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Stay Hungry Stay Foolish | eBook

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STAY_HUNGRY_STAY_FOOLISH

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English Language Teaching | eBook

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English Language Teaching

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Maths Teaching Through Stories for Kids Part 1 | eBook

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Maths Teaching Through Stories for Kids Part 1

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3 Mistakes of My Life by Chetan Bhagat | eBook

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:05:00 +0000

3 Mistakes of My Life by Chetan Bhagat. A story about Business, Cricket and Religion. If you would like to enjoy reading this book here. To read this book you need to upload flash player in your computer first.

3 Mistakes of My Life by Chetan Bhagat

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Digital Library Collection Policy by Maulik Gandhi | eBook

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 06:43:00 +0000

ABSTRCT

This paper discusses collection development policy, development methodology, information
organisation, access and information retrieval, legal issues, management, purpose and philosophy. It
sets out some key points involved and the detailed plans required in the process, offers pieces of
advice and guidance for the practicing librarians and Information scientists. Digital Libraries are
being created today for diverse communities and in different fields. Digital library collections have
become an attractive and feasible proposition for library and information professionals around the
world. The paper ends with a call to integrate digitization into the plans and policies of any
organization to maximize its effectiveness.
Full Text Digital Library Collection Policy

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10 Tips for Mastering the IPad

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:49:00 +0000

10 Tips for Mastering the IPad

With Apple releasing a second version of the iPad on Friday, it’s easy to feel as if that tablet has been around forever. In reality, though, the original iPad shipped less than a year ago–enough time to become familiar with the tablet’s ins and outs, but hardly long enough to truly master its controls.
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Not to worry–we’ve assembled this list of tips for subduing the iPad’s on-screen keyboard, managing your multitude of apps, searching through the contents of your tablet, and more. Learn these skills, and you’ll soon impress everyone with your iPad-savvy, whether you’ve owned an iPad since day one or if the iPad 2 is your first model.er–

The comma key’s hidden powers

Whether you’re a touch-screen typing savant or a two finger tapper, there’s no denying that iPad typing isn’t as convenient as using a real keyboard–especially when you want to access frequently-used punctuation that isn’t even available on the virtual keyboard’s main screen. A little-known trick can help: swiping up quickly on the Comma key will instantly insert an apostrophe; swiping up on the Period key inserts a quotation mark. That’s one quick swipe, instead of a tap on the .?123 punctuation key, and then a second tap on the specific punctuation mark you’re after.

Tapping and holding virtual keys

Other virtual keys hold special powers, too. Press and hold on a vowel, for example, and a popover containing accented versions of the selected character appears. (Certain consonants, like C, S, and N, also offer alternate versions when you tap and hold on their virtual keys.)

Similarly, holding down punctuation marks can provide extra options. the standalone Period key–the one on the punctuation keyboard, not the main keyboard–hides an ellipsis. The hyphen offers an em-dash and bullet. And the dollar sign hides symbols for numerous currencies.

Common keyboard shortcuts

When you connect your iPad to a regular keyboard like the Apple iPad Keyboard Dock or a Bluetooth keyboard, you can use some of the same keyboard shortcuts you’ve mastered on your Mac. Text editing key combinations–like Command-C, X, and V for Copy, Cut, and Paste–all work, as does Command-Shift-Arrow key-based text selection.

You can also use Option-key shortcuts for typing diacritical characters. Other key combinations that work include Undo and Redo (Command-Z and Shift-Command-Z, respectively), and Emacs-style cursor shortcuts like Control-A, Control-E, and Control-K.

Even with the iPad 2 introducing a new design, external keyboards should still work with Apple’s latest tablet. Apple, for example, lists its Wireless Keyboard as an accessory for the iPad 2, and we’ve heard no reports of changes to Bluetooth keyboard support in this week’s planned iOS 4.3 update.

Auto-correction is your friend

One last keyboard-related tip: especially when you’re using the on-screen keyboard, the easiest way to becoming a virtual typing pro is simply to trust the auto-correction algorithm. The slower your iPad typing speed, the more likely it is that you make frequent use of the backspace key. Or to put it another way: slow iPad typists only allow themselves to type precisely the right keys, and delete each individual mistake.

Not power users! Power users trust that iOS will fix their typos for them. When I type “Dippieedl,” my iPad recognizes that I’m after “Supposedly.” After just “Wkeph,” the iPad knows I want “Elephant.” Fix fewer typos, and your iPad typing will ironically improve.

Avoiding application exits

Sometimes, you notice something you’d like to check out more closely in an app–at the same instant you press the Home button. Instead of letting the app close, then finding its icon and waiting while the app relaunches, you can tell your iPad to abort your now-unwanted Home button press. Doing so is hilariously simple: don’t let go. If you hold down the Home button extra long–just a few seconds needed–your iPad will abandon its plans to close the current app, and you tap on that enticing link instead.

Closing background apps

On other occasions, though, you may want to close apps that are still (quietly) running. Ever since iOS 4′s introduction of multitasking, some of your apps can keep on running in the background, even after you’ve closed them. Generally, that’s fine; the iPad does a great job of killing apps when memory limits require it. Some apps, however–particularly GPS and VoIP apps–can eat up quite a bit of memory and battery life if they remain open when you no longer need them.

To make sure power-hungry apps that you don’t need don’t gobble your battery, you can force them to quit: double-tap the Home button to bring up the multitasking bar. Then, press and hold on any one app until all the apps start jiggling. Tap the red circle on the running apps in your multitasking bar that you’d like to quit.

(Again, remember, most apps running in the background will take care of themselves. You needn’t police the multitasking bar; this tip only concerns major memory guzzlers.)

Track down music playback controls

With the introduction of that multitasking bar, Apple made it a smidgen trickier to find music playback controls. When you double-tap the Home button, swipe the whole shebang towards the right. Doing so will reveal several controls: playback buttons (Reverse, Play/Pause, and Skip, along with sliders for brightness and volume.

Search smarter

When you double-tap the Home button, or swipe to the left of your first home screen, you enter Spotlight search. It’s a great way to launch apps, find specific e-mails, or look up an individual contact. But if you never use (or never need to search) the iPad’s calendar, or Audiobooks, or Podcasts, you can remove those from your Spotlight search results. You can also rearrange the order in which Spotlight presents search results.

Launch the Settings app, tap on General, and then tap Spotlight Search. Uncheck the categories you don’t want to search, and tap and drag on the right-aligned handles to adjust the sorting.

Stash more apps in the Dock

Brand new iPads feature just four apps in the Dock. Because of that, many iPad owners keep just four apps in their docks. But it turns out that the dock actually holds six apps, if you’d like it to. All you need to do to keep more frequently-accessed apps in your dock is move them there: press and hold on any app icon until the apps start to jiggle, and then drag the app you’d like to move right into the Dock.

