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  • Places to Visit in New Delhi - Part 3
    [Travel-and-Leisure:City-Guides-and-Information] In this article about New Delhi, lets visit Lotus temple and the Akshardham temple. Read on...


  • Places to Visit in New Delhi - Part 2
    [Travel-and-Leisure:City-Guides-and-Information] Let me tell you about three more historic places to visit in New Delhi, the capital of India like the Red fort, Jama masjid and India gate. Read on...


  • Places to Visit in New Delhi - Part 1
    [Travel-and-Leisure:City-Guides-and-Information] New Delhi is the capital of India and one of the most popular cities. Delhi is one of the most famous and attractive destinations for tourists in India. So whenever you wish to spend your holidays in India, you must visit New Delhi. Please read on...


  • More Festivals of India
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] This article is a continuation in the series of festivals of India. The other important festivals celebrated in India are discussed below.


  • Some More Festivals of India
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] This article is a continuation in the series of festivals of India. The remaining important festivals celebrated in India are discussed below.


  • Festivals of India - Holi
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] India is a multi cultured, multi-religion but secular country. People of all races, castes, creeds and religions reside in India. A number of festivals are celebrated with fervor in India throughout the year. There are some famous festivals like Diwali, Navratri, Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Durga Puja, Raksha Bandhan, Eid, etc.


  • Projected Impact of the Apple iPad
    [Computers-and-Technology:Personal-Tech] iPad is the latest gizmo from the Apple stable which has got tons of free publicity. The sales of iPad is estimated in 7-8 million units for the first year. In this scenario, it will be a major impact on the computer and internet industry.


  • Festivals of India - Ganesh Chaturthi
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most popular festivals of India celebrated with much pomp and fanfare especially in the state of Maharashtra. It is much celebrated with great enthusiasm by people of all religions.


  • Festivals of India - Diwali
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] This article is a continuation in the series of articles on festivals of India. Diwali is the most famous Indian festival. It is also known as Dipawali or the festival of lights.


  • Festivals of India - Navratri
    [Travel-and-Leisure:Destination-Tips] This article is the fourth one in the series of Festivals of India. In this article, we discuss the festival of Navratri in western India and Durga puja in eastern India. Navratri means nine nights.


  • Some Suggestions For a Healthy Lifestyle
    [Health-and-Fitness] A healthy lifestyle is related to physical and mental fitness. Are you fit physically and mentally? Do you think it is time now to make changes in your life to lead a healthier life?


  • Some Tips For Girls to Look Good
    [Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] Everyone wishes to look stylish and fashionable. To look stylish, it is not necessary to follow latest trends and there is also no need to look over the top.


  • How to Start Your Day With a Wonderful Morning
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mind-Body-Spirit] After sleeping the whole night, a new day awaits you. Starting with a great morning can help you to spend entire day happily and gain more from it. Generally all of us start our morning with a daily routine.


  • Simple Introduction to Depression
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Depression is the feeling of sadness, dejection and loss of mood to do anything. It is one kind of illness or disease which affects your mind, heart, body and your thinking as well at the same time.


  • Text Messaging - Very Popular in India
    [Communications:Mobile-Cell-Phone-SMS] The popularity of sending SMS messages has been soaring in India and shows no signs of slowing down. Read on...


  • A Few More Tips For a Great Relationship
    [Relationships:Dating] Here are some more tips about how to improve your relationship. Convey whatever is in your heart and mind. Read more...


  • Some Tips For a Great Relationship
    [Relationships:Dating] Having a great relationship is very important to spend a good and successful life. A wonderful relationship requires trust in your partner. Read on...


  • Treasure Your Best Friend
    [Relationships:Friendship] Everyone has a best friend to share everything in their life. A best friend is one with whom you can laugh, fight, cry and share everything.


  • Tips to Develop a Likable Personality
    [Self-Improvement:Personal-Growth] All of us wish to have a charming and likable personality. A good personality is important to be successful in life. Read tips to develop a likable personality.


  • You Should Avoid Jealousy in Your Relationship
    [Relationships:Conflict] Jealousy is natural in any relationship, but it can destroy the best relation in your life - not only your love life but also friendship. Jealousy can break the trust of your partner.


  • Yes, Google Buzz Can Hurt Facebook and Twitter
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Google has recently launched it's new social networking initiative called Google Buzz. It is already present inside Gmail, and one does not have to register anew for it. This master stroke instantly gave Google over 40 million users for Buzz.


  • A Brief Introduction to Palm Reading
    [Reference-and-Education:Psychic] Palmistry is an ancient science prevalent since thousands of years. It has been confirmed from the ancient books of India, Greece, etc. Palmistry not only involves reading of the lines present on the palm but it also involves study of the shape of fingers, hands, etc.


  • More About Heart Line in Palmistry
    [Reference-and-Education:Psychic] See if your heart line is broken or forked anywhere in between. If no, then OK. But if it is broken, you are likely to have trouble in your relationships.


  • Learn About Heart Line in Palmistry
    [Reference-and-Education:Psychic] Palm reading can reveal much about your love life. Your love and romance life is generally ruled by your heart line on your palm. You can find more about your love life by analyzing your palm yourself.


  • Tips For Improving Your Typing Speed
    [Computers-and-Technology:Personal-Tech] Typing speed is something which most of us don't really care about in the beginning. But when we see someone typing really fast on the computer keyboard, we feel that "I wish I could type like this person".


  • Ideas For Personalized Gifts
    [Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Gifts] Often when you are faced with the question - what gift should I buy for this person or that person? You are thoroughly confused. You don't wish to gift the same common item every time. In some cases, the opposite person has everything you can think of as a gift. So what would you give in such a situation?


  • Vajreshwari & Ganeshpuri - Places to Visit Near Mumbai, India
    [Travel-and-Leisure:City-Guides-and-Information] In this article, we cover Vajreshwari and Ganeshpuri, near Mumbai - relatively unknown but fun to visit for a single day picnic. These two places are at a distance of one mile from each other and are famous for their natural hot water springs.


  • Lonavla & Khandala - Places to Visit Near Mumbai, India
    [Travel-and-Leisure:City-Guides-and-Information] If you are in Mumbai, India and need ideas for a two day weekend, this article series will help you out. We have already covered Alibaug and Murud-Janjira. Now, in this article, we cover Lonavla & Khandala - the most popular weekend destinations for Mumbai people.


  • Some More Places to Visit in Chicago
    [Travel-and-Leisure:City-Guides-and-Information] In a previous article, I had written about places to visit in Chicago. Here are some more places to visit which I have not mentioned in that article. Do visit Chicago as it's a wonderful place.


  • Mobile Smart Phones in the Future
    [Communications:Mobile-Cell-Phone] The technology of mobile phones is advancing very fast. These days, everyone is flaunting smart phones like Blackberry, iPhone, Android, etc. Already, phones are much more complex than they were till a few years ago. Read on...


  • Planning to Buy Toys For a 2-4 Year Old Child
    [Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Gifts] At many points in life, you may face the possibility of getting toys for a small child, in the age group 2-4 years old. What do you do in such a case if you have no idea?


  • Netbooks Vs Notebooks
    [Computers-and-Technology:Mobile-Computing] The question you may have in mind is whether you should purchase a netbook or a notebook. Read to find the answer.


  • Take Fun Quizzes For Entertainment
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Humor] Quizzes have existed since so many years. Everyone loves to take quizzes. Quizzes are mostly of two types: trivia quizzes and fun quizzes.


  • Murud Janjira - Place to Visit Near Mumbai, India
    [Travel-and-Leisure:City-Guides-and-Information] This is a part of the article series, where we give you ideas about 2-3 day weekend vacations from Mumbai. If you go further south from Alibaug, you reach Murud. The drive from Alibaug to Murud is extremely beautiful.


  • Alibaug - Place to Visit Near Mumbai, India
    [Travel-and-Leisure:City-Guides-and-Information] This article is aimed to provide information for people in Mumbai (Bombay) or Pune who want to get away from their cities on a 2/3 days holiday trip without spending too much or going a long way. Alibaug is a small coastal town located at a 110 km drive from Mumbai. You can reach it easily by road.


