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We have been seeing lots of ads on spin dry mop and so on and so forth to help us clean our home floors pretty easily without getting our hands dirty or even without needing to bend or toil around. This spin dry mop sounds as though is the perfect solution for all our cleaning needs without dirty hands or even any back ache or is it really the perfect solution? Let us see.

How does Spin Dry Mop Works

• Use the mop just like you us a regular cleaning mop and clean the floor
• Just put it inside the special spin dryer that comes with it and push a bit more further inside the dryer
• And there is a special pedal given and you need to push it to drain all the water in the mop to flush inside fully

Features

• Made of Micro fibre which absorbs all water effectively
• Easy to wring spinning system to clean the mop
• The handle is made of alumimum for better grip and longevity
• The handle will reach up to 90 degrees for better cleaning
• The mop head rotates to about 360 degrees for easy cleaning

What it Cleans

This Spin Dry Mop 360 can clean any floors be it wooden floor, ceramic floor, mosaic floor or even the tiles.  It can also easily clean under the furniture or couch, window panes, etc.  It can also be used to clean cars.

Price

The price of this spin dry mop is around Rs. 1800 and is available online at India Times or any other regular online portals.  It comes with 7 days warranty against all the manufacturing defects.

Although looks to be an ideal product, think before you buy as there are many similar products that we might have brought and they are still lying idle on the closet without any use.  Just think do you really need it for easy cleaning or you could just manage it with just a regular mop.  Else it is a good product to buy as it makes the housewife’s job much easier.

If you are looking to get yourself a locker to keep all your valuable especially during the current time where we are very much used to hearing all the news about break-ins and robbery even in the most secured areas in Chennai like Adyar, T Nagar, Besant Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, etc.  But most of the banks which offer bank lockers are just turning all the customers down when it comes to giving them a locker as the demand is so high that almost all the major banks in the locality seems to have a huge waiting list in terms of allocating lockers to them.

Hence the best choice we have at the moment is to go for private players in the safety lockers service like the Kothari Safety Lockers and Sakthi Safety Lockers where you can relatively easily get yourself a locker unlike the banks.

Lockers and Charges

At the Sakthi Safety Lockers which is located at Gandhi Nagar Second Nagar Second Main Road Adyar near the Cancer Hospital you can find various sizes and ranges of lockers to keep your valuables in.  The smallest of the locker ranges in 5 x 6 x 21 inches of size (height, width and depth).  While the depth remains the same for all the lockers of 21 inches the height and width will determine which one you want to go for.

Features

• 24 hours security available
• Will get immediate allotment of locker
• Different sizes to choose from
• Privacy and personalized service
• Flexible work hours for easy access to lockers

Annual Rental Charges

The annual rental for the smallest of the locker is Rs. 750 at the Sakthi Safe Vaults and you will need to pay a rental advance for 3 years of Rs. 2250 and this rental advance is applicable for all the types of lockers that you hire from them.  There are other lockers in the range of 6×7 inches, 5 x 13 inches which costs you Rs. 1000 and Rs. 1500 per year respectively.  The ideal locker for a middle class family would be in the range of Rs. 1500 per year plus the rental advance.  There are also other jumbo lockers which will cost you Rs. 7000 per year in the size range of 25 x 20 x 21 inches which are ideal for those who have lots of jewels and documents and other ornaments, including silverwares, etc to keep.

The security deposit plus the annual rental is what you need to pay when you opt for the lockers from the Sakthi Safety Lockers.  They seem to have excellent customer service and helpful staff which would make it a pleasure to visit them for your locker needs as experienced by me!

Aircel which has its biggest presence in Chennai in terms of 2G services as well as mobile services has also launched 3G services in Chennai and other cities in India with their Turbo 3G Pocket Internet services by way of USB Dongle.  That offers speed of up to 7.2 Mbps with that USB modem.  As they claim that with the speed and features of their 3G services you can just go zippin with the speed that you get with it.  We all hope so but we are not sure about the end result on how good the speed of Aircel 3G is.

Features

• 3G to wi-fi switch possible
• PC to mobile voice call
• High speed wireless broadband
• With the Aircel dialer you get you can send SMS/MMS
• 3 GB free Data when you activate now
• You will get double your data on 3 consecutive recharges

Tariff Plans

There are 3 plans available with Aircel 3G namely Plan 505, Plan 750 and Plan 1275.

Plan 505

With this plan you get 60 seconds pulse rates and get call rates ranging from Rs. 1 to aircel and other mobiles and STD at Rs. 1.50  per 60 seconds.  SMS will be charged at Rs. 1 for local and Rs. 1.5 per national SMS.  You can 650 MB of 3G Data with this plan.  The 3G speed you get with this plan is 3.6 Mbps.

Plan 750

With this 750 plan you get all the features and pulse just as the Plan 505 but you get freebies on 3G data of 1536 MB.  The speed of 3G with this plan is 3.6 Mbps downlink and 1.8 Mbps uplink.

