The Future of the Web

We are celebrating the 40th year of Internet,but Internet's beginnings on September 2, 1969 at the ARPANet was quite humble.
When Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet. Neither was social networking(Orkut,Facebook etc), videos on the Internet(Youtube), nor were most of the other easy-to-use applications that have drawn more than a billion people online, was their in there mind.
Back in 1965, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore made a prediction, popularly known as Moore's Law, which states that the microprocessor power will grow at an exponential rate, doubling every 18month,(speed of computing power will double every 18month). And Intel has kept that pace for nearly 40 years with its Processors (Processing power, measured in millions of instructions per second (MIPS), has steadily risen because of increased transistor counts).
With this ever increasing processing power and the rise of other technological platform, how will Internet look like five years from now.
Here`s what Google CEO Eric Schmidt has predicted
#Five years from now the internet will be dominated by Chinese-language content.
#Today’s teenagers are the model of how the web will work in five years - they jump from app to app seamlessly.
#Within five years distinctions between TV, radio and the web will go away.

Your Body Language for a Job Interview

Postures and body movements are unconscious forms of expressions and therefore they have a language of their own.Some research says the 92% of communication takes place non-verbally, with words contributing only about 8%. That's why you must carefully evaluate your body language for job interviews.

In a stressful situation like a job interview, it's possible that you might be more fidgety than usual. Body language is very important in a job interview, sometimes, it can let interviewers know more about you than what you tell them. When we are in stressful situations, our body usually react accordingly.For example, you might tap your foot, fiddle with a button or a pen, repeatedly run fingers through your hair, nodding your head too much, etc. These convey that you may be nervous or bored and makes for a fairly unprofessional image. That's bad body language for job interviews

Here`s a list of six key indicators of good body language:

#Stand Tall: Standing tall projects confidence.

#Lean In Slightly: Leaning forward shows that you are engaged and interested.But be respectful about the other persons space.

#Smile: It indicates invitation, a friendly and approchable character.Research shows that smile activates rewards centre in brain.

#Make Eye Contact: When you make eye contact with the person you are speaking to, it transmit energy,indicates interest, convey confidence and openness.

#Sit Straight:Slouching in the chair suggests you're unprepared for the interview, or that, deep in your heart, you know you're not up to the task.

#Shake Hands:A positive handshake will break the ice and will get the interview moving in the right direction.This will promote openness, confidence and trustworthiness.Research says it takes three hours of talking to develop the kind of rapport which a single hand shake can.

Sanofi-aventis receives regonition

Sanofi-aventis announced today that it has been listed for the third consecutive year, on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World), the most important international sustainability index in terms of capital investment. “Sanofi-aventis is proud of this success, which is a tribute to all our employees and their involvement on a daily basis. Sustainability, as an integral part of our corporate strategy, becomes a reality in our business activities and our economic, social, societal and environmental commitments,” said Christopher A. Viehbacher, Chief Executive Officer of sanofi-aventis. “This commitment has been strengthened by the creation of a Corporate Social Responsibility Department, which will play an active part in achieving sanofi-aventis’ ambition: building a global healthcare leader focused on patients’ needs.”
The DJSI World features approximately 10% of the top-performing companies in sustainability,
among 2500 worldwide. This Index assesses companies’ economic, social, societal and environmental performance in 24 distinct areas. These include, among others, corporate governance, combating climate change, social dialogue and innovation, access to medicines and healthcare, relationships with suppliers, ethics in research and responsible marketing.
The accomplishments that enabled sanofi-aventis to excel in these various areas may be viewed on the Group’s Sustainability website: http://sustainability.sanofi-aventis.com

Tweet! Tweet! .......... Twitter

After MoS for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor`s Holy Cows & Cattle Class controversy, we (including Congress leaders) heard some alien words like Twitter and Tweets. So to enlighten myself and my poor leaders about this Twitter business, I did a little research.
Wiki says” Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author's profile page and delivered to the author's subscribers who are known as followers. Senders can restrict delivery to those in their circle of friends or, by default, allow open access.” Twitter is a privately funded startup from San Francisco, USA; it was build around a simple idea of being able to know what our friends were doing. The result of using Twitter to stay connected with friends, relatives, and coworkers is that we have a sense of what others are up to, but we are not expected to respond to any updates unless we want to. This means we can step in and out of the flow of information as it suits us and it never queues up with increasing demand of our attention.

Now that we know a little about Twitter is, so lets start Tweeting at: http://twitter.com/

Terms used in Marketing

A Professor at one of the institutes was explaining marketing concepts to the Students:



1. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to

her and say: "I am very rich.

