WHY X-RAYS ARE CALLED "X"-RAYS?

                               An X-Ray is a type of photograph usually taken by the doctor during a health check. This X-ray was discovered by WILLIAM C.ROENTGEN (1845-1923), born in Prussian Lennep. He accidentally discovered the strange beam of light while experimenting with electricity. He soon discovered that this beam of light has the properties to pierce through any object and named it "X-radiation". 

                                So why did he name them X-rays?... "X" implies the unknown. In other words, X-radiation is "an unknown beam of light". Though he discovered it, Roentgen felt that there were still many characteristics he had not yet found out about this beam. And hence named them "X-Rays".He took the world's first X-ray using his wife's hand.

      

                              Roentgen while researching with electrical currents within a vacuum, noticed a paper screen nearby glowing- "invisible rays were making it glow". He knew without a doubt that it was an invisible beam of light, emitted from the cathode ray tubes, that had shone through the paper. And so, he began his research. The research of electrical phenomena was popular in Europe back then. Others had also found that cathode ray tubes emitted light, but they did not study any further.
                               
                               Sometimes X-rays are also called as Roentgen rays in honor of the man who discovered them.He received the first Nobel prize for physics in 1901.He also found that X-rays had four main characteristics.

• The heavier the wave is, the harder it is for it to pass through.
• Like photograph, X-rays can be exposed on a dry, black photographic plate.
• X-rays can make things glow.
• When X-rays run into something, they scatter light.

                                 Apart medical field, X-rays are also used in many other fields like to scan our baggage in airport, to study about the minerals found deep within Earth's core, e.t.c. As Roentgen never took out a copyright for his findings, people all over the world have been able to use X-rays for various purposes.

Delicious Coffee Pannacotta Recipe

                 
                      Panna cotta is a delicious Italian dessert made using milk, cream and sugar with some gelatin to thicken it. We could give extra flavor to the panna cotta by mixing suitable essence. In this recipe, we shall see how to make a delicious "Coffee Panna cotta".

  
*INGREDIENTS*

• Milk   (50 ml hot)
• Milk   (60 ml cold)
• Espresso Coffee   (150 ml)
• Heavy Cream   (450 ml)
• Gelatin   (8 gm)
• Icing sugar   (100 gm)
• Vanilla essence   (1/2 tspn)

*PROCEDURE*

• Take a bowl of cold milk and add the gelatin powder to it. Stir them well and keep aside. After 5 to 10 minutes, you could notice the gelatin forming thick layers. This is called as "Blooming".

• In an another bowl make the espresso coffee and allow it to cool. 

• Now mix the espresso coffee with the heavy cream and icing sugar. Bring them to boil in a Medium-Low heat.

• Then take the hot liquid  from the stove and add the bloomed gelatin with milk and stir them well.

• NOTE: The gelatin has the tendency to form lumps.So, stir them continuously till all the gelatin is mixed completely. There should be no lumps in the liquid mixture, otherwise our Panna cotta too will be lumpy.

• If you find any lumps in the liquid mixture even after stirring, then heat the liquid again in medium-low heat and stir them till all the lumps are dissolved.
• Now remove the liquid from the stove and add the vanilla essence to it. Now your Panna cotta mixture is ready.

• You could pour this mixture into a glass bowl or in a pudding bowl or glass cup, anything you wish.

• This recipe comes to around 7 to 8 glasses depending on the type of glass you use. So equally divide the Panna cotta mixture in the glasses and keep them inside the refrigerator for about 4 to 5 hours.

• The consistency of the Panna cotta should be non-sticky, firm and soft.You can add a table spoon of espresso coffee above them, after taking out of the refrigerator, to make it look more appetizing.

• You could even decorate them with the chocolate strips or chocolate chips or even use piped chocolate designs. 

• You could even just pour the chocolate ganache over the top and have a delicious chocolate-coffee dessert.

WARDROBE FOR WOMEN MUST CONTAIN...

                    Women loves shopping. We love to buy new trendy clothes and matching accessories with a stylish boots.So were to keep them in our room? Definitely in the wardrobe or in the closet. Here is a list of 10 essential space needed in a women's wardrobe. 

• Space For Regular Dresses:

                     Daily regular dresses needn't be kept in a big shelf, nor to be hanged in a dress hanger. It just needs to be kept folded one above the other. So in a wardrobe a separate shelf for these dresses should be allotted depending on the number of dress you have.

