Monday 1 April 2013
AIR PURIFYING HOUSE PLANTS.......
6 Air Purifying house plants
1. Bamboo Palm: It removes formaldahyde and is also said to act as a natural humidifier.
2. Snake Plant: It absorb nitrogen oxides and formaldahyde.
3. Areca Palm: One of the best air purifying plants for general air cleanliness.
4. Spider Plant: Great indoor plant for removing carbon monoxide and other toxins or impurities. Spider plants are one of three plants NASA deems best at removing formaldahyde from the air.
5. Peace Lily: Peace lilies could be called the “clean-all.” They’re often placed in bathrooms or laundry rooms because they’re known for removing mold spores. Also know to remove formaldahyde and trichloroethylene.
6. Gerbera Daisy: Not only do these gorgeous flowers remove benzene from the air, they’re known to improve sleep by absorbing carbon dioxide and giving off more oxygen over night.
Courtesy : world facts
height of TECHNOLOGY....
Is this a mosquito?
No. It's an insect spy drone for urban areas, already in production, funded by the US Government. It can be remotely controlled and is equipped with a camera and a microphone. It can land on you, and it may have the potential to take a DNA sample or leave RFID tracking nanotechnology on your skin. It can fly through an open window, or it can attach to your clothing until you take it in your home..
Watch Video : http://youtu.be/xlYIex2TF5g
MOTHER-MORE THAN GODESS....
Ur mom carried u in her womb for 9 months.
She felt sick 4 months with nausea.
She watched her feet swell & her skin
stretch & tear. She struggled 2 climb
stairs, she got breathless quick,...She
suffered many sleepless nights. She
then went through excruciating pain 2
bring u into this world.
Then, she became ur nurse, ur chef, ur
maid, ur chauffeur, ur biggest fan, ur
teacher, & ur best friend.
She's struggled 4 u, cried over u,
hoped d best 4 u, & prayed 4 u.
Most of us take our mom 4 granted.
But there r people who have lost or
never even seen theirs.
If you have a loving Mother who did all
of this for you, you are very lucky,
never devalue her worth because one
day, you'll wish you hadn't!.
To every women who is a mother, and
to every other women who is going to
be one day.
GET SOME ATTITUDE......
GET SOME ATTITUDE
Clement Stone once said, "There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. That little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is negative or positive."
One of the many commonalities among people of good character is that each has "an attitude." More accurately, each has "three" attitudes, all of which are factors that lead to personal success.
CONTAGIOUS AND UPBEAT OUTLOOK ~ People who exhibit this are generally positive, approachable, and cooperative. For them the glass is always "half full." Even on bad days, they typically bounce back quickly, choosing to be "victors" rather than "victims."
CAN-DO SPIRIT ~ Here, the mentality is, "Give me a task and I am all over it. We can do this. Let's get it done." People with this mindset focus on making things work rather than on lamenting on why they won't. That's why these folks are the "doers" of the world.
ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE ~ They appreciate the people they know, the things they have, and the opportunities they're afforded. And they "show it" graciously.
Clement Stone once said, "There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. That little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is negative or positive."
One of the many commonalities among people of good character is that each has "an attitude." More accurately, each has "three" attitudes, all of which are factors that lead to personal success.
CONTAGIOUS AND UPBEAT OUTLOOK ~ People who exhibit this are generally positive, approachable, and cooperative. For them the glass is always "half full." Even on bad days, they typically bounce back quickly, choosing to be "victors" rather than "victims."
CAN-DO SPIRIT ~ Here, the mentality is, "Give me a task and I am all over it. We can do this. Let's get it done." People with this mindset focus on making things work rather than on lamenting on why they won't. That's why these folks are the "doers" of the world.
ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE ~ They appreciate the people they know, the things they have, and the opportunities they're afforded. And they "show it" graciously.
Six killed in China colliery blast.....
Beijing: At least six people were killed and 11 others reported missing Monday after a gas explosion at a state-owned coal mine in northeast China, three days after a similar blast killed 28 miners at the same site.
