The Inter-State level Meeting of the Office bearers and Members of Tamilnadu and Pondichery regions of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) was held at Vickram College of Engineering, Enathi on sunday, 23-May-10.
Dr. S. Kathirvelu, Principal, welcomed the members of the august society. Er. M.K.S. Sreenivasan, founder- Chairman of the Vickram group of Institutions, presided over the function. In his presidential address, he brought out the importance of such societies which do pave the way for various kinds of developments in the field of engineering education. He shared the reminiscence of his student days with some of the senior members. He, along with the secretary, Er.Raj Santhosh, honoured the guests with shawls. Amidst cheers from the audience, he announced the decision of VCE, joining the forum as a member.
Prof. R.K. Suresh, President of the forum, chaired the formal meeting of ISTE. The meeting was held as per the agenda and many resolutions were passed. Some of them are listed below:-
1. Formation of a sub- committee, to look after the progress of the future actions;
2. To announce the feasible dates for the conduction of National level Seminars and to decide the nominations for the awards;
3. Facilitate the auditing of the accounts till date by appointing suitable Auditors.
Dr. Sreenivasan, Director, Tech. Education, played a key role in the procedural conduction of the meeting. Prof Manivannan, Prof Livingston. Dr. Ravindran and many others attended. It was accepted to hold the next convention at Mepco CET, Sivakasi.
With the vote of thanks proposed by Dr.S Kathirvelu, the meeting came to a close. Dean Er. M. Palnikumar and AO, Prof. S. Nagarajan with the help of the supporting staff have made elaborate arrangement, to make the function a grand success
Nothing great has ever been accomplished without passion. This aphorism leaves a message that we may have to relentlessly pursue what we want.
But what is that we want? What is that, that could be called as a purpose of life to pursue? Is it a good idea that could be commercialized or a recognition of topping the university exams or a endeavor that will change the way people look at themselves or a pursuit to change the lives of people? What is the action that needs the fuel of the passion?
Leaders who create extraordinary new possibilities are passionate about their mission and tenacious in pursuit of it. Many people have good ideas, but many fewer are willing to put themselves on the line for them.
As I read in an article from HBS a line that haunted me - “Passion separates good intentions and opportunism from real accomplishments.” This shook me up. A reminder of this principle just hit the news. Dr. Donald Berwick, is being nominated by US President Obama to head Medicare and Medicaid, a landmark bill that was passed to offer better health services at a lower cost with insurance norms relaxed and redefined.
Just a small brief of Dr.Don Berwick to those who missed the news for an IPL match or a TV soap opera - a pediatrician, passionately wanted to improve health outcomes for patients. He envisioned applying TQM (Total Quality Management) tools from manufacturing to health care. Entrenched interests with closed doors and minds didn't deter him. Eventually, through the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the small organization he founded, he reached thousands of hospitals, hundreds of thousands of practitioners, and millions of patients over two decades.
Don knew this would be a long journey against hardened resistance but never veered off the course. Now, if his nomination is confirmed, he can guide a huge system entirely— a high proportion of the U.S. economy — toward better health at lower cost, zero defects, and more lives saved. He exudes not just vision but personal passion for the cause.
Are you the next Don Berwick ?
May be or May be not...! Continue reading…
Perhaps, you are just thinking about doing your part to make “the world*” a better place. “The world” – can be your family, society, state, country or biosphere… This emotion – let me call, Aspiration.
The aspirations are good enough to be Life’s objectives and can help yourself enjoy a purposeful life. But, that differentiates the one from being super successful. It can push somebody to change the course and redefine the objectives succumbing to the challenges. All is fair for the one, as reasoning prevails but the one is aware or willing to acknowledge that the reasoning is something what he wants to believe.
I recommend that passion cannot be excluded at all. If you are not able to put your heart into it, take yourself out of it. You would waste the shortest time available for you (lifetime) otherwise.
On the other hand, lustrous passion is also of no use without aspirations. Passion without action would eventually be dusted down as a dream.
To determine whether your passion matches your aspirations, try these 11 questions.
1.Do I feel strongly about the need for this?
2.Does the idea fit my long-held beliefs, values, and convictions?
3.Have I dreamed about something like this for a long time?
4.Do I think that this is vital for the future of people (the world*) I care about?
