Asha for Education - Boston/MIT on Facebook

Asha is a global non-profit organization dedicated to catalyzing socio-economic change in India through the education of underprivileged children. Founded in 1995, Asha's Boston/MIT chapter is a group of dedicated working professionals and stud...ents in New England that has developed long-standing ties to people and organizations in India working to expand and improve education. It has become a magnet for students, young professionals, and those who simply want a chance to contribute to the betterment of humanity. With minimal overhead costs, mainly borne by volunteers, the organization is able to send 100% of donations directly to projects. But Asha is not just a funding agency; it is also a partner with those grass-roots organizations who are doing the daily work to make a change in their communities and in their country. Asha creates a relationship built on trust, friendship, and shared ideals, with our project partners. Volunteers must physically visit a project site before funding can commence, and thereafter, a steward will regularly communicate with local directors and leads to provide support, advice, and most importantly, act as humble cheerleader for the incredible work they are doing everyday.

Asha for Education - Boston/MIT on Facebook

NFL Fantasy Files: The Best Players

 

This is a combination of the best NFL Fantasy Player Files. Each video contains a different NFL player doing a cool move whether its passing, catching, or kicking the football.

Thank you for your support

We want to express our appreciation for your recent donation to Work An Hour (WAH) 2009. Your support means a lot to us, and we are sure the fifteen projects featured in WAH this year will benefit a great deal from your contribution. Your commitment to help educate the underprivileged children is greatly appreciated. Every dollar of your donation will be used in providing education to the poor and underprivileged children in India.

Did you know that your donation could be two times more effective with company matching funds? It is a policy in several companies, where the company matches their employees donation to registered non-profit organizations such as Asha for Education, effectively doubling your donation with no additional cost to you. If you have not yet requested company matching for your contribution, we request you to do so now. Please drop a mail to wah@ashanet.org with your name, Company name and the address the matching check is mailed to for all matching contributions.

Please contact wah@ashanet.org for more information.

Thank you for your generosity,

WAH 2009 team

Sachin Tendulkar early videos

 

MeraMood.com - Add Music to your Mood, iPhone Desi Bollywood Radio, Bollywood Radio

Very good music site without ads and you can either mix it up or play songs by Music Directors or Singers or Actors/Actresses or Movies. Check it out...

MeraMood.com - Add Music to your Mood, iPhone Desi Bollywood Radio, Bollywood Radio

Simply Amazing

A female leopard hunts a pregnant female baboon. While the leopard was dragging the baboon, the baboon delivers a baby. Leopard leaves the hunted mother and starts taking care of the newborn baboon. Watch this amazing video from National geographic

मराठी हिंदी

पहलि बार पोहने गया तो क्या हुआ मालुम?
पहिले पानी मे शिरा, फिर पोहा और बाद मे बुडा!!
घाई करो भैया नही तो बस जायेगी, और हमारी पंचाईत होयेगी!!
सरबत मे लिंबु पिळा क्या!!
इतना महाग कैसे रे तेरे यहा, वो कोपरेका भैया तो स्वस्त देता है!!
कंदा काट के, चिर के मस्त ओम्लेट बनाने का और उपर से थोडा कोथिंबिर भुरभुरानेका!!
अरे बाबा गाडी सावली मे लगा!!
ए भाय, मेदुवडा शेपरेट ला, साम्बार मे बूडा के मत लाना!!
केस एकदम बारीक कापो भैया!!

MIT Students Take Space Photos on $150 Budget.

Two MIT students have successfully photographed the earth from space on a strikingly low budget of $148. Perhaps more significantly, they managed to accomplish this feat using components available off-the-shelf to the average layperson, opening the doors for a new generation of amateur space enthusiasts. The pair plan to launch again soon and hope that their achievements will inspire teachers and students to pursue similar endeavors.

Read iReport @ CNN : http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-328198#

 

 

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Last day of the campaign... Can you spare an hour?

 

Only 12 more Hours left... Help educate a child.   15 Projects 7000 Children To learn more about WAH, check us out on YouTube Greetings! The clock is ticking down to 15th September, to the official end of Asha for Educations's 2009 Work An Hour campaign. But even as WAH 2009 comes to an end, it marks the beginning of hope to more than 7000 children. Hope of education, of a better future. Give them a lending hand, spare an hour of your time and join us in enusuring that they have a bright and hopeful future. Work An Hour. Prepare. Educate. Empower. $200,000 target. $99,000 raised. Mail your checks to "Gators for Asha, 300-9 J Wayne Reitz Union, PO Box 118505, Gainesville, FL - 32611"

Time Flies... last 2 days to go!

