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India’s Parvathy Omanakuttan narrowly missed out on winning the Miss World 2008 crown which went to Russia’s Ksenya Sukhinova at a glittering African extravaganza held in Johannesburg on Saturday. “Miss World 2008 is Russia,” announced Julia Morley, head of the Miss World committee that organises the event. Twenty one-year-old Parvathy, who hails from Kottayam in Kerala, finished first runner up and failed to join five Indian glamour queens Reita Faria (1966), Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan (1994), Diana Hayden (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999) and Priyanka Chopra (2000) who had won the title. This was the first time in eight years that an Indian reached the finals of the Miss World competition. Parvathy, who had won this year’s Miss Femina contest in April, said she was happy that she could go this far in the contest but was disappointed a little at not having won the crown. “I had expected that I will win. But there is a little disappointment. After many years, India reached the top five. It’s been eight years since an Indian has reached the finals of Miss World contest and this makes me happy,” Parvathy said. “But I cannot say that I’m very happy as I had expected to win. I’m a little disappointed. But it is said that destiny has a big role to play in one’s life and God might have something better in stock for me,” the Kerala girl told NDTV. The second runner up was Gabriel Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago. More than 100 international beauties participated in this year’s Miss World pageant hosted by South Africa.

(L-R) Miss India Parvathy Omanakuttan, Miss Russia Ksenia Sukhinova and Miss Trinidad & Tobago: Gabrielle Walcott

Cancer will overtake heart disease as the world’s top killer by 2010, part of a trend that should more than double global cancer cases and deaths by 2030, international health experts said in a report released Tuesday. Rising tobacco use in developing countries is believed to be a huge reason for the shift, particularly in China and India, where 40 percent of the world’s smokers now live. So is better diagnosing of cancer, along with the downward trend in infectious diseases that used to be the world’s leading killers. Cancer diagnoses around the world have steadily been rising and are expected to hit 12 million this year. Global cancer deaths are expected to reach 7 million, according to the new report by the World Health Organization. An annual rise of 1 percent in cases and deaths is expected � with even larger increases in China, Russia and India. That means new cancer cases will likely mushroom to 27 million annually by 2030, with deaths hitting 17 million. Underlying all this is an expected expansion of the world’s population � there will be more people around to get cancer. By 2030, there could be 75 million people living with cancer around the world, a number that many health care systems are not equipped to handle. “This is going to present an amazing problem at every level in every society worldwide,” said Peter Boyle, director of the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer. Boyle spoke at a news conference with officials from the American Cancer Society, the Lance Armstrong Foundation, Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Cancer Institute of Mexico. The “unprecedented” gathering of organizations is an attempt to draw attention to the global threat of cancer, which isn’t recognized as a major, growing health problem in some developing countries. “Where you live shouldn’t determine whether you live,” said Hala Moddelmog, Komen’s chief executive. The organizations are calling on governments to act, asking the U.S. to help fund cervical cancer vaccinations and to ratify an international tobacco control treaty. Concerned about smoking’s impact on cancer rates in developing countries in the decades to come, the American Cancer Society also announced it will provide a smoking cessation counseling service in India. “If we take action, we can keep the numbers from going where they would otherwise go,” said John Seffrin, the cancer society’s chief executive officer. Other groups are also voicing support for more action. “Cancer is one of the greatest untold health crises of the developing world,” said Dr. Douglas Blayney, president-elect of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. “Few are aware that cancer already kills more people in poor countries than HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined. And if current smoking trends continue, the problem will get significantly worse,” he said in a written statement. Source – Yahoo News

One day I was cutting vegetables for kurma on cutting board. I took beans first and cut them, then potato and last carrot. Suddenly my hubby told – “wait wait I want to take a picture of this” . I surprised what is there in particular. Then only I noticed properly. My vegetable pieces are like tricolor of our flag. Here’s the picture for you How is it?

“One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.” – Sophocles “Attention is the most basic form of love; through it we bless and are blessed.” – John Tarrant “We love because it’s the only true adventure.” – Nikki Giovanni “Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away.” – Dorothy Parker “Love is friendship set on fire.” – unknown “Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.” – Goethe “To be in love is merely to be in a state of perceptual anesthesia.” – H.L. Mencken “Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it…It really is worth fighting for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk everything, you risk even more.” – Erica Jong “Sometimes love is stronger than a man’s convictions.” – Isaac Bashevis Singer “Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes “Maybe love is like luck. You have to go all the way to find it.” – Robert Mitchum “Love stretches your heart and makes you big inside.” – Margaret Walker “Love has no awareness of merit or demerit; it has no scale… Love loves; this is its nature.” – Howard Thurman “Love is like war: Easy to begin but hard to end.” – Anonymous “Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other.” – Rainer Maria Rilke “Where love is, no room is too small.” – Talmud “Loves makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.” – Zora Neale Hurston “Love is the irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” – Mark Twain “Love is more than three words mumbled before bedtime. Love is sustained by action, a pattern of devotion in the things we do for each other every day.” – Nicholas Sparks “To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.” – Karen Sunde “A love song is just a caress set to music.” – Sigmund Romberg “Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.” – Peter Ustinov “Love is like a violin. The music may stop now and then, but the strings remain forever.” – unknown “Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.” – Erich Fromm “In the final analysis, love is the only reflection of man’s worth.” – Bill Wundram, Iowa Quad Cities Times “Love doesn’t make the world go round, love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” – Elizabeth Browning In my view love is caring, understanding and allowing the other one to breath independently. Possessiveness is a part of love. But over possessiveness will lead to selfishness and problems. What is love in your opinion?

