tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559233850327452512024-03-19T08:22:08.099-04:00The Darog Journal - Compute ThroughUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355923385032745251.post-8448546021363109942021-12-24T00:39:00.001-05:002021-12-24T00:43:18.066-05:00THE SKY<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><span>In the field of astronomy,<i> </i>the sky is called the celestial sphere. </span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">It is the appearance of the atmosphere around the surface of the
planet. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"> <br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">The sky is made up of gas molecules. It is blue because of the
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day, the sky may appear different colors. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"> <br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">Many things can be seen in
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There are objects from spacke like the Sun, Moon and Stars.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgg0Zv_JDeZErZuDnRa8pilUqZYtVgjao3CCbKerMwV-Yr5Sg2ZBy6GJ2qi8_OtztsDWwfCz3q3LOGavOYrzGFJgNrlW1GMjGFIujCmSmHu1M-YbfVbg1nflKBy8D5WPsAhiJVqvTyKrN1oarvPRPZDgDJz7Q1t9dZB_zJz4n4lirlutsq_ce_Sr9nq=s2016" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgg0Zv_JDeZErZuDnRa8pilUqZYtVgjao3CCbKerMwV-Yr5Sg2ZBy6GJ2qi8_OtztsDWwfCz3q3LOGavOYrzGFJgNrlW1GMjGFIujCmSmHu1M-YbfVbg1nflKBy8D5WPsAhiJVqvTyKrN1oarvPRPZDgDJz7Q1t9dZB_zJz4n4lirlutsq_ce_Sr9nq=w682-h333" width="682" /></a></div></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355923385032745251.post-51265191361899182232021-12-24T00:31:00.004-05:002021-12-24T00:44:02.476-05:00GOLDEN-BACKED WEAVER <p></p><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1Ly7Z5dkXboDkIVoX9PVUUE1CzGqe_Yzynm2zkw4Ho8AKe2Jao4KSTf871IQHZGdEYsEd6rhd26GCNM-CvOnRWKZFKb2NOjuYRIWXBK0cZtNpbt7AEjl49G4EBwVQK18RCuYgRQ9W1_FroALXr3lLnd0eY8RLLAyM-qjbAXFdZaJSB1G0w83cYXoB=s2359" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2359" data-original-width="2070" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1Ly7Z5dkXboDkIVoX9PVUUE1CzGqe_Yzynm2zkw4Ho8AKe2Jao4KSTf871IQHZGdEYsEd6rhd26GCNM-CvOnRWKZFKb2NOjuYRIWXBK0cZtNpbt7AEjl49G4EBwVQK18RCuYgRQ9W1_FroALXr3lLnd0eY8RLLAyM-qjbAXFdZaJSB1G0w83cYXoB=s320" width="281" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The golden-backed weaver is also known as Jackson's weaver. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Native to Eastern Africa, specifically found in Burundi, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Adult male is bright yellow with a glossy black head and rusty-orange underparts. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Female is dullish yellow overall and can be difficult to distinguish from other female weavers.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355923385032745251.post-27441655861726352852020-12-19T03:05:00.002-05:002020-12-19T03:08:10.669-05:00Importance of Dhanurmasa<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">Dhanur Masa or Dhanurmas is a month in the Hindu calendar. It corresponds to the zodiac sign of Saggitarius (Sun transits through Saggitarius). The Dhanus month or masa is called Margazhi (Margali) in the Tamil Hindu calendar. Dhanurmasa is also called as Shoonya Masa as it is considered inauspicious to do any good thing other than God and Holy functions. </span></span></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNqfRgxBanqxUoT_T2fQ6Rj4qZJobUrJLrFb4jg6MgFCG9QVBoiVW_YOI8avFcYh1ZJk1QvNUmlKqKta9v7-MQlAkCC1tJWYKFWS2vSMNKcxJsdO-m4uLhoez0_VWVfZJPy9GxIveJ7I/s1024/131926819_10221822518685125_586450221505328386_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="783" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNqfRgxBanqxUoT_T2fQ6Rj4qZJobUrJLrFb4jg6MgFCG9QVBoiVW_YOI8avFcYh1ZJk1QvNUmlKqKta9v7-MQlAkCC1tJWYKFWS2vSMNKcxJsdO-m4uLhoez0_VWVfZJPy9GxIveJ7I/s320/131926819_10221822518685125_586450221505328386_o.jpg" /></a></div>According to tradition, Gods wake up early in the morning during the month of Dhanurmasa. Special prayers are offered to Sri Maha Vishnu during the auspicious period of "Brahm Muhurta", i.e one and half hours before sunrise. </span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">During this month, devotees offer prayers to the Lord very early in the morning. The month of Dhanurmasa is considered a very special month for performing Puja of Vishnu. Vishnu Sahasranama is chanted during the period. </span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">The 30 pasurams/verses of Thiruppavai will be recited to wake up Lord Vishnu. Thiru means Sacred and Ppavai means Vrat. It is believed that Goddess Goda Devi, also known as Andal has composed Thiruppaavai in an old Tamil poetry writing style. She lived in Srivilliputhur, now in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu in 9th century.</span></div><div dir="auto"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355923385032745251.post-68165490844485873732018-11-08T06:22:00.003-05:002021-12-04T11:35:30.307-05:00THE GRAND FINALE, Corporate Services Corp (CSC) Senegal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The day of Nov 2, 2018 will remain in my mind as well for my fellow colleagues as it was the day of closing ceremony of our Corporate Services Corp (CSC) program at Terrou-Bi Hotel, Dakar.