15 May 2009

Maruti Suzuki Ritz launch today

Maruti Suzuki Ritz launch today

Maruti Suzuki India would launch their latest model in the Indian market today.

This new model is named Ritz and it is based on the Suzuki Splash model which is already sold in several markets internationally.

This would be the company’s latest model to be placed in the same price range which already has other models like Maruti Suzuki A-Star and Maruti Suzuki Swift.

Maruti Suzuki Ritz would be available in both petrol and diesel versions.

It remains to be seen how Maruti places this model in the premium hatchback segment without cannibalizing the sales of their own other models.

Competition includes: Skoda Fabia, Hyundai i120, Tata Indica, and the upcoming Honda Jazz.

More information on Maruti Suzuki Ritz | Maruti Suzuki Ritz Photos

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14 May 2009

Tips to Recover From DEPRESSION

If you've had depression, you know how hopeless you can feel.
It's important to get professional treatment. But there are things you can do to help ease symptoms of depression. Exercise, changing your diet, and even playing with a pet can help improve your mood. 
See below how you can start regaining control of your life.
Sometimes your pet really can be your best friend and that's good therapy.
When you play with your pet, you take your mind off your own problems. Also, when you take care of your pet you're fulfilling a commitment to something outside yourself.
Caring for others can be very therapeutic.
There's a connection between mind and body.
A healthy diet not only fuels your body, but it also helps you feel better. Watching calories is important. So is limiting fat and sugar. Build your diet around plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains to help improve both your health and stabilize your mood.
Some studies suggest omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin B-12 may help ease mood changes such as depression. Fatty fish such as salmon, tuna, and mackerel contain omega-3 fatty acids. So do flaxseed, nuts, and dark green vegetables. Seafood and low-fat dairy products are good sources for B-12. Vegetarians who eat no meat or fish may take supplements.
Serotonin is a brain chemical that enhances your sense of well-being. 
Carbohydrates  when eaten alone without protein  raise the level of serotonin in your brain. Low-fat carbs such as a baked potato, graham crackers, or pasta without meat may help lift you out of a blue funk.
Drink Less Caffeine to Improve Mood
Do you really need that third cup of coffee?
Anxiety is a common symptom of depression. And too much caffeine can make you nervous, jittery, or anxious. So cutting back on soda, coffee, tea, and chocolate can make a big difference in your mood. http://hallosushant.blogspot.com/
It can also help you sleep better at night.
Treat Your Aches and Pains
Chronic pain can cause depression, and depression can make pain worse. Work with your health care team to treat your depression and your pain.
Exercise to Change the Way You Feel
For some people, exercise works as well or even better than antidepressants.
And you don't have to run a marathon. Just take a walk with a friend. As time goes on, increase activity until you exercise on most days. You'll feel better physically, sleep better at night, and feel less depressed.
Choose an Exercise You Enjoy
If you don't like to run, you won't last long training for the marathon.
But you will stay with a moderate exercise you enjoy. For instance, try golfing without a cart, riding a bike, working in your garden, playing tennis, or swimming. The important thing is to pick something you like. 
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Then you'll look
forward to it and feel better when you do it.
Exercise With Others for Support
Staying connected with other people helps overcome the lethargy, exhaustion, and loneliness of depression. Join an exercise group or exercise with a friend. You'll stay connected. And you'll have support to help you stay on track!
Be Sure You Get Enough Sunlight
Do you feel more depressed during darker, cold months? 
You may have seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. SAD is most common in the winter when there's less sunlight. SAD is often treated with light therapy or exposure to artificial sunlight. Ask your doctor if light therapy is right for you.
Explore Your Creativity
Painting, photography, music, knitting, or writing in a journal:
these are all ways people explore their feelings and express what's on their mind. Being creative can help you feel better. The goal isn't to create a masterpiece. Do something that gives you pleasure. It may help you better understand who you are and how you feel.
Make Time for Mindful Relaxation
Stress and anxiety can increase your depression symptoms and make it harder to recover. Learning to mentally relax can help restore a sense of calm and control. You might consider a yoga or meditation class. Or you could simply listen to soothing music while you take a long, hot bath.
Become Actively Involved
Being involved with others can help you regain a sense of purpose.
And it doesn't take much to get started. Try volunteering with a charity.
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Or join a discussion group at the library or at church. Meeting new people and doing new things will help you feel good about yourself.
Keep Friends and Family in Your Life
The people who love you want to support you.
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If you shut them out, they can't. If you let them in, you'll feel a lot better. Call a friend and go for a walk. Have a cup of coffee with your partner. You may find it helps to talk about your depression. It feels good to have someone listen.
Get the Healthy Sleep You Need
Depression interferes with healthy sleep.
Some people with depression sleep too much.
Others can't fall asleep easily. As you recover from depression, relearn good sleep habits. Start by going to bed and getting up the same time each day. Use relaxation techniques to help fall asleep. Healthy sleep makes you feel better physically and mentally.
Avoid Alcohol and Drugs
Alcohol and drugs can slow or prevent recovery from depression.
They can also make your depression worse and interfere with the medicines you take for depression. If you have a problem with substance abuse, ask for help now.
You'll have a far better chance of recovering from depression.
Continue Your Treatment
The steps outlined in these slides may help you feel positive about your life.
But by themselves, they're not enough. They won't replace medical treatment or talk therapy. Depression is a serious illness, and it carries a risk of suicide. If you are thinking about suicide, seek help immediately. And never stop or change treatment without discussing it carefully with your doctor.
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12 May 2009

