Tuesday, 2 July 2013

[www.keralites.net] EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN!!!!!

I find it amazing that this photo, taken so many years ago, actually still exists!
And now, someone has put it on line for all of us to see.
This INCREDIBLE picture was taken in 1918.


It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge, in Iowa .


EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN!!!!!


What a priceless gift !!!!!



FACTS:
Base to Shoulder: 150 feet
Right Arm: 340 feet
Widest part of arm holding torch: 12 1/2 f eet
Right thumb: 35 feet
Thickest part of body: 29 feet
Left hand length: 30 feet
Face: 60 feet
Nose: 21 feet
Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet
Torch and flame combined: 980 feet
Number of men in flame of torch: 12,000
Number of men in torch: 2,800
Number of men in right arm: 1,200
Number of men in body, head and balance of figure only: 2,000


Total men: 18,000



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[www.keralites.net] Buttermilk Fried Chicken with Spicy Honey Drizzle

 

Buttermilk Fried Chicken with Spicy Honey Drizzle
 
I think that frying chicken is what God made cast-iron skillets for. Also, if you are frying a lot of chicken, you can dip the chicken for frying, place on large sheet pan and refrigerate over night and fry the next day. If you are really in a hurry, have two skillets going at one time. But you must be sure the chicken fries long enough to cook through and don't crowd the pieces.


Ingredients
1 fryer cut up (about 4 lbs) or your favorite chicken pieces, bone in
 
2 c buttermilk in a pie plate
 
2 c flour in a plastic bag. also added to flour -
1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp cayenne,
2 tsp dry mustard,
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
and/or 2 tbsp paprika. whatever seasoning you like.
 
2 c Crisco oil - fill 10 inch to 12 inch skillet about 1/2 inch deep. oil should be hot but not smoking.


Directions
1. Remove skin, rinse and pat dry well. Salt pepper pieces.
2. Dip pieces of chicken, one at a time, into flour. Shake bag to coat chicken, remove and dip pieces in the buttermilk, then back into the flour and shake bag to coat. Remove chicken from bag, shaking off excess flour and put on a plate or wire rack. Can cover and refrigerate for hour or over night, but not necessary.
3. When oil is hot place chicken pieces in skillet, but do not crowd. Fry chicken at least 12 minutes per SIDE. It will depend on how large the pieces are and dark meat takes longer than the white meat. Also, if oil is too hot it will burn the outside and not cook the inside. When the chicken is fried, drain on paper towels and put in oven proof dish and cover with foil. Place in a 250 degree oven to keep warm and also it will keep cooking.
4. Yummy drizzle for chicken. Add a few drops of hot sauce in 1/2 cup honey and warm in microwave. Lightly drizzle over pieces of chicken. Finger lickin good.



 

 

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[www.keralites.net] Arun Krishnanmurthy, a social entrepreneur who has only one purpose in his life: to save the environment, animals, wild life and lakes

 

Arun Krishnanmurthy, a social entrepreneur who has only one purpose in his life: to save the environment, animals, wild life and lakes. When people are conquering jungles, indiscriminately felling trees, irresponsibly mining earth's resources, here is a 26 year old who has dedicated his life to save the environment and wild animals.

Meet Arun Krishnanmurthy, a social entrepreneur who has only one purpose in his life: to save the environment, animals, wild life and lakes. The NGO, Environment Foundation of India (EFI), which he has built along with hundreds of school children is committed to just one thing: saving the environment.


The many lakes, ponds and wandering animals he grew up seeing as a child started vanishing as the city started swallowing the surrounding villages. Slowly, the villages started losing their lakes and ponds to huge concrete structures.

It also saddened Arun when high-speed buses that raced through his village mercilessly knocked down cows, dogs and cats on the roads.

The images of the dry lakes, concrete structures in place of ponds and the mutilated bodies of animals made him take a vow in his mind that he would dedicate his life for preserving the environment and animals.


Studying at the Madras Christian College

From the serene beauty of school, he moved to the Madras Christian College to study Microbiology. Anybody who has seen the campus of MCC knows how inspiring it can be to nature lovers. Though Arun was part of many groups of volunteers that worked to preserve environment, nothing gave him full satisfaction.

Working for Google in Hyderabad

All that changed once he moved to Hyderabad. Getting to work with Google when he was not even 20 was a major breakthrough in his life, Arun confesses. The three and a half years in Hyderabad turned out to be some of the most satisfying years of his life.

His work in cleaning and saving lakes started there. “Hyderabad is a beautiful city and it pained me to see the bad condition of the Gurunadham lake there. I approached the government, and the authorities gave me all the support.�

He then went to schools and conducted orientation programmes on environment and in the end, he would ask them to join him in volunteering to work for the environment. So far, he has done 142 such programmes in various schools all over India. “That was when I realised, it is not only me but very many youngsters who are equally interested in taking care of nature. It is just that somebody has to drive the cause.�

He along with 100 students started cleaning the Gurunadham lake in Hyderabad, and after 6 to 7 hours of hard work, there came out 12 tonnes of garbage. “What we did encouraged me to continue with what I believed in. I didn't look at it as an achievement.�
His father also was a huge inspiration, providing him the opportunity to chase his dreams.
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[www.keralites.net] Keep the Engine Running

 

Fun & Info @ Keralites.netFun & Info @ Keralites.netAfter the major hierarchy changes in the company's organization our Senior Director delivered a lecture to clear the doubts the employees may have and to elaborate the company's strategy behind this move. He explained the advantages of this new change in detail and advised us to endeavor in overcoming the challenges during the transition period. In my opinion, the core part of his lecture was when he asked us to 'Keep the engine running'. Later I pondered on this line and I concluded that this is such a powerful line which can help overcome a lot of tragic challenges in personal and professional life and help reduce the stress levels.

Thinking about this concept of 'Keeping the Engine Running', I believe that efforts to achieve any goals in your personal or professional life should not be stopped till the time we conquer. The momentum of things can be slow or fast at different phases of time but overall efforts should not be halted. When you have doubt of failure for a specific task, you can take next small step to determine if things are going in right direction. In case this small step is successful you can continue our journey towards the target. In case of failure you can take corrective action by moving one step back. This will give you the wisdom and experience not to repeat this mistake in next phases of your project. By the way, don't consider failure as opposite to success; consider it as part of your success because it is empowering your experience and wisdom to achieve the target with maximum perfection.

Your unstable behavior is polluting your success journey. Your success demands consistency in your deeds. Remember the fact that consistent actions become your habits, consistent habits define your character and a concrete character makes the foundation of your bright destiny. So keep the engine running, always!
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