Saturday, January 6, 2018
பண கஷ்டத்தைப் போக்க செய்ய வேண்டிய பரிகாரங்கள் !!
தண்ணீரை சுத்திகரிக்கும் இயற்கை முறைகள் !!
'நோயற்ற வாழ்வே குறைவற்ற செல்வம்"
தண்ணீரை சுத்தப்படுத்துவதற்கு நிறைய வழிகள் உள்ளன என்று அனைவரும் கூறுவார்கள். அதில் சிலர் தண்ணீரைக் கொதிக்க வைக்கக் கூடாது, பில்டர் செய்யக் கூடாது, பாட்டிலில் அடைக்கப்பட்ட நீரை பயன்படுத்தக் கூடாது என்றெல்லாம் கூறுவார்கள்.
வேறு எப்படித் தான் தண்ணீரை சுத்தப்படுத்துவது என்று கேள்வி உங்கள் மனதில் எழும். சாதாரணமாக குழாயில் வரும் அந்தத் தண்ணீரை அப்படியே குடிக்கலாம். அதை சுத்தம் செய்ய வேண்டிய அவசியம் இல்லை. உலகத்திலேயே மிகச்சிறந்த தடுப்பு+சி சாதாரண குழாய் தண்ணீர் மட்டுமே.
மேலும், குழாயில் வரும் தண்ணீரை எப்படிக் குடிப்பது? தண்ணீரில் தான் சாக்கடை நீர் கலந்து வருகிறதே, இதை எப்படி உபயோகப்படுத்துவது என்று கேட்பார்கள். சில ஊர்களில் சாயப்பட்டறை இருக்கிறது, தண்ணீர் கெட்டிருக்கிறது என்று ஒரு வேளை நீங்கள் நினைத்தால் உங்களது மனத் திருப்திக்காக சில காரியங்களைச் செய்யலாம். அதாவது, தண்ணீரைக் கீழ்க்கண்ட இயற்கையான முறையில் சுத்திகரிப்பதற்கு முயற்சி செய்யுங்கள்.
மண் பானை ஒரு மிகச் சிறந்த நீரை சுத்திகரிக்கும் கருவி :
மண் பானையில் குடிதண்ணீரை ஊற்றி வைத்து இரண்டு மணி நேரம் முதல் ஐந்து மணி நேரம் வைத்திருந்தால் அந்த தண்ணீரில் உள்ள அனைத்து கெட்ட பொருள்களையும் மண் பானை உறிஞ்சிக் கொண்டு அந்த நீருக்கு மண் சக்தியை அளிக்கிறது. எனவே உலகத்திலேயே மிகச் சிறந்த றுயுவுநுசு குஐடுவுநுசு மண் பானை ஆகும்.
வாழைப்பழத்தோல் மூலம் சுத்தம் செய்யலாம் :
நாம் சாப்பிடும் சாதாரண வாழைப்பழத்தோலை மண் பானைக்குள் இருக்கும் தண்ணீரில் இட்டு அரை மணி நேரத்திற்கு பிறகுவெளியே எடுத்துவிட்டு உபயோகப்படுத்தலாம்.
வாழைப்பழத்தோலை அதிக நேரம் தண்ணீரில் வைத்திருந்தால் அதுவே ஒரு குப்பையாக மாறி விடும். எனவே அரை மணி நேரத்திற்குள் எடுத்து விட வேண்டும்.
வெள்ளை நிற பருத்தித் துணியால் வடிகட்டலாம் :
வெள்ளை நிறத்தில் உள்ள சுத்தமான பருத்தித் துணியால் தண்ணீரை பில்டர் செய்தால் அதாவது, வடி கட்டினால் அந்தத் தண்ணீரில் உள்ள அனைத்து நோய்களை உண்டுசெய்யும் வைரஸ், பாக்டீரியா போன்றவற்றை இந்தத் துணி உறிஞ்சிக் கொள்கிறது என்ற உண்மை, அறிவியல் பு+ர்வமாக நிரூபிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. எனவே தேவைப்பட்டால் இந்த முறையில் தண்ணீரைச் சுத்தப்படுத்தலாம்.
செம்புக் காசு அல்லது செம்பு பாத்திரம் மூலம் சுத்தப்படுத்தலாம் :
செம்பு என்ற உலோக பாத்திரத்தின் மூலமாக செய்யப்பட்ட ஒரு குடத்திலோ அல்லது செம்பிலோ நாம் நீரை இரண்டு முதல் ஐந்து மணி நேரம் வைப்பதன் மூலமாக தண்ணீருக்கு அதிகப் படியான சக்தி கிடைக்கிறது.
