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Take Care Of Your Hair Without Much Hustle

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Everybody has a desire for shining and waving hair. And to maintain the beauty of the hair, we begin to use many chemical products inadvertently, due to which our hair becomes rude and often starts to fall, which we call hair fall problem. So let’s know in hair care tips, what is the reason for which the hair starts breaking down and how can hair be stopped from uneven damage.

Onion Juice

 Onion juice contains sulfur content. This helps in the development of hair while promoting the production of collagen in the tissue.

Home Remedies: Cut off the juice of onion and take out its juice. You can also grind it. Leave the juice on the scalp for 10-15 minutes and leave it. After this, wash your hair with a light shampoo.

Egg Shield

 In olden times, older old men used to say that egg is also beneficial for hair with health. In today’s times’ too many people do not shy away from its use. It contains sulfur, iron, zinc, selenium, iodine, and phosphorus, along with the amount of protein that helps in the development of good dense hair.

Home Remedies: To make eggshell, put the white part in a bowl and knead it. After this, add a teaspoon olive oil (you can use vineyards or lavender oil instead of it) and mix a small spoon of honey. Put the prepared paste on your hair and scalp for 20 minutes and leave it. Wash the hair with the help of shampoo and cold water. The eggshell also helps in keeping your skin healthy.

Mask for Hair Growth:

Take Care Of Your Hair Without Much HustleMethi (Fenugreek): Soak fenugreek seeds in water throughout the night and make a paste in the morning. Place this paste on the hair like a haystack.

Banana: Apply banana like a mask in the hair, this mask also shows a magical effect on hair. Curry Leaves – Grind curry leaves like a sauce and apply them to the hair. Curry leaves are very effective for healthy hair.

Apply Oil Regularly: Coconut oil helps in sticking and reducing curly hair, but it does not help in hair growth. This oil works only as a hair conditioner. Almond oil is very useful for hair. By applying this oil at night, your hair will become very soft and bright until the next morning.

Fenugreek Seeds:

For tall dense hair Fenugreek seeds are beneficial for hair growth, hair loss, and new hair growth.

Home Remedy: Take a few spoons of this seed and keep them soaked in water overnight. Now, make a paste with the help of grinder. Take them in a container and mix 2 tablespoons of coconut milk in it. Mix well with the spoon and leave it for 30 minutes. Wash the hair with lukewarm water after the deadline is over. This will give you attractive and long hair for a long time.

India Gooseberry:

For years, Indian amla is a great remedy for hair. People have been using Amla for centuries to get tall and attractive hair. It contains anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties so that the skin of your head remains free from all kinds of problems. This also increases the speed of your hair compared to the earlier. 

Home Remedy:  Prepare a mix for this, for which take a little elbow. Mix 2 spoons coconut oil and 1 teaspoon Indian gooseberry in it. Now heat this mixture and allow it to cool till it becomes hot. Now use this mixture in such a way that it will go to every root of your hair. Keep it in the hair all night and wash it with the shampoo the next morning. 

 Heena:

You must have heard about Hena on many occasions. It is an Ayurvedic powder that contains Hena’s leaves, Amla, Rita, Chikakai and many other elements mixed. By combining the mixture of all these herbs, it is a great product, making your hair look beautiful, dense and attractive.

Home Remedy:  For this blend the henna powder in hot water and keep it soaked overnight. Use this paste the next morning on your hair well. You can make a great paste by mixing eggs and yogurt in it. You can make a great paste by mixing eggs and yogurt in it. With the help of this paste, your hair gets very good health. Once this paste is dry, wash your hair after 1 or 2 hours.

 Aloe Vera Gel:

Aloe vera gel has been used for years for good health of hair and skin. But many people are still unaware of its qualities. But you should use the prison in the Aloe Vera plant present in your kitchen garden.  

Home Remedy: Take a long leaf and cut it from the middle. Now remove the Aloe Vera gel from it and use it on your hair. This facilitates the control of the ph level of your head’s skin. Wait for half an hour after putting a gel in your hair. You can take advantage of the Aloe Vera plant by planting it in your kitchen garden. This keeps your hair free of dandruff and falls. But you have to use it continuously.

 Hibiscus:

Hibiscus or Jaswant’s red colors are very special for hair.  

Home Remedy: Bake Jaswant’s flowers in pure coconut oil. When the color of the flowers turns black, filter it out with oil and keep this oil in a bottle. Regular use of this oil removes hair problem for any reason. 

Neem Treatment:

Neem plant is good not only for your hair and skin, but it is an antiseptic that cancels the effect of viruses and bacteria. 

Home Remedy: Take some fresh neem leaves from the garden and boil them. Boil it until the water of the vessel is half and its color is not green. Now cool it down and gradually put it on your hair starting from the roots. 

 Garlic:

A good measures to stop hair from falling, Sulfur is found in abundance in garlic just like onion. This is the reason that there is the amount of garlic in all the traditional medicines that help in the growth of hair naturally.  

Home Remedy: Under this method, grind some garlic cloves. Mix coconut oil in it and boil it for a few minutes. Now let it cool down and massage the head with this mixture after this. Apply this paste for one hour and then wash off.

All these methods are very effective when it comes to taking care of your hair. You can use these methods even twice or thrice every ten days and you will see the difference very soon. Your health should be your priority, therefore, take care in every aspect!

10 Strangest places on Earth

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Sayantani Chakraborty
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Mother Earth has got such a wide variety of places of different moods to offer us! From romantic sea beaches, enchanting forests, sparkling blue water of the sea and the oceans to island of spooky headless dolls, land of poisonous vipers or the terrifying mass-suicide forests, everything adorns the crown like precious gemstones! So much that I had a very hard time filtering out only 10 among hundreds of such places which are all very bizarre and very famous in their own unique way! So here is my list which consists of places from around the globe that are spooky as well as the ones which, although have scientific explanations to their unique characteristics, are insanely unnerving to the core!

  • Sea of Stars in Vaadhoo Island in Maldives:

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The Vaadhoo island of Maldives is a quiet and peaceful vacation spot with less than 550 inhabitants living on this island.  But this island has something surreal as well as fascinating to offer to the tourists! How about a walk on the beach with stars strewn all around you? If you are not careful enough you may even step on one! You heard it right! The Sea of Stars on the Vaadhoo Island is a world famous place, which has got its name from the thousands of luminescent phytoplankton known as dinoflagellates. These phytoplankton are micro-organisms which when reacts with oxygen in the air gives out luminescence or light energy. The result is a sparkling sea beach, called Sea of Stars!

  • The Island of Dolls, Xochimilco, Mexico:

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No, this is not a scene from the horror movie Annabelle but is the actual view of what one of the scariest places in the whole World looks like! What was once a beautiful garden is now home to mutilated and scary looking dolls with severed limbs, scooped out eyes and headless bodies. Needless to say, the history is one hell of a tragedy! In 1950, Julian Santana Barrera, the sole inhabitant of the island, found the dead body of a young girl floating in a canal surrounding the island. A little while later, he found the girl’s doll floating nearby. Assuming it belonged to the dead girl, he hung it from a tree to please the girl’s soul. As the days passed, Julian was possessed by madness and guilt from not being able to save the girl. He took hold of any doll or parts of dolls that he found anywhere, trashes, dumps, and hung them from the trees. Over 50 years he collected over 1500 such horrifying looking things!

The island is mostly deserted but going by the one or two local people, these dolls start moving and talking at night. The night-time experience is mortifying and gross, which is further due to the fact that Julian Barrera was found dead in the exact same spot in the same canal, where the girl was found.

