Want to stay trim? Just eat tomatoes,says a new study. A team at Reading University has just found that eating tomatoes leaves one feeling satisfied,suppress the urge to snack and also helps one shed excess weight.
According to researches,it could be because tomatoes are rich in compounds which alter levels of appetite hormones.This makes them a cheap way to keep hunger pangs at bay.In fact the study is based on findings from research into the benefits of enriching white bread with fruit as well as vegetables.
A small group of women with an average weight aged between 18 and 35 were offered cream cheese sandwiches that can had been made with either white bread or bread that had been enriched with carrots or tomatoes.It was thought that extra fibre provided by the carrot would make the carrotbread lunches the most filling.Instead the tomato bread was the most satisfying.
Have a spoonful of honey or spread it on a slice of bread or even some crackers.This helps you get over your hangover faster because honey contains high concentration of fructose that helps in burning off the effects of alcohol quicker.
Drink Juice:
Have a glass of orange or tomato juice.Not only are these high in fructose,but also contain a lot of vitamin C,that will give you quick relief from hangover.
Skip the Caffeine:
Coffee will only make you feel worse than that you already do.Except making you feel more dehydrated,coffee won't help you in anyway, so skip it completely.
Have plenty of water:
Alcohol dehydrates your system and you'll only make it worse by avoiding water.Make sure that before you turn in for night,you gulp down plenty of water:If you don't feel like having plan water,squeeze some lime into a glass of soda water and have that.
Ginger Helps:
Ginger is one of the most natural ways to cure a hangover.Add some pieces of ginger to water and let it boil for 10 min.Strain it,add a little orange juice,lemon juice and a bit of honey and have a mixture.
Eat some Bananas:
Since bananas are rich in potassium,eat one after a night of heavy drinking and see your hangover vanish.One of the best ways to avoid a heavy hangover is to make sure that you don't drink on an empty stomach.Eat well and always drink at a slow pace.The faster you drink,the quicker you get drunk...
Pregnant Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen is reportedly training to become a Pilot.Bundchen who is expecting her first child around December has been taking helicopter lesons at Marshfield Airport in Massachusetts.
She has been under the supervision of a professional for the last few weeks and needs to complete 65 hours of flight time in order to gain licence.The 29 year old isn't the only star learning how to fly as former spice girl Geri Halliwell has also been spotted at the cockpit controls.
After Orkut, Facebook and Twitter guess who is emerging as the next social networking hub? Its your television.Now you can actually tune into Tv to socialise and discuss issues live on any programme you like.
DEN Networks (DEN),a Digital Cable Television company is set to launch blog.telly,a social networking site,over next two weeks.The application will be available only in a digital Tv platform. Blog.telly will enable consumers to interact with one another and also express views live in content being shown on the television.The subscribers of digitelly can blog and coment through SMS or digitelly website, which will be subsequently broadcasted.
"Our existing subscribers will get a chance to express themselves through the micro blogging platform,that too without any incremental cost", said DEN president Vikas Bali. Those who wanting to subscribe to digitelly connection to avail blog.telly will have to pay Rs 999 for the set top box and usual monthly charges.
You may not see Jhonny Depp in the fourth coming pirates of caribbean after Disney ousted studio chief,Dick Cook who first backed his vision for the role of Captain Jack Sparrow.Cook left the company following a row of box office failure.
Depp Said,"There's a fisure,a crack in my enthusiasm at the moment.I consider Dick a friend as a friend in an inane system".
Chinese Software maker Neusoft Corp's building at the Dalian IT park,in Dalian.Once it was a non descript port city on china's northwest coast,Dalian is now the hub of the country's booming outsourcing and IT industries with dozens of world's top high tech firms made an entry to china for their projects.
An outrage has erupted among women professionals as Britain's Trade Union Congress moved to defend workers against killer heels by voting to ban stilettos at workplace.
After the struggle over a decades for the downtrodden comes to the battle against the killer heels.Deegates at a conference laballed the style sexiest and voted to ban high heels at workplace.
Delegates at the congress approved a motion that read "High heels may look glamours on the Hollywood catwalks but are completely inappropriate for day to day working environmnt".
