Natural Remedies For Dark Circles

Dark circles under the eye are the best expressways of exhaustion and strain. But even after nights when you've got enough sleep, you wake up to find the curse on you. Here are ways how you get rid of them :

1. Ensure that you get enough sleep every night (seven to nine hours suggested).
2. Eat a healthy, balanced diet and ensure that you're eating lots of fruits and vegetables, especially green ones. Also, ensure that you're drinking lots of water every day and avoid salty foods as much as possible.
3. Lie down and place cucumber slices over your eyes for 10 minutes. Research proves that cucumbers help in reducing dark circles.
4. Smoking causes your blood vessels to be more prominent under your eyes, so here's another reason to quit smoking.

These home remedies should be useful as far as skin care is concerned. If any problem still persists, you might want to consult your doctor.

How to Identify A Liar

A new study in London has suggested that a person could differentiate between a lie and the truth by looking into the eyes of the speaker.

The Journal of Non-verbal Behaviour revealed that people blink less than normal when they lie and then follow it up with a flurry of blinks that's upto eight times faster than usual.

The scientist's reasoning for the rare blinking is that greater mental efforts are required for lying as the unreal stories have to be created on the way and expressed in such a way that the listener is convinced. The flurry of blinking was reasoned out to be the real of energy after the tension of lying.

This varying rate of blinking is found only in liars, while the ones who tell the truth have a consistent blink rate. In the coming days, professionals could use blink rates to catch liars.

Reasons to Volunteer

Volunteering is the one of the most satisfying activities of people. The very feeling that your are helping out a person who is not as fortunate as you are gives an immense feeling of satisfaction. All of us would have done it at some time in our lives and felt the experience. What else do you gain from volunteering?

• Volunteering involves doing uncommon things to help out other people. This gives an entirely new experience to us which increases creativity and broadens our horizon.
• Volunteering decreases ignorance and increases understanding of other people. Relationships can flourish under this character.
• Volunteering removes all barriers between people and gives opportunities to meet different kinds of people.
• Volunteering removes the stress from hectic personal and business life.
  

Tips for a Healthy Voice

Do you find yourself not thinking about your voice and only exercise your body? Well, you shouldn't be, say the people of the University of Michigan Health System. Our voice is an important aspect of us. It tells about one's personality and emotions and have a positive impact on people.

Methods to keep your voice in shape :

• Your vocal chords vibrate fast. Keeping them well lubricated is important for your voice. This can be done by drinking enough water and avoiding caffeine. Fruits such as watermelon, peaches, apples, pears, grapes and plums also help in keeping the vocal chords hydrated.
• Take a break between bursts of speech if you're engaged in talking a lot.
• Avoid smoking. Smoking raising the risk of throat cancer tremendously and inhalation of smoke can irritate the vocal chords.
• Speak softly and avoid yelling or screaming even if it is a noisy public place.
• Don't clear your throat too often. You have two vocal chords, which slam against each other when you clear your throat. This can make your voice hoarse. Instead, try sipping a glass of water to clear your throat. In case if this persists, check out with your doctor.

Memory Exercises

Memory plays a key role in our day-to-day life. It's very important that we remember what we're expected to no matter if we're a student, a worker or a businessman. But do you find yourself forgetting things too often or do you think you've got a good memory but you'd like to make it even sharper. Either way, these tip would help.

• Listen to music for a while everyday. Most importantly, listen to what you enjoy. Research has found that music does actually enter your brain.
• Read often, whether it's a novel or a magazine. If you haven't got the time to read novels, then go through your newspaper for at least a little while everyday.
• Research has found ways that improve your memory in ways you would've originally felt guilty of - the computer! It has been found out that surfing the web can stimulate cells and computer games can strengthen your memory.
• Take the bus to a place you've hardly been to and concentrate on the route. Try to get back by the same route without asking for directions.

Your first memory assignment should be to learn these tips so that you can use them as you wish!

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What's scary about Friday the Thirteenth?

The coming Friday is 13th of this month. So what? Well, I'm sure you must have heard of this belief - Friday the thirteenth is unlucky (very, actually). As you would've expected, there's no scientific logic behind it, it's just belief.

The fear of it, is actually made up of two separate fears - one for the number 13 and the other for Friday.

The number 13 is considered unlucky because it is the number of people who were present at the Last Supper (Jesus and his 12 apostles). Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th of them to arrive. The fear of Friday is related to Jesus too. It is believed that Jesus was crucified on a Friday.