5.Do I get excited when I think about it, and convey excitement when I talk about it?
6.Am I convinced that this can be accomplished?
7.Am I willing to put my credibility, strengths and abilities on the line to promise action on it?
8.Can I make this the major focus of my activities?
9.Am I willing to stretch on the time lines compromising comforts, to see that this happens?
10.Do I feel strongly enough to ignore negativity and fight for this?
11.Am I committed to seeing this through, over the long haul?
Passing the passion test is doesn't guarantee success, but without it, the journey couldn’t even begin.
Following is the Annual Report of our College for 2009-2010, as presented by our Dean Prof. M. Palanikumar, during sports and college day on 1st April 2010.
About Our College:
Our College is a premier professional college, founded and managed by a family of engineers. It is an ISO: 2001 certified instituation. It has a built-in area of 2, 50, 000 sq.ft. There are six disciplines of study being offered: 1) Civil Engineering, 2) Mechanical Engineering, 3) Electrical & Electronics Engineering, 4) Eletronics & Communication Engineering, 5) Computer Science & Engineering, & 6) Information Technology.
There are hostels run separately for men students & women students. Deputy wardens are appointed to look after the interests of hostliers. Mineral water is supplied to hostel mates. There are more than 23 buses, which provide transport facilities to students to come to college from across the length and breath of Madurai city. There are 1300 students studying in our college as of now.
Our college library is quite modernized with a floor area of 4500 sq.ft., housed in the core engineering block. There are more than 17,100 book volumes. There are 26 magazines and 45 journals being subscribed. Internet and intranet facilities are made available in the library for the benefit of students and staff.
In-plant training:
Students from all departments increased their industrial exposure by undergoing in-plant training in reputed organizations like BSNL, Invictus, Railnet Software Solutions, Asianet, Airports Authority of India, Tuticorin Thermal Power Plant, Tamilnadu Electricity Board (TNEB), Sermansys, TVS Interconnect system Ltd., Southern Railways, All India Radio, Mcdonold Electrrical Equipments(P) Ltd., ect.
Departments
Number of Students Who Attended In-plant Training
Civil Engineering
4
Mechanical Engineering
14
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
13
Electronics & Communication Engineering
114
Computer Science & Engineering
35
Information Technology
11
Students' participations in Symposia:
Students from all departments of our college participated in national level symposia and technical festivals conducted by engineering institutions in the country. Students performed well and won several prizes in almost all events. S.Vaidhyanathan, Final Year Student of ECE Dept. won the first prize in paper presentation competition held at IIT.,Delhi. Following are the details of students, who proved their competency in symposia and technical festivals conducted in other institutions:
Details of Student Achievements in Technical Festivals & Symposia
S.No.
Name of the Student
Department
Prize
Event
Venue
1
Nirmal Kumar, S.
Civil Engg.
II
Optimization in Civil Engg
Oxford Engg College
2
Karthik, R., & Nithin V. Joseph
Civil Engg. & Mechanical Engg.
II
Role of Technology in the Development of English Skills
Alagappa College of Engineering, Karaikudi
3
Nithin V. Joseph
Mechanical Engg.
I
Creative Writing
CECRI, Karaikudi
4
Nithin V. Joseph
Mechanical Engg.
II
Role of English in Engineering & Technical Communication
Nair Rajesh, R., Antony Joe Christo, P., & David Chelladurai
ECE
III
Innovate
Anna University, Chennai
32
Chitra, T.
ECE
II
Implementation of Crypto Processor Using Renewal Theory
PTR College of Engineering & Technology
33
Prameena Devi, P. & Adline Vidhya, J.
ECE
I
Digital Image Processing
Sona College of Technology, Salem
34
Vaidhyanathan, G. & Antony Joe Christo
ECE
I
Futura '09
Bannari Amman Institute of Technology
35
Kirthika, S.
CSE
I
Paper Presentation
PSNA College of Engineering
36
Lakshmi, R.
CSE
I
Paper Presentation
PSNA College of Engineering
37
Rubina, R.
CSE
I
Advancements in Green Technology
Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering
38
Srinisanth, A.
CSE
Award
Rotary Leadership Award
CSI Retreat, Kodai
39
Kanya Devi, S.
