tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17467468274135588762024-02-19T22:20:37.773+05:30Photologssudarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05845936793955689747noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746746827413558876.post-5221623695967543572010-08-09T18:52:00.000+05:302010-08-09T18:52:57.956+05:30Time and tide wait for none:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yEIqlxjhbYoVAnQ3Jc7__UOK-NwT9s2I9FMCBl_bQ240UmN79fKedhe7J_jzmrbPqxvSEwIyHA1KC2mo4IFLkJ8WLe7sNqgBgho1bqq4_Dn57uUdJH44jj3W-D9xFvrX98YjskjvYTzP/s1600/timeout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yEIqlxjhbYoVAnQ3Jc7__UOK-NwT9s2I9FMCBl_bQ240UmN79fKedhe7J_jzmrbPqxvSEwIyHA1KC2mo4IFLkJ8WLe7sNqgBgho1bqq4_Dn57uUdJH44jj3W-D9xFvrX98YjskjvYTzP/s400/timeout.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can't buy more hours. Scientists can't invent new minutes. And you can't save time to spend it on another day. Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire tomorrow. ~Denis Whitley<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The clock that started ticking from the very moment we took our first breath in this very world will cease for sure one day. According to the Hindu culture, it is said that we all have been allotted particular amount of time, to live, to achieve what we want in our life. </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Effective time management is one of the most important factors for succeeding in life. You know, Time is like the wind; it lifts the light and leaves the heavy. One of the most common causes of stress is not having enough time. We all talk of killing time, while time quietly kills us. We have no other option except to take control of our time through some effective time management skills to reduce stress and increase productivity. Here I reproduce some of the effective writing on time by some unknown greats that attracted me most.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="quote"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course?</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
<span class="quote">Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to a good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no over draft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours. There is no drawing against "tomorrow." You must live in the present on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness and success!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">The clock is running!! Make the most of today.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="quote"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
<span class="quote">To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby.</span><br />
<span class="quote">To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.</span><br />
<span class="quote">To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.</span><br />
<span class="quote">To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who just missed a train.</span><br />
<span class="quote">To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask someone who just avoided an accident.</span><br />
<span class="quote">To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal at the Olympics.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
<span class="quote">Treasure every moment that you have! And remember time waits for no one.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="quote"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it’s called the present.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life. ~William Faulkner<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>sudarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05845936793955689747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746746827413558876.post-42174360080704182212010-08-03T21:28:00.001+05:302010-08-03T21:30:41.550+05:30Healing Touch – Music Therapy:<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Six-year-old girl responds to Music Therapy after being in coma for 60 days – A true story:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWCaKwMzl3aCSoiHwj_QpZtBNERbKTH11wQKxlxm7CoPRLnQFLL5U7mS58djDrsHaXRFPKeU_oaE517IYF_WpTpXr_ZcfX_SxFbShSiLHC9g1mLcw_rxUYQ-bR-_6ikDHblQEqgeKDaSy/s1600/musicmiracle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWCaKwMzl3aCSoiHwj_QpZtBNERbKTH11wQKxlxm7CoPRLnQFLL5U7mS58djDrsHaXRFPKeU_oaE517IYF_WpTpXr_ZcfX_SxFbShSiLHC9g1mLcw_rxUYQ-bR-_6ikDHblQEqgeKDaSy/s400/musicmiracle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"></span></b></div><b></b><br />
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<b><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">We all know that music therapy is an interpersonal process in which a trained music therapist uses music and all of its facets—physical, emotional, mental, social, aesthetic, and spiritual—to help patients to improve or maintain their health.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">The music which is being presented in the therapeutic sessions does the difference on patients. Classical Music is a direct experience before being transformed into thought and feelings. It acts as vibration, which does the wonder on patients. The results are proven scientifically, many scholars have published research papers on this. Music therapy is a complementary form of medicine, in few situations it functions as alternative medicine too.</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Here is a proof of above claims as published in a local news paper “The Hindu”, Chennai </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">India</span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> recently:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Six-year-old girl Radhika born to a fisherman in Kerala was admitted in an unconscious state to the intensive care unit of a hospital on May 30, 2010 after suffering from a comatic brain injury caused by an accidental tightening of her neck by a shawl she was playing with. Radhika lost sensation and memory, suffered from respiratory problems and was in need of ventilator support. Doctors lost hope on her survival as only medicine and intravenous fluids kept her alive, but she was in coma. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">After trying every mode of treatment Doctors resorted to music therapy and searched Google and Yahoo extensively the suitable therapy and fed her with low, soft, instrumental and Carnatic music. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Listening to music over an earphone, Radhika began responding slowly - first by opening her eyes, then being attentive to music, smiling in between, and then responding to her name. After Radhika took her first step out of bed after two months, Doctors are happy and are planning to discharge her only when she is able to walk entirely on her own.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="body"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">“Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God” - </span></span></span><span class="bodybold"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Martin Luther</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></b>sudarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05845936793955689747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746746827413558876.post-52179712283089772662010-07-31T21:32:00.000+05:302010-07-31T21:32:23.277+05:30ONE PARAGRAPH THAT EXPLAINS LIFE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kHO7QkEtoKHNiS1CVay_MP_JoDwKdS2rdhHUK3T-nodv8V0Jx2SlrYx5Teu0dXjEglYxQz9NMgmXK0MvPTsE0SsnJiTDjQ6nXaBr-S7SkZcmlXBzObtIDOvyt_SetGiDDrpfRAZNzpKo/s1600/Arthurashe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kHO7QkEtoKHNiS1CVay_MP_JoDwKdS2rdhHUK3T-nodv8V0Jx2SlrYx5Teu0dXjEglYxQz9NMgmXK0MvPTsE0SsnJiTDjQ6nXaBr-S7SkZcmlXBzObtIDOvyt_SetGiDDrpfRAZNzpKo/s400/Arthurashe.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 15px;">Arthur Ashe legendary Tennis player and <st1:place w:st="on">Wimbledon</st1:place> champion was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 15px;">From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: "Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease"?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 15px;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">"The world over, 50 million<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals, when I was holding a cup I never asked GOD 'Why me?'. And today in pain I should not be asking GOD 'Why me?' " <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">"Happiness keeps you Sweet, <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Trials keep you Strong, <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Sorrow keeps you Human, <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Failure keeps you humble and Success keeps you glowing, <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">But only Faith & Attitude Keeps you going...”<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<o:p></o:p></span></div>sudarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05845936793955689747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746746827413558876.post-89173522785663809652010-07-29T17:53:00.001+05:302010-07-30T21:10:27.854+05:30Is the Wristwatch Past Its Time?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSu2drn7D67Xn0-dzA4GvAZtnK4yJRG7fmjMS8zy97W_VkQ_E9XHQ55lE7IHPdMmjkyE9xNmOLOWeGO4r3cy64-YscHB9hW_qRxEiQcbv-Nn0fawOOTT7Qf2U4mxM51gBy_EI8odyXlus/s1600/watch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSu2drn7D67Xn0-dzA4GvAZtnK4yJRG7fmjMS8zy97W_VkQ_E9XHQ55lE7IHPdMmjkyE9xNmOLOWeGO4r3cy64-YscHB9hW_qRxEiQcbv-Nn0fawOOTT7Qf2U4mxM51gBy_EI8odyXlus/s400/watch.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">In April 2008 I posted this image of my wristwatch in Flickr with the caption “The watch that kept me punctual for almost five years is dead now.” It was just an unbranded local made, not too costly watch and one of my favorite possessions. Often in hurry I used to forget to wear while going to office or any other outing only to comeback hurriedly grab it from its place and strap it up on the move. I considered my wristwatch so essential than anything else that I just couldn’t go out without it. Soon after it stopped working, for a week or so I was pulling on without any wristwatch and felt as though I lost my lifetime companion. Since I was too busy from morning to night with my work I couldn’t go to a watch shop to get a new one. Also I didn’t want to repair it any more as I knew that it lost its life and had to get a new one. Often I used to raise my bare wrist to check the time only to realize that I don’t wear a wristwatch. Suddenly my eyes searched for another alternate source of timekeeper and found in many places that includes my mobile phone, desktop, laptop and music player and while driving LED lit time flasher came in handy. When these gadgets are not within my vicinity means I am sleeping hence I don’t need to know the time. Another four days gone, still busy and by now within a matter of ten days, I realized that I was in fact much more comfortable without a wristwatch. Its going to be more than two years now, never bought a new watch and my wrist is bare. I am used to it now, comfortable and shed some payload too that I have to carry. I see time wherever I turn around and convinced that I can live without a wristwatch for the rest of my life.