Wish you Happy and Prosperous New year

I wish you and your family a Happy and Prosperous New Year 2015 

World Happiness Day on March 20th

The World Happiness Day is celebrated throughout the world on 20 March of Evey Year

 

Harvest Happy Pongal Wishes

Wish U Happy PONGAL TO All
 

Great Happy New Year 2013

Wishing you a New Year 2013 filled with joy, good health and safety
 

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013 

 If it didn't bring you joy
just leave it behind
let's ring in the new year
with good things in mind

Let every bad memory
that brought heartache and pain
And let's turn a new leaf
with the smell of new rain

Let's  forget past mistakes
making amends for this year
sending you these greetings
to bring you hops and cheer

The Maestro Sachin steps down from one-day cricket internationals

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer widely. On December 23rd 2012, the 39-year-old ended his world record 463-match ODI career in which he scored 18,426 runs at 44.83 by informing the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that he is through with the 50-overs format. His retirement from the ODIs was more or less on the cards, especially after he reached the milestone of 100 international centuries against Bangladesh in March this year at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

Tendulkar has played six World Cups from the 1992 World Cup 

 

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Happy Independence Day Aug 2012

Freedom from the clutches of dependency is called Independence

Everybody needs “Independence” in every phase of their life:

As school child, we need “Independence” from exams.

As professionals, we need “Independence” from work pressure.

As family men/women, we need “Independence” from family duties & obligations.

As senior citizens, we undertake spiritual activities asking for “Independence” from bondage of “Birth & Death”.


Celebrate 66th

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

Amazing Forest Pictures at Raining

Tamil Nadu border and into Kerala’s Vazhachal forests pictures at the Raining Season morning time.

Happy Republic Day Wishes To All

WISH U HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY TO ALL 

 GREAT INDIA 

Gratitude to all our brothers & sisters who scarified their lives for the nation.
JAI HIND

Wish You Harvest Happy Pongal To All

Pongal is the only festival of Hindu that follows a solar calendar and is celebrated on the fourteenth of January every year. Pongal signals the end of the traditional farming season, giving farmers a break from their monotonous routine. Farmers also perform puja to some crops. The festival is celebrated for four days.

On the first day "Bhogi"
the second day "Pongal"
3rd day "Maattuppongal"
On the last day "Kanum Pongal", people go out to picnic.

Thai Pongal History

Wish You Happy Pongal To All

Best Five Foods for Healthy Hair

While outpatient care (shampoo, conditioner, keep the scalp clean, etc.) are a must to keep hair healthy, balanced diet with hair-friendly nutrients is also of paramount importance.

Whole Grains

It is widely known that whole grains have more nutrients per unit of refined than their counterparts. Add to this the large amount of fiber that is what makes it good for our digestive system. They can be easily digested, contains a high amount of antioxidants and help maintain chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, obesity and constipation at bay. All these qualities make them "super foods" for healthy hair.

Vitamin C Foods

Vitamin C is full of collagen, a protein that helps keep the hair follicles, blood vessels and the scalp. Fruits like oranges, lemons, pineapple, strawberries, guava, etc. are a great source of vitamin C. Leafy vegetables also contain vitamin C and iron, which is another great nutrient for healthy hair.

Brown Rice

It is a good source of protein and gives your hair the shine you've always wanted. Apart from this, it makes you feel full longer and helps suppress hunger. Brown rice is rich in vitamins and fiber.

Dal

Legumes are widely accepted as a rich source of protein. A ½ cup serving of lentils can provide about 6 grams of protein. Furthermore, sandals are rich in minerals such as potassium and magnesium. However, you should not rely solely on dal for their daily protein intake.

Calcium-rich Foods

Calcium is also a key nutrient for maintaining healthy hair. Now a lot of calcium is used for daily wear and one needs to consume enough calcium-rich foods to replenish the calcium lost. Dairy products are excellent sources of calcium. So are the grains. Calcium also makes your hair shine and do not forget it also gives healthy bones, stronger.

