Step by step instructions to Unclog a Blocked Toilet

How to Unclog a Blocked Toilet Without a Plunger

What would you do if your toilet got clogged and That's too at a time when all nearby shops are closed and you are going to host a pajama party?

This blogpost might help someone facing such a situation. This is a simple method for unclogging a toilet,  and you need only two things.  One hot water and another shampoo. While there are other methods of clearing a toilet drain, this is a great option and should be given be given a chance for unclogging a toilet because you don’t have to touch the water. Before spending dollars on a plumber or changing your toilet pot or its pipeline,  try this cost effective method first. 

What you will need:

1 clogged toilet (works best when someone has shown his generosity with the toilet paper. .  LoL), A generous amount of cleanser or surfactant (i.e., Dawn Dishwashing liquid, shampoo, liquid soap, or any other cleaner that gets sudsy),  Hot (but not boiling) water, A bucket or a basin to transport water to toilet. 

This will only work with a toilet that is not overflowing and has some room to hold extra water.

(I am too sympathetic for squeamish people: The picture of the blocked toilet was not created with actual bodily excretions.)

STEP 1: ADD SHAMPOO AND HOT WATER.

Take your bottle of shampoo/ soap and squirt a generous amount into the bowl.

Now put a bucket of very hot water from the hot tap (not boiling).

Fill the toilet full, That's sufficient. Do not try to make it overflowing. 

Why you should not use boiling water is because in extreme temperature variation, boiling water usually cracks the toilt pot. (I have personally seen it in Leh/Laddakh where temperature goes below minus 25 degree C,  though I have not personally tested this while following this method specifically.  Also, I do not have the money to buy a new toilet).

Now you can have a cup of tea or coffe or whatever you want to allow some time and let the blockage 'marinate'.

Cheers,  now you can use yr Toilet. . .  Dont forget to flush it again before using it. 

The Most Effective Method to Approach Children to Learn About Different RELIGIONS

In the world of Islamophobia or communal violence.. . . its worth to tell your children that this world is full of different beliefs and religions that they are likely to encounter at some stage in their lives.

They may make companions with somebody from other religion or watch a film that is themed by a religious story. As a guardian, it is upon us to educate your kids about different religions and how to regard all of them. There are no definite approaches to educate your children about different religions. What you have to ensure is, it should give a positive and pleasant sense of affair. Utilize these three approaches to offer your youngsters some assistance with learning more about religion and turn out to be all the more tolerating as they get more established and enter in this ever hating, in-tolerating world. 

DISCUSS YOUR FAMILY’S BELIEFS

It's essential that your child understand your own religion, before you begin to find out about other religions. Make an effort not to overpower them with an excess of data at the same time. Religion is a seriously complex subject and its quite natural that kids may get confuse before understanding it fully.

Religious stories and traditions that they comprehend or are acquainted with, is a good idea to start with. Things, for example, the ten commandments might be overpowering for a kid to tackle, so it may be wise  to handle one at a time. you can utilize story books, drawings or movies to get some assistance to describe your point naturally and urge them to make inquiries. Ask them for what reason they think you do certain things every day, for example, prayers. They won't not know the purpose for it, so this is a perfect opportunity for you to disclose it to them. Likewise, clarify about how other individuals accept diverse things and how not everybody has faith in the same thing your family has.

RESEARCH TOGETHER

It may be that you don't have any clue about different religions either, so exploring together with kids can be a great deal. You could do it over the summer holidays or on a weekend and find out about various religious practices from everywhere throughout the world. The web is loaded with  kid friendly sites that clarify in basic terms how religion is followed. You could also visit religious and historical places in your city or when you go on vacation. Perusing a few kid’s stories from different religions may also provide useful information with some understanding into why they do certain things. You might have a friend from another religion who can come and talk to you both about holidays they celebrate. You may even get invited to join in with their customs and traditions. It’s up to you to decide whether you feel comfortable with this or not. 

OTHER PRACTICES

It’s also important for you to teach your children about atheism and people who don’t recognize religious practices. Websites such as Deily Atheism are useful to help you explain what atheism is and why some people may not believe in God. Also, explain that they have a choice when it comes to religion, and they can be as religious as they like as they get older.

