JUL `2012 - Austin South Asian

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Monthly Community Paper | info@austinsouthasian.com | 512-828-6709 | Vol. 5 No. 7
Ekatva Kids $ 10 Mil Troy Temple Expansion
By Braj Rani
“To spread ripples of love and
oneness through the world,” that
is the intention of the Ekatva
‘experiment’ of Manav Sadhana.
kids from the Gandhi Ashram
of Ahmedabad were welcomed
by the resident family of Radha
Madhav Dham; over 50 of our
Austin community families and
The newly renovated/expanded Bharatiya Temple of Metropolitan
Detroit in Troy (Michigan) is holding a five-day elaborate “deities
installation” event, ending June 17.
On Saturday, June 10, 40+
volunteers, promoters, and 16
remarkably bright and bubbly
campers from the youth camp in
full-hearted support with lots of
smiles. (Conitnued On Page 7)
MRS. INDIA INTERNATIONAL 2012
By Adrita Khanna
Mrs. Shaveta Jain of Suwanee, GA, USA has been crowned the Mrs.
India International 2012
in the pageant finals on
25th May 2012 at the
prestigious 14th Street
Playhouse of Woodruff
Arts Center in Atlanta,
USA in a well contested
finale. Shaveta is elated
to be India’s ambassador
and feels honored to
represent India at the
Mrs.
International
Pageant 2012.
Mrs. Reet Sahu, of
Hyderabad, INDIA was
declared the first runners
up and Mrs. Shivani
Diwan, of Stamford,
CT, USA was declared
the joint second runner
up with Mrs. Udeeta
Tyagi of Ghaziabad,
INDIA (forfeited due
to disqualification) after
two days of scoring rounds of Interview, Fitness Wear, Ethnic Wear
and Evening Gown, judged by a competent panel of judges.
(Continued On Page 9)
In order to accommodate the growing number of devotees, Temple
reportedly spent about $10 million during the last seven years on
expansion from 28,000 to about 70,000 square feet and renovation.
The sanctuary houses seven new temples created in India out of white
Makarana marble with teakwood doors and assembled here in about a
year working day and night.
This “Prana Pratishtha” event is described by the Temple as “the
ceremony by which the sacred images of the ( Continued On Page 6)
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Austin’s Indian Community Website...............04
Marks`N Spencer
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Fizzy Drinks Às Bad For
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Troy Hindu temple installs deities...............06
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Healthy Eating
Advice For New
Mums May Help
Cut Child Obesity
London, June 27 (ANI)
Educating new mothers about
healthy eating and active play can
help cut the risk of their child being overweight or obese, a new
study has revealed.
Childhood obesity is a serious
health challenge affecting more
than 43 million preschool children worldwide (6.7percent) with
studies showing it could have adverse effects on later health.
Preschool children who are obese
or overweight have a high chance
of carrying this into adulthood
and it has been argued that efforts
to prevent this should start earlier
in life.
Methods of feeding children,
when they start eating solids and
the amount of television watched
are the most common factors that
contribute to childhood obesity,
especially in lower socio-economic groups.
sion viewing time. This is the first
study of its kind to look at outcomes at two years old.
Nurses taught mothers healthy
eating and exercise habits for
their children.
Mothers in the intervention group
were also significantly more likely to eat more than two servings
of vegetables per day (52 percent
compared with 36 percent) and
spend 150 minutes or more exercising per week (48 percent compared with 38 percent).
This study has found that the first
few years of a child’s development are crucial in setting the
foundation for lifelong learning,
behaviour and health outcomes.
The authors conclude that the
results are very encouraging but
that the cost-effectiveness does
require further investigation.
Authors from the South Western
Sydney and Sydney Local Health
Districts and Sydney Medical
School, University of Sydney in
Australia looked at 667 first-time
mothers and their infants.
The study shows that the early
onset of childhood overweight
and obesity requires “health promotion programmes to start as
early as possible” and that they
should be family focused and can
be effective in improving children’s weight status.
They looked at the children’s
BMI, feeding habits and televi-
The study was published in bmj.
com. (ANI)
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Women With Fear Of Childbirth
Endure Longer Labor
Washington, June 27 (ANI):
Women who have a fear of
childbirth spend 47 minutes
longer in labor than their peers
who have no such fear, a new
research has revealed.
Various factors have been
associated
with
increased
prevalence of fear of childbirth,
including young maternal age,
being a first-time mother, preexisting psychological problems,
lack of social support and a
history of abuse or adverse
obstetric events.
The Norwegian study, that looked
at 2206 women with a singleton
pregnancy who wanted normal
delivery, is one of the first to look
at the relationship between fear of
childbirth and labor duration.
Fear of childbirth was assessed by
the Wijma Delivery Expectancy
Questionnaire
(W-DEQ),
a
validated
psychometric
instrument designed to measure
fear of childbirth.
Women
undertook
the
questionnaire at 32 weeks
gestation and fear of childbirth
was defined as a score of more
than 85. Out of the total number,
165 (7.5 percent) women scored
more than 85.
The average age of the participants
at delivery was 30.9 years and
50.5 percent (1113 women) were
first time mothers.
Average labour duration was
8.22 hours for first-time mothers,
and it was 4.91 hours for parous
women.
After adjustment for other factors
associated with labour duration,
such as parity, epidural analgesia,
instrumental vaginal delivery and
labour induction, the difference
was still significant at 47 minutes.
The researchers found that
average labour duration was 8
hours for women with fear of
childbirth compared to 6.46 hours
(which equals 6 hours and 28
minutes) for women without such
fear.
The study also found that women
with fear of childbirth more often
delivered by instrumental vaginal
delivery (17.0 percent versus 10.6
percent) or emergency caesarean
delivery (10.9 percent versus 6.8
percent) as compared to women
without fear of childbirth.
In total, 25.5 percent (42 women)
of women with fear of childbirth
and 44.4 percent (906 women) of
women without fear of childbirth
had a normal delivery without
any obstetric interventions.
However, despite increased
labour duration for women
with a fear of childbirth, a large
proportion of women achieved a
vaginal delivery, which was their
intention compared to women
with no fear (89.1 percent versus
93.2 percent).
“Fear of childbirth seems to be
an increasingly important issue
in obstetric care. Our finding
of longer duration of labour
in women who fear childbirth
is a new piece in the puzzle
within this intersection between
psychology and obstetrics,”
Samantha Salvesen Adams,
Health Services Research Centre,
Akershus University Hospital,
University of Oslo, Norway and
co-author of the research said.
“We found a link between fear of
childbirth and longer duration of
labour. Generally, longer labour
duration increases the risk of
instrumental vaginal delivery and
emergency caesarean section.
However, it is important to
note that a large proportion of
women with a fear of childbirth
successfully had a vaginal
delivery and therefore elective
caesarean delivery should not
be routinely recommended,” she
added.
The research was published in
BJOG: An International Journal
of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
(ANI)
54 Pc Kids Globally Fear Being Bullied Online, Finds Study
Washington, June 27 (ANI)
Almost 54 percent children worldwide have said they feared being bullied online, according to data.
According to the data collected by Microsoft’’s Safety and Security Center, nearly one kid in four said that
they have experienced online bullying.
The data also revealed that almost 24 percent kids admitted that they have bullied someone else online, Los
Angeles Times reports.
Worldwide, 72 percent kids surveyed said they have been bullied off-line. The two exceptions to this rule
were China and Singapore.
The researchers found that 80 percent of kids in China said they worried about being bullied online, and
70 percent kids said they have been bullied online. Both numbers are way above the worldwide average.
The research found that in the United States, online bullying is relatively low, with just 29 percent kids
saying they have been bullied online.
However, 83 percent said that they have been bullied offline in the US. Microsoft surveyed almost 7,600
kids aged between 8 to 17 in 25 countries, including Japan, Morocco, India, China, the U.S., Italy and
Pakistan. (ANI)
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Austin’s Indian Community Website – Community Events, Tickets & Coupons
By Nimish
There is great news for Indians
and South Asians living in Austin.
A dedicated community website
for Indian community has been
launched last month with the
intent to unite our community and
provide central online podium for
latest and greatest community
news. The website URL or
address is www.AustIndia.com .
news and updates, Yellow pages,
FREE classifieds, Discounts/
deals, and many other sections
that would benefit community.
AustIndia pledges to provide
South Asian community with
latest and useful information
round the clock.
And of course there is Bollywood
and Hollywood news/gossip
section for movie lovers.
The community website hosts
information
on
Upcoming
Community events, Community
The news headlines from India in
8 different Indian languages and
latest news snippets from your
local Indian city (20 Indian cities)
will help readers to stay in touch
with happenings in India.
The portal offers leisure items
that are updated on daily basis for
daily fun & information.
India Festival Holidays Calendar,
Austin Road Traffic conditions,
Austin current weather and 3
day forecasts, Daily Mahurats,
Indian recipes (videos), Austin’s
Important Phone directory, Austin
Move guide etc. are some of the
useful sections on the website.
Nimish Pathak, with background
of 15+ years of community
service with non profits and
community organizations, says
‘... there is a need for professional
representation of our Indian
community in Austin, we need
to have organized Indian portal
that not only benefits Indian
community but also unite us to
serve as one solid voice of Indians
in Austin…We need togetherness,
belongingness with everyone.
This is one big Indian family
living in our beautiful Austin.”
