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Vision

"In order to be realist you must believe in miracles."

- Dacid Ben-Gurion

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World No Tobacco Day

World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. The member states of the World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day in 1987. It draws global attention to the tobacco epidemic and to the preventable death and disease it causes. It aims to reduce the 3.5 million yearly deaths from tobacco related health problems.

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Vision

"Create your future from your future, not your past."

- Werner Erhard

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V. Ravichandran

V. Ravichandran is an actor, director, producer, music director, and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He is the son of the highly successful producer, the late N.Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravichandran continues to run his father's production house, Eswari Productions. He is popularly known as "Crazy Star" Ravichandran, a title fans have prefixed to his name.

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Vision

"Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground."

- Teodore Roosevelt

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John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, John Kennedy or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. He served from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Major events during his presidency include the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Space Race, the American Civil Rights Movement and early events of the Vietnam War.
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Leadership

"People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives."

- Teodore Roosevelt

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Dr Joseph Guillotine

Designed by Dr Joseph Guillotine, a man described as kindly and who wanted to make execution more humane, the guillotine quickly became a symbol of tyranny during the French Revolution.

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Leadership

"The future belongs to people who see possibilites before they become obvious."

- Ted Levitt

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Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie, the son of a handloom weaver, was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, on 25th November, 1835. The family had a long radical tradition and his father, William Carnegie, was an active Chartist. His material grandfather, Thomas Morrison, had worked with William Cobbett during his campaign for social reform.

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Man's Search for Meaning

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Vision

"Looking up gives light, although at first it makes you dizzy."

- Mevlana Rumi

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Rash Behari Bose

He was involved in revolutionary activities early in his life and was implicated in the Alipore bomb case (1908). After being released from jail, he went to Dehradun and worked there as a head clerk at the Forest Research Institute. At Dehradun, he secretly got involved with the revolutionaries of Bengal, the United Provinces(currently U.P.) and the Punjab. His involvement in many revolutionary activities aroused the suspicion of the government and ultimately he was obliged to leave the country. He was hunted by the colonial police due to his active participation in the failed bomb throwing attempt directed at the Governor General and Viceroy Lord Charles Hardinge in Delhi (the bomb was actually thrown by Basanta Kumar Biswas, his disciple). He returned to Dehradun by the night train and joined the office the next day as though nothing had happened. Further, he organised a meeting of loyal citizens of Dehradun to condemn the dastardly attack on the Viceroy. Who on earth could imagine that he was the same person who had masterminded and executed the most outstanding revolutionary action. Lord Hardinge in his My Indian Years had described the whole incident in an interesting way. He had also planned a unsuccessful pan India revolution in February 1915. Trusted and tried Ghadrites were sent to some cantonments to infiltrate into the army. The idea was since the war had already started in Europe most of the soldiers had gone out of the country and rest could be easily won over. The revolution failed and most of the revolutionaries were arrested. But he managed to escape British intelligence and reached Japan in 1915.

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Vision

"Where you come from is not nearly as important as where you are going."

- Unkonwn

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Victoria of the United Kingdom

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 May 1876, until her death on 22 January 1901. Her reign lasted sixty-three years and seven months, longer than that of any other British monarch to date. In general, the period centered on her reign is known as the Victorian era in many social sciences and the vernacular, though the exact 'dates' of what that (or any such historical period names) encompasses are normally a matter of mild debate.

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Vision

"To the person who does not know where he wants to go there is no favourable wind."

- Seneca

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Money Order

If someone needs to pay for something via US Mail and does not want to write a personal check, what does he do? He buys a money order! This method of paying bills is still popular today, and many people prefer a money order to a personal check.

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Mind

"Rule your mind or it will rule you."

- Horace

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Ram Mohan Roy

Ram Mohan Roy, also written as Rammohun Roy, or Raja Ram Mohun Roy (Bangla: রাজা রামমোহন রায়, Raja Rammohon Rae), (May 22, 1772 – September 27, 1833) was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj, one of the first Indian socio-religious reform movements. His remarkable influence was apparent in the fields of politics, public administration and education as well as religion. He is most known for his efforts to abolish the practice of sati, a Hindu funeral custom in which the widow sacrifices herself on her husband’s funeral pyre.

