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Controversial Seventh Standard Social Studies Book

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Page 24 - Titled - Jeevan without Religion (Jeevan means Life in malayalam)
The lesson is set in a school room where two parents and their kid meet the Principal for school  admission. The Principal fills in the forms,
Principal: “What is your name?”
“Jeevan”
Principal: “Nice…father’s name?”
“Anwar Rasheed”
Principal: Mother’s name?”
“Lakshmi Devi”
The Principal  looks at the parents
Principal: “What should […]


The People from God’s Own Country visits The Country of God’s Own People

Monday, April 7th, 2008

The title for this diary is well named with good thought gone behind it. This is written by Jose & Lissy about their recent tour. I will update photos soon.
 
The People from God’s Own Country visits The Country of God’s Own People 
 

INTRODUCTION 
This is our first attempt in writing a book, and we dedicate this book […]


7 Popular Medical Myths exposed as Untrue

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

A review of evidence by US researchers surrounding seven commonly-hold beliefs suggests they are actually “medical myths”.
Below are the list of those popular Myths.

Drink at least eight glasses of water a day
We use only 10% of our brains
Hair and fingernails continue to grow after death
Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight
Shaving causes hair to grow […]


Google - Behind The Screen

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

An interesting documentary on Google.
 


Nostalgia - Our Wedding Invite

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Click on the link to see the  Wedding Invitation of Deepak and Sreeja.
(Might take some time to load initially - The file size is 1.58 MB)
 This is was made by Vipin who was junior to me in Government Engineering College, Thrissur.
 I think he got some orders for similar work seeing our invite. He is an excellent artist […]


Guinness is Good for You

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

The old advertising slogan “Guinness is Good for You” may be true after all, according to researchers.
A pint of the black stuff a day may work as well as an aspirin to prevent heart clots that raise the risk of heart attacks.
Drinking lager does not give the same benefits, experts from University of Wisconsin told […]


Do not wash meat before cooking !!!

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

This is an interesting principle which I got convinced after being in UK. Here local councils  advice people of various techniques for being healthy..
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) - advises you not to wash meat because any splashing might spread bacteria around the kitchen - worktops, dishes and utensils . This could significantly increase the […]


Exploring Affiliate Marketing

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Affiliate Marketing - By definition, this is a web based marketing practice where a business rewards it affiliates for bringing a potential customer and sometimes as a percentage of the sale.
I have been trying to do this for the past one year . It is going quite well although I haven’t made huge fortunes from […]


UK Interest Rates Trimmed - Hooray !!!

Friday, December 7th, 2007

Bank of England has trimmed the base rate from 5.75 to 5.5 . It is good news for me as my biggest loan - Mortgage - is on variable rate.
It is relieving that they have reduced although there are signs of economy slow down!! For people who are on Variable Rate - the mortgage payment […]


Free Range Products & Climate Change ..

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Today was another busy day..Nowadays I am sleeping very late around 2 AM. As an adult requires a sleeping period of 7 -8 hrs, I try not to wake up before 9AM
Managed to give a positive demonstration of a DQ system in progress at work today . Did a bit of shopping at […]