Stars sizzle at sangeet
T-town superstars Mahesh Babu, Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Ram Charan and Naga Chaitanya, along with the who’s who of T-town lived it up at the gala sangeet function of Allu Arjun and Sneha Reddy, Allu Arjun’s beautiful bride! The swanky ballroom at a star hotel on March 3 saw a celebrity guest list of over 400 at the do. The surprise of the evening was the musical number from the groom! Allu Arjun accompanied himself on the piano, enthralling his surprised bride and guests. According to a family member, “Bunny has been learning to play piano for the last two months specially for this occasion.” The festivities also included a comic spoof on Allu Arjun and his bride arranged by Ram Charan Tej and Rana, leaving the audience in splits. Partying went on till the wee hours of the 5th morning.
Allu Arjun-Sneha's Star studded sangeet ceremony
The Allu Arjun-Sneha Reddy pre-marriage bandwagon is chugging along alright! Thursday night saw Telugu cinema royalty grace the sangeet ceremony of the to-be-married couple.
Yes, sangeet is not part of the South Indian pre-wedding functions but what's the fun quotient if there's no naach-gaana? From family members — Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan Tej, to superstar Nagarjuna with wife Amala were part of the occasion. The usually reticent Mahesh Babu too made an appearance with wife Namrata who was dressed in a jewel print kaftan. The evening saw some dhamaal with RaNa, Priya Anand, Sunil and Charan putting up a skit leaving everyone in splits. While RaNa played Bunny, Priya performed Sneha's part, actor Sunil was the bride's father and Charan played himself. Actors Navdeep, Madhu Shalini, Sharwanand, and Archana too were part of the skit. The groom-to-be set the stage on fire with cousin Charan and Dharam Tej as they danced to "Ra Ra Bangaram". Later, the cute couple — Arjun and Sneha — grooved to the song, "Malli Malli Idi Rani Rozu". Sneha looked resplendent in a shimmery lehenga and ombre dupatta.
Overheard: A little birdie tells us that there was a disagreement between two male guests at the function, over a lady. But timely intervention ensured nothing got out of hand. Well, badi badi shaadiyon main chhoti chhoti baatein hoti rehti hain.
Yes, sangeet is not part of the South Indian pre-wedding functions but what's the fun quotient if there's no naach-gaana? From family members — Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan Tej, to superstar Nagarjuna with wife Amala were part of the occasion. The usually reticent Mahesh Babu too made an appearance with wife Namrata who was dressed in a jewel print kaftan. The evening saw some dhamaal with RaNa, Priya Anand, Sunil and Charan putting up a skit leaving everyone in splits. While RaNa played Bunny, Priya performed Sneha's part, actor Sunil was the bride's father and Charan played himself. Actors Navdeep, Madhu Shalini, Sharwanand, and Archana too were part of the skit. The groom-to-be set the stage on fire with cousin Charan and Dharam Tej as they danced to "Ra Ra Bangaram". Later, the cute couple — Arjun and Sneha — grooved to the song, "Malli Malli Idi Rani Rozu". Sneha looked resplendent in a shimmery lehenga and ombre dupatta.
Overheard: A little birdie tells us that there was a disagreement between two male guests at the function, over a lady. But timely intervention ensured nothing got out of hand. Well, badi badi shaadiyon main chhoti chhoti baatein hoti rehti hain.
IRCTC hands over catering service to ECR
PATNA: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation ( IRCTC) has finally handed over catering services to the East Central Railway ( ECR ) of passenger trains originating from all major stations under five divisions of the zone. It follows sudden change in the catering policy of the railway ministry. The IRCTC will now look after only e-ticketing and tourism in the railways.
According to Patna-based IRCTC regional manager A K Jha, the IRCTC had been providing catering services in about 22 pairs of passenger trains under the ECR. While the IRCTC is likely to hand over charge of catering services of the prestigious Patna-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, Garib Rath and Farakka Express in a week, it has already handed over catering charge of the rest of the passenger trains to the ECR s commercial department , he said.
According to Patna-based IRCTC regional manager A K Jha, the IRCTC had been providing catering services in about 22 pairs of passenger trains under the ECR. While the IRCTC is likely to hand over charge of catering services of the prestigious Patna-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, Garib Rath and Farakka Express in a week, it has already handed over catering charge of the rest of the passenger trains to the ECR s commercial department , he said.
After losing catering biz, IRCTC set to lose in tickets
Railway budget has become an unwelcoming event for Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). While the last year’s budget had come at the expense of losing its catering business, this time it assured a significant cut in its ticketing business.
Railway minister Mamata Banerjee had announced a new portal for e-ticketing to be launched by Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS). The new website may take away 25 per cent of IRCTC business, whose 30-40 per cent business comes from tickets.
“Financial year 2011-12 is going to be tough. Catering and e-ticketing have been our main source of income. With catering business worth Rs 300 crore gone, we are already feeling the pinch. Now, new portal will cut our share in ticketing too,” said Rakesh Tandon, IRCTC MD. FC had reported before the last year’s railway budget that the ministry was planning to develop an e-ticket website. “We have been trying to convince IRCTC to bring down the surcharges. However, it did not. So, we thought of creating competition,” Vivek Sahai, chairman of railway board said.
“We are trying to get into cricket and air ticketing. We have to explore other businesses. Tourism, which so far has been only 10-15 per cent of total business, needs to grow. We are tying up with state governments and travel companies to get bigger,” Tandon said.
Railway minister Mamata Banerjee had announced a new portal for e-ticketing to be launched by Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS). The new website may take away 25 per cent of IRCTC business, whose 30-40 per cent business comes from tickets.
“Financial year 2011-12 is going to be tough. Catering and e-ticketing have been our main source of income. With catering business worth Rs 300 crore gone, we are already feeling the pinch. Now, new portal will cut our share in ticketing too,” said Rakesh Tandon, IRCTC MD. FC had reported before the last year’s railway budget that the ministry was planning to develop an e-ticket website. “We have been trying to convince IRCTC to bring down the surcharges. However, it did not. So, we thought of creating competition,” Vivek Sahai, chairman of railway board said.
“We are trying to get into cricket and air ticketing. We have to explore other businesses. Tourism, which so far has been only 10-15 per cent of total business, needs to grow. We are tying up with state governments and travel companies to get bigger,” Tandon said.
Mumbai IRCTC to start food plazas, joints at stations
If all goes as planned, you will soon be able to sit and enjoy a good meal at the Andheri station. The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) has already floated tenders to construct a food plaza at the newly constructed building of the Andheri (East) station. The Railways p
ropose to introduce food plazas and fast food units at 58 stations in next year.
Virender Shah, group general manager of west zone for the IRCTC said on Friday that the IRCTC has decided to expand its catering services in the Mumbai division as well as all across the West zone of the Railways.
“In the current financial year, we have already opened tenders for 29 food plazas and five fast food joints in the Western zone and the tender for 58 more food plazas on the stations will be opened after April. Of these 58, 16 are on the Central Railway and 15 on the Western,” said Shah.
On the Central Railway, the major stations where the food plaza will come up include Masjid, Byculla, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Mulund, Wadala, Tilak Road, Panvel, Titwala, Ambernath, Karjat, etc. and on the Western line stations such as Charni Road, Grant Road, Goregaon, Mahalaxmi will get either a food plaza or a fast food units depending upon availability of land.
According to IRCTC official, the land on the stations, which is used for the provision of public amenities is leased out to the IRCTC, which is then given to the commercial companies. IRCTC has already done such experiment at Churchgate, Mumbai Central and Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus.
Ironically, the Railways had implemented policy in 2009 that did not renew IRCTC’s contract for mobile catering services, including base kitchens, pantry cars and all food stalls on stations, but had said that the food plazas will remain with the railway subsidiary. This policy had caused a loss of about Rs200 crore to IRCTC. To recover the loss, they have decided to expand their catering services.
The IRCTC has also planned to introduce non-railway catering services, by opening food plazas and mini-restaurants on the highways. “We are tying up with the oil companies like Hindustan Petroleum and Indian Oil, by which the food plazas will come on Mumbai-Nasik and Mumbai-Ahmedabad highways soon,” said Rahul Himalian, additional general manager of IRCTC.
ropose to introduce food plazas and fast food units at 58 stations in next year.
Virender Shah, group general manager of west zone for the IRCTC said on Friday that the IRCTC has decided to expand its catering services in the Mumbai division as well as all across the West zone of the Railways.
“In the current financial year, we have already opened tenders for 29 food plazas and five fast food joints in the Western zone and the tender for 58 more food plazas on the stations will be opened after April. Of these 58, 16 are on the Central Railway and 15 on the Western,” said Shah.
On the Central Railway, the major stations where the food plaza will come up include Masjid, Byculla, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Mulund, Wadala, Tilak Road, Panvel, Titwala, Ambernath, Karjat, etc. and on the Western line stations such as Charni Road, Grant Road, Goregaon, Mahalaxmi will get either a food plaza or a fast food units depending upon availability of land.
According to IRCTC official, the land on the stations, which is used for the provision of public amenities is leased out to the IRCTC, which is then given to the commercial companies. IRCTC has already done such experiment at Churchgate, Mumbai Central and Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus.
Ironically, the Railways had implemented policy in 2009 that did not renew IRCTC’s contract for mobile catering services, including base kitchens, pantry cars and all food stalls on stations, but had said that the food plazas will remain with the railway subsidiary. This policy had caused a loss of about Rs200 crore to IRCTC. To recover the loss, they have decided to expand their catering services.
The IRCTC has also planned to introduce non-railway catering services, by opening food plazas and mini-restaurants on the highways. “We are tying up with the oil companies like Hindustan Petroleum and Indian Oil, by which the food plazas will come on Mumbai-Nasik and Mumbai-Ahmedabad highways soon,” said Rahul Himalian, additional general manager of IRCTC.
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PLAY TV ON YOUR PC WITH HIGH SPEED
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AIRTEL Free Gprs pc 14-7-2010
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and for opera change HTTP SEVER as
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in SOCKET SEVER
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apn - rcommms
proxy - 10.239.221.7
port - 8080
now open mozilla firefox or any browser
open tools>options>advance > setting> manual proxy configur > 10.239.221.7 n port 8080 > tick use this proxy server to all protocols....................
done now re start fire fox,,,,,,
proxy - 10.239.221.7
port - 8080
now open mozilla firefox or any browser
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Here r d email id
1. ANDHRA
PRADESH Mr.Nandan Babu: Rcomnodalofficer.AP@relianceada.com
2. BIHAR/
JHARKHAND Mr.Syed Haider:
Rcomnodalofficer.Bihar@relianceada.com
3. KOLKATA Ms.Dola Bose:
Rcomnodalofficer.KOL@relianceada.com
4. CHENNAI Ms.Venkateswari
Arumugham :
Rcomnodalofficer.Chennai@relianceada.com
5. DELHI Mr. Anuj
Bahuguna :
Rcomnodalofficer.Delhi@relianceada.com
6. GUJARAT Mr.Sudhir
Bhaduri :
Rcomnodalofficer.GJ@relianceada.com
7. HARYANA Ms.Setu Saini :
Rcomnodalofficer.Haryana@relianceada.com
8. HIMACHAL
PRADESH :
Rcomnodalofficer.HP@relianceada.com
9. JAMMU AND
KASHMIR Ms.Anjali Singh Email : Rcomnodalofficer.JK@relianceada.com
10. KARNATAKA Mr.Prabhu
Shankar
Rcomnodalofficer.Karnataka@relianceada.com:
11. KERALA Ms.Deepa
Suresh :
Rcomnodalofficer.Kerala@relianceada.com
12. MADHYA
PRADESH & CG Ms.Shweta Rai :
Rcomnodalofficer.MP@relianceada.com
13. MAHARASHTRA Ms.Preeti
Chhabria :
Rcomnodalofficer.MH@relianceada.com
14. MUMBAI Mr.Tilak
Chatterjee :
Rcomnodalofficer.Mumbai@relianceada.com
15. ORISSA Ms.Anshu K. Jain :
Rcomnodalofficer.Orissa@Relianceada.com
16. PUNJAB Ms.Gurvinderjit
Kaur :
Rcomnodalofficer.Punjab@relianceada.com
17. RAJASTHAN Mr.Diwakar
Sharma : Rcomnodalofficer.RJ@relianceada.com
18. TAMIL NADU Ms.Venkateswari
Arumugham : Rcomnodalofficer.TN@relianceada.com
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PRADESH
(EAST) Ms.Reena Singh :
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20. UTTAR
PRADESH
(WEST) Ms.Jaspreet Kaur :
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21. WEST BENGAL Ms.Dolly Panday : Rcomnodalofficer.WB@relianceada.com
Frnds dis is nt a trick bt a way 2 stp d reliance frm cuting ur balance.
If u r getng frequent problem of reliance cutng ur balance bt nt refundng ur money back
U need 2 post folowng 3 thngs
1.ur no
2. Hw many bal deductd nd wen
3. How it got cut if u cald customer care
Dats it
Dats it,i wil try nd solve ur
Prblem within a week
Its nt ful proof bt m here 2 help u
Nd nt 4 getng fame or faltu so pls dnt post faltu coment as trash it or ne thng non sensical irrelevant 2 d topic
thanx pls dnt flood nd be patience
Nd no need 2 hit thanx b4 wen ur prblm get solvd hit thanx varna bologe faukat me thanx le gaya
Nd nt compulsory 2 hit thanx wil go in d order of prblm solvng so b patience ur no. Wil cum njoi thnx
Conditions apply
Hehehe
Thanx njoi
U wil get a cal frm customer in 3days jst hopng 4 d bst if u get d cal nd get money back reply here
Nd 1 more thng if balance cut due to d internet usage or u activatd plan by yourself u wnt get retrn back
Bt ya if dey activatd it bt no aceptng it wil b done
Nd again m sayng its nt ful proof i got ma money back
I wil mail ur no. Wid ur prblm 2 Anil@dhirubhai if i post here all wil start mailing him nd he wud stp returning money
So 1st of all mail nodat officer with all ur prblm nd all u wil get a reply in 10days if u dnt get it den post here wil do it 100%
mailing @nil nd u wud get a cal back nd a mail so frnds hav patience nd pls post ur no. Agar recently paisa kata hai toh
Here r d email id
1. ANDHRA
PRADESH Mr.Nandan Babu: Rcomnodalofficer.AP@relianceada.com
2. BIHAR/
JHARKHAND Mr.Syed Haider:
Rcomnodalofficer.Bihar@relianceada.com
3. KOLKATA Ms.Dola Bose:
Rcomnodalofficer.KOL@relianceada.com
4. CHENNAI Ms.Venkateswari
Arumugham :
Rcomnodalofficer.Chennai@relianceada.com
5. DELHI Mr. Anuj
Bahuguna :
Rcomnodalofficer.Delhi@relianceada.com
6. GUJARAT Mr.Sudhir
Bhaduri :
Rcomnodalofficer.GJ@relianceada.com
7. HARYANA Ms.Setu Saini :
Rcomnodalofficer.Haryana@relianceada.com
8. HIMACHAL
PRADESH :
Rcomnodalofficer.HP@relianceada.com
9. JAMMU AND
KASHMIR Ms.Anjali Singh Email : Rcomnodalofficer.JK@relianceada.com
10. KARNATAKA Mr.Prabhu
Shankar
Rcomnodalofficer.Karnataka@relianceada.com:
11. KERALA Ms.Deepa
Suresh :
Rcomnodalofficer.Kerala@relianceada.com
12. MADHYA
PRADESH & CG Ms.Shweta Rai :
Rcomnodalofficer.MP@relianceada.com
13. MAHARASHTRA Ms.Preeti
Chhabria :
Rcomnodalofficer.MH@relianceada.com
14. MUMBAI Mr.Tilak
Chatterjee :
Rcomnodalofficer.Mumbai@relianceada.com
15. ORISSA Ms.Anshu K. Jain :
Rcomnodalofficer.Orissa@Relianceada.com
16. PUNJAB Ms.Gurvinderjit
Kaur :
Rcomnodalofficer.Punjab@relianceada.com
17. RAJASTHAN Mr.Diwakar
Sharma : Rcomnodalofficer.RJ@relianceada.com
18. TAMIL NADU Ms.Venkateswari
Arumugham : Rcomnodalofficer.TN@relianceada.com
19. UTTAR
PRADESH
(EAST) Ms.Reena Singh :
Rcomnodalofficer.UPE@relianceada.com
20. UTTAR
PRADESH
(WEST) Ms.Jaspreet Kaur :
Rcomnodalofficer.UPW@relianceada.com
21. WEST BENGAL Ms.Dolly Panday : Rcomnodalofficer.WB@relianceada.com
Frnds dis is nt a trick bt a way 2 stp d reliance frm cuting ur balance.
If u r getng frequent problem of reliance cutng ur balance bt nt refundng ur money back
U need 2 post folowng 3 thngs
1.ur no
2. Hw many bal deductd nd wen
3. How it got cut if u cald customer care
Dats it
Dats it,i wil try nd solve ur
Prblem within a week
Its nt ful proof bt m here 2 help u
Nd nt 4 getng fame or faltu so pls dnt post faltu coment as trash it or ne thng non sensical irrelevant 2 d topic
thanx pls dnt flood nd be patience
Nd no need 2 hit thanx b4 wen ur prblm get solvd hit thanx varna bologe faukat me thanx le gaya
Nd nt compulsory 2 hit thanx wil go in d order of prblm solvng so b patience ur no. Wil cum njoi thnx
Conditions apply
Hehehe
Thanx njoi
U wil get a cal frm customer in 3days jst hopng 4 d bst if u get d cal nd get money back reply here
Nd 1 more thng if balance cut due to d internet usage or u activatd plan by yourself u wnt get retrn back
Bt ya if dey activatd it bt no aceptng it wil b done
Nd again m sayng its nt ful proof i got ma money back
For P.C New Reliance 3G Net trick working Feb 24th sure
Apn - rcommms put this in ur pc suite setting...
