The Real Black Zodiac

The Black Zodiac is the dark counterpart of the Western Astrological Zodiac. Both of which originated from the Babylonian Zodiac. Through centuries of repeated reinterpretation and adaptation by numerous cultures including Greek, Roman, and Hindu, the original Zodiac was filtered to represent only the good side of one’s personality. This long history of revision eventually resulted into the modern Zodiac that became the pillar of Western Astrology.

As the name denotes, the Black Zodiac represents the evil side of the human creature. These demons are one’s inherent will and capacity to ultimately cause harm to oneself and others. This evil, however, should not be feared. Like good, it can be harnessed and turned into something useful.

Each of the Black Zodiac embodies the morbid traits that are as unique as each person. It is important to know, face, and nurture one’s demons in order to manipulate it for personal benefit.

The Tyrant: March 21 – April 19 (Aries)

You are greed in human form. You want the world and you will take it. The inability to feel contentment keeps you motivated. You can find happiness through the suffering of others. People are merely tools for you to use, abuse and discard.(if you ask me it sounds like fun to me but hey to each his own)

The Fallen Demon: April 20- May 20 (Taurus)

You are the Fallen Demon. Your past is a ghost that follows you everywhere. You have made mistakes and you live with the repercussions. People have wronged you and you will never forget. Others may see you as a broken man and they may be right. They may look down on you because you were defeated but you’ve been to hell and you will never go back. You will redeem yourself no matter what it takes.(hell yeah! Just a bit of glue and just like new and ready for more big homie)

The Basilisk: May 21 – June 20 (Gemini)

The Basilisk commands fear. Your stare is deadly but your bite is deadlier. You are built to harm and you know how to torment others. In the right situation, you can be very dangerous. All you need is provocation. Those who know your true nature regard you with equal fear and respect. Those who do not will find out in the worst of ways.(ummm…. ok! cool! Remaind me not to piss in you cereal )

The Serpent: June 21 – July 22 (Cancer)

The serpent is the symbol of wisdom and deceit. You are both cunning and clever. People may regard you as low, wretched and maybe even repulsive but you know how to use these to your advantage. Trust is a weakness that you can exploit outstandingly. Your virtues are insidious and your ways are elegant.(sound like my lawyer!)

The War Maiden: July 23 – August 22 (Leo)

The War Maiden is a paradox. You appreciate beauty and anticipate decay.  This conflicting nature of yours may be regarded as puzzling and ultimately disturbing by others, thus very few can see the beauty of your ways. Seeing through comforting lies enables you to embrace the hardships of reality. You stand in the thin line between the evil and the benign. (we could be best friends)

The Maelstrom: August 23 – September 22 (Virgo)

You are the Maelstrom. Like the wrath of god, you are most dangerous to the ones that you love the most. You may project a caring and compassionate image but you have the tendency to be possessive. What’s yours is yours alone; better destroyed by your hands than taken by others. You dwell on jealousy and you savor the fury that comes with it.(lets just be friends)

The Ravenous: September 23 – October 22 (Libra)

You are the Ravenous. Sanity is hanging by a thread. You’re inner demons are hidden away and they are aching to break free. This life of order and conformity to petty norms disgusts you. You long for that sweet day when you’ll be free to cause damage, pain and suffering to that special list of people that you have at the back of your head.

The Tempest: November 22 – December 21 (Sagittarius)

You are the tempest. Free and carefree. Nothing is more important than your desires. You’re pursuit of pleasure and contentment may bring suffering to others but that is not your problem is it? Those who stand in your way better hold their ground, for you will not hesitate to destroy them. Make no mistake, you are not hateful. You just don’t care at all.(am i on you way i can move no need to destroy me now)

The Leviathan: December 22 – January 19 (Capricorn)

You are the leviathan. A monstrosity in a dark abyss. The great potential that you possess is locked away for good reason but the mere thought of it is enough to strike terror, even to yourself. You fear your own demons because you know very well what they are capable of. But you are neither weak nor a coward. You’re struggle to gain control is a victory in itself.(dont fight them make friends with them)

The Beast: January 20 – February 18 (Aquarius)

Dwell in the dark long enough and you shall become darkness itself. The beast knows and accepts the evils inside him. You can point this evil in any direction yet you would rather point it inwards than set it loose on the people you care about. You are the master of your demons. You consume fury, pain and despair like a bitter drug.

The Sword: February 19 – March 20 (Pisces)

The sword is a symbol of glory. Admired by the weak and coveted by the daring. Yet you remain true to your real purpose. You are designed to hurt after all. The cut is merely the beginning, followed by the rot of the injury then a shameful scar. You are a painful reminder to those who have failed to wield you. The sight of you is enough to torment. And they can’t help but to look can they?

The drawings are not the black zodiac sorry but couldn’t find how they look like but i did find the next best thing those drawings you see ware made

REASONS OF LESS MEDALS FOR INDIA AT TOKYO GAMES AND WHAT TO DO

The Tokyo Olympics were to be held last year, but due to the ongoing pandemic, they were postponed. They are being held now and over 60 countries are participating in the same.

At the time this article is being written, India ranks 48 with China on top. While a decent performance is being shown by the Indian athletes, the rank is not very appreciable.

What could be the reason for this? Is it that the players are not well prepared or they have not been trained in a way to compete with top-level global players?

Observing the performance of the athletes, there is no doubt that they have worked hard for the games and they are giving their best.

The reason for ranks such low traces back to times when not just these athletes, but we all are kids or rather students. Remember how our parents (not all parents though) advised us to stop playing and study rather? In India, people are crazy about marks and prefer neglecting their child’s passion and talents just to rote learn some topics and write them down in the exams and secure rank 1. 

Many children, who could be potent sportspersons, who possess the skills required for a particular sport and are willing to achieve heights, give up their dreams just for the sake of their parents. 

The fact that there are people who are not able to afford money for pieces of equipment and coaching cannot be denied. But this brings us to the second point, which is the lack of government resources in the field of sports. There have been instances when aspirants had to train in areas not-so-perfect for the sport due to a lack of infrastructural development. How can you expect sportspersons to perform their best with such degraded infrastructural development and equipment? An instance of this is from the movie Dangal when the girls had to practice at their rooftop because of the lack of fund pool and corruption. 

