Vegetables for good health

Five vegetables for good health



Broccoli 
Broccoli is considered a wonder food for its ability to help prevent cancer. The vegetable is recommended for those suffering from heart disorders and strokes. Being packed with iron its ideal for anaemia patients as well. Boil or steam your broccoli flowers lightly and eat so that they don't lose all the nutrients. 

Cabbage 
Whether consumed raw or cooked in a dish, cabbage has many benefits. It is said to be great for the skin and eyes as its full of vitamin A. The phytonutrients present in this vegetable help the body fight against the free radicals. It also helps with lung, stomach and colon prostate cancer. Those interested in body building may want to eat cabbage as its full 
of iodine that is needed for muscle development. 

Bean sprouts 
Sprinkled on salads or eaten as a between meals snack, sprouts are a great way of getting some nutrients. They are rich in vitamin C and a handful of fresh sprouts can provide you with three-quarters of your daily vitamin C requirement. In addition they also contain vitamins A, B and E as well as calcium, iron, and potassium. 

Spinach 
You can be sure if Popeye loved this food, you should be consuming it too. The vegetable contains carotenoid that help prevent cancer. It's also loaded with vitamins like C and A that helps with god eyesight and glowing skin. The high level of potassium makes it very beneficial for high blood pressure patients. Further it strengthens muscles and helps those suffering from anaemia. 

Lettuce 
Depending on the variety, the nutrients in lettuce vary. Romaine lettuce is said to be the most healthy one boasting of vitamins A, B, and C, folic acid, manganese and chromium. It makes for an excellent salad as it is low in calories. Lettuce is also a good source of iron which helps with blood formation. It also has magnesium, vital for the brain and the nerves. 


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Little Angels of Bollywood

Little Angels of Bollywood

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Most Beautiful Miss Worlds in History

Most Beautiful Miss Worlds in History

Aishwariya Rai



Aishwariya Rai is an Indian actress and has acted in over 40 Bollywood movies. She started her career as a model and won Miss World pageant in 1994. After winning the pageant she gave up her studies and spent one year reigning as Miss World in London and then joined Indian Film industry. Her first major hit was “Hum Dil Day Chukay Sanam” a film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. This film also earned her Best Actress Award. Aishwariya also remained in news for her relationship with Bollywood actor Salman Khan until the couple separated in 2001. Rai cited “abuse (verbal, physical and emotional), infidelity and indignity” on the part of Khan as reasons for ending the relationship.Her other hit movies are Taal, Dhoom 2, Joda Akbar etc. Actress is currently married with co-Bollywood star Abhisheik Bachan.

Ksenia Sukhinova



This Russian beauty with 1.78m height, was born on August 26 1987 in Nizhnevartovsk. The blonde won Miss Russia 2007 and Miss World 2008. After winning pageant in Johanasburg she said “I am very glad to have brought this crown to Russia. I am proud that it is Russia that got the crown and I devote my victory to the whole country and to its every citizen… and to my grandmother.” She also said that she hoped to improve Russia’s international image to show the world that a girl from Russia could personify kindness, beauty and happiness.She says raising funds for charity will be one of her main tasks.

Ivian Sarcos



Born in 1989 this Venezuelian beauty is title holder for Miss World pageant, who was crowned Miss World 2011 on November 6, 2011 in London, United Kingdom.Being an orphan at the age of 8 , she was raised by the nuns in a convent in Cojedes. She had intended to become a nun, but joined modelling as a career later. After winning the title on 6th November she said “This has taught me that life, although it may be bad, doesn’t have to end badly. Although I no longer have my parents, it has taught me to be stronger”. “I want to carry on doing the wonderful work that ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ and the Miss World organization does and to help people in need,” she said, “I want to help people like me”.

Azra Akin



Akin was born in Almelo, Netherlands to Turkish parents.In 1998, at the age of 17, Akin was selected Elite Model of Turkey; she then participated in the Europe Elite Model competition in Nice, France where she was in the final 15.On December 7 2002 she won Miss World beauty pageant in London. Beauty with brains is right word for this lady.