AustIndia.com will act like a
home for Austin Indians and
also open Welcome door for our
American friends to visit us, to
explore our values, culture and
diversity.
Significant
portions
of
Advertisement revenues will
be used to help community non
profits orgs and charities.
The long term plans include
hosting
competitions
for
community members, inspire our
young generation to participate,
recognize community stars and
emerging icons, provide social
podium for our parents/seniors
and develop women’s chapter.
Matrimonial section for Texas
Indians is also being planned.
Without the help and support
from our community, this is not
possible so we request you all
to participate and provide full
support to us and our advertising
partners.
Our journey together has just
begun and AustIndia.com pledges
to make this journey full of fun,
value and togetherness.
US And European Energy Supplies Threatened By Climate Change
London, June 4
Higher water temperatures and
reduced river flows caused by
climate change are posing significant threat to electricity supplies
in US and Europe.
These changes in recent years
have resulted in reduced production, or
temporary shutdown, of
several thermoelectric
power plants, resulting
in increased electricity
prices and raising concerns about future energy security in a changing climate.
Compared to other water use sectors (e.g. industry, agriculture,
domestic use), the thermoelectric
power sector is one of the largest
water users in the US (at 40 percent) and in Europe (43 percent of
total surface water withdrawals).
While much of this water is ‘re-
Thermoelectric (nuclear
or fossil-fuelled) power
plants, supply 91 percent and 78 percent of
total electricity in the
US and Europe respectively, thus disruption to
their operation is a significant concern for the
energy sector.
A study projects further
disruption to supply,
with a likely decrease in thermoelectric power generating capacity of between 6-19 percent in
Europe and 4-16 percent in the
United States for the period 20312060, due to lack of cooling-water.
The likelihood of extreme (>90
percent) reductions in thermoelectric power generation will, on
average, increase by a factor of
three.
cycled’ the power plants rely on
consistent volumes of water, at a
particular temperature, to prevent
overheating of power plants.
Reduced water availability and
higher water temperatures caused by increasing ambient
air temperatures associated with
climate change - are therefore
significant issues for electricity
supply.
According to the researchers,
while recirculation (cooling) towers will be affected, power plants
that rely on ‘once-through cooling’ are the most vulnerable.
These plants pump water direct
from rivers, lakes, or the sea, to
cool the turbine condensers, water is then returned to its source,
often at temperatures
significantly higher
than when the water entered the plant,
causing yet another
problem,
that
of
downstream thermal
pollution.
“Higher
electricity
prices and disruption
to supply are significant concerns for the
energy sector and consumers, but another
growing concern is
the
environmental
impact of increasing
water temperatures on
river ecosystems, affecting, for example,
life cycles of aquatic
organisms,” said Michelle van Vliet, from
Wageningen University and Research Centre.
Both the US and Europe have
strict environmental standards
with regard to the volume of water withdrawn and the temperature of the water discharged from
power plants.
Thus warm periods coupled with
low river flows can lead to conflicts between environmental objectives and energy production.
Additionally, given the substantial investments and the long-life
expectancy (50-60 years) of thermoelectric power plants, such
projections are important for the
electricity sector such that it can
adapt to changes in cooling water
availability and plan infrastructure investments accordingly.
One adaptation strategy is to
reduce reliance on freshwater
sources and replace with saltwater, according to co-author Pavel
Kabat, Director/CEO of the International Institute for Applied
Systems Analysis (IIASA).
“However given the life expectancy of power plants and the inability to relocate them to an alternative water source, this is not
an immediate solution but should
be factored into infrastructure
planning.
Another option is to switch to
new gas-fired power plants that
are both more efficient than nuclear- or fossil fuel- power plants
and that also use less water,” Kabat added.
The study focused on 61 power
plants in central and eastern US
and 35 power plants in Europe,
both nuclear and coal-fired power
plants with different cooling systems were included.
Considering the projected increase in demand for electricity
in these regions and globally, the
study reinforces the need for improved climate adaptation strategies in the thermoelectric power
sector to ensure future energy security and environmental objectives are not compromised.
The projections are based on new
research that combines hydrological and water temperature models
over the twenty-first century with
an electricity production model.
The models consider two contrasting scenarios for the energy
sector - one of low levels of technological change in the energy
sector and one that assumes environmental sustainability and
a rapid transition to renewable
energy. The study has been published in Nature Climate Change.
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Marks `N` Spencer Launches World’s Fizzy Drinks Às Bad For
Most Sustainable Suit
Health As Tobacco`
London, June 19
Marks and Spencer’s sustainable
suit took four years in the making,
with its care label made from
recycled polyester.
Marc Bolland, M and S’s CEO
was so happy with it after he had
it tailored to fit last week, that he
asked for another one straight
and detail has been thought and
rethought - and it will go on sale
at the end of August as the world’s
most sustainable suit.
Bolland was proudly modelling
the suit for its official launch at
the M and S Plan A Stakeholder
meeting.
China along with around twenty
other components.
Each one is meticulously
sourced to ensure they are the
most sustainable possible, from
the linings made from recycled
PET bottle polyester from a hitech processing plant in Japan,
the recycled polyester zips, the
reclaimed pocket linings (surplus
from their own production lines)
and reclaimed stray buttons
which would otherwise end up in
landfill.
London, June 23
Sugar-packed fizzy drinks are just as dangerous to health as cigarettes,
health experts have warned.
Experts want hard-hitting public awareness campaigns to attack what
they say are “manufacturers’ misleading promotions that distract from
the health risks”.
“Emerging science on the addictiveness of sugar, especially combined
“It is a very complex supply
chain,” the Telegraph quoted
Marks and Spencer’s Sustainable
Raw Materials Specialist Mark
Sumner, who has been heading
up the project, as saying.
away.
The reason Bolland is so happy
is that this suit has been four
years in the making - every stitch
Made from Australian organic
wool, dyed in Italy using GOTS
approved technology, and then
spun into yarn at an Italian mill,
the fabric was then shipped to
“Although it’s as radical as we can
make it in terms of sustainability
it still looks like a beautiful suit
and fits well and has the right
styling and is good value,” he
said.
with the known addictive properties of caffeine in many sugary
beverages, should heighten awareness of the health threat similar to
the understanding about the addictiveness of tobacco products,” the
Daily Express quoted public health expert Dr Lori Dorfman as saying.
So far, only 500 of the suits will
be produced. It is being seen
as a laboratory to test out new
ways of more
sustainable
production
from
every
aspect of the
supply chain.
Even the care
label is made
from recycled
polyester.
Dorfman, from the University of California, and colleagues want soft
drinks companies to stop “explicitly targeting young people” in an
“aim to increase sales”.
Each of the
20
major
components
that go into
the suit have
been looked at
and analysed
to see how to
make
them
sustainable.
Diet drinks in particular have been shown to pile on the pounds
because, even though they have fewer calories than regular fizzy pop,
they can trigger the appetite to eat more.
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“In most cased
we have had
to push the
boundaries of
the industry and
the technology
to make the
components
m o r e
sustainable
and
keep
the
quality,”
Sumner said.
Drinking just two cans of fizzy pop a day has been shown to cause
severe long-term liver damage, a condition normally the result of
chronic alcohol abuse.
It can lead to victims needing a transplant because the liver cannot
process the huge amount of sugar.
Too many soft drinks can potentially cause diabetes and heart damage
as well as being a major contributor to obesity.
Those who binge on diet soft drinks every day have been shown to
have 70 percent bigger waists after a decade.
“There is no comparison to be drawn between tobacco and soft drinks,”
a spokesman for the British Soft Drinks Association said.
“Tobacco is harmful in any quantity and any reduction in consumption
is a positive step for health.
“In the case of food and drink, it is the imbalance between calorie
intake and calorie expenditure that is the cause of obesity and not the
intake of calories as such, still less the intake of calories from any
particular food or drink.
These two situations are entirely different,” the spokesman added.
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Troy Hindu temple installs deities
after $10 million renovation
(Continued From Page 1)
Temple would focus in this direction.
as “the ceremony by which the sacred
images of the Lord are infused with the
breath of life”.
Zed stressed that instead of running after
materialism; we should focus on inner
search and realization of self and work
towards achieving moksh (liberation),
which was the goal of Hinduism.
“During this celebration, the murtis
representing the Lord’s various forms are
immersed in water, bathed with offerings
of milk and honey, and decorated with
fragrant flowers.
These sacred rituals are complemented by
a prescribed series of pujas and havans,
in accordance with ancient traditions”,
Temple website adds.
Meanwhile, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed,
in a statement in Nevada today, applauded
efforts of Temple leaders and Troy-Detroit
and surrounding community to realize this
wonderful Hindu temple complex.
Rajan Zed, who is President of Universal
Society of Hinduism, further said that it
was important to pass on Hindu spirituality,
concepts and traditions to coming
generations amidst so many distractions in
the consumerist society and hoped that this
The “Prana Pratishtha”
celebrations
include Ganesh, Udakashanti and other
Pujas; Ganesh, Mulamantra, Navagraha,
Sarva Devata, Pachasukta, Sudarshan,
Chandi and Rudra Havans; Bhajan
Sandhya; Gurubani Shabads; Adhivasams;
Nritya Sandhya; Unmeelanam; Vishnu
Sahasranama Parayana; Raas and Garba;
Aruna Homam, Aahutis; Kalyanam;
Kirtans; Abhishekams; Aaratis; Ropanam;
Kalakarshanam Shobha Yatra; etc.
