The Health Benefits of Brisk Walking |
| It’s bizarre to think this, but these days people just don’t walk enough, or even stand, for that matter. It’s easy to let ourselves move from comfortable seat to comfortable seat, from bed to sofa. But the act of walking isn’t just a chore, it’s something our bodies are meant to do. When we do walk, the body benefits in many great ways. You won’t believe how much better it is to go on regular walks.
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Kon Mai is just 15 years old. Picture: David Rengel / AnHua Source: Supplied
THESE are the photos that will break your heart.
Hidden in the shadows of a bustling city lies a land of filth and utter despair. This is Along Pi, a wasteland just 30 kilometres away from the Cambodian tourist hub of Siem Reap, which is famous for the incredible temples of Angkor Wat.
Near Angkor Wat is an unimaginable wasteland. Source: Supplied
Every day tonnes of waste are dumped here, forming mountains of toxic compounds and an accompanying stench that is as overpoweringly putrid as it is unimaginable.
Hundreds of poverty-stricken locals are forced to wade through the filth in a bid to find previous recyclable materials such as glass, paper and metal, which they can sell. If they’re lucky, they will make $2 per day.
The garbage generated in Siem Reap has doubled recently. Picture: David Rengel / AnHua Source: Supplied
Tragically, many of the workers are children.
They have no money so are forced to work here. Picture: David Rengel / AnHua Source: Supplied
Spanish-born David Rengel visited the dump site to document child labour issues in late 2014, and ended up helping to expose one of the darkest sides of tourism we’ve ever seen.
It’s a wake up call to the world that we must hear before it’s too late.
A truckload of waste arrives at Anlong Pi. Picture: David Rengel / AnHua Source: Supplied
Mr Rengel said the wasteland has morphed into a voyeuristic tourist stop with guides — a place where dozens snap photos of the unfortunate workers.
Piles of rubbish strewn across the site. Picture: David Rengel / AnHua Source: Supplied
“When I got to the landfill my initial work was focused on child labour but while I was doing my report I saw that tourists began arriving, sometimes in buses and other times in tuc-tucs (Cambodian taxis),” Mr Rengel told news.com.au.
Buses carrying visitors to the site. Picture: David Rengel / AnHua Source: Supplied
“It was awful … I asked the people who live and work in the dump if it was an isolated case or if it was frequent and they told me that every day tourists arrive to the landfill.”
He said the first to arrive was a bus carrying 20 tourists, who wore masks to prevent breathing in toxic gas from the garbage.
A group of Japanese tourists arrive with their guide. Picture: David Rengel / AnHua Source: Supplied
“They were perfectly aligned and followed their tour guide. They were taking photos of families who work in the landfill but mostly they were looking for children, they wanted to take pictures with them. They gave some candy to the children.”
A tourist poses with children that work in the dump. Picture: David Rengel / AnHua Source: Supplied
Rengel said one tour guide he approached claimed the group were medical students, but he was concerned why they didn’t have any medical instruments with them.
A woman who is working in the landfill demonstrates the use of the hook to tourists. Picture: David Rengel / AnHuaSource: Supplied
His shock is echoed by the charity Friends-International, which assists marginalised urban children around the world.
It has been working with families at Anlong Pi since 2010, which is describes as “a stinking, dirty and dangerous dumpsite, where the daily detritus of Siem Reap provides a working and living environment for hundreds of people — women, men … and children”.
Viku Tupse, 9, poses with a Mickey face, knowing it will please tourists. Picture: David Rengel / AnHua Source: Supplied
It has also issued a call for an end to the practice on its website.
“Recently, the staff have noticed many more tourists coming to take photos of the site and hand out food support and money to those who work there. They often come in mini-vans/buses, and as organised tour groups,” they write.
The stench is overpowering. Picture: David Rengel / AnHua Source: Supplied
“This poses a great risk to our work as families are tempted to bring their children (who would normally be at our preschool/non-formal education or actually in public school) onto the dumpsite to beg.
A group of tourists take photos of local children while they’re resting. Picture: David Rengel / AnHua Source: Supplied
“The behaviour of these dumpsite tourists may be well-meaning, but not only does it jeopardise our work it actually harms the children we are trying to help find alternatives for.”