  • Places to Visit in Udaipur, India
    [Travel-and-Leisure:City-Guides-and-Information] Udaipur has been voted one of the best places to visit in the world by Lonely Planet and others. It's situated in Rajasthan in North India. It is famous for its palaces and forts. The best time to visit the city would be winter time between October to February.


  • Success of T20 Cricket
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Cricket] Since last three-four years, Twenty 20 or T20 Cricket has been gaining immense popularity among the masses. Slowly the action is shifting from Test matches and One day international matches to T20 cricket.


  • Do Your Bit to Save the Earth - Part 2
    [News-and-Society:Environmental] In the first part of this article series, you read how water can be conserved better. In this article, we will discuss energy conservation.


  • Do Your Bit to Save the Earth - Part 1
    [News-and-Society:Environmental] This is part one of this article series. These days, everyone is talking about saving the environment, conserving energy, cutting down on carbon dioxide emissions, etc.


  • When Should You Upgrade to Windows 7?
    [Computers-and-Technology:Software] Windows 7 - the newest operating system from Microsoft is here. It has been launched with much fanfare. The sales of the operating system have been awesome. The question which you may have in mind is - should you upgrade to Windows 7 right away or wait?


  • Significance of Data Backup
    [Computers-and-Technology:Data-Recovery] The one thing that most of us skip doing is taking a backup of our work. We keep on procrastinating and postponing the process of taking a backup of important data.


  • The Way Facebook is Taking Over Your Internet
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Previously, it was Google. Now it is Facebook. This month, Facebook has surpassed 350 million users which is a BIG figure.


  • Redesign Your Apartment Bathroom and Toilet
    [Home-Improvement:Bath-and-Shower] This article is for those who live in apartments and have limited space in their bathroom. In urban concrete jungles, where lots of families live in a single apartment building, bathrooms are fairly small. We offer you some suggestions below to redesign or renovate your bathroom.


  • Social Networking With Facebook - The Implications
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] The truth is, except Facebook and Twitter, the traffic on most of the other social networking sites is going downhill. Facebook is now number two in Alexa internet rankings.


  • Set Up Your Home Theater With a Movie Projector - Part 2
    [Home-Improvement:Audio-Video] This article is continued from part 1. Go for higher optical zoom. Digital zoom does not matter. Calculate how much distance you can keep between the screen and the projector and that will decide what type of lens you will need.


  • Set Up Your Home Theater With a Movie Projector - Part 1
    [Home-Improvement:Audio-Video] These days, many people are setting up a home theater system with a projector instead of a TV because the quality you get is at a bargain price. Read on to know how you can set up your own.


  • Places to Visit in Chicago - Part 1
    [Travel-and-Leisure:City-Guides-and-Information] Chicago is one of the great American cities. Chicago is known as the windy city. Offered below are suggestions for places to visit in Chicago in no particular order. Try to visit most of them in your stay.


  • Different Lip Problems
    [Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] Lips give a beautiful look to the face. Along with eyes, lips define the personality of a person. If lips have a skin problem, it hurts the looks.


  • Are Your Lips Getting Chapped by Weather Or Something Else?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] Most of us believe that getting chapped lips is purely a problem of the weather. The cold weather or the wind causes chapping of the lips and a good moisturizer will treat the chapping and bring lips back to the earlier look. Chapping may cause problems.


  • What Does Friendship Mean?
    [Relationships:Friendship] Acquaintance: a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous. - Ambrose Bierce. Is this true in your case or do you have friends who may not be so famous or known but are always for you when you need them or vice versa?


  • Can You Be Called a Workaholic?
    [Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Are you always involved with work? Does work occupy most of your time? Do you keep thinking of work even while relaxing? Is work the beginning and end of your day? Then you are a workaholic. Let us see if being a workaholic good or bad for mental health?


  • Relaxing the Mind - Part 2
    [Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] We have taken stress as a way of life. Very few of us think about why they are trying to work at such a hectic pace and if ultimately, we are going to leave this world with a lot of incomplete work, why not at least work in a relaxed way?


  • Google's Click Fraud Problem - Part 2
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:PPC-Advertising] We saw what is click fraud and who does it in the first part of this article series. Disgruntled employees can click on their company ads to vent out their anger. Unsatisfied angry customers could do it to take revenge on any company. Why is click fraud important? It is very important because it causes loss of revenue to the advertiser.


  • Use Online Photo Effects to Jazz Up Your Pics on Facebook & MySpace
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Media] Many of you must be fans of your digital camera. With digicams, one does not have restriction of the no of photographs you can click. If you love posting photos on Facebook, MySpace, Orkut, or your blog or in similar websites, you must try out fun photo effects to transform your photo into something else.


  • Increasing Popularity & Success of Twenty20 Cricket
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Cricket] The game of cricket always had two official versions, the five day test match and the one day 50 overs match. Since last 2-3 years, the hottest form of cricket is T20 or Twenty twenty or 20-20 cricket.


  • What Do I Do on Twitter?
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Twitter.com is the hottest website these days. Everyone seems to be tweeting these days. Their site traffic seems to be doubling every month. It's slogan is 'what are you doing right now?'. But it has become more than that.


  • Increasing Popularity & Success of Twitter
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Twitter.com seems to be hogging all the social networking and web 2.0 news these days. Every other day, one reads/hears something or the other about Twitter in the newspaper or on TV.


  • Importance of the Sun
    [Reference-and-Education:Science] The Sun is the main source of energy for earth. It gives us heat and light and helps us to remove darkness and bring light all around the world. Read more on the importance of the sun.


  • Vacation Activities and Ideas For School Kids
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Vacations and holidays are times when parents get frustrated because their children pester them because of boredom. There are a variety of activities you can get your children enrolled in so that they learn something worthwhile and also are happy doing the same.


  • When You Don't Know What to Do in The Home Or Office
    [Self-Improvement:Time-Management] There are times when you don't know what to do. It may happen to kids in vacations. It may happen to employees working in an office. It may happen to you when you are simply at home doing nothing. What do you do in such situations? Do you just while away your time or try to utilize your time in something useful.


  • Developing Hobbies of Collecting Things
    [Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Many people have a hobby of collecting different things. I am suggesting a few things you can start collecting and build up a hobby collection for yourself. A hobby helps you connect with similar minded people, make new friends, pass away your time, learn new things and have fun at the same time.


  • India - What Ails India?
    [News-and-Society:International] India is emerging as a modern power. India is showing very good growth in services and manufacturing. But to become a truly modern state we must address the problems that India faces. What ails India at present? Let us discuss that.


  • The Highs & Lows of Romance
    [Relationships:Love] Did any poet who wrote about romance ever dream that love and romance would one day become part of the field of medical studies? But that is happening. Those in passionate romantic love, experience sweaty palms and butterflies in the stomach.


  • The Progress of Science With Computers
    [Computers-and-Technology] Science has invented many things. The triumphs of science are too many to be counted. Some of the latest triumphs of science are really wonderful. They are quite remarkable discoveries. It has made our life easier by the computer a few years ago. It is considered as the brains of the human beings. It has opened up new vistas. These can make any number of calculations, modes of particulars hypothetical situations can be produced & studied.


  • Google's Click Fraud Problem - Part 1
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:PPC-Advertising] This is the first article of a 2-part series. Google is the leading Internet company. It's revenues have been soaring. In fact the first half of 2007 yielded revenues of $4 Billion before the recession started.


  • Girls Should Have a Girly Twitter Background
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Sometimes, Internet business throws up many surprises. I have conducted a small survey and found that out of many background designs available on the web, girly designs are getting used most. The reason for this is yet to be found by me.


  • Are You Planning to Get New Furniture Made? Part 2
    [Home-Improvement:Furniture] Make sure that you have read the part 1 of this article before reading this one. Opt for a time when the carpenter can make the furniture peacefully.


  • Are You Planning to Get New Furniture Made? Part 1
    [Home-Improvement:Furniture] So, you have decided to renovate your home with new furniture. In fact, if you are planning to make new furniture with the help of your carpenter, this article is for you.


  • Changing Your Bedroom Doors
    [Home-Improvement:Doors] This article will help all those people who prefer making their furniture at home with the help of carpenters. I assume that we are planning to change all the bedroom doors of your home. First of all decide how many doors you wish to purchase and then make a list of all the things your carpenter will require.


