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WALNUT BRAIN

THE gnarled folds of a walnut mimic the appearance of a human brain – and provide a clue to the benefits. Walnuts are the only nuts which contain significant amounts of omega-3 fatty acids. They may also help head off dementia. An American study found that walnut extract broke down the protein-based plaques associated with Alzheimers disease. Researchers at Tufts University in Boston found walnuts reversed some signs of brain ageing in rats. Dr James Joseph, who headed the study, said walnuts also appear to enhance signalling within the brain and encourage new messaging links between brain cells.

TOMATO HEART

A TOMATO is red and usually has four chambers, just like our heart. Tomatoes are also a great source of lycopene, a plant chemical that reduces the risk of heart disease and several cancers. The Womens Health Study ” an American research programme which tracks the health of 40,000 women ” found women with the highest blood levels of lycopene had 30 per cent less heart disease than women who had very little lycopene. Lab experiments have also shown that lycopene helps counter the effect of unhealthy LDL cholesterol. One Canadian study, published in the journal Experimental Biology and Medicine, said there was œconvincing vidence that lycopene prevented coronary heart disease.

GRAPES LUNGS

OUR lungs are made up of branches of ever-smaller airways that finish up with tiny bunches of tissue called alveoli. These structures, which resemble bunches of grapes, allow oxygen to pass from the lungs to the blood stream. One reason that very premature babies struggle to survive is that these alveoli do not begin to form until week 23 or 24 of pregnancy. A diet high in fresh fruit, such as grapes, has been shown to reduce the risk of lung cancer and emphysema. Grape seeds also contain a chemical called proanthocyanidin, which appears to reduce the severity of asthma triggered by allergy.

CHEESE BONES

A nice ˜holey cheese, like Emmenthal, is not just good for your bones, it even resembles their internal structure. And like most cheeses, it is a rich source of calcium, a vital ingredient for strong bones and reducing the risk of osteoporosis later in life. Together with another mineral called phosphate, it provides the main strength in bones but also helps to ˜power muscles. Getting enough calcium in the diet during childhood is crucial for strong bones. A study at Columbia University in New York showed teens who increased calcium intake from 800mg a day to 1200mg equal to an extra two slices of cheddar – boosted their bone density by six per cent.

GINGER STOMACH

Root ginger, commonly sold in supermarkets, often looks just like the stomach. So its interesting that one of its biggest benefits is aiding digestion. The Chinese have been using it for over 2,000 years to calm the stomach and cure nausea, while it is also a popular remedy for motion sickness. But the benefits could go much further.
Tests on mice at the University of Minnesota found injecting the chemical that gives ginger its flavour slowed down the growth rate of bowel tumours. GINGER STOMACH

BANANA (SMILE) DEPRESSION

Cheer yourself up and put a smile on your face by eating a banana. The popular fruit contains a protein called tryptophan. Once it has been digested, tryptophan then gets converted in a chemical neurotransmitter called serotonin. This is one of the most important mood-regulating chemicals in the brain and most anti-depressant drugs work by adjusting levels of serotonin production. Higher levels are associated with better moods.

MUSHROOM EAR

Slice a mushroom in half and it resembles the shape of the human ear. And guess what? Adding it to your cooking could actually improve your hearing. Thats because mushrooms are one of the few foods in our diet that contain vitamin D. This particular vitamin is important for healthy bones, even the tiny ones in the ear that transmit sound to the brain.

BROCCOLI CANCER

Close-up, the tiny green tips on a broccoli head look like hundreds of cancer cells. Now scientists know this disease-busting veg can play a crucial role in preventing the disease. Last year, a team of researchers at the US National Cancer Institute found just a weekly serving of broccoli was enough to reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 45 per cent. In Britain, prostate cancer kills one man every hour.

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning”

Bill Gates on SPAM

“Like almost everyone who uses e-mail, I receive a ton of spam every day. Much of it offers to help me get out of debt or get rich quick.”

Bill Gates on Quality Software

“If you can’t make it good, at least make it look good.”

IF __

If you can keep your head when all about you
are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
but make allowance for their doubting too,
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
and yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream-and not make dreams your master,
if you can think-and not make thoughts your aim;
if you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
and treat those two impostors just the same;
if you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
and stoop and build ‘em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
and risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
and lose, and start again at your beginnings
and never breathe a word about your loss;
if you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
to serve your turn long after they are gone,
and so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: “Hold on!”

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
or walk with kings-nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
if all men count with you, but none too much,
if you can fill the unforgiving minute
with sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And-which is more-you’ll be a Man, my son!

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Movie ‘angels and demons ‘starring Tom Hanks as the protagonist   is releasing on 15^th of May 2009. It is based on the blockbuster novel ‘angels and demons’ where Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon works to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican.

………..Viraaj Motegaonkar

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Well it’s like this for millions of years (but it was not this hot) but I still can’t stop complaining about the gruesome and unbearably heat!

The temperature has already touched about 42 degrees and it’s just April, and as usual the month of ‘may’ would be harsher and the heat will take every bit of my resources physically and mentally. But there is an area of concern, has it something to do with the global warming? I think this heat is directly related to global warming. Well it is the “inconvenient truth” that we do not want to experience.

So, what can I do? I will probably sit back and wait for the summer to pass (and do the stuff which would help prevent global warming). please watch a movie (documentary) named “The  Inconvenient Truth”

……………. Viraaj K Motegaonkar


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Do we really need change? And the obvious answer would be ‘yes ‘. But the important facts that we cannot ignore are the ingredients’ required for a change.

I  possibly cannot tell you what are the ingredients’ required for changing the political and the social system of our society, but what  I can guarantee you is, the mere inclusion of the young political aspirants wont guarantee you the so called ‘change’.

If all the troubled Indians like me wish to see the ‘positive change’ we must balance the blend of youth and experience. We must realize to change ourselves. Young politicians could give us new aspirations, new hope and a new zeal to the young citizens of India. But also on the other hand the experience could work in nation’s interest like no other thing. It also leads to stable society which is essential for vibrant India. We must ensure that we choose and vote for the right candidate, irrespective of his age, sex, religion, state etc

Young politicians would attract young voter & Young voters could vote for a young candidate but would it be fair? A candidate with better credentials and work experience should deserve our vote. Age of a candidate cannot be the criteria for the young voters to vote.

One thing we must remember is that all the politicians are the products of our own society and by electing the wrong person; we probably do not have a right to blame our politicians for the sorry state of the country.

If we want to see bright future of our country we need to vote for the right candidate irrespective of him or her being young or old. Our future lies in our own hands. We have an opportunity and we need to grab it!