In 1828, prior to his departure to England, Rammohan founded, with Dwarkanath Tagore, the Brahmo Samaj, which came to be an important spiritual and reformist religious movement that has given birth to a number of stalwarts of the Bengali social and intellectual reforms. For these contributions to society, Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as one of the most important figures in the Bengal Renaissance.

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Innovation

"Innovation - the heart of the knowledge economy - is fundamentally social."

- Patrick Lencioni

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Rajiv Gandhi

Rājiv Ratna Gāndhī (Devanāgarī: राजीव रत्न गान्धी, IPA: [raːdʒiːv gaːnd̪ʰiː]) (August 20, 1944 – May 21, 1991), the eldest son of Indira and Feroze Gandhi, was the 9th Prime Minister of India (and the 3rd from the Gandhi family) from his mother's death on 31 October 1984 until his resignation on December 2, 1989 following a general election defeat. Becoming the Prime Minister of India at the age of 40, he is the youngest person to date to hold that office.

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Leadership

"As a leader you're probably not doing a good job unless your employees can do a good impression of you when you're not around."

- Patrick Lencioni

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Ho Chi Minh

Hồ Chí Minh listen (help·info) (May 19, 1890 – September 2, 1969) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, who later became Prime Minister (1946–1955) and President (1955–1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
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Speech

"Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."

- Theodore Roosevelt

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H. D. Devegowda

Haradanahalli Dodde Deve Gowda (Kannada: ಎಚ್ ಡಿ ದೇವೇಗೌಡ) was the eleventh Prime Minister of the Republic of India (1996–1997 and the 14th chief minister of the state of Karnataka (1994–1996). He is widely respected and regarded for his struggle toward the cause of the farming community and is proudly hailed as son of the soil. He and his family is a big curse for Bangalore Development.

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International Economics

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Vision

"The only way to predict the future is to have the power to shape it."

- Eric Hofer

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What is a Pulsar?

A pulsar is a rapidly rotating neutron star which emits large amounts of electromagnetic radiation (light, x-rays, radio waves, etc.) and particle jets. A neutron star is what is left over when a star 4 - 8 times the mass of our sun burns up most of its fuel and explodes in a supernova. The outer layers of the star shoot outwards rapidly, while the stellar core collapses to a sphere approximately 20 km in diameter. Some neutron stars do not rotate very rapidly but those that do are known as pulsars.

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Discipline

"If we don't discipline ourselves, the eorld will do it for us."

- William Feather

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Calculus

The branch of mathematics called calculus originates from describing the basic physical properties of our universe, such as the motion of cars, planets, and molecules. Calculus approaches the paths of objects in motion as curves, or functions, and then determines the value of these functions to calculate their rate of change, area, or volume. In the 18th century, Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz simultaneously, yet separately, described calculus to help solve problems in physics. The two divisions of calculus, differential and integral, can solve problems like the velocity of a car at a certain moment in time, or the surface area of a complex object like a lampshade.

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Leadership

"If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall in the ditch."

- Jesus Christ

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Dee Hock

Dee Hock is the founder and former CEO of the VISA (credit card). He formed the US VISA organization in 1968 and VISA International in 1974, which were to become dominant players in the credit card industry. He was inducted into the Business Hall of Fame in 1991, and the Money (magazine) hall of fame in 1992. He has since become the founder and coordinating director of the Chaordic Alliance, the purpose of which is to develop, disseminate and implement new concepts of organization.
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Dreams

"So many of our dreams seem impossible, then improbable, then inevitable."

- Christopher Reeve

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Mother's Day

Mother's Day is a holiday honoring mothers, celebrated on various days in many places around the world. Mothers often receive gifts on this day.

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Nursing

"Nursing would be a dream job if there were no doctors”."