There's a Britain version to this fear as well. Public hangings were usually carried out on Fridays with 13 steps leading up to the noose.

This Friday is definitely going to be a little exciting for some of us. Well, the only thing I can say is - Enjoy!

Is time flying too fast or too slow at times?

Do you get the feeling that time isn't fair at times? When you're in a boring meeting or classroom, fifteen minutes seems like an hour and when you're in a conversation with a loved one or surfing the net, one hour feels like fifteen minutes.

Time, believed to be universal, no matter the situation, day or place, time would be same for everyone although it is known that clocks aren't perfect and are subjected to errors.

Albert Einstein coined the term time dilation, that is, different speeds of time at different areas. The was known when two atomic clocks were placed at the top and bottom of a water tower. The clock at the top seemed to run fast whereas the one closer to the centre of the earth (the one at the bottom) moved slower.

Another theory by Paul Langevin, called the twin paradox, stated that if a pair twins, in which one of them lived at the top of a mountain and the other and the foot, they would age differently. The one at the top would age quickly while the one at the foot would age slower.

So, just in case you're doing something you like and want it to last, stay as close to the ground as possible. And during boring meetings, try having it in the room and the highest level.

Woman Found Living In A Closet

A Japanese woman was caught hiding in a stranger's closet for over a year in Tokyo. The woman, who claimed to be homeless and strayed into his house when he had left it unlocked and was left undetected for such a long period.

The owner of the house started to get suspicious when he discovered that food was disappearing from his kitchen on a regular basis. As the food continually started to vanish, he took a step forward in stopping it by installing security cameras in his house.

The camera had captured the stranger moving about his house. Believing it to be a burglar, the called the police to take control. The police searched every possible place they could and didn't find the woman until they slid open the top of the closet to discover the woman hiding inside.

The woman says she moved in a mattress into the closet and even took regular showers during her 'stay'.

Illegal Interview Questions

Have you been scared to go to an interview because they ask questions that either screw you up, embarrass you or leave you in a state of dejection? Well, certain questions are illegal, that is, the interviewer has no right to ask you those questions. Some of the common ones include :

• Questions related to physical or mental disabilities.
• Questions on age, sex, marital status, religion, beliefs, race etc.
• Questions about other family members.
• Questions related to previous criminal records.
• Questions on sexual preference.

It may be difficult to point out to the interviewer that he/she is not allowed to ask such questions, but since it's the right thing, it should be done. If you're a afraid, then try it in an interview which is not too important to you.

Use Vinegar As A Cosmetic

Ever wished that cosmetics and beauty would come cheaper? It actually does. Instead of running to the mall to buy your favourite brand, make your own using an inexpensive tool - vinegar.

There are quite a few methods to care for your skin using vinegar, as you'll see here

• Mixing vinegar and onion juice may help reducing the appearance of age spots on your face. Make sure you mixture contains equal amounts of vinegar and onion juice. It may take a few weeks for results, but just be patient and stick with it.
• Vinegar and water mixed to form a 50-50 solution can be used to a cleanser and toner for your face.
• Apple cinder vinegar can be used an effective aftershave which keeps the trimmed areas soft and free from bacteria.

Vinegar also helps to keep your hands "in touch" with you

• Soaking your finger tips in vinegar for a minute and then dip it in warm water before applying nail polish to help it last longer.
• A mixture of apple cinder vinegar and cool water helps to clean your hands and get rid of visible dirt.

Learn how to keep your hair healthier and better looking using vinegar

• Adding one tablespoon of vinegar to your hair works as a conditioner and keeps your hair shinier and cleaner.
• Massage vinegar into your hair before shampooing to keep your hair dandruff free.

Vinegar certainly proves to be more useful than just for cooking as some of us would have imagined.

C-4 Explosions

You read it in the news almost everyday. Bomb blasts occur very frequently in recent times especially in Central Asia. I'm sure you've heard of an explosive "C-4" playing a part in these explosives.

Firstly, explosives are substances which burn quickly producing a lot of heat and light. Most explosives have a detonator which produces shock waves to induce the combustion of the material to emit high amounts of pressure causing heat and light.

Talking specifically about what C-4 is, the 'C' stands for 'Composition'. The C-4 is mainly composed of cyclotrimethylene-trinitramine, popularly known as RDX which makes up 91% of the explosive. RDX is mainly available in the powdered form.

