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Quotes - 18 / 12 : "This is the Only Building in the World in which Each Apartment Can Spin Individually...

I'll Take You for a Spin in My Apartment...
Fri Dec 17, 2004
SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - Feel like you need to turn your life around? Then a new apartment building in the Brazilian city of Curitiba could be for you.
Each floor in the 11-story building can revolve independently 360 degrees to the left or to the right.

"This is the only building in the world in which each apartment can spin individually," said Joao Carlos Peters, marketing director at the Moro construction company.

The project took 10 years to complete and the suites, which each occupy an entire floor of the circular building, went on sale on Thursday for $300,000.

"This is really a work of art because this was based on an entirely new concept of living," Peters said.

Spinning in the high-tech building is activated by voice commands. It takes an hour for each 3,000-square-foot (300-square-meter) apartment to complete one rotation. [/img]

"You can't have it spin any faster because you need the turning to be subtle," Peters said.

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Quotes - 19 / 12 : Living—and Dying—with the Media

Living—and Dying—with the Media

* A parachutist plummets to the base of the Space Needle after an ill-fated jump. Four men are injured, two of them fatally, when a gunman opens fire in the office of a Seattle shipyard. Two boys are rushed to the hospital with critical burns after a gas-pipeline fire in Bellingham.
... The parachutist survived her fall with minor injuries and felt well enough to grant media interviews within hours of being hospitalized. Other victims of trauma, however, aren't as fortunate, and then the relationship between the patients, their families and the media can become complex.

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(One) Episode... stands out as a wonderful example of how a journalist ... got his story and created a warm feeling for the people he interviewed.

Shootings at a Seattle high school left two students with minor injuries. One of them spent the night at Harborview, and she and her mother agreed to an interview with the reporter the next day.

The writer, a police-beat veteran, explained the questions he would ask and then allowed both women to tell their stories. The student took the opportunity to say she hoped to be a leader in promoting non-violence when she returned to school.

Then the interview ended, and the reporter did something I'd never seen before. He asked the girl and her mother if they wanted to read his article before he submitted it to the paper. He showed them his laptop computer and changed one detail at their request. (I won't mention his name, lest his colleagues criticize him for breaking the journalistic protocol against showing a story to a source.)

By offering some control to the girl and her mother, this reporter made me realize how positive the interview experience can be when journalists treat their subjects with respect. He gave the girl an opportunity and helped her find her voice.



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Quotes - 20 / 12 : The Living / Dying Project

© living/dying project 2002

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Quotes - 20 / 12 : The Living / Dying Project

© living/dying project***** 2002

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Quotes - 21 / 12 : "Zomi Nation" ...

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Significance of the Colours:

[color=brown]RED Sacrifice
YELLOW Victory
GREEN Prosperity

The Zomi National Flag has a a Red background upon which are laid two full-stretched upright crosses, an inner green coloured cross surrounded by an outer yellow cross.
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National Emblem: Hornbill

The national emblem is the Hornbill bird. The two hornbills depicted as stately and dignified, for loyalty and honour so proudly pose Symbolising ZOMI.

The Hornbill bird is much respected and honoured by the Zo people for whom it symbolizes a noble and beautiful life characterized by love and faithfulness. Thus, on important occasions, the Zo people, male and female, young or old proudly stick a Hornbill feather on their headgear.

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Zomi Re-Unification Organisation

FH Members ... Pl See (ir)Relevance of Smaller and Smaller Entities / States / Organisations ... The Focus Should Be More On Development of The Aggrieved People ... rather than on "Separation" which may not help at all

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Quotes - 21 / 12 : The Global Oneness Commitment

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The Global Oneness Commitment

The Global Oneness Commitment is an Eight-Year Project with the goal of uniting people around the globe to mutual actions in order to not only save what we have, but to transform the planet thru an increase in spiritual awareness - a new consciousness creating a joyful home for all its inhabitants and sincere respect for all forms of life. The project is synchronised with the twin Venus Transits of 2004 and 2012. It starts with the first Venus transit of June 8th 2004 and ends with the second Transit June 6th 2012. The eight-year project is initiated by the Global Oneness Foundation based in Stockholm, Sweden, in association with the Times Foundation based in Delhi, India.