Another point is the promotion of sports in schools. While some schools lay focus on sports, many do not. It does need much thought about the number of sports periods we used to have in school. While each one of us waited eagerly for that 30-35 minute period, as exams approached, a time when physical exercise is important to keep the stress at bay, teachers of other subjects used to take that period to complete the syllabus they should have done a long time back. 

Over the years, sports have developed as an important factor to measure the growth of a country. Sportsperson needs encouragement and before that proper training, pieces of equipment and guidance. 

It is high time that we start encouraging children to take part in sports and boost their morale to perform in the field they are best suited for. 

Parents need to understand that there exist career options except for engineers, doctors, and lawyers. If people are encouraged for sports since childhood, there is no stopping us from getting a bag full of gold medals in the Olympics or any other tournament. After all, we are Indians!

SUPERSTITIONS IN INDIA…

Superstitions lead people towards a kind of darkness, it takes people to wrong intensions. In the list of Indian evils, this superstitions is also a part. Superstitions were actually created and introduced by humans, especially some group of humans created these for  their daily survival and livelihood. Superstitions include many things. Luckily in our Indian constitution, some of them were abolished or removed like Untouchability. Here I am going to discuss some of them which I know and I’m going to relate them with some examples that I heard and I experienced. So, let’s start.

SUPERSTIONS AND EXAMPLES:

1. Firstly, I want to discuss about Amavasya. It is said that during Amavasya we should not start any new program or work. Now I’m going to relate with an example of My personal experience, It was said not to take me from my grandma’s home along with my mom when I was a child as it was Amavasya, as women spent some days after giving birth to child I and My mom were there for some days. But My father is against to all these things and he wantedly brought me and my mom from there. And the same thing he did was he has joined me in school for the first time on the day of Amavasya itself, but you know what, till now nothing bad happened to me and my family and I am in the protection of My God. So, it is proven wrong.

2.Let me share another one, When girls are on periods they are not allowed to pray God and go near God, that too in some communities and religions. Now an example relating to it, A girl went to a temple of Goddess Kali I suppose, and that statue is having blood in her mouth, and this girl asked her mother, mother it is said that girls who are on periods, they should not go to Temple and God, but why this Goddess is having blood in her mouth, she asked her mother and the mother was shocked and had no answer to it. Do you have answer for this? even I was surprised when I heard about this.

3.This one is also the same thing, but a little different angle,  it is also said that girls at the time of their menses they are not supposed to touch anything or anyone in the house and in some aspects they are kept out of the house. To hear itself, it is so wired and disgusting, right? I don’t say that everyone will follow this, because, for example me and my family, we just don’t follow all this rubbish but most of the Indians especially some group of people belonging to a particular community and religion follow this. And coming to the example, recently I came to know about this in news, a old women who is in her menses was put out of the house as they don’t her, it was a forest kind of area, and at night while everyone was asleep, a snake entered her tent and bit her , then she was taken to hospital on their hands, I don’t understand why don’t you allow her inside instead of taking her to hospital after something bad has happen, at least then you have to touch her, right?. I felt very bad when I have seen this.

Yeah I have many more but I don’t have the examples to make things clear. To name some, a black cat should not come before us when we are going to start or do something, and some construct house according to some directions, do not sweep after sunset, do not cut nails at night, Wearing gemstones brings good fortune, Not To Sleep Facing The North, Broken Mirrors, Adding One Rupee To A Gift Sum, Twitching Eyes and many more like this. But I don’t say that all these are rubbish but some of these have scientific reasons, but making or implementing them very heavily in life may make us stupid’s

So, I say that some of these are really stupid and foolish. So, I don’t support and encourage those foolish things. And what’s your opinion. Feel free to comment and express.

New Regulations for Gold

Gold is not just an asset in India it holds significance in our culture. Being the symbol of the Goddess Lakshmi and considered to be auspicious.

It is part of several cultural and social events of Indian society. Not just bought on special occasions or passed down from several generations, but it also holds the great economical point. Being one of the most trusted investment all over the world even the RBI of India holds 695 tonnes of gold within it as a reserve.
The government of India had mandatory hallmarking for gold in 256 districts and plan to implement it all over India in the future.
What is a Hallmark?
It is series of marks made on the metal to clarify the content of the noble metals like gold, silver, etc.
In other words,s it lends credibility to the purity of gold. The Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS), in India, is the accreditation agency that certifies and Hallmark gold jewelry and other precious metals.

Other key terms related to gold-
Carat– It indicates the percentage of purity of the metal. Eg 24 carat means gold contains 100 pct gold. But to lend it some strength metal is mixed. Hence gold is about 18 -22 K only.
Stamp of BIS and year of the mark-
It is a triangle mark assure of purity with the year of hallmarking of jewelry.
Jewelry Identification mark-
BSI mark also carries jewellery stamps to Indicate that jewelry is certified. Its certification is cheap at Rs 2 per gram of gold.

Currently, this regulation is only imposed on jewelers having a turnover of above 40 Lakh only.

The Need For Population Control Legislation

It goes without saying that the population of India is increasing very rapidly which is a cause of grave concern for all of us especially those who are Indians. It is a no-brainer that there are so many disadvantages of population increase like the resources shrink, jobs shrink, living space shrink, water shrinks and what not! So there can be no two views that all possible steps must be taken to control population because if it is not controlled even now then not only are we going to overtake China as the world’s most populous country by 2027 as a UN report said in 2019 but shall also suffer in innumerable ways which our nation can certainly ill afford at this juncture. 

