this is a video of final year engineering project carried out in mangalore.the idea behind the proje...
this is a video of final year engineering project carried out in mangalore.the idea behind the project is develop suitable digital control system to control the frequency,monitor all parameters and protect from abnormalities and to send sms on failure and as and when required. pls note that green pipe shown in video not suffucient as someone comment on garden hose.the system is designed to operate at a head of 60m and a discharge of 20lts/sec with 6 inch pipe as a penstock
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Hello on this Thursday, the 19 day of July 2007. I'm Kristin Volk with a UPI Headline Update.
The d...
Hello on this Thursday, the 19 day of July 2007. I'm Kristin Volk with a UPI Headline Update.
The death toll in India is rising after a seven-story building partially collapsed. At least 25 are dead and many more injured in the incident that happened yesterday in Mumbai, India's financial capital. Officials say dozens of victims are still trapped in the rubble. Authorities believe the collapse could have resulted from faulty repair work. The building houses offices, shops and residential apartments.
Officials at the world's biggest nuclear power plant in Japan are apologizing after Monday's earthquake there. They say there are at least 50-quake related problems at the plant, which is now shut down. That includes a transformer fire, broken pipes, water leaks and spills of radioactive waste. Officials also suggest that a major fault line may run underneath the power plant itself. Japan's coast guard is launching a study to better map fault lines in the area.
Two separate explosions rocked the country of Pakistan today. More than thirty people are dead. In one incident, a bomb exploded at a bus stop in Southwest Pakistan. Authorities say the attack was aimed at Chinese engineers. In a second incident, police say a suicide bomber drove an explosives-packed car through the gates of a police training center in northwest Pakistan. The Islamic country has been targeted by violence recently since the military launched an assault last week on Islamic militants holed up in a mosque in Islamabad.
New York City is cleaning up after a major underground steam explosion. Mayor Michael Bloomberg was quick to announce the blast wasn't terror-related but likely caused by cold water entering a pressurized pipe laid more than 80 years ago. The crater from yesterday's blast measured 40 feet across. Environmental crews are taking air and soil samples to see if the explosion had released asbestos dust. Most pipes of that era were coated with the carcinogenic flame retardant.
That's all for now. Be sure to check out of new wrap-up from the White House tomorrow on upi.com. Thanks for watching.
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Dhyanalinga, a powerful energy center for meditation Dhyana in the Sanskrit language, means meditati...
Dhyanalinga, a powerful energy center for meditation Dhyana in the Sanskrit language, means meditation and linga means form. Dhyanalinga is a powerful and unique energy-form, representing the distilled essence of yogic sciences. Unsuccessfully attempted for thousands of years by many accomplished yogis, it is the first of its kind to be successfully consecrated and presented to the world. Dhyanalinga Yogic Temple offers a unique meditative space that does not ascribe to any particular faith ...
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The Security Forces advancing towards Mullaitivu in the Wanni battlefront have succeeded in recoveri...
The Security Forces advancing towards Mullaitivu in the Wanni battlefront have succeeded in recovering a sea tiger boat manufacturing yard.. 59th Division captured this sea tiger boat manufacturing factory located South of Puthukudiyirippu. The 4th Vijayaba Infantry Regiment under the 592nd Brigade of Lt. Colonel Manisha De Silva and under the guidance of the 59th Division commanded by Brig. Nandana Udawatte seized the following intense battles. The factory spanned an area of about five ...
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The Bhopal disaster was an industrial catastrophe that took place at a pesticide plant
The Bhopal disaster was an industrial catastrophe that took place at a pesticide plant owned and operated by Union Carbide (UCIL) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India on December 3, 1984. Around 12 AM, the plant released methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and other toxins, resulting in the exposure of over 500,000 people. Estimates vary on the death toll. The official immediate death toll was 2,259 and the government of M P has confirmed a total of 3787 deaths related to the gas release. Other government agencies estimate 15,000 deaths. Others estimate 8000 to 10,000 died within 72 hours and 25,000 have since died from gas-related diseases.