  • The Snake Island of Brazil :

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If creepy crawlies make you feel uncomfortable then you may very well skip this one point! The Snake Island, off the coast of Brazil in the Atlantic Ocean is home only to an insanely high number of poisonous snakes, including the critically endangered Pit Viper(this one eats only birds! baffling right!) which has made this island impossible for human habitation. Some 11,000 years ago, the snakes got trapped when the sea levels rose and separated the island from the mainland of Brazil. Faced with isolation and threat of life, these creatures evolved to become terrifying predators, often hunting in the treetops to strike down flying birds. Not only that, they adapted their venoms to become five times stronger, capable enough to melt human flesh!

  • Catacombe dei Cappucini of Sicily, Italy:

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With around 8000 corpses and 1252 mummies lining the walls, this catacomb is definitely not for the faint hearted! The dead bodies of the “friars” interred into the catacombs are preserved with an ancient procedure and are set in poses. Some are set in a praying position and some are seated peacefully in rocking chairs. Men, women, virgins, priests, monks, children, professionals all occupy different sections of this catacomb. The corpses are all dressed to their mighty best and are displayed as in a museum. The last corpse was that of a 2 year old girl, Rosalia Lombardo admitted in the 1920s, whose body still looks remarkably fresh due to the ancient embalming procedure. How about taking a visit?

  • Putul Bari of Kolkata, India:

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It seems like ghosts have some special affinity for dolls right! First, Island of Dolls and now comes the House of Dolls or Putul Bari. This huge building in North Kolkata near Shobhabazaar jetty is made in the Roman style of architecture and carries the testament of Bengal’s illustrious history of Colonialism by the British and the “Babu culture” among the rich and the famous in the then, Calcutta. The terrace of the building is lined with antique dolls which gives goose bumps and earned the place its name. It is said, that the Bengali Babus inhibiting the Putul Bari used to sexually exploit the paid dancers or the Baijis and even murdered them. To add to its mystery, the locals say that the spirits of the murdered baijis still haunt the place seeking revenge. It is said that deep at night, the upper stories of this palatial house come alive with shrill laughter of women’s voices, clinking of anklets and bangles. Now, whether there are really some ghosts residing or not is certainly debatable but the spookiness of this building is definitely mind boggling and is sure to give you jitters.

  • Blood Falls of Antarctica:

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Looks like someone has just been murdered at this spot right? Well, Nature sometimes likes playing such crazy jokes on us! And this is one of it! The blood-like “thing” seeping out of the huge Taylor Glacier of Antarctica for the past 5 million years is sure to unnerve many of us. According to geologists, the “blood” is nothing but a plume of water extremely rich in salt content and tainted with iron oxide. This iron-rich (Iron renders the water red) water seeps out profusely from the fissures of the glacier and the hyper salinity keeps the water from freezing, making it a frightening display of blood flowing out from the glacier.

  • The Suicide forest of Japan:

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Looks gorgeous and alluring right! Well, with a lethal record of unending suicides and its unbearable stillness in its atmosphere, this forest is the last to be considered for a causal stroll or a happy camping trip. The Aokigahara Forest or The Suicide Forest is unbelievably thick and dense and has earned its bad reputation for being one of the most popular places to commit suicide. Every year around a 100 people commit suicide mostly by hanging themselves from the branches of the trees or by consuming poison. Some believe demons and other mournful spirits torment the incoming visitors of the forests and lure them to die. The dense trees, the thick foliage and the uniformity of the pattern of the trees can easily get you lost into it. According to a visitor the eerie stillness of the forest chokes you and there is very little wildlife that inhabits the place.

  • Kodinhi Village, Kerala:

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Back to India again! The Kodinhi village in Kerala, India shot to fame when the census found that among the meagre 2000 people inhabiting the village, a whopping 350 pairs of twins exist! Although India has the least number of twins in the World, this village has the highest rate of twinning. Mysteriously enough, scientists could not provide any clear explanation to this strange high rate of twinning.

  • Mysterious Hill of Crosses, Lithuania:

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Although the Hill of Crosses is one of the most visited pilgrimage sires in the World, few would disagree that it is one of the eeriest places on Earth too! A hill bristled with lakhs of crosses made out of wood or metal of varied sizes and design, dug into the Earth to commemorate the dead, is no happy place to go for a leisurely vacation. This ancient place exists since the 14th century and stands as a powerful testament of people’s belief in the miracles of the Holy Christ.

  • Darvaza Gas Crater, Turkmenistan:

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If you have ever imagined hell as a blazing inferno, you might want to take a look at what it may look like or even wish to take a visit! In the middle of the Karakum Desert, near the village of Derweze(meaning door), lies a huge crater of diameter 69 meters and depth of 30 meters, blazing furiously like hell. This place was discovered by a group of Soviet scientists who in 1971 began searching for a suitable oil field and landed upon this place. It first it appeared to be a substantial oil reserve but as soon as they started drilling, the entire ground collapsed into a big crater releasing huge quantity of methane gas. To avoid the spilling of this poisoning natural gas to nearby areas, the scientists thought it was best to burn it off. Ironically, it was estimated that it would be a few weeks before the whole gas would burn out, but its 2018 now since 1971 and it is still burning.

So that’s it! Do write in the comment section below if you liked my article or not! Thank you!

Career as an Astronaut

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Pavana
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Astronaut – A journey to the magnificent Universe. Every one of us has childhood fantasies about the career, about the life, but only some people can make those fantasies real. At least once in our life every one of us has looked up towards the infinite sky and wondered what mysteries it has kept from us. What secrets are hidden in this vast universe which is beyond our reach? Are we alone in this universe? Is there anyone like us somewhere in the space or someone different from us? Is there life possible on some planet other than earth? What are the secrets of the moon? Are the mysteries about aliens true? If you continue like this many interesting questions arise out of your curiosity.

Career as an Astronaut
So to solve such endless mysteries of the universe and if you have a dream to see the space with your eyes in real, then don’t look back. The only career which can fulfill your dreams is being an astronaut. It is one of the toughest and most interesting career options where humans work beyond the earth. In this article, we will talk about the career path to be an astronaut. Whenever we talk about the word astronaut, the first thing that comes to our mind is NASA. The word alone is enough to give us goosebumps as it is the foremost space organization in the world. Every aspiring scientist has a dream to work with NASA and it is the perfect place for an aspiring astronaut. 

Ø What is an astronaut?

From the Greek words ástron means star and nautes mean sailor, the term “astronaut” is derived which means star sailor. It refers to everyone who was launched into space by various space agencies across the world. An astronaut who is also called as cosmonaut is a person who is trained by a human spaceflight program to pilot and command or serves as a crew member of a spacecraft. An astronaut is a person who travels into space for exploration work, for research work in the International Space Station or to repair satellites in space, to the moon and maybe to the other planets in the coming future.

Career as an Astronaut

Career as an Astronaut

A job as an astronaut, however, is not for everyone. A career as an astronaut is perfect for people who do not enjoy desk jobs. Adventurous people who love to explore the world would fit into this unique job instantly. An astronaut must have a natural scientific instinct, and have excellent observational skills along with hardworking nature. Training is an important part of this career. Astronauts are meticulously trained to conduct scientific research, as well as how to survive in various different environments. So one needs a lot of patience and should be ready to invest time and energy to become an astronaut. It should be a lifetime dedication.

What do astronauts do?

Any manned spacecraft which is launched into space is supported by the crew which consists of astronauts who perform specific duties.

