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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Succeeding by Giving Up


The value of giving up before beginning your business day.
Japanese Samurai warriors had a unique practice that undergirded their phenomenal success as soldiers from the 12th Century right up into the 20th century. That concept was called "Dying before going into battle." This practice allowed a warrior to enter each combat event without fear of death. He did this by simply taking himself through the acceptance of his own death in advance. He psychologically became a "dead man walking" before the fight. Thus, the Samurai was able to unconditionally commit to success in battle without worrying about survival. This freedom allowed him to fight with such berserk fierceness and focus that he was very hard to defeat. What did he have to lose? He was already dead.
That's how I like to begin my business days, too. By giving up. By dying before I go into battle. By having no expectations for controlling the results of the multifarious tasks that await me in the day. By being fully committed to my goals without feeling I have something to lose. By becoming a modern day Samurai, if you will.
Do I succeed at this? Of course not. But it sure seems like a great way to try to begin each day--to let in creativity, spontaneity, luck, and God. To die before I go into battle.
Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell claims he has found success by simply giving up on success, from just not worrying about it. Essentially Gladwell believes your rewards in life are inversely proportional to the time you spend trying to plan for success. Or, as Anthony Bourdain, author of Kitchen Confidential and the host of CNN's Parts Unknown, bluntly puts it, "I succeeded by not giving a shit."
Much of my belief in this approach to business comes from studying the work of Tracy Goss, author of The Last Word On Power. This magnificent book should be read by all serious executives and, particularly, by entrepreneurial leaders. (I won't insult Goss by superficially summing up her work here, but she talks about systematically achieving the impossible in life and as a leader. Kinda like the entrepreneur, who commits to creating something out of nothing. Impossible.)
Goss' approach to the concept of "dying before going into battle" begins with accepting "the end of hope," the end of your strategic control. And accepting as a gift that very hopelessness. She makes three foundational statements about life:
  1. Life does not turn out the way it "should."
  2. Life does not turn out the way it "shouldn't."
  3. Life turns out the way it does.
She says you can't control the outcome of your life. In the end the outcome will be the same no matter what you do. It will be what it is and then someone with a shovel will throw dirt over your face. In the meantime, life will absolutely not follow the controls you try to place on it. Man plans, God laughs.
Tracy Goss sees the acceptance of hopelessness as a gift. By accepting that you don't control life, you create space for real freedom, creativity, luck, and the "impossible." Her's is a radical existential process, the goal of which is simply "getting to zero." That is, letting go of the illusion that you are in charge. That you control.
Lao Tzu says, "By letting go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go." I simply call this a practical process of daily surrender, of giving up each day before attempting the impossible. Without expectation. Without hope. To me this is the heart of healthy entrepreneurship and makes the creation of something out of nothing (the entrepreneurial company) emotionally conceivable.
Here's what Victor Frankl says about success in Man's Search For Meaning:
"Don't aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued: it most ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one's surrender to a person other than oneself. Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: You have to let it happen by not caring about it. I want you to listen to what your conscience commands you to do and go on to carry it out to the best of your knowledge. Then you will live to see that in the long-run--in the long-run, I say!--success will follow you precisely because you had forgotten to think about it."
Thank you, Dr. Frankl.
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செல்வம் பெருக எளிய வழிகள் :


