PROCESS OF MAKING YOUR FAVORITE Sabudana (???????? ) Sabudana is a popular food eaten during fasting and religious events ... Well read the attached story and then decide yourself if sabudana is vegetarian or non-vegetarian !
 
In Tamil Nadu India, in Salem area on the road from Salem to Coimbatore there are many Sabudana factories. We start getting terribly bad smell when we were about 2 kms away from the factories.
 
Sabudana is made by root like sweet potato. Kerala has this root each weighing about 6kgs. Factory owners buy these roots in bulk during season, make it to pulp and put it in pits of about 40ft x 25ft. Pits are in open ground and the pulp is allowed to rot for several months. Thousands of tons of roots rot in pits. There are huge electric bulbs throughout the night where millions of insects fall in the pits.
 
While pulp is rotting, water is added everyday due to which 2" long white color eel is automatically born like pests are born automatically in gutter.
The walls of pits are covered by millions of eels and factory owners with the help of machine crush the pulp with the eels which also become paste.
This action is repeated many times during 5-6 months.
 
The pulp is thus ready and millions & millions of pests and insects crushed and pasted together. This paste is then passed through round mesh and made into small balls and then polished. This is sabudana.
 
Now I know why many people don't eat sabudana treating this as non-vegetarian. Please reveal this truth of sabudana to your friends and family and stop them from eating this miserable food on sacred days of fasting.

Source from Friends mail

Why is the keyboard layout Q-W-E-R-T-Y and not simply A-B-C-D-F?   Why were computer keyboards designed in the current format not in a alphabetical order. Is there any specific reason or it's just some random convention we are following?                     

It hasn’t been done randomly or just for fun, it has a very distinct and purposeful reason behind it.

The current format of the keyboard was devised long back in 1870’s by a gentleman named Christopher Sholes for the then typewriter. Though, it definitely was not the first format to come up, it didn’t take much time to switch to this one. Starting with lexicographic order i.e. A-B-C-D-E-F, after various trials and errors and taking hundreds of cases, Christopher Sholes gradually reached the Q-W-E-R-T-Y. It was really well received (evident from the fact that we still use it).

When the typewriter was invented, it used a metal bar to hold the character alphabets and the other end of the bar was attached to a linkage carrying a carriage with the coated ink. When a key was struck, it would emboss its character on the paper placed beneath the carriage. However, when an operator learned to type at a great speed, a certain flaw was noticed. When two letters were struck in quick succession, the bars of the typewriter would entangle and get jammed.

Christopher Sholes found a way out. He proposed that the letters of frequently used letter pairs should be in different rows. For example, ‘C-H’, ‘S-T’, ’T-H’, ‘W-H’ and more. He also formulated that to speed up the typing process, there has to be a regular alternation between two hands. So observing thousands of words, he placed the letters in way that most words would make use of both hands.

He also observed that almost every word in the dictionary carries a vowel. According to him, the most frequently used vowel was ‘A’ and the most frequently used letter (non-vowel) was ‘S’. So he placed ‘A’ and ‘S’ together and chose to keep less common letters like ‘Q’, ‘W’, ‘Z’, ‘X’, ‘C’ around these. This was complemented by placing fairly common letters like ‘M’, ‘N’, ‘L’, ‘K’, ‘O’, ‘P’ at right extremes to create a perfect alternation between both the hands.

All these factors tested with thousands of trials gave us the format that we still use and perhaps would be using till eternity.

Very practical advice for a peaceful and happy life after 60.

 1. Do not feel tired, after you retire.

2. Live in your own place to enjoy independence, privacy and a happy  life.

3. Hold on to your nest egg, bank deposits and assets with yourself or spouse at the most.

4. Don't believe your childrens' promise to care for you when you grow old, since 'change of priorities' in life is a law which seldom changes.

