The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within his means to nourish theformer and outgrow the latter. Norman Cousins

SO ANXIOUS TO SEE HOW YOU HANDLE THIS

Our Birth is our Opening Balance !

Our Death is our Closing Balance !

Our Prejudiced Views are our Liabilities

Our Creative Ideas are our Assets

Heart is our Current Asset

Soul is our Fixed Asset

Brain is our Fixed Deposit

Thinking is our Current Account

Achievements are our Capital

Character & Morals, our Stock-in-Trade

Friends are our General Reserves

Values & Behavior are our Goodwill

Patience is our Interest Earned

Love is our Dividend

Children are our Bonus Issues

Education is Brands / Patents

Knowledge is our Investment

Experience is our Premium Account

The Aim is to Tally the Balance Sheet Accurately .

The Goal is to get the Best Presented Accounts Award.

Many of us wanna be like iron, i mean with all the savings and all heroics and all that. take a closer look at him maybe twill change your mind besides do you ever happen to know why superman batman and spiderman were not invited to the movie 'THE AVENGERS'.... wanna know ......check back

BILL GATES IN HEAVEN

Bill Gates died in a car accident. He found himself in Purgatory being sized up by God..."Well, Bill, I'm really confused on this call. I'm not sure whether to send you to Heaven or Hell. After all, you enormously helped society by putting a computer in almost every home in the world and yet you created that ghastly Windows 95.

I'm going to do something I've never done before. In your case, I'm going to let you decide where you want to go!"

Bill replied, "Well, thanks, God. What's the difference between the two?"

God said, "I'm willing to let you visit both places briefly if it will help you make a decision."

"Fine, but where should I go first?"

God said, "I'm going to leave that up to you."

Bill said, "OK, then, let's try Hell first."

So Bill went to Hell. It was a beautiful, clean, sandy beach with clear waters. There were thousands of beautiful women running around, playing in the water, laughing and frolicking about. The sun was shining and the temperature was perfect. Bill was very pleased.

"This is great!" he told God, "If this is Hell, I REALLY want to see Heaven!"

"Fine," said God and off they went. Heaven was a high place in the clouds, with angels drifting about playing harps and singing. It was nice but not as enticing as Hell. Bill thought for a quick minute and rendered his decision.

"Hmm, I think I prefer Hell" he told God.

"Fine," retorted God, "as you desire."

So Bill Gates went to Hell. Two weeks later, God decided to check up on the late billionaire to see how he was doing in Hell.

When God arrived in Hell, he found Bill shackled to a wall, screaming amongst the hot flames in a dark cave. He was being burned and tortured by demons.

"How's everything going, Bill?" God asked.

Bill responded - his voice full of anguish and disappointment, "This is awful, this is not what I expected. I can't believe this happened". "What happened to that other place with the beaches and the beautiful women playing in the water?"

God said, "That was the screen saver"

BREATHE

By the Window Pane

A carefree posture,

With a hint of the lingering tobacco,

The grey hair and wrinkled skin,

Were the traces and trails of time left behind.

Years and years from now,

Perhaps I would be daydreaming my way just the same way,

By the window panes...

P.S: Been a while since I played with the pictures in my camera using Photoshop :)

Fun time

Okay here's another trick for u to unravel

try as much as you can to make ur mouse touch his nose

http://www.selfcontrolfreak.com/slaan.html

and don't forget to leave a comment

This is pretty neat!
Click on the YEAR OF YOUR BIRTH (IN BLUE BELOW_ THEN
The screen is going to fade to black, have your glasses on, and follow the instructions below.
You'll be pleasantly surprised with this one... Type the year only!! Then click the question (?) mark
Sit back and enjoy!!

http://whathappenedinmybirthyear.com/

http://whathappenedinmybirthyear.com/

and don't forget to comment

SOME STRESS KILL TIPS THAT IS CERTAIN TO WORK

Share your emotions with your best friend,

Take deep breath in fresh air,

Do start light exercise,

Listen your favorite music/sound track,

Watch your favorite movie or TV program,

yoga is also great to beat stress.