Proxy - 10.239.221.22
Port - 8080
now open mozilla firefox
open tools>options>advance > setting> manual proxy configure > 10.239.221.22 n port 8080 > tick use this proxy server to all protocols....................
thats it....open google.com and then search =getruchin.blogspot.com/ then open this link and click on ads by chitika.....then i will do for you same....the ads in white color.
Proxy - 10.239.221.22
Port - 8080
now open mozilla firefox
open tools>options>advance > setting> manual proxy configure > 10.239.221.22 n port 8080 > tick use this proxy server to all protocols....................
thats it....open google.com and then search =getruchin.blogspot.com/ then open this link and click on ads by chitika.....then i will do for you same....the ads in white color.
Counter Strike 1.6 free working with reliance 100% WAN Support internet
hi guys
im using reliance
proxifier stopped working
now rel workin on .5 proxy
if any1 playing counter strike 1.6 onlyn frm rel
den pls post here
ill b vry thnkful
thx in adv
waitin 4 replies...open google.com and then search =getruchin.blogspot.com/ then open this link and click on ads by chitika.....then i will do for you same....the ads in white color.
im using reliance
proxifier stopped working
now rel workin on .5 proxy
if any1 playing counter strike 1.6 onlyn frm rel
den pls post here
ill b vry thnkful
thx in adv
waitin 4 replies...open google.com and then search =getruchin.blogspot.com/ then open this link and click on ads by chitika.....then i will do for you same....the ads in white color.
[IMP]Reliance Net Problem Information
Those who are facing problem like there is no E near the signal bar and those who are unable to access net , i have just got it confirmed,The problem will remain till 12:00 pm - 28 February as there is some network upgradation going on.
Hit Thanks if this information was helpful....open google.com and then search =getruchin.blogspot.com/ then open this link and click on ads by chitika.....then i will do for you same....the ads in white color.
Hit Thanks if this information was helpful....open google.com and then search =getruchin.blogspot.com/ then open this link and click on ads by chitika.....then i will do for you same....the ads in white color.
NEW IP FOR RIM reliance india mmobile kar liya humne mutthi me duniya 2011 feb trick
I got a new server for reliance,its working fine in maharashtra....check in ur states...just use defaul rcomwap setting
open any opera handler n put......
http server: http://122.170.122.214.server4.operamini.com
thats it...
open any opera handler n put......
http server: http://122.170.122.214.server4.operamini.com
thats it...
Reliance New Proxy and server rcomnet and rcomwap
here is a new server 4 reliance
proxy: 10.239.221.26
Port: 8080
Apn: rcomnet
proxy: 10.239.221.26
Port: 8080
Apn: rcomwap
This is mite also work widout plan activatd chk nd reply its fast m frm MUMBAI workng 4 me u try nd see if it wrks in ur state
So try dis setng nd use in zero bal if net is nt activatd nd even if its activatd njoi dis good speed
proxy: 10.239.221.26
Port: 8080
Apn: rcomnet
proxy: 10.239.221.26
Port: 8080
Apn: rcomwap
This is mite also work widout plan activatd chk nd reply its fast m frm MUMBAI workng 4 me u try nd see if it wrks in ur state
So try dis setng nd use in zero bal if net is nt activatd nd even if its activatd njoi dis good speed
R e l i a n c e working wid facebook.com Reliance rocks 2011 3.5g hsdpa working
Frnds,
use dis seting in handlr.
Workng wid opera.
Http servr:
http://0.facebook.com.php.t9space.com/power/m/http/server3.server4.operamini.com:80/
socket:
socket://0.facebook.com.php.t9space.com/power/m/http/server3.server4.operamini.com:1080/
frontquery:
0.facebook.com.php.t9space.com/power/m/http/
try.
Setng:
apn:rcomwap
10.239.221.5
8080
u may lose 10 paisa sometimes
use dis seting in handlr.
Workng wid opera.
Http servr:
http://0.facebook.com.php.t9space.com/power/m/http/server3.server4.operamini.com:80/
socket:
socket://0.facebook.com.php.t9space.com/power/m/http/server3.server4.operamini.com:1080/
frontquery:
0.facebook.com.php.t9space.com/power/m/http/
try.
Setng:
apn:rcomwap
10.239.221.5
8080
u may lose 10 paisa sometimes
Reliance 99 plan activaate with your own try it 2011 trick by ruchin panchal
Hit thanx.Just type *777*123*123#
100% working but try at low balance or 0 bal.....click on that white colored ....ads...and search more...
100% working but try at low balance or 0 bal.....click on that white colored ....ads...and search more...
hi free browse N download fully on pc once again
hi guys..i am came back with new full gprs if you have negative or zero balace in your account...this front query is working for me...so guys try this and leave comments with your state working or not....
setting is defaults rcomwap...
http://rl.smp.mcore.com/reliance/CT/ct.aspx?url=
enter your desire url after "="
thanks and enjoy..
setting is defaults rcomwap...
http://rl.smp.mcore.com/reliance/CT/ct.aspx?url=
enter your desire url after "="
thanks and enjoy..
RIM w0rking Frnt Query for OM,Ucweb,Bolt (wid dOwNLodInG)
Working Front Query For RIM ....
wap.mauj.com.php.anongoogle.com/cgi-bin/nph-get.cgi/000A/http/
NOTE : U can replace wap.mauj.com with any free site.
Use rcomwap or smartwap settings.
And 4 Opera Mini use these settings,, downloading also working....
HTTP Server http://wap.mauj.com.beta.opera-mini.net/
Socket Server socket://server4.operamini.com:1080
FQ wap.mauj.com.beta.opera-mini.net
Rem String from URL global-4-lvs-usa.opera-min.net (not so imp, u may leave it)
U can also use this setting....
In Handler change use proxy to---- http
In proxy server box put --------0.facebook.com.beta.opera-mini.net (this is for Opera Mini)
0.facebook.com.server6.ucweb.com (this is for Uc web)
Try and reply guys if its working 4 u or not !!
wap.mauj.com.php.anongoogle.com/cgi-bin/nph-get.cgi/000A/http/
NOTE : U can replace wap.mauj.com with any free site.
Use rcomwap or smartwap settings.
And 4 Opera Mini use these settings,, downloading also working....
HTTP Server http://wap.mauj.com.beta.opera-mini.net/
Socket Server socket://server4.operamini.com:1080
FQ wap.mauj.com.beta.opera-mini.net
Rem String from URL global-4-lvs-usa.opera-min.net (not so imp, u may leave it)
U can also use this setting....
In Handler change use proxy to---- http
In proxy server box put --------0.facebook.com.beta.opera-mini.net (this is for Opera Mini)
0.facebook.com.server6.ucweb.com (this is for Uc web)
Try and reply guys if its working 4 u or not !!
MAKE MOZILLA 10X FASTER
Make Mozilla 10x Times Faster -
THIS IS A VERY simple TRICK.....NO SOFTWARE REQUIRED......NO DLL REQUIRED
1. Type " about:config " into the address bar and hit enter. Scroll down and look for the following entries:
2. Alter the entries as follows:
Set " network.http.pipelining " to "true"
Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"
set " network.http.pipelining.maxrequests " to some number like 30.
This means it will make 30 requests at once.
3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay "
and set its value to "0".
This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.
NOTE:this trick only works for broadband users not for dialup
THIS IS A VERY simple TRICK.....NO SOFTWARE REQUIRED......NO DLL REQUIRED
1. Type " about:config " into the address bar and hit enter. Scroll down and look for the following entries:
2. Alter the entries as follows:
Set " network.http.pipelining " to "true"
Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"
set " network.http.pipelining.maxrequests " to some number like 30.
This means it will make 30 requests at once.
3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay "
and set its value to "0".
This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.
NOTE:this trick only works for broadband users not for dialup
100% Working free rim GPRS PC ho ya mobile
Hi friends this is my first work for GPRS
All rim trick blocked , found new server
Add front Qu-wap.mauj.com.php.anongoogle.com/cgi-bin/nph-get.cgi/000A/http/
and
BACK Qu- ?id=jCustomerWAPProv
unlimited download no disconet problem
just use default rcomwap proxy 10.239.221.5
download uc 6.7 multi server
All rim trick blocked , found new server
Add front Qu-wap.mauj.com.php.anongoogle.com/cgi-bin/nph-get.cgi/000A/http/
and
BACK Qu- ?id=jCustomerWAPProv
unlimited download no disconet problem
just use default rcomwap proxy 10.239.221.5
download uc 6.7 multi server
MY FUNDA TO BECOM RICH
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Link Pad
Some useful links
1) Introduction to Robotics (Free Course from MIT)
This is a free course about Robotics from MIT. This course gives a small introduction to robotics. Course is made for intermediate users(Not that simple to understand if you don’t know mathematics). You can find more such free courses from MIT in MIT OCW.
2) Linux Device Drivers
Learn about Linux Device Driver
3) ARM Projects
Some ARM projects
http://www.siwawi.arubi.uni-kl.de/avr_projects/arm_projects/
http://www.open-research.org.uk/ARMuC/
4) Learn Git
Know some basics about Git which will become useful in future.
1) Introduction to Robotics (Free Course from MIT)
This is a free course about Robotics from MIT. This course gives a small introduction to robotics. Course is made for intermediate users(Not that simple to understand if you don’t know mathematics). You can find more such free courses from MIT in MIT OCW.
2) Linux Device Drivers
Learn about Linux Device Driver
3) ARM Projects
Some ARM projects
http://www.siwawi.arubi.uni-kl.de/avr_projects/arm_projects/
http://www.open-research.org.uk/ARMuC/
4) Learn Git
Know some basics about Git which will become useful in future.
Can you solve this electrical networks?
This is one of the electrical line post in a tourist place of INDIA.
The below shown is an electrical line connection to the nearby shops. All in one single electric line post.
Its very hard to solve a problem in these electrical lines. I don’t know how they are solving a problem in these electrical line post.
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The below shown is an electrical line connection to the nearby shops. All in one single electric line post.
Its very hard to solve a problem in these electrical lines. I don’t know how they are solving a problem in these electrical line post.
Uncategorized
USB mp3 player connection diagram
Long back in my blog I had posted how to make an USB mp3 player.
http://jeffrey.co.in/blog/2009/08/usb-mp3-player/
This mp3 player is made using a Chinese mp3 decoder board. Find more about the mp3 decoder board at http://www.vire.net.cn/
You don’t have to order it from china. It is available from most of the local electronic shops in INDIA. I don’t know about other countries.
The board is self explanatory. It has proper silk screen markings which shows how to connect. But still many had posted comments in my blog for the connection diagram of this board. I think it is hard for an electronics beginner to connect the board. So I thought of posting the connection diagram.
On the rear side of the board, there are three connectors.
They are for
1) Player buttons and IR sensor
2) USB and MMC/SD card interface
3) Power supply
For the board to play music, it needs a 5V DC power supply, USB port, 3.5mm stereo jack and an IR sensor to detect the signals from remote. You can also add switches to control songs, SD/MMC card slot, antenna for clear radio reception. All these are optional.
Connection diagram
The connection diagram doesn’t show how to connect an SD/MMC card socket. You can connect the SD/MMC to this player using an USB card reader.
Be careful while connecting the USB socket. If there is a connection mistake, it can damage your flash drive. Cross check the connection with the below image.
Bill of Materials
MP3 Player board + Remote Controller
USB socket
3.5mm stereo jack
IR sensor (3.3v)
5V power supply
Switches (optional)
SD/MMC card socket (optional)
NOTE: This is not an open Hardware project because the circuit diagram and PCB layout is not available from the vendor
http://jeffrey.co.in/blog/2009/08/usb-mp3-player/
This mp3 player is made using a Chinese mp3 decoder board. Find more about the mp3 decoder board at http://www.vire.net.cn/
You don’t have to order it from china. It is available from most of the local electronic shops in INDIA. I don’t know about other countries.
The board is self explanatory. It has proper silk screen markings which shows how to connect. But still many had posted comments in my blog for the connection diagram of this board. I think it is hard for an electronics beginner to connect the board. So I thought of posting the connection diagram.
On the rear side of the board, there are three connectors.
They are for
1) Player buttons and IR sensor
2) USB and MMC/SD card interface
3) Power supply
For the board to play music, it needs a 5V DC power supply, USB port, 3.5mm stereo jack and an IR sensor to detect the signals from remote. You can also add switches to control songs, SD/MMC card slot, antenna for clear radio reception. All these are optional.
Connection diagram
The connection diagram doesn’t show how to connect an SD/MMC card socket. You can connect the SD/MMC to this player using an USB card reader.
Be careful while connecting the USB socket. If there is a connection mistake, it can damage your flash drive. Cross check the connection with the below image.
Bill of Materials
MP3 Player board + Remote Controller
USB socket
3.5mm stereo jack
IR sensor (3.3v)
5V power supply
Switches (optional)
SD/MMC card socket (optional)
NOTE: This is not an open Hardware project because the circuit diagram and PCB layout is not available from the vendor
GNUduino - Arduino made with gEDA
GNUduino is an Arduino board (Arduino Single-Sided Serial Board Version 3) redrawn using gEDA. GNUduino functions same as that of an Arduino board (It’s just a clone of Arduino ).
When I saw the existing Arduino boards, I felt there is still a freedom missing. The existing Arduino boards are designed using a proprietary CAD tool. But GNUduino is free from those. It is designed using a complete free Schematic and PCB CAD tool named gEDA. This is my first Open Hardware project.
I would like to say special thanks to Pramode Sir for suggesting this name for the board.
You can download the schematic and PCB layout files from the below link
http://github.com/jeffreyantony/GNUduino
Update: Cooking GNUduino
When I saw the existing Arduino boards, I felt there is still a freedom missing. The existing Arduino boards are designed using a proprietary CAD tool. But GNUduino is free from those. It is designed using a complete free Schematic and PCB CAD tool named gEDA. This is my first Open Hardware project.
I would like to say special thanks to Pramode Sir for suggesting this name for the board.
You can download the schematic and PCB layout files from the below link
http://github.com/jeffreyantony/GNUduino
Update: Cooking GNUduino
Cooking GNUduino
Today I fabricated the PCB for GNUduino (Arduino made with gEDA). I used screen printing to transfer the PCB layout. Screen printing is another way to transfer the PCB layout to the copper clad instead of the conventional toner transfer method. Download GNUduino design files
The PCB was successfully fabricated and also tested the LED blink sketch. Everything is working fine.
NOTE: The below shown are only prototype’s to verify the design. High quality PCB’s cab be made with the design files.
Here are some snapshots
The screen printed copper clad’s
Etching the PCB
After drilling holes
GNUduino is ready
The PCB was successfully fabricated and also tested the LED blink sketch. Everything is working fine.
NOTE: The below shown are only prototype’s to verify the design. High quality PCB’s cab be made with the design files.
Here are some snapshots
The screen printed copper clad’s
Etching the PCB
After drilling holes
GNUduino is ready
LPC2148 (ARM 7) Test bench setup
This is my LPC2148 (ARM 7) test bench setup.
The LPC2148 header board was bought from Rhydo Labz. You cannot directly power up and start to use. It lacks communication interface. To flash the controller, you need a serial port or a JTAG port. Since this board doesn’t have these port connectors, you need to solder them. So it might be hard for a newbie.
Instead of this board, you can try the BlueBoard which has all the port connectors. I will recommend this for a newbie. I hope that board is worth for its price.
The next thing which you need is a power supply to power the board. You can build your own power supply (If someone needs to know how to build a power supply, I will write a tutorial. But please put a comment in this post saying that you need the tutorial.) ,or you can buy 5V DC power supply (adapters).
Once the board is powered up, it can start to execute your code in its memory. But a fresh controller wont be having any code in its memory to execute. You need a programmer to load the code into its memory. But the LPC series controllers have built-in serial boot-loaders. These boot-loaders can get the code from the serial port and write into its flash memory. So you don’t need a programmer.
To program the controller using the serial boot-loader, you just need to connect the controller to the host PC and the host PC needs to run a serial programmer software. You can get a lot of serial programmer software for LPC controllers. Some of them are
So thats all. Power up the board and connect the serial port to the controller. Run the serial programmer software in the PC. You controller will execute the code flashed into its memory.
But wait. From where you can get the hex file to flash into its memory? Its simple. You just need a cross-compiler. To the cross-compiler, you just need to feed your C source file. It will compile and give you *.out files, which later can be converted into *.hex files.
I will soon try to post a wiki page about how to compile and flash the code into the memory.
The LPC2148 header board was bought from Rhydo Labz. You cannot directly power up and start to use. It lacks communication interface. To flash the controller, you need a serial port or a JTAG port. Since this board doesn’t have these port connectors, you need to solder them. So it might be hard for a newbie.
Instead of this board, you can try the BlueBoard which has all the port connectors. I will recommend this for a newbie. I hope that board is worth for its price.
The next thing which you need is a power supply to power the board. You can build your own power supply (If someone needs to know how to build a power supply, I will write a tutorial. But please put a comment in this post saying that you need the tutorial.) ,or you can buy 5V DC power supply (adapters).
Once the board is powered up, it can start to execute your code in its memory. But a fresh controller wont be having any code in its memory to execute. You need a programmer to load the code into its memory. But the LPC series controllers have built-in serial boot-loaders. These boot-loaders can get the code from the serial port and write into its flash memory. So you don’t need a programmer.
