Bollywood 2008 saw a handful of news makers who created news for the good and bad reasons. Along with the news makers we also see the Bollywood Trends of 2008.

1. Bollywood Trends in the movies: Terrorism and Insane comedies: Yep, two significant trends were the highlights in the movies of 2008. Whereas 2007 belonged to sports with movies like Chak De India, Dhanadhan Goal, Tara rum pum etc, the year 2008 saw the Bollywood Trend shifting towards terrorism and insane comedies.

Three movies based on terrorist attacks and bomb blasts released in 2008: Aamir, Mumbai Meri Jaan and A Wednesday. All three did good business and all of them were widely apprericated for their treatment. While Mumbai Meri Jaan was documentary style, Aamir and A Wednesday were thrilling. Of the three, A Wednesday was the biggest hit, dark horse movie of the year and perhaps gave maximum returns over the cost.

Another Bollywood trend that was witnessed was that people preferred mindless joyrides with stupid plots, but entertaining nevertheless. In that category, movies like Singh is Kinng, Golmaal Returns and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi did brisk business. Singh is Kinng amassed Rs.48 crores in the first week, Golmaal returns earned a stunning Rs.72 crore in the first week, while Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi amassed Rs.60 crores in the first week. Presently, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is still running successfully, having earned half the revenue from overseas and it is believed by the time Ghajini releases, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi will earn more than Rs.80 crore, making it the biggest hit in 2008, so far.

2. Supersuccess of A.R.Rahman: The man with the midas touch in music, A.R.Rahman came with gems of music for all his four Bollywood albums: Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Jodhaa Akbar, Yuvvraaj and Ghajini. He is all set to win all Bollywood awards including Filmfare Awards 2009 for best music. For more on Bollywood awards, see the calculated prediction. A.R.Rahman also fared well with his non filmi album Ada. Rahman is also in the reckoning for Golden Globe award for his work in Slumdog Millionaire created by Danny Boyle.

3. Love is in the air: If Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor painted the tinsel town red, 2008 saw Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone painting a pretty picture in magazines, premieres, functions, award nites. They were seen unabashedly flaunting each other; Deepika also embellished the back of her neck with a tattoo: R.K.

4. Fight is in the air: Two of the popular Khans Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan almost came to blows in Katrina Kaif’s birthday party on July 16. Depending on whose side you are, both of them argued and fought like 5th standard children. Since that day, both of them do not acknowledge each other’s presence.

5. Aamir calls Shahrukh Khan his ‘dog’: Aamir Khan went a little overboard and recieved brickbats for his comment on his blog, where he referred to good friend Shahrukh Khan ‘his dog’ Though Shahrukh Khan himself didn’t mind the comment and said that both of them have a dig at each other’s expense, SRK’s fans were not amused and Aamir’s blog was filled with hate comments.  Quite recently, Aamir Khan’s Ghajini marketing became very popular, when he made the staff of theatres showing SRK’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi,  sport the famous ‘Ghajini hair cut’

Read the rest of interesting trends in Bollywood ‘ 2008 in your favorite Bollywood blog below.

V.S.ARUNRAJ, in his entertaining blog Bollywood Trends gives a low-down on the news, views, reviews, masala and trends of the biggest and the busiest film industry in the world-Bollywood

You can go many routes to find lower back tattoos for women, but most routes don’t work. You either wind up staring at an endless amount of awfully generic designs, or you get dragged to a gallery that doesn’t even have what you want, even thought they said they did. Does this routine sound familiar? If it does, let me share one of the most important tips I learned, which you can use when looking around for great lower back tattoos for women.

Just to let you know, this is going to be so much simpler than you’re thinking, too…

Don’t Rely Too Heavily on Search-Engines. That’s it. Do you realize how many people use them on a daily and weekly basis to look for tattoos? Just to throw out a percentage, I believe it’s around 98%. That’s a huge, huge amount of people, and worst of all, they are all being mislead, because generic laced artwork galleries galore show up n their lists. Unless you thoroughly enjoy seeing the most generic lower back tattoos for women, it’s probably time to stop using them. It’s the #1 reason why hundreds of thousands of ladies get tattooed with cookie cutter artwork. The saddest part about this is that just about all of those ladies regret it down the road, but it’s too late by that time. Removal of the tat is not fun and doesn’t have very good results. Don’t get me wrong, because I still love engines. I just stay away from them when it comes to looking for real artwork.

So, what’s the solution to this when you’re looking for lots of good lower back tattoos for women? Well, this is the next part of my article, which can be found at my tattoo website, featuring the key to finding amazing lower back tattoos for women.