Launching apps quickly

I have too many apps on my iPad. While I can always find certain apps quickly–I remember which home screen they’re on, and where geographically the icons are located on that screen–there are many more apps that I just can’t find. Instead of paging through home screen after home screen, I use Spotlight as a virtual keyboard launcher.

Tap the Home button to get to your first home screen, and then either tap it again or swipe to reveal Spotlight. Start typing the first few letters of the app’s name, and then tap on the right result to launch it instantly. Spotlight automatically surfaces your most frequently used apps at the top of its matching results, which is often very useful.

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Autobiography of Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 05:52:00 +0000

Ranganathan was born in Shiyali in Tanjavoor District of Tamil Nadu (then part of Madras Presidency) in his maternal grandfather's house in North Rampart Street,(Vadakku Madavilaga Theruvu) around 9.30 A.M. on 9th August 1892. It was a Gayathri Japam day in the month of Adi of the year Nandana. On that day and at that time, South Indian Brahmins recite Manthram to Gayathri to redeem them from the sins committed by them thus far. His Janmanakshatra was Danishta and Lagna Kanya. He was the first child of his parents and the first grandchild of the grandparents both paternal and maternal.
His father, Ramamrita Ayyar, belonged to the village of Ubhayavedanthapuram in the Nannilam Taluk at Tanjavoor District. He was a landlord holding a medium-sized property of wet land, growing paddy, the principal food crop of the Cauvery delta. He was a learned and cultured man, used to giving Ramayana Pravachanam to small audiences was influential and was held in high esteem by the people of the neighbourhood and by visiting officials. Seethalakshmi, mother of Ranganathan, was a simple and very pious lady. The parents had three sons and a daughter — one of the sons died in its early age and the daughter was born a posthumous child.

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Early life of Sherlock Holmes

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:39:00 +0000

Early life of Sherlock Holmes

Explicit details about Sherlock Holmes's life outside of the adventures recorded by Dr. Watson are few and far between in Conan Doyle's original stories; nevertheless, incidental details about his early life and extended families do construct a loose biographical picture of the detective.

An estimate of Holmes's age in the story "His Last Bow" places his birth around 1854; commonly, the date is cited as 6 January. However, on her website, Laurie R. King gives an argument for a younger Holmes, with a birth date somewhere between 1863 and 1868.

Holmes states that he first developed his deduction methods while an undergraduate. The author Dorothy L. Sayers suggested that, given details in two of the Adventures, Holmes must have been at Cambridge rather than Oxford and that "of all the Cambridge colleges, Sidney Sussex [College] perhaps offered the greatest number of advantages to a man in Holmes’ position and, in default of more exact information, we may tentatively place him there". His earliest cases, which he pursued as an amateur, came from fellow university students. According to Holmes, it was an encounter with the father of one of his classmates that led him to take up detection as a profession and he spent the six years following university working as a consulting detective, before financial difficulties led him to take Watson as a roommate, at which point the narrative of the stories begins.

From 1881, Holmes is described as having lodgings at 221B Baker Street, London, from where he runs his private detective agency. 221B is an apartment up seventeen steps, stated in an early manuscript to be at the "upper end" of the road. Until the arrival of Dr. Watson, Holmes works alone, only occasionally employing agents from the city's underclass, including a host of informants and a group of street children he calls the Baker Street Irregulars. The Irregulars appear in three stories, "The Sign of the Four", "A Study in Scarlet" and "The Adventure of the Crooked Man".

Little is said of Holmes's family. His parents were unmentioned in the stories and he merely states that his ancestors were "country squires". In "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter", Holmes claims that his great-uncle was Vernet, the French artist. He has a brother, Mycroft, seven years his senior, who is a government official, who appears in three stories; he is also mentioned in one other story. Mycroft has a unique civil service position as a kind of memory-man or walking database for all aspects of government policy. Mycroft is described as even more gifted than Sherlock in matters of observation and deduction. However, he lacks Sherlock's drive and energy, preferring to spend his time at ease in the Diogenes Club, described as "a club for the most un-clubbable men in London."

It's unclear whether Holmes has any other siblings. In "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches", Holmes says, "I confess that it is not the situation which I should like to see a sister of mine apply for", leading some to suppose the existence of same. But he mentions this only to warn a woman in a case, taking her as his sister; therefore, this may be a mere figure of speech.

What is 3G Technology ?

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:26:00 +0000

International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000), better known as 3G or 3rd Generation, is a family of standards for mobile telecommunications fulfilling specifications by the International Telecommunication Union,[1] which includes UMTS, and CDMA2000 as well as the non-mobile wireless standards DECT[citation needed] and WiMAX[citation needed]. While the GSM EDGE standard also fulfils the IMT-2000 specification, EDGE phones are typically not branded 3G. Services include wide-area wireless voice telephone, video calls, and wireless data, all in a mobile environment. Compared to 2G and 2.5G services, 3G allows simultaneous use of speech and data services and higher data rates (at least 200 kbit/s peak bit rate to fulfill to IMT-2000 specification).

Today's 3G systems can offer practice of up to 14.0 Mbit/s on the downlink and 5.8 Mbit/s on the uplink.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3G

Features

Data rates

ITU has not provided a clear definition of the data rate users can expect from 3G equipment or providers. Thus users sold 3G service may not be able to point to a standard and say that the rates it specifies are not being met. While stating in commentary that "it is expected that IMT-2000 will provide higher transmission rates: a minimum data rate of 2 Mbit/s for stationary or walking users, and 384 kbit/s in a moving vehicle,"[15] the ITU does not actually clearly specify minimum or average rates or what modes of the interfaces qualify as 3G, so various rates are sold as 3G intended to meet customers expectations of broadband data.

Security

3G networks offer greater security than their 2G predecessors. By allowing the UE (User Equipment) to authenticate the network it is attaching to, the user can be sure the network is the intended one and not an impersonator. 3G networks use the KASUMI block crypto instead of the older A5/1 stream cipher. However, a number of serious weaknesses in the KASUMI cipher have been identified [16].

In addition to the 3G network infrastructure security, end-to-end security is offered when application frameworks such as IMS are accessed, although this is not strictly a 3G property.

Applications

The bandwidth and location information available to 3G devices gives rise to applications not previously available to mobile phone users. Some of the applications are:

Mobile TV – a provider redirects a TV channel directly to the subscriber's phone where it can be watched.
Video on demand – a provider sends a movie to the subscriber's phone.
Video conferencing – subscribers can see as well as talk to each other.
Tele-medicine – a medical provider monitors or provides advice to the potentially isolated subscriber.
Location-based services – a provider sends localized weather or traffic conditions to the phone, or the phone allows the subscriber to find nearby businesses or friends.

