An Adventure in Galica – Las Islas Cies Chronicles (5)
This trip was poorly planned as far as wine is concerned. And if you’ve been reading my blog for any amount of time, you know that wine is an essential part of my well being. We ran out of it early and needed hydration fast under the hot Spanish sun. After a quick elimination round [...]
Confessions of a Reformed Night Owl: Phase Shift into Peace and Productivity
I have been a night owl my entire life. My mom tells me that from birth I would stay up talking to myself and singing long after she put me to bed. My earliest memory is from when I was around three years old. I begged to stay up to watch the movie The Sound [...]
An Adventure in Galicia – Las Islas Cies Chronicles (4)
Las Islas Cies are like an obscure paradise, nestled somewhere off the coast of Galicia. I’m an island girl for sure (Cancer), but I had never heard of these dazzlers until Lana enlightened me. Oh yes, I was intrigued. Especially when you see photos like this: We were hoping to catch a ferry from our [...]
Gurgaon District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum,
To Gurgaon District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Vikas Sadan Gurgaon – 122002. Dear Sir I would like to register a complaint against Shri Ram paints and hardware, Sikandarpur, Gurgaon for deficiency in service. We had purchased a Nerolac impression paint from him for around Rs 330 + 120 for color as desired. The shade of [...]
Lady Gaga leads Oscars song nominees
Lady Gaga is in the running for an Oscar after she was named among those in the run for the coveted Best Song prize.The 25-year-old singer’s duet with Elton John, ‘Hello Hello’ from the ‘Rocket Man’s Gnomeo & Juliet movie’, has been included in a long list of 39 songs in competition for gold at [...]
An Adventure in Galicia (2)
We arrived late in Vigo so immediately put on our club clothes and hit the discoteca until the sun came up. Just kidding. We went to bed. The next morning we take an early bus to Nigran where our cute little boutique-hotel-by-the-sea awaited us. For some reason, the bus driver hated life, and hated us. [...]
Big B humbled to recieve Maharashtrian of the Year Award
Amitabh Bachchan is elated to have received the ‘Maharashtrian of the Year’ Award.“And today among all the thoughts another award – The Maharashtrian of the Year, the ‘Maanbindu’, for me from the President of India,” Bachchan wrote on Twitter.“Have spent 3/4th of my life, 42 years in my 70, in this city and state…all that [...]
Marisa Miller eats naked to keep body in shape
Marisa Miller has revealed that she eats naked to keep her body in top shape for Victoria’s Secret fashion shows and Sports Illustrated swimsuit shoots.The 33-year-old feels that “eating smart is all about having an awareness” of one’s body.“Eating smart is all about having an awareness of your body. The most obvious way to do [...]
Large intestine bugs play spoilsport in slimming
Bugs in our large intestine may be slowing down the activity of brown or `good fat` that quickly burns calories and keeps us slim. Sandrine P. Claus and Jeremy K. Nicholson from Imperial College London decided to see how trillions of such bacteria, which inhabit the large intestine and aid in digestion, might affect brown [...]
Lady Gaga leads Oscars song nominees
Lady Gaga is in the running for an Oscar after she was named among those in the run for the coveted Best Song prize.The 25-year-old singer’s duet with Elton John, ‘Hello Hello’ from the ‘Rocket Man’s Gnomeo & Juliet movie’, has been included in a long list of 39 songs in competition for gold at [...]
PETA chooses Hema Malini as ‘Person of the Year’ for stopping bull fighting
‘Dream Girl’ Hema Malini never misses an opportunity to speak out for animals. So, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) found her to be the obvious choice for their Person of the Year award. Poorva Joshipura, PETA India’s chief functionary said, “Hema is the embodiment of the kindness and determination to effect the positive [...]
Do What You Love, Money Follows: Tale of the Coffee Cup Artist
Before I share this story with you, it’s worth noting that not all things that you love to do will be guaranteed to generate income. Yet if you happen to absolutely love doing something, so much that you can’t believe someone would pay you for it, and then people start to pay you for it [...]
Eat less, take coffee for better memory
If you are one of those who always wished to have a strong memory power or remained worried due to increasing waistline, the solution lies in eating less and taking a cup of coffee in everyday life, a new study has suggested. Researchers have found eating less could help you remember more and skipping dessert [...]