The explosion occurred at the Babao mine in Baishan city in Jilin province, Xinhua cited a spokesman with the provincial government as saying.
Rescue work is under way, and the cause of the accident is being investigated.On Friday, a gas blast hit the coal mine, killing 28 miners and injuring 13 others.
The mine is state-owned. Initial investigations showed that a safety team consisting of 41 technical workers was sent underground to repair a reported gas leak when the accident happened Friday, an official said.
The explosion occurred at the Babao mine in Baishan city in Jilin province, Xinhua cited a spokesman with the provincial government as saying.
Rescue work is under way, and the cause of the accident is being investigated.On Friday, a gas blast hit the coal mine, killing 28 miners and injuring 13 others.
Suicide bombing in Iraq kills 10......
Baghdad: A suicide bomber Monday blew up an explosives-laden tanker truck near the police headquarters in Iraq's central city of Tikrit, killing at least 10 people and wounding 30 others, police said.
The bomber blew up the tanker truck near the police office and a fuel facility in Tikrit, 170 km from Baghdad, a police source told Xinhua.
Seven of those killed and most of the wounded were policemen.
Police said the guards did not suspect the tanker truck because fuel tankers usually enter the nearby fuel facility to deliver gas and oil used by provincial government offices.The blast destroyed parts of two buildings and set a huge fire at the oil facility.
No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
The bomber blew up the tanker truck near the police office and a fuel facility in Tikrit, 170 km from Baghdad, a police source told Xinhua.
Seven of those killed and most of the wounded were policemen.
Police said the guards did not suspect the tanker truck because fuel tankers usually enter the nearby fuel facility to deliver gas and oil used by provincial government offices.The blast destroyed parts of two buildings and set a huge fire at the oil facility.
Chinese army urged to be combat ready.......
Beijing: A senior Chinese military official has called on the armed forces to strengthen combat preparedness and ensure victories in wars, reports Xinhua.
Fan Changlong, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks during an inspection tour of troops in east China's Jiangsu, Fujian and Zhejiang provinces.
The army should always maintain its readiness and fighting abilities to ensure victory, Fan said.
He urged all military staff to comprehend and implement the key points conveyed in a speech by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the CMC.
"Military officers and soldiers must be absolutely loyal, pure and reliable, and firmly follow the directions...," Fan said.
He urged military staff to step up training, especially in complex situations such as electromagnetic environment and field operations.
Training must be strict and targeted to meet real wartime needs rather than a show, he said.
Fan Changlong, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks during an inspection tour of troops in east China's Jiangsu, Fujian and Zhejiang provinces.
The army should always maintain its readiness and fighting abilities to ensure victory, Fan said.
He urged all military staff to comprehend and implement the key points conveyed in a speech by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the CMC.
"Military officers and soldiers must be absolutely loyal, pure and reliable, and firmly follow the directions...," Fan said.
Anna begins 'Janatantra Yatra' from Amritsar......
Rayya: Launching his 'Janatantra Yatra' from Punjab, social activist Anna Hazare on Sunday described it as the beginning of the second freedom struggle to rid the nation of the corrupt politicians.
"Now for me 'Janatantra Yatra' is the second freedom struggle to free the nation from corruption and corrupt politicians," he said, and lashed out at politicians alleging many of them were "Gundas" facing criminal charges.
The social activist categorically made it clear that he and his activists have no future plans to contest Lok Sabha elections or to collect funds.
The only motive of 'Janatantra Yatra' was to bring honest candidates for the upcoming Parliament elections so that candidates having criminal and corrupt background could be kept away from the election fray, Hazare said while addressing a rally in Rayya town here, nearly 40 km away from Amritsar.
Earlier, accompanied by a small group of supporters, the 75-year-old activist paid obeisance at Durgiana Mandir, Golden Temple and Jallianwala Bagh before starting the Yatra. Addressing a group of people outside the Jallianwala Bagh, Hazare, who was flanked by former Army Chief VK Singh, said only a mass movement will bring change in the country.