Adam Woodham is the author of this article and has tons of informative articles on his Tattoo Website about picking designs and finding the amazing tattoo galleries around the web.

Kanji was originated from Chinese Characters.

Kanji is the term for Chinese characters that are used in the Japanese language. There are two different types of characters that are used in written Japanese: kana, which includes the types of writing known as hiragana and katakana, and kanji. All written Japanese evolved from written Chinese, and were modified to create the different sounds of the Japanese language. Kanji in Japanese are typically characters from the Chinese language that have been adapted to mean Japanese words. The meanings in Chinese and Japanese can be the same but pronounced differently, or they may have entirely different meanings. Some kanji were developed in Japan and are not seen in the Chinese language at all. Still other kanji are written in different forms but have the same meaning.

Japanese Kanji Tattoos VS Chinese Symbol Tattoos.

The Kanji Tattoos you have seen in the tattoo parlor or anywhere else are actually Chinese Symbol Tattoos, when you are planning to get a Kanji Tattoo, Choosing Chinese Symbol Tattoos instead of Japanese Kanji Tattoos, Why? Japanese Kanji only have hundreds of writing symbols which evolved from written Chinese Symbols, You can not get whatever you want to express by using Japanese Kanji. Whereas, Chinese Symbols have about 4000 year history and there are 47,035 Chinese symbols in Chinese Kangxi Dictionary. Put it simple, You can get whatever you want to express in Chinese symbols.

How to Get a perfect Kanji Tattoo you truly deserve?

My Name is Yingying, I am a Chinese tattoo artist, and have been helping the western people get their Kanji tattoos for three years. Kanji have a complex beauty as well as individual meanings. People who get Kanji tattoos are often drawn to this. Unfortunately, the flip-side is that there are a lot of Kanji tattoo Mistakes. I have personally seen such elementary mistakes as Kanji being tattooed backward and meant something else other than intended. My goal is to help people explore the beauty and complexity of Kanji safe in the knowledge that they are dealing with the professional. Why many western people make mistakes with their kanji tattoos, the main reason is because they made no preparation before inking and just walked into a tattoo parlor without knowing what they would get. And then their Chinese tattoos became the permanent source to embarrass them. Yes, they can get their tattoo removed, but removing unwanted tattoos is a very expensive, lengthy and painful ordeal! You are wise to research your best possible options before going through with it.

First: you need to find a pro to do the translation, instead of anyone who speaks Chinese. The Chinese symbol (Kanji) has a time span of 4000 years and a geography span across countries like China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. It simply takes knowledge and expertise to do the translation well.

Second: the Chinese Symbols need to be custom designed by writing them into Chinese calligraphy. Your body deserves Chinese calligraphy art, NOT kanji writing! Chinese calligraphy is not just Chinese kanji writing, neither just writing well. It is an art that can display spirits. People can feel the mood, feeling, thought from the calligraphy. Having a Chinese calligraphy tattoo is a love and a respect of yourself. Moreover, Custom designed kanji Tattoos also include stencil outline. Most people don’t realize that every tattoo design has a matching stencil. To apply tattoos on the skin, the tattoo artist needs both a good clear reference of the actual design, and well drawn stencils (line drawings) as the “blueprint” for the actual tattoo. When inking, your tattoo artist will use stencil outlines to trace the artwork onto your body. Stencil outlines are vital for inking kanji as it can prevent tattooists from making mistakes while inking.

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Unlike Fengshui, Vastu has only one approach. It mainly relies on the Sthapatya (Sthapna meaning to build) Ved which is seen as the ancient text on architecture. It establishes the connection between the individual and his place of dwelling.

In order to achieve maximum benefits from a building, it needs to be designed as per Vastu norms from its inception. The three most important steps are right orientation, correct proportion and scaled measurement.  The rooms in a building should be constructed according to the various activities undertaken in a building.  Proportion too is a key factor while building a structure. Proportion of the doors, windows, length, height, width of the building everything has to be calculated in order to achieve desired results. The principle properties which form the basis of Vastu are



Right direction

Right proportion

Right placement



In order to achieve accurate results a scale plan of the building and the Magnetic North reading taken from the compass is a pre-requisite. Once we have these details we need to ascertain the centre of the floor plan. This can be done by drawing two diagonals on the floor plan. The point where the two lines cross each other is the centre or Brahamsthan of the building. After establishing the centre we need to transfer the compass readings on the floor plan and also mark the cardinal (North, South, East and West) and inter-cardinal (NE, SE, SW and NW) directions. Once all the measurements and directions are in place we can proceed with ascertaining the defects or planning a Vastu compliant structure