Priyanka Chopra



Priyanka Chopra born 18 July 1982 is an Indian actress. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She has worked in many Bollywood movies and has won 4 Film Fare Awards. Fashion , Krish , Dostana , Kaminay and Don are her major hits.

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25 Interesting Facts about Facebook

25 Interesting Facts about Facebook

Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, ...



1 in every 13 people on Earth is on Facebook.

85%+ of all college students use FACEBOOK and 70% of them log in EVERYDAY.

People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook

Psychologists have introduced a diagnosis FAD (Facebook Addiction Disorder) as a new kind of addiction

More than 60 % of men and women have used Facebook to stalk their ex.

In 1 hour 3,000,000 links are shared on Facebook.

In 1 hour 4,452,000 event invites are posted.

In 1 hour 3,969,000 photos are tagged.

In 1 hour 5,553,000 status updates are entered.

In 1 hour 6 million friend requests are accepted.

In 1 hour 8,148,000 photos are uploaded.

In 1 hour 8,148,000 messages are sent.

In 1 hour 31 million comments are posted.

In 1 hour 4,761,000 wall posts are written.

No doubt, Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg is going to reap billions from this IPO. But his salary is set to drop. Currently, he makes a base salary of $500,000 per year. But at his request his annual salary will be set to $1 as of January 1, 2013.

Facebook links about sex are shared 90% more than average.

Facebook was almost shut down by a lawsuit by ConnectU who claimed that Zuckerburg stole the idea and Technology for Facebook (the issue was settled out of court).

According to a research, people in Facebook relationships are happier than single people.

Over 25% of users have already been dumped via Facebook.

Facebook causes 1 in 5 Divorces.

36% of users check Facebook, Twitter or texts after sex.

People that use Facebook on their mobile devices are twice as active on Facebook than non-mobile users.

In 2008, a 23-year-old woman named Lauren Michaels created a group titled “I Need Sex” on Facebook. Within 10 minutes, she had 35 members and soon attracted 100—50 of whom she eventually slept with. Facebook has since removed her page.

A 39-year-old Pennsylvania father was arrested for openly asking his 13-year-old daughter for sex over Facebook.

The first person to invest in Facebook was the cofounder of PayPal, Peter Thiel, who invested $500,000 in June 2004.

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Bangalore Engineering Student wins YouTube contest

Bangalore Engineering Student wins YouTube contest


Eighteen-year-old engineering student Sachin Kukke of Bangalore is the only Indian to win the global YouTube Space Labscience competition from the Asia-Pacific region, the world's leading online video portal said Wednesday. 

"Sachin of BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore, is the regional winner from India in the 17-18 year-old category for his experiment, which aims to measure the thermal conductivity of ferrofluids in microgravity," the US-based YouTube, a subsidiary of global search engine Google, said in a statement here. 

The contest for 14-18 year-olds was to design a science experiment that can be performed in space. 

Sachin's experiment was short-listed with that of nine other Indian students in the top 60 who participated from 80 countries in the contest, conducted in October 2011 by YouTube in partnership with global PC maker Lenovo and the Vienna-based Space Adventures, which organised flights for the world's first private space explorers. 

Sachin will join five other winners from different geographical regions in Washington DC March 22 to take the zero gravity flight and participate in a series of events, including a special tour of the Udvar-Hazy air and space museum at Dulles and an awards ceremony at the Newseum. 

"This is like a dream come true. I never ever imagined that I would get to experience zero gravity in my life. I had hopes of making it to the final six but I was not so sure. I am very excited to win this and I am looking forward to meeting the other finalists and experiencing the zero gravity flight," Sachin told reporters after Google India facilitated him in this tech hub. 

In honour of his achievement, Lenovo will present the Bangalore lad its IdeaPad Ultrabook at the awards ceremony. 