It cannot be lightly dismissed that India is expected to add nearly 273 million people to its population between now and 2050. We also have to concede that with Chinese birth fertility rate expected to drop in the coming years, demographers have predicted that India with its much higher fertility rate will overtake China as the world’s most populated country by 2023 or 2024. China’s state run Global Times daily quoted Chinese demographers as saying that India’s population may overtake China’s well before 2027. How can all this be lightly dismissed? 
There can be no gainsaying the irrefutable fact that increasing population is the biggest hurdle to development and we cannot take it just lying down. It is the bounden duty of our policymakers and lawmakers to ensure that population is at least controlled to some extent and all steps must be taken now to ensure the same. If population is not controlled even now then certainly our country can never become hunger free or poverty free or free from other such problems as the population rise is the root cause of all such problems with which our nation is seriously grappling also! So, it merits no reiteration that population control has to be on the top priority of the government both in the Centre and in the States also. It cannot be kept on the backburner any longer now! 
As we all know, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehruji took the single biggest and the most commendable step of controlling the population of Hindus by restricting Hindus to just one marriage. Prior to Pandit Nehruji’s government framing “The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955”, Hindus both men and women could marry as many as they wanted and there was just no limit on either men or women. Lord Krishna had 16,108 wives as was reported in “The Times of India” newspaper in 2018. Similarly Ashoka also had thousands of wives and so was the case with not just kings but even among the common man and women. There was just no limit and both men and women had the liberty even during British rule to marry as many as they wanted. But Pandit Nehruji brought down both Hindu men and women to just one which is the most commendable step since independence ever taken by any PM for which Hindus must always be grateful to Pandit Nehruji! This alone explains why I always refer to Pandit Nehruji as the “Real Reformer of Hindus” but Pandit Nehruji didn’t touch Muslims as the country then was reeling fresh from the partition wounds and Nehruji didn’t want to do anything that would create insecurity among Muslims in any manner! But what about the other PM who ruled after Nehruji till PM Narendra Damodardas Modi who is ruling since last more than 7 years? 
But my best friend Sageer Khan differed with me on this. He was strongly critical of Pandit Nehruji’s decision to impose monogamy on Hindus alone. He said in 1995 that, “What is UN? It is ruled by just US and UK. France, China and Russia are just servants of US and UK and China got permanent membership because of US and UK. Who created India and got it partitioned in 1947 on the basis of religion? It is again UN ruled by US and UK. UN loves Pakistan and hates India. So never get surprised that why Taliban aided, abetted and armed by Pakistan have taken over Afghanistan and UN watching with smile on face! Hindus, Shia Muslims, Sikhs, Indian Muslims who migrated to Pakistan called Mohajjirs are raped, insulted, punished and then killed! Yet UN is proud always of Pakistan as it is the brain child of US and UK who rule UN and who want to crush India as patriotic Indians especially Hindus in large numbers forced Britishers to leave India. It was UK who did not forget its defeat and so again advised Nehru our first PM to disregard the advice of Dr BR Ambedkar who favoured retention of polygamy in his Hindu Code Bill 1951 and he did accordingly by abolishing polygamy and polyandry among Hindus and also heeded to UK’s decision to not abolish polygamy among Muslims so that slowly Muslims become majority and Hindus become minority and India never gets stability and they could again come back to rule India. Why monogamy imposed only on Hindus alone? Muslims enjoy maximum liberty in India all over the world and it is Muslims who can still indulge in polygamy even though Nehru abolished it among Hindus in 1955. This is most unfair and must be strongly condemned. Why Hindus are forced to become Muslims to marry more than once? Polygamy should have been abolished for both or for none but Nehru very wrongly imposed monogamy only on Hindus which is most disgraceful and cannot be ever justified. Similarly why Muslims fight with Hindus in Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura which have been Hindu worshipping sites since ages. Should Ram temple be built in Mecca, Medina or in Ayodhya? Muslims should never fight over Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura which since thousands of years have been Hindus sites of pilgrimages just like Mecca and Medina are for Muslims. Muslims should be treated on par with Hindus and polygamy should be abolished among us also. This will greatly help in controlling the population also in our country. When Hindus can be brought down to one both male and female then why can’t Muslim males be also not brought down to one and Muslim females are already one as they unlike men cannot marry more than one? Centre and our law makers must give it a serious thought!” 
For far too long this most pressing issue of uniform civil code has been hanging fire and our law makers have just callously preferred to always look the other way around on it. Why is it that film actor Dharmender had to become Muslim to marry a second time? Why is it that the son of former Chief Minister of Haryana – Bhajan Lal named Chander Mohan also had to change his name to Chander Mohammed and so also Anuradha Bali had to assume a Muslim name Fizza and convert to Islam just to marry each other as Chander was already married and in Hindu religion one cannot marry than one? There are millions of such cases where the conversion is purely on the temptation to marry more than one women! Why can’t this sham end once and for all? Why can’t law be same for one and all? Will it not help control population also if monogamy is imposed on one and all? 
To put it mildly: When Hindus can be made to shun polygamy and polyandry in 1955 then why can’t the same be done among Muslim men in 2021? My best friend Sageer Khan also always wanted Muslims to abolish polygamy as it is a bad practice and cannot be ever condoned! Sageer Khan also used to often ask: “Why Centre trembles to do anything on this score? Why can’t monogamy be imposed equally on people of all religion alike? It has become a fashion to marry more than one. This is the root cause of increase in population in India.” Centre must seriously ponder on it. 
If Centre takes decisive action and after 75 years of independence summons the courage to abolish polygamy among people of all religions just like Pandit Nehruji summoned to do the same for Hindus in 1955 not just among men but also among women that is abolishing both polygamy and polyandry then population can be controlled to a great extent! But what an unbeatable irony that in last 75 years of independence no PM nor any Supreme Court Judge has gathered the guts, gall and gumption to call a spade a spade and abolish polygamy among people of all religion as my best friend Sageer Khan always advocated also! 
Of course, it goes without saying that using force to control population can never be feasible nor advisable! It would only worsen the situation further! We all saw how late Sanjay Gandhi who during Emergency in 1975-77 had thought that he could control population by using forcible methods of sterilisation floundered as he enjoyed unbridled powers and Congress party also lost power as people certainly didn’t approve of it in any way. It must be underscored that Centre as also the States must now launch more awareness campaign to ensure that the people themselves become more aware of the dangerous consequences of over population and should work most actively in this direction! 
In addition, Centre and States must give more and more concessions to those families where the children are just one or two. This can certainly go a long way in motivating others to follow suit! But both Centre and States ought to be more proactive on it as population explosion is the most serious problem confronting India since last many years! It merits no reiteration that a dormant snail like approach would only serve in further exacerbating this problem further which our country can ill afford at this juncture! So now the ball is clearly in the court of the government! 
It must be strictly ensured that child marriages does not take place to achieve fertility decline and this holds true especially in villages and remote areas where we keep hearing increasing incidents of child marriages taking place even now! There has to be zero tolerance on child marriages as it is because of child marriages that a women has many children and that too very early in her life! If child marriage is seriously and strictly checked it will ensure that population is also checked to a great extent. 
Not just this, the marriage age must also be increased to 25 for both men and women. This can go a long way in ensuring that both men and women attain maturity when they marry and in their early youth don’t indulge in the mistake of having many children. This can prove to be a big leap in the direction to control population to a great extent! 
It also must be mentioned here that serious, sincere and steady counselling must be done of all the parents the moment they give birth to one child irrespective of whether it is male or female to not produce more children. When parents have two children then they must be shown the copies of the laws of such states like UP, Assam and Rajasthan among others where having more than 2 children carries lots of disadvantages and bars one from several benefits! On the contrary, those who have just one child can get several benefits like preference in admission in all educational institutions and preference to single child in government jobs as we see in case of UP’s population draft bill also! 
It cannot be overemphasized that parents must be also made more aware about the preference that is given to a single child in getting free health care facility and insurance coverage also till he attains the age of twenty years as we again see in the case of UP’s draft population bill which is also welcome! This will certainly propel parents to not have more than one children! Also, when parents will be barred from getting many benefits and from either contesting elections or holding any public post or getting other similar benefits this also can prove to be a big checker in population increase but apart from just creating strict laws what matters most is their implementation in totality and on one and all! 
In conclusion, it is high time and now polygamy should be completely abolished in India just like Pandit Nehruji abolished it among Hindus in 1955! But the moot question certainly is: Can any PM ever dare to do what Pandit Nehruji did not do? Impose monogamy on one and all and not just Hindus alone as he did in 1955! 
Sanjeev Sirohi