Heart Attacks and Drinking Warm, Hot Water

This is a very good article.. Not only about the warm water after your meal, but about Heart Attacks. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating.
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal.
However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed.
It will slow down the digestion.
Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food.
It will line the intestine.
Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer & arthritis .
It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
Common Symptoms Of Heart Attack...
A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting.
Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.
You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.
Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.
60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up.
Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep.
Let's be careful and be aware.
The more we know the better chance we could survive.
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08 May 2009

Mothers Day text sms messages, quotes, Poems, sayings, gifts, ideas, wallpaper,images, saying,greetings and love bytes

Mother's Day is celebrated to honor all mothers and express gratitude for the hardships they bear in bringing up a child. Most countries including US, Australia, Canada and India celebrate Mothers Day on the second Sunday of May. Mothers Day came into being due to the efforts made by Ms Julia Ward Howe and Ms Anna Jarvis. The Resolution for having a dedicated Mother's Day was signed by US President Woodrow Wilson on May 8, 1914. Since then people across the world have been celebrating Mothers Day with joy and devotion.
Messages:
Thank you mom for everything that you have
done and keeping doing for me. Thank you
God for having you as part of my life, you have
taught me many good things, today what i have become it's because of you.
Your loving nature and your delicate words,
will always flow through me like a gentle
flower. Make sure this day is your day,
and rule with pure enjoyment and pure love!
I am so grateful and blessed for having
special mother like you. I appreciate you a lot. Take
care always and God bless. Wish you a
good health and pleasant Happy Mother's Day!!!
Mere Happiness Is Not the Song I'm Singing
Nicholas Gordon
Mere happiness is not the song I'm singing:
Of mothers' joy a jagged piece is pain.
To love is to be amply burdened, bringing
Hearts with gifts to an uncharted plain.
Even so, one longs to be a mother,
Remembering a richness unreserved
'Ere one could barely recognize another,
Sustained by love unsought and undeserved.
Deeper than oneself is one's communion,
A revelation reached alone by union
Yet yearned for, though through years of love well served.
Mom's smiles can brighten any moment,
Mom's hugs put joy in all our days,
Mom's love will stay with us forever
and touch our lives in precious ways...
The values you've taught,
the care you've given,
and the wonderful love you've shown,
have enriched my life
in more ways than I can count.
I Love you Mom!
We're daughters and mothers
Not so long ago.
We give and take
And take and give
Along time's endless row.
Love is passed
And love received
To be passed on again:
A precious heirloom
Twice, twice blessed,
A spiritual cardigan.
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I'll put it on
And treasure it,
The me I have received,
And when the roles
Reverse again,
I'll have what I most need.
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So may our love
Go on and on,
A hundred thousand years;
Mothers and daughters,
Daughters and mothers,
Through joys and other tears.
A Mother's Love
by DisturbedMind
A mother's love
Is always true
It's all you need
To get you through
A mother's love
Can seem like hate
She's only tough
To keep you safe
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A mother's love
Is always there
In simple ways
She'll show she cares
A mother's love
Can never compare
With anyone else's
Anywhere
A mother's love
Is here to stay
I love you, mom
Happy Mother's Day!
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Funny Poem
Mom you are a shining star though the world doesn't know your name.
You have no fancy title like Baroness or Dame.
Mom you really are a star, my mother mentor and friend.
A Nobel Prize for motherhood is what I'd recommend.
