Tuesday 27 September 2011

Amazing Head Office of ING Group


Amazing Head Office of ING Group
ING House is the head office of ING Group. ING House contains the board room, offices for senior management and a number of corporate departments.
Amazing Head Office of ING Group
Amazing Head Office of ING Group
The building was designed to reflect the image of ING: innovative and transparent, dynamic and sustainable. The open plan and glass walls help facilitate communication across departmentsand complement ING's dedication to transparency.ING House was designed by Amsterdam-based Meyer and Van Schooten Architects.
Amazing Head Office of ING Group

Amazing Head Office of ING Group
Amazing Head Office of ING Group
Amazing Head Office of ING Group
Amazing Head Office of ING Group
Amazing Head Office of ING Group
Amazing Head Office of ING Group
Amazing Head Office of ING Group
ING House is the head office of ING Group. ING House contains the board room, offices for senior management and a number of corporate departments.

It has a streamlined shape in anodized aluminum and glass and is constructed like a table on 16 steel legs. The legs stand freely on pins in large concrete blocks in the ground, a technique used in bridge building.

The building is 28 meters wide, 138 meters long and at the highest point of its 10 floors, 48 meters tall. The total site area is 5,600m2. ING House has a lobby, 250 seat auditorium, a foyer,restaurant, library, more than 800m2 of conference rooms and 160 parking spaces.
Amazing Head Office of ING Group
Amazing Head Office of ING Group
Amazing Head Office of ING Group
Amazing Head Office of ING Group
Amazing Head Office of ING Group
Amazing Head Office of ING Group
Amazing Head Office of ING Group
Amazing Head Office of ING Group

5 Foods That Can Trigger A Stroke


 Few things feel more terrifying and random than a stroke, which can strike without warning. And fear of stroke -- when a blood vessel in or leading to the brain bursts or is blocked by a blood clot, starving brain cells of oxygen and nutrients -- is well founded. After all, stroke is the number-three killer in the U.S., affecting more than 700,000 people each year. Here are five foods that cause the damage that leads to stroke.
01. Crackers, chips, and store-bought pastries and baked goods

5 Foods That Can Trigger A Stroke
Muffins, doughnuts, chips, crackers, and many other baked goods are high in trans fats, which are hydrogenated oils popular with commercial bakeries because they stay solid at room temperature, so the products don't require refrigeration. Also listed on labels as "partially hydrogenated" or hydrogenated oils, trans fats are found in all kinds of snack foods, frozen foods, and baked goods, including salad dressings, microwave popcorn, stuffing mixes, frozen tater tots and French fries, cake mixes, and whipped toppings. They're also what makes margarine stay in a solid cube. The worst offenders are fried fast foods such as onion rings, French fries, and fried chicken.
Why it's bad

For years scientists have known trans fats are dangerous artery-blockers, upping the concentrations of lipids and bad cholesterol in the blood and lowering good cholesterol. Now we can add stroke to the list of dangers. This year researchers at the University of North Carolina found that women who ate 7 grams of trans fat each day -- about the amount in two doughnuts or half a serving of French fries -- had 30 percent more strokes (the ischemic type, caused by blocked blood flow to the brain) than women who ate just 1 gram a day. Another recent study, also in women, found that trans fats promoted inflammation and higher levels of C-reactive protein, which have been linked to an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
What to do

Aim to limit trans fats to no more than 1 or 2 grams a day -- and preferably none. Avoid fast-food French fries and other fried menu items and study packaged food labels closely. Even better, bake your own cookies, cakes, and other snacks. When you can't, search out "health-food" alternative snacks, such as Terra brand potato chips and traditional whole grain crackers such as those made by Finn, Wasa, AkMak, Ryvita, and Lavasch.
02. Smoked and processed meats

5 Foods That Can Trigger A Stroke
Whether your weakness is pastrami, sausage, hot dogs, bacon, or a smoked turkeysandwich, the word from the experts is: Watch out.Why it's badSmoked and processed meats are nasty contributors to stroke risk in two ways: The preserving processes leave them packed with sodium, but even worse are the preservatives used to keep processed meats from going bad. Sodium nitrate and nitrite have been shown by researchers to directly damage blood vessels, causing arteries to harden and narrow. And of course damaged, overly narrow blood vessels are exactly what you don't want if you fear stroke.

Many studies have linked processed meats to coronary artery disease (CAD); one meta-analysis in the journal Circulation calculated a 42-percent increase in coronary heart disease for those who eat one serving of processed meat a day. Stroke is not the only concern for salami fans; cancer journals have reported numerous studies in the past few years showing that consumption of cured and smoked meats is linked with increased risk of diabetes and higher incidences of numerous types of cancer, including leukemia.
What to do

If a smoked turkey or ham sandwich is your lunch of choice, try to vary your diet, switching to tuna, peanut butter, or other choices several days a week. Or cook turkey and chicken yourself and slice it thin for sandwiches.How to Tell if Someone Is Having a Stroke
03. Diet soda

5 Foods That Can Trigger A Stroke
Although replacing sugary drinks with diet soda seems like a smart solution for keeping weight down -- a heart-healthy goal -- it turns out diet soda is likely a major bad guy when it comes to stroke.
Why it's bad.