These tips ought to help you and your kids be more conscious and inspired by different religions. Despite the fact that you may not concur with other individuals' religious perspectives, it's beneficial for you both to have some learning knowledge, understanding and comprehension.

All about ZIKA : Symptoms, DIagnosis and treatment

Symptoms:

20 percent chances, that means 1 in 5 persons infected with Zika Virus shows symptoms (i.e. develop Zika Symptoms). Fever, Rashes, Joint pain, or conjunctivitis(red eyes) are most common symptoms of Zika. Some other signs of developing Zika are muscle pain and headache. The time from exposure to symptoms of Zika is still unknown, but is supposed to be from few days to a week.  The person suffers with mild illness with above symptoms lasting for several days to a week. Zika virus is usually found in blood and it remains in infected person for few days. Some reports show that it can stay longer in some people. Critical conditions requiring hospitalization are not common for Zika infected persons. Deaths are rare.

Diagnosis:

Symptoms of Zika virus infection are similar like Dengue and Chikungunya, and this disease spreads through same mode i.e. mosquitoes that transmit Zika. Do visit specialist physician/doctor in case you develop the symptoms as described above. If you have recently travelled to Brazil and other states where Zika Outbreak is there, visit your healthcare provider to have blood tests to look for zika or other virus spread diseases. Do it for the sake of humanity and to check further spread of virus (IN CASE BLOOD TESTS ARE POSITIVE).

Treatment :-

No vaccine or treatment are yet found by medical science worldwide to effectively prevent or treat Zika Virus infections. Still, few measures can be taken to treat the person showing Zika symptoms. 

These are:-

1. GET PLENTY OF REST.

2 DRINK FLUIDS TO PREVENT DEHYDRATION (Actually fluids are taken not for dehydration, but to flush out all those immaterial things hat has invaded in your body )

3. Acetaminophen is found to relieve fever and pain (take this medicine after proper advice from physician)

4. DO NOT TAKE ASPIRIN, IBUPROFEN, NAPROXEN  and other non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs(NSAIDs). These drugs should be avoided until dengue can be ruled out to  reduce bleeding (haemorrhage).

5. Wear bug repellent. 

Talk to your doctor, If you are already taking other kind of medication for other medical conditions. If you are suffering from Zika, avoid mosquito bites  for initial one or two week of illness. Zika virus can be transmitted from an infected person to another  OR  mosquito through mosquito bites. These mosquitoes can further spread the virus to other persons of your family and locality.

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There's a lot of panic right now about the Zika virus — and it seems understandable.

For starters, this outbreak is different from, say, the Ebola scare that started two years ago. Ebola, after all, was extremely difficult to contract. Unless you exchanged bodily fluids with a person infected with the virus, you weren't going to get it.

Zika, by contrast, seems harder to avoid. The virus is spread by a mosquito that's common in South and Central America (as well as the southern United States and many other parts of the world). There are cases of local transmission — meaning mosquitoes are currently spreading the virus — in more than 20 countries and territories in the Americas right now, including the US territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Zika is expected to reach nearly every corner of the Western Hemisphere very soon (except for Canada and Chile). And while the virus causes no symptoms in most people, it's also been linked to terrible complications: a birth defect that causes babies' brains to stop growing, as well as Guillain-Barré syndrome, a neurological condition that leads to paralysis.

All you need to do is get bitten by an infected mosquito to put yourself at risk. And since there's no cure for Zika, the only thing you can do to protect yourself is avoid mosquitoes in places where the virus is circulating.

That said, you don't necessarily need to move to a snowy outpost in Canada (too cold for mosquitoes) or even cancel your trip to Brazil (the center of the Zika outbreak right now). It really depends on your situation. Let's go through five different options:

1) If you're pregnant...

Consider postponing your trip to Zika-affected countries. Over the past year, pediatric neurologists in Brazil began to notice that some pregnant women infected with Zika have given birth to babies with a terrible birth defect called microcephaly, which is characterized by a shrunken head and incomplete brain development.

Since Zika arrived in Brazil in the spring of 2015, more than 4,000 cases of microcephaly have been reported in newborns born to mothers with Zika virus infection — a twentyfold increase from previous years.