To program the controller using the serial boot-loader, you just need to connect the controller to the host PC and the host PC needs to run a serial programmer software. You can get a lot of serial programmer software for LPC controllers. Some of them are
So thats all. Power up the board and connect the serial port to the controller. Run the serial programmer software in the PC. You controller will execute the code flashed into its memory.
But wait. From where you can get the hex file to flash into its memory? Its simple. You just need a cross-compiler. To the cross-compiler, you just need to feed your C source file. It will compile and give you *.out files, which later can be converted into *.hex files.
I will soon try to post a wiki page about how to compile and flash the code into the memory.
Experiments with Phoenix-MDK
Today I got a chance to do some hacks on Phoenix-MDK. There was a need of a bootloader for this board. Along with that, we should be able to program the board without hitting any reset switch. The first thing which came into my mind was the arduino boards. They had all the above mentioned features. So I started understanding how the arduino board works, which boot loader is used inside, how reset can be triggered through software etc.
The bootloader used in arduino’s are the optiboot which has a very small footprint (around 512kb) and it was using the serial protocol STK500 for its communication. So I took the optiboot and made some modifications. But it failed. I don’t know where I went wrong and also I bricked one ATMega32 chip.
I had one more ATMega32 chip with me. But this time I was really careful not to brick again a chip. It was really hard to find a bootloader. After a long search I found this page which really helped me a lot - http://wiki.edwindertien.nl/doku.php?id=software:bootloaders
The bootloader can be obtained from http://wiki.edwindertien.nl/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=software:atmegaboot-32.zip. Phoenix-MDK uses 8MHz crystal. So I had to modify a line in the makefile which contains the clock frequency to AVR_FREQ = 8000000L . Thats all. I gave a make and got the hex file.
Below are the steps for flashing the bootloader and using it.
1) Flashing the bootloader using parallel programmer
flashing the hex:
avrdude -c dapa -patmega32 -U flash:w:ATmegaBOOT_168_atmega32.hex
flashing the fuse:
avrdude -c dapa -patmega32 -U lfuse:w:0xff:m -U hfuse:w:0xda:m
2) Testing the bootloader
avrdude -b 19200 -P /dev/ttyUSB0 -pm32 -c stk500v1 -n
This should give a proper response.
3)Uploading a hex file using the serial bootloader
avrdude -b 19200 -P /dev/ttyUSB0 -pm32 -c stk500v1 -U flash:w:a.hex
For the above code to work on Phoenix-MDK, I also had to do some hardware hack. Now the DTR pin is connected to the reset pin so that reset can be done by software. I have to find a software way to reset the chip.
The bootloader used in arduino’s are the optiboot which has a very small footprint (around 512kb) and it was using the serial protocol STK500 for its communication. So I took the optiboot and made some modifications. But it failed. I don’t know where I went wrong and also I bricked one ATMega32 chip.
I had one more ATMega32 chip with me. But this time I was really careful not to brick again a chip. It was really hard to find a bootloader. After a long search I found this page which really helped me a lot - http://wiki.edwindertien.nl/doku.php?id=software:bootloaders
The bootloader can be obtained from http://wiki.edwindertien.nl/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=software:atmegaboot-32.zip. Phoenix-MDK uses 8MHz crystal. So I had to modify a line in the makefile which contains the clock frequency to AVR_FREQ = 8000000L . Thats all. I gave a make and got the hex file.
Below are the steps for flashing the bootloader and using it.
1) Flashing the bootloader using parallel programmer
flashing the hex:
avrdude -c dapa -patmega32 -U flash:w:ATmegaBOOT_168_atmega32.hex
flashing the fuse:
avrdude -c dapa -patmega32 -U lfuse:w:0xff:m -U hfuse:w:0xda:m
2) Testing the bootloader
avrdude -b 19200 -P /dev/ttyUSB0 -pm32 -c stk500v1 -n
This should give a proper response.
3)Uploading a hex file using the serial bootloader
avrdude -b 19200 -P /dev/ttyUSB0 -pm32 -c stk500v1 -U flash:w:a.hex
For the above code to work on Phoenix-MDK, I also had to do some hardware hack. Now the DTR pin is connected to the reset pin so that reset can be done by software. I have to find a software way to reset the chip.
Hardware hack for Phoenix-MDK
Please don’t forget to read this post before coming here.
For the newly developed Phoenix-MDK, I suggested few hardware modifications. Among them was the hardware modification for resetting the Phoenix-MDK through software i.e the user doesn’t have to press the reset button on the board to load a new program. I copied the design of software resetting from Arduino project.
The plan was to reset the controller using two pins i.e there was a pin (RTS) coming from the FTDI chip connected via a 100Kohm resistor to the reset pin of the ATMega32 and also a pin (DTR) from FTDI chip connected via a 100Kohm resistor to the PD2 pin of ATMega32. The two 100Kohm resistor was for current limit. So when the user wants to flash a software, he has to hold the PD2 down (because bootloader will wait for code from serial port only if this pin is low), send LOW pulse on RESET. Then Avrdude loads the code, take PD2 high and then send a Reset pulse again.
When I checked the Arduino design, they were only using the RESET pin to load the software using Avrdude. Arduino bootloader loaded the code in the following manner - Send a reset pulse. The bootloader will wait for the software from serial port . If the data is coming, then they will write the flash memory using that data or else they will jump to the main code. The greatest advantage over here was of using only one pin (DTR) of the FTDI chip to load the software.
I adapted the same design to the Phoenix-MDK. Now The other pin (RTS) need not be used i.e the DTR pin of FTDI chip was connected to the RESET pin of ATMega32 via 100nF capacitor. So we saved one pin (PD2) of ATMega32 which is not used in the new design.
The below python code can flash code to Phoenix-MDK (written by Pramode).
import serial, time
import os, sys
fd = serial.Serial(port='/dev/ttyUSB0', baudrate=19200)
print fd
fd.setDTR(1)
time.sleep(.1)
fd.setDTR(0)
cmd = 'avrdude -b 19200 -P /dev/ttyUSB0 -pm32 -c stk500v1 -U ' + sys.argv[1]
os.system(cmd)
Usage:
1) Save the above code as load.py
2) Write the code which you want to run on ATMega32 and Compile the code using avr-gcc.
avr-gcc -mmcu=atmega32 -Os filename.c
3) Convert a.out to hex file
avr-objcopy -j .text -j .data -O ihex a.out a.hex
4) Load the hex to Phoenix-MDK
python load.py a.hex
For the newly developed Phoenix-MDK, I suggested few hardware modifications. Among them was the hardware modification for resetting the Phoenix-MDK through software i.e the user doesn’t have to press the reset button on the board to load a new program. I copied the design of software resetting from Arduino project.
The plan was to reset the controller using two pins i.e there was a pin (RTS) coming from the FTDI chip connected via a 100Kohm resistor to the reset pin of the ATMega32 and also a pin (DTR) from FTDI chip connected via a 100Kohm resistor to the PD2 pin of ATMega32. The two 100Kohm resistor was for current limit. So when the user wants to flash a software, he has to hold the PD2 down (because bootloader will wait for code from serial port only if this pin is low), send LOW pulse on RESET. Then Avrdude loads the code, take PD2 high and then send a Reset pulse again.
When I checked the Arduino design, they were only using the RESET pin to load the software using Avrdude. Arduino bootloader loaded the code in the following manner - Send a reset pulse. The bootloader will wait for the software from serial port . If the data is coming, then they will write the flash memory using that data or else they will jump to the main code. The greatest advantage over here was of using only one pin (DTR) of the FTDI chip to load the software.
I adapted the same design to the Phoenix-MDK. Now The other pin (RTS) need not be used i.e the DTR pin of FTDI chip was connected to the RESET pin of ATMega32 via 100nF capacitor. So we saved one pin (PD2) of ATMega32 which is not used in the new design.
The below python code can flash code to Phoenix-MDK (written by Pramode).
import serial, time
import os, sys
fd = serial.Serial(port='/dev/ttyUSB0', baudrate=19200)
print fd
fd.setDTR(1)
time.sleep(.1)
fd.setDTR(0)
cmd = 'avrdude -b 19200 -P /dev/ttyUSB0 -pm32 -c stk500v1 -U ' + sys.argv[1]
os.system(cmd)
Usage:
1) Save the above code as load.py
2) Write the code which you want to run on ATMega32 and Compile the code using avr-gcc.
avr-gcc -mmcu=atmega32 -Os filename.c
3) Convert a.out to hex file
avr-objcopy -j .text -j .data -O ihex a.out a.hex
4) Load the hex to Phoenix-MDK
python load.py a.hex
It’s Only Words
The world is so insane that it is a wonder satirists have a job. I read recently in Hindustan Times—yes, HT, not an Indian version of The Onion—that the makers of Golmaal 3 have been sued by The Indian Stammering Association “for mocking people who stammer.” Shreyas Talpade stammers in the film, and the other characters reportedly keep making fun of him. (I haven’t seen the film.) So this organisation of stammerers is upset about it, and they’re going to court. So far, an association of mute people hasn’t surfaced to join in the revelry—Tusshar Kapoor plays a mute character in the film, and ends up landing the heroine, which does not surprise me: which woman can resist a man who just shuts up and listens?
Seriously, are we a society of eight-year-olds? Even if the explicit intent of the film was to make fun of people who stammer—and it obviously wasn’t—so what? Such mockery always reflects badly on those doing the mocking, not on those being mocked. Why be so sensitive to criticism and mockery (or even abuse)? How insecure do we have to be to let mere words affect us so much?
A few months ago, a salesman from an finance company called me a couple of times to try and sell me an insurance package. I was irritable that day, and the second time I said something to the effect of “… and don’t f***in’ call me again!” before hanging up. 30 seconds later, the phone rings. It’s the same guy, demanding to know “Why you call me f***er? WHY YOU USE BAD LANGUAGE?” I lost it this time, and unleashed a string of pejoratives at the fellow. I hung up again, he called me again. Though I did not answer any more of his calls, he called me about 35 times in the next two days, and his number is still saved in my mobile phonebook as ‘Birla Sunlife Troll.’
Why did it matter so much to him that a random stranger called him X and Y? He screwed up his peace of mind, agitated over it for a couple of days, and it is likely that it affected his interactions with other people around him as well, besides endangering his job. It was irrational—but we are an emotional species more than a rational one, so it is understandable that one gets upset about it, even though being called a ‘bastard’ or a ‘bhainchod’ does not literally make one a bastard or a bhainchod—and hell, we don’t even know what ‘chootiya’ means. But while being upset at abuse or mockery is understandable, what is bizarre is that we expect the legal system, like a school teacher in a yard full of unruly schoolkids, to take over and punish the bad boys. What is even more bizarre is that our legal system actually has provisions for this.
I’ve written before about how certain provisions of the Indian Penal Code make it a crime to give offence in certain contexts, and how the Indian constitution does not provide adequate protection to free speech. All that is a shame, and an example of what’s wrong with our legal system. But there is also something wrong with us, that so many of us take offence so easily at something we could so easily ignore. It speaks of low self-esteem and diffidence, the very qualities that a stammering association should be trying to eradicate in its members. That makes this court case especially ironical, doesn’t it?
* * * *
My respect always goes up for people who show they can laugh at themselves. The sardar who tells sardar jokes, the fat guy who jokes about his paunch, the poker player who mocks his own poor plays, these are my kind of people. They are comfortable in their own skins, and they get that we are a bumbling, imperfect species doomed, biologically, to self-destruct—so some things are just not worth getting het up about. The biggest human failing is that we take ourselves too damn seriously. When we do that, the universe laughs at us.
Seriously, are we a society of eight-year-olds? Even if the explicit intent of the film was to make fun of people who stammer—and it obviously wasn’t—so what? Such mockery always reflects badly on those doing the mocking, not on those being mocked. Why be so sensitive to criticism and mockery (or even abuse)? How insecure do we have to be to let mere words affect us so much?
A few months ago, a salesman from an finance company called me a couple of times to try and sell me an insurance package. I was irritable that day, and the second time I said something to the effect of “… and don’t f***in’ call me again!” before hanging up. 30 seconds later, the phone rings. It’s the same guy, demanding to know “Why you call me f***er? WHY YOU USE BAD LANGUAGE?” I lost it this time, and unleashed a string of pejoratives at the fellow. I hung up again, he called me again. Though I did not answer any more of his calls, he called me about 35 times in the next two days, and his number is still saved in my mobile phonebook as ‘Birla Sunlife Troll.’
Why did it matter so much to him that a random stranger called him X and Y? He screwed up his peace of mind, agitated over it for a couple of days, and it is likely that it affected his interactions with other people around him as well, besides endangering his job. It was irrational—but we are an emotional species more than a rational one, so it is understandable that one gets upset about it, even though being called a ‘bastard’ or a ‘bhainchod’ does not literally make one a bastard or a bhainchod—and hell, we don’t even know what ‘chootiya’ means. But while being upset at abuse or mockery is understandable, what is bizarre is that we expect the legal system, like a school teacher in a yard full of unruly schoolkids, to take over and punish the bad boys. What is even more bizarre is that our legal system actually has provisions for this.
I’ve written before about how certain provisions of the Indian Penal Code make it a crime to give offence in certain contexts, and how the Indian constitution does not provide adequate protection to free speech. All that is a shame, and an example of what’s wrong with our legal system. But there is also something wrong with us, that so many of us take offence so easily at something we could so easily ignore. It speaks of low self-esteem and diffidence, the very qualities that a stammering association should be trying to eradicate in its members. That makes this court case especially ironical, doesn’t it?
* * * *
My respect always goes up for people who show they can laugh at themselves. The sardar who tells sardar jokes, the fat guy who jokes about his paunch, the poker player who mocks his own poor plays, these are my kind of people. They are comfortable in their own skins, and they get that we are a bumbling, imperfect species doomed, biologically, to self-destruct—so some things are just not worth getting het up about. The biggest human failing is that we take ourselves too damn seriously. When we do that, the universe laughs at us.
The Thunderous Silence
This is the 30th installment of Viewfinder, my weekly column for Yahoo! India, and was published on November 25.
Indian journalism stinks right now.
A few weeks ago, a plagiarism controversy broke over at India Today. Content theft is alarmingly common in Indian publications, but this was different because it involved the editor. Aroon Purie’s bylined editorial had lifted a few sentences, verbatim, off a piece written on Rajnikanth by Slate journalist Grady Hendrix. In Twitterverse and the Blogosphere, parallel universes that mainstream mediawallahs generally manage to ignore, poop hit the fan. Eventually, Purie came out with an explanation that was at once shameful and shameless: he was jet-lagged, he said, and someone else had written the piece for him. Hendrix duly ridiculed the explanation (scroll down to his comment here).-- it couldn’t have been very hard to mine it for humour.
There were three issues that Puriegate highlighted. One, Indian publications don’t give a damn about plagiarism, which is a sackable offence in any respectable publication in the West. Over the years, established writers like film critics Nikhat Kazmi of the Times of India and Gautaman Bhaskaran of the Hindu have been caught plagiarising, and they have continued in their jobs. (Kazmi was exposed by fellow Yahoo! columnist Jai Arjun Singh; Bhaskaran was outed here.) While those were the high-profile cases, numerous other mainstream media plagiarists have been exposed in the last few years, but none punished. In fact, an India Today journalist was accused of plagiarism not long ago, and the magazine turned a blind eye. All of this amounts to an admission by editors that they do not believe that their writers are good enough to produce quality content under pressure, and so it’s okay to steal. That makes it ironic that they so often take the moral high ground, ranting and raving about corruption in public life, while they harbour thieves themselves.
The second issue, a rather comical one, was that Purie doesn’t write his own editorials. This has been known for years—as many as three different friends of mine have ghost-written his edits in the past—and it’s absurd. Purie is the editor of a major national magazine, and he’s incapable of writing 800 words of coherent text? No wonder he condones plagiarism, as does the institution he has built. No wonder their standards are so shoddy, their prose so uniformly insipid, their journalism so mediocre. And while that last sentence is true of India Today and Purie, it is also true of practically every major Indian newspaper and magazine today—and Purie is probably no worse than most other editors. So there you go.
The third issue, the most serious one according to me, is how the media closed ranks to support Purie. So much so that a column Mitali Saran wrote for Business Standard highlighting just these issues was spiked by the paper. Saran’s column, Stet, had run in BS since 2006, and its distinctive authorial voice made it one of the most highly regarded columns in the country. Then she wrote this piece; BS refused to carry it; and she walked away. Consider what she had written: “When our [media] is confronted with its own scandals, you can hear the clang of a fraternity closing ranks, followed by the weird sound of thousands of furious back-scratchings, followed by the thunderous silence of stones not being thrown in glass houses.”
That thunderous silence can be heard this week as well. I haven’t gone through the transcripts of the Niira Radia tapes, and I don’t have an opinion on the controversy itself. But it clearly is a major issue that should be covered by all major newspapers and TV stations. And yet, as The Hoot and blogger Harini Calamur point out, the media has mostly ignored their story, as if it doesn’t matter. But if this story doesn’t matter, then the media doesn’t matter, because this strikes at the heart of what journalism is and should be about. The media isn’t willing to do this self-examination—for obvious reasons. So much, then, for the notion of our journalists being the watchdogs of society—these dogs guard the burglars who strip our houses bare. Such it goes.
Indian journalism stinks right now.
A few weeks ago, a plagiarism controversy broke over at India Today. Content theft is alarmingly common in Indian publications, but this was different because it involved the editor. Aroon Purie’s bylined editorial had lifted a few sentences, verbatim, off a piece written on Rajnikanth by Slate journalist Grady Hendrix. In Twitterverse and the Blogosphere, parallel universes that mainstream mediawallahs generally manage to ignore, poop hit the fan. Eventually, Purie came out with an explanation that was at once shameful and shameless: he was jet-lagged, he said, and someone else had written the piece for him. Hendrix duly ridiculed the explanation (scroll down to his comment here).-- it couldn’t have been very hard to mine it for humour.