"Marry me!" - That's Direct Marketing".

2. You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a

gorgeous girl. One of your friends goes up to her and

pointing at you says: "He's very rich.

"Marry him." -That's Advertising"

3. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to

her and get her telephone number. The next day, you

call and say: "Hi, I'm very rich.

"Marry me - That's Telemarketing"

4. You're at a party and see gorgeous girl. You get up

and straighten your tie, you

walk up to her and pour

her a drink, you open the door (of the car)for her,

pick up her bag after she drops it, offer her ride and

then say:"By the way, I'm rich. Will you

"Marry Me?" - That's Public Relations"

5. You're at a party and see gorgeous girl. She walks

up to you and says:"You are very rich!

"Can you marry ! me?" - That's Brand Recognition"

6. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to

her and say: "I am very rich. Marry me!" She gives you

a nice hard slap on your face. -

"That's Customer Feedback"

7. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to

her and say: "I am very rich. Marry me!" And she

introduces you to her husband. -

"That's demand and supply gap"

8. You see a gorgeous girl at a

party. You go up to

her and before you say anything, another person come

and tell her: "I'm rich. Will you marry me?" and she

goes with him -

"That's competition eating into your market share"


9. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to

her and before you say: "I'm rich, Marry me!" your

wife arrives. -

"That's restriction for entering new markets"


From My Friend At IIM k

Identifying Intelligences and Abilities For Workplace Success

In the 21st century workplace, it is dangerous to define our work by the tasks that make up our job description. If those tasks are no longer required when things change (as they inevitably will) then WE may no longer be required.

                  To future proof our career, you need to understand ourself as a person with certain basic strengths that can be utilized in many different ways in many different situations.
                  This is why talent is one of the key concepts that we need to base our future career around. In a rapidly changing environment, an employer - rather than worrying about formal qualifications - is more likely to want someone who has demonstrated certain talents. These talents, and abilities, are a crucial part of what we can offer to any employer, and to the way our career will unfold in the future.

Modern psychological theory suggests there are at least eight separate human intelligences,

Success in our future career or area we are currently work-in depends on how we package these intelligences and abilities for maximum benefit. By centering our career or field of work- around our dominant intelligences and abilities, we stand the greatest chance to succeed. Also our individual mix of intelligences, abilities and interests is what determines the fields of work we are best suited to.

Communication Tips for Interview

It seems so simple, but even the most educated among us have trouble communicating. Being able to express yourself in a coherent and confident manner can make all the difference when it comes to that crucial job interview.

• Complete the thought.Finish sentences and move to the next one. Give yourself time to think of an answer. Try not to use fillers, because they are signs of nervousness. Silence is a powerful thing as it lends an air of confidence.
• Slow down.People tend to speak too quickly so they don't give themselves room to breathe or pause. That’s why people use filler words such as “um” or “you know.” You almost have to consciously slow your brain down and relax.
• Scrap the fillers.It’s mostly about awareness. Try recording yourself – you will be surprised by what you hear.
• Stop being monotone.Focus on changing your volume and rate to keep things interesting. Slow down and enunciate. A strong voice can be a powerful, signature quality.
• Calm your nerves.Drink water. Keep your shoulders and arms relaxed. If standing, don’t lock your knees. Concentrate on breathing from your lower rib cage and stomach. When we are nervous, our breath tends to be shallow, which makes voices high-pitched.

Source:Jobmatrix.com, Former opera singer and voice specialist, Rosemary Ostrowski.

Translating Job Descriptions

With tongue in cheek, here is the real meaning behind job description wording:

"COMPETITIVE SALARY"We remain competitive by paying less than our competitors.
"JOIN OUR FAST-PACED COMPANY" We have no time to train you.
"CASUAL WORK ATMOSPHERE" We don't pay enough to expect that you'll dress up.
"MUST BE DEADLINE-ORIENTED" You'll be six months behind schedule on your first day.
"SOME OVERTIME REQUIRED" Some time each night and some time each weekend.
"DUTIES WILL VARY" Anyone in the office can boss you around.
"MUST HAVE AN EYE FOR DETAIL" We have no quality control.
"SEEKING CANDIDATES WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF EXPERIENCE" You'll need it to replace three people who just left.
"PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS A MUST" You're walking into a company in perpetual chaos.
"REQUIRES TEAM LEADERSHIP SKILLS" You'll have the responsibilities of a manager, without the pay or respect.
"GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS" Management communicates, you listen, figure out what they want and do it.