I’m a professional Vastu consultant and have been practising since 2002.
I take up both residential and commercial projects. I work as a freelancer and also with builders and architects.
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I can remember that all my schoolbooks still showed Goa as Portuguese when I was at school – they hadn’t caught up with the 1961 Indian takeover. I’m staying in Fontainhas, one of the oldest parts of Panjim, which is the capital of Goa State and it still seems quite European in appearance. It is sometimes known as Goa’s Latin Quarter. Most of the food is Indian in style but with lots of influence from the Portuguese which means that this is the only part of India where pork can be quite a speciality. I was hoping that some restaurants mght serve steak, but no luck so far. They do have a nice drink here called Fenny or Feni which is made either from coconuts or from cashew nuts. Cashew nuts are something of a Goan speciality and are on sale at lots of shops. So far as I can tell they taste just like the cashew nuts you get in England.

I had a glass of Feni (cashew type) after a meal. It was pleasant enough but I couldn’t detect any nutty flavour. In the interests of research, I am going to have to try the coconut type too.

The town of Old Goa used to be the capital until towards the middle of the nineteenth century when that city was smitten with many diseases and plagues and was practically abandoned and the Portuguese decided to relocate the capital to the more salubrious Panjim or Panaji. Most of the important catholic religious buildings are still in Old Goa and they even left the body of St Francis Xavier there – it is on show in a crystal casket in the Bom Jesus church. At least most of it is. The Vatican has one of his arms, I think and his internal organs were taken away too. For a long time the body was held to be incorrupt and there is a legend of a woman in Goa who bit off one of the Saint’s toes so as to take it home in her mouth and keep it at her home for luck. Apparently there was so much bleeding (and bear in mind the Saint had been dead for some hundred years or so) that the church officials followed her by the blood. But more recently the body has deteriorated and occasionally toes drop off by themselves. The body will be taken on display again in about five years time, in 2014.

It was interesting to walk around Old Goa and look around that church and also the neighbouring Se Cathedral ( I don’t know why it’s called Se, it’s dedicated to St Catherine of Alexandria because the battle securing Goa to the Portuguese was won on her festal day). It’s also quite odd that the cathedral took over a hundred years to erect and the Bom Jesus went up in a few years. Presumably that’s because one man paid for the whole of the church whereas the community as a whole had to pay for the cathedral.

There are some other things worth seeing there – the Viceroy’s Gate, with an interesting sculpture of a heathen being stamped on by a Christian and a small gate which is all that remains of the palace of the Kings who reigned here before the Portuguses. There is a nice statue of Gandhi with a little girl between the Bom Jesus Church and the Se Cathedral, It bears a text implying that all religions are essentially the same and all are equally valid ways of attempting to find god. There is also a very interesting small archaeological museum where you can see the giant statue of the first governor which stood in the Panjim Azad Maidan until 1961.

I caught a taxi from my hotel when I went there and this cost Rs300. But on the way back, I caught a bus and that was only Rs8! It was a crowded bus and I had to stand, but it was definitely good value. I ended up in a bus station quite far from the city centre but I managed to find my way back, walking through a nice park on my way. The park is dedicated to Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar who was the founder of the movement to convert Dalits to Buddhism and so avoid the Hindu caste system. It should be said that even Goa’s Christians are still grouped by caste and ally themselves with the Hindus to preserve the rights of Brahmins and other high castes.

Something I noticed was that the gutters here are deep and wide and dangerous. This is one of the peculiarities of the Portuguese architecture and was designed to help drain away the water after monsoon rains. Many of the older houses have sloping roofs and gutters for the same reason. Some of the roadside gutters have been covered and are relatively safe but most are open and provide a danger when walking, especially after nightfall.

The street, however, are relatively well-lit at night and the corollary of the roadside gutters is that nearly all the streets have pavements – and these are generally in good repair. For some reason, thouigh, they have been paved in a material which becomes incredibly slippery after rain, so you have to be very careful during the monsoon season.

The autorickshaws have evolved similarly to those in areas that were formerly in British India. The only difference that I noticed was that they have a curtain separating the driver from the passengers. There are also a lot of motorcycle taxis which are authorised by the state.

Generally speaking, Goa seems to be better run than those parts of India that were subject directly or indirectly to the British Raj. I don’t know if that’s because the Portuguese did anything better than the British, or because they did less and thus accustomed the Indians to do more or because of the natural advantages of Goa or because it’s a small state and so more easily ruled or because of the proclivities and personalities of the native peoples or because it gained independence later than the rest of India and so knew what actions to avoid and what actions would likely work. Or for some other reason. But it does seem to be the case. Goans expect things in their State to work and, mostly, they do. And there does seem to be a general feeling of content in the air, so it is hard to stay angry or upset here.