Variuos stresss management techniques

• Look into your own eyes and relax.
• Researchers have come up with more evidence that self-hypnosis and other relaxation techniques can strengthen your immune system
• There seems to be a connection between one's state of mind and immune activity," says Harold L. Pass, director of the psychiatry outpatient department at State University of New York (SUNY), at Stony Brook. "We haven't found a way to consistently tap into it and enhance it in a way that can be measured, but this study is another very nice indication that this is something that needs to be explored and should not be dismissed."
• The study, reported in a recent issue of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, looked at 33 medical and dental students at Ohio State University as they faced the dreaded first major exam of the term. All participants were screened to make sure they would be susceptible to hypnosis.
• Blood was drawn from each subject before any relaxation techniques had been used and again three days before the exams. By this time, about half the participants (10 women and seven men) had started using self-hypnosis techniques alone and in formal group sessions. A control group went about life as usual.
• The simple relaxation techniques included deep breathing, followed by progressive muscle relaxation, imagery and, woven into the imagery, suggestions focusing on the student's ability to concentrate and retain information, even how enjoyable it would be to sit down and study for that killer mid-term or final. These "interventions" lasted about half an hour each and took place every day for about a week.
• At the end of the study, students who had used self-hypnosis techniques showed a 26 percent to 39 percent difference in the activity of T-lymphocytes, the white blood cells which are crucial indicators of immune response. The ability of the T-lymphocytes to respond to a challenge dropped 24 percent to 33 percent in control-group students compared with the relaxing group as exams approached. Students who practiced self-hypnosis most frequently showed the best immune responses.
• It's not the first time scientists have observed such effects on  "There seems to be a connection between one's state of mind and immune activity," says Harold L. Pass, director of the psychiatry outpatient department at State University of New York (SUNY), at Stony Brook. "We haven't found a way to consistently tap into it and enhance it in a way that can be measured, but this study is another very nice indication that this is something that needs to be explored and should not be dismissed."
• The study, reported in a recent issue of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, looked at 33 medical and dental students at Ohio State University as they faced the dreaded first major exam of the term. All participants were screened to make sure they would be susceptible to hypnosis.
• Blood was drawn from each subject before any relaxation techniques had been used and again three days before the exams. By this time, about half the participants (10 women and seven men) had started using self-hypnosis techniques alone and in formal group sessions. A control group went about life as usual.
• The simple relaxation techniques included deep breathing, followed by progressive muscle relaxation, imagery and, woven into the imagery, suggestions focusing on the student's ability to concentrate and retain information, even how enjoyable it would be to sit down and study for that killer mid-term or final. These "interventions" lasted about half an hour each and took place every day for about a week.
• At the end of the study, students who had used self-hypnosis techniques showed a 26 percent to 39 percent difference in the activity of T-lymphocytes, the white blood cells which are crucial indicators of immune response. The ability of the T-lymphocytes to respond to a challenge dropped 24 percent to 33 percent in control-group students compared with the relaxing group as exams approached. Students who practiced self-hypnosis most frequently showed the best immune responses.
• It's not the first time scientists have observed such effects on immune response. A study about 10 years ago showed that breast cancer patients who attended support groups tended to live longer, suggesting their immune system's ability to fight the cancer was enhanced by the sessions.
• The findings in the Ohio study may have applications for patients about to undergo surgery. One of the study authors, Cathie Atkinson, a clinical psychologist at Ohio State University, says some of the dental students who took part in the study are planning to use self-hypnosis in their own practices.
• Pass says though encouraging, the study was a fairly small one and needs to be buttressed by more studies that have similar results. It also focused on people who seemed to have a clear susceptibility to hypnosis so the results can't necessarily be applied to everyone. "It's beautiful if it's true, but it requires follow-up with rigorous scientifically acceptable standards for replication," says Pass.
• Atkinson is hopeful. "I am a big believer in mind and body," she says. "I think that we control our body's responses a lot more than we know."
• What To Do
• Pass says various stress-management techniques, including meditation, relaxation and hypnosis, seem to affect the sympathetic nervous system (blood pressure, heart rate, muscle tone) by changing an individual's state of mind and sense of well being. Although participants in the study received training in self-hypnosis techniques, you can learn similar techniques on your own. For basic instruction on some of the techniques, check Hypnosis Online, or Mental Help Net
• The Hawaii Medical Library's Consumer Health Information Service also has links to various alternative medicine sites.
• If you decide to get professional training or help, be careful. "There are people out there who are offering treatments that don't have any scientific validity," says Pass. "The danger is that there are untrained people offering unproven techniques using testimonials and anecdotal research, single case studies that are not scientifically acceptable. … Don't automatically assume that a treatment is not helpful, but it's certainly advisable to ask the practitioner for the data that shows this is an effective treatment. If they show you patient testimonials and single-case reports in non-refereed journals," this is not acceptable.
• You can also check with state officials to find out if a practitioner is licensed.

Look into your own eyes and relax.