- Gerhard Kocher

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International Nurses Day (IND)

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has celebrated this day since 1965. In 1953 Dorothy Sutherland, an official with the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, had proposed that then-President Eisenhower proclaim a "Nurses Day," but he did not approve it.[1]
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Life

"A philosophy of life: I'm am adventurer, looking for treasure."

- Paulo Coelho

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Pokhran

Pokhran (also spelt Pokaran) is a city and a municipality in Jaisalmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a remote location in Thar Desert region, the test site for India's first underground nuclear weapon detonation.

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Destiny

"Destiny is not a matter of chance, but of choice. Not something to wish for, but to attain."

- William Jennings Bryan

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Santosh Yadav

Santosh Yadav is the only woman in the world to have climbed Mount Everest twice. She first climbed the peak in May 1992 and then did it again in May 1993.

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Leadership

"Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality."

- Warren Bennis

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Atomic Bomb

An atom bomb works by initiating a nuclear chain reaction, which releases a huge amount of energy relative to conventional explosives. Per unit volume, an atom bomb may be millions or billions of times more powerful than TNT. The first atomic explosion occurred on 16 July 1945 at the Alamogordo Test Range in New Mexico, during a test called Trinity. It was developed during the top secret Manhattan Project, which was directed by General Leslie R. Groves of the US Army.

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Goal

"Where there is no vision the people perish."

- Proverb 29:18

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World Red Cross Day : 8th May

It's the birthday of Henry Dunant, born in Geneva in 1828, recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize. But the anniversary took an unexpected course before being adopted by the Movement...

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Goal

"Where there is no vision the people perish."

- Proverb 29:18

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World Red Cross Day : 8th May

It's the birthday of Henry Dunant, born in Geneva in 1828, recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize. But the anniversary took an unexpected course before being adopted by the Movement...

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Goal

"Determine that the thing can and shall be done and then we shall find the way."

- Abraham Lincoln

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Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore Bengali: রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর,(7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941[γ]), also known by the sobriquet Gurudev,[δ] was a Bengali poet, Brahmo Samaj philosopher, visual artist, playwright, novelist, and composer whose works reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A cultural icon of Bengal and India, he became Asia's first Nobel laureate when he won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Future

"Create your future from your future, not your past."

- Verner Erhard

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Zail Singh

Giani Zail Singh (Punjabi: ਜ਼ੈਲ ਸਿੰਘ, May 5, 1916 - December 25, 1994) was the President of India (1982-1987), and the first Sikh to hold India's highest public office and honour.

Zail Singh's public life was long and varied - freedom fighter, state Congress leader, Chief Minister and Union Home Minister. A remarkable fighter against princedom, feudalism and foreign domination in the pre-independence days, he is also remembered for his crusade against communalism, economic disparities and social injustice in the republic. He was the President of India when the infamous Anti-sikh riots took place in New Delhi.


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Goal

"You may get delayed to reach your targets, but every step towards target is equal to victory."

- Karl Marx

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Encryption

Encryption refers to algorithmic schemes that encode plain text into non-readable form or cyphertext, providing privacy. The receiver of the encrypted text uses a "key" to decrypt the message, returning it to its original plain text form. The key is the trigger mechanism to the algorithm.

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Vision

"The paradox of the prophet: his very success is his failure. The prophet whose time has come no longer shocks; he entertains."

- Peter Drucker

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Phishing Scam

A phishing scam is an identity theft scam that arrives via email. The email appears to come from a legitimate source such as a trusted business or financial institution, and includes an urgent request for personal information usually invoking some critical need to update an account immediately. Clicking on a link provided in the email leads to an official-looking website. Personal information provided to this site, however, goes directly to the scam artist.

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Success

"Success is a matter of understanding and religiously practicing specific, simple habits that always leads to success."

- Wilferd Peterson

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Mutual Fund

A mutual fund is a group of investors operating through a fund manager to purchase a diverse portfolio of stocks or bonds. There are myriad kinds of mutual funds, each with its own goals and methodologies. Whether or not a mutual fund is a good investment is a matter of much public debate, with many claiming they are excellent for the average person, and others saying they are simply a poor way to invest.

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