The main objectives are to:

# Co-create a vision of oneness, encouraging individuals, networks and organizations in their work for a happy world.
# Support the preservation and restoration of ancient spiritual wisdoms and sciences residing in all cultures around the world.
# Support all sorts of initiatives that unite people in mutual actions and projects aiming at creating global oneness.

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Quotes - 29 / 12 : TSUNAMI : A New Word ... Hit India ... With A Deep-Impact ... All Along The South-Eastern Coast!

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TSUNAMI : A New Word ... Hit India ... With A Deep-Impact ... All Along The South-Eastern Coast!

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Quotes - 31 / 12 : A Cold Winter's Day ...

A Cold Winter's Day ...

It was a cold night in Michigan as I was passing by a bus stop there was a young man about 16 yrs old bundled up and waiting for a bus that was never coming. I stopped my car and asked him, “Do you need a ride?”

He replied that he had been waiting for the bus for 2 hours. And then added, “I don’t think it's coming.”

“Where do you live?” I asked and west side Detroit was the answer. Even though I lived in the suburbs, I told him I’d take him home. He was extremely grateful.

As we drove for over an hour to his home, we talked. He told me that his mom was on drugs and he worked at a grocery store and he was going to make something out of himself. I told him that I was sure he would succeed and that what he was doing was great!

He asked at one point, “Where do you live?” I replied that I lived near where I picked him up. He was extremely surprised and didn’t believe me for a minute. I told him, “I’m not joking. But I am driving you home because it’s very cold out.” He thanked me over and over and I told him how happy I was to meet him. I drove an hour there and an hour back and the most amazing thing happen, my gas tank was completely full. So there you have it - if you do good things miracles happen all around you or you just notice them!

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Quotes - 1 / 1 / 05 : New Year's Resolution Week is observed during the first week of each New Year. ...

New Year's Resolution Week is observed during the first week of each New Year. ...

# Our purpose is to encourage people to make firm resolutions, set challenging goals, and develop detailed action plans for their accomplishment that will enable them to have the best year of their life.

# The driving force behind New Year's Resolution Week is to provide you with some practical and useful ideas, that will help you to passionately embrace the New Year with purpose and hope.

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Quotes - 5 / 1 / 05 : eQuotes : Aspire, Perspire & Inspire!

Aspire, Perspire & Inspire!

# "WHEN YOU PERSPIRE TO ACQUIRE YOUR HEART DESIRE DO NOT RETIRE BUT RE-FIRE, INSPIRE AND ASPIRE BEFORE YOU EXPIRE..."
Dare Johnson (2004).

# As you aspire to inspire, you must perspire by the fire before you retire and expire...

# Aspire to inspire before you retire or expire.

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Quotes - 8 / 1 / 05 : eQuotes : Conspire!

Conspire!

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Quotes - 11 / 1 / 05 : Allah!

Allah!

Close-up of Waves Following the Immediate Aftermath of the TSUNAMI on a Portion of the Southwestern Coast of Sri Lanka
(Image source: DigitalGlobe)

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##### "Tsunami... Allah Signed His Name ... Vide ... The Satellite Picture Taken Seconds After The Tsunami Smashed Into Sri Lanka's West Coast Near Kalutara an as it was receding ... This Clearly Spells Out the Name ALLAH in Arabic ... " - Mohamed Faizeen, Manager of the Centre for Islamic Studies in Colombo, DC, 11 Jan 2005, p 15

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Quotes - 12 / 1 / 05 : Inspire!

Inspire!

INSPIRE PROPOSAL ADOPTED BY EUROPEAN COMMISSION

We are happy to announce that the INSPIRE Proposal for a Directive has been adopted by the Commission.

This is a major milestone for the use of Geographical Information in Europe as a contribution to environmental policy and sustainable development. This is a first step in a co-decision procedure that should lead to the formal adoption of the INSPIRE Directive, which then has to be implemented in every EU Member State.

The INSPIRE Proposal will also be used as a starting point for the practical preparations of the future implementation of the INSPIRE Directive. For these preparations, a working programme is now being put together in order to make progress at the technical level in parallel with the negotiation of the Directive.

