As they say Gratitude is the best Attitude.
If we practice Gratitude
We will find Happiness
Bubbling up within us.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Monday, March 22, 2021
Don’t take things Personally
Find your passion and put it into action.
Think Outside the Box
In the Boston Marathon in 1967, there was only one registered woman runner. At that time it was considered as a race only for men. Katherine Switzer decided to run and blaze a trail for all women in the years to come. During the race she was physically abused and attacked by some men. But her passion for running and her vision for the future of women marathon runners made her a historical legend for the ages.
Don’t take things Personally
Friday, March 05, 2021
Work during Four Seasons of a Vineyard
The work in a Vineyard follows a 4 season cycle. During winter the main work is hand pruning the vine. The branches that will yield fruit are determined laying the foundation for the harvest and the others are cut off. Come Spring the shoots begin to grow, the leaves begin to show, the buds break, the vines are very sensitive and have to be protected from vagaries of the weather. By the end of Spring the vines begin to bloom. By summer the soil needs to broken into and fertilized. The grapes slowly turn into deeper shades of red and sweeten under the warm summer sun. By the end of summer the grape picking season starts. As Autumn begins the grapes are ready to be harvested. After collecting the grapes a calm descends and the vines rest.
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Stay home and slow down the spread of Corona Virus
Stay home and slow down the Corona Virus
The best way to fight the Corona Virus spread is focus on 4 key areas
(World Health Organization)
1. Prepare and be ready
2. Detect, Protect and treat
3. Reduce transmission
4. Innovate and Learn
What protective measures can we take?
1. Cleaning hands frequently
2. Avoid touching eyes, mouth and nose.
3. Change out of clothes worn in public places.
4. Wear fresh set of clothes every day.
5. Catch up over the phone or conference calls on Google/Skype.
6. Avoid touching metallic surfaces without Clorox wiping it down.
Do not panic but pray, meditate, enjoy your family or group of friends you can rely on if you get sick.
What is Social Distancing?
To make a conscious effort to stay away from close contact with people and hopefully reduce transmission of the virus to or from the people.
Why Social Distancing?
Why Social Distancing?
The coronavirus is coming at an exponential speed: gradually, and then suddenly. It’s a matter of days. Maybe a week or two. To prevent the healthcare system from being overwhelmed social distancing will slow down this pandemic.
What is the worst case when the pandemic hits its peak?
Healthcare systems will be overwhelmed. Fellow citizens will be treated in the hallways. Exhausted healthcare workers will break down. Some of them will die.They will have to decide which patient gets the oxygen and which one dies.
Plan of Action?
Make sure you have enough food to tide over the time when you are sick. Stay home and try to slow down the virus by social distancing.
What is the worst case when the pandemic hits its peak?
Healthcare systems will be overwhelmed. Fellow citizens will be treated in the hallways. Exhausted healthcare workers will break down. Some of them will die.They will have to decide which patient gets the oxygen and which one dies.
Plan of Action?
Make sure you have enough food to tide over the time when you are sick. Stay home and try to slow down the virus by social distancing.
Remember if we all come together we shall overcome this virus and not be at its mercy.
The link goes to an article with lots of charts, data and models with plenty of sources:
- How many cases of coronavirus will there be in your area?
- What will happen when these cases materialize?
- What should you do?
- When?
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Is there enough food for all?
If there is global co-operation there can be enough of food to go around for all
Friday, March 01, 2013
Taking on Tyson
Who would have thought the Iron Man Tyson would have a soft side for birds!! Love at first sight ! Fly the birds ! One day at a time.
Mike transforms himself through his love for pigeons, something he enjoyed as a child. He finds peace raising and racing pigeons.
Talking about Racing Pigeons
Among his many feathers in his cap, today he is the nations most famous pigeon lover who spending time with Queen Elizabeth's Royal Pigeon Handler in England,
Watch videos from Animal Planet's series TAKING ON TYSON, where boxing legend Mike Tyson goes beyond just breeding and raising pigeons -- he races them for
See how pigeons saved this man from the streets.
Mike transforms himself through his love for pigeons, something he enjoyed as a child. He finds peace raising and racing pigeons.
Watch videos from Animal Planet's series TAKING ON TYSON, where boxing legend Mike Tyson goes beyond just breeding and raising pigeons -- he races them for
See how pigeons saved this man from the streets.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Fantail Pigeon Breeding
See Ten of the Top most beautiful Fantail Pigeon Breeding Pairs. Just to watch them dance is one of the most entertaining and calming past times.
