AFVOA Newletters of Year 2006

Page 73 of 77 Col N Viswanathan 24336659 Cdr SR Prasad 25364008 48. Other details regarding the Picnic are given below:- (a) RV, Date and Time: Youth Hostel, Indira Nagar 07 Jan 2007 – 0800 hrs. (b) Dep for Camp Gloria: 0830 hrs. (c) Arr at Camp Gloria: 0915 hrs. (d) Breakfast & Tea: Imdt on arr at Camp Gloria. (e) Games, Entertainment, etc: Pre Lunch – 1000 hrs to 1300hrs. Post Lunch –1400 hrs to 1530 hrs. (f) Beer counter will be op from: 1200 hrs. (g) Lunch: 1300 hrs to 14oo hrs. (h) Prize Distr: 1530 hrs to 1600 hrs. (j) Evening Tea: 1600 hrs. (k) Dep from Camp Gloria: 1630 hrs. (l) Arr at Youth Hostel and Disp: 1730 hrs. 49. Day Out at Sea. Coast Guard, the fourth arm of the Indian Armed Forces will be celebrating their Coast Guard Day on 01 Feb. As part of their celebrations they usually organize a “Day out at Sea” on a working day, during the first week of Feb each year in which Coast Guard personnel and their families are taken out in their ships for three to four hours. The event includes demonstrations of activities like rescue of personnel, fire power, etc. followed by lunch. The Commander, Coast Guard Region (East) has been kind enough to extend an invitation to Veterans and their spouses not exceeding 50 in number for this event. Volunteering veterans with good health are requested to forward their names by 07 Jan 2006 to Air Cmde SK Jayarajan, AVSM, VSM, or Brig SP Balachandran or Brig NB Subramanian or Cdr SR Prasad. The names of volunteers are required to be forwarded to the Coast Guard authorities in advance to enable them prepare entry passes and to include in the indemnity bond. A register for this purpose will also be kept at the picnic location. 50. Visit to OTA. Maj Gen RK Swamy, VSM, Commandant, OTA has extended an invitation to the Veteran Officers and their families to visit OTA on a week end during the middle of Feb 2007. The event will include screening of a English movie in their auditorium, Visit to various locations in OTA and interaction with the Cadets at the new Cadets’ Mess during lunch. Firm date of visit will be intimated on the picnic day . 51. Amendments to “Hello Veterans – 2004”. Details of amendments required to be made to “Hello Veterans – 2004” are given in Appendix ‘B’. “You never really learn much from hearing yourself talk.” - George Clooney Matters Health Cinnamon for Diabetes 52. Adding some spice to your life may do more than enhance the flavor of foods. Preliminary evidence indicates that the common spice cinnamon may help reduce blood sugar - a benefit for those with diabetes. A study published in the December 2003 issue of Diabetes Care reported on people with type 2 diabetes who were given differing daily amounts of cinnamon (1, 3, or 6-gram capsules). Regardless of the amount of cinnamon they received, the study group reduced their blood glucose levels by 18 to 29 percent compared to those receiving a placebo. They also experienced a reduction in their LDL ("bad")cholesterol.