மேலும், அதில் உள்ள கெட்டப் பொருள் அழிக்கப்படுகிறது. எனவே செம்பு என்ற உலோகத்தின் மூலம் செய்யப்பட்ட பாத்திரங்களை தண்ணீர் வைக்க பயன்படுத்தலாம்.
எனவே, மேலே கூறப்பட்டுள்ள வகையில் தண்ணீரை சுத்தப்படுத்தி உபயோகித்தால் ஆரோக்கியமாக நீண்ட நாள் வாழலாம்.
மார்பளவு தண்ணீரில் இருக்கும் அதிசய கோவில்..!
பல நு}று அடிகள் நீண்டு காணப்படும் அதிசய குகை கோவில்!!
ஒரு வித்தியாசமான குகை கோவிலை பற்றி பார்ப்போம்....


Thursday, December 28, 2017
How to drop the weight
Dropping weight in her own fun,
fearless, fabulous way
Fashion designer Masaba’s edgy
designs have seen desi and pardesi celebs slipping into her ensembles, both on
and off the red carpet and silver screen. At 24, she was the youngest creative
designer at Satya Paul, and her work has never been limited to clothes,
collaborating with ITC Fiama Di Wills for bath products, Chetan Bhagat for a
line of accessories for a novel, and now with Titan Raga for a timepiece
collection.
But her latest achievement is her
weight loss. “It has taken me a year to reach my present ‘status’ on the
weighing scale. Can you beat it, I had piled on 10 kilos after I got married
(to film producer Madhu Mantena) two years ago!” she says, gesticulating
dramatically.
Taking stock
“That garlic cheese dip from
Domino’s is a killer. You know, I was simply on an over-indulgent spree during
our courtship, marriage, and in the delirious days that followed. We were
wining and dining, catching up with friends and family over lavish lunches and
dinners; then there was a multitude of Chinese takeaways... It had to show up
somewhere. Well, it did, on the weighing scale,” says Masaba.
“Then I realised there was no
point whining. It was a self-created situation. Now, I look at my pictures
clicked over the last couple of years and feel I look as if I am ready to
explode. My body structure ensures that if I do not watch what I eat, my weight
tends to spiral crazily out of control,” she says. Dealing with polycystic
ovary syndrome (PCOS) also never helped in shrugging off the weight. She also
finds that fruits foster acidity in her system, so she can only nibble on a few
berries now and then.
Now, now...
With long work hours and travel
dotting her calendar, it is tough to ensure a watertight eating schedule. She
is working out the details for the launch of three new stores in Hyderabad,
Pune and Delhi. But, “When I am in town, I watch what I eat,” says Masaba.
“I work out five days a week with
my personal trainer, who comes home and gets me cracking on my fitness routine.
It is a gruelling mix of outdoor strength training and cardio, one hour a day.
On weekends, I usually go for a swim. No crash diets work. I have tried
everything, believe me. Nothing succeeds like home food. You know, all these
fancy, detailed diets work only if you are sitting at home doing nothing. If
you are working, where is the time to whip up food again and again?”
She’s given up sugar and eating
after 7 pm. If she’s hungry in between meals, during the course of the day,
she’ll snack on chopped carrots and cucumbers or nuts. “I have 3-4 litres of
water every day. You know, more often than not, you are feeling thirsty when
you feel like munching. But the only way to go, is: ‘Zip it, because when you
go out, you do have that one odd chip or a tiny starter’.” She doesn’t
socialise as actively as she used to, and the discipline has paid off: she’s
dropped all the weight she put on, plus a few more kilos.
Wise ways
Masaba speaks about how for
women, weight is not just a factor of what we eat or how much we work out. “Our
hormonal twists and age are constantly at play as well. So don’t stand on the
weighing scale every morning and suffer anxiety when you see that number flash.
I used to do that and then be depressed the whole day. Limit taking your weight
to once a week,” she says. Weight aside, “Keep doing good work and everything
else will fall into place,” she says in her signature mince-no-words style,
with her brilliant smile.
Cotton seed halwa
A storytelling walk through the
town of Karaikal led the writer to stumble upon an unusual delicacy — paruthi
halwa or cotton seed halwa. A tantalising aroma of ghee,
coconut and roasted nuts wafts in the air.
Here, a smiling bhaiya tells us that
the scent is from the mound of coal-black halwa he is selling. While
I’ve tasted many types of halwa, this is a first for me. Called paruthi
halwa, it is made from cotton seed and I’m intrigued. The vendor serves us a
scoop of the warm sweet, laden with cashews and grated coconut.
