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International Womens' Day - 8 th March
2008-03-08 11:36:00
On 8th March 1908, about 15,000 women marched through New York City, demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights. This event is honored through International Womens?Day's 2008 global theme 'Shaping Progress'. International Women's Day has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies. Great unrest and critical debate was occurring amongst women. Women's oppression and inequality was spurring women to become more vocal and active in campaigning for change. Then in 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights. In accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of America, the first National Woman's Day (NWD) was observed across the United States on 28 February 1909. Women continued to celebrate NWD on the last Sunday of February until 1913. At a Socialist Intern...

Nutrients - Health Tips
2008-03-02 11:18:00
To prevent Stroke we have to drink Tea. Regular doses of Tea prevent buildup of fatty deposits on artery walls and tea suppresses appetite and keeps the pounds from invading. Green tea is good for our immune system. To have good sleep we may use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative. For Asthma we can eat Onions. Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes. Onion packs placed on our chest, help the respiratory ailments and make us breathe better. For Arthritis we can eat fish. Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardine fishes prevent arthritis, as fish has omega 3 fatty oils, good for our immune system. Bananas will settle an upset stomach. Ginger will cure morning sickness and nausea. For Bladder Infection we can drink Cranberry juice. High-acid cranberry juice controls harmful bacteria. Bone fractures and osteoporosis can be prevented by the manganese in pineapple. Women can ward off the effects of Premenstrual Syndrome with cornflakes,...
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29 th February
2008-02-29 14:48:00
This year - 2008 has 29 days for the month of February , as the year 2008 is a ?Leap Year?. The present Gregorian calendar, which is in use almost throughout the world, has both common years and leap years. A common year has 365 days and a leap year 366 days, with the extra day designated as February 29. A leap year occurs once in every four years to help synchronize the calendar year with the solar year, or the length of time it takes the earth to complete its orbit about the sun, which is about 365¼ days. The length of the solar year, however, is slightly less than 365¼ days, by about 11 minutes. To compensate for this discrepancy, the leap year is omitted three times every four hundred years. In other words, a century year will not be a leap year unless it is divisible by 400. Thus 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not leap years, but 1600, 2000, and 2400 are leap years. The Gregorian calendar is closely based on the Julian calendar, which was introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC. T...

Somebody said at sometime
2008-02-29 08:35:00
If our fathers are poor, it is our fate but, if our fathers-in-law are a poor,it is our fault.We were born intelligent, only education ruined us. Practice makes perfection ;but nobody is perfect, so why to practise?If it is true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?Since light travels faster than sound, people appear bright until we hear them speak.How come "abbreviated" is such a long word?Money is not everything. There are Master & Visa Cards.Behind every successful man, there is a woman. And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.Every man should marry. After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.The wise never marry and when they marry they become otherwise. Never put off the work till tomorrow, what we can put off today."Our future depends on our dreams". So let us go to sleep."Hard work never killed anybody". But why take the risk?"Work fascinates us ". We can look at it for hours.God made relatives; Thank God we can choos...
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Indian-Tamil writer ?Sujatha? passed away
2008-02-28 07:17:00
Popular Indian Tamil Writer 'Sujatha'alias Mr. Rangarajan passed away at the Apollo Hospitals at Chennai on 27th February 2008 after a brief illness.He was 72. He is survived by his wife and two sons. ?Sujatha?, whose real name was S. Rangarajan, was born in Triplicane in Chennai on May 03, 1935, but he spent his childhood in Srirangam near Tiruchirapalli under the care of his paternal grandmother owing to his father's frequent transfers in his government job. Mr Rangarajan attended Srirangam Boys High School. He did his Bachelors Degree in Physics in St Joseph's College, Tiruchirapalli where he was the classmate of Ex-President of India,Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam. Later on, he did his Engineering in Electronics at the Madras Institute of Technology. Sujatha's forte was science fiction writing. He had also written many film scripts notable among which was Kamal Hassan's Vikram, Vikram?s Anniyan and Rajnikanth?s Sivaji the boss. His writing interests were largely inspired...

Do We Know??????.........
