Srinivas Padma: Personal Musings on Life, Growth, and Connections

The hottest thing on the Internet is not social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter, but Flickr-the popular photo-sharing portal - and the proof is: it has topped TIME's list of the best 50 websites this year. One of the noticeable trends in this year's list, which was released this week, was on-demand video services, like YouTube, Vimeo and US services Hulu and Netflix. However, the top two in the list were related to photographs, with California Coastline following Flickr at the second spot. Third in the list was bookmark website Delicious, while community weblog Metafilter stood at the fourth place. Popurls, the mashup of the web's most visited social news sites and portals, grabbed the fifth spot in the list. Twitter ranked sixth and Facebook came 31st in the list, while YouTube and Hulu came at 12th and 14th place in the list. TIME's list of 50 Best Websites of 2009 is: 1. Flickr - Photo Sharing 2. California Coastline - Coastal Records Project 3. Delic...

The 22-year-old former builder spends most of his time entertaining tourists by acrobatically climbing Chitradurga Fort, Karnataka . He fearlessly and effortlessly goes up 300-feet-high walls without a safety harness and hundreds of eyes watching from down below. Young mister Rai says he developed his climbing skills by watching monkeys climb trees and trying to reproduce stunts from his favorite films. He hopes he’ll soon be recognized as the world’s greatest climber. The real Spiderman says he has never wore safety equipment and has never had one accident. He believes his ability to see footholds others can’t is proof he was born to climb. He practices every day and does Yoga to maintain his flexibility. A big fan of French climber Alain Robert , Jyothi Rai hopes to achieve his success and one day open a school for climbers. Be sure to watch the video at the bottom, it’s really something!

1. Our body is capable of producing aspirin Eating fruits and vegetables may help the human body make its own aspirin. Findings from the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry indicate that study participants who received benzoic acid, a natural substance in fruits and vegetables, could make their own salicylic acid, the key component that gives aspirin its anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties. ( Source ) 2. Taking a nap at work is good for your boss A 20-minute nap can improve your overall alertness, boost your mood, and increase productivity. William Anthony, co-author of The Art of Napping at Work (Larson Publications, 1999), says the post-nap boost can last for several hours. In addition, your heart may reap benefits from napping. In a six-year study of Greek adults, researchers found that that men who took naps at least three times a week had a 37 percent lower risk of heart-related death. ( Source ) 3. Ejaculation may cause men to sneeze Some men experience ...