Sthapana of Navaratna and Yantra, Lord
Lakshminarayana, Lord Venkateshwara,
Lord Shiva, Shri Radha Krishna, Shri Ram
Parivar, Lord Ganesh, Goddess Durga
Devi and Navagrahas is being held in the
10,000 square feet prayer hall.
This Temple regularly holds pujas,
meditation, talks, aartis, discourses,
pranayam, havans, archanas, abhishekam,
Satyanaryananvrotam, etc.
Besides these worship services, Temple and
its various bodies are reportedly involved
in community service, providing health
care referral service for unemployed/
uninsured, supporting families in difficult
situations, visitations, offering prayers for
patients, bereavement support, services
for the seniors, music-dance-languageeducation activities, immigration clinics,
multilingual library, health fair, interfaith
activities, children and youth activities,
Jagannatha Ratha Yatra, etc.
It also reportedly runs a Gurukul
Montessori Academy early-childhood
education center; yoga center; and classes
in yoga, Hindi, Sanskrit, Bharatnatyam,
Kathak, Dharma and Table Tennis.
It also features a 7,500 square feet banquet
hall and classrooms.
Starting with a first meeting on January
25, 1975 in an area motel, Temple was
formally inaugurated on July 19, 1981, and
now about 800 families worship here.
Tom Patel, Bhavani Garapati and
Velji Kansara are Chairperson, Vice
Chairperson and Secretary respectively of
its Trustees Board; while S.Viswanathan,
Ravi Khattree and Mahaveer Khetawat are
President, President Elect and Secretary
respectively of its Executive Committee.
Janakirama
Sastry
Vithala
Ramachandra Bhat are the priests.
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A Spiritual Homecoming for the
‘Ekatva Kids’ at Radha Madhav Dham
Hearts overflowed during the
welcome in the Prayer Hall.
Siddheshwari Didi led everyone
in a devotional meditation with
chanting, while the spectacular
darshan of Radha and Krishn
opened for them.
acres of beautifully flowering
grounds.
On the way, residents told them
the leelas of Radha and Krishn at
different places, and sang lively
bhajans. After the tour, everyone
enjoyed a welcoming meal and
ice cream Towards the evening,
visit, said, “The whole Ekatva
gang, the volunteers and myself
had an AMAZING time at Radha
Madhav Dham.
The welcome, the tour, the food
and just being in the presence of
so much love was amazing. A few
of the staff members of Manav
Later,
the
E k t a v a
kids
were
ceremoniously
presented with
t-shirts, goodie
bags,
money
and malas by
Didiji,
our
resident sanyasi
teacher.
Then, to our
surprise,
a
drum began to
be played by
one of the adult
Manav Sadhana
volunteers,
drumming
beautifully on
behalf of all the other Ekatva
kids who stood up on cue and
presented us all with heart pins,
necklaces, and warm hugs of
gratitude.
The ceremony was followed by a
golf-cart tour of the holy places
on Radha Madhav Dham’s 200
the Ekatva kids went out to the
grounds and played basketball,
cricket and volleyball with the
visiting youth and those who
attended the one-week Youth
Camp.
Preya Patel, one of the main
organizers of Ekatva’s Austin
Sadhna said, ‘This was just what
we all needed’.
A relaxed, loving, spiritual
environment was just what the
doctor ordered :).” These sixteen
children are from some of the
largest slums of Ahmedabad,
Gujarat.
They were selected through a
nine-month audition process, and
were trained by mentors from
Manav Sadhna and teachers from
Darpana Dance Academy for two
years.
Currently, they are travelling to
the U.S. and U.K. to
perform a 90-minute
dance-drama
production sharing
Gandhiji’s message
of
‘Oneness’.
Following
their
visit
to
Radha
Madhav Dham, they
performed in Austin,
which was attended
by an audience of
over 1000 from the
greater Austin area,
as well as a large
group of Radha
Madhav
Dham
members who came
out to applaud and
cheer them on.
“There is so much
love here!!! What a memorable
experience this has been for us
all. All I can humbly say is thank
you,” exclaimed the emotionally
touched tour leader, Preya Patel.
Yes, we couldn’t agree more.
This was a truly memorable
experience for every one of
them as well as for all of us here
at Radha Madhav Dham as we
welcomed them to their spiritual
home in Austin.
To read more about the
journey of 16 kids from the
slums of Ahmedabad and their
inspirational story, please go
to: : ekatva.org If: facebook.
com/ekatva I b: ekatva.blogspot.
com Iy: youtube.com/ekatva1 I t:
twitter.com/ekatva2012
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JKP, Radha Madhav Dham is one
of the largest Hindu Temples in
North America and is situated in
the serene Hill Country 16 miles
southwest of Austin.
It has been established as a
pilgrimage place depicting the
holy land of Braj. The Ashram
and Temple grounds is a peaceful
location for weddings, meetings
and yoga retreats and it serves
the community with our satsangs,
family camps, celebrations and
we can easily accommodate
guests for overnight stay.
We are one of 5 main Centers
of Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat
under the guidance of Shree
Kripaluji
Maharaj.
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Love For Mobile Devices May Trigger Personality Disorders
London, June 19
Our obsession with latest
technologies like smartphone,
tablet or laptop may cause not
only distraction, but it may also
change our personalities, says an
expert.
experiment here. We’re at the
In his book, he uses his
own and other academics’
research to show how the
users of WMDs appear
to display the symptoms
of an array of personality
disorders.
An estimated 65 per cent of
people in the developed world
have a smartphone, tablet or
laptop. And it is predicted that
by 2015, eight in 10 of all people
would be connected this way – all
the time.
Dr Larry Rosen, professor of
psychology at California State
University, calls these gadgets
wireless mobile devices, or
WMDs, and explores their
potentially explosive effects
in his new book, iDisorder:
Understanding Our Obsession
With
Technology
and
Overcoming Its Hold on Us.
“We’re in the middle of a grand
but it also means you’re there,
24 hours a day... Our brains
have not developed to be
constantly engaged like
this,” the Independent quoted
Rosen as saying.
One example is narcissism,
named after the hunter in
Greek mythology who fell
in love with his own image
reflected in a pond.
early stages of understanding a
society that carries the world in
its pocket. It’s good – you can
always connect with someone –
To a narcissist, who would
display traits including
grandiosity, a need for
admiration and a lack of empathy,
social networks, Rosen writes,
“provide a virtual playground for
self-expression”.
A study of 3,000 Twitter users
by Rutgers University in the US
identified two types of tweeters:
Meformers
and
Informers.
Participants were representative
but 80 per cent of all of their
tweets were about “me”. Rosen
says: “Even people who would
not behave like this in the real
world feel comfortable presenting
themselves that way online.
Because they’re able to do it
behind a glass screen, it somehow
changes the way they relate
to the world.” Rosen says the
mobility of new devices that
bring us within ever closer reach
to networks of friends has added
to a “digital cocooning” effect,
causing many people to become
socially withdrawn from the real
world.
The researcher surveyed more
than 1,300 people of different
ages and found the younger
participants were much more
willing and able multitaskers.
But, he writes, “the more tasks we
take on... the more our brain gets
stressed and overloaded, and the
worse we do at all of the tasks.”
There is no multi-tasking, Rosen
says, only “task-switching”, and
it isn’t productive.
Rosen admits he shows signs
of obsessive behaviour around
Words with Friends, the Scrabbleinspired smartphone game.
Whether it’s repeatedly checking
your inbox or Facebook, Rosen
blames this sort of behaviour on
the “undercurrent of anxiety that
if we don’t check in we may be
missing out on something”.
“Disconnectivity anxiety” leads
to worry and even physical
distress. To combat anxiety,
Rosen suggests using your
WMDs less.
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Disney Bans Junk Food Ads
Wellington, June 6
The Walt Disney Co. has become
the first major media company to
ban junk-food advertising on its
television channels, radio stations
and websites, hoping to stop kids
from eating badly by taking the
temptation away.
First Lady Michelle Obama called
the move as a “game changer”
that is sure to send a message to
the rest of the children’s entertainment industry.
Any cereal with more than 10
grams of sugar per serving is also
off the air. A full meal can’t be
more than 600 calories.
Disney’s new rules - which won’t
take effect until 2015 - follow a
controversial proposal in New
York to take supersized drinks
over 16 ounces (473ml) out of
convenience stores, movie theatres and restaurants, removing
choices to try and influence behavior.
“Just a few years ago if you had
told me or any other mom or dad
in America that our kids wouldn’t
see a single ad for junk food
while they watched their favorite cartoons on a major TV network, we wouldn’t have believed
you,” Stuff.co.nz quoted Michelle
Obama, who has headed a campaign to curb child obesity, as
saying.
Getting rid of junk food ads will
make it easier to keep the family on a healthy diet, said Nadine
Haskell, a mother of two sons, 8
and 11.
The food that doesn’t meet Disney’s nutritional standards goes
beyond candy bars and fast food
meals. Capri Sun juice (too much
sugar) and Oscar Mayer Lunchables snacks (high sodium) won’t
be advertised.
Disney declined to comment
on how much revenue it stands
to lose from banning unhealthy
food.
“If they see a commercial on TV,
then the next time we go to the
grocery store they’ll see it and
say they want to try it,” Haskell,
of Columbus, Ohio, said.
