Speed dating is the newest fad that has hit the eligible and young singles all over the world. Now in just 3 minutes flat, people on a small prepayment can go on online dates with multiple people. The idea is that first impressions are everything and discovering compatibility and connection is just a matter of subconscious reflexes, which, of course are the most reliable instruments.

After sign-up and shortlisting of partners, the singles start interacting and flirting immediately. If they are unable to fire each other’s imagination within three minutes, the chat session expires. However, what is termed speed has become speedier or fastest these days as now the chat window disappears in under 30 seconds.

Speed dating as a physical event first took place in 1998 at Pete’s Café in Beverly Hills, USA and by 2000 the concept had become a pervasive trend. TV programs like Sex and the City further pepped up the things and last year Ireland gave the world its most hilarious comedies on breakneck flirting- Speed Dating (2007) starring Hugh O’Conor as the protagonist. The 2010 romantic comedy by the same name is, however, a different take on the theme.

Hey, not only romancing singles worldwide, but even we are hearing of business speed dating! Investors and business pros with matching interests and synergies are now the latest entrants in the ring. Gosh! The search for ideal match, truly has become a heated up thing and fast results matter for those in the fast lane.

 Hmm! All you bored, unmarried or stupidly married folks, go and try this soon!

Are you a potential expat in UK who is getting sleepless nights over pension issues! Is number crunching giving you a headache as you plan to settle abroad? And finally, did you ever hear of QROPS? If not, read on to find out.

Well, QROPS simply stands for Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme. In other words, if you hold a pension in UK and wish to settle abroad, you can transfer your UK pension into a qrops pension.

To the uninitiated, the pension laws of UK were mostly characterised by several restrictions. These restraining laws provided an easy means for the government to maintain their tax earnings from pension funds. It was impossible for a retiree to use up his pension money within first five to ten years of retirement.

The winds of change blew in 2006 when some of the regulations were lifted on overseas pension transfers. With government approval, it got easy to move one’s pension to a qrops scheme.

How to qualify for qrops? Well, just see if you have been a UK non-resident for at least five years to qualify for this new pension scheme! Getting a qrops allows you to save on your tax bills. It is good news that your pension funds will be exempt from UK tax laws, though you will be required to honour taxes in your qrops jurisdiction.

One of the many advantages of this tax-friendly scheme is that you can decide the currency in which your pension will be held. Normally, you will suffer on two fronts if you are a UK pensioner planning to settle abroad. First, your funds in British currency will be subject to global exchange rate fluctuations in case you withdraw them abroad. Secondly, your bank will impose certain fee for transferring and exchanging your money into another bank account. With qrops, you can avoid these issues by choosing the same currency for your pension that you spend on an offshore location.

However, qrops pension can make your day only if you reach out to experienced qrops professionals. They are specialists who can, not simply advise you but also set up a type of overseas pension scheme most beneficial to your needs. If you wish to avoid substantial taxation cuts in UK as well as in a qrops jurisdiction, it is best to get in touch with qrops service providers.

Today the market of pension schemes is flooded with various qrops vendors who may not always have the requisite credentials and depth to help you with a winning solution. To get the best bang out of a qrops pension scheme, it is important for you to navigate to competent and HMRC approved ((Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) qrops pension providers. A good professional will not only offer you a free assessment but also inform you about the current benefits you are getting along with anticipated rewards should you decide for a qrops.

Before you decide to hire a specialist, it is good to make a valuation of your current pension. Based on your current pension situation, a qrops may or may not be an advisable course of action for you.

The snow had just melted in a Palo Alto Bronx when a young Philosophy professor had a thought about his underwear.

Can he do something about it that was never done before? “Let’s make it an edible affair,” and he thought of dangling bananas and a bunch of cows fighting for his edible lingerie. “Nah,” he still was not convinced, though he managed to buy and string all the fruits.

Then all of a sudden he was struck by a lightning idea- “Yes,” he said. “The glass would do him proud.” So he got a glass underwear made for himself and slipped into it and out he went.

An old man on a sidewalk noticed first and shouted, “I knew you were crazy, but now see I can see your NUTS!”

Well, it isn't Bra Day yet! Nor even valentine day but a good excuse to blog about a female obsession, quite BRA(ve)LY: Stop grinning and read on my wise tip:

Before you shop for something sensual or supra-sensual in the lingerie store, just give a thought to your bra cup-

‘A’ equals Almost boobs

‘B’ says Barely Present

‘C’ yawns Can’t clasp

‘D’ is Damn it!

‘E’ well! Enormous

‘F’ goes Phony

‘H’ arrgh Help these phonies, am fallin down!!!

