THE BASICS OF SLEEP

The amount of sleep each person needs depends on many factors, including age. The amount of sleep a person needs also increases if he or she has been deprived of sleep in previous days. Getting too little sleep creates a "sleep debt," which is much like being overdrawn at a bank. Eventually, your body will demand that the debt be repaid. We don't seem to adapt to getting less sleep than we need; while we may get used to a sleep-depriving schedule, our judgment, reaction time, and other functions are still impaired. read more…. >>>>

The old school of thought was that sleep is a passive state but the fact is it’s a dynamic process, where in the brain is very much active. Sleep is very much essential for us over all functioning of body, even the immune system. Sleep helps in fighting diseases and protecting us from falling sick. Are you aware that the growth hormones get released in our body during our sleeping process?
The result of sleep deprivation can cause lower body temperature and even decrease in ones immunity level by lowering white blood count. If we don’t sleep for a day, we tend to get drowsy and irritable. But sleep deprivation in a long run can lead to impairment of memory and can cause various mood swings. Even ones judgment time gets reduces if not slept properly for days.
The sleeping time required by various age groups is different. Infants needs the highest sleeping time as compared to adults and elder people. The sleeping time can vary between 14-16 hours, which are divided into various sleeping intervals. An average of 8 hours sleep is what is required in adult hood. Some times it’s broken into 7 hours of night sleep and rest into a afternoon nap. If there is a deprivation of sleep in last few days, this needs to be compensated by sleeping a little longer. In older age there is a tendency of sleeping for shorter periods rather than sleeping at one stretch. Even the time an elder person takes to sleep is more than a youth requirement.
There are various Do’s and Don’ts of getting good sleep. Caffeinated drinks like coffee, chocolate can cause in delay in falling sleep. Even certain medicines or people who smoke too much can get into a problem of sleeping. Use your bed only for sleeping purpose, never ever eat, drink, talk on phones or watch TV there. Never ever force yourself for trying to sleep. If you don’t get sleep for half an hour or so, just get up go to some other room, sit there till you feel drowsy. You should not eat just before sleeping. Give your stomach rest for at least 2-3 hours before sleeping. Do not take your sleep problem easy, if you are not able to fall asleep, do consult a doctor. read summary...

Meditation for Self-Awareness

It is useful for those, who desire to get initiated into Meditation. It should be read slowly, assimilated and practiced daily, for the ultimate benefit.Read more......>>>

Modern day world is known to cause and create tension in our busy daily life, thus leading to many ailments for some of which, there is no cure yet. Meditation is one technique, which is capable of and in use, for reducing tension. Meditation makes us have a break, so that we can look inwards, and become aware of the self. It stresses on awareness of the self, which is the objective of life. We should live in the present, and accept the life as it comes. This helps us in getting peace and happiness. The main practices of Jain religion are right conduct, evenness of mind, giving up concern for the body, fasting, study, meditation etc. There are various methods for obtaining concentration, but we can get peace of mind, only when we are detached, satisfied and free from desires. We should learn meditation correctly; become a detached observer and thus overcoming suffering. With meditation, we can get control over the mind. It is advisable to live without worry or fear of any kind. We should not have the feeling of suffering due to pain, but take it as an opportunity to learn. We should know our sensations fully, to end the suffering.
Vipassana Meditation makes this possible as individual. In a social way, if we arrange training of persons for a detached view towards life and a follow-feeling, social behavior is expected to change for the better. This will purify the minds, and lead to peace everywhere. We come to the world with some desires, and during our life, we try to fulfill them. When all desires are fulfilled, body and soul get separated and we get enlightened.
After Meditation and Vipassana, we get feelings of happiness, kindness and friendliness for everybody, along with peace of mind and pure thoughts. Kindness helps us in detaching ourselves with the body and other things. By using various means for helping other people, we can make ourselves free of desires, and obtain eternal bliss. We should become contented with what we have in the present, so that we can become happy. Happiness is within us.read summary...