From Recruiter's Network and The Association for Internet Recruiting

Oral rabies vaccine

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health is in the process of developing a safe oral vaccine against rabies. This vaccine is proposed for the mass vaccination of large ownerless or stray dog populations.
Oral vaccine strain - SAD - B19
The vaccine virus SAD B19 is the most widely used oral vaccine virus to immunize wild life in Europe. The distribution of more than 100 million vaccine baits in 13 countries has resulted in a significant decrease in the rabies incidence or complete eradication of terrestrial rabies in baited areas.
Vaccine induced rabies has not been reported from any country where this vaccine virus has been used. However, this vaccine has some residual pathogenicity for certain rodent species after intracerebral inoculation.
ORA - DPC vaccine strain
This vaccine strain has been developed to improve on the safety of previously used oral vaccine strains. Through the "reverse genetics" technique an attenuated rabies virus, ORA-DPC was developed. A series of mutations such as deletions and replacements in the original SAD strain resulted in the development of a safe and effective vaccine strain.

source: google

4 HABITS THAT WEAKEN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

Certain foods and environmental influences can keep the immune system army from doing a good job. Watch out for these threats to your body's defenses.

Overdosing on sugar- Eating or drinking 100 grams (8 tbsp.) of sugar, the equivalent of about two cans of soda, can reduce the ability of white blood cells to kill germs by forty percent. The immune-suppressing effect of sugar starts less than thirty minutes after ingestion and may last for five hours. In contrast, the ingestion of complex carbohydrates, or starches, has no effect on the immune system.
Excess alcohol- Excessive alcohol intake can harm the body's immune system in two ways. First, it produces an overall nutritional deficiency, depriving the body of valuable immune- boosting nutrients. Second, alcohol, like sugar, consumed in excess can reduce the ability of white cells to kill germs. High doses of alcohol suppress the ability of the white blood cells to multiply, inhibit the action of killer white cells on cancer cells, and lessen the ability of macrophages to produce tumor necrosis factors. One drink (the equivalent of 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1 ounces of hard liquor) does not appear to bother the immune system, but three or more drinks do. Damage to the immune system increases in proportion to the quantity of alcohol consumed. Amounts of alcohol that are enough to cause intoxication are also enough to suppress immunity.
Food allergens- Due to a genetic quirk, some divisions of the immune army recognize an otherwise harmless substance (such as milk) as a foreign invader and attack it, causing an allergic reaction. Before the battle, the intestinal lining was like a wall impenetrable to foreign invaders. After many encounters with food allergens, the wall is damaged, enabling invaders and other potentially toxic substances in the food to get into the bloodstream and make the body feel miserable. This condition is known as the leaky gut syndrome.
Too much fat- Obesity can lead to a depressed immune system. It can affect the ability of white blood cells to multiply, produce antibodies, and rush to the site of an infection.

source: www.healthyfemales. blogspot. com

Percaution for Leukotriene Inhibitors: Montelukast (marketed as Singulair),

FDA and the manufacturers of Singulair (montelukast), Accolate (zafirlukast), Zyflo (zileuton) and Zyflo CR (zileuton extended release) are announcing an update to the Precautions section of the prescribing information to include information about neuropsychiatric events reported in patients using these products.

      FDA’s request for the addition of this information to the prescribing information for these products was described in the Agency’s June 2009 “Update to the Follow Up to the Early Communication about an Ongoing Safety Review for Leukotriene Inhibitors.”
      Montelukast is used to treat asthma, and the symptoms of allergic rhinitis (sneezing, stuffy nose, runny nose, itching of the nose), and to prevent exercise-induced asthma. Zafirlukast and zileuton are used to treat asthma.

      The reported neuropsychiatric events include postmarket cases of agitation, aggression, anxiousness, dream abnormalities and hallucinations, depression, insomnia, irritability, restlessness, suicidal thinking and behavior (including suicide), and tremor.

Advice to patients and healthcare professionals

#Patients and healthcare professionals should be aware of the potential for neuropsychiatric events with these medications.

#Patients should talk with their healthcare providers if these events occur.

#Healthcare professionals should consider discontinuing these medications if patients develop neuropsychiatric symptoms.