The inhabitants are forced to burn some of the waste. Picture: David Rengel / AnHua Source: Supplied
Ultimately, there are just some places that shouldn’t be on the guidebook.
A child searches through a rubbish bag at the site. Picture: Friends-International Source: Supplied
A man takes photos. Picture: Friends-International Source: Supplied
SOURCE:::: http://www.news.com.au
Natarajan
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Today people are too immersed in the all-pervasive delusion to take advantage of the natural characteristics in the Universe and elevate themselves. They are unable to hold on to the good and avoid the bad, and establish themselves on the righteous(dharmic) path. They are ignorant of the path of peace and harmony in the world. The scriptures clearly teach: From which you are born, by which you live, into which you dissolve —‘That’ isBrahman. God is ‘That’ from which the manifested cosmos emanated with its moving and unmoving entities; ‘That’ prompts, promotes and fosters your progress. The cosmos is not one continuous flux. It progresses persistently toward achieving totality in its evolution. Everyone can transform themselves from their present status only through their own self-effort and discrimination. The moral forces permeating the cosmos will certainly promote your achievement.
Anjili: How would you interpret the words ethics and morality?Swami Chinmayananda: The right and healthy values of life that you preserve in yourself comprise ethics, while morality manifests in your behaviour vis-à-vis the outer world. Immoral thoughts are not possible. There are either unethical thoughts, or ethical thoughts. There is no ethical action, but moral and immoral activity. The two words are used in this sense that one is for the discipline of one’s behaviour in the outer world and in one’s relationship: the other is subjective – ethical values and moral behaviour… So unless you have got healthy ethical values you cannot live a healthy moral life.
Anjili:Would you say that ethics is the theoretical aspect?
A: No, the subjective. Ethics is more subjective, something you have to cultivate in yourself. Then its expression in the world outside becomes morality. A man ethically cannot be morally good. A moral man springs from the ethical values he preserves in himself.
Meera: Are we naturally moral beings or is morality something that emerged because of the needs of the social situation?
A: It all depends on your definition of man. The human being or ‘man’ (the general term that refers to human beings) is really an animal, a two-legged animal. A newborn baby has no sense of morality. Then we slowly train him, which in society we call giving him culture, education, and so on. It is then that morality comes. Suppose you are living on a solitary island, morality would have no meaning. Morality and Self-discipline are necessary when you live in society.
Meera: Since man has always been a social animal, does it follow that morality has always existed?
A: Yes, but morality will depend upon the social complexion of the society. There was no income tax in the cave man’s life. But there was sharing with the other man what he had, helping him in need lest he may also need him. It’s mutual. I think morality slowly built up that way.
Meera: Do you mean to say it’s only because, let’s say, you may fall sick and need help from another later so you do it for him when he needs it, a kind of social contract?
A: Naturally. But that is the lowest level of human evolution. From the highest standpoint all individuals are nothing but the Supreme Reality, Brahmn. So, you are only Me in that form. Me, meaning the Self, in that form. So, between you and Me, the relationship is like that between my hand and my leg.
Meera: Then at a higher standpoint morality comes naturally?
A: Yes, it comes naturally! It is not more morality thrust upon from outside. In the beginning it is a discipline thrust upon from outside, later on it becomes natural for you to live those higher values.
Meera: Does the place of morality in the general scheme of things come after birth?
A: Yes, it comes much afterwards, because in the early childhood period there is no morality. The child wants the other boy’s toys without sharing his own. Then the mother and others will tell him, “No, no baby, you give it to that boy also. Play together.” Very slowly, we try to make him understand.
