Alternative ways to combat CANCER via Johns Hopkins

AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO COMBAT CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY. Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins

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Happy and prosperous Vishu, Baisakhi, Bihu and Bisu greetings

Vishu is a festival celebrated in the state of Kerala in South India. The same day is also celebrated as New Year in several other parts of India such as Punjab (Baisakhi), Assam (Bihu), and Tulu Nadu region in Karnataka where it is known as Bisu as well as in Tamil Nadu. The festival marks the first day of Malayalam Year and falls in the month of Medam. Vishu generally falls on April 14th of the Gregorian calendar. But this time Vishu is on 15th April.

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International Women's Day 2010

March 8th is celebrated as International Women's Day (IWD) around the world. More than 60 nations together observes IWD on this particular day. It was 1st observed on 28 February 1909 in the United States. But the first IWD was run in 1911. It's moreover similar to a mixture of Mother's Day and St Valentine's Day. According to United Nations this years International Woman's Day theme is Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all. According to wikipedia it says that, International Committee of the Red Cross is drawing attention to the hardship displaced women endure. The displacement of populations is one of the gravest consequences of today's armed conflicts. It affects women in a host of ways. But far from being helpless victims, women are resourceful, resilient and courageous in the face of hardship.

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The Count 1411-0 SOON!

As we all have studied in our lower classes, the tiger (Panthera tigris) is a member of the Felidae family, the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Native to much of eastern and southern Asia, the tiger is an apex predator and an obligate carnivore. Reaching up to 3.3 meters (11 ft.) in total length and weighing up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds), the larger tiger subspecies are comparable in size to the biggest extinct felids. Aside from their great bulk and power, their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes that overlays near-white to reddish-orange fur, with lighter underpants. The most numerous tiger subspecies is the Bengal tiger while the largest subspecies is the Siberian tiger.

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