Simple friends n Real friends

A simple friend can stand by u when u r right.
A real friend will stand by u even when u r wrong.

A simple friend identifies himself when he calls.
A real friend doesn't have to.

A simple friend opens a conversation will a full news bulletin on his life.
A real friend says, "What's new with u?"

A simple friend thinks the problems u whine about r recent.
A real friend says, "You've been whining about the same thing for 14 years. Get off ur duff n do sth about it."

A simple friend has never seen u cry.
A real friend has shoulders soggy fr ur tears.

A simple friend doesn't know ur parents' first names.
A real friend has their phone numbers in his address book.

A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to ur party.
A real friend comes early to help u cook n stays late to help u clean.

A simple friend hates it when u call after he has gone to bed.
A real friend asks u why u took so long to call.

A simple friend seeks to talk with u about ur problems.
A real friend seeks to help u with ur problems.

A simple friend wonders about ur romantic history.
A real friend could blackmail u with it.

A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest.
A real friend opens ur refrigerator n helps himself.

A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when u hav an argument.
A real friend knows that it's not a friendship until after you've had a fight.

A simple friend expects u to always be there for them.
A real friend expects to always be there for u!

Life...

Imagine life as a game in which u r juggling some 5 balls in the air. You name them - work, family, health, frens n spirit - n u're keeping all of these in the air.

You will soon understand that work is a ribber ball. If u drop it will bounce back. But the other four balls - family, health, frens n spirit r made of glass. If u drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same.

You must understand that n strive for balance in ur life. How???


Don't undermine ur worth by comparing urself with others. It is because we r different that each of us is special.

Don't set ur goals by what other people deem important. Only u know what is best for u.

Don't take for granted the things closest to ur heart. Cling to them as they would ur life, for without them, life is meaningless.

Don't let ur life slip thru ur fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living ur life one day at a time, u live ALL the days of ur life.

Don't give up when u still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment u stop trying.

Don't be afraid to admit that u r less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.

Don't be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Don't shut love out of ur life by saying it's impossible to find time.

The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; n the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Don't run thru life so fast that u forget not only where you've been, but also where u r going.

Don't forget, a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.

Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure u can always carry easily...

Greetings =)

Happy
Valentine's
Day,
Everyone!!!!!

Danger of Coke & Pepsi

This is specially for those of u who LOVE COKE / PEPSI.

Uses of Coke:
1) To clean a toilet
2) To remove rust spots fr chrome car bumpers
3) To clean corrosion fr car battery terminals
4) To loosen a rusted bolt
5) To remove grease fr clothes

So, what do we have here?? The world's first soft drink disguise as a multi-purpose cleaner?? Or should it be a multi-purpose cleaner disguise as a soft drink!!!

Besides that, if u pour "Coke" on a slab of pork, wait a little while, u will SEE WORMS crawl out of it.

AND WE DRINK THIS STUFF!

The average pH of soft drinks, eg Coke, Pepsi is pH 3.4. This acidity is strong enough to dissolve teeth n bones!

Our human body stops building bones at around the age of 30. After that it'll be dissolving about 8 -18% of the bones each year thru the urine, depending on the acidity of the food intake (acidity does not depend on the taste of the food, but on the ratio of potassium / calcium / magnesium / etc. tp phosphorus).

All the dissolved calcium compounds accumulate in the arteries, veins, skin tissue, n organs. This affects the functioning of the kidney. Soft drinks do not have any nutritional value. They have higher sugar content, higher acidity, n more additives such as preservatives n colourings.

Some people like to take cold soft drinks after each meal, GUESS what's the impact??? Our body has an optimum temp of 37 degrees for the functioning of digestive enzymes. The temp of cold soft drinks is much less than 37, sometimes quite close to 0. This will lower the effectiveness of the enzymes n put stress on the digestive system, digesting less food. In fact the food gets fermented. The fermented food produce bad smelling gases, decays n forms toxins, which r absorbed in the intestines, get circulated in the blood n is delivered to the whole body. This spread of toxins can lead to the development of various diseases. Think before u drink Coke or Pepsi or any another soft drink.

Have u ever thought what u drink when u drink an aerated drink?? U gulp down carbon dioxide, sth that no sane person in the world would advise u to do.

"Few months ago, there was a competition in Delhi University "Who can drink the most Coke?". The winner drank 8 bottles n died on the spot coz too much carbon dioxide in the blood n not enough oxygen. From then on, the principal banned all soft drinks fr the uni canteen."

"Someone put a broken tooth in a bottle of Pepsi n in 10 days it is dissolved!!! Teeth n bones r the only human organs that stay intact for years after death. Imagine what the drink must be doing to ur delicate soft intestines n stomach lining!"

To all COKE / PEPSI LOVERS, do NOT HESTITATE ANYMORE!!! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO NOW!!!!!

Guaranteed No Shrink!!!

A westerner touring Hong Kong was told by his folks back home that one can really get good bargains on shirts but one have to be wary. This gentleman while bargain hunting chance upon well established shop n was rubbing his hand in glee when he saw the price of a branded shirt that cost half the price of what being sold back home.

