Radiate Light

 

 

 

Each one of us is a walking radiator. 

Mostly we radiate thoughts and attitudes. 

From deep within we radiate our state of being, 

and the essential, original and eternal state of every being 

is peaceful and loving. 

But we block and distort this energy with our attachments. 

Attachments turn love into fear, peace into anger and then 

distort our attitudes and actions towards others. 

This is neither relaxing for ourselves, or for those around us. 

Which is why detachment is the secret to living lightly and lovingly. 

To be a radiator that people come to for real warmth, 

what do you need to detach from today? 

If you don't detach then you will stay attached, 

and then you will see others and life itself as a threat, 

and your tension will keep them away. 

But they cannot threaten you. 

Only your dependency on a thing, or an idea, 

or an opinion can be threatened.

~unknown~

காற்றில் இயங்கும் ஹைபிரிட் கார்!

பத்து பைசா செலவில்லாமல் காற்றில் இயங்கும் ஹைபிரிட் கார்!

காற்று மற்றும் சூரிய சக்தியில் புதிய ஹைபிரிட் கான்செப்ட் காரை சென்னை எஞ்சினியரிங் கல்லூரி மாணவர்கள் கண்டுபிடித்துள்ளனர்.

நாகை மாவட்டம், தரங்கம்பாடியிலுள்ள ஹைடெக் புராஜெக்ட்ஸ் இன்ஸ்ட்ரீஸ் நிறுவனத்தின் ஒத்துழைப்புடன் பல முன்னணி எஞ்சினியரிங் கல்லூரி மாணவர்கள் எதிர்காலத்துக்கான தேவையான மாற்று எரிசக்தியில் இயங்கும் புதிய கார்களை கண்டுபிடித்து வருகின்றனர்.

இந்த வரிசையில், தற்போது சென்னை, தாம்பரத்திலுள்ள சாய்ராம் எஞ்சினியரிங் கல்லூரியில் இறுதியாண்டு படிக்கும் மாணவர்கள் குழு, தரங்கம்பாடியிலுள்ள ஹை-டெக் புராஜெக்ட்ஸ் இன்டஸ்ட்ரீஸ் ஆராய்ச்சியாளர்கள் முரளி, ஜெயராஜ் மற்றும் கல்லூரி பேராசிரியர்கள் ஆலோசனை மற்றும் ஒத்துழைப்புடன் காற்று சக்தியில் இயங்கும் புதிய காரை கண்டுபிடித்துள்ளனர்.

பூம்புகார் எம்எல்ஏ பவுன்ராஜ் முன்னிலையில் இந்த ஏர் கார் சமீபத்தில் சோதனை ஓட்டம் நடத்தப்பட்டது. இதில், ஏராளமான பொதுமக்களும், பிரமுகர்களும் கலந்து கொண்டனர். இந்த புதிய ஏர் காரை வடிவமைத்த மாணவர்கள் மற்றும் ஆலோசனை வழங்கிய ஆய்வாளர்கள், பேராசிரியர்களை அனைவரும் வெகுவாக பாராட்டினர்.

இந்த காரில் பொருத்தப்பட்டுள்ள சிறிய புரொப்பல்லர் உதவியுடன் இந்த கார் காற்று சக்தியில் கடகடவென ஓடி பார்ப்பவர்களை பரவசப்படுத்துகிறது. தவிர, இந்த காரின் பின்புறத்தில் சோலார் செல் பேனல் பொருத்தப்பட்டிருக்கிறது.

இதன்மூலம், இந்த காரை எலக்ட்ரிக் மோட்டார் உதவியுடனும் இயக்க முடியும். 120 கிலோ எடை கொண்ட இந்த கார் 5.5 அடி நீளமும், 4.5 அடி உயரத்தையும் கொண்டிருக்கிறது. தவிர, இந்த காரில் பொருத்தப்பட்டிருக்கும் சோலார் பேட்டரி மூலம் வீட்டிற்கு மின் சப்ளையை பெறும் வசதியும் இருக்கிறது.

இதுகுறித்து கல்லூரி மாணவர்கள் கூறும்போது," இந்த காரை வடிவமைக்க ரூ.55,000 செலவானது. போதிய நிதி ஆதாரம் கிடைத்தவுடன் இந்த காரை மேம்படுத்தி விற்பனைக்கு கொண்டு வரும் திட்டமும் இருக்கிறது.

சுற்றுச் சூழலுக்கு துளி கூட மாசு விளைவிக்காத இந்த காரை விற்பனைக்கு கொண்டு வருவதே எங்கள் லட்சியமாக உள்ளது," என்றனர்.

Beauty And Complexity of English Language

Every language has it's own beauty. Here is one such example of the beauty and complexity of the English language. Professor Ernest Brennecke of Columbia is credited with inventing a sentence that can be made to have eight different meanings by placing ONE WORD in all possible positions in the sentence.