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Money was not the concern and doesn’t matter to me and for the spendthrift nature of mine and the money I wasted foolishly on some unworthy products in the last two years, I could have bought at least five watches on my previous wrist watch price range. But I didn’t for my own genuine reasons. In my view wristwatches have only ornamental value now, as you have too many attractive and fashionable options to look for the time. I am quite sure many people World over would have given a thought about my view on wristwatches and as and when the need arises for them to go for a new one. For sure the arrival of new time keeping gadgets would have had some impact on wristwatch business and am sure the watch manufacturers are aware of these implications and must be already researching a new way to retain the market. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">I am also sure that young adult and teens won’t be convinced with my view as everyone would love to have one as per their choice at least for the first time in their life. Hence this segment of people will remain as the target customers for the wristwatch manufacturers and given the latest high tech and high end watches that are available in the market would really continue to attract them.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">The 2006 Jewelry Consumer Opinion Council survey of some 7,000 consumers, for example, found that 42 percent of young adults (ages 18 to 24) who don’t own a watch and 60 percent of those who do get time from a handheld device or in other words given a choice they preferred to buy a new cell phone than a wristwatch even though the budget is bit high. <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Japan</st1:place></st1:country-region> too had some worst time as the watch market slumped as people preferred other latest gadgets. Around the same year I also remember the news about the French watchmakers and jewelers sued a mobile phone operator to stop TV ads showing watches being tossed into a trash bin. In order to compete with other gadgets the watches need to be more fashionable with some added features, more like jewellery and a status symbol apart from telling time.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">In <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>, in 70s, 80s and 90s Citizen and Seiko were the most popular brands and then came the Government owned HMT watches whose slogan was “Time keepers to the nation”. In fact HMT was very popular and I too had two for well over eight years. So sad to see HMT vanished from market so soon and from their websites I understand that HMT is still in business but no updates on market share in local & abroad. A few days ago I had been to a shopping mall where I entered a TITAN showroom and stunned to see a fabulous collections of modern watches from Rs.1000 to 10,000 and the models and features in look, style were really attractive and meant to target young adults. For a moment I was tempted to go in for one from a few models that I liked most and looked fabulous in the price range of Rs.4000 to 6000 but decided against it wisely as it wasn’t worth it for mere time seeing. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Lastly from the recent trends it looks as though the wristwatch business will survive provided the manufacturers come up with some innovative ideas that include style, fashion and any other features apart from mere time telling. The watch era isn’t ending but needs a change as things change all the time. The watch business is no exception.<o:p></o:p></span></div>sudarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05845936793955689747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746746827413558876.post-19006461707590277412010-07-24T18:36:00.003+05:302010-07-24T21:21:58.175+05:30FIFA 2010 – South Africa: SUM UP<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">At last a new winner!!! Congrats to </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Spain</span></span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> for the magnificent performance. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9zaL82TnJ2k_KVqXilP2lSgiH96GhSdlrQuMpV3fszz9bX_14_QzatiBLm2JD1sg0ugk73ptl5ssPrYPgAQnZcyfC3NuyF4MeZl0ntP53pi1FZXc1rcGoh7T_vYx0lu3rwNRgNc_OOtR/s1600/fifawallpaper3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9zaL82TnJ2k_KVqXilP2lSgiH96GhSdlrQuMpV3fszz9bX_14_QzatiBLm2JD1sg0ugk73ptl5ssPrYPgAQnZcyfC3NuyF4MeZl0ntP53pi1FZXc1rcGoh7T_vYx0lu3rwNRgNc_OOtR/s400/fifawallpaper3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fifa 2010 was a real sumptuous feast for the soccer fans World over with 30 days of exciting fixtures, 64 matches, 736 players and 32 teams compete for the World cup Trophy held in 10 stadiums across the beautiful South Africa. Total prize money on stake was about $420 million and the Winner, the </span></span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Spain</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> got around $ 30 million. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We have to wait for another 4 years to witness the mega event to happen again in </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Brazil</span></span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in 2014.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5iaKMuZ7ARUqHYW7yZ_4xE3xWQbfHRT2tBmAxQvUZpFs77YAei9Lpv3PEwhxUwP4v21szHuA_AT_UAXA2jRQ3JsFz4z8QwVUAon-D0KdVUsMbs7-_hbuQxd4TAta9l9VCR8c2wwLvql3/s1600/fifa-wallpaper1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5iaKMuZ7ARUqHYW7yZ_4xE3xWQbfHRT2tBmAxQvUZpFs77YAei9Lpv3PEwhxUwP4v21szHuA_AT_UAXA2jRQ3JsFz4z8QwVUAon-D0KdVUsMbs7-_hbuQxd4TAta9l9VCR8c2wwLvql3/s400/fifa-wallpaper1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7sGHkqOwHZN-zXYJzxGNyoWcjRWwpnrA1rZ_GsP-NFkX_sKnS-RNoFkxzgHhAWiZRXnlNOqWgTBrRZVODxahXTK-0ySu1FbDBrVBZ2kz3FxvY2wUx8uQzUJ8-AN2TaMWMPSgO70LitYl/s1600/fifa-wallpaper2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7sGHkqOwHZN-zXYJzxGNyoWcjRWwpnrA1rZ_GsP-NFkX_sKnS-RNoFkxzgHhAWiZRXnlNOqWgTBrRZVODxahXTK-0ySu1FbDBrVBZ2kz3FxvY2wUx8uQzUJ8-AN2TaMWMPSgO70LitYl/s400/fifa-wallpaper2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is sum up of the true life lessons learnt from FIFA 2010:</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"></span></b></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"></span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1.</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">First the obvious. This is the first world cup final in recent history without </span></span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Argentina</span></span></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, </span></span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Italy</span></span></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, </span></span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Brazil</span></span></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> or </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Germany</span></span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. True <b>overconfidence</b> is the secret to failure.</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2.</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Spain</span></span></span></st1:country-region><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> lost their opening game to </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Switzerland</span></span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, while the Dutch didn’t lose a match, except the finals. <b>Despite starting on the wrong foot </b>or failing once in a while, <b>you can still be the champion.</b> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3.</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> <b> </b></span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Infighting and egos never win matches</span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>.</b> Ask </span></span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">England</span></span></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, </span></span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">France</span></span></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> and </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Italy</span></span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. Sports like our business are about team dynamics. <b>Great teamwork</b> is imperative for the win. </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">4.</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">On the other hand, heroics matter. While process and methods among others are essential, it does take individuals <b>(highly talented ones)</b> to finally <b>win.</b> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">5.</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were World Cup flops. Between the three, they managed to score just one goal! Sometimes, <b>the finest players fail miserably</b>. Everyone has bad days. The need is to reflect, realize and reorganize for the next event. </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">6.</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Andrés Iniesta from </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Spain</span></span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> scored the winning goal. He had scored only one goal in the previous matches. Yet, he is a hero. To be <b>the right man at the right time</b> at the right place requires a little luck and a lot of hard work. </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">7.</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Diego Forlan, Wesley Sneijder and Thomas Mueller, previously unrecognizable beyond their country boundaries are international superstars today. <b>New stars replace the old and fading ones.</b> It’s way of life. </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">8.</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Small things matter</span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>.</b> Sometimes the distance between you and victory is just an inch. That’s all that </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ghana</span></span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> needed to pull through. Unfortunately, they missed it. </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">9.</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All strategies need constant tweaks to achieve targets. <b>Always have a Plan</b>. </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">England</span></span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> didn’t have one and suffered the worst-ever defeat. </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">10.