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That’s right party people. If music is the food of love, then play on! Hyd knows how to party, and also knows its music. From lazy lounge to heart thumping electro techno, the DJs in clubs and pubs in Hyderabad spin it all. There’s something for everyone. So if you’re a music aficionado who knows the beat per minute of your favourite song, or just a regular party-hopper, you won’t be disappointed.

But just to make it easier, we’re giving you the lowdown on what type of music plays where; so you can pick and choose the party destination according to beats you want to swing to. Remember though, that a club may decide to play one or more of the genres below, so this is in no way a restrictive list. It’s more of a guide to the popular joints in Hyd to dance to the different kinds of music we all love.

A- Alternative…Alternative Rock is not very groovy to dance to, so the only time you may hear bands like the Foo Fighters or Linkin Park play is if the place is playing Worldspace! But if you’re really keen, pubs like 10 Downing Street (10 D) MAY just play some Alt rock, but ONLY during afternoons!

B- Bhangra…Bhangra has gone global and is a definite fixture in most club DJ sets. One can jump to Punjabi MC on Bollywood Nites in Bottles & Chimney (B &C), 10 D, Myst and sometimes even Ahala.

B-Bollywood…Get one thing straight. Bollywood remixes rock and we love them. So they’re always going to be there. Almost every happening party will have some cool Bollywood remixes thrown in for some good ol’ Desi flavor. Specialists are B&C and Ahala, especially on dedicated Bollywood nights.

C- Club…Club music is currently the rage of the Hyderabad night life. From sexy remixes of Justin Timberlake to hardcore Club legends like Benny Benassi, clubs such as Touch pump up the revelers with club tracks. Ahala is another cool place to check out some vibrant sounds.

D-Dance…Dance and Club are pretty similar, so the clubs that play the former would play Dance as well. Wednesday nights in Touch, Ahala, F Bar as well as other places such as Soul, Myst and Firangi Paani would be a good choice.

E-Electro…B&C and Liquids are known to play Techno every once in a while. But Electro is as popular as Dance/Club. Touch and Ahala also play Electro, but only a few electro tracks would be squeezed in, so don’t count on a complete night of Electro!

H- Hip-hop…50 Cent, Kanye and other gangstas also make us jump, so the DJs in B&C, Firangi Paani and Ahala will play a good measure of some hip-hop to all you playas!

L – Lounge…Touch owns this genre. DJ Yogi will spin some cool lounge for all the party people every Saturday night, but it’ll be during the beginning of the night. Later on, more energy is infused by playing primarily Club music. Ahala, Liquids (especially on Friday nights) and Sixth Element will also play some cool soothing Lounge music, ideal for an unwind session.

R- Rock… Rock can never die. So pubs like 10 Downing Street and Firangi Paani give you enough reason to drink another pint while the cool riffs of Pink Floyd, the Scorpions and Guns n Roses pipe through the speakers. Retro nights in 10 D are specially worth checking out, if you’re a true “Rock star” at heart. Ahala and Touch will play remixes of rock tracks, but not pure rock as such.

So there you go. A complete guide to what’s playing where to help you decide which pub to hop to this weekend!

Hyderabad Music has been written by Shah Barkha for MetroMela

The abdominals are probably one of the most targeted areas in the world of health and fitness marketing. Videotapes proclaiming they can shape your mid-section into the washboard appearance of fitness magazine models, exercise contraptions/gimmicks, as we refer to them, that target your wallet more than your torso, plus dozens of other programs and procedures which isolate abs and lead consumers into the myths and fallacies of abdominal fitness. Based off of the hits our website receives with “abdominal” as part of the search string, and all the misinformation surrounding ‘ab training’ we were prompted to focus this article on the healthy aspects of torso (core) fitness training.

In reality, most abdominal exercise consumers are seeking to lose body fat in the abdominal area. In order to accomplish this, many factors need to be put into place. Great-looking middle sections are developed from combining cardiovascular exercise several times per week to shed off the unwanted body fat, torso strengthening exercises (see ‘Three Part Approach” below), and eating foods low in fat and total calories while paying attention to the portions sizes and amounts. After all, most weight gain occurs from eating too much and exercising too little.

In addition, it is not uncommon to see abdominal exercises performed on a daily basis. Usually a few sets of many repetitions are utilized to enhance the core’s endurance, and assist the muscles with one of their main functions within the body. Torso muscles are used as stabilizers, which facilitate many other movements our bodies perform. Because of this, they require much endurance in order to support the spine, enhance lower back functioning, and accommodate our many activities. While this endurance is important, strengthening these muscles is equally important but often over looked.