Many of my friends asked why I am not posting recipes now a days. Here’s the easy vanilla ice cream. Try it. Very easy. Only few ingredients. Taste??? Ek dum first class yaar.

Obama won the election, but did he beat Britney and Miley for top Web searches of 2008? See who are in the top 10 positions 1 Britney Spears The singer’s steep trajectory to redemption restored her to the top of searches. Her year began with a police visit, hospital stay, and psych evaluation. She returned under her father’s shelter and, by summer, settled custody with her ex. Professionally, she guested on a sitcom, won thrice at the MTV Video Music Awards, broke records with “Womanizer,” relaunched her site, and released a documentary detailing her fall and comeback…by age 27. 2 WWE A June explosion destroyed a World Wrestling Entertainment stage and “injured” chairman Vince McMahon, unleashing a sweaty soap opera of chaos that included his kids appealing for cooperation in difficult times. The stunt could’ve symbolized the sporting empire’s battles against the economy’s fall and mixed martial arts’ rise. WWE produced more events, video games, and movies to make up for fewer paying fans, and faithfuls kept track online to maintain its Top 2 status. 3 Barack Obama The Illinois junior senator faced two hard-fought contests and nearly won a third�although toppling Britney Spears wasn’t on his list. He entered 2008 as a relative newcomer on the national scene and ended the year as president-elect. His campaign defied political wisdom and made history at every turn. His Web strategy set the groundwork to make him the first wired president and, in an unprecedented Search surge, landed him at No. 3. 4 Miley Cyrus Before 2008, the singer/actress had been better known�and searched�by her Disney persona, Hannah Montana. She appeared on shows like “Idol Gives Back” as Cyrus, but true name recognition came with scandal: a Vanity Fair spread featuring the 15-year-old seemingly wrapped only in a bedsheet. Savvy Cyrus apologized, survived, and closed down Disneyland for a 16th birthday charity bash, and ended up at No. 4. 5 RuneScape The multi-player role-playing game’s international popularity rests on its cheap access, ability to run on older computers, and compelling play. Its underground success has even led to a real black market, trading actual cash for RuneScape gold�and controversial restrictions to stop it. A new boss, graphics, and touted player-versus-player combat release signal the company’s power play to step up in the RPG battle…and take hold at No. 5. 6 Jessica Alba Her movies fared none too well, following 2007 missteps that got her three Razzie Worst Actress nominations. Still, she earned Best Movie Actress at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards and No. 6 in searches, buoyed by her wedding and baby Honor Marie (who earned a reported $1.5 million in her OK! mag debut). The pregnant pause may have given her impetus to switch to more serious roles�something to watch for in 2009. 7 Naruto The manga. The game. The anime. Whatever form Naruto Uzumaki takes, the awkward but accomplished young graduate of the Ninja Academy remains the Web’s most popular fictional character in seventh place. His peers and enemies also command their own followings, but the complex tale of Naruto (whose name translates to “maelstrom”), the orphaned misfit who craves recognition, resonates with its generation of fans. 8 Lindsay Lohan At No. 8, the actress made stumbling progress back from rehab, revolving-door relationships, and rejected roles. On the upside, she settled down (with a monogamous twist), blogged about politics, and recreated Marilyn Monroe’s photo shoot. On the downside, she got booted from “Ugly Betty” and as World Music Awards host. Lohan has had celebs testifying to her talent, but a true comeback may have to wait for 2009. 9 Angelina Jolie Leading power lists in Forbes and even Guinness World Records, the actress took her place among Hollywood’s elite. “Delicate” condition aside, she underscored her image as a tough-dame throwback with a 21st-century vibe. She earned box-office bucks as an assassin and cartoon tigress, Oscar cred in “Changeling,” and karma by donating her and Brad Pitt’s twins’ $14 mil pictorial payout to charity�moves that muscled her in at No. 9. 10 American Idol Judges kept declaring its 2008 singers their best ever, but while the Fox reality show ruled ratings, an audience decline since 2007 sent producers into a fit of self-examination. In a season beset with complaints, “Idol” had the last laugh with a smashing finale and iTunes recordbreaker. The show also got “cougar” into household vernacular, unlikely credit for exposing youth to the democratic process, and a top Search 10 nod once again Source -Yahoo Buzz

ohhhhhhhhhh god. First time I saw such a horrible flood. Will post the photos and details soon