There were three issues that Puriegate highlighted. One, Indian publications don’t give a damn about plagiarism, which is a sackable offence in any respectable publication in the West. Over the years, established writers like film critics Nikhat Kazmi of the Times of India and Gautaman Bhaskaran of the Hindu have been caught plagiarising, and they have continued in their jobs. (Kazmi was exposed by fellow Yahoo! columnist Jai Arjun Singh; Bhaskaran was outed here.) While those were the high-profile cases, numerous other mainstream media plagiarists have been exposed in the last few years, but none punished. In fact, an India Today journalist was accused of plagiarism not long ago, and the magazine turned a blind eye. All of this amounts to an admission by editors that they do not believe that their writers are good enough to produce quality content under pressure, and so it’s okay to steal. That makes it ironic that they so often take the moral high ground, ranting and raving about corruption in public life, while they harbour thieves themselves.
The second issue, a rather comical one, was that Purie doesn’t write his own editorials. This has been known for years—as many as three different friends of mine have ghost-written his edits in the past—and it’s absurd. Purie is the editor of a major national magazine, and he’s incapable of writing 800 words of coherent text? No wonder he condones plagiarism, as does the institution he has built. No wonder their standards are so shoddy, their prose so uniformly insipid, their journalism so mediocre. And while that last sentence is true of India Today and Purie, it is also true of practically every major Indian newspaper and magazine today—and Purie is probably no worse than most other editors. So there you go.
The third issue, the most serious one according to me, is how the media closed ranks to support Purie. So much so that a column Mitali Saran wrote for Business Standard highlighting just these issues was spiked by the paper. Saran’s column, Stet, had run in BS since 2006, and its distinctive authorial voice made it one of the most highly regarded columns in the country. Then she wrote this piece; BS refused to carry it; and she walked away. Consider what she had written: “When our [media] is confronted with its own scandals, you can hear the clang of a fraternity closing ranks, followed by the weird sound of thousands of furious back-scratchings, followed by the thunderous silence of stones not being thrown in glass houses.”
That thunderous silence can be heard this week as well. I haven’t gone through the transcripts of the Niira Radia tapes, and I don’t have an opinion on the controversy itself. But it clearly is a major issue that should be covered by all major newspapers and TV stations. And yet, as The Hoot and blogger Harini Calamur point out, the media has mostly ignored their story, as if it doesn’t matter. But if this story doesn’t matter, then the media doesn’t matter, because this strikes at the heart of what journalism is and should be about. The media isn’t willing to do this self-examination—for obvious reasons. So much, then, for the notion of our journalists being the watchdogs of society—these dogs guard the burglars who strip our houses bare. Such it goes.
Dial M for Poker
This is the second installment of Pocket Quads, my bi-monthly column on poker for Cardplayer India. It appears in the issue dated January-February 2011.
I must be the worst tourist ever: in the second half of 2010, I went to Goa half a dozen times and never saw a beach. I suspect there are many others like me, for whom Goa conjures up images not of the sun and the sand and the awesome food, but of full houses and quads and grown men banging tables as they’re delivered yet another bad beat. A decade from now, 2010 might well be remembered as the year Indian poker started coming of age. Goa is the epicentre of that.
This is especially so when it comes to tournament poker. High stakes cash games now abound in all the Indian metros, but if you want to play regular well-organised tournaments, there’s no place yet quite like Casino Royale. I’ve played multiple editions of the IPC, the IPS and the Aces Unlimited Tourneys there, reaching seven final tables out of about twice that number, and the turnout keeps growing at a staggering pace. The quality of play has gone up at the final tables—but so, I’m afraid to say, has the amount of donkamental play before that.
At the last IPC tourney I played, four of the first six hands dealt at my table saw all-in moves. Almost a fourth of the hands dealt in the first two levels saw someone moving all-in. (The only time I called one, my KK got busted by KTo.) The game can become a bit bingoish when the blinds go up too fast (though I’d contend there is much skill involved there as well), but it was sick to see such wild play so early in the tourney, when everyone at the table had between 50 to 100 big blinds. It also made me wonder what these rinse-and-repeat all-in pushers thought the game was all about. Perhaps they’d learnt their poker from Facebook, or even television, where selected hands shown from the last stages of tourneys feature a much higher percentage of shoves than you actually see in actual play.
To be successful in the long run in tournaments, though, it isn’t enough to be fearless enough to shove every time you think you’ve been dealt a good hand. Poker is about situations and the people you’re playing with, and the cards you’re dealt are just a small part of the puzzle. In a tournament, context is important. And to understand context, you need to keep in mind, always, during every single hand that you play, your M Ratio.
This is not complex mathematical jargon. The M Ratio is a number that is, quite simply, the figure you come up with when you divide your stack by the cost of a round. (The term was popularised by Dan Harrington in his series of great books on tournament poker; the CSI, or Chip Status Index, is an independent formulation by Lee Nelson and Blair Rodman that means the same thing.) For example, if you start a tourney with 5000 chips, and the blinds are 25 and 50, the cost of a round is 75 and your M is 5000/75, which is 66.6. If your stack is 10,000 and the blinds are 400 and 800, with antes of 100 on a nine handed table, the cost of a round is 2100, and you have an M of 4.8. These two situation require drastically different kinds of play, and while it is correct to go all-in with AQ with an M of 4.8, it would be moronic to do so with an M of 66.
Basically, the higher your M, the more play you have in the tournament. When your M is over 20, you can afford to play speculative hands, but it is pointless to commit too much to the pot without a seriously good holding: the risk-to-reward ratio just isn’t worth it. This is a good time to play suited connectors, suited gappers and small pairs—because you are deep-stacked, and so, presumably, are your opponents, you have the implied hands to play hands like those. When you hit a set or a straight, you are quite likely to bust a high pocket pair, as many players find it impossible to let AA or KK go on a 89T flop with two to a flush.
There are two approaches to playing with deep stacks in a tournament. The old-school, classical approach is to play really tight, wait for premium hands, and not try fancy moves. A newer, more aggressive approach, exemplified by the likes of Gus Hansen and Daniel Negreanu, is to play lots of hands very cheap, try to outplay more conventional opponents on the flop, and build your stack by using the power of your deep stack, instilling fear in your opponents, who are scared of taking too many risks early. The old-school player, if he starts with AsJs and sees a flop of 9TJ with two hearts and a player pushing all-in, will consider folding, given how wet the flop is. The aggro internet pro, if he has 67o with one heart on such a flop, puts his opponent on AJ, and senses fear, will gladly raise and reraise as a semi-bluff to get top pair to fold. Depending on where you come from, both the AJ fold and the 67o push make sense.
The aggressive players can go bust early, but they can also become chip leaders on the final table, because they know how to accumulate lots of chips without putting their entire stack at risk. The conventional players are less likely to go bust early, and if they loosen up as the blinds rise and their M goes down, they’ll do just fine. If you’re a beginning player, and are less likely to outplay other players after the flop, I recommend you stick to the conventional style: play tight when your M is high, and loosen up as your M comes down.
When your M reaches 15 and below, speculative hands lose value, and you’re better off playing more premium hands. For example, if you have 22,000 chips with blinds/antes of 400/800/100, you have an M of just over 10, and a standard raise to three times the big blind would be 2400. If you have, say, 89s, it doesn’t make sense to call a raise for more than a tenth of your stack. That hand would be good for a call if you had a M of, say 30, with high implied odds. The same logic applies to small pairs. You’ll hit a set once in eight hands, but your implied odds need to be far more than 8 to 1 because very often you won’t get paid off. (For example, if you have 33, the opponent has KK, and the flop comes A32, the A is a scare card for him.) As a rule of thumb, I play small pockets when I have implied odds of 15 to 1, or a really small M—but we’ll come to that.
When your M goes below 10, you’re in the danger zone. You have to play your premium hands strongly, use position without fear, and take a few risks to take your M higher. If you have an M of 6 and everyone folds to you on the button, for example, and you look down at A8o, you might want to shove here. Unless the small blind or the big blind are also either short-stacked or desperate, or really deep-stacked, they are unlikely to call: their chances of having a better ace or pockets are negligible, and the situation demands that you take the risk. Early in the tournament, it is unadvisable to play a marginal hand like A8o; but desperate times call for desperate measures.
By the time your M reaches 5, you have only two moves in your arsenal: all-in or fold. If your M gets any lower, your stack will be so small that you won’t have fold equity left: with an M of 2, you’re practically guaranteed a caller when you go all-in. So you have to make your moves right away. Any pocket pair or medium ace or two face cards could be good for a push here. One important principle to remember, though, is that you should always try to be first to the pot with whatever move you make, unless you have a truly premium holding: KJo is good to make a move with if you’re first to the pot, but you should probably fold it if two other people with similar stacks have gone all in before you.
Naturally, the M Ratio is a very basic concept, and there are hazaar situational complexities to consider during a journey through a tournament. You have to consider the other players at the table, your table image, your position during every hand, the stage the tournament is in (during the bubble, when most players are scared of not making the money, it pays to be aggressive and steal blinds and antes), and so on. But without keeping in mind your M Ratio, you will not know where you stand in the greater scheme of things, and are likely to miss making the optimal play. So do remember the key to success: Dial M for Poker.
And yeah, the next time you go all in preflop on my table in the first hand of the tournament with KTo, and make me fold AQs, I will rise from my chair and physically kick your ass. Be warned!
I must be the worst tourist ever: in the second half of 2010, I went to Goa half a dozen times and never saw a beach. I suspect there are many others like me, for whom Goa conjures up images not of the sun and the sand and the awesome food, but of full houses and quads and grown men banging tables as they’re delivered yet another bad beat. A decade from now, 2010 might well be remembered as the year Indian poker started coming of age. Goa is the epicentre of that.
This is especially so when it comes to tournament poker. High stakes cash games now abound in all the Indian metros, but if you want to play regular well-organised tournaments, there’s no place yet quite like Casino Royale. I’ve played multiple editions of the IPC, the IPS and the Aces Unlimited Tourneys there, reaching seven final tables out of about twice that number, and the turnout keeps growing at a staggering pace. The quality of play has gone up at the final tables—but so, I’m afraid to say, has the amount of donkamental play before that.
At the last IPC tourney I played, four of the first six hands dealt at my table saw all-in moves. Almost a fourth of the hands dealt in the first two levels saw someone moving all-in. (The only time I called one, my KK got busted by KTo.) The game can become a bit bingoish when the blinds go up too fast (though I’d contend there is much skill involved there as well), but it was sick to see such wild play so early in the tourney, when everyone at the table had between 50 to 100 big blinds. It also made me wonder what these rinse-and-repeat all-in pushers thought the game was all about. Perhaps they’d learnt their poker from Facebook, or even television, where selected hands shown from the last stages of tourneys feature a much higher percentage of shoves than you actually see in actual play.
To be successful in the long run in tournaments, though, it isn’t enough to be fearless enough to shove every time you think you’ve been dealt a good hand. Poker is about situations and the people you’re playing with, and the cards you’re dealt are just a small part of the puzzle. In a tournament, context is important. And to understand context, you need to keep in mind, always, during every single hand that you play, your M Ratio.
This is not complex mathematical jargon. The M Ratio is a number that is, quite simply, the figure you come up with when you divide your stack by the cost of a round. (The term was popularised by Dan Harrington in his series of great books on tournament poker; the CSI, or Chip Status Index, is an independent formulation by Lee Nelson and Blair Rodman that means the same thing.) For example, if you start a tourney with 5000 chips, and the blinds are 25 and 50, the cost of a round is 75 and your M is 5000/75, which is 66.6. If your stack is 10,000 and the blinds are 400 and 800, with antes of 100 on a nine handed table, the cost of a round is 2100, and you have an M of 4.8. These two situation require drastically different kinds of play, and while it is correct to go all-in with AQ with an M of 4.8, it would be moronic to do so with an M of 66.
Basically, the higher your M, the more play you have in the tournament. When your M is over 20, you can afford to play speculative hands, but it is pointless to commit too much to the pot without a seriously good holding: the risk-to-reward ratio just isn’t worth it. This is a good time to play suited connectors, suited gappers and small pairs—because you are deep-stacked, and so, presumably, are your opponents, you have the implied hands to play hands like those. When you hit a set or a straight, you are quite likely to bust a high pocket pair, as many players find it impossible to let AA or KK go on a 89T flop with two to a flush.
There are two approaches to playing with deep stacks in a tournament. The old-school, classical approach is to play really tight, wait for premium hands, and not try fancy moves. A newer, more aggressive approach, exemplified by the likes of Gus Hansen and Daniel Negreanu, is to play lots of hands very cheap, try to outplay more conventional opponents on the flop, and build your stack by using the power of your deep stack, instilling fear in your opponents, who are scared of taking too many risks early. The old-school player, if he starts with AsJs and sees a flop of 9TJ with two hearts and a player pushing all-in, will consider folding, given how wet the flop is. The aggro internet pro, if he has 67o with one heart on such a flop, puts his opponent on AJ, and senses fear, will gladly raise and reraise as a semi-bluff to get top pair to fold. Depending on where you come from, both the AJ fold and the 67o push make sense.
The aggressive players can go bust early, but they can also become chip leaders on the final table, because they know how to accumulate lots of chips without putting their entire stack at risk. The conventional players are less likely to go bust early, and if they loosen up as the blinds rise and their M goes down, they’ll do just fine. If you’re a beginning player, and are less likely to outplay other players after the flop, I recommend you stick to the conventional style: play tight when your M is high, and loosen up as your M comes down.
When your M reaches 15 and below, speculative hands lose value, and you’re better off playing more premium hands. For example, if you have 22,000 chips with blinds/antes of 400/800/100, you have an M of just over 10, and a standard raise to three times the big blind would be 2400. If you have, say, 89s, it doesn’t make sense to call a raise for more than a tenth of your stack. That hand would be good for a call if you had a M of, say 30, with high implied odds. The same logic applies to small pairs. You’ll hit a set once in eight hands, but your implied odds need to be far more than 8 to 1 because very often you won’t get paid off. (For example, if you have 33, the opponent has KK, and the flop comes A32, the A is a scare card for him.) As a rule of thumb, I play small pockets when I have implied odds of 15 to 1, or a really small M—but we’ll come to that.
When your M goes below 10, you’re in the danger zone. You have to play your premium hands strongly, use position without fear, and take a few risks to take your M higher. If you have an M of 6 and everyone folds to you on the button, for example, and you look down at A8o, you might want to shove here. Unless the small blind or the big blind are also either short-stacked or desperate, or really deep-stacked, they are unlikely to call: their chances of having a better ace or pockets are negligible, and the situation demands that you take the risk. Early in the tournament, it is unadvisable to play a marginal hand like A8o; but desperate times call for desperate measures.
By the time your M reaches 5, you have only two moves in your arsenal: all-in or fold. If your M gets any lower, your stack will be so small that you won’t have fold equity left: with an M of 2, you’re practically guaranteed a caller when you go all-in. So you have to make your moves right away. Any pocket pair or medium ace or two face cards could be good for a push here. One important principle to remember, though, is that you should always try to be first to the pot with whatever move you make, unless you have a truly premium holding: KJo is good to make a move with if you’re first to the pot, but you should probably fold it if two other people with similar stacks have gone all in before you.
Naturally, the M Ratio is a very basic concept, and there are hazaar situational complexities to consider during a journey through a tournament. You have to consider the other players at the table, your table image, your position during every hand, the stage the tournament is in (during the bubble, when most players are scared of not making the money, it pays to be aggressive and steal blinds and antes), and so on. But without keeping in mind your M Ratio, you will not know where you stand in the greater scheme of things, and are likely to miss making the optimal play. So do remember the key to success: Dial M for Poker.
And yeah, the next time you go all in preflop on my table in the first hand of the tournament with KTo, and make me fold AQs, I will rise from my chair and physically kick your ass. Be warned!
ROTFLMAO
The whole point of acronyms is that they make stuff easier to say or write. I was reminded of this the other day during an online conversation when a friend typed: ‘ROTFLAOM.’ ‘I mean, ROTFLMOA.’ ‘Wait, ROTFLMAO.’
At that point it struck me that many internet acronyms are popular not because of functionality and ease of use, but because of the coolness factor. You feel cool using them. That said, imagine using them in the real world. Like, you’re hanging out with friends at a cafe and you ask, ‘Hey, where’s Rajeev, wasn’t Rajeev supposed to be here?’ and Ramona pipes up, ‘Rajeev’s stuck in traffic in Mahim. I told him to come via the Worli Sea link, but he said that’s a symbol of unbridled capitalism, so he took the Mahim route instead, and he’s still stuck there.’ At which you point you laugh and say, ‘Dude, R.O.T.F.L.M.A.O!’
Now, that would be ROFL, at the very least, if not MAO too. No?
At that point it struck me that many internet acronyms are popular not because of functionality and ease of use, but because of the coolness factor. You feel cool using them. That said, imagine using them in the real world. Like, you’re hanging out with friends at a cafe and you ask, ‘Hey, where’s Rajeev, wasn’t Rajeev supposed to be here?’ and Ramona pipes up, ‘Rajeev’s stuck in traffic in Mahim. I told him to come via the Worli Sea link, but he said that’s a symbol of unbridled capitalism, so he took the Mahim route instead, and he’s still stuck there.’ At which you point you laugh and say, ‘Dude, R.O.T.F.L.M.A.O!’