People who drink a diet soda a day may up their stroke risk by 48 percent. A Columbia University study presented at the American Stroke Association's 2011 International Stroke Conference followed 2,500 people ages 40 and older and found that daily diet soda drinkers had 60 percent more strokes, heart attacks, and coronary artery disease than those who didn't drink diet soda. Researchers don't know exactly how diet soda ups stroke risk -- and are following up with further studies -- but nutritionists are cautioning anyone concerned about stroke to cut out diet soda pop.
What to do Substitute more water for soda in your daily diet. It's the healthiest thirst-quencher by far, researchers say. If you don't like water, try lemonade, iced tea, or juice.
04. Red meat

5 Foods That Can Trigger A Stroke
This winter, when the respected journal Stroke published a study showing that women who consumed a large portion of red meat each day had a 42-percent higher incidence of stroke, it got nutrition experts talking. The information that red meat, with its high saturated fat content, isn't healthy for those looking to prevent heart disease and stroke wasn't exactly news. But the percentage increase (almost 50 percent!) was both startling and solid; the researchers arrived at their finding after following 35,000 Swedish women for ten years.
Why it's bad

Researchers have long known that the saturated fat in red meat raises the risk of stroke and heart disease by gradually clogging arteries with a buildup of protein plaques. Now it turns out that hemoglobin, the ingredient that gives red meat its high iron content, may pose a specific danger when it comes to stroke. Researchers are investigating whether blood becomes thicker and more viscous as a result of the consumption of so-called heme iron, specifically upping the chance of strokes.What to doAim to substitute more poultry -- particularly white meat -- and fish, which are low in heme iron, for red meat. Also, choose the heart-healthiest sources of protein whenever you can, especially beans, legumes, nuts, tofu, and nonfat dairy.
05. Canned soup and prepared foods

5 Foods That Can Trigger A Stroke
Whether it's canned soup, canned spaghetti, or healthy-sounding frozen dinners, prepared foods and mixes rely on sodium to increase flavor and make processed foods taste fresher. Canned soup is cited by nutritionists as the worst offender; one can of canned chicken noodle soup contains more than 1,100 mg of sodium, while many other varieties, from clam chowder to simple tomato, have between 450 and 800 mg per serving. Compare that to the American Heart and Stroke Association's recommendation of less than1,500 mg of sodium daily and you'll see the problem. In fact, a nutritionist-led campaign, the National Salt Reduction Initiative, calls on food companies to reduce the salt content in canned soup and other products by 20 percent in the next two years.
Why it's bad

Salt, or sodium as it's called on food labels, directly affects stroke risk. In one recent study, people who consumed more than 4,000 mg of sodium daily had more than double the risk of stroke compared to those who ate 2,000 mg or less. Yet the Centers for Disease Control estimate that most Americans eat close to 3,500 mg of sodium per day. Studies show that sodium raises blood pressure, the primary causative factor for stroke. And be warned: Sodium wears many tricky disguises, which allow it to hide in all sorts of foods that we don't necessarily think of as salty. Some common, safe-sounding ingredients that really mean salt:

Baking soda
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Baking powder
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MSG (monosodium glutamate)
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Disodium phosphate
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Sodium alginate

What to do

Make your own homemade soups and entrees, then freeze individual serving-sized portions. Buy low-sodium varieties, but read labels carefully, since not all products marked "low sodium" live up to that promise.

Worlds Heaviest Woman World Record


Worlds Heaviest Woman World Record

After reaching 700 pounds, Pauline Potter has officially entered the record books as the world’s heaviest woman. But the 47-year-old from Sacramento, CA now says she wants to lose weight so she can enjoy every day life again.
Worlds Heaviest Woman World Record

Worlds Heaviest Woman World Record

Worlds Heaviest Woman World Record

Worlds Heaviest Woman World Record

Worlds Heaviest Woman World Record

Worlds Heaviest Woman World Record

Worlds Heaviest Woman World Record

Alphabets Taught To Kids



Alphabets Taught To Kids

Alphabets Taught To Kids

Beautiful Indian Paintings On Silk

Beautiful Indian Paintings On Silk

Rama and Lakshmana Fighting Demoness Taraka to Protect the Hermitage of Sage Vasishth.
[ Orissa Paata Painting on Tussar Silk ]

Beautiful Indian Paintings On Silk

Hunting Procession.
Miniature Painting on Silk Clo

Beautiful Indian Paintings On Silk

Krishna Playing Truant with Radha and Gopinis

Beautiful Indian Paintings On Silk

Emperor with His Courtesans

Beautiful Indian Paintings On Silk

Royal Procession

Beautiful Indian Paintings On Silk

Krishna Enjoying the Company of Radha and Gopinis

Beautiful Indian Paintings On Silk

Royal Marriage Procession

Beautiful Indian Paintings On Silk

Krishna Lifts Giri Govardhan

Beautiful Indian Paintings On Silk

Ragini Gaudmalhar

Beautiful Indian Paintings On Silk

Radha Krishna with Gopini Holding Ektara

Beautiful Indian Paintings On Silk

Ragini Vasanta

Creative Dissembled Flowers Art



Creative Dissembled Flowers Art

Creative Dissembled Flowers Art

Creative Dissembled Flowers Art

Creative Dissembled Flowers Art

Creative Dissembled Flowers Art

Creative Dissembled Flowers Art

Creative Dissembled Flowers Art

Creative Dissembled Flowers Art

Creative Dissembled Flowers Art

Creative Dissembled Flowers Art