This move has won support from doctors but derision from women.It has also sparked a row for discusing trivial matters. Karren Brady, Director of Birmingham City Football Club,said that she would rather have her laptop taken away than her high heels.
The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists (SCP) which is leading the campaign said it was not trying to outlaw stilettos at work."This is not a trivial problem.We are not trying to ban high heels.They are good for the gamming up but not for the workplace.Women should have a choice of wearing healthier,more comfortable shoes".
According to Chiropodists,high heels increase pressure on the balls of the feet,the hips and the knees. In the SCP srvey released last week, four out of 10 women admitted to wearing shoes they knew didnot fit properly simply because they were Fashionable.
Babies that are breastfed have far bowel movements,making diaper changes smell less offensive than those who are formula fed.Your baby also needs lesser burping after the initial months.
Lesser Tooth Decay
Your breast milk (known to be a light and sweat in taste) carries bacteria fighting cells that can help in killing bacteria that can cause tooth decay.Bottle fed babies may grow up to have more dental problems than their breastfed counterparts.
Fine Speech Development
Insufficient suckling may intervene with Oral motor development,leading to oral motor disorders.If you put your baby on bottle too early there are chances of speech problem later in his early days of life.It may also have an adverse effect on the functions of breething and chewing.
Protection Against Anemia ( Deficiency of red blood cells)
Since several mum's dont menstruate for a year or more after giving birth,the iron in their body isn't exhausted by the monthly cycle, thereby protecting them against iron deficiencies.
It Gives Baby Great Skin.
If you want your baby to have great skin and lesser rashes make sure that you breastfed as much as possible in baby's first year.
It is also a natural pain reliever
Breast milk comprises chemicals that controls pain.A few minutes of nursing is known to be comfort a bump,scratch or bruise that your baby may experience,and since your baby will remain healthy overall then their will be a lesser chance to visits doctor.
Lessens chances of Obesity in Later Life
According to Study babies those who are breastfed will have a lesser chance of battling obesity as adults than those that have been bottle fed.
Online search gaint Google plans to increase its share of the Indian Mobile Phone Application Market,as the company seeks to gain more revenues from segments beyond pure internet search.Google has already introduced a set of application in India aimed at providing a Pc like browsing eperience for mobile handset users.
The growth of the telecom market in India with over 400Million subscribers base with millions added every month is serving as an ideal base for google to test its new application."India is a test bed for many other similar markets".
Social Networking,Voice Based search,photo sharing and online maps are among areas being explored by Google for developing newer applications...
"Studies had shown that more than more than half of the net connected individuals come onto their mobiles looking for entertinament and education.It is estimated that they are over 20Million Internet Enabled phone users in India.
Hollywood Actor Brad Pitt has spent more than $800000 building a place for jis children's Gerbils.Pitt is fascinated by design and construction and personally oversaw every step of project at his family's french Estate.It features a maze of tunnels,Seesaws and platforms for the pets.
It's incredibly complex and cost a lot but Brad's more than happy with any activity that can combine his two passions his kid's and architecture".
* The President of India DR. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 's Speech in Hyderabad . * 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 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 everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news.
In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.
Why are we so NEGATIVE?
Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? We want foreign T. Vs, we want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology.
Why this obsession with everything imported. Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture,when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is. She replied: I want to live in a developed India . For her, you and I will have to build this developed India . You must proclaim. India is not an under-developed nation; it is a highly developed nation.
Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance.
Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is yours. YOU say that our government is inefficient. YOU say that our laws are too old. YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage. YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke, The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination. YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.
YOU say, say and say.. What do YOU do about it?
Take a person on his way to Singapore . Give him a name - YOURS. Give him aface - YOURS. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best. In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores. YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are. You pay $5 (approx. Rs. 60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road ) between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity... In Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU?
YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai .
YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah .
YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds ( Rs.650) a month to, 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.'
YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop,'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.'
YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand
Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo ? Why don't YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston ??? We are still talking of the same YOU..
YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India ?
Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal commissioner of Bombay , Mr. Tinaikar , had a point to make. 'Rich people's dogs are walked on the streets to leave their affluent droppings all over the place,' he said. 'And then the same people turn around to criticize and blame the authorities for inefficiency and dirty pavements. What do they expect the officers to do? Go down with a broom every time their dog feels the pressure in his bowels?In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job. Same in Japan . Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He's right. We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility.
