On Michael Phelps winning 19th medal in Olympics 2012

The swimmer who has most ever medals in history, 19 Medals in all. Let's see what world has to say about this great achievement:

Barack Obama ‏@BarackObama

Congrats to Michael Phelps for breaking the all-time Olympic medal record. You’ve made your country proud. -bo

Mohandas Menon ‏@mohanstatsman

Most Olympic medals during a career: Michael Phelps US (Swim) 19; Larisa Latynina USSR (Gym) 18; Nikolay Andrianov USSR (Gym) 15 #London2012

Sidhartha Mallya ‏@sidharthamallya

Looking forward to the Mens 400M individual medley final later on today...Michael Phelps vs Ryan Lochte...should be epic!

Michael Phelps ‏@MichaelPhelps

Thanks bro!RT @DonteStallworth: 19 medals most all time - 15 gold!! Wow dude, that's sick!!! Congrats @MichaelPhelps

NBC Bay Area ‏@nbcbayarea

Congrats to Michael Phelps for becoming the most decorated Olympian of all time! Gold Medal No. 15.

tomfordyce ‏@tomfordyce

He's now the most decorated Olympian ever. But is Michael Phelps truly the greatest? http://bbc.in/M2dFSi  Dive in here

Tim Siedell ‏@badbanana

Congratulations, Michael Phelps. You have more than earned yourself a future reality show with awful stepdaughters.

Tom Daley ‏@TomDaley1994

@MichaelPhelps awesome swim yesterday!! THE greatest olympian ever!

Samuel L. Jackson ‏@SamuelLJackson

"I just gotta move on", prophetic words by Michael Phelps. LOCTE SMOKED DAT ASS!!! Not even Bronze!

Blackout in Northern India: Halt trains and life

The major power failure of the decade, which has impacted 22 states,around 300 trains and 684 million Indians without power!


About 300 trains have been affected due to the major power failure, trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi are also affected, which has caused inconvenience to passengers. Some trains have been cancelled while others are delayed by 4 - 5 hours.


Metro trains were affected and were also struck, some inside the tunnel and some above the ground!  
Not only trains, it has brought up some major issues like, 300 coal miners were trapped in the mines and was not able to come back due to non availability of the lift service.


Life has come to an halt after this major power failure and nothing is clear so far, how and when this gets resolved!

On Olympics London 2012

On of the greatest worldwide sports event is Olympics and this time it is held in 2012. Let's see what starts tweet about this:

Amitabh Bachchan ‏@SrBachchan

T 821 - As you watch the Olympics, you realize how much it takes to gain recognition .. and for many it lasts just that moment, no more

Lady Gaga ‏@ladygaga

the olympics is the best ever. but i went through a whole pack of tissues last night. watching hard working athletes achieve their dreams

Sidhartha Mallya ‏@sidharthamallya

Is it just me or does there seem to be a distinct lack of live coverage of the Olympics in the US? All the events are shown later!!

Justin Bieber ‏@justinbieber

make sure u guys watch the OLYMPICS...might hear#AllAroundTheWorld and #BELIEVE playing. #veryhonored

Preity zinta ‏@realpreityzinta

Good morning people ! I'm feeling pretty patriotic today so I'd like 2 wish the Indian teams at the Olympics ! "Go India ! Get some Gold !" 

boman irani ‏@bomanirani

Hope a lot of people watch the Olympics and discover that there is more to sport than just cricket!

Harsha Bhogle ‏@bhogleharsha

too much happening at the olympics. tough to keep pace....but indians struggling. hoping for a turnaround in shooting and boxing.

