The Teddy (Inspirational Story)

As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children an untruth.

Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. However, that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard.

Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he did not play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. In addition, Teddy could be unpleasant.

It got to the point where Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X’s and then putting a big “F” at the top of his papers.

At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught, she was required to review each child’s past records and she put Teddy’s off until last. However, when she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise.

Teddy’s first grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners… He is a joy to be around..”

His second grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle.”

His third grade teacher wrote, “His mother’s death has been hard on him. He tries to do his best, but his father doesn’t show much interest, and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren’t taken.”

Teddy’s fourth grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is withdrawn and doesn’t show much interest in school. He doesn’t have many friends and he sometimes sleeps in class.”

By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents, wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Teddy’s.

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His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper that he got from a grocery bag. Mrs. Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents. Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing, and a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume . But she stifled the children’s laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on he r wrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just long enough to say, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my Mom used to.”
After the children left, she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing and arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach children. Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy.

As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children the same, Teddy became one of her “teacher’s pets..”

A year later, she found a note under her door, from Teddy, telling her that she was the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.

Six years went by before she got another note from Teddy. He then wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in life.

Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been tough at times, he’d stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would soon graduate from college with the highest of honors. He assured Mrs.

Thompson that she was still the best and favorite teacher he had ever had in his whole life.

Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time he explained that after he got his bachelor’s degree, he decided to go a little further. The letter explained that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had. But now his name was a little longer…. The letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, MD.

The story does not end there. You see, there was yet another letter that spring. Teddy said he had met this girl and was going to be married.

He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit at the wedding in the place that was usually reserved for the mother of the groom. Of course, Mrs.Thompson did. And guess what? She wore that bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing. Moreover, she made sure she was wearing the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together.

They hugged each other, and Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear, “Thank you Mrs. Thompson for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important and showing me that I could make a difference.”

Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back. She said, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”

(For you that don’t know, Teddy Stoddard is the Dr. at Iowa Methodist in DesMoines that has the Stoddard Cancer Wing.)

Warm someone’s heart today. . . I love this story so very much, I cry every time I read it. Just try to make a difference in someone’s life today? tomorrow? just “do it”. Random acts of kindness, I think they call it!

Smart Thinking, management lessons

Many years ago in a small Indian village,

A farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The Moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer’s beautiful Daughter. So he proposed a bargain.

He said he would forgo the farmer’s debt if he could marry his Daughter. Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the Proposal.

So the cunning money-lender suggested that they let Providence decide the matter. He told them that he would put a black Pebble and a white pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girl would have to pick one pebble from the bag.

1) If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father’s debt would be forgiven.

2) If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father’s debt would still be forgiven.

3) But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into Jail.

They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the farmer’s field. As They talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he Picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two Black pebbles and put them into the bag.

He then asked the girl to pick A pebble from the bag..

Now, imagine that you were standing in the field. What would you have Done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you Have told her?

Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:

1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.

2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag And expose the money-lender as a cheat.

3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order To save her father from his debt and imprisonment.

Take a moment to ponder over the story. The above story is used with The hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral And logical thinking.

The girl’s dilemma cannot be solved with Traditional logical thinking. Think of the consequences if she chooses The above logical answers.

What would you recommend to the Girl to do?

Well, here is what she did ….

The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without Looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path Where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.

“Oh, how clumsy of me,” she said. “But never mind, if you look into the Bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I Picked.”

Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had Picked the white one.. And since the money-lender dared not admit his Dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into An extremely advantageous one.

MORAL OF THE STORY:
Most complex problems do have a solution. It is only that we don’t Attempt to think.

Wockhardt Mulund – A CASE OF MEDICAL NEGLIGIENCE – Death of 16 yr old – Worth reading

Hi All,

This is sad. Commercialisation has increased to the extent that, Doctor’s without informing patients are giving them medicines and then checking if any side effects happen.. This report the Doctor’s pass on to the Clinical Research Companies who pass on to the Pharma companies, who want to launch their medicines. …The chain gets paid by the Pharma co.’s.,FDA’s etc. Nowadays beware cuz live unsuspecting patients are being used as guinea pigs for clinical research…Lot of Material for Hindi Film …

This is surely a sad thing to happen to anybody. I am not a person to comment on this our doctor friends could definitely throw light on this and help us in understanding the details. I think it is time now for a common man to take note of the situation and keep vigil.
Everyday we keep on hearing about the commercialization of the medical profession and some big and dirty fishes poisoning the noble profession.
I condemn such doctors.

Regard’s

Jayesh

Wockhardt Mulund
Subject: Story behind the sad demise of a beloved daughter of Siva and Bhuvana
Importance: High

From: Siva and Bhuvana

The sad demise of our daughter and the story behind it

In April my wife took our loving and beautiful daughter aged sixteen to a dertematologist Dr.Ragunandan Torsekar , visiting doctor in Wochardt. After seeing her he gave some cream and medicines and told to have a blood test and come for re check up. The test was done in May 2009 and my wife took my daughter to him on 28 July 2009 for further reference. The Complete Blood count (CBC) report was excellant and only the MCH , was 26.9 against the range of 27 to 32. He gave her the following medicines

Tab DAPSONE (100 MG) , and Tab Clofosin (50) to be taken daily and Cap R Cin (600 mg) to be taken once in a month. The tablets are to be taken for six months. When asked about the reason by my wife , he told that the medicine is for vitamin deficiency. No test was done for skin nor biopsy.