Jack of all fruits and king of Tumakuru
A single jackfruit tree will fetch ₹10 lakh for a farmer in Karnataka
Forty-year-old S.S. Paramesha of
Chelur village in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district is proud that his jackfruit
tree “has made it big.” Planted 35 years ago by his father S.K. Siddappa, it
produces a unique variety of jackfruit, with deep, coppery red flakes that are
not only tasty but also have high nutritive value. Now it turns out it also has
a high market value.
“All of us knew that it was a
unique variety as there was a great demand for the fruits from this tree from
all our friends and relatives. But we always gave them away as gifts. We never
sold a single one,” recalls Paramesha. But now the farmer is set earn ₹10 lakh from this tree over the next one year.
Since Paramesha does not have the
wherewithal to multiply this variety, the Indian Institute of Horticultural
Research (IIHR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with him under which
its scientists will multiply it through grafting. IIHR will not only sell these
saplings under its banner but will also provide 75% of the proceeds to the farmer.
It has also nominated Paramesha as “the custodian of genetic diversity” for
this particular variety, and named it ‘Siddu’ after his father.
According to IIHR Director M.R.
Dinesh, the institute has already received an order for 10,000 saplings, and
the formal sales will commence in two months. Paramesha stands to earn over ₹10 lakh from the sales of these 10,000 saplings. According to
Karunakaran, head of IIHR’s Tumakuru-based Central Horticultural Experimental
Station (CHES) and the scientist who identified this unique tree, the
biggest advantage of this variety is that it yields very small fruits with an
average weight of 2.44 kg, as against the 10-20 kg of normal varieties. “The
main problem with normal jackfruit varieties is that the fruit is difficult to
carry owing to its weight. But it is easy to carry ‘Siddu’ as it is lighter,”
he says.
While the health benefits of
‘Siddu’ jackfruit are still being analysed, the bio-chemical analysis has
revealed that it has high lycopin content of 2 mg per 100 gm of pulp, as
against 0.2 mg in normal varieties. It is also rich in anti-oxidants, the
scientist points out.
Make the best impression
Appearing at an interview can prove to be a daunting
experience for first-timers. Being too excited and nervous at the same time,
they may end up saying things out of context and not saying things that matter
most.
So, here are a few do’s and don’ts to help you prepare
better for your first face-to-face interview.
Do’s
Be flexible: When you are answering a question related
to job responsibilities or a possible place of employment and the interviewer
tends to harp on the same, you need to stress your willingness to be mobile. It
will demonstrate that you have an ability to adjust with any environment and
take challenges.
Demonstrate your learning: When asked about particular
cases or issues, explain in detail about your internship experiences. Use the
conversation and divulge more details about yourself. It is not wrong to seem
more elaborate, so that the interviewer can gauge your potential and develop a
better understanding about your competencies.
Showcase your knowledge: Hiring managers like to test
the candidates’ knowledge about the organisation they have applied for. Make
sure to check their official website and make a concerted attempt to know about
the company’s business operations prior to the interview.
Access their official brand page on social media to find out
basic company information and latest updates. This will show the interviewer
that you take the interview seriously.
Ask how you can succeed in the job: For interviewers,
the best thing during a face-to-face interview is to hear interesting questions
from the candidates. Do your research well. Talk to employees in the company
about the particular role on offer ensuring that you have meaningful queries at
the end of the interview session. This will prove that you are keenly
interested in knowing the company better.
Don’ts
Go overboard: Hiring managers are looking for
passionate employees who are willing to dedicate themselves to a particular job
role. They are not interested in someone who desperately wants to land the job.
Answer questions succinctly and do not exaggerate or deviate. Avoid extreme
openness and flexibility to adapt or else the interviewer might see you as an
over anxious or incompetent candidate.
Make personal comments: Avoid praising the
interviewer’s physical appearance, referring to other known employees (unless
specifically asked for), asking personal questions, gossiping, and making
sensational or sexist comments. These are likely to be viewed as highly
irrelevant talk in a job interview and thus may lead to your being judged as
being unprofessional.
Be judgmental: Refrain from making caustic or
evaluative statements about people, processes, or technology in the companies
that you have interned with or had worked at. Do not reveal your biases to the
interviewer.
Badmouth: Do not ever badmouth your last boss or
someone else in your internship or past companies. It is unethical and will
send a negative signal that you may be difficult to manage.
Being invited to a face-to-face personal interview is in
itself a success, but it might be only the first step of a long hiring process.
The main objective of attending an interview is to send signals of assurance to
your future employer that you are the right talent they have been looking for.
Ensure that your CV does not lie and avoid exaggerating
experiences. Demonstrate that you have the right balance of skills, attitude,
and knowledge required for the job.
Good luck with your job interview!
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