TACKLING CORRUPTION------ANSWER IS LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT !

TACKLING CORRUPTION------ANSWER IS LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT !

Battle of ideas u.k===landmark chennai-india

Khuswaha ji



Shubh RathRajinder ri



Bilkul sahe kaha aam janta kangal ho chuka,200 million ke abaadi below poverty line ke neeche jee raha hai.Mahangai ne dam thod diya aam aadmi ka.

Raji sir

on 23 rd November I participated in a debate in Chennai as detailed below:-

LANDMARK, APEX PLAZA, NUNGAMBAKKAM HIGH ROAD,CHENNAI-34 INDIA

TOPIC: A NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEMOCRACY?

Can citizens and politicians alike harness the potential of the internet and other technologies to

develop new and more open forms of democratic engagement?

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

DOLAN CUMMINGS,associate fellow,Institute of Ideas,editor,Culture Wars,editor,Debating Humanism.

SANJAY PINTO,news anchor and executive editor,NDTV HINDU;host,Chennai Speaks Out;former debating champion.

CHAIR:ANGUS KENNEDY,head of external relations,Institute of Ideas;chair,IoI Economy Forum

INTRODUCED BY:Claire Fox,director,Institute of Ideas;panellist,BBC Radio 4's Moral Maze and

KRISDEV:E-GOVERNANCE CONSULTANT AND C.E.O LIFE-LIFELINE 2 BUSINESS,AND RTI ACTIVIST AND DEVELOPER OF COST EFFECTIVE FINGERPRINT DEVICE FOR RS.5000/-AND VOTARY FOR THE ILLS IN SOCIETY TO END CORRUPTION IS TO ISSUE BIOMETRIC CARD/SMART CARD TO EVERY CITIZEN AND TRANSACTION CAN BE RECORDED BOTH RECEIVABLES AND ISSUE THROUGH MOBILES,INTERNET ATM ETC.ETC.

AND ISSUANCE OF UNIQUE IDENTITY CARD

ON A WAR FOOTING TO THE ENTIRE CITIZENS OF OUR COUNTRY.

PRODUCED BY:DOLAN CUMMINGS AND ANGUS KENNEDY

SATELITE PARTNER LAND MARK

TICKETS FREE AND UNTICKETED,FOR FURTHER INFORMATION EMAIL DOLANCUMMINGS@INSTITUTEOFIDEAS.COM



Regards



Kasturirangan.r

website:www.BATTLEOFIDEAS.ORG.UK

n.b On 24 th November 2010 7.00 p.m to 8.30 p.m

LANDMARK, LOWERPAREL,PALLADIUM HIGH STREET,PHOENIX MILLS,LOWER PAREL,MUMBAI,INDIA

TOPIC:BOLLYWOOD HIDE -AND-SEEK:PRIVACY,DISCLOSURE AND THE MEDIA

How should the media balance the public interest with the privacy of individuals,whether they are ordinary citizens or public figure?Are celebrites fair game?

Speakers include:

Dolar Cummings,associate fellow,Institute of Ideas,editor,Culture Wars,editor,Debating Humanism,

SHISHIR JOSHI journalist;cofounder,Journalism Mentor;founder,JM Foundation for Excellance in journalism

MAYANK SHEKHAR,arts journalist;author,Bombay Talkies,National cultural editor,Hindusthan Times

Chair:CLAIR FOX,director,Institute of Ideas,panelist,BBC Radio 4's

Moral Maze

INTRODUCED BY:ANGUS KENNEDY,head of external relations,Institute of Ideas,chair,IoI Economy Forum

PRODUCED BY:DOLAN CUMMINGS AND ANGUS KENNEDY

SATELITE PARTNER LANDMARK

TICKETS:FREE AND UNTICKETED,FOR FURTHER INFORMATION EMAIL DOLANCUMMINGS@INSTITUTEOFIDEAS.CO

sulekha bloggers meet

My dear friends, This blog is dedicated to our sulekhites for their efforts, time and energy to share the knowledge with others. Blogging is a scale to measure ourselves and to know about various subjects.

The blogger’s responsibility is to deliver the message they want to convey through their blogs to others. It should reach the readers mind for a healthy discussion. It is a showcase of our thoughts presented in its full form. It acts as a stress buster too...For many of us it is a desire to spread the message and to hone our writing skills.

Each blogger is unique and the encouragements one get from the interactions acts as a catalyst to write more and more. We get our recognitions through various subjects when it is read by many. It is our duty to read other’s presentations whenever time permits and responds to our comments as we expect the same from others to ours.