Mission Specialists

Mission specialists are the people who are specially trained in a detailed way about onboard systems, mission requirements, various machines and their uses and operations and supporting equipment etc. For the coordination of operations among the crew who does planning, consumables usage and, payload operations, mission specialist takes this responsibility. They also perform extravehicular activities (EVAs), operate the remote manipulator system, spacewalks, and are responsible for payloads and specific experiment operations.

Commander and Pilot Astronaut Duties

The pilot astronaut performs the duty of commander and works as a pilot of Space Shuttle and International Space Station. During a mission, the onboard responsibility of vehicle, crew, mission success and safety of flight, rests on the shoulders of the commander. The pilot works as an assistant to the commander and helps in operating the vehicle. The pilot also assists the commander to deploy and retrieve the satellites utilizing the remote manipulator system and in other payload operations.

Payload Specialists

They are people other than NASA astronauts, who perform specialized onboard duties. They also include foreign nationals. They are added to the shuttle crew if there is a mission which requires more than the minimum crew size of five members. Among these additional crew members, the first priority is given to qualified NASA mission specialists. The sponsors from the other countries or the designated payload sponsor nominate the person as the additional payload specialist. These payload specialists are trained in specific fields as per the requirement.

Requirements to be an astronaut:

Pilot Astronaut/Flight Engineer:

  1. A candidate should complete graduation from an accredited institution in any of the streams whether it is engineering, biological science, physical science, or mathematics. And higher the education, better the chances of selection, so it’s always better to have a higher degree along with the minimum requirement. The quality of one’s academics also plays an important role.
  2. One must have at least 1,000 hours pilot-in-command time in jet aircraft. Flight test experience is highly desirable.
  3. Candidate should be the citizen of the country through which he/she is applying for the position of the astronaut. For example, if one wants to apply to the NASA astronaut selection, they should be the citizen of USA.
  4. NASA conducts physical tests which are like military fight tests. The applicant must pass all these tests conducted by NASA. These tests includes the following specific standards:
    • Blood pressure: 140/90 measured in a sitting position.
    • Distant visual acuity: 20/100 or better uncorrected, correctable to 20/20 each eye.
    • Height between 62 and 75 inches.
    • Ability to work as a team member in an intercultural environment is of high importance.
    • Able to spend long hours with oneself absorbed in a project.

Mission Specialist:

  1. The Mission specialist educational requirement is same as for the pilot astronaut. In addition to the degree, they must have at least three years of professional experience related to the specified work. An advanced degree is beneficial and may be substituted for part or the entire experience requirement.
  2. They should be able to pass NASA space physical tests which are similar to military or civilian flight physical tests

 Physical condition

  • The candidate must be free from any disease.
  • It’s compulsory for all the candidates to have the normal range of motion and good functionality in all joints.
  • They must be free from any dependency on drugs, addiction to alcohol or tobacco.
  • The candidate must be free from any psychiatric disorders.
  • Astronaut candidate should have efficient mental health, should be able to control their emotions which help them to work efficiently in any environment required.

If one wants to apply for NASA astronaut program then they should be the citizen of USA. If the candidates from other countries want to be the part of NASA astronaut program then they should start their career path from undergraduate degree onward. If they complete their graduation, post-graduation degrees and flight training in the USA they can have a chance to apply for astronaut selection program through NASA which is a pioneer space agency.

Best colleges where one can start their career as an astronaut:

  1. California Institute of Technology
  2. Harvard University
  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  4. Stanford University
  5. Princeton University
  6. Purdue University-West Lafayette
  7. University of Colorado
  8. University of Washington
  9. University of Toronto
  10. University of Arizona
  11. University of Texas 

Astronaut Selection and Training:

NASA releases applications for Astronaut Candidate Program once in a while. Applicants for the Astronaut Candidate Program must meet the basic education requirements of NASA. Following the preliminary screening of applications, a week-long process of personal interviews, medical screening, and orientation are required for both civilian and military applicants under final consideration. Once the applicants are finalized, they are notified about the selection.

Career as an Astronaut

Selected applicants are designated as Astronaut Candidates and are assigned to the Astronaut Office at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas. The training period for all the selected Astronaut Candidates is of 2 years. During this time they will participate in the basic Astronaut Candidate training program, which is designated to develop the knowledge and skills required for formal mission training upon selection for a flight. Astronaut Candidates who are experienced in jet piloting maintain proficiency in NASA aircraft during their training.

Career as an Astronaut

As part of the Astronaut Candidate training program, candidates are required to complete military water survival before beginning their flying syllabus and become SCUBA qualified to prepare them for spacewalk training. During their first month of training, all Astronaut Candidates should pass a swimming test. They must swim 3 lengths of a 25-meter pool without stopping, and then swim 3 lengths of the pool in a flight suit and tennis shoes with no time limit. In addition to these rigorous training, the microgravity environment is created in a modified jet aircraft that produce periods of weightlessness for about 20 seconds before the aircraft returns to the original altitude. Astronaut Candidates are exposed to such environment to make them ready for the zero gravity atmospheres in the space and this sequence is repeated up to 40 times in a day.

Career as an Astronaut

Completion of all the above-mentioned training along with Robotics skills training, training in different foreign languages, and aircraft flight readiness training will mark the end of the Astronaut Candidate training program. Final selections will depend upon satisfactory completion of the training and evaluation period by all the Astronaut Candidates.

Candidates who successfully complete the training and evaluation along with nationality status are selected as astronauts. Candidates who are not selected as astronauts may be placed in other positions within NASA, depending upon the workforce requirements in the other departments.

Astronaut Formal Training:

After completion of the Astronaut Candidate training program, the selected astronauts begin their formal training program by reading training manuals along-side with computer-based training lessons about the vehicle systems and their mechanisms. After this, the next step in the training process is to train the astronauts about the various systems in the spacecraft. They are trained in such a way that they should be able to operate all the systems, recognize malfunctions, and to perform corrections if needed. Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) provides controlled neutral buoyancy operations in the facility water tank to simulate the zero-g or weightless condition that is experienced by the crew during space flight.

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PHOTO DATE: 01-28-10
LOCATION: Bldg. 9 – VR Lab
SUBJECT: STS-132 crew during their MSS/SIMP EVA3 OPS 4 training with Expedition 23 crew member Tracy Caldwell Dyson. Instructor is Madhurita Sengupta.
PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

The training facility provides important pre-flight training for the astronauts which makes them familiar with the crew activities and with the moment of the body under zero gravity conditions in order to perform spacewalks. Astronauts, who are pilots, maintain flying proficiency by flying 15 hours per month in NASA’s fleet of two-seat T38 jets. Non-pilot astronauts fly a minimum of 4 hours per month. This training program is designed to prepare astronaut personnel to travel to the International Space Station and to carry out various research activities there.

Salary Prospects:

Astronauts are paid by the government of the country they work in and hence are on government pay scales. Most astronauts in the USA start at earning $50,000 at the early stage of their career. Experienced astronauts can earn around $120,000 per annum. Astronauts working in developed countries earn all kinds of extra benefits, including health and life insurance. They may also get paid vacations.

Life of an Astronaut:

Astronauts work in the places where most of the humans cannot even imagine of going. Being an astronaut is the most amazing experience in one’s life. Astronauts are involved in all aspects of on-orbit operations like extravehicular activities (spacewalks), robotic operations using the remote manipulator system, and onboard maintenance tasks of the International Space Station (ISS).

Astronauts are required to have a detailed knowledge of the space station systems. Long duration missions abroad the space station generally last from 3 to 6 months. For long-duration missions training is very vigorous and takes approximately 2 to 3 years beyond the initial training and evaluation period. Astronaut training is a long duration training which also includes travel to other countries for training purposes.