Some 25 years after the gas leak, 390 tonnes of toxic chemicals abandoned at the UCIL plant continue to leak and pollute the groundwater in the region and affect thousands of Bhopal residents who depend on it, though there is some dispute as to whether the chemicals still stored at the site pose any continuing health hazard. There are currently civil and criminal cases related to the disaster ongoing in the United States District Court, Manhattan and the District Court of Bhopal, India against Union Carbide, now owned by Dow Chemical Company, with an Indian arrest warrant pending against Warren Anderson, CEO of Union Carbide at the time of the disaster. No one has yet been prosecuted.
The UCIL factory was established in 1969 near Bhopal. 50.9 % was owned by Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) and 49.1 % by various Indian investors, including public sector financial institutions. It produced the pesticide carbaryl (trademark Sevin). In 1979 a methyl isocyanate (MIC) production plant was added to the site. MIC, an intermediate in carbaryl manufacture, was used instead of less hazardous but more expensive materials. UCC understood the properties of MIC and its handling requirements.
During the night of December 23, 1984, large amounts of water entered tank 610, containing 42 tonnes of methyl isocyanate. The resulting exothermic reaction increased the temperature inside the tank to over 200 °C (392 °F), raising the pressure to a level the tank was not designed to withstand. This forced the emergency venting of pressure from the MIC holding tank, releasing a large volume of toxic gases into the atmosphere. The reaction sped up because of the presence of iron in corroding non-stainless steel pipelines. A mixture of poisonous gases flooded the city of Bhopal, causing great panic as people woke up with a burning sensation in their lungs. Thousands died immediately from the effects of the gas and many were trampled in the panic.
Theories of how the water entered the tank differ. At the time, workers were cleaning out pipes with water, and some claim that owing to bad maintenance and leaking valves, it was possible for the water to leak into tank 610. In December 1985 the New York Times reported that according to UCIL plant managers the hypothesis of this route of entry of water was tested in the presence of the Central Bureau Investigators and was found to be negative. UCC also maintains that this route was not possible, and that it was an act of sabotage by a "disgruntled worker" who introduced water directly into the tank. However, the company's investigation team found no evidence of the necessary connection.
The 1985 reports give a picture of what led to the disaster and how it developed, although they differ in details.
Factors leading to this huge gas leak include:
-The use of hazardous chemicals (MIC) instead of less dangerous ones
-Storing these chemicals in large tanks instead of over 200 steel drums.
-Possible corroding material in pipelines
-Poor maintenance after the plant ceased production in the early 1980s
-Failure of several safety systems (due to poor maintenance and regulations).
-Safety systems being switched off to save money - including the MIC tank refrigeration system which alone would have prevented the disaster.
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The Bhopal disaster was an industrial catastrophe that took place at a pesticide plant
The Bhopal disaster was an industrial catastrophe that took place at a pesticide plant owned and operated by Union Carbide (UCIL) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India on December 3, 1984. Around 12 AM, the plant released methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and other toxins, resulting in the exposure of over 500,000 people. Estimates vary on the death toll. The official immediate death toll was 2,259 and the government of M P has confirmed a total of 3787 deaths related to the gas release. Other government agencies estimate 15,000 deaths. Others estimate 8000 to 10,000 died within 72 hours and 25,000 have since died from gas-related diseases.
Some 25 years after the gas leak, 390 tonnes of toxic chemicals abandoned at the UCIL plant continue to leak and pollute the groundwater in the region and affect thousands of Bhopal residents who depend on it, though there is some dispute as to whether the chemicals still stored at the site pose any continuing health hazard. There are currently civil and criminal cases related to the disaster ongoing in the United States District Court, Manhattan and the District Court of Bhopal, India against Union Carbide, now owned by Dow Chemical Company, with an Indian arrest warrant pending against Warren Anderson, CEO of Union Carbide at the time of the disaster. No one has yet been prosecuted.