Choose exercises that bring you to muscle fatigue within 10-15 repetitions 2-3 times per week. Treat the abdominal musculature just as any other major muscle group when you strength-train it. In order for them to appear more muscular, thicker, and six-pack like, abdominals need to be challenged with resistance exercises. At first, just body weight may be all an individual needs in order to challenge themselves, but eventually more weight or an advanced version of the exercise will be needed for further gains.

As with all exercises, be sure to select ones that are appropriate for your level and experiences. Trying to perform advanced movements too soon can not only increase your risk of injury, but also leave you feeling unsuccessful in your attempts to improve. Expensive gadgets and video programs are not always (even rarely) necessary to improve upon your abdominal fitness. Generally speaking, most individuals do just fine and are very challenged with variations of three basic movements as seen below in ‘Three Part Approach’.

THREE PART CORE APPROACH

A complete abdominal training program should consist of exercises that work the three areas that make up the abdominal wall. The rectus abdominis is the long sheath of muscle that produces forward flexion of the spine, and has a washboard appearance in well-developed bodies. The external and internal obliques, which are two separate muscle groups, are responsible for flexion, rotation, and lateral (side) flexion of the spine. The deepest of the three areas is the transversus abdominis. Its job is to help expel air out of the lungs and keep the abdomen flat. Each area is essential to good abdominal integrity, stability and health.

The following three exercises are designed for use together in a complete abdominal workout. As the exercises become easy to do, be sure to add intensity by incorporating some variation with the advancing techniques. These exercises should be done 2-3 times per week on alternating days with a 2-3 set 10-15 repetition scheme for strength development, or more often (daily if needed) 1-2 sets of 20 or more repetitions for general endurance. Combine both set and repetition protocols together throughout the week if you really want a challenge!!

Abdominal Crunch/Reverse Curl

Focus-rectus abdominis

Lie on your back with knees bent and arms crossed over your chest. Simultaneously lift your head, neck, shoulders and shoulder blades off the floor in a slow controlled movement (2 counts). Pause for 2 counts and allow all remaining air out of lungs, then slowly lower to start position barely allowing the shoulders to touch the floor before you begin the next repetition. Exhale out as you lift, and inhale as you lower.

Lift feet from floor, knees at a 90 degree angle, contract abdominals into spine, and lift hips in 2 counts until buttocks and tail bone are off of floor (reverse curl), hold for two counts, and then slowly lower. Exhale as you lift, inhale as you lower.

Advancing Techniques

Perform both movements together, place fists at temples, or extend both arms straight from shoulders to add resistance to movement. Add weight plate across chest. Use a decline bench with head at decline and feet at incline or add a Resist-A-Ball (stability ball) for added core stabilization and balance challenge. Foam rollers and wobble discs may also be utilize to add variety.

Twisting Oblique Curl

Focus- obliques

Lie on your back with knees bent and right hand placed across left shoulder, and left arm outside of left thigh for support. Lift your head, neck, and shoulder then rotate at spine bringing right shoulder toward left knee. Keep your hips pressing in toward the floor, and abdominals pressing firmly toward the spine. As you begin to rotate keep traveling up in the movement to get the right shoulder blade off of the floor. Pause at the top of the movement, and slowly lower. Repeat the movement with the left shoulder moving toward the right knee. Exhale as you lift, and inhale as you lower.

Advancing Techniques

Place both hands behind head with thumbs resting behind ears, or extend one arm up from shoulder as you lift toward knee (right side lifting toward left, then right arm would extend). Lift feet from floor with knees at a 90 degree angle, allow knees to drop toward right 2 counts, hold 2 counts, then slowly draw knees back in toward midline. Use a decline bench and perform same movements, add a weight plate across chest, and/or utilize the stability ball or other inexpensive equipment for challenge and variety.

Abdominal Breathing

Focus- transversus abdominis

Lie on your back with knees bent and hand across your stomach. Take a full breath in and expand your belly with air. As you exhale feel the transversus muscle compress in toward your spine. Breath in 4 counts, but breath out 8 counts. Make the last 4 counts of the exhale a deep abdominal contraction. Finally, hold the transversus muscle in for a full 60 seconds and try to keep breathing normally.