Hazare said after five months a big Jan-Sansad (public rally) will be organised at Ramlila Ground in the national capital "which will seal the fate of this corrupt government".
The public rallies are being held to press 25-point agenda under the banner of 'Janatantra Yatra' to garner people's support against the Congress-led UPA government ahead of next year's Lok Sabha polls and make "people aware of its efforts to ditch the Jan Lokpal bill," he said.
Hazare had floated 'Janatantra Morcha' after the protests on Lokpal Bill fizzled out and Team Anna split, with a faction led by Arvind Kejriwal forming a political party. Hazare told about his past life and said Punjab will always remain a source of inspiration for him.
Hazare said, here in Punjab, during the India-Pakistan war in 1965, he got a 'second life' as he had a narrow escape during the gun battle.
During the war he was at Khemkaran border where Indian Army achieved victory in fierce tank battle, he said.
Hazare said that during the war his colleagues were killed and he was wounded "seriously" in air strike.
"After surviving, I decided to put the rest of the life for wellbeing of the nation and not to marry," Hazare said while addressing the rally.
Hazare said that the motive of the yatra was to infuse new spirit among the youth who could raise their voice against the "malpractice on the part of UPA Government".
The social activist said that he never intended to harm anybody personally and has no concern with any political party.
Earlier, in Golden Temple, Hazare said that after visiting the holy temple he felt a unique inspiration to continue his 'Janatantra Yatra' with brave heart.
Talking about the 1984 Blue Star Operation, Hazare said, "it was done by the then Government due to ignorance".
He said that Golden Temple was a pious place where people get inspiration to fight against the evils and Guru Granth Sahib never taught violence.
"Golden Temple is the house of the God and the then Government of India took decision under the influence of ignorance," he said.
Meanwhile, former Army chief VK Singh, while addressing the rally, said during his tenure in the Indian Army he dealt with Punjabi people and experienced that they have great energy and can do the most difficult task in difficult circumstances.
Singh sought support from ex-armymen and people from each section of the society to bring changes for the betterment of nation.
Later, Hazare and Singh also visited Dera Baba Jaimal Singh to meet Radha Soami Sect chief Gurinder Singh Dhillon at Beas headquarters, about 45 km away from Amritsar.
Both the leaders spent about one hour with the sect chief. Hazare also talked about his 'Janatantra Yatra' with sect chief in brief.
"Now for me 'Janatantra Yatra' is the second freedom struggle to free the nation from corruption and corrupt politicians," he said, and lashed out at politicians alleging many of them were "Gundas" facing criminal charges.
The social activist categorically made it clear that he and his activists have no future plans to contest Lok Sabha elections or to collect funds.
The only motive of 'Janatantra Yatra' was to bring honest candidates for the upcoming Parliament elections so that candidates having criminal and corrupt background could be kept away from the election fray, Hazare said while addressing a rally in Rayya town here, nearly 40 km away from Amritsar.
Earlier, accompanied by a small group of supporters, the 75-year-old activist paid obeisance at Durgiana Mandir, Golden Temple and Jallianwala Bagh before starting the Yatra. Addressing a group of people outside the Jallianwala Bagh, Hazare, who was flanked by former Army Chief VK Singh, said only a mass movement will bring change in the country.
Hazare said after five months a big Jan-Sansad (public rally) will be organised at Ramlila Ground in the national capital "which will seal the fate of this corrupt government".
The public rallies are being held to press 25-point agenda under the banner of 'Janatantra Yatra' to garner people's support against the Congress-led UPA government ahead of next year's Lok Sabha polls and make "people aware of its efforts to ditch the Jan Lokpal bill," he said.
Hazare had floated 'Janatantra Morcha' after the protests on Lokpal Bill fizzled out and Team Anna split, with a faction led by Arvind Kejriwal forming a political party. Hazare told about his past life and said Punjab will always remain a source of inspiration for him.
