most MEMORABLE day of my LIFE

4-5-6 august,07 are the most memorable day of my life.......

why...... becoz I got news of my selection this day in a company.

i asked GOD ...

I asked God to take away my pain.
God said, no.
It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, no.
His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary.

I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, no.
Patience is a by-product of tribulations; it isn’t granted, it is earned.

I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, no.
I give you blessings, happiness is up to you.

I asked God to spare the pain.
God said, no.
Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me.

I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, no.
You must grow on your own, but I will prune you to make you fruitful.

I asked for all things so that I might enjoy life.
God said, no.
I will give you life so that you may enjoy all things.

I asked God to help me LOVE others as much as He loves me.
God said…. Ahhh, at last you have the idea.

(Author Unknown)

summer of 69

I got my first real six-string
Bought it at the five-and-dime
Played 'til my fingers bled
It was summer of '69
Me and some guys from school
Had a Band and we tried real hard
Jimmy quit and Jody got married
I shualda known we'd never get far
Oh when I lock back now
That was seemes to last forever
And if I had the choiceYa - I'd always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life

(Chorus) Back in Summer of '69

Ain't no use in complainin'
When you got a job to do
Spent my evenin's down at the drive in
And that's when I met you
Standin on a mama's porch
You told me that you'd wait forever
Oh and when you held my hand
I knew that it was no or never
Those were the best days of my life

(Chorus) Back in Summer of '69

Man we were killin' time
We were young and restless
We needed to unwindI guess nothin' can last forever, no
And now the times are changin'
Look at everything that's come and gone
Somethimes when I play that old six-string
I think about ya wonder what went wrong
Standin' on a mama's porch
You told me it would last forever
Oh the way you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life

(Chorus) Back in summer of '69

"TODAY"

Today before you think of saying an unkind word

Think of someone who can't speak.

Before you complain about the taste of your food

Think of someone who has nothing to eat.

Before you complain about your husband or wife

Think of someone who's crying out to God for a companion.

Today before you complain about life

Think of someone who went too early to heaven.

Before you complain about your children

Think of someone who desires children but they're barren.

Before you argue about your dirty house, someone didn't clean or sweep

Think of the people who are living in the streets.

Before whining about the distance you drive

Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.

And when you are tired and complain about your job

Think of the unemployed, the disabled and those who wished they had your job

But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another

Remember that not one of us is without sin and we all answer to one maker.

And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down

Put a smile on your face and thank God you're alive and still around.

Life is a gift, Live it, Enjoy it, Celebrate it And fulfill it.

Interview with GOD

I dreamed I had an interview with God.

"So, you would like to interview me?" God asked.
"If you have the time," I said.

God smiled. "My time is eternity; what questions do you
have in mind to ask me?”

"What surprises you most about humankind?..."

GOD ANSWERED...

"That they get bored with childhood - they rush to grow up and then long to be children again.

That they lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health.

That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live in neither the present nor the future.

That they live as if they will never die, and they die as if they had never lived..."

God's hands took mine and we were silent for while and then
I asked...

"As a parent, what are some of life's lessons you want your children to learn?"

God replied with a smile:

"To learn that they cannot make anyone love them. What they can do is to let themselves be loved.

To learn that what is most valuable is not what they have in their lives,
but who they have in their lives. To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others.

To learn that a rich person is not the one who has the most, but is one who needs the least.

To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in persons one loves,
and that it may take many years to heal them.

To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness.
To learn that there are persons who love them dearly,
but simply do not know how to express or show their feelings.

To learn that money can buy everything but ...
HAPPINESS!!!!

To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it very differently.

To learn that it is not always enough that they be forgiven by others,
but that they must also forgive themselves.



And to learn that I am here -- ALWAYS"

(Author Unknown)

11 Lessons In Life

1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel.

2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, Only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go.

3. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, Never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

4. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.

5. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone-but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

6. Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.

7. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

8. Always put yourself in the other's shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, It probably hurts the person too.

9. A careless word may kindle strife; a cruel word may wreck a life; a timely word may level stress; a loving word may heal and bless.

10. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

11. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with a tear. When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one smiling and everyone around you is crying.

INDIA revisited

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JABALPUR revisited

JABALPUR (Distant View)

BARGI DAM

BARGI DAM

NARMADA RIVER

CYBERNATICS: FUTURE IS HERE

We humans have limited capabilities. We sense the world in a restricted way, vision being the best of the senses. We understand the world in only 3 dimensions and communicate in a very slow, serial fashion called speech. But can this be improved on? Can we use technology to upgrade US? Can we enhance our abilities by linking the workings of our human body directly with technology? And the answer is YES. The field of science giving these answers is called CYBERNETICS

Cybernetics is the study of communication and control, involving regulatory feedback, in the living beings and machines, and in combination of the two. In other words, CYBERNETICS means studying information flow and feedbacks in humans and machines.

