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About Manbir & Gurpreet

Gurpreet Kaur’s journey in this world .... Gurpreet Kaur was a Musician. She was a singer and a composer of music. Her interest was composing and singing Gurbani Shabads in Indian Classical style. She sang Shabads in All the Raags mentioned in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. She also taught Gurmat Sangeet at Gurmat Gian Missionary College, Jawadi, Ludhiana. Elder child to Pushpinder Kaur and Dr. Brig. Harminder Singh, was born in Amritsar on 13th Jan 1962. She attended various convent schools as a child because her father would get frequent Army postings as a dental surgeon. She graduated with Music Honors from Govt. College for Women, Chandigarh. Music was her hobby and she composed and sang Raag based Gurbani Shabads. Doing Kirtan was part of growing up nurtured by her parents. She learned music from her father Dr. Brigadier Harminder Singh who was a dental surgeon in Indian Army and a very good singer himself. Gurpreet’s Bhua (father’s sister), Ajit Kaur retied as a Head of Department of Music from Govt. College for Women Ludhiana, and was a renounced Punjabi singer of her time. Gurpreet Kaur also learned nuances of Indian Classical Music from Pandita Sharma. She was a mother of three children, and a grandmother. Her daughter Keerat Kaur is a Computer Engineer. Her two sons Gurkeerat Singh and Jaskeerat Singh are doctors in USA. Her daughter Keerat Kaur too was part of her group ~ Gurmat Gian Group. Gurpreet Kaur left this world at the age of 54yrs on 12th Sept 2016 in Baltimore USA. She had recorded around 25 cds of Gurbani Keertan. 'Raag Ratan' Album (6 CDs) is a Compilation of Shabads in All the 31 Sudh Raags of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. 'Gauri Sagar' Album (3 CDs) is a Compilation of All forms of Raag Gauri in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. 'Nanak Ki Malhaar' ~ ((3 CDs) is an album of Raag Malhar Shabads in various forms of Malhar. 'Gur Parsaad Basant Bana' ~ (3 CDs) is an album of Shabads in Raag Basant sung in various forms of Raag Basant. Har Ki Vadeyai Sarni Aayea Sewa Priya Kee Preet Piyaree Mohan Ghar Aavho Karo Jodariya Mo Kao Taar Le Raama Taar Le Tere Kavan Kavan Gun Keh Keh Gawan Mera Baid Guru Govinda Saajanrraa Mera Saajanrraa

Some Easy ways to keep you in shape

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Some Easy ways to keep you in shape
  • Take the stairs instead of the elevators. Climb a little faster.
  • Park your car few blacks farther away. Walk this extra distance to work, to friend’s home or when on shopping.
  • Take a walk before lunch.
  • Avoid meeting friends on lunch or coffee. Instead have dates to take a walk or go dancing.
  • Take your dog for a walk. If you don’t have one, consider getting one.
  • Do not sit at a place for long hours. Break between prolong hours of work or while seeing TV. Walk to neighbour’s house or to co-worker’s desks. While talking on the phone for long period  try not to sit, pace around. It’s good to have a cordless phone and keep moving around while talking.
  • If you have to stand at a spot, you may exercise leg muscles by marching or rise to tip toes.
  • Wash and iron your clothes.
  • Mow the lawn. If you have power mover change it for a push model.
  • Gardening is a very good exercise. Digging, weeding, raking, cutting and hauling all build stamina..
  • Roller skating, jump rope are very good exercise. Swim or a bike ride or a row boat outing on a lake.
Calories Burned in Daily Activity Per Hour

  • Sitting, watching TV – 100
  • Standing – 140
  • Making Beds – 135
  • Housework – 150-250
  • Strolling – 210
  • Raking Leaves- 220
  • Lawn mowing – 250-400
  • Gardening – 300-450

Copperhead snake

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Copperhead snake
It is characterized by the rich copper colour with wide alternating bands that extend completely around even the underside. They can be expected to be seen in gardens, flower beds, and around houses.

