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Discipline
Message For The Day….Understand the Importance of Human Birth !!!
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Human beings are the only species that can recognize greatness and revere the glorious. Use that capacity, discriminate and get the maximum benefit out of it, in this birth. Be convinced and have firm faith that the Truth will set you free and will protect you. Just as there are two wires, the positive and the negative which are brought together to produce light, so too the Supreme Self (Paramatma) and the spiritual aspirant (Sadhaka) have to meet in Yoga, to receive illumination! So gladly go to the holy places and keep company with the holy and the pious. A magnet attracts pure iron, similarly a sincere aspirant is attracted to only such things that will grant them Joy and Courage. |
Changi Airport Singapore ….World”s Best Airport !!!! Incheon of South Korea is The 2nd Best !!!
Singapore Changi Airport has been voted the World’s Best Airport at the 2013 World Airport Awards held at Passenger Terminal EXPO in Geneva. This is the fourth time Changi airport has achieved the top prize – last claiming victory back in 2010.
The awards are voted for by airport customers from around the world and this year the survey garnered 12.1 million responses.
For Changi, it was a triple success, as well as securing the top prize, it also picked up the awards for Best Airport in Asia and Best Airport for Leisure Amenities.
Last year’s winner, Incheon International Airport achieved a second place finish in the global rankings, and achieved major success in taking the awards for Best Airport Staff Service – Asia and Best International Transfer Airport.
For the first time in 6 years, there was a change to the top-3 global airlines with Amsterdam Schiphol Airport accomplishing an excellent third place finish in the survey.
Hong Kong International Airport achieved fourth position in this year’s global rankings being usurped from the top-3 for the first time in 12 years – the airport did however achieve top-5 finished in 6 of the awards categories indicating that it continues to be highly regarded amongst passengers.
Beijing Capital International Airport retained its top-5 position in the global rankings and with it took the award for Best Airport in China.
Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) has been named as the World’s Best Domestic Airport at the 2013 SkytraxWorld Airport Awards held at the Passenger Terminal EXPO in Geneva.
QATAR AIRWAYS Premium Terminal at Doha International Airport has for the third successive year been named as the World’s Best Premium Service Airport at the 2013 Skytrax World Airport Awards held at the Passenger Terminal EXPO in Geneva.
FRANKFURT AIRPORT has been named as the World’s Most Improved Airport at the 2013 Skytrax World Airport Awards held at the Passenger Terminal EXPO in Geneva.
London Stansted Airport has been named as the World’s Best Low Cost Airport at the 2013 Skytrax World Airport Awards held at the Passenger Terminal EXPO in Geneva. This completes a hat-trick of awards for the fourth busiest airport in the UK who also took the top prize in 2011 and 2012.
Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has been declared the ‘Best Airport in India’.
Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport has been declared the second ‘Best Airport in India
Bengaluru International Airport (Bangalore) ranks at No.3
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport has been rated the fourth best airport in India .
Chennai International Airport is ranked as the fifth best airport in India.
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கவலை வேண்டாம் ….நாம சங்கீர்த்தனம் இருக்கே !!!!
வாழ்க்கைல எந்தக் கஷ்டத்தையும் பகவானோட நாமசங்கீர்த்தனம் போக்கிடும். கவலைப்படாதே!
1964ல் சோழவரத்தில் இருந்த ஒரு பள்ளி ஆசிரியர், வேலைப்பளு காரணமாக பெரியவாளை தர்சனம் பண்ண போகமுடியவில்லையே என்று ரொம்ப ஏங்கிக் கொண்டிருந்தார். அன்று காரடையார் நோன்பு. பங்குனி மாசம் ராத்ரி பிறந்ததால், நோன்பையும் ராத்ரி பண்ணிவிட்டு ரொம்ப நேரம் கழித்து அவர் மனைவி தூங்கப் போனாள். அவளுக்கு அற்புதமான ஒரு கனவு!
எந்த ஒரு அவதாரத்தால் காஷாயத்துக்குப் பெருமையோ, அந்த மஹா பெரியவா அந்த அம்மா முன்னால் நிற்கிறார். அவருடைய பாதங்களில் நமஸ்கரிக்கிறாள். பெரியவாளின் தெய்வீக குரல் ஒலிக்கிறது…..