The 7 Most Weight-Loss-Friendly Foods

1.Whole Eggs

Eggs are very filling and nutrient-dense. Compared to refined carbs like bagels, eggs can suppress appetite later in the day and may even promote weight loss.

2.leafy greens

Leafy greens are an excellent addition to your weight loss diet. Not only are they low in calories but also high in fiber that helps keep you feeling full.

3.cruciferous vegetables

Cruciferous vegetables are low in calories but high in fiber and nutrients. Adding them to your diet is not only an excellent weight loss strategy but may also improve your overall health.

4. Salmon

Salmon is high in both protein and omega-3 fatty acids, making it a good choice for a healthy weight loss diet.

5.Boiled Potatoes

Boiled potatoes are among the most filling foods. They’re particularly good at reducing your appetite, potentially suppressing your food intake later in the day.

6.Lean Beef and Chicken Breast

Eating unprocessed lean meat is an excellent way to increase your protein intake. Replacing some of the carbs or fat in your diet with protein could make it easier for you to lose excess fat.

7.Soups

Soups can be an effective part of a weight loss diet. Their high water content makes them very filling. However, try to avoid creamy or oily soups.

Illuminati

In a historical sense, the term “Illuminati” refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, a association that operated for less than a decade, from 1776 to 1785. This organization was founded by Adam Weishaupt, a German law professor who believed strongly in Enlightenment ideals, and his lluminatenorden sought to market those ideals among elites. Weishaupt wanted to teach Illuminati members in reason, philanthropy, and other secular values in order that they might influence political decisions once they came to power.
Illuminati, designation in use from the 15th century, assumed by or applied to varied groups of persons who claimed to be unusually enlightened. The word is that the plural of the Latin illuminatus (“revealed” or “enlightened”).
“It was pretty ambitious for six or nine guys, but they really wanted to take over the world,” says Chris Hodapp, the co-author of Conspiracy Theories and Secret Societies for Dummies with Alice VonKannon.
The Illuminati’s goals — and reputation — often exceeded their means, Hodapp notes. In its youth , the group was just a couple of individuals . And even at its largest, it only consisted of somewhere between 650 and a couple of ,500 members. The group grew thereto size by becoming a kind of cell within other groups — Illuminati members joined Freemason lodges to recruit members for his or her own competing secret society.
There were two sides to the historical Illuminati: their odd rituals and their ideals.
The Illuminati did plenty of unusual things. They used symbols (like the owl), adopted pseudonyms to avoid identification, and had complicated hierarchies like Novice, Minerval, and Illuminated Minerval that divided the ranks. In the beginning, Hodapp says, Illuminati members didn’t trust anyone over 30, because they were too set in their ways. Other reports of rituals are harder to verify , but we all know that members were very paranoid and used spy-like protocol to stay one another’s identities secret.
But while they were following these bizarre rituals, they also promoted a worldview that reflected Enlightenment ideals like rational thought and self-rule. Anti-clerical and anti-royal, the Illuminati were closer to revolutionaries than world rulers, since they sought to infiltrate and upset powerful institutions just like the monarchy.
Historians tend to think the Illuminati were only mildly successful — at the best — in becoming influential. (Though, of course, there also are those that believe the Illuminati successfully took over the planet — and still control it today. If an all-powerful group does dominate the planet , we probably wouldn’t realize it. Δ.)
It’s also difficult to untangle the success of the Illuminati from that of the Freemasons, which they infiltrated and commingled with. It’s even as tough to inform what influence the Illuminati actually had as against the influence people think that they had .
We do know the Illuminati had some influential members — along side many dukes and other leaders who were powerful but are forgotten today, some sources think writer Johann Goethe was a member of the group (though other sources dispute the claim). In a way, Illuminati influence depends on what you think about them. If you think their revolutionary ideals spread to other groups, like the French Revolution’s Jacobins, then they were successful. If you think that those ideas would have prospered regardless, then they were mainly a historical curiosity.
The Illuminati never completely disappeared from popular culture — it had been always burbling within the background. But within the mid-1970s, the Illuminati made a marked comeback because of a literary trilogy that gave the group the simultaneously spooky and laughable image it holds today.
The Illuminatus Trilogy, by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, depicted the Illuminati with ironic detachment. This trilogy became a countercultural touchstone, and its intermingling of real research — Weishaupt, the founding father of the important Illuminati, may be a character — with fantasy helped put the Illuminati back on the radar.
“It was an excellent example of the post-’60s ways of ironizing elite sorts of power,” Mark Fenster says. “That ironic vision of conspiracy theory is extremely cosmopolitan . You can be both a significant conspiracy theorist and joke about it.”
From there, the Illuminati became a periodic staple of both popular culture — as in Dan Brown’s massively popular novel Angels and Demons — and various subcultures, where the group is often intermingled with Satanism, alien myths, and other ideas that might are totally foreign to the important Bavarian Illuminati.
Uscinski clarifies that the majority Americans today don’t actually believe the Illuminati. In a survey of conspiracy theories he conducted in 2012, he says zero people claimed that groups like Freemasons or Illuminati were controlling politics. Even so, the Illuminati seem to continue our collective consciousness, serving because the butt of jokes and therefore the source of lizard people rumors .