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How to improve your spoken english

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:50:00 +0000

Tough question is How to improve spoken english.

There are so many students, professionals, businessmens are worried about how to improve their english speaking fluent. For that I've tried to collect article for your ready reference.

The first rule of speaking English is to speak clearly, concisely and use simple vocabulary. KISS - keep it short and simple.

Remember you probably won't just speak to native speakers. There are roughly 380 million native speakers, but as many as a billion people speak it as a second language. So it's a good idea to avoid idioms and slang (I always say learn it, but don't use it). It might sound clever to say "You're barking up the wrong tree," but if you misuse it or if the other person doesn't understand you, you'll only look silly when you try to explain what you meant to say, or what it actually means.

There's also a saying in English "Have you swallowed a dictionary?" It is applicable to anyone who uses long, complicated words when a shorter word will do. Short sentences are just as good (if not better) than long explanations. The value in what you have to say is what you say, not how clever you look or sound when you say it.

1 Get comfortable with the language. Read for 20 minutes in English. It can be a newspaper, a short story, a poem, or even a novel.

2 Develop your written language. If you don't have the requisite vocabulary you won't be able to communicate.

3 Start Speaking. Try out your spoken English on anyone who will be able to respond to you. Don't be afraid of making mistakes.

4 Keep your ears open for the accent. Watch the English news on Television. Watch BBC for the British Accent, CNN for the American Accent and NDTV 24/7 for the urban Indian Accent.

5 Record yourself. Listen to your voice and catch your pronunciation mistakes. Make a deliberate effort to avoid them.

6 Grammar is important. The parts of speech, tenses, form of verb, articles and modals all contribute to fluency. Make an effort to learn them.

7 Make the Dictionary your best friend. To date I head for it when confronted with a new word. Familiarize yourself with its meaning and use it in a sentence that very day.

8 Have someone proficient read aloud to you. A storybook or a newspaper article will do. Watch how they move their lips while pronouncing certain words.

9 Learn one new word a day. To increase your active vocabulary start memorizing the meaning of a word you had heard but were not sure of. Use it regularly to absorb it into your vocabulary.

10 Start writing a Diary. It will allow you to practice the language in a totally non threatening environment. Write one entry of at least 100 words everyday.

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10 Tips to use cell phone with etiquettes

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:32:00 +0000

To most of us, cell phones are a life saver, but rude cell phone users are the thorns in our sides. They're pretty much anywhere that there's a cell phone signal. The thing is, we could all probably use a little primer on cell phone etiquette. After all, most people who are being annoying don't realize they're being annoying. Could that be you?

1 Keep a 10-foot (3 meter) distance between you and anyone else whenever you talk on your phone. No exceptions.
2 Don't talk too loudly. Generally you don't have to shout in the microphone to be heard on the other end.

3 Don't multi-task. Don't make calls while driving, shopping, banking, waiting in line, or doing pretty much anything that involves interacting with other human beings.

4 Don't talk on the phone in any enclosed spaces, even if you're more than 10 feet away from anyone. They can still hear you (because it's an enclosed space) and usually, they're forced to just sit there and listen.
Bathrooms
Elevators
Waiting rooms
Auditoriums
Taxicabs
Buses
Trains

5 Don't even let your phone ring in any of the following settings:
Meetings
Libraries
Museums
Places of worship
School
Lectures
During live performances
Funerals
Weddings
Movie theaters
Work Place

6 Don't use your phone when having a meal with someone. Ideally, you should turn it off entirely. If you're anticipating an important call, let the person you're with know beforehand that you're expecting a call that you'll need to take. No matter what, don't hold a conversation at the table; step away, follow Step 1, and don't stay away any longer than you would for a bathroom break. Never, ever text at the table, even if the conversation died down.

7 Turn off your phone at the movie theater. Even if your phone is on vibrate, people can hear it during quiet parts of the movie. And even if they can't, the light from your phone's screen is very distracting. Don't check the time, don't check your text messages; just turn it off until the movie is over.

8 Learn to text. When you're in an enclosed space, or you can't put yourself 10 feet out of everyone's way, it's inappropriate to talk but it's acceptable to receive and send text messages. In such cases, keep the following rules of texting etiquette in mind:
Use the vibrate feature instead of an audible text alert.
Only text when you're standing still or sitting and out of anyone's way. Don't text while you walk or drive.
Don't text while doing anything that requires you to be attentive. A good example would be while waiting at an intersection for the pedestrian signal.
Don't text while at a meeting or conference when you should be attentive to the guest speaker.

9 Don't discuss personal things while waiting at an airport - believe me, people can hear you and don't really want to know about your date last night!

10 Be aware of people around you if you insist on talking on your cellphone whilst walking through the mall - please don't run into them!

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To upload, store and organize any type of file in Google Docs

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:35:00 +0000

You will shortly have the ability to upload, store and organize any type of file in Google Docs.

Main features:
- Individual file size limit of 250MB.
- Ability to upload files such as CAD, HTML, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, RAW photos, ZIP or RAR archives.
- 1GB storage limit for files you upload that are not converted to Google Docs format (i.e. Google documents, spreadsheets and presentations).
Editions included:
Standard, Premier, Education, Team and Partner Editions

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what's new:
This feature will be rolled out to all domains gradually over the next few weeks.
To upload a file, simply click on the 'Upload' button just as if you were uploading a file into Docs as before and select the file to upload.

Premier Edition Only:
Premier Edition users can also use the Google Docs List API to upload files to Google Docs, or purchase applications offered by third parties that enable you to migrate and sync your files to Google Docs. More information about these applications in the blog post below.

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/01/store-and-share-files-in-cloud-with.html
http://code.google.com/apis/documents/overview.html

What is longest and Highest in India

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:38:00 +0000

How to know that What is longest and Highest in India?