Pigeon farming is very interesting,profitable and pigeons are very popular domestic bird.
Here we are describing more about the advantages of pigeon farming and steps for starting this lucrative business,
https://youtu.be/rZw5pWfwfIA
- Yellow Tailmark Fantail
- Rostowskie Fantail
- English Shield Fantail
- English Body Mark Fantail
- Ordinary English Fantail
- Russian Fantail
- Belgium Fantail
- Indian Tailmark
- Black Fancy Fantail
Pigeon farming is very interesting,profitable and pigeons are very popular domestic bird.
Here we are describing more about the advantages of pigeon farming and steps for starting this lucrative business,
https://youtu.be/rZw5pWfwfIA
See some of the most exotic pigeons from all over the world
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Lamberton Racing Pigeons
Great website that gives a lot of information on raising and racing pigeons.
Lamberton Racing Pigeons
http://www.drjohnlamberton.com/
Lamberton Racing Pigeons
http://www.drjohnlamberton.com/
Documentary on different exotic breeds of pigeon
A documentary on different exotic
breeds of pigeon grown in the terrace aviary of a city dweller at
Ernakulam. Collection of more than twenty five exotic breeds and their
rearing aspects. This documentary is in Malayalam.
Monday, February 18, 2013
8 Signs of Unhealthy Gut
Gut Health - If our Digestive tract ie the gut if unhealthy it can lead to many diseases. What you eat can directly influence the way your emotions and your mind. There is a three way relationship between your brain, gut and bacteria inside the gut.
8 signs of Unhealthy Gut
- Digestive issues like acid reflux, bloating, gas or diarrhea.
- Sugar cravings. ...
- Bad breath. ...
- Food allergies or sensitivities. ...
- Moodiness, anxiety and depression. ...
- Skin problems like eczema. ...
- Diabetes. ...
- Autoimmune disease and suppressed immunity.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Growing Trend
There is a marked increase in the number of pilgrims seeking peace by going to visit religious sites so reports Mary Jordan, Washington Post Foreign Service.
Todd M. Johnson, of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, says 7 percent (150 million people) of the world's Christians go on pilgrimages each year. She says 2.1 million people went to Mecca in December 2006 and an estimated 70 million Hindus went to the Ganges River, India in January and February alone for spiritual cleansing.
Is this an internet boom or a population explosion?
Todd M. Johnson, of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, says 7 percent (150 million people) of the world's Christians go on pilgrimages each year. She says 2.1 million people went to Mecca in December 2006 and an estimated 70 million Hindus went to the Ganges River, India in January and February alone for spiritual cleansing.
Is this an internet boom or a population explosion?
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Find what you love
Steve Jobs wearing jeans and sandals under his black robe at his commencement address at Stanford University challenged the graduating class with three stories from his life.
The first "Connecting the Dots" was about his experience at getting a good quality education. His biological mother was an unwed graduate student who wanted him to go to college. Although she chose a lawyer's family to adopt him, they declined hoping to adopt a daughter. He was later adopted by a working-class couple — neither of whom had college degrees but pledged to send him to college. He said that although he started off in a top class school, he later found that it was not what he was looking for. He found that he was learning things he had no desire to understand. At seventeen he could not see the value in a good quality education at the cost of a heavy financial burden on his middleclass working parents. So after dropping out he decided to drop in to take the courses he really was interested in. His drop ins at Reed College calligraphy classes helped in developing beautiful typography in PCs when he designed the Mac 10 years later.
The second story was about love and loss. Having found what he loved to do, Steve decided to start a company with his friend Steve Wozniak when he was twenty years old. Apple grew from just the two of them in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4,000 employees. A year after he released the greatest PC on earth, the Macintosh, he was fired from his job. The company he created slipped from his grasp into the hands of people he hired to run it for him. Picking up the pieces of his now broken life he started to wonder where or what he would do next. He felt he was going through a phase of public humiliation. Yet he persevered and decided to pursue his beloved profession. Despite the rejection, he was convinced of his love for his job and this prompted him to enter into one of the most creative periods of his life. In the next five years he started a company named NeXT, another company named Pixar, got married, and started a family. Pixar went on to create the world's first computer-animated feature film, "Toy Story," and today is regarded as the most successful animation studio in the world. He learned that at times life hits you with a brick, but you should never lose faith. Be in love with what you do, and believe that it is great work.
