Musk melons are a powerhouse of health; they are loaded with so many nutrients that they almost seem like the superhero of fruits. They are abundantly available in the summers and have a super high percentage of water content in them making them cooling and hydrating. So as the summer approaches, know why you should eat more muskmelons. They not only have a delicious aroma but they also taste amazing. […]
SINGAPORE: Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister and architect of the tiny southeast Asian city-state’s rapid rise from British tropical outpost to global trade and financial centre, died early on Monday, aged 91, the prime minister’s office said. “Mr Lee passed away peacefully at the Singapore General Hospital today at 3.18am,” a statement said. Lee, a Cambridge-educated lawyer, is widely credited with building Singapore into one of the […]
“Actually, to fail is not much of a loss; to lose one’s character and integrity is a major loss to our inner life.” – Radhanath Swami Self-confidence is a very essential ingredient for success in any field of life. Without such confidence we are afraid to take risks; we also don’t have the courage to explore higher horizons while performing our deeds within this world. Real self-confidence is not based […]
We all know that doing bad things is wrong, but come on, by now it’s clear that the payoff is pretty massive. You may have to spend half your life in prison, but when you get out you’re basically sorted for about two lifetimes. There are people in the world who have made so much money through the underworld that they could start their own army. Check out this […]
1. If you drop a whole egg on the floor, pour salt all over the egg, let it sit for awhile, then use dustpan, the egg will come right up, without all that mess. 2. Soak stained hankies in salt water before washing. 3. Sprinkle salt on your shelves to keep ants away. 4. Soak fish in salt water before descaling; the scales will come off easier. 5. Put a […]
A story by Our Better World – telling stories of good to inspire action. Getting a drink of water is often not as simple as turning on a tap. For families in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, it’s a labour-intensive process that often results in diseases like diarrhoea and typhoid. With medical treatment often costing twice what most villagers earn in a month, the act of drinking water has become a […]
Is there pixie dust mixed into the food and drink of the happiest places on Earth? Or is it something in the crisp clear air of many of the world’s happiest nations? When the United Nations declared March 20 the International Day of Happiness, it recognized the relevance of “happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world.” This officially-designated happy date […]
An award known as “the Nobel Prize for water” has been given to an Indian campaigner who has brought water to 1,000 villages. The judges of the Stockholm Water Prize say his methods have also prevented floods, restored soil and rivers, and brought back wildlife. The prize-winner, Rajendra Singh, is dubbed “the Water Man of India”. The judges say his technique is cheap, simple, and that his ideas should […]
On a cold wintry night, the man who cooks meals for my family was down with a cold. Experience showed that my stint in the kitchen could slay even the strongest stomachs. So I set out to the market, looking for safe options to “cook”. That’s when I discovered read-to-eat meat products: hams, sausages, bacon and salami waiting to be defrosted and slapped on a sandwich or popped into […]
Being a tech professional is a good career with plenty of high-paying jobs. But it’s an ever-changing job market. One day a skill is hot and the next it’s not. Tech-job-hunting site Dice.com recently published its 2015. Salary Survey, which named the highest-paying tech skills. Dice surveyed 23,470 IT professionals in the fall of 2014 to come up with this list. Of course, skills alone won’t always lead to a […]
