Pain Relief From Lower Back Pain

At some time in your life you will probably experience lower back pain. It is classified in the medical community as either acute (i.e. temporary flare-ups) or chronic (i.e. long lasting). Under any circumstances, it can be quite disabling, and is a condition that accounts for more sick leave than anything else.

Acute lower back pain is usually brought about by some kind of trauma such as heavy lifting, a fall or car accident. The cause is usually no mystery. The damage occurs and symptoms are felt in muscle tissue, ligaments or tendons. Occasionally, of course, there may be a vertebrae fracture.

The causes of chronic lower back pain are less obvious. Onset occurs over a long period of time. Frequently the underlying cause is osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, disc degeneration or disc herniation. Diagnosis of these conditions is often quite complex.

Treatment of lower back pain is most often dictated by the unde rlying cause. Fortunately, almost all back pain sufferers can be treated non-surgically.

Opinions regarding the best treatments vary widely. The most obvious are pain medications, NSAIDs such as Ibuprofen, muscle relaxants and analgesics such as aspirin or acetaminophen. Beyond that, however, there are some very concrete steps that can be taken that are effective beyond any doubt for most people.

Exercise: For both acute and chronic lower back pain there is no more beneficial course of treatment than staying active and exercising. And, there is probably no better exercise for back pain than back stretching, an excellent method of achieving natural pain relief.

Back stretching exercise can help relieve lower back pain, often without medication. However, there are a few things you have to consider before you do any back stretching exercises in order to make sure that you don't cause more harm in the process. This is where it is important for you to know the cause of your back pain since, if the injury is anything other than soft tissue injury, muscles, etc., stretching might actually do more harm. Beyond that, before undertaking any back stretching exercise it is crucial that you know how to do the exercises.

One of the best ways to learn how to do back stretching exercises is to purchase DVDs that demonstrate and guide you step by step through each of the routines. It is also very important to keep in mind your present state of health, body weight and ability to perform such exercises in order to ensure that you receive benefit and prevent inflicting any harm in the process.

If you back muscles are prone to strains and sprains, you should make simple back stretching exercises part of your daily routine. Stretching your back muscles as soon as you wake up will prepare your back and the entire body for the day ahead, and you are much less likely to suffer any sprains or strains throu ghout the day. Also, if you take a few minutes and stretch your back muscles at night before you go to bed, you will again have relaxed your back muscles from the day's stresses and tensions.

Again, while there are a whole host of opinions about controlling lower back pain, simple, regular back stretching exercise offers the best long term pain relief.

Online/e-courses in Information Technology (IT)

Online education is becoming increasingly common in schools, colleges, and the training realm. Initially, it was used to supplement existing classroom instruction, but over time, online classes have become the primary form of interaction and information. Learning and teaching online is much different than a traditional classroom experience, online education refers to any form of learning/teaching that takes place via a computer network. Online Courses mean convenience, comfort, and confidence. You have the convenience of flexible, self-paced, interactive training that is personalized to your needs and accessible 24x7. Here I am presenting some of the universities/instutes conducing online/e-courses in Information Technology (IT);

A online training Institute, Mumbai

Courses:

• Diploman in Office automation [120 session (12 weeks); Fees Rs. 8000/-]
• Dual Diploma in Multimedia & Web Technology [800 session (80 weeks); Fees Rs. 73,500/-]
• Dual Diploma [1430 session (143 weeks); Fees Rs. 1,62,000/-]
• Diploma Course in Web Publishing, Designing & Global Marketing [500 session (50 weeks); Fees Rs. 48,500/-]
• Diploma in Multimedia & Digital Video Editing [500 session (50 weeks); Fees Rs. 51,000/]
• Diploma Course in Mechanical Designing (AutoCAD + 3D Studio Max) [190 session (19 weeks); Fees Rs. 19,000/-]
• Diploma Course in Interior/Architectural Designing (AutoCAD + 3D Studio Max) [300 session (30 weeks); Fees Rs. 39,000/-]
• 3D Animation Pro (Multimedia Course) [580 session (58 weeks); Fees Rs. 78,800/-]
• Maya (Multimedia Course) [200 session (20 weeks); Fees Rs. 35,000/-]
  

Indian Institute of Management & Technology, Chennai
Courses :

• Post Graduate DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY [18 months (3 Semester); FeesRs. 8425/-]

Manipal Univeristy, Sikkim
Courses :

