destress technique....more & more

Methodology of the Workshop / Techniques Used & Taught:

1. Breathing Exercises -
2. Progressive Relaxation Techniques -
3. Creative Visualization -
4. Self-Hypnosis -
5. Emotional Freedom Technique -
6. Emotional Empowerment Technique -
7. Affirmations -
8. Chakra Clearing Exercises -
9. Body Stretches and Exercises -
10. Guided Imagery -
11. Earth Meditation Technique -
12. Astral Work Techniques

Xe Services

Blackwater, now known as Xe Services, the company whose operations in Iraq had come under intense scrutiny. It was earlier hired by CIA for its secret (now abandoned) programme to eliminate top al-Qaida leaders.

Contractors of Xe Services assemble and load Hellfire missiles and 500-pound laser-guided bombs on remotely piloted Predator aircraft at hidden bases in Pakistan and Afghanistan,

"Only a handful of the agency's employees actually work at the Predator bases in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the current and former employees said," the news report said, adding that Blackwater is not directly involved in it, except that it puts bombs and missiles on the drones.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/us/CIA-using-outsiders-to-load-bombs-on-drones-Report/articleshow/4917718.cms

Extra passengers on board :)

The airline, in a shocking violation of air safety norms, allowed three extra passengers on board a full-loaded flight.

one woman was accommodated in the cockpit's jump seat behind the pilots,
two others were made to sit on foldable seats meant for cabin crew.

The incident occurred on the Mumbai-Mangalore flight on May 5

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ai-stuffs-extra-passengers-on-a-flight-faces-action/96793-3.html

Universal Bakers @ Sania

All arrangements have been made for the engagement of Sania with Mohd Sohrab Mirza, a prospective owner of Universal Bakers, a popular chain of bakeries in Hyderabad

DISTIGUIESHED GUESTS:

Cricket genius Sachin Tendulkar, tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi, cricketer-turned-MP Mohd Azharuddin, badminton star Pullela Gopichand are among the invitees

Besides who’s who of Hyderabadi Nawabi families.

DECORATIONS BY:

Popular florists of Jam Bagh

DISHES:

• Karachi Bakeries
• Universal Bakeries would provide sweets and dry fruits.
• The Pista House of Old City of Hyderabad will supply special dishes like patthar -ka-gosht and qubani ka meetha.
• Two popular cooks of moghalai dishes in Government service have been hired by the Hotel to produce memorable biryani, chicken and dum-mutton dishes.

Matan­­i S­hakya

Eleven kumaris reign in different cities of Nepal, each having her own palace and retinue.

The Kumari is a tradition that goes back over three centuries, and one the Maoists have not dared to challenge
Selected on the basis of several criteria from among Buddhist families
the kumaris were not allowed to step out of their palaces and not allowed to tread the ground, either having to walk on a red carpet or be borne in a chariot.

A three-year-old girl who will be worshipped as the new Kumari or Living Goddess for at least the next seven years.Tiny Manita Shakya, a three-year-old from Nepal’s Newar community, a Buddhist clan famed for their business acumen and skill in fine arts, was ceremonially appointed the new Kumari of Kathmandu Tuesday — celebrated in Nepal as Maha Ashtami with fervent worship at the temples of nine Hindu goddesses.

The key criterion for selection is to have
The 32 prerequisite physical perfections

1. who are typically selected as toddlers
2. must have a voice as soft and clear as a duck’’s
3. the body of a Banyan tree
4. the chest of a lion.
5. flawless skin
6. hair
7. eyes
8. teeth
9. A suitable horoscope is mandatory was chosen on the basis of her horoscope, which had to be compatible with the king’s.
10. being afraid of the dark is not allowed.
11. A Kumari can eat whatever she likes
12. act with impunity at least her parents, who receive a small cash stipend, are not allowed to tell her off.

For 240 years, before the abolition of Nepal’’s monarchy in May after a Maoist uprising, the Royal Kumari was asked to approve the rule of the king.

This year she was called to approve the Himalayan state’’s interim prime minister.

Mr. Jackson was to music what Michael Jordan was to sports and Barack Obama to politics.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/4709318.cms

Three eclipses in a month

• Solar eclipse : Sun ---- Moon ------Earth


• Lunar eclipse : Sun----- Earth ------ Moon

Solar eclipses take place on new moon day (Sun-Moon-Earth). Lunar eclipses take place on full moon days (Sun-Earth-Moon) which happens 15 days before and 15 days after new moon. Eclipses do not always happen, because the moon is either above or below the ecliptic plane (the plane in which the earth orbits). If, however, it is in the plane during a new moon, it is very likely to be still close to the plane during the following full moon. Hence, normally solar and lunar eclipses come together.

Equations to find eclipses

"equations" are easily available in astronomy books (

1. Our panchangam (which is started more than 5000 years) can also be used to find the past eclipses with the equations...


2. As per panchangam, when rahu & ketu are closure to moon or sun accordingly lunar eclipses & solar eclipses will be formed.


3. Timings and features of eclipses will be similar for the eclipse which is forming after 27 years from the current .


4. simple ones like Duffet-Smith on Astronomy calculations using a pocket calculator gives the formulae.


5. No ancient text (including as late as Aryabhatta's works) are able to predict eclipses accurately. This is because the motion of the moon is extremely complex as it is affected by the Earth and the Sun.


6. The end of the 19th century that Delauny correctly calculated perturbation terms to predict lunar motion.


7. Empirical observations like the Saros cycle (which can be used to make reasonable predictions about eclipses), they were known about 5000 years ago.

Mahabharatha says there were 3 eclipses in the same month... Few years back scientists/archiologists have found from research that that civilization was there around 5000years back...Mahabharatha war says it started around nov/dec... Since bheema died in jan 14-15.. (uttarayana).. Previous months there were 3 eclipses... at the same time our panchangam (which is started more than 5000 years) can also be used to find the past eclipses with the equations...

These eclipses were accurately predicted using mathematical calculations 1000s of years back much before Kepler rediscovered the equations.

August 6th is the 3rd eclipse and on next day August 7th, at 12hrs and 34 mins and 56 seconds another very rare thing happens. The time at that point will be 123456789 or12:34:56 07/08/09. It happens only once. Maybe related?