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Attitude
Unanswered Questions and Equally Startling Historical Wonders…
India has always been a land of great achievements, people, fables, anecdotes and what not. It goes without saying that it is indeed very difficult to understand and define India in one go. Other than the beauty, culture, rich history, diversity in nature so on and so forth, we have some mindboggling things that made scientist from the west and around the globe question their understanding.
Numerous things in India, including the ones that are mentioned below stand unanswered and beyond doubt startling for the world. Here they are;
1. Karna’s Kavach
Karna the child of Surya ( Sun god) was born with a shield that protected him from weapons and atrocities of the war. It might be similar to the organic shield like exoskeleton found in tortoise, still extremely solid. Not at all like fake exoskeleton used by people, Karna’s Kavach was mixed with his body. He later gave it to Indra, the father of Arjuna, who was threatened by Karna’s skill, perseverance and strength.
2. Hand Carved Sundials (clock ) at Konark Temple
This temple is dedicated to the Sun god Surya, and no wonder that it embodies an accurate clock, which dates back to 1250 A.D. The whole sanctuary is a flawlessly adorned chariot mounted on 24 wheels (for day clocks and night clocks), each around 10 feet in measurement and drawn by 7 strong stallions. The 7 steeds speak to the times of the week and the 12 sets of wheels speak to the 12 months of the year.
3. Shiva Lingam at Amarnath Cave
Arranged in a thin canyon at the elevation of 3,888 meters, the sacred Amarnath cave bears the world renown stalagmite of ice. The well known Amarnath Ice Linga is framed by dropping water through the mountain hole, which grows up vertically to form that Linga. People say that on the Shravan day, Lord Shiva described Amar Katha — the mysteries of the universe — to Goddess Parvati.
4. Fine architecture of Kailasa Temple Ellora Caves
As a world heritage site, Ellora caves invite plethora of visitors every year, in search of historical anecdotes, however, what lies ahead of that idea is the magnificent design, architecture, structure and individuality of the caves. The entire temple has been carved out of a huge mountain, a technique so unique and hard to accept from that period. It remains one of its kinds in the entire world. Looks like a well contemplated result of a very advanced civilization.
5. Ancient Indian Rope Trick
Even though, the world claims that nobody has seen the classic version, but what people are talking about is a much simpler version of the trick, which many believe as the amalgamation of numerous tricks at once. This rope trick showcases an erect rope that is sturdy enough to bear the weight of a human.
6. Gyanganj- The Land of Immortals
In numerous mythologies, mountains are common homes to celestial and godlike creatures. Accordingly, its no shock that the world’s mightiest mountain extend, the Himalayas, is liable to obscure whisperings of secretive creatures hidden away in the remote and inaccessible valleys of the Himalayan mountains. It is said to be an antiquated Indian and Tibetan story of a city-kingdom of complex and everlasting creatures. It is said that Gyanganj is shrewdly covered or actually existing in a totally distinctive plane of reality.
7. Ancient acoustic devices of Golconda Fort
Clap your fingers and you might be heard a division away. The basic thing anybody entering the Golconda Fort in Hyderabad does is a clap. As soon as you enter through the main entryway into the great patio, you’d clap because the fine architecture allows it to be heard at the other corner of the fort. Furthermore, this clap can be heard high up the slope outside the King’s chamber. When you finish your trek up there, you’d be able to hear other’s clapping on the other end.
8. Vacillating relationship or Ayurveda and Modern Science
When everything is said and done, we shall see the dwindling bond between the two. Even years of accuracy, perfection, validity and results kept the alliance weakly. Why hasn’t the amazing show of research into Ayurveda brought any explanation for modern medications? Why are these medications unique to cutting edge drug? It is safe to say that it is that Ayurveda takes a shot at confidence alone? Provided that this is true, what is one to make of the a great many “exploratory” studies contending for Ayurvedic medications?