Many shops still have Portuguese sounding names – I’ve seen a Centro Commerciale de Drogas (a chemists shop) and several Commerciantes (I think they may be accountants). Also you see surnames like Menezes and Da Costa and Fernandes everywhere. But English is very much more used than Portuguese here. The street signs are in English and even those like 31 de Janeiro, which commemorate dates of importance to the Portuguese (this was the date when the Portuguese regained their independence from Spain), are translated into English. One of the main roads is 18 June Road, but I think that name may always have been in English. It commemorates a day of action against the Portuguese in 1946.

There are many statues in Panjim and the other Goan towns that I have visited. But unlike the controversial statues in Uttar Pradesh they are mostly not of politicians but are symbolic of cultural or religious practices. One, near the bus station and the Ambedkhar Park shows women at a “Divja” Festival. But I haven’t been able to find anything abou this destival in Wikipedia or using Google. Another interesting statue is one of the Abbe de Faria who was one of the first hypnotists. The statue shows him in the act of hypnotising someone.

Most of the churches in Goa are painted or whitewashed in white. In the past no private house could be painted white and they were traditionally painted in pastel colours.

I have not noticed any public toilets elsewhere in India, but there are many in Goa. Most of them have a sign saying “Symbol of Cleanliness”. They charge, or at least recommennd a “donation” of one rupee for use of the urinal. They are kept at least as clean as their London equivalents.

When I first arrived it was very rainy and wet and not at all the weather to want to visit a beach. But the weather improved (from my selfish point of view – most of India is lamenting a “failed monsoon”) and I went up to Anjuna beach. The countryside on the way was very beautiful. Goa is known for its greenness, which is now at its height towards the end of the monsoons and the countryside looked very beautiful. There are green paddy fields of rice and the darker green of the forests of trees that extend over most of Goa state. Panjim is only a small town and you are soon outside it and just surrounded by green ion every direction. Inland you can see the wooded slopes of the Western Ghats.

At the Anjuna beach itself, the green of the trees and the grass extends all the way to the beach, except wheer a space has been cleared for some shops and the market. Cows were wandering around right up to the beach.

I went on Wednesday, which is market day in Anjuna. There is usually a famous flea market there every week. But it doesn’t open during the monsoon, even when its not raining so there were only a few stalls. There were fewer customers, so all the stall keepers were trying to attract my attention and get me to buy something. Anything. As I walked away one told me I could have anything from her stall for Rs50 (about 60 pence). It was annoying at teh time, with all the vendors trying to get me to buy, but tehyt didn’t mean any harm and it was aonly a few minutes later that I was finding it funny. In another part of India, I might have been upset.

There’s what calls itself a dollar shop in Panjim, but it sells everything for Rs100. That’s actually quite a lot here so you have to buy three or four of each item at a time. It seems an odd price to choose. A dollar would be closer to Rs60, anyway. It’s more like a Pound shop, or even a GBP1.20 shop at current rates of exchange.

I went on a trip to one of the nearby Spice Plantations that are near Ponda, inland in Goa. THe countryside was spectactularly beautiful. Goa is so green. Rajasthan was green too, and that was unlike anything I had seen in England too. Here, it’s different again, as you mostly see the dark green of the forests of trees as well as the green paddy fields of rice. It’s hard begrudge them the rain when it makes the country here so beautiful and productive.

We drove through Ponda and the sun’s light was so bright that the displays of flowers and fruit and vegetables in the roadside market seemed to shine themselves with the most lovely colours.

Before visiting the plantation itself. I went to a couple of Hindu Temples near the town. There are many temples nearby and they are mainly there because when the Portuguese came they persecuted the Hindus and tore down their temples wherever they found them. They mostly stayed near the coast, so al the temples near there were destroyed. Wherever possible the HIndus would save the idols and move them further inland into the jungly area where they could be furtively and secretly worshipped. Later on, when it was safe, they built temples there to house the idols that had been worshipped.

The first temple that I visited was that of Manguesh (this seems to be a local name for Mahesh – the benificent form of Shiva). The main idol here is a black linga and this would, of course, have been anathema to the religious Portuguese Catholics as it symbolises a phallus at the point of penetration.

I also paid a vist to the temple of Shantadurga, attracted by the seemingly self-contradictory name. Durga is normally an angry goddess – she fights demons, I tok a picture of her killing the buffalo demon in a museum. But here Shanta means peace, after she resolved a dispute between Shiva (to whom, in her aspect of Parvati she is married) and Vishnu. It is said that this shows the nature of Goa – here even the angry goddess is peaceful. I saw another Shantadurga temple in Candolim.