CSE
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Techno Talk
Sri Meenakshi Govt. College for Women
40
Sunantha Rini, C.M.
CSE
---
Techno Talk
Sri Meenakshi Govt. College for Women
41
Esther, S.
CSE
---
ASTO '90
Selvam College of Engg.
42
Rajalakshmi, S.
CSE
---
Paper Presentation
Selvam College of Engg.
43
Vimala, M.
CSE
---
Club Service
Waves 2ka held at Vasavi Mahal
44
Rubina, R.
CSE
---
You DO, We TEST
Alagappa College of Engineering, Karaikudi
45
Rubina, R.
CSE
---
Sepuga Senthamil
Alagappa College of Engineering, Karaikudi
46
Rubina, R.
CSE
---
Probability & Random Process
Alagappa College of Engineering, Karaikudi
47
Vinoth, S.
IT
II
Paper Presentation on Recent Trends in IT
Kalasilingam University
48
Vinoth, S.
IT
II
Project Presentation on Auto Summarization
PSNA College of Engg.
49
Vinoth, S.
IT
II
Project Presentation on Auto Summarization
Sathyabama University
50
Vinoth, S.
IT
---
Project Presentation on Auto Summarization
Anna University
51
Vinoth, S.
IT
---
Multi Media
PSYCollege of Engineering
52
Infanty Rajan, R.
IT
I
Paper Presentation
Kalasilingam University
53
Infanty Rajan, R.
IT
II
Multi Media
Kalasilingam University
54
Infanty Rajan, R.
IT
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Debugging
Kalasilingam University
Besides the performance of our students, our staff showed excellence in making presentations in various institutions on technical topics. Following are the details of our staff achievements:
Presentation of papers by staff:
S.No
Name of Staff
Department
Title
Presented at
1
Mrs. N. Shamima Banu
Physics
Energy Harvesting Materials
Thiagarajar College of Engg.
2
Mrs. S. Lincy Mary Ponmani
Physics
Shape Memory Alloys
Thiagarajar College of Engg.
3
Prof. S. Nagarajan
Mechanical Engg.
Development of Framework & Model for GPS versus Opportunities & Taxonomy Architecture for Knowledge Managment
Anna University, Trichy
4
Prof. P. Sivakumar
Mechanical Engg.
Heuristic for Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Dependent Rewards – Application to Blood Bank Logistics
Anna University, Trichy
5
R. Kamala Kannan
Mechanical Engg.
A Genetic Algorithm for Flow Shop Scheduling
Anna University, Chennai
6
D. Pritima
Mechanical Engg.
Computer Aidded Process Planning Using Artificial Intelligence
Velammal College of Engg & Tech, Madurai
7
M. Shanmugasundaran
Mechanical Engg.
Finite Element Analysis of Feed Driving System in CNC Machining Center
IRTT, Erode
8
Mrs. S. Sheeba Rani
EEE
VLSI-based Peripheral Controller for Performance Imrovement of RTOS
KLN College of Engineering
9
Dr. Suja
ECE
Evolving Vistas in Nano-technology – Clinically Applicable Nano-structure
Nano-tech India 2009 & ICOPNAC 2009
10
Ms. Ananthi Meena
ECE
Comparison of Ground Plane Structures in Meta-material Antenna for Wireless Communication Applications
Sri Sai Ram Engg College
Special Lectures:
Several special lectures were organized by all departments on current areas of interest in the field of engineering to improve the awareness of both students and staff.
Widely acclaimed computer security Guru Sri Ankit Fadia delivered a special guest lecture on Ethical Hacking on 17.12.09. He is involved in numerous projects pertaining to International security and computer networks in USA. His lecture was blended with live demonstrations.
Training Programmes:
The Department of Training & Placements conducted a series of training programmes for the benefit of students and staff in the course of the academic year.
Faculty Development Programme:
A special 5-Day training program was conducted by Wipro – which was popularly known as Mission 10X, in November 2009. 28 teaching staff -- 20 from our college and 8 from near-by colleges participated. The program was highly useful to the staff. Second-level follow-up program will be held for these 28 staff in April 2010 in our college.
Two-Day Faculty Development Programme was coducted for our staff by Dr. S. Selvam, Director, CUIC, Anna University, Chennai.
For the benefit of new faculty members, staff orientation programmes were conducted.
