Thursday, September 9, 2010

Health - Natural or Artificial?

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Thursday, August 26, 2010

US Tax 25 deductions

http://www.forbes.com/2008/03/03/IRS-deductions-taxes-pf-taxes-in_gr_0303taxes_inl_slide_26.html?thisSpeed=30000

Snippet from the above URL:
1. Casualty, theft or embezzlement losses
2. Charitable donations: appraisal fees, appreciation on property donated and out-of-pocket expenses relating to charitable activities
3. Gambling losses to the extent of gambling winnings
4. Fees: legal expenses incurred in connection with alimony; accounting fees for tax prep or audits
5. Fifty percent of self-employment tax
6. Employee Expenses: Protective clothing, moving, union dues and educational expenses
7. Employee contributions to a state disability fund
8. Impairment-related work expenses for a disabled individual
9. Job hunting costs, including fees for résumé preparation and employment of outplacement agencies
10. Work-related cellphones, subscriptions to professional journals, trade or business tools and laundry services while traveling
11. Long-term care insurance premiums and health insurance premiums if self-employed
12. Contact lenses, eyeglasses and hearing devices plus contraceptives, if bought with a prescription
13. Alcoholism and drug abuse treatment
14. Hospital services fees (laboratory work, therapy, nursing services and surgery)
15. Fees paid for childbirth preparation classes and foster child care expenditures
16. Medical services: medical transportation and lodging; special schools and separately stated fees for medical care included in tuition; special equipment for the disabled
17. Investment advisory fees including IRA trustee's administrative fees billed separately
18. Margin account interest expense; also, penalty on early withdrawal of savings
19. Amortization of premium on taxable bonds
20. Fees for a safe-deposit box to hold investments
21. Worthless stock or securities
22. Taxes paid: federal estate tax on income; foreign taxes; state personal property taxes on cars and boats
23. Housing: commissions and closing costs; points on a home mortgage and certain refinancing; real estate taxes; seller-paid points on the purchase of a home.
24. Improvements to your home including lead paint removal
25. Mortgage prepayment penalties and late fees


Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Telugu Wedding Ceremony

Telugu Wedding Ceremony

In Telugu wedding ceremony, special emphasis is laid on spirituality. Each ritual has a lot of significance. Wife is considered to be the ardhangini, as in better half of her husband. Read on to explore information about Telugu matrimonial customs & traditions…

Here is provided information about traditional Telugu marriage rituals:

Pre Wedding Rituals
  • Muhurtam
  • Pendlikoothuru Ceremony
  • Snathakam Ritual
  • Kashi Yatra
  • Mangala Snaanam Custom
  • Aarti
  • Ganesh and Gauri puja
Wedding Rituals
  • Kanyadaan
  • Jeelakarra Bellamu
  • Madhuparkam
  • Sumangli
  • Tying of the Mangalsutra
  • Kanya Daan Akshata Ceremony
  • Saptapadi
  • Sthaalipaakam Custom
Post Wedding Rituals
  • Grihapravesh Ceremony


RITUALS
Rituals Before Marriage
Muhurtam
Muhurtam is a ceremony wherein an auspicious period of the day is chosen for the marriage. It is mostly the period of evening hours i.e.7-11 pm. The Telugu marriage rites are basically Hindu marriage rites only.

Pendlikoothuru
Pendlikoothuru takes place a day or two before the marriage. In this the boy and the girl are smeared with oil and turmeric. They take bath and each wears new clothes. The girl wears a saree and the boy would wear a dhoti. Also the girl is asked to wear flowers on her hair and bangles. All the assembled married women are presented with the betel leaves, sweets, flowers and bangles. This gifting is done to ensure the married ladies bless the to-be married girl and wishes her to become a part of their group.

Snathakam
Snathakam is an important ritual that takes place a few hours before the actual Muhurtam. It involves only the bridegroom as he has to wear a silver thread on his body.

Kashi Yatra
Kashi Yatra is an unique ceremony which has the boy saying at the end of the thread ceremony that he has discarded the worldly pleasures and going to Kashi. This strange but very relevant ceremony is called "KashiYatra" or the journey to Kashi.To stop him from the symbolic departure to Kashi, the girl's brother requests him to stay on. For this he also offers his sister in marriage.

Mangala Snaanam
Mangala Snaanam or the auspicious bath takes place on the wedding day, at dawn. This bath is taken by both the bride and the groom individually. Such a bath implies the purification of one's physical self before proceeding for the marriage rituals.

Aarti
The Aarti ceremony is peculiar to the Indian marriages. It features in almost all the marriages, may be in a different form everywhere. It has the family members applying the groom and the girl with oil and doing aarti around them. It is done for several reasons, one could be to safeguard the couple from bad planetary influences, bad omens and other evils.

Gauri Pooja
After having the bath, the bride worships the goddess Gauri. Gauri is the Mother Durga who symbolizes divine power, energy, woman power, fertility, etc.

Ganesh Pooja
When the bride is performing the Gauri Puja, the groom at the same time performs the Ganesha puja. Ganesha puja is considered auspicious for any important occasion as it ensures the success of the work at hand.