Career as an Astronaut

Becoming an astronaut is a lifelong dream for many but very few people actually fulfill this dream. They become national heroes and common household names. Astronauts are well-respected people globally. The research done by the astronauts is very important to humans which leads to new groundbreaking discoveries in the largely unexplored outer space. Famous Indian origin astronauts who are the inspiration for the people of India who aspires to become an astronaut are, Rakesh Sharma the first Indian in the space, Kalpana Chawla the first Indian woman in space, Sunita Williams the woman who holds the record for the longest single spaceflight and also the record of seven spacewalks. So if these people achieved their dream then you also can achieve it. It’s not humanly impossible. What a student must keep in mind is anyone can make it through if they are determined to. Finally, perseverance pays off!

7 Best DIY Backdrops for Unique Photography

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Ruhaya Sithara
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Photography evolves in terms of quality, brands, backdrops, etc. from time to time. On the other hand, it is a location of the photography that reveals the theme of the photoshoot. As an amateur photographer cannot be able to afford a photo studio or location for photography, Backdrops were invented to resolve this issue. Instantly Backdrops emerged to trend with both amateur and professional photographers.

Photoshoot Backdrops now play a major role in photography and also no party or any occasion is complete without an ultra-chic backdrop for a photoshoot. DIY backdrops are a treasure to the amateur photographers and even for professional use as the ideas vary from ground reality stuffs to simplest things of all that is part of our both daily routine or daily essential. With enormous skeptical DIY backdrop ideas, here is few curated list of aesthetic and artistic DIY backdrops for any occasion.

Wood Backdrop 
7 Best DIY Backdrops for Unique Photography

DIY with wood backdrops reflects surreal, enigmatic, and baroque effect in photos. With a plain wood floor, wood fence as a background can work in contrast color to the model/object in a photograph. Wood backdrop being the famous theme to enlighten photography, the more the wood backdrop is dirty the more the photo gives vintage theme in the photoshoot. Instantly finding an old wooden door or plain background serves as a wonderful spotlight for a hippie, rugged, rebellious model during a photoshoot. Henceforth, we don’t have to travel long ways looking for a deserted area to give vintage effect when the wood background and any properties in accordance with wood totally give us the abstract photograph that one longed for.

Plain White & Black Backdrop

7 Best DIY Backdrops for Unique Photography

Simple white denotes elegant in a photography. Similarly, for many product photoshoot and graphics designed photoshoot whiteboard involves a significant role in pixelating clear cut pictures. A white background is something that we fail to notice among the decorated backdrops but only a white backdrop highlights the model/object from a plain background. Likewise, Blackout backdrop is the most famous and popular among professional and amateur photographers during the photoshoot. Clean white and black backdrop can be done DIY designs according to board or cloth. This technique could add some lively effects if required by doing colorful, trendy designs in the corners of a border of the backdrop in accordance with the fitting size of a frame in the camera.

Gel Backdrop
7 Best DIY Backdrops for Unique Photography

The ever-loving retro backdrop is now used for multiple concepts during a photoshoot. Placing light stands that are lined up with 3 speedlights next to each other at different heights pointing directly to the subject or an angle creates an astonishing backdrop for the photoshoot. As aesthetically pleasing, these speedlights work as a colorful shadow in the backdrop directly to the object and overlaps where we want to experiment with. This technique is increasingly popular among the recent generation and had provoked the combination of lights into a photography to a brand new level. Professional photographers make great use of gel backdrop in a different formation to click aesthetic pictures.

Bokeh Backdrop
7 Best DIY Backdrops for Unique Photography

Set the lights on the entire wall that may include colorful lights, customized paper strings shaped like heart strings, floral strings, etc. or any form of bright crafted decors in the backdrop. In order with Bokeh effect, the subject of the photography strikes in portrait mode by focusing on a single angle of the model/object. In this portrait mode, Bokeh effect appears as the backdrop in a blurry way that is set with lights or any customized decors in the photoshoot. The exclusive best thing about a Bokeh effect is as though the backdrop stimulates blurry background for a subject, it still did expose the shape of color (heart, circle, star, etc) in what it is cut-out or bought into.

Curtain Backdrop

7 Best DIY Backdrops for Unique Photography

Owing to one of the royal look created with curtain backdrop, it is familiar in an award function photoshoot or for any royal occasion photoshoot. As though Curtain backdrop is very simple to use as a backdrop, the enormous energy and royal vibe created along with curtain backdrop are enriched with the rich legacy. This indigenous role of a curtain backdrop is easy as it doesn’t look like one though. Any plain, grey, velvet curtain with the maximum amount of folds will give the look as we expect.  Placing the light to one side as the shadow from the subject gently appears in the curtain would create exceptional looks in the photoshoot. Also, placing lights inside the curtain would look dreamy for the photoshoot. Curtain backdrops stand out among other backdrops for its awe-inspiring photography as a result.

Wall Backdrop

It is such a comfortable backdrop for any photographer as it does not involve much time to set up a backdrop. Wall backdrop is something that we see and reside daily, we don’t need to put many efforts for a wall backdrop since the wall itself stands with a plain background. We may paint the color we want in accordance to dim or brighten the subject. Though the wall backdrop could be any part of our surrounding, be it a garage, room walls, etc. it still did create a splendid photography for the photographers. An incomplete cemented wall, half painted wall, or any form could still be put to use for the photography as the photoshoot needs only a texture for the backdrop to highlight the subject.

Crafted Backdrop
7 Best DIY Backdrops for Unique Photography

7 Best DIY Backdrops for Unique Photography

Paper DIY backdrops holds boundless brilliant ideas such as a wall of pinwheels, color tissue papers crushed in order to create ombre effect, pixelated paper effect, cut out the shapes of a popular pattern to give bright photos, Paper Rings, Paper strings cut in customized shapes like a Vellum Garland, create tulips and paper flower with butcher papers, floating stars, fringe effect with color papers, align book pages in an order to show up artistic theme of a reader’s wonderland, easy streamers effect with long color papers for a striped backdrop, geometric shapes, white cupcake liners for any bridal occasion, Dyed coffee filters hooked together like a posture, Yarn balls, Giant flowers with paper mache and chicken wire, dots string with waxed paper, clouds &rainbows with color or glitter paper, and Minimalist bows with pastel color papers, etc.

Craft Backdrops adapts mostly with a dramatic party, wedding set-up, College farewell & convocation. Such places require happening atmospheric effect that can be fulfilled with Craft DIY backdrops and photoshoot also receives candid photography by the bright and expressive backdrops.

3 Effective Methods to Erase Music Tracks in Samsung Mobiles

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Alka Rana
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Among all the high ranked Android mobile phones, Samsung is one of the leading companies which has been in the sector of Android business for the past few decades. With time various detailed advancements have been brought about in Samsung mobiles, and thus it has equally increased the potential threats by several hackers and intruders who tend to mean you harm every now and then through your device.

Especially when you decide to hand over your device to someone else, or to sell it a customer, you must take some preventive measures with your Samsung mobile in order to prevent any mischief or exploitation with your device. One of the measures is to erase every bit of personal information and data off your device so that no one can acquire your data to cause you further harm.

Now this article basically would deal with the deletion of music tracks which you are completely your private asset or collection which you never would wish to share with someone unknown. And if you don’t know as to how to delete your Music tracks from your Samsung device, three effective methods have been carefully demonstrated here in this article to help you out with your music track deletion pursuit.

Keep reading to know the detailed explanation of the methods.