Researchers are still trying to figure out how many of these birth defects were really caused by the virus, and whether the link is real (i.e., whether it's Zika and not some interaction with other viruses or environmental factor causing the damage to foetuses).

But until they do, based on the precautionary principle, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending pregnant women avoid travel to places with the virus. You can see this list for countries that currently have Zika travel advisories and expect that the CDC will keep adding more to the list as the virus spreads. And if you do cancel because of Zika, your airline may be offering a refund or credit, so make sure to ask about that.

2) If you're trying to get pregnant...

Proceed with caution. The CDC recommends consulting your doctor before traveling and following steps to prevent mosquito bites during the trip.

3) If you'd like to get pregnant someday (but not right now)...

No need to worry. Zika virus does not seem to pose a risk of birth defects for future pregnancies. As best researchers can tell, the virus clears itself from the body pretty quickly, remaining in the blood for only about a week after infection.

4) If you're a man with a partner who is trying to become pregnant...

It's possible that a man who travels to Brazil (say) and gets bitten by a mosquito carrying Zika could later transmit the virus through sexual intercourse. There have been two studies in the medical literature that suggest this is a risk.

In one case, a man who traveled to Senegal and contracted Zika gave it to his wife through intercourse after he returned home. In another, Zika was isolated from semen.

But there is a lot of uncertainty here. Researchers aren't sure how long Zika can remain in semen. And it's not clear how common sexual transmission actually is. Right now the evidence is pretty limited.

So consider this a potential risk. If you're a man trying to get your partner pregnant, and you travel to a Zika-infected region, you'll likely want to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites. Public Health  England also warns men to wear condoms for about a month after traveling in countries where Zika has spread, and those who had unexplained fevers or a diagnosis of Zika, to wear condoms for six months. (So far, the CDC has said the evidence is too limited to issue a warning about this risk.)

5) For everyone else...

There's (relatively) good news for everyone else. The vast majority of people who contract Zika virus will never know they had it. Only 20 percent of people who get Zika even show symptoms of the disease.

For those who do show symptoms, the most common include a mild, flu-like illness: a low-grade fever, head and body aches, red eyes, and a body rash. More rarely, people with Zika report abdominal pain, nausea, and diarrhea. These symptoms usually show up two to 12 days after a mosquito bite, and they tend to go away within a week. Severe disease requiring hospitalization is uncommon, and death is rare.

As with any virus, however, your chances of complications with the virus increase if you have underlying medical conditions.

And there's one final concern: Health authorities have already noted an increase in Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with Zika. This is a neurological condition where a person’s own immune system damages the nerve cells, leading to muscle weakness or paralysis. The symptoms can last weeks or months. Most people recover fully — though it can take years to do so. In rare cases, people have died.

Again, though, researchers are studying this link, and a direct causal relationship has not yet been established. For now it seems to be a rare but potential complication of this virus.

A final caveat

There's one asterisk that should be placed on all of the above. Zika only rarely affected humans before the massive outbreak in Brazil began in 2015. This means we're only just now learning about the virus's full effects. It's also possible that the virus has mutated in such a way that it's now more harmful and that it impacts people differently than it did in the past. Alternatively, it's possible that the risks of complications like microcephaly have been under- or overstated. We still need more research here.

So for now, just be careful. And wear lots of bug repellent. 

Step by step instructions to Air transport dead body

Step by step instructions to air transport dead body:

Transporting Dead body by Air India Cargo

I needed to do it for someone very close. Without going into the expressive subtle elements, I would concentrate more on truth n facts.

On and off, chances are there that if somebody lands up in a similar circumstance, I personally feel that this article may help the person, up to some extent. In spite of the fact that this happened in a metro city, however, the procedure is same all over India.

First thing first, to get on the track now.

In the event that you need to transport dead body to an adjacent or nearby town, then ambulances are accessible at most of the hospitals. No need to rush any hospital. Just dial “JUST DIAL” from your phone. In case you don’t have their number, just dial 8 ten times i.e. 088 88 88 88 88 and they can provide you local ambulance providers contact info on your phone with address and number, and this process takes only 30 to 45 seconds. (one thing to keep in mind is just ensure to ask them to not forward your phone number to  various ambulance providers, as they may do so by default, and it can be difficult to handle in-flooding calls of various persons asking for your ambulance requirements, in such emotional and grieving time).