Now, that would be ROFL, at the very least, if not MAO too. No?
The Mystery of the Lewd SMS
From Shane Warne to PSR Anjaneyulu (allegedly), the sending of lewd SMSs is a common complaint against many high-profile men, especially those intoxicated by power. Now, here are two contradictory notions I am wrestling with:
1. Most women are turned off by lewd SMSs.
2. No rational man would indulge in an act again and again unless it paid off at least some of the time, thus compensating for the many times it didn’t.
I have never sent a lewd SMS in my life, and thus have a sample size of zero to attempt to resolve this from personal experience. So I wonder: Are lewd SMSes positive EV? Or, in non poker terms, do lewd SMSs work often enough to justify their downside?
My theory is that sending a lewd SMS in either like surfing porn—gratification from a distance, without the slightest chance of actual contact—or a form of release, and that a man doesn’t need to find takers for his lewd SMSes to keep sending them. It is also possible that a lewd SMS would work with women already interested in you. But then, any SMS would work with those women. If you send a lewd one, though, and the woman responds, you could mistake correlation for causation. Maybe that’s why…
1. Most women are turned off by lewd SMSs.
2. No rational man would indulge in an act again and again unless it paid off at least some of the time, thus compensating for the many times it didn’t.
I have never sent a lewd SMS in my life, and thus have a sample size of zero to attempt to resolve this from personal experience. So I wonder: Are lewd SMSes positive EV? Or, in non poker terms, do lewd SMSs work often enough to justify their downside?
My theory is that sending a lewd SMS in either like surfing porn—gratification from a distance, without the slightest chance of actual contact—or a form of release, and that a man doesn’t need to find takers for his lewd SMSes to keep sending them. It is also possible that a lewd SMS would work with women already interested in you. But then, any SMS would work with those women. If you send a lewd one, though, and the woman responds, you could mistake correlation for causation. Maybe that’s why…
How to Calculate Greenhouse Heating
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
Tape measure
1
Measure your greenhouse. Find out the length, width, distance from the ground to the peak of the roof, distance from the ground to the eaves of the roof and the distance from the eaves to the peak of the roof.
2
Multiply length by width of each side of the greenhouse (including the roof). Add these numbers to find the total surface area of your greenhouse. Note that this is not the same as determining the square footage of your greenhouse. Instead, you'll be calculating the surface area of the entire greenhouse structure. For example, consider a greenhouse that is 10 feet wide, 20 feet long, 5 feet from the ground to the eaves, 10 feet from the ground to the peak and 7 feet from the eaves to the peak. The long sides would have a surface area of 100 square feet each, the short sides would be 75 square feet each and the roof panels would be 140 square feet each. The total surface area of the structure would be 630 square feet.
3
Subtract the average low winter temperature for your area from the minimum temperature you wish to maintain in your greenhouse. For example, if the average low for your area is 20 degrees Fahrenheit and you want to keep a steady temperature of 60 degrees, the difference would be 40 degrees.
4
Find the heat loss factor for the material your greenhouse is made from. If you don't already know yours, use the table in Resource 2 to find out.
5
Multiply the total surface area of the greenhouse by the temperature difference you found in step three. Then multiply this number by the heat loss factor from step four. This will give you the number of BTUs necessary to heat your greenhouse.
6
Divide the number of BTUs by 3.413 to find how many kilowatt hours of energy it will take to heat your greenhouse. Keep in mind that this number is only the average energy your heater will require, so be sure to purchase a heater that can function well at colder temperatures as well.
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Things You'll Need:
Tape measure
1
Measure your greenhouse. Find out the length, width, distance from the ground to the peak of the roof, distance from the ground to the eaves of the roof and the distance from the eaves to the peak of the roof.
2
Multiply length by width of each side of the greenhouse (including the roof). Add these numbers to find the total surface area of your greenhouse. Note that this is not the same as determining the square footage of your greenhouse. Instead, you'll be calculating the surface area of the entire greenhouse structure. For example, consider a greenhouse that is 10 feet wide, 20 feet long, 5 feet from the ground to the eaves, 10 feet from the ground to the peak and 7 feet from the eaves to the peak. The long sides would have a surface area of 100 square feet each, the short sides would be 75 square feet each and the roof panels would be 140 square feet each. The total surface area of the structure would be 630 square feet.
3
Subtract the average low winter temperature for your area from the minimum temperature you wish to maintain in your greenhouse. For example, if the average low for your area is 20 degrees Fahrenheit and you want to keep a steady temperature of 60 degrees, the difference would be 40 degrees.
4
Find the heat loss factor for the material your greenhouse is made from. If you don't already know yours, use the table in Resource 2 to find out.
5
Multiply the total surface area of the greenhouse by the temperature difference you found in step three. Then multiply this number by the heat loss factor from step four. This will give you the number of BTUs necessary to heat your greenhouse.
6
Divide the number of BTUs by 3.413 to find how many kilowatt hours of energy it will take to heat your greenhouse. Keep in mind that this number is only the average energy your heater will require, so be sure to purchase a heater that can function well at colder temperatures as well.
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Why is Andheri West So Much Better Than Andheri East?
This post by Dan Zambonini offers an explanation for why the east of cities are usually poorer than the west:
The reason for this is that in much of the northern hemisphere, the prevailing winds are westerlies – blowing from west to east. The massive, unchecked pollution from these early industries would therefore drift eastward, making the air quality much lower in the east end of cities, lowering the desirability (and price) of the housing. Middle classes preferred the cleaner west ends.
This is certainly one possible factor for why rents in the Western suburbs of Bombay are so much higher than those in the East. (Compare Andheri West and Andheri East, or Bandra West and Bandra East.) But I’m sure there are other, specific local factors as well. What do you think those are?
(Link via Marginal Revolution.)
The reason for this is that in much of the northern hemisphere, the prevailing winds are westerlies – blowing from west to east. The massive, unchecked pollution from these early industries would therefore drift eastward, making the air quality much lower in the east end of cities, lowering the desirability (and price) of the housing. Middle classes preferred the cleaner west ends.
This is certainly one possible factor for why rents in the Western suburbs of Bombay are so much higher than those in the East. (Compare Andheri West and Andheri East, or Bandra West and Bandra East.) But I’m sure there are other, specific local factors as well. What do you think those are?
(Link via Marginal Revolution.)
Dabangg Cry-Baby
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The Times of India reports:
Salman Khan bagged the Best Actor Jury Award at an award function last night. Apparently the actor was expecting to win the Best Popular Actor Award which went to Shah Rukh Khan.
[...]
The actor was present backstage when the Jury Award and the Popular Awards were announced. Disappointed with the announcement, Salman refused to come on stage to receive his award.
This is hilarious at multiple levels, but leave that aside. I feel a bit sad for Salman, that such a petty thing should matter to a grown man. In award-infested Bollywood, who remembers who got which award for what film anyway? After the kind of career he’s had, it’s kind of poignant that Salman Khan needs validation this bad.
Having said that, I will now stop commenting on how 40-plus men can play characters so many years younger than them. If they behave like babies, then maybe they’re really just acting above their age.
The Times of India reports:
Salman Khan bagged the Best Actor Jury Award at an award function last night. Apparently the actor was expecting to win the Best Popular Actor Award which went to Shah Rukh Khan.
[...]
The actor was present backstage when the Jury Award and the Popular Awards were announced. Disappointed with the announcement, Salman refused to come on stage to receive his award.
This is hilarious at multiple levels, but leave that aside. I feel a bit sad for Salman, that such a petty thing should matter to a grown man. In award-infested Bollywood, who remembers who got which award for what film anyway? After the kind of career he’s had, it’s kind of poignant that Salman Khan needs validation this bad.
Having said that, I will now stop commenting on how 40-plus men can play characters so many years younger than them. If they behave like babies, then maybe they’re really just acting above their age.
Munro and Co.
Huffington Post has a good feature up in which a few major contemporary writers are asked to name “the most important contemporary fiction writer” according to them. There are some interesting choices there, and I’m not surprised that the only one picked twice is Alice Munro. As I’ve blogged before, she’s my favourite living writer by a long way, even though reading anything by her makes me feel my own inadequacies as a writer so much more acutely. As Joni Mitchell once said, “Whereas Carver makes me think I can write short stories, Munro makes me think I can’t.”
Anyway, go check out the whole list: hopefully you’ll add a few items to your must-read list, as I did. Time to go buy me some Stanley Elkin…
(Link via Nilanjana Roy.)
Anyway, go check out the whole list: hopefully you’ll add a few items to your must-read list, as I did. Time to go buy me some Stanley Elkin…
(Link via Nilanjana Roy.)
The Indian Literary Bigg Boss
If Hartosh Singh Bal did not exist, one would have to invent him. A few months, he stirred up much righteous outrage across Indian literary circles with his attack on “navel-gazing contemporary Indian fiction”—see the comments there, much fun. On that occasion, I thought he had a point, but expressed it poorly, with all the wrong examples, and commenters duly took him apart.
Well, now he’s back with an attack on the Jaipur Literary Festival that seems to be attacking the establishment only because it seems a cool thing to do, and makes a whole bunch of silly arguments, such as a bizarrely personality-based one about William Dalrymple—I’d be surprised if he even convinced himself with that piece. The action has begun in the comments there—my friends Nilanjana, Devangshu and Sonia have already weighed in—and there will surely be much more in the days to come. Watch that space.
But why do I welcome Hartosh’s pieces when I don’t entirely agree with them? It’s because, like a true Bigg Boss watcher, I like the drama and the fighting that ensues. I also enjoy the terrible self-importance running through some of the comments, and that oh-so-serious tone as if the issue being discussed affects all our lives, and is hugely important, like global warming or Islamist terrorism or the ethics of wearing hoodies and sunglasses during poker tournaments. It’s not! No one gives a shit! It’s just books! Chill out, people!
So much fun.
* * *
On the subject of book festivals, I’ve attended just a couple (Jaipur and Galle, though I wasn’t an invitee at the former), and had a whale of a time at both. For any reader, it’s an amazing experience to be able to spend three or four days listening to writers talking about their craft, and mingling with fellow enthusiasts. And the Jaipur fest, far from showcasing only foreign writers, as Bal implies, actually presents a terrific platform to Indian writers as well, including vernacular ones. At the very least, even if you’re skeptical about them, they do some good and no harm at all. So where’s the problem?
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I won’t be going to Jaipur this year, though. My pilgrimages are poker tournaments, and there are three this weekend in Goa. My writing has suffered terribly because of this new addiction, but I’ll find a balance soon. Just as soon as I finish playing this hand.
What did you say, raise? Are you kidding me? That’s so rude. Ok, then, I’m all in.
* * *
I mentioned Bigg Boss earlier in the post, and the thought now strikes me: Is Hartosh Singh Bal the Dolly Bindra of Indian literature? Now it all makes sense…
Well, now he’s back with an attack on the Jaipur Literary Festival that seems to be attacking the establishment only because it seems a cool thing to do, and makes a whole bunch of silly arguments, such as a bizarrely personality-based one about William Dalrymple—I’d be surprised if he even convinced himself with that piece. The action has begun in the comments there—my friends Nilanjana, Devangshu and Sonia have already weighed in—and there will surely be much more in the days to come. Watch that space.
But why do I welcome Hartosh’s pieces when I don’t entirely agree with them? It’s because, like a true Bigg Boss watcher, I like the drama and the fighting that ensues. I also enjoy the terrible self-importance running through some of the comments, and that oh-so-serious tone as if the issue being discussed affects all our lives, and is hugely important, like global warming or Islamist terrorism or the ethics of wearing hoodies and sunglasses during poker tournaments. It’s not! No one gives a shit! It’s just books! Chill out, people!
So much fun.
* * *
On the subject of book festivals, I’ve attended just a couple (Jaipur and Galle, though I wasn’t an invitee at the former), and had a whale of a time at both. For any reader, it’s an amazing experience to be able to spend three or four days listening to writers talking about their craft, and mingling with fellow enthusiasts. And the Jaipur fest, far from showcasing only foreign writers, as Bal implies, actually presents a terrific platform to Indian writers as well, including vernacular ones. At the very least, even if you’re skeptical about them, they do some good and no harm at all. So where’s the problem?
* * *
I won’t be going to Jaipur this year, though. My pilgrimages are poker tournaments, and there are three this weekend in Goa. My writing has suffered terribly because of this new addiction, but I’ll find a balance soon. Just as soon as I finish playing this hand.
What did you say, raise? Are you kidding me? That’s so rude. Ok, then, I’m all in.
* * *
I mentioned Bigg Boss earlier in the post, and the thought now strikes me: Is Hartosh Singh Bal the Dolly Bindra of Indian literature? Now it all makes sense…
Isildur1’s First Two Million
The quote of the week comes from the man revealed to be the mysterious Isildur1, Viktor Blom, describing how he got into online poker:
I deposited $2,000 and within three weeks I had two million.
Ah, well, that’s the dream there, neatly encapsulated, isn’t it? It’s quite believable, actually, though there is no way Blom could have turned 2k into 2 million in that time if he practised disciplined bankroll management, so it’s quite clear that he played above the limits he should have, and got struck by the lucky side of variance. He’s experienced swings both ways since, but if the variance had worked against him at the start, who’s to say if Isildur1 would even exist?
That said, he’s obviously bloody good. And he’s just 20. Scary…
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In other poker news, here’s a charming post by one of my favourite players, Daniel Negreanu, on how he missed most of his 2010 poker goals.
His first goal for 2011 was get back on the all-time money-leader list, and he’s already achieved that with his second-place finish in the PCA Super High Roller tourney. Studness.
I deposited $2,000 and within three weeks I had two million.
Ah, well, that’s the dream there, neatly encapsulated, isn’t it? It’s quite believable, actually, though there is no way Blom could have turned 2k into 2 million in that time if he practised disciplined bankroll management, so it’s quite clear that he played above the limits he should have, and got struck by the lucky side of variance. He’s experienced swings both ways since, but if the variance had worked against him at the start, who’s to say if Isildur1 would even exist?
That said, he’s obviously bloody good. And he’s just 20. Scary…
* * *
In other poker news, here’s a charming post by one of my favourite players, Daniel Negreanu, on how he missed most of his 2010 poker goals.
His first goal for 2011 was get back on the all-time money-leader list, and he’s already achieved that with his second-place finish in the PCA Super High Roller tourney. Studness.
Aishwarya, Freida and Realising the Self
The Times of India investigates if “Aishwarya Rai (Jodhaa Akbar) has been replaced by younger Bollywood star Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) as the face of cosmetics firm L’Oréal”, and ends its report with these two priceless paragraphs:
Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, suggested that instead of obsession with minor issues like “pitched battles of Aishwarya and Freida”, media should focus more on highlighting major issues facing humanity, world and India today.
Rajan Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, stressed that instead of running after these mundane things, we should focus on realizing the Self. As ancient Hindu scripture Katha Upanishad points out that when wise realize the Self, they go beyond sorrow...When one realizes Self, there is nothing else to be known.
Stunning WTFness—and in case you need some background on this publicity hound and self-styled “distinguished Hindu statesman”, my friend Prem Panicker’s classic post from 2009 has more.
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I’m racking my brains about what “realising the self” could mean, and I can’t think beyond masturbation. In my nihilistic worldview, there can be nothing more divine than a self-inflicted distinguished Hindu orgasm. The rest is illusion. No?
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Meanwhile, bothered by thoughts of neither Aishwarya nor Freida, the irrepressible MF Husain has expressed his love for Anushka Sharma. Besides being gorgeous, she also acted really well in Band Baajaa Baaraat, so I’m going to cheer him on in his efforts to “paint her in myriad hues.” I wonder what Mr Zed would have to say about that.
The Zed link via email from Arjun Swarup.
Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, suggested that instead of obsession with minor issues like “pitched battles of Aishwarya and Freida”, media should focus more on highlighting major issues facing humanity, world and India today.
Rajan Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, stressed that instead of running after these mundane things, we should focus on realizing the Self. As ancient Hindu scripture Katha Upanishad points out that when wise realize the Self, they go beyond sorrow...When one realizes Self, there is nothing else to be known.
Stunning WTFness—and in case you need some background on this publicity hound and self-styled “distinguished Hindu statesman”, my friend Prem Panicker’s classic post from 2009 has more.
* * *
I’m racking my brains about what “realising the self” could mean, and I can’t think beyond masturbation. In my nihilistic worldview, there can be nothing more divine than a self-inflicted distinguished Hindu orgasm. The rest is illusion. No?
* * *
Meanwhile, bothered by thoughts of neither Aishwarya nor Freida, the irrepressible MF Husain has expressed his love for Anushka Sharma. Besides being gorgeous, she also acted really well in Band Baajaa Baaraat, so I’m going to cheer him on in his efforts to “paint her in myriad hues.” I wonder what Mr Zed would have to say about that.
The Zed link via email from Arjun Swarup.
‘Did You Call My Boss?’
A Wired story by Rich Schapiro begins thus:
At 2:28 pm on August 28, 2003, a middle-aged pizza deliveryman named Brian Wells walked into a PNC Bank in Erie, Pennsylvania. He had a short cane in his right hand and a strange bulge under the collar of his T-shirt. Wells, 46 and balding, passed the teller a note. “Gather employees with access codes to vault and work fast to fill bag with $250,000,” it said. “You have only 15 minutes.” Then he lifted his shirt to reveal a heavy, boxlike device dangling from his neck. According to the note, it was a bomb. The teller, who told Wells there was no way to get into the vault at that time, filled a bag with cash—$8,702—and handed it over. Wells walked out, sucking on a Dum Dum lollipop he grabbed from the counter, hopped into his car, and drove off. He didn’t get far. Some 15 minutes later, state troopers spotted Wells standing outside his Geo Metro in a nearby parking lot, surrounded him, and tossed him to the pavement, cuffing his hands behind his back.
