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Walk the Work !!!

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Desk jobs are slowly killing us. Perhaps even worse than dying early, our office-potato lives are making us moresusceptible to joint pain, fatigue, and illness. To fight off these modern diseases, Iuse a treadmill desk, which keeps me in motion all day long. Unfortunately, treadmill desks are pretty pricey, going for around $1,400 on Amazon.

 

Posted by Gregory Ferenstein  in techcrunch.com ..7 march 2014

 

 

Now, a new study has quantified the impacts of treadmill desks on workplace productivity and the results convincingly show why it’s worth it to a company’s bottom dollar to buy walking stations for the entire office.

The researchers conducted a year-long controlled experiment with employees in a financial firm. On average they found that supervisor ratings of employee productivity increased 10% (on a 1-10 scale) and energy expenditure per day shot up 70 calories. This generally confirms other evidence on walking desks, including one that found that doctors are 10% more accurate at diagnosing patients while on a walking workstation (actually, their diagnosis rate went from 88% to near perfect, 99%, while walking).

“The results suggest that the introduction of treadmill workstations, as hypothesized, has a significantly favorable impact on both physical activity and work performance,” the team concludes. “It seems that companies ought to consider making treadmill workstations available to their sedentary employees.”

With any rudimentary back-of-the napkin calculations, outfitting the entire office with walking stations is a penny saver. As long as the new equipment satisfies this the simpleProductivity Increase + Healthcare Savings > Cost of Treadmill Per Employee equation, it makes perfect sense.

A 10% bumb in satisfaction is huge. If the average employee is worth $50K/year, treadmill desks add an extra $5K worth of productivity. Indeed, if the actual productivity spike is anywhere near what other studies have found, it’s likely worth more than the $1,400 price tag. And, it’s not hard to see why treadmill desks are so beneficial: being tired at work causes a massive drain on resources. Being upright helps curb this — and even a slightly perkier workplace is worth a lot of money.

Then, you have to factor in healthcare. Many workplaces offer hundreds of dollars in savings for employee wellness programs, which can save the business itself in insurance costs, sick days, and worker comp. Sick days alone are worth a few hundred dollars per day per employee.

To be sure, office plans that only incentive gym memberships may be insufficient to optimize their employees health: sitting all day long can offset some of the beneficial effects of occasional exercise, which is probably why desk jobs are associated with cardiovascular disease.

I love my treadmill desk, and I walk around five hours a day (and that’s probably more than most will use it). One unit can easily be split by two or more employees. So, the actual cost of a treadmill desk is a maximum of $700 per employee.

In short, so long as the profitable increase in productivity and healthcare savings is more than $700, it’s worth employers to outfit the entire office with treadmill desks.

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Message for the Day…Swami”s Advice to Students who Write Exams Now ….

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At times, you may feel dissatisfied with the answers you wrote, even though you have spent a lot of time reading. Why? Because when you are preparing for examinations, mere reading is not sufficient. You may read at home and feel confident of writing well in the exam hall, but that doesn’t work. You must necessarily practice at home what you do in the examination hall. That is why you should often practice writing the answers. Many things which you do not understand clearly while reading, becomes easier to comprehend when you write. The more you write and practice at home, the better you will do in the examination hall. I will also share another secret for your success: In the examination hall, before receiving the question paper, you should first pray. Receive the question paper after your prayer. Then slowly read the question paper and start answering the easy questions first and the difficult ones towards the end.

Sathya Sai Baba

Message for the Day…” You Must always Talk to others in a Pleasing Manner…”

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In a story, Birbal tells Akbar, “Sweet talk is the sweetest thing in the world; nothing else, not milk, honey or jaggery comes close to it. A sweet word is the most valuable thing; through it one we can win a person over, give great joy and even attain a higher status. When crows caw at us, we throw stones at them. Whereas, when cuckoos sing, we respect them. Neither is the cuckoo going to give us a crown, nor will the crow punish us. When one’s speech is good, one earns a good name. Hence, a sweet word is indeed the sweetest thing in the world.” You must always talk to others in a manner which would give them contentment and joy. This is the essence of all scriptures. It is not enough to listen to, learn or chant Vedas, scriptures and Puranas (ancient spiritual texts), you must give joy and satisfaction to others.