5 Super Foods for Maintain your Bones Healthy

you can also try some foods rich in calcium to compensate for the deficiency of calcium and keep bones healthy. Here are five super foods that can help increase bone density at any age:

Milk




Undoubtedly, milk is the best (and readily available) source of calcium necessary for proper bone growth. According to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), low-fat milk or fat is the best option because it is high in calcium without added fats and this facilitates the easy absorption of calcium by the body. And not just calcium. Milk is also rich in nutrients like potassium, magnesium, riboflavin, phosphorus and vitamins D, A and B12, which are important for healthy bones.

Orange Juice



Oranges are rich in essential nutrients like vitamins, minerals and calcium. They are an indispensable tool for healthy bone growth. They can be especially used by people with lactose intolerance can not get their daily requirement of calcium from dairy products. The next time you help with a serving of fruit, make sure you have enough oranges in it.

Dairy Products


Many experts have designated dairy products like cheese and yogurt as a preferred source of calcium because of its high calcium levels. In case of intolerance to lactose, can also opt for other dairy products are free of lactose or have low levels of lactose. The yogurt contains a chemical called lactoferrin that iron-binding protein that promotes the growth and activity of osteoblasts (bone forming cells).

Nuts and Seeds


Besides being rich in calcium, nuts such as walnuts, flax seeds, almonds, pistachios, etc. are also good sources of minerals and omega 3 fatty acids. Peanuts and calcium containing potassium prevents calcium loss in urine.

Greens


Dark green leafy vegetables like broccoli and spinach are good sources of calcium and vitamin D and is the latter which aids in the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, which ensures the growth of bones and teeth. Coles and turnip greens can also be helpful in giving you your daily dose of calcium. The alkaline effect of a diet rich in these vegetables will help strengthen bones and promote bone growth by preventing calcium loss. In addition, plant sterols (steroid hormones) are converted into a hormone called calciferol and helps absorption of calcium.

5 Healthy Foods to Eat at your Workplace

Here are 5 power foods can be enjoyed without leaving your desk. It can do wonders for your heart, blood pressure, and can even improve your memory and concentration.


Walnuts




All nuts have been found to improve lipids and reduce the risk of heart disease. Walnuts have also been found to improve cognitive and motor function in animals with Alzheimer's. Experts recommend seven nuts a day.

Cup of Green Tea


The polyphenols, one of the main ingredients of green tea, which is known to help repair damaged DNA and stimulate the immune system. In addition, research shows that green tea helps reduce the risk of cancer, including skin cancer and prostate cancer.

Popcorn


If ever there was a list of healthy snacks, this is definitely going to be on the list. In fact, many say that the popcorn is the healthiest of snacks. It is 100 percent whole grain and is great in fiber and antioxidants. If you can air pop your popcorn and add a minimal amount of salt, which would have the best popcorn, experts say. If your office has a microwave, just be sure to bring a package of popcorn, low in sodium to work.

Dark Chocolate


It also contains powerful antioxidants called polyphenols to fight risk factors (such as oxidation of LDL cholesterol) for heart disease and also inhibit clotting. Studies have also indicated that consumption of a small black chocolate bar a day can reduce blood pressure in people with mild hypertension. Caffeine, an active ingredient of black chocolate, can give you that much needed kick and increased concentration levels.

Fruits

Not only help you overcome this "false hunger" is also full of nutrients that are needed to keep you going all day. You can choose from apples, bananas, mangos, oranges, papayas, etc., but be sure to bring some fruit to the office every day.

Most 10 famous diet food items that can make you fat

1. Juices and smoothies

When totting our daily intake of calories, many of us forget to take into account that come in liquid form. However, the drinks are consumed throughout the day can greatly contribute to weight gain.

