Energy drinks to avoid and embrace

Recent headlines over the potential health hazards of energy drinks have led the FDA into intense investigation. The stimulus? A Maryland mother who filed a request to see whether the energy drink, Monster, had been tied to any deaths in recent years, after a fatal incident with her own 14-year old daughter. Health and nutrition expert Aimee Raupp joins “The Shine” to advise on which energy drinks we should avoid and which to embrace.

Aimee points out that FDA and the Federal government have raised real concerns about the health effects of these energy drinks. In fact, energy drinks are not FDA regulated because their sold as nutritional supplements, not food so that’s why they can exceed the FDA-mandated 71 milligrams of caffeine.

Which beverages should we stay away from? Aimee says to avoid the following energy drinks at all costs.These are the most popularly sold energy drinks in the United States:

Æ Red bull

Æ Monster

Æ Rockstar

Æ Full Throttle

Æ Sobe No Fear

Æ Amp

These drinks are filled with unhealthy additives, artificial ingredients, sugar, and caffeine. And the reaction to consuming these beverages can be alarming after consuming one of these, your body will go into overdrive pupils start to dilate, heart rate increases, and all you want to do is move, move, move (and not in a good way!).

These drinks can also cause a lack of mental focus and increased hunger.

On the flip side, there are a number of “good” energy drinks that provide positive health benefits, and Aimee recommends the following:

Æ Cellnique:

Æ Sambazon:

Æ Steaz:

Æ Scheckter’s Organic Energy

Of this group, Aimee’s top pick is the Cellnique because it’s the lowest in added sugars and the ingredient list here is quite clean and super naturally energizing. Regardless, all

of these choices are organic and contain energizing sources like acai, yerba mate and guarana.

Are you completely weary of energy drinks altogether? If so, here are some great alternatives. Coconut water is one of the best – it’s completely all natural, no preservatives – you can’t get any better than this. Also go for Kombucha ( do be aware though it’s an aquired taste – “effervescent” as Aimee puts it), Yerba Mate, green vegetable juice (with cayenne pepper or ginger or turmeric to really invigorate circulation and boost energy), an energizing smoothie with banana and spirulina, green tea (organic), organic coffee, or dark chocolate.

China to build world's tallest building - in just 90 days

When completed by the end of next March, Sky City in Changsha will be the tallest skyscraper in the world, standing at 2,749ft (838m) high, over 220 floors. And remarkably, they’ve not started building it yet.

 It took Dubai more than five years to build the world’s tallest building, the 828mBurj Khalifa, but architects and engineers at Broad Sustainable Building (BSB), a unit of the air conditioning maker Broad Group, are confident they can beat that record.

 Critics have pointed out that BSB’s construction company has never built anything taller than 30 storeys before, but the builders seem unworried.

 BSB senior vice-president Juliet Jiang told that the company’s plan to construct the skyscraper “will go on as planned with the completion of five storeys a day.”

 Designed by engineers who worked on the Burj Khalifa, Sky City will achieve the target by assembling BSB’s 95 per cent prefabricated modular technology at a breakneck construction pace. Nine of the world’s newest tallest 20 buildings are being built in China.

 Adrian Smith, the Chicago-based designer of the Burj Khalifa who is working on the Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia, said at a meeting of the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in Shanghai last month that rapid urbanisation in China would fuel major expansion in tall buildings.

“There are 179,000 people moving into urban areas every week. Do they go into a horizontal or a vertical city? It’s a question of economics,” said Mr. Smith. BSB, currently responsible for 20 modular structures in China, demonstrated the construction method to a wider audience in January, when it constructed a 30-storey hotel in 15 days.

 Foundation work is due to start at the end of the month, once local authorities approve the project. The slowing economy in China has led to some skyscraper plans being shelved, but the economy is still expanding at rates unheard of in the West. In China there is still considerable interest in building skyscrapers that show the rest of the world that your city or your company has truly arrived.

 Changsha is probably best known as the hometown of Chairman Mao Zedong. Sky City’s projected cost is four billion Yuan (£400m). Builders will use 220,000 tons of steel, and the structure will be able to house 31,400 people.

 

The company says the residential area will use 83 per cent of the building, while the rest will be offices, schools, hospitals, shops and restaurants. People will travel up and down using 104 high-speed elevators.

 Sky City will consume a fifth of the energy required by a conventional building due to what BSB says is its unique construction methods, such as quadruple glazing and 15cm-thick exterior walls for thermal insulation. When it is finished it will be taller than the Shanghai Tower, which was supposed to be China’s tallest building, at 632m, when completed in 2014.

There are 239 buildings taller than 200m being built in the country. At the end of last year, there were only 61 buildings taller than 300m in the world, but in five years, China will have more than 60.