At the entrance to the temple an old lady sold me a couple of coconuts to offer to the goddess. I gave them to the priest and he gave me one back, saying it was now a blessed coconut. I returned it as I left the shrine.

The Sahakari Spice Plantation gave a guided tour to me and several others who had arrived at about the same time. They had lots of different spices growing there and also showed us ohter plants grown there not for sale but more fpr display. It was interestring to see a coffe plant, for example and a grapefruit bush. The plantation is entirely organic and does not use chemical fertilisers.

As far as spices go there was tumeric, and cardoman and vanilla and cinamon. The cinamon leaves are used in the same way as bay leaves are in England and the actual cinamon spice comes from the trunk of the tree. Long sprouts of lemongrass was growing in the grass under the trees and we all had some of the lemongrass tea when we arrived. There was a chilli plant, introduced by the Portuguese, that gives the Peri Peri flavour for chicken etc. There were allspice plants which give the flavour of five spices.

The nutmeg plant that we were shown produces nutmeg spice but also mace. Our guide told us that nutmeg was banned in some countries as it was an hallucinatory drug.

We saw peppers growing in chains on a pepper tree. The different colours come from how ripe the pepper is and how long it is dried. We also saw Betelnut trees. THese are tall and thin and have supple trunks. People climb up them and when they get to the top they shake the tree from side to side so that the betelnuts fall down, beofre nimbly jumping to the next betel nut tree and starting to shake that one too.

Cloves were also grown there and they grew cashew nuts, both for the nut itself and also for the fruit of the tree which is made into feni. The fruit or “apple” of the cashew is sort of bell shaped and the cashew nut protrudes from it.

After the tour we had lunch, which was made with many of the spices we had seen. And also a glass of feni, made from their own cashew nuts and distilled on the plantation.

I walked down along the DB Marg esplanade to the Miramar Beach (Gaspar Dias Beach). This was a very pleasant walk of about four kilometres. The pavement was very good and you could walk at a brisk pace without fear of falling – though, of course, you had to take care at road junctiions both because of the traffic and also the gutters. Most of the route is alongside the Mandovi River and there is a pleasant park further down. On the river I saw the Casino ship which is the only place in India where you can legally gamble against other people, as opposed to gambling against a machine.

The Miramar Beach itself was a pleasant place though swimming there was not permitted. I wandered across the sandy beach – it was a long walk as the sand extends about a quarter of a mile – and paddled for a while.

The Goa State Museum was very interesting. The table used by the Inquisition to question suspects is housed there. St Francis Xavier, whose formerly incorrupt body I had glimpsed at Old Goa, first called for this to be held in Goa. As was the case with Jews, both in Europe and here, many Hindus nominally converted but actually maintained their original faith. So the inquisition was marshalled against them and many were tortured and burned to death. The wooden crucifix of the Inquisition which bore a Christ with open eyes who looked searchingly at the suspects was supposed to be at St Sebastian’s Chapel (very near my hotel) but I could not see it there.

There were many other things of interest at the museum, apart from the standard fare of Hindu statues. A gallery showing the history of printing in Goa (first printing press in Asia, apparently) – presumably you have to discount the Chinese who first invented moveable type!

They had lots of black and white photos taken of Panji before independence and it could be seen that it had not really changed all that much.

I also went to Candolim Beach but it was practically deserted and most of the shops and restaurants were shut because it wasn’t the season. I think that nearly all the visitors to Candolim and the adjacent beaches of Sinquerim and Calangute and Baga are on package tours and these are not arranged during the monsoon, so the place closes mosre or less. Surprisingly enough, though, the bus I got back to Panjim on was crowded – I hadn’t seen so many people in Candolim Village as I saw on the bus out of it.

My time there was not at all wasted, though, because I visited the very interestig Calizz Museum – www.destiny-travels.com

The museum’s name means “heart” in the local Konkani language (which is written both in Roman and Devangari writing). The main part of the Museum is an old mansion that belonged to a Portuguese lady, Dona Bertha. She had three sons and one daughter and, according to the tradition of those days, gave one son to god, one to the devil and one to the people. Her daughter she gave to a husband.

The son given to god became a catholic priest, the son given to the people became a doctor and the son given to the devil became a lawyer.

The museum now displays the living quarters of all these people restored to how it would have looked while they lived.

Also they have erected example Hindu houses, one in which Brahmins would have lived and one set up as the home of wealthy merchants. In all the rooms of each house there was much to see. I was given a guided tour around the whole place. I was the only visitor! It was raining hard when I left the museum and walked to the bus stand.

