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 09:13 | 12/May/2008
The health benefits of turmeric or haldi
Turmeric, or Haldi, is one of the best known spices used in Indian cooking. But did you know, it also has so many health boosting qualities, that it is worth its weight in gold! It has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-microbial and cytotoxic (tumor-fighting) effects.  The main constituent of turmeric is curcumin, which has lot oftherapeutic eff... more...
 09:27 | 8/May/2008
Looking after carpets
*Use a rug pad to prolong your carpet’s life* Nothing can be more damaging to a rug than poor or impropercleaning. It is important to always get your carpet cleanedprofessionally, your dealer will be able to recommend a good cleaningservice. If cleaned or dried imperfectly, a hand knotted carpet couldget permanently warped.* Rotate your rug 180 d... more...
 09:21 | 8/May/2008
Handmade Paper!
We all use paper -- but few give thought to how it actually originated. The fact is, paper has played a key role in the development of most worldcultures, and interestingly, each culture has its own papermakingtechniques.Five thousand years ago, Egyptians used a marsh grass called Cyperous Papyrus(the origin of the word Paper) that grew in the Nile... more...
 15:39 | 7/May/2008
Garlic -- The Wonder Veggie
One of the most inocuous vegetables in our kitchens is garlic. But did you know that this humble vegetable is a miracle  food, better than a lot of medicines? Here, read about its benefits and see for yourself -- Garlic is known to reduce cholesterol: The largest study so far has been conducted in Germany where 261 patients were given either garl... more...
 16:48 | 28/Apr/2008
Indian Handicraft
All over the world, people exclaim over Indian Handicraft, but unfortunately, Indians just don't know enough about their own heritage. I've created a blog on Indian handicraft here -- http://hubpages.com/hub/IndianHandicraft . Take a look and tell me what you think. For those interested in Indian Handicraft, here are some useful links --*http://copp... more...
 16:12 | 28/Apr/2008
Why should we read food labels?
The famous ancient Greek physician Hippocrates said, “Let food be your medicine and let your medicine be food.”In an age where most food comes from packets bought in supermarkets,the most significant way in which we can ensure that what we eat isactually good for us, is by learning to decode the fine print of foodlabels.Some vital bits of informati... more...
 16:13 | 22/Apr/2008
For Tea Lovers
In my own hands I hold a bowl of tea; I see all of nature represented in its green color. Closing my eyes I find green mountains and pure water within my own heart. Silently sitting alone and drinking tea, I feel these become a part of me... (Soshitsu Sen, Grand Master XIV, Urasenke School of Tea).Tea is the world's most popular beverage. There are... more...
 10:43 | 22/Apr/2008
Happy earth Day!
Happy Earth Day to everyone! In today's milieu, it is impossible for most of us who read the papers and watch the news on television to be unaware of our environment and how we are all contributing to its degradation. Even then, most of us don't give a thought to what we choose to eat. There's a great demand from conservationists that we should eat... more...
 10:57 | 20/Apr/2008
The Good News About Chocolate!
Finally, some health news we all can use!! Research shows thta Dark Chocolate is a Super Food with more than 300 chemicals good for health. It contains Antioxidants that prevent the buildup of bad cholesterol, stop platelets from clotting and increase life expectancy too! Chocolate even helps diminish anxiety and reduces sensitivity to pain. So wha... more...
 10:51 | 20/Apr/2008
Junk Sleep -- A Growing Concern
Distracted by electronic gadgets in their rooms, teenagers are getting fewer quality sleep hours than ever before. A recent UK survey found that 30% of teens barely got 4-7 hours of sleep. Sleep experts say Junk Sleep, sleep that's too little to feed the growing bodies and brains of teens. As bad as junk food, it leads to serious complications.A wh... more...
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 amalendu upa... | 14:07 | 8/May/2008
Friends: (138)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: News,Reviews on c...
u.p. ME AGHOSHIT APATKAL KI TAYYARI
Mayavati ke netritva vali U.P. Sarkar ne sangthit apradhiyon aur mafiyaon ko jad se samapt karne ke liye vidhan sabha me U.P. Controle of Organised crime act-2007 peshkar parit kara liya hai. Is Act ko abhi vidhan parishad se sanstuti milana baki hai.Jabaki Vidhan sabha ise bina Vidhan parishad ki swakriti ke do bar parit kar chuki hai.Vidheyak ke...  more...
 pankaj jain | 11:57 | 24/Apr/2008
Friends: (139)  | City: Agra  | Interests: Music, Chatting ,...
NEVER KISS
NEVER KISS A LAWYER SHE WILL SAY" i object" NEVER KISS A NURSE SHE WILL SAY "next" ALWAYS KISS A TEACHER SHE WILL SAY "do it 5 times n revise it 2 morrow"  more...
 Shreya Tiwari | 03:41 | 12/May/2008
Friends: (159)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Writing Hindi Poe...