5 Steps to Delegating Your Tasks

Step 1: Put Yourself in a Position to Delegate
Delegation is when you assign responsibility to another person to carry out a specific task. The task could be large (such as "revamp our training department" or small (such as "take this letter to the post office").

It doesn't matter how large or small the task is. What matters is that there is another person that you can delegate the task to.

 You don't have to have an empire of people around you that serve as your minions. Rather, you do need to put yourself in an organizational position that there are good people to whom you can delegate responsibility. These people could report to you directly. Or, there may be a group of people that are in a support capacity in the company that you could rely upon. Regardless, you need to be in a position to delegate tasks to others, if you want to get more done than you have hours available in the day.

Step 2: Get Ready Mentally

The second step is to make sure you have mentally accepted the fact that you need to delegate to others. You may be hesitant to delegate to other people for a number of reasons.

You may fall into the trap of feeling that it will be faster to get something done yourself rather than having to explain it to others. Or, you may feel as if the other person already has enough to do and you don't want to add more to their plate. You need to move beyond this type of thinking in order to effectively delegate your tasks.

You will never be able to grow as a project manager if you feel that another person can't do something as fast or as proficiently as you. Sure, the first couple of times may be a bit rough, but you will be surprised how much easier things become. You'll also be pleasantly surprised when you find they can do something even better than you!

Step 3: Create Your "To-Do List"

Your next step is to put your "To-Do" list together. Take some time to do this right. One of the best ways to do this is to clear your desk and pull out your favorite pen and pad of paper. Start thinking about all the things that you need to get done.

This doesn't have to be in any particular order. Include those tasks that are related to projects (such as updating a status report) to everything else (such as completing your open enrollment insurance form).

Let everything come out on this piece of paper. You can include personal, professional, or other obligations and commitments you have. You'll start to feel better as you begin to size up how many things are weighing you down.

 Step 4: Cull Your List

You are going to have a sizable list. You will be amazed at how much 'stuff' you have on your plate to accomplish. Some of these things are extremely important and others now appear to be just a waste of time.

 Go through this list and delete as many items as possible. There may be items on your list that are MONTHS old that you've been carrying in your head for that entire time. Get rid of it. There may be items that you at one time thought were important but now they just seem trivial. Cross them out!

You are now left with a purged and manageable list that you can delegate to others. Narrow your delegation list down even further by removing those items that ONLY you can do.

 Step 5: Begin Delegating
Take this relevant and meaningful list of tasks and meet with those who are on your team. Let them know the process you've just been through and the fact that you need their help.

You need to focus on tasks that are in your area of expertise - where you can make the biggest difference for the entire team. You can then divvy up what is left on your list and spread it out amongst the team.

Your team will appreciate your request for help and that these tasks really are important to get done quickly.

தீபாவளி வாழ்த்து, Diwali Messages, SMS & Quotes

Q    தீப ஒளியில்

மனதின் இருள் நீங்கி

வாழ்வின் துயர் தீர்ந்து
எண்ணியதெல்லாம் நிறைவேறி
எளியவருக்கு உதவி செய்து...
மகிழ்ந்திருந்து
எல்லோர் இல்லங்களிலும்
மகிழ்ச்சி தீபம்
மலரட்டும்...

Q    ஒளி கண்டகலும்

இருள் அரக்கன்
போல்
உள்ளங்கள்
கொண்ட
ஆணவமும்
அகந்தையும் அகல
ஞானமும்
கருணையும்
ஒளிவீச...
அனைவருக்கும்
தீபத் திருநாளாம்
தீபாவளி
வாழ்த்துக்கள்

Q    தீபங்கள் எரியும்...

கார்த்திகையிலே...
தீமைகள் அணையை
திக்குகள் எங்கும்...
தீந்தமிழ் பரவ...
நல்லதே செய்ய... தினம்
தின்னம் கொண்டோர்..
திடமாய் வாழ...
தீப ஒளியினால் இங்கே
திசைகள் எங்கும்
பரவட்டும் அன்பு ஒளி
இத்திரு நாளில்...

Q    மகிழ்ச்சி பொங்க

செல்வம் செழிக்க
இனிய தீபாவளி
நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்

Q    ஒளிரும் தீபங்களின் கோலம்

ஓயாத மகிழ்வைத் தரும்
மின்னும் ஒளியோ
மீளா வெற்றியைத் தரும்

Q    குத்து விளக்கின் மங்கலம்

குவலயம் மகிழப் பொங்கிடும்
வெற்றியை தந்திடும்

Diwali Messages

Æ May This Diwali be as bright as ever.
May this Diwali bring joy, health and wealth to you.
May the festival of lights brighten up you and your near and dear ones lives.
May this Diwali bring in u the most brightest and choicest happiness and love you have ever Wished for.

