Reduce the use of Plastic to promate a safe and green environment.

• Recently the carcase of a cow in Kerala was found to contain 17 kg of plastic in its body. This clearly shows the dangers of plastic a non biodegradable substance composed of toxic chemicals that pollutes the earth. Here are a few steps that we all need to follow to give a safe environment to our future generation.
• Do not buy and use cheap plastic materials that are sold on thr foot paths or rasd sides.
• Demand the shop keepers to use butter paper in packing food items and refuse to accept food items packed by using plastics.
• Even if by chance you have used plastic bags, do not litter them around pilgrimage centre, tourist spots and beaches. Insteas dump them in the dustbins provided so that the concerned authorities can properly destroy them.
• The administrative authorities need to eanct laws and strictly enforce them to discourage the use of plastic bags. Even they can cancel the licence ot the manufacturers of plastic bags and the shopkeepers selling their goods in plastic bags and also levy a fine on the people using plastic bags.
• Carry liquids ij tetra packs insteas of plastic bags.
• The advice of religious institutions and religious heads to their devotees fo avoid the use of plastic bags will go a great way to protect our mother earth from the clutche of our biggest and most dangerous enemy "Plastic".
  

Google in controversy with McCabe over "Go".

• Google, the search engine company had recently released a programming langrage and named it as "Go". 
• A cimpany named McCabe has raised a controversy stating that there exists another programme of theirs by the smame name "Go" on Google's own servers and demanded that Google need to change this name.
• According to McCabe they had been working on "Go" for quite a long time and even have a book on the same.
  

Tips on how to meditate blissfully.

• We have succumbed or surendered life to hurry and haste. Is it not so? Our day begins with hurrying up to the workplace or college, hasty eating of food, hurrying up to catch the bus or trainn Have you ever thought what would be the ultimate of surrendering ourself to haste. The result is that we loose all our life pleasures, get ourselves strained and over stressed resulting in blood pressure and other undesired ailments at a very early age. I kept thinking to myself where does the solution fie for this problem/ The solution that came to my mind is meditation.
• I have also observed many people complaining that meditation did not give them possitive results. On analysing I realised that peoople become over enthusiastic and succumb to haste as usual even while meditating. Here are a few tips as to how to meditate blissfully.
• Practice meditation as a potent spiritual activity irrespective of any religion that benefits and enhancees your life dramatically.
• Keep thinking and saying in your mind that you are practising meditation as a tool to transcend you to eternity and that you continue to enjoy it without becoming addicted to it.
• Be like a child during meditation. Remove all notions and ideas that you heard from others as otherwise expectations and hopes will make you overenthusiastic making you hurry or haste durinf meditation. 
• Avoid comparing the benefits that you gained in the previous days with the meditation that you are performing today as this will you slow yor down in the process.
• While meditating keep saying to yourself that "I have the whole tine of the world  available to me for meditation. I am born in this world just to meditate and realise myselt. Request to the God to reveal himself before you".
• Breathe as slowly as you can. Take 5 to 7 seconds to inhale, 5 seconds to hold and 5 to 7 seconds to exhale. If you are doing this in 2 to 4 seconds it is an indication of haste overtaking.you in meditation.
• Consider meditation as a karma yoga that every one needs to perform to promote one's health.
  

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Now apples that don't rot.for months.

• Now you can buy for your childrren the delicious and sweet australian apples for your children without the fear of them getting rotten, Thanks to the scientists in Australia for developing a new variety of apple that can remain fresh for months.
• Researchers at Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries say that RS 103-30 is the "world's best apple" because of its sweet taste, longer shell life and disease resistant capabilities.
• This apple can be crispy for 14 days if stored in a fruit bowl and remain edible for 4 minths if stored in a refrigerator.
• Such developments of science will no doubt benefit the society and culture  and can in the near future expect  other fruits and vegs that don't rot . Is  it not a real and useful wonders of science in the  days of reducing  use of land for agriculture.

Tips for maintenance of healthy nails.

• Add more grains to your diet to have strong nails.
• Never cut the cuticles and calluses as the cuticles protect the nails from infection and the calluses will grow back harder giving you discomfort.
• Even if you don't like applying a nail polish, try and apply a clear coat occasionally as it will protect your nails.
• Wearing rubber gloves while doing the house work is advisable. This will protect your nails from the harsh chemicals used in detergents.
• Wearing closed shoes for a longer time creates sweating which can cause fungal infection to your nails. To avoid this use cotton socks instead of socks made of synthetiics. Further make your legs free of the shoes when and where ever possible.
• Consume foods which are rich in zinc like boiled eggs and milk. You will observe them doing wonders to your nails.
• Avoid filing the nails just after a bath as at this time they tend to be weaker and break easily.
• Buffing your nails regularly increases the blood supply and makes them grow faster.
  

Are your children using computers? Parents beware.

• Use parental control software that helps you select sites.
• Use kid safe browsers like kidzui and kidrocket.
• Use settings in search engines to exclude adult material from results.
• Upgrade your browser as the latest versions have better security settings.
• Keep the computer in a place where everyone could see the monitor.
• Check browser history after your child uses the computer.
• Monitor their computer usage in browsing centres which are becoming hot spots for gaming and adult material.
• Talk to your child about the danger of using adult sites.
  

Tips to take of your lower body.

People are fond of getting a 6 pack body. For this purpose they visit gyms, perform various exercises, weight lifting etc. The question here is whether they provide the same care to keep the lower portion of their body stronger? The legs form the major portion of the lower body. Here are some tips as and exercises to maintain a strong lower body.

Tips to maintain a strong lower body:

• When ever you do anything, don't tilt your body too much on one side. This will help to avoid knee, back and hip joint pains.
• Carry the laptop if any on a backpack. This will help to distribute the weight evenly on both the legs.
• While getting into a car, first seat yourself in the car and then take both the legs in simultaneously. Likewise while getting out of the car, take both your legs out simultaneously and then propel your body out.

Exercises for a strong lower body:

• Seated knee extention: Works on the quadiracep muscle. Extend your leg at the knee level. Take your foot to knee height and then take it down.
  
• Hamstring curl: Works on your hamstrings. Lie with your face down. Extend the legs at the knee level. Bring your feet to the knee height and take them down. Perform this at least thrice a week.
• Lunge: Works on the quadiraceps, hamstrings and gluteus muscles. Stand straight. Extend the legs to the hip level. Take the left leg backward to a comfortable distance. Now bring your hip to the knee level. Now repeat the same by taking your right leg backward. This completes one round. Perform 12 rounds atleast thrice a week.
• Supine pelvic twist: Works on the hip muscles. Lie down on the floor facing the ceiling. flex your knees with your feet on the floor. Now lift your hips 1 inch above the floor. Slowly raise your hips to 12 inches above the floor. Slowly return back to normal possition. Repeat this atleast 12 times.
• Plea squat: Works on the adductor (inner thigh), quadiraceps and gluteus muscles. Stand with your legs apart at more than hip's distance. The feet should be on the floor with one leg forward forming an angle of45 degree. Now squat and bring your hips to the height of your knees. Now slowly come back to the normal possition. Repeat this atleast 12 times.