And if I won the lottery I'd share my win with you
I'd take you Mom on a spending spree each day the whole year through!
You may not be famous, as your face is known to few.
But Mom I think you are wonderful and I'm so proud of you!
Happiness Can Also Be a Haunting
By Nicholas Gordon
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Happiness can also be a haunting,
A text one can recite but cannot read.
Peace need not erase the need for need,
Pressed to a perfection one finds daunting.
Yet often one can win with little warning,
Mothering the plant without the seed,
Of help in breeding though of different breed,
Taking pleasure in another's dawning.
How one feels depends on how one chooses,
Embracing always less that what one wills,
Redeeming even tragedy with passion
'Mid the sinking tapestries of night.
So may you find the courage that refuses
Dominion to the clarity that kills,
Awakening the mother that might fashion
Yearning strong enough to see the light.
ODE TO MOTHERS
Funny by Kristin F. McKendall
Mothers cannot do it all
But surely do they try.
Mothers hear the angel's call,
To comfort all who cry.
Mothers for themselves may fall,
For others they will fly.
Mother's bear the weight of all,
For their children, they would die.
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A Mother's gift extends beyond
All bounds of time and space.
Her lovingness and nurturing
Make Earth a peaceful place.
Wonderful Mother
God made a wonderful mother,
A mother who never grows old;
He made her smile of the sunshine,
And He molded her heart of pure gold;
In her eyes He placed bright shining stars,
In her cheeks fair roses you see;
God made a wonderful mother,
And He gave that dear mother to me.
Quotes:
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.
Mothers Day Saying:
It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't. - Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is pure love. - saying by Mildred B. Vermont http://hallosushant.blogspot.com/ Life is nothing but a series of crosses for us mothers. - Colette Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother. - Oprah Winfrey sayings Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love. - Stevie Wonder Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at de sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground. - Cute saying by Zora Neale Hurston A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. - Famous Tenneva Jordan This heart, my own dear mother, bends, with love's true instinct, back to thee! - Thomas Moore God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. - Honore de Balzac sayings The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms. - Oliver Wendell Holmes http://hallosushant.blogspot.com/ A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine, desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavour by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts. - Inspirational sayings by Washington Irving
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Important Days all round the year january to december celebrated all over the world.

January 12 : National Youth Day.

January 15 :Army Day.

January 26 :India's Republic Day and International Customs day.

January 30 :Martyrs' Day

February 24 :Central Excise Day.

February 28 :National Science Day.

March 8 :International Women's Day.

March 15 :World Disabled Day.

March 21 :World Forestry Day.

March 21 :International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

March 23 :World Meteorological Day.

April 5 :National Maritime Day.

April 7 :World Health Day.

April 18 :World Heritage Day.

April 22 :Earth Day.

May 1 :Workers Day (International Labor Day).

May 3 :Press Freedom Day.

May (2nd Sunday) : Mother's Day.

May 8 :World Red Cross Day.

May 11 :National Technology Day.

May 15 :International Day of the Family.

May 17 :World Telecommunication Day.

May 24 :Commonwealth Day.

May 31 :Anti-Tobacco Day.

June 4 :International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.

June 5 : World Environment Day.

June(2nd Sunday) : Fathers Day.

June 26 :International day against Drug abuse & Illicit Trafficking.

June 27 :World Diabetes Day.

July 6 :World Zoonoses Day.

July 11 :World Population Day.

August 3 :International Friendship Day.

August 6 :Hiroshima Day,

August 9 :Quit India Day and Nagasaki Day.

August 15 :Independence Day.

August 29 :National Sports Day.