Wells told the troopers that while out on a delivery he had been accosted by a group of black men who chained the bomb around his neck at gunpoint and forced him to rob the bank. “It’s gonna go off!” he told them in desperation. “I’m not lying.” The officers called the bomb squad and took positions behind their cars, guns drawn. TV camera crews arrived and began filming. For 25 minutes Wells remained seated on the pavement, his legs curled beneath him.
“Did you call my boss?” Wells asked a trooper at one point, apparently concerned that his employer would think he was shirking his duties. Suddenly, the device started to emit an accelerating beeping noise. Wells fidgeted. It looked like he was trying to scoot backward, to somehow escape the bomb strapped to his neck. Beep… Beep… Beep. Boom! The device detonated, blasting him violently onto his back and ripping a 5-inch gash in his chest. The pizza deliveryman took a few last gasps and died on the pavement.
This is just the beginning of a complex case where all the details haven’t yet been resolved. But what a story it is. Just the start, these first three paras, can be the basis for a gripping film or novel: a metaphysical thriller where the collar bomb could stand for much more than just a collar bomb. I wonder what some of Bollywood’s new directors would make of it.
Of course, in the film our pizza deliveryman wouldn’t die so soon, but would struggle against time and circumstance, as we all do. And that’s the story.
At 2:28 pm on August 28, 2003, a middle-aged pizza deliveryman named Brian Wells walked into a PNC Bank in Erie, Pennsylvania. He had a short cane in his right hand and a strange bulge under the collar of his T-shirt. Wells, 46 and balding, passed the teller a note. “Gather employees with access codes to vault and work fast to fill bag with $250,000,” it said. “You have only 15 minutes.” Then he lifted his shirt to reveal a heavy, boxlike device dangling from his neck. According to the note, it was a bomb. The teller, who told Wells there was no way to get into the vault at that time, filled a bag with cash—$8,702—and handed it over. Wells walked out, sucking on a Dum Dum lollipop he grabbed from the counter, hopped into his car, and drove off. He didn’t get far. Some 15 minutes later, state troopers spotted Wells standing outside his Geo Metro in a nearby parking lot, surrounded him, and tossed him to the pavement, cuffing his hands behind his back.
Wells told the troopers that while out on a delivery he had been accosted by a group of black men who chained the bomb around his neck at gunpoint and forced him to rob the bank. “It’s gonna go off!” he told them in desperation. “I’m not lying.” The officers called the bomb squad and took positions behind their cars, guns drawn. TV camera crews arrived and began filming. For 25 minutes Wells remained seated on the pavement, his legs curled beneath him.
“Did you call my boss?” Wells asked a trooper at one point, apparently concerned that his employer would think he was shirking his duties. Suddenly, the device started to emit an accelerating beeping noise. Wells fidgeted. It looked like he was trying to scoot backward, to somehow escape the bomb strapped to his neck. Beep… Beep… Beep. Boom! The device detonated, blasting him violently onto his back and ripping a 5-inch gash in his chest. The pizza deliveryman took a few last gasps and died on the pavement.
This is just the beginning of a complex case where all the details haven’t yet been resolved. But what a story it is. Just the start, these first three paras, can be the basis for a gripping film or novel: a metaphysical thriller where the collar bomb could stand for much more than just a collar bomb. I wonder what some of Bollywood’s new directors would make of it.
Of course, in the film our pizza deliveryman wouldn’t die so soon, but would struggle against time and circumstance, as we all do. And that’s the story.
Miyamoto’s Fish
Nick Paumgarten’s fantastic profile of Shigeru Miyamoto in The New Yorker has this wonderful quote by Miyamoto about his childhood:
I can still recall the kind of sensation I had when I was in a small river, and I was searching with my hands beneath a rock, and something hit my finger, and I noticed it was a fish. That’s something that I just can’t express in words. It’s such an unusual situation. I wish that children nowadays could have similar experiences, but it’s not very easy.
I think Miyamoto’s lament holds true not just for kids but for all of us. We are desensitized and apathetic, and there is no sense of wonder in our lives anymore. How does one recapture it? I don’t think going back to nature and escaping from the urban grind is an answer in itself. Those of us who do that do it as an anaesthetic or a balm. There has to be something more.
When was the last time you noticed a fish?
I can still recall the kind of sensation I had when I was in a small river, and I was searching with my hands beneath a rock, and something hit my finger, and I noticed it was a fish. That’s something that I just can’t express in words. It’s such an unusual situation. I wish that children nowadays could have similar experiences, but it’s not very easy.
I think Miyamoto’s lament holds true not just for kids but for all of us. We are desensitized and apathetic, and there is no sense of wonder in our lives anymore. How does one recapture it? I don’t think going back to nature and escaping from the urban grind is an answer in itself. Those of us who do that do it as an anaesthetic or a balm. There has to be something more.
When was the last time you noticed a fish?
How to Save Money at a Pricey Restaurant
EasyInstructions
1
Have one drink at home before you leave. Alcohol is how restaurants make money.
2
Drink tap water at the restaurant. In many cities it contains more minerals than bottled. Plus, many restaurants fill their own fancy bottles with purified tap water and charge you more! Several brands of water are simply purified and not mineral-based. Also, most resturants have purifers. Don't feel embarrassed to order tap water-and add lemon for freshness and health.
3
Don't get fancy with ordering drinks; order house wine instead. They charge a premium for specialty drinks. Also, avoid after-dinner drinks; they're pricey!
4
Have just one piece of bread and tell the server to take it away. You don't need to fill up on the bread basket. If you like, order soup to help you fill up.
5
Order an appetizer as a starter, another as a main dish and another as a side dish. Have your friend or partner do the same and you'll be able to sample half the menu! Then you won't have to order a main dish, plus appetizers are usually smaller and will help with portion control.
6
Share a dessert. A little sweetness goes a long way, so not only will you save on the bill, but you'll save calories as well.
7
Skip the coffee and go out in search of a nice coffee house. It will be another interesting destination-and half the price!
1
Have one drink at home before you leave. Alcohol is how restaurants make money.
2
Drink tap water at the restaurant. In many cities it contains more minerals than bottled. Plus, many restaurants fill their own fancy bottles with purified tap water and charge you more! Several brands of water are simply purified and not mineral-based. Also, most resturants have purifers. Don't feel embarrassed to order tap water-and add lemon for freshness and health.
3
Don't get fancy with ordering drinks; order house wine instead. They charge a premium for specialty drinks. Also, avoid after-dinner drinks; they're pricey!
4
Have just one piece of bread and tell the server to take it away. You don't need to fill up on the bread basket. If you like, order soup to help you fill up.
5
Order an appetizer as a starter, another as a main dish and another as a side dish. Have your friend or partner do the same and you'll be able to sample half the menu! Then you won't have to order a main dish, plus appetizers are usually smaller and will help with portion control.
6
Share a dessert. A little sweetness goes a long way, so not only will you save on the bill, but you'll save calories as well.
7
Skip the coffee and go out in search of a nice coffee house. It will be another interesting destination-and half the price!
Room Decorating Guide
Decorating is what turns a house into a cozy home that reflects your tastes and personality. When you consider the huge number of choices available, decorating any room can be tough. Here are guides to make decorating every room of the home easier.
DIY: Home Decorating Tips
Decorating can be an expensive endeavor. An easy way to save money and get the same tasteful décor you're lusting after is to take a DIY approach. Whether it's trying more »
Decorating a Master Bedroom
The master bedroom is the most personal room in the house. As such, you should concentrate on making it warm and comfortable. After a busy day, the room in which you retire more »
Bathroom Interior Decorating Ideas
Decorating a bathroom can be as simple as putting up a new shower curtain or as complicated as a complete renovation. No matter how in-depth your bathroom redecorating more »
Decorating a Living Room
When decorating a living room, first consider how the room is used by the owners, as that will determine much of the design inspiration. Decorate a living room to be more »
Kitchen Decorating
The kitchen may very well be the most used and loved room of a home. This is the one room where families are nourished and get to talk with each other. There are many ways more »
Dining Room Decorating Tips
Dining rooms can be tricky to decorate because they all contain the same basic pieces: A table, chairs, and if there's room, a buffet or hutch. Add a light and maybe some more »
Decorating a Sewing Room
Make your sewing room a welcoming and inspiring place that you will want to spend time in while tackling your projects for fun or profit. The name of the game is more »
Decorating a Laundry Room
When you think of a laundry room, do you see a place that is an endless reminder of washing and folding clothes? By decorating your laundry room you can make doing the more »
Tips for Decorating a Game Room on a Budget
Learn how to add atmosphere to your game room in this free budget remodeling video. more »
Decorating a Music Room
To decorate a music room, consider putting up soundproof panels and decorating the room with inspirational photos and posters. Figure out what color works best when more »
Home Theater Room Decorating Tips
Giving your home theater the right look depends on what you want to do with it. Will it be used for entertaining guests or is it a personal escape from a hard day? Do you more »
Nursery Room Decorating Tips
When women get the news that they are expecting, one of the activities they look forward to is preparing the baby's nursery.Instead of sticking to a design that is more »
Toddler Room Decorating
When decorating your toddler's room you need to keep three things in mind: Make it safe, make it comfortable and keep it fun. These three things aren't hard to accomplish more »
Decorating a Tweens Room
The term "tween" is quite fitting for the demographic it represents. The word usually refers to children between the ages of eight to 12 years old. At this phase, more »
Decorating Ideas for a Teen Bedroom
Decorating a bedroom is a chance for a teenager to express their personality. Teen bedrooms have to serve many purposes including acting as an office and living room. Teens more »
DIY: Home Decorating Tips
Decorating can be an expensive endeavor. An easy way to save money and get the same tasteful décor you're lusting after is to take a DIY approach. Whether it's trying more »
Decorating a Master Bedroom
The master bedroom is the most personal room in the house. As such, you should concentrate on making it warm and comfortable. After a busy day, the room in which you retire more »
Bathroom Interior Decorating Ideas
Decorating a bathroom can be as simple as putting up a new shower curtain or as complicated as a complete renovation. No matter how in-depth your bathroom redecorating more »
Decorating a Living Room
When decorating a living room, first consider how the room is used by the owners, as that will determine much of the design inspiration. Decorate a living room to be more »
Kitchen Decorating
The kitchen may very well be the most used and loved room of a home. This is the one room where families are nourished and get to talk with each other. There are many ways more »
Dining Room Decorating Tips
Dining rooms can be tricky to decorate because they all contain the same basic pieces: A table, chairs, and if there's room, a buffet or hutch. Add a light and maybe some more »
Decorating a Sewing Room
Make your sewing room a welcoming and inspiring place that you will want to spend time in while tackling your projects for fun or profit. The name of the game is more »
Decorating a Laundry Room
When you think of a laundry room, do you see a place that is an endless reminder of washing and folding clothes? By decorating your laundry room you can make doing the more »
Tips for Decorating a Game Room on a Budget
Learn how to add atmosphere to your game room in this free budget remodeling video. more »
Decorating a Music Room
To decorate a music room, consider putting up soundproof panels and decorating the room with inspirational photos and posters. Figure out what color works best when more »
Home Theater Room Decorating Tips
Giving your home theater the right look depends on what you want to do with it. Will it be used for entertaining guests or is it a personal escape from a hard day? Do you more »
Nursery Room Decorating Tips
When women get the news that they are expecting, one of the activities they look forward to is preparing the baby's nursery.Instead of sticking to a design that is more »
Toddler Room Decorating
When decorating your toddler's room you need to keep three things in mind: Make it safe, make it comfortable and keep it fun. These three things aren't hard to accomplish more »
Decorating a Tweens Room
The term "tween" is quite fitting for the demographic it represents. The word usually refers to children between the ages of eight to 12 years old. At this phase, more »
Decorating Ideas for a Teen Bedroom
Decorating a bedroom is a chance for a teenager to express their personality. Teen bedrooms have to serve many purposes including acting as an office and living room. Teens more »
The most popular Michael Jackson dance moves
Want to know which are the most popular michael jackson dance moves ? Read on.
MJ was an exceptionally gifted dancer and a great singer. From the time he started performing at the tender age of 5, he managed to catch the attention of people. By the time he was 8, he was the leader of the Jackson 5. It was only a matter of time before Michael went solo with his tremendous talent. As most of his fans would agree, he was a dancing superstar and his singing trailed behind the spectacular brilliance of his dance moves.
Some of the most popular MJ moves include-
The Moonwalk:
This is one of the most recognized, appreciated and copied of Michael Jackson’s dance moves. Although MJ did not come up with the original Moonwalk, he personalized and customized it to such a degree that his name is synonymous with the dance move. When he performed the dance step, it stuck in the minds of audiences as something that is impossible for humans to do. Ever since, people have been trying to copy his almost perfect moonwalk. This is one dance move that takes a lot of time to master, particularly because it combines illusion with grace and artistic ability. However, many dancers have learnt how to Moonwalk. With sufficient practice, it is possible to master the moonwalk to a degree where you can do the famous MJ move beautifully, although it may not be possible to duplicate the expertise of the master.
Circle Slide:
Another one of MJ’s classic moves, mastering the circle slide is not as hard as mastering the Moonwalk. It is a showy spin that requires the dancer to combine grace and technical finesse with creativity.
The Float move:
Another popular MJ dance move is the float step. It is possible to master the float step. In fact, this is one of the easiest steps to master.
In addition to the above signature moves, it must be remembered that Michael Jackson’s dance moves are executed with a rare finesse. He combines speed with grace, something that is hard to master. When executing his dance steps, MJ exudes unbelievable confidence. This is combined with his characteristic jolts and twists. Another important facet of Michael Jackson’s dance moves is style. His one handed glove and his clashing socks, along with his attitude are noteworthy additions. While one can copy his dance moves, it takes time to capture the same cockiness and startling grace of this great dancing talent.
If you want to learn Michael Jackson’s dance moves, it is necessary to do a number of things:
1. First, observe MJ performing his dance moves as closely as possible and as many times as possible. Nothing can replace close observation of the master at work.
2. Next, try and get a high quality instructional DVD. Make sure that the tutor is highly reputed and that the DVD has superior sound and light quality.
3. Make sure that the instructional DVD has clear instructions.
Michael Jackson will always be a legend in the world of pop music. If you want to learn some of the best michael jackson dance moves and style. Visit Anthony-king.com and get Anthony king's Michael Jackson dvd.
MJ was an exceptionally gifted dancer and a great singer. From the time he started performing at the tender age of 5, he managed to catch the attention of people. By the time he was 8, he was the leader of the Jackson 5. It was only a matter of time before Michael went solo with his tremendous talent. As most of his fans would agree, he was a dancing superstar and his singing trailed behind the spectacular brilliance of his dance moves.
Some of the most popular MJ moves include-
The Moonwalk:
This is one of the most recognized, appreciated and copied of Michael Jackson’s dance moves. Although MJ did not come up with the original Moonwalk, he personalized and customized it to such a degree that his name is synonymous with the dance move. When he performed the dance step, it stuck in the minds of audiences as something that is impossible for humans to do. Ever since, people have been trying to copy his almost perfect moonwalk. This is one dance move that takes a lot of time to master, particularly because it combines illusion with grace and artistic ability. However, many dancers have learnt how to Moonwalk. With sufficient practice, it is possible to master the moonwalk to a degree where you can do the famous MJ move beautifully, although it may not be possible to duplicate the expertise of the master.
Circle Slide:
Another one of MJ’s classic moves, mastering the circle slide is not as hard as mastering the Moonwalk. It is a showy spin that requires the dancer to combine grace and technical finesse with creativity.
The Float move:
Another popular MJ dance move is the float step. It is possible to master the float step. In fact, this is one of the easiest steps to master.
In addition to the above signature moves, it must be remembered that Michael Jackson’s dance moves are executed with a rare finesse. He combines speed with grace, something that is hard to master. When executing his dance steps, MJ exudes unbelievable confidence. This is combined with his characteristic jolts and twists. Another important facet of Michael Jackson’s dance moves is style. His one handed glove and his clashing socks, along with his attitude are noteworthy additions. While one can copy his dance moves, it takes time to capture the same cockiness and startling grace of this great dancing talent.
If you want to learn Michael Jackson’s dance moves, it is necessary to do a number of things:
1. First, observe MJ performing his dance moves as closely as possible and as many times as possible. Nothing can replace close observation of the master at work.
2. Next, try and get a high quality instructional DVD. Make sure that the tutor is highly reputed and that the DVD has superior sound and light quality.
3. Make sure that the instructional DVD has clear instructions.
Michael Jackson will always be a legend in the world of pop music. If you want to learn some of the best michael jackson dance moves and style. Visit Anthony-king.com and get Anthony king's Michael Jackson dvd.
How to Lose Belly Fat for Teen Girls
Instructions
1
Cut back on sugary foods. Sugary treats like cake, cookies and ice cream can cause abdominal weight. Additionally, sodas and some juices contain several grams of sugar. Pay attention to food labels and eliminate or limit sugary foods and beverages from your diet.
2
Begin a workout routine. Set aside time to exercise. Work out for a minimum of 30 minutes daily. Effective exercises include walking, jogging, playing sports, biking or swimming.
3
Drink plenty of water. Drink at least eight to 10 glasses a day to lose belly fat. Water flushes excess sodium, sugar and fluids from your body.
4
Take a fiber supplement. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, or take a daily fiber supplement to promote digestive health and get rid of abdominal bloating.
5
Eliminate fatty foods from your diet. Stay away from high-fat foods, including fried foods and fast foods. Choose low-fat or no-fat alternatives.