5. Expand your circle of friends to include young ones who will outlive you. Be helpful, giving and sharing type if you have not been earlier. Have correct perspective of money you might need. Be generous in giving. Do not Compare and expect nothing from others.

6. Be well groomed and smelling fresh of spring water all the time.

7. Do not meddle in the life of your children.

8. Do not use old age as your shield and justification for turning grumpy. Do not turn grumpy. It's all in the mind. Do not tell your troubles to anyone who cares to listen.

9. Listen to what others may say. But think and act independently. Read inspiring-motivational books not fiction. Keep yourself busy in some productive work.

10. Pray but do not beg, even from God. If at all, only ask for His forgiveness and for others welfare.

DID YOU KNOW??? I DID NOT. Few know that we have Rs.40 lakh risk cover in case of damage due to cylinder explosion!

Must read and pass on to as to as many as possible.

http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/RAJ-JPR-lpg-cylinders-come-with-rs-40-lakh-risk-cover-3185659.html

Every year, India sees its fair share of LPG cylinder mishaps?, causing loss of life, limb and material assets. While most us know how to avoid accidents, few know that we have Rs.40 lakh risk cover in case of damage due to cylinder explosion!

"Around 10,000 incidents of cylinder explosions take place in different part of the country every year. Instances of death in such ?incidents are low, but cylinder explosions cause maximum damage to ?houses and properties, besides Injury to people," informed Ishwar Lal ?Jat, chief fire officer, adding that most people don't claim this insurance amount in both cases!!

In fact, most companies have not seen a single insurance claim from citizens in years. Given the level of awareness, it's not a surprise.



Customers are TOTALLY unaware

Most homemakers were completely shocked when DNA told them about the insurance cover available on LPG cylinders. "I never knew that such damages could be claimed from the gas agency," said Varsha Singh.

Leave alone simple homemakers, even well-read professionals seem to have little clue of this "hidden benefit". "I did not know that we get insurance in case an LPG cylinder explodes.

The staff at the gas agency never informed me," said Amit Agarwal, a chartered accountant who recently got a gas connection.


Turn to the court

Bhanwar Singh Chauhan, a senior advocate, confirmed that customers are insured from the time they buy an LPG connection. "If a customer is kept in the dark, they can complain about it in the consumer court and even file a petition against the agencies concerned for withholding the information," he said.

Insurance agents said it is very easy to get the claim - informs cops and gas agency, wait for survey by insurance officials and soon you will get the claim amount.

All it means that if you are a LPG user your life is insured in case of an accident for upto Rs 40 Lakhs. In case of an accident you can claim upto Rs 50 Lakhs incl damages and hospitalisation charges. The LPG companies and the govt are conveniently not advertising this order deliberately.


"In the event of accident. ?All registered LPG consumers are covered under an insurance policy? ? taken by the PSU Oil Companies."

In case of the unfortunate event of an accident, the customer must immediately inform the distributor in writing. The distributor then informs the concerned Oil Company and the Insurance Company about the same.  The distributor will offer assistance to the customer in completing the formalities of insurance claims arising out of the accident.

In addition to the above, all LPG distributors also have Third Party Liability Insurance to cover losses in the event of an LPG accident."