Longest and Highest in India
No.	Question	Answer
1	Largest Lake	Wulur (Kashmir)
2	Largest Delta	Sunderban Delta
3	Largest Cave Temple	Ellora (Maharashtra)
4	Longest Cantilever Span Bridge	Hawrah Bridge,Calcutta
5	Largest Population State	U.P.
6	Largest State (area)	Madhya Pradesh
7	Largest Corridor	Rameshwaram Temple's Corridor
8	Largest Dome	Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur
9	Largest Mosque	Jumma Masjid,Delhi
10	Highest Peak	Nanda Devi
11	Highest Rainfall	Cherrapunji, Assam
12	Highest Dam	Bhakra Nangal Dam,Punjab
13	Highest Gateway	Buland Darwaza,Fatehpur Sikri
14	Highest Tower	Qutab Minar
15	Highest Waterfalls	Jog Falls (Karnataka)
16	Longest Bridge	Sone,Bihar
17	Highest Award	Bharat Ratna
18	Highest Award for gallantry	Param Vir Chakra
19	Largest Desert	Thar (Rajasthan)
20	Longest Road	Grant Trunk Road
21	Largest Tunnel	Jawahar Tunnel (Bannihal,Kashmir)
22	Longest Dam	Hirakund Dam (Orissa)
23	Largest Railway Platform	Kharagpur Platform
24	Longest Barrage	Sone
25	Tallest Statue	Statue of Gomateswara in Karnataka
26	Biggest Museum	Indian Museum,Calcutta
27	Tallest T.V. Tower	Tower of Delhi (235 metres)
28	Longest Road Bridge	Nehru Setu on river Sone (3061 metres)
29	Longest River	The Ganges
30	Largest District	Ladakh (J&K)

How to do Pre-Shampoo Treatment

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:39:00 +0000

This information is for your health in our health library

How To do Pre-Shampoo Treatment For Hair

If your hair is naturally dry or has become dry due to over shampooing, over bleaching, over colouring or too much sun or illness, both hair and scalp will benefit from the following treatment.

Egg and Honey Treatment for Dry, Damaged or Fine Hair

1 egg yolk, beaten
2 teaspoons castor oil
1 teaspoon runny honey

Dried milk powder, to mix
2 drops sandalwood essential oil
2 drops clary sage essential oil

Mix the egg, castor oil, and honey together then add enough dried milk to make a very soft paste. Add the essential oils and mix well.

Rub the paste thoroughly into the hair and scalp.

Cover hair with a plastic shower cap and then wrap the whole head in a hot towel. Alternatively, wrap the head in a towel wrung out in very hot water.

Leave for 20 minutes.

Shampoo with a mild herbal shampoo.

Dear reader,
if you like this post please put your experience herewith comments. Hence, everybody can know about this Pre-Shampoo Treatment with example and learn from your experience. Afterall, Experience is the Good Teacher.

Health - Home Remedies for preventing Swine Flu

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:05:00 +0000

Swine flu is spreading through out the world like a fire. It is a kind of respiratory disease that is caused by influenza type A virus. This virus is very similar to the bird flue virus and the main difference is that it is that this type of virus largely affects the pigs but, sometimes, can occur in people having close contact with pigs. Swine flu is infectious and communicable. It can easily spread from one to another through coughing and sneezing. It can affect people of all ages and can cause sore throat, chills, fever, body aches, headaches, etc.

Home Remedies for preventing Swine Flu
Only eat home cooked food to improve your bodily resistance
Avoid going to crowded places. In case of high necessity to go to such crowded places always cower your mouth with a mask and wear gloves.
Wash Your Hands with antiseptic solution:

It is thought that swine flu virus can get into the inside of your body through the mouth and nose. Regular washing of your hands, particularly before a meal, with soap and warm water can prevent this. Alternately, you can also wear hand gloves before touching anything directly so as not to get infected.

Cover Your Nose and Mouth:

If somebody is sneezing or coughing near you, you may want to cover your nose and mouth with the within of your palms or with your hanky. Alternately, you can wear face mask before going outside. These can prevent the virus to get entry into your system.

Giloy or amrita or tinospora

this is one of the most powerful home remedies that can prevent swine flu. Make tea of giloy or take it by mixing with triphala twice daily. It is highly recommended by Indian Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev.

Drink Lemon Balm Tea:

Experts think that the anti-viral actions of lemon balm can treat swine flu. You can drink lemon balm tea two times a day.

Chew Fresh Garlic Cloves:

Garlic or lasuna or garlic pearls is considered an effective antiviral. Fresh garlic cloves ( two to three ) can be chewed once everyday.

Steam Inhalation:

It is also recommended that steam inhalation with eucalyptus or chamomile three times a day can relieve from jamming from the lungs. This can help in alleviating swine flu symptoms.

Source:http://www.herbalcureindia.com/

[Health Library] Have regular sex is better for your health

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:41:00 +0000

"Have regular sex is better for your health"

Sex is not only for pleasure her; there are also additional benefits for your health. Do you know that Sexy is best exercise for your healthy figure? Yes, it is true and proved by medical science also. Love making is very good for adults and regularly use to be even better. There are several other reasons why you need to have sex regularly.

Reduce Stress:

Stressed out with work or family problems? Don't let it affect your performance in the bedroom. Not only will having sex improve your mood, but a study has proved that folks who indulge in regular bedroom activities can handle stress better and are happier people generally.

Increase Blood Circulation:

Because your heart rate increases while having sex, fresh blood is supplied to your organs and cells. While used blood is removed, you also discard things from your body that cause you to feel tired.

Improve Cardiovascular Health:

A recent study says that men who have sex more than twice a week, had lesser risk of getting a heart attack than men who had sex less than once a month.

Relieves Pain:

If you are using your headache as an excuse not to make love, stop doing it. Just when you are about to have an orgasm, the level of the hormone-oxytocin, increase by five times. The release of endorphins reduces aches and pains.

Promotes Longevity:

When one has an orgasm, a hormone called Dehydroepiandrosterone is released, which improves your immunity and keeps the skin healthy. Men who have at least two orgasms a week live longer than men have sex just once every few weeks.

Better Sleep:

Notice that just after you make love, you get a much relaxed sleep thereafter. A good night's sleep will make you healthy overall.

Improve overall Fitness:

If you find going to gym mundane or working out at home a task, here's another way to help you lose the flab and keep in shape. Regular sex will do wonders for your waistline. Half an hour of love making burns more than 80 calories!

Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's Speech in Hyderabad

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:25:00 +0000

The former President of India DR. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 's Speech in
Hyderabad . *

Do you have 10 minutes?
Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is
yours.
YOU say that our government is inefficient.
YOU say that our laws are too old.
YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.
YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke,
The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.
YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.

YOU say, say and say.. What do YOU do about it?

Take a person on his way to Singapore . Give him a name - YOURS. Give him
aface - YOURS. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your
International best. In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the
roads or eat in the stores. YOU are as proud of their Underground links as
they are. You pay $5 (approx. Rs. 60) to drive through Orchard Road
(equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road ) between 5 PM and 8 PM.. YOU
come back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over
stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status
identity... In Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU?

YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai .

YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah .

YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London
at 10 pounds ( Rs.650) a month to, 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are
billed to someone else.'

YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then
tell the traffic cop,'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I
am?)..... I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.'

YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage
pail on the beaches in Australia and New
Zealand

Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo ? Why don't YOU use
examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston ??? We are still
talking of the same YOU.

YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but
cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road
the moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an involved and
appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here
in India ?

Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal commissioner of Bombay , Mr.
Tinaikar , had a point to make. 'Rich people's dogs are walked on the
streets to leave their affluent droppings all over the place,' he said.
'And then the same people turn around to criticize and blame the
authorities for inefficiency and dirty pavements. What do they expect the
officers to do? Go down with a broom every time their dog feels the
pressure in his bowels? In America every dog owner has to clean up after
his pet has done the job. Same in Japan . Will the Indian citizen do that
here?' He's right.... We go to the polls to choose a government and after
that forfeit all responsibility.

We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do
everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative.. We expect
the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage
all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick up a stray piece of
paper and throw it in the bin..

We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to
learn the proper use of bathrooms....

We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and
toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.

This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to
the public. When it comes to burning social issues like those related to
women, dowry, girl child! and others, we make loud drawing room
protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse?

'It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone
forgo my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the system?
What does a system consist of ? Very conveniently for us it consists of our
neighbors, other households, other cities, other communities and the
government.. But definitely not me and YOU.

When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system
we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into
the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along &
work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the
country and run away. Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to
America to bask in their glory and praise their system. When New York
becomes insecure we run to England . When England experiences unemployment,
we take the next flight out
to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and
brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape
the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the system.. Our conscience is
mortgaged to money.

Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great
deal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too.... I am echoing J.
F. Kennedy 's words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians.....

'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA
AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA
WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY'

Lets do what India needs from us.

Forward this mail to each Indian for a change instead of sending Jokes or
junk mails.

Thank you,

Dr. Abdul Kalaam

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:12:00 +0000

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
How to live alone... Even if she doesn't like it...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
Enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
A youth she's content to leave behind....
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
A past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her old age....
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
One friend who always makes her laugh...
And one who lets her cry..
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
A feeling of control over her destiny...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
How to fall in love without losing herself..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
How to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend without ruining the friendship.. .
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
That she can't change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
That her childhood may not have been perfect...but its over...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
What she would and wouldn't do for love or more...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
Whom she can trust, whom she can't, and why she shouldn't take it personally.. .
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
Where to go... Be it to her best friend's kitchen table... Or a charming inn in the woods... When her soul needs soothing...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
What she can and can't accomplish in a day... A month...and a year...
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Better Health Through Fasting

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:35:00 +0000

Better Health Through Fasting

By Zafar Nomani

professor emeritus of human nutrition and foods

West Virginia University

With the sighting of the crescent moon, the holy month of Ramadan has begun this year, marking the start of a spiritual boot camp in which Muslims fast without any food or water from sunup to sundown. To many, the rigor may seem too tasking, but, as a veteran scientist of clinical nutrition and as a 76-year-old Muslim man who has fasted since I was a boy, growing up in India, I can say that fasting can be a healthy practice not just for God but for you.

Fasting can be healthy for people of all faiths from Christians to Jews, Hindus, Buddhists and others who fast as a part of their spiritual practice. But it's got to be done right.

Twenty-five years ago in the early 1980s, I started studying the biochemical and physiological impact of "restricted energy intake," as we call fasting in the business, on the human body, using Ramadan fasting as a model for clinical trials that I ran in the United States and Pakistan. In my hometown of Morgantown, W.V., young Muslim students volunteered to be my guinea pigs, logging their daily meals. In the Middle East and in Lahore, Pakistan, volunteers let me study the effect of fasting on their bodies, analyzing the nutritional component of their diets using food composition tables and computer software

What I and other researchers have discovered is that fasting has clear spiritual, physical, psychological and social benefits.

There is no doubt, on one level, we are fasting for God. Just like fasting during Lent for Christians and during Yom Kippur for Jews, fasting during Ramadan has a divinely ordained inspiration. The Qur'an (2: 183) tells Muslims, "O you who believe, fasting is prescribed on you as it was prescribed to those before you (that is Jews and Christian and other faiths) so that you may become self-restrained."
It's considered "fard," or required, for healthy Muslim adults to fast. It's called "sawm" in Arabic, which means "refrain," and Muslims are expected to refrain from not only food and water but also from sex, smoking, foul talk and harm to others. We are supposed to control our anger, behave kindly, participate in community service, give to charity and generally help others.

The restrictions--both caloric and behaviorally--can be good for us holistically because they serve as a means for disciplining ourselves all-year-around in a world in which we are too often self-absorbed and overindulgent. Fasting serves as a spiritual check, reminding us about issues of poverty and clean water supplies in the world and encouraging us to avoid overeating and wasting food. After all, way too much food ends up in garbage cans.

Restraint from food, water and undesirable behavior makes a person more mentally disciplined and less prone to unhealthy behavior. Researchers in Jordan found a significant reduction of parasuicidal cases during the month of Ramadan. In the United Kingdom, the Ramadan model has been used by various health agencies to reduce cigarette smoking, especially among Africans and Asians.

However, there are choices we can make to be healthier about fasting.

First of all, too many people, ironically, eat too much when they're not fasting. Scientific studies reveal that some people overeat during Ramadan, a phenomenon that contradicts the essential spirit of Ramadan. Studies indicate that health problems can emerge as a result of eating too much or eating a diet that isn't balanced. The body has regulatory mechanisms that activate during fasting, and we don't need to overeat to get our body the nutrients it needs. Scientific studies have shown that there our bodies efficiently utilize the body fat typically available in most of our bodies.

During Ramadan, research has shown that the basal metabolism of fasting subjects slows down. A person can stay healthy and active during Ramadan consuming a diet that is less than the normal amount of calories or food intake but balanced in nutrients.

There is no universal healthy diet for fasting because of global differences in the fasting period, the weather, daily temperature, food availability, lifestyle, cultural habits and other details. But to get the best health and spiritual benefits when fasting, it's critical to have a diet balanced in protein, essential minerals, vitamins and physiological and protective factors such as dietary fiber and antioxidant compounds.

To start with, it's important in any faith not to miss the meal you eat before the fast begins. In Islam, it's said the Prophet Muhammad used to have a light "sahur," the pre-dawn meal Muslims eat before the fast. For me, a bowl of Raisin Bran has always served the purpose. A cereal high in wheat bran or oatmeal is a great source of dietary fibers including cellulose, hemicelluloses and other non-digestable complex carbohydrates and lignin, which provides bulk and facilitates motality in the digestive tract. As a result, many harmful and toxic compounds are expunged from the body.

Alas, milk, a protein, is a kind of dehydrant. It's critical to have extra glasses of water to avoid dehydration. Extra water is also needed to flush out urea, protein's catabolic product, from the body. That's true of all protein rich foods.

