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2011-11-26T00:22:00.005+05:00

Google Plus will be Next Social King

2011-11-23T23:26:00.001+05:00

Google, the behemoth of technological world proudly announced their new social network with all new features. In last of June 2011, they officially declared the test trial of their new social networks which name is Google Plus Project or Google + Project. It is just after the invention of great invention of Google +1. Previously, Google disappointed their users because of their slow featured ‘Orkut’.

Google Plus Project of the Larry and Sergey could be a bad innovation for Mark’s Facebook. Google Plus Project will be Next Social King of the technology world because search and research giant Google will allow unlimited enjoyments to their visitors and members.

Being a marketer, I think that it will be too important tool for a SEO who wants to be on top in Google.com with his keyword. Like Facebook, Google Plus will allow multiple entertaining features to their beloved users and with more powerful user interface. Have a look at the features of the new generation’s social network.

Google has enabled “Circles” instead of Facebook’s ‘Friend List’. You may manage your friends with tiny animated circles.

‘Hangout’ will be most entertaining part of the Google Plus which attract people who love new feature of the Facebook, ‘Video Calling’.

‘Huddle’ is unbelievable function for the text chat lovers because Facebook’s Chat is not available for the mobile phones. And the plus point is that you can chat on GTALK with Huddle feature.

‘Location’ is obviously ruled by Google because of their previous researches in Earth, Maps, Satellite and Panorama. With this feature, you can show your location easily to your Friends Circle.

‘+1’ button will allow you to store multiple queries of Google and other beautiful things on the internet in your reminder.

You can share your ‘Picasa Albums’ to your Friend Circles and on wall. It will maximize your photo browsing experience.

So, you can enjoy Google Plus Project at http://plus.google.com/ and keep in mind it is a trial version of new social network. Enjoy it!

How Speaker Works - Review About Computer Speakers

2011-11-18T00:16:00.002+05:00

In any case, sound system, best quality on the speakers. The best recording, encoded in the most advanced data storage device and played a top-of-the-line deck and amplifier, will sound awful if the system is hooked up to poor speakers.

The speaker system is an electronic component signal stored on things like CDs, cassettes and DVDs and turns back to the actual sound can be heard.

In this article we'll find out exactly how this speaker. Then watch how they speak different designs, and see how these differences affect the sound quality. Speakers were amazing piece of technology had a profound effect on our culture. But the heart, these are very simple devices.

How to slow down your electric meter - Help Miggy

2011-11-16T04:32:00.000+05:00

Lines Extracted From a Forum a Post of Miggy Lives in U.S.

I fully expect every derogatory comment anyone wants to shoot off at me....

But in one year our power company has had 4 rate hikes. The one last month was 13%. The others were 11%, 8% and 10%.

I just got my electric bill and you know how it shows the bars related to the previous year?

I used almost 1/4 LESS electricity this past month and my bill is over $100 more.

These are the facts:

1. I am single. I keep my therm at 83 when I'm not here and 78 when I am (not exactly comfortable).

2. I keep all computers, printers, tv's, etc. turned OFF when I'm not using them. Someone recently suggested that's not good enough: You need to actually unplug everything when you're not using them (lamps which aren't turned on, etc) in order to make a significance.

3. I wash two loads of clothes a week (at most) and installed a cute little 1950 clothes pole in my backyard to dry them with clothes-pins.

4. Since I live by myself I don't cook except for maybe twice a month. The rest of the time I eat sandwiches and fruit.

5. In each of my overhead lights I have 2 bulbs instead of the 3 allotted. And they're 60 watt instead of 100.

6. I run the dishwasher (mainly glassware) once every two weeks.

I'm sure there are other things (keeping drapes shut, water heater temp-, fridge temp, etc) that I'm forgetting to tell you but you get the point.

This bill was $383 for a 1500 sq ft house. When Cap and trade kicks in I have no idea what I'll do.

Until now I have lived a very honest life but I'm SICK of this shit!

I went to a swap meet over the weekend and they had this thing you could buy that would reduce your energy bill by 25%-40%. It's called plug and save.

Then I started googling about how years ago people used to put sand bags on their meter to slow the rotation..

Then something about magnets.

I do NOT want to do this but I am paying 50% of my take home to the electric company and it keeps getting worse every 3 months when they have another rate hike.

Does ANYONE know what I can do to reduce my electric meter?

They are RAPING us and there's nothing that appears that we can do anything about it.

I m a VERY frugal person. I don't even have cable TV or a cell phone. But by the time I pay the water, electricity, phone and trash pick up each month I seriously have very little to even buy food and gasoline with. I haven't bought a new piece of clothing or "luxury" item for over 3 years.

This just isn't right.

If anyone could suggest some things I would be truly grateful.

Miggy

(PS I can't keep the windows open at night because someone would break in- not that it matters- it's still 140 degrees here at night anyway)

Please Do Not Help Anyone In Illegal Work But You Can Help Him/Her By Spreading Words. Keep Your Society Pure From Such Kind of Problems. Please All Governments Open Your Eyes and See Whats' Happening Under Your Noses. Thank You Miggy.

Black Hat SEO Tricks - Why Search Engines Hate Them?

2011-11-16T04:28:00.001+05:00

Take all yawns at once because now I am bringing up a brief review that relates to Black Hat SEO Tips & Tricks and furthermore I'll bullet why Google & other renowned search engines hate these Black Hat SEOs. Moreover, I'll describe why Black Hat SEOs spread their minds' junk on web spiders. Noobes love to read SEO hacking tricks so I reviewed and extracted it especially for them but don’t try it for your greediness because a Wise Geek SEO is 100 times better than Black Hat SEO.

Google, no doubt a giant search engine but Google have lots of responsibilities everyday so they settled different type of automated systems that unwillingly or willingly work for mankind but after all they are machine operated systems not a genuine human being. Everyone on web based business can only earn by Google. If you are talking about SEOs, they are geeks in their field. A SEO after three have a gigs of data stored in his mind so he can spoil the mind of machine easily.

From past few days, I was researching on Black Hat SEOs and what are their main tricks & at least I can say it not main but all tricks because they only used it for fastest optimizing of web pages on desired top ranked keywords. Suddenly, Google & other renowned search engines maintain their bots or spiders for fighting with these Black Hat SEOs. So, they mainly used Doorway Pages, Search Engine Cloaking & Hidden Links for fastest optimizing of their web pages.