Bipasha Basu ‏@bipsluvurself

Proud moment! To be the torchbearer fr 2004 Olympics ! At red fort new delhi!Nostalgic :) 

On India winning the series against Srilanka

Today India won the series again Srilanka. Lets see what cricketers have to say about this:

Sudeep Tyagi ‏@sudeep_tyagi

Congratulating Team India for their dominating series win ...Superbteam performance ... #OMSP

sanjay manjrekar ‏@sanjaymanjrekar

Dhoni, Yuvi, Virat, Raina & Gambhir have all made India a wonderful chasing team in one dayers in recent times..

i ♥ Hrithik Roshan ‏@Hrithikdbest

virat congratulation to Virat Kohli, suresh Raina & #teamIndia on this grand victory!!:D #INDvsSL 

Sophie Choudry ‏@Sophie_Choudry

Well done Team India for winning the series in SL..And Wowweee Mr.Kohli! Yet another superb innings! :) @imVkohli

yuvraj singh ‏@YUVSTRONG12

Congratulations team india on the series win well done boys !!

yuvraj singh ‏@YUVSTRONG12

oh kohler paji tusi great ho @imVkohli ofcourse !! Because u just practice!!

On Dark Knight Rises

Recent third movie of the Batman trilogy is in buzz and is appreciated all around. Lets see some tweets:

The New York Times ‏@nytimes

ArtsBeat: 'The Dark Knight Rises' Leads at a Sluggish Box Office

Amitabh Bachchan ‏@SrBachchan

T 814 - 'The Dark Knight Rises' ... story and length almost a Hindi film ... action sequences, incredible .. !! ..... correcting typo !

arjun rampal ‏@rampalarjun

Just saw The Dark Knight Rises, by far the best Batman for me. What an amazing way for Christopher Nolan to end the franchise, he is a God.

On Anna's movement

Anna Hazare's movement in Jantar Mantar in July 2012, against corruption free India. Lets see what are the different views and what people have to say about this:

Kiran Bedi ‏@thekiranbedi
We have to be careful who is doing any act of violence hereafter?Anna calls for total non violence. We the people shall have to be alert!

Shekhar Kapur ‏@shekharkapur

Walking from amongst #Anna's protesters 2 5 star Hotel.How does one co exist with d other?

Rajdeep Sardesai ‏@sardesairajdeep

Govt-media-Olympics nexus exposed! Gagan's bronze a 'conspiracy' to divert attention from Anna's fast! Gnight.

Anupam Kher ‏@AnupamPkher

My participation in Anna's movement stems out of d values taught to me by family & my belief that "We The People" CAN make a difference.:)

On power failure in North India

North India is facing one of the biggest power failure of the decade and almost half of the country is in darkness. Lets see what celebrities have to say about this.

Anupam Kher ‏@AnupamPkher

Almost Half of India is without Electricity. Right now please be calm, helpful and together. Postpone your feelings of anger & frustration.

Jim Roberts ‏@nytjim

Estimated 360 million people lose power in electrical grid failure inIndia. 360 million

anand mahindra ‏@anandmahindra

And as china wins gold for synchronized diving, we choose to emulate them with 3 of our power grids diving synchronously into darkness

On Gagan Narang winning the bronze medal

Gagan opened the medal tally for India by winning the first medal in in London Olympics 2012. He won bronze medal in a 10m air rifle. Let's see what biggies have to say about this.

sachin tendulkar ‏@sachin_rt

Gagan Narang, you make us proud by winning the first medal in Olympics 2012. Let's hope & pray that we follow it up by achieving many more.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni ‏@msdhoni

Congratulations to Gagan on winning the medal and making all the INDIANS proud.many more to come

Abhishek Bachchan ‏@juniorbachchan

 Gagan Narang. RESPECT!!!! Congratulations. You make us all proud.

Suresh Raina ‏@ImRaina

Wow! The first medal. Proud of Gagan Narang! Played like a true champion. Two more events for him. Sure he'll follow up with a gold!

Narendra Modi ‏@narendramodi

Great news from London! Congratulations to Gagan Narang for bringing home an Olympic medal!

Deepika Padukone ‏@deepikapadukone

And Gagan Narang gets India our first Olympic Medal!Moment of pride for the nation and Team #OGQ!!!