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Quotes - 15 / 1 / 05 : DEDICATE YOUR EVERYTHING TO GOD

DEDICATE YOUR EVERYTHING TO GOD

The sun appears serene and peaceful. The days have become shorter. And the chill wind is blowing. The fields are ripe with golden crops. Marigold flowers are blossoming like garlands on the banks of rivers. The farmers are rejoicing and singing. The sweet festival of Sankranti has arrived, filling our homes with the newly harvested grain.

(Telugu Poem)

The festival of Sankranti arrived in all its beauty and splendour. ...This day is no ordinary day. It marks the beginning of the sacred Uttarayana (summer solstice). It confers on us plenty and prosperity and helps us to develop virtues and undertake sacred activities. In addition, this day happens to be the auspicious one of Mukkoti Ekadasi also. That is, the day on which the devas and asuras obtained the pot of divine ambrosia (Amrita Kalasa) after churning the ocean of milk.

As man has filled his heart with worldly thoughts and feelings, he is not able to put into practice his innate divine qualities. Hiranyaksha, Hiranyakasipu, Duryodhana and Kamsa were by no means ordinary. Though they were very strong in their body and mind, they became weak as they were immersed in worldly feelings. Man can conquer the entire world when his thoughts are noble. Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakasipu were great scientists. Hiranyakasipu could reach not only the moon but even the sun. In spite of all his power, he became weak as he was full of worldly feelings. Every individual is endowed with mighty power and intelligence. But one should not fill his heart with worldly feelings. Young men and women of today are the future leaders of the world. The prosperity of the nation depends on its youth. Hence, youth should develop virtues, noble thoughts and sterling character. One who has filled his heart with noble thoughts can accomplish any great task.

- Sri Sathya Sai Baba on 14 January 2003 at Prasanthi Nilayam

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Quotes - 16 / 1 / 05 : Hone Your Skills for Work and Family and You Hone Them for Living Life to the Fullest

Hone Your Skills for Work and Family and You Hone Them for Living Life to the Fullest

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Quotes - 17 / 1 / 05 : Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight
Welcome to Idiot's Delight, your source for free online solitaire. This site features applets for twenty one solitaire variations that can be played on all platforms (including Macintosh and Linux) that have a browser supporting Java applets. The games allow unlimited undo and redo and have several levels of difficulty to provide a challenging (but winnable) game for all levels of players.

New version 2 features variable card sizes, backgrounds and card backs. These improvements are showcased in a single page containing 8 playable games. The smaller card sizes are ideal for play in a Java-enabled PDA or cell phone (Personal Java 1.1 required). Despite the improvements, the download size is still about 50K and no permanent code must be installed. The previous version remains available for older browsers and computers.

Simply click the name of the desired game to the right to start play. No software installation, registration or payment is needed.

The term idiot refers to the programmer of this site (for spending far too much time and effort on it) and not its users. (Note that the title is Idiot's Delight and not Idiots' Delight.)

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Quotes - 20 / 1 / 05 : Destruction of Mangroves on Coast Proved Perilous

Destruction of Mangroves on Coast Proved Perilous

* Mangroves act as the natural barriers from advancing cyclonic waves. Even in the latest tsunami, the areas where there was large-scale destruction of mangroves were the ones to suffer the greatest damage. The Nizampatnam Coast is a case in point.
- M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Kakinada
** Most of the Coastal Power Plants Consume Tonnes of Mangrove trees Every Year.
- Matsyakara Sankshema Samiti
*** Sand Quarrying Along the Coast Has Made the Coastline Extrememly Vulnerable.
- TNIE, 20 Jan 2005, p 1.

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Quotes - 24 / 1 / 05 : No Substitute for Hard Work, Expert Tells CAT Aspirants

No Substitute for Hard Work, Expert Tells CAT Aspirants

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"It does not matter whatever discipline you are studying. Even biology stream students can make it. And, there is no substitute for hard work and determination," said Manek Daruvala, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and Director of Triumphant Institute of Management Education (TIME). He was addressing aspiring management students at a seminar on `CAT 2005 and everything you wanted to know about MBA' at Harihara Kala Bhavan here on Sunday.
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Mr. Daruvala advised final graduate students to take the exam and said it would be a waste of time to wait for the course to be completed and then write CAT.
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Early start of preparation, brushing up mathematics of the high school, regularly reading and understanding newspaper content and being aware of fundamental issues of reasoning are key to come up with a seat-winning score in a good management school in the country.
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Quotes - 27 / 1 / 05 : President Bush's Second Term ...