Doorway Pages are the webpages which are specially designed in two parts or you can say two pages with similar URL. They are also known as portal pages, gateway pages, zebra pages, landing pages, jump pages, bridge pages & entry pages. First webpage was based on users’ interest that means it has all necessary visual commands and they were too heavy because of images, videos and other useful content that can recruit web traffic directly to the targeted web page. Second webpage was designed under the perfect sight of all necessary circumstances that entertained Search Engines and specially Google. This kind of web page have ‘H1 Tags’, ‘REL’, ‘Meta’ and other beautiful HTMLs which search engine want to see for the top rank SERP & these HTMLs make webpage light. When search engine spider came to their webpage Search Engine Cloaking term shown second page to it and spider gave them a chance to top page. Furthermore, when user click on the SERP it was automatically recruit to the first page that was so interested. (Search Engines got screwed well)

Hidden Links is look like a simple trick but it was too hard. The trick was only used by the Black Hat SEOs who can hack well developed websites. They hacked well known websites that are caching unlimited times a day and after that they put hidden links to the main page of website. Search Engine Bot read the link and gave it a value. ;)

I shared that I have researched and learnt from the reliable resources. Please! Do your own work for better and reliable value of your valuable webpages because all Black Hat SEOs are in Google Jail now days.

Future of Marketing is Internet Marketing

2011-10-04T23:21:00.003+05:00

Introduction
The evolution of the virtual experience and the promise of cyberspace have recently begun to open doors to information which were previously inaccessible. Everyone from public universities to big business is racing to cash in on what promises to be the future of information and communications. A totally paperless, highly-dynamic environment has been created in which ideas and images are exchanged free from the binds of the physical world. The world of mass marketing is evolving at an alarming rate, and the vehicle which will bring the business of the future to the doorsteps of every human lies in the web of the internet. So it can be rightfully said that:

Counter Argument
Several points are claimed against the above statement, few important of which are as follows:

Internet marketing is different from other forms of marketing;
Internet marketing is not growing;
Internet marketing is not efficient;
Implementing internet marketing is costly.

I contradict to above mentioned counterclaims on the basis of following statements:

Philosophies of marketing can be applied on Internet markets just as in any other market;
Internet marketing is growing rapidly;
Internet marketing is more efficient than traditional modes;
In the long run, Internet marketing is more cost effective than formal methods.

My Argument
These arguments are explained in following lines:

Philosophies of marketing can be applied on Internet markets just as in any other market:

An online business takes some of the same principles that can make a brick and mortar store successful and discovers how to apply them in cyberspace. Internet marketing draws from the same well as conventional marketing it simply applies the concept differently.
Some Common Parallels
In a brick and mortar store there are mailing lists for advertising whereas same is done online through emails.
In a brick and mortar store there are ads given on popular newspapers and magazines whereas online these ads are posted on popular websites and online journals.
An edge of internet over conventional marketing is that one can do virtually free "push button marketing" anytime one likes. One can send out an email newsletter to his customers, or other information like tip sheets.

Internet marketing is growing rapidly:

Direct marketing continues to become more Web oriented, and Internet marketing is claiming a fast growig share of direct marketing spending and sales.

A Research on Internet Marketing Growth:

A research conducted by DMA predicted that although internet currently accounts for only about 16% of direct marketing-driven sales, it is predicted that over the next five years Internet marketing expenditures will grow at a blistering 18% a year, making it three times faster than expenditures in other direct marketing media. Internet-driven sales will grow by 12.6 %.

Internet marketing is more efficient than traditional modes;

People consider internet marketing to be less responsive and, in the long run, less efficient than the traditional modes of marketing. As a matter of fact, Internet marketing is much more efficient as compared to traditional modes of marketing.

A Study on Internet Marketing efficiency:

A study reveals that well-designed email campaigns sent to internal customer lists typically achieve 10% to 20% click-through rates. That’s pretty good when compared with 1% to 2% average response rates for traditional direct mail and the less than1% response to traditional banner adds.

In the long run, Internet marketing is more cost effective than formal methods:

Internet marketing offers marketers a low cost, efficient and speedy alternative for reaching their markets. Direct marketing has grown rapidly specially in business to business marketing, partly in response to the ever-increasing costs of marketing through sales force.

A Research on Cost Effectiveness:

Research states that when personal sales call cost an average of more than $400 per contact, internet marketing results in a lower cost-per-contact and thus proves more cost effective. Another study stated that, some former brick and mortar only stores now reported that their online business produced more than 75% of their annual profit.
Conclusion
For many companies today online marketing is more than just a supplementary channel or medium. In fact it constitutes a complete model for doing business. This new direct model is rapidly changing the way companies think about marketing their products and developing relationships with customers.
Internet marketing gives marketers access to buyers that could not be reached through other channels. It is truly a global marketing medium that allows communicating from one country to another in seconds. Internet marketing, especially email, when used properly, can be ultimate direct marketing medium. Blue chip marketers like Amazon.com, Dell, L. L. Bean, Office Depot and others use it regularly and with great success. And it is just the beginning; the Internet is truly the future of marketing.

Spicy Vegetable Soup

2011-10-01T21:49:00.004+05:00

Fresh basil adds a bright spark to this vinegary, vegetable-stuffed soup, full of the traditional flavors of the Mediterranean. Alternatively, pesto adds a nutty richness to the soup.
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings, about 2 1/4 cups each
Total Time: 40 minutes
Prep Time: 30 minutes
To Make Ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.

Recipe Ingredients:

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 large onion, diced
1-3 teaspoons hot paprika, or to taste
2 14-ounce cans vegetable broth
4 medium plum tomatoes, diced
1 medium yellow summer squash, diced
2 cups diced cooked potatoes (see Ingredient note)
1 1/2 cups green beans, cut into 2-inch pieces
2 cups frozen spinach (5 ounces)
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar or red-wine vinegar
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil or prepared pesto

Recipe Steps:

Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, about 6 minutes. Add paprika and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add broth, tomatoes, squash, potatoes and beans; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are just tender, about 12 minutes. Stir in spinach and vinegar; continue cooking until heated through, 2 to 4 minutes more. Ladle soup into bowls and top with fresh basil or a dollop of pesto.

Recipe Tips & Notes:

Ingredient Note: Convenient cooked and diced potatoes can be found in the refrigerated section of the produce and/or dairy department of the supermarket.