9. Existence of Adam’s Bridge (Rama Setu)
With a considerable amount of heated debate, people in agreement and the one’s against it; the bridge is 30 kilometers (19 miles) in length and differentiates the Gulf of Mannar (southwest) from the Palk Strait (upper east). The scaffold was initially specified in the old Indian Sanskrit epic Ramayana of Valmiki. It shaped piece of an area connects that joined Sri Lanka to the landmass of Asia amid the last ice age. Hindu devotees hold it as the bridge that Lord Rama and his armed force of gorillas and monkeys assembled to achieve evil spirit ruler Ravana’s Lanka.
Amazed, aren’t you?
SOURCE:::: http://www.storypick.com
Natarajan
Message For the Day…” From Which You are Born, By Which You Live, Into which You Dissolve…”
Today people are too immersed in the all-pervasive delusion to take advantage of the natural characteristics in the Universe and elevate themselves. They are unable to hold on to the good and avoid the bad, and establish themselves on the righteous(dharmic) path. They are ignorant of the path of peace and harmony in the world. The scriptures clearly teach: From which you are born, by which you live, into which you dissolve —‘That’ isBrahman. God is ‘That’ from which the manifested cosmos emanated with its moving and unmoving entities; ‘That’ prompts, promotes and fosters your progress. The cosmos is not one continuous flux. It progresses persistently toward achieving totality in its evolution. Everyone can transform themselves from their present status only through their own self-effort and discrimination. The moral forces permeating the cosmos will certainly promote your achievement.
Grounded…An Angry Passenger Stands on the Runway Infront of Plane … !!!
One angry passenger managed to delay flights out of a Nigerian airport after stepping out on the runway in front of a plane.
After finding out his flight from Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport was cancelled, the flustered passenger decided to take his frustrations out by taking his luggage and entering the runway.
Passengers on board an Arik flight to Lagos were forced to disembark after the man refused to move, with one eyewitness saying security failed to show up and it took the pilot to plead with the man before the plane could take off.
The man was angry that his flight to Sokoto was cancelled, and so entered the runway
At least two flights out of the Nigerian airport, one to Calabar and one to Lagos, were delayed by two hours by the man’s actions.
Passenger Cedar Chinwuba, who was on the flight to Lagos, posted a series of photos on Twitter as the scene played out.
Speaking to MailOnline Travel, Mr Chinwuba said: ‘It was very terrible. What came to my mind was that Nigeria Airport Authority needs to step up.
‘For two hours, no security agent showed up. It got to the point the pilot announced that he had placed a call to Arik airline to send the Nigeria police but had no response.
The man’s actions caused panic among passengers on a flight bound for Lagos, who were forced to disembark onto the tarmac
‘An announcement was made by the pilot that we couldn’t take off due to some disgruntled passengers blocking the plane and he has tried to reach the airport security but no response.
‘After a few minutes, he requested that due to security reasons those who wish to disembark from the trip should do so.
‘Only in Nigeria issues like this happen and they never get penalised.
One of the angry passenger I had a chat with stated that all they wanted was a senior officer of Arik coming to the tarmac to address the issue.
‘It worries me as an airport user.’
He explained that along with all the other passengers on the Lagos flight were told to get off the plane and that ‘no Arik flight was leaving Abuja.’
MailOnline Travel have contacted Arik Air, and are awaiting comment. The flight is believed to have taken off at 5.15pm local time, two hours behind schedule.
SOURCE:::: http://www.dailymail.co.uk
Natarajan
Thought For the Day… ” Ethics and Morality ” …
The Doubts We Have About Ethics And Morality- clarifications by Pujya Gurudev Chinmayanandaji.
Anjili: How would you interpret the words ethics and morality?Swami Chinmayananda: The right and healthy values of life that you preserve in yourself comprise ethics, while morality manifests in your behaviour vis-à-vis the outer world. Immoral thoughts are not possible. There are either unethical thoughts, or ethical thoughts. There is no ethical action, but moral and immoral activity. The two words are used in this sense that one is for the discipline of one’s behaviour in the outer world and in one’s relationship: the other is subjective – ethical values and moral behaviour… So unless you have got healthy ethical values you cannot live a healthy moral life.
Anjili:Would you say that ethics is the theoretical aspect?
A: No, the subjective. Ethics is more subjective, something you have to cultivate in yourself. Then its expression in the world outside becomes morality. A man ethically cannot be morally good. A moral man springs from the ethical values he preserves in himself.