Method #1: Erase Samsung Music Tracks using Built-in Deletion Procedure

Every device has its default settings, rather a built-in feature to delete files and folders from every location. And this is what we are going to deploy to delete music tracks from your Samsung device. The steps are exemplified as follows:

Step 1. Tap on “App” button from the home screen.

Step 2. Now tap on “Tools” icon and then select the “My Files” option from the following page.

Step 3. From the context menu that turns up, tap on “Audio” option and then the “More option” with three dots at the upper right corner of the app screen.

Step 4. Choose “Edit” from the drop-down menu and then select “Music”.

Step 5. Tick the checkboxes next to the tracks that you want to delete off the list.

Step 6. After your selection, tap on the “Delete” button and confirm again by tapping “Delete” option from the notification “The File will be deleted” that turns up.

CONS:

  • It is a time-consuming method as you have to select each and every song track manually for deletion.
  • The deleted tracks can be retrieved using data recovery tools.

Method #2: Erase Music Tracks from Samsung by using Safewiper

If you are tired of finding one perfect data erasing tool on the internet, then your very search is over. Safewiper is one of the finest and popular data erasing tool which can easily erase music tracks off your Samsung, as well as you are able to completely delete songs for phone without any mere possibility of recovering the deleted files again.

The software comes with three modes- Erase All Data; Erase App Data; Erase Private Data. Here we would employ “Erase Private Data” to delete your personal music tracks.

Important features:

  • The tool is operational with all kinds of Windows OS, namely XP/ Vista/ 7/ 8/ 10.
  • It supports Mac computers as well.
  • No internet connection is required.
  • No special technical knowledge is needed.
  • 23×7 customer care services are available to the users.

How to use Safewiper:

Step 1. Download your program file from the internet and securely install for smooth working. Launch it with admin privileges.

3 Effective Methods to Erase Music Tracks in Samsung MobilesStep 2. Connect your device to the Windows or Mac computer via USB cable.

Step 3. Go to the following location and enable the USB Debugging: Settings> Developers Options > USB Debugging

3 Effective Methods to Erase Music Tracks in Samsung MobilesStep 4. Choose “Erase Private Data” from the list of three operational modes.

3 Effective Methods to Erase Music Tracks in Samsung MobilesStep 5. Then choose “Audio” option from the left hand side bar, and from the right-hand side bar select the music tracks that you wish to delete.

Step 6. Click on “Erase” option after the selection and it will begin the deletion process.

3 Effective Methods to Erase Music Tracks in Samsung Mobiles

Method #3: Erase Samsung Music Tracks using Recovery Mode

Recovery mode is a special default feature introduced in most of the Smartphones which help users to repair apps, files and installation procedures. Here we would use it also for deletion procedures as well. The steps for the method are elaborated in the following manner:

Step 1. Firstly switch off the device and then switch it on again by pressing “Home + Volume Down + Power” buttons together to start it afresh.

Step 2. By pressing the following key combination your device will enter the “Recovery mode”.

Step 3. Here you will be displayed several options to choose from a black screen. Select “wipe data/ factory reset” option and press “Home” button to choose it.

Your phone will be restarted instantly but there won’t be any data stored in your device this time.

CONS:

  • The contact details stored in your device along with the music tracks shall also be deleted which might prove to be incontinent while calling.
  • Regardless of deleting the tracks, the music files can be restored using certain powerful data recovery tools.

Conclusion:

The above article has demonstrated three effective methods to erase music tracks off your Samsung device. The first two methods have got certain setbacks due to which you cannot rely on it completely. Thus it would be better if you rely on Safewiper for your job. The usage of Safewiper is not that difficult to pull off. All that you have to do is to follow the guidelines accurately as explained above and it will all be done.

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5 ways to kick-start your CAT preparation

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Sayantani Chakraborty
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MBA prepration

I have been preparing for M.B.A. entrance exams since 2 years now and shall soon be joining a decent b-school and therefore, I think I am in a position to share with you my opinion on how you can plan to start your preparation to crack these exams.

M.B.A. stands for Masters of Business Administration and is currently the most sought-after “Masters” degree in India. Although most of the colleges, including the government colleges like I.I.M.s, offer a Diploma degree in Management whereas the I.I.Ts, X.I.M.B., Narsee Monjee Mumbai e.t.c.  offers an M.B.A. degree, there is not much difference in the curriculum. In the past 5 years, innumerable number of students as well as professionals, from varied backgrounds such as Business, Engineering and Technology, Science, Commerce and even Arts and Medicine, have opted out from their own field of study to pursue MBA.

5 ways to kick-start your CAT preparation

Just a month ago, I appeared for the Group Discussion and personal interview test of an esteemed b-school and guess what, I was accompanied by a doctor and two Charter Accountants, among a bunch of Commerce and Engineering graduates. Hence, you can already imagine that the entire process is, in a way, getting tougher and tougher every year! At present we have a whooping 5,20,000 MBA students passing out of the b-schools in our country this year. Needless to say, due to this over-crowding, the level of difficulty of the various management entrances such as CAT, XAT, IIFT etc are increasing every year!

So, how should you plan and go ahead with your preparation? How do you manage your most valuable resource, which is time, to reap yourself the maximum benefits? Let’s see how:

  • Clarify your purpose for doing an MBA:

Before you start off with any study material and roll out your preparation process, take some time out and ask yourself, why you want to do an MBA? Let me tell you something. Your panelist may not ask you to introduce yourself, but no panelist in any Indian b-school will ever skip this one question: Why MBA? You may belong to any background, let’s say Pharmaceuticals, but why you are willing to leave your own field and change over to Business Studies is something you should be extremely clear about! Jot down those points. An MBA degree is rewarding, stimulating and ensures a professional with high remuneration, but the relevance of MBA in your career is what you should be able to explain with sound logic.

5 ways to kick-start your CAT preparation
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  • Start with a mock test:

Let me assume you have not yet started your preparation. So why am I being crazy and asking you to take a mock test now? Because ALL MANAGEMENT ENTRANCES ARE APTITUDE TESTS! Aptitude tests are based on what you have learned in Mathematics till class X, your logical abilities and critical thinking, your innate ability to take the optimum best decision and your verbal knowledge and analysis power. We must remember that most of these qualities we already possess by the virtue of our schooling, reading habit etc and so, we can only polish them in order to stay ahead of others.

So, with absolutely zero preparation when you take a mock test, you get an idea of your strengths and weaknesses. There are plenty of websites that offer you free mock tests. Take one of them with complete honesty. This is the first step in your preparation for these exams.

  •  Concept building:

Now that you have a clear idea of your strengths and weaknesses, I suggest you start focusing on your weak area.

If you are weak in the Quant section:

If you have not enrolled in any institute for CAT and OMET (Other Management Entrance Exam) preparation, grab the Quant material of any well-known institute as well as keep a Quant book, such as books by Sarvesh Verma and Arun Sharma with you. Then comes the most vital part, READ ALL THE THEORY related to a topic before delving straight into the exercise. This is extremely important to build a strong base. Then go over to the exercise.

5 ways to kick-start your CAT preparation

If you are weak in Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability:

This section is largely dependent on your exposure to the world of English language throughout your life, your reading habit so far and if you can interpret a passage after you read it. But if you do not have a reading habit, you can start reading a quality English newspaper daily. This will not only improve your command over English but also improve your general knowledge, which is extremely important for SNAP, IIFT,  XAT etc. You can pick up a novel by any good author and try to finish it within a week. YouTube videos on discussion on social issues in English, also helps a lot.

But most importantly, if you are weak in this section, you MUST practice at least two comprehensions a day, ten Verbal Ability questions and carry out a thorough analysis of your mistakes.