  • Tips For Gym Beginners - Part 3
    [Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] This is the third and final part of this article in a three article series. Make sure to read part 1 and 2 to become a better gym-goer. Maintain proper hygiene in the gym. Make sure you carry a good clean cloth for cleaning the equipment you use if your gym does not provide wet tissues for the same.


  • Tips For Gym Beginners - Part 2
    [Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] This is the second part of this article in a three article series. Before you start lifting weights in the gym, you should do some warm up exercises.


  • Tips For Gym Beginners - Part 1
    [Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] A good gym regime is spread over six days. Basically three days of weight training and three days of cardio-vascular exercises. Let's construct a typical gym schedule for a beginner or intermediate level of exercise.


  • Some of the Mysteries of the Universe
    [Reference-and-Education:Astronomy] If there is any place that is fully of mysteries, it is universe. Every day something new is found out. Old theories are scrapped and new theories are put forward and scrapped again. Let us find out the major mysteries of the universe-


  • How to Display Your Tweets Everywhere - Use This Unique Twitter Widget
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] It is the secret fantasy of most of twitter users that more people read their tweets. All of us want more followers and we do fell sad when our tweets go unread. What can be done?


  • Longing in Love and Prayer
    [Relationships:Love] From our childhood, when we begin life by clinging to mother's bosom, this longing remains till the end. The desire that becomes attainable sometimes because one's true love has fled him/her poses the greatest question of survival. What can be done about that? Why do we long for one who we loved and have lost?


  • How New Job Opportunities Are Affected by Twitter Backgrounds and Profile?
    [Business:Career-Advice] In earlier days employers never accessed Internet to find out more about a prospective employee- because there was no Internet. Now days it is the first function any employer will perform- search you the Internet. Click on what is said about you and what are you saying. If you have a Twitter profile in your name, that will appear in the results and a click will reveal a lot about to your employer. If you were an employer, what kind of an employee will you look for- let us list the qualities.


  • Twitter - What is Your Behavior?
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Twitter is after all nothing but a gathering of people where people are talking incessantly about what they like. Think of a party scene where small groups gather and discuss about things that interest them. A new entrant will go and join a group, which he/she finds interesting, right? It is true with Twitter. We are all human beings and our behavior changes little. On the Internet as many of us enjoy anonymity, we feel more free to express our thoughts. Otherwise our behavior remains same in physical or virtual world.


  • Space - Which is the Reference Point For Our Universe?
    [Reference-and-Education:Astronomy] If you were to assume that the universe was not infinite but finite and with a shape then you need to get a reference point for that. This provided you think that there are other universes in the space. Where does the boundary of our universe end? What is beyond that?


  • What Are You Doing on Twitter?
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Are you also tweeting? Why are you on this website where people only have to post what they are doing?


  • Is There a Solution to Grief?
    [Self-Improvement:Grief-Loss] Grief can be overwhelming. A death, separation of loved one, etc. can cause tremendous grief. What is the remedy?


  • Why Should You Have a Unique Twitter Background?
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Are you on Twitter? Do you wish that people pay more attention to you on Twitter? This is a obvious question because we all seem to be lost in the millions who have joined Twitter.


  • The Stress of Living - Goal of Life
    [Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Most of us are under stress. It is said that ignorance is bliss and it is very true because the ignorant people are under no stress because they are not sure about their goals. Any thinking person gets stress if they think about why do they live?


  • Are You Hurting Your Relationship With What You Say?
    [Relationships:Conflict] When a relationship begins breaking down, verbal war begins as a first sign. Old wounds are revisited and spoken about partners. Everything that was forgiven and forgotten suddenly gets a new life. This kind of behavior further complicates the situation.


  • Why Has Twitter Succeeded?
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Why should Twitter succeed? Facebook and MySpace were already there with many other social networks competing for eyeballs. But it has. Lets discuss.


  • Communication Technology and Stress - 1
    [Communications] We have lost the joy of peaceful living. The technology is dictating us. Rather than using the technology to improve our life we are using to make our life a goal-chasing nightmare.


  • Communication Technology and Stress - 3
    [Communications] There were times when friends used to meet everyday and discuss various issues. People enjoyed attending seminars and conferences and networking was done mostly in the physical world. Meet, shake hands, say hello and begin talking.


  • Are You a Social Networkholic - 1
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Many of us are getting addicted with social networks. It is an addiction, which will one day become as bad as alcoholism. Lives will be destroyed because of this disease and families will break up. Am I joking or what? No, I am very serious about this issue that will soon takeover as the main cause of lifestyle issues.


  • Communication Technology and Stress - 2
    [Communications] Somehow we are forgetting our purpose of life because we are being bombarded with technology. We have forgotten that there is something like joy, fun, reflection, and peace.


  • The Race For More Followers on Twitter
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Are you also in the race to have more followers than others on Twitter.com? Is it good or bad? Let us not forget that we live in an age when stress is all around us.


  • How to Change Your Twitter Background
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Do you have a Twitter page? Learn how to change the background image of your Twitter profile.


  • What Should USA Do With Pakistan and Taliban?
    [News-and-Society:Politics] In present circumstances what should the United States of America do to stop Taliban, can it do what is required to do and what is the role of Pakistan in the scheme of things. Let us discuss.


  • Romance and Heartbreak
    [Relationships:Conflict] Thousands of papers have been written about romance- what is romance, what is not romance, how does one fall in love and what happens in love and so on. But ask anybody who has been in love and they will tell you that nothing can define falling in love. It is a feeling so different that no comparison can be ever made.


  • Relationships and Pain
    [Relationships:Conflict] Unless you are a real loner, you need relationships. Even if you are a loner you cannot live all alone. You need to interact with others for your basic needs of food, shelter etc.


  • Why Betrayal in a Relationship Hurts
    [Relationships:Conflict] The intensity of hurt in betrayal is directly proportional to the love we had. Why does betrayal hurt so much, so much so that some people lose desire to love?


  • What is Computer Rage?
    [Self-Improvement:Anger-Management] What is computer rage? Why is it getting mentioned more frequently now a days? Will it become one more problem for all of us or are there methods to control this issue? Do you suffer from this problem? Let us discuss about Computer Rage.


  • Should USA Get Out of Afghanistan?
    [News-and-Society:Politics] The United States of America along with NATO is involved in Afghanistan. Now more forces are going to be sent to Afghanistan. What will be the result? What does the United States of America gain by fighting in Afghanistan?


  • What India Expects From Obama?
    [News-and-Society:Politics] The relationship between the United States of America and India has seen tremendous improvement during the years of President Bush. With Barack Obama soon to take over as the new President of the United States of America, what can India expect?


  • Cold Sores - Prodrome
    [Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] You may have read the word prodrome in connection with herpes. This is a phase of herpes outbreak. Let us find out about prodrome phase and also how knowing about this phase can help us in reducing the severity of the outbreak.


  • Whom Should You Thank on Thanksgiving
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] Thanksgiving is the day when you should thank everyone. The question is whom should you thank on Thanksgiving day.


  • How Should You Celebrate Thanksgiving?
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] Thanksgiving is a holiday which is followed by most countries in the world in different forms. It is celebrated around harvest time in different countries under different names.


  • Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] Christmas is a festival of joy, hope, love, sharing and giving. Is the spirit of Christmas waning over the years? The increasing consumerism has surely taken some thing off from the essence of Christmas.


  • CERN - Is the Money Justified?
    [News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Though this article begins with the headline mentioning CERN, it applies to all research that costs a lot of money but may give no results as far as our living condition is concerned on the earth. The Hadron experiment came into focus for many reasons.


  • Hinduism - Why God is Praised?
    [News-and-Society:Religion] Hinduism has a different concept of God than other religions. In Hinduism God is not something different than the world.


  • Trick Or Treat - Halloween Tradition
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] Trick or Treat is a Halloween custom. It is the quote shouted by children who call on houses to get gifts at Halloween.


  • The Amazing Success Story of Google - Part 1
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online] I have presented below the amazing success story of Google. This article focuses more on straight points rather than lengthy explanations.


  • The Amazing Success Story of Google - Part 2
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online] Google, Inc. is listed on NASDAQ with symbol GOOG. The current share price is $444 as on September 6, 2008. Also on this date the market cap is around $140 Billion. Eric Schmidt is the CEO & Chairman. Larry Page remains co-founder and president, products and Sergey Brin remains co-founder and president, technology.