President Bush's Second Term ...

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JibJab Presents 'Second Term'

Guide Rating - *****

JibJab kicks off President Bush's Second Term with a new cartoon animation set to the tune of "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain."

Review:

Coming on the heels of their wildly popular election parodies "This Land" and "Good To Be In DC," the JibJab brothers offer up another amusing parody lampooning President Bush, conservatives, liberals, Hollywood activists and world leaders.

Check out "Second Term," ...

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Quotes - 28 / 1 / 05 : For Bypass, Heart Pioneer Turns To His Trusted Team

For Bypass, Heart Pioneer Turns To His Trusted Team
Man who performed the surgery on Dr Venugopal was his junior-most faculty member
NEW DELHI, JANUARY 27: The doctor is in—again.

As Dr P Venugopal bustles about the Cardio Thoracic Centre at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), few can tell that, on January 7, he was at the same operation theatre in a different capacity.

The roles had reversed that day and Venugopal, one of India’s best-known heart surgeons, was being operated upon himself by the same team that now assists him.

To the layman, that bypass surgery was stunning for one simple reason. Dr Venugopal, who conducted the first heart transplant in the country, picked the junior-most faculty member, Dr A K Bisoi, to operate upon him.

Bisoi has been the eminent surgeon’s assistant for five years. The rest of the team, including the anaesthetist, Dr Sandeep Chauhan, is the same that routinely accompanies Dr Venugopal during his operations.

‘‘I have been associated with the department for more than 30 years and have complete faith in people I have trained,’’ said Dr Venugopal, who is already back to performing surgery himself. ‘‘Even if a patient comes in the middle of the night, he will receive the same treatment.’’

The thought of picking another eminent name to do the honours when he went under the knife did not even cross his mind. What is good enough for his patients is good enough for him, says Dr Venugopal.

‘‘I have seen the team work with me for years. I know how they function and how good they are. So if I can trust my patients with them, I can trust myself with them,’’ he said.

Now that he is back on his feet, there is a quiet sense of pride in his eyes. He looks at his young assistant, Dr Bisoi, and says: ‘‘Do you know he was born the year I finished my MBBS? As a teacher, I am proud of all my students.’’

The surgery was conducted in the same operation theatre and on the same operation table that Dr Venugopal has been using since he joined AIIMS as a faculty member in 1970. For the team operating on him, however, it was a test of nerves.

‘‘No matter how good you are, your teacher is always the best,’’ said Dr Bisoi. ‘‘He has taught me for 11 years. It was a great feeling that he trusted me so much. Though I was not nervous, this was the first time I was praying for the patient’s full recovery throughout the surgery.’’

The responsibility was huge, as the only people Dr Venugopal had confided in were his assistants. He did not even tell his immediate family about his surgery.

He said that he detected his problem during a routine check up on January 6. The condition was not acute but he decided to get the surgery done before it worsened. So, the very next day, he was on the operating table.

The run-up to the surgery was not easy on his assistants. Emotions were involved. ‘‘I even called him even late at night before the surgery,’’ said Dr Bisoi.

Dr Venugopal made it easier for them. He walked into the operation theatre and gave them detailed instructions before lying down on the table. ‘‘Just five hours after surgery, he was giving me instructions on what to do with the tubes used for anaesthesia,’’ said Dr Chauhan.

Added Dr Bisoi: ‘‘As he regained consciousness, he inquired about the patients in ICU.’’ By night, Dr Venugopal was back at home. On January 24, he was performing surgeries again. ‘‘I believe what I tell my patients about the surgery,’’ he said. ‘‘It doesn’t make you ill, it makes you healthy and normal.

‘‘My patients keep asking me if they can travel by air, by train. I tell them if they did it when they were ill, why can’t they do it when they are fine,’’ said Dr Venugopal.