Hazare said, here in Punjab, during the India-Pakistan war in 1965, he got a 'second life' as he had a narrow escape during the gun battle.
During the war he was at Khemkaran border where Indian Army achieved victory in fierce tank battle, he said.
"After surviving, I decided to put the rest of the life for wellbeing of the nation and not to marry," Hazare said while addressing the rally.
Hazare said that the motive of the yatra was to infuse new spirit among the youth who could raise their voice against the "malpractice on the part of UPA Government".
The social activist said that he never intended to harm anybody personally and has no concern with any political party.
Earlier, in Golden Temple, Hazare said that after visiting the holy temple he felt a unique inspiration to continue his 'Janatantra Yatra' with brave heart.
Talking about the 1984 Blue Star Operation, Hazare said, "it was done by the then Government due to ignorance".
He said that Golden Temple was a pious place where people get inspiration to fight against the evils and Guru Granth Sahib never taught violence.
"Golden Temple is the house of the God and the then Government of India took decision under the influence of ignorance," he said.
Meanwhile, former Army chief VK Singh, while addressing the rally, said during his tenure in the Indian Army he dealt with Punjabi people and experienced that they have great energy and can do the most difficult task in difficult circumstances.
Singh sought support from ex-armymen and people from each section of the society to bring changes for the betterment of nation.
Later, Hazare and Singh also visited Dera Baba Jaimal Singh to meet Radha Soami Sect chief Gurinder Singh Dhillon at Beas headquarters, about 45 km away from Amritsar.
Both the leaders spent about one hour with the sect chief. Hazare also talked about his 'Janatantra Yatra' with sect chief in brief.
Narendra Modi inducted into BJP's Team 2014, Amit Shah appointed general secy.....
New Delhi: After a six-year hiatus, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reinducted Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi into the party's Parliamentary Board.
Modi's selection is seen as a major boost to his prime ministerial ambitions.
Also, the 62-year-old Modi is the only Chief Minister included in the new 76-member team of office bearers. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has been ignored in the team.
Modi comes back to the party's top body after a gap of six years after having been removed from the Board by Singh during his previous tenure as party president, ending speculation over the Chief Minister's future role at the national level in BJP.
Modi, who has been projected by a section within BJP as the party's Prime Ministerial candidate, has also been included in BJP's Central Election Committee, headed by Singh.
Singh's new team has 12 vice presidents, 10 general secretaries, 15 secretaries and seven spokespersons, besides a 12-member Central Parliamentary Board, a 19-member Central Election Committee and a five-member Central Disciplinary Committee.BJP president Rajnath Singh, who met the party's patriarch LK Advani this morning ahead of the major announcement, named former Gujarat home minister Amit Shah, Pilibhit MP Varun Gandhi, Ram Lal, JP Nadda, Ananth Kumar, Dharmendra Pradhan, Muralidhar Rao, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Thawarchand Gehlot, Tapir Gao as general secretaries of the party.
Rajnath Singh (president), Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Lal Krishna Advani, Dr Murli Manohar Joshi, M Venkaiah Naidu, Nitin Gadkari, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitely, Narendra Modi, Ananth Kumar, Thawar Chand Gehlot, Ram Lal now comprise BJP Central Parliamentary Board.
Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat Smriti Irani, ex-Karnataka CM Sadananda Gowda, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Prabhat Jha, Balbir Punj, Uma Bharti, Kiran Maheshwari, Dr CP Thakur, Jual Urao, SS Ahluwalia, Satpal Malik, Bijyo Chakravarti and Punjab's former health minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla have been named BJP vice presidents.
Durg MP Saroj Pandey has been made the new president of BJP Mahila Morcha, while Anurag Thakur continues as Yuva Morcha president in the new team.
Prakash Javadekar, Shahnawaz Hussain, Nirmala Sitaraman, Vijay Sonkar Shashtri, Dr Sudhanshu Trivedi, Meenakshi Lekhi and Captain Abhimanyu have been made the party's spokespersons.