CEO Bob Iger said that there
might be a short-term reduction in
advertising revenue, but he hoped
that companies would eventually
adjust and create new products
that meet the standards.
The ban would apply to TV
channels such is Disney XD,
children’s programming on the
ABC network, Radio Disney and
Disney-owned websites aimed at
families with young children. The
company’s Disney Channel has
sponsorships, but does not run
ads.
Aviva Must, chairwoman of the
Department of Public Health and
Community Medicine at Tufts
School of Medicine, said Disney
could succeed where the government has made little progress.
“There seems to be limited taste
for government regulation,”
Must, who has studied childhood
obesity for decades, said. “So I
think a large company like Disney taking a stand and putting in a
policy with teeth is a good step,”
she said.
Even though many fast-food
chains and food companies are
rolling out healthier options like
apples and salads, Disney said it
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still could deny the companies’
ads. Leslie Goodman, Disney’s
senior vice president of corporate citizenship, says Disney will
consider a company’s broader offerings when deciding whether to
approve ads.
“It’s not just about reformulating
a meal for a single advertising opportunity,” Goodman said.
The company will need to show
that if offers a range of healthy
options, she said.
Kraft said it welcomed Disney’s
decision, noting that it advertises
very few brands to children under
age 12.
Margo Wootan, nutrition policy
director at the Center for Science
in the Public Interest, said that
while some snack foods of limited nutritional value may still be
advertised, the worst of the junk
foods would be eliminated under
the new policy.
“Disney’s announcement really
puts a lot of pressure on Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network and
other media to do the same,” she
added.
Disney launched internal nutrition guidelines in 2006, with the
goal of making 85 percent of the
food and drinks served at its parks
and resorts healthy.
The remaining 15 per cent was
reserved for special treats, such
as cake for birthday celebrations.
The company also stopped using
toys in kid’s meals to advertise its
movies. Disney on Tuesday also
introduced its “Mickey Check”
seal of approval for nutritious
foods sold in stores, online and at
its parks and resorts.
“The emotional connection kids
have to our characters and stories
gives us a unique opportunity to
continue to inspire and encourage
them to lead healthier lives,” Iger
said.
The Better Business Bureau and
16 major food companies, including Coca-Cola Co, Burger King
Worldwide Holdings Inc and
Mars Inc have also pledged to
ensure by 2014 that ads aimed at
children is devoted only to betterfor-you foods.
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MRS India 2012
Mrs.
Udeeta
Tyagi
was
disqualified per the rules and
regulations of the pageant and
therefore automatically forfeited
the second runner up position
as well as Mrs. Congeniality
segment winner position.
Mrs. Richa Sharma, Mrs. India
International 2011and Mrs. Adrita
Khanna, Director of the Mrs.
India International 2012 Pageant
and Mrs. India International
2008, crowned the new Mrs.
India International 2012 after
culmination of an entertaining
evening where the top twelve
finalists competed for the coveted
crown.
The guests, an involved and
encouraging crowd, enjoyed
the finals which also included
some spirited Indian songs and a
fashion show.
Mrs.
Jyoti
Mahajan,
Mrs. India
International
2010 was the
Master of the
Ceremony
along with
Ms. Fazleen
Sohani and
they
both
kept
the
audience
enthralled.
The
show
w
a
s
broadcasted
live
in
partnership
w i t h
siWebShow.
The friends
and family of
the finalists
were able to
watch
the
performance
live from any
web enabled
device
all
around the
world.
Men happiest when
doing domestic chores
London, June 27 (ANI)
Men actually like to do
housework and are happiest
when sharing chores, a study
has revealed. According to the
Cambridge University study,
domestic arguments decline and
the general happiness of the home
gets better when men do more of
the job of looking after the house,
the Daily Mail reported.
making their dissatisfaction with
lazy partners plain,” the study
said.
The taxpayer-funded study of
the differences between men and
women suggests that husbands
and boyfriends feel guilty when
they don’t do their share of the
work around the home.
The latest study, by Cambridge
University Professor Jacqueline
Scott and a team of academics,
based its claim on results from
the European Social Study, a
Brussels-financed survey that
covers 30,000 people in 34
countries.
It also said that men prefer a quiet
life with the domestic chores to a
noisier one with a discontented
other half. The team of academics
said that they had expected to
find that conflict in the home
worsened and the well-being
of men declined when they did
more housework, but the opposite
happened.
“It may be because more men
support gender equality, so they
feel uncomfortable if the woman
does most of the housework, and
because women are becoming
more and more assertive and
The results run contrary to the
great body of research findings
which say that, despite the
advance of women into education
and careers, men continue to
allow wives and partners to do the
great bulk of the housework.
They were asked how much
time they spent on jobs such
as cooking, washing, cleaning,
shopping and maintaining the
house. “Contrary to expectations,
men, not women, benefited from
a less traditional gender role
divide in household chores.
“This suggests that men may be
uncomfortably conscious of work
getting in the way of their doing a
fair share of the chores at home,
whereas women have been doing
a double shift,” it said. (ANI)
New Mission Plans To
Colonise Mars By 2023
Wellington, June 4
A brand new private space venture from the Netherlands called Mars
One aims to send four astronauts on a one-way journey to Mars in
just 11 years time. Founded by Dutch entrepreneur and researcher
Bas Landsdorp, who previously headed up an alternative energy
company, the new venture doesn’t have a lot of the polish of other
private space companies, many of which were started by billionaires
such as Musk, Paul Allen or Jeff Bezos.
Mars One has a definite and achievable to-do list. The first step
includes sending a communications satellite to Mars in 2016, while
step two follows up with a Red Planet rover in 2018, which will trawl
the dusty landscape, scoping out some of the best spots to found a
colony. The third step, in 2020, included sending infrastructure for
the colonists to live in, including solar panels and machines that will
convert the Martian elements into water and oxygen. Only then, on
the surprisingly specific date of September 14, 2022, will Mars One
launch its first four astronauts. Their journey to the new colony will
take ten months, though they will have been preparing for a decade.
Most of that prep time will be spent figuring out how not to kill
someone when you have to live in extremely close quarters for the
better part of a year and none of you can take a shower. Landsdorp
plans to send another couple of adventurous astronauts to join the
colony every two years, but the idea is that no one gets a return
journey. This is a permanent base, a Plymouth Rock in an entirely
new world that will begin the long, slow and painstaking process of
terraforming it. Landsdorp says that the mission will be funded by
“media spectacle”.
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Brit Company Treating Tourists To Round-Trips To Moon For £100m
London, June 20
A British company is offering
seats to adventurers who are
willing to go the extra mile on a
historic journey to the moon.
Four re-entry capsules, or reusable return vehicles (RRVs),
will ferry three people at a time
to the orbiting space station and
return them to earth.
The first 500,000-mile round trip
in a converted Soviet-era space
station could take place as early
as 2015.
All the space
vehicles,
the cost of
which
is
confidential,
are
housed
in
hangers
on the Isle
of Man. One
of the RRVs
is currently
b e i n g
exhibited
o u t s i d e
the
Queen
Elizabeth II
conference
centre
in
Westminster,
London.
“We’re ready to sell the tickets,”
the Daily Mail quoted Art Dula,
founder and chief executive of
Isle of Man-based Excalibur
Almaz, as telling a space tourism
meeting in London.
Only those with the “right stuff”
should apply – besides having
the necessary level of physical
and mental fitness, they should be
able to bear a likely fare of around
100 million pounds per person.
Dula, a US space entrepreneur,
has acquired two Soviet ‘Almaz’
space stations, designed for
orbital spying operations.
Thrusters attached to the stations
will convert them to long-distance
spaceships.
If the bold
plan succeeds, a private British
space company will carry out the
first manned moon mission since
Apollo 17 in 1972.
The aim is for three people to
fly to the moon, orbit the lunar
surface and return safely to earth,
parachuting to the ground in an
RRV.
Much of the actual flying will
Speaking
at
the
Royal
Aeronautical Society in London,
Mr Dula outlined his company’s
ambitious plan. Marketing studies
suggested, at a “conservative
estimate”, that around 30 moonmission
seats
could be taken up
between 2015 and
2025 – enough for
one mission a year.
The RRVs can be
used 15 times and
each space station
has a service life of
15 years.
Dula stressed that
the moon mission
goes far beyond
“space
tourism”
of the kind offered
by Sir Richard
Branson’s Virgin
Galactic.
be computer-controlled and all
necessary training, including
the human skills needed to pilot
the spacecraft, is provided in the
package.
The trip would be a
“private expedition” rather than a
sightseeing tour.
“Excalibur Almaz is willing and
able to send crewed missions
deeper into space than would
be possible aboard any other
spacecraft in existence today,”
Dula said.
‘’Our fleet of space stations and
re-entry capsules enables us to
safely fly members of the public
to moon orbit as early as 2015.
“There is not a single other
vessel, owned by a government or
the private sector, that is suitable
for a manned flight to lunar orbit,
utilising proven technologies.
“The EA fleet has previously
flown to space several times
and will undertake many more
missions.
It contains vessels of a design
that has spent thousands of hours
in space successfully. This is
scientific fact, not fiction,” he
said.
Smaller Soyuz FG launch vehicles
will lift the shuttle capsules.
The station has 90 cubic metres
of living space and provides a
protected “refuge” where crew
members can shelter in the event
of a solar radiation storm.
