Volvo to launch S80 sedan in September

Swedish car major Volvo Car Corporation (VCC) on Wednesday announced plans to make its debut in India with two flagship products -- S80 sedan and sports utility vehicle XC90 SUV -- with prices starting at Rs 38 lakh and Rs 45 lakh respectively.

VCC, which will be launching its two products early next month, said both the vehicles will be available in petrol (3.2 ltr and 4.4 ltr) and diesel variants (2.5 ltr) at the three Volvo dealerships, one each in Delhi, Mumbai and Chandigarh. The company will be importing the products as completely built units (CBUs) from the Volvo Sweden plant.

While the S80 sedan petrol variant will be priced at Rs 39 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), the diesel variant will be cheaper by Rs one lakh. Similarly, petrol version of SUV X90 can be had for Rs 46 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), the diesel version will cost Rs 45 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

Health- Ques & Ans (Hilarious)

 

 

 

HEALTH QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true? A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.     Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables? A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.   Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake? A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!   Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio? A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.   Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program? A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good !   Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you? A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!!. Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?   Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle? A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.   Q: Is chocolate bad for me? A: Are you crazy? HELLO..... Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the best feel-good food around!   Q: Is swimming good for your figure? A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.   Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle? A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!   Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets. And remember: "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

 

DO Yoga at office

  
  Certain simple techniques to cope with our increasingly demanding work-styles

Suggestions	Benefits
Try not to use the intercom . Rather, walk to your colleagues and discuss matters.	Stretches your back, and leg muscles. Helps build rapport with colleagues. Relaxes your eyes and ears. Relaxes your neck.
Drink lots of water / liquids .	Will require you to walk to the rest room regularly. Good stress buster
Small meals at regular intervals	Keeps away acidity. Makes you walk to the cafeteria thus providing exercise.
Laughter is the best medicine	Hard works is good, but let us not lose our sense of humour. Learn to laugh for everything. Stress buster, good for face muscles and eyes. Sharpens thinking capabilities. Mainly, laughter is contagious.
20, 20, 20, 20 rule - Every 20 minutes, look at an object at least 20 meters away for at least 20 seconds. After that blink your eyes 20 times before you resume on the computer	Good for eyes, neck, back. You get to chose what object you want to look at!
Keep your feet firmly planted on the ground	Good for back, neck and leg muscles. Keeps Ego in check!
Use an external mouse ( Laptop users ). Rest you elbow where ever possible	Good for neck, back, arms, shoulders and wrist.
Ensure that you chair is adjusted to optimum height and the back-rest is adjusted to normal (rather than recline)	Good for back and neck
Use speaker-phones for long calls (calls for more than 20 minutes)	Less stressful and enables more movement of the body.
Get it off you . Talk to someone about anything that bothers you.	All of us have stress. It is how we manage it. Make friends in office to whom you can open your heart out. Honest discussions very often provide answers to difficult situations.

What is high cholesterol ?

Cholesterol is a type of fat. Your body needs it for many things, such as making new cells. But too much cholesterol in your blood increases your chances of having a heart attack and stroke.

You get cholesterol from the foods you eat and from your liver. Your liver makes most of the cholesterol your body needs.

• Desirable cholesterol is less than 200 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL).

• Borderline-high cholesterol is 200 to 239.

• High cholesterol is 240 or higher.

What are the different kinds of cholesterol?

Cholesterol travels through your blood attached to a protein. This cholesterol-protein package is called a lipoprotein. Lipoproteins are either high-density or low-density, based on how much protein and fat they have.

Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) are mostly fat with only a small amount of protein. LDL is the bad kind of cholesterol because it can clog your arteries. If you have high cholesterol, your doctor will want you to lower your LDL.

LDL levels:

• Best LDL is less than 100 mg/dL.
• Near best LDL is 100 to 129.
• Borderline-high LDL is 130 to 159.
• High LDL is 160 to 189.
• Very high LDL is 190 and above.

See an illustration of a clogged artery (atherosclerosis).

High-density lipoproteins (HDL) help clear the bad cholesterol from your blood and keep it from clogging your arteries. HDL is the good kind of cholesterol. High levels of HDL (60 or above) can protect you from a heart attack.

HDL levels:

• Desirable or high HDL is 60 mg/dL or above.
• Undesirable or low HDL is less than 40.

Triglycerides are another type of fat in your blood. If you have high triglycerides and high LDL, your chances of having a heart attack are higher.

Triglyceride levels:

• Borderline high is 150 to 199 mg/dL.
• High is 200 or above.
• Very high is 500 or higher.