September 5 :Teachers' Day.

September 8 :World Literacy Day.

September 16 :World Ozone Day.

September 21 :Alzheimer's Day.

September 26 : Day of the Deaf.

September 27 : World Tourism Day.

October 1 : International day of the Elderly.

October 3 :World Habitat Day.

October 4 :World Animal Welfare Day.

October 8 :Indian Air Force Day.

October 9 :World Post Office day.

October 10 :National Post Day.

October 13 :UN International Day for National disaster reduction.

October 14 :World Standards Day.

October 15 :World White Cane Day( guiding the Blind).

October 16 :World Food Day.

October 24 :UN Day, World development information Day.

October 30 :World Thrift Day.

November 14 : Children's Day ( in India )

November 20 :Africa Industrialization Day.

November 29 :International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People.

December 1 :World Aids Day.

December 4 :Navy Day.

December 7 :Armed Forces Flag Day.

December 10 :Human Right Day.

December 23 :Kisan Divas Farmer's Day).
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01 May 2009

Acai Berry: Helps fight cancer, weight gain, aging process, improves vision, stamina, immune system & gives better sleep

It may be tempting to ignore the acai berry as just marketing hype and the latest fad. However, even though it isn't a "miracle berry" or the cure to all that ails you, the acai berry is an extremely powerful source of antioxidants and one of the most nutritious fruits in the world. 
Here are 10 excellent reasons why you should care about the acai berry: 
10. Helps Maintain Good Cholesterol & Fight Heart Disease 
Essential fatty acids and antioxidants in the acai berry help fight bad cholesterol (LDL) while at the same time maintaining good cholesterol (HDL) and fighting heart disease. The essential fatty acids also aid in the absorbency of necessary vitamins like Vitamin A, D, E, and K. 
9. Improved Vision 
The acai berry contains a specific type of antioxidant called "anthocyanins" which are known to improve vision. During World War II, British pilots ate large amounts of bilberry (which also contains anthocyanins) as they said it improved their night vision. 
8. Saves the Rainforest 
The recent popularity of the acai berry actually helps save the Rainforest. You see, before the large demand for acai berries, local farmers harvested the entire acai tree for palm hearts. Palm hearts are used in expensive salads. 
Fortunately, now that the acai berry is becoming more and more sought after, the natives are paid more to harvest acai berries. This means that they actually want to protect the trees instead of cutting them down. 
7. Better Sleep 
The acai berry contains amino acids that relax your muscles and allow for a more restful sleep. It also contains Vitamin B which helps to regulate the dopamine and serotonin (both neurotransmitters that impact sleep) production in the brain. 
6. Fights Diseases and Boosts Immune System 
The Amazon rain forest contains some of the richest soil in the world. As a result, the acai berry is packed with natural minerals and nutrients that fight disease and increase energy by boosting the immune system. In Brazil the acai berry is also commonly known as an effective anti-bacterial and anti-viral agent. 
5. Increase in Energy & Stamina 
Natives of Brazil are some of the most active people in the entire world. It's understandable considering that they have access to one of the most perfect foods available. Aside from being a perfect source of nutrition and carbohydrates, the high levels of antioxidants in the acai berry lead to a huge boost in energy levels and stamina. Locals will often mix acai pulp and Guarana (another amazing fruit with natural stimulants) for a healthy burst of natural energy. 
4. Helps Fight Weight Gain 
The acai berry's natural combination of antioxidants, essential fatty acids, amino acids, phytosterols, and amino acids work together to help your body function better, process food easier, and burn fat more efficiently. 
3. Better Sex 
When NBC's Matt Laurer took a recent trip to the Amazon, he was amused to find that the acai drink he had just finished is commonly referred to as "Amazon Rainforest Viagra". Locals swear it has libido enhancing qualities. Combine those qualities with the increase in energy, stamina, and better overall body function and you can see why the acai berry is compared to that famous little blue pill. 
2. May Help Fight Cancer 
The University of Florida published a study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry that found that acai berries triggered a self destruct response in up to 86% of human cancer cells. Yes, you read that right, it caused cancer cells to self destruct! This study was only on the cellular level and wasn't in the human body, but it perfectly illustrates the antioxidant capability and healing qualities of the acai berry. The University is currently studying the effect of acai in the human body. 
1. Fights the Aging Process 
The most exciting benefit of regularly consuming the acai berry may just be its effect on the aging process. Free radicals are molecules that attack the cells in the body and damage our DNA.
In simple terms, free radicals are the cause of aging ailments such as cancer, arthritis, inflammation, atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease. The acai berry is recognized as one of the best foods for aging because it's absolutely jam-packed with free radical fighting antioxidants.
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23 April 2009