Euro 2012 Semi Finals: Most Important Player For Each Team
The field of Euro 2012 is now
down to four teams. A few
great plays can win a team a
championship, but one mistake
can cost them everything.
controlling the ball than anyone
else in the world, and Silva is one
of the reasons for that.
However, the squad still needs to
against Portugal to guarantee a
win.
Who else would it be? Ronaldo is
the most important player on the
In the first semifinal, Spain will
take on Portugal in a highly
contested border war.
After that, Germany will face
Italy in a matchup of teams that
are yet to lose in this tournament.
These squads did not get to this
point by accident or luck.
They feature some of the most
talented players in the world and
have been playing at a high level
for weeks.
Having said that, certain players
will need to step up in the next
match for their teams to reach the
final.
There are so many talented
players on Spain, but David Silva
needs to be the key for the team to
succeed in the next match.
The best way for the team to stop
Cristiano Ronaldo is to not let
him get the ball. Spain is better at
put the ball in the net to win.
There are a bunch of scorers, but
Silva is a great facilitator that can
put his teammates in a position to
score.
He needs to get an assist or two
team due to his ability to score.
He is one of the few players in
the world that can face Spain’s
loaded roster and still say he’s the
best player on the field.
The forward has been successful
in his last couple of contests,
scoring three goals against
the Czech Republic and the
Netherlands. However, Spain will
be a much tougher test.
Ronaldo
needs
to make sure he
remains
patient
throughout
the
game and does not
let his frustration
get the best of
him.
Spain is known
for their ability
to control the
ball, so the striker
might get limited
touches.
He
needs to make
the most of his
opportunities
to get on the
scoreboard
and
help his team into
the next round.
Bastian Schweinsteiger struggled
in the last game with an injured
ankle and is now questionable for
the game against Italy.
Fortunately, Ozil more than made
up for it with two assists and three
shots on goal. Germany needs
someone to control the middle of
the field and get the ball to Mario
Gomez and Lukas Podolski. Ozil
is the guy who can do that.
He also must do his best to defend
the talented offense of Italy. If he
can neutralize veteran midfielder
Andrea Pirlo, it will go a long
way in helping his team advance.
The team has great forwards
in Mario Balotelli and Antonio
Cassano to go along with
midfielder Andrea Pirlo, but
Buffon is the reason that Italy is
still playing in this tournament.
The goalkeeper is one of the
best in the world at his position,
and has played that way so far,
allowing only two goals in four
matches. In the most recent
match, he helped Italy beat
England on penalty kicks.
Germany has had the most
dominant offense in Euro 2012,
and Buffon will need to continue
his great play to keep the opponent
off the board as Italy attempt to
pull the upset.
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Gayatri MantraMeaning
The Gayatri Mantra consists of
twenty-four syllables - three lines
of eight syllables each.
Upanishads.
Gayatri is also referred to as a
Vedic poetic meter of 24 syllables
or any hymn composed in this
meter.
the Creator and Energizer of
the whole Universe, the Giver
of happiness, Who is worthy of
acceptance, the most excellent,
London Olympics To
Be Most Expensive
Games Ever
London, June 26
The London Olympics this year will be the most expensive Games
ever, a new study has suggested.
A report prepared by Oxford University’’s Said Business School,
dealing only with ‘’sportrelated costs, revealed
that the final budget for
the games would be at 8.4
billions pounds.
Hence, there exists a whole
family of Gayatri Mantras, which
serve as meditative aids to pray
for the blessings of a particular
personal God.
According
to
The
Independent, the study
showed that the total budget
for the games has increased
by 101 percent over its
original
2004
budget
estimate.
AumBhurBhuvah Swah, Tat
Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo
Devasya
Dhimahi,
DhiyoYo Nah Prachodayat
A basic translation can be given
as...
Who is Pure and the Purifier of
all, let us embrace that very God,
so that He may direct our mental
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The
amount
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expenditure on security,
transport, opening and
closing ceremonies and the
construction of venues and
The budget combines public sector subsidies with private funds
that have been raised by the London Organizing Committee from
sponsorship and ticket sales.
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invocation, and is not technically
a part of the original Gayatri
Mantra as it appears in the
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Dads Happier Than Men Without Kids
Washington, June 18
Men who have kids were more likely to report happiness, whether they stay at home with
their kids or assume a more traditional fatherly role, than their childless peers, a new
research has found. Contrary to recent reports, having kids may make a positive impact on
levels of adult happiness.
And while both moms and dads noted marked increases in happiness, dads especially
seem to be more content than men without kids. The analysis comes from researcher Sonja
Lyubomirsky, a professor of psychology at University of California, Riverside, and her
colleagues, who conducted three different studies to determine whether previous research
indicating that parents were less happy than their childless peers held true, the Discovery
News reported.
In the first study, researchers took a sample of 7,000 Americans to gauge happiness levels.
Dads reported both higher levels of positive emotion and more meaning in life than
childless men. In the second study, researchers beeped a group of 329 adults at random
times throughout the day to ask how happy they were at that moment. Dads were the most
likely to report positive emotions, followed by moms.
A third study asked 186 parents to provide a written play-by-play of their daily activities,
noting emotions and meaningful moments. Again, parents won out over those without
kids. Finally, a separate study shows that stay-at-home dads are finding fulfillment in that
non-traditional role. In fact, researchers from the Boston College Center for Work and
Family report in a new study, The New Dad: Right at Home, that the arrangement usually
benefits the entire family. In-depth interviews with 31 at-home dads revealed that most
choose to stay home.
“Contrary to media reports about laid off fathers who re-invent themselves as full-time
caregivers, most of the men we interviewed report that being a stay-at-home dad is a choice,
not simply a reaction to an unanticipated job loss,” said study author Brad Harrington,
Executive Director of the Center for Work and Family, in a press release. “It’s clear to us
that men strongly identify with this as a role. They don’t have a feeling of ambivalence of,
What am I doing, I’m a man. There is no sense of angst.
These guys strongly identified with being SAHD. They are proud of it,” he told Time The
study will be published in Psychological Science, says a pre-Father’’s Day article in Time.
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Benefits Of Biofuel Use On Environment Overestimated
Washington, June 9
Calculations of greenhouse gas
(GHGs) emissions from bioenergy production are neglecting crucial information that has led to the
overestimation of the benefits of
biofuels compared to fossil fuels,
two scientists have claimed.
of carbon that is emitted by refining and combusting the fuel.
The researchers challenged this
because the bioenergy does not
necessarily result in additional
carbon absorption. Biofuels can
only reduce greenhouse gases
The critique extends to the Life
Cycle Analysis models of bioenergy production. Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) is a technique used to
measure and compile all factors
relating to the production, usage,
and disposal of a fuel or product.
The researchers said that LCAs
are overestimating the positive
aspects of biofuel use versus fossil fuel use by omitting the emission of CO2 by vehicles that use
ethanol and biodiesel even when
there is no valid justification.
Proponents of bioenergy argue
that analyses should always ignore this CO2 because plants
grown for biofuel absorb and
therefore offset the same amount
method by arguing that doing
so double counts the carbon absorbed by plants when the bioenergy crops are grown on land
already used for crop production
or already growing other plants
if they result in additional plant
growth, or if they in effect generate additional useable biomass
by capturing waste material that
would otherwise decompose anyway.
India, Pakistan For Amicable
Solution Of Sir Creek Issue
New Delhi, June 19
India and Pakistan have reiterated
which were held in a friendly and
cordial atmosphere, discussed the
land boundary in the Sir Creek
channels.
The Indian delegation was led by
Surveyor General
of India Dr. Swarna
Subba Rao, while
the Pakistan delegation was led by
Additional Secretary in the Ministry
of Defence Rear
Admiral Farrokh
Ahmad.
The overestimation of bioenergy
LCAs becomes increasingly magnified when the omission of CO2
is combined with the
underestimation of
nitrogen emissions
from fertilizer application.
According to lead
author Dr. Keith
Smith, from the
University of Edinburgh, “Emissions
of N2O from the soil
make a large contribution to the global
warming associated
with crop production because each
kilogram of N2O
emitted to the atmosphere has about the
same effect as 300kg of CO2.”
He noted that several current
LCAs underestimate the percentage of nitrogen fertilizer application that is actually emitted to the
atmosphere as a GHG.
They claimed that the observed
increase in atmospheric N2O
shows that this percentage is in
reality nearly double the values
used in the LCAs, which greatly
changes their outcome.
Since results of the LCAs have
been widely utilized, Searchinger
and Smith concluded that the
overall development and research
of alternative fuels has been heading in the wrong direction.
“The best opportunity to make
beneficial biofuels is to use waste
material or to focus on relatively
wet but highly degraded land,”
noted Dr. Smith. If bioenergy
crops are produced on degraded
land, less GHGs will be emitted
and more will be stored.
There are additional benefits: this
method will not compete with
crop production for food, textiles,
and other products. The researchers’ commentary was published
in GCB Bioenergy.
Indian Economy
To Grow By 6.9%
In Fiscal 2012-13:
World Bank
New Delhi, June 13,
In the report titled ‘Global Eco-
and inflation concerns, cut into
investment activity.
The Pakistan delegation met Shekhar
Agarwal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence.
their desire to find an amicable
solution of the Sir Creek issue
through sustained and result oriented dialogue.
Under the resumed dialogue process between India and Pakistan,
talks on Sir Creek issue were held
in New Delhi on June 18 and 19.