Source: US Food And Drug Administration, http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/DrugSafetyInformationforHeathcareProfessionals/ucm165489.htm

Ranking Of Top Ten Pharma Companies After Merger

The Top 10 Pharma Companies after merger:

Rank This Yr`s
After Rank
Merger
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1. 1. Pfizer+Wyeth $63.2 B
2. 2. GlaxoSmithKline $43.0 B
3. 3. Sanofi-Aventis $38.7 B
4. 4. Novartis+ Alcon $38.6 B
5. 7. Merck+Schering-Plough $37.8 B
6. 5. AstraZeneca $31.6 B
8. 8. Roche+Genentech $31.5 B
7. 6. Johnson & Johnson $24.6 B
9. 10. Eli Lilly $19.3 B
10. 11. Bristol-Myers Squibb $17.7 B

Apple Vs Blackberry.........GIANTS AT WAR!!!!!!..

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Apple Hits Back

Courtes: Apple & Blackberry

The main causes of liver damage are

1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are main cause.
2. Not urinating in the morning.
3. Too much eating.
4. Skipping breakfast.
5. Consuming too much medication.
6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener.
7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.
8. Consuming raw (overly done) foods also add to the burden of liver.
9. Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store.

Because:
Evening at 9 - 11pm : is the time for eliminating unnecessary/ toxic chemicals (detoxification) from the antibody system (lymph nodes). This time duration should be spent by relaxing or listening to music. If during this time a housewife is still in an unrelaxed state such as washing the dishes or monitoring children doing their homework, this will have a negative impact on health. Evening at 11pm - 1am: is the detoxification process in the liver, and ideally should be done in a deep sleep state.
Early morning 1 - 3am: detoxification process in the gall, also ideally done in a deep sleep state.
Early morning 3 - 5am: detoxification in the lungs. Therefore there will sometimes be a severe cough for cough sufferers during this time. Since the detoxification process had reached the respiratory tract, there is no need to take cough medicine so as not to interfere with toxin removal process.
Morning 5 - 7am: detoxification in the colon, you should empty your bowel. Morning 7 - 9am: absorption of nutrients in the small intestine, you should be having breakfast at this time. Breakfast should be earlier, before 6:30am, for those who are sick. Breakfast before 7:30am is very beneficial to those wanting to stay fit. Those who always skip breakfast, they should change their habits, and it is still better to eat breakfast late until 9 - 10am rather than no meal at all. Sleeping so late and waking up too late will disrupt the process of removing unnecessary chemicals. Aside from that, midnight to 4:00 am is the time when the bone marrow produces blood.
Therefore, have a good sleep and "Don't Sleep Late".


From:www.healthyfemales.blogspot.com

BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS

1. No Breakfast :People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.
2. Overeating :It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.
3. Smoking :It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.
4. High Sugar Consumption :Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.
5. Air Pollution :The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.
6. Sleep Deprivation :Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.
7. Head covered while sleeping :Sleeping with the head covered, increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects. 8. Working your brain during illness :Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.
9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts :Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.
10. Talking Rarely :Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain

From:www.healthyfemales.blogspot.com

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

Listen to the words of the legendary Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios.Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, he urged the graduates to pursue their dreams and not to waste it by living someone else's life. He ask them not be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking, letting the noise of others' opinions drown out there own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow one`s own heart and intuition.....And finally asking them to "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish".

The words resonates in your heart, even when they stops......................

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Sanofi-Aventis CEO on Swine Flu Pandemic - CNBC.com

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SIDHUISM

ENJOY.............................

1.Bad habits are like comfy beds - easy to get into, very difficult to get out of.