Meera: Are we naturally moral beings or is morality something that emerged because of the needs of the social situation?
A: It all depends on your definition of man. The human being or ‘man’ (the general term that refers to human beings) is really an animal, a two-legged animal. A newborn baby has no sense of morality. Then we slowly train him, which in society we call giving him culture, education, and so on. It is then that morality comes. Suppose you are living on a solitary island, morality would have no meaning. Morality and Self-discipline are necessary when you live in society.
Meera: Since man has always been a social animal, does it follow that morality has always existed?
A: Yes, but morality will depend upon the social complexion of the society. There was no income tax in the cave man’s life. But there was sharing with the other man what he had, helping him in need lest he may also need him. It’s mutual. I think morality slowly built up that way.
Meera: Do you mean to say it’s only because, let’s say, you may fall sick and need help from another later so you do it for him when he needs it, a kind of social contract?
A: Naturally. But that is the lowest level of human evolution. From the highest standpoint all individuals are nothing but the Supreme Reality, Brahmn. So, you are only Me in that form. Me, meaning the Self, in that form. So, between you and Me, the relationship is like that between my hand and my leg.
Meera: Then at a higher standpoint morality comes naturally?
A: Yes, it comes naturally! It is not more morality thrust upon from outside. In the beginning it is a discipline thrust upon from outside, later on it becomes natural for you to live those higher values.
Meera: Does the place of morality in the general scheme of things come after birth?
A: Yes, it comes much afterwards, because in the early childhood period there is no morality. The child wants the other boy’s toys without sharing his own. Then the mother and others will tell him, “No, no baby, you give it to that boy also. Play together.” Very slowly, we try to make him understand.
Don’t Blame People For Disappointing You
Blame Yourself For Expecting Too Much From Them..!!
Condemn none: If you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers and let them go their own way.
SOURCE::::: input from a friend of mine
Natarajan
Why 21 Gun Salute …?
The 21-gun salute that we know today has its roots in the ancient tradition of warriors demonstrating their peaceful intentions by resting the point of their weapons on the ground.
The notion of making a soldier’s weapons useless to show that he came in peace continued even as warfare changed over the centuries. Gunpowder and cannons became commonplace among militaries and private forces, both on land and at sea around the 14th century. In order for a ship entering a foreign port to show those on shore that they came in peace, the captain would have his crew fire the guns. This rendered the weapons inoperable for a period of time, with early guns only being capable of firing a single shot before crews needed to reload them.
Traditionally when a British ship entered into a foreign port, it would fire its guns seven times. The reason for the seven shots is widely debated to this day. One theory states that the majority of the British ships at this point only carried seven guns and so firing seven shots became the standard to signal those on shore that the ship was now unarmed. Ships carried enough gunpowder and ammunition to reload multiple times, but beyond symbolism, the idea here was that the lengthy process of reloading would allow the soldiers onshore more than enough time to disable the ship with their own weapons if needs be.
Another proposed theory for the number seven relates to the Bible. After creating the world, the Bible states that God rested on the seventh day (or for the seventh “event”- there is some debate over the “day” vs. “event” translation). So it has been theorized that the number could have been chosen in reference to its Biblical significance, perhaps of resting with the ship coming to port after a long journey. Yet another theory stems from the pervasive superstitious nature of sailors combined with the historic notion in certain regions that the number 7 is sacred, and that odd numbers are lucky and even unlucky. In fact, for a time it was common to use an even number of shots to signify the death of a ship captain when returning from the voyage the death occurred on.
Whatever the underlying reason, the guns onshore would return fire as a form of welcome once the incoming ship finished firing the seven rounds. However, the shore bound guns fired three rounds for every one fired by the incoming ships, putting the total number of shots fired at twenty-one in these cases. As with the “7” number, it’s not known precisely why in the regions that used this number scheme that they chose a 3 to 1 ratio. What is known is that as time went on where this was practiced, it became traditional for the ships themselves to start firing off 21 shots as well, perhaps due to the ships becoming larger and being equipped with more guns, with the captains ostensibly preferring a 1 to 1 salute.