We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative. We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin.
We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms.
We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.
This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the public. When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child! and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse?
'It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forego my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the system? What does a system consist of ? Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbor's, other households, other cities, other communities and the government. But definitely not me and YOU.
When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away. Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England . When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.
Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a greatdeal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too.... I am echoing J. F. Kennedy 's words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians.....
'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY'
India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Submitted budget for 2009-2010. He Became unpopular between womens in India as he submitted in his budget increasing import duties over Gold and Silver.However he is very sure that he will get some praise from jewellers who are anticipating a gold rush in the immediate future because the prices will go up only after the new import duties comes into effect.
Import duties have been increased to Rs 200 per Sovereign for gold bars and Rs 500 per sovereign for other forms of gold.while most of Indian womens are grumbling jewellers are upbeat at the prospect of higher short term sales.The gold price is unlikely to jump immediately to reflect higher duties they say, and so people would buy now to avoid purchasing at higher prices later...
German luxury car maker Audi has added three new variants of its premium Sedan A4 in Indian Market priced between Rs 26.67 lakh - 36.40 lakh. With an introduction of three new engines they can able to offer a widest choice in the luxury car market to our customers in India. It is our constent Endeavour to provide our customers with world class products and State of the Art Technolgy, Audi India Managing Director Benoit Tiers said in a statement. The three new variants include both diesel and petrol engines. The diesel version would come with a 3.0 litre engine, while petrol model will be 2.0 litre engine.
US President Brack Obama has beaten all the usual male style icons to be named the world's most stylish man in a poll.The survey which took from men put the president at the top of the style list after impressing people all over the world with his dress sense. Bradd Pitt came in second,praised his ability to look stylish in a suit.
Couples who live together are more twice as likely to become obese than those who live in separately.The study to be published by next month in the journal Obesity also showed that risk of Obesity rises the longer people live in together.Penny Gordan-Larsen associate professor of nutrition at the University of North California found some positive health benefits to marriage, cigarette smoking and lower mortality. By adding we also see greater weight gain than in others of same age and greater risk of obesity. It may be the cause of weight gain is not just age,but also the pressure of shifting behaviors.
Actress Kyra Sedgwick star to hit television series The Closer 2384th celebrity to be honoured on Hollywood's "Walk of Frame" here. The Golden Globe Winning 43 year old attended a cermony which saw her award unveiled next to the star of her husband,Kevin Bacon on the stretch of Hollywood Boulevard which honours Tinseltown celebrities.Sedgwick is the best known for her portrayal of Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Police Chief Brenda johnson on The Closer. The role has earned her numerous Golden Globe and Emmy Nominations. Her films include Born on the fouth of July and The Game Plan.
INDIA'S Prime Minister Manmohan Signh declared his government's ZERO TOLERANCE for terror but expressed readliness to make peace with pakistan if its leadership takes STRONG and EFFECTIVE steps to prevent terrorism directed against this country.Mr Signh promised to meet the pakistani leadership more than half way if it demonstrates courage determination and statesmanship to take the road to peace. Replying to debate on motion of thanks on the president's address he said the government can deal with the menance of terrorism aided and abetted from abroad.
the most expensive player of IPL and English batsman Kevin Petersen has confessed he is not good at playing the hugely popular Twenty20 format but vowed to make amends during the world championships beginning this week. "I'm not very good at T-20 cricket,am I?" Pietersen said on the eve of the world T20 championships in England. "The more you play T20 cricket the better you become and i haven't played a lot of it and i'm not good at it,"he has quoted as saying by The Mirror. KP,who was not part of the inaugural edition of IPL played only 6 matches in IPL 2 in South Africa and he has made just one T20 50 for England Averaging 26. KP disclosed he had developed new therories to suit his batting to the quickest format of the game. "The more I play it though the more i'll catch up with my records in test and one day cricket definetly. i just know that i'll get much better at it. I've worked out some new theories about my batting in T20 and that will make a difference,hopefully starting this week" he said. The 28 yr old Ex England Captain who failed to impress Royal Challengers Captain in IPL 2,said he loved the experience. "I'm made great captain didnt I",Pietersen said in lighter vein. "we won two out of six when i was there and Anil Kumble took over and they got to the final. people are going to take photo shots at me over the IPL and the money earned in two weeks,but it was such a great experience.I loved it he said. He sought to explain the reason behind gaffes like not knowing of his RCB team menbers even at time of toss in IPL. "To captain the side four days after arraving and not knowing what some of the guys did and not knowing most of their names made it a huge task for me.I wasn't as focused on my batting as I was trying to learn guys names and what they did," he said. It was less than 2 yrs ago that KP called T20 a SILLY game with Silly shots' but now he admits his attitude to the game has since changed.