2008-02-28 06:39:00
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. A snail can sleep for three years. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. All 50 states of the USA are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. Almonds are a member of the peach family. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age. Butterflies taste with their feet. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. ...

Tiruchirappalli - Historical Rockcity
2008-02-20 18:34:00
Tiruchirappalli is the fourth largest city of Tamilnadu in India, after Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai . It is situated in the centre of the state, on the banks of the Cauvery River. Tiruchirappalli is a corporation and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirapalli District.Srirangam, a Vaishnavite temple and the biggest functioning Hindu temple in the world. and Thiruvanaikovil, one of the five main abodes of Lord Shiva are in and around Tiruchirappalli. The famous scientist Sir C.V.Raman was born in Thiruvanaikovil and his house has been preserved as a museum.The name of the town, "Tiruchirappalli", originated as a tribute to a Jain monk called "Chira". There is also a belief that Tiruchirappalli was named after a three headed demon "Trishira", the son of Ravana, who performed penance at the Siva temple here and obtained boons.Tiruchirappalli City is one of the major tourist spot in Tamilnadu and it is well connected by road and railways with all the major cities of the Tamil...
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Valentine's day - Lovers?day
2008-02-15 14:31:00
The origin of ?Lovers ? day? goes back to as early as 270 A.D. As early as the fourth century B.C., the Romans engaged in an annual young man's rite to passage to the God Lupercus. The names of the teenage women were placed in a box and drawn at random by adolescent men; thus, a man was assigned a woman companion for the duration of the year, after which another lottery was staged. After eight hundred years of this cruel practice, the early church fathers sought to end this practice. They found an answer in Valentine, a bishop who had been martyred some two hundred years earlier. St. Valentine was a priest near Rome in about the year 270 A.D. At that time the Roman Emperor Claudius-II who had issued an edict forbidding marriage. This was around when the heyday of Roman empire had almost come to an end. Lack of quality administrators led to frequent civil strife. Learning declined, taxation increased, and trade slumped to a low, precarious level. And the Gauls, Slavs, Huns, Turks...
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Papaya- Health benefits
2008-02-13 12:42:00
"Papaya " is a pear shaped tropical fruit and than be as long as 7 to 20 inches. This fruit is available in the market throughout the year, but most abundant during the summer.Papaya is an amazingly rich source of the proteolytic enzymes. These are the chemicals that enable the digestion of protein. The ripe fruit is easily digestible and prevents constipation. Papaya juice helps in relieving infections of the colon and can help break down pus and mucus. Papain, which is the most important of these enzymes in the papaya, is extracted and dried as a powder for use to aid the digestion, and it is often used as a meat tenderizer, the enzyme partially breaking down the meat fibres - digesting them in fact. Papaya has got rejuvenating properties, especially for the control of premature ageing.Poor digestion leaves the body without the correct nutrients. Those who find it difficult to digest anything frequently, find that papaya used regularly, either in tablet or juice form hel...
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Obesity and Overweight
2008-02-05 16:25:00
Obesity is defined simply as too much body fat. Our body is made up of water, fat, protein, carbohydrate and various vitamins and minerals. If we have too much fat ? especially in our waist area ? we are at higher risk for health problems, including high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Obesity is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, which can lead to heart attack. Obesity raises blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels and lowers HDL "good" cholesterol. HDL cholesterol is linked with lower heart disease and stroke risk, so reducing it tends to raise the risk. Obesity raises blood pressure levels. Obesity can induce diabetes. In some people, diabetes makes these other risk factors much worse. The danger of heart attack is especially high for these people. Even when there are no adverse effects on the known risk factors, obesity by itself increases risk of heart disease. It also harms more than just the heart and blood ves...
