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A Picotrial Journey stretched over 2 centuries???

[h=2][/h] [h=3]Kolkata: 200 years of Puja pandals[/h] A photographer takes a nostalgic walk among Kolkata's Durga Puja pandals, some over 200 years old. Images

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Don't people realize that worrying merely makes them lose their hair faster? :nono:

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[/h] [h=3]Researchers find a cure for baldness[/h] Worried about hair loss or growing bald? Here is some good news for you. Find out what it is

 

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[/h] [h=3]Scientists create rabbits that glow at night[/h] Scientists in India have launched their moon mission successfully.Others are creating stranger things. Rabbits with night jelly

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176. Fluorescent Fish | The wonderful world we live in

[h=1]Fluorescent Fish[/h]



Ever heard of GloFish, which are fascinatingly fluorescent and shine in day as well as night?

GloFish is actually a “G.M. Zebra Fish” (Genetically Modified Zebra Fish). It comes in three vibrant colors namely bright red, green and orange.

Although not developed for the ornamental fish trade, it is the first genetically modified animal to become a popular and affordable pet. The real aim of developing this fish was to detect pollution by fluorescing in the presence of environmental toxins.

Researchers at the National University of Singapore extracted the GFP gene from a jelly fish that produced bright green Bio-Luminescence. They inserted the gene into the zebra fish genome, causing the fish to glow brightly, both in natural white light and ultraviolet light.

Shortly thereafter, the team developed a line of red fluorescent zebra fish by adding a gene from a sea coral. The yellowish orange fluorescent zebra fish was developed by adding a variant of the jellyfish gene.

The red fluorescent zebra fish is rightly named as “Star fire Red”. The green fluorescent zebra fish is named in an equally thrilling way as “Electric Green”and the orange fluorescent zebra fish named as “Sunburst Orange”. It has been found GloFish are fertile and can reproduce even in captivity.

As of January 2007, Canada prohibits import or sale of the GloFish, due to a lack of sufficient information with regard to its safety. The import, sale and possession of these Glofish is not permitted within the European Union either.

However GloFish have continued to be successfully marketed throughout the United States since December 2003. After more than six years of availability, there are no reports of any ecological concerns associated with their sale.

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[Visalakshi Ramani]

Let me tell you the concept of permanent weight loss is itself a MYTH!!! :boom:

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[/h] [h=3]The ultimate weight loss quiz[/h] Diet dos and don'ts, myths, truths and tips. Take our ultimate weight loss quiz to check if you are doing it right

 

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87. Why regain weight? | The wonderful world we live in

Why regain weight?




Ask any one who has been struggling to lose weight. He will say that it is difficult to lose weight but it is more difficult to keep it off! Why?

A person’s body has a set number of fat cells. This is determined either at birth or infancy. This number of cells remains constant (or may increase) throughout the person’s life. It can never ever be decreased.

“Set Point Theory” states that a person’s body is programmed to be in a certain weight range and the body will “fight tooth and nail” to remain in that range. During dieting a parson’s weight reduces visibly. But it always comes back–no matter how little he eats and how hard he works out in a gym. The body tries to retain its natural weight.

During serious dieting, the body learns to use efficiently the few calories available for its various functions. The body temperature may fall down and metabolism slowed down. When the body gets more calories than what it needs, it speeds up metabolism and even maintains higher body temperature, in an effort to burn off the extra calories.

It is possible to lose weight only be decreasing the size of the fat cells and not by decreasing their number. The brain always wants to trigger the body, to return the fat cells, to their original size. This means that the weight lost will be regained slowly and steadily.

There is no way of testing to find out a person’s set point. The best way to find it out is to eat normally and exercise moderately and regularly. Long years of futile dieting will throw the metabolism out of gear and it may take up to a year for the system to be restored and the body to return to its normal weight range.

Learning to accept the Set Theory will put an end to the vicious cycles of dieting with its “yoyo” effect. If we learn to accept people as they are, irrespective of their size, height and colour, the world will be a much better place to live in. People will be more relaxed, friendly and in better moods.

After all, being thin is not necessarily the same as being happy!