  • Flextime - An Alternative Work Arrangement - Part 12
    [Business:Human-Resources] The last two problems of flextime are discussed in this concluding article of this series. Inadequate Staffing: This problem can occur if the company or the particular department is small in size. If there are less number of employees and the flextime program is implemented, there could be a shortage of employees during some hours of the day on some days.


  • Flextime - An Alternative Work Arrangement - Part 11
    [Business:Human-Resources] A report from HR Focus (2004) says that "Although flextime is more available now, many workers are dissatisfied with their work schedules, the report found. Nearly half (49%) of employees would prefer a different shift. The report also found that 39% of respondents said employees who use flexible work options are less likely to get ahead in their jobs.


  • Flextime - An Alternative Work Arrangement - Part 10
    [Business:Human-Resources] The last two benefits of flextime are discussed below. Extended office hours for the organization: This is a direct benefit to the organization. If a company always has some or the other employee working from 6:00 AM till 8:00 PM, it will project a positive image.


  • Flextime - An Alternative Work Arrangement - Part 9
    [Business:Human-Resources] We discussed the following benefits in previous articles: Increased productivity, Higher employee morale & enthusiasm, Better balance between work-life & family-life, Lower traffic congestion during peak hours, Decrease in tardiness, Higher employee recruitment, Lower attrition rate and Reduced absenteeism. Let's see further.


  • Flextime - An Alternative Work Arrangement - Part 8
    [Business:Human-Resources] We discussed many benefits of flextime in the previous two articles. Let's discuss two more important benefits of this alternative work arrangement.


  • Flextime - An Alternative Work Arrangement - Part 7
    [Business:Human-Resources] If more and more companies adopt the flextime work arrangement, the peak hour traffic which happens around 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM will get distributed to other parts of the day. This could lead to less traffic on the roads and less commuting time for employees.


  • Flextime - An Alternative Work Arrangement - Part 6
    [Business:Human-Resources] Flextime work arrangement has many benefits. They are listed below with more details about each benefit.


  • Flextime - An Alternative Work Arrangement - Part 5
    [Business:Human-Resources] How should the employee request the organization for a flextime schedule? As per Scott Reeves, employees must keep in mind the below seven tips before pitching for a flextime schedule.


  • Flextime - An Alternative Work Arrangement - Part 4
    [Business:Human-Resources] Questions to be answered by the organization before it can adopt the flextime program: An organization must take care of few things and ask itself some questions before and while making a decision about implementing the flextime program in the company. The most important questions that an organization must answer are listed below.


  • Flextime - An Alternative Work Arrangement - Part 3
    [Business:Human-Resources] Continuing from Part 2 in this series of articles. Flextime program has been becoming a popular option in organizations around the world.


  • Flextime - An Alternative Work Arrangement - Part 2
    [Business:Human-Resources] Alternative work arrangements are used to accommodate unique preferences and requirements of employees when they are unable to cope up with the traditional 40 hours work week. A new work arrangement is implemented after a plan is worked out between the employees and the senior management. Apart from the job sharing arrangement, the total time worked and work responsibilities remain the same in case of the other three major arrangements.


  • Flextime - An Alternative Work Arrangement - Part 1
    [Business:Human-Resources] To hire and retain very good talent is a challenge for any organization. The costs of finding and hiring new employees are very high both in terms of time and money, especially when it comes to top talent.


  • All You Wanted to Know About the Financial Analyst - Part 1
    [Business:Careers-Employment] You must have read the term Financial Analyst in business newspapers like the wall street journal or in magazines like the economist. Let us talk about who a financial analyst is.


  • Perks and Benefits Which Companies May Offer in Future
    [Business:Human-Resources] This article discusses perks and benefits, which will be a key factor to attract the best talent to a company. Companies will initiate career programs and find ways to accommodate women with family obligations. Jobs will be sculpted to fit lives and not vice-versa.


  • Do You Think That Business Meetings Are Useless?
    [Business:Workplace-Communication] This article discusses why meetings are not as useless and wasteful as they may seem. Face-to-face meetings may serve valuable functions like giving more information about a person's status, self-confidence, etc. The attendees of the meetings feel that they are part of the decision making process and therefore get motivated.


  • Career Counseling - Part 2
    [Business:Career-Advice] In part 1 of this article, we discussed the benefits of career counseling. But there are some potential obstacles to the benefits mentioned there.


  • Career Counseling - Part 1
    [Business:Career-Advice] In this fast paced corporate world, career counseling has become extremely important. Companies are increasingly facing a higher attrition rate.


  • All You Wanted to Know About the Financial Analyst - Part 2
    [Business:Careers-Employment] In part 1, we discussed who is a financial analyst, the education required to be one, and the skills required of the financial analyst. Lets discuss ahead.


  • A Sample Cover Letter For a Job Application
    [Business:Resumes-Cover-Letters] A cover letter can make or break your case with the prospective employer. I am giving a sample cover letter below in the format which most business schools follow in the USA.


  • Specialist CEOs of the Future
    [Business:Management] This article discusses how the generalist CEO will give way to specialist CEOs in the companies of the future. As the perfect CEO, who is good at everything, will be a rare entity, companies should instead look for CEOs with deep expertise in one or two areas with enough knowledge to build a high performing supporting team. The author has described five specialist CEO types.


  • Halloween - Which Desktop Wallpapers to Download?
    [Computers-and-Technology:Software] Halloween is the festival of great fun and festivity. Halloween is different than other holidays. It is different kind of fun and loved by children. During Halloween, our mood changes. Halloween is a great stress buster and we all think of new ideas on Halloween. How Halloween Desktop wallpapers can help you enjoy that mood all through the year?


  • Ethics of Abortion
    [News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Abortion will always remain a topic of discussion. Lot of religious, ethical and practical issues are involved in abortion.


  • Does Your Partner Want to Break Up?
    [Relationships:Conflict] A relationship is made of two persons who want to stay in that. What if your partner wants to break-up? Will the relationship stay?


  • Mahabharata - Why Karna Supported Evil?
    [News-and-Society:Religion] Karna is one of the main characters of Mahabharata. He was the son of Kunti and the elder brother of Pandavas. But he did not know this.


  • What Gives Happiness and What Takes it Away
    [Self-Improvement:Happiness] There are some specific tasks that make one feel happy. They are personal. While there are some common traits of character that are general. Here we will discuss about general. Before we go further, let us find out what is happiness.


  • The Grace of Lord Krishna on Arjuna - Jayadratha's Killing
    [News-and-Society:Religion] During the great war of Mahabharata, Dronacharya made the Chakra Vyuha. Only Arjuna knew how to break that. But he had gone away to fight.


  • Mahabharata - Draupadi's Disrespect and Bhishma's Keeping Quiet
    [News-and-Society:Religion] In Mahabharata the Kauravs invited Pandavas for dice play. Pandavas lost everything including Draupadi in the dice play.


  • How Space Was Created?
    [Reference-and-Education:Science] When we look around us we take the space for granted. We know that space is the distance between tow objects. Or what lies between two objects.


  • Genital Herpes and Toilet Seats
    [Health-and-Fitness:Diseases-STDs] Does genital herpes spread through using same toilet seat? I have seen this question being asked repeatedly at various places on the Internet.


  • The Glory of Lord Shiva
    [News-and-Society:Religion] There are stories in old texts about why Lord Shiva is shown as a Shiva Lingam. A Shiva Lingam may be very small or very large in size. It may be made of stone, metal or whatever. But essentially it symbolizes the glory of Lord Shiva.


  • Romantic Love - What Are the Signs
    [Relationships:Love] All of us talk of love. Most of us have heard of romantic love. Few of us have felt romantic love. I say few because everyone does not fall in deep romantic love.


  • Origin of Universe - Singularity
    [Reference-and-Education:Science] Science follows logic. Science believes in what can be proved. Science calls something a theory only if it can be replicated.


  • Iraq War - Its Impact on Muslims
    [News-and-Society:International] Muslims and Christians have a history of conflict. During last few decades when USA was sought by the nations of Middle East it was thought that the conflicts will reduce.