The two sides during the talks,
area and also delimitation of International Maritime Boundary
between India and Pakistan.
According to the joint statement
issued after the talks, the two
neighbouring nations agreed to
hold the next round of the talks
on Sir Creek issue in Pakistan at
mutually convenient dates, to be
determined through diplomatic
Sir Creek is a
96-kilometre strip
disputed region between India and Pakistan in the
Rann of Kutch marshlands.
The Creek, which opens up into
the Arabian Sea, divides the
Kutch region of the Indian state
of Gujarat with the Sindh province of Pakistan. The Creek has
been a point of contention for decades.
nomic Prospect’, the World Bank
has said that the Indian economy
would grow by 6.9 per cent in
fiscal 2012-13, notwithstanding
policy uncertainties, fiscal deficit
and inflation.
The agency said that growth in
India in 2011 was weak due to a
poor monetary policy, stalled reforms and electricity shortages.
These factors, along with fiscal
According to the report, India’s
economic growth rate slipped to
a nine year low of 6.5 per cent in
2011-12.
The government has pegged
growth at 7.6 per cent for the current fiscal.
The economy has expanded by
8.4 per cent in the preceding two
years.
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London, June 9
On the evening of June 7, thousands of people in Israel, Turkey, Jordan, Cyprus and
Lebanon got the shock of their lives, as they watched a spinning ‘UFO’ performing
cartwheels in the sky.
Police in these countries were flooded with phonecalls by panicked residents, as the
white, gleaming light danced high up in the atmosphere. Theories abounded over what
this could be - a failing missile test, a satellite breaking up in our atmosphere, or a visit
from an alien spacecraft.
But experts believe it might be caused by a failed test rocket launched by Russian
military, the Daily Mail reported.
The event began at around 8:45pm in the evening, and after a few hours of panic, the
Defense Ministry in Moscow said a test rocket had been launched just six minutes
before that time.
They called it a successful launch, although a leaked and then supressed video
apparrently shows the missile beginning to fail.
If this is the case, then the spirals of light in the sky is fuel spewing out from the missile
as it burns in a fierce cartwheel through the sky, creating the startling geocentric shapes.
The missile is thought to be 120 to 180 miles in the sky that, at the top end of the scale,
is roughly half as high as the International Space Station, at 345miles. If it was a missile
exploding at that height, it explains why the spectacle could be seen from such a wide
swathe of countries.
Israeli Astronomical Association Chairman Dr. Yigal Pat-El said it was most likely a
missile. “It most likely spun out of control and its remnants and the fuel was what
people saw. It reached a height of 200-300 kilometers and that’s why it was seen from
so many locations,” he explained.
Jogging In Forest Twice More Beneficial
For Mental Heath Than Gym Workout
London, June 26
from going to the gym.
risk of poor mental health.
A jog through a
forest can cut the
risk of suffering
from mental health
problems and is
twice as good as
compared to a trip
to the gym, a study
has found.
The researchers at
Glasgow University
looked
at
natural
and
non-natural
environments
for
physical
activity,
including
walking,
running and cycling,
and found that being
around trees and grass
lowered brain stress
levels, the Telegraph
reported.
Prof Mitchell said he was
“surprised” by the scale of the
results.
Researchers found
that anything from
a stroll in the park
to a run through
woodland can have
a positive effect on
people suffering
from depression
and anxiety.
The study also
showed that the
positive effect on
people’s
mental
health was 50
percent more than
they might expect
The study, led by Prof
Richard
Mitchell,
polled nearly 2000
physically
active
people in the 2008
Scottish
Health
Survey.
Only activities carried
out in a natural
environment outdoors
were found to be
associated with a lower
“There was around a 50 per cent
improvement in people’s mental
health if they were physically
active in the natural environment,
compared to those who weren’t,”
he said.
“These aren’’t serious mental
health issues, more struggles
in general life, things like mild
depression, not being able to
sleep, high stress levels or just
feelings of not being able to cope.
“It seems that woodland and
forest seem to have the biggest
effect on helping to lower mental
health problems.
“That makes sense with what we
thought we knew.
That is, the brain likes to be in the
natural environment and it reacts
to being there by turning down
our stress response.
Being in areas that have lots of
trees and grassy areas help to
calm us down, and obviously a
forest has this.
“I wasn’t surprised by the
findings that exercise in natural
environments is good for your
mental health, but I was surprised
by just how much better it is for
your mental health to exercise in
a green place like a forest, than in
other places like the gym.
“The message to doctors,
planners and policy makers is that
these places need protecting and
promoting,” he added.
He said that taking a decision to
exercise in a natural environment
once a week could be enough
to gain some benefit, and any
additional use could have a bigger
effect.
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Sunita Williams Headed
Back To Space In July
New Delhi, June 23
Indian-American
astronaut
Sunita Williams will be returning
to the International Space Station,
where she spent a record six
months in 2006, in July.
According
to a NASA
announcement,
daughter
of
an
Indian
American
father
from
Gujarat
and
a
Slovenian
m o t h e r ,
Williams
is
currently
making final
preparations
for a July 14
launch
from
the Baikonur
Cosmodrome
in Kazakhstan.
The 46-yearold will be a
flight engineer
on the station’s
Expedition
32
along
with
Flight
Engineers Yuri
Malenchenko of the Russian
Federal Space Agency and
Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency,
the News reported.
On reaching the space station she
will take over as the commander
of Expedition 33.
Williams and her colleagues
will be aboard the station during
an exceptionally busy period
that includes two spacewalks,
the arrival of Japanese, US
commercial and Russian re-supply
vehicles, and an increasingly
faster pace of scientific research,
the US space agency said.
Sunita is the second woman of
Indian heritage to have been
selected by NASA for a space
mission after Kalpana Chawla
and the second astronaut of
Slovenian heritage after Ronald
M. Sega.
She holds three records for
female space travellers: longest
spaceflight (195 days), number of
spacewalks (four), and total time
spent on spacewalks (29 hours
and 17 minutes).
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PREDICTIONS By Pandit Parashar
ARIES (March 21 to April 20):
You will be full of energy and
enforce your ideas.
Pending
issues
with a governmnet
agency can get resolved before 15th.
You will be paying
lot more attention to a child and
may also go on an important trip
in second half of July. You will
make a very important contact
this month.
TAURUS (April 21 to May 20):
You will be making some heavy
duty purchases befor 15th. Money
will go on quality and not quantity items. Some
of you may have
to take an important business trip
to meet some influential person in
second half of July. Idea of seeking legal help to prove your point
is not a bad one.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20):
You will have several bright ideas
and
implement
few of them before
15th and patiently
wait for the results.
Some of you will
be travelling across waters towards the end of July. You will
become more spiritual. Money
will pour in from all directions.
You will be writing a check to
government.
wards the second half of July. A
debt will get paid off.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22):
You will spend money on family, friends and on a
travel before 15th.
Plans you put in
place recently will
start to yield positive results in second half of July.
There will be tremendous progress in career and you will have
the dream assignment in hands.
Keep playing the lottery.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22): You will be working on
an excellent idea in
first half and see the
results during July
itself. This project
will take you to a
new level in career. Meetings in
second half will go well and you
will receive the assurance quickly. You will call a governmnet
agency for clarification.
LEO (July 23 to August 22):
Positive changes before 15th will
make you feel very
good about yourself. You will gain
more popularity in
society. Do not let
slow progress demoralise you in
second half of July. Results will
come next month, so relax. Planets can create attaraction towards
a person from different culture.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 22): Time will be spent
on doing lots of
research and collecting facts before
you really launch
your ideas. After
15th you will feel
luck to be on your side and the
plan will take off with positive
feedback from everyone. You
may call and seek blessings of a
holy and elderly person.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22): You will be paying lots
of attention to career
in first half. Results
will finally start
coming for efforts
made in past several
months and every body around
will be happy. You may invite an
important person at your place to-
SAGITTARIUS (November 23
to December 22): New venture
and partners before July 15th will
be lucky for you.
You have some real
easy money coming your way in second half. You
will be traveling to a nice place
with family towards the end of
July. Some of you will be moving to another house during the
month of July.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to
January 19): You will overcome
many difficulties of
past and see competetiors moving out
of your way before
15th. You will be
successful in cutting
down expenses and recover some
money also this month. You will
be tempted to travel long distance
but may change your mind on the
last minute.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18): New alliance that will
occur before 15th
will be good and last
for a very long time.
Good deed performed in the past
will pay off now in big way. All
issues involving a child will be
settled by 15th. You may go on an
important business trip towards
the end of the month.
PISCES (February 19 to March
20): Every one will enjoy the
short vacation in
early part of July.
You will have a
good chance to learn
from your compete-
Sun Signs May Help Find Slimming Regimes That Actually Work
London, June 15
thing that inspires you to get fit is
Dietician, Anne Myers spokesad-
An astrologer, who has more than
20 years of experience in lecturing and writing on astrology and
health, thinks that our star signs
could help us determine the best
way to keep in shape.
“I think everyone should be following these suggestions - like
planning ahead with meals, making time to eat, ditching fatty sugary foods and including lots of
protein and fresh fruit - whatever
star sign they are,” she said.
Using her insights, Sharon Ward
has created a special astro-diet
plan.
HAPPY
“Astrology can give us a real insight into personality, so it can
help you find a diet and exercise
regime that you’ll stick to,” the
Daily Mail quoted her as saying.