பரணி
ஓம் க்ருஷ்ணவர்னாயை வித்மஹே தண்டதராயை தீமஹி தன்னோ பரணி ப்ரசோதயாத்
கிருத்திகை
ஓம் வன்னிதேஹாயை வித்மஹே மஹாதபாயை தீமஹி தன்னோ க்ருத்திகா ப்ரசோதயாத்
ரோஹிணி
ஓம் ப்ராஜாவிருத்யைச வித்மஹே விச்வரூபாயை தீமஹி தன்னோ ரோஹினி ப்ரசோதயாத்
மிருகசீரிடம்
ஓம் சசிசேகராய வித்மஹே மஹாராஜாய தீமஹி தன்னோ ம்ருகசீர்ஷா ப்ரசோதயாத்
திருவாதிரை
ஓம் மஹா ச்ரேஷ்டாய வித்மஹே பசும்தநாய தீமஹி தன்னோ ஆர்த்ரா ப்ரசோதயாத்
புனர்பூசம்
ஓம் ப்ரஜாவ்ருத்யைச வித்மஹே அதிதிபுத்ராய த தீமஹி தன்னோ புனர்வஸு ப்ரசோதயாத்
பூசம்
ஓம் ப்ரம்ம்வர்ச்சஸாய வித்மஹே மஹா திஷ்யாய தீமஹி தன்னோ புஷ்ய ப்ரசோதயாத்
ஆயில்யம்
ஓம் ஸர்பராஜாய வித்மஹே மஹா ரோசனாய தீமஹி தன்னோ ஆச்லேஷ ப்ரசோதயாத்
மகம்
ஓம் மஹா அனகாய வித்மஹே பித்ரியா தேவாய தீமஹி தன்னோ மகஃப்ரசோதயாத்
பூரம்
ஓம் அரியம்நாய வித்மஹே பசுதேஹாய தீமஹி தன்னோ பூர்வபால்குநீ ப்ரசோதயாத்
உத்திரம்
ஓம் மஹாபகாயை வித்மஹே மஹாச்ரேஷ்டாயை தீமஹி தன்னோ உத்ரபால்குநீ ப்ரசோதயாத்
அஸ்தம்
ஓம் ப்ரயச்சதாயை வித்மஹே ப்ரக்ருப்ணீதாயை தீமஹி தன்னோ ஹஸ்தா ப்ரசோதயாத்
சித்திரை
ஓம் மஹா த்வஷ்டாயை வித்மஹே ப்ரஜாரூபாயை தீமஹி தன்னோ சைத்ரா ப்ரசோதயாத்
சுவாதி
ஓம் காமசாராயை வித்மஹே மகாநிஷ்டாயை தீமஹி தன்னோ சுவாதி ப்ரசோதயாத்
விசாகம்
ஓம் இந்த்ராக்நௌச வித்மஹே மஹாச்ரேஷ்ட்யைச தீமஹி தன்னோ விசாகா ப்ரசோதயாத்
அனுஷம்
ஓம் மித்ரதேயாயை வித்மஹே மஹா மித்ராய தீமஹி தன்னோ அனுராதா ப்ரசோதயாத்
கேட்டை
ஓம் ஜயேஷ்டாயை வித்மஹே மகா ஜய்ஷ்ட்யாயை தீமஹி தன்னோ ஜ்யேஷ்டா ப்ரசோதயாத்
மூலம்
ஓம் ப்ராஜாதிபாயை வித்மஹே மஹப்ராஜையை தீமஹி தன்னோ மூலாப் ப்ரசோதயாத்
பூராடம்
ஓம் சமுத்ரகாமாயை வித்மஹே மஹாபிஜிதாயை தீமஹி தன்னோ பூர்வாஷாடா ப்ரசோதயாத்
உத்திராடம்
ஓம் விஸ்வேதேவாய வித்மஹே மஹா ஷாடாய தீமஹி தன்னோ உத்ராஷாடா ப்ரசோதயாத்
திருவோணம்
ஓம் மஹா ச்ரோணாய வித்மஹே புண்யஸ்லோகாய தீமஹி தன்னோ ச்ரோணா ப்ரசோதயாத்
அவிட்டம்
ஓம் அக்ர நாதாய வித்மஹே வசூபரீதாய தீமஹி தன்னோ சரவிஹ்டா ப்ரசோதயாத்
சதயம்
ஓம் பேஷஜயா வித்மஹே வருண தேஹா தீமஹி தன்னோ சதபிஷக் ப்ரசோதயாத்
பூரட்டாதி
ஓம் தேஜஸ்கராய வித்மஹே அஜஏகபாதாய தீமஹி தன்னோ பூர்வப்ரோஷ்டபத ப்ரசோதயாத்
உத்திரட்டாதி
ஓம் அஹிர் புத்ந்யாய வித்மஹே ப்ரதிஷ்டாபநாய தீமஹி தன்னோ உத்ரப்ப்ரோஷ்டபத ப்ரசோதயாத்
ரேவதி
ஓம் விச்வரூபாய வித்மஹே பூஷ்ண தேஹாய தீமஹி தன்னோ ரைய்வதி ப்ரசோதயாத்
The Way We Were – Young vs. Old
The ageing process is not something we usually pick up on our daily lives. Loved ones that we see every day seem to never age, while those we haven’t seen in a long time seem to have done so over night. However, when you see early photos of your parents, the difference is very clear.
