Know Your Pet DOG

Dogs vary greatly from breed to breed. The smallest breed is the Chihuahua. It weighs only 4 pounds and is 5 inches high at the shoulders. The tallest breed is the Irish wolfhound. It is about thirty-nine inches tall at the shoulder. The St. Bernard is the heaviest dog. It can weigh about 200 pounds. The Yorkshire terrier has hair that can be two feet long while other breeds may have no hair at all such as the Mexican hairless. The fur may be curly or straight. Some dogs have two coats. The outer coat is long guard hairs and the undercoat is shorter and fluffy. These two coats protect the dog against rain and snow. Some dogs have a long muzzle while others have flat faces such as the Pug. Many breeds have pointed ears that stand up. Others and pendulous ears than hang down. Some dogs have long legs such as the greyhound. Others are extremely short such as the basset hound and the dachshund. The chow chow even has a black tongue.

Even though all these dogs vary greatly in appearance,  they are identical in anatomy. They have 321 bones and 42 permanent teeth. Most dogs are able to detect scents far better than humans. They can also hear high-pitched sounds.


Dogs mature by six months old. The smaller breeds usually mature before the larger breeds. Female dogs have a period of six to twelve days approximately twice a year when they are ready to mate. This is known as the season of heat. Puppies are born sixty-three days later. An average litter has three to six puppies.


Puppies are born helpless. They are blind and can not stand. They sleep ninety percent of the day and the other ten percent is spent nursing. Their eyes open about 13 to 15 days after birth. Between 4 to 10 weeks the puppies become attached to their mother and siblings. Puppies should not be separated from their mothers until they are eight weeks old. New puppies should be taken to a veterinarian for a physical examination and to be given vaccinations. These include immunizations for:

• distemper - viral disease that damages the liver
• leptospirosis - bacterial disease that damages the liver
• hepatitis - viral disease that damages the liver
• parvovirus - harms the intestinal tract
• parainfluenza - causes respiratory
• rabies - attacks the nervous system
• Lyme disease - bacterial infection that is transmitted by parasitic deer ticks
• kennel cough - respiratory disease
• coronavirus - targets the intestinal tract
• roundworms - intestinal parasites
• heartworm - damages heart tissue

When a puppy is six months old it should be spayed or neutered if it is a non breeding dog. The normal body temperature of a dog is 101.5º F. When a dog becomes too warm it sticks out its tongue and pants.


Puppies should be feed three times a day. They should have plenty of fresh drinking water. Dogs should get exercise. Dogs need a clean sleeping box. This can be made with blankets or shredded paper. If your dog is an outside pet, he will need a warm doghouse with a dry, warm floor. The floor may be covered with cedar shavings, sawdust, or blankets. Outdoor dogs need shelter from the cold, rain, and sun. Indoor dogs must be taken outside regularly for elimination. Dogs with short coats need to be brushed once a week. Long haired dogs need daily grooming. Small dogs usually live twelve or more years while larger dogs have a shorter lifespan

Jo dikhta hai woh Bikta hai

The earlier approach to marketing was simple enough. Make sure the product is visible , on store shelves and through mass media advertising  and it will more or less sell itself. With the evolution of modern retail, though, the emphasis is shifting to in-store displays and promotions  probably also because for the first time, the space for such initiatives is available.

But manufacturers no longer have the last word on what will happen at the store. “Modern trade has a significant say in promotions, perhaps because it offers far superior results with a much faster lead time,” says Future Group’s Mall.

Cadbury India Bosses points out that retailers are more open to brand promotions and displays including posters, gondolas and danglers — when manufacturers back up their ideas with shopper insights. “There will be a shift from traditional media to increased communication at the point of purchase,” They says.

Initiatives that help grow the category as a whole are particularly welcome, say analysts, since that boosts the retailers’ revenue. And many FMCG companies are predicting that spends on promotion, in-store and point of purchase displays will increase significantly from the present 20-30 per cent share of the marketing budget.

Consumer goods companies need to make several changes  in strategy and in attitude too if they are to achieve the same level of success with organised retail as they have with traditional formats.

Jawani ya Badnami ?

Tantalizing moves catchy words and lovely figures of both Munni in Munni badnam Hui and Sheila in Sheila ki jawani leaves the audience enthralled. Music director Vishal and Shekhar along with the Lyricist Vishal Dadlani have combined English words and music to give Sheila the correct spice of life. The voices both of Sunidhi Chauhan and Vishal Dadlani, gives an out of the world feeling which helps the audience sway to the rhythm.

All choreographers pick both these songs for dance competitions as they too are aware of the great fan following of these two item numbers and expect a major vote from the audience too. The difference of the two films is that the character Munni is an item girl and not the heroine in the film while Shiela is the heroine in her film.

Sheila correctly mentions in the song that she is here to “drive you crazy”, and although she is very sexy she teases saying “Main tere haath na aani”. Munni too on the other hand teases saying “le Zandu balm hui darling tere liye”. This sends the audience in a split of laughter.