New Software to Scan Gravestones

New scanning system identifies illegible names on old gravestones…Read more... >>>

Carnegie Mellon University scientists are developing new software that could revolutionize the way archaeologists work. The new software is being developed to scan 200-year-old gravestones at Old St Luke’s Church in nearby Carnegie to help its Episcopal pastor identify all the names on the cemetery’s tombstones.

The church, established in 1765 as a stockade church for British soldiers, is operated as a special events building for weddings, book reviews and special holiday services. In the past weeks, Prof Yang Cai and his team has trekked through the church’s three-acre cemetery, scanning unreadable gravestones and then storing the images on laptops. They are exploring new 3D reconstruction technology to decipher the gravestone names and reconstruct the tombstone surface by applying filtering and detection algorithms for revealing the words on the archaic surfaces. In addition to discovering who is buried in the church cemetery, Prof Cai is also developing a digital cemetery for Old St Luke’s Church.
According to Prof Cai, their goal is to take the guess work out of archeology and make this reconstruction technology available for a variety of other industry sectors, such as the security and medical fields.read summary...

Steps to Deep Meditation

The average student doesn’t realize how restless his mind is. When he sits to meditate, he may be aghast to find how his consciousness seethes and rolls with one idea after the other. Deeper meditation always begins with the interiorisation of energy and result in increasing ability to focus the mind. With Kriya Yoga, we become interiorised through the use of Pranayama techniques. Try following these techniques: read more...

Prayer: Sit upright, relax completely, and offer a prayer to God. If you are not comfortable with the concept of God, ask for guidance from your own higher self.
A relaxation technique for the body: Inhale, tense your body then throws the breath out and relax. Now, relax your body parts, starting with your feet and working your way gradually to the head and brain.
Regular breathing to relax the mind: By controlling and relaxing the breath, we can influence the mind to become calm. Inhale slowly, counting 1 to 12, hold your breath for same number of counts, then exhale for the same count. Do six to nine rounds.
Concentrate your awareness: Place your attention gently at the point between the eyebrows, where the power of concentration is localized in the brain. As you begin your meditation, it is helpful to take a moment to leave all thoughts behind.
Meditation technique: Start with the Hong Sau technique for 5 to 10 minutes. For Hong Sau, mentally say Hong (rhymes with song) with the inhalation, and as you exhale, mentally say Sau (rhymes with saw). Make no attempt to control your breathing. By concentration on the breath, the breath actually diminishes; its gradual refinement leads naturally to an interorised meditative state.
Invoke God: Call to God in the simple language to your heart, and ask Him to reveal Himself to you.
Enjoy the results: The goal is to dive deep and become absorbed in the meditation experience. Don’t fill your whole meditation time with techniques. It is very important to simply sit and enjoy the inner experience of silence, love or joy that is awakened through the practice of these techniques.
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Dear students, it is now necessary to take correct steps to achieve your goal and to make it fruitful, I have try to mention here SWOT principle. And I believe that SWOT principle help you on building your career. You should remember that

Ø Capitalize on strength – choose careers in those areas you are strong in.

Ø Take advantage of the opportunities – based on your strengths.

Ø Take steps to eliminate your weaknesses – work to overcome them.

Ø Take corrective action against threats.

SWOT PRINCIPLE

Strengths:

What are your advantages?

What are the things you do well?

What are the things that you are better than anyone else?

What comes naturally to you?

Be realistic in your assessment.

Weakness:

What areas are you weak at?

What is done badly?

Which are the areas that need improvement?

What is not easy for you?

Opportunities:

What are the good chances facing you?

What are the interesting trends?

Opportunities can come from events such as:

Change in technology and market

Changes in Govt. policy

Changes in social patterns such as population patterns, lifestyles etc

Local events

New skills learnt/developed.

Threats:

What obstacles do you face?

What is your competition doing?

Is changing technology threatening your position?

Square of a Four Digit Number

Square of four digit numbers:

By using the duplex method, now let us find out the square of a four digit number. Use the similar method as you using in squaring four digit numbers in previous discussion.