http://www.iocl.com/download/Citizen_Charter_IOCL_Final_Ver_6_01_04_13.pdf

கடந்த, 40 ஆண்டுகளாக, ஒரு லட்சத்திற்கும் மேலான மரக் கன்றுகளை நட்டு, பராமரித்து வரும், 65 வயது பெரியவர், கருப்பையா: அரியலுார் மாவட்டம், கல்லுார் தான், என் பூர்வீகம். அப்பா சிதம்பரம், ஒரு காந்தியவாதி. அவர் செய்யும் சேவைகளை, நாங்க சின்ன புள்ளையா இருக்கும் போதே பார்த்திருக்கிறோம். ஆடு, மாடுகளை ஓட்டிக்கிட்டு, நான் மேய்ச்சலுக்கு போவேன். செல்லும் வழியில், கீழே எந்த பேப்பர் கிடந்தாலும், அதை எடுத்து படிப்பதை பழக்கமாக வைத்திருந்தேன்.அதில், பூமி வெப்பமடைவது பற்றியும், அதிக மரக்கன்றுகளை வளர்த்தால், பூமி வெப்பமடைவதை குறைக்கலாம் எனவும், எழுதப்பட்டிருந்தது.அதனால், எங்க ஊரு, கருப்பையா கோவில்ல, முதல் மரத்தை நட ஆரம்பித்தேன். அது வளர வளர, எனக்கு ஆர்வம் அதிகமானதால், மரக் கன்றுகளை, நானே உற்பத்தி செய்ய ஆரம்பித்தேன். அப்ப ஆரம்பித்தது தான், இந்த மரம் நடும் வேலை.தினமும் நான்கு மணி நேரம், ஆடு, மாடு மேய்ச்சிக்கிட்டு, மரக்கன்றுகளை நட கிளம்பி விடுவேன். இப்படி உள்ளூர் மற்றும் வௌியூர்ன்னு, பல பகுதிகளில் மரக்கன்றுகளை வைத்தேன்.பின், இதுவே என் முழுநேர வேலையாக மாறியது. சுடலை கண்ணன் என்பவர், கலெக்டராக இருந்த போது, அவரிடம் மரக்கன்றுகளை நட அனுமதி கேட்டு, அரசு நிலத்தில் நிறைய மரக்கன்றுகளை நட்டேன். அதன் பின், அரசு சிமென்ட் ஆலைக்கு மரம் நட, என்னை அழைத்தனர்.கடந்த, 40 ஆண்டுகளாக, ஒரு லட்சத்திற்கும் அதிகமான மரக்கன்றுகளை நட்டு, அதை பராமரித்தும் வருகிறேன். ஆல், அரசு, அத்தி, வேம்பு, புங்கன், தேக்கு, மகிழம், மா, பலா, எலுமிச்சை, கொய்யா என, பல லட்சம் மரக் கன்றுகளை, நான் சாகும் வரை வளர்த்துக் கொண்டே இருப்பேன்.சுற்றுலா தலங்களான, கலியுக வரதராஜ பெருமாள் கோவிலுக்கும், லெமூரியா கண்டத்தில், கடலாய் இருந்து வெளியே வந்த திட்டையையும், பார்க்க வரும் சுற்றுலா பயணிகளிடம், மரக்கன்றுகளை தருகிறேன். மேலும், அரசு மற்றும் தனியார் நிறுவனங்களுக்கு, இலவசமாக மண் பரிசோதனை செய்வதுடன், அங்கு மரக்கன்றுகளையும் நடுகிறேன்.தற்போது, 65 வயது நிறைந்த நான், அரியலுார் அரசு சிமென்ட் ஆலையில் பணியாற்றி வந்தாலும், மரக்கன்றுகளை நடுவதை நிறுத்தவில்லை. என் சேவைக்கு, பாராட்டு பத்திரம் வழங்கி உள்ளனர்.சுண்ணாம்பு சுரங்கம் உள்ள கந்தக பூமியை, பொதுமக்கள் கடந்து வருகையில், நான் வைத்த மரங்கள், ஈரக்காற்றை அள்ளித் தெளித்து, சிரித்தபடி தலையாட்டி வருவது மகிழ்ச்சியாக உள்ளது.

The Concept Of Letting Go

A  good example of how dependencies trap us, is that of the monkey; you can trap a monkey by giving it a jar with peanuts in it. The monkey puts its hand in the jar to get the peanuts. On having its hand full of peanuts it can't get it out of the jar, so it has got trapped. To free itself the only thing it has to do is let go of the peanuts and that way it will be able to take its hand out. That is how we are at times; we don't let go and we stay trapped in situations, in people, in the past. 

