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How to stop migraine in 3 minutes

How to stop migraine in 3 minutes

Migraine pain can be very excruciating and can go on for days at an end. Only those who suffer from it know how blinding the pain can be and how badly it disrupts your life and daily schedule right at its onset. At most times, you end up taking painkillers which do not give permanent or immediate relief from pain.

There is one antidote which is known to stop migraine pain in just 3 minutes.

To make this antidote, you will need lemon juice, peel of a lemon and some himalayan salt. Himalayan salt is important because the crystals are packed with rich nutrients – as many as 84!

Mix two teaspoons of himalayan salt with juice of two lemons and grated crust of one lemon. Put the mixture in a jug or a bottle and add a glass of water. Shake or stir it well and drink this water in one go. While the drink doesn’t taste very good, it has amazing properties and cures migraine pain within the next three minutes.

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Home water filter - money saving idea even for pull-down faucet

Home water filter – money saving idea even for pull-down faucet

Under $50 solution

Clean, tasty drinking water is important. City water is usually pretty good but most of the time has high chlorine levels giving that aftertaste.

So what are the solutions

1. Water bottles delivered to your doorstep

It is nice but does not come cheap. One bottle may cost up to $8.50 delivered and off course water dispenser that will take some space

1. Fill water from some RO dispenser

while the water is great, requires your own bottle, travelling to pickup and refill and of course water dispenser that will take some space

1. Faucet filter

These are great but not for all types of faucets especially pull-down type faucet

The life span may also be 3 to 6 months before you change filter

1. Let me show a new one that I learnt from help with someone working at the home depot. How can this help?

• You have a pull-down faucet so you cannot use faucet filter or at least not easily


• You don’t want expensive bottle delivery


• You don’t want to drive around to fill water

Here is your under $50 solution that would last for years upto 5 years depending upon filter, water and your usage.

 

You can use a refrigerator water filter that have average life span from 3 to 5 years

Here are the items you would need. You can easily get these from home depot

• Refrigerator filter


• Two adapters for kitchen cold line


• Two connecting pipes

Here are some important notes and disclaimers

 

• Never connect the filter to a hot water line

• Get the fittings based on your faucet connectors. Sample here are based on standard fittings usually used

• This is just a money saving ideas, please use this on your own responsibility

 

Items needed for the project

1. Water filter

1. Male to male ⅜ to ¼ adapter

1. Male to female ¼ to ⅜ adapter

1. Two ¼ pipes

 

Tool needed

Just anything that will work with your kitchen fittings

 

Steps

1. Turn off the cold water line


2. Use the wrench to open the pipe connected with kitchen faucet. Be prepared for some spill from the residual water in the pipe


3. Use one of the adapters to connect the cold line (⅜) to the ¼ pipe


4. Hook the other end of this pipe to the inlet valve of the filter. Please carefully look for the inlet valve marked with “IN” on the filter and connect it appropriately


5. Connect the second ¼ pipe to the outlet valve marked with “OUT” on the filter


6. Use the second adapter ¼ side to connect to this pipe and ⅜ side to the kitchen faucet pipe that was opened earlier


7. Make sure all connections are tight and use wrench as needed


8. Run the water and check for any leaks. Leaks may be caused by improper connection or incorrect adapters. Please verify everything is connected correctly.


9. Run the water for at least 15 minutes or as mentioned in the filter manual


10. Cold line water will now be filtered

 

Enjoy the clean water!!!

 

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Amazing Ideas by various countries

Here are some amazing ideas by various countries developed to solve unique problems, as well as help their citizens have a better life and be healthier. Some of these ideas haven’t gotten to other parts of the world and it’s a real shame. While this is not a definitive list, it is still filled with amazing ideas that every country should adopt.

State-provided new baby kit

Every pregnant Finnish woman is eligible for a free, government-sponsored ‘maternity box’. The kit comes with mattress, sheets, jumpsuits, socks, diapers and several other items a new baby will need. Even the box it comes in can be used as a cot. The point of this is to provide every future citizen of Finland an equal start in life.