1.காலையில் எழுந்தவுடன் உள்ளங்கைகளை தான் பார்க்கவேண்டும்
2.குளித்தபின்பு முதுகைத்தான் முதலில் துடைக்கவேண்டும் பின்புதான், முகத்தை துடைக்கவேண்டும். குளித்தவுடன் துவட்டும்போது முதலில் மூதேவி தான் உடலில் இடம் பிடிப்பால் பின்தான் லட்சுமி வருவாள்.
3.பின் பூஜைகளில் அல்லது கடவுளை வணங்கும் சமயத்தில் கைலிகள் என அழைக்கபடும் லுங்கிகள் அணியக்கூடாது
4.சாப்பிடும்போது இடதுகை எப்போதும் வட்டிலைத்தொட்டுகொண்டுதான் இருக்கவேண்டும். வட்டிலை தட்டு என்று சொல்லகூடாது அது தட்டுபாட்டுக்கு உரிய சொல்.
5.இரவில் தயிர் சேர்த்துகொள்ளக்கூடாது. அது விஷ்ணுவானாலும் சரி அவரை விட்டு லட்சுமி கடாக்சம் காணாமல் போய்விடும்.
6. பூஜை அறையில் அனைவரும் பழனியாண்டவர் படம் வைத்து இருப்போம்.அதுவும் ராஜ அலங்காரம், அதில் சிலருக்கு ஆண்டியின் கோலமான கையேந்தும் வடிவம் இருக்கும் இதை எடுத்துவிட்டு ராஜா கைவைத்து இருப்பதுபோல் வைக்கவேண்டும்.
7. வீட்டின் வாசலை பார்த்தவாறு ஏழுமலையான் (பெருமாள்)படம் வைக்க வேண்டும்,இதை பல அலுவலகங்களில் வைத்திருப்பதை நாம் இன்றும் காண முடியும்
8. மகா சொர்ணாகர்ஷணபைரவர் படத்தையும், ஐஸ்வரேஸ்வரர் படத்தையும் கட்டாயம் வைக்கவேண்டும்.
9.படத்திற்க்கும் ,கள்ளாபெட்டிக்கும் அல்லது பீரோவிலும் மல்லிகை பூ கட்டாயம் வைக்கவேண்டும்,மல்லிகை லட்சுமிக்கு விருப்பமான பூ
10.பணத்தை ஒருவரிடம் கொடுக்கும்போது தலை பகுதி நம்மிடம் இருக்குமாறு கொடுக்கவேண்டும்.
11.திருவள்ளுவர் உருவம் பதித்த டாலர் அல்லது ஐந்து ரூபாய் நாணயம் பர்சில் வைத்திருக்க வேண்டும்.
12.லட்சுமி ,குபேரர் மந்திரங்களை நாள்தோறும் கூற வேண்டும், அல்லது மகான் திருமூலர் கூறியதுபோல “ஓம் ஐஸ்வரேஸ்வராய நம “ என்றாவது கூறவேண்டும். இதை மல்லிகை பூ போடும் போது கட்டாயம் கூறவேண்டும் .
13.வீட்டின் முன்பு கண்திருஷ்டி படம் என்று கூறும் பூதம் படத்தை எடுத்துவிட்டு விநாயகர்,முருகர் படங்களை மாட்டவும் அப்போது தான் தெய்வாம்சம் காணப்படும் ,அதை விடுத்து அரக்கர் படம் எல்லாம் மாட்டகூடாது.
14.விநாயகர் கோபமாக உள்ள கண்திருஷ்டி படமெல்லாம் மாட்டகூடாது.
இது எதுவுமே செய்யவில்லையென்றாலும் பரவாயில்லை ஒரு நாளைக்கு ஓரு முறையாவது மகான் அரங்கமகாதேசிகர் அருளிய சித்தர் மந்திரம் கூறவும் அப்போதுதான் அருள்செல்வம் முதலில் வரும் அப்புறம்தான் பொருள்செல்வம்.
ஓம் அகத்தீசாய நம!
ஓம் கரூவூர்தேவாய நம!
ஓம் போகதேவாய நம!
ஓம் கோரக்கதேவாய நம!
என்று கூறினால் பாவமாது குறையும்.
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Monday, May 18, 2015

BEAUTY OF GUJARAT .WONDERFUL CARVING AND RICH ARCHEOLOGY LETS KNOW ABOUT GIRNAR JAIN TEMPLES.