When breaking the fast in any faith, it's important to consume an easily available energy source in the form of simple sugars such as glucose and fructose that nourishes every living cell, particularly the brain and nerve cells. Dates and juices are good sources of these sugars. Indeed, breaking of fast with several dates is considered "sunnah" in Islam, or a practice of the Prophet Muhammad. Another good choice: a cup of juice without sugar added to bring low blood glucose levels to normal levels. It's also good advice to have a bowl of vegetable soup. Both juice and soup help maintain water and mineral balance in the body. They also help quenching the thirst quickly.

Too often, at least in Muslim homes, folks break the fast with sherbets and sweets. That's the worst way to break a fast, according to many scientific studies, because they represent a high intake of sugar in form of sucrose.

For the later dinner meal, it's essential to consume variety of foods with balance and moderation. Just because we haven't eaten all day, we shouldn't forget the "food pyramid" that represents the A, B, C's of a healthy diet. That means including a vegetable salad with dinner.

Cultural preferences aside, it's best to avoid spicy foods because it promotes acidity in the stomach and digestive tract problems.

It's wise to eat fruit at the end of meals, such as apples, oranges, peaches, pears or whatever fruit might be in season. Fruits provide dietary fiber that facilitates the prevention of constipation, stomach acidity and other digestive health issues. What's more, fruits and vegetables are good sources of certain nutrients such as vitamin C and vitamin A. They also provide antioxidants, flavonoids and protective phytochemicals. Fresh fruits and vegetable are good sources of water, too. They contain between 92 per cent to 97 per cent water. Between breaking fast and starting a new day's fast, it's critical that we consume plenty of water.
To follow the spirit of Ramadan and other fasting traditions, discipline, control and behavioral change are critical. One of the things that should go: smoking. Smoking isn't allowed during the Muslim fast, and that's a good thing. Smoking negatively affects the utilization of various vitamins, metabolites and enzyme systems in the body and promotes the production of free radicals (atoms, molecules and ions with unpaired electrons), a major factor in cancer. Smoking is also a risk factor for many other health problems.

Further, it's best to avoid caffeine drinks such as Coke, coffee or tea. Caffeine is a diuretic. But it's best to be gradual with the reduction. A sudden decrease in caffeine and nicotine, coupled with hunger and dehydration, can prompt headaches, mood swings, irritability and, even sometimes, road rage. The American Psychosomatic Society indicated that caffeine and nicotine use increases the occurrence of irritability during fasting, but the end of Ramadan the irritability drops.

It's important to remember to brush your teeth--a habit that can fall by the wayside with the new eating and sleeping schedule.

Typically, people who are normal weight or overweight people shouldn't gain weight. For overweight people, Ramadan is an excellent opportunity to lose weight. Underweight or marginally normal weight people shouldn't use this time to lose weight, but a couple of pounds of body weight loss isn't harmful. That may be due to dehydration or the somewhat reduced calorie intake.. This small body weight loss is easily regained after Ramadan.

If we eat properly a balanced diet when we fast, we will maintain our body weight, maintain our energy level and perform our daily work normally. Just like during the rest of the year, it's critical to eat a good balanced diet while fasting.

Fasting isn't the time to ditch exercise. It's important that everyone engage in some kind of light exercise, such as stretching or walking. "Taraweeha," a special Ramadan prayer that lasts for up to an hour, can have the benefit of "ibada," or prayer, as well as light exercise. It's important to follow good time management practices for prayer and other religious activities, as well as sleep, studies, job and exercise, to maintain a balanced life even when fasting.

Finally, it's important to remember that fasting doesn't mean being a martyr to good health. In Islam, Muslims don't have to fast if they're pregnant, traveling, breast feeding, elderly or ill. In those cases, they can feed the poor instead, perhaps making up the fasts later. People with diabetes, peptic ulcers, kidney stones, hypertension and other health problems must consult their physician on the question of whether to fast; and then if they do fast, what is the best diet for them.

Increasingly, scientists are starting to recognize the benefits of reduced energy intake on weight. A study released earlier this year at the European Congress on Obesity concluded that increased energy intake was the most significant cause of the rise in obesity in the United States since the 1970s. The issue of restricted energy intake continues to have wide consequences in the United States, where the Centers for Disease Control is reporting an alarming increase in obesity rates. Appropriately, the office of the U.S. Surgeon General is developing public education campaigns about the health risks of being overweight.

In a way, Ramadan is like an annual continuing education workshop on how becoming a better citizen of the world. It's said that the Prophet Muhammad told his followers,
"He who does not desist from obscene language and acting obscenely (during the period of fasting), Allah has no need that he didn't eat or drink."

Another time, it's said the Prophet declared, "Fasting is not only from food and drink, fasting is to refrain from obscene (acts). If someone verbally abuses you or acts ignorantly toward you, say (to them), 'I am fasting; I am fasting.'"

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20 Minutes for your make up

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:51:00 +0000

20 Minutes for your make up

Are you one of those who are invited at 7 pm when the actual party time is 8 pm because everyone knows that you take very long to get ready for the party? Do you always get into the fight with your partner when you make him wait for hours as you are decking up in the dressing and are often off to the party with an argument on why you always take so much time to get ready? Of course the answer to that one would be that you want to look stunning for any party be it New Year's or anniversary or even a house party with friends.
Men always complain on women wasting so much of time getting ready. Research claims the average woman spends 50 minutes getting ready for big night out which could be luxury for most of us. Follow the 20 minute plan and be on time and still look gorgeous.

1. First 2 Minutes: Give skin a quick cleanse and a little moisturizer. Cleansing wipes are ideal for getting rid of the grime. For smoother application, mix a little of your moisturizer with your normal foundation.

2. Next 2 Minutes: Loosely take the top section of your hair and backcomb it to give it height. Then gather your hair into a low ponytail and twist into a bun. Spray with hairspray to keep hair in place all night.

3. Next 2 Minutes: Use Bronzer. The three magic places for bronzer are forehead, nose and chin as the areas that normally catch the sun. And a light dusting of bronzing powder with a big brush can also combat winter paleness

4. Other 2 Minutes: Apply light shadow across the eye lids and the lower lash line. This creates a lightening effect and makes eyes appear larger.

5. Other 2 Minutes: Gloss is much easier to apply in a hurry than a lipstick. It's best to use lighter colors when applying in a rush, as darker shades need a steadier hand and more attention to make them look flawless.

6. Utilize 2 Minutes: Eyelash curls open up the eye. For extra dazzle combine with double ended mascara brushes, which contain a white base coat at one end to thicken lashes, then apply a lengthening black coat on top. And if you apply your mascara first it will act as a setting agent for the curler giving you perfect lashes all night long.

7. Other 2 Minutes: Wear your heels to the party but keep a pair of flats in your handbag so that you can wear them back home and feel comfortable.