 

An hour is precious. Donate yours for something equally precious. Greetings! Work an Hour (WAH) 2009 is in its last two days of the campaign. Thanks to the support of generous donors, we have raised more than $72,000 so far. But we are still short of our target and need your help. A worthy cause, a perfect time. Donate Now! Support 15 Projects 300+ Teachers 7000+ Students $200,000 Target. $73,000 Raised.   Work An Hour. Prepare. Educate. Empower. Mail your checks to "Gators for Asha, 300-9 J Wayne Reitz Union, PO Box 1185051, Gainesville, FL - 32611" Add color to the life of a child.   To learn more about WAH, check us out on YouTube

Dessert Wine

We were on the hunt for good dessert wines since the past three years. I have listed some of our personal favorites. Bear in mind, I don’t drink too much nor have any clue about smell & colors. I go by my taste…

• Castello del Poggio Moscato

Winery: Castello del Poggio

Varietal: Muscat Blanc À Petits Grains

Region: Italy > Piemonte > Asti

Color: Straw-yellow with golden reflections and a delicate mousse.

Apple pear flavor. Sweet but not at all cloying; well-balanced and with an extremely refined fruitiness.

Available in Olive Garden @ ~$6/glass. Not easy to find outside but if you can do let me know!! It is around $12+ online add shipping. Alcohol : 5.5%

 

 

 

• Taylor’s Port

Winery: Taylor Family Vineyards Varietal: Blend
Region: USA > New York
Type: Dessert/Fortified
Color: Red

Tastes like Port Wine you can get in India. Reminds me of younger times!! Very cheap option – you can buy a 750ml for just $5.95 with 18% alcohol

A rich, fruity taste and smooth finish make Taylor Port the perfect choice to pair with your favorite dessert. It is a moderately sweet, ruby red port and is delicious for evening sipping. Serve over ice or at room temperature, with a twist, or with soda. More info…

 

• Taylor’s Marsala

Winery: Taylor Family Vineyards

Varietal: Marsala

Region: Italy > Sicily > Marsala

Type: Table WineColor: Red

Deeply golden, warm and fruity, Taylor Marsala is a classic flavor in gourmet cooking and a smooth satisfying dessert wine. It is a creamy, medium sweet marsala with raisin-like flavoring. A delicious gourmet touch in recipes or for sipping. Serve at room temperature. More Info...

Very cheap option – you can buy a 1.5L for just $8.95 with 18% alcohol

 

 

• Green Apple Blossom

Winery: Adirondack Winery

Varietal: Gewürztraminer

Region: USA > New York

Type: Fruit Wine

Color: White

This straw-colored white wine is intensely flavorful, reminiscent of a freshly cut green apple. The pleasant soft acidity and luscious, fruity aroma of this crisp wine make it a great refresher.

750ml, 8% Alcohol by Volume $13.50

If you ever visit Adirondack Park – Lake George region do not miss Adirondack Winery & Tasting Room. They have a good variety of wines.

Act now! only five days left for WAH 09!

An hour of your time helps shape a better future. Greetings! Work an Hour (WAH) 2009 is in its last week of the campaign. Thanks to the support of generous donors, we have raised more than $66,000 so far. But we are still short of our target and need your help. Your support is crucial in supporting 7000+ children shape a better future. Just an hour's worth of your salary guarantees them a year of education. Best of all, it takes a minute of your time to donate. A worthy cause, a perfect time. Donate Now! $200,000 Target. $66,000 Raised.   Work An Hour. Prepare. Educate. Empower.     Support 15 Projects 300+ Teachers 7000+ Students To learn more about WAH, check us out on YouTube

Steamed Scallion Ginger Fish Fillets with Bok Choy

In this video, Chinese cooking authority Chef Shirley Cheng of the renowned Culinary Institute of America shows us how to make Steamed Scallion-Ginger Fish Fillets with Bok Choy. A simple sauce of soy sauce, sugar, rice wine, five-spice powder, and fresh ginger is used to marinate and finish the fillets. In coastal Canton, whole fish is often steamed with this sort of sauce, but steaming fillets is much easier at home (and just as tasty). You can use just about any thin, white fish fillet, such as halibut, sole, flounder, catfish, or trout. In the video, Cheng devises a steamer out of a ramekin with a plate on top—and removes it with her bare hands. Unless you have the typically tough hands of a chef, use pot holders or lift the fish out with a spatula. Or simply use a bamboo steamer or a regular steamer, as described in the recipe. Before the dish is served, it is topped with sliced scallions and hot oil, in typical Cantonese style.\