Recipe Nutrition:

Per serving: 253 calories; 8 g fat (1 g saturated fat, 5 g mono unsaturated fat); 0 mg cholesterol; 40 g carbohydrates; 9 g protein; 10 g fiber; 485 mg sodium; 1032 mg potassium
Nutrtion Bonus: Vitamin A (270% daily value), Vitamin C (60% dv), Folate (44% dv), Potassium (30% dv), Calcium (20% dv), Iron (20% dv).
2 1/2 Carbohydrate Servings
Exchanges: 1 starch, 3 vegetable, 1 1/2 fat

Which Animal is best for Sacrificing on this Eid-ul-Adha & Rules of Qurban (Cows, Goats, Sheeps & Camels)

2011-10-01T11:09:00.001+05:00

Choosing an animal for sacrificing on Eid-ul-Adha is really a big deal. Eid-ul-Adha is an auspicious occasion of Muslims in which all of Muslims sacrifice something precious for Allah. From 10th Dilhajj’s Morning to 12th Dilhajj’s Evening, Muslims work hard to make happy Allah. Allah, who is most merciful see the better mind of their beloved people. Allah doesn’t need meat of our sacrificed animals he only wants goodness of his people.

History of Eid-ul-Adha

It is the holy festival of Muslims in which they sacrifice the lawful animals in memories of Hazrat Ismail Allaih-e-Salaam and Hazrat Ibrahim Allaih-e-Salaam. Eid-ul-Adha in different languages Festival of Sacrifices, Idul Azha, Eid-ul-Azha, Eid-e-Qurban, Bakra Eid. This occasion is a part of historical sacrificing story of Hazrat Ibrahim A.S. and Hazrat Ismail A.S. In this Story, Hazrat Ibrahim A.S. saw a dream in which Allah ordered him to sacrifice his son Hazrat Ismail A.S. for Allah. After Morning, Ibrahim A.S. describes his dream to his son and obedient Hazrat Ismail is ready for sacrifice in the line of Allah. So, Both willing people are ready and on the position and suddenly a sheep appears instead of Hazrat Ismail because of latest orders of Allah to Angel.

Rules of Selecting Animals

Allah settled some rules which define what is good and what is bad for sacrificing. Here, I am mentioning rules of sacrificing animals on Eid-ul-Adha in bullets.

• Salaat-e-Eid (Prayer of Eid) is necessary on the day of Eid for every Muslim who is sacrificing or not.

• Shariaah or Islamic Laws made the animals lawful or Halal for Sacrificing (Goat, Sheep, Camel, cow).

• Muslim Laws also settled the specific age for specific animals.

• You can sacrifice sheep that is at least at the age of six months.

• It is necessary that goat or lamb is at least one year old or two teeth.

• Cow at least of two years old or have two teeth.

• Camel should be in the exactly age of five years or twelve years old in some Laws.

• The animal should be free from all defects like one or no eyed animal whose defects are obvious, sick animals whose sickness can be seen easily, a lame animal whose limp can be easily seen and an emaciated animal that has no marrow in its bones.

Here, I attached some pictures of beautiful animals from Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan is full of beautiful animals and people love to sacrifice in the way of Allah. Hope, my article will be helpful for you in purchasing an animal for sacrificing on this Eid-ul-Adha.

Garlic-Cheese Grits

2011-09-30T23:37:00.001+05:00

Garlic-cheese grits are a typically rich Southern dish, but the truth is you don’t need a half a cup of butter and a pound of cheese to make them taste good. By using a pungent blend of super-sharp cheeses we’ve found you can use much less cheese and still get flavor-packed results.
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings, about 2/3 cup each
Total Time: 1-1 1/2 hours
Prep Time: 20 minutes
To Make Ahead: Prepare through Step 4, cover and refrigerate until ready to bake.

Recipe Ingredients:

4 1/2 cups water
1 cup grits, quick or old-fashioned (not instant)
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 medium cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup shredded extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup grated sharp Italian cheese, such as Pecorino Romano or Parmesan
1/8-1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper or 1 teaspoon hot sauce, or to taste

Recipe Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat an 8-inch-square baking pan with cooking spray.
Bring water, grits and salt to a boil in a large saucepan, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat and simmer until the grits are thick, 5 to 30 minutes, depending on the type of grits.
Meanwhile, combine oil and garlic in a small skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the garlic is fragrant but not browned, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
Stir the oil and garlic into the grits along with the cheeses and cayenne (or hot sauce); transfer to the prepared pan.
Bake, uncovered, until bubbling and crusty on top, about 45 minutes.

Recipe Nutrition:

Per serving: 168 calories; 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat, 2 g mono unsaturated fat); 16 mg cholesterol; 21 g carbohydrates; 7 g protein; 1 g fiber; 264 mg sodium; 35 mg potassium
Nutrtion Bonus: Calcium (15% daily value).
1 1/2 Carbohydrate Servings
Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 1 fat meat

Indian-Spiced Chicken Pitas

2011-09-30T23:33:00.001+05:00

Make a perfect summer supper: grill spice-rubbed chicken breasts and tuck them into whole-wheat pitas along with fresh vegetables and a tangy yogurt sauce. Serve with: Grilled vegetables and a pilsner.
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings
Total Time: 30 minutes
Prep Time: 30 minutes
To Make Ahead: Prepare through Step 2. Refrigerate the chicken in an airtight container for up to 2 days.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed
1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala (see Tip), divided
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
1 cup thinly sliced seeded cucumber
3/4 cup nonfat plain yogurt
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro or mint
2 teaspoons lemon juice
Freshly ground pepper to taste
4 6-inch whole-wheat pitas, warmed
1 cup shredded romaine lettuce
2 small or 1 large tomato, sliced
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion

Recipe Steps:

Preheat grill to medium-high or position rack in upper third of oven and preheat broiler. If grilling, oil the grill rack (see Tip). If broiling, coat a broiler pan with cooking spray.
Sprinkle chicken with 1 teaspoon garam masala and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Place the chicken on the grill rack or prepared pan and cook until no longer pink in the center and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165°F, 4 to 8 minutes per side, depending on the size of the breast. Transfer the chicken to a clean cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine cucumber, yogurt, cilantro (or mint), lemon juice, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon garam masala and 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper in a small bowl. Thinly slice the chicken. Split open the warm pitas and fill with the chicken, yogurt sauce, lettuce, tomato and onion.

Recipe Tips & Notes:

Tips: Garam masala is a blend of spices used in Indian cooking. It is available in the spice section of most supermarkets.
To oil a grill rack, oil a folded paper towel, hold it with tongs and rub it over the rack. (Do not use cooking spray on a hot grill.)

