Prepare yourself for success

By being in the right place at the right time, you can dramatically increase your chances for success in any endeavor. Just like in a race or game of chess, you must position yourself to make the right move."

There are many times in our lives when the path ahead is unclear or when we're not quite sure of which direction we should choose. Often, merely the process of preparation the activity itself will provide clarity and certainty to our plans. Following are some points to enhance your preparedness:

Health & Vitality: You can't get-up-and-go if you don't have a reserve of energy and god health. You know what to do eat right, get adequate rest, and take good care of your body.

Education & Skills: What you know and what you can do in terms of skills is a big part of your positioning. It will not only increase your preparation quotient, but will also keep you feeling stimulated even young.

Contacts: The people you know and the relationship you've developed over the years can be a virtual gold mine to you. It's imperative you cultivate and build your associations in order to obtain help and round up talent for your projects.

Self-Image and Self-Esteem: How you feel about yourself comes across to others. There is no status quo. We either build or tear down our self-esteem. Integrity is the essence of everything successful.

Finances and Credit: Most opportunities involve an investment of money as well as time and energy. Having money in the bank can go a long way in your favor. Pay off those debts and create some savings.

Attitude: People with good attitudes not only attract opportunity but also the people who can help them.

It's not easy, but remembers, as Coach Bear Bryant said, "Is not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference."

Life is Beautiful

Enjoy It!

Internet in rural India

The Asia Paific region had 484 million users (Sept 2009), which represents a 22% growth from the year-ago period. India had 35.8 million Internet users (excluding visits from net cafes and handhelds), up 17% year-on-year while China registered a 31% growth during the period and now has 220 million Internet users. Although most of the Internet users in India are familiar with more than one language, it is only that users in smaller cities are avid users of applications and services offered in local language. One of the primary reasons of low levels of adoption in rural India is due to

1. Large percentage of people in rural India are not familiar to English. There are 22 constitutionally approved languages spoken in India and over 1600 regional dialects. Out of the total literate population in India, 37% are English literate in urban areas and 17% in rural. The remaining (i.e. 63% in urban areas and 83% in rural) are not familiar with English.
2. Lack of localization.

China, Japan and Korea are the most matured markets in terms of localisation. These countries have been very active in their efforts towards standardized localisation. The result of this is that most of the software is already localized in these languages and now these countries are moving towards localizing cutting edge technology applications such as OCR and Text to Speech.

There has also been a good penetration of internet in South America that include countries like Peru, Central Amazon and Andean regions.

An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

'The Story of My Experiments with Truth' an autobiography by Mahatma Gandhi would be a challenging read for readers not familiar with the Indian history. Moreover, readers who want to read about life of Gandhi will also find this book incomplete since it was published in 1927 and he continued to live for over two decades after that. Most of his more important work was done after 1927. Nonetheless, this is a good insight into Gandhi, the man rather than Gandhi, the public figure.

The book gives you a greater insight into the life passage of a greatest man of the century. Gandhi has written in an uninhibited style and flavour. He has never shyed away from letting the user know his entire life history describing each and every minute happenings in his life. A great read for anyone!

Books on Criminology

A crime is an act that violates the basic values and beliefs of society. Those values and beliefs are manifested as laws that society agrees upon. Criminology is the study of the nature, causes, extent and control of criminal behavior in society. The term "criminology" was coined in 1885 by Italian law professor Raffaele Garofalo as criminologia. In the mid-18th century, criminology arose as social philosophers gave thought to crime and concepts of law. Over time, several schools of thought have developed namely Classical, Positivst, Italian and many more. Theoretical perspectives used in criminology include psychoanalysis, functionalism, interactionism, Marxism, econometrics, systems theory, postmodernism, etc. Areas of study in Criminology include Criminal Behavior, Domestic Violence, Crime Prevention, Juvenile Delinquency and many more. Comparative criminology is the study of the social phenomenon of crime across cultures, to identify differences and similarities in crime patterns. Some good books on Criminology include The Oxford Handbook of Criminology. It is the most comprehensive and authoritative single volume text on the subject.

We don't always see what we think we see.

If your brain works normally this is neat. This is another example of an amazing illusion!!! The last sentence is so true.

If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot, the dots will remain only one color, pink.

However if you stare at the black " +" in the centre, the moving dot turns to green.
Now, concentrate on the black " + " in the centre of the picture. After a short period, all the pink dots will slowly disappear, and you will only see only a single green dot rotating.
It's amazing how our brain works. There really is no green dot , and the pink ones really don't disappear. This should be proof enough, we don't always see what we think we see.