• Post Graduation Diploma In Computer Application (PGDCA) [1 Year(2 Semester); Fees Rs 9,500/- per semester inclusive of Examination Fees or as revised from time to time]
• Master Of Science In Computer Science (MScCS) [2 Year(4 Semester); Fees I &II Semester: Rs 9,500/- per semester, III and IV Semester: Rs 10,500/- per semester inclusive of examination fees or as revised from time to time]
• Post Graduation Diploma In Information Technology (PGDIT) [1 Year(2 Semester); Fees Rs 8,500/- per semester including examination fees or as revised from time to time. In addition to the regular fees, an additional lateral entry fee of Rs. 3,500/- (including examination fee) is payable by students opting for this scheme]
• Master Of Computer Application (MCA) [3 Years(6 Semesters); Fees I & II Semester: Rs 9,500/- and III, IV, V & VI Semesters: Rs 10,500/- per semester inclusive of examination fees or as revised from time to time.]
• Master Of Commerce in Information Systems (MComIS) [2 years (4 semesters); Rs 7,000/- per semester inclusive of examination fees or as revised from time to time]
• Master Of Science In Information Technology (MScIT) [2 years (4 semesters); Fees Rs 8,500/- per semester including examination fees or as revised from time to time]
• Master of Business Administration Information Technology (MBA IT) [2 years (4 semesters); Fees Rs 9,500/- per semester inclusive of examination fees or as revised from time to time]

Master Computech Pvt Ltd, Mumbai
Courses:

• Web Designing (On line) [155 hrs (6 months); Fees Rs. 6700/-]
• DeskTopPublishing (On line) [55 hrs (6 months); Fees Rs. 3000/-]
• Programming (On line) [400 hrs (6 months); Fees Rs. 15000/-]
• RDBMS (On line) [190 hrs (6 months); Fees Rs. 6500/-]
• Microsoft .net (On line) [127 hrs (6 months); Fees Rs. 7600/-]
• Internet Technologies (On line) [240 hrs (6 months); Fees Rs. 13300/-]

Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata
Courses:

• Master Of Computer Application (MCA) [2 years (4 semesters); Fees Rs. 33000/-]

Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
Courses :

• Certificate in Office Computing [6 months] Certificate in WEB Development [6 months]
• Certificate in DTP [6 months] Certificate in CAD [6 months]
• Certificate in Computer Operations [under development]
• Certificate in Computer Operations for the Blind [under development]
• Certificate in Computer Preparatory Skills [under development]
• Diploma in Office Computing [6 months] Diploma in Computer Operations [6 months]
• Certificate in Programming Expertise in C [6 months]
• Certificate in Data Structures Through C [6 months]
• Certificate in OOPs and C++ [6 months]
• Certificate in Programming Excellence through VB.NET [6 months]
• Certificate in Visual Programming [6 months]
• Certificate in Data Structures through C++ [6 months]
• Certificate in Building Portals through ASP.NET [under development]
• Certificate in Programming Excellence through C# [under development]
• Certificate in Distributed Computing through COM/DCOM [under developmen]
• Certificate in Enterprise Solutions using J2EE [under development]
• Diploma in Game Programming [6 months] Diploma in Embedded System[6 months]
• Diploma in Computing [6 months]
• Advance Diploma in computing [1 Year(2 Semester)]
• BSc (Business Information Systems) [3 years (6 semesters/12 quarters)]

Punjab Technical University

• Master of Computer Application (MCA) [3 years; Fees Rs. 6400/- per semester]
• Master of Science (Information Technology) [2 years; Fees Rs. 5000/- per semester]
• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application (PGDCA) [1 year; Fees Rs. 5000/- per semester]
• B.Sc. (IT) [3 years; Fees Rs. 5400/- per semester]

Gurukul Online Learning Solutions

• Around 60 IT related courses viz. Macromedia Designing, Programming, Networking, CCNA, E-commerce, Database, Wireless etc.

Shri G.S. Institute of Technology & Science, Indore

• CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) [2 year (4 semesters); Rs. 10,000/-]

PSNA College of Engineering and Technology

• CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) [2 year (4 semesters); Fees Rs. 10,000/-]

Oscar's 2007 Fashion

This year's Oscars fashion was, well, not particularly disastorous nor inspiring. Obviously everyone was on their top form, but the dresses were just... okay. Maybe there has been too many award shows recently that I've gotten a bit jaded. So anyways, here are the top fabulous outfits from that night:

Facts : Bill Gates

1. Bill Gates earns US$250 every SECOND, that's about US$20 Million a DAY and US$7.8 Billion a YEAR!

2. If he drops a thousand dollar, he won't even bother to pick it up bcoz the 4 seconds he picks it, he would've already earned it back.