2. You aren't rewarded for having brains, you're rewarded for using them.

3. A lemon squeezed too hard yields a bitter juice.

4. Hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier.

5. Curry is a worry.

6. Liquor talks mighty loud when it's let loose from the jug.

7. To achieve, you have to believe.

8. Success is the fruit of concentration.

9. Strike when the iron is hot, and make the iron hot by striking.

10. Strength grows in the garden of patience.

11. Gamblers are like toilets - broke one day, flush the next.

12. If you dine with the devil, use a long spoon.

13. Your originality is your strength.

14. If you enjoy a particular thing, you will always succeed at it.

15. The bill was buzzing past the head like a bumblebee breaking wind.

16. Winning is not important, but wanting to win is.

17. When you are submerged up to your ears in trouble, try using the part that isn't submerged.

18. Faith in your abilities will help you face the music, even if you don't like the tune.

19. Even a turtle won't move until he sticks his neck out.

20. The doghouse is no place to keep a sausage.

21. Penny and penny will make many.

22. Every dog is a lion at his own door.

23. Even a cock crows over his own dung heap.

24. A good lather is half the shave.

25. Disappointments need to be cremated, not embalmed.

26. Those openers are like nappies, and changed for the same reason.

27. A tree is always known by its fruit.

28. The blood of the soldier gives glory to the general.

29. Troubles are like babies - the more you nurse them, the bigger they grow.

30. The first blow is half the battle.

31. A recession is where you have to tighten your belt.

32. A depression is where you have no belt to tighten.

33. When you have no pants to hold up, it is time to panic.

34. Next to good judgment, diamonds and pearls are the next rarest thing.

35. When everything is coming your way, you might just be in the wrong lane of traffic.

36. It is choice, not chance that determines destiny.

37. Fine feathers make a fine bird.

38. Flattery is like chewing gum, you chew it for a while, don't swallow it - and after a while, spit it out!

39. Every time a lamb bleats, it loses a mouthful of hay.

40. You may have a heart of gold, but so does a hard-boiled egg.

41. Judge people by their performance, not by their intentions.

42. A true professional is like a chameleon - he will change colour to suit his surroundings.

43. Easy to criticize an egg, difficult to lay one.

44. Keep feeding your faith until your doubts starves to death.

45. Experience is the thing you get right after you need it.

46. When you're running with the big dogs, you can't piddle like a puppy.

47. They are like brooding hens on top of a china egg.

48. It is better to pluck the fruit from the tree than wait for it to fall.

49. You've got to put the saddle on the right horse.

50. Big boast, small roast.

Kazakhstan's famous '130-year-old'

By Rayhan Demytrie
BBC News, Karaganda, Kazakhstan


Local media is satisfied Sohan Dosova is the oldest woman in Kazakhstan
"Do you remember Tsar Nikolai's era? When the Red Army came and when Vladimir Lenin died? Well I do. So take a guess how old I am."

Meet Sohan Dosova - the newly found treasure of Kazakhstan. She is 130 years old, at least she is according to her documents.

The Soviet passport issued in the early 1980s states that Sohan Dosova was born in the Karaganda region on 27 March 1879.

Now after a new national census in Kazakhstan, she has been "rediscovered" .

"This is a truly unique case," says Ludmila Kolesova, the head of Karaganda region statistics agency.

"According to international standards we do not usually seek proof of ID when collecting census data, but when it came to Sohan Dosova we had to check her documents and verify this information with the social services department. They confirmed her date of birth."

Tea with butter

Sohan Dosova can still walk, albeit with great care, assisted by a walking stick.

She eats slowly, and her favourite snack is bread soaked in tea. Sohan chews her food with a single remaining tooth.


Sohan says she can no longer dance, but she enjoys singing
"My secret is to add butter to my cup of tea; this is how Kazakhs like their tea," says Sohan, speaking a mixture of Kazakh and Russian.

She can still see, but has hearing problems, so most of the communication is done via her granddaughters - and there is no shortage of them.

Sohan had 10 children, and three of them are still alive. Her son had seven children. One of two daughters had six children, and the other, 22.

"There is a small tribe of great-grandchildren ," says 53-year-old Gulgoim, her eldest granddaughter. But when pressed, Gulgoim was unable to say just how many.

Sohan Dosova has lived her entire life in Aul, a village in the central Karaganda region, the industrial heart of the country.

Most of the population work in the coal mining industry. Semipalatinsk, the first Soviet nuclear test site, is nearby.

Some of Sohan's grandchildren are mentally ill. They are among thousands believed to have been victims of Soviet nuclear experiments.

But Sohan has stayed healthy.

"She is in good shape, alert and active," says Valentina Shamardina, a family doctor with 40 years experience.

"In my whole career I never came across cases like this. When I first arrived to do a check-up I demanded to see her passport and it all looked correct.

"I've never heard of anyone living that long."

Frequent visitors

If Mrs Dosova really is 130 years old, that would make her the oldest person in the world. But if she ever had a birth certificate, it no longer exists.


A Soviet passport issued in the early 1980s makes Sohan Dosova 130
In fact few rural Kazakhs born in those days are likely to have been registered. It was common for people to make up their date of birth.

Her true age is simply impossible to establish. But the local media is satisfied she's the oldest woman in Kazakhstan.

Since the results of the census were made public, journalists have become frequent visitors to Sohan's fifth floor apartment.

"This place is small, I need a bigger flat," says Sohan. "There are too many people living in this crowded apartment, there is not enough room."

Certainly her family appear to be hopeful that all the media attention might result in an improvement to Sohan's living conditions.

