25 Simple Truths About Life...
01. Indecision is the key to flexibility.
02. You cannot tell which way the train went by looking at the track.
03. There is absolutely no substitute for a genuine lack of preparation.
04. Happiness is merely the remission of pain.
05. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
06. Sometimes too much drink is not eno
07. The facts, although interesting, are irrelevant.
08. The careful application of terror is also a form of communication.
09. Someone who thinks logically is a nice contrast to the real world.
10. Things are more like they are today than they have ever been before.
11. Anything worth fighting for is worth fighting dirty for.
12. Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.
13. Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
14. I have seen the truth and it makes no sense.
15. Suicide is the most sincere form of self criticism.
16. If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.
17. One-seventh of your life is spent on Monday.
18. By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.
19. Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.
20. The more you run over a dead cat, the flatter it gets.
21. There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.
22. This is as bad as it can get, but don't bet on it.
23. Never wrestle with a pig: You both get all dirty, and the pig likes it.
24. The trouble with life is, you're halfway through it before you realize it's a "do-it-yourself" thing.
25. Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Donate Blood Save a Life........
When we need blood for ourself or for a relative, we think that its our right to receive blood. We are ready to pay money for a few bottles of blood but unfortunately it is not something that can be manufactured in a factory as needed. If you expect to receive blood during emmergency or as a part of treatment, then you should certainly do the noble act of blood donation regularly to save life of others. If even half of the people who are eligible to donate blood do it once or twice a year, then we will not have blood shortages. It takes just half hour to donate blood, then why not take that short time from our busy lives and participate in a nearby blood donation program. There is no substitute for human blood.
June 14th is the World Blood Donor Day, blood donation might sound like a scary thing to many, but frankly it is very easy task. People often compare that what if they lost that same amount of blood in an injury or accident, frankly both are incomparable situations, because during an accident there are other bodily injuries which cause most pain and not just the loss of blood. The demand for blood is increasing as surgeries that require more transfusions become common. Often hospitals around the world have to postpone surgeries because of a lack of available blood.
There are several benefits of blood donation to the donor himself:
1. The Kansas University Medical Center found that men who participate in blood donation experience a 30 percent fewer incidents of heart disease and stroke compared to those people who did not.
2. In 1998 American Journal of Epidemiology published that blood donation can reduce the overall iron levels in blood, which may protect against heart attack. But this applies to people who had high iron in their blood to begin with.
3. Blood donation forces your body to replace the lost blood with fresh NEW cells.
4. Men do not have menstrual period, therefore they store iron in their bodies, often its more than they need.
5. A healthy body replaces blood within 48 hours and creates NEW red blood cells within a week.
6. Most blood donation sites check your heart rate, hemoglobin, blood pressure etc.. for FREE. If you get those checked in a regular doctor's clinic, it will cost you money.
7. You hardly lose blood, average adult has 10 pints of total blood, we donate just 1 pint. Giving blood will not decrease your strength.
8. Most employers usually give time off when you want to donate blood.
Types of Blood Groups:
There are four blood groups: Type A, Type B, Type AB, and Type O. Additionally there are positive and negative types of each blood group. Type O negative is are "universal donors", which means all blood types can usually receive Type O negative blood donation. Blood centers often run short of types O and B red blood cells.
Blood donation Pre-Screening:
The nurse (or medical expert) taking your blood will ask you some questions which will determine whether or not you are eligible to donate blood and then perform some basic health checks. Questions include any medication you are taking, your current and health in recent days/months, your age, height, weight, recent travel, sex and tattooing history. Blood donor requirements change very frequently. Anyone who is in good health, is at least 17 years old, and weighs at least 110 pounds (about 50 kgs) may donate blood every once in 2-3 months.
Snacks and drinks are provided to the blood donors to help restore blood sugar. It is advisable to sit for a few minutes, then eat well and drink enough water for the next few days. You cannot get AIDS or any other blood disease by donating blood if a new needle before you donate blood. Blood makes up about 7 percent of your body's weight
Products derived from whole blood:
- Red blood cells >> carry oxygen
- Platelet concentrates >> body's clotting system to help control bleeding.
- Plasma (yellow liquid portion) an helps to restores fluid volume.
- Cryoprecipitate and Fractionation.
"DONATE BLOOD SAVE LIFE"
True Facts about INDIA
All the below listed statements are all true facts ! Feel proud to be
an indian !
Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard (hp) ?
A. Rajiv Gupta
Q. Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of
the today's computers run on it)?
A. Vinod Dahm
Q. Who is the third richest man on the world?
A. According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is Azim
Premji,
who is the CEO of Wipro
Industries. The Sultan of Brunei is at 6 th position now.
Q. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No.1
web based email program)?