TELEVISION

Meetali soni

Tevevision is an electronic system of display images or moving objects together with sound over a wire or through space by apparatus that converts light and sound into electrical waves and reconverts them into visible light rays and audible sound.

The world’s first television stations first started appearing in America in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Television (also known as a TV) is a machine with a screen. Televisions receive broadcasting signals and change them into pictures and sound. The word “television” comes from the words tele (Greek for far away) and vision (sight). Sometimes a television can look like a box. Television was invented by Philo Farnsworth, John Logie Baird , Charles francis Jenkins. Electronic television was first successfully demonstrated in San Francisco on Sept. 7, 1927. The system was designed by Philo Taylor Farnsworth, a 21-year-old inventor who had lived in a house without electricity until he was 14. While still in high school, Farnsworth had begun to conceive of a system that could capture moving images in a form that could be coded onto radio waves and then transformed back into a picture on a screen. Farnsworth’s invention, which scanned images with a beam of electrons, is the direct ancestor of modern television. The first image he transmitted on it was a simple line. Soon he aimed his primitive camera at a dollar sign. Early television was quite primitive. All the action at that first televised baseball game had to be captured by a single camera, and the limitations of early cameras forced actors in dramas to work under impossibly hot lights, wearing black lipstick and green makeup (the cameras had trouble with the color white). In the beginning, TV was not like that which we see now. Slowly changes and development were happening and till 1940 full electronic television was invented. That television was called as CRT televisions. Now a day’s LED TV is in vogue. People feel to see television as if watching anything live, or anything happening before our eyes as in reality. It is the favored source of entertainment of public and different news. It is a popular medium of telecommunication and entertainment. That’s why television is found in most of the houses in India, both in cities and villages. The invention of television has changed the lifestyle of the human and made possible a lot of things .

ADVANTAGES OF TELEVISION :-

As we know that we are moving forward quick in technology. This technology affects the life of each human in the world. Technology gave us an excellent and beneficial gift in the form of television. But like other machines and inventions, the TV also has its advantages and disadvantages for the human being.
The uses, benefits, and losses also are known by each viewer of television. But the habits have become so common, and the people cannot ignore the watch television, especially children and adults, have become so addicted to watching the TV. We mention the advantages of television below.

For entertainment
Learning new things
For news of the world
Unity of family increase
Best Time Pass
Awareness & knowledge of different languages.
Different Culture Awareness
Cheap Source of Entertainment.
Motivation Increase

DISADVANTAGES OF TELEVISION:-
Negative effect on health
Wastage of time
Lack of meeting with families
Addiction to Cartoons
The negative impact of a false advertisement

CONCLUSION:-
we conclude that the use of television is a useful invention. Still, the use of tv gives many side effects if not used properly. There should be a balance in usage, and especially for kids and children, we should be more conscious and try to avoid unwanted and unsuitable programs. Anything if used more than limit and improper, then it is harmful.

Aghoris

Who are Aghoris? Have you heard about them? Being in India, we most frequently encounter them in streets, temples etc but how often can we make an attempt to understand who they really are? Aghoris are sadhus belonging to an unconventional clan who are Shiva worshippers. While some believe that they need divine powers et al. think they’re sadhus with sorcery which may harm people. But undoubtedly they have a mystical personality. Let’s take a glance at a number of the facts about Aghoris.
1. ACCEPTING THE NAKED TRUTH
Aghoris are seen to be mostly naked and accepting of their bodies. You can see Aghori in completely naked bodies covered in ashes from the dead bodies. It definitely scares some people while some people find it enticing.
2. NO HAIRCUT
Aghoris let their hair grow long and believe no haircuts. After all, that’s how we were born and what better thanks to accept our natural self. You will never see Aghori briefly , trimmed hair.
3. CANNIBALISM
It is believed that these sadhus openly eat human meat. They eat already dead corpses and don’t kill to eat and hence nobody questions them. Found mostly in numbers in Varanasi, which is understood for its holy practices, these sadhus are accepted for who they’re . They are also known to eat garbage, human faces and also leftover foods.
4. LORD SHIVA IS EVERYTHING
Aghoris immerse themselves within the devotion of Lord Shiva. They believe that Lord Shiva is that the answer to everything as he’s omnipresent and absolute. They perform penance, which is of three kinds that are called Shiva Sadhana, Shav Sadhana, and Smashaan Sadhana. Some people also believe that they’re the incarnations of Lord Shiva.
5. CURE FOR ALL
Aghori’s are said to possess the cure for all the diseases. According to them, the human oil that they take from the pyre when the body is being burnt is extremely powerful and effective. They claim that they need the medicines for even the incurable diseases.
6. MEDITATING WITH CORPSE
Aghori’s are seen to be meditating during a cemetery on a corpse. They also stand on one leg to meditate over a corpse a bit like Parvati, the goddess standing on the chest of Lord Shiva. Now most folks dread to even go on the brink of the cemetery or dead bodies. So that definitely takes tons of guts.
7. INTERCOURSE WITH THE CORPSE
Aghori is understood to possess sexual activity with dead bodies. They say the rationale is just that they find purity in what’s considered by the main population as filth. Also, just like the believers of the goddess Kali, they assert that it’s the deeper desire of the goddess that they need to satisfy . Also, it’s known to be believed by them that doing sex with the dead give them supernatural powers.
8. NO HATE IN THE HEART
These sadhus share their food with the animals within the cremation ground. Be it a cow or a dog, every life is that the same for them. And they believe the one that hates cannot truly meditate. So, it’s important to measure a hate free life for sadhus to meditate.
9. SAGES AND THEIR AGES
Kina ram, the first aghori who set grounds for the rest of the aghoris is said to have lived for 150 years and his death happened in the late 18th century.
10. SURVIVAL FACTS
These sadhus survive the harshest and extreme weather . They are known to measure within the scariest jungles and also the snow clad mountains. They are also found within the hot desert, in conditions where a traditional person doesn’t survive well.
11. ONENESS OF ENVIRONMENT
Aghoris believe that everyone has Aghori in him/her. They believe that when a toddler is born he/she doesn’t distinguish between faeces, toys, and garbage. But the kid is later taught what’s good and bad consistent with society which is how it starts discriminating.
12. THE FACTS ABOUT DARK MAGIC
Aghoris are known to perform sorcery but to not harm anyone or anything but they assert that it heals them and increases their supernatural powers to speak to the dead. They perform tons of rituals, strange within the eye of a standard man to perform dark magic.