  • The Vibrant Nature of Democracy in India
    [News-and-Society:International] India has a thriving democracy. The Indian democracy is said to be very vibrant. With the number of religions, languages, customs in India it is indeed a wonder that India is not only surviving as a country but also thriving.


  • Exploring the Atom to Understand Science Better
    [Reference-and-Education:Science] Most of us who have studied science know about atoms. Atoms are the building blocks of matter. Atoms join to form molecules and molecules are arranged in a particular manner and we see a matter.


  • Connection Between HPV and Herpes
    [Health-and-Fitness:Diseases-STDs] Is HPV caused by Genital Herpes? Is HPV and advanced stage of genital herpes? What is the connection between HPV and Herpes?


  • India - Future of Rahul Gandhi
    [News-and-Society:International] At present India is focusing on a new leader who is emerging fast- Rahul Gandhi. What impact will Rahul Gandhi have in Indian democracy? Let us try and understand.


  • Will Myspace Lose to Facebook?
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Media] Myspace started the social networking revolution. After Myspace caught on the fancy of the users, there was no looking back.


  • How Myspace Has Helped Make the World Become Flatter
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Media] Social networking websites are bringing friends together on one platform. That is nothing great. Friends can even otherwise be in touch with each other.


  • Do Celebrities Get Acne?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Acne] With all the money at their disposal and the best doctors they can call we may think that celebrities skin does not show spots. The truth may be otherwise. Acne does not know the owner of the skin and it appears anywhere on anybody if conditions are conductive.


  • Mahabharata - How Kunti Suffered Because of Her Lie
    [News-and-Society:Religion] Kunti was the wife of King Pandu and mother of the Pandavas. Kunti is considered one of the most respected characters of Mahabharata. Till end of war the Pandavs did not know that Karna was their own brother.


  • Acne - How to Avoid Isotretinoin?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Acne] Isotretinoin is considered the most effective drug for acne. It is a type of Vitamin a and is taken orally. Isotretinoin can treat severe acne effectively. The problem is that Isotretinoin also has many side effects. The major concern is pregnancy. it has to be strictly avoided during or before pregnancy. It may cause birth defects in the new born. There are other side effects of Isotretinoin.


  • Hinduism - How Lord Krishna Saved Draupadi?
    [News-and-Society:Religion] Lord Krishna is the incarnation of Parabrahma - the God according to Hinduism. Lord Krishna took birth on the earth to reduce the weight of the earth. He did this with the great battle of Mahabharata. In this battle millions were killed and earth became lighter.


  • Relationship - Why People Change?
    [Relationships] Human nature cannot be predicted. We all think that we know somebody. That means that we believe that we know how a friend or family member would react to a situation.


  • Any Cure For Heartbreaks?
    [Relationships:Conflict] Most of the forums I participate in have members who have suffered heartbreaks. They keep discussing about what they are trying to control their agony.


  • Why Love Turns to Hate?
    [Relationships:Love] What are the possible reasons of a beautiful loving relationship turning to that of hatred? Does anybody know the answer to this? I believe that many will say that the relationship was never strong to begin with?


  • Lessons of Mahabharata
    [News-and-Society:International] Hindus consider Mahabharata as the greatest epic in India. It is a story of love, courage, truth, lies, deceit, selfishness, foolishness, and every other human emotion.


  • Is the Indian Press Obsessed With the Nuclear Deal?
    [News-and-Society:International] Is Indian press obsessed with the nuclear deal? Is there nothing else that is happening in India? What kind of coverage is being given by the press in India to the following? Let us talk about that.


  • Indian Politicians and the Communal Card
    [News-and-Society:International] Politicians around the world are always looking for opportunities that will get them votes. In India, the politicians are making this as a fine art but something that is very dangerous for India.


  • Hinduism - Guru's Glory
    [News-and-Society:Religion] In Hinduism we do not call any teacher a Guru. We do not call preachers as Guru. We do not call mendicants and those who perform the rituals as Guru. Guru is supreme God according to the truth revealed by Hinduism thousands of years ago.


  • Acne - Does Stress Affect Acne?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Acne] Acne troubles teenagers most. Acne causes lot of stress to the teenager. Their social interaction and self-confidence is affected by acne. What about stress and its potential to cause acne? It has been found that increased stress does increase acne breakouts.


  • Wishing Happy Birthday on Social Networks
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Most of us are now days active on social networks. We are in contact with our friends more online than offline. It looks like that after some years people will stop using other communication than internet and social networks will become the central place of meeting.


  • Herpes - Lysine Supplements
    [Health-and-Fitness:Diseases-STDs] Lysine supplements are being used by many people to treat herpes- both cold sores and genital herpes. There is no definite clinical finding that proves that Lysine can cure or prevent herpes. However many people say that they have got good results using lysine. Many people also deny getting any benefit from Lysine usage.


  • Herpes - Frequently Asked Questions - 1
    [Health-and-Fitness:Diseases-STDs] Does HPV cause herpes? No. Herpes is caused by herpes virus- HSV. HPV causes cervical cancer, genital warts and common warts. HPV virus is different than HSV virus. Genital Herpes and Genital warts are both STDs, but are different diseases.


  • Relationship - Respect is Most Important
    [Relationships:Communication] Have you come across couples where you can see a visible sign of disrespect between each other? Or find that one partner has low respect for the other? That is quite common, but why is that so? And how do the partners intend to continue in absence of mutual respect? Let us discuss.


  • India - The Government Should Resign
    [News-and-Society:International] There are many reasons why this UPA government should resign. Let us see why?


  • India - Nuclear Deal and Opposition
    [News-and-Society:International] The failure of Indian political parties to come to a consensus about the nuclear deal shows a lack of will in the country to implement policies that are good for India. The opposition of left is understood to be in the context of the USA. What about the BJP? Let us discuss that.


  • India - What Are the Priorities of the Government?
    [News-and-Society:International] For last one month it seems that the government is only worries about the nuclear deal. Every discussion is about the deal and it looks like that the whole country is worried about the deal the truth is different. Most of the Indians are least concerned about what happens to the nuclear deal. They are more worried about the following.


  • Why Do We Find Genital Herpes Dreadful?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Diseases-STDs] Let us take an example. It is an extreme example but needed to show clearly what I want to say. Suppose you have two friends. One gets cancer and other gets genital herpes. The chances are more favorable that the person with cancer will discuss about it openly while the person with herpes will try to hide the fact.


  • India- Reality Shows and Children
    [News-and-Society:International] Here was the girl, a teenager of 16 years on the stage. She was waiting for the comments of judges on her performance. First came judge number one and started a scathing attack on her performance. The child began crying.


  • Acne - Why Does it Affect Emotionally?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Acne] Acne affects most of the teenagers emotionally. Some of them get so badly affected that they stop making social interactions. They begin hating their face but since they cannot get away from their own face they find themselves in an impossible situation. Every acne specialist advises that acne should not be popped, but almost every teenager pops it. the reason is simple. They want to get away from that ugly spot immediately. Why does acne affect the teenagers so badly?


  • Hinduism - Thoughts
    [News-and-Society:Religion] Nothing is mine. What am I proud of? Nothing is mine. I do not know from where I came from and I do not know where shall I go after my death. All my attachments will remain here while I travel away.


  • Creation of Life - Discussion on Proteins
    [Reference-and-Education:Science] There is a sharp divide amongst people who believe that life was created by god and others who say that life evolved accidentally when the situation was just right. The main issue is that those who believe that god created life have no patience to listen to scientists and scientists do not want to listen to the idea that God created all this. What do proteins tell us about life and how it might have been created?


  • India - Does it Need Presidential Form of Government?
    [News-and-Society:International] India got independence in 1947. At that time Indians adopted parliamentary form of Government. This was similar to that in Great Britain. This system has served India well for some decades. But does it continue doing that now?


  • Hinduism - What Does it Say About Big Bang?
    [News-and-Society:Religion] Big Bang tries to explain the origin of the universe. At present there seems to be a general consensus that universe began with a big bang. What does Hinduism say about this? Before we discuss that let us discuss the main theory about Big Bang.


  • Universe - Is it Finite?
    [Reference-and-Education:Astronomy] Is universe finite or infinite? It has been stipulated that Big Bang took place about 14.7 billion years ago. After that the universe has been expanding. The galaxies are running away from each other. The farther galaxies are running at that much higher speed. So the universe is said to be expanding and finite.


