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June 14th, 2011
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Hindu Astrological Predictions

By James Gunaseelan

For thousands of years the Hindus in India were using the planets and stars to predict the future and confirm the past. The Hindu astrology defines the characteristics of a person depending on the place and the time of birth. The place and time of birth corresponds to a start and each star has its own distinct characteristics.

Some of the planets are thought to be good for people and some are thought to be bad for person’s life. If a person’s horoscope has a strong influence of the planet Saturn at any point in life, the person goes through lot of sufferings. As per the Hindu Vedas the life is full of joy and sorrows. One can not have life full of joy or full of sorrow. There are many remedies given to soothe the sufferings when a person goes through bad planetary positions.

Here are the categories of Hindu horoscopes.

Mesha

Vrishaba

Miduna

Kataka

Simha

Kanya

Tula

Vrischika

Dhanus

Makara

Kumba

Meena

The terms Aries,Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn , Aquarius and Pisces are used ONLY to denote their corresponding equivalents in Vedic Astrology. Any extension of them would lead to misinterpretation of the predictions . Predictions are on the basis of the birth stars and not on the English date of birth.

The hindu vedas gives many things one can do to prevent bad period in life. These are called Pariharams and are usually done in any temple. Some of the famous temples for doing pariharams are Tirupathi, Tiruchendur, Tanjore Siva Temple, Varanasi, Bath in the holy Ganges, Puttabarthi, Sai Baba temple, Palani, Kalahasthi, Thirunallar, Panjavadi, Guruvayur, Kumbakonam, Thiruvarur, Nagarcoil, temples in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh etc.

Many pariharams also talk about specific Gods like Krishna, Ganesha, Karthikeya, Siva, Vishnu, Kali, Linga.

Usually astrological predictions are done for a monthly or yearly period.

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June 11th, 2011
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Hate Energy Saving Light Bulbs? Heres A Bright Idea..

When it was announced in January last year that the European Union was banning incandescent light bulbs – the ones we’ve traditionally been used to – a lot of people in Britain were hopping mad (please note I resisted the temptation to say ‘incandescent with rage’). They didn’t like those new fangled compact fluorescent (CFL) energy saving light bulbs, not least because it was someone in Brussels trying to shove them down our throats, screw them in place and light up our mouths with them! (Not literally of course). But for one thing, they come in funny shapes that stick out of the top of lamp shades, and they don’t shine as brightly as proper light bulbs, and they have to warm up before they get to full brightness – surely that’s a step in the wrong direction!

All this fuss led to a light bulb buying frenzy, with people stocking up on traditional light bulbs, and the Daily Mail newspaper even giving away 25,000 incandescent light bulbs to its readers! But despite all this commotion, energy saving light bulbs were here to stay, so thank goodness someone took up the challenge to make them better! Witnessing the outrage felt by the people of Britain at being force fed oddly shaped bulbs (not literally), the nice people at Ledon had a bright idea, a light bulb moment you might say (groan). And so they set out to replace the CFL energy saving light bulbs with something better, which is why they created… fanfare moment… the LED light bulb.

Not only are Ledon LED bulbs shaped like, well, like light bulbs, they whack out their full brightness the instant they are switched on – so at least we are back to where we started! But then there’s a whole bunch of other reasons to think LED bulbs are the bees knees. They are far more efficient than long life incandescent bulbs, at least 85 per cent more in fact. You can expect an average lifespan of 25,000 hours for LED light bulbs. That means that with typical usage your LED light bulb could have a lifespan of 25 years! It would last nearly three years without ever turning it off, if you are so inclined, although switching it on and off does nothing to shorten the lifespan of this amazing bulb. They also use five times less energy than the old bulbs!

LED light bulbs are also much more efficient than those CFL energy saving light bulbs everyone hates. While a CFL bulb might last 8-15 times longer than an incandescent bulb, its lifespan will be significantly shortened if it is switched on and off regularly. In comparison, an LED bulb can be switched on and off as often as you like, and it will still last 20 times as long as a traditional bulb. CFL bulbs contain mercury, which is bad for us and makes disposal more difficult, but LED light bulbs contain nothing but goodness and light, errr, probably. OK, the science part isn’t important, but they certainly don’t have anything nasty in them, and you won’t have to worry about disposal anyway because they will probably last longer than you do. Light quality is as good as traditional incandescent bulbs, and there are no health issues associated with LED bulbs, unlike CFLs which have been known to cause adverse affects on people with epilepsy, migraine sufferers, people with lupus and even autism. So the basic message is this – the only bright thing to do is get LED light bulbs in your home.

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June 11th, 2011
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Light Up Your Life With Energy Saving Light Bulbs

A compact fluorescent lamp (CFL), more commonly referred to as an energy saving light bulb (ESB) is a type of fluorescent lamp. The energy saving light bulb has been created to substitute for the standard incandescent lamp that many people still use. They fit into exactly the same standard light fixtures as incandescent light bulbs so you needn’t have to spend on new fittings to accommodate them.

Energy saving bulbs emit the same amount of visible light but use less power to do so, plus they have a longer rated life. While the purchase price is typically a more than that of an equivalent incandescent lamp, the extended lifetime and lower energy use will more than compensate for the higher initial cost. For example making the change in your home can save approximately twenty pounds in electricity costs over the course of a year. The average rated life of a these bulbs is up to 15 times more than that of an incandescent bulbs with a rated lifespan of between 6,000 and 15,000 hours, whereas incandescent lamps are usually expected to have a lifespan of 750 hours or 1,000 hours.