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Fifteen members from 12 different countries worked on Five different projects across Government departments. Each team along with the host organisation had an opportunity to present the final recommendation from the 4 weeks effort. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The objective of our project was to reduce electricity expenses for ONAS by using various methods and sources of energy. It was interesting to see that based on the last Fourteen months of data and by changing the subscription load or applying different factors, ONAS could straight get up to 40% savings. One other recommendation was to implement Solar system for small stations/plant and this would give ONAS 12.5% average savings per year over a period of 8 years. Implementation of IT across ONAS was also proposed helping them to reduce operational and maintenance costs. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The above recommendations were received by the team of ONAS delegates very positively and they wanted to implement sooner than later. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Having received positive signals from ONAS team, recommendations were presented in the closing ceremony with the Managing Director, Mr. Lansana Gagny SAKHO of ONAS participating in the program. He received them very positively thanking the team for the work within the short duration. He requested the Technical team to look into and implement the recommendations (that do not involve any additional funding) thus leading to savings. For recommendations that need additional funding, he would work with various organization & bodies that could extend grant in supporting the project work. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">Fifteen members from 12 different countries got together on Oct 6, 2018 to be part of IBM Corporate Service Corps (CSC) program and work on various projects (for 4 weeks) across Five different Departments of Government of Senegal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">As we were in Week 3, each member of all the sub-teams were busy either compiling and analyzing the knowledge gained in the past 2 weeks or working on the final presentation for the closing ceremony on Nov 2, 2018 at Terrou-Bi Hotel, Dakar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">For me and the team supporting ONAS (National Office of Sanitation of Senegal), we started week 3 on a good note discussing on our earlier meeting with the Managing Director of ONAS and his focus areas…. but all of a sudden, we had a setback in the overall game plan. This did not deter us from continuing to work (took a U-turn) though we spoke on the setback few times.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">On Thursday Oct 25, after 12 hours of hard work (divide and conquer), we had the initial version of the final presentation along with supporting document with details (observation, analysis and conclusion). We were unsure on how it would be received by ONAS team as we got into review on Friday morning. It was a very interactive meeting with ONAS team diving deep into details to get a better understanding of our recommendations. Finally, the ONAS team accepted our recommendations commending our work performed in 2 weeks of time. With a sigh of relief, we headed back to the hotel for our weekly Friday meeting. We knew we are now out of the woods :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">Being back on track with smiling faces, we enjoyed the last travel outside Dakar city, to Bandia Reserve Forest Park, 65 kms from Dakar. The team of 15 had great experience driving (safari) through the 3,500 hectares forest experiencing closeness with the nature and animals. To enhance the visit, we were led by a specially trained guide who is matchless in his ability to spot the animals in the thick forest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">For only the third time in the last 3 weeks, I enjoyed my vegetarian food - Salad and Pizza, at the restaurant in the forest. GREAT to end the week on a happy note and of course we will continue to tweak the final presentation for another round of review with ONAS team on Tuesday, before we share with the Managing Director on Wednesday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">This journey has been an enriching experience for me personally, professionally and spiritually..... it would be the same for my fellow colleagues. This program (CSC) has enabled me to learn more and understand people, culture (Senagalese) and their way of life.....</span></div>
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Senegal’s Lac Rose (meaning Pink Lake) is an incredible sight. It lies north of the Cap Vert peninsula of Senegal, 36 kms from north-east of the capital, Dakar in West Africa (an hour drive). <o:p></o:p></div>
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The lake is nestled between pearly white sand dunes and the Atlantic ocean. The lake was then the finishing point of the Dakar Rally before the rally moved to South America in 2009. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Dunaliella salina bacteria gives the lake its distinct color and is known for high salt content. The bacteria produce a red pigment to absorb sunlight and voila, that's how you get a pink lake.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Locals work on extracting salt from the lake. I was informed that an estimated 1,000 people work around this lake -- 600 men and 400 women collecting 24,000 tons of salt each year. Over 70% is exported around West Africa and to Europe.<o:p></o:p></div>