Student Training programmes:
Numerous Training Programmes was conducted for students on Quantitative Aptitude, Logical & Verbal Reasoning. These training programmes are held not only by our local resources, but also by training companies from Bangalore and Chennai.
Certificate course on Mobile Communcation:
In collabaration with BSNL, Tamilnadu Circle, Anna Univesity, CUIC, Chennai conducted a seven day certificate course in Mobile Communication in the college for the final year studnets from 30.11.09 to 06.12.09. The training comprised of 3 days' awareness programme in the form of lectures by BSNL experts, followed by two day practical exposure programme in the BSNL Lab at Madurai and two days' personalitydevelopment programme conducted by Dr.S.Selvam, Director, CUIC, Anna University, Chennai.The entire programme's financial support was borne by Anna university Chennai. A two day programme was conducted for the final year studnets in the preparation of project reports by Dr.S.Selvam, CUIC Director, Anna University, Chennai.
Placement Activities:
There were 7 recruitment campaigns, which were conducted in the course of this academic year. In the placement compaigns, not only Engineering college students but also arts and science college students had participated. Following are the details of the companies and the number of recruited candidates:
List of Companies Which Visited our Campus for Placements
S.No.
Company
No. of Participants
No. of Recruits
No. of Students Recruited from our College
1
Intwel Technologies
24
3
3
2
Hi-Tech Arai Pvt Ltd.
23
2
2
3
HCL-BPO
185
3
1
4
ZOHO Development Centre
377
4
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5
Cybernet SlashSupport
1107
137
20
6
Infosys-BPO
816
100
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7
ZOHO Development Centre
1609
140
20
List of our Students Who Got Placed in 2009-2010 through Campaigns Conducted in our College & Outside
S.No.
Name of the Student
Branch
Company Placed
1
Anand, B.
ECE
Intwel Technologies Ltd.
2
Janani Srinivasan
IT
Rever Solutions
3
Vinoth, S.
IT
Rever Solutions
4
Vignesh, S.
IT
Rever Solutions
5
Sowmya, V.
CSE
Rever Solutions
6
Balakrishnan, P.
Civil
Nehru College of Engg., Tirussur
7
Ganesan
ECE
BSNL
8
Pradeep, K.
IT
E4E
9
Harish, K.
Mech
Hi Tech Arai Pvt Ltd.
10
Arumuga Karthikeyan, M.
Mech
Hi Tech Arai Pvt Ltd.
11
Anto Virgin Jerino, X.
IT
HCL BPO
12
Raguvaran, D.
B.E.(EEE)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
13
Muthumari, M.
B.E.(EEE)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
14
Pandiya Rajan, G.
B.E.(ECE)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
15
Sharmadha, P.
B.E.(ECE)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
16
Vaidyanathan, G.
B.E.(ECE)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
17
Adline Vidhya, J.
B.E.(ECE)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
18
Jaya Priya, D.
B.E.(ECE)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
19
Brizitta, J.
B.E.(ECE)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
20
Nabhila, H.
B.E.(ECE)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
21
Praveena Devi, P.
B.E.(ECE)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
22
Niraimathi Ganesan
B.E.(CSE)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
23
Padmashani, R.
B.E.(CSE)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
24
Pothiraj, R.
B.E.(CSE)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
25
Rexana, S.
B.Tech.(IT)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
26
Ramya, R.T.
B.Tech.(IT)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
27
Vignesh, S.
B.Tech.(IT)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
28
Janani Srinivasan
B.Tech.(IT)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
29
Chitradevi, A.
B.Tech.(IT)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
30
Viduna Vinod, C.
B.E.(ECE)
Cybernet-SlashSupport
31
Vignesh, S.
B.Tech.(IT)
Sutherland Global Services
32
Janani Srinivasan
B.Tech.(IT)
Sutherland Global Services
33
Chitradevi, A.
B.Tech.(IT)
Sutherland Global Services
34
Niraimathi Ganesan
B.E.(CSE)
L-Cube Innovative Solutions
35
Sowmya, V.
B.E.(CSE)
L-Cube Innovative Solutions
36
Vignesh, S.
B.Tech.(IT)
L-Cube Innovative Solutions
37
Vinoth, S.
