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Keeping New Year Resolutions are difficult - right? But if you have the right tools at hand sticking to your New Year Resolutions could be a breeze. Find out how to make the most of your New Year Resolutions here. New Year Resolutions - Tips and Gadgets to Help Keep Your New Year Resolutions

Have you already made your New Year Resolutions? Well there's help! Below is a list of New Year Resolutions that find their way into people's lists year after year. Go ahead make yours. 1. Stop smoking / Quit drinking One can always try! Smokers find it the hardest of all to quit. 2. Lose Weight / Exercise More / Eat Better The calorie counter is retrieved, fitness schedules are made and diet and nutrition charts are pinned to the board. Maybe this article could help! 10 Steps to Lose 10 Kgs 3. Save Money 4. Get More Organized 5. Spend More Time with Loved Ones 6. Go Abroad 7. Eat Better 8. Do Good 9. Better Career / Better Education 10. Further a Relationship / Untangle a relationship! References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_resolution

Every kid knows Mark Zuckerberg. Well at least every kid knows facebook. Mark Zuckerberg is the founder of facebook. Would you like to know how much money Zuckerberg has made? http://www.forbes.com/profile/mark-zuckerberg Here is an interesting page which has broken up Zuckerberg's income right down to seconds. Take a look here! How Much Money Does Mark Zuckerberg Make?

Santa Tracker - NORAD Santa Tracker - Track Santa on Christmas Eve! When is Santa starting out from his village in the North Pole? All the hard work - packing gifts, preparing goodies and making toys in his own special toy making machine - have almost come to an end! As per last reports from Santa's home - Santa Claus couldn't resist the smell of gingerbread from the kitchen and fox trotted around the kitchen with Mrs. Claus - with the elves looking on and frowning! In some three hours he will ride out on his sleigh and with his lists of good and naughty. The sleighs are being loaded as I write this and instructions have come from Santa's home - that he will be too busy to answer mails today. How do you know when is Santa Claus going to reach your town? The NORAD website has day to day updates of the happenings at Santa's Village with loads of games and activites. It is by far one of the most popular website during Christmas Eve ! Try the official No...

Play Christmas Songs Online With Christmas, there comes an almost primal urge to play christmas songs. Parents feel they are handing down some old fashioned faith, belief, simplicity through these songs. Christmas sic represents the basic form of popular culture. Some songs have caught the imagination so much over the years - that they are synonymous with Xmas. Here is a small collection of popular Christmas songs to play online. Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHVxyrUwWh4&feature=related Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cubgWvBfs24&feature=related Frank Sinatra "Jingle Bells" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_4zqvWHuiU&feature=related John Lennon's "Happy XMas" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Etbucgvjhwo&feature=related "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" "Frosty the Snowman" "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" - Bruce "Boss...

Watch Super Bowl 46 (XLVI) - NFL Super Bowl 2011 Live Online Free Coverage / SuperBowl 46 Kick off Time ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12- Jan - 2012 ( Super Bowl 46 (XLVI) Coverage ) Get ready - its time for another Super Bowl. The post season is well under way and the divisional playoffs are around the corner. It is Broncos vs Patriots and Texans Vs Ravens in the AFC Saints vs 49ers and Giants Vs Packers in the NFC. This the stage "when anythings can happen". Who will go to Indianapolis on 5th February? The seeding says it will be New England Patriots vs Green Bay Packers. The bets are on Packers going the distance - but first they have to beat their 2008 nemesis New York Giants. Meanwhile Patriots fans may be feeling they are already in the Conference Final - but the Broncos did upset the Steelers. Do they have a couple more upsets up their sleeves? ------------------------------------------...

2010 Top 10 Searches in India in Celebrity | Brands | Movies and More By Google Zeitgeist Here is a look at the Top 10 Celecbrity Search in India for 2010. Find out about the fastest rising searches, popular brand search, Popular How To search as they happened in Google search.

Want to find the latest happenings of the Guangzhou Asian Games? See the latest gold medal tally, latest news from the Guangzhou Asiad, Asian Games 2010 latest news and results at the Guangzhou Asian Games official website in English http://www.gz2010.cn/en Get Live news of India at Asian Games from this Loive Asian Games blog at IBNlive http://ibnlive.in.com/packages/asian-games.html

Image Source: http://www.ndtv.com/news/images/cwg-fullimage/saina-295.jpg As the Commonwealth Games 2010 got under way -  the problems highlighted so graphically by an unenthusiastic World Media fed by an over enhusiastic local media, slowly made way to realities on the Ground. The verdict - The facilities, the village, the food were all upto the mark and in many cases exceptional. The hospitality was incredible as vouched for by many. The preparations were no where near as dismal as projected. The Organizers have done a good enough job - considering India's lack of experience, political bottlenecks, existing poor infrastructure, massive security concerns and a vocal democracy to which every action and spending is answerable. Other Pluses The security aspect of organizing such a huge event is immense. After 26/11 - India was off the lists of many casual tourists. Lets face it - India with its demographics, its proximity to Pakistan is a huge security risk. Kudos ...

