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Five-Acre ‘Pearl Of Dubai’ Set To Become The World’s Largest, Greenest Underwater Theme Park

Five-Acre ‘Pearl Of Dubai’ Set To Become The World’s Largest, Greenest Underwater Theme Park

Who needs to stand in lines at theme parks when you could dive deep into anunderwater theme park? Developers have announced plans to create The Pearl of Dubai, a five-acre underwater wonderland inspired by the “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “Avatar” films. When finished, it’ll look similar to the legendary lost city of Atlantis. Visitors to the […]

iEducate USA Encourages Math and Science Education in Series of Summer Programs at Crockett Elementary

HOUSTON: iEducateUSA, a non-profit organization providing classroom tutors to support math and science programs in HISD elementary schools, celebrated its annual month of education at Crockett Elementary consisting of a 3-day science workshop and a 3-week summer camp that has just been completed. The two programs were designed to help elementary school students of all […]

Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation Raising Record $5 Million

By Prakash Waghmare When the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi in his first maiden speech to the Indian Parliament talked about ‘issue-centric focused activities like Education to eradicate poverty’, it was as if he was referring to “Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation” (EVF) mission. For past 25 years, “Ekal-USA” has been dispensing Literacy, Health care, and Integral […]

The Healthy Dose: Vaccination Verified

By Parth Dwivedi While dropping your children off to school you notice a small boy, their classmate. His eyes are red and rashes cover his skin. He has measles. This scenario should scare you and the solution is simple. Vaccinate your children. A small but significant number of people actively choose to avoid vaccination. As […]

Top 10 Texas Attractions

Top 10 Texas Attractions

1: The Alamo 2: The River Walk (Paseo del Rio) 3: The State Capitol 4: Dallas World Aquarium 5: Padre Island National Seashore 6: Houston Space Center 7: Schlitterbahn Waterpark, New Braunfels 8: Six Flags Fiesta Texas 9: Moody Gardens 10: Galveston Island Interesting facts:  – The Alamo was at first a Spanish undertaking known […]

The Healthy Dose: Free Radicals- Part 2

Last week’s edition can be found online. Issue dated June 27,2014. Continuing, free radicals are made in your body as byproducts of natural processes, called oxidative processes. In the same way that car exhaust is created when you run an engine to power the car, free radicals are formed by the oxidative processes to power […]

Holiday at Turkey

Holiday at Turkey

Today, let us take you holidaying to Turkey.  Istanbul, with 14.1 million people is the largest city in Turkey and is the country’s control seat of economic power, culture and displays rich history. Turkey has some of the world’s most important, ancient monuments.  Istanbul is connected by the busiest of waterways, the Bosphorus Strait, 20 […]

Heart scan may help cut cholesterol, blood pressure

Heart scan may help cut cholesterol, blood pressure

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Calcium heart scans could help people lower their blood pressure and cholesterol levels, according to a new study on the controversial x-ray tests. Several professional groups are already pushing for more widespread use of the scans, yet they’ve never been shown to cut the risk that people will die from […]

10Best: Fourth of July fireworks around the USA

10Best: Fourth of July fireworks around the USA

No matter which state in America you call home, or where you choose to celebrate Independence Day, annual firework displays always cap off the holiday’s festivities perfectly by lighting up the night sky in a radiant show of brilliant luminescence. These are some of the best US destinations for “ooh-ing” and “ahh-ing” over America’s fireworks […]

What Not to Do in New York City

What Not to Do in New York City

New Yorkers aren’t exactly famous for being polite to tourists, but that’s just because most tourists don’t know how to act in the Big Apple. The good news: It’s not so hard. Just follow these simple rules of conduct — from how to behave on the subway to when it’s actually okay to ask for […]

What are the health benefits of mushrooms?

What are the health benefits of mushrooms?

Mushrooms, though classified as vegetables in the food world, are not technically plants. They belong to the fungi kingdom and although they are not vegetables, mushrooms provide several important nutrients. It’s common knowledge that the key to getting enoughvitamins and minerals in the diet is to eat a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables – the […]

The Healthy Dose: Free Radicals Part 1

The Healthy Dose: Free Radicals Part 1

By Parth Dwivedi HOUSTON: Welcome to the first installment of The Healthy Dose, where I will illustrate some of the principles that drive the human body. Understanding some of the processes behind illness is important. I want to show my readers that a spectrum of conditions exists between health and sickness; there is not always […]

Ruhika Roy Recognized by ISA for her Outstanding Science Project

Ruhika Roy Recognized by ISA for her Outstanding  Science Project

HOUSTON: Ruhika Roy, a senior at Elkins High School was invited to a Scholarships Awards Night on June 4. at the HESS Club, Houston by Instrument Society of America (ISA) to present her spectacular science project “A novel sensor & microcontroller for vibration detection” in front of professional engineers and students. Instrument Society of America […]

Graduation Ceremony at Chinmaya Mission Houston

Graduation Ceremony at Chinmaya Mission Houston

By Shalini Konde HOUSTON: June 8, a beautiful morning of joy, hope and goodwill, heralded the 2014 graduation day of Chinmaya Mission Bala Vihar. The 27 children from class of 2014 congregated early in Smrti Hall with their families and friends and the day began with photo sessions for the graduating class arrayed in bright […]

ICC CL Sr Citizens Honor High School Grads

ICC CL Sr Citizens Honor High School Grads

CLEAR LAKE CITY: As an annual traditional event led by the late Sanjiva Rao Allam in 1998, and later led by Radha Golikeri, this year under the leadership of B.G. Harchandani, Senior citizens of India Center Clear Lake recently honored the high school graduates of Indian origin of the Clear Lake area. Since its inception, […]

India House Hosts Yoga Lecture by Dr. H.R. Nagendra, A World Renowned Yoga Authority

India House Hosts Yoga Lecture by Dr. H.R. Nagendra, A World Renowned Yoga Authority

HOUSTON: Keeping with the tradition of bringing internationally well-known figures to Houston, India House Houston was proud to host a free yoga and jyotish lecture titled “Yoga for Positive Mind & Body” given by Dr. H.R. Nagendra on June 6, at their O.P. Jindal Center, located at 8888 West Bellfort, Houston, TX 77031. The lecture was presented […]

Top five U.S. Virgin Islands dive sites

Top five U.S. Virgin Islands dive sites

North American travelers seeking world-class scuba diving need not search far: the U.S. Virgin Islands offer shipwrecks, caves, walls, and vibrant coral reefs without the need to bring a passport (for U.S. citizens). Each of the three islands — St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas — has something unique to offer. With temperatures between […]

Just One Letter Made the Difference in Exciting Spelling Bee

Just One Letter Made the Difference in Exciting Spelling Bee

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: “Usually I am very concerned when events run over and get late,” said Vipin Kumar at the mic just before the start of the Spelling Bee finals , “but in this case I was really happy to see them carrying on.” He was referring to the qualifying rounds of the first […]

5 natural remedies to remove suntan

5 natural remedies to remove suntan

The summer season is about to come to an end. Though we eagerly await the first monsoon shower, the sweltering heat leaves its mark on our skin in the form of a suntan. Many people brush it aside thinking that it will wear off on its own once the monsoon arrives but the truth is, […]

Ask Well: For Fitness, 2,000 Calories a Week?

Ask Well: For Fitness, 2,000 Calories a Week?

I have read and heard that a person should aim to expend 2,000 calories weekly in exercise for optimum health. Is there any basis at all for this notion? Asked by Harvey Black • 298 votes The idea that we should burn at least 2,000 calories a week during exercise seems to have originated in […]