Both these songs which are called the item numbers of the films carry so much weight that even critics have to refrain from criticizing the film as the audience will go ahead  and disagree. For people who have seen these films are bound to agree that Malika Arora Khan and Katrina Kaif have done a very good job. They have both carried the film to a great success and of-course the directors knew the correct ingredients for a film to do well. The correct spice is a song and a dance number which sweeps the audience to their feet and makes them happy as they come out of the pains of the real world.

Farah Khan the choreographer for both films is aware of the popular movements and is able to load the song with the correct moves. Malika is a dancer herself and must have found it comparatively easy to shoot for the sequence while Katrina who is basically an actor trained for the belly dance moves to give the song the correct effect. Both have put up such a spectacular show that it will be the talk of town for sometime and a learning point for many choreographers and directors.

Thumbs- up for both Sheila and Munni for making people buy tickets to watch a entire film for a dance which is well talked about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYoihBNYywA          V/S http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpnohT_a-2I

My SON and me .

Guys, today unexpectedly my five year old son told me that he want to be an astronaut and want to ride in a rocket.I was amused , as ,till the age of 10 years I didn't knew what astronaut was ,while my son could tell me that the rocket doesn't have a steering like a car but there are lot of gear like things in a rocket .


when he asked me that he want to go to his Mama's house in kolkatta which is far off I suggested him to choose the profession of an engineer and make a car which can zoom fast ,on my suggestion he commented that BMW has already made a car which run like a rocket so i don't want to be an engineer .Here I would like to tell u that he is obsessed with cars he can even make out between different type of cars on road like merc,safari ,innova,swift ,zen and so on, while on a journey in a running car .


These innocent little conversation opened my eyes that how fast the technology is getting into these tech savvy children of this era .Intelligence and proper updated with world could help him lead a good and smart life.In this era of competition ,is it intelligence or need of the hour ?

The power of NAP

Thomas Edison did it all the time. So did Winston Churchill. And just about every one of us had childhood training to be a star in the field. What field is that? Why, napping, of course. Yet despite these famous examples and early practice, most of us would never dream of napping on a regular basis – or admitting it if we did.Call it a “power nap” if you’re feeling trendy, or a “catnap” if you’re more traditional.

The key is to recognize that sleep isn’t a simple on-0ff switch, but a set of cycles. A typical sleep cycle includes five to ten minutes of falling asleep, then another ten minutes or so of light, restful sleep. Then comes an hour or more of deep and dreamless “slow-wave sleep” followed by a quick period of rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep, when the most vivid dreams occur. All told, a single sleep cycle takes most people 90 to 120 minutes.

If your nap includes just the first two stages, you get the rest without the dazed feeling that can come from being awakened from slow-wave sleep. So for most people, a 15 or 20 minute nap is good, a 90 or 120 minute nap (a full cycle) is good, but in between is much less restful. It’s those short naps that are the energizing power naps that all nap addicts go on about.

रसायन चिकित्सा .......... आयुर्वेद

                                       

                                                      

     रसायन चिकित्सा का आयुर्वेद में महत्वपूर्ण स्थान है। रसायन का प्रयोग स्वस्थ शरीर में स्वास्थ्य रक्षा के लिये तथा रोगी के शरीर में आरोग्य लाभ की दृष्टि से किया जाता है। चिकित्सा का वास्तविक अर्थ क्या है? चिकित्सा अर्थात् ऐसा प्रयत्न जिससे रोग उत्पन्न न हो या जिस प्रयत्न से उत्पन्न, रोग शांत हो जाये। आयुर्वेद चिकित्सा में इसीलिये ऋतुचर्या का भी विशेष महत्व है। ऋतुओं के अनुसार मनुष्य का आहार-विहार आचार हो तो उस मनुष्य कम से कम या नहीं होती है, परन्तु ऋतुचर्या के हिसाब से आहार विहार संभव नहीं हो पाता तब महत्व अधिक बढ़ जाता है रसायन चिकित्सा का।

