Sachin Tendulkar 38th B'day

Mumbai: Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who turns 38 Sunday, has decided not to celebrate his birthday and remains doubtful for the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Deccan Chargers here in view of the worsening condition of the spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba.

Tendulkar is an ardent devotee of the 85-year-old Baba, whose condition is very critical.

Tendulkar said he is praying for Baba's quick recovery.

"I am praying for Shri Sathya Sai Baba's quick recovery. Hope everyone will join me in praying for his return to good health," Tendulkar said on Twitter.

The Mumbai Indians captain did not arrive with the team Saturday for the match against Deccan Chargers here Sunday, but is expected to come later in the day, according to sources in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).

He is, however, uncertain for the match and has also decided not to celebrate his birthday, sources said.

"He may stay away from Sunday's match so that he can visit Puttaparthi, the pilgrim town in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, in case of any eventuality," sources said.

Tendulkar, who has visited Puttaparthi on several occasions to seek Baba's blessings, had planned a party in the hotel to celebrate his birthday. The Mumbai Indians management and HCA officials had even made some arrangements for the party.

[well Sachin dicided not to celibrate his Bday ..b as a fan we can wish him wht sayyy...]

Very-2 Happy B'day 2  U.......................!!!!!!!!

Char Baj Gaye (Party Abhi Baaki Hai) - Full Song With Lyrics

Song Name: Char Baj Gaye (Party Abhi Baki Hai)

Film/Album: F.A.L.T.U

Singer(s): Hard Kaur

Music Director: Jigar-Sachin

Lyricist: Sameer

Length: 3:33

Music Label: Puja Music

Lyrics of Char Baj Gaye (Party Abhi Baaki Hai) Song

All I wanna say is turn the volume up on your speakers

Pump up the bass like this

Aaj hai Friday night mein chalun apne friends ke saath

Random spinning wheels meri boom boom car

Laga ke CD player hum toh chale hain tayaar

Speaker maare bass karde sab ke kaan faadh, say what

Hello Mr. DJ, mera gaane please play

Aaj no wine, aaj no lager, aaj peeyenge champagne

Ba ba ba boozing dancing and we cruzing

Bouncer panga leta hai toh, gotta keep it moving

Char baj gaye lekin party abhi baaki hai

Ba ba ba .., with the booze ae

Taare ghir gaye lekin party abhi baaki hai

Ba ba ba .., just loose there, just loose it

Mere daddy hain naraaz lekin party abhi baaki hai

Ba ba ba .., with the booze ae

Party ho gayi toh after party abhi baaki hai

Ba ba ba ..

Aa aa aa aggey kya karenge mitro

Saari bottles pee gaye hum toh in the disco

Arrey booze lagi hain, bottle do

Arrey booze lagi hain, bottle do

Bam booze lagi hai drinking to be trap

Arrey pivado ne bapa (in Gujarati), what the fa fa fa .. 

Vailati pee gaye par desi abhi baaki hai

Hello Mr. DJ, mera gaane please play

Aaj no wine, aaj no lager, aaj peeyenge champagne

Ba ba ba boozing dancing and we cruzing

Bouncer panga leta hai toh, gotta keep it moving

Char baj gaye lekin

Char baj gaye lekin party abhi baaki hai

Ba ba ba .., with the booze ae

Talli ghir gaye lekin party abhi baaki hai

Ba ba ba .., just loose there, just loose it

I want all the drinks

Thulle aa jaan ge lekin party abhi baaki hai

Ba ba ba .., with the booze ae

We lost all our money lekin party abhi baaki hai

Can I get oo ..

Good Friday in India

ood Friday is a gazetted holiday in India. It commemorates the final hours of Jesus' life, his crucifixion, and death, as described in the Christian bible.

Good Friday is a time when many Christians remember Jesus Christ's death on the cross. ©deveshucer.blogspot.com

What do people do?

Many Christians in India attend special church services or pray on Good Friday. Some people also fast or abstain from meat on this day. Many Christians hold parades or open air plays to portray the last days and hours of Jesus' life in some areas of India.

Good Friday is a day of sadness, in which churches are empty and dark. Services are held in the afternoon. Many churches have a bitter drink prepared from leaves, vinegar, and other ingredients. This drink is for everyone to taste after the service.

Public life

National, state and local government offices, post offices and banks are closed on Good Friday. Christian stores, businesses and other organizations may be closed or have reduced opening hours. Those wishing to use public transport on the day may need to contact the local transport authorities to check on timetables.

Large prayer meetings and parades may cause local disruption to traffic. This is particularly true in areas with a large Christian population.

Background

Good Friday is the day when Christians commemorate the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. This is an important event in Christianity, as it represents the sacrifices and suffering in Jesus' life. The crucifixion was the culmination of a number of events in Holy Week, including: Jesus' triumphal return to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday; Jesus washing his disciples' feet; and Jesus' last supper on Maundy Thursday

Earth Day in India

UnLtd India investee organization Fresh and Local transformed the Bombay HUB Terrace Garden as part of its Earth Day 2011 Challenge.