July 03 Guru Poornima
July 20 Ramadan Begins
Andrew Stemler, director of
training at Crossfit in London,
has voiced his opinion on zodiacs
determining workout regimes.
“Looking at your star sign to
work out what you enjoy is a fun
way to start exercising, and any-
dairy.
July 22 Parents Day
a good thing,” Stemler said.
vises against cutting out whole
food groups like carbohydrates or
July 24 Naag Panchami
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minor changes. Money will come
but go out fast. You will call to
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Community Calendar
JULY 2012 Community Calendar
We have compiled this event listing based on the information available on the web site (where ever possible) of the community/organization as of third Friday. Please check with
the organizers to confirm its accuracy. We request all South Asian organizations to email us (info@austinsouthasian.com) their community calendar on or before 20th of every
month, for the events happening next month. We will carry listing of all South Asian non-profit organizations in Austin. If the Name, Contact info is not correct or has changed
email us (info@austinsouthasian.com) the changes you want to see. E&OE.
SCHEDULE:
June 29 - July 02,
Friday -Monday,
01:00 PM,
NATA(North American Telugu
Association) Maha Sabalu is at
George R. Brown Convention
Center, 1001 Avenida De Las
Americas, Houston, TX 77010.
For more information, contact
800-776-6280.
July 01, Sunday,
11:00 AM,
Guru Poornima is at Gayatri Parivar - Center for self conciousness, 5645 Hillcroft, Suite # 307,
Houston , TX 77030727.
July 06, Friday,
09:00 PM,
Noori Live in Concert is at Cullen
Performance Hall (University of
Houston), 4800 Calhoun, Houston, TX 77004. Tickets are $20,
$35, $50, and VIP. Students get
$5 off with Student ID. For more
information call 832-327-1000.
July 15, Sunday,
03:00 PM,
A National Nonprofit Organization For Tamil Education is
at MTSKalyaana Mandapam,
17130 McLean Rd, Pearland, TX
77584. For more information,
call karu.manickavaasagam at
832-275-2495 or email at ptsatheesh@gmail.com.
July 21, Saturday,
06:30 PM,
Iacf(Indo-American
Charity
Foundation Of Houston) presents
Idol Sing For Charity at Arabia
Shrine Auditorium, 10510, Harwin Drive, Houston, TX 77036.
For more information, contact
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July 21, Saturday,
07:30 PM,
Pt. Debojyoti Bose Live in Concert is at Belin Chapel hall, Houston Baptist University, Morris
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For more information, call
6516442703.
How Brain Guides
Human Behavior
London, June 25,
Every day the human brain has
to perform various tasks ranging
from the trivial to the complex.
How much mental effort and attention are devoted to each task
is usually determined in a split
second and without conscious
awareness.
Now, a study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)
researchers has found that a
structure deep within the brain,
believed to play an important role
in regulating conscious control of
goal-directed behavior, helps to
optimize behavioral responses by
predicting how difficult upcoming tasks will be.
“The dorsal anterior cingulate
cortex (dACC), which lies deep
beneath the outer layer of the
frontal lobes, is part of an ancient
and enigmatic part of the brain,”
said Emad Eskandar, MD, of the
MGH Department of Neurosurgery, senior author of the study.
“Some have speculated that it
plays a role in detecting errors
or monitoring for conflicting demands, but exactly how it contributes to regulating behavioral
responses is unclear, so we used
a variety of scientific techniques
to get a better picture of its function,” Eskandar stated.
The study enrolled six participants who were scheduled to undergo cingulotomy – a procedure
in which a small, precisely placed
lesion is created within the ACC
– to treat severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) that has
not responded
to other types of
treatment.
The fMRI images also revealed
that responding to more difficult
images produced greater activity
levels within the dACC and in
A standard part
of the cingulotomy procedure
involves
microelectrode
recordings of the
activity of single
neurons in the
area where the
lesion is to be
placed.
Analysis
of individual neuron
activity
indicated
that dACC
neuronal
activity
remained
elevated
immediately after
difficult
trials.
To
evaluate
dACC function,
the investigators
recorded brain
activity
from
several
neurons within the
structure while
participants performed a behavioral task testing
their reactions to
visual images.
Functional magnetic resonance
imaging (fMRI)
of four participants performing the behavioral
task prior to the cingulotomy procedure revealed that the task increased metabolic activity within
the dACC, a result seen in previous fMRI studies.
increase in metabolic activity
corresponded with an increase in
neuronal activity, linking for the
first time the increased activation
revealed
by fMRI
with increased
neuronal
firing.
other structures known to be involved in decision making.
Intraoperative
microelectrode
recordings of all participants
demonstrated that this apparent
Moreover,
participant reaction time
revealed
that
the
difficulty
of
the
prior trial
had an impact on the
next trial:
if the preceding trial was of the same level
of difficulty, reaction time was
shorter; if the two tests were of
different difficulty levels – even
if the second test was easier – reaction time was longer.
By anticipating the difficulty
of upcoming tasks, the authors
noted, it appears that the dACC
speeds up responses when difficulty levels are constant but
slows response time down when
faced with changing demands in
order to promote accuracy.
While behavioral tests conducted
after the cingulotomy procedure
– which destroys tissue within the
dACC – did not indicate a change
in participants’ ability to perform
the test accurately, the impact of
preceding trials on reaction time
appeared to vanish.
“Participants could still perform
the task, but the dACC’s role of
priming the system based on immediate prior experience was
gone,” Eskandar explained.
“We believe this result indicates
an important role for the dACC
in rapidly adjusting to different
cognitive demands, possibly by
recruiting other areas of the brain
to solve particular problems,” he
added.
An associate professor of Surgery
at Harvard Medical School, Eskandar added that, while significant cognitive changes have not
been reported in patients undergoing cingulotomy, the apparent
role of the dACC in adapting to
changing situations implies a possible role for the structure in several psychiataric disorders. The
report will be published online in
Nature.
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Entertainment
Ram’s Tamil Version Of
Ep Gearing Up For Release
Though it was the producer’s plan
to release Endukante.
Premanta and Yen Endraal Kaadhal Enben simultaneously, it
could not be accomplished as per
movie. While the Telugu title is
more general, the Tamil title is
more apt to the story.
If only it were true, goes the
meaning of the title.
‘Scenes In Nag’s
‘Love Story’ Will Be
Heart-Touching’
Nagarjuna has been working
without a break for very long
now. He swotted up a lot for Rajanna, which demanded that he
grew lion-like hair for the role.
Though it was his home production, Nag could not expend much
efforts on promoting it, as he
was devastated by the loss of his
mother’s death.
Ajay Devgn – The Indian Hulk!
Lion king Ajay Devgn is one actor who is known in the industry
for his super fit body.
And this time around the actor’s
strength has earned him a new
nick name – The Indian Hulk!
News is that the actor, who plays
a pehelwan in Rohit Shetty’s upcoming comic caper ‘Bol Bach-
lar scene required the actor to lift
the 50 kilo ‘ballam’ like an actual
pehelwan. Director Rohit Shetty
had kept a lighter ‘ballam’ which
weighed much lesser than the
original one ready for the shot.
However, Devgn insisted on using the real ‘ballam’ as he wanted
the shot to look perfect.
Without taking a holiday from
work, he continued to work for
Shirdi Sai and Damarukam, both
the plan.
The Tamil version is, however, finally set to hit the screens in some
days.
Ram has said that this is a proper
bi-lingual, since every scene was
shot twice.
Ram, who is well-versed in Tamil, is currently dubbing for the
A good film has been debunked
by many critics in Telugu.
which have been completed but
for some post-production works.
One only hopes that the surreal
feel of the movie will be enjoyed
and appreciated by the audience
as well as critics in Tamil Nadu.
No sooner did he complete his
work for the two films, than he
began Dasarath’s Love Story,
which he had committed himself
some months back. The film is
currently on floors. Some scenes
on Nag, Bharath Reddy and
Meera Chopra were shot recently
in the Hi-Tec area in Hyderabad.
“Nag’s role is very fresh in the
film. He is playing a distinct role
here. The emotions will be truly
heart-touching,” the makers say.
SS Thaman is the music director. Nayanatara will join the team
very soon.
GV Prakash Kumar’s background
score will surely be seen as a
highlight of the film.
Kamal Haasan To Croon For Vallinam
Vallinam is a sports based movie featuring Nakul and Mridula in the
lead. Arivazhagan, who previously did Eeram, is directing the film.
He had supposedly asked Kamal Haasan to
croon a number,
for which the actor has given his
nod.
The actor will be
singing a song
that will feature
during the climax.
STR, Nakul and
Andrea have already sung for
the film under
Thaman’s music
direction.
chan’ shocked the entire unit by
lifting a very heavy traditional
akhada equipment for a particular
scene!
The equipment known as the
‘ballam’ weighs around 50 kilos
and is used by real pehelwans in
traditional desi akhadas to train
and work out.
It so happened that one particu-
And with a strong and fit physique like his, he managed to lift
the very heavy equipment and the
superstar pulled the shot off with
much ease and perfection in true
Hulk style!
‘Bol Bachchan’ produced by Ajay
Devgn Ffilms and Shree Ashtavinayak LFS Infra Ltd and presented by Fox Star Studios hits
screens on July 6th.