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The Tamil New Year?s Day on Thai-1-Pongal Day
2008-01-30 14:52:00
The Earth travels in an eliptical path around the Sun through 360 degrees, Paakai in Tamil , and the time period for one such complete travel around the Sun, Suriyan in Tamil is called an Year , Aandu in Tamil. The circumferance of the eliptical path traced by the Earth, Ulaham in Tamil having the Sun as the central point - are divided into twelve arcs, and the angular segments traced by each arc measuring 30 degress is called a House, Veedu in Tamil or Rasi in Sanskrit. Thus the earth passes through twelve Houses in an year. In actual fact, it is the Earth which enters each Houses at any given time. But for us who live on the Earth it appears as if the Sun is moving because of relative Motion, and we say that the "Sun travels through the twelve Houses". The twelve Houses are named as, (1) Meda Veedu or Rasi,(2) Idapa Veedu or Rasi , (3) Mithuna Veedu or Rasi , (4) ataka Veedu or Rasi , (5) Singa Veedu or Rasi , (6) Kanni Veedu or Rasi, (7) Thula Veedu or Rasi, (8) Virutc...
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Head Aches-Types
2008-01-29 14:23:00
Almost everyone gets headaches sometime or other. Some people complain of headache more often and resort to application of some pain balm or swallowing some headache tablet. Mostly the headaches are caused by something simple, such as staying up too late in the night resulting in lack of proper sleep, remaining around in the sun for a long time, or mental stress because of some problem or other. Although it may feel like it, a headache is not actually a pain in our brain. The brain tells us when other parts of our body hurt, but it cannot feel pain itself. Most headaches happen in the nerves, blood vessels, and muscles that cover our head and neck. Sometimes the muscles or blood vessels swell, tighten, or go through other changes that stimulate the surrounding nerves or put pressure on them. These nerves send a rush of pain messages to the brain, and this brings on a headache. The most common type of headache is a tension, or muscle-contraction headache. This happens when...
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Pantaloons Femina Miss India South 2008- Winners
2008-01-29 14:17:00
Miss.Parvathy Omanakuttam walked tall among the bevy of beauties that gathered in the city of Hyderabad on 26th December 2007, Wednesday night as she was crowned the Pantaloons Femina Miss India South 2008 (PFMIS 2008). Though she was the clear winner, she was closely followed byMiss. Shreya Dhanwanthary (first runner up) and Miss.Kavya Barli (second runner up), ending months of suspense. All the winners get direct entry into PFMI 2008 Finals to be held in Mumbai. The grand finale of the prestigious beauty contest unfolded amidst fanfare and an array of dazzling celebrity guests. The winners were announced at a glittering, star-studded ceremony held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre. The task of choosing the winners from the 16 lovely finalists was handled with aplomb by a panel of judges comprising Ramya Krishna, Deepika Govind, Mani Shankar, Nethra Raghuraman, Ravi Teja, Pinky Reddy and Sanjay Gupta. The first ever PFMIS pageant began with the contestants walk...
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Republic Day of India
2008-01-26 15:45:00
The 26th January 1950 is one of the most important days in India n history as it was on this day the constitution of India came into force and India became a truly sovereign state. In this day India became a totally republican unit. The country finally realized the dream of Mahatma Gandhi and the numerous freedom fighters who, fought for and sacrificed their lives for the Independence of their country. So, the 26th of January was decreed a national holiday and has been recognized and celebrated as the Republic Day of India, ever since. The Indian Republic Day is celebrated with much enthusiasm all over the country and especially in the capital, New Delhi where the celebrations start with the Presidential Address to the nation. The beginning of the occasion is always a solemn reminder of the sacrifice of the martyrs who died for the country in the freedom movement and the succeeding wars for the defense of sovereignty of their country. Then, the President comes forward to award the...

Diet for Diabetic Patients
2008-01-26 08:43:00
If We are ?Diabetic ? whether we are being treated with insulin or pills, understanding how to eat properly is important for keeping our blood glucose in good control.We must try to find healthy foods that we enjoy eating. Our meal plan should fit our lifestyle.We must eat our meals at about the same time every day, without skipping any meal.Eating about the same amount of food at the same meal and at snack-times can help us to avoid short-term problems such as a low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) or high blood sugar (hyperglycemia).Our meal choices need not be very different from those eaten by other family members. Everyone should be concerned about eating a healthy diet that includes a greater variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, foods high in fiber, less animal type fats (saturated fats) and limiting foods with added sugar.Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight should be a primary goal. Even a 10% weight loss in overweight patients has been shown to make a big difference in ...