Nanoparticles – the future?

A nanoparticle (NP) is an ultrafine unit with dimensions measured in nanometres (nm; 1 nm = 10−9 metre). Nanoparticles exist in the natural world and are also created as a result of human activities. Because of their sub-microscopic size, they have unique material characteristics, and manufactured nanoparticles may find practical applications in a variety of areas. The small size of nanoparticles is especially advantageous in medicine; nanoparticles can not only circulate widely throughout the body but also enter cells or be designed to bind to specific cells. Those properties have enabled new ways of enhancing images of organs as well as tumours and other diseased tissues in the body. Some examples of NP used for medical purposes are metallic NP, carbon nanotube, liposome, gold NP, silica NP and many more. 

The massive use of nanomaterials in biomedical applications enhanced research interest to explore the antibacterial mechanisms of NPs. NPs can alter the metabolic activity of bacteria by maintaining contact with bacterial cells via electrostatic interaction, Van der Waals forces, receptor-ligand and hydrophobic interactions. Further, these NPs can cross the bacterial membrane and assemble along the metabolic pathway influencing the shape and functioning of the cell membrane. Finally, NPs interact with the bacterial cell basic components causing oxidative stress, permeability and gene expression changes, diverse alterations, electrolyte balance disorders, protein deactivation, and enzyme inhibition 

These NPs work on a bacterial cell in three ways, they are as follows:

 Dissolved metal ions: Metal oxide NPs release metal ions and these metal ions are absorbed through the cell membrane. Each metal ion has its sensitivity to different microorganisms. For instance, Ag+ ions react with the sulfhydryl group in enzymes and other cellular constituents leading to cellular dysfunction. Ag+ also prevents cell wall synthesis in Gram-positive bacteria. Ag+ ions can also interact with DNA inhibiting the growth by obstructing DNA replication and cell division.

 Reactive oxygen species: The toxicity of nanomaterial can be mainly attributed to the production of reactive oxygen species ROS that inhibits bacterial growth by restricting amino acid synthesis, lipid peroxidation and DNA replication. The presence of NPS excessive production of ROS leads to an unbalanced state, which results in oxidative stress, creating damage to the basic individual components of bacterial cells. ROS namely Superoxide radical, hydroxyl radical, hydrogen peroxide that is generated by different levels of activity and toxicity.

 Direct contact / Non-oxidative mechanism: The non-oxidative mechanism involves direct interaction on NPs with the cell wall. Direct contact is often but not in all cases a necessary mechanism of toxicity. Direct contact inhibits enzymes and proteins involved in cell metabolism, thus disrupting the normal functioning of the bacterial cell.

(Nanotechnology for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases – Scientific Figure on ResearchGate. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Mechanisms-by-which-nanoparticles-kill-bacteria-cells-Notes-Certain-NPs-and-their-ions_fig3_262116106)

Nanoparticles can be used as tags or labels, which will help us in the detection of infectious agents even in small sample volumes directly in a very specific, sensitive and rapid format with lower costs than current in-use technologies. Also, the earlier detections will help in accurate and prompt treatment of the disease. however, nanoparticles that are used in nanomedicines can travel through a mother’s placenta and can assist in the formation of free radicals. 


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Online Education- The New Normal