This then brings us to when firing the 21 shots became considered a type of official salute, rather than a symbolic way to indicate peaceful intentions. This seems to have started around 1730 when it became a recognized salute to British government officials. Specifically, the British Navy allowed its ships and captains the option to perform the 21-gun salute as a way to honor members of the British Royal Family during select anniversaries. About eighty years later, in 1808, the 21-gun salute officially became the standard salute to honor British Royalty.
While the British Navy adopted the 21-gun salute in 1808 as the standard, other nations, such as the United States, didn’t adopt it until much later. In fact, the United States War Department decided in 1810 to define the “national salute” as having the same number of shots as there were states in the nation. That number grew every year that a new state joined the Union. Needless to say, this quickly became a cumbersome way to salute the United States and its dignitaries.
That said, the United States did make the “Presidential Salute” a 21-gun salute in 1842, and in 1890 officially accepted the 21-gun salute as the “national salute.” This followed the 1875 British proposal to the United States of a “Gun for Gun Salute” of 21-guns to honor visiting dignitaries. Essentially, the British and French, among other nations, at this point were all using 21 guns for their salutes, but the U.S. system required many more shots for their dignitaries. Besides needing to fire off more cannons, this also potentially signified greater honor to the U.S. dignitaries than to those of other nations. Thus, the British proposed a 1 for 1 shot, with 21 being the number, which was accepted by the U.S. on August 18, 1875.
The 21-gun salute still represents a significant honor today. In the United States, the 21-gun salute occurs to honor a President, former president, or the head of foreign state. It can also be fired in order to honor the United States Flag. The salute also occurs at noon on the day of the funeral of a President, former President, or President-elect along with on Memorial Day.
You may have noticed that there’s no mention of the 21-gun salute occurring during military funerals and that’s a common misconception. Known as the “3 Volleys,” the salute that occurs during soldiers’ funerals follows a battlefield tradition where both sides stopped fighting so that they could remove their dead from the field. The series of three shots, or volleys, let the other side know that the dead had been taken care of and that that battle could resume. Therefore the number of volleys is more important than the actual number of shots. Even the United States Army Manuel’s section on the Ceremonial Firing Party at a funeral named the number of riflemen as between five and eight, rather than an exact number.