“வாழ்க்கைல எந்தக் கஷ்டத்தையும் பகவானோட நாமசங்கீர்த்தனம் போக்கிடும். கவலைப்படாதே! நா……ஒன்னோட ஆத்துல பூஜை பண்ணுவேன்”…
சந்தோஷத்தில் திடுக்கென்று எழுந்தால், கனவு என்று உணர்ந்தாலும், மனஸ் ரொம்ப நிறைந்து இருந்தது. அடிக்கடி அந்தக் கனவை எண்ணி எண்ணி தம்பதிகள் மகிழ்வார்கள். “ஆனாலும், எனக்கு ரொம்ப பேராசைதான்… மஹா பெரியவா நம்மாத்துல பூஜை பண்றார்…ன்னு எப்பிடி ஆசைப்பட்டிருக்கேன்!..” மனைவி சொன்னாள்.
1965ல் நவம்பர் மாசம் ஏதோ ஒரு ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை. மத்யான்னம் அவர்கள் வீட்டு வாசலில் ஒரு கார் வந்து நின்றது. அதிலிருந்து பூணூல், சிகை வைத்துக்கொண்டு பஞ்சகச்சம் கட்டிக் கொண்டு ஒரு பெரியவர் இறங்கினார்.
“மீனாக்ஷி சுந்தரமையர்…..” பெயரைச்சொல்லி விஜாரித்தார்.
“நாந்தான்…..மீனாட்சிசுந்தரம். வாங்கோ! நீங்க யாருன்னு தெரியலியே!.”
“நா….ஸ்ரீமடம் முகாம்லேர்ந்து வரேன்..பெரியவா திருப்பதிலேர்ந்து மெட்ராஸ் வந்துண்டு இருக்கார்…ஒரொரு 15 மைலுக்கு ஒரு எடத்துல தங்கி பூஜை பண்ணிண்டு, மாஸக் கடைசீல மெட்ராஸ் போகணும்ன்னு உத்தேஸம்!….”
[அவர் அடுத்து சொன்ன செய்தியைக் கேட்டு தம்பதிகள் இருவரும் மயக்கம் போடாத குறைதான் !]
“….நவம்பர் 15 இங்க சோழவரத்துல தங்கப் போறா….அதான்….ஒங்களோட க்ருஹத்தை ரெண்டு நாளைக்கு கொஞ்சம் குடுத்தா…..பெரியவா இங்கேயே தங்கி பூஜை, அனுஷ்டானங்கள் பண்ணிப்பார்…..எப்டி, ஒங்களுக்கு சௌகர்யப்படுமா?.”
“சௌகர்ய…படு…மாவா? எங்களோட பரம பாக்யம்…ன்னா !! எத்தனை நாள் வேணாலும் பெரியவா தங்கிக்கலாம். என்ன ஏற்பாடு பண்ணணுமோ சொல்லுங்கோ!..” உணர்ச்சி வேகத்தில் அவர்கள் கண்களில் கண்ணீர் வழிந்தது.
“நாங்க மடத்துலேர்ந்தே எல்லா ஏற்பாடும் பண்ணிடுவோம். எடம் மட்டும் குடுத்தா போறும்..”
அன்று சாயங்காலமே ஊர் முக்யஸ்தர்களை கூப்பிட்டு பெரியவா தன் பரிவாரங்களோடு தங்க, தக்க ஏற்பாடுகளை வகுத்தார்கள். ஒரு தெருவையே மடத்துக்கென்று காலி பண்ணிக் குடுத்தார்கள். யானை, ஒட்டகம் கட்ட, ஆபீஸ், பாரிஷதர்கள் ஓய்வெடுக்க, சமையல் செய்ய, சாப்பாடு போட என்று ஒவ்வொருவரும் ஆசை ஆசையாய் ஏற்பாடு பண்ணினார்கள். சுற்று வட்டார க்ராம மக்கள், தான்யம், காய்கறி கொடுத்தனர். செட்டிநாடு ராஜா அரிசி மூட்டைகளை அனுப்பினார்.