The UCIL factory was established in 1969 near Bhopal. 50.9 % was owned by Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) and 49.1 % by various Indian investors, including public sector financial institutions. It produced the pesticide carbaryl (trademark Sevin). In 1979 a methyl isocyanate (MIC) production plant was added to the site. MIC, an intermediate in carbaryl manufacture, was used instead of less hazardous but more expensive materials. UCC understood the properties of MIC and its handling requirements.
During the night of December 23, 1984, large amounts of water entered tank 610, containing 42 tonnes of methyl isocyanate. The resulting exothermic reaction increased the temperature inside the tank to over 200 °C (392 °F), raising the pressure to a level the tank was not designed to withstand. This forced the emergency venting of pressure from the MIC holding tank, releasing a large volume of toxic gases into the atmosphere. The reaction sped up because of the presence of iron in corroding non-stainless steel pipelines. A mixture of poisonous gases flooded the city of Bhopal, causing great panic as people woke up with a burning sensation in their lungs. Thousands died immediately from the effects of the gas and many were trampled in the panic.
Theories of how the water entered the tank differ. At the time, workers were cleaning out pipes with water, and some claim that owing to bad maintenance and leaking valves, it was possible for the water to leak into tank 610. In December 1985 the New York Times reported that according to UCIL plant managers the hypothesis of this route of entry of water was tested in the presence of the Central Bureau Investigators and was found to be negative. UCC also maintains that this route was not possible, and that it was an act of sabotage by a "disgruntled worker" who introduced water directly into the tank. However, the company's investigation team found no evidence of the necessary connection.
The 1985 reports give a picture of what led to the disaster and how it developed, although they differ in details.
Factors leading to this huge gas leak include:
-The use of hazardous chemicals (MIC) instead of less dangerous ones
-Storing these chemicals in large tanks instead of over 200 steel drums.
-Possible corroding material in pipelines
-Poor maintenance after the plant ceased production in the early 1980s
-Failure of several safety systems (due to poor maintenance and regulations).
-Safety systems being switched off to save money - including the MIC tank refrigeration system which alone would have prevented the disaster.
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The Bhopal disaster was an industrial catastrophe that took place at a pesticide plant
The Bhopal disaster was an industrial catastrophe that took place at a pesticide plant owned and operated by Union Carbide (UCIL) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India on December 3, 1984. Around 12 AM, the plant released methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and other toxins, resulting in the exposure of over 500,000 people. Estimates vary on the death toll. The official immediate death toll was 2,259 and the government of M P has confirmed a total of 3787 deaths related to the gas release. Other government agencies estimate 15,000 deaths. Others estimate 8000 to 10,000 died within 72 hours and 25,000 have since died from gas-related diseases.
Some 25 years after the gas leak, 390 tonnes of toxic chemicals abandoned at the UCIL plant continue to leak and pollute the groundwater in the region and affect thousands of Bhopal residents who depend on it, though there is some dispute as to whether the chemicals still stored at the site pose any continuing health hazard. There are currently civil and criminal cases related to the disaster ongoing in the United States District Court, Manhattan and the District Court of Bhopal, India against Union Carbide, now owned by Dow Chemical Company, with an Indian arrest warrant pending against Warren Anderson, CEO of Union Carbide at the time of the disaster. No one has yet been prosecuted.
The UCIL factory was established in 1969 near Bhopal. 50.9 % was owned by Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) and 49.1 % by various Indian investors, including public sector financial institutions. It produced the pesticide carbaryl (trademark Sevin). In 1979 a methyl isocyanate (MIC) production plant was added to the site. MIC, an intermediate in carbaryl manufacture, was used instead of less hazardous but more expensive materials. UCC understood the properties of MIC and its handling requirements.
