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Following your own color muse and using colors that personally resonate? You’re right on track with the trends. “Self-expression now spins the color wheel,” said Rebecca Luckhardt, Detroit district representative for Sherwin-Williams, as she introduced the paint company’s 2011 “Colormix” at the Michigan Design Center. Showcasing 39 colors grouped into four palettes, the collection celebrates …

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Raksha bandhan is a festival which celebrates the loving bond of a brother and sister’s togetherness. The fun, laughter, joys, fights ; every single moment shared while growing up sums up on this special occasion. By tying a sacred thread or rakhi on her brother’s wrist, a sister acknowledges the presence of a brother who is expected to be there for her through every thick and thin in life. The brother too can reciprocate the same feeling by presenting his darling sister with gifts.

This raksha bandhan surprise your sister by presenting her a handmade photo frame. Use your old CD and DVD cases for making a picture frame and see her get delighted on receiving such a heartwarming gift. It is quick to make and great to gift. Here are two different options to make a CD/DVD jewel picture frame for you sister. Check them out:

STAND UP JEWEL CASE PICTURE FRAME

Materials Needed

CD/DVD jewel cases
Card stock or matte photo paper
Double-sided tape
Scanner
Scissors
Your favorite photograph with your sister

Instructions

-Take a scratch free CD or DVD case and clean it well for use.

-Next scan and print the selected picture as per the size of the CD case.

-Now stick the picture within the jewel case using a double sided tape.

-Lastly, flip the front of the case towards the back so as to render a stand for the frame and voila! You are ready with a trendy CD jewel case photo frame to impress your sister!

Another option to surprise your loving sister is by making a jewel case photo display on her room’s wall. Sneak into her room when she’s not around and deck up a wall with an interesting photo display. Just watch out for her awestruck reaction on seeing it. Read on to know how.

JEWEL CASE WALL PHOTO DISPLAY

Materials Needed

CD/DVD jewel cases
Card stock or matte photo paper
Double-sided tape
Scanner
Scissors
Cherished photographs featuring you and your sister (number of pictures vary as per the requirement of arrangement on the wall)

Instructions

-Scan and print photos of a similar size on a card stock as per the CD case size.

-Place these pictures into the jewel cases using glue.

-Try Various arrangement on floor to settle onto the final arrangement design to be put up on wall.

-Then stick these frames in the chosen fashion on the wall using a double sided tape. You are done with a personalized wall.

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This the true picture of the country being projected as the emerging power and the group comprising Brazil,Russia,India and China called BRIC are endorsing it for a permanent member status in the UN security Council ???.They must be deluded to have done that !

“We want India, Brazil in UN security council: BRIC nations” http://www.indiavision.com/news/article/topnews/45557/

India now has 100 million more people living below the poverty line than in 2004, according to official estimates released on Sunday.

The poverty rate has risen to 37.2 per cent of the population from 27.5 per cent in 2004, a change that will require the Congress-ruled government to spend more money on the poor.

The new estimate comes weeks after Sonia Gandhi, head of the Congress party, asked the government to revise a Food Security Bill to include more women, children and destitutes.

“The Planning Commission has accepted the report on poverty figures,” Abhijit Sen, a member of the Planning Commission said, referring to the new poverty estimate report submitted by a government panel last December.

India now has 410 million people living below the UN estimated poverty line of $1.25 a day, 100 million more than was estimated earlier, officials said.

India calculates how much of its population is living below the poverty line by checking whether families can afford one square meal a day that meets minimum nutrition needs.

A third of the world’s poor are believed to be in India, living on less than $2 per day, worse than in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, experts say.

The Indian government spends only 1 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on healthcare facilities, forcing millions to struggle to get medicines, Oxfam and 62 other agencies said in a report called: “Your Money or Your Life” last year.

While India’s economy is slowly recovering from a global recession with a GDP growth of 7.2 per cent, millions of poor in rural India are finding it difficult to cope with around 17 per cent food price inflation.

Source http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/international/410-million-indians-living-below-poverty-line-940

Can anyone give a plausible reason for the discontent giving rise to insurgencies like Khalistan ,Kashmir, Maoists/Naxalite and Assam etc ?.Especially in a country which is known to be one of the biggest Democracy, about to become one of the new emerging economy in the world having a high rate of GDP and many Dollar Billi…on rich tycoons to boast.

It is really beyond my comprehension as what make India with the above picture of its true internal conditions can ever be deemed as an emerging power.Only on the basis of its High GDP.If that be the case Bhutan, has thrice higher GDP rate.

