A Thought for Today : January 5, 2008

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man - Benjamin Franklin

A Thought for Today : January 4, 2008

Going to the moon isn't very far; the greatest distance we have is still within us - Charles De Gaulle

A Thought for Today : January 3, 2008

A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline - Harvey Mackay

A Thought for Today : January 2, 2008

Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief - Joseph Addison

Facts & Figures-15 : Water Crisis

At the close of the 2nd millennium, most countries can just about manage with the water they have. But depletion is fast and widespread because of waste, pollution, the drying up of wells and springs, and the strangling of rivers through short-sighted exploitation.

Modern agriculture and industry require increasing quantities of water. New dams and reservoirs are unlikely to provide these because the environmental and social dislocations they cause make them counterproductive. The only solution to the looming crisis is to devise ways of conserving water, avoiding pollution, and stopping wasteful usage. There is not even a beginning yet towards such urgent measures.

Courtesy: India 1000 to 2000 : A Millennium Book of Reference, Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd

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A Thought for Today : January 1, 2008

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods - Margaret Fuller

Seven Secrets of Success

1. Roof says: AIM HIGH.

2. Fan says: BE COOL.

3. Clock says: EVERY MINUTE IS PRECIOUS.

4. Mirror says: REFLECT BEFORE YOU ACT.

5. Window says: SEE THE WORLD.

6. Calender says: BE UPDATED.

7. Door says: PUSH HARD TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS!

A Thought for Today : December 31, 2007

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully - Ernest Hemingway

A Thought for Today : December 30, 2007

Among the attributes of God, although they are equal, mercy shines with even more brilliance than justice - Miguel De Cervantes

Eyecatchers-49: 'Cheaper Energy through Wafer-thin Solar Panels'

'Nanosolar, a company in California, USA, has started mass production of wafer-thin solar panels printed on aluminium foils. It is expected that this will make solar energy cheaper. The news has excited the entire energy sector all over the world.

Courtesy: 'Newscape', The Hindu, Madurai, December 30, 2007

Facts & Figures-14 : World Population

Every TEN SECONDS, the world's population increases by 27 people. Of these, 26 are in the developing countries.... The UN estimates that by 2050, there will be 11 BILLION . There is no guarantee that the earth plus science will be able to support a population of that size.

Courtesy: India 1000 to 2000 : A Millennium Book of Reference, Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd

A Thought for Today : December 29, 2007

Time is a circus, always packing up and moving away - Ben Hecht

Suggestions for a Happy Life!

· Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.
· Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
· Be forgiving of yourself and others.
· Be generous.
· Have a grateful heart.
· Persistence, Persistence, Persistence.
· Discipline yourself to save money on even the most modest salary.
· Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
· Commit yourself to quality.
· Be loyal.
· Be honest.
· Be a self-starter.
· Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.
· Take good care of those you love.

A Thought for Today : December 28, 2007

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity - Seneca

A Thought for Today : December 27, 2007

Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind - Bertrand Russell

Facts & Figures-13 :

India has the largest number of illiterates: 350 million. 250 million Indians lack safe drinking water.

Excerpted from “Resurgent India is the responsibility of this generation: Narayana Murthy” by Sarah Hiddleston, ‘Education Plus’, The Hindu, Dec.24, 2007. (Based on speech delivered by Mr.Narayana Murthy, Chief Mentor and Chairman, Infosys Technologies, to management students from across the country gathered in Chennai for L'attitude, an annual management festival organized by Great Lakes Institute of Management)

A Thought for Today-185: December 26, 2007

It is only in appearance that time is a river. It is rather a vast landscape and it is the eye of the beholder that moves - Thornton Wilder

A Thought for Today-184: December 25, 2007

Life has a meaning, our birth has a meaning: that meaning is to realize in ourselves, in each one of us, something of God, to express in our daily life something that is associated with God, knowledge, kindness, benevolence, purity and happiness. - M.P.Pandit, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry

A Thought for Today-183: December 24, 2007

Unstable emotions not only disturb our own state of mind, they also disturb the minds of others - His Holiness The Dalai Lama

A Thought for Today-182: December 23, 2007

The more we are able to develop an altruistic attitude, the happier we will feel and the better the atmosphere we will create around us. - His Holiness, The Dalai Lama