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Move Over Marlee Matlin. Semhar Beyene is Here…

Posted by JMP Posted on Aug - 31 - 2010

Growing up in the vibrant, cultural melting-pot of Ladbroke Grove, home to the Notting Hill Carnival, Semhar Beyene’s childhood dream was to become a performer. With her dancer’s physique, love of music and exquisite, model features, she had all the attributes to make it to the top. There was just one problem: Semhar was born  [ Read More ]

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Mansukhbhai. Very Cool.

Posted by JMP Posted on Aug - 29 - 2010

Mitticool: A refrigerator that runs without electricity. Now thats Innovation. Former President APJ Abdul Kalam called him a ‘true scientist’. Mitticool, a clay refrigerator that works without electricity had turned the world’s attention to its creator Mansukhbhai Prajapati, a craftsman based in Gujarat . Presenting the national award to Mansukhbhai in 2009, President Pratibha Patil  [ Read More ]

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And now science is adding weight to it.

Posted by JMP Posted on Aug - 26 - 2010

Image via Wikipedia It’s a popular dieting secret: Drink more water, and you’ll shed more pounds. Finally, science is adding weight to the practice. After about three months, a new study found, obese dieters who drank two cups of water before each meal lost 5 pounds more than a group of dieters who didn’t increase  [ Read More ]

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Categories: Science, drink, general, health, world

No Laughing Matter. Oh come on, who actually laughed at this?

Posted by JMP Posted on Aug - 26 - 2010
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It’s true. You really are what you eat. And that’s why some days you end up feeling more like a cream-filled Twinkie than the lean cut of beef you aspire to. But you probably already know that. That’s why, like all of us, you’re most likely trying to clean up your act and start eating  [ Read More ]

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Categories: MYK, food, general, health, quick recipes