3. The US national debt is about 5.62 trillion, if Bill Gates were to pay the debt by himself; he will finish it in less then 10 years.

4. He can donate US$15 to everyone on earth but still be left with US$5 Million for his pocket money.

5. Michael Jordan is the highest paid athlete in US. If he doesn't drink and eat, and keeps up his annual income i.e. US$30 Million, he'll have to wait for 277 years to become as rich as Bill Gates is now.

6. If Bill Gates was a country, he would be the 37th richest country on earth.

7. If you change all of Bill Gate's money to US$1 notes, you can make a road from earth to moon, 14 times back and forth. But you have to make that road non-stop for 1,400 years, and use a total of 713 BOEING 747 planes to transport all the money.

8. Bill Gates is 40 this year. If we assume that he will live for another 35 years, he has to spend US$6.78 Million per day to finish all his money before he can go to heaven.

Last but not the least:
If Microsoft Windows' users can claim US$1 for every time their computers hang because of Microsoft Windows, Bill Gates will be bankrupt in 3 years!!!!!!! !!!!

Guess Who is She?

Came across a rather amazing picture of Benazir Bhutto, the ex-prime minister of Pakistan! I suppose that, by seeing this picture itself, one can understand and see through, ...... What a sadistic and impotent evil bunch !!! Pakistani Prime Minister from showing off her Fat Legs to the world God Damn Them ........... She (Born. 21 June 1953 in Karachi) was the first woman to lead a post-colonial Muslim state. She was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1988, only to be deposed 20 months later by the country's military supported president Ghulam Ishaq Khan.

We Proud

Dear All,

All the below listed statements are all true facts ! Feel proud to be an Indian !

Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard (hp) ?
A. Rajiv Gupta

Q. Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the today's computers run on it)?
A. Vinod Dahm

Q. Who is the third richest man on the world?
A. According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is Azim Premji, who is the CEO of Wipro Industries.

The Sultan of Brunei is at 6 th position now.

Q. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No.1 web based email program)?
A. Sabeer Bhatia

Q. Who is the president of AT & T-Bell Labs (AT & T-Bell Labs is the creator of program languages such as C, C++, Unix to name a few)?
A. Arun Netravalli

Q. Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000, responsible to iron out all initial problems?
A. Sanjay Tejwrika

Q. Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart?
A. Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.

Q. We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America, even faring better than the whites and the natives.
There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5% of population). YET,
*38% of doctors in USA are Indians.
* 12% scientists in USA are Indians.
* 36% of NASA scientists are Indians.
* 34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
* 28% of IBM employees are Indians.
* 17% of INTEL scientists are Indians.
* 13% of XEROX employees are! Indians.

Some of the following facts may be known to you. These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals withWORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.

1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.

2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.

3. The world's first University was established in Takshila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4 th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.

4. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software.

5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.

6. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.

7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.

8. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now k! nown as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan's works dates to the 6 th Century which is long before the European mathematicians.

9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India . Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11 th Century; the largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as big as 10 53.

10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds to the world.

11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless communication was Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.

12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.

13.Chess was invented in India .

14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient India .

15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over
5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilisation).

16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC Quotes about India .
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.ALBERT ELINSTEIN. India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grand mother of tradition. Mark Twain If there is one place on the face of earth where all dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India . French scholar Romain Rolland. India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border. Hu Shih (former Chinese ambassador to USA )

ALL OF THE ABOVE IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, THE LIST COULD BE ENDLESS.
BUT, if we don't see even a glimpse of that great India in the India that we see today, it clearly means that we are not working up to our potential; and that if we do, we could once again be an evershining and inspiring country setting a bright path for rest of the world to follow.

I hope you enjoyed it and work towards the welfare of INDIA ..

Name Meaning

Instructions : What you do is find out what each letter of your name means.
Then connect all the meanings and it describes YOU. ( Its TRUE) &( Is'nt it GREAT !!)