Term “Cybernetics” was coined by mathematician Norbert Wiener in 1948 and originate during World War II when need for electronic brain arises. Cybernetics is developed as the investigation of technique by which information is transformed with desired accuracy.

Before this let’s have a look at this information. Our nervous system coordinates the activity of the muscles, monitors the organs, constructs and also stops input from the senses, and initiates actions.There are three essential parts of the nervous system. These include the brain, the spine, and the nerves. The brain has three main parts that interact with the nervous system: the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the medulla. Examples of the cerebrum's tasks include high-order thinking and learning, while the cerebellum manages learned automatic bodily functions, including walking, jumping, and running. The medulla processes simple body functions, such as breathing and digestion. The spine is the area where reflexes are made. Split-second decisions do not go back to the brain and then back to the organ or body part. This would take too long and the nerve impulse would arrive too late to prevent the stimulus from becoming reality. For instance, if a ball was thrown at an individual's head, the reflex to move out of the way would come from the spine, not the brain, increasing reaction time. The spine is also the "highway" which passes orders from the brain to motor nerves. There are four kinds of nerves- motor, sensory, afferent nerves and inter neurons. Messages carried in all nerve types travel in only one direction. Neurons (also known as neurones and nerve cells) are electrically excitable cells in the nervous system that function to process and transmit information. The number of neurons in the brain varies dramatically from species to species. One estimate puts the human brain at about 100 billion (10¹¹) neurons and 100 trillion (10¹⁴) synapses.

Similarly information is transmitted in machines. In machines we have design certain control mechanisms and algorithm to serve the same purpose.

According to Dr. Kevin Warwick, Prof. at Department Of Cybernetics of University of Reading, who hold a great place in field of cybernetics- “We humans can evolve into Cyborg (A Cyborg is a Cybernetic Organism, part human part machine). The possibility exists to enhance human capabilities. To harness the ever increasing abilities of machine intelligence, to enable extra sensory input and to communicate in a much richer way, using thought alone. In the future, I believe, we will be able to send signals to and from human and machine brains. We will be able to directly harness the memory and mathematical capabilities of machines. We will be able to communicate across the internet by means of thought signals alone. Human speech and language, as we know it, will become obsolete.”

What is Cyborg? Generally, the term "Cyborg" is used to refer to a man or woman with bionic, or robotic, implants. A cyborg is a human being, or other organic creature, whose body is wholly or partially replaced with artificial parts. The purpose of this may to enhance physical capabilities or replace damaged body parts. In theory, a person who has a prosthetic limb, or even contact lenses, is a cyborg but in the science fiction context the meaning is limited to enhancing the human body through sophisticated technology.

Probably the most famous piece of research under CYBERNETICS is done by Professor Warwick. He names his work as “Project Cyborg”, in which he had a chip implanted into his arm, with the aim of "becoming a Cyborg".

The first stage of this research, which began on August 24, 1998, involved a simple RFID transmitter being implanted beneath Professor Warwick's skin, and used to control doors, lights, heaters, and other computer-controlled devices based on his proximity. The main purpose of this experiment was to test the limits of what the body would accept, and how easy it would be to receive a meaningful signal from the chip.

The second stage involved a far more complex chip which was implanted on March 14, 2002, and which interfaced directly into Professor Warwick's nervous system. The electrode array inserted contained around 100 electrodes, of which 25 could be accessed at any one time, whereas the median nerve which it monitored carries many times that number of signals. The experiment proved successful, and the signal produced was detailed enough that a robot arm developed by Warwick's colleague, Dr Peter Kyberd, was able to mimic the actions of Professor Warwick's own arm.

A highly publicised extension to the experiment, in which a simpler array was implanted into Professor Warwick's wife-with the aim of creating some form of telepathy or empathy using the Internet to communicate the signal from afar-was also moderately successful, although the implant seems to have been less successful at stimulating signals than at measuring them. Finally, the effect of the implant on Professor Warwick's hand function was measured using the Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure (SHAP). It was feared that directly interfacing with the nervous system might cause some form of damage or interference, but no measurable effect was found.