Large amounts of energy is required to set of the explosive. Lighting it with a match stick would take more time than you would imagine to set it of. Even using a gun to trigger it of would not do much. Use of a detonator or a blasting cap is compulsory.

The detonator transfers the shock from the control to the explosive to set it of. The explosion is caused by the expansion of gases mostly nitrogen and carbon dioxide. The gases expand at the rate of a whooping 26,400 feet per second (approximately).

Unfortunately, ever since the discovery of C-4, it's been continuing to make the headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent years.

Sleep Patterns

According to a recent poll held by us, 66% of the people sleep for 6-8 hours a day. That is a pretty ideal time to sleep. Sleep is an extremely important 'activity' in our life. It's got a lot of uses :

• Sleep reduces our energy consumption. So, since we don't do much in the night anyways, we might as well sleep and save the energy.
• Sleep repairs our tissues and helps builds our muscles.
• Sleep gives rest to our brain and controls the brain power

I'm not sure whether you were part of the poll, but if you sleep for 6-8 hours a day, then give yourself a pat on the back. You've taken one step forward in your life.

Protect Yourself from Pickpockets

It's never easy to protect yourself from a pickpockets. Pickpockets are usually extremely cautious people who camouflage themselves while performing their 'art'. They can dress up like anyone, rich businessmen, mothers with babies or anyone else who is least suspected.

The best you can do is to make it hard for pickpockets to gain access to your valuables. Instead of carrying your wallet in your back pocket where it is easy for pickpockets to sneak up behind you, use your side pocket which is more under your eye. Also, if you've got any valuables which are small enough to fit in your pocket, use the pocket instead of a backpacks. Backpacks are more vulnerable to pickpocketing that pockets.

Pickpockets usually know who is a vulnerable 'target'. They look for people who look confused, lost, distracted or involved in deep conversation with other people. Remember to always be conscious of the surroundings to avoid the pickpockets getting any ideas.

Remember to take immediate action if any important things are stolen. If your credit card is stolen, call your bank straight away and cancel your card. The same thing should be done with your license, your social security card and other important articles. Remember to also file a report with the police.

Sign-up Troubles? Don't worry

Ever had trouble signing up at a website? They ask you for your email address to sign up for an account at their site and you do it because their offer is too good to refuse? Then, they fill your email inbox with spam and other 'Once in a lifetime offers' ?

Now, there's a new method to tackle this problem. It's called NowMyMail.com

NowMyMail.com is a website that offers you a free disposable email address. All you have to do is click on the 'Click here to get your disposable email' tab and a random but unique email address with the suffix @nowmymail.com appears.

All you have to do is enter that email address at the site you want to sign up. Then, enter the very same disposable email address at NowMyMail.com and click on the 'Check mail' tab to check the registration mail. Confirm the registration and then your account at that site would probably be active and ready for you to use without revealing your real email address.

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The History of April Fool's Day

We all play pranks on our friends on April Fool's Day, but have you ever wondered why people choose this day to poke at others?

Well, it goes all the way back to the year 1582. New Year used to be celebrated annually on the 1st of April by people until that year. Then, the Gregorian calender was introduced, which moved New Year's day from April 1st to January 1st.

There weren't many means of communicating in those days and the news of the change of date traveled very slowly. Certain people, though were informed of the news, decided to stick to tradition and refused to celebrate New Year on the 1st of January. Those people were considered to be 'fools' by the general public, were mocked at and were sent invitations to non-existing parties.

This practice continued over the years, and as you can see, it still continues with all of us joining the fun!

Are You Nuts?

No, I don't think you're crazy! You should know that dropping in nuts in your diet is going to do you a whole world of good.

Most nuts have polyunsaturated fats - which are heart-friendly fats. A recent study shows that people who ate nuts more than 5 times a week reduced their chances of a heart disease by 50%. Another study showed that the level of cholesterol in adults who replaced their other snacks with nuts had reduced.

Nuts are packed with the following beneficiaries :

• Proteins
• Folate
• Phosphorous
• Magnesium
• Copper
• Zinc
• Selenium

Unlike other health food, nuts are not only healthy, but also delicious.

Examination Tips

The exam fever is here and as always, everyone wants to do well. Here are some ways to achieve your aim.

