SAVE OUR EARTH AND ENVIRONMENT

The Earth has already become a dangerous place to live in for the animals and birds. Soon it might be our turn. So let's pledge to save our beautiful planet so that you and your future generations can live happily and peacefully ever after.

Here are some tips to save our earth:

• There is a cute small round press button at the bottom right corner of almost all monitors:Please make use of this

• Stop printing out Harry Porter, Jeffrey Archer and other e-books. This is a classic example of paper wastage.

• If you have forgotten to give double-side prints, make sure you make use of the empty sides as scribbling pads or for your kids' imposition

• Take two minutes from your busy schedule before hurrying back home to shut down the computer.

• All of us are big time Googlers. Have you heard of the Blackle search engine? Blackle (Google powered) is a search engine designed all in Rich Black so that your system consumes less power. So change your homepage.

• Plastic bags these days indeed come in bright and flamboyant colours and tempt us to take them home with us. But the saying, "Appearances are deceptive" holds true for these plastic things too. Next time, hold back or go prepared to counter temptation with a cloth bag.

• Roses, Jasmine, Hibiscus and Peas; All these saplings cost hardly between Rs 10 - 20 each. Can't we afford to plant these in and around our houses? Also, more importantly, caring and maintain them as they grow?

• Try to segregate the different kinds of waste into Bio-Degradable (Fruit or vegetable waste) , Recyclable (waste Paper, paper products) and Electronics (Floppy disks, CD-ROMS ). Once you have segregated your thrash, look for specialized trash cans to throw them away.

• Try to minimize the use of horns. Honking has drastically increased and this adds to the noise pollution and does not provide a conducive environment to live in.

• Use rechargeable batteries though it's an expensive product, it's one-time purchase. Recharge when required. (Same applies to cell-phones, MP3s, iPods and Laptops)

• The best pens to use would be ink ones. Though if you have to use a ball point pen, buy refills instead of buying new pens. Pencils are much better for rough use! (That's why we used it at school!!!)

• Remember to close water taps before preening in front of the mirror. Of course you are beautiful, but Water is a precious resource!

• Let's not just wake up and walk out of finished meetings and conferences with a sigh of relief, let us remember to turn off the lights and projectors too.

• Take few minutes to learn about topics like 'Global Warming' , 'Air / Noise /Land / Water Pollution ' etc apart from constant surfing of News, Latest Gadgets, Movies and Music.

Spread this message to your friends and colleagues. They too can make a difference.
Save the Planet

Running a half empty machine, taking a bath instead of a shower or leaving the light on for no reason destroys the planet.

 Remember: turn your monitor off along with the computer, unplug chargers if you don't use them and use water wisely.

A bit of attention can go a long way!

CONTRIBUTE TO A NOBLE CAUSE

Note: This nice article was received by me as email from one of my friends.

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Capturing Developmental transition

During the period  from 2005 to June 2010 ,I used to travel by office car from my house to office . On the way, I had the opportunity to witness many structural changes in the buidlings and on the roads due to developmental activities. 

Wherever I used to travel in a car, it was my habit to take video of the roads and notable buidlings  using my camera or cell phone. I captured two such development works as video  (before and after the transition) and posted them in Youtube.

Approach to Central Station:

The first video was taken in 2008. Initially there were many shops on the footpath in front of the Booking cum Reservation Building which is located on the right side of Central Station in Chennai. Apart from hiding the good view of the building, the shops were hindrance to the people who wanted to use the footpath. After removal of the shops and broadening the footpath, we could have a nice view of the buidling and people started to use the footpath happily. You can see the difference in this video.

Turn on the speakers to hear some good music.:-)

 The two video clips taken before and after the removal of the shops were merged  by me and coverted  as a film using Windows Movie maker.

Flyover at Padi Junction:

Another major development witnessed by me was the construction of Padi Flyover which came as a major relief for the users of Two wheelers and Four wheelers. The waiting time at the junction was drastically reduced after the construction of the flyiver  which was inaugrated on 20.2.2009.

I took two video clips when the construction of the flyover was under progress and two clips  after completion. After merging the video clips using Windows Movie maker, I uploaded the short film in Youtube on 21.2.2009.

Is it not nice to witness such nice developmental transition which is taking place in front of our eyes?

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Rare and Stunning Flowers

Is there anything more lovely in nature than the explosion of grace and color that is the flower? It is small wonder that humans have been using flowers to convey emotions and as decoration for thousands of years. Studies have even shown that looking at flowers, and being surrounded by them, has a positive effect on our overall well-being. So take a few moments, breath in, breath out, and enjoy the simple beauty of these gorgeous gifts of nature.

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul. Luther Burbank

Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into. Henry Ward Beecher

I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers. Claude Monet

Don't send me flowers when I'm dead. If you like me, send them while I'm alive. Brian Clough

You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way. Walter Hagen

Source: Frederick T.

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50 INTERESTING FACTS

1. The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.


2. Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.


3. Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!


4. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.


6. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.


7. In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child


8. A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!


9. Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.


10. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath


11. There is a city called Rome on every continent.


12. It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!


13. Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!


14. Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.


15. The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London


16. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people


17. Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!


18. The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!


19. One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!


20. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!


21. The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man


22. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails! Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!


23. The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.


24. A Women blink nearly twice as much as men.


25. Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.


26. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.


27. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."


28. Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren't added to it.


29. On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.


30. More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.


31. The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.


32. More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.


33. Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.


34. The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!


35. The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.


36. Earth is the only planet not named after a god.


37. It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.


38. You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.


39. Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!


40. Dolphins sleep with one eye open!


41. It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.


42. The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!


43. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds


44. Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not.


45. Slugs have 4 noses.


46. Owls are the only birds who can see the color blue.


47. A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!


48. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!


49. The average person laughs 10 times a day!


50. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.


Source:http://www.funfunky.com

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Fascinating Facts About Tigers!

There is little doubt that tigers are some of the most beautiful, royal and scary animals nature has ever produced. They are incredible hunters, the biggest of all cat species (excluding the liger, which is a combination of lion and tiger) and can hunt in the water or land in equal measure.

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