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People working here as harvesters are Malians, some are Guineans, few Ivorians, Burkinabe and even some from Guinea-Bissau. It is safe to dive-in and swim (float easily in this lake). <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Goree Island (meaning good harbor in French) is 3.5 kms off the coast of Dakar, Senegal (measuring 27 hectares or 900 meters by 300 meters). The island has 1,800 inhabitants (1,000 Christians and 800 Moslims). This island has no car or no crime.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Between 15<sup>th </sup>to 19<sup>th </sup>century, it was the largest slave trading center on the Africa coast. It is estimated that 2 Million Africans were shipped or passed through the island to work in the plantations in Europe and the Americas. Ruled earlier by Portugese, Dutch, English and French, it continues to remind us of human exploitation (slave trading). As I understand, 1.2 to 2.0 Million Africans died during the transport. </div>
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The small fort called slave house was built in 1776. This house of slave (<span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Maison des Esclaves)</span> on Goree Island and the story is that millions of African slaves passed through the house's “Door of No Return”, facing the west across the Atlantic ocean. The slave houses had 150 to 200 slaves - men, women and children, separated in different cells. Fifteen to Twenty people people in each slave house sitting on the floor, against the wall were chained with a 5kg metal ball permanently attached to their feet or necks and transported to other countries.</div>
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Though the horror of the Island’s past has faded, many leaders from across the world visit this place to pay tribute and the list includes Pope John Paul II, Nelson Mandela, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W Bush. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As part of my #CSCSenegal5 pro-bono assignment to Dakar, I visited the Island on<br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span><span><span>DAKAR is the Capital and Largest City of Senegal in West Africa.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span><span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">It is located midway between the mouths of the Gambia and Senegal rivers on the southeastern side of the Cape Verde Peninsula,
close to Africa’s most westerly point. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span><span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Dakar was founded in 1857 when the French built a fort on the site of
the modern Place de l’Indépendance to safeguard the interests of
merchants who had been settling there for 20 years and of the residents
of Gorée, a waterless island in the lee of the peninsula that once was an outpost for slave and other trading. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span><span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">How did the city of Dakar arrive at its name ?</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span><span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">The city’s name comes from <i>dakhar, </i>a
Wolof (member/language) name for the tamarind tree, as well as the name of a coastal Lebu
village that was located south of what is now the first pier.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span><span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: arial;">The largest city in Senegal is Dakar, with a population of 3.5 Million (Dakar city has 2.47 Million).</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span><span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dakar
climate is generally warm. Dakar has a hot semi-arid climate with a
short rainy season and a lengthy dry season. Dakar’s rainy
season lasts from July to October while the dry season covers the
remaining eight months.Dakar between December and May is usually
pleasantly warm with
daily temperatures around 24–27 °C (75–81 °F). Nights during this time
of the year are comfortable, some 17–20 °C (63–68 °F). However, between
May and November the city becomes decidedly warmer with daily highs
reaching 29–31 °C (84–88 °F) and night lows a little bit above 23–24 °C
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<span><span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">What is Dakar known for ?</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span><span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Dakar’s harbour is one of the
best in Western Africa, being protected by the limestone cliffs of the
cape and by a system of breakwaters. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span><span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Dakar is one of tropical Africa’s leading industrial and service
center. Its industries include peanut-oil refining, fish canning, flour
milling, brewing, truck assembly and petroleum refining.