Recipe Nutrition:

Per serving: 333 calories; 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat, 1 g mono unsaturated fat); 64 mg cholesterol; 44 g carbohydrates; 32 g protein; 6 g fiber; 637 mg sodium; 485 mg potassium
Nutrtion Bonus: Vitamin C (35% daily value), Vitamin A (25% dv), Magnesium (21% dv), Iron (20% dv).
2 1/2 Carbohydrate Servings
Exchanges: 3 starch, 1 vegetable, 3 lean meat

Lahmahjoon Pizza

2011-09-30T23:08:00.000+05:00

Spiced ground lamb, feta and pine nuts top this Armenian-flavored pizza. Beer pairing: Break out the stout—the rich, sweet flavors from the lamb and pomegranate molasses yearn for an equally rich, sweet beer.
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings
Total Time: 45 minutes
Prep Time: 45 minutes

Recipe Ingredients:

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup chopped shallots
8 ounces ground lamb
4 medium plum tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses (see Shopping Tip)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Yellow cornmeal for dusting
1 pound Easy Whole-Wheat Pizza Dough or other prepared dough
1/3 cup crumbled feta
1 tablespoon pine nuts

Recipe Steps:

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add shallots; cook, stirring often, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add lamb and cook, stirring and breaking up with a wooden spoon, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a colander and drain fat. Wipe out the pan; return the meat and shallots to the pan and stir in tomatoes. Cook until the tomatoes begin to break down, about 3 minutes. Add parsley, pomegranate molasses, cinnamon, salt and pepper and stir to coat; remove from the heat.
Preheat grill to low. (For charcoal grilling or an oven variation, see below.)
Sprinkle cornmeal onto a pizza peel or large baking sheet. Roll out the dough (see Tip) and transfer it to the prepared peel or baking sheet, making sure the underside of the dough is completely coated with cornmeal.
Slide the crust onto the grill rack; close the lid. Cook until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes.
Using a large spatula, flip the crust. Spread the lamb mixture on the crust, leaving a 1-inch border. Sprinkle with feta and pine nuts.
Close the lid again and grill until the toppings are hot and the bottom of the crust has browned, about 8 minutes. Variations: Pizza on a charcoal grill: Light 6 quarts (about 1 large chimney starter full) of charcoal and burn until the coals are mostly white, about 20 minutes. Spread the coals in an even layer. Place a grate over the coals. Let the coals burn until they are about medium-low. (Grill any toppings for the pizza while the coals are burning down.) To test the heat, hold your palm about 5 inches above the grill rack; if you can hold it there for about 8 seconds before you need to move it away, the fire is medium-low. Transfer the crust to the grill rack, cover the grill and cook the crust, checking once or twice, until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip the crust, quickly add the toppings, cover the grill and cook until the toppings are hot and the bottom of the crust has browned, 5 to 8 minutes. If your crust browns faster than your toppings are cooking, slide a baking sheet under the pizza to keep the crust from burning while the toppings finish. Pizza in the oven: Place a pizza stone on the lowest rack; preheat oven to 450°F for at least 20 minutes. Roll out the dough and place on a cornmeal-dusted pizza peel or inverted baking sheet, using enough cornmeal so that the dough slides easily. Slide the dough onto the preheated stone and cook until the bottom begins to crisp, about 3 minutes. Remove the crust from the oven using a large spatula and place it uncooked-side down on the peel or baking sheet, making sure the underside of the crust is completely coated with cornmeal. Quickly add the toppings and slide the pizza back onto the stone. Continue baking until the toppings are hot and the bottom of the crust has browned, 12 to 15 minutes. Individual variation: The dough can be turned into 4 or 6 personal-size pizzas. After kneading, divide the dough into 4 or 6 equal balls. Brush with oil and place 3 inches apart on a baking sheet. Cover and set aside until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Roll each portion into a 6-to-8-inch circle.

Quick French Onion Soup

2011-09-30T23:02:00.001+05:00

French onion soup is a favorite but it usually isn’t substantial enough to make a complete meal. We’ve solved this problem by adding fiber-rich chickpeas to a broth flavored with sherry and three kinds of onions. Of course, we didn’t forget the gooey topping, we’ve just made it a little lighter and a lot easier to prepare at home—simply top toasted whole-wheat bread with cheese and pour the soup on to melt it.
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings, 1 1/2 cups each
Total Time: 45 minutes
Prep Time: 45 minutes

Recipe Ingredients:

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 large sweet onions, sliced
2 cups chopped spring onions or leeks, whites and light green parts only
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried
1/4 cup dry sherry (see Ingredient Note)
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
3 14-ounce cans reduced-sodium beef broth
1 15-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed
1/4 cup minced fresh chives or scallions
6 slices whole-wheat country bread
1 cup shredded Gruyère or fontina cheese

Recipe Steps:

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add sweet onions and stir to coat. Cover, reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring often, until softened and starting to brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Add spring onions (or leeks), garlic and thyme and cook, uncovered, stirring often, until starting to soften, 3 to 4 minutes.
Stir in sherry and pepper; increase heat to medium-high and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring often, until most of the liquid has evaporated, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in broth and chickpeas and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in chives (or scallions).
Meanwhile, toast bread and divide it among 6 bowls; top with cheese. Ladle the soup over the bread and cheese and serve immediately.

Recipe Tips & Notes:

Ingredient note: Sherry is a type of fortified wine originally from southern Spain. Don’t use the "cooking sherry" sold in many supermarkets—it can be surprisingly high in sodium. Instead, purchase dry sherry that’s sold with other fortified wines in your wine or liquor store.

Recipe Nutrition:

Per serving: 374 calories; 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat, 4 g mono unsaturated fat); 20 mg cholesterol; 48 g carbohydrates; 18 g protein; 6 g fiber; 591 mg sodium; 555 mg potassium
Nutrtion Bonus: Calcium, Folate & Vitamin C (25% daily value).
3 Carbohydrate Servings
Exchanges: 2 starch, 2 vegetable, 1 medium-fat meat, 1/2 fat

Roasted Vegetable Salsa

2011-09-30T20:16:00.000+05:00

Why buy jarred salsa when making your own is so easy? This is a mild and flavorful salsa recipe perfect for those who find fiery fare a tad too harsh. This mild salsa is delicious on grilled fish- or grilled anything, for that matter.

Ingredients

1 pint (2 cups) of baby plum/grape tomatoes, halved
1 red pepper, cored, seeded, cut into thick strips
1 red or sweet onion, peeled, cut into chunks
5-6 garlic cloves
Extra virgin olive oil, as needed
Sea salt, to taste
3/4 cup corn kernels
1 14-oz can Fire Roasted Tomatoes with Green Chiles
1-2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, to taste
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
A squeeze of organic raw agave syrup, to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

Combine in a bowl and toss:

You'll also need:

3/4 cup corn kernels
1 14-oz can Fire Roasted Tomatoes with Green Chiles
1-2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, to taste
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
A squeeze of organic raw agave syrup, to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Arrange the tossed veggies on a baking sheet in a single layer, leaving some room for the corn; add the corn to the baking sheet in one section.

