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Sunday, August 05, 2012

Picture of the day-390:


My Photo Album-156: Ganesh and Achu


A Thought for Today-581: Martin Luther King Jr.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that - Martin Luther King Jr.

Biographical sketch Dr Martin Luther King Jr from Wikipedia:

Full Text of his famous speech, "I have a dream" from Chicago Tribune:

Grateful thanks to Chicago Tribune and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Saturday, August 04, 2012

Picture of the day-389: Walruses everywhere!

Grateful thanks to Karthik for the photo, which he took in Australia 
during a picnic with his colleagues.

My Photo Album-155: Training Program for Teachers by FASOHD

During my FASOHD days, we organized a Training Program for School Teachers on Value Education at CECRI, Karaikudi.  About 150 teachers of various schools in the district participated.  The Program organized thru Sahaj Marg Research and Training Institute, Chennai.  Here in the picture Shri Y Mahadeva Iyer, who presided over the function and Shri K.Nakkeeran, the then President of FASOHD.

Here I would like to record my sincere and grateful thanks to Mr.Nakkeeran, who readily gave consent and supported in every idea I wanted to implement thru FASOHD.  With his unstinted support, I was able bring to reality many of my dreams and ideas.

A Thought for Today-580: Aristotle

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit – Aristotle

A biographical sketch of Aristotle from Wikipedia:

Full Text of Some Selected Works of Aristotle from Project Gutenberg:

POLITICS: A TREATISE ON GOVERNMENT  BY  ARISTOTLE:


THE POETICS OF ARISTOTLE:


THE ETHICS OF ARISTOTLE:

Grateful thanks to Project Gutenberg and Wikipedia, free encyclopedia.

Friday, August 03, 2012

Self-Improvement-105: Never Give up: Inspirational video




Uploaded to YouTube by realvipul on Aug 7, 2007


Fight for yourself using every drop of blood from your body. Muster every effort within you and fight: sure you will win.


Grateful thanks to realvipul and YouTube.

Picture of the day-388:

Red Monkey
Grateful thanks to Ashok for the photo.

My Photo Album-154: Dad's last photo


A Thought for Today-579: Alan Dean Foster

Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting - Alan Dean Foster, American author of fantasy and science fiction, especially the Star Trek series.

A brief biographical sketch of Alan Dean Foster from Wikipedia:

Grateful thanks to FantasticFiction and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Picture of the day-387:

Baby Alligator

Grateful thanks to Ashok.

My Photo Album-153:

Ashok with kids who take care of Anaconda

A Thought for Today-578: Thomas Alva Edison

The value of an idea lies in using it - Thomas Alva Edison

Monday, July 30, 2012

Picture of the day-386: VGP Universal Kingdom with Giant Wheel in the background

The giant wheel is a fascinating creation.  I used to like and ride it in my younger days.  After a time, somehow  I developed sort of uneasiness, or maybe even fear and could not bring myself to ride it.  So now I just watch it from a distance, as the fascination has not completely disappeared.  It applies to the various joy rides in the amusement park.

Grateful thanks to VGP Universal Kingdom.

My Photo Album-152: Aravind and Achu


A Thought for Today-577: Anthony Robbins

Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character - Anthony Robbins, American self-help author and motivational speaker 

A brief biographical sketch of Anthony Robbins from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins


About Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) popularized by Robbins:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming


About Robbins wonderful book, "UNLIMITED POWER" (a self-help book):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlimited_Power


Personally, I like his 1995-ook, "Notes from a Friend: A Quick and Simple Guide to Taking Control of Your Life". (New York: Fireside. pp. 112 pages. ISBN 0-684-80056-X).  I have read this compact book several times and still want to keep on reading.  It is such a great book.


Grateful thanks to Anthony Robbins and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Picture of the day-385: VGP Universal Kingdom


My Photo Album-151: Karthik in Australia

Parameet perched on Karthik's head (Australia photo)

A Thought for Today-576: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle bio from Wikipedia:

Full Text of Conan Doyle's most famous Sherlock Holmes books:


THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1661/1661-h/1661-h.htm


The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/834/834-h/834-h.htm



His Last Bow:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2350/2350-h/2350-h.htm


Grateful thanks to Project Gutenberg and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.


Saturday, July 28, 2012

S and T Watch-60: A chemical to restore Degenerative Blindness

In a major advance in the field of vision restoration, scientists claimed to have discovered a chemial that could allow people with degenerative blindness to see again.

For more details from Medical Daily:
New Chemical Restores Vision, Raises Hopes
http://www.medicaldaily.com/news/20120726/11091/eye-vision-blind-macular-degeneration-aaq.htm

I came across this info in Wikipedia,  while searching for something connected with this posting, viz. 
Foundation Fighting Blindness
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_Fighting_Blindness
The mission of this Foundation is to fund research that will lead to preventions, treatments, and cures for retinal degenerative diseases including: retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, Usher syndrome, Stargardt disease, and related conditions. These diseases, which affect more than 10 million Americans and millions more throughout the world, often lead to severe vision loss or complete blindness.


Grateful tanks to Medical Daily and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.