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<span><span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">What places to visit in Dakar ?</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span><span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">There are excellent museums of the sea and of history in nearby Gorée
and of ethnography and archaeology in Dakar. The corniche road (cut into
the cliff) around Cape Manuel offers fine views of the harbour and the
islands. There are some good beaches. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Gurave sarva lokanam, bhishaje bhava roginam, Nidhaye sarva vidhyanam, Dakshinamurthaye namaha<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">The Full Moon Day in the month of Ashada (June - July) is known as Guru Purnima.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Guru Purnima marks a significant day as Hindus, Buddhists and Jains look up to their elders and teachers to celebrate Guru Purnima. The word GURU is derived from two words, gu and ru. The Sanskrit root gu means darkness or ignorance, and ru denotes the remover of that darkness. Therefore, a guru is one who removes the darkness of our ignorance. On Guru Purnima, people pay respect and show gratitude to their teachers through Guru Puja. Other names for Guru Purnima include Hay Moon, Ripe Corn Moon and Thunder Moon.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Satyanarayana Puja is a religious worship of the Hindu god Vishnu. Satya means “truth” and narayana means, “The highest being”, so Satyanarayana means “The highest being who is an embodiment of Truth”. This puja is first mentioned in Skanda Purana, Reva Kanda by Suta Puranik to the rishis in Naimisharanya. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hindus perform Sri Satyanarayana puja or Vratam for the divine blessings of health, wealth, prosperity, education; relief from troubles and sickness. Hindus believe that repeatedly chanting the name of Sri Satyanarayana or Lord Vishnu with love while listening to the Satyanarayana Katha or moral stories can help one lead a righteous life.</span></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355923385032745251.post-19538176005559111292016-10-16T03:57:00.000-04:002018-08-15T07:08:08.706-04:00Rainbow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Arch of colours visible in the sky - violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="_5afx" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; direction: ltr; text-decoration: none;"><a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/rainbow?source=feed_text&story_id=10209300106312642" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl _5afz" style="color: #4267b2; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">#</span><span class="_58cm" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Rainbow</span></a></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">, observed in Sampige, Turuvekere taluk, Tumkur district. </span></span></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355923385032745251.post-84589797069412700742016-10-16T03:43:00.007-04:002016-10-16T05:14:48.308-04:00About Chrysanthemum<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvuQBl74jtngZBqnm-2BYIeyQF8MaLqozO28rDDlrt99GZFAp0J5pwE8GkonACxCJbdGcBwcC7evxfcL3VGClURkxxK56k9dBXP0eeRYFKNsA5QwP0mJ1HIJGNg5Y_QEvy3YOvJjyg2I/s1600/14581434_10209411619420400_3849142107739262821_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvuQBl74jtngZBqnm-2BYIeyQF8MaLqozO28rDDlrt99GZFAp0J5pwE8GkonACxCJbdGcBwcC7evxfcL3VGClURkxxK56k9dBXP0eeRYFKNsA5QwP0mJ1HIJGNg5Y_QEvy3YOvJjyg2I/s200/14581434_10209411619420400_3849142107739262821_n.jpg" width="193" /></a><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">Chrysanthemums, called mums or chrysanths are native to Asia and northeastern Europe.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">Chrysanthemum comes from Greek word 'Chrys' meaning golden (the color of the original flower), and 'anthemon', meaning flower. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">Chrysanthemums were first cultivated in China as a flowering herb as far back as the 15th century BC. These flowers are commonly known as Sevantige in Kannada, Chamanthi in Telugu and Samanthipoo in Tamil. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "san francisco" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px;">The Chrysanthemum flower symbolizes fidelity, optimism, joy and long life. Chrysanthemum blooms come in 140 varieties of shapes and sizes and also in a wide range of colors. Chrysanthemum flavored tea is very popular and is used as a relaxant.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355923385032745251.post-76559469638932911852012-12-18T09:53:00.002-05:002014-07-24T11:08:59.044-04:00About Thirukkadaiyur<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Thirukkadaiyur is a temple town on the east coast of Tamil Nadu situated in Nagapattinam district, close to Karaikal.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ckJTNhRcVss4XbOZlNnIaJWolwHU0X_LOFt_w9A7vUwYszsPuSYX23AGjL-xwtK99XO5ELk2xvhfB-xjBIXZHlbw9lrxuKlNLHtBOXFBqPQKGBQ5TAprYS7WK4VzyfxqHoL2qEBVLQM/s200/IMG_4692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ckJTNhRcVss4XbOZlNnIaJWolwHU0X_LOFt_w9A7vUwYszsPuSYX23AGjL-xwtK99XO5ELk2xvhfB-xjBIXZHlbw9lrxuKlNLHtBOXFBqPQKGBQ5TAprYS7WK4VzyfxqHoL2qEBVLQM/s200/IMG_4692.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a>This is the place Lord Shiva bestowed immortality to Sri Markandeya (rishi/sage). The original temple Thirukkadaiyur Mayanam now called Thirumeignanam built in 11th Century AD was ravaged by sea and is in ruins now.<br />