Advancing Techniques

Sit up on your knees or with your legs crossed, spine fully extended and neutral. Allow your shoulder blades to pull toward your spine, the chest to open forward, and the chin to rest parallel to the floor. Using a quick, sharp breathing pattern (in yoga this is called ‘breath of fire’) inhale through the nose, and exhale quickly with a short powerful bursts through pursed lips and out of the mouth for 30-60 seconds. It will make a “shh, shh, shh” sound. Try to perform these breaths from the abdominal region, and let the air come in and out quickly, using forceful contractions from the transversus to exhale out the air.

NOTE-

If this exercise makes you dizzy or lightheaded, stop immediately and return to abdominal breathing.

Amy is the NW Regional Trainer for Resist-A-Ball, Inc. and Faculty Trainer for the American Council on Exercise. Her Bachelor of Science was attained in Holistic Nutrition and is certified as a personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and yoga instructor. She also offers workshops, lectures and trainings for fitness professionals through her own company http://www.fitlaunch.com FIT Launch as well as providing personal training services locally.

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Yesterday a young man who was a part of my children’s ministry in the 1990′s walked into my office for a short visit. What he brought in with him grabbed my attention. He handed me a well circulated 1980 Philadelpia Mint Kennedy Half Dollar, that had identical obverse and reverses and about a 20% rotated die. His question was, how much is it worth? This double headed Kennedy looks like it has not been tampered with. However, in the US Mint history only one double headed or double tailed coin has been authenticated. With billions upon billions of coins being minted, the chance of this coin being the “real thing”, is about ten to the hundred power. In other words Leo, you have a much greater chance of winning the “Powerball Lottery” than this coin being authentic. Let me explain why.

At the US Mint, a coin press consists of two dies. The die for the reverse side of a coin is called the anvil die and it is stationary. It will not move! The obverse die is a hammer die which moves up and down with a force in excess of 37 tons per square inch. This is the minimal pressure for striking a one cent coin. Neither die will fit in the other dies position making the law of probability against a double strike heads or tails coin mounting up quickly. The chance of one being produced is very slim and coupled with it going through the inspection process and being released into circulation, makes getting one nearly impossible. However, if you think you have one it needs to go through three simple tests before being submitted to a grading service for authentication.

The first test is measurements. Check the diameter, thickness and weight of the coin to see if it meets the specifications for that coin denomination. The second test is to check the edge of the coin under higher magnification. If there is a seam it is not a real coin. Third, do the “ring” test. Locate another coin of the same date, design and denomination. Drop them both on a counter top or table to compare the sound. If the ring sound is different it is not a real coin. If your coin passes all three tests you may have a real coin and it should be submitted to a recognized grading service. You might just be the owner of the second double sided coin in the history of the US Mint. I would be happy to answer your question then as that coin could make you an instant millionaire.

As a fake coin, Leo’s 1980 Philadelphia Mint Kennedy Half Dollar is worth about $2.00 as a keepsake, but has no value to a coin collector. I hope I have answered this question for all those double headed and double tailed coins.

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Telephone, Internet, and TV service are now routinely bundled by service providers. It is convenient to have a single supplier and one bill a month. With the availability of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), the lines between the different services have blurred further.

Broadband Internet service (High Speed) for residential or small business requirements has usually been available from two sources: DSL, a system that piggybacked on the telephone wiring from the telephone company, or Cable, a system that similarly piggybacked on the cable TV wiring. In 2008, about 25 million customers utilized cable broadband, and about 22 million customers utilized DSL. In 2001, a total of about 5 million customers used either cable broadband or DSL.

For most people the TV coaxial cable has offered better performance than DSL, but if you were highly price conscious, then the DSL cable may have been competitive. So, in a discussion of broadband choices, we should include cable and DSL, but we will also discuss new options that are now available like WildBlue satellite, and services that will soon be available like WiMax (WiFi with a city-wide hot-spot) and ViaSat (satellite communications on steroids).

The Impact of Video Downloads (especially HDTV):

Despite the relatively small number of users, research indicates that systems such as BitTorrent and YouTube account for more than half of all Internet traffic. In 1995 the total amount of data transacted over the Internet backbone was about 1.5 million GB. By 2006, this had grown to over 700 million GB.

ABI Research projects that the number of video downloads to increase from 215 million downloads this year (2008) to 2.4 billion downloads in 2012. This number becomes more impressive when one takes into account that a much higher per cent of those downloads in 2012 will be HDTV files, which are much larger (A non HDTV movie is approximately 3 GB/Hour, HDTV file size is dependent on encoding: an MPEG-4 encoded HDTV movie file size is approximately 5 GB/Hour, an unencoded 1280 X 720 movie file size is over 150 GB/Hour, and an unencoded 1920 X 1080 movie file size is over 350 GB/Hour).