</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is more than a game; it’s about pride – for the nation and personally. </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11.</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Regardless of who you are cheering for, you need to have a blast</span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>.</b> So, go crazy, blow on the trumpet, paint your bodies and sport some colorful wigs. </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12.</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Finally, it’s amazing and faintly frustrating that an eight-legged oracle understands the game better than the most passionate of us. <b>I guess life’s like that.</b></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">These 12 life lessons are not my own but taken from an internet corporate message group.</span></span></span></i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4cVXuY2ImwamS-kyhnuFmaHm04Ufw6L0aGitbYu2IhmAz5whqywv_K7IZ-JoBI31THIUdcArWmCsT5QAACjGBe2oQoJc5xsxUnDUZ7HqCG1SPkKFVTrcuZZO5hBPkjZH1YBvM9ele4YG/s1600/fifaeyes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4cVXuY2ImwamS-kyhnuFmaHm04Ufw6L0aGitbYu2IhmAz5whqywv_K7IZ-JoBI31THIUdcArWmCsT5QAACjGBe2oQoJc5xsxUnDUZ7HqCG1SPkKFVTrcuZZO5hBPkjZH1YBvM9ele4YG/s400/fifaeyes.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdctZP7zvSMgN-OCYzvDjqHmiOyfZLPqv_34VO07Zc0MNvBxB85jTNWaIZNk_jKlMW9deby_Ly8X0uuhiz0QXsXFsX0q8-SofZ5ceQ54RzeCvGS9vyR05KHuY-BVUAQmsRe9YoBSc9O7mA/s1600/fifa2010tshirt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdctZP7zvSMgN-OCYzvDjqHmiOyfZLPqv_34VO07Zc0MNvBxB85jTNWaIZNk_jKlMW9deby_Ly8X0uuhiz0QXsXFsX0q8-SofZ5ceQ54RzeCvGS9vyR05KHuY-BVUAQmsRe9YoBSc9O7mA/s400/fifa2010tshirt2.jpg" width="327" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYfMeSoO-y7PXJ6xYsSBkODY_c5D8vaVr0JEn833vdL-5SsR4c6QntjfkuTHOvFxNAwpR0FAgKKiPvDW4rcERMRnA3NqQfuMzxlb_bhObRz9t67EyG9nRERDU1szIu5te4_ujLEPq3gCN/s1600/Collage-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYfMeSoO-y7PXJ6xYsSBkODY_c5D8vaVr0JEn833vdL-5SsR4c6QntjfkuTHOvFxNAwpR0FAgKKiPvDW4rcERMRnA3NqQfuMzxlb_bhObRz9t67EyG9nRERDU1szIu5te4_ujLEPq3gCN/s400/Collage-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtO-3iMYxW3wYLyRDPZh6VJ8-82xpLGyEqEfAku_GXmtIKOVNib489NDcMBKRLXoTAIRBZpZCvDRTY9XcbkrmFVB5tEDouNPo2K5qMnnKjspUNicVSZg2d42SczsTz70ikQ5sxECBriooJ/s1600/Collage-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtO-3iMYxW3wYLyRDPZh6VJ8-82xpLGyEqEfAku_GXmtIKOVNib489NDcMBKRLXoTAIRBZpZCvDRTY9XcbkrmFVB5tEDouNPo2K5qMnnKjspUNicVSZg2d42SczsTz70ikQ5sxECBriooJ/s400/Collage-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"></span></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i></i></b></span></b></b></span></span></b></span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; text-align: justify;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I wish I was in </span></span></span></span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">South Africa</span></span></span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> to watch the finals to take action snaps. I love photography and miss such events. But I made collage of my TV grabs and presented here.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> FIFA 2010 World cup Special images and art work creations are my own except for the JABULANI football and FIFA 2010 official logo image were taken from Internet Google web search.</span></span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span></span></span></b>sudarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05845936793955689747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746746827413558876.post-38026621974978007032010-07-22T17:42:00.001+05:302010-07-22T17:48:46.029+05:30Belur - Chennakesava temple complex<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">I was in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mysore</st1:place></st1:city> on an official visit on New Year’s Day of 2010 and took some time to visit nearby historically important places. Belur a small town in Hassan district was my first choice as I have been seeing these magnificent places from my childhood in movies.</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> With </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Halebidu</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> which</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> is only 16 km away, this is one of the major</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">tourist destinations</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">in</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Karnataka</span></span></st1:city><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">India</span></span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px;">I was well equipped with all my cameras and gadgets to cover as much places as possible and as I wished weather too was very favorable for good photography. Here is some part my images with the historic background writing about Belur.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk31WyuwSbO-fRdL1xuESLwjZ0wNU6X2En6X-q130ZkQPmB0mkKc3NmTu83RgX3UXQylebHtUhsBLMBPX6sd5_yrhpBdkzrNtLVwDfu3gYYgTb0SrQFw5cX3-0nFogEmV25DCN9Jrt5_4K/s1600/Belur1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk31WyuwSbO-fRdL1xuESLwjZ0wNU6X2En6X-q130ZkQPmB0mkKc3NmTu83RgX3UXQylebHtUhsBLMBPX6sd5_yrhpBdkzrNtLVwDfu3gYYgTb0SrQFw5cX3-0nFogEmV25DCN9Jrt5_4K/s400/Belur1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xzhZipwxeKJFv3CWQMo2TbQBnBdc_fas4lyiV_8BJUhc2hZYYK-WRte6x0kdHoP0qTKZ5uHW-nI4etS2ftLKiDCghSCWntw4AT02nsPn8TLWdF3Xpf2lpgqb8OTbhZKkRDA58uhqL9-X/s1600/Belur2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xzhZipwxeKJFv3CWQMo2TbQBnBdc_fas4lyiV_8BJUhc2hZYYK-WRte6x0kdHoP0qTKZ5uHW-nI4etS2ftLKiDCghSCWntw4AT02nsPn8TLWdF3Xpf2lpgqb8OTbhZKkRDA58uhqL9-X/s400/Belur2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Belur is a small town located on the banks of River Yagachi, in Hassan district of Karnataka. Belur was the early capital of the Hoysala Empire. Belur is considered as the Banaras of South India and is thus also known as Dakshina Varnasi. From inscription it is learnt that Vishnuvardhana got the temple built in 1117 A.D., in memory of his victory against Cholas in Talkad. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Legend has it that it took 103 years for Vishnuvardhana's grandson<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span>Veera Ballala II to complete the task. The facade of the temple is filled with intricate sculptures and friezes with no portion left blank. The intricate workmanship includes elephants, lions, horses, episodes from the Indian mythological epics, and sensuous dancers (<i>Shilabalikas</i>). Inside the temple are a number of ornate pillars.<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><i>Darpana Sundari</i><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span>(Lady with the mirror) carved on walls of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Belur</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Temple</st1:placetype></st1:place> is one of major attraction in complex. <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">The doorways are guarded on either side by the gorgeously decorated dvarapalaka (doorkeepers).</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsw-Ueb6fwMJp-XbhbHsTr2Smd6Gwf9KrlvpOQW_IgblzSF3bZ-fEzh5Hd2M0Y-NiIeFspU6K7ppWqjRpgGryjzEGZ4WVACw33Rwy5g8I1ZR83UZ37Vi-FwiC0GjCbsdOx6IDbh4fQRtzQ/s1600/Belur3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsw-Ueb6fwMJp-XbhbHsTr2Smd6Gwf9KrlvpOQW_IgblzSF3bZ-fEzh5Hd2M0Y-NiIeFspU6K7ppWqjRpgGryjzEGZ4WVACw33Rwy5g8I1ZR83UZ37Vi-FwiC0GjCbsdOx6IDbh4fQRtzQ/s400/Belur3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbc-PVqZMJXz6s0tdyN3OxeLqdZMTBuAYgFcwlGf8Vp0zMR7tV7UjOWR4KImV1tCSoi4-DVclPclG9j_HTBB9oSWYuZi6_4Rvmx1vRp_mY5GESw7uEszWk9JDbeK2xd4bgcbHsTxlBVTa/s1600/Belur4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbc-PVqZMJXz6s0tdyN3OxeLqdZMTBuAYgFcwlGf8Vp0zMR7tV7UjOWR4KImV1tCSoi4-DVclPclG9j_HTBB9oSWYuZi6_4Rvmx1vRp_mY5GESw7uEszWk9JDbeK2xd4bgcbHsTxlBVTa/s400/Belur4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px;">Hoysala sculptors have broken the custom and signed their sculptures. They engraved their names, titles and even the place of their origin at the foot of their art work. Mallitamma was the most prolific of all known Hoysala artists and more than forty well-executed sculptures stand in his name. However, even after a lapse of eight centuries, the art lovers of the whole world can adore this heritage centre. The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Temple</st1:city></st1:place> is not in a good shape still, you could spend hours studying the minute carvings on the exterior. The temple has lost its super structure but still looks very imposing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxAAGtj_PmUhFIWoz_igunELstcqChZj4ODYXYz_vNH6UXxBMAp2hb3tQOPCD9yD8OOONUAhk2w1I-8U4G5vUUAtgNxCEBzoQowg5UjGC6umk5aH463bhyphenhyphenEy0DTUP3JFe5mMNvTWE9w5O/s1600/Belur5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxAAGtj_PmUhFIWoz_igunELstcqChZj4ODYXYz_vNH6UXxBMAp2hb3tQOPCD9yD8OOONUAhk2w1I-8U4G5vUUAtgNxCEBzoQowg5UjGC6umk5aH463bhyphenhyphenEy0DTUP3JFe5mMNvTWE9w5O/s400/Belur5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLQMnELmJC2QErsbbGs7P5KjEfcRIoBsKeccshXQeF67zp6f1GlWAjq47fKXA4yNoYb9s9uiN2hewkN5izv4dbo4jAhsIEwmKHcRdgTSEId9rpo-rJygJpKrWhRGhCqfygFEZB_znRUkX/s1600/Belur6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLQMnELmJC2QErsbbGs7P5KjEfcRIoBsKeccshXQeF67zp6f1GlWAjq47fKXA4yNoYb9s9uiN2hewkN5izv4dbo4jAhsIEwmKHcRdgTSEId9rpo-rJygJpKrWhRGhCqfygFEZB_znRUkX/s400/Belur6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">The main attraction in Belur is the Chennakesava temple complex which contains the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Chennakesava</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Temple</st1:placetype></st1:place></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">(dedicated to Chennakeshava , meaning handsome Vishnu) as the centre piece, surrounded by the Kappe Chennigraya temple built by Shantaladevi, queen of king</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"> Vishnuvardhana.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-ifgaG5mNzSpnySWQrS0XSCPn6acNW03bDGG7KvduVtNZRSE9033cZgxe1OegVsbRR7BTsuPJcLy-KbrDOODlukNdOEslZ6godIJmJORaA-6HTo0Rx2mbH1SWUvo4hDO8LMa4TFfSNmA/s1600/Belur7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-ifgaG5mNzSpnySWQrS0XSCPn6acNW03bDGG7KvduVtNZRSE9033cZgxe1OegVsbRR7BTsuPJcLy-KbrDOODlukNdOEslZ6godIJmJORaA-6HTo0Rx2mbH1SWUvo4hDO8LMa4TFfSNmA/s400/Belur7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7HlEIcNrnoiENum6rv6melyWGUfqN3jOro4Tdw5RdAxkb7RchDy622IWexbX3QbynqoqlTzgbKxIgoGohhL74r8MEu1cKnB4H4cQ5z_vDuEjjhM_AmDRrbqB75KsB1Fa8gfatRur7Dll/s1600/Belur8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7HlEIcNrnoiENum6rv6melyWGUfqN3jOro4Tdw5RdAxkb7RchDy622IWexbX3QbynqoqlTzgbKxIgoGohhL74r8MEu1cKnB4H4cQ5z_vDuEjjhM_AmDRrbqB75KsB1Fa8gfatRur7Dll/s400/Belur8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">There are two more shrines here that are still in use by devotees and there is a</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Pushkarni</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">or stepped well to the right side of the main entrance. The</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><u>Dravidian</u> </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">style</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">Rayagopuram</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">at the entrance which was a later addition by the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">Vijayanagar</span> kings, who considered this deity as one of their <i>Kuladevata</i></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">or family god.</span></span><br />