About 170 nations will meet in Germany next week to work on a new United Nations climate treaty,with hopes for progressssss pinned on ways to raise billions of dollars which would help poor nations cope with global warming.
The june 1-12 talks between the senior officals in Bonn,will be the first to review formal draft texts about a sweeping UN deal due to be agreed in Copenhagen in December to invove all countries in fightining global warming.
Over 120 pages of draft texts indicate deadlock between rich and poor nations on a core dispute – over how to share out curbs on greenhouse gases,released mainly by use of fossil fuels.
To avoid that standoff finance could be an area to build confidence.
“One thing that can usefully done is finance – working out how funds can be mobilised for developing nations woulkd be a huge positiveinfluence on the negotations.” Yvo de Boer, head of UN climate change secretariat,said.
“If there’s no movement on emmissions then maybe an agreement can be made on finance,”he added.
The Bonn metting is the second of six UN climate talks due this year,including Copenhagen. Developing nations such as China and India say the rich have stocked warming since the Industrial Reolution and should do far more to cut emmissions by 2020.
Hit by recession,developed nations are wary of promising deeper cuts.
Seventeen major emitters said they made progress in Paris this week on how to find cash to help the poor reinin emmissions and adapt to climate change,based on a Mexican proposal for a Green Fund that would raise atleast $10 billion this year.
The Mexican plan foresees raising cash from all nations based on factors such as historic and present emissions and gross domestic product. That would make United States and Europe the top contributors.
Cash would got to projects including wind or solar power or to protecting forests as part of global deal,meant to prevent ever more heatwaves,floods,disease,species extinctions and rising sea levels.
Versatile actor prakash raj has been lucky enough to get meaty roles in is carrier. The actor-producer has so far won 18 state awards and 3 national awards for his performances in various films. The latest buzz doing rounds in the industry is that he has been ashked to play the role of LTTE Chief Velupillai Prabhakaran in a film.
Without disclosing much details he said,"I will not do any homewaork or prepare for this role in detail as i think spontaneity will provide better results than anything".
Kylie Minogue who was last seen in a cameo role in Mouline Rouge and will next appear on screen in the Bollywood film Blue with Akshay Kumar and Sanjay Dutt now wants to return to acting.
The Australian Singer and actress said,"I've been thinking about it for a while.I guess the terrifying part is what to you do?I've had my share of dud films and i dont want to do another dud drama".
Kylie is taking her time before signing any film project.She said,"I would like to do a straightforward drama.The other thing is a musical.I've been asking around.That will happen by hook or crook".
In Blue,Kylie's done a song and dance number for which she came to Mumbai in February.Of her experience in Bollywood,she said,"I'm so excited to see and feel the process and the way they do it,especially since I've got a musical in my mind".
KANGANA Ranaut is all set to perform at the grand finale of Femina Miss India sunday but when she got to know that Priyanka Chopra would also be dancing she decided to let her groove to the songs of Fashion. for the show, kangana will now perform to Madhuri Dixit and Aiswarya Rai's hit numbers.
"when i got to know that Priyanka is performing I asked her about her songs,when she said the Fashion songs, i happily deceided to d othe tribute to Aiswarya and Madhuri,"KANGANA told FANS i'll be dancing to song's like Madhuri's Mera Piya ghar aaya and Aiswarya's Nimbooda. this gives me a cahnce to try out my Kathak which i've been learning for three year's," she added.