"I hit him in the eye yesterday." is the sentence and the word is "ONLY". Now, here are the different meanings which is formed by placed this word in different possible positions in this sentence:

1. ONLY I hit him in the eye yesterday. (No one else did)

2. I ONLY hit him in the eye yesterday. (Did not slap him)

3. I hit ONLY him in the eye yesterday. (I did not hit others)

4. I hit him ONLY in the eye yesterday. (I did not hit outside the eye)

5. I hit him in ONLY the eye yesterday. (Not other organs)

6. I hit him in the ONLY eye yesterday. (He doesn't have another eye)

7. I hit him in the eye ONLY yesterday. (Not today)

8. I hit him in the eye yesterday ONLY. (Did not wait for today)

" This is the beauty and complexity of the English language... "

How cyber-bullies differ

AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

Of the 927 students surveyed in Victoria, approximately 15 per cent had been engaged in cyber-bulling. Image: Rivendellstudios/iStockphoto An international research project led by Professor Sheryl Hemphill of Australian Catholic University (ACU) has found that the factors leading to incidents of cyber-bullying are different to those which result in traditional bullying. Of the 927 students surveyed in Victoria, approximately 15 per cent had been engaged in cyber-bulling and 21 per cent in traditional bullying. Seven per cent had been involved in both. Professor Hemphill found that academic failure, family conflict and past bullying behavior were the main factors leading to episodes of traditional bullying. Of these, only past behavior, in the form of relational aggression, was a factor leading to incidents of cyber-bullying. Relational aggression refers to covert forms of bullying such as exclusion and spreading rumours. “Advances in technology can provide young people with positive ways to communicate but can also bring about new risks,” Professor Hemphill said. Drawing on data from the International Youth Development Study – a longitudinal study of students in Australia and the United States which began in 2002 – the research examined individual, peer, family and school risk factors for both cyber and traditional bullying in adolescents. “At this stage, the best advice we can give to schools is for them to use evidence-based bullying prevention programs and ensure that they target cyber-bullying within these. Further research on influential factors may suggest other approaches in the future.” “For traditional bullying, addressing difficulties at home and providing academic support also helps improve the behavior of perpetrators. Cyber-bullying is still a relatively new concept, with very few longitudinal studies to fall back on. Professor Hemphill said much further research is needed before we can fully understand the influential factors as well as its impacts. “Cyber-space is a relatively new environment. We need to take a similar approach to anywhere young people go – teach them the skills they need to keep themselves safe in that environment and know how to find assistance if they need it. We need to develop clear strategies young people can use in cyber-space so that they experience the benefits but avoid the risks of the cyber environment.” “Further research into and knowledge of the factors which lead to cyber-bulling will help inform anti-bullying strategies and educational policies which will, in turn, reduce bullying incidents in schools.” Editor's Note: Original news release can be found here.

Sai Baba Chant singing with pictures

Workshop on Establishment of quality control Laboratories in Eastern Province (நெல்சிப் திட்டத்தின் கீழ் திறன் வளர்ப்புப் பயிற்சிப் பட்டறை)

Posted by Eng.A.S.Gowripalan IEC Specialist,  

Workshop on Establishment of quality control Laboratories in Eastern Province As a part of the Pura Neguma (Local Service Improvement Project) a workshop on establishment of quality control laboratories in eastern province was conducted at Kulakoddam auditorium on 15th March , 2012. The program was arranged by Project Management Unit Eastern Province. Target Participants – Engineers and Technical officers of all local authorities in Eastern Province Objective – Enhancement of skills and knowledge in quality assurance  The main subject dealt in program is importance and relevance of quality assurance in concrete engineering practice. The technical session was conducted by Mr.R.K.Malkotra (Senior Consultant World Bank) at the end of the program the task team leader of world bank  Eng.S.Manoharan assured to establish quality control laboratory including mobile laboratory and the work shop followed by a field visit.

நெல்சிப் திட்டத்தின் கீழ் திறன் வளர்ப்புப் பயிற்சிப் பட்டறை

Words of Mother Teresa

ITS COSTS NOTHING TO BE NICE BUT THE DIVIDENDS ARE PRICELESS

  

DEAR ALL, 

   ITS COSTS NOTHING TO BE NICE BUT THE DIVIDENDS ARE PRICELESS

Can you put a price on being nice? The chances are you already have. When you go to a restaurant, do you sometimes tip a little bit more if the serving staff were extra nice/professional/helpful? When you shop somewhere and the assistants are nice (not pushy) and give good advice, you go back next time, right?

Although you cant always equate these experiences to exact amounts, it is easy to see the value in being �nice�.

Of course, sitting here in front of my computer it is easy to say these things, and reading them you may well agree, but out in the real world, when we are running at a million miles an hour, it is not always quite so obvious.

We�ve all been there, trying to do 5 things at once, only to get an email or take a phone-call from a customer (or potential customer) with a question. That�s when we need to remember the value of being nice.