• Space For Expensive dresses and Gowns:

                      Expensive dresses like a party wear or any kind of professional dresses needs to be hanged in a dress hanger. So do provide a separate space for them depending on the maximum length of your dress.

• Space For Under-garments:

                      Under garments could be kept in a drawer. You could provide one or two drawers for keeping this, so that it would be easy to handle them.

• Space For Make-up Kit:

                      A make-up kit including the cream, powder, perfume, eye-liner, eye-shadow, lipstick, rouge, e.t.c needs to be kept in a separate drawer. You could arrange them orderly in a drawer, so that you wont need to search for them when needed.

• Space For Pedicure and Manicure Kit:

                     Pedicure and Manicure kit including the nail polish, remover, foot cream, skin cream, nail clippers, cotton balls, artificial nails, e.t.c could be kept in a separate drawer.

• Space For Shoes/Boots:

                   You could have a set of racks or just shelves to neatly arrange your shoes/ boots. You could even arrange them color-wise or usage wise depending on the way you like it..

• Space For Accessories:   

                     A separate space to arrange your chains, ear-rings, rings and other accessories like hats, glasses, hair bands, e.t.c could be arranged separately in two shelves or drawers, whichever is comfortable for you.
                     

• Space For a Locker:

                    A closet must have a provision for the locker facility. The precious jewelry and ornaments must be kept in the locker with a secret password or code.The size of the locker depend on the amount of jewelry you keep inside.

• Space For Electronics:

                    Electronics like eye-brow remover, hair straightener, hair dryer, callus remover, iron-box e.t.c should be provided a separate shelf in the wardrobe.

• Space Simply For You:

                    A small shelf or a drawer must be left for keeping the books or diary or any magazines or novels that you read regularly. Or you could use that space to store photographs and albums.  

                   Women loves to adore themselves in "Mirrors". So by providing long mirrors in any of the wardrobe doors will help you to adore yourselves as you wish to, and even add to the decor of your room. 

Top 5 Best Restaurants in US

                        Restaurants provide us the experience of some unique classic dishes and also relaxing moments with family and friends. Each restaurant has its own menu with some common dishes and some of its own inventory dishes. If these inventory dishes stood up in the heart of the people, then they come again for a mouthful. List below shows the best  5 restaurants in US which provide the people with some amazing dishes, wanting them to come again every day.

*1  BLUE HILLS @ STONE BARNS:

Located in Pocantico hills, New York, the Blue Hills restaurant stands first with its unique menu and recipe.

There is no standard menu and the food is prepared only using the fresh produce from their farm.

Really worth to have a bite. The chef's plating techniques and farm location, wants us to spend every day and every meal here.

http://www.bluehillfarm.com/



*2.  PER SE:

Located in the New York city, Per Ce restaurant stands second with its delicious two tasting menu each day.

The chef prepares food using the seasonal and fresh vegetables only.The menu keeps changing, providing different textural food everyday.  

www.perseny.com


*3. THE FRENCH LAUNDRY:

Located in Yountville, California, The french laundry is "taste-worthy". Its worth every money you spend on the dishes.

Pretty difficult to get tables, as its busy all day due to its delicious inventory dishes.It serves two 9 course menu, which changes daily.

www.frenchlaundry.com 



*4. Le BERNARDIN:

Its amazing food, great decor and good service, makes Le Bernardin to stand fourth.Its is located in New York city.

The restaurant provides with some stunning sea food dishes, very unique from other restaurants.

It has received many awards all years and chef Eric Ripert has specially deigned a four course dinner meal, which is taste must.

le-bernardin.com




*5. ELEVEN MADISON PARK:

Located in New York, the Swiss chef Daniel Humm, has earned numerous awards.The restaurant gives us a thrilling culinary ride with a wide satisfaction for the taste buds.

From the starters to the dessert, each dish is unique and has its own original flavors.

www.elevenmadisonpark.com 

MOST EXPENSIVE WEDDING DRESSES

                           WEDDING is a ceremony or an occasion, uniting two loving souls together. It is a day full of joy and celebration. The best part of Wedding shopping is for the Wedding  Ring and the Wedding dress. Here are some of the most expensive Wedding dresses worn till date.

                                                                         

Kim Kardashian married Kris Humphries, when she ordered three Vera Wang dress, total costing $75,000

                                                                                                                                           

Madonna married Guy Ritchie in 2000. The wedding dress costs $80,000,designed by Stella McCartney.