Party's senior leader and former finance minister Yashwant Sinha has not found a place in Singh's team.
Among those who have been dropped include Najma Heptulla, Hema Malini and Shanta Kumar as vice presidents and Vasundhara Raje as general secretary.
Ravi Shankar Prasad, who is BJP's deputy leader in Rajya Sabha, has been dropped as the chief spokesperson of the party.
Poonam Mahajan, the daughter of late party leader Pramod Mahajan, has found a place in Singh's team and has been made a secretary. The new BJP team, which has adequate representation of women, includes Luise Marandi from Jharkhand as secretary.
V Satish and Soudan Singh will be the new joint general secretaries (Organisation), while Shyam Jaju, Bhupendra Yadav, Krishan Das, Anil Jain, Vinod Pandey, Trivendra Rawat, Rameshwar Chaurasiya, Aaarti Mehra, Renu Kushwaha, Sudha Yadav, Sudha Malaiya, Tamil Isai and Vani Tripathi are secretaries.
Sanjay Paswan has been made president of the BJP SC Morcha and Faggan Singh Kulaste president of the ST Morcha, Abdul Rashid will head the Minority Morcha and Om Prakash Dhankar will head the party's Kisan Morcha.
Rajya Sabha MP Piyush Goyal has been retained as Treasurer and OP Kohli as Headquarter Incharge, while former MP Ramkripal Sinha will be Office Secretary of Parliamentary Party and Shanmuknathan as joint office secretary of the Parliamentary Party.
The party's Central Disciplinary Committee has Radha Mohan Singh as president, Jagdish Mukhi as secretary and L Ganesahn, Hari Babu and Shyam Nandan Singh as its members.
"After discussion with senior party leaders, this team has been announced. I think it is a perfect and balanced team," BJP vice president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told reporters.
He said the new team would help the BJP win the next Lok Sabha polls.
Notably, the parliamentary board is the highest decision-making body of the BJP and Modi’s elevation is being viewed as a step to bring him to the forefront keeping in view the upcoming 2014 General Elections.
"The rejig was done by the new party president keeping in mind the General Elections of 2014. The party will announce the prime ministerial candidate when the time comes," BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi said.
On stopping short of announcing a prime ministerial candidate, BJP leader Nirmala Sitaraman said: "All groups and regions have been well represented in the new team. I don't think too much need to be read into (the holding back of an announcement of the prime minister candidate)."
"All sections have been adequately represented, according to their capacity, and there is young blood too in the team," she said.
Welcoming Modi's elevation, BJP leader Giriraj Singh said: "It is good news and will infuse more power and strength into the party."
On tainted people like Shah being inducted into key positions, BJP leader Prakash Javadekar said: "People don't come to the BJP from one family; they are inducted on merit. Unless a court verdict comes or the Supreme Court says something, we cannot prohibit him from occupying a position in the party."
Playboy club coming soon to Goa’s Candolim beach?
Panaji: Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar told the state legislative assembly today that the government is considering Playboy's proposal to set up a club at Candolim beach, responding to a question by BJP legislator Michael Lobo on the floor of the House.Lobo had asked whether permission has been granted to Playboy to operate a shack at Candolim beach, while Parulekar replied that the proposal is under consideration.
However, the tourism minister said that the government will not encourage tourism trade which promotes "vulgarity".
The minister's statement contradicts the announcement made by Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who had publicly assured that Playboy would not be allowed in the state as it might promote "vulgarity".
The Indian franchisee of the US-based group had announced its plans in November last year to set up a club in Goa.
Playboy's property at Candolim beach has been planned as the first among 100 odd properties the group intends to open in India during the next ten years.
However, the tourism minister said that the government will not encourage tourism trade which promotes "vulgarity".
The minister's statement contradicts the announcement made by Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who had publicly assured that Playboy would not be allowed in the state as it might promote "vulgarity".
The Indian franchisee of the US-based group had announced its plans in November last year to set up a club in Goa.