Roast the veggies in the top third of the oven until the veggies get tender and edges get nicely browned- anywhere from 30 to 45 minutes. If you have a grill you could grill your veggies instead of roasting.

Spoon the roasted veggies- sans the corn- into a food processor bowl; add the canned tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, cumin and a drizzle of agave. Cover and pulse a few times to achieve the consistency and texture you prefer. Don't puree it- keep some texture.

Pour the salsa into a storage container; stir in the roasted corn and cilantro. Taste test and adjust the seasoning to your liking.

Cover and chill for at least an hour to allow the flavors to co-mingle. Co-mingling is good.

Serving Ideas:

Serve as a dip with tortilla chips or yummy Brown Rice Chips.
Serve as a condiment with grilled fish, chicken, rice, enchiladas, tacos, you name it.
Serve as a fresh uncooked sauce for pasta or polenta.

Total Servings: 6

Nutritional Information Per Serving

Total Servings: 6
Calories: 39
Carbohydrates: 7.7g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Fat: 0.2g
Saturated Fat: 0g
Fiber: 2.0g
Sodium: 198mg
Protein: 1.7g

Users not happy with new Facebook changes

2011-09-30T16:28:00.000+05:00

Facebook is not batter then Google+ and many people is leave Facebook and join Google+ . Google+ is easily then Facebook to use page that way many people leave Facebook and join Google+ and one big problem is , The Facebook has made big changes to users' pages, and people are responding in droves with their metaphorical " dislike " buttons .

News Feeds were popping with not-so-gentle complaints Wednesday as many of the social-networking behemoth's 750 million users began seeing the overhaul .

" This is absolutely the worst of the many wrong-headed ' improvements ' you have made, and that 's quite a feat , " a user named Franklin Habit wrote on the site's official Facebook page . " I think Facebook's usefulness to me has now been outstripped by its lack of ease in use." Others were more succinct . " This sucks , " wrote user Brandon Howell . " That is all . " To be fair, griping about Facebook changes is a time-honored hallmark of the site . Change is hard for some people , and users grumble every time Facebook revamps their pages .

Instead of defaulting to your friends' most recent posts , the News Feed (which people hated when it was introduced) is now topped in many cases by what Facebook calls " Top Stories " for you . It uses an algorithm that combines such factors as which friends you interact with most and which friends' posts have the most comments and " likes " on them.That algorithm , of course , was in its infancy on Wednesday , leading many users to say the top stories that Facebook suggested were random, at best.

" The ' top stories ' needs to be gotten rid of , " wrote user Kristy Montaney. " They're out of context and I want to check my News Feed from most recent to oldest , none of this ' top stories ' stuff . " In a post on The Facebook Blog, developer Mark Tonkelowitz said the idea is to help people who may not log in to the site all the time find the best content , not just the newest .

" Now , News Feed will act more like your own personal newspaper , " he wrote . " You won't have to worry about missing important stuff . All your news will be in a single stream with the most interesting stories featured at the top . " If you check Facebook more frequently , he said , you'll see newer stories at the top of your feed . The other most glaring change Wednesday was a new , scrolling rail on the right side of the home page . Facebook calls it the Ticker . We're partial to " The ADD Bar , " because the feature seems pitched to our attention-deficit lifestyles with its rapidly streaming nuggets of friends' activity . If a friend " likes " an update , comments on a post or subscribes to a page , it now pops up in the -- OK , we'll say it -- somewhat Twitter-like timeline .

Haters were calling it distracting . But Tonkelowitz believes the Ticker plugs the gap in the time lag the News Feed sometimes experiences , letting users have more real-time interactions .One apparent quirk of the Ticker is that when a friend interacts with a nonfriend (say, likes the status update of someone you're not friends with) , clicking on that activity will show the original post . Tonkelowitz's blog post said the Ticker " shows you the same stuff you were already seeing on Facebook . "

" If you can't see a post because of its privacy settings , it won't show up to you anywhere on Facebook , including in your News Feed or in [the] ticker . " he said . " Commenting or liking a post doesn't change its privacy settings . "

In the history of Facebook changes, the pattern has typically been that users complain loudly at first and threaten to leave the site but then eventually learn to live with , if not like , the new approach .

This time may be somewhat more interesting in that it's the first major Facebook overhaul since Google rolled out its rival social networking site, Google+ .

Many of the anti-change posts Wednesday were coupled with threats to defect to Google+ if things aren't changed back .

And interestingly -- and , we have to assume, coincidentally -- the Facebook overhaul was announced on the same day that Google+, previously an invite-only affair , was opened to the public .

History of dengue fever and Spread of dengue virus in Pakistan now picking pace

2011-09-30T16:24:00.000+05:00

The means of dengue word is not clear , but the theory is that and it is drive from the Swahili phrase "Ka-dinga pepo" , the meaning of this word is "cramp-like seizure caused by an evil spirit". The Swahili word "dinga" may possibly have its origin in the Spanish word "dengue" meaning fastidious or careful . Slaves in the West Indies who contracted dengue were said to have the posture and gait of a dandy , and the disease was known as " Dandy Fever " . The first record of a case of dengue fever is in a Chinese medical encyclopedia from the Jin Dynasty (265–420 AD) which referred to a “water poison” associated with flying insects.
The Dengue epidemics occurred almost simultaneously in Asia , Africa , and North America in the 1780s , shortly after the identification and naming of the disease in 1779 . The first confirmed case report dates from 1789 and is by Benjamin Rush, who coined the term "breakbone fever" because of the symptoms of myalgia and arthralgia . Dengue virus is very dangerous fever but it is cureable disease , it is not cureless disease .

The viral etiology and the transmission by mosquitoes were only deciphered in the 20th century . The socioeconomic impact of World War II resulted in increased spread globally (see also Dengue epidemiology). Nowadays , about 2.5 billion people, or 40% of the world’s population , live in areas where there is a risk of dengue transmission (see figure 1).

Dengue spread to more than 100 countries in Asia , the Pacific , the Americas , Africa , and the Caribbean . Pakistan face this disease , Now for the people of Pakistan is to cope with the spread of dengue virus , which is now spreading very much rapidly . Official figures report that 2000 people in Punjab and 1700 in Sindh are affected by this virus . These figures depict that most of Punjab victims are from Lahore Punjab . However all areas of Punjab have a number of dengue virus victims .