Gagan Narang wins a bronze medal in Olympics 2012

Gagan Narang won the first medal for India in Olympics 2012, he won a bronze medal in the 10m air rifle event at London.


Abhinav Bindra who was the Gold medalist at the Beijing games, was out in the qualifying round and all the hopes were from Gagan Narang and he did it by winning a bronze medal.




Narang begins with a 10.7
Second shot was a mediocre 9.7
Then he shoots 10.6 in the third shot
Fourth and Fifth shot was 10.7
Sixth one was also close, it was 10.6
Seventh was again below 10, it was 9.9
Eight was a bad one, 9.5
Night brought him back and won him medal, it was 10.3




Congratulate him, in the comments below..

What should I gift on friendship day?

Friendship day is celebrated on 1st Sunday of August every year. Though it started in US but now it is celebrated in many countries.


According to C.W Lewis - "Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather is one of those things that give value to survival. ", Such is the beauty of friendship. But when friendship day is around the corner, the question is - What should I gift to my friend?


Well, it depends upon how well you know him/her but here are few suggestions that you might found worth giving a thought.


The most popular gift which is obvious is going for a friendship band, but why not try some unusual yet classy bands this time - if you are willing to spend some bucks then think of gifting a silver band to your friend this time. It will last long and will also be worth giving a gift.



What could be a better way to convey your feelings than flowers, gift a bunch of beautiful flowers, the favorite ones of your friend and if you don't know about his/her choices, yellow roses are the safe pick.


The most common gift on almost every occasion is chocolates,  go for some hampers and specially designed chocolates  for special occasions. May be this could an additional or secondary gift with your main gift.


You can think of some specially designed gifts like coffee mugs with your friends picture on it, or a key ring with you and your friends picture embedded in it.


If your friend love reading books, then why not gift your friend  one great book, or the book which he/she might be thinking to buy from a long time.


For guys you can gift -perfumes, mens accessories, pen sets, cuff links, show pieces or personal care.


For girls you can gift - cosmetics, perfumes, ladies bag, show pieces, gift vouchers or nice watch.


So what are you gifting your friend this Friendship day?

Gattu movie preview

Releasing 2oth July, Gattu is a story or a poor kid, who can't even afford to go to school. He works hard in a scrap yard that belongs to his 'uncle'. The man whom he calls uncle brought him from his sick father years before.


He has a passion for kite flying and show his creative skills by lying and skipping away for flying kites. The children of the village always indulge in competition of kite flying. There is a black kite in the sky, about which nobody knows who is flying and the children name that as Kali. To win next competition, Gattu has to climb the highest place in the village and that highest place is the school roof. There there happens a dramatic battle in the sky where Gattu shows all his creative skills. 

Home made remeides to cure chapped lips

Chapped Lips? Your lips are soft and needs to be taken proper care and also at the same time must look beautiful and not chapped.


Here are some tips to cure chapped lips:


Lips become dry, when they are chapped and a common mistake of everyone is, licking the lips to moist them. You might feel good for some time but it will make the matter worse.


One of the home made remedies is to use a mixture of brown sugar and Olive oil, and then apply this mixture on your lips and then rinse.


If  you live in India or you know about desi ghee (Oil made from milk), the apply desi ghee on your naval and also on your lips.


If you can, then buy one of the Vaseline or petroleum jellies from the market and apply on your lips. If help in keeping the moisture intact.


For girls,  apply lipstick, this will act as a moisturizer and will also protect lips from ultra violet rays.

What is the best place to stay when attending the Olympics?

Got the tickets of Olympics and thinking to stay there, but don't know what's the best place to stay?


Look for a hotel in Swanel, Rochester, Dartford area or Gravesend, all these places are near to the international Railway station. At Ebbsfleet there is ample of space for parking and also the train runs directly to Stanford International.


Useful Links:


For Trains:


www.nationalrail.co.uk

www.railcard.co.uk


Look for the hotels in the following places as these connect directly to Stanford.


London NW1
London W1
London WC1/2
Waterloo


But do check the availability before reaching out there, because people started booking months time back.

