Friday, January 11, 2008
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
A Good Friend indeed !
Two guys bought this cub from the zoo when it was newly born… after sometime the cub became big and hard to handle at home… so they decided to send him to his motherland AFRICA …. A year later the 2 guys decided to go to Africa and see the cub again….
See what happens in the above video.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Best Photos of 2005
A rainbow trout fingerling peers out from the gullet of a northern pike at the Alaska Department of Fish & Game aquarium in Anchorage.
2. A Romp in RussiaA polar bear cub plays near his mother at the Moscow Zoo.
3. MoonshotFlying at nearly 35,000 feet, a jet passes over the disk of a winter half moon above Boston on Jan. 3. The jet leaves contrails in its wake due to the temperature difference between the hot engine exhaust and the cold air.
4. Red Square reflection
The Kremlin's Spassky Tower and passers-by are reflected in the wet cobblestones of Moscow's Red Square on Feb. 13.
5. A galaxy's sharp edge
An image produced by the Hubble Space Telescope, released March 1, shows a perfect "edge-on" perspective of the galaxy NGC 4013, with huge clouds of dust and gas extending above the galaxy's main disk. 
6. Light of the world
This composite image shows what Earth looks like at night. City lights highlight developed areas of the planet.
7. Mother and child
An ethnic Albanian refugee from Selce, Macedonia, and her child look through the window of a bus as they arrive in Prizren in Kosovo on March 27, after fleeing the fighting in Macedonia two days earlier.
8. A useful lesson
A German Shepherd named Pepper sits with two endangered Bengal tiger cubs and a cougar cub, far right, at the home of veterinarian Rob Zammit outside Sydney, Australia.
9. Great white whale
A beluga whale swims in a tank at the Vancouver Aquarium.
10.Puppy love
Crystal, a year-old black Labrador-Dalmatian mix, peers through a heart-shaped hole in a fence.
11.The gathering storm
12. The little duckling who could
13. Mideast flare-up
A Palestinian youth uses a slingshot to fire stones at Israeli soldiers from behind a barricade of burning tires May 23.
14. Rainbow times two
An afternoon storm brought a double rainbow over downtown Chillicothe, Ohio, on May 27.
15. Fury from above
Lightning ripples over the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 14.
16. Grand old night
Tanner Mann, 8, of Hortonville, Wis., gets a good seat on top of his mother's car July 4 for the fireworks show at Riverside Park in New London.
17.Un-bear-able heat
Koluk the polar bear goes headfirst into the pool at the Albuquerque Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque, N.M., on July 15.
18. Stellar light show
From ground-based telescopes, the "ant nebula" resembles the head and thorax of a garden ant.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Top 10 Anti-Cancer Food
For starters, let's get to know more about the top 10 anti-cancer foods. Take this list (and please take them often):
1) Tomatoes: You probably know that tomatoes are oozing with lycopene, which helps ward off the free radicals associated with lung and digestive cancers as well as prostate, ovarian and lung cancers. Lycopene is also found in watermelon and pink grapefruit.
2) Broccoli sprouts: For a veggie that's so small you can hold it with one hand, this one's got a fistful of antioxidant benefits that last for days. In the same family of cruciferous vegetables are broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and cabbage. Their sulforaphane and indole-3-carbinol protect against prostate, bladder, colon, pancreatic, gastric, breast, and other hormone-related cancers. Indeed, it's the ultimate baby vegetable, baby!
3) Berries: Blueberries, strawberries, cherries, raspberries, cranberries, and grapes are all berry-rich in anthocyanins that help repair and protect DNA.
4) Soybeans: They're soy-good for your health as they've got isoflavones (like genistein) that prevent – and treat – prostate cancer. Soybeans may also reduce breast cancer risk. Soy is truly beanificial to our health!
5) Tea: Tea – make that green and black – is steeped in powerful compounds that, according to countless studies, may lower the risk of several types of cancer. Care for tea?
6) Pumpkin: This Halloween symbol – and Cinderella's chariot – has magical powers indeed. But not too many know that this superfood is a super-rich source of beta-carotene and alpha-carotene, two carotenoids that work hard to fight lung and ovarian cancers. Also rich in carotenoids are carrots, yams, squash, melons, and sweet red peppers.