The new normal in education is that the increased use of online learning tools. The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered new ways of learning. All round the world, educational institutions are looking toward online learning platforms to continue with the method of teaching students. The new normal now’s a transformed concept of education with online learning at the core of this transformation. Today, digital learning has emerged as a necessary resource for college kids and schools everywhere the planet . For many educational institutes, this is often a completely new way of education that they need had to adopt. Online learning is now applicable not just to find out academics but it also extends to learning extracurricular activities for college kids also . In recent months, the demand for online learning has risen significantly, and it’ll continue doing so within the future.
As with most teaching methods, online learning also has its own set of positives and negatives. Decoding and understanding these positives and negatives will help institutes in creating strategies for more efficiently delivering the teachings , ensuring an uninterrupted learning journey for college kids .
What Are The Advantages Of Online Learning?
1. Efficiency
Online learning offers teachers an efficient thanks to deliver lessons to students. Online learning features a number of tools like videos, PDFs, podcasts, and teachers can use of these tools as a part of their lesson plans. By extending the lesson plan beyond traditional textbooks to incorporate online resources, teachers are ready to become more efficient educators.
2. Accessibility Of Time And Place
Another advantage of online education is that it allows students to attend classes from any location of their choice. It also allows schools to succeed in bent a more extensive network of scholars , rather than being restricted by geographical boundaries. Additionally, online lectures are often recorded, archived, and shared for future reference. This allows students to access the training material at a time of their comfort.Thus, online learning offers students the accessibility of your time and place in education.
3. Affordability
Another advantage of online learning is reduced financial costs. Online education is way cheaper as compared to physical learning. This is because online learning eliminates the value points of student transportation, student meals, and most significantly , land . Additionally, all the course or study materials are available online, thus creating a paperless learning environment which is cheaper , while also being beneficial to the environment.
4. Improved Student Attendance
Since online classes are often taken from home or location of choice, there are fewer chances of scholars missing out on lessons.
5. Suits A Variety Of Learning Styles
Every student features a different learning journey and a special learning style. Some students are visual learners, while some students like better to learn through audio. Similarly, some students thrive in the classroom, and other students are solo learners who get distracted by large groups.
The online learning system, with its range of options and resources, are often personalized in some ways . It is the simplest thanks to create an ideal learning environment suited to the requirements of every student.
What Are The Disadvantages Of Online Learning?
1. Inability To Focus On Screens
For many students, one of the biggest challenges of online learning is the struggle with focusing on the screen for long periods of time. With online learning, there’s also a greater chance for college kids to be easily distracted by social media or other sites. Therefore, it’s imperative for the teachers to stay their online classes crisp, engaging, and interactive to assist students stay focused on the lesson.
2. Technology Issues
Another key challenge of online classes is internet connectivity. While internet penetration has grown in leaps and bounds over the past few years, in smaller cities and towns, a uniform reference to decent speed may be a problem. Without a uniform internet connection for college kids or teachers, there are often a scarcity of continuity in learning for the kid . This is detrimental to the education process.
3. Sense Of Isolation
Students can learn tons from being within the company of their peers. However, in a web class, there are minimal physical interactions between students and teachers. This often leads to a way of isolation for the scholars . In this situation, it’s imperative that the varsity leave other sorts of communication between the scholars , peers, and teachers. This can include online messages, emails and video conferencing which will leave face-to-face interaction and reduce the sense of isolation.
4. Teacher Training
Online learning requires teachers to possess a basic understanding of using digital sorts of learning. However, this is not the case always. Very often, teachers have a really basic understanding of technology. Sometimes, they don’t even have the required resources and tools to conducts online classes.
To combat this, it’s important for schools to take a position in training teachers with the newest technology updates in order that they will conduct their online classes seamlessly.
5. Manage Screen Time
Many parents are concerned about the health hazards of getting their children spend numerous hours watching a screen. This increase in screen time is one among the most important concerns and drawbacks of online learning. Sometimes students also develop bad posture and other physical problems thanks to staying hunched ahead of a screen.
A good solution to the present would be to offer the scholars many breaks from the screen to refresh their mind and their body.

The Stoneman

The stoneman is the ubiquitous Indian urban legend. Mumbai has its share of them, as does Kolkata.
His presence haunted Kolkata within the summer of 1989, when 13 people were murdered over six months. The first murder happened in June 1989.
The common thread in these murders were that the victims were all hit on their heads with an important stone. Besides, all 13 were homeless, pavement dwellers who slept in dimly lit areas.
They were killed after midnight or within the early morning hours. The police said all the victims were hit on the top with stones, a minimum of 30 kg in weight, when the victims were asleep. None of the victims might be identified as nobody came forward to say their bodies.
Most of the killings were in central Kolkata, adjoining the Howrah Bridge. No one has seen the stoneman, but the Kolkata Police suspects the killer is mentally unstable.
Though the killings ended by 1989-end, a couple of murders bearing the stone man signature are reported since. However, within the complete absence of any eyewitnesses or survivors, no clear-cut leads were available.
Massive deployments of police in various parts of the town in the dark were resorted to, and various arrests were made. The last such murder was in 2003.
After a spell of arrests during which a couple of “suspicious persons” were rounded up for questioning, the killings stopped. However, since there was no incriminating evidence, all those summarily arrested had to be released. One of those temporarily summoned wasn’t mentally fit be questioned, but the media and police were quick to notice that the killings had ceased. The name of that mentally imbalanced man was Duniarmalik Mohammad Ekram.

Who Moved My Cheese

About  Book

Author :  spencer Johnson

Published on :  8 September 1998

Publisher :  G. P. Putnam’s sons

Genres : Fiction and self-help book

My rating : 4.3/5

PLOT

The author has illustrated the change via short story of two mice and two humans. Who moved my cheese has four characters, two mice are sniff and scurry and two humans are hem and haw. They live in a maze and find cheese frequently to survive, but their ways of searching and perception about finding cheese were different. The mice follow simple strategy. They test each path to find cheese, but humans don’t follow the same strategy.

One day they all find a ton of cheese in one place that looks like it’s enough to last them a lifetime. After this their life become more convenient because they don’t have to struggle to find cheese. Inspite of getting cheese in bulk, mice are always vigilant . They always ready to dispatch if cheese disappears. Human usually don’t want to step out of their comfort zone.

One day, cheese gets over. And their response of accepting  the reality varies . Mice quickly move on accepting the fact , but humans are not ready to move on. They believe that they were entitled to the cheese. They decide to stay in hope that cheese will appear again. But nothing happens as they expected.  Haw decides to explore the maze for more cheese and also convince hem. But he refuses to go with him. Eventually ,he meets with a tons of cheese and also with sniff and scurry.

REVIEW :

This book has emphasised on change which  is universal truth of life. Cheese is a metaphor that everyone wants in their life. It could be money, fame, reputation, happiness, success, achievements, or anything else.we can link cheese with our passion , goal , dream. Author has given deeply broad massage with this simple story. Human beings perspective towards any problems or changes differs from each other. Stories four characters react and act as per of their individual sense. We can learn from each character’s attitude and action towards changes.The sooner you accept change and move on, the sooner you will get your cheese (goal).

This book will really help you to move ahead in life if you are stuck anywhere. You can foresaw yourself if you follow the path one of those characters . In case of hem he gets used to of comfort life and easiness. He was not accepting  the change and move ahead. So at the end he did not get the cheese. There is a lot to learn from each characters . Always stay vigilant like sniff and scurry. Make yourself ready for changes that we have to encounter in life. Initially haw deny to admit the fact, but after not changing the situation for long. He decides to move on. It taught us even if we are late but decide to stand , eventually we will get success and will be proud of our decision later.