Google has doodled John Lennon. Lennon's song You may say I am a Dreamer is on the google front page. I think it is the first time - google's doodle is a video from youtube! See this John Lennon's song at youtube - "You may say I am a Dreamer" which is the basis for the google doodle on Lennon's 70th Birthday! John Lennon Video Doodle

How is the India contingent faring at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games? For starters India face Malaysia in hockey Arti Bajarang Ghorpade won in the Opening heat of the 200m swimming Indian TT girls beat Sri anka 3-0 in a Group D team competition in TT Rohan Bopanna won against Robert Buyinza 6-1 6-4 in the fist round of Tennis For more information on how India is faring at the Commonwealth Games go to http://cwg.ndtv.com/commonwealth/articlelist/type/indiacwg/latest-news-india-at-cwg.html

The Commonwealth GamesOpening ceremony was a spectacular show and kicked off the 19th CW Games in a grand fashion as the Prince of Wales looked on. ---------------------------------- The CWG 2010 has begun! And in what a fashion! The Opening Ceremony for Commonwealth Games 2010 would be  by far the most spectacular ever witnessed in a Commonwealth Games. As I write this AR Rehman is permorming Jeeyo Utho Bado Jeeto and Jai Ho with a background of dancers and performers from all over the country representing all culture. A noisy, colorful and inspiring sight! It was preceded by Laser fireworks and a massive Railways tableau. Yoga performances, all the classical dances from India like Odissi, Kathak, Manipuri, Kathakali, Mahiniattam and Kuchipudi representing the seasons of India were some of the other performances. Over the centrestage of the JN Stadium hungs a massive balloon which replays all the performance and provides a awe-inspiring background. The 80 X 40 X 12m aer...

In the last two weeks I have gone through some books which are kind of Chick Lits. No, the books were more than chick lits - the authors classify them as thrillers - I would say they are chick lit murders. I am a very safe reader. For my daily dose of reading, I tend to stick to Georgette Heyer, Judith Mc Naught or Jo Beverly for romance, Robin Cook, Archer, Grisham, Dan Brown for thrillers with a PG Wodehouse, Christie or Enid Blyton thrown in. I tried my hand a Dean Koontz and Stephen King - but while some of Koontz's books worked for me - I gave up Stephen King after one book. And I have given up Paulo Coelho after Alchemist - which I found incredibly silly. I know I might get lynched for saying this. In my defense, I intend to take up Coelho again - because everyone seems to love it - and I cant see why I shouldn't, if I pick up the right book! Back to my chick lit murders - the first one I read was "A Rose From the Dead" by Kate Collins. It is part of a se...

Dabangg (meaning fearless) is taking the box office literally by storm. Will the movie be the top grossing movie ever? The WOM (word of mouth) publicity for Dabangg is awesome. I can see lines forming to watch the movies a second, a third time! Can the movie last till Diwali  when Indian movie goers come out in force to the halls? There are some eminent movies line up for Diwali like Golmaal 3, Patiala House, Endhiran, etc Find out what works for Dabangg (other than Salman Khan), movie review and more about the movie here The Story of Dabangg

Well, I am the first to admit that the title is neither original nor applies to me. I am not a wimpy housewife, no way. Inspired by my son's devouring of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid and treating it as a bible - I had to pick up the "Secret Diary of a Demented Housewife" - when I came across it at the local library. There was an immediate affinity with diary and diarist - just reading the first page. Many a times I have vowed to spend "quality, life-affirming things to reclaim my spirit" and "staring vacantly into space" wondering about the "the selfless decision to leave the workplace." Or trying to feel noble about being a stay at home mother. As for being wimpy - I don't always give in to the others whims. If I do - I have strong reasons like: I do let my kids watch Cartoon Network 14 hours a day - but that's because I believe a moving, lively, colorful medium will do more for their brain than the staid colorless words in print. They ...