Playboy's property at Candolim beach has been planned as the first among 100 odd properties the group intends to open in India during the next ten years.
Space feels like home now: Sunita Williams
New Delhi: Space almost feels like home, Indian American Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest spacewalk by a woman astronaut, said here Monday.
"Space is an amazing place to be in... it feels like home now," Williams, 47, said during an interaction with students at the National Science Centre here.
"I would love to be on the next spacecraft for the next mission to space and give my expertise to the experiments being done," added the astronaut, who holds the world record with 50 hours and 40 minutes for total cumulative spacewalk time by a female astronaut. She has spent a total of 322 days in space on two missions.
Appealing to students to do something they really enjoy, Williams said: "I never envisioned to be an astronaut and had many failures, but ultimately I reached here... So my advice to students is that they find something they really like to do and should do it well and enjoy."
Sharing her experiences with children from various schools here, she said she would also want to give a chance to the younger generation to take the lead and unravel the mysteries of space.
"Records are made for breaking, so I hope this is also broken," Williams said in response to a question.
She will be in Mumbai April 3-4 before going to Gujarat, her father's home state.
Williams last visited India in October 2007
Petrol price cut by 85 paise per litre, excluding VAT
New Delhi: Oil marketing companies on Monday decided to cut petrol price by 85 paise per litre, another cut in prices after the Rs 2 deduction last month.
While petrol price has been cut by 85 paise per litre, excluding local sales tax or VAT, there will be no change in diesel rates.
After the reduction, price of petrol in Delhi from midnight tonight will cost Rs 67.29 per litre a deduction of Rs 1.02 from its current price of Rs 68.31.
In Kolkata, petrol will cost Rs 74.72, while Chennai and Mumbai will pay Rs 70.34 and Rs 74.14, respectively.
Google Nose: A search engine you can smell......
New Delhi: Google has gone all out with a number of April Fool pranks. Besides announcing that YouTube was going to shut down for a decade, the company has now launched "The new scentsation in search".
Google Nose is the hoax product launch by Google today.
The hoax product, that is still in beta, apparently lets Google users to search the 'Aromabase' of over 15 million Scentibytes and then inhale through their computer and phone screens.
With Google Nose, users can go beyond typing, talking, and touching for a new notation of sensation.
Google Nose also includes 'SMELLCD 1.8+ high-resolution compatible for precise and controlled odours'.
Also, Google Knowledge Panels can pair images, descriptions, and aromas.
SafeSearch has also been included in case a user is wary of one's query.
HEALTH TIPS......
Researchers from Barts and London
School of Medicine have recently
discovered that Beetroot juice could
be a secret weapon against high
blood pressure. By drinking 500ml
of beetroot juice, a person can
reduce his/her blood pressure level
in just an hour ♥
UNKNOWN USES OF SALT.......
USEFUL AND
HANDY USES OF SALT !!!!
1. If you drop a whole egg on
the floor, pour salt all over the
egg, let it sit for awhile, then
use dustpan, the egg will come
right up, without all that mess.
2. Soak stained hankies in salt
water before washing.
3. Sprinkle salt on your shelves
to keep ants away.
4. Soak fish in salt water
before descaling; the scales
will come off easier.
5. Put a few grains of rice in
your saltshaker for easier
pouring.
6. Add salt to green salads to
prevent wilting.
7. Test the freshness of eggs
in a cup of salt water; fresh
eggs sink;bad ones float.
8. Add a little salt to your
boiling water when cooking
eggs; a cracked egg will stay in
its shell this way.
9. A tiny pinch of salt with egg
whites makes them beat up
fluffier.
10. Soak wrinkled apples in a
mildly salted water solution to
perk them up.
11. Rub salt on your pancake
griddle and your flapjacks
won't stick.
12. Soak toothbrushes in salt
water before you first use
them; they will last longer.
13. Use salt to clean your
discolored coffee pot.
14. Mix salt with turpentine to
whiten you bathtub and toilet
bowl.
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