If you are weak in Logical Reasoning:

You can crack this section if you make online puzzle solving your hobby! Solve riddles, math puzzles whenever you get time. As you do this regularly, your brain automatically gets used to find ways to analyse the complications of a puzzle much faster by disintegrating the problem into simpler parts. Practice around 5 questions of logical reasoning every day from actual CAT papers, institute study materials or from online preparation sites to get an edge over others. Analyse, where you went wrong and why.

If you are weak in Data Interpretation:

Data Interpretation is all about being smart with numbers and calculation and being able to see through data and the mobility of data. You can start with learning some standard calculations such as the squares and cubes up to 25, square roots and cube roots from 1 to 10, percentages etc. You can go through any material or the Data Interpretation book by Arun Sharma, from where you must practice at least 3-4 Data Interpretation questions at least 3 or 4 days a week.

If you are weak in Decision making:

Decision making is the trickiest part in XAT test and I have seen a lot of my fellow aspirants, who are 95 percentilers in Quant or Logical Reasoning, to struggle haplessly in this section. Decision making is the innate ability to take the optimum best decision in a crisis situation. I say “optimum” because the other options may not be wrong, but they may not be the best. So, how do you judge? There are some golden rules: The decision you take should never be too lenient or too aggressive or sound too people-pleasing and MUST be the best decision that seem even with respect to all the stake-holders in question. In short, balanced.

But that’s easier said, than done. Hence, I suggest you to get hold of reasoning book by Piyush Bhardwaj, published by Arihant Publishers or solve decision making questions from actual XAT papers.

Now, you must try your mighty best to practice all the sections every day, with more emphasis on your weak areas.

5 ways to kick-start your CAT preparation

  • Time Management:

CAT is no rocket science! You can solve all the 100 questions if you sit with it the whole day. But the real challenge is to solve the questions within the stipulated time, keeping your mind relaxed and without panicking. And hence, time management is the MOST IMPORTANT factor.

Let’s talk about the quant section; you are given 60 minutes to solve 34 questions. So you have basically 1.76 minutes to solve all the questions in this section. If you leave out 16 questions and solve 20, still you are left with only 3 minutes to solve each. Hence, you should focus on two things; one, you must time yourself and train yourself to solve each quant question in 2 minutes time and you must pick out the easiest ones and solve them first. Come on, you are not given Brownie points to solve harder questions isn’t it!

As of reading comprehension, you must take 15 minutes for each passage; don’t rush through it, read and analyse, because it is more important to get your answers correct than to get a bunch of wrong answers.

Similarly, you must train yourself to solve each Logical Reasoning or Data Interpretation question under 10 -12 minutes.

As for Decision Making, it is very important to read and analyse the case-let and understand what the question is actually asking before answering it. Hence rushing through this section is a very bad idea. In XAT, if you can answer around 12-14 decision making questions correctly, congratulations, you have secured above 92 percentile in this section.

  • Mock Tests and Mock Analysis:

Perhaps, the most important part of this entire preparation phase is taking mock tests or more importantly, mock analysis. I can guarantee you; you will learn a lot more from mock analysis than you will ever learn from any other sources. Take 2 mocks every month, during your initial phase of preparation and 2- 3 days for the full analysis of every mock. Go through all your mistakes, solve all your unanswered questions and even see through the ones you got correct. If necessary, make notes or copy down any new concept that you learn through mock analysis.

During the later phase, you must take 5-6 mock tests in every month but take care to see, that you don’t skip a mock analysis before going over to the next mock. Before you face CAT, you must have taken 15 – 18 mocks and have completed their full analysis. Moreover, your mock test and mock analysis must cover all the entrance exams you are aiming for, not only CAT.

I must mention here, that during the initial months, your mock results may be miserable, but you must not give up. Remember, only proper analysis of mocks can improve your percentiles and with time, you will see how easily you soar and get a score of above 100- 120 in mock tests.

5 ways to kick-start your CAT preparation

I suggest you maintain a diary or a separate folder in your computer where you keep a screenshot of all your mock results and analyse your performance.

I would like to conclude by saying that the preparation of management entrances such as CAT, XAT should be made into a habit and cannot be achieved by the work of one day or one month. Regular reading of good novels, English newspapers, critically analyzing the newspaper or magazine articles, juggling the quant formulae in your mind when you are free as well as solving math puzzles daily are some of the immensely valuable habits that can make you crack these exams easily as well as mould you into a more qualified individual.

Top 10 Places to Enjoy the Most Wonderful Chocolate from Around the World

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Fine, high-end chocolates can be found everywhere around the world. There are tens of thousands of small to medium specialty chocolatiers offering the best that their regions have to offer. Here are some of the best names and places in the business of artisanal cacao.

Republica Del Cacao

Over 85% of the finest raw cacao produced in the world comes from Latin America. Founded in 2004, Republica Del Cacao aims to preserve the small indigenous Arriba cacao farms owned by families from different regions in Ecuador. Made from nothing but cacao, cocoa butter, and sugar, each bite gives a raw taste of the distinct cacao flavour of each region.

Soma Chocolates

This small, recently founded bar-to-bean chocolate company hails from a chocolatier couple in Canada. They also specialise in using only top quality cacao beans, organic cane sugar, and cocoa butter in order to consistently produce tastes that are “true to the bean.” They procure rare and complex cacao beans from around the world to bring out the subtle notes of each unique bean’s flavour profile.

Puccini Bomboni

Handmade Dutch chocolates are combined with flavours like rhubarb, fig marzipan, and different peppers. Puccini Bomboni is a specialty shop with three different locations all found in Amsterdam. The Dutch chocolatier also have a fine selection of sugar-free chocolates.

Malagos

Davao City, Philippines is home to the Malagos tradition of chocolate making. Malagos Chocolate is famous for the ‘tree-to-bar’ method, which they use to process their single origin cacao products. Sun Star reports all of this is showcased at the Malagos Garden Resort and Chocolate Museum in Davao.

Richard Donnelly Fine Chocolates

Santa Cruz, California-based Richard Donnelly combines rich Belgian and French chocolates with flavours like saffron, cardamom, lavender, and Earl Grey tea. He preserves the quality of his unusual creations by producing only 50 pounds of chocolate per day.

Que Bo!

Celebrity Chef José Ramón Castillo uses only organic and locally sourced ingredients such as mangoes chillies, guava, and cinnamon – traditional Mexican flavours combined with the finest cacao. Que Bo! currently has five locations in Mexico City.

Belvas

Brussels is home to the largest number of chocolate factories in the world. Now it’s also home to northern Europe’s first organic chocolatier, Belvas. Their smooth blend of Belgian dark and milk chocolate is organic, fair trade, sugar free, and even gluten free – a must try for the gluten-allergic cacao purist.

Alprose

A list of places to find the most wonderful chocolate on the planet would be remiss without Switzerland. PartyPoker in their article ‘3 Things You Need to See and Do in Switzerland’ state that the country is home to the Alprose Chocolate Factory and Museum. This museum showcases the country’s long tradition of making confectioneries. Tours end with free samples of the diverge range of chocolates from Alprose, Switzerland’s largest chocolate manufacturer.

Teuscher

In Zurich, Switzerland, you’ll find the headquarters of Teuscher. This company has an 80-year old tradition of using only the most expensive all-natural ingredients to make 100 varieties of chocolate.

Each one is free from chemicals, preservatives, or additives. In The National Geographic’s article ‘The 10 Best Chocolatiers in the World’ claim that they specialize in a creamy-cantered champagne truffle that is most definitely worth the euros.