She took the medicine for almost 21 days. She got her first fever around 12th August and we took her to our regular physician fearing that this may be swine flu. The Doctor ruled swine flu and gave tab Leeact , which is for a viral fever. She was alright within three days and fine.. The school was closed for one week up to 19th and reopened on 20th Aug.. She went to school on 20th and had her dinner in the night and at 10 PM she developed fever which was 103 and we gave her crocin to tide over the night. Next day morning again the fever was not reduced and was around 104. We called our regular doctor at Airoli and he told to us to do Vidal test and Malaria to rule out the possiblity and was expected to come around 11 AM. As her condition was not good , we decided to take her to Wochardt Hospital with the logo of world class professional tratment with care at Mulund under OPD. She was shown to one Dr.Sushma Malpani , MD in General Medicine at Wochardt on 21 August 2009 and she told that there is no symtom of swine flu and told gave us Azithral , Dolo and Rantac D tablets. She advised CBC and urine test which came did not show any symtom. The fever was unabated and again we asked over phone on 22 August and was told to do test CBC , blood culture and liver profile. The SGOT and SGPT was 245 and 214 against the maximum of 59 and 72 respectively. The fever was not reduced and we showed her on the 22nd itself in her clinic at Airoli and she gave her Tab;Dolo , Zathrin , Rantac-D , Taxim , Clokit and Ondem suspecting the hepatetic induced malaria. The medicines were also given and the fever did not come down. On 23 Aug. we again consulted her over phone and told that in case fever is not coming down come to Wochartdt Hospital for admission. Accordingly in the evening of 23 Aug , we took over hale and healthy daughter to Wochardt where she tested in the Casualty and admitted her. The Chest X ray was done. My wife requested Dr.Sushma Malpani to consult Gastroentrologist as there was abnormality in liver profile and my mother died six months back because of liver faliure , for which there was no action from Dr.Sushma Malpani. There were some rashes in my daughter’s face which we told her and she told that there is nothing.

24 Aug: Dr.Sushma Malpani , came and saw some rashes in the stomach and diagnosed it as Gernan Measels without testing and started medication and advised Test for Rubella a medical term for German measels. The result came negative on the next day. By that time some medicine had gone and the liver got affected. The liver profile was done and the SGOT and SGPT had done up to 382 and 444. We again requested her to call Gastroentrologist because of abnormality of liver whieh she told that I am not bothered about Liver but bothered Fever..

25 Aug:Dr.Sushma Malpani came and saw her and found that the rashes were all over the body of my daughter and told that this looks like Liptospirosis and gave her Tab Doxi a secondary medicine for Lipto without doing any test and the test was done on that day which came negative next day. However , the medicine was given which again affected Lever. The Chest Xray report also came late and there was no abnormality in the chest.

26 Aug: Again Dr.Sushma Malpani came and told that we will do Hepatitis A , B C , Dengue and all came negative next day..By that time she advised the visit of Chest Specialist Dr.Rupwate who came and diagnosed her with TB and advised medicine for nine months without doing any test and just by X ray and abdomen Ultra sonic report. The Liver function test was done on 26th which showed SGOP and SGPT as 888 and 1054 and again we requested Dr.Sushma Malpani to call Gastroentrologist and she repeated her same statement of I am not bothered about Liver but bothered Fever.She further added that I would prefer to treat a chest patient rather than this difficult case of my daughter.
27 Aug: Dr.Rupwate came and told that the cause of fever is TB and medication is being started to day and there would be no problem. When asked about the abnormality of liver we were told there would be no problem and would be alright. Dr.Sushma Malpani came and told that she had to respect her Senior though the conclusive test for TB is Sputum test and Biopsy. We requested that atleast sputum test be done so that TB can be confirmed. Montoe test was given on 27 Aug for TB and sputum test was also done. The result came negative in both the tests on 29 and 28th respectively. The TB medicines were started without clear confirmation of TB and my lovely daughter was administered with Septromicine injections and Ithambutal for TB was given. The fever never came down.

28 Aug: We were eagerly awaiting for Dr.Rupwate but he did not turn to our room though visited the floor. When we asked about the fever , he told smiling wryly , how can you expect that the fever will come within a day it will be there for 4 to 6 weeks as the treatment for TB itself takes 9 months and aksed to come and meet him with the Chest X ray after three months. As the fever was not going down , we cried to Dr.Dhiren Pipalia , an eminent Gastro attached to Wochardt on the previous day in the night over phone and was readily agreed to come see and follow the hospital procedure calling him through Hospital. We told this over phone Dr..Sushma Malpani and cried and requested to call Dr.Dhiren Pipalia and this was done through Hospital. Dr. Dhiren Pipalia visited on28th and by seeing her told that the rashes were drug induced and there is no question of TB. He called in front of me Dr.Rupwate and told that there is no TB and asked his consent to stop TB medicine as he discussed Dr.Rajat , in charge of CT Scan and concluded there is no TB. After that Dr.Rupwate came to our room and told that there is no TB and is stopping the medicine and did not even expressed his regret for the wrong medication. Dr Sushma Malpani told that Dr.Dhiren Pipalia is a senior doctor and how can I call him and because of our request he came. She again added that I would prefer to treat a chest patient rather than this difficult case of my daughter.