SOURCE:::: http://www.today i foundout.com
Natarajan
உங்க நட்சத்திரத்துக்கு சொல்ல வேண்டிய காயத்ரி மந்திரம்….
27 நட்சத்திரங்களில் பிறந்தோருக்கும் துன்பங்கள் தீர்க்கும் காயத்ரி மந்திரங்கள்
உங்கள் நட்சத்திர காயத்ரி மந்திரத்தை மனப்பாடம் செய்து தினமும் குறைந்தது 9 முறையாவது சொல்லுங்கள். வாழ்க்கையில் மிகச்சிறந்த முன்னேற்றம் காணலாம்.
அஸ்வினி
ஓம் ஸ்வேத வர்ண்யை வித்மஹே சுதாகராயை தீமஹி தன்னோ அச்வநௌ ப்ரசோதயாத்
ஓம் ஸ்வேத வர்ண்யை வித்மஹே சுதாகராயை தீமஹி தன்னோ அச்வநௌ ப்ரசோதயாத்
பரணி
ஓம் க்ருஷ்ணவர்னாயை வித்மஹே தண்டதராயை தீமஹி தன்னோ பரணி ப்ரசோதயாத்
கிருத்திகை
ஓம் வன்னிதேஹாயை வித்மஹே மஹாதபாயை தீமஹி தன்னோ க்ருத்திகா ப்ரசோதயாத்
ரோஹிணி
ஓம் ப்ராஜாவிருத்யைச வித்மஹே விச்வரூபாயை தீமஹி தன்னோ ரோஹினி ப்ரசோதயாத்
மிருகசீரிடம்
ஓம் சசிசேகராய வித்மஹே மஹாராஜாய தீமஹி தன்னோ ம்ருகசீர்ஷா ப்ரசோதயாத்
திருவாதிரை
ஓம் மஹா ச்ரேஷ்டாய வித்மஹே பசும்தநாய தீமஹி தன்னோ ஆர்த்ரா ப்ரசோதயாத்
புனர்பூசம்
ஓம் ப்ரஜாவ்ருத்யைச வித்மஹே அதிதிபுத்ராய த தீமஹி தன்னோ புனர்வஸு ப்ரசோதயாத்
பூசம்
ஓம் ப்ரம்ம்வர்ச்சஸாய வித்மஹே மஹா திஷ்யாய தீமஹி தன்னோ புஷ்ய ப்ரசோதயாத்
ஆயில்யம்
ஓம் ஸர்பராஜாய வித்மஹே மஹா ரோசனாய தீமஹி தன்னோ ஆச்லேஷ ப்ரசோதயாத்
மகம்
ஓம் மஹா அனகாய வித்மஹே பித்ரியா தேவாய தீமஹி தன்னோ மகஃப்ரசோதயாத்
பூரம்
ஓம் அரியம்நாய வித்மஹே பசுதேஹாய தீமஹி தன்னோ பூர்வபால்குநீ ப்ரசோதயாத்
உத்திரம்
ஓம் மஹாபகாயை வித்மஹே மஹாச்ரேஷ்டாயை தீமஹி தன்னோ உத்ரபால்குநீ ப்ரசோதயாத்
அஸ்தம்
ஓம் ப்ரயச்சதாயை வித்மஹே ப்ரக்ருப்ணீதாயை தீமஹி தன்னோ ஹஸ்தா ப்ரசோதயாத்
சித்திரை
ஓம் மஹா த்வஷ்டாயை வித்மஹே ப்ரஜாரூபாயை தீமஹி தன்னோ சைத்ரா ப்ரசோதயாத்
சுவாதி
ஓம் காமசாராயை வித்மஹே மகாநிஷ்டாயை தீமஹி தன்னோ சுவாதி ப்ரசோதயாத்
விசாகம்
ஓம் இந்த்ராக்நௌச வித்மஹே மஹாச்ரேஷ்ட்யைச தீமஹி தன்னோ விசாகா ப்ரசோதயாத்
அனுஷம்
ஓம் மித்ரதேயாயை வித்மஹே மஹா மித்ராய தீமஹி தன்னோ அனுராதா ப்ரசோதயாத்
கேட்டை
ஓம் ஜயேஷ்டாயை வித்மஹே மகா ஜய்ஷ்ட்யாயை தீமஹி தன்னோ ஜ்யேஷ்டா ப்ரசோதயாத்
மூலம்
ஓம் ப்ராஜாதிபாயை வித்மஹே மஹப்ராஜையை தீமஹி தன்னோ மூலாப் ப்ரசோதயாத்
பூராடம்
ஓம் சமுத்ரகாமாயை வித்மஹே மஹாபிஜிதாயை தீமஹி தன்னோ பூர்வாஷாடா ப்ரசோதயாத்
உத்திராடம்
ஓம் விஸ்வேதேவாய வித்மஹே மஹா ஷாடாய தீமஹி தன்னோ உத்ராஷாடா ப்ரசோதயாத்
திருவோணம்
ஓம் மஹா ச்ரோணாய வித்மஹே புண்யஸ்லோகாய தீமஹி தன்னோ ச்ரோணா ப்ரசோதயாத்
அவிட்டம்
ஓம் அக்ர நாதாய வித்மஹே வசூபரீதாய தீமஹி தன்னோ சரவிஹ்டா ப்ரசோதயாத்
சதயம்
ஓம் பேஷஜயா வித்மஹே வருண தேஹா தீமஹி தன்னோ சதபிஷக் ப்ரசோதயாத்
பூரட்டாதி
ஓம் தேஜஸ்கராய வித்மஹே அஜஏகபாதாய தீமஹி தன்னோ பூர்வப்ரோஷ்டபத ப்ரசோதயாத்
உத்திரட்டாதி
ஓம் அஹிர் புத்ந்யாய வித்மஹே ப்ரதிஷ்டாபநாய தீமஹி தன்னோ உத்ரப்ப்ரோஷ்டபத ப்ரசோதயாத்
ரேவதி
ஓம் விச்வரூபாய வித்மஹே பூஷ்ண தேஹாய தீமஹி தன்னோ ரைய்வதி ப்ரசோதயாத்
SOURCE:::: input from a friend of mine
Natarajan
How a Team of 70 is Helping People to Find Jobs …An Inspiring Story of “Mera Job “
A team of 70 based out of Delhi is helping nearly 4 lakh job seekers find their careers across sectors. This is their story.