நவம்பர் 14 அன்று பூர்ண கும்பத்தோடு பெரியவாளை ஊர் எல்லையிலிருந்தே தக்க மரியாதையோடு அழைத்து வந்தனர். மூன்று நாட்கள் தங்குவது என்று முடிவானது கடைசியில் ஐந்து நாட்கள் தங்கி அத்தனை பேர் மனங்களையும் குளிரப் பண்ணினார்.
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இப்படி ஊர் ஊராக, க்ராமம் க்ராமமாக பாதங்கள் தேய நடந்து, மூன்று கால பூஜை [அதுவும் க்ரமம் தப்பாத பூஜை], அனுஷ்டானம், சமையல் சாப்பாடு, நேரங்காலம் தெரியாமல் கோடிக்கணக்கான பக்தர்கள் குறைகளை கேட்பது, தீர்வு சொல்வது, பரிவாரங்களோடு, மடிசஞ்சி வைத்துக்கொள்ள கூண்டு வண்டி, வெய்யிலோ, மழையோ, அத்வானக்காடோ, ஆகாசம் பார்க்கும் குடிசையோ, கல்லோ, முள்ளோ எல்லாவற்றையும் “ஒன்றே” எனக்கொண்டு, பெரியவா எதற்காக, யாருக்காக தன்னை இப்படி வருத்திக் கொண்டார்? “எல்லாம் நமக்காகத்தான்” என்பதை நாம் துளி உணர்ந்தால் கூட, அதுவே நாம் பெரியவாளுக்கு செய்யும் நமஸ்காரம், பூஜை.
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Warren Buffett Pays Bill Gates $1,800 !!!
There’s something almost silly in the fact that Buffett, one of the world’s richest men, earns a salary of $100,000 at Berkshire—and then cuts a check for $50,000 to reimburse Berkshire for “minor items such as postage or phone calls that are personal.”
But no number is sillier than the $1,800 that board member Bill Gates was paid for his service to Berkshire last year.
The average board fees for companies in the S&P500 was around $241,000 in 2011, according to executive compensation experts at Equilar. So the fees paid by Berkshire are low no matter who’s cashing the check. But with Gates, $1,800 is especially small.
Forbes earlier this month estimated the Microsoft co-founder was worth $67 billion. That means his fees from Berkshire amount to 0.000003% of his net worth.
To put that in context, the average American family’s net worth is about $80,000. So $1,800 for Bill Gates is the equivalent of two-tenths of a cent for the average family.
Gates, of course, has other reasons to sit on the Berkshire board. The charity Gates runs with his wife, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is getting billions of dollars in Berkshire shares from Buffett. And Gates and Buffett are longtime friends.
But Gates certainly isn’t doing it for the money. He’s a man who may have more than $1,800 under his couch cushions!!!!!!!!
source::::wall street journal
Natarajan
Magic Behind The “Magic” !!!!!
Mind boggling one …..
Watch this video – it’s only a couple of minutes, and the ending
WILL surprise & SHOCK you.
It is NOT what you might think, but something to behold for the
modern times we live in. BEWARE!!!!Really a surprise! Magic behind the “magic”
It only takes 2 minutes but in this world of technology, it is true,
and should make us all think twice.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/F7pYHN9iC9I?rel=0
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Message For The Day….Burn The Lamp of Love in The Niche of Your Heart !!!!!
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Everyone has inside them a whole set of animals. You must suppress the tendencies of these animals and encourage the human qualities of love and friendship to shine forth. Begin the cultivation of virtues even when young, it is very important and more beneficial than book-learning. Treat everyone as your own people and even if you cannot do them any good, desist from causing any injury. Burn the lamp of love in the niche of your heart and the nocturnal birds of greed and envy will fly away, unable to bear the light. Love makes you humble, it makes you bend and bow when you see greatness and glory. |
A Question Answer Session With Chris Hadfield !!!
Question: What time zone do you live by? Do you switch off the lights at “night”?
We live on Greenwich time, UTC, same as London, England. We shut of most lights at bedtime – it feels right to do it.