One of Bombay HUB's most unique features is our terrace garden. It's a space for HUB members and event attendees to connect with nature within the city. First installed a year ago, the new terrace garden now reflects their research into water- and space-saving techniques. In a week’s time they redeveloped the terrace space from start to finish. Friends of Fresh and Local who volunteered to join in this challenge gained practical gardening experience and received a sneak peek into the work in progress.

The new garden model adopts methods such as vertical gardening, square foot gardening, sub-irrigated pots, and is accentuated with an organic nursery and a baby tea garden.

Make Earth Day an everyday affair

The choices for recycled goods are extensive and the products are readily available. Earth Day is almost upon us and many people are focusing on what they can do to make the world a better place. But after Earth Day, sporadic environmentalists go back to their usual routine and the desire to protect the environment fades. An easy way to keep the spirit of Earth Day alive throughout the rest of the year is to buy recycled content products.

The Buy Recycled Business Alliance contends that most recycled products are equal in quality, appearance and performance to virgin products. In addition, recycled content products undergo stringent testing and exacting performance documentation, which take the guess work out of buying decisions. And, most are priced the same as virgin.

The choices are extensive, and the products are readily available. Items ranging from cars and appliances, to cereal boxes and bathroom tissue, or cabinets and tile flooring are available in recycled content, and most can be found right alongside virgin products. According to the Buy Recycled Business Alliance, the key to shopping wisely is to "Look, Ask and Persist." Here are some tips to help do this.

Look:

• Look on the product's packaging for information about recycled content. Although manufacturers are not required to label products which contain recycled content, many are doing so to make it easier for the consumer to make choices.
• Look for recycled content versus a product that is recyclable. Just because a product is labeled as recyclable does not mean that it is made from recycled materials. Recyclable products are good, but recycled content ones are even better.
• Look for the amount of recycled content in the product. There is no right or wrong amount, but the more, especially "post-consumer content," the better. So, compare the products you are considering to see which one has the most recycled content and select the one with the higher percentage.

Ask:

• Don't hesitate to seek help when in doubt. The Buy Recycled Business Alliance at the National Recycling Coalition is one resource.
• Ask the seller, vendor or retailer to provide you with information about the manufacturer's program for a product that interests you. Usually a company with a successful recycling operation can provide details about its program.
• Ask for references from people who have used the product. This information should be available, especially for major purchases. Most people will be happy to share what they know. Then, ask how long they have used the product. Question how it is holding up. Ask if they are pleased with its performance. How was its price compared to what they used before?
• Ask about warranties, satisfaction guarantees and other proof-of- performance claims. Most manufacturers automatically back their products with these types of warranties.

Persist:

• Be persistent. Request that your favorite retailer or supplier carry recycled content products. Seek a supplier who knows the facts about recycled content products and request samples. Don't accept "it's not available." Suppliers usually have extensive networks, and recycled content products are available in most categories.(ENN)

Have a sound grounding 
Earth Day, which has its origins in the U.S., will be celebrated by thousands of Americans with great fanfare on April 22. Being a holiday for most of them, they will either go out on a picnic, visit a fair, or maybe even organise a rally to celebrate Earth Day, founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson. Most are well-meaning citizens. Asians and others (the middle-class and the elite), who have access to the Internet and who are environment-conscious, will find their own ways of celebrating this day. Otherwise, Earth Day will be just another day to strike off the calendar. Most people in Asia, especially from developing countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, would remain largely unaware. They would be busy about their daily chores. A majority of these would care less, even if told it is Earth Day, because they have to work to earn their daily bread. 

However, even in the U.S., while Earth Day does serve to promote environmental values, it also reveals the environmental movement's limitations, according to a political science professor at the University of Maine. "A number of environmental groups consider the holiday's very popularity to be its own undoing as corporate and business groups use Earth Day as an opportunity to define themselves as supportive of the environment," says Amy Fried. "The holiday has proved to be a mixed legacy reflecting the schisms permeating American environmentalism."

Fried, who is interested in how events such as Earth Day shape our politics, culture and values, surveyed staff members at 18 major environmental organisations. She asked them to describe their Earth Day activities, to discuss the political or educational nature of Earth Day, and to consider how Earth Day influences the way people view the environment. Her paper on the results of the survey is currently under review by the journal "Environmental Politics."

Most of the respondents agreed that Earth Day reinforces the importance of environmental education, which has become the most successful and enduring part of the 28-year-old holiday. Agreement, however, ended there, reflecting the philosophical differences among environmental groups. Some survey respondents suggested Earth Day has become a "feel good" media story, lacking "political clout." They criticised the emphasis on individual action -- recycling, driving fuel-efficient cars, using cloth grocery bags -- over collective, political action.