With disgust we told Dr..Chandrasekar that Dr.Sushma Malpani may be changed as we were not happy with her way treatment and gave it in writing that some other good doctor may be put for my daughtger’s treatment. He suggested some names and I put Dr.Anita Mathew Davis , an MD specialised in Infecticious diseases and visited in the night and told that the fever and rashes were drug induced. Dr. Dhiren Pipalia also advised that Dermatologist may be asked to see my daughter. The SGOT and SGPT had gone up to 1039 and 1477 which was not fully revealed by Dr.Sushma Malpani and when enquired she told it increased without giving the numbers.

29 Aug: The Dermatologist Dr.Raghnandan Torsekar came and saw her. He confirmed my wife that the rashes were drug induced. When my wife told that you treated her one month back he made a casual statement that whether the drugs I gave caused some effects and did not stop and went away without enquiring the medicines given to understand that the effect of the medicines he had given. My daughter was under treatement of Dr.Anita Mathews who started observing her very closely and even asked each and every small thing.

30 Aug: The fever did not come down and her blood clotting was not occuring becasue of liver disfunction and her food intake was also reduced. As the reports of the tests were awaited my daughter continued in the same state of fever.

31 Aug: Her condition worsened and her face was swollen like a ballon which no parents would ever like to see and we started crying to doctors. By that time her SGOT and SGPT had gone to unimaginable limit of 1557 and 1256 and she was immediately taken to ICCU on the advice of Dr.Amey Medhekar who is associated with Dr.Anita Mathews. By that time Dr.Sushma Malpani was coming and consoling us saying that there is nothing could be found out. In the evening my wife finding the reminder in the Cell phone for the monthly medicing of R-Cin prescribed by Dr.Torsekar , thought whether this was the cause and ran to home and brought the prescriptions and showed to Dr.Anita Mathews who was shocked to see the medicine and said this is the reason for the high fever and rashes. Immediately , she ordered for stoppage of all further tests and planned to give Streoids which would control the disease. She told that the medicines are for Leprosy and whether we were told about this. We informed that this was not done and no test or biopsy of the skin was done further we told that she was not even touched by Dr.Toresekar except seeing through magnifying glass.

1 September: My duaghter was given streoids and she started responding and the fever stopped and we thought happily that she is coming out. Dr.Torsekar visited my daughter in the the evening and when asked by my wife why he did not inform the Disease or the effects of medicine , he told that as she was her mother who would not tolerate he did not inform and regarding effects he told that this the second case he is seeing in his career having such type of effect. We were surprised that who should know the disease and side effects than the parents. My wife controlled her anger against Dr.Torsekar as our primary aim was to bring our daughter back. He did not show any regret nor bothered about the state of the child and walked off.

2 Sep: Our daughter’s position was somewhat improved and the SGOT and SGPT started coming down. We were eagerly hoping that she will come back.

3 Sep: Our daughter showed some restlessness from the afternoon and we were told that since the liver was not functioning , the ammonia is released and affecting the brain and was the cause for restlessness and by night she was put under mask and her hands were tied. She started telling both of to go away and crying profusely.

4 Sep: Dr. Anita Mathews told there is need to put her under ventilator since there is some problem with her lungs and was under ventilator.. Her SGOT and SGPT was coming down.

5 Sep: Her lung’s position some what improved but her condition was critical since her kidndy which was functioning very well started failing and the Doctors told that they want to put her under dialysis.

6 Sep: She was put under dialysis and the BP rate got improved by the evening and we hoped everything would be alright.

7 Sep: Her BP never improved and she passed away around 3.30 after suffering a continuous puncturing of her body for almost 100 tests over a period of 16 days for no fault of her.

Tab Dapsone given by Dermatologist Dr.Ragunandan Torsekar for skin treatment should not be given without testing and effect should be seen within 7 days from the date of intake as per reports available from the net.. This was not done at all by Dr.Ragunandan Torsekar which is against the medical ethics.

The sad state of affairs by Dr.Raghunandan Torsekar , the Dermatologist , Dr.Sushma Malpani , the doctor who treated her and Dr.Rupwate who diagnosed TB which was not there and gave a very casual reply for the abnormality of Liver had taken away the life our Angel Saranya and also took our lives as we are only with bodies without anything left in the world. This is what a World Class professional treatment with care my daughter received.

The Important thing I would like to tell every body is

Pl. keep the medical histroy of your kids and also yours so that nothing of such sad event happen in your life.

Ask the doctors why they are giving the medicine , what are the side effects so as to save the precious life of our kids and ourselves.