Victoria Adams married David Beckham, Vera Wang designed the wedding dress for $100,000

Elizabeth Emanuel designed the wedding dress for Lady Diana Spencer on her wedding with Prince Charles. The dress cost $115,000.

Melania Knauss married Donald Trump wearing a $125,000 dress, designed by Christian Dior.

Catherine Zeta Jones married Michael Douglas, wearing a $140,000 dress designed by christian Lacorix.

Kate Middleton's $400,000 dress designed by Alexander McQueen on her wedding to Prince Williams, is the costliest dress so far worn by any women in the world.

QUICK QUIZ - ARE YOU A POSITIVE DIETER?

Read the statements clearly and then answer them carefully with a "YES" or "NO".

1. I eat when I am bored.

2. I am too busy to exercise.

3. I stress eat most of the time.

4. I don't like the way I look.

5. I can't control my appetite.

6. I follow strict rules and give up after a few days.

7. I have no time to eat frequently.

8. I can't resist temptation.

9. I feel bad to say "no" to anything I am served, when I am invited out.

10. Low-calorie foods are so uninteresting.

If you've answered "NO" to at least seven from the above statements, then your are a - POSITIVE DIETER.

If you've answered "YES" to seven or more statements, then you definitely need to work more to be on a proper diet.

EAT AND GROW BEAUTIFUL

               Everyone loves to have a glowing skin, silky long hair, beautiful white nails, strong teeth and bones. Its simple to get these by including some essential body building elements into our everyday diet plan. Our essential body building elements includes Carbohydrates, Proteins, Vitamins, Minerals, Calcium and Fats. 
    
               For more information on calories-burning rate of food, visit: http://nextgenerationashwi.blogspot.in/2013/07/calories-burning-rate-of-various-food.html            
          
1. SKIN:
              Our skin needs sufficient VITAMIN B2 and VITAMIN C to make it soft and brighter. Vitamin B2 is present in fresh vegetables, fruits, milk and whole wheat bread. Vitamin C is present in oranges. Like "An Apple a day keeps the doctor away",
                         "An Orange a day makes your skin glow".

 2. TEETH & BONES:
               They need plenty of CALCIUM and VITAMIN D. So have a minimum of two glasses of milk daily. Fish too contains calcium and vitamin D. This helps to build healthy and strong bones and teeth. Avoid unnecessary intake of starch and sugar. This may result in early tooth decay.

3. HAIR:
              Our hair is made up of a Protein-based substance called Keratin. Hence to have a strong and silky hair you need have a PROTEIN balanced diet. VITAMIN B is also essential for hair growth. Hence include fish, cheese and eggs in your diet.

4. NAILS: 

               To avoid chipping, cracking and discoloration of our nails, diet rich in PROTEIN, MINERALS AND IODINE are essential. Fish, eggs, cheese, fresh vegetables and fruits. Cereals, bread and meat are food rich in iodine.

5. EYES:

            To improve the power of eyesight all we need is food rich in VITAMIN A. The very best of all is carrots. Including cabbage, spinach and other leafy food varieties with fresh fruits and vegetables will help to maintain a healthier eye.

From the above, it is very clear that our food plan must contain the following 5:

                                - Fruits

                                - Vegetables

                                - Milk

                                - Egg

                                - Fish

10 NATURAL SOLUTIONS FOR PINK LIPS

               Want to have Natural-Pink lips without applying any lipstick or cosmetics over them. Here are ten ways to make them naturally beautiful.

1. Massage your lips regularly in a circular motion, allowing more blood flow.

2. Rub your lips with a soft tooth brush every night, before going to bed. By this way it remove any dry crapping skin on the lips and makes it even softer.

3. Drink a lot of water daily and never dehydrate yourself. Dehydrating will make your lips look dry and results in peeling up of skin from the lips.

4. Applying beetroot juice or rubbing your lips with a piece of beetroot daily, for a week will naturally make your lips pinker.

5. Mix pomegranate juice with milk and apply it on your lips. Even rubbing your lips with the pomegranate seeds will help it turn pinker.

6. A mixture of cold milk with turmeric paste, applied on the lips for 5 mins, every 7 days, will make your lips look pinker. Its is a more effective method.

7. Apply the milk extracted from coconut on the lips to change from darker to lighter colour.

8. A traditional method of applying Ghee or mustard oil in the naval before going to bed daily, will turn your lips pinker. But as it is a traditional process, it takes its own time.

9. Roses are pink. So rub the rose petals on your lips every morning. You could see your lips turning pinker.

10. Never forget to use a moisturizer daily. It prevents cracking of the skin in lips and even makes the lips brighter. You could even use olive oil as a moisturizer".