Sathya Sai Baba

 

“பாவ மூட்டையை எப்படி எறக்கப் போறே ? ….”

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பல வருடங்களுக்கு முன்பு நடந்தது இந்த நிகழ்ச்சி.

அன்று மஹானின் தரிசனம் எல்லோருக்கும் கிடைத்துக் கொண்டிருந்தது. மெளன அஞ்சலிக்குப் பிறகு பிரசாதத்தைப் பெற்று போனவர்களும் தங்களின் குறைகளை ஓரிரு வார்த்தைகளால் சொல்லி ஆறுதல் பெற்றவர்களும் இருந்தார்கள்.

தொடரின் நடுவே ஒருவர் வந்து நின்றார். அவரை மஹான் ஏறிட்டுப் பார்த்தார். பிறகு மெதுவான குரலில்,
“உன் பிள்ளைகளுக்கும் குடும்பத்தாருக்கும் ந்ல்லது செய்யறதாக நினைச்சுண்டு மேலே மேலே பாவ மூட்டையை அவா பேர்லே ஏத்திண்டு இருக்கே” என்றார்.

எதிரில் இருந்தவர் திடுக்கிட்டார். மனதறிந்து தாம் எந்தப் பாவமும் செய்யவில்லையே என்கிற எண்ணம் அவருக்கு….மஹானை ஏறிட்டுப் பார்த்தார்.

“பிராமணனா பிறந்தவர்கள் அன்னத்தை விலைக்கு விற்கப் படாதுன்னு சாஸ்திரத்திலே சொல்லியிருக்கே, அதை நீ படிச்சதில்லையா?”

அந்தப் பக்தர் ஓட்டல் நடத்துபவர். பிழைப்பிற்காக இதை பல வருடங்களாக நடத்தி வந்திருக்கிறார். பக்தர் அதற்கும் பதில் சொல்லவில்லை.

“சரி, அது உன் பிழைப்புக்காகன்னு வெச்சிண்டா கூட, அதுக்கு மேலேயும் வேறொரு பெரிய பாவத்தையும் பண்ணிண்டு இருக்கே…”

பக்தருக்கு உண்மையில் அது என்னவென்றே தெரியவில்லை. மஹானே தொடர்ந்தார்: “சேத்து வச்சிருக்க பணம் போதாதுன்னு, அதை வட்டிக்கு விட்டு அநியாயமா பணத்தை வசூல் செய்யறே. இது நீ அடுத்த தலைமுறைக்கு சேத்து வைக்கிற பாவம்” என்றார்.

தான் பணத்தை வட்டிக்கு விடுவது மஹானுக்கு எப்படித் தெரியும் என்கிற பிரமிப்பு நீங்கும் முன்னர் மஹான் சொன்னார்:

“நீ கேட்கிற அநியாய வட்டியைத் திருப்பிக் கொடுக்கும் போது வயிறெரிந்து உன்னையும் உன் குடும்பத்தாரையும் சபிக்க மாட்டார்களா?” அப்படி பல சம்பவங்கள் நடந்தது பக்தருக்குத் தெரியும்.

”இந்தப் பாவமூட்டை உன் சந்ததியின் தலைமேல் ஏறி உட்கார்ந்து கொள்ளுமே. அதை எப்படி இறக்கப்போறே? இதுவரைக்கும் நீ சேத்து வச்ச பணம் போறாதா? எதுக்கு மேலே மேலே ஆசைப்பட்டு உன் சந்ததிக்கு பாவமூட்டையை சேர்த்து வைக்கறே?” மஹான் இப்படிக் கேட்டதுதான் தாமதம். அந்த பக்தர் நெடுஞ்சாண்கிடையாக மஹானின் காலில் விழுந்தார்; கதறித் துடித்தார்.