An Adventure in Galicia (1)
By Erin Parker It’s actually quite cool how this trip happened. Let me get you up to speed: -girl leaves boyfriend for Spain -boyfriend promises to come to Spain for special Galicia trip -girl and boy break up -girl is sad about Galicia trip being canceled (not about break up) -girl laments to friends [...]
Abbey Clancy strips for saucy calendar
Abbey Clancy has stripped as part of Love magazine’s Christmas Advent calendar, following the footsteps of Daisy Lowe and Kelly Brook.Unlike the other two, however, there wasn’t an obvious Christmas theme – Kelly just dances around a bit in her bra and pants after playing with a giant teddy.Then she turns around and slowly takes [...]
Don 2 will hit the screen on the 23rd Dec- Christmas delight
The cat and the mouse game is always exciting because audiences love to watch something that excites them and keeps them guessing about who will win the race in the end. In 2006, Farhan Akhtar decided to remake the 1978 Don and came up with Don: The Chase Begins Again. Taking the story ahead, Farhan [...]
Tom Cruise visits India’s iconic Taj Mahal“I wanted to come to India my whole life, so I am very excited.”
Namaste, India! The nonstop global promotional tour for Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol has officially kicked off, and you know what that means: the barrage of shots of Tom Cruise it up in a string of exotic locales has begun! First up: the Taj Mahal. Cruise touched down in India over the weekend for the Mumbai premiere of his [...]
Ladies vs Ricky Bahl
A conman known for foolproof plans leaves a pet caller tune only to prove that he’s nothing but a fool. His victims on the other hand, three girls with diverse backgrounds and contrasting priorities in life, have the time and inclination to hatch a police-free, full-time vendetta plan leaving their jobs, credentials and homes behind. [...]
Love unconditionally
George Eliot once said, “I like not only to be loved, but to be told I am loved.”A good husband doesn’t expect anything from his wife, he accepts her for what she is, and appreciates whatever she gives. Husband and wife relation should be based on unconditioned love,they should not love for what they are but [...]
Sunny Leone – Indo-Canadian Adult film actress
Sunny Leone is an Indo-Canadian Adult film actress born in Punjab, India. Sunny Leone is a participant in reality tv show Big Boss 5. Sunny Leone looks awesome and has hot figure. On the reality tv show Big Boss 5 Mahesh Bhatt gave an offer to Sunny Leone for working as a lead actress in [...]
Popular painkillers can turn into real killers
Paracetamol, one of the most popular painkillers, could cause fatal liver damage and even death if taken in large doses for uninterrupted periods, according to new research. “There`s increasing concern over the long-term safety of the opioids (painkillers). Aspirin is not used for pain very much, given its well-recognised potential to cause ulcers and bleeding [...]
Tomatoes `good for heart`
The humble tomato is more than a delicious fruit. A new study says that eating it daily could help lower cholesterol and blood pressure levels, thus keeping heart disease at bay. An international team, led by University of Adelaide, has claimed that a bright red pigment called lycopene found in tomatoes contains antioxidant properties vital [...]
Low Vitamin D may up diabetes risk in kids
Low level of Vitamin D, which is more rampant in obese children, may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance in kids, a new study has suggested. High rates of vitamin D deficiency have been found in obese populations and past studies have linked low vitamin D levels to cardiovascular disease and [...]
Turning 30 is fabulous: Dia Mirza
Bollywood actress Dia Mirza, who turned 30 today, says she is excited about entering a new decade in her life but will miss her twenties.”Bid farewell to the decade that went by… My 20′s were so amazing… Now I look forward to a new decade excited, inspired and humbled,” she posted on Twitter.And with the [...]
Facebook acts as a Counsellor for those who are thinking to end their lives
The one question everyone has asked without exception, that they ache to have answered more than any other, is simply: why? Why did their friend, child, spouse, or buddy take their own life? Even when a note explaining the reasons is found, lingering questions usually remain: yes, they felt enough despair to want to die, but why [...]