Marriage Rituals
Kanyadaan
The Telugu marriage ceremony is striking as well as fabulous. It has the girl's mama or the maternal uncle carrying the bride in a bamboo basket to the mandap (wedding place). The bride is well adorned in a bright coloured saree and precious jewellery. As per custom the girl would carry some betel leaves, betel nuts, a coconut, a sandalwood stick and a red pumpkin. The procedure of the marriage is such that a curtain is placed between the bride and groom, so that they do not see each other till the wedding is completed.

At the end of the marriage, the father and mother of the bride clean the boy's feet with water. It is more so done with the view that the groom is considered as a form of God. In most of the Hindu marriages, the groom is equalled to the god and the giving away of daughter in marriage to him is regarded as gifting the most loved thing of yours to Lord Vishnu himself. Also is associated with the ritual is the practice of gifting a virgin to the groom who is no less than Vishnu. In a way it also means that the parents are blessing the daughter with a husband who is as good as the God.

Madhuparkam
Madhuparkam would have the boy and the girl wearing a white dhoti and sari respectively, with a red border. The garments are of cotton.

Mangalsutra
The Mangalsutra is generally a golden chain with alternate black beads and chain. It is worn by the married women in a number of communities in India. In the Telugu community, the groom ties the Mangalsutra around the neck of the bride with three knots.

Kanya Daan Akshata
At the end of the Mangalsutra ceremony, the couple put garlands around each other's necks. And all those assembled shower flower petals and rice. This is called Akshata, the offering of uncooked, turmeric-coloured rice.

Saptapadi
Saptapadi is a ceremony that has the bride and the groom taking seven steps together around the fire. In each round they utter mantras which add to strengthen the marriage. As they take the pheras, the bride's saree and groom's dhoti ends are tied into a knot.

Rituals After Marriage
Griha Pravesh
Griha Pravesh is a very common marriage ritual, wherein the bride is made to enter the groom's house with all rites and fanfare.The two mangalsutras are united on a common thread 16 days after the wedding, with a few black or golden beads between the two plates, so that they do not clash with each other. This symbolizes harmony between the two families. The number 16 is considered a divine number in Hinduism and 16 days are symbolic of the time period that the bride has taken to know and understand her husband's family. As is common with most Hindu ceremonies, the bride takes a bath and wears a new sari. Any elder from the family, or the husband himself then unites the two mangalsutras on a common thread

CELEBRATIONS
Music & Dance
Music is considered to be divine in the South Indian states. Every state believes in having music being played in the background during auspicious occasions such as wedding, thread ceremony, etc. During the marriage especially, Carnatic music is being played in the entire period when the marriage is going on. And Nadaswaram is being specially played. Also, tunes of classical songs pertaining to the various rituals are played at the appropriate times.

Cuisine
The Telugus of Andhra would start off a feast with a special pachadi made of several ingredients like neem leaves, jaggery, bananas, sugar cane and tamarind. The cuisine of Andhra has two equally popular parallel cuisines - spicy non-vegetarian Mughlai dishes, and the primarily vegetarian Telugu Brahmin food - the dosas and its cousins! All with sambar.

SOME STRANGE CUSTOMS
Jeelakarra-Bellamu
Jeelakarra-Bellamu is a rare ritual especially featuring in the Telugu marriage, wherein a paste of cumin seeds and jaggery is made. The bride and the groom apply this paste on each other's hands. The idea behind applying the cumin seeds and jaggery paste is that the two different objects coming together and united as one inseparably and forever.

Telugu Stuff - Bay Area, California

Telugu Stuff - Bay Area, California

1) Books in Bay Area ...

http://www.bata.org/book-club.html

2) Telugu movies rentals ... there are lots of places to get telugu stuff.

When I was in bay area, these guys has tonnes of stuff ...

Namaste Plaza, 1202, Apollo Way
Sunnyvale, CA 94085

3) Telugu News papers online

http://www.eenadu.net/

http://www.vaarttha.com/

http://www.andhrajyothy.com/

http://www.sakshi.com/

You can click on pdf version or district name to get district news.

PDF version or e-paper will give the same view as paper printed and distributed in India.

For ex: http://epaper.sakshi.com/epapermain.aspx will give the e-paper view; The link is available at the top row typically.

4) Film news / Gossips / Stories / Devotional

http://www.greatandhra.com/

http://www.andhravilas.com/

http://www.idlebrain.com/

http://www.teluguone.com/

Note: http://www.teluguone.com/ also can request pay per view movie.

5) Bay Area Telugu Theatre and its movies

http://www.imc6.com/ ... http://www.imc6.com/santa.shtml

http://www.cacinema.com/

6) Devotional / Songs to listen

http://www.raaga.com/channels/telugu/

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/telugu/i

Devotional

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/devotional/m/language.4

http://www.raaga.com/channels/telugu/devotional.asp

7) you tube also has very good telugu snippets of movies...

