NARA’S NOTEPAD
VOLUME
13
July,
2017
NUMBER
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Friday, June 30, 2017
MEMO FROM NARA
According to me hospitals are temples for most of us and doctors are our
Gods and Goddesses. We depend on them for getting relief from all kind of
simple to dreadful diseases. The only way we get rid of our diseases is the
hospitals run by the Government or private persons. The service of the doctors
in government hospitals is free whereas we have to pay for consultancy,
check-ups, tests, medicines, operation etc. in private hospitals. Only rich
people can think of such hospitals where all facilities are available.
Big cities have multi
speciality hospitals as well as speciality hospitals. Renowned doctors are being
appointed in them. Invariably such hospitals are owned by a doctor or his/her
family. On the other hand, Government hospitals are poorly maintained and they
serve the needs of poor people who cannot pay for treatments. Although each
Government spends huge sums of money for upgrading such hospitals with modern
equipments and clinical laboratories, the upkeep and maintenance is not up to
the mark. So the upper class people do not prefer to visit them. Therefore the
VIPs and the rich, even many middle class people prefer private hospitals for
better (?) treatments.
Why the Government
hospitals are so poorly maintained in spite of the allotment of sufficient
funds by the Governments? Is it because of the lethargic management or the
corrupt officials and doctors who do not have an aptitude to develop these
hospitals? There may be many more reasons. Still the improvement is very slow although
we do find very little change over time.
Private hospitals charge
heavily from patients who are expected to pay in advance for every type of
treatments. Tests of all kinds, treatments of all sorts extending from
medication to surgery, accommodation (air-conditioned with all facilities) food
etc. cost a lot for every patient. With all these the percentage of success in
treatment depends on the fate of the patient - some people think. Diseases are the enemies of
human beings. In addition to diseases, many other incidents make man
non-functional. So we have to have hospitals to treat us whenever needed. As we
all are human beings – rich or poor – need the help of doctors who run the
hospitals.
Insurance helps to some
extent the hospital expenses. But there are millions of people who do not have
life-insurance. They suffer a lot because of want of money. All these things
are visible once we visit a public or private multi speciality hospital. If we are in good health,
there is no need to be hospitalized, but is it possible to be healthy all the
time? Accidents occur every time. We may be the victims of such accidents.
Soldiers fighting in borders get bullet injuries, and occasional bomb blasts,
road accidents, earthquakes, cyclones, floods cause physical injuries that need
treatments in hospitals. So multi speciality hospitals are necessary in each
and every part of our country to take care of us.
As the days go by we may
have to have more multi speciality hospitals because of new kinds of more
dangerous diseases. Our future generations also have to depend on hospitals
more than us.
SOMETHING YOU MAY NOT KNOW
1. Coca-Cola was originally green.
2. The most common name in the world is
Mohammed.
3. The name of all the continents ends
with the same letter that they start with.
4. The strongest muscle in the body is
the tongue.
5. There are two credit cards for every
person in the United States.
6. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that
can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
7. Women blink nearly twice as much as
men!
8. You can't kill yourself by holding
your breath..
9. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
10. People say 'Bless you' when you
sneeze because when you Sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
11. It is physically impossible for
pigs to look up into the sky.
12. The 'sixth sick sheik's sixth
sheep's sick' is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English
language.
13. Each
king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from History. 'Spades' -
King David; 'Clubs' - Alexander the Great; ' Hearts' - Charlemagne; 'Diamonds'
- Julius Caesar.
OCTOBOT
The Octobot, less than three inches wide is the world’s first completely
soft, autonomous, and untethered robot. It is free of wires, batteries, and any
hard material – like its namesake, the octopus, which has no internal skeleton.
Robert Wood and Jennifer Lewis, the engineering professors of
Harvard University tried more than 300 designs before they came up with one
that worked. Soft robots provide a safer solution. “If they run into something
it’d be like bumping into a basket ball. It won’t hurt you.