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Quotes - 29 / 1 / 05 : Autonomy Needs A Decent Burial

Autonomy Needs A Decent Burial

Saturday, January 29, 2005

Why not just make DD News a mouthpiece of the government and restore government control on paper? At least its employees will no longer live in fear of being evicted from their spacious government homes. Autonomy too deserves a decent burial, after all.

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Quotes - 4 / 2 / 05 : Yusuf’s Chance to Shed Big Brother Tag

Yusuf’s Chance to Shed Big Brother Tag

VALSAD, FEBRUARY 3: Yusuf Pathan was sleeping when this reporter called to give him the news that he was selected to represent India A in the Challengers and his first reaction was: ‘‘Yaar! Mein sapna to nahi dekh raha. Ekbar fir se bolo.’’
# That sets him up for a possible confrontation with his younger brother, India’s brightest young star Irfan. And gives him a chance to shed the tag of being ‘Irfan’s elder brother’.
# Baroda failed to make it to the knock-out stage of the Ranji Trophy four-dayers but they bagged the Ramakant Desai Trophy by winning the West Zone one-day leagues, Yusuf on occasion bailing his team out of hopeless situations.
# Yusuf’s own take on his potential is simple: ‘‘I just concentrate on playing well and leave the rest to God. Allah ka shukar hai that I got a break so early.’’
# Effectiveness has been the hallmark of both the Pathans, who began their journey together when they both were just about 9 years old.
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Quotes - 5 / 2 / 05 : Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Quotes

* Enfield, describing Hyde to Utterson, "There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable."

* Utterson, speaking to himself, "If he be Mr. Hyde, I shall be Mr. Seek."

* Lanyon’s letter to Utterson, "...like a man restored from death— there stood Henry Jekyll."

* Jekyll’s letter to Utterson, describing Hyde, "...they were the expression, and bore the stamp, of lower elements in my soul."

* Jekyll, reflecting on mankind, "All human beings... are commingled out of good and evil."

* Jekyll, highlighting his lack of control over Hyde, "I was slowly losing hold of my original and better self, and becoming slowly incorporated with my second and worse."

* Jekyll, continuing his description of his own desire to be Hyde, "...and it was as an ordinary secret sinner that I at last fell before the assaults of temptation."
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Quotes - 8 / 2 / 05 : Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) : Quotes

* I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.

* Whatever you are, be a good one.

* Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

* You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

* Everything I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.

* He will have to learn, I know, that all people are not just- that all men and women are not true. Teach him that for every scoundrel there is a hero that for every enemy there is a friend. Let him learn early that the bullies are the easiest people to lick. (To Son's School Head Master)

* I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know who his grandson will be.
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Quotes - 13 / 2 / 05 : Mana Sania : India’s First WTA Champion!

Mana Sania : India’s First WTA Champion : Quotes

Hyderabad, Feb. 12: Mana Sania became the First Winner from India of Women’s Tennis Association title. Sania beat Ukraine’s Alyona Bondarenko 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to clinch the Hyderabad Open. She earned 95 points which will take her close to the 100-rank, giving her a direct entry into Grand Slam events. She is now at 133. Bondarenko is ranked 107. On the way, Sania beat No. 82 Ma-ria Kirilenko and No. 61 Jie Zheng.

“I couldn’t believe it. To be able to win this title playing with so many injuries is a great feeling. It’s definitely my biggest win since no Indian girl has ever done this. I am extremely happy that it happened in my hometown,” she said after the match. That she overcame injuries made her feel even better. “I have never played with so much pain. Today, I had three pain-killers. I am glad I could perform under pressure,” she said.

She did not forget contributions from different quarters. “I dedicate this to my parents, sponsors, agency, coaches, practice partners and all those who had helped me. I cannot forget their contribution,” she said. Prematch, at the family home, Sania was feeling a little down. That’s when her kid sister Anam did her bit. “She appeared a bit tense. She looked down as well. That’s when we decided to keep her in good humour,” she said.

“We cracked all kinds of silly jokes and had a poem too. It went: Hindustan ki beti, tennis beauty, dushmano ko peet ti, hamesha jeet ti. My uncles and aunts formed a ring around her and danced,” Anam said. The song and dance was worth it.
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