B.Tech.(IT)
L-Cube Innovative Solutions
38
Infanty Rajan, R.
B.Tech.(IT)
L-Cube Innovative Solutions
39
Vignesh, S.
B.Tech.(IT)
HCL-BPO
40
Janani Srinivasan
B.Tech.(IT)
HCL-BPO
41
Sowmya, V.
B.E.(CSE)
HCL-BPO
42
Nirmal Kumar, S.
B.E.(Civil)
NSK Infrastucture Pvt Ltd., Tiruchy
43
Karthiga, M.D.
B.E.(CSE)
CTS
44
Chitradevi, A.
B.Tech.(IT)
ZOHO Development Centre
45
Shanmugapriya, S.
B.Tech.(IT)
ZOHO Development Centre
46
Dhinakar, C.
B.Tech.(IT)
ZOHO Development Centre
47
Sangeetha Bajaj, D.
B.E.(ECE)
ZOHO Development Centre
48
Sureshkumar, M.
B.E.(ECE)
ZOHO Development Centre
49
Ravindra Kumar, CH
B.E.(ECE)
ZOHO Development Centre
50
Sowmya, V.
B.E.(CSE)
ZOHO Development Centre
51
Padmashani, R.
B.E.(CSE)
ZOHO Development Centre
52
Karthigai Selvi, M.
B.E.(CSE)
ZOHO Development Centre
53
Priyadharshini, K.
B.E.(CSE)
ZOHO Development Centre
54
Deepthi Koshy
B.E.(ECE)
ZOHO Development Centre
55
Dhivya, S.
B.E.(CSE)
ZOHO Development Centre
56
Manikandan, S.
B.E.(ECE)
ZOHO Development Centre
57
Muthumari, M.
B.E.(EEE)
ZOHO Development Centre
58
Sri Deepika, N.K.
B.E.(CSE)
ZOHO Development Centre
59
Geethaa, S.
B.E.(ECE)
ZOHO Development Centre
60
Ramya, R.T.
B.Tech.(IT)
ZOHO Development Centre
61
Kiruthika, M.
B.Tech.(IT)
ZOHO Development Centre
62
Philip M. Issac
B.E.(ECE)
ZOHO Development Centre
63
Umesh, M.
B.E.(EEE)
ZOHO Development Centre
Extra-curricular Activities:
NSS Unit-I was started in the last year. A special camp was conducted in the near-by village for a duration of one week. During the days of the NSS camp, students participated in all social welfare activities, with full vigour and interest. In addition to the above, trees were planted in the Arasanoor village. Frequently, students visit near-by schools in the area and teach the children about reading habits,cleanliness etc. NSS Special Camp was organized in Poovanthi Village from 21.03.10 to 27.03.10 to benefit the rural folk.
Under the aegis of Youth Red Cross, 3 Blood Donation Camps were conducted. In addition to these programmes, AIDS Awareness Campaigns were conducted through Red Ribbon Club, Special programmes were conducted under the auspices of Rotaract Club of our college.
Sports & Games:
State level inter-school football tournament was organised in Dec 2009 . About 16 schools participated. The winner of the tournament was Subbiah Ambalam Matriculation School, Karaikudi, and the runner-up was Don Bosco School, Madurai.
State Level Engineering college Football Tournament was conducted in the month of February 2010. The winner of the tournament was Mariam College of Engineering, Trivancore, and the runner-up was Shanmugam College of Engineering, Pudukottai.
To spread the awreness about Global Warming, a Marathon Race was organized for students, men, women, and physically challenged people of different age groups. Each of the participants was given a T shirt each and a certificate of participation.
Following students from our college represented Anna University Inter Zone combined team:
- S.Balakumaran, Final Year CSE -- Cricket
- D.Suman, Final Year Mechanical Engineering -- Football
- M.Muthuvalivittan, Final Year Civil Engineering – Kabadi
- D.Raguvaran, Final Year EEE -- Volley Ball
Our College Cricketer P.SureshKumar, Second Year EEE, received the Best Bowler Award in Deepak Memorial Cup Tournament.
The weblog of our college has been highly active throughout the year and is a source of information and knowledge to both the students and staff.