“இனி நான் என்ன செய்யணும் சொல்லுங்கோ மஹாபிரபு!”

எழுந்தவரை ஆசீர்வதித்த பின்னர்,

“நீ இதுவரை சேர்த்த பணம் உன் தலைமுறைக்கும் போதும். முதல்லே நீ நடத்தற ஓட்டலை மூடி.. அன்னமுன்னு கேட்டு வர்றவாளுக்கு உன் ஆத்திலே சாப்பாடு போடு. வட்டிக்குப் பணம் கொடுத்து வாங்கறதையும் நிறுத்திடு”.

“அப்படியே ஆகட்டும்” என்று கை கூப்பினார் பக்தர்.

“இன்னும் ஒரு விஷயம் பாக்கி இருக்கே!”

“மஹா பெரியவா சொன்னா கேட்டுக்கிறேன்”.

“இதுவரை நீ வாங்கின வட்டியை எல்லாம் கணக்குப் போடு. எவ்வளவு பணம் சேந்திருக்குன்னு பார். அதை மொத்தம் எடுத்துண்டு போய் திருப்பதி ஏழுமலையான் உண்டியிலே போட்டுட்டு அவரை சேவிச்சு வா”.

பக்தர் விடை பெற்றுக் கொண்டார்.

மஹாபெரியவா பக்தர்கள் பாவ மூட்டையை சுமக்கக் கூடாதென்பதில் எவ்வளவு கண்ணும் கருத்துமாக இருந்தார் என்பது இதிலிருந்து தெரிகிறது அல்லவா?

ஜெய ஜெய சங்கர! ஹர ஹர சங்கர!!

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Message for the Day…”Prayer is for the Mind just as Food for the Body …”

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Prayer is for the mind, just as food is for the body. Wholesome food gives health and strength to the body. Prayer purifies your mind and strengthens your spirit. If bhajans are done in an ostentatious manner, ego gets bloated. Young people must proceed from tamas, the darkness of ignorance, to tapas, spiritual austerities. Be steadfast in pursuing whatever you choose. There is no point in doing meditation for two days and giving up on the third day. If you start practicing meditation, it must become an integral part of your life. You cannot assume you are meditating by merely closing your eyes. You must progress until you feel united with the God present within your heart. Along with meditation, you must acquire the knowledge and skills to lead your professional life. You must always maintain the same discipline and strength of character, wherever you are.

 Sathya Sai Baba

World”s Oldest Person… Secrets of Her Longevity !!!

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Japan's Misao Okawa, pictured with her Guinness World Records certificate. Picture: AP

Japan’s Misao Okawa, pictured with her Guinness World Records certificate. Picture: AP Source: News Limited

THE world’s oldest person has revealed the secret behind her long and healthy life, but if you think it’s all down to diet and lots of exercise then think again.

As it turns out Misao Okawa, who turns 116 years old on Wednesday, reckons it’s down to two simple things: sushi and sleep.

The Japanese woman, whose life has spanned across three centuries, eats three meals a day and ensures she always gets eight hours rest a night.

Misao Okawa celebrates her 115th birthday in Osaka, western Japan Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Okawa was formally recognized last...

Mrs Okawa pictured celebrating her 115th birthday in Osaka last year. Picture: AP Source: AP

Mrs Okawa, who has four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, also credits oily fish such as mackerel for her longevity and only went into a care home 18 years ago at the age of 98.

“She insists that her favourite meal is sushi, particularly mackerel on vinegar-steamed rice, and she has it at least once every month, Tomohito Okada, the head of the Kurenai retirement home where she lives told The Telegraph .

The mother-of-three has been a widow since her husband Yukio passed away in 1931 and has an elderly son, 94, and daughter, 92 as well as four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Mrs Okawa became the world’s oldest person following the death of 116-year-old Japanese man Jiroemon Kimura on June 12, 2013.

In August last year, Bolivian indigenous farmer Carmelo Flores Laura who claimed he had just turned 123, attributed his longevity to the traditional Andean diet.

