal signs for one another in an established order, and are repeated every twelve years.The Animals are Rat, OX, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.
For Example Dog (years of a dog) are 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006 .So every 12 years the animal will be appear again.


Discussions
Erin in Plastic Pollution And The Plight Of The Planet: BI: You need to consider several things before you assume all this information is false and therefore the situation is not as dire... First, there are no overhead pictures of the plastic swirl becaus
sat seeker in Al Rai vs Al Watan Tv: anyone seen the feed (scpc) for alrai? i'm having trouble getting the mux station. thanks!
masahira in Why are the keys arranged the way they are on the keyboard?: nice nice ;)
Bobby in Why Search ?: I found this site http://www.43marks.com- its like all my faves but better cuz you can add you own bookmarks and delete any bookmarks you don't like. Its free and totally customizable. Plus they give