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One other temple with an identical plan was built and is now visited by people praying for long life.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IQgDCUj_hyphenhyphenLOevRbo518tOZXu4TN-btMQ3h5ZiwzzsL1X4T1dVeof21I5H5ftsDvoEtWaVPCrvvZQOPfeNik0bb4e0Hr-Zr2TZq5gjVIZ6J3-E86TnbC4CbV1AcTn5nvFhfaXF8IbFk/s1600/IMG_4689.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IQgDCUj_hyphenhyphenLOevRbo518tOZXu4TN-btMQ3h5ZiwzzsL1X4T1dVeof21I5H5ftsDvoEtWaVPCrvvZQOPfeNik0bb4e0Hr-Zr2TZq5gjVIZ6J3-E86TnbC4CbV1AcTn5nvFhfaXF8IbFk/s200/IMG_4689.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a>The boy named Markandeya (ancient rishi/sage from Hindu tradition) grew up to be an ardent devotee of Shiva. Yama (the lord of death) tried to snatch the life of the boy. Markandeya went to the temple and clutched at the Shiva Lingam in a bid to escape death. Lord Shiva pleased by boy's belief rescued him from death, incarnating him as Kalantaka (ender of death). 60th, 70th and 80th birthday worships are very famous in the temple. Abhirami Amman temple is located inside the Amrithakadeswar temple. Amman facing towards east. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is nothing less than breathtaking to note that the World Wide Web (WWW) has grown at a frenetic pace over the past 20 years of its existence. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After it was launched in August 1991, although it was first conceived in 1989, the applications of the Web have been almost doubling every passing year. The Web impacts most of us in a way that not many other applications can ever do.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">At its 20th year, here are some little-known facts about the World Wide Web and its inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee: </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. The birth name of the founder of the World Wide Web Sir Tim Berners-Lee is Timothy John Berners-Lee</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. A Britisher, Berners-Lee graduated from the Queen's College at Oxford University, UK and later, went on to work at the University of Southampton </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. Tim Berners-Lee was a physicist and also a computer scientist working at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Geneva, Switzerland </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. Contrary to popular perception, he didn't link all the computers with an Internet connection from across the world</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Tim Berners-Lee is credited for evolving three technologies – uniform resource locators (URLs), HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) – that brought WWW alive </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6. Robert Cailliau, a Belgian informatics engineer and computer scientist, collaborated with Berners-Lee in developing the WWW </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">7. Cailliau, and not Berners-Lee, was the first surfer of the Web </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">8. According to Berners-Lee, the WWW project was started to allow (only) high energy physicists at CERN to share data, news, and documentation and it was subsequently decided to extend it to other general users </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">9. He used a NeXT system by Steve jobs to write the programme code </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">10. World Wide Web was finalized as the name of the project, after it was preferred over Information Mesh, Mine of Information and Information Mine </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">11. Info.cern.ch was the address of the world's first-ever website and web server and the first web page address was http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">12. The first-ever Web page was just about the information on the World Wide Web project </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">13. The World Wide Web and the Internet are not the same, but related. While the Internet is a networking infrastructure involving a lot of smaller networks, the World Wide Web is a tool to access from and share information on it </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">14. The use of 'www' as a subdomain name is not required by any technical or policy standard. In fact, the first ever web server was called nxoc01.cern.ch </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">15. Considered in popular terms as the Web and WWW, the World Wide Web is also known as W3 </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">16. According to worldwidewebsize.com, the Web contains about 19.68 billion pages – more than three times the world's population </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">18. The first website on the .xxx domain (meant for adult websites) went online only this year, though a major portion of the Web is crowded by porn sites </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">19. In the mid-90s, Microsoft founder Bill Gates reportedly remarked in an interview that an Internet browser was a trivial piece of software. Later, he would launch Internet Explorer </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Chakra pronounced in Hindi as Pali, in Chinese as Chakka and in Tibet as Khorlo is a sanskrit work meaning "Wheel". <br /> </span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span><img alt="" border="0" height="363" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477105091839062434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ecSVkh9f2tFEg_TofJqiR79xUeBspQxLj3Iz2QLaBkMrN4H1_p0_aoplASln_B1MErwjpObeSd6bOIIxAhnJKMNYHNgDp0i75OIju4GxOPQsTxclWFkz0Ad8OZoR5BMEiaAv4soU4tw/w315-h363/7+main+chakras.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 340px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 315px;" width="315" /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Chakras are depicted as flower like or wheel like. When it is depicted as flower like, a specific number of petals are shown around the circle. </span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span">It is said that human body contains hundreds of chakras that are key to the operation of our being. According to ancient scriptures, a chakra is where 216 nadis (energy channels) cross over each other, forming energy spirals. <br /><br />The 7 main chakras in human body refer to the 7 energy centers of which our consciouness and energy system is composed. The 7 chakras are aligned along the spinal column. Each of the 7 main chakras is their own intelligence center. It means each chakra is not only associated with our physical health but also controls aspects connected to our physical, emotional, mental and belief system.