Highlight the high handedness of doctors who treat the patients recklessly.

Kindly pray that our beloved daughter’s soul , who had lot of dreams for her age and was so affectionate and loving and was loved by lot of people , may rest in pease

I also thank to all my friends and relatives who had showed the concern and prayed for her recovery for their love and affection to us. We could not forget your love and affection and also our angel Saranya.

If you feel this is an atrocity meted to a kid , kindly bring it to all your friends and relatives which is my a sincere request from the bereaved father.

May God bless all.
With sincere thanks to one and all
Siva and Bhuvana.

Source: Pratyax

Ten Amazing Coincidences

*****What’s in a Name?

A computer error gave two women in America called Patricia the same social security number. When the two women were brought together in an office to rectify the blunder they discovered that

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They had both been born with the names Patricia Ann Campbell
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Both of their fathers were called Robert Campbell
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Their birthdays were on 13th March 1941
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They had both married military men in the year 1959 (within eleven days of each other)
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They each had two children aged 19 and 21
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They both had an interest in oil painting
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Both had studied cosmetics
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Both had worked as book-keepers

****Bullet With Your Name on It

In 1893, Henry Ziegland ended a relationship with his girlfriend.

Tragically, his girlfriend took the news very badly, became distraught and took her own life.

Her distressed brother blamed his sister’s death upon Henry, he went round to Henry’s house, saw him out in the garden and tried to shoot him.

Luckily, the bullet only grazed Henry’s face and embedded itself in a nearby tree.

In 1913, twenty years after this incident, Henry decided to use dynamite to uproot a tree in his garden. The explosion propelled the embedded bullet from the tree straight into Henry Ziegland’s head – killing him immediately.

*****Lucky Hughs?

On December 5th 1660, a ship sank in the straights of Dover – the only survivor was noted to be Hugh Williams.

On 5th December 1767, another ship sank in the same waters – 127 lost their lives, the only survivor was noted to be Hugh Williams

On 8th August 1820, a picnic boat capsized on the Thames – there was one survivor – Hugh Williams.

On 10th July 1940, a British trawler was destroyed by a German mine – only two men survived, one man and his nephew – they were both called Hugh Williams.

****With a Quack Quack Here

Mr McDonald was a farmer who lived in Canada – nothing extra-ordinary in that – until you learn that his postcode contained the letter sequence EIEIO.

*****’Till Death Did Them Part

In 1996, Paris police set out to investigate a late night, high speed car crash, both drivers had been killed instantly.

Investigations revealed that the deceased were in fact man and wife.

Police initially suspected some kind of murder or suicide pact but it became apparent that the pair had been separated for several months – neither could have known that the other would have been out driving that night – it was just a terrible coincidence.

****She’s Behind You!

Michael Dick had been travelling around the UK with his family to track down his daughter, Lisa – who he had lost contact with ten years earlier.

After a long fruitless search, he approached the Suffolk Free Press, who agreed to help him by putting an appeal in their newspaper.

Fortunately, his long lost daughter saw the appeal and the pair were reunited. The odd thing was, his daughter had been right behind him when the free paper took the photograph – shown in the photograph above. What are the chances of that!

*****Licensed To Thrill

A fifteen year old pupil at Argoed High School in North Wales was to sit his GCSE examinations in 1990.

His name was James Bond – his examination paper reference was 007.

****What Goes Around….

In 1965, at the age of four, Roger Lausier was swimming off a beach in Salem – he got into difficulties and was saved from drowning by a woman called Alice Blaise.

In 1974, on the same beach, Roger was out on a raft when he pulled a drowning man from the water – amazingly, the man he saved was Alice Blaise’s husband.

*****Lightning Never Strikes Twice?

British cavalry officer Major Summerford was fighting in the fields of Flanders in the last year of WW1, a flash of lightning knocked him off his horse and paralysed him from his waist down.

He moved to Vancouver, Canada, six years later, whilst out fishing, Major Summerfield was struck by lightning again and the right side of his body became paralysed.

After two years of recovery, it was a summers day and he was out in a local park, a summer storm blew up and Major Summerfield was struck by lightning again – permanently paralysing him.

He died two years after this incident.

However, four years after his death, his stone tomb was destroyed – it was struck by lightning!

****Practice What You Preach

Businessman Danie de Toit made a speech to an audience in South Africa – the topic of his speech was – watch out because death can strike you down at any time.

At the end of his speech, he put a peppermint in his mouth, and choked to death on it!

extra marital affairs

The 1st Affair:

A married man was having an affair with his secretary.
One day they went her place and made love all afternoon. Exhausted, they fell asleep and woke up at 8 PM.

The man hurriedly dressed and told his lover to take his shoes outside and rub them in the grass and dirt.
He put on his shoes and drove home.

“Where have you been?” his wife demanded.
“I can’t lie to you,” he replied, “I’m having an affair with my secretary. We had sex all afternoon.”

“You lying bastard!
You’ve been playing golf!”

The 2nd Affair:

A middle-aged couple had two beautiful daughters but always talked about having a son.
They decided to try one last time for the son they always wanted.

