Message For The Day…Conquer Your Tongue….Victory is Yours !!!!

All the five elements have been created by the Will of the Supreme. They have to be used with reverential care and vigilant discrimination. Reckless use of any of them will only rebound on you with tremendous harm. External nature has to be handled with caution and awe. So too, handle your inner ‘nature,’ your internal instruments! While the eye, the ear and the nose serve as instruments of knowledge about one particular characteristic (form, sound or smell) of Nature, the tongue makes itself available for two purposes: to judge taste and to communicate. So you must control the tongue with double care, since it can harm you physically and mentally. Without the control of the senses, spiritual practices (sadhana) are ineffective. If the senses are given full sway, it is like storing water in leaky pot. Pathanjali (the celebrated author of the Yogasuthras) said that if tongue is conquered, victory is yours.

 Sathya Sai Baba

Dancing Babies are Here Again !!!!

 

Evian has brought the dancing babies back for its latest ad campaign, and the video has racked up over 29 million YouTube views in less than a week.

Titled Baby & Me, the spot shows adults who are shocked to see themselves reflected in the mirror as infants.

Then both babies and grown-ups break into a series of complicated dance moves.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2314086/Evian-advert-Break-dancing-tots-set-watched-campaign-29m-YouTube-views.html#ixzz2RSe3426E

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Natarajan

KALQ Thumb-type Keyboard Takes on Qwerty !!!

The new keyboard layout is designed to aid type with two thumbs

The new keyboard layout is designed to aid typing with two thumbs..

 

 

Researchers have created a new keyboard layout which they claim makes “thumb-typing” faster on touchscreen devices such as tablets and large smartphones.

Dr Per Ola Kristensson, from St Andrews University, said traditional Qwerty keyboards had trapped users in “suboptimal text entry interfaces”.

The new design has been dubbed KALQ, after the order of keys on one line.

Its creators used “computational optimisation techniques” to identify which gave the best performance.

Researchers at St Andrews, the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Germany and Montana Tech in the US joined together to create the virtual keyboard, which will be available as a free app for Android-based devices.

According to the research team “two-thumb typing is ergonomically very different” from typing on physical Qwerty keyboards, which were developed for typewriters in the late 19th Century.

They claim normal users using a Qwerty keyboard on a touchscreen device were limited to typing at a rate of about 20 words per minute.

This is much slower than the rate for normal physical keyboards on computers.

Researchers said the key to optimising a keyboard for two thumbs was to minimise long typing sequences that only involved a single thumb.

It was also important to place frequently used letter keys centrally close to each other.

Finding the optimal layout involved minimising the moving time of the thumbs and enabling typing on alternating sides of the tablet.

The results were said to be surprising with all the vowels placed in the area assigned to the right thumb, whereas the left thumb is given more keys.

With the help of an error correction algorithm trained users were able to reach 37 words per minute, researchers said.

Dr Kristensson, lecturer in human computer interaction in the School of Computer Science at the University of St Andrews, said: “We believe KALQ provides a large enough performance improvement to incentivise users to switch and benefit from faster and more comfortable typing.”

The developers will present their work at the CHI 2013 conference (the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems) in Paris on 1 May.

source::::bbc.com

Natarajan

Breath-Taking Shots Around The World!!!….

Sitting pretty:

A relaxed kangaroo spends a lazy afternoon soaking up the sun at the Jacksonville Zoo in Florida. Photo by Graham McGeorge


The power of the Criollo: Photo and caption by Chris Schmid for the 2013 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

The power of the Criollo: The power of the Criollo horses at the Cabanha Ipu located in Paran, Brazil. The Criollo is the native horse of Uruguay (1910), Argentina (1918), Brazil (1932) and Paraguay. It may have the best endurance of any horse breed in the world next to the Arabian. Photo by Chris Schmid


Music Collector:

Music Collector: Ahmet is a record seller who loves music very much. He has a small and charming shop and he makes collection of long-play records. He spends his life on music and its changes, and he is very happy with the old melodies. Photo and caption by Melih Sular


Our mothers love

Our mothers love: I love watching the affection and attention that Bonobos have for their young. They truly are a wonderful species of ape. Photo captured at the Jacksonville Zoo, in Florida by Graham McGeorge

Another perspective of the day: The fisherman at Bira Beach. Photo and caption by Dody Kusuma

Another perspective of the day: The fisherman at Bira Beach in Indonesia. Photo and caption by Dody Kusuma


Mount Erebus Ice Cave: A scientist climbs out of an ice cave formed by volcanic vents near the summit of Mt. Erebus, Antarctica. Photo and caption by Alasdair Turner

Mount Erebus Ice Cave: A scientist climbs out of an ice cave formed by volcanic vents near the summit of Mt. Erebus, Antarctica. Photo and caption by Alasdair Turner


Door to Hell:

Door to Hell: Standing at the edge of the Darvaza Crater in Turkmenistan. Known as the Door to Hell, this flaming crater has been burning for decades, fueled by the rich natural gas reserves found below the surface. Photo and caption by Priscilla Locke


Photo and caption by Charlotte Anderson

Yellow Lady: The hostile desert landscape in the Little Rann of Kutch in western Gujarat state is where these day laborers work. The stark, white salt is a challenging environment to work in, dry and bright but there is a peace and beauty to this place too which is overwhelming. It was the second time I visited these parts and each time I leave with a sense of joy and sorrow, the people are lowly paid but full of welcome and smiles to me even though life is tough for them as this is their environment. Photo and caption by Charlotte Anderson

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Message For The Day….God Is Sculptor Willing to Transform You into an Idol….