By 2010, forecasts call for 80-90% of Internet traffic to be video transfer.

Cable and the Phone Companies (DSL):

Cable broadband is capable of about 30 MBPS of bandwidth, however, speed can vary. Unfortunately, the measurement in real-world conditions can be more complicated. If many people in your neighborhood use the same broadband service as you, and those people use a lot of bandwidth, for video downloads for example, then you will be sharing some resources, and your performance will suffer. Most service providers offer service with between 3-6 MBPS bandwidth for downloads. Upload bandwidth is lower: usually between 200-600 KBPS.

Median DSL speed in the U.S. is 768 KBPS. One type of DSL technology, VDSL, is capable of 30 MBPS bandwidth, but this service is not widely available. Instead, telephone companies more commonly offer ADSL or SDSL services (cheaper and slower).

Both Cable Broadband and DSL service providers commonly employ bandwidth caps for residential and small business customers. Service providers concerned about the overall capability of their network may institute the capacity constraints so that they can provide equal performance to all of their customers.

Cable and the Phone Companies HDTV:

Verizon is building fiber-optic networks that will be capable of broadcasting handle 200+ HDTV channels in addition to all of the conventional TV channels.

Most cable operators have enough available bandwidth for only about 10-12 HDTV channels without a major retooling of their networks.

WiMax and LTE:

In major metropolitan areas in the U.S., WiMax should available late in 2008. Sprint will make its commercial WiMAX debut in Baltimore in September. WiMax supports peak data speeds of about 20 MBPS, but, as with most broadband technologies, that bandwidth will be shared amongst users. On average, a user will see data rates between 1 MBPS and 4 MBPS.

Most major wireless carriers are skipping WiMax, planning instead to build out networks using a similar technology called Long Term Evolution (LTE), a successor to current cellular technology. WiMax has a head start on LTE, which won’t be ready until 2010. These two technologies are referred to as 4G networks (Current state of the art mobile phone technology for accessing the Internet is called 3G). If mobile broadband service is important to you, these products will be very attractive. Unlike rivals GSM and CDMA, both 4G networks are based on “Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing” (OFDM), also sometimes referred to as “discrete multi-tone modulation”. Since both LTE and WiMax are based on similar technology, a unified standard is possible in theory, and discussions are ongoing. Motorola has said 85% of the technology and work for WiMax equipment will be reused in its designs for LTE equipment.

WiMAX and LTE can deliver large amounts of bandwidth operating at the low power levels necessary for mobile devices. Another advantage of WiMax/LTE is its ability to communicate out of line-of-sight (unlike conventional WiFi), and to communicate into large buildings, in theory making dropped calls, typical of today’s cell phones, a thing of the past. A company called MobiTV will utilize the WiMAX network for the broadcast of TV, including HDTV. VoIP (telephone service) has already been deployed on WiMAX networks in other parts of the world.

Satellite Broadband:

Also newly introduced into the Broadband market, is WildBlue Satellite. This broadband service does not require a phone or cable line. WildBlue Satellite broadband service offers download/upload speeds starting at just $50 per month (512 kbps download speed with upload speed up to 128 kbps), or $80 per month (1.5 Mbps download speed and uploads up to 256 kbps). For those living in areas not well served by Cable Broadband and DSL, this is an attractive alternative. iNetVu offers a portable system for vehicles.

A very powerful new satellite, Viasat-1, will launch in 2011. This satellite will greatly improve the competitiveness of satellite in this field. ViaSat-1 has a total throughput capability of over 100 Gb/second, which is more capacity than the current American fleet of two-way C, Ka, and Ku band satellites combined. In 2010, a similar service will be launed in Europe by Ka-Sat.

Both WildBlue and ViaSat terminals use a networking technology that uses satellite bandwidth more efficiently, called DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications), lowering the cost of Internet service to consumers. The terminals include satellite modems and Ka band transceivers. DOCSIS has the ability to address “rain fade”, a reduction in signal that is caused by heavy cloud cover, like during a thunderstorm. DOCSIS automatically responds to a reduced signal caused by atmospheric conditions with variable power control and data encoding techniques.