For the convenience of readers, I am describing what documents are needed for safe and quick transportation of body.

1   PNR number of booking for the passenger with whom the dead body will be booked as cargo.

2   Death Certificate from a Doctor.

3    Police Clearance.

4   Embalming Certificate.

5   Coffin Certificate.

We should dive into above points of interest at this point. Let’s get into some details of above 5 documents now, and some details about process too. How to do it sequencely, will be described later:-

PNR number of flight: 

The dead body is packed in a coffin and booked as normal cargo. One person must travel on the same flight. Book the ticket as usual. You will get the PNR number from here.

Death Certificate: 

If death happened in hospital then the hospital provides a certificate.

If the death happened at home then NO HOSPITAL can provide you death certificate if you bring the person as dead to them. This is rule. Do not waste time to go to a hospital and argue with authorities there.

You need to contact a nearby clinic or nursing home. Talk to any doctor there. If deceased person was in terminal stage and a doctor was visiting then he/she should be able to provide the death certificate. If the deceased person was in terminal stage but NO doctor was visiting then try to contact the nearby doctor in advance. Tell him/her the medical history. The Doctor may look at the medical reports and make a visit as well. All this is done to ensure that the death is natural. If the death happened naturally but suddenly, then things may get complicated. You still need to visit the nearby doctor and explain him/her the situation. A family doctor can help also. If relatives are around then call them. In such situation doctor should be convinced that the death is natural. I guess, it depends on family to family on what they want to do when a fully healthy person dies suddenly. I do not know the options here. Talk to a nearby hospital or doctor on the possible ways out. Resolve the matter with the doctor completely and get him in confidence otherwise getting Police NOC will be a problem later.

Format of Death Certificate:

 The Death Certificate must have:

1.       Name of deceased person.

2.       Age

3.       Gender

4.       Name of Father or Husband.

5.       Place of death (Current residence)

6.       Cause of Death.

7.       If there have a known terminal decease, write that as well.

8.       Name and Sign of Doctor.

9.     Registration number and seal of Doctor. DO NOT MISS THIS. Missing this will make the certificate unacceptable at multiple places.

Police Clearance: 

Visit the police station which has the jurisdiction to the place of death. Tell them that you need the police clearance certificate to transport the body out of the city. They may ask several questions and see documents as well. The whole idea is to ensure that the death is natural and no crime is involved. Tell them the deceased person has the native to the other city. Bring ID proofs, address proof (both local and native) and medical reports. Last discharge summary is the most important document. Best is to carry ALL the documents with you. They look at the doctor’s death certificate and discuss among themselves to be sure that there is no police angle. They may visit the place of death as well. You need to write an application. If things are straight forward then the will write a Police NOC saying:

To Whom So Ever Concern

This is to certify that X aged about 100 years residing at [current address]  expired on [date]  due to [reason as mentioned by the Doctor on Death Certificate]  natural death.

There is no objection  to carry the dead body  to his/her native place to [native city].

Ensure to have seal and signature from the Police station.

Embalming Certificate: 

Embalming must be done before transporting the body on plane. This facility is available at all the big government hospitals or at least the hospitals that have medical colleges as well. Search for the Department of Anatomy or something similar section. People at such place are generally helpful. They mostly work any time of the day in case of emergency. If the death happened during night then the department may be closed. You may need to contact the Information desk at the emergency department of the hospital to get someone’s phone number. Try visiting the department just in case someone is still there.

Once you take the body here, they will verify the Death Certificate. The process of Embalming will not take much time (less than an hour). The charges can be variable (approx. Rs 5,000/-(INR)) which you need to pay to the billing counter at OPD or Emergency.

While embalming, grooming and clothing of the body is also done. If you want the body to have some kind of make up or want a particular dress then bring all that with you. All religions have different traditions. Consult elders in the family for details. But this is the best time, if you plan to do something like this.

Finally the body is sealed inside the coffin. After inspection, Embalming Certificate is provided. Embalming Certificate says that the body does not provide any hazard and safe for transport by air.