Every year, thousands of people move from India’s villages and towns to its cities looking for employment opportunities.
They pack their bags and bid their families goodbye with no idea how their life will shape up in a city which is already crowded with people competing for every job opportunity.
On the other hand, there are companies that fall short of manpower because they struggle to find the right match.
When the supply is huge, why do companies still struggle to fill lower end white collar and skilled blue collar vacancies?
This is exactly the question Pallav Sinha, Founder and CEO of Mera Job, asked himself.
“I moved to India in 2008 and soon realised the challenge of hiring good resources. I knew from my past experience in building teams that there was plenty of talent available in the country but it missed the employer’s attention due to lack of right exposure,” shares Sinha.
He saw that no one was focusing on the mass recruitment segment and decided to tap this enormous potential and Mera Job was founded in 2012.
Mera Job is a hybrid talent acquisition startup that strikes a balance between offline and online hiring.
It offers a marketplace for lower end white collar jobs like telemarketing and sales executives, receptionist etc. and even skilled blue collar workers like drivers and delivery boys.
How is it different from similar players in the market?
Mera Job has a unique pre-screening process for jobseekers where they verify and match the skill set of the candidate with the employer’s requirement.
Jobseekers have an option to either get pre-screened online or call the tele-recruitment centre to go through the quick test.
The company plans to rely on its technology platform to gather unique data about registered candidates to analyse future behaviour.
“Once we know (through our data analysis) that a candidate is not looking for say a banking job and would prefer a company located in Ghaziabad we make a note of these preferences.
We don’t send a job recommendation to the candidate that doesn’t match his liking. This not only saves the jobseeker’s time but also helps employers screen candidate without arranging a telephonic or personal interview,” explains Girish.
Pallav, 51, co-founded Fullerton securities (now Dunia Finance) before Mera Job.
He met his co-founders Girish Phansalkar and Raman Thiagarajan at McKinsey, where the two were consulting Pallav on a project at Fullerton.
“I never thought that I would become an entrepreneur. I still feel that I might be the oldest in the startup lot in the country,” giggles Sinha with the enthusiasm of a 23 year old. Girish, in his self-assured and pragmatic style, shares the story of the bonding the founding team shares.
“Pallav, is the ‘ideas man’ in the team. He has vast understanding of consumer markets and Raman brings in high problem solving ability with global experience. I am a techie with years of technology and operational experience,” says Phansalkar, the IIM-A and IIT-B alumnus.
The initial idea of Mera Job was to make a repository of around two million profiles which can be accessed by employers through a subscription. But the team soon realised that with this model they would only burn resources in achieving scale without connecting with the employers.
They quickly pivoted and designed a systematic pre-screening process. They will soon be launching their mobile app.
During the discussion Pallav shared a very interesting trivia which changed my assumption about this market.
As many as 80 per cent of job seekers in the mass market own a smart phone.
When they come to the city they do not have a social circle hence they buy a smart phone which is their only source of entertainment.
With a team of 70 people, 400,000 job seekers, and operations in 12 cities, Mera Job raised its initial investment of $ 3 million from private investors and is looking for a series A funding by end of this year.
Their current revenues come from B2B transactions and all services for job seekers are free.
“We feel that skill development of the job seekers will become our focus in the coming months. We have sealed a partnership with NSDC and plan to add counselling and language training to our services portfolio,” adds Pallav. However, sourcing right candidates at the right time stays their biggest challenge.
Like any other businesses, managing efficiency throughout the value chain is critical to their operation.
Pallav feels that the work pressure you feel as an entrepreneur is a positive one as it helps you and your company evolve.
Girish however fears failure for a reason.
“I had an unsuccessful business before Mera Job. At that time failure did not matter much because I was bootstrapping. It was my own money at stake. Now I dread failure because my investors’ money and employees’ careers are at stake.”
