Time… a strange 4 letter word… what does it mean? what does it signify? Does it mean the same to everybody? or does it has different meanings to different people? Can time be quantified, be precise? or is it just descriptive?
I find “time” an interesting ‘concept’. I’m using the word “concept” because this 4 letter word holds many definitions, (more…)
According to Wikipedia, perception is the process of attaining awareness or understanding of sensory information. The word “perception” comes from the Latin words perceptio, percipio, and means “receiving, collecting, action of taking possession, apprehension with the mind or senses.”
What one perceives is a result of interplays between past experiences, including one’s culture, and the interpretation of the perceived. If the percept does not have support in any of these perceptual bases it is unlikely to rise above perceptual threshold. (more…)
A nice video about Entrepreneurs and what makes them tick…..
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The dark side of globalization: A country increases production of a particular product and people in another country lose their jobs. But then politicians arrive on the scene and turn a trifling trade spat into diplomatic chaos. President Obama’s decision to impose a punitive import duty of 35% on Chinese-made tyres (which have claimed more than 5,000 jobs in US) has got Beijing good and angry. China has reacted by hauling the US before the World Trade Organization to defend itself against charges of unfair tariffs. More than 100,000 people in China may lose their jobs if tyre exports fall. Small wonder China is threatening to probe “unfair practices” in US exports of car parts and chicken meat to China. Nothing is fair in free trade. (more…)
You, India’s young people, have to realize that if we are to change the world, we must start with ourselves, say Susan Stroud and Meenu Venkateswaran
Ayoung girl from Delhi who has worked for community development says Mahatma Gandhi inspired her to become an active citizen. Today, she’s working to ensure her village is included in the malaria prevention programme. All of this is also helping develop her confidence as an independent-minded young woman. (more…)
Some interesting facts and numbers about Entrepreneurs and what makes them tick…
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It is a long and twisted story that marks the various phases through which the Unix operating system passed. It has been going on for 40 years, and signs show that it won’t end anytime soon.
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Hey, in continuation with the stress busters post check out these pictures.
(copy and paste this link if the link does not open http://shantanudeshpande.wordpress.com/travelogue/sights-with-me-and-uni/)This is my way of venting out my stress. (more…)
A friend of mine has been pestering me for days (weeks now actually) to convert to Linux OS system. I’ve used Microsoft all my life, and honestly, I’m not much of a techie person (shameful to be saying that in this generation, I know) – so I didn’t think much of the ‘advice’.
‘Yeah, thanks man, will think about it, just too busy now to learn something new – but yeah, sometime..’
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