Paid maternal and paternal leave

In several countries, both mother and father are entitled to paid leave when their child is born. The most generous country in that regard is the Czech Republic. Both parents get a minimum of 14 weeks of paid leave, and if it’s their first child – the parents can get 48 months of government-paid leave!

 50% tax reduction on Christmas

In Norway, the government wants all citizens to have a little more for the holiday season, so throughout the month of November – all state taxes are halved.

Income based fine system

In Finland and Sweden, non-violent crimes will entail a fine, rather than jail time. The fine, however, is directly dependent on the perpetrator’s income. This creates a sort of ‘financial prison’ and serves as a deterrence from committing such crimes. In fact, a Finnish man who earned $11 million in one year had to pay a fine equal to $200,000 for speeding…

Free rides on official vehicles

In Cuba, hitchhiking is acceptable and very common. So acceptable, in fact, that official government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers and make sure they get to their destination.

Treating bicycles like cars

Before being allowed to ride a bicycle, children in the Netherlands at the age of 10 are required to take a written, as well as practical test to assure they know how to ride the bike, as well as traffic laws that apply to it. This practice increases the likeliness of them using bicycles regularly as adults and is a major contributor to the reduction in car usage and pollution in major cities throughout the country.

The government pays kids to attend school

Swedish schoolchildren can earn the equivalent of $187 from the government for having perfect attendance. This practice reduces the amount of children skipping classes.

Only pay for the garbage you produce

To decrease the use of landfills, German cities will weigh the garbage you throw away, and you’ll be charged as much as $2 per pound of waste. This has led to people recycling and composting much of their trash.

Speeding ticket lottery

In Sweden, A part of all traffic tickets is kept in a particular pool, and any citizen without traffic violations is automatically entered into the pool with a chance to win up to $3000. This custom both encourages people to drive safely and instills a sense of fairness, where ‘being good’ is rewarded.

Mandatory voting

Australian citizens are legally obligated to participate in the elections. Any Australian, who doesn’t show up to vote, is served with a fine, leading to a whopping 95% of the population voting each time. In contrast, in the U.S. the voting percentage is at 36.6%. Australians who don’t wish to vote, but would like to avoid fines tend to put in a blank paper (often with crude drawings on it).

Reduced jail time in exchange for reading

To reduce the likeliness of inmates returning to a life of crime, Brazil chose to reduce jail time for those who educate themselves by reading while in prison. For each book a prisoner reads, they must submit a report, and if deemed appropriate, it will reduce 4 days off of their sentence. Since the beginning of the program, Brazil has seen a 30% reduction in criminal relapses.

National “rainy day” fund

The Norwegian government saves all of the taxes collected for oil and petrol into a ‘rainy day’ fund. At the beginning of 2014, the fund had $828 million, which is saved for a time when Norway’s oil reserves are depleted or in case of other financial crises.

33% fewer TV advertisements

In the UK and most of Europe, TV commercials are limited to a maximum of 8 minutes per hour. In the United States, you would see 3 minutes of commercials every 8 minute.

 Free museum entry for new citizens

When immigrants become naturalized in Canada, they also receive a one-year free pass to thousands of cultural centers and museums across Canada. This encourages immigrants to get to know the local heritage, culture, and national parks.

Mandatory paid sick leave

In Europe, paid sick leave is mandatory in order to reduce the spread of diseases by encouraging people to remain at home when they’re sick instead of coming to work and “sharing” their germs with their coworkers.

Squats for rides in the subway

In preparations for the Sochi Winter Olympics, commuters at the Vystavochaya Metro Station in Moscow could pay for train rides by doing squats. The program lasted a month prior to the Olympic event and was very popular.