Panjim is a lovely town to wander about in and there is always much to see. There seems to be somthing about the place that makes you happy.

My last day in Goa coincided with the start of the Ganesh festival and of Ramadan (Ramazan) and there were lots of fireworks. However, most of the shops were closed as it was Sunday.

In some cultures, wrist tribal tattoos, also known as seals or stamps, were recognized as a symbol of power and authority.   Wrist tribal tattoos were worn by government personnel to demonstrate rank or to identify a person as royalty.  Wrist stamps were often duplicated on ancient “legal” or “royal” documents to identify its owner.

Tattoo fans everywhere are showing their personal creativity by selecting and modifying these designs, making them “their own”. New patterns for wrist tribal tattoos are popping up everywhere.  Veteran and newcomer artists are producing designs that are truly original and in high demand.

Show your love and commitment with wrist tribal tattoos

Wrist tribal tattoos were an ancient tradition and art form and were commonly used as symbols of commitment or marriage between partners.   The tradition continues into today’s world and it is not unusual to see couples with matching wrist tribal tattoos.

Patterns used to form wrist tribal tattoos are similar to armband or ankle designs.  Common practices include encircling the wrist with a “bracelet” or inking a single symbol or “stamp” on the inner wrist.  The use of animals, birds, butterflies, and geometric patterns are favorite symbols that used to make wrist tribal tattoo designs.

Whatever pattern you choose, duplicating the wrist tribal tattoo designs of your loved one is a strong statement of love and commitment.

Finding the Perfect Tattoo

Choosing a tattoo design can be scary.  A tattoo is permanent and choosing one deserves attention.  Surfing through studio portfolios or scanning walls papered with flash is frustrating.

The perfect solution to finding your perfect wrist tribal tattoo is to browse online.  Online galleries have tattoo designs by top artists and there’s nobody around to pressure you into a wrong decision.   Be careful of sites that advertise “free” designs.  You will get what you pay for!

Browse, choose, and modify your perfect wrist tribal tattoo right here.

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Acute viral hepatitis is the most common of the serious infectious diseases of the liver. It is caused by several types of viruses that produce inflammation of the liver. Infection with hepatitis A virus usually results in complete recovery and immunity to future type A infection. The symptoms of hepatitis B, a more serious infection, are usually more severe and persistent (although all types of viral hepatitis may be symptomless). Hepatitis C (formerly known as non-A, non-B hepatitis) is the most common cause of chronic hepatitis. Hepatitis E is similar to type A but is only found near the Indian Ocean, and hepatitis D only infects people already infected with type B.

Although there is no specific treatment for these disorders, most patients recover over time. Some people become carriers of hepatitis B, C, or D that is, they remain infectious long after all symptoms have cleared. In some cases, both hepatitis B and hepatitis C may lead to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer.

Prevention

Hepatitis types A and B vaccines are advised prior to traveling to areas where hepatitis infection rates are high. Type B vaccine is also recommended for all children and adults in high-risk categories, such as health care workers, people with multiple sexual partners and renal dialysis patients. Wash your hands with warm water and soap after a bowel movement or before handling food, especially if you have hepatitis A or E or if you are caring for someone with the infection. (Because hepatitis is contagious for weeks before symptoms develop, people may carry and spread the disease without realizing it.) When traveling abroad or in areas with poor sanitation, drink only bottled water or other bottled beverages and eat only cooked foods and fruit you can peel yourself. Use condoms during sexual intercourse to help prevent the spread of hepatitis B. Avoid intimate contact with infected persons if possible. Sterile or disposable needles should be used in acupuncture, ear piercing, or tattooing. Ask about sterilization procedures in advance.

The Cure And Treatment

Avoid alcoholic beverages during recovery. Rest as needed. Increase caloric intake. Several small meals daily rather than a few large ones may help combat nausea and loss of appetite. In severe cases, temporary intravenous feeding may be necessary. Prevention, cure and treatment as prescribed by doctors who are starting to consider alternative therapy recommends the “one minute cure for all diseases”. We all know that this prevention, cure and treatment have gain publicity to a lot of people. The theory is so simple; studies revealed that if you deprive a cell 35% of its required levels of oxygen for 2 to 3days, the cell would become malignant and cancerous. Most people don’t know is that the lack of oxygen is not only the underlying cause of hepatitis and cancer but is also the cause of most diseases. When the body is supplied and delivered with abundant amounts of oxygen, no cancer cells, viruses, harmful bacteria, toxins, pathogens and disease microorganisms can survive because they cannot survive in a highly oxygenated environment. We have to be reminded that oxygen is the primary element that our cells need when it comes to cell regeneration and this is very important in dealing hepatitis at the cellular level.