Girnar is one of the holiest places in Gujarat, situated near Junagadh at a distance of 327 from Ahmedabad. It is a sacred place and an essential pilgrimage for both Hindus and Jains. There are several temples located here, which have converted it into a township of temples. Amidst the lush green Gir Forest, the mountain range serves as the hub of religious activity. Apart from this, there is a mosque attracting many Muslim pilgrims to the place. This has made Girnar a perfect example of unity in diversity in India.

The summit has been an important religious place since the 3rd century. Girnar temples present a right blend of art, religion and devotion. The sculptural art used in these temples is outstanding. They have stood the test the time and the cruelty of various invaders. Despite that, the art forms of the temples still retain their magnificence. The Jain temples at Girnar attract devotees of both Shwetambar and Digambar sects of Jainism. The Neminath Temple is the main attraction of Girnar. It was built during 1128 AD to 1159 AD.

According to Jain religious beliefs, Neminath, the 22nd Tirthankar became an ascetic after he saw the slaughter of animals for food on his wedding. He renounced all worldly pleasures and came to Mount Girnar to attain salvation. Here, Bhagwan Neminath reached the highest state of enlightenment, Keval Gyan and Moksha, after great austerities. His bride-to-be also followed his path and founded the 'Sandhvi Sangh', the organisation of women ascetics. The rectangular Neminath temple is the most significant here.

Vedic influence in Korea


• The name Korea is derived from the Sanskrit word Gauriya, which became Goriya before it was changed to Korea. Changing the "G" sound to the "K"or"C" sound can also be recognized in the Sanskrit word Gau which changes in English to "Cow".
• Gouri is the Vedic goddess and of Lord Shiva. She was the principal deity of this region, so consequently the country was named after her.
• In 48 AD, Queen Suro or Princess Heo Hwang-ok is said to have made a journey from Lord Ram's birthplace to Korea by sea, carrying a stone which calmed the waters. The stone is not found anywhere in Korea and is now a part of crucial evidence that the princess belonged to the city of Ayodhya in India. "This stone is only found in India, proof that it came from there to Korea,"
• Korean historians believe that Queen Huh was a princess of an ancient kingdom in Ayodhya. She went to Korea some two-thousand years ago and started the Karak dynasty by marrying a local king, Suro.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1205728.stm

RECIPE OF MUTTON PEPPER CHOPS CURRY STYLE



Ingredient Name     Quantity      Unit
pepper powder 1 1/2Teaspoons
butter 1Teaspoons
coriander powder 1Tablespoons
coconut powder 1Tablespoons
red chilli powder 1/2Teaspoons
salt as per tasteTo Taste
curry leaves 7Leaf
Turmeric Powder pinchPinch
Ginger Garic Paste 1Teaspoons
onions 1Cup
Oil 1 1/2Tablespoons
Garama masala 2 eachNumbers
Lamb chops 500Grams
coriander leaves 1Bunch
garam masala podwer pinchPinch







  1. Take Lamb chops wash and keep a side.
  2. Take a presurecooker add oil,garamasalas, chopped onions mix well then add gingergarlic,turmeric,curry leaves,salt to taste,red chilli powder,coconut powder,coriander powder saute little bit then add chops into it mix well and add some water and close with presure cooker lid and cook for 15min.
  3. Once the chops are cooked keep it a side, take a non stick pan add butter, chopped garlic,pepper powder, some more curry leaves and mix well now add the cooked chops to this mixture.
  4. Cook this in very slow flame till it changes colour to brown or till the masala sticks to the chops.Lastly add coriander leaves chopped and garama masala powder.Serve with roti or rice

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Friday, May 15, 2015

Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke) ::


Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) or stroke is a medical emergency condition in which the brain cells suddenly die because of a lack of oxygen. A stroke can be caused by an obstruction in the blood flow, or the rupture of an artery that feeds the brain. The patient may suddenly lose the ability to speak, there may be memory problems, or one side of the body can become paralyzed.
Types
The two main types of stroke include ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke.
1. Ischemic stroke :
Ischemic stroke accounts for about 87 percent of all strokes and occurs when a blood clot, or thrombus, forms that blocks blood flow to part of the brain.
If a blood clot forms somewhere in the body and breaks off to become free-floating, it is called an embolus. This wandering clot may be carried through the bloodstream to the brain where it can cause ischemic stroke.
2. Hemorrhagic stroke :
A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel on the brain's surface ruptures and fills the space between the brain and skull with blood (subarachnoid hemorrhage) or when a defective artery in the brain bursts and fills the surrounding tissue with blood (cerebral hemorrhage).

Both types of stroke result in a lack of blood flow to the brain and a buildup of blood that puts too much pressure on the brain.
Risk Factors
Risk factors for stroke include the following :
1. Age - as you get older your risk increases
2. Being male
3. High blood pressure
4. A family history of stroke
5. High cholesterol
6. Smoking
7. Diabetes
8. Obesity and overweight
9. A previous stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)
10. High levels of homocysteine (an amino acid in blood)\
11. Divorced men have a higher risk of stroke.
Signs and Symptoms
Stroke symptoms typically start suddenly, over seconds to minutes, and in most cases do not progress further. The symptoms depend on the area of the brain affected. The more extensive the area of brain affected, the more functions that are likely to be lost. Some forms of stroke can cause additional symptoms. For example, in intracranial hemorrhage, the affected area may compress other structures. Most forms of stroke are not associated with headache, apart from subarachnoid hemorrhage and cerebral venous thrombosis and occasionally intracerebral hemorrhage.
- Trouble walking, loss of balance and coordination
- Speech problems
- Dizziness
- Numbness, weakness, or paralysis
- Blurred, blackened, or double vision
- Sudden severe headache
- Confusion
See More [Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention] >>>>
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Thursday, May 14, 2015

CALCULATING THE REQUIRED QUANTITIES OF MATERIAL FOR CONCRETE


 
Quantity of material required for the production of required quantity of concrete of given mix proportions can be calculated by absolute volume method. 
Volume method is based on the principle that the volume of fully compacted concrete is equal to the absolute volume of all the materials of concrete, that is cement, fine aggregate (sand) , coarse aggregates and water.
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Formula to calculate the desired quantity of materials is:
 
Vc: Absolute volume of fully compacted fresh concrete
W: Mass of water
C: Mass of cement
Fa: Mass of fine aggregates
Ca: Mass of coarse aggregates
Sc, Sfa and Sca are the specific gravities of cement, fine aggregates and coarse aggregates respectively.
*AIR CONTENT IS IGNORED IN CALCULATION
This method of calculation for quantity of material for concrete takes into account the mix proportions from design mix or nominal mixes for structural strength and durability requirement.

FOR EXAMPLE:
Consider concrete with mix proportion of 1:1.5:3 where, 1 is part of cement, 1.5 is part of fine aggregates and 3 is part of coarse aggregates of maximum size of 20 mm. The water cement ratio required for mixing of concrete is taken as 0.40
Assuming bulk densities of materials as follows:
Cement = 1500 kg/m3
Sand = 1700 kg/m3
Coarse aggregates = 1650 kg/m3
Specific gravities of concrete materials are as follows:
Cement = 3.15
Sand = 2.6
Coarse aggregates = 2.6.
The percentage of entrained air assumed is 2%.

The mix proportion of 1:1.5:3 by dry volume of materials can be expressed in terms of masses as:

Cement = 1 x 1500 = 1500
Sand = 1.5 x 1700 = 2550
Coarse aggregate = 3 x 1650 = 4950.
RATIO OF MASSES WITH RESPECT TO CEMENT:
Water cement ratio= 0.40
ABSOLUTE VOLUME OF CONCRETE FOR 50 KG (1  BAG) OF CEMENT:
CALCULATING THE REQUIRED QUANTITIES OF MATERIAL FOR CONCRETE
THEREFORE FROM ONE BAG OF CEMENT (50 KG) 0.13202 m3 OF CONCRETE CAN BE MADE.