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</div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>sudarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05845936793955689747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746746827413558876.post-54328080770669669402010-06-20T19:11:00.003+05:302010-06-22T22:12:50.765+05:30King of Fruit – Mangoes:<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In </span></span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">India</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, every year with the onset of summer, for almost from the time immemorial the mango season starts and by May when summer at its peak Mangoes is the common sight through out the country selling like hot cakes. No wonder the Mangoes are the national fruit of the </span></span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">India</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and “Food of the God”. </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today, </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">India</span></span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is the world’s largest</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">mango producer, growing nearly 1000 varieties of mango and contributing over 50 per cent of the world’s total mango production of approximately 23 million metric tons with very little export as most are consumed within the country.</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiYOi57kA2bPJnY_dy0qHkNGYHvbk4C8To_hdsjPSvBqB32l86ye9UtTXXQXAdQVWU81evBXRqjbmLvQZyrsxCDz7yudPXJLLvZx7KASFxmRyKlt-KKVZvM5eoJ1hHQI5dg6VRAIoy3Ll/s1600/mangos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiYOi57kA2bPJnY_dy0qHkNGYHvbk4C8To_hdsjPSvBqB32l86ye9UtTXXQXAdQVWU81evBXRqjbmLvQZyrsxCDz7yudPXJLLvZx7KASFxmRyKlt-KKVZvM5eoJ1hHQI5dg6VRAIoy3Ll/s400/mangos.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mango has been the most popular tropical fruit since 2000 BC or earlier</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #2c2c2c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> finds a mentioned in the Indian history as well. In fact, the famous poet Kalidasa is known to have sung its praises. Apart from that, ancient Greek King Alexander the Great and Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tsang have been said to have savored its taste. Historical records also mention the instance of Mughal King Akbar planting 100,000 mango trees in Darbhanga, known as Lakhibagh.</span></span></span></span><br />
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</div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Some interesting facts and myths about Mangoes:</span></span></span></strong></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The mango is known as the 'king of fruit' throughout the world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The name 'mango' is derived from the Tamil word 'mangkay' or 'man-gay'. When the Portuguese traders settled in </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Western India</span></span></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> they adopted the name as 'manga'.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mangos originated in East India, </span></span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Burma</span></span></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and the Andaman Islands bordering the </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bay of Bengal</span></span></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Around the 5th century B.C., Buddhist monks are believed to have introduced the mango to </span></span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Malaysia</span></span></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and eastern </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Asia</span></span></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - legend has it that Buddha found tranquility and repose in a mango grove. Persian traders took the mango into the Middle East and Africa, from there the Portuguese brought it to </span></span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Brazil</span></span></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and the </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">West Indies</span></span></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Mango cultivars arrived in </span></span><st1:state w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Florida</span></span></st1:state><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in the 1830's and in </span></span><st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">California</span></span></st1:place></st1:state><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in the 1880's.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Mango tree plays a sacred role in </span></span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">India</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">; it is a symbol of love and some believe that the Mango tree can grant wishes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In the Hindu culture hanging fresh mango leaves outside the front door during Pongal (Tamil New Year) and Deepavali is considered a blessing to the house.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mango leaves are used at weddings to ensure the couples bear plenty of children. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mangos are bursting with protective nutrients. The vitamin content depends upon the variety and maturity of the fruit, when the mango is green the amount of vitamin C is higher, as it ripens the amount of beta carotene (vitamin A) increases.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Every part of the mango is beneficial and has been utilized in folk remedies in some form or another. Whether the bark, leaves, skin or pit; all have been concocted into various types of treatments or preventatives down through the centuries. A partial list of the many medicinal properties and purported uses attributed to the mango tree are as follows: anti-viral, anti-parasitic, anti-septic, anti-tussive (cough), anti-asthmatic, expectorant, cardio tonic, contraceptive, aphrodisiac, hypertensive, laxative, stomachic (beneficial to digestion).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mangoes are powerful antioxidants that can prevent aging.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>sudarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05845936793955689747noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746746827413558876.post-6726282587209745182010-06-13T21:22:00.000+05:302010-06-13T21:22:17.581+05:30Pristine natural beauty, ABBI Falls - Coorg<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Abbi</span></span></st1:placename><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Falls</st1:placetype></span></span></st1:place><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10.0pt;">, the pride of Coorg, around 8 km from Madikeri, the capital of Coorg, is a sight that is truly stupendous; the spectacular sight of cascading water is an absolute treat for the eyes and the senses! Reaching the place is a jolly ride in itself as the road that you drive on is very narrow with lots of turns and twists, ups and downs. A smiling mother nature welcomes you at every turn. Nestled amidst private coffee plantations; the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Abbi</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Falls</st1:placetype></st1:place> provide a striking contrast to the sylvan surroundings of Coorg. A narrow road winding through the green and dense foliage of surrounding coffee plantations leads to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Abbi</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Falls</st1:placetype></st1:place>. Situated on private property, a narrow pathway leads you downward to where the waterfall can be seen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjii24yuv0XMOvze6S36HFkftgmQpB2l9L9aoKU78KoA2KF0QOZcI-cNbzk-ql3jKmpWKV-2F3dedFco7BZa4jUKSxMuBP2MUM3G6XDTsZ_zrkK2m3x3I1tlsvrZKJtKg0unjN_aquN7xm0/s1600/abbi1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjii24yuv0XMOvze6S36HFkftgmQpB2l9L9aoKU78KoA2KF0QOZcI-cNbzk-ql3jKmpWKV-2F3dedFco7BZa4jUKSxMuBP2MUM3G6XDTsZ_zrkK2m3x3I1tlsvrZKJtKg0unjN_aquN7xm0/s400/abbi1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;">Face reading is a fascinating tool for exploring who we are, as well as learning what is possible, both for us and others. After all knowledge is power. Interpretation of character and fate from the study of a person's face is called 'Physiognomy' or 'Face reading'. It is obvious that when we meet an unknown person, we try to understand his feelings by looking at his face. So the origin of Physiognomy traces back to the date of origin of human beings. <span style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;">American anthropologists James Carey and A T Steegman found that the size of our noses depends on where we were born and where our ancestors came from. According to them, we need noses to humidify and warm the air that goes into our lungs. In cold, dry countries people tend to have long, sharp noses because they have to deal with harsh air conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">In February 2009, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Glasgow</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place> conducted a study that examined whether self-assessed personality characteristics could be identified from appearance. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Glasgow</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>'s, Dr Rob Jenkins said: "It's possible that there is some correlation between appearance and personality because both are influenced by our genetic make-up."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNkE53FPEv4wGEHaKkbRfVDhww28hP0FJiy4BsL9_hJfEnXra_mm2_RmBNVsXd5yCMZARjbB9zbgWG9wJVDc96BFVwDGpyNClAgN7LV59R-wOHqrwDPPs_T2Q9MMyK_UyO5q2TQCutpv7/s1600-h/facereading2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNkE53FPEv4wGEHaKkbRfVDhww28hP0FJiy4BsL9_hJfEnXra_mm2_RmBNVsXd5yCMZARjbB9zbgWG9wJVDc96BFVwDGpyNClAgN7LV59R-wOHqrwDPPs_T2Q9MMyK_UyO5q2TQCutpv7/s400/facereading2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">The shape of a person's face is influenced by heredity, environment and emotional experiences. The face tells the story of the entire body in its expression and its repression. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt;">People with big nose make Big Money, and those with a broad one have a powerful sex drive. Studies go into great detail about the spirit, essence, energy, animal morphology, elemental body types, complexion, radiance and glossiness of the skin, vitality and mind. Though methods vary, the face is generally divided up into sections and sectors that refer to organs in the body and points are assigned to the face. The lines, moles, knots, shape, color and texture of the flesh are observed to determine one’s character, longevity, wealth, fertility and general health.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;">I remember of having read a bit about Stevie Wonder. The artist was quoted as saying, “God made me blind so that I could teach those with eyes how to see.” I invite you to let me teach you how to see the vast world which exists in the contours of the human face.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The gerbera daisy was discovered in 1884 near </span></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Barberton</span></span></st1:city><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">South Africa</span></span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">, by Scotsman Robert Jameson. While the flower’s scientific name, Gerbera jamesonii, recollects the name of its founder, the meaning of its common name draws from German naturalist Traugott Gerber. Breeding programs that began in </span></span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">England</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> in 1890 enhanced the flower’s quality and color variations. The gerbera daisy’s popularity soon traveled to growers in the </span></span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Netherlands</span></span></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> which, along with </span></span><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Columbia</span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">, is the primary distributor of the flower’s cut version today. The gerbera currently ranks as the fifth most popular flower in the world behind the rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, and tulip.</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are many types of flowers which can help to express our thoughts and feelings for our loved ones, but the gerbera daisy and its meaning stand out as one of the most distinctly bright and merry. With its bold and striking appearance, the gerbera daisy has become the most highly-prized daisy variety. When you send gerbera daisies, know that these fresh flowers convey a deeply meaningful message and make a lively lasting impression. Apart from all, the gerbera variety holds an added meaning of </span></span><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">cheerfulness</span></span></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">, which stems from the assortment of colors available.</span></span><br />
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</div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Having a long vase life, Gerbera flowers are widely used in the Cut Flower Industry. Gerberas are great flowers for adding color to any room or garden. </span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gerberas are also referred to as Gerbera Daisies, daisy being a general name for all species in the family Asteraceae, to which Gerberas belong.</span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gerbera flowers often measure 7 inches (17.8 cm) across. </span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gerberas come in a wide range of colors - from light to dark yellow, orange, pink, brilliant scarlet, deep red, and many more colors. </span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gerberas can be used in landscapes as bedding plants for borders and flower beds or as Cut Flowers for table arrangements. </span></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hybrid Gerbera varieties cloned through tissue culture are uniform, and have long-lasting flowers with thick peduncles that are not light sensitive; hence, flowers remain open in the dark, lending themselves to indoor use in flower arrangements. </span></span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">A night of anticipation & excitement, to me, this year Diwali was more of real photographic experience than the previous years. Gone are those days, I don’t enjoy Diwali any more but I watch youngsters to whom Diwali means only crackers and nothing else. The enforcement of new rules to curb child labour, smoke & noise pollution awareness, the extreme stress and fear in animals and the ever rising cost of fire crackers means wasteful expenditure and lastly global issues compels Indians to go green during such festivals.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Here are some of my images of traditional light, firing of flowerpots & rockets captured on the night of Diwali from my house and neighborhood. Truly a photographers delight to snap such images of light & fireworks and I immensely enjoyed the festival the way I wanted.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div>sudarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05845936793955689747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746746827413558876.post-52071430560849200412009-10-14T23:25:00.002+05:302009-10-14T23:30:06.557+05:30A little ruthless laughter – Medical jokes:<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“A little ruthless laughter clears the air as nothing else can do; It is good for us, every now and then, to see our ideals laughed at, our conception of nobility caricatured; It is good for solemnity’s nose to be tweaked, for human pomposity to be made to look ridiculous.” - <b>Aldous Huxley<o:p></o:p></b><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">1. “I do like your uniform,” said the young Mrs. Laxman, “Tell me, what do you do exactly.”<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“I’m a naval surgeon.”<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“Really? Said Mrs. Laxman. “How you doctors specialize…………..<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">2. “That osteopath swore he’d have me walking within six months.”<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“And did he?”<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“He certainly did. He’s sent me three bills so far and I’ve had to sell my car!”<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">3. Referal letter from G.P. to specialist: “This patient, Mrs. H…….. has been married for two years but has never achieved satisfaction. I wonder whether you can help her.”<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">4. She was a sweet young thing; he was a fast rising account executive with a well known advertising agency. Everyone thought it was an ideal marriage. But alas, there was a problem……with sex. The honeymoon hadn’t even begun.<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“B-b-being an advertising man,” she sobbed to a friend, “ all he does every night is sit on the edge of the bed and tell me how wonderful it’s going to be!”<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">5. Instructor: “Outline the steps to be taken in the rescue and resuscitation of a drowning man.”<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Keen pupil: “One- get the man out of the water. Two- get the water out of the man.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">6. Dyspepsia is the remorse of a guilty stomach.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">7. A 75 year-old woman visited her doctor. Her major complaint was that she was finding it hard to sleep.” Please doctor; give me a prescription for some of those birth control pills. Then I know I’ll sleep.”<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The doctor answered, but Mrs. Patel, the birth control pill has nothing in it that will affect sleep. It’s for a different purpose entirely.<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“I know, I know. Believe me; I know it will help me. She replied.<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">More to humor the old lady than anything else, the doctor wrote out a prescription for a month’s supply of the pill. A month passed and there she was back again at the doctor’s office. “Oh doctor,” she beamed, “those pills were wonderful! The best rest I’ve had in ages! Give me another month’s supply.”<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“Look Mrs. Patel,” answered the doctor,” there is absolutely nothing in the pill that can help you sleep. Believe me, I’m a doctor and I know.”<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Retorted the old lady. “So you’re a doctor; Well, I’m a grandmother and my 18-year-old grand –daughter lives with me. Every morning I put a pill in her orange juice, and YOU believe me. I sleep better!”<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> 8. Advertisement in medical journal: “Vacancies exist for two female physiotherapists, preferably with some experience. Varied work embracing in-patients and out-patients…”</o:p><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">9. “Everybody I meet is so irritating,” a tense, nervous patient complained to her doctor. He prescribed a tranquilizer and told her to come back in a week and let him know how she was feeling.<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“Have you noticed any change in your mental attitude?” he asked on her next visit.<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“None at all,” she replied. “I feel just the same – but I’ve noticed that other people are acting a lot better.”<br />
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</div></div><div class="MsoNormal">“Hmm,” said the doctor, after looking at the baby,” very undernourished I’m afraid. Excuse me, madam…….”<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">He undid the lady’s blouse and examined her breasts with care.” Just as I thought!” he announced. “You’re not producing any milk!”<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I should hope not, doctor!” she beamed. I’m his maiden aunt.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">11. Advertisement in a newspaper:<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“Wanted: A Gentleman, preferably with medical knowledge, to undertake sale and promotion of patent medicine. The advertiser guarantees it will be profitable to the undertaker.”<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">12. Doctor to call Girl: “You look run down. My advice is that you stay out of bed for a week or two.”<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p>Content courtesy: Himalaya drug house, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Bombay</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> product catalogue launch souvenir, Titled “Laughter the best medicine” Year 1970. </o:p><br />