An Equal Music is the only Vikram Seth book I have read (so far). It is always a daunting task to start reading a book of an author of Seth’s stature. As one starts to read – the book comes to life like the music it portrays. Can a book which is solely about classical music (of which I have absolutely zero knowledge) sustain for the length of a novel? It can and does as it flows through chapters describing the perfect music, the love the protagonist Michael is in search of and the fusion of love, music and the life of a struggling violinist and a quartet named Maggiore. Michael is a narcissist. For him it is perfect or nothing. A butcher’s son from Yorkshire (no, Lancashire), he has started on his journey with the violin with encouragement from an elderly neighbour and inputs from the public library of unlikely Manchester - to make a small place for himself in classical music. As he struggles on in London , he finds his lost love Julia – while his quartet makes some of the perfect mu...

It has been a long time since I have revisited any financial planning concept. So time for rehashing some basic investment  fundas! How many really take an active interest in managing their portfolios? People tend to leave it to the fund manager to manage money in case of mutual funds and tend to put any spare cash in the latest fund that is "in" or as chosen by a "financial adviser", else choose a "safe" inflation beating instrument. The more judicious squirrel away a little bit systematically in "safe investments" and do a bit of active portfolio management while the experts look for gains in the stock market. But there are some easy to use personal finances tools out there which actually make our money work well with a modest financial planning. However, due to ignorance, overconfidence or maybe simple laziness we tend to ignore them. Value Averaging is one such tool. Its an unbelievably simple financial planning tool that anyone with even the...

My "Xomba" friends Priya Kanwar and V. Taprial have just published a book "A Beginner's Guide to Blogging". Taprial and Priya are amongst the cream of Xomba bloggers! Taprial, a Naval Commander, has also published a racy thriller "Enemy in the Ranks". Be sure to have a look at both the books! They are both Pustak Mahal publications and can be ordered online too. Both the books sold well at the Delhi Book Fair. Be sure to get a copy if you are in India. Here is the link to get it online. http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/varinder-taprial/beginner-s-guide-blogging-making-money-online/9788122311105.html http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/varinder-taprial/beginner-s-guide-blogging-making-money-online/9788122311105.html

Gong Xi Fa Cai 2010 - Chinese New Year, Mall Hopping At Kuala Lumpur

Gong Xi Fa Cai 2010 - Chinese New Year, Mall Hopping At Kuala Lumpur

In a few minutes Super Bowl 2010 will begin. The Colts with their QB Manning will take on the effervescent New Orleans with their dynamic QB Drew Brees. In this second consecutive Super Bowl at Florida - Carrie Underwood will start with the National Anthem. The Who - the rock band from Britain will be the half-time act at the Dolphin Stadium. Will this be the best Super Bowl in a long time? This promises to be an attacking attacking, attacking game! Definitely, the best two teams on view this season are fighting it out. Want to know where to watch all the live action? The NFL official Super Bowl site seems to be the best bet!  http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/44 Watch all the happenings ath the Superbowl online free here! http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/44/live/landing CBS will be broadcasting it live. Here is the Super Bowl website at CBS Sports. The kick off time is at 6-30 pm http://www.cbssports.com/nfl Enjoy the 2010 SuperBowl!

Is there a Superman in Indian Cinema? Can Rajnikanth, the southern demigod be considered one? Does the one and only Shahenshah of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan, qualify? Or Baadshah Shahrukh? One real Superman like characer spawned by Bollywood - the Krisshh franchisee shows no sign of continuing. So, I have come to this conclusion. THE "ONLY" SUPERMAN OF BOLLYWOOD IS Aamir Khan! Sample this. Lagaan He coaches a team of discordant individuals, one of them infirm, in the village to form a ragged team. A team whose members are always out to cut each others throat! Then he bowls and fields away like Superman. But the icing on the cake comes last! Aamir, with the help of the same infirm teammate, bats like God and hits a last ball six to pave the way for the righteous and downtrodden team to win after much drama! The ultimate triumph of “good over evil” Here is the last ball from Lagaan. Taare Zameen Par A small child has a problem in reading. The parents have given up hope even th...

Kindle DX With Global Wireless is Here! kindle 9.7" Image Good news for book lovers all over the World - Kindle DX with Global Wireless 9.7" Reading Display is now available (for preorder - ships from Jan 19th)! So What is Kindle DX With Global Wireless? Kindle is a reading device from Amazon with a weight even less than a typical paperback!. At 1/3 of an inch it is almost as thin as a magazine too! The new Kindle DX With Global Wireless has a huge 9.7 " e-ink display screen and can store upto 3500 books. The 6 inch version is also available. The Kindle DX Global wireless has 3G wireless which allows one to download books right from kindle with no annual contracts, no monthly fees! The 3G wire coverage is available in over 100 countries . See map for details. Also check out the countries where Amazon Kindle content will be available. You dont't want to be saddled with a gadget with no content after all! For Indian users - Yes it is available for India. Find out more...