During the night of December 23, 1984, large amounts of water entered tank 610, containing 42 tonnes of methyl isocyanate. The resulting exothermic reaction increased the temperature inside the tank to over 200 °C (392 °F), raising the pressure to a level the tank was not designed to withstand. This forced the emergency venting of pressure from the MIC holding tank, releasing a large volume of toxic gases into the atmosphere. The reaction sped up because of the presence of iron in corroding non-stainless steel pipelines. A mixture of poisonous gases flooded the city of Bhopal, causing great panic as people woke up with a burning sensation in their lungs. Thousands died immediately from the effects of the gas and many were trampled in the panic.
Theories of how the water entered the tank differ. At the time, workers were cleaning out pipes with water, and some claim that owing to bad maintenance and leaking valves, it was possible for the water to leak into tank 610. In December 1985 the New York Times reported that according to UCIL plant managers the hypothesis of this route of entry of water was tested in the presence of the Central Bureau Investigators and was found to be negative. UCC also maintains that this route was not possible, and that it was an act of sabotage by a "disgruntled worker" who introduced water directly into the tank. However, the company's investigation team found no evidence of the necessary connection.
The 1985 reports give a picture of what led to the disaster and how it developed, although they differ in details.
Factors leading to this huge gas leak include:
-The use of hazardous chemicals (MIC) instead of less dangerous ones
-Storing these chemicals in large tanks instead of over 200 steel drums.
-Possible corroding material in pipelines
-Poor maintenance after the plant ceased production in the early 1980s
-Failure of several safety systems (due to poor maintenance and regulations).
-Safety systems being switched off to save money - including the MIC tank refrigeration system which alone would have prevented the disaster.
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CMNtv Presents Reaching Out featuring The Isha Foundation
Host Elizabeth Curtis chats with Kathy C...
CMNtv Presents Reaching Out featuring The Isha Foundation
Host Elizabeth Curtis chats with Kathy Campbell and Leslie Crespi of the Isha Foundation, who talk about Inner Engineering, a customized system of yoga.
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CMNtv Presents Reaching Out featuring The Isha Foundation
Host Elizabeth Curtis chats with Kathy C...
CMNtv Presents Reaching Out featuring The Isha Foundation
Host Elizabeth Curtis chats with Kathy Campbell and Leslie Crespi of the Isha Foundation, who talk about Inner Engineering, a customized system of yoga.
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The basic purpose of life and the basic purpose of education is to enhance one's boundaries of perce...
The basic purpose of life and the basic purpose of education is to enhance one's boundaries of perception. i don't want the children to just survive after twelve years of schooling here.
The must blossom and flower wherever they go"
Let this make it happen Sadhguru
http://www.ishavidhya.org/
http://www.ishafoundation.org/
Indias rural youth have the potential to contribute to and share in the growth of their country. Yet due to low-quality education, many young Indians graduate from school without the basic skill sets necessary to gain employment and pursue higher education.
Isha Vidhya was founded as a means for transforming the lives of rural children by providing affordable, high-quality education where it is otherwise unavailable. Over the coming years, Isha Vidhya will set up 206 schools in villages across the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The schools are designed to build confident, English-speaking, computer-adept youth, on par with students from good urban schools. Students will graduate prepared to pursue higher education and employment in the best colleges and corporate institutions.
Isha Vidhya functions on a grass-roots level, relying on community involvement and the support of innumerable volunteers and donors. Through this website, we invite you to learn more about Isha Vidhya and join us in our efforts to empower the rural youth of India!
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The basic purpose of life and the basic purpose of education is to enhance one's boundaries of perce...
The basic purpose of life and the basic purpose of education is to enhance one's boundaries of perception. i don't want the children to just survive after twelve years of schooling here.
The must blossom and flower wherever they go"
We can make it happen - Sadhguru
http://www.ishavidhya.org/
http://www.ishafoundation.org/
Indias rural youth have the potential to contribute to and share in the growth of their country. Yet due to low-quality education, many young Indians graduate from school without the basic skill sets necessary to gain employment and pursue higher education.