Put yourself in a different circumstances, make you strong to overcome difficulties and come out as an outstanding personality. Its human tendency he gets used to of old habits and expect different results with doing the same thing. Today each one struggle for getting  easy and convenient life.

About Author  :   Dr. Spencer Johnson is one of the most spectacular thinker and beloved author. His international bestseller books include three books: Who Moved My Cheese?, sold 25 million copies. The One Minute Manager, the most popular management method for over two decades, An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change, the mostly read  book on change,  and his newest, The Present. Over 40 million copies of Dr. Johnson’s books are printed in 42 language.

The Noises of Modern World

 While everyone is concerned about environmental issues like air pollution and deforestation, there is another issue that has arised in our modern civilization- Noise Pollution. The sound of machines during construction and most importantly the honking in traffic are all contributors of noise pollution. These loud noises have become a part of our daily life. 

Noise pollution is an undesirable sound which generates discomfort to the ears and interferes with our peace of mind. The urban population is the most affected because vehicles contribute the most to noise pollution. WHO describes it as the most hazardous pollution after air and water, and has also listed some of its impacts on health. Not only humans, it also affects the wildlife of land as well as the water bodies. 


Impact on health

Noise pollution has many negative implications on our health. Exposure to noise pollution can cause psychiatric disorders,  anxiety, hypertension, stress, hormonal dysfunction, nausea, changes in mood and makes the person argumentative. Its effect on health also depends on the duration of exposure. 

Extremely disturbing sounds created by the machines disrupt the peace of mind of the person. It can also affect the ear and in adverse conditions may also lead to hearing impairment. In a few cases, exposure to noise can also lead to cardiovascular diseases

Sleep disturbance is a major problem associated with noise pollution. Chronic disturbance in sleep such as difficulty in sleeping, frequent awakening, waking up too early etc.can impact the overall well being of a person. 

Not only health, but also our social behaviour gets impacted by it. It can lead to negative social behaviour because noise builds stress and annoyance. It impacts and changes our everyday behavior and causes aggressiveness and unfriendly behaviour. 

Ways to reduce noise pollution

First step is to stop honking unnecessarily on the road. Most of the noise pollution is caused by honking in the traffic. Avoid playing Radio or Television at an extremely high volume as it can cause noise pollution inside the house as well as in the nearby areas. Try to use appliances with a low noise and turn it off when not in use. 

Planting trees can help to reduce noise because they act as a natural barrier to sound. Some trees have the quality of absorbing sound from the surrounding. A study by the US Department of Energy Study report states that trees can cut the noise levels by 50%. Not only noise, the trees can help to curb other forms of pollution also. 

In the wake of modernization, we have replaced the positive sound of birds and trees swaying in the breeze with a loud morning alarm and honking in the traffic. Some minor steps can help us to reduce the noise around us and restore peace of mind.


Health Benefits of Avocado

Avocados may seem like just a hipster food, but the fruit can do way more than make brunch photos look cute. Known for their smooth, creamy texture and good-with-just-about-anything taste, avocados have become increasingly popular over the past decade. In addition to being culinary MVPs, avocados provide heart-healthy fats and micronutrients, including potassium, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin C, and magnesium, explains Jaclyn London, MS, RD, CDN, head of nutrition and wellness at WW.

1. It Helps Keep You Smart

Here is some food for thought: avocados are filled with omega-3 fatty acids and natural vitamin E, which are both great for your brain. For instance, they improve the blood supply to your pre-frontal cortex, which is the part of your brain responsible for planning, decision making and critical thinking.

2. Great for vision

Avocados contain lutein and zeaxanthin, two phytochemicals that are especially concentrated in the tissues in the eyes where they provide antioxidant protection to help minimize damage, including from ultraviolet light. As the monounsaturated fatty acids in avocados also support the absorption of other beneficial fat-soluble antioxidants, such as beta-carotene, adding avocados to your diet may help to reduce the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration.

3. It Reduces Cholesterol

Avocado is filled with fats that are good for you, with one cup of sliced avocado providing you with 32% of your daily fat recommendation. The reason the fat is so good for you is because it is monounsaturated fat, which may help to lower bad cholesterol – which has lots of other benefits for your body, such as lowering risks of stroke and heart disease.

Another bonus of monounsaturated fats is that they may also raise levels of good cholesterol in your body.

4. Good for the gut

It’s not the most glamorous topic, but gut health is an important part of overall health. A 2021 study published in The Journal of Nutrition found that daily avocado consumption had a positive effect on diversity of healthful bacteria in participants’ stomachs and intestines. While more research is needed to determine the how, dietary fiber and monounsaturated fats have both been linked to gut health—and avocados provide these nutrients in abundance!

5. Lower risk of depression

Foods containing high levels of folate may help to decrease the risk of depression because folate helps to prevent the build-up of homocysteine, a substance that can impair circulation and delivery of nutrients to the brain. Excess homocysteine can also interfere with the production of serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine, which regulate mood, sleep, and appetite.

6. Healthy for the heart

Avocados contain 25 milligrams per ounce of a natural plant sterol called beta-sitosterol. Regular consumption of beta-sitosterol and other plant sterols has been seen to help maintain healthy cholesterol levels.

7. It Helps You To Lose Weight

Want to lose a little weight? Buy some avocados; they contain monounsaturated fatty acids, which means they are likely to be stored as slow burning energy rather than fat. This mean you’ll feel satisfied and full after you’ve eaten avocado,[3] helping to keep your hunger at bay.

8. It Is Beneficial During Pregnancy

If you’re pregnant, try to stock up on avocados. Just one cup of avocado contains nearly 25% of your recommended dose of folate, which is essential for both you and your baby.

Quick tips:

  • Spread avocado on toast in the morning instead of butter.
  • Use avocado instead of mayonnaise in chicken or egg salad, or as a spread on a sandwich.
  • The soft, creamy texture of an avocado and its mild taste make it a perfect first food for babies.