Square of 1435:-

Let N = square of 1435

Step – 1 – Taking Thousands place digit first,

<<1>> = 12 = 1

Step – 2 – Taking Hundreds and Thousands place digits,

<<14>> = 2 × (1× 4) = 8

Step – 3 – Taking Thousands, Hundreds and Tens place digits,

<<143>> = 42 + 2 × (1 × 3) = 22,

Step – 4 – Taking Thousands, Hundreds, Tens and Unit place digits,

<<1435>> = 2 × ( 1 × 5 ) + 2×(4×3) = 34

Step – 5 – Taking Hundreds, Tens and Unit place digit,

<<435>> = 32 + 2(4×5) = 49
Step- 6- Taking Tens and Unit place digit,

<<35>> = 2×(3×5) = 30

Step – 7 – Taking Units place digit,

<<5>> = 52 = 25

Then,

N = 25 + (30 × 10) + (49 × 102) + (34×103) + (22×104) + (8×105) + (1×106) = 2059225.


Student practice the squaring process and you may save your time on solving the numerical.

Square of a Three Digit Number

By using the duplex method, now let us find out the square of a three digit number. Use the similar method as you using in squaring two digit numbers in “SQUARE OF A – THREE DIGIT NUMBER”.

1. Square of 452 :-

Let N = square of 452
Step – 1 –: Taking Hundreds place digit first,
<< 4 >> = square of 4 = 16
Step – 2 –: Taking Hundreds and Tens place digits,
<< 45 >> = 2 × (4 × 5) = 40
Step – 3 –: Taking Unit, Tens and Hundreds place digits,
<< 452 >> = 52 + 2 × (4 × 2) = 41,
Step – 4 –: Taking Tens and unit place digits,
<<52>> = 2 × ( 5 × 2 ) = 20
Step – 5 –: Taking Unit place digit,
<<2>> = square of 2 = 4
Then,
N = 4 + (20 × 10) + (41 × 100) + (40×1000) + (16×10000) = 204304.

2. Square of 879 :-

Let N = Square of 879
Step – 1 –: Taking Hundreds place digit first,
<< 8 >> = square of 8 = 64
Step – 2 –: Taking Hundreds and Tens place digits,
<< 87 >> = 2 × ( 8 × 7 ) = 112
Step – 3 –: Taking Unit, Tens and Hundreds place digits,
<< 879 >> = 72 + 2 × (8 × 9) = 193,
Step – 4 –: Taking Tens and unit place digits,
<< 79 >> = 2 × ( 7 × 9 ) = 126
Step – 5 –: Taking Unit place digit,
<< 9 >> = square of 9 = 81
The required square is,
N = 81 + (126 × 10 ) + (193 × 100) + (112 ×1000) + (64 ×10000) = 772641.
Student practice the squaring process and you may save your time on solving the numerical.

Square of a Two Digit Number

Duplex of a number is another tool which reduces the arithmetical calculations in finding square of a number.

1. Square of 34 :-

Let N = square of 34
Step – 1 –: Taking Tens place digit first,
<< 3 >> = square of 3 =9
Step – 2 –: Taking Unit and Tens place digits,
<< 34 >> = 2 × ( 3 × 4 ) = 24
Step – 3 –: Taking Unit place digits,
<< 4 >> = square of 4 = 16
N = 16 + (24 × 10 )+ (9 × 100) = 1156.

2. Square of 87 :-

Let N = Square of 87
Step – 1 –: Taking Tens place digit first,
<< 8 >> = square of 8 = 64
Step – 2 –: Taking Unit and Tens Place digits,
<< 87 >> = 2 × ( 8 × 7 ) = 112
Step – 3 –: Taking Unit place digit
<< 7 >> = square of 7 = 49
The required square is,
N = 49 + ( 112 × 10 ) + ( 64 × 100) = 7569.
Student practice the squaring process and you may save your time on solving the numericals.