Husn-E-Pari.....!!
Long long ago...when I was preparing for CA course, in my articleship...I saw a muslim girl, she was very beautiful and her name was GULNAZ. That time I was just 19 years old....and that was the time when people start writing with love.  Jab se dekhi thi maine vo husne- pari...,GUL kahun usko ya bolu khilti kali.....!! 1- Mai kabhi vaise khwabo me ...  more...
 sohamswami | 09:46 | 8/May/2008
Friends: (649)  | City: HIMALAYAS  | Interests: TO SEARCH THE ETE...
SEARCHING FOR TRINA
DAYS AFTER DAYS,NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, I HAVE SEARCHED FOR HER IN VAIN.EVERY NEURON OF MY BRAIN LONGED FOR HER,AND EVERY VEIN AND ARTERY THROBBEDIN MY DREAM,IN MY SENSES,IN MY AWAKENINGS,IN MY FEELINGS, SHE REMAINSSO NEAR YET SO FAR .I LONG FOR HER LAUGHTER,TO TOUCH  HER HAIR,LIPS,SMELL....THROUGH THE RAIN DROPS ON MY BODY,THROUGH THE SUNSHINE ENGULFIN...  more...
 Arpit A | 12:34 | 21/Jan/2008
Friends: (95)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Listening music ,...
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 deepak kumar | 20:44 | 10/May/2008
Friends: (45)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Writing,photograp...
WHAT UNCLE SAM SAID
Some countries like America  is always blaming India for every up & down in their country.Now George W.Bush have a complaint against India.If we  are making progress in any field they have a problem & vice versa.Mr. Bush said the problem of rising prices specially  food & petrol due to Indian middle class because they have enough money to buy food ...  more...
 Yogesh Tatwal | 16:16 | 7/May/2008
Friends: (78)  | City: Indore  | Interests: reading,chating,R...
5 Ways Date a Woman in de Workplace
As a dating coach, people come to myblog every day and ask me this question: ''yogesh, there's this great woman that I want to date who works with me at the same company. How do I get her to date me and still keep my job?''Dating in the workplace is very tricky, because you don't want to jeopardize your status in the company or her status in the co...  more...
 Elisabeth | 00:10 | 12/May/2008
Friends: (390)  | City: Amsterdam  | Interests: painting,drawing,...
WHITSUN OR PENTECOST
Pentecost is one of the prominent feasts in the Christian liturgical year, celebrated the 49th day (7 weeks) after Easter Sunday. This year on May 11.  It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus as described in the Book of Acts, Chapter 2. Pentecost is also called Whitsun, Whitsunday, or Whit Sunda...  more...
 Skiyajudeen | 12:11 | 2/May/2008
Friends: (36)  | City: Chennai(Madras)  | Interests: Shopping, music,c...
Wer bin Ich ( Who am I )
Ich kann nicht schlafen Mein Kopf ist so randvoll von dir Kein Mond für uns Schwarz ist die Nacht Und du träumst neben mir Ich bekomm kein Auge zu Ich hab solche Angst dich sonst zu vermissen Ich will nicht träumen Kein Traum kann so schön sein wie dieser eine Moment Womit hab ich dich verdient Bin ich dich wirklich wert Wer bin ich Dass gerade ich...  more...
 D B | 00:23 | 11/Mar/2008
Friends: (690)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: music, making fri...
Bye Forever..
I met neha for the first time in mid 2007, she was my first friend on the internet. Then I was in my first job in ites sector, I offered her to come to Calcutta for a better treatment. Some things I need to tell u here. She came from a rich background. Her father was a businessman. When she was 21 he died in accident (the incident took place in the...  more...
 Kumar Ahuja | 15:45 | 30/Apr/2008
Friends: (330)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: I luv Making Frndz..
Love Quotes
"One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love." - Sophocles "Attention is the most basic form of love; through it we bless and are blessed." - John Tarrant  "Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away." - Dorothy Parker  "Sometimes love is stronger than a man's ...  more...
 RAGHUPAT | 14:35 | 26/Apr/2008
Friends: (35)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Just SMSing and m...
birth love numbers
Did you know that Birth Numbers reveal your love capability? How good a lover are you? Adventurous. Passionate. Or Caring? To know about how well you gel with your love, read what your Birth Number reveals.! Date ...  more...
 BEST FRIEND | 22:36 | 11/May/2008
Friends: (390)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: meeting new, inte...
Thoughts for the week
HiAnother Monday is here. Hope you all had a wonderful week. "Like the fresh dewdrops of a new day.....May God's loving hands be upon you today and all day through the week to freshen your soul as you start a new day and a new week."Here are a few thoughts received during the week.Success is like a beautiful lover;It may leave us any time.Failure i...  more...
 lets celebrate | 19:52 | 8/May/2008
Friends: (22)  | Interests: celebration trave...
love
Dear Friends LETS STOP FALLING IN LOVE ANDSTART RISING IN LOVELove is expression of our positive energy from our heart centre.Friends ,we have this term FALLING IN LOVEI think it is the reasson that love has not becoming biggest priority of our life,Let me explain,In our body ,heart is our fourth centre,3 above and 3 below,When this love starts jou...  more...