But up to now, no benefactor has been forthcoming. So Sohan continues to live a simple existence in her old age, watching television, laughing and smiling.

Her granddaughter Nuken claims she loves dancing, but Sohan says she is too old for that now.

"I can't dance, my knees hurt... But I can sing." And so she gives a gruff rendition of her favourite Kazakh song.

Democracy,Advantage or Disadvantage

Last Saturday ,I was with one of my friend who is a journalist.He took me to FICCI auditorium where there was a award ceremony of Media Federation Of India.Smt Golma Devi(Minister from Rajasthan)was called to give the awards.It was very disheartening to see that an in a country like India where minimum qualfication for a peon in Govt.offices is matriculation,an illiterate can become a minister and rule over the bureaucrats.Golma Devi can not even sign(it took three days to teach her how to sign).She even couldn't read her oath and her Ministerial oath was being considered as read along with another minister.Golma Devi is just an example,there are many. Is it a advantage or disadvantage of democracy?An illiterate person who can not read or write can become education minister,a person not having any knowledge of medical science or health management can become a health minister and so on.What would be the future of the country if the leaders will be unskilled,uneducated,having no control over himself/herself.
This event has shaked me and my thought process.I am not putting a full stop here because this system need to be changed for the betterment of society and human being......
your thoughts are invited..

होली मुबारक

आप सब को मेरी ओर से होली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाये ............

All Fuss about Stem Cell Research

 President Obama is planning to sign an executive order reversing the restrictions on embryonic stem cell research put in place by President Bush in 2001. This comes as a surprise to no one, as Obama made it clear that he was opposed to these restrictions throughout the 2008 presidential campaign.

The occasion of this reversal of federal policy seems to be a good time to talk a bit about stem cells. The President’s decision is sure to provoke intense debate, and this debate can only be healthy if it is based on fact, not emotion.

Let’s start with the basics. What is a stem cell? 

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 a stem cell is a primitive cell that is capable of generating more “daughter” cells with more specific function as well as making more copies of themselves. Every organ and tissue in your body contains stem cells. As the most mature cells die, they are replaced by cells derived from these “organ stem cells,” which also continuously replenish themselves. Stem cells such as these are often referred to as “adult stem cells” because they are found in adult humans. There are also “umbilical cord stem cells” which are found in the blood in the umbilical cords of newborn babies and many oncologists believe that there are “cancer stem cells” that drive the growth and spread (“metastasis”) of tumors.

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The controversial cells are called “embryonic stem cells” because they are derived not from adults but from human embryos. In the process of obtaining embryonic stem cells, the embryo is destroyed.

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Why all the excitement about stem cells? Because stem cells are so primitive, and their job in the body is to produce cells with a more specific function, it is believed that stem cells can be coaxed into producing virtually any other tissue type. This means that the therapeutic implications of stem cell biology are limitless.

Doctors could grow new organs to replace defective ones, and if they used the patient’s own stem cells, there would be no need to take medicines to prevent rejection. Diabetics could get a new pancreas that works instead of injecting themselves with insulin. Patients with spinal cord injuries could walk again.

So why the controversy?

Arguments about the ethics of stem cell research arise from questions about the source of the stem cells. Although “adult” stem cells can be obtained from an adult person, who can give informed consent for the procedure and who will (most likely) not be harmed by the procedure, embryonic stem cells require the destruction of an embryo. Those who believe an embryo is a human life entitled to the same protections as a child or adult argue that this amounts to murder and believe that it is unethical to murder an embryo to help treat disease in an adult.

Opponents of embryonic stem cell research believe that adult stem cells provide appropriate material for study and should be the sole focus of stem cell research.

Do they have a valid point? Maybe, but maybe not. So-called “adult stem cells” are not as primitive as embryonic stem cells. They already have some characteristics of the organ from which they are derived (liver, kidney, bone marrow…). So to make them turn into a different tissue is more complicated and more difficult. These “adult stem cells” have to first lose the characteristics of the tissue they came from and then gain the characteristics of the tissue they are being turned into. So far, doctors have been unable to accomplish this task on a large scale. Embryonic stem cells, because they are the most primitive stem cells available, should be easier to turn into the tissue of choice.

Since 2001, federally funded scientists have been forbidden to work with embryonic stem cells that were not already in existence. This has significantly limited progress in developing stem cell-based therapies. Despite this, the ban has not been all bad. As with all clouds, there was a silver lining. The limitations imposed by President Bush forced scientists to be creative. One novel source of stem cells that may not have been developed otherwise, is called “induced pluripotent stem cells,” abbreviated iPS. These are cells that do not start as stem cells but are manipulated in the lab to act like stem cells. Many scientists are as excited about the potential of iPS as they are about other stem cell types.