Top 5 best places to visit in DECEMBER

                                DECEMBER is a month of Christmas. We love to celebrate Chritsmas, one by decorating our homes with lights and Chritmas tree, the other by traveling far away from home and enjoy a fabulous week with our family. A trip like this once a year will be memorable throughout our lives. Here are the top 5 Best places to visit this December.

1. ANTARCTICA: 

                         With fully covered snow, Antarctica is definitely a visual treat to watch the Emperor penguins as we say in "Happy Feet" movie, Rookeries or penguins laying eggs, Seals, Whales and Walrus. Yet its summer in Antarctica now.You could catch up 10 days cruise or 20 days cruise and visit all the must see places in Antarctica.
 To know more :http://www.ytravelblog.com/best-antarctica-10-highlights/

2. TURKEY:

                     Its cold in Turkey in this month of the year, with snow expected in Istanbul and Cappadocia. Th highlight in Turkey is the whirling " Dervish Fesitval" in Konya, where the famed Sufi artists try to attain a higher state. This festival is from December 10th to 17th. Sufi is a kind of a dance where people wear swirling white long robe, black cloak and a conical headgear. They believe that communication with God is possible through dance. Other attractions in Turkey is the UNESCO world Heritage site, which is the ancient city Hierapolis. 
For more details: http://travel-wonders.com/2010/05/24/top-5-places-to-visit-in-turkey/

                                                                  

3. MALAYSIA: 

      

                  Malaysia hosts its annual shopping festival, like a year-end sale in December. Every shop in the country offer great discounts in sales and promote sales. Its Trpoical Rainforest, Gorgeous Beaches, Vibrant cities and Outstanding Food, makes Malaysia a good place to visit. Kuala lampur, the capital of Malaysia has many great places to visit, including the Petronas Towers, Batu caves, Famous Genting Islands, Kuala lampur tower, Bukit Bintang and Aquaria KLCC. For more details: http://www.tourism.gov.my/en/in

                       

                                    

 4. THE RANN OF KUTCH, GUJARATH, INDIA:

                        

 The Rann of Kutch is located in the Thar dessert, India.Hundreds of luxury tents are set up at the edges of the white Salt desert from December 15th to January 31st. There you could enjoy the Kutch dance, Music, Food, Sports and Handicrafts on display. It becomes like a Salt dessert and you could enjoy the mesmerizing view of this dessert in the mornings and evenings, especially more beautiful during the Full Moon day. A special Moonlight safari is a magical treat to visit. 

For more details: http://goindia.about.com/od/regions/ss/Rann-Of-Kutch-Travel-Guide.htm

                                               

  5.CHRISTMAS MARKET: 

                        Want to enjoy the Christmas market? or need to buy some exquisite items to decorate your home and your Christmas tree?, then enjoy the most famous Christmas markets in European countries. Topping the list, its Copenhagen in Denmark. Other places of best market sales are Munich, Cologne, most of Germany, Prague, Vienna and parts of Estonia.Its cold here, good climatic conditions, a festival atmosphere, gala Fairs, city full of lights, delicious Christmas food, Decorations everywhere  and what's more to ask? 

EASY PEDICURE AT HOME

                       PEDICURE  is a way of keeping your feet and nails "bright" and "beautiful". You could now do this for yourself at home. By following very few steps you could remove all the dead cells and dirt accumulated in your feet, using very few things at your home. Following this procedure, once in 2 weeks will make your feet glow and of course, attract others attention.

• First remove the nail polish in your toe nails using a "nail polish remover".

• Then shape your nails using a "nail cutter/ clipper" and  remove all the dirt in your nails using the nail polish remover.

• Take a "bucket or a small tub" that you could find in your home and fill it with "Mild Hot Water" to 1/3rd or 2/3rd capacity, such that your feet will be fully submerged when you keep you legs inside.

• Now take, 

                 1/2 cup Salt
                      3 tspn lemon juice
                       1 tspn of any pain reliever solution
                       2 tspn of shapoo or any soap gel

•  Mix them well with water. Allow them to dissolve completely.

•  Now place your feet into the water and keep them inside for 20-25 minutes. Just rub your feet together at regular intervals inside the water. 

• After 20-25 minutes, remove your feet from the water.Take a "feet brush" and rub it against your entire feet smoothly.

• Then wipe your feet thoroughly with a "towel" and make them completely dry.