In actual fact, the value of being nice far outstrips the cost of being nice. If you go out of your way to be helpful the customer will remember it. Whether you reap the benefit of this now or later, either way it will be remembered.

Let me add a small story. This is a true story. In 1998, I (Sherrie Holland) was working at Johns Hopkins as an Administrative Manager. I left my office to go to the ladies room and found one of our medical residents sobbing. I sat and talked with her for a while and tried to give her encouragement.

The next morning, she arrived at my office with a little box of Godiva chocolates and a very heartwarming note, thanking me and telling me how much my pep talk had helped her and that she knew she�d be fine now.

I sat at my computer and wrote the following, and after printing in a large font, taped it to my wall � as a reminder:

�It costs nothing to be nice. But the dividends are priceless.�

The same can be applied if you are not so helpful, always remember that.

The actual cost of being helpful is zero, or close to it. If you can greet every request, every phonecall and every email in the same positive manner it really does not cost you anything, but the rewards can be immense!

So next time the phone rings or you hear the chime of a new mail arriving, remember the value of being nice, it�s worth it, I promise!

Let me add an Awesome old classic sung by Mukesh from the film Anari (1959) .

Music by Shankar Jaikishan, Beautiful lyrics by one of my Favourite writer Shailendra. 

I like this song becaue of the beautiful lyrics. 

Kisiki muskuraahaton pe ho nisaar  

To offer yourself to someone for smiles, 
Kisika Dard mil sake to le udhaar

To share someone�s grief,Kisike vaaste ho tere dil mein pyaar

To have love in your heart for someone,
Jeena issi ka naam hai 

This is what life is all about.

 

IST STANZA:

 

Maana apni jeb se fakeer hain

Granted, we are poor, by the standard of our pockets.Phir bhi yaaron dil ke ham ameer hain

Even so, we are rich at heart
Mitte jo pyaar ke liye woh zindagi

Perish for love that is Life

Jale bahaar ke liye woh zindagi

Crave for spring that is life,
Kisi ko ho na ho hamein to aitbaar

This we believe, though others may not,
Jeena issi kaa naam hai

That this is what life is all about

 

Rishta dil se dil ke aitbaar ka

Relationship between the heart and the hearts trust,
Zinda hai hameen se naam pyaar ka

The name of love lives on because of us
Ke mar ke bhi Kisi ko yaad aayenge

Even if we die, we will be remembered by someone
Kisi ke aansuon mein muskuraayenge

That we will smile through someone�s tears
Kahega phool har kali se baar baar

A flower will tell a bud, on and on
Jeena issi kaa naam hai

That this is what life is all about

 

Just listening to it brings a smile to my face, both for the memories it evokes, 

and the beauty of the simple lyrics. 

THE "LIE" ABOUT POSITIVE THINKING!

 

You've heard it all before...

"Think more positively and you'll get what you want. Visualize, affirm, and manifestation will happen effortlessly. Oh and be sure to overcome those pesky limiting beliefs! Affirmations, gratitude, and positive thinking will cover that one for you. Life is easy if you just think positively enough!"

I have one word to say about that kind of positive thinking

          LIE.

               Delusional.

               Misleading.

               Uninformed.

               Detrimental.

Okay, so by the time my subconscious was done ranting I discovered I had more than just one word.

That's not to say positive thinking is bad. It's fundamentally important to living a happy, fulfilled, engaged life. However, the lie and myth is that positive thinking is all that's needed.

The reality is that we have difficult and painful emotions for a reason. They arise out of a self-protective compassionate need to SERVE our selves more effectively. Like physical pain, emotional pain is a compass that helps us see when things aren't quite working right inside ourselves.

                 

When we ignore physical pain or mask it over with overmedication, our body degenerates and ultimately finds more pain (not less). The same is true when we use Positive Thinking as a form of "overmedication" for our soul.

By not honouring and owning our emotional pain, then our soul... our heart... our spirit... call it what you will... ultimately will degenerate. Our psyche isn't designed to repress and suppress pain indefinitely. That's a big reason why some higly successful people have emotional breakdowns. They just kept overmedicating (or ignoring) until finally they couldn't do it anymore.

      

The flip-side is equally as dangerous. When we completely identify with the negative painful thoughts, when we allow them to run our lives, to make us forget how magnificent we inherently are, then we also breakdown. We aren't designed that way either.

Instead, I suggest accepting and acknowledging painful emotions as a compass - like a thermometer - to help you more effectively focus your attention and energy. Notice the "warning signs" that negative thinking presents to you. It's not like I never have negative thoughts. I have them every day!

The thing is, I don't take them so seriously. I strive to see them for what they are: helpful information that can point me TOWARDS living a happier and more positive life. They show me where more attention and self-care is needed in my life.

By using negative thoughts and painful emotions in that way, then the positive thinking is no longer a crutch - it's no longer an addictive medicine that silently degenerates us until it's too late.

Instead, positive thinking becomes a support to help you through the negative thoughts and ultimately take your happiness to the next level.

Courtesy: Chris Cade