10 Steps to Use Workplace Conflict to Your Advantage.

Is there such a thing as a good fight? The willingness to
embrace conflict and turn a bad fight into a good one is a
hallmark of a great leader. And if you want to learn, there are
steps you can take to help turn negative conflicts into creative
opportunities. 
1) Don't Despair, Prepare! 
First, and most importantly, know that sometimes it's best to
walk away from conflict. Know your `exit point' -– the point at
which it makes more sense to walk away from a conflict than it
does to work to manage the issue. There are times that it will
be your best option. 
Everyone has their own style of dealing with conflict.
Understand the different styles, identify yours and the styles
of your team. Learn to appreciate the diverse styles of others,
assume leadership when conflicts arise, and value the creative
spark that conflicts can kindle. 
2) Follow the Yellow Brick Road 
What is your goal? If you can agree on a common goal – to
creatively solve a problem, to generate a new idea or to sell
more product -– you'll have a better chance of harnessing the
conflict. Sometimes the root of a conflict is that you don't
even agree on what the problem is -– or that you're struggling
to address different issues. 
3) Reveal, Don't Conceal 
You must agree -– at least some extent -– to be vulnerable, to
reveal why you want something, and to declare what's really
important to you about an issue. When we're in conflict, we
always have a story – usually one that justifies our proposed
solution. Listen and try to understand the other person's story.
If the other person won't reveal their needs or interests, ask
open-ended questions and look for clues. 
4) Tackle the Problem , Not the Person 
Focus on the problem and persuade the other person to join you
in solving the problem. Make the problem your common enemy
rather than blaming the other person for causing the problem.
Try and discourage conflicts from becoming personal. 
5) Play Within Bounds 
Sometimes conflicts are caused by process problems rather than
substantive issues. If the other person remains difficult, start
talking more about standards and procedures than about the
problem. This can help you creatively manage a conflict that
seems like an unmovable object. 
6) Stir Up a Storm 
Brainstorm -- welcoming all suggestions -- then sort through
them all and determine which ones merit further study. Many of
us fall in love with our solutions and decide that our idea is
the only possibility. The best resolution for all concerned may
not be the one we had previously discussed. 
7) Take a Time Out 
Classic advocates of creative conflict management have used
this move throughout history. Martin Luther King Jr. suggested
we "go to the mountain" during conflict to gain the higher
ground and a better perspective on the problem. Gandhi retreated
to meditation and fasting during the most intense periods of his
struggle to free the Indian people. When things get heated or
stalled consider taking a time out to regroup. 
8) Talk Until You Drop 
People don't allow enough time for creative conflict
management. In our modern, instantaneous world we have lost our
patience. If you have decided the conflict is worth your time
and energy, make sure you allow sufficient time for management.
It usually takes longer than we think to produce good fights
instead of bad ones. 
9) Circle the Wagons 
When you reach an agreement or a creative solution, you need to
go through some sort of closure process. Arrange a time in the
future to review how the solution is working. Agree upon an
action plan to accomplish the goals of an agreement and decide
who does what, when and where. 
10) Write to Avoid New Fights 
Write down what you think you've agreed upon at various
stages. The process helps clarify your own thinking as well as
the agreement. We all tend to assume the meaning we ascribe to a
certain word or discussion is the same for everyone. This one
act will save you a world of hurt down the road. 
These ten steps can provide a roadmap to lead you skillfully
through using conflict to generate creativity. While you may not
need to use all ten for every situation, it's good to review
them before you try to resolve an issue. Then, you'll be able to
see where you're stuck and what you need to do to move forward.
For complex disputes, you may very well need to work your way
through all the steps with all the parties.
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