Along the way, we will find a lot of jars with peanuts in and branches to settle down on - many scenes that will attract us and please us. The dependency begins, almost without our realizing, when we begin to feel the desire to be in these situations. The pleasure turns into desire, the desire turns into need and the need turns into habit, then to dependence and finally into an addiction. It is fine to enjoy the branches, but let us keep awake and alert - conscious of our freedom - in order not to fall into dependence; enjoying the branch or jar without it trapping us.

A Little Wisdom goes a long way.When you give you will always get it back.

A father left 17 camels as an asset for his three sons.

When the father passed away, his sons opened up the will. The Will of the father stated that the eldest son should get half of 17 camels while the middle son should be given 1/3rd (one-third).The youngest son should be given 1/9th (one-ninth) of the 17 camels.

As it is not possible to divide 17 into half or 17 by 3 or 17 by 9, three sons started to fight with each other.

So, the three sons decided to go to a wise man.
The wise man listened patiently about the Will. The wise man, after giving this thought, brought one camel of his own and added the same to 17. That increased the total to 18 camels.

Now, he started reading the deceased father’s will.
Half of 18 = 9. So he gave the eldest son 9 camels.
1/3rd of 18 = 6. So he gave the middle son 6 camels.
1/9th of 18 = 2. So he gave the youngest son 2 camels.

Now add this up: 9 plus 6 plus 2 is 17 and this leaves one camel, which the wise man took back.

MORAL: The attitude of negotiation and problem solving is to find the 18th camel i.e. the common ground. Once a person is able to find the common ground, the issue is resolved. It is difficult at times. However, to reach a solution, the first step is to believe that there is a solution. If we think that there is no solution, we won’t be able to reach any!

1.To provide space for the gas generated inside the petrol tank.

2.Many of us are not aware that the petrol kiosk pump has a return pipe-line (in Pink). When the petrol tank (in the car) reaches full level, there is a mechanism to trigger off the pump latch and at the same time a return-valve is opened (at the top of the pump station) to allow excess petrol to flow back into the pump. But the return petrol has already pass through the meter, meaning you are donating the petrol back to the Oil Dealer.

3.Also only fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the petrol, when it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your liter is not exactly a liter. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the petrol, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role. A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.

4.When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. You should be pumping on low mode, thereby minimizing the vapours that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapour return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapour. Those vapours are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.

5.One of the most important tips is to fill up when your Petrol tank is HALF FULL. The reason for this is the more Petrol you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. petrol evaporates faster than you can imagine.

6.Another reminder, if there is a petrol truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy Petrol, DO NOT fill up; most likely the petrol is being stirred up as the Petrol is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.

APRIL 6TH இயற்கை வேளாண்மை தினம் NATURAL FARMING DAY


இயற்கைக் காக்க தனது இன்னுயிர் அளித்த  இயற்கை வேளாண் விஞ்ஞானி நம்மாழ்வார் எல்லோர் நன்மைக்காக உலகில் உதித்த தினம் ஏப்ரல் 6. இனி மேல் ஏப்ரல் 6 தேதி இயற்கை வேளாண்மை தினம் என்று போற்றுவோம்.

To Save the nature & farming - he laid down his life. April 6th is the day he was born to work for the welfare of all. From Today Let us call APRIL 6TH as NATURAL FARMING DAY.

"நச்சில்லா உணவு " பூச்சிக் கொல்லிகள் மற்றும்  ரசாயன உரத்தால் "பசுமை புரட்சி " என்ற  பெயரால் நாடெங்கும் விளைவிக்கும் பயிர்களெல்லாம் விஷம் கலந்தது, மக்களுக்கு வித விதமான நோய்கள்  வந்தவண்ணம் உள்ளது. முக்கியமாக புற்றுநோய் பலருக்கு வந்து கொண்டிருக்கிறது. இந்த  சூழ்நிலை மாற தான்  பார்த்த  அரசாங்க வேலையை (விவசாயத்துறை அதிகாரி)உதறிவிட்டு 40ஆண்டுகளுக்கும் மேலாக மக்களிடையே விழிப்புணர்ச்சி ஏற்படுத்த இடைவிடாது பாடுபட்டார் இயற்கை வேளாண் விஞ்ஞானி திரு.நம்மாழ்வார் ஐயா அவர்கள்.