  • Life at the Atomic Level - How Does it Look?
    [Reference-and-Education:Science] When we look around us, we see our home, our computer, other gadgets, grass, birds, other human beings, tables, chairs, jungles, soil, clouds, lakes and so on. We see and encounter innumerable creations in our life. Some of them are sold, some liquid and some gases. Some give us comfort while some such as acids burn us. Every object or material has different property, different origin and a different history. An animal shares nothing common with say a tree. But what about the atomic level? How does our world look in the atomic world?


  • Hinduism - Thinking of Cosmos
    [News-and-Society:Religion] Hinduism thought considers everything as God. According to Hinduism the world is created in God and by God. There is nothing that is not God according to this. Everything in this cosmos- good and bad both are made of God element. God is supreme and the only reality. He has no gender. He is beyond life and death. He exists from infinity and will continue to exist till eternity. The world that we see as changing with time is his play. He creates the world for his joy and destroys it after his game finishes. This cycle goes on.


  • Hinduism- Who Am I?
    [News-and-Society:Religion] Let me begin this discussion about myself to explain my thoughts better. How and why the Hinduism came to a conclusion that we are all gods is beyond my ability to explain. Only someone who has achieved that state can do that. I am not one of them at all. So let me confine to basics about me, myself, mine and I.


  • India - Selective Coverage by Press
    [News-and-Society:International] The press in India has shown great interest in deaths by killing. Every case is being investigated by the journalists in entirety. This is truer of deaths in the NCR region than in other regions of India. How many of us have seen the press taking keen interest in cases in other states? Even Prof. Sabharwals's case was not investigated that thoroughly as is being done with Nitish Katara and Aarushi case.


  • Hinduism - The Nature of God
    [News-and-Society:Religion] According to Hinduism,God is Omnipotent, Omniscient, and Omnipresent. Let me elaborate this to the best of my ability and limited knowledge. God, please forgive me for any mistakes because I have zero knowledge. My knowledge is limited to zero unless you give me the knowledge about yourself.


  • STDs - Are You Buying Medicines on the Internet?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Diseases-STDs] Sexually Transmitted Diseases are something many patients do not want to discuss with their doctor. Though we have reached an age when most things are discussed openly without any fear, many of us are still afraid of discussing about the STD we may have. They are afraid of the reactions of their friends and relatives and also of the doctor.


  • Hinduism - Prayer to God to Demolish My Ego
    [News-and-Society:Religion] God, this is my prayer to you that I make because you command me. Many of us have the ego that we are something. Some of us deny existence of God. But they do not know how they were born. Many of us say that Darwin's theory of survival of the fittest gave birth to all of us. Right now I am writing this as if I am very knowledgeable.


  • Genital Herpes - Does HSV1 Cause Genital Herpes?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Diseases-STDs] HSV1 type herpes virus is mainly responsible for causing Cold sores. If you think that HSV1 does not cause genital herpes please revise your opinion. This virus can cause genital herpes. Let us read some salient points about this.


  • Reduction in Hair Growth With Eflornithine Hydrochloride - Effects
    [Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] Do you have abnormal hair growth problems such as hirsuitism. Or you have undesired hair around your lips or chin? If you are worried about how to remove the hair from face you may use a cream made with Eflornithine Hydrochloride.


  • Hinduism - What Is God?
    [News-and-Society:Religion] About twelve hundred years ago Hinduism was confused between two theories about God. Is god different than all of us? Or are all of us God. These two theories were called Dwaita and adwaita.


  • US Elections - How Myspace Help You Promote Your Candidate?
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] As time changes technology brings in new ideas in our life. Elections are no different. Comments and graphics that are extensively used by social network users on Myspace and other networking websites are becoming another tool for promoting candidates.


  • Emotional Effects Of Acne
    [Health-and-Fitness:Acne] Most of the teenagers get acne. But most of those who get acne begin looking at themselves negatively. Thoughts such as- Nobody will want to date me. I must be looking ugly to others and so on.


  • Genital Herpes - How To Reduce The Risk
    [Health-and-Fitness:Diseases-STDs] Genital herpes is a non-curable disease and it is desirable what we try to reduce the risk of contacting it. As we know it is mostly spread by skin-to-skin contact mainly during sexual act. To minimize your exposure to HSV follow the following...


  • Antiperspirants And Deodorants - Are They Same?
    [Health-and-Fitness] What is a deodorant? A deodorant is a product that leaves a pleasant smell upon the skin. This smell masks body odor. A deodorant need not contain any active ingredient to stop perspiration. That is done by antiperspirants.


  • Genital Herpes - How The Herpes Virus Gets Transmitted?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Diseases-STDs] When we speak about transmission, we are finding out about how the virus enters the body. Both HSAV 1 and HSV2 can enter the body through tiny cuts in the skin (even microscopic) and through the mucous membrane. Our inside of mouth, inner genitals, anus, are all covered with mucous membrane. If you get in contact with saliva of an infected person or the lesion or skin, which is shedding virus, your chances of getting herpes are high. Let us discuss this further.


  • Myanmar and Junta - The Rulers Are Not Answerable
    [News-and-Society:International] The phone lines are down, roads are blocked and electricity networks destroyed after Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. It is nearly impossible to reach affected areas in the Irrawaddy delta the worst affected by Nargis. The dead bodies are decaying and if the situation continues there will be another flood of epidemics in Myanmar. But that will not affect the Junta. Junta is not concerned with lives of people. They are only concerned about how to get more money by exports.


  • Oil Prices And War
    [News-and-Society:Energy] Oil prices are going up, up and up. They are expected to go up to 200 Dollars a barrel. Every one of us who thinks about this has different perspective. Consumers blame the government for allowing the prices. Some blame the oil producers while others blame the users for rampant consumption. How about the Iraq war and oil prices?


  • How to Start A Compost?
    [Home-and-Family:Gardening] Composting is difficult. The wonderful truth is you couldn't stop stuff from decomposing if you tried.


  • Do You Feel Like Your Only Friends Are On The Computer?
    [Relationships:Friendship] Do you go to work and have your "public face" but then come home to an empty place? Do you find the only friends you have are on the computer? Do you feel lonely and wish you could change that?


  • Does Eating Healthy Have to Be So Expensive?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] With the cost of food rising, it's hard not to notice that some of the healthier choices we can make with food, cost more than their unhealthy counterparts. Organic foods cost more than inorganic. Lean meats cost more than cheaper cuts. Whole grains cost more than highly processed white flour products, white rice, and other refined grains. Fresh vegetables and fruits have gotten very expensive.


  • How Do I Treat A Cast Iron Skillet?
    [Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] FACTORY NEW: Cast iron pans fresh from the factory usually are treated with a coating to prevent them from rusting before they sell. This coating is not good to eat and it may contain plastic or wax, so it's a good idea to go over your pan with steel wool before seasoning the pan or using it for the first time. After scouring it with steel wool, wash your skillet or pan in hot soapy water and then place over heat until dry. After you have cleaned and dried your new pan, condition it before using.


  • My Room Is A Mess, Where Do I Even Begin to Start Organizing It?
    [Self-Improvement:Organizing] College student? Teenager? Living in one room? Rooms can get very messy when you do so much living in one room, and when it's messy it can be nearly impossible to find anything and just looking at the mess can really start bugging us. It can also be embarrassing when you have someone over.


  • If Every Couple Had Only One Child, Would Global Warming Cease to Be a Problem?
    [News-and-Society:Eco-Innovations] No. It would help the earth a lot to lower the population, but the problem of global warming is complex. Even if there were suddenly no people on earth, global warming would not cease to be a problem and would take time to resolve. Solving global warming will require a concert of solutions. Unfortunately, what we have already done will continue to damage the ozone layer for years to come.


  • How Can I Improve My Study Habits?
    [Reference-and-Education] The best foundation for good grades is to schedule regular study time five or six days a week, and to use that time for school whether you have a specific assignment due or not. For high school a good rule of thumb is to schedule a minimum of two hours a day, five days a week, and then add some time on the weekend when you have special reports or need to read a novel. Schools and teachers vary in how much outside work they expect. Music and some other disciplines will also require daily practice.