What causes high cholesterol?

High cholesterol may run in your family. The foods you eat also may cause high cholesterol.

Causes include:

• Your diet. Eating too much saturated fat and cholesterol can cause high cholesterol. Saturated fat and cholesterol come from animal foods such as beef, pork, veal, milk, eggs, butter, and cheese. Many packaged foods contain saturated fat such as coconut oil, palm oil, or cocoa butter. You will also find saturated fat in stick margarine and vegetable shortening. Cookies, crackers, chips, and other snacks usually contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oil or trans fat, which can raise cholesterol.
• Your weight. Being overweight may raise triglycerides and lower HDL.
• Your activity level. Not exercising may raise LDL and lower HDL.
• Your overall health. Having diseases such as low thyroid can raise cholesterol. Cigarette smoking may lower HDL.
• Your age. After you reach age 20, your cholesterol starts to rise. In men, cholesterol levels usually level off after age 50. In women, cholesterol levels stay fairly low until menopause. After that, they rise to about the same level as in men.
• Your family. A disease called a lipid disorder can also cause high cholesterol. This rare problem is inherited from family members, and it changes how your body handles cholesterol. If you have a lipid disorder, your cholesterol may be well over 250 mg/dL. It may be harder to treat.

What are the symptoms?

High cholesterol doesn't make you feel sick. But if cholesterol builds up in your arteries, it can block blood flow to your heart or brain and cause a heart attack or stroke.

In some people, cholesterol deposits called xanthomas may form under the skin. They look like small bumps.

How is high cholesterol diagnosed?

Your doctor will use a blood test to check your cholesterol.

• A lipoprotein analysis is the most complete test. It measures your total cholesterol: HDL, LDL, and triglycerides. You cannot have food for 12 hours before this test.
• A simple cholesterol test can measure your total cholesterol and HDL. You can eat before this test. Sometimes doctors do this test first and then order a lipoprotein analysis if you have high cholesterol or low HDL.

How is it treated?

You and your doctor may decide first to treat your high cholesterol without medicine. Changes to your lifestyle and diet may be all you need. These changes include eating foods low in saturated fat, being more active, losing weight if you need to, and quitting smoking if needed.

If you cannot lower your cholesterol enough after trying lifestyle changes for a few months, you may need to take a medicine called a statin.

If you have high blood pressure, diabetes, or coronary artery disease (CAD), your doctor may want you to take a statin right away. This is because your chance of having a heart attack is higher.

Use this Interactive Tool: Are You at Risk for a Heart Attack?

Research shows that people who have a high risk for heart attack could benefit from taking higher doses of statins to lower their LDL cholesterol as much as possible. The more these people can lower their LDL, the less likely they are to have a heart attack. 1

Things that increase your risk for heart attack include:

• Having high blood pressure.
• Smoking.
• Having low HDL (good) cholesterol.
• Having peripheral arterial disease, which is narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the legs, abdomen, pelvis, arms, or neck.
• Having diabetes.
• Having a family history of heart disease.
• Being age 45 or older if you are a man, and age 55 or older if you are a woman

Two sim cards in one phone

Samsung Duo The reason for its name DUO is due to the fact that it supports both GSM and CDMA technology. Yes! That’s right. One can have two Sim cards in the Duo and one have options for 2 GSM cards or 2 CDMA cards or even one of each.

The phone is available off the rack and mainly through TATA Indicom who is the service provider partnering with Samsung for CDMA. Although it may look like a regular Samsung slider, it’s not a slider at all. In fact it’s a touch screen Smart phone with a 2.2-inch hybrid TFT display. It’s also equipped with a 1.3 megapixel camera with 10X digital zoom and video recording. It’s also a business phone that supports document files in excel, word and PDF formats in read only though. For messaging, it has 3 options viz an ‘ABCD’ keyboard or a normal mobile phone keypad and of course since it uses handwriting recognition software, one can just scribble it in. The phone also supports Bluetooth with A2DP compatibility. The Duo has 10MB of internal memory and can support a 1GB external memory, microSD card. It doesn’t support WAP when using a GSM provider.

The Samsung Duo also has an MP3/AAC+ player and supports video in MPEG4. There’s no radio unfortunately. It has an inbuilt Indian calendar which lists all the festivals, dates and important occasions.

The Samsung Duo is out and was launched in Mumbai today. It’s available at a price of Rs. 11,999 not including the Indicom Sim. TATA Indicom is also offering special plans with customers who decide to switch services. Tech2