Lady Gaga’s sketch gets auctioned for charity
Lady Gaga was not kidding when she told she had posed nude for a charity.So he could sketch her and now one lucky fan might be able to nab the work of art. If your living room wall is gravely missing a nude portrait of Lady Gaga, you’re in luck! Tony Bennett’ drawn during Annie Leibovitz’s [...]
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to space travel in Strato launch
The tycoons of cyberspace are looking to bankroll America’s resurgence in outer space, reviving “Star Trek” dreams that first interested them in science. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen made the latest step Tuesday, unveiling plans for a new commercial spaceship that, instead of blasting off a launch pad, would be carried high into the atmosphere by [...]
Travel tips for overseas
The nature of your travel will determine the size, shape and content of your bags. Depending on whether it is a work related business tour or a vacation and then within that too there will be sub categorizations, as in if you are going to a hot, cold, humid place or are going just to [...]
Stress-free babies develop fewer allergies
Infants with low concentrations of cortisol, a stress-related hormone, in their saliva develop fewer allergies. The incidence of allergies in children has increased over the past few decades. In Sweden, 30 to 40 percent of children have some kind of allergy. A combination of environmental and lifestyle factors during pregnancy and early infancy are thought [...]
Rare birth defects tied to mom`s painkiller use
Women who take over-the-counter painkillers during early pregnancy have a slightly higher risk of having babies with certain rare birth defects, according to a new study. For instance, babies were three times as likely to be born with no eyes, or with abnormally small eyeballs that often cause blindness, if their mothers had taken aspirin [...]
Scientists unearth wound-healing genes
Scientists have closed in on 68 regions of the genome, tied to blood platelet formation, potentially opening the way to better diagnosis of bleeding disorders. Platelets are vital for healing wounds and clotting. An abnormally high count increases the risk of heart attacks and stroke; too few platelets can up the risk of haemorrhage, reports [...]
Parker is the boss at home
Actor Sarah Jessica Parker is the boss at home and says she feels that she should allow her husband Matthew Broderick to do more household chores. The Sex And The City star says Broderick, with whom she has son James Wilkie, nine, and two-year-old twins Marion and Tabitha, is very involved with family life, reports [...]
Elizabeth Hurley at 46 still amazes everyone with her beauty
Despite being 46, Elizabeth Hurley still amazes everyone with her beauty. Shane Warne’s (famous Australian cricketer) girlfriend recently admitted to Grazia Magazine that since she filed for the divorce from her rich Indian husband, Arun Nayar, she is no more worried about the opinions of others. Elizabeth Hurley told that her personality has evolved other [...]
Angelina Jolie’s Bosnia war film In The Land Of Blood is honoured
Hollywood movie producers are honouring Angelina Jolie’s Bosnia war film In The Land Of Blood And Honey with a special award for its portrayal of social issues. The Producers Guild of America said on Tuesday that the movie, Jolie’s directing debut which she also wrote and co-produced, would be given the 2012 Stanley Kramer Award. Established in [...]
Gallbladder and appendix surgery safe in pregnancy
Pregnant women are at no greater risk of developing an infection or other complication after having their gallbladder or appendix removed than their non-pregnant counterparts, researchers report in a new study. “Often surgery is necessary in pregnancy and, in fact, it probably promotes not only the health of the woman, but her pregnancy as well,” [...]
Sugary way to stave off heart disease
Mary Poppins was right when she said that a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down — scientists have now stumbled upon a sugary way to keep heart disease at bay. Corin Storkey, scientist at the Heart Research Institute, made the discovery while working for his PhD under Carl Schiesser, a professor at the [...]
Sarkozy’s ex-wife ‘secretly’ visits Carla Bruni
Nicolas Sarkozy’s ex-wife Cecilia Attias has visited French First Lady Carla Bruni secretly in a bid to end their bitter four-year feud.According to France’s Voici magazine, Attias, 53, called in at Bruni’s Paris townhouse ‘weighed down’ with gifts for her newborn daughter Guilia, the newspaper reported.It is thought to be the first time the two [...]
Lindsay Lohan’s Purse Stolen In Hawaii
Lindsay Lohan was relieved to have her stolen purse returned to her on Monday (December 12, 2011), but the actress was horrified to find the thief had taken off with $10,000 in cash. According to Tmz.com, Lindsay had her luxury Chanel purse swiped from a Hawaii house party at the weekend. Lindsay Lohan flew into [...]
