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Monday, February 28, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Bananaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
After Reading THIS, you'll NEVER look at a banana in the same way again!
Bananas Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes. But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression:
According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
PMS:
Forget the pills -- eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anemia:
High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure:
This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect way to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Brain Power:
200 students at a Twickenham school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation:
High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers:
One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Heartburn:
Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Morning Sickness:
Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
Mosquito bites:
Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Nerves:
Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweight and at work?
Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
Ulcers:
The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control:
Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD):
Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
Smoking:
Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress:
Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Strokes:
According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine," eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrates, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around. So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"
Friday, February 18, 2011
ENTHIRAN : BOX OFFICE COLLECTION (Courtesy: Wikipedia)
THE FINAL BOX OFFICE COLLECTION OF ENTHIRAN IS GIVEN BELOW:
Enthiran grossed 
62 crore from all versions in the first weekend,[78][79] and 117 crore in the first week, thus becoming the first Indian film to cross this mark in a week.[80][80] The film netted 60 crore in Tamil Nadu, 30 crore in Andhra Pradesh, 8 crore in Kerala[81] and 4 crore inKarnataka.[80] In Chennai alone, Enthiran grossed a record 6.3 crore in ten days.[82][83] During the first week, the film's Tamil and Telugu versions fared exceptionally well, while the business of the Hindi version (Robot) remained ordinary,[84] and did not make much impact as Enthiran with around 11.3 crore nett business in the first week[85] and 5.9 crore in the second week.[86] The film did a bit better at select single screens in Maharashtra but overall poor, especially in the regions of Delhi and Punjab.[87][88] In the first week, Robot netted 2.4 crore in Mumbai and Thanefrom 107 screens, 96 lakh in Delhi from 27 screens, and 56 lakh in Ahmedabad from 28 screens. In the second weekend, Robot netted 3.2 crore.[89] The Telugu version Robo grossed 3.7 crore as share in Nizam in three days[90][91][92]
62 crore from all versions in the first weekend,[78][79] and 117 crore in the first week, thus becoming the first Indian film to cross this mark in a week.[80][80] The film netted 60 crore in Tamil Nadu, 30 crore in Andhra Pradesh, 8 crore in Kerala[81] and 4 crore inKarnataka.[80] In Chennai alone, Enthiran grossed a record 6.3 crore in ten days.[82][83] During the first week, the film's Tamil and Telugu versions fared exceptionally well, while the business of the Hindi version (Robot) remained ordinary,[84] and did not make much impact as Enthiran with around 11.3 crore nett business in the first week[85] and 5.9 crore in the second week.[86] The film did a bit better at select single screens in Maharashtra but overall poor, especially in the regions of Delhi and Punjab.[87][88] In the first week, Robot netted 2.4 crore in Mumbai and Thanefrom 107 screens, 96 lakh in Delhi from 27 screens, and 56 lakh in Ahmedabad from 28 screens. In the second weekend, Robot netted 3.2 crore.[89] The Telugu version Robo grossed 3.7 crore as share in Nizam in three days[90][91][92]In Malaysia, Enthiran grossed $1 million in the first weekend from 80 screens[93][94] and $2.9 million in two weeks.[95] In the United Arab Emirates, Enthiran grossed $301,000 in the first weekend while Robot grossed $86,000.[96] In the United Kingdom, Enthiran was released by Ayngaran International while Robot was released by B4U Network.[97] In the first weekend, Endhiran opened at 11th position in the UK collecting £295,148 from 30 screens whileRobot opened at 21st position collecting £62,134 from 41 screens.[98] Enthiran had accumulated $785,837 by the second weekend from 34 screens in the UK.[99] Enthiran opened at 12th position in the US in its opening weekend collecting $1,520,108 from 64 screens, while Robodebuted at 17th position in its opening weekend collecting $481,680 from 36 screens and Robot at 34th position in its opening weekend collecting $164,390 from 39 screens.[100][101][102] In Sri Lanka, the film lost its sheen at the box office as the audience found it "outlandish".[103][104] According to Eros International, Enthiran had grossed 61 crore overseas—including 20 crore in the United States, 8 crore across Europe, 7 crore in the Middle East, and 21 crore in South East Asia.[105] The film is likely to be amongst the top five grossing Indian films in overseas markets.[106] In Singapore, the film grossed S$2.5 million from 22 screens.[107] In february first week Sun Pictures said that the budget of the movie was Rs.132 Crore but its worldwide gross amount was Rs.375 Crore and it has beaten 3 Idiots record of Rs.339.48 Crore. Endhiran is now the bigest hit in Indian cinema.