Anonymous, state-sponsored drug testing

In an effort to reduce the number of overdosing and related deaths, the Netherlands offers a free, anonymous service that tests the composition of narcotics. The test lists the ingredients of the drug, warning users of potentially dangerously laced ones, as well as ways to treat potential cases of related overdosing.

Citizens manage the country’s social media

Each and every week, Sweden’s official Twitter account is run by a randomly-selected citizen. This is done to show Sweden’s cultural diversity and progressiveness.

 

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Natural remedies for Diabetes

Diabetic? Not sure what to eat? Then this list is just for you. Read about the many offerings nature has, which will help keep your diabetes in check. Here are some natural remedies

We understand that as a diabetic, your diet is of utmost importance. And that sometimes those sweet cravings are just way too hard to resist! So we bring you a list of natural goodies that tantalize your taste buds, are easy to find and as a bonus, are great for your health!

1. Pears: Rich in potassium and loaded with fiber, a pear is also low in carbohydrates! Add them in your fruit bowl or mix it up with spinach to get an instant fix for your hunger pangs. Despite the fact that fruits and vegetables are good for you, there’s no denying the fact that some of them contain sugar and carbohydrates, albeit in small amounts. So keep your portions small and do check with your nutritionist before any major diet changes.

2. Cabbage: Cabbage has a low glycaemic index of 10 which is very diabetes friendly. It is also a rich source of vitamin C and K. However, keep an eye on the fat content if you are including cabbage in your diet.

3. Berries: Tempting red strawberries or indigo colored blueberries or just any berries for that matter. Experts advice that these little colorful fruits are rich in antioxidants, vitamins and fibre and are low-carb! So top off your breakfast with some strawberries or just toss them in your mouth. It adds a pop of color and a dollop of health!

4. Oranges: Despite the fact that an orange contains sugar, it also contains other compounds that help control blood glucose, which makes it good for a diabetes patient. The soluble fibre present in an orange thickens as it’s being digested. This in turn slows down the sugar absorption, offering better control of your blood sugar.

5. Beans: Kidney beans, black beans or lentils have been shown to have immense health benefits for a diabetic. They are low fat, low calorie and high protein! They make you feel full, slow down your digestion process and prevent blood sugar from spiking.

6. Spinach: Is there nothing this super food can’t do? Research shows that green, leafy and fresh spinach is extremely low in calories and carbohydrates, which is especially good news if you are a diabetic. In fact, spinach is one of the rare things that a diabetic can eat almost freely!

7. Apples: Low in calories and carbohydrate content, this portable fruit can be toted around easily in your bag, making it the perfect snack. Fibrous, with tones of vitamins and antioxidants, this diabetes-friendly fruit will add a crunchy and healthy punch to your diet.


8. Okra (Lady’s finger): This vegetable is a sure shot hit with kids and diabetics! Like brinjals and oranges, the presence of soluble fiber in okra makes this humble vegetable one of the best things to eat if you are diabetic.

9. Brinjal: Non-starchy, low carbohydrate and soluble fiber, could a vegetable be more perfect for diabetes? Load up on this easily available vegetable and enjoy the goodness that it offers!

10. Cherries: If you have a sweet tooth, don’t worry! Sweet cherries are good for you! The sugar in them is natural. To add to that, they have a low calorie count and a minimal carbohydrate level! But make sure you check the labels before you pick up a can of cherries as many of them are loaded with artificial sweeteners!

Diabetes is among the most debilitating of lifestyle diseases, often the precursor to many other types of health disorders such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases and chronic illnesses of the eye. Most diabetics tend to depend upon taking medications, many of which include hormone supplementation injections and drugs for controlling the sugar levels. Though these aids are often critical for managing cases where diabetes seems to have turned into an incurable condition, it is always better to seeknatural cures. These natural remedies don’t put forth the kind of side-effects associated with stronger medications and can be resourced from our everyday supplies.

