A Thought for Today-356:

Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground -
Theodore Roosevelt

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A Thought for Today-355:

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable – S.J.Harris

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A Thought for Today-354:

The greatest homage we can pay to truth, is to use it - James Russell Lowell

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Eyecatchers-147: 4 millions jobs vanished in 2009 in EU - AP

Official data show that some 4 million jobs disappeared in the European Union last year, when countries where struggling to emerge from recession.

Excerpt from "4 million jobs vanished in 2009 in EU" - News item in the Deccan Chronicle Chennai edition of March 15, 2010. quoting AP as its source.

Grateful thanks to Deccan Chronicle and AP.

Health News-25: Mutations leading to type 1 Diabetes found

In a breakthrough which may pave the way for effective treatment for blood sugar, scientists have cracked the 40-year-old mystery of how certain genetic mutations lead to type 1 diabetes.

Excerpt from "Mutations leading to type 1 diabetes found" in The Times of India, Chennai edition of April 22, 2010.

For a detailed article from Science Daily:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100419173004.htm

Grateful thanks to The Times of India and Science Daily.

Letters-83:

IPL has become the Indian Paisa League and all political parties are trying to milk the cow. Shashi Tharoor was batting well on a sticky wicket but Lalit Modi delivered such a googly that ground umpires A.K.Antony and Pranab Mukherjee could not take a decision. They referred the case to third umpire Manmohan Singh who took the final decision in consultation with ICC referee Sonia Gandhi and declared Tharoor hit wicket. Tharoor got out due to his own mistakes. But this has now opened a Pandora's box and the entire IPL has come in the firing line - Damodar Joshi, via email, Letters, Deccan Chronicle, Chennai, April 22, 2010.

Grateful thanks to Mr.Damodar Joshi and Deccan Chronicle.

A Thought for Today-353:

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom while discouragement often nips it at the bud – Alex Osborn

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A Thought for Today-352:

A silent mouth is melodious - Irish Proverb

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A Thought for Today-351:

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing - Edmund Burke

A Thought for Today-351:

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing - Edmund Burke

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A Thought for Today-350:

I will waste not even a precious second today in anger or hate or jealousy or selfishness. I know that the seeds I sow I will harvest, because every action, good or bad, is always followed by an equal reaction. I will plant only good seeds this day - Og Mandino

A Thought for Today-350:

I will waste not even a precious second today in anger or hate or jealousy or selfishness. I know that the seeds I sow I will harvest, because every action, good or bad, is always followed by an equal reaction. I will plant only good seeds this day - Og Mandino

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A Thought for Today-349:

Don't find fault. Find a remedy - Henry Ford

A Thought for Today-349:

Don't find fault. Find a remedy - Henry Ford

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Health Facts-4: Pets and Health

People who own pets live longer, have less stress and have fewer heart attacks.

Courtesy: 'Fact of the Matter', Chennai Times, Supplement to The Times of India, Chennai edition, Feb.26, 2010.

Health Facts-4: Pets and Health

People who own pets live longer, have less stress and have fewer heart attacks.

Courtesy: 'Fact of the Matter', Chennai Times, Supplement to The Times of India, Chennai edition, Feb.26, 2010.

Facts and Figures-63: Wealth!

Three wealthiest families in the world have more assets than the combined wealth of 48 poorest nations.

Courtesy: 'Dope on Dough', Times of India, Chennai, Feb.27, 2010.

A Thought for Today-348:

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life - Charles Darwin

A Thought for Today-348:

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life - Charles Darwin

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A Thought for Today-347:

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all - Dale Carnegie

A Thought for Today-347:

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all - Dale Carnegie

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A Thought for Today-346:

Whenever you get knocked down in the game of life, immediately get up, get better and get going again - Greg Hickman

A Thought for Today-346:

Whenever you get knocked down in the game of life, immediately get up, get better and get going again - Greg Hickman

A Thought for Today-345:

You are the only real obstacle in your path to a fulfilling life - Les Brown

A Thought for Today-345:

You are the only real obstacle in your path to a fulfilling life - Les Brown

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A Thought for Today-344:

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts- Charles Dickens

A Thought for Today-344:

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts- Charles Dickens

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A Thought for Today-343:

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that - Dr.Norman Vincent Peale

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Self-Improvement-75: What is Creativity - Brian Tracy

Grateful thanks to Brian Tracy and YouTube.

A Thought for Today-342:

Opportunities multiply as they are seized - Sun Tzu

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A Thought for Today-341:

There are two kinds of failures: Those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought - Laurence Peter

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A Thought for Today-340:

Use your health, even to the point of wearing it out. That is what it is for. Spend all you have before you die; do not outlive yourself - Bernard Shaw

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A Thought for Today-339:

The greatest truths are the simplest, and so are the greatest men - Augustus Hare

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Letters-82: "Igniting a Passion"

I chose passion over pragmatism when I changed my field of study from science to arts. I faced disapproving glances but I am resolute now. In the end, we have to live our own life, so we should set it up to our own taste, even if it calls for rebellion - Aastha Sharma, Kangra, HP.

Courtesy:Reader's Digest (India), Sep.2009.

Grateful thanks to Aastha Sharma and Reader's Digest.

A Thought for Today-338:

Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others - Helen Keller

Self-Improvement-73: Planning Your Day" by Jack Canfield

Grateful thanks to 'BetterLifeCoaches', Jack Canfield and YouTube.

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A Thought for Today-337:

A closed mouth gathers no feet - American Proverb

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