  • How Can I Start My Life Completely Over?
    [Self-Improvement:Motivation] Life sometimes surprises us with a lot of change. After a divorce, the death of someone near to us, the loss of a job, or financial trouble, we may find that our lives are getting a complete redesign whether we wished any of it to happen or not. So what do we do next? How can we even begin to put our lives together?


  • A Good Life Just As It Is
    [Self-Improvement] We may not have the love we want. We may be worried about our health or someone else's health. We may not have enough money to do what we want to do. We may have irritations or stress at work or in our family. We may wish we could lose weight or quit smoking. But you should not wait until conditions are right to enjoy your life and feel good about yourself.


  • How Can Loneliness and Idleness Affect You?
    [Self-Improvement] A time of loneliness and idleness might happen after a divorce, the loss of a loved one, the loss of a job, after children have left the home, or following trauma. Prolonged isolation and idleness usually deteriorates our mental health. Worry, depression, and regret often fill the void that company and activity used to fill.


  • Four Great Tips For Reversing Overwhelming Feelings
    [Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Look at one problem at a time. Learn how to sharpen your focus. You can choose whichever problem you wish to address first. Sometimes you may want to pick the easiest thing to get it out of the way or to help you feel more confident in dealing with the more challenging problems. At other times you may wish to pick what is most important to you first, particularly if time is a factor.


  • Seven Great Tips for Building Self Esteem
    [Self-Improvement:Self-Esteem] If you have ever tried, you may have noticed how difficult it is to break the habit of criticizing yourself. It's like saying, "Don't think of elephants having sex!" But if a bucket is empty you can't get it full by trying to get "the empty" out. When your self-esteem and confidence are low, you have a similar situation, so instead, set aside a few minutes twice a day to think positively about yourself and confidently about what's coming up in your day or week. These warm feelings will help you to feel better.


  • Dating - Writing a Good Online Personal Ad
    [Relationships:Online-Dating] A good personal ad will get many times the responses that a poor one will get, so it is well worth the effort. You will get a lot more replies if you include good photos, so find a friend who can take good photos of you.


  • What Others Say
    [Self-Improvement] I remember when I took an aptitude test in school; part of the test was to put pegs into holes as quickly as we could. I couldn't get many pegs in the time allowed, but from this they determined I had "no aptitude for fine handwork," and that I should not do anything requiring accuracy or fine work because I would do poorly at it. The opposite is true. I am exceptional at it and have been recognized for fine work. Their test was faulty.


  • Do People Sometimes Want Depression?
    [Self-Improvement:Happiness] I know it can be very frustrating when someone you care about is depressed and won't even do simple things to help themselves. I have a friend who has been depressed most of his adult life, often knows what he should do, and won't do it. He's pretty much a shut in now. But does he want to be depressed? No. He's suffering. I don't think anyone wants to suffer.


  • Return to Dating
    [Relationships:Dating] Reentering the dating scene when you're in your 30's, 40's or beyond is not the easiest thing to do. Often we have been in a marriage or other long-term relationship for so long that the very way people date has changed.


  • Improving Self-Motivation
    [Self-Improvement:Motivation] At one time or another we all have felt frustrated with ourselves. Everyone has dreams they would like to come true, but sometimes it seems like the problem is more inside of us, in motivating our self to follow through with exercise, saving money, breaking a habit, becoming happier or whatever we are trying to do.


  • Meditating For A Healthy Mind And Soul
    [Health-and-Fitness:Meditation] Have you been under too much stress lately? Or are constantly tired because of work and other commitments? Are you lethargic and need something to boost your energy? Then meditation is for you. Meditation describes a state of concentrated attention on some object of thought or awareness.


  • Acne Treatment With Skin Suction And Light
    [Health-and-Fitness:Acne] A new approach to treat acne is being tried by Girish S. Munavalli, MD, medical director, Dermatology, Laser, and Vein Specialists of the Carolinas, Charlotte, N.C.; instructor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. This approach combines usage of suction with a vacuum device and light. According to Munavalli the initial trials are promising. A study that was conducted on 15 patients with severe acne it was found that significant improvement was seen after two to three weeks of treatment.


  • What To Do When You Feel Blue - 2
    [Self-Improvement:Techniques] When you do outside activities you get the added benefits of the sun and the beauty of nature. Both aspects add to the healthy benefits you get from walking or biking. But if the weather is bad, you can always use a stationary bike or treadmill indoors to relieve your blues.


  • What To Do When You Feel Blue - 1
    [Self-Improvement:Techniques] Have you ever heard the saying, "Smile and the world smiles with you, cry and you cry alone"? That is exactly how it feels when you are sad or depressed. It is as though there is nobody around to help you get away from the blues. It might be the season, the time of the month, dynamics with your family or just because life isn't going your way. There are some ways to get relief without the side effects of medicines.


  • What Stresses You? Part 2
    [Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] One thing that you can't do anything about is the relationship you have with your parents and family, but you can try to keep the stress as little as possible. Don't try to have a storybook or television family because they were invented for entertainment and are not blueprints for real families. Trying to be like those families is probably one of the biggest stressors that face people today.


  • What Stresses You? Part 1
    [Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Stress is one of the biggest problems of the modern day. Rather than talking about how stress causes all kinds of diseases and creates a hell in life, let us find out how to analyze our stressors. After that we can probably decide how to handle stress better. Let us begin.


  • Making Choices to Be Happy - 2
    [Self-Improvement:Happiness] Many times we are happy when we are around people who are positive and happy themselves. Those kinds of people were not born with a different set of values or even an obvious funny bone. Somehow they have learned to enjoy the little things and let the daily troubles slide right off.


  • Making Choices to Be Happy - 1
    [Self-Improvement:Happiness] Life gives us many things on our plate. Some of us are plain lucky while others miss many things in life. Life is not fair. There is difference in everything that we get and what others get. Here comes the question of choices. I have come across people who were dealt very good hand by life but they felt no reason to be happy.


  • Highly Painful And Infected Acne - Treatments - 3
    [Health-and-Fitness:Acne] In the last article we learned about Isotretinoin. Let us find out more about what other treatment options are available for cysts and nodules. Oral Antibiotics- Antibiotics are used topically as well as orally.


  • Acne - Highly Painful And Infected Acne - 1
    [Health-and-Fitness:Acne] Cysts and nodules are type of highly infected and painful acne. They cause scars and cause psychological damage. How to treat them faster? Let us find out what is highly painful and infected acne.


  • Acne - Photodynamic Therapy For Treatment
    [Health-and-Fitness:Acne] Till now acne was treated with topical and oral medications. Now Photodynamic Therapy is being studied to treat acne. Some dermatologists are already using this to treat acne in their clinic. Photodynamic Therapy involves use of light source or heat source....


  • Acne Treatment - How To Use Pads
    [Health-and-Fitness:Acne] For treatment of any disease or disorder we need to deliver the medicine to the place where the case is occurring. Till few years back acne treatments were delivered to site of acne with topical, oral and injections. Now we have the choice of using acne pads to deliver the treatment.


  • Skin Care For Acne
    [Health-and-Fitness:Acne] Proper skin care can help treat acne much faster. We develop some habits and they may be hurting us more than helping. Let us find out more about proper skin care for acne treatment. Here are some skin care tips that will help you get bright and clear skin quickly.


  • Selecting Brands For Acne Treatment
    [Health-and-Fitness:Acne] Most of us choose by brand names. But it is the active ingredient that does the treatment. Next time you buy any brand look at the name of the active ingredient. You may realize that the last product you used also had the same active ingredient. So it is the same thing under a different brand and packing.


  • What a Mess - Part 3
    [Self-Improvement:Organizing] The scattered items that have been collected includes everything that has caught my eye when I was in different stores, touched my sentimental journey of my family and children's past and been collected but is now mixed with all the stuff I have started at various times to organize. I bought 4 new photo albums, one for each child and 4 collectable boxes for the keepsake items for each kid, as well as scrapbooking supplies to finish the projects.


  • What a Mess - Part 2
    [Self-Improvement:Organizing] Let us talk more about my plan. I have not finished the job but I still "plan" to get to it. There is a bag of baby clothes for a baby shower, plus a bag of clothes (some new and still have price tags on them), another bag of gently used clothes and assorted stuff that I have put away to give to charity. All of this stuff always ends up in my bedroom whenever company comes, and somehow they never get taken where they belong or taken back out of my bedroom.