International Women's Day was celebrated around the world on 8 March 2010. It is a day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women. Woman or in plural women...can be considered as the centre part of this world or core of the earth, she is life and adorned with the gift of bringing forth the life... every man is surrounded with women in various forms as mothers, grand others, sisters, wives, daughters, friends, colleagues, every quality of women and their elegance. They are charming, loving and at moments very scaring like all the qualities of this earth or nature in large. Besides, woman is power. We were successful to make women believe that they were weak and fragile. But woman is the queen of her house and rules the household from behind the curtains.
After a successful celebration of this special day for women, that is the woman's day, it is apt if one could pass across a message that has to be put up or rather an appeal. Please realise the biggest challenge that is facing the very existence of the human race on this planet. Become aware of the climate change and global warming. With our own deeds and efforts we have torn apart this beautiful planet and are now facing the consequences as we did to women.
The plea to all women is educate your men...try and find our little things that are threatening the planet. It can be anything like how much water you are wasting while washing the clothes or dishes or running the refrigerator when it's almost empty.
My appeal to women on this day is ... help our mother earth...educate your children on climate change and bang the ears of your husbands and fathers when they involve themselves in eco-dangerous activities...if woman is centre of everything...she can save this entire world... i strongly believe this world will be saved because of the slender and nimble fingers of you all women.
I salute you all women...
(A reflection on an e-mail from my friend who is working with The New Indian Express)
“I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.” says Louisa May Alcott. When your “life storms” come, do you duck for cover or, like Louisa May Alcott, are you able to face them fearlessly, secure in your ability to “sail your ship”? Learning how to properly respond to life’s events can make the difference between a life full of aggravation and turmoil and a life filled with inspiration.
A book, "In Simply an Inspired Life (SAIL), authors Mary Anne Radmacher and Jonathan Lockwood Huie explore letting go of fear and learning how to navigate our own lives. The truth of the matter is that the more we like ourselves, the fewer expectations we have, the more consciously we make choices—in everyday matters large and small—the more inspired our lives can be. Mary Anne says this about the book - "SAIL is a great reminder for students of life who need uplifting. It is a clarifying instrument for people who are struggling with failed expectations and consistent disappointments in their lives. Jonathan and I bring our two voices and differing life experiences to the 'compass point' of this book. Our two voices bring an interesting perspective to the Eight Points which we identify and explore in living simply an inspired life."
If you’ve ever felt like lost at sea - dark, deep, salty and no life boats, Simply an Inspired Life is a book that will provide you with navigational tools and insights to help you find smooth sailing despite any type of waters.
Excerpted from Simply an Inspired Life by Mary Anne Radmacher & Jonathan Lockwood Huie
What does an Inspired Life look like?
You are living an Inspired Life when you are consistently joyful, compassionate, loving, and thankful to be exactly who you are, regardless of external events and circumstances. You no longer suffer from blame, disappointment, and worry. You appreciate the distinction between events and your feelings about those events, and you are consistently able to choose a joyful interpretation of events.
If I’m living an Inspired Life, can I still break a leg? Unfortunately, yes. An Inspired Life is about choosing your response to physical events rather than about changing those events.
Have you heard the ancient story of the blind men and the elephant? One man touched the elephant’s leg and concluded that the leg was the elephant. One touched the trunk and concluded that the trunk was the elephant. One touched the tail, and concluded that the tail was the elephant. Others touched other parts, and each concluded that the part he touched was the elephant.
Each blind man touched the part of the elephant that was nearest to him and assumed that he had learned the nature of the elephant.
Like the blind men, we touch some part of life and assume it to be the entire nature of life. We look at life from the perspective of our heritage, our community, and our experience and we assume we fully appreciate all of life.
We invite you to challenge your perspectives and your belief systems—whatever they are. We should not create a little crack in your assumptions and expectations of life, allowing light to shine through.
It looks like a lunar Lander, but what’s really out of this world about venture eclectic tribrid is that-for short distances, at least-it can be powered entirely by wind and sun. Thanks to its onboard wind turbine, a mere breeze can juice the car’s battery enough to provide 14 kilometers of driving. You get five to six more kilometers from solar panels on the roof(to go farther than the grocery store, you need the car’s plug-in battery).Without sides, the venturi is not the safest, although its designers say it’s intended more for errand running than for highway driving. In 2007, the company sold 200 early versions of the car for $33,000 each; more mainstream models were unveiled in October. Whether or not this particular car catches on, the hope is that its innovative technology will.