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Ya! I had posted the mad rush and serpentine queue yesterday itself!!! :der:

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[/h] [h=3]These phones are driving Indians crazy[/h] Apple has completely sold out its premium iPhone 5s in India in less than 24 hours of its retail launch. Watch

 

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Dilli ki thalli !!! :decision:

In Telugu talli = mother

[h=2][/h] [h=3]Dilli Ki Sheila[/h] After a successful 15-year stint, Sheila Dixit looks unsure for the first time. The first of a two-part series

 

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What is the next thing in the list??? :bump2:

Flying cycle /scooter / moped??? :noidea:

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Sneak peek : The real flying car is here

Slovakian company Aeromobil's flying car is here. Watch the successful test flight of Aeromobil 2.5

 

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It is perfectly O.K. as long as
cyber does not become cipher!!! ray:

[h=2][/h] [h=3]Rise of the cyber Hindu[/h] A large section of these Internet warriors has gravitated towards Modi with a belief that he can do no wrong. More

 

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So gold is here!
We also know where it is!!
We also know how to extract it!!!
YET we import gold paying through the nose!!!! :faint:
Even a child knows the home-made-food is
cheaper than the food brought from outside!

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[/h] [h=3]Govt likely to open gold mining in India[/h] In a move to reduce gold import, government could possibly open up gold mining in India. Click for full story

 

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How does it matter if it might be written off???

[h=2][/h] [h=3]SBI loans to get costlier. Bad News for All?[/h] State Bank of India has increased their minimum lending rate by 20 basis points to 10 percent. Watch out, everyone

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

I never knew her. Still may she rest in peace!!! :rip:

[h=2][/h] [h=3]India's favourite Tarla Dalal is no more[/h] The grande dame of Indian cooking, Tarla Dalal, was a popular television host and food writer. Remembering her

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

My little JUJU Kutty does weird things at times.
When my elder son asks her what made her do those things
she would reply with an impish smile. "i wanted your attention!"
I think the actress Shweta Menon just wanted some attention -
since her name is very well known outside Malayalam film word!

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

WHERE has everyone gone to??? :bolt:

No one comes from the opposite direction

nor even from the same direction??? :bored:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

It does NOT feel good to feel like :nono:

the ONLY person in a lonely world!!! out:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Indian beauty is internationally getting recognized! :thumb:

Let us keep our fingers crossed and ray:!


[h=2][/h] [h=3]Will Mansi Moghe win Miss Universe?[/h] Indore girl Mansi Moghe, who won Miss Diva 2013, looked stunning in the preliminaries. But will she win?

 

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Too late for the poor poor little girl!!!

[h=2][/h] [h=3]Maid tortured for days before she died[/h] Jagriti Singh has been booked for murder, attempt to murder and violating the Juvenile Justice Act. More

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Extended life span is always :welcome:!

[h=2][/h] [h=3]Galaxy S4 beats iPhone 5S in battery life[/h] The S4 not only lasts the longest between charges, its battery life is almost double that of the 5S. More

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

குமரியில் விவேகானந்தர்-திருவள்ளுவர் பாறைகளை
இணைத்துப் பாலம் அமைக்கப்படுமா??? :decision:

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Enda Amme!!! :faint:

மேற்கு வங்க மாநிலம் கோல்கட்டாவில் காளிக்கோவில்
திருவிழாவில் பெண்கள் நடனமாடி மகிழ்ந்தனர்.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

[h=2]கடந்த சில மாதங்களுக்கு முன் மழை, வெள்ளத்தால் சேதமடைந்த உத்தர்கண்ட் மாநிலத்தில் உள்ள புகழ்பெற்ற கேதார்நாத் கோவில் சீரமைக்கப்பட்டு அதன் உண்மையான அழகை பெற்றது! :thumb:[/h]

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

MURUGA!!! unakke intha gathiyaa???

[h=2]சென்னை வடபழனி கோவில் குளத்தில் செடி, கொடிகள் மற்றும் கழிவுகள் குவிந்து பராமரிப்பின்றி கிடப்பில் போடப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதனால் மழை காலங்களில் மழைநீரை சேமிக்க முடியாத நிலை ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது.[/h]

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Can this be TRUE???:wacko:

[h=2]தரமான வாழ்க்கை:பட்டியலில் இந்தியாவிற்கு 7வது இடம்!!![/h]

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Aarvam endrume kuraiyaathu!!!:nono:

veLLaipaan paduththum paadu!!! opcorn:

தீபாவளிக்கு தங்கம் விற்பனை 40 சதவீதம் சரிவு:
மக்கள் ஆர்வம் குறைகிறதா?