6
Reduce your calorie intake. Eat smaller food portions and decrease your calorie intake by 500 per day. In other words, if you normally consume 1,900 calories a day, eat no more than 1,400. Do not go below 1200 net calories a day--net calories are the number of calories you eat minus the number of calories you have burned exercising. Dropping below 1200 calories may rob your body of the nutrients and energyit needs to run efficiently leaving you tired, weak and prone to illness and injury. Consult your health care provider regarding your personal caloric needs before you begin any weight loss program.
7
Eat organic. Many researchers believe that the added hormones in our food supply are contributing to the weight problem we are seeing in America. Switching to organic foods will help to eliminate some of the environmental hormones you are exposed to and may help to decrease your belly fat.
1
Cut back on sugary foods. Sugary treats like cake, cookies and ice cream can cause abdominal weight. Additionally, sodas and some juices contain several grams of sugar. Pay attention to food labels and eliminate or limit sugary foods and beverages from your diet.
2
Begin a workout routine. Set aside time to exercise. Work out for a minimum of 30 minutes daily. Effective exercises include walking, jogging, playing sports, biking or swimming.
3
Drink plenty of water. Drink at least eight to 10 glasses a day to lose belly fat. Water flushes excess sodium, sugar and fluids from your body.
4
Take a fiber supplement. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, or take a daily fiber supplement to promote digestive health and get rid of abdominal bloating.
5
Eliminate fatty foods from your diet. Stay away from high-fat foods, including fried foods and fast foods. Choose low-fat or no-fat alternatives.
6
Reduce your calorie intake. Eat smaller food portions and decrease your calorie intake by 500 per day. In other words, if you normally consume 1,900 calories a day, eat no more than 1,400. Do not go below 1200 net calories a day--net calories are the number of calories you eat minus the number of calories you have burned exercising. Dropping below 1200 calories may rob your body of the nutrients and energyit needs to run efficiently leaving you tired, weak and prone to illness and injury. Consult your health care provider regarding your personal caloric needs before you begin any weight loss program.
7
Eat organic. Many researchers believe that the added hormones in our food supply are contributing to the weight problem we are seeing in America. Switching to organic foods will help to eliminate some of the environmental hormones you are exposed to and may help to decrease your belly fat.
How to Lose Weight in Your Thighs
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
Exercise bike
Jumping rope
Dumbbells
Smith machine
Barbell
Hamstring machine
1
Watch what you eat. Add more protein and fiber to your diet. Fiber keeps your body lean and healthy, while protein helps to boost the effects of your exercise.
2
Jump rope three to four times per week. This is a good thigh exercise and is an excellent warm-up or cool-down routine. Start by turning the rope forward and alternately jump your legs using the jogging pace. Slightly bend your knees to keep the impact low as you jump, and keep your back straight during the entire procedure. You can increase the difficulty by jumping both legs at the same time instead of doing the jogging pace or step.
3
Ride an exercise bike, swim, jog or go on a brisk walk. These are excellent aerobic exercises that trim your thighs and your whole body. For an effective hit on your thighs, try to stand up instead of sitting down in an exercise bike and pedal as fast as you can. For swimming, paddle your legs more as you go over with your strokes, especially when you're doing the back stroke. Jog three to four times a week. You can incorporate it with brisk walking if you choose to. Begin by jogging at a comfortable pace for about 30 seconds and then brisk walk until you have enough energy to jog again. Execute this alternating jog and walk cycle for 25 to 30 minutes, three times per week.
4
Execute squats three times per week. Start by having your own body weight as a resistance for the first three weeks of your squat routine. Stand upright with your feet shoulder-width apart. Inhale as you lower yourself to a squat -- bend your knees, keeping your knees from extending past your toes, until your thighs are parallel to the ground. Exhale as you go back to standing position. Make sure to keep your back straight during execution. Do this procedure in three sets of 10 repetitions. Gradually increase your resistance after the first three weeks by performing it with dumbbells in both hands. As you improve, work your way up to using a Smith machine or barbell.
5
Perform some dumbbell lunges. Begin by standing upright, feet shoulder-width apart, with dumbbells in both hands. Relax your arms and shoulders to allow the dumbbells to hang down at your sides. Step your right leg forward as far as you can, while you keep your left leg in place. As your right foot lands in front of you, bend both your knees to lower your body. Then step your right foot back to starting position. Now step forward using your left leg. Repeat the right and left alternating lunge 10 to 15 times. When you flex both your knees, make sure that the knee of your front leg (the one stepping forward) is not flexed beyond your front toes. Make sure your back leg (the one in place) does not touch the floor as you flex.
6
Do lying leg curls. Position yourself on the hamstring machine on your stomach (prone position); hold on to the hand grips and place both your feet below the attached weights. Inhale as you carefully curl the weight up, bringing your feet toward your buttocks. Exhale as you lower them back down. Repeat this procedure 10 to 12 times and relax. Do not allow your bottom to arch up as you pull the weight toward your back side. If this is happening, you may have too much weight.
7
Execute some leg raises. Lie flat on your back on an exercise mat. Inhale as you elevate your legs and exhale as you bring them back down without letting them touch the floor. Maintain your legs elevated about 1 to 2 inches from the floor and make your legs stop on that level as you bring it back down. Repeat 10 times and relax.
Things You'll Need:
Exercise bike
Jumping rope
Dumbbells
Smith machine
Barbell
Hamstring machine
1
Watch what you eat. Add more protein and fiber to your diet. Fiber keeps your body lean and healthy, while protein helps to boost the effects of your exercise.
2
Jump rope three to four times per week. This is a good thigh exercise and is an excellent warm-up or cool-down routine. Start by turning the rope forward and alternately jump your legs using the jogging pace. Slightly bend your knees to keep the impact low as you jump, and keep your back straight during the entire procedure. You can increase the difficulty by jumping both legs at the same time instead of doing the jogging pace or step.
3
Ride an exercise bike, swim, jog or go on a brisk walk. These are excellent aerobic exercises that trim your thighs and your whole body. For an effective hit on your thighs, try to stand up instead of sitting down in an exercise bike and pedal as fast as you can. For swimming, paddle your legs more as you go over with your strokes, especially when you're doing the back stroke. Jog three to four times a week. You can incorporate it with brisk walking if you choose to. Begin by jogging at a comfortable pace for about 30 seconds and then brisk walk until you have enough energy to jog again. Execute this alternating jog and walk cycle for 25 to 30 minutes, three times per week.
4
Execute squats three times per week. Start by having your own body weight as a resistance for the first three weeks of your squat routine. Stand upright with your feet shoulder-width apart. Inhale as you lower yourself to a squat -- bend your knees, keeping your knees from extending past your toes, until your thighs are parallel to the ground. Exhale as you go back to standing position. Make sure to keep your back straight during execution. Do this procedure in three sets of 10 repetitions. Gradually increase your resistance after the first three weeks by performing it with dumbbells in both hands. As you improve, work your way up to using a Smith machine or barbell.
5
Perform some dumbbell lunges. Begin by standing upright, feet shoulder-width apart, with dumbbells in both hands. Relax your arms and shoulders to allow the dumbbells to hang down at your sides. Step your right leg forward as far as you can, while you keep your left leg in place. As your right foot lands in front of you, bend both your knees to lower your body. Then step your right foot back to starting position. Now step forward using your left leg. Repeat the right and left alternating lunge 10 to 15 times. When you flex both your knees, make sure that the knee of your front leg (the one stepping forward) is not flexed beyond your front toes. Make sure your back leg (the one in place) does not touch the floor as you flex.
6
Do lying leg curls. Position yourself on the hamstring machine on your stomach (prone position); hold on to the hand grips and place both your feet below the attached weights. Inhale as you carefully curl the weight up, bringing your feet toward your buttocks. Exhale as you lower them back down. Repeat this procedure 10 to 12 times and relax. Do not allow your bottom to arch up as you pull the weight toward your back side. If this is happening, you may have too much weight.
7
Execute some leg raises. Lie flat on your back on an exercise mat. Inhale as you elevate your legs and exhale as you bring them back down without letting them touch the floor. Maintain your legs elevated about 1 to 2 inches from the floor and make your legs stop on that level as you bring it back down. Repeat 10 times and relax.
Food Allowed on the hCG Weight Loss Protocol
Before deciding to go on the hCG diet protocol, you may be wondering if there are enough choices of foods that you would like to eat or you may have food allergies to consider. Doctor A. T. W. Simeons developed the protocol after observing pregnant women in India who despite low food intake gave birth to healthy babies. He isolated the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin, or hCG, as the key element in the successful utilization of stored body fat while dieting. The protocol has a limited selection of foods to choose from. Especially limited are choices for vegetarians. Some have tried additional foods with reported successes.
Food Portions
Lobster tail and fennel
Lobster tail and fennel
Inject a daily dose of hCG during the weight loss portion of the protocol, and consume only about 500 calories a day. Eat two portions of each per day, no two of the same type to be eaten at the same time: 3.5 ounces of lean protein, 3.5 ounces of vegetable, and fruit. Cook food by steaming, broiling, baking or grilling, but do not add any extra fats. Season your food with lemon juice, raw apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper, chili, garlic or any herbs.
Proteins
Consume protein sources from lean meats, such as lean beef and chicken breast, seafood such as shrimp, lobster and crab, white fish such as tilapia, halibut and striped bass, or one whole egg with three additional whites. You can add other lean meats such as bison and venison to your diet. Eating egg is the most recommended meat substitute for vegetarians. Other accepted vegetarian options are a 16-ounce glass of skim milk or 3.5 ounces of fat-free cottage cheese, though often at the cost of slower weight loss. Some vegetarians also use protein powders derived from hemp, whey or rice to replace animal protein.
Vegetables
Choose from spinach, chard, chicory, beet greens, lettuce, tomatoes, celery, fennel, onions, radishes, cucumbers, asparagus or cabbage for your vegetable servings. Do not mix different types of vegetables in a serving. Some people eat broccoli while on the diet with no ill affects, while others find that this vegetable inhibits their weight loss. Add peppers, mushrooms, green beans, or alfalfa sprouts to the list if you want some updated choices. Some people mix different vegetables in a serving, though the original protocol instructs you not to do so.
Fruits
Choose from an apple, an orange, six strawberries or one half grapefruit for your fruit serving. Do not replace an orange with a tangerine, as tangerines are higher in sugar. Add blueberries or melon to the list if you want to try some new alternatives. Eat fruit that is fresh and not dried, canned or precooked, but you can cook it yourself.
Beverages
Drink about 2 liters of fluids per day. Choose from black, green and white teas, coffee and water. Include caffeinated beverages, but drink additional caffeine-free beverages to make up your fluid quota for the day. Add lemon juice or stevia extract to flavor water.
Food Portions
Lobster tail and fennel
Lobster tail and fennel
Inject a daily dose of hCG during the weight loss portion of the protocol, and consume only about 500 calories a day. Eat two portions of each per day, no two of the same type to be eaten at the same time: 3.5 ounces of lean protein, 3.5 ounces of vegetable, and fruit. Cook food by steaming, broiling, baking or grilling, but do not add any extra fats. Season your food with lemon juice, raw apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper, chili, garlic or any herbs.
Proteins
Consume protein sources from lean meats, such as lean beef and chicken breast, seafood such as shrimp, lobster and crab, white fish such as tilapia, halibut and striped bass, or one whole egg with three additional whites. You can add other lean meats such as bison and venison to your diet. Eating egg is the most recommended meat substitute for vegetarians. Other accepted vegetarian options are a 16-ounce glass of skim milk or 3.5 ounces of fat-free cottage cheese, though often at the cost of slower weight loss. Some vegetarians also use protein powders derived from hemp, whey or rice to replace animal protein.
Vegetables
Choose from spinach, chard, chicory, beet greens, lettuce, tomatoes, celery, fennel, onions, radishes, cucumbers, asparagus or cabbage for your vegetable servings. Do not mix different types of vegetables in a serving. Some people eat broccoli while on the diet with no ill affects, while others find that this vegetable inhibits their weight loss. Add peppers, mushrooms, green beans, or alfalfa sprouts to the list if you want some updated choices. Some people mix different vegetables in a serving, though the original protocol instructs you not to do so.
Fruits
Choose from an apple, an orange, six strawberries or one half grapefruit for your fruit serving. Do not replace an orange with a tangerine, as tangerines are higher in sugar. Add blueberries or melon to the list if you want to try some new alternatives. Eat fruit that is fresh and not dried, canned or precooked, but you can cook it yourself.
Beverages
Drink about 2 liters of fluids per day. Choose from black, green and white teas, coffee and water. Include caffeinated beverages, but drink additional caffeine-free beverages to make up your fluid quota for the day. Add lemon juice or stevia extract to flavor water.
How to Lose Face Fat
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
Mirror
1
Exercise to burn overall body fat. Regular exercise leads to a leaner body and of course a leaner face. So burn those calories off and do some aerobic exercises such as jogging or brisk walking. Exhibit an active lifestyle for a slimmer face and body. For optimum results consult a personal trainer before beginning an exercise program.
2
Eat right by adding more fiber in your diet. Fill yourself up with some fresh vegetables and fruits to keep you lean and healthy. Consult with your health care provider before beginning a weight loss program.
3
Constantly hydrate your system with eight glasses of water everyday. Puffy cheeks are sometimes caused by bloating, which is a body's reaction to water deprivation. So drink your way up to a leaner face.
4
Reduce your intake of alcohol. Alcohol can cause puffiness through water retention and adds extra calories. An occasional glass of wine or beer is generally fine, all in moderation.
5
Watch your salt intake. Salt is an active ingredient that causes bloating or water retention. Avoid salty foods and eat healthy ones instead. If you need to add salt on your recipe, do it with a salt shaker or sprinkle it with your hand instead of a spoon. This way you can control the amount of salt on your food.
6
Do your make up with an aim of making your cheeks and chin look slimmer; and a hairstyle that will help in making your face look leaner instead of being round.
7
Schedule a facial massage at your favorite spa; this will be like a facial workout with the spa as your gym. Massage helps to increase the circulation of the tissues in your face, making it look leaner and evenly toned. You can also buy your favorite facial products and perform your own facial massage. Be sure to always direct your massage upward when doing any type of strokes.
8
Go invasive if you chose too. Consult an expert surgeon for a buccal fat extraction or facial liposuction. These procedures involve removal of excess facial fat on the cheeks and chin that will give you a slimmer facial structure. Doing so without losing overall body weight may not lead to the results you are after.
Things You'll Need:
Mirror
1
Exercise to burn overall body fat. Regular exercise leads to a leaner body and of course a leaner face. So burn those calories off and do some aerobic exercises such as jogging or brisk walking. Exhibit an active lifestyle for a slimmer face and body. For optimum results consult a personal trainer before beginning an exercise program.
2
Eat right by adding more fiber in your diet. Fill yourself up with some fresh vegetables and fruits to keep you lean and healthy. Consult with your health care provider before beginning a weight loss program.
3
Constantly hydrate your system with eight glasses of water everyday. Puffy cheeks are sometimes caused by bloating, which is a body's reaction to water deprivation. So drink your way up to a leaner face.
4
Reduce your intake of alcohol. Alcohol can cause puffiness through water retention and adds extra calories. An occasional glass of wine or beer is generally fine, all in moderation.
5
Watch your salt intake. Salt is an active ingredient that causes bloating or water retention. Avoid salty foods and eat healthy ones instead. If you need to add salt on your recipe, do it with a salt shaker or sprinkle it with your hand instead of a spoon. This way you can control the amount of salt on your food.
6
Do your make up with an aim of making your cheeks and chin look slimmer; and a hairstyle that will help in making your face look leaner instead of being round.
7
Schedule a facial massage at your favorite spa; this will be like a facial workout with the spa as your gym. Massage helps to increase the circulation of the tissues in your face, making it look leaner and evenly toned. You can also buy your favorite facial products and perform your own facial massage. Be sure to always direct your massage upward when doing any type of strokes.
8
Go invasive if you chose too. Consult an expert surgeon for a buccal fat extraction or facial liposuction. These procedures involve removal of excess facial fat on the cheeks and chin that will give you a slimmer facial structure. Doing so without losing overall body weight may not lead to the results you are after.
What Is the Water Diet?
Water Diet Creation
The exact origin of the Water Diet is unknown. Some Internet resources trace the diet to an article written and published in 1997 by the Institute for Psychoactive Research in Durham, North Carolina, while Douglas Silver Porter, purportedly a "doctor and a scientist," also lays claim to inventing the Water Diet.
"Science" Behind the Water Diet
The theory behind the Water Diet is that when cold water is ingested, the body burns extra calories to heat the water up to a body temperature of 98.6 degrees F. The colder the water, the harder the body works to warm up the water. Therefore, even more calories would be burned if a dieter drinks very cold water. Additionally, drinking water in between or with meals gives dieters a sense of fullness, making them less likely to want to eat. Because the kidneys must work to process water, it is also said that the Water Diet results in toxins being flushed from the body.
How the Diet Works
On the Water Diet, the dieter drinks 64 oz. of cool or cold water in eight 8-oz. servings over the course of the day, with or without meals, in addition to the dieter's normal fluid intake. The water can be tap water, bottled water or any other kind of water that is safe to drink. The available resources on the Water Diet discourages chewing on ice cubes to make up for water intake. The Water Diet does not alter the types of foods the dieter eats, nor does it limit portion size. Exercise is not a component of the Water Diet.