The third story is about death. When he was 17 he read a quote that went something like "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." When he was fifty he was diagnosed with a terminal cancer. He was asked to say his goodbyes to friends and family. This had a lasting impression on his life. The thought of death made him value his life even more. He realised that every moment of his life was precious. He said, "Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice, heart, and intuition." On further investigation the doctors diagnosed it to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. He ended his speech saying "stay hungry and stay foolish." Pursue your goals with an ardent desire to fulfill your deepest longing to do what you love doing.
The first "Connecting the Dots" was about his experience at getting a good quality education. His biological mother was an unwed graduate student who wanted him to go to college. Although she chose a lawyer's family to adopt him, they declined hoping to adopt a daughter. He was later adopted by a working-class couple — neither of whom had college degrees but pledged to send him to college. He said that although he started off in a top class school, he later found that it was not what he was looking for. He found that he was learning things he had no desire to understand. At seventeen he could not see the value in a good quality education at the cost of a heavy financial burden on his middleclass working parents. So after dropping out he decided to drop in to take the courses he really was interested in. His drop ins at Reed College calligraphy classes helped in developing beautiful typography in PCs when he designed the Mac 10 years later.
The second story was about love and loss. Having found what he loved to do, Steve decided to start a company with his friend Steve Wozniak when he was twenty years old. Apple grew from just the two of them in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4,000 employees. A year after he released the greatest PC on earth, the Macintosh, he was fired from his job. The company he created slipped from his grasp into the hands of people he hired to run it for him. Picking up the pieces of his now broken life he started to wonder where or what he would do next. He felt he was going through a phase of public humiliation. Yet he persevered and decided to pursue his beloved profession. Despite the rejection, he was convinced of his love for his job and this prompted him to enter into one of the most creative periods of his life. In the next five years he started a company named NeXT, another company named Pixar, got married, and started a family. Pixar went on to create the world's first computer-animated feature film, "Toy Story," and today is regarded as the most successful animation studio in the world. He learned that at times life hits you with a brick, but you should never lose faith. Be in love with what you do, and believe that it is great work.
The third story is about death. When he was 17 he read a quote that went something like "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." When he was fifty he was diagnosed with a terminal cancer. He was asked to say his goodbyes to friends and family. This had a lasting impression on his life. The thought of death made him value his life even more. He realised that every moment of his life was precious. He said, "Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice, heart, and intuition." On further investigation the doctors diagnosed it to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. He ended his speech saying "stay hungry and stay foolish." Pursue your goals with an ardent desire to fulfill your deepest longing to do what you love doing.
Friday, August 04, 2006
The World is Flat
A Newyork Times award winning editor Thomas L. Friedman writes about the new revolution that is changing the face of business today. He asks the pertinent question, "Where were you when the world went flat?" The internet is a powerful channel to bring the world to your door step. In his latest book, The World is Flat, Friedman describes how Xrays of someone in the USA can be read by a radiologist in India, or your travel agent could be someones grand mother sitting at home in a bath robe.
He goes on to explain that the lowering of the trade and political barriers and the fast paced internet revolution has enabled this transformation in the global business environment. The communication lines between people all across the globe have become so cheap that he says
” Today, “individuals and small groups of every color of the rainbow will be able to plug and play.”
He ends his book with a story about Abraham George who started Shanthi Bhavan. A school started for very poor untouchable children of India, who are given a good quality education. George believes that when these children receive a world class education they can aspire for careers that they would never have imagined if they remained in their poor living conditions. The world today needs more people who use their imagination to have a vision for the positive growth for the world, who will bring about the stability that the world needs.
Friedman says that those who live with bad memories of exploitation and terrorism will be those who will continue to imagine ways to unleash their anger. He makes us ponder why some peoples life's path makes them to strive for the joy of destruction, while others journey through the path that leads them through the joy of creation. He says we need people who wake up every morning with new ideas, and are willing to use their imagination to make this a better world.
He goes on to explain that the lowering of the trade and political barriers and the fast paced internet revolution has enabled this transformation in the global business environment. The communication lines between people all across the globe have become so cheap that he says
” Today, “individuals and small groups of every color of the rainbow will be able to plug and play.”
He ends his book with a story about Abraham George who started Shanthi Bhavan. A school started for very poor untouchable children of India, who are given a good quality education. George believes that when these children receive a world class education they can aspire for careers that they would never have imagined if they remained in their poor living conditions. The world today needs more people who use their imagination to have a vision for the positive growth for the world, who will bring about the stability that the world needs.
Friedman says that those who live with bad memories of exploitation and terrorism will be those who will continue to imagine ways to unleash their anger. He makes us ponder why some peoples life's path makes them to strive for the joy of destruction, while others journey through the path that leads them through the joy of creation. He says we need people who wake up every morning with new ideas, and are willing to use their imagination to make this a better world.