Venom is Haemotoxic

Due to their usual small size, the copperhead’s bite is rarely fatal. Most adults of this type range in size from about 18 to 26 inches in length. It is a dangerous snake whose venom attacks the blood, but it is less aggressive, with shorter fangs and less potent venom.

When approached, they will either move away quietly or lay motionless, relying on camouflage to protect them. Occasionally, they will vibrate their tails. Bites usually occur when people unknowingly step on or touch unseen snakes.

It is found in hilly country from Massachusetts to northern Florida and westward to Illinois and Texas.

Broad triangular head, vertically elliptical pupils and a heat sensitive pit between each eye and nostril.

Mating takes place in spring and fall and females give birth to 4-8 young in August and September. Adult females usually give birth every two years.

  
 

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Moccasin

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Moccasin
Water moccasin or cottonmouth, common name for a poisonous aquatic snake, one of the pit vipers of the viper family. It is called cottonmouth because the lining of its mouth is white. It lives in swamps.

Venom – Vasculotoxic

It is a slow-moving snake with hollow fangs that inject a toxin destructive to red blood cells. The bite, however, is rarely fatal, although it is painful and can cause local tissue damage.

Brown or olive, with broad black bands across its body, the water moccasin averages 1.2 m (4 ft) in length. It feeds on fish and amphibians.

  
 

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Sea Snake

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Sea Snake
SEA SNAKE, common name for members of a family of poisonous water snakes. Sea snakes inhabit tropical waters from the Persian Gulf to the southwest Pacific Ocean; they are particularly abundant in the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal. Usually about 1.5 m (about 5 ft) long, some species may reach 2.7 m (9 ft).
Sea snakes have no gills and must rise to the surface for air, but they can remain underwater for several hours, obtaining dissolved oxygen from water that they swallow and eject.They feed on fishes and seldom attack humans unless threatened.		  

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Tomatoes ~ What is good in them ?

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What is good in Tomatoes ?
  • Tomatoes are rich in calcium, potassium and phosphorus. Potassium content of tomatoes is very high.
  • They are rich in beta carotene which is very useful for the eyes.
  • They are also good source of vitamin C.
  • Tomatoes have more than 200 volatile compounds.
  • Tomatoes are low calorie fruit which provides adequate nutrients.
 Redness of the tomatoes is due to a pigment lycopene and the phytochemicals carotenoids. Lycopene is an antioxidant that has ability to fight cancer. During the ripening stage the chlorophyll of the green tomatoes is converted to limonene and thus the tomatoes are turned red.

Many studies have suggested that people who eat a large amount of tomatoes have a reduced risk for a number of types of cancers. Tomatoes in many forms, including raw, ketchup, spaghetti sauce, tomato paste, soup and salsa have same benefit.  Benefits were found from all those forms. Even cooking and processing tomatoes did not diminish the effect.

Tomatoes are rich in several phytochemicals believed to have anticancer properties. The most prominent of these phytochemicals is a compound that leads to the formation of carotenoids, chemicals that can protect cells from the effects of oxidants. Tomatoes are a particularly rich source of several carotenoids, including Lycopene.

More than 67 million tons of tomatoes are grown worldwide each year.

Tomatoes, the darling of the backyard gardener, the star of salads and spaghetti sauces, and now a possible weapon against cancer, were once considered poisonous fruit to be avoided. The tomato, a relative of the deadly nightshade family of plants, was held in high suspicion after it was brought to Europe from Mexico in the 1500s. It was grown in Spain and became a mainstay of Italian food, but was not widely accepted until the 1800s. Now, more than 67 million tons of the smooth-skinned, succulent fruit are grown worldwide each year. About 9 million tons are grown commercially in the United States — and that doesn’t count the millions of backyard gardeners who favor the tomato because it grows in a variety of soils and requires little skill. There are more than 4,000 varieties of the tomato, ranging from the small, marble-size cherry tomato to the giant Ponderosa that can weigh more than 3 pounds. Most commercial tomatoes are processed into foods, including sauces, pastes, purees, ketchups, soups and salsas.