FOR 1m3 OF CONCRETE 2% AIR IS ENTRAINED.
ACTUAL VOLUME OF CONCRETE= 1-0.02= 0.98m3


QUANTITY OF CEMENT REQUIRED FOR 1m3 OF CONCRETE= 0.98/0.13202=7.42 BAGS OF CEMENT
=7.42* 50 Kg
=371 Kg

Weight of fine aggregate (sand)= 1.5* 371=556.5 Kg
Weight of coarse aggregate =3* 371=1113 Kg

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Changes in your blood can reveal cancer 13 years before it develops

A new study has shown that there are tiny genetic changes happening in our cells more than a decade before cancer is diagnosed, and they can be detected through a simple blood test.
The research found that there are changes in the length of our telomeres - the protective caps at the end of our chromosomes that shrink as we age - which can predict cancer up to 13 years before symptoms develop, and they could help us to detect and fight the disease in its earliest stages.

This is the first study to progressively monitor telomere changes in people over a long period of time, and it shows that there's a unique pattern in telomere length that predicts who will go on to develop the disease.
"Understanding this pattern of telomere growth may mean it can be a predictive biomarker for cancer," the study's lead author, Lifang Hou from Northwestern University in the US, said in a press release. "Because we saw a strong relationship in the pattern across a wide variety of cancers, with the right testing these procedures could be used to eventually diagnose a wide variety of cancers."
Researchers have been trying to understand the link between telomere length and cancer for years, but have so far struggled to come up with a consistent result.
To investigate further, the team followed 792 seemingly healthy people between 1999 and 2012. By the end of the study, 135 of these participants were diagnosed with a range of cancers, including prostate, skin, lung and leukaemia. Looking back over their records, the researchers found that they could tell which would go on to develop cancer just by looking at the pattern of changes in their blood cell telomere length, which is considered a marker of biological age.
From the very start of the study, the telomeres of those who would go on to be diagnosed with cancer shrank far more rapidly, which means they were ageing faster than those who weren't developing cancer. In fact the telomeres of the future cancer-patients looked as much as 15 years older than those of their peers.
But this accelerated ageing process stopped three to four years before the cancer was diagnosed, which could explain why previous research has struggled to find a clear link between telomere length and cancer diagnosis.
The results also provide important insight into how cancer hijacks our cells. As part of the natural ageing process, each time our cells divide, our telomeres shrink. After a certain number of cellular divisions, the telomeres become so short that cells become inactive or self-destruct, while being replaced with younger, healthier cells. But it's now apparent that cancer has found a way to get around that safeguard in order to make our cells replicate uncontrollably.
"We saw the inflection point at which rapid telomere shortening stabilises," said Hou. "We found cancer has hijacked the telomere shortening in order to flourish in the body." The team's results have been published in the journal EBioMedicine.
The next step is for researchers to find a reliable way to detect this pattern of changes in telomere length. If we can achieve this, we may be able to detect signs of cancer before it ever has a chance to replicate unchecked in our body. And we don't want to get too ahead of ourselves, but that could really be a turning point in the war against cancer. Bring it on.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Audi Synthesizes Diesel From Carbon Dioxide and Water


Maybe EVs aren't inevitable after all. Audi, together with the German energy company Sunfire, has announced that it is able to synthesize diesel from water and CO2, and that the product can fuel automobiles.
The process involves heating water to 800 degrees Celsius, creating steam. Electricity—from a green-energy power source, naturally, biomass in this case—heats the water, and the resulting high-temperature electrolysis breaks it down into hydrogen and oxygen. The oxygen is released, and the hydrogen is combined with CO2 taken from the atmosphere. Under high heat and pressure, the two synthesize to create a liquid known as blue crude. The blue crude is refined into what Audi calls e-diesel.