• Aim for a 100%. Don't leave out anything thinking it to be unimportant. Assimilate everything thoroughly to ensure that you at least get close to your goal.
• Practice Papers are extremely important as well. You can study as well you want to, but it is very much necessary to practice solving other question papers (on the same topics) to get the feel of the type of questions.
• In case you find something difficult to remember, don't waste your time trying to learn it by heart time and again. Instead, writing it down a couple of times with concentration would leave an impression in your mind.
• You might have the urge to study late during the examination times. But make sure you don't do it on the night before the exam. Sleep early and have a full breakfast in the next morning.
• Don't grab your pen and start writing your exam as soon as you get the question paper. Go through the entire paper and write the answers to the questions you know the best. This ensures that you don't forget the ones you know and you don't waste your time on the ones you don't know. You can always solve the doubtful ones at the end.
• In case you don't know the answer to a question, don't omit it. Write down something which is related to the question. You might end up getting a couple of extra marks.
• Even if you've completed your paper, don't hand it in early. Use the stipulated time to read through the answers you've written. Remember, you can't get back to the paper once you've submitted it.

It's natural for everybody to get stressed up and worried during the exam time. But don't worry, there's gonna be a lot of joy around if you do well. Good luck!

Stroke Identification

Just imagine that one your friends falls down. He convinces you that he's fine and nothing is wrong. The next day, you learn that he's in hospital in a serious condition. Guess what happened? Your friend just had a stroke on the previous day! To some people, strokes can also be fatal!

According to neurologists, strokes which are treated with 3 hours can be completely cured with almost no side effects. But the main part is recognizing the stroke.

Always remember the first three letters of the word and follow some steps.

S - Ask the person to smile
T - Ask the person to speak a sentence
R - Ask the person to raise both arms.

If the person is unable to any of these tasks, then urgent action is required. Another way to detect a stroke is to ask the person to stick out their tongue. If the tongue is crooked, then the individual is probably suffering from a stroke.

Next time something like this happens, don't assume it to be something small. You might just be seeing that person for the last time.

New Species found off Antarctica

Scientists from Australia, France and Japan say that they have found living species which have never been known before.

Big-eyed fish, giant worms and sea-spiders "the size of dinner plates" have said to be included among these. Also included are a new species of plankton and jellyfish having tentacles up to 6 metres long.

The scientists are amazed by their survival as the carbon concentration is pretty high there which results in difficulty in the growth of skeletons. The scientists however did hint that the climatic change could result in their extinction.

Blue-ray Discs

After learning about the 'DVD War' in which Sony's Blu-ray won against Toshiba's HD-DVD, you might have been wondering what Blu-ray discs are. Well, here are some info about it.

Blu-ray discs are discs developed to enable recording, writing and playback of high definition videos. The discs have an amazing capacity of up to 25 GB on a single-layer disc and up to 50 GB on a dual-layer disc.

A whopping 9 hours of HD video or 23 hours of SD video can fit on a 25GB disc. The basic disc's writing speed is 36 MB per second. The Blu-ray Disc Association is searching for methods on order to get a writing speed of 400 MB per second.

On the whole, Blu-ray is considered better than any other know CD format. This format was developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association along with 180 member companies.

Swiss Company Invents Underwater Car

Swiss company Rinspeed Inc. has invented 'sQuba', a car which can run on both land and water. The car is to be unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show next month.

The car move even at a distance of 30 feet below sea level. A wet suit however is required as the car has been designed as an open car so that it's occupants can escape in any emergency. It can travel at a speed of 77 mph on land, 3 mph on the surface of water and at 1.8 mph underwater. Also to prevent waterlogging, the combustion engine has been replaced with several electric motors.

It is said that the company CEO Frank Rinderknecht got the idea from watching James Bond's "The Spy Who Loved Me" which involves a scene with such a car in action.

Valentine's Day List

Valentine's Day is the best day for impressing your beloved. It's also a chance for people to patch up and get over it. Here are some great ways to have fun on Valentine's Day :

1. Buy a nice long rose. Valentine's Day is only once a year, so don't be stingy on choosing your rose. Make sure it's a bright red one too.
2. A box of chocolates would please the heart. Size doesn't matter in this issue. And make sure you buy one for sentiments sake even if she's on a weight loss diet.
3. Ending the day with a candlelight dinner would be the best ends to a great day.

Strengthen your love life this Valentine's Day. Have fun!

Say No To These Post-Meal Acts

You need to care for your digestive system after you eat because it is the most vital organs for the using up of consumed food. Here are some things you SHOULDN'T do after your meal.