Isha Vidhya was founded as a means for transforming the lives of rural children by providing affordable, high-quality education where it is otherwise unavailable. Over the coming years, Isha Vidhya will set up 206 schools in villages across the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The schools are designed to build confident, English-speaking, computer-adept youth, on par with students from good urban schools. Students will graduate prepared to pursue higher education and employment in the best colleges and corporate institutions.
Isha Vidhya functions on a grass-roots level, relying on community involvement and the support of innumerable volunteers and donors. Through this website, we invite you to learn more about Isha Vidhya and join us in our efforts to empower the rural youth of India!
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The basic purpose of life and the basic purpose of education is to enhance one's boundaries of perce...
The basic purpose of life and the basic purpose of education is to enhance one's boundaries of perception. i don't want the children to just survive after twelve years of schooling here.
The must blossom and flower wherever they go"
Let this make it happen Sadhguru
http://www.ishavidhya.org/
http://www.ishafoundation.org/
Indias rural youth have the potential to contribute to and share in the growth of their country. Yet due to low-quality education, many young Indians graduate from school without the basic skill sets necessary to gain employment and pursue higher education.
Isha Vidhya was founded as a means for transforming the lives of rural children by providing affordable, high-quality education where it is otherwise unavailable. Over the coming years, Isha Vidhya will set up 206 schools in villages across the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The schools are designed to build confident, English-speaking, computer-adept youth, on par with students from good urban schools. Students will graduate prepared to pursue higher education and employment in the best colleges and corporate institutions.
Isha Vidhya functions on a grass-roots level, relying on community involvement and the support of innumerable volunteers and donors. Through this website, we invite you to learn more about Isha Vidhya and join us in our efforts to empower the rural youth of India!
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The basic purpose of life and the basic purpose of education is to enhance one's boundaries of perce...
The basic purpose of life and the basic purpose of education is to enhance one's boundaries of perception. i don't want the children to just survive after twelve years of schooling here.
The must blossom and flower wherever they go"
Let this make it happen Sadhguru
http://www.ishavidhya.org/
http://www.ishafoundation.org/
Indias rural youth have the potential to contribute to and share in the growth of their country. Yet due to low-quality education, many young Indians graduate from school without the basic skill sets necessary to gain employment and pursue higher education.
Isha Vidhya was founded as a means for transforming the lives of rural children by providing affordable, high-quality education where it is otherwise unavailable. Over the coming years, Isha Vidhya will set up 206 schools in villages across the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The schools are designed to build confident, English-speaking, computer-adept youth, on par with students from good urban schools. Students will graduate prepared to pursue higher education and employment in the best colleges and corporate institutions.
Isha Vidhya functions on a grass-roots level, relying on community involvement and the support of innumerable volunteers and donors. Through this website, we invite you to learn more about Isha Vidhya and join us in our efforts to empower the rural youth of India!
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Rather than lamenting what has happened in Sri Lanka, it would be better to try and protect the Tami...
Rather than lamenting what has happened in Sri Lanka, it would be better to try and protect the Tamils who survived the terrible war there, said Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, founder of Isha Foundation and spiritual master.
Addressing a gathering after releasing Eelam-Mounathin Vali, a compilation of poetry by 100 renowned personalities from all walks of life (including Jaggi Vasudev, actors Kamal Haasan, Surya, Prakash Raj, Sathyaraj, film directors A R Murugadoss, Cheran, Seeman, Amir, Bala, poets Vairamuthu, Kanimozhi and writer Arundhati Roy) on the pain and sufferings of the Lankan Tamils during Eelam war, Jaggi Vasudev said wars had taken away hundreds of thousands of lives during the 20th century and when such a war happened at Indias doorstep, humaneness also died along with human beings.
A permanent solution can never be found to a problem through violent methods or war. Redeeming all that was lost during the war (in Sri Lanka) is not possible. Efforts sh ould, hence, be made to at least protect the future generations from such devastating losses. Its no use lamenting what has already happened. Now, the task before people is to take steps that could help, protect and support the Tamils in Sri Lanka. Such efforts, even if small, will be a source of hope and peace to those people, telling them that there are men and women who would stand up for them. Citing perpetration of injustice and biased conduct as root causes for all upheavals, the yoga guru said that people, however, forget the wrongs committed by themselves and complain about those committed by others.