61 crore overseas—including 20 crore in the United States, 8 crore across Europe, 7 crore in the Middle East, and 21 crore in South East Asia.[105] The film is likely to be amongst the top five grossing Indian films in overseas markets.[106] In Singapore, the film grossed S$2.5 million from 22 screens.[107] In february first week Sun Pictures said that the budget of the movie was Rs.132 Crore but its worldwide gross amount was Rs.375 Crore and it has beaten 3 Idiots record of Rs.339.48 Crore. Endhiran is now the bigest hit in Indian cinema.Thursday, February 10, 2011
An ideal manager
This is a powerful message in our modern society. We seemed to have lost our bearing & our sense of direction. One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview, the director did the last interview, made the last decision. The director discovered from the CV that the youth’s academic achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not score. The director asked, “Did you obtain any scholarships in school?” the youth answered “none”.
The director asked, ” Was it your father who paid for your school fees?” The youth answered, “My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees. The director asked, ” Where did your mother work?” The youth answered, “My mother worked as clothes cleaner. The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect. The director asked, ” Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me. The director said, “I have a request. When you go back today, go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.*
The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid. The youth cleaned his mother’s hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water. This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fee. The bruises in the mother’s hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future. After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother. That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.
Next morning, the youth went to the director’s office. The Director noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes, asked: ” Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?” The youth answered, ” I cleaned my mother’s hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes’ The Director asked, ” please tell me your feelings.”
The youth said, Number 1, I know now what is appreciation. Without my mother, there would not the successful me today. Number 2, by working together and helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done. Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationship.
The director said, ” This is what I am looking for to be my manager.
I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.
I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.
Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a team. The company’s performance improved tremendously.
A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop “entitlement mentality” and would always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent’s efforts. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always blame others. For this kind of people, who may be good academically, may be successful for a while, but eventually would not feel sense of achievement. He will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying the kid instead?*
You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of that young person. The most important thing is your kid learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done.
Monday, January 24, 2011
GREAT THOUGHTS/PHILOSOPHIZES BY YOGIRAJ VETHATHIRI MAHARISHI
Yogiraj Vethathiri Maharishi needs no introduction. However, if he is new for you, you can visit the following sites for knowledge.
Here in this section, I have given certain thoughts of the Maharishi which are great. Certain points you have to go through again and again till you understand. Enjoy.
" When you do meditation, you get God consciousness and undisturbed peace in you. That will be added as a plus point to your material benefits also "
“Man has to understand the value of himself, the purpose of birth and has to develop his consciousness to fulfill the purpose "
“Consciousness is the radical universal principle "
“Gnana Yoga (SKY) is the process of throwing light on the souls to guide them in reaching their goal quickly without unnecessary delay. This is possible by attaining the full understanding of Truth, Universe, Life and Knowledge”
“The benefits of Nature are all over the Universe but the secrets of Nature are only within your own Mind. Go in and in to get more and more”
“Desires of experiencing God through senses will never be successful. By developing your Consciousness you have to become God yourself”
“The art of tolerating the needs, regulating the habits and making better use of the environments for the harmony of self and others is Morality”
“When man realize himself, he realizes the value of everybody. So to respect the needs and ambitions of others and to restrict and moralize one's own activities become possible”
“There is no problem in the Nature, only the problem is in the Mind. The principal goals of introspection are examining yourself and finding out "What You are?"
“The one and only valid test for a person's wisdom is the peace and harmony prevailing in his family "
“The three main ways in which man wastes his energy are Greed, Anger and Worry “
“Man's needs and achievements must be compatible to and in accordance with the purpose of his birth”
“To speak or act in a manner which will wound the feelings of one's life-partner is really a curse that will leave an indelible on the human mind”
“Revelation of the realities of Nature or enlightenment of Consciousness is not by any effort. Effort means conditioning”
“Awareness is a higher stage of knowledge in its evolutionary progress towards wisdom”
“We are not separate in the World; We are linked by the universal force which is called Universal Consciousness”
‘Yoga’ is leading one’s life in tune with Nature, respecting the Law of Nature, without disturbing the rhythm of Nature.