Sprüngli

This almost 200-year old chocolatier offers traditional luxurious Swiss chocolates. With numerous locations in Zurich, they specialize in the Luxemburgerli, their signature macaron, as well as their grand cru truffles.

If you’re feeling guilty about stuffing yourself with world-class chocolates, we’ve previously written about a tried and tested dieting options designed for weight loss and overall wellness. Check out our guide to know more about the GM Diet.

Health Benefits of Drinking more than 8 glasses of water everyday

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Sayantani Chakraborty
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If there is anything on earth which can be counted as a bare necessity apart from food, clothes and shelter, then it’s water. This gift of God covers about 70% of the Earth’s surface and comes with a bounty of benefits for every living organism on Earth. The magical bond between two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom has given rise to a wonder liquid which is loaded with essential minerals such as Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium etc as well as is the single-most thing that can prevent kidney problems, clears your skin, prevents obesity, removes all the waste and toxic substances from your body, helps in digestion, prevents constipation, improves your immunity power and the list goes on! And most importantly, it’s free! So next time you grab a glass of water and gulp it down out of habit, wait for a moment and think of all the goodness your are adding to your body and be thankful for this blessing.water

As with almost everything around, the quantity of water you drink in a day is very individualistic and is highly dependent on your body weight, B.M.I. and other factors such as any particular disorder you are suffering from. While 8 glasses per day is the minimum, you can definitely go beyond that since the more you hydrate yourself, the healthier you will be. Now, this is one substance that we constantly intake and is absolutely devoid of any taste! So, if you are on the lookout to spice things up a little, just add a few sprigs of mint, or a slice of orange, or squeeze a little lemon or do whatever it takes to drink as much water as you can.

Apart from the benefits that have already been addressed, we enlist the top ten benefits that this wonder liquid can provide you –

  • Improves digestion and constipation

Drinking lots of water will boost your metabolism and maintain the proper functioning of your gastrointestinal tract. When this happens, your body can break up food into finer particles and your stomach efficiently uses the bile juice from your pancreas, thus preventing any chances of suffering from acidity.

Inadequate water causes extreme dehydration which triggers your colon to extract water from the stools accumulated in your body, making the stools hard and very difficult to pass. Thus, water saves you from the problem of constipation.

But there are certain rules! You must not drink water while you are having your meals. You may drink before and after your meals but when you drink water along with having meals, this water interferes with the digestion process and inhibits food particles from getting broken down into smaller particles. And as for constipation problem, have a glass full of warm water first thing in the morning and it will definitely help you to have a better bowel movement.

  • Helps in weight loss

Sounds unbelievable right?! Or maybe you have come across lifestyle blogs asking you to drink a glass of water before a meal but didn’t really consider it seriously! Well, if you are somebody struggling to lose weight this may actually help you!  This zero calorie drink with absolutely no side-effects fills your stomach and suppresses your tendency of binge eating, resulting in consuming fewer calories.

Health Benefits of Drinking more than 8 glasses of water everydayMoreover, it enhances the rate of burning fat within your body as well as degeneration of fat cells.

Sshhh! Want to know a secret about weight loss? Grind fresh flax seeds in a mixer till the seeds become dust. Mix one teaspoon of the ground flax seeds dust in a glass full of warm water and have it as the first thing in the morning! This will boost your metabolism greatly as well as your bowel movement. All this will definitely aid in weight loss!

  • Effect treatment for headaches

A recent study by a renowned institute of neurology shows that dehydration is a leading cause of persistent headache and migraine. This happens because of a sharp drop in the volume of blood due to lack of water, which causes lesser amount of blood and oxygen to flow to the blood vessels of our brains. This causes the blood vessels to dilate and cause continuous pain.

Drinking plenty of water will help maintain the fluidity of blood in your bodies and proper blood circulation leading to a decrease in the intensity of headaches. Also, indigestion and acidity is often known to cause headache which can also be controlled by drinking plenty of water.

  • Improves kidney function

Health Benefits of Drinking more than 8 glasses of water everydayYour kidneys are the filters in your body and perform numerous crucial functions such as passing away toxic wastes through urine and also filtering blood before sending it back to the heart. Since flushing out wastes is the main function of kidneys, hence obviously we need to drink a lot of water to keep them healthy and help them in efficient flushing out of wastes. Drinking insufficient quantity of water is the major reason for kidney stones and dark colored urine, signifying kidney disease.

  • Acts as a natural anti-ageing remedy!

Health Benefits of Drinking more than 8 glasses of water everydayIs she mad? You might be thinking this right now! But to bust your disbelief I must tell you that before you reach out to expensive anti-ageing creams and complicated D.I.Y.s, drinking enough quantity of water should actually be counted as the first step towards your anti-ageing skin care regime! This one particular moisturizer that nature provides you is free of cost! And found in abundance! Water washes away the toxic wastes which are responsible for skin inflammations and acne. Try drinking 10 glasses of water every day and this will definitely help to keep your skin fresh and glowing.

  • Boosts intelligence

Sounds shocking right? Recent observations have proved that there is a strong link between water and cognitive ability in a person. Just like every cell and body tissue needs to stay well hydrated to function properly, so does your brain. Mental performance and memory power can skyrocket when your brain is hydrated enough to function properly.

  • Strengthens immune system

Water contains plenty of oxygen and so drinking lots of water will ensure that all the cells and tissues in your body are well oxygenated, which in turn will make your muscles and organs work better. Your internal system works best when you have your internals fir and healthy.

Moreover, water promotes the production of lymph which is responsible to circulate W.B.C. (white blood corpuscles) and nutrients from the thymus gland (a lymphoid gland at the base of your vertebral column) and your bone marrow to all parts of your body. All these functions are inter-related and help profoundly in strengthening your immune system.

  • Prevents sprains and muscle spasm

Regularly indulging in too much coffee, alcoholic beverage, sodas and black tea makes your body chronically dehydrated. When your body has very less water, toxins accumulate and circulate in the blood, causing painful spasms and inflammation. Drinking enough water will lubricate your bone joints and keep your muscles elastic, thus keeping sprains and spasms at bay.

  • Water uplifts your mood

Health Benefits of Drinking more than 8 glasses of water everydayTension, stress, confusion and depression – everything has been found to score down when you have high water content in your body. Although the exact reason is yet to be known, but water has been found to ease anxiety and nervousness and help you to focus more on your work. Try and keep a check on the color of your urine. A light color of urine indicates a good level of dehydration.

  • Fights sickness

Health Benefits of Drinking more than 8 glasses of water everydayDrinking enough water profoundly helps you to fight common cold, cough and running nose. Try drinking a glass of warm water mixed with lemon juice and a little honey every morning. This will not only aid your weight loss but also increase the level of calcium in your body and keep cough and cold at bay.

Well, even these ten points cannot sum up the immense benefits that water provides you. But in today’s life of unending competition, rushing and deadlines, our concern for health has taken a back-seat. Most of the times we are so busy with our work, that the only time it occurs to us that we should drink more and more water is when we notice the darkened color of our urine, or we have tidbits of bloody mucous coming out of our nose or when one fine day, we realize that our skin has lost the freshness and glow that it used to have. Hence, I am going to list some very easy ways that can help you in the long run :

  • Always keep your bottle of water nearby. Always. So, that you can keep sipping some from time to time.
  • Keep a track of how much water you are currently drinking and how much you should drink. Chalk it out in your mind that in every two hours you are going to have a glass of water.
  • Do you have a desk in your office or a white-board where you can attach to-do lists? Well then, use it to remind yourself to do this task.
  • Nowadays, we have mobile apps for everything right? In fact, there is a very helpful app called Water Your Body which takes into account your weight, B.M.I, habits and accordingly decides how much water you need to drink. It will remind you to drink water in every hour in case you forget.

