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Freshest Thoughts, Fastest Way

Humans have some advantages . Through our language use, humans are able to bind time i.e, human beings of one generation have been able to communicate with human beings of other generations. In other words, one generation can learn from the records of knowledge and experience. The inventions in the past such as printing machines have only amplified this process. But learning that books and sharing of experience that records facilitated was of different nature. When you read a book, however recent it is, you are consulting with the "past". past fact, past thought etc However, the web or the Internet has transformed this bind time into new world of possibilities. With web features such as chat, email, blog etc, you can get connected to and consult with active mind in the "present". This in a sense makes it available to all a kind of " world brain" that they can access in real time . So what web has done to us is share " Freshest Thoughts, fastest

Our Times, Our Opportunities

Anyone living today is probably living in one of best times of human history. No time in the recorded human history was so opportune for individuals and institutions as it is today. Today's world is full of technology and challenges. It has so many technologies available and so challenges to face that it is very interesting proposition for individuals and institutions alike. You may start with a technology of your choice and choose a problem that can be solved by the use of that technology. Companies such as Infosys , TCS , Wipro used ICT technologies to create business and generated lakhs of jobs. Companies such as Suzlon are at creating greener and safer world. Hospitals such as Apollo are busy at creating healthier India. So it looks tha all that is needed is find your "call" and go for it. It need not start big, Infosys started with 7 people in 1981 and Suzlon with just 20 people in 1995. So go ahead and find your challenge.

Judy Jade in Rashee's Life

Sorrow sought no permission or made any advance announcement when it entered Rashee ’s life. Of course it is inherent nature of sorrow to be sudden and devastating as we had seen in case of Yelling for Yasmin . And it indeed devastated Rashee ’s life. It was this day last year; fate gifted him a Judy Jade in his family. About three months before that he was one day morning woken up to a phone call from josha informing about an operation she had to undergo later in the week. Of course, it was not totally unexpected or surprising. She had been under some kind of medical treatment for about a decade or so and hospital visits were regular. On the day she underwent operation, she spoke to Rashee in rather cheerful manner saying that she is returning home within a week. And she did. Mean while her husband. shashi has hinted some impending health challenge, although very subtly. Rashee ’s and his mother went to specialist to seek further medical advice and there waited sorrow to make a sud

Interacting for Results

This is an interactive age. By this, I mean we live in a world of infinite interaction possibilities. In fact as Bill Gates has has noted , we can interact with the world at the speed of our thoughts. In this interactive world, the measure of our efforts and results must be based on quantity and quality of our interactions. Our measure of success is to be based on quality of our interactions. The ability for Initiating, selecting, directing sustaining and eventually successfully concluding interactions is an essential but survival skill for individuals and institutions alike. The chance of success is proportional to the number of and quality of interactions initiated by an individual or institutions. It can be said that “ compressing as many interactions as possible in 24 hours ” becomes the goal of every success seeking person

What do U say after u say Hello?

Understanding the working of our mind has been one of the oldest and long running human pursuit. Religions and scriptures although have given paramount prominence to mind and its roles in shaping personal and social life, they do not have any concrete suggestions and steps to understand it, at least from common man's perspectives. For long, most of human experiences and emotional responses were explained by attributing them to external causes or celestial sources. With the advent of Sigmund Freud , a first attempt was made to understand and explain human mind, its functions and some of human behaviour in a scientific manner. With the introduction of notions such as conscious, unconscious mind, ego, id, superego, Sigmund Freud to certain extent succeeded in unravelling the mystery of mind. For instance, dreams are nothing but the release of emotions during sleep suppressed by the conscious mind while we are awake. We get dreams during sleep because unconscious mind takes ove

Aurigo gets Microsoft Dynamics Certified

Aurigo , a Bangalore based software company has become the first IT company in architecture engineering and construction space to secure certificate for Microsoft Dynamics . The certification - also called CFMD has enabled Aurigo and Microsoft to integrate their respective construction/inspection solution and ERP platform to provide a first-of-its kind software package targetted at construction industry. Bricks 2009, Aurigo's web based estimation and management application for construction industry, has now become part of Microsoft's ERP solution- Microsoft Project server and Dynamics AX- to cover both general business and construction specific requirements. The package is set to integrate inspection, financial estimation and project management aspects, which would enable projects to be carried out effectively.

Financial Engineering: A Discipline to study and a career option

Modern day world offer in numerable disciplines to study and to choose a career. Here is one such exciting line to consider. Financial Engineering is a process that utilizes existing financial instruments to create a new and enhanced product of some type. Just about any combination of financial instruments and products can be used in financial engineering. The process may involve a simple union between two products, or make use of several different products to create a new product that provides benefits that none of the other instruments could manage on their own. One excellent example of financial engineering is financial reinsurance. Companies that offer reinsurance options essentially provide a way for the ceding insurer to minimize a drain on available resources when a major shift in premium growth or reduction is taking place. In this scenario, the process of financial engineering helps to create a stable environment that will allow the insurer to remain solvent and stable even w

Balancing of Both Worlds: Kim Clijster Way

Now a days, there is lot of talks, debates and discussions on how "demanding" professions are becoming. We are told unless one balances his or her professional life with personal life in intelligent ways, it may lead to chaotic situations and invite health and associated challenges. One set of opinions says that it is impossible to have best of both worlds at all. This is more so in case of a woman professionals. Well, that view looks shattered by at least one recent example of Kim Clijsters . Kim Clijsters, the winner of 2009 US Open seems to have found right balance to enjoy to the fullest extent the best of both worlds: Professional tennis career and fulfilling family life. After winning 2005 US open, she opted out of professional circuit to devote herself for setting up her family. Two year later, after giving birth to kid, she came out of retirement and went on to win the US 2009 women cup. So the lesson is: The question for a professional is not which of the two worlds