The wife got pregnant and delivered a healthy baby boy.
The joyful father rushed to the nursery to see his new son.

He was horrified at the ugliest child he had ever seen.
He told his wife, “There’s no way I can be the father of this baby. Look at the two beautiful daughters I fathered! Have you been fooling around behind my back?”

The wife smiled sweetly and replied, “Not this time!”

The 3th Affair:

A woman was in bed with her lover when she heard her husband opening the front door.
“Hurry,” she said, “stand in the corner.”

She rubbed baby oil all over him, then dusted him with talcum powder.
“Don’t move until I tell you,” she said. “Pretend you’re a statue.”

“What’s this?” the husband inquired as he entered the room.
“Oh it’s a statue.” she replied. “The Smith’s bought one and I liked it so much I got one for us, too.”

No more was said, not even when they went to bed.
Around 2 AM the husband got up, went to the kitchen and returned with a sandwich and a beer.

“Here,” he said to the statue, “have this. I stood like that for two days at the Smith’s and nobody offered me a damned thing.”

The 4th Affair:

A man walked into a cafe, went to the bar and ordered a beer.
“Certainly, Sir, that’ll be one cent.”

“One Cent?” the man thought.
He glanced at the menu and asked, “How much for a nice juicy steak and a bottle of wine?”

“A nickel,” the barman replied.
“A nickel?” exclaimed the man. “Where’s the guy who owns this place?”

The bartender replied, “Upstairs, with my wife.”
The man asked, “What’s he doing upstairs with your wife?”

The bartender replied,
“The same thing I’m doing to his business down here.”

The 5th Affair:

Jake was dying. His wife sat at the bedside.
He looked up and said weakly, “I have something I must confess.”

“There’s no need to,” his wife replied.
“No,” he insisted, “I want to die in peace. I slept with your sister, your best friend, her best friend, and your mother!”

“I know, I know,” she replied. “Now just rest and let the poison work.”

Sand and Stone – TRUE FRIENDSHIP

A story tells that two friends

were walking

through the desert

During some point of the

Journey they had an

Argument, and one friend

Slapped the other one

In the face.

The one who got slapped

was hurt, but without

saying anything,

wrote in the sand:

TODAY MY BEST FRIEND

SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.

They kept on walking

until they found an oasis,

where they decided

to take a bath..

The one who had been

slapped got stuck in the

mire and started drowning,

but the friend saved him.

After he recovered from

the near drowning,

he wrote on a stone:

TODAY MY BEST FRIEND

SAVED MY LIFE.

The friend who had slapped

and saved his best friend

asked him, “After I hurt you,

you wrote in the sand and now,

you write on a stone, why?”

The other friend replied

“When someone hurts us

we should write it down

in sand where winds of

forgiveness can erase it away.

But, when someone does

something good for us,

we must engrave it in stone

where no wind

can ever erase it.”

LEARN TO WRITE

YOUR HURTS IN

THE SAND AND TO

CARVE YOUR

BENEFITS IN STONE!!!

They say it takes a

minute to find a special

person, an hour to

appreciate them, a day

to love them, but then

an entire life

to forget them..

Send this phrase to

the people you’ll never

forget. If you don’t

send it to anyone,

it means you’re in a

hurry and that you’ve

forgotten your friends.

Take the time to live!

Do not value the THINGS

you have in your life. But value

WHO you have in your life!

Life’s short. If you don’t look around once in a while ,you might miss it.

LIST of Some Deadlier Sites

Some Deadlier Sites
Internet security company Norton Symantec has announced
list of Top 100 Dirtiest sites, which could infect your computer
with malware or spyware.

Malware is a software that can damage your computer system
without the owner’s consent, infact visiting any of this web sites
can cause a major damage to your computer, it even put your
personal information into the hands of unwanted people.

Majority web sites in the list are having hardcore pornography
(adult) contents with unprintable names, and other sites mainly
on ice skating, deer hunting, catering & law related services.

Norton released a sample of the dirtiest web sites, just go through
the below mention sites, which are deadliest among all :

* 17ebook.com
* aladel.net
* bpwhamburgorchardpark.org
* clicnews.com
* dfwdiesel.net
* divineenterprises.net
* fantasticfilms.ru
* gardensrestaurantandcatering.com
* ginedis.com
* gncr.org
* hdvideoforums.org
* hihanin.com
* kingfamilyphotoalbum.com
* likaraoke.com
* mactep.org
* magic4you.nu
* marbling.pe.kr
* nacjalneg.info
* pronline.ru
* purplehoodie.com
* qsng.cn
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When, Laloo was travelling by his car…..

One day Laloo was travelling by his car, going to a village for
campaigning. Suddenly a piglet came before the car.

The driver couldn’t hit the brake at the right time and unfortunately
the baby pig was killed in the accident. At the sight Laloo was
deeply moved and felt very upset.

He called the driver and said ,”Jiska e suuar hai hum usko
compensesan dena chahta hoon. Usko dhundke lav”.

