PLEASE STAND AGAINST SUCH MALPRACTISES AFTERALL ITS YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY!!
Please use left ear while using mobile phone, because if you use the right one it will affect brain directly.
This is a true fact from Apollo medical team.
Please forward to all your well wishers who use mobile phone.
The performance of the defenders at the battle of Thermopylae is often used as an example of the advantages of training, equipment, and good use of terrain to maximize an army's potential, and has become a symbol of courage against overwhelming odds. Even more, both ancient and modern writers used the Battle of Thermopylae as an example of the superior power of a well trained army defending native soil.
There is also a large political significance of the Battle of Thermopylae, in that it was the first defining moment in which the disunified Greek city states came together to form a significant alliance. It also possibly signified the beginning of the end for the Persian empire - drawing strength from the Battle, the Greeks began forming assaults against the Persian Empire, as a national body rather than small city states.
Xerxes I, King of Persia , had been preparing for years to continue the Greco-Persian Wars started by his father Darius I. In 481 BC , after four years of preparation, the Persian army and navy arrived in Asia Minor. A bridge of ships had been made at Abydos. This allowed the land forces to cross the Hellespont . Herodotus of Halicarnassus, who wrote the first history of this war, gave the size of Xerxes' army as follows:
| Units | Numbers |
|---|---|
| Fleet crew | 517,610 |
| Infantry | 1,700,000 |
| Cavalry | 80,000 |
| Arabs and Libyans | 20,000 |
| Greek troops allied with Persians | 324,000 |
| Total | 2,641,610 |
According to Herodotus, the Greek army included the following forces:
| Units | Numbers |
|---|---|
| Spartans | 300 |
| Mantineans | 500 |
| Tegeans | 500 |
| Arcadian Orchomenos | 120 |
| Other Arcadians | 1,000 |
| Corinthians | 400 |
| Phlians | 200 |
| Mycenaeans | 80 |
| Thespians | 700 |
| Thebans | 400 |
| Phocians | 1,000 |
| Opuntian Locrians | 13 |
| Total | 5,513 |
To this number must be added 1,000 other Lacedemonians (Spartan Hoplites) mentioned by Diodorus Siculus and perhaps 800 auxiliary troops from other Greek cities, bringing the total up to 7,000. A further 900 Helots (Spartan serfs) also fought at the battle. Diodorus gives 4,000 as the total of Greek troops, while Pausanias gives 11,200. Many modern historians, who usually consider Herodotus more reliable, prefer his claim of 7,000 men. The numbers changed later on in the battle as, under orders, the entire army retreated and only 2,000 Spartans, Helots, Thespians and Thebans remained.
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The Perfect HusbandSeveral men are in the changing room of a golf club.
A mobile phone on a bench rings and a man engages the hands free speaker-function and began to talk.
Everyone else in the room stops to listen.
MAN: "Hello"
WOMAN: "Darling, it's me. Are you at the club?"
MAN: "Yes"
WOMAN: "I am at the shopping centre and found this beautiful leather coat. It's only Rs.1,000. Is it OK if I buy it?"
MAN: "Sure,..go ahead if you like it that much."
WOMAN: "I also stopped by the Mercedes dealership and saw the new 2007 models. I saw one I really liked."
MAN: "How much?"
WOMAN: "Rs 17,00,000"
MAN: "OK, but for that price I want it with all the options."
WOMAN: "Great! Oh, and one more thing ... The house I wanted last year is back on the market. They're asking Rs. 21,50,000"
MAN: "Well, then go ahead and give them an offer of 21,00,000. They will probably take it. If not, we can go the extra 50 thousand. It really is a pretty good price."
WOMAN: "OK. I'll see you later! I love you so much!!"
MAN: "Bye! I love you, too."
The man hangs up. The other men in the changing room are staring at him in astonishment, mouths agape.....
He smiles and asks:
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"Anyone knows who this mobile belongs to?"
Ten Things to do to stop global warming
Want to do something to help stop global warming?Here are 10 simple things you can do and how much carbon dioxide you'll save doing them.
Change a light
Replacing one regular light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb will save 150 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
Drive less
Walk, bike, carpool or take mass transit more often. You'll save one pound of carbon dioxide for every mile you don't drive!
Recycle more
You can save 2.400 pounds of carbon dioxide per year by recycling just half of your household waste.
Check your tires
Keeping your tires inflated properly can improve gas mileage by more than 3%.Every gallon of gasoline saved keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere!
Use less hot water
It takes a lot of energy to heat water. Use less hot water by installing a low flow showerhead (350 pounds of CO2 saved per year) and washing your clothes in cold or warm water (500 pounds saved per year).
Avoid products with a lot of packaging
You can save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide if you cut down your garbage by 10%.
Adjust your thermostat
Moving your thermostat just 2 degrees in winter and up 2 degrees in summer you could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment.
Plant a tree
A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.
Turn off electronic devices
Simply turning off your television, DVD player, stereo, and computer when you're not using them will save you thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
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