For further information about Hepatitis – Prevention And Cure, more articles about the causes, symptoms and diagnosis of Hepatitis and for and in-depth study of the one minute cure for all diseases. Just follow the link and watch also the 5minute video presentation for final assessment:

http://curewithinoneminute.com

john daniel rivera is an advocate for natural health and healing, and has been in the field of health for quite a few years. He is interested in illuminating individuals and helping others return to a better quality of health. If you would like to learn more about his approach, please feel free to visit http://www.curewithinoneminute.com

We’ve all been there as young designers. Sitting on our parent’s computer, playing with the latest edition of Photoshop Elements trying to figure out how these design rock stars create those amazing websites we find on many design galleries. But what does it take to become a design rock star? Where do you start?

We all envy the best, its the competitive nature that is preprogrammed into our brains that gives us that desire for something more. Unfortunately for all but a select few there is a long road ahead before people will be envying your work, though not impossible. As a young kid at a computer I spent hours playing with a copy of Photoshop 3 and Microsoft Frontpage. I thought it was incredible that something I make can be seen around the world and I wanted it to look the best I could make it.

1 – Don’t be Afraid to be Yourself

There are more designers out there than you could imagine. The first part of learning to develop not only your design skills but your name in the field is to be yourself and let that reflect in your work and reputation. The nice thing about the design industry is that we are never expected to show up to the office in a suit and tie and push paper all day. We’re creatives, we’re weird! Almost every design department I’ve set foot in has people that wear over colorful clashing clothes, have tattoos, wear shorts and those old school Converse shoes, etc. Keep in mind that being yourself and being professional are two very different things usually. When it comes to designing for clients its OK to have a personality, but being responsible with projects is where the bottom line is drawn.

2 – Learn the Industry

The world of design is a strange and quirky place. Clients don’t understand what we do, money is tight, and the competition for projects is vast. Before starting to approach any kind of organization about a project you’re going to need some experience with the production process, client relationships, and how those clients think. There are plenty of places on the internet to get an idea of how projects are typically handled, even by freelancers. Don’t worry about pricing yet, but develop guidelines for yourself to follow when starting a new piece. (Try A List Apart)

Another good resource to learn from is the very people that work in the design world. Find out who the leading design firms are in your area, look up who their Art Director or Senior Designers are and call them. Be extremely polite and understanding of their time, explain who you are what you want to do, and ask if they would be willing to meet with you at their convenience to answer a few questions and critique your portfolio. Most designers will be more than willing to help out!

3 – Learn the Difference Between “For Fun” Work and “Pro” Work

There is a huge difference between what you might find most enjoyable to design and what potential clients are looking for. Not to say that designing professionally isn’t fun, its just well…different. Clients are in business for a reason, and they need a website designed to sell that reason to their customers. As cool as the Firey Text effect you accomplished after school might be, your local bed and breakfast will have little interest in such an ability. When thinking of businesses and organizations that you could possibly approach, do some research on similar businesses. Find out what works for them and how you can accommodate those requirements. When a client hires a designer, it is crucial to remember that we are working for their success not ours.

4 – Do Charity Work

This is honestly one of the best ways to learn and gain real world experience without asking a client to gamble on you. Every community in the world has small grassroots charity organizations that will be glad to take on volunteers to improve their image both in print and on the web. You might end up designing fliers, small websites, brochures, etc for free but you will learn to work with real world clients and projects for your portfolio. The most important part of doing these pro-bono projects is to treat them as if they are your big break into the industry because they very well could be! Charity organizations are usually tied to local businesses that sponsor their efforts, if you make them happy the word will spread quickly!

5 – Stay Humble and Know Your Abilities

The latest edition of he GAG’s Pricing and Ethical Guidelines might say that a small eight page website is worth thousands of dollars but you’re not quite there yet. To be able to reach such levels is a long road and a hill you’re going to have to climb. There is nothing wrong with that however! As a young designer starting out you have a huge advantage to those larger firms and older freelancers, a major lack of overhead. They have to worry about payroll, rent, insurance, equipment, software licenses, utilities, etc and need to adjust their project pricing accordingly. Without all those responsibilities you can work just as efficiently for a much lower price. When talking to a potential client, there is nothing wrong with asking for their budget on the project.