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ecSVkh9f2tFEg_TofJqiR79xUeBspQxLj3Iz2QLaBkMrN4H1_p0_aoplASln_B1MErwjpObeSd6bOIIxAhnJKMNYHNgDp0i75OIju4GxOPQsTxclWFkz0Ad8OZoR5BMEiaAv4soU4tw/s1600/7+main+chakras.jpg"></a> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">1.Muladhara/Base Chakra (last bone in spinal cord) <br /><br />2.Svadhisthana/Sacral Chakra (ovaries and prostrate) <br /><br />3.Manipura/Sola Plexus Chakra (navel area) <br /><br />4.Anahanta/Heart Chakra (heart area) <br /><br />5.Vishuddha/Throat Chakra (throat and nect area) <br /><br />6.Ajna/Third Eye Chakra (pineal gland) <br /><br />7.Sahasrara/Crown Chakra (top of the head) </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Astrology is the science of patterns and relationships – of planets in motion (moving planets), birth chart and make-up of elements (earth, air, water and fire). In Sanskrit, it is called HORA SASTRA. It is also called JYOTISHA (knowledge of light).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">All the planets except Surya, Chandra, Rahu and Ketu move in retrogression or vakra. <br /><br />The Panchanga has five (pancha) parts (anga), includes five basic elements, <br />VARA, THITHI, NAKSHATRA, YOGA & KARANA <br /><br /><strong>Vara or Week-day</strong> <br />The days are named after Sun, Moon and five principal planets. 7 such days form a week. A Vara begins at sunrise. <br /><br /><strong>Thithi</strong> <br />A Thithi in Hindu calendar is a Lunar day, the time it takes for the longitudinal angle between the moon and the sun to increase by 12 degrees. Thitis begin at varying times of day and vary in duration from approximately 18 hours to 26 hours. There are 30 thithis in each lunar month. <br /><br />The moment of new moon or that point of time when the longitudes of the sun and the moon are equal is called AMASVAYA. <br /><br />The moment of full moon or that point of time when the moon is farthest from the sun when the longitudes differ by 180 degrees is called PURNIMA. <br /><br /><strong>Nakshatra</strong> <br />Nakshatra or lunar mansion is one of the 27 divisions of the sky. Each nakshatra represents a divison of the ecliptic (is the apparent path sun traces out in the sky during the year) similar to the zodiac (ring of constellations that lines the ecliptic). Constellation is a group of celestial bodies, usually stars that appear to forma pattern in the sky. <br /><br />There are 27 nakshatras, with Lord and Deity. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span">1 Ashwini, Ketu, Ashwini Kumaras - physicians to god <br />2 Bharani, Venus (sukra), Yama - god of death <br />3 Kritika, Sun (soorya), Agni - god of fire <br />4 Rohini, Moon (chandra), Brahma - the creator <br />5 Mrigashira, Mars (kuja), Chandra - the moon god <br />6 Aridra, Rahu, Rudra - the storm god <br />7 Punarvasu, Jupiter (guru), Aditi - mother of the gods <br />8 Pushya, Saturn (sani), Brishaspathi - priest of the gods <br />9 Aslesha, Mercury (budha), Sarpa - the snake <br />10 Magha, Ketu, Pitru - family ancestors <br />11 Poorvaphalguni, Venus (sukra), Bhaga - god of marital bliss <br />12 Uttaraphalguni, Sun (soorya), Aryaman - god of favours <br />13 Hasta, Moon (chandra), Soorya - the sun god <br />14 Chitra, Mars (kuja), Vishvakarma - celestial architect <br />15 Swati, Rahu, Vayu - the wind god <br />16 Vishaka, Jupiter (guru), Indira - chief of the gods <br />17 Anuradha, Saturn (sani), Mitra - friendship <br />18 Jyeshta, Mercury (budha), Indira - chief of the gods <br />19 Moola, Ketu, Nirrti - god of dissolution/destruction <br />20 Poorvashada, Venus (sukra), Apah - god of water <br />21 Uttarshada, Sun (soorya), Vishveda - universal of gods <br />22 Shravana, Moon (chandra), Vishnu - preserver of universe <br />23 Dhanishta, Mars (kuja), 8 vasus - deities of earthly abundance <br />24 Shatabisha, Rahu, Varuna - god of cosmic waters <br />25 Poorvabhadra, Jupiter (guru), Ajikapada - ancient fire dragon <br />26 Uttarabhadra, Saturn (sani), Ahir Budhyana - serpent or dragon <br />27 Revati, Mercury (budha), Pushan - the protective deity <span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><strong></strong></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><strong>Yoga</strong> <br />Yoga is the name of a particular division of time. The period of time during which the joint motion in longitude or the sume of the motions of the sun and moon is increased by 13o20’, is called Yoga. Yoga refers to the planetary combinations and their special results, which affect the life of an individual. <br /><br /><strong>Karana</strong> <br />Karana is half part of the Thithi. A Karana is the time required for angular distance between the sun and the moon in incrased in steps of 6o starting from 0o. There are 11 Karanas. Of the 11, 4 are fixed and occurs only once in a cycle. The remaining 7 karnas repeat 8 times to cover the remaining 56 steps. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">On Ratha Sapthami day, people take bath with 7 leaves of Ekka or Arka or Jilledu or Erukku (Calotropis Gigantea). Place 1 on head, 2 on shoulders, 2 on knees, 2 on foot. Perform puja to Lord Sun/Surya and do 12 surya namaskaras. The worship of Sun on Ratha Sapthami signifies the spread of energy and light from Sun God. Sun is the ruler of all planets and it is he who disburses energy. The Sun is approximately 149,600,000 kilometers from earth and sunlight takes 8.3 minutes to reach the earth.