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Toll free numbers for services in India
2008-01-25 17:20:00
Air-Lines In India Indian Airlines - 1600 180 1407Jet Airways - 1600 22 5522SpiceJet - 1600 180 3333AutomobilesMahindra Scorpio - 1600 22 6006Maruti - 1600 111 515Tata Motors - 1600 22 5552Windshield Experts - 1600 11 3636BanksABN AMRO - 1600 11 2224Canara Bank - 1600 44 6000Citibank - 1600 44 2265Corporatin Bank - 1600 443 555Development Credit Bank - 1600 22 5769HDFC Bank - 1600 227 227ICICI Bank - 1600 333 499ICICI Bank NRI - 1600 22 4848IDBI Bank - 1600 11 6999Indian Bank - 1600 425 1400ING Vysya - 1600 44 9900Kotak Mahindra Bank - 1600 22 6022Lord Krishna Bank - 1600 11 2300Punjab National Bank - 1600 122 222State Bank of India - 1600 44 1955Syndicate Bank - 1600 44 6655Cell PhonesBenQ - 1600 22 08 08Bird CellPhones - 1600 11 7700Motorola MotoAssist - 1600 11 1211Nokia - 3030 3838Sony Ericsson - 3901 1111Computers/ITAdrenalin - 1600 444 445AMD - 1600 425 6664Apple Computers - 1600 444 683Canon - 1600 333 366Cisco Systems - 1600 221 777Compaq - HP - 1600 444 999Data One Broadband...
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Companies in Chennai
2008-01-24 18:34:00
Kumaran Systems (P) Ltd.Specialisation: Migration (Anywhere to Oracle, Anywhere To Microsoft), Systems Management, Internet ServicesWebsite: www.kumaran.comEmail: [ mohans-office | at | kumaran.com ]Location: Chennai Lister Technologies Private LtdSpecialisation: Wireless & Mobile solutions, E-solutions implementation, SMART card solutions, wireless consultancyWebsite: www.listertechnologies.comEmail: [ murali | at | listremail.com ]Location: ChennaiCognizant Technology SolutionsSpecialisation: Insurance, Healthcare, Media, Financial ServicesWebsite: www.cognizant.comEmail: [ RajB | at | chn.cognizant.com ]Location: ChennaiIndia Software Group-ISGSpecialisation: Enterprise Wide Solutions- ERP Implementation - SAP & Oracle and Productivity Improvement Tools - Plexus & Lotus, Datawarehousing & Mining - SAS Tools, Custom Development of Off-Shore and On-site Services, Human Resource Management System Product DevelopEmail: [ indsoft | at | vsnl.com ]Location: ChennaiSupert...
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Tamil Nadu Remembers 'MGR'
2008-01-17 14:48:00
Floral tributes were paid to AIADMK founder and Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M G Ramachandran, popularly called as 'MGR,' on his 91st Birth Anniversary on 17th January 2008. MGR's political successor and party supreme Ms. J Jayalalitha paid tributes by garlanding the statue of her mentor at the party headquarters in the presence of hundreds of party workers.After inaugurating a free medical camp and releasing the birthday souvenior to mark the occasion, she drove down to Ramavaram Gardens, the residence of the AIADMK founder, and paid tribues at the memorials of MGR's mother Sathyabhama, MGR and his wife Janaki. She hoisted the party flag at the entrance of MGR's residence, unveiled a plaque and distributed prizes to children of the 'Dr MGR School for Speech and Hearing Impaired,' being run on the premises as per the late leader's will.She also garlanded the statue of MGR in the Ramavaram Gardens, which was given a facelift in view of Ms Jayalalithaa's visit. Th...
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Iron Deficiency Anemia
2008-01-12 12:00:00
Iron Deficiency Anemia / IDA is a condition where a person has inadequate amount of iron to meet the body requirements. It is a decrease in the amount of red cells in the blood aused by having too little iron. Iron deficiency anemia is usually caused by a diet insufficient in iron or from blood loss. Blood loss can be acute as in hemorrhage or trauma or long term as in heavy menstruation. Iron deficiency anemia is the most common form of anemia. About 20% of women, 50% of pregnant women, and 3% of men are iron deficient. Some people with iron deficiency anemia always feel cold. They feel cold because iron plays a role in regulating the body's temperature Iron deficiency anemia and sickle cell anemia are different. Iron is an essential component of hemoglobin, the oxygen carrying pigment in the blood. Iron is normally obtained through the food in the diet.Iron is part of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying component of the blood. Iron-deficient people tire easily because their bo...