PIMS Islamabad is dealing with 155 patients of dengue virus similarly in Rawalpindi 165 cases have been already reported which include one doctor as well . This is not all, these above figures are official , so it is believed that on ground situation is much more worse . Already there have been sprays led by government in many different areas , but on many places according to people same corruption culture came in and the low quality liquids were used which were not able to get rid of mosquito .

How dengue works / spreads ?

Mosquito is the main source of spreading this disease , this disease spreads with the byte of special kind of mosquito bite . In fact when a mosquito bites a healthy person, the mosquito gets infected and when this bytes another person he/she gets infected by dengue virus and soon faces dengue fever .

. Dengue virus spreads from person to person but not directly . In fact it can never transfer from one person to another directly . It do spread from one person to another but via mosquitoes trough following events .

. After seven days of dengue virus infection growth in mosquito body , now if that mosquito bites another person then the virus gets transferred to that person and that person gets the dengue fever .

. A mosquito bytes a human with dengue fever and gets infected .

. Infection grows inside the body of mosquito for seven days before it can infect another person .

. It is believed by some scientists that dengue virus first transferred to humans from the gorillas through mosquitoes .

History of Hajj in Images

2011-09-30T05:30:00.001+05:00

Hajj literally said 'to set out for a place'. Hajj is very considered as a holiest prayer of the Muslims and it is the main desire of every Muslim to do Hajj once in his life, but it is necessary deal Muslim if they are physically and financially able to make the journey to Mecca. Every year, Muslims offer Hajj as a great follower of Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S) and Hazrat Ismail (A.S) in the month of Dhul-Hajjah.

Hajj and its rites were first ordained by Allah in the time of the Prophet Ibrahim [Ibrahim] and he was the one who was entrusted by Allah to build the Kaba - the House of Allah - along with his son Ismail [Ishmael] at Makkah. fter building the Kaba, Prophet Ibrahim would come to Makkah to perform Hajj every year, and after his death, this practice was continued by his son. Million of Muslims attract and perform hajj in all over the world.
Hajj is considered one of the five "pillars" of Islam, and Muslim perform Hajj on the 2 pieces of clothes and the color of this is white and it is said as “Ahrram “we cannot perform Hajj without Ahrram so we can say that Ahrram is very important and prayer of Hajj, Pilgrims also perform the sa'i, which is hurrying seven times between the small hills named Safa and Marwah, reenacting the Biblical and Quran story of Hajar's desperate search for lifegiving water and food.

Next, on the first official day of Hajj (8th of Dhul-Hijjah), the two million pilgrims travel a few miles to the plain of Mina and camp there. From Mina, pilgrims travel the following morning to the plain of Arafat where they spend the entire day in earnest supplication and devotion. That evening, the pilgrims move and camp at Muzdalifa, which is a site between Mina and Arafat. Muslims stay overnight and offer various prayers there.

Then the pilgrims return to Mina on the 10th, and throw seven pieces of stones at a stone pillar that represents the devil. This symbolizes Ibrahim's throwing stones at Satan when he tried to stop Ibrahim from sacrificing his son.

JAMRAT DEVIL

SMALL DEVIL

Then the pilgrims sacrifice a sheep, reenacting the story of Ibrahim, who, in place of his son, sacrificed a sheep that God had provided as a substitute.

The meat from the slaughtered sheep is distributed for consumption to family, friends, and poor and needy people in the community. After the sacrifice, the pilgrims return to Makkah to end the formal rites of Hajj by performing a final tawaf and sa'i.

I prayer that every Muslim perform Hajj once time in our life (AMEEN)

solar home system

2011-09-30T02:23:00.000+05:00

Solar panel is very useful system .we can use solar power system outdoor .Design, generate solar system for new generation of green and bright energy and the life of solar power system is very long time as well as generator or UPS and the expenses of solar panel system is less the both mechanical and electrical system and we can say that solar panels is great and helpful invention for new generation and the help of solar panels we can charge our UPS battery solar panel is gift for new generation we can easily use solar panel for generator and UPS solar panel is use in village, city and residential areas for example hospitals, industries, sugar mills, floor mills and we can use for education purpose like that universities, colleges, schools and other educational places.

The Top 25 Facebook Games of 2010

2011-09-30T02:18:00.000+05:00

Facebook games showed a lot of popularity over the last year. As Facebook adds more games to the menu and great entertainment you might wonder what games are the best and most fun to play. This paper provides reviews of games for each of the 25 best games of 2010 Facebook separate.

Google Plus Sign Language

2011-09-30T02:13:00.001+05:00

A feature of video is said to be Hangouts. It is one of most common things the help of Twitter and Facebook Google+ is set. When almost people are chatting together just like a hanger, any people has in the floor at a time and who is this person you can tell because those person video is seen by far big on your computer screen . Until recently, with the help of Google's used microphone volume to determinate who got to be in control of the conversation . To the person is working and control the loudness get of the chatting. One tension: What if you're using sign language? Google don't know to the importance of feed. The almost special person was unable for hearing-impaired people, since the person who had the most background happiness in their video usually got the floor.

stuff made from gold material

2011-09-28T06:53:00.003+05:00

World's first 100 websites

2011-09-28T06:33:00.002+05:00

Let me tell you, the first website got registered on March 15, 1985 with the name 'symbolics.com'
Given below is the complete list of oldest 100 websites on internet.