If you have double or triple letters, just count the meaning once.
For Example : MAHESH

M = Success comes easily to you.
A = You can be very quiet when you have something on your mind.
H = You are not judgmental
E = You are a very exciting person.
S = You are very broad-minded
H = You are not judgmental

A = You can be very quiet when you have something on your mind.
B = You are always cautious when it comes to meeting newpeople .
C = You definitely have a partier side in you, don't be shy to show it.
D = You have trouble trusting people.
E = You are a very exciting person.
F = Everyone loves you.
G = You have excellent ways of viewing people.
H = You are not judgmental.
I = You are always smiling and making others smile.
J =Jealously
K = You like to try new things.
L = Love is something you deeply believe in.
M = Success comes easily to you.
N = You like to work, but you always want a break.
O = You are very open-minded.
P = You are very friendly and understanding.
Q = You are a hypocrite.
R = You are a social butterfly.
S = You are very broad-minded.
T = You have an attitude, a big one.
U = You feel like you have to equal up to people's standards.
V = You have a very good physique and looks.
W = You like your privacy.
X =You never let people tell you what to do.
Y = You cause a lot of trouble.
Z = You're always fighting with someone.

__Facts__

01.A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
02.A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
03.A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
04.A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
05.A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
06.A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
07.A snail can sleep for three years.
08.Al Capo NE's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
09.All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
10.Almonds are a member of the peach family.
11.An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
12.Babies are born without kneecaps.
13.They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
14.Butterflies taste with their feet.
15.Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about Ten.
16."Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "MT".
17.February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
18.In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
19.If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
20.If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights.
21.It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
22.Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
23.Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
24.A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
25.Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
26.Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
27."Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right.
28.The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
29.The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of die! Sel that it burns.
30.The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
31.The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the l! Azy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet.
32.The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.
33.The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
34.There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
35.There are more chickens than people in the world.
36.There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
37.There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious."
38.There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewables Vitamins.
39.Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
40.TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
41.Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
42.Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
43.Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks; otherwise it will digest itself

Discoveries

DISCOVERIES IN INTERNET

1991 AUGUST 6 th - www was created by Tim Bernsley.

1991 DEC 12th - First server started in america..

1993 APRIL 23rd - Browser mosaic released in market to work on windows Operating Systems .

1993 APRIL 30th - Web was made available to all.

1993 MAY - First magazine on net The Tech was created by Massachussets
institute of technology.

1993 JUNE - HTML -Hyper Text Markup Language was released

1993 NOV - Web cam was created

1994 FEB - YAHOO was created by two stanford university students David Filoo and Jerry Yang. first it was called 'Jerrys guide to world wide web'.YAHOO means Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.

1994 OCT 13th - American official website www.whitehouse.gov was started by president Bill Clinton.

1994 OCT 25th - Commercial advertisements started on internet.

1995 FEB - First radio station on internet started its 'radioHK'

1995 JULY 1st - www.Amazon.com was started for the sale of books online.

1995 JULY 4th - Hotmail- email service started

1995 AUG 24th - Internet explorer was launched as a part of windows 95 operating system.

1995 DEC 15th - Multilingual search engine alta vista started

1996 AUG - This month world wide websites reached 3,42,081

1997 DEC 17th - Web commentator JornBorger created web blog which became Blog later on

1998 SEP - The Google company was started in a garage in California.

FEB 7th - Eight prominent websites including yahoo and cnn were closed due to hacking

2001 FEB 15th - Jimmy Wales released online encyclopedia --Wikipedia..

2003 APR 28th - Apple company 'itunes' started

2004 JUN - web creator Timbernsley was given Britain White hood

2004 Sep 29th - gurlzgroup Founded [Yahoo Biggest Group]

2004 NOV 9th - Due to one sourcing revolution morzilla firefox was released

2005 Feb 20th - Gurlz-Group Founded www.groups.yahoo.com/group/gurlz-group

2006 AUG - The total number of websites on net is 9,26,15,362,,,,, can u guess what’s this number.................. in next three years there would be this much new websites r going to start.......