WHEN WE ARE OLD, WHO DO WE DEPEND ON ?
Have your own abode.
No matter what, do not lose it.
If you have an old companion, keep each other good company.
Watch your health while it is still good Maintain a positive outlook and you will be happy.
Now, when our health is still good, Our mind still clear.
But on who can we depend on in our old age ?
We will have to analyse
Accept
this in various stages.
1st Stage :
Just after retirement, between 60 to 70 yrs old,
Our health will still be comparatively good
So too our financial means.
Eat moderately while we have the means
At times, wear what we fancy
Those who like it, have some fun.
Do not be hard on ourself
Our days are numbered, so grasp every opportunity
Have enough savings ! Keep the house !
Make arrangements for the days ahead or retreat to a peaceful and quiet place.
If the kids are well off, it is their business ….
If the kids are loving, they have good traits ….
We need not decline financial help from our kids
Nor decline their respect.
But we should remain independent Live our own life well.
2nd Stage :
If no mishap and illness strikes after we are 70,
We will still be able to take care of ourselves.
Not a major problem.
However, we must realise we are really getting old
Gradually, our mind and body will give away
Our reflexes will slow down with time …
We will have to eat slowly, to avoid choking.
We will have to walk slowly, to avoid falls.
We can no longer rely on someone, we have to look after ourselves!
Do not meddle any more or try to control the kids!
Some even interfere and try to control the kids lives!
Some even interfere with the third generation !!!
We have devoted our entire life, It is time for us to be a little selfish …..
And take hold of ourselves. Life comes in a full circle.
Keep ourselves busy in whatever we love to do ….
Try to maintain good health for as long as possible.
Give ourselves more opportunities to take control of our own life …..
We lead an easier life when we do not have to solicit help from others …..
3rd Stage:
Our health begins to fail ….
We have to request help from others ….
We have to be mentally prepared for it.
The majority of us cannot escape this hurdle.
We have to prepare ourselves, emotionally, to accept that :-
In life, living and ageing, sickness and death are milestones
we have to encounter.
This is the final stage in life ….. Nothing to fear !
Be prepared for it in advance and you will not be too depressed.
Either check into a private nursing home … Or an old folks home ….
Depending on affordability, of course.
There must be a way out ….
The idea is not to add to the kids’ burden, emotionally,
Increase their chores their financial commitments.
Try your best to overcome –
What hardship our generation have not endured ?
What disasters we have not experienced ?
Trust ourselves to take life’s last lap in our stride.
4th Stage:
Our mind is still clear,
But when our quality of life has deteriorated drastically ..
We must be courageous enough to face death!
WHEN WE ARE OLD, WHO DO WE DEPEND ON ?
Ourselves, Ourselves, Only Ourselves !
SOURCE….. input from a friend of mine
Natarajan
| The lemon is a citrus with a great aroma, that blends wonderfully with food and drink, but also has many other uses, thanks to its antibacterial effect. The lemon is rich in vitamin C. It is considered a strong anti-oxidant and contains 5% acid, which makes him a very useful tool.
So we know it’s useful, but do we know how to utilize this potential? For that reason, we have collected 20 of the best things to do with a lemon, besides cooking with it!