Which size is you! [Men, please look away.]

Pima Cotton may sound like just another brand name of ordinary cotton. However, it differs in a big way on account of the length of staples. The length of Cotton strands is measured in terms of staples. The length of ordinary cotton is slightly above an inch while on the other hand the staples of pima cotton are more than 1.3/8 inches. In fact pima cotton can qualify as Extra Long Staple (ELS) only if measures more than 1. 9/16 inches.

Also dubbed as American-Egyptian-Cotton due to its south-west origins in the US ever since the early 20th century, Pima Cotton is produced and processed in various parts of the world including Australia, Israel, Peru, US etc. However, not many of us know that Pima cotton makes for the most durable and softest of cotton fibers and forms a mere three percent of total cotton produced in US annually.

Pima Cotton is also known as Creole cotton, Gossypium barbadense, Extra Long Staple, Algodon pais, South American cotton, West Indische katoen and Sea Island Cotton in various parts of the world.

Pima Baby cotton with its greater tensile strength results in extra fine spun yards which brings to the end-user that unique feel, breathability, and durability. Sumptuously soft, velvety and fluffy baby clothes in 100 percent pima cotton make an obvious choice for parents. Clothing and essentials for your newborn baby in Pima cotton also make an ecological statement due to their environment-friendly weaves.

Parents never tire of pampering their month-old baby with Pima Cotton baby clothing. Pima Cotton baby clothes make a perfect shower gift for newborn babies. Pima Cotton knit toddler clothes include pants, rompers, short sleeve tees, leggings, footsies, jumpers, diapers, bibs, bodysuits.

Pima Cotton outfits for newborn babies are baby skin friendly as the pesticides are not used in growing Pima fibers. This is one reason why Pima Cotton baby outfits come at a higher price tag.

Price or no price, doting parents shall never cease from pampering their newborn ones by splurging on Pima cotton baby apparels.

As we rejoice in beating the drums of technology, Internet, and capitalism, the growing menace or rather assault of poverty on rich America presents a serious phenomenon. The spectre of poverty is present in many garbs from lack of edible stuff to medicines, shelter and clothing. According to US Census Bureau, 38, 757, 253 male and female population lives below poverty which includes 12,911,393 children under 18 years! Are we listening or the sound of crackling corns continues to rhyme our attention away. Yes, this monster of poverty is dirty dancing right on our land of liberty.

A noticeable jump in US Poverty beaconed the President Obama’s first year in office. According to Census Bureau, the poverty rate rose from 39.8 million people (13.2%) in 2008 to 43.6 million people (14.3%) in 2010! The US states boasting highest number of poor people in an increasing order are Georgia, Arkansas, New Mexico, Arizona and Mississippi.

To address various profit related concerns, how many of us know that each year some hundred billion pounds of foodstuff is thrown away. The calculations put it that this food could have whetted seven hundred ‘starved’ souls in different parts of the world. The situation is far from agreeable even in US if we go by the findings of Bread for the World Institute, 3.5 % of US families suffer from ‘HUNGER’. This figure of 3.5% translates into a scaring 9.6 million Americans [along with three million children!] who either daily eat too little or skip meals for up to two days!


I am already feeling too shattered about this harsh and heinous thing called Poverty eating away our vital entrails. I have lost my appetite and feel that before I come up with any prescriptive remedy, I should myself give up wasting food and water. I am also giving up from today those food and wine and beer binges that appear so ridiculous in the face of our impoverished brothers and sisters struggling to find a morsel to their aching mouths.

The lot of children living in poor conditions is not very admirable. 1 in every 5 American children is growing up poor and broken in spirit. Actually 29 million US children live and breathe in poverty. Though there are food stamps funded by government to help these children get food, they often do not have the needed knowledge to make healthy nutritional decisions.


I pray that all of the fellow brethren in America and elsewhere should take a pledge to do what is within their power to bring smile to those who are deprived of such basics as food and cozy shelter.

Take it or not emeralds never come without flaws. Little do many people know that all types of Emeralds undergo enhancement treatments. Purely one reason why jewelers like to keep this fact under wraps is the fear lest customers might choose not to buy anymore or end up forking a deal at cheaper rates. This Dancing Thoughts Primer on Emerald Treatments has been compiled to help you talk like an expert while shopping for this beautiful green stone and impress those around.

To those who are not aware, it should be told that all variants of emeralds come with intrinsic breaks and inclusions from nature. The key objective of treating an emerald is to fill in these breaks and treat them to diminish the flaws and render them more lustrous.