Of the five other winning finalists, two in Sachin's category (17-18 year-olds) are Amr Mohamed from Egypt and Emerald Bresnahan from the US. The remaining three in 14-16 year-olds category are Patrick Zeng and Derek Chan from New Zealand, Laura Calvo and Maria Vilas from Spain and Dorothy and Sara Ma from the US. 

"An India finalist in such a global science contest indicates the zest with which Indians foster their passion for science. We believe competitions like this provide students with an opportunity to consider science as a career aspiration," Lenovo India marketing director Shailendra Katyal said on the occasion. 

The six winners were selected by about 150,000 YouTube users worldwide by voting for their favourite experiment. 

Of the six finalists, two global winners (one team from each of the two age groups) will be announced at the awards ceremony and will, later this year, have their experiments performed onboard the International Space Station (ISS) 250 miles above earth and streamed live on YouTube as a global event to celebrate science and space. 

"The two global winners will get to choose a unique space experience: a trip to Japan to watch their experiment blast off in a rocket bound for the ISS, or once they are 18-years old, a one-of-a-kind astronaut training experience in Star City, Russia, the training centre for Russian cosmonauts," Google India country marketing head Nikhil Rungta said. 


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Yesteryear Beauty of Bollywood Madhubala

Legendary Madhubala

Madhubala was considered to be the most beautiful artiste to ever grace the Indian screen, she rose from humble beginnings to become the most captivating star India has ever produced. Madhubala was born as Mumtaz Jehan Begum on 14th February 1933, in a conservative family of Pathan Muslims in Delhi. She died on 23rd February 1969 at the age of 36 due to a hole in her heart. Here is a photo tribute to the legendary actress.


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Employee Handbook is important for an Employee?

Why Employee Handbook is important for Employee?

What is an employee handbook?
An employee handbook is the most important document for any new employee in a Company. It provides the employee an insight of the Company, its dealings, various policies, expected code of conduct, expectation of the Company from its employees etc. It is generally given to all the new employees on the first day of their job or along with the Employment Contract. This handbook is not a substitute of an Employment Contract which is to be separately entered with each employee.
Importance of employee handbook

The handbook may vary depending upon the business requirements of the company as well as any specific kind of business but the general areas that an employee handbook may address are:

• Brief history of the company
• An introduction stating why such handbook is needed
• Terms and conditions of employment
• Holiday entitlement
• Code of conduct
• Company rules
• Conflict of interest
• Confidentiality
• Grievance procedures
• General policies etc.

Code of conduct
The employee handbook lays down the code of conduct expected of all its employees when dealing with each other, the management, its agents, customers and so on. An Employee Handbook is designed to introduce and familiarise the employees of the Company with its policies, rules and regulations and the terms and conditions of employment. 
Information on important aspects
An employee handbook addresses the concerns and the questions of the employees. Employee handbook provides the info to the employees on the important aspects. Employee handbook helps the employees to know what the company expects from them , and in return what they will get the benefits. Employee handbook provides the clear information on working hours, dress, leaves, termination, disciplinary procedure, health and safety obligations, compensation policy.
Right of amendment
The employee handbook sets out the various benefits that the company offers to its employees along with various policies and procedures. An employee handbook is called often staff manual. It is the best communication tool between employer and employee. The company has right to amend, delete, suspend any right but it cannot deprived the employee from their constitutional rights. Any amendment to the employee handbook must be issued by a circular from time to time as and when required.
Review of employee handbook
Employee handbook must be reviewed after the changes in law. It is the duty of the employer to provide the latest copy of the employee handbook after the reviewing it.
Reasonable and fair
Employer must adopt and introduce such polices which are reasonable and fair. Employer cannot deprive the employees form their statutory rights. In case of conflicts between employee handbook and statutory rights, then the statue will prevail over the employee handbook.
Promote equal employment policy
An employee handbook must missies the discrimination and promote the equal employment policy . Employer before implementing the employee handbook must consider the federal and all local employment laws.
Employee handbook always promotes the :

• Healthy atmosphere  within the organisation;
• Minimises the disputes and concerns

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