Toll Free Number's

Airways
Indian Airlines - 1600 180 1407
Jet Airways - 1600 22 5522
SpiceJet - 1600 180 3333

Automobiles
Mahindra Scorpio - 1600 22 6006
Maruti - 1600 111 515
Tata Motors - 1600 22 5552
Windshield Experts - 1600 11 3636

Banks

ABN AMRO - 1600 11 2224
Canara Bank - 1600 44 6000
Citibank - 1600 44 2265
Corporatin Bank - 1600 443 555
Development Credit Bank - 1600 22 5769
HDFC Bank - 1600 227 227
ICICI Bank - 1600 333 499
ICICI Bank NRI - 1600 22 4848
IDBI Bank - 1600 11 6999
Indian Bank - 1600 425 1400
ING Vysya - 1600 44 9900
Kotak Mahindra Bank - 1600 22 6022
Lord Krishna Bank - 1600 11 2300
Punjab National Bank - 1600 122 222
State Bank of India - 1600 44 1955
Syndicate Bank - 1600 44 6655

Cell Phones

BenQ - 1600 22 08 08
Bird CellPhones - 1600 11 7700
Motorola MotoAssist - 1600 11 1211
Nokia - 3030 3838
Sony Ericsson - 3901 1111

Computers/IT

Adrenalin - 1600 444 445
AMD - 1600 425 6664
Apple Computers - 1600 444 683
Canon - 1600 333 366
Cisco Systems - 1600 221 777
Compaq - HP - 1600 444 999
Data One Broadband - 1600 424 1600
Dell - 1600 444 026
Epson - 1600 44 0011
eSys - 3970 0011
Genesis Tally Academy - 1600 444 888
HCL - 1600 180 8080
IBM - 1600 443 333
Lexmark - 1600 22 4477
Marshal's Point - 1600 33 4488
Microsoft - 1600 111 100
Microsoft Virus Update - 1901 333 334
Seagate - 1600 180 1104
Symantec - 1600 44 5533
TVS Electronics - 1600 444 566
WeP Peripherals - 1600 44 6446
Wipro - 1600 333 312
xerox - 1600 180 1225
Zenith - 1600 222 004

Couriers/Packers & Movers

ABT Courier - 1600 44 8585
AFL Wizz - 1600 22 9696
Agarwal Packers & Movers - 1600 11 4321
Associated Packers P Ltd - 1600 21 4560
DHL - 1600 111 345
FedEx - 1600 22 6161
Goel Packers & Movers - 1600 11 3456
UPS - 1600 22 7171

Education

Edu Plus - 1600 444 000
Hindustan College - 1600 33 4438
NCERT - 1600 11 1265
Vellore Institute of Technology - 1600 441 555

Healthcare

Best on Health - 1600 11 8899
Dr Batras - 1600 11 6767
GlaxoSmithKline - 1600 22 8797
Johnson & Johnson - 1600 22 8111
Kaya Skin Clinic - 1600 22 5292
LifeCell - 1600 44 5323
Manmar Technologies - 1600 33 4420
Pfizer - 1600 442 442
Roche Accu-Chek - 1600 11 45 46
Rudraksha - 1600 21 4708
Varilux Lenses - 1600 44 8383
VLCC - 1600 33 1262

Home Appliances

Aiwa/Sony - 1600 11 1188
Anchor Switches - 1600 22 7979
Blue Star - 1600 22 2200
Bose Audio - 1600 11 2673
Bru Coffee Vending Machines - 1600 44 7171
Daikin Air Conditioners - 1600 444 222
DishTV - 1600 12 3474
Faber Chimneys - 1600 21 4595
Godrej - 1600 22 5511
Grundfos Pumps - 1600 33 4555
LG - 1901 180 9999
Philips - 1600 22 4422
Samsung - 1600 113 444
Sanyo - 1600 11 0101
Voltas - 1600 33 4546
WorldSpace Satellite Radio - 1600 44 5432

Hotel Reservations

GRT Grand - 1600 44 5500
InterContinental Hotels Group - 1600 111 000
Marriott - 1600 22 0044
Sarovar Park Plaza - 1600 111 222
Taj Holidays - 1600 111 825

Insurance

AMP Sanmar - 1600 44 2200
Aviva - 1600 33 2244
Bajaj Allianz - 1600 22 5858
Chola MS General Insurance - 1600 44 5544
HDFC Standard Life - 1600 227 227
LIC - 1600 33 4433
Max New York Life - 1600 33 5577
Royal Sundaram - 1600 33 8899
SBI Life Insurance - 1600 22 9090

Mattresses

Kurl-on - 1600 44 0404
Sleepwell - 1600 11 2266

Investments/ Finance

CAMS - 1600 44 2267
Chola Mutual Fund - 1600 22 2300
Easy IPO's - 3030 5757
Fidelity Investments - 1600 180 8000
Franklin Templeton Fund - 1600 425 4255
J M Morgan Stanley - 1600 22 0004
Kotak Mutual Fund - 1600 222 626
LIC Housing Finance - 1600 44 0005
SBI Mutual Fund - 1600 22 3040
Sharekhan - 1600 22 7500
Tata Mutual Fund - 1600 22 0101

