Month: July 2009

Treesforfree needs your help to continue planting trees

Published by Anita

The problem: Over the last 4 years, Janet and her volunteers at treesforfree have planted 12,896 trees across Bangalore City to restore the vanishing tree cover. All in an old Maruti car. Now the car has broken down. And the planting has stopped. But the tree felling continues… and with it, the global warming, failed monsoons, climate change… and a host of other problems that affect all of us. The solution: If we can raise enough donations to buy a new vehicle, we would be back on the road again, planting trees, cooling the globe and healing the earth. The vehicle ideally suited for our operations is a Mahindra pickup. It costs 4 lacs. If 4000 of us gave just 100 rupees each, then the planting can start again. How you can help: Donate as much as you can. All donations are tax exempt under 80 G and you will be given a receipt. 1. Bank Transfer Contact vinod.eshwer@gmail.com for the bank details and then send the amount ransferred and the names of people who …

Another ready reckoner!

Published by Anita

So it was only May end/beginning of June that I was down with a cold and got these useful home remedies. I’ve barely got over that bout (or so it seems!) and I am down with a cold again. Gosh, how I hate them! I was going through a recent Deccan Herald where I found these useful tips! Here they are: Fight common colds and other illnesses Orange juice ~ Bell peppers ~ Green tea ~ Pumpkin seeds ~ Summer squash ~ Apricots ~ Ground cinammon ~ Garlic ~ Cayenne pepper ~ clementines ~ Cloves ~ Cranberries General productivity boosters Salmon ~ Shrimp ~ Water ~ Turkey ~ Mustard greens ~ Plums ~ Cauliflower ~ Papaya ~ Sweet potatoes ~ Pear Improve digestion/sleep Black beans ~ Bran cereal ~ Avocado ~ Apples ~ Brown rice ~ Onions ~ Grapefruit ~ Pound cake ~ Cucumber ~ Peppermint ~ Pinto beans ~ Celery ~ Pineapple ~ Melon ~ Soybeans ~ Ginger ~ Asparagus Low fat-filling foods Salsa ~ Egg whites ~ Venison ~ Whole wheat pasta ~ …

Blog, take fotus, drive!

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A quick update: Five folks I know are in the running along with their partners: Charu and Vamsi – Charu is a fellow travel blogger and always on the way somewhere or planning to! Rohini and Tautik – An intrepid traveller couple who have covered 18,673 km across 20 states in 114 days in their Santro. Quite amazing! Hrish and Nikki – Hrish is a power twitter user and an veteran of the Indian blogging scene. He’s live blogged from South Africa and when not tweeting/blogging also runs a documentary filmmaking company called Flaunge (it did all the videos for the TFN last year). Santanu and Pamela – Another travel loving couple, they’ve been all over the place not just in India but in different parts of the world too! Check out the travel section on their blog that lists 93 posts from places around the world from Sweden, France, Greece, India and California to list few! Phew! Kousik and Sumana: The couple on wheels – they’ve been everywhere I think! So crazy are they …