In the name of "Green Revolution" Government Introduced pesticides & inorganic Chemical manure from 1960s to give us poison filled food. These chemicals gave people lot of diseases & Cancer is peaking up. To overcome this adverse situation, Organic Farming Scientist Dr. Nammazhwar ( Many write it as "Nammalvar" which I don't prescribe - one it is wrongly spelt for Tamizh equivalent & other it was a war Nammazhwar was fighting) even left his job in the Government Agricultural Department to fight a long battle for last 40 odd years. 

நம்மாழ்வார் வெறும் விவசாயத்திற்காக மட்டும்  போராடவில்லை நாம் பண்டைய தமிழ் நாகரிகத்தின் படி  இயற்கையோடு ஒத்து வாழவேண்டும் என்பதற்காக அது குறித்து  விழிப்புணர்ச்சி கொண்டு  வர  தன் வாழ்க்கையை அர்பணித்துள்ளார். சமீப காலங்களில் மும்முனை தாக்குதலுக்கு உள்ளாகியிருக்கும் விவசாயத்தை மீட்பது மூலம் நமது எதிர்கால நலனை கருத்தில் கொண்டு  போராடினார்.

Nammazhwar didn't fight just for farming, he fought for bringing back highly civilized culture of Tamizhs on living in synchronized with Nature. To bring the awareness he has laid down his life. in the recent days Farming has been attacked by three violent weapons, by saving farming he has seeded for the safe future of all of us.


விவசாயத்தின் மூன்று எதிரிகள் Farming's three main enemies

1. பூச்சிக்கொல்லி -ரசாயன உரம் pesticides & Inorganic fertilizers

2. விவசாயநிலத்தை வீட்டு மனை ஆக்குதல் Farm land getting converted to real estate

3. கரியமிலபடுகை எடுப்பு திட்டம் Methane Gas Fracking from Farm Lands.

நம்மாழ்வார் அய்யாவின் வாழ்க்கை நம் ஒவ்வொருவருக்கும் ஒரு வழிகாட்டி.

Dr. Nammazhwar's life is a guide for all of us. Let us carry that forward.

நம்மாழ்வார் ஒவ்வொரு உயிரினத்தையும் மிகவும் நேசித்தார். அவர் ஒருங்கிணைந்த பண்ணையத்தில் நிரந்திர வேளாண்மையே எல்லா நிலங்களிலும் நடைபெறவேண்டும் என்று விரும்பினார். 

Nammazhwar loved all creatures. he prescribed Integrated farming where all forms of living things shall co-exist. We will continue his work to attain the goal.

இந்த வருடத்திய வெயில்  காலம் மிகவும் கடுமையாக  உள்ளது. ஒவ்வொருவரும் சக  உயிர்களுக்காக சிறிது தண்ணீர் வைப்போம்.

This year Summer is really hot. Let us keep some water for all our fellow living things.

 நம்மாழ்வார் நினைவில் தண்ணீர் பந்தல் - தெருவில் இருக்கும் உயிர்களுக்காக, மொட்டைமாடியில் பறவைகளுக்காக, மனிதர்களுக்காக பானையிலும் வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

In the Name of Nammazhwar RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN have started keeping water for all street animals, Birds (at Terrace) & for Human Beings in Pot.

பொறுப்புள்ள குடிமக்களின்  ஒரு சிறு  முயற்சி. A small initiative from RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN

பொறுப்புள்ள குடிமக்கள், தலைமையகம், வேளச்சேரி, சென்னை