I have tried sharing all the knowledge that I have in this topic with you all. I request you to share any another benefit that you know about and your take on this article.

 

STRESS MANAGEMENT

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BARSHA RANI DAS
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Stress is a mental pressure which we people normally deal with in our day to day lives. There are various different ways due to which one may be dealing with stress. Have lot to read, lot to write, deadlines are near, exams are near, unable to perform as desired, loved one is not well, there are various ways because of which one can be stressed. Sometimes the person dealing with stress is able to share his or her problems. But this is not the case with everyone, some people are introvert enough to keep their problems to their selves and hence deal with a greater stress.Mental stress in a little amount is sometimes advantageous too, for example may help one to perform the desired task in the given period of time. But if this little stress stays for too long then it takes a different phase which is a dangerous one.

Stress may lead to mental pressure plus to various different health ailments too like trouble in sleeping, back pain, depression, even personal relationships may suffer.There are ways by which one can get rid of their stress and perform with their full potential. But the question is who will be standing by your side during your period of stress. No worries, this article is just meant for you. You just need to buckle up and put your gears up to know these amazing, easy and well known tips to reduce and even to get rid of your stress and to live your life to the fullest. So let’s not waste our time and begin.

GET THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF SLEEP

You may be in deep stress to complete your assignment, your project, studying all night to keep your grades high but your body needs rest. Getting less than the minimum amount of sleep may aid your stress level along with various other health related problems. In an average your body needs about 6 hours of sound sleep. Do not worry that your sleep will minimize your goal to your success; rather it will boost and energize you for your doings. Getting the minimum amount of sleep will help you to keep smooth functioning of your brain.

MANAGE YOUR TIME/ MAKE A TIME TABLE

You always have 24 hours in your hand and it depends upon you how you use it. The better you can use your time the lesser is the stress upon you. Always make a time table for you daily chores including all your important tasks. Try to make the routine in such a way that you could follow it, make it a bit flexible. The next step is to take your time table seriously and stick to it. The moment you have prepared your time table do value it and try to do all your chores in the time you had allotted to yourself. You will be surprised to see the progress in yourself if you stick to the time table and if you are able to manage your time. This is a very effective measure of stress management and one must follow it.

LISTEN TO MUSIC

It is well known and believed that music soothes one’s mind and body. While you are dealing with stress, listening to your favorite taste of music will automatically divert your mind and eventually give you a state of peace. So the next time you are a bit confused and feel troubled then just sit aside and plug in your ear plugs with your favorite playlist on. Surely you will feel better and energized for your upcoming task.

RELAX

Whenever you are stressed the first thing that people will advice you is to relax. The more you think about your problems or whatever may be the reason of your stress the move you will be depressed and stressed. So it is expected for the people to advise you to relax and so will I. Just stay calm, relax and be positive and you will see that you are able to cope with the problem in a better way.

TALK TO SOMEONE

This is one of the best methods to reduce or to get rid of your stress. When you approach someone with your problem or with the reason of your stress, the person will obviously try to help you in some way or other. Speaking to someone you trust, someone who you are free with, who has experience will help you cope with the situation. You will feel better talking to someone, opening up and expressing your feelings, you will feel as if a burden is reduced and have a will to move ahead.

INVOLVE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

Going outdoors and by involving oneself in any kind of physical activities helps that person in the period of his or her stress. The mind feels fresh and gets diverted while the body is involved with the type of physical activity you pick. Normally it is expected that the person picks up the activity as per his or her choice and interest so that he or she gets pleasure out of it. Physical activities do not only include games and sports but exercises too. One could release their both physical and mental stress by indulging in regular exercises too.

DOING YOGA AND MEDITATION

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Beautiful woman meditating in nature

Doing yoga and meditation will help one to deal with mental relaxation and concentration. This eventually helps the person to manage his or her stress problems. Yoga and meditation increases one’s brain’s capacity, perception, awareness and even efficiency in processing. Hence by simply practicing yoga and meditation on daily basis one will not only be able to deal with the stress problems but will be healthy, mentally and physically.
Above mentioned are just a few tips that you could give a try to reduce or to get rid of your stress. Apart from these you may try anything else that you are comfortable with (well don’t go with the alcohol obviously). Whatever you do just be positive and have faith in yourself. Always try your level best to bring out the best of you. Do not let stress take away your charm, your beauty, your true potential. Do believe in yourself and move ahead in your life. Good luck.

O Captain, My Captain!

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Ruhaya Sithara
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What is Humor?

Welcome to the century where humor is transformed to humiliation, many numbers of people tend to assume the wrong path of humor and very stubborn to realize that it is all about provoking laughter to people through humor that does not hurt one person.

O Captain, My Captain!In such trickery world of the dilemma between humor and humiliation, a versatile actor Robin Williams who is a comedy icon completes the meaning with his quirky sense of humor. A string of successful film roles for Williams followed over the years, showcasing his stellar comedic talents, as well as his ability to take on serious work, had entitled him as a renowned actor in the Hollywood.O Captain, My Captain!

To give a brief description of bio about this legend, Of course, Robin Williams as a gift to Hollywood had successfully completed enormous successful films playing in various genres. Robin McLaurin Williams is his full name who studied theatre at The Juilliard School, born in Chicago on July 21, 1951. He had three spouses with 3 children and the recent wife is, Susan Schneider.O Captain, My Captain!

What thrilled me to curiosity is ‘Why a legendary comedy icon of the Hollywood attempted suicide?’ It might grieve as to surprise and lament for his unfortunate death. The factor which always sparks in every fan of Robin Williams is his humor sense that lists like the consciousness of comedy dialogues with cultural references, unique skill at imitating voices, choosing the eccentric role in movies such as characters with mental instability or deep capacity for a violence or lacking in self-awareness. If you haven’t noticed the best variations of Robin Williams was bearded in dramatic films and clean shaven in comedies which is a trademark in his film career that he never forgets to carries.O Captain, My Captain!The eminent actor started his career as a stand-up comedian who later improvised his style to land his own TV show Mork and Mindy. The exquisite actor had a commercial breakthrough from several successful movies such as Good Will Hunting that won an academy award for Best Supporting Role. As being of many nostalgic/dramatic/ films done by him such as Good Morning Vietnam, One Hour Photo, Jumanji, Mrs. Doubtfire, Popeye, Boulevard, Insomnia, Dead Poet Society, Flubber, Patch Adams, Jakob the Liar, AI, The Night at the Museum, etc. had received an outpouring of affection and admiration from the millions of people for his perfection in acting. Yes! We really do not believe this legendary actor had passed away at the age of just 63. As he had already accomplished the film industry with his tremendous acting and inspired many people.O Captain, My Captain!

This might not be the end. He has left his legacy for fans how to follow one’s own passion tremendously with his footsteps. With the intricate amount of fine details about life’s reality through his films, this legend has been a godfather to every human’s life at a point of time for making life decisions. Many of his famous dialogues from movies such as, ‘Carpe Diem. Seize the Day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.’ (Dead Poets Society), had inspired many people with incredible range and life aspiring. He is one accomplished actor to steal the show every single time. To not forget for the audience he entertained throughout his lifetime with constant entertainment and a reality-check for life with his inspirational movies, I’d love to join hands with other die-hard fans of Robin Williams to thanks him as ‘O Captain, My Captain!’ a dialogue reference from one of his movie called Dead Poets Society.

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