7) Spinach: Aye, aye, Popeye was right – spinach's a-okay. Its active antioxidant – lutein – may even help KO cancers of the liver, ovaries, colon, and prostate. Lutein is also found in kale and other leafy greens.
8) Garlic: The allium family, to which garlic belongs, works to boost the body's antioxidant defense systems to protect against stomach, esophageal, and breast cancers. Meet the other members of the family: scallions and onions. Truly, in onion, there is strength.
9) Pineapple : This pine cone-like fruit with its coveted sweet pulp contains an anti-inflammatory enzyme – bromelain – that may inhibit the growth of malignant lung and breast cancer cells.
10) Apple: Yes, there's a mouthful of wisdom in the saying "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Studies show that quercetin – a flavonoid abundant in apples – prevents the growth of prostate cancer cells. The phytochemicals in the skin of an apple inhibits the reproduction of colon cancer cells. According to the National Cancer Institute, eating an apple a day may reduce the risk of lung cancer by as much as 50 percent. Excuse me while I bite into my apple.
What kind of Friend are you ?? Sunsign matters....
ARIES:
Your friendship must be warm and on the level. Let me put it this way, You are a fine friend and a formidable foe. With Aries, things are never done by halves. Aries expects total devotion and sincerity in friendship. In turn, he/she extends a loving and strong hand.
TAURUS:
A good friend, though not a particularly brilliant one. Many times,family members and close relatives end up as friends. Yes, a Taurean can give himself/herself freely with time, and money, and practical advise.The Taurean likes friends, to be happy and in comfort. The Taurean hates to lose a friend, as the attachment is strong, and will often go out of the way to maintain a relationship. Taurean can be patient, persuasive,persistent with friends.
GEMINI:
An amusing friend and according to me a good one. Gemini can return love,responds beautifully to a little appreciation. Gemini often feels-but wrongly so-that others don't do enough for him/her. You're young at heart, you could be the life of a group.Whatever others might say about you, I do maintain that you excel in human relationships.
CANCER:
Your loyalty and attachments to people make you a friend worth his or her weight in gold. However, see that you do not expect too much out of friendship. Always ready to give, you are likely to be bitterly disappointed when friends do not live up to your own image of them. However, you will seldom cut your friendship ties and do much more for friends than they did for you. A good, solid friend!
LEO:
As a friend you are worth your weight in pure gold. Leo is a mighty good friend. He/She does not ditch people. Leo is very warm and sincere.Your idealism and romanticism comes through very strongly here. Blessed is the person who has a Leo friend.
VIRGO:
Understand, Virgo, that yours is a sign of service and communal living.It is a humane sign. Therefore, you need friends, though you may acknowledge it. In friendship, Virgo is at his best. Virgo may not be a hearty type. But Virgo will be steady and extremely reliable as a friend. Whatever advice and suggestions Virgo gives will be practical and to the point. Virgo hates to break off any relationship. A Virgo friend is a solid friend. He/She is worth the price in platinum.
LIBRA:
You can give good advice to a friend and any friend who follows up will never come to grief. But if you expect Libra to give the heart also, you could be disillusioned. This does not mean that Libra is cold. It only means that you Libreans are often detached. You can be a good friend. It only means that one should not expect the impossible from a Libra. But Libra is excellent company. Libra has finesse and grace. Let me say,Libra is the lubricant in all human relationship.
SCORPIO:
There's explosive element here, pure dynamite, if you ask me. However good friend you may be-and you are good-do not be secretive and wear a mask. Yes,you are discriminative in friendship and psychologically speaking,a disturbed family background, sometimes tragically so, is responsible for it. In friendships, you are intensely loyal. Though you do and can appear detached, you are ultra-sensitive, specially in pride and self-respect. You are a little too over-bearing, never a happy ground for a stable friendship. Secrets will be well kept. Do not attach too much importance to minor lapses on the part of friends. You could be betrayed, resulting in a complete severing of all ties.
SAGITTARIUS:
Generous to a fault and very helpful, you evidently make a good friend. If friends follow your advise they will be happy. Yes, you can guide them very well. Your intuition comes into full play in friendship. You will do more for them than they do for you. Even if your friends fail you-and many of them will-there will be no resentment and hatred. But your own prejudices will blind you on many occasions. With Sagittarius likes and dislikes are intense.
Capricorn:
Once the initial hurdles are crossed, you will prove to be the old faithful. See that snobbery does not come into the way of true friendship. While you may not be very tactful and polished in your manners and talk,you won't fail a friend in an emergency. Try to reach out more, please.