Motivations are a powerful tool and when it is aligned with authentic values it becomes a worthy presentation. It’s more about connecting with readers, networking with writers, exchanging information and opinions, sharing thoughts and experiences. And when it’s fulfilling there is such an amount of satisfaction of delivering something worth while.

When we joined this blog space we were all strangers and during the course of time we get acquiescence to interact on the subject with deeper discussions as well as enhancing, the value of the subject through our interactions. We are able to learn more and share more.

Sulekha is definitely an awesome place which provides the space for all of us to present our thought process. It is a place where we have volunteered to join ourselves or through our friends invite or through a web link.

A site which offers the freedom of expressions without moderation and that has its own plus & minus points. Yes it is up to the bloggers who wants to use it as a media to express themselves or to play a critic role on the subject matter. As long as it is not exploited for any personal gain or to settle score with others the blog space is quite a comfortable space.

Off late, bloggers have taken it for granted to write any thing they want or to raise their frustrations against the management for some reasons or the other that turns out to be a sour taste. We know pretty well that the Team sulekha has been kind enough to sort out the technical glitches despite their tight schedules. Their response to sort out issues to each blogger is some thing worth while when compared to the other social site. We also should give them sufficient time to improve the site presentations & user friendly mode of communications.

We must remember that whatever we write in blog space being read by many netizens who browse through search engines for a subject and our blogs are not read by our members alone. Once this awareness comes within us we will present our write - ups with more meaningful articles.

Self discipline and decorum to public forum are indispensable for any site members and we must adhere to this basic rule. If at all there is an issue why not they send that through a personal note with the concerned & get clarified than writing in an open forum to invite unpleasant situations. At any cost we must abide by ourselves not to indulge in personal abuse or ganging up against each other.

This is my personal experience of having spent more than 8 years in various social sites. I find Sulekha is more cordial, respectable and lively to each member.

We are able to meet many intellectual gems here whose vast experience in various professions expressed through their blogs & comments. We must thank Sulekha for providing this opportunity to meet others in person too.

We had many get together in various cities when we go on our personal visits. Even Team sulekha invited us to visit their office for interactions and took notes of our valued inputs.

We build a platform to meet many likeminded friends and in the long run we are all bound to be a family of well wishers. Listening to our heart and expressing what we have been hearing, Connecting with and building community with other people.

Let us build the friendship & fellowship. I personally invite all bloggers to join at Hotel Ashoka, Egmore - Chennai on 13-14th Novemeber 2010. Sulekha Blogger Meet!

Subbu

Sulekha A Wonderful space to express ourselves

Sulekha A Wonderful space to express ourselves

SELF CONFIDENCE

Tips to Improve Self Confidence - Junaid Tahir

Here are some quick tips to improve your Self Confidence. If we are committed to have a healthy self confidence there are many things you can do every day to boost your self confidence, each small steps that will help you to reach your goal. The good news is that self-esteem is not fixed and can be improved, try some of the steps below to boost your confidence and self-esteem.

1) Identify your successes. Everyone is good at something, so discover the things at which you excel, then focus on your talents. Give yourself permission to take pride in them. Give yourself credit for your successes. Inferiority is a state of mind in which you've declared yourself a victim. Do not allow yourself to be victimized.

2) Look in the mirror and smile. Studies surrounding what's called the "facial feedback theory" suggest that the expressions on your face can actually encourage your brain to register certain emotions. So by looking in the mirror and smiling every day, you might feel happier with yourself and more confident in the long run.

3) Exercise and eat healthy. Exercise raises adrenaline and makes one feel happier and healthier. It is certainly an easy and effective way to boost your self-confidence.

4) Turn feelings of envy or jealousy into a desire to achieve. Stop wanting what others have just because they have it; seek things simply because you want them, whether anybody else has them or not.

5) When you're feeling superbly insecure, write down a list of things that are good about you. Then read the list back. You'd be surprised at what you can come up with.

6) Don't be afraid to push yourself a bit - a little bit of pressure can actually show just how good you are!

7) You can try taking a martial arts or fitness class/course (or both). This will help build confidence and strength. Invest in some new clothing and donate some of your old clothing to send a message to yourself that you both look sharp and feel sharp.

9) Try to make yourself talk positively at all times. When you hear yourself saying you can't do something, stop and say you can. Unless you try, you will never know whether you are able to or not.

10) Don't get wrapped up in your mistakes and dwell on bad points; they can contrast your good points or even give you something to improve. There's no feeling like being good at something you were really bad at.

11) Don't confuse what you have with who you are. People degrade their self worth when comparing possessions.

12) Surround yourself with nurturing friends, not overly critical individuals who make you feel inadequate or insecure. This could do great harm and damage to your self confidence.