• Take a "Callus Remover" and rub your heal gently. You would see that the dead cells start to fall down. Remove all the dead cells in the heal till you find it free of cracks. ( Callus remover should only be used when your skin is completely dry).

• Now take a "file" and rub it against your heal to make it smoother. Rub it in the bottom of your toes too, to remove any dead cells present.

• Apply "Almond oil" followed by "Olive oil" on the feet and massage them gently for 5 minutes.

• Now apply a "base coat" to strengthen your nails.Paint your nails with "color polish", or if your are interested, you could do even nail art, after the base coat has dried completely.

•  Then apply the "top coat" over the nail polish, and let them dry.

Justin Bieber's Birthday present to Selena Gomez.

                          Selena Gomez turned 21 last Saturday (Jully 22nd).She had a girly birthday bash with her girlfriends- Lilly Colins and Julieanna at the "Roosevelt Hotel". Her friends surprised her with the Justin Bieber's face on the cake and bought her the favorite taco from her ever-loving Fast food shop. These girls danced all night and from the pictures Selena did have a big birthday bash.

                           Selena organized another stupendous birthday party to celebrate with her family and friends at the "Revolve Clothing Beach house" in Malibu on Jully 27th, Saturday.So what surprise did Selena get this time? Its her "Heart-breaker" lover, Justin Bieber. He came unannounced on Saturday carrying his lovable simple present- "A RED ROSE".

                          Justin flew specially to attend this function by taking one day off from his musical tour. He was wearing a "Black and green letter-man jacket, dark jeans and white high tops". 

                            The party included other famous names: Julianne Hough, Nina Dobrev, Derek Hough, Ashley Benson and Jaden Smith. Selena's best friend "Taylor Swift" couldn't attend the party as she was performing on a show.

                            The party had belly dancers performance, mermaids, snakes and henna tattoo  Her friends made another day special for Selena. An elephant sleeping on a pillow with  giant "21" standing above it was her birthday cake.

                             Later in the night, Selena and Bieber were found holing hands.

TOP 10 BEST CLOTHING BRANDS FOR WOMEN

                       We Women loves shopping anytime of the day and anytime of the week. Walking from one shop to another we even spend a day trying to find the best suited dress for us.Varying trendy fashion,  confuse us sometimes on what to select and buy. 
                      
                        Nowadays its become even more easier with the introduction of online shopping throughout the world, as you need to just sit in front of your PC or laptop, select the brand and type of dress, pay them online, and within a week your dress is in your hand. This is a blooming trend now as you needn't go anywhere, and all you just need to do is spend 1 hour of your time to select your best dress. 
             
                       Here are the top 10 best clothing brands for women.

1. H & M: 

• Outstanding clothes collection.
• Good price.
• Good quality.
• Offer entire collection in website.
• Clothes for everyone in the family.
• www.hm.com

2. TARGET:

• Stylish dresses.
• Well- made.
• More like designer's runway collection.
• Quick selling dresses.
• www.target.com

3. FOREVER 21:

• Trendy & Stylish.
• Good Price.
• Very inexpensive.
• All collection for Women from hat to boots and dresses to sunglasses.
• Not high quality.
• www.forever21.com

4.NORDSTORM:

• Exquisite Customer friendly.
• Good collection ranges.
• Unique return policy.
• Dress for all members of the family.
• shop.nordstrom.com

5. MACY'S: 

• Largest departmental stores in the world.
• For all the members of the family.
• All ranges of dresses and accessories.
• Good designer collection also.
• www.macys.com

6. OLD NAVY:

• Reasonable price.
• Variety of Styles and colors.
• For all age groups.
• Provide with seasonal items and frequent sale offers.
• www.oldnavy.com

                                         

7. BANANA REPUBLIC:

• High quality fashion.
• Great fabric.
• Good color choice.
• Jewelry and accessories also.
• Reasonable price.
• bananarepublic.gap.com

8. J.CREW:

• Trendy, bold and very stylish.
• For every member of the family.
• Provides wedding attire and consulting also.
• Jewelry and accessories also available.
• www.jcrew.com

9. ANN TAYLOR:

• Unique for professional businesswomen and wonderful country club sets.
• High end costume jewelry with accessories.
• Good collections.
• Reasonable price.
• www.anntaylor.com

10.VICTORIA'S SECRET:

• Famous for its beautiful lingerie and gorgeous secret "Angels".
• Perfect fitting and trendy clothes collection.
• Good quality material.
• Good price.
• www.victoriassecret.com