Paints

Asian Paints Home Solutions - 1600 22 5678
Berger Paints Home Decor - 1600 33 8800

Teleshopping

Asian Sky Shop - 1600 22 1600
Jaipan Teleshoppe - 1600 11 5225
Tele Brands - 1600 11 8000
VMI Teleshopping - 1600 447 777
WWS Teleshopping - 1600 220 777

Travel

Club Mahindra Holidays - 1600 33 4539
Cox & Kings - 1600 22 1235
God TV Tours - 1600 442 777
Kerala Tourism - 1600 444 747
Kumarakom Lake Resort - 1600 44 5030
Raj Travels & Tours - 1600 22 9900
Sita Tours - 1600 111 911
SOTC Tours - 1600 22 3344

UPS

APC - 1600 44 4272
Numeric - 1600 44 3266

Others

Consumer Helpline - 1600 11 4000
L'Or?al, GARNIeR - 1600 223 000
KONE Elevator - 1600 444 666
Indane - 1600 44 51 15
Aavin - 1600 44 3300
Pedigree - 1600 11 2121
Kodak India - 1600 22 8877
Domino's Pizza - 1600 111 123
World Vision India - 1600 444 550
Telecom Monitoring Cell - 1600 110 420

The Simple Facts

• Did you know you share your birthday with atleast 9 other million people in the world?
  
  

• The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
  

• When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginiastill had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites.
  
  
• The human heart creates enough pressure whenit pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
  
  

• Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
  
  

• On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
  

• The strongest muscle in the body is the TONGUE.
  
  

• "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
  
  
• The longest word in the English language is 1909 letters long and it refers to a distinct part of DNA.
  
  
• It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
  
  
• Feb 1865 is the only month in recorded historynot to have a full moon.
  
  
• You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
  
• Americans on the average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
  
• Every time you lick a stamp,you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
  
  
• Cat's urine glows under a black light. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
  
• In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
  
  
• Babies are born without knee caps.They don't appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age. Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.
  
• The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
  
  
• The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
  
  
• Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
  
  

• One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today is because cotton growers in the 30s lobbied against hemp farmers...they saw it as competition.
  
  
  

• You know that you are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.

• Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
  
  

• There are 2 credit cards for every person in the US.

• The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."
  

• If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas
  is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
  
  

• Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten.
  
  

• Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing

Liver Damage

Good rest and sound sleep is very
Important... if u don't sleep well,
The toxic in your body will accumulate..
Affecting your health and your mood...

The main causes of liver damage are:
1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are the main cause.
2. Not urinating in the morning.
3. Too much eating.
4. Skipping breakfast.
5. Consuming too much medication.
6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener.
7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.
8. Consuming overly done foods also add to the burden of liver. Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store.

We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our body to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to "schedule."

Because: Evening at 9 - 11pm : is the time for eliminating unnecessary/ toxic chemicals (de-toxification) from the antibody system (lymph nodes). This time duration should be spent by relaxing or listening to music. If during this time a housewife is still in an unrelaxed state such as washing the dishes or monitoring children doing their homework, this will have a negative impact on her health.

Evening at 11pm - 1am : The de-toxification process in the liver, and ideally should be done in a deep sleep state. Early morning 1 - 3am : de-toxification process in the gall, also ideally done in a deep sleep state.

Early morning 3 - 5am : de-toxification in the lungs. Therefore there will sometimes be a severe cough for cough sufferers during this time. Since the de-toxification process had reached the respiratory tract, there is no need to take cough medicine so as not to interfere with toxin removal process.
Morning 5 - 7am : de-toxification in the colon, you should empty your bowel.

Morning 7 - 9am : Absorption of nutrients in the small intestine, you should be having breakfast at this time. Breakfast should be earlier, before 6:30am, for those who are sick. Breakfast before 7:30am is very beneficial to those wanting to stay fit. Those who always skip breakfast, they should change their habits, and it is still better to eat breakfast late until 9 -10am rather than no meal at all. Sleeping so late and waking up too late will disrupt the process of removing unnecessary chemicals. Aside from that, midnight to 4am is the time when the bone marrow produces blood.