Always remember "There is hair line crack between success and failure" Be sure to push yourself a bit, who knows that bit may lead you to success

VEGETERIAN-22 VALID POINTS TO GO FOR

Vegetarian food is easy to digest

Consider making this healthy choice as one of your new year's resolutions. ..
Stacks of studies confirm that a diet full of fresh fruits and vegetables and grains is your best bet for living a longer, healthier and more enjoyable life. There are literally hundreds of great reasons to switch to a plant-based diet; here are 22 of the best:

1 You'll live a lot longer.
Vegetarians live about seven years longer, and vegans (who eat no animal products) about 15 years longer than meat eaters, according to a study from Loma Linda University. These findings are backed up by the China Health Project (the largest population study on diet and health to date), which found that Chinese people who eat the least amount of fat and animal products have the lowest risks of cancer, heart attack and other chronic degenerative diseases.

2 You'll save your heart. Cardiovascular disease is still the
Number one killer in the United States, and the standard American diet (SAD) that's laden with saturated fat and cholesterol from meat and dairy is largely to blame. Plus, produce contains no saturated fat or cholesterol. Incidentally, cholesterol levels for vegetarians are 14 percent lower than meat eaters.

3 You can put more money in your mutual fund.
Replacing meat, chicken and fish with vegetables and fruits is estimated to cut food bills.

4 You'll reduce your risk of cancer.
Studies done at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg suggest that this is because vegetarians' immune systems are more effective in killing off tumour cells than meat eaters'. Studies have also found a plantbased diet helps protect against prostate, colon and skin cancers.

5 You'll add color to your plate.
Meat, chicken and fish tend to come in boring shades of brown and beige, but fruits and vegetables come in all colours of the rainbow. Diseasefighting phytochemicals are responsible for giving produce their rich, varied hues. So cooking by colour is a good way to ensure you re eating a variety of naturally occurring substances that boost immunity and prevent a range of illnesses.

6 You'll fit into your old jeans.
On average, vegetarians are slimmer than meat eaters, and when we diet, we keep the weight off up to seven years longer. That's because diets that are higher in vegetable proteins are much lower in fat and calories than the SAD. Vegetarians are also less likely to fall victim to weight-related disorders like heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

7 You'll give your body a spring cleaning.
Giving up meat helps purge the body of toxins (pesticides, environmental pollutants, preservatives) that overload our systems and cause illness. When people begin formal detoxification programs, their first step is to replace meats and dairy products with fruits and vegetables and juices.

8 You'll make a strong political statement.
It's a wonderful thing to be able to finish a delicious meal, knowing that no beings have suffered to make it..

9 Your meals will taste delicious.
Vegetables are endlessly interesting to cook and a joy to eat. It's an ever-changing parade of flavours and colors and textures and tastes.

10 You'll help reduce waste and air pollution.
Livestock farms creates phenomenal amounts of waste. The tons of manure, a substance that's rated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a top pollutants. And that's not even counting the methane gas released by goats, pigs and poultry (which contributes to the greenhouse effect); the ammonia gases from urine; poison gases that emanate from manure lagoons; toxic chemicals from pesticides; and exhaust from farm equipment used to raise feed for animals.

11 Your bones will last longer.
The average bone loss for a vegetarian woman at age 65 is 18 percent; for non-vegetarian women, it's double that. Researchers attribute this to the consumption of excess protein. Excess protein interferes with the absorption and retention of calcium and actually prompts the body to excrete calcium, laying the ground for the brittle bone disease osteoporosis. Animal proteins, including milk, make the blood acidic, and to balance that condition, the body pulls calcium from bones. So rather than rely on milk for calcium, vegetarians turn to dark green leafy vegetables, such as broccoli and legumes, which, calorie for calorie, are superior sources.

12 You'll help reduce famine.
It takes 15 pounds of feed to get one pound of meat. But if the grain were given directly to people, there'd be enough food to feed the entire planet. In addition, using land for animal agriculture is inefficient in terms of maximizing food production. According to the journal Soil and Water, one acre of land could produce 50,000 pounds of tomatoes, 40,000 pounds of potatoes, 30,000 pounds of carrots or just 250 pounds of beef.

13 You'll avoid toxic chemicals.
The EPA estimates that nearly 95 per cent of pesticide residue in our diet comes from meat, fish and dairy products. Fish, in particular, contain carcinogens (PCBs, DDT) and heavy metals (mercury, arsenic; lead, cadmium) that cannot be removed through cooking or freezing. Meat and dairy products are also laced with steroids and hormones.

