I am a big Time Vegetarian.....Yeah, you can count on that.

Obstacles helped these men earn MEGA success - Yahoo! India Education

Seeded on Tue May 10, 2011 9:01 AM EDT (Yahoo!)

Some of our biggest failures in life can become our inspiration to achieve something big in life. So, just take every failure in your stride and move on to achieve something big in life.

julio-iglesias, inspiring-stories, colleges-engineering, courses-engineering-medical-arts

Oprah Takes on Veganism, Harpo Studios Institutes Meatless Mondays

Seeded on Thu Feb 3, 2011 12:44 AM EST (TreeHugger)

While the slaughterhouse scene didn't show cows actually being killed, it did show some graphic footage of what happens to them immediately afterward—and the most important point made in the show was that if you can't watch the video and face up to where meat comes from, you sh …

health, oprah-winfrey, veganism, vegan-tips

Montgomery Portraits: King pursued nonviolent approach to social ills

Seeded on Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:20 AM EST (The Montgomery Advertiser)

Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-68) led America toward a fuller realization of the promises inherent in the American Revolution and Constitution.

history, martin-luther-king, american-revolution, non-violence, mahatma-gandhi

America has its roots in India of Mahatma Gandhi: Obama

Seeded on Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:43 PM EST (Times of India)

"His teachings and ideals, shared with Martin Luther King Jr. on his 1959 pilgrimage to India, transformed American society through our civil rights movement," Obama said on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

history, america, obama, martin-luther-king, mahatma-gandhi

Floating 'ARK' hotel can deal with rising sea levels

Seeded on Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:51 AM EST (Discovery.com)

The dome shape of the structure, which could serve as a hotel or a office or an apartment building, is strong from an engineering standpoint and it allows hot air to accumulate at the top where it can be used as energy or redistributed to heat rooms.

science, rising-sea-levels, ark-hotel, energy-saving-solutions

Thanksgiving 2010 Myths and Facts

Seeded on Wed Jan 5, 2011 10:19 AM EST (National Geographic)

Before the big dinner, debunk the myths—for starters, the first "real" U.S. Thanksgiving wasn't until the 1800s—and get to the roots of Thanksgiving 2010.

us, turkey, history, thanksgiving

Healing With Forgiveness

Seeded on Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:18 PM EST (Times of India)

All faiths worldwide recommend it. There's universal agreement among religious leaders about its benefits. Every avatar of the Supreme Being and all His prophets have preached it. It's a prayer often recited by devotees in places of worship.

religion, university-of-wisconsin, martin-luther, mk-gandhi

Paradox of Liberation

Seeded on Sun Dec 26, 2010 2:36 AM EST (Times of India)

Liberation is believed to the epitome of achievement of the human form. But the phenomenon of liberation is riddled with a great paradox.

religion, liberation, vedic-scriptures

Google sued for $7K over woman's underwear

Seeded on Mon Dec 20, 2010 9:49 AM EST (Times of India)

Google's Street View troubles seem refusing to end. The search giant, which recently said sorry to New Zealanders for collecting personal data from wireless networks for its Street View mapping service, has now been sued by a Japanese woman.

google, germany, japanese, odd-news, crime

'Jingle Bells' was the first song played in space : Big Pic

Seeded on Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:59 AM EST (Discovery.com)

On December 16, 1965, Gemini 6 astronauts Walter M. "Wally" Schirra Jr. and Thomas P. Stafford gave NASA an early Christmas present.

space, nasa, jingle-bells, gemini-6

11 Bizarre Attractions Around The World (PHOTOS)

Seeded on Tue Dec 7, 2010 7:48 AM EST (The Huffington Post)

Admit it, there are some pretty weird places in the world. From Stonehenge to Easter Island to all the amazing ruins from past cultures in Mexico, the world is chockablock of bizarre sights worth visiting.

travel, mexico, stonehenge, easter-island, bizarre-sights

The UK's Most Expensive Milk..From the World's Happiest Cows?