</div>sudarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05845936793955689747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746746827413558876.post-12820457047767546212009-10-10T21:15:00.001+05:302009-10-10T23:01:47.087+05:30A day at Wonder La: Bangalore, India<div style="text-align: justify;">Not all days are same. Yesterday wasn’t all that good at <a href="http://vijaysudar.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html">Bannarghatta.</a> But today our luck and stars favored us as the whole day we spent our time at Wonder La, a theme and amusement park near Bangalore that turned out to be the most refreshing and entertaining day for all of us.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"> I was much thrilled because the day was a different kind of experience in photography. The whole day I was clicking around more than 200 snaps and never took part in any of the mind blowing rides or other attractions. It was for others to enjoy and to me the very purpose of the trip was photography and enjoyed their enjoyment through my lens. Here you can see some of them.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">On entering the park, I found that it is well maintained. Signboard and displays were very informative and were put up in a thoughtful manner and the well planned cloak room facility was immensely useful. The lawns and walk area all around the theme park, the restaurants, and the toilet facilities were perfect in all aspects. To say in one two words, spick and span. You can easily spot Wonder La if you are driving from Mysore to Bangalore. They have a huge Giant Wheel mounted on a tower. <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">While in queue for tickets I heard someone whispering from behind, Oh, so costly Rs.520 per head. I too felt so but on our way back after 8 hours of non stop entertainment had the feeling that it was worth the money. If you ever happened to be in Bangalore, India, make sure you visit this place, especially with family and friends.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In all there are more than 40 types of rides and some of them are really high thrill rides. The rides are both water as well as dry ones. Shake a leg at the Rain Disco or scream your guts out on the dizzying dry and wet rides.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A day at Wonder La will have your bones rattling and mind spinning. Highly recommended is insanity, a dry ride that will drive you insane as it twists, turns and throws you around at a height. The Boomerang is wild and wet - definitely not for the faint hearted.<br />
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The younger ones can enjoy fun rides like Jumping frogs. For kids there are many smaller versions of rides including vertical drop, toy train, trains in caves and crazy cars and many other attractions.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Refuel at any of the five restaurants offering good vegetarian and non-vegetarian food and once again get on to business as many times as you want in any of the rides as there is no entry fee at each ride entry point as it’s all included in main entrance ticket cost.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Take part in Rain Disco, with 10,000 watts of hi-fidelity sound, psychedelic laser lights choreographed showers of warm water. Sea wave pool with warm water is one of the main attractions as you can see in the image the atmosphere is typical beach like ambiance with a lighthouse in background and waves are turned on at regular intervals for hundreds to mock a swim against tides.<br />
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</div>sudarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05845936793955689747noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746746827413558876.post-81903962412423466652009-10-08T21:49:00.000+05:302009-10-08T21:55:47.171+05:30Palm leaf inscription – Digital version<div style="text-align: justify;">Apart from coin collections, ancient, old, and new coins and currency notes of various countries, my prized possession with some real antique value is a bundle of palm leaf inscription. I don’t know the origin from where and how did it come to my house and all, I am quite sure its from my great grand parents, but all that I can say is that in our childhood days these palm leaf bundle was our playing cards for me, my brothers and sisters. But then we were kids and never knew the value of this master piece.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Now, nearly after 40 years, it’s with me well preserved and protected. Now I know the value of these and did a research even on that by contacting many scholars and found that the inscription is all about Hindu religion and practice. From the script even the scholars couldn’t determine as how old it is!!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In ancient days, oral transmission was the only means of spreading knowledge. Later, when knowledge in all fields diversified and also to store these vast amounts of knowledge for the future generations, the need for recording arose and different types of easily available materials were used for recording purposes. Palm leaves were the traditional inscribing materials of India. Leaves of two species of palms were in use. Borassus flabellifer.linn and Corypha umbraculifera.linn there were indigenous techniques to produce and preserve such materials.<br />
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The instrument used for inscribing on palm leaf sheaves is an iron spike of various lengths, shapes and weights. Some are about 24cms long and weighing nearly 500 grams.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fine soot from traditional firewood burned hearths is rubbed on to the inscribed surface to highlight the text. Palm leaf books are of various sizes, as small as 10 cm to 60 cm and the usual length is 45 cm. The palm leaf books will remain intact for many years by proper preservation techniques.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The word, Palm Leaf, was chosen as it was a popular medium of writing in India for almost two thousand years. Letters were written on a dried, smoothed, smoke treated leaves of palm trees using a stylus. These were then blackened with vegetable juice and lamp black. Major literary works like the Mahabharata were originally inscribed on palm leaves. Even the later copper plate inscriptions were first etched on palm leaves.<br />
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It is Interesting to note that more than 55% of the epigraphical inscriptions, about 55,000, found by the Archaeological Survey of India in India are in Tamil language, my mother tongue.<br />
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</div>Through these images you can see on this photolog the Digital and electronic version of those palm leaves.<br />
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The Images are my own and posted a few of them in Flickr too.<br />
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</div>sudarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05845936793955689747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746746827413558876.post-61238930990808316722009-10-04T16:55:00.008+05:302009-10-08T21:57:55.853+05:30Look at it any way, Rose is a Rose:A symbol of Love and eroticism, roses are the perfect gift, simply to say I care, Rose does it all for us. The true essence of nature, the everlasting beauty of Rose flowers blesses every soul.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"What's in a name?<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." – William Shakespeare<br />
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Throughout the World for centuries, Rose has been the fantasy, subject interest and inspiration of many poets and artists for its beauty, love, sacrifice and selflessness. Rose the "queen of flowers" has been the inspiration of great works of art, literature, and music.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ask any photographer, whether amateur or professional, rose in floral subject would have been his/her primary interest and particularly the fine and intricate macro details are real treat to watch and the joy doubles when it’s from your own lens. I am no different and have many close shots of roses in different colors in my collection and posted a few of them in my Flickr album. <br />
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Does any one know why such a beautiful flower on earth should have thorns?<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Wikipedia explains - While the sharp objects along a rose stem are commonly called "thorns", they are actually prickles — outgrowths of the epidermis (the outer layer of tissue of the stem). Rose prickles are typically sickle-shaped hooks, which aid the rose in hanging onto other vegetation when growing over it. Despite the presence of prickles, roses are frequently browsed by deer. A few species of roses only have vestigial prickles that have no points.<br />
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Here is a beautiful & inspirational heart touching story- <b>PARABLE OF THE ROSE:</b><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it blossomed, He examined it. He saw the bud that would soon blossom, but noticed thorns upon the stem and he thought, "How can any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns?"<br />
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Saddened by this thought, he neglected to water the rose, and before it was ready to bloom, it died.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">So it is with many people. Within every soul there is a rose. The God like qualities planted in us at birth growing amid the thorns of our faults. <br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Many of us look at ourselves and see only the thorns, the defects. We despair, thinking that nothing good can possibly come from us. <br />
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We neglect to water the good within us, and eventually it dies. <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">We never realize our potential. Some people do not see the rose within themselves; someone else must show it to them. <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">One of the greatest gifts a person can possess is to be able to reach past the thorns and find the rose within others.<br />
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Lesson from the Inspirational Story: <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This is the characteristic of love -to look at a person and know their true faults. Accepting that person into your life, while recognizing the nobility in their soul. Help them to realize that they can overcome their faults. If we show them the rose, they will conquer their thorns. Only then will they blossom many times over.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Our duty in this world is to help others by showing them their roses and not their thorns. Only then can we achieve the love we should feel for each other; only then can we bloom in our own garden.<br />