ViaSat-1 will offer more than a 10X increase in the capacity with frequency reuse by utilizing a technique called “SpotBeams” (WildBlue also uses SpotBeams). The high throughout of ViaSat-1 makes it ideal for transmitting new video applications requiring ultra high bit rates such as HDTV, HD digital cinema, and 3D TV. Spotbeams can be compared to a searchlight. SpotBeams focus a signal on an area 100 to 200 miles across. Thge same frequencies can be be reused many time, but for a different focus area.

WildBlue and ViaSat are geosynchronous satellites. A geosynchronous satellite remains above the same spot on the earth by orbiting at approximately 36,000 kilometers above the equator. Your signal must do a round-trip, and the minimum time for such a trip is about 1/4 second.

Satellite HDTV:

While HDTV local channels are more available on cable than satellite, DirecTV and the Dish Network each offer more national HDTV channels. DirecTV offers about 60 national HDTV channels and the Dish Network has about 50 HDTV channels. DirecTV and EchoStar plan additional satellites to offer at least 150 national HD channels, as well as local stations in HDTV.

“Satellite’s going to be constrained not so much by how many channels they can carry than by how many they can get,” Bob Scherman, Satellite Business News.

By 2010, it is projected that 60% of TV receivers will use a Satellite signal, up from 15% in 2002.
Summary:

Median DSL speed in the U.S. is 768 KBPS.
Median Internet speed over Cable broadband is about 4.5 MBPS.
WildBlue service is approximately 500 KBPS.
WiMax service will be between 1 MBPS and 4 MBPS.
ViaSat-1 service (2011) will be about 2 MBPS.

HDTV service is currently more fully served by the satellite TV companies like DirectV and Dish Network. New systems being implemented by Verizon, or perhaps a thorough retooling by local cable TV operators will offer the best competition.

The supply of HDTV and Broadband service in the U.S. is currently fragmented from the satellite industry. Both may be available from local retailers, but a unified system is lacking. This compares poorly to Europe and EutelSat, which will launch Ka-Sat in 2010 (Ka-Sat is very similar to ViaSat-1, discussed above), and install this satellite in a satellite “neighborhood”, so that a single system will receive both the TV signals from their HotBird satellite system, and receive high performance broadband from Ka-Sat. This is unfortunate for U.S. consumers.

Currently, over 90% of customers of broadband services utilize either cable broadband or DSL. However, new worthy competition is entering the fray, and it will be difficult for those services to maintain their market share.

About the Author: Brian Bradshaw is a Certified Technical Specialist (InfoComm CTS). Areas of expertise include Video, Audio, Computation, HDTV, Satellite Systems, and Communications. He has a communications technology business in Plano, Texas (Dallas). More information can be found at his Website: http://bradshaw-vacuum-technology.com

Peyronie’s disease can occur at any time but is more common in men aged 40-60 years. It affects 1 in 100 middle-aged men but experts suggest it is as common as 4%.

The disease causes very variable degrees of deformity and inconvenience. Some men are barely troubled by it, while others find sexual intercourse physically impossible. Many men will not require treatment, but all should seek prompt medical advice. The symptoms of Peyronie’s disease are as follows:

1. A lump in the shaft of the penis: This develops slowly over several months and often takes 12-18 months to reach its maximal size.

2. Pain in the penile shaft: More than 2/3rds of men with this disease experience variable degrees of pain in the penile shaft. In a majority of the cases the pain settles down after some time.

3. Abnormal angulation of the erect penis: During the 12-18 months of the lump or plaque developing in the penis men experience variable degrees of abnormal upward bending of the penis. 30-40% of the patients get worse, 10-20% get better and the remaining 50% remain status quo.

Some patients develop varying degrees of erectile dysfunction (impotence) as a consequence of Peyronie’s disease. This can vary from a complete inability to attain and/or maintain an erection adequate for satisfactory sexual experience to a slight reduction in penile rigidity. In some patients the penis can buckle around the lump during intercourse. It is interesting to note that between 10 and 25 per cent of men with Peyronie’s disease have Dupuytren’s contracture, a claw-like deformity in which the little finger, the ring finger and, sometimes, other fingers bend over towards the palm of the hand.

If you have any of the above symptoms of Peyronie’s disease then seek prompt medical attention. There are treatments for Peyronie’s disease and it is possible to correct the deformity through either penile stretching or surgery.

The author is an expert in penile health and penile enlargement techniques. For home treatment of Peyronie’s disease using SizeGenetics visit http://bettersextoday.weebly.com