Sunday, July 16, 2006
World's Greatest Investor for Good
Warren Buffett, the world's most admired investor and second richest man, plans to donate 85 per cent ($44 billion) of his wealth to charity. More than 83 per cent of Buffett's stock of Berkshire Hathway will go to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation which is already worth about $30 billion. This foundation gives grant for medical research and education. Warren Buffett is convinced that Bill Gates will be able to disperse it better than anybody else in the world. Bill hopes to eliminate 20 of the top diseases in the world today and better the system of education. Melinda Gates looks towards finding a vacine for the AIDS virus.
The two simple values on which the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is based upon are
* All lives—no matter where they are being led—have equal value.
* To whom much has been given, much is expected.
This is probably the largest donation by an individual that has been made in recent years. His astute understanding of this world and the needs of the people has prompted him to make this very generous donation. His magnamity is being well received all over the world. In a world that is being torn apart by wars and rumours of wars it is great to see the impact of the lives of Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.
An extract from Wikipedia on the life that Warren Buffett leads.
"Despite his immense wealth, Buffett is famous for his unpretentious and frugal lifestyle. He continues to live in the same house in Omaha he bought in 1958 for $31,500, although he also owns a summer house in Laguna Beach, California. His annual salary from Berkshire Hathaway of $100,000 is nominal by the standards of senior executive remuneration in the United States."
The two simple values on which the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is based upon are
* All lives—no matter where they are being led—have equal value.
* To whom much has been given, much is expected.
This is probably the largest donation by an individual that has been made in recent years. His astute understanding of this world and the needs of the people has prompted him to make this very generous donation. His magnamity is being well received all over the world. In a world that is being torn apart by wars and rumours of wars it is great to see the impact of the lives of Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.
An extract from Wikipedia on the life that Warren Buffett leads.
"Despite his immense wealth, Buffett is famous for his unpretentious and frugal lifestyle. He continues to live in the same house in Omaha he bought in 1958 for $31,500, although he also owns a summer house in Laguna Beach, California. His annual salary from Berkshire Hathaway of $100,000 is nominal by the standards of senior executive remuneration in the United States."
Friday, June 23, 2006
Microfinance
2005 was declared as the year of Microcredit by the UN. Loans as small as $100 can foster growth for a small business which in turn provides financial support for the their families, and growth in their local economies.
The growing need for Microfinance has brought many organizations forward as a means to fight poverty and hunger. It has changed the lives of many people and enabled them to lead better lives. This is not in any way to be considered as charity but a vehicle to free the chains of poverty and unemployment from those of low income households. The World Bank have been working with a variety of financial institutions, worldwide, to make lending to the poor profitable and find ways for poor self-employed to repay their loans and find savings opportunities.
The growing need for Microfinance has brought many organizations forward as a means to fight poverty and hunger. It has changed the lives of many people and enabled them to lead better lives. This is not in any way to be considered as charity but a vehicle to free the chains of poverty and unemployment from those of low income households. The World Bank have been working with a variety of financial institutions, worldwide, to make lending to the poor profitable and find ways for poor self-employed to repay their loans and find savings opportunities.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
World Cup fever exposes countries with poor infrastructure
In Bangladesh soccer fans are not happy after multiple power failures. Protesters wielding bamboo sticks attacked an electricity office for the power failures.
In Ghana the gold mines have been told to shut down power consumption during matches, as televisions suck up a lot of power.
The need for better infrastructure is a world wide problem. Even in India if the power fails during cricket matches or big TV sitcoms, the electricity department has to bear the brunt of the angry mobs.
In Ghana the gold mines have been told to shut down power consumption during matches, as televisions suck up a lot of power.
The need for better infrastructure is a world wide problem. Even in India if the power fails during cricket matches or big TV sitcoms, the electricity department has to bear the brunt of the angry mobs.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Miles to go…..
We can be reasonably optimistic about the car boom in India. The Indian middle class has grown to 250 million in the past decade or so. We are finally beginning to see descent roads in India. If 10 % of consumer base steps in to buy cars we will see healthy growth in the motor vehicle industry. Indian value systems are changing to more individualism and nuclear families. However according to NY Times today there are only eight million passenger vehicles on Indian roads, in a country of more than one billion people. By the late 1920’s, in comparison, the United States had 23 million registered car owners.
How soon can Chennai beat Detroit??