“No success overcomes on its own. Behind every success there are untold stories of trials, failures, losses, humiliations and miseries.”
“Understand this: “Whatever action you do, the result is the manifestation of God.”
“Being harsh to children is only a symptom of your spiritual immaturity”
“One’s life partner, one’s child, one’s friend and one’s master – all are the outcome of one’s Karmas, both inherited and added after birth.”
“A proper spiritual approach for changing the behaviour of man and establishing World Peace is Karma Yoga”
“You cannot see the Absolute with your eyes or touch it with your hands. But you can see its functioning.”
“Using violence against violence carefully in inevitable circumstance is non-violence”
“No one can take away from you what Providence
“The husband-wife relationship is divine; no other can equal it in its depth and intensity, because only in this relationship the union of souls occur”
“Vegetarianism is the only way of life based on the observance of non-violence. Non-violence is a method of living without hurting, torturing or killing any living being for one's own enjoyment”
“Do not comment on the activities of others, even if it be your life-partner or children. Guiding them is one thing, but criticizing them would have a negative effect”
“When you do meditation, you get God consciousness and undisturbed peace in you. That will be added as a plus point to your material benefits also”
“Giving up and giving up whatever is not wanted whether it is men, material, action or enjoyment is the method of purification and enlightenment”
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
WORLD CUP CRICKET 2011 SCHEDULE
WORLD CUP CRICKET 2011 SCHEDULE
| Match | Date | time | Teams | Venue |
| 1 | 19 Feb | 1400 | | |
| 2 | 20 Feb | 0930 | | Chennai |
| 3 | 20 Feb | 1430 | | Hambantota |
| 4 | 21 Feb | 1400 | | Ahmedabad |
| 5 | 22 Feb | 1430 | | |
| 6 | 23 Feb | 1430 | | Hambantota |
| 7 | 24 Feb | 1430 | | |
| 8 | 25 Feb | 1430 | | |
| 9 | 25 Feb | 0930 | | |
| 10 | 26 Feb | 1430 | | |
| 11 | 27 Feb | 1430 | | Kolkata |
| 12 | 28 Feb | 1430 | | |
| 13 | 28 Feb | 0930 | | |
| 14 | 1 Mar | 1430 | | |
| 15 | 2 Mar | 1430 | | |
| 16 | 3 Mar | 0930 | | Mohali |
| 17 | 3 Mar | 1430 | | |
| 18 | 4 Mar | 0930 | | Ahmedabad |
| 19 | 4 Mar | 1430 | | |
| 20 | 5 Mar | 1430 | | |
| 21 | 6 Mar | 1430 | | |
| 22 | 6 Mar | 0930 | | Chennai |
| 23 | 7 Mar | 1430 | | |
| 24 | 8 Mar | 1430 | | Pallekelle |
| 25 | 9 Mar | 1430 | | |
| 26 | 10 Mar | 1430 | | Pallekelle |
| 27 | 11 Mar | 0930 | | Mohali |
| 28 | 11 Mar | 1430 | | |
| 29 | 12 Mar | 1430 | | |
| 30 | 13 Mar | 0930 | | Mumbai |
| 31 | 13 Mar | 1430 | | |
| 32 | 14 Mar | 130 | | Pallekelle |
| 33 | 14 Mar | 1430 | | |
| 34 | 15 Mar | 1430 | | Kolkata |
| 35 | 16 Mar | 1430 | | |
| 36 | 17 Mar | 1430 | | Chennai |
| 37 | 18 Mar | 1430 | | Mumbai |
| 38 | 18 Mar | 0930 | | Kolkata |
| 39 | 19 Mar | 1430 | | |
| 40 | 19 Mar | 0930 | | |
| 41 | 20 Mar | 0930 | | Kolkata |
| 42 | 20 Mar | 1430 | | Chennai |
| 43 | 23 Mar | 1430 | First Quarterfinal | |
| 44 | 24 Mar | 1430 | Second Quarterfinal | |
| 45 | 25 Mar | 1430 | Third Quarterfinal | |
| 46 | 26 Mar | 1430 | Fourth Quarterfinal | Ahmedabad |
| 47 | 29 Mar | 1430 | First Semifinal | |
| 48 | 30 Mar | 1430 | Second Semifinal | Mohali |
| 49 | 02 Apr | 1430 | FINAL | Mumbai |
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