VENTURI ECLECTIC
VENTURI ECLECTIC
AS A THRILL RIDE
As cars become smaller and sleeker with our changing energy needs, the experience of driving is likely to morph too. Enter the ventureone, from a us manufacture and a Dutch engineering firm. It’s one of half a dozen three-wheel concept cars being developed that combine the fuel savings of hybrid with the excitement of riding something like motorcycle. In this case, the car is the same height and length as a mini cooper, but the car’s pilot-er.driver-is enclosed in the single front seat by a glass canopy.(another passenger can sit in the single backseat.)And on a quick turn--yee-ha!-the vehicle tilts to one side. The cars are priced at about $25,000 and go on sale in early 2010.
AS THE NEW BUG
When the Rs1lakh(or nearabout) Nano debuted at the New Delhi car show last januvary,it was heralded as “transformational”, That’s because the four door,three-metre-long sub-subcompact from tatamotors puts driving within reach of an entirely new segment of the worlds population-India’s millions of motorbike and scooter rides. Other Asian markets are next, but experts say that the prospect of the whole third world on four wheels could have outsize negatives(think global gridlock and massive co2 emissions).Not that developed countries have much right to complain about anyone else’s fuel consumption: California currently burns more petrol than all of India.
AS GOOD, CLEAN FUN
You know you’d feel smart driving an emission-free car. But the tesla roadster_an all-electric sports car—is proving that losing a tailpipe can be stylish too. The two seater, which looks (and costs) more like a Porsche than a prius, not only accelerates from zero to 100 in four seconds but gets more than 320 kilometers per charge. And it’s powered entirely by its lithium-ion battery, unlike hybrids, which have two separate systems: an electric motor and a petrol engine. The downside? meeting demand. though the company has taken orders for more than 10000 of the six-figure vehicles, it has delivered only 30;the plan is to roll out close to 2000 this year.
39 years after the first ODI in 1971,
2962 matches into the 50-over format,
Sachin Tendulkar, aged 36 years & 10 months,
after 20 years in international cricket and
playing his 442nd game, goes where no batsman has gone before - 200 not out [25 x 4s, 3 x 6s]
Tendulkar: I'd like to dedicate this double century to the people of India for standing behind me for the last 20 years, come what may
I had always felt the dearth of Guidance as what book to read. Most of the books I had read in my early days were always based on some positive feedback from my friends. I have always realised choosing a right book is such a masterly work, and if you miss one good book it is just like you missing a good friend at that time.
Good books are like good friends. They give a lasting comfort, good dimension of thought, poetic way of thoughts and lot of very very good things... just like very good friends.
I came across a list of books that are of Self - Motivation genre - Philosophical or Philanthropic(al) you can say.. but these are list of very good Books. All demand a possession for life time. Even few of them can give you drastic changes to the way you look at yourself, your life, others and other's Life.
List of very Good Books: Make your picks....
• Greatest Miracle in the World by Og Mandino
• How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
• Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill
• The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
• Unlimited Power by Anthony Robbins
• E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
• Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
• One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard
• Influence: Science and Practice by Robert B. Cialdini
• The Dream Giver by Bruce Wilkinson
• Financial Peace by Dave Ramsey
• See You at the Top by Zig Ziglar
• The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck
• The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
• In My Own Words by Mother Teresa
• No Greater Love by Mother Teresa
• A Simple Path by Mother Teresa
• First Things First by Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill,
and Rebecca R. Merrill
• Copy This! by Paul Orfalea and Ann Marsh
• Built to Last by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras
• The Spell Binder’s Gift by Og Mandino
• Key to Yourself by Venice Bloodworth
• Sam Walton: Made in America by Sam Walton
and John Huey
• You and Your Network by Fred Smith
•Wake Up and Live by Dorothea Brande
• How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler
and Charles Van Doren
• Coming Out of the Ice by Victor Herman
• The Bible
• The Lessons of History by Will Durant and Ariel Durant
• Developing the Leader within You by John C. Maxwell
• Developing the Leaders around You by John C. Maxwell
• Guerrilla Marketing by Jay Conrad Levinson
• Principle Centered Leadership by Stephen R. Covey
•Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families by Stephen R. Covey
and Sandra Merrill Covey
• The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley
and William D. Danko
• The Wealthy Barber by David Chilton
• Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by John Gray
• The Rainmaker by John Grisham
• Out of the Crisis by W. Edwards Deming
• Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
and Kenneth H. Blanchard
• The Thinker’s Way by John Chaffee
• The Selling Bible by John F. Lawhon
• Don’t Fire Them, Fire Them Up by Frank Pacetta
• The Firm by John Grisham
• The Chamber by John Grisham
• Billy Bathgate by E. L. Doctorow
• The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning
• A New Pair of Glasses by Chuck C.