Question: How long does it take for you to orbit around the Earth?
ISS orbits the world every 92 minutes, so that makes it 8 km/sec, or 500 km/minute – 28,000 km/hr. Or about Mach 25.
Question: Have you done any space walks? If so, what was it like?
I was Canada’s first spacewalker, doing two to help build the mighty Canadarm2 robot onto ISS. It was the most magnificent experience of my life. Alone in a 1-person spaceship (my suit), just holding on with my one hand, with the bottomless black universe on my left and the World pouring by in technicolor on my right. I highly recommend it.
Question: You tweet a lot. When do you find the time?
The priorities are crew health, vehicle health, work/science & then personal pursuits; I take photos, tweet & play guitar when I can!
Question: How long does the mission last?
I’m in orbit, working onboard ISS for 5 months, until mid-May 2013.
Question: What are your personal quarters like on the ISS?
I’m typing now in my ‘Sleep Station’, a small padded room with a door, completely private, like a bedroom without the bed, and phone booth sized.
Question: How often do you exercise on the ISS?
We work out 2 hours per day, every day, just to stay at a constant level of fitness to be ready to do a spacewalk, and to have strong bones and muscles when we come home.
Question: How long did it take you to learn how to maneuver in zero gravity? Are you much better at it now than when you originally came aboard the ISS?
I’m still learning! But sometimes now, I am graceful. I feel like an adapted ape swinging through the jungle canopy … until I miss a handrail and crash into the wall.
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Meet Chris Hadfield….Canadian Space Walker !!!
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Money Saving Tips From Our Grandparents !!!!
Live within your means
Living within your means is something easily said and a lot harder to follow. To do it, it is just a question of making a budget and spending less than what you earn (net after taxes). The main thing is to focus on your needs, not your wants, because it is easy to let our impulse spending get out of control. In addition, our grandparents certainly knew how to avoid lifestyle inflation. If you have already lived happily with a set amount of money before, why change now? You will not really miss the extra income if you do not get used to it and it is a lot more satisfying to see your retirement account grow.
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without”
This rather catchy phrase was used quite a number of times during the Great Depression and is the perfect counterpart to the word ‘frugal.’
Use it up
As a society that enjoys stockpiling, trying different things and always being dazzled by the next new must-have, it can be hard to shut out all the marketing noise. However, if you’ve stockpiled a whole range of products such as shampoos, use up your stash before trying a new brand or going out to buy yet another 10 on sale.
Wear it out
The best example of this would be an automobile purchase. When you buy a car, buy it until it is absolutely worn out and destined for recycling at the junk heap. Don’t fall into the trap of wanting a new car every 3 years just to keep up with the Joneses.
Make it do
What you have may not be perfect, but if it is able to do the job with a little coaxing, don’t bother buying anything. For instance, let’s say you run out of your favorite brand of ketchup in the house, but you have an old generic bottle that has been sitting around for a while that you don’t really like. Make it do by adding flavorings such as spices to change what you don’t like about it.
Do without
If you simply have nothing that is usable, find a creative way to do use something else. Perhaps you ran out of that commercial fertilizer for your plants. Why not try making your own at home by using egg shells, which are full of calcium, or your old coffee grounds? It would certainly help the environment.
Cook at home
During the Great Depression, eating out was a rare treat. Today, it has turned from a treat to a routine habit, as seen in 2011 where 40.6% of American food budgets in general was spent on eating food away from home. If you must go to a restaurant, at least cut back on how frequently you go. Ask for water rather than an overpriced alcoholic beverage.
Free things
There’s no need to feel like staying at home is a punishment rather than a treat. Our grandparents were just trying to keep food on the table and didn’t have the luxury of big-box malls to shop at. It can be nice to wind down and relax rather than always being on the go. Find free things to do like playing a sport with your friends, trying a new recipe at home, taking a book out of a library, or learning a new skill such as a new language that could potentially increase your earning income in the future.
The bottom line
Being frugal doesn’t mean being cheap, it means being smart with how you spend your money so you are able to save more for your future. After all, you spent a lot of time earning it. Our grandparents know best.
source::::yahoo finance
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