Pros and Cons of the Water Diet
The advantages of the Water Diet is that it's free--anyone with access to drinking water can try it. The disadvantages is that dieters will find themselves fleeing to the bathroom frequently. While some experts support the notion that drinking water before a meal can help a dieter cut calories, the Water Diet does not address the very necessary components of dieting, such as limiting overall daily calorie intake and incorporating exercise into the dieter's daily routine. As reviewers of the Water Diet point out, the Water Diet is not really a diet--it simply encourages people to drink the amount of water that they should be drinking in the first place.
Effectiveness of the Water Diet
While there has been no scientific research conducted on the efficacy of the Water Diet, two Arizona men in 2008 claimed to lose weight while using the "Before, During and After" strategy, which is markedly similar to the Water Diet. Jeff Schmidt lost 50 lbs. in one year, taking him from a size 40 to a size 34. Blake Silvia claimed to lose 10 lbs. a month for a total weight loss of 70 lbs. without dieting. The two men drank one glass of water before meals, one during and one after eating.
The exact origin of the Water Diet is unknown. Some Internet resources trace the diet to an article written and published in 1997 by the Institute for Psychoactive Research in Durham, North Carolina, while Douglas Silver Porter, purportedly a "doctor and a scientist," also lays claim to inventing the Water Diet.
"Science" Behind the Water Diet
The theory behind the Water Diet is that when cold water is ingested, the body burns extra calories to heat the water up to a body temperature of 98.6 degrees F. The colder the water, the harder the body works to warm up the water. Therefore, even more calories would be burned if a dieter drinks very cold water. Additionally, drinking water in between or with meals gives dieters a sense of fullness, making them less likely to want to eat. Because the kidneys must work to process water, it is also said that the Water Diet results in toxins being flushed from the body.
How the Diet Works
On the Water Diet, the dieter drinks 64 oz. of cool or cold water in eight 8-oz. servings over the course of the day, with or without meals, in addition to the dieter's normal fluid intake. The water can be tap water, bottled water or any other kind of water that is safe to drink. The available resources on the Water Diet discourages chewing on ice cubes to make up for water intake. The Water Diet does not alter the types of foods the dieter eats, nor does it limit portion size. Exercise is not a component of the Water Diet.
Pros and Cons of the Water Diet
The advantages of the Water Diet is that it's free--anyone with access to drinking water can try it. The disadvantages is that dieters will find themselves fleeing to the bathroom frequently. While some experts support the notion that drinking water before a meal can help a dieter cut calories, the Water Diet does not address the very necessary components of dieting, such as limiting overall daily calorie intake and incorporating exercise into the dieter's daily routine. As reviewers of the Water Diet point out, the Water Diet is not really a diet--it simply encourages people to drink the amount of water that they should be drinking in the first place.
Effectiveness of the Water Diet
While there has been no scientific research conducted on the efficacy of the Water Diet, two Arizona men in 2008 claimed to lose weight while using the "Before, During and After" strategy, which is markedly similar to the Water Diet. Jeff Schmidt lost 50 lbs. in one year, taking him from a size 40 to a size 34. Blake Silvia claimed to lose 10 lbs. a month for a total weight loss of 70 lbs. without dieting. The two men drank one glass of water before meals, one during and one after eating.
What Vitamins Promote Hair & Nail Growth?
Everyone loves healthy, beautiful hair and strong nails. There are many ways to help hair and nails grow faster, stronger and healthier. One way to ensure that you will have beautiful hair and nails is to receive an adequate amount of vitamins that promote their growth.
B Vitamins
Vitamins help promote healthy hair growth.
Vitamins help promote healthy hair growth.
The B vitamins are vital in maintaining healthy hair and nails and can be taken in supplement form or by eating beans, eggs or berries.
Biotin
Biotin can help promote hair and nail growth and can be found in oats, brown rice and sunflower seeds.
Vitamin A
Vitamin A helps the immune system function properly, resulting in healthier nails and hair. Vitamin A can be found in carrots and kale.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C encourages blood circulation to the scalp and follicles, which can speed hair growth. Vitamin C can be found in fruits, such as oranges and berries, or taken in supplement form.
Vitamin E
Vitamin E helps increase the uptake of oxygen into the cells of the body--thereby increasing the circulation to the scalp. Vitamin E can be found in nuts or in supplement form.
B Vitamins
Vitamins help promote healthy hair growth.
Vitamins help promote healthy hair growth.
The B vitamins are vital in maintaining healthy hair and nails and can be taken in supplement form or by eating beans, eggs or berries.
Biotin
Biotin can help promote hair and nail growth and can be found in oats, brown rice and sunflower seeds.
Vitamin A
Vitamin A helps the immune system function properly, resulting in healthier nails and hair. Vitamin A can be found in carrots and kale.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C encourages blood circulation to the scalp and follicles, which can speed hair growth. Vitamin C can be found in fruits, such as oranges and berries, or taken in supplement form.
Vitamin E
Vitamin E helps increase the uptake of oxygen into the cells of the body--thereby increasing the circulation to the scalp. Vitamin E can be found in nuts or in supplement form.
How to Get Rid of Stomach Fat
Instructions
1
Eat a healthy, low-fat diet. The two main causes of stomach fat are poor diet and lack of exercise. You can run a mile every day, but it won't make much difference if you're eating a pound of red meat that same evening. Your diet should consist mainly of fruits, vegetables and low-fat proteins such as chicken breast. Read food labels to find nutrition information, and stay away from oils, sweets and items high in fat.
2
Go for long walks or runs every day. Cardiovascular exercise is an absolute necessity when it comes to burning calories. You don't have to run miles every day to get rid of stomach fat. Walking to and from work, if possible, is a good way to integrate exercise into your daily life.
3
Swim a few times a week. Swimming works out your entire body, builds cardiovascular fitness and works muscles in the abdomen, where you're trying to lose fat.
4
Perform upper, lower and oblique abdominal exercises. Simply performing stomach crunches will not burn stomach fat. Combine stomach-crunch exercises with abdominal leg lowering and lying oblique exercises.
5
Increase your metabolism. Your metabolism is what causes your body to naturally burn fat. Exercising increases your metabolism, as does eating properly. Many experts recommend eating five small meals a day instead of three large meals.
6
Avoid eating before you go to bed. Eating late in the evening is believed to slow down your metabolism. A good rule of thumb is to avoid eating for three hours before you lie down for the night.
1
Eat a healthy, low-fat diet. The two main causes of stomach fat are poor diet and lack of exercise. You can run a mile every day, but it won't make much difference if you're eating a pound of red meat that same evening. Your diet should consist mainly of fruits, vegetables and low-fat proteins such as chicken breast. Read food labels to find nutrition information, and stay away from oils, sweets and items high in fat.
2
Go for long walks or runs every day. Cardiovascular exercise is an absolute necessity when it comes to burning calories. You don't have to run miles every day to get rid of stomach fat. Walking to and from work, if possible, is a good way to integrate exercise into your daily life.
3
Swim a few times a week. Swimming works out your entire body, builds cardiovascular fitness and works muscles in the abdomen, where you're trying to lose fat.
4
Perform upper, lower and oblique abdominal exercises. Simply performing stomach crunches will not burn stomach fat. Combine stomach-crunch exercises with abdominal leg lowering and lying oblique exercises.
5
Increase your metabolism. Your metabolism is what causes your body to naturally burn fat. Exercising increases your metabolism, as does eating properly. Many experts recommend eating five small meals a day instead of three large meals.
6
Avoid eating before you go to bed. Eating late in the evening is believed to slow down your metabolism. A good rule of thumb is to avoid eating for three hours before you lie down for the night.
How to Lose Weight in Your Face
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
whole grains food
fresh fruits and vegetables
mirror
1
Stop eating refined carbohydrates and sugar. Experts believe these foods can cause swelling and inflammation of the blood vessels. A larger, puffier face is the result. Eat whole grains and fresh fruit instead of enriched flour and candy.
2
Stop taking over-the-counter medication for everyday aches and illnesses. Some over-the-counter medications can lead to facial water retention. If you can deal with the pain of a sore throat or a muscle strain without drugs, it is better for your face. Keep in mind that appropriate use of these medications is safe and will not cause any long term damage to your face. Do not stop taking medications that were persribed to you by your health care provider.
3
Reduce your salt intake. Eating too much salt can create water retention which leads to puffiness. Discontinue or limit your intake of high sodium canned soups, chips and other high salt content foods.
4
Drink plenty of water. Believe it or not, drinking 8 glasses of water per day helps to rid of water retention in the body. The face holds a lot of water, so you will first notice the difference there.
Things You'll Need:
whole grains food
fresh fruits and vegetables
mirror
1
Stop eating refined carbohydrates and sugar. Experts believe these foods can cause swelling and inflammation of the blood vessels. A larger, puffier face is the result. Eat whole grains and fresh fruit instead of enriched flour and candy.
2
Stop taking over-the-counter medication for everyday aches and illnesses. Some over-the-counter medications can lead to facial water retention. If you can deal with the pain of a sore throat or a muscle strain without drugs, it is better for your face. Keep in mind that appropriate use of these medications is safe and will not cause any long term damage to your face. Do not stop taking medications that were persribed to you by your health care provider.
3
Reduce your salt intake. Eating too much salt can create water retention which leads to puffiness. Discontinue or limit your intake of high sodium canned soups, chips and other high salt content foods.
4
Drink plenty of water. Believe it or not, drinking 8 glasses of water per day helps to rid of water retention in the body. The face holds a lot of water, so you will first notice the difference there.
How to Remove Skin Tags With Duct Tape
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
Duct tape
Scissors
1
Cut the duct tape into small squares using scissors. The exact size of the duct tape squares will vary due to the size of the skin tags, but you must cover the skin tag completely. Also cover 1/4 inch of the skin all the way around the tag.
2
Peel the duct tape off of your skin slowly when it becomes loose. Do not rip the tape off quickly or you will bleed. The tape should become loose on your skin 1 to 2 days after application.
3
Examine the tape to see if the skin tag is attached to the tape. If not, apply a new piece of duct tape to the skin tag. Slowly peel the tape off of the skin when it becomes loose, 1 to 2 days later.
4
Cover the area with a bandage for 1 day to protect the skin after you have removed the skin tag. The area might be sore for 1 to 2 days, but it should not bleed or ooze.
Things You'll Need:
Duct tape
Scissors
1
Cut the duct tape into small squares using scissors. The exact size of the duct tape squares will vary due to the size of the skin tags, but you must cover the skin tag completely. Also cover 1/4 inch of the skin all the way around the tag.
2
Peel the duct tape off of your skin slowly when it becomes loose. Do not rip the tape off quickly or you will bleed. The tape should become loose on your skin 1 to 2 days after application.
3
Examine the tape to see if the skin tag is attached to the tape. If not, apply a new piece of duct tape to the skin tag. Slowly peel the tape off of the skin when it becomes loose, 1 to 2 days later.
4
Cover the area with a bandage for 1 day to protect the skin after you have removed the skin tag. The area might be sore for 1 to 2 days, but it should not bleed or ooze.
How to Fill Out IRS Form 1099-INT
EasyInstructions
1
Call (800) TAX-FORM or visit the IRS online form ordering website (see resources below) to obtain acceptable copies of Form 1099-INT to send to recipients. Although Form 1099-INT is available for viewing online, the e-version of the form is unacceptable to send to the Internal Revenue Service or tax recipients.
2
Check the "Void" or "Corrected" box at the top of the 1099 form if applicable. Enter the Payer's name, street address, city, state, ZIP code and telephone number in the first box. The Payer is the organization or entity that paid out the interest income.
3
Enter the Payer's Federal Tax ID number and the recipient's ID number (usually a Social Security number or an EIN) in the two boxes beneath the first box. Below this, list the recipient's name, street address (including apartment number), city, state and ZIP code. If applicable, enter the account number that is associated with this interest payment. Check the box if the payee has a second tax identification number. Note the payer's RTN (routing transit number) if applicable.
4
List any taxable interest paid to the recipient during the year including any credits from Gulf tax bonds or clean renewable energy bonds in Box 1. In Box 2, indicate any penalty or lost interest because of early withdrawal of funds. In Box 3 show any taxable interest received for United States Savings Bonds, Treasury bonds, Treasury bills or Treasury notes.
5
Note any income tax that was withheld as a backup by you, the payer, in Box 4. If the recipient did not provide you with a Tax ID number, you are required to list a 28% withholding of the interest paid to the recipient. In Box 5, enter the taxpayer's share of investment expenses from a single-class REMIC (real estate mortgage investment conduit).
6
Report any foreign tax paid by the payee in Box 6; list the applicable foreign entity in Box 7. In Box 8, show any tax-exempt interest, including exempt-interest dividends from a regulated investment company, paid to the payee. Indicate the applicable interest that is subject to the alternative minimum tax (AMT) in Box 9.
7
File Form 1099-INT with the IRS; also send a copy to the recipient. Check the IRS official website (see Resources below) for specific instructions as to the filing deadline for Form 1099-INT; it changes annually.
1
Call (800) TAX-FORM or visit the IRS online form ordering website (see resources below) to obtain acceptable copies of Form 1099-INT to send to recipients. Although Form 1099-INT is available for viewing online, the e-version of the form is unacceptable to send to the Internal Revenue Service or tax recipients.
2
Check the "Void" or "Corrected" box at the top of the 1099 form if applicable. Enter the Payer's name, street address, city, state, ZIP code and telephone number in the first box. The Payer is the organization or entity that paid out the interest income.
3
Enter the Payer's Federal Tax ID number and the recipient's ID number (usually a Social Security number or an EIN) in the two boxes beneath the first box. Below this, list the recipient's name, street address (including apartment number), city, state and ZIP code. If applicable, enter the account number that is associated with this interest payment. Check the box if the payee has a second tax identification number. Note the payer's RTN (routing transit number) if applicable.
4
List any taxable interest paid to the recipient during the year including any credits from Gulf tax bonds or clean renewable energy bonds in Box 1. In Box 2, indicate any penalty or lost interest because of early withdrawal of funds. In Box 3 show any taxable interest received for United States Savings Bonds, Treasury bonds, Treasury bills or Treasury notes.
5
Note any income tax that was withheld as a backup by you, the payer, in Box 4. If the recipient did not provide you with a Tax ID number, you are required to list a 28% withholding of the interest paid to the recipient. In Box 5, enter the taxpayer's share of investment expenses from a single-class REMIC (real estate mortgage investment conduit).
6
Report any foreign tax paid by the payee in Box 6; list the applicable foreign entity in Box 7. In Box 8, show any tax-exempt interest, including exempt-interest dividends from a regulated investment company, paid to the payee. Indicate the applicable interest that is subject to the alternative minimum tax (AMT) in Box 9.
7
File Form 1099-INT with the IRS; also send a copy to the recipient. Check the IRS official website (see Resources below) for specific instructions as to the filing deadline for Form 1099-INT; it changes annually.
How to File Federal Income Taxes
challenging
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
IRS Forms
Calculators
Internet Access
Computers
Tax Preparation Software
Calculators
1
Determine whether you have to file a federal income tax return. If your income is low, you may not have to file. But even children have to file if they meet certain income levels or have certain types of income.
2
Find out what filing status you qualify for. In some circumstances you have a choice of filing statuses. Some filing statuses are better than others.
3
Determine how many personal and dependent exemptions you have. Personal exemptions are for yourself and your spouse. Anyone can be your dependent if he or she qualifies.
4
Calculate your income. Many types of money you receive can be taxable income, but some types are not.
5
Calculate your income adjustments. You are allowed to subtract some things from your income and lower your taxes.
6
Calculate your deductions. You can choose between a standard deduction and itemized deductions. Deductions lower the amount of your income that is subject to taxes.
7
Determine your income tax. Taxable income minus adjustments, minus deductions, and minus exemptions equals the income on which you are taxed. Tax tables or schedules will tell you how much your income tax is.
8
Determine your credits. You can get credits against your income tax for certain situations or expenses.
9
Determine your additional taxes. In some circumstances - for example, if you are self-employed - you may have to pay additional taxes.
10
Find out your total payments. This includes taxes withheld by your employer, estimated tax payments you made, and the earned income credit. The total is how much you have paid or has been paid for you.
11
Find out the amount you have overpaid or underpaid. This will be your refund or the amount of tax you still have to pay. You could have a penalty for underpaying your taxes, but only if you were off by a significant amount.
12
Get the right tax forms and fill them out.
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
IRS Forms
Calculators
Internet Access
Computers
Tax Preparation Software
Calculators
1
Determine whether you have to file a federal income tax return. If your income is low, you may not have to file. But even children have to file if they meet certain income levels or have certain types of income.
2
Find out what filing status you qualify for. In some circumstances you have a choice of filing statuses. Some filing statuses are better than others.
3
Determine how many personal and dependent exemptions you have. Personal exemptions are for yourself and your spouse. Anyone can be your dependent if he or she qualifies.
4
Calculate your income. Many types of money you receive can be taxable income, but some types are not.
5
Calculate your income adjustments. You are allowed to subtract some things from your income and lower your taxes.
6
Calculate your deductions. You can choose between a standard deduction and itemized deductions. Deductions lower the amount of your income that is subject to taxes.
7
Determine your income tax. Taxable income minus adjustments, minus deductions, and minus exemptions equals the income on which you are taxed. Tax tables or schedules will tell you how much your income tax is.
8
Determine your credits. You can get credits against your income tax for certain situations or expenses.
9
Determine your additional taxes. In some circumstances - for example, if you are self-employed - you may have to pay additional taxes.
10
Find out your total payments. This includes taxes withheld by your employer, estimated tax payments you made, and the earned income credit. The total is how much you have paid or has been paid for you.
11
Find out the amount you have overpaid or underpaid. This will be your refund or the amount of tax you still have to pay. You could have a penalty for underpaying your taxes, but only if you were off by a significant amount.
12
Get the right tax forms and fill them out.
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