Angel's bite or Snake bite?

Thinking of getting yourself pierced, but still confused about going for angel's bite or snake bite?


So what is Angel's bite and Snake's bite?

Monroe piercings or what it is known as Angel's bite is piercing above the lips and Snake's bite is a set of piercing below the lips.


Definitely piercing above and below the lips looks gorgeous and adds to your beauty, but at the same time it need to taken care of properly and cleaned on regular basis.

Where should you go piercing actually depends upon your face structure and obviously at you your will, where you want have it pierced. 

Generally if you have thicker lips go for piercing below the lips that is Snake's bite.

Alternatively, if have thin lips go for piercing above the lips that is Angel's bite.

You have more options like Rings & Spikes when you are going for Snake's bite, where as with Angel's bite you can look more unusual. So it's all up to you how you want to carry yourself.

What are you going for?

The meaning of life is 42

You might have heard someone saying that the meaning of life is 42 and did not have any clue, what's it all about? From where the number 42 came in and what does it mean?

In Douglas Adams' series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, there is a numeric solution to every problem, the answer to life, the universe and every possible thing.

In a story, the question is asked to computer Deep thought, it took 7.5 million years to compute the answer, which comes out to be 42. Deep thought explained that beings did not know what they asking, so the answer is incomprehensible. So the ultimate question is unknown.

London 2012 Olympics full printable schedule

The 2012 Olympics begin Friday, July 27 and conclude Sunday, Aug. 12. Below is the calendar of events. Save it on your desktop or take a print out.

Difference between Brown egg and White egg?

Ever wondered what is the difference between brown egg and white egg.


You must have used eggs for different purposes  and must have also seen the different colors of egg- the white egg which is most commonly used egg and the brown colored egg.


What determines the color of the egg is the breed of the chicken. And what is fed to the chicken determines the nutritional value of the egg.


White eggs are layed by white feather chicken and they also have white ear lobes, while brown eggs are layed by red color chickens and they have red ear lobes.



So literally speaking there is no difference between the two eggs, may be in some cases the brown egg is a bit larger than the white egg.


Brown eggs are expensive as compared to the white eggs, just because the feeding cost to the red hen is more as it is bigger in size as compared to the white hen.

Why does onions make us cry?

Ever wondered why does onions make us cry?

So when you cut an onion, its cells are broken up which allows to release Amino acid sulfoxides form sulfenic acids. Sulfuenic acids is a volatile acid which syn-propanethial-S-oxide, which being volatile in nature reaches your eyes, where it meets water to form sulphuric acid. This acid formation in the eyes burns your eyes and release tears to clean them.

So next time when you cry while cutting the onions, you must be knowing the reason - the culprit syn-propanethial-S-oxide.

How can you avoid them?

Keep the onion in refrigerator before cutting it, it will slow down the reaction speed.

A high speed fan, which moves the volatile acid to another direction rather than reaching your eyes.

Lit a candle near, it will absorb the gas formed.

 

Tips on good looking healthy skin

Who doesn't want his skin to glow and look healthy. Here are some tips that will help you out.


1) Drink lot of water, it purifies your skin and cleans the body system.


2) Protein rich food helps in making the skin look healthy, so opt for the high protein content food.



3) Nature's own food, fruits and vegetables. Eat fruits and vegetables in the raw form.


4) Apply olive oil in your hair, on a regular basis - maybe thrice a week.


5) Don't use ordinary soaps to wash your face, use a good cleanser.


6) Apply fullers earth face mask, it sucks the dirt from your face and also helps in getting rid of the pimples.


7) Do a full body exfoliation two times a week.

8) Do not eat oily food too much.


9) Keep the blood in good circulation, do exercises, it helps in blood circulation and detoxification.


10) Instead of using moisturizer at night, use olive oil on face.


11) Get a massage done or do it yourself, with a good quality cream.


12) Be happy and keep smiling, it reflects on your skin.


What are your ways to get a glowy skin?