Search by name will give some bits

8) US Telugu Function videos / US Magazines

http://www.siliconandhra.org/nextgen/index_media.php?mt=videos

http://www.koumudi.net/

Thursday, June 17, 2010

To Achieve your dreams - A to Z

To Achieve Your Dreams, Remember A to Z
  • A – Avoid negative sources, people, places, things and habits.
  • B – Believe in yourself.
  • C – Consider things from every angle.
  • D – Don’t give up and don’t give in.
  • E – Enjoy life today – yesterday is gone, tomorrow may never come.
  • F – Family and Friends are hidden treasures, seek them and enjoy their riches.
  • G – Give more than you planned to.
  • H – Hang on to your dreams.
  • I – Ignore those who try to discourage you.
  • J – Just do it!
  • K – Keep trying no matter how hard it seems – it will get easier.
  • L – Love yourself first and most.
  • M – Make it happen.
  • N – Never lie, cheat or steal; Always strike a fair deal.
  • O – Open your eyes and see things as they really are.
  • P – Practice makes perfect.
  • Q – Quitters never win, and winners never quit.
  • R – Read, study and learn about everything important in your life.
  • S – Stop procrastinating (dragging).
  • T – Take control of your own destiny.
  • U – Understand yourself to better understand others.
  • V – Visualize it!
  • W – Want it more than anything.
  • X – Xcellerate your efforts
  • Y – You are unique of all God’s creations, nothing can replace you.
  • Z – Zero in on your target and go for it!

Health


PLEASE READ AND STAY HEALTHY

BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS

1. No Breakfast
People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.

2 . Overeating
It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.

3. Smoking
It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.

4. High Sugar consumption
Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.

5. Air Pollution
The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our 20 body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.

6 . Sleep Deprivation
Sleep allows our brain to rest.. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the dea th of brain cells..

7. Head covered while sleeping
Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.

8. Working your brain during illness
Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.

9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts
Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.

10. Talking Rarely
Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain

The main causes of liver damage are:

1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are main cause.

2. Not urinating in the morning.

3 . Too much eating.

4. Skipping breakfast.

5. Consuming too much medication.

6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food colorin g, and artificial sweetener.

7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil.
As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is20very fit.

8. Consuming raw (overly done) foods also add to the burden of liver.
Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store.

We should prevent this without necessarily spending more. We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our bodies to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to 'schedule.'

The top five cancer-causing foods are:

1. Hot Dogs

Because they are high in nitrates, the Cancer Prevention Coalition advises that children eat no more than 12 hot dogs a month. If you can't live without hot dogs, buy those made without sodium nitrate.

2. Processed meats and Bacon

Also high in the same sodium nitrates found in hot dogs, baco n, and other processed meats raise the risk of heart disease. The sat urated fat in bacon also contributes to cancer.

3. Doughnuts

Doughnuts are cancer-causing double trouble.. First, they are made with white flour, sugar, and hydrogenated oils, then fried at high temperatures. Doughnuts, says Adams , may be the worst food you can possibly eat to raise your risk of cancer.

4. French fries

Like doughnuts, French fries are made with hydrogenated oils and then fried at high temperatures. They also contain cancer- causing acryl amides which occur during the fryi ng process. They should be called cancer fries, not French fries, said Adams .

5. Chips, crackers, and cookies

All are usually made with white flour and sugar. Even the ones whose labels claim to be free of trans-fats generally contain small amounts of trans-fats.

PASS THIS TO ALL WHOM YOU LOVE & CARE FOR.

Friday, June 4, 2010

Hindu Kings



Hindu Kings

Agni Harishchandra Raghu Ushana
Agrasena Hemvati Rambha (apsara) Ushas
Ambarisha Rbhus
Amshuman Ila (Hinduism) Revanta Vac
Anaranya Indra Revati Vacaspati
Anasuya Rituparna Vala (Vedic)
Apam Napat Janardana Rudra Varuna
Apasmara Rukmangada Varuni
Arundhati (mythology) Kabandha Vasto?pati
Aryaman Kakudmi Sagara (Vedic king) Vasu
Asamanja Kalin Savitr Vayu
Asamati Kannappa Nayanar Shakuntala Vena
Ashvins Kartavirya Arjuna Shibi (king) Vena (Hindu King)
Asura Kavyamata Shringi Rishi Virabhadra
Kotavi Sinivali Vishnu
Babruvahana Kshetrapati Soma Vishvakarman
Bahu (Bahuka) Sraddhadeva Manu Visvedevas
Bahuka Maha Vishnu Sriman Narayana Vivasvan
Bhaga Mandhatri Sukanya Vrishni
Bhagiratha Manu (Hinduism) Surya
Bharata (emperor) Maruts Svaha Yama
Bruhahaspati Matarisvan Syala Yayati
Mitra (Vedic)
Chakshusha Taraka
Chand Sadagar Nachiketa Tarkshya
Chekitana Nahusha Tilottama
Nala Trishanku
Dadhikra Naranath Bhranthan Trisiras
Damayanti Narishyanta Trita
Dantavakra Tvastar
Danu (Asura) Parjanya
Dhrishtaketu Prithvi
Dushyanta Pushan
Dyaus Pita Pushkara

Garbhodaksayi Vishnu