A. Sabeer Bhatia
Q. Who is the president of AT & T-Bell Labs (AT & T-Bell Labs is the
creator of program languages such as C, C++, Unix to name a few)?
A. Arun Netravalli
Q. Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000,
responsible to iron out all initial problems?
A. Sanjay Tejwrika
Q. Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart?
A. Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.
Q. We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America,
even faring better than the whites and the natives.
There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5% of population). YET,
38% of doctors in USA are Indians.
* 12% scientists in USA are Indians.
* 36% of NASA scientists are Indians.
* 34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
* 28% of IBM employees are Indians.
* 17% of INTEL scientists are Indians.
* 13% of XEROX employees are! Indians.
Some of the following facts may be known to you. These facts were
recently published in a German magazine, which deals with
WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.
1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.
2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
3. The world's first University was established in Takshila in 700BC.
More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60
subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4 th century BC was
one
of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of
education.
4. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable
language for computer software.
5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.
6. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty
striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once
the richest empire on earth.
7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago.
The very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.
8. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained
the
concept of what is now k! nown as the Pythagorean Theorem. British
scholars
have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan's works dates
to
the 6 th Century which is long before the European mathematicians.
9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India . Quadratic
equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11 th Century; the largest
numbers
the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as
big as 10 53.
10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896,
India was the only source of diamonds to the world.
11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion
amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless communication was
Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.
12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in
Saurashtra.
13.Chess was invented in India .
14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health
scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract,
fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in
ancient India .
15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers
over
5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (
Indus Valley Civilisation).
16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India
in 100 BC
Quotes about India .
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which
no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.
ALBERT ELINSTEIN.
India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech,
the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grand
mother of tradition. Mark Twain
If there is one place on the face of earth where all dreams of living
men
have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream
of existence, it is India . French scholar Romain Rolland.
India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without
ever having to send a single soldier across her border. Hu Shih
(former Chinese ambassador to USA )
ALL OF THE ABOVE IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, THE LIST COULD BE
ENDLESS.
BUT, if we don't see even a glimpse of that great India in the India
that
we see today, it clearly means that we are not working up to our
potential; and that if we do, we could once again be an ever shining and
inspiring country setting a bright path for rest of the world to
follow.
I hope you enjoyed it and work towards the welfare of INDIA .. . .
11 Reasons why the resumes get rejected!!
11 Reasons why the resumes get rejected!!
1. Eligibility – Always check before applying for any job whether you are eligible for it or not. Sometimes one may get disqualified for being over/under qualified. Read thoroughly whether you are fitting into the requirements of the organization or not. There is no good in being ambitious without being eligible.
2. Relevancy – Sometimes the profile offered by other company looks familiar with what you are doing currently but it’s not the case always. Do check if the job you are applying for is relevant and whether your experience is of any use for them or not.
3. Incomplete information- Many times the candidatures get rejected because of gap in conveying your dossier and in the understanding of the recruiter. Herewith I am attaching some snapshots from resumes of candidates who have been disqualified because of the given errors in their resumes:
Professional Qualification
Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Institute of Management & Research, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh (Approved by AICTE ministry of HRD Govt.
Note: the specialization area in PGDM, year and percentage of passing is not mentioned in the text. How would a recruiter screen the application with incomplete information if he needs a person from a specific background!!
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:-
• B.Com (Program) final year result is awaiting from Delhi University.
• 12th, Passed From C.B.SE. Board.
• 10th, Passed From C.B.SE. Board.
How would a recruiter come to know that in which year and with what % the person has cleared these exams or it’s just a fake education record!!
4. Typing, spelling errors- No matter how hard you look and check over your work, there always seems to be something that you have missed. Errors such as these can make you appear unprofessional and as someone who is careless. Therefore, you should always get somebody else to check your resume for grammatical errors.
My major is Finance and minor is Marketing.
I would like to apply for the position of 'Quality Analyst' in your inspected company. For this I am attacking my CV. My expected CTC : 13-15k per month (in hand)
5. Company’s preferences- Preferences on the basis of age, gender, marital status, location, expected salary, family background do exist everywhere. Though quite a few things are unethical but we can’t poke our nose in any company’s hiring process. So not all the things are under our control.
6. Your sets of Expectations- Always do a thorough homework and then apply for any job. Don’t give unrealistic expectation in your cover letter, expected CTC and job profile you are chasing for. Be rational, informed and updated about your profile.
7. Educational Background- Some organizations prefer to chose candidates who have got the education in the similar field in which their organization is working. For e,g- IT companies prefer to hire HR executive who have done BE/B.tech and then MBA/ PGDM in HR. If a company is prefer to hire candidates from a selected place, with specific set of skills and you are not coming under their preferences then don’t feel belittled.
Look out for other options.