In addition to the price you can work for starting out, you need to know your abilities. A freelance designer wears many hats, so you need to prioritize which you wear best. My suggestion for a beginning web designer would be to stick to basic static sites or skinning simple Content Management Systems. This will keep your code work minimal and your time management more efficient. Many possible clients will ask you to design the next YouTube (I’ve personally had this request) and even though you might be able to find a script online that lays out the framework for you, it is very likely that you will paint yourself into a corner halfway through the project where you might be in over your head. Situations like this can quickly hinder your growing reputation.

6 – Show Off Your Stuff

When I first started looking for clients I designed fake websites and print projects that showed a variety of styles, layouts, and applications. I took these fake designs along with any charity work and showcased them on a simple website, as well as printed them out and organized them in a binder. This not only gave me something tangible to back up my claims as a freelancer but I also had something I could show prospective clients as examples of what I could do for them. I literally went door to door asking for business owners and managers to see if there was any interest in a service that I could provide. Being young many thought it was impressive. With out any pressure on them to start working right away I would thank them for their time, ask them to keep me in mind and leave them with a business card. It worked better than you might expect!

7 – Network! Network! Network!

This is just a general necessity in business but for good reason, it just plain works. After you have gotten your feet wet with a small variety of projects and feel ready to start talking to paying clients you need to get your name out there. Hopefully after successfully completing some charity projects they were happy enough working with you to talk about you to their friends and sponsors. Don’t be afraid to ask the heads of these organizations of they know of any sponsors or local businesses that might be interested in talking to you about your services. Have clean and well designed business cards ready!

Also there are tons of local business networks, both free and paid memberships that you might want to join. Don’t be afraid to approach business owners and just explain what you do, you never know who will be interested in throwing some small projects your way. After all, you’re a young kid that can provide a legitimate service to any small business; how cool is that!?

Ryan Nicholson is a NH based web designer, concentrating on raising the bar in aesthetics and presentation on the web. More information and examples of his work can be seen on his website www.aestheticrain.com

In the past getting a tattoo was simple. You’d go along to a few artists’ parlors and look at flash and designs to get an idea or find something you want. These days the internet is the place to go. Of the thousands of websites one of the most popular is Chopper Tattoo. But is it really the best place to find tattoo designs?

 

Chopper is a site with access for members to a large array of tattoo designs (roughly 3800) and some awarding winning designs in 42 categories covering all the most popular such as tribal, Celtic, butterfly, scorpion, flower, dragon and so on.

 

When you find what you have been looking for you simply enlarge it and print it off to take to the artist. The artist can of course customize it to how ever you like.

 

Tattoo artists from all round the world send designs and flash to the site for which they receive a commission in return. This adds to variety and originality as tattoos come from many different sources with many different styles.

 

Search or browse is by size, color or category. Unlike some other sites this means you don’t have to click through hundreds of pages just to find the type you are looking for let alone the perfect design.

 

Additional features include Tattoo Lettering which provides you with thousands of lettering ideas that you can customize and a lively community forum to get and discuss ideas. On the downside the bonuses of MP3 downloads and a Tattoo online magazine are not especially generous.

 

There are three options for membership, 30 or 60 day or lifetime.

 

The site’s reputation rests on the quality of artwork. There are those that offer more and at lower prices but what most people are after is beautiful and original tattoos. This is why Chopper Tattoo is the best place to look for tattoo designs.

 

For all the Chopper package details and actual user comments visit  Chopper Tattoo Report. This site, TattooDesignReport.com, has lots of other tattoo website reviews and a gallery comparison page.

Jon Shapiro runs the tattoo review site TattooDesignReport.com.

Looking for a tribal tattoo design? Are you someone who doesn’t want to spend hours in a tattoo parlour searching through their design books? Then you are in luck, now there is a wealth of tribal tattoo galleries online that you can utilize instead.

These sites allow you ample time to go through the various designs they have available all in the comfort of your own home. Then when you have found a tattoo design you like you just print it off and take it to your local tattoo parlour to have it applied to your skin.

But you need to be careful when it comes to which of the many tribal tattoo galleries you should be using. Below we offer some tips that you will find helpful in selecting the right gallery to get a design from.

Tip 1 – Never use free sites as these simply contain hundred if not thousands of generic tattoos which may look great on the screen or paper when printed out, but when applied to the skin don’t. If you want a great and unique looking tribal tattoo then it is important you select galleries where you may have to pay a fee to purchase the design to download it in order to print a copy of it off.

Tip 2 – Look for those tribal tattoo galleries they offer more than these sorts of designs. Instead go for those that offer you every possible design you can think off from tribal to Egyptian to Celtic. Not only may you find a design that you like but it may be one that is suitable to be converted into a great looking tattoo on your body as well.

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