Did You Know??

· Sensitivity is one of the most common complaints adults have about their teeth

· According to data, 1 in 3 adults in India suffer from tooth sensitivity

· Tooth sensitivity can be caused by simple teeth grinding, loose or missing fillings and crowns or even acidic foods

· Although tooth sensitivity can be seen in people of all ages, it is more often found in people in the 20 and 40 age group

· Women have been found to be more susceptible to sensitivity

Over 4.2 crore Indians suffer from thyroid related disorders, it’s thus been identified as the ‘next diabetes’ Thyroid disorders are among the most common and yet most under diagnosed of all disorders – making thyroid a hidden disease. Thus the Indian Thyroid Society has declared the month of January as Think Thyroid Month and aims to conduct over 70-80 thousand tests during the month

CDC-CRM Solutions India, a leading provider of enterprise CRM and related solutions, has unveiled the CDC Collection Management solution for the insurance industry. This vertical solution is one of the first in this market and represents the emerging maturity of this space in India as collection management solutions are quite the norm in more developed markets.

Consim Info Pvt Ltd, formerly known as BharatMatrimony Group, today announced the launch of the world’s first matrimony channel on the Internet, BharatMatrimony.tv.

The pioneering website features exclusive and exciting videos that will create an engaging, informative and compelling experience for audiences across the globe.
BharatMatrimony.tv will also be producing capsules covering news, events and developments in the world of marriages. Video clips featuring weddings of topnotch celebrities, fashion, style and bridal wear are also available.

India's Largest Hotel Network and Chaklo.com- India's First travel meta search engine for Hotels today announced a marketing partnership to cross sell Travelguru's hotel deals on Chaklo.com. It will be integrated into Chaklo's travel meta search engine which will expose Travelguru to a larger and newer audience across India, Europe and Asia.

The Church of the SubGenius has announced that the end of the world will take place on Sunday, July 5, 2009. In preparation for the fulfillment of this doomsday prophecy, the Church is requesting that all of its members participate in a bizarre religious ceremony taking place in upstate New York, during the final weekend before the arrival of the apocalypse.

Dr. Dhirendra Sharma
Invasion of Gaza has been described a Muslim tragedy and calling for “the muslim of the world unite and join the liberal international forces to defend the Muslim values“. There have also been threat of jihadi sucide bombing. But for Peace sake we’ve marched in London and Washington against the US aggressions calling “George Bush -world’s biggest terrorist”. Still when condemning the invasion of Gaza we should not forget that there are no innocent followers of any faith or government. Shias and Sunnies had been playing the killing fields for thousand years.

In our lives, we have seen several politicians and individuals caught with their pants down. It is for the first time an entire country has been caught in the act of international crime. Pakistan's global factory has exposed and battered. Countries around the world including superpowers such as USA, Russia and China are also on India's side now.

Pakistan reminds us of Shaggy's song: "It wasn't me":
Pakistan Government: Yo', man
Lashkar-e-Taiba: Yo'
Pakistan Government: Open up, man
Lashkar-e-Taiba: What do you want, man?
Pakistan Government: We were caught doing terrorism

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is intensifying his diplomatic drive to secure a Gaza ceasefire, meeting with Arab foreign ministers in New York today to press for an end to hostilities by both Israel and Hamas while preparing to travel to Washington tomorrow for talks with United States President George W. Bush.

Tata Consultancy Services today announced the launch of its development centre 'TCS Kalinga Park' in Bhubaneswar, Orissa. The facility was inaugurated by Naveen Patnaik, honourable chief minister, Orissa, in the presence of Surjya Narayan Patro, honourable minister of energy, culture and information technology, Orissa, Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra, commissioner-cum-secretary, IT, Orissa, S Ramadorai, CEO and managing director, TCS, N Chandrasekaran, COO and executive director, TCS, S Mahalingam, CFO and executive director, TCS, and B Muthuraman, managing director, Tata Steel.

PSI Services LLC, a well-respected Talent Assessment firm, has announced a new contract with STG, a technology driven company, providing world class software consulting and training solutions to organizations, to expand its global talent assessment practices to the Indian market.

The program will launch immediately and will help pinpoint top talent from within India's rapidly growing pool of technically trained candidates.

“We last met to discuss internal security issues in December 2007, a little over a year ago. The twelve months that have passed since then have been a difficult period for us. The security situation has, if anything, become even more complex. Many predictions made a year ago have unfortunately turned out to be true. In some cases the scale and magnitude of terrorist attacks appear to have been stepped up exponentially. In the prevailing circumstances we cannot afford to take a partial or segmented view. A holistic approach to our security concerns is definitely called for.

Ambulances and medical workers in Gaza are facing increasing difficulty in reaching the wounded, some are being killed in doing so, and a “humanitarian breathing space” is vital to ensure that food and medical supplies reach those in need as Israel’s offensive entered its 10th day, the top United Nations relief official in the area said today.

The Sterlite® Fiber Powered Home™ is a unique bouquet of applications meeting the requirements of both enterprise and residential customers. Users of the Sterlite® Fiber Powered Home™ would be able to experience the true potential of blazing speed broadband, supported on an optical fiber based infrastructure, through exciting and interactive applications that include Video Conferencing, Video Surveillance, Video-on-Demand, Voice Over IP, High Speed Gaming, Online File Sharing, IPTV, PSTN and several more.

Government has fully exempted certain taxable services from service tax, provided to a goods transport agency (GTA) by their sub-contractors. A notification, No.1/2009–Service Tax, to this effect was issued by the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, here today. These services are generally used by the GTA during the course of transport of goods. The specified services are :-

(i) clearing and forwarding agent service;

(ii) manpower recruitment or supply service;

(iii) cargo handling service;

It's cold and flu season, which means misery for kids and the parents trying to help them.

But doctors are asking parents to resist the urge to give children under the age of 6 over-the-counter cough and cold medication.

Such drugs can have serious side effects on the smallest of children, the Food and Drug Administration warns. Side effects include hives, drowsiness, difficulty breathing and even death.

Steve Jobs, CEO, Apple
For the first time in a decade, I'm getting to spend the holiday season with my family, rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld keynote.

Unfortunately, my decision to have Phil deliver the Macworld keynote set off another flurry of rumors about my health, with some even publishing stories of me on my deathbed.

I've decided to share something very personal with the Apple community so that we can all relax and enjoy the show tomorrow.

Shri Brahm Dutt, Secretary (Road Transport & Highways) has termed the strike by the transporters under the banner of All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) as highly unreasonable and unjustified as the Government has met all the promises made at the time of previous strike in July last year.

The College started functioning from academic year 2008-09. It offers 4 ½ years MBBS for the award of Degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, following one year compulsory internship. The college is affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi and approved by Medical Council of India.

An Action plan for enhancing the annual testing capacity of the National Dope Test Laboratory (NDTL) at an estimated expenditure of Rs 10 crore has been approved. This was decided at the first meeting of the General Body and Governing Body of the NDTL, which was held under the Chairmanship of Dr. M.S. Gill, Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports here today.