2. Cereal bars

Many of us believe that cereal bars are the perfect snack and healthy breakfast-on-the-go. However, most breakfast bars are full of sugar and corn syrup, not to mention the high levels of fat.

3. Dried fruit

As with the smoothies and juices, dried fruit has many beneficial properties and account for their daily consumption of fruits.

4. Diet drinks

Many of us turn to sugar-free versions of our favorite drinks to help stay in shape, however, diet drinks may actually be the cause of the pile in the pound.

5. Salads


When eating out or buying food on the road, the salads are usually presented as the "healthy option".

6. Soup


While the soup may be the perfect meal to lose weight when prepared properly, not all soups fall into the category of food in the diet.

7. Dips

Hummus is often perceived as the perfect sauce to use diet. However, while the healthy snack is certainly nutritious, it is also full of calories and fat of the main ingredients of oil and tahini.

8. Vegetable crisps

some chips vegetables contain fiber and vitamins little more than potato chips, this is not always so and the difference is generally very mild, with most of the vitamins derived from fresh vegetables that are lost in the process of turning them into chips

9. Popcorn

Popcorn is a nutritious snack, high in fiber and friendly diet. However, when butter is added into the equation, the tasty morsel can quickly lose their healthy credentials.

10. Granola

While the granola is certainly nutritious and full of fiber, also contains high amounts of sugar and oil, which is extremely high in fat and calories.

Raksha Bandhan Significance Festival - Rakhi love Gifts

Raksha Bandhan is one of the most popular festivals in India. Celebration of the heavenly bodies of love between brother and sister, Raksha Bandhan is also known as "Rakhi". Sisters tie a rope delicate 'Rakhi' on the wrist of her brother, pulsating with a sense sublime and pray for long life.

When is Raksha Bandhan?



Raksha Bandhan is celebrated on full moon day of the month Shraavan (according to Hindu calendar), ie in the months of July and August. As Rakhi is celebrated as the Hindu calendar, the dates mahttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gify vary from year to year. In 2011 - Raksha Bandhan is celebrated on Saturday, August 13.

An amazing bond of love shared among siblings is what celebrated on the day of Raksha bandhan. Sister select the brightest and the best designed 'Rakhi' for their brothers.



Keeping up with time, the Rakhi thread has become more fashionable and trendy.

Raksha Bandhan promise of protection

Bucharest Cismigiu Park Presentation - Amazing Video

Amazing beautiful scenery video in Bucharest Cismigiu Park Presentation.

11 Foods Items Helps to Reduce Your Weight

1. Yogurt


This mouthful creamy, tangy loaded with calcium - and studies show that calcium may reduce weight gain by interfering with fat absorption in the small intestine

2. Eggs


Turn breakfast into a drive for burning fat without going through the stack of pancakes and the party in a couple of eggs instead. According to one study, beat eggs when carbohydrates to help people feel full longer and help to push back the attacks of snacks during the day.

3. Pistachios



Nuts may be high in fat, but is the kind of healthy unsaturated fat found in pistachios. And like all nuts, pistachios offer a lot of slow starvation protein and fiber. All these qualities together explain why the addition of pistachios to the diet in a study diet helps to curb your appetite and lose more weight.

4. Grapefruit


Of all the foods that are rumored to increase weight loss, the grapefruit is probably the most famous. And research confirms that this fruit is the celebrity status to be slim is for real. One particular study found that consumption of half a grapefruit before each meal diet help shed more pounds than people who skipped the snack cake.

5. Avocado



The green goddess of the sky, creamy flavor can help to gradually reduce your waistline. It's true! Researchers suspect that the unsaturated fat in avocados can ratchet up the body's levels of hunger hormone, called leptin stop - a hormone that allows your brain knows you are full, so stop eating.

6. Mushrooms


If you want to try a trick easy and tasty cut calories, replace meat in your favorite recipes with mushrooms. You automatically cut around 420 calories a meal, partly because it will save all the steps of saturated fat belly filler contained in meat.