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Edmund Hilary Passed Away at 88
2008-01-11 18:27:00
Mr.Edmund Hillary, aged 88 years, the modest New Zealand beekeeper who shot to global fame as the first person to climb Mount Everest, died onFriday,the 11th January 2008. A hero to millions for his derring-do, dry wit and dedication to others, he spent much of his life working to help the people of Nepal. Hillary had a heart attack after a spell of bad health. The lanky, plain-speaking Kiwi made history on May 29, 1953, when he and Nepalese guide Sherpa Tenzing Norgay made it to the top of the world's tallest mountain, a feat that had defied mountaineers for decades. On the way back down, Hillary lifted his mask and uttered what would become one of the most famous phrases in the annals of climbing: "Well, we knocked the bastard off." Tributes quickly poured in for the legendary adventurer and philanthropist, who also led the first expedition to reach the South Pole by vehicle just four years after conquering Everest. "Sir Ed described himself as an average New Zealander w...
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Health Benefits of Being Physically Active
2008-01-10 14:54:00
Being physically active reduces the risk of heart-related problems, including heart attack. Physical activity will improve cholesterol levels, help control high blood pressure and diabetes, and manage weight. It also will increase physical fitness and promote psychological well-being and self-esteem, and reduces depression and anxiety. Those who have already had a heart attack also will benefit greatly from being hysically active. Nowadays, many hospitals have a ?Cardiac Rehabilitation Program?. A health care provider can offer advice about a suitable program. To protect our heart, we only need to do 30 minutes of a moderate-intensity activity on most and, preferably, all days of the week. If 30 minutes is too much at one time, we can break it up into periods of at least 10 minutes each.If we have been inactive hitherto, we should start slowly to increase our physical activity. If we have coronary heart disease, we must have a check-up with a health care provider before ...
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Can We Recall our Dreams?
2008-01-10 02:44:00
Normally, five minutes after the end of a dream, we forget 50 percent of the dream's content. Ten minutes later, we forget 90 percent of its content. We forget our dreams because they contain our repressed thoughts and wishes and so we should not want to remember them anyway. We are forward-thinking by nature, and remembering something back when we first wake up is difficult. Several things contribute to our not being able to remember dreams. Many things are quickly forgotten when you first wake up, such as physical sensations. Many dream images are not very intense and would therefore be easy to forget. Another reason, and probably the strongest is that we traditionally learn and remember both by association and repetition. As dreams are usually unique and somewhat vague to begin with, it stands to reason that remembering them could be difficult. Since we can not go back to our dreams to experience something again, details that are out of our realm of experience often esca...
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Are Nightmares Dangerous?
2008-01-08 12:07:00
Nightmares are bad dreams by which we get frightened or annoyed during night sleep. We may have a doubt whether nightmares are dangerous .Nightmares will damage us only if we allow them to. Of course a repetitive nightmare which wakes us night after night in a cold sweat of terror is worrying, and if it persists over a long period there is no doubt that it can have an effect on our confidence and self-assurance. The answer is not to give in to it; go to bed, not fearful of the dream that is waiting for us, but ready to face up to it, to ask what it is trying to say to us and to answer its statement. Nightmares are not the product of overeating, overdrinking, or any other physical activity. They are the result of some waking anxiety which is so acute that it bursts into our dreams. Childhood, in particular, is full of such anxieties, often attached to the process of getting used to the world and facing problems which may seem stupidly minute to those who have forgotten what ...
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The Former President of India DR. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 's Speech in Hyderab
2008-01-07 13:48:00
Why is the media here so negative?Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our achievements?We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why? We are the first in milk production. We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.We are the second largest producer of wheat. We are the second largest producer of rice.Look at Dr. Sudarshan , he has transferred the tribal village into a self-sustaining, self-driving unit. There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and failures and disasters. I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a granary. It was this inspiring picture that every...
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