At his words the driver went to the nearest village and came back
after some time with a tilak on his forehead, garlands around his
neck and lots of money in his hands!!!

Laloo was surprised. He asked,”Are E ka hua, hum tumko uss
admi ko lane bheja tha aur tum aise hi wapas aa gaye! kya baat hai?”

At this the driver replied”. I told them about the incident. After
hearing me, they rejoiced, put tilak and garlands on me, then
danced for some time and gave me this money.”

Laloo then asked him, “Aap unko eg-jectly kaa bole?”

The driver replied:

“Main bas itna hi bol paya, mein Laloo Prasad Yadav ka driver
hoon, maine suaar ke bachhe ko mar dala hai aur….aur ……”

!! 10 home remedies to avoid swine flu !!

Watching television to keep tabs on the progress of H1N1, particularly in the badly affected areas like Pune, is all right. But don’t let the hysterical anchors get under your skin and start wearing a mask each time you step out of the house, unless you are visiting a very crowded area. Then too, the mask will protect you only for a specified period.

Without giving in to the swine flu panic and creating a stockpile of Tamiflu and N-95 masks at home and enriching pharma companies, there are a number of other measures you can take to ensure that the virus is not able to get you, irrespective of which part of the world you are in.

It is essential to remember that all kinds of viruses and bacteria can attack you when your immune system is weak, or they can weaken it easily. Hence, building your own defences would be a better, more practical, long-lasting and much more economical idea.

Here are some easy steps you can take to tackle a flu virus of any kind, including swine flu. It is not necessary to follow all the steps at once. You can pick and choose a combination of remedies that suit you best. However, if you are already suffering from flu, these measures can help only up to an extent. And, if you have been infected by H1N1, visiting a hospital and staying in solitary confinement is a must.

1. Have five duly washed leaves of Tulsi (known as Basil in English; medicinal name Ocimum sanctum) everyday in the morning. Tulsi has a large number of therapeutic properties. It keeps throat and lungs clear and helps in infections by way of strengthening your immunity.

2. Giloi (medicinal name Tinospora cordifolia) is a commonly available plant in many areas. Take a one-foot long branch of giloi, add five to six leaves of Tulsi and boil in water for 15-20 minutes or long enough to allow the water to extract its properties. Add black pepper and sendha (salt used during religious fasts), rock or black salt, or Misri (crystalised sugar like lumps to make it sweet) according to taste. Let it cool a bit and drink this kadha (concoction) while still warm. It will work wonders for your immunity. If giloi plant is not available, get processed giloi powder from Hamdard or others, and concoct a similar drink once a day.

3. A small piece of camphor (kapoor) approximately the size of a tablet should be taken once or twice a month. It can be swallowed with water by adults while children can take it along with mashed potatoes or banana because they will find it difficult to have it without any aides. Please remember camphor is not to be taken everyday, but only once each season, or once a month.

4. Those who can take garlic, must have two pods of raw garlic first thing in the morning. To be swallowed daily with lukewarm water. Garlic too strengthens immunity like the earlier measures mentioned.

5. Those not allergic to milk, must take a glass of hot or lukewarm milk every night with a small measure of haldi (turmeric).

6. Aloe vera (gwarpatha) too is a commonly available plant. Its thick and long, cactus-like leaves have an odourless gel. A teaspoon gel taken with water daily can work wonders for not only your skin and joint pains, but also boost immunity.

7. Take homeopathic medicines — Pyrogenium 200 and Inflenzium 200 in particular — five tablets three times a day, or two-three drops three times a day. While these are not specifically targeted at H1N1 either, these work well as preventive against common flu virus.

8. Do Pranayam daily (preferably under guidance if you are already not initiated into it) and go for morning jog/walk regularly to keep your throat and lungs in good condition and body in fine fettle. Even in small measures, it will work wonders for your body’s resistance against all such diseases which attack the nose, throat and lungs, besides keeping you fit.

9. Have citrus fruits, particularly Vitamin C rich Amla (Indian gooseberry) juice. Since fresh Amla is not yet available in the market (not for another three to four months), it is not a bad idea to buy packaged Amla juice which is commonly available nowadays.

10. Last but not the least, wash your hands frequently every day with soap and warm water for 15-20 seconds; especially before meals, or each time after touching a surface that you suspect could be contaminated with flu virus such as a door handle or a knob/handle, especially if you have returned from a public place or used public transport. Alcohol-based hand cleaners should be kept handy at all times and used until you can get soap and warm water.

“The best things in life are free”, sang the Beatles.

“The best things in life are free”, sang the Beatles.

Bitter experience tells us that is rarely the case. The Fab Four admitted as much when they revealed that money was what they really wanted.

But there’s no need to be too cynical. There are a surprising range of free things out there, if you know where to look.

Here are 50 fab freebies which were available at the time of writing – enough to make John, Paul, George and Ringo change their tune.

Art & Entertainment

1. Cinema Paradiso

Get to see the latest must-see movie first and without paying a penny. See Film First, Freecinematickets and Momentum Pictures offer regular preview cinema screenings nationwide. Or check out one of the free films being shown later this summer in the Scoop, an open-air amphitheatre outside of London’s City Hall. Edinburgh has a free Film Festival Under the Stars and Manchester is running the Family Friendly Film Festival .