AQUARIUS:
Aquarians can be better counselors than friends. The reason is that, though emotionally involved, they can think clearly and visualize situations and problems creatively. As yours is the sign of friendship, It do predict that your friends will receive both warmth and guidance from you.
PISCES:
A good friend ,humane, understanding, if slightly unconventional. Yes, you can understand a person intuitively, help him without a show of exuberance.The friendship may have an unworldly touch about it. But your advise should be worth following. A word of warning. Do not expect the impossible here. People have feet of clay and so, I am afraid, do you. Accept them for what they are worth, and let not idealism crowd judgement your innate grace and diplomacy could help save an unpleasant situation.
Good Jokes ;-)
Plan For Future:
Teacher asks children, what do u wish 2 do in future?
Ahmed : I want 2 b a pilot.
James : I want 2 b a doctor.
Deepa: I want 2 b a good mother.
Asif : I want 2 help Deepa .
Exams:
Exams are like GIRL FRIENDS;
1. Too Many Questions.
2. Difficult to Understand.
3. More Explanation is Needed.
4. Result is always FAIL !
Liar:
A man is dying of Cancer.His son asked him, "Dad, why do u keep telling people u're dying of AIDS?"
Answer: "So when I'm dead no one will dare touch ur mom
Delivered:
Sardar sent a SMS to his pregnant wife.
Two seconds later a report came to his phone and he started dancing.
The report said, "DELIVERED".
Three Feelings:
What's the difference between stress, tension and panic?Stress is when wife is pregnant, Tension is when girlfriend is pregnant, and Panic is when both are pregnant.
The Power Of Words
A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead.
The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all of their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died.
The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?" The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.
This story teaches two lessons:
1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day.
2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them. Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path.
The power of words....it is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times!
Bouncing Back !
What is it that enables people to persevere in overcoming obstacles and setbacks that, otherwise, vanquish the less disciplined and less committed? Simple. Self-discipline. Here's why.
'When a self-disciplined person is faced with adversity, s/he rises to the challenge, and often emerges stronger than ever before.A self-disciplined person calls upon his/her inner resources in order to find creative solutions to the challenges on hand. S/he also relentlessly pursues a goal to which s/he is committed. All of us have this untapped resource in some measure.
These resources, however, are not handy or readily available. People differ considerably in their ability to bounce back from a setback. Some people, for instance, are remarkably resilient, while others seem to throw in the towel even Career rules When faced with a minor disappointment or frustration. Most of us fall somewhere in - between the two extremes.You ought to first know and understand your capacity - the capacity for bouncing back in the wake of a `storm.' It's something that sets the stage for enhancing your resilience. To do this, you've got to test your resilience and promote recovery through positive thinking. Great comebacks are fuelled by large doses of optimism. Here's what you can do:
Think Positively :
To put it differently, a person who readily overcomes adversity exercises self-discipline to think positively. The trick is to tell yourself, 'Don't give up.' 'This too will pass.' 'Happiness is just around the corner.' 'Keep trying.' and so on. More important, you have to visualize a positive conclusion. It's only then that you can-prompt yourself to use all your creative energies to make your expectations come true.
Do not Wallow :
Never waste time commiserating over an adverse event. Take the resilient cases of people who have overcome adversity. Or, of someone who made it big from scratch, or refused to give up in despair. Or, a friend, who went through many a bad spell, and finally got through to say that s/he was lucky to be where s/he is! As noted psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi put it succinctly: " Resilient people are good at transforming chaos into order." He also adds that they are able to take a seemingly hopeless situation and convert it into an activity they can control and also relish. Chaos, when actualized, spurs the self-disciplined person to new heights of imaginative problem solving.
Be Realistic :
If you are persistent, you can acquire self-discipline. Self-discipline will help you develop patience, which is again an important component of persistence. When you attain these two dimensions, you are willing to invest as much time as necessary to achieve an important goal.Here's an example. You lose your job. It's an adverse circumstance. Think of it with a positive frame of mind: that here's an opportunity to find a job you really want, or start a new career.
Think Positively :
When the goals you have established fit neither the reality of the outside world, nor your own capabilities, it's time you changed goals. The proposition, as you'd now conjure, is to do well in career and life. On your own terms: if that's possible.