8. Take 2 Minutes to wear the right support underwear to ensure your designer dress compliments your figure.

9. Use 2 Minutes to stick-on false nails for instant glamour.

10. Utilize other 2 Minutes: Apply a quick slick of clear gloss or Vaseline for any last-minute tidying. Try a little on unruly eyebrows, glossed lips, etc.

Total 20 Minutes for your make up. I hope this information will be feeling glare to your beauty. try it!

Thank you all

Special thanks to Another

World Not Ending in 2012, Says NASA

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:00:00 +0000

World Not Ending in 2012, Says NASA
Contrary to what you may read on the Internet, the world is not going to end in 2012. A rogue planet named Nibiru is not on a collision course with Earth. And a solar flare won't toast the planet.
It's all fiction, though the makers of the film "2012" may lead you to think otherwise.
"I don't have anything against the movie. It's the way it's been marketed and the way it exploits people's fears," NASA scientist David Morrison at the Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., told Discovery News.
Morrison has launched a counter-attack through his "Ask An Astrobiologist" online column, which he says has gotten more than 1,000 questions about the end of the world.

Scientific misinformation about 2012 has been ramping up for a few years, with more than 200 books and 1,000 Web sites purporting to explain various doomsday scenarios. Sony Pictures is behind a particularly viral campaign to build publicity for its upcoming apocalyptic movie "2012," which debuts on Nov. 13.
The company has set up an interlinked family of Web sites and Facebook pages to infuse a sense of reality to its fictional work.

The lead character in the film, played by actor John Cusack, for example, is the faux author of a faux book about a murder, conspiracy and disaster aboard the space shuttle Atlantis, which, coincidentally, is poised for launch on a space station construction mission the weekend the movie debuts.
You can read more on this topic at http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/22/nasa-debunks-2012.html with its picture library.

2012 Phenomenon

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:43:00 +0000

SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS from around the world are predicting that five years from now, all life on Earth could well come to an end. Some are saying it'll be humans that would set it off. Others believe that a natural phenomenon will be the cause. And the religious folks are saying it'll be God himself who would press the stop button. The following are some likely arguments as to why the world would end by the year 2012.

Reason one: Mayan calendar

The first to predict 2012 as the end of the world were the Mayans, a bloodthirsty race that were good at two things -- building highly accurate astrological equipment out of stone and sacrificing virgins.

Thousands of years ago they managed to calculate the length of the lunar moon as 329.53020 days, only 34 seconds out. The Mayan calendar predicts that the earth will end on December 21, 2012. Given that they were pretty close to the mark with the lunar cycle, it's likely they've got the end of the world right as well.

Reason two: Sun storms

Solar experts from around the world monitoring the sun have made a startling discovery. Our sun is in a bit of strife. The energy output of the sun is, like most things in nature, cyclic and it's supposed to be in the middle of a period of relative stability. However, recent solar storms have been bombarding the earth with lot of radiation energy. It's been knocking out power grids and destroying satellites. This activity is predicted to get worse and calculations suggest it'll reach its deadly peak sometime in 2012.

Reason three: The atom smasher

Scientists in Europe have been building the world's largest particle accelerator. Basically, its a 27 km tunnel designed to smash atoms together to find out what makes the universe tick. However, the mega-gadget has caused serious concern, with some scientists suggesting that it's properly even a bad idea to turn it on in the first place. They're predicting all manner of deadly results, including mini black holes. So when this machine is fired up for its first serious experiment in 2012, the world could be crushed into a super-dense blob the size of a basketball.

Reason four: The Bible says it

If having scientists warning us about the end of the world isn't bad enough, religious folks are getting in on the act as well. Interpretations of the Christian Bible reveal that the date for Armageddon, the final battle between good an evil, has been set for 2012. The I Ching, also known as the Chinese Book of Changes, says the same thing, as do various sections of the Hindu teachings.

Reason five: Super volcano

Yellowstone National Park in United States is famous for its thermal springs and old faithful geyser. The reason for this is simple -- it's sitting on top of the world's biggest volcano and geological experts are beginning to get nervous sweats. The Yellowstone volcano has a pattern of erupting every 650,000 years or so, and we're many years overdue for an explosion that will fill the atmosphere with ash, blocking the sun and plunging the earth into a frozen winter that could last up to 15,000 years. The pressure under the Yellowstone is building steadily, and geologists have set 2012 as a likely date for the big bang.

Reason six: The physicists

This one's case of bog -- simple maths mathematics. Physicists at Berkely University have been crunching the numbers. They've determined that the earth is well overdue for a major catastrophic event. Even worse, they're claiming that their calculations prove that we're all going to die, very soon. They are also saying that their prediction comes with a certainty of 99 per cent; and 2012 just happens to be the best guess as to when it occurs.

Reason seven: Earth's magnetic field

We all know the Earth is surrounded by a magnetic field that shields us from most of the sun's radiation. What you might not know is that the magnetic poles we call North and South have a nasty habit of swapping places every 750,000 years or so -- and right now we're about 30,000 years overdue. Scientists have noted that the poles are drifting apart roughly 20-30 kms each year, much faster than ever before, which points to a pole-shift being right around the corner. While the pole shift is under way, the magnetic field is disrupted and will eventually disappear, sometimes for up to 100 years. The result is enough UV outdoors to crisp your skin in seconds, killing everything it touches.

Vira Samvat Start with Diwali in Jainisam

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:28:00 +0000

Festival of Diwali in Jainism

Diwali has a very special significance in Jainism, just like Buddha Purnima, the date of Buddha's Nirvana, is for Buddhists as Christmas is for Christians. Lord Mahavira, the last of the Jain Tirthankaras, attained Nirvana or Moksha on this day at Pavapuri on Oct. 15, 527 BC, on Chaturdashi of Kartika, as Tilyapannatti of Yativrashaba from the sixth century states:
Mahavira is responsible for establishing the Dharma followed by Jains even today. According to tradition, the chief disciple of Mahavira, Ganadhara Gautam Swami also attained complete knowledge (Kevalgyana) on this day, thus making Diwali one of the most important Jain festivals.

Mahavira attained his nirvana at the dawn of the amavasya (new moon). According to the Kalpasutra by Acharya Bhadrabahu, 3rd century BC, many gods were present there, illuminating the darkness. The following night was pitch black without the light of the gods or the moon. To symbolically keep the light of their master's knowledge alive:

16 Gana-kings, 9 Malla and 9 Lichchhavi, of Kasi and Kosal, illuminated their doors. They said: "Since the light of knowledge is gone, we will make light of ordinary matter" ("गये से भवुज्जोये, दव्वुज्जोयं करिस्समो").

Dipavali was first mentioned in Jain books as the date of the nirvana of Mahavira. In fact, the oldest reference to Diwali is a related word, dipalikaya, which occurs in Harivamsha-Purana, written by Acharya Jinasena ^[10] and composed in the Shaka Samvat era in the year 705.