Being warned of "cheap" shirts to scrutinized the shirt carefully n he smiled when he saw a label sewed on the shirt. The label read "Guaranteed No Shrink". Convinced that he has indeed found a great bargain he went ahead n bought himself half-a-dozen shirts.

Back at the hotel, he took out the shirts n send them to laundry. He was eager to put them on n see some envious faces in his tour group. When the shirts returned fr the hotel laundry he was shocked that all of them have shrinked by at least one size. He looked at the label again to assure himself that he did not read the label wrongly. Yes, the label clearly stated :

"Guaranteed No Shrink".

Angrily he took the shirts, went to the shop n asked to see the manager. The manager came out, listened to his complain n then calmly point to the label n said:

"You Westerner read fr left to right. We Chinese read fr right to left."

Cloning..

"Cloning" means duplicate whole organism particularly mammals in the laboratory. Scientists had shown that they can create sheep, cat, pig mouse n many other things in artificial ways.

Cloning is not new anymore n not unnatural in the sense that Mother Nature has already allowed n showed her desire to duplicate living things.

Reproduction indeed is a natural way of cloning. Sexual cloning is found naturally in higher organisms, such as mammals including humans. The nature has allowed cloning or duplication of genes without any problems n the human society has accepted twins n even considered them as a gift fr God.

In science, "cloning" means copying of a portion or whole of a gene. Human beings have been using cloning practice since thousands of years ago in agriculture.

Reasons of cloning:
a) In medicine, to improve health care, to study disease processes, to develop new drugs, n to replace damage organs;
b) In industry, to improve quality n quantity of animal husbandry n agriculture;
c) And also to preserve extinct plants or animals which r on the verge of extinction.


Some of the examples fr the results of cloning:

Eagle head, dog body

Lion head, cat body

Bull dog head, monkey body

Some combinations of 3 animals

Horse head n dog body

Some combinations of 3 animals too!

Weirdo!!!

Nice!!!

Croc's head

How much man made cloning materials hav been integrated in everyday human lives up to this day in health sector?? You'll be surprised to know that vaccine recommended by WHO to prevent hepatitis virus B is manufactured by DNA cloning techniques.

The notorious hepatitis virus B which infects human population more than human immunodeficiency virus can induce liver cancer, liver cirrhosis n liver failure. Non infectious portion of this deadly viral DNA is copied or cloned into bacterial DNA to produce large amount of antigen or protein in bacteria. When this protein is injected, it can elicit specific antibodies against HBV infection.

Human insulin for diabetes n erythropoietin for anemia r produced by genetic engineering in huge quantity, making undisputable benefit to millions of patients all around the world.

Cervical cancer affecting thousands of women can now be prevented by vaccines produced by genetic manipulation.

Meningitis, a serious inflammation of coverings of human brain caused by meningococcal bacteria infects thousands of African children who live in 21 nations of sub-Saharan Africa. This deadly scourge is now prevented by receiving a low cost vaccine made from genetic engineering.

All these genetically engineered drigs n vaccines r produced which is based on one scientific principle, cloning or copying of portion of desired gene to produce desired proteins or vaccines.

Possibility of animal cloning was first theorised n experimented by a German scientist Hans Spemann in 1935. DOLLY was cloned fr the udder of an adult sheep in 1996. This was followed by cloning of other mammals.

Dolly, the sheep

How was Dolly cloned?? The idea is very simple. The whole set of genes fr a donor adult cell of a sheep is transferred to an egg of a sheep which lacks genes of its own. The next step is, the egg with the donor genes is placed into a womb of a surrogate mother sheep who will complete the process of pregnancy. The animal born is a clone, which contains a complete set of identical donor genes. This technique is known as 'Somatic Nuclear Transfer'. In simplest term, it is the transfer of whole sets of donor nuclear DNA to an egg devoid of its own DNA for cloning purpose. But this technique is not perfect.

Dolly died at the age of 7 years with multiple genetic defects.

WHAT IS THE REASON OF THIS FAILURE?? The reason may be there r many genetic mechanisms not known to the scientists in developing fetus during pregnancy.

There is another cloning, which is not intended to clone the whole organism but to produce spare tissues n organs such as hearts, liver, blood cells etc. to replace damaged ones which r ultimate outcomes of ageing or disease processes of humans. This cloning technique follows the same principle as reproductive cloning n is known as 'Therapeutic Cloning'. The advantage is, there will be no tissue rejection or incompatibility when replacing the damaged tissues or organs because the cells r exact copy or clone of the patient.

You do not need to find n wait for long time for the donor. And also u do not need to worry about transmitting disease fr donor. It is just the same as replacing old or bad ones with brand new original spare parts in motor vehicles.

When we look at the past thousands of years, the average life span of human was around 25 years. Now we live more than triple to that figure. This is because we know how to survive n live longer by changing n modifying our life style, diet n improving health care systems based on the scientific knowledge.