Some applications of Cybernetics in our daily life which make our life more comfortable are-

Artificial limb - Scientists have had remarkable success taking signals from the brain that they now want to up that technology by creating a "neuron controlled artificial limb" that will restore full motor and sensory capabilities. This limb would revolutionize life and will look, perform and feel like the real thing.
Wearable Motherboard - Scientists created the first computerized T-shirt using threads that allow electric currents to carry information to and from the body. Designed to monitor people who need 24-hour medical attention, this lightweight shirt can be worn by anyone from infants to soldiers to senior citizens.
Zen-Sorial car - The car that "senses" the driver by measuring her/his biometric data, and then uses colors, music and fragrances to put the driver in a state of relaxed attentiveness. Sensors collect data about the driver's condition. A biometric Polar watch measures the driver's pulse and a "Mobile Eye" camera records the driving behavior. Then a board computer evaluates the data and on that basis, the system sends various impulses: four Sharp LCD monitors will emit stimulating (orange/yellow), relaxing (blue/violet) or neutral (green) color patterns into the driver's line of vision. They are integrated into the interior paneling, which lights up and bathes the cockpit in suitable light.
Electronic underwear warns of heart attack - The garment will automatically call emergency services when necessary, for example if the wearer suffers a cardiac arrest. This represents a considerable advance on the mobile phones which tell you when you're having a heart attack, as you don't have to hold the underwear in front of your heart for it to work. The device uses sensors woven into the fabric of the underwear. These detect electrical fluctuations on the skin, which are used to tell how rapidly and with what force the heart is beating. It also records activity and stress levels, both important factors in determining a person's risk of a heart attack.

Future Aspects:

Control your TV using your thoughts - Warwick is testing a device designed to increase the independence of individuals. In the study, a patient who is unable to use his hands or arms due to a spinal cord injury was able to both control a computer cursor and perform useful tasks, using his thoughts and the Cyber kinetics ' Brain Gate Neural Interface System. The System converts neural signals into an output signal under the person's own control. After having been implanted the sensor portion of the Brain Gate on the surface of the brain where thoughts of hand and arm movement originate, the first participant in the study, Mr. Matthew Nagle, saw his life changing. In the past few weeks, he has been able to control his TV using a computer cursor that moves with his thoughts.
Rats' brain waves could find trapped people - Rats have an exquisitely sensitive sense of smell and can crawl just about anywhere. This combination makes them ideal candidates for sniffing out buried survivors. Rats equipped with radios that transmit their brainwaves could soon be helping to locate earthquake survivors buried in the wreckage of collapsed buildings. For that, the animals need to be taught to home in on people, and they must also signal their position to rescuers on the surface.
Smart skin- 'Smart Skin' is a new technology (still in research) intended to be integrated into clothing so it can monitor your health, sense touch and air-flow, and respond to heat - a "second skin".
When Computers Finally Hear Us - Right now, most cell phones can understand you if you tell them "Call Dad" or "Martha" and they have some sort of voice dial capability. What they can't pull off is deciphering a steady stream of dictation into an E-mail, or taking down a long string of verbal commands to navigate in a program. The sticking point with these applications is processing power. But researchers think they can solve this problem, and the implications for designers could be huge.

Conclusion:

From all above discussion we conclude that cybernetics is going to change our live in coming days. It has numerous advantages. Through this paralyzed person will be able to walk or drive car. A blind person will be able to walk smoothly. A patient can be able to know about his heart related problem in advance. A doctor can able to know medical history of a patient whom he had never before met. Transfer of thoughts through words will be speaking of old days. People express there thoughts through telepathy. There are many other example which show that how cybernetics can change our life and vision of life.

A Letter to an INDIAN

Get 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is yours. YOU say that our government is inefficient. YOU say that our laws are too old. YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage. YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke, the airline is the worst in the world, and mails never reach their destination. YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.

YOU say, say and say. What do YOU do about it? Take a person on his way to Singapore. Give him a name - YOURS. Give him a face - YOURS. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best. In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads. YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are. You pay $5 (approx. Rs. 60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity...

In Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU? YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai. YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah. YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds (Rs.650) a month to, 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else. YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop, 'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.' YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand. Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo? Why don't YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston??? We are still talking of the same YOU. YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India?

Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal commissioner of Bombay, had a point to make. 'Rich people's dogs are walked on the streets to leave their affluent droppings all over the place,' he said 'And then the same people turn around to criticize and blame the authorities for inefficiency and dirty pavements. What do they expect the officers to do? Go down with a broom every time their dog feels the pressure in his bowels? In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job. Same in Japan. Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He's right. We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility.

We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative. We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick a up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin. We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms.

We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity. This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the public. When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child! And others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse? 'It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forego my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the system?
What does a system consist of? Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbors, other households, other cities, other communities and the government. But definitely not me and YOU. When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away.

Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England. When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.
Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great deal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too.... Let’s do what India needs from us.