</div>sudarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05845936793955689747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746746827413558876.post-87908673895275453982009-09-30T19:04:00.003+05:302009-10-08T21:59:01.336+05:30Rameshwaram – The pilgrimage Island:<div style="text-align: justify;">Rameshwaram is known for its theerthas (wells) in and around the main temple. This place is equally sacred to both Vaishnavites and Saivites. Rameshwaram is also popularly referred to as the 'Benaras of the south'. In order to attain Moksha it is believed that the visit to Rameshwaram is mandatory.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The religious island is spread in an area of 61.8 square kilometers and happens to be in the shape of a conch. The Ramanatha Swamy Temple occupies major area of Rameshwaram. The masterpiece of Dravidian architecture boasts of the largest temple corridor in India. Different rulers built the Ramanatha Swamy Temple over a period of time starting from the 12th century. The temple comprises of twenty-two wells where the taste of the water of each well is different from the other.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ramnathswamy temple was built in the 17th century. Situated close to the sea on the eastern side of the island, this temple is famous for its 1200 gigantic granite columns. The 54 metre tall gopuram (gate-tower), 1220 meters of magnificent corridors and the flamboyant columns embellish and render fame to the temple.<br />
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The Ramanathaswamy temple is renowned for its magnificent corridors and massive sculptured pillars. The third corridor of Ramanathaswamy temple is the longest one in the world. Besides pilgrimage, Rameswaram Island has several places which ideally suites for picnic programme. There are beautiful beaches at Olaikuda, Dhanushkodi and Pamban.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dhanushkodi named after Rama's bow, is at the eastern end of the island at a distance of 8 kms from Rameshwaram. The boulders around the sea between Srilanka and this place known as Adam's bridge, are believed to be used by Hanuman to reach across Srilanka. Dhhanushkodi was completely destroyed by the cyclones of 1964. Kothandaramaswamy temple is the only salvage of the cyclone. Idols of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman and Vibhishana (brother of Ravana), surrendered to Rama, here.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">5-km south of the temple is Sethu, where there is a celebrated temple of Sri Anjaneya, and where, tradition holds, Sri Rama built a bridge to Sri Lanka. In Devipatnam, or Navapashanam, also by the sea, there are nine stones visible at low tide. It is believed that they were set up by Sri Rama to represent the nine planets, the Navagrahas.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Olaikuda beach is about one Km from the main temple is engulfed by coral reefs which makes sea bathing safe and enjoyable. With diving glasses and respiration tubes, Scuba diving can be done safely. Australian Flamingos, Sea Gulls and variety of birds migrates to Rameswaram Island during winter. Rameswaram is one of the main fishing centres of Tamil Nadu. Variety of fishes including export quality fish like prawns, sea cucumber, lobster etc. are available, Rameswaram is also famous for its dry fish. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Pamban Bridge also called Indira Gandhi Bridge lies on the Indian end of the Palk Strait that connects Pamban Island to mainland India. It actually refers to both the road bridge and the cantilever railway bridge, though primarily it means the latter. The bridge was constructed with sufficient elevation and beautiful scenery of the sea, adjoining Islands and parallel rail bridge below can be viewed from the bridge.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The railway bridge is 6,776 ft (2,065 m) and was opened for traffic in 1914. The railroad bridge is a still-functioning double-leaf bascule bridge section that can be raised to let ships pass under the bridge. The railway bridge historically carried meter-gauge trains on it, but Indian Railways upgraded the bridge to carry broad-gauge trains in a project that finished Aug. 12, 2007. Until recently, the two leaves of the bridge were opened manually using levers by workers. About 10 ships — cargo carriers, coast guard ships, fishing vessels and oil tankers — pass through the bridge every month.<br />
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</div>The photographs were taken during my trip to Southern states of India:sudarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05845936793955689747noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746746827413558876.post-77637545486657066872009-09-29T14:28:00.002+05:302009-10-08T22:00:18.858+05:30Money matters most in life:<div style="text-align: justify;">To work and earn money is an integral part of human life. It fulfills a great need in man - the need to create. It creates healthy living standards, a sense of security, happiness and pleasure. It is not only a means to support the family and educate the children but is also a medium of usefulness to oneself. But what do you do when suddenly the work you like the most is taken away from you?<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">For most of us more money is on most of our wish list. But in time of recession and redundancies to maintain the status and standard of living itself is a great task, leave alone finding extra income.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">If you are looking for a change in better carrier or trying hard to promote your business to your desired level and not finding fruitful results is quite a common affair. But then what do you do? That leads you to no where because money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Napoleon Hill in his book “Think & Grow Rich” writes six ways to turn desires into money, by far one of the most effective and inspirational words that I have come across.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The method, by which desire for riches can be transmuted into financial equivalent, consists of six definite, practical steps, viz:<br />
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1. Fix in your mind the exact amount of money you desire. It is not sufficient merely to say” I want plenty of money.” Be definite as to the amount as there is a psychological reason for definiteness.<br />
2. Determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire. Remember there is no reality as “something for nothing”<br />
3. Establish a definite date when you intend to posses the money you desire.<br />
4. Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.<br />
5. Write out a clear, concise statement of the amount of money you intend to acquire, name the time limit for its acquisition, state what you intend to give in return for the money, and describe clearly the plan through which you intend to accumulate it.<br />
6. Read your written statement aloud, twice daily, once just before retiring at night, and once after arising in the morning. As you read- see and feel and believe yourself already in possession of the money.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">It is important that you follow the instructions described in these steps. It is especially important that you observe, and follow the instructions in the sixth paragraph. You may complain that it is impossible for you to “see yourself in possession of money” before you actually have it. Here is where a burning desire will come to your aid. If you truly desire money so keenly that your desire is an obsession, you will have no difficulty in convincing yourself that you will acquire it. The object is to want money, and to become so determined to have it that you convince yourself you will have it.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">To add more life and impact to above thoughts, writing and method of approach of Napoleon Hill I have added my own photograph from my archive showing part of my coin collection hobby.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">And finally, what is money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do. <br />
</div>sudarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05845936793955689747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746746827413558876.post-37859498470204719542009-09-29T14:21:00.002+05:302009-10-08T22:01:32.585+05:30The ever eluding luck:<div style="text-align: justify;"> While I was studying sixth standard, like any other schoolboy I had my neighborhood friends. We use to gather at a place in our area that was popularly known as “ Horse house” for all our play activities. As the name implies, as there was a definite connection between horse and the owner of the house, as a Beautiful stone-craved full size horse statue in galloping posture within the compound of the house was installed. Anybody who passed through the road could not miss its majestic presence. For many days it never struck us to find the reason why such a statue was erected, which was quite unusual. Then we learnt that, the owner of the house had been lucky enough to win a huge jackpot at the Guindy, Chennai, India racecourse and that it was only with this prize money that he had been able to build the palatial house on an area of more than three grounds. Erecting the statue might have been his way of showing his gratitude. But then that was the truth. That was the first time in my life that I had come across a person gifted with such unusual luck. <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"> Luck can be defined as a chance, especially as it is perceived as influencing someone’s life at specific points. It is also an event, good or ill, affecting one’s interest or happiness and is deemed as casual, occurring by chance, fate, fortune. Luck is often used for good luck, as luck is better than skill. When someone attempts something unknown with success then that’s also called luck. An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon, that causes an event to result one-way rather than another. They say luck is lady. <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"> Have you ever played snake & ladder? As far as I am concerned LUCK is no more than a snake & ladder game. Just play, pass the time, enjoy and get refreshed in between your productive and career or growth oriented initiatives.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"> I have come across many young and talented professionals with above average IQ, smart, intelligent, hard working and above all with pleasing manners. Surely, I know more about them and their abilities, than the interviewers who just talk with him for half an hour or so and decide their fate. Then, that is what the employment process is all about. The lucky one’s definitely have edge over others.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"> There is an important community World over, which consists of gamblers, those who play cards for money, casino players, betters for horse races, lottery ticket buyers and many others dealing with different aspects of betting business from ant race to elephant race that are being played all over the world. They rely and live only on luck and their success or failure is one of their own making: a consequence they have deliberately invited themselves into. The results achieved by them is seem to be a random type of luck and often, we attribute their accomplishments to random luck. Those who rely on random luck seem to have certain traits in common.