1. Ant Repellant – Pour some lemon juice around any infested areas to keep them at bay! 2. Air freshener – An equal amount of water and lemon juice, placed in an air freshener, will supply your house with a nice fresh scent. 3. A clean tub – An equal amount of water and lemon juice can also be a very effective cleaning supply against mildew and fungus accumulating on the sides of your tub and/or shower. 4. Disinfectant – A small amount of lemon juice can be a great companion to vinegar as a cleaning supply and can help neutralize the strong smell of the vinegar. It will also greats fortify the disinfection. 5. Microwave – Heat up a bowl of water and lemon wedges in the microwave for 30-60 seconds. Next, clean the microwave. Those previously hard to remove stains will now be easily removed and the ‘food smell’ will be neutralized. 6. Refrigerator – Storing half a lemon in the fridge will help prevent unpleasant odors. 7. Cleaning Chrome / Brass / Copper – Mix lemon juice with drinking soda and dip a clean hand towel in it. Wipe down the surfaces thoroughly and then rinse well and wipe down with dry paper to get them to look like new! 8. Bathroom – Mix 1/2 a cup of borax powder with a glass of lemon to clean the toilet perfectly and leave it smelling clean and fresh. 9. Faucets and sinks – Use half a lemon to remove limescale build up on your sinks and faucets. Rinse well and redo as required.
10. To make your laundry whiter, add a 1/2 cup of lemon juice for the washing duration of the machine and hang up the clothes to dry. A teaspoon of lemon juice in the machine during the wash cycle will give your fabric a fresher smell. 11. Dishes – To remove fat substances on tools, add a teaspoon of lemon juice to the dish soap. 12. Drainage – A mixture of hot lemon juice and drinking soda can improve your drainage and help unclog it. 13. Trash can – If you throw a few lemon peels in the trash, it will help to neutralize the bad odors coming from the rest of the food stuffs. 14. Cutting Board – Rub half a lemon on a wooden cutting board, leave it like that for the night and wash it the next day. The lemon juice will help kill bacteria accumulating on the board, and will, of course, neutralize any bad odors. 15. Glass and Mirrors – 4 table spoons of lemon juice mixed with 2 liters of water will make for an effective mixture to clean windows, mirrors and glass surfaces.
16. Furniture – 2 parts of olive or cooking oil, add one part of lemon juice to make a wonderful solution for polishing furniture. 17. Hair brightening – To brighten your hair, pour some lemon juice on it and sit for an hour in the sun. 18. Hair softening – Lemon juice mixed with a glass of warm water can be used as a great hair mask. Soak your hair in the liquid for a few minutes and then rinse thoroughly. If you have a sensitive scalp, however, this may not be the solution for you.
19. Cuts, stings, and skin irritation – dribble a small amount of lemon juice on small cuts, and although it will probably sting a bit, it should help stop the bleeding and disinfect the wound. In addition, applying lemon juice to stings should alleviate the feeling of discomfort and itchiness. 20. Removing bad smell from hands – If you were handling something odorous like fish or onions, washing your hands in lemon juice is a great way to get rid of those odors without drying or damaging your skin. SOURCE::::www.ba-bamail.com Natarajan |
Without checking, which of the above images represents Apple’s official logo? Less than half of people, both Mac and PC users, can tell, according to a recent study at the University of California Los Angeles.
Apple’s logo is relatively simple — just two colours in a shape we learn alongside the alphabet. It’s also often considered one of the most famous and recognisable logos today. Yet 53% of people chose one of the imposters, the study found.
Why can’t people identify the iconic apple? “Seeing” and “noticing” are different actions. Just because we encounter an object doesn’t mean we commit it to memory. And even if we do, some images reach a point called “attentional saturation,” two of the study’s authors, Adam B. Blake and Alan D. Castel, noted in Psychology Today.
“Through constantly seeing and attending to the same thing over and over again, our brains may learn that it is unimportant to remember the specific details — if we ever need to find them we can just look around,” as they explain it.
People, however, remain largely unaware of their lack of awareness. When asked before the test, participants indicated high levels of confidence that they could, in fact, identify and draw the logo correctly. That confidence, however, fell drastically, as soon as participants saw the task at hand.
While previous research has indicated that visual memory can be quite accurate, the study provides important information on subjective bias when assessing your own performance.
And for the record, the answer is the third logo down in the far right column.
The stats plummeted even further when people attempted to draw the Apple logo from memory: only one in 85 made no mistakes, according to the study.
SOURCE:::www.businessinsider.com.au
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