The recruitment market in India is worth about $800 million and is growing at 20 per cent annually, according to data by Matrix partners.
We are seeing a second wave of online hiring firms post the Naukri, Monster era.
The new entrants in the market are targeting specific problems that exist in acquiring talent at different levels.
The Indian start-up ecosystem itself is predicted to create 300,000 new jobs in the next few years.
The recruiters however still struggle with piles of unsuitable resumes, long recruitment cycles and fleeting employee loyalties.
Ensuring retention of selected candidates in the lower end job segment is even more challenging as a hike of even a few thousand rupees leads to attrition.
Companies like Mera Job have to fight against the legends of the online hiring industry and find inventive ways of partnering with offline consultants who serve as industry insiders. But with clear focus and 40 years of collective core team experience, Mera Job has already bagged clients like HDFC Bank, Yatra, Britannia and JLL.
source::::: Reema Sathe in http://www.rediff.com
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Can You Correctly Identify Apple Logo…?
Without checking, which of the above images represents Apple’s official logo? Less than half of people, both Mac and PC users, can tell, according to a recent study at the University of California Los Angeles.
Apple’s logo is relatively simple — just two colours in a shape we learn alongside the alphabet. It’s also often considered one of the most famous and recognisable logos today. Yet 53% of people chose one of the imposters, the study found.
Why can’t people identify the iconic apple? “Seeing” and “noticing” are different actions. Just because we encounter an object doesn’t mean we commit it to memory. And even if we do, some images reach a point called “attentional saturation,” two of the study’s authors, Adam B. Blake and Alan D. Castel, noted in Psychology Today.
“Through constantly seeing and attending to the same thing over and over again, our brains may learn that it is unimportant to remember the specific details — if we ever need to find them we can just look around,” as they explain it.
People, however, remain largely unaware of their lack of awareness. When asked before the test, participants indicated high levels of confidence that they could, in fact, identify and draw the logo correctly. That confidence, however, fell drastically, as soon as participants saw the task at hand.
While previous research has indicated that visual memory can be quite accurate, the study provides important information on subjective bias when assessing your own performance.
And for the record, the answer is the third logo down in the far right column.
The stats plummeted even further when people attempted to draw the Apple logo from memory: only one in 85 made no mistakes, according to the study.
SOURCE:::www.businessinsider.com.au
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Solar-Powered Plane on Its First ” Round-The-World ” Flight !!!!
Solar-powered plane begins first round-the-world flight
Swiss plane Solar Impulse 2 landed Monday in Muscat, Oman, the first stopover in the attempt to fly around the world powered by the sun alone. Follow the flight.
Image credit: solarimpulse.com
A Swiss plane called Solar Impulse 2 took off from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Monday morning (March 9, 2015) and later landed at its first stopover in Muscat, Oman. Solar Impulse 2 is the first plane to attempt to fly around the world without a drop of fuel, powered by the sun alone.
Solar Impulse founder Andre Borschberg was the pilot Monday morning at take-off. Borschberg will trade piloting with Solar Impulse co-founder Bertrand Piccard during stop-overs on the months-long journey, expected to end in late July or early August.
You can track the plane’s progress on the Solar Impulse website.
You can also follow Solar Impulse on Twitter or FlightRadar 24.
The solar-powered plane Solar Impluse 2 lands at the Al-Bateen airport in Emirati capital Abu Dhabi on March 2, 2015.
The Solar Impulse 2 is made of carbon fiber and has 17,248 solar cells built into the plane’s 236-foot (72-meter) wingspan. The solar cells recharge four lithium polymer batteries. Solar Impulse’s wingspan is larger than that of the Boeing 747, but the plane weighs only around 5,070 pounds (2300 kg) – about as much as a minivan.
On Tuesday, the plane will head for Ahmedabad, India, and after India, to China and Myanmar. The next leg is across the Pacific to land in Hawaii. Then it will head to Phoenix, Arizona, and New York City. The path across the Atlantic will depend on the weather and could include a stop in southern Europe or Morocco before ending in Abu Dhabi.
SOURCE::::: http://www.earthskynews.org
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