symbolics.com: March 15, 1985
bbn.com: April 24, 1985
think.com: May 24, 1985
mcc.com: July 11, 1985
dec.com: Sept. 30, 1985
northrop.com: Nov. 7, 1985
xerox.com: Jan. 9, 1986
sri.com: Jan. 17, 1986
hp.com: March 3, 1986
bellcore.com: March 5, 1986
ibm.com: March 19, 1986
sun.com: March 19, 1986
intel.com: March 25, 1986
ti.com: March 25, 1986
att.com: April 25, 1986
gmr.com: May 8, 1986
tek.com: May 8, 1986
fmc.com: July 10, 1986
ub.com: July 10, 1986
bell-atl.com: Aug. 5, 1986
ge.com: Aug. 5, 1986
grebyn.com: Aug. 5, 1986
isc.com: Aug. 5, 1986
nsc.com: Aug. 5, 1986
stargate.com: Aug. 5, 1986
boeing.com: Sept. 2, 1986
itcorp.com: Sept. 18, 1986
siemens.com: Sept. 29, 1986
pyramid.com: Oct. 18, 1986
alphacdc.com: Oct. 27, 1986
bdm.com: Oct. 27, 1986
fluke.com: Oct. 27, 1986
inmet.com: Oct. 27, 1986
kesmai.com: Oct. 27, 1986
mentor.com: Oct. 27, 1986
nec.com: Oct. 27, 1986
ray.com: Oct. 27, 1986
rosemount.com: Oct. 27, 1986
vortex.com: Oct. 27, 1986
alcoa.com: Nov. 5, 1986
gte.com: Nov. 5, 1986
adobe.com: Nov. 17, 1986
amd.com: Nov. 17, 1986
das.com: Nov. 17, 1986
data-io.com: Nov. 17, 1986
octopus.com: Nov. 17, 1986
portal.com: Nov. 17, 1986
teltone.com: Nov. 17, 1986
3com.com: Dec. 11, 1986
amdahl.com: Dec. 11, 1986
ccur.com: Dec. 11, 1986
ci.com: Dec. 11, 1986
convergent.com: Dec. 11, 1986
dg.com: Dec. 11, 1986
peregrine.com: Dec. 11, 1986
quad.com: Dec. 11, 1986
sq.com: Dec. 11, 1986
tandy.com: Dec. 11, 1986
tti.com: Dec. 11, 1986
unisys.com: Dec. 11, 1986
cgi.com: Jan. 19, 1987
cts.com: Jan. 19, 1987
spdcc.com: Jan. 19, 1987
apple.com: Feb. 19, 1987
nma.com: March 4, 1987
prime.com: March 4, 1987
philips.com: April 4, 1987
datacube.com: April 23, 1987
kai.com: April 23, 1987
tic.com: April 23, 1987
vine.com: April 23, 1987
ncr.com: April 30, 1987
cisco.com: May 14, 1987
rdl.com: May 14, 1987
slb.com: May 20, 1987
parcplace.com: May 27, 1987
utc.com: May 27, 1987
ide.com: June 26, 1987
trw.com: July 9, 1987
unipress.com: July 13, 1987
dupont.com: July 27, 1987
lockheed.com: July 27, 1987
rosetta.com: July 28, 1987
toad.com: Aug. 18, 1987
quick.com: Aug. 31, 1987
allied.com: Sept. 3, 1987
dsc.com: Sept. 3, 1987
sco.com: Sept. 3, 1987
gene.com: Sept. 22, 1987
kccs.com: Sept. 22, 1987
spectra.com: Sept. 22, 1987
wlk.com: Sept. 22, 1987
mentat.com: Sept. 30, 1987
wyse.com: Oct. 14, 1987
cfg.com: Nov. 2, 1987]
marble.com: Nov. 9, 1987
cayman.com: Nov. 16, 1987
entity.com: Nov. 16, 1987
ksr.com: Nov. 24, 1987
nynexst.com: Nov. 30, 1987

25 reasons why you should start drinking green tea now

2011-09-27T22:52:00.003+05:00

Here Are The 25 Reasons Why You Should Start Drinking Green Tea Right Now:

Green Tea and Cancer
Green tea helps reduce the risk of cancer. The antioxidant in green tea is 100 times more effective than vitamin C and 25 times better than vitamin E. This helps your body at protecting cells from damage believed to be linked to cancer.

Green Tea and Heart Disease
Green tea helps prevent heart disease and stroke by lowering the level of cholesterol. Even after the heart attack, it prevents cell deaths and speeds up the recovery of heart cells.

Green Tea and Anti-Aging
Green tea contains antioxidant known as polyphenols which fight against free radicals.
What this means it helps you fight against aging and promotes longevity.

Green Tea and Weight Loss
Green tea helps with your body weight loss. Green tea burns fat and boosts your metabolism rate naturally. It can help you burn up to 70 calories in just one day. That translates to 7 pounds in one year.

Green Tea and Skin
Antioxidant in green tea protects the skin from the harmful effects of free radicals, which cause wrinkling and skin aging. Green tea also helps fight against skin cancer.

Green Tea and Arthritis
Green tea can help prevent and reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis. Green tea has benefit for your health as it protects the cartilage by blocking the enzyme that destroys cartilage.

Green Tea and Bones
The very key to this is high fluoride content found in green tea. It helps keep your bones strong. If you drink green tea every day, this will help you preserve your bone density.

Green Tea and Cholesterol
Green tea can help lower cholesterol level. It also improves the ratio of good cholesterol to bad cholesterol, by reducing bad cholesterol level.

Green Tea and Obesity
Green tea prevents obesity by stopping the movement of glucose in fat cells. If you are on a healthy diet, exercise regularly and drink green tea, it is unlikely you'll be obese.

Green Tea and Diabetes
Green tea improves lipid and glucose metabolisms, prevents sharp increases in blood sugar level, and balances your metabolism rate.

Green Tea and Alzheimer's
Green tea helps boost your memory. And although there's no cure for Alzheimer's, it helps slow the process of reduced acetylcholine in the brain, which leads to Alzheimer's.

Green Tea and Parkinson's
Antioxidants in green tea helps prevent against cell damage in the brain, which could cause Parkinson's. People drinking green tea also are less likely to progress with Parkinson's.

Green Tea and Liver Disease
Green tea helps prevent transplant failure in people with liver failure. Researches showed that green tea destroys harmful free radicals in fatty livers.

Green Tea and High Blood Pressure
Green tea helps prevent high blood pressure. Drinking green tea helps keep your blood pressure down by repressing angiotensin, which leads to high blood pressure.

Green Tea and Food Poisoning
Catechin found in green tea can kill bacteria, which cause food poisoning, and kills the toxins produced by those bacteria.

Green Tea and Blood Sugar
Blood sugar tends to increase with age, but polyphenols and polysaccharides in green tea help lower your blood sugar level.

Green Tea and Immunity
Polyphenols and flavenoids found in green tea help boost your immune system, making your health stronger in fighting against infections.

Green Tea and Cold and Flu
Green tea prevents you from getting a cold or flu. Vitamin C in green tea helps you treat the flu and the common cold.

Green Tea and Asthma
Theophylline in green tea relaxes the muscles which support the bronchial tubes, reducing the severity of asthma.

Green Tea and Ear Infection
Green tea helps with ear infection problem. For natural ear cleaning, soak a cotton ball in green tea and clean the infected ear.

Green Tea and Herpes
Green tea increases the effectiveness of topical interferon treatment of herpes. First green tea compress is applied, and then let the skin dry before the interferon treatment.

Green Tea and Tooth Decay
Green tea destroys bacteria and viruses that cause many dental diseases. It also slows the growth of bacteria which leads to bad breath.

Green Tea and Stress
L-theanine, which is a kind of amino acids in green tea, can help relieve stress and anxiety.