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup light soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup Shaohsing rice wine
• 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
• 2 pounds sole fillet, cut into 8 pieces
• 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, finely julienned
• 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 8 scallions (white and green parts), cut crosswise into 2-inch lengths, then thinly julienned lengthwise
• Stir-Fried Baby Bok Choy

Preparation:

In medium bowl, whisk together soy sauce, sugar, rice wine, and five-spice powder.

Transfer fish to 2 rimmed plates. Drizzle each piece with 1 tablespoon soy sauce mixture and scatter with julienned ginger. (Set remaining sauce aside for finishing dish.) Cover and refrigerate 15 minutes.

Fit large saucepan with flat steamer basket, fill with 1 inch water, and bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and transfer 1 plate to steamer basket. Cover and steam 4 minutes. Without lifting lid, turn off flame and allow residual heat to finish cooking until fish is just cooked through, about 1 minute more. Carefully remove plate (keep warm in oven). Return water in steamer to boil, transfer second plate to steamer, and steam remaining fish in same manner.

While fish is steaming, in small saucepan over moderate heat, heat vegetable oil. Keep warm.

Divide fish among 4 plates and top with julienned scallions. Pour splash of hot oil over each dish. Serve immediately with bok choy.

Happy Teachers Day

Ever looked at an old class photo taken with a favorite teacher and wondered where you would be without him/her? Ever wondered how desperately lost we would have been without their guidance? These men and women have dedicated their life to learning, paving the way and molding our existence. Our TEACHERS! They have transformed our lives through education and taught us the basics on which our success rests. Former president of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam had this to say in his 2003 Teachers Day speech - 'A student spends 25,000 hours in the campus. The school must have the best of teachers who have the ability to teach, love teaching and build moral qualities.' . On September 5th, as we celebrate Teacher's Day - the birthday of India's second president Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, let us reflect on those who have influenced our lives. Create the same experience, that we cherished for long, for the less fortunate. Asha for Education's Work an Hour campaign provides you with the opportunity to pay tribute to your teachers in a unique way. Support more than 300 teachers across 15 projects and change the lives of more than 7000 underprivileged school children. Donate now, share a Teachers Day Gift, the gift of education! 15 Projects, 300+ Teachers and 7000+ Students. PS: To learn more about WAH, check us out on YouTube

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Kolambi Bhaat

1. Marinate the prawns for some time with ginger garlic paste, salt, chili powder and coriander powder.

2. Cook rice with oil, salt, shahi jeera(Black cumin seeds), cloves, cardamon, cinnamon, black pepper and a bay leaf till it is 90% done.

3. Heat oil. Add cardamon, cinnamon, cloves, mace and cumin seeds. When they start spluttering, add the prawns one by one and fry. If all prawns are added together they will leave a lot of moisture, and then instead of frying, the prawns will boil and we want the prawns fried, not boiled. Fry for around 3 mins or till 50% cooked.

4. Remove the prawn and retain the oil in the same vessel. To this oil, add curd, and mix it well.

5. Next add chopped green chillies, coriander leaves, mint leavers, salt, biryani masala and fried onions.

6. Then add the prawns and mix well once. Spread it in the dish. Add the rice on it and spread. Sprinkle coriander leaves, fried onion, garam masala powder(cloves, cinnamon, cardamon and black pepper) and saffron diluted in water.

7. Cover with an air tight lid and cook on low flame for around 7-10 mins.

When done, mix well and serve hot.

TAGS: Kolambi Bhaat, Shrimp Biryani, Prawn Pulao, Jinga Rice

NASA's coolest video on earth

Thursday in the Newsroom, our Josh Levs showed us NASA’s stunning new images of earth, highlighting climate changes and how the weather in one part of the planet impacts the rest of us. NASA calls it the “coolest, most illustrative video” of its kind ever.



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Random sayings...

Eat like Pigs, Work like Horses and Sleep like Devils

"You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life." - Churchilll

Four things a woman should know

• How to look like a girl
• How to act like a lady
• How to think like a man AND
  
• How to work like a dog