We are not at all envious of their, growth, nor would prefer to compete with in the manner they are achieving it….

Our leaders don’t have breakfast with the US leadership in the morning and dessert with the Russians at night. Our business community competes with honesty and does not wish to thrive on scams. To quote an example substantiating the aforesaid I append two links below:…

1) India’s Friends: Dinner in the U.S., Dessert in Moscow http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1946236,00.html?iid=sphere-inline-sidebar#ixzz0Zgp7WmEh

2) Indian software/outsourcing company crashes after fraud exposed http://eideard.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/indian-softwareoutsourcing-company-crashes-after-fraud-exposed/

Moreover what good are such growth figures when the wealth is concentrated in a few hands, while the rest of the people are naked, homeless, under nourished, starving and dying of hunger and dreaded diseases?.

We are growing slowly but steadily with the resolve that Inshallah in due course of time we shall be far stronger and healthier, economically in all aspects, but with honor and dignity. We shall achieve this success due to our hard and honest work and not through conniving, fraudulent and boot licking methods. .

There is no denial that India’s economy is not better then that of Pakistan. Definitely it has increased manifold since the 1990.This is owing to the fact that Pakistan has suffered greatly due to setbacks brought upon it during the course of its history. Firstly it the eastern wing of the wing got separated in 1971.Secondly, being proxy for the US in the cold war fought to drive the Russians out of Afghanistan and then being left with the heavy burden of having to play host to the influx of millions of Afghan refugees till today. Last but not least the huge losses it is enduring since 9/11 for being the front line ally in the war against terror. Undoubtedly, the Indians have made great inroads in the software industry and their entertainment industry. Having said this you also must accept the fact that the economy maybe the best in the world yet if its benefits do not reach the masses and lays concentrated in few hands then it is like a treasure box buried somewhere with no map to locate it. Indians masses are poor, hungry and homeless, whereas their government maybe very rich or a couple of dozen families maybe having billions of dollars stashed away. No one can deny that US is the Nos.1 Super power, read the yesterdays news and you will be shocked to know that in spite of their world best economy their citizens are suffering from what I claimed India is:

Number of homeless soars in New York

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/international/number-of-homeless-soars-in-new-york-130…

Hungry in America Published: February 9, 2010,

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/opinion/10wed4.html?th&emc=th

I could provide more such links, but I feel they should suffice enough to let you feel the drift Please let me assure you that I have no heartburn for India or the Indians. I personally believe that it is in the best interest of both the neighboring countries and the whole region, to co-exist in a peaceful and harmonious manner. I personally am a great believer of freedom and justice and human rights.

Let’s first discuss the share market India that needs an exceptional consideration. This, usually, include the amount of readily available liquid assets that can be traded at once on demand. The share price is, basically, all about the company’s capability of trading and the available stock with them. It is something that allows you to hold a certain percentage of stakes in a particular company. This may empower you to take certain decisions in the company and hold your seat in the board of directors too. After all it is essential to know the facts about financial market, in order to establish your stand in this business. This is considered important as it helps to enhance your knowledge about financial market current affairs too.
 
In fact, share market news informs the masses about a company’s market value and its capacity to carry out commercial dealings. In the business world, each and every type of financial information is essential to keep oneself updated on the latest market trends. Moreover, the need to know everything about the Indian economy and pecuniary market is an advantage for all of us. This will help us to plan out the business dealings and strategies well in advance to tackle every sort of problem cropping in this economical world. It is because Indian stock market has been driving through a bumpy road and has been dwindling all the way.
 
The stock market news is not just about the accessibility of stock in the company; but, you can also get to know about the mergers or acquisitions of the companies and their joint stocks. The mergers not just inform about the financial level of the particular company; but it also tells about the future projects to be handled by them and their alike business interests. All these details will enable you to make cautious investments in the right company and reap profits. You can catch hold of this information on television news channels, financial newspapers, radio channels and financial websites. This gives freedom to the individual that he or she can access necessary information at anytime and on their convenience.

We bring to you some of the most exclusive back stage moments from Daboo Ratnani’s photo shoot for his new calendar! Watch the video to see Bipasha sizzle on a bike, Aishwarya strike some sensual poses, Abhishek Bachchan canning the shots and Shah Rukh Khan play perfectionist for once!

Anton Norris receiving the baton from Solomon Dixon, Ryan Archer and Cliff Gooding-Edghill. (Picture by Kenmore Bynoe.)
Published on: 3/2/2010. THE QUEEN’S BATON made the trek through Barbados yesterday – the 33rd country it has touched – on its 124th day of travel towards the October Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India.

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