8. Presentation of information- If the potential employer is not able to follow your resume and locate relevant information they will most likely not bother to try any harder to find the information and instead just give up. The best size for your resume is two pages of A4. You should only make resume longer if it is specifically required from you to provide the potential employer with additional or more detailed information. So put your work experience at the start of your resume, not personal or educational details, unless you have only just left education.
9. Covering letter/ note’s description- If your covering letter is one third or half of your resume, you may lose chances of getting shortlisted and why would a recruiter spend 10 mins in reading the information, as provided below:
10. What’s your USP- Focus on your abilities and not on your achievements. Try to give a detailed summary of your profile and then mention your qualification.
11. Previous track record- The companies do look for your previous set of responsibilities, the tenure of your jobs, had you been a job hopper or a stable employee. So try to put yourself into the shoes of the reviewer and then judge where your candidature stands.
12. Photo, document size- Unless and until you have been asked to provide your photograph and other details like blood group, height, weight, eyesight, don’t add these details. Moreover, keep the size of your resume under 400KB, as large file sizes are not appreciated in mails.
If you are a job seeker, your resume is the most important piece of written work you will ever create. Make it good or don’t be surprised when that rejection letter arrives in your email or mail box.
Thanks and Regards
Hema Chandra
National Emblem
The emblem of India is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka.
Emperor Ashoka the Great erected the capital atop an Ashoka Pillar to mark the spot where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma and where the Buddhist Sangha was founded. In the original there are four Asiatic lions, standing back to back, mounted on a circular abacus with a frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening Dharmachakra or Ashoka Chakra wheels over a bell-shaped lotus. It was carved out of a single block of polished sandstone.
The version used as the emblem does not include the fourth lion (since it is hidden from view at the rear) or the bell-shaped lotus flower beneath. The frieze beneath the lions is shown with the Dharma Chakra in the center, a bull on the right and a galloping horse on the left, and outlines of Dharma Chakras on the extreme right and left.
Forming an integral part of the emblem is the motto inscribed below the abacus in Devanagari script: Satyameva Jayate सत्यमेव जयते (English: Truth Alone Triumphs). This is a quote from Mundaka Upanishad, the concluding part of the sacred Hindu Vedas.
It was adopted as the National Emblem of India on 26 January 1950, the day that India became a republic.
The emblem forms a part of the official letterhead of the Government of India, and appears on all Indian currency as well. It also sometimes functions as the national emblem of India in many places and appears prominently on the diplomatic and national Passport of the Republic of India. The wheel "Ashoka Chakra" from its base has been placed onto the center of the National Flag of India
The four lions (one hidden from view) - symbolising power, courage and confidence - rest on a circular abacus. The abacus is girded by four smaller animals - guardians of the four directions: the lion of the north, the elephant of the east, the horse of the south and the bull of the west.The abacus rests on a lotus in full bloom, exemplifying the fountainhead of life and creative inspiration. The motto 'Satyameva Jayate' The emblem in Devanagari script means 'truth alone triumphs'.
A Typical Marwadi Sales Guy
A keen immigrant Indian Marwadi lad applied for a salesman's job at London 's premier downtown department store. In fact, it was the biggest store in the world - you could get anything there.
The boss asked him, "Have you ever been a salesman before?" "Yes sir, I was a salesman in India ", replied the lad. The boss liked the cut of him and said, "You can start tomorrow and I'll come and see you."
The day was long and arduous for the young man, but he got through it. And finally 6:00 PM came around. The boss duly fronted up and asked, "How many sales did you make today?" "Sir, Just ONE sale." said the young salesman. "Only one sale?" blurted the boss. "No! No! You see here, most of my staff make 20 or 30 sales a day. "If you want to keep this job, you'd better be doing better than just one sale. By the way "How much was the sale worth?"
= 93300534.00 pounds" said the young Marwadi. "What"," How did you manage that?" asked the flabbergasted boss.
"Well", said the salesman, "This man came in and I sold him a small fish hook, then a medium hook and finally a really large hook. Then I sell him new fishing rod and some fishing gear. Then I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down the coast. So I told him he'd be needing a boat, so I took him down to the boat department and sold him that twenty-foot schooner with the twin engines. Then he said his Volkswagen probably wouldn't be able to pull it, so I took him to our automotive department and sold him that new Deluxe 4X4 Blazer.
I then asked him where he'll be staying, and since he had no accommodation, I took him to camping department and sold him one of those new igloo 6-sleeper camper tents. Then the guy said, while we're at it, I should throw in about $100 worth of groceries and two cases of beer.
The boss took two steps back and asked in astonishment, "You sold all that to a guy who came in for a fish hook!!"
"No" answered the salesman, "he came in to buy a box of Sanitary napkins for his wife and I said to him, "Si r, Your weekends screwed anyway, you might as well go fishing."
Boss - "You sit in my chair........"
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