Yeh Hai Life

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Does it really matter how dolls look?
As Barbie turns 50 and the buzz of the Katrina Kaif Barbie doll makes its rounds, we thought this poignant video was worth sharing.
Do our dolls have to look like us? You be the judge.

 
 
 
Tagged: India, Katrina Kaif Barbie doll
Collected 12 hours ago from yehhailife.wordpress.com via blog import
tagged bollywood, india, women's issues, katrina kaif barbie doll
India’s Laughter Club Comes To Tehran. Can Peace Be Too Far Behind?
Could laughter be the solution to Mideast violence? The cynic is us says no, while the optimist in us believes it’s worth a try. We could all use a good laugh right about now.
(full post at the Guardian) The classes are based on methods devised by Iranian laughter therapist Majid Pezeshki, who developed his technique [...]
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tagged india, iran, laughter club
Building A Second Sun – $10billion…and Coconuts. Yes Coconuts.
Steel, concrete, a whole bunch of other ingredients and burnt coconuts…that’s the plan to build a second sun in the south of France as a source of fusion power. (Full post at New Scientist)


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Tagged: Building A second sun, Coconuts
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tagged climate change, india, renewable energy, science, building a second sun
Building a second sun: $10 billion, add coconuts – New Scientist
Steel, concrete, a whole bunch of other ingredients and burnt coconuts…that’s the plan to build a second sun in the south of France as a source of fusion power. (Full Post at New Scientist)

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tagged environment, india, renewable energy, science, building a second sun
Indian Women Teach Chinese Women…Cricket?!
Women helping women as well as one country helping another!  This time, it’s in the spirit of sportsmanship for next year’s Asian Games - we like to see that.

Tagged: Asian Games, Chinese Women's cricket team, Indian Women's Cricket team
Collected Nov 17, 2009 from yehhailife.wordpress.com via blog import
tagged india, sports, asian games, chinese women's cricket team, indian women's cricket team
Mesmerizing Video Of A Drop Of Water.
Hat Tip 3quarksdaily via Andrew Sullivan
So if we can design a shoe that shoots out air, then we could walk on water?

 
Collected Nov 15, 2009 from yehhailife.wordpress.com via blog import
tagged india
The Secret To Levitating Revealed!
Can’t decide which is more fascinating – the video, or the comment thread.

Tagged: India, Secret To Levitating
Collected Nov 9, 2009 from yehhailife.wordpress.com via blog import
tagged india, secret to levitating
India Tops In Shoplifting.
The Global Retail Theft Barometer 2009 Survey, which is a survey of the retail businesses in 41 countries, says India has earned the dubious distinction of coming out on top when it comes to “shrinkage” (full post at DNA India)
Meanwhile Shahi, an Indian store in Melbourne takes its shoplifting problem online…with a little comedy thrown [...]
Collected Nov 9, 2009 from yehhailife.wordpress.com via blog import
tagged india, india tops in shoplifting
20 Years Ago Today…
The Berlin Wall came down.
Today others are going up, but for one moment today lets remember and celebrate the victory of human spirit.

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tagged history, india, berlin wall comes down
Assignment Earth: Flamingos of Mumbai | MNN - Mother Nature Network
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Where Your Tea Comes From. And Why It Matters
more about “Video: A fair brew? | Environment | g…“, posted with vodpod
 

Tagged: Chamraj Tea Estate, Fair Trade Tea, India
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tagged business, entrepreneurs, human rights, india, people making a difference
8 Racist Ads You Won’t Believe Are From the Last Few Years
The cracked.com headline said it all, so we presented as is. Ponds white beauty featuring Priyanka Chopra, Saif Ali Khan and Neha Dhupia is right up there with 7 others…that is if you don’t count the 5 whole ads Ponds needed to tell us white is better than brown skin.
Hey now there’s a topic for [...]
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tagged advertising, india, jessica simpson, neha dhupia, ponds ad
How To Get People To Take The Stairs Instead Of Escalators
Like this….by making it fun.
Check out more of Volkswagen’s initiative at thefuntheory.com – “a site is dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better. Be it for yourself, for the environment, or for something entirely different, the only thing that matters is [...]
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tagged advertising, entertainment, india, the fun theory
Priests Crack Coconuts on Devotees’ Heads.
Blame the Brits…You’ll see why in this video below.



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Tagged: Coconut cracking on head, India, Prists, Ritual
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tagged faith & religion, india, coconut cracking on head, prists, ritual
Offensive Ad Watch: Comcast ‘Bus’ Commercial. WTF?
This ad is just deeply disgusting and offensive on too many levels. We’re hoping this is a fake, though haven’t been able to verify it. If it’s not, then Comcast has hit a new low of Comcastic.

 
Tagged: Comcast 'Bus' Commercial, India
Collected Oct 31, 2009 from yehhailife.wordpress.com via blog import
tagged india, comcast 'bus' commercial
‘Movement’ Rallying Around Airing Clean Laundry
When hanging clothes to dry is a problem that launches a movement.


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Tagged: Project Laundry List
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tagged india, project laundry list
“Yes Madam, Sir”: Documenting Kiran Bedi….India’s First Woman Police Officer
A film documenting Kiran Bedi…..one for the list of films I wish I had made. Hats off to Australian director-producer Megan Doneman, who had the honor. Controversial, tempestuous…these are just some of the positive adjectives used to describe Kiran Bedi. I just think of her as one kickass woman who inspires.
The film was first shown [...]
Collected Oct 27, 2009 from yehhailife.wordpress.com via blog import
tagged crime, india, people making a difference, politics, women's issues
Windows 7 made with 7,000 dominos, by Microsoft India team
We hope it’s not a metaphor for Windows 7. And, that an equal amount of time was spent coding it to be bug free.
Hattip: Brier Dudley, Seattle Times


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Tagged: India, Windows 7
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tagged india, technology, windows 7
Red Lips & Cool Music Watch – Zascha Moktan
Born in New Delhi to Nepalese dad and German mom, and opened for John Legend and Alicia Keys’ Diary Tour. Now a soul singing, guitarist and pianist in her own right.
Hattip: Darjeeling Forum

Tagged: Zascha Moktan
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tagged india, music, zascha moktan
Parsing Nanospeak
The TOI tells us three Nanos caught fire – the world’s cheapest car. We loved this Tata spokeman’s quote, “There was a minor emanation of smoke, following which there was localised meltdown of some of the wires in the combination switch area probably because of a short circuit.”
A long winded way to say, “The wires [...]
Collected Oct 22, 2009 from yehhailife.wordpress.com via blog import
tagged automobiles, business, india, nano, tata
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