The internal circuit triggers chemical reactions, turning into liquid hydrogen
peroxide fuel into a gas, which inflates the robot’s limbs and allows them to
move. The whole assembly is created from silicone using a 3-D printer.
Soft robots could be made from biocompatible and bio degradable
materials and might even be formed into capsules to be swallowed for more
effective and less invasive endoscopies.
TO QUOTE
Comparison is the thief of joy. – Theodore
Roosevelt
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what
you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you
only hoped for. – Epicurus
I believe in evidence. I believe in
observation, measurement and reasoning confirmed by independent observers. I’ll
believe anything, no matter how wild and ridiculous, if there is evidence for
it. –
Isaac Asimov
LIFE
Every individual professional or non professional including
politicians is experimenting his/her ideas (hypotheses). The results of these
experiments may be positive or negative. Positive results are pursued and
negative results are rejected. That is called LIFE.
Every individual professional or non professional including
politicians is experimenting his/her ideas (hypotheses). The results of these
experiments may be positive or negative. Positive results are pursued and
negative results are rejected. That is called LIFE.
JUST TO LAUGH
An American tourist in London wanders around, seeing the sights and occasionally
stopping at some small pub to have a pint of beer. After a while, he finds
himself in a very nice neighbourhood with stately residences. No pubs, no
restaurants, and worst of all no public restrooms. However, he really has to pee, after all
those pints of beer. He finds a narrow side street, with high walls surrounding
the adjacent buildings and decides to use the wall to solve his problem.
He is tapped on the
shoulder by a London Bobby, who says, "Sir, you simply cannot do that
here."
"I'm very sorry,
officer," replies the American, "but I really have to pee, and I just
can't find a public restroom."
"Just follow
me" says the Bobby. Then he leads the American to a back delivery alley to
a gate, which he opens. "In there," points the Bobby, "whiz away
sir, anywhere you like."
The fellow enters and
finds himself in the most beautiful
garden he has ever seen. Manicured grass lawns, big fountains, sculptured
hedges, and huge beds of flowers.
He relieves himself
immediately. As he goes back through the gate, he says to the Bobby "That
was really nice of you. Is that what you call English hospitality? "
LINES I LIKED...
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It is the
power of mind, which makes some people wise and some people otherwise.
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It is the
things we share that remind us we’re not alone.
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It is through
the body that sins are committed or good deeds are performed.
Inspire the world to think different!
Meet you next month –August, 2017
Professor A. Narayanan, Ph. D., FISPP
E-mail: arumugakannu@gmail.com
Ph : 0422 4393017 Mobile : 098422 42301
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017
MEMO FROM NARA
Presidents...every
country in the world has one of them. They are either elected or appointed
according to the country’s constitution. It is a prestigious post. Mostly
politicians are preferred to head the country as President because they only
know the trade of the trick. They have enormous power but those are subjected
to some kind of checks. Any one - male or female can become President of a
country depending on his/her social contributions and popularity among the
people. In a democracy, the post of President is only for a limited period
whereas in a non-democratic country it is for life-long. The President, a
supreme VVIP is considered to be the ceremonial person who gives away hundreds
of awards to the reputed citizens every year.
Presidents are consulted
for every rule/law/order the parliament passes. If the President approves it,
then it becomes the law of the land. Presidents are allowed to bring in
ordinances at any time if need arises, but they are only for a short period of
time, then they have to be approved by the elected members of the Parliament.
Thus the President’s power is subjected to a sort of control.
In every democracy,
there is a President who is supreme for the country and under his control there
are Governors for the States. Governors are generally appointed by the
President in consultation with the party in power in the concerned State.
Usually no young person is appointed in this post. Some Governors are docile
and some are troublesome to the ruling state governments. These Governors are
supposed to send reports to the President about the state governments
periodically. Invariably Governors do not interfere with the activities of the
state governments. The President and his Governors live lavishly in huge
Palaces in the capital cities with big offices, advisors and thousands of
subordinates. Also they will have security persons to take care of them. These
forces are special in many ways. Wherever the President or Governors go the
security forces accompany them. These forces will have special colourful
costumes. One can see them in action at the Republic Day celebrations every
year.