Considering the advances the world is witnessing today, including those in science and technology, no room should be given to violence or war, he said.
Archbishop Chinnappa said the blood of the innocents would have its revenge and hoped that Eelam would flower and justice would flourish one day. The book release was organised by Journalists Against War, Naller Publications and We-Indians Against Genocide. Director A R Murugadoss, actors Sivakumar, Prakashraj, Surya and others received copies of the 112- page book.
Thanks to: Nakkheeran - www.nakkheeran.in
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Rather than lamenting what has happened in Sri Lanka, it would be better to try and protect the Tami...
Rather than lamenting what has happened in Sri Lanka, it would be better to try and protect the Tamils who survived the terrible war there, said Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, founder of Isha Foundation and spiritual master.
Addressing a gathering after releasing Eelam-Mounathin Vali, a compilation of poetry by 100 renowned personalities from all walks of life (including Jaggi Vasudev, actors Kamal Haasan, Surya, Prakash Raj, Sathyaraj, film directors A R Murugadoss, Cheran, Seeman, Amir, Bala, poets Vairamuthu, Kanimozhi and writer Arundhati Roy) on the pain and sufferings of the Lankan Tamils during Eelam war, Jaggi Vasudev said wars had taken away hundreds of thousands of lives during the 20th century and when such a war happened at Indias doorstep, humaneness also died along with human beings.
A permanent solution can never be found to a problem through violent methods or war. Redeeming all that was lost during the war (in Sri Lanka) is not possible. Efforts sh ould, hence, be made to at least protect the future generations from such devastating losses. Its no use lamenting what has already happened. Now, the task before people is to take steps that could help, protect and support the Tamils in Sri Lanka. Such efforts, even if small, will be a source of hope and peace to those people, telling them that there are men and women who would stand up for them. Citing perpetration of injustice and biased conduct as root causes for all upheavals, the yoga guru said that people, however, forget the wrongs committed by themselves and complain about those committed by others.
Considering the advances the world is witnessing today, including those in science and technology, no room should be given to violence or war, he said.
Archbishop Chinnappa said the blood of the innocents would have its revenge and hoped that Eelam would flower and justice would flourish one day. The book release was organised by Journalists Against War, Naller Publications and We-Indians Against Genocide. Director A R Murugadoss, actors Sivakumar, Prakashraj, Surya and others received copies of the 112- page book.
Thanks to: Nakkheeran - www.nakkheeran.in
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please select the "watch in higher quality" below the video. A music video about the environment for...
please select the "watch in higher quality" below the video. A music video about the environment for kids. Video Directed by Varun Agarwal
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Isha has made it into the final round of Chase Community Giving
JUST a FEW MINUTES of your time
can...
Isha has made it into the final round of Chase Community Giving
JUST a FEW MINUTES of your time
can help us win up to US$ 1 MILLION
for THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST.
So far, Isha has reached more than 7 million people in 4,600 villages of South India
Action for Rural Rejuvenation
has treated over 1.5 million patients
Project GreenHands
has raised more than 8 million tree saplings
Isha Vidhya
has offered quality education to nearly 2,000 poor children.
Isha Care Clinic
As part of Isha Foundation's community efforts in the US, a free clinic was launched in September of 2008 offering free healthcare services for the poor and medically under served areas of rural Tennessee.
All this has been done with dedicated volunteers and limited financial resources -
imagine what US$ 1 million could do...
You can turn this possibility into a reality!
Please Vote for Isha on Facebook
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To make your vote, click on the above button
(or paste http://bit.ly/Vote-Isha-Chase2010 in to your browser).
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For step by step voting instructions, click here.
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Every vote counts, share this with all your friends and
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How deeply you touch another life
is how rich your life is" - Sadhguru
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