Coffin Certificate:

You need a coffin to transport the body. There are many agencies for this purpose. Just use “JUST DIAL”route or Google Search Route, if time permits. Best bet is assign this job to some relative or neighbor. For convenience of my readers, especially those living in any metro city of India, try to call Mr. Daniel Pintoo (09845173349), He might be of some help to you. He is very helpful person. You can reach him in case of emergency any hour of the day. Tell him the place from where you are calling and the purpose. He might have other contacts in other cities too, to provide you someone’s contact number to find a transport vehicle, a coffin along with 2 persons. You can shift the body from home to the Embalming section on this vehicle. These people will bring a coffin with them. After embalming, the body will be sealed inside the coffin. After inspection coffin certificate will be provided.

You have all the documents now. But documents will not do the transport. Read my personal experience below to find what I did. People at Embalming section or Mr. Daniel Pintoo or someone like him will guide you on low level details.

A Golden tip, since you are here for a purpose. If you are here in advance, for a solution to problem that is approaching you slowly n steadily. . . then

In each City, there is a big hospital, Choose biggest Govt. hospital (Private, if there is no big govt. hospital). There must be a person like DANIEL PINTOO, who used to do such work. Don’t hesitate, ask from Doctors, hospital staff, nearby medical shops, peon, sweepers, whoever u find there. . . and you will find that person (at least his contact number). Believe me. . . in such a situation, people relates such a person with “next to god”. He might rip you some extra cash, but don’t worry, he can save u from extreme situation, to get through ordeal you are going through. And yes, you can get this money thing in rest of your life. . . later.

At this crisis of life, it is important to manage what to do when?

When to do what

Very first thing is to get Death Certificate from Doctor.

Call Embalming Section (of big govt. hospital) and Coffin Agency (Mr. Daniel Pintoo) in parallel.

Book passenger flight ticket. This will give idea how much time you have. You must reach airport before 3 hours before departure. Add time for embalming, road transport and airport transport time to this. In short, book flight with at least 8 hours in your hands.

(Mr. Daniel Pintoo) will take around 1 hour to reach the place of death. You can run around the Doctor in this time to arrange the death certificate. Do not move the body unless you have the Death Certificate.

Move the body to the Embalming Section. Let Mr. Daniel Pintoo go ahead with this.

Go to the Police Station.

After getting the police NOC, go to the embalming section. Make the payments there. You will have all the documents there.

6 set of Photocopies of all the documents are needed. If you are in odd timings when the shops are closed (midnight?), then talk to a friend or relative if they can go to their offices and get the photocopies. Most of the big offices have photocopy machines working 24x7.

Mr. Daniel Pintoo will transport the body to the airport cargo section. The passenger may choose to go with him (him means pinto, not last remains) or later if you still have time. But make sure to reach there before 3 hours of departure.

Book the coffin as cargo. Mr. Daniel Pintoo will guide you to the process. Get the receipts with you.

Go to the terminal and travel as usual.

Get down from the plane at the destination. Cargo takes much longer time to come out. Though human remains are highest priority but they cannot move faster than walking humans.

Show the receipt and collect the coffin at the destination.

Things to carry while running around:

ALL the medical reports, specially the last discharge summary.

PEN

Blank papers to write applications

Lots of cash

ID and Address proof of the deceased person. Both original and at least 5 photocopies.

ID and Address proof of the person making the application. Both original and at least 5 photocopies.

Cost:

Coffin Charges: 12,000 + 1000 (tip for helping me out with utmost sincerity at this tough time)

Embalming: 5000. 

 Death Certificate: 1,000/- (Doctor’s charges to visit home and write the certificate)

Police NOC: 200. (Should be free of change ideally. But you know what I mean)

Cargo Charges: 6,400/- (Charges while booking coffin. All airlines transport human remains on discounted prices. Air India gives maximum discount).

Passenger tickets. Variable. But generally high do to last moment booking. Consider Rs. 18,000/- per person on an average in such urgency.

Note:- All things narrated here are not my work only. It is the result of atleast 100 sites/blogs surfed tirelessly, personal experience of several anonymous and known persons,  in order to produce this content. However, I have tried my best to put soul to this article on my own, and have explained in detail, what, when and how to do in such circumstance when you need to Air Transport Dead Body of your Near & Dear Relative.