14 You'll protect yourself from foodborne illnesses.
According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest in the US, which has stringent food standards, 25 per cent of all chicken sold in the United States carries salmonella bacteria and, the CDC estimates, 70 percent to 90 percent of chickens contain the bacteria campy-lobacter (some strains of which are antibiotic-resistan t), approximately 5 percent of cows carry the lethal strain of E. coli O157:H7 (which causes virulent diseases and death), and 30 percent of pigs slaughtered each year for food are infected with toxoplasmosis (caused by parasites).

15 You may get rid of your back problems.
Back pain appears to begin, not in the back, but in the arteries. The degeneration of discs, for instance, which leads to nerves being pinched, starts with the arteries leading to the back. Eating a plant-based diet keeps these arteries clear of cholesterol- causing blockages to help maintain a healthy back.

16 You'll be more 'regular.'
Eating a lot of vegetables necessarily means consuming fiber, which pushes waste out of the body. Meat contains no fibre. Studies done at Harvard and Brigham Women's Hospital found that people who ate a high-fiber diet had a 42 percent lower risk of diverticulitis. People who eat lower on the food chain also tend to have fewer incidences of constipation, hemorrhoids and spastic colon.

17 You'll cool those hot flashes.
Plants, grains and legumes contain phytoestrogens that are believed to balance fluctuating hormones, so vegetarian women tend to go through menopause with fewer complaints of sleep problems, hot flashes, fatigue, mood swings, weight gain, depression and a diminished sex drive.

18 You'll help to bring down the national debt.
We spend large amounts annually to treat the heart disease, cancer, obesity, and food poisoning that are byproducts of a diet heavy on animal products.

19 You'll preserve our fish population.
Because of our voracious appetite for fish, 39 per cent of the oceans' fish species are overharvested, and the Food & Agriculture Organization reports that 11 of 15 of the world's major fishing grounds have become depleted.

20 You'll help protect the purity of water.
It takes 2,500 gallons of water to produce one pound of mutton, but just 25 gallons of water to produce a pound of wheat. Not only is this wasteful, but it contributes to rampant water pollution.

21 You'll provide a great role model for your kids.
If you set a good example and feed your children good food, chances are they'll live a longer and healthier life. You're also providing a market for vegetarian products and making it more likely that they'll be available for the children.

22 Going vegetarian is easy!
Vegetarian cooking has never been so simple. We live in a country that has been vegetarian by default. Our traditional dishes are loaded with the goodness of vegetarian food. Switching over it very simple indeed.

sleep

Reasons for sleeping and waking up early.

Evening at 9 - 11pm: is the time for eliminating unnecessary/toxic chemicals (detoxification) 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 health.
Evening at 11pm - 1am: is the detoxification process in the liver, and ideally should be done in a deep sleep state.
Early morning 1 - 3am: detoxification process in the gall, also ideally done in a deep sleep state.
Early morning 3 - 5am: detoxification in the lungs. Therefore there will sometimes be a severe cough for cough sufferers during this time. Since the detoxification 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: detoxification 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 4:00 am is the time when the bone marrow produces blood. Therefore, have a good sleep and don't sleep late.

the top five cancer-causing foods are:

1. Hot dogs because they are high in nitrates, the Cancer Prevention Coalition advises that children eat no more than 12 hot dogs a month. If you can't live without hot dogs, buy those made without sodium nitrate.
2. Processed meats and bacon Also high in the same sodium nitrates found in hot dogs, bacon, and other processed meats raise the risk of heart disease. The saturated fat in bacon also contributes to cancer.
3. Doughnuts Doughnuts are cancer-causing double trouble. First, they are made with white flour, sugar, and hydrogenated oils, then fried at high temperatures. Doughnuts, says Adams , may be the worst food you can possibly eat to raise your risk of cancer.
4. French fries like doughnuts, French fries are made with hydrogenated oils and then fried at high temperatures. They also contain cancer- causing acryl amides which occur during the frying process. They should be called cancer fries, not French fries, said Adams .
5. Chips, crackers, and cookies All are usually made with white flour and sugar. Even the ones whose labels claim to be free of trans-fats generally contain small amounts of trans-fats.

BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS

1. No Breakfast People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level.
This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.
2. Overeating it causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.
3. Smoking it causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.
4. High Sugar consumption too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.
5. Air Pollution The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.
6. Sleep Deprivation Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.
7. Head covered while sleeping Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.
8. Working your brain during illness working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.
9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.
10. Talking Rarely Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain

The main causes of liver damage are:

1. sleeping too late and waking up too late are 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 raw (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 should prevent this without necessarily spending more time. We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our bodies to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to "schedule."


DO TAKE CARE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH..................