Seeded on Thu Dec 2, 2010 7:48 AM EST (TreeHugger)

Cows are considered very holy by all Hindus, including the Hare Krishnas. They are are not killed because Hindus practise ahimsa (non-violence). So no cow or any other healthy animal would ever be killed or harmed on the farm.

health, cows, hindus, ahimsa, hare-krishnas

Apparently a Woman in Spain Now Owns the Sun

Seeded on Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:51 AM EST (TreeHugger)

t's the source of energy that drives virtually all systems on Earth, making life itself possible on what would otherwise be a cold, inhospitable rock in the vastness of space -- the Sun.

science

World Vignettes: Bunnie-Crushing videos cause online stir in China

Seeded on Sat Nov 27, 2010 8:30 AM EST (The Indian Express: Latest News, Breaking News Live, Current Headlines, India News Online)

A "crush fetishists" group has caused an online storm in China by uploading graphic videos showing attractive Chinese women crushing small rabbits.

world-news

A year later, Tiger not out of the woods

Seeded on Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:08 PM EST (Times of India)

A year after an early-morning auto accident led to revelations of marital infidelities, the world's former top golfer is trying to turn the page on his troubles.

sports, golf, tiger-woods

Gosh! One must be truly out of his mind to make a bid of $1,43,000 for a truffle

Seeded on Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:28 AM EST (CNN)

One of Italian province Alba's largest white truffles has finally made its journey to Honk Kong. Weighing in at a whopping 900 grams, it was eventually auctioned for €105,000 during the 12th edition of the World White Truffle of Alba Auction.

travel, food, hong-kong, truffle

Can Eating Meat Possibly Be Good for the Planet?

Seeded on Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:51 PM EST (Discovery.com)

Non-Vegetarian food on almost every occasion is bound to stir up passions and heated arguments as to why it is not good for the health as well as the planet.

health, processed-meats-directly-linked, dairy-veg-out, still-eat-meat

Slide Show: America's Best Neighborhoods 2010

Seeded on Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:09 PM EST (Forbes)

The American Planning Association, a nonprofit educational group for community developers, issues a list of 10 "Great Neighborhoods" every year (The organization also publishes lists of "Great Streets" and "Great Public Spaces.") To qualify neighborhoods must be at least 10 years …

best, americas, us-news, neighbourhoods

Ten Top Places to Visit According to the Lonely Planet

Seeded on Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:36 AM EST (TreeHugger)

The Lonely Planet travel guide, thought of as the bible for intrepid travellers has chosen some wild and remote places to visit. Especially, for those who are in the search of something new and exciting.

travel, brazil, albania, bulgaria, lonely-planet, top-ten-tourist-places-in-the-world, west-coast-usa, shetland-islands-scotland

I just hope he would be a little more specific in his remarks

Mon Nov 8, 2010 11:41 AM EST

Yes, president Obama has arrived and yet again managed to capture the hearts and minds of the people of the largest democracy in the world known as India. Something which was bound to happen for the head of the state for the oldest democracy in the world i.e.

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india, usa, politics, democracy, barack-obama

Diwali: Celebrating the Light of Wisdom

Seeded on Fri Nov 5, 2010 2:27 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

For an oil lamp to burn, the wick has to be partially immersed in the oil. If the wick is completely drowned in oil, it cannot bring light. Life is like the wick of the lamp, you have to be in the world and yet remain untouched by it.

india, religion, diwali, deepawali, hindu-festival-of-lights

World Health And Wealth Higher Than Ever, UN Reports

Seeded on Fri Nov 5, 2010 2:19 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

People around the globe are healthier, richer and better educated than ever before, with most developing countries registering huge gains over the last 40 years.

indonesia, china, health, undp, the-united-states, human-development-index

How to use Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn in recruitment

Seeded on Wed Nov 3, 2010 3:19 PM EDT (http://www.silicon.com)

If you have vacancies that you're struggling to fill, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn could be the missing ingredient in your recruitment strategy.

technology, facebook, social-media, recruitment, linkedin, twitter

5 Candy Myths Debunked

Seeded on Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:43 PM EDT (Discovery.com)

Alongside the spooks, costumes and decorations, Halloween is, and will always be, a day for the sweet tooth.

health, halloween, candy, gums, chocolates, toothache, lollipops, sweet-tooth

Halloween Sex Offender App Fuels False Fears

Seeded on Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:39 PM EDT (Discovery.com)

For parents worried about the safety of their little ghosts and goblins this Halloween, there's a new iPhone application that claims to locate registered sex offenders.

sex-offenders, halloween, us-news, gps-tracking, trick-or-treat, i-phone

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