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Saptha Saptha Maha Saptha</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Saptharka Parna Madaya</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sapthamyam Snana machareth</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Arka leaf is used in worshipping Lord Ganapati and Lord Hanuman. The stem of Arka tree is used for performing homa. Arka is a Sanskrit word. Means a ray, flash of lightning. Arka plant has very good medicinal value in Ayurvedic system of medicine. Arka is used in curing skin diseases, leprosy, tumors, joint pains, wounds etc. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The foodgrain associated with Sun is the Wheat and Beaten Rice/Avalakki. So, on this day, Wheat/Avalakki payasa/kheer is prepared and allowed to overflow in the pan that is used for preparation. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Sudharshana Chakra spins/revolves on the tip of index finger of the right hand of Lord Vishnu, also called Narayana. According to mythology, Lord Vishnu has used the Sudharshana Chakra (carries in his right hand) to protect his devotees from danger, evil, fear and death.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sudharshana is derived from 2 words, Su (auspicious) and Dharshan (vision). Chakra means movement. Sudharshana Chakra was created by Vishvakarma, architect of Gods. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Viswakarma's daughter Sanjana was married to Surya, the Sun God. Due to Sun's blazing power, she was unable to go near the Sun and she complained to her father about this. Viswakarma made Sun shine less and thus his daughter was able to go near the Sun. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The left over Sun-"dust" was collected by Viswakarma and he made 3 things out of it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The 1st one was the famous aerial vehicle Pushpaka Vimana</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The 2nd was the Trishula<br />The 3rd was the Sudarshana Chakra of Lord Vishnu<br /><br />In another version, the chakra was given by Lord Shiva. Once Vishnu was worshipping Shiva with 1008 lotus flowers. Wind blew one of the flowers. Vishnu offered his eye which was like a lotus. In appreciation Shiva gave him back his eye, as well Sudharshana Chakra.<br /><br />The chakra comprises 10 million spikes in two rows. One row of spikes moving in the opposite direction to give it a serrated edge.<br /><br />Sudharshana Gayatri Mantra is a powerful prayer used to invoke Lord Sudharshana, the holy wheel which Lord Vishnu uses as his main weapon, to be chanted with purity of mind and body.<br /><br />Om Sudharshanaaya Vidmahe<br />Mahaa Jwaalaya Deemahi<br />Thanno Chakra Prachodayath</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sudharshana Moola Maha Mantra (3, 9, 11 or 108 times) can be regularly chanted for all round success and also to remove all miseries caused by enemies, for protection from unforeseen events and to keep evil entities away.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Om Namo Bhagavathe</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mahaa Sudharshanaaya </span><span style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">Dheepthrae </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355923385032745251.post-18640138504047167402008-12-14T05:59:00.008-05:002014-07-24T10:55:57.120-04:00Lakshmi Hayagriva<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />Legend has it that during the creation, the demons Madhu and Kaitabha stole the Vedas from Brahma and Vishnu took the Hayagriva form to recover the Vedas from the demons. Another legend says, Vishnu compiled the Vedas in the Hayagriva form and that the Hayagriva Avatara precedes the Matsya Avatara wherein he recovered the stolen Vedas from the demons Madhu and Kaitabha.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355923385032745251.post-48657429089969170822008-10-13T23:43:00.005-04:002016-10-16T03:51:01.293-04:00Navaratri<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">During these nine nights/ten days, nine forms of Shakthi/Devi are worshipped. Nine forms of Devi are – Durga, Bhadrakali, Jagadamba, Annapurna, Sarvamangala, Bhairavi, Chandi, Lalitha, Bhavani and Mookambika. The festival culminates on the tenth day, called Vijaya Dasami or festival of Dasara/Dussehra. – The day marking the victory of Good over Evil.<br /><br />Navratri commences on the first day of the lunar month of Ashwin, celebrated for nine nights starting October. Navratri is divided into sets of 3 days to adore 3 different aspects of the supreme goddess.<br /><br />In the first three days, goddess is invoked as a spiritual force called Durga in order to destroy all impurities. Durga symbolizes nature in all its might. Durga is central to the legend of the destruction of the demon Mahishasura. Durga is enshrined in almost all Saivite temples in South India. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />In the second three days, Lakshmi, considered to have the power of bestowing wealth on her devotees will be worshipped. Lakshmi symbolizes the benevolent aspect of nature. Worshipped as the consort of Vishnu, Lakshmi is the symbol of prosperity and well being. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The final three days is spent in worshipping the goddess of knowledge and wisdom, Saraswati. Saraswati is regarded as the consort of the creator Bhrahma. All forms of art are said to originate from Saraswati. In South India, Sarawati pooja is performed on the 7th day. Ayudha Pooja is on the 9th day.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tamil New Year day, Bengali New Year Day (Pohela Baishakh) and Vishu are celebrated on April 13th & 14th 2008, in the month of Chitthirai in Tamilnadu, Kolkatta and Kerala.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tamilians around the world believe that it was on this day that Brahma started creation of the world. In Tamilnadu, people exchange greetings "Puthandu Vazhthukal" on this day. This auspicious day is popular as Varusha Pirappuv. It is also said, that Goddess Meenakshi got married to Lord Sundareswar on this day.