Which cardio machine burns the most calories?

In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association ( Vol. 275 No. 18, pp. 1382-1450, May 8, 1996) treadmills are the best indoor equipment for fitness training.

The study compared treadmills, Elliptical trainers, stair machines, rowing machines and exercise bikes. Users were asked to use each piece of equipment at a perceived level of intensity. (IE: Easy, medium hard). Measurements were taken to see which piece of equipment caused the user to expend the most energy.

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Anil Ambani - Biggest billionaire drop in 2008

Indian businessman Anil Ambani has been revealed as the biggest loser on the 2009 Forbes World Billionaire list, losing $31.9bn over the past 12 months.



India's economy, although driven by domestic demand, hasn't been immune to the global slowdown. In the quarter ending December 2008, Gross Domestic Product grew by 5.3%, down from 9% the previous year.

Four Indians were among the world's top 10 richest in 2008, worth a combined $160 billion. Today, that same foursome is worth just $54 billion. Mukesh Ambani and Lakshmi Mittal still managed to hold on to their spots at Nos. 7 and 8, respectively. The same can't be said for Anil Ambani, who lost $32 billion this past year, more than any other billionaire in the world, or K.P. Singh, briefly the world's richest real estate baron, who lost $25 billion and is now ranked No. 98, worth $5 billion.

Not surprisingly, India's richest are facing a major reality check. A volatile stock market that dropped 44% in the past 12 months and a depreciating rupee, which fell about one-fifth against the dollar, sent their fortunes tumbling.

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Anil Ambani - Biggest billionaire drop in 2008

Indian businessman Anil Ambani has been revealed as the biggest loser on the 2009 Forbes World Billionaire list, losing $31.9bn over the past 12 months.



India's economy, although driven by domestic demand, hasn't been immune to the global slowdown. In the quarter ending December 2008, Gross Domestic Product grew by 5.3%, down from 9% the previous year.

Four Indians were among the world's top 10 richest in 2008, worth a combined $160 billion. Today, that same foursome is worth just $54 billion. Mukesh Ambani and Lakshmi Mittal still managed to hold on to their spots at Nos. 7 and 8, respectively. The same can't be said for Anil Ambani, who lost $32 billion this past year, more than any other billionaire in the world, or K.P. Singh, briefly the world's richest real estate baron, who lost $25 billion and is now ranked No. 98, worth $5 billion.

Not surprisingly, India's richest are facing a major reality check. A volatile stock market that dropped 44% in the past 12 months and a depreciating rupee, which fell about one-fifth against the dollar, sent their fortunes tumbling.

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New Telgu film - Manorama - Charmi, Nishal, Sridhar rao

Manorama is a Telugu Movie, starring Charmee and others, directed by V Eswar Reddy. Produced by Maddineni Srinivasa Rao, and music composed by Koti.

Based on a romantic thriller plot, the message conveyed by the film is ‘Anything is possible with the power of love’. Charmme’s role is being said to inspire the youth with an impressive outing. The special highlight is a 500 rupee note that will change the track of the film. The currency is graphically designed and picturized captivatingly to entertain the viewers.

Watch new recent Telugu film - Manorama - CHarmee, Nishal, Sridhar rao

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New Telgu film - Manorama - Charmi, Nishal, Sridhar rao

Manorama is a Telugu Movie, starring Charmee and others, directed by V Eswar Reddy. Produced by Maddineni Srinivasa Rao, and music composed by Koti.

Based on a romantic thriller plot, the message conveyed by the film is ‘Anything is possible with the power of love’. Charmme’s role is being said to inspire the youth with an impressive outing. The special highlight is a 500 rupee note that will change the track of the film. The currency is graphically designed and picturized captivatingly to entertain the viewers.

Watch new recent Telugu film - Manorama - CHarmee, Nishal, Sridhar rao

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Latest Telugu film - Billa - Namita, Prabhas, Hansika

Cast: Prabhas, Namita, Anushka, Hansika, Subba Raju, Supreet, Kelly Dorge, Aravind, Rahaman, Ali etc
Music: Mani Sharma

Billa ( Prabhas) a gangster in Malaysia becomes the most wanted for Interpol, Indian and Malaysian police. They collectively search for him but he keeps on escaping. Lisa (Namitha) is the girl friend of Billa and Maya (Anushka) is another dame who joins Billa’s team to put an end for him with a secret vengeance.