The American Big Three in Detroit are working hard to get their stake back with Toyota and other manufacturers who have started eating into the US markets. They are making strategic plans to improve the quality and attractiveness and to overcome their increased burdens on pension and health-care costs that increase their manufacturing cost to $1,200 per vehicle. Are the prophetic words of Preston Tucker finally coming true??
How soon can Chennai beat Detroit??
The American Big Three in Detroit are working hard to get their stake back with Toyota and other manufacturers who have started eating into the US markets. They are making strategic plans to improve the quality and attractiveness and to overcome their increased burdens on pension and health-care costs that increase their manufacturing cost to $1,200 per vehicle. Are the prophetic words of Preston Tucker finally coming true??
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Clean Drinking Water
The need for clean water is staggering. A visit to any one of the poor villages where people live in extreme poverty is an amazing revelation to the dire need for change in the sources for drinking water. It is good that UN and World Bank and other international bodies are working hard to bridge the the gap.
According to Dr. Gleick more than 1 billion people lack access to clean drinking water, and 2.6 billion are without access to adequate sanitation. One of the goals of United Nations is to reduce this proportion by half for people without access to water supply and sanitation by 2015. Dr. G has his doubts that these goals will be met. Especially for sanitation. He estimates that even if they are met an estimated 35 million to 75 million people will still die in the next 20 years (2000-2020) due to preventable water-related diseases.
Naandi Foundation in India is one such organization that is stepping up to address the need in India. They say dirty drinking water causes the death for roughly 200 children per hour below age 5. For those living in extreme poverty below a dollar a day average income the following modes are not affordable such as centralized treatment, piped water systems, bottled water, or fuel to boil drinking water. Naandi is run by Dr. Anji Reddy - Founder Naandi Foundation and The founder-Chairman of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and Manoj Kumar - CEO Naandi Foundation former Robert McNamara Fellow of The World Bank.
According to Dr. Gleick more than 1 billion people lack access to clean drinking water, and 2.6 billion are without access to adequate sanitation. One of the goals of United Nations is to reduce this proportion by half for people without access to water supply and sanitation by 2015. Dr. G has his doubts that these goals will be met. Especially for sanitation. He estimates that even if they are met an estimated 35 million to 75 million people will still die in the next 20 years (2000-2020) due to preventable water-related diseases.
Naandi Foundation in India is one such organization that is stepping up to address the need in India. They say dirty drinking water causes the death for roughly 200 children per hour below age 5. For those living in extreme poverty below a dollar a day average income the following modes are not affordable such as centralized treatment, piped water systems, bottled water, or fuel to boil drinking water. Naandi is run by Dr. Anji Reddy - Founder Naandi Foundation and The founder-Chairman of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and Manoj Kumar - CEO Naandi Foundation former Robert McNamara Fellow of The World Bank.
Friday, November 18, 2005
Evangelical Hospital, Khariar
Evangelical Hospital, Khariar is a mission hospital located in Nuapada District, Orissa, India. A member of the Christian Medical Association of India, and affiliated with the Church of North India and Global Ministries in the United States, the hospital has been serving the poor of Orissa since 1930. The population of Khariar town is 18,000 approximately. It is located in the district of Nuapada and the population served by the hospital is about 200,000 people.
The hospital was founded by the late Rev. Herman and Marie Feierabend, a trained nurse, funded by the United Church of Christ. Today the hospital is managed by Dr. Ajith Singh and his wife Dr.Pushpa Singh. They have been serving this hospital for many decades. Their commitment to the hospital and their love for the people of the region has been unquestionable.
The patients are very poor, earning less then Rs.10.00 a day (U.S. $0.30). No patient is refused treatment for lack of money or space. The philosophy of the hospital is to provide the best medical care to the poorest of the poor even in this most backward area. In the Khariar region almost 80% of the total population is illiterate and more than 90% of women can not read or write.
In a recent news release by the Global Ministries, it states that the Khariar Hospital served a total of 2780 inpatients last year as well as 19,058 outpatients. A total of 1380 surgeries were performed, of which 164 were eye surgeries.
The greatest needs for the continued improvement of the services at the Hospital include: staff, including a Physiotherapist, a B.Sc. Nurse, and pharmacy assistants; facility improvements including a complete renovation of the Hospital with replacement of most of the basic equipment, improvements to staff housing and construction of a chapel; addition of a guest room/conference facility; and equipment including an auto analyzer, a C.T. Scanner, a Coulter Counter, an Olympus Gastrointestinal Fiberscope, a Digital Display 400, Surgical Diathermy, a C-Arm Image Intensifier, a radiology department, and computerization of all records from the medical departments, laboratory and pharmacy.
Contact Khariar Hospital.
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