ततस्तुः लोकः प्रतिवर्षमादरत् प्रसिद्धदीपलिकयात्र भारते |
समुद्यतः पूजयितुं जिनेश्वरं जिनेन्द्र-निर्वाण विभूति-भक्तिभाक् |२० |

tatastuh lokah prativarsham-araat ako
prasiddha-deepalikaya-aatra bharate
samudyatah poojayitum jineshvaram
jinendra-nirvana vibhuti-bhaktibhak

Translation: The gods illuminated Pavanagari by lamps to mark the occasion. Since that time, the people of Bharat celebrate the famous festival of "Dipalika" to worship the Jinendra (i.e. Lord Mahavira) on the occasion of his nirvana.

Dipalikaya roughly translates as "light leaving the body". Dipalika, which can be roughly translated as "splenderous light of lamps", is used interchangeably with the word "Diwali".
The way Jains celebrate Diwali is different in many respects. There is a note of asceticism in whatever the Jains do, and the celebration of Diwali is not an exception. The Jains celebrate Diwali during the month of Kartik for three days. During this period, among the Shvetambaras, devoted Jains observe fasting and chant the Uttaradhyayan Sutra, which contain the final pravachans of Lord Mahavira, and meditate upon him. Some Jains visit Pavapuri in Bihar where he attained Nirvan. In may temples special laddus are offered particularly on this day.

Vira Nirvana Samvat: The Jain year starts with Pratipada following Diwali. Vira Nirvana Samvat 2534 starts with Diwali 2007. The Jain businesspeople traditionally started their accounting year from Diwali. The relationship between the Vir and Shaka era is given in Titthogali Painnaya and Dhavalaa by Acharya Virasena:

पंच य मासा पंच य वास छच्चेव होन्ति वाससया|
परिणिव्वुअस्स अरिहितो तो उप्पन्नो सगो राया||

Thus the Nirvana occurred 605 years and 5 months before the Saka era.
On 21 October 1974 the 2500th Nirvana Mahotsava was celebrated by all the Jain throughout India^.

Seminar on Future Libraries and Librarians at Ahmedabad

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:19:00 +0000

A One Day Seminar on

Future Libraries and
Librarians

Saturday, October 10, 2009

10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

Topics and Speakers:

l Positioning Information Professionals for the Future

by Ms. Janice Lachance, CEO, Special Libraries Association, Alexandria, Virginia, USA

l Model Corporate Library

by Mr. B.P. Prakash, GM and Global LIC Head, TCS Mumbai

l Future of Academic Libraries

by Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director, INFLIBNET, Ahmedabad

l Innovation Driven Librarianship: Expectations of a library user

by Prof. S. Ramkumar, CEO Last Resort.

l Creating the Future Landscape for Libraries: Relating Retail and Marketing Concepts to Libraries

by Prof. P.K. Sinha, Professor & Head, Centre for Retailing, IIM, Ahmedabad

Who should attend:

Librarians; Information Assistants; Research Scholars and Doctorate Students; Faculty/Promotion Personnel; Market Research Professionals etc.

Fee:

Rs. 200/- per participant. This includes seminar kit, lunch and tea. The cheque may be drawn in the name of 'Ahmedabad Management Association'.

Registration:

Please send your registration along with participation fee to:

The Executive Director, Ahmedabad Management Association

AMA Complex, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Marg, Vastrapur

Ahmedabad 380 015. Ph: 079- 32512847 26308601-6 Fax: 079-26305692

E-mail: amaahd@gmail.com Website: http://www.amaindia.org/

How to Survive the Swine Flu & Solidify Your Immune System Naturally

noreply@blogger.com (Smily Baby) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:28:00 +0000

How to Survive the Swine Flu and Solidify Your Immune System Naturally

As we approach the upcoming flu season many people have become worried about the approaching swine flu. WHO has declared a Pandemic Level 6 and mass vaccines have been ordered for the entire world. I've never been a fan of vaccines so back in May when the flu started to come to the news I started researching all the possible ways to build up an extra strong immune system.

The information that I am presenting is not a substitute for a vaccine or a guarantee that you won't catch a virus but an alternative through natural means to increase the strength of your own immune system. Many people have already started a daily regimen of Vitamin C and Echinacea. I also discovered that Vitamin D was also being added to their daily immune system building cocktail.
Vitamin D Can Help Against Flu?
In my research to learn more and find other things that may assist I started coming across many articles on Vitamin D and how it can help against the flu. Many people have now taken this information and decided that they were going to add a supplemental level of Vitamin D to their diets. The information isn't proven but it was compelling enough to me to add an extra dose of Vitamin D to my daily regimen.
After reading dozens of articles on Vitamin D and how it can potentially help you fight influenza I found one from Medical News Today that contained a lot of information on some of the probable causes as to why it works and a clinical setting where the doctor discovered that he thought Vitamin D was helping. The information was so compelling I continued in my research and found consistency about Vitamin D and the positive effects it has against the flu. In light of our recent swine flu pandemic I am surprised that this possible preventative measure isn't being more highly broadcasted.
How Vitamin D maybe helping.
Vitamin D Is A Very Important Nutrient
In more recent articles studies lab work has shown that lack of vitamin D is associated with a lesser production of an antimicrobial peptide named hCAP-18. This is a protein that works with immune-system cells to kill all of those pesky pathogens.
In short, people with Vitamin D deficiencies have immune systems that don't operate as well. The thing that you might find the most shocking is that most people may actually have a Vitamin D deficiency.
Vitamin D is a very important nutrient that is found in very low levels in our food. Milk has been fortified with Vitamin D but it only has around 100iu's per serving. Our bodies can produce huge amounts of Vitamin D through exposure to sunlight but the current recommendations on sunlight are to limit your exposure and cover up with sunscreen. So unless you are constantly exposing yourself to the sun, eating enormous quantities of herring and salmon, or drinking a lot of milk daily, then you might be deficient in Vitamin D and a higher risk to catching influenza viruses.
Recent trials are taking place to see what happens when subjects are given 1,200 to 2,000 iu's per day. The current recommendation is 200-600 iu's per day. There are people taking as high as 5,000 to 10,000 iu's per day to build up their current blood levels in preparation for the flu season. I'm not going to make any recommendations as the best way to find how much you need is through blood work so to find the optimal level you would need to work with your doctor.
As times change, our environment gets more toxic, and science advances I believe that the levels of all vitamins and minerals should be evaluated. What was good 50 years ago isn't necessarily still good enough for the constant changes we face. If you are are interested in increasing your Vitamin D intake you can find Vitamin D at any local drug store or nutrition shop. It's a good idea to talk to your doctor about what levels are right for you. The flu season is approaching so take action now by building your immune system.
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