रसायन चिकित्सा यानि जो औषधि स्वस्थ व्यक्ति में ओज या प्रशस्त भाव को बढ़ाने वाली होती है वही रसायन है। जिसे प्रकार देवताओं में अमृत का महत्व है उसी प्रकार प्राचीन काल में ऋषियों के बीच रसायन का महत्व था। बहुत संभव है कि वातावरण, समय, प्रदूषण इन सब बातों का प्रभाव औषधि के गुणों पर अवश्य पड़ा होगा। इसलिए आज रसायन द्रव्य बूढ़े को जवान भले ही नहीं बना सकते किन्तु आज भी औषधियां गुणहीन नहीं हुई हैं। यदि रसायन औषधि का प्रयोग किया जाये तो शरीर में कांति, देह व इंद्रियों में उत्तम बल की प्राप्ति, आरोग्य, दीर्व आयु, स्मरण शक्ति आदि की वृध्दि आयु, स्मरण शक्ति आदि की वृध्दि अवश्य होती है।
शरीर में रस, रक्त, मांस या आस्थ, मज्जा, शुक्र सहित सात धातुएं हैं। यदि शरीर में ये रसादि धातुएं उचित रूप में बनी रहे तो शरीर स्वस्थ रहता है। रसायन औषधि निर्माण का उद्देश्य यही है कि उत्तम विधि से धातुओं को प्राप्त करना।
इस प्रकार जब शरीर में उत्तम रस, रक्त आदि धातुओं की स्थिति बनी रहेगी तो न ही जल्दी वृध्दावस्था आयेगी और न ही रोग उत्पन्न हो पायेंगे। अर्थात् रसायन औषधि शरीर की क्वालिटी को बनाये रखता है। उपरोक्त लाभ को ध्यान में रखते हुए शास्त्रोक्त विधि से कुछ रसायन के प्रयोग होते हैं। रसायन प्रयोग से पूर्व पंचकर्म अर्थात् वमन विवेचन आदि द्वारा शरीर शोधन करना अनिवार्य होता है। किन्तु यदि पंचकर्म संभव नहीं हो पाता तो संशोधन औषधि के द्वारा शरीर का शोधन किया जा सकता है।
संशोधन औषधि – हरड़ का चूर्ण, आंवला, गुड़, मीठा वच, वाय विडंग, हरिद पीपर, सौंठ सम मात्रा में इन सभी औषधि का चूर्ण बनाकर रसायन सेवी व्यक्ति को गर्म जल से 10 ग्राम की मात्रा दी जाती है। शरीर के संशोधन के बाद रसायन का प्रयोग किया जाता है।
रसायन के लाभ- रसायन का अद्भुत प्रभाव होता है। यह आयु के लिए हितकर है, आरोग्य को देने वाला है, आयुवर्ध्दक है। निंद्रा, तंद्रा, श्रम, आलस्य, दर्बलता को दूर करता है।
वात, कफ पित को सम करने वाला है। शरीर में स्थिरता उत्पन्न करता है। शिथिल मांसपेशियां सुसंगठित करता है, जठराग्नि को दीप्त करता है। प्रभा वर्ण, स्वर को उत्तम बनाता है।              

                                           

धूम्रपान करने वाला भिक्षु

भूटान में धू्म्रपान विरोध क़ानून के तहत एक बौद्ध भिक्षु को पाँच साल की क़ैद हो सकती है.

पुलिस ने अभी तक भिक्षु का नाम नहीं बताया है लेकिन ये ज़रुर कहा है कि भिक्षु सिर्फ़ 24 वर्ष का है उसके पास से खाने वाली तंबाकू के 72 पैकेट मिले हैं.

भूटान ने 2005 में देश भर में तंबाकू की खरीद बिक्री पर प्रतिबंध लगा दिया था. भूटान की कोशिश है कि वो दुनिया का ऐसा देश हो जाए जहां तंबाकू के किसी उत्पाद का इस्तेमाल न होता हो.

अधिकारियों का कहना है कि देश में प्रतिबंध भले ही हो लेकिन भारत से लगातार तंबाकू की तस्करी हो रही है इसलिए प्रतिबंध का अधिक फ़र्क नहीं पडा है.

2005 में पारित क़ानून के तहत पुलिस को ये अधिकार हैं कि वो तंबाकू उत्पादों की तलाशी लेने किसी के भी घर में जा सकती है, दुकानदारों को जेल भेज सकती है और तंबाकू उत्पादों का उपयोग करने वालों को गिरफ़्तार कर सकती है अगर वो आयातित सिगरेटों की खरीद की कस्टम पर्ची न दिखा पाएं.

कस्टम के ज़रिए अत्यंत कम मात्रा में सिगरेटों की खरीद को अनुमति है.

भूटान के नारकोटिक ड्रग्स क़ानून से जुड़े एक अधिकारी ने बीबीसी से कहा, ‘‘ हम बौद्ध भिक्षु पर नियंत्रित पदार्थ की तस्करी का आरोप लगाएंगे जो गंभीर मामला है.’’ इन आरोपों के तहत पाँच साल की क़ैद हो सकती है.

हालांकि भूटान में घरों में सिगरेट पीने पर प्रतिबंध नहीं है लेकिन सिगरेट खरीदने पर प्रतिबंध ज़रुर है. क़ानून के तहत सिगरेट पीने वाले एक महीने में 200 सिगरेट या किसी और तंबाकू उत्पाद का 150 ग्राम आयात कर सकते हैं.

बौद्ध भिक्षु का कहना है कि उन्हें इस क़ानून के बारे में नहीं पता था और वो रसीद नहीं रख सका है. पुलिस इस दावे को मान नहीं रही है.

बौद्ध धर्म को मानने वाले भूटान में बौद्ध भिक्षुओं का बहुत सम्मान होता है और हज़ारों बौद्ध भिक्षुओं की देख रेख का ज़िम्मा सरकार का है.

भूटान में लोग शराब और सिगरेट के शौकीन है इसलिए इस क़ानून को मानने में लोगों को परेशानी हुई थी लेकिन लोगों ने इसका विरोध नहीं किया था