• No Smoking : Smoking soon after a meal is equivalent to smoking 10 cigarettes. This results in higher probability of cancer.
• No Fruits : Eating fruits soon after a meal results in the bloating of your stomach with air. This results in body parts being affected.
• No Tea : Tea leaves contain a high amount of acid which hardens the protein content and minimizes the absorption of protein.
• No loosening of belt : The old theory says " loosen your belt after a meal." But loosening the belt will result in the intestine being blocked and twisted in odd angles
• No Baths : Bathing increases the flow of blood in our arms and legs. This will result in the low circulation of blood in the stomach which will eventually weaken the stomach.
• No Walking : No, walking does not allow food to be digested quickly. The continuous motion prevents the smooth absorption of nutrients.
• No Sleeping : Sleeping of lying 180 degrees will prevent the absorption and even cause infections in the intestine.

So, remember not to do any of these 7 after-meal acts and lead a healthy life.

Equinox Fuel Cell wins Green Car Vision Award ™

Chevrolet's Equinox Fuel Cell won Green Car Journal's Green Car Vision Award™.

The car has abilities to start in all sorts of temperatures including sub-zero temperatures. The car is said to have a top speed of 100 mph and can travel about 200 miles between fill-ups. The vehicles has been given the award due to that fact that it's only emissions are water vapour!

Apart from the Equinox Fuel Cell, some other cars were also nominated for the award :

• BMW Hydrogen 7
• Honda FCX Clarity
• Phoenix SUT
• Toyota Plug-In HV

The award was presented by Ron Cogan, the editor of Green Car Journal at the Washington Auto Show.

Gamer uses game training to save life

Paxton Galvanek, a 28-year old rescued the lives of two people from an upside down SUV using his virtual training from playing video games. Galvanek safely removed both victims from the vehicle and treated their wounds which also included in the loss of two fingers.

He has no medical background. The only training he's received is from the game 'America's Army'. The game is developed by the U.S. Army to promote it's military. It takes players through the virtual life of being a soldier and as a army medic.

If you did think that playing games was a waste of time, think again. Just choose your games well.

Apple MacBook Air - Extra Slim Laptop

Apple has come out with it's latest creation - the MacBook Air which is said to be one of the slimmest laptops around.

The laptop when closed is just a touch more than the thickness of the index finger. Though most details have been streamlined, it still has a 13.3 inch wide-screen LED display and a full-size keyboard.

One major component missing is a CD-rom drive. But it still has a Headphone jack, a USB 2.0 port and a Micro-DVI port. It's hard drive provides 2 GB RAM and a 80 GB hard disk space which is quite extraordinary from it's size. The micro chip has either a 1.6 GHz or a 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor. The laptop also has a built in i-sight camera which is usually used for video chatting. It may be slim, but the battery power sure isn't. It can access the web for a period of five hours!

The MacBook Air comes with wireless connectivity with a 802.11 n Wi - Fi and a Bluetooth 2.1
It also provides for wireless back-up and wireless movie rentals (on iTunes).

The MacBook Air is coming on sale in the United States of America soon and globally a little later. Pricing starts at $1799.

NANO - The People's Car

Tata Motors recently launched the 'NANO'. The Nano is said to be "The People's Car" and is officially the cheapest car in the world available at 100,000 INR.

The Nano can easily seat four persons with plenty of head and leg room available. The car will be available with both standard and deluxe versions and can be further customized.

It has a 623 CC engine and has a lead design which maximizes the energy consumption per unit. The car is said to give around 25 km per litre.

It also has advanced measures to make it environmental friendly with it's high fuel efficiency resulting in low carbon dioxide emissions.

The launch of this car will provide mediocre families a method of safe and comfortable transportation.

Get Better Sleep

Insomnia ie. the lack of sleep has been a problem for many. Here's how to get yourself some shut-eye.

• Don't look at the alarm clock at night. It increases anxiety and obsession about time.
• Have a bath in hot water. This helps in putting you to sleep.
• Masturbation or sex is stress reliever at night.
• Don't use your bedroom for anything else other than sleep and sex. Move the television, Cd's and anything else.
• Don't use alcohol to put yourself to sleep. It produces a number of sleep-impairing effects in the long run.
• Avoid forcing yourself to sleep. The very attempt to do so keeps you awake.

Insomnia is not a disease nor is it permanent, so there's nothing to worry about. GOOD NIGHT!