2. Televisual Treat

Many top TV and radio shows offer free tickets to people who want to be part of their studio audience. It’s a fun and free way to fill an afternoon or evening and there’s something for everyone’s taste: from Mastermind on the BBC to ITV’s The X Factor

3. High Culture

You can enjoy top class ballet and opera screened live from the Royal Opera House at outdoor venues across the country as part of the BP Summer Screens season.

4. West End Pizzazz

Once a year cast members from some of the top West End shows perform free in London’s Leicester Square. This year’s event takes place on June 20 and 21. To find out more go to West End Live.

5. A Night at the Theatre

You can have a free night out at the theatre with A Night Less Ordinary.The catch? You have to be under 26.

6. Edinburgh’s Free Festival

The Edinburgh Festival and Fringe attracts tens of thousands of culture vultures every year, and most end up shelling out lots of money on tickets. If you want to share in the fun but don’t want the expense check out the Free Fringe Festival instead, which runs from August 6 to August 30.

7. Movie Collection

Free DVDs are often used as an incentive by market research firms to encourage consumers to fill in questionnaires. At the Free DVD Club you can choose from over 50 titles.

Health & Beauty

8. Sparkling

The Silver Jewelry Club offers silver rings, earrings, pendants and bracelets free and ships to the UK. All you pay is a shipping charge of $8.99 (about £4.50). It seems to think it’s a good marketing technique. Other businesses take note.

9. Made Up

If you want to freshen up your look go to one of your local department stores where many of the beauty counters provide free makeovers. Don’t be presssured into buying products, but be polite or you could end up looking more like Coco the Clown than Coco Chanel.

10. Beauty Tips

Ayton Online Research recruits volunteers to trial new ranges before they hit the shops. The products have already been declared safe, so you won’t end up with third degree burns, and are not tested on animals; the companies just want consumer feedback before launch. A host of other websites offer free samples. Check out the links on Mysavings and Smartfreestuff or Free Samples.

11. Dental Work

There are opportunities for free treatment by dental students at all UK dental schools. The British Dental Health Foundation has contact details.

12. Cut and Blow Dry

Salons and colleges up and down the country need models for hairdressing students to practise on. If you’re prepared to put your hair on the line it’s a great way to save money. Just make sure you have a paper bag handy in case they are overzealous with the clippers or hair dye.

Sport & Leisure

13. It is Cricket

If you’re a cricket fan and want to enjoy the Ashes, without having to fork out for a ticket, you can enjoy the excitement at Cricket in the Park in Southampton, Liverpool, Cambridge, Derby and London.

14. Chuck the Gym Subscription

Get fit jogging or walking and enjoy the great outdoors: it’s that simple.

15. Fitness Freak

If you’re a gym junky at least take advantage of a free trial at your local gym. Fitness First and LA Fitness offer a free day at selected gyms.

16. Boot camp

British Military Fitness offers one free trial class at parks all over the country. Feel the pain.

17. Play the Game

“Don’t work play games”. This noble sentiment is the motto of Freeloader where you can download hundreds of online games. Hours of fun, just don’t tell the boss.

18. Read all about it

Many magazines and newspapers, including of course the Times and Sunday Times, now have an online presence, which you can often access for free.

19. Football Crazy

If the reams of newspaper pages and hours of TV dedicated to the beautiful game are not enough for you don’t despair. There are several free online football mags to feed your longing. Catflap is published once a week.

20. Picture this

Photo Box is offering 40 free photo prints when you register with its site.

Music

21. Downloading

Online music downloads have become hugely popular, thanks to the surge in use of MP3 players such as iPods. You have to be careful about using sites which offer very cheap or free downloads as many are illegal. However, Last FM has the seal of approval. It offers 200 free downloads every week.

22. Band Aid

Freeloaders will do all sorts of unspeakable things to get into gigs and concerts. But you don’t need to degrade yourself to get to see great bands, as those aiming for the big time often play in front of non-paying audiences. More mainstream artists appear regularly in HMV stores. Or check out what Puregroove and Rough Trade have planned in trendy Shoreditch. Here are details of what else is going on in London.

23. Cool, cool jazz

Jazz festivals take place up and down the country in the summer, and many have at least one free event. The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, for example, has Jazz on a Summer’s Day, which will take place at the Ross Bandstand, Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh on August 2.

24. Liszt for Lunch

Concert halls and churches up and down the country hold free recitals, usually during week day lunchtimes. The Royal Albert Hall, for example, has a programme called Ignite every Friday lunchtime where you can hear “talented young ensembles in performances from gypsy jazz to Parisian folk”. Whatever floats your boat.

25. Sheet Music

Musical scores, from ABBA to Wagner, can be downloaded from a host of sites including Free Sheet Music and Free Scores. The Free Sheet Music Guide is a good place to start.