Shankar-Vikram’s I To Be Made At A Cost Of Rs. 70 Cr
Shankar and spectacular amounts go hand in hand. After making the costliest Indian movie ever, South India’s biggest director is all set to make Aascar V Ravichandran shell out the
second ever highest budget for a South Indian movie.
I, starring Vikram and Samantha, is going to be made at a cost
of Rs. 70 cr. In addition to the Tamil versions, Telugu and Hindi versions will also be made simultaneously.
“Producer Aascar V Ravichandran is happy about joining hands
with Shankar and Vikram after the super hit Anniyan. All that
he wants is a grand venture without any compromise on the
budget,” sources say.
The film will have music by A R Rahman and some of the top
technicians of the world are working in it. With dialogues by
writer duo Subha, the movie has story and screenplay by Shankar himself. It is a romantic thriller.
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Entertainment
‘Kabhiekabhie’ Kapoors Return Hrithik Beats SRK And Akshay Bejoynambiar’s ‘David’
Their cute romance won over everyone in ‘KabhieKabhie’ And now the maker of the 1976 classic hit is
all set to bring
back the lovers
in his forthcoming, muchtalked venture
the Shahrukh
Khan-Katrina
Kaif-Anushka
Yash Chopra
in his forthcoming, comeback film has
planned
to
bring back the
real and reel
life jodi of Rishi Kapoor and
Neetu Singh.
According to
sources,
the
couple will replay the same
characters
which
they
played in ‘KabhieKabhie’, moreover, it will be like
extension of the same like, their graduation from
college lovers to a married couple.
Said a source, To create a sense of continuity and
c o n stancy
between
the two
romantic eras
covered
by KabhieKabhie and
Y a s h
C h o pra’s
n e w
film, Rishi and
NeetuKapoor
will be
playing the
two carefree students Vicky Khanna and Pinky Kapoor, respectively, from KabhiKabhie, once wildly
in love, now happily married for decades and still
wildly in love.
The Kapoors who are currently in Paraguay, will
soon fly London for the film’s shoot.
Excited about being part of Yash Chopra’s new venture, Rishi said that for him and Neetu it’s like an
honour and their way of paying respect to the filmmaker.
Talks are that a romantic number will be composed
especially for the couple by AR. Rahman.
Meanwhile Shahrukh and Katrina are said to be
shooting a very romantic sequence in London.
Anushka Sharma is soon expected to join the team.
B-town Greek God in looks and the best body dancer HrithikRoshan has charmed his way into the top
slots on TV and has beaten the top favorites Shahrukh Khan and Akshay Kumar.
The year 2012 ha been phenomenal for the Roshan
junior who began the year by breaking existing box
office records and creating new ones.
Agneepath opened with Rs 23 crore, the highest ever for a film which later marked the entry of
Hrithik into the 100 crore club.
The satellite rights of Agneepath were sold at an astronomical
price. And
now according to Tam
reports, the
world premiere
of
‘Agneepath’
on Zee Cinema attracted viewers
beyond expectations.
Hrithik
lived up to
the
hype
and the film
managed a
TVR of 6.7
in
Mumbai, Gujarat
TVR was
7.4.
The average TVR was 4.7. The average TVR of 4.7
for Agneepath is the highest ever for Zee Cinema.
Hrithik has managed to better the previous Trps that
Zee Cinema had, Don 2 was 2.9 and DesiBoyz was
2.4. Hrithik’s increasing popularity and stability is
proven once again.
With Two Davids!
‘Shaitan’ fame director BejoyNambiar’s second offering, ‘David’ stars
top notch South actor Vikram in the lead role. Interestingly the film
is about two Davids, played by Vikram and Jiiva (Jiiva in Tamil andTelugu). While one is a fisherman the other is a musician. Two Davids
in two different times take decisions that change their lives forever, say
sources in the know! ‘David’ is a double narrative film laced with good
music, drama, action and humour.
Produced by Getaway Films and Reliance Entertainment, ‘David’ stars
Tabu, Lara Dutta, IshaSharvani, SaurabhShukla, Nasser, Rohini, Nishan and John Vijay in important roles.
To bring a unique and different feel to the scenes featuring both the
characters Bejoy has shot with two different DOPs in two different
cities.
While Rathnavelu aka Randy has shot the fisherman story, Sejal Shah
has shot the musician’s scenes. Editing is by Sreekar Prasad and Rajeevan is the production designer. Music is by ‘Kolaveri’ fame Anirudh,
PrashantPillai, Remo, Modern Mafia and others.
Eshadeol’s Wedding To Go Dhoomdhoom!
Finally after months of speculations the day has almost arrived... B-town is gearing up to witness a grand, spectacular, dreamy
wedding. Daughter of yesteryear Dream Girl HemaMalini and superstar He-Man Dharmendra, EshaDeol is all set to get married to businessman Bharat Takhtani on June 29. Starting from
today (25th June) is four-day gala, glittering affair; for which the
guest list will include the celebrities from cinema, politics and
social scenario.
The wedding card has been designed by Mumbai’s famed invitation cards makers Multi Creation. The couple approached Mr.
Kamlesh, the designer after doing a lot of market research. They
brain stormed along with the designer to bring fort this amazingly
beautiful and classic invitation box.
The invitations cards for various ceremonies prior to the D-Day
are placed in this exquisite golden and cream colored re-usable
box. MotiChoorladoo and dry fruits were sent to the invitees
along with the box. Esha and Bharat wanted a Lotus to be engraved in their wedding card.
Hence Mr. Kamlesh creatively designed the cover of the box with
an Om and Swastik along with gold plated initials of Esha and
Bharat. Beautiful images of Radha Krishna are used in the cards
which makes it most alluring.
The Mehendi ceremony will be held on 28th June, in HemaMalini’sJuhu bungalow, which is said to be held against a south
Indian backdrop with lots of flowers and diyas. The wedding will be held in a temple in Juhu, which will be in traditional south
Indian style. The reception will be held next day, 30th June, at a suburban five star hotel. HemaMalini is said to be quite keen
to make her daughter’s wedding a really grand event, which will become talk of the town in years to come.
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Yamaha to make cheapest ever
motorcycle in India for $500
New Delhi, June 27
Japanese two-wheeler company Yamaha Motor Co. plans to make its cheapest
motorcycle in India at a cost of about 500 dollars. According to ABC News, this would
be the third Yamaha model available in India, after the Crux, which costs 635 dollars,
and the YBR, which costs 760 dollars.
Yamaha reportedly hopes the new bike will boost its sales in the country to two million
vehicles by 2016. According to reports, it sold 520,000 cycles in 2011 and expects to
sell 640,000 in 2012. Hiroyuki Suzuki, chief executive of India Yamaha Motor Pvt.
Ltd., said: “It was time for Yamaha to ‘’address a bigger part of the market.’’” “Just
about one in every 25 people in India owns a two-wheeler,” Suzuki said.
“There is a huge scope to attract more buyers with a fuel-efficient product that is priced
reasonably,” he added. The company, which announced a five-year plan in May to build
new products and a facility in India, did not set a release date for the motorcycle, but
said it would be exported. According to reports, Yamaha, which now has a market share
of 3.5 percent, aims to control 10 percent by 2016.
Website: www.choicemobiledish.com
Phone: 512-828-6676
Friends Find £1M Treasure In Jersey After 30-Year Search
London, June 27
work commitments.
Two
amateur
archeologists
have uncovered a treasure of
50,000 Iron Age coins that are
approximately worth 10 million
pounds after searching for it
continuously for 30 years.
But they never gave up and made
their first find in February – when
they unearthed 61 silver and gold
coins.
Reg Mead and Richard Miles
had scoured fields in Jersey with
metal detectors after they heard
rumours about an ancient treasure
being buried on the land.
The friends’ hunt was limited to
15 hours a year because of their
They then returned to the site with
a deep scanner metal detector
used to find buried aircraft
wreckage, which then led them to
the Celtic haul, which was buried
under a hedge.
“We knew it was significant
straight away but not how
significant. It is potentially life
changing but any monetary
reward is secondary to the thrill
of finding ancient artifacts,” the
Daily Express quoted 49-yearold Miles, a Customs officer, as
saying.
Pledging to continue his hobby,
the father-of-four said: “We were
never in it for the money or we
would have stopped years ago,”
“I am not thinking of the money,
I just want to enjoy the historic
significance of the moment,”
70-year-old Mead said.
Archeologists
from
Jersey
Heritage have now hoisted a huge
mound of clay out of the ground
and moved it to a secure site.
Experts are now removing the
coins, which date to around 50BC
and could be worth 200 pounds
each.
Jersey’s
Receiver
General
declared the pair’s first find as
“treasure trove.”
It is thought that the coins were
brought to the island by the
Coriosolitae tribe, who had
fled modern day Brittany and
Normandy to escape Julius
Caesar’s invading armies.
Experts believe that the money
could have been amassed to fund
a war to oust the Romans.
“It is probably the most important
archeological find on the island
for 50 years,” Neil Mahrer, of
Jersey Heritage, said.
Once cleaned, the treasure will
then go on display at the island’s
museum.
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1957
Back then, all it took was 4¢ to mail a letter and $2,500 to buy the Chevy Bel Air.
A lot of things have changed since then!
2012
Now it costs 44¢ to mail a letter and $25,000 to buy a smaller Chevy Malibu!
What has not changed is our love for our country, and our loved ones.
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