From: Dr David`s Blog

Personal branding in the age of Google

From Seth Godin`s Blog:

         

                         A friend advertised on Craigslist for a housekeeper.Three interesting resumes came to the top. She googled each person's name.The first search turned up a MySpace page. There was a picture of the applicant, drinking beer from a funnel. Under hobbies, the first entry was, "binge drinking."

The second search turned up a personal blog (a good one, actually). The most recent entry said something like, "I am applying for some menial jobs that are below me, and I'm annoyed by it. I'll certainly quit the minute I sell a few paintings."

And the third? There were only six matches, and the sixth was from the local police department, indicating that the applicant had been arrested for shoplifting two years earlier.

Three for three.

Google never forgets.

Of course, you don't have to be a drunk, a thief or a bitter failure for this to backfire. Everything you do now ends up in your permanent record. The best plan is to overload Google with a long tail of good stuff and to always act as if you're on Candid Camera, because you are.

20 Drug Companies Ranked by Sales and Marketing Efficiency

• Rank, Name, Yield, Trend
• 1. Gilead: 7.37 Up
• 2. Teva: 4.19 Down
• 3. Genentech: 4.15 Up
• 4. Sanofi: 3.64 Flat
• 5. Abbott: 3.46 Flat
• 6. Pfizer: 3.37 Flat
• 7. Amgen: 3.31 Down
• 8. Wyeth: 3.25 Flat
• 9. Merck: 3.24 Down
• 10. Lilly: 3.20 Flat
• 11. BMS: 3.03 Down
• 12. Novo: 2.94 Up
• 13. AZ: 2.87 Down
• 14. Novartis: 2.74 Down
• 15. Schering: 2.69 Flat
• 16. J&J: 2.68 Down
• 17. GSK: 2.53 Down
• 18. Allergan: 2.44 Down
• 19. Shire: 2.26 Flat
• 20. Sepracor: 2.18 Up
• * Source: Companies’ quarterly earnings statements