So much for the belief that two actresses can never get alone together."i think girl bonding is very cool. I can't say Priyanka and I are best friends.I think two actresses fighting is very unfashionable. After Fashion there's a comfort level. If we can share a platform without getting in one another's way then isn't that just great," Kangana said.
Kangana has been rehearsing nonstop for two back to back shows and says it has taken its toll on her legs.She was scheduled to perform friday for an FM channel and her legs could barely move.
"On Thursday, i kept rehearshing non stop for two shows for six hours.I never realised whet i was putting myself through until the next morning when i woke up with swollen legs,"she said.
After the delays shooting for AJITH's forthcoming venture ASAl will kick off in chennai on 8 April, which is directed by Charan and produced by Sivaji films. Asal brings Ajith and Varanam Ayiram fame Sameera Reddy for the first time.
Bharadwaj Scores a music for Ajith starrers kadhal mannan, Amarkalam and Attagasam teams up with him again. The puja for Asal will take place at Thespian SIVAJI GANESAN's resdience(Annai Illam) on 8 April. Ajith, Charan and Lyricist Vairamuthu are excepted to be in attendance.
INDIA ranks fifth among countries reporting the maximum number of cyber crimes,the latest report released by INTERNET CRIME COMPLAINT CENTRE(IC3) of the US has said.The US report analysing internet crime in 2008 complied by experts from FBI,IC3 and other agencies shows the number of complaints from victims shot up by almost a third since 2007 with the total touching 275284 cases in which about $265 million were lost globally.The Us lad the tally of victims complaints while INDIA remained at Fifth by reporting 0.36% of the global complaints received at IC3 which was about 1000 complaints.
Normally filmmakers prefer going to foreign locations for post-production work.But it is the other way round now.Hollywood movie ways was recentky completed at DIGITAL magic, CHENNAI.According to Arul Murthy of digital magic the latest techincal features have been used for the film.This is the first time a Hollywood movie has been completed in our place.As the subject show revolves around Ghost it needed a heavy dose of VFX and colour correction.As per the story 90 percent of the movie happens in the night in a thick forest.Due to pratical difficulties the movie was shoot during the day.So,using DI colour correction the night effect was achieved.Using matte painting technique 34D camera tracking,correction and green screen-keying many scenes have been enchanged to include jungles and haunted houses.
The country's largest two wheeler manufacturer HERO HONDA on thursday said it will not withdraw the sponsorship of the DELHI DAREDEVILS IPL team though the tournament is shifted out of country.we will not withdraw the sponsorship of DELHI DAREDEVILS IPL team. we will have to see in what manner and shape the sponsorship hve to take place. we are in discussion with the team owner GMR, HERO HONDA Motor's MD and CEO Pawn ?Munijal said on the sidelines of CII Annual session,Speaking on the issue of shifting of IPL out of the country he said "shifting the venue of the tournament is not a great thing for the tournament".
1. CSA was ready with a blue print when modi arrived to talk with them.
2.CSA has assured the BCCI of TOP SECURITY for the tournament, SA had already hosted T20 worldcup successfully.
3.Weather unlikely to play Spoilsport ,70% chance of games being disrupted by RAIN in ENGLAND.
4.SA(SOUTH AFRICA) domestic season concludes a day before the IPL's scheduled start. IPL dates clash with domestic cricket seaon and major sporting events in ENGLAND, meaning security and hotel accommodation problems.
5.SA provinces can earn 50 MILLION rand from the tournament.
6.As TEN SPORTS hold cricket rights in SA easier for IPL broadcaster to work out deal. SKY TV has INTERNATIONAL rights in ENGLAND its rival , sentanta has contract with IPL a clash is inevitable.
7.SA has assured hotel, ground discounts, priority visa processing for IPL.
8.Taking production and LOGISTICAL costs into account . SA is a cheaper option.
9.SA's 3.5 hour time difference with INDIA suits scheduled prime time TV slots of 4 PM & 8PM IST.
10.INDIAN dispora in SA can ensure good turnout at stadia and offer eyeballs to on ground advertisers.
Actor, Director PrabhuDeva has agreed to Play the lead role in Director Thankar Bachan's upcoming film, Bhoomika will be paired opposite to prabhu deva.