Researchers have come up with more evidence that self-hypnosis and other relaxation techniques can strengthen your immune system

There seems to be a connection between one's state of mind and immune activity," says Harold L. Pass, director of the psychiatry outpatient department at State University of New York (SUNY), at Stony Brook. "We haven't found a way to consistently tap into it and enhance it in a way that can be measured, but this study is another very nice indication that this is something that needs to be explored and should not be dismissed."

The study, reported in a recent issue of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, looked at 33 medical and dental students at Ohio State University as they faced the dreaded first major exam of the term. All participants were screened to make sure they would be susceptible to hypnosis.

Blood was drawn from each subject before any relaxation techniques had been used and again three days before the exams. By this time, about half the participants (10 women and seven men) had started using self-hypnosis techniques alone and in formal group sessions. A control group went about life as usual.

The simple relaxation techniques included deep breathing, followed by progressive muscle relaxation, imagery and, woven into the imagery, suggestions focusing on the student's ability to concentrate and retain information, even how enjoyable it would be to sit down and study for that killer mid-term or final. These "interventions" lasted about half an hour each and took place every day for about a week.

At the end of the study, students who had used self-hypnosis techniques showed a 26 percent to 39 percent difference in the activity of T-lymphocytes, the white blood cells which are crucial indicators of immune response. The ability of the T-lymphocytes to respond to a challenge dropped 24 percent to 33 percent in control-group students compared with the relaxing group as exams approached. Students who practiced self-hypnosis most frequently showed the best immune responses.

It's not the first time scientists have observed such effects on  "There seems to be a connection between one's state of mind and immune activity," says Harold L. Pass, director of the psychiatry outpatient department at State University of New York (SUNY), at Stony Brook. "We haven't found a way to consistently tap into it and enhance it in a way that can be measured, but this study is another very nice indication that this is something that needs to be explored and should not be dismissed."

The study, reported in a recent issue of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, looked at 33 medical and dental students at Ohio State University as they faced the dreaded first major exam of the term. All participants were screened to make sure they would be susceptible to hypnosis.

Blood was drawn from each subject before any relaxation techniques had been used and again three days before the exams. By this time, about half the participants (10 women and seven men) had started using self-hypnosis techniques alone and in formal group sessions. A control group went about life as usual.

The simple relaxation techniques included deep breathing, followed by progressive muscle relaxation, imagery and, woven into the imagery, suggestions focusing on the student's ability to concentrate and retain information, even how enjoyable it would be to sit down and study for that killer mid-term or final. These "interventions" lasted about half an hour each and took place every day for about a week.

At the end of the study, students who had used self-hypnosis techniques showed a 26 percent to 39 percent difference in the activity of T-lymphocytes, the white blood cells which are crucial indicators of immune response. The ability of the T-lymphocytes to respond to a challenge dropped 24 percent to 33 percent in control-group students compared with the relaxing group as exams approached. Students who practiced self-hypnosis most frequently showed the best immune responses.

It's not the first time scientists have observed such effects on immune response. A study about 10 years ago showed that breast cancer patients who attended support groups tended to live longer, suggesting their immune system's ability to fight the cancer was enhanced by the sessions.

The findings in the Ohio study may have applications for patients about to undergo surgery. One of the study authors, Cathie Atkinson, a clinical psychologist at Ohio State University, says some of the dental students who took part in the study are planning to use self-hypnosis in their own practices.

Pass says though encouraging, the study was a fairly small one and needs to be buttressed by more studies that have similar results. It also focused on people who seemed to have a clear susceptibility to hypnosis so the results can't necessarily be applied to everyone. "It's beautiful if it's true, but it requires follow-up with rigorous scientifically acceptable standards for replication," says Pass.

Atkinson is hopeful. "I am a big believer in mind and body," she says. "I think that we control our body's responses a lot more than we know."

What To Do

Pass says various stress-management techniques, including meditation, relaxation and hypnosis, seem to affect the sympathetic nervous system (blood pressure, heart rate, muscle tone) by changing an individual's state of mind and sense of well being. Although participants in the study received training in self-hypnosis techniques, you can learn similar techniques on your own. For basic instruction on some of the techniques, check Hypnosis Online, or Mental Help Net

The Hawaii Medical Library's Consumer Health Information Service also has links to various alternative medicine sites.

If you decide to get professional training or help, be careful. "There are people out there who are offering treatments that don't have any scientific validity," says Pass. "The danger is that there are untrained people offering unproven techniques using testimonials and anecdotal research, single case studies that are not scientifically acceptable. … Don't automatically assume that a treatment is not helpful, but it's certainly advisable to ask the practitioner for the data that shows this is an effective treatment. If they show you patient testimonials and single-case reports in non-refereed journals," this is not acceptable.

You can also check with state officials to find out if a practitioner is licensed.