Æ May this Diwali bring you the utmost in peace and prosperity.
May lights triumph over darkness.
May peace transcend the earth.
May the spirit of light illuminate the world.
May the light that we celebrate at Diwali show us the way and lead us together on the path of peace and social harmony.

Æ As the candlelight flame,
Ur life may always be happiness' claim;
As the mountain high,
U move without sigh;
like the white linen flair,
Purity is always an affair;
As sunshine creates morning glory,
fragrance fills years as flory;
with the immaculate eternal smile,
attached to u mile after mile;
All darkness is far away,
As light is on its way;
Wish all of u a very Happy Diwali.

Æ May the festival of lights be the harbinger of joy and prosperity. As the holy occasion of Diwali is here and the atmosphere is filled with the spirit of mirth and love, here's hoping this festival of beauty brings your way, bright sparkles of contentment, that stay with you through the days ahead. Best wishes on Diwali

Æ There's always something warm and bright, about this time of the year, when everything has a special glow, and hearts are full of cheer, that's why, this special greeting comes your way, to wish you all life's best, on Diwali and in the coming year, too.

Æ May the beauty
Of Deepavali season
Fill your home with
Happiness,
And may the coming year
Provide you with all
That bring you joy!

 

Æ Peace
Prosperity
Good Fortune
May the blessings of the Lord are with you...
Today and in the coming years Happy Deepavali.

Æ May the Divine Light Of Diwali

Spread Into Your Life Peace

Prosperity, Happiness and Good Health.

Happy Diwali… 

Æ May The Millions Of Lamps Illuminate Your Life With Endless Joy, Love, Prosperity, Health, Wealth And Happiness. Wish U And Your Family A Happy Deepawali…

Æ Troubles as Light As Air, Love As Deep As The Ocean,

Friends as Solid as Diamonds, Success as Bright as Gold...

These are The Wishes For You and Your Family on The Eve of Diwali.

 

Æ On This Auspicious

Festival of Lights

May the Glow of Joys

Prosperity and Happiness

Aluminates your Days

In The Year Ahead

Happy Diwali…

 

Æ The Sweet Smell of Flowers

The Array of Colors

Diwali is here

Firecrackers are heard

Candles are lit

Children Play

Presents Are Given

We Pray To the Gods

Happy Diwali…

 

Æ With Gleam of Diwali

And The Echo of the Chants

May Happiness and Contentment Fill Your Life

Wishing You a Very Happy And Prosperous Diwali ! ! !

 

Æ May the Joy, Cheer,

Mirth and Merriment

Of This Divine Festival

Surround You Forever.

May the Happiness,

That This Season Brings

Brighten Your Life

And, Hope the Year

Brings You Luck And

Fulfills All Your Dearest Dreams!

Happy Diwali…..

DIWALI SMS

v It Is Time To Feel Good, Time 4 Reunion, Time 2 Share Happiness, Time To Feel Being Loved, Time 2 Show Ur Love, Time 2 Live For Others And Time To Wish For Peace. HAPPY DIWALI

v May the beauty of deepavali season.
Fill your home with
Happiness, Prosperity and Good Fortune.
And may the coming year
Provide you with all that bring you joy!
Happy Deepavali

v A Very Happy Diwali To YOU
And Your Beautiful Family.
May God Give YOU All That YOU Want
And Need In Your Life Enjoy
The Festival With Lots Of Lights

v Light For Ur Bright Future;
Cracker For Ur Demolish Of Ur Failure;
Rangoli For Ur Colorful Life;
Happy Diwali..

v For this, is a special time when family
And friends get together, for fun.
Wishing laughter and fun to cheer your days,
In this festive season of diwali and always!!!!!!!!
“Happy Deepavali”

v With gleam of Diyas
And the Echo of the Chants
May Happiness and Contentment Fill Your life
Wishing you a very happy and prosperous Diwali!!

 

Diwali Quotes

Ð Life is a festival only to the wise.

Ð You are invited to the festival of this world and your life is blessed.

Ð Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.

Ð May you all attain full inner illumination! May the supreme light of lights enlighten your understanding!

Ð May you all attain the inexhaustible spiritual wealth of the Self!

Ð May you all prosper gloriously on the material as well as spiritual planes!

Ð Many Deepavali festivals have come and gone. Yet the hearts of the vast majority are as dark as the night of the new moon.

Ð The house is lit with lamps, but the heart is full of the darkness of ignorance.

Ð O man! wake up from the slumber of ignorance.

Ð Realize the constant and eternal light of the Soul which neither rises nor sets, through meditation and deep enquiry.