Bolivian Carmelo Flores Laura who according Bolivian authorities is 123 years old. Pictur

Bolivian Carmelo Flores Laura who according Bolivian authorities is 123 years old. Picture: EPA Source: Supplied

He credits a diet of quinoa, mushrooms and coca for keeping him alive so long as well as lots of walking and alcohol.

However, there was some difficulty obtaining proof of his birth as Bolivia only started issuing official birth certificates in 1940.

But he does have a baptism certificate which lists his birthday as July 16, 1890 and he has national identity documents based on the certificate.

Bolivia’s Civil Registry Office looked into the validity of the documents and has confirmed they are legitimate.

However, according to Guinness World Records Mrs Okawa is the oldest living person verified by original proof of birth.

But it seems healthy foods may not always be the answer to long life alone.

last year Texas woman Pearl Cantrell reckoned the secret to long life was bacon.

“I love bacon, I could eat it for every meal — and I do,” she told local TV station KRBC.

“I want other people to eat bacon, I tell them too. My kids all eat it.”

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Message For The Day…” Thro Meditation Oneness with Divine is Achieved …”

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Meditation is not merging the form in your mind. It is merging your mind with the Form, so that the mind doesn’t exist. There are three stages in this process – The Ooha (imagining the Form), Bhava(experiencing the Divine) and finally Sakshatkara (Realization). In the initial stages, the devotee imagines one’s favourite Divine Form, as they have seen before. Over time, the image vanishes in the mind and they begin experiencing the Form. This process takes longer and slowly, the devotee starts experiencing the Lord from the toe to the head. The impressions last longer and grow deeper and gradually, the image of the Lord that is firmly implanted becomes an inner reality. While the imagining stage gives only momentary joy, the experiencing stage results in complete identification of the seeker with the Lord. Thus, over time, awareness of the Divine results in oneness with the Divine (Brahmavid Brahmaiva Bhavathi).   

Sathya Sai Baba

Jokes for the Weekend…..

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“How long have you been working here?” one employee asked to another.
“Ever since the boss threatened to fire me.”
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A businessman dragged himself home and barely made it to his chair before he dropped exhausted.
His sympathetic wife was right there with a tall cool drink and a comforting word. “My, you look tired,” she said. “You must have had a hard day today. What happened to make you so exhausted?”
“It was terrible,” her husband said. “The computer broke down and all of us had to do our own thinking ….

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A businessman tells his friend that his company is looking for a new accountant,
His friend asks, “Didn’t your company hire a new accountant a few weeks ago?”
The businessman replies, “That’s the accountant we’re looking for.”
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This little computer,” said the a sales clerk, “will do half your job for you.”
The senior manager studying the machine made his decision; “Fine, I’ take two.  
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The VP hobbled in to his house and was greeted by his wife.
“Dear,” she said, startled, “what are you doing home so early?”
“The boss and I had a fight,” he grumbled. “He would not take back what he said.”
Glowing with pride, his wife asked, “what did he say?
The VP shrugged. “You’re fired.”

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As a member of an Internet awareness survey team, we had visited a home. The unruly owner asked, “Tell me the difference between washing machine & Internet?” When I was cursing my luck, my colleague answered, “The former washes your cloth and the later washes your brain.”

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Bill attended a party where he met an old acquaintance, “Hello, Sam,” he said. “How’s your clothing business? I heard you lost a lot on that fall shipment of dresses.”
“That’s right,” Sam responded.
“And you almost went bankrupt.”
“That’s true too.”
“But I understand you made a big profit on another shipment and wound up having a pretty good season after all.”
“That’s correct. Then I guess you heard all about it, Bill.”
“Yeah,” Bill answered, “but this is the first time I’m hearing all the details.”
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A man went to a bank and gave them 60 000$ worth of bonds to hold for him and he asked to take out a loan of 1$. The next year he came back to the bank to get his bonds and the accountant asked him “If you have all that money in bonds, why did you need to borrow 1$.” The man replied, “Do you know any other way I can use a safety deposit box for only 7 cents a year?”

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