12 World’s weirdest stadiums as at 2009

12 World’s weirdest stadiums

Dec 9, 2009

sports, strange news, top list

 A lot of stadiums around the world have spectacular designs, like the new World Cup 2010 stadiums in South Africa. Stadiums give pride to the countries where they are located. Yet there are some stadiums where architects have failed and there are some very clever adaptations to the surrounding landscape and that makes them kinda weird.

Japan, Osaka stadium, former home ground of baseball team Nankai Hawks. The stadium situated in center of Osaka City, with capacity of 31379 seats. In 1988, The Hawks’ owner company sold the team to Daiei Group and moved to Fukuoka City. As 3 remaining teams in Metro Osaka got their own stadiums, Osaka stadium was abandoned for baseball and soon converted to sample housing showground. The stadium was demolished in 1998 and a shopping center was built in its place. While you can’t watch a baseball game at this location anymore, you can still pick up some Nike baseball gear.

Venezuela, Caracas “Cocodrilos Sports Park” is a multi-use stadium. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the part time home stadium of Caracas FC. The stadium holds 3,000 people and lies next to a highway.

Portugal, Braga. One of the most expensive and weirdest stadiums in Portugal. The enormous rock moving process contributed heavily to the final $122 million cost, more than any other of the ten new stadiums built for European football championship in 2004. The stadium is often considered one of the most original and beautiful stadiums in the world. We find it strange.

Croatia Gospin dolac is a stadium in Imotski. It was built in 1989 and serves as home stadium for NK Imotski football club. The stadium has a capacity of 4,000 spectators. Beautiful strange stadium

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Brazil Eco-Stadium “Janguito Malucelli” became famous for being the first “green stage” of Brazil, his main stand was built with chairs placed on top of a hill, without the use of concrete. Therefore, the stage is also called Eco-Stadium.

12 World’s weirdest stadiums

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Dec 9, 2009

sports, strange news, top list

 A lot of stadiums around the world have spectacular designs, like the new World Cup 2010 stadiums in South Africa. Stadiums give pride to the countries where they are located. Yet there are some stadiums where architects have failed and there are some very clever adaptations to the surrounding landscape and that makes them kinda weird.

Japan, Osaka stadium, former home ground of baseball team Nankai Hawks. The stadium situated in center of Osaka City, with capacity of 31379 seats. In 1988, The Hawks’ owner company sold the team to Daiei Group and moved to Fukuoka City. As 3 remaining teams in Metro Osaka got their own stadiums, Osaka stadium was abandoned for baseball and soon converted to sample housing showground. The stadium was demolished in 1998 and a shopping center was built in its place. While you can’t watch a baseball game at this location anymore, you can still pick up some Nike baseball gear.

Venezuela, Caracas “Cocodrilos Sports Park” is a multi-use stadium. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the part time home stadium of Caracas FC. The stadium holds 3,000 people and lies next to a highway.

Portugal, Braga. One of the most expensive and weirdest stadiums in Portugal. The enormous rock moving process contributed heavily to the final $122 million cost, more than any other of the ten new stadiums built for European football championship in 2004. The stadium is often considered one of the most original and beautiful stadiums in the world. We find it strange.

Croatia Gospin dolac is a stadium in Imotski. It was built in 1989 and serves as home stadium for NK Imotski football club. The stadium has a capacity of 4,000 spectators. Beautiful strange stadium.

Brazil Eco-Stadium “Janguito Malucelli” became famous for being the first “green stage” of Brazil, his main stand was built with chairs placed on top of a hill, without the use of concrete. Therefore, the stage is also called Eco-Stadium.

EXAMPLERARY LIFESTYLE

An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a
>pole which she carried across her neck.
>
>One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and
>always delivered a full portion of water.
>
>At the end of the long walks from the stream to the house, the cracked pot
>arrived only half full.
>
>For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing home only
>one and a half pots of water.
>
>Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments.
>
>But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable
>that it could only do half of what it had been made to do.
>
>After two years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the
>woman one day by the stream.
>"I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to leak
>out all the way back to your house."
>
>The old woman smiled, "Did you notice that there are flowers on your side
>of the path, but not on the other pot's side?"
>
>"That's because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower
>seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water
>them."
>
>"For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate
>the table.
>
>Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to
>grace the house."
>
>Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the cracks and flaws we each
>have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding.
>
>You've just got to take each person for what they are and look for the good
>in them.
>
>So, to all of my crackpot friends, have a great day and remember to smell
>the flowers on your side of the path!

LESSON: LIKE YOURSELF FOR WHO YOU ARE