Eye Care

This info' is sure to help PC users very much.During a recent visit to an optician, one of my mail friends was told of an exercise for the eyes by a specialist doctor in the US that he termed as 20-20-20." It is apt for all of us, who spend long hours at our desks, looking at the computer screen. I Thought I'd share it with you. 20-20-20

Step I

:-After every 20 minutes of looking into the computer screen, turn your head and try to look at any object placed at least 20 feet away. This changes the focal length of your eyes, a must-do for the tired eyes.

Step II

:- Try and blink your eyes for 20 times in succession, to moisten them.

Step III

:- Time permitting of course, one should walk 20 paces after every 20 minutes of sitting in one particular posture. Helps blood circulation for the entire body.

Circulate among your friends if you care for them and their eyes. They say that your eyes r mirror of your soul, so do take care of them, they are priceless................

Otherwise our eye would be like this.....

Recover Ur Happiness

A--Accept

Accept others for who they are and for the choices they've made even if you have difficulty understanding their
beliefs, motives, or actions.



B--Break Away

Break away from everything that stands in the way of what you hope to accomplish with your life.



C--Create

Create a family of friends whom you can share your hopes, dreams, sorrows, and happiness with.



D--Decide

Decide that you'll be successful and happy come what may, and good things will find you. The roadblocks are only minor obstacles along the way.



E--Explore

Explore and experiment. The world has much to offer, and you have much to give. And every time you try something new, you'll learn more about yourself.




F--Forgive

Forgive and forget. Grudges only weigh you down and inspire unhappiness and grief. Soar above it, and remember that everyone makes mistakes.



G--Grow

Leave the childhood monsters behind. They can no longer hurt you or stand in your way.



H--Hope

Hope for the best and never forget that anything is possible as long as you remain dedicated to the task.




I--Ignore

Ignore the negative voice inside your head. Focus instead on your goals and remember your accomplishments. Your past success is only a small inkling of what the future holds.



J--Journey

Journey to new worlds, new possibilities, by remaining open-minded. Try to learn something new every day, and you'll grow.




K--Know

Know that no matter how bad things seem, they'll always get better. The warmth of spring always follows the harshest winter.

L--Love

Let love fill your heart instead of hate. When hate is in your heart, there's room for nothing else, but when love is in your heart, there's room for endless happiness.



M--Manage

Manage your time and your expenses wisely, and you'll suffer less stress and worry. Then you'll be able to focus on the important things in life.




N--Notice

Never ignore the poor, infirm, helpless, weak, or suffering. Offer your assistance when possible, and always your kindness and understanding.




O--Open

Open your eyes and take in all the beauty around you. Even during the worst of times, there's still muc h to be thankful for.




P--Play

Never forget to have fun along the way. Success means nothing without happiness.




Q--Question

Ask many questions, because you're here to learn.




R--Relax

Refuse to let worry and stress rule your life, and remember that things always have a way of working out in the end.




S--Share

Share your talent, skills, knowledge, and time with others. Everything that you invest in others will return to you many times over.




T--Try

Even when your dreams seem impossible to reach, try anyway. You'll be amazed by what you can accomplish.



U--Use

Use your gifts to your best ability. Talent that's wasted has no value. Talent that's used will bring unexpected rewards.




V--Value

Value the friends and family members who've supported and encouraged you, and be there for them as well.




W--Work

Work hard every day to be the best person you can b e, but never feel guilty if you fall short of your goals. Every sunrise offers a second chance.




X--X-Ray

Look deep inside the hearts of those around you and you'll see the goodness and beauty within.



Y--Yield

Yield to commitment. If you stay on track and remain dedicated, you'll find success at the end of the road.




Z--Zoom

Zoom to a happy place when bad memories or sorrow rears its ugly head. Let nothing interfere with your goals. Instead, focus on your abilities, your dreams, and a brighter tomorrow.

Bike: Bajaj Pulasar 220cc

Bajaj's Pulsar DTS-Fi 220cc Bike is waiting in the wings.

Bajaj is coming out with the new Bajaj Pulsar DTS-Fi motorcycle, following the huge success of its Pulsar DTS-i. Bajaj's answer to Hero Honda's Karizma is expected to be out in some months. The Bajaj Pulsar 180cc DTS-i took biking to a new level, and the new Pulsar DTS-Fi is all set to take it to greater heights. The Bajaj Pulsar DTS-Fi is powered by a 220cc engine and offers a cool 20bhp. With 1.95kg of torque, it would be a wonder if this bike from Bajaj does not make it to the top of the charts.

