Apple to fight Alzhemier's....

Drinking apple juice helped mice deliver above average performances in maze trials, which maintained the same level of mental fitness that was otherwise observed as these mice aged.

Thomas B. Shea, of the Centre for Cellular Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts, and his team showed that mice receiving human equivalent of two glasses of apple juice daily for a month produced less of "beta-amyloid," responsible for forming plaques, commonly found in Alzheimer's disease, said a Massachusetts release.

Shea commented that "these findings provide further evidence linking nutritional and genetic risk factors for age-related neuro degeneration and suggest that regular consumption of apple juice not only can help to keep one's mind functioning at its best, but may also be able to delay key aspects of Alzheimer's disease and augment therapeutic approaches."

The study was published in the January issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

snow snow snow...

please don't get fascinated by the title... it was not what i meant to type... 

on jan 26th, 2008... i was on my way to college... George Mason University by car... 

I jus realized it started to snow a lil'... and the flurries were coming to c me... 

but hey...wait...they drifted away from my car... (ie) it was coming down... when it reached the windshield it started to rise up and go flat over the body of the car...and then go down again.. 

jus out of curiostiy, wanted to explain the physics behind it... :)  learnt it from my brother..

the basic principle is called.. DRIFT... that is... when a current of when we are piercing through the air.. as the frontbody of the car is at an angle, we cut through the air pockets.. and this makes the flurries to rise up and then travel at the same angle the car is... and once it crosses our car... it tries to reach the ground again...due to gravity... 

wow...i love the physics behind it...i hope u did as well...

'Slumdog Millionaire' wins SAG award

'Slumdog Millionaire' inched closer to the Oscars after winning the "Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture" at the 2009 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Monday.

The rags-to-riches story of an slum-dweller in Mumbai who goes on to win USD 20 million in a reality game show has already received 10 Oscar nominations, including 3 nominations for the music composer of the film A R Rahman.

The film, directed by British director Danny Bolye has also swept four Golden Globe two weeks ago, with India getting its first Globe with A R Rahman's composition 'Jai Ho'.

'Slumdog..' which is based on Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup's novel 'Q and A' has now consolidated its position as an Oscar favourite which will be held on 22 February.

On Saturday night, the movie also won the Producers' Guild of America Award with the film's British producer Christian Coulson being named producer of the year, 'Los Angeles Times' reported.

At SAG, actor Anil Kapoor, who plays the TV game show host, accepted the award along with co-actors Dev Patel and Freida Pinto, said that it was overwhelming enough just to be nominated.

"But to win this is unbelievable..It's unbelievable...," he said.

The other films which were nominated for this category were 'Milk', 'Frost/ Nixon', 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', 'Doubt' and 'Milk'.

Prestigious awards...

Padma Bhushan awardees

Shooter Abhinav Bindra, Information Technology and National Knowledge Commission Chairman Sam Pitroda, economist Isher Judge Ahulwalia and noted journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Indian Express Shekhar Gupta are among the 30 eminent personalities awarded Padma Bhushan.

Padma Vibhushan awardees

Five industrialists selected for this year's Padma awards, including one for the country's second highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan, come from businesses ranging from engineering, technology and hospitality to textiles.

Padma Shri awardees

Among the 93 persons chosen for Padma Shri are Team India captain M S Dhoni, spinner Harbhajan Singh, singer Udit narayan Bollywood actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Akshay Kumar, world billiards champion Pankaj Advani and R K Krishna Kumar of the Taj group of Hotels and veteran broadcaster Ameen Sayani .


Ashok S Ganguly (Padma Vibhushan) is a member of the PM's Council on Trade and Industry as well as Investment Commission, India-USA CEO Council and the National Knowledge Commission to the Prime Minister. Besides, he is the Chairman of FirstSource Solutions Ltd and ABP Private Ltd (Ananda Bazar Patrika Group) and has been a Director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India, since November 2000. He also serves as a non-executive director of Wipro, Mahindra & Mahindra, ICICI Knowledge Park and Tata AIG Life Insurance Co Ltd and a Director on the Advisory Board of Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd and Hemogenomics Private Ltd.

Anil Manibhai Naik (Padma Bhushan) A M Naik is the Chairman and Managing Director of Larsen & Toubro, one of the largest conglomerates in India. He joined L&T in 1965 as a junior engineer and soon became the youngest manager in Larsen & Toubro history. Son of a teacher, he took over as CEO and MD in April 1999 and was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director in April 1999. He is also an Honorary Consul General for Denmark, Senior member of the Confederation of Indian Industry, member of the Board of Trade, Ministry of Commerce, and on the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.