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"> I remember reading in many magazines, that even many world famous and top cricketers, football and tennis players have had faith and belief in superstition or luck in one-way or another. They preserve their lucky play kit accessories, vests, shorts, gloves, caps, helmets and many other such articles for years, even if they are half torn, dirty and deformed, and use them time and again when their team or country requires a match saving performance from them. They all have their own notions. Yet as far as I know, none these players have at any point of time in their carriers disclosed how consistent their luck has been with those priced possessions. <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"> The house owner and landlord of the place where I had my office once had incurred a cumulative loss of around Rs.30 Lakhs in the business that he had been doing for the past 20 years. Now that he is caught by the vasthu mania, hired a vasthu consultant and is redesigning the entire house at an estimated cost of Rs. 5 Lakhs. Every aspect of the change as perceived by the consultant is being applied meticulously including changing the position of lavatory commode. (The correct direction is Northwest-Make a note of it.) Strange here is that the owner of the house is a Christian.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"> Almost all the World famous and the most visited websites attach much importance to Astrology and are featuring it prominently. Some even offer personalized service according to one’s birth star. Astrology is another popular form of finding luck and prosperity. Astrology is the only subject that has many things to say about luck and how to acquire it. It simply tells you to have faith in God and perform remedial prayers to elevate the debilitated planet that in turn will inherit more luck and prosperity. Of course the prayers cannot correct the so-called fate, but can do their best to nullify the effects to a bare minimum or nil. There are many other religious methods like vasthu, Chinese Astrology and gemology through which ones luck can be enhanced. Some even believe that luck has something to do with the color of the dress; as for each day there is one particular dress color that brings in more luck. The above-mentioned methods that many opt for are applied with unquestionable faith. <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"> But in reality these superstitious beliefs are not tested for their authenticity. Superstition is devoid of scope for critical evaluations. Furthermore, some superstitions make extravagant claims about their scientific status. Superstitions may be harmful if they alone are used in taking decisions and solving problems. Yet this is being followed with utmost care and sanctity, by only a few of course. These concepts of a bygone era and other old beliefs are slowly disappearing from the minds of people but not Astrology. It is back with a bang with new colors and dimensions, even though the prediction patterns are the same old ones, as is evident from almost all the popular websites. Though I am not a habitual believer I often read my predictions just for amusement.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"> In fact, on many occasions I have felt that, this nagging luck factor has not been favoring me. Is it true that luck is in only for those who are born with the silver spoon or born under an auspicious star? In my view to be a successful businessman, this phenomenon is also an important element. I thought I must make a through study of it, to know more about it’s whereabouts, source of its availability and the price to pay for it. How long must I wait and watch as others at work zoom past me with half the effort? To achieve success, I made several aggressive efforts and carried out quixotic projects that many businessmen try out and invariably in the end, I found myself beating the air. If there were four wrong ways and only one correct way, I would always take five tries to get things right, If at all, I did keep trying that long. Often I didn’t. But that does not mean all my efforts were without any forethought or proper planning. Yet it is a difficult task because analysis, solutions and decisions, in real life, have to be made in an uncertain environment. Furthermore, no matter how careful our decision-making process is, it is unlikely that all outcomes would be always favorable. Often, I use to wonder, if I would ever enjoy being able to decide my own fate and imagined what it would be like to turn on a steady flow of good luck. I have learnt that being lucky is a skill, just like any other skill. As one learns and practices it, one gets better and luckier. Here are the practically experienced summery of successful tips, written by many authors World over that can greatly enhance one’s luck.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Lucky people don’t believe in luck. Almost all the unusually successful people never believe in luck. It is the sheer hard work, dedication and wholehearted involvement in the work that matters. They don’t wait or look for random luck. They generate their own luck.<br />
</div>Lucky people look for the opportunity that’s always embedded in problems and in life’s inconveniences. “There is always a miracle in a mess.”<br />
Lucky people are willing to start small and work their way up. They know what they want to accomplish and can visualize the end result in vivid details.<br />
Lucky people never quit when they are holding a potentially winning hand. They drop a losing hand as quickly as possible. They know the difference.<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Lucky people polish their people skills constantly because most opportunities are brought to them by others. They also develop a wide range of professional skills so that they are prepared when any opportunity knocks on the door. <br />
Lucky people demonstrate flexibility. They are ready to face all the setbacks and detours that they encounter. They monitor their progress and make the appropriate adjustments and when a particular strategy isn’t working they just make a change and keep trying to achieve their goals.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Other than these simple things, however, naturally lucky people don’t do anything special at all. As far as I know, that proverbial born with the silver spoon or born under the auspicious birth star theories never seem to work in favor of us in real life, because, “ one has to do his own growing, no matter how tall his father was”.<br />
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I remember one quote from an unknown source.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">“I do not know anything about luck; I have never banked on it, and am afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: hard work and realizing what is opportunity and what isn’t”. “Diligence is the mother of good luck”.<br />
</div>sudarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05845936793955689747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746746827413558876.post-67538244266251706242009-08-28T20:10:00.000+05:302009-08-29T16:20:35.012+05:30My Unforgettable trip to Bannarghatta National Park - Bangalore<span>
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<br />During my last visit to Bangalore in May 2009, along with my cousins, family & kids we made a trip to Bannarghatta national park about 22 Km from Bangalore. That day weather at Bangalore was too hot, humid & uncomfortable and very much unlike Bangalore famous for. Traffic congestion also played its role to our discomfort as it took nearly two hours to reach Bannarghatta from cantonment area.
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<br />Weekend crowd was uncontrollable for the authorities and we had to stand for more than an hour in queue for the mini van to pick us up for the safari ride. After buying the tickets, while in middle of the queue of about 300 people or so, we discussed about the option of even quitting the place and return home. We couldn’t think of that even as there were at least 150 people packed behind us in the narrow Andaman cellular jail like arrangements and had to stay back cursing our luck and waited with utmost patience for our turn to come. The place was so unclean, unhygienic, the rusted iron grilled and fenced path way, and the broken overhead roof asbestos sheets along the queue path bore a World War II era construction are all well preserved like an archeological monument without any maintenance.
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<br />My main object of the trip was to snap some wild life pictures of the animals that are in open and real jungle like environment. Did I achieve that? No. The mini van drivers were probably instructed by the management to hurry up the safari as hundreds were still in queue behind us, toiling the weather and the pathetic conditions, waiting to be picked up. As expected the wild roller coaster like drive was too jerky & bumpy and not all that conducive for photography. On each occasion we confronted some wild animals, driver stopped the vehicle only for a few minutes and I really didn’t get any good focus on those that I intended to capture. Pull & push from the co passengers to peep through the glass window to have a glimpse of the heat withered, sleepy & drowsy animals made my photography efforts worst.
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<br />There are other attractions too here, a butterfly park, crocodile farm; In addition, a portion of the park is used as a sanctuary for wild rescued animals. There is a zoo inside the park, which has deer’s, elephants, snake enclosures, aquarium, panther, zebra and the other usual animals. There is also a small museum and a forty five minutes film show on Animals!
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<br />We were too exhausted and tired to visit all other attractions (?) and straight headed for our car to return home.
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<br />The very next day we made a trip to Wonder La, the Amusement water theme park on Mysore road, Bangalore. What a wonderful experience it was?
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<br />Same weather conditions, same Bangalore, same weekend huge turn out, only difference is that,
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<br />Bannarghatta National park is run by the Government and the Wonder La is managed by a private corporate entity.
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<br />Here are some of the images of the animals taken during the ride. They are not of great quality but given the mood & conditions, I am happy that I could do at least to this extent.
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