Kate Moss strips for calendar
Supermodel Kate Moss has stripped for a shoot for the latest Pirelli calendar. She was photographed by ex-boyfriend Mario Sorrenti.The 37-year-old had dated Sorrenti in the early 1990s, and he was the man behind the famous Calvin Klein campaign that shot her to fame.In the pair’s latest snaps, Moss looks healthy as she soaks up [...]
Kate Winslet’s ex-boyfriend claims he was ‘not treated well’
Kate Winslet’s former lover, Louis Dowler, is yet to come to terms with the break up and the way he was so brutally discarded. Nearly three months after he was unceremoniously dumped by the Oscar winning actress when she took up with Richard Branson’s party-loving nephew, Dowler admitted that it was “still very raw” for [...]
‘Lady’ most passionate film: Michelle
From learning a tough language like Burmese to being deported from the country, Michelle Yeoh went through a lot to portray her ‘hero’ Aung San Suu Kyi on the big screen in ‘The Lady’ and the actress calls it the most passionate film she has ever made.The 48-year-old actress, who approached French director Luc Besson [...]
Fish may cut heart disease risk in young women
Eating fish, rich in omega 3 fatty acids like cod, salmon, herring, and mackerel, may help reduce heart disease risk in young women, a new study has suggested. In the first population-based study in women of childbearing age, those who rarely or never ate fish had 50 percent more cardiovascular problems over eight years than [...]
How To Balance Being Brutal and Gentle with the word LOVE
How To Balance Being Brutal and Gentle with the word LOVE by Patty Sherry The above link is a 10 minute talk I gave in New Jersey. Using the word LOVE I talk about how you can balance being brutal and gentle in all of your relationships and with yourself. This talk is a [...]
Non-Material Gifts for the 12 Days of Christmas
If you are wondering what to give or get for your true love for Christmas, I’ve made a non-material list ( to the tune of the 12Days of Christmas song) to help keep that flame of love and connection burning. written by Patty Sherry On the 1st day of Christmas my true love gave to [...]
Eat eggs at breakfast to lose weight!
London: Want to shed the flab? Go to work on an egg — it`s the best way to start the day, a new study has claimed. For decades, it was feared eggs caused high blood pressure and raised cholesterol. Now, researchers at Surrey University have found that eating eggs for breakfast can help slash the [...]
Cauliflower with peas and potatoes
Cauliflower with peas and potatoes make a perfect recipe for lunch in winters. Ingredients: Potatoes 2 medium (pealed, washed, and diced into small cubes) Pealed peas 100 grams (washed well) Cauliflower 150 grams (washed and cut into small pieces) Ginger 2 inches grated Tomatoes 2 medium grated Curd 2 tablespoons Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon Salt [...]
Sania supports Paes-Bhupathi split
Ace tennis star Sania Mirza on Wednesday backed the decision of experienced duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi to part ways ahead of 2012 London Olympics.The Hyderabadi felt the split of the `Indian Express` pair was justified as the duo had played together in the Olympics without much success.”The fact is that Leander and [...]
Ex-tennis star Marat Safin elected to Russian Parliament
Former World Number One and tennis star Marat Safin has been elected to the 450-seat-strong Duma, or the Russian Federal Parliament. Speaking after his election, Safin said he had thought long and hard about what to do with his life after his sporting career. “I could go and make commercials left and right and pretend [...]
Jolie’s directorial debut in copyright row
The first directorial project by Hollywood star Angelina Jolie is named in legal documents filed in federal court by Croatian journalist and author James J Braddock.The journalist claimed that he published an article about a woman raped by soldiers before Jolie wrote similar storyline for ‘In the Land of Blood and Honey’, reported Ace Showbiz.Three [...]
Exercises for arthritis
Here are four types of exercises that can reduce pain, say experts Experts claim that people with arthritis who exercise have less pain, more energy, improved sleep, and better day-to-day function. Still, they tend to avoid exercising. “People with arthritis avoid exercise for a number of reasons,” explained Donna Everix of the Association of Rheumatology [...]