  • What a Mess - Part 1
    [Self-Improvement:Organizing] What are we supposed to do with all the stuff we have in our house if we don't have enough storage space or closet? Should we just close our eyes and toss it or should we buy decorative boxes to hide it? That seems to be my biggest problem.


  • Learning To Let Go - 6
    [Self-Improvement:Techniques] ADDICTIONS - This is usually an illness that needs both physical and mental intervention. When you suffer from addictions, many people feel as though it is something that you can control.


  • Learning To Let Go - 5
    [Self-Improvement:Techniques] In the earlier parts, we saw that we have all faced periods in our life where we need to learn to let go. We start to accumulate baggage which includes fears, misbehaviors, and secrets. As we grow into young adults, we start to become secretive about out friends and activities, and that becomes our baggage.


  • Learning To Let Go - 4
    [Self-Improvement:Techniques] Things in our past can trigger emotions that make another piece of baggage. Past disappointments trigger emotions of failure. They make us feel as though we fell short of depending on our self. By holding onto disappointments, we can hurt our self-esteem and lower our capacity to improve ourselves. It is also very important to let go of disappointments.


  • Learning To Let Go - 3
    [Self-Improvement:Techniques] As we grow up, it becomes necessary to learn to let go of many things that we have taken on during our life. In LEARNING TO LET GO - Part One and Two, we explored the main things that happen to us as we grow up and experience life.


  • Learning To Let Go - 2
    [Self-Improvement:Techniques] The first thing that we need to let go of is FEAR. Fear keeps us locked into the past because we are afraid of changing. We might have fear of changing or doing something new that we aren't familiar with like sports or professional encounters.


  • Learning To Let Go - 1
    [Self-Improvement:Techniques] Everyone in the world has faced, at one time or the other, a period where they need to learn to let go. Whether it is a physical object or material goods, emotional attachment or love, or a spiritual trap, it is very important to free yourself of extra baggage.


  • Gentlemen and Dating - Part 4
    [Relationships:Sexuality] All of us have physical needs. A child also needs to be touched. But to think that a relationship must involve sex is wrong. There are many other ways of expressing ourselves physically other than sex. This applies to both men and women. It is not that men are more sexually demanding. Both the genders need to be pampered in many different ways.


  • Gentlemen and Dating - Part 3
    [Relationships:Sexuality] In Gentlemen and dating - Part 1 and 2, we explored the differences in women's take on sex from their point of view compared to a man's take. In Part 3 and 4 we will continue to explore the differences and learn more about desires of men and women. The view of the now famous book, Women Are from Venus and Men Are from Mars, is yet another piece of evidence that shows how men and women feel about the same topics.


  • Gentlemen and Dating - Part 2
    [Relationships:Sexuality] Some, not most, men prefer to have a lady on their arm in public and a "pro" in their bed. As far as casual sex goes, women still make those decisions. It is unfortunate that some women play games and act like teases, but only the inexperienced man will fall for that kind of game playing.


  • Gentlemen and Dating - Part 1
    [Relationships:Sexuality] What is the right combination of factors that would make a man act more like an "animal" rather than a gentleman on dates? If a woman, straight out lets a guy know there are certain "rules" for dating her, then many potential dates would never happen.


  • 5 Tips to Improve Kindness Through Speech - Part 2
    [Health-and-Fitness:Speech-Pathology] Jewish wisdom teaches that in addition to not slandering others, we must not slander ourselves either. Mild self-deprecation is one thing, but broadcasting your shortcomings or slamming yourself verbally may lead to feelings of self-loathing. Your negativity may also make others avoid you. Use your awareness of your weakness as a stimulus for growth, and tell yourself that you can and will do better, one day at a time.


  • 5 Tips to Improve Kindness Through Speech - Part 1
    [Health-and-Fitness:Speech-Pathology] It's easy to forget sometimes that people look at us and really listen to what we say. We have a great power when we speak. It is an enormous power that can hurt or heal people. What we say can be uplifting or heartbreaking, as well as making another person feel really good or really bad.


  • Christmas Ideas That Wow You - Part 2
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] Reds and greens are true Christmas colors. They make you think of evergreen trees, holly bushes with red berries, red poinsettias, and evergreen garland. Adding gold and silver to the mix seems to add some richness and mystery to the total picture.


  • Christmas Ideas That Wow You - Part 1
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] Wow! I found myself in a Christmas wonderland when I visited my brother and his wife this holiday season. My sister in law had so many areas of decorations that I felt like I was visiting one of Santa's helpers.


  • Christmas Ideas That Wow You Part 3
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] With so many various Christmas decorations, it is difficult to describe them all. In describing part of the living room, I felt a big WOW as I continued through the other rooms. In Christmas Ideas That Will Wow You Part 2, I will continue describe some of the very special simple decorations that I observed on my visit through a Christmas wonderland.


  • Christmas Ideas That Wow You Part 4
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] In my sister-in-law's dining room, I was surprised and pleased to see how Christmassy it looked, too. There were chair covers in red, green and white satin and a big flower arrangement on the table covered with a Christmas tablecloth. Christmas dishes, napkins, candles and place mats were set at each chair. It was beautiful. These are items that most families have and use, but most don't think of using the place settings on a decorated table as decorations


  • Creative Ways To Make More Money
    [Self-Improvement:Creativity] There are many ways you can use creativity to make money. For example- the most obvious way is to use your creative skills to make something, like a piece of pottery or a painting, and sell it. Then you can also use creativity to think of new and unusual ideas for increasing the sales, money, and customers. On the other hand you can use creativity to improve upon the ideas and innovations.


  • Empowering Questions - Ask To Succeed
    [Self-Improvement:Empowerment] We ask ourselves so many questions without thinking about them. The questions we ask can lead our mind to despair, or they can lead us to constructive action, joy and hope. Empowering questions give us joy and hope. Questions such as why I am a failure, why I can not do anything right, why everybody hates me and so on have no use in our life except causing depression and despair.


  • How Do We Gain Confidence? Part 2
    [Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] No one has zero confidence, so we can start by building on what we have. Probably all of us are more confident in some areas than in others.


  • How Do We Gain Confidence? Part 1
    [Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] Somebody asked me this question and I responded with - excellent question, I'd have to say we gain confidence by taking the chance. The outcome may be what we desired or it may be different but the fact that we took chance gives us confidence. This works with some phobias. I have the height phobia.


  • Goal Setting - Do You Get Stressed With Goals?
    [Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] Have you set goals and tried to achieve them and found that you had more stresses the result? All of us are made differently so all of us react differently. Let us find out how that affects our goal setting.


  • Goals - Accountability
    [Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] We are goal-oriented animals. Our mind needs a focus to target. Without a focus, our mind wanders around. Achieving goals gives a sense of self-esteem and satisfaction, which cannot be obtained anywhere else.


  • Acne - Unknown And Known Facts About Acne
    [Health-and-Fitness:Acne] Rubbing alcohol may kill any bacteria that are present on the skin. It does not help in keeping the sebaceous glands open or reduce the sebum production. It is not advised to treat acne by rubbing alcohol.


  • Thinking - Why Do We Believe the Worst About Others?
    [Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] Try this little experiment. Talk to a friend and tell them something bad about a common friend. Look at how your friend reacts after receiving the news. In all possibility they will believe the worst and may also add something themselves.


  • Laughter is the Best Medicine - Part 2
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] Take care of your body by eating and sleeping right and by exercising, which should be pretty easy to do considering everything that has to be done. So enjoy yourself and the holidays and laugh and keep expecting the worst and you will be way ahead of the game.


  • Laughter is the Best Medicine - Part 1
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] Now that the holidays are upon us, there seems to be a lot of self help around to help us not be stressful or get depressed. People are telling you how to enjoy the holidays and what to do to make Christmas merry or happy. I have read some things lately that I thought were excellent and one in particularly was appropriate.


  • Clutter Cleaner - Part 4
    [Self-Improvement:Organizing] That is very important as we clean clutter to be able to change our thinking while we change our actions. Looking forward to an organized room as you expend your energy and channel your efforts in the cleaning process is a perfect motivator.


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