Plan 1275

This also has all the features of the 505 plan but comes with unlimited 3G data access for the entire usage.  Plus you get the highest speed of 7.2 Mbps on download and 3.6 Mbps on upload.

The above mentioned plans of Aircel 3G are based on the Chennai circle and hence it may vary in your city and place or may even remain the same, do check your nearest Aircel Cell City for further details.

When we think of best school education in South India, especially in Tamil Nadu, one thing that comes to everyone’s mind is the Ooty Convent!  And this Good Shepherd Knowledge Village which hosts Good Shepherd International School and other range schools, finishing shools, etc., does just that by giving you the best school education for your kids and only if you can afford it also.  Good Shepherd International School is considered to be one of the best in the top 10 schools in the world.  Only the affluent section can afford but still if you have a dream to let your kids study in such schools, then read more about this exclusive and truly international school in TN.

Knowledge Village

Good Shepherd Knowledge Village is located in Ooty and is spread over 150 acres of land and is located among the hills of Nilgiris.  It consists of class 4 to Class 12.  The academic facilities at this Knowledge Village consists of 65 classrooms and 1 lakh 15 thousand sq. ft of area.

Consists Of

• Good Shepherd international School
• Good Sheperd Annexe
• A 9-hole golf course
• Good Shepherd Gardens
• Good Shepherd Finishing School
• The Shepherds Farms at Gudalur

Features

Good Shepherd International School consists of the following Features

• Wi-fi enabled and ICT enabled classrooms
• Audio-visual theatres
• Computer, language and science labs
• Library consisting of over 40,000 books and journals
• Athletic stadium, indoor sports complex, cricket stadium, foodball field
• Badminton, basketball, lawn tennis courts
• Skating rinks, squash, volleyball and table tennis courts
• Heated swimming pool
• Dance and music rooms.
• Mountaineering options
• Auditorium, dormitory, dining halls, modern kitchens, hospital, hair salon and beauty parlor, chapel

Other Features

• 24 hours security, CCT surveillance, x-ray baggage screening
• Rainwater and effluent treatment plants, and organic farming
• Exclusive girls facilities
• Exclusive 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom apartments
• Full furnished homes for staff and teachers

Fees

The course fees for this school is Rs. 3,75,000 which includes course fees, accommodation and food.  Also there is an one time joining fees like admission fees, caution deposit, administration charges etc.  The above mentioned fees is for the Indian resident students.  The fee structure varies and is even higher for the NRIs.  The admission is subject to various eligibility criteria, etc.  You can contact Good Shepherd Ooty School at 91-423-2550371 for more details.

Obviously with such wide range of features and facilities, this school is definitely not for the middle class Indians but is exclusively for the rich and super rich who only can afford the fees for this Ooty International School but the value the kids may gain with this school cannot be denied as they get everything they want at one place.  And yes, this is a boarding school as they have to stay there inside the village and study at the Good Shepherd International School itself.  They seem have no other branches as claimed by some advertisements or similarity in names in other schools have.

The much talked about car in the very recent past must have been the new Hyundai Eon, which is surely set to give Maruti Alto a run for its money, according to experts. The price of Hyundai Eon starts at Rs. 2,69,999 onwards ex-showroom price in Chennai.  It is touted to be the cheapest car from the Hyundai stable so far and is also one of the cheapest available in India so far.  This is also the fourth Hatchback from Hyundai in India.

Models Available

The following are the model names available according to the engine as well as fuel types of Hyundai Eon.  There are actually 6 variants to choose from

• Hyundai Eon D-Lite
• Hyundai Eon D-Lite Option
• Hyundai Eon Era
• Hyundai Eon Sportz
• Hyundai Eon Magna
• Hyundai Eon Magna Option

The price varies according to the specifications and the models above.  The starting mileage as specified by Hyundai for Eon is 21.1 km per litre in Indian conditions (subject to conditions) which is slightly lesser than that of Maruti Alto and Chevrolet Beat.  It comes in 2 tone color theme of interior with more space inside and safety and style on the outside.

Specifications

• Mileage – 18 KMPL
• Displacement 814 cc
• Torque – 1075@4000
• Ground Clearance – 170
• Power (RPM) – 56@5500
• Wheel base 2380 mm
• Car length 3495mm and 1500 in breadth
• 32 litres fuel tank capacity
• 215 litre boot space capacity

Features

• Metallic finish steering and interior
• Stereo with USB equipment
• Front power windows
• Rear Parcel Tray, central locking, shift indicators
• 13 inches tubeless tyres
• Front disc brake and rear drum brake
• Suspension – McPherson Strut with Coil spring
• 5 speed manual gear transmission

To test drive Hyundai Eon just send an SMS “Hyundai <space> EON” to 53456 or you can always visit the nearest Hyundai dealer in your city for the same.