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by
Benjamin Franklin
• When Life is a Barbed Wire Fence by Greg Winston
• God Owns My Business by Stanley Tam
• Jack: Straight from the Gut by Jack Welch
and John A. Byrne
• The McKinsey Way by Ethan M. Rasiel
• Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
• Be Happy You Are Loved by Robert H. Schuller
• A Tale of Three Kings by Gene Edwards
• In the Heart of the World by Mother Teresa
• An Encounter with a Prophet by Clyde A. Lewis
• Small Miracles by Yitta Halberstam
• The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans
• Living Faith by Jimmy Carter
• The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
• The Deming Management Method by Mary Walton
• Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter
• The Performance Edge by Robert K. Cooper
• Corporate Lifecycles by Ichak Adizes
• How to Make Luck by Marc Myers
• The Change by Robert Grupe
•Trump: Surviving at the Top by Donald J. Trump
• A Passion to Win by Sumner Redstone and Peter Knobler
• The Millionaire Mind by Thomas J. Stanley
• Pushing the Envelope by Harvey Mackay
• The CEO Chronicles by Glenn Rifkin and Douglas Matthews
• Business Dad by Tom Hirschfeld and Julie Hirschfeld
• Prescription for Success by Anne Morgan
• Making a Habit of Success by Mack R. Douglas
• Business at the Speed of Thought by Bill Gates
• Zig Ziglar’s Secrets of Closing the Sale by Zig Ziglar
• Prospecting Your Way to Sales Success by Bill Good
• Leap of Strength by Walt Sutton
• How to Have Power and Confidence in Dealing with People
by Les Giblin
• The Keys to Empowerment by Ken Blanchard, John P. Carlos,
and Alan Randolph
• Leadership by the Book by Ken Blanchard, Bill Hybels,
and Phil Hodges
• Whale Done! by Ken Blanchard, Thad Lacinak,
Chuck Tompkins, and Jim Ballard
• Bill Gates Speaks by Janet Lowe
• Living the 7 Habits by Stephen R. Covey
• On Becoming Baby Wise by Gary Ezzo and Robert Bucknam
• Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
• University of Success by Og Mandino
• God is Not in the Thesaurus by Bo Don Cox
• I Dare You! by William H. Danforth
•Turning Hurts Into Halos by Robert H. Schuller
• The One Minute Father by Spencer Johnson
• Hope from My Heart by Rich DeVos
• More Than Enough by Dave Ramsey
• Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher and William Ury
• It’s Not about the Bike by Lance Armstrong
and Sally Jenkins
• Kiss Theory Good Bye by Bob Prosen
•Tough Times Never Last, but Tough People Do! by
Robert H. Schuller
• 101 Reasons to Own the World’s Greatest Investment by
Robert P. Miles
• More Than a Pink Cadillac by Jim Underwood
• The Secrets Men Keep by Stephen Arterburn
• The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle by Jim Rohn
• Gung Ho! by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles
• George Burns: In His Own Words by Herb Fagen
and George Burns
• City Kid by Mary MacCracken
•Tex by S.E. Hinton
• An Uphill Climb by Dave Sargent
• The 3 Keys to Empowerment by Kenneth Blanchard,
John Carlos, and Alan Randolph
• Freedom from Fear: Overcoming Worry and Anxiety by
Neil T. Anderson and Rich Miller
• Vernon Can Read! by Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.
and Annette Gordon-Reed
• Big Bucks! by Kenneth Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles
• When God Winks at You by Squire Rushnell
• The Prayer of Jabez by Bruce Wilkinson
• Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald’s by Ray Kroc