The Bajaj Pulsar DTS-Fi is expected to touch a top speed of 135kph. That is an excellent top speed in Indian conditions, probably matched only by the Kinetic Aquila - which anyway is not available in India now.

What are the big innovations in this Bike?

The most important feature of all is the fuel injection mechanism, which is responsible for the quick throttle and the linear power curve. The Bajaj Pulsar DTS-Fi is the first Indian Bike with an oil cooled engine. Together, they make for a potent combination. The Hero Honda Karizma as well as the Pulsar DTS-Fi weigh 150 kgs, and the extra 3 bhp of the DTS-Fi as well as the power delivery characteristics make this an easy Karizma-beater.

What else do we get? A longer wheelbase, factory-fitted rear and front disc brakes, an interesting front faring, an all digital meters. The LCD speedometer on the DTS-Fi is orange in colour and the entire speedometer mechanism is a pleasure to watch.

Those who have test-run the bike say that the DTS-Fi's brakes are the best in the market. The Pulsar DTS-Fi conquers corners with astonishing ease and makes you feel confident while braking.

The Pulsar DTS-Fi is the ultimate driving machine that one can expect from a highly competitive Indian two-wheeler market. The DTS-Fi offers no-compromise performance, irrespective of the terrain. The engine is low noise and is low in vibration, all thanks to fuel injection and oil cooling.

The tyres of the new DTS-Fi are tubeless and hence offers an exciting riding experience. The 55 watt projector low-beam headlamp offers a decent view of the road ahead. The fully digital dash is easy to read and difficult to mistake. The distinctive tail lamps of the Pulsar DTS-Fi adds a bit of dash. Overall, the body of the Bike still looks like the Pulsar family, but with sharper edges. The front faring is the difference - It is well integrated into the rest of the bodywork, and the side lights and indicators look excellent.

With a performance Bike, one should really not expect a high fuel efficiency/ mileage figures - still we expect the Pulsar DTS-Fi to get around 45 kilometers to a litre.

The Pulsar DTS-Fi is expected to have a price tag of Rs. 92,000 on road. Of course, the figure will change a bit when it hits the road. But anyway, thanks to Bajaj for giving the average bike enthusiast a real good bike, loaded with features and that too, at an approachable price.

Mall of India

Scheduled to be completed by 2007

Gurgaon

Developed by DLF \n

The Mall of India Will Sprawl over 3.6 million sq. ft. and house stores, cafes, movie theaters, and indoor and outdoor amusement parks. While not as large as the dubai Mall, this promises to be one of the planet's largest, and the biggest in India. Its organic, rather than linear, floor plan suggests natural, undulating landscapes.

Noida Tower

Scheduled to be Completed 2008 Noida

Designed by Hafeez Contractor.

The early renderings for this 2330 ft. Skyscraper, which will vie for the title of world's tallest, feature a conical silhouetted rather than the more traditional rectangular one. While its flamboyance has drawn criticism, the Noida Tower attempts to be establish a new syle of super tall building, differentiating it from angular paradigms.

Most expensive tie: 1 crore (INR)

When fully dressed Salman Khan paraded on a red ramp displaying the most expensive tie in the world, the picture was splashed all over the globe. The tie, studded with 261 diamonds of 77 carat each and made of pure silk with 150 grams of gold, is priced at a whopping Rs 1 crore. It is designed by Satya Paul and the Suashish Diamond group.

Most expensive phone: 28, 000 pounds

Peter Aloisson, who makes phones covered in gold and diamonds for affluent clients, is the man responsible for making the most expensive phone ever. It costs more than a BMW 3-series convertible, or a Jaguar S-Type. A Motorola covered in 1200 diamonds and featuring a keyboard soaked in 18-carat gold, the phone is priced at 28, 000 pound sterling. The new phone beat the previous record held by another Aloisson 'Diamante' phone - an identical model featuring a paltry 950 diamonds laid into the gold bodywork. That phone retailed for 23, 000 pound sterling. "The people who buy my phones don't have to worry about security - they all have bodyguards," he told UK tabloid The Sun.

Most expensive house: 70 million pounds

This one is hardly a secret: The infamously lavish new estate in England known as Updown Court in Windlesham, north Surrey. 103 rooms, 58 acres, a private helipad, five swimming pools. Forbes put the mansion at the top of its list of "the priciest residences on the planet" which are for sale.