One of the ancient most practices pioneered by gemstone cutters was one that involved bathing the stone in natural oils. This ‘Oil Treatment’ of emeralds was useful in filling up the fissures of the stone and augmenting the appearance of emeralds. Using colorless oil is regarded generally an acceptable practice while application of green oil is regarded with suspicion. What happens actually is the breaks & fissures soak in the oil thereby softening the appearance of present flaws. Precisely due to this reason it is advisable to always steer clear from cleansing emeralds with ultrasonic cleaners and similarly soapy water should also be avoided.

In addition, clear resins like Opticon are also smeared on an emerald to seal down surface ruptures. As against the oiling technique, usage of Opticon gives longer lasting results. Opticon treatments are met with greater acceptability, excepting of course when green dye is applied to increase the colour of emeralds. In this context, one can hardly dismiss these April 1994 lines of Roy Albers, “Opticon is really bad, worse than a two-dollar bottle of wine: I will not buy emeralds that have been Opticon-treated; if all are thus treated, I would never buy emeralds.”

Of the key fillers used in filling the emerald fissures, mention may be made of Cedarwood oil, Clove oil, Canada Balsam resin, Epoxy 828, Opticon resin, Glass, Palma. All these fillers can be injected with vacuum pressure and have different refractive indexes, solvents, colors, evaporative and color stability. Opticon is evaporatively very stable in stark contrast to cedar oil. The evaporative stability of glass in emerald treatments is perfect, while that of Opticon resin, Epoxy 828 and Palma is excellent, Canada Balsam resin and Cedar/Clove oil take the good and poor slot respectively.

If we evaluate the color stability of resins/dyes used in emerald treatments, glass scores a perfect ten while Palma and Epoxy 828 are just average. Opticon takes on a yellowish orange hue with time especially upon heating. Cedar oil also yellows with age as clove oil treatments turn dark when exposed to light. Nothing is known with certainty about the color stability of Canada Balsam resin.

There are no clear-cut, well laid emerald treatment disclosure policies given the variety of practices and advancements in technology and obvious reasons. Still if you decide to go for a treated emerald, better to buy one that has a stable filling.

The time is ripe and rife now to broach the "Social Media Death Imminent" question before one and all!

Social Media would soon suffer its death pangs! Yes, and I believe this would largely stem from the nonversations of its ever growing practitioners who are least social in output and approach! Social media is fast evolving towards sub-media or sub-par media!

The nonversations of a growing tribe of self-styled protagonists of social media are reducing this hugely powerful and interactive platform to a spammable forum that inspires ennui and hate and disillusion to the sincere few!

Most of the time most of the people are found talking to the back of their hands! Even when they are on Facebook with their bunch of buddies sticking around, nobody gives a damn to what is being said! 'Likes' are hard to elicit, let alone comments. There is no collaborative energy at all! Whatever semblance of it, one may evidence, is really a made-up one, for strategic promotional purposes by various strategists! What a sham!

What one gets to hear in the name of Social Media, is part monologues and part nonversations with no nuggets of useful information/advice doing rounds. Just a shallow pitcher, jostling for space and attention before the indifferent fingers of  some Facebook or Twitter window shoppers! Trash goes around and comes back! I call it e-waste and it is one helluva damaging to the ecology. THE SOCIAL MEDIA NOISE- beyond the compass of any decibel known to us!

Who can stop Social Media from its imminent fall!

                                                                                                                  By Guest Blogger: Dr. Sanjay Joshi

A quick question! Do the eco-friendly cars and green vehicles have to be small and ugly? Invariably, you won’t find an exception. To add yet another number to the growing family of green cars, QBeak car.

The QBeak from ECOmove company of Denmark was world-premiered on the first of April. The electric car has a plastic, aluminium, and Kevlar composite platform resembling a skateboard. As this platform is fully expandable, it can easily accommodate 3 to 6 people.  Remember to check out the videos below!

A single charge is good enough to run the car up to 186 miles or 300 kilometers. The QBeak battery car can be had in both coupe and convertible editions. Its swagger lies in a unique middle steering position, sliding electric doors and cool smart phones in the steering wheel.  With all the good things happening for this car, I am compelled to think how cramping it’ll be for 4 to 6 people to occupy a three meter long car!

Kim Kardashian never fails to host a winning pageant of her hot booty and lusciously falling out bust on every available occasion.

The most recent show time came during a Beverly Hills nightout when shutterbugs got the best slice of Kim’s tempting mammaries as she got off her car.

A superhot moment was felt by all despite shivering temperatures when Kim’s killer curves and mega booty became the eyepiece of all present as she sauntered unmindful of all!

What are you thinking?

Isn't it true that curves and bust never fail to bust

Go, and make the best of your impatience! Now...