Amazing Body Facts - 2

101 A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realises it's there. 103 At birth we have over 300 bones. As we grow up, some of the bones begin to fuse together as a result an adult has only 206 bones. 104 The human hand has 27 bones.. 107 The femur/thigh bone is the longest bone in our body, it is about a quarter of ones height. 108 The human body has 230 movable and semi- movable joints 109 Our Brain has over 100 billion nerve cells. 110 The human skull is made up of 29 different bones. 111 A newborn babys brain grows almost 3 times during the first year of life. 112 The left side of human brain controls the right side of the body and the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body. 113 The length of human blood vessel is such that it circles the globe 2 ½ times. 116 The human heart beats 30 million times a year. 117 80 hairs are likely to fall every day. 118 The muscles of the eye move more than 100,000 times a day.. 119 We breathe 13 pints of air every minute. 120 Human skin has a tendency to shed 40 pounds of skin in lifetime. 121 Human kidneys have about 1 million nephrons that filters out liquids and wastes. 122 Our heart beats around 100,00 times every day. 123 Human blood is on a 60,000mile journey. 124 Fingernails contain keratin and they seem to be strongest component in the human body. 125 The human skin contains 45 miles of nerves. 126 Most people blink about 25 times per minute. 127 For every 2 weeks, the human stomach produces new layer of mucous lining, otherwise the stomach will digest itself. 128 An average of 17 muscles contracts for a smile. 129 Every person has a unique tongue print. 130 A sneeze moves out of our mouth at a speed of 100 meters per hour. 131 An average human eye blinks about 6,205, 000 times. 132 The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal and repair by its own. 133 In one square inch of skin there are 4 yards of nerve fibers. 134 The human eye has the ability to distinguish about 1 million color surfaces. 135 A square inch of skin has 100 sweat glands. 138 The human ear can distinguish between hundreds of thousands of different sounds. 141 On an average the human scalp has about 100,000 hairs. 142 Nails of toes or fingers take about 6 months to grow from base to tip. 143 A square inch of skin consists of 1300 nerve cells. 144 On an average an individual produces human being consumes about 500 kg of food per year. 145 The adult human brain is about 2 % of total body weight. 146 On an average 1.7 liters of saliva produces each day. 147 In one square inch of skin, there are 3 million cells. 148 The human body consists of over 600 muscles. 149 As we get older, the brain loses almost one gram per year.. 138 The human ear can distinguish between hundreds of thousands of different sounds. 141 On an average the human scalp has about 100,000 hairs. 142 Nails of toes or fingers take about 6 months to grow from base to tip. 143 A square inch of skin consists of 1300 nerve cells. 144 On an average an individual produces human being consumes about 500 kg of food per year. 145 The adult human brain is about 2 % of total body weight. 146 On an average 1.7 liters of saliva produces each day. 147 In one square inch of skin, there are 3 million cells. 148 The human body consists of over 600 muscles. 149 As we get older, the brain loses almost one gram per year.. 150 Oesophagus/or food pipe, which is the passage for the food we eat to the stomach, is approximately 25 cm long. 151 A square inch of skin consists of three yards of blood vessel. 152 There are about 13, 500,00 neurons in the human spinal cord. 153 The human tongue has 10,000 taste buds. 154 The cells of taste buds are constantly being renewed, roughly on every ten hours. 155 An average human head weighs about 8 pounds. 156 Our eyes are always the same size from birth, unlike our nose and ears. 157 The human body is composed of 80 percent of water. 158 The human eyeball is 24.5 mm long. 159 The total weight of skin in an average human adult is 61 pounds. 160 Taste buds are present inside the mouth and also at the roof of the mouth. 161 The human spinal cord is 45 cm long in men and 43 cm long in women. 162 The weight of human cerebellum is 150g. 163 The strongest muscles of the human body are masseters, which are present on either side of the mouth. 164 The human liver performs 500 different functions. 165 The heart muscles will stop working only when we die. 166 Children have more sensitive ears than adults. 167 Shivering is a way of trying to keep our body warm. 168 Humans have the ability to distinguish 4,000 to 10, 000 smells. 169 Every hour, the human eye can process 36,000 bits of information. 170 Nails and corneas are the only two tissues in the body that do not receive oxygen from blood. 171 The length of the finger indicates how fast the nail grows. The nail of the middle finger grows faster than others. 172 The human ears can hear in the frequency of 1,000 to 50, 000 hertz. 173 The total surface area of the human brain is about 25, 000 square cms. 174 When the sounds are above 130 decibels, it causes pain to the ears. 175 There are around 100 receptors in each of our fingertips. 176 The weight of skin in a human adult is 4 to 5 kg. 177 The middle part of the back is the least sensitive part of our body. 178 Children have better sense of smell than adults. 179 The eyelashes shed by a human in his entire life is of 30 m of length. 180 After death, the body starts to dry out creating an illusion that the nails and hairs are growing even after death. 181 The surface of human skin is 6.5 square feet. 182 Every second, 15 million blood cells are destroyed in the human body. 183 An average human being will breathe about 23,040 times per hour. 184 The base of the spinal cord has a cluster of nerves, which are most sensitive. 185 The surface area of the human lung is equal to that of a tennis court. 186 When we reach 60 years of life, we lose 50 % of our taste buds. 187 Blinking of one eye causes movement of 200 muscles. 188 Platelets, which are one of the constituents of the blood is produced at the rate of 200 billion per day. 189 The sense of taste is the weakest of the five senses. 190 Humans have the ability to differentiate about 10, 000 odour. 191 It takes time for the newborn baby to learn to turn the pictures right side up, as it sees the world upside down in the beginning. 192 If human sense of smell is affected, sense of taste is also affected as the brain interprets signals from the nose and tongue. 193 There are around 1,200,000 optic fibers in the human eye. 194 The lens of the human eye is composed of 65 % of water and 3 % of protein. 195 We shut our eyes for 0.3 seconds, when we blink. 196 Color blind people find it hard to distinguish colors like green and red. 197 A blink of an eye lasts for 1/10th of a second. 198 Eyes are the only part of the human body that functions at 100 percent ability at any movement. 199 The human skin contains 280,000 heat receptors. 200 A drop of blood contains 250 million cells.

life of college student

every year has 365 days
Sundays in a full year r 52
Eight hrs daily to sleep
Make 122 days
Two hrs daily to bathe & to be neat
0ne hr daily for games
make 15 days
examination days in a year -135
and the annual day takes another day
a tour for ten days
sick leave for 8
casual leaves r 2 days & picnic 2
summer vacation for 42 days
total comes to 364 days
one day is left
for study ?

friends for u

Here’s my favorite poem of all time, courtesy of Mr. Robert Frost…

~ Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening ~
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.