However, sharp differences centered on corporate sponsorship. Some groups criticised corporate funding as "greenwashing," while others viewed the practice as a legitimate means of raising funds for the environmental movement. A supporter of sponsorship wrote that if a corporation was moving to be green, it was fine. Many of today's corporate leaders participated in the first Earth Day in college; it turned them into environmentalists. If they try to coopt Earth Day, they'll just help spread environmental propaganda." 

But an opponent of sponsorship countered, "Many times waste companies sponsor family events with entertainment, commercial enterprise books and exhibits to promote the idea that polluters are really protectors of the environment." 

What we can do

• Use public transport whenever possible
• Separate garbage at source
• Use plastic bags to a minimum
• Increase your awareness about your environment
• Avoid using chemical pesticides
• Reduce, reuse, recycle
• Reduce your paper consumption
• Save water

Earth Day 2011 - Join us to preserve White Desert and Bahariya Oasis

Earth Day

Earth Day 2011 Theme: A Billion Acts of Green

Earth Day is a launch pad for course-changing, positive environmental action. Since 1970, Earth Day has activated individuals and organizations annually to strengthen the collective fight against man’s exploitive relationship with
the planet. The Earth Day campaign aims to combat climate change by driving substantive behavioral change and channel quantifiable action on behalf of the environment.

Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22

Why only 22 April ?

Because it did not fall during exams or spring breaks, did not conflict with religious holidays and was late enough in spring to have decent weather.

Founder of Earth Day: Senator Gaylord Nelson

First Earth Day: April 22, 1970

Earth Day 2010 will start with the World People’s Conference on Climate Change, to be held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and with the International Year of Biodiversity.

Core Issues

• Advocacy
• Climate Change
• Conservation & Biodiversity
• Education
• Energy
• Food & Agriculture
• Green Economy
• Green Schools
• Recycling & Waste Reduction
• Sustainable Development
• Water

Quotes and Slogans on Earth Day

It’s your mother calling.DON’T KEEP HER ON HOLD

Love the earth: it’s the only one we’ve got.

Save the world, save yourself.

Learn to recycle and use your bicycle

Save Earth or Die!!!!!!!!!!!

The Earth is fine it is the people that are in trouble!

NO DIRT THIS IS EARTH

Treat the earth how you want the earth to treat you

Keep your surroundings clean make the earth green

If you don’t have faith, replace it with earth day!

Till now man has been up against Nature; from now on he will be up against his own nature

Save Earth from Humans

One Earth,One Chance

Yesterday we smoked the green, today we keep it clean.

Go green or I’ll scream

Man must feel the earth to know him and recognize his values. God made life simple. It is man who complicates it.

Won’t anybody think about the children!

Green is the new black!!

Be nice to it. It’s the only one we have.

Don’t be mean, go green.
Don’t be so hollow, or civilization will be swallowed.
We’re the green team, not the mean team.
Take part in Earth Day, and in the future it will pay.

Turn off the lights before you perish.

Earth Day Is The World’s Birthday!

Love earth and earth will love you!!

A clean earth is a happy earth!

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.

Keep it GREEN, Keep it CLEAN!

Clean delhi green delhi

Meri dilli meri yamuna

r-e-c-y-c-l-e. 
c-o-n-s-e-r-v-e.
n-e-v-e-r  p-o-l-l-u-t-e.

The above quotes/slogans can also be used as SMS.

Earth Day Activities in India

• Bicycle Rally
  Apr 21 2010 – 3:00pm – | Maruthi prasad rao Inakollu


• Workshops on Sustainable Consumption
  Apr 18 2010 – 11:30pm – | Vikasa Dhatri


• Save Environment
  Apr 21 2010 – 10:00pm – | NARENDER VERMA


• Awareness campaign for school and college students
  Apr 21 2010 – 11:30pm – | Doris D’Souza and Shahla Yasmin D’souza and Yasmin


• Small Steps Birthday/Earth Day Celebration!
  Apr 22 2010 – 8:30am – | Uma Prajapati


• Between the lines
  Apr 22 2010 – 1:30am – | banglanatak


• Spread message of REPAIR-REUSE-RECYCLE
  Apr 22 2010 – 12:30am – | Pradip Dey


• Screening of the movie “Home”
  Apr 12 2010 – 1:30am – | chaitanya kumar


• Earthy Tunes
  Apr 22 2010 – 9:30am- | banglanatak


• World Earth Day Celebrations
  Apr 22 2010 – 12:30am – | era organic


• Experience Nature for a day!
  Apr 21 2010 – 11:30pm – | Hobby Hub


• Earth Day 2010 Awareness!
  Apr 22 2010 – 12:00am – | Jeevan Rekha Parishad


• M.V.Foundation
  Apr 22 2010 – 12:30am – | M.V.Foundation


• Save environment save the earth
  Apr 22 2010 – 4:30am – | orchid nature foundation


• Green Gift Bags from Old Program Banners
  Apr 22 2010 – 9:45am – |


• Local Climate Emission Reduction Programme
  Apr 18 2010 – 7:30am – | Local Governance Network


• Green Drive
  Apr 22 2010 – 3:45am – | Firstep – Montessori School