7. Olive Oil



This oil rich flavor found in salad dressings and marinades containing a hunger-busting monounsaturated fat called oleic acid - triggers a complicated process in the intestine that ultimately tells your brain that is full and you get desire to stop eating.

8. Whole Grains



Ready to trade your bulging belly to a flat stomach? Then, add the refined grains in the trash, and eat more whole grains instead. Research shows this movement can help to reduce gradually its center. We are talking about rice, quinoa, steel cut oats, whole grain cereals, and 100% whole wheat bread and pasta.

9. Red Pepper



Add some heat to your meals and I urge you not only taste but also the effectiveness of your diet to lose weight. A pinch of cayenne or some diced jalapeno peppers or red will do the trick. All contain capsaicin - the compound that induces heat in red peppers, according to research, Tamps later in the appetite and curbs food intake in the day.

10. Fava Beans


Creamy and rich, beans are a lean source of protein full of flavonoids. And in a study of 14 years, these special antioxidants proven to help prevent the accumulation of extra abdominal fat.

11. Rice with Veggies


Add some fiber-rich vegetables such as broccoli, carrots and kale for rice, obviously, will help reduce the amount of calories. But not only that. Add vegetables to rice at noon appears to slow stomach emptying, according to research. The end result? You feel full longer. In fact, people in one study ate less at dinner when adding vegetables to rice for lunch.

Smart Eat Food items Varities

Article source: http://www.hindu.com/mag/2011/04/24/stories/2011042450270600.htm

Youngest CEO in the world - Sindhuja

Ms Sindhuja is not worried about Board exams or class tests. Her worries are about her company.



Everyone has a dream of future. And among the few who have seen their dream come true is Sindhuja Rajaraman. A Std. IX student from Velammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School, her dream came true when she entered in making a two-minute animation-film in 10 hours. This was a Guinness record challenge and Sindhuja handled to create a record. It was around this time that First Planet Technologies, a software company gave her a chance to become the CEO of seppan.com, (an animation company doing short films and 2D advertisements) and lead a team of six.

Article source: http://www.hindu.com/yw/2011/03/29/stories/2011032951020400.htm

Abraham Lincoln’s letter to his son’s teacher

He will have to learn, I know,
that all men are not just,
all men are not true.
But teach him also that
for every scoundrel there is a hero;
that for every selfish Politician,
there is a dedicated leader…
Teach him for every enemy there is a friend,


Steer him away from envy,
if you can,
teach him the secret of
quiet laughter.

Let him learn early that
the bullies are the easiest to lick…
Teach him, if you can,
the wonder of books…
But also give him quiet time
to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky,
bees in the sun,
and the flowers on a green hillside.

In the school teach him
it is far honourable to fail
than to cheat…
Teach him to have faith
in his own ideas,
even if everyone tells him
they are wrong…
Teach him to be gentle
with gentle people,
and tough with the tough.

Try to give my son
the strength not to follow the crowd
when everyone is getting on the band wagon…
Teach him to listen to all men…
but teach him also to filter
all he hears on a screen of truth,
and take only the good
that comes through.

Teach him if you can,
how to laugh when he is sad…
Teach him there is no shame in tears,
Teach him to scoff at cynics
and to beware of too much sweetness…
Teach him to sell his brawn
and brain to the highest bidders
but never to put a price-tag
on his heart and soul.

Teach him to close his ears
to a howling mob
and to stand and fight
if he thinks he’s right.
Treat him gently,
but do not cuddle him,
because only the test
of fire makes fine steel.

Let him have the courage
to be impatient…
let him have the patience to be brave.
Teach him always
to have sublime faith in himself,
because then he will have
sublime faith in mankind.

This is a big order,
but see what you can do…
He is such a fine little fellow,
my son!

~ Abraham Lincoln

Article Source: http://vnicholas.wordpress.com/2006/12/28/lincolns-letter-to-his-sons-teacher/