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tamilians start the day by getting up early in the morning and viewing the auspicious light called Kanni at dawn with a hope to bring good luck. Followed by ritual bath. People offer special prayers to Lord Ganesha with flowers, sweets and fruits. Later Panchagam is read in the house by priest or in the temple. On this day, people decorate the house entrance and pooja room with Kolam (made of rice flour). People also place Kuthuvillakku in the center of the kolam to bring light to the house. Gifts are distrubuted to near and dear ones. People eat Manga Pachidi, prepared out of raw mango mixed with jaggery and neem leaves. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />Pohela Baishakh is the beginning of all business activities in West Bengal and Bangladesh. Traders purchase new accounting books called halkhata. Accounting starts only after pooja. Swastik is drawn on the accounting books by the priests. The famous fair Bangla Sangeet Mela is conducted on this day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The festival marks the new year day for the people in Deccan region of India - Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra (festival called as Gudi Padwa). People from these states follow the lunar calendar with a change in moon's orbit. It is believed that the creator of the Hindu Pantheon Lord Brahma started creation on this day. Ugadi falls on Chaitra Shuddha Paadyami. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The day starts with oil bath afterwhich entrance of the house is decorated with fresh mango leaves. It is said that Subramanya and Ganesha (2 sons of Lord Siva & Parvati) were fond of mangoes. As the legend says, Subramanya exhorted people to tie mango leaves to the doorway signifying good crop and general wellbeing. This is followed by prayers, then eating of Bevu-Bella (in Kannada) / Ugadi Pachhadi (in Telugu). Bevu Bella is a mixture of - Neem flowers, Neem leaves, Raw mango, Tamarind juice, Jaggery, Pepper and salt. This symoblizes that life is a mixture of happiness, sadness, impurity, chaos, fear, anger, disgust and surprise, should be accepted together with equanimity. On consuming the bevu-bella, people will gather to listen to the recitation of Panchangam (Panchanga Shravanam).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In Maharashtra, people erect Gudis (bamboo stick with a coloured silk cloth and a garland on top). This symobilizes achievement/victory. People worship Gudi and usher in New year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Not too long ago, I had the opportunity to visit Mac Anderson's(Founder of Simple Truths and Successories) web site. I was touched by the stories and inspirational movies on the web. Developed an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and subscribed to his newsletter. Thank you very much Mac for sharing with us the stories and movies. Good ideas dont just happen, they depend on the people who are making them happen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">On Leadership ==> </span><a href="http://www.eagleschoolmovie.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.eagleschoolmovie.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Power of Teamwork (be inspired by the ultimate team) ==> </span><a href="http://www.powerofteamworkmovie.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.powerofteamworkmovie.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What it takes to be #1 ==> </span><a href="http://www.lombardimovie.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.lombardimovie.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Power of Attitude ==> </span><a href="http://www.powerofattitudemovie.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.powerofattitudemovie.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">On Service ==> </span><a href="http://www.stservicemovie.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.stservicemovie.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">212 - The extra degree ==> </span><a href="http://www.212movie.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.212movie.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Nature of Success (inspire to reach goals) ==> </span><a href="http://www.natureofsuccessmovie.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.natureofsuccessmovie.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Race (Life's greatest lesson) ==> </span><a href="http://www.the-race-movie.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.the-race-movie.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Rock solid leadership (how greate leaders exceed expectation) ==> </span><a href="http://www.rock-solidmovie.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.rock-solidmovie.com/</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">On Appreciation ==> </span><a href="http://www.appreciationmovie.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.appreciationmovie.com</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sales Motivation ==> </span><a href="http://www.thesalesmovie.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.thesalesmovie.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Walk the Talk ==> </span><a href="http://www.doyouwalkthetalk.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.doyouwalkthetalk.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A Peacock in a Land of Penguins ==> </span><a href="http://www.perrythepeacock.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.perrythepeacock.com</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Finding Joy ==> </span><a href="http://www.findingjoymovie.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.findingjoymovie.com/</span></a></div>
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