 A M Daniel | 20:12 | 6/May/2008
Friends: (464)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: reading, viewing ...
Instructions for life
Instructions for Life1]  Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 2]  When you lose, don’t lose the lesson. 3]  Follow the three R’s:•        Respect for self,•        Respect for others and     •        Responsibility for all your actions.4]. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful strok...  more...
 Suvas Dutt | 21:33 | 18/Apr/2008
Friends: (186)  | City: Guwahati  | Interests: Social matters,Sp...
Internet Money Making
Dear Friends, Please visit my website www.subhasdutta.cash2all.com   and try for reaching to your goal.  more...
 Mukund K | 10:54 | 9/May/2008
Friends: (19)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: Music, reading,po...
Games Indians PLay
In his book Games Indians Play: Why We Are the Way We Are, V.Raghunathan writes about a farmer whose corn won top awards year afteryear. When a reporter asked about the secret of his success, the farmerattributed it to the fact that he shared his corn with his neighbors. Why, thereporter wondered, would the farmer want to share his seed when thosen...  more...
 ankur vishnoi | 11:41 | 2/May/2008
Friends: (142)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Dancing, networki...
Free Downloads
FREEDOWNLOADSChat Rooms, Enjoy FM Radio On computer, Chat, get freewallpapers, ringtones,software, Games, messaging, chat, money earninglinks and much more visit www.itool.co.cc Just ForYouFreeDownloads, Games, ring tones, Wallpapers, FM Radio, google Search,Messaging, Feeds, Jokes, Quotes and much more www.avishnoi.tkFREE PASSWORDMANAGER Automated...  more...
 keshav singhal | 17:07 | 29/Apr/2008
Friends: (55)  | City: Ajmer  | Interests: Reading, Writing,...
Mind Set - Learn to Love Yourself
* Loving comes from the inside and through self acceptance we can become more loving people.* Learning to love your Self is essential in the development of the ability to act in loving ways with others. If you always focus on your faults, you will most likely highlight the shortcomings of others, says the writer of the article Marilyn Barnicke Bell...  more...
 sairam | 18:16 | 6/May/2008
Friends: (84)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: Reading,movies, G...
HELLO
Do u kno dancing  Without  a move..............  more...
 Krishna Prasad | 20:08 | 13/Apr/2008
Friends: (1466)  | Interests: Reading, Writing,...
THOUGHTS ON A VISHU* DAY
THOUGHTS ON A VISHU* DAY I don"t know why my mind is wanderingGoing deep until I reachYears behind there I saw meAs a small kid We wait for Vishu alwaysSince we could play with CrackersMy father tell us to buy crackersFrom a shop known to him He knows my father very wellSo he will not sell anything harmfulI will ask him to give big onesShop guy nev...  more...
 neeraj kumar | 10:54 | 18/Apr/2008
Friends: (36)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: listning music in...
One extra room - A bitter reality
ONE BEDROOM FLAT... WRITTEN BY AN INDIAN SOFTWARE ENGINEER...- A Bitter Reality As the dream of most parents I had acquired a degree in Software Engineering and joined a company based in USA , the land of braves and opportunity. When I arrived in the USA , it was as if a dream had come true. Here   at   last I was in the place where I want to be. I...  more...
 ice candy | 23:57 | 11/May/2008
Friends: (124)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Observing
One Word
I was playing a game with myself, its not supposed to be played alone but I had no one around to play with.The game is pretty simple, one has to think of one word associated with the word given to you.I took the words India, Bharat, Parliament, Politicians, Media, North India, South India, Yoga, Agriculture, Industry, Defence, BPO, Temple, Mosque a...  more...
 kamlesh meena | 14:06 | 10/Apr/2008
Friends: (54)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: picture of nature...
LOve LOw
Ye chori kiya gaya low hai. NEWTON's LAWS OF ROMANCE Newton in romantic mood......... Universal law: " Love can neither be created nor be destroyed; only it can transfer from One girlfriend to another girlfriend with some loss of money "  more...
 vibhor | 12:26 | 26/Apr/2008
Friends: (11)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: music, books
DETERMINATION
 In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea. It just could not be done. It was not practical. It had never been done ...  more...
 Anu | 12:03 | 12/May/2008
Friends: (87)  | City: Aurangabad  | Interests: Litsen Songs, Pla...
Friends Forever
  Some times in lifeYou find a special friendSomeone who changes your lifeJust by being part of it  Someone who makes you laughUntil you can’t stopSomeone who makes you be liveThat there really is good in the worldSomeone who convince youThat there really is an unlocked doorJust waiting for you to open itThis is  forever friendship  When you’re dow...  more...