Finally ACP Krishna Murthy (Krishnam Raju) takes up Billa’s case and chases him. Finally he catches him and kills. But later with the help of an informer (Ali) Krishna Murthy learns that there is a look alike of Billa in Vizag. He conspires to use that look alike in the place of Billa and smoke out all gangsters connected to Billa.

The look alike of Billa is none other than Ranga (Prabhas) who is a pickpocketer and petty thief. The story takes the turn when Krishan Murthy meets Ranga and gives him the offer to act as Billa.

Finally how far Krishna Murthy gets success in his operation? That has to be watched on screen.

Watch latest Telugu film - Billa - Prabhas, Namitha, Hansika

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What is fitness? pt 2

Fitness is defined as, "the body's ability to perform physical activity without distress or injury." Although most people rarely engage in arduous physical activity as part of their daily jobs, wildland firefighters know that physical fitness plays an important role in our personal wellness and job performance. It's a proven fact that by incorporating a balanced fitness program into our daily work life, we enhance our health and safety, while mitigating our risk of injury and illness and increasing our ability to do work.

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What is fitness?

Fitness means being in good physical condition. We often think of athletes as being very fit. They tend to focus on performance-related fitness for sports.

But you don't have to be an athlete to be fit. Doing more physical activity improves your fitness and health, no matter what size or shape you are.

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and You think sailing is slow..

Current Location: Billabong's Location

During our development/testing of BlurbBits, we scoured the internet for interesting blogs that contain lat/long locations (or full georss support).

We found the Virgin Global Row site. This guy is trying to row around Antarctica

and it is expected to take 18-22 months (with One Stop).

After 17 days he's only covered 305 miles. We would typically cover this distance in less than 3 days, you driving on the freeway: 5 hours. I would NEVER take Billabong down there, waves travel around the world unimpeded by land, 40 foot seas are not uncommon. We added him to our BlurbBit examples. We can map his blog posts on an interactive map and/or create gadgets of map summaries or blog albums that can be shared or embedded on sites/blogs.


See Official Google Blog: The rowboat and the cloud to learn more about Google's role. Hmm.. wish we could have that level of support.

Go Olly go..

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Amsterdam: The Venice Of The North

If your are opting for a European vacation, be sure not to miss the majestic city of Amsterdam, Netherlands in the province of North Holland. You'll be amazed of how the classic way of living is harmoniously blending with today's modern sophistication. Interesting isn't it? But before you ever think of flying there, it's interesting to know first the basic facts about the city.

Amsterdam is the capital and the biggest city of Netherlands. The city basically got its name from its origin: “Amstel dam”, meaning a “dam in the river Amstel” where the Dam Square is today. In a bird's eye-view, the city is shaped like a horseshoe surrounded by four famous canals namely: Singel, Herengracht, Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht. Dug in the 17th century for the purpose of residential development, defense and water management, the canals of Amsterdam led the city to being termed as the “Venice of the North”.

Aside from the historical canals, other major attractions in Amsterdam include: the Rijksmuseum – it holds the country's largest collection of arts and artifacts, including 40 Rembrandts and four Vermeers, dating back from the 15 century; the Van Gogh Museum, showcasing 200 paintings and 500 drawings of the world-famous artist, Vincent van Gogh; Ann Frank House, the 17th century canalside house of the Jewish young girl Anne Frank. Her story and life during World War II was known through her kept diary. As it was published, tens of millions of copies of the diary have been printed and distributed worldwide in a total of 55 languages; and the most famous and most visited of all is Amsterdam's Red Light District. Here, prostitution has been legalized. Most visitors who happen to visit this place find the experience incredibly fascinating. Another fact, besides prostitution, the use of cannabis here in Amsterdam is allowed or at least decriminalized. In fact, there are many cannabis coffee shops around the area.

Despite criticisms and discretionary views with the issue of morality in Amsterdam, more and more visitors still flock here; even more curious of this liberal haven. Besides, locals themselves remain indifferent about this issue. Above all, it continuous to draw 4.2 million tourists each year.

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