11. Drink water
Water tends to mobilize the high sugar content in blood and thereby helps in preventing aggravation. Drinking 2.5 liters of water, on a daily basis, will not only regulate physical functions but will also lower chances of cardiovascular and diabetic ailments.

12. Green Tea
Green tea is nothing less than a miracle cure for ailments. Consuming a cup of unsweetened green tea regularly will rid the body of free radicals and let the antioxidants, contained within, normalize the blood sugar levels. This will aid in reducingdiabetes and help keep the chances at bay.

13. Vinegar
Vinegar is an excellent dietary compound responsible for diluting concentrated sugar-levels in the blood. Studies have shown that two spoonfuls of vinegar before a meal can reduce the glucose influx.

14. Fresh Fruits
Natural fruit sugars are the best options, as dietary supplements, since they provide all the necessary vitamins and minerals required. Studies have shown that an adequate intake of Vitamin A and C maintains blood and bone health. Include fresh citrus fruits like oranges, apples, pineapples, grapes and lemons in your diet. Consume bananas in moderation, since their sugar structure is more complex than that of citrus fruits.

15. Exercise

16. Soy
Soy proteins are one of the miracle cures for reducing diabetesamong crucial patients. There is flavones contained in them reduce the sugar content in blood and keep the body nourished, while accumulating much fewer calories, when compared to other foods.

17. Sunlight

18. Lean Meat

19. Cinnamon Powder
Powdered cinnamon, apart from spicing up your foods, has the ability to lower blood sugar levels, as well. Take a pinch of cinnamon with warm water every day and kiss diabetesgoodbye.

20. Small, Frequent Meals
High metabolic rates are highly conducive in maintaining blood-sugar levels and nothing keeps metabolism more fired up than consuming small portions, frequently. Studies have shown that frequent meals result in greater absorption of nutrients and lesser deposition of fat. Without fat deposition, the insulin secretion is normalized.

21. Using Methi Seeds: Fenugreek or Methi seeds are considered the most effective of natural cures that can help alleviate typical symptoms of diabetes. Methi seeds should be soaked in water overnight. The water concentrated with the seeds’ juices should be consumed early in the morning on an empty stomach. For making this natural concoction stronger, you can crush the seeds and sieve them through a cloth or filter paper.

22. Using Natural Juices

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Natural remedies for Diabetes

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam - His Vision

I am taking the Liberty to Post, the following “from Facebook”, in the hope, some of it might  rub  us  off 

 

ARE WE INDIAN ENOUGH IN INDIA.

Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam does it again… what he always does best ! Read out his below speech of last month..hats off to this man..we want men like him to be our CM, PM & President!!..but more importantly, citizens like him.

Dr. Abdul Kalam’s #Letter to Every Indian

Why is the media here so negative?

Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our achievements?

We are such a Great NATION.

We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?

We are the first in milk production.

We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.

We are the second largest producer of wheat.

We are the second largest producer of rice.

Look at Dr. Sudarshan , he has transferred the tribal village into a self-sustaining, self-driving unit..

There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and failures and disasters.

I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a granary. It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.

Why are we so NEGATIVE?

Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things?

We want foreign T.Vs,

We want foreign shirts.

We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported.

Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance?

I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture, when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is..

She replied: I want to live in a developed India.

For her, you and I will have to build this developed India.

You must proclaim.

India is not an under-developed nation;

it is a highly developed nation…

YOU say that our government is inefficient.

YOU say that our laws are too old.

YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.

Y OU say that the phones don’t work, the railways are a joke. The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.

YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.

YOU say, say and say..

What do YOU do about it?

Take a person on his way to Singapore.

Give him a name – ‘YOURS’. Give him a face – ‘YOURS’. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best.

In Singapore you don’t throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores.

YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are.. You pay $5 (approx. Rs.. 60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8 PM.

YOU come back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity…

In Singapore you don’t say anything, DO YOU?

YOU wouldn’t dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai ..

YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah.

YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds (Rs..650) a month to, ‘see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.

YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop, ‘Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and so’s son. Take your two bucks and get lost.’

YOU wouldn’t chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand ..

Why don’t YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo?

Why don’t YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston ???

We are still talking of the same YOU.

YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own.

YOU who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground.

If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country,

Why cannot you be the same here in India ?

In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job. Same in Japan ..

Will the Indian citizen do that here?

We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility.

We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative.

We expect   the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick a up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin.

We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms.

We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the public.

When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child! and others what do we do?

We make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home.

OUR EXCUSE?

‘It’s the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forego my sons’ rights to a dowry.’

So who’s going to change the system?

What does a system consist of?

Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbours, other households, other cities, other communities and the government.

But definitely not ME & YOU.

When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr.CLEAN to come along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England. When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government.

Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country.

Nobody thinks of feeding the system.

Our conscience is mortgaged to money.

Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great deal of introspection and pricks one’s conscience too…..

I am echoing J. F. Kennedy’s words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians…..’

ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY’

Lets do what India needs from us.

Thank you …

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam - His Vision

Are Web Apps The Future?

 

There has been a lot of discussion on native vs hybrid app but what is really the future of apps. I think web app is the future.

Probably some of the giants like Microsoft already understand that and know that the platform independence of web browser will be significant in the future. Project spartan and integrated approach for hardware and software is more prominent now in Microsoft strategy as well. Windows 10 will be unifying various devices in terms of OS.

With HTML 5, jquery, angularJS, the gap in native and hybrid app is minimal so really is the specialized knowledge of the phone platform necessary? Not only that it also requires licensing cost etc.

What are the problems

• Not every app is on every platform


• Apps are quite large in size


• Apps require frequent updates so frequent downloads


• Apps take the device ROM space

Native apps are essentially solving the problem that they are on the device and available offline. While this may be true but most if not all apps require internet for content or some functions.

Web apps don’t need any market, they are essentially a URL and downloading them is just saving them as your favorite or bookmark.

The Good

• Easy to update


• Takes no space


• One version with some tweaks can support all platforms


• SOA architecture and cloud support enables high scalability

 

The Bad

• Rendering of native vs web is different – true but with hybrid approach using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript libraries, the gap is closing


• Offline performance is challenging, however using offline-first architecture can help


• Local caching and data availability- is limited in web, however approach using pouchDB as one example that can alleviate the issue

 

The Ugly

• No easy solution for notifications  and background tasks


• While Google chrome has added capability for notifications in the browser as first step, essentially others may support it soon


• Likely Microsoft Spartan will include notification that will be on browser and may integrate well with windows 10 notifications


• Web apps have still a lot of ground to make when compared to native apps but there are tools available now to close the gap

 

Look at the following tools / libraries that can help

• Hoodie - provides for offline first architecture (http://hood.ie/)


• Offline.js – to sync up while u were offline (http://github.hubspot.com/offline/docs/welcome/)


• Tero – for offline storage (https://github.com/treojs/treo)


• Famo – for building native like UI (http://famo.us/)


• Intel XDK – HTML5 based framework for developing apps (https://software.intel.com/en-us/html5/tools)

 
References: With help from various sites on the internet, was looking at it for sometime thought it will be great to share

Are Web Apps The Future?

Project Management - Structuring Project

Here is a presentation I made on Project Management Principles for structuring a project.

Comments and feedback are welcome

Pmi presentation structuring project v2 from Deepak Mehtani

Project Management - Structuring Project

Election prediction Delhi 2015

AAP is led by a Bagora – ran away from Govt job; IAC and CM of Delhi. He was so over whelmed by his sucess in last Assembly elections that he started looking himself as PM of India. He is a liar and believes in the policy of shoot and scoot. AAP is always in self certification mode.

Prediction:

BJP 37 – 39

AAP 26 – 28

Congress + others 5 – 7

Election prediction Delhi 2015