For a given light output, energy saving bulbs use 20-33 percent of the power of equivalent incandescent lamps. Around 10% of UK household carbon emissions come from light bulbs so the environmental benefit of these bulbs could be enormously significant.

Energy saving bulbs are produced for both alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) input. DC energy saving bulbs are often used in recreational vehicles as well as in households. Interestingly, they can also be operated using solar powered street lights, using solar panels located on the top or sides of a pole and luminaries that are specially wired to use the lamps. This makes them an even more eco-friendly feature.

Although incandescent bulbs reach full brightness a fraction of a second after being switched on energy saving bulbs manufactured after 2009 also turn on within a second, but they do still take time to warm up to full brightness. Some energy saving bulbs are marketed as “instant on” and have no noticeable warm-up time scale, but others can take up to 60 seconds to reach full brightness or longer in very low temperatures.

It is important that we all play a part in trying to reduce our own carbon emissions. Every little bit we do, even if it’s as simple as changing a light bulb contributes towards slowing down global warming and protecting our future.

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April 24th, 2011
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If I acquire energy saving light bulbs how much will that assist environmental sustainability?

It is continually stated that incandescent light bulbs use excessive quantities of energy and cause harm to the environment. In addition the environmental supporters have now lobbied government to legislate for the light bulb ban. This is a phased activity to constrict the use of incandescent light bulbs and move to energy saving light bulbs . I will now supply information on precisely what is the impact on your carbon footprint by changing to energy saving light bulbs and compare this to carbon footprint amount for vehicle use and other electrical appliances.

What amount of C02 can you save by changing to energy saving light bulbs .

Electric light bulbs intrinsically do not create C02 , however, it is the carbon dioxide that is made during the electricity generation that is the concern. Now decisively if you are using windmills or hydro-electric power to make your electricity then C02 emissions will be very little. However, most electricity is generated from oil or gas powered generators which do create a considerable amount of C02. Lets look at the carbon footprint numbers. If a single conventional incandescent light bulb is used for 4 hours a day and this is swapped for an energy saving light bulb then this will save a breath taking 100kg in C02 emissions every single year.

Checking out the comparison with transportation and other ways to save C02.

This is all very factual but does 100kg of C02 released into the atmosphere really matter and are there not alternate actions, other than using energy saving light bulbs, that can be taken to achieve the same goal? I think the best way to look at answering these questions is to examine some comparative examples.

1. Consider that you take a sample family car the Ford Focus C-Max 1.8 (125PS). If you drive this for 330 mile less every year then this will make an equivalent saving to swapping one of your light bulbs for one or your energy saving light bulbs.

2. If you can amend your travel patterns to avoid 1000 miles of train travel, then this will save 100kg in C02 emissions. Energy Saving Light Bulbs can make a similar reduction simply through swapping just one.

3. If you fly from London to Glasgow on a full plane then this will create of 100kg in C02.

Checking out these comparisons then migrating to energy saving light bulbs does look like a no brainer.

So what does that all mean?

It is clear to see that swapping to energy saving light bulbs will make a big improvement to your carbon footprint but there are other aspects worth analyzing.

Dishwashers and washing machines do use around 3 kWhours of electricity each time they are used. As a comparator to a light bulb, if they were used twice weekly, this is largely similar to having 2 100 watt light bulbs switched on for 4 hours a day. As I am sure you can see that whilst these amounts are fairly high they are not excessive so simply make sure the appliances are full and do not use your tumbler dryer if the weather is good.

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March 19th, 2011
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Energy Saving Light Bulbs

In todays world, 2 things keep popping up over and over and over again in the news; the economy and the environment. One thing we can do which would help in both of these fields is simply switching our incandescent light bulbs for Energy Saving Light Bulbs.

While the initial outlay for Energy Saving Light Bulbs is higher than that of ordinary light bulbs, savings are quickly realised with the average light bulb saving you £10 a year in electricity over a regular light bulb. If you replace 10 ordinary light bulbs in your house with 10 energy saving light bulbs, this can amount to a saving of £100 a year. Money which could be spent on an inflatable dinghy and a couple of cases of beer for an enjoyable day out on the sea.

If like me, you have toyed with energy saving light bulbs in the past but found them troublesome due to their size, having them stick out above lamp shades, there are now smaller bulbs on the market that are not much bigger than your regular incandescent bulb.

Something else that the modern incarnation of Energy Saving Light Bulbs has going for it is the warm up times. In the past, energy saving light bulbs would sometimes take a while to warm up to their full potential. Modern technology has vastly reduced this , they light up in less than a second, with no flickering and achieve their full brightness within a minute.

One of the main reasons that energy saving light bulbs have been slow to catch on is the ‘harsh’ light given off by older designs. This light could leave you feeling a little cold, but again, with the modern incarnation, this is no longer an issue, with bulbs being coated with a warm white coating making the light output almost identical to that of a similar incandescent light bulb.

Another benefit of energy saving light bulbs along with the savings and benefit to the environment is their heat. Generally speaking, Energy saving light bulbs give off much less heat than a similar incandescent light bulb, making them safer to leave on unattended  and for applications such as night lights, where with an ordinary incandescent light bulb, you run the risk of burning your house down.

Less efficient incandescent bulbs are going to be phased out in the UK to be replaced by energy saving light bulbs. This phase out will begin on September 1 2009. After this time, it will become impossible to buy these less efficient light bulbs, so what better time than now to jump on the energy saving light bulbs bandwagon.

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