Green Tea and Allergies
EGCG found in green tea relieves allergies. So, if you have allergies, you should really consider drinking green tea.

Green Tea and HIV
Scientists in Japan have found that EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate) in green tea can stop HIV from binding to healthy immune cells. What this means is that green tea can help stop the HIV virus from spreading.

Overcome Exam Stress

2011-09-27T22:36:00.001+05:00

Exam time can be a really stressful time of year. But there are a few things you can do, even at this late stage that will help you manage your stress and do your best in the exams.
Before the exam

Make a plan. "It's important to get yourself organised," says Ben Wilkes of the University's Counselling Service. "Sit down and make a list of the things you have to do to get ready for your exams." Once you have your list, decide what needs to be done first. Prioritising your work makes it much easier to manage, but be realistic. "Don't overload yourself from day one, or you'll always be fighting to catch up. Make a plan you know you can achieve. You'll feel great when you meet your own goals."
Study when you perform best. "Some people perform best in the morning and others are more effective at night. Think about when you get the most out of your studies and plan your time around it" says Ben. "And try to avoid too many distractions. Turn your phone off, log out of Facebook and concentrate on revising. It will pay off in the long run."
Set yourself goals and rewards. You are working hard: you deserve a treat! Work on one thing at a time and finish it before you move on to the next task. "Before you start anything, decide on a reward for completing it. Maybe it's a snack, or a DVD, or twenty minutes on Facebook. When you finish, enjoy your reward, decide what you will do for your next treat and then get back to your studies."
Look after yourself. Eat regularly and try to have a balanced diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables. Avoid burning out by taking regular breaks every couple of hours or so and doing something different. Catch up with friends and family, walk the dog, or just relax for half an hour, but try to keep yourself active by scheduling in some exercise every day. A walk around the block does wonders for your concentration.
Rest is just as important as revision so make sure you get plenty of sleep. "Try to go to bed at the same time every night and get into a routine," says Ben. "You could also cut down on caffeine, alcohol and other drugs to help you get a proper night's sleep."
Be prepared. If you aren't sure about something, ask someone. Talk to your friends, lecturers and tutors. Make sure you know what you should be revising and what to expect when you go into the exam. The night before, pack up everything you need for the following day, and double-check the start time, date and venue. Once you are ready, get a good night's rest.
On the day

Arrive early, but not too early. Hanging around before an exam will only build the pressure. Stay calm and focused, and keep your distance from others who are stressing out. And don't forget to bring some water with you to take into the exam with you.
Stress is normal. "You are bound to feel a little overwhelmed during an exam - it is usually an indicator of your motivation to do well!" says Ben. "Acknowledge that it's part of the process and you will be fine." Take a couple of long deep breaths at the start of the exam and read the paper thoroughly before you start your answers. Make sure you understand what you have to do before you begin.
Remember you have plenty of time. If you can't concentrate or you find your mind wandering, take a couple of minutes to compose yourself. Take a couple of deep breaths, have a drink of water and find your focus again before carrying on. "A good way of regaining composure is to spend some time controlling your muscles. Clench your fist and then concentrate on releasing your tension through your hand. Remind yourself how you can control small things and the rest will come naturally."
Take a break. If you really find yourself struggling in an exam, raise your hand and take a toilet break. Splash your face with cold water, and sit back down calmly. Slowly read the next question and carry on with the rest of the exam.
Stay positive.

The hardest things to overcome are our own negative thoughts, especially around exam time. It's easy for them to creep into our heads, especially when we are under pressure. Before you know it they're the only voices we can hear in our heads. We often exaggerate the bad things, and these can quickly turn into irrational fears: "It's too hard", "I'm going to mess it up", "I'm a failure" and "I'll get kicked out of uni". Sound familiar?
Remember you got where you are because you worked hard and learned well. Exams are just a chance to show how good you are. If you find your inner gremlin whispering doubts in your ear, give yourself calm, rational reassurances: "I've done plenty of tests before", "I'll do my best", "I'm just anxious: it will pass". Anticipation is usually worse than the event. You'll be fine - just keep calm and do your best.

How you can pass your exams easily

2011-09-27T22:33:00.002+05:00

Dear Students & Readers
Its going to be the start of new year and a lot of us must be looking forward to having major exams ahead. In student life, the "exam days" are like a boring nightmare that we have to pass through or fail through......Good students are never worried about failure....Its heart breaking that our educational environment does not effectively flourish learning minds, but now I am going to reveal you some very useful secrets that can change way you perform in your next major exam.
Read carefully!!

Firstly, Doing well in exams in not rocket science, a genius student is not who has an IQ of 400 or above; outstanding results only emerge from strongly believing in yourself and your educational goals.

Set clear and realistic goals for yourself. You can achieve good grade if only you stick to your task until it finishes without any distraction.

Always feel relaxed while studying for exam, enjoy what you learn and it will increase your knowledge in a cheerful way.

Do not study continuously, take short 5-10 minute breaks in between to relax your brain. Take a walk or eat something. But be right back after short break.

Think of your studies as it is your Job. Bound yourself to it like you feel bound to finish your job before leaving. Take responsibility.

Eat some chocolate and drink some water before an Exam in order to release tension and perform cheerfully.

Don't be overeager and don't be nervous. If you have studied, you should be confident

Generally exams have a time limit. Divide the time you have per question or section.

Don't write an encyclopedia in your paper, only write to the point. Read the question carefully to answer briefly and convincingly.

Some students think that all they studied will be forgotten. This is incorrect. If you have studied, the information will remain with you for all of your life

Once you have finished an exam you should double check to avoid mistakes.

If someone makes fun of you for studying well, do not fight back or argue. Simply smile! That develops good image.

Make a habit of doing light physical exercise, a good fitness certainly helps grades. No need to lift heavy weights for brain power.

At last, the exams are OVER, so enjoy your holidays and do not worry about result, hopefully it will be good if you have followed my advice.

Apple Officially Announces iPhone Event: October 4

2011-09-27T21:31:00.000+05:00

It’s finally confirmed: Apple’s next event will be held on October 4. And they’re not even being coy about the topic — the invite says, “Let’s talk iPhone”.
In typical Apple fashion the invite is cleverly presented: The date is indicated as part of the iOS calendar app, the time by the clock, and the location (it’s being held at Apple’s campus) by the Maps icon.
Rumors have been swirling about the launch date of the next iPhone, with plenty of speculation that it might be released in September, or maybe announced in September and then released in October, or perhaps that it would be an all-October deal (never before have I seen such earnest debate over calendar dates). The October 4 date was first