Children & Animals

26. Give your Dog … a Health Check

Tired of expensive vet’s bills? Keep your dog in tip top condition by attending a free health check organised by PDSA, an animal charity. Their trained veterinary nurses even provide slimming tips if your dog is a little on the porky side. Unfortunately for cat or guinea pig lovers only dogs qualify, for safety reasons apparently.

27. Animal Magic

There’s masses of free stuff out there for your furry friends from collars and leads to vitamin supplements. Try Free Pet Stuff.

28. Baby Talk

Register with Pampers and you get vouchers to spend on Pampers’ products like nappies and wipes. Huggies has a similar offer. There are loads of other freebies for parents, from baby food to nappy rash cream.

Holidays & Travel

29. Drive Time

Sick of sky-high rail fares? Try Liftshare, a nationwide database of more than 200,000 members. Just register your journey and the website will hook you up with drivers who are taking the same route and will allow you to jump on board.

30. Couch Surf

The cost of hotel rooms can be extortionate. A cheaper way to travel is to join an international hospitality exchange website such as Couchsurfing. These enable members to offer a few nights accomodation on a spare bed or sofa. The sites are free and members are not allowed to charge.

31. Swap your Home

If staying with a stranger does not appeal and you are a homeowner, a home swap is an alternative. Members pay about £30 to £120 a year to list their property at websites such as Homebase-Hols and HomeLink (so I guess its not completely free but bear with me). Listings give a description and photographs of each home, plus the owner’s availability for travel and preferred destinations. Then you make a rent-free exchange (the free bit) with members whose requirements mirror your own.

Money

32. Don’t Fret over Debt

As the credit crunch has worsened companies have sprung up offering debt advice for a fee. But don’t waste your hard-earned cash. National Debtline, Debt Free Direct and Citizens Advice will help you out without making a charge. You can check your credit report for free at Credit Expert.

33. Free Cash

When new customers sign up to First Direct’s 1st account they get a £100 bonus provided they start paying an income of at least £1,500 into the account within three months. There is another £100 on offer if you decide to switch away from First Direct within six months of opening the account. The downside: the account doesn’t pay any interest.

34. Borrowing

By switching to a 0 per cent credit card you can save yourself interest and effectively borrow for free. Times Online lists the latest offers.

Food & Drink

35. Forage in the Hedgerows

There’s a whole countryside of free food out there. Some of it’s appetising – mushrooms (provided you don’t pick ones that are deadly poisonous) blackberries, wild garlic – others not so tasty- hawthorn shoots (believe me, they are not worth the effort). The Really WILD Food Guide provides more ideas.

36. More Nourishment

There are loads of free and discounted food offers on Food Freebies.

37. Cook’s Delight

Don’t bother with expensive cookbooks. Tens of thousands of recipes are available online at sites like Free Recipes. More than enough for a lifetime of meals.

38. In the Drink

Retail Eyes sends tens of thousands of members on up to 16,000 “mystery shopper” assignments a month – all expenses paid. You could be asked to go to the pub or stay a night in a hotel. Hard life.

Good for the mind

39. French Lesson

The BBC offers excellent courses online in languages including French, Spanish, German, Mandarin, Polish and Urdu.

40. Local Library

Borrow books for free, saving yourself money and shelf space.

41. Culture Vulture

Bored? Why not take a trip to your local museum or art gallery – most permanent exhibitions, including the great ones at the British Museum and the National Gallery, are free.

42. Educate Yourself

Some universities offer study materials, incluiding video lectures, notes and exams, on the internet. You won’t earn a degree but it’s a good way to improve your learning. In the UK material is available from the Open University while in the US the world-famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology is equally generous.

43. Books on the move

Save money and reduce clutter by downloading books onto an iPhone or palm top device from Gutenberg or Feedbooks.

Technology

44. Internet Access

Browse the world wide web free of charge by logging in at one of the plethora of wi-fi hotspots. My Hotspots can help you find locations in your local area.

45. Debug your Computer

Protecting your home computer is vital, especially if you bank online. Virus protection from the likes of Norton, McAfee and Symantec typically costs about £40. But there are free alternatives. Microsoft offers Windows Vista users a free firewall. Free updates are available here. Another option is Grisoft’s AVG.

Shopping

46. Retail Therapy

Even better than doing something you love for free is getting paid for it. Retail Eyes sends members to use a shop and report on the quality of service. Most earn £6 to £10 a task, plus expenses, and are reimbursed for, and can keep, any purchases. Easy money.

And the rest

47. Freecycle

Like eBay, without the money. Freecycle encourages members to give away unwanted junk instead of throwing it away. Just as importantly they can replace it with new stuff for free.

48. Dressing Up

What’s Mine is Yours and Big Wardrobe are similar to Freecycle but for users who want to swap dresses, shoes, bags or furniture.

49. The Business

Create your own business cards at Templates 4 Cards

50. Romance isn’t dead

A century after it published its first bodice rippers the magic of Mills & Boon’s romance novel continues to woo women in their millions. If you’ve been seduced you can get two free books and a mystery gift. Swoontastic. Once you’ve read them you can swap your old books for someone elses at Read It Swap It or BookMooch.

By David Budworth