Offer your heart and your entire life to the Lord. Then your adoration will transform and transmute you so fast and completely, that you and He will be merged into One. You will be transformed, as a rock is transformed by the sculptor into an idol, deserving the worship of generations of sincere people. In the process you will have to bear many a hammer stroke, many a chisel-wound, for He is the sculptor. He is but releasing you from petrification! Do not defile time or waste this life and body seeking paltry ends. This life is part of the long pilgrimage you entered when you were born, which may not end even when you die. Never forget this fact. Be pure, alert and humble as pilgrims are. Treasure the good things and the truths you see and hear. Use them as props and promptings for further stages of your soul’s journey.

 Sathya Sai Baba

Natural Camouflage Leaves This American Owl barely Visible at the Entrance to its Nest!!!

owl

These incredible pictures of an eastern screech owl were taken by photographer Graham McGeorge, 42, in Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia. Usually solitary, screech owls nest in a tree cavity, either natural or excavated by a woodpecker. They have either rusty or dark grey intricately patterned plumage with streaking on the underparts, helping them to blend in perfectly in their woodland homes..

source::::mail online UK

Natarajan

Message For The Day….In Silence You Can Hear The Voice Of God !!!!

Unfurl in your heart, the flag of infinite peace(Prashanthi). It should remind you to overcome the urge of low desires, anger and hate when your plans are thwarted; it must exhort you to expand your heart, to embrace all humanity and creation; let it direct you to quieten your impulses and calmly meditate on your own inner reality. Gradually, the lotus of your heart will bloom, from its centre the flame of divine vision of infinite peace will arise. Practise the disciplines of silence, cleanliness and forbearance. In silence, you can hear the voice of God. Through cleanliness you earn purity. By forbearance, you cultivate love. Feel that each moment is a step towards Him. Do everything as dedicated to Him, directed by Him, as work for His adoration, for serving His children.

Sathya Sai Baba

Little Kids Teach Us !!!….Learn a Lot From them !!!!!

> 1. A four-year-old child, whose next door
> neighbor was an elderly gentleman, who had recently lost his
> wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old
> Gentleman’s’ yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
> When his mother asked him what he had
> said to the neighbor, the little boy just said,
> ‘Nothing, I just helped him cry.’
>
> *********************************************
> 2. Teacher Debbie Moon’s first graders were
> discussing a picture of a family. One little boy in the picture
> had a different hair color than the other members. One of her
> students suggested that he was adopted.
> A little girl said, ‘I know all about
> adoption, I was adopted..’
>
> ‘What does it mean to be adopted?’, asked
> another child.
>
> ‘It means’, said the girl, ‘that you grew
> in your mommy’s heart instead of her tummy!’
>
> ************************ *********************
> 3. On my way home one day, I stopped to
> watch a Little League baseball game that was being played in a
> park near my home. As I sat down behind the bench on the first-
> base line, I asked one of the boys what the score was
> ‘We’re behind 14 to nothing,’ he answered
> With a smile.
>
> ‘Really,’ I said. ‘I have to say you
> don’t look very discouraged.’
>
> ‘Discouraged?’, the boy asked with a
> Puzzled look on his face.
>
> ‘Why should we be discouraged? We haven’t
> been up to bat yet.’
>
> *********************** **********************
> 4. Whenever I’m disappointed with my spot
> in life, I stop and think about little Jamie Scott.
>
> Jamie was trying out for a part in the
> school play. His mother told me that he’d set his heart on being
> in it, though she feared he would not be chosen..
>
> On the day the parts were awarded, I went
> with her to collect him after school. Jamie rushed up to her,
> eyes shining with pride and excitement.. ‘Guess what, Mom,’ he
> shouted, and then said those words that will remain a lesson to
> me….’I’ve been chosen to clap and cheer.’
>
> *********************************************
> 5. An eye witness account from New York
> City, on a cold day in December,
> some years ago: A little boy,
> about 10-years-old, was standing before a shoe store on the
> roadway, barefooted, peering through the window,
> and shivering with cold.
>
> A lady approached the young boy and said,
> ‘My child , but you’re in such deep thought staring in that window!’
>
> ‘I was asking God to give me a pair of
> shoes,’ was the boy’s reply.
>
> The lady took him by the hand, went into
> the store, and asked the clerk to get half a dozen pairs of socks
> for the boy. She then asked if he could give her a basin of water
> and a towel. He quickly brought them to her.
>
> She took the little fellow to the back
> part of the store and, removing her gloves, knelt down, washed
> his little feet, and dried them with the towel.
>
> By this time, the clerk had returned with
> the socks. Placing a pair upon the boy’s feet,
> she purchased him a pair of shoes..
>
> She tied up the remaining pairs of socks
> and gave them to him. She patted him on the head and said,
> ‘No doubt, you will be more comfortable now.’
>
> As she turned to go, the astonished kid
> caught her by the hand, and looking up into her face,
> with tears in his eyes, asked her:
> ‘Are you God’s wife?’
>
source:::::input from my friend..
Natarajan