In fact, every
organization has leaders called President or they are called in some other
names. Generally they will have good experience in their specialized field.
However, they do not have the same status as the President or Governor of a
country. They are paid huge salary and provided all the facility a human being
required. Honorary Presidents are also found in certain organizations. I was in
fact the President of a National Scientific Society called Indian Society of
Plant Physiology for a period of two years. Then I was the Vice-President of
the same Society for another two years. Of course it was purely honorary! No
pay! I considered it as a honour rather than hard work that was being carried
out by the General Secretary of the Society.
So Presidents are of
different types, depending on the kind of organization they head. If you are
fortunate, you’ll reach this top-class post for a specified term. I think
Governors do not have a term. They can stay on as long as they live or removed
by another party in power. Fortunate people indeed! As Chancellors of
Universities Governors have important roles to select Vice-Chancellors – the
administrative heads of the varsities and also participate in the convocation ceremonies. What a job! Safe and secured! I envy
them as most of you do!
TRUTH
A mind that seeks truth is better than a mind that is
filled with delusion. No matter if the truth is pleasant or painful; the truth
– in the long run – is what sets us free from ignorance. Many people ignore
fact and evidence that go against their assumptions, prejudices, and desires.
They aren’t willing to admit when they are wrong. And they cling to a world
view that isn’t congruent with the reality around them because they aren’t
ready to accept it yet.
PROCRASTINATION SOLUTIONS
Overwhelmed - For that overwhelmed feeling, remember to line
your tasks and projects up one by one. Once your tasks and projects are lined
up in a sequential order that makes sense given your deadlines, break them down
into logical steps. Next, identify the first step: an instant start-up task. An
instant start up task is something that will only take you 3-5 minutes. Once
you dive into a small 3-5 minutes task, you will become so engaged that moving
through the next, longer two and sometime three steps is child's play.
Resistance
to Authority - Getting even
with a manager by turning in work later than requested or expected never works.
It sabotages you! Face it - no one likes being told what to do because as
freedom seeking beings we value our autonomy. A pretty normal human reaction to
authority is to rebel much like the child in school who resists what parents,
teachers and principals tell them to do.As an adult in the workplace we can see
this resistance to authority as it is: childish. Exercise your autonomy: Make a
conscious choice to do the work, finish on time and produce excellent quality.
This will earn respect.
Victim
Syndrome - Victimhood will
never be a productive state to work in. Thinking you are a victim slows your
mental acuity and destroys your decision making ability. To eliminate
victimhood, use the technique that works for resistance to authority. Say to
yourself, "I choose to do this!" Watch the difference it makes in
your energy level, your attitude, and your resolve to finish.
Perfectionism - Those who have the mindset that every single
phrase, word, and formatting decision must be perfect are often frozen into
procrastination by their perfectionism. They resist starting because trying to
make every single detail perfect gives them burnout. Accept the fact that you
are human and will make errors and misjudgements. These can be fixed when they
are pointed out. Remember that those who aim for excellence produce exceptional
work while those who aim for absolute perfection become neurotic. - Karla
Brandau,
CHALLENGE THE FUTURE EVENTS
1. The future is not
fixed. Until you experience it, the future remains as an array of possibilities
with a "most likely" scenario based on what holds the greatest
energy.
2. Viewing the future
can change the outcome. Even a 100% accurate view of the most likely scenario
will trigger questions about whether you want that scenario to manifest, and
that change can influence the outcome. This can give the illusion of inaccuracy
in the original prediction.
3. Inner impressions
come into your awareness through your imagination. However, a fertile
imagination can create images on its own, almost for pure entertainment. True
impressions of a future event arrive while you are in a meditative state, or
sometimes while performing a monotonous task such as driving at a constant
speed. They don't fire up with the great energy of a dramatic imagination. They
slip in quietly and have to be examined and unravelled to see what each
impression contains.
4. When you first start
scanning the future, your predictions will be less accurate than they will
become later, after constant practice.
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